The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-06-28
MOUNT LEBANON.
Happy Children-LearnedS Speakers
PfOus Preachers-Proud Parents.

Happy ChiIdren-Learned Speakers
PfOus Preachers-Proud Parents.
. June "a, 1888.
Childrens day at Mount Lebanon today
was an occasion OF unusual interest The
most sangains expectations OF all present
The church was elaborately and beautifully,
decorated with cedar and several KINDS OF
by Mrs. NJ IT. and Lille
Hughes and perhaps other ladies. Over the
pulpit we noticed this appropriate inscrip-
| tion, Bring the little ones to Jesus.
| At II o'clock, by which time the church was
well filled with people, the children who had
| formed In line In the yard marched into the
house singing as they went, "Bring the little
ones TO Jesus" They marched TO the front
whsre they occupied seats which had been re-
served for them.
| The following interesting program was then
Scripture reading and Prayer.
song-All Hail the Power OF Jesus Name.
| Song 10S-Crownlng Glory.
| Welcome Address-Pastor.
Recitation Day-Miss Lalla
Scntt. NJ. Eat
Recitation-Thes Sunday. school-Miss jolly.
Davis.
Recitation-Christian Clock-Infant class.
Recitation-Patience-Mi Gussie Davis.
Recitation-IfI Knew-Miss Lille Hughes.
| Recits tion-Clifton Jester.
Recftation-The voice OF the Master Miss
lille Finley. ..... p. ~
Recitation-There is something for children
RItiM% RecItation"My % nearest duty-Miss Corrie
Recitation-The manly boy-Edgar Moore.
Recitation-Rollys Temperance Song-Roi
ley Davisr~ "~'...
Song 45-Revival.
Recitation-Little Lights-Miss Odessa
Hughes, Miss Belle Tharp and Emma Tharp.
Recitauon-The Angel in, the stone-Mis
Recltation-Never Mind-Pearl Coleman.
Recitation by Teacher and Infant class.
Recitation-Speak Kindly-Miss Lillian
Austin.
Kecitstion.serving- Miss Ellie Moore.
Song l22-Revival. f
Recitation-Seed and Words-Miss Annie
Recitation-Thou dost know-M Miss vissis
Darby.
Recitation-Only Penny-Miss sudle
Botts 80
Recltation-For his sake-Miss Meta John &
Song 57-Revival.
Recitation-The value Of kind Nori 1f1n 8
Rec Recitstion-The right sort 81 j ~ Jsasis
Recitation-Dear In Jssus sisht. ~ odss
Recitation1Two Pennies -rhos. Tsylor.
A Short ssrmon-- hln Feoxf cofsmen
SONG r rsrs sonsf e g m suns mile nd hat
son, ,I. @. Johnsou, Ia b. taylor and Frazier
Darby; the object of oollecsfon to be explained
Closing by school standing and siugtng
Benediction bv pastor.
Miss Ella Culberson was the organist for
this occasion. She is pleasant young lady
The Rotations were good indeed and the
songs were beautiful. Mr.. Brabham's ad-
dress of welcome was short but forcible.
here today are heartily welcomed. You are
tions and beautiful songs aud to eat the good
fully appreciate the benefit we derive III
coming together. The social benefits are
great. When the mornings program Is over
want you to enjoy yourselves in social way.
You can talk about the rains, tho grass, this
that and the other. We wish you much
pleasure and again bid you a hearty vel.
come.
1t is difficult for Us to understand how
much labor 1t has cost the children and 9TH
ers TO make the necessary prepa rations to en-.
at Cokesbury and the children did remarka-
bly, we'll but am satisfied they did not do
any better than the children will do here to-
bury and that is one thing the good people OF
Mt. Lebanon always have-plenty of good
things TO eat. see brother Jones, Of Edge.
field, in the house. Brother Jones You are
Wien Methodist preacher visits our
church we always find something for him to
do. So we shall call on brother Jones in the
motto over the pulpit, Bring the little ones
to Jesus" is very appropriate one. All this
means That II we fail TO bring the little ones
to Jesus this days service has lost all Of It's
After the benediction was pronounced by
Mr.. Jones tue people repaired to the grove
where they were well served to the best OF
In the afternoon Rev. Mr.. Jones gave talk
Of some length. His subject was, "The work
the hands can do,
Robert w. Nickles, OF Brierwood, kindly rem.
dered the choir valuable service. We noticed
visitors from Greenwood, Ninety-six and
other places.
Within the past six months Mt. Lebanon
church has been repaired and refurnished
with comfortable benches.
The Sunday.school is In fourishing con-
dition and Ii superintended by Watt LIP
scomb, assisted by Mr.. NJ. H. Coleman.
We notice that MIR. D. w. Jester has COM
pleted his com mfortable dwelling which is To-
Gated In a beautiful grove. Mr.. c. B. Parks
has recently erected two or three cottages and
Messrs. William Moore and M. H. Coleman
have each built new, comm dious and con.
veniently arranged barns.
Col. James H. Rice, our worthy Ex-superin-
tendent of Education. said that he was de-
lighted with the beautiful Rotations by the
children today. The colonel always takes
the deepest interest In everything that per-
tains to the welfare Of children. When we
left the church at four o'clock the small boys
OF Greenwood and Ninely-Six had gone to
the base ball grounds where they were en-
gagged In a game OF ball. We have since
learned that the Green wood boys were vlcto-
rious. n. o. Pyles.