The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-23
WASHINGTON LIGHT INE4NTRT.
ANNTERs, ,RY CELEBRATION OF The ". L. L
CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION.
ODE By G. HERBERT SASS, ESQ.
RATION BIZ REV J: L. GIRARDEaU. D. D.
supper, Speeches, Toasts, &c.

Association celebrated their third anniversary lust
evening, by public exercises at the Central Presby-
teran Church, and society supper at Masonic Hall
Notwithstanding the unpropitous weather. the
church at the appointed hour was filled with the
| beauty aud fashion of the city.
The exercises wero opened with prayer by the
Rev. W. c. Daua, the pastor of the churcs whose
touching appeal to the Throne of Grace compelled
the devout attention and enlisted the pr.ye-ful
| sympathy of the assemblage.
Rev. C. P. Gadsden ,hen read the ode written by
G. Herbert Sass tsq.,l which will be found in The
poets corner of TsE NEWS this morning. 1t is a
finished and graceful composition, full ofexGusite
fancies and iis beauties we've greatly enhanced By
The manner in which it was recited. The clearness
of the readers enunciation, the purity Of his accen
the corr ectness Of his apprehension the patlos of
his tones enabled the audience 10 have better ap-
probation of its merits ihan most readers cou,d
obtain by their una'ded Efforts
At the conclusion Of the reading of the ode, Rev.
]. L. Girardeau pronounced the ora.ion, taking as
his subject Charity. Avoiding generalities and ab-
stractions. and tEo tritc reflections which usually
form the stock of charity dscoursee. he brought the
attention of his audience to tue suffering condition
of the seaboard of South Carolina as compared with
its 1ourshng condition before the war. He said
truly that this was subject OF immediate interest
to his audience, and one more particularly connect
ed with the objectr Of The association whose ami
vcrsary was the o. aasion Of the celebratioj !. He
spoke of the natural affection CT all meu for the
land of their birth and with picturesque de Grip
ton and eloquent illustration he proceeded to show
that the love of the low-country South carolinian
for the rivers swamps, woodlands and sea shore of
the scenes of his youth, far from unreasonable
Leaving the description Of the naural beauty ofthe
country, he next spoke of the charming refinement
CT the so .ia life of the people, and the thrilling his
torical associations which kept alive among them
the sent ments of patriotism and honor. The part
which slavery lied in Southern society was admira
bly, dc :cribed and the institution aud the people
who cherished il were warmly and effectively de-
Tended from the SANDERS and Misrepresentation O.:
the outside world. The breaking out Of the war,
and the consequent suffering Of the people, espc.
cally the refugees next claimed the attention Of the
speaker and the dreadful and pain full of that
terrible time were portrayed with vivid uthfulness
that none would appreciate more keenly than the
dlencc TO which he spoke. The blazng hom sstead,
fair women working in the deld households bcreft of
trophc OF deea the death of the nationality which
were enrapt every sentiment and affection which
docs honor o humanity. Tho peace which for many
has beeDa revival oi prosperity, but which to the
fugees has been worse than war, period OF suffer
ing wit hout hope, was alluded 10 in The mcst pa
thetc terms and due credit was given for tue noble
efforts which have been made by many Of this un-
fortunate class to recover from their misfortune.
The contrast between the condition OF this class and
tho rest of the people Of the South WIS noticed and
accounted for and the sympathy Of the latter asked
for the iormer In conclusion, the speaker compli.
manted the association on their charitable efforts,
and saiC tina, his ony object in portrayng suffering
as hc had done to elicit sympathy Tor the suffer-
ers, and nothing was further from hls purpose than
to excite one angry erosion.
After music by The choir. the audience was dis
missed with. the benedictiou.
At the business meeting the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
Colonel c. II SI,1oaToE.~ President.
q. b. OLNgY. Senior Warden.
Msjor I. q. BAIKER JUNIOR Warden.
J. L. HONOUR, sc retar, and Treasurer
Prot. F. L. PARKER, NJ D., Surgeon
Rev. IS. C. DGBRToN Chaplain.
". NJ. MUcKENFUss. solicitor
T: F. :. :: fslIeasD faTLoa. stewards
Comm,ttee on Charity.-E. c. Edgcrton, 4. H. Nc
powen. Jr II. l. Greer. A. W. Taft, ). A. Atkinson.
COMMITTEE on Acc ,unts-L. B. Loyegr en, j. j.
Small q. McC. uonour.
Committee Letters II. 81. Honour, q. II. Viii
Inns. Jr, G. Rel he.
,on,n,ittce on Burial Ground at Magnolia Gene
tery.-c. H. simouton er ctcio; s. ]. Burger, j. II.
Schultz.
Committee on Fdir.-H b. Olney. II Greer, s. j.
Burger, A. w att, j.. Small. b. B. Gilliland. r.
II. Mcdowell, Jr., J. II. schrsiner, Jr Or. T. l..
Parker, E. C. Edgeiion. J. L. Sheppard, II. a. Will
hams Jr., J. L. Hopour, ". T. Bruce, L. a. Honour.
*vice Captain J. NJ. Carson, declined collection.
tVice Fl. I. Greer declined reelection.
About halEpast nine O'Clock the association assem-
bled at Masonic Hall where u supper was served as