The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-05-11

hear the awful doom pronounced against
those "who are at ease in Zion."
Mr.. Leavell is quite young man, and feel
ing satisfied thpt he is in earnest, VIC do not
wish to criticisc him. He has boldness
which is meritorious, and should he study
good models and be "himself in naturalncss"
and yet mot himself in the labors Of his sa>
cred calling" he may yet sound the depths
of the unsearchable riches of Christ. 1t is an
honor to our town and compliment to our
young men that one Of their number has
chosen profession which, as the world goes,
is so fraught with denial, Ticissitude and
impecuniosity.
kALEIDosCoPIc.-The junior woke me up
soon this morning with the remark, mount
your vclocipede and take notes." The
Senior went to tue Convention last week;
they talked about introducing Chinese, AL
gerines, Malays, Coolies, or something Of
the sort. Goodness, we are mixed up enough
already, think: Nothing but Conventions
now-les's see: the G. & C. +. R, "conven-
toned" last week, aud did it-and the Immi
grafton Convention did it better, still-for it
promised to donate lands and money and in
Yite immigrants from all parts of the world.
1t spoke very pointedly about immigration,
direct trade, cotton manufactures, Industrial
resources, &C., while committees arc to re-
port upon the hygiene, and the flora Of the
State, scientific education, &c. Now comes
the Sunday School Convention, in Charles
ton. (Some people question the Sunday
School cause, because they say that some
parents neglect certain little duties, leaving
to the Sunday School teachers, the religious
training Of the little ones. Is said argument
good? Wouldn't those sam "arents neglect
said duties anyhow? Doe he good Of
the cau<e vastly preponderate?) And the
Cotton States Floral and Mechanics FUR, in
Augusta, and the Southern Methodist Con-
ference, ut Memphis, and the Convention Of
the Episcopal Diocese of S. c., at, AbbeTillc.
1t'ssc .Friing morning, the orient is flushed
with & CimSon and upon twig and leaflet rests
the diamond dew. The flowers are blushing
rosy red, and the little birds trill their mafin
in delicious numbers. The trees have put on
their summer clothing, and the blue bells
and the ,isies arc kissing each other some
where; while the locust and the honey suckle
and the mountain ash, &C., load the atmes-
phere With their Intoxicating odors. o. who
wouldn't get up soon and mount a relocipede
and dash along the grareled walk? So here
VIC so, my phn:on, steady. What's The name
of this bridge? am here reminded that the
streets Of our little city should be numbered.
Anyhow, Mr. Girarieai Is preparing large
and handsome map Of our town. We'll, its
the bridge over the G & T.. Il: X, between
Messrs. Barre and Tarrant's premises, and if
it aint soon repaired, very much fear that
somebody will have to put on Grape. These
town marshaps deserve meGe Of praise
they are really putting our streets in good
condition--I hope they'll not forget the
bridge. Here VIC are out in the urbs, and the
lu1uriant wheat waves grandly in the morn
ing air. 1t looks like it needs rain. But
Squire E. P. L. tells me that can say on
his authority that he never knew dry April
and May to fail in supplying good wheat
crop. Well, declare that's encouraging, for
our district has an immense breadth Of the
cereal. What beautiful views and vistas out
here, but must 50 back aud get upon the
stool Of repentance. Ofthe making Of books,
papers and magazines, there's no end, aud
too much reading gives He pain in my
bread basket. shall 60 rotnd to Boozer s;
Peoples, and get those gcntlt men to order
me small Brinley plow TO so. through this
Sahara of news. What do I see, battles,
suicides, murders, homicides and sudden
deaths: plaques, frauds, pestilences, divorces,
and famine; war, bitter war and widows;
parricide, fratricide and infanticide; Love,
courtship and marriage; hope and faith, un-
belief and despair; beneYolencc and penu>
rousness; sunshine and shadow; splendor
and w:etchedness; gilded palaces and whited
sepulchrcs; truth and error; beautiful life
and the dance Of death; eTen-handed justice,
and the iron heel Of the oppressor; discount
and dearth, houses and lands, goods and
chattels tobacco and whiSkey rings; snuff
dipping, opium eating, gold rates and prem
iums; cotton, corn, bacon, beans and butter,
and dreadful politics, that ignis fatuus, that
leads men On and on to ruin; romance and
reality, the economical council, and the ifs
,ccnth commandment that abolishes every
thing, especially color; and agriculture and
art; manufactures, mining and the baby
crop. Here arc the Turks and the Egyptians
preparing for war on grand scale-(Col.
Rhett and others have gone to the help of the
lat:er;) France is threatened with terrible
revolution, poor Cuba is ravaged, laid waste,
and her brave women (women are always
80, ~ $n ,oto
But the saddeSt features Of war were recently
witnessed In the struggle between the Para
guayans aud the Brazilians- every horror
was perpetrated in the prolonged struggle
and finally the decimated ranks Of the brave
Paraguayans were supplied By the ladies land
they fought like Turks until thousands were
slain-and now poor Paraguay, depopulated,
stripped, raYaged. and outraged, lies, pros
t-ate, bleeding, helpless. And the chronic
war in Mexico has again broken o1t. And
who that does not grieve at the sad tales of
horror that come up from the eastern Chris
tians, who for centuries past and down to the
present day arc suffering every species Of
horror at the hands Of their enemies. Since
the twelfth century some twenty millions Of
these people have been put to death IN every
horrid manner, and NOT long since a large
number Of helpless women and children were
shanefully butchefed. And the preparations
for war-to make widows and orphaus-arc
yet made. Last year s5O, ,o00, 600 were spent
for war, and only s5.800, 900 in the cause of
christianity. This shows that the world
loves war and not peace. And all to satisfy
few ambitious kings. When viii the many
millions of,raen, under arms be remanded to
civil pursuits? Make peace and turn them
into inmigrapts-apd set them to peopliDg
the waste places; let them thresh down
mountains, and convert deserts into gardens,
drain pontine marshes, build railroads, make
cotton, aud canals, tunnels, cables, and air
ships-any rather than widows and Or
phars. VIII they do these things, or will
they set the world IN conflagra,iou Of war
ari invite he birds oT re ar ~ feast rpop