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a RftdEota S 1"^ r I FREE WILL BAPTIST, i ♦■♦■OHQAN OF>4- I The Free Will Baptist Church, I NORTH AND SOUTH I Published Weekly C ♦-fBY THE-f-f FREEWILL BAPTIST PUB. CO- niTi il/lTT U If llJl... vrasT. Vol. 25. Ayden, N. C., Wednesday, August 14, 1907. No. 49. lUBfiCRIPTiOM > Ooe Yearlo Advaac*, |i.oo, ) Six rioiitbf, S^' CIRCULATION, 2,800. All Kinds oi Job Wort Neatly Executed at OFFICEKS. W. R. Sawyer, President, Merritt, N E. E, Dail, Vice Pres., Renston, J. M. Barfiei-d, Treas., Ayden, E. T. Phillips, Secretary, Ayden, BOARD OF MANAGERS. W.\UTER Barfield, E. H. Craft, A. T. Dawsos, Eld. F. McLawhon, Luke McLawhon, G. W. Bail, Eld. P. T. Lucas, T. ]. Sawyer, Ayden, N Rountree, Institute, ■Winterville, Ayden, Ayden, Lucama, Merritt, OUl£ AGENTS. EH. J; W. Sewell, Beaufort, J. S. Roberson, Cove, A. S. Eason, Eureka, Eld. C. S. Chnrcbill, Kenty, Eld. U. W. Tippett, Eatmou. Eld- L. T. Pliillios, Selina, W. R Sawyer, Mcrriit, Eld. II. Ciimiingham.Decp Km Eld. A. E. Uoose, Eld. V. T. Lucas, Geo. W. Dail. Eld J. K. Rnffin, J. W. Swain, W. T. Kirby, II Springs Liicaniii, Jerry, Kenly, Eld. E. A. W. Ilu.skethCrcediuoor. Eld. G. C. Vau.se, Aurora, R F D Eld. W. B. Avery, Eld. K. I. Corbett, Eld. C. C. King, Eld. C. A. Jackson, Eld. R. C. lackson, Eld. W. M‘. Howell, J. Potter, Wildwood, Ayden, Clinton, Pinkney, Kenansville, Saratoga, LaGrange, Kenly, Eld. J. T. Bundy, Eld. J. F. Hill, Eld. j. W. Mfortl, Eld T, F. Wallace, H. R.Jones, C. O. Armstrong, D. A. Wiodliara, D. E. Ulster, R. R. Bailev, Eld. J. H. Sasser, Eld. !■'. McLawhon Eld. W. P. Cause, S. B. Norton, Eld. S. L. Bodiford, Eld. J. E. Riclibonrg, Forestiin, Luther Bodiford, Grcelo.-"' A. T. Tibbetts, Eld. E. L. StClaire. Eld. W. C. Jones, Eld. J. A. Blanton, W.D. Gill, L. C. Weaver Sr., J.J. Davis, J. W. Anglin, Jefferson D. Stephens,Mnrianna, Eld. G. W. Cherry, Dotha R. L. Kendrick, J. W. D. Shannon, N.aaman Border, Bladenhoro, Kcnlv, K. 2, Greenville, R. 2 Sci auton, J Dunbar, ‘clcyville ille, Jubnsoa, Edison, Cordele, Baxley, Tazewell, Hilton Sta., Fail fax, Sowhatebee, W. C. Austin, G. W. Hollis, Eld. Dell Upton, Coalville, ‘‘ BagseltsvilleTenn. East Lynn W.Va Swee{l[and, Town Directory. CHURCHES. Free 'Will Baptist, services every 4t)i Sun day at 11 o’clock, and at night, Elder E. T. Phillips pastor. Prayer meeting every Fri- daynight- Sunday school every Sunday morning at 9;30 o’clock, Prof. T. E. Peden, Snp’t. Amphictyon Society meets every Tuesday night. Missionary Baptist Church, services every 2nd Sund^ at 11 o’clock a. m. and at night. Rev. 1^. H. King, pastor, Sun day school 3:80 p. m.,W. C. Jackson, Supt. M. E. Church South, services every 8rd Sunday at 11 o’clock, A. M,, and at night. Rev. Stanfield pastor. Sunday school at 8 o’clock.? M., W.M Edwards, Snp’t. Christian Church, services every 1st and 8td Sundays at 11 o’clock, and night. Rev. R. H. Jones, pastor. Sunday school at 10 o’clock, A. M., E. L Brown, Supt. Ladies’Auxiliary meets every Srd Sunday evening at 3 o’clock. at. James’ Episcopal church, services every 4th Sunday, except mouthscontain- iagfive Sundays, then on fifth Sunday, Rev. W. E. Cox, Greenville, N. C., rector. Sunday School every Sunday af ternoon at 3:80 o’clock, E. G. Cox, Sup’t, LODGES. A. F. A- M., meets every first and third Thursdays, T. W. lohnson, W. M. I. 0.0. P. meets every Monday night at 8 o’clock. Dare Lodge of Rebekah meets every Friday night at 8 o’clock. Town Commissioners meet second Fri day night in every month, E. G. Cox, Mayor, R. \V. Smith, Clerk. Ayden Land Company offers desirable business and dwelling lots at reasonable Postofflee Addresses. Kid. K. T. Phillips. Treas. Home and Foreign Mission Societies, Ayden, N. C., to whom all money lor Missions should be sent. Eld. Thos. E. Peden, Treas. Gen- eral Conference and Education Society, N. C., to whom all mon- ry for General Conference and Education should be sent. Eld. W. J. Carrier, Treasurer Ohio Free Will Baptist State Con- ■ventiou, to whom all money for the workoftheConventionshould be sent. Eld. E. L. StClaire, National Evangelist, Edison, Ga. Eld. W. H. Goff, National Evangelist, Clinton, N. C. Eld S. H. Norman, 321 Favette St.. Charleston, W. Va Eld. 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, Wm- terville, N. C, ' K FJFIY YEARS IN THEMlNlSfRY. Subject of ail liitere.sting’ Lecture at Ibe Free Will Baptist Church LastNight. An interesting lecture, or rather talk, on the subject of, Fifty years in Free Will Bap tist Ministry”, -was deliYered last evening by Rev. Thomas F- Peden, a former president of the West Virginia College at Flemington. Perfacing his remaks, Rev. Peden stated that he was born in Hunting- ton township, Gallia county, Ohio, September, 13, 1832, and was brought up on a farm, fie was educated in the common schools and the Albany Manual Labor Uni versity. He intended to study law and built many air cas tles of success in financial, legal and political undertak ings. While in school he realized that he was deprav ed and must be regenerated, or he could never be happy in time or eternity. He went forward to the altar earnest ly praying for pardon and found the pearl of great price and that satisfaction of soul that is far better than rubies and dimonds and abides with him at the present time. This was in September, in a meet ing held by Rev. Luke DeWit a Presbyterian minister, but Elder Ira 7^. Haning. a Free Will Baptist, preached the night he went forward. Soon alter this he begun tofeel that God had called him to preach the Gospel, This was a severe trial, for it destroyed all bis great expectations for honor and wealth, for the Free Will Baptist were then much weaker financially and numerically than they are to day. Worldly honors must b e given up at the call of God, and hard work and nearly no pay, took the place of visions of wealth and worldly honors. His firstserraon was preached at the Fair Play school house, in Meigs county Ohio, to his old friends and boyhood associates. Soon after this he was chosen the superintendent of the graded school in Saracuse, Ohio, and in connection with that had four appointments to preach where there were no Free will Baptist churches, as he had license from the Albany church and the Athens qu irterly meeting. The la bors were blessed and every few’weeks he had to send twenty miles for an ordained minister to come and baptize converts. Long before the year that his license was to run had ex pired, they sent a council, con sisting of Elders Ira Z. Han- idg and Ganet Coler, to or dain him to the full work of the ministry, From that time down to the present he has followed the double call ing of preaching and teaching. He often rode nearly all night to reach his school b o’clock sleep so completely occupied by vermin of such ravanous appetites that he would have to arise, wrap up in a quilt and sleep, or try to, on the floor. When the Civil War began he was in charge oftbe church in Middleport, 0., and joined a company of minute men which was frequently called out to repel real or imaginary foes. This was changed to the National Guards and cap tured eighty-seven of Mor gan’s men at Wolf’s Bar, when that great raide came through Ohio. Soon after this he enlisted in Co. I, 173- rd o. Y. I, in which he served til honorably discharged at the close of the war. Although a private, h e preached every Sabbath but four while in the service, and saw many conversion. He aided in organizing churches in Middleport, Bedford, Page- villc. Third Rutland, Ewing- ton. Union Grove, Second Huntington, Huntington, in Ross county; Petrea, Wells- ton, Milton, Seal, California, Coalton, Gilloa, Mt. Tabor, Elko, Athens; Ophir, Falls, Portsmouth, New Boston and Prattsville, in Ohio; Beatty’s Run, Hickory Grove and Graf ton, W. Ya , and Johnsonvllle, Tenn. Built thirteen meet ing houses, extensively repair ed seven, baptized 595, taught in the common schools. Ue- Camp Institute, Atwood In stitute. Randall Academy, Savannah Academy, R i o Grand College, West Virginia College and now in the Free Will Baptist Theological Sem inary at Ayden, N. C. and en gaged in six friendly debates with ministers of other de nominations on disputed the ological subjucts. He has great reason to thank the brethren and pub lic for uniform kindness and assistance. He was on the council that organized Shiloh, Jackson, Gallia and Port smouth quarterly meetings, and that ordained J. H. Kay- ser, Thos. H. Drake, J. W. Martin, T. J. Ferguson, John A. Oiler, G. H. Finney, Silas Moore, John McCoy, J. M. Jackson, Melvin L. Peden, Charles Reeves, R. F. Pittman, W. L. Hooper, J. N. McCarty, C, 0. Armstrong and W. A. Hobstetter to the full work of the ministry. Attended as delegate, by favor of his year ly meeting, the general confer ence at Lewiston, Me.; Ma rion, O ; Fairport, N Y ; Min neapolis, Minn,; Harper’s Fer ry, W. Va ; Lowell, Mass.; Coalton, O ; Ayden, N, C ; Nashville, Term., and Dunn, N. C. He hopes to continue several more years in • the work, as the fifty has given so much solid peace andsatisfac- tiou.—Grafton (W, Va.) Sen tinel. In the olden time (and yet not so very long since) there was a freshness, a life, a pow er, an interest in Christian testimony which, as the Monday .morning, general thing, is today sadr from a distant appointment Often tired, cold and sleepy, he would stop with a benevo- ly lacking. Testimonies are too stereotyped, too formal, too unvarying. If we grow lent friend and find the bed in ] there ought to be evidence of which he was expected to growth.—Exchange. COLUMBIA, ALA. Dear Editor:—Please spare me a small space in your pa per. I will try not take to much room, for I think there are others that can give bet ter instruction than lean. I feel my nothingness in the sight of God. I feel like we all don’t pray -.iUgh in faith for i think prayer ■ ihe key that unlocks heaven. I think that is one good way to com mune with God. What a sweet thought it is to know of the truth that we have God for a Savior, if we will only trust him. How sweet it is in God, for we know he is a Iriend in need and a friend deed; and one that will never go back on us. I don’t care how deep a trouble you get into, he will help you out if you will only trust and obey. He says he will be with you in the sixth trouble, and in the seventh, he will not for sake you. I have just returned home from a good meeting at Pros pect church, Dothan Ala. I know it was as good a meet- as I was ever in. I think there were thirty additions, I don’t know the exact number but we had a fine meeting. Bros. Eldridge, Parish and Cherry, preached for us. Bro. Eldridge is our pastor, he is among the best in my know ledge. Brother-* and sisters, Ido love to see a preacher practice what he preaches, but I don’t believe in letting tbe preacher do it all, for they can’t just pick you up and give you to God. While he tells you what to do, you must be praying to God, for strength to overcome tempta tion. Love, is a great thing, for Jesus said, “Love oneanother for by this all raeu will know you are my disciples.” Dear readers I am trying to live so lean be one of his disciples and I think I love everybody, and especially all of God’s people. It is sad to think of so many who know nothing of God in the pardon and for- givness of their sins. I am glad to hear of so many saloons being closed, I do truly hope that the whole land and country, will be cleared of that nasty stuff, and that the good people will keep their eyes open and pun ish all that run blind tigers, with the punishment they de serve and that all will turn, and live for God and his cause before it is to late, is the pray ers of one that loves God and bis cause. I do truly ask tbe prayers of all God’s people, that we may raise our chil dren for God and Mis cause: so when they get old, they will not depart from it, for we know the prayers of the righteous availeth much. Dear readers, let us see how manv of us can love our ene mies, if any one of us have an enemy, let us make that a special object, and pray as we have never prayed before es pecially for that enemy; and prav with faith, nothing doubting, and see wbat hap pens. I know God will answer prayer if it comes from the heart. Much love to the Baptist and its many readers.' Yours in tbe name of Jesus, Mrs. W. a. Ott. GENERAL CONFERENCE NEAR. De.\r Brothers and Sis TERS:—How near Geueral Conference is upon Us! Just two more months, and the time wiil be here U, i do hope the people will get a move up on them, and get to doing something in earnest. Brethren, the time is here when the Free Will Baptist must either move forward or step down and out. Which shall it be? Every true loyal Free Will Baptist is ready to shout forward; yet it seems to me, there is no need to lay back. Just see what other de nominations are doing, mov ing along with the times. Brethren and sisters, let us do so. Alas, let us put forth every (ffort at General Con ference, to have our Seminary endowed, we need more ground and dormotories and an up to date college, and we can have it, others do and we have j ust as wealthy people as there are in any church; hence let us put our force to work and move along. We have our mission work to look after, there never was so much need ot mission work as at the present. Brethren wont you draft constitutions and byl.A.-..;'for tlic I'’".:'.;;-. ' Woman’s Missionary society, or if we have any, will some good brother or sister inform me where I can get same. I sent to Maine for a constitu tion, but found it to bea Free Baptist, instead of a Free Will. Now what we want, is a genuine old fashioned Free Will Baptist constitution and bylaws for the National Woman’s Missionary Society which is recognized by the General Conference. Then we can go ahead and organize Auxilary societies, and fix a stated amount of dues, and thus secure missionary funds, systematically and continual ly, But, until we do have a system to work by, our hands are tied, in a manner, Will you help us? I would like to hear from Sister Hattie Dowty, our National Secretary, also Sis ter Harrington, our Treasur er, as to how much we have in the treasury. You know we will need to make our report as to what the society has done since last General Con ference, and how much we have received, and how much has been paid out, and what for. Sisters, let us attend to this at once, will you? Brother Upton, will yon please report to General Con ' ference, what an effort we put forth up in Ohio for the mis sion work, and the results of same. Brethren and sisters, let us earnestly pray Gods blessings upon the work that we may have plans put forth at the Conference which may be tbe means of doing more for the denomination in general, in the next three years to come than ever before. Yours in hope of HeavCfi, Laura Hobstetter. Ayden, N. C, FROM DEEP RUN, N. C. Dear Editor:—After a long time I have concluded to write and let the many readers of your valuable paper hear from Lenoir County once more. We are going along slow, but are trying to be true Free Will Baptists. 1 think our churches are.tloinp’ well. We in the Eastern Confer ence are getting to have bet ter church buildings, in which to worship God. Our people go to church very well, we have good largecongrega- tions, especially on Sunday, but not so many at night. Not very many people go to church on Saturdays, and I can’t tell why this is the case, but nevertheless it is true in some places. Several reasons might be assigned for this state of affairs. We have un ion metings on fifth Sundays and w e can’t raise very much money but ourchurches repie- sent, very well and all send In some money lor home mis sions and help to build, and repair our old churches. In the third district union of the Eastern Conference, we have sent out four preachers to try to revive two old gone down churches, which we hope to succeed in doing. I was with one oi the churches -d. Saturday and held com munion with them, and the churcu seemeu to t-i. oy our visit with them. Thesecburch- es are near our doors, and we ought to build them up before we go out and try to build new ones, and have no one to take charge of them. We do not try to raise very much money, for we have a number of very poor people that can’t pay much, and they want to begin at home to help the needy. I think we after a while will do better on this line. We old preachers have never taught our churches their du ty as we should. Why? Be cause we were nottaught our duty; but we hope to learn a lesson on this, before very long. When we begin to feel and know the need of it, then we will fall in line and go to work. Our people are able and have the means to do a good work for tbe Master but we will have'to go slow. We have several calls for our help; we have mission points that want our help; we have a school at Ayden, N. C. that is an honor to all Free Will Baptists and is doing a great work for our denomination, and sending out every year young, and well equipped preachers, which call on ns for help. We ought to help if we are able to do so, and-1 think it not far in tbe future that our people will come to gether and stand by Prof. T, E. Peden, who is doing so much for our boys that are called to preach. Time only can tell how much good the Prof, has done. Our Denomi nation, our Evangelist calls for help but we can’t help them very much yet. We do hope that the time will soon come when the people will be able and then be willing to make some sacrifice for the' cause ofourLordand Master. H. C. CITY RID OF SALOONS. Dear Editor;—I again come knocking for admission to your columns, I will if admit ted only ask for a small space and a moment of your time. The outlook here is very promising indeed, last fall by an overwhelming majority, rhr'tfmperance people said by their vote, that saloons must leave our beautiful city and the lawmakers championed by that noble hero passed the Pendleton law, which allow’S us a vote upon this question, and on the first day of next April, Jackson will be a dry town. Thirty saloons will leave this city and upon their ruins we hope to found a church lor God and heaven. Brethren, we can build a church in Jackson if we had tbe right kind of leaders. I wish some of our National Evangelietscouldfiol impress ed to come this way and preach the pure Gospel of the precious Son of God. I want to attend the Gener al ConferenceatNashvile, and will endeavor to have the Flat Creek Association rep resented by both letter and delegates. If any of our leading minis ters desire to visit this part of tbe country, and organiz; a station or church, and wiil write me, I shall do all in my j.ower to make their stay in tbe eil y, boLii pi • >i: i 2jh and and pleasureabie. Brethren, if you cannot vis it us, pray that we may lead a true upright consecrated Christian life. Yours In hope of heaven, W. A. Poole. Jackson, Tenn. SUPPORT THE MINISTRY. Dear Editor:—Will you be so kind as to allow me space in the Baptist tolet its many readers hear from me. Praise God I am still on the sunny sfde of life and I find the way gets brighter all along, and it fills my heart with joy to read the good old Baptist, and see what the good Lord is doing for tbe people. I am glad to know of so many that has taken up the Cross and fol lowing Jesus. Dear Bros, and sisters; that is wbat we need. More that are b illing to go out in this dark world, like Bro.StClaire and plead with sinners until they turn and come to God; God bless Bro. StClaire and his sweet little children. So may we all as Free Will Baptist, do more for the cause, in the liiture than we have in the past. Dear Bro. if you can’t preach, pay some one else to preach. For this old world is sick and sick unto death. Bros and sisters, weareto blame, for we will not send our preachers as other denominations do; if we would, it would not be long before we would win the world for Jesus. So wake up and see where we stand and see how far we are from our duty. So pray for me, that I may be up and doing when Jesus comes. lam yours for Jesus. G. W. Wilson. Velma, Ga.