Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-19
JAMES l.. ORR,
Governor of South Carolina.
Prof NJ. BERNHARDT, Charleston, S. c.
The Picnic of The McKendree Church
at Kingston Springs.

The Picnic of the McKendree Church
at Kingston Springs.
An army of bright faced children
marched down Church street yesterday
morning, their little hearts, keeping time
with their blithe steps to the car which
was to take them to the Kingston Springs.
The railroad which passes by the springs,
runs through one OF the loveliest countries
in this garden land of the South. The tall
hills, crowned with diadem of trees, the
valleys with their velvet robes of blue
grass, the fields of barley and sweet-scented
clover make this one Of the loveliest
Arcadias in the Western world 1t has
been said that Nature must have been in
frolic when she moulded the hills and
scooped out the ravines of this picturesque
land.
When all were on the cars, the crowd
was counted and numbered over six hun
dred.
In an hour and half we reached King
ston. There the motto was ''let Joy be un-
confined" and such day Of recreation and
pleasure. The dusty denizens of the city
who never stray beyond the city walls have
but feeble glimpses of the great Deity.
ITO him who in the love Of Nature. holds COM
munion with the visible forms.
She speaks q yarisus language"
Oh, how delightful to wander through
Natures great arena, and listen to the mu
sic of babling brooks and be kissed by the
fragrant breezes from woodland bowers. for
Mature is Gods ambassador"
At the ringing of the bell the crowd as
sembled under the trees, which were Gods
first temples" and then several beautiful
Sunday school hymns were sung,
all the children joining their tiny
little voices in every song. Mr.. J. o.
Griffith, DR.. Morgan, Mortimer Hamilton,
| Joseph Wheless, and many others of the
main pillars of old McKendree. seemed
reiuyinated with the enchantment of this
| beautiful scene After the singing, Master
Ed Pennybak delivered chaste and APP
propriate address, breathing in polished
| periods the fragrance of a May morning
| morning. Then followed Master John
| Raw in a speerh on BOYS" What they
Like and what they Don't Like" This
was a fine take off on boys generally; we
know it was every word true, for by the
aid of memory We turned over few of the
back pages in our life's diary, and it was
all recorded there. 1t gave much satisfac-
/ uOH 10 the NIohu, anu Nauseu sIcdt ou'
bursts of laughter.
Our young friend Capt. Morton, was the
next speaker His address though short,
was well-timed, though his fre-tried heart
quivered before some Of the bright eyed
fairies in the auditorium.
Then came the dinner, which was SUI
perb. Everything that fair hands could
prepare, was strewn in profusion on those
long tables, and what an interesting time
all Of us had.
After dinner Mr. Jones of this city de.
livered an address, Astounding in happy
SMILES and glowing thoughts.
Homeward bound, at half after six We
reached the city--everybody eong-stula
ting everybody else on the happy festiya
st the springs. We congratulate the officer
and teachers of McKendree on their sue
cessful celebration, and return them on
thanks for courtesies rendered US.