i ALABAMiL AJi.'S Sue A Crutchor, Nov 15, ’75, QEOBOJA. .foHC-p’u Coliins, May 15. ’77, Tiirough J A Mims, $12: 1C 00 h\(\rjf Ji sliua I’owdoin. ()ct 15,’75, j) W Loiulennilk,, Nov 15,’75, Kobert Loveless. Nov 1-5, ’75, Am Ilolsenback, Nuv 15, ’75, John II Fos, Nov 15,’7.5, '•Vin ']' Hail, Nov 15, 'lo, 1{ H Hover, Nov 15, ’75, J A Mims, July 1, ’76, , Tliiough T) G MeCowen, $6: Zt'llm r, J.ieo 1,’75, H Ald-'owen, Oct 1, 75, D G McL(j\ven, 'act 1, '75, Through F A .McWilliams, $12: ,\i:sGeo \V lioss, .nov i, 7*/, Mr.s J M Green, Nov 1,’5, Miss Betti" t'astellon, Nov 1, ’7.5, Mr.^ John .-V Joriian, Nov 1,J75, '.(i.-s ,'Stella Thomas, Nov 1, ’75, .Mi^s A J rhambers, .Nov 1, ’7.5, K .Vycoek, Nov 1, '75, J T’ McWilliams, Nov 1, ’^5, 'v McWilliams, Feb 1, ’76, Thr./tigli Elder Thoma.s J Bazemorc: Miss E E ilreshom, Nov 15, ’75, lldRYLANJJ. Elder h' A Chick, Alarcli 1,’75, ILLINOIS. Througli Elder Isotn Cranfili: Amanda McNail, Sep 15, ’75, OREGON. Through Elder Isorn CranfiH $6: ioiin ..5^00. Sep 15, ’75, ’■ ieldiiijr Ttmipleman, Sep 1, ’75, Wm Tucker, June 1, ’75, Robert Kent, Aug 1-5, ’75, KE\ TIJCKY. 1 .50 1 5'J 1 .50 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 O'.) 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 50 1 .50 1 5o 1 50 1 50 1 5..' 1 50 1 50 2 00 Tins Henry Field.s, Nov 15, ’74, Thrtuigh Elder Mr,") Woodard: TVru FOrt, Nov 1, ’75, Throtu'h S H Tlradi’v; Siiucoii I’cediii, 7\ov 1, ’7;i, Through iS R Harrell, $5 ; J II Grimes, Dc 15, ’75, Levi Eiimouson, Sej) 15. ’75, C ',y J Ceway, Nov 1,’75, Tiiro'igdi Elder B C Pitt, $5 50: .1 B L'Miier, uct 15, ’7,7, David Moore, July 1, ’75, Through M Angler, .$9 50 ; Willougiibv Hall, Sep 15, ’75. A S Ha I, Nov 1,5,’7.5, David May, Nov 1.5, ’7.5, Elisha -Aim,stead Nov 1-5, ’75, Join) B Crahlreo, Nov lu’7.5, Joliii Whitaker Nov i.5, ’7.5, Wm Stanley Sop 1, ’7.5, .M A .-Aiigier, Dec 1, ’76, Jii jtltiiinriam. from this spell, and on the.tcst.nd Suntlay and Saturday hefore, in October, at ni.s owu church ---SLaughter Creek. I was .at this meeting on iSatuidav ai d went liomc with him after ])re:!chi.ig. Shortly after this lie was taken (.own With a slow f ver, whicii terminated in his death. I visited him twi-c after hi.s re. laiwc. I’.fy first visir v.as on Satuiday before the first Sunday in October 1874. I got to liiniio.is ; alter uigiufail and wlicn I walked in Ivy ills bed side, ho knew me and put iiis aric.s around my neck and wept, and said to me : “Your ountenance, rny brother, com forts me.” He was perf(>ctly rational and when 1 s.iid to liim, “I am .sorry to see you si(.k:” lie replied, “I do not know that I am sorry.” II.- was taking opiates and would occasionally sleeii, an.) during bis sleep he would eptote si'idpturc, repeat liymns', Ac., and would occasionallv s.iy, “Sweet, sw :et afflic tion, how sweet to be in the presence of God.” .Among other hymns he (piotod this verse: Captain and Lord. Lilte brother Bn?.'ev, brethren and friends will not forget 2 00 1 50 1 50 1 .5(1 1 50 1 Ov Thr'iugh W F Gold : Vlonroe Lhdd, April 15, ’75, 1 CO illSSODRl. Through James AY Poggetl: Wfrj T 1 >o^geU, A\-ril 15,^75, I 00 TENMASSEE. ! Bi'.addy Oct 15, ’75, 2 00 Jbrou'ib Elder Abner Hern, S4 50: Siiad:.a 'h Green, lct 1-'), ’75, 1 50 H VV Sawyer, Nov 1, ’75, 1 50 rerry 11 Potter, Nov 1,’75, 1 50 NON Til C A ROLINA. J B Batts, Ang 15. ’75, 2 10 Elder John A Williams. Nor l'>,'74, 2 00 -R R Dnpicc, Nov 15, ’75, 2 00 .losiali ('ox. May 15, ’75, 2 00 ls:ii‘c (' Moore, -July 1, ’75, 2 O) Wm Belcher, "Nov 15,’7'i, 2 00 ; .Tohn O T’ollard, (Vt 1, '7o, 2 00 •*Vm T Hale.s, June 1-5, ’71, 1 00 -loscqih Thomas, Dec 1, ’74, 2 00 ■»Ir.s Nanev B \V itbers, Dec 1, ’75, 2 00 I B Dav- Nov 15, ’75, 2 0(1 Wm Nc.ai, Dec 1,’75, 2 00 G V. L Neal, Oct 1-5, ’75. 2 00 -.lef/i-ge Carter, .June 1, ’r1, 1 50 .’•J II Southron, Nov 15, ’7G, 2 00 ■V W Rennetl, Oct 15, ’7-5, 2 00 AV A Gouly, .-sep 1, ’74, 2 00 J \Y Ai'drcv.'s, Feb 1 5,'7-5, 2 60 -'•Vm Vaniall, July 15, ’75. 2 00 Vine id Barnc.s, Aug 1-5, ’74, 2 00 I'rof H-.issel, Jar. 1, ’'R>. 4 00 T S Banks, .April 15, ’75, 1:00 J.-ntifs Ba.ss, May 1,’' , 2 Od •Vlr.s Maggie Legget, Oct 15, ’75, B T Coggin Sep 1-5, ’75, 3 00 1 50 Wm A Kivenbark, Feb, 15,’75, 4 00 Vlr.s Lucy 'Baylor, March 1, ’7,5, 50 A’iiev Bv By, June 1, ’7'5, 2 00 ■\ W Salisbury Nov 1, '75, 3 00 John AV Dawson. Nov 1, '75, 2 00 AY T Jcnkius, Oct 1-5, ’75, 2 00 Joseph J-'aniu r, Nov 15, ’75,. 1 50 James I) Barnes, March 1, ’7-., 3 00 .leo Ga.rdner, Oct 1, ’74, 1 00 ■8 G Field, Nov 15, ’75, 2 00 VIrs Srdlie Ikiidln, Nov 15,’75, .1 50 VIrs Lucy Pitt, Dec, 1, ’7-5, 4 00 Elijah AViusion, Sep 15 ’75, 1 00 Abram Baum. May 1-5,’75, 2 00 Mr.s M A Taylor, Jan 15,’75,^ 2 00 .*'1 Cooper. Dec 1, ’75, 2 00 Hargis I'hitbiug, July 1, ’75, 2 (H' j W Bass, F'eb 1. ’76, 4 00 I N Vick, May 1-5, ’7-5., 2 00 .1 H (irlfliu, July 1-5, ’75, 2 00 H N (.’room, J nc 1, ’74, 2 00 A'inses moore, May 15. '7,-5, 1 (K) Jca.se Coleinau, .Aug LA.’74, 2 00 iosi.di Barnes Oct 1, ’7.5, 2 00 .1 Johnson, Aug 1, ‘75, 2 Aid 1 AV AA O'.nble, Sep 1, ’7-5, 2 (.Al 'i'hr'''-gli MrsM -AI Daniel: Ei.t..\viLLE, Schley Goekty, Ga., I November .5, ’874. ) Dear Lroihcr Gold:— I drop vnii a line this morning to comiminicate tln^ sad tidings of the d( ath of Elth'r ]. .R. Teat. You | will no doultt be furni.slKH] .soon with j an ol itipiry by some ol liis family or | bretliren of bis church. He, to our j I Iiuman view, was in tlie pri.-ne of ids ministry—not lieing I should judge over fifty-five yc'ar.s old. In plain truth a great man i.s fallen in Isra el He was in, my judgment, t!u' most gifted preacher I eve? ie': rd,— .Mystei'is'us are the ways ?. 1'here, seemed to be .so m.ich I'mcd of liim at thi.s time; bur, it 'i-ics im; greatly shake our iiojie, even a r,t-i. great oii'es fall a.s!eep in J-tsus, fo;' we have many examjiles in tlie .seri})ain's of till'dealiopa ofdod ill this way “In the floods of tribulation, AViuletlie bilio-.vY over i>ic roll, J(.su^ w'lisiicrs consolailon ,.\nd supports iny feeble soul.” witli his Cl'Urc: teplten During the niglit he itupiired about the Ims- ine.^s 0. our clmrcli, &c. His mind seemed to be entirely absorbtd in scriptiira! promlsc.s, and I do not think that 1 ever enjoyed his company to a greater extent than I did on ibis occasion. He told me during the night that he lid not tliink lie was going to die, as the ! onl ind not sliown to him that he was going to take him of and he believed the Lord would do t.ns before bo went to die. I did not visit him again until Thurs day Ixd'ore ho died oil Saturday. .At tliis last visit, hefore I got in the house, I heard liim groaning witli what seemed to be ■> .-y acute p:iin. Wlien I went in lie knew , but was unable to speak. 1 soon discov ered he w;is sulf'ering greatly with piie^ and str’cLure of the urethra. IIis fever liad al" most entirely abated, .and he -presented some symptom.s of convale.sceucc, hut I felt that if ihese severe p.iruxylsm vvere not cheeked he coaid not stand them many davs. .At this visit he was unable fo talk audibly, and did not say an' thing only when compiairiing, or asking u.s to do somo'' . ng for iiirn. hi.s liereaved widow and eliildren; and liopG, that if need be, they will miiii.ster of tiieir eartidv goods to her neees.sities, for the preachers’ widow.*, if needy, should bo so remembercth— [Pin. CoNTitmiJTlON.s for bmlding a Primitive Riptl.st meeting hon.se at, Raleisrli N. C., can ho sent to Jeffer son Gulley, Raleigh, x'J. C. We hope that a house of wor.sldp of that order will be built tlier-'. r. D. Gold. [cr t 9 , Co CH,VN(IE SCREODLE. OfETCEOF (TFN’L SrPEUrNTF.YUFKT, j Wilmington, N. ('., .vl.iy 17t,h. 1S74. i kN and aftc-M:iv '..8tli iustiiv: j>i-;sen"or trains on the; 5Vibnim''ton u. n 'Aeidon Railroad wIR run a.s follows: M.^IL TRAIM Brot■ ?-.M‘ ■ aii.T n/i-s,.;j rL-.mmiej. vtith a. ra 11 ;r>0 a. nt- 2;PU p. m. 3:.50 p. m, P;,50 a. t« 11 ..3.5 11. m. I;.'i7 [). m. .5.50 p. m. away wliilst preaching prot>:ibi'.\ iii. first sermon. James was beheaded m the early days of ehristianity, and many h\s.s eonspieuons ones, but not le.ss beloved of' the Lord, have been irathered lioine to heavt-n in the fn-sii bloom of early morning, whilst many luive dried up, so t ) .^peak, upon tlie stalk. But I am sure tliat none die before their work is done. But we mourn, beeau.se we loved liim; and beean.se we f-ball miss him in the Lord’.s eoui't.s I'Gow. He i.s trans- lerred to a higher department, and there we hope to meet 'dm again. I liavc no doubt of bis being now a; rest. All the l)!es.sed tamily vho are now liorn and 'who shall be yet bora of the Spirit,, are S'.viftly speeding their wav to l.eaveii ; some are even now entering in throngli death, some are near the .shore of the cverla.sti haven, and none are very far otf,- Peace to his a.shes. Your brother in hope. J. R. IHisrEtS, '.'ilm from 10 o’clock until after te:i, when we i'( turn..(1 homo with s.ul heart.', .an 1 feeling that wc would not be .surprEed to boar of his dealb at any time. I was not present when he died, but am in. formed by tho.se that saw him die, that he pas.sed oil’quietly aboiu 3 o’clock B. M. iSatur- d.iy the 17ih iiist., and quietly fell asleep in Jesus, as we have abundant rea.sons to believe. “.Asleep ill. Jtesiis, ble.ssed sleep. From which none ever wake to weep. A culm and undisturbed rcpo.se, Enbi'oken by the last of foes. Asleep in Jesus, peaceful re.st, Wbo,se waking i.s supremely bles.sed ; ,No tear, no woe shad dim that hour That uunife.sts thy Saviour’s power. CussL'TT.v, Ga., Odtober 20, 1874. EkDr P. J). Gold, Dear Brother:— Our dear broiher, Elder I. R., T.tgVT, de parted tiiis life (after a painful illne.-s of six weeks) on Saturday the 17tli inat, 3 o’lock P..M. I vka.s with him in tlie early ?).j,rt, of bis siq'xiies,s several timcij, in Let he wa.s taki.n sick at our church, on our reguiar meeting day, the first Suiid.iy in Aiigu.st last. On th-'tt i.:'’'(sion lie preach.ed for.us ou .Satiird.ay but wa.s too unwell to preach on S.induy, and had to be carried home, lie partly recovemi Asleep in Jesms, oh, for me. May such a blissful refuge be — Securely shall my ashes lie. Waiting the summon from on high. A great .nan in Isniel is fallen and one whose ioSvS to the church will be sorely felt but the Ma.ster has taken him from our midst and (h'prived u.s ofliis sweet counsel and great gift in the niini.stiy ; but iet ns try to be rec onciled ami adopt the language of the .“crip- ture he so often qut>ted during his sickness— ‘‘The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, hles.scd be the name of the Lord.” lie leaves a devoted wife and sister, and three .single and two married daiigiiters and a small son. j 1 hope the churches will remem'oer them. Let us rememoer the de.solate hours our dear sister ha.> spent in the double capacity of wife and liusband, th«t we might enjoy the ever delightful society of our dear departed brother. May God incline our hearts not to be uninindful of her—is my prayer. Yours, II. Bua.sEY. Leave Union aippoi.daily Arrive at (iolusirn-o .. ... “ Rocky Mount “ Weldon Leave T'elio.i Arrive at Rocky Mount “ Gold.sboro “ Union Repot I^E.'^irrcss Train. ^ a”:J- *' I reb.Rit TrainH Leave Union Dctk t d.tilv Arrive at Goldsboro “ K cky Mount “ Wel.lony ■ • Leave Weldon, dal It Arrive at Rock.v Mount • “ (ioMsboro.. ■■■ “ Union Depot, The mail train makes close cininection at Weld,)u for all points N‘'irth a'ia Bay Lina and .Acquia (.’I'l'ek roiRe.s. Expre.ss J'raiue cou-iect oiilv with -\cqnia Ureek route. Rulm.ui’s Palace rileeuing Oarn on thi.s Train. FiiEKiHT TkAtvs w'li leave 'A’'niain,gtoa t'-i-weeklv at 5'30 a. in,, and arrive at 1:46 p. in- Jt'MN r DLvMNK. Oct. lUto General sluperinteadent. Scinp. m, •2:11 a. ra. ,5 '',1a m, S:U0 a. m, 7;H0 t>. iii, 9:3(1 p- m. 12-.39 a. til. 7:00 a. m TH3 WlLMliiGTOi 3 !T.r U 1 URi Oil!- 8!x STAR. 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