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L moral cliaracter, they must be exceedingly careful, lest others seeing them sit at meat in the idol’s temples be emboldened to eat the things ofi'ered to idols, and some thus “perish for wliom Christ died.” Therefore, “be ye blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom yo shine as lights in the world.” “Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saiththo Lord, and touch not the unclean thing, and I will receive you, and will be a hither unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith tlie Lord Almighty.” Beloved brethren, withdraw your iiand from the tempting prize, turn your back on the gol den wheel of fortune ; and fixing your eye on the ever revolving wheel of Providence, tllenoedraw the prize—life, liealth, peace, blessings “exceeding abimdantly above all you can ask or think.” Then, “heart, within and God o’erliead,” lifea useful, happy jour ney done, prize-robbing death at the door, stretch fortli ymur hand again (God at the wheel,) and draw the cajutal prize, enternal life. And when God shall divide the celestial inheritance among his ransomed people, may your princely lot be glory, and honor, find immortality ! mOTUEltLESS. Some gentlemen passing tlirough the beautiful village of Renton, in the vale of Levon, Uumbartonshire, about nine o’clock at night, liad their atten tion directed to a dark object in the churchyard. On going to as certain what it was, they found a boy of tender years lying flat on his face, and apparently sound Hsleep, over a recently made grave. Thinking this was not a very safe bed for him, they shook him up, and asked how he came to be tlierel He said he was afraid to go home, as his sister, with whom lie resided, had threatened to beat him. “And where does you sister live V’ asked one of the party. “In Dumbarton,” was the an swer. “In Dumbarton—nearly four miles off!—and how came you to wander so far away from home V’ “I just cam,” sobbed the poor little fello'v, “because my^ mither’s grave was here.” Ilis mother had been buried there a short time before, and his seeking a refuge at her grave in his sorrow was a beautiful toiicli of nature in a child who could scarcely have yet learned to re alize the true character of that separation which knows of no re union on earth. Tliither had he instinctively wandered to sob out his sorrows, and to moisten with tears the grave of one who had hitherto been his natural protector, for he had evidently cried him self asleep. Formation of Character.— Have you ever watched the icicle as it formed ? Have you noticed how it froze, one drop at a time, until it was a foot long, or more? If the water was clean, the icicle remained clear, and sparkled brightly in the sun ; but, if the Water was slightly muddy, the icicle looked foul, and its beauty was spoiled. Just so our charac ters are formed. One little thought or. feeling at a time adds its influence. If each thought be pure and right, the soul will be lovely, and will sparkle with happiness; but, if impure and Wrong, there will be deformity and wretchedness. Sincerity. By sincerity I mean very mncli more than truth-telling. I knoiv people whose word can always be trusted, and who never break a promise, yet who are not througli and through sincere. Sincerity in character is like ti'onsjiareney^ in ciystal. It is character without a flaw to hide, with no desire to ap pear better than it is, and it is not afraid to let itself bo open as the day, for tlio day to shine through. Absolute, rigid, uncom promising principle in all essen tials is the rule of the sincere. Courteous consideration, generous self-forgetfulness, and kind appro bation, is equally the rule of the sincere. I cannot refrain from warning my readers against gusli- ing. Think when ymu are writ ing that letter to that beloved friend, whether, you mean all you say. Say nothing j^ou do not feel sure you mean. Too many ardent intimacies burn tliemselves out, too many life-long friend ships grow cold through the fierceness and fervor of the senti ment on which they are built. They are like fires of chips or brambles, not like deep smoul dering furnace heats. ‘Faithful,’ says the Holy Book, ‘are the wounds of a friend.’ It is the kiss of an enemy that is deceitful. I believe that between the best friends there is a solid foundation of mutual trust, it will never give offense. Sine cent—without wax.’ Being ill reality what it seems to b not by hypocritical or pre tended, not simulated.’ So says the lexicon. Please look up the word for yourself, with all its synonyms.—Sunday School Times. Rose of Slaaron. The rose of Sharon is one of the most exquisite flowers in shape and hue. Its blossoms are belled-sliaped, of many mingled hues and dyes, and its history is legendary and romantic in the highest degree. In the East, throughout Syria, Judea and Ara bia, it is regarded with the pro- foundest reverence. The loaves that encircle the round blossom dry and close tight together when the season of blossom is over, and, the stalk withering completely away from the stem, the flower is blown away, at least from the busli on which it grew, having dried up in the shape of a ball, which is carried by the sport of the breeze to great distances. In this way it is borne over the sandy wastes and deserts, until at last, touching some moist place, it clings to the soil, where it takes fresh root and springs to life and beauty again. For this reason the Orientals have adop ted it as the emblem of the resur rection. The dried flower is pla ced by the Judeans, in a vase of water beside the beds of the sick, and if it expands by moisture the omen is considered favorable. If it does not the worst is at all times feared. Insects Never Grow.—Many people fancy that a little fly is only little because it is young, and that it will grow up in process of time to be as big as a blue-bottle. Now this is entirely wrong ; for when an insect has once attained to its winged state it grows no more. All the growing, and most part of the eating is done in its previous state of life, and indeed there are many insects, such as the silk-worm moth, which do not eat at all from the time that tliey assume the chrysalis state to the time they die. A.\S> UEAE'l'lI. The mental condition lias far more influence uiion the bodil}’ healtli than is gener ally supposed. It is no doubt true that ailments of the body cause depressions and morbid conditions of the mind; hut it is not less true that sorrow ful and disagreeable emotions pro duce disease in persons who, un influenced by them, would bo in sound lioalfh ; or, if disease is not produced, the functions are disor dered. Not even physicians con sider the importance of this fact. Agreeable motions set in motion nervous currents wliich stimulate tlie blood, brain and eveiy part of the system into liealthful ac tivity ; while grief, disappoint ment of feeling, and brooding over present sorrows or past mis takes, depress the vital forces. To be physically well one must, in general, be happy. The re verse is not always true; one may be happy and cheerful, and yet be a constant sufferer in body. THE HIGHEST THEE. The largest tree standing in the United States, says the Inyo, California, Independent, is on the head of Bear Creek, north fork of the Tide river. The exact di mensions of this immense red wood giant we do not remember, but believe it is something over forty-six feet in diameter. A San Francisco party, having made ar rangements to repr suit the mon ster at the Centennial, have given the contract to a Tu'are man, Mr. J. C. Cramer, to remove the bark with eight inches of the wood from the surface of the tree, but, or steip® ped rather, like staves of a barrel, witliout felling the tree.—These pieces are to be cut forty feet long, and when put together in side twenty feet high. In these rooms cabinets of California speci mens and curiosities will bo neatly and appropriately arranged. Be careful to avoid that prodi gious wrong to society of giving all to those who already live in luxury, and will probably never see tlie day of need. You know how the wise man denounces the sin or him “wlio giveth to the rich.” Leave them tokens of friendship if you will, but nothing more. Don’t pile Pelion upon Ossa. Some have done it; and the instinctive justice of men has hooted after them in scorn to their graves. Society would have been better pleased if, when they went out of the world, they had not left even their bodies behind them ; for they scarcely deserve a grave in the poorest acre of the earth. Johnson, wliile walking through ,a nobleman’s house, which was full of costly furniture, pictures and objects of taste, exclaimed, “Ah, these are the tilings that make a death-bed hard. Faith and works are tlie tivo wings of a bird. Using but the right wing, the bird flutters help lessly on the earth. Using the left wing alone, there is the same result. But plj'ing both with equal vigor, it plumes its flight heavenward. Contributions to the Orphan Asy lum at Oxford for the week eii«l- in^ June 13th 1876. IN CASH. Paid $17.85, Holly Grove Lodge No 252. “ 6.00, Orphans’ Friend. “ 5.00 each, Salem Lodge No 289, Un known Friend. “ 3.35, Mattamuskeet Lodge No 328. 3.00, Thomas Johns, lor Anchor Lodge No 234, 1.00, Pev N li Cobb. “ 70.S T Smith. IN KIND. !Mrs Hondorpon Stovall, 10 lbs soap. The following ])ersons liavo paid for Tuk Okpiians’ Friend Lt one year: W S Moore, A J Jidm.soii, II 1) IMarshburn Vann Woodcock, Miss Rosa Lyon, W'dliatn Osborne. Resoiiitions of tlie Grand l,,odh>^e* Adopted Dec lid, 187.'). llesolrrd, L That; St. .lohii’.s College simll be made an asy lum for the prop'ction, training and education of indigent orphan cliildren. 2. That this Grand Lodge will approjiriato S annuall}) for the support of the institution ; but will not assume any additional pecuniary resjionsibilty. 3. That this Grand Lodge elect a Superintendent who shall control the institution and solicit con tributions for its support from all classes of our people. 4. That orphan children in the said Asylum shall be fed and clothed, and shall receive such preparatory training and edu cation as wall prepare them for useful occupations and for the usual business transactions of life. Adopted Dec 5th 1872 : Bcsolved, Tliat the Superinten dent of the said Orphan Asylum sliall report at eaoli Annual Com munication an account of his offi cial acts, receipts, disbursements, number of pupils, &c. together with such suggestions as he may see fit to offer. “Eesolved, That the Master of each subordinate Lodge appoint a Standing Committee upon raising funds for the Orphan Asylum, and require said committee to report in waiting each month, and that said reports and the funds received be forwarded monthly to the Superintendent of the Asylum and that the sujiport of the Orphan Asylum bo a regu lar order of business in cacli sub ordinate Lodge at each Commu nication. 4. All ohurclics and benevolent organizations are requested to cooperate wdtli us in the orplian wmrk and to collect and forward contributions through their own pro])er officers. Here are the res olutions : Resolved, That the sincere thanks of this Grand Lodge are hereby tendered to many benev olent ladies and gentlemen, to the ministers of the gospel, to church es of various denominatians, to Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Good Templars, Friends of Tern peranoe, and otlier benevolent so cieties, wdiose hearty cooperatioii and liberal contributions have ron dered timely and valuable assis tance in the great wory of anieli orating the condition of the or- plian cliildren of the State. Resolved, That all benevolent societies and individuals are here by cordially invited and request ed to cooperate with us in provi ding funds and supplies for feed ing clothing, and educating indi gent and promising orphan chil dren, at the Asylum in Oxford. AB VERTISEMENTS. THE ffllASONIC JOURNAL, GREENSBORO, N. C. The only Masonic Weekly published in THE United States ! Eight pages, tliirty- two broad columns. Treats of all topics of interest to the Craft. Literature jjwre, and is a Household Compau- iou of which every Mason iu the country may justly feel ])roud. Terms, One Year, .$2; Six MouthvS, $1.25. Komit by P. 0. Order or Jiegistered Letter. Send stamp for s]iecimen and get np a clnb. Address K. A. VVII.,80i\, ^2- Greensboro, N. C. WILMINGTON A WELDON RAILROAD. MAIL TRAIN'S. Leave Union Dt'put daily (8un- (lays (■•■((•i.ptcd) 7,;j.5 Ai-rivc at (uddslKii-o II..)0 a iil. “ Rocky Mount “.0(1 ). in. “ AVeldon ;!..c,0|, ni. Leave! Weldon daily at il.;)0 a in. Anive at Rocky .Mount I Ml') a in. “ (lold.slaa-o. MI7 p ni. “ Union Depot (i.or, i, ni. 'i'KAlX AND 'I'lIROUcn FliUKJII r 'I'RAIX.S. I.e.ave Union Depot daily at r,. ,, m. .■\.rrive at Uoldslioro J 1.4 a in. “ Rocky M.ainl o ,, a , “ Weldon O.OOa in. Le.avc AVeldon daily 7.00 ,|a ■Arrive at Rocky .Mount ).00 ji, m, “ (l.ddslioro rd.SDa. in. “ , , V”'"" I'el’"!-- ■- (i.ilO a. in. Alail I'l-ains make cio.-a' connection at W(d- doii for all point.s North eni Bay Lino and Aeiplia Creciv routes. ^ E.vpreas Train.- connect only willi Acipiia Creidi route. iS-i’ulIniaii's I’alace Sleeping Cars on tliis Train. ■Freiglit 'J rains will leave AVillnington tri weekly at .5.00 a. in., and arrive at 1.40 p. 111. JOHN DIVINE, General SiiiHirinteiident* SEABOARD & ROANOKE RAID ROAD. PORI SMOUTH, Va., Jan. I 1875. On .and after tliis date, train.s of this Road will leave Weldon daily, Sundays excepted as hdiows: ‘rain at 4 p. ni. it”' i ’■’“'■gi'Krai') at 4 a. in. No. 2 Ireight train at 8 a. m Iiiesdays and Fridays at at 8 a. m. ARRIVE A T PORTSMOUTH. Vain at 7,15 p. m. No. 1 Freight train at 12, Noon. No. 2 Freight train at 4 p. m. Freight trains liave ])assenger car {itt{icl)ed. Steamer for Edenton, Plymouth and landings on Hlaek watei- and Chowan Rivers leaves branklin at 7,40 a. m., ou Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. E. G. OHIO. Supt. of Transportation. RALEIGH & GASTON RAILROAD. MAIL TRAIN. Leaves Raleigh lO.OO a. m. Arrives at Weldon y.30 p. ,n Leaves Weldon *10.00 a. nx Arrives at Raleigh - - 3.30 p. m. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN. Leaves Raleigh - - . 5.00 a. m. Arrives at Weldou - - , 5.25 p.m. Leaves Weldon - - - v.-.;. 5.15 a in Arrives at Raleigh - - 5 40 p nx Mail train makes close connection at Wel dou with the Seaboard aud Roanoke .Railroad and Bay Line Steamers via Baltimore, to and from all points North, West and Northwest, and with Petersburg Rarilroadvia PetxTshurg Riclimoiid and Washington Citv, to and from all points North and Northwc.'^t' -And at Raleigh witlx the Noidh Carolina Railroad to and from all })oiuts Soutli aJid Sinitliwest, and with the Raleigli Angusta Air-Line to Haywmid and Fayetteville. JNO. C. AVINDER, Gen. Sup’t. RALEIGH AUGUSTA AIU-T.INE. MAIL TRAIN. Train leaves Raleigh A/rives at Sanford - Arrives at Cameron Train leaves Caint-roxx Leaves Sanford 3 40 p m 8 19 p 111 9 20 p nx 4 15a nx 5 10 a m Arrives at Raleigh - - - 9 45 a m Mail Train makes close connection at Ral eigh witlx the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, to and from all points North. And at Sanford with the Weston Railroad, to and from Fayetteville and points 011 A\ esterii Railroad. JNO. C. WINDER, Superintendent. ^ 0 K F L E E T H U N T E R, DEALER IN FURNITURE, BLINDS, SASH, DOORS, &C. Furnished at short notice. S^Work warranted as represented. November, 1875. Persons Inlying Dry GooJs, Ecady made Clothing, Boots and Shoes, (fee., iu 0.xfoid should reineniher that COOPER & WILLIAMS are leading in low prices. A splendid assort ment of NEW GOOD.8. TEKMS CASH. 44- COOPElt & WII.I.IAMS. iE. W. O W E N , DENTAL SURGEON, OXFORH, IV. C. OFFICE AT HJS KESIDENCE Spoeial attenti.m given to reiilacing full and partial setts of teeth on gold, silver or nih- aug yth 1875—J.33tf
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