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FOURTH QUARTER, 18Sa.
LESSON IIL OCTOBBEU 15m
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THE LORD'S SUPPER.
, Mark 14: 22-31.
"22. And as they did eat, Jesus took bread.
and blessed, and brake it. and gave to then),
and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
'23. And he took the cup, and when he
had given thanks, he gave it to them: and
they all drank of it. -
24. And ! iirt nrrto tr-cm, This is my
bluud ot Ui new tegument .which, is shed
for"tnaoy. ' "
' 5. Verily I say nnto yon. 1 will drink no
m re of the fruit of the vine, until that
day that I drink it new in the kingdom of
God. ; .
, 26 ' And when tbey had sung a hymn they
went out into the mount of Olives. -
27. And Jesus saith unto them, All ye
shall be offended because of me this night:
for it is written, I will smite the Shepherd,
and the sheep fcba.ll be scattered.
"28. Bui after that I am risen, I will go
ot'fore you into Galilee.
2. but Peter said unto him,-Although all
shall be offended, yet will not I
I 3D. And Jesus saitb unto him, Yerily I
say unto thee, That this day, even In this
irght, before the cock crow twice, thou
sbalt deny me thrice.
. 31. But he spoke the more vehemently,
If I should die with thee, I will not deny
thee in any wise. Likewise also said they
alL
GOLDEN TEXT i
For as often as ye eat this bread, and
drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's
death till he come. L Cor. 11 : 26.
DAILY HOME READINGS.
M. The Lesson, ... .... r: Mark 14 : 22-31.
T. Parallel in Matthew,. Matt 26:26-35.
W. Paul's Account of the Com
munion, L Cor. 11: 17-34.
The Body and Blood of
Christ, .John 6:33, 47-58.
The New Covenant,
Heb. 8: 7-13; 9: 11-15.
Marriage-Suppe of the
Lamb, Rev. 19:1-16.
Strength in Temptation,.!. Cor. 10: 117.
T.
8.
S.
OUTLINE.
1. THE SUPPER, vs. 22-26.
H. THE WARNING, vs. 27, 28.
IIL THE BOASTERS, i
COMMENTS. .
I. The Supper.
1. The Paktictpahts.
Am they did eat. From the context we
learn that only the Apostles were present.
From John 1320 it appears that Judas went
out just after the Passover, and was not
present at the supper, though it is not cer
tain. The question as to whether he was
present or not is of little importance. Be
ing yet an Apostle with his treachery un
known, his presence would of course be ex
pected by the others. . In spite of our nt-
mwt care some hypocrites will deceive the
church and find admittance to the ordi-
nances, certainly, u tne capper naa oeen
intended as an expression of brotherly love,
all who loved Jesus would have been invi
ted. , According to some modem notions,
it was viy narrow-minded in the Saviour
not to invite all who professed His name.
2. The Blessing.
A nd blessed. It is not said that He bless
ed the bread, but that He simply "asked a
blessing." "We should enter upon nothing,
whether religious or secular, without ask
ing God's blessing upon it. ,
'. 3. The Bbrad akd its Meaning.
Took bread,1 Doubtless the unleavened
bread that was used in the Passover, be
cause it was most convenient The Supper
was a new institution, independent of the
Passover, and no stress at all is laid upon
the kind of bread used. The significance
was in the breaking, which was to typify
the breaking of Christ's body, and our eat
ing it typefies that we have partaken of that
broken body by faith. It was appropriate
that the bread should be broken before the
wu.e was poured, because the body was
broken before the blood was split This is
my body. Upon this passage the Romanists
formed their idea of Transubstantiation, or
changing of the bread into the literal body
of Christ Of couree the disciples did not
so understand it, for there was the literal
body of Christ before them. Nor did Christ
so mean it In such passages as The seven
good kine are seven years," (Gen. 41:26);
"I am the door,' (John 10: 9); "The field Is
the world," CMatt 13-38); "That rock was
Christ,' all agree that is meuns represents.
This represents (of symbolizes) my bod J. -
4-4 The Ctjp axd its Meahihg. -
, When he Jiad given thanks. .. This cup rep
resents His suffering on the cross; and with
it as the symbol of His agony in His hand.
He gives thanks. , Does he not thank the
father that He is permitted to die for man?
What love! How few of us love even our
best friends well enough to thank God that
we are permitted to suffer for them. They
uB drank of it 8o should we all, who
love Jesus, thus celebrate His death and
sufferings. - This is my blood of the new testa
meat. The New Version omits new: The
blood of the lamb pointed forward to Christ;
: , . . 6. SintrruAi. CojonranoH.
I V. 25. 1 wiU drink M mors of the fruit of
the tine until I drink it new in tie kingdom of
God. Luke says: Until the kingdom of God
shall come. Christ, clearly to me, means
that He will not again partake of the Sup
per, until He shall partake of it spiritually
with them. (Keo n a new manner or un
der a new dispensation). : In this sense He
partakes of it with us now. At the Lord's
table we commune with Him and He with
us. At the table we should commune only
with Him, not with' one another. There are
other ways by which God has ordained that
-we may commune with each other.
6. The Smoxso. '
' ; When they had stinga hymn, Jesus doubt
less leading. Whatever He did was perfect,
and we can but wish that we had heard that
hymn. It was doubtless a foretaste of heav
en's melody, as Jesus sung it Thus the
Lord has ennobled singing, and all of us
should feel duty-bound to learn to sing.
that we may praise Him in song.
II. The Warning.
V. 27. AH ye shall be offended (or caused
to stumble) because of me thii night. It seems
to bear upon the heart of Jesus that His dis
ciples would forsake Him. It was to be
night to him in two senses. J wZ smite the
Shepherd, Ac But in this desertion He sees
the fulfilment of prophecy. His disciples
were but poor, silly sheep, and, when their
Shepherd was smitten, no wonder that they
were scattered. A general truth is here
suggested: Smiting the shepherd always
scatters the sheep. Let Satan smite, by
temptation, the pastor, or superintendent,
or lather of the family, and the flock over
which he presides will become demoralized,
When the generals axe stricken down, the
soldiers are apt to waver.
V. 28. But after that I am risen J will go
before you into Galilee. Jesus always spans
the clouds with bows of promise. "Though
my flock shall be scattered, I will, as a
shepherd, go before them again into Galilee
and gather them together." Christ's flock
may for a time be scattered, but he will be
sure to gather them, sooner or later. Even
lith itself will not seDarate Him from
them. -
IIL The Boasters.
V. 29. Peter said, Although aU shaU be of
fended, yet wd not I. Poor sheep ; boasting
as if he were a lion. A great pity that we
should overestimate our strength. Self-con-fidence
is weakness.
V. 30. Before the cockcrow twice thou shaU
deny me thrice. Jesus knows us better than
we know ourselves. Good for Peter, had
he accepted this prophecy as true, and,
confessing bis weakness, implored Christ
for strength.
V. 31. Spoke the more vehemently. Even
now Peter was denying the truth of Chris' 's
words in pretesting that he would not deny
Him. He said he would not do what
Christ said he would do. One who will
deny the words of Christ, is sure to deny
Christ himself. Strong faith in His word
is linked with faith in His person.
light, and find the fruit thereof sweet
nnto your taste. Where the doc
trines of grace are boldly and plainly
delivered to you in connection witn
the other troths oi revelation: wnere
Jesns Christ npon his cross is always
luted tip; where the work ox tne
Spirit is not forgotten; where the
glorious purpose of the Father is nev
er despised, there is sure ; to be rich
provision for the children of God.. ,
Ulten, too, onr gracious . .bora &p
may look for repose; we mast bear the
bnrden and heat of the day before wo
can expect to be invited to, those
choice meals which the Lord prepares
for true laborers. When . thy day .of
trouble is hottest, then the love of
Jesus shall be sweetest.
Again, these mealtimes frequently,
occur befort a trial. 'E.ijah must be
beneath a juniper-tree, for he is to go
a forty-days journey in the strength
of that meat. You may suspect some
B 1 ... . .
man.' But still, Jesus invites thee.
Come I Take thou the sweet promise
as he presents it to thee, and let no
bashiulness of thine send thee home
hungry. "But, you say, " I am a
stranger; you do not know my sins,
my sinfulness, and the waywardness
of my heart' But Jesus does, and yet
he invites you. lie knows you are
but a Moabitesa, a stranger from the
commonwealth of Israel; but he bids
you come, is not that enougn r
".But," you say, i owe so much to
C0MMUNICA HONS,
FRAGMENTS.
-. HEW O BLEAKS.
I hope all who pledged money for
the New Orleans church' at the last
Southern BaptiBt Convention, will pay
tne ouu as soon as possioie. xnej
Resting at Rocky River Springs-
resting after two sermons
before two sermons
insr. if vou call that
take it that there 1 is a mighty : deal I ouicklv. I hope all the balances for
more of enriching joy in pressing the I pastors salaries will be promptly paid.
battle bravely on to victory than in All the Southern States should help
cepted. The Seretary "then read the
Articles of Faith, and church, govern-
ment, both or Which were adopted by
the church.' The Moderator pronounc
ed the church organized, and ready for
to-day ana may die and their administrators re- election oi .wm.m caureu
to morrow rest- fuse to Day. I hope those owing the I presented, oreinren v. & vrnjuuer,
resting. And I Louisville Seminarv tlCO.OOO will Dav and. Dr. 4L A.Uouser, lor otoination
a I . - . . 1. St A It . -. a W . ! 1 A. I - . . J-m
points us mealtimes in our private danger nigh wnen your delignts are "put, you say, -1 owe somucn w i la not ail actual necessitv. Uiv
readinqs and meditations. Here it is overflowing. If you see a ship taking him already; it is so good of him to Utopian head and a Utopian heart
that his "Daths drot) fatness.' Noth
tug can be more fattening to tne som
of the believer than feeding upon the
Word, and digesting, it by frequent
meditation.- No wonder that - men
grow so slowly when-, they meditate
so little. Cattle must chew the cud;
it is not that which they crop with
their teeth, but that which is masti
cated, and digested by rumination,
that nourishes them. We must tase
the truth, nd turn it over and over
again in the inward, parts of our
spirit, and so shall we extract suitable
nourishment therefrom. My oretn
ren, is not meditation the land of
Goshen to you ? If men once said,
. . -n mm
" 1 here is no corn in Higypt, may
they not always say that the finest of
of the wheat is to be found in secret
prayer ? Private devotion is a land
which floweth witu milk ana noney;
a paradise yielding all manner of
fruits; a banqueting-house of choice
wines. Ahasuerus might make a
erreat feast, but all his hundred and
in crreat quantities of provisions, it is
probably bound for a distant port
and when God gives you extraordi
nary seasons of communion with Jo
bus, you may look for long leagues of
tempestuous sea. Sweet cordials pre
pare for Btern conflicts.
Times of refreshing also occur after
trouble or arduous service. Christ
was tempted of the devil, and after
wards angels came and ministered
unto him. Jacob wrestled with with
God, and afterwards at Mahanaim,
hosts of angels met him. Abraham
fought wirh the kings, and returned
from their slanghter, and then it was
that MelchiscdeK refreshed him with
bread and wine. After conflict, con
tent: after battle, banquet. When
thou hast waited on thy Lord, then
thou shalt sit down, and thy Master
will gird himself and wait npon thee.
Let worldlings say what they will
about the hardness of religion, we do
not find it so. We own. that reaping
for Christ has its difficulties and
troubles; but Btill the bread which we
spare my forfeited life, and so tender
of mm to let me hear the gospel
preached at all; I cannot have the
presumption to be an intruder, and
sit with the reapers." Oh 1 but He
you. There , -is more presump
tion in your doubting than there
could be in your believing. He bids
Jou. Will you refuse Boaz ? Shall
fsus' lips give the invitation, and
will you say him nay ? - Come, now,
come. - Remember that the little
which Ruth could eat did not make
Boaz auy the poorer; and all that
thou wantest will make Christ none
the less glorious or full of grace. Aro
thy necessities large? His supplies
are larger. Dost thou require great
mercy ? lie is a great Saviour. I tell
thee that his mercy is no more to be
exhiiusvcd ihan the sea is to be drain
ed. Come at once. There is enough
for thee, and Boaz will not be impov
erished by thy feasting to the full.
Moreover t let me tell thee a secret
JeBus fovea thee: therefore is it that
be would have thee feed at his table.
withdrawing for resting when resting
uiven a
and
moderatelv durable body, then
pay for New Orleans church and for
those working m that town.
twenty provinces could not furnish troubles; but still the bread which we ne wonia nave inee ieea at nis wdio.
such dainties as meditation offers to eat is of heavenly sweetness, and the If thou art now a longing, trembling
the spiritual mind. Where can
we feed and lie down in green
naatnrea in so sweet a sense as we do
in our musings on the Word ? Med
itation distills the quintessence of joy
from the Scriptures, and gladdens
our mouth with a sweetness which ex
cels tho virgin honey. Your retired
periods and occasions of prayer should
be to you refreshing seasons, in
which, like the reapers at noonday,
you sit with the Master and enjoy his
generous provisions. The Shepherd
of Salisbury Plain was went to say
that when he was lonely, and his wal
let was empty, his Bible was to him
meat, and drink, and company too:
he is not the only man who has found
a fullness in the Word when all else
has been empty. During the battle
of Waterloo a godly soldier, mortally
wounded, was carried by his comrade
wine which we drink is crushed from
celestial clusters.
THE GRACIOUS IHVITATION.
II. Follow me while we turn
stcond point.
sinner, willing to be saved, but con
scious .that thou deservest it not, Je
sus loves thee, and he will take more
delight in seeing thee eat than thou
to a I wilt take in the eating. Let the sweet
To these meals the I love he feels in his soul towards thee
gleaner is apfectionatelt xx- draw thee to mm. Ana wnat is
vited. That is to say, the poor, more but this is a great secret, and
trembling stranger who has not must only be whispered in your ear
strength enough to reap, who has no he intends to be married to you : and
right to be in the field except the when you are married to him, why,
right of charity the poor, trembling the fields will be yours; for, of course,
sinner, conscious of his own demerit, if ycu are his spouse, you are joint
and feeling but little hope and little proprietor with nim. JDoth not the
iov. iB invited to the feast of love. I wife share with husband ? All those
In the text the gleaner is invited to
come. "At mealtime, come thou hith
er." We trust none of you will be
kept tway from the place of holy
feasting by any shame on account of
your dress, or your personal cnarac
ter. or vour poverty, nay, nor even on
promises which are "yea and amen
in lihiist' shall be yours; nay, they
all' are yours now, for " the man is
next of kin unto you," and ere long
he will take you unto himself forever,
espouiine vou in faithfulness, and
truth, and righteousness. "Oh 1 but,"
into the rear, and being placed with account of your physical infirmities, says one, "how can it be ? I am a
L; n inat tree. "At mealtime come thou hither." x stranger." Yes, a stranger; but Je-
knew a deaf woman who could never bus Christ loves the stranger. " A
hear a sound, and yet she was always
in he house of God, and when asked
why, her reply was that a friend found
her the text, and then God was
to crive her manv a sweet
SELECTIONS.
MEALTIME IN THE CORNFIELDS.
BY BET. C. H. SPURGEON.
"And Boaz said unto her. At mealtime
come ye hither, and eat of the bread, and
dip thy morsel in the vinegar.' And she sat
beside the reapers: and he reached her
parched corn, and she did eat, and was
sufficed, and left.'V-Ruth 2: 14.
We are going to the cornfields, not
bo much to glean, as to rest with the
reapers and the gleaners, when under
some wide-spreading ' oak they sit
down to take refreshment.,. We hope
some timid gleaner will accept our
invitation to come and eat with us,
and will have confidence enough to
dip her morsel in the vinegar. May
all of us have courage to feast to the
full on our own account, and kind
ness enough to carry home a portion
to our needy friends at hojne.
thb mealtime appointed.
1. Our first point of remark is this
THAT GOD'S REAPERS HAVE THEIR
MEALTIMES. ,
Those who work for God will find
him a good master. He cares for
oxen, and he has commanded Israel,
"Thou Bhalt not muzzle the ox when
he treaaeth out the corn.'' Much
more doth he care for his servants
who serve him. "He hath given
meat nnto them that fear him: he
win ever oe unuuxui ux uis w.icuou
his back propped up against a tree,
he besought his friend to open his
knapsack ane taking out the JBible
which he had carried in it. "Read
to me," he said, "one verse before I
close my eyes in death." His comrade
lead him that verse: "Peace I leavo
with you, my peace I give unto you:
not as the world giveth, give I unto
you;" and there, fresh from the
whistling bulletB, and the roll of the
drum, and the tempest of human
conflict, that believing spirit enjoyed
such holy calm that ere he fell asleep
in the arms of, Jesus he said, "Yes, I
have a peace with. God which passes
all understanding, which keeps my
heart and mind through Jesus
Christ." Saints most surely enjoy
delightful mealtimes when they are
alone in meditation.
GIVEN" UNEXPECTEDLY.
Besides these regular mealtimes,
there are others which God gives us,
at seasons when, perhaps, toe little ex
pect them. You have been walking
the street, and suddenly you have felt
a holy flowing out of your soul toward
God; or in the middle of business your
heart has been melted with love and
made to dance for joy, even as the
brooks, which have been bound with
winter's ice, leap to feel the touch. of
spring. You have been groaning,
dull, and earth-bound; but the sweet
love of Jesus has enwrapped your
heart when -you scarce thought of it,
sinner;" but
he is
"the
publican, a
friend of publicanB and sinners.
" An outcast;" but he "gathereth to
gether the outcasts of Israel." "A
stray sheep;" but the shepherd -'leaves
the ninetyrand-nine" to seek it. "A
people; besides, she felt that as a be- I lost piece of money;" but he "sweeps
pleased to give
thought upon it while she sat with his
1 - - : J .V. .11. tkot nci o Kn
liever she ought to honor God by her
presence in his courts, and by confess
ing her union with his people; and
better still, she always liked to be in
the best of company, and as the pres
ence of God was there, and tho holy
angels, and the saints of the Most
High; whether she could hear or no,
she would go. If such persons find
pleasure in coming, we who can hear
should never stay away. Though we
feel our unworthinesswe ought to be
desirions to be laid in the house of
God, as the sick were at the pool of
Bethesda, hoping that the waters may
be stirred, and that we may step in
and be healed. Trembling soul, ne.ver
let the temptations of the devil keep
thee from the assembly of worship
pers; "at mealtime come thou
hither."
Note further, that she was not only
invited to eat of bread, but to dip her
morsel in the vinegar. We must not
look upon this as being some sour
stuff. ' No doubt 7 there are crabbed
souls in the church, who always dip
their morsel in the sourest imagina
ble vinegar, and with a grim liberal-
the house" to find it "A prodigal
eon;" but he sets the bells a ringing
when he knows that thou wilt return.
Come, Rath 1 Come, trembling glean
er I Jesus invites thee; accept the in
vitation. "At mealtime come thou
hither, and eat of the bread, and dip
thy morsel in the vinegar."
PREPARATION FOR
VICE.
DIVINE SER
much resting will be a sort of incar
ceration. Rusticusexpectat dum de
fluat amnis is an orthodox, commen
tary on many ecclesiastical vacations
in these months of harvesting.-.:
Kev. C. C. Foreman, a Baptist
tower for Christ a tower with. light
streaming from a thousand windows
is the owner and proprietor of this
popular watering-place. Seven dif
ferent kinds of water flowing abun
dantly from seven springs between
high hills, from .whose summits bliss
ful breezes waft woodland and harvest
aroma. A sunrise bath in this arse
nic pool will almost restore living
propensities to the dead. The Rocky
River is only twenty-two miles from
Wadesboro.
Rev. L. A. Whitlock, a bountifully
good brother, a convert from the
Methodiste, is pastor at Silver Hill,
three miles from Rocky River. It
was not a little feast to be with him
and his good people a week. They
belong to the ttocky itiver Associa
tion: and some of them talk of bring
ing the whole Association to the
Brown Creek Association.
There is a noble brother Denny, a
ministerial convert from the Luther
ans, preaching for the brotherhood in
Big Lick, a sylvan village in Stanly.
A scholarly brother he is, with gray
hairs; and this migrating scribe did
get much joy and much gold from his
exceedingly good brethren.
I have held meetings at four points
in Stanly. I love the people the
warm-hearted, the hard working peo
ple of St; nly. They will agree with
me that their ministerial force shot.ld
be stronger. Their pastors are noble
men. If I can get a Wake Forest
boy with a good supply of energy to
go to Stanly next vacation, I will
guarantee good support and exceed
ing usefulness. Let the young min
isters at Wake Forest not be back
ward in writing to pastors for vaca
tion work.
Rev. G. O. Wilhois came from
Stanly, and is now one of the most
successful pastors in Anson. With &
precious family he lives in a beauti
ful home in Ansonville. I preached
& week for one of his churches this
summer. His churches love him.
Rev. J. A. Bivens is a Confederate
soldier with an empty sleeve. But
when you hear him, or It. T. Vann,
you are convinced that arms don't
E reach. Uro. uivens is pastor oi
eep Creek and Mt. Olive churches
in the Brown Creek. He preaches
two Sabbath's at each church. He
has efficient help at Mt. Olive, where
I preached for him a week. The
Barretts, and Moores, and Redfearns,
and Huntleys, and Gnlledges, and
others, would make any pastor's heart
glad.
Rev. J. L. Bennett is gaining gold
en victories lor tne uapiists in union
BOOKS.
There are two books which should
be in every .family: "Pilgrim's Pro
gress," and ".travels oi True u-oau-ness,"
by Keach. The 1 latter 1 book
can be: rhad from the Philadelphia
Publication Society .. I hope all our
colporteurs will get it. , : .
P. JOURNAL AND KIND WORDS
should be extensively circulated. -
Dodson.
A LIE IN A BIBLE.
A friend of mine in Granville Co.,
N. C, has a Bible published at 198,
Market St, Phil., by John B. Perry,
that has a picture in it which repre
sents John' baptizing Christ on dry
land, by pouring water on his head
out of a horn, without even the sign of
other water, at near, about, or even
a river of Jordan in sight and refers
to Mark, 1 : 9, to prove the correct
ness of the picture. The verse reads,
to deacons' orders.
Elders Cordle, Castevens and 0. 0. '
Haymore, composed the Presbytery.
After the brethren were examined by ,
the Moderator, Bro. T. D. Castevens
delivered the charge,'and the writer
offered prayer after which, tbe Presr
bytery extended the hand ofr fellow-!
snip to the newly ordained . deacons,
and brethren This little church, now
has a neat house of worship on the
way, which will cost them about Iwo
thousand : dollars awhen completed.
Bro. C Rv Orrender, and Dr IV A
Houser gives towards the erection ot -
their nouse oi worsmp, eigne nunureu
dollars. - They ' b.ave - already raised
between twelve and fifteen hundred
dollars. I think they will complete
and pay for their -house between this
and Christmas. "Elder Castevens, is
their pastor; They give liberally of
their means to his support -and other
objects. , The spbrit.iOf- the iLord, ia
npon them, ana is moving mem. u
His will. . Yours in faith, J , :
C. C. Haymore. ;
Mount Airy, Sept. 23," 1882. - -
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FROm LOUISVILLE, XT. ,, v dJ
' Dear Bro.' Bailey :-lt is always a
treat to get hold of the Recorder.
"And it came pass in those days that 1 We North Carolinians often feel that
JesuB came from Nazareth of Galilee,
and was baptized of John in Jordan."
This picture is to my mind a triple
lie. It has a horn in it when there
is no horn mentioned in the verse re
ferred to as quoted' above, nor in
either of the other gospels. The
verse as quoted represents : Christ as
baptized in Jordan. The picture puts
John and Christ both on high, dry
ground. The picture represents pour
ing as baptism, pouring from a covfs
horn, while baptizo always -means to
dip or immerse. I cannot i under
stand how a eane, christian mind
could make such a wilful perversion
of the plain truth of God. Verily,
what will God do to those who thus
misrepresent His ' divine truth ?
Who thus asperse and slander an act of
Jesus which God himself approved,
by an audible voice from heaven,
saying, " This is my beloved Son in
whom 1 am well pleased." May not
Christ say of them, " In vain do they
worship me, teaching for doctrines,
the commandments of men. For lay
ing aside the commandments of God,
ye hold the traditions of men," Mark,
7 ; 7, 9. JAMES H. JrUREFOT.
RETITALS.
Bro. Bailey : I: have been very
much interested recently in reading
the accounts in the Recorder of the
la.ge revivals throughout the State.
That looks like work in the right di
rection.
we would like to say a word to breth
ren and friends through its columns.
But we have very little time to say
much.' ' ' "- ' " '. ; '
The Seminary is in a very flourish
ing condition at present, , so , far as
numbers are concerned. They have
been forced to rent an extra building
for dormitories, and we . think our
dining room ought .to be enlarged;
There are now in attendance some
thing over 100,' and still they. come.
Can't you send us some more from
the old North State ? : From awhat 1
see on the streets in this beautiful -city,
I judgi that Kentucky is the
51 ace to find eatables of all sorts,
'he general health of the students is
very good, though all suffer more or
less from the malaria.' The N. 0.
boys are all right, except myself,
broken down f. before coming, the
malaria rather got the better of me, but
I am getting stout T Have missed ho
rintioa on account of weakness..' ' Atn
trying to look to-the Lord for all
things, and to have no will but His
will. . . . ..
Poteat, Le welly n, ; Herring and
Hunter, all seem to be in fine spirits.
We want more of the Holy Spirit in
our hearts. Brethten pray for us.
. John M. Davis.
BED SPRINGS CHURCH.
One needs to go to church not only
withdrawn a little from the ordinary
onrpa. business and amusements, and
thus in an attitude of expectation and Jo. Bennett lcmmds me oi tnose uua-
reception, but in a frame of tranquil- son river tug-boats which, with their
ity. Many a good influence from hearts of fire and arms of iron, carry
prayer and sermon has been barred gigantic dismasted vessels from New
nnt hv a sundav morning domestic I York to Albany, xo oe who mm is
j w a
1 A. 11. . I I
jar,
. iL . 1 1
a neatca discussion at me ureaa.-
fast table, a tiS of temper over some
trivial matter of arrangement, con
venience, servants, management of
children, wearing apparel. It is an
excellent plan to have all these de
batable points quietly settled, so far
as they can he, over night, the younger
children's dresses cnosen, iam out,
. w- S9 I .
to be enthusiastic lie anves iasc,
walks fast thinks fast and preaches
fast Such Christians and only such
Christianscan bring this fallen
world to God. I preached a week at
his Philadelphia church.
I have been in the campaign dust
and heat and iov for eight weeks; and
it does seem that these great-hearted
and your spirit, all iree, anaaii on ity inviie oioeru w auare mwr w ana put in oruer, bo iubii me uj ml lxorm vnumiuiauo us &viug w
fire has rejoiced before the Lord with ery with them; but the vinegar in my peace may begin in peace. I Christ to be their everlasting Pesi-
timbrel and dance, like Miriam of text is altogether another thing. Th.s At one period of ray life I was in a I dent Now and then you may find
was either - a compound . oi various
juices expressed from fruit, or else it
was that weak kind of wine mingled
with water which is still commonly
used in the harvest-fields of Italy
and the warmer parts of the world
The reapers in Jesus' fields shall not I lowed on condescending grace.
only receive a blessed reward at the 'j, Our blessed Redeemer comes to us
last, but they shall have plenteous in the morning, and wakes us up by
comforts by the way. He is, pleased dropping sweet thoughts on our souls;
to pay his servants twice: first in the we know not how they came, but it
labor itself, and a second time in the is as if, when the dew was visiting the
labor's sweet results. He gives them flowers, a few drops had taken pity
such joy ancf consolation in the ser- npon us. In the cool evening, too,
vice of their Master that it is a sweet as we have gone to our beds, our med-
employ, and ; they cry, ," We delight ifrtion of him has been sweet; and in
to do thy will, O Lord." Heaven is the night watches, when we tossed to
itiArlA no of serving God day and and fro, and could not sleep; he has
night, and a foretaste of heaven is en- J been pleased to become our song in
.nwinrr Ci-nA nn 0a.rt.rl With I fVio tiiorlifc. .-" - '- . -.
old. I have had times occasionally
in preaching when I would fain have
kept on far beyond the appointed
hour, for my overflowing soul has
been like a vessel wanting vent Sea
anna trwt we ViAYfl rind on " our sick
bedsl when, we would have been con-1 a drink not exceedingly strong, but I into the dispute, and everybody, went
tent to be sick always if we could J good enough to impart a relish to the I to church Vcross." Especially avoid
have had our bed 10 wen made oj ten
der love, and our head so softly pil
,a,i oirrooahlfl famiiv where, bv what I nnA who ia set on putting sou I and
seemed a singular fatality, some irri- I body into the ballot-box I otbe Devil,
tating topic broke out every; Sunday I however faithfully you may show up
morning at oreamaBi ; as .regular s i nismaeous peruuiououeso.
Brother Bailey : In the Recorder
nf Sentember the 6th. Rev. James A.
Where a church of Christ is I Smith; castor of the Baptist church. ,
organized, that church is the light of I Cairo, Ga., made an appeal in behalf
the world in that particular comma-1 0f the Red ; Springs . church. . and
nity, and its work should be aggres-1 stated : "l am going to putuus same
sive at home as well as abroad. It J appeal through the organ of my adopt-
seems to me that a cnurcn is not miiy i ed JState." I Kinaiy asa. au peayu-,.
answering the purpose of its orgam
zation, if souls are not convorcea un
dents labors. And the new members
should be made to understand that
the Master's command is, "Son, go
work to-day in my vineyard." If they
sending me contributions for 1 the
church at Red SpringSj to give the
name of the paper in which they saw
the appeal, so I can acknowledge all
monies sent me, through each; paper.
Rm "R. W. Warren, of Macon. Ga.,
go in merely as beneficiaries, they had has sent me one dollar.;Many thanks
better stav out
Another feature I notice : the let
ters giving accounts of these revivals,
run about in this wayj when written
by the pastors : "I held a meeting of
eight days at Philippi, assisted by
brothet Simon, who did good' work
for the Master; and at the close ten
converts were baptized;" or if written
bv the visiting brother, in this way ;
to you Bro. We are trying to build
the Lord a house" at Red .Springs,
and have good reasons to believe that
the Baptist cause will prosper, in that
vicinity. The Baptists are treated
with all due respect by the Presby te
rian brethren. They have given us
the use of their Academy,' in which to
hold our meetings, and ' several - of
them will assist us building our house. '
the fried fish was brought to the ta
ble. The whole family generally got
ood. ' It was. to use tho only word
which will give the meaning, a saucet
which the Orientals used with their
bread. As we ubo butter, or as they
on other occasions used oil, so in the
harvest-Held, believing it to have
the introduction of vexed and vex
ing questions. Let them go. . It
is the Lord's morning as , well as tie
Lord's day; and, generally, as the
morning is, so the day will be. How
can we enter his courts with thanks-
cooling properties, thev uBed what is I criving and his gates with praise, if
called 'vmegar. neioved, tnexiord s i the in wan
on
earnest perseverance.
God has ordained certain mealtimes
for his reapers; and he has appointed
that one of these shall be when they
come toqether to . listen to the Word
preached. If God be with ministers
tney act as me uiuipic u .
for they received "the loaves and the
fiaTiM from the Lord Jesus, and then
thev handed them to the people. We,
God s reapers find it hard work to
reap; but they gain a blessed solace
when in one way or another they sit
down and eat of their Master's rich
provisions; - then, . with renewed
strength, they rise with sharpened
sickle, to reap again in the noontide
heat.
Tt me observe ; that, while these
mealtimes come we know, not exactly
the wine was to he as the .blood already 0f 0njselve3 cannot feed: one Bonl, when, there are certain reasons wnen
shed, v 'The old covenant blood was ex
ternaDy sprinkled, for the - covenant was
largely external; the new is to be drunk (ia
symbol) for the covenant Is inward, spirit
ual, dealing with the soul and its character
and destinies. As ther sprinkling marked
the acceptance of the outward covenant, so
the drinking signifies the acceptance of the
. inward covenant" "WV N. Clarke.) ' Shed
for many. Those saved by this blood shall
be a multitude no man can number. .
much less thousands; but when the
Lord is with ns we can keep as good
- 0VTn oa Snlnmon himself.' with all
ft MSVlU - f r
t.;. fina flnnt and fat oxen, and roe
bucks, and fallow-deer. ; When the
Lord blesses the provisions of . his
house, no matter how many ; thou
sands there may De, an n
be filled with bread. I hope, beloved,
vou know what it is to sit under the
ihadow of the Word with great de-
me may s exoeci mem. a ne jcjhh usru
reapers generally sit down under the
shelter nf a tree, or a booth, to take
refreshment during the heat . of the
dav. - And certain I am, that '-when-
trouble, affliction, ; persecution j and
bereavement become the most painful
to ns, it is then that the Lord hands
out to us the sweetest comforts. -We
must work till the hot sun forces the
sweat from our faces, and then . wO
reapers have sauce with their bread:
thev have not mertly doctrines,' but
the holy unction which is the essence
of doctrines; they have not merely
truths; but a hallowed delight accom i
. . n m i m s, i
panies tne trutns. : xaae. ior instance,
the doctrine oi election wnicn is use
the bread; there is a sauce to dip it
in . When I can say, 'f He loved me
before the foundations of the world,"
the personal enjoyment of . my inter
est in the truth becomes a sauce into
which I dip my morsel. , . - t ,
; I think 1 see the gleaner half pre
pared to come, for she is very hungry,,
and she has nothing with her; but
she begins to say, "I have no right
to come, for 1 am no reaper; Ado
nothing for Christ; I am only a sel
fish gleaner; I am not a reaper." Ah I
out thou art invicea w come. ; mae
no question about it Boaz bids thee;
take thou - this invitation, . and ap
proach at once. " But" you say, "I
am such a poor gleaner; though my
labor is all for myself, yet it ?is little
I win by it; ? I get a few thoughts
while the sermon is being Preached.
but I lose them before I reach home."
ward man is m a fume and
flurry of anger, or confused , with
hurry, or the soul's sky murky with
the clouds of a retreating "storm.
Bishop Huntinqtori: , V
DO NOT TJ8E A CROOKED RULER.
The Bible is
fashioned' said
to strict and - old
a young , man to a
a grey-haired friend, who was ad vis
ins him to study God's Word if he
weuld learn how to live. "There are
plenty of books written : now a-days
that are moral enough in' their teach-'
ing, and do not bind one down as the
Bible."' ' -The old merchant turned to
his desk and took oat two- rulers, one
of which was slightly bent; with each
of these he ruled a line and silently
handed the paper to his companion ji
"Well," said the lad, "what do vou
mean?" "One line is not straight
and true, is it? When you mark out
your path in life, do not take a ctook'
ed ySLurtrBaptist Weekly. r,V, ;
The wicked desireth the net of evil
men: but the root of the righteous
I know you do, poor weak-handed wo- I yieldeth fruit, - . . -;
I have returned to Wadesboro every
Sunday during these meetings. Our
church . grows. We gave the right
hand of welcome to three new mem
hers last Sunday. Prof. Hobgood has
one of them. " 5
Paul "WBomar, from Spartanburg,
a oright Baptist, has lately come
among us." As a" teacher he adds
much to the efficiency of Anson In
stitute. But one of our best and
most highly esteemed members, Bro.
T. J. Polk, is preparing to move with
his good wife and son-to the moun
tains. N. R. PnTMAsr. t
, SUWGESriONS. . -8TATB
MISSIOKS AND ASS0CIATI0KS.
AU Noith Carolina should be: cul
tivated as : speedy as possible. ,,, ' Too
little ia given. Guilford sold 125,000
worth of blackberries. Could not N
OY Baptists give 150,000 for missions?
Let every farmer, mercnanc, juage,
lawver. banker; college professor, me-
- . - .T . 1 . O.
chanic teacher, preacner, give
: Everv Association should have
missionary T col porttur,, and should
cultivate its "wastv 'places. - I hope
JJeulah Association will nave a mis
sionary colporteur every year, . :v i
. . - ' HOMB MISSIONS.
' If the 900,000 white Baptists in the
South, like? the Jbnglish, Baptists,
would Erive tl each, we should have
$900,000 for Home Missions: or if.
like the Moravians, they would give
$5 each, we should have i,5UU,uu
T ARftistad nastor Bartholomew in a l Brethren prav for us.
meeting of ten days at Troas, where , W. W. Wlixia. .
fifteen persons professed faith ia P S,--Since I wrote this article, I
Christ and - were baptized." ? This have received one dollar from Miss
looks to me right I think it is Dizzie D. Thagard, and one -dollar
inrifc fnr niuiLors to pet other pastors from Mr. J. A. ; CashwelL . The for-
Or evangelists; or Jay preachers to help J mer of Manly, More county, andthe
them in their meetings. The preach I latter of Roslin, Cumberland county.
Am AncrnE to neio one ttnomer m i .
meetings, ltaoes gooa in many ways,
and 1 am glad that sucn is tne gen-
ral nractice of the Baptists. In the
... . " Ml..
ministry there are ajversmes oi gutf,
andthe gift of one man may reach
one class of peoplej while the gift of
- . . - .
another reaches anotner class; ana
through these. , different gifts more
people can be reacnea, ana a larger
number brought nnder the influence
of the gospel and saved. It is through
- . 1 t .11A.
the gifts which uoa nas oescowea mas
he works in extending His . kingdom
in the world.
K The first two Baptist preachers that i
I ever knew worked in this way. Tney
helped each other in their meetings,
and the result was, they had; large,
flourishing and influential churches.
J. o. AiANSDELL.
Roxboro, N. C.t Sept. 14, 1882.
A CHURCH CONSTITUTED.
':. ;i ." ii y - -
; On - Friday before the second Sun
day in August, several brethren met
at a point in the upper edge of For
sythe county, near the Yadkin - river,
ior the purpose of organixing a Bap
tist church. , ' - -- -r- "i
At this point, Bro. T. D. Castevens
liad been preaching 'once a month,
since January 'last, under the direc
tion and Support of the Missionary
Society ol the Yadkin Association. .
: The council organized by choosing
Rev. "J.' IL' Cordle, Moderator, and C.
C. Havmore Secretary. Letters were
mt mw
UNION MEETINGS, &c: : :
. USIOS MEE11NG. .. .
1 The next Union Meeting In the Western
part of the Beulah Association will be held
at Beaver Island church, Rockingham CO.,
N.C. " ' " ' " ;
j - Introductory Sermon by H- A. Brown.
1. Neighborhood prayer-meetings. . T. ,
J. Valentihe, Milton Stamps and. Elder
Caudle. ' - '
2. How to keep up a Sunday school du
ring the winter. 1 Alfred Ternpn, Elder R.
W. Crews and others. - ? ' , i ' "i i
i 8. How to raise funds for the various ob
jects of benevolence. - Elder E. P. Baldwin,
T. B. Lindsay and Elder -W. H. Wilson-
4. Mission work in the Beulah Associa
tion. ; All the brethren will be expected to
take part In the discussion oi wis topic
., ' , TEOP131 UNIOIt ; . t - ;
Subject for Discussion at Next Keeting.
f ' "Should the persistent failure of a mem--;
ber to contribute, to the support of.the.mhv
istry, or other causes of .cnnstian rreneyo .
lence be made a test of fellowship in the.
. EXAHTLK.,
A brother states that during three years
fee has bees, treasurer of hisi church.. One
brother and one sister have not contributed
a cent to the support of the cause of Christ,
either in money or in-work for the further-'
ance of the church,, ox Sunday school,-;
missionary interests always urging inabil
ity or want of time. Rs Bays the sister
lives well apparently, dresses in the height
ot fashion, travels .some, and does any
nmnnnt of neighborhood visiting. The
brother dresses well, drives fine horses,"
presented by three brethren, and nine J 8mokes cigars, aad is a liberal patron of the
Sisters, WiUCa were tsxauuneu. auu. au- i iaeau:r, vuuutuii wu i-"""-