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rom liom all Ulei, flow,
i-aise Him all creatures here below:
Se above, ye heaenly host,
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I NO. 127.
DURHAM, N. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1888.
t : 1
TOWV TAI Tf i I ;
$4.00 PER ANNUM.
SDUlAltV,
., .rir in l.'Hi'l"'! "Vit tht I.ftnl
i ,-U'i " 'l 'N s:l''' Lord JSiilisliury
"Vik r. tin ii. nt of the ministry. A
' l,;rot :i i:'ul;iiiger meeting in Paris
" " .i, persons are- injured. 140
have arrived at San Francisco, who
nothing :iliit the chinese hill, and the
i, ,iue (itlii'-er?- do not know what to
The Business Men's de-
w York Saturday was a
An American steamer has
i tht-m-
.;,tiii in N w Vork Saturday was a
'; ,,,1url in Ilati while attempting to
Uorkade of an insurgent port.
I , ,,,.1.1.1 liuilltlinir III flip fi.
re-s '"i,,v r ---
-ueen Victoria has
A glorious meeting it was.
For other local matter see fourth '
page. ;
Now for a building for th V !
LM.C. A. ; ;
.Go and hear the Hon! W. IL'
Kitchin to-morrow. .1
Sam Jones captured Durliani and 1
Durham .captured Sam ''.Jones.
Don't forget to see that your
name is upon the proper registration
book.
" (fuito a number of the Tniver-
si ty boys came ove'r Sunday to attend
the Sam Jones meeting. ".
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Ourpeople are already antici-
.,..fhi fainify
i , i . . . . . i
,i,t ahmit ;i remnci nation ueiween tne
Walt'- :md his nephew the lerman
w York Democrats are Paung with Measure the visit of Sam
": ,i r i' ci,.vpl;mr) , Jones to Durham next vor'
,y (HlU Hi i.iv'1 ' ,
... V;,. tiili. n 'iftpilrro Mil V'l't 1 COIiwml i L.l.'i. 1
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; imnrovcl French gun has heen sen- 'aiKuam onering: lor sale or lure
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.im.i.rN.ii .fur , v.ca.rs. Admiral '"" niuies, wagons, flml harness.
i- ...,:. .,(' ni'inv if tli. rtrulrn-ii - C Ml n 11 i r ITrkLliii IK .-1 . . ..
1 ... 4 l. llOil f 1 i. a i 1
i.tvriient- in nnvai wanare. . ros- i .vinju-ftMui uuuu esieniav. oaiT-
Jurv award a lady 0,000 damages for ldty-six birds and nine rabbits.
rJlienati.i. of her. husbands aflcctions. See special notice of Mi', and
UkiVr.f the bagging trust have been Mrs.. Cole, who are hereto teach
teil in Tennessee. The yellow fever something new in home decorations.
Vital near Jacksonville is to he closed. Read what Rev. Sam Jones
UU"'"er lias 1'een raised in New ork said about a buildinsr for the Y. M
. i- ! i i 'ri I. f i 4 r i i i -it- ' 1
cnzttie nanus oi v leveiauu, inurman, u i. IjVI us. nave a 0111101112, and a
ilVarmr Miller-. The cw York po- nice one.
: a -till ou the look out tor colonists; Messrs. J . J. GattlS k Soil ad-
2v have left the city through fear. vertise 'Stepping Heavenward" and
m are tj) steam saw mills in operation Other gOOll books, 111 this lSStie ()t
- - - I ni -
I ; ;hf C i. k . . Kailroad between HIT. 1 LANT,
The voice of the tax-collector is
again heard in the land. See notice
of Chief of Police Woodall , in this
issue oi Ihe Plant.
There were two or three conver
sions last night, we are happy to'
Hikhau for Democracy : it's the state, as the result of impressions
man's friend. iacivcu ul tuc e"g-
jlu xyuiiiain uuuhSLUlt, O . i
j White men ot Durham, are you at WMtaker, Jr. & Co., proprietors, has
rklorvoiirnartv What, are vou Eecn. maae tquarters lor Trot.
. 1 ! w '
LMAY Moit.MXi; sKiiVH'K. most fi'drful sin is to shulirectly and
The choir rendered tlie anthem : 1 persistently against ronsciencr."
1 was idad when tliv -sa'ul unto! Kecord! Your record i- as much
1 me, let us go into tin- huc of the '.a part of you as vour hand is a part
ot you. hen a man can g-t under
the meridian sun and run away
from his shadow he may get away
from hi record. Kvery oath has
been recorded, everv wicked act ha
llow about vour
I Lord."
The preacher then announced that
Prof. Excell would sing the "Kail
road Song." Said he. "I think (Jod
Almighty's excursion tram has come
to a halt riirht here in Durham and I been recorded
(lod Him-elf is hollowing. All record?
aboard!" The blood of the Savior can blot
The solo was then sung and the i ol,t that record. ( lod help us to say
vast congregation joined in the soul- 'ir record won't do. we will go to
the cross and alter we go may we he
able to sing :
"At tin n-: at tltv rn . wlir' 1 tir-t si
th- light.
And the burden !" my heart rdlil awav
It was llit-ri liv f:i!tli t rm-i vil niv vi,.,t
Her ways are ways of pleasant-! And now I'ni haj.py all ihe .lav.'
mspirinyfehorus : ' I am going home!"
The lueacher asked the mothers
wives ami daughters to pray during
the afternoon meeting that would be
hefd for men onlv.
Hi's
etc
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? ' 11 Tile close oi Ilns it iei :i l.iii"
lllisisoneol tlie sweetest Verses rnlinini it in. mi mi. 1 Inn.
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O1. IE. O- EXCELL.
LvtUfviJIe and Hurnettesville, S. ( '.
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.
Ain't you going to vote for Felix
.Mark ham
to iuake victory certain.
'"TK with the Democratic party
lyiiu will vote with that party
ill has regard for your welfare.
Excell's book,! "Triumphant Songs."
Just one; week from to-day to
the erection.; Work, Democrats,
work for the supremacy of the white
..man's party for the perpetuation
ot good government.
Invitations are out to the mar
riage Qi'Mr. W. A. Afuse and Miss
Dora Hopkins, The happy event will
'HE Tiepublicans of the eighth
-sessional district in New
i city .have nominated Julius take place oh Wednes.lav of next
anz. the proprietor ot a tobacco week, November 7th.
:"i"v- for congress. He is a jew of Abou two hundred and fifty
strictest sect.'" persons have given their names tor
church membershin as a result of
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'r-i lttsboro Record savs: "W e the Sam Jonesmeetinr. Is it any
A'arn our brethren of the wonder that we thank dod lor send
gainst Dublishincr the 'ad.' of ham JoneP to Durham t
MVars' mp.i;;o r Y.,Di..,;iin- ( rod alone in his intinite wisdom
7 ' I or. I otorn ltir ro n uror L'nnnr f ho rrrt.o t
:ls u' are satisfied, alter due od the meeting has brought to the
'..tuai no is a iraud. town. .-Aa lonsr as The 1'laxt live
l n
r;u i i V- " we expect to leel better over the fact
x - "uuui ua! ly uiuMucra, thnf wpnrivnr!itw ysam . ones com in or
puMg.em, to bestow7 the earth to Durham ' than .anything we ever
fullness thereof, upon two did or ever can do.
ex-soldiers and monopolists 4 .J40.81).
o u uirmer s laborers the Un to n00n to-day the good peo
""guuty of stand iny tin; ex- nf Dnrhnm have Contributed to-
riv- ---- - .7
wards tne Sam Jones meeting
540.89.
GLORY TO THE TRIUNE GOD! annex and call it the growlery itnd
I ! put every old growler in it. He in-
: dustrious and frugal and stop both-
ering everybody with borrowed" trou
i ble. "Cast thy burden upon the
Lord." There are real troubles, real
i anxieties, that crush manv human
THE SALVATION OF 31 ANY
PRECIOUS SOULS,
The Services at the Geat Meet
ing: Since Saturday 3Iorn-ing-
The Closing:
Scenes.
in the Kook. Sul.tmon was tlie wis
est man. He s;iid thewis-t things
this world ever heard Wo have be
fore us to-day one of the world's pro
Ibundest thinkers. Christian life
away one walking in that way.
iiuit' is us own rewahl. lee is
oasM'd lie-
fore the preacher and liook his hand
as a niaiiil'e-t a! ion of their desire tor
salvation.
MMn M..II1.
At this service ihe parable of the
Prodigal Son was chosen as the sub-
the worm that gnaws at the vitals. j,lH"t- 'Hwmv was mni.ore interesting
chapter in the ook. This alone
fixes Christ's divinity. This young
man was trustworthy as tar as any
outward manifestation was concerned.
hearts in this world. There are hearts I he is going! Ifyotise a b..v vici
in Durham carrvinir burdens that ous bi Ins habits you umi not e,, t,,
' would break down an angePs heart, j 11 D.-D. and ask where h.- is umoir.
To the Recording Angel alone is ; Real 'burdens ! It is the part of a ' Some of you are doing t he he-t you
given the power to accurately and j philosopher to know V what to do l-an on the track you an runnii.g'on
minutely record the glorious and . with his burdens.- All aces liavei (Jet yourself up on way, the
heaven-born scenes that have trans-1 their burdens. There are "hearts in ; "'oral way, the high way. ami your
pired in Durham since the last visit ! this town that need help. They are speed will depend upon your steam,
of this paper to its readers. Sinners j jn sore trouble, deep '.'trouble, awful a,,,l a whih you will get to go
have been awakened and awakened I trouble. ' 4 , ' ling so fast the devil will dear the
sinners have been brought to the ; The nrst real trouble is the burden ! n'ack.
Saviour, amid the glad hallelujahs of j 0f grief. j There are many things to make tin
men and angels. Such scenes ! Such j And there is the burden of guilt. wa" Peasant. Vou shall have the
scenes! May they prove to all who! The preacher drew a picture of the ! strength and ability to get there,
witnessed them a beacon light to palace of sin: lie said it looked ' 'ou S'1S,M have all needful accommo
guide themjoyfully through the walks in-e beautiful apples, but like the ap- i "lation along the way. No god
of life unto the everlasting: habita-; pley )f Sodom, they turned to ashes ! thing will he withheld. You shall
tions of the .redeemed.. n man's grasp. Sinner,, the best j ,lllV(' (U1.V tnil(-' the journey.' You
Below we give a brief synopsis of y0u will have is behind you. Chris-1 lia11 have a good guide. ' You shall
the seven services held since Satur-: tiaiv the worst von will leive is ho-1 have a good guard. You shall have
Do right and be right is the highest
aspiration in this world. If there
was no (iod, he would w.iui n oo
like Clod had told him to do
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the point. YouVan tell pr. 'i.V u,u, I,! , Thr la'al as modernized and
where a fellow is going ,,v .;. Ws.v !Im' V"?' ot the leaving
u'.iiu-, i in- joining, iiMinj; in Mm
stance, spending all, the mighty latn
ino, feeding the swine, coming to
himself, the resolution to return, the
diil'ereiuM between the going and the
coming, the meeting ot father and
son. the roval welcome.
Holy Spirit, divine power, help
day morning :
hind you. -i
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. And there s the hurden.of anvie-
We did not have the pleasure Of ty. "Cast thy burden on the Lord."
attending the services this afternoon, ' All of us have as much as we can
but have heard the sermon of that oc- carry. Sometimes we get overloaded,
casion spoken of as one of the grand- If there is a heart overloaded in this
est of the series. The text was the town to-night he wanted to advise
17th verse of the 2d chapter of it to cast that burden Son the Lord.;
Revelations: V The burdens of grief that press
rood eoninanv. The nreacher said
he would like to live in Durham.
You have so many good peojile here.
If you will just do right you won't
have to go to heaven, (iod will ex
tend the corporation of heaven and
take you in. Rut you'll have to leave
out your suburb- Hickstow'n. You
are clever folks. I like vou. That's
the reason I abused vou. I didn't1
these bovs to come to themselves to
night.
MOXI.VV MoKMNO.
Prof. Kxeell sang, by request, the
solo: "Keep in de Middle obde Road."
The preacher read the 1 ICth Psalm.
This was really and ."imply a re
hearsal of David's experience. There
is similarity in Christian experience
in all ages of the world. This chapter
starts out with a sweet fact, a decla
ration : I love the Lord.' Invul
nerable declaration. The test of
(iod is not of an emotional nature.
Kmotional nature fluctuates ;md is
not reliable.
Iove and loyalty are the same
words exactly. To love (iod and to
obey (iod is the same thing; The
test of your love to (iod is your loy
alty to (iod and to the right.
Sometimes when we pray we don't
"And the Sim it -And the mi e uoon us. Its com mil' its fonnni'
say, come. And let him that hear- it's coming to vou. When vou get ; aL "iMfvn to .get you. get what we a.-k lor, hut we get
eth say, come. And let him that is overloaded is the time to go'to (iodj ()U will meet old heroes on the 'what we need. The IkmIv asks lor
athirst come. And whosoever will These bunlensthev are iod sent ! w:,'- ou canning on the way. j three meals a day and we can't get
I leaven liseii ecnoes arm re-t choes j aiong wen wnnoui uirec prayers a
let; him take of the water
f reel v."
of 1ft
e ; aiio . v.ious oiessings.
,'Tle hath lelivered in v
soul.
This text was from the last page Human extremity is (iod oppor
the biessed Rook dod's last ! tunity. Kvery time vou want to d
'SE VWuh Fruit Exchange ad
( UJ agents ni New York city
UK1
.V'l
"3Iy, My' Didn't We(Jet Tliere,
KM. '
'I'u oranges tins year i.i.i.tpn mv oountrvmen !" The
"-V i0jUtiO boxes of the largest Plant fought for Sam Jones before
V"W1. .Many growers believe he came, and glory be to (iod, to-
; ar-li :;,0U0,000 boxes. The da' we teel s0 Prouaotlt
'-vuiencan lemons this year kw in the 31idtlle of the Hoad.
'.." V0, 000 barrels, but all the Durham starts life: afresh this
111 the trade declare: that the morning. 'Everybody is in a good
"'Mint hi,. ,i: ,ftf . . hnmnr with everybody else, the
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lo
right you are not by yourself, (iod
of
message to man.
SATURDAY NKUIT.
The preacher announced as his
text the 18th and ! verses of the
55th Psalm :
LS 'He that, delivered mv soul in
neace from the battle that was ret on the great burden bearer, Jesu
against me: for there were manv
with the sweetest melodies ever day. The lK;st time a man ever put
heard in this world. , j in is the time he spends on his knees.
The way lies hy green pastures' If you'll get on (iod's tram and keep
anfl still waters. lyour seat vou'H get to your destina-
All things end well. Don't know! Don.
is with you, angels are w th vou, """riV" , . I , , f I
good people are with you. More ) wlJfre ,JPVI?I,e?J1, ,blt,d"llt leari re I tiik ci.r,s,No s,:Kvi k.
vith you than can be against you. !ults' A Iai.uk Almighty there ; Tremendous congregations at
If you've got a burden come to .1 uor' ou 0 hot reach ol a t,M. s,,.vi(TS ,. ,a,f
God with it. Wish ou would uu;ness sorrow and death forever. two or three davs ot the great meet-
Christ.
with me.
'22. Cast thy hunlen upon the Lord
SUNDAYS 1 1 OO L ' E 1 1 VI CKS
There were union Sundav school
sunday afternoon. ; ing and t hen was additional eager-
It had been announced that 'thishiess to witness the scenes of the last
service would be for men onlv and j service. All the seats were occupied,
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w nen me nour oi opening arnveu i scores ii enairs weieuneu ami many
and he shall sustain thee i He shall services Snndav morning, which1 there wtVre I)robably three thousand ! persons stood in theaisles. Literal ly,
never sutler the righteous to he ! were presided over by Mr. Yir-inius : ai u ."'o, eager io ...e,e u Mauw... ..h u.i. ni ne
mojved.
He reckoned an unburdened heart
would be the greatest curiosity that
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liollorJ cni1ri,1iI11wlni . ,.f toluu luc pieacuti aim w oiKiermg ! spucn mis uoiisc iiieieweie piooa-
w-''- i i i : .L'.'.i... i. ' ! ' ! what he would say. .Things fit onlv I blv between four and five thousand
Street Methodist Sunday school.
; to fall upon men's ears were ex-' persons before him when Rev. Sain
I 4jl.o all the lemons she' need;
'"nsuinption.
ew heme Journal savs : "Hon.
truth is, we have all gotten "in the
middle of the road.1' Listen ! Let's
stay there.
Praver 3Ieeting in Trinity.
The prayer meeting at Trinity
Ill 11- 11 1
oi i ressps were oe iverri iiv i.ev . . i .: .i -m . .i t i. .i , i.. .
oi'l.l l,o imwiitiMl to tlio inortal ... ; mm Willie ui .Tinon .iMiroaMH- Bit- -MnHTiii
cazc-a l.eart without .-aro. a,,Xiotv ' v" n :'';. Y.i" ' . 7 . arching its nature, ,;veryliy , ol the nrnw
llllln,,i? visited James Citv
a'ording' to appointment Methodist church. Wednesday night,
; "l,"t at the wharf by a brass will be in pari an expeneu . ert
"an.l a 1.;,., . T. .. in Let the; members and others
; nJ nnmW ol citizens hcir singinK;books and all sit
and trouble. Job said, thousands of
years ago : ''Man is horn unto trouble
as the sparks fly upward."
There is a great deal of what we
call borrowed trouble -home made
j trouble. Many meet things that are
! not .coming towards them. Looking
tor, things they will never s'e. This
is iunphilosophical as well as un
christian. A good deal of your
trouble is in vour eye. There is
hardlv a woman in the land that propri
'l to the town
moilo I .1 m ' I? A . t-i--
-i n,w...i, . . .
, . io a crowd of at least r
-lrt'd and tlt'tv Pr1f. K. O. Kxeell.
Simmons. Amincnme We have the pleasure of present-
5toinM.,i in in our issue to-ciay acui 011 roi.
n'n-s lelt amidst the huzzas
W(l- We hoi ievo the col- he coni?regations.so much
lU ...... - B.v r o -
.. ''"- ()l lns eountv nrn nt Inst nleasure' by rrenuenng sotos, aim
f i. il. . !.v!r, li-rvf ' kvnflll
":tic j;
P'ii?"
Ikjw to
It
appreciate a g
ood leading in the singing. Prof. Excell
.nmt,hni.mn.K ,llinf raaQemaiimcuu "
S fi., - tv,mUjiuui;uuiai . nc who vi ever rp-
'-trie
Jf;
- a town across from niembef him j with kindness and
Ulabitcd entirely by gratitude. May he be witn us again
When KeV. f?am Junes rciuius.
was surmised to find that it was one i Prof. Kxeell sang the solo: "Tis
A collection was tahen up for the ' of the most chaste of the entire se-1 Dividing the World."
btnetit of Rev. Sam Jones' Orphan- ries. It was a grand sermon and j The preacher said he wanted to
age. at his home, in (artersville. awakened thought and reflection. j say that he never felt gladder antl
(ia. - And "my, my,' what silvery1 The preacher invited attention first j happier and in a s-nse sadder, than
notes sound d as the money was , to some verses from the bible: "Re-1 he did at this time. Thank God for
dropped in to- the hats that were ijoice, O young man, in thy youth,' the privilege of having been with
passed .'through' the congregation, etc. "Fear God and keep" His com-' you. He never lalnired with a peo
Tiie amount of this collection was mandments, for this 6 the wholei pie he had been drawn closer to and
$t4 o5. duty of man." "So that every one there were none he had ever left
Cant. E.J. Parrish, inmost an- of us shall give an account of him- with so much regret. The people
nriate remarks and with deen self to God." "And the books were here had received the gospel, as he
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hasn't a trouble machine. ; earnestness, announced that at ttie opeueo. ami men anomer uojk. preacneu n, wan as nine resenimeni
Women are not the onl ones thai morning service a collection would The text was then announced : j as any people he had ever visited,
have trouble machine Some men be taken a- an offering to brother "What I have written, I have writ- j His heart went out with reference to
snend their nights rolling and tumb- Jones. , ten." The subject deduced was, the future. He gave advice to the
linir nn.l niVtiirimr tl.enelves and Ti;e collection was oroceeded ! "Conscience. Record, God. ! pastors of the town. .
Phndren starviiiLrTo death. What's with and it was soon demonstrated ' There are two ' somethings' and . lleVpoke strong words in behalf
that lmisclefor? You'll -wot starve that there was not only willingness one "some one" we had to do with
to death in this country. to give, but eagerness to contribute yesterday, we have to do with to-day
Thoiw ia m l emodv for loi i rnv'd S to tln fund u I 11 m vp SI (N 1 ' "I'll and forever. Conscience and record
troiible but good hard sense. The ! give SJ5) ;" "We'll give J;" "I'll are the two somethings and God is i "oped it would receive five hun
Lord ain't going to put out your! give 8100;" -Put me down for 850;" the some one. (onsdence thatled lnembers from this meeting.
iiAnirt u-hon it nui't on tin. Homo-' -a nd nn nnd on went the collection somethintr running over our life . The l . M. C. A. should have a build-
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made troubles are like home-inade I until Mr. Jones arrived and said : 1 proving the right, disproving the 1 l.nS n.ere- He hoped the money
of the Young Men's Christian Asso
ciation. He wanted every man and
bov in town to become a member.
jeaiis, theyr outlast anything in the
world.
Every church ought to build an
I o I O ' .. It. 1 .1
Now, brethren, you'are encroaching ! wrong. Conscience outraged is that Iwr one jvouiu oe raiseu in ine
upon the gospel." This collection j something that will not let us sleep, i next ten uays. ."?aiu ne nau wnis
amounted to something over 81. .". I no matter how soft our pillow. The x.nNrKi ox koi'Kt'h iaoe.
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