Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1877-05-17
For the Advertiser.
Our Sunday School Festival.

= Our Sunday Scnooi restNa'
) of,such is the Kingdom of Heaven
We have. always been fond OF little
children. They love truth. They are
aaer sweet, graceful, confoing and ingenu,,
.ous You, may teach them how 70 feao
the. Bible, but they can teach you a lesson
Of love and faith You may tell them lle
about Heaven and eternal Joys, but they
show what, sort of creatures lnhaoi9 Inc
Paradise of God. 3iYou may explain to
them the doctrines Of the New Testament,
bnt thew were chosen To- illustrate the
sincere followers fithe meek and lowly
Jesus. s..ti51 ~ ..gfc4ss >i..A =; .;siE
Well, we took up; our peheii'do, ,s.; VIII
about the Edgsfslds Ids sunFaRRSg nFaRS weather was
fine. zsPhe morning sWas bright, balmy and
beautiful and the rest of: the day was
true to It's, early 'romise. In short, 1t was
one Of those sof, pleasant May days when
wa can almost imagine that the horizon
has been all lit up and glorlhedl py the
glittering hills of the distant .Beulah we
Joined the lengthy procession at the Metho-
dist Church .and marched to the Baptlst
Church TO hear the reading of the Scrip
tures, prayers,g speeches. singing and mu-
siciI Before reaching the church, however,
it occurred to, us that the true soldiers OF
the cross are calm; mild and peaceful
and why 2rs Because their Commander is
lsthe "Prince of Peace" and because de
Ealoneiis olnnipotent,i 5otnnlsclent and om-
niipresenti the King eternal, immortal.
Invisible, The only wise God. = The Sultan.
Of Turkey, we thought !; is an inhdel, and
he may be, a bad man; hut that does not
| furnish the Gear of Russia with q warrant
from The Bible to propagate christianity
at The point of the sword. 80 .s.s.. .s.:..
Arrived at The church, MIA. J. Norris,
the Superintendent Of the Baptist, Sunday
School. read the one hundred and third
Psalm. which is one of the most touching
and remarkable pieces of composition on
record indeed It is nothing less than
divine inspiration. As plousas usasr1e r1e,9Sseat#- 9eSe#
JefusaIsm; once remarked to her father
who had been. reading the Psalmist to
her: Why do men.in modern times Iall
to write in that Sublime strain 2 Be
cause answered the agonized parent, they
are no longer inspired"
We were pleased with all the hymns
supglon This happy occasion: No sound
on earth can be more enhancing than the
voices of li.tlechiidren singing praises to
tie name Of our Heavenly Father This
kind Of vocal music is peculiar for It's
sweetness and pathos, its freshness and
beauty. its ,smoothness and cadence. Mrs.
Robert H. Minis Spresided at the organ,
and dealt out sweet sounds and appropriate
airs for the delectation of the rein ed as
sembly. And we are much indebted to
this lady for the most ,enJoyab'e part OF the
entire programme Without music, the
Church on Earth and the S&ntsin Heaven,
would find an intolerable void in their
spiritual beatitudes. ~. -.
: After q fervent prayer by the Rev. Mr.
Leard, of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
Mr. A. W. Lynch of the Johnston High
School, was introduced tothe audience as
the orator OF the day.. And right we'll did
he perform his difficult task: lie has
quite "a youthfuf face. but ms DISCOURSE
svinced an old head and a pious heart.
May he live long enough to persuade every
child in. South Carolina to attend the
Sunday School. One of this young gen
tieman's points, called by him the bee
hive, we copy for the benefit of our little
friends who love TO read the Adrertiscr &
70 Be-trne,
BE right,
Be upright,
Be earnest
The honey ofythis. hive is in o kind Of
an acrostic. Please find it, children, and
point it out to your parents. We venture
the prediction that Mr. Lynch will make
his mark as public speaker His effort
here last Friday was quite asuccess. Such
is the. popular verdict. Experts are al
ways needed in, the great moral vineyard.
The Rev. Mr.. Leard, as the theme for
his talk to The little boys of the Sunday
School, selected the following familiar
coupiet: aT- AZ 4 y
" Tall oaks from little acorns grow;
Large streams from little fountains flow"
Would that every little boy in 2 Old
Edgeield'' had been present to hear. the
kind words and the wholesome advice that
fell from the lips of this man ofFEed
Addressing himself to the httleIgrls, Mr.;
Leard took up The baby for text Ans
~ . Wen usa s.if E1esed With Pleasant
smile, and were prepared 70 be edited by
the Preachers earnest exhortations, and
spiritual instructions.
Last, but not least, came the 0aral in
vitation to cold collation.. in the Aca-
demic grove, where the Sunday School
folks and their invited guests enjoyed
ga feast of reason, and flow of soul;''.
Without the mad dance, or the tlowing
bowl.
Elk.