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24 Zion’s Landmarks : Wilson, N. C. A SAD HEART. Ugcv Brotho' Gold, Bditor Zion’s Landmarks;— I take my pen in hand to write you a few lines, if kind providence will jjennit my mind to do so. Jlrother Gold, sometimes I think v?e are a few people, but when I licar from them it seems that they are more numerous than I thought for, J)ul llie Ix)rd’s people arc few, and if J am one it is known with God who gave me to my dear Saviour; and he revealed his love to my poor ruined soul, as I thought; he made me see that I was lost. And, I wmald try to pray and do all I could to better my condition, but alas! all would worse with me, and it seemed to me that I must die. I would view the Sun and Moon and they too seem ed to frown down on me. I would say, ‘^Lord, have mercy on me,” and then seek some lonely place for com fort but secraal to find none. And,' alas! I began to lose all confidence in myself, so I thought it was a pret tv bad case with me. I would read my Ilible to see if I could find any thing tliat would satisfy me, but it condemned me, so I w'ent along in this state of trouble, praying and mourning, and weeping and begging, a.nd pleading to tlie Ixird to have mercy ou my poor soul. I got finaJ- ]y helpless and at last h&ard a voice siiying: ‘‘Your jaayers ai’e ended— )>raise the Ix)rd for what has done.” I began to praise and daim him as my Saviour and waaiid think They tell me in tones so strange, .And yet I can’t believe—■ TUie darkest days we spend on earth VVill.&ometinie have relief. (kmld I, with a Christian heart, Uriburtlienod with a sigh ; Oder np a sincere prayer ’Twould raise my thoughts so high. tint all the unsj)eakable joys Tliat use to lill n)y lieart. Have wasted on deserted shores And !ww I find no rest. The silvery lining on that clorid That -once did lioat so light—■ Has banished from before my eyes gone quite out of sight. The voice that use to cheer us all 111 a kind and gentle tone, H, hushed ou earth forever more, And, we are all alone. I look around me pressed v,-ith care, Ai.d wonder why I’m kfc Thus opprcs.sed on every .side, Forsaken and bereft. Would tliat I could bundle .all my cares And sorrow.s in one big pile. And bid larewcll to all that’s sore. And crown it with a smito I’d laugh, and sing, and be so good, I don’t know' what I’d say; I‘1 rise at daybreak, do all 1 could I’d be likened unto May. But, there it comes,this great big tear: Oil Jiow liapd itis to mourn— 1 sometimes think it had been berttcr If 1 had never been born. But, thus it is, and I must bear I\’hatevcr may me befall— “Take up thy Cross and follow me,” Secims often to be mv call. that would never do. I thought I was deceived for I had strange feel ings to what I had before. While i wa.s in this condition I saw a light shining above the Sun, it made every thing look beautiful to me. I then felt free. I turned around to Mr. Kirby and told him all about my troubles, and told him that I loved everybody, and that I loved my God and all his works. The next thing that bothered my mind was going to church, I thought if I went and they rejected me, then what a miserable person I would be. Then I went and talked with one of the brethren and told him all about my troubles —he told me when tlieir next meet ing was. I went but the weather was so bad the brethren didn’t come until late, so I was troubled again. After preaching was over the Minis ter said if thei’e was any one that wanted to talk to the brethren they could do so. 1 went forward and told them my ups and downs and they received me in the church, and was to be baptized on Sunday after preaching, which was the first Sun day in December, 1871; I was baptiz ed by brother A. E. Eeed; the ground was white with snow ; I saw the brethren break the ice, but I tell you brethren and sisters, I did not care for that, for it appeared to me that it was the example that my Sa viour left for me. The next thing that came to my mind was, washing each other’s feet—I felt that to be my duty as much as anythin TmnerrTne'^aTiaTe-TJtr crfeeir and Spirit. Whether I keep myself unspotted from the world or not I cannot tell. N. A. E. Kirby. morning when I awoke I felt worse and worse. This feeling continued towards Two years, when I was taken sick, and I then felt tliat I wanted some body to pray for me that could pray, for I felt that I could uot, but at the same time I could not ask an Old Baptist. I kept this a secret as long as I could, at last one night, it came to me, thy sins are forgiven thee. I could notoonceal my feelings; I commenced singing, and woke up sing- Speight’s Bridgk, N. C., July 24th, 1874. Brother Gold:— I have an inclination to write to you. I love to hear you talk and also to read your paper. I wish the Landmarks would come every day. The more I read it the better I like it. la reading the experiences of different brethren I find that I have Haveled the same road. I wili now tell you a part of my feelings before I joined the church.-— The first time I ever felt my sius was when you and brother Davis preached down here, in grand-father’s house, in 1872, and it appeared to me, I know not how, that I had been doing wrong, and kept feeling worse and worse; I could not sleep at night for thinking about my sins. I saw that I had sinned so much that I could not see how God could be just and save me. These thoughts bore on my mind and I could not throw them off. I tried to pray, but it came to me tliat the prayers of tlie wicked avail nothing. I was afraid to ask any one to pray for me, and above every thing to ask an Old Baptist, for I hated them. After awhile I tried to pray again, but my mind ran off on something else. I would go fishing with the other boys to try to forget Bay sins, but I could not. Every “ Come humble sinner,” &c. After I quit singing I cried, it seemed about an hour; I could not cry enough; I never felt so happy in all my life. I could not enjoy myself with the boys that I used to. I told my feel ings to an Old Baptist, and he said he had felt the same way. I could now feel a love for them and wanted to be with them, but I felt unworthy. Something seemed to say to me, do your duty; and I thought that duty was to be baptized. This hymn rested ou my mind, “I can but perish if I go, I am resolved to try: For if I stay away, I know, I must forever die.” So the second Saturday iu June came and I joined the church and was bap tized by Elder Andrew Moore. I must stop. Your brother, MaSES Farmer. W F Thomason, GEORGIA. Martha A L Shepperd, May 1, ’76, 1 00 Through J A Mims: N D Allen, Nov 15, ’75, 1 50 Through H Bugsy, $5 : S B Davenport, July 15, ’75, 1 50 .1 L Bruce, Feb 15, ’76, 1 50 P D Sodnev, June 15, ’76, 1 50 H Buss3', May 1, ’74, 50 Through Elder James II Everett, $10 : T S Everett, Aug if75, 1 50 N Bush, Aug 1, ’75, TSAVomble, Augl, ’75, J B Savel, Aug 1, ’75, W T Everett, Aug 1, ’75, J F Thompson, Nov 15,’75, Elder James II Everett, Aug 1, ’75, MAINE. ■ Elder AVm Quint, Aug 15, ’74, NORTH CAROLINA. AV L Boulden, Nov 15, ’74, Wilson Tiglman, June 1,’75, S J Mullis, Noy 1, ’74, Thomas Felton, May 1, ’75, A G Hagns, May 1, ’75, Mrs Evelina Parker, May 1, ’75, Hilliard Thomas, Nov 1, ’75, Daniel Baker, June 1, ’75, Plenry Joyner, March 15, ’76, G AA^ Hooks, Nov 15, ’75, Hogan Smith, Oct 1, ’75, .Tames Herring, Dec 15, ’75, Charles Groom, June 1, ’75, Benjamin Simpson, Dec 1, ’75, Solomon Lamm, July 1, ’75, MrsN E Lyon, July 1, ’75, Winnefred B Singletary, March l,’7f JeeacM Ewell, April 1, ’74, Through Bennett Hooks, $15 : James H Hooks, Nov 15, ’7a, J H Wiggs, Sep 15, ’75, i 5() WTh Hooks, Nov 1, ’74, 1 50 E J Ovei-mon, Nov 15, ’75, 1 50 B G Barnes, Nov 15, ’75, 1 50 H AV Hooks, Oct 15, ’75, 1 50 D Copline, Nov 15, ’75, 1 50 P B Scott, Nov 15, ’75, 1 50 .lohn G Aycock, Jaa 15, ’76, 1 50 Bennett Hooks, April 15, 76, 8 00 Through AVm Hilliard, $12 : I N Hocut, Nov 15, ’75, 1 5Q J VV^ Robertson, Oct 15, ’7a, 1 50 Ruffin Holder, Oct 15, '7a, 1 5€ 1 00 2 10 6 00 50 1 00 1 00 1 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 200 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 2 00 1 50 AVm Hilliard, Oct 15, ’76, J H Pool, Oct 15, ’75, David Batton, Oct 15, ’75, J M Pleasant Oct 15, ’75, L D Baily, Oct 15, ’75, 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 .50 1 50 Through Abram AA’ilder: Ruth Craig, Nov 1, ’75, 2 C4) Tlircngh Johnathan Edgerton : Mrs Pearey Ham, Nov 15, ’75, 2 00 Through Hiram Hatcher : Jonas Pittman, Nov 15, ’75, 1 50 Through II B Proctor: R B Braswell, July 1, ’74, 2 00 Through Dlder A J iloore: Joseph AVard, March, 1, ’75, 6 00 Through Bennett Bullock, S7.50 : Mrs Martha AA’'atson, Dec 1, ’75, S R Farmer, Nov 15, ’75, Y C Glover, Nov 15, ’75, James Boyett, Nov 15, ’75, Patrick Flo wens, Nov 15, ’75, Bennett Bullock, Nov 15, ’75, 1 50 1 50 1 .50 1 50 1 50 TENNESSEE. Through II J Pearson, $4 : F IT Cox, Nov 15, ’7-5, II J Pearson, Nov 15, ’75, 2 00 2 00 VIRGINIA. Through Elder James S Dameron : Nrs A M Abbott, Jan 1, ’77, 59 WILSON Collegiate lnstitiita FOR BOTH SEXES STRICTLY NON-SECTARIAa PRIMARY, ACADEMIC, Ai CULTURAL, COMMEM AND NORMA k PAREMA ^J^nd exper the ^elle^ Moral faculties of our PupiU^ moniously developed. Entire expense, including tidtion, hooA fuel, light and washing, S20C| demic year. Session extends from first Jil in October to last Friday in Pun Students admitted at any time a/i\ charged from time of entrance to oa of Term. Address, for Catalogue, SYLVESTER HASSELL, A. M., - Principal W, & W. R. Co. CHANGE OPSEHEDULE. Office of Gen’i. Supeeijvtendent, ] AVilmington, N. C., Nov. 23, 1874.- j O N and after Nov. 23rd instant, passenger trains on the AVilmington and AA’eidon Railroad will run as follow.s : MAIL TKAIN Leave Union Depot.daily 7:35 a. m Arrive at Goldsboro 11:50 a. hi. “ Rooky Mount 2:00 p. m. “ AA^eldon 3:50 p.m. Leave AVeldon •• 9:50 a. m Arrive at Rocky Mount- 11:35 a. ra, “ Goldsboro 1:37 p.m. “ Union Depot 6:50 p. in. Express Traill, and TRroiigli FreigM Trains. Leave Union Depot daily 7:1.5 p. la Arrive at Goldsboro 2:Ha. ra. “ Rocky Mount 5;19a. m. “ AA^eldon. 7:30 a. w. Leave AA'eldon, daily 6:30 p. ni. Arrive at Rocky Mount 9:36 p. in. “ Goldsboro.. 12:39 a.m. “ Union Depot, 6:30 a.m. The mail train make.s close connection at Weldon for all points North via Bay Line and Acquia Creek routes. Express Trains connect only with Acquia Creek route. Pulman’s Palace Sleeping Cars on this Train. Ekbight Trains will leave AA’’ilmingtoia tri-weekly at 5‘45 a. m., and ari'ive at 1:48 p. m- JOHN P DIVINE. Oct, ll"t!0. General Superiiitondeat, V A
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