The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-05-28
Tuesday, May %, 1913.
AT LONG CANE (CoL.)

for themselves as negro preachers
that we decided, as times were slack,
we would put out a feeler for an
appointment to preach a little our
selves, and try our hand at the
same business. Bishop ]. S. Morse
having learned of our good inten-
tons assigned us to Long Cane
Methodist Church %(colored) for last
Sabbath. Having procured the as
%sistance of DR.. C. H. McMurray and
Col. Thomas P. Thomson as ruling
elders, and young John Lyon Nc
Murray as mascot, we arrived on
the scene of action about 2:15 P. M.
We found Rev. Vance, the pas
tor of the church, in charge, and
we were soon notified that the meet
ing was ready to be turned over to
US. A verse or two of a good old
t%ime-religion hymn was sung while
the congregation gathered" in
the church, and when the time was
ripe, our elder Col. Thomson, gave
US a fattering introduction, after
which we harangued the people for
a half hour or so on the Red Cross
subject, and until the perspiration
turned to sweat, after which we ar
rived at the time to take up tie
collection. Having called on all
brethren and sisters who would
give five dollars to stand up, and
having given them notice to come
forward and give in their names as
well as the cash, we turned to as
sist elder McMurray in making out
the necessary papers and in giving
out the badges of honor. We didn't
want to start on the two-ffties and
the one dollar crowd until we fin
ished with the big fish. But we
made a mistake right here. Because
no sooner had we turned u back
than the little fishes went out
around the net and the next thing
we knew they were drinking water
at the we'll. We couldn't blame
them muc'a however. The pastor
said a word in their behalf to the
general effect that he had had a
rally already that day and that all
male members had given one dollar.
and all females had given seventy
five cents. Besides from the ease
which they got out it appeared to
us that they had seen collections
taken up before. Notwithstanding
when we had finished we had one
hundred and thirty-seven dollars,
which amount is more than has
been given by some people to the
good
The meeting having been duly
dismissed by the Reverend pastor,
we went down to Col. Thomson's
and not being disposed to hurt his
feelings, especially after living at
home for sometime on war diet,
we readily accepted his invitation to
take dinner with him. We did not
do so any more readily, however,
than elder McMurray and mascot
John Lyon. 1t appeared to US that
they, too, had been living at home,
and eating at the same place. After
a fine dinner which was greatly ell
loved, as we'll as the charming
hospitality" as the women say, OF
our gracious HoSC QuIlHS IHe eo'HhS
of it, we went out on the porch
to settle down to real enjoyment
We had hardly, however, got com
fortably seated when n of those
vulgar gas buggies came footing uI
the road, and we soon spied Col
Dick Sondley at the wheel, will
Col. Pat Roche and Col. Will Ma
gill as accompanies. They hae
heard that we were to hold forth
they said, and turned out" to thu
meeting, and were sorry to find tina
they were too late.