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Tho Eiblical Recorder. Rev. C T. BAILEY,. '.Editor. ....Associate. Rev.CS.FARRISS.. WEDNESDAYS .January S,1SS3. All corarauirfcalloM or letters for publication should be addressed to the Bibucai, Recorder, Raleigh, N. C , , - ' . - v - v Remitunce and letters on business should be addressed to Edwards, Brougrtoit & Co., Publishers, Raleigh, N. C , " ' ,: Only personal letters should bst addressed to the Editors, ;,-- We cannot change your paper unless yon give as jroar former postoEice, as trefl as the one to which you wish it changed. NOTICE. The name of each subscriber, 'with the date when subscription expires, is printed en the paper or wrapper, thus: ... , ' -. - JohnDoe l : 1$82 s This shows that the subscription of John Doe expired oa the 1st day of July, 1883. - No other notice will be served, and onr patrons win please ' renew promptly, or their names will be dropped from the list. . t , . - Terms, $2.00 per year, cash in adrauce. SEsnnsr your orders for" Baptist Almanacs. Orders will be filled by . return maiL -" THOUGHTS FOR THE NEW TEAR. The new year has come and to sol- v J T u T" diers of Christ everywhere it brings . the , brightest' anticipations. ;, 1 They look not back upon the past wheth er successful or-unsuccessful but prayerfully pash forward to meet the coming joys and sorrows .of the fu ture, clinging to' the cross and confi dent that whatever, the year may r veal, Gorx will overrule all for the good of his people. . . ' ' To many, it is a Beasonywhen de terminations to live better : lives are the prevailing exercises of the intel lect and the .soul. Not. without in . jury is this done, for many resolutions are made to be broken. Theysnsp in twain from the good to which they are attached like ice-laden twigs from the main body of the tree, at the first " pressure of temptation or the. first crush of sorrow. In - this there is harm done, because a promise is bro ken and confidence weakened. How ever, many good resolutions will not only be made but kepk' The way to accomplish, this is to have, first of all, a reformatory purpose in the heart, t- and the heart burning with zeal for the Master. This will pnt yon to work for him, and with him to help you, your loye for , the work will in crease, and yon will be surprised at yeur success. " , , To the unconverted the new year is an appeal. It presents before him an unanllied future, in striking con trast with the year just passed, every day of which has been blackened by sins agaiust the Gor who made him. " To the swearer it whispers in terrible . accents the enormity of the crime, and the utter foolishness of living in defiance of the command, "Thou shalt not take the, name of the Lord thy God in vain." ; To the drunkard it comes, repeating the experience of the year just gone, which was laden with the prayers and sufferings of his ' neglected family.1 Behind him,: woe and sin; before him, opportunity to achieve happiness; will ; he embrace it? y . To the infidel, it is a preacher of "righteousness, temperance and judgment to come." In spite of his blasphemous statements about "no GoDaudt come and go and: go and come," and every anniversary brings with it the fact terribly suggestive to him that tne cause' which he opposes is gather ing strength and power and numbers' and the world is enlisting under the leadership of Christ, the Son of man. As we have before said , this is a time for good resolutions; but to the .unconverted there is one of the great est importance," and no other will bet ter his condition .unless he first ac cept this. On this, the first week of the new year, give your heart into the keeping of Christ. ."Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is no pther name given among men, whereby we must be saved.'" i WHAT INFORMATION WILL DO. : 5 OnfjounghrotherK-was enjoying sipleMant -Visit ;to hia friend 'N, at the latter's bachelor quarters on one .of the principal atreets of the beauti ful town in which they lived. ; '- - By-the-way, " said ' his friend, j "I was very; much interested Jn our, last conversation . regarding the duty ' of the pastor, to inform his congrega- tion about the work of our denomina f tioi in the State,' the plans' of "our : - Boards, &c" ihnsmMy-titihA f' I am glad you wereT It has for i some time been . a matter of. interest to me, and I spoke to you then only ' what I had learned from my own bb-; servation. I am well satisfied that " the reproach that a certain other de- - nomination in our midst does twice ; as mnch for taissions as 'our people,' - is owing, to the fact that our pastors : do hot create art interest in this work by keeping their congregations in- - formed- To bring out the xliSerence ; between a church well informed,' and r cna left in ignorance concerning thes4 natters, let me say to yon that the ch-rcb to. which; I tclcrsd, and cf , wi.i:!i I f; :e to you' lait week, .was :3. I, irtcrc:t . -y cr educational matters, and nil that was done was the result of a spasmodic effort on the part of onr pastor or some agent. : The consequence can well be imagined. 'Indeed, i I am ashamed to tell you the average'!: On the other hand, r I know of a sm ill church which has not the tenth of the wealth which the aforesaid body has, but which far surpasses it in the support of .our Boards.' , The pastor is a godly man, bat "t the same time; cheerful, and, as Dr. Lajfeuxx says, without any of the "soar drippings of the asceticism of the dark ages" in bis nature. He is ooeofthoaa men , whose religion is superior to his ail ments, and if you ever hear him com- plain it is always because As has not been more faithful. The power of the man over his congregation is won derful . His people have his spit it, and there is nothing more dear to his heart than the growth of his Master's cause in the State and elsewhere. " As one of the results of this, these good people have set themselves to work to do what they can to, return to the Lord at least a portion of that wHich He has given them. They are coun try people, and to show you how they regard this matter, I will say, that "ey set apart' a certain portion of J-. - T, . u raised thereon goes into His treasury- In this way, or some other, every one contributes, and when brother Tay lor and brother Bax ; attend the Association it makes yon feel good to note the happy exptession on their faces when tne totter from this church is read." This ' is a simple . way in which to raise money and all will ad mit that it is a good way t but few lew farmers adopt its So far as I am concerned. Ijve some difficulties con npctcd;w;'Ui it but I offer no objec tion. .There are two 1 notable facts about every well-informed Christians lr-He will give of his substance i to the spread of that gospel which God was good enough to send him. 2. Whei he feels it his duty to give, he wilt Adopt plans to secure the means." This can not be doubted, for our his tory proves the f actThe TTesponsi bility, thenrests with the pastor to inform his , people about .our , work. Let him do this and God .will do the resWfi:-01-:- N WHAT TO DOJTHESE WINTER V?e have recently penned an article en the above subject, but an article in the' Chicago Standard from that prince of writers and preachers, Dk Jko.'A. .BROADUSj has again called our attention to the- matter, t The advice which the sainted Dodsox of ten gave to young' men was, 1 'Read and inform yourselves these long winr ter , eveniogs." : Doubtless; many young men feel that this; would in deed be profitable, but they know not what to read, f We are glad to have the judgment of such a man' as Dr. Bboastjs on this point He cautions all ta be ca.eful in the selection of their reading, , as much valuable labor and time is wasted by reading trashy literature, : We give three of his prin cipal points, and invite a careful read ing onHhe part of all our readers. They are intrinsically valuable, as we believe,- or we would not yield to them so much precious space. - , r Of history and biography he says:; ; '. Ton may. take a few condensed but entertaining works, extending from the earliest , times . till now, . ; Or, better, Uke some great work of ancient or modern his tory, (Rawiinson, Grote, Merivale, Gibbon, Freeooan, ; Green, ; Prescott, Motley,, Ban croft, the reading of which will; be always remembered as an epoch; in your life.- Also, read biography. t . The story of some inter esting and noble real life is sorely worth more than the story of an unreal life, except tho few very highest works Sof rlicloartf you do not like biogrsphy learn lo like it, and you will hereafter greatly rejoice in the acquired taste.' Men as great as Carlyle and Emerson have thought that ' bioeraphy is the best form of history,;' Then .we1 ought to add books of travel, "which, are particu' larly well sailed to Vbe; read aloud In the family circle,' and, however read, will give so much useful knowledge of nature and of human iit 'Z - Concerning poetry he is equally sue8tive. . For the young he sug gests Scott, IiOnglellow" Bryant, and even Homer. . To older oneB he says: To older persons ' I would only say, gain a' thorough ; acquaintance 'wlth!, the " few greatest poets.-;. Be ambitious totxwBo mer, Shakespeare, Milton; aud if after that your aspirations include' Dante; also,2 you will have compassed the world's best poe. try. If less ambitious,: try at least to know Tennyson thoroughly.1 or Mrs. Browning, till they make their mark on you for life. .' Stlfe isi well to regard ; the IDoe tor's Italics.1 ! Many people read the three great poets; but how few jbtow them. Again;hesays; P "Read sciencer .'physical, mguistk,;po4 litical or social, . mental or . moral for .we. must not forget that there : are many de-l partments of science. In each, of these there are numerous popular wprks, as well as elaborate treatises Nowhere- in all the wide fields of reading is there need of more pains to find out which are really the best books, o For there are men of great names who give us science upside down, with the theories where the facts ought to be. ; There are sensation preachers of science, as well as of rei::r!on, who make a great f- ure I j audacity cf statement and g!iit;r cf sf jle, and Ed!jr r:.'lead "tie untldnUcs cr m-f:r-ei.;: ':;.4. "--rv.'"" .'-r I T,V, ia -wtatever departmect, " carefiil!y ci: ; : 3 fr::-n3 vrcri, si 7 '.. if L.-r'.-i to f.:p i t:.j middle for something else, grit your teeth and keep on. And when you have fin i iflhed, and found it is really a first-rate work if you would only be ' "wise enough to read it the second time, ah ! that would be-1 wisdom indeed.' - - . s All over our land there are men straggling to . educate themselves andtheir seyes will " fail upon the above quotations with delight The writer.did not mclude-.in.; this list a theological course an might hate been ejected.' Thw'bar often been given. : As a matterrraf -course ether VlWtV t VUV UIVOV llUVtbMUH VVftU VUlj reading, but along with this it is best for all to- read - those gmtt -rorksrof ' literature which fall far below- it, but are indispensable to the the stu dent, be he layman or be he preacher; PERSONAL & JOIUER ITEMS. W....ReV. A. W. Busfoot declines a call to Virginia. ' , ...J. "Old Dominion" is severe on Dr. WATUarov He did not - regard v the old proverb.- - ..Bev. J. 6.r Babdawat; of Va., has been called to the pastorate t the church in Oxford. . . MM..Hev. Dr. J. L. Bcrrowr. of Wop. folk; spent the holidays visiting friends in Richmond Va. " - ... ' ' ' ......Our readers will appreciate the Poem on Rev, E. DonsoN, written by Prof. Wu ix)Cshbt Reads. ,.The Oxford Female Seminary offers i free tuition to indigent young ladies. Read what is said about it. U2...A salary of $1,000 a year,' recently offered Rev. F. H. Jones, of Tanceyvllle, uiu m mnpi aim to an outer eiate . ......Bev. 7X. B. CoBB,ofWsynesville was in Raleigh on Friday last on his way to Vis it his many friends ia Golds boro. . -'j -" - .;i'.:.Rev. Dr.; Johx Mitchell passed . through Raleigh on his way to his new charge in Ashevilie, on monday last. 1 ' r t - .M'-.DrJ Ekbpoot. of the EotaW "Place Church, . Baltimore, goes to the Strong Place Church, Brooklyn, as its pastor. - ; ",.;...Rev. Dr. F. H. Ivxr, of Goldsboro was suddenly called to Athens, Ga, on Fri day last by the extreme illness of his father-in-law. ' , - . ..Dr. Hctham was rejoicing last week in the hope of having Bra F. W. Eaboit. of New Berne, with him in the Union Meet ing at Crowells. - - ..i.Rev. J.B Boohsv has entered upon his work in Salisbury as thoarfi he exoect- ed to spend his life in that field. That is the way to do it v t ; -f ......Rev. J. "A. Speight will continue to preach for the churches in Bertie county. We are g:ad of this and would be gladder to have him settle, near us, r,;t j. ......Rev. A. E. Owbw, of Portsmouth, ys., spent a l asr. last week - with a Kev. Rscbbh Jones, of Churchland. ; Wish we could have been with them. '. v ;y ..-..Bro. Rat is anxious to hive some money to pay the missionaries. The first quarter ends Jan. 31st and he will need over fl.OOO. 8end it to him, brethren.'; ; . V;iiiRev.' Ji. B. Richabdsox expects ' to stop teaching school and give his entire time to the ministry next year. Not only 1 good teacher but a good preacher as well i'Rev; F,! H. Josrxa has recently bap tizedi five at Yanceyville.- t There - have been added to this church about 100 mem bers since his first sermon as pastor of the t ..Ask Dr. Bxthax to write for the Recobder. the Lessons of Bro. Dodsos's life.:-. No one in the State can do it as well as he. F. P.M. Write the Lessons Broi llCTHAsL : '"k . r. ; -jt .-.s i . , ...Rev.' J. B. DowRma, pastor, has sent to the Orphan Asylum from White Lake Church, $3.30; from Sharon Church, $1.70 - Has any pastor forgotten the or pbanaj;!; n '-'1 ' ..It has" been suggested that the National Bible Convention which is booked for Saratoga, be held in Cincinnati, and the Tennessee Baptist Bute Convention seconds the motion. i.;.Rev.' J. B. Richakdson writes: "The church is greatly revived. ; We have broth er Waff, our Reoobdkb agent in it, and brother Hkhbt; HrsaDALE onr -Foreign Mission agents ,..,..., ..: r .; . ;- t ......Waoghtown has been blessed with" a most gracious revival. There, were 14 ad ditions. "Rev. 8. : F. .Cokbad, writes Bro. Richabdsok, "did some able preach ing there fof us. I ' - - - " ..-..Christmas week was a happy time for the children of Raleigh. The Bundsy Schools of i both the ' First and Second Churches, had - beautiful Christmas trees accompanied by pleasant exercises. - Every child received a present ' -" ...Tbere are some hard fields among us; but we bare a devoted band ef pastors. One of these replies to a call from a sister State: i "1 am a Tar-As and have decided to Btick to North Carolina as long as 1 : can be useful here and am SBpporte,,u. : - U-MThe brethren of the' Second Baptist Church this city held an enthusiastic meet ing the other, night, and raised near fWO on their church debt - Pastor Gwalthbt is a good manager and we predict that it will not be long before the last cent is paid. 'C."Th Dodson Sisters" is tiie name of an organized band of church workers in the church at Waughtown. It is composed of those who wish to perpetuate his mem ory among them,r and they have, already gone to woik m special aeents for various objectt';r.k'!4f ?ff--5i w-'v" WBl'WmkKrojd iAiml' allt become editors and proprietors of tbe Christian Index, Drs. Ttjckeb and 8ha tkb continue as associate editors.; We have given onr opinion again and again of this valuable paper. It stands in .the front rank. " ' -' . " . . . - t if '' i ....Dr.. Waooebeb, .. President ef the Bethel College, Russellville, Ky., has ac cepted the chair of Erj?liah in the Univer sivy of Texas. '- Bra. Wasoknxs is aa able man, and was at ne time prominently spoken of as a suitable; man for President of our College at Wake Forest. i .Busy editor (to troublesome appli cant who persists in. calling): ".To-day is Thursday, and I'm very busy. Suppose you call next Tbursdsy. and then I'll tell you when to call again. This taken from Dr. Beioht's paper, is aunrestive of his treatment of Dr,.TvcsxsVM'i smt lo ' ".:'Would toGon I could speak some word that would bo burn in the hearts of the brethren that they could not rest : till they did something for the Lord's cause right here Bo writes Rev. R. A. Peel, of Pantego. . You may discover his earnest ness irom nis language. Help him. t .: W join with the Interior In lament ing the fact that the practice of mem orizing Scripture has passed from our Sun day Schools. " Who does not remember the smart utue girl who memorized a thou sand verses. ., We are ahead of our fathers on methods generally, but not on this.,.., ; ....ReV. C. DntHAlt Who hua twn rtnlfn sick has suScientfy recoverd to aaia en ter upon ms inDDortar. t wort rxistnr.; Brethren LAseDEU of Eoxboro, asd Dos-' ncs, of Wake rorc-t Cci:ev ir:.c-3i Ure to kbor for tbe Jls-ter. ,: , .... - .o ure.rea ci ijhics-o. Enow taw t- T- "'.iar:ic.!-, tils e-'.. 'i "TL3 . : a rr. L:.:.rv 3 to Chicago has been a great pleasure to us all. His address at the Social Union, last week, reported stenographically especially for this paper and published on our second page, was heard with delight by the large com pany assembled, from beginning xo end. lie has left a good many of us grateful to him for the kind, the appreciative and help-, ful words spoken by him." I was deeply moved by the InteM-genoe-of Bro. Dodsoh's death. None were riper for the heavenly reward than he. 8ome of his private conversations with me have gone down deep into my soul never to IjM&'Bnm: , jfrv ' rn?, be etiacea. He was consecratea unrisv . "The scalDinr knife and tomahawk order-of Baptists - has about - gon of-- Jiaptitt Record. We are glad to know or this 'state df thingi ia Uiasissippr The sooner the Baptists rid themselves of these ts and camp-ioiiowers, tne sooner wui they get down to work In dead earnest for the Ifiif .;.The Examiner tells us of a member of a church in New York wLo pays for one dozen copies of that excellent paper and makes New Tear gifts of them to his poor er neighbors. How many Baptists are there in North Carolina, who will subscribe for an additional number of the Rkcobdjeb for a few brothers or friends T We are looking for Bro. Woonsoa to take chare-e at Enfield and Dawson's in a few days and are praying that his coming may be blessed. 'If we only had men for Tar boro and ashlngton but twill get them. I think the Lord usually gives bis people what they want if they have patience to wait for it. . JK tl. r ......There is a future for the church and its pastor In Henderson. Bro. McDcr fie is a man of fine soirit. a bard worker un commoolv wise in his methods. Dr.- Brooks was sent here by the Board of Missions for several years and his report usually was: "Henderson is a hsrd field. He would find it a nleasant and nromisintr field if he could come here now. J. PrJL 1 . ' -After a relisrious readins: bv Prof. Willooghbt Rbadk on Sunday evening last in tne JTirst Baptist , ijnurcn. s couecwo was takes ur to build a monument to the memory of Rev. E. DoDeos, and $33.76 were raised. Brethren who wish to have a part in . this work should send their sub scriptions to' Bro. Bv F. Most ag ex. ...lyith what "complacency does the ed itor of the Tennete$ Baptitt "skin" a young oreacher who haPDened to preach ra n hearinff at the Tennessee Convention I And vet there is doubtless another side of the question. " The Richmond Herald perti nentlv asks: 'Is the voun fir man a Land marker Does he read the Prolapsed Organ f f - '. K .? '.:. .... a ... .." ' ....I.Ouite a number of our brethren are asking fcr a "Baptist CongreasT in North Carolina. Our brethren in Virginia are to have one in Lvnchburg as soon matters can be arranged. . There are doubt less some advantages in such a-meettnir it will allow time for the discussion of questions- and principles that cannot be discussed at a meeting ef the State Conven- -....Tile Bavtist Standard is a new Daper. issued bi-weekly for the colored Baptists of North Carolina. Kev, N. F. Roberts, ed itor. Rev. H. C. Crosbt and Rer. E. II. Lotcombe. associate editors. Rev. C. Johhsok.', business manager. Price $1.25 per year. The 95,000 colored Baptists of North Carolina, should elve- this paper a hearty 'support t'.t . . - v.:.Dr. Hufhaic writes of Bro. Donsos: 1 am grieved and yet rejoiced to hear that Bro. DoDsaff has been called to his "final rest. It ETieves me that we shall1 meet him no more: but there, was a fitness in his going before the innrmities of age had dis aualified him for work. 1 rejoice too that he died in Wilmington, among brethren who loved him and were able to supply - his needs. ' The - sophistries . of infidelity ' are shriveled by the Light which, shines in the life of such a man." ( . .. : ;. a ..Itis an exceedingly pleasant bit of sews that comes to us from Nashville, Ten nessee. . A. few, veeks airo. , Rev. T. , u Jokes, ;Dv D , the scholarly and eloquent pastor of the First Baptist Church of Nash ville, presented bis - resignation - fa such terms that the church felt constrained to accept it. : They had to submit to the in eviuble and tire up their noble pastor. But. then, what t Whv. thev passed a res olutionnot of high Bounding respect and aorrow, but to the effect that the salary of Lthe retiring pastor be continued for three mon ins, ana wax tne cnurcn maze mm a present of $3,000. - That church will please walk up head. A. noble deed, 'and most honorable to the church, but not by any point beyond the merits of its distin guished pastor. Richmond RtUaiout Her ald.' f -'-- NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES. Meeting at Marion. .-We have just closed a meeting of 12 days, in wnicit Bro. u. a. Justice endeared him self to onr people by his earnest rosoel ser mons. , The church is revived, and appears to be in a .better condition than for some time past. One professed conversion, and one united witn tne cnurcn by letter. . ; Marion, X. CL, Dec 18. : X .. Protracted Meeting. " ; ; Lear Recorder? I, with Rev. J. P. Gwalt- ney. assisted the pastor, . Rev. L, P. Gwalt- ney. in . a protracted meeting at Bethel. commencing the second Saturday in De cember. The congregations were large and attentive.'- The word was attended with divine success, and the Lord's !"name was ;lorifled" in the conviction of sinners, and n the conversion of Denitents.' - The pastor is in delicate health for the present. He is deeply loved and fully ap preciated, oy tne cnurcn ana congregation. We all bope to see him. soon restored to health and vigor.,, . , . ..E..N. Qwts, -l liberty Church. -' I commenced a meeting of days at lib erty church, on second Sabbath in Novem ber, which lasted nine days. I was aided by Elder A. Tarbrough all the time The Lord graciously revived his work: 88 made a profession ot faitn in Christ.' 19 were ad ded by baptism and one restored. ' At our December meeting 8 more' were baptized ia water wnere tne ice was two tncnes tnick. They were determined to follow Christ. i After four years pastoral work, my con nection with this church closed pleasantly with our last meeting. I am succeeded bv Elder Turner, whose life-work has been spent mainly in this (Liberty) Association. ine uecokdek. has a number oi warm friends here. . "... , Henry Sheets. I andy Flalns Church. ;; I commenced a meeting at Sandv Plains church the third Sunday in July, 1882, and continued 12 days.; I - was assisted bv A. .a. Aiooo, josepn ureen ano u: si. iuett, who rendered good service and with whom the church was well pleased. All these :young men are now at Wake Forest Col lege. The Lord abundantlv blessed us and six were added to our number bv baptism. The meeting rJosed with a large number of eniiuirexa, i f w't -A.. A. AlCBWAXff. ' i. . ' ' " " " '"'V . , Dear Reooxder: As I have concluded that your readers would love to bear of the pros- pemj 91 nou in our pan or, the Bute, I thought i would give yott an account of some meetings which I h&vs attended du-; ring tne last 5 months. During that time a iisie auenaea iour associations, snvnn protracted meeiiB-s and .one miasionartr union. ---.-I." - .--.. I (Vara w . n o : - J . I Vila T 1 r- Q T T- 1 . XV han fKa 2. --j - I ' A Prr 'c-crch, YeJkia cocntyj I compelled to"-. -be ."away,4 :pr." ' Eoyall ii atw.y..it'iCctc-.cr, t:--reraaloutl7 will rih. '.'"'"' " X '- - - V- ' 'i r-! v ; I l r, 2 -.a Pn t j3 j j'.-.zv t'r . :3. -)cat' s fr.tL -ll-'aiai November, there were 17 or 18 conversions, and, Btrange to say, the beet part of the meeting was on the day of election. At Damascus church, Iredell county, on the 5th Sabbath in October, there were 28 conversions.. X have attended this church as pastor for 23 years. , . v As I have not mentioned the dear breth ren in the mlnistrv who aided me in these meetings, I take this method of expressing to iaem mr neanieu Eniiuuae lur iucir ef ficient services: Bro. J. EL Le welly n is the beloved pastor at Boonville. and Rev. S. o. Mav at Cross Roads. Xott aod Vour- readera can- perceive' the rWarentoirfwatt IVrotratAed meetteg V reason wny I .was not at tne convention in ana tnouent U I could be instrumental in i I the conversion of one soul Xmignta jnore i .SrVt: .V rHVrr it- mwl tTion T iwnM .I1.itKnir lha I Tnnwn. I tendinz thek labors of. our missionaries1 in I the State. I prav that God may enable us wtfevtw wre nb!ra anumayweexwciaTBwer tUwlToorsm-Christ At -W. O. Bbowk HiimptomsHUi iTadkin county . , :,r s 1 COmiUNWAl IONS' 7 ?I?8EC0N1T THR MOTION., I rise to second 'the motion made by Dr. Yates,, that Bro. Herring take the whole course at the Seminary. And I hope to votefor the motion by a yearly contribution to his support while he remains at tne seminary, as well as after he enters npoq .hit life- work. , A v t'.-'s-n jr ; 1 think Deieeate; also .made a good suggestion about the Boards in a recent number of the jkecoedeb. It was evident at the Convention that some times .the Boards are composed of too ;many members, randT affew brethren ititl dr the iwork. At the same time it, is thought desirable to have all parts of, the State represent ed inthe meetings held during the Convention. How .would it do to organize the Boards as' the Boards of the Southern Baptist Convention are organized? .Appoint a Board of Man agers of seven or nine, so located that tbey could hold . frequent meetings, and then appoint one Vice-President from each Association for each Board. These Vice-Presidents conld meet with the Boards at the Convention when the vear's work is rjlanned: and then represent the . Boards at the As cciations, visit the churches as far as possible, and thus get a larger num ber interested in the-work. ' ,v--- G. W." Greeks. ORDINATION. A presbvterv." com nosed' of breth ren John Mitchell, D.D. and Thos. G. Wood, met with the church at Bethlehem, Hertford county, the 3d Sunday in December, 1882, to take into ; consideration the propriety of oraaining cro. iunis u. ureen to tne i gosrlimnistiy. ;Af ter a satisfactory examination of ; the be candidate as to I his conversion,' call to the ministry, ana views ot isibie doctrine, con ducted byDr:litcijelI. he was or- dainedT by prayer and imposition of tne nanas oi,tne presoytery Alter the ordmatioh : an " address was made to tho candidate upon the nature and duties of the pastoral office, by Dr. Mitchell, and one to the church by the. wnter. - t ,.-. .? . , Bro. -Green has been called ; to churches in Gates and Bertie conn- ties, and has a wide field of useful ness before him.'l - - ' Thos. G. Wood. Wtnton, JV. G, Dec. 19. f A TBILEMJL4. The Board of Edncation has before it three possible courses: . : t 1. To retain the young, ministers at College and Seminary, and go in debt.-' ;-'--': ,u;f :-ii.u; Z. To withdraw aid from some of the young brethren, and "send them home. ;' - f v "i"-' 3. To retain the vonne - ministers who are "now receivmi? raid and nav cash m advance, through the' fulfill ment or the promises made by the brethren at Associations to 'try to ralBe, the Money.- " - - men saaii it oer i A word to the wise is sufficient, and Contributions Bhould be sent to B. F. Montague,' Treaa. Bap. State Con- -vention; Raleigh. ji s i. 7UI i IT. Jfi. ' TAYLOR. ff'i Cor. Rflft. of RnAfd nt TZAn tun Wake Forest College, Dec: 26. CORRECTION. 'A S . Ton make me say in the last Ex- Dosition. "We see here the divine or. der: 1st;, Conversion;, 2d The Lord's Supper, among Jhe ' all,'thihg8 com- manaea. i wrote,' or meant- to Writer lst: "Conversion! 2nd; Bap - tism; 3rd. The Lord's Supper." -Cer tainly, that is the divine order. '"'.. A. c. Dixon. ' : . -.- T "i - j' SOME WAKE FOKEST NOTES. Dr. Pritchard s, resignation, as our pastor was accepted July 19th. Un til the 13th inst. we had been without a pastor,: but not without-preaching. The regular church services, Sunday morning and evening and Wednesday evening, naa oeen neia, ana our cus tomary collections taken. Our com munity is blessed with preachers: be- l sides the thirty-six young preachers among tne students oi the college, there are eight who reside on the Hill, .. And since July three of these latter nave c lied our , pulpit, i ProL xayior has preached several times, hut Dr Wm. Bovall and Prof- W..R. Eoyall; have done 'the .bulk; , 'of the worlc, , .We,. owe them, .all a debt of gratitude. f, . , - , i On thei3th inst,Prof. W;B. ly all was elected our, pastor.;. Upon accepting , his, only -regret rwai the diiticulty of performing fully the dn- ties of . the position aa he saw them. He expressed; in a few earnest wc rds hU reliance upon divine help and the sympathy and co-operation of. the brethren. , Kot only as pastor," but Bisu ta ju.an uiau vi Wilts , rauuitj, we have great confidence in him because he has great confidence in GodV His time was fully occupied withchurchss in the neighborhood, but , he has 'crest Taptist" Tha nucil.r c: so about forty twenty students and twenty residents in the vicinity. On the same occasion thirty students were received for baptism, making the number seventy. Jrrmcipal.bam ner Wait was elected castor. V At present our i male membership is one hundred ana two. To-day we had a noteworthy , ser- tnr am rfxr I la I'nvn 11 - Ma vaan t-tiA IUVU UJ ASA cMlstJfUl AVMU VUVJ 12th chapter of 1st Cor., selecting the last verse as his text: 1'But covet earnestly the best gifts: .and yet shew irato yoarii unoreexceUenKw$Jit 'rhfl beat crifts" were nresented in the12ththermora excellent: wav . f z .: . was shown in the 13th chapter. The Apostle aio not mean to discourage the desire for the best gifts, from the J.-t1T b . .timutm - Ktill tr.Ar was a more excellent way, the way, of lovfe ? The more he thought of these gifts of the head, the less he thought of. them, in comparison with the graces - of character - Speculative knowledge was of no value because it did hot touch, the heart and bence never led to action.. He had. been led to think of i this text bv an event of the past week; the death of I an old man as widely known in the United States, as "president: Arthor,, and.-yet so humble in appearance as some-: times to? be the .subject, of taunts. Then followed a warm and tended tribute to' the character and Wort ft of B o. JB. Dodson. . lie was a man who worked by the law of love, his life il lustrated tno - more excellent way. gSewKffi qmng about the welfare of ones life of sacrifice was a constant exhib ition of the love he bore the cause of Ghrist And what a memory he had! When lie. wrote for the Tjaners it was from three to twenty lines: but thev were pithy lines. There were persons in Texas who committed to memory what he wrote in the Religious Her ald. ' He had probably visited more people in affliction than Dr. Williams in nis long pascoraie in tne great city, and had; attended more protracted - a t ' --r Tt . ilr i sv meeungs tnat jar. jarie nims9ii. x xne preacher, -rarely i exhibits so mnch emotion as he did on this oc casion, and inasmuch as he had been mnch with Bro. Dodson, I thonght it ; notSnhfi t.tig:t0j:jrrrite'i here this meagre report of the sermon as a tes timonial of the high appreciation in which the sainted man. was held. . ; : As concerns the College, the presr cnt session has so far been an except tionally successful one in several re spects; The outlook for the Spring Term, which begins Jan. 15th, is en couraging, i The 8tndents have taken unusual interest in neipmg tne unair- - -i a i w - s- - tnan in i his , correspondence m wi th tnn in AWtYnt . StateT wd iudrin fronv the . letters wTiir-ii hn ropa.vaA imi-a considerable increase of our numbers in January i W. Ii. Potxat. W. F. College, Dec. 17, 1882. LETTER FBOin M0CX8TILLE. .". 8 '; ..i. . I havo been on this field some nine teen months, and -whilst we have.not done' what wc earnestly desired, yet something has been accomplished. I trnst each oi my churches have been blessed with' good meetings, and a fair amount of -additions. . : 1 : only , beld one protracted meeting this year and that with Jerusalem. ; We had no meeting at Hocksville because we were engaged in building a parsonage near the cbnrch at the time t he meeting should haye been held, and we did not think it prudent to attempt a meeting, then.. : My: two chnxches. Mock8uIle and Jerusalem, decided to take a new departure lor? this section and-promptly raised the money for building a parsonage. .. We now have in process of building a very neat and handsome house, two story, contain- ing six rooms ana two naus. . Also a good and-commodious , barn. .. The house is nearly ready for plastering. We are footing every bill as it be comes due. i It is now probable, as the winter is upon us, that the house will hot be completed before Spring, This will be a great addition to this field ,' as there will always be a pleas ant home I ready for each preacher that may occupy the ;ileld.i; I ope the time is not far distant when our churches all , over the . S tato will . ar range themselves in compact and self sustaining fields and supply them selves with 4 comfortable parsonages for .their preachers, 'a .We shall never accomplish what we ought and can do,' till , our country churches espe- ciauy rise up ana meet tnis great ana important demand. All of our rural churches ought to have preaching at 1 least twice a month.;. , At Jerusalem we have the beat Sabl- bath, school j. in the county. . Our school at Hocksville is small, but we uannot expecs a large one nere wnen there are three, schools in the town. and the to wn a small one, besides the -Dapnat , memoersmp nere , is ; amalL Ve keep up a weekly prayer-meeting j-nd jt is well attended. The congre gatious at each of my churches have increased considerably I since ; J came here, and their congregations were never so good in the past aa thev now are.. J I trust the Lord ,has greater tlMocksviUe, Dec, 21. V vOTJE LAST SLEETING. J' I -mer Bro." Dodson-' on Hhe 10th inst. at the residence of Bro. - Old- nam, vv limington. lie was quite sick bur after looking at'' me for a mometiti5Vher;recognizedme.'nAhd nucu uiu. u, iucbuju kuac A wouiu fray with him, he replied: ;Yes,: yes, owe more to God tharf tnostmen do.'? i enquired where he shad - left his "manuscripts and letters, he said at fatatesviiie, ;ii i U. 2 llon't yoni wish that tome .relative or friend would take charge i of them and compile therefrom something for '"be; benefit 01 the cornice, generation? laid I. Yes, sir, 'wasahe reply.' After speaking of the love of Christ. and trying to comfort the -aged servant of tiod, ws engaed?in braver " Uv soiU Wi3 fall; Itw&a too fall for nt- tsranca. t xhe dvint -.rr -n hawnA hn. fere his God ana responded feelingly hia- I crld: ''"zrdr thzt ClrA wccia vn riva r ci'.en rrc I to others, -vriii uica cira cf you. was the reply. - We parted, "Give my; love to your iamiy," were his last words to me. Bro. Dodaon had spent mnch time at my house. Wo always received him gladly, it was a real benefit to nave such a man with ns. For whether he conversed oh the sciences, on history (especially biographical , history), or expounded tne great aocennes ana ceacaings vi the Bible, it was all deeply interesting and instructive, and we all felt ereat- ly benefitted by th visits of this god- Imwr. ( ) H i The older ministers of our Zum are passing a way.l -have seen- istai- Iings, Jtenneli, Weils, ixordon vvii liams, Guy, Pritchard and now Dod sonj, takenf rom among ns JThe older ilufham,"my father in the min istry, and my councillor in life, still linsrers on the shores of time. When the summons comes for him, he will. doubtless be found ready and waiting to pass over to the green helda Deyona . May a merciful God bleBs his declin ing years. ' , : . , f erbapa none of those whom i nave menttonod above possessed more of the spirit of their Master than Dodson. Few men seemed to walk more with God than he 7 " ' -'";" Farewell dear brother till we meet i Via fairer worlds on high. s k - it i wr Mi KixmEDT. Magnolia, Dec ,22. -" " - . m h Ml AN IMPORTANT MATTER. : Bro. Editor;-- submit -below cer- Board, of . Ti fromthe records of the Trustees of Wake Forest College,;: I desire, that they should be made public, -- and am warranted in their publication by. the' approval of all the me nbers of the Board whom I have been able to consult. If there is any corporate , body in the world which is more cautious. in, man- zswz the trust committed to it-?tl have got to learn oi it. ;? Ana is ap pears only 1 nght that tne Dretnren generally should! know, what is done w . . . - . ... - . .1 " with the money that tney give to tne endowment.-' "f - "-Fraternally," &c ; - ; Charles E. Taylor. i Wake Forest, Dec. 25, 1882. .... - n . . 'June 25; li.Rexlved that all monies hereafter collected in any way for the ben efit of the ' College shall be invested in first mortgage bonds on unencumbered real estate and shall be held sacred as a permanent investment, the interest of . .which shall be used to par the ordinary expenses of the College, except where money or monies are donated for a special purpose, which pur pose shall be stated in wnung.ana entered on our secretary's books said money then to be held sacred, and used according to; the wishes of the donor. - " , June 6. 1876. espAwi that the Treas urer do not invest any money . unless upon first mortgage on unencumbered real estate, with power of sale.? and that the sum la I witn power oi saier ??ZVal"Y in no instance exceea I . : j the security, to be de-; termined by the last assessment for State and count taxation, w :'-. -. t y June 13. 1878. Retohed that it ahall be the special dety of the. In vesting - Commit tee in addiuoB to their other duties, to make an annual written report ot the con dition of each investment held by the Trus tees for the endowment fund, which report shall include a statement as to whether the title to the property on which we hold mortgage is perfect, whether the taxes have neen luily paid, whether the insurance pol icies are In form in safe companies; and. further, that it be their duty to uke a . jas- tined bond from tne Treasurer ia the turn of seventy-five thousand dollars, payable to tne Trustees, and that it be nled with the attorney of the Board. - , . " June 7, 188L Resolved that no part of the endowment fund of the College shall be loaned te any Trustee.! employee or of- -fleer of the College. Nov. gulSBS Resolved . that the. prin cipal of any money paid; into the treasury of the College between the 1st of Nov. 1882and lstof Jan1884, shall be subject to the claims of , the giver.;, after the 1st of Jan. 1884, II tne endowment of the Col lege shall not, at that time, amount toflOO. 000.00, provided that demands- be made in writing upon tbe .Treasury of theUeQege by 1st day of March, 1834; aad provided further; that this shall, not. apply to notes given before the! 1st of Nov.,; 1883: or to gifts toade to .the .College . unconditionally between the' dates mentioned above; nd provided further that tiiis does not apply in any manner to guts mane to tbe College before no v. ist,,l8t0, st 1 i- OTJK EAST TENNESSEE LEI TEB.' LIAS DODSOXT DEAD ! The man of whole-souled consecra tion, whose highest impulse Waal the glory of God and the .good of. man. His going and coming were for ; the Master and his stays, socially or oth erwise,, were aiL ior the. good , Such has been my. experience with' this ref markaDie man or uoa. sweet to me the memory of; tbe. visits he .made to me while in the pastorate. God be E raised for such a noble spirit for a fe so luminous with all that makes grand the character, ' " -1 -v- OlTHEU THEM TJP. ' ' J His Tmany ; common-sensed, pithy ana learned savings ana articles ana let them be published tn book-form They are worthy of such compilation; and his life of; such a monument. He is the only man, among hundreds, who write for the press whose articles were always read. Yonr 'grief is the common grief of Southern Baptists. n Dr.: Bnckner preceded his"cla' borer m the great harvest-field; of the Master, but a few days.' Fuller,- Je ter, ttrantlv, Uodaon and. i3uckner- all in the better land" . together I One.byf"one the lights and. guides 'of onr Baptist' Israel, fall:, by" the , wav- side. L t nT'.--in '-trt . r ;f V : OTHIB THINGS1 w Our State work, in the hands of Dr; -Waters, is gradually being1 or- fanized.-The Btepisslow but sure; liddle and, West Tennessee are the great fields of destitution, . especially West Tennessee. Dr.-Waters map lectures are graphic , presentations of the want of. Baptist preaching. . Years will pass, by before much efficient or ganic work can be done. The spirit of education is doing much; to supply the -; waste land desolate h places. While the academier and hieh schools are springing np all over the country, oar people are sharing in the culture arid spirit . of. enterprise , consequent on ; their existence. . These - are not denominational, yet as much to our advantage. v. . . , We lose one cf our grandest ren Dr. Jones, of fa Fiut Church, Nach viih. ' He hascada a kest cf frl:-:i in tin et:.3.'; loc 3 i3 e:;;3 hr.i ijr.t:4 roaacza cr-aimired fcr t y ,.... .... t-1 Chattanoojra, so far, has no Ear i pastor. ' ' It . seems that Mississir-; pastors have their eyes on the pulpit. TThechnrch ata Morristown has awakened from her. Kip Van Winkle sleep of years and taken on new life omce urv Montgomery entered npon the pastorate, and this only a few months since, some forty, have been added to the cbnrch and the Can so accordingly revived.- lo one could have done more, -f: Bev. Dr. Baker has just condncteil a sjrjes of meetings with', the church here and with the most delightful results.- Nineteen were added to tW- chnrch; : But few of the stnaents in the College or Seminary were left un converjeaThis is characteristic of the meetings held here annually. . are doin. well. , The : attendance on Carson has ''e6tt large and enthusias. tic The morale ' of . the students oodi$THe same may be said of the icminarv for vonnsr ladies. Prof Bnsjell, dPrincipaLtJrhia' iff the first ytar of the school and yet 50 young ladies and misses have matriculated. Rare advantages are offered youne ministers in the former school; They receive , their tuition 'and books gra tuitous; and where the Btndent is of ' promise, yet unable to board him self, be receives aid. , Thia advan-. (age comes irom a bequest . of some $17,000 made by Hon. Harvey Car son, a lew years-since. Weeks a?o. another brother willed us tl,500. To-day he passedtb his reward, , a, vr. ox. Mossy Creek,. Tenn., Dec. 21. 1883. , J ' JPOCNWNG, Ac - I came to Caswell connty last Jan. nary as missionary under the direc- 1 tion 01 tne . .Executive uommittee of the Benlah Association,' Elder P. H. - Jones Chairman The people were strangers, the work was 1 new and r4 5 reaching duty. . But the lovu cf r ,esnj knows ho territory, and stran gers soon become brothers. A This has atlast been my experienced No no bler band of Christian brethren Iits than the Baptists of Caswell county. But nothing less could be expected of -; a people who have ". been trained . the- . oretically and practically by Bro. r. u H.f Jones,; Ther have caught his J spiritAnd imitate his ;zeal; As for ;i my own part, 1 leel that the benents -to be derived -from association with such a spirit are incalculable -a good ' ' 'preacher a f true man, a - prudent, model pastor, and above all, an earn est Christian and loving brother, full of zeal for the Master and of sympa thy for'mau. :Hia motto is that "a ? faithful day is a snccessf ui day." No ; wonder that hia people . should pros-. per with inch practical theology in their Heads and hearts. One of his churches to which I have preached during the year showed then appre-; ciation and sympathy a few months' .: since, by making me a present of a' nice overcoat and; paying my expo ses to the - Convention. ; May God richly reward them for this expres sion ot love. : I leave soon forEeids-' Ville, but not to forget the kindness sympathy and love of the dear breth-; reh jwith whom ft lias u been my pri v ilege to labor during this year for the glory of God. . I 'leave them.' May God richly bless tfeoi.I;fevS ACENO WLEUtiMENTS. State itUdone l Woodland ch.,... . . Bertie Union Meeting, r. . f 00 , ? 45 n Samaria ctu... . 5 HO ; 8 00 Tayldrsville ch.,"... ' liexington cn..........t ....... o W Tar River.AssxfciV.(-i'Vkr s May'a Chapelch-T.i.. u. ......... ,2 00 Xj Ladies' Miss. Soc, 1st ,;Ch.,?;iW'il"i - mington x.4h-i p M Foreign Misnont: is-w 4taole8MIrsv;Bo iTr- (DnTates) kw- . A 84 , Woodland ch-, on pledge of -81,. s 5 00 i "Bertie TJnion Meeting,. J .... .. . :7 4$ t 8hiloh ch.. Camden county,..;.., '7 10 , A Friend, Durham, N-OL; I -.10 Pi New.Hope S. Bampson county, 15 00 t .Durham cb,.. . ..;.,. t., 18 t& v Samaria ch.. . ....... ... . S 00 Tar River Asso.,..;...,..,. ... 4 00 May's Chapel ch,.Vr.ft';..;;.r.i j8 1,0 t Charlotte ch., .. .v .............. . - 8,50 LedjeaMias. loc., Shelby,,.. ..F..;. 7 19 Z4, CartIegers"Creei Jn f au plgeTiolW . aiiss iou iortbcutt, tn lull pledge ' , to Rev. E. Dodson,.. . . . , .. . , Ladies' Miss. 80c, Shelby ch.,.. ,.- Education: v Bethlehem chl, tn full pledge at 7 75 Associanon,..;. W. A. J. flamrick., 7 85 3 00 Bertie TJnion Meeting,! . . . T4 05 500 10 00 100 4 00 5 50 jiemonsviue en,. Samaria ch.. ........ .v, v Young Ladies 60c, Raleigh R P. Withers, Charlotte, Rocky Hock ch........ ... ....... ;; J. 11. Stinson, 8andy Creek Asso., Jesse Lt. rnaw,..-. ' S. Shaw, Treas. Cape Fear Asso 5 00 ; 40 00 4 08 .s, . -.-a'-v: , aiars uiu cn., Sujidajf Schools; . -.. .. mt. Ji Winton ch.,.;.. - liarrellsville ch. 'Durham ch. r ...... , 1 . ' kM VV ii Fayetteville ch, for N. O. ChapeL 20 00 ?; vi, r. joraan,! .i;;;.-. . n : ,. : t Mt Vernon ch., " Shelby en., - . - " . New Bethel eh., .' Theological Seminary: 't''ii 5 00 ; a 00 s le e 80 -v a F. Gregory, in full note,, ii0,00, Dodson Monumental Fund: ?" """'" B. F. Montague,.5;.J.;..,,IVl 00 Orphan Atylum: ' , ',-." j; Wake Forest ch'1..-4. '.".--. .'.-'..' 21 54 ' Charlotte ch., ..... .. . ; 11 Mount Airych.,RT..mit.i.i0O0 7 AnUoch ch., Surry )anty;.'.;.Vi 4 00 5 Winton ch.,;s ...v.:.A.i.,;; 5 00 Harrellsville ch.,.,. 5;;,.;,, 5 U Hickory, .ch i-.... i& f 20 ixMorgsnton ch..i;.i.,iirfiS 03 Thessalottica ch..i.vv.J.iil 40 Warlkk'a Chspel eh. ... v.iJivi-1 3 i? glen Alpine ch.,....i,...i ;Vv r ClemonsviHe,r; . V;'. i?. .i i ; f Rockingham ch..;4...-.; 5 n-ConBJfCTioxs.!The " amount acknowp ; edged in the issue of 4 Nov. 27. for. Educa tion, fromEbene-?rch., sho-J iiave beea 1 10.00 instead of CISCO. 1 he $25.00 so? knowledjed in the issne of ITov. 18, from W ake Forest ch., ior :ata Lesions,. ia r-; roneous; ahould ba CO-CO. 2 ?v? Treas. Eap. State Convention 57 t - :- - 1 1 ' mff It 1" il mm fs: c j r 1 rTv.t I t t i L.o wa'a Lea J .4 ia f;ezcrJ L..'.'j.m -p. J I r i
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