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The Biblical Recorder. Rev. C. T. BAILEY,... Rv. C S. FARRISS,... ..... Editor. ..Associate. WEDNESDAY, '.VV. .. J.i.3Ij 80. 18S3. . All communications or letters for publication should be addressed to the Bibucal Rkcordkr, Raleigh, N.C -- Remittances and fetters on business should be addressed to Edwards, Brouohtoh & Co., Publishers, Raleigh, N. C. Only personal letters should be addressed to the Editors. We cannot change your paper unless you gv us your former postoffice, as well as the one to which you wish it changed, j NOTICE. The name of each subscriber with the date when subscription expires, is printed oa the paper or wrapper, thus: x- -i ' ..; JohnDoe .1.1 83 ; ' This shows that the subscription of John Doe expired on the 1st day of July, 1883. No other notice will be served,' and our patrons win please renew promptly, or their names wQl be dropped from the list. I . ' Terms, $2.00 per year, cash In advance. : V' TILS BIBLE SOCIETY QUESTION j SETTLED. For; some years the Baptists of the United State hare been -considering the best means and methods of Bible circulation among thd' fifty millions of people in the United States, and among the nations to whom the gos pel is being preached. There have, up to this time, been two Bible So cieties' to . which the j Baptists have contributed their' money and from which they have drawn their supplies of Bibles the American! Bible So ciety and the American and Foreign Bible Society. .; The first supported by the religions denominations of the United States, ; andjjusjng King James' Version of the Scriptures as the standard for all their translations and publications; the second, the American and Foreign Bible Society, supported by a . number of Baptists who claimed as the basis of transla tion and publications! the Greek and Hebrew manuscripts jof the original Scriptures. The latter Society was supported by some ot ths most liberal laymen and learned Biblical scholars of the age. Bat the division and confusion caused by these two sepa rate and distinct Biblo Societies, do ing work both in the home and the foreign field, and asking support and contributions from the churches of the land, led to discussion of differ ent methods of work and to means of uniting the millions j of Baptists in this" country in Bible work. This state of mind was greatly aggravated by the fact that the American Bible Society with all its millions of wealth, persistently refused to aid our mis sionaries, such as Judsoit and Yates, in publishing their the New Testament translations of into Burmese and Chinese, notwithstanding:, the fact that their translations of the - word of God were the only versions used by the missionaries in Burmah and China. The matter has been va riously discussed for the last few years and this general discussion and wide- spread interested toUhe calling of a 1 'Bible Convention of the Baptists of the United States to meet in Saratoga, New York, on May22d. To this Convention twenty-three States sent representatives, and : in which five hundred delegates were enrolled among them many of the leading men of the denomination, and some of the most learned Biblical scholars of the world. - v On the first day of the session, after able speeches by representative men, Dr. Armitagb of New York, offered t resolution pledging the Convention to unity of action and to distribute Bibles of the received, : revised and Bible Union versions. This resolu tion was unanimously adopted. On the second day ;a full and free, but courteous discussion led to the adoption of the following: . "That Baptist Bible work In foreign lands be done through the Missionary Union of Boston, and that all.; Bible work ' in this ', country be done through the " American . . Baptist Publication Society of Philadelphia ; and that the American jand Foreign Bible Society turn over J to these societies its ef fects and 30 but of existence; also allowing the American and Foreign Bible Society to ' name three of the new Board of Publica- . lion.". . : : " These resolutions were passed by a vote of 387 for and 30 against them. On motion of Capt. Morgan, the largest contributor to, and the ablest of the American and Foreign Bible . Society,"" the vote was made unani - mous, amid much enthusiasm and great rejoicing. .This settles the Bible question among Baptists for at least a genera tion, if not for centuries, and will unite the denomination North and - South in the great work. , The two most important items of business settled by; the Convention are: What sort of Bibles Baptists are to aid in publishing and circulating, " and, Who are to print and circulate them. The first is found in Dr. As mttaqe's resolution! received, revised and Bible Union versions.' This takes in all that any of ; the denomi nation have ever asked for, either for j the home or the foreign demand; bnt - does not commit the denomination to a sectarian edition, or "Baptist Bi ble," as some of our enemies hare fondly predicted, j It will enable the Bible Union to aid in the printing and distribution of the translations made by the missionaries in heathen lands, and it will enable the Ameri can Baptist Publication! Society to print and distribute Bibles of the Re ceived or King James translation, or Bibles of the Revised or -New -Ver sion, if there should ever be a demand for such in the United States. The question of societies for Bap tist sympathy and support is settled by referring all the Foreign Bible wprk to the Missionary Union of Boston and' all the Bible work in the United States to the American Bap-1 tut Publication Society, of Philadel phia. The whole, matter had been thus simplified and made plain so that there need .be no more misun derstanding or confusion among Baptists as to whom they will give their money and from whom they may secure their Bibles. As a matter of course, we expect the American Baptist Publication Society to print and sell the received version of the Scriptures in as nice lorm ana at as reasonable rates as they can be' had . of the American Bible Society or any other publishing house. If not,: Baptists ; will buy their Bibles where they please.; ; i . This action of the Convention will meet - the " entire approbation of the Baptist 8 of the South. It was wise in ; the Baptists' of the South to leave the question at issue to the brethren North. COMMENCEMENT AT WAKEFOBES1- Ox Tuesday the 12th of June will begin the .regular commencement ex ercises at Wake Forest College. On that day at 8 p. m. Rev. A. 0. Dixosr of Baltimore, will deliver the, address before the Alumni. On Wednesday, at 11 a. m. Bev. Dr. Henry Mc Donald, of Atlanta Ga., will deliv er the address before the Literary societies, at 8 p. m. Bev. Dr. Geobgb G. Losimeb, of Chicago, will preach the Baccalaureate sermon. On Thurs day the addresses of the graduates, social gathering &c. . This is one of the most attractive programmes ever presented to com mencement visitors and will doubt less fill the Hall on each occasion. . The session has been one of unusu al prosperity and blessings. A large number of students have attended the lectures and have made such progress in their studies as to recede the highest compliments and congratu lations of the " Faculty. Few have been sick none" have died and the outlook for the College in all its de partments is inspiring. l rroi.. u. js. taylor , has done a good work in enlarging the endow ment, and hop 8 to secure the one hundred thousand dollars by the meeting of the Convention in No vember. ' : As far as we have been able to gath er, in our intercourse with the Trus tees and friends of the college,tbere is special satisfaction with the present management, and no changes will be made, unless such are deemed neces sary by the faculty. We may have to elect a President, but this will de pend upon the possibilities of main taining the present arrangement. what was your ieerr asKea a brother of a preacher who had lately officiated at a marriage where there was much display. "Not a cent," was the reply. "Is impossible 1 As .TIT . . small a matter as it may appear to be, a man who fails to pay the preacher for marrying him, does not appre ciate his wife." We felt there was much truth in what he said. As a matter of course (or custom), the preacher makes no charge for tying the sacred knot, and he generally gets paid according to his ; charges. At least this is ' true; in some sections. We remember being at an Association once when the pastor at whose church the sessions were being held was call ed to marry a couple, nine miles away: He was the busy man of the Associa tion, the roads were sandy, and the sun broiling hot; but he felt compell ed to go. The man" he married was well-to-do. The sum he presented to the preacher for his services should have been something handsome; but you could almost have counted it on your fingers, allowing ten cents to the finger. We were sorry for the preach er; ; but pitied them " more. Some people have more laudable pride than others, and would have preferred to have been married on the county scales by a justice of the peace than to have thus humiliated themselves That man may have thought the gov ernment paid: the preacher, or that God created 'him just to marry peo ple and made the ravens feed him but we will not presume. ' This was a remarkable case. Yet we daresay there is not an elderly preacher in the State who has not undergone a richer (this term is used in an impecunious sense) experience, we know, one who hired a horse, travelled twenty miles, married the couple, and did not get a cent. Here was hardship indeed. But the same preacher, on another occasion, went sixty.fi ye miles through a snow-storm, and was not thanked for his trouble.' Well, the world mores. Let us hope people will do better as it "grows more and more. it is a notorious iact mat the Virginia preachers have the ad vantage of their North Carolina brethren in this matter. There the fee is $3, and it can be collected by law. It is a fixed statute that only a licensed and bended minister of the gospel has the authority to officiate at marriages, and their lawful fee is the above sum. Of oourse, the fee is often more, and often the preacher does the work gratia; hut the law is a good one, an we wou'd like to see one of the kind in North Carolina. VOMMENCEMEN7 Al SUA W YERSITT. v The closing exercises of this flour ishing institution were unusually in teresting. On Sunday morning, May 20th, the missionary society of Estey Seminary held its meeting; and at night six young ministers, J. S. Lea, S. II. Wetherspoojt, E. H. Lips combe, L. T. Christmas, G. J. W. Fisher and H. M. ,Maloy, were or dained to the full work of the gospel ministry, President -Ttppe preach ing the ordination sermon. Monday was spent in examination of several schools. ; In the evening Prof. E. H. Lipscohbe delivered the address be fore the Ciceronian Lyceum, and Prof. E. E. Smith the address before the Daniel Webster Society. Tues day evening was devoted to the clos ing exercises of the Estey Seminary. The essays, recitations and music were of high; order, and reflected great credit both upon the teachers and the students. To most of our readers, had they been present, the exercises would have been a revelation. If you wish to know what can be accom plished by careful and faithful teach ing, spend an hour next commence ment at Shaw University. On Wednesday morning, the can didates for prizes i in declamation made their speeches before a com mittee. At 2 p. m., the Alumni held their annual meeting. ; At night the regular exercises of the University occurred. ; Long before the hour ap pointed, a dense crowd filled the large chapel and a good part of the grounds. We felt sorry for the large number of the friends of the college who could not be admitted to the hall, and se riously wished that we had a hall that would hold three thousand people. We shall yet have to build Buch a house. After music by Prof. Perry's excellent band, the audience was led in prayer by Bev. Dr. T. E. Skin- neb; then followed the ten orations, some of them of rare merit and well delivered. These speakers were J. W. Hall, of Ky., J. W. Pope, of Ni C; D. A. Lane, of N. T ;T. J. Da vis, of Jamaica; A. B. Vincent, of N. C; T. H. Bugo, of Ga.; C. S, Brown, of N. 0.; W. G. Wright, of N. 0.; H.H. Hikes, of N. 0L; J. E. Eat, of N. 0. ; J. M. Vandayeil, of Ten n.; A. E. Wtxlxahs, of Ga. After awarding diplomas to graduates by President Tupper, and the pre sentation of medals by Profs. Lea W .... a " m ana Roberts, - tne class poem was EUBg. The commencement was a splendid success, and gave all the friends of the Institution full assurance of still greater and better things. The following students received diplomas: A. E. Williams, of War- renton, Ga. A.B.; F. H. Wilkins, of Durham, N. C A. B. ; M. W. Alston, of Selma, Ala. A.M.; K. S. Walden, of Weldon, N. C A M. The following received diplomas as graduates of Estey Seminary: Lizzie Crawford, of Lynchburg, Va. ; Lucy T. Johnson, of New York; Kitty Bishop, of Baleigh; Mrs. Nat. Hunt, of Pearly, N. C. : and Mrs. Lizzie Lipscombe, of Baleigh.- - Medals were awarded to B. F. Day, of Alabama, and A. E. Williams, of Georgia, for compositions; and to G. W. Pearson, of Durham, S. C, and S. H. Wetherspoon, of Baleigh, as debaters. -: A QUESTION. Dear Bro. Bailey: If a difficulty origi nates in a church; and in the wisdom of the church, and as it believes for its pres ent and future good, and for the good of thecaute of Chbist fit excludes several members, and said members thinking that they were unjustly excluded, become of fended, end will not ask for restoration, but ask for reception into a sister church of like faith and order, and said church re ceives them: What course should the form er church pursue in regard to the matter? A Bbothkb. There i nothing for the church to do in such a case. .Every Baptist church is independent and can re ceive excluded members of another church if it wishes to do so. To do so, however, is a discourtesy of very grave character. And no well organ ized and spiritually-minded church will deliberately treat discourteously another church. The whole matter is contrary to the spirit of Christ, and shows plainly that there is a sad state of religious depression in the churches referred to. Could all these parties experience a revival, or have the joys of salvation restored unto them, the difficulty would be settled. The course pursued by the expelled members shows that they were justly expelled. Had they been living up to their profession there would have been no difficulty, and had they possessed a Christian spirit they would have asked reconciliation and restoration to the church that expell ed them. All such troubles grow out of the want of religion. The spirit manifested is the spirit of the world. A Chicago preacher preached a sermon on good manners. : He said that "it is almost certain that good manners will surpass common, infor mation in the power to elevate the young above Vice. Good manners create self-love, and a noble self-love helps one to see all the infamy of fraud, and crime, and vice." To this the New York Ledger replies; "We approve of good manners and wish our teachers to inculcate them. It remains true, however, that some of the most depraved men that ever lhed have been exquisitely polite." The Ledger we, believe to be correct. France might have been produced as an example of polite depravity. The truth cf the matter is, Mr. Swing, the preacher in question, would do better to teach his' congregation. that neither information nor good, man ners will enable Vone to see all the infamy of fraud and crime and vice." It is well to acquire both; but . that which is politu is often criminal and the well-informed criminal is the most dangerous. These alone, there fore, will not do. We must be Christ's dependents. He can save where both culture and good manners fail. ' And it is He who can show us better than all eise, "the infamy and fraud of crime and vice," and near ness to Him makes us despise them. SARATOGA SA TINGS (Selected from the Saratogian). - I am not afraid of agitation. Those who stand on solid ground, have no reason to fear agitation. All great causes of truth hare been fanned by it Nothing ia set tled Until it is settled right. Dr. J. B. Thoma.- Dr. Boardman said: Let not the sceptic , underrate the power of Christianity, as illustrated here to-night. Captain Morgan haa not lost the arts of narigation. He has guided the ship of which he waa in command, with all of its precious cargo, into the harbor of peace, and of full union with the Baptist denom ination. fCapt. Morqah was the President of the American and Foreign Bible Society, which acquiesced in the action of the Con vention and agreed to disband 1 Dr. B. L. Way land disagreed with Dr. E Tarts that economy waa a base and rascally thing. He related a story of a man who aid that "one of the greatest virtues which had survived the fall was generosity in giving away other people's money." There ia not a perfect Bible in existence, but the old one Is the best one we have. Dr. Wayland Hoyt Our great denom ination stigmatized ' by our enemies in Its organization as a "rope of sand," ia yet In its unity of - doctrine and vital power stronger than any other denomination in the land. Dr. 'Strong. -The integrity of the Word of Ood must be maintained at all hazards. The union of the Bible will outrank all other unions. Dr. W. W Start, Rev. Dr. Williams of Balti more said the Baptists could fight more fiercely sad love each other better than any other denomination. There was a fight now in progress and he did not mind it as long as he had a band in it But it waa a loving fight -Dr. Moses said that the present Bible was the best Baptist Bible that he knew of, and by ita truths the Bap tists had gained their greatest victories. It is those who earn their bread by the sweat of their brow who contribute the greatest mass of money for Christian work. Dr. Corey. PERSONAL & OTHER ITEMS. ....The brethren at Weldon. expect to commence a series of meetings soon. ....Two ' hundred and sixty-one went from the States u the excursion to Mexico. ......Rev. Dr. J. A. Mosdt. of Warren- ton, will attend the General Association of Virginia. . .- ';';; ,.:; f,;,: ....Rev. C. A. O. Thomas, of Hertford, has received a call to the pastorate of the church at Williamston. . - .....Delegates to the Sunday School Con vention, should send their names to broth er T. D, Lattimork, Shelby. - .....Rev. T. T. Speight preached the In; troductory aermon at the Chowan Aasocia- The -baccalaureate aermon at the Oxford Female Seminary, will be preached by Kev. j. cV Uabdaway. the beloved and efficient pastor at Oxford. . Ui, .....iter. x. it aabuh, 01 new iieruB, will deliver the address before the Liter ary Society of the Davis High School of La- grange, at lis vommeocemeDt, jane ia. 1 t m. - r w i - ...-Rev. W. T. Jokes resigns at Wilson; to take effect in June. lie goes to Mount Vernon, wake county. The Advance says; We shall miss him, and wish, him much neceaa in his new field. : ; - - " f ....Last August, the church at Ephesus. Wake county, had thrte for a Sunday's conereeatlon. jnow they nave irom 200 to 300. : Pastor Yocso Is working with a zeal; and nas m gooa neiper in nrotner &.nra. ...MOur neighbor, the Church Memnger. of Pittsboro, issued a "daily" during the session of the Episcopal Convention in Charlotte. We learn that the Ions fisht is ended, and the jiocese h decided to di vide. -.r.-ri::.:, v-.V i" ; In a Canada church. lately, a man advanced to the altar rait and made public confession of grievous sin. The men that libelled the Missionary" Union and ita of ficers might take a hint and publicly con less at oaratoga. xxijtut nccitiy. ; : r f ....'The Recobdeb. I find a sreat com fort I have been accustomed to having it in my house from my babyhood, but never read it before, with the present relish and interest" Bo writes a subscriber who lives in a country where Baptists are few. r ' .:..Prof. W. B. Rot all, of Wake For est Uoliege, was ia .Kaleign last week on hit way the the Commencement of Mora vian Falls Academy.' Wa congratulate nor. Greene and all the atudents on se curing such a speaker f pf their iphool. ? I enjoyed your report of the Chow. an Association very much: felt much ilk I bad been there when I stopped reading." W isn you naa, uroiuer. 1 aai was a grand assemblage of eastern Baptists. We'll not forget the meeting at Barrellsville. There once was a Baptist church In this Bute called Economy." llowit came by Ita nnme we do not know. It ia dead now. mere are otner cuurcnes in our State that ara fast dying out of the disease of 'economy.' "Indiana Baptist, ...The Presbyterians North and South have for years been thinking of making up their difference and co-operating with each other. Notwithstanding the opposition of some of their ablest preachers, the union ia inevitable and will come in a year or two. ...The Seminary at Oxford haa done a good work thin year. The catalogue con tains me names 01 one nunurea ana iweive pupils, the largest number ever enrolled. The Recobdeb expects to be on band at its Commencement, which commences on the 81 of June. :! r'f XT r w TTayiaw Tnw,B T T v a tires from the Christian Index, which he ...... ubflni iiuLvun a uuA.ni v., .v has edited with e-retit ability and bitterness." Nat. BaptUt. This is exceedingly amus- ing, when we rememoer it is irom tne pen of Dr. H..L. Watlaud. to whom the last term be uses would apply with fitness. ...Buys the Winston Sentinel: "The new Baptist church at Lewisville, was or ganized last Sunday under very favorable pronpects tor a rapidly growtngano zeaious body f workers. - Kev. B. r. uobbad. II. A. Baowu and Elder. W11. Tcbheb took a prominent part in the exercises. ......The Blue Bidge Baptut enters upon its second year with hope. : It will not hereafter publish the Sunday School Les son, as most of the Sunday Schools sup ply themselves with lesson leaflets. &c It returns its thanks to Prof. McOabtht for bis valuable assistance during the past year. -....The twenty-sixth Commencement of Thomasville Female college, win tane place on the 6th of June. The sermon be fore the graduates will be preached by Rev. C. C Dodson. of Winston, and the ad dress before the Literary Societies, will be made by Hon. A. M. Scales, of Greens- ..." I'm : beginning to reel that it's about time for me to go to heaven, . since we have Peels at Pantego, Thomas at Washington. Cabrick at Greenville, Mil- leb at Tarboro, Knight at Snow Hill and I'jjdebwood at Hamilton and Williamston; indeed that is heaven." Dr. Hufham to Bro. Bay. .....The Southern Baptists got good hold of Dr. W. A. Nelson. He preached in New Orleans and in Waco. The Courier says of his New Orleans' sermon, that he. "tbouen be was travel-worn and lust irom a railroad train, preacned an excellent and appropriate sermon on clinging to the Cross of our Saviour." ,-. ;;...; : n - ......Dr. Geobob A. Foots, of Warren ton. H.U., onered tne resolution wnicn was unanimously passed by the Medical Society in its session at Tarboro, requesting all druggists and apothecaries to keep poi sonous drops In three-cornered vials or bot tles. This should not only be requested by the physicians but enforced by law. ,." We would as soon think of a Bap tist Lexicon as ol a Baptist Bible." Bev. Dr. L. Mote, President of Indiana XJniver- tity, in tne Bible Contention at Saratoga This expresses tne idea or the Baptists 01 the South exactly. The authorized or re- ceivKl version, without note or com ment, ia Baptist Bible enough for us, and is all we ever expect to nave or need. ....The Baptist meetings In Saratoga, were a grand success. Our brethren North are rich and liberal, and they love the Mas ter enough to send tne ens pel to the neatu en and sustain schools and colleges all over the world, we rejoice with them in the great work God has enabled them to accom plish, and in their willingness and ability to unuenaae aim greater tnings. ....Une 01 tne most promising young ministers at our uoiiege is Kev. j. a. Lam- bbbth, or the Beulah Association. , We re gret to learn be is suffering from a throat affection, but are glad that it ia local, and a change of air will relieve hun. We com mend him to the good brethren of the mountains,-where he expects to labor during hia vacation, r . "Says the New York Examiner: " We are glad to hear from Wake Forest College that there are twelve young men .in the graduating class, eleven or whom are from North Carolina, one from Tennessee. One will be a postmaster, two will be farmers. three lawyers, three teachers, and three ministers.. - The Catalogue shows the whole attendance during the session to be 187. -..Fifty-two members In the Baptist church here, and they received us with open arms; rented the Hefley Hotel and had a supper and beds prepared. We took up a collection in our crowd and $275 were realized, and that amount waa left in the hands of these far away brethren. - We will all do more for Mexican Missions. Bee N. R. Pittman, Monterey, Mexico. The new Episcopal Diocese of Nerth Carolina, contains all the counties east of the western boundaries of the counties of Hertford. Bertie, Martin, Pitt, Greene, Wayne, Sampson, Cumberland and Rob eson. The new bishop to be elected next year, will have charge of this new Diocese. The rector of Christ Church. Raleigh. would make an admirable bishop for these brethren and sisters. - - .....A Baptist sister, with a Methodist husband is not a rarity; because Cur id will not respect denominational lines. A sister of this kind encloses a subscription for a struggling . Baptist church. Bbe - says: jay Heart beau true to the cause.. , Al though my husband ia a Methodist, my sis ter, a Presbyterian, and there are only two small Baptist families here, I must live and . die what I am, and I believe, will ttill be a Baptist after death." . -There were ten North Carolinians in the Monterey excursion. Rev. N. R. Pitt- mas was one of them and gives us the other names. 1 bey were: or. ,w. A. jnelson. Shelby; W. T. Jqrdav. Lumberton; O. C. Blan ton, Bbelby; li. p. Ham hick, Whit- aker: W. L. Bbown, Statesville; ' G. C. FciTDEBBCKK. Monroei H. P. ' M00BB. Transylvania; R. Q. Mallabt, Shelby; J. 15. i Uabteb, Henderaonville They were just the party to have a good time. ., .At the marble yard of brother L W. DtiBHAM, this city,, is a beautiful; mon ument of Vermont marble, nine feet high. It is to be placed at the grave of one ot the greatest of soutnern baptists. It bears the following inscription: " Washington Max It WruoATE, President of Wake Forest College, 1854-1879. . Born in Darlington. B U. JUarcn Hi, 1KS8. Uied at .Wake For est College, N. C, February 27. 1879. Mark the perfect man and behold the- Up- ngnt, or tne end x mat man is peace. Pa. 87:87. Titrtniw ) tKa PnaanttiM sa Wsaa autma ww wwMvwMVSva 1 1 BHV Texas, the Southern Baptist; Theological Seminary Board decided that hereafter the sessions . ot ; that institution shall , open October 1st and close June 1st The ses sions will be of the same length as hereto fore. The Board has made an assistant Professor of Rev. G. W. Rigoan, who haa hitherto been a tutor, with an Increase of salary. The salary of Pror. Whitsitt was also Increased by f 500. The income of the Seminary haa exceeded ita expenses daring the past tnree years, ana toe additional en dowment which they are now securing will give it ail that la necessary ror iu success, MWhen Rev. F. A. Douglass arose to address the Missionary Union at Saratoga, the President Dr. Boardmas asked: Did you authorize that statement charging dis honor atraiiiiit tne emctais or tnia uocietv " Summering out 'No," Mr. ? Douglass asked leaye to read the statement, . adding: ."" a oeepiy regret to appear to nave been used as a medium of the chartre. I ask the forgiveness of God and of you al'.'' jut. AiucobAsa ana me missionaries who got up that paper go west Give them a mule each, and let them go . to plowing. i ney never naa spy can w. or Business in the Foreign Mission woijc ......Col. Behkett Bv Youhq. of the Louisville, New Albany fc Chicago Rail road, has taken a new and commendable departure in railroad manageient. Ills recent order reads: " You will In future run no excursion trains of any kind, for any purpose, on tht Sabbath. . This order applies to camp-meeting trains. If Chris tian people cannot und otner piacea iur worship; this company will not violate the divine and civil law, and deny its em ployees the essential rest of the Sabbath to carry them to camp-meeting grounds." He might have included colored oapuzmgs ana doubtless would have done so bad bis road run through North Carolina. .- - ....It waa our pleasure to attend the Baptist church in Yancey villa Sunday mgbt and near a sermon irom ine nev. x.u. Pot eat, the younueet son of Capt James Poteat and lately returned irom me oem- inary at Louisville. His subject was con tentment He put many home truths that grumbling, discontented Christians, always deploring their lot, or growling at their servants, or picking faults in their neigh. bors, would do wen to ponuer, ana ne quoted from Lord Bacon that "a base na ture if once suspected would never prove true," which seemed to leave its mark after services, several declaring it was true that to be suspecting a man and hunting down faults In him made a fellow a worse sinner than he was really disposed to be. The young preacher baa growth in him and if spared he'll be beard from. Milton Chron icle. :.. Ox July the 16th goes into effect the law governing civil service re form. American citizens are to be congratulated. " The plan, as iar as it has gone, is a victory for morality and good government.-, -After .the law goes in'o effect, no clerk can ob tain an appointment, either-, in the department at Washington; or in custom districts or postofficos, where over forty-nine officials are employed, except he successfully stand the ex amination provided in the' new cml service law, .This examination will consist (1) of an. application paper, made on oath and certifying to age, habits, health, moral character, busi ness capacity and experience of the applicant. This application must be signed by from two to five reputable men, who vouch for' his truth and trustworthiness. (2). We give the words of Or. Gregory, one of the commissioners, in the National Bap list: - "Next,, after this searching in quiry, comes the examination proper, in wnicn tne subjects, and tne par ticular questions in each subject, are to be chosen with direct reference to testing the fitness of the man for the place he seeks to occupy.' (3). Is a term of six months probation in office. It is the opinion of some of the wisest men that this system will suc ceed, its adverse critics are princi pally those who desire office and are unwilling to attempt the examina tion. :-'; -' LEXINGTON AND OUR MISSION WORK. I have just returned from Lexing ton was there eight days preached each night in the Court House con gregations large and attentive. The Lord ; blessed the Word and I trust souls were saved. Three now await baptism, one was added by letter, and, I think, there are more to follow. Our cause is most hopeful there. The church was organized only two years ago, with fourteen members and. it now has. more than, sixty. good Sunday School and a weekly prayer meeting well attended. lier. . tL Thompson, under ap pointment of the State Mission Board, lives there and preaches for them one Sunday in each month. He is a true man, full of hope, energy and work, and is ready to make sacrifices to build up the Master's cause. As proof of this, let me say, he received the week I was with him, an invita tion to a pleasant and hopeful field with more than double his present sal ary. ihi8 little church nas a ct ntrai location on the main street, which is paid for, and they are about ready to begin their chnrch building. This is to be of brick, 32x58 feet, with vesti bule, steeple, baptistery and dressing rooms all completed and furnished for $2,900. The contract is made, the brick are now being burned, and part of the lumber, sand, &c., is on the lot. lhe contractor is : reliable and he told me that the house should be pressed to completion as rapidly as .possible perhaps, by the 1st of October next. The building Com- j mi t tee has in cash and good subscrip tions about $2,000.. They will still need help. Give it to them, brethren'. I know pf no little struggling band of the i lord's people more worthy of your help. I see no. reason why they should not, in the near future, nave a self-sustaining church with a pas tor for all of his time. . Lexington is the natural centre of. the Liberty As sociation and with an active chnrch and a prudent, energetic pastor, as they now have, the entire Association maybe led forth to greater 'Useful ness. They have, for these two years. used the Court House for all of their religions services, but the County Commissioners have passed an order which wiu turn; them out of the Court House after the first of Sep tember next. . Strange, but so it is. Help them, and the Lord's work will be done. C. Durham.. . EKOM GttEtNYILLE. '. Dear Recorder: It may be that you ana your readers are growing weary of our appeals lor help on the Memorial cnurcn, at nowever inis may be,"- we are growing weary, in waiting for help and until we receive aid we shall foel compelled to contin ue to ask. v:J:-r r' - The whole amount received from the brethren throughout the State, outside of Greenville and vicinity, is $11.25. In addition to this $5.00 have been received outside of North Caro lina making a Bum of $16.25 given by five persons, lour of whom live in North Carolina; We have planned the church, we are getting together the material, the Workmen are anx ious to, commence work, but unless the Baptists of North Carolina,' help we cannot erect this bunding. Now we have. had plenty of kind words and good wishes, whioh are very good as far as they go, but what we need and must have at once ii some money. It Beems to be a very dinlcult matter to get brethren to labor in this section of North Oarotina, but can it be that the brethren are indifferent to tne work we are trying to do in this des titute section, surely if they will not come and labor they will help with their money Greenville is doing nobly in this effort to erect a church in memory of our Baptist Fathers And tne organization 01 our vuukuhuu, but she cannot do the work without help. I shall visit some of the wealth ier churches to solicit aid but can visit only a limited number, so earn estly urge- that I every pastor ana church do something at once. Dome churches can give as mucn as one dollar or more per member, others can surely give an average of 1 25 cts. per member and never be nurc, mere are many brethren who can and ought 10 give noeraiiy 10 ima iiuiwinaun work, while others ought not to give so liberally. ; Bat who in North Caro-s lina that calls himself or herself a bap tist will not at least some stock in this bailding which is to commemor-J ate the grand work began by oar Bap- tist leaders over fifty years ago. This is a State enterprise and we hope to have the Baptist State , Convention meet with us and dedicate : the new chnrch in Nov. 1884. Brethren shall this'work be done? ' it so let us do it now, if you are weary of appeals from this source then ; send ' us the much needed help and the appeals shall cease, i i ratcrnally, : ' . - THOS. CARRICK. Greenville, N. C.t May 24.; 1883. ? ? . FBOM mUIINWTON. In a short address which I made before the Southern Baptist Conven tion on the work of the -Home Mis sion Board, h reference was made to the death of our beloved brother Elias Dodson, and the proposed monument. At its close, Beveral fneuds, Brethren Broad us, Manly, Williams, Pritch ard, L. B. Steele, sister S. B. Ford, and others, handed me contributions for 1 the monument. . I .send I the amount, twelve dollars, by to-day s I wish tbat.vou could have 'given more space in your columns i to the convention proceedings, so that our Brethren throughout the State might know what ft a : precious meeting", we had. There was more enthusiasm, harmony. and brotherly love! than I have ever seen at any Southern Bap tist Convention. The results of this grand gathering of Baptists must; be blessed and iar-reaching. The hospi tality of the Texans was magnificent. 1 met many North Carolinians, now located in 'che far West, who made eager inquiries concerning the cause and friends in the old North State. Bro. D. W. Herring is preaching for us tms week, with great acceptance. fraternally x ours, j J. B. Taylob. Wilmington, May 24, 1883. FEOM M0RKHE1D CITY. Dear Recorder: On Sunday 13th instant Bev. J. A. Beid, the the pastor of the Baptist Church at More head city . and Beaufort, began his quarterly meeting at this , place, and continued it no til the following sab bath. There was a great deal of in terest manifested by. the' brothers and sisters, and several conversions. . On Sunday morning, twelve were added to the church by baptism, and and at eleven o'cl ck Mr. Beid preach ed on baptism from the third chapter ox Jlathew. His sermon was plain and practical and was well received by all who heard it, except those who are predisposed to find fault, through prejudice. . , - - j, Mr. Beid is much loved by the good people of this vacinity. His sermons are plain, pointed and prac tical. Through his earnest and un tiring efforts a number of souls have professed faith in Christ. The series of meetings he is conducting are well attended and will continue ; through out this week and perhaps the next., Before these meetings close we hope many more souls may find : faith , in Christ and peace to their troubled souls. . i ... , I . On the first Sunday in. April the Baptists began a Sabbath School here and now have seventy-five members, which is not a bad showing in a small town. We need books who will help usf .. T. C. JL. Morehead City, N. C.t May 21, 1883, CATATTBA. BITER UNION, .' This body met with Rocky Spring chUrcbt Caldwell county, Saturday April 28th, and was organized by se lecting Bro. I. N. Corpening Moder ator, and M. N . HarsbaW, secretary First query, 'Is it a duty or only a privilege to give to the support of the gospel?" was responded .to by Elder E. A. Poe, who discuEsed in detail the '9th of 1st and, 2d Cor; as did also Brethren B. T. Fleming, J..S. G waltney, M. N. Harsh aw and I.N. Corpening. .' ' ' ':: '. ; ' Second query : "Should a churcb retain a member in fellowship who constantly refuses to commune?. Dis cussed by Brethren Flemings G walt ney, Harshaw, Poe and Corpening in quite an animated ? spirit.. ; On this there was s difference of opinion. , : ; ' Third query; "Should a church hold fellowship with a member who is able and yet refuses to contribute either to the pastor's support or the missionary cause? 'Argued by M. N,' Harshaw and Brethren ' Poe, G walt ney, Corpening and ..Fleming, in a way that made a liberal soul happy. Sunday school; mass meeting at 9 o'clock Sunday morning, participated in by a number of brethren.' v 11 o'cloek. 'sermon by Rev. E. Al Poe; text, 4Sin is a reproach to isny people.". . ; . ;. ; ' . , ' 9 p. m., sermon" bv Elder K. T.' Fleming; text Acts 17: 80, 31. ' Altogether the Union : was a happy one. : - .f" ..'.'" M. N. Harsh avt, Secretary1 FE03I HICKOBTt N. C, Dear Broi We closed our meeting here last nigh t. Baptised seven per sons yesterday in the presence of a large congregation. The meeting continued three weeks; and : nearly two weeks brother W. R.5 Gwaltney was. with us and did all the preach ing und did it well The Lord be 5 raised for his goodness. J - fay n, - j : -; J. B. Jones, ; PICNIC OF MT. HORIAU SCNAT ML Moriah'church. on f l: old eg t in Wake couuty, has connect ed with it one of the best Sunday Schools in this State. The officer! and teachers keep posted and attend 10 me worsz assigned mem, and from the beginning to the end of the ve& 1L.1 M 1 1 t. nisi Bciioui is atpi, up wiin all the life and 'interest to be found any. where. - Bro. B. H. Gower is the SnpL, Bro. Jos. Poole Teacher of the Infant class. On Saturday 19th the officers teachers and scholars,- num-" beri ng about 150 assembled at the church, and from thence proceeded to Neuse Kiver where the day was joyfulljr spent and a bounteous din ner enjoyed -Everything nassed off with nothing to mai tne happiness, but with many things to make the day long to be reme nbered. T . , i; N. B. B. ; FBOI BEKTIE. Dear Recorder. Yesterday was my day in Windsor and it resulted iu a great and blessed revival- revival of benevolence. At the Association our delegates promised to raise this conventional year, the sum of $20 for State mipsions and I thought from the first that we ought to do more so that on jesttrday morning preached about the subject and then took the collection which amounted to $76 75. This mark vou i or Slate missions. It was a blessed experience the mingling of prayers and tears. We have struck our tents and are now on the march I hope for the highest type of christian life and church work in the ' service of Him who ia the same yesterday, to-day, and forever.. My trip to Bertie this time hss been one of inspiration. : JA. Speight. FROM M0BE1IEAD CITY. Dear Bro Bailey:-' We are in the midst of a most gracious revival at this place,; We began, last Sunday and this is Saturday ' night. Up to the present, "12 have joined by ex perience and others much interested. We expect to baptize to morrow at 9 a. m. (Sundaj). Nine out of the twelve are married i people. The. whole town is considerably moved. We hope . to have more professions.. There are many in the town yet to be saved. (I learn; that; men arc inter ested now that never seemed so before The chnrch seems 1 mnch ; revived Truly the Lord is among this people. Pray for us that these people may be saved. We " will , probably continue the meeting throughout next week. -; " : Yours in Chiist, j " f-; v: ' J. A. RETD. . : , " TO BAPTIST WBITEBS. Don't say, "Baptized by . Immer sion." Your tone admits of other ways to Baptize. Leave out the "By" and., say, Baptized, or. Immersed. Hope I will not see the "By" in Bap tis; writing any more.; Let those denominations who profess to believe in more than one way to Baptize have the ;"By?i they n-ed it, we don'L Farmint ton, ft C. ,LITEBABT NOTES, . The. Mould of Doctkink. By J. R Thom . . as. D. O., Pastor.; of, the First Baptist ' Church in Pierreponl 8t. Brooklyn, N. . Y. American Baptist Publication 0ocie. ty, Philadelphia. Price 90 cents. . This interesting; work may be commend ed to every believer of ChiiBt, of wbttteo ever name, as an able exposition of Chris tian . Baptism,, and of the importance of keeping the ordinanoe as the Lord gave it and the apostles banded it down to us. The author maintains with great force and clearness, that the question of baptism is not a question as to "a few drops of water more or less," but one of deeper sig nificance and more vital importance.. "Bap tism is the Mould of Doctrine;" it was, de signed to set forth in symbol the resurrec tion ef the Lord, the new birth, and sub jection of the whole life as the central idea, of Christianity j; and is admirably adapted to bear testimony to all of thoee primary and essential truths to Christianity. , To preserve the form intact is therefore the only way to preserve the doctrine. To cast away the originally appointed form of the ordinance, and to substitute something else, is to break the mould and defeat ita specific purpose. 7."' ," . .. V . " ' This line ef thought is followed but ini the successive chapters of : the work, in a style that will command attention and with a force that can scarcely fail to secure coo-' victionJ ' ' '". " ' " . ; The author haa scrupulously avoided the citation of Baptist authorities, which might be '. regarded as biased; constructing his argument Wholly upon the interpretations and comments of the leading scholars ot the various non-Baptist denominations. The work is therefore the better entitled to the candid consideration of Christians ef every name, ' ' ' 1 , ' '' ' Oka.cs avd hkb Stktmothir. By U IBS , Adah E. Smith. 16mo. ; 250 pp. Ameri can Baptist Publication 8ociety, Philal delphUv Price $1.00, . s v ., , v The story opens with the announcement to Grace and her brother and two younger sisters that their father-was about to be married and bring home a new : wife. On her arrival ahe waa soon seen to be a model stepmother; hut was received by Gmce with cool politeness only. ; The progress of the narrative ia fall of interest, and marks the successive changes by which the mind and heart of Grace were affected, until she wa prepared to respond heartily to love which her stepmother had been ready from the first to gtve her. ., ?.i - i .5 ' . - - Quincb; and How the Lord Led Him. By Miss .' Bates; Wmo. "S18 pp. Ameri can Baptist Publication Society Phila delphia. Price, tt-25. Quince, or Quincy. was- early- left an or phan, and was taken care of by an aunt. His father had been intemperate, and the remarks uttered by others m his presence made him dread the possibility of becoming; a victim to the same destroying power. But his mother's teaching: and influence and prayers followed him. and bore fruit in after years. Step by step the- Lord led him until he grew np to a useful manbood. Aa a picture of the blighting" influence of Intemperance, it possesses special adapta tion to the wants ot the present day,, when the evil is spreading widely and working misery and in.-.f.;i'V:j - -4v,i: -farSV -ai -7 Daisy's FwraD;br, The Girla at Oak Drove Seminary. By Hazel Brown. , lttmo. 25$ r pp. American, Baptist Publication Socie ty, Philadelphia. n Price, L00vi.s; This is a charming picture of schooi-Iifev and of the friendships which may be form ed there. The characters are varied; sad the story of their school-life and. of. the years immediately following, ia exceeding ly interesting. The .idea-! that; the1 wise teacher sought to impress 00 tne mina 01 her pnpils, is a very important one to carry out into tne scenes 01 me mat a ouycuui education should fit one to work in the world, and to sympathize with . all ?whoaa ahe maj meet amid life's scenes and. strug gles. - v. j : '; 3 .!,; 1 " ! -
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