The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-10
School Closing 1903.

/ ~-NoN5 1--WE
The Moses Levi Memorial Institute,
like most of the educational institutions
IN the State, and for that matter all
over the Union, had its annual closing.
There was the usual floral decorations,
the pretty maids in white, the bright
eyed boys in knickerbockers, the proud
parents and all Of the things that go to
make up a great scholastic event.
The opening exercises for the closing
of 1908 began last Sunday morning IN
the Institute auditorium. The stage
was lastly arranged and adorned, upon
which was q choir that furnished music
| that invited man TO commune with COD
/ The Selections were not only approprl-
ate but rendered in q charmingly I'M
presslye manner. The choir was COM
posed of Mrs. G. H. Higgins organist,
Mesdames J. l.. Wilson and S. l. Til,
Mrs. Rosa Galluchat and Miss Virginia
Galluchat. Messrs. Joseph L. Wells
and f. o. Richardson: Mr.. J. 3. Tay-
lor, trombone: Mr.. Mortimer Hawkins.
cornet.
Rev. George \. Blackburn of Colum-
bia delivered the annual sermon, and
although the auditorium was packed to
q standing room condition the large au-
dience listened with th, closest atten-
ton and drank in the flow OF spiritual
admonition which came from the
preachers lips. The audience not only
gave him their undivided attention.
but when they came out Of the building
there came from one and all words OF
qualification for having heard this
eloquent divine. No better testimony
of the peoples appreciation could have
been shown, than was, the same even
ing, when they filed the Methodist
church to hear him again, and the
second time they were given another
insight to biblical history such as is
seldom heard from The lips OF man.
Mr.. Blackburn's Sunday nights SER
mon, was from the standpoint OF Christ
ianity, the clearest. ablest and most
eloquent exposition and argument to
show the existence, the death, burial
and resurrection of Jesus Christ we
have ever heard, and aside from the
intended spiritual lesson, both his
mo"ning and evening sermons were
literary gems, with the thought of
genius bristling all through them. We
regret exceedingly not being able to
print both of these sernens, we have
not the space nor the time to get them
up in type The annual sermon was
taken from Luke 23rd. chapter 3Sth.
verse This IS the King of the Jews.
The salient of points OF the discourse
were:
The State educates its children that
they may make good citizens: this sug-
gests another citizenship for which we
should be educated.
There is a kingdom in the world un-
der one known as the King of the Jews.
Why called King Of the Jews: To Eve
was promised one who should bring de-
lverance to a lost world; to Abraham.
one in whom all the families of the
earth should be blessed: Jacob said this
one should descend from Judah: David
was promised that he should come
through his line: all of the prophets to
John the Baptist described him, and
spoke OF his glory.
Plate finds him innocent Of being
rival of Roman authority, but condemns
him for being king-the King OF the
Jews-the promised deliverer.
He was King, and is still King.
His kingdom is kingdom of love. He
loved lost men and gave himself for
them.
is also a kingdom Of righteousness.
Administered on the great principles |
of law, men will be made able to do that
which is right.
It shall be a universal kingdom. for
it merits the fundamental needs Of man. |
It provides for those things that man
needs most-forgiveness, strength and
happiness.
Moreover it shall be an eternal king
dom. The King lives forever. and the
power OF the kingdom is in the King. /
Seek citizenship here, and life and
happiness shall be your portion. Il
Monday evening the Institute hail
was packed, rammeG and jammed to !
witness the scholastic work of the chill
dren and to hear the annual address.
Upon the stage sat the trustees. teach |
ers, the graduating class and the orator |
Of the evening, and upon the wall above |
the center of the stage was suspended a |
large portrait OF the late Moses Levi,
for whom the school was named as a
memorial. The evening was intensely
warm, and it took sometime to get the |
audience quiet, and especially some
little chaps in the rear of the hall who
seemed to think they would be missed,
did they behave themselves and reflect
credit upon their parents for their good
breeding. The following program was
faithfully carried out:
Prayer. Rev. J. O. Cough