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When the silence of midnight %*4Jlo*us round thwjomil* room, And In ntls M ruffling ihroogh the enrjains, #1 ytfl ir ntnonboams light the gloom ; When sibotp the fevered fnnC'Ps Kindly slumber. creeping near me, Re«evert* her welcgtwe irigu ; tn iht PffA In all the glow that need to He My left jovp come* buck to fae.H* *H And the rovv smile of sunrise Gleams athwart the dcw-drepched lawn : Gazing from the open lattice, Yearning memory pictures there, f ed by enlacing r . „ & Sweet bloc eyes ana golden, hair j And the sunlight Take* the one light , «’ Th*t .it had for me erewhile lu my lost Jove’s happy spiile. lit the glory of the noontide, low rtheing Inbgh T hear f-' In the whispering of the leuflets, ■fief light footstep* springing near ; lti each snow white lily’s swaying, Its reflection of tier grace; In racli rose’s Ofienittg beauty ■ Shines Tor rtte her fair young face; Till through the falling Windows calling, As even darkens hill and plain, J hear my lost loac's voice again. Sotthg hourt are.peopled for me, Through tlig haunted days and nights ; While lancy mofks my lonely vigiK Will*, the gboat of dead delights ; And I let loud lile sweep by tpc. Dteshiing by the silent hraftft, Where the vision of my darling Wives old gladness back to earth ; Wl die tlnough each gloaming Moldy coming, In sweet false lights of joy and trnlh, My bark my ywwHx *. Communicated?! flmne 'liioiights on lletision. “A cuts.couiiiwJidineiit I givq,nuio yon, That |* levo one anotjjur j as 1 have loVpd you, that ye also love another. ’’ John, xiii : 34. This is the language of Jesus Christ to big cluuuh. With! do we jiad n the New Toltament ? In the beginning Jiffs called’ his disciples. They forsook all and followed him. and by the truth and Holy Spirit were perfected iu bis body, the. church, and by this means only, (the truth preached ami be lieved by the Holy Spirit powei,) the church in every city was gathered out of the world info Christ—H>e door and head and vine. “As many as received him, to them gave he the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe, on his name; which were bnrn not of blood, nor of the wiii of the fiesh, nor the will of miin, bui of God." Tlw l.ord added to the church: and God only was the builder of hisfchurch Man's agency was only preuchiog and be lieving the truth with all hi* heart ; God did the rest. He set I lie member in the body n« it pleased him. Rend the New Testament through and you will find nothing else in tbe constitution of any part of Christ's church. To be in Christ wns to be in his church everywhere, for Christ and his visible ch' rch were one To join one wns to join the other ; to join the vine was to join the brunches ; to enter the door was to be in tha fold ; fo join the bridegroom was to become the bride. Niching else was known. A saint of one city bad the same church relatione as any other city, lor it was a part of the same body of Jesus. The church of Jerusalem, Corinth, and Rome, and the sevet) churches of Asia, were not fo many different sects and denom inations, bat-tbe same church of Christ, in «o many d ff. rent cities. Now to this class of Christians is my text addressed. Jesus himself “Every kingdom divi ded against itself is brought to desolation ; and evaCs City or house divide IT itwelf shall not stand.” If this is tiuth, where do we stand today”** pMerder’s to the Chris tian leligion T It is true that there is a great deal of pretended sret love, hut Is it genuine Christian love, is a question of vast impor tance 1o (He human family. A man may be b Baptist, Methodist, or Presbyterian, and have some fort of love for his sect or party ; but is that the love that Christ commanded his dkciples to have ? There are a great many oath-hound socie ties in our land and and they have some sort of pretended love one to anoiher, but that is all. Selfish, carnal aud sinful— upon the principle that you love toe and I will love you. Je*u9 says, “As I have loved you. 1 ' How did be us ! By laying down bis life for the church. Apt! btts be uot commanded us to lay our lives down lor (be brethren 1 Who, then,are the brethren that we are to love so well? It is the just man ; it is the pure ft heart; it is the mat) that deals justly,, loves meigy, and walks humbly before God ; it is (be man that does bis neighbors as he woqW they should do into him. If a man is destitute of these Ohristfsrl graces, it i- im possible for a Christian to love him. lie must have the image of Ohnst, for us to pla® our affections on bint. Now, a man may join as many seHs as he pleases, and if he is destitute of the itnygc of Jesus Christ it is impossible to love him with a Christian ' r T< ; and if we pretend so to da, It is deceit and hypocrisy, * n d a sin ao to dt>. It is a ■**ry easy matter for a true child of God to love a Christian or righteous mao. 1 bis Ctuii-Uan love is absohrely necessary » order to our Atrtidg'heaven, sse there would Ixf disewtd 1n shall all Winn know that ye are my di«eip*ffi if ye‘burn love one to anotfn-f.” When* Is the evidence to omselvs»«or to the wnriff that we are thp discipi*** of Christ ? ‘-For whereas there is among you envying, nnd *"'ifr.4aft jire JUrttbsfyiflmmd walk a* men I ” Shall we rwiffrun »o r*nnk God by oor pretensions and have no regard for his word nr for his pravers “flm 1 they innv be one?" “That they msv he one fn os that the world mny believe thou hast sent me.” W’hftM* the world to Ihink now,? Over "bt-hnndred are’s Inlhere, and’lo fthere. glory which thon gnvest me I have given them ; that they mnv be one, even as we are one tjndjietp, nod thou, injae. that, they mftvTieVnide peiTecTin one; nnd that the world may know that thou hast sent ine. and loyest them, ns thou hast loved rjifi.” This fs another link fn'She ehain of (Jod’s 1 everlasting lrtve - toward a ein-rnr-efl worwff that man has broken, the chnreh seattered. “This is my commandment. That ye love one pother, as I have loved you Greater love hath no man than this, that a matt'WMown hts IHs tor hfs friends Ye are my friends If vw do whalsnever l eomrmnd yon ” Witb ent obedience on onr part to this command, 1 cannot see hrtw we are to arrivp in lienveh; or,Jjpw we could be happy there if destitute of iHis true Christian love* to the least one af God’s children. “ Lote is the golden chain that hinds the happy potil« above, And he is nn heir of heaven whose bosom glows with love ” Not love for sects or parties, but love for th n whole blood-washed throng who hnvl come ont of great tribulation. 1 refer yon to the first epistle of John, third and fourth chap ters. Now we know i t js tyje.that when wc love a mart wh Are disposed- 10'love his children also. Then, how can it he true that we love God and love not his children ? We are permitted to jrnlge men Jbv tjjeir [juitsjind not by their prohsabma. A man nwy join the so-called church a thousand times, and he baptized with water every time, and un less we see something else in him besides his Water baptism, we cannot have fellowship lor him with that fellowship which is peciliar to God’s alect % m Now- theqdellioa is.hrtw can so desirable a thingw brought nbmitif' Throw awuf all your unu-essenttuls k ffH ,o ( 'd never sent *ny man to preach'non*essentiiils to the subvert ing of his church nnd getting up strife and contention among God’s peopl»—thechuich. The thief upon the cross went to heaven, and he was never baptized with water in any way ; he never took the bread nnd wine; lie never washed feet, or observed any outward rite; yet he was saved just like yon, and I will have to be, il saved at all, and thut will be by the grace of G°dj by grace are yc saved through faith,” and ihut not of yourselves, Tor ii is the gift ol God Can't you see what confusion ordinances have brought into the Christian eburih, which I’aul declares has been taken out o,f the way, “blotting out the hand-writing of ordinances that was against ns, which was con'raiy to ns. and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross,” (Col. ii : 14.) and would have remained out of the way ii Ju '(lai«in had not triumphed, Wbetefore, if '‘ jebed“ad with Christ” from the rudi mi nts of the world, why as though living in the world are yon subject to ordinances which are all to jiei ish with their using f Can’t you sec what confusion ordinances have brought into the Christian church, and hpw it has brnketti tip the peace and happi ness of societies nnd communities? “Now I tsseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions ” Who causes divisions but those who go around for that puipose? And jnu join one and I join ailnther, and that keeps up thp division and strife. "For they that ure such serve not the Loiil Jeans Christ, but their own belly ; and by good words and fair speeches dective tbe hearts of ibe simply.” “Now I beseech you. brethren, by tbo name ol our Lord. Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the suuie thing, and that there be no divisions among you.” Dear brethren in Christ, do not let me become your enemy because 1 tell yon the truth The time will come w ben you w ill say, "Oh ! that I bad hearkened to the commandments of our Lord und Saviour Jesus Cbr>st, that there should have been no divisions among us, but that we bad bci n perlectly united as a band of brothers, standing for Gcd and righteous ness. ” 1 will come ton clout by qifoting from the lifg of Geoige Whitfield His attachment ta uo party but to Christ and free grace alone, has long appeared to me a peculiar excellency in Christianity. On page 80 he says, “Christianity basso long been broken into so many sects and parties that an bonegt I’agun might justly tie at- a loss, were be among us, where to find the relig ion of Jesus Christ. On piige 156—"0h! happy Methodist who are Methodist indeed, and I count all such who being dead to vects and parties and aim at nothing else as a boly method of living to and d\ing in the blessed Jesus.” When Mr Wbiifield was one day preaching in Market stihet, Philadelphia, he cued out, ‘i’u ber Abra ham, ‘wbo have you in heaven ? Any Episcopalians?’ ‘No.’s ‘Any Presbyte rians?' ‘No.’ ‘Any Baptists?' -No.’ ‘Have yon any Methodist* r ‘No.’’ ‘Have you any Jndepnipents or Secedera?’ ‘Nol no!’ Who have you. then ?’ • A’e dou’t know those names bere. Ail that are bere are Christians, believeis hi Christ—men who Fate been overcome by tbe blood of the Lamb ajui by the word ol bis power.’-” God help us ail to forget party names aud become Christians in died und ip truth. Yours In Him, ,Thk ‘ spirit was moving,” and there was -o-»te a rejrival ip »U chwreh. Au etort Jlas being made to bring forward members tb»t had strayed from the tyifli. Brother jjl.J rose, and, wwrming up with bis subject, exehrtnnd. “There is nothing that the Lord bates *o much aa ad—n backslider!” (A triumph ot teal over grace.) “ Dkaufst,” said a sick wife, fondly, to her b usual id, “if 1 should die I wonder if you wouldn’t marry again ?” “Kw, indeed,” was the prompt reply ; »1 have triad g oaee. aud ihm’s enough lor me.” She aims to | umd that she recovered almost immediately. Thk Yonkers Gazette has an article eu i titled, “Whafdo we eat ?’’ That iftpemis. I It you live in a boarding bouse uo oue can Burna* Iligtilanri Mary. She wap a ntvse-mnid to Gayip eldest HWler, txVt#lblv. 1785, and she saw him throngh several stages of infancy before leaving his house. Her father wa« a sailor in n revenue cutter It enrlv vears at Loch Ram, in the family of tl e K'V D ivid Campbell, « relation of her mother. Hhe left Borns on May 14th, no doubt for Campbeltown, where she spent the summer. Il is believed that she had letters frorn him, and thp 'wrings, “My Flighly^d senFtoTier llmriC fief mother’s cdnsln was a Mrs. Macpherson, in Greenock. Her brother was to be apprenticed to Mr. Mac plieraon. who was a ship carpenter, and in the autumn Mary accompanied him to Greenock Before leaving home she had agreed take • tpMce at Glasgow, at Mar tpitnas. sq that she had tljen giveo up the idea of sailin''wjtb Bums, though she may have been still willing to marry him before he left Scotland. After his apprentice sup per. her brother became ill. and Mary nursed him antT caught a f«*V. ir, which hurried her in a fewdHVS to the grave.. . Be lore Ibe.boy aickenhd, MJlcpheriton Kad* “agreed to pur chase a lair in the kirkyard," and it is likely enough lliftt the purchase of the lair, which is regisfired on October 12, 1786, may have been■ coinjileted between Iter death nnd her funeral. If was almost ceitnfnly concluded before the funeral, and a nmre agreement to purchase is not likely to fiavq been comple ted Ify a superstitious Highlander while the hrry or Mary was lying ill and the fssue un certain T think the evidence of the tibrial juii points to Mary’s death ns somewhere about October 12 h The elorv hf the im mortafVefses, “To Mmy ’7SI Heaven,” wn* given by Mrs r . Burns to Mr. McDiirmid. Burns had spent one in the usual work of baryesf, apparently in excelMit spirits. Bntjus thd twilight (lit|iijiie(l he to grow very sad about JobiltlJnJat jei j*h watidt-recl out Mlo tM to which his wife, in her unxiety. followed him, yntienting him in Vain to observe that frost bad set in, and to return to the fireside. On being again anitbgiiftrteifiiiestred to do so, he promised compliance, but still remained where he was, striding up and clown slowly, anil contemplatlug the sky. which . was sin gulgily clear up.l sttyry. 4t last Mta. Bums found him stretched on a mass of straw, kith his eyes fm-don a beautiful planet “thnt shone like another mn#n," and pre vailed on him to come in.— Macmillan's Magazine. A llliriiiiglit Vigil. The night is dark, the air is rnw ami chilly and dhmp. the'srorm is r.iglng An old emiuentlv respectHblp jjiliz-q, ont onNoitb Hill, is sleeping the sleep of tlie jusi with the snoie ol the wicked, and the private clocks on their resp ctive brackets and maniels throughout ihe city, for Bqilington has no town clock, are tolling, as well as they know bow to ioll it, the hour ol one thirty a. m. A violent jangling at his door-bell awakes the eminently respectable citizen. Shuddering he crawls out of bed—mutter ing, he gropes across the floor. Sweuring, under his breath, he falls over a rocking-chair. A t last he finds a match, lights n lamp, and descending the statrs, opqns ibe bull door, and admits a gust of wind that blows out tbe lamp ami a torrent of ruin that drenches him to IHe skin. “ V\ hat is wanted ?” the respectable citizen asks. ‘ Are you the resident owner of this prop erty ?” promptly inquires the caller. “I ain.” wonderingly replies the eminently respectable' citizen. "Wefe yiR in bed when I rang?” “IjW*sJ‘ replied the eminently respectable citizetj) \ j “That whs right,” cheerfully exclaims Ihe caller, “that is the place for a man of your uge at this time of night.’' I am surjrrised to s.e yiip out of it. Get back tp it. pud pleu|- unt dreatPs " All is silence after the crash that ensue-', save a mocking smile that dibs away in the distunee. Tbe fragments of tlie lamp that are U'vealed on the 6idu*alk hy tlie coming of the dawn, indicate that either the lamp fell out of a balloon at a height of about twenty-nine miles, or was bnrltd at some object with great force. When will the mystery be solved?— Uaickeye. A nkwly MARRiKiilnly was telling an other how nicely her husband could write. ‘•Oh. you should just see some of his love letters 1" “Yes, 1 know,”- was the Ire'zmg reply ; ‘‘l’ve got u bushel of them at home in my trunk,” "Come. John, be lively now ; break the boges in Mr. Williamson's chops ami pot Mr. Bioitli's ribs in tine basket for him.” John (briskly) : “All right, sir, just as soon as Ive sawed ofi Mrs. Murpby’s leg." Hr blew into bis gun to see If loading up was needed ; The jury to a man agree That the gnn blew after he did. ‘•Darling husband.’( she said, k “am 1 not yoor treasure?” ‘“CPftaihly,” he replied, “and I should like to lay you op in heaven.” Thk man who frequently makes the re mark that be is a gentlemwn is afraid that people will opt otherwise find it out. The man that finds a pocket-book with money in it doesn’t look at a paper m three weeks. • - You can tell a young man raising a mous tache as fuzz you can see him. A man wiib a strong turn for music—the organ grinder. 1 ■ - ■■■ Sl* JJIHMI.I I _ Gn&n Female College. I »■■■» ■ The Fall Session This Institution will j open September "lat Jffra/wrhStufl Fac ulty of able and experienced teachers. Board and tuition have been reduced to the Tefy lowest figures, to so if the times. NORMAL SCHOOL. Young ladies connected with the Oollege may enjoy all the advantages of Normal School gaining without any additional ex pellee For full particulars addres I A B. NILES, Professional Cards. J)Ofj DR. J: e TURN IPS EKT> will attend to •II ctiMs duy or night. Office >t rest deiws*. Hampton, Gw. IkR. W. H PKKJBLE3 treats all dis- J* ease*, and will attend to all calls day and night. Office at the Drug Store, Broad Street, Hampton, Gw. DR. N. T BARNETT tenders f.is profts sional wrvicea to the citizens of Henry and adjoining counties, and will anawer calls day or night. Treats aM diaea.ies, of what ever nature. Office at Nipper's Drug Store, Hampton, Gw. Night calls can be made at ray residence, opposite Berea church. apr26 JF PONDER, Dentist, has located in • Hampton. Gh., and invites the public to call at his roon. upstairs in the Bivins House, where he will be found at all hours. Warrants all work for twelve months. LAWYERS. JNO. G. COLDWELL, Attorney at Law, Brook* (station, Ga. Will practice in the counties composing the Coweta and Flint River Circuits. Prompt attention given to commercial and other collections. r p C. NOLAN Attorney at Law, Mc ->-• Donough, Gaorgia. Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Circuit; the Supreme Coart of Georgia, and the (Julted States District Coarf. WM. T. DICKRN, Attorney at Law, Me Donmigh, "Ga. Will practice in the counties composing the Flint Judicial Cir cuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the United States District Court. (Office up stairs over W. C. Sloan’s.) apr27-ly GKO. M. NOLAN, Attorwky at Law, McDonough, Ga. (flfficein (lourt house) Will practice in Henry and adjoining coun ties, and in the Supreme and District Courts «l Georgia. Prompt attention given to col lections. mcb2_3-6m JF. W ALL, Attorney q.t Law, //imp. . lon.Ga tf’ill practice in the counties composing the Flint Judicial Circuit, and the Supreme and District Courts of Georgia. Prompt attention given to collections. ocs EDWARD J. REAGAN, Attorney at taw. Office on Broad Street, opposite Ihe Railroad depot, Hampton. Georgia. Special attention given to commercial and othef collaction*, and cases hi Bankruptcy. RF. McCOLLUM Attorney and Ooun • sellor at L>w, I lampion, Ga. Will practice in Henry,Clay*°u, Fayette, Coweta. Pike, Meriwether, Spalding and Buns Supe rior -Courts, and In the Supreme and United States Courts. Collecting claims a specialty. Office iio stairs in the Mclntosh Building ii oioaoorKubleTT ] ►Dr. Samfohd’s Livmu InviooratorJ ! I «is a Standard Family Remedy for jw]! i diseases of the Liver, Stomach ! | |and Bowels.—lt is Purely vjwfLr ] [Vegetable.— It never ; [Debilitates—lt is tfm B I wfjl J [Cathartic and Rh J | j s ljK| SIM V tllG public,| more than 35 years,|J ’I PJS* with nuprecedented results.j[ SEND FOR CIRCULAR.J Is. T. W. SANFORD, 11. D., J ANT DRUGGIST WILL TJtLL YOU ITB RIPUTATIOX. £ For Sale. PURSUANT to the will of (4. R. Nolan, deceased, and for the purpose of a distri bution of the estate, I ofler at private sale a valuable plantation lying on Flint river, in Fayette county, Ga. It is situate one fourth of a mile from North’s grist mills, four miles from Fayetteville and seven miles from Hampton, on the Macon and Western Rail road. It has 100 acres in woodland and about 100 acres of good bottom, well ditched and in cultivation. The entire tract consists of 432 a?res. A neat four-room dwelling, plastered inside, has been erected upon the premises within the last 12 months. There are four good tenement bouses, with rock chimney-!,on the place. The well water is as good as any in Middle Georgia. If pur chased by 15th of February arrangements cm be made to deliver possession in time for planting a crop ; if after that time, the place will be turned over neat fall. Any person desiring to purchase sucb a place on reason able and accommodating terms will commu nicate with me at McDonoueh, Ga. T. G. NOtrAN, Sx r. ?TT j A LIMITED NtTM IA nntnri ,er activei e,ier ? fti4 *IH, IliHlr anv, ‘ ssLrs ,o pni f*g e io ° II MrUU UUpleasant and profitable but inesa. Good men will find this a rare chance TO MAKE MONEY. Such wiil please answer this advertisement by letter, inclosing stamp for reply, stating what business they have been engaged in. None but those who mean business need ap- Address Fimlkv, Hakysy & jUo„ je27 Atlanta, Ga. nt. tir HEW ITEM! Copartnership Notice. IH AYE this dnv sold a half interest in my holiness to G F. Turner, and the name and style ol »he firm will bp known in fnture as Harper -t Turner. R. T. HARPER. January 9th, 1879. We respectfully solicit a share of the pab lie patronage, believing we can show as fine and well assorted stock of goods as will be found anywhere. Our stock of -.V-.'-vi !J i-i a • * ,w» s|4 14 DRY GOODS fs complete in every particular, nnd include* a fine assortment of Ladies’ Press Goods, Linens, Blpnelihigs, Domestics, and Fancy Notions of all kinds. ciotnmg s A new and elecant lot of Clothing, of every style and quality. Gents’ Underwear a spe cialty. BATS AND CAPS To suit the taate* of the musses, and at prices that will meet the itquireueuts of the trade. BOOTS AND SHOES! Our stock of Boots and Shoes, having been bought at a bargain in tbe Northern mur keis, we can afford to sell cheap, and are pre pared to offer extra inducements to tbe trade. Furniture! We have also a large lot of Furniture—Bed steads, Bureaux, Wasbstands, Wardrobes, Tables, Chairs,,’ etc —which we will sell at extremely low figures. Bedroom setts e specialty. >. . , ... , n .A. (*«#*-.« mo* j GROCERIES. Special attention is called to our stock of Groceries, which is quite large, and com prise every article kept iu that line. Our stock is being constantly replenished with Goods that are caretally selected by ex perienced buyers, and are Oooght tor cash from first bauds, thereby enabling us tosed to advantage—both to ourselves and customers W ith alt these facilities we are prepared to ex hibit at nil times a complete grueral stock, and parties wishing to buy emu always find some specialties at very low prices at our store- Give us a call, Y Harper & Turner. Reduced In $1,591 j w am * f 0 THE. I-IENRY B S Ik. 4a -*• ■-* »4tVt •**»"' -■* ' WEEKLY. 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