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TMine $1-50 n Tear- LET BROTHERLY LOVE CONTINUE. Payable in iidvance. * OL.. 5. NKWBKRJj, N. C. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1885. NO 35 POETB.'y For tlie Free Will Baptist. COMFORTTIIE FEEBLE MINDED. BY KEY. A.R. BBaDBUEY. A. M. Tlie feeble mlnfled help, O airl, Upon your breast, let them be laid, Care much for their immortal souls, Let mercies o’er tliem richly roll. Let every saint seek out the we.ak. To them tiie kinee'st words oft speak, Strengthen their love to Jesus Christ And for his greatest sacrifice. May all the saints do them much good. Impart a feast of spiritual food; Draw tiiem iu God, the Lord to trust, Then they’ll be numbered with the just. The feebleminded keep in peace, Enable all their griefs to cease, Whisper the joys of pardoned sin, 1 nto their lioart, and minds within. Tell them to lay their sorrows by, For they cannot, nor will they die, Till they become God’s holy saints And leave bebiud their sad com plaints. 0 heaven their precious souls will gain, And all its glories will obtain, Will join in songs of sweetest praise, With hosts, who will their anthems raise. SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES. BY REV. SMITH BARER. I Kings 21s 4-19. 1. Abab grew worse and worse. Truth rejected hardens the heart. Our congregations are full of gospel- hardened people who once were ten der, but now have no feeling upon re ligion. 2. Notice tlie meanness of sm. ■Xbab bad enough, more than he need ed; but be not only want'^d more, but wanted that which was dearest to a poor man. The tendency of wealth and prosperity is to make men mean, there are noble exceptions, but the most of men as they increase in p^wer grow small in heart. It is the natural law of selfishness. It forgets not only its own blessings, but forgets a poor man’s joys. 3. Look at the discop^nt of self ishness. AhAb had an ivory palace furnished with gold and silk, but >'« was more discontented than Nabotb, with his little land. As a rule the more, of this world’s things men have, ths more unhappy they are; :it least, there is not enough in wealth or power to satisfy the soul, nor even of a wick ed man, much less of a good man. There is doubtless the more joy in this world among common people. 4. Notice also the weakuess of selfishness. First, because lie was re- tused a little land, wbioli he did not need, Ahab casts himself upon his bed, aud turiis..:tway bis lace from all pleas ure, as though some terrible calamity had taken plac . A rich kiug all bro ken down over his failure to get a lit tle land, like a child crying at the loss ol a toy 1 5. See the foolishness of the man, “would eat no bread.” Poor fool! Thus men fuss and fret and punish tb':m8clvcs just because they cannot have some little thing they do not need. One-half the misery iu this world is of that kind. We torture ourselves and then blame God. 6. Jezebel, in a certain sence, was A true wife. She sympathized with iier husband. She did not neglect and aggreg ate him, so that he felt worse, and thus drive him away from home for sympathy. It is doubtless true that one-half the men who form evil habits after marriage, are drlYen to it by unsympathetic wives. 7. Ahab was fair with Naboth. Give him credit for that. He knew lie had no claim upon Naboth’s land; hence he offered him a good price or a good exchange. There are times when the most selfish men are most magnanimous; that is, when they have their own selfish ends to secure, ilis generousness was not to bless Naboth, but to please himself. How benevo lent many people are when it will ad vance their selfish plans. Politicians are very generous to good objects just before election, etc., etc. 8. Naboth had a right to refuse to sell. There are somethings every man ha-* a right to. no matter who wants them. The poor have rights. M»ghb is not right in the sight of God. Naboth was a loyal man to liis ances try, and a brave man before his king. He was a kingly man, in a kingly place. 9. Jezebel was smart aud bold. She saw that Ahab was in a difficult place, and she came to his rescue. She tried to comfort him with a false doct-rine, that because he was king, therefore he had a nght to do as pleased. She had courage also, was smart, wicked and brave. 10. She assumed responsibility. :1. She deceived aud lied. 12. She pretended to be religious. 13. She found two cheap, wicked men, sons of Belial, to help her. 14. She forced the rulers of the city to her assistance. 15. She put to deatli an innocent man, contrary to law. 10. And all the while she made the people believe that Ahab was doing it. 17. Notice how ready the cowardly Aliab was to take the prize which his bold wife had secured for him. There are such mean souls, who are too cow ardly to fight, but are ready to take the spoils. IS, Notice, though Jezebel seemed to do all this, Ahab was responsible for it. Iu fact, he did it. The guilt was his. He let Jezebel do what she had no right to do. He did not inter fere, and because he had the power and did use it, God held him responsi ble. Consent to an evil deed makes us guilty of it. They who vote lor li cense must answer for the work of rum. They who rent bouses for evil purposes are rtsponsible for the sin done in them. We cannot sin by proxy, but the guilt is ours. Power is as responsible for its neglect as for its use. 19. There is no hiding from or de ceiving God. 20. God will sooner or later send some messenger to remind us of our sins. Judgment will come. 21. Nabotii did what every man can do; be stood firm and died. Every one can say No to sin, aud die. No one'ean compel ns to sin. 22. Atiab paid dear for his land, the land he did not need. It cost him.his soul. 2;i. Or, in other words, he sold him self cheap. Men are constantly doing that— paying dear for pleasure, and selling themselves cheap. The Devil always cheats a man, makes a fool of him, and then robs him and casts him into hell. Look-out for him ! PSEPllUN, N. 0., ) Nov. 8th, 1885. j De-XR Bro. Hearn As you re quested me to let you hear from me soon, I thought I would write to-day, as it is vaining. I left Con ference just after the rain, and was ) so anxious to hear from my wife I that I came home Saturday night I getting there about 2 o’clock ; and, I am happy to say that I found her much better than I expected. Elder, I de.'ire to extend to the Preachers and Brethren, for ex- cuseiug me from duty at Conference my thanks, my heartfelt thanks aud I also want to tender to my much esteemed Brother J. J. Harrison and his Christian lady, my kindest regards for their kindness to me while with them daring the sitting of Conference, aud to others for I offers to take care of me. Please dear Brothers and Sisters, pray for me, Yours in Christ, H. CCNINQHAM. Those who live in the Lord never see each other for the last time.— German Motto, NIGHT AND DAY. The sinking sun, or the decline of day, represents in a figure, the closing scenes of life. As we look back and think what was done in the morning; so when we look back upon the morning of life, duty per formed will give pleasure while neglected opportunities and duty slighted will bite like a serpent and sting as-an adder. Let it be borne iu mind that as the darkness of the night surrounds us, even so must the light of this wasted existence be shut out by the clods of the grave. Though you may be proud and almost held in aspirit of disgust the idea of walking on the ground, and though you may live in some fine mansion, and bold in contempt the poor that are around you, yet, six feet of damp earth must mark your resting place, while your body makes us luciuus a feast for the worm of the camel as the poor who you dispised. Though your resting place may be marked by tombs aud forms of angels, marked out by man’s device, yet your sleep will be no more sweet, than the nameless one that lies near your resting place. Being marked, will not make your marking in the res urrection morn any more blest, for the soul of the poor is just as pre cious in the sight of God as that of the rich. God will not judge us in the resurrection morn by the paltry dust of earth, but the great theme that fixes our etorual destiny ;—has that heart been stayed on God through Christ as a liedeemer ; if not, the resurrection will only be an awaking to a deeper gloom at God’s left hand, where no grace or pardon can come. The resurrection morn will awake many, of which we have no idea, and whose resting place is unknown. Over one hundred and fifty millions people are now upon the stage of action ; but think of it, in a hundred years they will be in the narrow confinement of the grave and their spirits trying the realities of eternity. Think again,what a vast concourse of people stand before the great judge, for they have been gathering into the eternal sphere for over five thousand years. As dark as the shades of midtiight will the darkness of guilt fall upon the sinner at the last day, while the righteous will shine fourth with more brilliancy than ten thousad suns. While the wicked are crying for rocks and mountains to fall upon them and bide them, the righteous will shout victory. Daring the night an occasional member of the fam ily may awake. This iu a figure, rep resents those who Christ resurrected, aud his miracles are recorded iu or der that our doubts uaay be removed, our fears dispelled and bur hopes brightened for heaven and immor tal glory. With a longing desire, the sick man looks for the morning; but what must be the awiul condi- liou of that poor soul whose long ing cannot be staiisfied aud whose hopes are eternally blighted ? In the evening, we contemplate on what will be to-morrow morning; even so, the resurrection is the to morrow muiuiug of death. When ibe suu is setting iu the Chnsiian’s life and wUeu he is tempest tossed and careworn, when all earthly hopes seems to be gone, these words give him comfort and consolation ; ‘‘I go to prepare a place for you, that where I am, there ye may be also.” O blessed thought, to be where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest. Jadson Vernon. DOUBLIN GROVE. and in bis more labored editorials. No one knows it better than he. He Dear Bro. Hearn:—If it is not continually laments his deficiencies, out of place I will give you But after all he does the best he can, and your many readers, a - tries to learn to do still better, few dots of my travels to Confer-1 make some ence. I left home Tuesday the 3rd allowance. Possibly you might do no of Nov , stopped at friend Baker’s. ”®‘‘® 1^*® difficult place, at Washington X Boad that night, j where I was kindly entertained by j editor, be is still a human him and his Christian wife. Wed-1“^tian brother, and nesday morning I went to Brother [ treatment. Tt a Tx- 1 • Tt-nn n , 1 Put B chantablc construction oQ wuat E. S. Dixons in Pitt county, and I, -v .. .. t.- ^ . , ■ - , , ,1 he writes. Do not set him down as .n company with him again started J on my jonrney, and got to Brother ^ W. Barfields Wednesday night—1 5. Read it with others. If you find where I was kindly cared for by a good thing, do not keep it to your- him and his Christian wife. There ; gglf. Make haste to tell it to some- I met with Brother A. Smith and' body. Talk it over at the table or in on Thursday morning iu company j the social circle. Your own ideas will with him we reached the church at; gather clearness and force as you try Howel Swamp, Thursday night, to express them. You remember a After Conference adjourned I went fact or a thought that you have men- over in Pitt county, to R. J. Lang’s tioned to othsis twice as long as if where I was kindly entertained, h*d not. Be a distributor. Saturday after Conference adjourn- j “There is that scatteretli and yet in- ed, in Company with Brother Do not tear up a good pa- Smith, I started' for home and stop-1 ^ Messing to you. ped with Brother W. Barfield again i 5-"“ ‘“■® "ith it scud it that night. May the Lord bless i J® him and his good wife for their kind treatment to me. Next morn ing I resumed my journey in Com pany with Brother A. Smith. We traveled in the rain, down to Hardies X Eoad, where Brother 1 "■"and Smithy left me. I reached friend | yourself before God if you ought Baker s at 3 o clock, spent the night j jjgt, jq something about it. l^eihaps pleasently with him. May the: gyils of some bad habit are set Lord bless him and his good wife | forth. If you are addicted to it, for their kindness to me. I resum- should you not, and can you not, and ing inside the door of mercy. The repentant Christian who re-= turns to his allegiance and his duty is sure of an open door to wel come him. Nay, more, if he “brings in the tithes” of faithful obedience to God’s will, and conscientious de votion to God’s commands, he will find an “open window” above him in the heavens, from which blessings will pour down on him abundantly. A repentant church returning to practical godliness and holy living has the most genuine and enduring revival. Such a church will impress the world, and make converts to Christ. May not the spiritual bar renness of many an individual, and even of some churches, arise from this fact that they have put them selves so far from God that it is impossible for him to bless them? “Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts.—■ Rev. T. L. Cuyler in New York Evangelist. to subscribe. 6. Read it for yourself. Do not give it all away to other people. There is many a practical lesson or sugges tion in every number Just adapted to your good. It means you. Take it ed my journey the next morning for home and reached home at three o'clock, and fonud one of my child ren very sick. This ended my journey to the General Conference. R. P. Johnson. HOW TO RE.\D THE PrvPER. 1. Read it with prayer. Pray for the editors and for all who assist them iu making up the weekly issues, that they may have the guidance and bless ing of God upon their labors. Pray that each copy m y be made a means of grace to all who see it, turning their hearts to Christ, aud instructing them in holy things. Pr.ay that you your self may rise from its perusal a better man than when you sat down. 2. Read it with care. It has been prepared with great care, sense of deep responsibility to God, and a strong desire to promote his cause. It deserves close attention. Give the writers a fair chance to convey to you their exact meaning. A hasty read ing will be sure to lead to misappre hensions. It may also cause you to miss something that God meant espe cially for your good. Ris far better will 3'ou not leave off? Perhaps some high att.ainraent in Christian experi ence is explained, la it not your duty and privilege to claim it? This is the way to read a paper practically and with the greatest personal profit. 7. Read it for God. lie should be the first and last in all. Whether we eat or driuk, or work or play, or sing, or read, it should bo to his glor}'. W''e are the better or the worse for every book or paper we look through. There is responsibility before heaven about it. The reader as well as the writer needs to remember this. If there were not such readiness to read im proper things, they would not be writ ten and printed. Every Christian should see to it that there is on bis ta ble a good, earnest, religious paper. And he should read it with prayer, with care, with patience, with kindly charity, read it for others, for himself and for God.—Rev. James Mudge. RETURNING TO GOD. Some people wonder why their prayers receive no answers and bring no blessings. Probably iu many cases the reason is that they to read a little well than to read much! impossible for God to Every man has some peculiar train of thought which he falls back upon when alone. This, to a great degree molds the man.—Dugald Stewart. without thought. 8. Read it with patience. You will, of course, find some things you do not like, things iliat you wish had not been said, or bad been said in a different way. No two minds that are at all independent in their thinking will ar rive at precisely the same conclusions. That is impossible. Recognize it, and adjust yourself to it. Do not get out of temper when you come to a paragraph graut their requests. They liave put themselves in a place where his blessings no more descend than sun light descends upon those who are immured in a dark cellar. Such people do not comply with the con ditions on which God bestows his blessings fov there is scarcely an uncondition promise to be found iu the Bible. “Return unto me,” is the one that jars a little with your taste or runs counter to your opinion. It is a. condition on which our heavenly valuable par\ of education to see how Father promises to return unto us. a matter seems to an honest man who; While iu the “far country” of riot differs from you, aud to look his ideas and of wretchedness, the forlorn fairly iu the face. Answer bis argu-; Prodigal was entitled to no robe ments if you can. It will be a good [and no ring and no fatherly em- roental exercise. Find the fallacy in i brace. But when he starts bome- his syllogisms. Account for the men-1 ^ard, broken down and penitent, tal bias or prejudice that he appears; father hastens forth to welcome to you to have, lo read always and | embrace him ; he has made it only that with which one perfectly! possible for his loug-neglected par agrees is demoralizing and enervat-■ give the kiss of acceptanca. '“4. Read it with kindly charity. The j We do not believe that any sincere editor is human, and sometimes makes ■ penitent—whether in the church or a mistake. He is liable to err in what; out of the church—ever returned to be puts in and what he leaves out, in 1 God and sought forgiveness and what I e says aud the way be says it, ' grace, and was turned off without a in the things he clips from other pa- blessing- When God sends out bis pers and in the things he fondly calls love-call, “Return unto me,” he al- 1 “original,” in his “spicy paragraphs” ways has some pieeions gift wait- POWOER Absolutely Pure. 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