RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE
Thursday, jj
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News and Correspondence,
Un4r thi head w wiah short, criap
ntWB Um from the flel. It U not
.Ig.ed that the writer'- Mm. .jouM
appear la print, bat his name h& a-war-
aeeempany the Items. le
tors frem the preachers will eentlnie t
be pubMshed on this page. Editor.)
Tho Woman's Missionary Council
of our Church will hold its annual
meeting in Church Street Church,
Knoxvillc, Tcnn., April 3-11.
HONOR ROLL.
The following, having secured the
number of new subscriptions appor
tioned to them, are given a place
on our Honor Roll in the order in
which they are received:
Kenansville Circuit, M. F. Hodges,
pastor.
Chadbourn Circuit, B. B. Stan
field, pastor.
Calvary Church, Durham. L. D.
Hayman. pastor.
Tar River Circuit, J. A. Lee. ras
tor. Maysville Circuit, T. W. Lee, pas
tor. Rowland Circuit, A. J. Groves,
pastor.
Hallsboro Circuit, J. C. D. Stroud,
pastor.
Stantonsburg Charge. C. 0. Arm
strong, pastor.
continue to J?how their kindness to
us by sending in fresh meats, butter,
meal, graham flour, canned fruits,
eggs, chicken, etc., beside feed for
Dixie. A. J. GROVES.
ST. JOHN AM) GIBSON.
Dear Brother Massey: The St.
John and Gibson people have been
doing things so nicely since Confer
once I feel impelled to write of
their doings again. With some few
pxreDtions we have a most loyal
nponle They are standing by their suspect he would have, with a part
nnstor this vear as never before. On 0f that dinner, as Brothers Smith
r " , mi r
and Shaver aid. ine comerence in
the afternoon was good and well at
tended. All that was done that day was
i hoii, voor a
hminv ' nev uesau
work this year by placing on the
parsonage lot a supply of wood
which has not yet all been used.
Other provisions we found in the
parsonage, a sufficient amount to
last several days.
Our first Quarterly Conference
was held at Brooksdale Church, Feb
ruary 23. The presiding elder,
Brother Wooten, was present and
preached an excellent sermon at IX
o'clock, which was both strong and
impressive, and found response in
the hearts of the people. The dinner
served at the noon hour made us
wonder that if Mr. Hoover should
im n round, would he interfere. I
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Christmas Eve they began to pound
us and they have not yet stopped,
and the invitations to spend the day
are numerous.
tarily added tin,. .
salary, making lt U1 M
lur ia very grateful f 1 h
act, tor it came without
tion on his part. 7
Trinity Church sent un
ficent pounding- to , a
on Saturday of the QUJJJ
ing. it was nlfiaesn- uy
Wilson and Peter F. Em!
With a "ftamr n..
groceries, consign . Ml,
, n6 u! nou
meal, sugar, and coffPp
goods. Think of it!
a Wholft Wasmn lnori . ' Pa
01 good
t0. eat, The Pastor ,ea?da!?!:
grin mat won't come off 2
friends. I have
" "uius to ,,
you as I ought, but I fift B J?
it very much. The people 0n !
to me, m-
!m CO trior! V. .. ' ""l.
w UK3 Wiul lnemtlli
Linm year. j A
At the first Quarterly Conference not done in an open conference. Plans
APPORTIONMENT NEW SIB
SCRIRERS WASHINGTON DIS
TRICT. Aurora 9
Ayden 10
Bethel 9
Bath 9
Elm City 6
Fairfield 5
Farmville 5
Freemont 9
Greenville 12
Matamuskeet 8
McKendree 5
M;t. Pleasant 7
Nashville 8
the stewards of their own accord
raised the pastor's salary twenty
five per cent over last year. And
their collections for the first quar
ter were fine. The St. John's stew
ards who have reported say that
every one approached has willingly
raised his assessment 25 per cent fo
meet the increase. I am sure the
others and those at Gibson will find
the same ready response.
A few Sundays ago I preached on
the war and urged my people to go
the next day and buy War Savings
Stamps. Those selling told me that
that Monday was the best sales day
they had had, their sales being some
thing like double any previous day.
On yesterday I preached on the
"Minister" and took a collection for
the purchase of the Advocate stock,
and the upkeep of the district par
sonage, and secured $66.00.
For nearly a year our St. John's
Sunday-school has been giving its
first Sunday collection to the Or
phanage and for the past three
months the total has beenabout $20.
Our Gibson school started the same
yesterday and its collection was
$9.11. The Ladies Aid Society of
Gibson recently sent the Orphanage
Rockv Mt 13
North and South Rocky Mt 4 !er $17-00- The ladies of Gibson
Clark St., Rocky Mt 4 Church 3USt about Conference sent
stnntriTisVmro- o tnem thirteen pairs of nice bed
Stokes 3
Spring Hope 8
sheets.
A month ago last Sunday I an-
Swanquarter 7 Rounc to st- John's People I
vvauicu lu urgamze aner service a
Young People's Missionary Society.
Tarboro 5
Vanceboro
Washington ' '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. '. " 10 W took thirty-seven names and set
0 J. j An r Yrk rvn lnw MAAi! 11.
Wjlson 12 WU1 c5uiai meeting ior tne next
Sunday afternoon and at that time
we added five more, making forty
two and thirty-seven of the whole
were present. Our motto is Every
body present and paying every time.
I believe we can say thanks to the
ladies who do the work, that we
have every Sunday two as neat and
ROWLAND CIRCUIT.
The first Quarterly Conference
for Rowland Circuit embraced Sat
urday and Sunday, the second and
third of March, and was held at
Rowland Church. Rev. J. II. Hall,
our presidng elder, was delayed in as clean Churches to preach in as
getting here on account of a late can be found anywhere. And our
train, but held our Conference Sat
urday afterncjon. The reports were
the best that have been made at first
Quarterly Conference during my
three years here.
On Sunday Brother Hall preached
two good helpful sermons at Row
land in the morning and at Cente
nary in the afternoon, administering
tho sacrament of the Lord's supper
at both plaees.
On Saturday at ten o'alock the
stewards of the charge met and or
ganized by electing Dr. Geo. M
Pate, chairman, and Brother Ber
nard A. Edens, secretary and treas
urer. Without a dissenting voice
they voted to increase the pastor's
salary 20 per cent, making it $1 200
Our board of stewards took a
forward step i deciding to have
quarterly meetings apart from the
XnH J ?nferences r consulta
tion and discussion. Our people
congregations are splendid in size
and in attention. W. H. BROWN.
BROOKSDALE.
Dear Brother Massey: When we
were read out for Brooksdale Ct.
at the Annual Conference, at Green
ville, we did not only not know
where Brooksdale was, but did not
remember any such a circuit within
the bounds of the North Carolina
Conference, After a little inquiry
we soon learned that it was one of
the twins just born from the old Mt
Tirzah Circuit.
We have not been sorry for one
minute that we were sent to this
charge, for surely we are in one of
the very best counties in the State!
Jn?aK T mre l0yal pePle are
not to be found anywhere. They ar
always ready to do something to
how their appreciation, and to
make the preacher and his family
were made secretly, for we received
one of the heaviest poundings that
night that we have received since
wo have been in the ministry.
Flour, meal, sugar, canned goods of
all kinds, eggs, and almost every
needed grocery. We wish to thank
these good people for all these valu
able things and pray God's richest
blessings uploin them that they may
be all the more happy. We are
looking for the best year in our ex
perience; we expect to make it so.
As we have not been accustomed
to writing very much, we will close
by sending three new subscriptions
to the Advocate; will send others in
a few days. J. A. RUSSELL.
TAR RIVER CIRCUIT.
The First Quarterly Conference oi
Tar River Circuit for the current
year was held at Kittrell March 2
and 3. A fair representation of the
official members was present. Rev.
J. E. Underwood, P. E., was present,
and rendered effective service in the
pulpit and as presiding official. Sun
day morning services were held at
Plank Chapel. The worship at both
Churches, we believe, was helpful
and edifying.
The stewards kindly and volun-
TRINITY COLLEGE NOTES.
The Sunday School Teachers' b
stitute hel dat Trinity College h;
week was in every way a stirm
The Sunday-school wtorkers of
city were greatly interested at;
qiute a number ot the students
1 A. - - it
aavaniage 01 tne courses offerer;
Field Secretary H. E. Spencei;
untiring in his efforts and was
course pleased with the success
tained.
Miss Marguerite Russell, of
sophomore class, returned Moid!
after having spent a few days
her mother in Asheville.
President W. P. Few is in Ni
ville, Tenn., attending the session
the General Sunday School Boar
for the Southern Methodist Churcl
Lt. E. S. Savage, '15 and a
student here last year, is now in
Camp Jackson training camp
was a visitor on the campus durin;
the early part of the week,
alumnia at Camp Jackson are
ranging for a meeting in the nea:
future, at which there will be a
resentative from the College.
Prof. E. C. Brooks has just retun-
ed from Atlanta, Ga., where he
dressed the teachers of that city.
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THOUSANDS STARVING IN BIBLE LANDS.
J.
EASTER TIME A. D. 1918.
Every Pastor in America is requested to preach March 10, 1918, 1
on
PRESENT DAY CONDITIONS IN BIBLE LANDS or THE MOD- (
ERN BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY.
Can we hope for true Christian fellowship on Easter Sunday
or during Holy Week if in the meantime we have closed our
eyes, turned our backs, or even remained indifferent to the cry (
of the hungry and the dying in the land from which we have our
faster message?
3,000,000 DESTITUTE, 400,000 OF WIHOM ARE ORPHAN'S
WHAT WOULD JESUS DO? . ,
Relief is 100 per cent effective through responsible American
administrators. ,
All money goes for relief, none for salaries, commissions or (
expenses. ,
Write to tho American Commitee for Armenian ann Syrian Re-
lief, Cleveland TT. Dodge, Treasurer, One Madison Avenue, ,
York, for additional information including latest cablegrams ana (
official reports. , ,
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