LEDGER COLUMNIST
'Everyone rise for the National Anthem...'
Joe HUGHES LEDGER STAFF WRITER
      No matter what American sporting event that a person has the opportunity to attend during their lifetime, there is one thing they will experience with each visit to an athletic venue. That is the "Star Spangled Banner," written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key while watching British ships bombard an American fort during the War of 1812.
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LEDGER READERS ON THE ROAD
     Allison Bridges is shown here during a recent mission trip to Costa Rica. Submission of this photo was encouraged by her grandparents Doyle and Pat Martin of Blacksburg.
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THEIR VIEW
A message from Mark
      Come June, when the South Carolina General Assembly adjourns for six months, the attention of the people turns away from Columbia. South Carolinians tend to move blissfully through the summer and fall months in the belief they're safe from the politicians and bureaucrats at least until January, when the legislature reconvenes.
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The Sunday School Lesson
Serving Others
      MATT. 20:17 And Je'sus going up to Je-ru'sa-lem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, 18 Behold, we go up to Je-ru'sa-lem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
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Stories Behind The Hymns
MICHAEL, ROW THE BOAT ASHORE
Stories Behind The Hymns By: Warren Shiver
      Michael, Row The Boat Ashore Author: Unknown Composer: Unknown The story of the Negro Spirituals is closely linked to the history of African- Americans. Almost all the Africans who arrived first in America were slaves. This was prior to 1865. They came from several regions of Africa mostly from the West Coast.
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