The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-12-15
ma Dean West and Masters William
Haynie. Bob Trammell and Jack
West,
A Letter, A Church usli g College.

A Letter, A Church aad College.
1t remains to be seen whether my
lucubratlOns in The Courier will
bring to me ruin or rest. At any
rate. up to date. they are bringing me
all sorts OF letters, and some Of them
set all the wheels in my head a going,
while Othes get down into my deep
cr nature, and warm up the cookies
Of my heart. There were three in the
mail yesterday. worthy of good treat
ment; but can attend to but one
OF the three now. Maybe some Corr-
Ter reader can come to my help; 80
here Is the letter. II any good soul
Is moved ny 1t, and wishes the girls
address. / am here at Bleak House.
ready to give 1t.
'My Dear Sir: read The Cour-
Ter. and see that you travel this State
quite good deal, and am going to
ask favor OF you. The hard times
have caused me to quit school, and (
l may enter again In September. 1915.
capable and willing to teach small
children, or to be a governess. as I
have always been accustomed to
children: or be an office girl. cannot
bear to be idle whep there needs to
be 80 much done. Now, DR.. Brown. II
you could assist me In finding work.
I would accept It as the" greatest Ia
vor. would be O companion for an
elderly lady. can give you all the
references you may wish to have. Rev.
J. D. Higgins knows my mother and
all her people quite Intimately. Trust
ing you can aid me. am. etc."
wonder IL there is anybody In the
whole world (who reads the. Cour-
ier): who can come to this girls help.
Her writing is neat and clear, and the
spirit Of her appeal Is admirable. Just
ship your answers to me. and I'll for
ward them to the proper place. have
found friends. for other folks, and
feel some how or other that am go
ing to find one for this girl.
John Vines Church.
have not yet reached the ultima
| thule OF my possible journeys; but
have been to Anderson, and spent
q Sunday with the First church, the
Jno. D. Rockefeller of the South Car
olina Baptist churches. am rcliab-
ly informed that several men high
In the Baptist ranks have informed
take his place at any moment. It ia
a magnificent piece Of religious en-
ginery I spoke to room full OF Be-
racas on Sunday morning, and old
man Judge Cox, Informed me that
they had one hundred and seventy
names on the Baraca roll. tried to
speak too to an auditorium full Of peo-
pie on the fertile theme "The Old
Preachers Case,". and the patience Of
the saints was beautiful to look upon.
They showed their forbearance by
coming back to hear me again at night
and at each service we were on the
verge, Of having q hugging bee. The
circumstances forbade IT, that Was
all that stood In the. way, am con-
fidently expecting that ! this great
church will give me about four hune
dred .dollar3 per ennum for the Old
Preachers Just as soon fas the folks
over fhs rSsnd leave CH tearing at sash
others throats, and cotton goes up
"a decent and respectable Ggufe.
Selah! Vines was away while was
on the ground. They told me he was
holding aimeeting in fSpartanburg. and
the brother who gave me the news
informed ma that John, waB..a real
stump puller In meeting. And i part
as evangelists, and only skim the face
ns the earth with their nreachsng. ars
out Of date now. and ought to be ont
Of q Job. This age required subsoil-
ing. Still / should love to sit Off In the
brush, and watch John Vines run his
sweep against some stumps ] have
met with In the fallow grounds of the
ministry. There would surely be "a
busting trace a broken blow or a