Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-03-05


house Of hon lage. who walled Tho waters of
the kcd Sea, who empowered Samson with
power to shy his enemies with tho jaw bone
Ut IN aas, Who empowered Abraham Lincoln
with knowledge to write the emancipation
proclamation whereby four millions of blacks
wer" set free-thnt God, our God, is with
and for us. and will hear the call of woman.
and her rights will he granted, and she shull
have a right to vote"
WE'LL GOVERNED CnILDnEN.-Iti. quite
a mistake to suppose that children love the
p'rents less who maintain Il proper authority
over them. On tie contrary, they resncct
thom mare. 1t is cruel and unnatural selfish
ness that INDUCES children in a foolish and
hurtful way Parents arc guides and coun.
sellers to their children. As o guide in u E".
c'gn land, they undertake IT. I'll cn..
through tue shaasznBDnaD p'"t '"en' S"'e'y
r;e,oe sseARs and qnicksands Of incxpr,
d@ If tho guide allows his followers all
7trS9lihorty they plr"~r-if, because they di.
IKE the constrnint of the narrow p,th of safe.
ty, he allows them to stray into holes and
down prrcipices that destroy them, to hitter in
woods full of wild beasts or deadly herbs
can he be called a sure guide And is it no,
the same with our children? They are as
yet only in the preface, or, az it were. in thu
first chapter Of the book Of life. We lnv.
nearly finished it, or are far advanced. We
must open tt c pages for these younger minds
1t children see that their parents act from.
principle; that they do not find fault witlnm
reason; that they do not punish because PEI
s ""l "frnse is taken. but because the thiu.
III itself is wr"'g-if they sec that. Will,
they are res"l"tely but atfrctiountely refused.
what is not good for them, there ia a willing.
ness to obIige them in all innocent matters
they will soon appreciate such conduct. 1t
no attention is paid to rational wishes if u
allowance is made for youthful spirits if they
are dealt with in u hard and unsymputhizinr
m"nner-the proud spirit will rebel. and the
meek spirit be broken.-Moiher's Moguzinc
TRUST I N JEsus.--A doctor who was once
visiting a Christian patient. had himself heen
anxious to feel that he was at peace with Gnd
tho spirit of God Ind convinced him of sin
and need, and lie longed to possess ;. that
peace which the world cannot give" On this
OCCASION, addressing himself to the sick one
he said: IL want you just to tell me wha,
it is. this believing and getting happiness
faith in Jesus and NIL that sort of thing tina,
brings peace" His p,tient replied ..Doc
tor. | have felt that l could do nothing, and
have put my case in your hand-Ia am trust.
ing IN you This is what every poor sinner
must do in the Lord Jesus" This reply
: greatly awakened the doctors surprise, aud q
new light broke in on his soul. "Is that all
lie exclaimed. ~''simply trusting in the Lord
JeSua? l see it as I never did before. III
/ has done tho work" Yes, Jesus said on thu
cross. " 1t is finished" and whatsoever DO
'ieveth on Him shall not perish. but have ev
e~rlasting life !" From that sick bod the doc
tor went'a happy man-rejoicing that hi
sins had been washed away in the blood 0
the Lamb.
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RrvERDY Jnihnaon's Alaba,nra' treaty will
Great Britain has no chance. IT. Is dead, ant
heaven knoya what will grow out Of itsgravc
Not roses. certainly. {,
! Mn, Charles Dickens will, early in April
receive tho oompliwent Of q public dime
from tho Journalists Of Liverpool.
AwAaaisH editor on the frontier says tina
his town Is lighted mp At night with rid head
cd girls. Our psyil says no would Ike /.
hug thois'np postal E
TIE death Of Wilkes Booth, which som,
have protested ~ doubt. Il m lonaser i ques
tlon. The hodvs when disinterred last week
w"s fully Identified by hia relatives rom .
tooth, which Was plugged In a peculiar man
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