The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-07-22

CON DisICSS OF LtrE-
No II d.v"I:r. IN us /" d"v..o, aud rruin ,h,su
batth,s anil s'rnexl-s IL HE. Yon .str.n Il, orr duty
to ghnr.i aud :l.f'n': Joar children Isuun lhusc dangers
fnr,ni,y y Iar.iyzs their l"w,rs, Thereby nnit,i"s
them i"fSh.r ehich il their only means Of su,I."s.
You are cnr"inl u instruct them In tn. necessary
m,tlhAis nf labor. Int y"n seem not to consider that
the ine'tal. as we'll rs the physical, must hr r~m,l'."y,tl
In It's successful FRO 'ccnti"n. Cultivated 'h"',:i' q
necessarily Tn the most n'rn!nl TURNS Of labor. ~ man
tnny ie pcr.cct IN his Ii, sical powers, but iriny un,,!.
ucni''l he does not know how IL employ them uni e.
enn, 8 tho nlJrrt "r want and d"sritnlion. Ignorance
&. the mother Of povcty, Us we'll as the mother Of
Woe.
Every h.on!,y which We possess wnE given To hrar
som prrt In The tolls and achievements II Ire. anh ~
cry .ncnlty should h. educst. d nnd rendered c,ihrl" III
its Reflective fnnc'i"n. The will, he prrcer,i"n. the
ed'icat'h: education shnnIl stump her refining I'm
pres upon "nt whole being. The m"rn,, al vol Us
ply ment of It's possibilities. and to meet it's r,sIOnsi.
hilihrs. !;E.luctti"n nhdrr ths influence and restraint
d nation's power and the Prime factor in - nation -Hc-
Cess. e''n. alton without such sentiment Is u nation 6
curse. The success Of every human enterprise de-
ponds npon int'l'' ctunl md neral culture, ~ well us
rhe Workshop, the commercial enterprises, all require
cultivated th",sht and Judgment tn render Them r.
'hunrrative. Let 1t he nnderrtn.d thu, education 'lncs
no cpnsist IN acquiring u knowledge Of s",,- .hstnnt
rrincipals upon which aSs.racs truths ars based. i,
is trimming the mind to self reliance and Under. Inlrrce
u thonyht To depend upon It's owa originality and
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POOR PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO NEGLECT
THE OF THEIR C%HILDREN.
II It Is your duty to educate your children, why
don't yon do u? anticipate your answer. Y"n will
say you are not able; you are tor poor. The trut, Is
you are to'' poor not to do ". YOn can't afford not tn
educate yonr children. Ignorance Is d luxury That
cast too much fur y ur limited rcsnni ctr. II Il the
mort costly commodity In this worlds market. Kinys
and mobiles eau ufnrd to luxnriair In their csutil, dec.
. airti castles and palasre snh live IN ign.r.nr,. lr.
canse their resources are the public ira ury ni. the
pnrsa uf their subjects. hut y'u whn have u lnir,r .or
your support can't afford to indulge in ignorance.
Gan ynn estimate what II has already cost you 7 some
81 you haye been fnrming here for many years; yes
| before j was born. VII I have you made by farming ?
Have yOu ev'r made fur bales nf cotiun t. TIE nrref
Did MOI Dickson. the G-urria farmer. .lo Il: Why
adapted u the g owth of cotton MS tho soii nr Geo, Ria
You don't d." II because y0i'cnI't do II. because you
don't knew how. Nrw estimate upon that data what
yunr ignorance has c,st yOu. ] mt a short time AFRO
n mechanic " ith his I, ola In his wagon gel ~ 1. me
with u sad cnnntennncc, and l nAkesl hun the CAUSE VI
his aI,penrant sorrow. He said he had been bniiling d
large honse aud had lost money on the Job caused hy
an error IN bis calculations. Bee whnt hts igiim auce
| cost him. The ignorance Of the mother soinetimes
casts ihs life Of her child. In ,nnny other respects
yonr Iossrs have been incaiculahle. Son have no ii-ta
upon which 81. base o true es.isnats ri the amount yuu
have sacriHced a. The shrtne Of ignorance. It 10 time
true condition Know the day OF your visitation and
the time Of jour opportunity.
rHE ACADEMY MUST BE ~PponT
Let not yspf children bs cursed with that ignorance
! which has made Pour life q failure aud doomed you 10