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Thursday, January 7, 1915. tte thought of his loving ministries. No one knows tne uuiucuo ui unia iuxi ue carnea upon jjis own tender heart, but he never allowed an opportunity to pass to speak the tender word in season. His greatest joy seemed to be to lift the burden off of some one else's heart. Brother Cole was a wise counsellor. He knew how to plan and to bring things to pass. He saw things in their relations to other things. He knew how to sound the right note, to touch the right chord, to make the right move at the right time. And in this capacity he was appreciated both in his Church and outside of it. At the time of his death he was a member of the Board of Trustees of Trinity College, of the Board of Trus tees of Louisburg College, of the Board of Trus tees of the Conference, and he was the third vice- president of the North Carolina Conference for Social Service. In all of these relations his ad vice was eagerly sought and listened to, and in planning for the development of these institu tions no service was more valuable than his. It will be seen, therefore, that his going has left abroad vacancy; we shall miss him sorely. He was a man of broad vision and broad sym pathy. He did not move in one narrow little groove. In the work of the Church he was often pained by the seeming fact that so many minis ters manifested no interest in those phases of the work outside of their own special field. More than once he so expressed himself to us; and then in characteristic style proceeded to show how they didn't mean to do it, but the fact remained, nevertheless. It was his constant habit to keep iiis eye upon the whole field. Though he never taught in any of our colleges, he was constantly and deeply interested in their welfare. His in terest in the success of the Advocate was scarcely less than our own; and, though his immediate wrk was in the Orphanage when we knew him best, he kept his eye constantly on the work in t (e fifld; and his interest was always a sym pathetic one. We have known but few men who surveyed the whole field of the Church's work Kith as clear a vision and with as uniform an in terest as did Brother Cole. We think that Bishop Kilgo struck the key note of his life when he referred to his power to love as the supreme capacity of his life. To those rto knew him, it is unnecessary for us to enlarge on this. More than anything else,- it brought I turn to his place of power, and it made him uniquely fitted for the work of the Orphanage, j here he did the crooning work of his life. It as here within the last few years that we came to know him intimately. The cry of the orphan Slew louder and louder in his ears until it over bed his strength, and his strong physical frame went down. There were two things that he espe ciaily wanted to see in his day: He wanted to see tfle Orphanage endowed to the amount of at least ttOO.uuu, and he wanted to see the first building of a great hospital go up on the Orphanage Pounds. When he felt his physical strength giv inS way, he confided this truth to us; but there lvas no complaint when he saw that it was not to te- It would be a happy thought for the Church 10 build that hospital as a memorial to him. His Peculiar fitness for the superintendency of -the 0rPhanage was recognized when he was first call- 6(1 to it. We are reliably informed that sixteen ctner names were presented to the Board of Trus ees at the time of his election. They were all S'ven due consideration; but, when the ballot was Cast, every vote was for John Cole. He has uundantly vindicated the wisdom of their clloice. But his task is done. The laborer has lai(1 down his implements of toil, and the faithful Eervant has entered into his Master's joy. May rest be sweet as thy service has been faithful! RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE. Personals- Otherwise Rev- W. C. Merritt, pastor of the Rich Square Clrcuit, has called upon all of his members to ob Serye the Week of Prayer and Self-denial this Rev. P. D. Woodall, Edenton, has been visiting la Benson and Clayton recently. H 11 H Rev. J. M. Ormond, Hillsboro, has been visiting Rev. B. C. Thompson, at Goldsboro, recently. U 11 II Rishop R. G. Waterhouse has returned to his home at Los Angeles, Cal., where mail will now reach him. II II 11 Rev. J. C. Wooten, pastor of Edenton Street, Raleigh, is holding services each night this week in observance of the week of prayer. n ii n Rev. T. J. Dailey requests us to state that his address is now Cary, N. C, instead of Middleburg as formerly. His friends will please address him at the former place. n n Rev. T. G. Vickers, pastor of Bladen Street Methodist Church, Wilmington, was speaker at the Y. M. C. A. service last Sunday afternoon. His subject was "Happiness, its Condition and Con tent." H H H Rev. J. L. Midgett and wife passed through Raleigh one day last week en route to their new work on the Elise Circuit. They paid the Advo cate office a pleasant call, and we hope they will come again soon. II H H Though the ground was covered with ice last Sunday, the Warrenton congregations were rea sonably good; but the pastor found no one at all at Warren Plains in the afternoon. He has miss ed no appointment this winter. ii i i We learn from an exchange that Bishop Mou zon has consented to act for a time as Dean of the Theological Department of the Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, and has moved his residence to that city. 11 II 11 Rev. H. E. Lance, Roseboro, writes: "We have been most cordially received at Roseboro, and find the old time Methodist hospitality through out the circuit. 'Santa Claus' has been a sub stantial friend down here in Sampson County." H 11 II Now that we are moving into the new year, we trust that all our pastors will inaugurate a vigor ous campaign for the Advocate. Let us do this at once so that the Church organ can get into the homes of our people for the full Conference year and do its full work. II H II It is gratifying to learn from the New York Christian Advocate that the Methodist Episcopal Church (North) has not only maintained its regu lar income for foreign missions, but contributed more than $60,000 for special relief in countries affected by the European war. U H Ii We are giving in another column the new ap portionment for a few of the districts this week. We will give the others just as soon as we can get them. In the meantime let every pastor do his best. If you chance to get more than the number assigned, no harm will be done. H n u Some of those good Warrenton Methodists hap pily surprised the occupants of their parsonage, Rev. R. H. Broom and family, Christmas eve, with a generous pounding placed at the front door. This substantial kindness was both thought ful and timely, and was gratefully appreciated. H U 1 Our readers will be interested to learn that Rev. R. C. Beaman, D.D., and Miss Mattie Clem ents, of Henderson, were married last Wednes day afternoon at the home of the bride's niece, Mrs. Lloyd Smith, at Farmville, N. C. Immediate ly after the marriage Rev. and Mrs. Beaman left for a bridal tour through Florida. The Advo cate extends congratulations and best wishes. age Three Rev. C. E. Durham and wife called at the Ad vocate office last Monday. They were on their way to make a visit to their home people near Chapel Hill a belated Christmas visit. Brother Durham is entering hopefully upon his new work on the Mount Pleasant Circuit. H H u The children of the East Lumberton Methodist Sunday-school were made very happy on Christ mas eve. There were some very highly enjoyed exercises by the members of the school, after which Santa Claus distributed numerous presents from a heavy-laden tree. Mayor A. E. White is superintendent of the school. Robesonian. H H II Dr. and Mrs. Eric Alonzo Abernethy announce the marriage of their sister, Dora Elizabeth, to Mr. Joseph Warren Blount on Monday, December the twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and fourteen. .Mrs. Blount is a daughter of the late Rev. J. T. Abernethy and is a sister of Dr. Abernethy of Raleigh and Solicitor Abernethy, of New Bern. H H 11 The following resolution passed by the District Hoard of Stewards of the New Hem District sounds good to us: "Resolved, That it is the sense of this Hoard of Stewards that the pastors should make a more diligent effort to increase the circulation of the Raleigh Christian Advocate in our District." Now, Hrothcr pastors, this is a oice from the laymen of your District, and here is hoping that it will ring clear in the conscience of every pastor in the North Carolina Conference. . 1MMI A note from Rev. J. H. Hill, a local preacher of Maysville, brings the information that the Ladies' Aid Society of that place is planning to repair the interior of the parsonage and to put new and finer funiture in it. The Sunday-school gave a Christmas tree Saturday evening, December 2 6, and it contained a present for every scholar, young and old. Brother Sell, the pastor, was present and made a short address which was most enjoyable. H H H We are inexpressibly saddened by the news of the death of David McKinney, the sixteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. McKinne, of Louisburg. While out hunting with a friend on January 4, he was accidentally shot and instantly killed. It is a great grief to all the parties concerned and our hearts go out in sympathy to them. David was a noble boy, just blcoming into young manhood, and had a promising future before him. May the abounding grace of Christ sustain the sorrowing loved ones. u H u From the Morning Star we learn that the Win ter Park Methodist Church, Wilmington, was or ganized on the night of December 30, 1914. It is a part of the work at Seagate, and Rev. G. M. Daniel is the preacher-in-charge. There is a membership of about thirty to start with, and the outlook is reported to be bright for a growing Church in that community. Services for the present will be held in the school building, but ar rangements are being made to build at an early date. We are glad to hear of this progress. If U U We are pained to note the death of Mrs. Eliza Sanford, widow of Rev. Jonathan Sanford, for many years a member of the North Carolina Con ference. Sister Sanford had been living with her (laughter, Mrs. J. P. Brown, at Fairmont, N. C, at which place she passed away on the night of December 30, 1914. She had been in declining health for some time and the end was quiet and peaceful. Her body was interred at Lumberton on the first day of the new year. The Advocate extends its sympathies to the bereaved loved ones. H U 11 Rev. E. C. Sell, Maysville, N. C, sends us this note:: "Sometimes it is wise to say nothing. Fometimes it is prudent to say but little. But we have reached a point where it would be a mark of unpardonable ingratitude to remain silent. Something must be said. Here it is: Thanks, thanks, a thousand thanks to the good people of Hopewell, Maysville and Tabernacle for the many nice packages containing excellent ar ticles which are indispensible to the pantry. It is hard to find words that will adequately ex press our appreciation of such generosity. May the rich blessings of the Bountiful Giver of all good continually rest upon these kind and thoughtful people!"
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