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Asa PAPER FOR Pin: FAMILY It will he welcomed fbr.the purity and variety of its miscellany carefully selected from the best foreign and American literature and for its educational influence in u rnishing the current News of the Day in Brief. THE GAZETTE being of True Democratic principles will countenance nothing hut Truth, Justice, and fair dealing to all, and exposing all Rings. Cliques, Frauds, and everything that is calculated to injure or defraud the public. The Manufacturing Interests of Northwest Georgia and Surrounding country, will receive constant attention, and every measure calculated to promote them, especially the development of the various industries of this region, will find in I HE Gazette hearty support Thanking the public for the favor shown the paper in the past, wc invite renewed and enlarged support for the future, of our efforts in assisting to make the South the peer, in industrial prosperity,.educational facilities and political liberality, of any other section of the American Union. Address all communications to JAM HaS A. CLEMENT, Edilor mill Prapriflor, *>n i'is urvillu < litil to., Lcorgitt. SUMMERVILLE, GEORGIA, JULY 19, 1877. i Written for The Gazette. A Moonlight Scene in Broomtotvn. BY GRACE OAKLAND. Doing left one eve in sunny June, Alone with Nature to commune; Mine eyes beheld a lovely scene. Which ] had pictured in a dream. Proud Lookout in her rugged dress. Stood far superior to the rest In height and grandeur—nothing more, To all beheld in Nature’s store. Next in the train of wonders, stood Gigantic oaks and graceful wood l'lot bed in the richest foliage. Ere described on poet’s page. But, list! what music did l hear, As if some angel ling’ring near. With rustling wings and harp attuno. | Hud come to earth that night, iu June? Ah! ’twas a little rippling stream, Th it made me start as from a dream; Its laughing waters heard afar. In which was mirror'd ov’ry star. O’er all this scene of glad array, A burnished sheet of silver lay— Wherein the dew-drops shone as bright As **Dian‘s bow” of silver light. Then thought 1 of the blessed words. ‘•The Heaven's declare Thy gh ry Lon’ ; And of that. Home of perfect ease. Whose glories far out number tl cao. Summerville, July 4, 1877. DUTY OF PARENTS IN SUSTAINING Hs\l>l>:i< li Schools. UY HKV. JAMIIS A. OLKMKXT. PAIIT IV. Shull then, those principles obtain in the natural world around us, and ho ig nored in the formation of the character of man, immortal, and made in the like nesofGod, his Creator? Man comes into the world according to the word of God, with a moral character, and not as a blank piece of paper, as the Pelagians da vainly talk; for the Rook plainly avers that man is “shapen in iniquity, and in sin did our mother conceive us,’' and that “man is horn as the wild asses colt,’’ and as reason would dictate, to train the colt with the least effort and with the greater assurance of success, and now that he is susceptible of the process of training, the sooner the work is begun, the hotter will he the success, rather than wait until the years of maturity arrive, f’o the child is easier trained from its infancy than in later years, after any extraneous and dele terious infl lenees have been brought to hear upon it. Does not reason itself then teach, that now, whilst it is most suscepti ble of impressions, is tile time to com mence the formation of character? Agreeing, perfectly, with all this, are the high mandates of Heaven, as revealed in the written word, howsoever reluctant, we may he to recivu them. For what means that text which says, “Train up a child in the way it should go, and when it is old it will not depart from it.” If wc adopt the rendering of the Hebrew, as already given by Dr. A. Clark, “lniti ate the child at the opening of its path,” can there he any doubt as to the time when the religious instruction of children is to commence? Where is the opening of the child’s path of life? and when does the child enter upon its path of life? Is it not at its birth? when it first inhales the vital air? or, will you place it at the time when it arrives at the period of rational discernment? or, when it can dis tinguish between good and evil, right and wrong? But of this point in the history of the child, who can tell? Of the mul tiplied millions of children now in the world, can any one determine the point, when any one of them is first enabled to discriminate between good and evil? If not, then are we left in the dark, in refer ence to the point of time when we are to begin the great and responsible work of initiating them in the way they should go, arid become enveloped upon all sides in the mazes of uncertainty and conjecture. Fortunately, however, for us, wo are guided by Divine inspiration just here, iu such plain and explicit terms that no one need misunderstand the Divine mind, or his duty in the premises. Hear it, O hear it, ye parents, and tremble for your selves and for your children, who have suffered and are in danger from your ro missnesß of duty up to this very hour. “And these words which I command thee this day, shall he in thy heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy | children, and shall talk of them when | thou sittest in thy house, and when thou ] walkcst by the way, and when thou best down, and when thou risest up. And ' thou shalt hind them for a sign upon thine i hand, and they shall he as frontlets be tween thirie eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.”—Deut. vi: 6 —9. Here are our individual parental duties pointed out in reference to tho inculcation of tho Moral Law, or Ton Commandments, upon our children. They are to he talked of by us to them upon every occasion; whilst we are sitting in the house —when wo walk by the way—when we lie down— when we rise up. \Ve are to give them prominence in all respects—wo are to hind them upon our hands—plaoo them as frontlets between the eyes, and write them upon tho posts of our houses and on our gates. Again, “Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lout) your God, and observo to do all tho words of this law: And that their children which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the Lotti) your God, as long as ye live in the | land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.” —Deut. xxxi: I”, 13 See, now, how this was carried out by Joshua in after days: “And afterwards he [Joshua| i read all the words of the law, the blcss ! mgsaiid the cursings according to all that is written in the book of the law. There was not a word of all that Moses eoiu j manded, which Joshua real not before 3 all the congregation of Israel, with the ! women, and the little ones, and the | strangers that were conversant among | them.” - Joshua viii: 34, 35. I From the reading of these passages it is very observable, first, the congregation 3 was composed of men, women and chil dren so young which have not known any thing -the little, ones —Inbio , if you please, and strangers, persons from tho outside world, called heathen or Gentiles. .Secondly, wo learn that the purpose of assembling the people together, was, to have the law read, and no doubt ex pounded unto them. And in accordance thereto, King Joaiah “went up into tho house of the Loiu>, and all the men of Judah and all tho inhabitants of Jerusa lem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all tho people, both small and great: and ho read in their ears all , the words of the book of the covenant which was found in ,tlie house of the Lord.” — 2 Kings xxiii: 2. Thirdly, ob serve the objects o hearing the law read, were that they might learn the law, so as to know their duty—that they might fear I God, and observe to do all his command ments. i Now, take all the foregoing in conncc -3 tion with this declaration of Moses, “Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord I your God; your captains of your tribes, ! your elders, and your officers, with all 3 the men of Israel, your little ones, your wivos, and tliy stranger that is in thy 1 camp, from tho hewer of thy wood, unto the drawer of thy water: That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the Lord tliy God, and into its oath, which the Lord tliy God inaketh with thee this day: That he may establish thee to-day 3 for a people unto himself.” —Deut. xxix: 10—13. It, is easy of perception —and at it none will stumble—how men and women can hear and understand tho word of the Lord, and how they can enter into cove -3 mint relation with God; hut we cannot I fail to sec that from the texts quoted, ! chilJreu, jea, even the little ones —babies I in their mother’s arms —for they are always spoken of in immediate connection with their mothers—so little, and so ; young, that, speaking after the manner of men, they know nothing—such a* we usually speak of, as unconscious babes, \ that these little ones are to have the law read to them; that, they are to enter into covenant, relation with God. Does not this come in direct conflict with all our notions of the time to com mence the religious education of our little ones? For we say, put it off until they grow up to an age in which they can un derstand when and what wo speak and read to them. Wo say, keep the babies away from the house of God until they be largo enough to know how to behave themselves, and have a capacity to know what the preacher says—we say, let the little ones grow up and run out upon the devil’s commons —for where else would they he —until they are old enough to choose for them selves; but God says take them to the Sanctuary, that they may hear, and learn, and understand His word. Wonder whoever introduced the the practice of making the little ones stay away from church while the parents went to worship? Take them with you, saitli the Lord, and we speak by permission, make them behave themselves during Divine worship, and do riot let them run ; all over the house disturbing the quiet cl 1 those that desire to worship. Keep ll.c babies and little ones still iu church. Further, God says, bring them into covenant relationship with him. He says, 1 “Train them in tho way they should go;” “Bring them up in tho nurture and ad monition of the Lord.” (to he continued.) Advice of an Old Lady. “Now, John, listen to mo, for I am older than you, or I couldn't be your mother. Never do you marry a young woman, John, before you have contrived to happen at the house where she lives at least four or live times before breakfast. You should know how Into she lies in bed in the morning. You should take notes whether her complexion is the same in the morning as it is in the evening, or whether the wash and towel have robbed her of her evening bloom. “You should take care to surprise her, so that you can sec her in her morning dress, and observe how her hair looks when she is not expecting you. If possible you should he where you can hear tlie morning conversation between her and her mother. If she is ill-natured and snappish to her mother, so she will he to you, depend upon it. But if you find her up and dressed neatly in (he morning, with the same countenance, the same neatly combed hair, the .nine ready and pleasant answers to her mother which characteriz'd her deportment in tho evening, and particularly if she is lending a hand to get tho breakfast ready iu good season, sho is a prize, John, and the sooner you secure her to yourself tlio hotter.” One Form of Rudeness. A flagrant breach of politeness, and on.' which is most annoying to refined and sensitive people, is the very general prac tice of interrupting one’s conversation, the impunity with which this is done has degraded rational conversation, which ought to bo the greatest, charm of social intercourse, into a provoking farce. A man or woman who lias anything to say that is worth saying, desires to say it in his or her own way; and those who have brains to appreciate it, will be equally desirous of hearing it w ithout interruption —yet it is a common thing for a parlor conversation to partake more of the nature ol a l ower ot Babel than a conversation among rational beings, who are supposed to know and appreciate what each other says. One begins to relate an incident, and before lie has finished two sentences, some parrot in fine clothes chimes in willi his senseless gabble, breaking the thread ol discourse, and compelling the narrator to begin again, or abandon the attempt to instruct or entertain. This is the grossest of impoliteness; it is as common an occurrence as conversa tion itself. It is much to say, that nine out of every ten people who indulge this habit are incapable of carrying on a rational conversation on any useful topic, and indulge in those breaches of etiquette by way of covering their retreat and hiding their ignorance. We suggest to young people—and old ones, too, for that matter —that here is a promising field for social reform. Never interrupt a conversation by interjecting remarks, however appropriate and witty they may seem. All sensible people wi.l respect you, and conclude that you have good sense, and know how to use it to the best advantage.— K.c. Truth is Mighty. Deter Hastings was in a saloon on Grand River avenue, and when he heard some of the other loafers telling yarns he started off and said: “Well, yon know, I was driving on Edmund street yesterday at a three minute gait. All at once a front wheel ran off the sulky, and I tell you my hair stood right up on end! “Had a smash-up of course, ’ remarked one of the crowd. “No, I didn’t. The wheel ran along ahead of me for about fifty feet, hut then I put the whip to the horse, caught up, and the axle took its place again in the hub. It was the most wonderful thing I ever saw.” The crowd thought ho lied about it, and a free fight was the result of the discus sion that ensued. Peter was the only one arrested, and lie walked out fully pre pared to stiek to his original assertion. “Deter, why did you go and lie and got up a row?” inquired his honor. “I told nothing hut the solemn truth,” answered the prisoner. “What kept that side of tho sulky in the air when the wheel ran off?” “The fast motion, I s’pose.” “Fetor, won’t you own up that you lied?” “I ean’t do it,” was the reply. “It doesn’t seem at all proliuble that one side of a sulky would stay up in that way,” mused his honor, “but yet I can’t say. We’ll pass that over anil send you up for raising a row.” “Yus, sir, I chased that wheel all of fifty feet,” said the prisoner. “i’ll give you sixty days for disturbing the peace.” “I’ll have logo up, yor honor, hut that sulky ran alongjust as it both wheels were in place, and I’ll never admit lhat it didn’t. Il l had two hours’ time I could prove my statement by a dozen people.” “Well, I can’t wait. I ought to have a trotting horse and drive round in a sulky and then I’d know more about such thing-:. You must go tip.” “Dll go, Judge, hilt if l was on my dying hod I’d swear that 1 chased that wheel fifty feet; that the axle went into the huh; lhat. the cap screwed itself hack on in place; and that anew set of washers got on the axle tree somehow ! ” Detroit Fr i; I‘rcss, NUMBER ‘29. Profanity 7 b th Editor of Th Outette: In this age of irreverence for the Crea tor, preserver and protector of us all, I send you the following, which, it is hoped, may be read and heeded by every one 3 addicted to tho fearful habit therein al luded to: “Wc are surprised at the prevalence of profanity, almost whorevet we go. By profanity we mean not so much real blas phemy as the careless taking of God’s name in vain. You hear it o.i the streets, in the stores and shops, in the best class of railroad cars, and even the presence of not a safeguard against it. It is indulged in by little boys, and shows, of course the influence they are under at home; it is also indulged in by men iu tho prime of life, as well as by those who i arc bowed down by tho weight of many I years. And all this is done iu the face of the fait, God has said to every one of us: ‘ j lion shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that takoth his name in vain.’ “God beholds the actions performed by the hands; He hears the words that fall from the lips; and He knows the thoughts that dwell in the heart. The very thought that he notices every idle word, and that He is greatly displeased with those who take 11 is name in vain, should till every one with seriou-ness and reverence.” Profanity is a crime for which there is no excuse. It is a sin which lias no temptation to allure us to its commission; it affords no advantage; it gratifies no sense; it promotes no interest; it, yields no profit and produces no h mor. To in dulge in this vice, is to insult God; to trifle with our Creator; to abuse his glorious character; to despise his judg ments, and provo o his dreadful venge ance. Profanity is a perversiou of the power of speech- It was given to man for the I most valuable and praiseworthy objects. | It was given to him that he might declare his admiration of God’s works, that ho might give expression to his love and gratitude to lus Creator that lie might celebrate his praises and promote his honor arid glory. If on the other hand, we violate his holy commands with this groat gift, and profane his holy name, we become guilty of the basest ingratitude to our best Benefactor, and at the same time, we bocome guilty of cruelty to our selves. July 2d, 1877. S. 11. None Like Him. There are a few mean men in Detroit, hut they came here from the east, and as a rule they do not tarry long. The regu lar Detroiter is a good man, and if he has a family he is still better, as can be shown every day in the week. At the Detroit & Milwaukee depot the other day, as a lady was about to get aboard the train, she said to the man who was loaded down with her parcels: “Now, when I’m gone you must take up and beat all the carpets and lay them again. ’ “Of course,” he replied. “And polish all the windows, rub off the furniture, and re-paint the front steps.” “I will, dear.” “And you must rake off the yard, make some flower-beds, fix the alley fence, and black all the stoves before you pack them away.” “Of course, darling,” he smiled. “And you must send me S2O per week, write to me daily, and tho neighbors will watch to see if you are out after 8 o’clock in the evening. Now, then, good-bye ” “Oh! darling, how can 1 spare you!” he sighed. 'The engine groaned, and away she went, and as he turned logo out his mental distress was so groat that lie fell over a trunk, harked his shins, and rubbed half the skin off his nose. Free l ‘rcss. Jolly People. They may not amount to so much, in some ways, as their graver neighbors, but they fill a useful place in the world, not withstanding. The truly merry man knows nothing of euro. Life itself is a joke to him. What a happy disposition it must be that can thus bid defiance to all the painful vicissitudes of the world, and. smile even at pair, as nothing hut a roliol from the monotony of a perpetual ease! We envy such people. And yot a con stant laugh cannot he so enjoyable as one that comes occasionally, well matured and in all the luxuriance of a heartfelt ap preciation of humor. “ Too much of a good thing is good lor nothing,” says the proverb; and why not too much mental quietude? At any rate, it is well to con sole ourselves that if we are sometimes wretched, it is only because that wretch edness enhances the requisite enjoyment of those hilarious moments that follow after it. That’s true philosophy! A Western editor received a letter from a subscriber, asking him to publish a cure fur apple-tree worms. He replied that he could not suggest a cure until he knew what ailed the worms. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise; hut early to ryes and tardy to bed makes a 1 m tu’a nose turn cardinal red.