The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-02-09
THE BAND OF HOPE.
The ExCrclscs ht tho Annual Celebration
ana tho Distribution OF Prizes.
JhG Prize Winners.

son stree; church, the Band OF Hope
celebrated It's sixteenth anniversary,
and it was one OF the most pleasant oc-
casiOns wc have ever attended.
Long, long before tho hour that had
been announced for tho services to be-
gin, the childrea began to gather with
their beaming countcnanccs and happy
hearts, aud ere tho hour had arrived
tho church was well-nigh filled. Be
sides the children, u few visitors were
present, as were the different pastors
of the city.
The Band Of Hope was organized in
Newberry siXtccn years ago by Mrs. G..
Mower, and IL now carried on through
the efforts OF hlrs. Sophia Rcdus, with
tho assistance nf q few good ladies Of
the city, and the generosity of that
large-hear ted and noble Christian gen.
tleman George S. Mower.
The exercises were conducted Tues
day afternoon by the President, Mrs.
Redus, the first number on the program
being q welcome song by tho children.
The next number on the program was
the recitation in unison OF the l4th
chapter of st. John.
Then followed touching and appro-
pirate prayer by Rev. l.. Il. William
son of the Presbyterian church.
The next was two very beautiful
songs: "When the roll is called up yon-
dor," and "Jesus, the loving Shcp-
herd"
Mrs. Redus arose and said:
All Of us like honor in this world,
particularly honor that wo deserve.
We have this evening among our num-
ber thirty-three who have not missed
o single time. You boys and girls
know something OF what that means.
1t means staying at home vacation
time and not going to grandmothers.
Then we have ten who have missed
only once. On this third honor roll We
have forty-one names. These have
made from fifty to ninety-iive per cent.
Many of the names that shall call on
this roll arc those who have missed
only two or three times. Most OF them
have made 70 per cent. and over. |
said so per cent just now, l should
have said from Is to 90 per cent.
Mr.. McClintook has promised to talk
to those who get prizes this evening
We will now listen for few moments
to him.
DIR. McCLINTOCK'S TALK.
Iunderstu nd you desire me to talk to
all those who ge' prizes this evening.
1t afford me real pleasure to talk to
these prize pcoplc--prizo boys and
girls. l congratulate you. You have
complied with the conditions. Some Of
you have bcCn here every time that the
bell has rung and others have been alb
sent only q very few times. 1t would
haYe been very much more pleasant
often times to havo remained at home at
your ease. 1t would have been more
pleasant to have gone somewhere else
than to this place. And the others,
feel confident in stating in this pres
ence, would have been here If the cir
cumstanccs had not been very extraor-
dinary. She has complied with the
promise made ut that time---a year ago.
I know that each ono of you will apprc-
ciate tho prize received.
There is something else than the ac-
tual prize. You are marked in the
presence of all this goodly company.
Every one of us will listen with great
pleasure as wo hear your names called.
All of the good people in this town will
rejoice from the fact that those are the
prize people in that temperance organ.
ization. And see some men here that
are going to put it into the papers, and
your friends will all feel exquisite
pleasure when they come to your
names in the paper. You are getting
more than you bargained for. You are
getting, not only your prize, but yor
are getting yourself before this com
munity with the esteem Of the bes
people in this town. You have stood
in the forefront the year round-the
| whole twelve months-and you have
put yourselves among tho best in the
temperance organization. You are get
| ting more than you bal gained for. Ant
the only idea I want to suggest is {
very simple one. For twelve month.
| right along in this temrerance expe
rience-it Is going to be that way JUS
as long as you live. Every one of 20,
prize boys and girls, If you want to be
among the best people in this world
just the experience you have had Ii
these twelve months-that is the wa,
to 60, and that Is the way you have t,
| 60 If you want to go among the bes
people In this world. There are goin&
to be good opportunities and occasions
to enjoy something else, and If 20,
, yield to that you aro not going to ge
prizes. You must labor and you mus
exercise accidental, and If you do, jus
as surely as the sun is shining OH