Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-12-12

opportunities for the deyel-
ops gifts, temporal and spiritu.
al, Esorded than at tho present.
lnstHdtions for training the young,
or even the poor, abound in every
political division of our country.
The gospel of love and peace is
preached all over our nation by men
who have been prepared for that pur-
pose. The country in which we live
il prospering all around, the spirit of
benevolence has increased and chari.
ties are dispensed to the needy,
homes are provided for the orphan,
where they may be brought up in
the fear of God and prepared to dis.
charge the delicate duties of citizen-
ship.
Our forests have fallen before the
woodman's axe and in their stead
the rich soil produces an abundant
harvest to repay the laborer for his
toll; and whore once stood the mas
sive oak now often stands q temple,
dedicated to tho service of the living
God. How wonderful is it that we
can travel from State to State, from
country to country and from CONT
nent to continent with great rapidity.
All these and many more should be
our causes for rejoicing and returning
thanks to God. Our thanks should
ascend to Him when we think of the
many blessings and privileges which
lie, through His goodness and mercy,
has seen fit to bestow upon us, and
how unworthy wo are of all these
blessings.
We should also be thankful that
we live in an enlightened country
where Christianity reigns, and are
not as the poor heathens, many of
whom have not heard of God and
Christianity, and bow their heads in
reverence to idols of stone and brass.
They have no Bible to read and have
lived in sin and ignorance for centuries
past. They cannot know the ioy
and love of our blessed Father for
His children.
Our State has many things TO re-
turn her thanks to God for. She is
prosperous and well may any one be
proud that he is a South Carolinian.
While rendering thanks to the
Almighty One we should not forget
our homes. His love and mercy
is made manifest there also. We
should thank Him for our happy
home circle and the health and pros-
perity of the family and many other
blessings which He has bestowed
upon us and we as individuals should
also give thanks to Him for our
friends, for sparing our lives and for
His goodness and mercy extended to
us in all the varied walks and avoca
tions of life. Gods mercy is seen in
the palace of the rich and in the
humble homes of the poor alike.
Thanks to God by the rich, thanks
to God by the poor, thanks to God
by the high, thanks to God by the
lowly, thanks to God in Joy, thanks
to God in distress, thanks to God by
all, for there is none who have not
enjoyed His blessings.
Let none fail to render thanks to
God on this great national Thanks
giving Day. Let there ascend a
united stream of gratitude to the
Great Throne of Grace and God will
not forget His people.-IIattie She
lor, in South Carolina Baptist.
A Beverly, w. Va, special says:
John Il. Scott, his wife, Rachel
Scott, and their eight sons, living on
Roaring Creek, in Randolph county,
where the eight sons were born and
reared, form remarkable family for
SIZE ana weight, the eight sons to-
gethcr tipping the beam at a little
over ton. Mr.. Scott, the father,
who is over 80 years old, weighs $50
pounds. Mrs. Scott, aged 80 years,
weighs 200 pounds. Jefferson Scott,
the eldest son, aged 81 years, weighs
$50 pounds the next son, Charles,
weighs 315 pounds; Hugh weighs
3l5 pounds; James weighs 315
pounds; Oliver, aged 4S, weighs 316
pounds; Winfield weighs $50 pounds;
John j. weighs so pounds; Edward
S., aged AZ years, the youngest son,
weighs 1926 pounds. Tho combined
weight of the family is 2,79G pounds.
The youngest son is carpenter and
builder of ability, and the inventor
of number of patent articles. The
boys reside close to the old home
stead and own large tracts of valua-
bic coal and timber land.