The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-07-19
Eureka Items.

We are sorry to tell you that we are hav-
ing some sickness in our community at
this time, Mr.. r. B. Handy has been un-
able to work for the last few days, suffer-
ing from cold and other unfavorable symp-
toms. Mr.. w. A. Geer has been confined
to his bed for the last seven days from a
bilious attack and severe attack of neu-
ralgia. At this writing he is thought to be
better. Also, Mr.. Thomas Bewlan has
been unable to attend to the duties Of his
farm for some time. We do not apprehend
anything serious in any of the above cases.
Something happened last Sabbath after
noon at Eureka that has never occurred
since our Sunday School was organized
there was no Sunday School exercises. The
Superintendent himself was absent. This
is tho first time he has failed in three years.
What was the matter? Well, just at the
time for all to begin to dress and start it
began to rain, and continued to rain until
it was too late. So it was not for the want
of interest or punctuality on his part, but
was owing to q providential arrangement
for which we all feel thankful to the Giyer
of all good. Everybody feels cheerful this
morning. Our growing crops present an
unusual luxuriance at this time. Of course
everybody knows that there Is more fertil-
izing power in rain than in anything else
that can be applied to vegetation.
We wish it was our province to report
the pic mic at Broadway on last Saturday.
From what we hear of it from various
sources it was one of Broadaway's happiest
occasions.
We wish also that it was our duty to re-
port the exercises of the Saluda Sunday
School Institute, which held its meeting
last week with the Bolton Baptist Church
and community. We are happy to say
that it was grand victory. Among the
other impressions that it made on our mind
the following is not the least, which we
hope you will admit to place in your
columns. Here they are: If our world is
ever to -be enlightened apd regenerated
if the predictions of the ancient prophets
are ever to be fulfilled; if the benevolent
purposes Of the Almighty in reference to
our world are ever to be accomplished; if
war is ever to cease its desolating rayages,
plough.shares and pruning-hooks if self
ishness, avarice, injustice, oppression,
slavery to sin and ignorance and revenge
are to be extirpated from the earth; if the
tribes of mankind are to be united in the
bonds of affection and righteousness, and
praise spring forth before all nations if
the various ranks of society are to be
brought into harmonious association and
united in the bonds of universal love; if
the heather and the Christian world are
to be cemented in one grand and harmoni-
GUS union; if the moral landscape Of the
earth is ever to be adorned with new beau
ties and perfections, and the moral wilder
ness made to bloom as the rose: if the
"kingdoms Of this world are to become the
kingdoms of our Lord and his Messiah"
':the whole earth filled with His glory"
and His sceptre swayed over the nations
throughout all succeeding ages, these long
looked-for events will undoubtedly be in
troduced by the universal religious instruc-
ton in all ranks in everything that has 3
bearing sn their present happiness and
their immortal destiny. II, therefore, we
refuse to lend our helping hand to the &C.
complishment of this great object, we vir-
tualfy attempt to Illustrate the purposes of
the Eternal, and thus prevent the present
and future happiness of mankind and
while we pray to the Great Lord Of all to
appear in His glory to men, and His name
adored from the rising to the sitting Of the
sun, we only offer an insult to the Majesty
of Heaven while we refuse to consecrate
our wealth and influence to His service,
and to engage in holy activity as workers
together with Christ" We may legislate
and unlegislate; we may punish crime to
the utmost extent of justice; we may build
thousands of churches, and endow all the
colleges, universities and academies in the
land with millions of dollars; we may
compass sea and land to make proselytes,
but If the foundations Of human society is
not laid in the literary and Bible education
of all classes of the young, our most cher
ished plans will prove abortiye, all OF our
moral superstructures will gradually crum.
ble into dust, and like a baseess fabric of
vision, will leave scarce wreck behind"