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V E. H, ELLISj Editor and Pi'opviutor. Published iri the Interest cf the Origin!'' e V/ill Ba;otlet Church, Puljliabecl Weekly, at S‘i.00 per Ar-nnni, in Advance, 1. FREMONT, NORTH CAROEIT THURSDAY, JITNE IS, 1S14. NO. W TKINKii^G OF TUBE. COPr OF A LETTKP WRITTEN BY OUR LORD AND SAV- iOUR JESUS OURiST. ■'lUud i';i' A- And It. V\ Tbe , An. Whej .-u And aat uj Fov I'm tliinkic^, > Dear mother now ot theei .lee, ves, I’m tiiiiikinc, TIow in the day of helplessness, You taught my feet to walk, And bow you smiled about me, And learned my tongue to talk ; Such thoughts as these eome throng ing back Upon niy memory, For I’m .thinking, yes, I’m thinking, • Dear mother now of thoo. How like a guardian angel, You pointed me the way That leads to peace and happincsri ill the eternal day 5 , Oh how can 1 unheed these scenes, Such kindness shown to me, For I’m thinking, yes, I’m t.Iunkiiig, Dear motiier now of thee. Thougli thou art dead and in that land. Vast as eternity, Vet to thy coiiBcl wise and true O, let uio faithful be ! And wiien my pilgrimage is'o'er 7 hone thy form to sec, ''±'0;r pm iVitnkliig, A+, ; " Dear njoihei’ i.M»v oi tlice ■in miles from Iconium : • after the Blessed •'iBiuitted i'rom vted Jew; original Ciiba’s letter , mid I round j Cross, ..scpotamia; ..ntten and cn- ,en, CO? is Ae that shall turn im ver -11 people that saw it prayea">. .a earnestly a’ld desired he would make known to thorn the mean- ing of this writing, that they might not attempt in vain t'^ turn Hover. In the mean time, there come a Child, about G or 7 years cld, and tuvnod it over without help, to the admiration ot‘all the people that stood by; and under tliis stone w'as found a Ijeth nyrittm hy Jesus'Christ, wliicb was carried to the City of Iconium and published by a person belonging to tbe Cuba’s tauiily. On the letter was w'l-itten, the Cotniuandmciit of Jesus Christ, signed by the Angel Gabriel, 98 years alter our Saviour’s birth. To which is added Kiug Agban-us’ Letter to our Saviour, and our Saviour’s au^ swer. Also his MiracieB. thcr Pestilence, or Lightening or Thun- j del’, siiall do iiiem any hurt. It a * woman be with ohitd and labor, and a copy of this letter be about her, and , she firmly puts her ttusi in me, eb.c shall sately be delivered of her birth. You shall have uo news of me, but by the Holy Spirit, until the day of judgment. All godness and pros perity shall be in the houro whero a copy of this Letter shall be tbaiid. AIIUSLAN O’S CONFESSION. uy heart with gladness. At ny hunbaud doesn't talk much,’ hiutd, ‘and I used to ir.’icy .. 'h all my slaving and trying to I 3 iihi: and the childrcu cctu- foruf' lie wr-sn't satisfied. But I kno'c' Ui-jw that he is. and is nla3^-s me feol'Ss^tl could do inything fo.' n.y der.r • ^-vhn and our little home.’ ‘'••VD 1, i! i ever get , Mm. lloj-r v.'h:- ■ O'U' ALL SORTS. —A lie ’iv(' eternally. —Hope springs etenuvl lu the human breast. —Tlie oldest organ in this con is ti St. Joiui’s Church, Portsni N. H. It was iiuporled !'■ Chapel D T^ostou in 17i:>. —.‘tr. '>ro. \Y. Childs, « THE OLDEST ;0RTn CAKOLINI.AV mviyc now in jx,u^ ■■ '.'•HO s.' IV -iiiB nfaTr.iii KATIE’S BLESSING. Katie !iad nevor been in the habit ot eating, or f.f seeing the family partake of iboll--At the table—till after a bless ing iiad been asked upon it. One day Iior papa was absent from the ovouiiig meal; a number had gathered around the table, and among the rest was Katie seated in her little high chair. Close boBide her sat a dear edd friend, a man who had passed the alloted age of hur'an lile, but who wf.s still liv ing without a hope of eterna.1 life. After all were seated, there was a mouiant’e liush, as U we waited tor something, and then one aud another .began to make preparation to eat, when Katie, who sasv the movement with a. ]>orpk.xed and serious face, cried out: “ 's yOf/ip to pr.-.vy P /So)nebo{ly mv-it soy the blessingP' “Can’t you pray, Katie'C said the cow 01’ THIS xetts Y7hosoever worketU on the Subbath Day shall be cav;;ed. I command you to go to the church aud keep tbe Lord’s Day Holy, without doing any manner ot work; you shall not idly spend your time in bedecking youtscH with Buperrtuitios cf costly apparv' and v;ou drc.-'cs, tor I iiave urd oi r.e.'i,. ''1 vi. iir.v'o lip: kept holy, that yoiu- sins may bo given vo'i. You sh.all not breai. my commaudmor.t' , but. ob.sorve and keep thorn, written with my own hand, write" theiu iu your hear'., and ateadily'^ observe this written with my own hand, aud spoken with my own moutli. Y’’ou shall not only go to church yourselves, but aDqyour tn.an-servants and imud-servants, and observe my words, and learn iny commandments. Y'ou shall finish your labor eyevy Salurday, in the ^flerDOon, by six o’clock, at which hour the prejiar.aiiori for the Babbath begins, i advise you to fast live Fridays in iho ydav,begin ning with Good Friday, ai'-u to con-' aray-hairecl man, buked by thi' nvoinent, and , jolded, the blue aa turnec’ > was feeliug re- hild. Only n G were ‘Really, Sirs. Hope,’ exclaimed .a maiden friend to the wife of a journoy- man, 'I can’t make you out at all. Ever since I’ve come into the house you’ve smild. and laughed, and bustlr about, AS though some old stingy re» ative had died and left you a lot money. Is it so V’ ‘No Alice, isn't; but I‘m in spirits for all that’—and the happ wife Bmiled again. ‘Then what's put you in such f enviable hnmer?’ Well, I don't think I ought to t>- you. So far, it's a secret.’ This rebuff only increased Alice Paine's desire to be culighteuecl, so she persevered till her friend Mrs. Hope, promised to satisfy her curiosity. ‘'rile olhor day’ began the wife, ‘J had to take John's dinner to the office; and you know it‘8 oneof those queer old bnildiugH, with a good many ins and outs about it.’ 'Y'’e8, yes, I know all t!iat,'Mrs. Hope’ said Alice, impatiently; ‘but do be quick and tell 1110 the vest.’ ‘And iiiiite by accident, I overheard my liusband make a confession to one ol'the workingmen: ‘ ‘Tlie wisest thing you can do Har- ocl I ^ he.ird .’ ohn s ly, ‘t'.s to get ac-' ' Lv .;v ” - yoiii’g i.-rmai.i, and marry h.r. Iwa- as poor a.vl niisorabio^iud at lost iRke as a young follow well could be, IfQforc I got .iiy little wifa—often without- a si.'cpence wlieu pay-day c.ame, and louldii’t tell how tlie money slipped llii'.'^ugh rcy fingers. Like you, I went in fhr ‘pleasure’ o-nd ‘enjoymaut,’ but I never remember to have felt the bet- tvrtor it aftei'.waiaU. Iu fact, you may lake my word for it, Uarry, tliat most ofthatsovj. of tumg is humbug and solfiHbneep. At least, T find it so, and it’s a wonder you havn’t belore now. '.I'alk abouLturning' era fres’ leaf, keeping steady and saving i, —fthc only way to do that, Ifin; is to get a good active wife, r.nd lo- licv with all your niiglit, a.s.I do mi ! Though ■ poor and jilain. I’m v-o- my-^ In nratfe Johr lati- ; ir. i • tji.'.o the ti/ fellow- 'Dye; am. ms, i-r asscrU. _ . notl'ing to do w,, TIairy’ chase -mate.— O/irh-. Weekly. TO 1L\RENT8. natvr'’’dy i.frjviros for the welfare of .uiure yeeiv?, and when ich now throbs 'with love y, sliall he cola in ri-.iuh. ore laid, i.ud many rb ys anxious ^dicitude arc iving ways and mcaiw children prospcrou.s .and ..lire li.th. But parents are s wise in jirovisiona which thv . to make lor their children; nor lifey iilwa.vs seek direction and cour-it of God in this -niattev. 'i'he tiost ;-he-ritanc6 for children la a good odcc- ‘.ion, good and virtuous h.ahits, unhtjj'ding prineij)les of morn! conduct, and justice to tl.c groat huinaD family ’ Tin;, is t!io best iulicritauce for chil dren iwii’. 'vviiich all parontrs should be me. t nnxjoui; to lay i;p for thetn. iir.i.y an uu'wise parent work hard, r." f li',, CB fip.aringly all hi. litc, for the 'lleav;!;..'ei! ugh to pivc hi;s man. I . ply if tlv Ihori o ..... eiU.vl to Ui • is maiiil allied. ves on tho Bine Ridge, near thii place, woman €-.'5 year?', dtcl bus net hr.d T'.vr ot shoes Oi'. ;;er fiiet luf more than li! yoa'-^ Sim ha.s tichildre.i. neither ui llem know a letter in the 'took. She never had I p. Bible nor any khid of book in her houfrc in her life.—clsheeUle C.) JC/-po'sUor. —Ahi Robbins, ail honest old, farmer of Randolph county, raised .-.nd edu cated at Ooficso, seven sons, all young men ol talent, industry and iiitognty. .Fiyfi were .‘;iaii.i iu battle during the iatc warjai.d the ioinahuiigtwo, Hon. Win. M. RobbiuA and lion. Frauk Robbi.’.fe, were maimed for lilo. Hon. Wm. 7,1. is now m Omigrcss and !ia.« M'on golden opiii'.ons, from fidorul and foe, by hH bold oratory aud fearless course.— Cfcsrc.rj. —Thu Pab’ie debt, accoi'diug to tbe BtateiiicmL just pnhlished, v.-.ia reduced diii'iug the last month $ I, I56,8.'i8. This G not e.nial ‘.p 'tli." monthly i-c- , liUm.. mouth. Father Ross ii i,. . . visits Bloomington tr.-.'ier.tly durn.,., the pleasant weathm.’ r.t ..uuimer, kills .'qnirrc'.B with his ridu, chaps wood works his own ganit-u, ami ccc-.isioii-' ally ibltoM's the plow and says he feels uu young as he did a half o.-v.iury ai'O. Father Ross w.as not in the .Uevoiu- iionary war, but v as .uc eye-witness ot the battle of Guilford Gourt House, Noith Fai’idin-a, and makes no claim having been a i.mr.iber of the military family of (xener;,.! Wasliiugton, or of even having seen tlic G-oneral. He has voted for mnety-fou:' years, but does not reraeinber imw many voles he has cast witlan that time, but muht have booqi well on to two Imnured timen; .and has invariably voted the regul;:;; old Democratic tirkot. and never foils to pay ids taxes. He is certainly tiio ddosi man iu the United States, if uot in tbe world. Y''ii.7.ttNaTON.--fUi'uIer Lliiti head caTci linne for four Fridays, Mnniadia lollowhig ill rcineml,™.ico oi .he Five j Limn- anybony into Bloody Wouiidr I. received for all I mankind. Y'ou shall diligently an.,I peaceably iaborin respective vocations wherein it hath pleased GUD lo call you. Y'ou siiull love one aiiolucr witli brotherly Icvo, aud cause thera that arc not baptized to come to cluu-ch :.i... n y.'ii.: g mr-n T. i; li l-ti't by his r^ iatives, is like tji.'ig ..u.ddeis under the arms ol one wbo •-.'.'inot swim; ten chaiicos to one be wi;-Hofic his bladder 'and go to th.o bettoj, 'Teach him to swini and lie- will !: need the bladders. vL '. your chUdreu a sound cduca- tioi'i; , 0 t..iit that his laorals are pure, '■'i;- :d' d cultivsted, andhix; whole na- ^^'‘ ‘D'ade suR'iervieut to tho laws wb govern man, and you will have vhat will bo more valuable than illh of tlto Indies. Yon have 'm 'a start wiiich no misfortune •'lie him of. Tlie earlier yon a to depend upon liis own and tho blessing ot Ctod, for iiim. little cot, because 1 know it’s al clean an orderly. Then there’® children—God I'Ghb ’em I—he. warm a man’s heart after a ! ,'ig work! .4ud how clieertuil} .in-l i otly their mother manages to ke t/iings straight and light, aud Ci aud hearth- Holy Sacramonts, name-, ie._oae' o I'Oi'd a tbe best o( wives, and a real workman’s ■nbivs^tiieicc^; ^ helpmate, li;irry,^^i^d I depend upon it, if slio s of the pcq'per son, you’ll soon be a bettor, a richer, and a hftpr.iei'UUU1. .v’ou may 'Lhfiil. I .ir- ‘.j '■ 'i.^^spoi-v'.i ! ti;:. .’ ■’ *;• SHADOWS. and indiiuoo. i nd :tl }, .CD- iVl. r rati^vhig to knew that. t'ui'ro 'i;: a decrease ot the debt, and that the Treasury }>.;partmciit \-i in a jmsition to use Sparc funds for that purpose. The Treasury has recovered fmm the shock, as we hope tho coiinti’y, has iu a great measure. . . A Busy Man.—That young chris- tiau and desen cdly popular young ra.an, William W. Harding, of-Phila delphia, runs two newspapers, thaJlcy- isier and J^ve-r/uy Tehyrar/i, a Bible aud album factory, a sewing machine factory, a piano factory, a paper mil!, rikI is also a candidate for political I'.onors, besides having a largo and abiding faith in a’Baptist church he may be considered well immersed iu basiucas. into ’.s’.'rda. Gc .-.Jcjss oil •eft b ' e.V'.i car best iioble.st refovDiers, Larr' , ;.d thoU'di 1 never teta her so to her little The Biei>"' ‘Where are you gc ed a father of his lii -rci..c.-'- ?’ ivsk- daughtcr, al ready dressed iu her aun bonnet to go out. abc/Wveis. He that ath wiveiito tbe poor, uhalLnot bo unprofitable. Remember to keep bo'j ti.e Sabbath D.ay, lor the ®eienth I have taken to rest mye.eU. hath a copy of this i.etter ‘To the morning prayer meeting- papa,’ she voplied. ‘rrayer-nmeting P he cried ; ‘whot in tbe name of common sense do Limy have them fio e:n-ly for'.” for this fa ther did uol like prayer meetings very ■well. ‘It )9 not so eariv as tbe birdies have tUeir.-!, papa,’ answered tho littlo girl; ‘they begin at daybreak; and oh! t'n V prv.iso God so 1’ PCK gold. >\'o IS worth more than pure e do8tio_,s-a face, mine is^fovtli a apoi. uardoneU ^ u ^ — fortune to Jack ‘T d'fti'c lo'.y vp^y.ou've told '.iip is He that written .ail true enough' I 'freavd tho nian .rc- marir, ‘but where ran find a gem of I lie same pattern? Thny’te scarce now'^-days.’ I didn't heSr vhat r.nsvi eh my hu-s- vatliof It»'! your i; witb my o.f 11 limid ai..J IL-Tl!,' ‘ bami m-adn ibt just then tbe (Jeor near my own mouth, aiuj kc.p. t wi no.. ^ and which pnblishins it to others sh.d not juos. | mood ier, bet kc that pnbhsheU it to . eors, % _ shall be blessed ol me an.l mougnbo I ( sine be m ii'amber a.-- , ., • i.^dn’t beard a word. On seeing me sky, aud lie be-ieyes m .1^“, * fthey bcih l.iuglied, but i didn't appear beimrdoncd;atiuftheboa.:".c ^.i'their conversa- wrhing.nnd iny'commaudme'I, i send my plagues upon hinp ^ sume both him .ih-’ ms oh.ldrcu, h'3 cuttle; and wlioevoi ofih'- Lmor.nud !copy ol *Y''m; and if you'd fell as I 1 , iheirj many a Liwe,' rcplic'l Mrs. U..pc. }ioir.:'S in'ilium hurt them, nei- 1 would kiMw tl'.at it was qbac enough i b but realize, sometimes, quietly‘Smoking ray soD'.o of UB mortals go with sbadews fo!h>iving 1 us. Shadows of tiie'doad 1 of our younger dayr, iialf -recognize ‘and are rc- by liomo passing sti'anger. J6 of the living who have sliar- •^'Vie fulness cl our heart’s bc'-t ’i^tions^ who coma ro more tc Al'. goTie-'-oi theg.'t;;’.:. writ- Shadows quietly att'alhi,-^ :i'.d your chr.iv ihe vevvi'.e leving • twilight 'b® lovners of your eventful liie; ..p yoii feci ilui gontio touch ol Ivi'-ddc guest on tho shoulder. ' .i n'; extended remnd your neck .iml shadow ! your hreatli came huc.hfd leat you mar the l.ur- ' r ti , hour—beau'liful shadow, l" - --.wav lo live a voice in the Siiadows (ailing across the 1''‘ „ .vhioh vuii write dollars and ijiiadows that linger for your 'u' i-.ti on tlie first re.si i(c (.oin bu- Or when the laughter and uicr'- ’b' ik of i Jovi.ii hour has died c'svsy. .'Jiadow, liiigoriiig afi.T, yun .cut ?o hover over yom ji'liow '"rd the night like aiigol waich- />u wake at dead of right, and th .elyio-w of >.01110 dear old fellow ajp'>eei^n the d;’.ik-.b,'.ek‘;'rouiuL and yo-.r^so tarn foramoro comfcvtable podqp :tnd fill) rBleep witli your .comp. ..in’s happiest smite’iiipcniiost iu y^oui.niiid. Shadows, not burden® ! Lev-il*',iado\vs, that gc Vo make ihe ,®t6ry t ‘•.iiio and what.we are,’—of lave been, not what wc may .'ft..-.'—our idculiiy. A Natuuat. CTiRio.sity.—A singu lar cuvi jsity is found ot Sadawga pond, iu vVhitingham, Vormont, co'isistin^ of one bundrod and fiiiy .cores of land dealing on the surface of the water, covered with cranbevries, oucl oven Bustaiiiing trees liltcin feel high, the w.atcr ia raised or lowered • dam of the pend, Lira i:.- ' ' falls v;ith it, and fish u' boring a lio’c' in th? ''•■ down, as li.rolV'h A feiicihir it!a^. small liuci neu tlraro are mjr.',' v ft..-, uh lohu nbouj matUi'd • atid thLigs ill our ‘city bj tlvo We spent a few days in Wilmingtoii last week, and weru glaii to note tho onward progress of that place. The city has grown and added ninoh to it;i • bus.noss since wo visited it afew ye.uvi ago. Like many other Southern cities she ha.s suffered from a most, aboiniu.a. ble local governmeut, wltcrc people have been taxed and tlie money wrung from them instead of being devoted to tlio improvernent ot the place going to enrich officials who a few years ago were paupers. The ^'isi.en8 complain, that it is impossible to get any iuv- proveuients done, and in. soiuo instan ces out of their own private purses they have graded and made iheetreets. passable, aiid oven then the offioihl? won’t keep tlioni iu repair. With pav-.il streets and Ar.iks, Wilmington Oi-igut to bo, witfi it® natural attrao- tions and clever people, on e of the most Jesirabio citi.is in the ciaiittij But wliilo uuh'i' a ]i’ -viog city government, wheri® be to 10b ih-^, . - slo' . -^PVi property, 1; pro- pro- Cltlj-Uf'Hi .-1 IN Noivrii . Churclie?! of a’l denomir izationa, 2,CStj; t d.fiec>-, 718,-310; value of [.rojun Baptist Ohiii?.lu-fi, 93' f)S(i,2S.7, (Ihristlan clmrches, 60; S2f,h7 7 .(.'ngrogationiil chr.rei:, perty, -•^1 500. Episcopal (Protestant), 68 perty, ?.-100,4uO. Friends, 27 ; propwrly, ho Lutlicr.lu, 0: }'rO]3orty, ftOCjOoO. a^’C■thodi^t, ],078; tiK.porty, 9775 80.5. Prosbylorian, 201 ; property, 3305 •175. rieforc',i;‘,i C!'.;\r(;h.i.l'; properly,Sk-t 400. Human Catholic, 9: property, ?6a. 000. Univorsalist, 2; pY-’p'''i’ty, 8700. J'/Vi Aouih. might She not good local Wk laainfrom Clinton Reportet that an alii.raior a.is caught out ot Mr.-'. J.' C. WilUaiiis’ f'iil race on last Tiiur-;day that uieasurod ida.'i feet In length, and weigl-.xl one handred and ‘i'd'ty i-Mind-;-, and said to be oue r.rc.uiix-d year-. ..M. S;>inc ofthe oid'ist ciilzetib say ii was first seen about, c.incty years ago, it’s mute wa.s killed over Ilf y years ago. ' • Moderation is tho .silken string rUa- . n:i!g through tlic pearl chain ot aii ■ !■ ' . ^ urn
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