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"Uteri began to o’Vertise my Ironware freely,
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ye»a Mst I have spent £30.000 yearL to keep my
superior wares hes re the public Had 1 been timid in
advertising. I never should have possessed my fortune
off i.iiuiifu". McLeod Belton. Birmingham
*• Advertising like Midas’ touch, tu' - ns everything to
gold !l it., your daring men draw millions to their
refers”—J^tuart Clay
' Vhat audacity is to love, and boldness to war, the
Ikillful use of printer’s i ik, i» to success in business ’" —
I* cher.
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nothing in rn.v p eolations. I have the most complete
fii h in "printers’ink.” Ad ve. Using is the “royal road
to business ” —Rarntim
Professional Pards.
IIIR VM PERDUE ' nv’iorr p •coin—
tten lv located at Tile Rock, tenders his professional
services to th>-Mtrroundirg eommiiit.v. and promises to
spare no labor or attention to those who mav patronize
kim - july22-f.mo
CAXDWIOII & HE V Llj. Atr rnev- Slid
1 1 ( ounscPors r.tLaw,Thomaston, Ga. Will practice
in the several 1 'carts of the Stat e of Georgia, and attend
promptly t»» nil business entrusted to their care.
H it iundwioii. [iune‘24 6mo.] w. x. bkai.t.
j) »v\ ON & OHMUKK \ rr-,rv.fi ;t r
I * I*'*.Oriflßn, Ga. Offieein Almah Hall, next door
it tar Okkicf, Win practice in the Counties
otnposmg the Flint t ircfiit, and in the United States
H nct ' mlrt - Attention given to cases in Bankruptcy,
tn»vl3ly
|) AGj NUNN \ LEY V't rnevs at
ti « Hidhti. tfa. Will practice in all the Coun-
Flint Judicial Circuit, and in the
V Meriwether, Clayton, Fayette and Coweta,
lie, ! lra, ', , 'ce in the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the
"!'; f she United states tor the Northern and
r'omh ern Districts of Georgia
XNAI.tY. fupllo ly] L. T DOTAL.
J, GaLKX. Atfnrofiv ;tt \j w Thi*rn
hri,.!!.. a ?v on, .„ l,a - ’’' ill practice in the counties com-
"J e Cint Judicial Circuit, and elsewhere by
Oiv, T ict - Ml business promptly attended to.
ni ' ■ Hick building. chll-ly
f) 1 KKNI) \EL v.ff..rn llis pp*fefi
-5 If the citizens of Thomastou and
8[) l * Country. May be found dnrin ttie day at
«» I * ll way’s store, at night at the former resi
__ ’ h l! ' ,es Wilson. jan 14 ly
.1 j KKDD! N'i. \t ornev fir L'tW.
r * B n-n„svil t >, Pike co , Ga. Will practice in the
el 1 1 ising the Flint Judicial Cir -nit, and
,*’>’ special ontract AI usi ness promptly
•p, ‘‘Co Olhce. in Elder's budding, over* 'liamber's
aug6- y
P'HUiI-VS BE \LL A rterte’V ut L t\A’,
'buniAston, Ga. Will practice in tiie Flint Cir
,t ind ,‘l.sewhere bv special contract ang27-ty
1 ’ l. H VLL. Artarriey t'nl O innseilor
lh', ” Will practice io the counties composing
i' 1,1 r , 1,u ’’'fcuit. In the Supreme Court of oror. ia,
b'District Court of the United States for the
yu * r! ’ U 'J Southern Districts of (<eorgia.
L w to n ,Ga., June ISth. 187"-ly.
\ & McCALL V. Anorni'ys
nvW, a n ,\ :UV )V < '' r ' v ' n 2to n , Georgia. Will attend regu
i"uin\o 8 v v ’ l,e in the Superior Courts of the
Hon roe fj [K ‘ e ' v . t , on i butts, 11-nry, Spalding. Pike,
ber. 1 • ''organ, DeKalb Gwinnette and Jas-
__ dec 0-ly
M ATHENS. Art •rnov at
r " ising th*. °°, tton ’ Ba., will practice all the counties
•Pecial “'• dtahoochee Circuit and elsewtiere by
II K..tsv-c Arri.mev at Lnw
* in the Unit , T , a , practice in the State Conrts
'■ |V: ‘nn:ih, (}« States ' District Court at Atlanta and
' ’ dec 0-ly
♦J• Atr iruey at Law Barnes*
Flint i’rrno '?'** practice in all the counties of
■— l an( l Supreme Court of the State.
g! l lIU NK. A Torriev at
; 1 w of th* '’FBI practice in all the
"tether n .' itta^00<, hee ('ircuil, and Upson and
. declS-ly
I) 0 f _!.'’a ? 111 oo'iriniie r*u» t.ruftice
v ir t "I'ine. Office at B. D. Hardaway’s Drug
t - dec'*'-ly
1 'notify»h' " V ’ Xl *
i >u Jic‘. t ciHzens of Upson that, he will continue
"’"•‘MVih r" in iis various branches at
>. a ' declS-ly
77-
’ . r, ‘sm T y, practice fn Circuit Courts of
' ,n United >tates District Courts.
: LADIES’ FANCY STORE!
OVER
MESSRS. FLEMISTEE & BEOOKS,
CORNKR OF HILL AND SOLOMON 9TRKKTB,
GRIFFIN. GEORGIA,
Yy OULD respectfully inform the K t)o d
j citizens of Thomaston and vicinity that we have now
in store, and keep constantly on hand a superior stock
and very latest styles of
LADIES’ PINK I) It ESS GOODS,
LADIES’ &CHIL.DUKNS’ SHOES,
LADIES’ JEWELRY,
LADIES’ HOSIERY,
LADIES’ NOTIONS,
MILLINERY, &c.
A thousand little tricks and trinkets that Men-Mer
chants know nothing about, to be found at our Store.
IMILLIIsriEIR.'Sr !
The Choicest, Freshest, and SWEETEST, stock in
the maket. Goods manufactured to suit the taste of
customers. Orders respectfully solicited. (Jail on or
address
MRS. M. A. HIGHTOWER & CO.,
inayl3-tf Griffin, Georgia.
ANDREWS & HILL,
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
FURNITURE,
COFFINS, Ac., Ac.,
AT
J. <fe T. G. ANDREWS’ Mill, Five Miles*
Southwest of Thomaston, Ga.
A\7”rc would ro-vpoptfullv inform onr
V v friends and the public generally, that, we have
established a
FURNITURE MANUFACTORY
at the above named place, where we manufacture and
keep constantly on hand.superior Furniture of nil kinds,
varieties, and grades. We are prepared to fill all or
d. rs tor COFFIN s, and do all kinds of Cabinet work
with neatness and dispatch We flatter ourselves that,
we can please all that know good work when they see
it. Our facilities and advantages in preparing <>ur own
Lumber and Manufacturing our ow Work enables us
to otter any quantity, better varieties, an 1 decidedly
better baigdns than other Furniture dealers in this
section of country. We earnestly request all that are
in need of anything in our line to c ill and examine < ur
stock, as we feel satisfied that we can give satisfaction
in style, quality and price. All work warranteed to be
as represented. Orders solicited.
muy2<Uy JAS A N DREWS A L S. HILL.
FOUR GOOD BOOKS.
Should he Had in every Family.
nUYOTTON XL strid Pramifial P»lvirlotr
FAMILY BIBLE, containing a copious index,
Concordance Dfc'ionary of Biblical Terms. Geograph
ical and Historical Index, dee Fourteen hundred pages
furnished tn three styles of hi ding
L \ WS of BUSINESS tor all the States in the Union
By t’heophilus Parsons, L 7, D This volume contains
forms for urm of every trade or profession, mortgages,
deeds, bills of sale, teas*s. b >nd, articles of copartner
sh;p. will, awards, ifer Published by the National Pub
lishing < o , Nemphis, Tenn.
Tile. LIFE OF GEN. R. E LEE. by Jas. D. McOabe,
author of a life of Stonewall Jackson. This book should
find its way into every family us it is one of the best
written accounts of the heroic deeds of the Great Vir
ginian yet published.
El <HT IN THE EAST, by the well-known writer,
Fleetwood.
Mr. JOHN A. COCHRAN has taken the Agency for
Upson and Pike counties, and wi ] call upon the people
with these in valuable books immediately aprill-Bt.
BTEI2 EOBCOP E.S,
VIEWS,
ALBUMS,
CHROMOS,
FRAMES.
E. & H. T. ANTHONY & CO.,
5»1 BROADWAY, NEW YORK,
Invite the attention of the Trade to their extensive
assortment of the above goods, ol their own publica
tion, manufacture and importation.
Also,
PHOTO LANTERN SLIDES
and
OR APIIOSCOPE.
NEW VIEWS OF YO-EMITES,
E. v’t H. T. ANTHONY' it CO.,
591 Broadway, New York,
Opposite Metropolitan Hotel.
Importers and Manufacturers of Photographic
Materials. mchlS-lOm
The Southern Farm and Home.
A FIRST CLASS AGRICULTURAL MONT’ILY.
G EN. XV. XL. BROWIVE, |
EDITOR
At *‘i OO per Year tn Advance.
r I'M IK S'uvinci Volume commences with !
| November number. Now is tne time to sub
scribe. Address, J. W. BURKE, A; 00.,
octS ts Macon. Ga. i
DR. THOS. A. WARREN
GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.
OFFERS hi 6; services to the c’t’/ens of
Griffin and vicinity Special attention given to
! the treatment of
CII Ro > Ito ASES.
I Those at a dist mce can can consult him by letter
Office over George Beecher A 0 , ill Street.
april*29-tf
WATCH REPAIRING.
r citizens of (’r’Sif- end odjecent
i counties arc respectfully informed that I have
moved my stock to the store o Mr. Mm Wallace, ami
am now prepared to execute work in my line of busi
ness, on the most favorabb tenns. Rep iring of all
kinds done at the shortest notice and i the neatest man
ner. I have facilities for turning out good w >rk, and by
strict attention to business hope to receive a liberal
sha»e of patronage. Very respectfully,
aprilS ts ' W.M. L. BRYAN.
"DENTISTRY!
r T'MIE nn G c-ioned hfiinw pe tnancntly
1 located in Thomston, still tenders thier professional
sei vices in the practice of Dentistry to the citizens ol
Upson and adfotnln# counth s Teeth inserted on g Id
silver, adamant! eor rubber. All work warranted and
a go and fit guaranteed. Otiice up st lira over WILSON
SA vVYER'Jj store.
dec9 ft BKYaN A SAWYER.
THOMASTON. GA.. SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 7, 1871.
OSBORN & BOYLE,
HILL STREET,
GBLIIFFiIIsr, CtJL.,
V
man i t faotukrijß of 9
butggies, express
AND
WAGONS,
A DEi LKUS IN ALL KIND OF
CARRIAGE & WAGON MATERIAL.
AOF.NTB FOR TIIF. CELKBRVTKD
STUDEBAKER WAGON
AND
SARVAN'S PATENT WHEELS.
CAHTiTAGES, Phaetons, &c., of any
style, ordered direct from the best North
ern Factories.
REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS
neatly executed. Special attention driven
to ordered jobs, and all work warran
ted. augl2-ly
PROSPECTUS
OF THR
ATLANTA CONSTITUTION,
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
A DEMOCRATIC JOURNAL,
Published at the Capital of Georgia, and the Official
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For all classes. Merchants Lawyers, Farmers, Mechan
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stitution. Full re|M>rts given <»f the meetings of the
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Our Correspondence Department
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the United States an- 1 Europe D large, having been en
gaged at great expense. The actings of the General
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For the benefit of I.ndy Readers, the celebrated “Jkn
Nik Junk’’ has been employed, and sends monthly
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The. Proprietors also announce with great satisfaction,
that they have made arrangements for
Fditorials and Original Contributions
Upon Politics. Literature, and other topics, from lead
ing minds < f the country.
The Constitution is known pte-eminent!y for its un
ceasing exposure of the corruptions ot the Radical
Party in Georgia, and for waging sleepless war upofi
the enemies of the people and the State, refusing and
utterly repudiating official patronage, and throwing it
self fer support sole upon the people.
W. A. HEMPHILL and E Y. CLAKKF. Proprietors
I. W. A VERY and E. Y CLARKE Political Editors.
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Is the Largest Dailv now published in Georgia. Its
circulation is large and increasing every day. It is
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The Weeklv Era contains nearly twenty-eight col
umns of choice leading matter each issue, consisting of
Politics, Liierature, Market R< ports, and
GENERAL NEWS.
Make up your Clubs at once.
Postmasters are authorized and requested to act as
Agents. Address NEW ERA OFFICE,
july29-tf » Atlanta, Ga.
THOMASTON HOTEL
11. T. JEWIYGS. Proprietor,
THO AI AS T ON, OA .
r |MIE nndoreig'npd hnvincr token oh or ire
1 of the above House takes pie sure in announcing
to the public generally, that no . ff *rt will be spared to
make it a first-class Hotel, and every effort will lie
m *de to gi\e satisfaction to all who will favor him with
their patronage. People living in the country and
visitmg Thomaston will always find accommodation,
and meals furnished at seasonable hours at reduced
rates. Citiz‘ j na of Upson are -espectfully solicited to
lend their support and patronage.
aept'6-tf H. T. JENNINGS.
DRUGS AND MEDICINES !
DH T. B KENDALL wnnM inform his
friends and the community that he has purchased
the stock of Drugs and Medicines owned bv B. D Har
daway, and will carry on an exclusive Drug business at
the same oid stand. Will keep constantly on hand a
complete stock of everything usually found in a first
class Drugstore. B. D. Hardaw»v will attend to the
business and fill ail orders and pre-criptions with care.
sept’J-tf
ATTENTION MEN WITH BEARD!
T A M am now lounfiM in Thommsf.in
where l will keep a first-class White Man’s Barber
Shop Shiving. Trimming ami Dress Hair, in fact,
everything in the Barber’s line done in good and
at satisfactory prices. Give me a call. First door West
of Wm. Johnson's Store. C. H. HARRIS.
pooK Notices.
Pomeroy’s Democrat — M. M. (“Brick”)
Pomeroy, Fiiitor and Proprietor—has a
laroe circulation, with the greatest aod
most interesting variety of reading mat er,
of any Political paper in the world. Sub
scription price $2.50. Club rates $2.00.
Sample Copies Sent Free. Address C. P.
Syk*s. Publisher, Post-officce Box 5217,
New York.
The Young Folks’ Rural for September,
published by Mr. Lewis of the Western
Rural, is filled brin? full of nice things for
young people. The College World pro
nounces it “the most entertaining paper in
exi'tenrp f.,r yiiung people.” Cash prizes
nre offered, for best Contributions by young
folks $1 00 per year, and free for remain
der of this y *ar to new subscribers for 1872.
Specimen numbers free. Address 11. N. F.
Lewis. Publisher, Chicago.
The Childrens Hour - This is an ex
cellent little magazine for children. It
abounds in most suitable literature for the
juvenile folks, and even among the older
ories it tend- to carry the mind back to
pleasant memories, and sigh “would that I
were a child again” to read T. S. Arthur’s
interesting journal. Address the editor at
Philadelphia.
The New York Ledger contains many
gents of literature, worthy of the best and
most brilliant talent. By the uniform merit
of its productions and ta-te displayed in
literary selections it has achieved a popular
distinction, commanding a patronage which
commends it to the table of polite, refined,
most elegant and instructive reading.
A Great Offer. Peters’ Musical Month
ly for October is to hand, containing fifteen
beautiful pieces of music, printed from full
size music plates. It can be had for thirty
cents. The Publisher also offers to send,
post-paid, for one dollar, six back numbers,
containing from ninety to one hundred
pieces ol choice new music. Send your
order to the Publisher, J. L. Peters, 599
Broadway, New York, and get your money’s
worth, of new select music. There is no
greater attraction among the pleasures of
■ Home than the sweet enjoyments of music.
The Monthly Novelette f >r Oot 'BER.
this valuable magazine is “o full of vari*
etv that it suits all tastes. Sailors find a
-ua yarn ; soldiers, a tale of the late war;
adies, half a dozen romances, where love
md marriage mingle their pleasant sweets ;
poets, verses of rare merit ; and then there
ire historical matters biographies, and a
juvenile department that will please chil-
Iren. In fact, The Monthly Novelette is
the most interesting publication of the kind
in the country. Price $2.00 per annum, or
20 cents per county Samples sent for 15
cents. Thornes & Talbot, 63 Congress
Street, are the publishers, and they club
Ballou’s Magazine with The Novelette for
$3,00.
The Folio, for October, conies to us great
ly enlarged and improved It now gives
three pieces of music, complete, (which
cost one dollar and twenty cents in sheet
form) asupeib portraitof Theodore Thomas,
and thirty columns of original reading
matter, all for ten cents! The publishers
claim th.it the Folio has increased its circu
lation more than ten thousand copies since
last January. This is a remarkable event
in journalism and demonstrates the
that the people are not slow to see the
advantages of buying their music in this
form The Folio is edited by Dexter Smith,
the well-known song writer, and published
at one dollar a year by White, Smith &
Perry, I> -ton. Specimen copies sent free
to any address.
The Song Messenger, is a musical month
ly, a beautiful interesting magazine, con
taining also the most select literature,
rendered doubly attractive to all who love
sentiment and song, poetry, as well as able
productions of the pen, or instructive notes
of the critic While it is highly entertain
ing it is equally improving in the elegant
accomplishments of society,as well as a most
delightful companion (or the fireside. The
October number abounds in superior pro
duction and composition.
S uthern Cultivator. —Tnis monthly
magazine for October is on our table. We
find it to contain much useful information
and interesting matter. The Agricultural,
Editorial and Fireside departments are well
fi led with entertaining, selectand instruct
ive articles.
Our Own Fireside must be read to be
appreciated Its home-like illustrations are
true to nature. Its literature affords all the
interest the mind could desire. Containing
a'Bo, many fables, witty sayings and do
ings as well as information of fashion and
change, it is appreciated by all of its
readers.
The Ohio Farmer contains much im
p >rtant correspondency original produc
tions, and agricultural instruction.
I say boy is there anything to shoot
around hero ?,, inquired a sportsman of a
bov he met. “Well.” replied the boy.
“nothing just here: but our school master
L ju>t over the hill there, cutting birch rods.
Y ’t walk tip and p ’p him over.,,
Spiritual Growth.
Communicated]
"But though our outward man perish, yet
the inward man is renewed day by day.”
Many Christians imagine that when the
sha klesof sin have been graciously removed
from their souls, it is not necessary to con
tinually struggle against their return. But
our lives were not intended to sink into that
drowsy state of self-satisfaction which asks
no deeper work of grace in the soul, that
conformity with the world which admits of
no struggle w ith our inclinations, no neces
sity to control the temper, or to cultivate
purity of principle. We should not be
contented with ourselves as we are, but desire
nnd pray continually that we may become
more righteous, more pure, more gentle, and
more exalted in every virtue, so as to ap
proach in our Christian character that per
fect type which was given to us an example
on earth, our blessed Saviour. Are we like
him, unworthy creatures that we are, even
in our warmest state of religions enjoyment ?
Ah, I fear that we are too frequently over
come by the world, and instead cf the golden
rule, take for our motto, “an eye for an eye»
and a tooth f,.r a tooth.” If one is offended,
unkind feelings arc cherished, bitter words
are spoken, and the evil spirit is allowed to
predominate until the once strong tie of
friendship is forever broken! Wtiereas one
gentle word, one kind act, or one pleasant
smile would have “heaped coals of fire” on
the transgressor’s head, and healed the
wound like a precious, southing balm. If
then there is such power in the Christian’s
life, it is the duty of every Mother to teach
these principles to her children, and enforce
them while the heart is tender, rather than
uphold them in any passionate resentment
of wrong* or to listen without checking to an
outburst of bitter invectives against a school
mate or friend. It is perfectly natural to
conclude, when we see anything of this kind
in those who are capable of discriminating
b°tween right and wrong, that their parents
allow them at home to indulge iu the natu
ral impulse of the heart under such circum
stances by giving back “railing for railing,’
instead of overcoming evil with good.
* It is not much the world can give
With all its subtle art,
An<l gold and gems are not the things
To trdixjp the heart,
But oh, if those who cluster round
The altar and the hearth,
Have gentle words and loving smiles,
How beautiful is earth.’’
God is love, an 1 if we as Ilis children
cultivate more affection for each other, there
will be less cause for strife, and fewer in
clinations to do evil. In order then to keep
our feet in the upward path, it is necessary
io watch, lest suddenly we may fall into
temptation, and act ha-tily in a manner
unbecoming a Christian. And not only
should we struggle to control our words and
actions, but “strive, wrestle and agonize”
to keep down even the very appearance of
evil in our thoughts. It has been said “keep
thy heart with all diligence,” yet nothing
that we can do can cleanse it from impuri
ties except the blood of our Saviour. The
scriptures are full of promises for those who
remain steadfast in the faith, and who work
to promote the glory of What a great
incentive then to the Christian in his daily
struggles, his trials, his temptations and all
that he may be called upon to endure in
this life !
When the reaping time comes, the days
of tribulation are ended. The moment an
aching brow is bathed in the eternal rivers
of life, its earthly pangs are remembered
no mure. “Every chastisement, every light
affliction which is but for a moment, work
eth for us a far more exceeding and eternal
weight of glory.” Let us then find comfort
in these words, and. if evils come upon us,
if the band of affliction should fall upon our
families and sweep them one by one away,
if wealth and earthly position are torn from
us, and it is ours to earn our daily bread by
the sweat of the brow, then we are sure that
all things w-,rk together fur our good. And
though these trials seem grievous burdens
at the time, they are sent in mercy to con
sume the dross of our material life, and to
refine the true gold of the spiritual. Not
one stroke of the rod ever comes without
a purpose, it is needful for onr spiritual
growth or it would not have been sent As
the mind by cl >se application accumulates
knowledge and iy by day, so does the soul
thatis properly cultured gather up treasures
that can never be taken away. If we take
no pains to expand our souls, if we do not
cultivate in our daily lives th *se thfee im- j
portant principles of religion, Jaith. love j
and charity, and if we read not those works
which are calculated to inspire within us a
desire to know more and more of God’s in
finite wisdom and greatness, how can we
expect to partake of those glor es He has
prepared f>r them that love Him 7 That
yearning for a higher, purer life which all
true Christians have, would nevei have been
given, had not God intended that they
should be satisfied hereafter. Our minds
as well as our souls have wants that are
never satisfied on earth, for all the vast
realms of learning over which we explore,
the knowledge we accumulate, and the
literary stores of wealth we hoard, only
serve to convince us of our own littleness
when c >mpared to that Great Being who
has created millions and millions of worlds
to us unknown.
Sir Isaac Newton when he lay on his
death bed, after all his acbicvment* said,
“I feel that I have only B tood on the sea
shore and picked up a few pebbles, while
the illimitable ocean of knowledge n.lls on
beyond us." 11 in yearnings for wisdom
are now satisfied beyond his wildest con
ception in this life, for “blessed are they
that hunger and thirst after righteousness
for they shall be filled."
I have just been reading an article on
this subject and the author's ideas are so
good I cannot refrain from giving them in
his own words ;
“One star differeih. from another star in
glory ” Not all souls shine alike to heaven.
If here all o\ir lite time, our Christianity is
but a feeble spark which we take no pains
to fan into a flame, we must not expect to
shine as the sun in the life to come ; but if
through all our pilgrimage our Christian
love burns brightly, if its flame is constant
ly fed by the pure oil of prayer, and the
sweet incense of loving sacrifice for other’s
good, then may we expect it to shine on
with increasing brilliancy through eternity.
This question of soul culture is one of vital
import. What kind of culture are we,
each one of us, giving our own soul? Are
we training it to bend all its noble faculties
to the acquirement of earthly things, to tho
possession of costly jewels,
of the body, and that perishable work which
is all for nought? If so we can enjoy it
but a few days, a few years at best. But
if we see to it that every day witnesses somo
growth of our souls: if we seek to elevate
our tastes, to expand our capabilities, to
train our desires and aspirations heaven
ward, our reward shall not be tbo ephemeral
one which attends earthly success; through
out all eternity it shall remain a great and
ever increasing reward, for if we enter
heaven with enlarged capacities for pure
and holy enjoyment, in that same measure
will the joys of heaven be increased to us,
fur we shall be satisfied , and we shall con
tinually receive as our strength can bear,
the reward of “a far more exceeding and
eternal weight of glory."
And here in our own midst has a mighty
work begun, which will be rewarded, for
G<>d has most signally manifested Ilimself
in many hearts that have put their trust in
Him. May the Holy Spirit strive with us,
until every soul shall be changed, leaving
the temptations of sin, and rising higher
and higher in its spiritual aspirations, un
til the end comes, end “the sun shall no
more go down, neither shall the moon with
draw itself, for the Lord shall he thino
everlasting light." L. K. 11.
Orphans' Ilomr—Xoitli Ga. Confrrrncc.
REMARKABLE WORK OF GOD AMONG THE OR
PHANS—Fourteen children converted
in one Family.
From the Southern Christian Advocate ]
Editor Advocate ; About two weeks since,
when passing from a series of appoininents
in Northeast Georgia, to meet an engage*
ment in Marietta, I determined, God will
ing, to spend a day at the Orphans’ Home,
to see how it prospered and to look after its
wants.
On reaching the Home, I learned that,
while attending a protracted meeting, held
in the neighborhood, a few days before, a
number of the orphans had manifested deep
concern upon the subject of religion, though
none of them had been converted.
There however, manifestly an abid
ing and pervading religious influence upon
them.
At family evening prayer, G >d was felt
to be present. Besides the usual services of
family worship, I addressed the children in
a brief lecture, on the subject of their tal
vution, during which, as also in prayer and
singing, there were unmistakable evidences
of thorough religioas awakenings among
them.
They joined in singing two or three of
those excellent hymns in the Amaranth,
with an earnestness and melody which
deeply affected my heart. I have seldom,
if ever, witnessed a more thriving and
divinely interesting scene. I felt strong as
surance that God was about to convert these
children of sorrow, and set up His kingdom
in their hearts and Home. On my return
from Marietta to Gainesville, about a week
subsequently I learned from the Superin
tendent that fourteen of the children had
been converted, and the work was still go
ing on. He remarked that the conversions
were clear and powerful. (It is proper to
state that a good many of ihe children are
from eight to twelve years old )
This is not a protracted meeting, nor is it
a church revival. It is a “family meeting,"
a work 'at home” at the morning on l
evening worship, ir» which God is converting
the huu-eh *ld, and the househo and is muie
up of orphans. These are peculiarly his
own and the objects of His special tendir
care.
A few months since most of these chil
dren were bomelessand strangers to ail tho
endearments and pleasures of home ; but
they are now Christian members of a happy
Christian family, and in the full enjoyment
of h >me in its best and noblest sen.-e.
Can the people fail to see God’s hard in
this great work ; or will the Church doubt
as to her duty toward thedestitute orphans ?
I fully expect to hear that the good work
goes on, and that most, or all of sufficient
age are brought into the divine family.
Let the Church make u special and con
stant prayer for these orphans. They are
ours. Jessee Boring.
Sept. 15, IST 1.
NO. 14.