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Tlie Orphans’ Friend. WJCDFESDAY, JANUARY 31,--188: STEWARDSHIP VS. OWNERSHIP. We are not one oi those who affect to despise wealth. Its pos sessors are fortunate in that it se cures for them influence and ena bles them to assist worthy objects of enterprise and charity. A man’s capacity for usefulness is greatly augmented by the pos session of wealth ; and so is his capacity for evil. Whether wealth be a blessing or a curse to its pos sessor, or to the community, de pends upon the character of that possessor and the manner in which he uses his riches. Tl)is statement leads to the idea of immense responsibility in con nection with earthly possessions. The key to the whole matter, by which all the problems pertain ^ ing to it may be solved and all questions satisfactorily answered is found in the Bible doctrine that every man is the steward of his possessions, and that they are to be managed, kept or disposed of, under ihe^authority of a supe^ rior, by whom a strict account will be demanded. By the application of this test— stewardship rather than owner ship—it is easily seen that none can rightluily withhold needed assistance from the destitute, that none can rightfully close his (ars and his purse against the calls of charity and benevolence. We use tire torin rightfully with a full understanding of its import. The steward has no right to disregard the wishes of the proprietor, or to neglect liis interests. Author ity on the one liand and obedi ence on the other inheres in the very relationship, and it cannot be evaded. By the light which this truth— stewardship rather than owner ship—affords,is very clear!}' seen the folly of those who have ins flated notions of personal impors tance because of riches, cither inherited or acquired ; the folly of supposing that an individual is better on this account, aifd that wealth either liides a defective moral character or in any sense atones for moral obliquity ; tlie folly of fixing one’s social status by the size of his purse oi of sup- ' posing that liis true worth is de" termlned by his bank account. “Mr. A. is worth a hundred thous" and dollars,” or “Mr. B. is woi’th more than any other man in the county.” Such remarks are often lieard. They indicate a mistaken idea of the nu asiire of true worth. A man may jiossess a fortune, and not be worth one cent to the community— he may be the foe of ils highest and best interests, formidable in proportion to his wealth. Tin true worth of a man is not measuied by his v-tealth. 'tlie true value of his wealth to hiinsoll and to the public is in proportion to his recognition of his relation to it as a steward. 'lUKA'l’ING. On our first page tlie reader will find an article under the above caption---an abridgement of an article published in a North ern exchange and credited to Dr. Deems. It handles the subject, which is frequently believed to be the occasion of no little fanat icism, in a moderate and sensible manner w'hich will commend it self to all thinking persons, and will we trust secure for it a calm consideration. Many good people seem not to have rejected upon the evil consequences of this most useless and absurd custom, One prolific source of drunken ness, and the suffering involved in it, is the idea that it is a mark of hospitality to offer wine or strong drink and that it is a cause of offence to refuse. Tliis idea prevails with reference to noth ing else that men eat or drink so far as we are aware, and we sup pose that it must be a relic of days long gone which has been perpetuated to the present be- causeit ministerys to the cupidity of some and to the depraved appe tites of others. But our only design was to call attention to Dr. D’s* article which we trust will be read by all. THE DULL BOY ANp i.HB ba:d boy. In a country school not far dis tant from Norwich was a half witted pupil, who though a very poor reader, was obliged to read his passage of Scripture during the exercises preceding the open ing prayer. Beliind him sat a bright lad, in whom he placed great confidence as a helper when he wrestled with a new verse. One pleasant morning a verse in Job reading, “And God smote Job with sore boils,” fell to the half witted lad’s lot. The bright lad helped him, and he delivered it thus to the astonish ed school : “And-ah God-ah shot-all Job-ah witli-ah four-ah balls-ahl” The announcement created the wildest tumult, and while ihe school was convulsed the bright lad whispered to the reader: “That was an almighty heavy chaige, wasn’t it?” Order had been no sooner restored than the reader, parrot-like, put the query to the teacher: “That was a’ almighty heavy charge, wasn’t it!” and order could not be restore'I again that morning long enough for the us ual devotions. A lady writes “My heart goes out to the young boys;’’ and well may ever}' heart go out to the boys. No one so well knows as they who live in cities, the lemptiitions which press the boys on every s.’de. These temptan lions come often in the guise of what are called innocent pleas urep, and as if it were not enough for the devil to do his own work through his own, even Cliristians are brought to help it on. But the snare beyond all others to boys in a city is the liquor curse in whatever form it is presented. Tlie youth wlio goes the down ward-road in wliatevor direction always drinks—at least he comes to drink betore he has traveled far. Before a lad has reached the stage of drink there is hope of him; there is little hope beyond. “He drinks!’’ those are words of doom; those words reveal a future prospect of utter wretchedness beyond the power of words to picture. And yet we are told that liquor must be sold and may be bought, this is an inalienable right of man. God help the boys! well may every heart go out to them. —iV". C. Presbyterian. THE BIBLE. Reader! Do you prize, love,re vere and humbly, thankfully and regularly read your Bible-'llte oldest, truest, and best of books; read it for the rules it gives lor this life, and the hope it inspires for a better life to couie? it is adapted to all classes and should be prized alike by all. Within the lids of the poor man’s bible there is a treasure,agreater wealth of happiness, of honor, of pleas ure, of true peace,than is conceaK in all the mines of earth. These mines, howevei rich, cannot buy the pardon of sins, canr.ot pur chase the favor of God, cannot secure rest for the weary sin-sick soul, but the Bibble tells how all this may beproinired. If a mil- lonaire had died and you were named in his will, how carefully would yon listen to, or read ev ery sentence, every line, every word? But Christ has died and left a will; you are particnlarly named in it. Go read and study and learn where your treasure is, what it is, and how you may ob' tain it. Go qnickly. “And let these sacred pages be your souls eternal food.” liams & Fmai, OXFORD, N. O. PU DRUGS. STANDARD Preparatiojis. PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY COMPOUNDED. ALL NEW ! NO OLD STOCK ON HAND! WARRANTED THE BEST?! LAND SALE. By virtue of an order of the Probate Court for Granville County, the undersign ed commissioners appointed for the pur pose, will,on Monday the 5th day of March, 1883, at twelve o’clock, m. selFat the Court House door, in Oxford, for one-third cash and the balance on six months credit with interest from day'of sale at 8 per cent, the tract of land lately belonging to Booker A. Michell deceased, and assigned to his wid ow for Dower, containing about 155 acres. Said land is in Brassfields Township, ad joining Wm. A. Bobbitt deceased, Hicksy White and others, and is sold for partition. A. S. PEACE. ■ J. S. AMIS, January 26th, 1883. vComm’rs. Sale OF A VALUABLE VANOE OOUITTY PLANTATION. As Commissioner of the Superior Court of Vance County, I will sell to the highest bidder on Monday, Febuary 5tlu 1883, at 12 o’clock, m., in front of the Superior Court Clerk’s office, in Henderson, that valuable ti-act of land, of the estate of Mrs. Lucy E. Love, deceased, on the waters of Nut Bush Creek, in Vance c»unty, adjoin ing the lands of W. II. Boyd, R. B. Hen derson and others, and is the tract upon which the late Ricliard Owen lived, con taining four hundred and forty-two C^2) acres. Said tract contains, among other improvements, a large dwelling house, and all necessary out-houses—all in splendid repair. The land is in good condition, and produces well corn, wheat, fine tobacco and all the grasses. Terms made known on day A. R. WORTHAM, Commissioner. J.F. EDWARDS. | W.F.ROGERS. EDWARDS & ROGERS, GENEEAL ) OXFORD, N. C. We keep on hand a well selected stock of HARDWARE of every de.scription, em bracing CROCKERY AND GLASS-WARE, COOKING AND HEATING STONTES, POIHCET AND TABLE CUTLERY, WOODEN AND WILLOW-WARE, Guns and Pistols, Cartridges, Ammunition AND SPORTING GOODS. Wc invite attention to our stock of SEWII(}MACHIfES,OILS, NEEDLES AND ATTACIIJIENTS. We also carry a Jicavy stock of Paints and Oils, BKUSHES AKD VAKNISHES. Lamps and Lamp Goods. A Fresli TjOt of Apples and Oranges. Candies and Confectioneries Generally, which arc VERT FINE! A large supply of School Books, Stationery &c., on hand. Any article not'in stock will be ordered. ^°Oall and see us, we KNOW wo can please you. WILLIAMS & FIRM. Mitchell’s old Stand.' CLEMONS, LEVY & CO., Cotton Commission fflercliants RICHMOND, VA. We desire to call the fey jatteiition of cotton pi vn- =( [ters and cotton shinb irs CLKi.-nb'y ! jto the advantages ofler- ledbyRichmondasac at- ’ itou market, and solicit from them a trial. Cur market is now firmly es- Itablished. Wehave | er- *eeted arvangementf by vhich we can ship t oth jto domestic and ’ to for- •j. , ..J jcign ports on as favora- terms as canbe done jfrom Norfolk 01. from any other Southern port. Practically, this places Bichmond oi> the coast. Our Mr. Levy, formiirly from Enfield. N. C., gives his special attention to tlie s^mpllrg and weig.iing of cotton. T/beraladvances made on consignments. Correspondence so Ucited. Rofci by permission to: .)oha B. Davis, Esq., President Planters National B.mk, Richmond, Va.; Isaac Davenport, Esq. President First National Bank, Ric}> omud, Va.; Messrs. S. W. Rosenbaum, Rich mond, Va. marlly glKMONR. T-EVT ,i '>. AEBTOU GOING TO B U V COAL this winter. If so, leave your order with W. B. Beasley, and he will take name and quantity. This must be done in the next ten days. JOB OSBORN, Raleigh, N.O, ilbiui uiii; Jury Isl, 1883. Why am I selling out my STOCK atTC- duced prices ? I will answer: FIRST.—Because I am overstocked. SECOND.—^The large number o! fires have caused Insurance Companies to raise Insurance and cancel Policies. T offer for CASH ONLY, a large stock of ZEIGLER’S SHOES at reduced prices. Over $3,000.00 worth of BAY STATE SHOES at reduced prices. My entire Stock of Ladies Drees Goode at and below cost. O 000 yards of Plain and Fancy SUks, wiwv at reduced prices. 100 pairs of Ladies Plajp and ■fcvu Fancy Hose, at reduced prices. ion dozen pair of Ladies Kid, Silk and Lisle Thread^Gloves. 5 nnn yards Best Standard Prints at ,VUU cents. 2 000 yards heavy sheetings and shirt- ings at 8 to 9 cents. dJK nnn worth of Ready Made Clotb- tpCfjWV ipg at cost for CASH. MILLINERY, 1 T-adies Straw Hats at26cenS« lUU 2,000 These Goods are sold under an Absolute Ouaiantee That they are the Finest and PUREST goods upon the market; They ARE FREE from DRUGS and CHEMICALS of any kind; They consist of the Finest Tobaccoaad Purest Rice-Paper made. OOR SALES EXCEED...p^„c« of ALL leading manufactories comttoed. None Genuine without the trade-mark of the BULL. Take no other. I. T. BLACKWELL & CO. Gents- Hat., worth from 40 cents to $1.00; Yards of Velvets aiid Velveteens, at rednead ^ prices. Yards of Fancy Silks 11 reduced prices. Flowers and Plumes, at COST, and below COST. A. Landis, Jk. 500 Pieces of Fancy Ribbons. Yards Pereals, Cam. _ Ij IJII brics, and other White 9 Goods. A, Landis, J«* Lais’ Sole Manufactoreis. Dturham, N. C. Merino Vests. Crockeiy and Glass Ware. Hose and Cravats. Call and examine, as I am DETBBMIIT- ED to sellout the balance of my Stock. ALAMDIS^Jb.
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