The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1909-1911, February 09, 1911, Image 4
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TH Usp EB. ) 1911
GOLDEN WEDDING.
1860-1910.
It was a beautiful morning
on the 8th of November, 1910.
A large collection of buggies
could have been seen in a barn
yard of a prosperous farmer of
upper South Carolina. It was
the occasion of the assembling
of friends and relatives to the
fiftieth anniversary of the mar
riage of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Lawrence. The beautifulwarm
November day, the geniality of
the guests and the occasion
made the day long to be remem
bered by all who took part in
the reception. Liberty and
friendship seemed to pervade
the hearts of all present, and no
stiffness or formality was man
ifested-an ideal occasion for the
sweet communion of friends
and the meeting of long-absent
chums.
It was also a time of the re
union of one of the largest living
families of Pickens county.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence are
blessed with twelve children
seven boys and five girls. All
are living, and on November 8th
came together , to witness the
golden wedding of their father
and mother. Some are married
and have families of their own.
One a Protestant minister of the
Flatwoods country of North
Georgia, and another one of
Oconee's most prosperous farm
ers. Several others are saattered
here and there, but most of the
family still live under the pa
rental roof.
The particulars of this unusual
wedding may be of - interest 06
the general reader. Late in the
eve.ningof the 7th friends and
farany of the honored pair'began
to Memble about the dl1iohf
heat1hi-hh same' old 'heith
sto~a bhw~ieli M Lawene
ws roei'aby;.Nidi
ago and by whi~lh -his.~4l
aeedurn duirdngod
andyoung-manho D 'Beea
seen his o wncidepsb
-and now~ after -fifty e rs. f
marled i fe, it is here t~? they
gathered to celebrate his~ ~i
versary.
Now was a time for -ejoidinig.
Mother once more came into the
loving embrace .of son and~
dqughter, and father took upor
his lap' his grandchildren, and
rocked' them to sleep as he dic
of yore his own children. Lat'
~in the night was heard ihe pat
ter of little feet and the hum ol
voices singing the gentle chani
of the loving reunion.
But on the morrow was the
most rejoining time of all. Th(
other members of the famila
arrived, until all were unitei
around the home hearth. Oli
grannies came in, and to thei:
merry smiles and loud laughte:
was added the murmur of th<
kettle, the rattle of dishes -ani
the bark of the house dog. Fo:
a time all was bustle and con
fusion. Running here anm
there, happy greetings o:
friends and the merry introduc
tion of strangers.
Soon all were gathered in the
* parlor, and a beautiful ani
appropriate ceremony was per
formed by Rey. L. J' Harring
ton, ex-president of the Wes
leyan Methodist College at Cen
tral,assisted by Rev. S. I. Keeler
* The ceremony not only recallet
the one of fifty years ago, anm
gave a glimpse of the life 0:
loving fidelity ~ to the presen'
time, but it also pointed to th4
future, and the hope of partici
pating in "the marriage suppe:
of the Lamb."
Mrs. Nellie L. Harrington reat
the following poem, whici
semed to all to be peculiarh"
SonU IAer.
ways all too soon.
With snows that fall so lightly.
tnd cover. ch*ill and whitely.
The poor. 1:dated flowers yet in
bloom,
Till we mourn the vanished
beanty
Of the sunshine and the roses of
the June.
But I've seen a new November
That was neither gray nor cold,
Nor wearing ashen garments.
But clad in cloth of gold;
Her breath upon the hillside
Had the gentle grice of spring,
And the summer's wealth of
color
Did her queenly presence bring.
Beyond the springtime tender,
And summer's lavish wonder
Was the rare and finished
splendor
The rounded, grown-up beauty
Of this marvelous November.
We are wont to dread November
In the autumn of our years,
When over life's bright hilltops
Has come the rain of tears;
When the tender green of child
hood
Is changed to sober gray,
And youth, the time of roses.
From us has passed away,,
While the early frost-time lietl
On hair that's turning gray.
We fear our life's November,
With her chastened eyes an<
calm,
As she rushes gayer music
With the music of a psalm;
And we turn toward the path
ways,
Once thick with fairest flowers
And listen for the voices
Filling once the summer bower,
But find that over all things
A graver hue has grown,
And hear but far-off echoes
Like tLumpets softly blown,
Till all our spring and summe
Is seen through mists and teari
As statbly, calm November
Comes across the rounded yean
Awg s ey the summer's over
rhe tin4 of frost is here.
ut I have seen a glory
pBreak softly over life.
4iltw auttumn richnes
With largest blessings rife;
peace beyond the battle,
A sunshine after rain~,
'A sound of teardrops melting
In a song that had no pain;
Sun-love, that bloomned a sprin;
times
Grown strong in summer's hea
Pass into ripe perfection
All-glorified, complete,
Until life's springtime tender
Her mid-year's wealth of wond
Could ever match the splend<
Of the Beulah land that thril
'Neath the life from heaveni
hills,.
And crown, like any hero, life
November.
Beneath such skies of beauty
To-day, dear hearts, you stant
IWhere life's first ripen'd cluste:
IAre dropping to your hand;
Small need to mourn the flowel
You left beside the way, /
When God gives back ti
fruitage
Of well-spent years to-clay;
There is no room for sadness
IFor aught but simple gladnes
As you count the long years ove
Since you were maid and love
And know that fifty now ha'
fled away.
Then take the long look b)acl
ward
To-day without a tear.
And go at memory's guiding
With never a thought of fear;
Acrss the vanished seasons
Whose timely sun and show<
Have brought the finisht
beauty
That crowns this happy hour.
The winsome days of childhor
Come back ,with all their spel
The echo of sweet laughter
In haunts you love so well:
Your early home, a vision
No other sight could dim.
The brotlwrs anIS sisors
That shared your love and-pie.
The sweet, imniortal little things
That never fade or die.
And this was merry springtime.
When early violets grew.
And gold-winged butterflies you
chased
Were not so glad as you.
And then the grasses deepened,
More blossoms came each day,
Till laughing childhood rounded
To youth's own perfect May.
Ah! then what starry flowers
Made bright the path you trod,
When love came down to greet
you
From the very hills of God!
I may not tell the story
Exactly how it ran,
With dreams, and bliss, and
blushes
Deny it, if you can!
The rapturous, sweet old story,
Told since the world began,
And then the vow-low-spoken.
That never can be broken,
The wedding-day of hearts as
well as hands.
From that far land of roses
Together you have come,
Some storms, some clouds, som<
sunshine.
The will of God hath done:
You have left a path behind yot
Made smooth for other feet,
Nor spared your life's owr
fragrance
In making others sweet;
You have shunned the path
ways golden
Where worldlings seek the best
And walked the highway oldei
Your Master's feet have pressed
; Your life's endeavor, like Hi
own,
In making others blest. -
What wonder you are passinj
r Within the golden haze, .
The mellow, ripened splendor,
Of your fragrant harvest days
Not yet the snows has e fallky
Nor yet the tempest beat,
Life's gathered years are n~
gled
In a beauty rare and.sweet, :
Where all the biissof teste4 ki
IA rf'ect Ki p0nlefe~7
We meet you on those golde:
.hills i
That lie towaid your west
I'he lhill of faithi abd4e the storr
Where souls fmnd deepest rest;
- We greet yogwhere your lifte
eyes,
'Have caught the glow of ligi
That falls from out the "othe
land"
rWhich has no-storm or night;
rWe greet you in the golden cali
rWhich is the victor's rightfi
Even this side the walls the
.bound.
s The city of delight.
The history of this long-unite
pair is interesing. They wel
, married niear the present cityc
~s Meridian, Miss., Nov. 8, 1864
the ceremony being eforme
's by Rev. -Phillips, a.Prfbiteria
minister. Before the marriag
Le the bride was Miss Sallie I
Rhode; her sister, Miss Lizzi
Rhode, was present at the was~
- ding, and afterwar.d became th
B, wife of W. B. Lawrence,broth4
r of J. H. Lawrence. She wa
, h only one present at the firn
re marriage who was also preser
attegolden wedding. Mr:
J. H. Lawrence and W. I
Lawrence are the only survi'
Iing members of their generatio
of the two families.
As their wedding occurre
many years ago, when but fe,
railroads ran through the Soth
the newly-wedded groom an
his young bride traveled the lon
jouneyfrom Mississippi i
Suh Carolina through ti
country. It was in the days<
1.slavery, and of course they ha
several to accompany them
servants on the way.
But soon their wedding blis
I aschnged to something
L I S
01 r Ills
cotrI,. q, w ,t to battle for
the Confder Jme. Sad and
heutbreaking iiust ha- been
that hasty departure. They
might never see each other
again!
Long and lonely did the bride
wait for the return of her lover;
many a time did she strain her
ears to catch the faintest whis
per from the distant field of
conflict, but through -the kind
ness of God the sad news, "Dead
on the battlefield," never came
after many hardships and trials.
After !having been incarcer
ated in a ~federal prison and
wounded by the enemy for his
patriotism, the young husband
returned to the bosom of his
faithful wife, and they werE
destined to live long and happy
together, fulfilling the vowc
made on that November da3
in 1860.
But in those hard times sub
sequent to the Civil war joy wa
not the only thing that pervadet
the hearts of the couple. Ii
those dark days integrity, man
liness and perseverance wer
needed to stem the tide. Mi
and Mrs. Lawrence were ampl
provided with these virtues, an;
came out uncorropted from th
dishonesty of the times, p-ovin
1 the truthfulness of the'beautift
lines of Yourg:
"The man who consecrate
his hours
By vigorous effort, and hones
aim.
At once he draws the sting c
Life and Death; -
He walks with Nature, and hE
paths are peace."
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