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|.)rivllego of heariRg our belovetl
Pastor, William J/ Puringtop
preach «very Sunday, aad sometimes
through the week, but how little do
I appreciate it, how boldly but not
impudently does he declare the truth
as it is in Jesus. He contends for
Ealvation by grace al«ne, and I firm^
ly believe that he would go to the
etake and be put to death before he
would preacli any other doctrine, he
has been with us five years and I
be iere there is a groat wmrk for him
to perform. Oh how much I was
strengthened when I read Anna
*?pragins letter in the Signs of the
limes. I felt that these promises of
God that she raadeh'eference to were
applied to my case, bit I am so un-'
worthy I hardly dare to hope that
they are for me. The only hope that
1 nave is this, that the things and
places that I once loved I now hate
and the places I once hated I now
love. At the last communion of
ear Church, as they sat and partook of
the Ln-d’s snppir, I thoa|r: ht I
nevea’ saw such a sight, I saw it as I
never saw it before, I can’t describe
it. Oh how this poor unworthy me
you tliitik tl)is worth an answer, my
address is Davisville, P. 0., Bucks
County, Pa. I would very much
like to have your Photograph.
I remain your friend,
A VOICE FROM SOUTHAMP
TON, PA.
do likew'ise. When it goes w’ell with
you, remember poor unw'orthy me,
and gi%"e more of your preaching
through Zion’s Land Marks.
I remain yonr unworthy brother.
HARGIS FARTHING.
Subscription j^KCEiPTS.
has to ex-laim as did the dying thief
•ou the cross, whetf^liC rebuked the
other thief saying dost thou not fear
‘God, seeing that thou art in the same
condemnation and we indeed justly
Ibr we receive thejust re'.vard ol our
deeds, h«t this man has done noth-
iii'y amiss, and he said unto Jesus,
Lord remember me ivhen thou
corniest into thy Kingdom. But I
must bring this scribble to a close
for fear I weary you, as I am about
to close, I have one request to make
and that is this, I want you asd all
the saints, who may see this, to pray
for me, that I may be out of Babylon
for I am tired of feeding on the
husks, that the swine fed on.
My Dear Friend if you think this
iseribble is worth a place in your pa
per, you may publish it, if not oast it
aside and all will be well. May Is-
i-eal’s God be with you, and keep you
st«adfast in the truth is the wish of
vour unworthy friench A South-
sun pton voic«.
My precious friend ia Christ, it
you publish this please sign it A
Southampton Voice, but if you don’t
think it proper, you can put my
name to it, I saw aa account in
in your p»per that you did not like
to pablish anything without a itame.
Charlottk, N. C. )
November 10, 1872. 3
My much esteemed Brother, by the
kind permission of an allwise and
merciful God I am still the spared
monument of his amazing mercy,
permited one more time, to send on
my remittance for the welcomj Mes
senger Zion's Land M.-irks. Broth
er Gold, you will please parden me
for my delinquency in forwarding
on my dues. Inclosed you will find
two dollars for Land Marks.—
Brother Gold my health of late is
excellent and also my two daughters
for which I wish to be thankful to the
giver of all things, either for time or
great eternity. I was permitted one
more time to attend Mount Lebanon
Church, of which my membership is,
and I did think that I gathered some
small crumbs which fell from my
masters table whilst Brother Moore
aud Brother A. N. Hall were preach
ing ill the spirit and power of God.
It has been several years since I was
amongst my brothers and sisters and
I feel a greater desire to meet them
again. 0 that it may he so that I
can meet with them, live with them,
and lastly die with, and after death,
ppiTUART.
live ivith them through the never en
ding ages of Heaven and Glory,
wheie tiiei’e will be no more sorrow,
sickness, pain or dea'h, where the
v/icked cease from troubling and the
weary arc at rest. On reading
Brother F. A. Chick’s answer to
Sister Francis’ request, in the Signs
of the Times, Oct. 1st, I felt edified
and built up, and that I could wit
ness what he said to be so. Brother
Hold, I of late have been as low
down amongst the pots as any mor
tal it seems could get to have any
hope in Christ at all, and if I am
one of his, I feel that I am the very
least of all. The most disobedient
in my short comings, and misgiv
ings, and feel often that I am uns
worthy to take the pure and holy
name in my [sin defiled and polluted
lips but to whom shall I go, thou hast
the words ot eternal life. Brother
Gold vrhen you pass through Char
lotte call on me a poor cast away
RIIODA WUITFHEAD battle. Sitter
Buttle departed this life ori ^th Deecinher
IStS, in the 8od year of her ase. She wrs
mai ried to Elder Jo.seph J. Battle (a minister
widely kijpwn and highly eetceraed in his day,
and whose memory is fondly cherished in the
hearts of many now livlnjr) in January 1810;
and was h.apti/.ed by Elder Mallory Reeves,
in Powe'ton Chnrth, llaiidcock county, Ga.,
in July 1812: aud had been iHerctore at tiie
time of her death a meinher of the chnrch for
about sixty years. There are many brethren
and sisters scattered abroad in lliis and other
states who upon reading these lives will recur
to pleasant interviews aud hospitable enter
tainment bcueatii the roof of the late Elder
Battle and to the kind ministrations onr
more recently depart 'd sister and mother m
Israel, for she was indeed a mother in Israel.
She was at tlie time of her death a rn ember of
Phillippi church, Schley connty, Ga., but had
not been able to attend any of the meetings for
pcrliaps the last faur yeirs. For the last tv.'O
years she lived with her eon. Brother K.in-
dolph Battle, and it was my priviledge to con
verse with her seventl times, and in spiritual
things, though old in years, her strength had
not abated nor l:er eye grown dim. She ex
pressed herself as awaitiug the summons of the
Lord to depart aud t-»si with him. She was ever
deeply eon.-,cions of her uu worthine.ss, but she I J. M Yarhoro, Jan. l-j, lS?t
‘ knew in whom she beiieved and was persnad-
ed that‘he was able to keep that which she had
committed to him against that day.” In ^,er
last sickness of two week, when first taken
she Slid the meesetiger bad come, and she
ardently desired to depart and bo with the
Lord, !ind though a part of the time she sutfored
excruciatingly, no .complaining word escaped
her lips, but with patk-nce elie Buffered until
her appointed time and then as peacefully as a
chili, she fo I asleep in Jesus.
Tha.s one by one their faces ate changed
and they are sent away; but says Paul, ‘’I
would not hare you to be ignornat brethren
conoenring them Which are asleep, that ye
sorrow not even as others which have no hope
for if we believe that Jesus died and rosea aiu
even so tliom also which sleep in Jesus will God
bring with him.”
5 endeavored to speak some comforting
words at the burial, after which her body wuis
deposited in the dust to await the resurrection.
J. R. RESPESS.
GEORGIA.
Richard Barfield, March l.>, 1874
Throngh Elder J J. Davis. (H i
Elder J. J, Davis, Jan. 1, 1874
Mrs. Wm. Simpson, Dec. 1, 1873
NORTH CAROLINA,
Mrs. .Tcnncfte Staton, Deo, 1, 1871
Du id Hall, Dec. 1, 1872
Win. E. Green, Jan. 15, 1S74
J. IL Draughn, October 15 J87S
Wm. Kooks, Jan. 15, 1874
J. G. Ajcoc.k,J.in. 1.5, ISn
A. Leach, Deocnibcr 1, 1873
Jam s W. VViliiams, July 1, 1873
Samuel H Thorne, Jan. 1, 1874
Geo. W, Smith, Jan. 1, 1874
Ceborn Farmer, 1)(C 1,1873
Mrs. Nancy W. Holloway, Jan. 15, 187 >■
Through James D. Jenkins, ilj^l 50.')
Dcmp.sy Jenkins, Dee. 1, 1871
M.'S, Frances Killebrew, Jan, 1,187.1
Threugh Elder John II. D.iniek $12. i
Mrs. D. Cobb. Juno 15, 187:1
J. W. Andrews, Fob. 15, 1873
Wm, Hodges, Dec. 1, 1873
Elder Wm. Warren, Jan. J, 1''74
Susan F. Thigpen, Jaa. 15, 1874-
Mrs. M. M. O Ue.=, Feb. 15, 1873
Mrs. Mary Ward, May 15, 1873.
Through Elder James S. D.imcron. (17 )
Mrs. Turxah Travis, Nov. 15, 1872
Jiff Horner, Dec. 1, 187l
.Mre. Eliza Roll.ind, Oct. 15, 1378
Tliroiigh A. Biaiock.
Elder J. A. Burch, D.c. 1, 1873
Wm. Whee'.ey, Jan. 15, 1871
G. IV. Blalock, Dec, 1, 1,873
Christopher Blalock, J.ui. 15, 1871
W. H. Long, Dec. 1, 1873
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Edwin Wl.iffivld, ,lah. 15,1874
Sarah E. Broi)ks, -Jan. 15, 1874
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Guillbrd Moore, March 15, 1874
Weeks B. Parker, Dec. 1, 1873
Elder Thomas O’Berry, Dec. 1, 187-3
Mrs. Mary Jviie SingcUary, Dec. 1, 1SV3
Througn James Carney.
-Mrs. Jordan Kui.ght, Nov. 1,5, 1873
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Mr Gold:—Please allow me a short space in
your columns to commemorate the sai death
of little MACKY DOW-MING, who departed
Ibis lifi September 13tb 1872. He liad eutered
into his lourth year, just old enough to be
fondly cborishsd by his pai-ents. He was the.
fii'st and only child ot Fannie aud James Down
ing. Oh! what can we say for the consolation
of his dear yjarents whose hearts at this mo
ment must be wringing with ungu'sh. We
can only say one comforting word to them;
we hope he is at ixist with his Maker. But Oh!
how sad to think that his silvery voice is iian-
ished from their -ears forever, and his little
prattling tongue will no more be heard. Death
that great monster suddenly snatched him
from lime to eternity and now holds him in his
icy grasp to moulder into its mother dust.
Beauiiful'y lovely lie was given
A lair bud to earth to blossom in heaTen.
B. & H.
Through M. A. Angler.
II, W. Dollar, D-ec. 1, 1873
Sterling Proctor, Dec. 1, 1873
Wip. FarLiiltLg, Dee, 1, 1873
M. A, Aiigier, (club) D«c. 1, 1874
Mayor Green, Dec. 1, 1873
Jesse Kig.”oee, Jan. 1, 1874
.Aaron Markham, Jan. 15, 1871
James A. Malone, Jan, 15, ’74
Paire 8hej)hcrd, -hiu. 15, '7)
C. O. Brien, Ja;i. 15, loTl-
P. C. Gieun, Jan. 15, 1874
Joseph Pi'octor, Jan. 15, ’74
Through Jolin Hays.
Lossou Campbeil. Nov. 1, 'T3
•loseph Davis, N,jv. I, ’73
Jeremiah B:iss, Sr., Nov. 1, '73
Jeretniali Bass, Jr., Nov. 1 73
Susannah Webb, Nov. 1, ’73
John Hays, Dee. 1, ’7,8
Throuth S. IL Brady.
Jesse K. Tliompsoii, Jiu. 1, '74
S. H. Brady, Sept. 15. '73
Thioiigh 1 heo. Alkluson.
Lucy I’itt, Dec. 1, ’73
Theo A kiason, May I, ’74
Through Wright Wig ins. -flS. (club.)
John A. Davis, Apr 11, ’74
George Drake, April 1, ’74
John R. Pitt, -\ptil l/’74
J. J. Hai'!’ei\ April 1, '74 i
EJw.ird Staliing.s, April 1, '74
Lawrence Bullo.k, Ap i, 1. 71
Nancy J. Harper, April L '74
Martija Dupree, A inl 1, ’74
Jane Pitt, April 1, ’74
VV’right \Viggins, Dee. 1. ’73
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l«t this has got a uarae to it. 1 have | ^nd do not pars me by as you have
a reason for not having my name to | done of late, aud I extend the invi
t, but I can’t tell it to vou now. If tation to all brothers and sistm to
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Died at his residence v.ear Whitakers on the
17th of De'ember, 1872, of Tvphokl fever,
DEMFSY V. MAYO, aged £4 years and 9
mouths. Let sa ba admonished of the rhort-
ness of life aud the certainty of death, and 60
to live that whea the summons comes we will
hsve nolhiug to ds> but draw up our feet and
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