The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-07-17
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COMMUNICATED.
| MIR. EDITOR:-I was fortunate
enough to I've invited to attend the
Sabbath school celebration ut New
Hope church, held in commemora
ton Of our national holiday and,
perhaps, IL brief statement Of the
proceedings will he of some inter
est 10 the many readers of the
HOME ADVOCATES:
Early in the morning of the
"Glorious Fourth" l started in
company with Mr.. I. J. Cole and
family for the place selected. New
Hope church Is in Lincoln parish,
between townsville and Vienna.
The location is Il beautiful one,
with a large, shady grove and /.
fine spring Of water near by.
Mr., John White, Superintend-
cnt of the Sabbath school, and the
pupils opened the exercises about
10 o'clock with singing. Then
came the reading of essays, by
Misses Alice Hammons and Lille
Maxwell, which they did with
much credit to themselves. Mr..
Thomas Ford followed with Il brief
bnt appropriate address, after
which there was 4 short intermis.
sion. When the audience again
convened, Superintendent White
announced that Col. Allen Barks-
dale, who had been chosen as
speaker of the day, was sick and
unable to attend: but that he had
invrtest ;rnotAcr gentleman to adj
dress the meeting. Mr.. White
then introduced Mr.. James Ford,
an aged gentlem IN from Webster
parish, who spoke with much feel
ing Of the love Of God and the
great Importance of the early
training OF children by parents.
He urged mothers to not let the
opportunity pass as it made last
ing impressions upon the youthful
mind which would he thought of
in after years with pleasure. He
concluded by thanking his hearers
for their kind attention.
Mr.. White then requested all to
go out to the grove except the Off
GERS and pupils Of the Sabbath
school, who, after forming a pro-
cession, marched out and around
the table which was bountifully
supplied with a variety of choice
etlibles. A general invitation was
then extended and about five or
six hundred people gathered
around the table and enjoyed the
refreshments to their satisfaction;
leaving sufficient for as many more.
Hurral! for the liberality Of the
people Of New Hope. After din.
ner all were invited into the church
and entertained for some time by
Mrs. Sallie Pipes, organist, and
the members Of the Sabbath school
singing several beautiful pieces
and winding up with the familiar
old piece, "Sweet by and BY"
After leaving the church the
writer lecame the guest Of Mr..
w. J. Smith and family, and,
through, their hospitality, was
pleasantly entertained until Sun.
lay morning There being more
good things in store for us we
betOok ourselves to Cu1bertson's |
where a large congregation |
lad assembled for Divine worship, |
md found to our satisfaction that |
hey had plenty of refreshments on
The ground for dinner. Rev. ID.
L. Hicks preached two sermons
Turing the day-One in the morn
Dg and the other in the afternoon
of which were very long;
,ut instructive and I hope will
,rove beneficial. When the hour
or dinner arrived, the writer,
trough the special courtesy of
|lr. Richard Gill, farel samptously
md ate to his appetite's content.
moving that it would be long be-
ore the next July dinner would be
It hand. |
At night We are again at home,
much refreshed and improved By
ur recreation. Long may the
'eOple of the above mentioned
live to enjoy SINH
ar celebrations, is the wish of the
ritter
JOHN T. CovINGToN.