The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-09-14
G. Communications
Sunday School Celebration at Sharon
a"' Church.

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,.odist) is located on the main road
leading from Pendleton to Pickens--
, vile, about midway between Pendle-
ton and Carmel (Prcs) church. 1t
is surrounded by one of the most i'll
telligent, orderly, law"abiding COM
munities in the State, consequently
churches flourish, Sunday Schools
prosper, and every good cause finds
ready advocates among Them. Maj.
Simpson used 70 remark of this conn
munity, that during a long residence
among them, he never knew a liti-
gated case carried to the Circuit
Court from that noighborbood, and
the Deputy Sheriff of Anderson, Mr..
Mcconnell corroborted said state
ment by remarking 'bat he never
had any papers to serve in that whole
scope of country, from Prndleton to
Slabtown, but jury sum'"ons and
such like. The good people Of Shar-
Oh and Bethany churches, aided and
encouraged by the preacher in
charge, Rev. Mr.. Jackson, Initiated
proceedings for Il grand Sunday
School celebration at Suaron church,
Oh Tuesday, Goth August. Carmel,
PendIe,on, Mt. Zion, Kuhama, Shar-
on and Bethany, sent tull populations
to tile ceie ,rai"n. Tic PcndIetun
Cornet Band added great interest to
tie occasion by their musical per
. tormances during the day. The pros
cession was formed about 10 O'clock,
under the command of Ma jor l.
Newton, who had been app, intcd
Marshal Of the d ay. With The six
Sunday Schools il procession, with
the band in front, it Was truly an i'm
POSING demonstration. After march,
ing round The church in good order,
tho procession and audience were
COmtortabiI seael i'll II beautiful
grove betCS&&ECeeRc church, and the ex~
sercises commenced by singing the
beautiful hymn, "swcct be aid
bye" Then very appropriate
lrayer by tile Rev. B. S. Gaines
Then another bymn by the Sunday
Schools, and then short introductory
address by Major Russell. After
singing and music by the band, Mr..
John @. Watkins. was introduced
and made one Of The best Sunday
School addresses to which it was
ever our good fortune to listen. The
leading proposition Of his address
was that all governments Of whatever
political caste, depended mainly for
it's perpetuation on the virtue and
morality Of the people for its support.
And the speaker held up England as
notable example among all the mas
tions of the earth, of a stable aud
Just monarchical government, found
cd as it was on the virtue of an in
telligent citizenship. Sorry that the
gentleman could not say as much fol
lis own government. Then followed
naturally the sacred postulate that
the Sunday School next to tie church
was one Of the greatest promotions
of virtue and morality aiming any
people. 1t seeks to impress religious
truth on the tender minds of the
Young. After singing and music
from the band, Captain r. W. Simp-
son excused himself from speaking,
on account Of indisposilion, and the
Rev. DR.. Jones, late Of Columbia,
then delivered quite an interesting
address, much to the delight of many
of his old friends. The Rev. Docs
tore temperance among his old
friends Of Anderson and Pickens,
and especially tho fact that lie has
perma9sgtly settled on the old "Ma-
verick MYhomestead, within 81 miles
OF Pendleton, affords the sincerest
qualification to all. His address
throughout was listened to with the
closest attention. Az the close, of b;o