The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-01

portion of the human family, and IN the
sand-hill country the people found a cure
in Jackson Spring water. When they be-
gan to establish homes near here IN order
to enjoy the advantages of this water,
like all good Covenanters they built a
church. That's the way of Scotchmen the
world over and it is this acknowledge
ment of God in all their ways that has
made them a power for good IN every de-
cade of history, and has made them
the foremost in good works-civtc
and religious-in North Carolina since the
first of the clans settled on the Cape Fear
and pushed on into this section OF the
State Somebody ought to write a his
tory of the Scottish clans IN North Caro-
lima. Mr.. Hamilton Mcmillan and others
have written sketches of great interest
and value. but if Judge McRae and Mr..
Mcmillan would collaborate a history Of
the Macs and other Scotchmen ID North
Carolina from Flora McDonald's day to
this good hour, what a story of devotion
TO nome, Goa ana country IL "OuIu q
for the inspiration OF youth.
The Scotch Presbyterians not only built
a church wherever they located-and built
it with their own hands-but they also
were sure to build a school house, too.
They did not neglect the education OF
their children. Ten years ago a citizen
&C D,Io;,b bod J,cinaSS (which % Hold him
into a remote section OF Moore county.
Il found people, he said, Giving just
like their grand parents lived in Scotland
an hundred years ago. The women had
their little looms and wove all the cloth
and made all the garments worn by the
family. After the days work, the head
of the family read aloud to his family
from Burns, and Scott. and the children
| were duly instructed in the Shorter Cate
chism and in Patriotism.
Rev. Hugh McLaurin established here
the first academy taught IN Moore coun-
ty and was also pastor of the church. The
other pastors since 1850 have been Revs.
A. D. Campbell, Samuel Paisley, J. H.
Coltraine, +. NJ. Mcintyre (who is still
| living and had a long pastorate here),
Samuel Alexander, John D. Currle, Angus
r. Shaw, A. M. Hassell who died during
| his pastorate and is buried at Jackson
| Springs), and Rev. w. r. C~oppedge, who
is also county superintendent of schools
to- Rockingham county. He is the success
sor in the gospel of Hugh McLaurln, who
established and first academy. With them
religion and education nave gone hand
in hand.
The names of the present officers of
this church are:
Elders-N. D. J. Clark, A. Men. Currie,
Malcolm Ray, Malcolm Brown, D. W. Me
Donald, A. C. Ray.
Deacons-John M. Graham, John B.
Clark, A. L. Currie, Daniel f. Patterson,
Wnliam Mckenzie, w. l.. Holiday, Ken
nett Mcleod.
At this church Sunday is observed exact
~ as it was in the Kirk In the High
lands. Regular services are held one Sun
day in the month, out Sunday school Is
held every Sunday morning and from far
and near the ''bairns" are brought to be
instructed in the Word. An organ fur
nishes musician innovation from the early
days. On Sunday there was a large at
tendance. Nearly all the members with
their children came. They came early in
the morning and spent the day, listened
to two excellent sermons and III the COO
of the afternoon returned to their homes
ney toward the kingdom 1t was a SPLEEN
did gathering Of the best sort of North
Carolina folks-men and women who
fear God and work righteousness" Par
ents were there with all their children
from the babe in arms to the youth grow
ing into manhood. Family religion is at
no discount here. The people havn't
found out that Solomon's teachings have
been discarded by the smart set. and if
they had, it would not affect them at all
They go to the Word for guidance; anj
! ~ w. cbN VIZ "'y' A>A
Parental responsibility is felt and children
drink in the lessons of obedience with then
earliest nourishment. These people live
simple and frugal lives-close to nature
and to natures God. They have no tastes
for the pleasures that carry away from
right-living. They are honest, thrifty, in
dustrious, holding this world not as 6
mere pleasure garden of life, but as a place
to get ready for eternal life. People who
hold that Bible view of life are of necessity
sober-minded, taking their pleasures with
out going to extremes. Their life Is ful
of pleasure-more normal and satisfying
than those frivolous and harmful amuse
ments that bring "the morning after
They make Il citizenship of the sort tina
gives a country its sturdiest population
i'm Deacc and its best soldiers in war