Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-04-09

lifetime could not exhaust; and he would not
dream that small amount squandrrcd daily would
soon empty the box. Now the lighi-mindedness
which have spoken Of serves to f'rfy US against
that sound thought and mature reflection, which is
essential TO our spiritual interest. II cannon bull
be discharged among the atoms floating in the mir.
they would receive injury becluse their ghtness
becomes their safety, while solid b.dy would
be torn to atoms. Thus is with the tmindedncss
ofthe present age which shields them against the i'm.
prrssions Of the gospel. 1t is for this reason that
the gospel has not near the success oil things con-
sidered, which it had in earlier days, or which it
has now in heathen nations. The. deficiency is nut
in the worknen, but in tho ma-ral. Should we
not seek TO remedy thrs evils ls it not our duty
as Christians to seek t" train mp the young more
perfectly. How sllil We d. til s? Can we in any
course, meet with mur.. Success than th S. S. would
furnish There they would acquire a love for good
books, for s-id reading, ind this became stronger
their We for the opposite would dimniSh.-There
they would learn to value time and instead Of
growing up for dleness, they would grow up for
usefulness.
Sabbath Schools would also tend to check the
spirit Of nsubordinatiun which is common with the
youth Of the present age. II is not uncommon for
children to be the masters of The household Such
is the case with those not restrained in early youth.
If pat.rnal and maternal authority is MT, ut that
time, exercised it soon comes to pass that father and
mother must yield to the qualification Of their child
ish inclinatiuns and The result is that when twelve
or fifteen years of age they desire to throw off pa
ternal restraint. They desire their own way-par
ents cannot please them-their counsel and advice
beeomrs irksome, and growing up unrestrained they
econ become wiser than parents or teachers; and
when sent from home. for education, they are fitted
for disloyalty and rebellion 1t would be needless
for me to prove that the first men of our country
have ever been, and now are those who have been
brought up under rigid discipline. Discipline is, in
fact, IN essential part Of education, and yet is sad
y neglected in the present age. Now, every refor-
nation must be b'se upon moral principle, these
principles mu be understood and enforced as rule
of action, and this may be best accomplished in the
Sabbath School Our youth must be taught to un-
dcrstand the principles Of the bible then, when the
present generation shall pass away, they may safely
confide the interests Of Church and state to the
hand, Of those who will be their successors.
But in spite Of my mutum in parvo efforts, I am
becoming too lengthy | certainly did intend to
close my subject with this NUMBER and not to tress.
pass upon your time and that of your readers. But
know the subject is important, and am interested
in it. design noticing the eapediency of Sabbath
Schools in the country. and then to close with some
direct remarks to parents. desire to help on this
noble c,use, and had hoped to inctc others to lend
tia helping hand. This cause deserves something.
however little it may be, from me. And have
written, relying upon the maxim Qui .taeit per
alterum. tacit per &c." But it matters nothing BY
whom this work is performed, SD it is DONE If your
kindness will indulge me, shall cndeaver to con-
cude this subject next week
Very Respectfully B. CORLEY.