Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-09-23

In company with sonle friends, We
attended the sabbath, School celebrs.
tion, at Williams Chapel, in Dis
trict No. 10, Of this county, on the
9th Of September. This edifice IL
very beautifully located and well at
tended. It's name IL commemora-
tive of It's generous donor, =. L. Will
lIams, Esq. Two schools united in
the celebration; the names Of their
Huperintendents we did not learn.
About one hundred and twenty-five
scholars and teachers were in the
procession. Some three hundred and
fifty others were In attendance. A
more orderly, healthy looking and
better behaved assembly we never
saw. In fact that section of our
county Is proverbial, for hospitality
and good manners, and its ladies es-
pecially cannot be too highly spoken
OF. About IL o'clock the Schools
formed In procession and moved to
seats provided in the beautiful yard
OF Rev. Sterling Brewer, where a
stand for the speaker Of the day was
placed.
That speaker was Hon. John f.
House, and by him was seated Hon.
James e. Rice. Mr.. House began
about liz o'clock, and spoke fifty-five
minutes. His remarks were princi-
pally addressed to adults.
The internal evidence of the au-
thenticity Of the Bible as exhibited
in the light Of history and the devel-
opment OF science and research, was
the leading idea In his address. In
the treatment Of this theme, In a
mastery manner, he adduced and
grouped all the main facts and prin-
cip!es pertinent and made such q
plain and powerful presentation that
none present could fall to perceive
and appreciate the bearing and force
of the argument. He then showed
that the whole structure of civilized
society was based on the grand mora
code of the Bible; and even II one
were not assured Of the divine orr
gin of the book, yet as means-th'
best means-of maintaining goOt
government, both In the family ant
the State, the dissemination Of thu
Bible and the teaching Of its tenet,
were the plain duty Of every patrio
and parent. Arguing from known
principle that no law can be executes
faithfully when not IN accordanc,
with public sentiment--he Shove,
the absolute necessity of cultivatint
the moral ideas of the book as I
means of preserving society. Thei
he presented the fact that moral idea
must be inculcated in the mind whei
young, or that the immoral idea
there received could hardly be. eradi
Gated. Aud went on to show tina
the Sabbath School was the mean
and place where this kind of instruc
ton can he given to the creates
number and and the best way.
Then he showed that without tn
comforting assurances of Revelation
man was no more than a beast, as t
n future, and that If you take tn
idea of futurity away, you remov
the greatest stimulus to self-denia
and proper behaviour. And tina
. there was no substitute offered for th
Bible by any of its opponents VIII
progressed to disrupt society and de
r stroy hope without offering anythin
5 in their stead.
, These are only few OF the lead
ing ideas presented. The aptness {
: Illustration, the detail of the mimi
, tia of the argument, the eloquenct
: the choice diction. the completeness
: and oneness of the address are indis
= cribable. Suffice 1t to say, 1t was
splendid and powerful address an
8 deeply impressed the hearers.
e Judge James L. Rice being Gale
, for, arose and in earnest, nervous an
, forcible terms, endorsed all that ha
! been said and pressed home addition
al or corrobarative facts, all in regar
to the usefulness of Sabbath School
and the duty of every member of tn
= community, whether in the churc
or not, to do all he could to promot
. and enlarge their influence. His i'm
promptu remarks were well received
An intermission was then had-a
ter which dinner was announced an
all repaired to an ample and exec
lent barbecue-the Sabbath Schot
children being allotted separate ts
BILE, where all ate to repletion. The
an hour of rest and digestion, All
r the celebration closed. Thus ende
t a fine day, a fine celebration, fin
q speaking, fine assembly, and fin
J, barbecue, of which the good effect
r must long continue. 1t Is invidiou
e perhaps, to mention names, but j. i
: Patrick as conductor, e. l.. William
as caterer, and S. Brewer, as host f
their excellent mode of performin
their allotted duty deserve gref
praise. X.
QuRERy.-Will the Tobacco Let
; inform us who Ginx's baby is, All
: what relation 1t sustains to the o
), phan Asylum
= THE sale OF personal property
the Orphan Asylum, which was