The farmer and mechanic., 1907-03-19

DIR. X. IL Whitaker.
Ia take work unless he chooses - y"
so
cd at Woodsdale inst after dark iigar-
ing the porter sing uut w ood~'ialr'
looked out fhe car window to
how Well tho streets We're lighted. hut
M light greeted my eyes Conn tn.
way said she csptain, AMI "ut
went \ gentleman swinging y lam
tern. ASKED il WAS tho prca her
told him / was Come ~htS way.
he said and grip in hand. | followed
as he asceuded i stcep hin and ird the
way through IN old field along mar
row path '.N here i WooGSlaic"'
asked Its al about here. Ne arr
right in the heart of II now. ne an
sNcred mending his step So that /
had 10 stretch my legs 10 keep M
was soon in the comfortable aud
hospilablc home of brother T. ] Rob
crt9on. whose dwelling and store Ncrr
about three hundred yards from the
depot. | had not seen the town but
expected when the sabbath daWnol /
would. but. ] learned that night thal
WoodSdale. though quite an ancient
place. had not grown as rapidly rs
chicago, and some other places.
found brother Robertson 10 be n
clever gentleman his wife Il most
charming woman and their home a
r., -, ~ - -, ~
hat hisht ot"t,let it"1' ts'i ''I''.'l-
cd my eyes and dISpclicd the Illusion
under which | mad been laboring lie
told me that my circuit really had but
two weak churches. WOodSdalc. with
sixteen members. ands Providence With
eivtean r1an,harc- that IIiob \ri.u,. .,.9.1
!, srhnol bn,ree ia ,yhicb IN r,ttf.ts
had regular appointments and = sun
day school. and only one Methodist
nearby. that Hotlowav's School Hons,
had Pa,riet nrcachfrp ana > Sund.,,
s,boo1. ,b.t 7 oro,. S,cb,,I tIo,,.o &C,
h.tvna, povhorS and oak CROW
v,itlin +bn bo,,nds ~ tha pnvhnrn cir
',,it. 49, xTineta,,l, c,hnnI rIo,,...
-. .,,,a1, 60, ,a,,. ,,eh,,r,, Lotusa.
40 f payhnra i,cnit. hie,.,asf
t,,ria a,3 that 49,, ',,,.,.. ,,
,.itIa n,,,,,c. ~ IL ..,ur \. INV.
tt,ina ~ n.4pe, ~ tl-n. r,. H..
T,af,tiets ma ent M ..,..- III tgg.
Gret n1n1nd ecn.oI l..1s. uynif.
tbc otbe. tpto III N.t,,J.-. ..ul1
or,nos. n1u. o,.paft;zatiet. (, n... ~
,ion ea+ahlstal aot ~. ,.,.,.,.,a
hnrchae Tb.t XyondsdaI, ard pra,.f-
drnce in his opfsinn u.erc about all
| had any right to count upon and
they were MOI able TO nav tbe ureacb-
or more than rnrty-five or 6ftv dol-.
lars
Then II dawned unon mo that tho
Conference had madc ! mistal.o in
LAYING off that new circuit. and / bc-
- t ~
gested i
The Roxboro circuit had four
strong churches which could nav thr.
preacher nine hundred dollars Two
very weak churches WoodsdaIa and
Providence were evening appoint
ments able to pay but little II would
be a happy riddance to get clear of
them, as it would tighten the work Of
the Roxboro preacher. \ pIan Was
set on foot 10 carry out that idea and
it being recommended hv the District
Conferences on somebody's suggestion.
the Annual Conference adopting the
suggestion. set off the circuit and for
it made a ttyo hundred dollar anrrn-
priatton. which simply meant raiiav-
ing the Roxboro nraachA frn,,
preaching two sunday evening4 ;n ]
month, the Conference paying for
that purpose two hundred dollars
Woodsdale church is the old ..PaiIa,..,.
church of primitive times and Win
old Providence largely sowcd the seeds
of Methodism in Person county
don't think it can ever be what "Old
Pailey' was. for the reason tba, 10
land owners are filling the co,,r,tnity
with negro tenants ana thara 49,.
rornparativelv few vbifac ,,.fth uh3,t
to build up d church rarnhorahi,,
Providence is very nnar pa,,tir, ,,,is'
church Of large ana influential mem
bcrship and cannot IL v,hat i ,,.l'a :,
be
n -
- ~ 80. ! WI around and preached
at the school houses. excent al NKin-
pnvhH ina, being over between
the mide, ',Ild af i-e.ts i-easpurs' ana right IL
diliti,. u diiother preachers WORK.
'ioii nave the cheek 10 90 there
Hi.1h t i',,TsiofltlrF; rr; But | preached at
tretb rev. dhd made steward Of a
hr bi.,lse ah oId oachelor, who lived
I,.ae -. ul'l ms own cooking and
tio,s 5 ie o"hed seven planta-
money stuck =, ~, - nave
hooks and corncrs - IT. Il lhe httie
back room in t,-t,iot hI3 room a
could only he raaotad Siepl' winch