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» Wevotedick Religion." Temperaan Ednratiom HAgtjtnltnkcz jciteztattirg Akt, science; Newng kmd spGenetal .-J!nkklliyence. , C’. E>. SMITH,],,,., L. 5'. 8ILEE, i Editors ‘‘©PIE GTOTOTAOM. HOPE* F( fH MER WE ©TK05CE3 r;! 03 Terms: ($1 50 PER ANNUM. \ Strictly in Advance. VOLUME I. FRANKLIN, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1S60. NUMBER 34.. (JfauWiM tetismn. published KTj»s,p*i»Av;>iqio:ixoJ.ix jug town or PBAXKtfx; MACON COfxfYpXO. CA. Office in (he Public Build ilia South gf Cbwi House. ~ '’■■■--/. ll»W TERMS: SI 60 Pkr Annum—Payment required invariably iu advance. Bate* of Adt ertlslng. One Square of twelve linjfs or Jess, Set Pllty-five (leDl8 for ihe first insertion,, and 26 Cents for eaeli subsequent insertion. ’As an inducement to Principals and Trustees of Schools to advertise, we will insert all School Adver tisements at a third less, anti when inserted yearly, at haif price, of our usual rsites. 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If inserted in the editprial columns (which can 1*1 only at the discretion ojf the Editors, the same will be charged at the rate jof not less limn I<> cents per line. jj.gC- A11 Letters in regard to Subscriptions or Communications for pub-iejation. slu uld lc address ed ito Rev. L F Sif-KU. • All Advertisements,: orders fir Blanks, Job Work. &c,, should it* addressed to the Pi kitsHi h. SJ is o C\ J |?.o.rij.ori* LuGur’s Hymn, * Written the i/ti/r hfr.rc the Jfiet of Augslur and snug throi'gliotit Germany. LYLES T*| A X S L ATI OX'. A trusty shield and weapon ; He^tl help us clear from; all the That, hath us now o'eijtahen. The ancient Prince of ifell Hath risen with purpose ‘ Strong mail of craft a 1 He weareth in this liosur, On earth is not his fellow. With force of arms we njothing ea? Full soon were we dotvn ridden ; But for us fights the properman, Whom God himself hath bidden. Ask ye who i^his same ? Christ Jesus is his name, The iord Zeboath s Sou; He and no other one Shall conquer in the battle. And wej-c this world all devils o'er, And Watching to devour us, We lay it not to heart so sore Not they can overpower us.. And let the Prince of 111 Look -grim as ere he will He harms us not a wjhit. For why? His doojn is writ; A word,shall quickly sjay him. God's Word, for all thqir craft and force, One moment will ndt linger, Hut, spite of hell, shall have its course— ’Tis written by his finger. . And though they take i>ur life, Good*! honor,.children; wife, Yet is their profit small. 1 These things shall vanish all 'Wswfft The city of God remained) ■DA. I sit to-night by the lonedy hearth, Thinking and thinking of other years, ’Till my forehead droops on my wasted hands And my eyes are filled with the saddest tears: And as in the ashes upon the hearth Softly and slowly my hot tears fall, I think of the hopes of my by-gone life, That have turned to Bust and to ashes all. Oh! think of the faces I used to love, Of the eyes that soften derly beamed on me Ofthe hands that have clasped my owq so ofl Of the lips that have ’spoke so lovingly; And I think of the joys that have passeduwaj From the places that gave, them light and brrtl ’Till » shadow deep as the gloom of night, Falls darkly down on my heart’s cold heart! Oh! ashes of beautiful hopes burned dim, Ob! ashes of friendships forever flown. How my heart goes searching afar to-night, To gather the jewels that it has worn. Ah! hidden deep in the dust of time, I find still scattered;in mazy rings, The Crumbling fragments of hope and joy, And briglityoung love with her starry wing l But out ofthe ashes sweet flowers will grow And love from the dust of years will rise, And plume her wings like the fabled bird, Whose life in the ashes around her lies. And as over the ashes I sit to-night, > ' Now hopes and joys in my heart arc born And I know what is hid in the dust of time Will be revealed in;the last bright morn. -^Greensboro' Times. V -vr | The human mind grad dally rises from particles of earth, throughminerals, veg etables, insects, beasts, nnd men, up to angels. But of angels we know but lit tle aside from revelation. j But the Bi ble teaches their existences, and informs us, they are beings cf astonishing intel ligence, of great strength, i»f perfect hap piness, and will live fbrevelr. No man of biblical knowledge can de ny the existence of angel^. Tire truth is, the Sadduceeism whichldenies angels, usually denies spirits ton, and is repug nant to the spirit of revealed and ex perimental religion. Blot out angels from your faith, and I ask what is your idea of God himself. Thj?re would be a great void between us arid God, oVer which the mind could scarcely pass, but the Bible assures us angels!exist, and fill the vacuum, and commune with earth and heaven, and. hence the ascending 6cale of created beings is perfect. The first that is said of angels,, thej sang together at creationjs birth, anr shouted for joy that a nefw world wai brought into existence, ^.fter the fal of man, when he was driveh out of Par adise, an angel in the gatejjwith a flam 7 . O j ing sword, guarded the tree of life.— Angels conversed with Abraham in his tent door, and smote a crowd with blind ness to protect a good man in a guilty i .. rW»*v., ». crowded a mountain t< uartPone prophet, atiafaa.^ j < tip the skies to bear another home.— 1 They descended and ascended t'he lad der Jacob saw, and showed that -they were interested in what is going on a mong men. An angel breathed' on an Assyrian camp, and the ground was cov ered with the slain. Angels slew all the first born of Egypt—in the case of Daniel shut the lion’s mouth—and in that of the Hebrew children, quenched the flames, of fire. Angels also deliver ed the Apostles Peter, Paul and John from prison. The angels of God arc clothed with majesty: one flies through the midst of heaven, another stood in the sun; an other enlightens the earth with his glory, another comes down from heaven, cloth ed with a cloud, and a rainbow upon bis head, and bis face is as itw<?re tlie sun, and his feet as pillars of fire. John saw in a vision angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of heaven. ; They are, holy beings dwelling in-the presence of God. We ruav also further remark that revelation’s entire history begin? and ends with the ministry of cherubim and seraphim. The apocalypse of St. John, that closes the sacred ?anon, is as full of angels, as the arch oft heaven is full of stars. They blow the trumpets; tW gpea lhfi-BgablAhcy pour out the vials/of wrath upon earth and will ever be employed in God's. govern ment, over this world until; time shall close, and all generations be gathered to judgment at the last grand dssize. Again, angels are wise beyond out wisdom, and inspiration represents them as ardently looking, and anxiously gaz ing into the mysterious apd glorious plan of redemption. They , jrejoiced at the advent of our Savior, and! sang prai ses to shepherds at his birth. They warned Joseph to flee intp Egypt tf save theryoung child’s life, apd adminis tered unto him when tempted of the de vil. - Angels accompanied Christ during hii earthly pilgrimage, hovered . around hin untill he expired on the crosf, ■ rolled a way the stone from the month of th tombfand escorted him up heaven’s in finite steepness, andcrowned hini whenc he came. And the progress of salvatioi among then kindles their joy, and add new 8tores to their knowledge. Th repenting sinner—the returning prod; gal—causes joy in heaven, and the ai gels to sing a sweeter note, i Every good man, I suppose, has a guardian angels; and snge! visits are not few and far between, as the poet has said, but frequent and often do they speed their way down to earth and mini#, ter unto the heirs of glory. Then they? frequently come on errands of mercy, hut their chief employment is iu praising Al mighty God in heaven. And angels condemn us in one thing, and that is in searching into the remedial scheme, and learning more of redeeming love. They never rest, but are always getting wiser, and happier, and approximating nearer the infinite mind. Therefore may angels be near us while we live, sing over us when we come to die, and finally shout” us welcome to the skies as w6 pass into the city of the New Jerusalem. J. W. WILLIAMSON. Murphy N. C. March 3rd, 1S60. For the Franklin Observer. Ought the People to Study the Medical Sciences? No. 2. Messrs Editors .-—The responsibili ty of treating the mild forms, ns well as the oarlier stages of diseases, will ever r^$t on the people. The extent, to whip they may be encouraged, to treat such oases, it is unnecessary to discuss hej So this depends on the nature of the dis ease, and the amount of intelligence pos »essed by those connected with the sick It is impossible for any one to be capa ble of treating all diseases- with their raried forms, without having a thorougl ^ medical education. Yet it is within.t-h^. the people to knqw-^bpw t%( ature, as well as how to apply leans that are directed by the prac lg physician. There is, T verily beli ruong the people of Western North ( lina, more general knowledge of re les. than will be found any where J i the United States. There is no * le in the world, who know less of r| ine than the Americans. Efen the nd untutored ‘ men of the forest,’ aore of the principles of health, he remedies curative of diseased,I ven our most intelligent citizenj re not physicians. Let a sick ma ;r an Indian’s wigwam, and evel late is capable'of prescribing re^ diich are generally almost as su^ s those prescribed V»y our most Bfn ihysician?. Truly, America is hronic diseases. We grapple with the greatest ies; we possess indomitable eneij ails whiten every sea. our shii ;aie every ocean, and w'e delight :omplish hardy adventure; yet 10 time to study hygiene. The ire truly appalling. Oomparatj ;njoy uninterrupted health. Pi >ld ago invades multitudes, soj nale old man is rarely seen. If| if health were as perfectly nndt those of agriculture, itiwould _that_we seel fan'iinc.* >le look to the physician to .hese laws. But.alas, it is a] [him raile act, that although Americanldgjjs re successful in combatting m the great subject of the >f health, they are most wot dent! Throughout the civilized wor icademies, institutes and nit eges, churches and temples lifting their time-honorecLspirj aeaven, but where are the jot have been dedicated to healtlj cano in corpore sana” is if roon that the Almighty has Every body should be an icience of hygiene. Tho tion of every organ in the Every >e understood: :ommunity should have ect compendious knowlej ny,' Physiology, Instituf dygiene &c. Were this services of the truly intel would be duly apprefciatJ ind believe that the tim proaching when no edt Bunded that does whole science ol ts should consi sdwnce of health ledgwof ths»en its construction; rn its existence d perpetuate its continuance, and the iges that derange the various organs d their functions, knd shorten life as 'the greatest importance to their cliil en, and of the first necessity after mil teaching: and indeed, as showing w virtue tends to perpetuate health, il vice" to destroy it. Clergymen and the family newspapers ave occasionally referred to the effect of icious habits on the health; but I think, ot as prominently as the subject de crees. I believe this subject is second a. none in importance after a knowledge f those holy teachings that elevate our lfuds to contemplations that will insure s a happy immortallity when our earth* ; career is fiuished. CAYUGA. Wayncsville N. C. “What does He Do for a Living?” -“What does that young man do for a ■ving?” is the common inquiry, as some >ppish, well dressed individual passes y. “Nothing at* all,” is the frequent jply. “But what supports him in his xtravagauce?”—None can tell—but a uutemporary, who exercises the privi >ge ol guessing, ventures the following xplanatiou: That young man that dres aaiii hroadcloth. carries a cane, and *uces—-espce ia’W‘ ttio’~Trtdies—:is the I_ f man in moderate circumstances, wh intis it difficult to sustuiu himself wit moderate itjcome. His son wishes to tie a gentleman The father ii and lives without labor, his tolly retuses to put him to'a trade o send him to work on a %rm, hoping tha something may torn up by and by,°whei busmess will be better, for his son to ob tain a good living without work. He i now obliged to dispense with the Iuxuriei of Jife—-perhaps wit h some of its comfort! *—rfor his son to keep up appearances ant get into good society, ns that kind o company is termed where young men have nothing to do but to dress according to the latest fashions. He is quite \a dependent, and uses language to hi? seniors that might be considered uncour teous in a King. He faces all classes and conditions without a blush, and dares look with contempt on the honest apprentice, whose generous soul would outweigh a thousand as light as his own. Tjhe companions he chooses are !il*e him self, puffed up with Vanity, swelling with importance, and who make a pretence of doing something by occasionally visit ing a lawyer’s office to read a page or two of Blackstone. The; end of such a youth it needs no prophetic vision to see. —‘‘It is as plain as the way to market,” as -Dr. Franklin would say, that he will turn out a low, despised and miserable fool. Perhaps the penitentiary wil bring him up, perhaps the gallows. Bu if he escapes these, it will he to hatq like an incubus on those of his friends FvTio for pity’s rake have not the, heart to send him where he deserves.— Rich. Whig No Hindrance.— How blessed to re member that there is no hindrance coining to our Lord hut that which out own fears suggest ! His words are, “Look unto me, all the ends of the earth, and he ye saved;’- as it-ourLord would speak to every individual between Himself nod the isles that were very far off, and say to each, ‘"There is mercy for yon; only look, and live.” And then to encourage their approach, He says, “Him that cometh7 I will in no wise cast out.” Nt Extent of sin, no abuse of privileges, n< real or imagined difficulty, can prevent “I who have said the word, ‘Come tintr ne all thakgre heavy laden, and I will glve you resf-t — fulfil mv promise' ■ill 5>inMge'** i ACome. and ye shall pm.c re» nr 0! how sweet ttS^pTonHsc 1 how sure the fulfilment! I ' i>n « hj i nilVin.l n/\ \ tn.t I . M 1 „ ._ __ have re”^ rhere is, indeed, no promise for to-mor ow. We know not that when trials tome*. there may be a moment given to ome to.Jesus; but ehould that moment ;raciously be afforded, do not despair, mt think that in love to your soul, and n answer to the many prayers offered or you, your Lord has watched over our course. • > J. &. Stewart. Gome to Church.—The Rector of St. • Paul’s Church, Chatham, England, has painted the following card for distribu tion: “To any man or woman who thinks hisidress or her dross not good enough ’to come to church: • ^ i ^ “Dear Friend: Your soul il nrore precious than your body. Do not let your dress keep you from the house of God. “Come there as you must come to Christ—just as you are. V j. “Do not deny yourself the pleasure of going to church, because you think your clothes are not good enough. “God looks at a tnan’% heart, not his clothes. “Jesus Christ spake just as kindly to the poor beggar as he did to the rich Zaccheus (see Luke xviii, and xiv). “Come, then, in your working dress, if you have no other. “Come in the morning, and afternoon, as well as at night. All three services are different. Let your children sit with yon. Your forefathers used to walk many miles to church. The Bible tells us not to forsake the assembling of your selves together; and Jesus invites us say ing: ‘Comeuuto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and 1 will give you test.”' . I’ll do it Well—There lives in New England a gentleman who gave the fol lowing interesting account of his own life. He was an apprentice in a tin manufactory, i When twenty-one years old he had lost his health, ®o _^that he was entirely unable to work at his trade. Wholly destitute of means, he was thrown out upon the world, to seek any employment for which he had strength. He sail! he went to find employment with the determination that whatever find only tiling he found that Tie^DOti do was to black boots and scour kniv in a hotel. That he did, and did it we! as gentlemen now living would testif Though the'business was low'and eervil he did not lay aside his self-respect, c allow himself to be made mean by h business. The respect and confidenc of his employers were soon secuied, a,n he advanced to a more!.lucrative and lei laborious position. At length his health was restored, an he returned to his legitimate business which he now carries on extensively. He has accumulated an ample fortune and is training an interesting family b giving them the best advantages for mor al and mental cultivation. He no\ holds an elevated place in the commu .it where he lives. Young men who may chance tu rea< the above statement of facts, shollh mark the secret of success. The man’ whole character, of whom I have spok en, was formed and directed by the de termination to do whatever lie did well. “Ir I had Minded My Mother.”— I went, a few weeks since, into a jail t see a young man who had .once been i Sabbath School scholar. The keeper took a large bench of key and led us through the long* gloom* halls, unlocking one door after another until at length lie opened the door of tin room where sat. the young man we haj. C"me to see. The walls of the room wen of course stone, the floor of thick plank and before the windows were strong iror bars. ! f ° , Without all was beautifulj the green fields, the sweet 'flowers, and the sing ing birds were as lovely as ever; but t his young man could enjoy none of these— no, never again could he go out, for was condemned to death! Yes, he bai killed a man, and now he himself mils die. Think of it, only twenty years old aud yet a murderer! » I sat down beside him and talked will him. “Oh,” said he, as the tears rollei down 4iis cheeks, “1 did not mean to (fi it, but I was drunk; then I got angry and before I knew what I was about, ] killed him. Oh, if I had minded whai my Sabbath School teacher said, if I had minded my mother, I should never have come to this!—I should never have been here! It would have made your heart sore, as it did mine, to'see and talk with him. Once he was a happy, playful child like you; now he is a condemned young Man. He did not mind his pother, did not govern his temper, and ae he grew older he went with bad boys, who taught him bad habits; and he became worse and worse, until, as he said, when drunk, he killed a man; and now, after a few weeks, he must die, he must suffer th^d read fill penalty. As-1 left him, he 6aid: IU es II, y. e, >r is :e d 58 d 5, y V V 1 1 a outer ureix,; raise up a new «ilu body? Out of «l'he very darkness and bones of the grave, he can make sonie thing that will be brighter than the sun forever! gilding site.—We may safely put on record the following rules as worthy of being observed by that class of per sons who desire to build, and who are not compelled to restrict their selection of an appropriate site within certain lim its which they cannot gyer pass. For such, the primary conditions of a desir able, are: 1. An undoubtedly healthy situation, and one that is easy of access from the public road, 2. A Southern exposure, backed by a good growth of forest trees to break off force of. the winter winds. 3. A cheerful landscape view, especial ly to the South and West.' 4. Perfect drainage on all sides. 5. A dry subeoil, and one that is — readily and cheaply excavated. And, lastly, an abundant supply of pure water so situated that it may be , introduced into the hotfse at a campar { atively small expetiS". It, in addition to these desiderata, the . ltind is naturally of a good quality, and, , therefore, capable of being brought into u high state of cultivation; affection, in i' dustry, and good taste, and a sound mind in a sound body, are all that are required to constitute u home that should be pleasant to look npon, and endearing from the associations that, in the course of a few years, will cluster around it. Eveiy vine that is planted;' every new flower that'blooms; every shrub that puts forth its green leaves iii the spring, will add an unconscious charm to the new homestead, while they will tend to strengthen that sentiment of local attachment, which springs aliko from the pride of possession, ami from the con sciousness that the comfortable habitation and its surroundings afe tho product*of the owner’s taste, and in part the work, either of his own hands, or of that oPhis immediate family.—Rural Register. \ Romping.—Never pnnish a girl for being a romp, but thank Heaven, who * has given her health to be so. It is bet ter than a distorted spine or hectic cheek. Little girls ought to be great romps—better than {raying doctors' bills for them. Where is the gymnasinm that should be attached 10 every school? That is coming, too, like other improve ments. • 1 ... Arndng the appointments connected with the organization of the House, there are none residing Soulh of the Potomac, This is a pretty fair indication of what the state of affairs would be if a Repub lican President were in power. “Will you not pray for me?” and he added, “Ohl tell boy? everywhere to mind their 'mothers, and keep away frotp bad companions.” Advantage of a “Good ATawie.”— Walter, was sick, and his mother was .tryipg to.get him to take some oil, but every time he looketTSt it/ he akck he was obliged to turn off and say— “Oh, mother. I can’t take it.” He was a good boy. so his mother did not threat en to whip him, or pour it down him, or even tell him any stories to get him to take it, she only told him kindly that he must diink it. WhilS he was still shuddering and hesitating, she said to a lady standing by—“The doctor says Walter is the best child td take medicno that he ever saw.” The words were scarcely out, when the little fellow seized the cup, with the resolution of a man and drauk it off.— The idea that he had a good name, gave him nerve to overcome his loathing. A good name is a great thing; strive to get it, my little friends, and then you will naturally want to keep it.—Temp. Cru sader. We shall be Changed—1 Cor. xv. 51.—Some men went to China once, and because they were forbidden to cai ry the silkworm out of the country, they hid some of the little creatures’ eggs in the top of their staves; and so out of those two dry staves came all the silk worms and all the silk in Europe What a wonder! A poor rng-picj takes a short stick in his hand, into the dirty gutters of the stj the city, and picks up little bit and of paper. These he dirty bag. But these made over, and come out^ sheet of paper, beautifujj the Queen write on it. 1 hjit God can take these ]
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