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lie Biblical Recorder. RtV. C T. BAILEY,. EDITOR. KFV. C. S. FARRISS, I " A WSOClATES. CHAS. L. SMI I H, f ' V ' -associates. WEDNESDAY. March......... 11. 1885. ABOUT CHAPEL MIL. For several weeks this institution has been prominently before the people of . the State. It has been discussed not only by the members of the Legislature bat also by the newspapers in all parts of the Commonwealth. We are not sorry for this. It is only by free and ful discussion, in a country like oars, that abuses are corrected and honest ''government maintained. Looking back over these discussions we can set down . some i things' as th settled conviction and purpose of the people. One of t these is that Chapel Xlill is not to be a ' A FRXK SCHOOL. ' The retiring and incoming Governors both recommended that tuition ' at Chapel HiU.be free. The President of the institution was silent about it until ' his fears for the appropriation pending before the Legislature compelled him to speak out. The people, the voters and i tax-payers, so far as their views can be gathered from " the utterances of the press, from correspondence and from personal conversation, are overwhelm ingly against this scheme of a free school at Chapel Hill under the name of TTt ta l v a university, du ior oa wo &uun, uui one paper in the State has openly fa vored it Nor is this strange. The people are to be trusted. Sooner or later their common sense cats through the sophis tries by which selfish or misguided men would lead , them astray. They know that the men who go to colleges and universities are, as a rule, sons of the rich and well-to-do. ' To tax the people that these classes may ; have college training free of expense, is to oppress .- the poor for the advantage: of the rich; the many for the few; to1 take the prim , er and the spelling-book out of the hands of the poor child that the rich man's son may get the benefits of Che college or university without paying for it. Is it strange that the people should understand and oppose every proposi tion having this end in view! V -. Will the managers of the institution at Chapel Hill heed the voice of the 'people so plainly expressed! The his tory of the last few years leads us to doubt it, makes us suspect that they will attempt to do indirectly what they would not do openly. The abuses of the law about county students, in both . the original and amended form, and the fact that the income of the institu tion from tuition feeswas only about $5, 600 last year, although there were 210 students, lead us to fear there is just ground for this apprehension, "But the mightiest force in a free government is public opinion, and sooner or later pub lic opinion will compel its agents and servants to understand that the State purposes to furnish an institution with educational advantages which cannot be had elsewhere, and that all those who enjoy these advantages are to pay honestly for them. " . The attention of the people has-not been directed to the law which gives free tuition at Chapel Hill to one stu rfant " fronv"u,.h count v. When . thev have considered it we . believe they will be as clear and strong in their condem nation ; of this j law as of the general scheme of free tuition. It is not just. At this time, when there are 120,000 .white people in the State who cannot "read or write, it is unspeakably impor tant to strengthen the common schools. The fees of the ninety-six . county stu dents contemplated by the law would pay the expenses of more than 7,000 ' pupils in the common schools for one . year. Is it just to take the spelling book and the primer out of the hands of the 7,000 to give the classics and the even if the young men were not able to pay! -Another thing is settled by the utter ances of Ihe people in discussion : They are determined that Chapel Hill shall be a csivEKsnr. Sot evenby the law of poetic license -; can it be called a University as at pres- ent organized and conducted. It re ceives students who should be in the common school, the academy or the col lege. It goes no higher than the col lege; it comes down to the level of the common school. -It is undertaking to do the work of the common school and the academy, and of course the : work done is inferior to that which is done in those institutions. We do not .... hesitate to say that Chapel Hill as at present conducted is injuring the cause of higher education in North Carolina. What is needed and what the people demand is an institution to which our young men can go after taking the pre paratory course of the academy; to which the graduates of our colleges can T be sent to qualify themselves for work as specialists or for professional life, This latter class of young men must at present go out of the State for their training, and yet we have an institution . called a University I r "i The remedy is easy : raise the require ments for admission and graduation at Chapel Hill. Will the managers do itt Will they go forward voluntarily or will they wait to be driven! They have " their choice. Years ago the Recorder took posi tion on this question, and there has been no change in its views as the files . will show. " We are gratified to know that we have expressed the sentiments ' of the people at large. STATE MISSIONS. Wnat is the need of missionary work in North Carolina? Are there heathen in our own State! From the point of view of Baptists, there are numerous sections of the State to which we ought to send missionaries. Probably there are no people in the State who could not hear tha gospel, if they would only take some trouble to go where it is preached. But there are some who tinu it d;ieult to rvach gos pel preaching." Like most men in state of nature, they have no great de sire to hear the gospel, and will take no trouble to put themselves in the way of it. So there are men and women, who very rarely enter a church or hear a sermon. - It is our duty to send the gos pel to their very doors, and to preach it In then hoases. ' - " There are others who hear what claims to be the gospel, and who yet do not hear enough of gospel truth to re veal to them the way of salvation. There are religious teachers In North Carolina who say from the pulpit that "if there is such a thing as a change of heart they have never felt it and God forbid - that they should ever feel it !n There are people whose religious teach ers tell them that missionary operations are money schemes, that sermons should never be addressed to the unconverted, and that Sunday Schools are the work of the Devil. Here is missionary ground. People thus taught need the first prin ciples of the gospel. The way of salva tion is often concealed from them by those professing to teach them. But Baptists consider it missionary ground wherever the truth held and preached by the Baptists is unknown. We believe thaUhe Baptists hold ' and teach truths whioh are denied or neg lected by others. ? These, truths are of sufficient importance to justify a sepa rate existence. ; If they are not .Import ant truths, we ought to ; abandon our separate organizations, and join with others. Those who think the distinet- ve principles of their denomination are unimportant, have no sufficient reason or maintaining separate organizations. If the points of difference between the denominations are of as little import ance as some maintain, let ns lay them all aside, and unite in one single organ ization. But Baptists believe these dif ferences to , be important. ; They are abundantly sufficient to justify separate organizations. And if they are im portant we ought to preach them. Wherever these truths are not : known, we must make them known. Not to do so, is to be false to our trust. God has committed these truths to us, and he requires us to teach them to those who are ignorant of them. Wherever the whole truth is not preached, there is missionary ground. Wherever Baptist principles are not regularly and faith fully proclaimed, there we ought to send men to proclaim ' these principles. Where there are not self-sustaining Baptist churches, able to have the gos pel preached in the community, Bap tists should see that Baptist preaching sustained. Some whole counties in the State have no Baptist church and no Baptist preacher. ; Others'' have only a single church and a single preacher. - Many towns and country neighborhoods are destitute of Baptist preaching. , Some arge and flourishing ; towns have only a handful of Baptists who are unable to sustain a ' pastor. This destitution the Baptists of the State are trying to sup ply, and this work is called State Mis sions. " The people who most frequently 800 the pastor in his pulpit, are generally the people who most highly appreciate nis visits at their homes. Too many people who fail to fill their places reg ularly at church on Sunday, and who are very seldom - seen at the . weekly prayer meeting, are ready enough to find fault with the pastor for not visiting them. The truth is such people are often hard to find. Taking but little interest - in the church and rarely attending at public worship, they are naturally enough lost sight of: and it is not always easy to learn where they ve. We happen to know of a pastor of a large city church, who some weeks ago took the trouble to go over the roll of his membership, with a view to seeklnir out all the names of persons whom he- had .been unable to find ; and then he wrote a letter to each one of them, stat ing that he was anxious to make the personal acquaintance of all his mem bers, and asking to be notified of their several residences. Something like twenty uch letters were written,: and thus far only two of the persons thus addressed nave made any response. The same pastor met one of his members on the street and she upbraided him with his neglect, and said, -..VI might have lain there and died, and too wnnld never have come near." She did not exhibit any symptoms of speedy decay. indeed she was a very bright, blooming beautiful woman. She had chanmd 0 her residence, and had never thought to notify the pastor of the fact. Did she really care much for his visits? A good aeal of this sort of grumbline. which is altogether too fa&hion&bla among a large class of church-members, is little better than mere affectation. Oslt a few men are gifted with real wit or humor. To them it eomes natural to be funny. But where there is one man who is able to say funny things and keep an audience constantly laugh- ing, there are dozens who try to do so and fail. This desire to be funny is often a serious hindrance both to speak ers and writers. Much of the currency which is.given toIang, arises from an attempt to say funny things. Many a writer or speaker spoils all he does by a futile effort in this direction. And this desire, along with the desire to' be striding, often leads us to vary from the truth. . We dress things up, in order that they may make an impression, but we succeed only in making a false impres sion, lou may not be able to be funny or striking, but you can at least tell the truth. i A writer lu a Methodist paper urges that persons who are to be received into the church, should be drilled hi the answers they are to give to the auee tions of the preacher, instead of reading them from the book or repeating them parrot-like after the preacher. Would it not be better still for theni to have an experience of grace in their hearts, so that they could give "a reason of the hope, that is in them," without any arming or reading the answer from the book? - --, . Din your Sunday School go into win ter quarters, like the ground hog? If go when will it come cut and be awake e-ain? Aground-hog is a rather slow coach at best; and is not exactly a model of grace and activity. A large part of his life is spent in a emi-torpid state, in a dark hole under ground. But even he is making his arrangements to enter upon some sort of activity as the Spring opens. "Ground-hog day" has come and gone. Is It not time for the hibernating Sunday Schools to be wak ing up! ' A correspondent of the Religious Herald thinks that It is time people were giving up the senseless practice of making "the war" an excuse for all sorts of neglect of duty on the part of the churches and church-members. Yes: but it is so much easier to find excuses for all this neglect, than it is to go man fully to work, that we suspect that, not a few people will continue the old cry. After some reflection on the subject,' we have deliberately reached the conclu sion that Mr. Richard Grant White has no patent right of the English language and literature. We do not mean to be un derstood as depreciating- his just claim to respectability in the line of English scholarship; but we verily do not believe that "he knows it ail." "A Dissertation on Nousenso" is the title of an article from a correspon dent of the Western Recorder, who shows that nonsense plays quite an im portant part in the world's thinking. Anybody with, half sense could find that out by an inspection of our waste basket. After two somewhat liesurely peru sals of Carlyle's ''Sartor Resartus," we feel rather disposed to express the wish:, that somebody who knows the meaning of the author would translate the book into English. Reputation is a poor object to live for. The majority of the people who praise Demosthenes and Cicero as the world's greatest orators, cannot quote a single sentence that either of them ever uttered. PERSONAL & I OTHER ITEMS. JDr. Lowry of Mississippi is dead. . . . .Rev. A. T). Hnntftr wm In in sm us on Wednesday last. Rev. Dr. T. C. TpaadalA retire from the Southern Baptist. ....Rev. Geonre Bradford was In Edenton last week. Thirty years ago he was one of our leading pastors. ; , :". . . Rev. A. C- Dixon of TUlrim will SDend this week with Dr. J T. Burrows of Norfolk. Va.. in a series of Kmeetings. . : y . r-- '- --. . I We recrpt to unnnnncn t.hn rlanth ttVtm Tte V Whit. C -. - XfJ i N. C. He had been a deacon of the church for forty years. - ... .Rev. Dr. Hufham reached Rfdeich on Thursday last. He is looking after thp interest, nf Wfc HYtroat. f!rI!an anA the church in Greenville. . . . . .Rev. A. A. McSwain. of Clpvflnnrt county, will aid our agent in his travels in Cleveland and adjoining counties. We commend him to our brethren. . . . .We regret to announce the failinsr health of Bra W. D. Coppedgeof Cedar Rock. He is 80 years old and has been one of the most useful men . of his sec tion. ... .The forthcomingiMrtalogue of Ox ford Female Seminary will contain the names of 135 pupils. A larger number than ever be fore registered by this flour ishing school. ' " . . . On the suggestion of the committee the Legislature elected brethren J. AT (iraham, T. H. Fritcbard and J. C. Scarborough trustees of the University. Bra. A. M. Lewis was re elected. ....Will some of onr frionda tell us what a University is! What in stitutes a University? When and by what means can a College be turned into a Universitvt W wish tr fc as much depends on it. . .. .The meetincs conducted in th 1(t nhnreh Hv Rat Vhrui NAahom gradually grew in interest during the . A 1 If " . poaii ee&, . inr. xieeuuam is now preacii insr to crowded hnnsps and n. nnrntur persons have asked an interest in the prayers ox vuu a people. ....The church at Sharon. Wa rren county, at a recent , Conference passed resolutions of regret at losing their re cent pastor, Rev. D. A. Glenn, who has settled with 2d chnreh. Potorshm V The churches of North Carolina think a great deal of Bra Glenn and speak' of him most lovingly. : . . . .The ladv who &d vrtuxl in th;a paper for a ituation as teacher secured one jBome weeks since. Bro. F. B. Moorp, of Catawba, N. C, wishes to se- cure a leacner at once one wno can teach4 music They ntTer a vn mnlan. ate salary, if you wish the position write vu turn tuiu sov lo us. .... The Church in EdpntnnrAiaA sn for the Nag's Head Chapel. This bouse ougnt so De completed by July and if a few more of our liberal churches will follow the example set by the good Dreinren ana sisters oi Edenton, visitors to Nag's Head next summer will have a church to attend on Sunday.' . ..Dr.'Agnew of New York,- thinks that Rev. D. A. Long, President of Anteoch College, Ohio, will recover from his severe injuries in about a year. Bro. Long is well and formally known in North Carolina, and his many friends will be delighted to hear that there is even a prospect of his" recovery. .....Rev.T. J. Taylor, of Kelton. S. C, has accepted the call to the" church at Warrenton. . and, will: enter upon his duties the 5th Sunday in March. Bro. Taylor Is an able minister and a success ful pastor,: We welcome him to North Carolina and to Warrenton where we spent five of our happiest years. . ....Bro. A. J. Buffalo returned from New York last week where he has been attending lectures at the Bellevue Med ical College. This Is one of the very best, if not the best, medical institutions in America. After spending one more session at that institution be hopes to be a full fledged M. D. We wish him much success in his chosen profession. . . Rev. O. C. Horton has been called by the authorities of the churches to the charge of Rehobeth Church, Currituck county; and also to Ramotb Gilead, in Pasquotank county. We do not know what Mr. Horton intends doing but - we do know that he is already actively engaged in pastoral labors. Economist, . . . .The Star corrects us in our state ment that Dr. Hufham was the first to write in favor of resuscitating the Uni versity. The editor of the IStar wrote articles in favor of the University for the Warren -Indicator in 1869. Dr. Huf ham's articles were written in 1870. We cheerfully correct the mistake and yield the honor to the accomplished editor of the Star. ....Rev. J. M. McManaway the elo quent pastor of the Baptist CLurch preached an admirable sermon on Sun day night, and showed what luscious and wholesome fruit ripened and mel lowed on the faith tended tree of prayer. His theiue was a glorious on, and most gloriously did he handle it. Itwas'in- decd a gem of pulpit eloquence, and we dout know when. - we enjoyed n sermon more'. Wlhon Mlrrory IZth tdt. ... .If the Beaufort Ttleyhone had read the Star's editorials civ the free school idea at Chapel Hill It would have seen why it opposes It We believe the' time will come, and not six years hence, when Chapel Hill will take care of itself and without State aid. lie who reads the public prints can see this tendency, --Wilmington Star, March Si. ....The Home Mission Monthly for March contains a thoroughly interesting description of the schools, colleges and Universities established and sustained by the Home Mission Society in the South. The illustrations of the build ings of Shaw University in Raleigh are lifelike; and show the : great progress made iu the brief history of the Institu tion. We congratulate the Society and our Bro. II. M. Tupper on the success of this school. : ... .The boys' Society of 4 he Second Baptist church, of Richmond, Va., moved by an appeal from the Southern Baptist Missionary in New Orleans, at a meeting held Nov. 8d, 1884, resolved to appropriate from their treasury the sum of fifty dollars, as the nucleus of a fund to be raised for the purpqse, of building a Baptist church on Valence Street, New Orleans, where already the Home Mission Board has a lot. They hope to secure the co-operation of each Baptist boy In the South in this work for the salvation of the - boya of our largest Southern city. 1 ....Dr. L. T. Smith, of Durham, N. C, has in his possession a pocket Bible handsomely bound in morocco, given to him by R. M. Carter, Adjutant 30th Regiment, N. C. Volunteers, for safe keeping before he left for service? in the Confederate Navy. Dr. Smith thinks hia post office at that time was Mocks ville, Davie county. It was reported that he lost hia life in some naval en gagement on the Mississippi. He would be glad to send the Bible to the heirs of the deceaseds r Dr. Smith, was a sur geon in the 30th regiment at the time he received the Bible and his home was at Wilton, Granville county. I "... . Hon. Henry C. Robinson, ex Mayor of Hartford, relates this incident of the Rev, Joel Hawes, D, D., one of the most famous of New England's preachers of the past half-century. Mr. Robinson says: "One day he came into my office and said, 'Henry, a man was in my study this morning and under my own roof told me I hadn't preached the gospel for forty years. What would you have done if you had been in my placer l said l would have kicked him out of doors.' The good old doctor, man of peace in all respects, looked at me with, a queer expression for a mo ment and then thoughtfully remarked, I wish you had been thtreHenry. " To have known Dr. Hawes gives piquancy to this incident. He was a preacher of tne Mwarda and JSninions type. Cor, of the Standard. ....In the Raleigh Hews and Obser ver of recent date we find the following statement : "In Wake county there are about 16,000 children of the lawful com mon school ages scattered over the en tire county. The school districts in this county are about four miles square. The smallest number of white children reported from each district is 29, of col ored 18. The largest number of whites IsiHl, of colored 225. After giving every cent possible, and making, I believe, the largest appropriation ever made, we are enabled to, give $1.63 per scholar only in this county." le. but in the opinion of a majority of our legislators we are aole to apply f 47, 500 of the State's money annually to a University with 200 students and it is claimed that only about half that number are admit' ted free. Tuition is 884 per session, and if one hundred pay, the institution re ceives from this source an income of S,400, making a total income of $35,- aoo. is it wise to have made so large an appropriation to the University where it can only reach a few, when so little Can be done for our common school system, a system of schools which ben efit directly the tax payers of the State? ... Rev. Dr. T. W. Tobey, of Lake View, Florida once a prominent min ister in North Carolina is dead. He Was a native of Providence, R. I., but in early life removed to Virginia. He graduated at Colombian f!nW T n in 1844, and soon after was ordained to tne ministry, and became pastor of E. Street Baptist church Wash ington, D. C. In 1846, he was sent as a missionary of the Southern Baptist Con vention, to China, but from unavoida ble cause was obliged to return to Aruer ica. On his return he became pastor of the Baptist church in Raleigh, N. C, and afterwards at Yancey viile. N. C and at Sumterville,' Ala., in 1868 Pro fessor of Ancient Languages, Bethel College, Ky. In 1878 he returned to Alabama, and was pastor at Union 8prings for several years. He was af terwards Professor in a female College at Eufaula, Ala., and for a short time at Shorter College, Rome Ga. Failing health required a change of climate, and he .removed to Lake Weir, Fla., where his varied and useful life was brought to a close. He was a good man, devout, scholarly, able, industrious, and faithful to the end. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord 1 yea, saith the Spirit, for they rest from their la bors and their works do follow them. ". Letter from Dr. Owen. -. ...... Dear Bro.: On the 20th of February I went to Richmond to deliver a lecture, and also to preach the anniversary ser mon before the Missionary Society of Leigh Street Baptist Church. I found a great revival of religion going on in almost all the churches of almost all denominations. The visit of Mr. Moody to that city was a great blessing to the people. Many persons professed faith in Christ while he was in the city, but a much" larger number have beM brought to the Savior since he left. The pastors of the various churches held meetings, sometimes several congrega tions of the same denomination would hold union meetings, alternating weekly between the various churches, ; that is holding the meeting at one church one week, and the next week holding it at another; Rev. John Pollard, D. . D. who had been assisted by Rev. Thomas Needham, who Is now In Raleigh, aid ing Dr. Skinner, had closed his meeting at Leigh Street Church, but he told me that there was still in his congregation a deep religious feeling and asked me to preach on Sunday morning to the un converted. At the close of the sermon there were six people who made a pro-: fesslon of religion. , Bro. Pollard de cided to continue the meeting through the week and asked me to stay and do the preaching. The weather was very inclement, sleeting and snowing much of the time. -Twenty-five persons pro fessed faith in Christ while I was there. : Leigh Street Church has nearly one thousand members, and I suppose it has the largest congregation in Richmond or in the South. JLr; Pollard is a wise pastor, and an able preacher. I suppose that not less than five hundred people will be baptized into the fellowship of the Richmond Baptist Churches, this winter and spring. The Lord is great Jy blessing the JJaptist in that city. ,f visited Richmond College while I was in the city. I had a pleasant in terview with Professors . Puryear, Thomas, and Harris. I also saw Dr, C. II. Ryland, who is the Treasurer of the College and also Librarian. In hlsollice Liiiet Dr. J. L. M. Curry, and bwird him say soiue wise and hopeful tbiufri about the future of the College. Of course I saw much of my able and witty friend Dr. W. E. Hatcher. I think Dr. Hatcher 1 the m-ist busy man in Rich mond. He does the most of the edi torial work on the lltligioue Jlerald, and Is the pastor of one of the largest and best churches in the city. There has been, and there stHl is a gracious work of grace in his church. There will be more than one hundred addi tions. . Some men ask how is It that Dr. Hatcher does so much work? I think there are two reasons for it, one is he can do more work than most of men, and the other is he is willing to do more than most men are willing to undertake. There are a great many Baptist preachers in Richmond, and although a large proportion of them are Doctors of Divinity, there are only two D. Ds, Hatcher and Pollard, who are pastors in the city. Besides the older preach ers, some secretaries, some editors, some professors, 4c, there are a large num ber of ministerial students at Richmond College. . The First Baptist Church has not yet found a man suited to their pulpit. Rev. Mr. Stakely a lovely and gifted young man preached for them the Sun day I was in the city.. He so much de lighted the congregation, that I would run the rk and predict that he would be called, but. for his age, he is only twenty-six. The First Church is a grand body of Christian men and women, and she ought to exert the grandest influence for Christ of any church in the South. A; E. Owes. Letter from Bro. Blake. t Dear Brother .Allow me at this lata day to thank you for the prominent position, you gave In the Recorder to the sbortiblstory of our little girl. Loula and I very much appreciated it. The Recorder has lost none of its interest to us. We greatly enjoy it. Not long since i tuougnt tuat I would write and tell you that I would pay you some time for the paper you were sending to Loula.' The other dajr I noticed that following tier name is Comp." now I think I know what that means. Our thanks are again due you. The time will come 1 think when lean well pay for the pa per, and l wm gladly do so, out now you are bestowing a needed favor, and we appreciate It The Indian h. Unionary is still looking for subscribers. Lately I have sent many samples to North Carolina, and I hope those to whom they come, will send fifty cents for a year's subscription. We need it, and we think the paper will be fully worth that much. I wish some one in each church would enclose a dollar bill in a letter to me; and direct TJte Indian Missionary to be sent to their pastor as well as to themselves. It is a present he would enjoy. Who is that ''Western Farmer" who has arisen against the Indian! You must correct bis views. The words he quotes "We have taken from them (the In dians) all they hold dear on earth;' (Baptist State Convention report on State Missions) are rather strongly put. That little word aO means well it means alL limited only by the words with which' it is connected. The mean ing of the sentence probably is. the In dians have been greatly wronged, if not by us, personally, yet by our predeces sors, of which wrong we reap the bene fits. We, like the boy, have not stolen the apples; we would not steal; rather we would whip the boy for it but Bro. Bailey, you remember, the picture shows ihe man receiving an apple from the boy, and well, circumstances alter cases the boy wasn't whipped. Se riously now, some of the Indians are well off. Some are treated , well. But the wrongs against them remain. Any thing like an adequate restitution never has been made them. Only a few will ever try to make such restitution. I do not know that we ought to expect that of the people who are now living, but We Burely can expect of Christians, that they will try to treat the Indians in a Christly way. It seems to me a mistake to try to In duce people to 6end the gospel to any people telling them how we may have wronged them, or by telling of the pe culiar customs oi the , people, if we know them to be in need of the gospel in its purity, then ought the people out of laitniuiness to Cnrist, whom they profess to serve, send the gospel, or take it themselves, at the call of God. Greater knowledge of the word of Christ, rather tnan ot tne condition ot the people, will lead Christians to give the gospel to' others. Is it not enough to know that people are in need of the gospel! God desires our "Western Farmer, to be one of the instruments in the saving of some luuian irom aeain. will ne, as well as others, try to do the Lord's will, lor tne ixra s Baser W. P. Blake, Missionary. Etifaula, I. T. Feb. 26, 1885. FUTUREHEETIN(rS. Sunday School Institute. Raleigh, N. C, March 19-22. 1S85. conducted by Prof. W. F. Sherwtn. First Session Th ursday Evening. 7 :30 p. m. Devotional and greeting service; o p. m. Address Tne Sunday School and the Home. What can each do for the other? ; : V Second Session Friday morning: 10 a. m. Service of prayer and song; 10:30 a. m. Address Sunday School organization ana management; 11:30 a. ' m. ' Address Good and Bad Methods of Ouestionine: 12:30 n. m. Nia: (in ject ana juetnods oi Teachers' meetings. mum bkssion trrvxay evening. 7 :ju p. in. Kesponsive service of Scrip- iure ana song uoa's promises; 8 p. m. The week day work of the S. S. Teach er. Question drawer ooened. ' Fourth Session Saturday. Day spenx at wane Jr orest uoilegre. Fifth Session Sunday Mornlna. 11 a. in. Sermon at Hanrptt r Rtreot church Christian Activity. v. v piXTKOKSSiox Sunaay afterntion.- 3 p. tix. Relation of music to "christian worship. Question drawer. r Seventh Session Sunday evenina. 8 p. m. i How to increase the spiritual power. upporiuuity will oe oncred to anv one Dresent to take narfc in nnv rf thn topics of discussion ; and it Is hoped all will be prepared for such questioning as their experience may have suggested. -Persons from at - distance desiring homes can be accommodated by apply ing at onco to : , j. v. joiner. v Raleigh, N. C. Atlantic Asfiot'iaticn Union, Thn nit TTnlf.ii it H.Ia ltcnnt.fU ....... w ...... . . ..v v. n v J ... will convene with Corinth church Pitt county, on uridav before tii nrt i snn. day In March. 18S.1. introductory sermon at 11 o'clock by Rev. W. T. Jones. Queries 1. The best method of nrm. Ing the inactive churches in this Asso ciation. 2. What are the duties of a deacon! 3. Do our churches enforce proper discipline! . W. 1JANCOCK. . Sit. Zion Union. The next meeting of Mt Zion Union will be held with Antioch church, about ten miles west or Chanel Hill, Friday neiore me nun Btind.iy in aiarcu. ITogramme lnuay ll a. lu Ser mon by Rev. C. Durham. Tho Ukcokder. Uev. R. A. Patter son. , . Triitnuii? of youn-converts Rev. J. C. WllM.ll. The draui-driuking church member. W. C. Col. Th BautUt Orphan's Home. RevJ C. Durham. Sunday 10:'J0 o'clock The quarterly review, Rev. C. C. Newton. ; 11 o'clock Sermon by Rev. M. D. Jeffries. W. L. Wright, Com. on Programme. Kinga Mountain Affociation. The Sunday School Convention of the Eastern Division of the King's Moun tain Association, will meet with the Buffalo Baptist church the fifth Sunday In March. Introductory sermon by Rev. B. W. Bussey. m Queries 1. Is there not a special ob ligation resting upon the deacons to see to it that the pastor's salary is prompt ly received; the discipline well adminis tered and a well ordered Sunday School maintained. Speakers, CV Wilson and B. W. Bussey. 2. How to train our young Christians for usefulness in the church. Speakers, J. A. Roberts and L.' M. Logan. 3. Do present prospects indicate a bright future for religion. Speakers, Dr. W. C. Hamrick and J. R. Dover. Essays L Hebrews 10:22, by W. C. Allen: Revelation 3: 15, by Dr. L. N. Durham. - C. Wilson, Clerk. Central Association. : The church at Brassfields has decided to hold a Sunday School Institute, com mencing at 10 a. m. Saturday, March 28th. The ministers and brethren of the various churches of the Association are hereby earnestly requested to attend. The programme Is as folio ws : - 1. What are the purpose of the Sun day School! 2. What are the best methods of instruction in the Sunday Bcnooi. 3. do not the churches owe it to the. rising generation so maintain regular Sunday Schools! : Has Sunday School work, as a rule, been beneficial to communities in which. it ; has been maintained ! 5. What are ? the Jbet means for interesting the membership in the church's work! ! r It will be expected that some of the vis iting ministers will occupy the pulpit at stated times during the meeting. Come and be with us brethren andby your talks, your prayers and your preaching ediiy and encourage us to do more and better work. We feel that your pres ence wui prove a blessing. - Wm. J. FiXFORD, S. H. Caksady, Wtatt Walters,, Committee, Beulah Association. The Union meeting for the West End oi the lieulah Association will meet at Mt. Hermon church, on Friday before the fifth Sunday in March. The intro ductory sermon will be preached by uev. w. jz. uwaitney at ll o'ciock. Programme. 1, How shall we best develop our country churches! Rev. S. to . uonrad. 2.. A review of the missionary work done in this Association. Rev. H. A. Brown. 3. The need for missionary work for the future in this Association. Rev, W. R. Gwaltney. - 4. What may justly be expected of each church in Sunday School workf- Kev. vv. 11. Wilson. Sunday from 9J to 10J a. m. Sunday ecnooi exercises, rreachlng at 11 by itev. n. A. .Brown. We greatly desire a trood delegation iroin each cnurcn West of the li. & D. R. R." Those coming by rail to Reids- ville will be conveyed to the church free of charge, if they will notify me before hand, a. li. ihillips. for Com. Tar Hirer Union. The fourth section of the Tar River Union will hold its next session with the Maple Spring Baptist church. Franklin county, commencing Friday before the mtn Sunday in alarcn, and continuing wrougn eunoay. Tne following are the snmecis as prepared by the committee: l. wnat is scriptural extortion! Rev. A. McManaway and C. M. Cooke. 2. . What ought a church to require of its memoersiF ttev. li. VY. -Newell and James Wheless. " j o. xi ow mucn aeaa weignt can a church carry and prosper? J. A. Cop- pea ge ana ti. a: f reeman. 4. What are the principal means to be used that we may become better Christ-- tiansl W. J. Ferrell and Rev. D. Wes ter, v.;,-. , v. : 5. How shall we train and develop me young memoers ci tne enureni 5. W. Timberlake and Rev. J. W. Sledge. ' Wexpect and hope for a; full repre- seniauon oi tne cnurcnes. composing this Union. A cordial invitation is ex tended to visitors. John A. Coppedqe, Clerk. Bee Bee Association. The next Union meeting of the second section of this Association will beheld with Ebenezer church, in. Stanly coun ty, two miles from the Yadkin Mineral Springs Academy, on Friday before the fifth Sunday in March. The following is the programme for discussion, after the introductory Bermon on Friday morning, March 27th: 1. How to -develop the grace of liberal giving among our churches Rev. W. M. Bostick. f 2. What constitutes a regular ordina tion to tne ministry among us! Rev. J. M. Bennett . 3. The duty of the church towards her poor and infirm members Rev. A. G. Calloway. 4. Pastoral support: and how to deal with those who will not help their church in tne support ortue pastor Bro. W. A.. Calloway. 5. Ia a new Association for the Stanly county churches a necessity at this time! tiev. w. a. uarreU. C 9. What should be the position of Baptist churches on the great temper ance question oi tne day ihKev J . W. xaiueton. 7. Family prayer how to nromote it ia the homes of our people! Rev. Wil liam Morton. 8. Right dealing in business contracts between brethren Rev. J. C. Dennv. . The proper observance of the S&b- oatn day Kevs. David Wright and W. W. KU68elI. 10. Our great need : Consecrated min isters and peoDle how to reach this high desideratum! Rev. James Jordan. 1 be meeting ; will continue through ounaay,. au are cordially invited. . W. B. II ARREIjL, Chairman Committee. Bajttist Orphanage Association. 1 he following named nersonfi have, become members of the Baptist Orphan ago jipsuci&uon : . i - Miss Emily Geer. John H. McHhoA. iurs. v ju. Jiicunee, w. 11. Wester, W. A. Montgomery.- Thomas ' Stainback r .. ' Vt W m n uouu tr&iBou, ft.;!. . Fleming, airs. -A. V. Fleming, Rowena P. Fleming, Wal ter tf, Fleming, v Nannie D. Fleming. Willie T. Fleming, Walter A, Montgom ery, W. B. RoyalL Jas. A. Winston. EL G. Conyers, T. J. Crocker, J. J. Benson, yj. x . Duruui. o. l. ximneriAKA. .1 w Duke, John Mitchell, W. B. Peirce, W. o. uraody, js. v isaington, Mrs. W. B. RoyalL Wm. Royall. jr.. John H. Rov. all, Kobtk H, Royall, James P. RoyalL W. C. Powell, Ray Powell, Robt Pow ell, Annie Powell, Peter Powell, Jessie Powell, W. G. Simmons. Henrv Sim- mons, Willie Simmons. Mrs. V: A. Pnr- f oy, Mrs. J. O, Waiters,. MUs Mary Wal ters, miss Anna waiters, Uobt. Walters, Harry Walters, A. D. Betts, Mrs. N. B. urouguton, llenry T. Hicks, W. R. Crawford, jr.. Mrs. J. T. liUnd. came Wilson, Mrs. W. T. Howie. Jno. li. Kay. -R. P. Feltcn. Mrs. M IT Haughton, J. C. Jordan, R. F. Finch, Caswell Pollard. Mrs. M. A. Perry Mrs. Carrie Firth, T. D. Watson. L. C. Bag well, V. A. kelson. Mrs. W. A. Nelson Geo. Patterson. Mrs. W. A. Mark!!,. P. n. Smith, Mrs. W. K. Martin, James Timberlake, B. F. Elliott, A. T. Bush, J. E. Garrett, Mrs. M. E. Garrett, Miss Cleo Garrett, R. VanDeventer, C. S. Vann, K. R. Pendleton, Geo. Baker, Samuel Medlin. W. R. Shannonhouse, D. P. Daughtry, E. F. Tatum, A. P. Newcomb, John W, Purefoy, Mrs. J. W. Purefpy, W. P. Stradley, Mrs. W. M. Rogers. P. W. Johnson, Mrs. P. W. Johnson, W. J. Simmons, G. P. Thomp son, F. H. Parton, M. W. ; B. Veazey, James Smith and Jonas Costner. - C. Durham, Treas. : Durham, 2T. C; March , 1885. ; Contribution to the Orphanage. Miss C. C. Lilly, Mt. Gilead, f5; A Baptist Sister, ' Greenville, f2; Mrs. J. J. Barrow, Yanceyville, 25 cents; Col lection at Ballard's Bridge church, 13.31; Miss Addie Waitt, Wake Forest, 25 cts. ; A. P. Newcomb, Wake Forest, 60 cts. ; J. W. Purefoy and wife, f3; P. W. Johnson and wife, $8; Farmington Bap tist church, $15.- When one dollar is re ceived, it is supposed to be for member ship in the Association. The amount Is duly entered and the name forwarded for enrollment. J. H. Mills. v" Liberty Union. " Dear Brother: Tori no doubt will receive a programme of our Union em bracing the 5th Sabbath. I wish through your columns to urge the churches to send a full delegation. Let every min ister lay his plans to come and thus have an opportunity to consult together and encourage each other in theXord's work. The hearts and homes of Abbot's Creek are open to receive all who twill come, especially do we hope to meet the fac ulties of our schools. Thomasville, Lex ington, Lick Creek, &c. - The churches of the Association. specially those which our good,' earnest. laitnlul JtJrO. Thompson was pastor, feel that they have sustained a loss not easi ly repaired for his whole energy and his wonueriui talent were earnestly and lovingly given to Liberty Association. Shall we let all his labor be In vain f Let us answer by a united effort to push forward the work he so much loved and thus not only gladden his heart, but also bring Joy to our souls and glory to our God. Those coming by railroad will be met at High Point if they will drop me a .card stating when they will . be there Yours truly. . ! ' March 1, 1885. N. W. Beeson. Sa'ndy Creek Association. The Executive Board are entirely without funds with which to conduct the missionary and col portage work of the Association; nothing having yet been contributed for that purpose since the meeting of the Association in Octo ber last. I earnestly urge' upon the pastors and deacons, as well as upon the brethren generally, to promptly take the .matter in hand and ask the churches to send contributions for this- work to the next meeting of the Union at Gulf, on the fifth Sunday in March. I ask also that the members of the Executive Board visit the churches as much as they may be able, and obtain what funds they can by that time. The" Board is entirely dependent noon the churches for means, and can do nothing without their contributions.. Will the churches do nothing to, relieve the se rious destitution which prevails in some parts of the Association! " M. Baldwin, Chairman Executive Board. Resolutions Adopted by the Missionary Society of the Charlotte Baptist Church on the departure of Mrs. O. F. Gregory, (for merly Secretary and Treasurer) for New Orleans. , . .- . , . Whereas. Mrs. O. F. Greedrv has been removed from our midst, and has severed her connection with this Soceity, in which she has so faithfully labored as Seer tary and Treasurer, therefore, be it- .- v. ... . . .. Resolved, That we sincerely regret losing her, in the missionary work, v Resolved, That we fervently wish for her a future of active usefulness, as she goes forth with her husband to their new field. Resolved, That our united nravers shall follow them in their labor of love, and that their work shall be .irowned with the grandest success God's bless ing. Mrs. E. C Absalom, Secretary and Treasurer. Woman's Mission Societies. To the Woman's Mission Societies of the Central Committee of North Caro lina: The present quarter closes Anril 1 L All co-operating Societies will please remit oy mat date, as there is a call for an increase of funds to meet the needs of the mission work, it is earnest. ly requested that the Societies will con tribute liberally. Whenever it is neces sary to enclose stamps in registered let ters, piease send only 2c stamps. Any others cannot be exchanged. MRS. A. B. TODD, Cor. Sec. C. C. A Xetv Church. Dear Recorder: A church WAX AfMn. ized at Bay bora, Pamlico county, last Thursday evening. The brethren wish to erect a building of worship, but need help in order to do so. Let me nrp brethren throughout the State to aid in this work. . There is no need for me to tell the well-informed Baptists of the needs of this field. May I not rely then on the well-informed Baptists for help. Contributions mav be sent to Bm .T R rurner, ttayboro, Pamlico county. xours truly. wm. T. Jones. Morehead City, March 5. MARRIED. , . OATES NOLLEV. On the ifitV b at the resideace of her sister. Mr VAtA Pearce, in Chowan county, Miss Fannie M. Nollxv, formerly of Mnrfeesboro, N. C, to Mr. W. D. Oates. of Whiteville, N. C, Rev. R. VanDeventer offlciatincr. ' BRICKHOUSE - BAXTER Ln ihA j vi ioo5ai tne residence of the bride's father, in Currituck county, N. C, by Rev. O. C. Horton, Mr. Warksn Brick house, of Tyrrell connty, to Miss Mast V. Baxter, of Currituck. - - t Vf- i. .an .. .. .. : DIED. HAGWOOD. Near Rolesvi!!. county, Monday, Feb. i6thr 1885, , Mrs. James H. Hagwood, in the 68th Tear of her fgI' if ,?,?wood ws twice married, first to 1 Mr. Win. WiUiams, and resided in Lonisbnre where she had many warm friends. . "v;Mrs. Hacwood was for over filt vr. v-uve ana consistent member of nf.tfcj:... church, having given her heart to Jesus in feerearly days, and served him faithfally ever afterwards. She was one of th. . pered persons the writer ever knew, and en deared all of her acquaintances to her by her uH-posuKja. cneertui spirit and Christian character. She was ever kind to the poor, atten tive to the sick. mmisterinir m tt and seemed to always forget her own welfare t X When the summons came it found her ready and wiikne loobev her M was taken sick she expressed to her family that Ik! 0 dePrtore WM at nad. gave aU the details of her burial, stated who she desir- I ha. I V. . tSfht Sf hV baJ? fin,shcd y course. 1 have kept ihe fauh: Henceforth there is laid up f rJ?C.f Crnof ''Khteousness, which . the L.oni the righteous jud"e, shall eive me at 'Vr 'wmwii, selecting as the text. 2 Jim. 4th cbapter.r7th, 8th and oth verses; For I am now ready to be offered, and the iiuicul my aeoartnrr u at k.j thatday; and not to me only, but vn'n -them also that love his appearing." ' L ' - What a beautiful ending of a beaotiful 1 ' and what a beautiful example to all of C ' people. " Is not e'en death a gain to those Whose life to God was given ? N Gladly to earth their eyes they close To open them in heaven. ' " Their toils are past, their worlc is A. And they are fully blest ; Wle' They fought the fight, the victory wo And entered into rest. . . " Then let our sorrows cease to flow 1. ... God has recalled his own; . - ' And let our hearts in every woe '-, Still say, Thy will be done V" 2 PRIVETT. Near Wakefield, Wake conn ty, Feb. 8th, 1885, Miss Alice Prtvktt died of the measles. She was born Nov ntt 1871. The truth of ihe words, "For in soch an hour as ye think not was never more full, realized than in the death angel's visit thai took from ns Alice, so hopeful, so gentle, tnd so affectionate. -So unexpected was it,! it be true? Alas! too true, for at roll call gh, answers no more, and at home the light of he presence is gone. As a student at Wakefield school she was one of the most faithful ana punctual, Before her was a bright futare made full of hope and promise by her' success in the past and by all that could make it this, eagerly rendered by loving land indulgent parents. Her teachers are sorrowful as they see the vacant seat to be occupied bo more by Alice whom they loved, and her fellow student are sad at the loss of a genial companion. Human sympathy cannot take away the husk of deep sorrow in her father's house, and ach. ing void ia the heart of. the father, mother brother and sister; but the Lord who gives and takes away says, "My grace is sufficient" To her Christian parents this can be, even in the most bitter sorrow, '? a solace sweeter than the honey-comb for He said it who loves them with an unspeakable love;;The strklcen family have bur heartfelt sympathies, and as we mourn with them, not understanding tv,,. dispensation of providenee,yet we know that sometimes, when God tries his peopk. . From among the heart's loved treasures," He'd have them sacrifice the best ; -f - And sorrows of faith are but measures By which the soul more richly is blest. , . Hee Teacher. utLAr. un ren. 12m. thhc in r,-:j son county, N. G., sister Catherine Delap, wife of Bro. Alex. Delap. She lived 78 yean and I a days. ; She professed religion when she was 19 years old; was baptized by Elder John Armstrong into the fellowship of the New Friendship Baptist : church, on the 3d day of August, 1832, of which she remained a patient, humble, devoted member, until God took her from her earthly, to her heavenly home. . She was largely possessed of those noble traits of prudence, placidness. love, truth and fidelity, which make the relation of wife and mother so pleasant. Her friendship was sincere, earn est and lasting. As to her piety, it was un assuming, -heavenly, pare; she was so meek and humble. ' Her character as a church member,' was above suspicion; always at the meetings when able. So true to the pastor that he would of ten catch a sort of inspiration from her pres ence and manner. So truly in love with the gospel that people took knowledge f her that she had been with Jesus. The writer heard a man say, (who knew her in his youth.) "When I try. to think of a : true Christian, I always think of Aunt Katy Delap." Her home was the preacher's home, nothing was too hard to An fnr htm. eair? in ffi. mtntmr r,n -11 ing once after dark.) "If it was midnight I would get you something to eat.. She was truly domestic; and although they lived m the country, not near any public place, yet they entertained a great many people. Weary min isters found a welcome peculiarly restful, un der their hospitable root. May the peace of God comfort the sorrowing ones. . - - Wm. Turner. ; RUSS. Departed this life Feb. 27th, jEjt NIK Russ, daughterof Dr. C. D. and Ann Eliza Russ, aged Q years. - Little Jennie was in many respects a remarkable child, possess ing in an unusual degree those qualities of mind and of heart that endeared her to every one of the : household and community. So pure, so gentle, so kind, to all that she -was the pet of the family. - Yet death come and claimed her, and on the morning of the 27th, after a night of intense suffering. with that terrible of all terrible diseases, diphtheria, her gentle spirit wended its way to heaven.:; Just a few moments before she died she summoned all the family to her bedside and bade each one an affectionate good ? bye and throwing her arms around her father's neck and kissing him says, Oh, how I love yon,'lttt I love Jesus too, and with her last expiring breath prayed God's blessing upon him. Her funeral was preached by Rev. ; E. W. Wooten to a large and sorrowing congregation. May God com fort and sustain the bereaved one. . . A Friend. , ' RUSS. At his residence in Bladen county, N. C, Jan. 25th, Bro. P. Russ," aged 5" years.), Bro. Russ was clerk of French jt Creek Baptist church, was an efficient And capable clerk. He was a great sufferer before his death, was confined to his bed five months with a disease that baffled the skill of the physicians. Yet he bore his affliction " with Christian firmness and resignation.?. He died in the triumphs of a gospel faith. ' He leaves a wife and six children to grieve over the loss of one that was a kind father and husband. May God in his mercy comfort and sonsole the " bereaved. " W. LASHLEY. At his borne in Wake county,' N. C near New HHL Bro. WEsttv G.Lash LKY departed this life on Feb,' nth, l88$,inhis 59tn year.tr He left a widow, three sons, and one daughter to mourn his loss. ' He was of a quiet disposition, and was a good . husband, ' and kind father. He bad been a consistent memoerot daady urove Baptist cnurcn tor; more than 30 years. He had lingered with consumption for about IS months and ap proached death quietly. . - . WILSON. At MooresviTIe, Feb. 27th, af ter a brief illness of onlv 26 : hours. LUCY Lee, infant daughter of W. A. and E. P. Wilson, aged 15 months. May the God of all grace comfort the'parents in this their ; afflic tion. Pastor. - HESOlt UTIONS OF RESPECT. f We the members of the Holly Spring Bap tist church, realize that in the death of our be 0 ... loved pastor, Rey. Johnson Olive," we; have been greatly bereaved. So long and so faith ful has he gone in and out before us, as our shepherd.that we feel peculiarly afflicted now he has gone. With us he began his ministry To us he preached bis last sermon . and to many -of us his last seemed his best. He was a dis creet pastor, a wise counselor, a "god preacher, a lovely Christian. 'He now rests from his labors and his works follow him. . The battle is fought, the victory won, the warfare ended. ; Ere the body was cold, we doubt not the spirit heard from his Lord. "Well done . good and faithful servant. Let "us, his flock, remember his teachings and follow his example, that we may meet him "ia the sweet By and By." liestlved, That a copy of this be spread on our minutes, that a copy , be sent to his . be reaved family, assuring them of our sympa-. thy in this their tore affliction, also one to the ' Bibucai. Recorder for publication. J. M. White, . , D. B. Holland, ' " J. D. Marcom, ( ' ' - Committee. 1 A CKNO WLEDGMENTS. i I State Missions. Trinity church, Beulah Asso..... t Cashie church. West Chowan Asso. Foreign Missions, t . , . .. L. M. S. Goldsboro Baptist church Dr. L. T. Smith, Mt. Zion Asso., Education. . -v Providence church, Beulah Asso.. . Saron church. Pee Dee Asso. , . Union church. Brushy Mt. Asso.;. ? Poplar Spring ch., Tar River Asso.r r M rs. E-: S. N icholson, Tar River:: - Asso ........ ,.,.;' ' Cub Creek church . ; "TTJ" M. S. Edenton Bap. church. . . . . ; ; Home Missions, S. B. C Mountain Grove ch.. South Fork ; Asso. .... ..... 1 ; Amis Chapel ch., Flat River Asso". i ; For ValUnee St. S. S. Arew Orleans? '1 Shady Grove church, Raleigh Asso.--: W. E.White, elk., Brushy Mt. Asso Church JSx tension.' - to 00 4 06. , i 13 0 ' i 00 10 . 00 " 5 . 10 13 OQ : y, . -" ' I 53 1 6 oa 1 0 -f . '. Durham Bap. S. S.; Mt. Zion Asso. -for church at SwepsonviHe, N. C. 3 7 Oxford Orphan Asylum. Sandy Cross S. S., Chowan Also... 10 oof . FAbios If. Briggs, s Treas. Bap. State Convention. Xaleigk, AT. C., March th, i8S5. -
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