Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-05-09
Sunday School Jubilee.

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opponent, then no second election shall bo held.
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Sunday School Jubilee.
The meeting of the four Sunday Schools Of
Walhalla, to wit; Baptist Presbyterian,
Methodist and Lutheran and tho Union Sun
| day School Of West Union was hold in the
Baptist Church lust Sunday at $50 O'Clock
P. M, according to previous notice. Tho
Church was crowded Mt on carly hour. with
youth and childhood, manhood aud old ago,
and still thoy oamo until the aisles and doors
were filed with spectators. At tho hour j.
II. w. Johnston opened tho exercises by
reading the 9th Chapter Of Nehemiah when
feeling prayer was offered by Rev. Dr..
Smeltzer. After singing, Mr.. Johnston, who
timed the speakers, introduced Rev. 8. L..
Morris, who in q speech of seven minutes
gave IN account of tho origin of tho Sunday
School as springing from Sunday day School
established by Robert Rnikes, of England.
Then followed the other speakers, to wit:'
John ID, Cappelmann, Rev. j. j. Neville,
Prof. G. w. Moore, VIM. G.. Neville. IL. A. II.
Gibson, Rev. DR.. Smeltzer, j. Wnlter Daniel,
and w. j. Beard Tho closing address was
assigned to Rev. l. w. Wingo, of the Bapsis.
Church. All tho addresses were limited. to
seven minutes, and w6ro remarkable for
variety and interest, as attested by tho pa
tiepce and attention of the audience. We
cannot givo tho subjects of tho speakers. nor
will we attempt to report what they said, burt
tho exercises generally were adapted to-
children, aud were interspersed with moral
anecdotes and stories. The press was quoted
from by almost every speaker, for it is the
great religious as we'll as politicul Instructor
of the ago. The address Of MIR. Moore was
directed to the older heads and was repleto
with humor, interspersed with sound
scnse. 1Ie was raped down whom wo
thought his time should have boon extondod.
Mr.. Gibson also spoke to tho grown people.
The whole thing was succoss, though VIC
think ono half tho speakers with moro time
would have been better. Tho children wero
attentive to nll and woll pleased, and such
gatheringearo likely to subscrvc good purposes
both in instruction and emulation in good
works. AT tho close of tho speaking, Mr..
Johnston thanked tho audience in behalf Of
| the speakers for their good silence and close
attention, and repeated tho Chinese poom of
III yorses, to wit: "Go on, 60 on, 90 on" &o.5
oil tho verses being composed of these
expressive words, so applicable to the Sunday
School work.
The object, wo understand, IL to establish
u County Sunday School Union, then State
Sunday School Union, all looking to World
Sunday School Union. 1t is grand idea,
and will bc tho common plano, on which nil
denominations can meot and work and counsel
together in the cause. Of Christianity. The
proceedings throughout wero intersperscd
with singing by choir of singers selected
from tho choirs oftho four denominations who
had been practicng together for tho occasion
The singing was we'll executed and was what
is regarded rs adapted to children and Sunday
Schools. At ono time, however, it arose to
the grandeur Of true soul worship, when the
air and words of that. expressive old hymn
'Jesus lovor of my SOUL" rose from q hun
drcd throats, swelling and falling through
the church, waking aud vibrating tho chords
of tho soul. Who ever heard this grant
old hymn unmoyed to deyotion7
1t is to bo hoped the proceedings Of los
Sunday will have q good effect in giving nov
life to our Sunday Schools. There is n,
cause of creator Importance to morality ant
religion. The Sunday School is the nurser,
of the church, and moro than this, it serves t,
instil into the youthful mind tho great trutl,
of the Gospel, whom tho mind is most suscepti
BILE and the memory most retentive. Thes
institutions are moro important now thor
over, both because tho temptations to whicl
tho young are subjected are moro widel,
diffused, and because the Bible is no longe
read.c rcly 60, in our every day schools
As the intellectual faculties arc dovelope,
10 our schools and colleges, the moral power
should be kept .woll fed and strengthened
The education of the reasoning powers to tn
neglect of the moral nature is dangerous, I
gIves mon power without proper balanc
! wheel, and when they 60 out in the worl
they are liable to convert their powers t
improper uscs With well regulated iSanda,
Schools the needed moral food is secured t
give them a proper course.
Tho Charleston papors bring us the intoli
gence OF the death OF Hon. Thomas Y. Simons
, Mr. Simons was prominent lawyer, and ha
! filed various offices Of honor and trust In tn
4 State.
Il .Hopc---a sentiment in the wag OF a:dog,s tai
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