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

ETA JAss, April 2o.--Tho closing exer-
discs or the Salem Sabbath School ye.terday
was special prayer Tor Res. A. A. Gilbert.
of the Al. Il. Church., who has been pros
trate fiom sickness for some time. Aker
which Rev. q. s. Robinson then announced
his purpose 70 preach sermon as remiud-
or to those who expected to take part in
celebrating the Lords Supper at the nsxt
meeting that they must make the necessary
preparation betorehsnd, if they would perS
form that work accepisbly in the sight Of
God The exeroisss fRere opened sby tho
congregation singibg: "Praise God from
whom oil blessings fo~." His text was
Luke s.: 2, in oo9nec.ion with Matt. 4; IL
He said every ayent in tho worlds history
that had proved asuocess had been preceded
by a state of thorough preparation. God
Himself was 1000 years propariog tho
world for the coming of the Rsdeemer. he
was 90 years in preparing Moses for thu
work assigned him. God meyer has ana
never will employ idlers or incompetent
agents to do His work but having nrenarcd
them for His work He will sec that thcy,
perform it, or He wi hold them accountable
as He did Jonah. He knew not wha I il wss
but each of his hearers no doubt had some
besetting sin that they must have removed
before they can ever persuade men to come TO
Christ large congregation was present
and the sermon was listened to with marked
attention. ,...-
The announcement was made that COM
munion services will be hel 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 peope. call IL French
Whooping cough But we Will let the old
ladies put their own names TO IL, for we arc
not posted on the catalogue of diseases. All
We know about it is it's awful bad.
Everybody is planting. shower Of rain
would please the farmers nightly at this
time. Wheat, and oats especially are need
ing it.
We were pleased to meot our old friend
and neighbor, Nr. II. T. Scott, one day last
week. He has rented out his farm and is
now living near Cannon's. Camp Ground, in
Spartnnburg County.
MIR. Thompson Robbs is with Ormaud &
Goforth, Railroad contractors, at Rocky
Mount, Va. .r. n .,.srr..s
Our o'lored friends haye org ,nised Sum
day School near this place at their School.
house. The older heads arc coming together
to improve the moral condition Of their
race. We wish them success.
The nights for the past week have been
warm enough for one TO sleep comfortably
without cover. That suits the farmers.--
They say crops, particularly cotton, WON'T
grow UNIV tney eau 10 tnat. SIC 4 tS
somo Of our fsrmers have, splougheds snpn
their stiff wet land too deep and, as COM
| sequence, have sun dried clods to work with.
They will save their stock and put these
! lands in much better condition by shallow
plowing
Our Trial Justice Court has been forced to
take recess in consequence Of people
| learning how to attend to their own busi-
ness. We cans scare up o wedding, even.
| Miss Mamie Kendrick. who has been
employed as assistant teacher nt Clifton, is
at her home now. Her school is susp ended
until FALL in consequence of sickness, etc.
Misses ). F. Estes aud C. ". Whisonant
attended the Session OF EuOrec Presbytery.
at Gaffney City last week. Among tho
recommendations made by that boiy, We
learn. was that teaching the shorter cate
chism in our families aud 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 well 80 feet deep, Jumps up 8
feet everyday and falls back feet every
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