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YOL. XIII-KO. 38, The Friend . and Templar. k IL WHITAKEB. Editor A: Proprietor. Miss Sallie Cannon Whitaker thanks grand-pa, with all her heart, for that nice box of ba nanas he sent her from Wilming ton. - " " A note from brother B. J. Blackley of Goldsboro informs us that the Council there is doing splendidly, it having recently re ceived quite a number of new members. The Board of Directors of the W. N. C. R. 11. decided not to accept the offer made by northern capitalists for the road. If you love the cause of tem perance, subscribe for its papers. A temperance man wio borrows a temperance paper, or won't pay for the one he subscribes for, maj look very well to himself in .a looking-glass, but he won't do to class among the earnest work ers. ' r" Philadelphia Council. From the last number of the Uobesonian we clip the following notice : . The Philadelpus Council, F. of jL., is now in a-iioun6iim--. ooSui--tiott; it received seven new, mem bers into this grand order at the last meeting. This Council has now fifty or more members of good standing. Mr. T. J. Shaw is now President of this Council, and no doubt but what it '.will prove a successful term. Gclds"boro Ccancil. . r - The Goldsbbro Messenger ot the 12th says : Quite an interesting tempef anco mass-meetiig, un4er the auspices of the Friends of Tem perance, was held in the Baptist Church Tuesday night. The meeting opened with prayer by lev. J. T. Bagwell, and appro priate addresses were made by Bev. F. H. Ivey and Messrs. Troy and Swindell. Some twenty names were enrolled' as members of the temperance order. . Tho "Way to 7rits. ' Halifax, N. C, Feb. 10, 1S80. Dear Bro; Whitakei; : Inclosed please find-one dollar, for which please send the Friend and Tem plar to Wm. C. Jeffreys j ' Tarbo- ro, n. c. . Let me know when my sub scription expires, that I may. re new it in time, so as not to miss a number. May God prosper the temperance cause in North Car olina, is the prayer of your friend, : Aug. Brut. ; Brother Britt knows exactly how to please an editor. What he says is xo the point and that point is a one dollar bill, which almost anybody can see at a glance; just such an one as most editors like to find in communi cations. Thank you brother. Six months ago, when we con- sented to make the Friend and Tenqjlar the joint organ of the Friends of Temperance and Good Templars,- we had some misgiv ings; lest there might be,: some- where or in some form; dissaib-1 iactionwitn me arranmeni, ana i nossiblv some discord. - j Nothing of the sort has mari- jfested itself, we are glud to be able to state; bat, on the contra ry, we receive from our readers- Friends and Templars none other Jthan the very kindest and most fraternal utterances. There is, so far as we have been able to ascertain, the best cf feeling be tween the two. orders, not only in this State, but elsewhere, and the members of both are adjusting themselves more oarnestlv to the- great temperance work than at any ..former., period, in -the history of the present reform movement. The outlook of the. Friend and Templar is more cheering wthan we had any right to : expect six months ago. Our new brethren, of the Independent Order of Good Templars, have given us a most cordial greeting wherever we have gone among ; them , and on all occasions thev have taken j more than ordinary pains ' to in fluence the people to. subscribe for the paper. On the other hand, the Friends of temperance, seeing the kind ness manifested by their sister order towards " their old paper and its editor, have taken en couragement and are doing more than formerly for it. We feel devoutly thankful for the harmony and fraternity that exist among the temperance la borers at this time, because we feel that our success depends up on the concentrated effort of all the temperance orders. We may succeed if-united iii sympathy as well as in 'purpose; but, we must inevitably fail 'if divided among ourselves. Nothing now, it does seem to us, stands in the way of grand re sults, if we will only do our duty. Theway is open; our forces are in perfect accord;- public senti ment is thoroughly aipe for re newed and increased effort, and a failure can only 'result from our own lack of zeal. r "Let me know wlien my sub scription is out so that-I may re new it on time, is the way broth- er'Britt writes. - -- -' -t-1'-. Brethren, why don't you all talk that way, instead of -letting the time run out and forcing us to cut you off? ' ; Always look out for the cross mark, and wdien you see . it, be stir yourselves to send that dol lar. - The difference between perseverance- and obstinacy is, that one comes from a strong will, and the other from la strong iconL RALEIGH EB. 17, 1880. n l n m I inBDQs o i m v.-1 & " For thI ft and Templar. fiS Feb. 9, 1880. Pear Br 'J ,M Vitamer: I am nnnr icV rrCi ;i iVmi - nnd fhft readers of . lae ' riend" that I have orcanizec! new council called . Wafers Crock Council, No. 85. Tar ,'.7iJt.eil is a prom ising one, and isjbiiniposed of the best : material i thev neighbor hood. I'organired it with 38 ac tive and only twp associate: mem bers. The bear feature m the whole is - that h & ladies, God bless them, are rt work.: They say this council ltist co on. They did, not stay at jiome, but went to work to get jihe council up, and when they found it-was lag ging they joined' A2r active mem bers. If the lad.' work in this great cause it witi prosper. ," I ay God help them tq vork. I senu you the names 0110? officers for the current quartet. Pres r-'D. A. KfeDoedly. Ev-r.-J. B. Hull. - ; Asso. -J. H. lleid. ' :-i Chap.- T ,Tj lltdd.! Sec.-Vv'iu M Etst. , - " F. S.J. II 11. .we. ' ' - Treas M. finisher; -v ; Coin Miss Fattnie iljee. A. Con. --H. SL litivi , I. S.- o. s. m. a. termi?. i : These o21cers:-1-re good; :-.they arq the right 8t and energet ic in the cau se ' '"':':mp er an ce . Friend to the oflicors. I will be able I think to get up a club. Send to this office. Also please send the Friend to A. S. Shiplett, Rockbridge Baths, P. O., for one year. wm remit to you, or rather collect. Could do so now, but he . has nothing but silver: Find one dollar enclosed for my "If." Yours in F., T. fe C. - ! J. A. Parker. NORTH ; CAROLINA. For the Friend and Teiuplar, Dear Beo. Whitakek : Kinn ' Coun cil is moving grandly forward. We have initiations every nieetirg. La.t week we added four'j-oung men to our membership. We hope to be the banner council it. Onr lady members are punctual and active, aud need I isay attia-tive? Th:ir preserce in the council room dfaws the yon?g m-r. I wi-ih you could" drop in sojie night and see us. In F , T. it C F D. Swindell. 'Kixstox, Feb. 11th, 1S80. . f "v For the Fri: nd and IVmplar. Is Tesipsrarcs Tcrls Profitless:? K c. 2. We promised to notice some of the signs of promise in the temperance hoiisoo. TLe fi ld is inviting if we lled time to fully in spect it aud our readiis the patience to fol lower A brief glance at thaage and growth of the temperance ioveanent as co mpared witK the prgn-ss of otUt-r m r. 1 le orma tiocs, wid quickly removt ull faiat-heart-edness ; . Never in the hist iry of the world, has there been a reform movement with such rapid growth and enlisting steadily such elemeLts of power and success. - All reforms are at first experiments with successive stages and varying resnlls New aspects of opposition jaie constantly devel oping, requiring new. measures lor successful- advancement Defeat sometimes comtsi "but, has its use in the '.! sons of experience it teachc-s. It-serves to show where the strength of the enemy lies. Every reverse, eveiy delay, every failure has its' benefits.. It aid3 development fcr the work. 1 ' Such has been the history of thin move ment It b?giin because men stood aghast at the power and tyranny, the heart- ' ss ravages of the rum fieud. They xelt rninons grip npon thetn, and thy ra. solved t3 break loose. At first tke failed, bui they learned a lesson. They found thivt gimply. restraining the appetite -wonld not do. Positive refraining was necessary. Taey Sixid.by th' i; uttempt that to leave thti enemy ia possession of a part of the territory wonld be f ital. They mnst drive Mm entirely out, and they began with that in view. , Moderation pave pl ice to totil - absti nence, tiere w .s a ivance out ot seeming tailure. . A point of croater Titality was assailed a:id carried. ' They wexe better educated for their work. ' . Tbe advance stages have .thus far revealed augmenting skill and solidifying fcffort-i until to-day . the temperance work exhibits a compactness of organization and vigor of operation well worthy . of those who are hading iu the gre-at ' b.ittle. of right and humanity- aqaiost the fell des troyer. And what are they doing? Scarce ly a generation hiis passed away since the first teinperarhce ofgauizatioa -was "'formed and to-day," the great and good of - earth are being enlisted, n.ud the strong hand of power. is being laid on - the outstretched arms of the ruthless foe. - - ' -' Lodges and Council-? an.I encampments dot the land. , Her.torcts are-piishmg for ward the battle with, suceesw beta1 '.s the urrus of her masses aire upheldty'sthe t tiong arms of faith and prayers Error is cougenial to the human heart, but no er rrever grew eo fast a3 this movement Iu ahometinism with co?rcire sword grew slowly compared with it And how slowly did, the Lutheran re form ation, and has even Methodism the most vigorous' lorm' of Protestant church life av.no?4 i;v ecromrison; Tt ' ha -U- r, -- Len Methodism a century and nearly a hlf to enlist about filteea millions while ia half a century this movement has either directly or indirectly enlisted mora. And it has been aecqmplished in the face of the p strongest opposition. Depraved appetite, social customs, public sentiment and the sanction of law have sill been to fight and conquer. Sarely these , fact are encour aging. F. D. S. SELECTED. One of the most popular sty les of jewelry this season, is the horse-shoe. One encounters it every where in brest-pins, scarf pins, ornaments for hats, prin ted on wedding invitations, fce. In connection-with the subject, a writer says: Hundred and hun dreds of years ago, in the distant land of Norsemen, before they had come down and over-run all Europe, the horses-shoe was re garded as a charm against the spell of witchcraft; it was a belief that had been perpetuated for ages that when people wished to keep away hurm from cattle, a horse-shoe was hung '' over the stable door, and from the house, it was hung over the house door. It was hung up to bring good luck. Its deeper meaning was that people believed in a power above and bey onjl them.' When a man once steps aside from an honorable path, when he once violates his convictions of truth, when he once descends to trickery, no optics sharp can see where that man will go, no di vining rod can measure the depth f of degradation to which he mav ( (hgpend - He who attempts to elevate himself by the depression of iiis own ciass, caning, or proiession, lacks the true ring of a noble nature. TERMS, $1.00 a Year, ' ' - Sens Eiucatica.-: The following rules are worthy of being printpd in letters of gold, . anjl placed in- a conspicu ous place in every household : 1. From your children's earli- . est infancy, inculcate the neces sity of instant obedience. 2. Unite firmness with gentle ness. Let your"chiIdren . always understand that you mean what yousav. . , , 3. Neyer promiso , them any-. thing unless you are quite sure you can give what you say, - 4. If you tell ; a child to do something, show him how to do it, and see that it is done. . 5. . Always punish your child for wilfully disobeying you, but never punish them in anger. 1 6. Never let them perceive that they vex you, or make you lose your self command. 7. If they give -way to petu lance or ill temper, wait till they get calm, and then calmly reason : with them on the importance of their conduct. . . . 8. "Remember . that a little -present piinishment when the oc casion arises is much more effect f ul " than tho threatening pfs a greater punishment should the fault be renewed. 9. Neyer give ; your children anything because they cry for it. 10. On no account allow them to do at one' time what you have forbidden, under the same cir cumstances, at another. . : -: II.VTpach them f.hnt fho onlv sure .and easy way, to appear rrnd f r ho cmnA 12. Accustom them to make their little recitals with perfect truth. 13. Never allow tale-bearing. 14. Teach them self-denial, not self-indulgence of ah angry and resentful spirit. v o- . . . . A Ticturo- In the London exhibition there was once a beautiful painting, tepresenting a mother on her knees in hen desolate chamber, beside the body of her little child. Her face rose to just such a height that she looked , across the edge of the coffin straight towards an open window, through which the western sun was streaming rays of lustrous twilight, kindling the whole sky with supernatural silver, purple, violet and gold. Her eyes were arrested with the wonderful sunset; and the legend underneath the picture was what perhaps she might hav been repeating to herself: ' The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee; but the Lord sh all be unto thee an ever lasting light, and thy God thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended Dr. C. S. liobinson. o Fees of Doctors. . ; The fee ot doctors is mi item that very many person are interested in just at present We believe the nched ale for, visits is 3.00, which would tax a man confined to his bed for a year, a id in need of a daily visit, over $1,01)0 a year for me Heal attendance alone I Aud cue single bottle of Hop Pitters taken in time would save the SI OCO and all the year's sickness. Ed. Lady examiner Tell me what is an average. , Child A thing to lay eggs. on. Mother savs our - old hen lays six eggs a week on an average.
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