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THE GASTONIA ; > Published Twice a Week—Tue»dayi end W. F. MAISBALL, Editor oad Proprietor. DEVOTED TO THE PtOTECTION Of HOME AND THE INTEIESTS OP THE COUNTY. VOL, 3CXIV. GASTONIA, N. C.. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 15. 1003. nofooo. STORE COO IN ESS So busy are we to-day sending out goods to eager customers that we haven't time to write an elaborate advertisement of our great store's contents. We lust have to pack together some truths that you will find lust so—lust as we tell them to you. Our two great stores are overflowing with f[uod things for sustaining life and clotti ng the body. nr nr nr nr nr More people are learning of this store's goodness every day. We not only adver se, advertise a great deal, but we are /accomplishing a tremendous amount of < good store-keeping along with It. nr «T In every line stocks are standard, styles carefully chosen, our claims and promises lived up to. It Is money In your pocket to learn the full measure of this store's ex cellence. ir it # # ir We couldn’t say these things If we were not absolutely sure of our ground. But come and see and learn. nr nr nr Thomson Co. The People’s Store THE PASTOR’S WORE. The Message el Rev. W. H. Red dish lo bis Ceagregatiaii at iki First Baptist Cborch, Sanday Right Dec. 6th. Frvw Stenocrap'i If ill port hr Mt<H udm Jcable*. I want to call your attention this evening to some facts found in First and Second Corinthians. In First Coriuthians, sec ond verse, it reads, "For 1 ara determined uot to know any thing among you save Jesus Christ and him crucified." I want to read that verse again that it may burn itself down into yonr very soul. "For I ara determined not to know any thing among you save Jesus Christ' and Him crucified."' Again in second Corinthians, 12th chapter, 14th verse, we fiud this explanation, ”1 seek not yours, but yotr." Brethren, this is inv message this eveniug. " I seek not yours, but yon. For I am determined not to know anything among yon save Jeans Christ and Him Crucified." 1 want to speak in the first place, of my ministry. I believe that God called me into His ministry and if I did not feel that I am a minister ol His and that this is mv part of the work, I would not be here this even ing. If 1 did not feel that 1 am His own, I would step down ont of tht pulpit here. Pirst of all the buaiuess of a Preacher is to preach the word, t is my business, as a minister of His to love Him. Put in full view nil of this upon your minds. r It Is my business, ss a minister of His to be here in this pulpit and preach the word to you men and women so you may love Him and be drawn by Him as you have never loved Him end beeu drawn by Him before. 14 ** *?£..kp*^°*** u a mes senger of Christ to be found at “F desk aod I want to be found there. It la my business as a messenger of His to be found on my knees and I want to be found there. It is my bo si nets as a messenger of His to be found in „ my library and 1 want to be found there. If 1 come short of these things, brethren, 1 will eons# short of accomplishing tbs »orkofatrue minister ol God. I I am determined to preach and let it cut where it may. I !• wy business. If I take the jwdftod thrust it like a spear in to yonr very soul yon can’t Iny t finger against me. I want to be able to present the word fairly and squarely and fearlessly. Not long ago a brother went home from church and told bis wife that the preacher was cut ting right at him. I may have been doing so, but I did not in tend it so. So I will try and not say anything against you all tbongh I will come out boldly with what 1 have to aay; and what I say to others I will ssy to you. Next, if I shall accomplish anything it shall not be done by me; it shall be (he Matter searching your heart. But, first, I want to preach the word. It is my business to do so. Then in the next place you want to know something about my pur pose besides. " I seek not yours but you." My purpose here is not to seek the comfort of your homes? How pleasant it would be to sit with yon so frequently in yonr homes snd so thoroughly cujoy yon. While that is not my special business, I hope I will have tbe pleasure of doing so. It is s very pleasant thing for one to be in company with yon and to enjoy your society. I trust that I nuy enjoy you. I trust that yon may enjoy my presence. 1 «iu not here either to seek your money. I waut to brand that into your heart*. I am not in the ministry for what money there is in it. No true roan of God it in the ministry for what money be may get out of it. If I would aeek money I would be a banker, lawyer, merchant, cotton mill man, or something „1 certainly would not be a minister, I do not want yon to to put as much as a penny in the piste u, when you do it, you do it grudgingly; if grudgingly then I want you to come to me or to some of the deacons - of this church sad tske it out. I would not have it, I do aot want it. I am sore that God will take care oi me. I am here for you. 1 am seek ing yon. If there is one in this congregation that I can help 1 will gladly do so if he wilt but let me find him. Sometimes a fellow stumbles and falls and his neighbors have no more confi dence ia him. If 1 can be the menus of putting my hands upon his shoulder and lifting him up so that bis neighbor* will put confidence iii him I will gladly do ao. I am here to helD yon. I will be aa much iu your bornaa aa possible. I will plead with yon young men to develop roar minds. I will pl*«d with yon young women to train your hands so that you may have skilled hands. 1 shall come to seek yonr souls. I shall plead with all of the power that is in me that you give your hearts to God. 1 am here after tbc young man that has no hope in God. Brethren, if yon can help me reach him I want your help. I pray for it. "I am not here after yours, but you." t did not come to take burdeus off of you. I have come to put more work on yon. I have come to live by you. I come to tell you what the call is, and the crown shall be yours if you will but work faithfully. I realize that in every congre gation and in every town you will find men and women wbo are uot exactly like each other. 1 don’t suppose there are two men here alike. I don’t suppose there are two men here worth the same. I mean the same amount of money. I don't suppose there are two here that know jnst the same. I am de termined not to know the differ ence between the most inefficient member of thiz church and the most efficient member of tbit church. 1 am determined not to know the difference between the poorest man in tbe town and the wealthiest tnan in this town. It is not my bnsiness to know anything save Jesus Christ and | don't care bow small voa may be If yon will let God load you »p you will be all right. I want us to notie* in the next place some of my work amoog yon. Brethren it is my busi uess to know you all aa toon as I can. I want to know you in your hornet. It it my per* poae to start out when I get back from the convention and visit you. I want to know you in your homes and I shall come to Me you. Bat another thing, I I do not want you to take for planted that I know everybody in this town. 1 know but a few people in this town, and after I have been here one or ten years I don’t want you to think that I know every new comer. There are Rome people in the world who aeein to think that the pas tor ought to know where tbe Rapliftl, Presbyterian, Metho dist and every other person lives )uat like a bird dog nosea bia game. I am not a bird dog therefore I am not supposed to have a nose for Baptists when I pass them on the streets and know them from any body elae. I will have to find them out. You will have to tell me. 1 have do doubt unless yon help me I will wulk hy two or three of tbe very best Baptist homes and not stop inst because I did not know who lived there. I The Blazed Trail BY STEWART EDWARD WHITE The Blazed Trail, our neat serial, is a story of lumber ing in the northwest. The hero. Harry Thorpe, en tered the business a green band and cane out a sac 1 cetsful operator on a large scala. But this was not achieved without opposi tion. and the difficulties he encountered make an ex citing story. That be fi nally won. in addition to business success, the high est prize within the reach of a tree man you may In fer from this picture. The Blazed Trail U a distinct literary suc cess. In the virgin forest tbe author has found a field scarcely touched by novelists and has given a vivid pioture of one of tbe most interesting phases of American life. i j Brio44je Eagle.—‘•‘The Blued TreD" it a meaculleebook It la for Ita rohnatataa, ita itmruouime**, Ita Hat picture* at the "Lumber Jack," it* glorious toil in the battle with tm perloua nature, that It has a right to oertala aoccrna ■a-toa HeraU—Mr. White baa die power to make row feeI the wood.** the maatera of aalt water Sctleo aaakayou feel the mb. There ia ecancthioy Uf cod hi book> “ Iwadag aa a vaoetloe lu the piae wood* he bring* within our ken. • ' TIOC BLAZED TRAIL WB Be Our Mot Serial Slory You Will Mbs a Great Treat 1! Yov Fafl to Real It Him Crucified. Between the learned and the unlearned I aball know no difference. II there be any difference 1 shall know none. If 1 do not come to the homes of you who may be the poorest, it shall not be charged ro me. I shall charge it to you. It ia certainly not the business of a preacher to know any differences where thev exist and I tell yon, brother, here to-night 1 aball know none. If a man wants to know what my politics are, as he is very likely to, I will tell yon I have none. If a man can find them he can do better than I can. Listen, brother, did yon know that right there the preacher .it getting into trouble. When one of the very best preachers in the state went to the polls to vote his way the deacons went this way and that and split, and then came together with a crash with the preacher right in the middle. I realise that if part of the congregation will look through other congregations they will find some people more capable of doing chn ch work than others hut every one baa some work to do. Ryery man am) every woman in this church and congregation has some little place to fill and it ia an im portant place. I believe that every Christian in this congee gation baa a place. I. as yonr paator, respect yonr place no matter how aasall it may be. I will tell you what you do. When you see me coming you get oat and see that I dont go by with out Mopping. When I corae in to yonr notnea juat treat me like a brother and dont tor any rea son rnn oil into another room and leave yonr paMor in a cold room. Take me in where you have a fire if it ia in the kitchen. Juat take me right in. I haven’t but IS minutes to stay. Don’t take me in a room 28 below aero. All I get out of a home like that is a deep cold. Another thing, brethren, I don’t object to you asking me out to dine with yon, but never ask tne on Snnday. 1 dine at home with my wife on Snnday and yon ought to do the same if you have a wife. That is a special dav that should be ob served by praying, reading, talk ing witb your loved ones and pte pin* yonr own heart for the While that is the way to re ceive me. now bow may yon use im? I want yon to use tne in any place, my brother, but do uot use me ns u steam engine . You have yonr work. 1 nave miue. Don't roll yoors off on the pastor as did the cnurch Il lustrated in the Ram’s Horn's cartoon. Brethren, let ns get right together and go hand in hand. Once there was a little child lost. A search was made tor many houra but failed, At last, a mao said to the great company of men and women who were searching the fields and woods for the lost child. "Coma 1st us get lo a line and take hands sad »»*«* through this field and we will find the child.*' And the men and women joined hands and their general "March," and they marched keeping step aa they marched and altar a while one man stooped down and picked up the child and delivered it to its mother. God meant that we may labor heart to heart in this great work of soal saving. That ia oar bnsinaaa. How shall you use me? Well I tell you brother, when you get sick and have had ths doctor, then if you wish tend for the preacher. Sometimes you send for the preacher when it ought to be the doctor. When you get sick and need me send for me. I had a phone put in the house the other day. I don't know whether it is in operation yet or not. I did not have it put ia the boose for my use. I won’t have to phone for a while yet, not to the grocer anyway. I don’t think I will need any groceries for four months. I had it p«t in for yon to call me np when yon want to talk to me. When yon are sick just call me up. 1’hone me when yon find tome one else sick. But I will tell yon, visit ing in the home of the sick is one of the most delicate tasks that come to a preacher. There is great respect we owe to the physician. Tba preacher comet in and thinks that the man ia able to do one thing and the doctor aays that it does a great deal of barm. In a case like that when you want yoor preach er yon just aay to the doctor, "I went my preacher. I would like for him to read to me.” And if the doctor is the right kind of a man he will tell you what is best and if be is not the right kind send him away and get the right kind. It places the doctor and the preacher on good terms. Now some of yon may say that this ia carrying the thing to an extreme, but 1 am going to go on. If your child is nek and you feel like you want your pas tor to feed to him yoa lost tell the doctor that you would like for your pastor to be sent for to read to John or Susan or who ever it may be. If you know of soy sick person and would like for the pastor to know it and if you can’t find me through the week just write a little note oa a slip of paper and scud it to me or bring it to me the next Sun day and I will read it to the church. I know the sisters would visit you If they knew you were sick. You wouldn’t mind having it just merely an nounced here, I know you wouldn’t. Brother, let us do these things. May God bless you and keep yon. Confirmed by Dsclars. Chicago Tribune. O think at the hosts without No.. Who are slain by the deadly enco.l It fa a mistake, Of aacb food to partake, Aad it brings everlasting deep slo. Caldwell Coaly Bad a Female Tax Collector. Boost tMmocrst. Caldwell now has a female tax collector. After tbe death of Sheriff Estes, ex-clerk McCall was appointed by tbe county commissioners to fill out bis un expired official term. But tbe tax books, of course, fell iato tbe bands of tbe deceased's bondsmen, who appointed Misa Mary Estes, daughter of tbe late shenfl, tax collector. We are told tbat the young lady has fine business qualifications and is very attentive to business. THE OLD RELIABLE mSnmmmrmm Ladles* Handkerchiefs. fet of embroidered handkerchiefs wo fare rev shown. Best values oo tbe market—prettiest designs, too; Bureau and Washstand Scarfs, Center Table Covers. Beaotlfst selection la Mods and Irish Price* 80c. 75c. $1. ».S3, $2. Jpls. Ladles* and Children*s Coats. Thooeh «mr stock is meltfec awsy before we are stilt able to supply year wests. Cone Closkdon Children’s. $1.25. $1.75 sad?* *£& $7.50, sad $10. Millinery. Oar special fts. of owe dollar trimmed baU is moving ri*kt out. but we are still replenishing to keep ap with the eager DO 11Jm .Ifi 1mm .11_t-^t rf_,a_ __. « ,_' _ . *V order mllHnsry «f rery descriptioa. ***** Am there’* was other pood hat-news fersw »- j_ SwiWss l&trs&izsi' JAMES F. YEAGER. ____' Gastonia Banking Co. - - Oaotonle, N. C.— CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, $75,000.00 ---' '■ State Bask Incorporated May 13, IMS STATE AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY • - ~ ' ~*r • ■ i ■ , *■ - i -— — -- —- _a— OFFICERS jno. *».LOVbVpmMm« R. C.C. LOVE. Vtc« Pre*. M*. A. PAQU. CtiMir DIRECTORS m. c. «. L»va *nm. ». i«vj ■••AS LOVI ■••T. A. HYI When In Doubt ABOUT YOUR CLOTHES. LET US HELP We hay only from auunrfactnmn that have attained a national rep* nuiiod.Mcb as Bcfclsoa Bros, ft 'j Company, Ite Him w Emft * ■-S*>.- jf '■ 2*55 and when that la said yon know j what yon mc getting, and nw j know what we stn odorisg. Cent j to saa onr new More; anamlna j oor prices. fWe arooferiogtfce , 1— M —__ IIBf Of UVIIVUIVI 9Vfr shown In Gastonia. far the UAST HOBBY. Coma, w* will sane yen money. ::::::: « • i'*:5:;■ .'i. J W. A* Slater Co. - ■ JffBUlft# 14» I3ER53 Try the Gazette Printing House for neat Printing.
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