The .Biblical; Itefcorcler.
WEDNESpAY, JULY, 13,; 1893.
rRtv. a T. BAILEY, Editob aitd Pbofbirob.
J..C. CADDELL, Agist ahd CoBMESPoroiire.
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to date and a ye.ar in advance ,
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'practice, all for the price of the paper.
Remember, this offer is to new and old
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THE PATH OF DUTY.
v r A f great American ' soldier once said,
. "Duty is the noblest word in the English
4anguage."st The very life of a soldier is one
which must impress upon him thfjmpor
-tance of obeying orders; of doing one's
-duty. , Having a general in whom he can
trust, he can go forward and do . what he
knows that general requires of him, leaving
results and responsibilities with him. So
. ChrisV8 soldiers can. and ought to press for--ward
in the work the Master has placed be-
" fore them," with implicit, confidence in bis
judgment, knowing that he will order all
things wisely. Really, the Christian ought
to be a bold and happy man; for he need
, not fear what men can do unto him, and
God being his friend, will control his actions
-and his destiny for good.
Someone again has said, 41 The path of
-duty is the path of safety. This saying,
we think, will bear the test of analysis and
j. of experience. Many who are tempted to
-'forsake the path of duty find the temptation
hard to resist,' or yield to it, because to walk
in it at times may seem to threaten them
with bodily harm or personal discomfort.
Those who thus give waynnder the pres
- sure of temptation, forget that out of the
path of duty may lie difficulties and dan
. gers that cannot be foreseen, and for which
they are not prepared. -When battling with
It ibesa difficulties, there mnst be much men-
' ial anguish, resulting from a consciousness
-or the fear that one is not in the path of
duty. And it does not require much ex
',. perience in this line for a man to learn how
- much braver and persistent one can be
when he meets difficulties or dangers, know
ing that he is doing right and going the
way the Master would have him go. It was
ihis consciousness of right doing, of being
in the path of duty, that enabled Peter and
; John to make the manly declaration,
"Whether it be right in the sight of God to
hearken unto you more than onto God,
'judge ye; far we cannot but speak the
things we have seen and heard;' and Mar-
tin. Luther to cry out, "Though there be as
many devils in Worms as there are tiles on
the houses, yet will I go.
Let ns earnestly strive, then, to know the
ipath of duty, and walk in it, though many
- difficulties msy seem to beset it. As an en
couragement to do so, let ns in addition to
what has been said remember these facts:
1. As this is the path that the Master
marks out for us, he will give us strength
to walk in it. This he has promised to do :
"As thy days so shall thy strength be;"
, "My grace shall be sufficient for thee." He
las not promised to give us either strength
r comfort in the path of disobedience.
'2. The Lord knows full well how to rive
ai. t. ?.
"iua ywiiw unseen joys, ana niaaen comforts
by the way, when they are walkine in this
:rtail 'Tl imti. 4 ! J ",;' J- '. ." -
- uvM5uii umt ims was ooue by
- visible assurances of his presence and by
miraculous intervention of his power;-and
while he has mostly discontinued these
means, which appealed io the sense of sight,
i he can and does use. means now that appeal
:in language that cannot be misunderstood,
So man's spiritual perception and conscious
; ness. Ah, let us, never cease to thank God
ior the hidden .manna on which the soul of
rhe Christian is fed J. .
3. God has a work for each one of his ser-
vauia W uo; ana mat work is found, day by
day, ia the path of duty.' We are often dis
I cnea to dodge duty and leave to others the
rci,;. -n tiicn the Lord has qualified us to do.
:th well that we 'should havean humble
' ; a c! our piety and of our gifts; yet if
: ; ! - counts.-ns .worth'v to dn i ,;,.
. va v, e to avoid it ? Do we not
r artlile the words," Well
':. ' 'fc.l servant; enter thou
' j I:l ?" We should not
r i :, Lut quit ourselves
.1 red.
GIVE TT3 THE PBOOF.'
awhile "higher critics" and 'others who
are load .of displaying their learning even at
the expense of divine troth, are filling the
air and the publio prints with the assertion
that there are errors in the Bible, it is re
markable what a miserably slim array of
passages or incidents recorded in the Bible
they have thus far produced by way of es
tablishing their, assertions..' When pressed
for an answer to the question, "Where is
your proof t" they either furnish the slim
array alluded to, or claim to be so consider
ate of the authenticity of a Book so lcng be
lieved to be fully inspired, and as coming
oirect irom uoa, ana a.so or me sample iaun
of those who have built their hope of salva
tion Upon its teachings, that they pose as
martyrs of kindness, and keep their dread
secrets to themselves.
Now, as to the slim array alluded to, even
when we examine that which can be fur
nished by the most talented higher critics
it is a significant fact that nearly all the
supposed errors are found in the Old Testa
ment, and especially among the prophets,
who indulged in highly wrought figures and
iu some poetic license. As to supposed mis
takes in history, geography, chronology,
&&, every true scholar knows how unfairly
any-modern writer reasons when he makes
assertions about the words of men who lived
in countries he has never seen, and who
were familiar with the lore of generations
long passed away, living as they did in
tunes between which and the present long
centuries have intervened. Many of the
historical statements of Herodotus, which
were once supposed to be fabulous or myth
ical, have been proven to be correct by the
inscriptions on the buried monuments of an
tiquity .which have recently been brought
to light If Herodotus was long disbelieved
on some points, and yet vindicated thus by
the unerring hand of destiny, and of God,
may not the same be true of the inspired
men whose writings are recorded in God's
word I f In fact, this very thing has happen
ed, and some of the supposed errors of the
Bible have vanished, like mists before the
morning sun, in the presence of the buried,
but now exhonnd, monuments of Egypt,
Palestine and Assyria. God will thus in his
own way continue to vindicate his servants,
and the authenticity of the Book on which
from the beginning he has placed his seal
that it is true. We remember a few years
since examining a list of supposed errors
contained in the Bible, furnished by one of
the most talented higher critics of the day,
and were surprised to find how easy it was
to give the passages a different interpreta
tion from the one given by the writer. He
was adroit enongh to claim that the ones
mentioned were only specimen errors; bnt
we have looked in vain for a fuller list from
him. "
As for those who are posing as martyrs of
kindness to their unthinking brethren, and
who carry in their bosoms dread secrets
that had better be kept from the lamb-like
people about them, it may not be amiss for
us to say to them, "Gentlemen, bring forth
your proof. If there is a skeleton in your
theological closet, please bring it forth. It
is hardly necessary for you to pose any
longer; and when some credulous reader of
God's word asks you for the dread secrets
which you think you have discovered, it is
ubluij ucvenoary i0r you io place yonr
fingers on your lips, roll your eyes, and look
far away, as? if you feared the near approach
of the giant who comes to ring defiance in
the ears of the Lord's host Let him come;
and "if you prefer, hie yon to the shelter of
his shield. The Lord will not fail to find a
David or a Jonathan in his camp. And if
yonr wonderful discoveries are the result of
your superior wisdom, will you not give the
world the benefit of it? Let the seal of
your silence be broken; speak, oh speak!
. ') WAKE rOBESTL AW SCHOOL '
The action of the Trustees of Wake Forest
uiiege in establishing a law school is a new
departure, and la our opinion .one that
pugnt to Jhave ;been! niade The tJollegels
uuw, BH-pDg enoagn to commence looking
after those departments of business life
wnicn are claimim? th ttonfi
ieaamg institutions of the connfi-r rwt,
. , ry " ,:. hvvvmuuu VI LJLitJ
departments will no, doubt be gradually
added. Wake Forest is fortunately situated
for a law school, and we see no reason why
it should not be "successful from the start
Judge Walter aark," oi the Sapremi
Court, is the leading instructor, with Judge
George V. Strong and Mr. N. Y. Gulley as
a faculty was committed are to be congrat
ulated ; on the selections made. Let the
young men of the State thinking of study:
lng law take Into consideration the Wake
Forest law school. They will find no where
superior instructors. . ?
.THE OTHER SIDE.
Ke5entiy we nave tboognt it 5 would be a
good, investment io send out some good-
looking brother, one who is not only sensi-
ble but free from dyspepsia, gout and all
similar disorders," and Ie.t him have a line of
appointments to speak 'exclusively upon the
good tnings the world contains, the peace,
joy and blessings which are about us in such
abundance, and which may be had simply
for the asking. We have heard so much of
the other side of the picture, that we are in
danger of losing sight of the faot that the
world is yet full of the choicest blessings and
splendid ' possibilities for every one who
chooses to make the best of his chances;
This ought to be especially true of the man
who trusts not to the world, nor to the
things of the world, for his highest joys, but
is looking to him whd has promised to with
hold ho good thing from those who love him
and put .their trust in him. Yet, strange as
it may seem, almost every week some of our
brethren are dealing out their spite and
spleen in a way, both grievous and humil
iating to every one who really loves the
cause and whose joy is in the upbuilding of
the Lord's kingdom on the earth.
Put for fear of silence with reference
to these groundless and intensely foolish at -
tacks add criticisms concerning oar work
and the brethren whd represent it, we should
continue to treat them with the supreme in
difference they so richly deserve. ' '
What is the matter any way t Where does
the sombre brother who hears distant thun
der and the rumbling of stones and earth
quakes get his bearings? Once he appears
in sackcloth and ashes and solemnly pro
claims that the denomination, with all its
dearest interests, is soon to be dominated by
"bossism, unless he is speedily consulted
and the emanations of his fertile brain shall
be followed without question or comment
Again, he makes the startling discovery
that the State Mission Board is run by just
a few members ; that the apportionment of
its funds are uneqnal and unjus; that the
missionaries are unpa'd and neglected, not
even so much as haviDg an opportunity to
be he trd, &c. The management of the Or
phanage also comes in for its share of at
'tacks and anonymous criticisms.
Thus from week to week we have seen
this picking to pieces business, questions
suggestive of suspicion, and reflecting upon
the veracity and faithfulness of brethren
who are the representatives of our work and
the duly elected servants of our Convention.
We say these things ought not to be; and
we say further, they would not be, if -these
censorious brethren were free from preju
dice, and would forever abandon the absurd
notion that the shortest road to prominence
and distinction is to criticise and find fault
with the work of others rather than ear
nestly and faithfully do . their own work
whatever that may be.
Again, we ask what is the matter? Again
the answer comes, Nothing "absolutely
nothing ! Were Baptists ever freer or more
like Baptists than they are to-day ? Has not
the State Mission Board done more up to the
present time than ever before since the or
ganization of the Convention f Wa
- HW f V J
such a showing made at the Southern Bap- P
tist Convention no rhoonwl vt r
- . .v. u uuaia yji
brethren who recently met in Nashville?
Has not Wake Forest College just ended one
of the best sessions the institution ever en
joyed ? Has not the missionaries been paid
every cent of their salaries for last year and
interest from January, 1893, to the date of
settlement? Have you done as well by your
pastor who was not armissionarv ? rv
If you are a crumbier, crumble no mnrAKt
Get a higher, holier occupation. If you
have a mind to work, take your place ; if
not, retire, and stop firing from behind trees
iuiy me mux& 01 loose wno are going
conquering and to conquer,
on
While we" dislike very much to remind"
our friends of their obligations to ns, the
Binugeucy or me times forces us to call on
all who are in arrears to yay np- immedi
ately. We must have money to meet our
aepts. we have asked our creditors to wait
on us until they can wait no longer. Jf
every one who is behind in his or her stib
acrijStion would pay upwe could easily pass
mrouga mese auu times withdut incurring
further debt Don't wait. Your money
just at this time will, be worthTmore ii us,
and will be appreciated more , highly, than
at any other season of the year.; It is onW
a dollar or two from you, but it is thousands
i0- See the label 6n your paW;3?
A TENNESstB brother mite : "rnnu
)9 l m mXFlU the Bap"tis! of Ten
nessee I love the Recorder none the less
and it always comes to me like a waU,
letter from the 'old folks at home.' v May
the Lord bless you and grant manv mom
years in which to live and labor for bit
cause." Such words are alwn v
PEBSONALS AND OTHER ITEMS.
' . , We were glad to see Rev.;A.- A.' New
hall of Southern Pines last week. ' "
..Rev.. Dri J. W. Ford of St Louis" has
accepted the call to Albany, N.,Y. . -j
V. . ,We were glad to see Rev. W R.
Gwaltuey of Wake Forest in 'our office last
week. ,. y ,:; t :.;.$'.: ; s'; j,
....We ereatlv enioved a Dleasant visit
from Dr, John Mitchell of Franklinton last
VVV Rev. C. G, Wells, who has been at
tending the University of Chicago, is now at
Damascus, 111.'" . v-v;:: -- -:.-i,
..V: -:., 7 '.vi..,
h. .We are glad to hear that Rev. A Cree
is' meeting with encouragement in his work
at Jackson, N. C.,:..,, , -
.. . . .Tower Creek church has two Sondav-
schools, one at the church and the other at
iiibriton Academy. ( v
. . . .There will be difficulties, but it ii b
aimcume8 mat tne greatest progress
maae. ti. a. ivpper. 7 , 7
. . . . A nobler people than the BaDtist of
the South God has never put upon this
planet.- if. A. Tupper. V
A brother Pastor writes nn W is urv.
ing four, churches, and the four churches
have seven Sunday schools. "
. We are Pleased to annonncH that Dr. T
T. Tichenor of Atlanta, who has been, quite
1 Wi is on the road to recovery.
.The next decade or two will witness.
I believe, marvellous mines in the Lord's
reign on earth. JET. A. Tupper,
iThB Sundav-BChool Chatauona at
North Carolina will be held at Mt Vernon
Springs, Chatham county, Aug. 22-27.
.Rev. M. J. Willouehbv of Marion. S.
C, has been granted a vacation which he is
spending very profitably at the Chautauqua
Assembly.
Rev. H. C. Moore, havin? resigned
the pastorate of the Morehead church will
Upend a month recuperating in the western
P" ine &tale-
...We .call especial attention of our
readers to the letter of Bro. H. H. Harris.
temporary secretary of our Foreign Mission
Board. Brethren, help the cause.
...Rev. J. Hartwell Edwards of Uolds-
boro has received a call to the pastorate of
the Fayetteville churchy He accents the
call, and will take charge August 1st. v
Dr. H. A. TuPDer late Secretarv of
the Foreign Mission Board will supply the
pulpit of the First Baptist chnrch at Denver,
Col. , during the months of July and August.
...We stated last week that Rev. J. E
White would attend the Louisville Semi
nary next session. Bro. White writes that
we are mistaken; he will preach at Edenton.
next year.
Prof. F. P. Hobcood has been chosen
President of the North Carolina Teachers'
Assembly .for the ensuine year. An honor
worthily bestowed on one of the States'
foremost educators. .
Rev. R. T. Bryan, inst returned from
China, having spent a week at his father's,
in Duplin county, went up to Durham with
his family last Monday. We hope to see
him in Raleigh this-week.
.... In our last issue we noted that Rev.
Clarence Dixon had begun supplying for his
brother, Thomas, Jr., in Association Hall,
New York. We should have said Rev.
Franx Dixon of California.
.... King's Creek Baptist church has three
flourishing Sunday-school8,all superintended
by members of King's Creek church. Two
of the schools are conducted in public school
uuses ana one ai tne cnurcn.
Sister Carrie Coffev. wife of Rro. W.
C. Coffey of Boone, and daughter of Bro.
Hezekiah Curtis of Wilkesboro, died, June
the 22d. She was a good woman and a use
ful member, of Boone Baptist church. v ,
. ; AT wo good letters from Sister Brltton
and Bra Greene of China can be found in
our columns this week. We are glad to put
them before our readers, and always appre
ciate the kindness of our missionaries. : .
S JRVlJ' R Graves, D.
T). . T.T.. T of
Memphis, Tenn , well known as a former
leaaer 01 me aenomtnation, is dead. For
several years he was , connected with the
Reflector, wh!c!i he edited with ability.
....Rev. J. F. Love, who recently resigned
the pastorate of the Roanoke, Va., church
to accept a call to the church at Suffolk, Va.,
preached his farewell sermon at Roanoke on
the 2d inst. and baDtised
il the night of the 5th. ;
.Reir. Ja$." Jv. Edwards, formerly of
Hamilton, N. J., writes from Lime Springs,
Iowa : "I am here to spend my summer va
cation preaching in thd Baptist church at
Lime : Springs; So far vat congregations
have been exceedingly good.
- ....Rev. O. L. StringfieldXna oeefl en
gaged in a very interesting meeting" at Con
cord. A number have made professions,
and more are seeking the light ; Concord ia
pne of our most important nolnts: And tora
kimu mat joro. Aiaerman is succeeding
so well there. ' -' ' -
JV.j .The Corresponding : Secretary, Bro.
Durham, had published tn thnnoanj i
Of . the tract. 4fhm Ttnard tVA Ttr 'iTm
and now there is such a dnmnnd fnt fr frAni
all parts of the State : that it looks like
another addition of ten. thousand or mnra
will bave.to be printed T.A
....Rev. J. d. RIaIopIt
PH. U .L ' rw V UO
discourse Sunday morning. He will serve
this people until about October 1st, when
we are informed Mr. Blalock wUl enter the
Baptist, theological seminary at Chicago,
. !','.' ReVrG.1 W; ' Henderson writes that
ine wme xor tne protracted meeting af Cor
inth, Baptist church, Rowan county,1 has
been changed from August to the first Sun
day in September, in order that their new
house, of worship may be dedicated at that
time. , Rev. Henrv Sheets will aid n
meetings. ... - ' v
7 -.f . ':, 7'V-'wf;,H lf:;:W773, tVtfi -' ,vV
. .-i . . We call especial attention to the ad
vertisement of the Southern Baptist Theo.
logical Seminary to be found in this issue
We are glad to note that the Seminary is
steadily growing in favor with our young
ministerial students, and advise our young
brethren to attend 'the Seminary whenever
uojr ue Bum,
I ;;; ; .The- South West Virginia Institute
uoa nwureu iao services 01 ur. Kooert Ry.
land of Lexington, Ky., as chaplairt That
is good news for the Institute and for the
multitudes in the old State who love and
revere the venerable preacher, and, we doubt
not, will be peculiarly agreeable to Dr. Ry
land himself. Religious Herald. ' v
... Mr,HiramGrant,formeflyastudentat
Wake Forest, and late a graduate of Amherst
now at the Chicago University, will be found
during the next three months at the office
of President Harper, where, as his represen
tative, he will be glad to meet any of his
JNorth Carolina, frlnnda fnrin ihd. .!
the World's Fair who are interested la the
woraoi me university, it will be a pleasure
w. u.ua vu mhio vu utci me Kruuoas ana
see the wonderful beginning of what will be
the greatest University in the world.
. . , .Rev. S. F. Conrad, from Winston, N.
C, called to see us a few days ago on his
way from Piedmont, where he had been
assisting Bro. J. B. Marsh in ft meeting.
i3ro., Conrad Is one of the most useful and
successful Baptist workers in the Old North
State. It was our privilege to know him in
the Seminary some years ago, when the stu
dents of that institution were domiciled In
What is now known as the Windsor Hotel,
this city. Bro. Conrad reports a good meet
ing at Piedmont, over sixty having been re-'
ceived for baptism up to Sunday. Baptist
Courier, (5. C.) ,
. , . . A Greenville, N. OV, correspoodent of
tne nicnmona jsispaicn, says: "Airs. V, L.
Pendleton, who for the past year has been
principal of the female school here, has been
tendered and accepted a position with Hol
lins Institute, Va. While our people con
gmtulate her upon this honor they regret
exceedingly to give her up. Hollins Insti-
-, .ow, uoa jjicoii Louse iur wugriivuia-
tion, for in Mrs. Pendleton it secures a wo
man of highest culture and bright intellect,
as well as purest Christian character. She
has few equals anywhere and carries addi
tional Honor to this already honored institu-. .
tion.", .
... .Speakinc of Rev. Dr. McDonald, yes
terday, a well known gentleman said :
." There goes a man whom Atlanta does well
to honor. Not long ago, when I was suffer
ing from the terrible effects of a spree, I
was trying to make my way to the St
Josephs Infirmary. I met Dr. McDonald
and mistook him for Dr. Kendrick. I asked
him to help me get to the hospital. He put
his arm about me, patted me affectionately
and talked to me with the kindest tones!
naa ever neaia. ae importuned the good
sisters to take me in and make me comfort
able and telling me how truly he sympa
thized with me and would pray for my re
covery to strength and a better Jife, left me
with his benediction upon my troubled
spirit . He is a man among a thousand and .
I love him !'V It was a genuine and whole
souled tribute to one of the best known min-;
Istera in Atlanta, and because of its honest
recognition of the spirit of the Good Samari
tan that Dr. McDonald is, it should be a
precious testimony to all who love that godly :
man. Constitution.
Expenses of the Board.
"We want him to give the expenses of
the Mission Board." Editorial in North
Carolina Baptist, July 5, 1803. -
The connection shows that the pronoutl
" him H in the above quotation refers to me,
and T suppose 4 Mission Board " refers to
our "Board of ' Missions' and"; Sunday
schools'," I therefore gladly answer
. 1. The Treasurer is a bonded officer, He N
reports to the Baptist State Convention an
nually. His report shows all the expenses of
the Board. The report is plain, defi nite,
bu9iness-like, full. The report is published
in the Minutes. The Minutes are sent all
over the State.' Their preparation, publica
tion and distribution this year was 1171.80
of i the Board's expenses. -'i These Minutes '
bavd 'been in the hands of the brethren
about six months. The Auditor, a singu-
larly clear-headed business lawyer, examines
each year the Treasurer's books, acknowl
edgemen S, receipts, vouchers &c., and at
taches his certificate to the report The .
books of the Treasurer are as well kept as
the books of any bank in our city, and are
open to all the Baptist! of the State.
2. I have nothing whatever to do with the
Treasurer's , work or his report. I do not re
ceive, acknowledge, control, or pay out the
money of the Board; 7 1 do not prepare the
report for the Convention. Our reliable,
accommodatincY and efficient Treasurer does
his own work. " . . .
' & If by expense of thfif Mission Board u .
the salary of the Corresnotodftig Secretary is -the
" expense' referred' to, I will gay only
a few. things. , K . vn 1
7 (a) The Treasurer's, report sho, every
dollar, paid the Corresponding Secretary each
year, and it shews also from what sources It'
7 (b) The present' salary of the Correspond'-'
lng Secretary was; fixed not for me, but for
my predecessor, John E. Ray, and the sal
ary is the same that Was paid him. -'
(c) Whatever I hav been , and all I have 1
ever received, as salary or otherwise, as pas- '
tor or in the present position, has gone into