The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-04-24
Correspondence Of the Union TINES
News from North Paoolet.

ETA JAsE, April 20-Ths closing oxer-
discs OF the Salem Sabbath School ve.fe-d.v
--s :. -pv,Iar prayer Tor Rev. A. A. Gilbert,
Of the NJ. +. Church. who has been pros
trate fiom sickness for some time. ANsr
which Rev. @. S. Robinson then announces
his purpose to preach sermon as a remind
or to those who expected to take part in
celebrating the Lords Supper at the nsyt
meeting that they must make the necessary
preparation beforehand, if they would per-
form that work accsna ably in the sight ".
God. Tho exercises (were opened by she
congregation singing: Praise God from
whom all blessings fow.'' His text wss
Luke 81 2, in connection with Matt. Il: Il.
He said every event in the world 3 history
that had proved a success had been preceded
by q state of thorough preparation. God
Himself was 1000 years preparing tho
world for the coming Of the Redeemer. lie
was 90 years in preparing Moses for the
work assigned him. God never has and
never will employ idlers or incompetent
agents to do His work but having prepared
them for His wo:k lie will see that they
perform it, or lie wi | hold them accountable
as tie did Jonah. He knew not wha il was
but each of his hearers no doubt had some
hesetting Sin that they mus, have removed
before they can ever persuade men to come TO
Christ. large congregation was present
AMI the s"rmon was listened to with marked
attention.
The announcement was mado that COM
munion services will be hell on the third
sabbath II next month with preaching
Saturday before at IL A. NJ. two sermons.
Several cases of severe coughs arc in our
community. Some peop'c call it French
Whooping cough" But we will let the old
ladies' put their own names to it, for we arc
not posted on the catalogue of diseases. All
we know about it is it's awful bad.
Everybody is planting. A shower of rain
would please the farmers nightly at this
time. Wheat, and oats especially are need
ing it.
We were pleased to mcot our old friend
and neighbor. Nr. II. T. Scott, ono day last
week. lie has rented out his farm and is
now living near Cannon's Camp Ground, in
Spartanburg County.
Mr.. Thompson Robbs is with Ormnud &
Goforth, Railroad contractors, at Rocky
Mount, Va.
Our o,lored friends have organized a Sum
day School near this place at their School
house. Tho older heads ere coming tcgethcc
to improve the moral coalition OF their
race. We wish them success.
The nights for the past week have been
warm enough for one TO sleep comic rtabiy
without cover. That suits the farmers-
They say crops, particularly cotton, won't
grow until they eau do thar.
Some of our farmers have ploughcd mp
their stiff wet land 700 deep and, US con-
sequence, have sun dried clods to work with.
They will save their stock and put these
lands i'll much better condition by shallow
plowing.
Our Trial Justice Court has been forced to
tako n recess in consequence Of people
learning how to attend to their own busi-
ness. We can't scare up n wedding, even.
Miss Mamie Kendrick. who has been
employed as assistant teacher at Clifton, is
at her home now. Her school is suspended
until Fall, in consequence Of sickness. etc.
Misses 5. +. Estes aud C. ". Whisonant
attended the Session Of Eu"rec Prcsbytery,
at Galncy City last week. Among tho
recommendations made by that boly, wo
learn, was that teaching the shorter cate
chism in our families and Sunday Schools
received special emphasis.
One of the Junior Vox's gives this ques-
tion for our mathematical corps this week 10
work out:
Afrog in vel 80 feet deep, jumps up 8
feot Cerydiy and falls back 2 feet every
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