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Iliulical Recorder: WEDNESDAY, MAY J 7, J893. ; ' P.Kr. C. T. BAILEY. Editor xsd Piwrarrroa, J. C. CADDELL, Agext asj CkJEHSSPOlfDrST.' " What Biptists Believe," by the late J. L. Burrows, will be given to every new sab--scriber to'the Biblical Recobdeb who will pay $3 00 in advance for a years subscrip tion. We will also give the book to every old subscriber who will pay hi subscription to date and a year In advance. ' - - Think of it 1 Your denominational paper, the subscription price of which is $3.00, one year,, and a neatly bound book of over a hundred pages, containing a clear and fair expression of ..what Baptists believe and practice, all for the price of the paper. v ' Remember, this offer is to new and old subscribers alike. , THB HELPING HAHD. One has but to study the accounts given in the Bible of the earthly life and ministry cf Jesus our Saviour to be convinced of the fact that bis life, after the active duties $f his ministry commenced, was chiefly given to the promotion of the happiness and peace of those about him. The Son of man came 44 not to be ministered unto, bnt to minister. How fond was he of healing the bodily in firmities and weaknesses of men and wo men t And bis contact with the vicious, the degraded, and the fallen, plainly shows us how Lis great heart went out toward such people. Concerning "people of this kind, two quite common mistakes we think are made by Christian workers of the day. One is the plan of Surrying them into the church, and trying to reform them there; the other is to ignore, or despise them, and cans them to think that there are but little sym pathy and love in heaven or on earth for them. - f ;, , The first d is take mentioned tea? those who folbw the plan it imp!Ie5 to cause the If i church to become a sort of reformatory, and by a system of petting and coddling the wicked and abandoned, Cause them to thir.k, : that after all, the Christian world is dia ; posed to place a premium on depravity,; Those oo, whom this impression is made may very naturally suppose that, as they were counted wortcy to be taken into the . fellowship of a Christian church, and re- . -ceive more attention ; wL3e their , vicious course continues than they expect to receive afterward, it may ' pay them best to con tinue the life they are leading. Theindis- criminate visiting .'of great t criminals by gushing bands of male and female workers who scatter flowers on the prison floor and adorn prison walla with affectionate re minders of their presence, has its dangers and sometimes produces just the opposite effect to what was intended. And, then, these sudden conversions (?) of hardened criminal in their cells just before they sufc fer for their crime?, after their gushing dec- iSfC! heaven," deepens the impression that it is iulte an easy thing for a man to get right with God after a life of red handed crime. The church is certainly no home for such j characters who remain in ; their sins, and those who visit such characters as have com anitted grievous crimes, ought to be com posed of judicious persons, who should guard the criminal against basing his salva tion on priestly manipulations or the sym pathy and prayers of a band of "workers n who have a zeal not according to knowledge, and alas against a nauseating public profes- J sion of a faith that does not really exist Mach harm may be also caused by those who make the second mistake mentioned. One thing i3 certain, Jesus Christ was the friend of publicans and sinners. He canre io " seek and to save them that are lost" If we would be Christ-like we must follow lis methods and exhibit his spirit. If peo ple are wicked they should be encouraged to confers their wickedness; and then they L'uouldbe told of the panacea for all sin. And we should be careful to emphasize the ' : t tlat an open outspoken sinner out of 1'. 3 cLurch is dearer to God and to men than 3 clly-faced hypocrite in it Jesus loves r. l i.:ca; so should we, if we . would win i from the error of their ways. The ) I readier, we are verily persuaded, ' ! ! i ion successful if he would preach n Land the," terrors of the law," ' 3 God's hatred for sin, and then c3 as " God so loved the , v.! show his compassion A. :r voar fallen brotner in hand. He needs j t -t yoa are in the 1 1 v 3 the souls of the ' r "or methods lift : i'ti to despair v wcro beneath NOT FAB FROM THE KI3TSD02I.' The poet Whittier, we believe, once penned thesestr'kuig words : , ; Of all fad words of tongua or pen. The saddest are these: ft might have beeu.' " - And among the. most beautiful and ; yet among the saddest words that Christ ever spoke to one who was not among his disci ples were, Thou art not far from the king dom of God.'J These words are beautiful because they remind us that Christ honors uprightness,' integrity,' and common sense among those who are not numbered among his rplerae religion Is something that commends itself to the wisest and manliest of menJ It would be well fox us to recog nize the fact that there are" of ten much vir tue, merit, aid! true manhood' among those who are not ChristiansC do not mean that they have either virtue or merit that atones for their sins: to the contrary, it is needful that they confess their sins, and seek God in the sams manner as the mo&t abandoned of men; but still, we can afford to recognize true manhood where we find it, while we seek to rescue men from their sins. These words of the Saviour are sad indeed when they remind us that a man may come very near the border of his kingdom, and yet torn away and be lost. .Whether the scribe to .whomChrist, spoke thesewords ever passed over into his kingdom or not, the Scriptures do not inform us. It is to be hoped that he was saved. But oh; how In expressibly sad is it that there are dear ones all about us who are continually treading on the very border of Christ's kingdom that may after all be lost t They sit with us in the same pew in the house of Gad; they go with us to the prayer meeting, and to the Sunday-school; they join us in the family worship; and yet from all of these, and in spite of all of these, they may pass finally into the ' outer darkness.? We fear that we do not feel for our children and friends about us as we should; if so, we would not only seek to lead them near the border, but into the kingdom of Christ If we properly realized their danger, and the glorious na ture of that kingdom that is offered to them, we would make more earnest and persistent efforts to reach them and bring - them to Christ. . - , It is sad to lose a kingdom. The last king of the Moors in Spain may well have wept when, for the last time, his eyes rested upon fair Grenad a; and who does not sympathize with France's greatest monarch when, like a caged eagle, he fretted but the remnant of his days on the storm swept rock of St. He lena ! : But what is the loss of such a king dom, compared to the loss of the heavenly t If Napoleon was a Christian, then St. Helena ought to have been a Patmos to his soul; for it was only the stopping place from an earthly throne to a heavenly; and from a kingdom that had been lost to one that had been gained. Many of us, we fear, are more concerned about providing for the temporal welfare of our loved ones than we are about leading them to him who once said to his disciples, .,, Fear not; little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. . E0TJIHES5 BAPTIST COSVEIII0S. At Greensboro the Baptist train was made up. Brethren from different parts of the State came together and made quite an in- teresting party. : It was not lonsr before we hid shaken hands and passed a word with j all, and then we were ready to sleep. ' .Wednesday morning we were In Atlanta, Qaite a number of the brethren met us here and joined onr mejry part. The ride from Atlanta to Nashville was a long one, and but for our pleasant company we would doubtless have complained at our Secretary for taking us this route. ; . By Wednesday night we were in Nash ville, and soon we were, off to our homes, and every brother believes he has the best one in the city. The reception committee has done well. The delegation thus faf is larger than usual; however," North Carolina has not so many as last year, , '.VTHE EDUCATIONAL SOCTJETy, - " Thursday at 11 a. m., we assembled in the First Baptist church to attend the joint session of the American Baptist Educational Society and the; Southern Baptist Educa tional Conference. ; According to program the American Society was to meet first, but their train being delayed, Dr, Rothrell of William Jewell College called the Southern Educational Society to order. . Rev. C. S. Gardner,: of the Egfield church, delivered the address of welcome. He spoke of the educational advantages of Nashville; said she had seventeen colleges filled with students. His address was short and, free from the usual red tape which characterizes addresses of welcome. Dr Rothrell responded, and spoke feelingly of the death of Dr. Dudley of Georgetown; College, and also spoke of the good the Southern Educational Society had done in its short life. He taid that r there was no conflict between the two ex isting societies, y Both had for their object the advancement of the cause of education among Baptists. 1 f h v -, The next thing being1 the enrollment of delegates, it was learned that' there were between two and three hundred present, representing , the different institutions of learning in our Southland. Visiting breth ren representing the American Baptist Ed ucational Society were Invited to seats. : v The election of officers resulted in the selection of Dr. Rotbwell of William Jewell College, President; Dr. Taos. Hume of the University of North Carolina, Secretary. ; . ; Dr, A. J. Emmerson of Howard-Payne College, Texas, read a voluntary paper on V Higher Education in Texas.' : This was a good paper, and was much enjoyed by all. The North Carolina delegation were notice ably fond of its praise, because they remem bered htm to.be a son of North Carolina and Wake Forest College. - Dr. II. H. Harris read a paper on "Col lege Examinations and Degrees.' He de plored low scholarships and the greed of so many colleges to confer diplomas. He said sometimes a diploma was all a boy carried away from college. He said many boys would be better off without a diploma.1 ' AFTEBKOO.N SESSION. , DrrJadson of New York,and otherraem bers of the American Baptist Educational Society, having arrived, this Society was called to order by President Judson. Quite a number of delegates, were present, among them many distinguished men from the North. Probably the most conspicuous figure among them was -Dr. Harper of the great Chicago University, Dr. Edward Judson of New York was elected President, and Dr. H, M. Wharton of Baltimore was made Secretary. Treas urer Joshua Levering of Baltimore made his annual report . The Corresponding Sec retary, Rev. Dr. F. T. Gates of Brooklyn, made his report It was an interesting re port, and called forth the closest attention He said that this Society would under no consideration help any institution which would not lend local help. Oat of the sixty five white colleges in the South, only eleven were endowed. The help of the Society was largely given to olleges in the South. The Society raised last year 331,000. He spoke at length of the University of Chicago; that it now had $7,000,000. He also lauded John D. Rockefeller in words of extrava gant praise. . r "fi . RIGHT SESSION. At night the two Societies met in joint session in the great Tabernacle, which will hold six thousand people. It was full. "Christian Education" was the theme. Dr. Judson was the first speaker. His, speech was full of gems of thought, It would be difficult to attempt a synopsis. Dr. W. R. Harper was the next speaker. He is very youthful in appearance for one so distinguished. He was received with great enthusiasm, and spoke mainly of "specialism," Dr. J. L..M. Curry Was the next speaker. His address was eloquent and fervid. THE CONVENTION'. The thirty-eighth session of the Southern Baptist Convention met in Nashville, Tenn., May 12th. , : The following officers were elected; Dr. Wm. E. Hatcher of Richmond placed Judge Haralson in nomination for the presidency of the fifth term, and he was elected by ac clamation. The following vice presidents were elected by ballot : Governor Northen of Georgia, Joshua Levering of Maryland, Dr. J Whitsitt of Kentucky, and Dr. S. IL Ford of Missouri. The present Secretaries, Dr. H. Lansing Burrows of Georgia aad Dr. O. H, Gregory of Maryland, were elected by acclamation. Prof. H. H. Harris of Rich mond was appointed chairman of the com mittee on tne Order of Business. , The address of welcome was made by Dr.; J. M. Frost, pastor of the First Baptist church; and was responded to by Dr. Henry McDonald of GeorgiaTT At this juncture the courtesies of the Convention were extended to a number of distinguished visitors. Many of them responded in happy speeches..- As EL6EWHEBK stated, we did not mean to endorse anything which, in the article by " Observer," was calculated to reflect upon the character of President Mclver. And while we take pleasure: in saying this, we will say further that this Is not to be con strued to mean an endorsement of the insti tution "oyer ,. which he presides. What we meant to say by the reference we made to the article in question, and what we here reiteratewas that we were opposed to the policy of giving aid from the State to any institution of learning which can come into competition with other schools wh!6h are deprived of a like advantage, i In this posi tion we feel that we are securely backed by the principleof justice and common hon esty, and that we have the sympathy of our brethren, and the endorsement of a large majority of the tax-payers of North Carolina. PERSONALS AND OTHER ITEMP. ' 1 . . . . Bro, J. H. Morrisette of Shiloh called to see os last week. ' t.l.Rev. J. E. Green has moved from Bostio to Mooresboro, N. G. ....Rev. Q. C. Davis, latelv of Elm Citv. N. C, is now at Cumberland, Md. . , ... .Prof.'J. F. Lanneau of Wake Forest paid this office a pleasant visit last week. '."...We were glad to have Bro. R. E. Peele, who spent some time in Raleigh last weea, cau to see us. ....Rev. J. H. Martin, who has been at Moravian Falls for some time, has returned to his home at Granite Falls. ', ; . . Rev. Dr. J. J. Hall of Raleish has ac- cepted the call extended him by the Park Avenue Baptist church, Norfolk, Va. Rev. Dr. T. E. Skinner occupied the pulpit of the First Baptist church of Raleigh, morning and evening, on Sunday last v ,,,.Bro. G. L. Finch, while mrtiallv re. covered from a recent attack of malaria, is still feeble, and scarcely able to do his work. ....Bro. D. L. Gore of Wilmington, in a letter to the editor, says, "I think Rev. Mr. Oliver a good man for the First church here. .... Brother J. H. Mills has not yet sent us the names desired, and which, as we un derstood, he promised to send to us. C. Durham, May 15. ".'v. A ....Dr. C. E. Taylor will deliver the lit erary address at the annuaL commencement' of Augusta Seminary, Augusta, N. C.,- on Wednesday, the 17th inst i... Rev. Bavins Cade, who is snendine some time with his friends in this State, oc cupied Dr. Hairs pulpit in the Tabernacle church, Raleigh, on Sunday last ' ' ....Rev. C. B. Pan, who. has spent one year at college, is now teaching at Davis, in uarteret county, ana will devote as much of his time as possible to preaching. -. .'..".The degree of D. D. was conferred upon Rev. T. T. Speightof Lewiston, N. Q; and Rev. G. W. Gardner of Oxford, Miss., by Judson College at its recent commence ment ... .Rev. D wight L, Moody has engaged Rev. It. G. Pearson of this State to preach in Chicago during the month of July, and also to work in connection with his Bible Institute, . . . .Rev. A. L. Stough is moving on with his work nicely at Kington, we hear. : Bro, T. J. Taylor of Warrenton was to have be gun a protracted meeting with his church last Sunday. Drs. Freeman, McDowell, J. T. J. Battle, Bagwell, Patterson and - Chapin dropped in to see u while in Raleigh in at tendance on the Medical Convention, which met last weee. ....Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Rosa, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. L. L. ash to Mr. Edward Penny, May 23d, 1893, in the Fifth Street M. E. Church, South, Wilmington, N. C. ... .Bra R. Ford of Newbern, in addition to his regular work, is helping some other ministers in the preparation for the work who have not had the advantage of college or seminary training. t ....Rey. J. W. Carter, Rev, C. Durham, Rev. J. J. Hall, Bro. N. B. Brooghton and Miss Fannie Heck are absent from the city in attendance' upon the Southern Baptist Convention at Nashville, Tenn. . . . .Bro. W. G. Ferrebee of Belcross was in Raleigh last week attending the Odd Fel lows annual meeting, and called to see us. He reports the kingdom of the Lord in good condition so far as Eastern Carolina Is con cerned. .... Rev. E. F. Jones preached for the brethren at Gastonia on last Sunday. He leaves -this week for Woodland, California, and expects to spend the summer in preach ing at different places along the Pacific Coast. . ....A correspondent of the Oxford Led ger, writing from Push, Va., says: " Rev. J. A. Stradley filled his appointment here Sunday. ; He preached a splendid sermon on training children with which we were all pleased." - 1 . . . .Please announce In the Biblical Re corder that the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of Wake Forest College will be neia at Wake Forest on Tuesday, May 80th, 1893, at 10 a. m. K. E. liayall, See., Wake Forest, May 1 1, 1893. ..;.Bro. Wm. Taylor of Goldsboro, N. C., in renewing his subscription, says, "I shall take the Recobdeu as long as I take any paper, it it were to come to it, that I must drop every other paper or leave off the Reooedeb, I should not hesitate a moment to let them all go." v ' ; ' ....There will be an annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of Chowan Baptist remaie institute, at JHurfreesboroon Tues- It is earnestly desired that all the Trustees of the Institution be present R. P. TTiomas. President Board Trustees. v. ; Dr.' Brouehton. who had been annlnt. Ing the pastor at the Baptist church in a series of meetings, left last Friday morning to fill other engagements. The ' menu closed Sunday night Eleven have been added to the church by baptism, and a large number are awaiting baptism. Leaksville Gazette, MayU. , .-m . .Paternalism In the matter of educa tion is just as odious as If presented in any other form, and we shall hall the day with great joy when the State will no Inn fur. nisb education to a few of its citizens while the great masses must live and die in ignor ance for the lack of means to procure even the rudiments of an education. ; . . . , , We are glad to hear that so many of our churches sent their pastors to the South ern isapusi convention. This is wise, as well as magnanimous, on the part of the churches. And now when these brethren return, let them reciprocate by telling their brethren a part of what they saw and heard while at the Convention, - On 'Sunday morning last, thirteen persons united with the Fayetteville Street church, Raleigh, on a relation of their Christian experience. ' This is a result of a series of meetings conducted by Bro. Hocutt mi naxe joresi. utners are expected to join. The meetings are still in progress, Rev. O. L. Strjngfleld preaching during this week. k , , j; H.. .We acknowledge the receipt of an In vitationto attend the forty-fifth commence rnent exercises of the Chowan Baptist Fe male Institute at Murfreesboro, N. a, May 28th-31st, 1893. f- We have also received an invitation to attend the fifth annual closing exercises of Augusta Seminary, Augusta. N. C, May 17th, 1893. 5 ' . ...A minister recently had a call to another church, and bis congregation waited anxiously to know if he would leave them. The old deacon met the minister's little boy in the road , and asked him about it - O, -yes, we are going," said the boy "But I didn't know your father had decided yet," exclaimed the troubled deacon. " He has not,M the boy replied; " father is still on his knees pravioir for lieht. but mothnr .uhd'a packing the trunk.1 .... Bro. J. W. Rose, who was em ployed -by.thaJbrethren. .of the. Newbert church the first of this year to do mission work in Cra ven county, is fully sustaining himself in the estimation of these brethren. His con tact with them is greatly developing him as a preacher, and he is encouraged in his work. He is now ready to begin the build ing of a new church at one point on his field. . . , .Just as we are readv tn nn tn nroca the sad news comes that Rev. J, H. Cuth- oert, u, u. . died at the residence of h I brother. Rev, Lucins Cuthbert, near Aiken, , Sunday last, after a brief illness. Dr. Cuth-" bert was for many years pastor of the First Baptist church of Washington, D. O. A more extended notice of this pure and noble Christian man will be published later. Baptist Courier, May 11. ....Bro. F. P. Hobgwd, Principal of Ox ford Female Seminary. May 12. 1893. quests us to announce that the three great systems of railroads in the Statethe Sea board Air line, the Richmond and Danville, and the Coast Line have agreed to give re duced rates to persons -wishing to attend the commencement exercises of Oxfnrd sm. inary. These rates can be kcown byapply ing Jo the nearest depot , , , ....The whole amount "received by the Foreign Mission Board at Richmond, Va., during the year closing April 80, 1893, was 1154 686.3, of which $21,345,90 was for Permanent Fund' and $28,438.91 for "En largement" North Carolina gave $9,937.4(5, ' of which $726 85 was for "Enlargement" and $378.42 for "Permanent Fand." Wes tern North Carolina gave $964.42, of which $85.45 was for "Permanent Fund" and $61.44 .for "Enlargement" . ....The semi centennial of Hollins Insti- tote, Virginia, will occur on the 7th of June. See card in another column. This is not , only the oldest but the most numerously at tended boarding school In Virginia, ; It has ' had a successful career of fifty years, and ' was the only school In that State which con tinued its work throughout the war. Its graduates are scattered all over the land, many of them holding prominent positions as educators. Hollins has done a noble -work, and has had a brilliant career. .... At a recent conference meeting of one of our best churches, there were some half dozen cases of discipline reported. The church withdrew fellowship from some, and the cases of others were deferred until later, bo probably , le treated likewise. While this is to be Agretted, yet It Is evi dence of the life and vigor of this church. .We have long since ceased to fear that we shall not have an abundance of numbers in our churches, but what we are sometimes exercised about is that we may get a great many who ought not to be in the churches at au. a " oacs door" revival is some times a very healthy season for a church to pass through. ... .Rev. Pinckney Oliver of Dalton, In enclosing a list of subscriber writes : M We are moving on slowly in our section. Not much excited on the centennial of missions.' Think the Lord would have us work every -year alike. Believe the4 Master through Ms people will be just as able to take care of his cause in future years as he is now. Somehow we cannot realize that the church needs any endo wmentN Times are 4 hard,' but we do not intend to fall behind the lib erality of the past if we can possibly avoid It. - The Lord help us to do our duty in ev ery respect. I do appreciate your firmness to Bible principles so much. May you con tinue long to battle for truth and duty, though many Baptists may go wild." . Bro. Charles D. Frink of Eldorendo, Ga., in renewing his subscription, writes under date of May 9th, 1893: "I enjoyread- ing the Recobdeb in thjs my adopted home. It tells me what the brethren are doing In North Carolina and elsewhere. Here we have very little preaching, and especially ' Baptist It is mostly Hardshell or Primi tive Baptists here. ' Often when I read your editorials, news and notes, and many of the good articles contributed, what : is being done at Wake Forest, and about the good meetings held in Raleigh, Winston, and other places, it makes me feel like I want to return to North Carolina and spend the re- mainder of .my years. May the Recobdeb continue to grow in power, influence and usefulness, and you be' spared to live and edit it for many years to come."
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