'rilE liORD’S PRAYER.
Tlie following beautiful poem is said
to liave been written by King* James
'First, tliougb by some it is ascribed to
Bisboj) Andrews:
If any be distressed and fain would gather
Some comfort, let him hasten unto
Our Father,
For we of hope and help arc quite hereaven
Unless thou succor us
Who art in heaven,
'I'hou showest mercy, therefore for the same
We-])romise thee, singing,
Hallowed be thy name,
Of all our miseries cast up the sum,
Show us the joy and let
Thy kingdom come,
We mortals are, and alter from our birth,
Thou constant art;
Thy will bo done on earth,
Thou mad’stthe earth as well as planets seven,
Thy name is blessed here,
As ’tis in heaven.
Nt)thing wc have to use, or debts to pay,
Except tbou give it to us,
Give us this day
Wherewith to clothe us, ■wherewith to be fed,
For witliout thee we want
Our daily breads
We want, hut want no faults, for no day passes
But we do sin—
Forgive us our trespasses,
No man from sinning ever free did live—
Forgive us. Lord, our sins
As we forgive,
If we repent our faults, thou ne’er disdained us.
We pardon them
That trespass against us,
Forgive us, that is past, a new path tread us,
Direct us always in thy faith,
And lead us
We thine own people and thy chosen nation,
In all truth, hut
Not into temptation.
Thou that of all good graces art the Giver,
Suffer us not to wander,
But deliver
Us from the fierce assaults of world and devil
And flesh, so shalt thou free us
Froftn all evil.
To these petitions, let both church and laymen
AVitli one consent of heart and voice say.
Amen.
rORGET NOl.' ALE IIIS BEIVE-
riTS.
“ It’s too bad that I can’t have
a pony to ride as rvoll as Ned
Smith.” Then Charley pouted,
and wouldn’t go out to play with
his sisters.
“ It is too bad,” said his mother.
Charley looked up a little sur
prised. He expected his mother
to correct him for behaving so
badly ; but instead of that, she
seemed to be taking his part; so
he continued:
“ Ned’s got everything; I’ve
got nothing.”
“Arc you well?” asked his
mother.
“ Yes,” replied Charley.
“ One,” said his mother.
Charley looked up, but his
mother did not explain; she only
went on questioning him.
“ Are you blind ?”
“ No,” mother.”
“ Two,” said ills mother. “ Are
you deaf and dumb V’
“ No, mother.”
“ Three,” said his mother.
“ Have yon a home and enough
to eat and drink ?”
“ Yes,” answered Charley.
“Four, five,” she counted.
“ You have father and mother
and friend, haven’t you ?”
Charley did not answer; and
then his mother continued :
“ God has given you m.any
blessings, my son; much to be
thankful for; and yet because
some little thing is denied you,
3'ou are so ungrateful as to forget
all the rest. You are daily re
ceiving so many good gifts from
Him that I conld scarcely count
them ; and still you say, ‘ 1 have
nothing.’ David says, ‘ Bless the
Lord, O my soul, and for^i ned
all Ills henefits.’ 'Phat is j ust what
you are doing : yon forget all the
benefits that God is daily heap-
ing upon yon.”
“ 0 mother, I didn’t mean to
be ungrateful,” said Charley, “ but
I just forgot.”
“And that,” said his mother,
“ is what you must not do. To
forget His benefits is to disobey
His command; and when you
find yourself doing so, begin to
count up tlie many good things
God has given jon.”~^ChiMren’s
Friend.
JESCJS ALWAYS.
A little girl went with her mo
ther, a woman in lowly circum
stances, as she had occasion to
call on a wealthy lady in a neigh
boring city. The lady felt quite
an interest in the child, and took
her all over her house and showed
her al the beauties and wonders
of her comtortable home. Much
surprised at all she saw, the little
thing exclaimed: “Why how
beautiful! I am sure Jesus must
love to come here, it is so pleas
ant. Doesn’t he come here.” The
hostess made no reply, and her
visitor added again: “Doesn’t
Jesus come here very often
Then with much emotion tlie la
dy replied: “I am afraid not.”
That was too much for the child;
she hastened to her mother and
begged to be taken home, for she
was afraid to stay in a house
where Jesus did not come. That
night the lady related to her hus
band the whole circumstance,
and the question of the child
went to the hearts of both hus
band and wife, and it was not
long before Jesus was made a
guest in their home.
A BEAUXIFITL XHOIIGHT.
God knows what keys in the
human soul to touch in order to
draw out its sweetest and most
perfect harmonies. They may he
the minor strains of sadness and
sorrow; they may be the loftier
notes of joy and gladness. God
knows where the melodies of our
nature are, and what discipline
will bring them fortli. Some with
plaintive tongues must walk in
lowly vales of life’s weary wa}';
others in loftier hymns sing, of
nothing but joy, as they tread
the mountain tops of life; but
they all unite without discord or
jar as the ascending anthem of
loving and believing hearts finds
its way into the chorus of the re
deemed in hoaven.—Childrens
Friend.
XKAINIIVO KOSES.
There are several very pretty
methods for training roses grown
in the flower garden. One may
be trained as a bush, another in
tho tree form, and a third as a
pillar. It requires some little ex
perience to be able to jgrow them
in the two former methods, as
tliey requii-e special training and
considerable time' Florists ac|
complish it by this means ; after
th6 rose busli has been planted
and able to make a vigorous start,
tho branches are trained out
wardly, in regular form, and the
ends of their shoots are pinched
in as fast as they grow. This
compels the plant to send out
side branches, and in time, if
trained low, it becomes a close-
rounded form, and a mass of
bloom. It is noticeable too, that
this pinching increases the blos
soms, which is a very desirable
feature. Boses look much better
when kept closely trained in this
way, than -when left to grow in
some loose, awkward iray as is
the natural habit of manv varie
ties. Another way, adopted by
florists, is to peg down the shoots
as they grow, and thus literally
cover the turf -with roses, as if it
were a floral carpet. The best
sorts for this practice, are large
old plants of Hybrid Perpetuals.
Peg down the last year’s wood
only, and cut away as much of
older wood as can be spared. The
Fillar form is for strong grown
climbers, like the Noisette roses,
etc. The soil for roses should be
deep rlco, and all manuies used
must be well rotted.-“J7oral Cab
inet.
JOY UKSiYGEISS.
Some men move through life
as a band of music moves down
the street, flinging out pleasure
on every side through the air to
every one, far and near, that can
listen. Some men fill the air
with their presence and sweetness,
as orchards in October days fill
tho air with perfume of ripe fruit.
Some women cling to their own
houses, like the hon03'suckle over
the door, yet, like it, sweeten all
the region with the subtle fra
grance of their goodness. There
are trees of righteousness -which
are ever dropping precious fruit
around them. There are lives
that shine like starLeams, or
charm the heart like songs sung
upon a holy day.
How great a bounty and a
blessing it is to hold the royal
gifts of the soul, so that they
shall be music to some, and fra
grance to others, and life to all I
It would be no unvvortliy thing
to live for, to make the power
whicli we have -within us the
breath of other men’s joy; to scat
ter sunshine where only clouds
and shadows reign; to fill the at
mosphere where earth’s weary
toilers must stand, with a biiglit-
ness which they cannot create for
tliemselves, and whicli they long
for, enjoy, and appreciate.
■—Euclid, a disciple of Socra
tes, having offended his brother,
the brother cried out in rage,
“ Lot me die, if I am not reveng
ed on }mu one time or another
to whom Euclid replied, “ And
let me die, if I do not soften you
by my kindnesses, and make you
love me as well as ever.” What
a reproof to unforgiving profes
sors of Christianity!
BOYS AWB GIBES.
We have on hand about a dozen
boys and girls, small and spright-
1}', just such a.s childless couples
might properly adopt. Persons
wishing to adopt children are
invited to come and see them, or
correspond with us. tf
FORM OF AFFEICAXION FOB A
BOY.
My residence is in.
County, and my occupation
My family consists of. .......
I -wish to employ a
hoy... .years of aye,and (Here give
description and qualities desired.)
He will he required to
and allowed to ... I
tvill furnish.
and pay him .a month.
A. B.
liscommmded hi/2-
FORM OF APPEICAXIOJV FOB
XIIE ABjniSSlOiV OF HALF
OBPHAIVS.
N.C.,i
..............,1877. )
This is to certify that
............... As a half orphan,
sound in body and mind, and with
out any estate. It . father died
in 18 1 being Ji.... mother,
hereby make application for /»....
admission to the Orphan Asijlmn at
Oxford, and I also relinquish and
convey ta the officers thereof the en
tire management and control of said
orphan till the .... day of.......
,(thut being the day on whicli
.... toill be fourteen years of age,)
in order that .... may be trained
and educated according to the regu
lations prescribed by the Grand
Lodge of North Carolina. I also
promise not to annoy the Orphan
Asylum, and not to encourage the
said orpihan to leave loithout the
approval of the Superintendent.
Approved by.
W. M. of...
FOBM OF APPLlCAXIOiY FOB
XHE ABMISSIOIV OF ORPIIAA'S^
....N.C.,1
1877. S
This is io certify that.........
— ... is an orpihan, sound
in body and mind, and without es
tate. TI father died 18...,,
h....mother died in 18..... I,
being h. hereby
make application for li.. .admission
into the Orphan Asylum al Oxford,
and I also relinquish and convey to
the officers thereof the entire man
agement and control of said orphan
till the day of
18.. - .,(thatheiny the day on which
— . loill be fourteen years of age,)
in order that .... may be trained
and educated according to the regu=-
lations prescribed by the Grand
Lodge of North Carolina.
Approved by.
W. M. of...
.... Lodge.
FORM OF APPLIOAXJOIV FOB A
GIRL.
Our residence is in...........
County, and our occupation ......
— ,. — .. Our family consists
of... — ,,. We wish
to employ a girl..... .years of age,
and (Here give description and
qualities desired). She will he re
quired to .......... and allowed
to ........ She ivillspend
her evenings in ............ and
ivtll sleep in We
trill furnish............ and will
pay..... .a month.
A. B.,
Mecommended by
Mrs. A. B.
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