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. ' ' . 7 ;. The Biblical Recorder. Rkv. C 5. FARRISS,.. .. ........ Editor. Rev. Dr. J. D. HUFHAM......COR. Editor. Rv. C T. FAILEY,,.... Business Manager. "WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1887". OUR NEW SECRETARY. The Board of Missions met en' Mon day, Sept. 12, and unanimously elected as Corresponding Secretary, to succeed Bro. John E. Bay, Rev. C. Darham, of Durham.' We congratulate the Baptists of North Carolina on this admirable se-. lection. Let the new Secretary have the hearty co-operation and prayers of every Baptist in the State. The South Yadkin Association, which met last week at .Eaton's, -was not as great a success as we would have pre ferred. Twelve years ago a few churches separated from the old Yadkin and or ganized themselves for more efficient work. The old body was unwieldy. There was too much scotch to the wheels. The driving wheel was so large that there was not sufficient steam to tarn it. When, therefore, the eharches south arid east of the Tadkin river, organized an- der the name oXlheQuthjLadiUV.tbe 4 remarkable spectacle was presented at the nextmeeting of more work done for Christ by the new body, than was for merly done by the older and larger body. And ever since that time the work has steadily increased. There has been for ward movement at every session. , The efficiency with which this young lieuten ant of the Convention did its work was the cause of its rapid rise in ranks. Soon the South Yadkin was one of the best Associations in the State.- All rejoiced in the fact. It was a case of rapid growth and not of the mushroom sort either. Since the. organization, there had never been a session that witnessed any unredeemed pledges. That waa pre vious to the Bess ion just closed at Eaton's. For the first time a backward tendency was noticed. The young giant trembled under the weight of the hard times and weakened a little. The pledges made last year lacked redemption by one-third, and pledges made for the work of the comiDg year fell back about that much. But, with it all, it is a benediction to be at the South Yadkin. After all there is no cause for uneasiness, we feel, for the men that make up this Association will not permit many backward steps. The Tatums, the Batons, the Holmans, the Frosts, the Furcbes' and others among the laymen, will see to it that the Lord's cause will not suffer. In talking to some of the brethren about this matter of failure on the part of some of our best churches to go for ward, the universal cry is short crops. To one who does not claim to be a financier, something more than this seenis to be the matter. The farmers have their barns full of wheat, but no money. Why do they not sell? Be cause they cannot get money for it. There is no money in the towns. For instance, in the most progressive North Carolina town (as we still have need for our scalp, we will not say which) one day last week, money could not be se cured from the banks or otherwise, on the beet collateral. Another instance: a distinguished brother who desired to leave a , small town lately, went over the entire town, from tjtore to store, in the vain effort to secure the small sum of $25. To bis astonishment there was not a man in town who had it. Is it the bad crops, therefore, that is the mat. ter! We do not see it But, for the comfort of the brethren, we have men and things at work at both "ends of the line. If there is a contrac tion of the currency, the Washington government will find it out and correct the fault. 1 the matter Is slack crops, the satisfaction remains that the crops are this year abundant enough to satisfy the most greedy, and the market time has come. The snowy cotton by the thousands of bales, and the yellow to bacco by the thousands of wagon loads, will soon flood the pockets of our farmers with money. The people are therefore unnecessarily scared. The fact that there has been no money in their pockets for bo long a time, is no reason that there never will be. At all events, the Associations that are yet to meet mnet come forward with greater consecration to this work of raising funds to carry forward our de nominational work, i To go backward is disgraceful in the -eight of God. The hard times present us an opportunity to sacrifice, , which we should grasp with the avidity of hungry souls. Every nerve must be stretched for this work,' , The matter must' gd: forward. Every 1 man who does not give more of time and money to the work of the Lord this year than he did last year, will have to bear the charge of unfaithfulness, and will, in a large measure, be responsible for the hame that shall come upon North Carolina Baptists. For ten years there has been no defeat. In the hard year Deiore as, uoa nas oere ns a chance for greater victory and greater glory. God will bless those who .may Impoverish themselves for Him this year. At the South Yadkin, some of the best speaking was done" by R. T. Vann, of tho Education Board, W. G. Brown, "W G. Clement, J. F. Tuttle, W. J. Hop kins, Ai T, cHord, J.s B. Marsh, J. B, Holmao, E. F. Tatum, C. E.' Gower,' Henry Sheets, and some others.'. We found a remarkable state of affairs among the ministers of the Association They are not on a strike, but many of them, have resigned. Among them are J. ' FY Tuttle, i Salisbury ;-. A; T. Hord. Third Creek; C. E. Gower, Jerusalem ; W.J. Hopkins, Farmlngton and Eaton's mis operated somewhat ff.lnaf v th. work; bat this Btateof affairs will prob ably be corrected soon. 1 V- - ? We deserve the pious enmity of some people, for while In - Balisborv jtne pleasure of a stay in , the home of jnusoop- a rune, ats charming family ana his own jovely , character made ua rejoice that we had made it our first business to search them out,-, In com pany with Dim-and brethren Vann. Windsor. . Reld.. and Lone, of Trading Ford, we bad ft pleasant journey to the jslace of meetiDg, - - - - : The Home fort Aged; and Indigent Ministers that was talked of b some of oar leading brethren a year ago is now an apparent necessity, and will therefore naturally grow np among us. Oar good Bro. Mills ef the Baptist Orphanage, while not opposed to the establisbjnent of an aged preachers' Jiomey yet iioed the matter deferred as long as possible, and a number of the Board of Managers folly agreed with him; bat the necessity is upon us and some of our most liberal and big-hearted brethren, seeing this, have placed In Bro. Mills' hands a small sum to meet this necessity. - The Or phanage Association is not now prepared for the task. They need a special house and special arrangements for the work before it can be entered into. And oar brethren throughout the State will doubtless Bupply the Association with the money. i , , : j The chnrch at Morehead City has al ready sent to Bro. Mills our aged brother, the Bev. Jacob Utley, to be eared for. Bro. Utley is now very aged and so infirm as to be entirely dependent. Be has been in his day a faithful, conscientious min ister, a man of fervent piety and great zeal, and is abo ve reproach. Through his labors the chnrch at Beaufort was estab lished. V He has only a few more months and days to atpend bo .eartW3'bee he Will, spend la a neat and comfortable home in the Orphanage, supplied with every comfort in the reach of the large-' hearted Manager. '. .He was sent there by his chorch and pastor, and Brother Mills has generously given him a home, notwithstanding no action had been taken by the Board to that effect.' We feel assured the action of Bro. Mills will meet the heartiest endorsement of the Board of Managers' and the approval of every worthy Baptist in North Carolina. And we hope all our pastors and churches will take collections for the Orphanage at Thomasville, and so enlarge their gifts that the Manager shall be enabled at an early day. to provide for the en larged work Providence has thrust upon the institution. For the past year the Ministers7 Relief Association has con tributed' to Brother and Sister Utley 's support. The members of this organi zation will cheerfully co-operate with the Orphanage in the work of caring for the aged and infirm Baptist ministers of North Carolina. The churches should not send any other brother to the Orphanage to be cared for till the Board of Managers have arranged a home for them. ' JOEN SEVIER.'" The book, " John Sevier," which has caused so much of a sensation, on ac count of the sweeping accusations against a majority of the early settlers of North Carolina, is, to iBay the least, interesting reading. But after reading it we are not in any mood to do any killing. The author, James R. Gilmore (Edmund Klrke), has studied his sub ject well. Cooling off for a moment from the anger which came with a hot flush when our eyes first lighted upon the paragraphs containing for the an cestors of North Carolinians the epi thets runaways," worthless trash," ' scoundrels," and the like, we are com pelled to admit the value of his book to history. One feels, as he reads of the thrilling adventures of John Sevier, the founder of the States of Franklin and Tennessee, that he is reading, not the fanciful pictures of a novelist, but of genuine facts of great value",, both to Tennessee and' North Carolina.. $m have, therefore, no words of denuncia tion for the author. We regret thatii permitted his narrative to be colored into misstatements about the early his tory of oar State. In that he disclosed his great weakness as a man and bis in capacity for a historian. No doubt our early colonies did contain a large num ber of worthless characters. . Saeh is a matter of history. But the Wsjqrity were not so. For that matter, we have, no doubt, that the State of Franklin and Tennessee contained just as deeply-dyed scoundrels, j Mr. Gilmore's ambition to exonerate John Sevier, the man whom North Carolina outlawed, and to flatter a few wealthy Tennessee families, over leaps itself. It causes him to say many ugly things about North Carolina which are patent falsehoods. , But, however wicked may be bis careless statements, whoever reads John Sevier will. feel that he has eD joyed a treat. And he will be convinced also that North Caro lina contained, daring the early years of our republic, not only a great states-; man, a peerless military leader (who could have been a Napoleon , badjthe field been offered him) who fought a hundred battles without ever losing 'one of them, but one of tle &ost'WrD4Qg characters of whom we have ever read. Alfred Williams & Co. furnished ui th book ami will furnish any who mayda- sire it at 8 L50 per copy. MERCER UNIVERSITY. The scholarly and highly esteemed President of: Mercer University, Dr. A. J, Battle,: thinks that our note about his college did him an Injustice.': We regret it The truth of the matter is, we onlv meant to spur pnr Georgia friends np to I doing niore f or eir college, as we try to do in regard to oar own college. We are glad to learn that Mercer University is in a prosperous condition. We cheer fully give' oar readers the following facts from information just received ; 1 The ; number of Btudente in'attend- ance daring the year fust closed was 180. Mercer has; a fair endowment, about $150,000 of productive- fands.JL-Tbe grounds are an elevated plateau near the Western border of the city of Maeon and include about twelve acres.. The Main Building is a large and beautiful struc tare containing nine commodious rooms for lectures and recitation, ample li brary rooms, cabinet, rooms, apparatus and laboratory, society rooms and ofUceV. A large dormitory building and several cottages . afford! facilities for lodging, while a refectory Is furnished, far sixty or seventy boarding students, I A hand, some chapel or auditory is about to be erected, t A strong force of able and ex perienced professors dispense thorough instruction. I- Mercer is acknowledged to rank wjth the best colleges of Georgia on a par with her State University." ; It was far from our intention to belit tle or, jldicole this excellent institution.. We intended only to spar the Index vnd the Baptists of Georgia to its support. ' j M. L. Kesler, a Wake Forest student from Iredell county, preached morning and night of the first Sunday for the Baptist church in Scotland Neck, to the delight of all who heard him. Dur ing the Vacation he has been supplying the pulpits of "New Hope and Society, churches, Iredell county. 1 '," , Daring a recent visit to Clinton it was pleasant to meet deacon Isham RoyalL After many years of useful labor as a teacher he is now Superintend ent of schools, for Sampson county. One of his sons is at Wake Forest ; to give himself to the ministry when he shall have completed his college course. J. W. Powell, of Clinton, goes to the Seminary in Louisville at the opening of the fall term. He has been putting in some good work at Faison, Ebenezer and other places. Very wisely he goes to the- Seminary for a year, before giving himself to the fall work of toe ministry. L. M. Curtis goes with him! Both these young men will be heard from in the years to come. The late session of the Flat River As sociation was a most remarkable meet ing. There was very little speaking. There was no need for it. The brethren had been working according to plans and estimates during the year. When ever the work done fell short of the es timates, or the estimates fell short of what was needed, the brethren rose up with infinite zest and good humor, and did what was required of them. We have never seen it so elsewhere. Seek ing to account for it we found the ex planation in the large body of splendid laymen sitting before as. Such men as Moderator Hobgood, Alex. Foushee, Jack Meadows, Sam. Howard, Boas. Gooch, Di. Howard, A. C. Parham and J. H. Lassiter, make any meeting a power for truth and righteousness At the Central Association Prof. Mills exploded some of the current theories about the'effect of mathematical studies on a public speaker. It is thought that exclusive devotion to tucb studies, long continued, emasculates the imagination and dries up the emotions. Macaulay had a horror of mathematics. Judge. Badger is reported to have had little respect for the science. Dr. Pritcbard thinks he could have mastered the sci ence though he is quite sure he never did. Prof. Mills is a boru mathemati cian. When a very small boy, Pike's arithmetic was his favorite book for Sunday reading. Everybody knows how ably he has been filling the chair of x mathematics at Wake Forest for many years. Yet how irre&istiblo he is as a platform speaker! It was a re freshment to hear him, at the Central Association, reply to some disparaging remarks which had been made about the young ministers at the College. 44 The boys " lie close to his heart and he is always eloquent in their behalf. To the Churches of the Sandy Creelc Association. . Dear Brethren : You have been very kind to our young ministers at Wake Forest for the last five years, and your last Association resolved to raise for them $300 this year, of which only $1.80 have been paid. We are trying hard to reach the Convention out of debt; and if you will each make an effort to help by the meeting of the Association, you you will greatly cheer and assist us. K. T. VANN. Reason for Going so Soon. Since my decision to reinsin in North Carolina until the last of October bad been published and it was so generally understood; I deem it but just to the brethren that my -reason for leaving so suddenly and unexpectedly should also be stated The following from the President of the Board of Trustees of the Institution to which I go will give the situation more lully tnan 1 can express it : ' Dear Sir : I have just learned of the serious illness of our beloved Super intendent, Prot, Dudley. He is so low that his physician has forbidden callers. In this emergency I write urging you to arrange your matters to come here as speedily as possible. Please state to your present employers the sad condition in which our school is placed, and I am sure they will release you. uopmg you win not stay upon your coming, but come at once, I am, VYoars Respectfully, 5 44 Hkski R. Foster." Asmucn as t regret 11, you win see from the above that I am compelled to go Nt once. I sincerely hope that the pastors and brethren generally will not -sailer the- interest of State Mission to lag. My dear brethren, we cannot r 1 . . ..if 9 . - auoru 10 iet lum aepaTUienc 01 our Lord's cause suffer. Let every eburcli and Sunday school and fatuity deter mine to do something for this grtat wort on tne nrst Bunday in October. John E. Ray. ' To the Churches of the Eastern Association - : Dear Brethren: Oar Board of Edu cation is in pressing need, and is strug gling to go np to the Convention. free of debt. Twenty five young brethren are asking for the aid we have not felt able to give; I am asking each Association to raise a little, if possible, on its regular contributions, and now make-this re quest of yon. If yoa coald raise your usual contribution tof IZ5 this year, yoa would greatly aid as thereby, j Have it ready at the Association: -frosty O! Br.'... , , . ,. I .i isSt . To the Churches of tin iKing Mountain Association', ;:. ?.'-; ' ' ' ' ' : " &ar:lBrftkren-At your last Ajsoci. tloo yoa proposed to raise for the Board of Education daring the year about $125. Of this amount 143.95 have been paid in. We helped last session four young men from yoar Association, spending on them $425,-Tbree are" now coder Our care. Wilt yoa not make special effort to redeem your -pledges by the meetina ,of the Association? "-f B T. VAjrjc. . THE BIBLICAL RECORDER,; OTpNESDAY; SEPTEMBER li, 1887. PERSONAL & OTHER ITEMS . ...Rev. '-Clarence . DoweD. tof tVll- Tamston, was in Raleigh last week. " . . . .There were 185 registered students at Wake Forest on Friday evenlfig last." . . .Rev. 3. IL MeManaway, of Wil son, has accepted the Call to Shelby. -- . . . .Rev. Drs. Lindrum and Cooper, of .Richmond, Va., have been travelling over the mountains or V irginia. .Nearly, all .the city pastors Jiave returned, from their sbmmer vacations ref reshed and strengthened for the work. . , .Rev, F. M. Satterwhite has. after a pleasant trip to Virginia, returned to bis pastorate in JKdenton, x. u. . . . :. .". Bro. T; H. Street reports a revival at Olive Branch church, conducted by Rev. C. F. Humphries, that resalted in. 30 conversions, t , . . . .Rev. W. L. Brown, of West Plain, Mo., has accepted the call to Statesville. He will be there on third or foarth Sun day. ...Rev.' J. A. Stradley, of Oxford, under ddte of Sept 5th. reports the se rious illness of Deacon H. StovalL of Amis' Chapel. . . . . Bro, Gj X Hrring,x)f Long Creek, whose family are bow in Oxford where bis children can attend school, called to see us on Saturday' last. . He is much pleased with Granville. ....Bro. C:- B. Ed wards, of Ralelcrb,- left for Denver, Colorado, on Saturday ast to attend the sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of the World. He will be absent about three weeks. .'. ; Bra C. Darham, aided by Bro. N. B. Broughton of Raleigh, is holding a series of meetings with his" church at Durham.. , The interest is good and the attendance large. ...Rev. J C. Hooutt has recently held special meetings with his churches, Mt. Moriab, Robertson's Grove. Olive Branch and Bthesda, that resulted in about fifty professions. His churches are greatly revived and strengthened. ...Oxford Female Seminary has opened admirably well. There were pres ent on the fourth day of the session as many boarding students aa we bad du ring the whole of last Fall Term, and rnarjfy 'are engaged. F. P, Hotgood, ...We regret to learn that Rev. T. J. Rooke has resigned at Mooresville. Bro. Rooke Is one of our most efficient pastors and preachers, and has done a remarkable work at Mooresville. Let our churches see to it that he does not go out of the State, . . .Dr. Thomas E. Skinner is ;it pres ent iu Boston, where he is engaged in raising money for the endowment of Shaw University. His family are at Bar re, Mass. All are -well. We trust our brother may succeed in his great undertaking. He can do it if any one can. - . . . Dr. Wiseman and John Lindsey, two of the leading brethren of the South Yadkin Association, were necessarily de tained, from the meeting at Eaton's We regretted their absence. They are great ly needed at all the general meetings of their Association, and their absence creates a void hard to fill. . . . .While at the South Yadkin Asso ciation, the writer was one of about thirty who sat down at the , boeprfuble board of xsro. iu. trout, of Can a. . He entertains with princely hand. Brother Frost is one of the largest men in the South Yadkin, in body, heart and spir ituality, and to guide it all, has a level head. .... .;. .. . ; , :i. - , .... Dr. Yates has recovered frou the slight attack of paralysis, and by this time is again in Shanghai. He wants the brethren to raise the rest of that $2,200 for the hoo in Cbinkiang. -and has decided to build it next wlnterJi- He will not return to the United .Spates for rest thinks be can find a more pleas ant and quiet place at Chef 00, if special rest is neeaea. In Franklinton is to be seen by tne loiterer, on nls way to the Associa t'on, a sign of "N. Y. Gulley, Attorney at Law." On inquiry, we found that the owner of the sign was a large factor in tne progress . and prosperity ox thia de lightful town. Bro. Galley is. one ef the ablest and inbst successful of our young lawyers, and is a whole host in his Association-, the Central, where there are many useful men and women. . i. . . .Rev. D. N. Gore, now of the anti mission Baptists, has a list of 62 ap pointments in Zion's Landmark, of Sept. 1st. At the end of the list the editor remarks, "He will need convey ance." Bro. Gore has found his place at last, and doubtless his favorite refrain now is: ' This is the way I long have sought, And incurred because I foupd it not." . . . .The brethren in Johnston county bav6 caken on neW life' and zeal, and have recently rected a splendid nw houe of worship in Clayton, which will be dedicated on second Sunday in Oo tober. The new house, at Saunter's school house is nearly completed, and Rev. .R Jones, of Smithfield.condneted a series of interesting meetings there last week. They are also building .a pew. bouse of worship at Dunn's, Harnett county. ' 1 Prof. C. L. Wilson, a brother widely known and loved by the musio . loving people of North Carolina; will on nrst ot .November open a music school in 4 Raleigh, where he will. prepare ner sons for teaching singing and conducting the sef vice of 'song in our congregations. choirs and - Sunday ' schools. WeHbe speak lor him, a. latere number-.of afcu-v dents. It would pay some of our. churches to send one of their members to this , Sell 001. , '....Mr. F. M. purefoy died atjher uome in waae orest Monday morning. September I2:h. She was" a daughter of . the late Deacon Robert Jones of this cily. The husband and family have our neartieit sympathy one was one of the best of women. All loved her. She met peop'e with a kindly smile that cnarmed them s and told of a- warm ennsuan .nearc. . in et me . sue :waaa constant example 01 cnristjan loveliness, The long straggle is over and she is at rest, bat we give her up with moarmntr. May God comfort those she has left be hind. , . ; - . . . . The Reids ville Democrat of the 8th eontaina the "following sad account 01 tne death 01 the little son of -Brother and Sister Wright :4A eload of sadness and sorrow hangs over many in Our town by the death of little Royal Wright, the eldest son-of Rev. W. L. Wright. He had bad diphtheria for several weeks, bat was seemingly bat of danger, bat on last Sunday was suddenly taken with convulsions f ronrwhloh he never rallied. He lingered till, Monday morning when God called blm-bome to heaven, i It was doubly trying ttf the fond parents by Mr. Wright being away and did not get borne nntil after his lovely boy was cold In death. We were glad to sea the tnany kindly expressions of sympathy and love shown to the stricken family by tb many who clustered around them iu their- sorrow. Beautiful was- It f'to behold the christian, resignation of both the parents in this their .severest trial. Thus are. we brought nearer together : and nearer to God. The funeral services hwere -conducted ! by the Rev.-W. R. uwartney, of Greensboro.' , NEWS JFJBOAI THE CUURCUES. j , t Bear Swamp--Ashpole. -J: it Tiilva tnt nlnsed a series of interest- irig -meetings in the Bear Swamp-and Asbpole churches, with the following results: At Bear Uwamp twenty were added to the -church nineteen by baptism 'and one7by restoration; a"t Ashpole, seven, were added to the church three by bap tism and four by restoration. Two of those who were baptized came over to ns from the Presbyterians. The meet ing at Ashpole was wonderful in some respects :. there were more penitents than' I ever saw before, and fewer joined the church. ' ," During ail these meetings 1 received valuable assistance from the following brethren: J. J.: Scott, O. P. Meeks, pas tors at Red Springs and Lnmberton, and also T. Jordan Cobb," one of the excel lent young then of Wake Forest. It Is my Intention to give up tne Asn- pole church after October, and I hope the church at this place will do its whole duty and employ a pastor for all his time. It. Is able to do this, provided each one puts his shoulder to the wheel. For the past four years I have been try ing to do the work of two or three men, but I propose this year to contract my field. . If our pastors all over the State would contract their labors, and the churches all over the State pray for the conver sion of their pocket-books, more men could be put in the field, and the State would soon be captured. niiijA'U t smith , State LineAmis' Chapel urassy Creek JnonntatB creeic Aaron's Creek, Va. Dear Brother : Though a stranger to you, 1 venture 10 arop you a line or two in reference to The movements In the Lord's vineyard in my region. It very much pleases me to have the gratifying intelligence to send you of some very successful meetings that have lately been held around me. At State Line the pastor, Rev. Thos. W. 'Greer,' held a very fihe meeting, in which I think there were some 30 con versions. Tula is a new cnurcn, ana in the person of their pastor they have a man of strong mental endowments, and an earnest, able and eloquent preacher, I; know of few who can surpass him, either as a pastor or revivalist Rev. J. A. Stradley, the pastor 01 Amis' Chapel, held a very fine meeting there lately, and some 50 souls were converted. Rev. Mr. Greer assisted in this meeting, preaching with very pow erful effect. Rev. R. H. Marsh, D. D., pastor of Grassy Creek church, held a meeting there the latter part of July, in which he was assisted by a yonng brother Wat- kins, a student of Wake orest College. The pastor and his associate both preached exceptionally well, and the church was very much edified and built up. Fifteen persons professed conver sion in this meeting. Dr. Marsh succeed ed the venerable Rev. R. L Devin, who for 30 or 40 years was the popular pastor here. He is held in kindest esteem by all his congregation at Grassy Creek Rev. C. A. Jenkins, the Dastor of Mountain Creek, held a good meeting, I. understand, but have not heard how many professions were made. Rev. H. G. Crews, the pastor of .Aaron's Creek, Halifax county, va., held a ten days' meeting with that church lately, and had a most excellent meeting. Some 25 or 60 professed faith Bro. CrewB has been pastor of that church some nine years, and continues popular with the church and congrega tion. He is a splendid preacber. ' I have heard of other good meetings, abd the Great Head of the Church seems to be visiting His people with great bless ings this year. Praise the Lord. jf M. F. WlIiLAHD. Nojirtin, N. C, Aug. 27, 1887. . Kerr's Chupcl. Dear Brother : I joined Bro. J. II Vernon in a meeting at Kerr's Chapel the 3d Sunday in August, which lasted until the 4th Sunday. The chnrch was wonderfully revived, a large number professed faith in Christ, and nine united with the church,, with several others to follow. The meeting will not soon . be .forgotten. The Kerr's Chapel folks are good people", and a better man never lived than Rev.- J. H Vernon, their pastor. He loves his people and they love him. Both are worthy of being loved. Sincerely; - W. IL Wilson. Madison, Sept. 1,1887. Cool Spring Friendship. Dear Recorder : I closed an interest ing meeting with the church at Cool Spring to day. Baptized 4, and others will follow soon. One of the four bap tized to-day is an old lady 93 years old. one was raisea a uuaaer, ana is tne mother of one of oar Deacons. . i rbaptized 17" at Friendship on the U2th August. Bro J. D. Hackney helped me' at Friendship, and 'did Some good preaching, by which bo greatly endeared himself to the people and church. J W. H.' H. LAWHON. - Sanford, Sept. 1, 1887. Zion Antioch. Dear Recorder: I write to inform you that 1 closed a meeting at Zion church on tne z4tn instant, in wnlcn l was en gaged 11 days, and the result was, six baptizetrand one by letter, and left 1 number of anxious inquirers. I com menced a meeting at Antioch church on the 25th, in which I was engaged five days, and resulted in bix by baptism, and severaf more to be baptized yet. left-those churches f reatly revived, and the prospects for the fnture is good. f hope totnfcoKa number of the" brethren at pur Association the Catawba River. wmeu meets at aoee i vnapei, 4 miles 8outn of Connally's Springs, on Thurs day- before the 2d Sabbath in October. ' Wishin g the Recorder grand success on its broad mission, I remain yours fraternally, W. F. Hull. Whiterille Fair Blafi Spring Branch. , Dear Recorder : I have just finished my round of protracted meetings in my churches. , We began , a meeting iu Whlteville on Monday after the 3d San day in August, ) which continued until last night. Bro. W. B. Oliver, of Ma rion, did the preaching, and more faith ful preaching I have never heard. His style is conversational, bis method in tensely, biblical, many of his sermons being collection of Scripture references on the subject in hand. . He preaches wun uioie in naod,ana readiihis proof texts from the fountain of Truth, hence he cannot fall to be impressive .. I was struck many times during his series of sermons with the power of a simple Scripture statement, . Par church here waif 'not. In ft very favorable condition for a revival at this time, consequently the visible .results are small, only two received for baptism. There was deep interest in the congre gation, and we cannot bat feel .that there were seed sown to be jreaped in after years. i , , ; ; 1 Wei held a week's meeting at Fair Blttfty ending with , the 3d Sunday In Aagust, assisted by Bro, 0. P. Meeks. Well, Bro. Meeks came, he preached, he captured1 the Fair Bluff brethren He has. the capacity, for; packing more pure: old-fashionsd gospel' In a, thirty minutes sermon than any brother I have met lately. The ehurch ,was greatly revived, and seven added to tne ennrcn. Fair Bluff is the most bopeful- chnrcb on this field, and with the proper leader? ship, is destined one day to be the ban ; ner church of this county;; , a Our meeting at Spring branch came off about the last of Julp, brethren 11. Smith and J, C Rockwell doing the preaching. Only one aras.'addea towe t church, bat this does not mean- that it was not a- good ; meeting. ; xne .iacc is, - we have had good meetings every year for four year's past, and the material for ingathering is mainly exhausted. The church was revived, for how coald it help it under such preaching t . Smith is the . old war-norse " or mis secuon, and a more genial, wholesoul consecra-. ted brother it has never been my. happy lot to know. It makes it donbly sz.d for me to leave this section, because I wtiH haye to miss his counsel and co-opera- tion. And 01 Kocaweii, wnat snail I say f Not yet 21, has been preaching bat a little, over six months, is ever six feet high, and as awkward as he is long, he is the best preacher for his experience I ever heard. He is naturally a poet, and much of his preaching is couched in poetic expressions, yet he is by nd means fanciful, or given to sky-scraping oratory. I should pronounce him -the Talmage of the Cape Fear. Well, only two months more' and I leave this field upon which I have given the best work in my power for the past four years. And the nearer the time comes for moving the sadder the tbonght of moving becomes. I have been treated so kindly, so much better than I have ever deserved, that I feel a debt of grat itude I can never repay. Bat I yield to a conviction of duty, and must sever the ties that have so strongly bound us together. The Lord send them a better pastor than I have ever been, for they undoubtedly deserve a better one. A. W. Prick. Bole's Creek, Piny Grove and Neil's Creek. Dear Recorder: Since the fourth Sunday in July I have held meetings at Buie's Creek, Piny Grove and Neil's Creek churches, with good results. At Buie's Creek I baptized six ; at Piny Grove eleven, and at Neil's Creek seven total 24. At the close of my meeting at Neil's Cre ek, my wife was taken sick, and . for twelve days I have been closely confined at her bedside, and mnst be for sbme- time yet. We are away from home in the Lord's field, but kindly cared for by our dear friends. We atff at the house of Brother J. A. Johnson, in Harnett county, at whose home God's servants have often lodged, and we find in "him. and his kind family the true spirit of the good Samaritan. J. M. IIOLLEMAN. September 3rd, 1887. Mt. Olive. Dear uecoraer we commenced re cently at Mt. Olive church, Chatham county, Saturday before -the first Sun day in August, and lasted eight days. Forty professed faith in -Christ. The first Sunday in September in the pres ence of tbe largest crowd of people ever saw, 1 baptized twenty-two in Haw river : five were restored. Rev. P. 3, Ferguson was with me all the time: Thai church was greatly revived. At all of mj churcbes we have had good meet ings, tbe best I have ever had. Sixty five or seventy professed faith in Christ To God be all the glory. G. P. Moore. Pittsboro, Sept. 5tb, 1887. Ren la a- llermon Poplar Grove Piny urove. ! Dear Recorder: -The protracted meet ing season being over in my churches, 1 proceed to send you the results, as far ! I; Could see them. We continued tbe -meeting at Beulah from the Union meeting, which met with ns in July. Bro. L. M. Curtis remained with us sev eral days and preached some powerful sermons. Bro. L. R. Carroll was with us nearly the whole time and helped much by his earnest exhortations and prayers. Meeting continued one week. Result: baptized 17, restored 1. : We commenced at Hermon Thursday before the 2nd Sdnday in August, and continued four days. Bro.-H. J. Duncan preached two good sermons for us. Bap-' tizea 1. We have just closed meetings of one week each at Poplar Grove and Piny Grove. Bro. J. W. Powell, who has recently laid aside the law and entered tbe minisitry, did most of the preach ing. His sermons were able and effect ive. Result at Poplar Grove : baptized 17. Kesuit at jf my Grove : baptized 6. All the above churches are in Samp son county, we leei that much, good uas been accompiisnea. Fraternally, ' j J. L. Britt. Warsaw, N. C. Sept. 5th, 1887, (lea Alpin. Dear Brother: We have Just closed a meeting 01 much interest at Glen Alpin isaptist cnurcn. jm me souls, as we trust, were truly ,'regenerated, and a score of Others (hardened sinners) asked to be prayed for. The church was much re vived, and confessed their, faults one to another. Brother G. S. Dougherty did all the preaching for as, and did it well. We recommend him as an evangelist and c true christian worker. The Lord be praised for all bis good nets towards as. B. F. Knott. Glen Alpin Station, Sep. 5, 1887. Clemonsvllle. The church at Clemonsville has per haps never enjoyed a better meeting tnan tne one wnicn closed on Jb riday night the 2d inst. Elder C. C. Haymore joined the pastor on Monday, and, after entering into the meeting, did some ex- cellent preaching. Bro. Haymore and myself have worked much together, and a more earnest, faithful worker I have never had with me in a meeting. As a result of the meeting eighteen were bap tized at Doutbil's Ferry on Friday eyen, ing in the presence of a large number of people. It was delightful to see several fathers walk arm in arm with their sons and daughters down Into the water,. The Lord was with us from . the beginning and favored ns with beautiful weather, and a lovelier picture coald iiardly be seen than that presented at the water. A large audience lined the banks of the river under the overhanging shade trees, while the river in front presented a most lovely appearance Jn the smooth gliding waters made eddy by a dam just below as which stretched from shore to shore. The son hanging low in the west with its gentle rays falling npOn the waters, and the shade, of the frees cast ipg their shadows along the banks made ns feel as if we were basking in jtbe smile of God. 80 often have I .gone Into the beautiful Yadkin, and haying been bap tized, in it myself that to think of Jt la bat to awaken the most hallowed recol lections. In its waterfe my Mear told father (now gone to his reward) and mother were baptizedV with dear broth era and sisters, and besides bavlng been born and reared beside it, makes if to ma the dearest stream on earths On Friday night the hand of fellowship was extended to the eighteen baptized which was to the church an. occasion of great ly.. Tw9 others were received and now awajtrthe ordinani while t am expect ing still, others to come. Among the bap tized we received some noble young men and women, ft well a several heads of families, -which. I believe will make use ful members of the cbnxcb The church at ClemonsyiJle ba&joadea good recora durinarthe nasi Tear. A "good -Sunday. School has been kept np and, notwith- standingXhe hard times,, is. nas gone e- yond' its pledges, 5 which were cy no means; -email, baft: ranked among the highest jnaoe in tbe -Association, -r JTt-Ordirgifcftttoget the most-enjoyable meetings! t has been my privilege to attend in a long time. and x hope n is oniy-tne .Degmpiag 01 rs -i FrftteroftDj 701m,.? tufcv -k- i . -kS, F COBTRAD. . Lewiaville, JX aSepVSd, 1887vy A . St. John's Lawrence's -cross : itoaas. ''Dear Beeorder itt wasfy delfghfthl- privUege to -commence sfeeries of meet ings" with the church -at St John's nrst Sunday in August. On Monday Rev. T. C Brittod CanietO- ttf assist ance and remained eleven days, and did glorious work. " There were;32 conf es- Sions, ZO oapiisiuo, iour w uuiw wim other charfchei, as resaTtof the meeting. ii commencea a nrccuug ui uay-s wu third Sanday at Lawrence's "X Roads, assisted by Br B. WHliams-TrT. Speight f" " m:.i. ..1 ii.- nnu-.j. ... o came xucouuy auu iexi luunuBT. qiu. Williams did the most of the preaching;'' and did it well; 21 '.confessions, ,17 bap tisms and 1' restored. All "glory and honor belongeth, nnto the Lord. . 1 anj now engaged ln"my ninth'1 pro tracted meeting with the Enon church. We are having a good meeting. Every year we have bad a good meeting, and received into the church from eighteen to twenty-five persons. We hope to have a large ingathering of souls this time. Bro. Gower, of Moxville, is .as sisting me in the meeting. He is a good worker. m C. O. H. ;Mana, Sept. 1, 1887., Ramoth Gilead"ShlIoh"Creswell'. 1 - - . - - t Ramoth Gilead's meeting began the: fourth Sabbath in July and closed on the following Friday. ' The 'weather was extremely warm and some of the brethren were not quite out of their crops.' Both these things-tended against the prosperity of .our meeting. -. Dr. R. R. Overby did most 'of the - preaching. and I need not add how it was done. Rev; J. F. Love was alao with the and did sood service in 'singing and exhor tation. Twenty-one have been received into the fellowship of this charge dur insr the present year. .Sister S. Gertrude Jones collected money and purchased a- good communion set ior ner chnrch, and also did good service in 'behalf of the 'Orphange. A number of others. most of whom were yonng brethren and sisters, have carpeted oar house and helped: much in securing .our chnrch to pledge to the Baptist Orphanage. for the purchase of 44 The Chowan Tract" Such efforts on the part of the young members of myeharge are very encour aging to the pastor. Efforts on the part of the older members are none' the less appreciateCH-bnt I mean only- a de served, 'kindly and encouraging men tion Of effort by those who'are soon to take the places' now fined with the aged and burden-bearing: I feel grateful for what the Lord has don e'f or us here and hope bis favor 'may continue with his church: ,!" ' Shildh's meeting, Camden county, ; be gan on the first Sabbath in August, and continued to the second .Lord's day, Forty-four were added to this charge, some of whom- had gone so - far and long in sin, as to make the chorch al most despair Of their salvation. 41 But nothing is too hard for the Lord," and, thereforej we trust they were 44 born of God." Dr. Overby, Revs. R. B. Collier. George Baker,Weils Briggs, A. W. Bur- foot, P. S. C. Davis, W, . Ever ton, J. F. Love, John1 Jones, C. B. Williams and the pastor constituted tne corps of preachers at this meeting, and still tbe meeting proved to be ' a heavenly place" and work-in Christ Jesus. Brethren R. R. Overbyj R. B. Collier, A. W. Burfoot, W. Y. Everton, John Jones and the pastor did the preaching. 4 'Paul planted and Apoilo8 watered, but God gaye the increase." To hie name toe alt the-praise now and forever! . The young men's prayer-meeting feature in' the work of obiloh is very encouraging. The sisters also have emission society, in which they are stall at work to spread the gos pel. One sad-occurrence during our meeting. 1 .ora not mention, wiuca I-will now note, namely, the deaths of breth ren John West, and Tilman Forbes, wnove ooaies . passea tnrough tne con gregations to-, the gnve, while oar meet j l . mi -w - ing was in progresa. , xne iora gave ana took away daring the same week. ' Jsiessed be the name of the. Lord.','. , ' Creswell's meeting, Washington coon ty, was commenced for me" by Rev." J. F Love, on the second Sabbath In' An- 4- . ' . . gust, ana conunaea tnrougu one week. Rev. George Baker preached on Monday evening and brethren Everton and Love continued with me during the week. jNotwitnstanding tbe weather was - nn favorable, the congregations' were usu ally 44on time," large and well-behaved. lido not think this people can be ex celled in church behavior. . Sorely,, it nas never been my lortune to serve people -who knew how to better respect tne nouse ana worship 01 God. This is no meaningless flattery; but a deserved compliment paid an attentive and ap- ureemuve consresaiion. xen were re ceived as the result of our labors here nine baptized and one awaiting the or dinance at my next appointment., If this charge had . good pastor located nearer than the present incumbent, the work would progress more rapidly and Well. May the Lord direct to the right man, if my conjecture is correct, and locate him-hi the midst of this worthy VV V. Xj. HUKTOS. I Elizabeth City, Sept, 8, 1887 "Cedar Rock, ' Dear Recorder was my privilege to hold a meeting for the church At Ce dar Rock, -Franklin eounty, N. C- be ginning on the-second Sanday in Au gust. The pastor, the Rev. G. M. Duke, could, not be present, as he had prom ised to help Bro. JlarperUhat week at Sharpsburg before this meeting was ap pointed. For the first-day or two there was very little interest laanifested, but after.lhen it began to increase, and. by Friday night there had been twelve pro fessions ! and several who had grown cold and indifferent had the joyof Sal vation restored to them. , y .,i j I had very Uttje ministerial help. .Bro. Joy ner (a Wake Fnrest.ttud:et). preach ed one sermon. 4 tdi4 Ail the rest; aor. cording to the best of my ability... As a result of the meeting 8 or 10 have- been baptized.. Among, the;number was an influential young lady who for years had been a member of tbo Methodist cburchi -She bad for sometime, been di&gitibfied about' baptim, but now en joya the ans wer of a good conscience bA cause she has obeyed the Lord Jesos Christ. - This church h hi good con dition; ahd is ; situated ; ono of the moot dellghtlul.seciions ibf Nortb Caro lina, and has for its. pastor one of oar best : nreachera. . - ftn rl . TVr .Hn flmm was right when, he isaid tha Rev, Gea M uaou t an equal iu iXvjrtn uaro Jlpa as a preacher tor Jb uittaaes of the people. The Sanday eao S is well or ganized , and presided uyr by that con secrated inan of God, JShh A, Coppedge," an old student of WakeJForest who, by the way, la splendid help in ft protrac ted meeting, r I Heft ..the- good people. feeling glad that it hadbeen my. privi lege to be with them; and now I feel like saying that nappy is Tjie-poor' student who spends a week : at cedar - Rock. I would like to speak -of -the meetings at Mt. Zion, Battleboro, and Rehoboth, butv Bro Puke' will ' write you about' them soon. : God bless you and the Re porter. ; :x ours in Christ, To" thelChurefieg of-Tar Oliver' Association,' ' 1 - Dear Brthren;rf)uring the past ses sion aid was given to two of yoar breth ren, both of . whom are received under your jhi8tructiomL,you proposed to send ns during tne year fzLcV, 01 which amount $33.55 have' been received thos J far. Relying on these pledges we paid the expenses of the i young brethren. each of whom- has shown himself wor thy of. the help given him. 5 1 now ask the brethren to bestfr themselves br the little time left, and have the remaining $250 ready at the Association.- We ara In sore need of It B. T. ass. I : . Progress Reported, , :: . J)ear Recorder We have a lot of land donated to ttin RunHsf-ji Th. tee of Greensboro church hold the deed. The frame-for the house 30x36 feet is . up. It is located about five miles south west from Greensboro. W ha va Sabbath school with Baptist literature. W A B .... ana tne scnooi seem to be well pleased. I have been preaching there about four years, two at-my own charge- : We, are hopeful because we are at work, not be cause the 'workls done."'' V; "w 1 f. May the Lord grant that many with big hearts may read these lines. . . , . , . , R. R. Moose. Greensboro, Sept. 8th, 1887. ' MARRIED. BORNACASCEL MATTHEWS At the residence of Mr. Au Pbelps. in Bertie county, JN. ,C, Sept. 7, i8S, Mr. J. E. Bornacascel to Miss Annie Matthews, R. J. Shields, J. P., officiating. All of Bertie Co. DIED. THOMPSON At the. -residence-, of Jiis., father, Deacon Thomas Thompson, in Co lumbus county, August agth, 1887, Mr. Gai. ton H. Thompson, in the 2&lh year of his age. He had been an well for several weeks "from a wound accidentally received while at work, which, finally developed into typhoid fever! which resalted in death after a few days of , severe suffering. Bro Thompson was a mem ber pf Whitevilie Baptist . church, and had heen for many years. He was large-hearted, : energetic and' brave. We saw him only a month before we preached his funeral, and he was the picture of health, and bid fair to reach his three score years and. ten, and we could hardly realize the sad fact that he was gone, stricken down in the vigor of young manhood. But alas.! another demonstration of fhe'max im : In the midst of life we are hi deth., He died in the triumph of the christian faith, and exhausted his last breath in praising God. From the home of his grief-stricken parents we bore him away to the graveyard and com- -mitted his body to the faithful tomb, to be -kept in custody until released by the trumpet ilast of the resurrection morn. - v . A.;W.Psice. . WARLICK Departed this life Jiity rgtfi, 4887. Bro. Abel Warlick, son of "Philip and Sarah WarHck, of Burke county, N. C, and brother-in-law of Rev. R. B. Tones, by whom he was much loved. He was baptized in Sep tember, 1866, by Rev.. Isaac Oxford, into the fellowship of Warlick's Chapel, of which he lived a consistent member, and was married in December, 1866, to -Miss M. M. Aber nethy, daughter of J Jtooker and Stacy Aber- , .nethy, of Gaston county, N, C. He was deeply interested in' the welfare of the church, a cheerful giver of his substaflce io the sup port of the gospel ; longed to see his pastor 'well paid, anda.eligb.ted in hearing preaching and worshipping God. Inoffensive, harmless, kind to all. To know him was but to love him. ' In his last hours he rejoiced in Christ. dd not fear death, and was beard to say, "Lord Jesus, come quickly." "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of . death, I will fear 'no evil : for thou art with -me ; . thy rod and thy staff ; they comfort me," He died most triumphantly, leaving a wife, one son and a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn their loss. May we meet him beyond the river. A Friend. FOUSHEE At his home near Bushy Fork, Person county. N. C, on 3d of September, A. C. Foushee, in his 87th year. Deceased professed religion when about 15 years old, bbt for some reason never: joined any church, though he proved by a pious walk and godly conversation, that his profession was not in vain. We believe he has gone to rest with all the finally faithful. A. R. F. : , YE ATES Sister Mary A. Yeate departed this life Aug. 16, 1887. Born October, 1827. baptized 184S, into the fellowship of Cape hart's church, 1680, she moved her fellowship to Lawrence's X Road church, Bertie county, N. C. She leaves three sons to moum their loss. She has gone to meet her husband in heaven. Weep not, dear children, you will meet Ma and Pa by and by, T. W. L. WATSON Sister Mary Ann Watson died at the home of her daughter, in Bertie county, N. C, August 31st, 18S7. God gave her 61 years on earth," and 47 of those years she gave to him. At 14 she was baptized into the fel lowship of Connatitsa church by Eld. Stephen Bazemore. At her death she was a member of Sandy Run church. A christian woman has gone away to be with Christ. An hum ble walk before God, a consistent life before her neighbors, the sweet spirit of her Lord manifested in her life; endeared her to a large circle of friends. In sickness and in the pres ence of death, sister Watson showed how im plicitly she trusted Christ. No murmuring, but a complete submission to God's will, char acterized her whole life. 7 Her faith made her cheerful, hopeful, happy ; and in a remarka ble degree she possessed a meek and quiet spirit. A large crowd attended the funeral of this good woman, who has gone away to be with her -tord. Her husband died 34 years ago, lovrd and honored as a christian man. God be thanked for the re-Unions of heaven, for such a life, for such a triumphant death, for 'Such an influence over those who knew her herei. ... , r Acknowledgments. ... : 1 , Stii Jtt-w. Western Section. Eastern AssoJU$4.75 ; Yadkin Asso. (Sunday coll.,) 1 1.48? i Wake Union ch.. Central Asso., 6.00; Clemnonsvillech., Liberty Asso., 3.53 ; Salis bury ch.. South Yadkin Asso., 7.00 ; Alpioe churctf, Catawba River Assa. 12.50; Brushy Mt. Asso., 8.88 f Sunday col!.' Brtshy Mt. Assb' .obi; Wilkesboro ch.. Brushy' Mt. Asso., a.25 i L. S. and T. W. Ebeltoft. 2.00; Rev. j. F. Tuttle 5.00 ; Forestvilie church, CenfrafAsso., 10.00. vTotal, 80.39. ' ? rtrtijpXiisUms '"M; S.V Bethel ch., Yadkin Asso., $1.70 , Wake Forest church. Central Asso., 5. 34 ; Murfreesboro ch.. West Chowan Asso., 1149; L, S.and T, W. Ebel toft, 2.50 ; Alpine ch., Catawba River Asse... 1 1.30 Forestvilie ch., Central Asso., 14-34-,T0Ul,-47;97i. k::r:, iA. t, i .- , i Education. Yadkin Asso,, $5.30 1 Brushy Mt. Asso., 5.25 .Wilkesboro church. Brushy Mt Asstt." 85c.; Salisbury eh.; ScmtlfYadlcin Asso.,- 3.67 f Wake Forest cb.. Central Assd.j 5.34 ; Mnrfreesboro ch.,-Wett Chowan Asso., 3.45 ; Salisbury ch.i South -Yadkin Asso., 2.35 ; L. S. and T. W.? Ebeltoft.' 2.00 1 For estvilie church.- Central Asso. ,: 10.00. : .-Total, nAmJ -l... L :uHJaf : ScAkla.Vimtf)n Miss. .Society, .West Chowan Asso-i' $20.09.. '". ' f . IkUttouZ S, B. 'ci-SaTisbuV cL , South' Yadkin. Assoi, $3.83 ; Wilkesboro' ch..' i Brushy Mt.f Ajwv. j.27 ; L.-.S.- and Ti Vf. . Ebeltoft. 1.50 i Forestvilie. cb,. Central Asso., 4.6t, Total. H.2I.- fJSiiti 6vteiUgitZ-ilvSAo s. s., $5-0; Li W Bagley, 1 1 Forestvilie ch.,.Central i . AjwOw,4.oosTt?.J'0.- -.Hii- t . r F. It. Bsiggs, . ' V Weak & State dn' rRalelgVN. CVSepti xo,'837.- ;
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