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■feiijpv VOL. XV. 7. -1--1?tJ!' ~ '/SC-,. - • "* 'T 5, 1891. 1 ~. ■ N UMBER 9 AT LAST. W'.en on my day of life the u»ght i» A nd m fhe winds from ansu m«d spaces b own I hear frr voice" out ofdrkaw* calling My eet top* hrt unknown. Thou who hast ass te my toms of life hi pie sant. - 1 Leave n t i*« ten an when it weds <leca • ; 0 '*ove divine • Hwlpe' aVijF present. Be thou m> strength a->&stay!: Be war me when all else is from me drill iwg—. ?,.-„■ ■ ~\ Ea t*, sky home’s picture, days of shade and shine • Attt-Mndy fisun to-' ■ty own upl fling The love «lricb answer* mmc. 1 base •mt Thee, O Father! Let Th.. Spirit Be • i h «ne thm to comfort and uphold 0 g te of, pe *rl no bm>ich or palm I meni Nor street <»f shining gold. Suffice it if m goon and ill uorecnoasd, Aud b "h forgtv’n tonrn^h Thy mound ins grace, I fi d mjiteit by tta> da fern, liar brckoned Unto uij fi ting place. • Some humble door amon< Thy many m iDsuni, v Soai' shelter ng shade where sin ado sir»vi g «e se i Auo fl^ao fore er through heaven’s green expansions Thr ii'**r of Th peso*. I her*- iro the rnurtc aroaoo ue-sUuhug 1 i*i would learn uu- n-*w and holy soau. And dad »• last, Oeueath hy treeurf neal i..g, f T e life or wh ch 11 hu. —Joh n Ghroenleaf 4 AsMssp^ PIKE VILLmT^**-) NOrK^ BY bhV. D. T. HOWAKD Mr. Editor:—We have u ver* nice ohureb here at Pikesviile, but our members are like the lost sheep <>f the House .of Israel. I have been trying to gather -*ur people tugrtbsr siuoc 1 arriv'd though I have had a severe spell of the ye* low jaundice. 1 thought I never would see nr bretb'* ren tu Zion any more in this life, bet the Lord .raised me again and now i am pointing sinners to the r*ck that is higher than I: But still, as fine as our church is, I want the 8ta* t*< state these tacts, tt>at the Pikaavfile church door was lucked and the key could not be f und,. and we had no preaching at a»L But yet, I am still trying !«•find * ut where am what has bn - me ->i the *hurcb key We bad a grand meeting at Brown’s chape and also at 4 edar Bluff . We had a good meeting, and the Lord was with us, but at PikesvilL not so well MJS-BUKY^ RIPPLES BY r. H BEAMAJJ. Mr. Editor:—A*low me space in ••ur valuable paper to let its many readers know that we are out spirit ually dead i» ini* section of tbe mural viuevard. We are still working fur God »nd Zion VI e have b en ruuuipg our school all winter with a few but earmst work ers. Tbe coloaatof the winter is neat ly over, the son fc ruuoiug higher and higher utdwe **ur church will be crowded with merry little Suadav fee b<<ol folk*. Last Saturday night (Feb. 21t) a a great wind pervaded the neighbor hood of Sunsbarv which did much damage Kev U P. Gatling our preacher’s steward met with a great die aeter tieing theresult'if tne wind His two house story wgavery ouch shat tered. He, his wife and three ebi'dren were badly hurt but none killed The house of our neat door neighbor Je* sie Bruton was biown to pieces*, t*" oi his children badly wofknded and one ki led Our prayers end sympathy for tbe dear brother “The L *rd gi®* etl and taketh away, b eased ha the name of tbe Lord H The Lord again has given us a go»d minister, Rev H C Philips He is just tbe mao fur tie. He is greatly loved by both old awl young. white and colored in the vi cinity. £v» ry evidence shows that he is a manjuft hritf, called and chosen of G« d He ic Vrt*f 'f‘»nd of Hunday brbool, and the children all love him May the L*rd bless brother Phillips and nisfamily,wad mag beet lest as soeud the u»puM« round in the ladder of fame feunsbury, N. C. * KOTKE. To tbe ministers of tbe Missouri conference: Brethern, four have peasnd, end l have not from you concerning ymr fund I bopeytm will brgia to colleet y«hf general fend i discipline page 96 Artide 3rd Bert ion Istr > anew offers* Us make a pud report on Greeral fend, • ; -,4 .'-r* A W«inm>, Bus 12. SbkiiKt. ‘nr , Jk OBITUARY. MBS. B. N. HOBBIT BY 8. T. SMITH Rev. N. N. Norris lost fair wife last Tuesday, tbe 17th, who was a diughi er .#f Samuel Alexander. She war bora in Charlotte, and married fir* the first time Rev. Iiivi Hertel, Bishop Hood officiating. The second time Rev. R a Riv«s married her:© N N Norris. They lived together six years a id a half. She died iu triumph, wishing her husband And five children to meet her again Peace to her ashes The funeral was c nducted by Rev F A Jaoebs and others 'Tray that the blessings ot God will be witu tbe family and guide them right THE ARDEN ClR* UIT. BY BSV W H FBAZItB. Mr. Editor:—Please allow me space in the Stab to report my second quarterly meeting on my otmuir, held •m the 21st and 22ml of February, with our noble PreakUug E der, Rev d Bailiss, in the chair, wnieb wa vefv grand We raised 11591 from * church of ten members. - ~ ^ The Pressrfiug E«t**r preached at il o’clock fr.itu Exodus ixxio : 14 • le ueld tbe attenti m . .f tb- audi<-uce for an b >ur At 2:80 the Presiding Elder preached another ' iuwresuu* sermon from tit i**hu xix; 6. He also occupied the ppipii on Monday and preached from Job xlt :19 to a very large congregation of colored and white alike. Alter whico a ool lection was raised and tbe whites con tributed quite liberally to dial end fhe prsaofaer in charge waagivena bice pound supper. A few, after a g«od talk about tbe merit* of the *#«fc send the Stab* E , Asbevjtte, N U likm., ray that I am trying to put the c4tab in every house In * this part of toe country, and I want others to do tike wise. THINGS IN ST. LOUIS. BY BET. J P TUOMF*OB* 1 Thiugv l*okm* quite bftgut in 81 Louw We held «H»r quarterly meeting on Feb lit 1891. with g eat success Presiding E der ('iairhoot *'*a with us ia the morong, and preached an eloquent aertnoa, iabj-et “The L«d huaurett tbem uwt hou »i Him.” It was grand and fiiil of thought and approwtwi by atl pre** eM. • He is one of Ziou’s able- prea era, and alto an efficient presidium >ffiuer ' He drawee well aud tooa» weil, jgast as apceeidtug eider ahou.d look Rev Jackson of Rast ^ L «d b, preached a soul reviving serinou in the afterneon to a large audieuce Lord’s sapper was administerd by **ur distingubhed presiding elder Ax 7:30 p m. we bad quite *jn unprossik’ service, after whicn the presiding el der extended the iovitation to sinners, and a good number oanef irward t» be prayed for. We coded op Mb •• day cveoing with a old time love lead Our revival has been . going oa for three weeks, and wear* happy to sav that we have had twenty eight addi tions to the chunclu CHINA GROVE NO TEd ■ uwvxwstm. Mr. Editor/—^Please allow me spane in the columns «<f our (host. val uable paper to report general pr ogress at hie place, Handy Ridge chapel Our church. Under the supervision of Rev W M Mttchnl, and the help ol God, is moving Jprwsrd. IiMicauous ttll us that under the leadership of Uf m* Mftehei, Son’s banner shall not trail id the dust, and that in the future we shall d* equally as well as we have dnoe is Hm past Texpru* the sentiment of the church when I ■7 tint Ur Mtwfc.ll h not .miy * it he u also a He b much Am this ini Thu holidays r MEMORIAL OF J. H, ERVVI1 BY BEY S. F. HAMILTON. Mr. Editor :«^-Please alto* ecte 1 inform the renders of the War, *4 it death of Elder Erwin one afthe vet rent of Zion, who Frb. 1*2 1891 tie iyave* a wife an some aduit cnrldren n» mouruhia In* and weare satwfied to >ay that oar lo is his gain. We visited him io bis illness mid t always assured ns of bis faith in Go tie was a-minister of the gnhpei ft m«re than a quarter of a century as nerved in the itinetaucv uu.il aba eight years ago when he was.pbysical i in capacitated which compelled him l retire to ids h >me in Morgan ion N. i where he has been until called awa to heaven. CM iu bur wisdom has recalled The boon His love. bad. given; And though the body moulders bei The soul is safe iu heaven. Peaceful be thy silent slumber, Peaceful ju thy grave so |..w, Thai no more wil> jotu pur mnhln Th in no ui i-vj »ur s mg wulkuow Yet agiiu Wo bop* to in^t the« Wueu the day of life fa fled ; * And fu heaven with j iy t > greet the Where no farewell V ars are shed. L»U 11ES OF IKUMEEa. BY UEV W H ELY. Mr. Editor.—-- Why is it th it som tru tern want to usurp tne right • the pastor ? 1 have noticed tne a< uous of trusted in someof the ehurcm that I have had charge ol aud the say by th« ir actions that they hav the right to do what .toelaw says th pastor aooaid do. Trustees, read th law oh page 74 and article ix, an then turn to page 83 aud reyd; artic >^ans^MSiB^ssaBB. IPlMfWW UipP 9 iv ■■Ihf have to wait until the sitting of ib ueil General conference, aud the you can.say to that coutereoceto gtv you' more juiwer. The trustees are 'put in office b the pastor aud people, and when tbei are improvements to be made, tl pastor mattes the wishes of the pe rni au »wu uuio tne trustees, aud men. a aav to tuem,.. act acco’ding ti on lusti uctious aud the law. The past* does not have to* call thqtrusu board together every time he wauu t suggest a plan to collect at >ney ft toe cuurch.. If the pastor ..wants l »pen a subscription t * raise m itiey f i tbe enured, can’t he call the ineuaoei together aud arrange that matter dome trustees think the pastor shoul i>»' suit them first. That may he i iu a mie easeH, out lettnepaanrb judge. The. trustees ary. uot pastm o. pastors trustees. N »W truste* we the people aud ptstor waul you l .Jo what we aay. We put you i •ffice t • do aud act 'for, us t» the ia says aud uu tiiruier Let us c>*tue i tune, trustees. Iuduuiapolis, lud. raE vojiKxr runAbiOv BY UBViOIrMOHFLUELLBBT Hr Editor; -I wish you would alio me 8|iace in toe column* <*f toe 8TA to my a few words i u rotation $o ,|t work in duatW chapel Zi »n court Cuscalo-warAla., under Rev A.. 'Van er ai pastor «Vd are oaring a g > * tioie aud unibelst of Feb we bad revival, rhalting in ebmt tnirty e »i ▼errand dfty additions to the cbfirc and rtit) gaining, jgr’,i5liqd “■' Jjfe” bat bean stirring Satau on every .hkoi W o«u Rar dT truer bain* here tb church was at a low eob. spiritual and financially. F \f*'i I am (void to my, that he with tfa help of the brethem, bat br night it U froig that an i w* are m iring aloci nicety in the w .ek »f the L »rd* Al Is* that the accent Ac Do n<* hate four 0 si* in the next the next. Do not when you ought nor a long one f have a short one, there is a poetic the rule*. HepdalJ \iake them short four verses to each :fi WEST NFER. THE WORK IN i TfiNN. A SUM j ESVE. the junior P E. of held] my flm quarto a bettor time and more favorable weather. The church here is moviag slowly but still increasing. The first Sunday in March we want and most have 189 00 to keep ear church from deKWmm save tbechuw* a m* while at least if we oae get eighty-fir* d-dlar*. We hare aever* appealed for aid*tfe^ugh the ertotsms of the Sr*B, bet necessity compels nsioask ail who wilt rtoad this jrieoe to'“come over ia vf*c«luuia and help .41a.*:. Te the •bretherft, and all f*pel taffeg “people tore auk rou in the' name of Him who gives you whet you here tohelp ns and keep «»iww^Tbe church is val» tied at fwrteeahuadeed dollars and the creditor most bayefffrOC m mth until the first of June the must have itall or the church hvw»;<* t) outthe sir-ation, it stands second tc none in the district in many respects’ I found tbe school not using Zion quarterlies ; out as pastor, I s^r. that our bills have been paid to oar. own department, since I have Iwd charge, and so eouldall.pastQn, if they would. ! X saw what waw . the cause of thh dead state of things; no pastoral via its in general. But of course a few places were selected for that purpose. I have g »ne from house to - house, among friends, Christians and sinners, and prayers being mixed with froth, and mi»h with works. The land in mergy has granted a glorious visit ol the Holy Hfcost, which has resalted iu tbe conversion at 12 persons and ito tetmrniag of three wayward ones, end still there are many at the aax< ions seat. The good work u still go ing on under the able preaching and command of the Bar E Green, th* evangelist, of New Orleans. . We had our quarterly meeting on Sunday, February 22nd, and a grand day it was in every' way, with frmi conversions The. Stab is growths in favor aad is s .ujjnt after and mad again and again. It is suehugood paper I cart wail do without it. Tig Stab shall not suffer at our hands nor neither shall any other paper take its place iu our charge er home Look out form at conference. “ Wt Mr Editor Sorely after the adjournment e annual conference at Tuscaloosa, Ala I «aki good-bye to the many deal Aneods at Birmingham, and repairet to my charge' here in Mobile. Oi the 20tb of last December, said w< at the depot of this truly beantUh city wfteiag I at once recognizee teat my lot-had been caste amidst i ytogrtNee people, my reeeptiec was st> warm and so cordial waei that wifr aid I Alt at once that m were among the people ofGod. Tee much praiee cannot be givai tom/ able predeoeesor, Bar Ed ^wbmth mo gnu, pvoiciior wi the warm spirit, of lore which bm boon inniiloatid ip the mmhmhip o State Street, A M B Zion chord hpder his ministiy. I fctt at one that if I oaly praached the word, tb people wooid hear and obey* I wa us out more than conqueror. I am sorry that the reporter, who Win elec ted by the annual conference. at Tuscaloosa, JUa., last Dee. lWBLdid not send to the Stab the of that greet conference. It is to he hoped that ha trill ' he heard ftom ■■ .r '--V~ A FRATERNAL VI$TF. BY BEV. E. GEOBGE BIDDLE. It was ooT privilege to spend a few hours with brother Mark A. Bradly and bis oeople in Port Chester, N. Y. on the occasion of their annual dona tion, Thursday evening Feb. 19th. Brother Bradley’s wonderful success in Port Chester in building a hand some ofuirch and parsonage is well known to the readers of the Stab. But the high esteem in which he is held by the entire community—dis own* special mention. It was our privilege to meet the Rev. Dr. S W. Butler and his wife, pastor of the congregational church, and the Rev W. N. . Richie, pastor of the Pres byterian ebureh; by their presence at the entertainment and their Con versation r learned that brother Bradley and his work in that city have won jthe respect of every, pastor and every church in the place. The Rev. 8. 0. Curtice and wife Rev; W. J. Wakefield and the Rev. M«* Cooags the evangelist and wife w«re also present . , 3jhe entertainment was very largely attended, not only by the ‘ peop’e of Port Chester hot by neighboring citiesr Rev. AUen . Walker of New, Wm £ Baritk and ineof GramwidEu Und often., riser profits from the “donations” was about 1170.00. We are glad of brother Bradley’s success, fbr he and Ills writer joined the conference at the same time, and we have the hon on of being pastor of the ohurcb from which he started out. The New York eonferetioAis to convene in ; Mi church in May. Thera is pno doubt but that it will bo grandly entertain ed. The ehurehis ooeof the hand somest in the liistrirt, nH the parson age is par excellent, and with a pai tor’s wife to provide, who is only tc be seen and known to be good, and with a united church and all thi clergy and churches in sympathy and co-operation In tfie good work ot thi advancement of the blessed Redone*' erk kingdom, the prospect certainlj is bright for not only a pleasant but for a spiritual harvest. “The harveat truly is plenteous but the kbtemrir* few.” Let m pray that “the Lord of the heaves will aead forth hbonft Into U hornet.** Let o* . hove mare like brother Bradley graduating from tk Vguarteny conference ana entering □mediately oj>on tne .pock. w« that I would discount grantor prep aration.in oar schouis end Colleges fbr the edoeation of meo for tk goapel miniatry;bat ao greet ii tk demand, bat eo ftrgp* in jhe need tbit bt addition to oar achooh, even churohiothe onnectiou abould tq and tend oat a Bradty to take tk world for God and Zfon. New Haven, Conn. ' ; g’-ilffc *W ..rr •• f> .The Board of Biahope of the A. M n B. meet on the 3* i Wedaeaday in April 1891 toftfe J.L.t.1. It, P*»Pl*a* «*• Tk'm * C. R.~ -»/•*. r,__ (B * TC" Chairin’n. vmi headache, with dull, heavy afijgHmk mails—am, with sensation of htiVmRmt somethin* undone which ought been done: fullness aftei :»ting; M temper; bluesi tired foe ling: i yellow p pearanoo of skin and eyes; dlsstness, etc. Not all, bat always some of these 1 dl eat* want of "ctlon of the Liver. A Safe, ’Reliable Remedy that ean do no harm and has never beef known to /ki) to do good i Depression, A PHttMCI aa*S OPINION. *1 fcava beer practicing medicine Ibr twenty yaw aad have never been *bl to put nparmta Mo owpeoad that *ould, Kki Simmons Liver of woakoaiag) he digestive aad asairiiadve noeiu i k vs tew.” L. M. Htjrros m.d., Wa ington, Ark, Tv .v janai lias oar Stamp i_ d . *. x * wrapper. ir SWiA & io., Aiiladklptti.Pl “NOTICE!. That the Lesson Helps are ready for the ensuing quarter. 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