The Abbeville bulletin. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-08-10
FOR THE BULLETIN.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CELEBRATION AT HONEA
PATH

Mr.. E,Gtor: It was our privilege to attend
q Celebration of the Honca Path Sunday
School, on the 2sth of July. We had expected
from the tenor of the invitation received, and
sundEy hints Of the preparations in progveas
hat it would be grand affair Of its kind,
but The event exceeded our most sanguine
expectations Arriving at tho place the pre-
vious evening We found al. arbor and stand for
speakers, which in size nnd appearance form
ed our beau ideal Of the place for genuine
rural celebration. On visiting it early in the
arc the people to como from to occupy these
seatsa but as carriage after carriage arrived
and every available mode of conveyance from
tho crank car to the 'gravel train," wns pul
into requlstion, the question was changed to.
How arc oil these people to he accommo1atedIl 4
AS The hour for commencement approached
school after school from the fneighborine
ners and took their places in the grand proces.
sion. Arriving at the stand Mt given. signal
THO two ranks opened, facing inward, and as
lie chosen speakers traversed the whole line
Of one thousand and seventy-two Sunday
School Scholars. a Happy Greeting to All "
was sungby tie youthful band. followed BY
the victorious strains of the Sunday School
Army" The brsaking in and aesting of this
host Of children occupied nearly an hour.
Many who came early aud very prudeutly Sc
cured good seats, had the pleasure Of giving
them up and retiring in chvgrin before the
swesping tide of children. Seven large Sun
day Schools were present, elk as invited gucsta
These t.llcd the arbor, and even every availa.
ble place about tho Speakers stand At length
all were seated. TINT is, all the chldren-lhe
spectators found standing room outside the ar
Dor. The Banner of the Day, bearing on its
front, the words. WELCOME Thrice Vel
come :" and on the diverse the Saviours in
Junction, 'Love one another" was suspended
over the heads of the espeakers. In every part
of the assembly could be seen beautiful devi.
ees dhd appropriate quotations from Scriptures
The scene. as that vast congregation Of chill
dreE burst forth in strain Of eniv cuing song,
was truly sublime. After prayer by Rev. VI
p. Mouzon, they were addressed by Reys
McCartha and Sterr.
They then adjourned to the grove adjoining
where about two hunilred and fifty. feet. of ia.
Ole laden with everything that could tempt the
appetite was found. Extensive as were these
preparations they could not Mt one time accom-.
modnte the Sunday schools. The : were, how
ever, again aud again replcnished until every
one was satisfied. Full justice was done to
this part of the exercises. and visitors showed
their appreciation in very marked rlapner.
There was, however, none of that pushing and
'o"n'"S, ""u sioation OF the rules Of pro
priety often displayed on such occasions.
These matters Having been fully discussed
The congregation re-assembled and was address
ed by, Reva. Morse and Mouzon. THUS closed
the dventful day, without jar or accident to
mar the general joy
The school was established some years ago
by Rev. ". L. Farrow, Missionary Of the
American Sunday School Union, and is. still
continued according to the principles Of that
institution. 1t numbers One hundred and fiftv.
hse scholars. and is supported alike by Mctho
uls's: lresbyierians and Baptists. Grea!
credit is due the energetic Superintendent. Mr.
Ge'sin4er, who. by his zcnl and energy, has
aw"k. ned new and decided interest in the
cause at that place. May the school be blessed
OF God. aud he the means III his hands Of rem
ovutihg the community and CARRYING its ch,l-
dren t" the foot Of the throne, anl dclicniine
them to the glory If God. C.