The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-12-17
REV. ]. 5. WILLIAMS WRITES

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EU;ToR GOLD Leaf beg you and YOUR
readers to grant me a little space to a. a
last word to some of my friends III ard olnd
EerG@Eson.
beg 70 thank you all for the ran; aiIai
dee6s to me and to those VINO Were asso il Ell
with me. and for the many WORKS of tnrour-
agement.
Ii is true. | have not been faithful IL the
Lo3~t s-the Aasons, the Knights of Pythi',s.
the Odd i'eiloWs-but have been drawn 80
the men that compose the membership. Ala
the meetings have been refreshing aud in
snirine. am Ioath to sever from these Or
de:s; also from the Vance Guards. til. Anti
Saloon League. and the Tennis Club.
l have relOiced in every step OF progress the
town has taken The organizations that
stood for the culture of their members and
for the building up of the community and for
the amelioration of suffering. have had my
poor prayers and warHlest sympathy-the
Chan, Der of Commerce. the Tuesday Cub. the
Shakespeare Club, the Alma Club, the Kings
Daughters, the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, and the Us" | have also re-
joced in the work OF the Daughters OF the
Conf4deracy for the old soldiers and the
Croatan Club has BEEN blessing 10 those
who could enjoy it's privileges.
Another source of delight has been the
marvellous Improvement inthe residences ard
an increased interest in the sanitary welfare
of the town. Some of the stores have been
remodeled twice or more in the past half
dozen years. Some churches have huilded
anew and Others have been ''made over"
The Graded SCHOOL, has eomeint existence.
so the Harriet Cotton Mill. and SO the Oil
Mills and the Corhett Buggy Factory and
the eaboard Knitting Mills. And the
looms are passing out.
| cannot but wish that Henderson had
added Free Library and Reading Room
and Public Hospital to her equipment.
hope and pray also that the homes of the
town may be guarded, against the eEcroach-
lngs OF sanctioned evil.
| hereby resolve" That the people of Hen
derson and surrounding country have done
me a great favor to let me live among them
for Il half dozen years; that the Henderson
Methodist Protestant church has been a
great friend to me the same length Of time to
give me a plenty to do; to pay me faithfully
In material things; to stand by me in their
moral support; to cooperate with me in SER
vice to our common Lord and to the COM
munlty; to bear with me in my many mis-
takes: and to pray for my soul and to stamp
their kind approval upon my ministry among
tHtHi tudl IL " III De Il loHS tiIHe beiOFe quit
thinking of Henderson as HOME. and for
long time | shall miss the cordially of the
Henderson homes and the friendly interviews
with the men Oh the streets and in the stores
and offices: that the hours of worship will
ever be in my memory as a glow spot to in
spire me wherever go; that shall endeavor
to live worthily of the kind words said to me
Oh leaving fer my new home
The peace OF God and His Righteousness
and His blessing be upon the town and all
her people.
Your friend.
J. s. WILLIAMS