The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-12
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and was aided by the great body OF that church
Tie first convention OF the church adopted
resolution declaring that there was no more IN
herent authority in bishop than IN priest or
deacon and that he possessed only such au-
thority a they delegated TO him. Such was
their spirit.
FALSE CONCEPTION.
IL has been assumed by the outside world that
our people, lived life OF idleness and ease,
kind of ''sherbet-sippng' existence, famed by
slaves, and in their pride, served on pended
knees No conception could be further from
the truth. The ease or the master OF q big Plan
tation was about that o. the head OF any great
establishment where numbers OF operatives are
employed. 20 which are added the responsible.
ties of complete direction and mastershlp OF
the liberty OF his operatives and their
families 1t was generally sufficiently
systematizcd to admit of enough personal indie
pendence to enable the master 10 participate IN
had successfully -cOnducted plantation was sure
to have given II his personal supervision with
an unremittlng attention which would not haIIes
failed to secure success III any other GAZING II
this was true of the master il was much more oof
the mistress. The master might by having good
overseer and reliable headman shift a portion
Of the burden from his shoulders; the Ialstress
had no such means of relief She was the ne
cessary and inyariable fnnctOnary-the Key,
stone OF the domestic economy which bound az
the rest OF the structure ana gave II us strength
and beauty. rom early morn I'LL morn again
the most important delicate concerns OF tne
plantation were her charge ana care. FROM
.
ting of the turkeys there was nothing wnlch
was not her work. She was mistress manager'
doctor. nurse. counsellor. teacher. seamSTess'
hOusekeepeT, slave. all at once. she WAS NJ lhe
beck and call OF every one, especlallyof hef nus
band to whom she was adviser guardian ir'enu:
v1RGrSn WOMEN.
Women make and mark the morals and the
manners Of people. The South was fortunate
in its women. By race instinct and by the eM-
gencies of their environment they were IN Doth
these matters wellnigh perfect. The chiyairy
of former age had been preserved inIts purest
form I'm the south Slavery had its cOmpensa-
tons Edmund Burke long ago observed that
where slavery exists those who are free arc by
far most proud and jealous OF their freedom.
1t applies 10 morals well as TO liberty. Inc
vices which slaves possessed came TO be con-
sidered attributes OF slaves and did not exist
among the whites. The Helots were ever drunk
in the presence of tho children! The children
aDstalneC.
GLORIOUS HERITAGE
Such was the social system of the Old Domin-
jon That il had its faults only blindness can
deny rs what civilization has not? but for all Its
faultsit was | believe, the purest and the sweet
est life ever lived. 1t fell short III material de-
velOpment, but abounded in spiritual IL made
men noble, gentle and iraye. aad women tender
and pure and true. II made the domestic viz
tues as common as air and light, and filed homes
with purity and peace 10 created a people who
have never counted the cost when principle was
involved. and whose glory in prosperity has
only been dimmed by their splendor in defeat
Your heritage, gentlemen and misses, Is that
y a bpOnQ to tins npOUle.