Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-08-28

Shu0 Da0 company y--Oe""ie Vi tlie
vices so common among young people |
OF this day; / aIludG especially to |
: fashionable follies, an the use of To
bacco, Segars, Wine, Beer, &c. God |
has given YOU beverage which is |
good for all--it quenches the fires Of
thirst and the material confagrations |
which destroy our property and desc |
late our homes-with it tie Firemen
are irresistible in their labors Of love. |
" 1t is brewed ia the clouds, distilled |
in the mountains, rccti6ed in the hills, |
foains in the ocean, roaTs in the cata |
racb sparkles ia tie river, sings in the
riyulet aud dances in the sun beam-t |
causes no )ai.s or head ache, no sor- |
row in the heart. no bereavenents IN |
families, no curse in the land-it re |
freshes and invigorates every living
creature, the mighty leviathan and
smallest insect-the little flower and
tiny spear Of grass as well as the giant
oak-it is clear as crystal and pure
from the fountains of Jehovah-invig
Grating, heahhful, life giving WATER.
In conclusion, Mr. Superintendent,
let me say, the Firemen Of Reliance
& Fire Eugine, Hook and Ladder and
Hose Company, offer your School
these tokens of regard, with hearts
full of love for the Sunday School
cause aud those engaged in its glorious
work, and hope that they may be re
ceived in the same spirit they are pre-
sented, and that through ali the chang
es of all the years Of your lives, this
occasion may be regarded as' green
spot in memory's page, and ever be
re called with emotions Of unalIoved
pleasure. / am sure, the gallant Fire
men for whom l this day speak, will
cherish a recollection of this delight
full event as an oasis in the desert of
life, and when battling with the de
vOuriDg element in discharge of their
self imposed duties, will have Drawer
hearts and stronger arms, when they
think that the prayers of Sunday
School Scholars are ascending to Is
rael's God for their safety and success.
So let. us all live, tlat we may hear
from Jehovah Himself, amid the roar
and cracking and lurid light of a
worlds cOnflagration, 'Well done,
good and faithful servants, enter thou
into tile JOY Of thy Lord" and thro'
out the ever revolving years of eter
nifty we shall rest from our labors.
At the request of Superintendent
James Straley and his. Assistant. J.
N Sanderson, Rev L. F. DRAKE, re-
sponded extemEoraneously to the ad
dress, substantially as follows:
Gentlemen-On behalf of the West
Lancaster Sabbath School, L bid you
a cordial welcome, and would take this
opportunity of returning to you our
sincere thanks for the very beautiful
and impressive Notices you have so
kindly presented to this Sabbath
School; and can assure you, that
this kind and christian act, is fully APP
preciated, and will ever be remembered
! might say that your presence here
10 day is a surprise" to every mem
Der of this School, but tits one that
is remarkably agreeable, and therefore,
the good Impression made will be the
more lasting. You are not here with
your Fire Engines, Ladders, &C., to
Quench fire, as is your business when
the alarm of fire is given, but l trust
your visit will create q FIRE in the
hearts of all Sabbath School workers
which will make such a BLAZE that all
the people within a circle of several
miles can sec, and one too, that the
Devil and all his company, cannot
wash out.
The impressive Scripture Notices
which now adOrn this house of wor-
ship, we win endeavor to remember
and observe in all our actions in the
future. have time only to speak OF
one Of them, Goods Eye is every
where This, have no doubt, viii
make lasting impression for good,
upon every member of the SchC o., and
upon the hearts of all visitors, not
only whilst in the house of God, but
wherever we may be engaged in the
various duties of life. We cannot
flee from the presence Of God. The
Psalmist says, IF / take the wings
or the morning, snd dwell in the utter
most parts of the sea, even there shall
thy hand lead me, and thy right hand
shall hold me-" When tempted to do
wrong, although no human eye may be
looking upon us, yet we should re-
member that the eye of God is upon
us.
every town and city, and the duties
assigned the members thereof are
Onerous, and many dangers attend
them, aud none but brave and unselfsh
men should occupy this position. /
have never been a member of such a
Company, but l can to some extent
know your feelings when surrounded
by danger, as / have been when the
FIRE of rebellion was raging, and when
the missiles Of death fell thick and
fast On several battle fields during the
late war. AS the soldier, engaged in
the cause of his country in quenching
the terrible fire of war, is in danger OF
losing his lite, so are you whilst con
tending with the dangerous element
Fire, in order to save the lives and
property of your neiehbors. A man
engaged in any legitimate pursuit in
life. ought to he prepared to die, as
Can yers stand thickly all around him
10 carry him to the gravc-thc land o.
dnrknessS butt truly prepared by the
grace of God, his soul will dwell il
the regions of light.
We greet you asfriends and laborer:
in the glorious work of training ant
disciplining the minds and hearts O
the young and Using generation. ant
trust that you will continue ia this
good cause whilst life endures.
] was very much pleased with The
resolutions passed by your company
preceding thc late 4th of July celeb1a
ton in reference to iateDperance-
You then resolved that should a mem
her be found under the influence Of in
Goxicatihg drinks, that the Fireman
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