The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-07-18
now LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP


tho creeds of councils, or all the systems of
divinity put together. fancy some gifted
ard loving mother composed it for her own
darlissS not dreaming that for centuries it
would be taught by innumerable mothers
to millions of children that indeed it would
be transmitted from generation, to genera
tion through all revolutions, all political
and social changes, to tho end of time
How many men and women brave, brave
boys and gentle girls, to-day date their
flrst Impressions, the first thought of
God, tho Gracious Guardian of His chill.
dren on earth, to that precious prayer /?
How many aged men and matrons,
sitting serenely in the golden glow of
life's cloudess evening, trace with graft.
tude to God, the promise and the potency
of their characters aud destinies to the twi.
light worship of the bedside, when kneeliug
at their mothers knee they said that pray
er7
Happy child whose mother solemnly and
tenderly teaches her little ones the simple,
the immortal words
In the very impressive and touching ad.
dress of Judge Thomas Thompson, to five
young men convicted of murder, he re.
marked that he pitied them and had
thought that perhaps no tender mother
shielded their infant innocence, and taught
them kncclinS at her knee that prayer,
Now lay me down to sleep Il know not
said the Judge. who wrote that PRAYER, but
[ would rather be the author of it than the
finest poem in the world, for it has shaped
the destiny of millions aud millions of the
human race. Courts aud codes of law M ay
pass away, but that prayer will endure to
the end Of time to bless mankind
When listening to Judge Thompson
words, l was reminded of a touching, beau
tiful incident in the last hours of the useful
life of that noble and just man, Judge d.
IL. Wardlaw, of Ahbcville, S. G. The grand
old Judge lay on his death bed The fam.
lily did not suppose that his end was so near.
In perfect peace he bade them good night,
saying that he thought he would sleep
we'll. lie seemed to sleep, swcetly and
only little granddaughter sat in his
chamber. The silence of the night in
tho old patriarch's room was softly bro.
ken by his voice, repeating the prayer of his
infancy. AS little child, the learned and
able Jurist and statesman, with his hands
folded on his breast said, Now l lay me
down to sleep, pray the Lord my soul to
keep; if | should die before l wake, pray
the Lord my soul to take
The prayer concluded, he fell asleep and
died before he woke, and the Lord took his
soul! and Jesus called little child unto
him and set him in the midst of them and
SAID, Verify l say unto you, except ye be
converted and become as little children. ye
shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven
Our CoTToN MILLs.-From an inter
cstiny letter in the New York Times, riy-
ing an account Of our Carolina cotton mills
aud the unprecedented success that has
attended Southern manufacturing enterprise
during the last few years, We take the fol.
lowing extract with reference to the mills
in the upper part of our State and in which
our readers will feel n special interest:
The Piedmont Manufacturing Company
was Incorporated three years ago with u
paid capital Of s335,O00. Its mill is on
the Saluda River ON the Greenvile and
Columbia Railroad, about IL miles from
Grcenvillc. Seventy-six snow white cot.
tages. surrounded by neatly fenced gardens,
inhabited by 265 operatives, line the main
approach from Grecnville for nearly half
mile, aud present very pleasing sight.
The main building, containing l2,3OO
spindlcs and $50 looms, is three stories
high aud 256 feet long. About IS bales
OF cotton arc daily consumed, which pro.
duce on the average 10000 yards of cloth
and 1900 pounds Of yarn. The water
power is unusually fine. 1t has been csti-
mated that pressure Of $4,000 cubic feet
of water per minute can be easily obtained,
which would be amply sufficient TO work
100000 spiudles. The compaDy's books,
on March 81, 1879, exhibited surplus as.
sets over all liabilities amounting to $780,
800, and $56,6S4 gross profits for the pre-.
ceding twelve months. Plans have been
drawn and preparations are being made to
erect another building without delay, which
is to contain room and machinery for Is,
900 moro spipdles.
The Camperdown Manufacturing Com.
pany commenced operations in 1874, with
capital Of 100000. Its machinery is
distributed in two buildings-one two sto.
ries high and 2O6 feet long, and the other
three stories high and 100 feet long-wbicb
are situated on Reedy River, almost in the
heart of Greenville. The $4,000 spindles
attended by 26O operatives, produce on