Arkansas intelligencer., 1843-10-28
SPEECH

bred before the Sabbath School Society,"; and
.<iizens Of Fort Smith, by Rer. II. C. Boyers,
October sta, 1913.
Mr.. president, The circumstances with which
we now surrounded, are peculiarly interesting.
nnd inspiring in their nature. We are met for
the contemplation of mental elcva ton and the i'm
Iroyement Of t"nt immortal part Of man which Is
destined =, other and no6ler state Of exis-
tence. B1foro US, and on either land, we behold
the budding prospect of future years; these chill
dren, which throng your assemblies, and run with
eager steps and cheerful smiles 10 meet you in the
schooi-room have began already to fashion the So
ciety with which they will be surrounded in ripper
years. In them your country founds her hopes
Of future glory, and in their hands is vested the
veal or woe the prosperity ndversity, Of church
and State, in coming day. How imrerous the
obligation, therefore, to train thom now in the
way they should go. Now is the morning Of life
with them, but soon it will pass away.
This is the season of life to sow seed for a
future harvest; how necessary is it to SOW abund-
anty Of good seed, SO that tho harvest may be
rich and plentious. Now while the shoe. is ten
der and pliabe, let it be bent as the stalk is de-
signed to incline. But how inquiries the anxious
parent, may these be accomplished; we answer,
lst by giving them proper instruction at home, and
End by sending them to the Sabbath School. Yes,
"S S"ooosh SSnooi. Always TeJOCe III tne Oc-
caslon that enables me to raise my voice feeble
as it is) in favour Of an institution so benevolent
IN its object, so healthful in its operations, and so
sauary in its effects. regard it, sir, as one of
the most glorious enterprises of modern phiIan-
ihropy. 1t is delightful in all its aspects; and is
fraught with the richest promises and rewar rds
1t contemplates at once, the diffusion of virtue and
knowledge, and is calculated by its energies to
repel, the devastating influence of vice. and check
the whitening blast of infidehy. This institution
can nolonger be considered wild and precari. |
GUS scheme, it cannot now be looked upon a n
theory doubtful in its results or uncertain in its
application. No! the experience Of above half a
century, has established tho project, and hus
thrown around it halo Of glory brilliant as the
sun, and perpetual as its own blessed fame. Mil.
lions of plants have been reared in this garden,
have been cultivated by the hand Of care, sweet.
ened and rendered by the dews Of religion, re.
fresAed and strengthened by the showers Of divine
,1face Snd, ,have been transplatted some in the
wsffd to 6ess society, and others in The paradise
ESGd,i u enlarge the church above and magnify
Line praises Of tle Most iligh. AT the present
time, the combined energies and simultaneous ef-
forts Of Ministers Of the gospel, superintendents
Is, teachers, &c. of Sabbath Schools, in vari-
e tsof tho world, 60 up as mighty mist
snse and fall in showers to water and fer
ac earth, and spread life and animaton
out the moral world. We are happy to
Increasing influence of this institution, and
In the speedy approach of the period when
ert shall blossom as the rose. and the viii
,and tho solitary places shall be glad for