The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-09-03


MISS ora D"minj"k, ni i'rnSp rI'y. 20
t"Ac'' ihr next ~cnoi;t-tir ~rHsin,,
! IN" continued wc1 nlhrr ha- tam.
. "I"" IN" Z; ton crop to II >umnA h;,l Sc.
| rI"us '%'"Ht W.. kitvr cun-ul,ru a
good many farmers, who nii iEiux ih,,
yield will not be n uv" that Of last ycnr.
Ih"re Will hc II htrnrcur ST iuchu,n
y 'hpcl, furnished by the members of
TIE church, on Saturday next, the 7th
| INST. The proCrHds OF the cue will 90
! Tor the benz tit It the church. W. hone
| all those who en- VA good diunrr viii
turn out, and while they hclp thcm.
selves it will also bc Il help to tive
| church.
| Childrcn's day will br observed at
st. pauis church on "Wednesday. the
4Ih' W" hope 10 br nhl" to attend and
| plck up some CHI, for oar old friend
| Push.
In Il previous letter promised to
| hove something to say about, the BOYS,
ana Ihc danger In allowing them to
| spend SO much OF their time ia kfuu<.
ing around. The cider | get t;tr more
interested become in the BOYS. Wh, u
| lok around anJ cOnsi,!rr NV own
| ME, and see Row rapidly time j. hripg
! marked down against me, uud thaL !
! am almost now numbered among the
Old Ny mind ilhsi,cs upon the cOuyid.
era ion that il wOut hn very much
longer before the husiu"Ss interests Of
this world will bn hundrd down into
The hnuda Of our boys. Then must
say GOd bless the boy uUG make them (
good that our worlt may prt..p,r. |
don't propose for this to h,. II i~itrr |
along tn" line nf NOR Il training, but |!
lst want to say IL few words 10 parents !
aud tnetr boys nb0ul tI3ia Ou" u:,ugrr.
Now, Toys, perhaps some e }nlI may |
say that | had better We ull,n,.inu ju
my own affairs, and not bother n,y-i II !
~ much about other IDtk-' BOYS. Bat |
IT, don't make any difference to me what
yon say, nm tnIkiug 10 You, amt Uol
one OF y"u |, rNcinutd q: and the reason
| am GukiEH 20 IOu is Hr,itu,u love >uu
| ana lrcl an interest III You. Bat for
| !
ter Z" back wh"r" started nnd i.pply
what 'nran 10 the parrul, wllrr" i.
| belongs. Yes, dear parents, i!r huS 3,
arc in our care, and we ur,ln'r rNm'rI
anything better from thrm than what
We teach, for whatsoever we, %ow"th
that shall "" reap. Dear rrnGcr, it is
II serious fact that there are thousands,
upon thousands Of boys nl! over tni,
land who spend even their Sundays ia
Knocking around. All our towns, VII
laGrs and cities rspnriallv are illrd
| with these knuckurS around But a
Great many parents seem no! tn care.
| Many, even Of the better class, have
neither time nor inclination 10 look
after their children, and therefore ,hry
Just permit them to go, and say, wh,,
bows are boys, AOu can't make old mcn
out OF them, let them Knock around,
| there's no harm in it All bows. com
monty saying, sow Il few wild oats. ON.
what an erroneous idea to pnnip into Il
| boys head that he must sow Il few wild
| oats before he starts out to make Il use
| '"' 'H"H. l. VI \hou Sakt, hraf parents,
abstain such I'm idea from your huys.
| Thc sowing OF wild oats mruu> iwhj
heads; and another grcu, Gtnrcri is, the
| ignorant, less instructed aud more i'll
diEcnt follow suit, Many parents don't
30 To church nor their children to
church or Sunday-school; but they sim.
ply knock around. Now this Euork,n..
around begins with many at n very ten.
der age. Iou sen boys first in little
groups and companies playing al day in
the streets on the Lords dnr and on all
other days. 4 few years pass and Won
lind these lit tie street rnmpcrs nd vnnccd
| to higher grade, for now they have
taken To the suburbs and spend the
Lords day in playing marbles, curainy,
scuffling wrestling, pitching, jumping,
boxing, wr"ngiing, and bow and then
there Is Il fight. From time TO time
| they 60 on in this stage until finally
you find them hanging around public
places pnhing cigarettes. cursing and
staggering. Now they are Ii subjects
for gambling houses, rows nnd fights,
IN TACT they have become perfect ring
leaders in wickcdncss, and ynu see II
has all come from simply knocking
around. Now, dear boys, beware Of
tdlcness. Never abuse tho Lords day
Never acquire the habit Of knocking
around, 1t leads to present and eternal
ruin. Love the Sundav-sc school aud the
place OF divine worship. let nothing
but sickness or an absolute imposaihiI-
ity keep you away. And you, dear pa
rents, guard your children from all
evil. Leave them not to train them
selves. Scud them tn Sunday. school
and to church, and, above all, never
permit them to acquire tho habit of
knocking around. Life is too short
and precious to squandcr our time.
There Is none Of IA but what falls from
grace. But only hy continual striving
do we grow in grace and the true
| knowledge Of God