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The Biblical Recorder. Ret. C T. BAILEY...... Editor. Rev. C & FARRISS,. . : Associate CHAS. L. SMITH.. .Coerkspowdiko Editor. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 23, 1886., -ITjpi criticism has been made regard ins artiste that the cause of bo many J failures and so few successes, exist in KTha merest stripling of a genius ITwWk" on tie sublimeet and most im ! possible tasks. J A school girl may paint riejn'icfiyj the sphere, the iJBrustrnm ola wnej or a landscape with ffam house and meadow, J And she may ' 'do well to eonflne herself to something of that sort But not with the mas- ter. : There are greatertasks f or him. ! Under his trained hand and wonderful I soul, Niagara and Alpine heights, Hying , -nature, . breathing life and" glowing . thought may be transmitted to the can In short 'meagr capacity must jV content itselt with meagre tasks, whilst - great capacity most grasp greater ones. I To do otherwise,' meitber case, jwould , ; be unnatural, and hence failure. , Mil- - iv. it.. a....M nf rrnmwMI. did ion, mw aw.vw.j - . -t r good service, but Milton .the .clerk Is a different man from Milton the writer of epicsj Had he contented lumself as an A amanuensis, English .literature would be poorer by halt Only Milton out of a world of men could write Paradise Lost. The strong, witsu, uiuav w that requires strength, or the work will nnt ta rinne. To leave it undone is to abuse a divine trust and the abuse of such trust is sin. Nor does this merely apply to painters, poets, or even indi viduals. The relation such a truth bears to organisations is evident By reason of the collective idea, their re- sponsioiuy wuiwumudu. j -o - shine before men! is the command, and "an aggregation of lights emits an inten Ber glow. s: Following this line of thought, the Baptist denomination, in Nwiih Caro- X Una, would be unable to propound a more interesting question to itself than this: What is expected of us in the near f uture f In the paragraphs that fol low, we propose to answer this question. Never did we have greater responsibili ty. Never were we better able to carry responsible burdens. Never were so many eyes upon' us. Never was there abetter time to bring about great re salts, with the help of the Lord. 1. To- finish up matters that have been on band some time. . These are few; but important. " As unfinished work, they are not only unuseful, but in the way. They demoralize other un dertakings.,. A number of stragglers soon produce an army of discontented, disorganized soldiers, easily defeated. So much for the power of bad example as a leavening f orce. The capacity for assimilation to itself is wonderfuL It is a germ disease that must be removed by a germicide. The germicide, in the case before us, is activity. This will cause the body Baptistic to glow health fully, and throw off the parasite, delay. To finish paying for the church at Greenville ; to fill the coffers of the mis sion, treasury, till the Secretary tells us to eeasevfor his missionaries are paid, and North Carolina's quota is raised ; to pay thes last dollar on the Orphanage park'; to say to the brethren at Greens boro' "We see that you are doing all that you can. Go ahead, we send yoa forthwith money enough to complete your houwv Greensboro must be oars ;" ' Poplar Branch, Bayboro, Franklinville and other churches, must be finished now, fotdelay, in these localities, is not only dangerous, but present loss. These are impediments in our way, that should be removed immediately, that we may go forth to other victories. " But what . an amount of money, to be expended P says the reader. How much? Not fifty cents apiece. 2; To raise immediately the $3,000 scientific apparatus for Wake Forest. The telegraph could flash a thousand messages from a thousand readers of the ' Recorder, and assure President Taylor that the thing was done.' Or 300 could flash messages pledging $10 each. Let ters containing the money, could follow; the telegrams, and a holy enthusiasm . would be -created. We would like to see our readers take this matter in hand. They, of all Baptists in the State, have proved themselves the workers, and have stood by the Convention and its interests. The telegraph is the servant of all. Even conservative Baptists could. use it well in this .matter, and God would be glorified in it. In any event, let us whisper to our readers that If theyexpecttobave a share in this mat ter, they-should bestir themselves. The apparatus must be in place by Septem ber, There is no just reason for delay ing the matter one week." '3. TO-push out into new fields. The line of our work has hitherto been unique and inspiring. .There is no need for a change of plan. The only need is that ' we do more. North Carolina is now particularly sensitive to Baptist doctrine. Wherever ah attempt is made, a valua ble impression is made and a living in terest created. This is possible because we have the truth, bur people are large ly agriculturists, and agriculturists are most impressionable with truth. First of all, then, we say to our churches and associations, occupy new . fields. Let the. State be beleaguered with the truth. ' : If there is a town or "neighborhood in your borders where - there "should be s ,Baptit preaching, plant' your mission station, and see to it that the truth is taught there. If a preacher cannot be secured, let laymen take hold. The aim of Jesus Christ in establishing churches, is not J merely that they should exist; but that they should work, every soul in .them doing a part " Above all things North Carolina Baptist churches need active laymen... Secondly, let our peo ple take a new interest in education. Pat the boys and girls now playing about .the farms and around the "country and village-stores into schools! i And here we suggest a philanthropic idea to some leading laymen we know. Instead of employing teachers for your families, :-r-3V thera for 70" neighborhood. Z!3 cat will be little if anything more. It will pay you in hearts brimming with" good deeds accomplished, and In the elevation of your community. And as these boys and girls grow older, put it In their way to further their education" at our Academies, our Seminaries, and at Wake Forest, i Acts of this -natore lay hold oh the mud-sill and Iiftup the whole edifice. But let not ydur interest lag here; At you gather material; Im-" prove the. machinery that is to give it shape in the temple we are building for God. . Let the phflantbropie, christian. Baptists of our State contribute freely to Wake Forest. The man or the wo man who gives $10,000 to this institution, brightens the possibilities of christian' education In the State, assures the rapid 'growth' of Paptist twchingv helps -gire our people new, power, assists to-transforming society and placing It upon :;a christian basis, and, not least, makes it possible for many to secure a christian education who might otherwise spend life in ignorance and nselessnesa or god lessness. -v I We now revert to the thought" with which we began. - The strong must do work that requires strength, or thework will not be done. Let ns consider this truth an electric light, and turn It upon what has been said. How does it stand the test! A What things doesItTeveal to our hearts! Are the Baptists strong! Are they capable ofdoing a great work! To the man who answers in the negative fastens the reputation of the Jewish? spies, who returned "to theeamp with shivering souls! If such a man was a soldier in the last war, he doubtless laid down his property and risked bis life to serve his country. How much will he lay down, how much will he risk to serve his Lord! life is a crisis, and to meet it we must sacrifice. y : Is a late editorial, a venerable South ern editor speaks of old age as the time of hope. There- ie-about this 'Sentiment a peculiar mellowness. None other than a believer's hand could have pen ned it Paul is not the only man who has felt that it were better to depart and be with Christ Up the heights the prospect is glowing, the perspective converging in a;perfect blaze of glory a glory that fills the soul with rapture un speakable, and: gives the spirit rest and peace. Old age is the period that surpass es youth in bright anticipations. Youth is farther removed from the rejuvenating hand of death. It possesses a clearer eye fox earth, but a weaker vision, of the unseen. As the sight of the aged christian grows dim for earthly objects, it looks with more fearless and penetra ting gaze into the beyond, whither there is much to beckon. The days do noi drag slowly in contemplating this pros pect, and yet when the time for trans forming comes, it is hailed with joy, with clasped hands and uplifted eyes. A noticeable feature of the tactics of our Methodist brethren is the building of magnificent houses of worship in the towns. While we "think the policy open to criticism, we may learn something from it The possession of a valuable house of worship is no mean influence for a denomination. Peo pleat least that part of them who love the christian Sabbath attend church. Such people are continually thronging our towns. They come from prosper ous and happy country homes. , When they go into the towns to build their fortunes or make a living, if not already connected with some denomination, they naturally go to the most at tractive place o' worship. Of course this should not move them if they were true worship ers. But such is not the case. They are simply church-goers. The christians! heart turns, with pain, from such practice.-' lYet people engage in it And they will do so until the millennium. The question, therefore to meet is, can not this material be utilized! Do they not make good" church members when converted!. Are theyto be dropped from, the christian hand like so many hot bricks f, Were it not better to preach these people the gospel and labor for their conversion f If so, we can hardly blame those who draw them 'by nice, attractive houses of worship. Of course, this matter has its limitations. Really, there are many links in the chain of the gospel plan of reaching the unconverted. Building good'houses of worship in the towns' is only one link. : and a chain only one Jink is no chain at It is well, therefore, to forge many. Not only large churches ' are necessary but cheaper and smaller ' chapels.' To neglect to build large churches might be as great loss to the cause as to confine ourselves to building only that kind. Iur nothing are we betterpleaaed than to hear or read good things laid about Wake Forest College. CoL L.. Li-Polk, of the Tfogimite arneo the best agricultural newspapers now In the country, was at the commencement and did efficient service 'as Trustee. Like others who attended he was swept along In the ; current of reioicine over th bright future for our College. y He says: Verily, the Js-orld moves In 1R23 the Legislature of our State- granted & charter to Wake Forest College. It was carried by a majority of one. The char- I ter allowed the institution to" hold Dre- pviiy amount oi nity tnousand. aouars ana reiusea to exempt It from taxation. ' Last week in the presence of a large and ateligent audience Hon. C. M. Cooke, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, " announced that the college now owns the beautiful ; grounds and the splendid buildings, and held an en dowment fund of one hundred and thir teen thousand dollars, which he hoped would bi materially increased during "m"o - jear. a proiessor of Latin and a professor of chemistry, with ta. elaborately equipped ehsmical laboratory IwiU be In readiness at' the opening of the fall term. For the year Just closed U80 pupils had been enroll ed, of which (we - were informed) 140 Were professors of religion and more than 40 of them were preparing for the ministry.5 The graduating class num bered fourteen. The exercises through out were alike creditable to the young gentlemen and to the management of the in8titutiou'iThe . self sacrificing devo tion and arduous labors of Walt, Hoop edWhite, Win .ate, Pritchard, and Taylor, with their noble assistant, has brought this institution J tt the trunt rank. Henceforth, Wake Forest will be recognized as it well deserves to be, among the very foremost institutions of the land for the educational and moral training of our young men. Th nrosDects were never so . hopeful and encouraging for this college as at present PERSONAL & OTHER ITEMS; . . . The Board of Managers of the Orphanage Will meet there June 28. ....Rev. D. C. Culbreth, of Thomas ville, has gone to Birmingham, Ala. - ..Broadway Baptist church," Louis-' ville, Ky., has a Sunday scnooi. ior Chinamen. - - - - - ; - ' . .Rev. Dr. W. W. Bennett has re signed the presidency of Randolph-Macon College, Va. . ; , " , . .-The South Western University of Tennessee conferred D. D. ; on Rev. W.' JX Powell, of Mexico, j, ,., . , , .V..D. Thos. E. Skinner and family are at Morehead City. They expect to spend several weeks there. - :"f;; 'v :- 1 : . .The old building at Wake Forest College is now being thoroughly re paired and greatly Improved. ;, .... Rev. F. H. Poetoo; of Wake For est College, is assisting Rev. W. F. Wat son in a meeting at Cameron. ; , . , . . .Rev. J. il White has commenced his regular supply of the, pulpit of the First Baptist church, thi&citv. .. Trinity College has appointed a committee to suggest a President A salary of $2,000 has been provided. ... .Rev. Thos. W. Babb preached to crowded congregations in the Baptist church at Greenville, week before last. . Rev. L. O. Perkinson, of Oak ville, Warren eounty,recently met with an ac cident that resulted in breaking one of his arms. ' ' . ....Washington and Lee University, of Virginia, conferred the degree of Doc tor of Divinity on Rev, A. C. Dixon, tf Baltimore. . . . .Wake Forest College Library will be enlarged by the addition of five or six hundred volumes by the opening of next session. Rev. Thos. Hume, D. D., of the University of N. C, will spend a part of his Summer at Waynesboro, Augusta county, Va. . - ....Prof. MiUs, of Wake Forest Col lege, will go to Elizabeth City, July 14. He teaches in the Normal School there three weeks. '. ....Rev. A. G. MeManaway, of Char lotte, made an admirable report oi tne Wake Forest commencement for the Richmond Dispatch. Prof. H. W. Reinbart spent a few days in Raleigh on his return from the commencement oi wase orest uonege. He is in the best of health and spirits. . . . .Prof. W. B. Royall and Lady, of Wake Forest College, will attend the the teachers assembly at Black Moun tain and spend the summer in the moun tains. ' President Taylor,, of Wake For est will attend the commencement of Richmond College this week, and expects to visit more of the colleges North dur ing vacation. ... .Friends sending obituary notices would do well to give the post office and the church of the deceased, as friends elsewhere remember them by post office. not by ehurch. ....Dr. J. A. Mundy, of Greenville, S. C, about whom bo many North Car olina christian , hearts cling, will spend the Summer in Virginia. We regret to learn of his late illness. . . . .Dr. "Eaton, of Louisville, - lately had an opportunity to .be elected to Congress. Unlike Dr. Yeaman, of Texas, however, he declined. He feels called to preach the gospel. ....ProfW. L. Poteat and Prof. T. J. Simmons went to Washington with the Press Association. Prof. Poteat represented the Wake Forest Student, Prof. Simmons the Warrenton Gazette. .... Brethren from a distance who ex pect to attend the Sunday 3chool Insti tn', at Lower Creek. Caldwell co., N. C, will please notify the undersigned when they will arrive at Lenoir. W. A. Pool. y, We are greatly saddened to hear of the death of the estimable wife of Rev. Wm. Williams, of Lawrenceburg, Ky. Like his illustrious father, he is greatly beloved, and many friends deeply feel his severe loss. Another copy of Bro. Ray's Mis sionary Worker has appeared. Those wishing copies of it can obtain them by sending him money enough to pay post age, at the rate of one cent to every thirty copies. ... . . . .Rev. W., S. Ballard, of Anson. at-! tended the commencement at Wake Forest College. Bro. Ballard was just from the Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky., and will spend his vaca tion in N. C. . . .We ask the attention of our breth ren in this and other States to the ad vertisement ot the Board of Trustees of Wake Forest College in this issue. Three new professors are to be elected at the next meeting of the Boasd. ... .The Alabama Baptist State Con vention will meet next month in Bir mingham, Ala. Howard College had a good commencement Dr. Broadus preaching a commencement sermon that Is said to have been "incomparable." Hon. F, H. Busbee, of Raleigh, delivered the address for Farm an Uni versity, Greenville, 8. CI, last week. He was delighted with the: brethren of Greenville and from the reports in the S. C. papers made them a capital speech. ....The Rev. Dr. J. wLcarter, of Parkersburg, W. Va., was lately brutally maltreated by a party of roughs it is presumed for his outspoken fidelity to temperance . and good order. Baptist Weekly.. Dr. Carter is one of the truest and most gifted Baptist ministers of the land. . The Alumni address was deliver by a Mr. Scott, quite a young man, a State Senator, and a promising lawyer from Reidsville. He is accounted one of the . coming men of ' his State and Is greatly admired : by: the Wake Forest people. Dr. Hotelier in Baltimore Bap ' . ,Bev. J. Bunyan Lemon, of Virginia, was married on June 17th to Miss Leila B. Parish, according to the Religious Herald the most beautiful woman In Cumberland county, Va.' - We hope for ithe sake of posterity that the Herald's statement is true. ' We have 'seen Bro. Lemon. . - . ' - - - . ' - - ; . . . . .At his last appointment Rev. N. jB. Cobb, though unable to preachy was present and received a candidate for baptism at Morganton. The "Hickory Sunday school observed children's day according to programme and a collee tloq was taken np for the American Baptist Publication Society. . - I , . . .1 see you state in this 'week's RE CORDER that the Boone Normal opens July 6th, This is incorrect it is Jaly '26. ? Will continue four weeks. Prof TT J. Mitchell, of Charlotte, will superb intend. Profs. J. F. Spainhour ' and G. W. Greene, Misses Lucy Jurney.Mag gie McDowell and Jennie Gales are the faculty. I. W. Thomas,, Sec, Boone IT. C. - ; Ttr "Hatcher sava of the North Carolina preachers: Their ministry is sound in the faith. . public spirited, harmonious and able. They are torn oy no dissensions and free irom an harsh and partisan spirit" 1 In this ex ists the cause of the success of North Carolina Baptists. They have a dispo sition to free cnemseives xrom aiscor dant elements. 5 - -. Th Rr. Dr. " G.' G. Lorimer will have general sympathy for the loss of vai manv hours of labor. In the re- Tent large fire in Chicago the manuscript plates, ana prmiea sneeu ox ma new book on "Society, were destroyed. Baptist WetklyMYie extend our. sym pathies to Dr. Lorimer, but we have seen quite a number of works in the last year pt two which ought to have been burned bexore tney.were printed. , . . . .The University of North Carolina has conferred the degree of D. D. upon Rev. J. It. Carroll. By that act the au thorities of that institution have ehown their capacity to discover and . reward real merit . Carroll is a noble fellow and a strong preacher; and it will afford us the utmost pleasure to call him Doc tor for the remnant of our days. Dr. Hatcher in Baltimore Baptist . .. . Rev. H. W. Battle of, Wadesboro, who visited our county for the first time on Friday last for the purpose of de livering the literary address at the clos ing exercises of Rock KestHIgh School, preached an able and instructive ser mon at the Methodist church on Friday night His brief visit to our county made him many warm friends, who will take pleasure In welcoming him as of ten as he can find opportunity to come In the future. Monroe JSnquirer-Ex press. ' m-.. ....Dr. Wm. E. Hatcher of, Rich mond, Va., was evidently highly pleas ed with his visit to North Carolina and says some mighty good things about the brethren and friends he met at the Wake Forest commencement Among the good and true things he said, was, that he looked in vain for a hostile criticism on the administration of President Tay lor, and that much of the credit for the' high religious character of the institu tion is due the pastor of the College church, R. T. Vann. . .. .The Bibijcal Recorder quotes Rev. C. Durham as savine: "The 'New Theology' equals four nothings Noth ing needs to be believed, nothing in par ticular (except some statements of the Bible) needs to be renounced; Nothing special needs to be done; and Nothing worthy of mention needs to be expect ed." And this is about the best way of putting it that we have ever seen. The Old Theology Is just the opposite. Much is to be believed; much is to be re nounced ; much is to be done ; and much is to be expected. Christian Index. But the idol of the North Caro lina Baptists is Wake Forest College. Its establishment has cost them a struggle; and since the war especially, they have made a heroic movement to rebuild, en large, endow and equip It. For these purposes they have raised nearly 200. 000. It is yet far below what its devot ed friends are set on making it, and yet its present condition is extremely grati fying. It has fairly good buildings. greatly improved grounds, a well organ ized faculty, and an endowment which while small, is richly productive. The income from this source, joined with that which comes from a patronage of lsu students, puts me institution on a safe working basis. Dr. Hatcher in 'Baltimore Baptist. S-- Death of Mrs Mary Francis Strad fiey. In this vicinity on Beaver Dam, at 8 a. m., on Sunday, June 18th, Mrs. Mary Francis S trad ley, wife of the Rev, Thomas Stradley, in the 87th year of her age. The deceased was a native of England, and was an eminently good. pious woman. The venerable pair bad been united in wedlock sixty-seven years, The funeral services were conducted on Monday morning at Beaver Dam Bap tist church by tneKev. ur.j.L. Carroll, and a funeral discourse pronounced. The following t-assage from Lamenta tions, chap. 3 verse 26 " It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation oi tne Lord, was the last dying expression of the de- psrted. Asheville Citizen olZth: We have organized two annnal conferences at our own personal expense costing us thousands of dollars, of course assisted by others, but personal ly we originated both and drew up all the plans, forms, rituals, till received by the Bishop appointed by the General Conference, held great revivals in and about St Louis before .the war, de clined the presidency of colleges, pro fessorhips in colleges and universities as fast as tendered, prepared a work Philosophy of the History of the Church when "in the twenties" that called for the warmest commendations from the New York press, etc., etc. Rev. Jacob Duzler. in Central Methodist. Is there not a verse somewhere in Joshua, "He that bloweth not his own horn, the same shall not be blown for him by man"? Richmond Advocate. ... .The State Normal School to be held in Winston, N. C, July 6th-23d, has on its programme for July 15th and 16th a Sunday School Normal, and says: ine greater part of two days durins the session (July 15 th and 16th) will be devoted to Sunday School Normal work. As in secular schools, improve ments are constantly making in meth ods of management .and teaching. Reading the" Bible,- telling its stories, or technically speaking, preaching its truth, is not necessarily teaching the Bible. . The organization and manage ment of Sunday schools, methods of teaching therein, the adaptation and the application of secular school meth ods to Sunday schools, will be discussed and exemplified. The duties of super intendent teachers and parents will be considered, and withal, the work done. it is confidently hoped, will be of bene- nt to suen superintendents, teachers and friends of Sunday Schools as may have the opportunity to attend. The most successful. Sunday school workers from this and perhaps other States are expected to be present and to take part ux uie proceedings. ; : t: Creswell Church Dear Brother: A word or two. if von have, the space and a mind to give IV about the little band organized and working nnder the above name. : Their name was taken from; the small but growing village in which the church is located. The village is about twelve years old and the church in its second Summer. a ? . .. 1 Few Infants dress themselves, walk and work as soon as they are born, but Creswell church came near to being thus singular in her ways. From . the hour she was recognized as a church until the present she has not been aid ed by the . Board or otherwise, : save a few dollars contributed, bv. outside friends. ,;vV .SSs-tl i'M'At--. ;-:? Think ot eleven members and half of these women, surrounded by Episcopa lians, Campbellites, Freewilfs, two kinds of Methodists and Hardshells, with only an empty house of worship and yet pos sessed of godly zeal sufficient to make them say : - VWe can live and prosper If God is on our side.,; "With God all tilings are possible," and hitherto the Lord has helped bis little church. They -have rpent about one hundred dollars on the iuside, and nearly or quite as much on the outside of their house of worship, and have given thirty-five dol lars to the Education and State Mission Boards, and paid their pastor over two hundred dollars besides over four hun dred dollar in less than two peart, and there is not a rion member among them. ' They started out with " God Is able to supply all our needs and he will "not allow us to want any good thing, if we trustingly and faithfully work.! Ij V They missed the old custom of depend ing on others for years, and awoke to duty at once. -Not one has yet oom- Elalned of being poorer because of what e has yet done but alt seem stronger and happier for having something to da Well begun is half done," has much truth In it; and there is nothing like & good start S Custom only, grows, into habit and habit is very difficult to over come, nenee some of our .older and bet ter to-do churches are still , dependent and begging from force of habit The needy ought to be liberally aided but the' stingy and; lazy ongbt to want until they consent j tor do something. Help the stingy and lazy, and they will continue idle and closetisted, but if throwm on their own resouoes they will work a lit tle ere they consent to die and be screw ed up in the coffin. . . Work tends to healthf ulness and giv ing makes one liberal. " He that giveth to the poor shall not lack but he that givetn to tne rien (ana lazy; snau sure ly come to want" If some df our churches had more committees to work and-aess to beg, would they not soon have more prosperity! I have so con cluded since my experience at Creswell, and knowledge of the other churches composing! the Scuppernong Union meeting. Creswell has grown from elev en to forty members and she will' con tinue growing, as long as she keeps her present blind to work. -1 baptized six into her fellowship, at my last appoint ment, and two others were received by letters, i j .' ' The other churches of the anion had committees, to visit this and that sister union, and were fed on promises until almost starved, and nearly paralized for want of personal effort Becoming sick of this " wind pudding," they went to work like j men and women and have been prospering ever since. I know of no people and preacher who deserve to prosper more than Rev. A. W. Burfoot and his charges. They have worked zealously and' prospered wonderfully since they quit waiting for help. They have been helping others ever since Koanoake Island and . Gum Neck and are now looking toward and planning for Fairfield, Hyde county. We are a little, behind because of waiting, out we are going to eaten up by making longer strides. . O. C. HORTOIT. Elizabeth City, N. C. June 17th 1886. The Average Prayer-Meeting. Dear Recorder: In your 46 No., May 26, I notice remarks made by J. U. Hoi land, D. D., on THK AVERAGE PRAYER-MEETING. From the standpoint he takes, he sees and exposes all the most objectionable parts of tne services that take .place in "The Average Prayer-meeting." The writer takes hold of the matter with good deal of reverence, and draws sev eral pictures tkat may be too true to en joy; but: would It not be better to remedy the evil without g'ving too great publicity to it. To hide a fault as much as is consistent, would be better and more in accordance with the teaching of the Bible. Again, we find among our lay Dretnren,tnat tne most emcient and use f ul, feel more their unworthiness than any other class, and while they are use-, iui ana enjoy prayer-meeungs it js not very haroTto get them to think they have over-reached tnemseives. Our bro., instead of reaching the clan intended. strikes a heavy blow upon those that in my opinion out to be encouraged. Such an article is calculated to put christian effort back at least , 70 or 100 years. remember when the laity seemed to think preachers ought to do all the work. and it was then that the minister and the lay - brother would take a social drink, and chat about predestination. &c. Our prayer-meetings and, .all other gatherings for religious worship, are very much wanting in pious zeal, but I should never attempt to correct the faults by exposing the blunders of some illiterate j pious brother whose heart prompted him to say or try to say a word for Jesus. We ought to remember that some of the most useful men we have, were perfect failures in the start After all, put on more faith and earn estness yourself. Speak Bible truth, trusting in God to make the application, and error and blunders will gradually give way.! Christian sympathy will make due allowance and we will feel that it is good to meet together in heavenly places in unrlst Jesus. Ho my dear lay breth ren put on mote zeal in this Holy work and help to cultivate the vineyard of the Lord,! for the field is white for the harvest already and pray that the Lord of the harvest may send more laborers into his vineyard. A. D. Ellis. Corinth Baptist Church, near Louis- burg, Franklin Co., N. C. May 28,1886. An Inquiry about the IV M. C. A. Brother Bailey: In the Rscorbkr of June the 9th, there is an extract from the Wilson Advocate concerning the or ganization of a Young Men s Christian Association in a Missionary Baptist cnurcn. i Now it is about the Y. M. C. A. mat l wisn to inquire. Jjoes that or ganization purpose to take the young men oi our churches and . work them awhile until they are old and then give them back to our churches! As it is a Christian i Association, I suppose pro fessed christians belong to it Does not the ehurch of Jesus Christ furnish all necessary opportunities for christian work! or do we need a human institution independent of the churches, to help them. in. the Master' work! . As the Y. M. C. A. is very popular and con tains a great many members (even thou sands) may that organization take bap tism and the Lord's supper and claim to be a church and demand of Baptists to respect their claims , tne same as some denominations do now. I want Information on this matter. It seems to me that for a member of a Baptist church to join a Y. M. C. A., in order to do more christian work is to say by his actions, at least, that Christ's work is imperfect, not as a good man's. in 'the -work of organization. Now I think a Baptist church is large enough for the most talented to work in, even our young men. and the Bible plan of giving and evangelizing is surely the best lours truly. ! E, F. Jonks. Zionville, IT, C, June 15th, 1886. : To ' our Baptist Sunday Schools Three' Handsome ISewards.f t We wish to aeain appeal to the Bap tist Sunday schools in the State for a contribution to aid us in our State. ; mis sion worfc Last year you helped us wonderfully and gladdened many -a heart This year we wish you . to help us again, for We are in very great, need And we have , decided to -. offer three handsome prizes to the schools which do most to aid this great wore., Tne oi lers are open to every Baptist Sunday school in the State. Please read care fully and fully understand. , .. 1. To the school which win aena ns the largest amount for State, Missions, to be collected between this date and the first Sunday in August (including the first Sunday's collection) we will give a fifty volume Sunday school libra ry (containing 15,831 pages) of rery choice books; Price 127.50. Z. To the school sending us the larg est amount in proportion to the number oj names on its roll, we win give, a fifty volume library, (containing over 6,000 pages) Price fl2.K0. i (t. : 8. To the school sending us the next largest amount in proportion to its enroll ment, we will give a .handsome': Oxford Teacher's .Bible; Price $7, or a small library, same price, i . ion will see that these offers are so put that the smallest schools stand 'as good chance of getting the second and third ones as the largest' , " Letter From South Carolina. Dear Bro. Bailey: -A word from this portion of South . Carolina -pay be exk eusable even If it does not prove inter. esting to a large nunfber of your read ers. : Since receiving one oft he best gifts from the old North State 1 find my in terest In her on the Increase. Could it be otherwise! - v 5 V We enjoy very much the veekly visits of the Recorder,! which' comes In the place of a paper of far more pretensions, but It fills the bill in ' every respect tl like the outspoken manly tone of. youi paper, and its freedom from fawnihg, and an eternal blowing of its own horn. In this respect It reminds' me, of our Bavtist Courier.' the worthv and faith ful exponent and advocate of Baptisr views and interests in this State. ,y. South Carolinians think: the Cotlrtir hard to beat It has certainly dorfe great deal for the Baptists bf our State and It seems to be growing In efficiency and usefulness. The senioriitdr'Cbi; James A. Hoyt is the honoredPrflf' dent of our State "Convention, . fcn'dIs fully alive to all of its Interests 'which are cordially and wisely supported - by his gifted pen. Every Fall fie and the Junior.Mr. W. W. Keys make a' tour of the State the one going when the other cannot meeting the brethren In 'the associations, where they make.' admir able speeches In behalf of State' Home and Foreign Missions, Furman'niver sity or ' any other objefct of a 'general interest which may be up forj considera tion. So much do they add to the in terest of these meetings, that, I think. it will soon come to pass that' we shall feel that we have not had the right kind of an Associational meeting unless the Courier is represented By" one' vt these brethren. Neither of them are preachers, so we may praise them with out the fear of their being sought after by any of your churches: It is said. however, that one of them, at least has been announced a time or two to preach at an associational meeting; but ! have not heard of either of them receiving call to the pastorate of a ' church. There seems to be an increasing and wide spread interest throughout- the State' In Furman University.-. During the session just closed a larger number of students matriculated than we have had in years, and it is hoped -that the number will be greatly Increased next session. Instead of having more than 100 students we want at least 200. Good board can be obtained at the 'mess hal at the cost of 5 or $6 'per month. Dr. Charles Manly Is doing, admirable work as President and is daily making friends Tor the Institution. Rev. K H. Grif fith began work for a permanent endow ment a few i-jonths since, and he has already made encouraging progress. We all have every confidence in Grif fith's ability to do the work, and I don't think that any Baptist in the State ex pects him to do anything else, but to succeed. Rev. T. M.-Uailey who succeeded Bro. Griffith as Corresponding Secretary is doing finely, and is very mutetr liked by . the brethren who have met him Dr. J. A. Munday the-1: popular and be- loved pastor of the Greenville church has been unwell for some time, and so his church has granted him a season for rest ana recuperation which be will spend among friends and relations in Virginia. We have been sorely bereaved recent ly in the death of two of our most use ful pastors, Rev. James F. Buist. Mod erator of the Barnwell Association a man of very popular turn, an earm?fet preacher ot the Gospel and one of the best of pastors, and Rev.' I)avid W, Cuttint, Moderator of the Charleston Association, who was a man of great usefulness. But I must close this letter wmcn is already too long. 1 will not do so, however, without sending Christ ian salutations to Rev. A. J. Hires, of Kinston, my predecessor in the pastor ate here and Rev. T. J. Taylor; of War renton, who labored In this - county. .T"a. - M 4.1 a 1 1 Domoimese oretnren sure Kindly re membered and have many warm friends in one town and county, our loss has been your gain. G. W. Gardner. Union, C. H., S. CL, May 17. n Correspondence From Massachu setts. . . ' , i.-'- Dear Recorder.-' The . passing: week. marks two events in this latitude simi lax, yet distinguished by the .-cleavage line ox aenominationai interest ana re-' sponaibility From near .-and ' from far the friends of the .Newton The ological School are gathering- i at the bill " to revive old memories. ; to. listen to stirring and scholarly addresses, and look into the eyes of a, noble bud of recruits henceforth to be f fishers of men." "V On a bee line some thirty miles north erly, ' Andover" sits oq "an eminence which may well be called a bill of science. The site Is gradually conspica ous, and the eye catches a rare view of mountain neaks both in the' Bav and Granite State. Here the wisdom of oar congregational friends planted - three schools, Phillips Academy, Abbot Sem lnary, for young ladles, and ,the famed Institution which mustered our J ad sob Hackett, Ripley and many Otherr teach ers and ministers of the Baptist order wnom to name is potn to nonor the Institution, and the co-workers of these excellent men. . . How far the status of Theological teaching In the "Andover School1 may be matter of interest in the distant and Baptistic State of. North Carolina, we have no particular means of knowing; the presumption is that home interests which surely are many and varicfas. oc cupy attention in the mahx: .Oi late how ever, even in quarters 'hoi contiguous to; us by any means, the idea is spread that , .V Aiidover theology Jspeculiar V:ew departure,- Advanced thought" etc. etc., are expressions which indicate that somebody thinks this theology has a special significance, ought to-be look ed after; or looked at, , at alTevents. And so-the recent aanlversaries of- this time-honored seminary take onrtas- accretion-of interest, a kind of eoogtom erate of curiosity, sympathy, dubidus- ness and withal, a broad stripe,' mnning through, of serious concern. In the exv ercisee oi the present week drawing the alumni and friends . of 'Andover " to their annual "feast of reason " nothing v appears that would show ; an effort to. protrude " Progressive biblical science,; nor to evade any, the most wearching friendly or hostile eritioism.- Examina tions are open to: the pubhe, -attd'tlth young men, whose intercourse with these teachers mar be resumed to have charged them with the latest and best theological thought, ' stand, fife": fa the presence of acute questioners, very well we nave omy tnia to say that on. the points which distinguish . the i Progres-, Bive school ao called, the entrances appear, more (surely not less,) pronounced, de cided --and . assured than. -heretofore.' The, thought would perhaps occur to an observes- who could make comparisons reaching overs twelve month, "there seems . here J about . a year's slow- and steady growth' of positiveness and con vlction." ." I'm glad -1 was present" said a' friend, y we .know, that a pro bation after death," qualified of course,'' Is distinctly' held and taught "on the bill.' ; Of comment we offer none, to record, not discuss, being our only and humble aim at present -.- . , -. 'Trom Dri Thos. Hume. Dear' Recorder: I was glad to escape. If for only one day, from the pressure of the work of preparation for University Commencement and preach the An nual Sermon" before the ( graduating Class oi the Thomas ville Female College. The veteran Dr. Delke, ; with his ever fresh .young; heart must, have, been re sponsible (partly) for this call of mine, but President Stalllngs and bis interest ing family, entertained me most delight fully. ' What a choice -.spot ythey iave, how attractive and wholesome the sur rounding, how home-like and orderly and 'sunshiny .the interior I " The. fine' Chapel .was crowded on Sunday morning with a , most attentive audience, ' also sustained the preacher well as he spoke to the young ladies of Unsanctified Cul ture. The ," UnionJMeeting then in session at Thomasyille held a Sunday school session ; Sunday .afternoon., at which Brethren Delke, Moore, Thomp son, Hume and others, spoke, v, At night the Methodist brethren invited us to their ? larger house . : and the risiting brother" wa summoned to do service again. It -was i tantalizing to be f o near:and yet so far" from the music and the art and all ithe charms of the - Final or Graduates' Day, including the Liter ary Address oi Rev. H. W, Battle. rBut the thronging duties of University .week summoned uie back -early (Monday morning. I saw enough to assure me that the Principal is an admirable chrls-i tian gentleman and is well supported in his good work and that health and hap piness and an excellent course invite our Baptist girls to Thomasville. I could not fail to visit that wisely selected and Interesting Orphan's Home where I Saw Bro. Mills'-influence and executive force on every, aide. : My interview with the children pleasant teacher made my heart still, warmer to a noble and prom, ising enterprise. -f s, -. ' It will interest your readers -to know that seven young men of Baptist - fami lies took the honor of graduating at the State University the other day. ' All ex cept two axe members of the church. Sev eral have been earnest members of the Students Bible Class In the Chapel Hill church and have been consistent and use ful christian men. All of them are men of force and promise, and acquitted them selves finely on Commencement Day. One, Mr. John F. Schenek, of Cleveland Mills, bore off the medal for Oratory, from a class of twenty-three, seventeen of them being reckoned by critical hear ers unusually attractive and thoughtful speakers. I trust that some of the in terested visitors will tell you their- im pressions of what they pronounced .the most successful graduating occasions they have attended. Rev. Dm. Skinner, Pritchard and Carroll were given a cor dial welcome and took part In the exer cises by special. invitation. The giant pastor of Asheville, an alumnus ofjthe University, was worthily honored by the Trustees and Faculty with the degree of D. D. Mr. Claudius Dockery, son of Hon. O. H. Dockery, received the prize of the .two Literary Societies for the best address delivered by their representative anniversary speaker. Judge Van Wyek of the Brooklyn City court, who deliver ed the Annual Oration before the Socie ties, graduated here in 1864. He is a bright, positive, fresh-looking gentler man and , made a pleasing- impression. Rev. Dr. Chas. H. Hall, of Brooklyn, preached ' the Baccalaureate sermon in Memorial Hall, the day before Com mencement proper. It was humorous, picturesque, thoughtful, marked by chaste literary beauty, an . inspiring ap peal to young men to turn aside from elegant or ignoble. ease and address. themselves to the high duty of develop ing themselves ;in such a splendid, en vironment as lYortn Carolina affords Letter from Henderson. Dear Recorder:Th9' last few. days have been days of rejoicing with me be cause of the successful termination of our .local option campaign. There were 0U7 votes cast Z31 were for license and 276 for prohibition, giving a maforitv of A3 lor prohibition. This was a very .-ary - vote xor a community that had lor years been dreadfully 'wetM The laooh tains- of iniquity are to go. The bar rooms are no longer to exist and multiply in our community. Some, of the ' stumblings blocks in the way of church members and sinners will now be removed. Let it never acain he mm that when preachers take an active part fa tnese campaigns tney injure tbem- seives and the cause: Such Is not true. wis . . j.ne cause wonia never nave been sue-" feessful here bad the preachers kept silent. The succesa of the movement is due to the uQceaeing! diligence of the preach ers. i his every man, woman and child in- Henderson freely admits. There are some things innocent in themselves. which the -'preachers when wbrking in this Cause nnd .it" necessary ' to do, which are not congenial with their feelings it is true, but it is noble in them to sacrifice their personal feelings in be- nau of humanity and religion. The preachers who have .worked in the cause here have a stronger hold upon the com munity than they had before engaging minis cause, xney nave inspired ireh connoence and awakened new zeal in the cause of pure and undefiled religion.' Theyi'might have preached "temper ance "in their pulpits until the, day of ueir aeain aaa tne Dar rooms would nave continued to multinlv here &s in otnerections,had they not in addition to preaching temperance in their pulpits aroused the people to action by speeches elsewhere.' . Desperate diseases reaufre desperate remedies as was evidenced by Christ resorting to a whip of scorpions in order to drive out the wicked from the temple. : So it is necessary now for God's people to use burning words- and ballots for prohibition in order to drive the bar rooms from our communities. There is great rejoicing , here now. and nraise and -hmnble ; thanksgivings' are going up to our God for a prospect of at least a.p&rtiai deliverance of the people from ti withering curse and cruel bond age of runv.--. - Your brother, , Henderson, 2fl C. June 9th, J88(t C Programme of Exercises- at the Orphan Asylum June 4thr , -.034 -i- ,'i 4 y - - - - - OotAbAr of GrandLodcre fav" Grand Master Busbee at lOo'dock, A M.; at the Hall of Oxford Lodge.- - . - Procession forms at 10 :30. at the Hall of 'Oltford Ifodgel Arrives at the Asy lum at'll o'clock. -' - -;s 1 ? - Prayer by' Grand Chaplain: ' - v Address by Gen1 B. Vanoe, - P.-g; . of North Carolina. Short addresses by Gov. A. M. Scales. Major S..M; Finger, Donalld' W.- Bain, Esq., Col.- Chas. R. Jones, and others.- I : ' Dusnrxs at 1:30 p. m.' Laying of Corner Stone of the Indus-: trial Building at 2; SO P. M by Grand Master. Busbee. m , ; , j Address by Capt. Octavias Coke. Short addressee by; other prominent gentlemen.' . , . - Exercises by Orphan Class. r Benediction by Grand Chaplain. ' Let every mason who can pWbi, i ' so, be present at the sound of th ' V the24th-andrbrteg.a IargeS&S"f to our celebration. The Sleigh brS ren expect to charier a snecial tZt and, with the State official will S .In a body." ' .ma f. vThe indicatWms are that thA -nt't the Urgest crowd at the Asylom on th! In Oxford. Orphan's .Ffiend2inits .-:-.'.. Contributions fortheJmprovement : : of Wake Forest College Campus. ! lpwjng" parties l.r.ve contrib uted the amount opposite their names ! for the improvement - of the College campus. The money was urd for tbe purchase of trees, evergreen aowerinir shrubs and roses. More than thirteen hundred and fifty plants have been set out , They will show for themselves in a year or two. In behalf of the colleee I thank the donors. ,; I c- Durham (collected) $50; T H Pritchard,f5; W.B. Royall. $5; R. w Timberlake, $5; Mrs. I. J. AIW tl Rev. J. a Purefoy,$5; Prof. W.LPo! teat. $5; Mrs. W. L. PoUat, J; Mrs. Philip Johnson, fl; Hatty Purefoy 50 cents; W. G. Simmons, $5; W C Burnett. 2& cents ; R. T. Vann,- tl C. E. Taylor, flO; Mra T. M.,PUt man collected in Henderson), s2.70 Mra V. JB.1 Pendleton, $ 1 ; Mrs. R, c! Wreun? 50.Cents ? Mrs.i T. Dj r Crawford (collected in Oxford). 6; Entertainment given by Elocution clas, 114.65; W H Saunders, fl; Mrs. B A; Covingtoa (Wadesboro), $5. ' Chas. E. Tatxob. June 18tA, 1888. . .. .. Durham Local Option. -The defeat of the Prohibitionists of Durham brings sadness to the hearts of many thousands of people in North Carolina. But the . vote next year will be decidedly in favor of prohibition for the fact that Winston, Oxford and Hen derson went for - prohibition will strengthen the weak ones of Dnrham. The fight will be tenewed and the soon er local option is tested the better for ' the people,- This much should be said 4 for Key. C. Durham, he rendered in valuable assistance to the cause of local option in uxiora, Henderson and other i..n. : u a. x7 i , F uio omw, iiu wan WHO spOKS here created more enthusiasm nn th subjeet. And he did his duty faithful ly ana weu in nis own city. Sio one doubts that We sympathize most heartily with him, but no man to N. C. can bear defeat more gracefully than her can. It will but arouse more folly the lion-like-' spirit which he already has and make him in his opposition to evil more like the lion of the tribe of Judah. Your brother, M V. McDuffib. Proceedings of the. Union Meeting of the Eastern Section of the Raleigh Association. . On Friday before the fifth Sunday in May, the Union met in a pleasant ees- sion with the church at Clayton. Dr. W. A. Nelson ' being absent the uiuwucwr, iwruwurwu preacuea ov j Rev. p. McLeod. . Rev. JR. Jones was puauimonsly re elected Moderator. v .The following churches were.repre-t sehted : Hephzibab, by ,.W. ,H. Hood Marcus Hood, Harry H ancient and Dr. B. H. Knight:1 WhTfe Stone: W H Chamblee and W. J. Ferrell; Slma, H. T ITondV D ' H. Hnru o..r W fl' Moore; Mt. Moriah, Troy Pool and kI H. Gower; Smitbfield, G. S. Baity, C. T. Williams and Rev. J. R. Junes; Clay ton, H. G. Boon, A. O. Ellis and J. C. ; Ellington : Sef ;nd , Church, Raleigh, Rev. D. McLeod and J. C. Birdsong; Bethesda, M. G. Galley and N. G. Gal ley; Baptist Centre, A. J. Barbee; Sa maria, H. B. Bagwell; New Bethel, H. ' Britt; Bethlehem, C. Smith. There was a lively interest taken in the discussion of the queries prepared1, by the Executive Committee. They were discussed with pleasure and profit ;to those present by brethren J. K. How ell, J..R. Jones,' A. Weaver, D. McLeod, Prof. E. G. Beckwith, W. H. Chamblee, R. H. Gower, E. S. Moore, H. B. Bag , well and others. ' The Speakers advo cated greater seiiousness in the study of 1 God's Word and increased activity in church work. The Committee on Religious Exerci-es appointed Rev. J. R. Jones to preach on Friday eveningand Rev. A. Weaver on Saturday evening- - - The contributions from the churches areas follows: Selona, for Atsociational Missions, Shiloh, " 3etheds, " " ' " ' " New Bethel, V - ' " White Stone, ." . , Collection by the Union for Assol " Samaria, for Sute - ' 1.50 1.31 2.00 5.33 ism A collection was taken on Sunday for the benefit of the Sunday School Board. On Sunday morning, the usual Sun day School mass meeting was held, at which time the duties and encourage ments of the Sunday School work were presented in highly entertaining speech-' es, by ProfE. G. Beckwith, and breth ren W. H. Chamblee, J. C. Birdsong and H; B't BagwelL . : Rev. Amos Weaver presided over the meeting. The Missionary sermon was preached by Rev. J. K. Howell, which was excel lent, and delivered In his most forcible style. The Union was very hospitably enter- whom' are some of our most wortby ' brethrerl and sisters. ' ' The next session of the ' Union was voted to be held with the church at Johnston Antioch, beginning on Friday before the fifth Sunday In August. W. J. Fkrrkll, Clerk. Contributions to Peter's ,, Baptist Church Creek I Rev- H- A. Brown, John A. Martin, each, $5; I. W. Durham, T. J. Valen tine, each, 2; Rev. C C. Haymorej $L50; J.'M. Jessup, T.-L. Sarles, J. L. Smith, each, f I; W. O. Hill, K. U Hay- - more, w. JB. JMeedham, J. n. Aiareu, each. ISO cents: James Norman, James , Critzy, each, one cent. Our bnilding is progressing siowiy. We have It framed, .... covered in and partly weatberboarded. ,VWe hope, by the help of God, to complete the bouse this summer, though it- does seem that it is a greater burden to the-faithfal few than it should be. It was not so in olden . . days. ' When Solomon was , building a house for God, they all .brought with willing heart all that was needed, and (. more than was needed for the: building v of God's housed In this enlightened age, -" with the. Bible Jot our guide, it does seem . werahould do greater things for uoq tnau thev. The Drosnect at present la net- trust in the Lord. Praj the Lord that : He may put it into the hearts of toe ... people of this neighborhood, as well as . all who may chance to reaa uww .--to give us all - the means necessary ; to - completion pt the house. - ' - Your humble servant in jurist, v CampbeWs, Stokes Co H. C, ' '
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