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The Biblical Recorder. The Biblical Recorder. ' PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. ADVERTISING BATF8. Space. ltlme lmo. 3 m. 6 mo. 12 mo. jteT. C. T. BAILEY, . . Proprietor. n W A TEH, - UHsuaess nanajer, - - OFFICE:! - , Coraet Hargett tad S&iisbo rj gts. ; Rsteigr. , N . C. ;- 1 ' " . f TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIOIJ I One eopyV: on iJfi One epy six months... .. .;y,j. 0Q Clnbs ' live. ..... ...-... t. -10.00 Qubaof ten (copj extra to tender) 2a 00 KtItunces BttttaeBt, by Reentered Letter, -office Order, Postal Note, Express or Draft, pblt to the order t.the.Poblishei. ..-v ;j5 .: Literary 2&lcevxC:- The Furum for Sept? inber (bib be' tins the sixth volume) contain: m review of the Republican 'National Platform from '" Democratic; point : of 'view by Senator Blackbore, of Keutucky. Plank titer plank ia-taken op aud discussed by the Hgbt of the- Republican party's" record. Marquis Of Lome contributes w tody of the Government'of the United" gtates, the resul t of ' hie- observation while he was Governor General of Can-? adaT9, Rev. T. Mtroger, perhaps the" most prominent Congregationaliat cler gyman in New England, points ont the benefits that-religion ha rained from science. He has -gone over .the whole ground of ; modern disputation between1 science and 'religion to determine what re&Hon has gained, s He contributes the - results of his study under the following . headings: First, science has deepened Mverence seconds It has taught religion to think.' especially of nataral events, according to eaose and effect ; third, it has removed some superstitions which were a hindrance to religion; fourth, it has taught that moral laws are nataral laws; and fifth, it has delivered religion from the habit of defending supposed troths because of their apparent useful : nesa. He also shows how eoience has taught all men it limitations and, thus strengthened the feeling of the necessity of religioii. It is a summary of the most advanced, but at the same time the - most reverential, thought Mr. Atkin soD,4n the third of the serif s of articles od wages and . capital, shows by tables and diagrams what is spent for food, clothing, and shelter by the different classes of wage-workers, the purchasing power of wages since 1860, and the de cline since that time of the earning power of capital. The Forum Publish fog Co., 253 Fifth Ave., New York.? The Century for September contains Mr. Geo. Kenoan's article on "Exile by Administrative Procees," in which he gives a great number of instances of the banishment of porsons to Siberia, wltn- ont the observance of any of the legal formalities-that in most countries pre cede or attend a deprivation of rights. He also di-eueses the question, ,,Isjhe Siberian Exile System to be at once Abolished I" stating his reasons for be lieving that the plan of reform now be ing ' discussed ' in Russia, and whieh is said by the London Spectator to Involve the entire abolition of exile to Siberia as a method of punishment, will not be put into operation. ...-...., i Col. Stephen J. Cobb, of Robeson , , County ; A Sketch of His Life aad Character. Gol. Cobb was a native of Sampson county, N.C He was born June 17th, 1817. and died July 10th, 1888, aged 71 years. His father. Gray Cobb, and all bis large family, consisting of four sons and five daughters, moved into Kooeson county in the year 1826 or Z7, ana set tled near Lumber Bridge. The subject of this tribute was the youngest son ; and the entire family have passed away with the exception of the youngest daughter, who . is still lingering on the "stormy banks of Jordan." . " v-; Soon after hie conversion, he was bap tized by Rev. Dr. James Mc Daniel, May 22L 1856, and became . member of the Fayette vtlle Bapusc church. His wife (now the mourning widow) was baptized by Dr. MeDaniel in April, 1860. They both received letters ot dismission from the Favetteville church, and connected with the Providence Baptist church near Lumber Bridge. - ' About 1867 he was elected deacon of the church; and it may be said of him that he used that "office well," and pur chased to himself a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. vi . .,' --hv Honesty -was a very prominent trait in bis character as a man and as a Christian. , He- firmly believed that all citizens should be strictly honest; and that all churches should be very careful to comply with their obligations to their pastors, and that they should cheerfully aid in all the efforts which are being made to build np and extend the king dom of Christ in the world. He endeav red to comply with the scriptural in Junction i "Not slothful in business, fer vent In spirit, serving the Lord. In 1887 this wctoet saw him the last - time on earth. .: With strong emphasis; he spoke of the all-important doctrines of , repentance toward God, - and faith toward out Lord Jesus Christ. . He ex pressed a fear that those gospel truths are not given that prominence in theo logical discourses whieh their infinite1 importance demands. He believed firmly that there Is bat ONE Foundation laid , in Zion the Living Stone "chosen of God and precious, and also that ''lively stones are required to build np a spirit ual house.", j -. His last illness was of short duration.? - "His mind was clear to the last.1? A day or two before his death he repeated from .2 Timothy 4: 68, VThe time of my dei parture is at hand. I . have fought a , good light, I have ttnished my course, 1 have kept the faith," &cv When too weak to converse, he was most of the j . time engaged in prayer, the burden cf which was: "Uome, tiord. and take me quiekly. - . He was buried on the 11th of . July with Masonic honors, in the presence of an immense crowd , of sympathizing mends. O Thou Lord of Grace and Love, give us all , "That faith which keeps the narrow way. Till life's last hour is fled; And with a pure and heavenly ray. - -- - Lights up a dying bed." Give Particulars. , : Dear Jiecoraer: i learn irom vour last iseue that your theological regula tion bas pat my sermon on trie " Law of Christian Forgiveness upon bis Jn- . e Expurgatortus,1 Ha has a very con 'vvenient method of criticism. .He simply puts things under the ban Ly saying that they " will not stand the test of scriptural analysis, bnt he carefully avoids pointing out the hetrodoxy. As a monitor of religious thought, it be eomes him to enter somewhat into de . tola; he fhorid show how this or that thought conflicts with the word of God. and bring to bear the plain teaching of me wora upon it. now 1 respectfully a V. A. V. to arDlV Lis "scriDtnral nalysi8,w and show the falsity of any or ery proposition laid down in the er moo in question, when tried by the in . fallible standard cf Christ's teaching 1 &n admit of no other standard, and His "jacmng on tne subject must betaken its entirety. Wtsa he has caia Lis i::-artt, then I shall " be there." x rs tarnallv. J. v7. Ptcw-rv Z, B. C, Acj. 23. ' 1 r ' - . 1 ' 1 ..." r. : . ,. - .. Volume "14. Pilot Mountain Association Extent of its Hiasioa Work Charehes Added-New Ilouses belag Bellt ton tribotioas Notes, Ac. . .The Pilot Mountain Association held its. third session with the Westfield church. , Every church in theAssocia tion . was represented a very remarka-. ble ; thfhg. .? The; Introductory eermop was preached bv Rev. J. B. Richardson It gave impulse to the entire session. Bro. D. F. King, one of the leading lay men ot theT Association, was chosen Moderator. He presided with, ease: and dignity, and : dispatched f bnaineas with out confusion.? AQ the brethren seemed to have but one thing In view,, viz: the advancement of our Redeemer's king dom. Brethren Durham, Mitchell, Stallings, Wingate, Lewellyn, Tatum, Olivet and other visiting brethren made' interesting speeches. - ' "': TW report of the Executive commit tee showed that eleven points are occu pied by missionaries employed by the, Board. The reports of the missionaries were full of hope. - 1 ' Two new churches were received into the body. '' Several new house, of wor ship are in procees of erection; At two or three mission" points arrangements are malting for new houses. More than: six hundred dollars were promised for next year's work.: y ' - ' y . There are some Important stations along the lino of the C. F. & Y. V. Rail road that must be occupied soon. - Air ready we have houses of worship at some ox the stations, and ipreacning at other stations where we hope to build in the near future. ; Our people seem alive to the importance of supplying the promising points in our bounds. - There is no good reason why an entire .terri tory Should hot be dotted with Baptist churches in few years, i And if the spirit which manifested itself as our last meeting oonunuee ana oeveiops a it should, such will be the ease.tj . Oar churches did reasonably veil lor the education of oar young men called of God to preacn. .There is no prejudice among our people in reference to tnis department of activity. Why - should there be I. The hope pi our enurcnes is largely in the poor young men who' are being trained at our : instituuons - ox learning fortheu life work. s BrcwTa- tarn, one . of tne young nretnren wno proposes to go as missionary to China, was present ana maae statements in rei- erence to his future work. It is to be hoped that; greater interest will be felt among the churches i reference to For eign Missions.- - , . - . - Many of the ehurenes lauea to report anything ' for the orphans. Why . was this! Let the pastors answer this ques tion. 1 ; believe that an: effort will be made at every church this year.-; Let as all see that it is done..1. ' - -- Periodicals, Bome Ifiseions, Temper ance, &c., came in for their share of the time occupied by the body. The next session will be held with "Beck's" church, about six miles from Winston. Rev. W. H Wilson will preach the introductory sermon. No Associa tion was ever better provided for; Bro. Beamer and ; the good people . about Westfield will long be remembered for the many acts of kindness shown. ; , rt Fraternally yours, n -TVZF. "Kr ' 'i MBSSB5QEB. . A Short History of Bethel ChurcJi. Baptist Progress at Hamilton and Psie - tolas nerffetic Christian Workers. ' .About two years ago Rev, J. A. Les lie . of 1 Tarboro, began to preach at Bethel in an old store house. So far as known, no' Baptist - had ever 'preached there except J. D. Suf ham, DJ)J? who by chance passed that way. So it is fair to say that the town was wholly desti tute of Baptist principles. The religious views of tne people were inclined toward the training they had received in early youth, which was Methodist and Keku kee, neither of ' which was favorable to the growth of the Baptists. . . ' -'. . About eighteen months ago Bro.' Les lie gave op this work in favor of Rev.; Geo. J. Dowell, of Hamilton. He began the ,work under very discouraging cir cumstances indeed. There were only two 'Baptists in the' place. He found lumber on a lot which , had been given' for the purpose of erecting a house, but: it was not paid for, and there were only' thirty Ave dollars In band, nrteen ox wbien were given for drawing the build- lug pnm. Tnrougb the kindness of W. A. James, Jr., a merchant of the place, he was euabled : to proceed with " the building In the' meanwhile, he held a' meeting; assisted by Bro. Leslie, of Tar-1 boro, of ten days, which resulted in ten' eonverbions. Tnese connected them-, selves with I lie Baptists and organized a enurch tu Mureb, lbW:twiKr. ' Thus it Was that the work began and was continued until the house of worship' was completed at a cost of fl,700. There1 is not & handsomer house for the same money in the State. It will seat at least! five hundred people. " It is a monument; to the seal of Baptists 4ei-s.-fc.yTAr i The church at Hamilton has doubled its membership since Bro. lXwexi 'ome to it. Paetolus has. become self-snp- porting.. - - 4 z L - ': Tne work is progressing and will eon-' tinue to . progress so long as we have such God-fearing and self -eacriScing men to ' execute it, though It most do so; through many trials and much patience.' Brother Dowell and myself have just closed a meeting of sixteen days. There were seven professions. Four were added to the church, making twenty two Bap tists now in Bethel. Others would have Joined us, ' but for - the restriction of those who had power over their bodies. It is quite clear that the days of perse-' eution are not over, even in North Caro4 Una. - f - : : - . .; The people gave us a hearing while we were there. I have never seen better attention anywhere. . This is a hopeful; sign. . Though we have but lew, those who are Baptists at Bethel are Baptists indeed. We are now at Pactolns, where we will remain for eight or ten days. . f Sincerely, . M. Adams. Littleton, Aug. 16, 18SS. Church Letters. Some Suggestions Concersing Granting " Letters of Dismission and Reeeptioa . by .Letter. : ' -" - ' I 'Dear Bro..: BaUey : There - are two questions i concerning church - letters which demand the candid consideration of all ministers and Christians generally. The first of these "questions " i3 that of grading letters of dismission to nea-S bers that are not in harmony or " fall fellowship" with the church of which they wish letters cf dissisi'.ca.- I c.'i the question, -."How can a cLareh tlire to make a: falsa statement " to a tlster church ia regard to tLe character t-i The Orean of the North Carolina" relation which'.thaf brother br sister sustains to the church of which they : wish a Iettert 1 v.4' si:t?ui i , Our church letters, of dismission mast ' state that such members are in "fel lowship," &c Can a church afford to hazxard its reputation' for truthfulness! Can we impose upon 'our sister churches in this way! ,:-;-y; ; l - -' i ,- :y j If neighbor A, who has a disobedient; and unfaithful servant In his employe should .knowingly recommend this ser ivan to neighbor B as a faithful, trusty 'and obedient- servant, would it not be downright falsehood and dastardly im position! in my judgment, it . surely would. : Just so it is with ' a church. : Shall we not agitate this matter i a Shalt we not set :about remedying this exist ing and growing evil In the churches I Or is it too inslgnineent! - Jlf I .The second question is that of receive ing members by letter. 1 In some cases ' these letters n have lain in possession of the applicant for several months, the church from whence they come know ing nothing of their . deportment, or,' perhaps of their whereabouts; and t if they are young persons of only moderate piety and zeal they are apt to suppose, this an opportune time to 44 live as they list. fin- conclusion, would' it not be well and wis for Baptist ehurebee to adopt a rule limiting the validity of churchy letters ; of dismission to three, months and no morel ? - W. - r. jr. c a. Editor Recorder: Having seen for some time past in your paper assaults upon the purposes and work of the Yi M. C. A., it is time something was being said In favor of this Christian organiza tion; and, therefore, not stopping to answer these, as they are merely asser tion without proof, we would like to present a few-facts which show that the Y.( M. C.C A, instead cf being "the devil's attempt, to amalgamate the dif ferent denominations," or a "scheme to flatter the people of God into fellowship with the world," is V of God," and an instrument in His hand for the exten sion of His kingdom. - -This is shown - , 1st. By the object it has in view. To know the intentions of organized bodies we generally go to the actions of their deliberative assemblies. According to the declaration made by the World's Conference of Young Men's Christian Associations at . Paris in 1855, their ob ject is as follows: "The Young Men's Christian, Associations seek to unite those young men,- who, regarding Jesus Christ as their God and Saviour, accord ing to the Holy Scriptures, desire to be his disciples in : their doctrine ' and in their life, and to associate their efforts for the extension of his kingdom among young men." : It is just young men or ganized for the salvation of other young men. . There is ro ulterior object in what they do. They hare no intention of makings the : ehurch worldly or I of establishing a; new ; church. ; Their one aspiration is to bring other, young men to a saving faith. in Jesns . Christ. If aspirations determine character, must we not admit that the Y. M. C. A. must be-" of God, since its object ia the ex tension: of His kingdom ! i The .. devil would never' be likely to start such scheme for the benefit of the " bottom less pit." . ; h. .4 mrhmrt 2d. The methods it makes use of. '.. We have seen that the Y. M. C A. is a saving ageney. The methods the members nee in seeking, the salvation of their fellows are holding religions ser vices, &e.f but r especially in becoming akilfal in ? the nse of " the sword of the spirit." - In almost all of their Associa tions they have what are called Work ers' Training: Classes., In these they study the ; Bible practically, so as to be able to use it skilfully in talking; to young man about bis soul They take np such questions as " What must I do to be saved Hi and. the different excuses young: men offer t for not -becoming Christians, and learn bow r to answer them with the word of God. Bnrely an: organization which thus makes use ot God's Book cannot be from any other' source than from Him.;; But it is also' and more especially a preventive agency! to keepyonng men from ? entering into! the ' by-ways of heU.M To accomplish this end, they provide plaeea of .resort for young men. In . all of our large eities, and a great many of our small ones, ; they have Association buildings. ' These contain : reading rooms, debating ; halls, gymnasium, . &c, and lectures,' receptions and sociables are held for the purpose, of attracting young men" and! keeping them out of the dens of iniquity.' Each Association has a general secre-' tary who has given his life to the work! of saving young men,; and who renders them all the -assistance ; he - can. ..The' gymnasium instructor also Js always a Christians tit has been found from ex-j perienee that tho-evangelistic part, of: he; work has been most fruitful where' these other methods are most empha-: sized.;: 'lstimoQies could be given by: the score of young men who have been! led , to Christ by these means. All of; them are perfectly consistent- with thei teachings of the Bible, and no Christian' can complain that they are not Christ-j like. If methods determine character, -the YM C. A, must be, "of God.".. .; 1 i ; 3d, The work it bas aeedmnlisbed. :. In 1844, just forty-fonr years ago, the Y. M. C . A- wan organized among the apprentices of ; some . large mercantile establishments in .London, n To day; there are over 2, 900 Associations dis-j tributed ,, throughout the world, in Europe and : the - Americas, . in Syria,' India, Japan, Turkey, South -.Africa,! .Madagascar-,. New Zealand, Ac In the United States alone there are over 600 Associations, with a membership of over 100,000. and a working force of work ing committees of 18,000. r Through these, hundreds of young . men have been converted. :i In addition to these: regular Associations, there, is. a Colleger Department of 181 Associations, with al total membership of 10,000V which hare! reported the : conversion of 7,000. stu4 dents in these colleges in the last seven years, and of the. candidates for , the ministry eighty-one have been influenced! to their decision by the Associations,! and twenty ix have been innueneed toi enter the foreign field for .their reepee-j tive cburches by the same in8trumea- tality There Is also a Railroad Depart-! ment of 70 Associations, testimonials of the good result ot which can be given from both oflpials and employees, and a German Department, and one for col ored people Besides these known re- S s stilts, there1 are unwritten results en i r-aved c-Iy ia the hearts and lives of is any a Christian and useful member of the church wno has been led to Christ ty xzzz-s cf th Yo2C2 Ilea's Chri:tlaa Agsociat'n, . In Llatt. vii: 17, 18-D, we read : "liven so every good tree brlnsth fcrth good fruit; but a ccrrc-t tree Baptuto RALEIGH,' N. 0.,: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, brioffetb forth evil fruit.' A good tree 'cannot- bring forth ' vil ffrult,Jf neither lean, a corrupt tree bring forth good fruits Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know 'them. ?' - Is not - the work of the Y. M. -;C. A.Mgood trWtr What is ivthettt We all rtmemrGamaliel's wise ad, yioe If tWa' counsel or this work be, 'of men. It will come to nought: but if it be of God ye cannot overthrow! it.,? . Anoi vios these words to the Y. M. O. A. (as we can properly do), has it come to nought! Has it bee'd" overthrown f Is it then " of God " or "of men!" , 4th. Its popularity with Christian people.-. f f :'' .v A Though some Christian people: hav at first looked upon the Y. M. G. A. wittr snspiolon, -. yet, wherever - it ft is well known, prejudices have: de'd.6ut, and all evangelical Christians have regarded it as a means of doing good ; to young men' and an aid,- rather:, than a bin dranoe, - to the churchesv eTheyiliave seen that it trains' young! men to be workers in - the church;; and ' enthuses them with desire for the conversion of others.' It is an .Organization of young men working for the interest of - the church,- just as the Sunday-school is an' organization for the children; working in the interest of the ehnrch! Opposi? tion in our day comes only from Ro manists, some very High Chnrch Epis copalian, and irom those who are igno rant oi its grand and noble work. To show bow it .is regarded by eminent Christian men, let ns give a few testi monials: , i . - J - t -"4 Christian work than any other ageney.? D. L. Moody.;. . -j The most active young members in my church are those most active' in the Y. M. O. A." W. R. L. Smith, 1. I.-ri Is one of the most important organl zations in the world.',--Jno. BGongh. J Needs no encomium of mine for its glorious efforts. T. L. Cuyleri D. 1. 7 t :.-: No distinctive work has been i so productive of good to the church non the money invested. " John V. FarwelL. ," Merchants and Christian men now understand its importance. nWm. . Dodge. . ' iiyM t-..v-vLV " The Y. M. 0U A., grand refugee Earl of Shaftesbury. t -, We have endeavored to show, from the object, method, work and popu larity of the Y. M. C. A that it is an instrument in God's hands for the ex tension of His kingdom. Since this is so, let ns, Baptists of North Carolina, enonrage and : support it, instead of hindering its usefulness. If It has done the Christian : religion - any ; harm, it ought to be exposed ' Bnt. until - this happen, it is the-dnty of every: good man to join it if be bas a chance, and it will make him a better church member. , A. M. Carboll. Asheville, Aug. 21, 1888. ' . - - x Tidings from our Foreign Fields. i ; Aphica. Rer. C. E. Smith and wife left Lagos, May 5th, for a temporary sojourn in the Grand Canary Islands, which they reached on the 29th. Bro. Smith is enthusiastio In his description of the scenery and climate, and believes ibat this isr the true sanitarium for our : African missionaries. One hot season; in every three or four spent there- would enable ? our missionaries to spend ten . years in t Africa before a return to America. Writing July '10th, t Bro. Smith says : We hope to return to La gos in a week or two,"-':'-'' jt i ... ; Bbazil. Rer. E. A. Puthnff, Santa Barbara, has organized a native church i of seven members, and proposes work-! ing np into the Interior. -Rev. A. ( Barker and wife will sail from Newport News, Va., for Bahia, September 1st, to work with Bro. Z. C. Taylor in that mission.- Bar. A T. , Hawthorne an-1 nonnees , in the . Texas . Baptist - and i Herald that the Texas Baptists will fur-! sish the $4,000 needed "by: Bro. Taylor; to purchase a mission house In Bahia. ; The little church there rill give $1,000. - -The latest reports from; Rio. de; Janeiro were of a very encouraging na:! ture. - Congregations large and atten-i tive and quite a number seeking the' truth.; Rev. E. H. Soper has moved to St. Christopher, a suburb of Rio, and ! begun work, where ; results have been above ourt. expecUtiona He says:! f The bill for equal freedom to all reli f gions has passed its first reading in the Senate, and we hope soon to be able to go forth and preach Christ in the streets! and public places of this city."' More ! than half a dozen are awaiting baptism; in Rio, and several at Santa Barbara. j a, Chuta. Miss Lottie Moon reports a; condition of things in and around Pingto; which seems to indicate a considerable' turning to the Lord on the part of many people in the near future. The people,; r-men, women and children crowdi .about Mrs. Crawford and herself, seek-; Ing instruction, all day and late into the night, and. weep at the' mention pi their1 departure, i Miss Moon had received; permission to come home on a visit,! after over ten years of service , bnt so interesting and important ia the work.1 that she has decided not to leave. How loudly does this state of things call for men and women to help her 1 . Where! are they t See her letter in this issue.' Rev. W. J. Hunnex, with his family,; will return to Chinkiang in September,! and Bro. Bryan will no longer be alone.! r-From Canton come l most cheering! ntiww . vi ui progivn os . me f - wora. Last year, thirty-two baptisms were re ported. In six months of this year, there have been thirty, and other can didates . are awaiting the ; ordinance. Bro. Simmons writes, begging for help ers,; and says: " We want some held also. The time has come for reaDlna' here.! I have never seen our mission in such a hopeful condition; bnt the tuore hopeful, the more work there is to be done."- Miss North, who went out to China with Mrs. Crawford as a self- supporting missionary, has connected herself with ear mission, and is doiug good service.; Would that we had others of like spirit.--Young men and women who have felt called of God. to goto! China, and have been trying to dlsre-i gard the call, had better not read the; September number of the Foreign Mis- sion Journal. The earnest pleas It eon-i tains from the workers in that land will surely disturb their consciences. v lTALY.Dr.f; George BV Taylor! was' muen pleased with the eondition of our work in ; Venice. Sigoor Bellondl, the1 evangelist, is not only doing an excel lent work there, but has ODened a new station at Ileetre, a town of 11,000 in habitants. Here crowds attend his ser vices, vrLila perfections have besa eo bitter as to call fotth strong erticles from two of the leading nanersof Venice.: prists as ise i2s::a- tors cf tzi violence, one of -the one cf -them rrrin' farther and.- eommeoilnnr- ev.r3).nj.I work.- The municipality cf Carpi has ccuceisd a cettcry for ta r8 cf the Education Literature and General Intilligehce. ievangellcals ,ra great triumph for1 our little flock.HTThree; baptisms 1 arC; W ported; with' two persons awaiting bap-" tism. Dr. Taylor's health has greatly improved since his return. Rev. J;' H. Eager" is much etcouraged in the effort he is making to raise f 10,000 for chapels for Italy from the children, by means of brick books. : : i i i i - r... J MRXioo Ere these tidinsrs " 1 are" published, Rev; H. R.tMoseley and Miss' Fannie JS. Russell wui nave ' reacnea Saltillo, and Bro. Powell's heart will be glad. Bro. Powell writesi Aug. 7th: "Am just ready to mount my horse and leave for Galeana and the ranches.-: In San Felipe, the coal mines, I arranged; to organize a church.?-? Bro. McOor miok is having frequent, additions to. his church in Zacatecas j Read his letter la fheJovmal and :help:him build, hia house . of worship. -Bro. j Wilson re ports nine baptisms In Guadalajara," and other ; persons applying ' for , haptismu God is working mightily with us in Mexico.- Miss Addle Barton is in Texas on a short -vacation, and - while tbera isj doing what she can to raise money for, the church building In Zacatecas This house should be , built at wUlbelpf , ( onet. twno 4' " 't, From Miss Lottie Moon'. ; - -K 5 Growing Work! f.jL -1 mentioned In a former letter that there seemed to be an advance , in the work here. - It takes heathen people a good while to learn the real object of a mlaslonary's coming among themJ There is a great rush in the first staged from mere idle curiosity to see the foreigner. I trust we have passed that stage here to a large extent, and that the timW has come when'' we may expect t fruit ' from the labor expended.!? Mrs. i Crawford came out In . ApriL-and w: have , been engaged in Incessant teaching, either at home or in the bouses of the people. We are beset -with invitations, and i some times have to- make , engagements days In advanoe.- We are invited into score of places, each of which-Lbecomes for the time a centre of teaching; the neigh bors flock In, and many of ,, them set to work earnestly to learn. f In a letter recently published' in the Foreign : Mission Journal ; Mr, r , Pruitt mentions a villafi-e where some were fully , persuaded,", and.; only; needed further instruction. We returned a few days ago from a visit to this village. Of fifty families In the Tillage,:! was told that ' about twenty ' wen interested in the gospel." We worked at the rate of twelve hours a day. I hever saw such hungering and thirsting to be taught the way of life. ; Mrs. Urawlord, wno is not strong in health, instructed the men,7 be sides taking a share, as she could com mand the time," with the women and chil dren It was simply impossiblato meet the argent necessities of the ease. - Four workers would have found their hands full and we were only two. Old women and their little grand-children' would'be learning from the same - page.' ' Mothers of families were there eager to be taught. Bright, lovely young girls' would ' pore all day and half the night i over the bymas: and' prayers we were teaching taetmH nelon we were tnrougn witn breakfast, numbers of girls and women would be awaiting permisHioti to enter, and would work steadily at their books until time lor dinner; alter a; noonday rest -.we u wonld , again) 'admit-: them. and only cease work in : tlmo for a walk before dajk. v Then'after sapper, came another spell of teaching , which lasted till midnight.: , If any of the girls laid aside their straw-plaiting, or sewing, or spinning, that they might devote them selves entirely to learning." There were crowds of vi&itors from, neighboriag vil lages for whom we could do .almost nothing,' although many of them were eager xo do taugnu. -,ri. - ... f,,, . On Bundav I was filled with wonder. as I saw en orderly assembly of at least twenty-five, persons v . sitting quietly through a Christian service, and them selves taking an intelligent part in the worship. .The singing was spirited and good. . During the prayer, there was perfect quiet, and as Mrs. Crawford read ana commented on tne third chapter ox John's . gospel,, there was, oarnest, tbougntlul attention. These people be long to a sect known as the "Venerable neaven sect." Their leader is a man of great force of character and fine nat ural ability. . '.Their doctrines are propa- nntarl Awhll Ansr Mrta sehA Kas lAaanaA Sj nvv4 wasaujt " f uv sjssws awsaaw them is permitted to write them down lor his own nse, but the book is not al lowed to be copied, and when worn ont Is to be burned. ' From all that we can learn, we have come to believe that this religion has been handed down orally and secretly, with many corruptions in the transmission, from only early Nes torian teachings. The ' difference be tween members of this sect and ordinary Chinese ria most marked.' ;Thev have deep spirltdal desires, and earnest aspir- ations zor salvation xrom Bin and its penalty.c There ' is a gentleness '-' and sweetness in the women and girls,- and) a kindness and sincerity In the men that I nkVe "seen nowhere - else. Seelnsr the eagerness with which they accepted onr; teaching, we could only compare them in our- minds to Jewish proselytes of, apostolic times. It seemed as if they! could not give ns np. Whenever we" spoke of leaving they would entreat us! to stay longer. When 'finally we 'felt! ourselves breaking down, s we tore our-! selves away, amid tne regrets ana the: tears of those we had been teaching. They urged - us to return as soon as1 possible and arrange for' a longer: stay. None but a heart of stone could turn away. from such urgent pleading.! I bad previously planned to leave im mediately for a return to America, after; an absence of more than ten Tears.- .Ia-l stead, I have promised . these people to' return here In August and teach them, i One of the men, after hearing of this' decision, spoke very feelingly , of the sacrifice involved, and especialJy .pl the disappointment of those who wemei-i pec ting me " at home," and, then he buried his face in bis hands and wept. His brother, the leader, came up to tne city to visit us on the day of our return,! and wept at the thought of parties with us for even a few months. We leave in a few days for the coast, Mr. Crawford to work ia the country near Tungcho ,! and I for a season of rest and chauge.; Mrs. Crawford has given time and labor herein Pingtu which she .could ill af-! ford to spare from her ovu large field west of Tungcho v stretching half way to Whanghein. As I saw her it s. week instructing patiently for hours the men who t?z"-x-7 C-tberei srotri her, my memory was baanted by the words of Scripture: "Tbat no. man take thy crovca." It reeled to r3 Vzz tera was a woman dc:rg the work cf gome young man anions Southern Captirfts in Amer ica wh orA t to be here, zz 3 tlr at when tie L-rrc.t tLcli U .:red ia 1888 Heaven .nd the laborers receive .their 1 reward, the Master would place .on , hen bead the crown that should .nave beenn bis! A was remarked , in ah editorial : in the Journal women . are , doing their own wora ana muen oi ium wwou pror) erly belongs to men. It; was also stated elsewhere that no trained yonnor- men, are Offering fof China.- More and more1 some of ns ori the field are beginning to3 think that there Is great need here of ear nest lay Workers. Consecratedjgodly lay men,' of sound practical sense and good education, would find here a1 magnifi ' cent field for all their energies... The China Inland Mission, is largely made Qa I of the lay element, o The ; head of the. English Baptist Mission at Utungeno wio one of the most successful in China, ob jects to having the title VRev,"; prefixed, to . his name. , xne neid nere in r mgtu, seems to be rlnenine for a reat harvests The question is, shall we reap it! Or snail oiuers come m anu reap tue ucur fit of labors already expended!' The calls upon 'Us1 are : more' than we have time or strength to meet and the field is constantly widening. .Borne have taken down their kitchen gods; others nav ceased to worship at the temples. Books and leaflets are begged and many learfl in their own homes, t In : the village mentioned; above the more advanced teach those who- have made less prog rest. It UtlmplvH wonderful t that Christian hynins are sung in so many heathen bomeswThere are, in the dty ana tne ; country, rf pernape twenty wno mighC be classed as inquirers.. It woulo be utterly impossible to state the num ber who re learning or ' have been taught ' hymns and prayers. While I would be exceedingly cautious of rais ing unfounded ' expectations, ft 1 is im possible to exaggerate' the readmess of the people vto receive os.- This does hot mean an immediate ingathering of converts,' but"it is a very loud demand for more workera;-'-.';"::;v.v..-'yJ--J5l stThere was .One, who-, lot f us sinners and our talvation,Mi:leit the glories of beaven and sojourned upon Uiie earth ia weariness and . woe, amid those who hated him and finally took his hie. There was another, his chosen missionary, who preached the gospel " in much patience, in afflictions, hi necessities, in distresses, j In stripes, in imprisonments. In tumults, In labors. In, watcntnger In laetings; as sorrow! ni, yet always reioicing; aspoor, Cit making many rich; as having noth g and yet possessing all things. , 'The Son ox God and bis bumble disciple, the apostle to the Gentiles f a Who follows in their train F ' Will not you who read these lines say, " Here am I, send me." 1, TJC .i 1 ".."lVl-f'lfc ju.ooh.; Pingtu China, May 25, 1888".' .-.v. Some Curious Things about Japan. (Our Foreign Board hopes at an early day to send a missionary to Japan; r .'Acrona on broad continent, and awav beyond the rollmg Pacific, there lies, be tween the same parallels of latitude with ourselves, a group of ulaiida.", Jipangu, "The Land Of the Sunrise," the Chinese eall the "empire Which , comprises this group ; Dal Nippon, the 'natives'-of this eea-girt Kingdom name tneir country. Oil Vrr afy hnnrlrA) wears tho -aatAm f tha Island Empire Were closed to all foreign ers, and it is only since the year 1854 snat . anjuung oeomte nas oeen Known ; . . . .L t m a t l - , , . , lu .a nuiuii wuuna wsu'wiunuuvkuxi history reaches back to the first captiv ity of the Jews-t Records of early set- uemenu ua ciTuizauons in wapan an- tadate reliable history of Greece or Rome. i . When Uyrus was Planning bis famous capture of Babylon these people, who I in manv race eharacteristias differ bat slightly from ourselves, with a , spirit of patriotism only equalled perhaps by that I of .the Jews, were building an empire; wnose structure enould stand tnrongh the centuries Invulnerable against at tack, ana lndmerent to external affairs. jsoz snowing tne. true uoo. they, wor shipped the idea embodied hi our cone- ;j eeption of God, perfection. Reason taught them to believe tn a ruling first ause and knowing none ; W liT? -a?? ISfJi' but of Deity. ; x uo muivi, tug cmuirui ux Beu-exami-nation. was tha symbol of their faith ;' holdmg their hves as their own, they natriMll -foil intst , haKtfi if WKms I self-complacency and egotism. :- - -,-v m i; .They offered few sacrifices and each man .worshipped as pleased him best, i They aid not have any moral code : thev needed none, so their priesthood taught tnem. s ;Ana,i zrank , beyond all other; peoples, thev, freely avowed belief, in; a! hearts of 'moet of as to-day a firm eon vietion of the parity and perfection of the hnman heart. They said ; . . "The Chinese may have a moral law ; p they heed one; but we of the Mikado's empire need '' never ' sin. If we do, it is because we Choose to do so, and are wil A nl.A .. I , - - i n Before going .'further Info this region! of mysteries,-let ns hear a- few facts, uvu uw was curiuus vccson ney - are xaeta.' m-upin, n ;ti-t$yL.ivitw. There have been 123 Mikadoes of Ja pan. Nine of these have been women,! and the present. emperor can claim di-i I reet descent from thA fluf MiViiln' Tim' line through all these centuries has been unbroken, the empire descendinar from father to son. tnrongh age after age, and the present ruler of the Land of Sunrise; might easily take :: precedence of axfy monarch in the world, on the plea of blood, at least. The Mikado has nofam-j ily name; he is the Mikado, and that is) Sufflcient.! H' t jfi&-ri i. nrgl'httit- j song uvea. . jae emperor is said to nave; A ; s-k . ... . . attained to the age of 850 years; d ?a i . They have had but one civil war, and1 that during the last eentury, . ; ,- This little group of islands has never been conquered by any other- nation.) Though eSerlng tempting bait to seekers after treasures of gold, silver, and preJ cious stones, tnese resolute mtie japan ese nave succeeded for 2,500 years in holding the world in abeyance. Still, the present introduction of Chris tianity is by no means the first. - In the year 1549, St. Franeis Xavier took Eto-j manism and fire arms, as the same time. Into the Sanrisa Kingdom.' t For 100 year, nearly, Catholicism flourished on this pagan soiI.- One Mikado openly paid homage to the Pods. . , - , , Buddhism, brought over by the 'Chi nese, was fast uprooting the old relisrion. i yurit)uniLy was eagerry nailed oy the nobles, as an ofset to this hideous creed. Bat when, as ia other countries. Romanism began to show its real intent conquest, not conversion and when Bozis thousands cf its retainers, 1 by lort. -a priests, uaa pme-l in. en i..iU.r rection egaiast the throne, loyal Jdpan eba, wiaer ia tZi.r peratira tLia na-tic-s cf fawer year3 Lut cf a similar ex- t a' i -A WUIIBEE 10.1 perieneey rose in sv hodyrf determined tor put Catholicism out It is said that, in one year, 30,000 Papists! Japanese and foreigners weremassacre&n ''-'T5 Bbest, bnt it waathe last hopeef safety: i to the country, f And tbey4bad thecourf age to zace an issue mas is now lureair ening our land." and they saidr"Roman!- ism is but another name for usurpation? and rebellion And it must go"; and got it did. ,To be surf, hera are Romanists in Japan, but the Japanese are not Pa-. puts, ut course, to tnemr unnsuanvy meant Papistry; and so the Cross we re- vere, so many ..times desecrated, by the Jesuits and tbeire followers, became to the . J apanese the , sign of J all evil. For 400 years every foreigner landing In Ja pan .was compelled ' ttf place his foot upon sb cross, keptron tha shore for the purpose, in .token that ha would not at tempt to make converts to Christianity. " When, in 1854, Commodore. Perry forced an entrance into Japan,' lie found a l, flourishing natiofc of peopleV whose mam) - characteristics . were patriotism, filial piety, self complacency,; and pert haps strongest passion of rall,' adeep seated determination to be left alone. Bat their policy was li policy Df .eipcdlt ency: hence,, when fully persuaded that thev won Id ba iralnera hv a treatw with America; ' they accepted it but' nofc be- aJn reading jtba -history of tbia time, one; can but, believe that, anyattem pt to conquer them would have resuUed In the suicide of a nation.4 One of the laws of honor with aJapaaese Is this r if he has an enemy, instead ot killing bim to be rid of him. he kills himself ; to spite nis loe. . - The self conceit of their loyalty is amusing.'-. Their: sea girt 1 islands . repre sented to them, .the. world. Their mys terious Mikado, never gazed upon by the vulgar, eyes "of 'the' multitude, stood as the embodiment ot alt bower, -the incar nation of Japan the empire. That .there f was any where- $ nation .mightier, men J more" learned, women more beautiful. CnstomS more f'ievailOg, they bad never areamea. xney u&a a nistory or t wenty-; Ave centuries, andrery child. knew .it Uiat' anything eouidbO; known which they did not know, was an idea too preposterous for their notice Professor Clark tells that in a lecture on astronomy be inadvertently pot forth tne suggestion that tne, earth is round. To his surprise, an elderly man sprang! xo ms iees,- negging leave to put tneir beloved friend right at once on so Im portant a subject, urging as the reason for. Ills, authoritative - mode- of., speech, E "Pm an o1fee mn.n than vnrf nr hJ ides, a Japanese and I know it's flatP A Jananese mannscrlnt reads from the so all the other writing in the world'is crab writing, as it goes backwards. . A Japanese Screw turns from the right to the left. The bolt of a Japanese lock slides from the other side. . -A Japanese carpenter draws hiu plane towards bim Instead of pushing it away; and he builds the roof of hie house' first, there fore,' all the rest of the world must work etandiM onute:beaiL d icj at,?s:l i:: t; If yon wish to, insult a native of this strange country, you wui, remove your bat and wear your shoes when entering his house; while he,- wishing td pay you a: great compliment, will r oSer . you the last instead qt the first cup of tea. Moreover, no argument of science, art. or convenience will persuade this lover of the old ways to relinquish' the very 1 t A . m 11 I, Wvf AA A. tja n k , xne ioregner must prove, beyond doubt .that his innovation will be for the bettering of Japan the ' empire, or tne oosunate Japanese wiiiponteiy, but nrmiy, invite xum to attend to bis own afialm "The Surprise of; these strange people at the appearance of the Ameri can squadron. demanding -entrance to their harbor,' was very great. For many centuries they had been unmolested. save oy a xew uueen traamg vessels, ana It vim bv;werw alow otAna that- aa , Tamr - 3 . , . . . . . i resoeu ua cioiia ; ana - proved tosi ne eouia make it good, they at last sue eumbed to the conviction that there ! mlghrbe a couhtrv as irreat or even eater5than theiriowrso But,?once .nvKfbBj getitm. poHtiil connection with such a nower - xua uugugu, luuuwuig oiose in uie wake Of the American fleet, soon gained - influence, and in less than a. quarter of a century English and American schol ars are called to the highest, places in tneir uoiversiues. , ttepresentaUves were sent out to visit these, great lands be-1 yond the seas to, report cmeerning ev erything they saw that differed from the: home customs, and to. learn everything that might assist in niacin the home kingdom on: a ?footing ! with other na tions oi tne world. i ; Witb great alacrity ; they have ; adopted ,modern ,: improve-: ments. . The railroad, the telegraph and telephone are' eagerty; appropriated as elements of a more powerful civilization. And, though at first very skeptical con cerning our . religion tney soon .. gave place for that, deeming It ah Important factor of our bower.1 - Thet seem to be profoundly Indifferent:- to . all religions, ' and the rulers say they have no fear of any encroachments by the - Christian faith, for the people are too thoroughly steeped m mndeuty to oe easuy moved. And if they aU turn Christian, it Is a matter of indifference, so long" as they remain loyal to the Mikada ? r v It' is, said that the civilization. of a Country can be easily determined by the condition of itswomen. ' A Japanese woman is i by no means to be envied, looked at from: jour stand-point; bnt viewed from the position of a Hindu or Chinese, her eondition has always been an elevated one. ;v -; ::"r ,t i il i As, filial - obedience ' marks the pious man, so to. obey one's father before mar riage, one's husband after, and, if left a widow, one's eldest son, is to be a vir tuous woman,' even' if that - obedience cost the purity of body and eouL An; oia maxim compare tne nusband to the sky above, and the wife to the earth be neath. : Bat the earth is of great value, and must be eared for; so a little girl is loved and nurtured as carefully as a lit tle boy. ' ; . V; The literal y education may not ex tend eo far; still, a Japanese woman of middle ot higher class Is often well ad vanced In ail useful and ornamental accomplishments. C She is not debarred the society of men,' and therefore can, in a measure at least, choose her master. , When she is married she is m is tret s of her home, and though disobedience to parents in law is one of the seven causes for divorce, she is not, as in India, their Slave, li her husband 2ies, si:e is auowej, li sne nas means or can earn a living, to keep her home and children ahoat her. . ' Tiers have tcca tl-a err2ssc3 cf Japan, and cne cf them, at least, wield ed ter royal Ian with -as much canity, and lad her pecpls with es much power, as CI ever L-tt-ariae cf Eossia. tlany 1 Ioc)l.'f ... 8 inches. .... 3 fncbea..... 4 inches..... Quarter col.. Third col.... $57 Od 8 0W 6 60 15 K; 42 oo 52 00 65 00 80 00 85 00 135 00 275 00 9 00 " 8 50 21 UO 27 50 35 00 50 00 4 0(H li oo! 16 00 8 00 7 50 10 0i 17 BO 87 00 50 00 55 00 83 001 75 00 Haitcol ... 80 00 CO 00 1 95 00 One colnmn. 45 001 100 001185 00 Special Notices charged 20 cents a line. No contracts made for every-ot h er-w eek adver tisements. . , Obituaries, sixty words long, are inserted He - of charge, j; When they exceed this length, one cent, for each word most be paid in advance. I of the historic poems and ballads have been .written by women who are hon ored by all the land for their accom plishments. There is no casta in Jflnan hniA n. - eiety is in a much purer state than in lncua... At one time there was a class : who were outside civil protection, t But ! Since 1872, when : the present Mikado assumed control 'of the ' government. even these pariahs have been made citi zens. This class included all beggars, all professionally immoral people, and ' ail Dutcners and tanners. Xnat tnese last two, necessary members of society, should be nnder the ban of the govern ment, arises from the passion that pos sesses tne ; J apanese . lor beins; dean. Cleanliness of body is synonymous with purity of soul ; and to be engaged In a : business that is so essentially revolting, was to tnem sumcient reason for social ostracism..., - ,.,.- 'i . If alltbe8e things are so, some one may- ask, if the Japanese are so cleanly, ' so ambitious, so well educated, and so moral,: what the need Of troubling our selves with them, or troubling them with our doctrines! . . f-'Just here it i&T:MX&-VU 'i- The Japanese house has a roof, and a -few eide braces, but is made mostly of bamboo and paper, overlaid with lao- -: quer and varnish. If a cyclone strikes it,1 it vanishes.' If a fire is started in one Corner of a city full of such booses, the Wnoie city burns to tne ground. More over, a Japanese house is so built that' it can be taken, to pieces, if the owner desires, put In boxes, and carried oS under bis arm; - - ; - ' - v -n Japanese society nas a Draee ox Clean liness on one corner, an upright :0f lit erary education on another. -There Is a roof,'' ' wide-spreading and comfort giv ing, of morality, and all is so thoroughly varnished i tand ' lacquered with 1 that suavity and sell complacency ot- theirs, that it is difficult to discover of what it is made. ! But; as he can . do with his -houseco a' Japanese can do with his morals, pat them , in his pocket, , or rather his sleeve, and leave them there r till he wishes to nse them. It fakes but a tiny match of passion to set fire to all that tarnish and J lacquer, - and it ; will vanish. There is no foundation: that is, no faith, in God or man, no hope or desire xor anytbing nrmer than his own beautifully lacquered root ELThe Christian missionary.' while find ing hinwelf. treated with the utmost Kinaness, tnougn tne outer door is open and the . entrances to the house are made beautiful, discovers, to bis dismay, ' $1 00 $3 25 $8 50 515 00 -27 50 a oroad, nign screen shutting him ont from the penetralia, the inner rooms. This screen will never be removed until the self sufficient Japanese can be made to see' that his moral house, as well as his physical house, needs a foundation. :This can soonest be- done in Japan, as in all heathen, countries, for the Japa-' nese are heathen, .hrough the women -and children. . - ; hn Christian -workers surely have offered to them here a broad and interesting ' field for their labors.. In a country where there is no God, they may intro duce Christy where there is no devo tional Spirit and : no religion, they may teach-, the: comforts of the "gospel of -.the Son of God." These people are a people of Judgment. They cannot be reached, like the Hindu or African, through their: emotions; they must' be convinced. - An educated:: ministry Is ' especially needed In Japan. . Every mis sionary and teacher must be able to give ' a reason for the faith that is in Kinn. There will be fulfilled the saying of the ancient Mikado to St. Francis Xavier; itMj people will not readily assent to ' what may be said to them; but they wilt investigate what 'you' may affirm -respecting religion by a multitude of questions,. and above all, by observing ' whether your conduct agrees with your words." This done, the king, the nobil ity and adult population will flock to Christ, being a nation which follows ason aaaguide.?.C?v"t'rtl-:j'i - .The gate is less easily opened now -than then.' ' A hundred years under the yoke of Rome have been followed by four hundred years of bitter resentment against the . religion that caused such confusion and suffering In their loved . iShd. ; Bnt patient endeavor will reach them. v-' i - " - The reward will be worth the effort. Japan, once in the far-off Orient, is now onr nearest western neighbor. Herpeo- pie walk our streeta, and her students rival us in the class-room. Her art has opened to ns a new: Gate Beautiful. The wise men from the west are opening - tneir treasures ox tea, suk, gold, lacquer, bronze,, and porcelain. JThey offer Jttt ns the results of an experience of two decades of : centuries in all the arts that : tend to make life beautiful. The sunny land, swept by the breezes of the calm Pacific, and adorned with mountains and valleys of surpassing loveliness, Is open to travelers seeking rest and recre ation. - t : t . ' ' .All this has been given ns for the ask ing. Shall we . not. in return for these , beauties, give a share in our " Pearl of ' greatest pricel" Shall wd not - make known to them our King, who through all these years has been leading ns on to victory f Madeleine C. Haynes,Troyt N. r.,1887. t : -: --"---- t n ' ,'-- 'I' - Attend to your SpeHal Duties. xne attention oi some of onr vounr ministers of the present day might, with propriety, and perhaps profit, be direct ed to the remark made by a good old Baptist ' brother, and member of ML Carmel, several years ago to his pastor. ' The pastor had so far. transgressed his. duties as to arise In the pulpit while a revival was in progress and dictate to hie members the manner in which they ., should prepare and spread the noon re past for his congregation.; : Whereupon the good old brother arose from his seat and thus addressed the minister: " Bro, H.," said he, "we employ yon and pay yon to do onr preaching forces, bat when it comes to feeding the congrega tion we propose to do It in a manner to suit ourselves." Brother H. In relating this incident cays " the good brother's remarks bad the desired effect, and I've never since meddled with what I plainly saw was the affair of the brethren and Bisters." Again1 we say others might "well profit by our reverend and vener able friend's example. Roanoke News. - - - : When Dr. John Mason Good was on his deathbed he said: "I have taken wbat u uf ortunately the generality of Chistiahs too must take. I have tatea the middle walk of Christianity. I have endeavored to live up to its duties al doctrines, but I have lived below it3 privilrjes." Bloth Cities all tl.:-s dil indactry t'.l easy, f.z.1 L 3 V... " must trot all dy.
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
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