The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-09-15

your presence on this occasion, es
teeming it partly as an actuation Of
social friendship, and, again, consTd'
, eriuc il as Il manifestation of your in
torest in the progress of education
and, although we have very little de
manding attention. owing partly tu
the short duration of our school, we
return many cordial thanks to all
those who were kind enough to give
ais their attendance. Whether people
were induced to visit the clusug eX.
hibitiun of our Schools through u mere
spirit of curiosity, or what not,
hope they will bear in mind that we
have not been upportuned to prepare
an exhibition as WAS desired but new
rrlhniess, we have tried to spare no
pains in emhraring the limited time
which the school has been going on,
to the best advantage; erefore, /
hopr none. neither patron nor specLa-
tor, will be dissatisfied; for the object
in view was not to boast of what has
en- done but 10 Law foundation, or
endcavor 50 to do, for what might he
done IN the fnurc.
When | can look around on snch an
OCCASION is tins, and see Il number Of
persons collected. seemingly of one
mind, can then say to myself, this
IS the kind OF II spirit | rejoice to see
operating; and whether II has been
hitherto practirrd or not, | Ian look
forward into the future with a pros
perting eye, and, be assured. il that
community will cX"rciS" a deep inter
est m their own welfare, and in that
Of the riSing generation, and will unite
their sentiment and influence in on"
broad channel, they will then walk
/ boIdiy down that path which leads to
happiness and prosperity. If th~
. immediate community surrounding
| Palestine Church House, or any other,
would unite their minds rs one, and
.moug the other pure and Stainless
oircts which tt"y w.nN h"!d m
/ :u.u view. would centre lh"ir ~hoan
/ 3rrg,:ir minds on the subject Of ed.
arallDn, and act acrordiuGiy, they
wouid reap Il far greater reward than
Is no" imaginable. We kn"" not what
the effects Of 1t ""nId PFohH'e nor
where lis lnnnrnr" would br lril;
/ very FF"Ua'Iy lNF"HE'' an" among Inc
greu, ofi iaI ncu Of pur nation, for
We m"S' contend that we Lave lus' az
! >"uni talent eAistlhG HgNl among Us
as can he produced anywhere "nty
lacking education and d"deVei"pmen''
OentI"men' we are 'l'InE m an ag"
81 la greater advantages than any
generation winch has preceded Us.
Enlightenment Is onrFe" 10 All ana
/ never Was the tim" When scleniliIc m
vrst'4allons "cr" NOR" thoroughly "N'
tended Than they are Al III" pfeN"h'
time; and mrghj wit" emphasis add,
that us tor s"nudnoSS 81 governments,
"e ar" living under one OF the mos
pure IN system that ever the brilliant
sun shown over We eject our own
officers, and make our own laws; II
many others, they d" 10 ENJOY thi>
WlYlL"Ee. Let us trace onr organ back
to the days when our country was yet
under the oppressive laws ct Great
Britain, and s." t" whom "" are n,
dcbtcd for those dressings We find
1t 10 hr or venerable" foreiarhrrS,
Whose frames are now mingled with
the sod, to whom We Al" l"drbt"'I
And although their bodies are decay"d,
aoa their souls departed for eternity,
the work which they performed yer
r"matn> IS Ylsn" AS III" ~p'en1or Of
he summers snu, and d. unccas.uG As
the walters Of the ocean. They CLEARED
up the ohstructed way for us and
great was the strife winch must be en-
couuirred with to gain this point but
u = bold and rcsoIulr disposition,