The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-14
MR.. ROBERTS HONoRBD.
Presentation by the Welsh Bap-
tist Sunday School.

tist Sunday School.
John P. Roberts on Saturday resigned
his position as caief clerk Of the P. 81 r.
@. s. l. Co.'S district Office at Indian Ridge
colliery and this morning left for Bad-
more, Md, to enter the College OF Ply !
sicisna and Surgeons
Mr. Roberts was also superintendent of |
the Welsh Baptist Sunday school Last |
night he formally resigned the position. |
The scholars Of the school aud members Of |
the church presented Mr.. Roberts with a |
valuable set Of medical works in token Of |
their esteem. Among the works were
Erichsins Surgery, two volumes, Dungle- |
sins Medical Lexicon. Jonathan Rogers |
also presented AN excellent work on medi |
cal practice A cane and silk cravat, by
Mrs Martha Jones; fountain pen, by
Thomas Grifi.hs; liver napkin ring, by
Richard Palmer, and many other valuable
presents we're made.
In acknowledging the gifts Mr.. Roberts
made an address that will serve the scholars
of the Sunday school for future reference.
He said IL can assure you it pains me to
sever my connections with the Sabbath
school of this place. have been Unidentified
with it from childhood and within those
walls have been imbued with principles
of morality that shall undoubtedly have
controlling influence upon my whole
future career. When, nearly three years
ago, you elected me as it's superintendent,
l was deeply sensible Of the responsibilities
! il involved and it became an object of great
desire to me TO conduct the school in a
manner that should meet with your highest
approval and that should be conducive to
the attainment of tho objects for which
this institution is so admirably designed
and have ever since regarded the privilege
of presiding over this school a high and
honorable distinction, bretheru. l APP
preci to the conf 1ence you have placed in
me, but my full appreciation of your esteem
can best be shown by the exercise of con-
scientious and consistentlfe and l sincerely
hope my future conduct shall be such us to
merit your continued confidence and good
will. have always had decided
aversion for that disposition which is al-
most universal among young people-Lo
squander their leisure lime lelhargically,
or disip ,te it in the cultivation Of habits
which render the accomplishment Of
anything desirable practically impossible,
and which, by their development, tend 10
the destruction of their temporal and
eternal happiness; while they would find
an almost absolute revelation if they were
to devote that time to self.improvement.
In short time they would wonder what
enjoyment or what satisfaction they could
ever have derived from association with
the shallow and dissolute; they would then
= look forward to achievements which would
be permanent and substantial, and to what
ever heights they may attain new submits
would continually present themselves,
stimulating them TO higher aspirations and
90 greater exertions, and the discipline thus
l secured would enable them to surmount
I every difficulty, to annihiIate every de.
+ fence until eventually everything desirable
l would seem attainsble to them. To assis
l young people in the formation of such
/ habits, l deem one of the grsndest o. jecti
8 of the Sabbath school, the instruction
|
e and study and contributing to the estsb
a lishment in their minds Of the Fundamental
principles of Just, honorable and humane
T conduct, teaching them that our highes
l glory consists in implicit obedience to th'
will Of Almighty God who alone is worthy
of our supreme reverence and love,
have been frequently told that my absenc
n from this school will be deplorable, but VI
u have consolation in the belief that when
ever God removes his workmen, be alway
has others to place in their stead, for W
: are taught that there is no chance or acci
d dent with God All things are under Iii
T. omnipotent control. May He continue t
IS bless the Sabbath school to the fulfllmen
y of its grand designs, to instruct the ig
: norsnt, elevate the debased, reform tn
Il habits of society, and lead the lost to
knowledge of the plan Of salvation.