. Raleigh Christian Advocate: organ of the North Carolina Conference, Church, South. comfort and future prospectsof this ittle child challenges our utmost endeavors, renders self-sacrifice aworshipful tribute, delights us to livein constant self forgetfulness, and evenface death with a s nile in the defenceof the home shelter of our loved one. As it is with us, so it was with manywho, dying, failed in the consumma-tion of lifes holy ambition. A lit lechild, wealing a crown and wieldinga sceptre, led and ruled till death came;then, witi cruel swiftneiS, folio 3«^edthe dethronement, the bre


. Raleigh Christian Advocate: organ of the North Carolina Conference, Church, South. comfort and future prospectsof this ittle child challenges our utmost endeavors, renders self-sacrifice aworshipful tribute, delights us to livein constant self forgetfulness, and evenface death with a s nile in the defenceof the home shelter of our loved one. As it is with us, so it was with manywho, dying, failed in the consumma-tion of lifes holy ambition. A lit lechild, wealing a crown and wieldinga sceptre, led and ruled till death came;then, witi cruel swiftneiS, folio 3«^edthe dethronement, the breaking of thesceptre, the loss of the crown, the sob-bing to sleep of a littl* child, the sadawaking—^ homeless orphan ! The policy of fate would defeat therestoration to a home of this littlewaif, once a home conservator, butMethodism in North Carolina has ahabit of disputing with fate. One ofthe lessoas taught by Christ, and here- support a burdened father or an invalid mother, is a privilege, gives asense of power, and is an occasion forgratitude. Young men and maidens s^iouM be. MR^. F. 1. WOOOVRD.


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