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1 TiiB f’Biil! WILL BiPIiS’i % M. BARFtiCLJ, - - - MaTirvr fintvrccl nL tliC Postofflcc fit Ormont>-villc, N 0.,’ aS socoml-class mail matter. WEDNfiSDAV. OCT- It, ISOl mi liiOiiCWIIl .Ml oomninmcatidiis shotiU! bo addrcSiOcl to the Free Will baptist I’ublisliing Co., •Onuondsvillc, N. C._ III ease the pajier is not rcceiveci regular, pleasewoLiLV us at this olfice. When ordering a olumge of address, it is ■-necessary to state the place to which the -[laper i.s now sent, as well as the one to which it is to be sent. In accordance with the general custom and wishes of almost all subscribers, sub scriptions are imderetood to be continii- xjus, unless otherwise stated.^ The papor will be stopped at any time, if the subscri ber 80 requests and remits the amount due lor the time he has received it. The following statement of the legal re quirements may properly be noticed in •this comietrtion. (1.) Any person who 'txAces.a pfijwr regularly from the potsoffice —whether directed to his name or anoth er's, or whether lie has subscribed or not—■ 8 responsible for the payment. (2.) If a person orders his paper discontinued^ he must pay all arrearages or the imblisher may continue to send it untih payment if made, and collect the whole amount: whether the pajicr hfis been t;ikenh-om the office.or not. COMMUNICATION. Dear Editor:—Please al low me spaee in one of 3’Oiir •’Columns for a few words. A part of tlie membero and vis- and friend, henven has .gained a jewel. Let ns trv arid nioct liini. •» Eld. Workw preached again atniglit with good results. The S. S. net Sunday morning about 9 o’clock and sang al'out an iiour, after which Elder \Vorle\'’ preached. Words cannot express the feeling and looks ofthe people as they gave him their hand that da_v, iiUL--AVorley- preaclicd again Sunday night Mow it seemed tliat the meet ing must close for want of a l>rcaclier, but after talking and thinking of the many souls to be saved, wcresolved that we go home praying for some workers, and that we meet ag£iin Monday night. Monday night when we en tered, tlie house our hearts leaped within us; there was lour of God’s ministers there, ready to expound to us the blessed truths of God. Elders T. Phillips and C. R. Pearce preached. The meeting was continued until Wednesday night. There was no addi- A GOOD thin; kocs met Saturday morning Sept. 26th, at Union Grove, to hold a Godly Conference. Eld. J. H. Worley, the pastor, 'entered the stand at eleven •o’clock and preached—Text; 1 Cor. 22: 23, after whiclTthe ‘business beloiig.if!^' to the -church taken up and 'transacted lovely'. It being ■/ * > *'1' 1 a new ,pas- ■,’.5" ■*. .V-' j£th imingyear. After alks from Worley the body unaui- Eki C. R. stor for the ..n.sing Eld. request. The tears that trickled down .the dear old father’s and mother's cheeks, and the red tions to the church, but Chris tians were strengthened and sinners convicted. Let God be praised; tor at some place, at some tifffb7 ’amf in “sonic wa\', we will see the results of our prayers. J PLEASANT People. I am glad to sec tlr ren moving for a Seiu* North Carolina. It Is a tiling; and when attain-.; will d(. you much goot will do good to the yoiin, ministers wlio attend throLigh them, it will ^ niu’ch good to the cliLUj^ and the people. • Is there not some brd or comn]unit3’-, that will] vldc]neccssar_v build hi the brethren gencrall_v t; hold ofthe matter, to students and build school?^ When I was then thought Pine Level a place for a school. ] I am now here at Oakfeid Cit^q Indiana, among General Baptists, now20lii00 strong, who grew upindiiect- ly from the Fathers of ^laur bodj' when they were coded General Baptists, or Geii^ral Redemptioners. These o'jigi- nntecl here througli theUd'^rs of B. Stinson, whose f.idier wa.sboij3 in North Carr^na and was acquainted with tjie General Baptists there. * The General Baptiv«its here are prosperous^ have a cessful ])aper, ‘^he Mt?:icn- Moreover, if you arc c tin'll of mind ti") be su’odue \nnu evil tironghts for better ones, and lurthcr; il 3'ou reallv’ cannot talk other wise, better not talk at a1!, “lor out t)f the ahnn-.lanee of words, the-fool iiLLercLli fol- Iv.” iTiei.j (.'F FAlTir. 1, ',Vr- no ei;el,; in.ken; a t'.ce.v /r.cc hssed day by day iVoin its ac- -Some men move through life as a band of music moves downi the street, flinging out pleasure on every side through the air, to ever^’ one far and near that can listen. Some men iill the air with their presence and sweetness, aji orchards in'October days fill the air with perfume of ripe fruit. Some women cling to their own house like the hon- iiess of the eyes and cheeks of over the door, \'et the young men and women was sufficient proof that \hey siiKcrelv regretted to s?e him like it sweeten all the region with the subtle fragrance of their goodness. They are .rli lie soothed their artes of righteousness whieh leave; thou;^ sorrows, as he alwa\'S does, ever dioppmg precious with the promise to come kuits around them. There promise :again soon. After Imsineas ' was over, we commemorated •the death and suffering of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ b^' communing together and washing (yich others Icet. Thus ended a glorious Confer ence. At three o’clock Eld. Wor ley preached the funeral of a friend, Mr. E. Flowers, from 1 Cor. 15: 55, 56, especially commenting on the 55tb, “0 death, where is thy sting? 0 grave, where is thy victory? We learned that Mr. Flowers was about 65 years of age. He had once been a member of the Union Baptist church, but hy some means had been disowned. He died with mat dreadful disease, “Heart Dropsy.” For several weeks before ills death he only slept, or rested, sitting up. Yet, while his afflictions was long, and his sufferings great, he seemed to bear it with Chris- are lives that shine like star- beams, or charm the heart like songs sung upon a holy day. How great a bounty and a blessing it is todiold the royal gifts of the soul so that-Hhey shall be music to some and fragrance to others, and life to all! It would be no un- THINK. V.Xi\ i.-iuitonied pi;;cc; ncil A .:d hv per- 0;ic mere in Ileavcu. Lillie Alary Ida, the four }'ear old (lauel’.ter of James W. and S. Barnes 'i.ed on the niondng of Sept, the lOlh, at I'a>■! oV, \’\’ i I s01. (■ on n 13'. She was the loved and i)etted ;ne Of tlie iamiiy. Sick only a few days, it was almost like her being taken suddenly. It was so hard to give her up. Her place here and there, and ev- ery'vvhere, on the place is va cant, her sweet voice hushed, and, oh! the3’' miss her so much. How the weeping iieart longs to see her once again walking and running about the bouse, wiikh is so lonely. A sweet little bud plucked bv the tender loving hand of God, and carried away to bloom in Heaven with angels and loved ones in the presence of Jesus. What a sweet hour for the little helpless one. Safe at home with Jesus forever. And while it makes ns sad to know that she cannot come hack and be with us at lionie again, it is so c'i'iecrin: ami coniforimg to know ihat we ad inav go to n'lec; in that home a’.ove w Iki'c vn e will never part ag.'i'.u. So let mother,iathei',broth ers and sisters, and all win knew and loved her, and who arc sad now, look to God for strength and comfort, trust ing in Him, and be ready to goj^gfieace to that happy home when' eaiieuT^s littie Mart- was Uncle Doc Reader, do you ever think? You have a soul as '.veil as a body. You must die one day. Alter death comes judgment. Do.3'ou ever tliink? Wqnt of thought is onesim- ple reason wh3' thousands lose their soulsforever. They will not consider. The3'- will not look forward. They will not reflect on their latter end, and the certain consequences of their present wa3'S. And at last they* find they arc damned for want of thinking. Believe me, this world isnot a world in which wc can do well without thinking. Least of all can we do well in the matter of our souls. “Don’t think,” whispers Satan: he knows that an unconverted heart is like a dishonest tradesman’s books, it will not bear close inspection. “Con sider 3-our ways,” sa3’s the gcr," a Cpiege that will .:5on of God-stop and think have a Theological Depart ment in operation, and^^re increasing rapidly in timii i^rs God bless the brcthrcjiin North Carolina! A. D. William.-:. '^LOPPING OFF branches: TI^E DY F. M. H. ReailcrSj^did ypu cver^.gjjw>n and think when someon^Tas telling a hugh joke, that in just the same amount of ap plause he received, just so iiuicli was the minds ind hearts of the hearers poisoi^ed by the jargon of filch pou.ed gratuitously into their can-? fust notice the small h^:s, how eager thc3' are, withe^irs and mouth dilated to the f’ill- est extent, intent on catching every syllable of the vile et-n- versation. Oh! but you 5:13- they should not be allovveiK-o infest the street corners; tl;en they will not hearsucli vuli^ir and obscene language. Ah! ycvS, no doubt yon are willing to rob them of a breath Df fresh air, in order that y ftn worthy-thing to live for—to may “c!ijo3’- the pleasures v’f felt like there was nothing be tween him and God;-and that he soon would be out of his pain. He leaves a companion, five children and their com panions, and a host of friends to mourn their loss The be reaved have our heart-felt SYmpath3'. Believing their loss is his eternal gain; and make the power which we have within us the breath of other men’s joy; to scatter sunshine where only clouds and shadows reign; to fill the atmosphere where earth’s weary toilers must stand with a brightness which the3^ cannot create for themselves, and which they long for, en joy and appreciate.—Sd. Refined, Christian literature must ever tend to diffuse a knowledge of Christ and pro mote vital godliness and sound moiality to the extent it is read. No intelligent man tian fortitude. Never a rnur- doubts the power ofthePress. mur was heard. He said he The printed page wields an immense influence for good or ’evil according to the thought expressed. while they have lost a fathe- at enmity.-Ex. The reason that the great creeds of Christendom say so much more of God's decrees than they do of His love, is be cause it is against the sover eignty of God and not against His love that the caranl heartisicin sin for a season.” Wc veb ture to say, not one in tui but who could learn a “vicio^is, lie” at one repetition, thv.t could not learn a verse in thfir family Bible, of perhaps lines, repeated to them many times. Brother, if you want "^jO root out the good seed so\\/ti by the Sabbath-schoolin3'0”r children’s hearts; if you wisA to break off the young aitil (>reciou3 branches of morali^i that have been grafted in'w their*brcast by good exam ples, just foll.iw the vice -Jf telling tlicrn ‘yarns,” and stb how quickly a,’’ traces of ter precepts \i'iil disapi)e?^r under the degrading influcn(?l^ exerted upon them. There/ife a dntA’ for every one to pir> form in this matter, ana It U essential that wc begin once, by' refusing to enga^'^* in any such low and degn business by' disctiuutenai’ ;• the sa-nie ip anv wT consider and be wise. Well says the Spanisli prov erb, “Hurry comes of the dev il,” Just as men sometimes marry in haste, and repent at leisure, so they make mistakes about their souls in a minute, and then suffer for it for years. Just as a bad servant docs wrong, and then says, “I never gave it a thought,” so'men run into sin,, aud thep say', “I did not think about— it did not look like sin.’-’ Not look like sin! What would 3'ou have? Sin will not eome to you saving, “I am sin;” it would do little harm ifit did. Sin always seems “good and pleasant and desirable,” at the time of comini.ssion. Oh, get wisdom, get discretion. Remember the words of vSolo- mcm: “Ponder the paths of thy’ feet, and let thy ways be established.” Prov. 4: 26. It is a wise saying of Lord Ba con, “Do nothing rashly'. Stay a little, C.ka. you may- make an end the s-ooirtr.” Oh, learn to be thoughtful. Learn to corioidcr what you are doing and wliither yon are going. Make time for calm reflection. Commune with your own heart, and be still. Remember my caution. Do not be lost merely' for want of thought.—Scl. Miu-y. Kinston, N.. C., \ Oct. 10, 1891. / Dear Eeitor:—Allow me space in y’our excellent jiaper for a short letter. Our be loved pastor filled liis ap pointment here last Wednes day . and Thursday nights. Owing to the inclemency of the weather, there was not many out Wednesday night, butThurday niglit there was a large and attentive congre gation. At the close of ser vice the door of the church was opened and four came forward and gave God their hearts. Brother Stanley hokls prayer-meeting once a vcck. I ask the prayers of 11 the jieople for our little church. Yours in love, ' Ada E. Hawkins. j would. Trust in Jesus. I received a letter from Eid J; B. More, of Hyman, S. C. some time since, asking for i waybill to the Western Origi nal Free W^iil Baptist Lunlc! cnee, which convenes with the church at Red Oak Grove, Wilson county, N. C., Thurs day October'15th, 1891. 1 will S£iy if the new railroad is completed by tliat time from Florence, S. C., to Fayette ville, N. C., that will be the nearest route; come to Fa\’- etteville, and keep the same road to Liicama. If this road is not completed, yon will have to come to Wilmington and take the Wilmington ane Weldon road to Wilson, and tlren take the Wilson and Fayetteville road to Lucama, which is only eight miles from Wnison. You will then get conveyance to tlie Conference If your business is so that you can. we would be glad to ave you with ns at our school meeting at Lucama. P. T. Lucas •!. !• • I.- l-ni one living, nid (.io'i, tile l’';Uln‘i-, (if whom iron; i v. i-io.-Iiiiy to cvorlio't- •■'ii'i iinimihiliic in :ill lli>-attri- r. vili, ij. I?!u .vl, 28. ievo that iliL-re is one LorilJesus i;y whom are all things, the only II Son of G(aI, bom oi the Virgin ‘.vlioni t-iod I'roL-ly seiitiiitothis world, because of tljc great love wherewith beloved the worM; and Ldirist as Ireelygave liinisall a ramson far all, lusting death for every inai. •. who was buried and rose again the third day, and asoeiided into Ileaven, froin -vhi'uce we lof'k for Him, the seooiul lime, in the clouds of Heaven, at the last day to itidge both qiiiek a ml liead.—I rim. ii, 5, (3; lleb. ii, 9; I John ii, 2; Hev, i, 7; Acts24,15 ii. V/e believe I’lat there is one Holy Ghosl, tlio prec'-ious gut of the Father .tJirougii His dear Son, unto the-workl, who qiiickimolh aud draweih sinners -Lome to (foil.—John .\vi, 7 and 8; Acts ii, 4; Eph. ii, iv.-1,5, C. 4. We believe that in tlie beginning God made man uprigiit, and placed him in a stall; (if glo'v witinnit Uie least mi.xture of misery, fvrnn which he voluntarily, by transgrossioii, tell, and by Ihul means brmighton himself a miserable and mortal stale, subject to death.—Gen. ii, 17, iii, 17, 18,11). 5. We believe tlut God is not willing that any shonkl perish; but that all should come to rcpenkuice and the knowledge of tlie tnith, that they might he sjived; lor ■which end Uhrist liatii c^mimanded the Gospel to ho preached among ail nations and to every creature.—Mark xvi, 15: Luke iiiv, 47. (5. We believe that no man shall sntfer in licll for want of a Clirist who died for him, hut as the Scripture has said, for denying the Lord that bought them; because they believe not in the name ofthe only begotten Son of God. Uubeliel', tlicjefire, being the cause why the just and righteous God of Heav(-ii will condemn (he ehiklrcn of men; it follows against a)! contradiction that all 1, at one time or other, are found insucli paci.y as that Lbrouyh the giace of God they may be eternally suvcd.~il Feler ii, 1; I iidiii !, 17, Acts .XVII, Ji; Mark vi, C; lieb. iil, 1"; I John v, 10. We beiitvi the -whole Scriptures are iu- liillibly title, and ihat. .hey are the only rules oi fai'.h aim practice. 8. Wc believe in the doctrine of General rvovisi‘-n made of Go-l in Chri.-l, for the bcufiil ot dl iv.ankiiid, who repent aii.l lie- licve tile ..speh i.'.ike xiv, 10, 17, 18, IJ, 2e; Matt, .xxviii, 'di, 20, y. We bedeve that sinn.'fs ar,- drawn to God the Father, by the iiely Ghost,tiir..ugh Christ His Son, and that tiic Li ly Ghott oilers his divine aid to all the human land- ly; so as they all migld be happy, would they give place to iiis divine teaching; wlu reas, such who do noi receive the Divin impressions of His Holy tjpiril, siuill, at a future day, own their condemnation just, ami charge themselves with thdr own damnation, tor wiliully rejecting the offers ol .'ovcrcign grace.—Matt. .\i, 2.; John v i, 4-1, Cti; 1':-. !, 1; Tit. ii, 11, Ir; Jer. xxii, 2!). lb. V\ e believe that men, not timsidered simply as m-e:i, but iinatxlly men, were oi old ordained to oi ndemnatioii; considered auc'a who turn thb giaee ol GiM intolasciv iousnesp, (ienying the only Lord Gwl, and our Lord Jesus Christ who bought them, and then foic, slu.-ll britig upon tliemselvec vwd'l desti-uelioii; but w u observe that they, aud such t ,e Apostle sailh because they re ceive not the love of the tinth, that they might be .-•ave.l; the’-efore the iiuligMation ami wrath of Ui.d i-' ujion every imul of man -iV-;..'-a d.-v.v;l, biiiig and dying IJierem; for there is i-o rcsjiect o! pertH ns -with God. —Jiulc 1, 4; il Peter ii, 1; li 'Hies, x, 11, 12; Romans ii, ]L VVe iH'devc that all cliildnm dving in inlauey, having,-not aetuaily tninsgressetl against the lavv ul Gid in their own per ficim , are omy ubject to the firs-t death, which Was broug .-on tliem by ti.e fall ot thelirst A(!am,-aifd not that any one ot tliein (i> ing ill that si. T“, shall suffer pun- ishiiumi in Itel’ by the guilt of .4dain’s ,-in, tbroi such L ttic kingdc.-i of God.—1 Cor. XV, 22: .Malt, xviii, 2, d, 4, c'. .Mark ix, 85, o7, .Vi;>.n.'.vi.\, U. 12. G'c hi lieve that good v:orks are the fruits of a saving lailli, and tha"' in the use of the means ol'^raee, niid not out ■>! the use of those means, eternal life is promised to men.-—Uev. xxii, 14,15; Isa. i. ly, 20, V^a. vii. 8; Jer. vi, if; Luke xnl, 84, 85. 18. W e bidieve that no n:!ui has any wai r:int in the Holy Scriptures for justitiealioji helbre God tj^rmigh his own works, power, or ability wJiieli he has in and of himself, only as he hy grace is made able to eome to God, through Jesus Christ; believing the .righteousness of Jesus Chiist to he imputed to all believers for their ele-rnul acceptance with Olid.— i-tiiiii iv 9j. -Tor wii lit Tills “Pai'.', t, CuNTPOvr.K: y” the fii-st discussion tor publicationever held Ijctween Jl.-itists and Koinan Cnlholies. 1 will begin -Vpril 25th, ISbl, and njjpc.nr ii. the Church Proffress and A.mekican Hap- ■ri.sr at the same time, occupyin.g five six eollur.nis per week, for .six mouths more. PRoPO:UTKi;t: KESoi.vun, ThattiikRo- M.vN Catholic Chuuch ls thi-: Tkik CHfKCH OF God.” The Church Pro/pCFS tiffirsns; The Amkxican I3aptist tknics, The Church Progress is indorsed liy two Ai-ch-bishops and seven'ilishops ofthe Ro mish cmircli. The A.mekic.vn IC»I’Tist, containing both sides, -vvil! be sent ciglic months for one dollar. Address 1). P. ka.v Editor, 1310 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. - iious iifow. Ygi k " Frofiisi'JAjniiif u. 24; Jer. : . . 14 We believe that all thing s .are foreseen in ll'.c wisdor.i of God, to that God knoweth whatsoever can or cannot come tn pass upon all scjip.-sctl enndiiiim;-; yet not as having d( .-I'l eil any peiM-.n to everl.astine death or i v(.rh!Jt;nglife,out of respect or mere ciioice, larthcr than He hath ai>|)ointcd the godlv unto life, and the ungodlv, who die in sin uulo dcitli.—Heh, iv, 18; ITov. viii, 22, 28, 24, 26, 20,27, 2-', 2'J, 30, 31; Matt, xxv, 31, 3:i, 33, 34, 35, 30, 37. S3, SO, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44. 45, 40. 15. Wo believe, !i.“ tonehirg Givspel ordi nance:- in believers’ baptism, laying on of tlic hands, Kcciving of the sacrament in bread and wine, -washing the f-ainls' feet, anointing the sick-with oil in the name-of tlic Lord, fasting, praying, singing praise to God, and the miblie mink'.rv of the -word, with every institution ofthe Lord wc shall find in the New 'JVstaraeiit.—Luke xxii, 19, 20; John xiii, 5 to IT; James v, 14. I(). We believe the Gospel mode of bap tism is by immersion, .".ikI that the believers are the only subjects for baptism.—Matt, iii, 8, 13; Mark i, 5, 10; Acts viii, 38, 30; Horn, vi, 4; llcl), .X, 32. I'l. WclKliCYuin a g^uieral resurrection of the d'-'nd and :: nnal jm'gmciit at the last di'.y.—John V.28, 2'.l: U (’. r. v, 10. 18. bV e believe tlie Jiappimv-s ofthe right eous is and tlie torments of the Wicked arecn.ll -s.—Malt, xxv, 40. H YMN BOOKS. The readers of the Frke Will Baptist arc lu-re^iy iiHortned that bile I’vinn bo'iks have been comple ted and that 1 ■'.vill take pleasure in fill •li.ching- anv one who may want: them, m: rhebld I'.riccs, viz: Single copy, 50 cents; per half dozen, $2.70; per dozen, $5.20. Alj orders mu.-.t be accompanied hy the cosh, or they will not be tilled. All books sent at iny own risk. D. Davis, Pikeviile, N. C. jroortown, Good Pay. Itop.. 1 Send for circulars snd air». 1£, U. OSBOltX, Clii WANT AGENT 'I>tctabie empiflymoDt.
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