The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-10-02
SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 2, 1869.

show, or Robinson's Circus were to pass
through the country, that hundreds Of
dollars would be spent to see monkey
make fool of himselfs Let some of
this money be spent on education. He
regarded the Sabbath School as an ini-
portant lever in arresting the corruption
around us, aud as means of purifying
and elevating society.
Why, he asked, this poverty which
reigns around us? The answer he
thought could be read in the archieves
of a corrupt aud despotic government.
Our political corruption could only be
removed by educating our children, and
teaching them the principles of the Bible,
and never by melting the races against
each other, or by harboring political ami
u,osities. He was convinced that igno-
rance could never rule n country. Web
ster had said, Educate your children
and the government is safe" This he
regarded as the true motto of our peo-
pie. He Thought that the black man
could only be elevated by education. In
conclusion in reviewing our political con-
dition, he expressed the belief that God
would yet bless our country with pros
pcrity.
After few pertinent remarks by the
| IC,
Superintendent on the duty of parents
overcoming every obstacle, and placing
their children in the Sunday School, the
school sang the list piece, 81 have
Father in the Promised Land" also the
10th Il want to be an angel, &c"
After the singing, the last speaker,
Rev. Il. j. Edwards, was heard He in
troduced his remarks by relating several
touching and appropriate instances of
early religious conviction, and argued
therefrom the necessity of those entrust-
ed with the care of children, attending
early to their wants in this respect.e He
alluded to tic great efforts which were
made by men everywhere to rescue
themselves FROM poverty, but he asked if
the salvation of the soul was not of fal
grcater Importance than salvation from
poverty. The soul being of more value
than the body, he urged parents to see
to this matter first in their children
In the latter part of his address lie
impressed upon his hearers the import
ance of strict observance of the law of
love, as enjoined upon us by the Scrip
turcs, and in conclusion drew beautiful
picture of the happiness We would expe-
rience, if this law could pervade all our
actions. The address of Mr. Edwards
was particularly pathetic.
When Mr.. Edwards had concluded,
the Superintendent informed the chill
dren that the next step in the programme
was the pic mic. He said he could see
from the Church that the tables were
ready, and he was anxious to 20 and see
what was upon them. He could see that
their mothers had taken particular pains
to have their clothing neat and tidy, and
he hoped that they would keep them so.
He also hoped that at the tables they
would do nothing to destroy the good
name they had already won for order and
propricty, but would follow their teach
ers directions He illustrated his point
by an a.l,S,.ssing anecdote U" :. little boy
he once saw ut candy pulling. AS it
frequently happens on such occasions, in
the anxiety Of the guests to get at the
fun, they commenced pulling before the
candy was ready, and it was very soft
and unmanagcanle. There was little
boy i'll the crowd, who, when he got to
the table reached Overland took the largest
lump of candy he could see After eat
ing rs much rs he could, lie thought he
would put the rest in his pocket. He
therefore tried his best to get it in, but
every time he put his hand down in his
pocket, the candy would stick to it, and
follow it out. lie told the children that
when they got to the table he wanted
them to remcnbor this unfortunate little
boy, aud not try to put anything i'll their
pockets, as 1t might come om again.
The effect was capital 1t was noticed
that the grown people remembered the
candy story as well as the little ones.
The school now sung several beautiful
hymns, after which they were marched
to the tables, which groaned under the