RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE
LiuuiBuay, April 7, 19 1Q
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HOME MISSIONS
Please send all communications for this De
partment to Mrs. R. O. Burton, Raleigh, N. C
Officers of the W. H. M. S., of the
N. C. Conference, 1008-' 09.
President Mrs. R. B. John, Raleigh, N. C.
First Vice-President Mrs. T. W. Costen.
Gates N. C.
Second Vice-President Mrs. J. C. Angler,
Durham, N. C.
Third Vice-President Mrs. J. A. Spiers,
Selma, N. C.
Recording Secretary Mrs. B, N. Mann, Dur
ham, N. C.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs. S. H. Scott,
Nbw Bern N C
r Treasurer Mrs. N. E. Edgerton, Selma, N. C.
T Superintendent of Supplies Mrs. I. T. Wil
kins Weldon N. C.
t Superintendent of Press Work Mrs. R. C.
Craven, Henderson, N. C.
Editor of Column in Raleigh Christian Advo
cateMrs. R. O. Burton.
District Secretaries.
Raleigh District Mrs. W. H. Call. Selma,
N.O
Durham District Miss Lillie Duke, Durham,
N. C.
Fayetteville District Miss Florence Parker,
Salemburg, N. C.
Rockingham District Mrs. J. E. Underwood,
Rockingham, N. C.
Wilmington District Mrs. Edgar L. Hart,
Wilmington, N. C.
New Bern District Mrs. W. H. Trueman,
New Bern, N. C.
RWarrenton District Mrs. Lee Johnson, Wel
don, N. C.
Elizabeth City District Mrs. Lee Morgan,
Corapeake, N. C.
Washington District Mrs. J. W. Parker,
Farmville. N. C.
SHALL RIGHT YIELD TO OPPOR-TUNITIES.
By Mary Helm.
Lack of Spiritual Life in the Church
Deplored.
On every side we hear the lack of
spiritual life in the church deplored.
We also hear the assertion that wo
men are more spiritual, more devout,
than men. Can we fail to put two
and two together and find an answer?
Is not something left out that Christ
intended to be in the management
and councils of His church when the
spiritual female element of that
church is excluded from its direction
and its controlling officers and coun
cils? Is there not a strange contra
diction in describing the church as
the bride of Christ and at the same
time robbing that church, in large
measure, of the female element?
God meant something more than
man's physical life when He said, "It
is not good for man to live alone,"
and made a "help-meet for him."
Woman must be a help-meet for the
"living soul" that God breathed into
man and she must share with him
his spiritual life if she would be
stow upon the world sons and daugh
ters possessing and giving to the
world that higher life, and so it is in
the church of God.
"Taxation Without Representation."
The women of the church have
contributed largely to its resources,
not just from the funds given them
by their husbands or fathers, but
from woman-earned money. Thou
sands of women are paying the
church assessment (taxes) who have
not only no legal status themselves,
but have no male representative.
They have not only thus submitted
to "taxation without representation,"
but have for love's sake consented, in
hundreds of instances, to do its of
ficial work without the legal sanction
of the Church. In thus evading the
law the women have not set for the
men a high moral standard or taught
them better official efficiency by leav
ing to them the privileges of the of
fice while the work of it has done by
others. It has been said that if wo
men granted the legal right to hold
office the men of the Church will do
less. Why? Are we to understand
that men are holding office in the
church simply for the sake of official
position, or to keep women out?
Women Should Say Who Are Fit or
Unfiit to Be the Religious Teachers
of Their Sons and Daughters.
The dread has been expressed that
if women were members of the An
nual or the General Conference thay
might have to serve on "scandalous
trial" committees. Only clerical dele
gates can .serve, but the whole body
votes on the committee's report.
Since woman's "sphere" is said to be
the home, and she is continually de
nominated "the guardian angel of
the purity of the home," she has the
right to know and to say who are fit
or unfit to enter it in the intimate
relation of a pastor the religious
teacher and guide of the sons and
daughters of that home.
The WTomen Who Do Much Church
Work Ask for Laity Rights.
Another brother says: "The wo
men themselves are not all of the
same mind on this subject."
Of course. All women do not think
alike. They differ just as men do,
but that furnishes no argument that
touches the merit of the cause or the
desirability of the legislation asked
for. All women do not want to be
Christians. All Christian women do
not want to be Methodists, all Meth
odist women do not want to join the
Missionary Societies. Do we find
here a reasonable argument against
any of these things? It may be that
many women do not know or appre
ciate the need of the rights we ask
for because they lack the experience
some of us have had. They have
never had to serve as stewards or in
any other official capacity illegally,
or refusing to break the law, have
seen the affairs of the church they
love mismanaged by incompetent
men.
As a general thing it is the women
who have been doing the work of
the church who are urging the re
peal of a restrictive law. A law
that is not "for the good of the
church" is a bad law, and the church
through its General Conference
would do well to honestly repeal it.
BARKER'S CHURCH AUXILIARY,
EAST ROBESOX CIRCUIT, ROCK
INGHAM DISTRICT.
Mrs. Phereba Regan, President.
Mrs. Fannie M. White, First Vice
President. Miss Lottie M. White, Second Vice
President. Mrs. Minnie Powers, Third Vice
President. Mrs. W. A. Jenkins, Treasurer.
Mrs. Mary Sheeting, Recording
Secretary.
Mrs. Phereba Regan, Correspond
ing Secretary.
I am happy to introduce the offi
cers of Barker's Church Auxiliary,
whom, with their sister members, we
cordially welcome to our ranks, and
we pray that they may be greatly
blessed in all their work for the
King. It is a pleasure to give you
Mrs. Rogers' interesting letter, and
we thank her for writing. The Aux
iliary is blessed in having such a
leader, whose willingness to perform
double service shows her fine and
faithful spirit:
Lumberton, March 17, 1910.
Dear Mrs. Burton: We have been
trying for the past year to arouse
enthusiasm in Home Missions, but
until recently, when we reorganized,
there was not much success.
Mrs. Ellen Redman, Mrs. Daisy
Jenkins, and Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Humphrey of Lumberton, came out
to Barker's Church, and with the aid
of our pastor, Rev. W. A. Jenkins,
and his estimable wife, we start off
this year with more than twenty
members.
We cannot send a delegate to Eliz
abeth City this time, but hope to
come into line in the future. The
general membership has just finished
paying the debt on the new church
at Barker's, and it will soon be dedi
cated, notice of which will be in the
Advocate.
Our Home Mission Society carpet
ed it. Pray for us, that we may be a
success. I feel my inability to per
form the duties and obligations de
volving on me, but with the help of
God, shall try to do my best.
Yours sincerely,
MRS. PHEREBA REGAN,
Corresponding Secretary.
THOUGHTS FOR THE THOUGHT
FUL.
A WELCOME LETTER FROM BY
NUM AUXILIARY.
Dear Mrs. Burton. At our Feb
ruary meeting we elected the follow
ing officers for this year:
Mrs. J. B. Atwater, President.
Mrs. Nora M. Bynum, First Vice
President. Mrs. L. M. Chaffin, Second Vice
President. Mrs. R. J. Moore, Third Vice-President.
Miss Julia Lambeth, Recording
Secretary.
Mrs. J. w. Mann, Corresponding
Secretary.
Mrs. C. W. Neal, Treasurer.
Our Auxiliary has been organized
about two years, and is doing excel
lent work under the leadership of our
energetic and loyal President.
Our number is gradually increas
ing, which is very encouraging and
makes us believe that the members
are interested and are trying to bring
others into this great work.
We regret that we cannot be repre
sented at the Annual Meeting at
Elizabeth City.
With best wishes for the work of
the women, I am,
Yours sincerely,
MRS. J. W. MANN,
Corresponding Secretary.
We thank Mrs. Mann for this fine
letter, which brings cheer and en
couragement to us all.
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Druggists.
It is a good policy to leave a few
things unsaid.
The way of faith is never harder
than our hearts.
The highest seat in the Kingdom
of God is the stool of penitence.
Dark clouds bring waters when
the bright brings noae. John Bun
yan. Our dream did not come true,
But we hare freshened weary lives
In ways we mever knew.
Lucy Larcom.
It is no use asking God to show us
the way of life unless we start oat in
search of it.
Cheerfulness is the best promoter
of health, and as friendly to the
mind as to the body. Addison.
No body will use other people's
experience, nor has any of his own
till it is too late to use it. Nathaniel
Hawthorne.
Christianity is a religion that will
not keep; the only thing to do with
it is to use it, spend it, give it away.
Henry van Dyke.
Earth grows into heaven, as we
come to live and breathe in the at
mosphere of the Incarnation. Jesus
makes heavwi wherever He is. F.
W. Faber.
Let us not despond about our ex
periences, nor debate as to whether
we have faith, love, and hope. Let
us act upon what we possess, and ex
ercise will increase its growth. Se
lected. Be gentle! Be gentle! Many a
man you meet and many a woman,
with serene countenance, is bearing
about all a mortal can bear, though
the burden be hidden away from the
world. You may tighten heart
strings already strained to thebreak
ing point.
God, who registers the cup
Of mere cold water for His sake
To a disciple rendered up,
Disdains not His own thirst to
slake
At the poorest love that ever was of
fered. And because my heart I proffered,
With true love trembling at the brim,
He suffers me to follow Him.
Browning.
The best proof of the truth of the
Bible is its openness. It has nothing
to hide. It stands out in the clear
light. It challenges investigation.
The effort to conceal it in any way
is not warranted by its own demand
that all men come and put it to a
test. Come and see.
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