The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-11-09
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!, The Methodist District Conference.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEES ON EDUCATION
AND CHURCH ffTEhATuRE.
We tan scarcely conceive tho existence Of a
division of sentiment on the subject before
vs.. Il is recognized by all, that education
g'lmakcs the man. The lessons is the practice of
j. manhood. The character impressed upon the
'iyoung heart are ineffacabe. They live while
life lasts, and survive tho lcgions of passing
l,thought, which crowd. the brain through the
utter business or life. 81
~ The vital Importance of sustaining the edu-
cstional interests of tho Church at the present
time, cannot fail to impress the minds of our
brethren. The onward progress of the age uri-
yeildingly demands that the Pulpits of the
land be filled by men of acquired us well RS
natural abilities. Teachers must be. qualified
to teaoh and Preachers prepared to preach
The training of the soul by the Holy Ghost
must be followed by the severe discipline of
.-iafduoug a study if we would have our. preaching
,.suocessful. To knowledge of tho Word pof
Spa it is absolutely necessary that we add d
knowledge Of the liberal arts if we intend to
Keep pace with the present march of intel
lcct.
,,s. And the education of the children of the
Church is not less important than that of her
ministers. knowledge is power" is an old
aphorism, and it is manifestly truc In the
eoming years as in the present, the sccptro of
government shall be swaycd by the men of
>. intellectual capacity. Is there choice be-
tween being ruled by the sons of the Church,
trained in Scminarics where the religion of
Jesus Christ is q prominent study in tho curri-
.'culum or by those the children OF tho world,
educated in charity that begins, centres and
ends at home!
!. How should our daughters be forgotten
,NWomans influence the soft, tho gentle, the
,rPnnre, the holy, and the strong, the great bond
rof Union in carths families, and the most no
tent agency next to Providence in human af.
fairs should be toned and elevated by religious
education. 1t is the great boast of Chrstiani-
ty that she found the beautiful of our race.
: ,tramplcd beneath the feet of oppression her
attractive guise well nigh hidden beneath the
"1nire of degradation, aud raised her from shame
Ss1hnd placed her where Womans true glorics
have been developed and appreciated 1t is
,1drs ~ still to carry on this glorious work
!, z'For the accomplishment of this purpose VIC
ace not destitute of means Wofford College.
begun and endowed in the days of our former
prosperity, entered upon course of marked
susefnlness to the country and church. From
1ts halls have gone forth young men, teachers
sof the people, whose aim it was not only to cx-
tend the knowledge of the schools, but to con-
-,ivffy with it the knowledge of the word of God.
lhe value OF such cooperation in tho work
tfsaving souls is beyond estimation. Stand
ing ns they do at the hcadsprings of society,
1t 70 theirs to cast into the bitter waters the
salt of healing, whereby the fountains of in
fidelity are changed into tho waters of life. In
addition to these, Wohord College has made
valuable contributions to the Ministry of our
State, and we cannot afford to lose this nursery
Of the South Carolina Conference In the gene
,sai calamity which bcfel our country the en-.
downent fund was entirely lost, and this noble
institutiohfs now reduced to great extronl.
ity. ~
For three years its Professors with s..
denial that has few parallels, even in the nobest
days of christian heroism have stood by the
prideipf our church, suffering privations of
which few of us have an adequate conception.
1t has been said "the blood of the martyrs is
The seal of the church," and if it be true that
suffering in the cause of christianity produce
abundant results of good then Wofford College
cannot fail to reap thirty, sixty and an hun.
dreP fold in the years to come We call upon
all tho Church throughout the length and
breadth Of the land, that this ingathcrng may
begin.
tss Tbe Orangcburg Female Seminary though
Snot officially connected with the Conference is
supplying the demand for female education.
which has been severely felt in this part of the
Conference, since the suspension of the Colum-
ubla Female College. The embarrassed copdi-
.itiop Of the finances of the country present for
1idnid 1idnidablc obstacles to success but by the perse
,vering industry Of tho Principal, Rev. VIM. G.
aGt;9,nnor, the Institution is in fair way of be-
-'ing permanently established For the School
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