The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-10
Bachman Chapel and Union Academy CliIpt

we arc dOlng the best we can. Low
many OF Us will carry this into effect
this year?
Christmas was remarkably quiet in
this part Of tho country. This is just
as il should always be. For fear Of
sighting some one We will omit our
Christmas visitors.
Mr.. M. J.. Strauss returned homo
from his plantation in Orangcburg last
week. He went down IL few days to
make some collections.
The sOcials and dances have become
too numerous to mention them all.
1t 10 worry gratifying to Chips TO know
that during the Christmas festivals he
is never forgotten. We received an
invitation from one Of our kind neigh
bors, Mr.. II N. Taylor, to attend tur-
key dinner given A. his residence on
Sunday, Chriatmas day. On Christmas
morning we arose and the day Guwncd
upon us with not much sunshine. y
little breeze prevailed, but it. was not
cold enough 10 make travelling uncom-
Portable. Our kind old frio I'd Kay had
also extended us II special invitation to
attend old folks day at his church. So
SOn can readily sec that our mind was
ccntcrcd on Two poiats, but sometimes
IL Is not much trouble to kill two birds
with one stone. SO wc went over to
Mr.. raylor's and spent IL part Of the
forenoon with him and his kind family
aDd took in the turkey dinner, which
was not only tnrkcy served in the very
best style, but many other thing;
which were equally rs palntablc. And
right here We want to return our thanks
TO the kind family and say We enjoyed
| the dinner so much that We did our di-
gcstur an Injustice. About :, O'Clock
VIC started to Prosperity in cOmpany =
with oar FRIEND Mr.. Taylor. We az
rived AT Grace church just az tho sci
vice began. We found Il lnr5c cUngrc.
gatiOn assembled aud still others came
| mill The church was about fun. W,
have attended reunions. childrcnS' days.
| ana may other Kinds Of Christ mas gul h
| crinEs, but old folks day wns Il new
| idea to Us. The services were conduct
| cd hy Mr.. y. II. kohn, the sup"riAtcn-
! dent OF this Sunday-Srhuol. who has
been II faithful worker in the Sunday
| school cause for Il number Of years. a:
| the programmes has already been pub
| lish"d in The Herald aud News. We
will rot rrcnpy il. fhc opening #Ony
which was sung hy the superintendent
and school, WAS fml h"of melody uno
praise to God witch showed that Grace
Sunday sGn0u! is worl< that i lrHIrny
1hc t,LLt@ ones in the path TO c,rrna'
htfpimu4s.
Rev. A. G. Kirkpatricl; and DR. Nn!l,
| man, who were both du%n on the pvU
ErAnlmC for II talk, could neither Nn,
be present Oh account Of other pnstOra
duties. But this part Of the program.
| was not left blank The Supcriuicn
dent, Mr.. n. II. Kohn, made u most in
tcrrsLinE talk on the old time methods,
| Of Sunday school work. II the little
| boys and girls OF today would have to
undergo the Same methods aH Mr..
l;0hn told them Of, as the little uuus ot
| former days: take their .atcchi.ms ana
| lie GOwn under the shade trees at noon
and learn lhnir lessons: put nuiis into
vinegar To- make blacking 10 h!ack their
| shoes with; ride old Jack two at Il
| time TO Sunday school; the liLtlc boss
20 harrlootCd and the girls carry their
| shoes almost to church and sit down nl
y log and put them on. Now, dral
| children, without Il word Of reflection,
| il such u method rs that was now pui
| iuto practice, We dare say that the sun.
day school work would be ut an end.
ltcv. j. w. I5;uuLun after getting oil
y little p'caHantry, got down to some
| very interesting and practical truths
! He said that there was II very danger
! Gus period through which an boys had
| To pass In the Sunday school. They
generally take Il disease about ,hc arc
Of /" which very often proves fatal.
that is the disease Of ,nOsluchu cutting.
IN teaching children, the thing Of tic
| most impOr,mncc l., 80 impIuuL tho
grace Of God IN their hearts. You iusl
~ well try to pnt out II irc by pilinG en-
fghlw0oI knots, AZ - keep II child
who has the grace OF God in his heart
from stTdyinG Ills word.
The good O'd-tnc songs that were
sung AMI The interesting talks, caused
us 10 T., Nrrt back lpor our hoyhoOd
days, wGcn we lir.t won't 10 Sunday
school. l'ut IL is sad to Sav, that this
old fashion faith with which we were
accustomed, has become unpopular
with the MASSES ana even OF prOfcsSiug
Christians. Thc whole current Of the
religion Of the day Is nIainst It, In
many localities aud circles. TO profess
this faith Is TO Invite ridiculc and opp0.
sition. May the good Lord purify our
land from so mach fashion, pride and
hypocr'cy.
l'nt in closing this paragraph We
must say Il word in praise Of Prosperity.
Shc Is " prosperous little city not Only