Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-19
THE CHILDREN's DAY.
All Roads Led to McKendree
Last Sunday. Program Beau
tifully Rendered. I'm
bounded Hospitality.

Il
morning shows the day. said tn,
immortal Milton. Pope also spok,
the same truth, but in differen
words, when he said, .As the twie
is bent so is the tree inclined" Re
alizing how necessary it is tc
train children properly in their ten
der years If they are to become gooc
and useful men and women, the lead
ing lights of McKendree church are
leaving no stone unturned in then
efforts to 'instil right principles into
the minds and hearts of the children
and young people of the community.
The Sunday school is being used as
a means to accomplish this end,
Probably.no other church in the
county, certainly no other country
church, has as live, aggressive Sun
day school as McKendree. Sunday
last was the time for the annual Sun
day school rally, better known as
Children's Day, and whilethe stand
ard has been: set very high at Nc
Kendree. the exercises of last Sun
day easily ecipsed all former occa-
sions.
Some thought that as. the hand
shaking, baby-kissing politicians are
not abroad in the land this year
the crowd would not be as large as
usual. But instead of being small
ler it was probably the greatest
throng that had ever assembled at
AlcKendree. After the ladies and
children were seated in the church
very little room was left for the
men. Certainly not more than half
of the people could enter the church.
The McKendree flock has within
the past six months made substantial
repairs upon their church building.
would have been well had they in
creased the size of the building be-
fore putting; on the new roof. (
Itwas regretted that the pastor
Rev. Mr.. Wright was absent Oh ac-,
count of sickness. Rey. z. IL. Tay-
!lor, a young minister who resides
near Phoenix, was present in his
stead The exercises began with,
a a marcel lie Ell tire schoo oof. headed,
sbs the & GERS and hers orn1ed
oilf lii
marched into HE ehhrch liiiging
ia chorus very sweetl they enfeis
ed. The program, which give
below was very beauti lly carried
out. The large audience was sim-I
ply amazed at the faultless manner
in which the little folks performed
their parts. They not only reflected
lasting credit upon themselves but
upon Mrs. J. M. Shaffer, who plan
ned the Children's Day exercises
and prepared the little folks. The
Sunday school, the church and the
entire community is greatly indebt-
ed to this very jealous and consecra-
ted woman, without whom such
helpful and inspiring occasions
would uot be possible at McKendree.
Notwithstanding the fact that
there was great multitude to> be
fed at the dinner hour, the huge
baskets that had been provided by
housewives were equal to the de-
mand. Old-time, Southern hospi-
tality permeated the very atmos-
phere and everybody was made to
feel perfectly at home. One was
not only impressed with. the bounti-
fdl supply of nice things and the
very excellent manner in which Che
dinner had been. prepared but with
;he almost endless variety. If the
McKendree girls make as skilled
cooks as their mothers we unhesitat-
ngly say to the young men, Get a
McKendree girl for a wife"
The feature Of the afternoon was
;he admirable address by Hon. B.
E. Nicholson, who urged the fathers
md mothers to teach their sons amp
TO serve rather than to be
served. He said that money and
.ame should not be the, goal in life,
out rather inspire children with am
oition to be useful men and women.
No man, said he, can be truly great
who desires always to be served
,ather than serve others. If space
permitted we would like to report
his splendid address at greater
ength. The exercises of the day
we're brought to close by a short
ak by Mr.. J. l.. Minis.
Mr.. w. E. Turner, the Superinten-
lent of the school, and hisco labor
ers are doing grand work for the
Using generation at McKendree.
The following is full program
If the exercises of the morning:
Children's Day greeting, by Fan
lie QUITS, Carrie Zimmerman, Sui
ivan Dorm and Fred Turner.
Palms and Praises, by Nita
DUETS.
That's Baby, by Pearl Shaffer.