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The gold leaf., 1897-05-27
INTRODUCTORY SERMON
DELIVERED BY REV. JAMES BATTLE
AVIRETT, OF KITTRELL,
Before the Episcopal Diocesan Con-
vention in Raleigh-Some Reasons
Why the Church Has Not Made
Greater Progress-The Difficulty in
Reaching the Common People Be.
cause of Prejudice and Error.

The following extracts from the
sermon of Rev. James Battle Avirett,
referred to last week, are taken from
the NezOs anu Obse,vey::
"We are standing hard by the close
of the nineteenth century, and thought
ful men are becoming more thought
full, yet in the Lord not fearful, as they
scan the horizon and endeavor to take
in the situation as indicated by the
condition of the church. The heavy
ranks of fierce and arrogant in6del-
lty are flinging out both in Europe
and this country the contemptuous
inquiry: "Why are you Christian
people not making more rapid pro-
gress in taking possession of the king
doms of the earth for your Lord, the
Nazerene2 Why does the church grow
SO slowly? In another department we
find those who rank themselves among
the disciples of Higher Criticism
failing Of first and safe conclusions be-
cause they attempt to stir in the mud
of their own puny rush-light intellect
the pure fountain Of Holy Scripture.
x x Looking in another di-
recton do we not see still another
large company, perhaps more numer-
Gus than the two bands of Inhdels and
Higher Critics combined, who will
not answer to their true name of In
differentists, but to whom this term is
no mlsnomer1
"How shall we know these people
and how best influence them? x 4
Why is this huge company SO indiffer
ent to the religion of the Nazarenel
The answer is obvious. If the vase Of
beautiful Bohemian glass be full OF
mud, what room is there for diamonds!
If the people be pre-occupied with the
love of the world and themselves, what
love can they bear the religion, the
philosophy divine, one of whose cardi-
nal tenets is, sYe cannot serve two
masters?'
care there no questions which come
home to us and which we cannot
safely put away from US as we stand
to day and scan the landscape closely
and make an honest effort to take in
the full significance Of the situation,
naught assembling and naught exten-
uatlng? 'Watchman, what of the
nigh,?' Are there no questions which
address themselves to the church cath
olic which you and must answerl
Are we not confronted by some prob
lens which we must in part solve on
great peril to ourselves? Let us look
before going deeper into this discourse
at some of the helpful, because hopeful
signs of the times. While there are
many features of the situation which
loudly call for the sad, sad notes OF
the church's Miserere are there not
many which emphatically evoke the
grateful employment of her joyous,
grateful jubilee?
The gold leaf., 1897-05-27

two conventions Of the whites 1900
churches, with a membership Of I5o,
900. The three larges, churches are
the Tabernacle and the First church al
Raleigh, and the First church at Ashe-
vile.
Among the ministers who hold i'm
portant pastorates, though born in
othe. states are Dr~. Carter and Simms
of Raleigh, Mundy of Reidsville, Ad-
ans of Wadesboro. Barron of Char
lo,,e, Tredway Of Shelby, Felix OF
Asheville, Horton of Waynesville,
Blackwell of Elizabeth City, Saun
ders of Murfreesboro, Cramer of
Wilson, Hardaway Of Oxford, Tyree
Of Durham, and Thomas of Faye,te-
vile.
Among North Carolinians holding
important pas,orates are the following:
Watson Of Edenton, Vann Of Scotland
Neck, kendrick OF Weldon. Savage OF
Tarboro, Powell of Rocky Mount,
Long OF Goldsboro, Oliver of Whining.
ton, Booth Of Lumberlon, Blalock of
Rockingham, Moore of Monroe, JUS
tice Rutheriordton, johnson Of Greens
boro, Dowell and Horton of Durham,
Brown of Winston, kesler Of High
Point, Payseur Of Concord, Church Of
Statesville, Cashwell OF Hickory, Pat
ton of Morganton, Finch OF Williams
ton, Pullen of Raleigh, Morton of
Roxboro,. Pruitt and Hankins of
Charlotte, and Lambeth of Lexing-
ton.
The Baptists of North Carolina have
had rapid growth for the last thirty
years and their prosperity is greater
nav than at any other period Of their
history.
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Beware
OF MerCurV!

Mr.. Henry Roth. of ls+S South 9th
Street. st. Louis. was given the usual
mercurial treatment for contagious
blood poison. He was twice prouounc.
cd cured, but the disease returned each
time. he was seized with rheumatic
pains. and red lumns and sores coy.
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49,
cred his body.
"Iwls in 4 hor-
riblc fix" he
says. land the
III ore treat
inent / recciv-
cd. the worse I
seemed to get.
A New York
specialist said
he could cure
me, but his
treatment did
me no cd
The gold leaf., 1897-05-27
TRUMPET CALLS.
Rams Horn Sounds Warning Note
to the Unredeemed.

n dollar never buys much for a
s,ingy man.
Misfortune and imprudence are often
twins.
God goes with the man who is will
ing to take hard place.
There is virtue in doing right simp-
ly because we have to.
God made man too great to find his
life in the present moment.
Do what you can do we'll, and,
you will soon be able to d. much bet
ter.
If we try to please everybody, we
would soon have the respect of no
body.
Time is wasted in trying to make
trotter out of horse with a broken
leg.
God needs d aniel, and Josephu
and Elijah to-day, as much as H. ever
did
The man will be we'll occupied
whose first aim in life to do Gods own
will.
Backsliding begins when the Chris
,ian begins to live on stale bread.
The man who thinks his sin will
never find him out has deceived him
self
The man dies we'll who dies with
the consciousness that he has done his
best.
1t depends on who does the preach
ing as to whether the devil sleeps in
| the church.
Not to give cheerfully when we give
to God is TO take all the value out OF
the gift.
The man who spends life in trying
to make this world like heaven does
godlike work.
The man who always does his best
will find steady demand tor that he
| can do.
Solomon's wisdom didn't count for
much after Pharoah's daughter found a
place in his heart.
Who knows how much angels are
/ disappointed when preacher fails to
do his prayerful bes,3
! Many a man is screening gravel,
who might be dressing diamonds, had
he properly improved his time.
The gold leaf., 1897-05-27

W II Il te yer. was stiff and full of
pains. my left arm was useless SO
that l was unable to do even the
lightest work. This was my condition
when l began to take :. 5. s., and a
few bottles convinced me that was
being benefited. continued the
medicine, and one dozen bottles cured
me sound and we'll. My system was
under the effects of mercury, and I
would soon have been complete
wreck but for s. $. s."
5. :. S., guaranteed purelu pe1etable)
is the only cure
for real blood dis
eases. The mer- ~
curial treatment -
of the doctors al
ways does more
harm than good. Beware of mercury!
Books OH the disease and its treat
ment mailed free to any address by
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The gold leaf., 1897-05-27

ecRoFUlA in its worst form
- yields to the blood cleansing power
Of Hoods Sarsaparilla. Thousands Of
cases have been perfectly cUR4o.
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ayers CathartiC Pills

t.""2 dc9igned to supply q
i.',...i HurC&tlvc to people who
...I"o iong injured themselves
h gr'plnG medicines. Being
"IllJ Prepared and their in
r. ..""t5 adjusted to the exact
r'...~ Etlea Of the bowels and
Igor, Their popularity was in
.''-ntan""us. That this popu-
~. y mas been maintained is
E''.II marked in the medal
'.t-a"ded these pills at the
Worlds Fair 1893.
- Years of Cures
The gold leaf., 1897-05-27

Danduff forms when the glands of the
skin are weakened, and if neglected, bald
ness is sure to follow. Halls Hair Re-
newer is the best preventive.
The gold leaf., 1897-05-27

Killing time is the commones, kind
of fool suicide.
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Fifty Years Apo.

president Folk III the white House chair,
," "ii' III Lowell was Doctor Aver;
L.i-I :Ncfe busy for human veal
's--" t" govern and one to heal
Il H'- :.r It Presidents power Of will
.il"H'"". depends on a Iiverpill,
..' f"!L took Ayers Pills trow
/ u LIs liver, so years ago.
The gold leaf., 1897-05-27
NO HOLD ON THE MASSES.

"Heretofore it has been said of the
Episcopal church that she had no hold
on the great toiling masses. To-day
there is very much truth in this state
ment. We do not get hold of the
great body Of the people. Out Of the
centers of our large cities and towns,
there are counties upon counties where
this church has no altar. Why is thisf
Presently we will inquire into the
causes of this state of things and seek
for the remedy.
It-may encourage US all to note
the fact tha, the signs of a better state
| of things now to be discerned. Again
The gold leaf., 1897-05-27

What cOstive people need is a natural
laxative like Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pei
lets whicll are powerful without being v TO-
lent. They move the bowels gradually
and comfortably but sure. You can regu-
late the dose-One. two or three "Pellets"
exactly as you need. They strengthen
the intetines to do their own work, so that
After their movements becomes regular
they keep on naturally Of themselves.
The gold leaf., 1897-05-27
CAUSES FOR REJOICING.

CAUSES FOR REJOICING.
"We should all rejoice at the null =
tiplied agencies for the spread of the
gospel, and the deepening of personal
piety. How should we thank God
and take courage when we call to
mind the wonderful work now going
on in every diocese Of the American
church by the Woman's Auxiliary
both in the original organization
among the grown women of her COM
muDion and in the Junior Branch!
What ample cause have we to hope
that this very remarkable movement
is as yet in its swaddling clothes, and
that we will not have gone beyond the
first decade Of the 2oth century before
such will have been the growth, botf
IN numbers and in quickened conse
Grafton, 1t may appropriately be sale
of the thousands and thousands o
American church women, they have
done what they could. See what mar
velous results the Lord has wrough,
by irail, feeble women,' by a strong
and vigorous church. And then we Car
point with grateful pride to th'
Woman's Auxiliary's correlative or
ganzation among the men in TIT
Brotherhood of St. Andrew. How
often in the remarkable aid rendered
both diocesan and parochial work, hav,
both bishops and priests of the church
thanked God and taken courage wher
remembering what the men Of proml
nenCe and the brother of low desre
are doing to advance the true interest
of the church. Surely the time seem
TO be near at hand when the Episcopa
church can point with pride and jo
to what men and women, prominen
in social position, are doing for Chris
in her ranks; but when also the grea
| work of claiming the Kingdoms of thi
earth for the King that is being rap
idly pushed by a lodgment of he
great saving truths Of the Gospel il
the hearts of broad chested, Drawn
yeomanry.
The gold leaf., 1897-05-27

- Years of Cures
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-01-27
BLUE PETER IN WHIST.
The Signal For Trumps First Employed
by Lord Henry Bentinck.

There is a house in London which
should be the Mecca of all whist players
who believe in the new school and the
information" game, shrine before
which they should bow respectfully as
the fountain head of all that is modern
in the game. This is 81 st. James
street, and it is within sight of. Mari
borough House. It's fame rests chiefly
on the fact that it was at one time
known as Graham's club, and that
within its walls Lord Henry Bentinck
first introduced the blue peter, or
signal for trumps, which consists in
playing a higher card before lower
when no attempt is made to win the
trick. That signal has been to the whist
players of the world like the pillar of
fire to the children of Israel For more
than 40 years it has led them up and
down in the wilderness of arbitrary con-
ventions, but it has never brought them
to the promised land of better whist.
The blue peter was the introduction
to whist of purely arbitrary signal or
convention, and it's seed has spread like
thistle's until it has entirely overrun
the old game of calculation, observa-
ton, position and tenace, " leaving in its
place long suits, American leads, plain
suit echoes, four signals and directive
discards. These seem to have choked up
all the dash, brilliancy and individual
ity in our whist players, reducing them
all tO the Same laup1 not NV iOcrpasiOO
the abilities of the tyro, but by curtail-
ing the skill of the expert. r. Frederic
Foster in Monthly illustrator.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-01-27
Another OF Them.

Another pervert Of a trotting horse
owner has found new system for max.
ing up names that disgrace the track.
Some Californian, in order to denote the
lineage of son of the we'll named Siam
boul, has called his colt STAN B, vari-
alton in horse naming Stiffness which
ranks with previously considered mon
strosities like Princeer. Maud S and
William H are anything but pretty
names, but they at least are legitimate
in being possessed of meaning. STAN B,
conceived in senselessnoss and born i'll
illiteraoy, is positively vulgar. If a
child persisted in talking such gibber-
ish, it would be whipped and sent to
bed. New York World.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-01-27
winter Races at Hot Springs.

Captain Il. o. Price has q scheme in
hand with syndicate Of wealthy turf,
men and capitalists to invest 500, 600
in a winter race track at Hot Springs
Ark. Price is negotiating with property
owners and hotel men, and if he arrives
at satisfactory terms the scheme will
materislize. The syndicate proposes to
build a fine track, splendid grand
stand and stable room for 800 horses.
They guarantee to take 500 racers to- the
Springs and race every dsy from about
Dec. Is to about March 15. They ask
the citizens Of Hot Springs TO donate
cartaia land and to subscribe So, GOO per
annum to be divided into four $500 and
one 81, 900 stakes 20 be raced for on the
rsonoaad track
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-01-27
NOT MUCH PIE.
What Patronage the President Will Have
to Bestow Next March.

The thousands of patriots all over the
country who are preparing to descend
upon Washington with their applica-
tions for Office as soon as MCKINLEY
comes in will do we'll to turn their at
tention to more practical pursuits. Not
withstanding the repeated publications
which have been made of the extent to
which civil service reform has thrown
its tentacles around the government
offices, many men are still unable to
understand that the new administration
will have very few appointments to
give out.
Perhaps few fgures-just few, but
exceedingly significant-will help them
to clearer idea of the situation. | am
told by government official who keeps
track of such things that the total mum.
Der of appointments which President
Mckinley will have to make in reor-
ganizing the departments and the pub
lie service generally, including the dip
lomatic and consular corps, is about
700. Seven hundred Offices for 10000
aspiring patriots is going to spread the
pie out pretty thin. There are in the
country probably 10, 900 men who hope
to receive appointments to consulships.
l am told by the same authority that
there are just So eonsulships to be filled
by President Mckinley. Walter Well
man in Chicago Times Herald.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-01-27

The Honorable J. r. Greer, one of the
best known and most highly respected
county Judges of the State of Florida,
writes of his horrible sutferings from
Tnhammatory Rheumatism
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-01-27
HE LOST A FORTUNE.
Or, '"There Are Moments When One Wants
to Be Alone"

Or, ''There Are Moments When One Wants
to BE Alone"
| A middle sized man, with a gray
mustache and red tie hitched up on
his collar, walked through the restau-
rant, nodding to acquaintance here and
there. AS he stopped at the cashiers
desk man who was seated at a table
noticed him, and, leaning across to his
vis-a-vis, said, Captain s., United
States postal inspector and grand official
catcher of green goods men,"
"Yes?" with interest from the man
across the table
Sure. l have always regarded him
with peculiar affection. He came very
near making me a rich man once-in
fact, almost made a wealthy citizen of
me-so we'll to do that l would never
have had to work again.
Glow was that?" with shade of
incredulity.
"This way: About a year ago the
captain superintendent grand haul of
green goods men. The firm which he
raided was the largest, perhaps, in the
country and had unlimited capital.
They had packages of good money to
catch suckers with, and this money,
amounting to over $3.50, 900, was cap
tured and placed in big satchel by the
captain. | called ON him for details of
the story that afternoon. He was alone
in the office. There were three of US
the captain, myself and the satchel. He
opened the satchel and showed me
wealth beyond my widest dreams.
hated to leave the beautiful vision.'
And the narrator sighed deeply.
"Well, said his friend, 81 don't see
how that was anything like making you
a rich man.
"You don't? Well, let me tell you
this: If the captain had turned his back
for just six seconds would have been
rich man Immediately. But he never
turned, and had to go away again as
poor as when came.
And with another bitter, heartrending
sigh he watched the inspector stroll out
into the street. Chicago News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-01-27
Atlanta Now city of the First Glass.

On Feb. l the postofice at Atlanta
will become presidential Office of the
first class This advance was pursuant
to the postal regulations, which provide
that every free delivery city of $4,000
inhabitants or more shall be entitled to
a postofice of the first class A recent
state census showed Atlanta to have a
population of over 83, 900, This action
will make three grades of letter carriers
instead of two, as at present, who will
receive as compensation 81, 600, $500
and 5000. All carriers having served
two years or more will be promoted.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-01-27
HOW'S ThiSl

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY eco, Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have know F. J.
Cheney for theslast Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West q Trnax, wholesale druggists, To
ledO, D. Walding, Kinnan 6 Marvin,
wholesale druggists, Toledo, q.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system. Price 75c.
bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Tes-
timOnials free.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-01-27
OFFICE OF J. F. GREER, COUNTY JUDGE, |
Green Dove Snrinps Clay Co Ella.


GENTLEMEN: Twenty-three years ago
was attacked with infiammatory rheumatism.
was attended by the most eminent physician
in the land. l visited the great Saratoga
Springs, N. Y, the noted Hot Springs of Ar
kansas and many other watering places,
always consulting with the local physicians for
directions, and finally came to Florida, ten
years ago. About two years ago had severe
attack of rheumatism, was confined to my
room for twelve weeks, and during that time
was induced to try ?. P. P, Lippman' Great
Remedy, knowing that each ingredient was
good for impurities of the blood. After use-
ing two small bottles was relieved At four
different times since have had slight attacks
and each time have taken two small bottles
of p, p. p, and have been relieved, and | COM
sider P. p. p. the best medicine of its kind.
Respectfully, J. F. GREER.
James NJ. Newton, of Aberdeen, Ohio,
says he bought a bottle of p. P. p at
Hot Springs, Arkansas, and it did him
more good than three months treat
ment at Hot Springs.
Rheumatism, as well as sciatica and
govt, is cured by a course of P. p. P,
Lippman's Great Remedy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-01-27
Bucklen,s Arnica Salye.

The best Salve in the world for Burns,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt RLeum, Fe
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blain's. Corns and all Skin EraptiOns
and positively cures piles or no pay
required 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction or money refund ed.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
Sale-Davis DRUG o.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-01-27
NJ ore

Medicinal value in a bottle of Hoods Sarsa.
parilla than in any other preparation.
More skill is required, more care taken. mora
expense incurred in its manufacture.
1t costs the proprietor and the dealer
More but it costs the consumer less as he
gets more doses for his money.
More curative power is secured by its peculiar
combination, proportion and process.
which make it peculiar to itself
More people are employed and more space oo-
cupied in its Laboratory than any other.
more wonderful cures effected and more ;es-
tlmonlals received than by any other.
wore sales and more Increase year by. year
More people are taking floods Hood. sarsaparila
today than any other and more are
More and STILL MORE reasons might be-
given why you should take
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-01-27

Chicora, Pa, Herald" Richard Ven
sci reports One Minute Cough Cure the
greatest success of medical science. He
told us that it cured his whole family of
terrible coughs and colds, after all other
so called cures had failed entirely. Mr..
Vensel said it assisted his children
through very bad siege of measels.
One Minute Cough Cure makes expecto.
ration very easy and rapid.
SALE-DAvIs DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-01-27
He Richly Deserves IL.

May we venture to express the hope
that the man who writes it Xmas will
have Happy Kew Xear?-Chicago
Tribune
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-01-27

Minutes seem like hours when life is
at stake. Group gives no time to send
for doctor, delay may mean death. One
Minute Cough Cure give instant relief
and insures recovery. The only harm
less remedy that produces immediate re-
suits. SALE-DAVIs DkUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-01-27
Encouraging.

The old year has gone.
Let it slidel
Time goes running on, s.
But we abide.
Was the old year bad2 -
Let's forget it.
A new ones to be had
Why not get it2
The old year died game,
But the new
Has got there just the same.
So may you.
New York Sun.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-01-27

P P. P, Lippman's Great Remedy, is
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All skin diseases are cured by it; any
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Dyspepsia and indigestion in their
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p. P. P. is the best spring medicins
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For Indigestion, Sick and Nervous
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Heart Failure, Fever, Chills, Debility
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