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' FREE WILL BJiPIIST,
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Vol. 29.
Ayden, N. C., Wednesday, September 6, 1911.
Nd. 29.
OFFICElt.S.
W K. Sawybb, President, Merritt, N.'
E E. Dail. Vioe T’tes., WinterTillc, 2 ‘‘
J. M. Bi.KFiBLD.T'reas., Ayden, ’
E. T. Piiii-LU-s, Secretfery, Ayden,
BOAED OP MANAGERS.
Eld. R 1. Cokbhtt, Tlinmonsvllle, S. '
]v"h Cbaft, WIntci'villr, K. 2, N. '
a! T.’ Dawson. Institute, "
TJld. G. C. Vause, Ayden,
•« Mclawhok, WtnterYillc, K. 2
Ayden, “
',VCR», Lncama, “
Merritt, “
"OTT, Ayden, “
;K AGJKiNx».
. j. w. at .»ell, Beaufort, N.
J. S. Roberson, Ncwliero, ‘
A. S Eaiion, Stantoiisburg,
lild. B. W. Tippett, iisbidon ‘
Eld b. T. Phillips, Selma,-
W. R. Sawyer, Merritt,
Eld. 11. Cunuiiigham, Deep Run,
Eld. E .A. Rouse, Seven Springs
Eld. P. T. Lucas, Lucama,
Geo. W. Dull, Ayden,
Hid. J. R. Ruffin. Hailey,
I. \V. Swain, Jerry,
W.T. Kirby, Kcnly.
Eld. H. A. W. Husteth, Lreedmoor,
Kiel. O. C. Vause, Ayden, “
Eld. C. A.iaekson. Doim, ''
Bid W M. Howell, Pikuville. R.F.D.3
L.l. Potter. "
T.Hundy,
Kld.1. P. Hill.
Eld J. W. Allbrd,
H. R.
WubtDi.burg,
Goldsboro, k. 2
Moreliead City
Walstonbnrg,
Ay.ien,
Saratoga,
Bladcnboro,
GrimeHlaiul, R, 2
Four Oaks,
D. A. Windham,
D. B. Hester,
t ohii S. Dixon,
I. K, Stafford,
HK), K. F. Oaughety. Cove City,
Eld W. W. Lewis Heaulort,
R. R. Hally, Fountain
M. C. Prescott, Aurora,
S. Eason. Sardis,
Eld. W- P. Cause, Coward,
S B- Norton. Duuliar,
Eld R. I. Corlictt, Tiuiinoiisville,
Eld. E. L. StClairr, Hdisoii,
Bid. J. A. Ulantuii, Bailey.
W.D. Gill, Clianiig,
Rev. ILL. Lumpkin, Rabbit t,
letlcrson D. Stephens, Marianna,
Eld G. W. Cherry, Dotlmn,
Naainan Border, I'lendergast,
Rufus Stowers, Sweellaiid,
las. Keniiedv, Avery,
J. W. D. Stephens, Hascoiu,
Fla.
Ala.
W. Va.
Pla,
Town Directory.
CHURCHES.
Free Will Baptist,services e very 4tb Sun-
aay Ml 11 u’cL'uk, uiid at ingUt,.rO
C Vause, pastor. Prayer meeting every
Friday night. Sunday Sch„„l every Sun-
day inoruing at 2:30 o’clock, Oeo. \\.
Prescott, Supt. Amplnctyon Society
meets every Tuesday night during school
months.
Missionary Baptist Church, services
every 2nd Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m. and
at mght Krv. M. A. Adams, jiastor. Sun
day %hoo\ 3;»0 p. lu., M. M. Sauls,
Supt. Prayer me.etiug every Wednesday
night.
M E. Church South, services every 3rd
Sunday at 11 o’clock a. m. and every 2nd
Sunday night, Rt-v. R. L.Caraway, pastor.
Sunday School at 10 o’clock a. m., Leslie
Turnage, Supt. Prayer meeting every
Tuesday night.
Christian Church, serricea every Srst
Sunday at 11 o’clock a. m. and at night,
Rev. W. 0- Wiufu-ld pastor. Sunday
School at 10 o’clock a. m., E. Brown,
Supt. Prayer meeting evety Thursday
night.
St, lauiis' Episcopal clioivli, services
every ist niul 3rd Sundays, morning and
nrglit, Kt« W..I Fulfnril. r.vlor, .Sui'clny
School every Sundav aiteriioon at d;JO
o’clock, 11. IL Hiirti.ii, Supt.
LODGES.
A. P. -A. M. meets every first and third
Thursdays, T. F. Johnson, W. M.
I. O. 0. F. meets every Monday night at
B o’clock, G. I-'. Cooper. N. G.
Postoffioe Addresses.
TvUl. G C. Vause. president. E.
T Pliillips, vice-president ol tho
Free Will lUiptist Theolosicnl
Seminary. Ayden, N. C.
Extitn Dail, Treasurer of the
Free Will Baptist Seminary at
Ayden, N. C.. to whom all money
for the Seminary should be sent.
Oeo W. Prescott, Secretary of
Jie Free Will Baptist Theological
Setmu .ry, .Ayden, N. C.
F.ld. Thomas \l. Pedeu, Ayden,
N.C .Treas. General Conterence,
Foreign Mission Sticiety, Home
Mission Society, ltducalion Socie
ty and A. C. F. Society.
MissFillitn M. Mimn, Ayden,
N. C., Treas. Woman's Mission
Society.
Eld. S. H. Norman. Clarksburg,
West Va., National Evangelist.
EUl. 11. E. Lawson, Homestead,
Pd., Nation.al Evangelist.
Eld. W. M. Rodgers, Nashville,
Tenn., National Evangelist.
Eld. J.M. Emanuel. Tallahnssee,
Florida. Nalioniil Evangelist.
Eld. Charles Elmer Furman,
Brooklyn. New Voik, National
Evangelist.
tames m. parott, m. d.
J KINSTON, N. c.
Olaeases Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat
General Surgery.
DENTIST
AVDEN. N. 0.
A WARNING TO THE CHURCH.
BY KKY JOHN S MERCER.
ARTICLE. -1
“Qdecch not the Spirit.”—
(1 Thess 5: 19 1 The Spirit
ifi here considered as a flame
which may be extinguished
ThedcF^cent of the Spirit at
reutceosL was in the form of
cloven tongues like as of fire
(Acts 2; 3 ) We often put out
the fire of God with shovel
fuls of rubbish.
There are some fires that
cold water will not put out,
only ashes or dust will avail.
How utterly do many thus
destroy all holy itifluence and
all the promises of Goo! They
have heard these revelations,
looked out on these blessed
promises and invitations, and
then they turn away, saying,
Welt, you know, I am not
like other people. I am very
peculiar; I do notunderstand,
or I do not feel.” And they
pile up the list of their com-
plai’its and failings, and they
put the fire out. Our week
ness, our folly, our peculiari
ties, are no hindrancestohim,
and the greater the hin
drances are to ns, the more
reason there is thatwcshould
come to God for help. If wC;
will give ourselves up tolJim,
he can do as much for us as
he ever did for any. It is an
itjsuii, indeed, u sia aiiu a
shame, when the Holy Spirit
of God comes to lead us on to
these higher things, that we
should limit his grace and
power by our failings and
weaknesses. He is come to
help such foolish ones as our
selves No wonder the Holy
Spirit is grieved, insulted,
quenched.
And not content with this,
such ciY-mders generally get
more peculiar. For others it
is easy, of coursf; but for any
one who is tempted and tried
as they an 1 And they sigh in
despair. Then they carefully
collect all their worries and
difficulties and keep piling
them up until the fire is ut
terly put out.
Are you where God would
have you to be? if not, come
out, and right a way at once;
for you certainly ought not
to be there. If you are, then
be afraid to complain of cir*
cumstances which God has
ordained on purpose to work
out in you the very image
and likeness of his Son.
There is no resting place be
tween these two—the great
purpose of God fulfilled; the
Holy Ghost received by us,
and we made witnesses unto
Christ, or the Holy Spirit
quenched. The words come
to us from God; let +hem
arouse and alarm and urge
us to the full surrender of
ourselves to him, that we
may be used to save others
from a devil’s hell. ‘ Qacnch
not the Spirit.”
Mv Jesus, as thou wilt!
() may thy will he oiim !
Into thy hand of love
1 Would my all resign.
Through sorrow, or through joy.
Conduct me ns thine own.
And lielp me still to say,
i\ly Lord, thy will be done!
There is no need of wear!
OHIO F. W. B. STATE CONVEN
TION.
The Ohio Free Will Baptist
State Convention, met with
Fiist Kjger Church Aug. 9,
at 7:30 p.m. In the absence
of Eld. S. H. Norman, tbe
Convention Sermon was
preairhedby TbomasE Feder,
1). r* Adjourned until f-.ofYJor
row 10 a. m.
Aug 10, 1911.
Chose Eld, W. L. Hooper
moderator and Eld. Stephen
Fisher trustee for five years.
The payments on the Well-
stou Church reported paid up
to date. Church has grown
from nine to fifty-two, and
has a good Sabbath School.
The last session of Jackson Q
M, was held with it. A very
precious communion and
washing of the saints’ feet
erjo'yed. One who gave
very bright evidence of con
version was baptized. Eld.
Henry Howe of Jackson, is
pastor. The church in Graf
ton, W. Va. is repairing its
meeting house. Ocher mis
sionary work was done, but
no definite report was made.
ministers’ and lavmen’scon
FERNClv.
Aug. 10,1911, at 2 p. m.
Ministers’ and Laymen’s
Cenference, met at 2 p. m.
with fourteen members prer-
ent. Chose the officers of the
State Cot. vvutiou. Eld. W. I.
Hooper read an essay on the
It fluence of an Evil example.
Thomas E Peden read an es
say, giving ten reasons for
The Continuation of the Free
Will Baptist Denomination,
Eld. S H, -Norman gave a
lecture on the Work of a Na
tional Evangelist. Nearly all
gave a talk on What more
can we do for the Denomina
tion than we are doing.
OHIO RIVER YEARLY MEETING
The Ohio River Yearly Meet
ing met with First Kyger
Church, Aug. 11th, at 2 p. m.
Chose Eld. W. L. Hooper of
Zaleski Ohio, Moderator and
Eld. S. H Norman, of Clarks
burg, W’. Va , asssistant Let
ters read from Gallia, Jack-
sou, Meigs and West Virginia
Quarterly Meetings. Verbal
reports from Athens and Vin
ton Quarterly Meetings. No
report from Shiloh. One new
church, the New FJoodwood,
had been received within the
year. Sister Mary Thomp
son, a minister of Christian
Connection and Sister Certie
E. Ward of the Holiness
Church, w’ere received as Cor
responding Messeugerf. lild.
Roy Ray and wife who are
candidates for missionaries to
Africa and attending School
on the Mount of Blessings,
near Cincinnati, preparaton
to their woik, came after tbe
business meeting adjourned,
and took an active part in
the services. .Appointed Bros.
Wm. H. Jacobs, H. D. Lam
bert and Perry Vooger, Com
mittee on Supply of Pulpit.
Adjourned until tomorrow
morning 9 o’clock. Per ap
pointment of Committee: Sis
ter Mary Thompson preached
at 7;30 p. m.
Aug 12, 1911, 9 a m.
ness of soul even though i Minutes read and approv-
there may be weariness ofled. Appointed the following
the body. [committees;
• Education—M. V. Cougbe-
nour, S. H. Jacobs and John
Swisher.
Temperance—Sisters Stella
Jacobs, Ellen Scott and Bro.
Samuel Darst.
On Nelsonville Church—W
L. Hooper, E. V. Scott and J,
B, Swisher,
Publications—Silas Moore,
Coughenour. ELicted Thom
as E. Peden Trustee for five
years.
Elds, \V. L. Hooper and T. E.
Peden reported that they at-
tended the General Conference
In Florence Alabama, chose
two loyal brethren to com
plete our number of four del
egates, that it was well at
tended and very interesting,
everything was done in har
mony. Seven new Yearly
meetings were recHved. Itcon-
tioued ten days, luxc session
in Midway Georgia Associa
tion, W. L. Hoooer’s expen-
were $30 00 and T. E.
Peden’s $35 00. Riquested
each church to raise a sum
aggregateing ten cents per
resident member to pay this
e.tpense, appoint a special
Treas. to collect as soon ns
possible, as the delegates
greatly rued it, and ?end it to
Bro. T. 1. Holms Yearly Meet-
irigTreas, Bidwell, Ohio, to
be divided pro non lietween
the two deleg.’i* In the
absence of Bro ’ .^es chos'-
Bro W. H, Jacobs .'reas. pro
tern. Thomas E. Peden re
ported that he attended the
North CarolinaUaion Confer
ence, was well received, ap
pointed as return messenger
and a very fraternal spirit is
manifested. Appointed him
to it and tons many South
ern bodies . as he can reach,
as Corrponding Messenger.
afternoon Session.
At tbe request of West Vir
ginia Quarterly Meeting, ap
pointed Eld. Silas Moore, W.
L Hooper and S, H. Norman,
council to examine Sister
M. J. Norman and if in their
judgment, she Is called and
quaified, ordain her to the
full work of the ministry.
Voted to hold next session
with the Third Alexander
Church. Left the Nelsonville
interest in tbe hands of tbe
committee which is coniiued
until n(xt Yearly Meetitig.
Passed tbe lollowing resolu
tions on missions. We urge
our Sabbath Schools to com
ply with the rcaupst of onr
General Conference and give
a collection for missions tbe
first Sunday of each month
and send it promptly to the
National Treasurer, at Ayden,
N. C. In the symposium it
was !:uggested that each
preacher make a special tfi'ort
toorgan'zta new Free Will
Baptist Church in some, now
destitute locality, within tbe
comming year. Passed the
following on Temperance,
We regard it ns the impera
tiveduty of every Christian
to do all he can to have npro
hibitiou clause in the new
Constitution of Oliio, While
we seek legal protection from
the tyranny and corruptiou
of the rum power, wc should
not forget to use moral sua
sion to reform the drunkard
land prevent the young from
I forming the habit of tippling
which is the foundation of
this great sin.
Sister Bertie E. Ward prach
ed at 2.30 p, m. and Silas
Moore, at 7:30. A good Sun
day School was conducted
Sabbath morning by Dea. E,
V. Scott, a veteran in tbe
cause. Preaching at 10:30
by Thomas E. Peden, 11. D.
L'.' ^^.-.’Unv praise, pr^rycr
and testimony service was
held at 2:30 and preaching at
7:30 by Eld W. L. Hooper.
The meetings were all helpful
and hope inspiring from tbe
beginuing. All Quarterly
Meetings but Shiloh were rep
resented. Nearly all the
churches have pastor. Anum-
ber of ministers and delegates
in the mining sections were
kept away by lack of means
to pay their way on tbe rail
roads, the mines having been
“shut down,” for some
months, but work is again
commencing and the first pay
day will fift the financial veil
that has cveloped these Chris
tian workmen. Eld. G W.
Moore Missionary to tbe
State of W’ashington, failed
to report. This was greatly
regretted as nil are an.s.ious
and praying for tbe success of
the mission. First Kyger is
claimed by such honorable,
men as David Coughenour,
deceased, to have been organ-
Ized by Eld. Eli Steadman, iu
the house of Paul Dnrst, in
1805 and hence the oldest
Free Will Baptist Church, In
Ohio.
W. L. Hooper, Mod.
S. 11. NoKM.tN, Asst.
Thomas E Peden, Clerk.
^ DIBBLE OKLA.
Dear Baptist;—After
long a time, will come again.
I have just nuisbed my years
work, as asso^ational evan
gelist. During the year, God
blessed my labors wondtr-
fullv. I have been very busy
all the year. I have had the
pleasure of witnessing 11*’
conversions, and about 30
restorations. I have bapt:z:d
46. and received 76 into the
church Organizid onecburch,
with 30 members. I have
preached 122 sermons. Oar
association has grown since
its organfzition. We are
struggling on and we are
getting on solid footing now,
The preachers are making up
and beginning to do more
than they ever have. Bro. D.
B. Duniphen is now in tbe
field with the tent. I pray
to the Lord that he may do
much good I have 4 churches,
and will put in this coming
yeat in pastoral work. We
need more preachers that
make good pastors. The
work here is practically new,
and (f course the support is
not what we could wish But
our people are improving
along these lines.
Wc love to read the Bap
tist, and wish more of cur
people would take it. So ask
ing the prayers of tbe brother
hood in general.
I am yours in Christ.
W. A. Hearron.
HOW TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN.
The first step is to give up
sin, and trust Christ to save
you from it. Then begin the
Christian life in a bumble and
trusting way, as the child be
gins tbe alphabet at school.
Don’t look for raptures, but
ask expectantly for power to
live in a way to please God.
Believe that the Spirit of
Christ wfill come into your
heart, and cause you to love
God and delight in Hia will:
not because you feel happy,
but because you are definitely
trusting Him to do what He
has said He will do. He says
that if you will forsake your
sins, He will blot them out,
and give you His Holy Spirit,
Believe it, and accept salva
tion as His free gift. He says
He sviii enable you to live as
a child of God should. Be
lieve Iltm and undertake it.
He says He will help you to
bear your troubles. Trust
Him and try Him. He says
He will give you strength for
labor; courage for conflict
power to resist temptation
and grace suffi.'lent for your
every-day need. Take Him at
His word, and you will soon
know for yourselfhowblessed
it is to trust and obey. Com
mit you.’self to tbe new life
you have undertaken to live,
by uniting with the church of
your choice, and then take
your duties as they come, and
perform them in a way you
believe will please God. Read
your Bible daily, and bring
your life into hoe with what
it teaches, and your doubts
will soon be gone.—Ex.
The Prepared Teacher.
TheSunday-sebool teacher’s
preparation for his work
should, as regards the teacher
himself, be first spiritual and
then intellectual; and as re
gards tbe text book be both
specific and general.
The heart must be thorough
ly recepitive of tbe divine les
son; then perfectly attuned to
its sentiments, then filled with
burning desire to proclaim
them to others.
The intellect should be dill
gently exercised in the acriuisi-
tion of the truth tobetaught,
furnished in bountiful measure
with its facts and teachings,
and receive training in the
gift of impartation.
Specifically, each lesson
should be prepared with the
utmost possible thoroughness
and with particular reference
to the class individually and
as a whole. The study of the
Bible with a view to teaching
requires therefore a constant
and sympathetic study of hu
man nature.
In general, the teacher
should post himself as far as
possible on the entire Bible
that he may stimulate his pu
pils to its readingandsystem
atic study. He should also
inform himself about the his
tory, doctrines, and benevo
lent work of his denomina
tion.
As a result, the teacher will
know himself that he may
grow iu the teaching art; bis
text hook that he may inter
pret it faithfully; bis pupils
that he may implant in them
the most truth possible; and
above all, the Master for
whom he seeks to be an eflec-
tive witness.—Biblical Re
corder.
QUARTERLY UEETINO.
The Friendship Q M, of the
F. W B., met with Friend
ship CLhrch, in its 13th ses
sion.
Was called to order byclcik
Willis Comer, by reading 23
chapter Rev., pra.ver by Bro.
Thomaff.
B-'o. Jfil T'.;onsas was
ed Mod., minutes of last
meeting read and accepted.
Call forreportsfromchnrch'
es. Ninechurches reported to
Q. M., most all reported fav-
orbly.
We bad some very good
preaching Bro. Thomas
preached the introductory
sermon, Friday night Willis
L omer followed.
G/v'urday morning Bro.
Mudin ■ preached, Saturday
e Y e n i uN Bro. Stephenson
preached, Bro. Bailey closed
Saturday night.
Bro. Ryan preached, Bro.
Pauley closed Sunday morn
ing. Prayer meeting conduct
ed by the writer.
We bad very good raeetirg,
and the out look is good in
the bounds of tliis Q. M.
We need more laborers 'n
the vineyard. Wehavesorre
good faithful workers, wlio
are doiug all they can for the
cause of Christ.
Will close by asking the
prayers of all God’s people.
JeeI'Kwson Thomas. '^Tod.
W’lLi-is Comer, Clerk.
Some one said to me:
“W’ould you shut us young
folks out from all fun?” Oh,
no, 1 like fun. I believe in fun.
I have had lots of it In my
time. But 1 have not bad to
go into paths of sin to find it.
No credit to mC; but because
of an extraordinary parental
example and influence, I was
kept from outward transgres
sions, though my heart was
bad enough and desperately
icked. I have had fun illim
itable, though I never swore
an oath, and never gambled
for so much as tbe value of a
pin, and never saw the inside
of a haunt of sin save, as
when ten years ago, with
commissioner of police and a
detective and two elders of
nay church, I explored these
cities by midnight, not out of
curiosity, but that I might, in
public discourse, set before
the people the poverty and
the borrows of underground
city life. Yet I have had so
much fun that I do not be
lieve there is a mau on the
planet in the present time
who has bad more fun, and
on the side of right. Sin may
seem attractivebutitisdeath-
ful and like the mancbineel, a
tree whose dews are poison
ous. The only genuine hap
piness is lu an honest Chris
tian life. There is no fun in
shipwrecking your character;
no fun in disgraciog your
father’s name. There is no
fun in breaking youmiother’s
heart. There is no fun in a pro
fligate’s death bed. There is
no fun in an undone eternity.
Paracelsus, out of tbe ashes
of a burnt rose, said he could
recreate the rose, but he failed
in the alchemic undertaking,
and roseate life once burned
down in sin can never again be
madetoblossomi-Talmagc.