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K pTUTES OF HIS I VISIT TO LAURINBURG Sir. 1* 8. Mmmr, Former Pastor of the Uariibstf Methodist I Church, New Editor of the Raleigh Christies Adro (P . cate, Writes latwtlsgly of His H Reeoat Visit Hers. L. S. Massey, for four of the Laurinburg church and now editor the Raleigh Christian Advo visited Laurinburg and oc tile Methodist pulpit Sun morning and evening while In the current issue of the Advocate he writes of visit to Laurinburg aa fol eounty Is one of the counties in the State and among the smallest in area, tame gives an inkling of the of its original settlers, and still constitute a large of Its population. Vary turally the Presbyterian is strong in that seotion, it is not of a narrow or see type. They extend a fre hand to the Methodists, many of their own blood embraced the doctrines of and have entered in* fellowship. spent four of the most and fruitful years of our at the capital of this ■Mine)- we count u a gooa turn P' fortune that' permits us to go |kk and renew the associations K those days; and, if they do fact enjoy it, they have a way of Exhibiting some of the moat net symptoms of it that wa have seen. We were with them Sunday. It was one of the days-- for the Methodist A custom bus come through the years there is peculiar to Lsurinburg so af oar information goes.\ the Methodist and Pres by-1 churches each claim the time of the pastor, each j doses its doors at the hoar two Sunday even in the month and the coo worship together. The down from the each had other attached to the pastoral bat the people like the and we have never beard intimation that thsy to changs it It pastor tha delightful ex ting to larger the evening In the morning, and farther delightful op af hearings brother two evenings in the have found it otherwise. We re* fretted that he could not be pres ent last Sunday to add the pleas ure of his fellowship to our visit. The fields era now burdened with ripening and bountiful har* vests. The corn and cotton, which are the main products of that section, have yielded finely this year; and, but for the fact that the European war has tied up tbe markets, they would be joyous and buoyant with hope. As it is, the people go about tbe streets with a serious air. Busi ness is largely at a standstill. The meager news that sespa through from the theatre of war is eagerly devoured, and then they wait for the next turn of the wheel. As elsewhere, they do not know whit to believe will be the outcome of it all. But God still reigns and we are still in Hia hands. To any one who has lodged in the home of T. J. Gill, we need not speak of tbe whole-souled, free-and-easy hospitality that we enjoyed there. He belongs to that solid type of men, who do «icir tun ■m*ru 01 uie worm I work and ever upon the high plane of absolute integrity, bat blows no trumpet in tbe. street to call to it the attention of men. And he manifested tbe sams rare taste and wisdom that usually characterise* him, when he went into that prsaaber'a home io tbe rears agon* to find for himself a helpmeet for Hfe. Together they have reared a family of children of whom they are now justly, proud. They are taking their places in the world's work, and are holding high the standard set for them in (he borne of their birth. Nor can we omit to men tion tbe kindness of Brother Maxcy L. John, who belongs to one of the moat stalwart families that has taken part in the mak ing of Scotland eoanty what it is, and who is himself one of the strong men that are today shaping its destiny. It was he who on Monday afternoon took us in his ear at a good aober pace over Some stretches of their beautiful roads, showing us some of the fruitful fields that abound in that rescion. We should regret to ex cite the envy of our readers by telling of our visit to the old homestead and of oar stay coder that trsnMndoos grape arbor from which tha grapes hung in rich, ripening fsptoooa: and of oar seat later at the burdened ta ins of this prosperous son of Scot land. These are to us pleasant memorise, sad we hereby put to record oar appreciation of the kindaeasee shown to us.” SCITURB TAKES TKIEU MMUIME NY I SUCCESS. JwlN-Yur-OM lid TiIm Pitta far Nat Wirt. Gibson, N. C„ Sept 14. 1914. Deer Editor: I wish to thank yoa for pub* Kthing our notice of oar Orphan age Day in 8t John's communi ty- A goodly lumber picked cotton Saturday morning at fifty oeuts par hundred and brought the money to church yesterday (Sunday). The offering amount ed to $27.84. Mias Georgia Wright, age 12 yean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Wright picked 88 pounds of cotton. Con sidering bar age, she picked more than anyone else. So I take pleasure in announcing bar name as the prigs winner of $1.00 for the orphanage. That would make her offering for the Math odist Orphanage $1.44. That ia good for a little girt 12 years old. I am glad to my she ia a fine member of St. John’s ehurcb. Others did quite well. I would like to mention all their names, but I am aura you hare not the space to giro us. I want to thank all the friends of the or phanage who helped in any way to make this effort a fine success. Now. for Gibson Metbodlat church next Sunday morning. 11 a. m.. and also at the Sunday School hour. 10 a. m., to roll in a nice good persons! free will of icrwg tur uiese om cruidren looking to a* for help. Let me quote Dr. Cole, the Superintend ent, as saying that ten dollars would give a meal to these two hundred folks. I am praying that a goodly numter of our man and women will we to it that they have the joy next Sunday morning of making an offering of ten dollars that will meanliOO meals for the Methodist Orphan age. Now, let our people rally to gether at the church next Sun day, which we shall call orphan age Son day. Will the parents see to it that their children be given aome little werk and pky them far it that they may a personal contribution? Lat everyone work. pray, and next Sunday give to this cause. 8ome can pick cotton, aome can pick grapes end aell them; some will anil batter and agga, some will get a niee salary, some will sell cotton. Give of your income for one day. Co-operation in this church moaaa a gnat oueoeoa la this oa tar prise. Lot ns eonfldeotly ex pect $100 next Sunday. 0. W. Dowd. hade Tin OTttE If. MHttr MtUfa Sattln liipat* Ahsit at-» ■vyni* Saturday night, officer Hadlia waa appealed to by a colored dt laeo and reqoaatsd that, bia offi cial dignity be uaod to help hhn adjuata alight difference that existed between him and another of his nee. The matter was rehearsed to him and amounted to this: The two owned a bicycle together, the complaining one being the owner of the front wheel The bieyde wu in the hnnda of the other party who had, aooocding to etatementa nude, ridden it in to town and refused to permit his eo-partner in the ownership to um it. but ni uHlshly riding it about town. The other party wu found and made no denial of the joist ownership, but persist ed in continuing to use the wheel to the exclusion of bia partner’s wishes or piaaaure. • Mr. MsdUn lad the two disput ing parties into Gregg’s hard ware store and finding that neither would giro in to the oth er’s wishes, ordered that the wheel be forthwith divided up and each man be given that por tion belonging to him. The pos sessor of the wheel protested, but there was appeal from Mr. Med tin's court and the division wu made. One went away with a front wheel in his hand, whilf the other had to shoulder him por tion and walk all the way home. UHIbm Kmb vtniip rrea Juts. Johns, N. C., 8ept 16th.— School opened last Monday with “ «ty flattering attendance and the year promises to be a good one despite the dark war etood. Mias Janet WeaUimpoon of San ford, N. C.. is principal and Mias Emly Adams of Four Oaks, as sistant Miss Pearl Jones left Saturday for Kiogi Mountain. N. C, where she will teaeh in the grad ed school the ending year. Miss Jones taught here for the past two years. Mr. Fred A. Kendall spent n faw days last waek at Kinston on bosinsaa. The water la the Johns pood was let off hut week nod many fin# and different specimens of the finny tribe warn caught by patrons of the mlU. ar. W. A. McKay returned Friday tram northern markets, where he pnictiaaed fall etock far J. T. John CD. Miea Clara Jooea, after speod iuf a few days with her pareata, Mr, and Mrs. ML Jooea,. haa re turned to her work at tba High* ealft Sanatorium, FayettevOW, where she is taking the trained nurse ooursei / We are sort to learn that Miae Kata McIntyre, daughter of Mr. end Mia. W. B. McIntyre, is rick with typhoid fever. Cotton receipts are very good In oar tows tad the farmers show bo dkpoeWoo to keep it In the patch despite prevailing oondi tioos of no markets. Tt HMujlUlgnili The First National Bank |g preparing to maka axtaoriva im provement* fa Ha building, on Mala itrsat The front Will be made into a most attractive one. The present frost win be torn away aad one ef. plate ghee pot la. This improvement will ia dodo the stove room in the bank TOWN PERMITS PAVING CO. TO SUSPEND WORK Financial Condition go Strfnfont Thai Paving It Inponibh to gaoaro, Work to 1 far Thirty Day.. AMERICA Ti nur. Pmilni Him Safe}, MaMat 4ft, u atiyif Pnpr. Washington.—President Wil •oo baa signed a proclamation calling on the people of the Unit ad States to pray for peace in Europe. Tha President's proclamation eats aside Sunday. October 4th, as a day of prayer. THE PROCLAMATION. The President’s proclamation follows: "Whams, great natioos of tha world hare taken up anas agaiast one another and war bow draws millions of man into battle whom the eoonael of statesman have not been able to save from the terrible sacrifice; "And whereas, in this as in all things, it is our privilege and du ty to seek counsel sod succor of Almighty God. humbling our selves before Him, ^fwring our week nees and oar lack of say wisdom equal to tbesa things: "And whereas, it is the espe cial wish and longing of the peo ple of tha United Statrs, in pray er and counsel and all friendli mbs, to eenre the eaueeof peace; "Therefore. I, Woodrow WII eon. president of tha United States of America, do designate Sunday, the fourth day of Octo wt-nwct, «my dt-puer -rar •application and do request all God-fearing persons to repair on that day to thaif places of wor-1 Ship, there to unite their peti-i tions to Almighty God. that over ruling the counsel of men, netting straight tha things they cannot govern or altar, taking pity oo tha nations now in the throes of conflict, in hie mercy and good ness showing a way where men see none. He vouchsafe His chil dren healing peace again and re store once more that concord Owing to the stringent bw dal condition* prevailing,' the <*******• doing the paring work in Laurtobuig km been compelled to ask that they be • Permitted to eoepend the work until satisfactory jpeial ar rangements can be made. Sines the war in Europe began end the flnanrial rates began to tighten, the oontraetar* bare found it hard to secure money to oarry on their extensive work, and for several days negotiations ve been under way by which the contractor* hoped to meet the situation, bat they met with no immediate aunotas, and ai a meeting.of the eoaamiaeionen Tuesday afternoon, it was agreed that the company might —rrrtnti operations for 80 days without impariiaing their contract with the town, and as a consequence this work has been suspended, HIM FAMILY KUHN. toft! MmUm il liwtM KLUM' fuHl CmmNm. * 0« Wednesday, Sept 2nd. the family of the late Mrs. Queen Victoria HJAsoo laft here in aa Wmohllea for “Rivertoe,” tba handsome country home of Mr. »ad Mrs. Livingston Smith, near the Lum bee river, Scotland coon ty. Here they met other hmsh bors of the family end had an d2..1dButi'j of their dear, good mother, whom they all so fondly loved. After all had arrived and ware greet ing oaeh other. the fora bell be tan to ring, which brought to mind the most prominent port about a picele-tbedinner. Din ner was spread oo n long table on the lawn, and such a feast af good things they dU have. Mr. Rich Hinson, of H»-Ue pnaid ed at the table and everybodey oordiaiy asked to help tbem •eivm; sad tha forty-odd chil dren and grandchildren did full
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