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pr I The Atlantic Messenger. EDITOR: HIGHT C. MOORE, New Bern, N. C A monthly Baptist newspaper start ed in May, 1899, as the organ ot the Atlantic Association; twice enlarged and improved within a year; in Jan uary, 1902, its field was so extended as to embrace the “Baptist Destituti m” of about twenty counties in Eastern North Caroiina, the territory iying mainiy in the bounds of the Atlantic, Neuse, Wilmington, and Tar River Associations. Terms of Subscription: Single copies, each..25 cts. per year. 25 copies to one address. .$3 per year. 100 copies to one address.$10 per year Entered at New Bern, N. C., as sec ond-class mail matter. ' Uie best in the history of the : chureli. i\lore confidence is ex- i pressed in the hopefulness of our . ( ause and the prospects are more U'adiant than heretofore. It is a ])h'asiire to know that Bro. Gar- uier is gcfiting a good hold on the I work and the people. We hope ! his ministry will be largely bless- (‘(1 in the Jones county field. THE ATLANTIC UNION. her we are building for the future real God-inspired burden. The as well as the present. Some best tvay to effect it is to live the churches have been greatly crip-: benefits of it. Preach with refer- jilcd in their work by not being 2)i’operly located. ence to it as a constant theme, and personally and from house to luother thing that cannot be too diouse press this matter right to the ORDINATION OF REV. S. E. GARNER. ,Hy napu'st of i1k> church at Pollocksville, of which he is a nienibiu’ and the pastor, Rev. S. E. Garner was ordained in the Eirst Ba])tist ( hurcli of New .Hern on Tliursday evening, March IJ, IDOd. Idle presbytei'v consisted of .Iliglit (1. lMoor(‘, J. A. IMcKaii- ghan, H. W. Spilman and J. .P. Sjience. After examination of the candidate relative fo his con version, call to the niinisti'Y and views of doctrine', it was voted unanimously to ])roceed with the ordinsition. In the services of ordination the sermon was jireached by Rev. J. A. .ilcKaughan and the charge delivered by Rev. H. W. S])ilman. By ])rayer and the laying on of hamls, after Scrijetural examjile, Bro. Garner was initiated into the full work of the gosjK'l mini.stry. Eor several months Bro. Gar ner has had charge of our Jones county field. It is a pleasure to know that he is getting the work well in hand and that the pros pects are brightening for our churches, in that section. FROM ONSLOW TO WV^INGTON. vAVeftlitnk that no pvastoL,*!^ service of o.ur State •,'Boartrhte ]iroven a more faithful ''^d effec tive missionary worker tlr^i Rev. C. B. Jhiul, native of ®rrteret county, graduate of WakeCForest College, ])astor and tcacherln sev eral of tlu'se eastern countic'S, and foi' the ]>ast few years the tireless and ])0])uhir ])astoT of the church es in our Onslow field. Know-1 ing w('ll the s])irit of our people, being thoroughly consecrated to his Avork and bringing into it a S])lendid working knowledge of Bible truth and Ba])tist i)i'inci- ples, he has known where and when to Avork to the best advan tage. With a will he has Avrought and results are abundant. Kot long since ho received a hearty call to the Southside church in Wilmington. The hon or came unsought and really it was hard for him to think of leaving the OnsloAV field, but after the most earnest consideration he de cided to accept the calk So 0ns- loAv loses and Southside gains. It is gratifying that Bro. Paul re mains in our eastern Avork to Avhich he is so well adapted. lie goes to Southside the first of May. To the brotherhood there Ave heart ily commend him and pray that their united labors may be bless ed al)undantly. Pew delegates attended from a distance—the • peo])ie were busj and the Aveather unfavorable—yet I a half dozen churches were repre- ! sented and five jR'eachers Avere present; and the Union Avas by no means a failure, much as some of us feared it before hand. The introductory sermon on Friday evening, by Rev. C. B. Ihuil of SAvansboro, Avas both in- tei’('sti]ig and edifying. The de- A'otional exercises Saturday morn ing Avere conducted by Rev. J. R. Idly lor, of Bayboro. The Union then formally organized with Bro. Thos. ,]. Mitchell in the chair and Bro. Garrett L. Vinson as clerk. Re])orts were made from the var ious fields. An exceedingly fine pa])or Avas ])resented by Ih’of. J. Ihiul S])ence on Aged Alinisters’ Relief Avhich so ini])ressed the Union that by unanimous Amte its ])ublicatiou in the AIessexgek was requested. The morning ses sion closed with a ])aper by the oditor ('1 this pa[)er on the Study of the Bible. At tlu CA'. iiirig session two i.m- portant to])ics Avere considered. First, our neAV school at Morehead ' ity was the theme of two iuter- cstino' s])eeches l)v bretliren A. 1). Ward and J. (\ MTdtty. Then tlu' subject of Eoreign Missions was ably discussed by Rev. J. A. McKaughan. ; On Sunday various ])ulpits in j tlu' city Avere occii])ied Avith great acce])tability by members of the Union. •kl»i. iicfti* wi*Bsiow » will be, Imld June dT-29 at Davis Shore, Rev. ,1. AlcKaughan, to ])rcach the intr(idnctory sennon. A suital)lc ])i'ogram for the occasion Avill hr pre])ared by brethren AIcKau ghati, AVliitty and Gaskins. A CHURCH BUILDER ON BUILD ING CHURCHES. MEETING AT MAYSVILLE. On the fourth Sunday in Alarch ])astor S. E. Gariu'r began a aneet- ing in Alaysville. lie Avas assist ed tbe Aveek following by Rev. AI., .P. l)a\fis, of SnoAv Hill. Services Avere held twice a day, the atten dance Avas good, and the interest Avas fine. There Avere seven or eight professions of faith; tAvo Avere received in the church and others are expected to Avrite soon. The brethren are also expecting some important accessions by let ter in the near future. AVe hear that the meeting Avas Rev. C. B. Paul, SAvansboro. Dear Bro. Moore:—AVe are moving along about as usual. The fact that we are not losing ground is encouraging Avhen Ave take into consi(l('ration the hard times dur ing the ])ast year. ^Vt no time since 1 came on this field have the calls for }uoney been more urgent and persistent than during the last fcAv months. Before Ave recovered from the strain of building our churches the Lord laid upon our hearts the necessity of building a parsoiiage. From a human stand- ])oiut this seemed utterly ini])OS- sible yet after praying earnestlA' oA^er the matter and remembering hoAv often God had cleared the Avay for us Avhen all Avas darkness Ave launched forth and he has not forsaken us a single moment. From my exjierience in church building since I came on the 0ns- loAv field I have learned a feAV things that may be of service to AUAung brethren avIio have such work to do, and if they Avill par don niA" seeming forAvardness, I that in our future greatly emphasized is the deed to the land upon Avhich the church is to be built. The often rejieated saying “You can get the deed anytime” has caused no little trouble in many instances. Be sure the deed Avill hearts of men. Again, much of this work can be done by parents training it into their children at home. lloAv this Avriter longs to see an evangelical spirit fasten hold of our elmrches and preach- , ers. The churches Avill catch the hold the land in any emergency!Spirit Avhen the preachers have and liaA'e it registered before the fired them aa ith it. building is begun. The trustees I Tl.ie ])ermaueut organization Avas slioukl be the best men in the com- i effected in the afternoon by elect- munity and the majority of them, ing Bro. L. R. Varser, of Kinston, a1 least, members of Bajitist churches. Your building commit tee should be the most intelligent and energetic to be had, and your secretai'}’ and treasurer men or avo- men Avho Avill keep the business straight. IlaA'ing these things arranged, go to ivorl;; don’t wait until you have all the money in band before you begin. Brothey Wbitty’s assertion, at the Fnion, that churches were not built that way, is my experience exactly. Go to Avork. It is God’s house and He Avill see that you get the pro])- er help, and this does not mean that lie Avill shoulder His axe and cut the trees nor nail on Aveather- boarding. (’roniAvell’s motto : “Put your trust in God and keep your poAvder dry” is a good one for God’s ])eo])le to adopt in doing His work. God did not roll back the, waters of the Red Sea until the p.eo])le had got to it, neither can Ave exjiect Him to hel]) us until aat get to the ])oint Avhere Ave can’t hel]) ourselves. XoAV some brother may say tliat these suggestions are all good Avhen the conditions are such that avc can get good men for the positions mentioned l)ut Avhat is one to do on a mission field Avhen these yieiy and help are not to be had ? ALy ansAver Avould be go ahead ami don’t be afraid of AA^ork. Soiiie- titiuvii*Ave -imistift be bmj^^n^oiu- mittee, secretary, OATrything else at the same time, but iK'ver giv^e u]). The work mfiy need just such sacrifices on your part to inqu'ess the genuineness of{ Christianity on the uncoiwerted. The last and most important thing of all is to do every item of our Avork upon business principles. It is a lamentable fact that so few of us knoAV anything about busi ness principles in connection Avith our blaster’s Avork. In soliciting help for our churches Ave some times fail to keep any record either of the amount collected and from whom, or the amount ])aid out and for AAliat. It is true that it makes one feel good to knoAV that the brethren have such confi dence in us that they do not re quire such things, but should the intimation begin to be AAdiispered around that the money collected cannot be accounted for, that good feeling and we part company very quickly. I’he best Avay to retain the confidence of the brethren is to keep a strict account of Avhat Ave do. To neglect this is to put in jeo])ardy our honestv. THE NEUSE UNION, will offer a fcAv suggestions may be of seiwice work. I Avould say that the first thing Ave should consider is AAdiether or not God Avants and needs a Bap tist church in certain communities. Baptist- clmrches Avith no ])reach- ing are no credit either to Christ o)' the denomination. This being settled the next im portant step as it suggests itself to me, is its location. Much more dej)ends upon this than Ave some times think. We should remem- The inclemency of Aveather Avas a hindrance in the beginning. In S])ite of rain a small congregation met Friday night and heard the introductory sermon by Rcau J. B. HeAvton. Saturday mornina’ a temporary organization Avas ef fected by calling Bro. W. E. Sut ton to the chair and Rcau J. B. Jackson to act as Secretary. Sca'- eral good talks Avere made on “Our DAity to EA^angelize and Hoav to do it.” It Avas made manifest that above every consideration of doctrinal training, &c., Avas the dAity to lead men to knoAV Christ as a real personal Savior. Ministers and laymen Avere advised to lay this matter on their hearts as a Moderator for the year. Rev. J. B. Jackson, of Goldsboro, Secretary, Bro. A. G. Cox, of Winterville, Treasurer. These officers are Avell known to most of the readers of the Mkssexgeu, except Bro. 'v arser. He is a y(uuig laAvyer Avho has re cently located in Kinston. We feel ])rofoundly gratefid to hav'e a consecrated Christian laAvyer in our section Avho Avill find time to attend our meetings and shoAV hoAV a good laAAyer at the bar may be at the same time a IKe active Chris- tiaji. I am ha])py to commend such a' man to you if you have legal Avork to do. He Avill be as faith ful to your trust as he Avill be to the good cause he is serving for bis Alaster. The afternoon of Saturday Avas giA'cn to the Colportage Work and Tcm])erance. Bro. C. W. Blanch ard niade a statement o:^ the con dition and AA'ork of the Reuse Ba];- tist Colportage Association. Let every ])astor Avho Avould like to hdndle these bool« in Eastern K. ^ a liberal of- Avrite to L. K. \ arser, Kinston, A,. ( our new secretaiw and treas-1,1 i a i • + . . .. ■ ^ The 155 mark and Ave are hoDing to tor inlormation and terms. . j,i * j-j. i ^ i -ITT TTT-ii I- I 1 improve u])on that attemlance be- Rev. \Y L. Bilbro, of Avulen, U i ■ , ) j-Qi-g ];pg extremely Avarni AA’eather made a telling address on temper- Ritt County IVar Horse of this^ause, Bro, A. ERN—FIRST CHURCH. Rev. Higlit C. Moore, New Bern. We have had three valued ac cessions during the month: Miss Olivia Jletts from the the First (Iiurch of IVihnington and Mr. and Mrs. John T. Foss from the l.ec Street church in Baltimore. .Each is heartily Avelconied to our felloAVshi]) and AVork. Airs. Johnnis Bailey was grant ed a letter to unite Avith the Bap tist Church of GeorgetoAvn, S. C. lYe commend her to the brother hood there. The visit of Rev. J. B. Boone in the interest of the orphanage was much enjoyed. The collection amounted to $10. This Avas in ad dition to the regular monthly offer ing in Sunday School and special offerings Thanksgiving and Christmas. The orphanage lies near to the hearts of our people. It Avas a ])leasUre to open our doors for the ordination of Rev. S. E. Garner, of Pollocksville. Further notice of the service ap pears elscAvliere in this paper. The .L'liion Avas held Avith us and the feAV Avho came were cordially received. Our chief regret was that the brethren and sisters could not attend in large numbers. Y"et the meeting was to us one of inter est and profit. The regular services move on Avith a somevAdiat quickened inter est as the weather becomes more faimrable. The Sunbeams have already raised $12 this year. About fifty are attending the per sonal workers’ meeting on Tues day eA'enings. The W. AI. S. held an extra servuce during Aveek of ^fi'er G. Cox. At night an Meeting A^^ Liueberi'A^^i Rev. C. W. B1 ej'ii Forth Carolintl Avas ilone by the Educational Alass ^ of, G, E. ville, and lasting enthusiasm aaA comes on. Another month concludes the fourth year of the present pastor ate. Happy indeed have been these years and all too sAviftly thev Fave sped -'awayv--- —-r rom East- Hich good ,'esses and reated for IVinterville High School. Prof. fTiueberry is not only a prince of teachers but he knows how to stir d congregation in an address. Ijliese rallies are needed in ev^ery cotunnuiity in the State. After the Sunday School worlA by , Bro. H. B. Parker, of Golds boro, in the earh' morning hour, the" balance of the day, Avas giv^en to evangelistic Avork. Rcao C._ W. Blanchard ])reaehed at eleA'eu o’clock, Rtwo AV. L. Bilbro at 3 ]). m. and Re\’. J. B. Jackson at night. rV great crowd from every Avhere thronged the church and groA^e and it is bclieA'ed that good Avas effect ed for all time to come. It Avas inuch jo be regretted that some of mir efficient Avorkers and pastors Avere not present. They all li^itl good excuses I suppose, but it has a serious effect on the work. Our adAuincement in the Alission Avoi'k of this part of the State depends so much upon the influences put afloat at the fifth Sunday meetings. 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