/ •>
ft, and
ilkiiL we ong
ht
to re’
vise atid
■-,ilT(.-cl i
t, :i.n! imme
nst'
siuns
v)f ilUHlOV
■liave i/i'i
-11 I'uiscd to
(h
) this
with.—
The tlli:
!ig is as tiicv
sa}', 1
K'ing ac-
cninpli.--
In.'ii, tiu.it
i,-
tin
■}' iiavc
rcN'ised
('oncbctc
■d tbe I’
H.lc .ami
iiineh ii
upi'oved it.
A
‘v hat
is tlio nh-
c.ire an-.
i e-da-i. of tl
'is '
Its
nature is
•s ) iiions
irons usth
that
the men
\--.'lio-pri
-mud that t!
le
Bible
is A'vrong
(liter into the witne^^ses and tluysliall
etand uprii.;;ht, an(l be caught iij) to
(k)d, and a.-great earthquake .shall-;
visit the ungodly. • i
We sliould be faitlirul, eomending i
earnestly tor the old landmarks, -.he ! ^’lould use the •expression).
iaith once delivei’e>l to the .-sidnl's.
McMIXXVIihLE, ')
AVat;i!Kx ('orNU"Y, Tkxx., s
August 17th, j
idkfer P. J). 'Gohh—
Dkau ibrtOTintu ix C/rnrsT—(ill
Vs I
have been taking vwur excellent .sheet
I the Lax D-MARKS, for nearly one year,
This issue ends the sixtlv volume | precious pieces
ot- Ziox s LAXDMAitKS. Vv c fcol ; |^..^^tlircii and sister.^, 1
. i thanldhl, or desirous to do so, tiir the ; l,..ive concluded to write a few line.s,
‘ um!tii)lRx.l blc^^sings Oi our licavculy 1j a>asid(?r niy uuwortlii-
Father, and Giver of every good and I incompetcncy I almost
perfect gift, for Ids mereiful kindness ; gpj.p),]. back.
Also we thank' our lirctli- | r member A‘ the rrlm-
, ,, r I • I q-iends for their kind, indul- ; ]g„)tlst Giiureh two years in
■ r>clT.(T care ot his word. iiiev have; yu\^ ,
„ A , . , i gent manner towards us, while wceon- j (wtober next, and hone it was bv the
wun a AJiO'.e wnicn i , , ■->,11
, . , less to mam'w.eaktie.s.ses, anrt to the ;
the iHiitUe. Ihe;,, , •'
. A Ailundcrs we commit, even winie cn-
tendenev oi tins 'is to weaken the rev- ; . • , i ,1 1 , t.
, 1 tleavonng to do tlie best we e;m. it
,
in Sfli... ,
l.otii; ,'^'ei themselves up asjui.iges to
■dictale wiiat .-sirt of a Ihblo tlie .Lord
•■ou.>'lit to td ve us, Avith a .serious re-' ,,
, . ' .. . A ,, , . ; to us all.
jX'cfion on I'roA'idcnce tor not taking i
Uicms
im.v otl
'for to
ereiiee ice'.t men .should have for tne . ,, , . i
, . .. , ,,,, , . : is not ail easy matter liOAvever to pub-
A'orti Oi God, lor 11 tne Gioic is so , , . ,
, , ; iisha paper iust as Avc could wisii.—
1 111! ot errors a.s ihev state, how does,,,,, . xi 1 1
. . ..A, ,, , : 1 acre IS much reason for thanxiul-
oiie kimw it IS a Ihhie at .ail? Gaii : .1 . -i .1 n . ,
, ness that our brethren generally are | gee eye to eye. foich jia-
in unity and evince in a femarkablc j are a great eon.solation
amithuui ihat lii (ml Of errors the word \ • , , . ... j
■’ - ■' ■ m Views ^ of ]Sot that men
of God. Knowing lhat the
Avoi’ks of nian .shall uttcriy tail ac-
eordingto the teachings of the .Bible.
In coimectioA with tlie Lax:dma.rks
I am taking the J^aptht Widoknitin
and llnd that llicA' speak the same
the Avo;\l of Goil be full of error ?
VVJieii the
of (Jod-f Could it he:?
])ublie mind becomes .satnruAd
this nodon tliut the Bible is ful
(.‘iTors it Avill be a dead book to them,
and will lie down naked and despised
and dead ill the streets of tliis gre.it
Citv of spiritual wickedness called
•Sodom (false religion) ami men AVill
re.gard themselves as free
manner a lieaveiily union of
' and ieelings. We trust this medium
but after, tliev
Avith "■''"'“’•b " I and women are suelt,
of eommunication develops and | j.g joint heirs
makes manifest in .some degree tl>fo Uvith Giirist I .say they arc of great
fellowship already existing, and cheers yonifort. kVe hear from many dear
many a Saint by the Avay. ! Pi.ctlireu ami sisters that we, ’ Avonld
With much deliglit in my brethren; | ^f otherwise, and thqydtell
rom
restraints oftbcAvord of
’A',dll send prc.sciits to -each
the
God, ami '
other in
token of their great joy at thedcadiof
the Bible nr the' witnesses. 'Tlicn
also those who preach tlie Gospel of
'h.rist. who (:o.ntend .for the. genuine,
Bible, innst he slain, jxven now tlieV
j)ubli(‘ mind is so corrupted, and so
hates tlie teaching of the Bible that
the faithful preacher often preaches
with a warm felloAvship for them, and
a strong approbation of their course,
I close this A'olume, Aviskingtlie bless
ings of heaven niav-still rest on-them.
P. D. Gold.
We have Avitirm four reeks at
tended four Associations: tlie Little
Liver, Kphukec, Contentnea, and
White Oak. These twin sisters'^tllT
evince the same spirit and fellowshi]-).
Any observer can sec tlie same people
whether in the tlirilty fields of Edge-
in sackcloth noAv, but Avlien tlie Bible combe, or the loAV-lamls of our coast.
.sludl be .'?iain or declared to be no
]>ible, because it is so ful! of errors,
mid a new pretended bilile shall sup-
])lant it, while the genuino 'word of
God sludl lie even slain and 'trrm-
]ded on in the streets of fSodoni and
Egypt, then the faithful servants of
God imist also be slain, for as the
..Bible iures .so will they because they
])reach what is in it. All Avitnes.scs
must be slain then. IMaiiy are tlie
efforts mov actually being made to re
vise the Bible. One edition we have
been told is published tliat has not
the name of Chri.A in it. When the
minds of tlie masses are so educated
as to receive and believe all of this
then the witnc.sscs are to be slain.—
Just now, in this mouth, au Evan
gelical Alliance, (as it is called,) is in
■ session in A'cav A"ork, composel of all
the leading protestant denominations
Avhetlicr in the learned or ignorant
—united in the same, bonds. AV"e
have jiever fonml a 1-timier, more af
fectionate, and Christian-like set of
people than those of the White Oak
A.ssoeiation. Though all of these A,s-
soeiatious and ail others I ha-A’c ever
visited areof the samekiud, accommo
dating, hospitable in s})irit and man
ner. There is a considerable number
of additions to the raembeiAshi]) in
many of the Churches. A very large
number of Alinistering brethren Avas
in attemlanec at the Kehukeo and
Contentneix Associations, and in some
of tliem a very goodly number of the
brethren profess fo 'have impressions
to preach and exhort men to repent
ance. Wc suppose tliat the gift of
exhortation is as much needed now as
it Avas in the days of old.Let him
that exhortctli Avait on (or serve) in
of the AVorld (the second beast) for the ; hisexh(-)rtation now, and \vc hope that
expressed purpose of uniting them all ; there may be more exhorters, and that
togetlier. AVheii tliey unite it will be oisr jircaching brethren Avill not neg-
ygainst the truth and to kill the Avit-
When they obtain the pow-
■'S'
nesses.
er of the sword they Avill procki-m a
Bible of their liking, a A’eligioii of
their choice to be receivexl, Avith death-
penalties on non-confornusts, a slay
ing of the Avitnesses. It will then bo
a penalty of death perliaps to Avor-
ship in any Avay but the one they pre-
gca-ibe.
But the Spirit of God shall again
lect the gift of exhor'tation. Alen
should be exhorted to repentance and
to maintain good Avorks.
The life of Elder AViison Thomp
son, is a very attractive book, richly
.setting forth the characteristics of the
the anther jvho is yet much spoken
of by our brethern who remember
his nnu.s-ual gift as a preacher of the
go.spel.
onr feelings better than \vo can ex
press tlieiu ourselves.
Bat, as I said iu tlie outset, I am
quite a poor writer ; hut, aa'c find that
the.}' wlio fear the .Ijord speak often to
one another, and it Avearc so fortunate
as to once be considered in the eter
nal eovenaut as one of that muiiber,Ave
tiftpe by gAwe clivino li.* lie- -able; to
dro]) a word that ayIII bo interesting
to some one or other. We are bound
to acknoAvledgc-that Avithin ourselves
there i.s lio g'ood thing, that it is by
him Ave have our being, that all our
lu'lp must come from the .Lord, for
without liim Ave can do nothing. “Be
hold Nvliat manner of love the Father
hath bestoAved upon ns that Ave .sliould
bo calk'd the .sons of God,’’ 1 John,
3: 1. Then he .says it is love, not by
anything that has been or can be
done, that his eternal pnr})Ose might
stand, Avhich I believe Avill. Well,
says one—Hoaa^ are avc saved? by
grace, chc.seu Clirist Jesus before t!u'
Avorld began, and in time regenerat
ed, renewed, and born again ot the
Spirit of God. Then, dear Christian
friends we have nothing to plead but
the merits of our blessed Savior that
suifored and died the .shamefid death
on the cross—the just for the unjust.
Then ho say.s, “if you love me keep
my command men ts.” Then as he
lias suffered and died—redeemed us
from the curse—ecrtaiuiy aa'c ought
to obev liim, honor him, pray with
and for one another. Mav' the Lord
rive praying, dutiful mimls, and a
S])irit of love that his great and mateh-
les.s name might be glorified. Ala}'
Avo ]>ress foi’Avard as good soldiei’s of
the cro.ss, for if m this life only we
have hope in Christ Ave are of a.ll
men most miserable. May our af-
foctic, be on heaven and the b!e.ssed
rest and everlasting peace that Christ
has in his resurrection fw u.s. And
now, 1 ittle children, abide in him-,
that Aviien he shall appear ye may
have coiiiidencc and not be asliamed
before him at his coming,” 1 Jolin,
2: 28. AVc often get down, dark
ch.nds come over ns and cause sore
trials and troubles, but Avhen the. ap- ■
pointed time conies,tliat hcAvill remove,
those doubts and fears, tlicn one can
inoimt upas if on cagle’.s wings, and
.see him Avitli the eye of firith akf'g.-d!-
er briglit and lovely, and the fair-e.st
among ton tliousaiid. Afy sjiaec i.s
getting sliort and 1 Avill liave to close. \
In looking over this if a'ou think it,
Avox’thv a place in the IjAXDAI.v'rk.s
you can give it room after correcting
mistake,s—if not all will be right.
Eoaa-, Loi’d, give ns .grace divine
Avhilst liere below, make ns sueli .
creatures as thou wouklst haem xis to
be—finally, when we have filled irp
tlie measure of our days here below
give us a peaceful liour iu Avliich to
die, and iu the morning of the rc.siir-
rection raise, change and fiishioii tneso
vile bodies like unto his glorious body
—carry us home to lu'avcn where'avc
Avill be able to sing redeeming glories
and to thee shall lie the prake forevei'
and forever.
Afours in tribulation.
Ti. r. iWrTE.R.
Elder Jkyan AV. Whitford will
preach a.s follows, Tic Lord Avilling ;
Sunday aixl Saturday')
ot XoTombev, J
]Uo’.iday aftor, AA liiti' Plains.
Tuesday, Ai-ro 0!ia|!e!.
Tiiursdav, .t oiieori?.
JSi-idav, ' tk-ad ofPaug-u.
If «' 1. . 1 PanU'go.
4m. nnd.',}, ^ {Enneval of Aaron AVilkerson;
AV1T.S0X, N. C., Got. 7th, 187:b
2nd Saturdav Sunday ot Aov. (.tenienlB
iloni.laA', ' on return, Pteliobotli,
Tuesd.a.y, ' Fellowshij).
drd Saturdav & Siinday, oi'X'ov. Sandy Grove.
Afonda-v, ' ' New Hope.
Tnesdav, Nkil,s Greek.
Wednesday, Harnet Chapel.
4th Saturdav lA; Sunday, of Nov. AVillow Spring
Tuesday, ‘ ' ^ Ivtoiinl PleasanL
util Saturday & .Sunday, of Nov. Aliddle Creek,
Elder AVtird rerpiests his brethren
and friends to meet.him :it Ids various
appointments, and convey him around
to them, and lieyeturns his thanks-.
(b -A- Ward,
AVilson, N. a
Ib.Y.AioL'Tii A. C. Oct. 22d 1873.
Elder Jo.seph E. Adtuns lias ;ii)-
pointsto preach as fo!low.s, the Ijord.
willing:
Sunday in November at
A V e (i 11 c.sd ay fo 110 V- i! 1 g
Time day,
Friday,
Saturday,'
Sunday,
Afonday,
Tuesday,
AVediRvday,
Till! rsday,
Friday,
Tuesday after tlie btli
Skewarkev
Spring Green.
Cross Itoad-.
Tarbor(n
Falls, Tar Itiver.
Peacli Tree.
Host—
Sandy Grove-
Salem, Johnston Co.
Arelicr’s Lodge,
ifajitist Centre.
ASSOGIATIOXAL. '
The Alt. Enon B. B. Assw-i-
ation meets on Saturday lieforo tlie
3rd Sunday in Xovember, 1873, w itii
Enqiire Chiurh, Sumter Co., Fla.i
20 miles South of Okahnmka.
ffofoThc 'K),«iioit Fnj-on expects vo
meet Avith the e!uii*ch at i-'lclminL’'* ■
Hill Aleeting liou.sc 011 Saturday be
fore the f)th Sunday in Afoveinber,
Brethren visiting by Rail Road A'.'ii)
be met at Sliarp’s Store.
"appoixtaients.