The Washington bee., 1896-12-05
OUR WOMEN.
Mrs. E. V. c. Williams, Editor.

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preston of the hearts emotion
He who is ungrateful for favor
done him is morally deficient o
positively vicious. He who beini
grateful at hear, neglects to ex
press his gratitude in tn INKS doe
Justice neither to himself nor to hi
benefactor and has made very saC
and serious mistake.
Gratitude Beautiful word
What emotion of the heart can bet
ter express Gods goodness !? None
Such was the condition Of oul
hearts, when we assembled Thanks.
giving day to celebrate the corner
stone laying of Ferguson Williams
College.
The College Chapel, in which
the services were held was dressed
with the vegetable products of the
earth, including flowers and ever
green, which enh tnced the appear
ance of the room.
At eleven a. m Rev. LDwrie
Wilson, d. D. of the Presbyterian
Church (South) preached a most
elegant sermon. He made refer
ence to the fact thai of al the
Presidents of the United Sta es,
President Cleveland is the only one
who recognized Mediator Jesus, in
his proclamation in designating the
National Thanksgiving holiday.
Because of his religious pfoclivities
and daring ; he Was characterized
the greatest of them all When
nation has a chris ian President, it
can never forget God. All no lor
to any chief who, in his official re-
lation to people remembers the
Christ.
Under the leadership of Miss
Marie James, of Washington, D.
c., AMI Miss Lila CATS, of Philad.
elphia, Pa, organist, the choir
rendered good music. The congre-
CATION, students, and faculty were
greatly benefited by this pleasant
Thanksgiving service.
At night we again assembled in
the College Chapel to listen; to the
rendition of the musical and liter
airy program of which mention was
made last week.
The instrumental solos and duets
Played by Misses Marie James and
Lila Caps were excellenbly exc
cuted. Nor WAS this Ill Miss
James rednered some of her most
choice vocal selections which were
well re :eived The Orpheus Glee
Glass, composed of the young men
and women Of the College who are
under the training of Miss James,
sang beautiful choruses.
Miss Rebeoca Wilmer, of Pendle
ton, S. q. read well, "The Lord oi
/ Burleigh," (Tennyson). Reclta-
tions were recited by the following
young ladies: The Wreck of th'
Hesferus," by Miss Mamie Perrin
of Abbeville, S. c.; civilian
TELL Miss Ella Boozer, Able
Vile, S. G.
Miss Carrie Haygood, of Ander
son, S. G read an essay on the lif
of George Peabody, which showed
considerable research on the par
of the young lady.
Thanksgiving day three year
ago one corner only of this Instltu
ton was just high enough to la.
the cornerstone. Oh, how thank
ful we were to the Giver of all gooC
gifts at that time for the posi-
bility of the new building. Sine
| then His benediction has settled
upon the work. We have. a thre,
story brick structure, surrounded
by eight acres of land. Itl Is unde
the fostering care of the Presby-
terian Church of the United States
and is Situated in AbbeSill'
County. 1t has a population O
forty-two thousand of which thirty
thousand are c"lored peonle. Th'
design of this school is to give .th'
people the proper facilities for
practical industri education, edu
eating the head, hand, and heart
For 8 number of years we have beer
training our girls along this line
and have issued certificates to some
of them as dressmakers, etc. as vel
as teachers among their own peo
pie. We hope soon to be able t.
open up to our young men such In
dustries rs are suited to make then
earnest, industrious, and practical