North Carolina Newspapers

r BlBLICAIi RECORDER. J. F. REDD, '- - - Ktiior. WEDNESDAY,. . . . . .Oct. 22d, 1873.' S , : ,. i EXTRA0RDI1IARY : FIPXY CENTS - ; Wc win send ; . "- " V, THE BIBLICAL RECORDER Fron this date - rrr?rr r:' "rrr . taIL 'BBIIAET 1st, 1874, ; ! TO ' 1 . SUBSCRIBERS. "We offer this extra inducement to new subscribers in order to giro an opportu- 1 Dity to our friends to extend our circula-1 tion, and we earnestly ask that all of the 'Pastors, and members, who are subscrib- " era, will give us their aid in making this 'known and sending subscriptions. ; ' . Will you help us , r 1 - - ' A. F. Bedd. Editor.1' . THE. EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE I ' - f HISTORYr - , The World's Evangelical Alliance, which, lias just closed its sixth General ' Conference in New; York, was organized twenty-seven years ago, In August,' 1S46, :S0O delegates from Franco, Belgium,- Germany,. Switzerland, Italy, Turkey, Great Britain, Ireland, the Uni ted States, Canada," and other countries, . representing fifty distinct ecclesiastical organizations, met in London, and agreed "upon a basis of cooperation.r! The -Gen-r oral organization was subdivided - into seven distinct organizations, Great Brit ain and Ireland constituting .the first ; ' the United States of America the second; France, Belgium and - Frencli1' Bwitzer- .Lind the. third;. ITorth J Germany the fourth ; South , Germany , and ..German Switzerland, the fifth; British North America the sixth, and the West Indies the seventh. The organization in "the United States was established : in 1867, with the title 11 The American Evangeli cal Alliance," and its' constitution de clares: ' I ; ,' u The objects of this Association are to promote evangelical union, with a view to greater success ?n Christian activity ; .to maintain and exhibit the, essential uniiy of the Church of ChristVto coun . teract the influence of infidelity and su perstition, especially in their -organized forms;. to assist the cause of religious freedom everywhere ; to hold up the su ; preme authority of the Word of God;, to urge the observance of the Lord's day j and to correct the,immbral habits of so ciety. - And, to accomplish these ends, it proposes to act as & Bureau of .Corres jpoTulence and Information, obtaining facts and diffusing them, with such suggestions as may seem pertinent, always avoid ing a docmatic or lesdslative style, and endeavoring to keep .the unity of4 the .Spirit in the bond of peace. - . - r Grand conferences have been held' at intervals of four or five years, in Paris, Geneva Berlin and Amsterdam; there cent session in, ITew . Tori; having been the first ever held in this country. : For these historical facts we are indebted to. the Christian Index,' 6t G& one of the ablest and most enterprising journals in this country, ,. .? r-v.' , f - f ' MEN - OP DISTINCTION Ef THE HEW TOBK ; - - 'SESSION'."" ' , ; D'Aubigno, of Switzerland, Guthrie, v of Scotland, Hoffman, of 1 Prussia, and McBvaino and Schmucker from Ameri- ca were not present, having died since . their appointment ; while rischendorfy of Liepzig, was disabled by , severe ill ness; and public business detained Pres senscj of Paris, and Van Xobn, of Am sterdam. But there were many , . great men there, among whom, we note from abroad, Tholuck, of Ualle ; Krumma ' cher, from Brandenburg , Payne Smith, froui Caulcrbury ; " Cairns, of Berwick ; -, ChxifstHeb, of Bonn ; Oosterzee, from Utrecht; Arnotj of -Edinburgh ; Bigg? from Westminster; Parker and Angus, , . from 1 London ; Dorner, from Berlin ; liseh of Paris Stovel, of ; England; Witte, of Ccethen, Prussia, &c. with many of the greatest names in the , Auiejican ministry : Woolsey,' Hopkins .McCosh, Schaff, Stores, Adams, Plum mer, Hoge, Hodge, "Beecher, Schenk) Potter, Hall, Eddy, Goodwin, and" very many others too numerous to "mention; . Tlw Baptists seem to have been well represented both from home and abroad. Dra. Angus and Stovel, of - England and llev. Messrs. Wilkins and Bennett - . of Scotland, took, part hx the meeting ; while we note the names of Alvah Ho vey, of 2fewton ; M. B. Anderson, of Bochester j J. H. Baymond, of Vassar ; ITatk. a. Bishop, of New York j Alexia C-:t:' lata President ct Brown; and J. . . H. Williams, of Baltimore, amcng .. the E- cakers cf the body. ' ; " ; ; r t i Wo telieye' there, were but four. men from tha Z c-th, honored -with an appoint cent t3 e: before the Alliancetwo " el tLri vcr2 Prcibytcrions Dr. Plura- cf Cc!zrl-ia, S. C.'aad- Dr. 11. D. cf Eiclimon.fi, "Va., and two were c A.- fX, V Cv. ::s discussed very rut ,1 .-T-r--- XtvA t V;CcllC3 C, 1' r;3 cr fur toxica ; v;! seem to hare elicited the most interest were tho Relation of Governments to Religion; The Characteristics of ZIodcrn Infidel.'y and the lest ZleiXod of Rejutu j it; Christian Union; and the Tuljpit cf the Age. : - ;The lew York Independent, while ex pressing dissatis&ctiou with the want cf farce and merit' in most of the papers and speeches on infidelity, regards the paper of Prof. Chriestlieb, on this topic, as decidedly the ablest of the whole ses sion; and tho Watchman and JRefcctor, of Boston. Dronoonces Dr. Parker, of London who, with Mr. Beecher and Prof. Kidder, of the Drew. Theological Seni- nary, Bpoke on the Pulpit cf the Age, as the orator of the body. Dr. Parker is the author of "EcceDeut.1 Btrange to say. Dr. Fuller read his speech on Per ; sonal Piety, which accounts for the small ; effect it produced on his audience. Dr. Burrows can read a sermon or address admirably, and Dr. Curry can do it well, but the extraordinary power of Dr. Ful- let is gone when he confines himself to a I manuscript. . CoWlilNTS AOUNST TUB XLXIA21CE.' In our notice , of the Alliance e. last week, wo stated that we had . some com plaints to prefer against - the . Alliance,' though ierhaps that is too strong a word; to express our objections to some things which have occurred during the. session of this body. V ; .- : , -r : n We did feel indignant at the insult of fered Dr.Curry when called to order by Dr. Crooks, while speaking in opposition to , a union of Church' and State, when Canon Freemantle, andMrwMenzics, and the Dean of Canterbury were not silenced when speaking on the other side; but 4s the managers of the Alliance apologized to Dr. Curry, and urged him to repeat his speech and take as much time as he; chose, we cannot hold them responsible for the impertinence of Dr. Crooks, the euixorox ine jxew xorjc jaeiAoaist,: wno happened unfortunately to have been in the chair at the time, and whose discour tesy was rebuked by the' audience and the press generally, as well as by the dignified and courteous demeanor of Dr. Curry himself. v. S-j ; We think some of the positions taken! by the venerable Dr, Hodge,' of Prince-. ton, on Christian Union, are a little sin gular, and can hardly be swallowed, even by orthodox "Presbyterians, r For' in-' stance, ho Bays, " Ko church has a right to demand more for Christian Union and communion, than Christ demands to en ter heaven." That proposition would sweep away, not only all ordinances, but J all church organization as well, for we doubt not that many have been received by Christ, to glory, who were never bap tized into any church.' . f "X 1 1 Again, . her 'says. that, every 'church should recognize as valid, the sacraments and orders of every other church.' That is, the Presbyterian, is bound by Chris tian charity , to regard as valid,, the priests, bishops and archbishops of . the Episcopal church, and the Baptist' is bound to regard as Scriptural and valid infant baptism, &c : Nor do we like the virtual breach of faith made by Dr." Wil liam Adams, when he announced to the Alliance that a " general ' and frse com munion would be held in his church on Sunday, in which service the Dean of Canterbury (Episcopalian) and Dr. An- gus 7 (open communion Baptist) would take part. Now remember that the Baptists' were assured when invited to the Alliance that a general communion would ' be waived in deference to their views, and that Dr. Adams was : the man who welcomed the Alliance to America : that it was in his church that many of the sessions of the body: were held, and that this statement was made before the whole body it looks to us very much1 like" a breach of faith, and has beenT so pronounced by the Examiner Clironicle of New York ? -t '.- i r. i - : Neither do we like the fact that Mr. Spurgeon was read ' out of the English Branch of the Evangelical .Alliance, '.' be4 cause ho said the Liturgy of the 'church of England was not Evangelical," but notwithstanding all these abatements and notwithstanding we constantly fear that it will do something that will 'drive off all true Baptists, we are in favor o the Alliance. - It has aided' our poor per secuted Baptist brethren in Europe, in! their struggles for; liberty, ' and it' has called ; together- the ! noblest band ' of Christians that ' ever met on this contiU nent," and we rejoice that the meeting was not only a great, but a glorious success. ' - j Brother Redd : My ' good friend H. asks what is strange in the style of W F. B s' note to 44 JLTjf Dear James' ". A small one in our town says, it is Mon-o- syllab-ic : Hian Poejt. ; .. Brother Jtedd Tho only peculiarity I nnn Tip.wp.ivft in thftTTninnn PninrtuHr.' in your paper of the 15th, is, it is writ ten in words of m syllable. Respectfully, ;? , J. WT Cslss, Durham, Ck -13 1873. . Not long srice six cf tho professors of the Seminary preach ed m the vanou eharcbea vx CiroenviLSo th3B day. DnLECtATE3 who intend attending th3 ecrsioaof the Baptist Stata Ccavcntiot!, vrill repcrt their r.zi-:i to Lev. C. T. Bailey, 7arrenton. The r::l L""i '. . ., - T1I1J STA Til FAIR. : : The Fair of tho N. O. State Agricultu ral Society, held in this city during last week, wr i by long odIs tl:s finest exhi bition of the Lind ever rcca in thi3 State, and we very : uch qir .tion whether it w3 ever excelled ary where in the Couth.- r4 GKOUNDS, BUILDINGS, " The grounds, containing fifty-six acres, are located a mile and a half west of Baleigh, and will be very beautiful when ImprovM-yira!kstiaidlIower8-"and shrubbery. They are very spacious and are ornamented with splendid Jjiiildings. The Grand Stand is 300 feet long, three stories high the two upper stories being provided with seats for the accommoda ttonof visitors, and 1$ really one fi of the most 6upericr buildings of the kind in the United States. ' The Grand Exhibi tion Hall is also very large and admira- bly well arrangod. ,v,It is 240 feet long, the centre being an octagonal three story crare,,;wiuie. mo v aecnanics- .uau, fudges Stand, Offices,' &c arer all ex- ceH(mt1'bcihg well built, neatly painted and specially adapted to t the purposes for which they were intendedj- The Su perintendent to : whom was ; committed the construction of all these buildings is Jacob & Allen,; of tiiel firm of Betts, Allen & Co., and a member of the Bal eigh Baptist Church ; and to his energy, enterprise, taste and v pluck. , the good character of these buildings, and especi ally their completion in time, are mainly due. fThe cost of the grounds, ; buildings, .&c, was very heavy, something over $40,000. -.- Of this amount, the old Fair Grounds realized $14,000. the' city of Baleigh subscribed $10,000, which made $24,000, $10,000 were borrowed from the North Carolina Insurance Company, leaving a balance against the Society of ora 16 m Wsn the Fair was opened. No exhibit has i been made up to this time of receipts,' but :; the probabilities are that the Society will not be quite out of debt, though the receipts must have been large.. , . - f ' HIE EXHIBITION. As we might be regarded as partial in foux esthnato of the Fain we cive I the ppinion of the Charlotte Observer, from which our readers can judge of its char acter. The Fair was, in some respects, more than had been: promised.' The display of articles was far better than that even made before at any North Carolina Fair, and lar better tnan we expected to see, each department having - been full and complete, and the articles exhibited, of a finer oualitr. The croneral exhibition hall was. highly attractive. The speci mens of agricultural products, of almost every variety, gave many higher and ! better ideas of the fertility of North Car-: puna's sou, than they had ever before, nd North Carolinians learned much of 1 North Carolina which they would per haps found' out in no other way. The display of products was good, excellent, but . that of North Carolina skill and handiwork was' perhaps better. That done by feminine hands perhaps attract ed the greatest amount of attention and admiration. The,1 quilts, counterpanes, rugs, carpets aprons, and articles of female wear, gave evidence of much taste and many hours or laborious work. The buggies, carriages, phaetons. &&, in the I wesina oi una nau, snowea inaixonn Carolina is unsurpassed in this class of work by any otate in the Union. ., ' Mechanics, Hall was well filled. Ex hibitors had flocked from every quarter to show their improved machinery. En gines, cotton gins, harrows, plows, mow ers, reapers, and scores of other agricul tural implements, of all patents, and of the most approved styles, ! were on ex hibition here, and attracted attention. 1 The gallery of fine arts was the most attractive feature of the whole exhibition. .xne aispiay m 4tnis department , was splendid. ' : TheFair was ft grand success much better, we believe, than had been hoped for by the most ardent mends of the So ciety. We feel proud of North Carolina that she has done herself so great credit in this exhibition of her products and her skill. The crowd in attendance each day was immense, and it was estimated that on Thursday, there were from 12,- 000 to 15,000 persons on the grounds. The grounds are in the best of order, the buildings on them new and excellent. The half mile race track was pronoRaced by one or more jockeys from abroatf. the UCOU iU HUD UUUU1UU k)UkVCS - ssacn a lair was never seen before in me oid JNortn estate, and is, we hope, a harbinger of even , better ones in the future.- Such full exhibitions of North Carolina's industrial wealth must prove of great advantage' to the State at large. We never saw so vast a concourse of people in North Carolina, and certainly we never saw a crowd, large or small, unaer . sucn good control, uniy one drunken man did we see in all those thousands, and the general management was complimented very highly by every D0U iverytning aoout tne x air was a suc cess even tne Mitt c-onceix was a suc- cess, all save the concert which didn't come oflV unless the two bands, who played daring the whole Fair, may be re garded : as afbrding tho , masss Five thousand tickets were sold at a dollar each, and we grieve to say that many church members took chances in this lot tery, it was a lottery nouung but a lottery, and however honest the distribu tion cf prises, and however good the end for which the enterprise was gotten up, we can but regard tne wnole thing as grossly iiancral, esd ciacezrly Ccrceat3 ttz evU consequences' which mast result from tnea ia hi' places giving conn te- nance and eneoursgtraent to a game of C wLLh iuvclvca tha very cc z, ctivl which cur laws forbid -.3 c:rr:; t: Ia c 'or j . t3 thefcci'.lc ' ::-.ut, tL-3 La tore. Is ot eoci- ety would have Wn better subsmvd by selling at auctioi at a sacrifice, or eveu by giving away,!every thing donated to the Agricultural Society, rather than distributing by i lottery, called a Gift Concert i TUB CENTRAL ASSOCIATION. This body met with the Baleigh Church on the 9t)i lustant, and organi sed by the election of N. E. Can uady, Esq., of Grauvillc, as President; and N.B.jBroughtou,!tf B.leigb, as Clerk and Treasurer. I The attendant w4 very tsiuatl, and tbe interest manifested in the services, by brethreu in town aud country, less. Bev. J, S. Purefov preacund a tangible gospel sermon on faith, as introductory, Thursday night. Bev. J. B. Taj-lor, of Ciilpcjier, Va envo irreat satisfaction to the tew who heara him, on Friday night, from the tcxt Bqek Unot o our Bock, even ottr enemies, themtelvce, being judges.1' The usual reports of Committees were read and briefly discussed. The proposition .ttt&gested by the Baleigh Church- to uftite the Central As sociation and the Baleigh, was, after de bate, laid on the table ; the matter being left to the individual churches. Perry's Chapel withdrew from the Association to join the Tar River. - Agents were appointed by the Mode rator to canvass each' church for the Bb coedkb : a good movement, and one. which in our opinion, it would be wise for other Associations to imitate. Dr. Wingate preached the Missionary J Bermon on Sunday, and took up a collec-: tion of about $60.00 for Foreign ,Mia- BiODS. ine sraai i amount realized was due to the fact that in " the Sunday School, the same day, $125.00 were given for the relief of the suffering people oi Memphis. - - , J The next session of the Association will be held with the flat Bock Church, Franklin County. ' f f - FROJI THE SI3HNABY. THE MISSIONiJtT SOCIETY. xne nrst aay ox eacn montn is given by the Faculty and students of the Sem inary to a missionary meeting.' It is de sired by these meetings to excite in the minds of all who participate a more lively interest in the missionary work, and to gain . facts and arguments which shall hereafter be of use in exciting the same interest in the minds of . others with whom we may be connected. Accord ingly a society has been organized with this end in viewy which meets monthly. On that day all lessons are remitted, that all may attend. The Chairman of the Faculty is the president, and the other members of the Faculty are vice presi dents.? The other officers are appointed by the president from the students. At the beginning of each session brethren are appointed to correspond with mis sionaries in the field, and ask of them letters on such subjects; connected with thek work as they may think interesting. These letters are read is the societv and somctimes give rise to interesting discus sions. oomeumes aiso questions are proposed upon which answers are re quested from the missionaries. A committee on curiosities is appoint ed who collect, as they may be able, any thing illustrating the work of missions, or the condition and worship of the heathen. . . At each meeting a member is appoint ed to prepare an essay, on some subject assigned, bearing upon the great work of giving the gospel to the world. These essays are generally as carefully prepared as the nature of the case will allow, and present much interesting matter. Points suggested by the essay are discussed by the members in general. A few extracts from the letters and es say read at the October meeting may be found interesting. ' , ' After the business of the society had been transacted, Bro. Hawkins, of South Carolina, read a letter from Bro. N." B. Williams, our missionary . at Canton, China, the only representative of the Seminary in heathen lands. He left the Seminary in 1871, and soon, afterwards embarked for " China. He says : " But among the religious ideas clearly con veyed by their books, and which com mand not only the faith, but also the rigid practice of the people, none are so potent in their influence over the mind and heart as Ancestral Worship Their worship of idols presents a feeble barrier to the progress of the gospel, compared with this monstrous supers ti- uon wnicn noversn&e an lncuous over a V - l the soul-powers of the people. -With them the high and holy obligation of love and duty to parents is prostituted, and becomes sacrilege as soon as they pass from earth. Then they are deified, and reverently do their surviving children provide for their comfort and sustenance by the burning of papergilded and va riously adorned and arranged in shape to represent household furniture, cloth ing, shoes and what not, and the placing cf food in the rccm where the ccrpsa is lying before interment, and afterwards at the grave. Then those who are able erect costly ancestral halls in honor of their dead, where, before the little square pieces of wood they call ancestral tablets and ca which anything noteworthy dur ing the life of the deceased ia inscribed, they can prostrate themselves in worship and burn inccuse, and often meat oTcr-ings. " An undutiful son, indeed, 1s ho who should fail to peiform theso oSces for hb deceased ancestry, and thus leave them - comfortless and dependent . upon the public charity, in the other world. And such an undutiful son is he 'who leaves the religion of his fathers and em braces the religion of Jesus, preached by the despised . foreigners. ,;.. " I have not a doubt that there is a glorious day ahead for China, when the Sun of ' Righteousness will arise with healing in his wings, and the., people shall see great light." Bro. Tupper, of Virginia, read a letter from Bro. R. II. Graves, also of the Can ton mission, We make an extract or two: ' ' Though our converts have not hith erto been iiumerous, yet it is evident a change is taking place in public opinion in Chiua ' Many listen to us with atten tion, and our objects and motives, in preaching the gospel, are coming to be better understood. ; The conservative Chinese, notably the literati, are. becom ing alarmed at the impression produced oil the masses by Christianity, and have begun to counteract this influence by leading the minds of the people1 away from foreigners." ." This, he says, they are trying to do by imitating things which they have seen in the missionaries. They have' establish ed a hospital where patients are treated free of charge, without the fear oi their coming in contact at the same time with Christians, as is the case ,in the hospit als established by the Christians. They have instituted a system ', of preaching like that of - the . Christians. They have imitated, the schools of the missionaries, and the giving of prizes in these schools. Tee distributiouTof tracts is also imitated. -; - Jirotner uraves writes of this move ment: " The aim teems to be, - not so much to oppose Christianity, as to un dermine its influence by drawing the at tention of the people to what is good in their own systems of belief. " We are glad to see this movement. It shows that the influence of Christian ity la beginning to be felt Its methods of working are closely copied, its influ ence is.a thing to be counteracted., ; Brother Eager, of Miss read the essay on " Oar need of More Missionaries." From this very interesting paper we have room for only one or two extracts : " What we call modern missions, tl result under God of the re-assertion of the true principle of the great commis sion which was the rule and Inspiration of the Apostles and early Christians, by the Caryg and the Judsohs, are no "more a failure than were the missions of Paul and Peter. , It is now nearly , a century since Christians, in GreatBribiin, awoke at the voice of their Lord, i and they have, many of them, been holding on their way with increasing majesty ;, and beauty, till the work which that little island has done is a wonder and a glory to the world. About fifty years ago, the light shone upon our western shores that broke our slumbers. Already the influ ence of heaven has dropped upon the wilderness,- and the yell of the war wuoop is cnanged to notes oi praise. And still it spreads. Though at times it has seemed that all would again return to midnight, to-day, tne lignt ' xrom our shores is reflected back whence it came, and shines upon many a foreign shore. The spirit of . modern missions has of late done more for foreign lands than for bur own. Carefully gathered statistics show that the foreign field has 'yielded more converts in the past ten years, in propor tion to the labor expended, than the home field. , h And here let us pause and ponder.. Though so many have been reached, million yet remain who have never heard of a Savior." " We have sdrveyed the field statisti cally,1 said Dr. Wayland, 'half a century ago, and find that of the eight hundred I millions who inhabit our globe, but two I hundred millions have any knowledge of I the religion of Jesus Christ. . Of these we are willing to allow that one-half are his real disciples, 'and that, therefore, there are seven hundred, of the eight hundred millions who have - not' ve heard the gospel.,,' :' f "Who then can fail to see' and feel that the harvest truly is plenteous, but the labor era are few f ? Who, when he ; considers it A. ?JL J a : " " . ' inese .mugs, uvea sot leei, in some de gree at least, the solemn responsibility resting upon him to take or send the news of salvation to these perishing mil lions of earth f From every quarter the cry comes, The laborers are few P Come over and help utP And while 1 is true, that we need more 'means, it 13 more solemnly true that we need more oca, laborer, men . and women, pastors ana teachers, evangelists and colporteurs, at home and abroad." . " Would that all our brethren could hear such stirring appeals as these in this es say, and that they could be" prevailed to do their duty in sending men to the heathen! O. W. O. The colored high echool at Louis vule -the first erected in Kentuckv was dedicated on the 7th inst. ' The building cost $23,000 and will accomacK date CC3 pupils. ' A large number for so small cost. We would be glad for our Kentucky fricnd3 to rise and explain. CATAlVIii. IUVLil ASSOCIATION. This body, containing 1 t yeai- tcnty- ecven churches in tho counties of Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Lincoln and Gaston, mat on Thursday, Octoher Oth, with the ch.urc!i at IIL Zicu, in Lincoln county, twelve miles south-east from Lincolnton. After a plain, sensible introductory from Elder B. U. Moody, the letters were read by Elder Ifoody and Bro. O. C. Withers and the delegates elected Eld. B. H. Moody, Moderator, and Bro. J. S.' Bridges, Clerk. Two new churches, Bot tles' and Hickory drove, applied for mem bership and were received. The latter was formed by "fifty r members who " had left Bruingtoa with letters of dismission, and were afterwards expelled by ' the members at Bruington.; This petition for admittance stirred up an old trouble. This was fully investigated by an impar tial committee, and the church wa3 re ceivedi only one brother from Bruin gton voting against it. r ' ' ' ' ' The name of the other church Bottles' created some pleasantry. Some didn't think it a Knltahle name for a rfinreh. but as the donor of fhe lanon.which it stood, requested it should be so called after his kinsman it was suffered to re main unchansrecL - ' ' 1 , ' The missionary, Elder J. WilMe, re ported preaching at twenty-one stations, and fifty-one baptisms during the year. He had also been instrumental m the erection of a new house of worship at Mull's Grove, ' ' - -' The Association hadi by' rising vote last year, pledged , this brother $300 for his salary, and yet the year had passed by, he had faithfully perfonned the work, and they lacked $140.00 of paying him after counting in all he had received on hisfield, and that sent up by tho church es. -fc-la. liul nam maae a stirring speecn against repudiation and pledged to be one of any number to raise the deficit. He would be one of fourteen or two of twenty-eight.'; Elder F.' H.Ivey followed with a $5.00 speech, and pressed nponr tho Association the necessity of raising the money' then and there. Brethren Wm. -'A; Graham,- J; 8. Bridges, Moody and others made speeches About two thirds of the ; amount "was pledged, and the matter was laid on the table till next day, with the understanding that the Moderator be empowered to call it up at any time when he could catch a house full of people and complete the subscrip-' tion." So - next day, when many unsus pecting delegates and' visitors were sit ting quietly in their seats, the Bubscrip-' tion lisi was taken up by Bro. Ivey, and vigorously pressed till the full amount of $140.00 was raised. . - . , . : Elder Ivey then presented the subject of endowment of Wake Forest College in one of the ablest speeches X have ever heard on the subject. The whole audience were repeatedly moved to " tears, ' and, though he asked for no collection, several came forward afterwards and gave him contributions. - ' Not more than two or three churches sent np any contributions except for minutes. The cash contributions made during the Sitting,' of the Association were , $7.05 for Ministerial Education ; $7.89 for Sunday School Board ; $10.05 for Foreign Missions, and something over $30 for Endowment' " y ' The twenty-ninev churches reported thirteen Sunday Schools, with about sev enty-five officers and teachers, and about four hundred and fifty scholars. A col porteur and Sunday School Missionary is sadly needed in this Association. Who will support him I ' N. B. C. . w SAVED BY GEACX. , . This distinctive feature of the New Testament economy should never be lost sight of. : It should be urged upon the ungodly, so that they may understand that their salvation is not placed in their own hands, as a matter to be dealt with at their option, like putting on or laying off a garment; that by reason of their depravity they are as much - dependent on the mercy of God for the application of (the work of Christ in the plan of re demption, as they were for the origmal provisions of that plan. The sinner should be laid low should be given his true position, in order that he may be brought properly to feel his- lost, and wretched, and helpless condition, so that he may be prepared to , rely upon - the grace of God for salvation j and then, if saved, he will be prepared to magnify that grace. But how often do we hear sinners addressed on this wise: "Your salvation is placed in your own hands j it turns upon your acceptance; or rejec tion of the gospel." This is a mixtare of truth and error.. While it is true that the salvation of the sinner depends on his accepting the gospel, and his damna tion on his rejection of it, at the same time, while he needs no aid in rejecting the gospel but such as is inherent in his depraved nature, yet if left to himself he will forever perish. I He needs the aid of the Holy Spirit to change his. heart, to influence his will, and to enable him to accept the gospel. . And he is as much dependent upon God for this, as a free, gracious gift, as he originally was fcr the gift cf Christ in redemption. " ISo man ccr:eth unto me," says Jesns, except the Father draw him." This gives a view cf tie deep depravity of man of his love cf sin and reversion to Christ which is difcult to conceive of. While lifa and death are both set before him, , and the hope of life presented ia Critj yet lie does not come to Chru S as graciously drawn by the rathe. And the doctrines of graces 1 W kept before Christians, to iucre their gratitude, to heighten tbeir low I to quicken them ; in ' the Christ; Uf Nothing is better calculated to ase the love and gratitude of a child Jod than "to contemplate the great syt u 0f grace, through Christ: and in i jomv tion as love and gratitude are increased, in the same proportion is the Chriatiaa" quickened in every good word and work. He feels truly that the yoke of Christ is ieasy and bis burden light. ; He docs not, " under u:e impulse oi divine 4grace,,feeli that r.e is called upon to do too much for .Christ, but only regrets that he can do so little. He does not feel that what hp does is done for himself, but for Christ There need be no fear entertained ia preaching any of the doctrines of grace election, effectual calling,, perseverancfi ,of the saints for fear that sinners will be repulsed and driven off, c r t L a t C tians will slacken their energies j ho, : : -such fears may not be entertained f.,r moment for-trodwill hCSor his truth. Let the truth, as. to -tho doctrines of grace, bo kept before the ; people, and God will honor it ' J. J, L. . , CORRESPONDENCE. An i afilicted member of the Char-4 wbbu ixipuoti jutuui uesires mo to ex. press for her. through the- BrRT.triiT tt . .. . . .. . AMJ- wxivxiii wer grateim aciaiowledgments of repeated acts of kindness, on the part ' of brethren and sisters in the' -church 5 during her illness. : She desires that s I should especially mention Elder J. B. Booue and Dr. Joseph Graham; who have again and again ministered to her' necessities, the one supplying' all' hef medicines, at his own cost, and the other," constantly giving her medical attention without fee or hope of fee Her request came to'me by mail, ia a long " letter, praising the Lord for raising up for her such kind friend i. '" " V 'R- n1: J - Lincolnton, N. C. " Y " ' ' . tj ; Dear Brother Redd : Will you please state in the Beooedes, for the infonna- tion-of friends and correspondents, that I am confined in Alexander County with chills and rheumatism. - Taylorsvillo is j my address' for the - -" - ' - -w. A: Pool. x Alexander Co.) 3T,7 Oct. 11 th, 1873. .vt Bethel Churchy Perquimans Count y. - , WrrEEEAs, We have seen that the selling or using of Spirituous Liquors is" finmAfn iinf . .-f . r. . - a- - seen that it is infinitely c. vended or used in a tippling shop tnat it' is highly corrupting and degradin g in its tendency that it is altogether un christian like, and totally opposed to the teaching of Scripture Therefore, ' Resolved, That we will not retain in'fel-; lowship any member of this church who keeps a Tippling Housenor any one who uses spirituous liquors at finch a placa 1 . " ' a Resolved, That we send a copy of the Biblicai. Bjecoedee, requesting publi-" cation. . Done in conference, Friday be fore the second Sabbath in October: 1873. Geo. W. Baekow, Clerk. v ( ! rjTOlE j VICTOR SEWIIfG MACUI5E ; TEIUMPHANT! fa tTia rArv Kac$ VrV I - . a m . . . 7 has taken the First PremJnm at eTery Fair whereTer it has been exhibited I ' r.. i S. i - Itr- J 9 m It baa a strata ooodie oannot be fn HilToMmiAki 31-: 3 :ht and self-sptfinff sctwrong.- Aelf-aljustingtenatoi. to light goods. A new Patekt SuurrLK, bT Bunplost, and easijwt threaded. The shutOocwr is Iree from U friction. It hM no TinViZZ cog. ..The lightest ; roaming and eUnpieat ie7l aiShSr10-Bayno ' tPcrsoMwhowiU (tend dim to our cffu for Xaehmu will receive a discount amounting to the agent eommission, and thus get their mhinflt vWato price, - Tbl. refers, fow Z 5 to tl plaees where we have no ajentaeetabliheOa AgenU wanted ia every unty. Bctti trm given than any other Company. tomt II Jy., GeneralAgcnt, Concord. X. a." - J. II. BROUOHTON, Ealcigh, N. C, Agent for Central North Carolina. ' ' - VALUAULE JFAHM Jt'OR hale IN WAKE COUTT. 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