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THE ASftJEI, OF PATIEJfCE. To weary hearts, to mourning homes, God’s meekest angel gentlj^ comes; No power has he to banish pain. Or give us back our lost again ; And yet in tenderest love our dear And Heavenly Father sends him here. There’s quiet in that angel's glance— There’s rest in his still countenance! He mocks no grief with idle cheer, [ear; Nor wounds with words the mourner’s But ilia and woes he may not cure— He kindly trains us to endure. Angel of patience! sent to calm Our feverish brows with cooling bf^lm ; To lay the storm of hope and fear, And reconcile life’s smile and tear; The throbs of wounded pride to still. And make our own oiir Father’s will. O thou who mournest on thy way. With longings for the close of day. He walks with thee, that Angel kind, And gently whispers, “Be resigned ; Bear up, bear on; the end shall tell; The dear Lord ordereth all things well!” —Selected. SEI.EC1IOMS. No Englishman cares who fought with York or Lancaster, with Charles or Fairfax. It will be so with ns by the time our grandchildren come of age. Northmen will glory in the great name of Lee, and the South wdll claim a common interest in the name of Lincoln. Walt Whit man, in an address at Phila delphia a few daj’S ago, called attation to Lincoln’s Soiithern origin, and added that “in personnel and character ^he was essentially a Southern contribu tion.’ ’—Nashville Advocate.. “Maria, we spent exactly $50 more than our income last year. W^c’ve got to retrench.” “It W'asn’t my fault, John. I didn’t lose $75 on the election, nor pay out $40 in club dues, nor spend $65 for cigars, nor run through with §120 in three days at the races, nor endorse a note for $200 for a mere accjuaintance. and lose it, nor”—“None of these things account for that $50. Oh! Here it is; ‘Subscription for pastor’s salary, $50. We can’t stand that!”—Chicago Tribune. A letter from a Baptist minis ister in Tyrrell county, N. C., to the Raleigh Recorder says: “There is no whiskej' sold in the countj'f and when the Judge last came here to hold court he found no pauper in the poor house, no prisoner in the jail and no case on the docket.” Be patient with men. Often a man speaks hurriedh'. When he has come to himself, he feels he has made a mistake. He is not quite man enough to acknowl edge his fault. If you hold him mercilessly to the record he has made, you w^ill make an enemy. Be large enough to overlook his faults, and take him for what, on the whole, he intends to be. Many misunderstandings and serious differences would be avoided by obeying this.—Pacific Advocate. Some one once said to Simon Cameron: “Your son Don has had fine advantages.” “Yes,” responded the canny politician, “he has had more than his father, but there is one supreme advan tage that he has never enjoyed— the stimulus of poverty and hardship.” Here is something to think about. For the past fifteen years we have been teach ing young people. At first we W'cre greatly disposed to pity those who had to practice self- denial, and to wrestle for an ed ucation. But our feelings have undergone a complete change. Nothing is so good for a boy as to learn to bear the yoke in his youth. If he has a fiber of real manhood in him, he will be helped and strengthened by the difii':ulties that beset him. We should save our pity for those whose paths are made too smooth and easy by the incon siderate affection of unwise parents.—Nashville Advocate. Did you ever write a letter and just as you were finishing it let your pen fall on it or a drojJ of ink blot the fair page? It was the work of a moment, but the evil could not be effectually effaced. Did you never cut your self unexpectedly and quickly? It took days or weeks to heal the wound, and even then a scar re mained. It is related of Lord Brougham, a celebrated English nobleman, that one day he occu pied a conspicuous place in a group to have his photograph taken, but at an unfortunate moment he moved. The picture was taken, but his face was blurred. Do j'ou ask what ap plication we would make of these facts ? Just this: “It takes a life time to build acharacter; it only takes one moment to destroJ^” “Watch and pray,” therefore, that ye enter not into tempta tion.” “Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”—S. S. Visitor. It is evident that the wa'iter of these lines had studied human nature and its possibilities: Three things to admire—intel lectual power, dignity, and gracefulness; three things to love—courage, gentleness, and affection; three things to hate— cruelty, arrogance, and ingrati tude; three things to delight in —frankness, freedom, and beauty; three things to wash for—health, friends, a.nd a cheerful spirit; three things to avoid—idleness, loquacity, and flippant jesting; three things to contend for— honor, country, and frien'ds; thi'ee things to govern—temper, tongue, and conduct; three things to think about—life, death, and eternity- The Jast named are of^the utmost impor tance, and if rightly understood include all the rest. If we think as w'e should about “life, death, and eternity,” we shall be of some use to the w'orld and shall lead happy lives.—S. S. Visitor. tiESJEKAL NEWS. Wyoming is admitted into the Union as the 42nd State. The Mas&ns held their annual picnic at Mocksville the 23rd of August, Work has be$n commenced on the Davis school building in Win ston. ■ Rev. Sam P. Jones is exxjected to hold a meeting in Wilmington sometime in this month. The prohibition cause lost a champion in the death of Gen. Clinton B. Fisk. Hon. John S. Henderson has been nominated for Congress by the Democrats of the 7th dis trict. The buildings of Rutherford College, together wdth about $20,000 w'orth of notes and pa pers was burned recently. A to tal loss. Capt. A. H. A. Williams, Dem ocratic caddidate for Congress in this district, spent several days at Walnut Cove during the ses sion of the Mt. Aii"3' District Con ference. At the recent International S. S. Cpnvention at Pittsburg the fact was brought out that in North Carolina more progress in Sun day school work has been made than in any other State in the Union. At present thei'eare4,273 Sunday-schools and 255,014 pu pils in the State, and steady ad vance is being made.—Raleigh Advocate. The Elkin Valley Woolen Mills, have added more Machinery and mads manv im provements iv. goods this season. They make a spe cialty of CUSTOM WORK, aJtd any orders you give them will have prompt and carefal attention. Their depot is now EUcin. J . M. KEECE, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, Offers his professional services to the cftizens of Ellcin and surrounding coantrj/ and desires your patronage. All calls promptly attended,. H-A-R-D-W-A-R.E I will keep in stock a line of General :: Hardware, Iron, J\~ails, Stoves, FAEM IMPLEMENTS, &c., &o., at very reasonable prices. Call and see me. B. L. HUBBARD, ELKIN, N. C. 1886. 1890. STATESVILLE CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, i Is a relifjious newspaper, which, for five years, has been publisJied in the interest of the Southern Metliodist Church, especially in Western North Carolina. It is a7-colutnn.-l-paffe paper, published weekly, at the low price of $1. per year. ilev. Jas. I Wilson, the editor, publisher and proprietor, was ii I member of the North Carolina Conference prior to its division by the last General Conference, but i since then has become Identified with the Western I North Carolimi. The paper will contain ffeiieral i iufoi-mation as to the workings and progiess of tliis body, will give good selections of pure reudinjf matter and it will contain, as It now does, contri butions from the best writers of the Conference! and Church. The editor, wi^ung to increase the nsefulnvss of the paper, ana extend its already wide circulation, bv introducing it into homes where has not yftt guiie, will send it from thy second week in June to the 1st of January, 1891, nenrJv .seven months, for fifty cents. Try it. Send Postal Note, P. O. Money Order, Checks, llegis- tered letter or Cash—not stamps. Address, ADVOCATE, Statesville, N. C. The Raleigh Christian Advocate is the organ of the North Carolina Con ference of the M. E. Church, South, and has been tor the past 34 years. Every Methodist in the Stsite ought to read it regularly. It is published in l^aleigh, N. C., and is a good, fanrdly, religioiis newspaper, eight pages in size, nnd -well printccl. Fui' furLlier particu lars and for a sample copy freeaddress the editor, Rev. F. L. R.EiD,Ealeigh,N.C. -ARE YOU- STOP AND LOOK! J. F. WALSH, Keeps in stock a line of Jewel ry, Clocks, %Yatches, Spectacles, &c Repairing a specialty. Call and see m at Elkin, N. C. LimlElS’l If SO, don’t fail to call and see me when you come to Elkin. In order to close out my winter stock of ELKIN DET.'GBIDS HATS AND SHOES I will make prices down at tlie very B0TT03VE 1 I mean it, and to convince yon, all I ask is tliat you call and see for yourselves. Yomvs, &c.. J. S. BELL, ELKIN, N. C. &v. W. Kiiag-, ELKIE, N., G. Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, PAIJVTS, OILS, GLASS, DYESTUFFS, &c., &c. Also keep on hand a nice line of ToToacco arid. Oig'ars Physicians’ Prescriptions carefully filled at all honis. He will give you ba]’gains equal to the best. Make life a ministry of love, and will always be worth living. —A copy of unm JOIS will he given for a club of HIGH SCHOOL This school offers superior advantages to those who desire to i)repare their children for college or for a life work. Instruction thorough. J3oard and tuition reasonable. Surroundings pleasant. I''or circulars and particulars address THK PRINCIPAL, Klkin, N. C. A. 6. GALLOWAY Keeps constantly on hand a WELL-SELECTED STOCK OE Fife to Tie liiTor. If you have money in your pocket, YOU MAKE A .MISTAKE when you pass G--A. L LO‘W^‘Y=’S. to do your trading. FEANKLIN& HARRIS, have a very large stock of GEiiiAL i: AT VEBY LOW PBICES, at the Post-Olfice Building, Elkin, N.C. This paper is printed at The Times Office, Concord, N. C.
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