The North Carolina Presbyterian . Defiling the Home. It is manifest that if Chris tan parentsdo not exercise a sharp oversight of thebooks and papers read by their children,the most polluting publications mayeasily defile and then destroy theirhomes. Nbr is it enough to keep out thebad. Good books and good papers mustbe brought into the home. Otherwisethe education which all desire for thairchildren may be turned into a curse. Itwere better that our children were tooignorant to read than they should readto their corruption. Are our preachers doing all they canto circulate pure books and papers


The North Carolina Presbyterian . Defiling the Home. It is manifest that if Chris tan parentsdo not exercise a sharp oversight of thebooks and papers read by their children,the most polluting publications mayeasily defile and then destroy theirhomes. Nbr is it enough to keep out thebad. Good books and good papers mustbe brought into the home. Otherwisethe education which all desire for thairchildren may be turned into a curse. Itwere better that our children were tooignorant to read than they should readto their corruption. Are our preachers doing all they canto circulate pure books and papers ?Are our preachers in the cities and towns,where the evils or bad prints are great-est,4oing anything at all? We fearnot.— Wesleyan .^IDIIEWS. SPRING is here and you need a PIANO, ORGAN or some article ofFUBNITURE. YOU are LUCKY not to have bought before now for I am offer,ing the grandest BARGAINS ever offered in this section. Pianos and Organs ofthe finest makes at extremely low prices. Furniture of all style at prices thatLAUGH at COMPETITORS. ALL information given on application, by AT ONCE, if at all interested for Catalogue and terms. 16 and 18 West ITradeaStreet, CHARLOTTE, N. C. ,V- I


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