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• >*wf JL • 17.
Roll caU abowcd that the to!
lowing ministers aud elders were
mmSTxaa.'
B. Z. Joba^, Lincolnton.
iysEMs*
M- A. Henderson, Rotberiord
ton.
W. R. lliotcr, W«taiii«t*r.
J- C. Cioker, Colnmboa.
?• Jr Ca‘b«y. Ratherfordton.
J. M. Forbes, Kings klooataia.
W. A. Murray, Lincolnton.
J. D. Cochran, New Hope.
Cornelius Miller. Dal
w Oaptoua,
James Thomas, Shelby.
alosas.
G. W. Long. Brittain.
« ■&«**> Olner.
£* y> R»w»«ur, Long Creek.
W.L. Brown, Grover.
{• B. Hawns, New Hope.
A- P. Good son, Macbpelab.
R. L. Ryburn, Shelby.
C- h- Huflsteller. Union.
A. Henderson. Cnataoea,
Grover.
J. Q. Holland. Gastonia.
J. R. Reid. Lowell.
A. A. Cathey, Belmont.
J. E. Rhinehardt. Trnnlnn
B. M Berry. CherryviUe.
C. A. Canon, Colombo*.
4. T. R. Dune roe. Bessemer
City.
J. If. Glover, Bethany.
Tha following commissioners
to the General Assembly at
Greenville, S. C., were ap
Pointed; Rev. J. M. Forbes,
with Rer. T. C. Croker as alter
wte; 5*dn J. N. Hanna with
J. U. Gaston as alternate.
A resolution of sympathy was
tendered to Rev. R. J. Johnson,
having reference to the death of
hi* daughter, Mm. Holce, and a
tnreyer was offered, led by Rev.
R- C. Anderson, invoking a
divine blessing upon Mr. John
son in bis ssd bereavement.
amtkaooM.
T. J. Allison, BditOT of
the Presbyterian Standard, upon
being introduced from Mecklen
butg Presbytery and asked to
sit as a member, made an inter
esting address in behalf of the
Standard.
The repost of the Home Mis
sion committee was msde by
kw-.W. R. Winter, chairman.
All the fields were supplied. AU
the home missionaries bad been
paid in full as promised, and the
week was io encouraging condi
tion. Helpful talks were made
by Revs. S. L. Cathey, T. C.
Croker, R. C. Morrison, and C.
Miller. Work in the cotton mill
settlements was discussed by
Rev. R. C. Anderson, and tbe
part of the General Assembly in
the Home Mission work by Rev.
R. A. Miller.
Reports were given from the
mffmal churches on worship,
o^bhnth observance, contribu
tions, training of tbe yoath in
home and Sunday school and
young people's societies—all of
which were highly encouraging.
SABBATH.
a !S bSW.f ft** orphans. Rev.
A- 8- Caldwell, Field Agent of
the Barium Springs Orphanage,
2**de an address daring the
Sunday School hour.
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«««*»- bethel «tbl lives ud
iy afterward and who bad unusual
SEP^^^s**®
sa.s,«,?uatasr&w:,‘:
«WSwneir5a±
QS^vyKsbraS
this time. New Hope waa ctganlxcd,
a part of whose members were taken
*• aaeeOaat
KTiS5;Si.,‘^r*" *» »-■*
^ttLsr,s^sas
****?-.?In. a bat of churches of Cod
MmlVJTmCl 'll*' f1^1* «*“**!
if JflWJt bat I find no roconl
of this in the minutes of that year."
N**y-fP'J'1.c*»ljr Stated Clerk of
■u*!? ^.*ToUn*i.S7,B0<1- tbaa writes:
22.Frob,b’\ *«* the church
/ °^wm) *“ in ex
Kv^te^r*.lt,,u orgaalsed,"
. Wcw Hope a land has come to her
k> ways mud tinea as fallow?
Vov°?ffiJWTitr? »nd jo poles,
^facKee-, acres. Oct. 20th.
lett'S'r °“- «»•
sat- »•»>»
dmnS?^ not** °* SfC,tion hr «*
StefiSS S"**
»*o and waa
*5****?? according to
m£!7tJfe£K7& fifteen
^eara before that. 1U jean ago, (a
So far am we lean New Hope haa
only had two church buildings. The
first, of necessity, a rude log build
dows Pit^fUT" .?**’ pUnk 'wia'
Vv.00!.”" B»**««*t site.
to build another. Robt- A. Beattr
W*. Reid Wo. B. Fort. 8. *5:
Hurd, lid Jit. W, Reid were ap
pointeda build lag committee, and
with John Arm
strong and Aram B. Tlhnsn for Horn
bt?!dV * 8* to buiM «*»
fSbUm*'JV V* ■JpW« bniMIng
(»rtS) with tomr doors and ten
windows. A gallcrv was pi iced in
the rear lor the colored people. After
addedv About 187*. 10 years after
\5£ was recove led.
When it became neoesaarv to re
fSISJ^a KJW the church,
Messrs. B. P. Lewis and T. L. Alli
sonwere appointed to examine and
what improvements were
.i/*"**®*-, b' A*u*oa offered to canvass
the entire congregation and raise the
F$ aius:
pey contracted with W7 A. Jackson
Jjr for Additions and repairs to
^*®0W|Miag»—Olhsr Items carrying
In 1902, during Rev. Wade's pester
*te. a comfortable six roomed manse
was added to the church's posses*
‘ft.* et?t °? *b®»* Ihiring
1805, the church came Into podsss
**®P *U® ®i the old school bouse,
l* iu present position and
condition, cost about 585.
.*• P- Wsrtln, once a member of
**S5S. cte«*> presented the church
with n bell and also as a memorial at
Us mother, Mrs. Mary Craig, who
Mmd Wh’ie ‘2 ber “*tur*1
SIMP at night, and who was one of
ud coo*
ssersted members.
d)”K the oId minutes, we
22?— ™* P*J»ent common ion
The old sat
is still preserved, and is bare to-day.
In Im present pastorate at 2 years
and nine «*onths. 78 hare Tmen
“Med to New Hope’s roll and 31
added to Bl Bethel's roil besides
those who went from the mother
church. This makes a totil addi
tion to told at 107 members, sad s
not growth at 55—leaving New Hope
now 200 members and Bt Bethel with
II members. New Hope has prob
ably received 108 members In her
whote history.
Often school advantages hare
called her people away, sa aha has
sot had what was necessary at homo
to train them.
Bat now with a good school build
ing in her grove, (with the good
aehoots which we iwpe will bo in it,)
with the conveniences at rural moil
doHrery and telephone system, she
hopei to make and hold her moat
••wnibl^ advantages.
New Hope tarns her UOth yssr,
■ritk minmw m ■ r run ■ enrtnnr iVinwn Ann
\
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Next Sunday is
Easter. Some men
will do their Eas
ter shopping to
morrow and some
will rush at the t
last minute. : ;
You can buy a suit
in five minutes al
Swan-Slater Co's
with the same con
fidence as though
you deliberated
for an hour. : .•
I New Easter Suite - S 1 O to S2S I
NEW HATS
busier UilliaeTy will not all
be confined to the women— •
no air! Xew eoft ahapea
and derbies_99 to 99
OXFORDS
Dee Vce Oxfords make
quality and style co-part
aera-99.99«o 94
SPIC-SPAN NEW SUITS
(or the little fellow*. We
never foijret the boys.—
Sniu-$8 to >8
FANCY WAISTCOATS
The new spring model* ore
now on out counters ready
for "try on*. Come in.
Swan-Slater Company
MlMHalMt Outfitters far Mas ss4 Bays
two churches instead of one.
Of course, for this church I have
peculiar feeling!. My pnblic
profession of faith was made in
this church long years ago. In
a session house bailt oat there I
was received into fnll member
ship.
My brethren, what tniphty
events have taken place since
thenl One event since then
even rocked this country from
ocean to ocean and bathed a
continent in blood. My genera
tion had to meet it square, and
they (ongbt it out to the bitter
end. Those associated with me
in boyhood did their full duty in
that crisis and I have precious
memories of them in my heart.
But in this county, my breth
ren, what changes have taken
place! There were no railroads.
In my college days I well re
member what a great crowd
thronged to Charlotte to wel
come tiro first train from Colum
bia in 1854. There were scarcely
any factories. Of these thiugs I
cannot speak here, it would not
be proper, but the material de
velopment 1 see eveiy time I
come back to this region aston
ishes me. *
There have been moral
changes. I remember that in
my childhood there were more
distilleries then you have of fee
Iftrisa In l*at f *4' Itm , ann
gone, thank God 1 They ruined
aoine of my school companions
and I bear them no good will. I
thank God they are gone!
There have been religious
changes. Concord Presbytery sat
in Morgauton tbe year I joined.
It reached from the Yadkin river
to the Tennessee line. Now
then are Concord, Mecklen
burg, Kings Mountain, Ashe
ville—for or five instead of one.
There baa been progress in the
churches. And tbe Presbyterian
Church, I love to say, for it is
sacred to me, has made great
and substantial progress in this
section. I glory in that. I
studied Csesar and Virgil with
a schoolmate who joined the
ministry of tbe Methodist
chnrcb. I love all denomina
tions, but I do love the Presby
terian Church with a fervent
love.* I love the memories of
tbe good men who have served
this people in days gone by.
Father Watson I used to hear.
I^ffcrty from Sugar Creek—I
joined under him. These and
others Father used to have to
assist in meetings.
A row of log cottages stood
yonder In tbe days when great
campmeetinga were held here.
Tbe great company and the
services made a vivid impression
upon my mind. I remember,
too, e great company of diligent
yoang people meeting here
every Sabbath to practice Con
w—i t ■ »■ ■ mammmKBw*
with a devout prayer by Rev.
R. A.Miller.
THK COMMCNlON SHKVICR
In the afternoon was conducted
by Rev. J. J. Kennedy, the old
est living pastor of New Hope.
He took as bis snhject the "Eu
charist." After he bad spoken
about 30 minutes, be was speak
ing of gratitude, and was near
ing the close of bia intended dis
course, when suddenly, without
warning, he ceased speaking and
fell to the floor in a faint, as re
lated elsewhere. He was re
vived in a few moments and car
ried into a rear room. The serv
ice was resumed by Rev. R. C.
Anderson, and the elements
passed to the congregation.
Sunday night Rev. A. S. Cald
well preached on the subject of
"The Strong Helping the
Work."
Moudu} morning at 11 o’clock
Rev. F. B Rankin, of Mount
Holly, now a student in Union
Seminary, Richmond, preached
a trial sermon, and stood an ex
amination as a candidate for li
censure.
The Presbytery completed its
work yesterday and was con
cluded with service* last night.
MBMBNTOS.
The old communion set used
prior to 1856 was viewed with
interest, i ne cups were ot tin.
Two were quart size, four of pint
size. They bsd handles hot no
lips. Representations of bright
fruits and flowers seemed to be
hand-painted npon them. There
were also on exhibit with the
cops on a table near the pulpit
some "tokens”—small pieces of
lead about the size of a five-ceut
piece, which were distributed by
the elders in olden times to
those in the congregation who
were entitled to approach the
communion table. Capt. W. 1.
Stowe says be has taken com
munion by these tokens and
aame cups. The silver service
now used was presented in 1850
by the mother of Mr. J. D. B.
McLean.
KEW HOPE CEMETERY.
. Here grave-stones bear the
family names of a large list of
Sooth Point families. The grave
pointed out as tbe oldest in this
cemetery wss that of Jonathan
Gullick, who died January 23,
1831, aged 89 years. By the side
of this is the grave of Margate!
Gullick, who died nearly 13
years later at the age of 92.
They were the greal-grand-par
enls of Mr, George Gnllick, of
Belmont.
HOW MANY PEOPLE PRESENT.
"It is the largest gathering 1
ever saw at a church in Gaston
county,” said Rev. G. A. Spar
row, tbe moderator, "unless It
was tbe crowd at the Pisgah
centennial.” New Hope church
with Ha increased seating ca
DSC 1 tv WSS Decked, and there
were more people out than in.
Various estimates place tbe
crowd present at from 1,000 to
2,000. Then appeared to be
at least 1200 people about tbe
loaf table at dinner time, and
there were numerous groups
scattered out over tbe grove
and yard, to that 1500 does not
appear to ha more tbaa • a
moderate guess at tbe number
Iwfldtrt Hllto »g England.
Optimism of Bugliab cotton
spiooers shorn the fiture of the
industry la indicated in tbe fact
that, notwithstanding they arc
faring an increasing scarcity of
operatives st Manchester, 14
new mills with 1,220JMspindle*
have beea completed there dar
ing the gart eight moots, IS
mill* with 1,745.000 spindles arc
briog bnllt, all for Kgvptian
cotton. 3 mill* with 240,000
spindle* have been completed
and 34 mill* with 2,810,000
raiVBHn iTf oviBf frfcicn I or
American cottew—a total of SS
row ^ mills with 0423430
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if EASTER I
I SUGGESTIONS 1
B Clothing I
It Is now time to select your
H Easter suit. If you know that you
could buy a suit as good fitting, as ra 8
good looking and as good wearing
as If they were made to your mea
sure, would you buy one? This Is n
lost what we can give you. A B
visit of Inspection will satisfy.
Skirts
No woman will wisely choose
an Easter skirt, without first see
ing the collection assembled here.
8 We have concentrated on woman's
skirts—made a specialty of them
as It mere. And In this gathering
8 Is every good new style: such
excellent workmanship as appeals
» at once to discriminating taste
I and such exceptional values as
appeal to everybody.
Ready-Made Waists
We now have on our counters
a full line of ready-made waists
which carry with them the beauty
of perfect style and fit.
Oxfords
And In Oxfords we can fit the
family from smallest to largest. In
the best and most stylish. A look
will convince.
JNO. F. LOVE
(INCORPORATED)
The Peoples’ Store
>t*l'+ + + + +++++++ + 'f+++ + + + + + ++x
| Easter Millinery Sale! I
+ — • i, t
+ One of Ike largest and best selected x
+ stocks ever shown in Gastonia. Ev- x
+ cry new style represented. We can j,
+ • save yon SO par ceat on Easter Hats. T
+ TlComc and see us before buying. 4.
| WHITFIELD DRV GOODS COMPANY t
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HU Rebate.
World'* work.
A fertile minded agent, now
one of the widest known life in
surance officers in the country,
ws* trying to sell a client a
policy on which the agent’s part
of the first prrniinm w as $1,500.
The client desired the policy,
but wanted a rebate of $1,000,
and thu the ageutwas willing to
give. The agent was coating
abont in his mind for some
method of holding the rebate,
when the office cat—they were
in the client’a office—chanced
to rnb purring against bis leg.
He looked down at the cat and
hit method was ready.
"What a beautiful Angora
cat!” he exclaimed gravely.
"My wife lovea cata. Sue’d be
tickled to death to have that
one. I’ll give yon $1,000 tor it."
The client assented, and the
policy waa taken. Receipts
were exchanged, the cat was
caged in the waste bosket and
wrapped np, and the agent went
away with Tabby under bis
arm—and no re bats law could
touch him.
^ nonce.
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Columbias,
Ramblers,
Racycles,
The Beat BicVcIea that are Made
at Prieea that are within
Reach of All.
Al»o Pull Due of
Bicycle Supplies and
Base Ball Goods.
Reapectfally,
Torrence Bros,
Plumbing. Heating, Blcyelee,
Sporting Goode, and
• Rubber Baggy Tire*
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° ’ w* •** now ready lo da
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