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3ir. Torke West, Man. ,
Mr. A Jones Yorfee, one of the
most popular young traveling men
on the road, took the part of beat
man at a brilliant wedding Tuesday.
The Winston correspondent to the
Charlotte Observer fiaye;
v beautiful marriage was solemn
izjd in the Moravian Home church
at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Mr. W
h McCrary, one of Winston's popu
lar yooog men, and Miss Carrie
Stockton, the ' accomplished daugh
ter of Mr. J H Stockton, of Salem,
being the contracting parties. The
ceremony was performed by Bishop
Rondthalen .There was a large
party of attendants. Miss Etta
Snafner, of Salem, was maid ot
honor, and Mr. A J Yorke of Con
cord, best man. After the marriage
a reception was held in the home of
the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
McCrary left on the evening train
for .Boston and other Northern
cities. They were the recipients of
many handsome and useful presents.
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SVotes from the Organ.
Some of our farmers (?) are
not
done sowing wheat.
Miss Mattie Barger is suffering
with white swelling on the arm.
Mrs. Crissie' Boat and .-Mrs ."Satan
Beane, widow and daughter of the
late Reuben Boat, are going to break
op housekeeping. Mrs. Bost goes
to her sister, Mrs. Caleb Cruse and
Mrs. Beane goes to Orlin Cruse.
H J Boat had a very sick horse
last week.
Missionary sale at Organ church
the second Saturday in December,
commencing at 10 . o'clock in the
morning. ' v
Rev. G H Cox is . getting up a
programme for Christmas exercises
and meets with - the choir once a
weeli to practice, music.
The public school at the Kentz
achoolhouse began last Monday7 with
ten pupils only oneseventh the
number in the districts Now say
we don't need a compulsory law,
compelling our people to send to
school. ' " v
Mrs. Nick , Oliver, of Danville,
Va., is visiting her uncle, David
Beaver.
The matrimonial wave has struck
us again. There will be a marriage
next Sunday morning, and on
Thanksgiving day one of our boys
will take unto himself one of Con
cord's beautiful young ladies.
Whit.
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Uelllg and Month Rowan Sews.
We are glad to note Rev. Eulca
son has accepted tne call tendered
him from the East Rowan charge,
and will come as soon as possible.
We think he will arrive before our
missionary sale, which will be held
Saturday. December 5. We extend
'.Mr. Fulcason and family oar best
wisnes, inasmuch as they have de
cided to come unto us. -
Misses Mattie and Sarah Hols
houser, of Faith, were visiting at
lr. J Rufus Ftsher's iast Monday
-.Bight, v ' , -
Mr. D W Palmer and family, of
-Copal Grove, were visiting at Mr, J
Kafus Fishers last Sunday night
Aunt Jane Fisher and aunt Mary
'filler, two of our good old ladies,
are off on a visit this week.
A wedding is expected this week
3t Lower Stone church.
"Stokepipe."
Osa
es'JPicr inarms are g uarantfcea to srva
MISS LIPE'S PAPEK.
All Great and Powerfal Things Have
Small Beginnings, Even' No in Jra
lure Everyone Has a Work To o
-Woman, After Fostering the Mis
slon Cause From lis Infancy,7 Her
Feeble Efforts Have Established a
Great and Noble Work.
Did you ever really think of the
fact that nothing is at first great ?
All great and powerful things have
email beginnings ; and because we
see them in all their greatness, we
must . not think that they were
originally so.
A few questions might sex ve to
set nnthoughtf al minds to thinking.
What makes the mighty ocean of
waters ? Was the grand canon of
the Colorado always so deep ? Was
the massive,' wide-spreading oak at
first so large? Is the beautiful
snowfall, which so oft wraps mother
earth in a winding sheet, laid all at
once? The answers to these ques
tions are indeed simple. The ocean
in its greatness is supported by the
many rivers. Going back,, we' find, the
rivers are formed by smaller streams
and the smaller streams coming
from tiny fountains, almost unno
ticed. Long ago, when our earth
was young, in the soath western
part of the United Statea-our be
loved Chaistian land the great
Surveyor laid out the course of a
river, now known as the Colorado.
Ages and ages h&s it been flowing
over the rocky bed, perfdrming the
duties assigned by an all wise God,
wearing, cutting a channel ever
deeper and deeper as the years came
and Went; nnd now when we go
there, stand and gaze hundred of
feet below us, the natural grandeur
which meets our eyes fills us with
the most sublime emotions. Cen
turles ago a small acorn lay on the
ground, swelhnsr dav by day ; at
last a tiny great leaf came forth.
The eyes of many years saw; it
slowly but surely mounting higher
and higher; now when we go on a
hot summer day, and sit under the
shade of "God's first temples," with
so many songsters above our heads;
we cannot but exclaim: "How
great a good from such a small be
ginning." In winter we often see,
how falling flake upon flake, the
deepest snow is laid.
Seeing that even in Nature all
great things must first be , small,
no one should be discouraged at the
small progress of first attempts to
flfirtomDlish some great end but
should always remember that 'tis the
little things that count. A penny
seems a very small amount . but in a
Sunday school where there are just
one hundred pupils each pays a
penny and the total amount will be
one dollar If one fails to contrib
ute, it will net .be that much. A
smile, a kind word, seem to be very
small things, yet they may be the
means of encouraging some one to
ho a faithful worker in a noble
cause, A little . diamond shines
more bright! in darkness than ' in
light ; so good little deeds brilliant
moral , diamonds-rwhich adorn
character's noble crown, shine more
brightly in a naughty vrorld" than
in a righteous world. The influ.
ence of a single deed is wonderful,
either for good or for eyil. ' $ays
Henry Timrod : "Today's njost
triyial act may hold the seed of fu
ture fruitfulness or future dearth."
When we see how great the result
of Biaall acts, we should be -careful
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to direct those acts al way 8 in the
right way. !' "
In the great dram of life, where
eyery one has a part to play, there
are some seemingly insignificant of
fices to be filled ; but is there really
any part that 18 useless ? . GoJ, the
tU wise author of life's draco does
not ao snjperfl'ious work ; and if
i'- i ' .-
gaye any one a small office to fill, 1 e
will hold him just as responsible
for the fulfillment of it as iHe will
one who has been favored with a
higher ofilce. Because youj7 cannot
occupy a place in the pulpit, will
you stand back and ref us to do
anything for the progress and wel
fare of your church? Ah ! This
is true of too many today
r
Be ' not
forgetful of the fact that w
hat good
you can contribute to the causes of
Christianity no riatter how little
it may seem if you fail to!do it, it
will be left undone. Each and
every one has a work to dot - either
great or small. Listen to the worcs
of Longfellow, and then see if you
can conscientiously say "My work is
too small, it will add nothing if I
doit";, - v. - -
"All are architects of fate, ; "
Working in these walls of time;
Tome with massive deects and great
Others with ornaments of rhjme.
Nothing useless is high or low,
Each thing in its place is best ;
And what seems but idle show,
Strengthens and supports the rest.' 9
. i-here is a great cause in the
world today ; one in which all
Christendom is 'concerned , lane that
must be nourished ; one that lays a
clai m on man's1 better benevolent
nature; one : to which ..the. social
world owes a debt of gratitude ; and
that is the Mission cause. There is
a '.field yaat as the world, i l which
every man, woman and chi d may
work; 'here, indeed, is a place where
smalL deeds contribute muh to a
great cause. It is true that in this
field some rows are" longer than
others, according to the ability of
the laborer. If you have but a
small work to accomplish . n this
field, do not lie around in th ? shades
of idleness ; but go and earnestly do
it, lest you go down into th$ grave
with the stamp of God's disapproyal
upon you. Why is it that many
people are so careless about this
great cause of salvation ? iThous
ands of missionary addresses . have
been made they haye done j a great
deal of good; but it seems that
some still can not be convinced that
'tis a noble, cause. They listen very
attentively and think the speech
very fine ; but when the speaker
makes a command or a demand, a
deaf ear is turned. Just at this
point, let the speaker relate a story
of a little bird which was left for a
long time in a cage and final!
of hunger and thirst. Just
y died
think
what agony it suffered, while
thote
tree to
outside were flitting from
tree, singing Jn perfect liberty !
That little story told in a j pitiful
tone would touch their sympathies
more than all the doleful stories he
had told of how the poor heathen
were starving for want of that spir
itual fobd and drink necessary to
sustain their- fainting' souls, j They
would almost be in tears ' abou t the
little bird,-and wish they had ' been
there to have giyen the poor little
thing something to eat and I drink.
Which is. the more valuable, the
life of a little bird, , or theVsoul of
one poor heathen ? 'This illustra
tion may seem foolish, but neverthe
less 'tis true. . ' . . . t
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