The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-12

Education and Temperance.

The GLORIOUS Fourth" dawned bright an(
beautiful. Feeling that the day should be 90
served in an appropriate manner, and no ar
rangements having been made for its observ
ance in Marietta, we were at a loss what 10 dC
with ourselves Not caring to swelter in ths
heat to be stunned by the noise and confusion
or to be stfed by the duet of Atlanta or Chat
tanooga. we decided to make an excursion ia
the country to attend the 4th OF July ceebI alton
at Oak and Academy. Arriving at our destin-
alton per NJ. Il N. g. r. r., We found large
concourse of people assembled stage, hand
somely deco, ated with fesroons of flowers, had
been erected in the grove and on which was
placed two cabinet organs. The meeting had
a three fold object in view to promote the
cause of temperance, of education and to com
memmorate American independence The eX-
ercises were commenced with prayer by Rev.
DR.. Dean, which was remarkable for lis apprO-
priateness and impressiveHsss. The chair I'M
der The leadership of Mr. Geo. NJ Manning,
then sang with spirit several appropriate airs
Speca credit is due to Misses Lutte and
Amanda Fowler and Misses Ina and Flora
Dawson and Miss May Manning for their
charming performance on the organ.
The first speaker was the Rev Mr.. Lloyd OF
MONDAY Church. Tie considered the subject
education, aud it was easy 10 peceive that he
thoroughly understood his subject. He spoke
of the improved methods of instruction. He
said that the grand aim Of education, (as its
name implies) was not to inculcste facts. but TO
develops tho IT asoning powers of the mind,
and that it mattered little how much knowl-
educ might be crammed into the young mind
very little good would result if that knowledge
ia not mentally digested 80 as TO discipline the
intellect. His whole speech was full of prscti-
ca thoughts and suggestions which shows him
to be an experienced educator.
Gen. VIM. Phillips was then introduced.
The General began by saying that since the
late unpeasantness" the South has taken but
little interest in the celebration of the fourth.
He thought this was wrong America owed her
independence aslmuoh to Southern bravery aud
patriotism as to that of the North, and there
fore we have equal claims upon the subject OF
education, showed the vast Importance to the
country of an intelligent population, aud the
mesns by which an education could be placed
within the reach of all He then spoke upon
| temperance bis favorite subiect-to which he
did ample justice.
The next speaker was the Rev. Mr.. Nunnal-
| ", of Rome, G. w. C T. of |. .. G 7 Of
| Georgia The speaker is one OF the noied Bap-
| tist ministers ofGeorgia and OF the South, and
| he ia as powe full upOn the rostrum as in the
pulpit. He has the.happy faculty of being pop
| uar and scientific at the same time. OF being
| equally interesting TO the lawyer and to the
| farmer He routed the personal Liberty
claims OF the liquor seller most etfectuaiiy. In
state of nature Gas single person ON an un-
| inhabited island) one has the right to do ALSO
| lu:ely as he plehses but when he becomes a
| msmber of society he surrenders so much o.
| his absolute rights as are pesoessary for the
| rood of soesty. Individuals have no rights
| when they conflict with the interests OF the
community. 1t is The absolute imperative duty
of government to prohibit anything which in
| iuriously affects the interests OF the common
wealth and if it does not it fails to fulfill the
object of its creation. Liquor selling in its re-
suits, has direct tendency to subvert society
| as it aims st the foundation on which it rests -
protection of person and property and liberty
| in the pursuit Of happiness. aud It should there
| fore be suppressed. An occupation which
causes the expenditure Of thousands annually
in the State Of Georgia, which jeopards life
and limb. which causes untold suffering must
be allowed because 1900 liquor dealers have
| rights which 100000 people are bound to re-
| spect
At this point an intermission was taken fol
refreshments which we're enjoyed heartily.
Mr.. VIM FL Hunt. of Atlanta. then took tht
stand, He said that liquor dealing WAS either
right or wrong If right it should not be taxed
but should be as free as any other occupation
| If wrong it should be forbidden.
He was followed by Mr. Thrower, G. W. s.
OIL o, G. T.. who spoke in his usual happy
| style. He spoke ON education aud temperance
| and illustrated his points by humorous snec
| dotes to the edihcstiOn and the amusement o
the audience
Mr.. Norri. Holland. then entertained the
audience, with an elegant and schO srly address
| On ,ba snrit of the timpa He thought one Of
the great questions which we Of the South
would have soon to face is the problem oil
capital and labor. Another tendency OF the
| age is rationaism, caused, he thought, by
| speciaism in SCIENCE He who surrenders his
| whole mind to axiomaiic science the truths
| which are capable of exact proof soon learns u
| disbelieye what he can not understand anc
demonstrate. To cOnteract which there should
| be- no encouragement given to speclailsm Ah'
| mind should not be- cramped and narrowed by
confning it to one thing but it should be en-
largsd. and expanded by general EDUCATION
At the close OF the speaking, buttons, II
substance, rs follows, were offered by D
McCleskey, ESQ
Resolved, That in view Of the misery, poverty
and wretchedness, inflicted upon US as peopl'
by our enemies Ihtemperauce and Ignorance
we. on this natal day of American indepen
dencs declare ourselves independent OF them
that il Is our purpose to wage an incOmprcmls
ing warfare upon them until we gain the victo
nv. These r solutions We're unanimously
and unhesitatingly adopted. The henedlcuol
was then pronounced by Rev. I. A. Seals, an
the meeting adjourned. .VIslToH'
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