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THE FREE WILL BAPTIST, E. T. PHILLIPS, - Editor, J. M. BARFIELD. Bus. Mgr. Entered at the Post Office at Ayden, N. C„ as Second Class Mail Matrtcr ANNOUNCEMENT: All communications should be addressed to the Free Will Baptist Publishing Com])any Ayden, N. C. In case tlie paper is not received regularly please notify us at this office. When ordering a change of address, it is necessary to state the place to which the paper is now se't, as well as the one to which it is to be sent. In accordance with the general custom and wishes of a’most all siihscrihers, suli- scriptions n'C understood to be continuous, unless otherwise stated. Tee paper will be stnppid nt my time, if the subscriber so requests and remits the amount due for the time he has received it. Send money by Post Office Money Orders when they can be obtained. This is the best way. Otherwise send checks. Kegistered letters are sometimes lost though this is usually a safe way. Small amounts are usually safe sent in a well directed envelope without registration. Stamps may be sent for amounts of 50 cents and under. AYDEN, N. C., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 1900. EDUCATIONAL NOTES. This is the week ot prayer and should be sacredly kept by all churches with special reference lo the growth in grace of the membership and t jC con verson of sinners. We expect a house lull at Rhetoricals, in the Seminary tomorrow night, as these ex ercises are good indications of the progress the students are making. Sabbath Schools, using the Star Quarterly should make the Mission note, after last Sunday’s lesson,read all mon ey should be sent to Eld. E. T. Phillips, Ayden, N. C. Please: do not forget it. Mrs. L. M. Peden returns her sincere thanks to sister Annie D. Sawyer of Pamlico f-^r fYear’s pres- We had the privilege of sam pling it after it was properly cooked and join with her in pronouncing it one of the best we ever ate. The Seminary brings sever al thousand dollars into Ay den every year and every legit imate business is aided by it. This makes every one interes ted in the prosperity of the village a friend of the stphool and an active agent in secur ing financial assistance and inducing students to attend, Continual earnest work is the just price of permanent suc cess. Bro. W. R. Sawyer of the Trent Church, Pamlico Co. visited the Seminary last Thursday, offered the prayer in the chapel exercises and gave the students a very per tinent and instuctive talk, which they highly apprecia ted. He is one of the first and most ardent friends of the School and proves it by con tinuous support. Eld. R. F. Pittman held (juarterly meeting at Little Creek last Saturday and Sun day for the Pastor, Eld J. M. Barfield, who was unable to attend. Eld. M. A. Woodard attended his quarterly meet ing at the Hugo Church, at the same time. Our five min isterial students all, give promise of usefulness and we pray God toniaketheir future much more clVicient than even their most sanguine friends now hope. It takes money to publish a news paper Quite a num- I .. r d'ffer Bro. T. J. Sawyer made us a very pleasant call at our home the same day and paid us, out of his own money, fit teen dollars on the annual pledge of one ^undred dollars by the Eastern Conference. Heretofore he has paid ten dollars per year, but increases it this j-car because some are a little slow paying their pro portion. We thank him very sincerely. We have to buy all our provisionand clothing and depend on our small sal ary for the means. If it is witheld, or even not paid in proper time, we are greatly embarrassed. We do not want a cent that we do not justly earn and hope we have shown this so clearly that all can see it. If we know our ow’H heart we are consecra ted to God and the Free Will Baptist Denomination. To tiiclaticr bcCaUac it is a true representativeofthe doctrines and practices taught in the Bible. HYMN BOOKS. You will please allow me to state through the Baptist that our secretary and treas urer Mr. D. Sasser, has 2000 of our Zion’s Hymn Books ■just from Ihe press and'Iam sure that the great brother hood of the Free Will Bap tist will be well pleased with the books at the price which is much lower than they have ever been sold for before. The books are neatly printed and neatly bound in muslin, paper and board. We sell them for 20, 25 and 30 cents For the board backs perdozen $3 GO. Muslin per dozan, $3 00, and paper per dozen $2.40. All orders must beac companied with the cash. We want three or four agents in every state where there are any Free Will Bap tist churches. You will do well to write me at Stallings, N. C. or D. B. Sasser at Kenly, N. C. lor terms. We want these books i every pew in churches. Please send in orders at once. Yours in Christ, J. W. Valentine, Stallings, N. C., Pres. ofZion’s Hymn Book Co irjured themselves financially, by trying to publish a paper without sufficient capital, or reasonably prospective pat ronage enough topay its run ning expenses. These failures have injured the denomina tion by making the public be lieve that it is too weak to sustain needed (iiterprises What we ought to f/o and C71/J (/f>, with united dfort, is to increase the circulation cf the Free will BAPTisTtoten thousand andenablethe ofiice 1o publish useful bo'oks, pam phlets, tracts and so forth lor, the good of our Zion. GOOD FOR THE FIRST. Dear' Editor:—Please allow me space in your paper to let its many readers know how much I enjoy readingthegood Free Will Baptist paper, es pecially when I read the let ters iroui tne girls that bavt the same name 1 have. This is my first letter, and if it es capes the waste basket, I will try again, as I’ve heard peo ple say, try and try again, and you’ll succeed at last. I am no member of a church, but hope to be some time. Father, mother and sister are all members of the good old Free Will Baptist church. Father, and mother, at Peo ples Chapel and sister at Barnes Hill, Nash Co. Well I guess I will stop for this time. Yours respectfully, Ida Bone. Nashville, N. C. ' WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE HO LINESS. Dear Baptist:—I will write a lew words on the subject of holiness. We have some out here who differ with us on what it takes to constitute holiness. We as a denomina tiou believe in holiness, but we do not believe it takes the second work to make a man holy, or to sanctify him, Jesus said in John 3 5 “Except a man be borne again, he can not see the kingdom ol God” If there was a second work, why did not Jesus say, except a man be born again and a- gain? It was because one work was enough. In fiist John 5, proves thisstatement. Whosoever believeth that Jesus te the Christ, is born ol God. Born means delivered What, delivered from part of sins! No, not from a part oi our sins, but from all sin. So you see one work cleanses a man up and makes him pure, It sets him a part from sin and sanctifies liim. If a man is b'^rn of God, he is a child of God, and to i)e a child is to be fit for heaven. How many applications of the blood of Christ does it take to cleanse a man? One, for Jesus said the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanseth from all sin. So we see one application of the blood will cleanse a man from all sin. W’here does, a man come in contact with the blood 61 Chris-t? I say at the altar, for the blood was offered upon the altar, for our sins, so we got it at the altar. After a man is born of God he he is as white as snow, he is pure in heart, and the Bible says, that the pure in heart shall see God, without which no man can see the Lord. If a man has the blood he is bolj, for tilt blood cleanseth him from all sin. Then a man is pure. Some will say, “where is the Adamic sin? Who ever saw that word in the Bible? I do not believe that man inherited sin from Adam, he only inherited a fallen nature, and that na ture will produce sin. When a child comes to the years of accountability, and not be fore, Jesus gives the child as a new testament model of a Christian, for he says, “suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not for of such is the ki«igdom of heaven.’’So then if the child is a fit subject of the kingdom he is not a sinner. When the child is old enough to know good from evil, and it takes evil, it sins and is on the downward road to ruin and it needs regeneration, or to be placed back on the line from which it fell. Not by works which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us. jVon see a man is washed clean in his blood, and wher^e is there any room for the second work? We find in Revelations that Jesus said, “I have some-what against ye> because thou hast left thy first love, repent from whence thou art, follow and do the first work, or else I will come unto you and will remove the candle stick out ol its place, except thou re pent.’’ We notice that this text teaches one work, and -SO it is in all the Bible. Notice Cor. 1:30 when a man is saved, he is sanctified, justi- fierl and redeemed, so it is all done at one time, lain glad that T live with a people that believe in holiness, and if we are made holy we must live holy, and if we live holy we must not indulge in sin, or any thing of a sinful nature, If wc fail to live a pure life, we will failtosee God. There are so many preachers that fail to preach a pure life. Let US trv to live above sin. Jesus said, “I write unto you little children, that you sin not.’’ Did Jesus mean this? Yes, he meant just what he said. Wc ought to live right every day, and may God hely us to do it. God bless the Baptist, Editor, and readers J C. Hodges Bruceville, Tex, FROM SOUTH GA. Dear Editor:—I have read about all the letters from the brethren and sisters, and I like very much to read them. They have a grand effect on our rrtoral'^f^^itirufate minds and is food for our souls. Besides all this it is a source ot great pleasure to bearfrom our brethren. Sometimes they cross a little but I erjoy it, while some become offetaded and want to dictate to every one. The views on sanctifi cation by tbedifferent writers, I can’t help but think, has done much good, and the subject of an education min istry will do good. Our Bible teaches that in union there is strength, and in a multitude of words there is council Now, we have had letters from both sides. While one contends that it takes a col lege educated to take the fort ill large cities, the other contends that if a man will study the Bible, that he will be fully qualified to stand be fore the world. We will say to the brethren, it takes an education, and tlie study of God’s word to reach the minds of seme people. I will say that when we reach the minds of some people, we sefldom ^vei^rea‘cb Ihe soul' of such characters. Some may say' this is a strauge argnmeut, but nevertheless it is true. If all our preachers had a good English education, there is no doubt, but what we wouldallgetbetterprcach ing. We admit that little real good can beaccompHshed without the aid of the Holy Spirit, while we must confess that there are several blind men that cant read at all, that are able^preachers. They have acquired a wonderful knowledge of the word ofGod and preach well, but at the same time, witliout a good education, it is up hill busi ness. God has permitted us to live in a time when an ed ncation is one of the greatest gifts of God to man, but wc believe that God wants all his jeople organized, for without organization God can do nothing with them but destroy thtm, as he did in the wilderness and as he has done in all ages. Wecon- tend Lhat-^|^j||||g^||ri said “Let tliere 'T)c He meant that he would fill this earth with knowledge, and place every means of help in the reach of man, forhisprog- ress through this world, to the land of rest. Therefore knowledge and wisdom are man’s help-mates to lead him home, and qualify him for the work of God. God has placed both in the reach of every in dividual that has ever, or will ever live. There is al ways help at our hands, if we will accept it, in God’s way and how much wiser and bet ter people the world would have to day, butwe will not accept these great blessings, as our Lord has offered them to us. We think that all we have read has and will do us good. If th.'y have been written in the spirit of love for light on these subjects then it is light to some ol our readers. Education is one of God’s greatest bless ings to man. It expands bis mind, rtfines his morals, and fits him for any position in life. It makes him more use ful in every sense of the word, but an education without the Holy Spirit, is helpless with out the aid of the Spirit of God, accompanying the ed ucation to refine the morals, and place a mind in us that was in Christ fesus, then we can preach the Gospel with much power. May God give us men with sound minds, to bring bis gospel to us is my prayer. Yours to serve, Rev. 'W. T. E. Butler Jesup, Ga. On motion,a voteof thanks was rendered, and the union adjourned by praise and pray- P. W. Hatcher, Mod; W. D. Maynor, Clerk. UNION MEETING. The union of St. Annah met with White Hill church, Rob erson Co., Saturday before the 5ch Sunday in October, 1905. The one that was appointed to preach the introductory not being present, Rev. M B Emanuel preached—Text: Hebrews, 13; 1. Services closed by praise and prayer. Rev. Hatcher was chosen moderator. He was empow ered to choose the different committees. Devotional—S. Jones, F. Sweat and M. Lockkar. I'inaace—A C. Cox and P. Davis. On motion, Rev.Jas. May- norn was excused for his ab sence in the beginning of the union. ^ On motion, the roll was ca'led. James Maynor, 10- E. II. Hunt, M. Locklear, lOc; P. W. Hatcher, 10 Willie Hunt, 10c. Lem Hammons, 10c. F. S weat, 10c: Sarah Lowrie, 10c; Arron Oxendine, 10c; J. Hunt, 10.- H. Braboy, 10c N, 0 Hunt, 10c; K. Smith, 10c M. B. Emanuel, 10c Sarah J. Chavis; 10c; Robert Chavis, 10c: Dicey A. Locklear, lOc A. C. Cox, 10c; Wm. Coals, lOi C. Locklear, 10c; [. P. Lock'ear, 10c; P. Davis, 10c; J. Wm. C. Girt, 10 Total, $2 20. On motion, the devotional committee retire and report They reported Rev. Maynor close for noon, and Rev. N. 0 Hunt, open in p. m. On motion, the union close for 30 minui es. Afternoon Session. Union met and opened accord ing to the report of commit tee. Moderator declared the bouse ready for business. On motion, the reports ot the different churches were called for, and each church was given in good standing, with 50c, each, for contribu tion. Devotional committee re tired and made the following report, viz: Rev. Maynor close this p. m ; and Rev. Robt. Chavis open services tomorrow, Rev, N 0. Hunt preach and Rev. Hatcherclose. Rev. M. B. Emanuel admin ister the supper. The finance Cora, reports collected in this union, v$4.80; Expenses, $1.25; Remainder, $3 55; Public coilectijr, $1.30; Public coliecLcr, Rev. Robt. Chavis. TWO MASTERS. Dear Brother:—Please al low me space in your worthy paper for a few words. I find in the Scriptures that no one can serve two masters. You cannot stay with the Devil all the week, and on theSabbath go to the church and leave him at the door, or you can not have Christ all the w'eek, and on Sunday get Satan in your heart, and get drunk play cards or defile yourself in any such ways. It is known if you keep it a secret from men, it is not a secret from God. Mat. 7 19 every tree that briogeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down and cast into the fire.’’ The day will come when all shall ap pear before a righteous Judge, and excuses will do no good Some people seem to think there is a lime after death to repent, but according to the best of my understanding there is but one time and that is before death. Ailthathave done the will of the Father which is in heaven, and they only shall be saved. Luke lu 23 31. The rich man repented when he saw Lazarus in Abraham’s bosom. Butthou didst beware of good things in your life, and Lazarus did beware of evil things, and now he is comforted and thou art tormented. Besides all this between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot, neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Will you all take thistextand study over it? If ye die in your sins ye shall not be com forted. Forgive all mistakes and pray for us daily. In Christ, J. L. Berl PLAIN WORDS. De.vr Editor:—Please al'ow me space in the paper. I en joy reading so much, I have never written much for tb [Baptist, and if I make mis takes, I hope to be excused How shall we escape if we ueglect so great a salvation? It we neglect our duty whai condition will we bo in? Losi and ruined. Let us go fort! and do our duty, bearing re proach, for here we have nc continuing city, but seek one to come. Let us all seek that bright and glorious home, where there isuosickness,sor row or death. I Rel that 1 can not thank God enough for a place of rest, if I should be fortunate enough to get there. Oh, what an awful day it will be for the uorighl eous! Tell me sinners where you stand to day? If you will bear His voice harden not your hearts. Death comes first to every one, then comes judgment. We will all have to stand before the judgment, and account for a good or bad life. Weread, “blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted” We d not mourn enough over our sins if we did it might cause others to turn to Christ and be forever saved. Your sister in Christ, SOLONIA CrEEKMUKE, Spring Hope, N. C. Your “ftw things’’ may be very few and very small things, but He expects you to be faithful over iLem.— Frances R dley Haver^al. WATERLOO W. VA. Ed. Baptist:—I see in your paper of Dec 20th an article from W. A. Poole, of Tenn, that has the right ring. Now let tvery educated, and un educated Free Will Baptist in the land, forget I is Karning and his ignorance, and lay' his band to the supplying our as Bro. Poole has pointed them out to us. The man is not always an educa ted man, who carrier a tiile, uor is he ignorant, who can bring things to pass. You may clasify us folks up here in W. Va. Ohio, and Ky. where you think we belong, but learned or unlearned, we ate at work We have de cided to hold a grand Fr« e Will Baptist rally at Hunt ington, W. Ya. Aug 9 to 19 1906, and we propose to give every one an opportunity, lo do some great thing. Come and bring an cff.iing. Apiece of land, on which to build a college or Seminary, a check (or money, a ring, watch or horse, any thing ot value that can be sold, and the money put in the treasury, to help supply ouv needs. These ar ticles you have been writing all read well, and make the old Free Will Baptist dear to our hearts, but they will not supply oar needs S) please let us have your presence, and offering at Huntington, Aug. 9 to 19, 1906. Gud bless you bre*^hrcD. Dell Upton. Waterloo, W. Va. A CARD OF THANKS. I desire to thank the breth ren and sistersol Trent church Pamlico county, N C. for tea dollars sent me by them, chrough Bro. W. R, Sawyer. .Vlay the good Lord b’ess them, and I feel sure God will bkss y ou dear brethren. I also wish to thank the breth ren and pastor of Thompson church, Miller Co. Ga. for the Christmas box sent me and family. We are very grateful for your goodness to us. Brethren, it you could have seen my little family er j lying the good things you sent y tm would have realized the truth of the Scriptures, “It is more blessed to give than to re- c.ive.’’ TheThompsoncl'jUfc'i s the o ly church that ever sent me a Christmas box. I know I am due Eld Lunsford, fur the box. Eld. Lunsford is a true Free Will Baptist, and has the cause at heart. The churches all around rue could send us a small box ouce in a while of provisions, instead of money, it would be received just as money. I also thank Bro. T. L. Howard. ofSage, Ga for his Christmas gifts. God bless you all. StClaire, Edison, Ga. PLEASE EXPLAIN. Dear Editor:—Please allow me through the Baptist to ask Bro. E. L StClaire to thoroughly analy Z2 his items of interest that appeared in the Baptist of D.c 20th if they w ere his, his name was not signed, but if his to care fully and prayerfully, weigh on the scales of Divine justice, mercy every word contained in said items, and send to the Baptist tor publication. No one could better analy ze the items than the writer, and it will keep some cue else from trying. Yours in C! rist, J. W. Valentine, Stallings, N. C.
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