The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-04-18

Close ny singing aud Il prayer by
Rev. II. F. Nelson to mcot with
Reunion church third Sunday in
April. NJ. p. Rogers, Pres.
W. III. Bryant, CIerk.
SIN MILE DOTS.
TN health of our community is
very good, farmers are in good spir-
its, all about up with their work
| The Iruit crop seems promising, we
nope to have peaches and apples in
abundance.
Our pastor fill d h 8 regular al .
polntment at tins church last Sab
bath, delivering an instructive
message to large audience.
We have a good Sunday school
at Six Mile with VIM I!arIcr as
superintendent, and are now stud
ying the lessons about the death,
burial, resurrection and appoaranc-
ci Of the Saviour. Later on We
have the ascension of Christ and
the commission TO his disciples
There is a great work to donc lv
Sunday Schools, there we meet to
study the word of God and teach it
to the children-there they learn
the principles OF right. Thcre 8
II reformation 10 be madc in the
hearts oIpcoplc Lclore they can en-
Ter the service Of God. In the
Sunday School tho child is ,auuht
The Savl"ur's 5 love, what Ills mis-
SION was, how He l)vci the souls
Of mon and women and the plan
OF salvation, SO complete. lie paid
the price of salvation Oh the cross
What are wo doing t., advance Ills
causp2
If we would follow the guiIanco
Of the Holy Spirit, God would use
us in His cause. 1t we would do
all We know to do in tho Masters
:ervice, We would have p,aco with
God, peace with ourSclvc; AID
peace with our fellowmen. ELY.
FROM NEEDMORE.
Mr.. James Uuut is sick this
week.
Mrs. Caroline Burdinc is scri.
ous y IL at her homo.
Every body is moving with a
doub,c-Quick now trying to get in
fertilizers so they can plant corn.
1t is now time for the country
churches to arrangs their Sunday
schools. They generally 80 dead
Il am sorry to say,) during the
winter and like hibcrnatcs como to
life in l':H :. ,,;:. Sunday schools
and pr%l"r !,.r,.:::gs ary tho rud-
ders that guido the church to its
end. The youth must lie trained
IN Sunday school to fill tho places
OF their parents who will soon pa So
away. They should strrvo to he
worthy followers. rhc future is
full OF opportunity ana r"sponsi
blllty as well will we be ready @
take up The burden. Un'cse thcv
are properly brought up they wi |
lot be able to grasp the situation.
TA9ro is no bette: place than the
Sunday schools for the children to
gain faith, hope, iortitudo, grace
and humility. AS the twig ie boNt
the tree lnclincs.' Statistics show
q, 100000 children in the Unitcd
States only T,000,oOO Of which 60
to Sunday school. Magistcr.
MRS. EMMA Couch DEAD
Mrs Emma Couch, wife Of Mr..
Oscar Couch, died at her bonn"
near Walhal!a, on Wednesday
night, 3rt instlnt, af;er a lingering
illness from cancer, aged forty
one years She leaves Il husband
and three ch!ldron TO mourn her
death. \ good woman has gone t,
her reward. Her body was taken
to Rocky Sp'inSs near Ia sley, in
Plckens county, wh5ro the inter-
mint took place on Friday. Her
funeral services were c0nduc'o O
by Rev. johnson Sheriff. She
was Il daughter Of the late Spencer
St"gall, and Inherited in a large
degree his mental cha actoristics.
Besides her immediate family, sho
leaves also several brothers and
sisters, to whom is extended the
sincere sympathy Of many friends.
-keowce Courior.
Valley Wow, Texas. i will send
Il few more lines to tho Jouinal
readers. Peach and plumb trees
are in full bloom, the doves are
c'lllng and we tre planting corn
everything points to an early
spring out here. Wheat is good
but has a yellow look at pre- sent ,
some say it is damaged by insects
AID spoak Of plowing it up and
! p ant"ng cotton instead.
Our postmaster at Valley View