The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-10-26
THE BIG SINGING AT ABBoTT'S
CREEK.

CREEK.
Tremendous Crowd Present-Fine Octo-
Der Enjoyable occasion-Singing
Perfect. f,, ~.
! The big singing at Abbott's Creek
Missionary Baptist church Sunday win
long be remembered by the editor and
his family. Our party arrived there af-
ter the noon hour and found the chur h
and grove full of people to attend the
singing and incidentally to renew old
acquaintance. 1t was an ideal day, a
perfect October sun flooding house and
yard with it's shafts of gold--just warm
enough to be comfortable in the shade
and not too hot to seek the sunny spots
One hundred voices made up the chorus
and such wonderful music we heard--real
music with the frills cut out music
that went straight to the heart ard the
understandings kind our mammjes
and daddies used to sing, with, of course,
the improvement gained by a trained
class in the hands of Prof. T. d. DeLapp,
(who by the, way rs the Republican can
didate for sheriff in Davidson county,.
Oh, what wonderful rounding notes,
what thrills of perfect unison as the one
hundred throats let loose the melody of
the old time songs. Me thinks could
see the silent sleepers in the little grave
yard across the road form faint circle
around the stones of granite and marble
and join in the refrain of the "Sweet Byc
and Bye" "Blest Be the Tie" etc
people who at one time sat in the very
same church and joined in singing the
favorite hymns of father and mother.
Many High Point people were pres
ent and they came from every nook and
corner of the surrounding country auto
mobiles, buggies and wagons by the
score. And many there were who saw
cid friends for the first time I'm years.
It was big time for alIS
Z Down the road short distance Is the
old Primitive Baptist chnrehs with it's
old graveyard, which is ever interestings
We wandered, here ana there in the city
6f the dead lootkiing s#t
stones and made note 0f tbe ollpwins
- iqdcriptions 1sl RBfxEAI, ~
which To to writer:
Perhaps some one can eEplain the. last
word "In memory of Elizabeth Rig
gam wife of Jacob Riggan; was born
Nov, the oath day, A. ID. 1900 and de-
parted July, Goth day, A. d. 1887" We
give the inscriptions just as carved on
the tablets, word for word, letter for
letter ''In memory of Annie Evans,
born May 9th, ITS, died March 9th.
1885. Death from all death has set me
free and will my gain forever be Death
loos'd the massy chains of wo and let
the mournful captive CO." Another un-
usual and interesting one: Sacred to
the memory of Anna Evans, midwife,
departed January II, lS43,. age 81
years." Another odd one: "John Teagua,
who dept. his life March the 29th, 1873"
The most explicit of them all: Gamma
league, bond March IA, 1778; married
Oct. 1895; sick Nov. 1896 X at
rest II 99." Another old one: Samuel
Styers was born Jan. 18th, l760, in New
years. The following must have been
| very prominent man, for the large tab
ct was taken up with words of praise
or the deceased: "John T. Williams,
Who dept. out of this life 9Th of July,
8l9." A very brief one: "Here lies
he corpse of Patty Tish, wife of Solo
non, died 18th day of May, 1917" And
he last one tells of faithful old black
1ammy: 'In remembrance of Clowey,
lave of L. D. Ford, was born the lst
ay of Oct 1912 and died Octbe. the 27
ay, 1922
The editor and family, accompanied
" Mrs. j. L. Kirkman and son Lois,
ook dinner with their friend, Miss Flora
'ayne Sunday and in the afternoon all
ttended the singing at Abbott's Creek.
returning they spent the night with
Irs. Payne and came home early Mon
ay morning, after most deEghtful
tav at the home of this fine lady, VITO
; the impersonation of the old-time
southern hospitality.