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IHE ri.OV^tRS COllK-T'lk I THE FREE Will BAPTIST, I OBGAX OF '1 I THE FRiE ,j I WILL BAPTISTCHFRCH] { OF NORTH CAROLIXA, | PUBLISEIED WEEKLY, | —BY THE- I FREE WILL BAPTIST PUB. CO- "LET BROTHERLY LOVI' CONTINUE’ Vol. 19. Ayden, N. C., Wednesday, June 6, i goo. No. 1 I. SUBSCRIPTION’: One I'carin Advaiifc, - - - '■ A' Sii Months, ... - • , ADVERTISING RATES: One Square, one insertion $ two 1.00, ‘ “ one month 1.00, ‘ ■' three niontlis 4.00, „ ‘ six months S.OO, 3 “ twelvemonths 6.00, j For larser advcru8»-ineitts Hlieral 3 . . Jntracls will be made. Ten cents j>er X i; line for first inyertior for advertise- > *' meats not especially contracted. cl OFFICERS; Eld. D, Davis, President. Pikevilk, N. C K. R. Dail, Vice Pres., - - Renston, " J. M. Harfikli), Treas., - - Ayden, “ E-T. PiiiLi-'PS, Sec., . - . BOARD OP .MANAGERS. Walti-u B.vrfikli) - - Ayden, N. C. K. II. Ckaft, - - Rountree, " A. T. Dawso.s, Institute, “ W. It. Sawvkk. • - Florence, “ Eld F. McLawjion', - Wuiicrviile, •' l.i'Kiv .McLawiion, - - Ayden, “ G. W. Dail, ... “ “ l-.i.D. P. T. Luc »s, - Lucama, “ ARTICLES OF FAITH. I *tVe lieli'jve that them is hut ontj living irae and e' 'itiiai God, the Fatlier j{ whom dioai'tilings, i'rom everlasting to ever'ost. lug;, glorious uii'l immutahle in all Hisattii- bulcs.—I Cor. vlii, 0. Isa. xl, 3.S. 2, Wo beliiive that nerc is one Lord Jesus Cliri.1t, by whom ai'o ill things, the only bettolton Sou >i' Ood, horn of the Virgin •Mary, whom G;iJ freely seutinto this world, because ot the great love wherewith beloved the world; and Christ as freely gave himself a ransom for all, lasting death for every fQau;\vhow.s hurieil and rose again the third d.iy and nscended iulo Heaven, from whence we look for Him, the second time, in ' ho clouds of Heaven, at the last day to judge both quick and dead.—I Tim. ii, 5, 6 .. lleb. ii, 9; 1 )oUuii,ai Ucv. i,7; Acts 34.16 •loll a iii, 1C. B. We believe that there is one Holy Gh'wt, the precious gilt of the Fslhir, through Ilia dear Son, unto the world, wJio Quickeueth and draweth sinuers home to God.—John xvi, 7 and 8: Acts ii. 4: Eph. iii 1; Eph. iv, 4,S, fi. 4. Wo believe that iu the beginning God made man upright, and placed bim in a state of glory without tliu least miiture of misery, from which he voluntarily, by trauBgression, fell, and by that means brought on himself a miserable anti mortal state, subject to death.—Qen. ii, 17, iii, 19. 6. Wc believe that God is not williugthat any should polish; but that all should come to repentance and the knowledge of the truth, that they might be saved; for which end Christ hath commanded the Gospel to be preachtxi among all nations, and U) every creaturo.—.Mark xvi. 16: Lake x^iv. 47; JmI,a iii,15-17; ITim. n.4. We telieve that no man shall suffer in hell for want of a Christ who died for bim, but as the Scripture has said, for denying the Lord that bought them; because they iialievo not in the name of the only begotten SAiiofGod. Unbelief, UierefoTC, being the muse why the ju.-5t aud righteous God of Heaven will condemn the children of men; it follows against all contradiction that all nun, at one time or other, are found iuauch a '■apacity as that ‘hrough the grace of God they may be eternally saYrd.—Acts xvii. 80; Alnrk vi. fJ; Heb. iii, 10; 1 John v, 10. 7. We believe the whole Scriptures are in- rAlliWv true, and that tbty arc the only I aud practice, tl'fim. iii,15,17; eve in the doctrine of General ,de of God in Christ, for b - -ai ot 8\t’ v.—'-”. i, Will' /’epeiit B’ll be lieve the Gospel.—IvUke xi\, 16, 17, 18. 19, 90; Matt, xxviii, 19, 3o; Lukj xiii, 3-6; Luke xxiv, 47; Acts iii. 19; Mark i, 16 9 We believe that sinners are drawn to God the Father, by the Holy Ghost, through Christ His Son, aud that the Holy Qho^ offers his divine aid to all the human fami ly; so as they dll might be happy, would they give place to His divine teaching; whereas, such who do not receive the Divine impiessloDS of His Holy Spirit, sbiill, at a future day, own their condemnation just, and charge themselves with their own damuatiou, for wilfully rejecting the offers of sovereign grace.—Matt, xi, 27; John vi, 44, 66; Ps. i, 1; Tit. ii, 11,12; Jer. xxli. 29. 10. We believe that men, not considered simply as men, but ungodly men. were of old ordained to condemnation; considered such who turn the grace of God intolasciv- ijuanoas, denying the only Lord Ood, and our Lord Jesus Christ wlin bought them, and therefore, shall bring upon themselve: sw/ft destruction; but wc observe that they, and such the Apostle saitli because they ro ceivenot the love of the truth, that they might be saved; therefore the indignation and wrath of God is upon every soul of man rtVLtdoeth evil, Tiving and dying therein; for there is no respect of persons with God. ■•—.lode i, 4; II Peter ii, 1; 11 Thes. ii, 11, 12; itomans li, 9 and 11 11. We oeiiove mat all children dying In infancy, having not actually trantegreasod against the law of God in their own per sons, are only subject to the first death, which was brought on them by tlie fall oi the first Adam, and not that ^ny one of typm dying in that state, shall suffer pun ishment in hell by the guilt of Adam’s sin, Pn of such is the kingdom of God.—I Cor. tv; 22; Malt, xviii, 2,8,4,6; Mark ix, 36.87, hVaU.,xix, 14. 12. We believe tiial good works are the fruits of a saving lalth, aud that in the use of the means of grace, iinduot out of the use □Ltbose means, eternal life is promised to men.—Ucv. xxii, 14,15; Isa. i, 19,20, Matt. Yii,8; Jer. Vl, 16; Luke xiii, H4, 86. il};, We believe that no man has any war- So many persons have hair that is stubborn and dull. It won’t g r.o w . What’s the reason? Hair needs help just as anything else does at times. The roots re quire feeding. When ^ hair stops growing it loses * its lus- ' ter. It ^ looks dead. AYen Hair ^isor acts almost instantly on such hair, it awakens new life in the hair bulbs. The effect is astonishing. Your hair grows, be comes thicker, and all dandruff is removed. And the original color of early life is restored to faded or gray hair. This is always the case. $1.00 B bottle. All druggletf. lixve used Ayer’s Hair Vigor, am^all^ astonlebed ••• Irom coming .'IfS SI bavo tried, and ! shall continue to recommend it to my Irlunds.” Mattii; Hni.T, Sept. 24,1808. IsarliQgton, N. C. II yon Oo not obtain ill the benefits you expected from the ute of tlm ll»Jr Vigor, TJrlte tliePoftor QB.J. C. AX£It.Low ^11 yii »i.|,,i.iy »Hy, or ability o.ily as he by grace is made able to come to God, through Jesus Christ; believing the righteousness of Jesus Christ to be imputed to all believers for their eternal acceptance with God.—Rom. iv, 21; Jor. xxii, 15. 14. We believe that all things are foreseen in the wisdom of God, so that God knoweth whatsoever can or cannotcome topassuiwn all supposed conditions; yet not as having decreea any person to everlastinfi- deatli or everlasting life, out of respect or mc’c choice, farther than He bath appointed the godlv unto life, and the ungodly, who die in sin unto death.—Hob. iv, IS; Prov. viii, 22, 23, 24 25.20,27,28,29,80, 81; Matt, xxv, 31, 82, 33,84,36,36,37. 83,89.40.41.42, 48,44, 45 46 16. We believe, as touching Gospel ordi nances, in hclieveis’ baptism, laying on of tjin hands, receiving of the sacrament in hfpgd and wine, washing the saints’ feet, ac.Jnting the sick with oil in the name 01 Uiu I>w«l, fasting, praying, singing praise to GM,sad the public ministry of the word, with every iuptitutlon oftheLoDl we shall i».the New Testament.—Luke xxii, 19, 26; 5 to 17; James v, 1-* 16 We believe the Gospel mode of bap- iAhy immcTSion, and that the believers ttfo thtt' d'iL -ubjecis for baptism.—Matt in, IC; Mark i, 6, 30: Acts iii, 38, 39. Rom. vh V; •'= 17. tVti l'08*ve ii: a general resurrection oT the de td and n final ivdguient at the last divv.-Joirii.v; 23.29: II Cor. v: 10; vxrjsolittve the bniipinesa of the TOWN DIRECTORY. CHURCHE3. kef- Will Baptist, services every 4fli 8un- U 11 •.I’clor*' A-M-, n;dcr E. T. Phii- M. E. Church Sortli, services every 3rd Sunday at 11 o’clock A. M., Elder A.D- Betts, pastor. Missl'inary BaptistChurch, services every 2nd Sunday at 11 o’clockM.Elder W. L. Bilbro, yiastor. Sunday school, 8;30 P. M., W. C. Jackson, Suiieriiitendent. Cliristiau Church, services every first Sunday at 11 o’clock, Elder C. W, Howard pastor. Sunday school at 10 o’clock A. M., A. Joyner, Supt. Christian Endeavor every Walnesday at 8 o’clock P. M. LODGES. A. F- \. M., meets every first and tliird Saturdays, J. H. Harris, W-M. Town Commissioners meet every Monday night. J. A. Harrington, Mayor; J. J- Btuluis Clerk. Ayden Land Co. offers desirable business :ind dwelling lots at reasonable prices and eisy tenns- Apply to J. R. Smith & Bso. rightcoop i« euiW and the torments of tbe Pin-iioll wicked are sndlfViA, Mntt. xx,161. j—Crlirnan. FROM ABELLS. I)KATe Rditor:—I feci a de sire to write a fe.v wovds for the Baptist. Dear brethren, while it is tliat we read of so many departing this life, we should prepare to meet God in peace Let us stand in fear of the Lord and let us be watching and trying to pray in a right manner. Every day that God lets us live in tliis world, let us I'e- niember that the Book says do nothing to be seen of men. Let us tr^-t.o do unto others as we would thatthey should io unto us Dear brethren and sisters, while it is tiuU the word of God says, cur life is but a vapor, that pass- elh away let us pri y for each other. I./Ct us praise God from whom all blessings flow. We should put our trust in God the remainder of our days. Yours in Christ, Jkssk Willoughby. Christ takesno moredelight to dwell in a sad heart than we do to live in a dark house. poetry. Boil It Down. VVhnt.ver you have ^ o say, ray fr'eiid, Wliether, witty, orgr.-iv- or gay, Cor.dense as niucli as ever you c.an, And say it In tlie readiest way; And VI hecher jou wri.e of rural affairs, Or (B.atters and tilings in town, Just take a word of friendly advice, lioilit down. If you go spluttering over a page, When a couple of lines would do, Vour butter is spread so itiueli, you see, Thai tlie bre.ad looks plainly thnnigli; So, when you have a st ry to tel>, And would like a little renown To make quite sure of your wish my friend, /‘..nil low,t. When writing an article for the press. Whether prose or verse, just try To settle your thoughts ia the fewest words, And let Them be crisptind dry. And when it is finished and you suppo.se It is done exactly brown, Just look it ov.T again, and then Boil it down- For editors do not like to prigt -An article lazily long. And the general reader does not care For a couple of yards of song; So gather yonr wits in the smallest space. If YOU want .-i little renown, And every time you write, my friend. /to(7 in JoH-n. —Dumb Animals, MISSOURI. Dear Editok:~-I would like to write a few lines to your readers. Perhaps they think us Mo. people have no interest iti any one who is not a Missourian, but such is not the case. We are a free and liberal people, and we believe there are good people in all our states, and w’e believe there are bad ones. However iiiuch we have been reported ignorant and vile ond illiter ate. we feel we are quite good and c.'jpable of self-govern ment. We have talent in the TJ. S, lienate second to no state, and our congressmeb are not behind other state’s representives. We compare favorably with all. (Juf ag- ncultui*al interest is rather leading the mostof ourstates. Our mineral resources are bet ter than any state. Our lum ber interest is good. Our schools are far in excess of those ol our neighbor state. We have a school fund of $12,500,000. Our church in terest is great. Christian church and Missionary Bap tist are the leading prodis tand churches in the states. The Free Will Baptist areiep- resented in Mo. and are a zealous good people, butseeni to have much to contend with. Their opposition is great in many wa3’s. They' iseem to be badly divided over their leaders. Some contend for the sovereignty of the church, while others are more favorable to putting men tit the head as advisers or dicta tors, or agents, thus we have quite a t'me convincing each other as to our rightand jur isdiction. Hence, we have tn meet the two extremes, and we all claim to he true and loyal Free Will Baptist. I as {iresent not long ago at a ([uarteily meeting, and a good brother called for a committee to investigate a report on a minister, with supreme power that their de-- cision should be final. I read from the same man that he will ever be found defindiiig the polity of the Free Will Baptist. He came out in the Free Baptist of the 22nd of May defending the quarterly meeting. There Is quite a discussion going on in that paper rather advocating the abolishing of the Q. M; yet it seems to be quite probable, and no one accuses the other being in rebelhon or trying to succeed or start some new society. But I see another case of a man or men who objected to the agency plan as was cried to be enforced in Mo. They pounced down on them fellow: heavy, and called them disloyal and said they were trying to rebell against General Conference and destroy the agency plan and therefore they were not loyal. Now brother reader, let me ask you which of the two contending parties are in re bellion against General Con ference, the men that arc try ing to destroy our (juarterly meeting or the men tha t con tends for their perpetuality? The n.en that are trying to lorce. the agency plan by hypodermic injection, or the men that are willing to be led by right acd justice? Now, if our people could, see that there is nothing wrong in the agency plan but- that the wrong comesin with theagent not knowing just whatcourse to pursue and makes mis takes, and tlijn refuses to correct; hence th; rest get out of fix and there^ where trou ble begins. Calomel is sa -good medicine, bu - given right it had better be left off. So often times we make mis takes in giving the wrong medicine or give it to the wrong man. Hypodermic in jections are all right in the right place but Christ never perscribed them in his church. Neither gave he'them to Peter to be bequeathed to the Pope. So o4ir common fellows need not tr3' to experiment with it at this enlightened age with out suffering great loss and accomplishing no good. So dear readers, I think we had all better return to the old prescription that Christ gave us, that we should love one another, and let love be without dissimulation, abhor that which is evil and cleave to that which is good. Yours in hope of a united people on gospel teachingand practice, k. R. Cullev. ARKANSAS. , De.vr Editor;—If you will allow me a short space in your valuable paper, I will try to give its many readers a short sketch of our country. I never see anything from this sta*e. There is a small association of Free Will Bap tist down here, but we are all to ourselves. Our associa tion was founded by Elder Malloy of the Vernon Free Will Baptist association, of Lamar county, Alabama- This good brother was a no ble man and a sincere Chris tian and a pow’cr in the gos- j»el, but the good Lord saw fit CO call him hence. His son, Elder D. J. Mallo}', who came here with his fath er, is following the example set by the noble father and is now an ardent preacher and a very faithful one two. Our association is now in its thir teenth year, but it has al ways been weak. It has not had enough ministers, and the great opposition set up by the Missionary Baptist. They seem to think we are the most dangerous denomi nation in existence. But the Lord has blessed us abund antly Jor the last few years. VVe have three good preach- ers and about three hundred and fifty members. We are still in need of more good ministers. There is a good field here to work in, but the laborers are few. Our people are coming to the front, and I think our prospects are much brighter than ever be fore. All we need now is some good help. Our pro tracted meetings begin about the middle of July. We al ready have the promise of some help, but if any brother who reads this should like to visit ns and help us some in our protracted meetings, I cau assure him that it would be very highly appreciated, and what we like in recom pensing him for his time, God would not like in the way of spiritual blessings. Our as sociation will meet Friday before the 3rd Sunday in September, and wc would be glad to see a good number ot visiting brethren from other associations. It would do us all good to visit lach other and find out what is being done. We would become more united, and in union there is strength. I will close for this time and ask all who read this to pray for us that we may continue in the love of the Lord. J. P. MaciiivN. Elv. Ark. A LESSON TO MOTHERS. A little girl once said, ‘Mother, does God ever scold?” She had seen her mother under' circumstances of strong provocations lose her temper and give way to the impulse of jiassion; and pondering thoughtfully for a moment she asked, “mother, does God ever scold?” The question wa.s so ab rupt and startling that it ar rested the mother’s attention almost with a shock and she said, ‘ Why, my child, what makes you ask such a ques tion?” “Because, mother, you have always told me that God was good, and that we should tr^- to he like him, and I ihould like to know if he ever scolds.” “No, my child, of course not.” 'Well, i’m glad he don’t, for scolding alway.s hurts me, ven if I feel that I have done wrong; and it don’t seem to me that I could love God very much if he scolded.” The mother felt lebukcd be fore her simple child. Never before had slie heard so forci ble a lecture on the evils of scolding. The words of the child sank deep in her heart, and she turned away from the innocent face of her little one to hide the tears that gathered to her eyes. Cnild- ren are quick observers; and the child seeing the effect of words, eagerly inquired, ‘'why I do you cry, mother? Was it naughty for me to say what I did?” “No, my love, if was all right. I was only thinking that 1 might have spoken more kindly, and not have hurt your feelingsby speaking so hastily, and in anger as I did.” Oh, mother, you are good and kind; only I wish there were not so many bad things to mpke you fret and talk as you did just now. It makes me feel away from you so far, as if I could not come near y'ou, as I can when you speak kindly; and sometimes I fear I shall be put off' so far I can never get back again.” “i\o ray child, don’t say that,” said the mother, una ble to keep bark her tears, as she felt how her tones had re pelled her little one fiom lier heart; am! tlic child wonder ing what had so effected her parent, but feeling it was a case requiring sympathy, reached up. and throAing her arms about her mother’.sneck whispered; “Mother dear, do I make you cry? Do you love me? 0 yes, I love you more than I can loll, said the par ent, clasping the little one to iier bosom; and I will try nev er to scold again; but if I have to reprove my clnld, I willtry to do it not. in anger but, kindlj, deeply as 1 may be grieved that slie lia.? done wrong.” “0, I am so glad, I can be so near to you if you l scold, and do you know, mother, I want to love you so much, and 1 w ill try al ways to be good.” The lesson was one that sank deep in that mother’s heart, and has been an aid to her for many years, it im pressed the great principle of reproving in kindness—not in anger if wc would gain the great end of reproof—that of winning the child to what is right and to the parent’s heart. Mothers, when you talk to youi children, talk to them kindl\’, if they are in the wrong, and try to point them to Jesus; for you are responsi ble for what they do until they arrive at the age of ma turity. I will close for this time by saying, when you talk toyour children kindly and gently and they will love you more. Let us live closer to the Lord in the future than we have in the past, is the prayer of my heart. Y’ours in Christ, A. Andrews. DIVINE GUIDANCE. We say, “Ob, if God could come definitely into human life now, as he used to with AbrJham and Moses and David! If only there might be an audible voice and un mistakable guidance!” We almost covet theexpHcit direction which came to these men whenever in their history a crisis arose. And yet, are we not assure- ly guided? Differently it may be, as that was the cnildhood of the race, but as surely. A minist r who went Jrom the country to a city church w’as making his first call on a parisioner who lived on the ; fourth floor of an apartment house. He rang the bell, and soon he heard a little click and noticed that the door was ajar. No one was there, and, wishing to he admitted in what he thought a proper maimer, he closed the door and rang again. Again the door clicked and unlatched, but no one was there, so he closed (he door and rang aguim This time the man of the house came dosvn to ad mit him, saying: “Why didn’t you walk In when the dvor opened before you? It was I who was opening it for von, and the opening was an invitation to enter.” Have you not prayed for direction sometimes, and then when a door was opened be- fijre YOU, you hastily reached out your hand and sluit it, because it was not what you cx[)ic(eil? And all the while God \vas setting before you that open door, and the open door was itself an invitation. A young woman wanted to he foreign missionary, and asked God to direct her as to what his will was concerning her. She c.xficcted a revela tion as plain as her mother’s voice bidding her start for India; and instead she receiv ed from her pastor’s wife an invitation to become a dis trict secretary of the VVoman's Foreign Missionary Society in this land. At once she shut that door, ft was not what she expected or wanted. And tiien she prayed more earnestly than before, and again that invitation (or home service was pressed uf- on her. This time she had grace and wisdom to accept it as an answer toher prayer, and took up the more humble service at-home. She could not see that her impatient spirit needed just this train ing for the higher work. But her Father saw it and, after giving three years of most acceptable service as district secretary,-she saw before her an open door to foreign lands and entered it.—Epworth Herald. Barn’s Horn Biast-s. God never forgets a man who is willing to take a bard place. Sin would not I*e so deadly if the devil could not wear a mask. Ifit be right, doit boldly; if it be wrong, leave it alone. —Gilpin. The devil enjoys himself in the company of people who .are well pleased with them selves. One reason why there isnot more good being done is be cause so many people want to w'ait until tomorow to begin. It won’t do any good to pray for the South Sea Island ers so long as you won’t speak to the man who lives in the next house. God is not worshipped in spirit and in truth in the church that has to go, into the show business to raise money to pay its honest debts.