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: FREE WILL BAPTIST
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I The Free Will Baptist Church,
I NORTH AND SOUTH
I Published Weekly |
“LST BROTHERLY LOVE CONTINUE"
Vol. 24.
Ayden, N. C., Wednesday, July ii, 1906.
No. 45.
I All Kinds of Job Work
I Neatly Executed at |
I Tills Office. I
|wORK DONE ON SHORT NOTICE^
OFFICEIIS.
W R Sawyek, President, Florence, N
E. E. D.UL, Vice Pres., Reuston,
J.'m! Bakfiut.I), Trcas., Ayden,
E. T. Philups, Secretary, Ayden,
BO.kRD OH MANAGERS.
Wai.ter Bari-'ield. Aj-den, N
E, H. Craft Rountree,
A T.' n.wcsos. Institute,
Eid'h McLawhon, Whiterville,
l.i KK McLawuon, Ayden,
G. W. llAir., Ayden.
Elu. P. T. Lucas, Lucama,
T. i Sawvcr, .M.rritt,
OUU AGENTS.
F11. J' W. Sewell^' Bcanfort, N. C,
R. RoBeison, Cove,
A. S. Eason, Huieka, “
E!d. C. S. Churchill, Kenly, “
Eld. B. \V. Tippett, Batmen.
Hid L T. Pliillios, Sdni-i, “
\V. R S.iwyTr, McrriLt. “
Eld-JI Cniiuioi’ham,Peep Run, “
Eld. A. E. Ro se, Seven Sjirings “
Eld
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Geo. W. Uail. Avden,
Eld-J, K. Ruifii, Stuiagbopc.
J. W. Swain, Jerrv, “
W. T. Kirbv, Keniy, “
Eltl.E. A.W.HuskethCrcidriioor. “
Eld- G. C. V.iiise, Aurora, R F D “
Eld. W. B Averv, Wildwood, “
Eld. R. I. Corbett, Avdeii, “
Eld C. f. King, Dm ham, “
Kid. C. A. Jackson, Diimi. "
Eld. R. C. lackson. Clinton.
Eld. \V. M. Ilowe'l, Pinkney.
L 1. Potter, Keuaiisville,
Eld. J. T, Burdy, Sarat.iga, “
Eld.‘|. F. Hill, LaGratige,
Eld }. W. A ford, Kf Iv, "
Eld T. F \V;dh.ee, Alvin,
H R-Joue-s, Wilson _
C. O. iria-trong, Columbia, “
D. A. Wiadhum, Saratogo. “
D. E. H.ser, Bladenboro, “
E. R. Baiti'v, Founcain “
Eld J. H, Sasser, Keiily, K. 2,
Eld. F. McLawhon, Greenville, K. 2, “
Eld. W. P Cause, Scianton, S. C.
S. B. Norton, Punbar, “
Eld. S. L. Bi-dif.ird, Grcelevville
Eld.J, R Richbourg, Foreston. “
Lutlicr Bof iforil, Grccicr vi le, “
A. T. Tibbet s. Jcdinso.i, Ark.
Eld. E. L. StClaire. i-kiis >n, Ga.
Eld. \V. C. lanes. Cordele,
F. hl. 1 A. Blaiilon, B.i-vlcy,
W. D. Gill, Tazewell, “
L. C. Weaver Sr., Hilton Sta., “
J.J. D.avis, Fai fax. “
J. W. Anglin, Sowli-i'chee, “
Jeffer.son I). Stephens,Mnrianiia, Fla.
Eld G.W. Cherry, Do hnn, Ala.
R. L. Kendrick, Coalville,
J. W D. Shannon, BagoettsvilleTenn.
Naaman Border, East Lynn W.Va
Rufus Stowers, Shetland,
W. C. Austin, Eason. 0. T.
G W Hollis Brompton, Ala.
Eld. Dell Upton, Waterloo, W.Va
Town Directory.
CnURCHES.
Free Will Baptist, 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 O.i-'O o’clock, Prof. T. E. Pedeii,
Sup’t. Ampbietyon Society meets every
Tuesday night.
Missionary Bapt'st Guurch, services
every 3nd Sunday at 11 o’clock a. m and
at night, Rev- T. H. King, pastor. Sun
day school 8:30 p. m.,W. G. Jackson, Supt.
M. E. Church South, services every 3rd
Sunday at 11 o’clock, A. M., and at night.
Rev. Stanfield pastor. Sunday school at
8 o’clock, P M-, W. M Edwards, Sup t.
Christian Church, services every Isi .and
3rd Sundays at 11 o’clock, and night. Rev.
R n lonvs, pastor. Sunday school at
16 o’clock, A. M., E. L Brown Supt.
Ladies’ Auxiliary meets every 3rd Sunday
evening at 3 o’clock.
St. James’ Episcopal church, services
every 4th Sn ndiy. except months con tain-
in®-five Sundays, then on fifth Sunday,
Rev. W. H. Cox, Gi-ccnviUe, N. 0,
rector- Sunday School every Sunday at-
teruoon at 3:80 o’clock, E. G. Cox, Sup t,
LGDGES..
A- F. A. M., meets every first and tl\itd
Thui'sdai’s, R. W. Smith, W- M.
I O O. F. meets every Monday night
at 3 o’clock. Dare Lodge of Rebekab
meets every Friday night at 8 o’clock.
Town Commissioners meet second Fri
day night in every month, E. G- Cr-
Mayor, 11. \V. Smith, Clerk.
Ayden Land Compauy offers desirable
husineSB and dwcUing lota at reasonable
prices and easy terms. Apply to
^ J. R. Smitu & Bno.
FROM A YOUNG BROTHER.
Dear Editor:—As I do not
see anything in the Baptist
from Ebeiifzer church, I ask
a short space for a few words.
“Beloved, when I gave all dil-
ligence to write unto you of
the common salvation, it was
needful for me to write' unto
you, and exhort you, that ye
should earnestly contend for
the faith which was once de
livered unto the saints.” Jude
1: 3. Brethren, my question
is, was this a free faith? Yes,
I belive it was, now let’s
prove it. The wortl of God
teaches, that Christ died lor
all, that the whole world
might be saved. This proves
it so far. Now, seeing that
he died for all, why not preach
tthatway^ Well, I believe
that we do. I thank God
that it Is free, for if it had not
been a poor sinner like me
could never have gotten it.
Now brethren, since we claim
to have this blessed free re
ligion, let’s prove to our fel
low man that we live it, as
well as preach it. “Wherefore
seeing we also are compassed
about with so great a cloud
of witnesses, let us lay aside
every weight and sin which
doth so easily beset us, and
let us run with patience the
race set before us.” lleb. 12:
1. Brethren, the world is the
cloud of witnesses that are
watciiing all the time, to see
if they cannot get something
to condemn,us with. We are
a free people, for Christ died
and rose the third day, that
we might serve him with our
freewill. He will help us to
lay our burdens on him and
shojvto the world that we
have the religion of our Sa
vior. Let ns live this free life,
and free salvation, which was
once delivered to the saints,
so when we g4> before the
judgment bar of God, he will
give us a home in heaven,
where we can pi'aise him
throughout endless ages.
I ask all to excuse me this
time, and if the P^ditor sees
fit to publish this, I will try
again.
May God save the unsaved,
and may he abundantly bless
the saved, is ray jirayer.
Your young Brother,
Macon Manor.
Beard’s Creek.
Postofflco Addresses.
Ekl. E. T. Phillips. Treas.Ilome
and Foreign Mission Societies,
Ayden, N. C., to whom all money
lor Missions should he sent.
Eld. Thos. E. I’edcn.Treas, Gen
eral Conference and Edneatior.
Society, N. C , to whom all mon-
ry for General Conference and
Education should he sent.
Eld. Silas Moore, Treasurer
Ohio State Convention, Zalcski,
Ohio, to whom all money for thr
work of the Convention should
be sent.
Eld. E. L. StClaire, National
Evangelist, Edison, Ga.
Eld. W. IT. Goff, National
Evangelist, Clinton, N, C.
Kid S, H. Norman, 32lFavette
St., Charleston, W. Va,
lild. H. I'. Wogaii. National
Evangelist, Bismarck, N. D.
Eld.” Dell Upton, National
Evangelist, Waterloo, W. Va.
E. E. Daii, Treas. Free Will Bap
tist Theological Seminary, Win-
terville, N. C,
GALLIA Q. M.
The Gallia, Q. M. held its
Summer Session with tht
Bwiugton Church June 23
and 24,1906. Eld. Fredrick
Oiler was chosen Moderator
and sister M. E. Scott Clerk
Chose Eld. Fredrick Oiler,
brethren David Fredrick, J. C
Gross, James K. Peden, Wm
Lewis, Seth W. Huntley and
vV. R Denney were chosen
lelegates to Yearly Meeting
it First Kyger Church Aug
10,12. Preaching Sat. night
Sunday morning and Sunday-
light. by Eld. Thomas E.
Peden D. D. Pres, of the Free
YiH Baptist Theological Sera
mary. Ayden, N. C. A small
collection was taken for
Home missions an.i to pay
expenses of the suit about the
Sciotoville Church,
Mary E, Scott, Cleik.
THE STORY OF THE FACE.
We often fail to thoroughly
realize how the face is an in
dex of character. Children
recognize instinctively whom
they can trust.
The life wc live writes its
history on the features. Pu
rity or sensuality, intelligence
or ignorance, kindliness or
cynicism, trace their record
in broad characters which
everyone can read. The ar
tist or criminologist can read
more of the details of the sto-
ty which lines and and fur
rows tell, but all the world
can understand theface which
bears the seal of virtue or of
vice, of Christ likeness or of
brutality and sin.
An exchange tells of an in
fidel Swiss artist who was
converted to Christ merely by
studying the faces of a very-
humble band of Christians.
He was commissioned to
make a caricature of a Salva
tion-.Array meeting in Shef
field, England.
He went there on the er
rand and scanned the faces ol
the people. With his heart,
lik/e the troubled sea that
could not find rest, tossed and
driven by tempests of passion
and tiirmented by a con
science burdened by sin, he
looked on the assembled wor
shippers, and he saw peace
written on their faces, and an
joy beaming from their coun
tenances. The sight con
vinced him of his sinfulness.
He saw that those peoplehad
what he had not, and what
he needed; and their faces
were the meaosof leading him
to Christ and the peace which
Christ alone can give.
TLie face of the Christian
may not shineas that of mos-
es did when he came from
Sinai, but Christ’s seal is set
upon it, and, in proportion
as he lives Christ, it reflects,
the purity and love peace of
the Lord, and is a help and
inspiration to weaker souls
—Unknown.
Not Umg ago a certain cler
gyman from the West was
called t o a church in Jersei
City. Soon after his arrival,
the divine’s wife made the
usual visits to the members
of the parish. One of these, a
plumber’s wife, was asked by
the good lady whether the
family were regular church
goers, whereupon the wife of
the plumberieplied tliat whil
she and her children were at
tendants at divine service
quite regularly, her husband
was not. “Dear me.” said
the minister's wile, “that’s
too bad! Does your husband
never go to church?” “Well,
I wouldn’t say that he nevei
went,” was the reply. “Oc
casionally Will goes to the
Unitarian, now and then t*)
the Methodise and I have
known him to attend the
Catholic church.” A look ol
perplexity Came to the face of
the visitor. “Perhaps your
husband is an agnostic,” sug
gested she. “Not atall,’’has
tily answered the other; “he’s
a plumber. When there is
nothi ig for i im to do at one
churc', there is very likely
something for him at one o'
the others.”—Harper’s Week
ly-
WHEN I COME HOME.
“Mother, will yon be here
w’ben I come home? Every
day and twice a day the child
asks it. with lifted face and
earnest eyes, “When I come
home from school will you be
here?”
It the answer is “Yes,” she
dances off happily, and if for
any reason the reply, must
be No,” life moluentary dis
appointment is very real.
The first call that rings
through the house when the
door opens is, “'Yhere’s moth
er?” and if she is notimmedi-
immediately in evidence, all
over the house go the eager
feet, at every door sounds a
soft knock and the childish:
voice asks the insistent ques
tion, “Is mother there?”
How you miss it when the
child is away, or when you
yourself are detained. You
hurry a little and glance at
the clock; you decide that
those last errands are unnec
essary and, as often as you
possibly can you are there to
answer, “Here, dear,” when
the loving cull comes.
I have often thought of the
mothers who used to hear it
and hear it no more, whose
children are grown, or have
entered the other home whence
they shall go no more out.
That is one of the dear earth
ly things, deep down as moth
er-love itself, that I am sure
we are going to .find again if
we must lose ithere;someday
the ear that wearies with the
under-hearing of the heart is
going to catch once more the
sweet, familiar, “Where’s
mother?”
And for those whose moth
ers are waiting in the Other
E'lomecoming oftheir children
it will be equally true. The
wide spaces of heaven are not
going to be wide enough to
delay those who are seeking
their mothers.
Out of life’s weary school of
experience, witblessons learn
ed, tasks ended, we who are
grown and who are tired and
homesick shall find the an-
sw’er to the question that
runs like a stream in the dark
through all onr lives, unseen,
but singing, -‘Mother, will
you he there when I come
homi ?”~Coiigregationalist.
GIVE WHAT YOU HAVE.
How many Christian peo
ple are willing to give what
they cannot alve: how slow
many are about giving such
as they have. Many of them
would endow colleges and
build churches and libraries
and hospitals, if they were
nillionnires. The churches
are lull of people who would
teach in our Sunday schools
and speak in tlic prayer
meeting if they had a “talent
for it,”
The good Samaritian bent
in sympathy over the wound
ed Jew and “set him on his
own beast.” An automobile
or an ambulance would have
been much better, but he had
neither of them. He had only
a small donkey, and such as
he had he gave to the service
of the man who needed his
help. The question is not
what we wou'd do if we had
wealth, blit what we are
ready to do right now, how
ever poor or igjorant we
may be.—Messenger.
DERELICTS.
On a recent j'mrney to Porto
Rico, while facing a terrible
storm, I entered into conver
sation with a man who knew’
the seas aiid who was mas
ter of the I said to him,
‘‘Do you fear the storm?”
“Not in the least,” he said,
‘ for by good seamanshij* we
are able to vieaiher almost
every- storm that has- awar
ssvepit across the mighty
deep,*’ Then I said: ‘’Do you
fear the fog?” and he said:
“Not to any extent, because
different vessels have a defi
nite tract a'ong which ordi
narily they sail, and weknow
just about when and where
to expect other vessels on the
highway of the seas.” ‘‘ What
then,” I said to him, “do you
fear the most?” and he said:
We are the most afraid of
derelicts, for a derelict is a
dismantled, unmanned ship.
It is a ship sailing to no liar-
bor, a ship without a com
pass, without a crew, and
without a captain.”
As he spoke, it occurred to
me that there were a vast
number of derelicts today all
about us in life—men who
have no captain on the'rvcs
sel, who have set out for no
liail)or, but drift idly with
the tide, a menace to all
others who would lead the
best of lives, ofnousetothem-
selvcs and incapable of serv
ing others. Some of these
derelicts were once in the
church, but, unfaithful to
their duties, they have slipped
away; some of them, never
having known Christ, have
become genuinely indifferent
to the claims of God, Itisn
thought ofgieat cheer, how
ever, that there is one who
waits to board every drifting
vessel to make useful that
which has been useless, to
strengthen that which has
been weak, and that one is
Jesus Christ, the Captain of
our salvation.—^J. Wilbur
Chapman.
TOO LATE.
Dear Editor:—Please allow
me short space in the Baptist
as I have never written be
fore. I love the Baptist and
like to read the letters from
tlie brethren and sisters. I
want to say a few words
about our church at Christian
Hill. It seemed that it was
almost gone, but the good
t-ard sent us a good pastor
this year, and it is gradually
moving up. Bro. W. C.
Jones is our pastor and we
like him in our homes as well
as the church. We need lead
ers that are interested in onr
homes, when they come to
see us, it makes our children
love to hear them preach.
Our meeting is every first
Saturday and Sunday, and
we think of having our pro
tracted meeting, in July, and
want a good meeting, there
fore if we all do our part as
well the pastor, we will re
celve a blessing. We want
the prayers of all God’s peo
ple We received one member
in May and two in June. If
we would all do our duty, as
the Lord commands wt
would have more good re
vivals than we do. If we
have only one talent and use
it well, tiie good Lord will
say, ‘‘well done good and
faithful servant, thou hast
been faithful over a few
things, I will make thee ruler
over many, enter thou into
the joy of thy Lord.” We
should think of the many
blessings we are promised,
and live closer to God, but
some never think of God or
their duty until it is too late,
and death will come and find
them unprepared. We know
we must die sooner or later.
What a blessed thought,
when we see one of our friends
die, and feel assured that they
are prepared to go.
Your sister iu love.
A. L. Martin.
Rochelle, Ga.
AGAINST LIQUOR SELLER.
The sujireme court of Kan
sas, a few days ago, rendered
an important dtcision. TI e
court holds that the person
who sells lici’jor is responsi
ble for the acts of the pur
chaser while under the iDflu-
ence of the liriuor. The case
was appealed from the Di.s-
trict Court of Atchison Co.,
where judgment of $.6,000
was given against a saloon
keeper. and in favor of a wo
man, whose husband, while
intoxicated from liquor sold
him in his salmon, shot and
killed two men.
The murderer is serving a
life-sentence in the penitentia
ry. The suit was brought
under the statute which pro
vides that a wife shall have a
right of action in damages
against any person who shall
furnish 1 quor to and cause
the injury' f f her husband.
This is the first time that the
State Supreme Court has
passed upon this statute, and
the fact that it has Iicen held
valid is likily to lead to many
other suits under it^ provir
ions—Central Christian Ad-
! Yocate.
FROM SMITHS NEW HOME.
Dear Editor:—If you will
allow me space in your paper
I will write and let you alt
hear from us down here. We
had a good meeting the
fourth Saturday and Surday,
our much beloved pastor Eld
H. Cunningham was present
and you that know him know
that he dont fail to declare
the whole council of God. He
preached Saturday and after
wards w’C held conference
and then we partook of the
bread and wine in reniem
berance of our Saviour who
died on the cross. Saturday
night he preached and he al
ways preaches the gospel of
Christ to a dying world
Sunday he preached and all
was done to the glory of God,
all seemed to be njoiced and
revived as I have not writeu
before I will close, if this doni
reach the waste basket 1 wi^
write again, I want all who
read this to pray (or me, that
I may do his will licrc
earth and escape the second
death.
Yours in hope of heaven.
A Tyndai.l.
The prospects are as bright
as th i promises of God.—
Adoniram Judsoa.
THE UNPARDONABLE SIN.
This is only intended to be
a rough sketch of an excellent
sermon preached by Rev. C.
A.Jenkensat the recent ses
sion of the South Y'adkin As
sociation.
When Jesus intended to
pronounce against sin, or to
say some sharp, heart touch
ing words to men, he always
began by saving something
good lirsti In this jilacc,
where he is to speak of the
unpardonable sin, he begins
by saying: “All sins are for
given,” and then goes on to
make one exception.
1.—what is the sin a-
gainst the holy ghost.
This question hasbeen often
asked and I wish first tostate
some things which are not
the unpardonable sin:
(1) It is not feeling.
Some people think that be
cause they do not have a
certain feeling that they have
committed the unpardonable
sin, but feeling iiasnothing to
do with this sin.
(2) It is not resisting the
Spirit.
1 suppose every preacher in
the land has resisted God’s
Spirit. Feople everywhere
resist the Spu'it.
(3) It is not infidelity.
Many an infidel has looked
at the stars cl heaven, repent
ed of his sins, accepted Jesus’
atoning blood and is now in
heaven..
(4) It is not unconfessed
sms.
Every person has at some
time in his life had some un
confessed sin, but to-day
many of them are in heaven.
(6) It is not some unpar
doned sin.
All sins are to be pardoned
onlv when the sinner comes
CO God in Jesus’ name.
(6) It is cot suicide.
Such an explanation is fool
ish. People who commit
suicide are often crazy, and
are not responsible.
11 —what it is.
(1) A sin against the Spirit,
(a) It is attributing to the
devil the work that has been
done by the Holy Spirit.
Those who do this would de
stroy, if they could, the Holy
Spirit, and also thedistinctioii
between good and evil.
Suppose some great artist
should come into 3-our com
munity, paint a beautiful
picture, hang it in the art
gallery and go away; then an
-•neray comes, rubs out the
name of tlie artist and writes
die uime of some common
Irunkard in its place. The
people would pass by and
praise the drunkard. Jesus
comes and makes the lives of
men and women beautiful,
but the enemies of Jesus come
and say this is the work of
the devil. Trust Christ and
His Book, an.i it shall be well
with you here and hereafter.
J.S. F.
—Biblical Recorder.
A little Topeka girl came
home from church the other
day and was asked what the
minister’s text was. “Don’t
be afraid and I will get you a
bed quilt,” was the astonish
ing answer. Investigation
proved that the central
thought of the sermon had
“Fear not, and Iwillsendyou
a comtorter.”