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"LET BROTHERLY LOVE CONTINUE’
Vol. 30.
Ayden, N. C., Wednesday, March 6,1912,
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OFFICERS.
yviBB, T’reaident. Merritt, N. C.
.tL, Vies 1 rea., Winterville, 2
B»iBLD, Ti-caa., Ayden, “
nn.' IPS, Secretary, Ayden,
BOAKD OP MASAOKKS.
'.Coit'-i'' TU'.nionaYille, S. C.
^Intcrville, K. 2, N. C.
Institute, “
Ayden,
Ayden,
Lucania,
f, Ayden,
V,;1,office Addrossos.
C. Vause, president, E.
T. Philiips, vice-president of the
Free Will Baptist TbeoioRical
Seminary, Ayden, N. C.
Exum Bail, Treasurer of the
Free Will Baptist Seminary at
Ayden, N. C., to whom all moncy
for the Seminary should be sent.
Geo. W. Prescott, Secretary of
the Free Will Baptist Theological
Seminary, Ayden, N.C,
Eld Thomas E. Peden, Ayden,
N. C., Treas. General Conference,
Foreign Mission Society.^ Home
Mission Society, and A. C. F. So
ciety.
Miss Lilli in M. Munn, Ayden,
N. C., Treas. Woman’s Mission
oociety.
Eld. S. H. Norman. Clarksburg,
West Va., National Evangelist,
Eld. H.L. Lawson, Homestead,
Pa., National Evangelist.
lild. W. M. Rodgers, Nashville,
Teno., National Evangelist.
Eld J M. Emanuel, Tallahassee,
Florida, National Evangelist.
Eld Ch.arles Elmer Furman,
Brooklyu. New ^York, National
Evangelist,
9-30 o'clock,
■•iphiclyon Tlockty
•ht 'duriiix school
DIPFEBENCF, NO DIFFERENCE.
I heard a sermon preached
by Dr. StClaire, on the sub
ject, ‘’There is no difierence,”
and It was so good and inter
esting to those who beard it,
that it was published in book
form, and it has been read by
many who had not the
pleasure of bearing the Dr.
deliver that beautiful dis
course and to see bow the Dr.
moves about when he Is mix
ing the sop of Ga. and the
dipofN. C. in it, however, if
you have ever heard him
preach and watched bis ac
tioDS, yon can imagine about
bow he was moving when he
was preaching that wonder
ful sermon.
If you don’t know it, I
want to tell you that there is
a big difference in Dr StClaire
and some other men, that I
have seen who called them
selves Free Will Baptist.
(P.shaw!) what ami trying
tosa)? I don’t want to land
the Dr. neither do I want to
speak unbecoming of any
other true Free Will Baptist,
though he be great or small,
by the help of God be can fill
his place I am so glad that
while there is so much difler-
ence in men and women, there
is 00 difierence in their salva-
.urch, ser7ices
j’clock ft. m. ftod
ma, jiustiir. Sun-
M. M. Saula,
very Wedneaday
OjK-*-
Christ'
Sunday
Rev.
School at 10
Town Directory.
CHURCH US.
every 4tb Sun-
niRlit, Idder G.
ver meetinK every ... n u
iday'sehool every Suu^.tioD, for wc are all saved by
grace through faith, the same
God is over all, and is rich in
blessings to all who call upon
him.
Let us draw nigh unto God
with a full assurance of faith,
draw nigh to God, and be
will draw nigh to you, is a
very sweet saving found in
the word of God, and it
souadsjust as sweet to the
babe in Christ, as it dots to
the well grown man in Christ.
There is no differencf, for
the babe hungers and cries
for its milk, and the man
hungers and cries for strong
meat The man was one
time a babe, the babe will
some time be a man, but, let
of this one
I'clock t
Ices every Srst
I. and at night,
iiastor. Sunday
, E. L. Ero
Prayer meeting every Thursday
8upc.
night. ,
M E. Church Scmtli, services every 3rd
Sunday at 11 o’clock ft. m. and every 2nd
Sunday night, Rev. Iv 0 O.lgorc, pastor.
Bonday School at 10 o’clock a. m., Leslie
Supt. Prayer meeting every
Tuesday night.
St lamca' Episcopal church, services
every lit ftml 3rcl Suiidayi, niornin^' am!
nighC Kev. W. j. Eulf-'.rd. rector. S-mn av
School everv Sunday atternoon iit 3.30
o’clock, 11. O. Hurton, Snpt.
LODGB8.
A F A. M. meets every first and third
Thursdays, T. F. Johnson, W- M.
I 0. 0. F. meets every Monday night at
8 o’clock. G. 1-. Cooper, N. G.
IR. C. R. RIDDICK,
DENTIST
ATT>I?N. N. O.
tames m. parott, m. d.
J KINSTON, N. o.
Di#eases Eye. Ear, Nose, Throat.
General Surgery.
The Cure For All Ills.
If the sties look dull to you,
Get to work;
''p atmosphere seems blue,
. Get to work.
Foslering your discontent
Will nut pay the quarter's rent.
Try to gHtu a nobler bent—
Get to work:
lirooding doesn’t help yourcaust
Get to work!
Nothing gained by fiaciing t1 iws*;
Oct to work;
me warn you
thlog. kepp your eyes open
and brace your self the best
yon can, for you will receive
not a few, but many kicks,
but, if you can count thedaj
and number the years until
you reach thcyeais of mu
turity., you may be a very
small man in the estimation
of some other men, but, I will
guarantee you will be a
taught one.
No difierence in sinners, for
if they Cffend in one point,
they are guilty of the whole.
No difierence in siunersseek
log salvation. The publican
smote upon his breast and
said, ‘'Lord, be merciful to
a siouer.” and he went
Art a victim of tiiuti’s wroug-
Weak arc trampled by thestrong--
Face the storm, 'tis not for loos;
Get to work;
If vou want success, you must
Gettowi'rk!
There's no other way but just
Get to work.
Bring it poverty or tame,
Much or little, just the same;
Whatever happens, yon II
’ncle Jim in the Temperance
Siandnrd.
Th** perseverance of the
saints consists in the unlimit
ed capacity of beginning ovi
'gaol-
down to his house more
justified than the other man
Do you really think that a
set of men and women as
well read in the old law and
prophets as the Pharisee was,
who bad been taugh by the
best teachers, could have
been so bUnd to the difference
of the true and false religion,
and to the service of man and
the service of God, as they
were? Don't it look to you
like reason and common
sense would have taught
them better?
Pnarisee, nor and extremist
either one, have but very lit
tle if any reason about religi
on. Paul said he was one
time a strict Pharisee, and
when he was persecuting the
church of Christ, be thought
be was doing God’s service.
“Oa, well,” says one, “Paul
was not converted, be was
not sanctified, he had not
b' n baptizid with the Holy
Ghost and fare, he had never
received the penticost, the
second work of grace was
not complete in him
That is right, I am sure he
had never bad all that, neitb-
bad the first work of grace
been pompleted in him, if it nad
he would not have persecut
ed the church as be did, neither
will any other man who has
a part, or, all of the above
mentioned gifts, is not going
to persecute believers in
Christ, preach, talk and act
in church so as to cause divi
sion, and pull down one
church to build up another,
as some who claim to have
those gifts are doing.
When reason and common
sense falls to guide a man,
the Bible to some extent fails
too.
When Peter was sinking be
neath the waves he cried.
Lord save, I perish,” and
the good Lord stretched forth
his hand and took him to
himself. So, like wise he
bears and saves all that call
on him.
When the thief was on the
cross, and asked to bereroem
bered at a certain time.
Christ didn’t take out his
little book, take down his
name, to see what he could
do about his salvation at
some future time, but bean
swered quickly, “This day
shall thou be with me in
Paradise,
There was no diffirenoe in
the crosses on which the men
were hanging; but there was
a vast difLrence betJveenthe
two men, and causes of their
deaths, The thief states the
diffirence in the three men in
his own words, for he said.
‘'We are all under the same
condemnation, we are guilty,
but this man Jesus is inno
cent.
W’e are sure that some how
and some where this thief
bad caught on to the real
cause of Christ's death.
The question here arises,
why were not both of these
thieves saved? They were
both siuners equally guilty,
both under the same condem
nation. Was not the Lord
willing and able to save them
both? Yes, the good Lord
willeth the death of none,
but rather that they would
repent,and come totheknow-
ledge of the truth.
In the plan of salvation,
we find that he thatdoubteth
is already damned. He that
com'itb to God must believe
that he is, and that he is a
rewarder cf those who dilll-
gently seek him. therefore it
13 written, “seek and ye shall
find.”
“No differerce,” it is you
the Lord is talking to, not
the other fellow, we will sug
gest that the names of the
I two fellows were, John and
Johndidnot believe Injesus,
he did not seek him, or ask of
him mercy, neither did he
knock at the door of hope,
therefore, seeking nothing in
Christ, found nothing in him,
be received nothing from him.
By not knowing, he did not
gain admittance into the
kingdom. Peter repented and
preached repentance to his
comrads, confessed bis sins,
believed in Jesus as the Savior
of the word, and a special
Savior to those who believed
in him. He looked upon
Jesus in the dying hour,
sought his friendly hand and
received it.
He anxiously knocked and
the door of hope was opened
to him, when the words of
Jesus fell on his attentive ear,
“This day shalt thou be with
me in Paradise.”
L. T. Phillips.
FROU PLEASANT HILL.
Let me say to yon thatalPeter
Please allow me to say a
few words about our meeting
at Pleasant Hill P'.W. Baptist
church last Saturday and
Sunday, February 10 and 11,
which was our regular meet
ingdays. Owing to the rain
only a few gathered at the
church Saturday, but those
that did go reported a good
meeting. Rev. N II. Parish
was there and joined the
churijji by letter. Bro Parish
was with us o"‘ 'a’
meeting last suniuiLi ,..i -c
much good here. He has made
many friends for the Free Will
Baptist here and everywhere
he goes. I have told you read
ers of the Baptist before of
Bro Parish traveling and
running tent meetings in the
interest of the P'ree Will Bap
tist, He is a good preacher
and is alive for our Zion. He
is now a minister of the Geor
gia Union Free Will Baptist
Association, he came from
Marietta church of the South
Georgia Free Wbll Baptist As
sociation to us with his let
ters of recommendation and
also credentials showing he
was a member and minister
of said church and .Associa
tion and of course Pleasant
Hill chuich of the Georgia Un
ion Free Will Baptist Associa
tion gladly received him and
the whole church was glad to
praise the Lord for such a
member and we feel like he
will be a strength to the As
sociation and a blessing to
the church.
Sunday was a bitter cold
day but a few of us met and
bad another good service.
The Lord was with us and
made us to rtj )lce one with
another in his service.
Our pastor, F!d, E. - W.
Wright turned over the ser
vice to Bro. Parish Sunday
for him to conduct as he saw
fit. He had song service and
several prayers by the young
brethren of the church which
was soul stirridgtoanyChris-
tian and then he preached a
lovely sermon from St.John
2nd chapter which we all en
joyed. Thus closed another
meeting.
I will close by saying pray
for us as a church and me as
an individual.
Yours in hope of heaven,
Ida Davidson,
Pine View, Georgia,
“Woe be unto the pastors
that destroy and scatter the
sheep of my pastures, saith
the Lord.” For ye know,
that the grace of our Lord Je
sus Christ, that though he
was rich, yet for your sakes
he became poor that ye
through his poverty might be
come rich.
And Jesus said unto them,
“Foxes have holes, and birds
of the air have nests, but the
Son of man hath rot where
to lay bis head.”
I counsel thee, buy of tee
gold, tried in the fire, that
thou mayest be rich, and
white raiment, that thou
mayest be clothed, and that
the shame of thy nakedness
do not appear and annoint
thine eyes with eye salve that
thou mayest see.
Herein is my advice for this
is expedient for you, who
have begun before, not only
to do, but also to 'oe fore
warned. Now, therefore per
form the doing of it, that, as
there was a readiness to will?
so there may be a perform
arce. To do good and to
communicate forget not, for
with such sacrifices, God is
well pleased.
if these be first, a willing
r -ifilt is accepted according
t )tiat a man hath and not
'^rding totbathehath not.
cf p. truth, I say
^ vou, ‘.bat this poor wid-
H?-th cast in more than
i’-'"v all, for I mean not that
other men be eased andiDtb-
e-s burdened but, byanequal-
itv that now at this time,
yourabundance may beasup-
ply for their wants, that their
supply and their abundance,
also may be a supply tquallv
as it is written, he that hath
much, bad gathered much,
had nothing over and he had
gathered little, bad no lack,
but, thanks be to God which
put the same earnest care in
to their hearts for you.
We have sent the brother
whose praise is in the Gospel,
throughout all the churches,
and not that only, but who
was also chosen of the church
Jo travel with us. this grace
which is administered by us,
to the glory of the same Lord
and declaration of your ready
mind.
Our brethren be inquired of,
they are the messengers of the
chare J, and the glory of
Christ, wherefore, show ye to
them, and before the church
the proof of your love and of
our boasting on your behalf.
Now, I beseech you breth
ren, mark them which cause
division and ofiense contra
ry to the doctrine which ye
have learned, and avoid them.
But, my God shall supply all
your needs according to his
riches in glory by Christ Jesus,
for they that are such, serve
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Written by a brother dea
con in the church.
J, H. Standiford,
Hartshoroe, Okla.
And the God of peace him
self sanctify you wholly; and
may your spirit and soul and
body be preserved entire,
without blame at the coming
of our* vrd Jesus Christ.
The union meeting of the
first district of the Cape Fear
Free Will Baptist Conference
met with Benson church,
Johnson county, Friday night
before the 5 th Sunday in De
cember, 1911.
In the absence of Bro. J R.
Wallace who was elected at
the last union to preach the
introductory sermon, Bro. D.
J. Hill was present and filled
bis place by reading, the 15tb
chapter of St John and using
the 12th verse as a text.
Ordained ministers—Robt.
Strickland, by letter,
Licentiates—D. J. Hill.
List of churches present and
their delegates: Benson—L.
0. Matthews, home missions,
$1 65; Fort Run—by letter,
foreign missions, 50.:, home
missions 50c; Johnson’s Chap
el—L. A. Johnson Jr,, home
missions 70c; New Zealand—
by letter, foreign missions 50c
home missions, 50c; New
Hope—H. R. Hayes, home
missions, 50c; Piney Grove—
W. J Stanley, home missions,
$1 00; Woods Grove—F. P.
Bartlett, foreign missions $1.
home missions, $1 05; Total,
$5 90.
Committees are as follows;
Religious Exercises—Bro R.
C. Pool, L. O. Matthews and
J. G. McLamb,
There being no' other busi
ness, the union adjourned to
mee.t tomorrow mornictgO.SO
o’clock.
D. T. Hill, Mod. pioicni,
M. F. BlacivMan, Sec’y.
SECOND DAY.
The union met Saturday
morning at 9; 30.
The house was called to or
der by the moderator.
Devotional exercises conduc
ted by Bro. D. J. Hill.
Minutes of last night read
and approved-
Appointing the other com-
mittees.
Temperance-Sister Fannie
Stewart and Sister L J. Byrd
Education—Bro. M. M.
Hobbs and B. J. Matthews.
Sunday Schools—J. L. Byrd
and H. R. Hayes.
Finance—F. P. Bartlett and
W. J. Stanley.
Eld. H. W. Jernigan from
the second district is visiting
our union, also Bro. J. L.
Byrd and wife.
Committee on religious ex
ercises reports to preach to
day at 1:30 o'clock. Eld. H.
W. Jernigan, W.O. Matthews
R. C. Poolard and J. G. Mc
Lamb.
Education—We, your com'
mlttce on education see the
great need of education among
our ministers. We urge them
to do all they can toward ed
ucating themselves for the
ministry as wc see it is so im
portant. We recommend the
Ayden Free Will Baptist Sem
inary for young men to equip
themselves for the Master’
work.
By the Committee.
Sabbath Schools—We, the
committee on Sabbath schools
beg to submit the following
report: We urge every church
and parent to do all they can
Temperance—W e, your
cDmmittae on temperance beg
to report as follows; Know*
iog the great evil of intemper*
ance we greatly desire all
Christians to be total abstain
ers from strong drink, pray*
lag that we may bf filled
with the Spirit that the very
smell of intoxicants t ay be
gone forever.
By the Committee.
Finance—We, the finance
committee beg to report as
follows:
Wc find in bands of treasurer
for home missions, $5 90
Foreign missions, 1 00
Total,
$0 90
By the Committee.
Petitions were received for
the next union and votes tak-
Tbe next union will be held
with the church at Johnson’s
Chapel, Johnson County N C,
commencing Friday night be*
fore the 5th Sunday in March
1912. The union elected Eld.
J, Ruffin Johnson to preach
the introductory sermon and
Bro D J Hill be his alternate.
Elected Bro. J R- Wallace to
preach the mission sermon.
afternoon session.
The union returned back to
the bouse according to ad
journment and heard II. W.
Jernigan preach a soul stir-
ring sermon.
By motion, of the union the
secretary draw on the treas^
ury for $3 25 to pay for bis
services.
By motion, this union ten
der a vole of thanl^s to the
people of Benson for kindness
shown them during the sit
ting of this body.
There being no other busi
ness this union adjourned to
meet with the church at John
son’s Chapel, Johnson Coun
ty, commencing Friday night
before the 5th Sunday in
March 1912.
Bro. D. j. Hill, Mod.
M, F. Blackman, Stc’y.
FROM FiNEY GROVE.
Dear Editor:—Please al
low me space to let the read
ers hear from Piney Grove
church. We held our quarter
ly meeting Saturday before
the 2Qd Sunday in February
1912. We have just gotten
the- house so we can use it,
and we desire to thank the
union for helping so lib^r-
ally, for we think there is a
chance for a great work to be
done around here. We want
alt praying people to join us
and our pastor, J H. Whitley
in praying for the success of
this church. Brethren, we
have old men up here, who
have already passed the third
mile post, that sav by their
vote than t'ney don’t want to
hear the word cf God read.
If such as these don’t need
prayer, then, who does? 1
say, ‘God help their unbelief.’
1 ask the prayers of all in ray
behalf.
Your brother in Christ,
Benj P. Jones.
Kenly, N. C.
Come, Lord, come quickly 1
that is the cry of all earnest
hearts. Come, and make
, i the perfect man, the divine
for the improvement of ! ^an, be counted the only true
l- I OLTatf c ^-trfrv
bath Schools in their coromun- j Qjan.- Xhe world waits, every
ity, ! good cause lingers, expecting
By the Committee.
1 thecoming of the Son olMan.