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RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE. tThursday, November U, 191s Page Two j $ EDITORIAL )Jt !ji C ijE C 'I t t COXFKIIK.VCK IS AT THE DOOR. This means a great, devil to a Methodist in many directions. The fact that most of our Churches have been closed for a month or more on account of the epidem ic of inliuena demands thaa unusual ac tivity characterize) the few remaining days. This is true with reference to every phase of the work; but wo must call spe cial attention to the Advocate in this con nection. Tho effect of the epidemic has been seriously felt in a financial way in tho Advocate oflice. It has not been possi ble for us to get out as we usually do at this season of the year, and now it Avill be impossible for us to do this kind of work between this and Conference. Wo arc far short in th matter of new subscribers this year. The preachers in the Western North Carolina Conference have sent in more than 2,400 new subscribers to their Conference organ, and Brother Blair an nounces that practically all tho old sub scribers are paid in advance. What a .splendid record! Why cannot we do as well? If all our pastors had tried as some of them have, wo could. Will yon not redeem the situation in tho few days that are left? It can be done. And do not wait till Conference to send them in. It is much better to sesid them in now. As the ravages of the epidemic are pass ing, as the war sceir.s about to close, as conditions of life j-romie to be more nearly normal, let us press this work with full energy and with determination to succeed. Wo are. counting on yon. f Our Great Orphanage Work We are giving practically all of our space this week to the cause of the orphan. Wo are sure that there is no cause that appeals more strong ly to the hearts of all our people. Methodism entered this field long after some of the oilier denominations did, not that we were indifferent to the orphan, but because we thought we were ministering to them through another institu tion. We were doing so in so far as we min istered, but it did not reach far. We were play ing with our consciences in the matter. We had not looked the situation in the face and inform ed ourselves of the real need that was crying to heaven. Our orphanage is young in years, but it is growing rapidly. It is not, however, yet meet ing the needs that exist. We have to turn away many worthy applications for lack of room and resources with which to do the work. Among the many applications that come we have to sift and try to get the most needy until our limit is leached. It is a great philanthropic work. The impulse that is back of it is love for men; the purpose before it is to help them to realize the best that is in them. It is a genuinely religious work. It recognizes tho fact that no man come to his best self except through Jesus Christ. Religion is the basis of character, and Christ is the only Saviour from sin. The orphanage work base. itself upon this fundamental truth, and offers to the helpless dependent orphan the guidance and help that he needs. Our Church is to bo congratulated in the work that is being done in our orphanago at Raleigh. We have in Brother Barnes a wise and spiritually-minded leader in this work. lie is a lover of childden tender and sympathetic with them in their work and study and play. He is associ ated with a number of others who are giving themselves whole-heartedly to the tasks to which they have been called, md a wholesome religious atmosphere pervades the place. It is well that at this time the attention of our people shbuld bo turned to it, and that a new impetus should be given to the work. The more money that our people are willing to invest in that institu tion, the larger will be the amount of good that it can and will do. Peace ! The world is rejoicing today (Monday) over the cessation of hostilities, which occurred this morning at 6 o'clock Washington time. Novem ber 11, 1918, is destined to be a great date in the history of the world. History will -ilso acknowledge that the United States of America has made it a great date, and of the individual names who performed a great part in bringing, it to pass that of Woodrow Wilson will stand in the forefront. In the final stages of the great war after the entrance of the United States as an active participant in the struggle, his voice carried furthest in the councils of the nations. He injected into the titanic contest a higher idealism, put the purposes of the war on a high er moral plane, and under this inspiration with the addition of the spirited fighting qualities of the American soldier, the Allied forces moved with greater efficiency to the goal of victory. To indicate the greatness of this triumph of human ity over barbarism, of essential truth and good ness over the "right of might," of individual liberty and initiative over serfdom and autoc racy, words are lamentably inadequate. The breaking down of the Central Powers came soon er than many of us who were keeping in touch with the dispatches from the battle front could hope a short time ago, but within recent weeks events have moved rapidly. When the alliance of the Central Powers began to crumble, it soon tottered to its fall. We cannot help recalling the words of Dr. Hugh Black at Trinity commencement last June; "The German machine will finally go to pieces upon, the bare heart of humanity." It was a sentence that sounds prophetic in the light of the pres ent moment. This crisis of peace is now upo.i us, and it is no less great in its possibilities ihan was the crisis of war; but sufficient tin the present moment is ihe fact that the awful holocaust of war is over. We devoutly than.c God for a victorious peace. Our Fall Drive A. S. Barnes, Superintendent. That we should unite our forces in a "big drive for the benefit of our Methodist Orphan age U apparent to all who are lamiliar with our financial condition. Some months ago we ex hausted our baiiK account, and have been forced to bonow two tnousand and live hundred dollars. Unless more and larger Specials reacn us before the first of December, we shall be compelled to borrow again. 1-or these and other reasons, it is imperative that we make a "big drive" during the next few weeks so that we can put our be loved Methodist Orphanage on a good financial basis. Our friends should remember that we have two hundred and thirty-five vigorous, ac tive boys and girls to feed, clothe, educate and train. Such an undertaking is a J.rcuieau task, especially when prices are soaring, -id the dollar diminishing in purchasing power all the while. The regular assessment does not begin to meet our current expenses. It has several years since the ten per cent assessment was voted upon the Church by the Conference. We have morn ,j,a twice as many children to provide for now we had then. By putting these facts together we easily see the embarrassing situation that confronts us. Specials from Churches. Sunday schools, Organized Classe?,, Woman's Mission ary Societies and Epworth Leagues have en abled us to make buckle and tongue just about meet. In the light of these facts, I jsn to urge our pastors, Sunday-school Superinten dents, teachers, stewards, Leaguers and all other leaders to join hand and heart in our fall campaign and make the "big drive" a glow ing success. Thanksgiving services in most of our Churches, Sunday-schools and Leagues about Thanksgiving will furnish our Methodist friends a fine opportunity to make a special offering for our worthy cause. Let all, who can do a day's work, set apart the amount received and give to the Orphanage. We need eighteen more generous-hearted friends who are able to sup port an orphan each. Now is tho best season of the year to find that number. Our good Bap tist friends waged an active campaign last year, ,and received for the Thomasville Bap tist Orphanage more than twenty thousand dol lars during the Thanksgiving season. Most of that amount was received from the income of a day's work on the part of the Baptists of the State. With everybody united and enthused, we can do as well as our sister Church and relieve our Orphanage from being handicapped and em barrassed for lack of adequate support. Let me beg everyone who is interested in the Methodist Orphanage to read the articles pub lished in this week's issue of the Advocate. They are right from the heart of some of our warmest friends. If we heed these messages, they will accomplish great good for the orphan children of our Church and State. With this issue of the Avocate goes an earnest prayer from the heart of our orphan children that God will graciously bless all who minister to them in His name. Duty of the North Carolina Conference Toward the Methodist Orphanage By Bishop U. V. W. Darlington. To All of tho Brethren and Sisters of the North Carolina Conference: These are stirring times in which we are per mitted to live, and there are many calls upon us a.l for service in the Kingdom of God. "Hands across the sea" beckon us to come to their relief, and we have come, and we are com ing, and we shall continue to come to the reliet of the starving children of Belgium, of Xortn ern France, of Syria and other parts of the stricken world. These things ought we to hav done, but not to have left the other undone While we are thinking of these homeless, fatn less, motherless children across the waters, -must not forget those at our own door, in Methodist Orphanage at Raleigh. We have - children to feed, cloi e, educate and train -Christian service. In these days of soa prices we have found that the income nom sources is not sufficient to meet the cunu,u hief peases. I. therefore, as your brother inu pastor, exhort that every preacher shall u- ten per cent assessment on his charfjo courage his Sunday-schools, Epworth and Missionary Societies to make an oi the Orphanage. When the Thanksgi" a rolls around, it would be a fitting th,',,cn t0 most gracious opportunity for the blv 0rphan give their Thanksgiving offerings to u - age and I sincerely hope this will bG ( .n" these all our people rally to the Orphanage our strenuous days and remember the " dono Lord when He said, "Inasmuch as ye ' 1 ' ye it unto one of the least of these my have done it unto me."
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