The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-03

Promiscuous immigration has *
accomplished anything for q ountry
This has been proven beyond disputs
lon the Pacific slope where every state
and community is, and has been for
lyears. suffering under the d~eterioatin2
Influence which the Chinese. Italians
land japanese have spread over the in
dustries OF the Pacific coast--Charlotts
News
North Carolina has all the precious
~lstones, trees. plants. etc, that every
lother state OF the union has n more
to boot In gems she has the hiddenir~.
valued as the diamond. and other
IunIque Jewels. Colonel +. a. dc Il
Inow telling us OF the existence Of tn |
IexQuisite golden holly berry tree. WIKI |
lgrows in several counties of the sta 7
%aIthougn II Is quite rare. II is a ma
in our Vegetable life to the hiddenitf
our mineral wealth.-Charlotte or
yer.
We are glad TO hear that there
prospects for a Creditsble North q
lima exhibit at the Charleston ey
tion. The exhibit is not yet com,
but il is thought that II will be J
last OF January. AS heretofore p
North Carolina Week at the exT>
VII be the week beginning AA
I'VE would enc our suggesul
Winston-Salem make a specia
land that one day OF North
week be designated "Winstt TN
iDay."-WinstOn Sentinel.
Beware OF the pocket-book kr-
the fe!loT VINO comes among y hak-
ing light Of the churches. CARRYING a
big stock Of slang and a poCketiull OF
rocks to thrown at the pastors He is
an exert at manipulating collections
and earring off a purse expressive of
the gratitude Of the people" They
preach the quit you and
join the church" gospel so that it is
hard work for the pastors TO receive
respectful and appreciative attention
when they preach the Bible gospel OF
we must he borne again" If the
maintenance of righteousness and the
PRONUNCIATION Of the gospel among men
were left to these irresponsible wand
erers the cause of Christ would rapidly
wane. They preach an inward-lookins
rather than an upW~ard-looklng goSpeL.
-Fayetteville Baptist.
l remember very we'll when young
linen sought employment on farms at
latout So per annum This included
board and washing. Such young men
would labor hard six lays per week.
land fifty-two weeks In the year with
1.-TWO or three holidays at Christmas.
lOut of his So they would save $50.
In a few years they would have enough
money TO buy a small farm. They did
mot make debts. They did not smoke.
iThey owned no buggies. They wore
lpIain clothing. They saved their money
lana made They had too
lr1Uch respect to compromise their man
hood. enough ~self-control to keep under
vicious appetites, acquired a compe-
tency for comfortable, living. They
built up the country.-Rev. r. d. Gold.
in Wilson Times.
Wilson is aglow with cleaning of joy
and delight. for the season Of reunions
land heartfelt greetings is at nand, and
loved ones. long separated. are home
iagain to enjoy in sweet communion the
blessed Christmas festival; a festival in
(which all hearts grow warm and tender
as we commemorate the birth of Him
Whose mission on earth was to make
lit brighter and better and Sweeter and
lmoTe beautiful. 1t is q season of JOY
land gladness, for the music that swept
Through that famous birth night was
not a dirge but an anthem. The very
lraalm of darkness was peOpled with i'm
ages of radiance, and the silvery stars
ir their g~listening coTruscatlons around
the throne of Night caught up the
Thrilling shout and flooded Heaven with
the cheering refrain of Peace on earth,
good will to men," And so on the glo-
lr:ous anniversary of his joyous natal
day all turn their thoughts away from
the cypress, the night had and the
jdrooping willow, and fix them upon
the ain and the au1el thai nestle in
the sunlight. The relig on He gave was
not 4 grOan but a song not u sigh, but
a smile. not a cloud but brightness, not
a thorn but a flower. He robbed death
Iof its sting and the grave of it's gloom,
b. showing that death was only a God
sent message to lead Us through a u n
mel agloW and effulgent with the splen-
I6nrS of Immortality Yes He "a ms tn
prove the way to q home above, where
Iall is peace and all is love.-Henry
IBlount in Raleigh Post