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The Free WilIj Baptist.
"LET BROTHERLl LOVE CONTINUE"
Vol. 29.
Ayden, N. C., Wednes day, Devember 6, 1911.
No, 42.
A SUBSCRIPTION: |
One year In alTance,3I«00 ^
Six mouths, 50 4
CIRCULATION 8,100
A Job work neatly executed ^
' at this olflcc,
OFFICERS.
W. R. SiWSEB, President, Merritt, ^
E B. Dau., Vice Prea., Wiatcrville, 2
J. M, Baktibld, Treat., Ayden,
E. T. Phillips, Secretary, Ayden,
BOARD OP MANAGERS.
iville, 5
Elii. R. I. Corbett,
E. II. Crai'T, Wlntervilk, R. 2, ^
A. T. Dawson. Inoiicute,
Eld. G. C. Vause, Aydec,
Luke .Mclawhok, WlntetTille, R. 2’
G. V.'. Dail, Ayden,
Eld. P. T. Lucit, Lncama,
r.J. Sawyer, Merritt,
Geo. W. Prescott, Ayden,
OUR AGRNTS.
Eld- J. W. Stwell, Beairfort,
J. S. Roberson, Newbern,
A. S. Eason. Stantorsbarg,
Eld. B. W. TipiKtt, Zcbulon
Eld. L. T. Pbilliys, Selma,
W. R. Sawyer, Merritt.
Eld. (I. Cunningham, Deep Run,
Eld. E. A. Rouse, Seven Sprlugt
Eld. P. T. I.ucat,
Geo. W. Dail,
Eld. J. K. Ruffin,
J. W. Swain,
W. T. Kirby,
Lucama,
Ayden,
Bailey,
Jerry.
Kenly,
Eld. E A. \V. Husketh, Creedmoor,
Eld. G. C. Vause, Ayden, “
Eld. C. A. lackson, Dunn,
Eid, W- M. Howell, Pikcville, K.F.D.3 ‘
Kenansville, “
Walstonburg,
L. J. Potter.
Eld.J.T. Bundy,
Golflsborn. K. 2
Morelicad City
Walstonburg,
Ayden,
Saratoga,
Bladcaboro,
Griiucslaud, R, 2
Uaks,
Eld. J.F. Hill,
Eld J. W. Alford,
H. R. Jones,
C. O. Armstrong,
D. A. Windham,
D. B. Hester,
i ohii S. Dijon,
R. Stafford,
Eid. R. P'. Dauglicty, Cove City,
Eld. W. W. I.ewis Beaufort,
R. R. Baily, Fountain
M. C. Prescott, Auror:
S. Eason.
Eld. W. P. Cause,
8. B. Norton,
Eld. R. I. Corbett,
Eld. E. 1.. StClairt,
Eld. J. A. Blanton, Baxley, •
W. D. Gill, Charing,
Rev. U. L Lumpkin, Rahbilt,
Jedersoii D. Stephciis, Marianna, Fla.
Eld G. W. Cherry, Dothan, Ala.
Naaman Border, Prendergast, W. Va.
Rufus Stowers, Svreetland,
lat. Kennedy, Avery, Tex.
J. W. D. Stephens, Bascom, Fla.
Sardis,
Coward,
Dunbar,
Titninonsville,
Edison,
Town Directory.
CHURCHES.
Free Will Baptist,servic es eve^ry Sun-
C.'Vause, pastor. Tray .-r meeting every
Fridav night. Sunday School every Sun
day morning at 9:30 o'clock, Geo. W.
Prescott, Supt. Aniphictyon Society
meets every Tuesday night during school
months.
at
day
Missionary Baptist Church, services
2iid Sunday at 11 o’clock a. m. and
rht, Rev. M. A. Adams, pastor. Sun-
kbool 3:30 p. m,, M. M. Sauls,
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
Bnpt
night
M E. Church South, services every 8rd
Sunday at 11 o’clock a. m. and every 2iitl
Sunday night, Rev. R. L. Cura way, pastejr.
Sunday School at 10 o’clock a. m., Leslie
Turnngc, Supt. Prayer meeting every
Tuesday night.
Christian Church, services every first
Sund.ay at 11 o’clock a. m. and at night,
Rev. W. 0 Windcld pastor. Sunday
School at 10 o’clock a. m., E. l^ Brown,
Supt. Prayer meeting every Thursday
algbt.
St, Jatnrs' Episcopal church, services
ever? lat and 3rd Siitulays, nmriTuig and
night, Ke\. \V. ,1. Fnlford, icclor. Sunday
School every Sunday f.iU'rnooii at 3:30
o’clock, n. G. Burton, Supt.
LODGES.
A. F. A. M meets every first and third
Thursdays, T. F. Johnson, W. M.
I 0. 0. F. meets every Monday night at
B o’clock, 0. F. Coopet, N. G.
Postoflioe Addresses.
Eld. G C. Vause. president. E.
T PliilHps, vice-pvesidejit of the
Free Will Baptist TheoJogical
Seminary, .\yden, N. C.
Exum Dail, Treasurer of tac
Free Will Baptist Seminary at
Ayden, N. C., to whom all money
for the Seminary should be sent.
Geo W. Prescott, Secretary of
the Free Will Baptist Theological
S,:ininary, Ayden, N. C.
E'J. Thomas E. Pedeti, Ayden,
N C., Treas. fienertil Conference,
Foreign Mission Society, Horae
Mission Society, Education Socie
ty and A. C. F. Society.
MUsLilHin M. Munn, Ayden,
N. C., Treas. Woman’s Mission
^ciety.
Eld. S. H. Norman. Ciarksburg,
West Ya., National Evangelist.
Eld. H.L. L.Twson. Homestead,
Pa., National Evangelist.
Eld. W. M. Rodeers, Nashville,
Tenn., National Evangelist.
Eld. J. M. Emanuel. Tallahassee,
Florida, National Evangelist.
Eld. Charles Elmer Furman,
Brootlyo. New York, National
Evangelist.
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THE OllKISTIAN MUST
FIGHT EVIL.
We would make an appeal
to the individual man. It is
our purpose, that we may be
understood, not to address
ourselves to the church acting
as a. body through its courts,
but to take its membership
apart and appeal to it em
phatlcally one by one. Bo
reader, we are appealing to
you, It is to be less than
human to be untouched and
unmoved by the stfi^rings
of our brothers about us or
in reach of us. If human, we
must be humane. Those who
would merit the righi. to be
called men and women must
be touched by and go to the
relief of human suffering.
When Qaeen Esther, in the
words of the Herald and
Presbyter, came to know the
danger that was threatening
her kindred and nation, she
burst out in her cry to the
king, her royal husband, in
the words: “How can I en
dure to see the evil that shall
come unto my people? Or
how can I endure to see the
destruction of my kindred?
It was a cry which proved
that she was a true woman,
with a true woman’s heart.’’
He must be more or less
than a man who can contem
plate with composure the ter
rible evils that are bringing
uiu to so many ol our race.
For this reason every real
Christian is practically a
philanthropist and reformer
to the extent of his ability,
and for this reason the
Church of Jesus Christ, as an
organiz.’d body, is concerned
with the temporal well being
of the people at the same
time that it seeks their etern
al salvation. Christ healed
the people as well as saved
them Christanity has ever
sought to break down the
temporal and moral evils
that have t ffl cted the people.
It is trying to destroy the
great evils that are crushing
human lives.
How can we, if we are
Cbristlns, endure to see the
condition of the heathen
world, without hope and
without God, and not send
to them or carry to them the
Gospel of His salvation? The
Church is and must be a mis
sionary organ'zition. We
must believe in missions or
we have no part in the life
and spirit of Jesus Christ, We
see the world in darkness and
we must carry to them the
Light. We see them in sin
and we must make known to
them the blessed truth about
the Saviour and lead them to
know and believe in Him.
How can we endure, if we
are Christians, to see the ter
rlble evils that are dragging
down to ruin the multitudes
that are around us and not
try to put and an end to
these fearfvI curses? Effortsto
promote abstinence from in
toxicating liquor and to des
troy the liquor traffic are
aroused in our hearts as we
wish to see our fellows saved
from destruction and brought
into salvation. The liquor
traffic hghts against every
thing for which Christ died.
The Church fights against
everything which the saloon j missions 75e; Heulah—M, A
produces. How can we en I Jones, contribution 7oc,mlS'
dure to see the saloon go on’sions 50.; AltFMon—Willie
THE DlSClPLE-MAKINfJ
SEUMOX.
TESTED FAITH.
with its work of degradation
and death? How can we en
dure to see the white slave
traffic going on, dragging
down to ruin and eternal i tribution 25.'; missions 75e
death its degraded and hope- Greelyville—by pastor mis
less victims? How can ween | s'.ons 75e; Li*^tIeStar—by pas
Evans, contribution 202, mis
sions 7oc; Bethel—W. A Ken
nedy, contribu lion, oOc; Dar
liogton—R. B. Braddock, con
dure to see Sabbath break
ing deadening the spirituality
of the people, neutralizmg
all that the Church of Jesus
Christ is standing for, and
leading men and women into
outspoken defiance to God?
These are illustrations,
If we are Christians we will
have sufficient interest in the
welfare of the people to lead
into earnest efforts for
their salvation. We must not
stand still and see evils go
unchecked. We must try to
break down the evil things
that are destroying human
lives and prospects. We must
be ready, with Christ and
those 'who love Him best, to
fight against the kingdom of
darkness and to fight for the
kingdom of light and life and
love.—Presbyterian Stand
ard.
SOUTH CAROLINA UNION.
The Union Meeting of the
first union district of the S. C.
Conference met with the
church Sand Hill, Florence
Co., Oct. 27, 1911. Intro-
troductory sermon by Bro.
C. T. Taylor.
After which the union was
organized by choosing Eld.
W. E. Gibbons moderator
and Eld. J. W, P. Gause be
his assistant.
The following committees
were appointed:
Devotional—J. S Lee, P. A.
Caraway and S C’ McAlister.
Finance—W. A. lones, J. W.
Lynch and G W. Smith.
Temperance and Sunday
Schools—Elds. W P. Gause, J
B Oliver and Bro. W. P. Car
away.
Program—Elds. W. E Gib
bons, Thos. Poston and Bro.
W. A. Kennedy.
Union called eff until Satur
day morning 9 o’clock.
Satuedav Mornisg Session.
Minutes of yesterday read
and approved.
The list of ministers were
called: Those present were
Elds. Thomas Poston, W. P,
Gause, J. B. Oliver, W. E. Gib
bons and B. J. Gause.
,Th>se absent were Elds. J;
B. Moore, J. J. Baggett, J. T.
Gibbons, S. W. Klrton, ]. F.
Horton, Stephen Jones, J. E.
Bigham, C. P. Pros.ser, E
Poston, R I. Corbett, and R.
R, Powell.
Licentiates—E. B, Ard, J.
R Bodiford, G. W. Lee, Robt,
Ktsslah, E I’. Kirby, and H
V. Oliver.
Absent list of churches were
called: Mother not represent
ed; Camp Branch-G.M Smith,
contilbation SOc, missions
$1 00; New Town—F. Yar-
boro, contribution GOc, mis
sions $1 00; Sandy Bay—by
pastor, contribution, 25c,
missions 25; Salem—W. P.
Caraway, contribution 20c,
missions 35c; Sand Hill—J.W.
Lynch, contribution 20c, mis
sions 75c; Tabernacle—C.
Matthews contribution 25c,
$5 00;
$23 C4-;
$2 00;
$S 45.
tor, contribution 25c, mis
sions 75c, aaisTIili—A L.
Williams, contribution 25c,
missions 75c ^3ethany Horse
Branch, Pine Grove, Scran
ton, High Hill, Friendship,
Liberty, St. Paid, Bay Branch,
St. Chapel, Corinth, New
Hope and Rehoboth not rep
resented.
Petitions for the next union
were taken up.
By vote it goes +o Beulah
church and Ekl. J. B. Oliver
is to preach th’ introductory
sermon and E1-. Thos. Pos
ton is to be his alternate.
Reports of the committees.
Finance-We your commit
tee report as follows: We find
in hand for Coji ; $24 59;
Rec- at this union, $4 05;
Total. $28 64;
Paid Sec.,
Total for Con.,
For education,
For the union,
By the Committee.
Temperance' and Sunday
SchooR-Made verbal reports.
Program: same report that
was to be dist ussed at this
union.
Devotional—Friday night
Eld. B. J. Gause open and
Thos. Poston preach; Satur
day Eld, W. E. Gibbons
preach; Saturday night J R
Bodiford open andJ.B. Oliver
preach.
By the Committee.
By motion, the reports be
received and the committees
be released.
Motion by Eid. I. B Oliver,
that this union pay Eld. W.
E. Gibbons $10 00 for past
services at New Hope church
and also pay Lid. W.P. Gause
$2 00 per trip to Darlington
this year.
Motion by EHd. J. B. Oliver,
we pay the $10 00 and
$6.00 to Bro, Gibbons and
Gause for the past services
out of the contribution funds.
Motion by Eld. W P. Gause,
that we return thanks to the
people of this vicinity fortheir
kiadness during this union.
By motion, this union ad
journed to mefet with Beulah
church ETorence Co., on Fri
day befoic li*' .»ih. Suiiuttj iu
Dec , at 12 o’clock m. Singing
by the congreiYation. Prayer
by Eld. J. B. 0 -Iver.
Lld. W. E. ( mno-NS, Mod.
W. P. Gausi!, Ass’t.
W. A. Kennedy, Sec.
Report of the investigating
committee tha t was appoint
ed by the conference.
We, your committee on in
vestigation report that in re
gard to the tr Duble in Taber
nacle church. We recommend
that said chu ch have no rep
resentative, > oice or vote in
our ConferenceorUnion Meet
ing until sl.e gets herself
right in the o bservance of our
discipline. Respectfully.
Elf'. j. B. Oliver,
Eld. W. E. Gibbons.
The first I'ocket Reference
Bible was printed by Bag-
ster in 1812
It will not be denied that
the end of preaching the Gos
pel always to be kept in mind
is to make disciples and then
make these disciples Cbrist-
Hke. Why do we not seemore
results from the discharge of
this high commission is
natural qnpstion. Tn other
words, why are not more
men saved and more saints
displaying proofs of Christ-
likeness. Christ who sent the
preacher to this task is not
dead. He yet lives and is the
active Head of the Church.
The Holy Spirit has iu no
way been stripped of His
power to convict men of sin.
Behind every minister of the
Gospel is this assuring om
nipotent word ofjesusChrist:
“All authority has been given
unto Me in heaven a id on
earth; go yc, therefore, and
make disciples.’’ The disciple
making sermon, we would
characterfz), must of necessi
ty be like the Master who
sent the preacher, not a call
of the righteous but sinners
to repentance. It will recog
nize without the least varia
tion the fact of sin. It will be
addressed to the task of un
covering and the disclosure of
sin without extenuating,
palliating, excusing,apologiz-
ing. What the Master came
do, 5s:k and save the lose,
the sermon is proclaimed to
do. In a work, what the soul
is after is a sinful soul. Its sin
is the only reason for seeking
it, Its sin is the only thing
from which it needs to be
saved. Godly sorrow for this
sin is a vital condition of sal
vation. And sorrow for sin
is no more possible without
conviction of sin, than a
shadow is possible without
the son. The sermon that is
after a soul will, therefore,
seek first of all to give that
soul a due sense of sin. Tend
erly and tearfully, hutalways
faithfully, this will be done;
sometimes with the pathos
and tragedy and appraling
love of Cavalry, sometimes
with the awful majesty of
offended law. And there is no
tomorrow in It, It carries
the idea of instant and abso
lute surrender; a decision at
once for Christ; immediate
entrance into the Kingdon of
God. Its invitation is a pres
ent, urgent, insistent invita
tion Tlacrvls “ToHn%l Tr>,.,
da3!”—Presbyterian Stand
ard.
Mrs M. H, Brown.
LOVE.
Love, amid the other graces
in this world, is like a cathe
dral tower, which begins on
the earth, and at first is sur
rounded by the other parts of
the structure. But at length,
rising above buttressed walls
and arch, and parapet, and
pinnacle, It shoots spire like
many a foot right into the
air—so high that the huge
cross on the summit grows
like a spark in the morning
light, and shines like a star in
the evening sky, when the
rest of the pile is enveloped in
darkness So love, here, is
surrounded by the other gra
ces, and divides the honors
with them; but they will have
felt the wrap of night and of
darkness, where it will shine
luminous against the sky of
eternity.
There never was a time
when God’s people were not
tested. Everything, spiritu
ally speaking that can be
shaken, will be; for God must
have a tried people. Even
the world will not accept
anything that has not been
tested. The physician does
not accept anything for
surgical use that is not the
best of steel, for it is to be
used for a very particular
purpose. People are more
careful for the welfare of their
bodies than their souls, and
they are not willing to trust
to uncertain things concern
ing it. God does not want us
to be uncertain concerning
our souls which he knows is
so much more important and
precious. He^wants us to
have our faith tested, and
therefore permits many things
to touch our lives that may
be so, for He knows that it is
only the tested faith that will
make overcomers, and it is
the overcomers that will gain
the crown of eternal life.
Now we know that it is
not always very pleasant to
the flesh, -'.ince our eyes are
often hriden from God’s
eternal purpose in us. The
child doesn’t know when
parents exact certain things
Ol it, that it is for its lasting
and eternal good, it cannot
see the end. So our Heavenly
Father sees best and wants
our faith so strengthened iu
Him that we will believe;
therefore stand the test and
ask no questions; He wants
us to be purified, made white
and tried that we may be fit
occupants for the pure white
city whose maker and builder
is God and where nothing
that defileth can enter. He
gave his own Son that this
might be made possible for
us, but the flish must be con
quered and we must be sepa
rated unto Him.
If there is anything in us
that won’t stand the white
heat of the furnace of His eter
nal purpose for us, we must
be willing to stand and say,
“Lord have thy way concern
ing us;’’ we cannot afford to
miss heaven. When we are
willing to say this He takes
the filthy rags of our right
eousness, sends us to the pa
per mill to be ground, boiied
iuTYl/LuYIL Ai',d rinsed, then
put on the hot rollers and
pressed to come out a beauti
ful snow white paper, a page
that is fit for us to record oui
life work on before him.
He knows what is best fev
os and his love will not per
mit us to be tempted above
that which we are able to
bear, but with eyery tempta
tion make a way for our es
cape; but he knows we need
the test aoJ tells us that the
trial of oar own faith is more
preciou-i tUan Kold. And
sometime when we are pre
sented to the Father by our
Elder Brother faultless, with
exceeding joy we shall under
stand bow it was all for our
good to have many times
stepped into the furnace hard
ly realizing at the time that
there was the form of the
fourth always with us, We
will never regret it a moment
when the Father shows his
purpose worked out in us.
If there is any shrink in us
let us earnestly seek for and
find.—Gospel and Messenger
News.
FRIENDSHIP.
We should never allo^' a
friend to slip out of our lives
if we can help It. True friend
ship is too rare and sacred to
be lost, much less lightly
thrown away. There may be
slights given, even intention
ally so, but they should be
quickly set aside and forgot
ten. And as to misunder
standings, they arise from
hidden irfluences of life, and
from cotflictieg circum
stances over which we have
no control. Very frequentlv
the slights we receive are im
aginary, or else unintention
al. In either case they give
no ground for ofience. But
even if they are Intentiona!,
they should be pardoned with
the first pang they icflict.
Some lose friends through
their inattention, failing to
observe those little courte
sies which cost so little and
mean so much in all the re
lations of life, Sometimes the
fad to find fault causes us
to discard the truest friends;
while others, through lack of
patience of fickleness of soul
deliberately swap away old
friends for new ones. The
true philosophy of flawless
friendship is to keep all your
friends and add new ones to
their number. At any rate,
and in all cases, jealously
guard your friendship, both
old and new, and secretly
cherished them thick and thin.
Both life and friendship are
too precious to be wasted.
Stick aflectionatcly to your
friends, especially to the one
who sticketh closer than a
brother!—Selected.
PRAY WHILE THE
SHINES.
STLN
A little girl who sufl'ered
greatly during thunderstorms
was told by her mother to
pray when she felt alarmed.
One day at the close of a
fearfnl little storm, she came
to her mother with the infor-
macion that praying during
the danger brought her no re
lief.
“Then,’’ said her mother,
“try praying when the sun
shines, and see if that wiu
take away tbe.t'ar.’*
The child did so, and when
aootber storm was raging,
3ie said sweetly, “Praying
while the sun shines in the
best way, for, I am not the
least bit afraid now.”
What a lesson we who are
older might learn from this
incident! How often do we
stay away from our Master
until the storms of life drive
us to Him for shelter and
protetion!
If we would only give our
best, our brightest days to
His service, we would have no
cause to tremble when the
dark hours come on. How
very much we miss by not
having Jesus to go with us
through all our earthly pil
grimage!—Lutheran Observ
er.
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