The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-08-28
A Good Day at Old Langston
Church.

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1t was my unexpected pleasure. ow.
ing to the thoughtfulness of Mr.. Wal.
ter Nash, a candidate for the legisla.
ture, to attend the annual reunion OF
co. +, 14th Reg. S. c. Volunteers. n,
Lansston church on August 18Th
through all these years | have looked
forward to some day going to the
church founded by my Colonial grand.
sire, bearing his name today-I.ang-
ston-and my gratitude is great to-
wards Mr.. Nash for the offer of a seat
in that splendid car of his, with SO
good drivers rs Tom Shaw going over
and Jud Langston coming back, there
by making iio; dream come true.
We reached Laurens early and the
candldGicS LangSton and Nash, as
sured the farmer and ne thai they
would be ready in just 20 minutes.
Take It from me that was the long
est 20 minutes that ever passed over
my hc;'d! went up in The Advertis-
er's onicc, found nobody at home
though, read The state in which Nc
Laurih was trying to come back into
The fold and said "Dlcasc was just q
little more than he could swallow"
Gazing out toward the court house |
spied good old farmer. who has fol-
lowed the Reform" party, even with
Blcasc at its head. knowing him to be
as good as the best, and 100 per cent
American at heart, wondered in my
soul just how he stood today. Reaching
the car just as he came by, we passed
pleasant "howdy do" told him
Just what have written here and the
day was made brighter and my faith
In Cardinals patriotism stronger for
he is going to vote right!
All things come to an end. even
waiting for candidates, so our party
gathered once again. reinforced by Mr.
r. T. Wilson and we wero soon specd-
ing in our way.
We reached the church in time and
fround good!y number on the
grounds. We'll here we are" said
the better half and you don't know
soul here" 'iDon't let that worry
You for just az soon as can got in
side that church III find out onc-half
dozen ladies and all kinfolks to boot"
True to my word, | marched in. The
first sweet-faced lady that spoke
n 10 No 1,
took me under her protecting wing,
and soon had met goodly number of
LangSton kim
Mr.. W. +. Wright proved to be a
capable master of ceremonies. The
cares OF life. the years. nor the bur
dens they impose can ever, altogether.
repress the fun that is in him. He
hnpresses upon one the truth that
he loves his fellow man."
Imagination pictured for us that
scene in the early sixties, when these
$50 boys, now known to us as Co. f,
1ith S. c. Reg, met and was lod away
by Capt. Owens that 10Th day Of Au-
gust, 81 years ago, from old Langston
church. Only of the original com
Dany answered the roll call-Geo. NJ.
Hanna Of Cross Hill and Wilson Blake
ly. However, Mcssrs. Hanna and
Blakely were Of the opinion that 10
others were still living. They are wide
ly scattered though, some in Arkansas,
Oklahoma, Texas and Mississippi.
Doubtless they, in their far-away
homes, related to their children's chill
dren their tales "Uf battles fought and
won and :lcnory pictured for them
that humble Baptist church amid the
Carolina pines from which they
marched away to make their supreme
sacrifice for the Southland. Col. J. Ii.
Wharton was speaker for the Occa-
sion He depicted for us in vivid
words the patriotism, the valor and
the high spirit that sustained the 50
diers Of tho Ccntcda"acy. From Apo