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I FREE WILL BflPIISr ♦40RGAN OF4+- I The Free Will Baptist Church, ] NORTH AND SOUTH Published Weekly -f + BY THE++ "LET BROTHERLY \.OYB CONTINUE" FREE Will BAPTIST PUB. C0.| Vol. 24. Ayden, N. C., Wednesday, April 4, 1906. No. 34. S One Year in AdvaDce, $1.00, S Sixiloaths, 50. ! CIRCULATION, 2,500. | I Ail Kinds of JoT) Work « i Neatly Executed at | ^ This Office. I 5 WORK DONE ON SHORT NOTICE^j OFFICEKS. W. R. Sawyrr, President. Florence, N E. E. Dail, Vice Pres., Renfton, J. M. B.vRFiET.D, Treas., Ayden, E. T. Philups, Secretary, Ayden, BOARD OF MANAGERS. Wai.ter Barfield, E. H. Craft, A T. Dawso.t, Ei-D. F. McLawiion, Lvke McIyAWHon, G. W. DaiIy, Eld. P. T. I«uca3, -. I Smyer. Ayden, N Rountree, Institute, Winterville, Ayden, Ayden, l/ucnma, tUrritt. OUU AGENTS. E! 1. J; W. Sewell, J. Roherson, Cove, A S. Gasm. Eureka, Eld C. S Clrircliill. Kenlv. EIT. B. W. Tipoclt, Eatmon. E! I Iy T Plullijs, W, R Sawv-cr, Eld. H Ciiniiins'iai Tvid. A. E. Ro-sc, Eid. P. T. I.ucas, Geo. W. D.ail, W. [. Moore. Eld'. J. K. RufEi, J. W. Swiin, W. T. Kirbv. Eld. E. A. W. IluskethCrcedinoor, J. I. Wilson, Eld. G. C- Vause, Eld. W. n Ave.-v, Eli. R. I. Corhett, Bill C.' . icing, E'd. C. A. J ickson; Ivld. R. C. facksoiT, Eld. W. M‘. Ilowe'l L I. Potter, Eld. J- T. Bu-dy, Eid. J. F. Hill, Eld I. W. A'Drd. Eld 'T. F Wallace, H R.Jones, C. O. Ann trong, D. A. Wi idhatn. Rev. r M. W.lsnn, Eld. W. P. Gause, S. H. Norton, Eld. J. 1-Y Richbnurg, Foreston, Eld-'H. Iy. StClaire, •' ' Eld. W. C. J mes, W. D. Gill, C. W. aver Sr., J.J. Davis, J. W, Anglin. J fterson D. Stephen Eld G. W. Cherry, R- L. Kendrick, J.W D. Shannon, Naaman Border, Rufi’S Stowers, W. C. Austin, n. W. Hollis, Eld. j)cll Upton, Beaufort, N. C. Merrirt. ,Peci) Run, Seven Springs I.ucam.'i, Ayden, Kinston, Spi iiigliope, Jerry, Ken’iy, Ori ntal, Wildwood, T>nihani, Clinton, I’iukncy, Kenansvillc. LaOrangc, I'unb II Ga. Cordelc. “ T.azewell, “ Hilton Sta., “ Sowh'i tehee, “ iMarianiia, Do han, Coalville, BagiCttsville Tenii. Ala. Echo, retland, Waterloo, VV. Va Town Directory. CHURCHES. Free WillBaptist, services every 4th Sun day at 11 o’clock, and at night, Elder E. T. Phillips pastor. Prayer meeting every Fri day night. Sunday school every Sunday morning at 9:S0 o'clock, Prof. T. E. Peden, Sup't. Amphic.tyon Society meets every Tuesday night. Missionary Bapt'st Cnurcb, services every .Jnd Sund^ at 11 o’clock a. m-and at night, Rev. 'f. H. King, pastor. Sun day school 3;30 p. m., W. u. Jackson, Supt. M. E. Church Sorth, services every Jrd Sunday at 11 o’clock, A. M., and at night. Rev. Stanfield pastor. Sunday school at 3 o’clock, P M., W. M Edwards, Sup’t. Christian Church, services every 1st and 3r I Sundays at 11 o’clock, and night, Rev. K II. Jones, pastor. Sunday school at lOo’clOCk, A. M., B. L Brown, Supt. Ladies’ Auxiliarv meets every 3rd Sunday evening at 3 o’clock. St- James’ Episcopal church, services every 4th Sunday, except months contain ing five Sundays then on fifth Sund^, Rev, W. E. Cox, G.-eenvillo, N. C., re;tor. Sunday School every Sunday af ternoon at 3:30 o’clock, E. G. Cox, Sup’t, LODGES. A. F. A- M., meets every first and third Thursdays, R. W. Smith, W. M. I. O. O. F. meets every Monday night at 8 o’clock. Dare Lodge of Rehckah meets every Friday night at 8 o’clock. Town Commissioners meet second Fri day night in every month, E. G. Cox, Mayor, R. W. Smith, Clerk. Ayden Land Company offers desirable business and dwelling lots at reasonable prices and easy terms. Apply to J. R. Smith & Bro. Postofilee Addresses. Bid. B. T. Phillips. Treas. Home and Foreign Mission Societies, Ayden, N. C., to whom all money lor IVlis?ions should be sent. Eld. Tlios E. Peden, Treas Gen oral Conference and Education Society, N. C., to whom all mon- rv for General Conference and Education should be sent. Eld. Silas Moore, Treasurer Ohio State Convention, Zaleski, Ohio, to whom all money for the work of the Convention should be sent. Eld. E. L. StClaire, National Evangelist, Edison, Ga. Eld. W. II. Golf, National Evangelist. Clinton, N. C. Eld. K. C. Richards, National Evangelist, foplin, Mo. Kid. H. F. Wogan, National Evangelist, Bismarck, N. D. Eld. Dell Upton, National Evangelist, Waterloo, W. Va. E. E. Dail, Treas. Free Will Bap tist Theological Seminary, Win terville, N. C. A district visitor oace went to see an old Scotch womao whowasdying. Noticing that her talk was ail about herself and the minister, be sai ’: “Well, really, Jennie, I be lieve yon think there will be nobody in Heaven but your self an 1 tl e minister.” “Ah, wcel,” said the old woman, “c.u, I,m not saesure £urc about the minister.” THE SECOND COWING OF CHRIST I. J. Ellis. Is the second coming in the past, or in the future? Will this old world with its sick ness, sorrow, pain and death continue forever? Letuscare- fullv examine the Bible, 2iid Peter 3:4. “There shall come in the last days scoffers walk ing after their own lusts, and say ig, where is the promise of His coming?” 2od Tim. 3rd chapter. “In the last days perilous times shall come, for men shall be lovers ol their own selves, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God. Hav ing a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof, from such turn away.” James tells us in the filth chapter, ‘Go to now ye rich men, weep and howl, for your miseries that shall come upon you. Ye have heaped treasures togeth er for the last days.” I believe we are now living in the last days and Christ . will soon make His second advent into the world. How will become? .\cts 1:10, “While they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold two men stood bv Him in white appar el, which also said, ye men of Galilee, wb- stand je gazing up into iK-aver:? This same Jesus who taken up from you into heaven shall so come in Mke manner, as ye have seen Him go into heaven.” Will He be visible? Can He be seen when He comes? Matt. 24;2G, “If they shall say unto you, behold He is in the desert, go not forth, behold He is in the secret chamber, believe it net, for as tlieligbteningcom- eth out ofthe east andshineth even unto the west, so shail also the coming of the Son of Man be.” Rev. 1:7, “Behold He cometh with clouds, and every eve shall see Him and they also which pierced Him, and all kindred of the earth shall wail because of Him.” Christ’s disciples asked ofHim Matt. 24:3, “What shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the world? Jesus answ’ered and said unto them take heed that nomandeceive you for many shall come in y name, saj ing, 1 am Christ, and shall deceive many, and ye shall hear of wars and ru mors of wars, see that ye be not troubled, for all these things must come to pass, but rhe end is not yet, for nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there shall be famines and pestilence and earth-quakes in divers places. All these things are the beginning of sorrow, then shall they deliver you up to be afllicted and shall kill you, and you shall be hated of all riations for ray name’s Seike, and then shall many be offended and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another, and many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many, and because in iquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold, but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved, and this gospel of the king dom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come.” Luke 21:21,“ When ye shall see Jerusalem com passed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.” Christ con tinues m Matt. 24:21, “Then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the be ginning of the world to this time, no nor ever shall be.” Dan. 7:25, “He shall speak great words against themost nigh, and shall wear out the saints of the most high, and shall think to change times and laws, and they shall be given into his hand, until a time, and times and thedivid ing of time.” Rev. 12.G, “The woman fled into the wilder ness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they shall feed her therel260 days.” The period here given is again expressed in the 14th verse. These days are symbolic and must refer to some litcra] period of time. Ezek. 4:3 6, “This shall be a sign to the house ol Israel, and when thou bast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days. I shall appoint thee each day for a year.” These symbolic days indicate an equal number of literal years The Papacy received its pow er to correct heretic. Add 53S, Daniel said he was to wear out or persecute the saints 12G0 days. Addl2G0to538 will bring us 1798 Christ said, Matt. 24:22, “For the elects sake those days should be shortened.” History tells us that the papacy has put to death more than fifty million people, during the period ol its supremacy. How thank- lui ought lO be that v\e are living in an age when each one of us can worship God ac cording to the dictates of our own conscience, and no one dare to molest or make us afraid. Christ says in verse 29, “Immediately after the tribulation of those days, shall the sun bedarkened. and the mcou shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the power of the heavens shall be shaken and then shall appeartbesign of the Son of Man in heaven, and then shall the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man com ing in the clouds of heaven with power and greatglory.” We are informed that on the 19th of May, 1780, the sun was darkened. It became so dark that fouls wenttoroost, there were lights made in many bouses, peoplegenerally thought that the end had come. The night following the moon did not give any light, though it wasatitsfull In 1833 the stars fell from heaven. “When ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.” The generation he was then talking to has long since passed away, but some of the generation that were living when the stars fell will cer tainly be living when Christ decends from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the arc angel and with the trump of God. The dead in Christ shall rise first, then we which are alive, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we ever he with the Lord. Thes. 4: 16 17. Dear reader, are you pre pared to meet Him? If you are not let me kindly ask you in the words of the old proph et; “Prepare to meet thy I God.” The final judgment I should be considered in con- AMERICA ROUSED AT JAPAN S CONDITION. No Home Supply Until Septem ber—President Roosevelt’s Gracious Reeog’nition. A few months ago we could scarcely wait for the papers to be printed, so eager were we to know wli: ' victorious Japan was doing; now we have awakened to the appal ling fact that she is starving and freezing, in the persons of a million of her population in the North. But v/e are awak ened thoroughly; the typical American has no less warmth in his heart than shrewdness in his brain, andnis head once convinced of the reason why a generous thing should be done, his heart immediately prompts him to do it. Hence, after two months of newspa per publicity, money for the relief of these wretched suffer ers in northern Japan is pour ing from every direction into the channels which transmit it to the Relief Committees on the famine field. In all the leading cities of Japan, intense interest in the famine is displayed and the citizens arc actively sup porting the relief work by contributions. It should be remembered, however, that the whole country has suffer ed by the war, and that the same crop failure which brought such disaster to Iwate, Miyagi and Fukusbi- ma provinces has been felt throughout the wholeempire, though in less degree. Had this not been thecase, the con tributions from native sour ces would have been much lar ger. Rev. J. H. Deforest, of the Sendai Missionary Commit tee, to whom The Christian Herald has recently sent $15, 000, writes under recent date, urging those intending con tributors to the Famine Re lief Fund who have been wait ing for “the supreme mo ment,” when the crisis of the famine should be reached, to wait no longer. He says: “Now is the time. I do not care how the money gets to the dying people. We will other family of seven was found in a hole seven feet by six, and four and a-half feet high, dug out by the hillside. A piece of straw matting served fora door. All were sick. These were samples of many similar cases. ‘ Others besides myself have found the same state of things,” writes the good pastor. .What are we doing to help? ‘‘fend us food or we die!” 1 Feune in a Japanes: famine cottage. The Christian Herald, put to speedy use every cent through the contributions to ! that comes to t s, not theleast its Famine Re’iet Fund, has i fraction of any gift being tak- this week forwarded aremit-’en for distribution, h'very ance to the heart of the fam- cent goes to the poor in the ine district, which swelled its total relief work to date, to the sum of $100,000. In gracious recognition of this glowing evidence of the spirit of true sympathetic neighbor liness existing in America to ward Japan, President Roose velt immediately sent thesub- joined dispatch: “Washington. D. C., March 21, 1906. “Mr. Louis Klopsch: “The Christian Herald, N. Y. Let me heartily thank you, and through you the Chris tian Herald, for the admir^ ble work done in connection with the famine suffers in Ja pan. You have now raised $100,000, and you have ren dered a very real service to humanity and to the cause of international good will. Theodore Roosevelt.” ' So constantly comes the question ‘‘When will the crisis be reached?” That it seems wise toexplainthatonly with the new harvest in early Sep tember cantherecorae a home supply of food. Meanwhile, everv penny re ceived is being applied to sus taining life, with no deduc tion whatever for administra tion, not even for cabling the funds, which our State De partment generously sends absolutely free, and thousands necTion“withThrsecond c7m-1 of boman beings owe tbe first 'ing of Christ, but for fear of ray of hope which has crossed j making niy communication their dark lives for many ; too long, will leave that for weeks, to the munificence of another time. the American people. most fitting food. There is no cost of transportation. All that is wanted is money When we think of the tens ol thousands in this one prov ince (Miyagi), who are in bit- terst want, our small means akes one almost frantic for its iLSufficiency.” He contin ues: “Two unspeakably bit ter months are right before us, with the whole region of death open. God bless those who help in this terrible ex tremity Rev. W. H. Smart, of St. Stephen’s Church, Fukushi- ma, writes of the situation in that province, that in many of the famine sections, a meal known as dnngo is served, which consists of almost ■‘any thing that can be mixed together,” and is quite black. On this terrible stuff even the children are fed. A similar state of things exists in other counties. Dr. Smart, in the course of a Journey of 160 miles, visited many villages. A friend had placed a few hun dred yen, (a yen is forty-nine cents), at his disposal, and he purposed, and he purposed giving these children a hot meal two or three times a week. Many cases of dis tressing starvation were found. In one home a family of seven lay in a one-room shed, on s^raw spread on the bare earth. The aged father was a cripple, the mother blind. There were three young grand children. An- ITEMS OF INTEREST. I havt nowf commenced work for the year in earnest. be prospects are very bright Calls for my services too are more numerous than ever. I need a tent badly. There are so many places where J can get no place to preach. Promising cities want me to hold meetings. When I go I can get no place to preach, or if I do get a church the cfficials plainly say to me; ‘‘You can use our house, but please dont preach anything contrary to our faith.” In most all tbe towns and cities the school houses, are not, and cannot be used for preaching. Re cently! visited a very pres- perons little city. I used a church belonging to another denomination. I only preach ed two sermons, but I have never seen a town so moved as that one was. All wanted me to.Jiold wejeks meeting. We tried to get a place, but failed. There are lots cf towns all over this country, where the people are begging me to hold meetings, but I can get no place. lamadoc- trinal preacher. Nearly all who join the church to me, join under hard doctrinal preaching. I believe in prea ching the word, and as near as I know how, I do it. I al so believe that with a tent 1 would get a better support, since larger crowds attend tent meetings. It would cost but little to move it from place to place, along the R. R. I would then feel free to take up a collection at each place for my support and expenses, but I do not feel free to go in to some one else church and call on them to support t'ree Will Baptist missions. Now let the Mid-way association buy a tent, it will only cost $100.00. It will belongtothe association. You can hold your union meeting in it, and associations. The association needs the tent. In the boun dary lines ol the Midway as sociation are, Donalsonville, Iron City, Brinson, Bain- bridge, Colquitt, Arlington, and Edison, Norgao, Bluffton Blaxley, all these places are prosperous towns and cities but in none of them can I get aplace to preach ourductrine I have visited and preached in them all. I have made a good impression on them all so good that many of the churches in these towns have invited me to hold meetings for them. Now, something must be done. Take the town of Colquitt for example I preached there not long ago. One of tbe oldest citizens said to me after a week. “Bro. I have lived in Colquitt nearly all ray life, and I never saw tbe people so interesti d in a sermon as they were in 3 ours you must hold us a meeting.” Now, there is no place for me to hold it. Now, brethren of the Midway Association, if you will buy a tent, I will hold a meeting in all these towns. $100 00 will do it. Surely there are 100 men who •wil! give $1 00 '* piece, and the tent will be yours. -Let every one who will give $1.00 in tbe Midway Association, sendittojas. Cheshire, Col quitt, Ga. stating when you send it, that it is to buy a tent. Let’s do this so we can begin tbe summers work at once. If Bro. Jas. Cheshire fails to get the $100.00 he will return your money. Brethren, it is to do I am at tbe end, until I get some where to preach so let’s get ready at once. StClaire. LOVE EVERY ONE. Dear Editor:—Please alio w me space in the Baptist for a few words on love. I think we all ought to talk and write more on love than we do. I think the world would be bel ter. Christ said, weought to love one another, as be aho loved U5, and we ought to ove every one. Christ said in his teachings, to love your enemies, do good to them which hate j’ou. How many of us do that? We should bless those thc»t curs and pray for them that despitc- fully use us. Dear reader, just think, this was the way the Lord loved us. only he loved us better. How many of us would lay down onr lives for a friend? And he said, greaterlovebath no man than this, to lay down his life for his friends. Now a days, there are so called Christians, that have not enough of the love of God in their hearts, to shake a brothers or sisters hand in the church. What kind of love is that? I wonder if people think that is tbe way that God loves them. The first and greatest command is to love the Lord tbj’ God with all your soul, with all your heart, mind and strength, and the second, to love your neighbor as yourself. Dear reader, let us try to love our brother sister and and neighbors, as our selves. It was love that sent Christ into the vyorld, to suffer and die for us, and God loves us to day just as good as heever did. He has promised never to leave us, and what a bles sed promise, we have a fiiend that will stand by us, through danger, and help us fight satan. Let us pray to tbe Lord to strengthen us, and if we pray in earnest, he will help us. He has promised to save us if we trust in him, so let us love and pray for one another. I want all to pray for me, for I feel that I need the prayers of all Christian people. Yours in hope of heaven, Salonta Creekmure. Spring Hope, N. C. When a man is engaged in -the business of making drunk ards it doesn’t liein his mouth to complaij if the effects of I that business come home to him.
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