The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-06-27
Childrel's Day at Packsville.
Editor Thc Mnnniur Times

Editor The Manning Times:
Please allow me space in the col
umns of your paper which is read
with pleasure by many far and near,
as it brings news Of gladnesS to many
homes and it is always welcome to
the homes of many. | will try and
give you few dots from our quiet
little village and the progress of the
Sunday schools of this place.
This little village is blessed with
two noble Sunday schools, one Meth
odist and the other Baptist, which l
can speak of in the highest terms
and can truly say that they are
amongst the best in the county as
they have good teachers who take
pleasure in learning the little chill
dren of God and never get weary in
the labor of the vineyard of our Lord
and Master, and to prove this it was
my pleasure to be at the Chlldren's
Day exercises at the Methodist
church of this place on Sunday eve
ming, the 18th inst, at O'Clock. In
the commencement Of this occasion
l must pay all kind respects and all
credit to our high and accomplished
friend and teacher in the Sunday
school, Miss Eva Curtis, one who has
the highest respect and is loved by
all as she is always found at her post
of duty in her Sunday school, teach
ing the Word of God with love and
faith and never gets weary in work
ing for our Lord and Master.
Through the teaching and train
ing of Miss Eva Curtis on this occa-
sion has marked her as being one
who knows her duty and is willing
to perform it.
About o'clock the folks began to
assemble at the Methodist church
until it was we'll filled and as the
hour Of . o'clock came Miss Eva Cur
tbs played the march on the organ
for the scholars to march in church
and one could hear the footsteps
of the little ones as they came in the
church keeping step with the sound
of the organ. As they all proceeded
to take their places which were ar
ranged for them and so well trained
by Miss Eva Curtis l could not see
how the little ones could go through
this march without making mis-
takes. 1t showed that they were
we'll trained for this occasion and by
one who knows how to manage a
Sunday school; it showed patience
and kindness.
The occasion was the grandest Of
all the Children's Days that ever
had the pleasure to see. Brother
Connors from Summerton came up
to fill the place of Bro. a. T. Dunlap
as sickness prevented Brother Dun
lap from being present. The occa-
sion was opened with prayer by
Brother Connors. Then came reci-
tatious, dialogues and songs, some
of the best that I have ever heard
and l must give the children the
highest praise for acting so well, as
they did not make the least error IN
all the program and it showed that
they were we'll trained for this occa-
sion. Everything passed off quietly
and pleasantly and all We're highly
delighted with the occasion.
After the children got through re-
citing their pieces, songs, etc,
Brother Conrors was called on to
make an address to the audience, but
in the commencement of his address
he said that he had listened with
pleasure to the scholars and he spoke
in the highest terms Of them and
gave them the highest praise and
credit for acting SO noblv and faith
full in discharging the duties required
of them and gave some OF the best
advice to the teachers who would
work faithful in the Sunday school
and teach the Word of God in faith
and love to the little children and
they would reap their reward in the
future when this life was ended.
Brother Connors is loved by all
who know him, as he carries a heart
of love for all and is spoken Of in the
highest terms by friends and loved
ones wherever he goes. May God
bless him with all blessings and spare
him to a good old age in the cause of
his Lord and Master III marking the
milestones in this life on the road to
heaven for the faithful ones, and
NAV God bless Miss Eva Curtis for
all her labors so faithfully done in
the cause of our Lord and Master.
Nav His rich blessings ever be her
lot through life and heaven be her
home. H.
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