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Vol. 25-
Ayden, N. C., Wediesday, Aug. 22, 1906.
No. 1.
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CIIUUCHEH.
Frcd Will
day at 11 o’clock, .\ti(l nt nlKM.EI.Ur B. T.
l’liillilin).'.Hmr. I’r.iyor meeting every Fri
day uii'li*. Bimday seli.iol ev.iry Smiduy
m.irning at D. ’-O ..'cloeU, Prof- T. l£. I’clim.
Ainplde.tyou Society meets ovciy
Tucfuliiy night,
MlA^iioiiary lUpt'st CuurcH, Borvi.-.cs
every iiid Sunday at 11 o’cl.'ck a in- and
at nig'it, lt.‘v. l' n. King, iMAt.ir, Sun
day seh.ad Silk) p. m.. W.«. , Ja.'knon.SUj.t.
M. K- Chiuch Sorth, aerviecs every Hr.i
Sunday at 11 .Vclnek, A. M., and at nignl.
licv. Stanilcld paalor. Sunday whivil at
a.i’i'doek, P M-, W. .M Edwards,Snn’t.
(IbriBtiaii Chiireli.iiorviees every Ist.uid
3i d Sundays at 11 oVhx’k, and niKlil, Kcv.
K 11. lones, pa.i'.i.r. Sunday BCb.iol at
lOo'eltk'k, A. -M., K. E I'r..v.n, Supt.
Ladies’ Auviliarv mnolB every 3rd Sunday
evening at .t o’clock.
St. d iuuh’ B.iiso.opal clnrch, services
ov.’ry Ub Sun.Ivy, except in.mibso.'ntain-
iniMlvo Sundays Ihcii «ii llllb Sunday.
Kev, \V. E. Cox, C.revnvdl.'. N. (•-.
rei'ior. Sunday School every Sunday uf-
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at S o’clock. Dure l.odge t'l Eehckah
niei'ls every Fiiday night at S o’clock.
Town OoiuiulABionerB mcel aecond Fri
day night in overv m.'nih, E. G. C.i.x,
M:vyor, E. W. Small, Clerk.
Aydon l.-in.l G-impany offers dwlrahlc
business and dwoUitig lots at roH»mal»lo
prioca and easy Uirms. Apply to
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viiing
fe .sled! end;
hen all mankind togelher
liliidl 'hvcll, as fiknd with iViend;
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send!
1> silo
(he
islitefor striving,
asurv peace sli.-dl yield;
I life fur wnsliiig
ttielield;
ethetriuniiiliB
Il «w.>rd anil shield!
the gloom and d.-irkness
ag.- long
av.age Idled with veiigean
No longer men nre grojiing
In gloom as black ns niglil;
No longer true llie dogiim
That might alone makes right;
The slia.lows lilt, the mitions
Advance into the light.
Like e.'irthi|e;ikc shake the land;
i> inoie slildl mightv armies
right nm.Ilv. hand to hnn.l;
II iiii.iv shidi Death and Ruin
)My foith at War's comm.and!
Oh! ma
Ami l.rin;
Wh.m V
U hen all
Shall lb
light is dawned,
li.it .lay's glad cm
r iiml sTi ife shall o
aiikind Ingel her
II ill iierfrct [Htaeel
Postofllce Addresses.
i;id. I!. T. riiiilips. Tress. Home
end Im.iHkii Missi.m ;'.ori. lirs.
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rv for ('.. lUTal Coni', rriav and
Eiliiralioii bli.aiM l,r sent.
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work of Ihr Coavrnlion slloidd
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THANKS FOR KINDNESS TO ELD.
W. H. FROST.
\ word of Lh.'iiiks to the
Icar lircthren in lliis niid
olluT slates of t heir kind mss
to Bid. W. II. Frost during
his long illness. llcrtt|'icstcd
me to write some time befi>rc
he pars’d awaj’. Hut there
.'ts not tnneh sjiare time,
lie Ktj'iiied a great deal of
ationiion day and night, and
1 i' ,n s'ty he had as .yo'^d t'uc
l)v liis side as could be asked
for. Siif was faithful to her
duty, ANolhing was left tin-'
lone. The doctors loo were
jasL as nice lo liim .as they
could l)e. Dr. Batnm went
to sec him five times each day
anti night when at home,
lie must have gone to his re
lief more than two hundred
limes .and was just as willing
to go the last time as he was
the first. Not one cent would
he take from tlie hand of the
poor f-llhctcd one. No fathet
nor brother could have done
any more, lie was so kind
and gentle when lie wonhl
use the needle in the poor
wasted arm. May licavcn's
richest blessing t ver rest upon
him and Ins dear ones. I do
prtiy the Lord will ever smile
on all wht)spr»keorperformed
an act ol kindness towards
the dear one who was an
I'hjtct J'f pity- It was not
often llmt tlie mail ilid not
have a letter that would
eaiihe a smile to pass over his
face and then a liille book
wotdd he seen eotning froin
his vest poeket lo bear record
of some ones name ami what
ever amount they had sent
him. M.anv, many tlianks
to all who were willing to
remember him in this way.
While snne come far short of
their duty to him and matlc
his poor heart feel so sad.
riicY let the time slip. It is
now too late. The Lord gave
him ft lends who were willing
lo slay his wants and drive
aw.iy fear. He was blessed
will! a plenty, livery cent he
ncvtled to Imy any thing he
wanted tliat money could
Iniy. Thank the gool Lord
fi»r so many true Irtends.'
Ntiaibiis »f timeshavel henVd
him siiy. "My brethren will
not let me sulV.r.” He had
all eotdidiiK’e in the brother
hood, Read ft:st cliaptrr of
Timothy, 18th verse. I will
give jtm the note of instruc
tion on this passage- It is
this: "True religion gives a
man hearty, steadfast friends
who in trials, when others
turn awaj-, will stand by
him. sympathiz.* with liim
and if possible, render liim
any aid whieli lie needs."
De.'ir r tiders. ar«\ not. ih-sr
words of gold in pictures of
silver. Tfiank tlicgood Lord
Bid, Frost found them true
to the end. Several times he
asked me if I thought it was
right for him to l>uy fruit and
other little things lo eat with
the money sent him. I tohl
him it was perfectly right for
him to buy any thinghecould
eat. He was very careful not
to spend a cent in waste. So
you see woeful want coidd
not enter his door. His very
dear wife was just as earclul
as he was and diti more work
than she was really able to
do in order to keep from
spending their means She
did cv'cry thing in lier power
CO please him ami make his
home ph’nsnnt. Dr. Lamm
gave her credit for kccjiing
iier house so nice. Bvery
thing was done for him that
any pr>or soul could ask from
the hand of true friends. Mr.
Teford. a telegraph operator
from Va. was especially kind
in that he closed hi.s place of
business and stayed by liim
llv* ^ost; day hi fived 'May
heaven even smile on such!
kind friends. They are friends
indeed wlio arc ready and
willing to give relief to the
atHicted Most of his help
came from the eastern eoun-
ties. Some from other states
all of wliicLi I thank the Lord
No one can till how good it
flit to liim when lie cnnhl put
his hand in his pocket and
pay as he wee.t. It was joy
that could not be c.xprcssed.
Now, dear brothers and sis
ters, necopt my thanks again
tor your true token? of Chris
tian friendsliip to the one
who was so rlcar to the one
he called mother. The times
.are without numiier that
prayers have been t.lfercd in
his behalf. Hut the Lord saw
it was best to take him up
higher. Hlcss His holy name.
I have one lasting regret and
that is, tile twelve days i
spent at home winch brought
liis tlcar s'ul to ihe crossing
I did not think the end so
near. The telegram would
iKv*-. h.avc run over the wire
saving come at once. I would
lia'^e been there with him
s\ heti Hie ctid c.ime hail I
known. That lightning mes
sage was .a shock w hieh w ill
last me to the grave. Hut
there i.s one thing of wiiicli I
am truly thankful. That is,
he ditl not leave his dear
comp.'niioTi lo drift about
from place to place wander
ing where to rest her head.
Ho did as the Hiblc bid him
do, provided for her to live
free troni w;int. This makes
my heart leap lor joy and give
thanks lo the good one. I
savofa truth, she was the
woman for him. I will close
by tilling all who may rc.ul
this that a good man has
been called away. One who
will be missed for many years
to come. His good atlviee
can never d».. The churches
have li>st ble.'Sed goeid
woiker llo horn*' was a
pleasant onj il.- veasalways
so kind to all .Did iLat lionie
can but faii t. ex^iress how-
lie is missed • never could
understand he could
provitle so wn- or . hur.'ly
Tlicrr \.-'Te • j.ile niomenis
=p.i.L iv r !!"
finished his e.n.isc ami there
was n crown laitl up lor him
Now I ask the Lord to keep
us so near His side that when
death comes vve can go like
the dear boy did, without
one struggle, and lie with
him to praise the Lord ever
more.
Sarah .\i.dkitton.
THE HOTIVf IN GIVING.
There is douiitless a good
(lea! of so called giving that
is really not giying, but is as
much a commercia! and spec
ulative transaetion as buy
ing a bale of cotton or a piece
of land. The (pie.-;lion witii
the giver is: 1( I give this
what shall 1 get in return?
Ahd if there is no tangibl.-,
visible return this side ol the
grave, llie solicite.l gilt is
withheld. To invest one’s
money with the (xpcctation
ol a return i.s not wrong-
Hut that is not giving. Heie
IS at least one cssctilial ele
ment of true Christian giving:
It is that the gift shall lie for
person than ifT giver. Heiic-
fit there m.ai Ire. there will he
lor the giver. Hut if the
giver liestows his gift with
liis own material profit in
view, even though the gift
should itenefit another, it
partakes of the nature of a
cominercial transaction, and
its (luality as a gift is impair
ed or destroyed. And yet the
seri|itnrcs do not deny that
personal bcntlit comes to the
giver, and they even present
tliat benefit asan inducement.
When the Loid that it is
more blesstd to give than to
receive, he ('vidciuly holds
out the greater blessing to
b.'derived from giving as an
inducement to men to give-
And so in giving for the bene
fit of anotlier, while it may
be right for llic giver lo re
member that giving l>lcsscs
him who gives, yet the true
giver expects hi& reward not
in kind nor in temporal good,
but in Sf'iritual blessing, and
lliat not as a result ofearlhly
conditiuus, but trust in G«»d.
He looks lUit to men, but to
(lod for his n-ward.
The man that shrewdly
considers whetlier if he bc-
stoAS a certain gift, it will
p.iy him ia dollars and cents
or in an (quivalent, is not
thinking about giving to the
Lord or u) the Lord’s cause,
but is considering a bargain
for himself. According to
the Lord's teaching even the
man whogi\cs to be jrraised
ol men is «xehnnging his mon
ey for human praise and lie
gets what he bargainctl lor.
The most ptilict example
of giving, pure ami simple, is
found in the Lorn’s giving U[)
his life in this vAOthl for sin
ners. lie di‘l it ft^r the joy
that was set before him, but
that joy was tvitlenlly the
joy ol bicoming their Savitrr.
The joy of becoming the help
er of the needy, of giving the
gospel to the lost, of bestow’-
ing the benefit of Christian
training upon the young, ol
clierishing the (»rphan, is a
motive that is Christlike and
pure. Better than all the re
turns tliat come to investors
in iiK-AtcT^inr things, is the
blesr ir.g (liAl eome.-: jto h.ai
who gives witli tiie Master’s
spirit and motives, for that
blessing is Chrisllikencss. the
crowning glory of redemption.
Baptist Courier.
CULTIVATE HAPPINESS.
We ought to be happy, w’c
can bejust as good—usually
fifty times better—if we are
happy than if we arc nulan-
choly. A long face is not syn
onymous with piity. Ilap-
[)incss is our birth right, not
gloom, not rigorous discom-
lort, but j >y and sunshine.
One of the best recipes lor the
production ot Iiafipincss is a
contented mind, and as a con
tented mind is a mind that
owns something to in.ake it
contented, it behooves all ol
ns to brighten our existence
as much as possible. The
way in which a certain wom
an of my acc|uaintance ac
com(»lished horown happiness
is as simple as it is advisable.
She had (lor no particular
reason) been in the haliit of
wearing nothing but black.
Hi. ffi. Ifieardf'L Mill'll,
tilting lor it pretty and be
coming colors. Then she had
denicil liersell new books
saying that she could not
afford it. Hut she found this
was mistaken economy; a
ne w book once in a while and
a bright magazine taken reg
ularly cost very little and
brighten life immensely. More-
over, she institutedhtllccrzy,
comfortable teas for her
friends, and for herself wrote
out and practiced the pre
scription: ‘‘A good laugh to
be indulged in three times a
day.’ She kept in her mind a
stock of funny incidents and
jt)kcs to make hi r laugh, and
three times a day, instead ot
drinking down a tonic, ad
ministered unto herself a
heart laiigli. That woman
was luT own best friend—F'x-
cliangc.
THE ALL READY GOSPEL.
Notliing could be more
beautiful than tlic execution
of tliat command —"Tarry
ye.’’ Tlic obedience was (>er-
feet; not a man out of place.
"All with one accord in one
place," wailing for pow’cr.
It came. "Suddenly a sound
from licaven, as a rushing,
mighty wind, filled all the
house P.nd all were filled
with the Holy l>host." It
has been so through the ages.
No matter how sad or solemn
the hour, how’ dark or fore
boding the future, when man
waits on t»(»d to lead he waits
on victory." The testimony
of experience is one. "The
truth seeking ixprcssion," is
one. "They also serve who
stand and wait." They that
wait on the Lord shall renew’
their stiength." The man
who gets ready for God gets
ready for victory. "Be ye
re.ady also ’’ The all ready
gospel is the go.^ju-l for all,
for it is the gospel of him who
has "all authority in heaven
and in earth."
THE PUZZELED DUTCHMAN.
Some years ago I read an
article under ihe above head
ing, I liave recently been re
quested to reproduce it and
send it to the Baptist for
publication. I hereby give it
as near as memory serves me.
There was a Methodist prea-
clicr sen. ■ a ,;^...'.'.'..i;-'*.uit and
a short while alter ot one of
his churches he preached a
sermon on baptism. The
great object of his discourse
seemed to be lo prove that
the word "into" did not real
ly mean in the water but to,
at, or near by. He said that
when Phillip baptized the
Bunoch that he did not go
into the water but to it and
reached down and took up
some and put it on his head
He also cited several other
instances to prove bis state
ment. Finally he closet) his
very able discourse and gave
an opportunity for any one
that desired a clianco to say
something on the subject.
An old dutohman arose and
said I am very glad to be
here dis day the shcnllcmen
has relieved my mind so much
He says the word "into” does
not mean in but to, at, or
near by I am so glad of dat.
It has explained some great
mysteries to my mind about
Jonah, I never could sec how
dat man could stay in de
whale three dajs and then
ive hi-t 'it la-.i. 'to my
mind now. He didnot realy
go into the fish but when tliey
threw him overboard hejust
jumped on the whale’s back
and rode ashore. Again the
three Hebrew children was
cast into the firy furnace ac
cording to what the preacher
said they mere not in tlie
furnace at all but just near by
it. 1 never could see how old
Daniel could stay in the den
of lions all night and live but
It is plain to oie now since
the preacher has made it so
plain. He didnot go into the
den at all but was at or near
t perhaps tied to the bars on
the out side an hence they
could not hurt him. There is
another scripture that has
given me a great deal of un
easiness .and caused me much
trouble, but since I have
heard the w’ord into explained
I can rest easy now. The
scripture is "The wicked shall
be turned into hell with all
the nations that forget God."
I dreaded the time to come
for me to die brrausc I was
afraid 1 would be amongth.at
number that would be turned
into hell but since I h.avc
hoard the word into so beau
tiful explained it h.a**taken all
that uneasy feeling from me.
According to what the prea
cher says we will not go into
hell but will just be near
enough to keep comfortably
waini. This is good on the
sinner but oh so bad for the
Christian. How disopoinlcd
the Christian will be when
de.alh comes. The Bible says
that the Christian will enter
heaven and eijoy the rest
and sing pr.aiscs to their tiod
.\ccording to the argument
of the preacher they will never
ibe [Krmittcd to go into heav
en and reap the reward of
their service have bit will
just be near enough tolieaven
to see the glorious city and
hear the songs of the angels
but will not be permited to
enter and enjoy it. Oh how
sad it will be for them. Again
when Christ cast the devils
out of the man in tiadara the
besought him that they
might go into the heard of
s.wincr Christ permitttd
tlicm to do so and the swine
ran down a steep place and
perished in the sea and the
devils has been afraid of water
ever since. When the dutch-
man got through the preacher
was not to be found. Hebad
sliped out and cleared out
without dismissing his cong-
regatinn.
rraternally,
C. S. Churchill.
GOOD MEETINGS.
Dear Brethren:—Please
allow me space to report a
number of good meetings
which I have been conducting
I commenced u meeting at
Union Chapel July 7th IL^OG
l.asting five days. 1 am glad
to report there were 15 ad
ditions to ihcehnrch. It was
a glorious meeting. I began
a meeting at Gum Neck, on
14-th ol July, and closed it on
the 20th. The blessed com
panionship of the Holy Spirit
w’as with us, as witnessed by
21 additions to ihcciiurcli. I
was assisted by i/lds. W. and
■'•hnl.npt'ui who are great
workers lor Christ. I began
a meeting at Malachi’s Chap
el on the 21st July and con
tinued for six das s. This was
also a glorious work for Jesus
there being IS additions to
the church. 1 was here as
sisted by Bids. W. and John
Lupton. Bid. VV. Lupton
fircachcd many very able
sermons in the above meet
ings, and I trust the Bastern
Coni, will send him with me
to the South Carolina Con
ference which meets in Oet.
Yours in Christ,
T. IL Barnhill.
MEETING AT UNION GROVE.
On July 28th a meeting be
gan at Union Grove, and
hasted until Aug 5th. The
meeting was a great success.
The writer does not know
the exact number of converts,
but there were several. Seven
were added totbechurch, and
six were canidates for bap
tism. Our beloved brother
and former pastor, Bid. I*. T.
Lucos, was with us part of.
the week, and did much good
for the cause of Christ. Bro.
S. \V. Jones, an esteemed
brother, was with us a few
days, and hclfied in tlie glo-
riou swork. The baptizing
will take place the third
Sunday in Aug. at 10 o’clock
at Vicker’s Mill, Neuse River,
all are invited to be present.
God bless all good work,
may ail grow day by day,
until all are God loving and
God fearing peojile. May
the time soon come when all
strife and malice may be laid
aside, and all God’s people be
of one mind, as the Bible says,
one Lorl, one faith, one bap
tism, then and not until then,
can wickedness be ruled out.
In hope of heaven.
K M. Carpenter.
Lillian, N. C.