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ANIMAL REPORT OF AUDITOR OF
. STATE,., .-.
Wo have before as the. annual report
of the State Auditor, showing the;
receipta and disbursements of the reve-J
nnes of the. State for. the fiscal yearj
ending November 30th, 1887, together:
with maeh ower valuable information!
of a public nature. H v -
The amount In the handa of the State
Treasurer at the eloae of the ftaeal year
waa $161,73 4JW. The State appropri
ate $30,000 annually for the benefit of
Confederate aoldiera and the widows of ;
soldiers. There are now upon the lists!
3, 534 , pensioners, of whom 2, 476 are
widows and 1,048 soldiers, each of whom
receives tfpro rata share oj the appro-;
priation. Besides those tberefare some
who are blind or maimed, and receive
f 120 each annually. ; i- f
The amount of taxes levied ly the
State for pnblie schools ' aggregates:
$605,203 45. This amount does not in-,
clodo the tax levied by county commis
sioaers for special purposes.- ' '
' The amoant of poll tax, paid by white
citizens, 1173,955.92, amount paid by
colored citizens, $80,038.40, for school
purposes, and the whites pay nearly all
' the property tax. ' -
A new and very interesting statement
is that in regard to the railroads. The
amoant of taxes paid on railroad prop
erty la $14,15L47; amount paid on fran
chise, $1,891.98. The total number of
miles In the State is 2,356, , with an
aggregate value of $10,733,130, over one
'. tenth as mueb as all the land In the
8tate, and nearly one-half as much as
all town property In 1886. The num
ber of railroads in the State is forty-two.
The addenda - show ' the aggregate
value of real and personal property In
the State for 1887 to be $210,035,453, an
increase of $7,141,933 over 1886, and this
does not include the $10,733,130 of rail
road property,nwhieh being added makes
the grand total of $220,808,583. If the
assessors in all the counties of the State
would make a just and true assessment,
this amount 'would no doubt be more
than doubled.
- This report presents a neater appear
ance than any doeement of similar
nature we have seen. There is decided
improvement on preceding reports of
the department as to classification and
arrangement It is the fullest, most
complete report yet issued, and is com
plimentary to the department from
- which it comes. " " " "
Gen. W. P. Roberu. makes an excel-:
lent officer posoooslng qualities which
peculiarly fit him for the Auditor of
8tate. He Is as earef ul of the State's
interests as he is of his own. He dis
played decided wbdom in selecting our
I Bro. J. D. Booahall as bis assistant, a
man by education and character com
petent to the task, and who reflects
credit upon , the Auditor and his depart
ment. J-:"T. .'
A RALEIGH BUILDING FIRM,
The boilding; business as now carried
on by the estate of Thomas H. Briggs,
deceased, la one, of .Raleigh's earliest
institutions. ; It .may be said to have
begun with John J. Briggs, a carpenter,
lather of Thos. H. Briggs, and one of
the pioneer settlers of the place. The
badness, as now conducted, was begun
prior to the death of J. J. Briggs, under
the firm name of Briggs Dodd, about
the year 1855. The growth has been
steady and prosperous. , Many of the
most prominent business '.houses and
finest residences adorning the city were
erected under the skilful auperrisicn of
the late Mr. Briggs. 8lnoe hie death,
August 4th, 1886, the works-have been
kept under successful headway by the
eons, who seem tally determined to keep
np the reputation handed down to them
by their father, for good, honest work
; and fair dealing. ,. The works and yards
embrace nearly two, acres of ground,
and the machinery is of high order.
RALEIGH TRANSPARENT ICE
..J , COMPANY. , . .
The m ana fas tores of Raleigh include
not only such commodities as are essen
tially useful, but those that are luxuries
aa welL The nee of fee has become so
general that it may now fairly be con
sidered a necessary article of consump
"tion. ; Consequently, to meet a demand
with supply, reliance is not had on the
fickle climate of our Southern country,
but invention has sat up machines for
making lee when the' dog' star rages as
well as In the depth of winter, ; -
Jost west of the R. A. A. I. B. R.
la a two-story frame building, 70x100
feet. Is the ice factory. It is fitted np
with the latest machinery manufactured
lor iee making, which' is moved by an
80-horse power Wright engine and two
. W-horse power boilers. There are two
. eight-ton ice rnar.blnea , tonaing out, a
total of fourteen tons every twenty
: foot : hours. . Of this amoant about
ten'ons are shipped, and four to five
1 tons par day are used In Baleish. f AH
; day aad all night the engine puffs si way
i very cheerfully, and its product ion Is a
I ?ery clear, hard, pare lee. ;7 r 5 .
k 8sA.Ecsrxi.KX used more words than
! any other writer In the English la-
for. There are aboat 15,000 HZer
i tut trorSs in his clays and sonnets,
while no other; 'writer uses so many' aa
10,000. A few writers use 9,000 words,
but the creat xaajorlty do not emplpy
more than 8,000. In conversation only
S,CvO to 5,000 !Zerent words are used.
YoLiraB 63.
r fromtAe North ; j
Descriptioa of the Great Storm Tne
Crasade AaaieatKamaed Sla in New
Jerser-Prepariag for Mlssioa Work.
i.Dar Recorder Providence has : de-,
creed thai 'little. If any, out-door work;
shall be done by the people of this sec
tion during the" next few - days.- The
time for active outdoor work ended
with Saturday, so that we may not say
that the Sunday sermons precipitated it.
but ever since Sunday night we have
been " ? v- ?
auch as has' not been known' In this
region since January 22d, 1867. Now,
that happens to be twenty years ago.
The blizzard came like a thief In the
night. Traffic is now suspended on
railroad and highway. - Neither cars nor
vehicles are to be moved -in the eity.
Telephone and telearraphie wires are
useless we are cut off from all commu
nication ' with the outside world. We
are snowed in. Drifts upon drifts of
snow are visible everywhere. 1 Drifts six
feet deep are common, but the average
depth of the snow on open level is, I
suppose, about two feet. This is no
small matter. The stores are mostly
closed, the factories have closed, and
over 20,000 people are mostly In their
own homes, or hired houses, trying to
keep comfortable and In good heart, in
many eases the drinking water conduct
ed through the houses is frozen in the
pipes, and the people can scarcely get
to their neighbors for "a drink." If
the coal happens to be out, the next
best thins to do Is to go to bed. Of
course the coal dealers do not know
your coal is out, and if they did they
could not deliver yon any at a time like
this. The condition of the poor of the
eity at such a time as this must be sad
beyond description.' And now they teu
us that tomorrow there is to be a worse
storm, and that it is to continue with
more or less regularity for six aays.
WelL if it does, we shall sigh lor the
first time for " the sweet sunny South."
It is sometimes a relief to us to know
that the weather prognoeticators do not
always foresee the bright side, or
prophesy the things that happen, and
-we trust in this ease they will be mis
taken. ;
There has been but one train into our
city sinee-Sundoy. and that came early
yesterday morDiug and cannot get out.
The regular traioe usually pass through
the eity on an average of twenty a day.
There are several snow-bound trains on
the track in the neighborhood that can
be heard puffing and blowing that would
like to see the city once more, but must
content themselves to remain a few days
outside, while their passengers are fed
upon sandwiches, ace, from the railroad
hotel. You may imagine the amount
of enow when I tell you that we ordi
narily have to pay twenty cents for
cleaning snow oft of the stoop and side
walk in front of our house, but that the
price charged to-day was $3.00. In the
street where the snow has been shovelled
from the sidewalks it Is thrown up in
long ridges, and in some streets it is as
high as my shoulders. It is really a
very, beautiful si?bt, and in company
with my " better half " I greatly enjoy-
ed it this afternoon, which was our first
trip out since Sunday night. Only a
few families living off of the main streets
have ventured to remove any snow yet
as it is still falling and very cold. I
guess some are disheartened on account
of the quantity banked up against
fences, doors and windows. The storm
took us all by surprise. The weather
had been Just splendid for a week or
more. Indeed we had spring weather,
and little dreamed of blizzards,' snow
storms, or need for big fires 4 the time
of the singing of birds had come," and
that anticipated visit to North Carolina
was all the talk, but the trains go that
way no more now, and our topic of con
versation has changed. We think more
now of the fact that it is the unexpected
that is, constantly happening. But
another storm, and one of another kind,
is gathering in old Jersey. '-
THE LOCAL 0FTI03 AND HIGH LICK58X
which recently passed the legislators of
New Jersey, goes into effect May 1st.
This is a great triumph for the temper'!
anoe sentiment of the State. It gives
as high license,' anyway, whether the
people want-local option or not. And
this we hope will greatly decrease the
number and improve the character of
the saloons of this city. The local
option feature is similar to the one given
to the people by the North Carolina
legislature. But the high license, and
other features of the law, which go into
effect May the first, nukes the law a
perfect terror to evil-doers. It makes
it unlawful for groeerymen or other
merchants to run a saloon in connection
with their business. It gives the busi
ness over to those who deal only in
liquors, and It will not allow them to
run any games ox chance or amusement
in connection with it, and to sell with
out license is to-subject oneself to a
heavy fine . or Incarceration in ' State
prison at hara labor, uar city govern
ment, sad to say, Uncontrolled by those
who are influenced by the liquor in
terests, and r we have many unlicensed
saloons." This bin will inevitably be a
blessing to many towns and cities in the
Etate. U license is granted at ail nere
the fee cannot possibly be less than
The temperance sentiment ' of : the
whole country is evidently growing, but
hot any: too fast. The liquor curse is
spreading like wild fire. The wretched'
ness. crime and novertv resulting from
the open saloon ta more and more appa
rent aa our acquaintance extends among
the masses, n God hasten the day when
the plague shall be stayed and the
saloons closed. '
T Our city Is blessed with many churches,
Sunday-schools. Christian associations.
'mission ehapels and eity missionaries.
but- the religious desutation Is stllj
great, there being many thousand non
ehurch goers In ourrnidit. The Evan
gelical churches have united in mission
work for this vear, - The city has been
.districted, : mad 1 the l members of the
churches are going to visit, at least once
month, all the homes in the eity seek
ing to win souls to Christ and a better
life; But about ail the need many of
these rum-cursed families think - they
nave tor churches and Christians is a
seed for their charity. The demands
made upon oar churches for coal for the
poor has been great thur winter, and in
many eaies. clothes and bread bad to be
furnished to keep the poor from freezing
and pertahirg.. This sort of need keeps
up a connection for ns between the
masses and our churches. It is of no
pro't to inquire iato the e&oses of this
need, or to speak of only helping the
deserving poor, or to say that " the beet
way to help the poor is to pot them in a
The Orean of tic North Carolina
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way to help themselves." You must give
ood and clothing and coal to tne iami-;
ies of shiftless men and rum-cursed
women and men,, or have many freese
and perish in your midst, under the
shadow of churches and almost within
hearing of the preached gospeL s s Worlc
ia abundant v In, these manufacturing
towns and cities, but there are thousj
ends who will not work, yet they wilt
get married and bring up large families
to be fed and eared for by the pubJic.
Sensible men are beginning to see the
connection which ' the , liquor business
has with this sad state of crime, misery
and poverty, and the prohibition tide is
rising and politicians feel it and are
looking on anxiously.
Religious interests " in our enarcnes
have been active this winter; not many
extra meetings in any of the churches,'
but the spiritual and other interests
have been well sustained and conver
sions numerous. The congregations at
my ehnrch have been larger than usual
this winter. The regular congregation
is now the. largest in the church's his
tory. "
The snow is still falling and the wma
blowing fearfully. It is now Just ten
o'clock. Good night, and to all North
Carolina. M. V.McDuffib.
New Brunswick, N. J., )
Tuesday night, March 13, 1888. (
P. 8. We are all well and happy.
and have, no fear of either freezing or
perishing, notwithstanding the ' snow
and the blizzard. McD. :
Letter from South Carolina.
Blessed Sabbath I Perpetual pledge
and reminder of that rest that remains
to the people of Qodl Yet how dreary
the outer aspects of the day I etnee
day break there has been a continuous
fall of rain. The clouds are dark and
lowering, and the whole day as dark as
if some veiled eclipse had cove red v the
sun. Faint symbols these of the gloom
that covers my souL Four weeks ago
to-morrow in response to a summons by
telegram, I bronght my wife and two
blooming children to attend the funeral
of my wife's father. As I left them to
spend a few weeks with the grief -stricken
family, little did I know that the next
summons would call me to a scene that
would pierce my heart with deeper sor
row! Ten days ago my little boy, one
year and a half old, was buried ; to day
my little girl, and only child, three
years and a half old, lies in her little
casket, clad in the drapery of death.
waiting the sad hour of three, to be
borne to her final nay, temporal rest
ing place the grave. When my boy
died I felt that the morn of my domestic
life bad sunk in gloom. But God kindly
laid upon me the band of pains and
weakness, which for the time rendered
me insensible of my great loaa. To-day
with returned consciouaness and wasted
strength the sad fact dawns upon me
that my little girl ia gone. With her
the sua of my borne has gone down to
rise no more, v No more her sweet smiles
and merry laughter will gladden our
household. But as I write, I lift up my
eyes and glance out of the window and
behold a rift In the clouds through
which the sunlight is streaming. Blessed
light! emblem of that ; comfort which
streams from the gospel of Christ O,
glorious light! let thy cheering beams
dispel the gloom that overspreads my
souL
The Lord's hand has been heavy
upon me, yet It has been helpful. I
mourn, 'tis true, but not as those who
have no hope. The dispensation seems
more like a benediction than an afflic
tion. My soul has been brought so un
speakably near the Lord, and His pres
ence so signal, that I thank God for the
ntyAg, which reveals so glorious a ttar.
Tne uttle boy went nrst his sister's
11 Junior on earth, her senior in eternity."
But he Is older in heaven than she by
only ten days. Yet, ten days In heaven I
who can estimate their possibilities f
Ten days in heaven even to a babe may
reveal more ot tiod and the problems
of existence than a life-time on earth.
v When I began writing these sad lines,
the clouds were dark and the rain was
falling; bat ere my pen lets drop the
final sentence,' the clouds have vanished
and the sun is shining, and a glorious
afternoon has burst upon us. Glori
ous symbol, this of life's ending. "At
evening time it shall be light.? "What
I do thou knowest not now, but thou
shalt know hereafter." ' " For now we
see through a glass darkly, but then
'face to face; now I know In part, bat
then I shall know even as I am known."
Dear Saviour, strengthen our fainting
hearts. Tne children are safe: bat
their parents are tossed on the waves of
sorrow and temptation. Ob, guide
them till tbey too shall be safe in the
haven. .'.., A. W. Pbicb.
Antioch, S. O, March 11, 1888,
! Ob$ervatlon. , :,--v,;r
Dear Bro. Battey: I have been read
ing the RxcOKDKB for aboat fifteen
yean, and have always been pleased
with it; but I have enjoyed it more for
the last lew months than ever t before.
Dr. Tyree's articles on baptism and com
munion were worth more than the price
ox tne paper zor twelve montnt. I, think
every Baptist ought, to read them care
fully, and all others who do not know
what Baptists believe.
' I do not know who Sydney Smith Is.
but I hope be will not write another
such a letter as was published in the
BxcOBXUW of March 7th, headed ' Ad
vice irom an oia minister to a young
one." 1 wonaer wnat tne dear brother
thinks will become of ths poor churches,
and the poor, uncultivated people who
are not: able to support a first-elae.
highly educated young minister. Bat
I snppose be don't want the Smith
family disgraced, for this seemed to be
bis leading argument for wanting his
Kinsman eaaeetea. une uotcx give nun
more grace, and more of the spirit of
Christ, who was willing to preach the
gospel to the poor, and who said Vtfae
poor have the goepel preached unto
: 1 am glad to know that we have one
man so far advanced. In the doctrine of
predestination. Bro. Woodson says only
those who are of mature age can nader
stand the doctrine; It la too strong for
the babe in Christ First, give them the
milk of the gospel and then stronger
meat (predestination) ,
. I desire to say before eloslng, that If
any , of the readers of the Ekcobdkb
wish to move to railroad town; and
town with a bright future, Set them come
to lloont Airy. The railroad will be
completed to the place by the first of
June. 'Business is good, and will get
better. The town is building np fast.
Vr cave good schools. All of oar
churches are In good working condition,
ana our town is witaouc a onnklngi
loon. ,t ' C. C.1L
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BaptisU, Devoted ;to Bible"
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North Carolina Baptist State Con
mention and Western Baptist j I
:: ifU'vfM Conventions . y t '(
I am decidedly of the opinion that i
Is best for them to remain separate ln4
stitutlons as tbey now are. The State
is about 600 miles long; if the Conveni
tion was all the time held aboat tne
centre of the State It would be a long
distance for delegates from the extreme
east or west to attend? We find now
that : when we bold oar Convention la
the east, we have very few of our west
ern brethren present; and when we hold
our Convention In the west, we have
but very few of our eastern brethren
present. If we make our Convention
150 miles longer, it would add greany to
this difficulty..? Soma will say we have
railroads now which makes travel much
more easy and convenient. Th4t Is so;
But it takes : more -money and time to
travel on the railroads than the large
majority of our brethren have to spare,.
BuDDOse we nnitez and In 1830 the Con
vention is held In Ashe villa, and a brother
from Elizabeth City wishes to attend,'
It will cost him about $35 railroad fare,
Out of the whole Chowan Association
we might expect 'three delegates. ! - Oaf
of the Tar River Association aboat 'the!
eame, and so on. . Happoee the conven
tion is held at Edenton. . We eould not
expect out of the whole bounds of the
SB a. . . , .
rr escern uonvenuon more man one or
two: or if held in , Raleigh, not more
than four. The two Conventions are
working .well now, as they are. There
is room enough for both. Our western
brethren know f their fields, and can
manage It better than we can. They
are working well, and have good work
ers. The State Convention has all it
can do now without enlarging our field:
The two Conventions can and ought to
do more work separately than If together.
Let ns give to oar brethren over the
mountains our best wishes and prayers;
visit them when we can, encourage them
in their work, and let them do the same
for us, for we are brethren. I am old
and do not think it at all probable that
I shall ever visit them, but I pi ay God's
blessing upon them. My brethren over
the mountains, go on, go on, go oar, and
the God of all grace lead you to greater
success. JAMXS S. PURXPOT.
Wake Forest, N.C.
Richmond County Association.
Shall we have it f The question has
been: mooted sometime. There are now
twenty-three white Baptist churches in
the Pee Dee Association. Seven of these
are in Richmond, the otheri sixteen
in Montgomery and Stanly and Moore,
most of them in Montgomery. The
seven churches in Richmond have a
total membership of 468; the other six
teen churches of the Association, roost
of them in Montgomery, nave a total
membership of 1.044. The white dodo-
lation of Richmond is 8,145; of Mont
gomery 6,860' , r.i-
In Montgomery county there Is a
Baptist church within reaeh of every
family in the county, and the Baptists
number about one to every seven of the
population. In Richmond county there
are only eight Baptist churches, a large
aestitation of Baptist preaching, only
two resident Baptist ministers, and the
Baptists number only one to every sev
enteen of the white population. Rich
mood ia, therefore, missionary ground
for the Baptists, while Montgomery is
not. There Is work then for a Rich
mond Baptist Association.
Can the churches of Richmond do this
work better In the Pee Dee Association, or
in an Association of their own f Accord
ing to the minutes, the seven churches
In Richmond, with only 468 members,
raised for all objects, outside of pastors'
salaries, $775.33. The other sixteen
churches of the Pee Dee Association,
with 1,044 members, raised (10473. In
other words, the Baptists of Richmond
county contributed, outside of pastors'
salaries, an average of f 1.65 per mem
ber, while the Baptists of Montgomery
and Btanly and one church In -Moore
contributed, outside of pastors' salaries,
oniy ten cents per member. The Bap
tists of Richmond, then, are abU to
have an Association. f
Baptists multiply by dividing. Two
churches In a city, two Associations In
a large district of country, do more than
one with the same number of members.
When the disciples were concentrating
at ' Jerusalem; . God 'scattered them
abroad by - persecution,' and unlike
earthly forces i tbey gathered strength
by being scattered. The arithmetic of
heaven Is different from that of earth.
"There is that seattereth and vst in-
ereasetb." ' Christianity Is multiplied by
division, and Christians accumulate by
giving rawer wan oy receiving. xnvlde
the Pee Dee Association and each part
will be stronger than the whole is now,
for each part will thereby become better
acquainted with its own needs and go
to work to supply then. The Booth
Fork and Caldwell Associations are eaeh
doing more work now than the whole of
the Catawba River Association did be
fore they left K; and the Catawba
River, now restricted to Burke county,
Is doing more for the spread of the gos
pel than all three of these Associations
did before the division.
: Anson Association 4s more effective
than the. Pee Dee was when It with
drew, , And the Pee Dee will be made
stronger, for work by withdrawing the
churches in Richmond. We would like
to hear front the cb arches In Richmond
on tbie sabjeet. What say yoo; breth
ren Monroe ana Pries f -., a. B. Cobb. .
j. My Worh and Bereavement, 1
i Dear Bro, BaGey: Owing to the fact
war, tne bridges were gone across Tar
river, l could nil only one appointment
at Sbarpsburg during the last onarter.
I was hoping to miss no other appoint
ment, bat owing to sickness in my fam
Uy, 1 missed my first appointment there
again mis quarter.' ' ,
- i ear be tore last t left home to hold
meeting in a destitute section;" left oar
little babe seven months old sick; bat
pronounced by the Dr. better and bat of
danger: the next day the newe reached
me that oar dear little boy was dead;
On retaining home I found the child it
corpse and my wife heart broken. ' The
thought that I could not Me my dear
lit lis enua aure any more in this life
Was sore grief to me. . The onlr comfort
I eould have was that I was working for
my auutcr. ,-j.ne meeting resulted in
we conversion of eight or ten persons,,
and the organization of a church of serf
enteen members, God will reward me,
I want now to ak tay brethren and con-
frregatton to please excuse me for not
eaving a sick child again.; It is so hard
for me to leave sick ones at home now.
Pray for me. God blees the Rkcobdkb,
it continues to Improve.
. B D;Hahpeb,
Nashville. If arch 12. Ifc A.
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-'"'-'"Nttutjeb 38.
Cuts to appear in the Foreign j
Mission Journal
BesrinBinar. with the March nnmber
the Foreign. Mission, journal will con
tain, at least in every other month's Is
sue; possibly- In every1' month's, ar good,
likeness of, some one : of. oar missiona
ries. These will not . be the common
wood-cut en s ravin gts which so misrep
resent those th y claim to represent, but
will be carefully prepared engravings
taken from photographs at.-one of the'
best engravinar establishments In New
York.' So many of oar people have a
desire to look opon the faces of our mis4
sionaries and are unable to do so In the
flesh, that I am going to try to let thejU
do so In a picture. These cats are quite
expensive, but I hope to receive so many
new subscribers, that the extra expense
win be more than met. The May num
ber of the Journal wilt be issued about;
we yard ox April ana win contain a uae-i
ness of Dr. Yates, oar well-beloved nils-i
slonary at Shanghai, ) China.. ! Those
wishing to secure this would do well to
send on their subscriptions At lonce, as
we publish only about enough eoples to
supply, subscribers t and will ; probably
not have many to supply back numbers.
It will be sufficient to address the JForj
eign Mission Journal, Box 134, Rich
mond, Va. T-P. Bxuu j
Richmond, Ya. March IS, lbbU, .-, ;
Ordination.
Upon the- recommendation of . the
Baptist cburch of Durham, worshipping
on Mangum Street, a presbytery, consist
In j of Klders Wm. Koyali, J. J. Xans-deil-
and G. P, Bostlc, met with said
church on the 11th March, 1888, and af
ter examination, proceeded to the ordi-
nation of Bro. John H. Couch to the
full work of the gospel ministry, ; The
order of Services was ' as follows : ' Ser
mon by Elder Royal!,' ordaining prayer
by Elder Lansdeli, laying on of the
hands of the ; presbytery, charge by
Elder Bostick, presentation of the Bibte
by Eider Lansdeli and hand of fellowship
and welcome by the presbytery.
J. J. LairsDKLL, Crym.
P. S. Dr. Rovairs sermon, from the
text, ."Preach the word,!' 2 Tim. 4: 2,
contained much of the old (fashioned
gospel. He told ns what is implied In
preaching . the word . aa distinguished
from much . of the so-called preaching,1
both of the past and the present. I wish
we eould have had a fair day so that
more people could have heard it.
I. J h.
Durham, N. C. .
The Scriptures Plain on Baptism.
Why Is so much written on baptism
when it is so plaint Christ died, was
buried and rose from the grave. Now
did he have a right to choose and estab
lish an emblem of his death, burial and
resurrection from the grave t Yes, all
admit his right and power: to do this.'
Then he chose that a converted man or
woman, , dead to sin, should liken his
ASkvIv aavtsw Via MAa(rtM w a Vttoi
verted person In water, his burial, and a
coming up out of the water, his coming
up out of the grave. , Romans 0:35:
"&now ye not, that as many of us as
were baptized into Jesus Christ were bap
tized into His death! Therefore we are
burled with Him by baptism Into death ;
that like as Christ was raised up from
the dead by the glory of the Father,
even so we also should walk in newness
of life. For If we have been planted
together In the likeness of His death, we
shall be also In the likeness of His resur
rection T ,f "; . ;
See the wisdom of God in establisnlng
Him an emblem which cannot be coun
terfeited; nothing else In the world will
symbolize bis death, burial and resur
rection, . , R. Q. A. Tbaqux,
Farmington, Feb. 7, 1888. ,
Sandy Creek A esoelation.
Moore Ceoatr Usion.
The Moore coanty Union met with
the cburch at Bethlehem Jauuary 27th.
1888. The Introductory . sermon was
E reached by Rev, W. H. H. Lawbou.
iro. W. W. Sears was elected cbairmao.
and Noah J., Mote clerk., ; '
questions were discussed as follows ,
1st. How-may our church-members
be developed Into more effioteot workers
forCbrUtf , . . ;,.. t:: .
2d.- Should our churches contribute
to all the objects of the Convention I ,
3d. Should not etery ebureh-member
bear his proportional .part, of Its neces
sary expenses t, , ",-, ' ? i j. ;
The next union meets with the church
at Grain's Creek , : ' , ? , CbEB&v
! iA Revival of Religion,
T'tiU needed,'all over we State of Nortn
Carolina, it is needed in toe pulpit, in
tb bew, in the icbool-room, la the farm.
In the counting room yea, In every de
partment of human life.: Are not. the
Christians of the State willing to onlte
their earnest petition! to the Great Head
of the Church to ' send the Holy Ghost
to revive the churches and the people t
Let all those who love the Lord Jesus In
troth and sincerity pray God to send
lilf spirit into the midst of our people,
Acknowledgments for Kernereville
ii.., ,' Church, i i-t . .
' D. F. KlDg, 112.32; W, R CHnardj
6 SO; J, M, Stooer, 1,00; Liberty eborebi
UWt Recorder; 00 eta. --. a
' Aeeept thanks, t Are there not otheri
who are ready to aid as In the complex
tion of ear boase
JKeraersiilla. Meroh 1S . 18M. f
' . We mar have aa much of God as wa
wi!L Christ puts the key pt the treasr
ore-chamber into pur hand, and, bids ue
take all that we wantIf a. man ia, ad
mitted Into the bullion vault of a bank.
and told to help himself, and eomeipuf
with one . cent, whose fault is it that be
is poor I , .Whose . fault Is It that Chris,
tlan, people generally have such scant j!
portions of the free riches of ,Goif r-4f
txander MQtarfnf A,., trttvt vi
i - j - r vim'
- A word, or the want of a word, Is d
little thing t ' but into the momentary
wound or chasm, so made or left, throng
elreamstaoces. These thrust wider and
wider asunder, till the whole round bulk
of tne world may lie between our lives.
A. v, T. Whitney, ' - -
The essence of nobility in every sphere
is tne reflection or. ooeaienca to the mil
I m . M ... . .
I ox uoa.-iuv, w.uacKney,,;; f , ; ?
1 -- - :
Woman's 'Work,1 ' l"T !
Id a previous- article,1 re viewing 'An i
Aadrem to; the Baptist women of Vir
ginia, " It was maintained from Scrip
tore and from history that organlzationi
of Christian people for' special lines: of
work,' are often right and expedient. It !
was farther intimated that the practical
question, whether - inch organization
separate from the church, should be ent
eouraged or dicouraged, depends upon
its nnderlyiog ideas, the objects at which
it alms, and the plane by which It pro
poses to work, if these are good and
wise, ; if they infringe upon no -other
rights or duties, and if scope Is not al
ready provided for wem by the oQurchee,
then a new and appropriate organiza
tion ought T by all means tobe eneonr4
aged.; ; It remains to present to thoughts
f ul and dispassionate readers; the ideas
and plans which, in these last few years,
have been chrystalizlng under the name
of ''Woman' Work." - For tbiatask the
writer can elaiin no other preparation
than long and careful study of the sab-
Jeet as it has been presented in reports.
periodicals, circular letters, and ' other
such literature," and frequent eonversa-
Hons with representative women of hall
a dozen States, and more especially with
the women pf Richmond, whom he has
had the honor to represent several tlmee
in Assoeiatione t and Conventions. Hie
attention has been specially directed to
the matter In its connection with For
eign Missions, and he can write most
naturally and freely from that point of
view, leaving the : intelligent reader tq
supply,' by parity of reasoning,, what
would be appropriate to other mission
work. 5 "... , . '
The female ' missionary societies of
half a century ago had two aimsf first,'
to rouse the slumbering churches to the
duty. of making regular contributions for
missions, and secondly, to send out wo
men who could R&ln admittance to ze4
nana, harem and private; chamber and
carry the gospel with Its uplifting power
to heathen women, enthralled in. the
fetters of , ignoranoe, debased by the
terrors of superstition and down-trodden
by the despotism of polygamy. These
objects have been accomplished so far.
at least, wat-our cnurenes generally taae
op annual collections . and oar Hoards
fully recognize the obligation to make
special provision for reaching women
and children in heathen lands. If this
was all. the societies might well merge
themselves Into the churches. But wo
man's work today, while still Imbued
so some extent with these ideas, has aa-j
peradded and is now emphasizing two
others, to which we trust at no distant
day to see the churches also rise. These
are: first, the duty of saving in order to
give, and, second, the aggregation of
many littles Joy frtquent giving, com
paratively few women will give fifty'
oenta to any; cause; a great many will be
induced to set aside one eent a week for
an object they are interested in. j The!
power ot . pennies and the ministry ox
money, in their relation to woman's
work for woman; bare been idiilrably
elaborated by Dr. H. A.' Tapper in an
arUole beaded, "The Mite Box," and
printed In bis History of our .Missions,
pp. 152-160. The principles are there
exhibited with such clearness of analy
sis and such felicity of expression as
leaves DOthing to be added. tf- i
The Scriptures clearly teach unity In
Christ without distinction of national-'
lty, social position or sex, for says Paul
to the churches of Gaiatia, "There ean
be neither Jew nor Greek, there ean be
neither bond, nor free, there can be no
male and female" yet the same Inspired
apostle, in the two letters in which he is
discussing the organization and govern
ment of churches and rules of decorum
In their meetings, has just as clearly
taught that It is not permissible for "a
woman to teach, nor to have dominion
over a man, bat to be in quietness," and
that evsn in social meetings for mutual
edification, it Is right for "the women to
keep silence." Virginia Baptist women,
no less than men, Interpret these Scrip
tares literally and ' aeeept ; gracefully
their exclusion from the palplt, from
official station, from the conduct of pub
lie meetings, from the floor of Associa
tion and Convention. Tbey neither ask
nor would accept any of these positions.
But is it strange, it this limitation of
power In one direction shoald.be com
pensated by greater Influence in some
other! Is It strange If this line of de
marcation, drawn By the God of nature
through every church of His redeemed,
predisposes to separate organizations of
congenial 'elements for special 1 work
within the common organisation for gen
eral work! Everybody admits the right
and approves the plan of fonnlog fe
male missionary societies as auxiliaries
to the churches; the only open question
Is whether these auxiliaries shall be en
couraged to join hands with one another
In some simple and appropriate way, to
cheer each other In their dlfflcultles and
rejoice together in 'their successes, or
shall be, as far as possible, kept in Ori
ental aeoluslon! ,We men of -Virginia
meet In oar Congress, Pastors' Confer
ence, Laymen's Union and General As
sociation we i organize, preach, , have
reports,, make set speeches, debate, take
collections, rise to points of order, and
all that and some of as foolishly imag
ine that Virginia Baptist women, in their
great admiration for us, want to do all
these things too, .Are we leu manly in
these State meetings than we are at
noma l And ean we not trust oar moth
ers, wives, sisters, daughters,' to be al
ways and everywhere womanly? ; v ; ,w
. Let us look at some of the differences
between the sexes. Men make money,
and some give liberally of what tbey
make J women practice economy; and
love to. gle of! what they save, -Men
prefer to give in comparatively large
amounts, and therefore, necessarily, at
rare intervals; It Is woman's, with deeper
sympathy, mors constant; love, more
self-forgetfalness,,to be giving all the
time, little by little, as she ean afford
end the object bf her sweet charity mey
need. The channels of eborcb contri
butions are like the wad ies of Paleetioei
flovipg with. A fall and often a tarbid
stream' during jbe rainy season, from
lata autumn to early spring, and then
through the long; hot months of drought,
tbey are nothing bat a bed of rounded
stones lying between barren banks but
woman, with , sane tined ingenuity and
unwearied perseverance, kuows bow to
gather tbe hmpld waters of ten thousand
Uttle spring into a brhrtit perennial
$tri.mi like that which Ezeklel in hie
Vision saw, carry log healing and life
wherever It went,' with trees on either
Daok, wLoe leaf shall not wither, nei
tber shall the fruit thereof faiir tbey
shall bring forth new fruit every month.1
To the one, the treasury of a Board Is a.
reservoir to eoliect wbeu It ean end reg
nlate the distribution: to the other. It is
an : aquedoet bearing to the needy the
freeU. waters of eternal life. Woman's
I wok embraces also . the formation of
.- .. . ,
children's bands, like the Sonbeam and
we tvy oooeues, in which the little folk
erenea to missions, and may be trained
into uaoiu ox earning and aavihg la
order to give. Hera, rather than man's,
is the blessed privilege of preparation for
the future, in raising np for the next
generation a number of men and wo
men, fitted for the duties and responsi-
lhuub w woica regeneraung grace may
call them In the revived and awakened
churches for which we all hopefully
pray. - i v s:
Pat with these, anothar and mrmt Imi
portant thoaght. In the problem of
christian work, money Is like the cipher,
worthless alone, but multiplying many
fold the value and affeativanManf nth
factors." Dr. SCron. Not by its might,
uufc or utm power ox we uoiy spirit, ean
anything t be accomplished and the
Solrit la rnromiaad In anu tn mn,
living money to missions without pray
ing for God's blessing, is at maeh a
mockery as is pretended prayer for the
conversion, of the world : without any
effort to send ' the cosneL Only thev
who give lnoessantly can be relied on to
pray without ceasing. And so it is that
ireoaoAa tnA mmU jMnMhHfUti, nn
only amount to more than Irregular and
as a as ,l m
pasmouio ooueouone, not aiso are worth;
more to the eaase dollar for dollar..
Now. It la UmanUMv rtlln i
this high plane of living and of giving.
now soau wey oe oroognt op higher I
n e : none- oy restraming any up
ward movement of a few til the general
bfldf 'll Mti tn 'liinv nnl Rhll ar.
army; going into battle, be kept In eom
..a, a. L.in . a . a . .
pwb mrTay oy notaing nacc tne ardent
men who follow nearest to their captain,
or shall they be allowed to press on, and
oy weir success cneer we spirits OX the
laggard and the timid to close up and
form on the new and advanead Unel In
human warfare, with its , uncertainty.
rashness most indeed be avoided ; bat In
snlritnal atrlf ' vfafstrw la mim
f "1 j m .... w M
soldiers of the cross, and following close
o uie wruwnea is never rasn. -:
Bat Somebody feara that a. mmhU
organization of women will detach them
from the church and hinder its work.
Not if they are Christian woman.' On
thla matter facts are worth more than
theories. In comparing the re porta of
different denominatkme for the last fif
teen or twenty years, one cannot bat be
track with the Increase of ehnmh
tributlons In almost exact proportion to
ujv uioroaa i woman a wora. in any
of oar district Asaoalationa. mmniM
the churches in which these socleUss
have existed for several years with the
wwn u wmon tney are nos zouna and
See how thev stand. In kit nn Inul
church it has been my next to supervise
uio mnnuai eoiieouon zor x oreign Alia-slons-the
very same women who take
the most interest in the mite boxes, by
wnwn wey raise some fzuu a year, are
also the most regular and liberal In the
Church Collection. Meat ImhnaA with
the spirit of Christ, .they are the best for
a k . . .
every goon wora ana wore :.
- But. aa-va uuttha. w hatw Rt.t.
and Convention Boards, and all glad to
ueip we gooa sisters, why may they not
Use these ehannala Incfna nt ka.wns
Central Committee of their own text
We suggest two answers. Krst, eaehof
the Boards bae its hands fall of Its own
WOrk. The FoMlra RnM fn T.m.
pie, hat done what it could to help wo-
loan wora, nas sent out nanarede ox
letters and thousands of mite boiaa
but, of course, only for Foreign Mis-
Muoa. ror, nowever maon tne mem
bers of the Board mav narannallv In.
terested in Home rw Htar Vll Ana tha
r offlolally charged with a special boa-
iuvh, m m is must saoreaiy aevote ail
funds entraatad tn thm Th K.nn
take charge of woman's work in Its en-
a I a a - s m ...
wroij. Again; lew men sympathize
heartily In woman's work, fewer still ap
preciate its oecnliar difianltlaa nr lr
strong incentives, fswest of til, perhaps
uwuv. uiri vue patienoe ana we tact
requisite for so delicate a work. There
fore, no Board or committee of the
ruder sex ean be competent to this task.
. Bat, what U the Central Committee
to do? These three things at least: i
To collect, compile and publish facte
wa ngures snowing wnat power there is
In the aggretTatioa of llttlaa. Ohs mkI
a week bow lnalgnlfloantl yet, If only
iuux uio sapust women ox we state ean
be broosrht to irfva thla mita. It will air.
gregaU more than all oar churches bare
ever given to send the gospel to the
heathen, and will still more help the
Churches, it) To anllst mort arkM.
Of 750 churches, abbot 200 have female
...f-.f-. , , HIL ' . . . . . .
wituH, io7 eouia ne mcreasea in
these and orwanlxad In novhana ann
by a Uttle jodieloos, patient, prayerful
mum, w to larnun a meamm ox com
munication e sort of central office In a
telenbone SVStem bv maana nf whlah
the scattered workers may touch elbows.
compare notes, disease difficulties, and
ouoor one anower. oocisiy is xar more
to woman than It is to man.
Bat, finally, wlU not this lead to sep
arate Boards, separate Missionaries, sep
arate. Conventions.; as amonsr the wo
men of the Northern States! i That de
pends. If their efforts to do the Mas
ter's work SM klndlv ant tmaffnll n-
eouraged, they wilt never separate; bat
u weir aims are misanasrstooa, weir
motives miseonstraed, their modesty in
salted, what else ean tbey do bat with
drawl A woman that stays where the
Is not trusted, will soon become unwor
thy of trust. , When the Bantiat woman
of New England applied year after year
to , we Missionary .union to oe allowed
to eovonerate. thev war toM tn on hajtk?
to their churches and work only through
them. The natural result followed. A
few years later the Union saw its mistake
and endeavored to retrieve its error, but
it was then too late. Southern Baptist
wui ao weii to prone oy their example
a, great opportunity is nexore us. in tn
e
next - wree . morons vuis quesuon .
probably be settled. May the God
all wladom and flrrano ' tho Rjuliutma
Ul
of
of
men and women, the Spirit of peace and
gentleoote direot all oar hearts and
minds for the upbuilding of His king
a iti a a . a a . a
aom, -ana let tne wnoie carta oe xuiea
. t . .. i ... . . m V
wiiu uis giry. Amen, ana amea,
. II. II. B.
: The ends for which nature exists are
not In Itself,' bat in the spiritual sphere
beyond. Natore alweye points to some
thing peyon&iteeix, backward to a cause,
above to a law and forward to ends In
the spiritual ryitem, God Is alwsyi de
veloping nature to a eapacity to be re
eeptive of higher powers. Under the
tension of the di vine enerry in It, ft al
ways seems to be etrivlcj its bounds to
overpass," This discloses in nature a
eertala reality in liegel'e conception.
that nature Is always aspiring to return
to the spiritual whence it eame.iVaV
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Preparation for tho Master's S
Work, r !
"Curstd h ha that Armt tV. ..W r .k. t
A friend invites us to a BAntal rtnn r
with her in her home, ' We keep the In- 1
vitatlon in mmoV arrange our duUes ,
end pleasaree to ealtiher appointed
time, are there promptly and are wide I
awake, and earnest in our efforts to take '
part in the enjoyments of the hoar and
eo manifest out appreciation of her !
Ktiiaiuoaa. , j
When we have a iournevln
we rise early, select the articles we shall i
need. to tak with us, purchase our tick- ;
ew, ana are au ready to step aboard
when our train arrives. -'
If we plan a pleasure excursion, we
day, the refreehmente eniUble to the
ttme, plaee and people, and oar lunch
basket it packed and ready over night
A certain amount of painstaking ta nee
easaryln every detail of life. And the
result of contlnaed ; lndlfferenoe and
carelessnesa mast, sooner or later, be
made, manifest. Disappointment, die
may, failure, are the inevitable results
a condition ot tbloge aptly expressed by
the word "cursed literally imade bit
How Is it with us in oar miaalonarr
meetings, h those social s gatherings of
honor and privilege whither we are aall. .
eI. with a high and giorious ealllng, to
meet eaon ower ana oar best Friend T
How do we come to these which should
be feasts Indeed f: , '
We borne no one la wholly guUUoss
too often with lagging footsteps to this
mount of privilege. We ooue without
muoh forethought or painstaking, "as
the unthinking horse rushoth into bat
tle. Sometimes we forget to eome at
all, or In a careless way neglect to bring
the good things we had prepared for the
refreshment of ourselves - and others.
We would not venture continually to do
this with oar earthly friends lest they
weary of na. It our Heavenly Friend '
lees dear or His favor of lese valusf -.
From these and other like ceases oar
meetings are often cold, oar entertain
ment poor and untimely. Sometimes
we pour iee water by oar indifference or
aareaetie remarks as to their poverty
1 - WWW. " m. .
sua wwofw, yvs are m natteto ne
away to the family oirole, whero every
face Is loving and earnest, where one
has an Item of newe from the evening
S per, another a bright record of the
fm doings; a third a song at the pi
ano, given unasked. : Or, we call at the
house of 4 friend after meeting, and die
ease In the most lively and entertaining
manner the common events of the tlmii
with that voice, which waa client la be
half of a perishing world! . i
. Shall we not mend this matter at
once and for all our Uveal If the Mas
ter were to send eaeh one of as an Invi
tation graven by Hit own hands "Meet -me
to-night at eight o'clock that we may
speak together of thlngt pertaining to
my kingdom; you shall tell me of your
work, and I will teach you what to do
and give yon my blessing," what care
ful preparation each -one would make
and with what earnest heart and eager
step would she cornel And does He not
call tut Is He not present every time
we eome, together t Does He not know
the Inmost heart of His children! Only
oar eoldneu and lndlfferenoe can keep
Him awav. He sends ns tvdav thu
message to the careless, lakewarm Lao-
oioeani: "JtJsnoia i stand at the door
and knock; bear my voice and open the
door. ,i
How He mast be grieved when Hie
children come to do Hie work with inch
a lack of Interest. Think how often we
have opened our hearts to each other',
how oar voloee grew tender and our
eyes moist ae we shared oar joys or sor
rows. And yet, when the Master Is call
ing at, wo coldly tarn away, or giro but
one ear to Hie worda while the other Is
eagerly listening to earthly masie, , ;
How shall we come acceptably to the
work which God has given ne In these
meetings in behalf of the kingdom of
His Son! . Av .
Com promptly, with a cheerful face.
Come prepared with some thoaght, no .
matter bow few the words or whether
they be your own or gathered from
eome other source.
Corns prayerfully; no work Is done so
negligently ae that which Is unseasoned
with prayer.
Come personally responsible tot the
eoeeese of every meeting. Ho social
meeting can be a continued success if
only one or two persons are interested
in or responsible for it. -
Corns with a word, a song, or a prayer.
Do not leave your eoale behind yon, bat
let the light shine oat of the windows to
guide, bless and etrengtben other souls.
Remember, only the flame of Divine
Love within ne can keep oar hearts eo
aglow that we shall be able to shine ae
examples of earnestness and faithful
ness in all we undertake for the honor
ot Christ and the salvation of souls.
Bead Isaiah 32d chapter,
Did ; the ; inspired prophet of Israel
foresee the eell of God for "woman'a
workf 1 Was bis voice meant to reach
the ear of every idler in the Master's
vineyard! - -j 4-
'Else np ye women that are at ease;
bear my voice ye careless daughters;
give ear onto my speech."
Tremble, ye women that are at ease f
be troubled, ye careless ones;' Mmaoy
days and years shall ye be troubled ye
careless women, for the vintage shall
fall, the gatherings shall not coma"
Tbey shall lament How long! 1
Until the Spirit be poured out
from on high and the wilderness be a
fruitful field, and the fruitful field be
counted as a forest,
f "Then Judgment shall dwell In the
wlldernesa, and righteousness remain in
the fruitful field." - - i .
HAnd the work of righteousness shall
be peace t end the effect of rigbteou
ness, quietness and assurance forever.1'
Obi the wasted boars; the buried tal
ents the Uek of service t the weak ex
euses with which the Master Is wounded,
even in the bouse of Hie friends.
J. M. W.
As uniformity hr not nnity, so," In the
evil sense of the term, variety Is not ve- ,
riaoee; and there may be in the church
of God, as fn his works, variety the most
diversioed, combined with unity the
most alae.UtanQrd,:
If it is a pleasure to be envied esi
shot at, to be maligned standing, and to
be despised falling, then it Is a i lesuzre
to be great and to be alia to C a pose cf
men's fortunes.--flott;.
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