Middletown transcript., 1875-01-09
Letter from Townsend.

Aekt6T, HOM 4OWuS6uus
Editor Of Tsaasctipt.: aesiss'f sd
/ Having plenty Of leisure time JUS
nov. Hthssght | would send youia few
lines abont things down in Appoquini..
mink. We had as is our yearly Gus.
ton Christinss tree in our church foi
the benefit Of the Sabbath School. The
exercises were opened with prayer BY
our pastor Rev. G. w. .Prettyman, who
after its conclusion addressed the Sab
bath School in few well-chosen re-
marks and was followed by Mr.. W.
Lambert Gooding, enc of the teachers
in the Conference Academy. at Dover,
with q PIECE of select reading, which
created great deal Of, laughter. owing
to the humorous way ID which it was
Fdsli5ered ~ Pie singing by the school
accompanied with 4 thss organ was also
very nice and appropriate. aa..
The distributions of the gifts ITO the
scholars was as is generally the case
very amusing and caused d great deal
Of fun. Not only do We;place bag of
candy on The tree for each scholar, but.
also many substantial giftsy such as
gloves. stockings, shoes, clothing. &c.
Such gifts are very acceptable indeed
to many Of them .ssbs J 20 aa
odsdt nlto ne the most pleasing part of
our Christmas tree frolc ! to see these
little needy ones, receive their presents,
II our people would only abstain from
drihking liquor, and give. the money
they spend ahat way 70 the poor deserv-.
ing onss aroundnus5 thsno would all
hearts be gleddened. 4 and I'VE could
surely have q merry. Christmas, and
the birth Of our Redeemer truly henoredi
The organ that we purchased for our
Sabbath Schools few weeks ago at
cost tlof, sone hundred and City dollars,
was not lend enoagh in tone. and has
twenty. dollar onsa one. % 'asia NJ 9di
Il am glsa soisssiola 'Appoquinimink
advance beth inlvocalasud Instruments /
inssis. NE ihaysiassrOng pppositiop
here, towards az organ being used il |
the church. Ours r. is the first that was
ever purchased ID This hundred ford
religious purpose therefore you can
imagine thsi opposItioni We had to en-y
counter-soalf some of our religious op-
ponents, especially. we're q little better |
posted 10 BsJle History they would |
know that II 4 is not I new Instrument, /
bat 7one ief iverya ancient origin In |
Genesis sfsurth, schaptekasnd atwenty-
6rst tverse. . We find that Jubal was the
inventor Of the organ. And it is again
in Jos. twenty-frst chapter
md twelfth VERGE also III The one hun-.
dred and aiftietha Psalm. fourth verse.
] Our, organ lofI atbe present day no
doubt differs in, many respects from
thst invented by Jubal. but it Is never
lheless the Same Instrument only imsd
proved on. The main argument Or QUE
opponents issithat they believe in the
.olds time religion 4 and; will. have
99'lhai9g sla 70, d do lly yi'h tAess new tangled
0eas. ~
q Ths'ahsib 6pposition We. had Il cons !,
end withsf f0uDd Ito be snone the una
'daeaieds class Of our people and itsis .
act tbet ignorance is the greatest bar
Ter that progressive community has
9 contend Nth Let ns therefore root b
ut this ignorance BY having better
,ubticd schools, aud to accomplish this
|. would tsuggest that We petition to the
,resept Legislature to appoint State
Examining Committee, consisting Of al
,enerai superintendent and three assist
mt superinteBdents. one for each, 4
ountv, whose duty Il shall bel to visit
het schools ins their respective counties
olstantly, and confer with the general
hperintendent every three months,i "a
ftener if necessary. The general ssuuIprer-s ! I
nteudent to select q uniform set of
sheusshools of this State, ,sand
(. person be allowed tpiteach., who is 4
OF thoroughly qualified, in every way
, receive certificate Of fitness from
hs seid State dsdpsrintendsnt. The +
bote is merely outline of petition
intend "a offer to the Legislature i
Many Of the readers Of this article !.
nov that | speak the truth, when | !
y that large majority of the schools )
this State are cursed With incon-
etept and lazy, teachers, who are far :
sitter qualified to use the grubbing hoe I
IAN to teach school .sasiers' sss.'p lid
Why is it / may ask that we aare ;
roud Of the Bayards. the Sanlshurys :
I'd many other bright minds Of our I
tate :? ls it On account Of their superier ! b
'nse p No !! only the advantage Of cul- =
ire. II 'believs We have many boys !;
rowing up in our midst that bays just i
J good common sense as the Bayards \
! Saulsburys, but their minds have i
sen dwarfed by these drones in charge !
our district schools commonly CALI i
l,teaehers. J Then aas parents let US G
axe up to the great necessities of the !. !.
our. and get some such act as | bave g
ated passed at the present Legislature,
ID thereby sssurs for'our children the t
fsatest blessing se can give them-a =
bod education. feof 81 10 i;8 8a .
/ believe there is not class of peo- sl
Ia in the world wnrco cuspd1oI fhcv Il II