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M 1-1 t 17 OT FREE WILL BAPTIST V -f-tORQAN OF^ + I' The Free Will Baptist Church, NORTH AND SOUTH Published Weekly : ♦ ♦at TMC^+ * IfREEWIUBIPTIST pub. CO.: The Free Will Baptist. "LET BROTHERLY LOVE CONTINVE" Vol. 25. Ay den, N. C., Wednesdgjr, April 3, 1907. No. 31. r” SUBSCRIPTION . One Year lo Advtnc«i $i.oOi ^ Six noDths, 50. T CIRCULATION, 2,700. I All Kinds ol Job Work Neatly Executed at ; This Office. V WORK DONE ON SHORT NOTICE. ' OFFICEUH. W R SiWYER, President, .Merritt, N E. B. DiiL. Vice Pres., Renston, 1. M. Bakpiki.i), Treas., Aydeu, E. T. Phillips, Secretary, Ayden, BOARD OP MANAGERS. Walter Barpirlw, Ayden, N E. H.ChafT, Rountree. A T. Dawsoh, Institute, Eld. F. McI.aWHON, Wmterville, LUK.K McLawhon, Ayden, G. W. Dail, Ayden, Eld. P. T. Ldcar, Lucama, T. I. Sawver, -Merritt, OUK AGENTS. EM. I; W. Sewell, Beaufort, N. C. 1. S. Roberson, Cotc. A. a. Bason. BureUa. Bld.C. S. Churchill, Kenly, “ Bid. B. W. Tipiiett, Batmon. •• Bid. B. T. PhiHios, Seloiii, W. R .Sawyer, Merritt. Kill. H.CuiininBham.nci’P «"». Hid. A. R. Koaie, Seven S|irmK8 Eld. P. T. Uucaa, l.ucaraii, Gf(j. W. Dail. Avden, Bid J. K. Ruffin. SpriiiKhope. I. W. Swain, Krry, W.T. Kirby, Kenly, Bhi.E. A.W.HuskethCreednioor. Eld G. C. Vause, Anrorii. R P I) ‘ Eld. W. B. Avery, Wildwood, “ Eld. R, 1. Corbett, Ayden, Eld. C. C. King. Duthnm, Eld. C. A, jacksoo, Dunn. Eld. R. C. Jackson, Clinton, Eld, W. M. Howell, Pinkney, L. I. Potter, Kenansville, Eld. J, T. Bundy, Saratoga, Eld.J. F Hill, LaOrange, Eld. J. W. Alf«»rd, Ke"ly, Eld T. F. Wallace, Alvin, H. R. Jones. Wilson C. 0. Armstrong, Columbia. D. A. Windhum, Snratogo. I). E. Htsler, Bladenboro, " k!r. Ufiili'V, Founenin, Ria J, H, Shusser. Kenly, K. 3, *' Hill, V. Mcl.iiwhon, Oreenvillc. K. 3, Eld. W. P. Guusc, Seiniilon, S. C. 8. B. Norton, IHinbur. Eld. S. L. Boiliford, Greeley ville Bill. 1. R. Richliouru. Forestoo. UtllFT Rodiliird. ar«lvvvllie, " A. T.Tibbst's, Bid. R. I/. SlClaire, hdts-^u, Ua. Bill. W. C. lones. Cordele. Rid, J. A. Blanton. Baxley, w. u. Gill. Tnxewell, L. C. WeftVcrSr., Hilton Sta„ :: S W .D. Shannon, llu^eitsviUcTenn. afirtiftu Border, ’ Raftl^ynb ' W. BnfuN Stowers, Sweetlaud, W. C- Austin, Rnion. 0, T O.W, Hollis. Bromiiton, Ala. Eld. Dstl Upton, Waterloo, W. Va Town pirectqry. qi|URcn|l^. Proe Will Baptist, seTTices every 4th 8nn- Uy'kt lt6’clhW,''and kl night,TJIdW £• T. ►bllllU' ■’ • i»bTmy *' Wavet WWng oVt;ty Kri- Ain)d>ii’ik»u aoiiiniy moats bVbiy ToMiUjr bight- Missionary Ilaptal Cuureh, services QTtry inJ Sunday at il o'clock a. m- aud >( nTgbt, HbV’ 'I • H. Kin*, pastor. Sun day soliool RffiO p. m., W. u. Jncksou.Bupt. M. B. CUurob Sorlh, servloos every 8rd Bunday at 11 o'clock, A. M.. and at night. Rev. aunlield pastor. Sunday school at 8 o’clock, P M-, W. M Edwards, 3up’t. Christian Church,eorvicos every Ist.md 3rd Sundays at 11 o’clock, aud night, Rev. l,aali/AU4ili»Fy Wei* ovt'ry aFiiBuBday •kaniBil 8 o'^utiiok- St- Jatuas’ ll,)lBcopal obarob, sorvices every 4th Bunday, except monthsoontaiu- ing five Bundays, then on ttflh Sundyr, Rev W. R. Cox, Greenville, N. C.. rector- Bunday School every Sunday af ternoon at 8:80 o’clock, B. U. Cox, Bup’l, I.npORS. A- y-M-. ffipol* ovpff rtf«* TffiHfaiihya. B- w. Snmh.w- M- 1, C). 0, k*. moots every Mnuday night at S n'olnok. Dare Lialgo ul llebukah met>w ovpFy TtiwH Uummlsaioucn moot soooud Vri. day uight la ovary month, U. G- Cn», Mayor, U. W. Bmfth, Clerk. Ayden Band Company offore «lc»lrable hnslnass and dwelling loU at reasonable brloee aud easy terms. Apply to T J.‘U. Shitb a Bno. mpms - ^If]. bt T- VlliHips. Trprts.Home i,Hil b'offiign Mission ^otietics. Aydiiti, N. C , to whom all money lor Missions shoulil be sent. BUI. Thog. B. I'odeii, Treas. Oen ernl Conference and Education Society, N. C., to whom all mon- ry for General Conference and Eijucntiou should be sent. Wtl'w* ]■ PfirWr. Tr^-^surcr t)hlp WtU Haptiitt Stal^Con- V9HtiQn> to whom all money for th« work ofthe Convention should be sent. Eld. E. h. SiClaire, National Evangelist, Edison, Ga. Eld. W. H. OotV. National Evangelist, Clinton, N, C. '*i*id% M -»liJl St.. Charleston, 'V. Vr. Ehi. U. P. \Voga% National Evaagelwt, BisuuireU, N- D- Uld. Dell Upton. Natipaal EvanHclUt. Wateiloo, • Va. E. li. JMil, Treon. Free Will Pap. list Theological Seminary, iWiu- tet ville, N.C, THE POWER AND PURPOSE OF THE HOLY GHOST. Now, as I have said before, we say again, God always has a special purpose in all he does, and we would do well to always note first what he does and says, and tor what purpose he said or did this or that. If we would carefully read his word, and what he said, also who he spoke to, aud for what purpose he spoke, we preachers might be better enable to save much vauable time, avoid many mistakes, and thereby be bet ter enabled to preach the true doctrine. This would greatly lengthen our cords, and strengthen our stakes, against the false Christ spirits which are abroad in our world to day. They, (the false spirits) are here, and here to stay, and God him self does not purpose to de stroy them, nor put them in the pit, until the angel shall declare that time shall be no more, but thanks be unto his holy name he has given unto his ministers and church the shield of faith, so that they may shield and protect them selves, against the firy darts of Satan, the creator and or- dainer of all false doctrine, -_j .^1 iilibis teacherSi and is contin- ualy cutting at them, will con tinue to cut, until the last word of it, and the last one of them is cast in pieces, and assigned to utter darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing ol teeth. The word tells the ghurch, to “come out of the world, be ye separate, touch not the iin clean thing, and ^ will be your God, aud you shall be my people." Now, thepower of the Holy Ghost is un(imit- od, so we can not s^y what it CliU or cannot do, qod no sane mgn, unless he i.s led captive by the Devil at his will, will question or try to limit its power. Yet there bus been, and perhaps isnow, a power in man, suflicient to resist the ^oly Ghp§t. VVhat is that power in man that re sists the Holy Ghost? Unbe lief, tor unbelief is the damn ing sin of the world, Now, faith comes by hear ing, and hearing by the word ol God. How can we hear without a preacher, and how canhe preach except he be sent? When jesqs was here he called unto himself twelve, and sent them to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, told them how to do and what to say. He sent other seventy also, and gave them power, (the Holy Ghost)over unclean spirits, so so they ponld egst out devils, and they returned rejoicing because the spirit was subject to them. Jesus told them not to do that, hut rather rejoice because their names were written in the Lamb's Book of life. Did they obey themin that particular? VVp do flot read of their rejoicing. Be cause they had the power to cast out devils, since Jesus tofd them not to. At first they must have been some what like some men of this day and time. The spirit of to day is, that if we receive the gift, we mu§t tell the peo pie that we have it, and provj to them by our own rejoic ing, and condemning every one else that does not more or less, see, fee), or act, as .w.e do. The purpose of the Holy' Ghost, given to the Apostle, was to bring to their memory, whatever Jesus had- com manded them, and to enable them to speak with boldness, the words he bade them speak and to speak it on the day of penticost, so all present could understand, their words. The tongues they spake in were not new at lell. They were devout men, Jews, at Jerusa lem, from every nation, and they heard and understood the words of the Apostles, and said, “we do hear them speak the word of the Lord, in our own tongue, wherein we were born.” So vou see, the tongues they spake in were neither new orunknown to the Jews. They were spok en to, and we found no com mand in God’s word, for a man to preach, sing, or pray in an unknown tongue. The general purpose of the spirit, is to reprove the vs’orld of sin, and of a judgment to come. When the Apostles received the Holy Ghost, Peter began AUnr-A T.,n,c sinful killed the righteous oif>. what a fearful judgment there was against them. Peter by the Holv Ghost, re membered that Jesus said, that repentance qnd remis sion of sins, should he preach- ed in his name, among all na tions. When those devout Jews of all nations, ask “what shall we doB" P;ter .says, “repent and be baptised for the remission of sins." I be lieye that those devout Jews remembered the wofds of Peter as long as they liy?d, and if they preached any thing for Jesus, it was thesamedoc trine that they heard that day, through the gilt of the Holy Ghost, which they re ceived throgh obeying the syo.rdg of Pet»r. By the Holy Ghost, we can and will preach and practice, the npostolfc, doctrine. Now, there are a great many spirits gone out, and the word tells us to try them and sec if they are of God, To try them first by the standard of truth, second by ob.edicnce to the wo.rd. Jesus said, if wc aheyed the Pather, we should know of the doc trine. Then if we know it, when we see and hear it, we will also, know’ when we are not looking at and living to the things that belongeth un to the Lord, The Holy Qhp.st is (or the hcayer as well as the speaker, go that each ol them may understand the plan of redemption. The scriptures were given by in spiration, that is through the power and purpose of the Holy Ghost, and in them we find who was redeemed, and who redeemed them, also how he did it.' He is yet re deeming men and in the in spired w’ords of the apostles, w’e find only ouc doctrine, and that is the promise of eternal salvation. Paul says, “Though an angel should de clare any other doctrine, we should not believe it. I think it is high ti^he for us, to quit being carried about by every wind of doctrine, and if we have faith, let us have it to ourselves, and in God, and not in pien and doctrines. Yours in hope, ' ' ^ L. T. Phillips. “7'or wlufi' envyin/^- and is (here is con/n^ion, and cvciy evd work." As I, a reader of the Bap tist, never see anything from Yorksville, W. \'a, and 1 will try to write a few’ words of encouiagement. I’ don’t think it necesary to speak of baptism or sanctification. I like to read the good pieces that the many brothers and sisters write, but oh how strange it Is, to see them dif fer so much on the Bible. Let’s see what Christ says, in St John 17:22, “And the glory which thou gavest me, I have given them, that they may bo one, even as we are one." I am a little preacher, though I don't offer this as a sermon The Bible tells us that God is a spirit, and seeketh such to worship him in spirit and in truth. Now’, let us behold what manner of love, the Father hath be^owed upon lie tit55L_we be deceived. We tSust love God with all oqr heart, soul, mind and strength, and our neighbor as our selves. Christ says, ‘ I am the door, by rae, if anv man enter in he shall be saved." Christ also says, “I am the way the truth aud the life, no man corueth to the Father but by me.” Now, it any of us have envy or strife in our hearts, let us take it to the liOrd, and aak him to re move it as far from us as the east is froni the w#st, for where enyyiog and strife is. there is confusion, and every evil work. Let us see what Christ Slid dq. “If ye love me keep rqy commandments, and I will pi ay the Father, and he shall give you another comforter, that he may abide with you, forever, even the spirit of truth, whom the world connot receive." Praise God for that spirit that casts out trouble. \t tqkes away our fear§, and makes uaa new creature in Christ Jesus. The a^oatlc says, ^’hitfeout that spirit^we are^Rbme of his. Lord help us all to be in pros- session of that'good spirit while in this life, so when we go to judgment andmeet the great judge of the e^uipk pnd dead, thqt he naay he well pleased with us. Then we will hear him say, “Come ye blessed of my P'atber, inherit the kingdom prepared foryou from the foundation of the world.” As the spirit is promised to us by keeping the commandments, let us besure that we keep them all. Th? Bible tellg us, if break one of the least of these command ments, we art guilty of the whole. Notice St. John ' "He that hath iny command- ments and keep them, he it is I that loves me, and he that loves me, shat be loved of ray Father, and I will love hinn, and will manifest ray self to' him." Notice 23 vertie of the same chapter. “Jesusansw’er- ed and saitl unto him, if a man love me, he will keep ray W’ords. My father will love him and he will come unto him, aud raakeour abode W’ith him." Let us still look after the commandments and s; ings o^ our L-ortl Matt. 7:24- 2o 26,27. ‘-There fore, whosoever heareth these sayingsof mine and doeththem 1 will liken him unto a wise man who built his house upon a rock, and t’ne rain descend ed, and the wind blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded upon a rock. Aud every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built bis house up on the sand, and the rain de- sended and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it." Did Christ promise to be with usalway, even unto the end of the world? I think he did. Let us' see Matt. 28:19,20. Dear brothers in the Lcrd, let us be careful how we teach and what we teach. Christ says, “(lo ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them iif the name of the Fath- . and Hnlv whatsoever I have command ed you, and lo I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world ’’ Now, let us do all the good we can. Let us laydown envying and strife, if we have any, and preach the gospel, and not tell the people so miuh about what we believe, or what we think about the matter unless it is in harmony with the Bible, If it is in harmony Bible, weean prove what we preach by the Bible. Christ said, “whoso ever read, k't him under stand." Paul said, “Preach the word." Now, brethren let us tell the people what Christ and the apostle said, would save them. May the Lord bless my W’orthy brethren and sisters, that write so many good pieces for the Baptist. Yours in the work, J. W. Mooh!-:. Vorkville, W. Va. A QUESTION. DftAR EmTOR.’-^Iease allow' me space for a few lines to its many readers. There has been so much said about bap tism, 1 want to ask a ques tion. hoping to hear from some one through the Bap tist. The question is this: WhSt constitutes the church ofGodB Is it the house of vs’orship, is it the body of people, or is it the spiritual kingdom, built up by Christ in the hearts ol people? I don’t ask this for an argu ment, but for information. Hope some one will explain it through the paper. Brethren and sisters, pray for rae, that I may befaithfultothe Lord’s commands till death. May the Lord bless the Kd- itor, the Baptist and its many readers, is the prayer of your humble brother, M. W^TEHI RST. Bfcokes, N. C. MISSIONS. The subject of missions is a very broad one. One that has been and is discuseed by the best and wisest men of our country. It is an old subject and yet I am sorry to say it seems to be a very new one to .sAme of our people, so new y don’t want to take as much interest in it as they should for we are taught by Christ to use our money, en ergies. and abilities to help others. In other words, to spend our money and our tal ents in aiding others to have the gospel. We are also taught to hon or the Lord with the first fruits of our substance, aud with the first fruits of our in crease, by so doing we make God our friend. The question that comes to us is, are we complying with this com mand? Are wehonoring God with the first fruits, or are we giving the remnants? The promise is, if we honor God with our first fruits he will gfve us fourfould, while the true spirit to give is not to give for the reward, but to make a sacrifice for the love God. The word missions is a de rivative from the latin word, niitto, to send. So you see to tp have tlifi ..tcue. .missipi^rv pel to those who have not been so blessed as we are to live in.the land of Bibles and have the privilege and oppor tunity of hearing the word of God preached. This class of missions is for eign missions of course, which I think should be very impor tant to us as Christians, but the other class of missions, home missions is of a great deal of importance too, epec- ially with us Free Will Bap tist, as wc, as a denomina tion have been somewhat neg ligent in the mission work. Home mission is generally spoken of as missionary work, done in our own country, but as there are so many places in one country or even in our state that the doctrine of the Free Will Baptist is unknown, that we could almost do for eign mission here in our own country, by sending out mis sionaries to preach and estalv lish churches of our denomi nation, in places where there are ruiue^ We have this soci ety here which we call che W. H. M. S. and it seems to me that we should have some missionaries out, supported by the convention of the W. H. M. S. What are we run ning the society for? What are we going to do with the funds collected. Surely we are not going to use it to re pair our own churche.«f or other incidental fiurposes. if so then it would cease to be a missionary society. They say missions should start at home. So it should, but most espec ially it should start at home from our purses. How do we expect to buildup with out money? The next thing, who owns, or whose money do we handle' is it ours or is it God’s. Certainly it is not only to use as we ought. Where ought we to put Jt? He promised to help us if W’O ask him. We have tbe means to do with and he says, “Go into all the world." Allcan’t go, but some can. How shall they go except they be sent? Can we send them? Certain ly we can, by rendering the things to God w’hich belong to Gud. God requires it of ns to do our part. Where much is given, much is required. We must remember that this is a responsibility to God and our fellowmau. Mary .\. 1Iarvi-:v. P. S.—Let me nrgetipon the ladies of every churcli in nni' association to establish if they have not already, a Wo- man’s Home Mission Society. You can’t realize how much you can do for the Lord and Ills cause with a society until you have tried it. The con vention of all the societies of tbe different churches will meet here at i^ion church, Par ly Co. I hope all will send delegates. If you have not a society, organize one at oiu'e and be ready. Lets see how much we can do this year. M. A. H. COULD 1 AFFORD TO MISREPRE SENT A BRO. PREACHER? In reply to Bro..Emerson in last week’s issue of the Bap tist, I ])eg leave to say the^ I Free Will Baptist Association, and in said session the ques tion of Home Missionarv was propounded, considered, and discussed, by the dele gates. Bro. J. A. Parker stated that he had filled the Home Mission position and ^hat said association, liad failed to support him, and the grounds of failure to sup port Bro. Parker, as a n»is- sionary, it was decided, un profitable and useless, and in fact imprudent to aii^ioinl a missionary to do said work, unless devising means for his support. At the close of said discussion, Bro. J. Y. klosser arose and announced himsell a volunteer in the field. I therefore said, and still say, that he, Bro. Klosser, was no more appointed a Home Missionary than Bro. Emer son was. I had no object in view in making the state ment except to set Bro. Klos- ser in legal position before us. I had noticed his appeal in the Baptist^for. help, as an appointed missionary, and I knew that he was not. In all respect and Christian love to Bro. Klosser, and •all the brethren, let us not misrepre sent ourselves, ami Icl ns speak the truth from our hearts concerning ourselves, and others. We don’t want any intruders in onr ranks, we want men legalized to do the work. I am your humble brother for truth and peace. J. M. Emantkl. Tbe American Bible Society has just received the following news concerning thefamine in China; “.Million and a quar ter starving. Refugeesalready flocking into cities. In one district three noil lion destitute. Many million affected.” Sure ly this is a dark picture.
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