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EARLY BAPTISTS Whitney, Cooper school house, IN STANLY Lambert school house and oth- (Continued on 4th page.) ers. J. W. WHITLEY. May 1, 1907. PARABLE OF THE SOWER. the first pastor. ] In turn Canton established an ! arm in the western part of the * county. Under the labors of Revs. E. P. Harrington and W. Matt. 30, 36, 43._By E, a church in 1885,- being called «i Rmnirc ■ Elizabeth. It had four charter ttrooks. members. The presbytery con sisted of Elders E. 2. Harring- « T AT Placing the higures. The Wheat and the Taras— a Parable of Double Figures. ton, H. D. Huneycutt and J. M McCurdy. Rev. E. P. Harring- ton was pastor until his death in ^ 1905. In 1895 its name was changed to Mission. The Methodists planted a church in Albemarle, the county seat, before the Baptists at tempted to evangelize it ,.so w’hen they did attempt to plant a church there their efforts were futile until the Baptist State Convention in 1889 sent a mis sionary there, Rev. J. M. Ben- , ,. nett, who organized the church ^ i • j i, with five members: Mrs. S. Aus- two kinds harvests- tin, Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Seago, and Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Penning ton. They had no house of w'or- ship, so they had to meet in the 1. The two sowers—Christ 2. The two kinds of seed— Wheat and Tares; good and bad. 3. Two times of sowing— Day and Night, light and dark ness. 4. The two purposes of sow ing—to feed and to poison, con structive and destructive. 5. Two opinions about sepa ration—the Master’s and the the Servants’; conservatism vs. Things helpful and things hurt ful; man reaps what he sows. 7. iTie two functions of the harvester—gathering both the court house. He was followed *ares; this is not by Rev. J. C. Denny, who began to the angels of Satan, the building fund fbr a church, 8. The two destinies- -the when it had been said that a Master’s garner and the bottom- H. E. VAUGH.N. A. B., M. D. Phvsician and Surgeon. BIG LICK, N. C. Calls answ'ered Black’s residence. from C. J. church could not be built by the •««« Baptists. He was followed by Revs. J. W. Suttle, J. A. Mc- Kaughan, R. H. Herrin, whom the church supported without the aid of the Board; J. M. Ar- nette, and B. W. N. Simms. The membership has increas ed from five to one hundred and eighty and during this time, in 1903, they dismissed a large membership to join the mem bers at Poplin’s Grove, which had been disbanded to organize West Albemarle, which now has 530 members. The Baptists are gaining ground in Albemarle year by year. New London was a mission point for several years supplied by the pastor from Albemarle, but they never did accomplish much, for this was another j Methodist stronghold. About ! 1904, Rev. C. J. Black took hold of the work and in 1905 he or ganized a church with eleven members. Since that time they have bought a hou.se of worship, remodeled and painted it, and have purchased a church organ. Today it has a membership of j fifty-three. j Besides the churches above J mentioned, Ihere have been two j that have disband^t Howard’s i Grove, orgahized 1868 and dis- | banded in 1872; In 1878 it re- organized and.. dr.sbanded again I ^ ^^e ! OBITUARY. ! The going away of John L. Palmer removed from among us a Christian citizen worthy of creditible mention. He was born in Montgomery county on Sept. 20, 1843, though Stanly has so long claimed him as her son that he seemed her own. The ■;greater part of his life was spent on' a farm near the present school village of Palmerville. His last earthly home was in New London, fi'om which place he said good-bye to his many friends on March 13, 1914, hav ing lived to bless the world 70 years and 5 months and 23 days, the time allotted to virtuous men by the decree of a wise and merciful Creator. His was an eminently success ful life in several particulars. He was a useful citizen, not con verted to all the modern and pro gressive ideas of citizenship, but performing his duty as he saw it. He was a successful farmer and business man. He worked hard all the days of his strength, generally making all necessary home supplies but if lacking he would refuse to run a store ac count. He accumulated what would be regarded in this coun try as a fortune. I His New London home was al most a mansion, surrounded by massive oaks of natural growth, [that would have made men less resigned crave to linger or com plain at the parting. Not .so I with him. ' In domestic relations he was happy. He left to the world a heritage in his sons and his daughters. He was twice mar ried. first to Miss Mary J. Ivey to which union were the chil dren. Besides, he took an or phan nephew and stamped upon him not only his business and moral .stamina, but strange to say, his physical likeness as well, and with whom he shared his property. The second marriage was to Miss Lou Ross of Albemarle who proved to be'his ministering aii- gel at the crossing of the last River. As a chui'ch member he was ever faithful. He loved her name. He loved her doctrine, he was concerned about her ad vancement, and his last business transaction was the signing of two liberal checks to aid Albe marle and Rockwell in building houses of woi'ship. His funeral was conducted from the home in the presence of a host of relatives and friends by Rev. C. J. Black and the Methodist and Baptist pa.stors of New London. “Soldier of Christ, well done!’’ HIS PASTOR. E. M. Brooks. WHAT A BAPTIST CHURCH STANDS FOR 1^- 1. For the divine origin, in spiration and infallibility of the Scriptures. 2. For the supreme authority of the Word of God on all ques tions of faith, doctrine and practice. -3. P’or world-W’ide evangelism and the universal affiliation of the gospel to all classes and con ditions of men. I 4. For the baptism of believ ers only. ! 5. For a converted church membership. ! 6. For the birth or regenera tion as a condition of salvation to every accountable creature. I 7. For repentance and faith as prerequisites to baptism and church membership. ^ I 8. B"or the independence of the churches w'ith no head but Christ. i 9. For the complete separa tion of church and Slate, j 10. For the equality of the ministry as to the ministerial of fice and as opposed to grades in office and official authority. , S. F. CONRAD. in 1881. Sorne of these mem- of our young pastors this month. bers helped to organize Barbee’s BrotheVwhitley ^^uit a splendid Grove church. Howard s Grove job to enter the ministry, but was establi^ed through the la- Lord is using him. He spent ^ ® ^ T some time at Wake Forest, but i the call of work was .so urgent in "+V.O inflnpnfe of Came back before he fin- probably under the influence of . , , „ . ^ Old Rocky River church. It dis- f^urthes in the Stanly Assock- banded about 1880. Many of it.s ect Kendall Mt members we„t to Norwood MiS All o( cnurcn. these are prospering under his At present there are several care. He has one church in the preaching points in the county: Anson As.sociation. It is Cedar Grove. The editor of this little paper was pastor there for sev eral years, and found that people to be among the most loyal he ever served. Surely Cedar Grove has some of the salt of the earth in its membership, and we are glad that they have Bro. Whitiey for their pastor. We 'predict great things for this j young brother. He is .so earnest he can not but succeed. We are glad to say that we can recom mend him to be a .Baptist, warp and filling. CULLOM SCHOOL OF MUSIC, j Albemarle, N. C. An Endorsed School of Music. The opportunities of the Insti tute are intended only for stu dents of natural ability, with an earnest purpose to da serious work, and no others are desired. For full information, address A. N. & E. MTNTOSH CULLOM I Directors. i 1 Albemarle, N. C.
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