The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 19, 1915, SECTION TWO, Page 11, Image 11
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I A Trip to the 01
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George W. Hooks, In Chadburn (N.jt
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A good many of you will, no doubt
question, the truth, of a few asser- y
tlons that I am about to make a
regarding the oldest church in 8
this country and its surround- *
ings as they stand today with- ^
in a stone's throw of the main t!
line of the leading railway company 41
of the south and right near where
one of the greatest rivers in the e
world with Its neverending stream of
rippliag waters flow in majestic I
splendor toward the Queen of all the, 1
waters of the earth. I say you will t
question it. Never-the-less I am writ
lng as I saw it. and as it was told to ?
me by people who claim to know. \ a
w ~ Imagine yourself on a moving r
train one of the twentieth century Sl
kind, with steel cars, electrically "
lighted drawn by a latest model Baldwin,
and playing through space r
to the time and tune of "a
mile a minute" accompanied by v
the "comfort and get there j
idea." Imagine yourse f going c
.... ..... I 11 tV.?l 11... nU ntn.ro tl
uyui iuc oauiu ti an iuat tuu uiu |
coaches from New York to New Or-j
leans travled dally a hundred years 11
ago and more. Set It In your head b
that you are going to Btop off and 11
spend the night there In the same Cl
town. In the same tavern, and hi all K
problllitles the same room where ^
your great grandfather slept, and 11
right where he buckled on his sword w
to fight the British. Then all at once *
you hear the muffe*. sound of the b
engine whittle the door opens? "
darkey in a blue uniform with a '
dinkey cap, enters and calls oiu 81
"Cheraw!" Instantly you catch up
your traveling bag and make a bolt 8
for the door. You want to be on tbc 1
spot when the train halls, and you c
are. You decend a flight of steps out b
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on to me ciiiiuut'iur h hmhsmmu. ;uie
more step and you hit the plain ham P
ground, so there you are confronted a
with a typical southern town, o?
thirty-five hundred people, with
streets a hundred feet wide with
three rows of trees eight miles o\
them, and styled as "the prettiest
town in Dixie."
You go down to the dining room
?a clear flowing signature down on
the register, side of that you put tln>
name of the state and the name ot ^
the town in which you live. You dra-? ^
a key to room number twenty nine
g
? or thirty four as the case maybe,
.ou retire and sleep, yes, you sleep. K
^.^Wero you sensible of it, you might ^
tlftiik that vou would never wake up,
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but no, you are called at the hour
set?right at the very minute.
You-go down to the dining room
?a large comfortable dining room
with walls that rise high with pictu- e
res and flowers and you get one or
the best meals the south affords. The ^
eakes are Just the thing, the biscuits n
and coffee are the same as mother (|
makes at home, the corn flakes, the n
egg?; the ham and the everything else
that it takes to satisfy the appetite t!
of a hungry man. ?
Your capacity having been reached,
and probably expanded a little q
you turn away at the same time you rp
may notice a little sticker on the wall u
as an idle curiosity seeker, you pro- .p
ceed to read it. Probably it reads
"Visit Col. McArthur's Grave" or it ;l
may read "See the Hartzell house ^
1800?headquarters of Gen. Slierman
1865 while 011 his march ^
through this section," but the larg- (
est one?the one arresting your attention
for good, is the one Inviting
you to see "St. Davids Kspicopal
church of England?the oldest orl- ^
glnal church In this part of the coun- '
try." Your curiosity Is aroused at that .
The little house on Huger street In (
which James Thornwell the great ^
Presbyterian divine was brought f
up and educated loses its charm. You
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are determined to see that church.
You hike out down a winding street,
with hungry eyes Going up to tne
bulletin board at the depot you find
the traiti by which you will depart
due at eight-fifty is reported one hour
? and forty-flvo mlnuton, late. Any J"
one with two days' road experience
knows that to mean two hours, a; "
least, so you h.ive plenty <f time or
1 did. p
Yes sir it was an old church when
I was a child and I am sixty now, ni
<-;am an om looning runny .oompiex-1
ioned man to me In answer to my nv-j sv
qeiry. ah h< ahrutrged his shoulder: i
and tried to draw liis iron gray ?
head deep in his overcoat collar, :i
long yellow coat that covered him
rltrht down to the ground, lie yazed ti.
at the wooden cross that seems to
he the li*t piece of material nailed tl
up and which it takes to completo tho fr
job. It overlooks everythng else ni
around It. Hi^h up on the verv tow ni
of the steeple It stands. It has stooo I
^ "ittft <1<M1<8I11 I ? i I - . ...
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(/est Church in
untry.
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hero for a century and a half,
here a thousand years from now
ou will see it. Yes sir, we look a
nd the longer wo look, tho highe
eems to aim. We stand there
aze In Its direction till we are tii
Ve want to see what its like,
hink we have seen something
I or could make it. But we have
io we couldn't make one lik<
ither. Its a type of the o
:ial, the one designed by
.lmighty Himself, the one on wl
lis son Jesus was crucified m
tian nlnteen hundred years ago,
? its presence you lose sight of y
wn personality. Plain as day?.
s it was after the din of battle,
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noinj i u? same :i? wnen uornwa
oldiera under Col. McArtuhr u
; as a hospital?this church sta
?its every day the same. Wo
Ight up at it, we forget who we
re don't care anything about tl
Vhat we wan Is to see what ther
3 be 30 we take a little view of
ross up yonder. It Is just so 1
roin where it leaves the top to its
remity? piece that traverses
orlzontal shaft is the very sam<
oth ends there's no difference. O
ig the door and going inside
ome to a spot where some of
reat great grandfathers worship]
Ve see the nails they drove v
lieir own hands, and the bene
here their wives?or gr
ranu motuers sat witn oia g
on net covered heads and eagi
stened to the truth as it was 1
1 the good old days. Yes. and
ee the spot where they knee
own away back yonder in sevent
ixty-elght when they dedicated i
lim?the great Rector of all
hurches in the world, and in 1
oly hush we pay homage to tl
ho preceded us. There Is no ]
it. You could not make a gold
nd carry it inside. The main ob
; to keep it as it is?the very hi
f longleaf pine. If a board dec
here is another put in its place,
(1 just precisely where the oi
as; and so complete is the
liat you couldn't tell that any cha
ad been made. Going outside wl
lie tombs are almost too thic
laced to step, all proceed to v
hem and take a few inscriptii
'hey are absolutely all round
uilcling everywhere. Over at
ate under a brick mound is
rave of Col. McArthur?commaii
f the 71th Scotch Regiment in
[evolution. He was second in c
land of Cornwallis' army at C
ens and Guilford Courthouse,
ist resting place is marked wit
irch tomb. On the south side is
rst Confederate monument ever
cted. We go there and look at il
utililrik on v r? <
tioitnv uitj utuvyi o uiiu iai\un i
anor in keeping alive the deeds,
leinory of the men who served
He Confederate army. Near the fi
f the church we find the grave
aptain Daniel Hiking who was <
*in of the first steamship that c
rossed the Atlantic Ocean. At
ack we find the grave of Alexan
Iregg who was the first Bishop
'exas. He was rector of this chu
hen ho received this appointm
'lien we are attracted by the te
f Chief Justice Henry Mclver ri
bout in the path of the skirmisl
len. Logan of the Federal army
ten. uaruee 01 me i onieuerate
larch 3rd 1865 and here we find
ist resting place of about fifty C
^derates who fell. Directly in fri
he largest, the one bringing tear
he dryest eyes is where fifty ,Eug
oldiers, after dying in the cliu
hile it served as a hospital,
urlod in one grave. We move c
i the corner of the church yard i
lew the place where Mr. Willi
'.obbinv?the great philanthro
hose old home was in Bostoi
leeps his last sleep. On his tc
'O read the epitaph written by
wn hand. 1 get down on my kn
nd read every word. I am can
> get in every word and mark tli
jst like he made them:
"My name my country what
ley to thee.
Wlrxt?whether high or lov/
etdigree.
PArhano T to ? ..?i * ?
ten!
IVrhftpB?J foil heiow lhem ul
lmt then?
S dire it. itrangor, tl >u sees
OMR?
Thou know eat its use it hide
i> matter whom."
Bo gentle reader, as I view th
lings. and have viewed them?I
et quiet?when the shadow*
ifcht with the gl'mmer of the m<
ade one scene too glorious to las
am not surprised at my reason
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or filadstono with a mustache, y't ,1,
iter former statesman grew o: < at ft
when such an adornment \%as i! <
I umong Englishmen. In his "l.ifo a'
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letter, vrltten in December, D"iO, in
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l.ovd Stanley: "I hoar Diary is firtur r-;
about with a fierce pair of mustache.
9 Now this is very sari, for he is not a
person who ought to attract attention
eso by outer dress and appearance, but by
>or. bia talents. I do trust that this stylo
is assumed only while he Is rusticating
in the beechwoods of HuckinghamrK>"
shire, and that next month he will
* npuear in the world In a more hnmanIng
|red form."
3, OCTOBER 19,1915.
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A HF.
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led by the officers
the visit
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This Bank ha
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quarter of
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ctor in the up-buildii
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se, progressiveness a
enced by the exhil
hows what "A Long
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y to all of us that w<
)ET TOi
In order to accomj
> very gratifying to s<
are now receiving a
rith prospects that i
marketing season, a
if any of our custom
ig their cotton, we a
to make liberal ad
used, margined and ii
i shall be pleased to
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>v uiMDuoro and Herald.
A g.anoe over tho premium li> t o
the FairfleUl Agricultural So
showing the prizes to be awarded ?r
tho approuchin. county mir, should
servo as an Inspiration <<? every man,
. nnu uim ? IIU IIV .! tII i'c.il'I
field. At lirsi rending we confi ;
, that this statement will proba* "
sound rather exaggerate! and, o
meaning will likely be not cle>r .. .
we will proceed to explain. All are
familiar with the common .say!:
'Competition is the life of trade an 1
it may bo said more generaliv that
competition produces the best possible
rosults. A housewife baking a
cako exclusively for family use ma-..
1 or may not exert herself to her uti
most but if she takes one to be exhibited
in public or to compete with
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of "The Old Reliable
tors to the
bounty Fail
s given over a
A CENTURY
>ur people and has be
rig of both city and co
tisfaction to know that
li a creditable showin
nd solid recources as
>ition on this occasior
Pull, A Strong Pull i
any people, and that
GET HER
nlisti nrrpof
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;e that the farmers of
reasonable price for
:he price will remain
nd we take this occasi<
lers desire funds to be
re prepared, and read
vances on cotton pro
nsured.
have every visitor tc
in and see us.
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I other cakes baked by her neighbors sa;
it is a safe bet that the product o? du
her baking will represent the best or oa
which she is capable. Now there
are two lessons which we may learn an
from the premium list to which wo a <
have already referred. The first car-, a
be stated in a single sentence. The th
county fair offers each housewif , ha
farmer, or child an excellent oppor- nt
tunity to show others the highest ra
a< hievem nt of which he or she may ^
.. hie ti?d awardv to the aueeesa- wi
i 1 eonte tact an at tractive pr*/?*. (;0
vm!. ievo.,il les-mn wnl require more p,
. i ? . <. -iiti-n..' to illustrate, una <h
> is*' idi o, ipel. \v iiv
1' in'nd o:i ( onipr tit ion for *ilmv!atlon
to do ono's best? f.(,
The housewife who t-n.ii bake n Hi
prize winning coke, or the farmer it
who tan ra'se tho beat ears of corn \
in tho county, or tho child who can >
write an essay deeervng of a prize in
should at all times produce such 01
cakes, such ears of corn, such ee
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lie should produce it regardl * of
opportunity lor public dispi. v or
hance to win thereby a prize i .'ko
personal interest in voi r < o. Le*
e housewife pride-herself upon
vlng her preserves e.vcelb ;1 by
me, let the farmer eiuVy, :>r to
ise the best bora in 1 n ait.y
:d let the chb'd see * hool
ork c. iv. ; with ' -
>uiv \ il have no!' lh? i:ae prifta.
't all ha*- .jf least 13ir lifino< tn rto
cir hfat. That 1 coo pccot 1 Iphn.
And, in conclusion, if you hnve rently
done your best in anv >f the
i.e? covered by this premium list
will certainly no! detract from
vr credit to place vour recl'iet on
hibiti i .it Mto oiii ity ,ji provides,
of course, that when the fair is
rer you continue to produce prise
Innlnr cakes. corn and essay*.
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