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1 Cor. 8; V\.
“This may seem strange,
bnt. it is like this: "When this
lesson was written by 1. aul
people used to kill animals
and take the meat and dedi
cate it as a sacrifice to iJol-
which they thought were
gods. Then the meat would
be sold in the markets, and
jerhaps was cheaper than
i^her meat, and many people
would buy it and eat it.
Some of the Christians
thought it sinful it buy and
«it meat that had been de
Tfflted to idols, while otliers
tbiDught that it made no dif
ference. Pauls told theiruhat
one ought not to (at meat
or do anything that would
ca^l^e another to fall into sin
by following his example.
One miglit cat meat sacrificed
to idols and think nothing of
it. .Vnothcr who believe it
wrong to eat such meat, see
ing his fr'. lid’s example,
might be led to eat it also
and fall into sin. Aleat is an
illustration of many Ihing.s
which are stumbling
blocks.
“Drink is one of these.
DNiiking alcoholic liqu.'jrs.
One who dnnks any of these
iio,Q never tell wlicn lie is in
juring another, or how much
he is damaging himself. The
only safe way for a boy or
girl is never to taste them.
At a meeting of a Synod in
New York State they vvere
fliscnssing the subject of
drinking alchoolic litjuors.
Oil'.; minister on tne platform
arose and said that he had
drunk wine from his cliilhood
4Hd his father and brothers
all drank it, and that no
hi^tm had ever come from it.
^Vhenhesat down, an old
white haired man in the rear
of the room arose and said
that in answer to what the
minister had said he wished
to relate a story; A ytning
man was sent to Yale Col
lege. He did well in iiis stud
ies, but frotned drinking
habits, and after a time w.as
expelled from college for low
drunkenness. He went home
disgraced, ili.s friends rallied
around him and induced him
to stop. He remained sober
for a year. One cold fall day
lie was traveling in a stage
coach. .Among the passen
gers was a minister. The
coach stopped at a hc.)te!, and
till went in \o get warm.
With others theminister went
up to the bar and ordered li
quor. Tile young m:iu Saw^
it and said to himself. 'That
minister is a good man, and
if the liquor wall do him lu
harm; it will not harm me,’
and he, too, went up and
drank. His old thirst came
back and he continued to
drink, remaning at the hotel
while the others w'ent on
cheirjoueney. In one year
that young man was in a
rlrunkard’s grave. Then
continued the old man: Thai
young man was my son and
the minister whom ho saw
drink at the hotel was the
minister on the platform wiio
has just said that no harm
has ever resulted from hit-
drinking wine. What a ter
rible tiling that was. No
one can tell what a stumb-
ingblock he is putting in the
way ol another by drinking
alcoholic liquors.
“Habits of various kinds
may prove stumbling blocks
to others, as well as an injury
to ourselves. Impure conver
sation, or talking evil ol
otliers, are such habits.
Shun them. Smoking is
another such habit. A few
months ago a mother in Ter-
sey City called a policeman in
to her room to take charge ol
her son, aged eighteen. He
was writhing on the floor,
and had torn his clothin,
to shreds. It required several
to bind the young man, an
lie was taken to prison. He
was such a flue lookingyoung
man, he was known as “H-'\nd-
some Harry.” His mother
told the judge that he
spent all iic could get
for cigarettes and that
the habit had so grown u])on
him that he often smoked two
hundred in a night, He be
gan to have fits of insanity,
and these incrcasedso rapidly
and became ro serious that he
was sent to prison a broken
down wreck. The nic(Ainc in
tobacco is so poisonous, that
a large dose of it will cause a
strong man to drop instantly
to the floor, and in three min
utes lie would be dead.
“ lie s.’.iould be careful what
lialiitvS we form. They arc
like water. He speak of one
lieing- “as weak as -water
But collect the water into a
large dam, and it is then a
power fir good or evil. I
der perfect control, itmay’run
mills and supply cities with
drink, and protect them from
fires; l.nit wlitnitbreaksloose,
it causes fearful destruction,
like the breaking of the dam
£it Johnstown, I’a,somey’cars
ago. For our own good and
for tlie safety of others we
should deny ourselves. AIos-
cs denied himself the riches and
pleasure of Egypt for thegood
of Israel. The Lord Jesus
Christ denied Himself tlie glo
ry' of I’.eaven that He might
save us. To be like Him \vc
must deny ourselves to aid
others.” Progressive I'armer.
opened by reading the 84xli
Psalm, prayer by Eld. C. R.
Pearce. Then we. proceeded
to do the S. S. business.
Schools enrolled as follows:
Pleasant Grove, C. R. Davis;
Little Rock, M. L. Lucas Nu-
tonGrove, ] .J. Morris; Renly,
J, ,H. Alfred; Wards school
houst\ Sarah Stancil; Spring
Hill, D. F. Howell.
(in motion, we hold a Sun
day school convention at
Kenly, Tuesday Oct.Ttb. All
schools are invited.
Committee report that Fid.
Mitchell open, and Watson
preach to day.
On motion, vve adjourn
After an intermission of one
hour the conference met and
I transacted the business.
On motion, Eld. C. Howell
become a member of thi
UNION AIEETING.
The ministers and delegates
of the first union of the West
ern Conference met with the
church at Pleasant Grove
Friday, August 271897. Eld.
P. T. Lucas iireached the in
troductory—text John 7:17.
•Vftcr ail intermission of 1.5
miiuites the meeting was or
ganized by electing Eld. P. T.
Lucas JModcrator, W. P. Vail
assistaiu: and E. L. Mozingo
Clerk. Coimnittce on devo
tional exercises. Elds, C. How
ell, D. Davis and V\'m. lUells.
On nuition, wc adjouni un
til 9 o’clock.
SATURDAV .MORNIXO.
Conference met according
to adjounuuent.- Services j
On motion. Elder W. A.
Benson become a member of
this union.
On motion, tlie list of
churches be called. Pleasant
Grove, C. R. Davis 50c; Spring
Hill, D.F. Howell 25c; Little
Rock, J. K. Rufhn GOc; Union
Grove, E. H. Edgerton—;
Rains X Roads, J. H. Starkey
50c; St. Miiy',J,T,Boyett50c;
Stoney Hill, J. Howell 25c;
Pleasant IMain, by letter 25c;
Pleasant tmion, C. R. Pearce
24c; Friendship, W, Wells 50c;
Kenly, J. H. Alford 50c; An
tioch, L. H. Bess 25c; Pleas
ant Hill, J. T. Starkey' 25c;
total $4,75.
On motion, we take up a
collection to help finish Pleas
ant Hill church. House col
lected $5. ,
On motion, the union pay
SO strong that no bill on the
subject has come before Par
liament which did not recog
nize the principle of compensa
tion.
The jircsent Archbishop of
Canterbury does not believe
that to give parishioners a
voice in the appointment oi
their clergymen would really
be conducive to the peace of a
parish. He dotxbts if they are
competent judges of what con
stitutes suitaliility. He has
known many' cases in which,
after he has deferred to the
wishes of the congregation
and given the living—or pas
torate, as we should say—to
the man of their choice, they
have grown tired of him and
have come back to their bish
op to know if he could not be
removed. Quod erac demon
strandum. if the Archbishop
hasn’t proved the folly' of al
lowing a chiireh to choose its
own pastor, how can anyone
hope to prove it? G-Messen-
gre.
NEWBERN, N. C.
God without a fear? Not so,
unless yoti comcand join with
tis, in the blood washed
throng.
iours ill the battle fray,
S. F. Anderson.
On motion, the next union be
held at Union Grove.
Ou motion, Elder C. Howel
preach the introductory, and
C. R. Pearce be his alternate.
Committee report Elds.
P'lowers preach and Pearce
close tonight. ElderBenson
open, and Pearce preach and
close to morrow.
On motion, the clerk be
asked to prejiavt the minutes
for tlie press and he be allow
ed 50c for his service.
On motion, thanks be given
t :■ this people for kindness to
this union.
On motion, we close till
next time in course. Praise
and prayer by' Elder Howell.
Elder P.T.Iaicas. Mod.
E. L. Mozingo, Clk.
REFORM IN THE CHURCH
Oh' ENGLAND.
Alore than half of the “liv
ings” in the Church of Eng
land are in the hands of iiri-
vate individuals, and from
one-third to one-lialf of these
livings are freipiently in the
market to the highest bid
ders.
Not only' Nonconformists
are scandalized by this trad
ing in ecclesia-stical positions.
There are “puritans” in the
Establishment who declare it
to be scandalousandtheright
of patronage in the matter of
sacred livings should be
bought and sold. Originally,
patronage was a trust. It is
a corruption that it has come
to be scarcely more tlianmere
property’. The people of par
ishes where this exists resent
very generally the appoint
ment of clergymen under this
system and desire its aboli
tion. This is the chief reform
C[ucstion now being agitated
in the Church of England.
One of the difficulties relates
to dealing justly by those who
have put money into these
patronages. They must of
course be compensated. The
feeling in recognition of this is
Dear Editor:
It affords us
pleasure to let the our readers
hear from us again, and the
grand union meeting which
we liave just attended at Sts
Delight. There were only
three of us able to attend
from here, for which we are
very sorry, us all our brothers
and sisters in Christ missed
such a profound blessing.
But those of us that w'ent are
glad from the the depth of
our hearts, in our weak way
to be able to make a few re
marks as to the good that
was done. I dare say there
was not one among the vast
throng, who did not enjoy
the proceedings immensely.
The .spirit of God was felt
with povr;/r too great to be
mentioned' Business matters
w'ere nicely attended, which
lent to all a more free illusion
ofheaveniy aspirations. We
were greef-cd with brotherly
love and kindly cared for
during our stay, and we hope
to meet our friends again,
But if we live for years and
never meet again, we are glad
to say that we could look
back upon the few hours we
spent with them, knowing it
was good for us to have been
there. And better stiii, we
can look forward to the time
we shall all meet round the
throne of our heavenly Father
to part no more. Ttiere we
can go on and on throughout
the endless ages of eternity'
praising our God, who redeem
ed us throught the blood of
our sin. We will walk the
streets of the* New Jerusalem
with the spirit of light. But
brighter and best of all we
will be with Jesus our Savior
and elder brother, and join in
the happy' refram as sung by
the blood washed throng
where congrgation never
break up and only the sweetest
of music is heard. The joy’S
of that city will be sublime,
so much so that no tongue
can begin to describe it.
John the Revelator tells us,
that all our tears shall be
wiped away'. There shall be
no death, sorrowing, crying
or pain known, for all these
w'ill have passed away.
God will be our God, and
wc will behissons and daugh
ters. Our souls will be all
bright in nis own brightness,
and will be clothed with im-
morfality' wdth His great
name written plainly in our
fore-heads, for he will not de
ny Hi.s children before the Fa
ther our Crca.;or. Sinner how
will you aiipear before your
Vv'AS IT YOU:
-lUB
ON FIGHTING.
It’S not wicked to fight,
Did not the apostle exhort to
‘fight the good fight?” Ah,
yes, the “good fight.” And
much depends also onthespir-
it with which the fighter
fights.
Withouc fighters civilization
would not have progi*essed,
The truth w’ould havetemain-
ed longer “crushed to earth.”
Christianity W'ould have ad
vanced less rapidly'. I'he
“habitations ofci-uelty’ would
have had a longer lease of ex-
isrence. Slaves would have
reraainedlongerinbonds. Wo
men would have continued
longer in ignorance and de
basement.
Christ recognized the neces
sity' of the sw’ord. When he
rebuked anybody for fightiiia
it w'as because the spirit was
not right cr the time was ill
chosen.
Heaven be praised for fight
ers!—of the right sort.
If, when we say of one per
son, “He is a nice man;” and
of another, “He is not a nice
man,” we say it because the
latter lacks tameness and the
fermcr lacks “spunk” (which
'S too good a word to be re
garded as slang), let us be
careful that our speed does
not square with a misconcep
tion of the necessary' condi
tions of true progress.
Thei’e is a time to fight,
There is a rightspiritiii which
to fight. There are right
methods of fighting. God be
tlia,nked for men who repre
sent and illustrate these. Let
us be right and good fight
ers.
There was somebody’ who
said an unkind word which!
hurt somebody’ else. Was it|
y’ou?
There was somebody who
was thoughtless and selfish in
his manner and mode of liv
ing. Was it you?
There was somebody' who
found nothing but faults in
the belongings of his Iriend.
Was it you?—Califoria Inde-
perident.
OBITUARY.
It is with sadness that we
have to chronicle the death of
sister Annie Caulder, wife of
ElijahCaulder. Shewasmar
ried June 9th 1895 by Bid. M.
C. Quick, and died May the
31st 1897,shejoincd Mt. Zion
F. W. B. three years ago and
was baptized by A. B. Norton.
She lived aconsistantmember
of the church until her death
sister Caulder was taken Sick
on May the 30, and died May’
the 31st. Her sufering here
on earth was short and great
but she bore them all with
faith in Jesus. A fewdaysbe
fore she was taken sick she
told some of her neighbors
that she was going to die soon
and told them where she waul
ed to be bnr led . Sister annie
was one of those who had
many friends and was much
loved by every body. Her
husband says that her last
days seemed to be the hap
piest moments of her life,
though she only had the pleas
ure of living a married lifeone
year and eleven months.
Now her remaine are lay'cd
in the Flesher graveyard to
await the resurrection morn
The funeral service was con
ducted by Eld M. C. Quick
the first Lords day in August
1897—text Isa 6G: 5. Sister
Annie leaves a husband and a
little babe only one day old
father, three sisters, three
brothers, and a liost of beli
tri'es anl friends to mourn
their loss. But we trust our
loss is her eternal gaining
Remember dear famly that
she cannot come t> see vou
any more, but you can pre
pare to meet her .above where
parting 'vill beknownomore
S. B, Norton*.
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Mr. Henry liidley, Ur
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.Mlrsldtlie Pi ush, Xlwood, Tnd., '
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treatinant with anna-Ciy-u,
I am now porfocUy well,
fiend the auod news of
baca-Cera Cure broadcist.’'
In order to introduce this
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inerery community. I will send forallmited
time, suflicient medicino for a thren mnuiba
treatment free to all afflicted persons sending
toe their names and address, Ifyou have any
of Che shove disenies, don’t delay sending me
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kidneys. When urine stains
linen it is evidence of kidney
trouble. Too frequent dc.^iire
so urinate or pain in the back,
it also convincing proof that
the kidne3'S and bladder are
out of order.
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ttie great kidney reiucdy fulfill?
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Single copy, 50 certs; per half-
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