The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-08
Ucethin3 Fowder:)


persuade you to loose your confidence i'm
your fellow nun 1t is true that the. g
are bad men and there are bad women,
but Il believe there is more w.ckedness
caused by wcakne $ thtn by "A corrupt
ness OF heart. J. 1t us take a charitable
and sympathetic view. Let us make
allowance. When you pity yon exhibit
the very spirit of Jesus Christi
We cannot live unto ourselves I. is
impossible 10 shut ourselves out from the
world and make a success in life. we are
dependent upon each other. There is
no independent man in the world except
the hermit and the savage. TIL, old
Greek philosopher, Aristotle Was right
when he said man is social animal.
We are bound together by the ties OF
humanity. 1t is chain of many links
that bind the whole of christendom,
there are the family ties tn 1t bind, then
the social ties that bind from family to
community, from communities to States,
from States to the United States, thea
the intercourse with foreign nations, we
are nothing by ourself. You clnnot
live either socially, religiously or politi-
cally apart. 1t is directly contrary to
the teaching of Christ. Our religion
itself is a social religion. Everything in
the world is tending to the one tiual
great federation of mankind, it is yet
far "a Nay in the distance, but the time
IS drawing nearer.
Let us have no pessimists, he could
not sec how a christian could hold that
the world was getting worse, when every
thing in the word of progress proved to
the contrary. He said that while Optim-
m IS the song Of angels Pess ssemism is
the dirge of demons He begged the
hearers not to rush -headlong into this
horrible mistake of becoming pessmist,
but have staadfast faith in God and his
pi omises, and confidence in your fellow
man, and that AL things are ruled by the
Omnipotant hand of God; th,t he will
richly reward the child of faith. Also
have confidence and faith n yourselves,
a clear head, a strong arm, AMI the iron
will, is what enables you TO meet and
successfully combat with the winds of
adversely, and causes you to stand like Il
rock of adamant, while the battle RACES,
or the pillows roll, anf. the artillery OF
the enemy hurls forth it's rage. En-
ables you TO stand like man no matter
what the adverse circumstances.
Truth is the vely basis of society. lie
said that the man whose word was not
as good rs his bond, the man who was
unreliable, and whose word could not be
believed; the man with two faces was
the man who would prove failure
lie conld never make a success, could
never play his part in social life.
He referred to II. +. Lees standard of
true honor and glory IA duty we'll done. .
At the mention of the name of that
grand old hero, he was greeted with "a
storm Of applause, and he paid a glowing
tribute to tue memory, held so dear in
the hearts of the people of the South
land, of the grand old hero.
He criticised the poet, Longfellow's
reference to the foot prints upon the
sands OF time, that the weary ship wreck
ell sailor, seeing might follow" lie
favored the use of the word Lighthouse,
out i'll the stormy waves, that our lights
should so shine, as to obviate the cata-
StrOpha Of the shipwrecked sailor, and
Instead of pointing this wrecked sailor
in the way. lie should be saved from
shipwreck by the warning beacon of the
lighthouse. Our love for our fellow man
should incite us to acts of charity and
deeds OF kindness toward our erring
brother to help him shun the breakers ot
temptation. He prayeth best who loveth
best.
Every man is surrounded by golden
opportunities if he would embrace them.
Every man is entitled to the gem-encir-
cled crown, if he would but liIt it to his
brow. Yours is tie task to help him.
The greater your knowledge the greater
your responsibility. Let your search for
knowledge be of unceasing growth.
lie compared the lack of education in
this age TO child deaf, dumb and blind,
with every joy and pleasure of nature
shut out from its mind. knowledge turns
on the light to ths iiliterate mind as tn.
recovery of the senses opens the flood
gates OF the joys and beauties OF nature
To tre child.
Our life is a struggle, it is one of the
necessary essentials To success, it is only
another name OF spirit. There is moth
ing in the world gained without IL strag-
gle. And we are all the more apprecla-
tive on account of the struggle. Strug-
gle to attain your ideal, and never give
up. Remember the lineage from which
you sprang. He then paid Il glowing
tribute to the noble heroes of Union,
among whom he mentioned John Savage
as the man who fired the first shot at tile
battle of C0wpeGS, Said that Union had
furnished one OF the grandest bands of
patriots that ever marched upon this
planet, we have veterans here, sons OF
those noble patriots. Be true to the
blood or such noble sires. 1t is an honor
TO have such blood in your veins.
lie closed with some pretty lines "we
pluck the roses from our youthful brow,
to weave a garland ETC."
We have gone hurriedly over so me of
the points OF his speech, aud while we
realize that we cannot do justice to il, we
give a synopsis gathered from our notes.
The speech was one of the best we
have heard i'll the opera house and the
Doctors graceful and easy style and