i Will You be There?
Beyond tbli life of hopes and fears.
Beyond this world of grief and tear,
There is a region fair
It krfowB no change and no decay
No night bnt one unending day?
. , Oh, aay, will yoa be there?
'III glorious gatea are closed to ain,
Naught that defiles can enter in
To mar ita beauty rare,
Upon that bright, eternal shore,
Earth 'a bitter curse ia known no more;
Oh, say, will you be there?
No drooping form, no tearful eye,
No hoary head, no weary sigh,
No pain, no grief, no care;
But joys which mortals may not know.
Like a calm river, ever flow;
Oh, say will you be there?
Orn Savior, once as mortal child
As mortal man, by man reviled,
There many crowns doth wear;
While thousaud thousands swell the
strain,
Of glory to the Limb once slain;
Oh, say, will you be there?
Who shall be there? Tlie lowly here.
All those who terve the Lord with fear,
The world 'a proud mockery dare;
Who by the Holy Spirit led,
Rejoice the narrow way to tread
These, these shall all be there.
Those who have learned at Jesus' cross
All earthly gain to count but loss,
Bo that his love they share;
Who, gazing on tbe crucified,
By faith can say, "For me he died"
These, those shall all be there.
Will you be there? Ton shall you must,
If, hating sin, in Christ you trust.
Who did that place prepare;
Still doth his voice sound sweetly,
"Come,
I am tbe way, I'll load you home,
With me you shall be there."
Boasting. "Boasters are cous
ins liars," eajs the proverb. "Let
him that thioketh he standeth take
heed lest be fall," says the Word
of God. Nothing is to be gained,
bat mucti may be lost, by boasting.
Charles V., before be invaded
France, ordered the court historian
to obtain a large quantity of paper
to record the victories which he
was gointf to obtain. Bat he lost
bis general and a large part of his
army by disease, and returned
baffled, defeated, and mortified.
Mrs. Judge B , a wealthy and
'aristocratic lady of New Jersey,
was one day sailing with a party of
friends, when the subject of losing
nroDertv was diaoussod. Mrs. B.,
slipping a gold ring from her finger
ana dropping u into vne river, saia
"It is bh impossible for me ever to
become poor as for me to recover
this ring." Not many days after,
Mrs. B e. oook came into the sit
ting room and showed her a ring
which bad been taken from a ban
It was the ring she had dropped
into, the lake. Mrs. B., died a pau
per in Elizabeth town, New Jersey,
v . . . 1-1? ll
and ber bnsoana aiea in ine poor
house of an adjoining town.
Humility, and not boasting, is be
coming in a Christian. Whatever
von are. eive all tbe glory to God
John Newton said: "I am not what
I ought to be; I am not what I wish
to be; I am not what I hope to be;
bat, by the grace of God, I ant not
what I was. Selected.
Ask In Sihtlicity. True need
forgets to be formal. Its utterances
flv from the heart as sparks from
the blacksmith's anvil. Set phrases,
long . sentences, many syllabled
words, find little favor with the
soul that is atbirst for God and bis
grace. How brief are the senten
ces of the immortal and inimitable
prayer which Christ taught his dis
ciples! Not a long word is there.
"Temptation" is the longest, and a
majority of the words are of one
syllable. Do yoa essay to lead
others in prayer? Utter no word
that any who hears yoa cannot
understand. Express their need
as well as your own. Do not go to
. the meroy-eeat on stilts. Short
sticks burn quickest, and short
pleas soonest set the heart on fire.
Moreover, the promises of God are
given in words of bat few syllables,
The old home-like Anglo-Saxon is
good language for prayer. The
sweetest things are expressed in
short words. .Home, hope, heaven
ardon, and peace, love, light and
ife, God and his graoe. Aye, and
almost all things from which we
would be laved find expression in
-words as .brief: Sin, death hell
pain sorrow and wde, sorrow and
despair.
" Good fob' Nothing. A gentle
man, while addressing some chil
dren, took out bis watch and asked
tbem what it was for.
"To keep time," the children an
swered. "Well, suppose it won't keep
time, and oah't be made to keep
time, what is it good for?'"
"'It is good for aotbing," tbey re
plied. He then took oat a load pencil,
and asked what it was for.
"It is to mark with," was tbe an
swer. "Bat suppose the lead is oat,
and it won't mark, what is it good
for?"
"n ia good Inr nothing.
He the
en took out a pocket-knife,
and asked what was its use.
"To whittle with," said some.
"To oat," said the others.
"Suppose that it has no blade,
and then what is it good for?
"Good for nothmg.
"Then a watch, or pencil, or
knife is good for Doting unless it
can do tbe thing for which it was
made?"
"No. sir," tbe children all an
swered.
"Well, children, what is a boy or
girl made for?"
The children hesitated.
"What is tbe answer to the ques
tion, 'What is tbe chief end of
man? asked the gentleman.
"To glorify God and enjoy him
forever."
"Now, then, if a bov or girl does
not do what he or she is made for,
and gloifv God, what is he or 'she
good forr
And the children all answered,
without seeming to think how it
would soand:
"Good for nothing."
"Well, if children are made to
glorify God, and they don't do it,
are they good for anything? that is,
it is so much more important that
tbey glorify God, and beoome pre
pared to enjoy him forever, than
anything else, that if tbey fail to do
this, it is as though they failed in
everything. Without love to God,
all other things are as nothmg.
Fainting Christians. There are
many Christians of this sort. Tbey
are what may be called pretty good
people. Tbey would not, willfully,
harm tbe interests of Zion. In
deed, tbey would gladly see the
Master's cause prosper, and are
really willing, at heart, to do some
thing towards helping it along.
Bat they are sorely plagued with
fainting'fits. And when those fits are
upon tbem, the are as limpsy as a
spider's web. Their courage is all
gone, and tbey are as spiritless as
a mammy. It does not take a great
deal to make them feel faint. The
sight of an adverse circumstance
no larger than a man's hand, me-
II w
tapboncauy speaking, causes a
fainting spell It may not last
long. - That depends -upon the da
ration of the tbreatening spectacle
which troubles their vision. If that
should vanish soon, they would
rapidly revive; yet if some other
obstaole should obtrude itself be
fore their eyes in a short time, they
would immediately relapse into a
spiritual swoon. They are really
to be pitied, for faintness is a very
aisagreeaoie ieeiing. au enjoy
mentor, me is suspended, and a
misarable experience is the per
son's possession.
Bat is there any need of fainting?
No; one can not help fainting,
physically, sometimes. But he
oan help from fainting spiritually
if he resolutely guards against it.
The great preventive is set forth in
the words of inspiration,' which
read thus; "Consider him that en
dured such contradiction of sinners
against himself, lest ye d wearied,
and faint in your minds, "hook
ing unto Jesus" as one who is able
to make "all things work to-gether
for good," is tbe divine preventive
for fainting spells. Get your heart
stocked with Ihe enduring courage
that Jesus possessed through all of
bis , blessed ministry, and then,
though bears, and lions, and savage
men, and voloanio mountains, stare
yoa in the face, you will quit your
selves like true men and woman in
the Lord. Fear not, and yoa will
faint not. u. it. . Wet her be, ia
Herald Presbyter.
Hem Graxmab. It is a pathetic
sight to watch the meandering! ot
the childish mind through tbe in
tricacies of English grammar. Lit
tle Jane bad repeatedly been re
proved for doing violence to the
moods and tenses of tbe verb "to
be." She would say "I be," in
stead of "I am," and for a time it
seemed as if no one could prevent
it. Finally Annt Kate made a rale
upt to answer an inoorrect ques
tion, bat to wait until it was cor
rected. One day tbe two sat together,
Aunt Kate busy with embroidery,
and little Jane her dolls. Present
ly doll society became tedious, and
tbe child's attention was attracted
to the embroidery frame.
" Aunt Kate," said she; "please
teH me what that is going to be?"
Bat Aunt Kate was counting,
and did not answer. Fatal word,
Del It was ber old enemy, and to
it alone could the child ascribe tbe
bilence that followed.
"Aunt Kate," she persisted, with
an honeft attempt to correct her
mistake, "please tell me what that
is going to am?
Still aontiisat silently counting,
though her lip curled with amuse
ment. Jane sighed, but made another
patient effort.
"Will yoa please tell me what
that is going to are:
Aunt Kate counted on, perhaps
by this time actuated by a wicked
desire to know what would come
next. - Tbe little girl gathered her
energies for one last and great ef
fort. "Aunt Kate, what am that going
to are?"
Tbe bsst ground untilled soonest
runs oat rank weeas. oacn are
God's children, overgrown with se
curity ere they are aware, unless
they be well cultivated, both with
God's plough of affliction and their
own industry of meditation. Bish
op Hall.
Faith, though weak, is still faitb;
a glimmering taper if not a glowiDg
torob; bnt the taper may 'give light
as truly as the torch, though not so
brightly. H. Mailer.
Live near to God, and so all
things will appear to yon little ia
comparison with eternal realities.
R. M. McCheyne.
Be sure to report at this office
any and every failure to receive he
Daily Workman.
For Bent I
A nice dwelling house with six rooms.
Apply at this office. July 6-tf
For Sale at this Office, ai a re
duced rate, to close out, a few copies of
Baasett'a History. . Write early to tbe
editor. tf
Town Lots For Sale I
At reasonable prices and on easy
terms. Apply to
June 11 6m Bob'tM. Douglas.
At 0. H. Deughty'a yon oan get the
ladies dressing and finest shoe
blacking to be had in the city. Also a
lot of Low cut Shoes at reduoed prices.
June 11 tf.
Received at Will Armttelds, a large
lot of Swiss Embroideries, all kinds of
laces in white and cream, also a large lot
of dress goods o. Come and see before
buying may 21 tf.
. ..... t - ", t
?ugar8!
Cut . Loaf; Powdered, I Granulated,
Standard A., and Yellow Sugars just re
ceived at J. W. Scott & Co's.
July 18 tf
W. B. Faxrar, the Jeweler, keeps a
nice stock of articles in his line which
he g uarantees to sell on good terms
Other dealers may claim to be fair, but
he claims to be. Farrar stilL Call and
examine his elegant stook, assured that
you will find something to fill the bill,
201 tf. -
J. W. Scott & Oc's Column.
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'6.
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Watches, Clocks,
JEWELRY,
S1LVKHWAHE, ETC.,
In Great Variety, Newest Designs,
and Cheaper than ever before, at
J. J. THORNTON'S
McAdoo Hotel Building,
CtKUKItSIJOIlO, I O.
Repairing A Specially.
March 20 tf .
HOME SCHOOL.
FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
1 TBS. F.. D. HUXDLEY AND MISS
1J- Lizzie Lindsay will open a school
in Greensboro for girls and boys, on the
Slst of August. They have both had an
extensive experience in teaching in this
community and elsewhere and can far-
Dish the most satisfactory references as
to their ability and success. They pur
pose having a school conducted on
health principles, believing that "a
sound mind in a aound body" is thepre
requisite to a good education. With
well lighted and properly ventilated
rooms, tbey hope to be able to develope
tlieir pupils phvsicolly and morally as
well as mentally. Their rooms will be
centrally located and easily accessible
from all parts of the towu. The first
sesMon wil. begin on the 31st of August
and cloe on the 18th of January. It is
very desirable to have pupils enter at
the commencoinont ot the Urm.
Terms. English, (all the branches as
usually taught) tflO.OO per session'.
French at the usual charge. One half
the tuition fees to be paid at the begin
ning of the session and thi balance at
the end of three months. French, taught
orally, Musio on the black-board.
Drawing and elementary Latiu free of
charge. As much Calisthenics will be
given as may be conducive to health and
a pleasant change of posture.
For any other information in regard
to the school, apply to Mrs. Hundley or
Miss Lindsay, at their homes.
Greensboro, N. C ,
July 26, '85 tf
GREENSBORO n
EMALE COLLEGE,
THE 59TH SESSION OF THIS Pros
perous Institution will begin on the
9.fit.h of Ancnnt. 1 Attn i f
- n j w viMiu vj wi
fer educational advantages equal to
those of any Female College in the
South. All the departments of instruc
tion are filled with competent and suc
cessful teachers.
Our Preparatory Department has been
re-organized and placed under the di
rection of Miss Mamie Caldwell, whose
ability and suocess as a teacher are welt
known. Her school room will be fitted
up with such appliances as the depart
ment may need. Special facilities will
be offered in this department.
English Tuition for dav nnnila in
College Classes, 920.00.
English Tuition Preparatory Class.
$12.to15.
T. M. JOKES, President.
July 15 td
Land Sale. '
BY virtue of a decree of the Superior
Court of Guilford nnnntv nn.
dersigned as commissioner appointed in
tue (Hue oi u. cosier noss ana others,
ex parte, will offer for mIa nnhii ,
auction, to the highest bidder, at
Pleasant Garden Church in Guilford
eountv. on Saturday, the lfith d f
August, 1885, at 12 o'clock, M.. the
following lands, viz:
A tract near said nhnrnh ad!nfnin
mwm j- inrng wjqt
lands of Dr. Wesley Coble and others,
cuuuuuwg on acre, more or less,, with
the houses and improvements thereon.
Also a tract of land adjoining the
lands of Rob't Fentress, Addison Len
ard and others, contain; nor haturaan TC
and 100 acres. Said lands are sold for
partition, : . - . ; , . . -.
Terms of RiT.Hr On M ...t..'
half on a credit of six months, with in-
teress irom aayoi sale at 8 per cent per
amount with bond and tmnA
Title to be retained nntil nnrnhiuA
money is paid;
ROMTJLUS K ROSS.
July 13 30d Commissioner.
YGHi tHB OF
ZEIGLER BRO.'S SHOES,
Just received at
April 16-tf. R. F, Born k Co 'a.