The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-09-19
TIE EDITORS S LEISURE HOURS.
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

The s1onroe Journal observes that
'some of the ungodly have ooasted
that while people often pray Tor rair
no one was ever known to pray fol
dry weather.; and refers to a com
munication that proves the falsity o.
the statement. Following is the com
munication which appeared in the
Journal signed by J. J. McLendon:
"On Sunday morning, September
1st, very large congregation worship
Ell at the Matthews Baptist church
Bro. G. l.. Greaves preached. 1t was
a solemn time.
cat 3 p. M, the Pleasant Plain
church met to call pastor and mem.
Der was called on to lead in prayer fol
Divine guidance. He prayed for tenn
poral blessings as we'll. That the day
SO clear and bright might end as aus
piciously as it came, that the rain
might now be restrained and that
there might be suitable weather for
harvesting the crops.
Gas the day closed the skies cleared
anl the wet weather was a thing OF the
past. Monday morning found the
mowers In the fields and meadows with
the lark, and The work was rushed un-
til Saturday night. Much fine hay
was saved. I succeeded in storing
away nineteen two horse loads during
the week."
The Augusta (Ga) Chronicle recent
FIy referred to Governor G. B. Aycock
IS being talented, eloquent, conserva-
tive," and eligible to the presidency
Governor Aycock's name was thus
brought out in discussing the sneers
Ia some quarters against Southern
men having presidential callber.
The Chronicle said:
"If we take Maryland, as a southern
state. which is really, since slavery
time, in the middle section, Mr.. Cor
man is supposed to be we'll equipped
for the presidency. JoL4. w. Daniel,
OF Virginia, IS frst-class Statesman.
Governor Aycock, of North Carolina,
IS not ineligible, being talented, elo-
quent and conservative. Senator Bacon,
of Georgia, has the dignity, capacity
and brains FOR the highest position.
Senator John I. Morgan, OF Alabama,
though all old man, is great one.
Senator Cockrell, OF Missouri, measures
rp io the presidential standard. jus
tice White, of Louisiana, is ia the
same category. There are others. 1t
might not be good politics to select a
southern man for the presidential nomi
nation, but it is ali unworthy sneer to
dlscredit our prominent public men.
We are apprehensiye that Mr.. Waiter
son has wandered off after strange gods,
in recent years. We have men at the
south quite as fit, personally and in
tellectually, as were Franklin Pierce
aud James K. Polk or Zachary Taylor,
OF Millard Fillmore or James Bucban-
an or Ulysses s. Grant or William
Mckinley"
It is very gratifying to note that the
schools and colleges in the State have
opened we'll. From almost every
sct ool comes the news that the open
Jog has been better than last year, and
there is hopeful indication that the
interest throughout the
State has been greatly quickened.
The spirit of education seems to have
been stirred in all parts of the State.
and In some places there is an active
canvass in the cause.
Nothing will be more helpful in ele-
yat,ng our people than general dlffu-
siou of knowledge; but all our young
men and young women will do we'll to
that false idea Of the ends
Of education has crept into the popular
mind. This false idea is that lis pur-
pose is to secure good place for him
who obtains an education ana to make
it easy for him to make money. Tble
ia the lowest estimate to put On the
yalne of education.
The true idea OF education is todraw
out the mind, as the word implies, and
thus 6e prepared Tor greater and better
service to the world.
To be sure, If one blessed with a
good education is better able to make
money than without it, he should ap-
prec;ate it and turn the opportunity to
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