The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-06-30

source of pleasure, may be turned to
practical account, by an exchange Of
opinions and ideas, regarding home:
everyday matters in the management
Of our business, and furthermore, by a
free Interchange Of views and opinions
touching our local, State and Ma
tional affairs our annual Conventions
may iuure to great and lasting good.
But it should not be thought that our
meetings are for mere holiday pastim e
for social enjoyment alone This is
not the only object for which our As
sociation was instituted. We propose
to make our organization thug of
permancnce- not a mere season of fun
and frolic, to perish on each succeed
lug year, with the closing hilarltles.
And We propose, moreover, to do good
to others as we'll as ourselves-to as
sist and bear our part in developing
the material resources of the State
to advance her agricultural commer'
cial and manufacturing interests.
1t would be wholly unnecessary for
me to speak Of the great mission OF the
Fourth Estate, and its almost supreme
powers for veal or for woe. These are
too we'll known to require recital. But
while this power exists We should not
forget that just in proportion to its
potency, for either good or evil, rests
the responsibility upon those who eS
trcisc it. This power-"ow so read
lily recognized by every Euglish-speak
Jug tongue-sl!ould be inteliigeutly
,ud carefully guarded. It's great
wand should be under the guidance Of
courageous, yet prudent, conservative
hands. Nor should it be used as a
medium through which to give cur
rency to personal pique or private
scandal, thus pandering to the passions
and vitiated tastes and weaknesses of
mankind. The newspaper of to-day
has a higher, nobler. Office to per:
form. 1t has become an acknowledged
public educator, and the disseminator
Of useful knowledge; aud its influence
is felt and appreciated wherever civil
ilizatiou has found a foot-hold. ln-
deed the press is iu itself an engine
of civilization. It is no less, also, the
proud palladium Of liberty and the
dread Of the Monarch and despot.
And you, gentlemen, as the repre-
Sentatives of the press Of South Caro-
INA, hold in your hands the power, by
united effort, to add still more to her
already. growing prosperity; and you
should never relax your exertions un-
til she attain that position she Of
right ought to hold-abreast Eith,
and the peer and equal of any Of the
great States of the national compact,
in all that 60 to make up an enlight.
cned, populous and happy people.
And it is here in these annual re-
unions that the bonds of unity and
affection eau be most efectually and
strongly welded-here, where for the
time at least. all local differences and
personal chickering's laid aside, (if any
such have existed,O We may clasp
hands as one brotherhood, united in a
common cause.-The Well-being Of our
mother State and her Southern sister
hood. Nor should We forget that we
hold a common interest in the geno
eral veal of our entire country, now
that the sword of strife has been
beaten into the plough-sbare of peace.
By. the blessing and mercies of a
benign Providence there is no chair
in our assemblage made vacant by
death; for which I am sure we must
all feel profoundly grateful.
One year ago you did NE the honor
of placing the gayel Of this Associa-
tion in my hand. With feeling of
genuine appreciation Of the honor, l
now retuan you that symbol Of au-
thority. I hope I have not been ze-
creant to the trust nor detracted ma
terially from the dignity Of this high
position.
I now declare this association ready
for the transaction of business.
Mr.. Hoyt repoEed that the follow
ing arrangements had been made by
the local committee, acting by au-
thority of the Executive Committee,
and in concert with the citizens Of
Greenville, for the entertainment of
the members of the Press Assoeia-
tion
l. Visit to Camperdown Mills.
2. At 81 ?. N. drive around the
city.
5. At 81 P. NJ. attend the COM
mencement exercises at the Opera
House.
4. At 10 o'clock \. NJ on Friday
Excursion to Piedmont.
5. At 81 ?. NJ, Friday, collation. n
Exchange rooms.
On motion of Mr.. Farrow, thanks
we're returned and the Invitations ac-
cepted.
The following applications for mem
bership were made and the applicants
elected:
c. H. Prince, Marion, Merchant
and Farmer.
Josiah Doar, Georgetown, Times
and Comet.
I.E. Orchard, Charleston, News.
John B. Bonner, Due West, A. R.
Presbyterian.
R. H. Greneker, Jr., Newberry,
News.
G. G. Alexander, Camden, Journal
L: R. Mellichamp, Orangeburg,