THE ORGAN 09 THE NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST3-BEV0TEB TO BIBLE RELIGION, EDUCATION, LITERATURE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. 1 ' 1 . ' ii i "n r i i " , 1 1 1 i i ' i I,, I. i i , - , , RA.LEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER IB, 1893. Volume 09. Number ::o. Tho Biblical Recorder. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. OFFICE: " 1 13 (up stairs) Fayette villa Street, Raleigh, N. C, Terms o SuBSCRiiTtoif; , ' On copy, one year., i ......... .. ........ . v..$ 2.00 One copy, nx months 1.00 Clubs of ton (copy extra to sender) .... ;, . . , . 20.00 ' Anonymous communications wOl always And their way to cue waste oasKei. ro exceptions. In lending letters of business, It Is absolutely nec essary tnat you give your poecomee aaareas in ruu. The date on the label of your paper Indicates when your subscription expires, and also serves as receipt lor your money. Obituaries, sixty words long, are Inserted free of charge. When they exceed this length, one osnt (or eacn wora snouia oe paia in aavauce. . 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Noah Biggs, G W Blount, John B Brewer, H A Brown, N B Cobb, O M Cooke, W E Daniel, II C Dockery, P A Dunn, O Durham, W T Fui cloth, A R Fousb.ee, N Y Gulley, W R Gwaltney, F P Hobgood, J N Holding, J D Huf ham, C J Hunter, R H Marsh, W J McLendon, John Mitchell, W.H Mitchell, K S Moore, RRr Overbyt T H Pritchnrd, E K Proctor, Jr, J B ; Rlcharion, J W F Rogers, G W Sanderlin, J C Scarborough, T E fikinner. J H Tucker, W G Upchurch. W W Vass. , , - . We riivi recently received aa abstract o( the Fifth Statist s! Report of the Interstate Commeica Cotumlssion, in which it ia stated fthat for the year ending July, 1802, more miles of railway were constructed in North Carolina than in any other State ; In the v Union. This statemeut is very significant, in view of the fact that three years ago it v was held by many prominent citizens that the institution of a State Railroad Commis-. ' sion would tend to discourage railway con struction in this Stato. The fact that the State mileage of railways has increased, and that the increase has been greater than in I atiy ether State, utterly destroys he force I of such claims. ; We . believe that whether the Commission has discouraged . railroad magnates or not, it has been of vast advan tage to the State at large.'and will bt come more useful each year. But aside from this significance, the state ment is very encouraging to North Carolina and those who have interests in this State. It fehows that the possibilities of the State are ieing recognized, and that1 the facilities for tbeir development are being increased in a secure and listing manner. More than thi?, (! o increase in railway construction f I'-ra r; to the world a new couatryand ; brings it within the reach of civilization, Macaulay says that next to the alphabet and the printing press, the means of transporta tion from one locality to another is the great civilizer of man. Civilization has Droeress- ed only bv travel and contact with alien in- uucutcs. uieetH was me uiuHb xiviiiztu ui the nations of antiquity because of her fa vorable seaports. Just so to day the Intel lectual quality of our State, as well as the development of our resources, cannot ad vance without the facilities of contact with the outside world, from which a two fold advantage proceeds t Oar State learns more of the world, and has a wider advantage of human progress, and the world learns more of our State, and gives its products a broader nse. we are glad that this rorwarci move ment bas been made, and that it is an nounced to the world; do greater advertise ment could have been bought. : North Caro lina will Boon cease to be called the poorest of the "Original Thirteen,n and will even tually .take the position which its natural wealth merits, and its possibilities promise-r second to none m tne union. The problem of municipal government is one that has received but little attention from North Carolina people on account of the small population of our cities, but the time will come, if . present influences con tlnue, when the welfare of the nation will hang on the solution of this problem. When we reflect that one large city has more rep resentatives in Congress, and casts a larger vote for President than pur .State, it will be seen that the exercise of purity in the con duct of municipal affairs is of .grave impor tance. This will be a nation of great cities In another century, probably sooner, and they will control tne destinies of tne nation, and if they are controlled by " bosses" and the " machine," as New Yoik and Brook lyn are to day, this will be a country of "bosses," and the cost of living, dangers to to public welfare, and the burden of taxa tion, will be proportionately increased. The fact that city residents can be very easily reached, . and that city population is to a large extent politically : debased, and con trollable by bribery, makes the operation of the machine ' a great deal easier - than in sparsely settled communities. As far as municipal interests are concerned, National political platforms should have no signifl cance....City government' is entirely differ ent from National government, and the main planks of the platform of a candidate should be low taxationr preservation of health, and good police protection. We cannot awake too soon to the importance of this problem. We cannot begin too early to encourage purity in ; the conduct of the affairs of our smaller cities,' that whatever evil influence may have, taken root, be ; it ever so insignificant may be promptly de stroyed. For good municipal government will mean good JNatlonal government before many years ; the converse of which state ment is equally true. - - . - It is a strange-way the passing genera tion have of depreciating the callings to which they have given their lives. . As Horace Greely began to fail, he looked back on his life, that seems to many so remark ably successful and brilliant, and said that in many respects it had been a failure, and that, i' 06 were a D07 flSan journalism, of which he is the recognized father," and poli-1 tics, in which he was honorable, if not suc cessful, should have no part in his existence. Edwin Booth, after spending his life in an effort to elevate the stage, died warning the rising generation against it. We think his warning salutary; but cannot understand how one who was as successful as hfe could turn his back upon the profession in which he attained honor, fame and wealth. In a recent great daily appeared a symposium of opinions as to the attractions of political life from the standnoint of those who had spent their lives before the, people, and wbose success bad been most marKed. With but one exception the opinions were against politics as a sphere of life. Hon. Jno. Sber mm, who is the recognized leader of the Republican party, whose word has shap d the financial policy of our government for a quarter of a century, who, of all politi ciaus to day in office may ba regarded as the most successful, says ; V I would not advise any young man to embark in politics." . We believe the advice is good, but can't Under stand it, coming as it does from one who has won fame, honor, and made a great for tune in his political career. ' Surely, if such men as he dislike politics as a life's work, that profession : must be .avoided by the young man of to day, against whom the chances are one hundred to one that he will fail of his ambition. "None can. count on success in political life, but we should all be politicians in the true sense or tne wora, as students of the science of government None can "know too well how to vote, and none can study statesmanship too much, for in the development of the forces and the means of government lies the future of tbe world, and the greater the progress made the better will be the condition of the people of the earth. , - : , ,, Look on the Fields. BT BEV. J. R. JONES, MILTON, N. C. " Behold. I say unto vou. Lift un vour eves, aild look on the fields ; for they are-wlute ab-eady to narvest." jonn 4 : oo. ! " Jeans, and his disciples were on their way from Judeato Galilee. Late one afternoon they came near to the town of Sycbar, and stopped at Jacob's wellj and Jesus being tired sat down on tbe curbing of the well to rest, while the disciples went into the town to buy something to eat. f It was here that the circumstance took: place tnat gave rise to the Scripture that f have chosen for a text this morning. While Jesus was there resting, a woman came out from the town to the well for water ; and Jesus, ever ready to do good, entered into a conversation with her that resulted in her conversion. She at once returned to the town and told the new s "Come see a man," said fhe, "that told me all things that ever I did : is not this the Christ f! The news spread, acd soon great crowds began to move out from the town to where Jesus was to see and to near mm. While Jesus was looking on these crowds, and thinkiDg of their spiritual condition, and of what an opportunity there was then of preaching the gos pel to them, and doing them good, his disciples were trying to get him to take something to. eat. I5ut be re plied to them, ' I have meat that ye know not or;" and as tney seemea curious to Know where he had gotten food, he said in expla nation, 44 My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and .to finish his work. Say not ye, there are yet four months, and then cometh harvest. Behold, I say unto you, lift up your eyes, atd look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest." This text, as you see, was an exhortation to the disciples, and so it may be to you and to ' me. Let as regard it as euch, and heed it. I. Let us Vft vp our (yea The great trouble with many Christians is they do not Bo this. They go through the world-with their eyes down. Tbty seem satisfied with being interested only iu the little aflaiis that are temporal, and immediately about them selves. The matter about which the disci ples seemed mostly concerned, was of very little immediate importance, compared with the opportunity then present of accomplish ing a great work; and yet it so engaged their attention that they most likely had not thought of the 'spiritual condition and needs of tbe people that were gathering about them, and of what a good time it was, to preach to them. Not so with the Master; The sight of those Samaritans stirred his soul; and as he thought of what they needed, he was willing to put a&idia his own bodily comfort for the sake of doing them good. To preach to them at that time the Word of eternal life, was, in his estimation, of much greater importance, and to him a greater pleasure tnan tne satisfying ot ms present hunger. But that was like the Saviour, i Selfishness is one of the main causes of the indifference on the part of so many of the Lord s people towards the work he has given them to do. Such Christians do not lift up their eyes. They live in self and for self. In all their thinking and planning, self occu pies so large a place that there-is scarcely room for the consideration of others. Their minds are so absorbed in the affairs pertain ing to their own interests, that they give but little, if any, thought to the welfare of others. It seems to me that, of all people, Christians should be the most publio-spir-ited, the most unselfish. The great central truth of the Christian religion teaches ns to live for others ; and the example set by the, blessed Saviour,' who " though rich, yet for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich," imp sses the lesson upon us. He lived a life oj self-denial and sacrifice for others. He died that others might live- Now holding such a truth, and having such, an illustration of it, how can it be otherwise expected tnan tnat unnstians Bhould have a more exalted conception of life than the low motion that we are to live only for self? Let us look at his life and learn how to live. -1 believe that, if it were tested, the common . verdict of mankind would be, he that lives most for others lives noblest. - . . v t . Of course, our temporal matters must be attended to. . There are duties we owe to Ourselves and families, a neglect of which is sinful. We must be "diligent in business.'' The more of tins world s goods we nave, tne more we can do for the Master. . But all our labor must be done with an eye single to his clorv S for if it is otherwise, selfishness will grow upon us until it will; become difficult for us to feel interested in any enterprise, in which self is not prominent as a beneficiary, however laudable it may bt, or necessary to the interest of tne country. We are not alone in the world, others are here with us; and we are so related to them that we do violence to the common instinct of mankind to try ,to live alone, or in other ward3, selfish lives, to say nothing of tne spirit of ,Christianity.we trample underfoot.- Brethren. Jet us lift up our eyes, and thinK of the great work, the spiritual uplifting of man, there is to be done; and let us live less for self, and more for Christ and humanity. But as no Christian can have large, liberal views of Christian duty, unless he knows something of the amount, and need of the work to bo done, we must ; ; ,. . 'i ' . 2. Look on' the fields. . Our Lord , never failed to call the attention of his disciples to', the magnitude of ftM work in which they ; were engaged, and to tha fact that out be-1 ydnd were fields to be cultivated. 44 The harvest," said be, 44 is great, and the labor ers are few;" and again, 44 The field is the world." If we would see the work to be done, and the pressing need of earnest and faithful effort on our part, we must lookout on the fields, must inform ourselves. Our duty is not done trhen we have read our Bibles. We might read them until we have worn them out, and still be ignorant of the spiritual condition of the various peoples of tne world, and of the opportunitu s, as they are orougnt a bout in the providences of uod, of preaching the gospel to them. These things must be learned from other sources Whether or not this nation or that have the religion of the Bible, we learn from those wno snow something o them. I said awhile ago that one cause of .the indifference of the Lord's people towards his wors wassejnbhness. Another cause is want of information. It goes without saying that one will not feel any interest in anything that he knows little or nothing about. For instance, the brother that knows nothing of the millions of China that are groping in densest darkness vill not do anything for their evangelization, jno w the Saviour says to you and tome: Lift up your eyes and look on the fields ; and he will not hold ns guitless, if we can, and fail to do it. But how are we to look on the fields t Well, I thank the Lord, that we are blessed with abundant facilities for doing so. Re ligious ; and missionary books, magazines, 6apers, &c, are numerous and in our reach. y means of these we may learn about the spiritual condition of the various nations, and-their needs, and keep ourselves posted in regard to the progress of the gospel jn them. They tell us what has been done, what is being done, and what needs to be done. These facilities being in our reach, and knowing how the information they give would afftct ns, I believe it to be the duty of Christians to use them. - If we can get information that would inspire greater zeal and liberality in ns, and do not do it, the fault is ours ; and in the judgment we need not plead ignorance of the demands that were upon ns in excuse for not having done more for the glory of God. Such excuse 1 will not be occeptable; for he will know that we might have known of the demands but for wilful failure to use the means of look ing on the fields, I regard this information of such serious necessity that I bel eve it to be our duty to get it even if we have to make some sacrifice to get it. The question, brethren, of taking a religious newspaper is not one of helping the editor, but of helping ourselves to the knowledge that will make us more useful as Christian workers, and a greater blessing to the world. The most of us are too poor to travel over the fields, -and-witness .vx. person, the .work that is being done, and tbe work that needs to be done, information that would doubt leas fire us with zeal; but in the providence of God, we can, by the expenditure of a few dollars, stay at home and still look on the fields. - ' Now, brethren, let us do this, and we shall be stimulated and encouraged, for - 8. The fields are white to harvest. ... This b what the Saviour said to his disciples that afternoon when, he saw the crowds of Sa maritans coming out to him; and may not the same thing be said to day ? - It does seem, as we read the news from all parts of the world where the Lord's people are at work, that the time has come for us to take hold of the work with renewed courage, and to 5iush it with greater vigor than ever before, i'rom all parts of our own country reports are full of encouragement. Tens of thou sands are turning to God every year; from the highways and hedges they are coming into the fold. Mr. Moody said, in one of his talks in Chicago a few weeks ago, that he 44 had the conviction that this country is ripe for one of the greatest religious awak enings it has ever seen." Door after door has been opening into the heathen nations of the world, until now only one is closed against the missionary of the Cross, and that onevill soon open. From all these coun tries, Thibet excepted, the Macedonian cry Is heard, 44 Come oyer and help us." ShalJ we go to their help! One of the best posted men in America on missions said a few years ago: 4 'The doors have actually been open ing too fast and too soon for the churches to go in and take possession." Another com petent witness : pays:. 44 Tbe heathenism of India, Burmah, China and Japan is giving way, before the increasing power of Western thought and Christian civilization." A Hin doo priest said to a missionary; 44 Sir, Hin dooism is doomed, it must go by the board, and I must have some eighty miles to ask what you are colus; to give us In its place. v So the news from these strongholds of hea thenism bids us ttike courage. While the reports fro mi the Dark Continent, Africa, at present are not so encouraging as they are from other, fields, yet the prospects are hope ful: and we may see great ingatherings or souls from that benighted land. Toe island of Cuba is comifTg out from under Roman Catholic domination 'Only seven or eight years ago Baptists began work there, and during this time more than two thbusand communicants have been gathered into seven or eight churches. One of the best and most imposing buildings in the city of Havana is a Baptist house of worship. , la Mexico, another Roman Catholic country, huudrediof tho people aro being converted to the true faith every year. In every mis sion field, both Fajran and I'apal, thero are perishing souls ready to hear the old Etory of the Cross. ; ' Brethren, wake lip, and let us lift up our eyes and look on the field?, for 11 white ah eady to harvest. ' " The morning lilit id breaking; . ' t The darkness disappears; ' The sons of earth are wakini; , To penitential tears. Each oreeze that Sweeps the ocean ' Brings tidings from afar, Of nations in commotion, Prepared for Zion's war.'1 L'glt-Sliiners. 1 Ye are the light of the world. Let vour l. J.t so shine," &c Alatt. 5: 14-lbV Well, this is just the thing that this liik world of sin and sinners is Icokir,? Kx to day. They are waiting perhaps anxiously, perhaps indifferently; still waiting, reve'r theless, to see light light from the 1I-Lt- shiners." That they need to see it, acd des perately, too, will not be disputed. Oh, the world needs to see the lights gleaming lights held up high in the midst cf tie moral gloom that broods intecet-ly like a great pall over the ' slumbering -millions cf .deluded souls lights that ihouid be k a ia the daily lives of those who ere, or ouht to be, the real representatives of the Ind Je sus on the earth. ' 44 Ye are the light of the world," t:A l -Jesus. Ob, where are they? Where tre V, ) 44 light thinersf' How can the f j iiitn.-lly blind and the morally 44 dark ones" tee 44 tie way" at aH unless . the 44Tght tlii r rs" move forward to their rescue f Are t! y here? Are they there? ArotLcyf r.y.l :j visible? Who will say, 44 Behold, Lti o is one?" or, 44 there he goes?" If ttey exist at all, why not the world, that m v, of ally needs them, see and follow their 1! :lt r s tla Lord requires, so that our Heavenly Fall it maybe glorified? Can anyone ttll? Aro there really any such lights amon.'? us r., as were fpoken of bv tbe Blessed One ia tla text above! were he here Le cculd CCi A- less shew them, for he knoweth all Ler.rti; but his. own blessed person is away tovr, and we are all so short-sighted; acd Low can the poor, groping, gin bound and worli-Jy-mindt-d ever find them? Oh, ye "liht thiners," where are ye ? The world vlvA 1 see yo!i,.surely, if ye raight.be seen. Y.T.I ?e not come forth ? Christ says 44 ye r.ra tLa ight of the world." "Who, Lord 1 Oti j ci der alley corner stand a portion cf 'tl3 world" in rags and dirt and crime, i J tl. y wonderingly aik, 44 Who, Lord? Y"to rra they of whom you speak I Which wey t' .'.1 we lotk to find them that bear the 1 ; !.t ?'' Oh, ye 44ligbt fchiuers," come forth frcra your Cosy rooms! Come forth villi y, .r 44lamp3 trimmed and burnicg T' e ut into the 4 high-ways;" come, f.: 1 1-1 tl.3 poor miserabhs fife and rejoice that your Lord made eo mistake when he f aid cf yc i "ye are the light of the world !" But perhaps your light doesn't tlire 1 What then? Will you not make it t a? Is there light in you at all? Do yoa cs!c how to be a 44 light shiner?" Perhsj 3 you will indignantly 4' flare up" if we tt ll yexx. If there is light in you at all, it will bo seen; and men seeing it, 44 will glorify yor.r I.tLcr in heaven" thereby. Listen. Would yci be a 44 light-shiner?" We tpcak to yeur conscience your inner, renewal personality your Chiist-aroused, regenerated indivi i uality. :r----'''; ' The sweet voice within U3 must net I 4,hushed " It 44 will cot down at your ti I ding;'!s it comes from God, warnirj and en treating. We profess to love nim, end thall we not all obey him? Listen again. ItEays to us to you to me to all if you will be a 44 light shiner " in the world, stand for God stand for tha right make no compromise with w ror be. bold in 44the faith," and for ."the faith once delivered," resist the devil r.lw.iys be ever on the side of the good fie frrm that evil and cursed thing called drink. Let the world see, O my brother, my fci ter, among friends or among the foes of right eousness that you do . belong to Chiibt net simply to the church, but to Christ oven at the risk of being thought 44Firu!.;r," cr 44too particular," or, it may L ', "farritical," when you are assailed by the 4' r il 3 : 1 jeers and sneers" of the so called ' i ecl : y " people. Ah I then and there is tl.o l!;: to hear the voice of your Lord fayir,", 44 Yo are the light of the world" 44 let yo .r l'ht so fihine,- let it be so clear, so ir bt, to brilliant, fO unmistakable in tbe eyes cf men, that they, se?infT, may 44 glorify ycrr Father in heaven." Then f' -.11 yei.r 1 ' t shine, indeed, your integrity W mnint.il: 1, and your conscienco bo at peace, la ;.-;:t, ba a 44 light-shiner" to d.iv. Y, P.. IlAr-;n.. Duun, N. C. , . .-' v , How tj Eoal the EAK Remember that it is God's Y7 rJ 1 1 In the s. djys, when it is vr, o , the'Bible must bo treated lil.o c.:3r 1 book, there is. need of emidnvizi. -; V that it i3 not liUe any other I the most significant fact a: c:t ; ' . ' look which means to mif-uii.li : ble seriously, if not fat illy. , , . ject to .'the application to it e ; ; critical study, guch c? ii 1 other bocks. 11 :t t! : i its end when it di re; r " f acter of tha Lillj es t. dinary readers, cf t: , adopt the point cf '. - ' p' l-t. Yet r-' ' l.v:.' I C.-.t V cllirl., 1 .-1.