The Democratic advocate., 1881-08-06

A Sunday morning stroll brought up at
Morgan chapel, found in session a large
Sabbath school, we'll handled by Mr.. Albin
Owings as superintendent. This school with
its ninety odd pupils exceeds the most sanguine
expectations. The lessons ended, ''Sing on,
sing on, sing sweetly on, Till all of sin and
self are gone, was sung, and awoke sweet
music echoes in souls of silent song. After
the Sabbath school, Rev. William Franklin
discoursed from the parable of "thc sower
good lessons for all.
Not rambling around there often, we no
ticed a number of strange faces, some from
distance: among whom were the former Wood
bne district school teacher, Mr.. Boyer, with
Miss Amanda Day accompanying, both of
Montgomery county.
There will be an ice cream festival for the
benefit of Morgan Chapel Sabbath School,
on Saturday afternoon, August 9th, at the
church.
From this interesting crowd of bright sunny
faces, thoughts fitted back through the tradI-
tions of the last thirty odd years.
Springfield academy, near Sykesvllle, was
the first institution of learning worth the name
of such, ever opened in this section And
there the first map of the Heavens won eN-
pectant little hearts to grasp at the wonderful
things of the universe. How vast the change
since. Sabbath schools, then in infancy, are
now an indispensable component OF society;
and chemical science about that time was at
tracing the attention OF men OF science and
research throughout the world, and this sec
ton was awakened thereto by the erection of
a factory in this vicinity by the Maryland
Chemical Company; the memory of which
factory is only perpetuated by field called
the factory feld" on the lands OF Messrs.
Mason and Schroeder. Prof Bear, at the
head Of that enterprise, deserves both graft
tude and credit for SO early waking up the
''natives to scientific investigation; the re-
suit of which is, the Barrens wave in luxu-
r;ent crops that compare favorably with those
OF the naturally rich soils OF more western
Maryland
The one thing now most necessary to the
building up of our agricultural interests here,
is. for the railroads TO charge on produce
shipped from Woodbine to the sea board and
from Omaha to the sea board, the same hand
linz tariff, which might be fixed at ample re-
muneratiye figures; and then prorate IN mile
age. This rule applied to the whole country
would enable the Atlantic States to continue
Improvement Of soils, and thereby vastly m
crease their material wealth. But now the
discrimination against them m railroad iacl.-
lilies. both ireights and fares, Is slowly, but
surely sapping the prosperity OF the Atlantic
slope, Nor IS u less 10 ti4e luttlSs- tt tsi'a
roads to take cognjzanee Of this fact than to
agriculture.
Threshiag wheat is progressing. The steam
ers may be heard on every hand. Some OF
them are selfpropellers, some are not: all
temperate-irinking nothing but cold waic-;
and We are glad to see that most OF the opera
tives follow their exampie-an Improvement
on the past
The average yield Of wheat is ouei fourth
below estimates per acre.
Corn Is doing weil-wiil hide man sue
cessfully from iae officers when be does not
wish 90 be summoned on an iaguisitioi-