The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, July 31, 1902, Image 5
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EDUCATION AS THE MORAL REv
DEMPTION OF THE WORLD.
Full Text or the Brilliant Oration Delivered
at the Kingstree Graded
School Commencement.
rContinuiMl from laht week.]
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cot bring knowledge. On the other
hand, knowledge is wealth of itself,
and increases capacity for acquiring
material wealth. Again, a cultivated
mind is more capable of enjoying
and using wealth than an untutored
mind. In converts money into
thoughts and thoughts into actious
to bless the world and enrich one's
self. The pleasures of a cultivated
mind are not dependant on the smiles
of fortune. To one who knows,
there is beauty in every leaf and
flower, and the delicate tracing on
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the petals of a rose is a volume of
philosophy and a pencilling of the
Diviue hand.
The world is open to a cultured
mind. The man or woman who has
drunk at the Pierian Spiing laughs
at the limitations which environ the
untutored. They can talk w ith the
great of all ages. Aristotle and j
Plato, Socrates and Xenophen are
their companions. They can follow
Caesar in the Gallic Wars and join
Virgil in his walks about historic
Troy. They, too, can say with the
* ancient philosopher, "Thou reasonest
well, else whence this pleasing hope,
this fond desire, this longing after
immortality." The future is more
than shadow-land and mist and sun~
~ A nnUyv,. Iaa non cuv T~)i- !
0Ci. A UC>, tw, V.V414 ? vinity
that stirs within us, * * *
ami intimates eternity to man." And
then again,
4Thc stars shall fade away, the sun
grow tliin with age.
And nature sinks herself in years;
But thou shalt flourish in immortal
youth,
Unhurt arnid the war of elements,
the wreck of matter and the
crash of years."
This lofty burst of confidence and
trust of the ancient philosopher was
born of knowledge and furnished
the antidote for the feurs of dissolution.
KNOWLEDGE TAKETH AWAY FEAR.
Why is it the captain of the seas
ventures upon the briny deep? Is it
because he feels able to subdue the
tempest or calm the storm? No, not,
that. lie goes because he has studiedt
to a greater or lesser degree the
phenomena of wind and tide, and'
knows the path of ocean. With
trails spread and compass set, he leaves
the land behind him and goes out
^ over the trackless waste- of water in
v spite of storm or tempest. Aye,
more, he exults iu his skill as a
mariner, and is proud of the fact
that he can read in the changing j
tight of the sunset prophecies of the'
coming day.
The pleasures of a cultivated mind
are richer and fuller as the days and:
years speed by. Joyous and buoyant
youth needs little to increase its i
nl.-asures. To be vouu<r asain is the!
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idle wish of every grey haired man j
ynd woman. We should thank God (
for added years and ripe experience,,
and we do thank Him. But, oh, for
the freshness and vigour of youth!
Who would not give up wealth and
worldly honors, high position or
glorious fame for the ^exuberant
fancy and keen delight of youthful
days. Who has not poured out his
soul in an agony of regret and sung:
'Backward, flow backward, oh, time,
in thy flight.
And make me a boy again, just for tonight."
But it comes not back. I'd give,
yea, freely give back all the worldly
honors that ever have come to me to
Stand again on the threshold of early
manhood and feel the rush and flow
ly -i si spirits untouched by care and unclouded
by failure or fear. The old
, lea rose that bloomed in the yard
I !j where I spent my boyhood was
sweeter than the rarest plant that ?
blooms in the world-famed gardens. I
The blissful, quiet Sabbath spent at
a country church had more charms i
than the modern Sunday school at 1
the nation's capitol; and the soulful 1
songs from rustic throats to me was 1
grander than the stately airs of city ]
choirs.
The law of compensation, though, j
is a just one, and the processes of j
nature unfold a heavenly and a di- ,
vine plan. As the shadows lengthen j
o'er our pathway and eventide comes
on we find that we are not alone. '
Memory lingers and brings to us the ,
accumulated wisdom of years to sing
to us of rest and peace. We joy in j
the fact that we have been taught in .
the school of experience?we know. ]
We sit down and watch the maddening
crowd in the rush for place and .
fame and fortune, and we smile at the
giddy frivolities of youth. If, ]
during the active years of our life, ,
we have stored our minds with j
knowledge, we experience the joy of l
giving. We not only have oil in our
lamps, but we have enough to fill the j
lamps of foolish virgins. <
An educated man is law-giver and
oracle for his community. He is a <
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centre irom which rauxaieo iuuucuuco i
that help and elevate his fellow man. ;
He is not an echo, but a voice as clear i
as the bugle blast of Highland Chief. !
I apprehend that no human experi- 1
ence is comparable in pleasure to 1
that which one feels when he faces 1
an opportunity or a duty and knows
that he is a master of the situation?
that he knows his ground, ana is
able to do what he will. See the i
athlete lay hold of his antagonist '
and by his superior skill bind or 1
bend him as he will. See the smile
that plays over his countenance?the ]
tlush of joy that mantles his cheek. (
What is it that so thrills him? Is it
the conquest won by might and !
strength? No, perish the thought! [
It is the consciousness of his power, ,
the knowing of what he is able to |
do. So it is in all life's vicissitudes; <
the real pleasure comes from knowing
how. Every man is a cause and ,
a creator. The world is a great i
workshop wherein enlightened men
exercise creative faculties and turn
intangible thought into substantial ,
realities. It is the play ground of ,
the mind and the gymnasium of the <
fancy. i
A cultivated mind is like a garden
filled with choice flowers. Gentle ]
perfumes lade the air and beauty ,
crlwims from everv sun-kissed plant.
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It is a thing of beauty and a joy
forever. Each tree and plant and
tlower has a nature all its own, and
hikes from soil and dew-drop and
sunshine and air the food it needs to
sustain it and give it growth, beauty
and perfection. The prismatic rays
of the sun shine for all alike, but
each takes therefrom only what it
needs and lets the rest go by. The
tree retains the coloring for its leaves,
and of them makes its emerald robe;
the llower spreads out its petals, and
one is red, another crimson and
another is yellow. So it is with the
human mind. The assimilative process
goes on and [the individual man
; from out the world of knowledge
| selects that which meets his wants
! and gives color to his thoughts and
! purposes, strength to his faculties
' and symmetrical beauty to his intellectual
form.
In the realm of thought alone we
are omnipotent. You may bind a
man's body, but you can't fetter his
soul; you may put his body in a dungeon,
but you can't imprison his
mind. It leaps o'er the barriers of
time an i space and goes where it
listeth as freely as the wind that
sweeps over the hill and dale. HereI
in lies the dignity of humanity, and
i thrnncrh the onerations of this no
tential faculty are found the possi;
bilities and the pleasures of enlightj
ened man and womanhood. We
1 stand, I repeat, as the highest ex'
presgion of divine thought, the offspring
of Deity and the ultimate
?ompanions cf the intelligences of
the universe.
The mind of the individual man
.a his own peculiar kingdom to which
lie can retire when the cares of business
life grow heavy, and feel that
here, at least, he is master. The
precious gems and treasures rich
here stored are all his own, beyond
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tne reacu ui crau:uiuu; ucunuic,
mplacable foe*!, the blight of dis?ase,
the rust of age or the hand of
the thief.
Glorious fact in human experience!
Who would not be king of such an
impire'r
Athwart the gaze of the cultured
mind there seldom comes a shadow
?and clouds but teach that there is
light beyond.
A busy day so tilled with labor
md perplexities may make the body
weary until it cries for rest; but a
mind so tutored, so cultured and so
stored will hear the music of the
spheres at eventide and sleep will
bring sweet dreams in the starlit
watcher? of the night. A mind so
attuned will hear God whisper in the
soughing wind and rustling leaves.
It will find a picture of of heaven iu
?ach golden sunset and angels' pathn
i 1 i i t
ways on every neecy ciouu iat iiangs
irouud the couch of departed days.
Such a mind can stand with Father
Ryan in the Mystic Valley of which
he sang and with him feel the heartthrobs
of the universe ami listen to
the voice in the silence.
[the exp.]
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To have given up would have meant
death tor Mrs. Lois Cragg. of Dorchester,
Mass. For years she had endured
untold misery from a severe lung trouble
and obstinate cough "Often,"
she writes. "I could scarcely hriathr
md sometimes could not speak. All
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We would never know some
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"I HAVE YX)Utt KBOMISS?** SAID HE.
This picture shows the heroine
(there are two of-theo) m our nexl
serialstory
Equal Partners
Bpjfaatfd Bidding
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who are the equal partners. If yoi
will record your guesses as tin
story develops yoocan xt how neni
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Mexican Husi
don't stay on or near the surface, 1
tissue* to the bone and drives out i
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Mexican Hus
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!? OUR CLUE
! 2^ We are making the moat
2^ have ever been given by a i
2^ county. Look at these*
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The Record and the Commoner (b
The Record and the New York W<
5^ The Record and the Atlanta Cons
2ZZ Tile Record and the News and Cc
5^ The Record and the National Ma
The Record and Munsev's Magaz:
2ZZ The Record and >rank Leslie's >!
The Record and Lippiiuotts
tjie ? arg-itt nod Mont Complain
>-<ubl!?huifnt south.
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cv'indnw and Fancy Otaaa a Specialty.
Some of tlie so called base ball
diamonds are rank imitations.
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CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
' TKAINS GOIN'G SOUTH.
' Dated 35 23" iT3 I 51 W
; April 14. 1902 # # I* I * *
'| A.M I'.M. 'A.M.
II Le Florence 3 25 7 55 j 9 45
ii " Kingstree 9 17 ,1039
' I A r Lanes 4 30 9 2S p. m. j i l oo
I f T .. T ? v?: u >? 7 JOT 111 (Mi Q iK
I iiU JUililCd " t UV V WV| I u? ** VV V
A r Charleston 6 00 11 15; 0 21) 1 10 11 35
A.M. P. M.'P.M. P.M. A.M.
TRAINS GOIXG NORTH.
78 32 52 50 58~
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A MPMAMPMPV
Le Charleston 647* 5 32 7 00 4 85 5 25
Ar Lanes 8 18 7 00 8 34 6 21 728
Lc Lanes 8 18 7 00 6 21
Le Kingstree 8 37 715 642
1 A r Florence 9 45 7 55 7 55
, A. M. r. M. A.M. P. M.
I # Daily.
iTuesday. Thursday and Saturday.
No. 52 runs through to Columbia via
Central R. R. of S. C.
TrairsXos. 78 and 32 run via Wil
son and Fayetteville?Short Line?
? and make close connection for all
points North.
Trains on C. & D. R. R. leave Flor
ence daily except Sunday 10:05 a. in.,
f arrive Darlington 10:30 a. m., Harts;
ville 1:55 p. m., Ciieraw 11:4-5 a. m,
[ Wadesborol2:50p. m. Leave Florence
' daily except Sunday 8:00 p. m., arrive
Darlington 8:25 p." in., Bennettsville
9:22 p. in.. Gibson 10:20 p. m. Leave
1 J - 1? IH.Af A n?
More nee Miuaay umy ?w.w a. m.t ?*irive
Darlington 10:30 a. m.
Leave Gibson daily except Sunday
5:50 a. m.. Bennett*ville 0:50 a. m. arrive
Darlington 8:15 a. m., leave Dar,
lington 7:50 a. m., arrive Florence 0:15
I a. m. Leave Wadesboro daily except
Sunday 4:10 p. m., Cheraw 5:15 p. ox..
' llartsrille 9J5 a m., Darlington 5:29
' p. m., arrive Florence 7:00 p. in.
, Leave Darlington 8>50 a, m.,. arrive
i Florence 9:15 a. m.
H. M. EMERSON,
Gen'l l\iMeog?r Agent.,
' J. R. Kfnly, Gen. Jklan'g.
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