f FREE WILL BflPIlSL,
^ ORGAN OF
^ The Free Will Baptist Church,
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.FREEWILL BAPTIST PUB.
"LET BROTHERLY WYE CONTINUE"
Vol. 27.
Ayden, N. C., WedneiJay, October 27, 1909.
No. 42.
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OFFICERS.
W. R. Sawveb, President, Merritt, N. C.
H B. n.iu., Vice Pres., Wiiitervillc, 2 "
J. M. BABKtKi,i)| Trens., Aydcn, “
ij. T. pHii.Mi>s, Secretary, Aytlen, “
BOARD OF MANAGERS.
Ei.d. R, I. CoHnKTT, Tini'iionsvillc, S. C.
B. If. Cn.vi'T, Wiiiterville, R. 2, N, C.
A, T. l)a\vfiun, liiHtiUile, “
Bid. F. .McBAWnos.Greeiiville, R 2, |
Buku McLA-WiroN, Wintervillc, K- 2’ “
O. \V. Dail, Aydeti, "
Ei.i). P. T. J-i:cA9, Luciioia, "
T.J. Sawvhk, Mcrntt, "
Gito. W. Pbkscott, Aycku,
PUK AGENTS.
»J1,» j w t.w.ll- Heaiirc
J. S. R.diiY.^on, N-’MiVifl
A, S. Maiitf)
hid. B. W. TioT.ctt, Zelmlo
Eld. h. T. PlullilJS, Sell
W. R. Sawyer,
Bill. Il.Cuiuiingh;
Hid. B. A. KijuM,
Kid. P. T. Lucas,
■ I. W. Dail,
Merritt,
, Deep Kun, ‘
Seven Springs “
Lucaiiia. “
Winierville, R. 1 "
Eld. J. K. RuiBn, Spring Hope,
J. VV. Swain, Jerry,
W. T. K.irl>Y, Kciily,
Eld. E. A. \V. Husketh, Creedmoor,
Eld. G. C. Vause, Ayde.i,
Eld. C. A. Jackson, Saulstoii, K 1
Eld. W. M. Howell, Pikcville. R.P.D.S "
L.J. Potter, Keuansville,
Eld. J. T. Biindy, Saratoga,
Eld, 1. P. Hill,
Eld j. W. All'ord,
H. k. Jones,
C. O. Armstrorig,
D- !•-. V.’lii.ihnni,
D. E. Hester,
Ouldsboro, R. 2
Newbcrii,
Wahtonburg,
Aydcn,
Saratoga,
Bladenboro.
Eld. F. Me-Lawhon,Greenville, R. 2
John S. Dixon, Griinesl.and, K, 2
D. K. Staffo.d. FourUaUs,
Eld, U. !•'. Dacghety, Cove City.
Bid- \V. \V. l,ewi* iRaut'orf.
K. k. llaily, Fount.dn
M. C. Prek'oit, Auto ,
Eld. W. P. Gau«, Coward,
S. U. Norton, Dunbar,
Eld. K. I. Corbett, Timniun
Eld. E. L. SI Claire, Edison,
Eld. J. A, Blanton, Baxley.
W. D. Gill, Clianng,
Rev. H- h Lumpkin, Ra'dnit,
cftcr.wti li. Stcpte.is. Marianna,
\V. Cherry, Dothan,
Niuiman Border, Preiidcrgast,
Rufus Stowers, Sweetlaad,
•iJle,
jas. Kennedy.
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Town Directory.
enUKCHES.
Free Will Baptist,services every ill) Sun
day at U o'clock, and 'it
C. Vause, pastor. Prayc
FridiivniKhl. Sundnv
niglit. Elder G.
meeting every
School evoy Sun-
r.den, Supt. Amphietyoa Swict
every Tuesday night during school
Missionary Baptist Church,
every 2nd Sunday at 11 o clock a. m. and
at night. Rev. T. H. King ptislor. Sun-
day ^hool 8R10 p. m., M. M. ^a«l«,
Supt. Prayer meeting every Wednesday
night.
M E Chorch South, services every 3rd
Suodav at 11 o'clock a. m. and every 2nd
Sunday r.ighl. Rev. .J pastor.
Sunday School at 10 o clock a. ni., H. C.
Ormond. Supt. Prayer meeting every
Tuesday night.
Christian Church, services every lirst
find third Sundays at 11 o clock a. m. and
at night, Rev. C. M. Morton pastor.
Suuliiy School at 10 oclock a. m., b.
L, Brown. Supt. Player meeting every
Thursday night.
St Tames’ IJmscopal church, services
every 4th Sunday except nmnlhs contain.
Ingfive Sundays, then on r.lh Sunday.
Rev Mr Huskc, SVlutcrviUo N. C., rector.
Sundav School every Sunday^ ulternoou
at 3:30 o’clock, H. 0. Burton, Supt.
lodges.
A F A M. meets every first and third
Thiindays, T. E. Johnson, W. M.
I U 0 F. meets every Monday night at
8 o’clock, 11. G. Burton, N. G.
THE HEW BIRTH.
The first Riin of a spring time morning.
That softly kisses the bosom of mother
cavtli
Ami makes restless the heart of nature,
That has slept in the cold silent voice
less dust
Uiitu’lhe rcsurrcclion.
The morning dies to an evening
When the (kwdrops of heaven
l'':ill one liy one giving nalnre's
Vitalizing nectar to the new Ijirlli
.Vnd carving out of the invisihle
Its lUcoiations of given lolmge.
The ihvisibicliancl with Uicinvisihlechisei
Has carred from the invisible a bud;
Look, see the rose oijeii, nature dljis her
brush ill liglil.
Paints the arlistical tints no artist could
hope to reproduce.
Tile fragrant cups of Heaven are turned
earthward
Drop hv drop inoculates the flower
With a perfume peculiar to itself,
Given hy the great chemist of the universe
Fnadulteratcd and houutifiilly.
Summer, tialurc's time to decorate the
earth
And make visible i's wonderful handiwork
Imagiiiury would take you in an arial
khigdom,
Populated with perfect pec.ple
Palaces built beyond description.
Streets paved with gold inlaid with dia
monds
V visible pictures that have never licen
painted
And pluck the flowers ih.it never bloomed.
;n the dawn of realism has come in life
Again it suggests th.at could we use
t rcIlectK '18 ns a sponge dipped in the
dcpiliiess stream of lime
And erti.-te them from the imlellible tablet
of memory
All past rccolleelions and l>egin life anew.
.N’aturc has changed and with it has
brought
The cold icy winds of fail
With ila long desecting fingers of death
That make a pall of every flower
Declniining to die,is to live again.
Even so to man.
PAUL’S APPEAL TO CAESAR.
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Postofflee Addresses.
Exum DhiI. Treasurer of Uic
Free Will Baptist Seminary at
Aydeu, N. C., to whom all money
for the’Seminary should be sent
Fid R I. Corbett. Treas. Hotne
and Forcisu Mission Societies,
Tinunonsvillc, S. C., to whom all
money for Missionsshouldbeseut
Eld Thos. E. Peden, Treas. Gen
ecal Confeifuce and Education
Society,-Aydtn, N. 9,*, to whom
all moncvfor General Cocterem'
and Education should be sent.
Fid W T. Carrier, Tre.isurer
Ohio Free Will Baptist StateCou-
vtntiou, Rutland, Ohio, Jo
all oioucy for the workoftboCou-
Yent’on should be sent.
Eld. E. L. StClaire, D. D., Na
tional Evangelist, Edison, Ga.
Eld S H. Norman, National
Fvangelist. 321 Favette St.
Charleston, W. Va.
Eld. ]. M. Emanuel, National
Evangelist, Macon, Ga.
Rider R. 1. Corbett, Sccretnr}
of the Free Will Baptist Ihco-
locicaV Seminary, also Ireas,
Home and torciKii Mission ho
ckties, Timmonsville, b. L..,
whom all money
should lie sent.
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When two full years
^'"'’Tnd passed over Paul’s bead in
light and privileged confine
ment, Felix was recalled to
Rome. The Jews'complaints
againsts his greed and injus
tice bad brought about this
result. Festus, his successor
arrived in Caesareia during
the summer of A D. 59. Then
again theie was enacted a
scene similar to the trial be
fore Felix two years previous
ly, the Jews accusing Paul,
and bringing many charges
against him, without any
witnesses to prove their case
Paul denied the charges,
and when E'estus asked him i(
he were willing to go to Jeru
salem and take trial there, he
appealed to Caesar; in other
words, he claimed to be tried
before the supreme tribunalol
the Hmpire, over which the
Emperor, or the Judge acting
for the Emperor, would pre
side. Festus. after conftrring
with his legal advisers, grant
?d this appeal, and reinitted
the case to the highest court
of the Roman State. Here
again we have clear proof
that I^aul was considered by
the Roman cfiidals in Caesa
eia to be a person of stand
iog. and, therefore, of some
wealth. The Roman Govern
or would not send upfor trial
before the Imperial tribunal
any and every person who
chose to appeal. He had to
judge first of all whether the
case and the person was ol
iuHi:iet)t importance to be
sent on to Rome, for he had
limself full authority to judge
;ind to condemn or acquit in
>uch cases as this
How did it comcabouttha
Raul, who in the cities of Asia
ind Europe had maintained
limself by the labor of his
t sands, appeared nowaRo-
luau of rani, believed by Felix
tf
for luissiont-
to be able to offer a bribe
worthy ofa rich man’s accept
ance, and regarded by Festus
as one whose appeal to Cae
sar must be forewitb accept
ed? Surely we must under
stand that formerly be had
voluntarily chosen to teach
and exemplify the dignitv of
labor, that he had deliberate
ly elected to be a missionary
in the sense that Jesus had or
dered, taking no put»c with
him asbetrav-rled and preach
ed, and rarely even accepting
food unless it was earned by
bis own labor: Philippi, with
its generous hospitality and
its twice repeated gifts of
money when he was in Thes
salonica, being tbe solitary
exception which he allowed,
and that only when he w'as
constrained by prtssingkind
ness. Now had come the time
for a different policy. He bad
gone to Jerusalem; be bad
laced death therf; and he had
received theDivineinstruction
that he must bear witness to
the Faith in Rome. Toward
Rome his face was set. Hi?
trial must be decided there,
and not in Jerusalem. He
must appeal to Caesar, and
in the metropolis of tbe world
before the supreme tribunal
be must plead the cause ol
God and ot thechurcb, hoping
to gain a charter of freedom
(or tbe free preaching of the
gospel in every city of the
whole empire. To gain this
ctiarier his rights as aKomar
citizen, and as a member of
tbe governing aristocracy of
the Roman world, formed the
apparent means. Only as &
Roman could he be sent up to
tbe Imperial tribunal. Accord
ingly, he adopted at this cris
is a different line of conduct
from that which he had pur
sued on his missionary jour
neys; and in all parts of his
life alike he acted with the
same noble spirit.
Before the l-ioman journey.
Paul had still to undergo ont
more examlration, and U
speak before kings and gov
ernors Agrippn II, with hi?
sister Bernice, came to pay o
visit of state to the new gov
ernor; and Festus took the
opportunity of examining
Paul with the assistance oi
Agrippa’s intimate knowledge
ot Hebrew law and religion
He had to send up a report
to tbe Emperor in tbe case o
this prisoner, and he was puz
zled to specify correctly tb
exact nature of the charges
which only a Jew by religioi
could properly understand.
The prisoner, with an ora
tor’s gesture, fettered as ht
was, addressed the king with
tbe dignity and selfpossessiot
that was his birthright, with
out servility, and yet vsith
courtly deference. Beginning
by paying a compliment to
the king’s familiarity with
“the customs and questions
which are among the Jews,”
he said only what was true,
but he said it with polished
and gractful courtesy. Paul
laid strong emphasis on the
promise of the Messiah, the
bope of the twelve tribes, and
the fact that this hope can be
attained only through tbe
raising of the dead. This idea
of tbe resurrection seemed so
absurd and incredible to the
rough Roman
Festus rudely interrupted the
speaker bj' loudly calling out,
“Paul you may be a great
philosopher, but jou have no
common sense.” Festus had
no prejudice against Paul;but
regarded him with good-hum
ored contempt as m unprac
tical enthusiast. From the
Roman governor Paul turned
with a courleois negative to
the, kme. V, >'v Jndea
atiu 1'.'., pentd there
and boldly put ine question
to bim whetherK'. whoclaim-
ed to be a Jew, believed the
prophets. Agrippa did not
like tbe question, He kept his
Judaism for the jt.vs, but was
not willing to display it in a
Gentile court He would not
answer the question directly,
for if he replied in the alfirraa
live be would incur the ridi
cule of the Romans, and if he
answered in the negative, he
would sacrifice his reputation
with the Jews He therefore
turned the question by a half-
jesting, half ironical remark:
'You expect to make a Chris
tian of me in a very quick
time.”
Agrippa declared that Paul
might have been set atliberty,
aad the case not passed be
yond thtir jurisdiction
through bis appeal to Caesar
The emphatic di'claration of
bis innocence with which tb(
ioDg proceedings In Palestim
ended is Doi,ev\crtby.—Ssi
.VU> It. ..... ,-.J , ‘Xi luuo
day School Times.—Biblical
Recorder.
SURE CUBE FOR WORRY.
Two women were convers
ing on tbe front porch.
“I am so nervous” said one
■‘and I have so many litth
chings to worr> about. Tbesi
little worries seems to me to
be important, too; and oiler
cause me great uneasiness
and anxiety.”
“Too bad,” murmured tht
lecond woman.
“You never worry, do your
Perhaps you hav.^ nothing to
worry about, I don't see how
you can keep so calm at all
times. What do jou do with
your perplexitict;^”
The other woman hesitated
before replying,atd then said:
‘i’ll tell you just what Ido.
Whenever anything bother?
me, I go straigh* to my bed
room, enter in aad shut tlu
ioor; then I knee' down be
fore my bed, ‘ dk to God.
[ Cell llitn all M it. On,
vbat a comfort it is! I tell
^lim what bothers me, and
low anxious I am; and I ask
Him if it is His will, to dcHvei
me, to comfort me, either by
answering my prayer in a
wonderful way. or by lifting
my burden.’
“How wonderful!” exclaim
ed the nervous lady.
“You would laugh, perhapi
if I would tell you of the little
things about w (oh I pray,
but which are so ’jecessary to
my happiness, c Ibebappi
ness of others, p rfaaps Jesus
comes very near to meatsuch
times, aud treats me so much
better thau I dese ve. Prayer,
or talking to Gcd, is a sure
cure for worry; try it. Al
though He may not always
answermy prayers in theway
We cannot help being in the
world but we can help being
of the world. We are in the
world that we may helpbring
tbe w'orld to God. He who
consents to become of the
world must fail in winning
men to Christ. To win to
Christ we must stand by His
side, an attitude utterly im
possible to all who allow
themselves to stand with the
spirit of this world. It weak
ens and it must weaken our
spiritual forces whenever we
allow ourselves to be of the
world.
We must earnestly and
prayerfully withstand the
floods of influence emanating
from the god of this world as
well as from the hundred and
one subtle and often seeming
ly innocent influence which be
originates and keeps in inces
sant activity that he may
gain men.” Theexistenceof
this flood we are powerless
to prevent, but we can help
being drawn asideby these io-
tluenccs. God has made this
possible to each one of us and
this. God has the right to ex
pect from each one of us. By
natural birth v«,e are in the
A’orld, fortified against the
world, able to receive spiritu
al nourishment and to ever
be spiritually loyal to lesus
Christ who is not yet Univer
sal King.
Wc ran. it we v'ill, hold our-
selvLS separated from all the
world’s allurements so far as
their hold upon us is concern
ed. Heart, mind and will,
must be liberated and kept
free from their bondage. In
the world we are, in the world
we must be until our work is
done, but of the world we
have not the slightest need to
be, no, not for one single mo
ment. not for any purpose
whatever.
ft will be well for each of us
to face and to honestly an
3wcr these questions:—are the
ir flaences of this age helpful
or are they harmful to our
spiritual upbuilding? Should
they be resisted or can wenot,
at least to somesHght degree,
make just a measure of com
promise W’ith tbem? Must
the Christian who determines
to be unswervingly loyal to
Jesus Christ wholly put the
things of the world aside or,
may he not have a little part
in them? Do not tbe changed
conditions, the mo»'e liberal
thought of our day, the de
mands of modern society, etc.
make it harmless for us to
bend from Puritanic strict
ness?
It is by no means difficult to
decide as to what is the con
staiit itflueoce of the world
spirit upon followers of Jesus
Christ. Unfortunately, we
have abundant proof and evi
dence on every side. Scarcely
onecliurcb, of any considera
ble size, is without examples
of those who were once devo
icd, earnest, prayerful, ready
with heart testimojy, but
who have gradually become,
through becoming of tbe
world, less and less prayerful,
faithful, devoted, spiritual
The “god ofthis worlo” never
to
never has helped, is never
likely to help, anyone into
closer fellowship with Jesus
Christ, Being of the world
ever antagonizes the power
of the Holy Spirit. We can
take our choice as to which
shall control, “the world
spirit” or “the Spirit of God,”
but tbe choice once made and
kept to, inevitably determines
whether we shall imitate our
Lord or the king ofthis world
in the present age. He who
chooses to live for the world,
of the world, also chooses
cot to grow in grace, not to
increase his knowledge oi
Jesus Christ.—Morning Star.
PURITY OF SPEECH.
No matter how busy one
Is, she should try to keep one
good book on hand and read
it through page by page, al
though to do so may occupy
several weeks. More than
most people think they enrich
their vocabulary by regularly
attendiug church services.
The habit of listening to ser
mons does more for you than
its first object which is to lift
the mind Into an atmosphere
of devotion.
It adds little by little't’.j
your treasury of beautiful
and wellchosen words.—N. Y,
Evning Telegram.
UliSWCi ujy |jtcv*v»o lu lu.- way i , , j -,,11
I ask, yet my mind is relieved
of my burden.—Ex, jany one nearer the Cress.
Parity of speech means
something more than tbe
omission of vulgar phrases
that ought not to be used by
any self respecting person. A
young girl should carefully
avoid falling into slangy or
careless modes of speech. You
can shut your eyes and tell
whether tbe woman next to
you is a lady (or, should 1
say, a gentleman?) by lis
tening to her conversation.
There has been in recentyear?
a reaction against rhe word
“lady,” because it has often
been misapplied. There i?
really no reason why we
should not use it in describing
an attractive, polite and
agreeable woman.
A charmig writer has given
the definition of lady as wom
an in a high state of civiliza
tion.
I am sure you prefer to be
considered highly civilized to
being thought savage and
barbarians.
When a girl says. “Gee
whiz,” "It was something
fierce,” or You’re up against
it,” you need nothing mon
to convince you that she is
not altogether a lady. She
may be a good-hearted, well
meaning girl, but, friends she
proclaims to tbe universe
that she is common and or
dinary, is to indicate a fatal
defect.
Purity of speech requires
the omission of slang and silly
snperflous phrases. The lat
ter while perhaps not profane
are often not refined, aud
show that one’s associatioc
has been with iilbred persons.
To think before you speak
is an excellent rule.
You should make up your
mind once for all to use only
grammatical words and
ohrases to represent the thing
you mean to say. Never say,
‘‘hadn’t ought,” or “ain’t,’
or use, a singular verb with a
plural noun.
Most girls who have gom
through tbe grammar school
if not further, and they have
been taught whatisright and
what is wrong in framing
sentences In English.
Vocabulary is another mat
ter.
We acquire a good stock of
words for daily use a work
idg vocabulary; that is, part,
ly by our own pains and care
and partly by listening to
others wbousegoodlanguage
and partly by everyday read
ing a few pages in a book
th it is worth attention*
FROM EATERY BRANCH.
Dear Baptist:—! will try
to write a short letter to let
the many readers hear from
us at Watery Branch.
Our protracted meeting be
gan IstSunday night in Sept.,
conducted by our pastor, Eld.
f. R. McCaskey. Eld. R. F.
f'ittman came Monday night
and was with us until Thurs
day night, and did some very
good preaching. Sister Min
nie McCaskey was also with
us and did much earnest
ork. On Friday morning
Bro. and sister McCakey were
called home on account of
sickness in his family, but Eld.
Geo. Davis came to our res
cue and held the meeting un
til Saturday night, then Bro.
E. Poston, from Ayden, came.
They all did some good
preaching and we had a very
good meeting. Closed Sun
day night with four-teen ac
cessions to the church. As
Bro. McCaskey’s family is
not yet so he can leave home,
tie sent Prof. Peden to us last
Saturday to hold our Yearly
Meeting for us. He also bap
tized the four-teen candidates
Sunday afternoon.
We were pleased to have
old father Peden with us and
want bim co come again. Our
sympathy goes out to Bro.
McCaskey and family and we
pray God’s richest blessings
upon them. Asking tbe
prayers of ail, for me and for
our church at Watery Branch.
I will close.
Yours in hope,
J.J. Jones.
FROM GARLAND.
Dear Editor:—Please give
me space in your beloved paper
to let you hear from us at
Garland. We had a glorious
meeting at our church. Con
ducted by Elds. F. H. Arm
strong and F. P. Carter, last
week. Our pastor, Uncle Lun.
da Lee was absent on account
of sickness in his home. The
meeting was enjoyed by all
who attended. Bro. Arra-
itrong and Caster did some
good preaching. We were
very sorry that our pastor,
Uncle Lunda Lee could not
be with us at the last oI
meeting. Bros. Meiritt and
81am came over and spent
two or three days with us and
did some good singing, whidu
was enjoyed. W'e still have a
good Sunday School and
prayer meeting every Sunday^
at our church. Pray for oqr
church, thatitmay beabrjgtoc
and shinning light to Che
world.
Your sister in Christ,
Rep Carte*.