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The text is Mark viil, 36, “What shall it protit a man if he shall gaiu the whole world and lose his own soul?’’ Men of all occupations are to be found in the assemblies of the house of (Jod, but lu lliesc days of extensive business operations a large proportion are engaged from Monday morning to Saturday night lu bargain making. lu many of the families across the break fast table und the tea table are dis cussed questions of loss aud gain. You are every day asking yourself: “What is the value of this? What is the value of that?” You would not think of giv ing something of greater value for that which is of lesser value. You would not think of selliug that which cost you $10 for $5. If you had a property that was worth $15,<XM), you would uot sell It for $4,000. You are Intelligent iu all matters of bargain making. Are you as wise in the things that pertain to the matters of the soul? Christ adapt ed his instructions to the circumstances of those to whom he spoke. When ho talked to fishermen, he spoke of the gospel net. When he talked to the farmers, he said. “A sower went forth to sow.” When he talked to the shep herds, he told the parable of the lost sheep. And am I not right, when speaking to au audience made up of bargain makers, that I address them in the words of my text, asking, “What shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?” I propose, as far as possible, to esti mate aud compare the value of the two properties. A Grand Property. First, I have to say that the world Is a very grand property. Its flowers are God’s thoughts in bloom. Its rocks are God’s thoughts In stone. Its dew- drops are God’s thoughts in pearl. This world Is God's child—a wayward child, indeed; it has wandered off through the heavens. But about 1,900 years ago, one Christmas night, God sent out a sister world to call that wanderer back, and It hung over Beth lehem only loug enough lo get the promise of the wanderer’s return, and now that lost world, with soft feet of light, comes treading back through the heavens. The hills, how beautiful they billow up, the edge of the wave white with the foam of crocuses! How beautiful the rainbow, the arched bridge on which heaven and earth come and talk to each other In tears after the storm is over! How nimble the feet of the lamplighters that in a few minutes set all the dome of the night ablaze with brackets of fire! How bright the oar of the saffron cloud that rows across the deep sea of heaven! How beautiful the spriug, with bridal blossoms lu her hair! I wonder who It Is that beats time on a June morning for the bird orchestra. How gently the harebell tolls Us fra grance on the air! There may be grand er worlds, swarthier worlds, larger worlds than this, hut I think that this is a most exquisite world— a mignon ette on the bosom of immensity! “Oh," you say, “take my soul; give me that world! I am willing to take It In exchange. I am ready now for the bargain. It is so beautif il a world, so sweet a world, so grand a world!” But let us look more minutely into the value of this world. You will not buy property unless you can get a good title to It. After you have looked at the property and found out that it suits J8>u you send an attorney to the public office, and he examines the book of deeds and the hook of mortgages and the hook of Judgments and the book of liens, and he decides whether the title is good before you will have anything to do with it. There might be a splen did property and in every way exactly suited to your want, but if you njijiiot get a good title you will not take it. Now, I am here to say that it Is Impos sible to get a good title to tills world, if I settle down upon It, In the very year I so settle down u|kjii it as a per manent possession. 1 may be driven away from It. Aye, In five piinutcs aft er I give up ray soul for tfio world I may have to part with the world, and what kind of a title do you call that? TImto Is only one way In which I can hold an earthly possession, and that Is through the senses- All beautiful sights through the eye, but the pye may be blotted out; all captivating sounds through the car, but my ear may be deafened; all lusciousness of frillts and viands through my taste, but my fgstc may be destroyed; all ap preciation of culture and of art through my mind, but I may lose my mind. What a frail hold, then, 1 have upon any earthly possession; No Warnlnir of Dentil. In courts of law, If you want to get a man off a property you must serve upon him a writ of’ejectment, giving Idiu a certain time to vacate the prem ises, but whan death comes to us und serves a writ of ejectment he does not give us one second of forewarning He says: “Off of this place! You hav* no right any longer to the possession.” Wc might cry out, ‘ I gave you $100,000 for that property;” the plea would bo of no avail. We might say, “We have c warrantee deed for thut property;” the plea would be of no avail. We plight say, “We Lave a Hen on that t tovc/muse:” that would do us no good, n utii is baud, and lie cannot see a ov.ai and cannot read an indenture. So that, first and last, I want to U‘11 you tfigt when you propose that 1 give up my soul for the world you cannot give mo the first Item of title. Having examined the title of a prop erty, next question Is uliont insur ance. You would not be silly enough to buy a large warehous* pjat could not possibly be Insured. You would pof |iave anything to do with such a property, fe’pw, I ask you what assur ance can you giva me that this world Is uot going to be burnt-u Upy Abijo lately none. Geologists tell us that It U already on fire; that the heart of the xvorld is one great living coal; that it iji Just like a ship ou fire at sea, the flames not bursting out because the hatches are kept down. And yet you propose to palm off ou me, iu return for my soul, a world for which, lu the first place, you give no title, and, in the sec ond place, for which you can give no Insurance. “Oh,” you say, “the water of the oceans will wash over all the laud and put out ihe fire.” Oh, no. a here are inflammable elements in the water, hydrogen and xygen. Call off the hydrogen, and then the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans would blaze like heaps of shavings. You want me to take tiiis world, for which you can give uo possible insurance. Troubleaotne Properly. Astronomers have swept their tele scopes through the sky and have found out that there have been lo worlds, lu the last two centuries, that have disap peared. At first they looked just like other worlds. Then they got deeply red—they were ou fire. Then they gol ashen, showing they were burned down. Then they disappeared, show ing that even the ashes were scattered. And. if the geologist be right in his prophecy, then oiir.world is to go in the same way. Aud yet you waut me to exchange my soul for it. Ah, no; it is a world that is burning now. Suppose you brought an insurance agent to look at your property for the purpose ol giving you a policy upon it and while he stood iu front of the house he should say, “That house Is on fire now in the basement,” j’ou could uot get any insurance upon it. Yet you talk about this world as though it were a safe Investment, as though you could get some insurance upon it, when down iu the basement it is ou fire. I remark, also, that this world is property, with which everybody who has taken it as a possession has had trouble. Now, between my bouse aud my church iu Brooklyn there was a reach of laud which was uot built on. 1 asked what was the matter, and they replied that everybody who had any thing to do with that property got Into trouble about it. It is just so with this world—everybody that has had any thing to do with it as a possession has been in perplexity. How was it with Lord Byron? Did he uot sell his im mortal soul for the purpose of getting the world? Was he satisfied with tho possession? Alas! alas! the poem graphically describes his case when it says: Dr-rk every cup of joy, ll<a:d every trump of fame; Dial k early, deeply drank, Drank drafts which common millions might hav< quenched. Then died of thirst, because there was no more ta drink. Oh, yes, he had trouble with It, ami so did Napoleon. After conquering na tions by the force of the sword, the \ Iclor lies down to die, his entire pos session the military boots that lie in sisted on having upon his feet while he was dying. No it has been with men who had better ambition. Thackeray, one of the most genial and lovable souls, after he had won the applause of' ad intelligent lauds through his won derful geuius, sits down In a restau rant hi Baris, looks to the other end of the room aud wonders whose Is that forlorn and wretched face. Rising up after awhile, he finds that It Is Thack eray In the mirror. Oh, yes, this world is a cheat. Talk about a man gaining the world! Who ever gained half of ihe world? Who ever owned a hemis phere? Who ever gained a continent? Who ever owned Asia? Who ever gained a city? Talk about gaining the world! No man ever gained it. or the thousandth part of it. You are de manding that I sell my soul, not for the world, but for a fragment of It. lOHny to Measure. Here Is a man who has had a large estate for 40 or 50 years, lie lies down to die. You say: “That man Is worth millions and millions of dollars.” Is he? You call up a surveyor, with his compass and chains, and you say: “There Is a property extending three miles in one direction and three miles in another direction.” Is that the way to measure that man’s property? No! You do not want any surveyor, with compass and chains. That is uot the way to measure that man’s preperty now. It Is an undertaker you need, who will come and put his fingr-y In his vest pocket and take out a tapeliue, and he will measure five feet nine Inches one way and two feet and a half tho other way. 'That is the man’s property. Oh, no. I forgot. Not so much as that, for he does not own even the place iu which he lies in the cemetery. The deed to that belongs to the exec utors and heirs. Oh, wtint a property you propose to give me for my soul! If you sell a bill of goods, you go Into the counting room and say to your partner: “Do you think that man is good for this hllj? Can lie give proper security? Will he meet ifiis pay ment?” Now, when you are offered this world as a possession I want you to test the matter. I do not want you to go Into this bargain blindly. I want you to ask about the title, about the Insurance, about whelper mpn pavp ever hud .viy trouble with It, about whether you can keep H, about whether you can get all or the ten thousandth or one hundred thousandth part of It. There Is the world now. I shall say no more about It. Make up your mind for yourself, as J shall, before God, have to make up my mind for myself, about the value of this world. 1 can not afford to make a mistake for my soul, and you cannot afford to make a mistake for your soul. Ilryunil EmIIiiimIIod. Now, Jet us look at the other proper ty the soul. We cannot make a bar gain without seplug tin* comparative value. The houI! How shall l cslinmtp the value of It? Well, by Its exquisite organization. It Is the most wonderful piece of mechanism ever put together. Machinery is of value In proportion as It Is mighty and silent at the same time. You look at the engine and the machinery in the Philadelphia mlnti and as you see it performing Its won derful work you will be surprised to find bow silently It goes. Machinery that roan* and tears soon destroys It self, but silent machinery Is m ten most effective. Now, so It Is with the soul of man, with all Its tremendous facul ties; It moves iu silence. Judgment, without any racket, lifting Its scales; memory, without any noise, bringing down all Its treasures* conscience, tak ing Its judgment seat without any ex- cltement; the understanding and the will, all doing their work. Velocity, majesty, might, but silence — silence. You listen at the door of your heart. You can hoar no sound. The soul Is all quiet. It Is so delicate an instrument that uo human hand can touch it You break a bone, and with splinters and bandages the surgeon sets It; the eye becomes inflamed, and the apotheca ry's wash cools It, but u soul off tho track, unbalanced-no human power can readjust It. With one sweep of its wing It circles the universe and over- vaults the throne of God. Why, In the hour of dentil the soul is so mighty It throws aside the body ns though it were a to}’. It drives back medical skill as 'mpolcnt. It 1 eaks through the cm of loved ones who stand or ..ol the dying couch. With one leap it springs beyond star and moon and sun and chasms of Immensity. It is superior to all material things! No Ore can consume it; no floods can drown il; no rocks can crush It; no walls can Impede it; no time can ex haust it. It wants no bridge on which to cross a chasm; It wants no plummet with which to sound a depth. A soul so mighty, so swift, so silent, must be a priceless soul. I calculate the value of the sou! also by Its capacity for happiness. How much Joy it eau got in this world out of friendships, out of books, out cf clouds, out of the sea, out of flowers, out of ten thousand things, and yet nil the joy It has here does not test Its capacity. You are In a conceit before the curtain hoists and you hear the instruments preparing—the sharp snap of the bro ken string, the scraping of the how across the viol. “There is no music In that,” you say. It is only getting ready for the music. And all the enjoyment of the soul In this world, the enjoyment we think Is real enjoyment. Is only pre parative; it is only antleipative; It Is only the first stages of the thing; It is only tho entrance, the beginning of that which shall be the orchestral har monies and splendors of the redeemed. On the II11 !■ of Heaven. You cannot test the full power of the soul for happiness In this world. How much power the soul Las here to fiud enjoyment in friendships; but, oh, the grander friedships for the soul iu the skies! How sweet the flowers here, but how much sweeter they will be there! 1 do uot think that when flow ers die on earth, they die forever. In the sunny valleys of heaven shall not the marigold creep? Ou the hills of heaven will uot the amaranth bloom? On the amethystine walls of heaven will uot the Jasmine climb? “My be loved is come down into his garden to gather lilies.” No flowers in heaven 1 Where, then, do they get their gar lands for the brows of the righteous? Christ Is glorious to our souls uow, but how much grander our apprecia tion after awhile! A conqueror comes back after the battle. He has been fighting for uk. He comes upon the platform. He has one arm in a sling, und the other arm holds a crutch. As he mounts the platform, oh, the en thusiasm of the audience! They say, “Ihat man fought for us and imperiled his life for us,” and how wild the huz za that follows huzza! When the Lord Jesus Christ shall at last stand out be fore the multitudes of the redeemed of heaven au4 we meet him face to face aud feel that he was wounded In the head and wounded in the hands and wounded In the feet and wounded in the side for us, methinks we will be overwhelmed. We will sit some time gazing iu silence until some leader amid the white robed choir shall lift the baton of light and give the signal Hint it is time to wake the song of ju bilee, and all heaven then will break forth into “Hosanna! hosanna! Worthy is the Lamb that was slain.” 1 calculate further the value of the soul by the price that has been paid for it. In St. I’ctcrsburg there is a dia mond that the government paid $200,- fiOO for. “Well,” you say, “it must have been very valuable or tbe govern ment would not Lave paid $200,000 for It.” I want to see what my soul U worth and what your soul Is worth by seeing what has been paid for It. For that Immortal soul the rh-hest blood that was ever shed, the deepest groan that was ever uttered, all tho gi i« fs of earth compressed into one tear, all the sufferings of earth gath ered into one rapier of pain and stuck through his holy heart. Does It not Imply tremendous value? The Value of the Soul. I argue, also, the value of the soul from the home that has been fitted up for It iu the future. One would have thought that a street of adamant would have done. No, It Is a street of gold. One would have thought that a wall of granite would have done. No, it U the flame of sardonyx mingling with the green of emerald. One would have thought that an occasional doxology would have done. No, It Is a perpetu- il song. If the ages of heaven marched in a straight line, some day the last r*giuicnt, perhaps, might pass out of sight. But uo, the ages of heaven do not march in a straight line, but iu a circle around about the throne of God, forever, for t ever, tramp, tramp! A soul so bought, so equipped, so provided for piust lip a priceless soul, a majestic toul, a tremendous soul, Now, you have seen the two prop erties—the world, the soul. One per ishable, the other immortal. Due un satisfying, tin* other capable of ever Increasing felicity. Will you trade? Will you trade even? Remember, It is tiie pqly Investment you can maks, If a man sell u bill of goods worth $5,000, aud he Is cheated out of it, he may get $5,000 somewhere else; but a man who Invests IiIh soul invests all. Having that, he saves all. In the light of my text, it seems to me ns if you were offering your soul to the highest bidder, and I hear you say, "What Is pH for It, my deathless spirli? What l« Did for Itr Hatan says, “I will bid Ihe world.” You say, “Begone, that Is m* equivalent! Nell my soul for the world? No! Begone!" But there Is some one else in tho audience not so wise as that. He says, "What Is hid for my Immortal soul?” Satan says, “I will bid the world.” “The world? Going at that, going at that, golugl Gone!” Gone forever! Wlut D tlie lliiriK of gr^tcat price file whole rf mi I Ion rtiuirl? Tliiit wlildi wag loti In pamillie, Ttixt whicti In Ciiiiet 1* found. Tf ion h t ui rather round tbe croM That knowh'dre to obtain, N /i by the aoul’a eternal Ion, But cxciUtting gain. Well, there are a great many people Who say, “I will not sell my soul for the world. I find the world Is an un satisfying portion.” What, then, wllf vou do with your soul? Some one wnlspers here. "X will give my soul to Christ.” Will you? That is tbe wisest resolution you ever made. Will you give It to Christ? When? Tomorrow? No, now. I congratulate you if you have come to such a decision. Oh, If the eternal Spirit of God would now come down upon you and show you the vanity of this world and the Im mense Importance of Christ’s religion and the infinite value of your owu Im mortal souls, what an hour this would be! What a moment this would be! Do you know that Christ has bought your soul? Do you know that he has paid an infinite price for It? Do you know that he Is worthy of It? Will you give it to him now? Christ to the Reacae. I was reading lately of a sailor who had Just got ashore and was telling about his last experience at sea. He said: "The last time I crossed the ocean we had a terrific time. After we had been out three or four days the ma chinery got disarranged, and the steam began to escape, and the captain, gath ering the people and the crew on deck, said, ‘Unless some one will go down and shut off that steam and arrange that machinery at the peril of his life we must all be destroyed.’ He was not willing to go down himself. No one seemed willing to go. The passen gers gathered at one end of the steam er waiting for their fate. The captain said: ‘1 give you a last warning. If there is no one here willing to Imperil his life and go down and fix that ma chinery. we must all be lost.’ A plain sailor said, ‘I’ll go. sir,’ and he wrap ped himself in a coarse piece of canvas and went down and was gone but a few moments when the escaping steam stopped, and the machinery was ad justed. The captain cried out to the passengers- ‘All saved! Let us go down below and see what has become of the poor fellow.’ They went down. There he lay dead.” Vicarious suffer ing! Died for all! Oh. do you suppose that those people on the ship ever for got, ever can forget, that poor fellow? “No!" they say. “It was through bis sacrifice that 1 got ashore.” The time came when our whole race must die unless some one should endure torture and sorrow and shame. Who shall come to tho rescue? Shall it be one of the seraphim? Not one. Shall it be one of tho cherubim? Not one. Shall It be an inhabitant of some pure and unfallen world? Notone. Then Christ said, “Lo, I come to do thy will, O God!” and he went down the dark stairs of our sin and wretchedness and misery and woe. and he stopped the peril, and lie died that you and 1 might be free. Oh. the love; oh, the endur ance; oh, the horrors of the sacrifice! Shall not our souls go out toward him, saying: “Ix>rd Jesus Christ, take my soul. Thou art worthy to have it Thou hast died to save it.” God help you rightly to cipher out this sum in gospel arithmetic: “Wbat shall it profit a man if he shall gala tbe whole world und lose his own soul?" [Copyright, 1900, by Louie Klopsch, N. Y.J The It road River Aniioelation. The following is a list of the dele gates to the Broad River Association which meets here this week, together with tbe places to which they are assigned: Cedar Springs with W. D. Kirby. Gilead with O. 8. Kendrick. Bethesda with 8. M. Littlejohn. Zion Hill with VV. F. McArthur. Cowpens with N. Lipscomb. Facolet No. 2. with W. G. Austell. Glendale with F. G. Stacy. Clifton with E. R. Cash. Converse with J. T. Brown. Nazareth with H. F. Bridmore (2) W. T. Thompson (1). Elbethel with \V. R. Lipscomb. Goucher Creek with N. C. Snead (2). J. N. Nesbitt (2) H. K. Osborne (1). Mt. Arratt with R. M. Gaffney. Corinth with John Green (2) Frank Kirby (2). Pacolet No. 1. with W. J. Wilkins. Brown’s Chapel with Mrs. Mary Lockhart. Abingdon Creek with T. Robbs. Draytonville with J. W. W. Pettit. Shiloh with J. J. Scruggs. Antioch with J. C. Otts. B. G. Clary. Cooley Springs with W. T. Hum phries. . State Line with Mrs. Ann Waters. Macedonia with S. S. Ross, S. B. Crawley. Buck Creek with J. R. Tolleson, B. K. Humphries. Grassy Pond with J. B. Jones, J. V. L. McCraw. (2) New Pleasant with J. I. Surratt. B'-tiverdam with R. C Sarrutt, Piedmont with Wm. Phillip-, R. E I.* master. Junius T. Humphries. Handy Springs with C. O. Harris, W. W. Hord Arrowood with T. G. M< Craw, M. L. Ross. Broad River with I). R. Lavender. Cherokee Creek with J. H. Turner. Buffalo with J. G. Hoit D. W. Cooper. Mt. Paron with D. A. Thomas. Mt. Olive with M. A Harratt. Blacksburg with W. C. Hamrick, J. A. Carroll. SPECIAL VISITOKS T. M. Bailey, D. D , with R. 0 Sams. E. K. Botnar, D. I)., with R. 0. Sams. H. Hatcher, D. D., with W. H. Richardson. Mrs. H. Hatcher, with W. H. Rich ardson. J. L. Vassand E. H. Murfee, L.L.D., with W. C. Carpenter. A. P. Montague, L L 1) . and A. J. Jamison with J. A. Carroll. K. W. Sanders, D. I)., with N. C. Snead. A. McA. Pittman and T. H- Plem- mons with Mrs. H. S. Lipscomb. F. M. Jordon with B. P. Robertson. A. M. Ross with W. T. Thompson. Capt. John G. Patrick with E. B. Wilbur. Thomas Dixon with W C. Ham rick. CENTENNIAL PELKOATEH B. Hamrick, from Double Springs, and W. F. Coggin from New Prospect, with W. 1*. Morgan, The committee has assigned all the delegates who have reported up to date. There will be about twenty-five delegates In attendance on tbe cen tennial meeting on Friday. Tbe committee has not yet secured enough homes for these. Those who cau accommodate some of these will re port to tbe oommitteo at once. Ail those who entertain delegates will please meet them at church Wednesday morning. From Star Farm. Star Farm, Aug 14—Mr. Frank Blackwell was buried at Eibethel last Sunday. He was a very good old man and has now gone to reap his reward. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Oweosby lost their little baby boy last Mon day. He was about two years old and a bright little follow. Every thing possible was done to save the little one’s life, but God saw fit to remove the little bud from earth to bloom in heaven. Tbe parents should feel happy to know that they have a representative in heaven. Bev. Dr. Sanders held a very in teresting protracted meeting at El bethel last week There were only two conversions. Dr. Sanders preach ed eorne very interesting sermons aud wo hope he will have a large congregation to hear him next Sun day. Mr. Gregg Susong has returned to his home in Tennessee. Mr. Edward Lipscomb and his two sisters were the guest of Mrs. and Mrs. John Jefferies last Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. McCulloch, of Star Farm, returned from a visit to Mrs Mag Lit 1 joh 11 nd have now gone < n a v.sit to lonesviJle. Mr. Hull Jefferies and hD two old est children were over in this section yeaterdav. Little Fletcher. Free SchularMliii*. NEW ROUTE TO SAVANNAH. Seaboard Air Blue to Hulid P.-om Lyon* to Dublin. Dublin, (Jh., Aug. 18.—There seemi to Lo little doubt that in a few mouthi tho Nealxxard Air Line will build a branch road from Lyons to Dnblin. Re cently a prominent citizen of Dabliu visited .Savannah and was informed by a Seaboard official that everything point ed lavorably to an early completion of the extension to Dubliu. From Lyons to Dnblin is only abont 40 liles, which will put Dubliu within 120 miles of Savannah against 170 as al present. At Dublin the Seaboard would connect with the Macon and Dublin road and thus give Macon another line to Savannah. MAINE MILLS SHUT DOWN. Under Consumption of the Product Given as the Cause., Bjddeford, Mo., Aug. 18.—All de partments of the Pepperell Mauufactdr- iug Cotton mill in this city and the York Cotton mill in Saco, shat down today until Sept. 4. Five thousand ope- eratives are employed in the mills. The cause of the shut down is under consumption of the product due in part to the curtailment of the export trade on account of the Chinese trouble. DEWET DEFEATS BRITISH. Hoer Routs His Pursuers and Taker 4,000 Prisoners. It is claimed that nowhere can a full college course, with all the ad vantages of m ’em equipment and modern method* be obtained at a less cost than at the liege of Charles ton, with a fine mdowment. han' - some and commodious buildings, modern and complete equipment, and u strong faculty, the institution offers unusual advantages to the young men of this state and st-ction Board and lodging t an be outuim d at tho College Dormitory for $10 u month, including fuinished room and lights, und the tola necessary ex panses of a scholarship student should not be more than $115 One scholarship giving :ree tuition i- assigned to each county of South Carolina, the holder of wi ich is ap pointed by the Proba e Judge and County Supe iatendent of Education. Delaqo Bay, Aug. 18.—According to Boer reports here General Dewet har turned on the British, defeated them aud captured 4,000 men. Ilore Lost 14 Killed. London, Aug. 18.—Lord Roberts re ports that Colonel Hore, who was be sieged at Elands river, has just been re lieved by Lord Kitchener, lost 14 killed aud 58 wo mded, including Lieutenat Colonel DeLisle. Charged With Stealing Oxen. Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 18.—W. T. Brown and J. McCartiu, two farmers i from St. Clair county, have been ar- ‘ rested ou the charge of bringing stolen | property into the city. These men are ! accused of stealing a yoke of oxen and a wagon from G. \V. Klein, who resides Hoar Whitney. Meetins: ut MhikI. Maud, Aug. 15 —Rev. B. M. Bridge* ofLatiim: re, X.C., assisted by \\ M. Gold, has jus* closi-d an eleven days’ revival neeting at Cherokee Creek Baptist church. The church was gloriosly revived, and thirty eight souls were added. Mr. Bridges is au excellent preacher, as well as revivalist, an is doing great good for our church, as well as the community. Mr. Gold did good preaching and has endeared himsel to^ the people of Cherokee Creek. We hope he will come again. s a u Coal In North Carolina. Wadesbobo, N. C., Ang. IN.—A rep resentative of a Pittsburg coal company has been hero for several days looking for evidence of coal in this community. He has found seams of coal a few milea west of town. An option has been se cured by him on several thousand acres of laud. Money to Loan on improved or unimproved city real estate on mos*; liberal terms. Will loan straight for a term of years or on installments. Y'ou can build your bouse and pay for it with little more than your rent would cost you. Call and get terms. Schedule No- 4. In Effect 12:01 A. M., Sunday.December24th, 1 Between Camden,S.C. and Blacksburg,S. WEST. RAH 35. .33. 33 3 (/) /. cS c Cl * o I J EASTERN TIME. - J I |£ i ^ I ct C CJ STATIONS. * >» w • -!2|; P.M. 8 ’JO 8 50 9 JO 10 50 11 Jo 11 35 12 30 1 00 1 20 2 30 2 50 3 10 4 10 4 45 5 30 6 00 fi 25 8 3.5 7 oo P. M P M. 12 50 1 15 1 27 j 1 40 2 10 2 15 2 35 2 50 3 00 3 M 3 20 3 40 3 55 4 « 4 JO 4 36, 4 50 5 00 5 20 j P M. i CAMDEN DEKALB . . WESTV1LLE.... KERSHAW HEATH KFRINOH .PLEASANT HILL ....LANCASTER RIVERSIDE . . 81’RINGDELL. CATAWBA .1 ENC’N . ..LESLIE .... ROCK HILL NEW PORT ... .. TJK/.AH ... YORKVILLE ... SHARON HICKORY GROVE SMYRNA .. BLACKSBURG.. — — m W* ""K* P. M. p. M7 12 25 5 30 12 02 4 50 11 50 4 30 11 35 4 10 11 2o 3 15 11 15 3 00 10 55 2 35 10 40 1 00 10 30 12 40 10 20 12 20 10 10 11 00 10 00 10 40 9 35 8 20 9 30 8 00 9 15 7 :*) 9 (it; «50 8 45 t> 20 8 35 6 tO 8 15 5 30 A. M A. M. Between Blackstorg.S.C., and Marion,N.C. WEST. EAST. 1 1 33. at. 12. 8 X i 9. X 2 * 2 X V a# W O £ EASTERN TIME. tx La V & «* C u £ 3? it I! K (STATIONS. 'Ji <* e-» • «■ .a* T - * 15 ~ ^ t 7. "*7 A M 1* M A M. »'. M . 8 10 5 M .. BLACKSBURG .. 7 4H| 6 40 8 3d 5 45 EARLS ... 7 37 0 30 8 to, 5 50 PATTERSON KP’GX 7 25 (i 12 » 201 t 00 SHELBY ... 7 15 6 00 10 00 . . . LATH MORE *; 55 4 50 10 10 ri MOORESBORO... (i 4>- 4 40 10 25 tj 38 HENRIETTA ti 3k 4 20 10 50 6 55 FOREST ('IT Y (i 2o 3 50 11 15 7 10 RUTIIHEFORDTON ti 05 3 25 II 35 7 22! MILLWOOD 5 53 3 (tf. 11 45 7 35 GOLDEN VALLEY 5 4(i 2 6V 12 Of. 7 40 THERMAL CITY 5 37 2.45 12 25 7 58 GLEV WOOD .... 5 17 2 2o 12 50 8 15 MARION 5 00 2 00 P. M l!.*. A. M. P. M. WK ht. Gaffney Division, east. * ft SI* a* EASTERN TIME. STATIONS. 1st Class. 14. 1 10. S’Zc'Shb J. C. Jekferiks Atty. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. OoadonMd Sohedol. of Paw.nv«r Trains. In itffeot May 6th, 1900. Nerthbound. N* 12. Daily. Ves. No. 33. Dally. Na 18. Ex. Sun. FatMa No. 3A Dally. Lr. Atlanta.CT “ Atlanta.KT “ Norcrosa.. H Buford. . “ Goinesrlilt " Lula “ Cornelia.... “ Mt. Airy... Lv. Toccoa 7 63a 8 50 a 9 8va 10 U>a 10 85 a 10 58 a 11 26a 11 iiua 11 63 a 12 fOm 1 00 p 8 25 p 8 45 p 8 83 •> 4 8bp 6 30 p 6 2Jp 7 IBp 7 88 p 8 OUp 1 SOp 8 85 p 9 00 11 60p 12 60a 1 20a 1 63a 2 18a 8 88a 6 88 a Ar. K.burton.. Lv. Kllierton... 9 66 a & 40p il 46 a ' 4 (jBTa 4 28a 4 66a 8 00a 7 Ola 7 46a 8 02a 8 27a 8 61a • 60a 13 28» Lv. Wmlnstor. “ Koncca. “ Central “ Greenville. “ Soar’burg . “ G.t.fncy “ B:n<:k»burg “ King's Mt.. “ Gastonia... ** Charlotte.. Ar. Gre'nsboro 12 Sim U 62 p 1 42 p 8 84p 8 87 p 4 20 p 4 Wp 6 (*p 6 2f< p 6 yop 9 56 p "i'iep 6 22 p 6 18p 6 40 t > T 02p "i’iip 10 47 p . • s e e • • • s*eeess« ••see*#* Lv. Gro'nsboro Ar. Norfolk ... 11 46 p 8 26a Ar. Danville... 11 23 p 11 63 p 1 38 p Ar. Richmond.. 6 00a 6 00a 8 26 p Ar. W’hlugton. “ R'more!'*. it •* Fh’deljihia. “ New York. FstMa No. 36. Daily. 6 42 a ft bOa 10 15 a 12 4^m •sseees# •eceess* • e••ee • • 8 60 p 11 26p 2 66a 8 28a Southbound. Vea. No. 37. Daily. No. 11. Dally Lv. N.Y.,Pa.R. ‘‘ Fh’deiphiit. “ BSiMiinore.. “ Wanil ton.. 12 15 a 8 6b a 6 22 a 11 15 a 12 oTn 4 8bp 0 55 p 9 ‘dip lb 46 p •••#»••• • • • • e e e . • s e • e • e . •••*»•« Lv. Richmond. 11 bOp 11 cop • • • • Lv. Danville.. 5 43 p 6 60 a 6 loa Lv. Norfolk. . >.r G.e’nsboro Lv. Gre’tisboro Ar. ( lianotte Lv Gastonia. . “ Ki.itr'x Mt. •• B ;i -k-dnirg “ Gaffney.. " Hpar'btirg. •' Green vli.e “ Central “ Fence a " W’minster. “ Toe-on „ 0 Oba 6 55 8 35 p 5 15a ■ 7 10 p 9 45 p 10 42p 11 25 p 11 42 p 12 20 a 1 8b a "fella 3 28 » 7 05 a 9 25 a 10 07 a 10 45 a lb 5b a 11 34a 12 30 p 1 80p i’isp 7 07 a 12 b6>u 1 12 p 1 fcfp 8<*P 8 24 p 8 15 p 4 80 p 6 27 p 6 63 p 6 lop 6 45 p • ••••»•* . • • a e • e • > • e e e e e • • • •see* • • • e e e e • . •••••*• Kl> !f Ex. Bun. ^rsri 0 86a 8 67 a 7 20a T 48a • 27a 0 80a 8 80a Lv. K o» rton.. A r . K 1 erton. Lv. Mi. Airy. “ Cornelia.. “ Lula •* Gainesville ^ Bufti’-d. .. ** Norcrosa. Ar. Atlanta,KT •* Atlanta,CT U 45 a 9 0 h 6 401, 1 Sup ' 4 lla 4 30 a • Ola 6 25 a 6 10 a 5 lua 8 Up 8 bop "4»p 8 64 p 1 isp 7 82 p 8 Obp 8 20 p 8 4»p 9 18 p 10 OOp 9 bdp RoTli. Ex. Fun. Batwean Lula and Athans. 8 lop • 34 p 8 5op No. 13. Daily. STATIONS. 11 05 a Lv .Lula . Ar 11 96 a ” May.rills 11 62 a, “ Harmony No. 13. Dally. 10 60s 10 19 10 Otis 9 26 _fl VJ>-j Vi ' j/Ar . Athons .Lv^ 9 as j^OOj Kota ciost oonnsotlon msds st Lula Wits ■kan tin. trains. Ex. Rub. T 86 p 7 0»» « 38p 6 00] e M A M . . . A * V M 1 00 ti 00 BLACKSBURG. 7 50 3 00 1 20 « 20 CHEROK EE FALLS 7 30 2 40 1 40 r m 8 40 A M GAFFNEY ... 7 10 A M 2 20 V M Train No. 32 leaving Marlon. N. C., at 5 a. m. makinir elose conne -lion at ItlaekHhurjr. H G.. wltii the Southern’n train No. 38 for Char lotte, N. C.. and all point. East, and ronnect- Hik with the Southern'i. vestibule irolntf to Atlanta, Ua., and all (joints West, and will receive passengers Kolng East from train No. 10op the C. 4 N. W. R. R.. at Yorkvllle, B , C., at 8.45 a. m., and nonneets at Camden, , C., wish the Southern's train No. 78 arriv ing In Charleston. S. G., at 8.17 p. rn. Train No. 34 with passeriyi rcoae.t attsiehed, leavlny Bliteksburit at 5.3a a* ui., and con- nectlntr at Koek Hill. S. C., with the South ern's Florida train for all points South. Train No. 33 leaving Camden, H. C , at 12.50 n. m.. after the arrival of the Southern's Charleston train connects at Lancaster, S. C., with the L. & C. U. R.; at < 'atawba Junct iou with the S. A. L., tmlnK East, at Rock Hill. S. C., with the Southern's train No. 34 lor Cba.lotte, N. C., and all i>olnts East. Gonuect* at Yorkvllle, g. C. with train No. W on the C. d* N. W. 14. R , fur Chester, W. C. At HlacksLarg with the Southern’s vestibule going East, aud the Southern's train No. 36 KoIiik West, and conucctlutf at Marlon, N.C., with the Southern l*>ih East and West. SAMUEL HUNT. Erwsideos. A. TRIPP, Nnporlntendeut. H. U. LUMPKIN, Uea'l. Pas. Agt. bet ween Norfolk and Bai timers. Nos. 37 and Us—Dally. Washington and Bout) western Vsstlbnle Limited. Through Pullman sleeping cars between New York and N/w Orleans, vis Washington, Atlanta and Montgomery, and aleo between New York and Memphis, via Washington. Atlanta and Bit- mirucham. Also elegant Pullmax Ljbeaut Ohs su vat ion Oaks between Atlnnt* and New York. FI rate loss thoroughfare rooehee W tween W aahiagton and Atlanta. Dining ears C rveall meals ea route. Leaving Woauing- gton Mondays, Wsdnsadays and Pridn/a a tourist sles ping car wlU run through between Washington and Sen Prandaoo without ehnngft Pullman drawing-room aleeplng cars between Ureeneboro end Norfelk. Close connection at Norfolk for Old Foist Oompobt Noj. 36 and M—United Btatee Fast Mall r— Ksssn. svt© L. A N. R, R.. " * * irougg without inute £ »rn Railway, A. * lasses. Pullman drawiag-saaet ilnpins sen »two«a Vew York and New Orleans, rtk A* ute and Montfamary and bsHrassi Mr Jnghaut end Atlanta. DtaMg mm aarve al icalt en route. njes Nos. 11,, betwg'n Kick Tills, SOUthbOl Nos 84 and 12 a