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ns THE FREE WILL BAPTIST, E. T. PHILLIPS, J. M. DA.RFIELD, - ET)IT0B, Bus. Mgx. Entered Rt the roitOffific ei Aydrn, N. C., ai Second Clae* Mall Matter ANNOUNCEMENT: Ancommonlcatlnniahottld bt addreeieltothe Pbke Will Bawht PnWUblnR Cofflpaiiy, Aydcn, H. C. , , , ol In ciiKe the nup r it not rerrired regularly plcatc notify ua at tble office. When ordeTMiK u chatigc of nddieit, it i* neccstary to ttate the place to which the pan I it now tent, at well an the one to which il ie to be Bcnt. In nccorelunce with tlw general cuetom and wiahcs of almoit all auMcriberi, tun Kiinlioint are understood to be continnou*. unlea* otlicrwlie stated. The pn{>er will be uiopfKel nl any time, if the subscriber so reejucsts and rcrihs the amount elne for tin t me he has received It. Send money by I'ost Office Money Order# whrn they enn be obtamefl. Tliis IsttrlKHl way. Otherwise send check’s. Kcgisteicd letter# are sometimes lost >LouKii thisisusuallyasafc way. Small amounts arc usually safe sent in a well diTictcd envelope without registration. Stamps may be . for amounts of 60 AYDBN, K. C., Wednr^day, Uof. 27, 1909. OUR VISIT TO THiJ S. C. CONFBK- ENCB. Oa Wednesday morning last weieftour home for tht South Cnroliiia Conference, After a ride of 253 miles wt .'jacbed Lake City, 23 milt: beyond Florence, There wt were met by Ilro. John A Poston, father of FlderErncsl I’oston and taken to hij home, where we enjoyed a pleasant night’s rest. Wt made this home our place of abode during most oftbetimt we were attending the Con fercncc. Bro. Poslon h.i8 ai. elegant borne and he knowi just how to entertain and make one wish to go again His wile is ancatiniableChris tian lady, and Bro and sistei Poston have a number of well trained rhildvtu. There wi met with Bro. Uichburg, fath er of the lamented ICldcr Jo Bichburg, and L. L Moore, c prominefit rising young min istcroftbe S. C. Conference IJro. Klcliburg has been at tending the conference lor t number o! years and has beet tr ily one ot the pillars of this body. On Thursday morning Bro Posto': ♦> f.itth'' .. where the conference was t( be held. After shaking liandi with many of the minislen We stopped at the home ol Bro. lake Evans a part of tht time and on Sunday evening be sent us to the home of Bro. L. McGee, near High Hi)' church where we enjoyed th( hospitality of his home till Monday morning, when h« took US to Scranton, when we boarded the carsforhome At the homes of Bro Evanf and McGee we were showi ivery consideration and froa the depths of our heart w thank God for such people. We find that Eld. Corbett ii doing a good work iu S. C. and making noble strides to ward building up our cause, Our brethren take the Bap tist and pay forit pretty well A large number paid up anf renewed for the coming year A'e thank themTor their fidel ly. They aided me person lUy.'^ God blessHhe dear peo •j!c. EDUCATIONAL NOTES. timony meeting was omitted. This is very unbaptistic. From the time of Christ down to the present, it has been the policy and aim of the Free Will Baptist to develop the membei sbip and make all ear nest workers iu the Lord’s viuevard- In all our general meetings there should beat least one service in which all, men and women, Christian boys and girls, are expected to speak in honor of the name of the Lord and not have all the time taken up by three, or four ministers .showing tbeir learning, or ignorance, Alrica, south of the Sahara, or Gieat Desert, with the ex ception of the small country -)f Liberia is divided among the European powers ol Great Brittain, .France, Germany. Portugal andBclgium. Thou ^ands of colonists arc flock ing there from these several nations every year and a few from the United States. Now '8 the time to send missiona ries, establish schools and jive all the dements of civili zation to the natives aadsav( the colonists from becoming barbarians and beatbecs- Free Will Baptist are called of God to do a good share ol chis greatly needed work and o all human appearance, ijod has scot them a man and nis wife, especially for tbif ield, surely with their wealth, numbers and piety, thev will H'e that they are supported md reinforcements sent as needed, to their assistance. Now brothers and sisters, we must help in this cause, if we even experj-to accomplish anything we must begin right now. So I tiast that every body will gc to work now and help th.' foreign work along. Just .end Kcv. John S. Mercer, N!)rth Charlotte, N. C., wbate er amount the Lord leads you to give and, Bro. Mercer will give yon credit in the BArnsT, and the Lord will gi/c you credit in heaven for th? gift, rewarding you according to your works In Ilis name, LaVUA HonSTETTKK, UNANSWERED PRAYERS Once in a wjiile an honest puzzled young Christian al most comes to the conclusion that it isn’t worth while to pray. Youth is always im patient, Eld. R. F. I’itmao has cen sented to occupy the chair c Professor of Mathematics ii '.he Seminary and will com nence teaching with the open ng of the Winter term; nex .VIondav We predict that hi willbevcry successful. We have one Syrian in th« Pree Will Sabbath School, a: and delegates we entered the Aydeu and expect another house and heard theintroduc- tory sermon, by Ivlder W. E Gibbons Irotn the text “I,et brotherly love continue.” The church at Little Star w .is organized bv Elder Joe Riebburg and stands a.s a liv. ing monument to show bis noble work in the harvest field of his Master. The churches were well rep resented and all absigned goad homes near the church. The business of the conference was transacted in a business like inannet, with W. E. Gib bons inode'rntor and L. L Moore, clerk, \Vc were given a hearty welcome andrcspoii (led with some remarks. Eld. J. J. Baggett is still a central ligurc in that body, loved and respected by the whole con ference. Eternity alone will rercnl whut this noble soldier ofthe croj:3 has done for his Master. He speaks ol visit log the conferences in N. C. ne.xt spring. We will hail hi.-* coming with delight. Elder VV. r. Pause, w’ho niunv of onr people know, is still bolding the banner aloft in H. C. and has a firm He came from twenty raik of Beirut and knows consider able about the American Mis sioiiary College in that ok historic city and .speaks ir high terms of its value anc gracious inllucuce- Nearly all the largcrcollegei have raised the grade of ad mission and added severa studies to their Curriculuni Phis makes it necessary for the Seminary to do the same and it will no doubt be done at the next annual meeting ol the Trustees and Stockhold ers. We can cot aflord to bf behind the times. The Winter Session at the Seminary begins next Mon day, at 8 a. m. The usual care and attention, will be given each student to ace that he has every needed as.sistance to enable him to make solid nnd rapid advunccineot and if any do not, it will be cer tain proof that they hick ett- p« in-, or arc too indolent to study. One of the great demands of our denomination, at ti e present time.La goodly nuni ber of classical graduates to hold upon the hearts of his ' kindly andoonslderntely guide people. Eld. J. B. Oliver is doing a good work and is much liked by his congregations. Time would tail us to t-peakofnll the good bretlireu who are Inboriogfwr thecternal reword There was but little clashin the Conference; the spirit of love seemed to predominate. The mission cause is being agitated among them and we trust j .rtat things will yet be done through their illorts to advance the kingdom of Christ. our work, fill the Proksst-r ship in our Institutions cf learning nnd establish addi tional ones, as Providence opens the way. With wise counsels and the blessings of heaven, we will soon -lead all other denoinioations, i:i num bers, wealth, general influence aud we hope in devoted piety and consecration to the Lord’s work. We occasionally notice in the proceedingsol Union Meet ings, Conferences, Association etc, that the prayer nnd tes- HORSE BRANCH MEETING. !■> and when a voung V PROjyilSORY NOTE. riKforc 19... niSSlON MOTES. Duar Sisters and Broth ERS:—You, or at least some if you, are aware of thcfaci diat Rev. and Mrs. John S of N C lave been appointed by thi Foreign Mission Board of the General Conference of the F vV. Baptist, asmissionariestc to Africa to carry the Gos pel into the dark and uncivi ;ized nation across the sea, Now breathreuit is our Chris Lian duty to get to work to help to raise the amount ol money it wiil take to makt ihetrip, establish the work, aud carry it oa after it has been instituted there, in order to follow up the plan now let every Christian man. woman and child give according as the Lord has prospered us, CO be sure everybody will feel it their Cbristian duty tohelp them, so let us get to work with a will. Now 1 have been ({uiet for some time and said nothing along the line of missions, but 1 am coming again. I have quite a num ber of Rev. Mercers little booklets entitled “Burden for souls,” which has twenty- four pa;.es on his mission woik ineluding tbiee lovely little poems or songs, which are worth more than the price of the book, (which is only ten cents) now I am sure every botiy will want one ol those booklets, if you do not want one for the s.ake of the book itself you will all want one on account of its having Rev. and Mrs. Mercers pic turcinit. Who is there that will not want one of the dear sisters and brothers pictures when they arc in the foreign land. I have one book, and did 1 not prize it for its own worth, I would not take many times its cost for the picture it contains (1 our two most noble sacriHcing missionaries, Solct every body full iu line now nnd give ns the Lord has prosjicred you. Any amount you may deem proper to give will begrcntfully received. DeakEdi'k/’;—Piease allow me space in your paper to let the man *T. Lnnwr nrijat agood m:-- we nad at Horse Branch Church. Our meetm;' commenced on our regular appointment, Ist Saturday in Oct. We met ori Saturday p. m. for the pur pose of having communion, but as it wasso late when w( got through with our busi ness we decided to postpone it. There were five additions to the church, while Bro Corbett prephed for us. H was wxtli os a week. Bro Hutson assisted him some through the meeting Oa last Saturday brother Corbeti preached to a large congrega tion, text: “My yoke is easy, and ray burden islight,” Matt 11: 30. Tb" night follow ing he preached a noble scr mon. His text vs-as “IIois ihall we escape, if we neglec 30 great salvation.” On Sun day p. m . alter the close of the meeting Bro. Corbett met with n large congregation ai Hudson’s Mill and baptized three of thcoandidates, Bro Corbett i.suoinga great work lor old Horse Branch, and ] am glad to say, will be our pastor auother year. Wt have a good Sunday School now, and I do pray that our church may ever thrive in the right spirit. May the good readers of your paper pray for me that 1 may ever br ready to do what the Lord would have me do. If this escapes the waste basket, I will write again. Your Bro. in Christ, W, N. KollIvRSON. TurbevUle, S, C. man or woman has petition ed the Father abov^ a month or several months for a cer tain thing, and the prayer is not answered, the idea will creep in that all prayer is a sort of waste of time. If the one making the petition must submit to God’s will, as the minister explains when the matter is carried to liim, why then not go serenely on with the duties of life and let God manage every-thing accork- ing to His own plan? Oa the ficc of- it that clova sicu* reasonable, but only on the surface. It is so hard for us to be lieve that some ofourprayers ought never to be answered, and that one of these daji- ve will ba truly thankful they were, and yet that wt should keep on praying, but when we apply the sirapK rules of common seuse to thi subject lightbreaks ioatonce. At’e cannot grant every n qirest made of us here on earth, even to our best belov ed friends, for many reasons, aud sometimes if we could and did it would work to their harm instead of theii good, and yet wc think if anything isn’t worth asking for it isn’t worth having That is a readily accepted rule of everyday life, so w^t should keep on sending oai petitions up to God, even though the answer seems de layed. But theie is one prayer that never goes uuanswered, and -.Imi Liic sincere cry of the penitent soul to God for par don and peace Not once in all the history of the world has that cry been unheard or the petition refused. We may be sure that God wall grant l. the undersigned promise to pay on o itliniit interest the sum of. dollars for ll.o support (.fthe A ee Will Baptist Tlieological Seminary, located .-it \ydcti, N. C. The same to m. -ide payable to Esum Dail, Irensurcr, Ayden, X. C. y Witness band nnd seal this the day of 19 [Seal] \ I Witness... r. 0, .. State... Any one can fill out the above hla.ih note or copy trom it, ■ amount and time of payment to suit rhcmse’ve®. Clip out sntne , Exum Dail. Treasurer, .Aydcn, N. C. lakiiig the nd send to ^ .J Order Klank. LOVE OF BOOKS. No wonder that a. man who knows the-t^lne ol books de lights iu their company. Pe trarch refused to die anywhere else than intbe midst of his books. While W'^alter Scott was dying F-had his attend ants wheel him into his libra ry at Abbotsford. The ebbing strength o5 '''’’they was used in stroking': ’.u' rondEng the books whicli be was not then strong enough to read. Pax ton Hood tells of a young man whose only regret at dy ing was that in heaven he would not have any books to read. His old pastor assured bim that be would there meet the souls ol hooks—the spirits of the men who wrote them Yes, nnd I lave little doubt that there v ill be real books in heaven, .‘rtamly the Book of Life is tbi e, aud the book with the sc^ ki seals; nud why not other bi’oks for the delec tation of tbc saved? All this is preparatory to say ing that one needs to be very careful as to what kind of books he reads or permits those under bis guardianship to read. K' one can read a book without being helped or hurt. To Free Will Baptist Pub. Co., Ayden, N. C., Gentlemen:—Find encl.')sed fer which you will send to my address the follonrws 3. S. Litera ture lor the quarter of Dozen Senior Quarterlies, @ 60c $ Dozen Junior Quarterlies, @ 60c $ ...........Dozen Child’s Primera, @ 30c $ Total- Co State.. Note.—Detach and send above, by rcjflstered letter or staoipj. Remit by M. 0. when obtainable, otherwise of the church that special meetings will be demanded, and the revival will be an ac complished fact. For the pas tor there is no better advice than Paul gave to Timothy: ‘ Preach the Word; be in sea son, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhoit with all loug- sufferiog and docinne.”— Pittsburg Cbristian Advo cate. unto us everything wc ask for in faith, if we fulfill the condi tions, even though sometimes we think we must wait long for the answer to come — Leaves of Light. AS TO REVIVALS. The churches are looking for ward to the time of revivals. There may be a few excep tions, but not many. Some pastors are getting ready, and not a few are anxiously looking for the coming of the favored time, aud asking what they can do to prepare for it. The best way, and indeed the only successful way, to get ready for a revival is to use faithfully the regular means of grace The pastor -u '.be work 'of God promptly aud surely advanced among his people should give earnest attention to liis own message and work. He should make sure that he reaches the hearts of the peo ple with the simple but al- powerful message God has given him, With plainness, but iu love and tenderness, he should declarethc wholecouu- scl of God, warn men of sin and danger, and point them to the Lamb of God. Faith ful pastoral work should be done. The church should rally to the support of the pastor, aud nse the stated means of grace to edify believers nud impress the unsaved. These means faithlully employ ed will soon lead to such an interest iu re ligious matters and such a quickening of the spiritual life MISSIONS. TAKE NOTICE. We have a regular system for GurDeuominalional work’ approved by our G,*ntrcl Conference we must carry out these approved plans, in order for the greatest success and usefulness. It does not pay to keep up a meeting house to use jusi once a mouth. There oughi to be a Sabbath School in it ev ery Sunday a weekly prayer meeting and preaching as often as possible. We ought to push our efforts more energetically in the cities, to reach iht unchurched masses that art found in all of them. With proper efforts w’e will soon have one, or more churebts in each city and under God lead many to Christ. Eld S. H Norman, membci of the Foreign Mission Board, Clarksburg, W. Ya, writes, “1 am very much infavor of Eld. John, S. Mercer and wife, as Missionaries to Africa.llf there are any papers to be signed, 1 attthorkjcyoe, cx-any other one of the Missionp;ry Board to sign my name.” Bro. N, is one of our National Evange lists and reports ‘ I have been in the tent work this Summer and in revivals this Fall, with great success- Do you know of any good churches that would like tohavea pastor?”. We* can cheerfully recom mend him for pastor, or any other position in the church. The church that employs him gets double work, for Sister Norman is a full consecrated woman and throws her whole soul into her husbands earnest effort.s to lend sinners ■to Christ. Address bid, C. H 'Norman, 9C3 Washburn St. Clarksburg, W. Va. To The Free Will Baptist Denomination: Greeting: You are bereby warned of ore, socalled, C. A. Lewis, whois a religious fraud and who has no identity or con nection with the F. W. B , but who has made a tour of the Flat Creek Association of Tenn , and also a partial tour of the Free Will Baptist Asso ciation of Ala., aud as begoes be practices diff.^rent kinds of ly, by ohuaiuiug iiiOucy from the people to pay ex press charges of free Bibles, claimed by him to be given away by some large Bible concern. He also obtains money in same manner for express on clothing to be giv en away by some ‘ Ladies aid society,” in Ya. You are hereby authoriz-:d to arrest body ol said Lewis on sus picion, as the law directs to arrest suspicious cbaiacters, and bold a specified time and immediately notify Eld J B. Webb, Waterloo, Ala , at my expense. J. B. Wiinn Waterloo, Ala. J. M. Emaxueh, National Evangelist. DON’T. Knowledge is power, but knowledge like power is worth nothing if not put to use. Don’t dress for church or Sabbath school as you woul 1 dress for a party. Mr>ay a poor girl has been kept from Sabbath School because lur clothes, the best she could ^•T^ord, were in such marxed contrast to thos? worn b / the rest of the class. TLe Sa’.bath School room is a poor and glaringly inappro priate place for the disp'ay cf one’s wardrobe. Don’t be afraid ol being too strict iu your views regard ing the life ot a Christia.i. There is far greater danger of your being too lax iu your views. Have the courage of your most profound convic tions aud you will grow in grace as well as in the high respect of those whose eves are upon you. Don’t fail to “show your colors” by speaking a word for the truth and for the right whenever the opportunity offers You are failing in your duty to yourself and to your God if you keep silence when you should speak the right .word at the right time.— 1 Round Table. m, iMi
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