The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-10-23

4 b,, q, Fon THE oRASGEBURG NEWS
sd Sunday ppd4aly sSchool Celebration at
,smsdre sraJerichO CHURCH. ,s,ib,s.;<
| 20 Auidi uuY uob
lsiqMR. r4sDiTonl4SiHceu writing an ac-
count OF the iaCelebrationiat iAntioch;I
have had the pleasure of attending auoth-
er 7atNJericho, "a brief description of
'@hiehE wilieattempe TO give.rs biuoq ~
iSnThe'ofioe ofothe, teacher, which aids,
'is'soa sihRorta1ateiy rdepreciated winl our
Codaty, E'regardras the most important
and honorable of all callihgs outside of
the 'miniseryI Those, too, who riolunta-
iiiy andowithout compensation, inuder-
take the'moral8 training of tho youth of
our land, are certainly ourbest citizens.
and truest PATRIOTS r,slrmfa.s ,gsd /
'aoThey are moulding the minds of those
whofase hereafter to take onr places in
the various callings of life as farmers,
'ministers, physicians, mechanics, ,Ilawyers
and legislators, and ure thereby laying
the foundation for better discharge of
the religious, social and political duties
of the future generation, than of the
present.a 1t is a fact whichis frequently
ovcrlooked, but which cannot be denied,
that no mans education is complete un-
less he is familiar with the Bible. Hence
the Importance of Sunday Schools hs
co-adjutors of day Schools, and hence the
zeafof the writer in chronicling all that
pertains to them, and of the men who
are engaged them. 10 + E .aa
Amidst of all our gloomy surround
ings, it is indecda cheering sign that
our best and most influential men are en-
gaged in this good work ,,,u ,.-.
d On Thursday the 7th of October, the
Sunday School at Jericho, under the
superintendcncc OF Mr.. Hugo G. Sheri-
dan, celebrated their Anniversary. The
day was clear and beautiful. A blue
sky and genial sun shed lustre upon all
around, aud infused new life into the
henrts of the innocent little army Even
OLD men and women forget their infirnii-
ties under the influence of youth and
beauty around them. and almost imagined
that they were children again.
AT 10 o'clock, the procession, COM
posed of the Supcrintendents, teachers,
and children of the different schools,
clcrgymcn and speakers, formed in the
rear Of the Church and entered IN in.
vcrted order ..1t t''' 'i''
The services were opened by Rev
Paul Derrick in reading the Scriptures
and prayer. An address was then de-
livered by Mr.. Ralph Layton of the
Bible Glass zi
A dialogue was next heard between
Lizzie Dantzlcr, Agnes Holman and Liz
zie Haiglcr Of tic Bible Class 7''-S
Dialogue again between Selma Rush,
Ann Segrcst, Georgia Felkei Sallie
Hutto, Annie Holman and Minnie I'd
wards OF the first aud second classes
Dialogue between Lawrence Scgrcst,
Jimmie Sheridan DaviG Tilley, Henry
Dantzler and Wesley Sones of the second
and third classes. : >'af ''j fr1T
| Dialogue between Julius Edwards,
Harmon Rush, Willie Dantzler. Eddie
Pooser, Peter Titley, Johnnie Holman
and Frank Bates o. the first class a'91'
] This class was Introduced by DIR. John
fC. Holman, their teacher He stated
I fiat since the class had been assigned to
hinr he had been in1the habit Of marking
! the boys for each recitdtIon, and he was
happy to announce, that during all of the
! time, not one of them had ever received
a mark belnw the maximum This he
mentioned, not in a spirit of boasting,
but as an example for all to initiate.
Next came dialogue between Carrie
Danizlef and Augusta HOLMAN of the
third class G
Dialogue again between David Ann
IIungcrpcler and Narcissus Hungerpeler.
Dialogue between Cornelia Haiglcr
and Lucy Fclkel Of the fifth class. 4 J
The valcdictory address was then de-
livered by Mr.. Brantlcy Ulmer Of the
Bibi,' class. l'
| All of the young speakers reflected
credit both to. themselves and to their
| instructors. Some Of them performed
their part exceedingly wen | will not
mention their names, however, as I do
not wish to discourage the others. who