The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-08
Graded School Closes.

line at tho graded school building
and marched up Main street to the
| Opera House. 1t was great COM
pany OF children. They marched by
twos, and there were over 400 in line.
Business was suspended during the
march and the sidewalk on the oppo-
site side was lined with business men
while balconies and every place Of
vantage was filled by tho ladies,
watching the march Of this great body
of children.
The exercises opened with the song
can hail the power Of Jesus name"
This was followed by prayer by Rev.
| +. III. Schuler. Prof. HI. l.. Scaife
then introduced the speaker OF the
occasion DR.. Lee Davis Lodge, Presi-
dent Of the Limestone College, of
Gafrney, S. G. In his remarks, Mr..
Scaife referred to the progress the
| school had made, but regretted tho
fact that the patrons Of the school
seemed 10th to take time to call at
| the building and see what was being
done during the session. He sug-
gested that there be appointed
board Of lady visitors.
DR.. Lodge advanced, and in few
| beautiful sentences, so fitting to the
occasion, and uttered in tone Of
voice that showed the born orator, he
soon had the attention Of even the
I smallest children riveted upon his
words, which flowed so beautifully
and smoothly.
He pictured the sunlit sea, in calm
and peaceful repose, not billow
rolled over its peaceful bosom, the
little boat on the waters edge, gently
rocked by the ripple Of the tiny
waves, not q cloud to mar the beau
tiful blue canopy overhead, every
thing around calm, beautiful and
serene. No evidence in sight of the
storms - be encountered upon the
bosom Of the fathomless deep. This
little boat, he compared to the chill
dren we were watching. The ocean
he compared to the life in which the
child was entering, with all beautiful
and bright before it as the beautiful
sunlit sea. Such, said he, is the
| sight upon which we are gazing this
morning. These little boats are
pushing out into the ocean of life
with their sails set to sea. Oh how
anxious are we watching, day by day,
the progress made by these frail little
craft. Will they be able to success
fully encounter the terrible storms Of
adversity and temptation that we
know so well they will encounter
upon their journey. Such scene
can but inspire every heart.
Speaking of the closing of the
school year he said that those who 60
| forth from these institutions Of learn
ing naturally form into two classes.
The one to go out into life to pursue
| his studies. The book Of nature is
spread out before the student, it is
his privilege to profit thereby, it is
book they need not cease to study all
their lives. This is sometimes called
the education Of the self-made man.
lie said that every successful man
was self-made man. Self-reliance
and self-dependence is the condition
Of success in every avocation Of life.
No appreciable degree of success can
| ever be attained either in educa-
tion or business without these pre-
requisites. He urged the children to
strive to attain the ideals their teach
ers had held up to them. He earn
estly entreated them never, under any
circumstances, no matter what the
| difficulties to be surmounted, to sur
render their ideals. The harder the
attainment the harder the work,
the harder the work the greater
the developments Of the powers;
and the fruits of success will
amply reward the greatest effort
to attain. He said that some people
sneered at the theorist, he encouraged
it. The test Of theory is that it
will work. Theory is necessary to
progress, the wheels Of which would,
without the help Of the theorist
become paralized. 1t is the concep-
ton of the greatest achievements.
1t is the conception of liberty that
fires the patriots heart. 1t is due to
this that a wise body of men took
hold Of Union, and developed it to it's
present proud place, wonder, in the
matter Of progress and rapid develop
ment, to the eyes Of the public at
large. We are now beginning to
practice the ideal Of living.
He urged patiencs and perseverance,
| illustrating by the artist In his studio,
| who patiently works or the sculptor who
chlsels, with faith 10 the final results.
Faith Is the handspring to urge us on
To achievement OF psrpose. Achieve
ment is aDnihilated without faith, doubt
ing benumbs the energy, aud direful are
the consequences. We must have faith
in God as we'll as in our works. He
compared the eclipse, to the opake body
OF doubt that thrusts itself between
God and man and shuts out the light of
| faith. Our life without faith in God is
u desert without an oasis. We should
keep in constant communion with God.
Take the plants and shut them away
| from the sunlight and its life will wane