THE FREE WILL BAPTIST,
E. T. I’lIlLLirS, - Editor,
J. M. BARl'IIvLD. Hus. Mok.
niitrrcd nl lilt-I’ott Onicc nt Ayilrn, N. C„ am Srcimd CliiM Mail MaIIci
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Atlrommiinirnlionii ■linuUnwadilrciaciI l(> the Fhkk Wii.l nAi>Ti«T PuhllahiiiK
CuiDji.iny Aylcn, N.C.
. . he iin|tcr i« not rcccircrl reKuInrly ""tify u» ut IhiM ofTice.
Whi'ti ordeniiK a i-han){c of aildrcH, it it iirccMary to ntatc Lite place to which the
|)n|irr it now tent, at well at the one to which it it to Itc tent.
Ill aitorilanrc with tlic- ffcneral ciiHioin and winhen of n’mott all tid>tenl«rt. ttih-
«cri|)tioni> aie iindcrtlood to Ik- continnoiiM, iinlctt otherwitc ttated. Tnc )ia|K-r wilt
In- «lof>|K d at any time, if tlie HulitvrilK.-r to rri|Me«tM and remilt the araoiint !iic for
the time hr lint recciveil it.
Send money liv I’ott Olficc Money Ordrrt when they ran lie olitained. Thin
it the iKtt way. Olherwiic tend eheekt. KcKitlrred leltert are tomrtimcit lott
ihont;li tint It iitiiallv a tnfe way. Small amonntt arc titiially tafe tent in n well
diiri led cnvelojic wilhonl rcxitlrulion. Stanipt may lie teal for amounltofr>0
• enit and under.
AYDIiN, N. C., Whdnksdav, Aii^r. 2‘J, l‘JO().
MINISTI-KS' MEETING AND UNION
CONFERENCE.
The Ministers’ Mct tinir niul
1*0*011 Coii(> in*e (rf tlif I'rtv
Will lirtfif ist' .fNortli Cirrylmn
will tonvem* witli Bcthniij
c'liirfli,'1 li-tnilcs west olAy-
ilcn, Wednesday licforc the
I’rd Sunday in Sefitcinber,
lUOH. Wetinesday and npor-
tion of Tliitrsdny will he llic
Ministers’ Meeting in wliieli
Buhjeefs wilt he discussed per*
taining to the welfare of our
cause and for tlie general ad-
v/ineeinent ol the ministry.
All ininisters in the State
should attend and take a
deep interest in the meeting.
l.,argily the sneeess of our de
nomination is in our hands
under the guidance ot the Ho-
Sjtirit.
Mretliren, let ns come to
gether as one man and diseusH
(piCKtions that fire of vital
importanec to the ministry
and to our cause. In a mul-
tiiude ofcounsil tlurc is safe
ty has been sfiid. For the
love ol our Zion let us come
together.
niauli letters have been
sent out to all the ehurehes
in the State where wc couhl
find the elrrks imme, inviting
the churches to dclegnte l.\
the union conference, lluitis
soon to 1)0 held tiL liethany
church, Pitt, Co , near Ayden
atul Wintcrvillc. Keniember,
this is the only state organi
sation wc have in existence.
'I'his meetinghasfdrendy been
tlie means of setting on toot
some ol the must worthy ob
jects that have tended to the
promotion ot our cause. It
lias had a teiutency to unify
our brotherhood and keep us
as one. It should bo the hub
of the wheel of our state
work. Semi up good men
wlu) love our cause from the
elinrehes. We feel the need ol
fniuls ami hope you wilt eon
liibulc libirallly as yon did
last year, hut above all glvi
us the bodily presence of min
isters and delegates.
KDlTOillAl NOTES.
Last week wc sent out
nearly -lUU samples ofSundfiy
School lileratuve. Wc ixpcci
the seel sown to ylild a
bountiful harvest with cul
tivation from our brethren.
Then* is no exenso about S.
literature a)iywhore. Semi
on your order for the -l-tli
([uarter.
Itethany church sends $1
L*U lor the henelit of our Sem-
iuary work here. It would
surpiiseyou how uiueh this
eluirch has contributed by
sending in small amounts
this way. Many others
could do likewise very easily
il they had the willing mind
^lav t'uxi create a spirit ol
this kind in many others.
He it known to all men that
a committee appointed by the
SuH'klioldcrs of the Tree Will
Haptisi Seminary, nt Ayrleii,
lo elect men to work in ililTcr-
cut sci'tions and solicit stoek-
hohiers and eontrilnitors for
our Seminary work in the
town of Ayden, do hereby ap
point the following:
For the Central Conference,
I‘)ld. K. I. Corbett, ofDrmonds-
v'llle, N. C. * I'or^the Ivaslcrn
Confercuce, W. I?. Sawyer, of
Merritt, N. C. I'or the West
era Conference, Ivld. P. T
Lucas, Lucama, N. C.
i;. li. I.'AM.,
T. F. PlCDKN, I). I).
E. T. Pun,MI’S.
Committee,
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
Hrethrcn, remcml)er IbiU
the Ministers’ Meeting meets
at Hcthany church on Wed
nesday biforc the 3rd Sunday
in September, letters have
been sent out. If the ehurehes
have had their ipjarterly
meetings, get theniemberH to
gether some way and do not
fail to be re[)resentcd in this
meeting. Help yonr minister
to get there and delegates al
so. Come withy our heads and
hearts right and let us have
a feast ol reason and a How ol
soul. Hethuny is a good
jilacc to meet at. You will
Hml it so if you go there.
Ministers liring up your
(piestions for discussion Hint
will he for the upbuilding of
our precious cause StnyofTs
growlers and kickers will not
lielf tt>^huiUl Uj birl 1 >
down. Let us come together
and consult for the good of
/.ion.
PRAYERS IN THE WELSH RE
VIVAL.
Writing in the American
Review of Reviews ol the
Welsh revival, Mr. William T.
Stead says. “The prayers are
largely autobiographical,and
some ol them intensely dram
atic. On one occasion an im
passioned and moving appeal
to the Deity wasnccoinpanied
Ihrougliout by an excpiisitely
rendered hymn, sung by three
of the singing sisters. It was
like the under tone of the
orchestra when some leading
linger is dolding the house.
They call it the Spirit ol Ood.
Those who have not witnessed
it may cull it what they will;
I am inclined to agree with
those on the spot. I'or man
lu’ing, according to the or
thodox, evil, can do no good
thing of himself, so, as Car
dinal Manning usell to say,
'Wiietwtir you ImIioIiI a
thing, there you see the work
ing of the Holy (ihost.’ .And
the rsvival as 1 saw* it, was
emphatiesilly a good thing."
"Taking life through and
through," said a thoughtful
woman the other ila^’, "the
larger |)art ol thesadness and
heartache it has known has
not come through its great
sorrows, hut throw little need
less hurls and unkindness; not
so much through the order
ings of Providct'ecas through
the niis-ordcrings of hnmani
ty. (Hi. the days that are
spoiled by small hurts! Spoil-
oil hcenusc somebody has n
foolish spite, a wicked mood,
an nnreasonahlc prijudicc
that must be grafted ami
have its way nomaltcr wliose
rights, plans or heaits arc
hurt by it."—McCall’s Mag-
aziuc.
Shall wc have two hundred
students the coming year?
There arc nt least four hun
dred who ought to be here.
The mi/ve for dormitories
is a good one and we hope it
will succeed. There are many
who prefer hoarding in them
and wc would have no trouble
telling students where to go.
Eld. R. C. Jackson also at
tended the meeting and ap
ptared as much at home, as
though he had been born and
lirouglit up among th'
“htickeyes.’' His visit did
great good that will increase
ns the years go by.
In Ohio no teacher gets less
than lofty dollars per nto*)th
Wc hojK* the old North Slate
will follow the example.
Teachers ought to have wa
ges enough to justify tijcm in
making teaching a jirofession
.'ind not a mcresteppingstone
to something more remunera
tive.
The call from the churches
lor consecrated pious ediica
led [ireachers, grows loiidci
and louder. The young man
ho lails to obtain a liberal
education will find himsell
str.'Uided before be is thirty
I'ortunately every one car
obtain a thorough cdneatioi
and use it to the honor and
glory of Ood.
Every lainily ought to have
a good library, tor children
will read and if parents do
not furnish good reading
matter they will find trash
ami from hnliits of tlionglii
and imagination tiiat will
prevent them from ever lie
coming througli scholars, or
making good cit’zcns.
If our people want our
Sabbath School (juartcrlici-
C('>ntmued, alf ouY schocHr:
should use them. The way
to make them chcaiicr is tc
give them a laigc circulation
so the publishers will not lost
money. I'or pity sake don(
take something else just to
save a cent or half cent a
cpiartcr. He loyal to yonr
own denomination.
Ehl. Dill Upton was ap-
[)ointed Corresponding incs
senger to as many of the Con-
fcreiicc.s, in the Soulli ns he
can reach. He is I'inancial
Secretary of our benevolent
societies, well recommended
lor the work and we hope the
brethren will meet him with
open hearisand pocket books,
We must do more for all out
interests. It is n call of God
and wc can not refuse with
out guilt.
lild. M. R. Allen ofthcTheo
logical Class in the Seminary
attended the Ohio River Year
ly Meeting at I'irst Kygei
Church, tialliaCo. Ohio, Aug.
S to the IL’lh, He was well
received and nccepteil bv Hit
T'orcign Mission lUmrtl as r
candidate for work in a fore
ign land, lie iu>w belongs tc
the Denomination and wi
should sec Hint he is in scliool
until he is prepared for his
work.
b'ree Will Haptlst parent;
should stc to it that there is
a good Sabbath School ol
our own lor themselves ant
their ehihlien to attend, reg
ular preaching and weekly
prayer meeting. We hav
known some to drive thcii
children to other denomina
lions and to linal destruction,
by failing to provide a suita
bio and pleasant Sabbat)
home in which the Inith is
fully and kindly taught by
our own ministtrsaml teach
ers. Parental responsibility
ought to be nuu'b more fully
realized ami umlcrstood.
OHIO RIVER YEARLY MEETING.
A GOOD WILL.
DiiAR Hai'Tist;—Just home
from the Ohio River Y^carly
Meeting, where wc met all
the delegation, and corres-
poning brcthrci. from the
difl'erent associations, Yearly
Meetings etc. Among whom
were Dr. Woganand his dear
companion, of Hismark N
Dakota, whom wcliavclearn
ed to love O so fiearly, on the
account of tbeit life service
and sacrifice to our dear
cause. They have laliorcd so
faithfully, and finder such a
great (hfiiculty.by not having
the co-operatior. and help of
the denomipatiwn to sustain
their work, that it has been
O! such a dark road to travel
but we, ni^n th /bHiCyc that
now, tin* tiavTis dawning
when they w/ll be brought to
the font with their work
As they have secured some
liclp, they arc securing labor
ers to return with them, there
will be three families to go
from here, witk them and as
they go onward on the way
back home thy will secure
such heljierslhat they know to
be loyal to the work, so you
see: Dear brctliren, we believ
the day is dawning for tlie
Hismark University. Pi ay
lor tliosc dear (fnes that they
may live to see the work,
that they have sacrificed both
life and lortune ko put lortb
moving along, Istcadily and
lii Mily. 01 lor nlorc workers
for that licld. llrcthren. why
not seek to obtain lulp foi
them in every way possible
There is a great work to he
done in that field. Then let's
put our sholdcrsto the wheel
find help to move in that way
along with our other work,
lets help lo ilcvisc ways and
means for both lahorcis, and
money to . hvlp' th;m in this
the greatest u. .vc-thai ever
was put forth in )ur beloved
denomination. S ) comcalot.g
eo-workers and lets storm
the fort in Nortli Dakota
Hut why is it that wc arc so
dilatory about our work all
around, for instance; the
State department, wc spokt
of. When wc found the camp
meeting could not be carried
on wc abanded the liopc ol
the sale, by the way I prom
iscd to report whatever was
given for the sale and allow
me to sinecre‘ly thank dear
old mother Dean, or Wheelers-
burg, for a cofit. vest, some
cuIVs and ties, wliich she so
kindly gave to us; which were
all the donations wc received
along that line, we shall try
to sell them iiad turn the
money over to the proper
ones. And to Hro. and sistci
I’oolc of llcmlcrson, Temi.
Many thanks for the money
from them. Hro. Poole wrote
me in response to my jiloa for
help that he would dtmale
some books, which he was to
have l.irought to the camp
meeting, but be was deprived
of the opportunity of being
there. Hence, he ami sistci
sent me $3 00 instead of thv
books this too shall be given
to Hro. Upton lor tbc mission
riry work. I btlievc this is
tbc report as near as I am
able lo give it.
Pray for us that the woil
ihat we believe th.'it Hic Lore
lias Jissigaed to our hands
•nay be faithfully done.
A’our sister in Christ.
l.AV'KA llonSTKTTKU.
Seiotoville, Ohio.
Dkar Baptist:—I ftel so
grateful to the many brothers
and sisters who write such
good pieces in the Baptist. 1
Ice! weak in the Spirit, so I
can not write good pieces like
some do. As 1 was sitting in
my room this evening feeling
very despondent, the dear old
Bai'Tist came in, and as 1
commenced reading it, it re-
vi\ed and strengthened me in
my Spiritual feelings. And I
|)ray that I may trust in the
mercies of God, foritendiireth
for ever. Not by works of
righteousness, which wc h,avt
done, but according lo his
mercy be saved us. In order
to be happy, we must trust in
the mercy of God. All that are
not trusting in the mercy ol
God, may they first seek him
and his righteousness, and
begin life anew, so that hap
piness may be instore foi
them. A good many make a
sad mistake in not seeking
our Saviour in their early
days. Wc are like children
stumbling over the little cros
ses and perplexitiesoftheday.
Though we could stopstumb
ling if wc would. May wc all
••esolvc lo do belter in the
future, our progress ma>
seem slow and dihcult and
we may be able to discern
very little improvement fron)
day to day; but looking back
we are sure we can all say to
our Iriend®, that we are far
happier and more hopeful
than in former years. So let
us look forward to the future
in trusting in the mercies ol
God. Look for the true, the
good the beautiful, and you
lielp the world to manifest
those qualities. Give no
thought to the smaller life,
but give your whole heart to
the larger life that i,s now
waiting to rcceivcyou. When
al! the thoughts of man are
good, and good only, then
sliall the sun shine on a happy
world. I willsay a few words
to the aged members of the
F. W. H. connection. May
God deal with them verj
gently for they are those who
are on the down hill of life.
Our own time is coming to be
where they now arc. A liorry
head at the fire side, is a
crown of glory to the house
where it ilwells. The bless
ings on the age is as a dew
on the pasture as the falling
of sunlight in a shadow place.
May God continue his mercies
especially to the aged ones
for we know that soon they
will pass away, and youngei
ones will have to take theii
place. Though the world
may know me not, may my
thoughts and actions he
pleasing in the sight of God
May God bless us all and fill
our souls with his pardoning
love, is the wish of your hum
ble sister in hope of honven
Mrs. WiNiMK Roi.mns Sr.
LaGrangc. N. C.
Oi-clei- ISlaiik.
Do not waste a minute—
not a second—in trying to dc-
nioiistratc to others the merit
of your own perfot matice. If
your work does not vindicate
itself, you ea’inot vimbeateit
—Thomas Wentworth IHg-
ginson.
To Frkk Will Hadtist Prn. Co.,
Ayden, N. C.,
(^rntli-:.men:—Find enclosed $ , for which
you will send to my address the following S. S. Litera
ture tor the (luartcr of ^
il'lj Dozen Junior Quarterlies, (>i 50c $ |Jj
|f| Dozen Child’s Primers, (n 30e $
[f,i|
[n\
m
L Co
Nolc.—Detach and send above. Remit by.M. (). wlien obtainrdjie olhe
ilered letter or si.amps.
Total-
Xame..
, State..
wlien obtaii
iic f'^rward fwr ^royot- otid
a great many bowed in tht
congregation. I look for a
gracious time here.
Yours for service,
C. S. Churchill.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
I have resumed work, and
[ am now preparing to visit
my South Fla. m’ssion. It is
also my intention to spend
twenty days with the breth
ren. ofS C. and il possible tt
attend the ministers Union
conference in N. C. but I am
not sure yet, whether I can
attend or not, as my timt
will belt ng to the S. iL breth
ren. 1 have visited Ala. also
MEETINGS IN JOHNSTON CO.
Dkar Hro:—I have closed
tw’o good meetings, one ai
Clayton, the ollu rat Tippett?
Chapel. I was at Everetts
Cliapel nt Clayton two weeks
Eld. Tippett was with me tin
last week of the ine^-ting
The church was greatly rc
vived and six added to hei
number. At Tippctt’sChapel,
SVC had a very interesting
meeting severe! that had
grown cold were revived, and
on Saturday morning 1 buried
three precious souls in bap
tisni. 1 came to Pme Level
and found Eld. Worley just
starting a meeting. I preach
ed for h'in last nig it and we
had a glorious tinir, several
field a lively incelingatanoth-
er place. Owing to fact that
I have more calls than I can
fill, I liave this day ap{)ointed
Eld.J.M. Emanuel, of Oak-
park Ga. as my assistant,
national Evangelist for Ga
and Ala. Brethren, needing an
evangelist can use him for he
is a sound F. W. B. and
knows the doctrine I will say
to ,thosj brethren who want
me to do work for you, that
I will not be able to give you
an answer till after the Mid
Way Association meets in
Oct. as I am under some ob
ligations to that body, but if
the Mid-Way docs notdo any
thing at its next session, 1
will be open then for an
agreement.
To all those wlio have con
trihuted to me and written
such kind lettcrsofsyinpathy,
I can say, "Thank you dearly
beloved, God bless you ’’ 1
am indeed in much sadness,
I cannot realize that Mrs,
StClaire is gone, only when I
come back to Edison. To
those who have written,
wanting to know* what I
will do with my babies, I re
ply, I will keep them, they are
the only relatives 1 have in
the world. They ore mine, I
will not. I cannot give my
little ones away. Brethren,
pray for me and my little
ones. Dr hills and other ex-
[lenses have placed me in
debt, but 1 will f>ny alt and
when 1 get out of debt it will
not cost me so much, though
I will feel free when the last
debt is paid. The Lord bless
'ill win) read this.
Your servant in Jesus,
St. Claire.
Edison, Ga.
Frpo Will IP.nfisf hoc the vic
tory, and I hope and trust
our Savior will give us
strength to carry it on miiil
the end of lime.
I sec a letter in the Baptist
from sister Anna Skinner,
which touches me so mucli.
[ like her—loye the cause of
our Lord and feel as 1 should
do more. I have a desire to
g t abroad and spread the
glad tidings. Hut as I am
only a |)oor girl, I can not hll
ny disirc, but dear friends
and readers it dot.s not hin
der me from trying to do his
will at hoaic. I hope some
day to be able to go ahead
and tell to others what little
I know, and I want the pray
ers of one and all to help me
along on this road.
I often find myself asking:
Shall I be content with one
star in my crown? The an
swer comes back: Strive a
cluster to win. Now how
sliall I get these rare gems for
my crown? Must I wait till
heaven I gain? Y«s, yes.
Hut toil here for the Master’s
ri^noun day by day, for the
Lamb that was slain.
Wc all sec clear, liicnds it is
toiling and laboring for the
Master, that brings us closer
and clo.ser to him. Let us all
work for the beautiful crov\ n
wbioh is laid up forthosethat
do our Mastci’s will. Don’t
just work for self. Hut woik
for others. You may be a
help to some one else to win
a crown, and yours will have
mother beautiful star. Will
loping I have not said too
much. I will dose, asking the
(»ra\ersof all. May (kid he
witli and bless ns all is the
[iraycr of one who loves the
cause.
1 remain your unworthy
Sistrr. Ida V. Myers,
Scssonis, Ga.
WORKING FOR A CROWN.
Dear Bro. Editor:—Allow
me a small sjiaco to say a few
words in the jiapcr I love so
miu'h to read. It is a wd-
come visitor to our lionic once
a week. Oh, how I w’ish I
could get a good paper each
day of the week to read. I See
an account of so many good
meetings in today’s paper.
How I wish I was able to at
tend some of them. I do en
joy g u)d meltings s) n udi.
;1 feel as though the dear old
MT. TABOR.
Dear Editor:—Will you al
low me space to let tlie many
readers hear from Mt. Tabor
church? We had a revival to
commence the first Sunday
night in Aag. 190G. The
meeting was condneted by
Hro. J. E. Lnpton assisted by
I. T. Hiillcr. Bro. J. R. Me.
Caskey visited us ami preach
ed a nchle siTinon. Wc bad
good attendance, and good
prcadiing, and the brst sing
ing we e ver had at Mt. 'I'nbor
The choir was out home peo
ple, and all joined in full of
the spirit. Tlicre were thrie
additions to Hie ehureh. The
church giaiucd Bro (». W.
Levy license to pteoeh. We
wish him great success.
Your H)o. in the cause.
T. F. Daven{)ort.
The Jordan River cnijiiics
into the Sta of (bililce rind
(Jalike pours itself into the
Iordan again. The 0:»1 Tes-
(ament impnits all itsfulli css
to Christ iir.d Christ ng.ain
coiivevs His fullness to the
New Tekan int.—Gill >id.