The Hillsborough recorder., 1874-03-18

NJ Enructed doss 1fftrdssf lh16dsiNe
"A meeting was held IL tks town cf tIIs-
boro, which listed Two dsys pot 2Oth fha
2lst, 1921 Tbfse ser,nens Ssrs pvsaeh.
ID each'day in the toHft iicAse. Maay
we're deeply Affected. After Preaching
Sabbath morning. The Sacrament Of the
Lords Supper was. probably fOs she FIRST
time IL this place BY Methodist minister.
administered. Ua tbc evening This day,
such was the manifestation Of he power ard
goodness Of God. TIA. perhaps thirty ,sers.
prostrated 70 the hoor under an oyerwhelm-
ing sense of His presence, most Of whom
were eaiAestlS groanihg under q sense Of
their coaSenaation and supplicating for
nieny In the nauis Of Jesus. Such a scene
was nevrrc befBre witnessed in that place;
ana the most impepitent seemed ayea INTO
reverence, and two or three obtained par,
don. Though the pressing invitation Of
the people. Hes realained in town another
day, and gave them another sermon on
Monday evening and the gracious work went
on. % that many were still struggling Cor
dsliserapce from their sinss Two osof-swhom
IN the evening gave esideaceof their jusii-
'fcation. Amoug the witaesses Jf, Che bepc9
fetal effects Of this meeting was Presby-
terisn minister, who obserreh that il was
l!.ianinterestiug seene.''tJ gIlidspsiras H6il
Hillsbotough has been notorious fcriits
iinadelity aud indifference to Christianity |;
but since the Camp Meeting the general
subject Of conversation Is religion. : Besorc,.
we were scarely knownawoag the pecplei
having only two church members Id The
place, tDr.. Strudwick's mother aud, Mr,
Bacon but now We have forty. aud odr
doctrines are daily gaining ground Ne
opened d subscriptions Cor che pdtpose Of
raising sahas 70 build house 'of Worship,
and have obtained very liberal dopsticus |;
otbst ren shall succeed In the establish
msnt ofa permaieat CONGREGATION. even in
Hillsboyugh, Indeed the people now
wonder that we have been 50 loeg around
about them, and yet have been 90 little
kuown 70 them. They are now very solici.
tous TO read orr books. and ID become tho
roughly aequainted With the doctrines aud
discipline Of our church. and We hope they
will be fully gratised in these respects.
Written By s. REv. IIEsRf lisRDY. aa
Dee I4th. 1921 - ! ast'aa1 % He tsl
- iaaa sa--s-.!.. II. j, N smis A#s
THts PETERSBURG CHARTER.
Last week We congratulated the city Of
Pstersburg upon its nsw charter. This
week We are sorry 10 record that Gov. KEN.
per has knoeked everything into pi By bis
veto.
With the exception VI tie Richisond
Despatch, Gov IL. j. scourged nnsparing-
y by the Virginia press and is dencunceJ
as fslse tcthas conservative principle which
carried him isr short months ,gs III.
unIphaItly into power. Ls. ~ "a
IL is hardly our right. IL certainly Is MOI
our duiy,--to enlist 10 . contest whieif Is
peculiarly local. We can Ouly express our
sincere regrets that Petersburg has been
deprived BY arbitrary stretch Of power, Oi
,berelicf - vital % her existence which
bad been given by the Legislative pOwsr,
sn authority supposed % be besescquafnted
with The want, Of lhs State; and tbst Cen.
kenFer is IN danger Of being puiled down
from that pedestal offsHe upon which b
was apparently % worshi,y elevacd. III
The triumph Of tac Radical party, ii
Virginia i a present very noisy; bat il
may be short lived. We are williag % Be.
lieve ethas Gov. X. acted from cou-cien.
,iOui, though miasEen motives, and viii
. moral courage, which mikes, his aciiOr
only the more remarkable.
A r- trRry s1 rat.