Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-06-16

transmit an Inherited quality and yet not
know iti hisown example was however that
which might counteraos all such evils and
thus BY proper sraining BY the parent i'm,
press on the mind characteristics which
nothing could effaoe. Evil might attend tho
same way and here MAS the responsibility Of
tho parent
Sd. The efforts of the youth himself nigh.
overcome inherited or transmitted ovil and by
q power Of will educate himself by his own
efforts. Free from transmitted evils aud in-
auenced BY proper parental training this self
effort was easy. but beset by inherited evil
and the force of bad example. tho elevation
OF the mind and heart was indeed great
task.
4th. In this great work Of self elevation
the roads which led to It were the formation
of good character. To attain this end the
paths of integrity, Of sobriety, of honesty aud
industry must be followed. This character
could only be gained by tho formation of
good habits and the esohewing Of OWL
ones. Oneness Of purpose, oonstanoy, en-
orgy, pluck aud severest labors wore the
means. Nothing was gained bit by labor.
Wealth was accumulated by labor, religion
aud ecienco 10 all its power were the fruits of
labor, and he who hopes to stumble on sue
| cess without labor, would Gud himself at last
stumbling and falling in the great race Of life.
Work. then, should be tho great watch word
Of every youth, and he should covet IT, as
honorable and elovating to his moral and
mental nature and as tho true road to suc-
cess.
MIR. Shelor's address, 80 we'll prepared,
was attentively heard and proves to his Alma
mater, that bis fcw years of labor in his pro-
fession has not been without its fruits..
His audience was not so large as usually
attends, yet the house WAS comfortably filled
and his address and tho sweet music Of the
stringcd instruments made tho evening one
of tho most enjoyable ones Of the week.
Tuesday. at 10 o'clnck Rev. E. II. BUST, of
Cheraw. delivered the address befure tho
Piedm"nt and Carolina Literary Societies.
The subject was the "Progrcss Of man." The
able manner in which this subject was pre-
sented and the impression made by the elo-
quent speaker was 50 fine that we dislike to
attempt to recall in short space the idoas go
we'll put. The times and men Of the past
were compared with the present aud many uso.
ful lessons deduced. This age was claimed by
the speaker as prominent above all others in
all those virtues that make true civilization,
Tho field of usefulness in the future was
wildly portrayed aud the young men urged
to prepare themselves for its labors. Such an
address ought to be published, so that our
people could road it aud VIC hope TINT
the readers of tho COURIER may have it in
full.
JUNIOR EXHIBITION.
The audience, in attendance upon The
junior exhibition Tuesday night, was the
largest yet out. The ladies filled The whole
body of the church. and their escorts were
either on the outer edges or in the windows
or at the doors. The ladies had their never
failing store Of flowers in reserve for each
one Of the juniors, as he paraded himself on
the stand. The a,wers, the ladies and the
music we're inspiration enough even to mako
"Juniors" feel ''go aheadntive," dynamic"
"patriotio," 'ambitious." 'liberty loving"
''bsief' and Juvenile" The juniors who
spoke wore Messrs. Jaynes, Lewis, Davies,
Thompson, Castles, Darlington and smeltzer.
Messrs. Legaro and Riley being excused, tho
latter on account of sickness. These young
gentlemen oil had their addresses we'll pres
pared and delivered them without that en-
barrassmcnt which is always conspicuously
absent when thorough preparation attends.
We 60 10 press before the exercises Of the
colleges close and therefore cannot report in
full this week. Our readers will havo the
pleasure Of further reports next week. The
strangers from abroad in attendance upon the
college commencemenls are larger than ever
and the interest in the colleges is widening
and growing.