The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-26

faithful and continued services My
laeher died in 1877. Since his death
many changes have taken place. In
the first place. all the woodland has
been cleared. and many of the small
farms have been purchased and
thrown into larger farms, so that the
whole country is owned by a few
men. The old Macedonia church
building was torn down and a new
one built by Rev. John f. Butt, TWEEN
ty-odd years ago; since which time
the appointment has been served by
preachers sent by the Conference.
Last year, Rev. M. M. Mcfarland be-
ing the pastor. the church building
was move dtwo miles farther away
from Raleigh and set up at the fork
OF the roads leading to Holly Springs
ana Haywood / have written all
this to say that / was greatly pleased
at the change which had been made
IN location; and especially at the i'm
proVements | could but observe, in
the size of the Sunday school and
OF the congregation as WeH. L thought
as | sat in the pulpit, so pleasantly
and tastefuIly arranged, and looked
upon "a congregation as well dressed
and quite as intelligent. and as APP
preciatiVe of the gospel as any other
congregation to which L preach, that
II the old servant VINO SoWed the
seeds away back yonder could look
down from heaven and see "Old
Macedonia" as it is today, how it
would make him rejoice! Then this
text came to me: i'They rest from
their labors, and their works do fol-
low them" And this thought fol
lowed: 1T matters not whether the
seed soWn bring forth fruit today Oh
tomOrrOW-thiS year or next year;
the fruit will come, if the seed soWn
be good. For a thousand years in
the sight of the Lord are but as yes
terday."
took dinner with Mr.. Burwel
Franklin who lives near the church
He is an enterprising farmer
staunch friend of education and &
faithful church member. His oldes
daughters, just budding into youns
womanhood have been well educated
and are themselves teachers, while
his two oldest boys are at Trinity
the one in the Senior and the Other
in the Sophomore class. His We'll
titled farm which spreads out arount
| him, tells better than l can in words
| that he is a good farmer
Brother Tom Franklin is the eff
cient and enthusiastic superintendent
of the Sunday school, and it was cas-,
| " DC StCll llldl he Ills llC PiSiSt fbih'
| the place fits him. Brother LAIR.
! Woodall still holds his own as leade
! in singing, and it's not saying too
much to say they sing we'll at Mace
| donia.
| 1 would like to say something o
all the people / know and love on
| there Gas l was their pastor fou
years., but l must desist, wishing il
! concluding that the blessings o
| heaven may abide with them
| How this land of ours is blooming
| for a glorious harvest of material a
we'll as moral and intellectual pros
| perity! The people are in better con
! dition to farm. because they hav
| learned so many things their father
| never knew, and the implements the,
| use are so far superior to the old
time shop made plows and hoes, L
say nothing of the seed-sowers, NOV
ers, harrows, rakes and other labor
! saving machinery.
Then, there is a school house 0
/ church in every neighborhood, an
| good roads are being made to faciii
/ tate travel. so rural deliveries cal
| take the mail to almost every farm
| er's door. And to cap the climax, tn
| telephone makes it possible for tn
| farmers wives. after they have clear
/ ed off the dinner table, to sit at thei
own homes and discuss the fashions
} descant on the affairs of the neigh