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1 . ORGAN OF THE NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE, M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. , . 1 Established in W RALEIGH, M. C, FEBRUARY 27, 1901. New Series. Vol. 4 noz. m-" 11 i ..... . . lALKiGH CHRlSTttH LOCATE. I Orsan of the North Carolina Conference. ' I --;uaisnEn Weekly at Raleigh, N. C. . r-1 us ecottt1-class matter in the post-office at Raleish. Kv T. N. Ivey, D. D., . Editor. F.zv. ft- Anderson, - Business Manager. V : I TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. (jna Year, - SI. 50. 1 Six Months, - .75 Cash in Advance. ;i .n-ri'.sters of the gospel ami wives of deceased euchers, f I.OO. , travelling preachers in the North Carolina rur -nice, as authorized agents, will receive the -e: free. v-; c'v, the label. It shows the date up to which ...;r scriptioi has been paid Change in label - as a receipt. j 'her. address is ordered changed, bol'i old and j v .vi-'rrss ranft be given. j -.-.itluitr money, be sure to state whether it is j - .;: I or new subscription. U''it-i 'tries loo wov!H ions;, are mserieu i.ree t-a irge. When they exeeed this number l-j . eat for each word should be paid m ad- Lb ess all letters and make all checks and money 1 ;rss uayabie to the RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE. Cui I U i v i r lw. Waiting For the Signal. As I stand by the cros on tho iorie mountain's I crest, 1 Looking over the ultimate sea, In the r l.iom of the mountain a shio is at rest, '4 And one sails away from the lea; Cue spreads its white wings on a far-reaching J track, 1 With pennant and sheet flowingfree; fine hides in the shadow with sails laid aback, I The ship that is waiting for me ! i s 15'it lo, in the distance the clouds break away! J Tne date's glowing portals I see; iLnd I hear from the outgoing ship in the ! bay The song of the sailors in gle-3; Eo I think of the lum.nous footprints that bore The Comforter o'er dark Galilee, AnA wait for the signal to go to tne shore, 1 To the ship that is waiting for me. I Bret Harte. A PHASE OF PARSONAGE LIFE. I The Methodist itinerancy, as related to the preacher himself, is peculiarly favora ble to what is called "growth in grace," but is somewhat lacking in hospitality to his mature intellectual development. Poverty and consequent inability to move sny large bulk of books, papers, and magazines, have a tendency to make the Methodist itinerant "a man without a library." About the best h-: can do is to carry his books in a little box. The con tents are generally displayed on the shelves of a book case which is often the product of the preacher's own hands. jVety rarely do you see in albums, bocks, "and magazines, the picture of a Metho dist preacher in his library. Such a pic tare would generally embrace too little fcrici too much. (Th's is a paradox, but Methodist preacher's life is made up of jcradoxes.) The library would be too taiall to beemphasized by the sun'sactinic rays, and too great prominence would be given, perhaps, to a mere bedroom. Some preachers, unfortunately, yield to the -circumstances, and give up the hope of steading and studying. Others, and their frame is legion, not finding a way, ready- .made, for intellectual development, have mare a way in spite of difficulties, and have done, in the field of intellectual en deavor, a work which is astonishing. rrom many a little Methodist parsonage hi which the "study" was, perhaps, onl) fte end of a curtained-off hall, with a tittle three by four stack of books for a ubrary, and a goods box for a writing esk, have gone forth intellectual move ments which have shaken the world. Read the "Illustrated History of Method- ism" lor a substantiation of this state- nieut. Yet the crying need of the itinerant preacher, to-dav, is the chmce, not only of possessing a library in fact, but of build ing it up To supply this need, various tilings have been proposed. A fe w days ago, ve saw in one of our religious pa pers a plan for establishing at a central point in every Conference a library to be purchased by the annual dues of the members of the Association. It must br patent to any one that the plan is not feasible. Reading courses tor the preach trs have been suggested. This means a kind of circulating library which is an excellent thing as far a-; it goes. It seems to us that the suggestion of Rev. B. ri. Black, cn another pre, is very practical, prac ic dle, and timely. If every preacher should follow out the sug- gestion, there won id be a great improve-; & ' i m en t in the intellectual, if net spiritual.! ' 1 ; facilities of the Ilmerancv. In 1870, a! ' ' j little boy moved with hvs parents to a 1 m ou 11 tain town. His was a pirsonage ... . . iile 111 those tt mg davs. An nnpover- . . r L struggle to plant itself anew amid its shattered hope. He became ell ac quainted with the whole drama of a par sonage life, marked alternately by sun shine and shadow. He can never forget what a pleasure it was to his boish ap petile to eat in late spring the fruit which hung on the boughs of some trees which grew in the little parsonage yard. Great; was his surprise when he found out that his father, on leaving the same work years before, had planted the same trees which were now bearing fruit for hi boy. We are here confronted by a temptation to tell cf other fruit eaten by the same boy through all the long years since gathered from the tree of that itinerant preach er's life and cha-acter. But we de sist. We wish simply to call attention to what one Methodist preacher can do for his successor, not only in the line of making it easy for him in his pastoral life, and in material comforts, but in lend ing his aid to a scheme which wiil ena ble his successor to have something wdrich will be a great intellectual advantage. Read Brother Black's article. BISHOP FITZGERALD'S LATEST BOOK. The venerable author, in language which is full of pathos, intimates that it is his last. He speaks out cf the evening shadows. "Sunset Views" is the title, and we feel that it is appropriate. Bishop Fitzgerald has been a very pro lific writer. He has wonderfully en riched Southern Methodism, not only with his editorial utterances, but with such charmingly written works as "Bible Nights", "Life of McFerrin", and "Cali fornia Sketches". Our heart to day is carrying impressions made in boyhood when, among the grand old moun tains of our western border, we pored over descriptions of California life and character. Bishop Fitzgerald made the Golden State a region of romance to us, and the enchantment b ever growing. One would naturally think that surely Bishop Fitzgerald had exhausted years ago the treasures cf the literary urn. But here comes "Sunset Views", smiling in its beautiful typographical dress, and bringing such messages as wake the very harmonies of the heart. In the first part of the book, he lifts the curtain suffi ciently to disclose some biographical out lines which must be of great interest to the reader, and will be of great value to the biographer of the gifted and saintly Bishop. Then come pec sketches of characters well known in Methodist history. They are followed by addresses and sermons. In this book there is the humor, the heart glow, the delicate pellucid senti ment, the charming style, and the fer vent spirituality, found in all that the Bishop has written. The perusal of the book has been a great jay to us; also a great means of grace. North Carolinians should read thebook, not only for its literary mrit, but be cause the author is a son of their com monwealth. He always has a good wrord for his native State. May God be very tender to him and his, in the remaining evening hours. Over the mountains and valleys, and Tennessee plains, we send him a message of love, and pray that when the time of crossing shall come, he will find, with Banyan's Standfast, "a great calm in the river." In the name of North Carolina Method ism we thank him for "Sunset Views," and express the hope that the book will be widely read. ADVOCATE MONTH. "We recommend that March be made k . Advocate Atom and that all cur , . , . , , i preac;ieis, pasters, ana p.esidirg elders ! . ,'. . , . . I unite witii tne enitcr m lnafeusmg the j . . . .. , 7 , . , t v , 1 lolution passed by tne North Carolina i , . . , . T j Conlerence at its last session. JUait year, we sueemiizeu nf ;iiu rc.- i.s cji int 2i u GATE by liiakirg February "Advocate Month." In spite of the fact that Feb uiary was the wc rst month in the year, over 1,000 new subscribers were added to our mailing list. The work lias onlv begun. We- believe that our preachers, in the main, are exceedingly desirous of niskincr the rum her of subscribers 7.non. . , . . . , , . . Ci il 4 ill Al V. l. v ai iV IV. I illl U. VI V.4 W liiV-il best in this direction during the month cf March. The number of preachers in our Conference who look upon the Ad vocate as a mere side issue, and .who re sent any suggestion or exhortation in the matter of circulating the Advocate in their charge, is at a minimum. Our preachers, wre believe, truly reaifze that the Advocate is a necessity in their work, and that any neglect on theii part is sure to react injuriously on the church. They also realize that each preacher it presenting the Conference, is now a stockholder in the Advocate, and that the duty of faithfully attending to this sacred interest is not only a privilege but a heavy responsibility. We have faith in our own preachers, sufficient to make us believe that, this year, they will attend as faithfully to the interests of the Advo CATE as to the other Conference matters placed in their hands. We expect large returns from the ac tivity of our preachers during the month of March. There are many who do not take the Advocate, and whose subscrip tions should be renewed. There are many small amounts to be collected. If faith ful work be done, the "Old Raleigh" will both surprise and rejoice our people, especially the Conference claimants. Do your very best, brother. The returns, with names and amounts, will be published every week during the month. To circulate a good book is to pro mote in a very emphatic way the inter ests of the kingdom of God. From a let ter published in this isiue, the reader will see that Rev. K. D. Holmes will have charge of the sale of the Illustrated History of Methodism in this Conference. We trust that, not only for his own sake, but that of the Church, he may be emi nentlv successful in his endeavor. The other day, we heard a Legislator say, in a public speech, that, in his opin ion, the Dispensary is a "blighting curse to any community." Yet, five minutes afterward, ve heard him give his vote for a Dispensary which a fellow member was trying to establish in his town. How could any man vote to fasten a "blighting curse" upon any portion of the dear people of his State, even though it be through Senatorial courtesy? How could he be so cruel and unfeeling? Pub lic life brings out a great many sad things. Verily, the millennium is afar off. What are you doing for the Ep worth League? If you have yielded in the slightest degree to a temptation toward relaxation of your efforts in behalf of this institution of the Church, just realize that to that extent yon have made a mis take which will write its name on the page of your year's woik. A statement in the Ep worth Era that Rev. E. H. Da vis, of Warrenton Circuit, is preparing to establish four new leagues in his charge has suggested the above per contia thought. No effort, inspired by ulterior motives and resulting in mere sensationalism, can be of use to the world. The newspaper which pursues a course of deception, de famation, and excitation of the public mind, in the belief that this is newspaper activity and success, will sooner or later collapse. So the preacher who justifies his barren sensationalism with the plea that it enlarges his congregation and ex tends his reputation is sure to stand some day in the ashes of his failure and echo the words of the wise man : "Vanity of vauities, all is vanity." To preach the Gospel in its simplicity, purity, and power to introduce men to God in the earnest hope of bringing about an inti mate acquaintance this is the preacher's immortal greatness. Public sentiment seems in certain in stances to be worthless. A month ago the public was expressing indignation over the West Point hazing scandal. The details of the investigation by the Congressional Committee were published in full in neariy all the papers. The fact was established, that the hazing process which has been in vogue for several de cades, is brutal in the extreme the learned and humane Senateof the United States has concluded bya very decided majority that the resolution of the Conference Committee is too rough on the "boys." Grave Senators choose to denominate the various brutalities "in nocent pranks," 'which really do a cadet good.' Either public sentiment must be very blind, or the wisdom of certain Senators must be monumental. Very few men who take a hearty in terest in the affairs of Church and State succeed in passing through life without assuming, at certain times, the role of a Jeremiah. The period of tran sition s most commonly in the earlier and the latter days. It is so easy for youth and old age. yielding to natural myopic tendencies, to allow the faltering, jealous heart to hide the strong forms cf reason and faith. Then we have a Jeremiah. The world is rushing on to the bad. Hot boxes and defective piston-rods abound. The track is strewn with ruins,-and no terminus is in sight. Happily, however, the Jeremiah in a man lives only for a short time. Jere miads are regretted and recalled. A vigorous faith in God repudiates a double personality the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" phase of life. Brother, are you sitting in your cave, and pouring out lamentations over decaying faith and halting movements? Remember that you have appeared in every age of the world, and that the sun still shines, God still reigns, and the right is marching cn in one eternal triumph. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. The Senate has passed a bill making it a misdemeanor for any one to give, sell, or cause to be given or sold, to any minor any cigarettes or cigarette paper. Any one breaking this law may be sued by parent, guardian, or employer of the minor to whom the cigarette or cigarette paper is sold. Any movement which has for its object the restraining our boys from evil habits must be commended by all good people. So we heartily com mend the bill, and urge that, in addition to cigarettes kept, all other forms of tobacco be prohibited from our boys, thousands of whom can be seen all over the 'State smoking the injurious pipe or cigai. The divorce bill, to which reference has been made in these columns and which parsed the House a few weeks ago, is now being considered in the Senate. Several amendments have- been tacked 011 whose adoption would cripple to a serious exterd the original bill. We have heard in the Senate only one speech and that was magnificent, made by Senator London, of Chatham, who is always found on the side of truth and morality. By a decided majority the House passed the resolution impeaching Chief Justice Finches and Associate justice Douglas of "high crimes and misdemeanors." The House elected the following managers to prosecute the cae in the Senate: Allen of Wayne, Craig, Graham, Haes, Spain hour. Rou n tree, Nicholson, Shar non house. Seawcli. At i o'clock on Wed nesday a committee appeared before the Senate and gave formal notice cf the im peachment. The Senate leplied that the rotice should receive proper attention. To-day (Friday) the bill cf impeachment i will be formally presented. In order that impeachment may be sustained, it will be be necessary for the bill to receive a two thirds majority of the votes of the Sen ate 34. The Senate is composed of 39 Democrats, 9 Republicans, and 2 Popu lists. It would require only 6 Demouats votirg with the Republicans and Popu lists to defeat the measure. Opinion is sharply divided 011 the geneial question of the impeachment of the Judges. Quite a number of able lawyers contend that the Judges have done nothing worthy of impeachment. Hon. F. I. Osborne, of 1 rliorlrif f will rvrfH-jK17 frVia lorlinv counsel tor the defence. As teu davs' no- .ti.ee o the impeachment must be given to the defendants, the trial wi!l hardly begin before the first cf March. The President of the Senate will preside as Judge of the Court, and all the Senators will be sworn in as jurors. Judge Allen cf Wayne thinks that the trial will not occupy more than two weeks. The Dispensary question is very prom inent now in legislative business. Sev eral towns are asking for the establish ment of the Dispensary in their midst. The bill locating one at Tarboro has passed both houses, and the law will go into effect on the first day of July this year. There is a peculiar condition of things in Mecklenburg County. On the strength of the promise made by the Representatives from this county that they would abide by a majority in a wdiite primary, the advocates of the meas ure began making their arrangements to hold the primary. To the great surprise of all, the Mecklenburg Representatives announced that in order for the Dispen sary measure to receive their endorse ment, it must receive a majority, not only the white vote cast but of all the white votes in the county. This, we believe, is unprecedented in the history of elec tions. It simply means that the liquor element holds Mecklenburg County in its iron grip, that the Mecklenburg Rep resentatives are opposed to any Dispen sary, and that they are detei mined to thwart every movement in the direction of a Dispensary. The advocates of the Dispensary have let the matter drop, with a virtual appeal to the people to take cognizance of the facts and judge the Representatives according to the merits of the case. The people are very indig nant over the matter. On last Tuesday a primary was held in Cumberland County. The question voted on was whether the Dispensary in that county should be continued. Those in favour of continuation did not vote. Out of 3,200 white votes in the county only about 900 voted, and nearly all these voted against continuance. It is evident that the Dis pensary in Cumberland is considered a success by the majority of the people, and that they do desire to retain it.
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