The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-26

Vile. OF the ninety men who
compose this company Only two
OF three are married men. Tn"
remainder are hardy, vigorous
young mountainccrS. Eager, im-
rctuouS. daring, YOU would as
soon expect To see their own
mountain torrents stayed and
driven back To their sources aS
those mountain boys return de-
fCatcd OF dishouorcd.
These youths are the very
Jewels Of the country, the SONS
Of praying mothers, they arc sent
forth in tears, their commission
baptized by prayers.
yesterday a few Of them were
assembled ut their Bible class and
their minister, DR.. Parks Of the
Presbyterian church in Hcndcr-
Sonvillc, waving the customary
lesson Of instruction arose, and
after a few impressive words of
cncoura cement, presented each of
them with Il Bible. given by the
female members Of their class.
! We will not soon forget the af-
fcctionatc tenderness, the earnest
CnLrcaty Of their beloved pastor
and teacher as nc bcSought them
to make the precious gift The
man Of their COunSclS, and cold
and hardened must have been the
heart that did not thrill at the pc
turc of true bravery which he
presented i'm the Christian charac-
T ter II was no shame to these
young patriots that their tears
mingled with those of the congrc-
CATION, who had assembled for
afternoon worship. Can cause
watcrcd by such tears. baptized
by such prayers be unholy? The
, women presented the young men
with "a beautiful flag, white with
fifteen blue stars, cmblcmat;c Of
q the southern states, radiatlng
/ from center forming one large
Sta. On the reverse side is work
ed in blue and white:
"To the Henderson Guards,
Follow your banner to victory OF
death.
Praycrfully and tcndcrly it was
given. firmly and gratefully ac-
ceptcd. and We we'll know that
banner will never lie forSakcn OF
dishOnorcd.
"They have gonc-thcy left
! this afternoon. II was Il sad and
solemn parting, but our conf
dcnce in them anticipates Il bright
and honorable career, and our
faith bids uS hope Il speedy ana
cafe return
can remember this pretty lit
tie church twelve years later. In
it we had wood stove, few
brackets for candles, and Il tiny
mclodeon. upon which the hymns
were played by my Mother or
Miss Abbic Williams.
Some people criticized us for
having an instrument of music
in the church, but they were MOI
PrcSbytcrianS. My mother prld"d
herself on her church candles
made from a mixture Of tallow
and wax. the latter making them
last longer, and giving Il better
light. The stove fire often went
out. Ny mother carried Il small
/ footstovc, now Il curiosity, which
| still possess. There was always
a pitcher Of water and tumblcr
on the pulpit. ! have known tn"
water to freeze while the minister
was speaking. At the back of the
church there was q gallery, reach
+ cd by Il stair. In this respectable
cOlorcd people sat.
On communion Sundays they
were always invited To- come to
the Lords table after the white
people had been served. rccol-
/ lcct few tottcring old cOlorcd
men who came regularly, and sew
cral old women, the latter with
their gray hair neatly covered by
what was known rs a hcad-hand-
kcrchicr. As little child how
well ! remember playing in the
church yard while my sisters, Min
ME EwarL and Cordclia Ripley,
put in fresh candles, swept and
busted the church. Sometimes |
would have to play with me An
mic Patton, now Mrs. c. c. JOr-
dan. We often had a little picnic
in the church yard, using u grave
/ for a table.
The Presbyterian men usually
sat with their families. Some of
our village people did not approve
of that. The rule in other church.
cs was men on one side, women
on the other. When my father
went to church with US he always
carried Jumps of sugar which he
surreptitiouSly slipped to me
when Mother was not looking to
keep me still. think | must have
been ten or twelve years old when
we put in lamps. Such elegance
my but we were proud of them.
/ A colorcd boy would carry a can
of oil, and my sisters would fill
and trim the lamps. When we fl
nally had chandelier, Of five
lamps, and a real organ, even if
it was small. we thought we had
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