The Hickman courier., 1868-05-30

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Address OF 10. III. RouIhac. de
+, HEered May Issh. before tin,
Methodist and BAPTIST sunda,
schools.
: founy Ladies and Gentlemen Of III
.SaBba1 Schools
: Through the favor of an indulpen,
Providence, the year has rolled round
: and hnds Us actors in this pleasant scene.
Another anniversary Of this the green
mouth of the year has assembled Us to-
gsther, and in the absence OF any one
better qualified, and willing to address
you. aud through the kind partialitv of
some Of your irieuds aud mine. ii has
t.slleu ~ my lot 10 speak a few words Of
encouragement aud counsel to YOU upon
the present occasion. And while the
voice Of Spring Is everywhere. and her
touches thrill aud start the dormant
spark Of life, which stirs within the cold
earth 5 heart and teuder greeuness
mantles the hillsides late 80 bare. and 2
coronal OF Ieaiy pride decks the forests
mOnarch's brow, 1 would have YOU re-
member, that this uaturcs gala day is
short ami that soon all thi- freshness and
! beauty Will be succeeded by AutEm's
2, =, -, 1-s.t-,,.9it- IA ns.-,s---.s
/ baroness and death.
You have most happily represented in
. your beautiful allegory to-day, the four
seasons Of tie year, aud / would i'm
press upon yout young minds the lesson.
that life also has is Spring. Sumner.
Autump aud Winter; as well as !;
Morning and Night.
/ You whom l especially address to day.
nay yonng friends, are just entering the
carly Spring Of life aud it is right and
proper that for you the flowers OF exist
ence should bloom along Your way
( that everything should wear sulile
and would not becloud your Young
lives with even i shadow Of sorrow.
lour Spring time you can enjoy but
once; aud l am not one Of those So far
removed from the frolieksome humors OF /
childhood aud youth, and whose heart is /
so frosted by age, that | canuot remem |
Der aud sympathise in all that makes life |
pleasureable to the young In one thing. |
my young friends, if in nothing else
you are fortunate ia your speaker to -dav
Ii is no hoary sage Vaase intellect and
heart is chilled by tit$isdom of years
who would address you upon the mere
aeeting character Of life, and by cold
and cheerless philosophy nip the bud Of
Epur childish aspira - uha. one whose
sympathies are l whose
bosom yet glows = kpce Of
those pleasures th54 RA
innocents of life aud ~ lb'y
fore you in spirit Of lovey the
duties that sppertain to US ss turner's
IN this land OF probation
Therefore, come with cvuie's
sueer for your youthful anu &ents and /
joys to-day; nor would over cast your
bright anticipations of future happiness.
By ruthl. ssly tearing aside the veil that
hides the inevitable sorrows of life. .'Suf i
fcient for the day is the evil thereof"
But would rather say to you, enjoy .
the beautiful Spring while you may
Give vent to the glad emotions, that rise
in your young hearts upon such occasion !
as this, aud let these old hills and ra {
vines be vocal with shouts of gladness.
more captivating than the ghostly whis- |
Pers of buried past, which erst has 7
teebly broken their slumbrous stiffness.
would tell you that though life is not a
all a May-day, yet every season has its q
corresponding joys; and would point
out to you toay in which if you will u
walk, there will ever bloom flowers, as f
beautiful and sweet as those .cf Spring, t
even through the scinter q kife-ayell
down to the night Of death, gse frag.
rance will linger around aud low the
tomb itself
Then | would have youl er thai
though we ought To-
pleasant and pure l6lle I :
.oeetber TO day more c
nobler ful frolic. t
That you are here t61eelebiate not simply
he return of fowery May, but also as )
title lambs of the great fold of the good d
;hepperd, to send unward to the skies d
our blended thank sd praise that He e
las permitted you once again to welcome s.
u such sweet language, the cornation of e
our fair young Queen, and to praise "
nd adore Him for all the blessings b Ii
as bestowed upon you as the children tc
his love. r.
l would tell you, oh would that / p
ould tell you. how much the good Shep- ei
erd loves you and how secure you are, IL
nd ever will be IN bis arms if you heed oil
is gentle voice II who said, Suffer I'll
tie children to come uuto NE, and for lie
id them not. for such is the kingdom of il
eaveu, viii never desert you if you do s
ot forsake him aI
You are now being taught iu his way. tn
ID learning Of Hun. if your teachers pr
The suu,isy Schools are faithful, and Of