The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-07-18
now 1 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
dar'is 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
ton through all revolutions, all political
ana social changes, to the end of time
How many men and women brave, brave
boys aud gentle girls, to-day date their
hrst Impressions, the first thought of
God, tho Gracious Guardian of His chill
dren ON earth, to that precious prayer B.?
How many aged men and matrons,
sitting serenely in the golden glow of
lite's cloudlcss evening, trace with graft
tude to God, the promise and the potency
OF their characters aud dcstinics to the twi
light worship Of the bedside, when knceliug
at their mothers knee they said that pray.
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Happy child whose mother solemuly and
tenderly teaches her little ones the simple,
tho 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 knccling 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 III ny
pass away, but that prayer will endure to
the end of time to bless maukind.'
When listening to Judge Thompson S
words, was reminded of touching, beau
tiful incident in the last hours of the useful
life of that noble and just man, Judge ID.
l.. Wardlaw, of Abbcville, S. e. 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. He seemed to sleep, swcetly anG
only a little granddaughter sat in his
chamber. The silence of the night in
the old patriarchs 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 | 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 say unto you, except yc be
converted and become as little children, yc
shall not enter into the king dom Of heaven
OUR COTTON MILLS-From an inter.
cstiny letter i'll the New York Times, Civ
ing an account OF our Carolina cotton mills
and 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 special interest:
The Piedmont Manufacturing Company
was incorporated three years ago with "a
paid capital Of S335,O00. Its mill is on
the Saluda River on the Grcenvillc and
Columbia Railroad, about IL miles from
Greenvillc. Seventy-six snow white cot
tages. surrounded by neatly fenced gardens,
inhabited by 2G5 operatives, line the main
approach from Grccnvile for nearly half a
mile, and present very pleasing sight.
The main building, containing 12,3OO
spindlcs and $50 looms, is three stories
high and 25G feet long. About IS bales
Of cotton are daily consumed, which pro-
duco on the average 10000 yards of cloth
and 2,3OO pounds of yarn. The water
power is unusually fine. 1t has been csti-
mated that pressure Of AZ 200 cubic feet
of water per minute can be easily obtained,
which would be amply sufficient to work
10000 spindlcs. The compaDy's books,
on March 81, 1879, exhibited surplus as.
sets over all liabilities amounting to $36,>
800, and 56,GS4 gross profits for the pre-
ccding twelve months. Plaus have been
drawn and preparations are being made to
erect another builling without delay, which
is to contain room and machinery for Is,
600 more spiudlcs.
The Camperdown Manufacturing Com
pany commenced operations in 1871, with
capital OF 100000. Its machinery is
distributed in two buildings-onc two sto.
ries high and 20G feet long, and the other
three stories high aud 100 feet long-which
arc situated on Rccdy River, almost in the
heart of Grccnvillc. The l3, 900 spindlcs
attended by 2G0 operatives, producc nm