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Tiic JJiblical Recorder,
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1883.
Rav. Cr T. BAILEYi Editor awd Proprotob.
J .C C ADDELLv AowfT 4D jCOBaasrojroxvT.
: -:;::.,ious:Toima people.
- Any reader'of current literature can but
notice that there Is a mighty stir among oar
churches!; pastors, and young church mem
bers, to find some means of better cultivaj
ting and developing the young who are un-j
der oar influence, and especially those who
are members ; of , onr churches. There is
saoh crying need for attention to this par
ticular thing that many of onf bost churches
and pastors are strongly inclined to env
courage the organization of our young . peo
ple Into societies of some kind under the
direct control and oversight of the churches..
The organization of the B. ; Y. P. U. has
spread like wild-fire In the more northern
and western States of out Union, and there
is a manifest tendency among our Southern
churches to follow suit; indeed there are al.
. ready several State organizations of the B.
. Y, R ; V. J The Southern ' Baptist Conven
tion has expressed itself favorably as to the
organization !f ; these societies, provided
they are under the direct control of the
- churches, and confine their orgauioafl51ia-x-
tions to the limits of our Convention 0 The
, wide awake Secretary of our Sunday-school
Board, la preparing to Issue a paper adapted
, , to the needs of such societies, and the indi
cations are that their organization may be
s come j?retty general in the bounds of the
- Convention. . ' ' " ' . ,
Some of pur best pastors and churches are
' opposed to the organization of any societies,
either in or outside of our churches, with
the object of helping .'on ia .church work,
and in the upbuilding of Christ's kingdom.
There aire others, well qualified to judge,
; who are quite enthusiastio for snch organ!-
- - xations, and are ready to multiply their
number, and, as a rule, to rush Into almost
any new claimant for denominational or un
denominational favor. ' ; Our readers will
bear In mind that the Recobdeb has endeav
ored to pursue s conservative course; and,
-while not opposed to all organizition of so
. oieties in our churches, we are opposed to
- .their hasty and needless multiplication es
pedallj those that crippleworking force
" - of the churches, and possibly divert their
fundi into channels not under church con
trot - A sense of justice compels us to say;
however, that when societies are unde di
rect' church control, they are not to be
feared as some of the good brethren seem to
fear them: t The Sunday school with ? its
: work and organization differs little from
. any other church society, and our most cau
tious pastors and churches are folly com
mitted ia this great movement. Ladies
- missionary and sunbeam societies are now
organized in many of oar churches, snd
they are generally admitted to be helpers in
" church work.' If these societies are helpful,
may there not be room for a few more f
, , -We. have ,watched) this Baptist Young
Peoples Union movement with' some in
terest, and we are inclined to favornhe or
ganization, under proper limitations, snch,
for instance, as those laid down by our Con
vention. Whether it is best to hive State 1
and interstate afSlIaUons is a- question on
which bur people and our societies, if or
ganized, may differ; and such will be settled
J by experience and observation, i Certainly
, there would be no risk' to run in testing
tiuuieucy in local cnurcnes and In
State organizations.
members, -: Sunday-school scholars,
There are also quite a number of Union or
gaoizitions composed of young .people of
an aenominauons, ana active participation
in the work of such organizations will often
lessen the zeal of the young convert for his
own church and her work. It la rather a
measure of self-defense among ust then, and
..k.ine Bext'sesstoo oi xne Mecklenburg
and Cabarrus Association will be held with
thw church at Arlington. ,.v Introductory Bfr
mon by Rev. I. W. Thomasson. . if:
Atmin, . v
v . . .Our office was brightened by the pleas
ant faces of brethren 0, A. O. Thomas, W.
R. Bradshaw, G W, Blanchard.C. J; Thomp
son; and T, 3i Honeycutt, who were delayed
i.
ana Kr. . van Deventer were on the
platform and took part in the exercises.
At the close of the services Drl Marsh an
nounced that a motion to go into organiza
tion was in order. i- , -
Fivrent Student, were especially com men
The time being short, only two spe
were heard, though others expressed i
sire to speak. " Dr. J, L4 Carroll tal
twenty five minute address on the R
DEtt. which Dr. TTnfham oA .
On motion of Dr. Pritchard. Drt Marsh I Convention agreed with himisaM
waa xor iue toira consecutive time elected I ttru :.m penoaicais ne hal
we can ofted study with profit the Saviour's j ,n Raleigh on their, way to tbe Convention.
words, V Be ye as wise as serpents, and as
harmless as doves. It would be well,
then, weHhink, for our pastors to interest
themselves especially, and at once, In their
young members, and get them to work;
give them something to do. and if some1
kind of organization Is needed to accomplish
such desirable results, we see no special dan
ger in it
They were all in feood spirits and verr en-
couraging. v:-V:'' -J'i . rtisv-'7 ' ''
....Prof. 7has. P. Meserve. President of
Haskell Institute. Lawrence. Kansas, will
be chosen to succeed Dr. Tupper at Shaw
University on the 20th inst. Prof. Meserva
is a young man, in the full vigor of life, not
over forty-five year of age, is a graduate of
Calby University. Maine, and comes hiirhlv
recommended.
THE PBATER MEETIflO.
Someone has said the "prayer meeting
is the pulse of the church, and if this is so,
surely some of our churches sadly need doc
toring. . How often is it the case that even
large city churches, numbering from five
hundred to a thousand In membership, make
rather a poor showing at the prayer meet
ing. We once dropped in" at a regular
weekly prayer meeting of a large " city
chnrcand out of a membership of about
one thousand not more than seventy-five or
eighty were present Where were the nine
hundred and twenty on that night! Echo
answers where? but God knows. Did that
great host need no prayer t If the Master
had come that night to reckon with them,
could they have met him with a bright face
and a clear conscience t They can answer
better than we; but we must say that those
who habitually absent themselves from the
prayer meeting rob their souls of a great
deal of joy, and have rather a poor way of
encouraging'the pastor in, his work, and of
letting their light shine before the world. ;
' Not long after the above mentioned expe
rience, :. we were at another city church
moch smaller and poorer than the one just
mentioned, and there were something like
two hundred people at the ordinary prayer
meeting. Who can explain this difference f
Perhaps the best explanation can be found
in the Saviour's words when he addressed
ue poor church at Smyrna, "I know thy ; j
nw.d, . Mwuauwu, auu puTCIkjr, UUV.
thou art rich;", and his words when he spoke
tc the rich church at Laodicea, V Thba
sayest lam rich, and increased with goods
and have need of nothing; and knowest not
hat thou art wretched, and miserable, and
; and bund, and naked." -
PEESOff ALS AID OTEEB ITEMS.
...The Baptist Historical Society met
last week in Augusta, Oa.
. . . .Many good things have been crowded
out of this issue j but they will keep.
.The Methodist Conference met in an
nual session in Wilmington on Wednesday,
the Oth inst : -
. . . . An account Of the nrocefdirnrft nf tha
Convention on Monday and Tuesday will ap
pear in our next issue, r
... ,The Convention qver, let us com
mence,now and get a flying start for the
year that lies before us.
. . .Many church members are like much
of the tobacco sold on the market, only fil
lers. But we need fillers.' They have their
place. ' -v
.,.uen. Tnos. J. Morgan and Rev. Dr.f
E. T. Hiscqx, while in the city on business
pertaining to Shaw University, called to
see us. '
....The First BaDtist Snndav-fchonl of
Rftleiffh. On Sundav mnrnincr tout, rhnaa it
officers for the year 1894. With few changes
the present officers were selected. ,Bro. a
W, Brewer provps himself to be a very effl
clent Superintendent, tnd this is his second
annual election to that position. The school
succeeds well under his care.
....Let ns make this a record breakW
month in our contributions to mlssionii. a
little effort on tbe Dart of our leaders in
churches and Sunday-schools will accom
plish a glorious result Don't put it off:
time is flying, and 140,000 is needed be
fore the year passes. Let os make the mem-
ory of this month glorious, i
, ... Rey. T. M Honevcutt of Ma Hill.
N. a, writes under date of Dec. 4th : "Last
night closed, at Mars Hill, one of the best
meetings in the history of this church.
Twenty three were baptized during the
meeting and about thirty more were an-
proved for baptism. There were seventy
five additions to the church. I was aided
the first week by Rey T. G ' Kihtr of Bnrna.
ville, N. a The ministers of the village
also rendered valuable service. God bless
the RtCORDXR.
. . .Dr. T. T. Eaton recently closed a
most successful meetinir in Walnut 8trt
Church; Louisville, Ky., of which he is pas-
tor. He preached four weeks, and his sub
jects were : Sin, Quilt Repentance, Faith,"
Salvation, Immortality. InsDiration. Divin
ity of Christ Atonement, Conversion, Ex
cuses, Neglect, Eternally Lost Assurance,
Heaven, God. Man. Grace. Sanctifioation.
and Day of judgment All the converts
except two were men. These were crown
women, it is me ereat doctrines of th
Bible which God ues to save thoushtf ol
man j
' . . , We have on hand death notices of the'
following persons, which are crowded out of
this issue,viz; Of Sister Rachel 0. Wells, who
died Dec. 3d, 1893; of Sister Clarissa 8Ioan
Bourderi, who died Nov. 24th, 1893 ; of the
son of Bra CL E. Wilson and wife, who died
wee-vin, joaa; or Deacon John W. Perry.
wuu unw uct. i9ui, j3; or Mrs. Martn
Ann Austin, who died Nov. 14th. 1893; of
oisier aiouie ueniry, wno died in East Bend,
Yadkin county; of Edgar Wilson, who died
Sept 26th, 1893; and ef verses to the mem
ory of Joseph M. Ellis, who died Nov. 20th,
1893. .We will Insert these obituaries in
our next issue.
BAPTIST STATE OOITVENTIOir.
. ; Thursday Xioht.
The 'Convention Special" left Raleigh
Thursday with a good-humored, ' crowd of
represehtative North Carolina Baptists from
that city and the western' part of the State
to whose number many pleasant additions
were made on the way. ; Barrinar the pen-'
eral tenor of liveliness, for which travelling
Baptists are notorious, especially when
brethren Durham, Cobb; Mills, Mitchell,
Tajlor and Van Deventer are in the com
pany, the trip was devoid of remarkable in
cident. , -v i . i . ,
President of the Convention, "which honor
he acknowledged in feeling terms.-
Oa motion, a nominating committee was
appointed to name the other officers of the
Convention for the present sesslon.The
following were nominated and eleoted efoa
twee; First, second and third Vioe-Presi-dents,
Dr.' J. W. Carter E, F. Aydlett and
Key. jftv ,.T. Vann; Secretaries, Dr.' N.B.
Cobb and N. B. Broughton; Cor. Secret
tary, Dr. O. Purham ; Auditor, W. N. Jones;
Treasurer, J. D. Boushall. f l " ; f
At this point Dr. a & Blackwell, the
well beloved pastor, came forward, and in
behalf of the church and the city invited
the Convention to their hearts and horries.
His remarks, excellently interspersed with
humor,,, were indeed an inspiration tohe
visitors, and at his conclusion we could not
but feel at home.' r i
Rev. W. C. Tyree was very happy in bis
response to Dr.BlackweH's generous wel
come, and no doubt voiced the sentiment of
those whom he represented, t It is rather re
markable that the address of, welcome and
the response thereto . were delivered by
uicvuicu wuu uvb oeen in me state but a
few years, but they proved well worthy of
the honor and the responsibility reposed in
them. May our adopted sons ever be as
able and worthy.
After a report on order of business, read
by Prof. Hobgood. the body adjourned to
meet Friday at 9:00 a m.
Fbidat Morning.
j After appropriate devotional exercises,
conducted by Rev. J. Hartwell Edwards,
the Convention proceeded with miscella
neons business. - ; t v,. -v-v ;..
On motion of Bro. N. B. Broughton, a
committee was appointed to consider the
expediency of appointing a separate Board
10 conaucc coi portage and Sunday. school
workv Carried. rj--..
The report of State Missions and Sunday
school Board was the special order of this
hour. Dr. Durham read a very encouraging
report, saying that in the past eleven
months, during which collections have been
more difficult than In the memory of this
generation, we had raised more for State
Missions than ever before in thesame length
of time in the history of the denomination.
Some valuable historical statistics were
brought out In 1775 there was one Baptist
in the State to every one hundred in general
population: in 1885. one in twelve: in 1890
one in five; in 1893, one to every three inhab
itants over ten years of age. This remarkable
increase, which has indeed made North Caro
lina pre-eminently a Baptist State, is largely
due to the work of the Board under God.
as tbe report is published in pamphlet form
it is unnecessary to quote it further. State
Missions was made a special order for to
night when the committee reports.
Next in order came the report on Minis
terial Education, read by the retiring agent
of the Board, Rev. W. R. Gwaltney. Bro.
Gwaltney stated; that in spite of-the- hard
times Baptists had been more liberal to the
Board this year than ever before, and the
debt was largely due to an increase of nec
essary expenses, the College having this
year required all students to pay library
tWUI 1CUI, ' r , fl
It is to be regretted that Bro. Gwaltney
retires from? a post in which he has been so'
successful and useful, but he feels that more
of his time must be given to his pastorate, 4
Prof. Poteat also addressed the Conven
tion on this subject, and made a very prac-J
tical and earnest appeal 'that the means
be speedily raised to support the thirtv-one
young men now on the. Board, and to pay'
the debt That this is one of our worthiest
ouu must essential oDjects were can be no
heard. Rev; M. P. Matheny also spok(
the RioOEDin, and urged the brethren
only to subscribe for , it, and to sprea
among their churches, but to write fo
His remarks, though limited, were
taken.' ; ttiv'ji-, y'I-
By special appointment. Dr. C. C. Bit
of the Tract and Bible Department of
American . Baptist Publication Society;
dressed the Convention. His hearers' y
persuaded long before the conclusion of
address that Dr ' Rlttinof tram nrDunlu '
the claims of Christ That hu
. a. Remember that If tK nM-a
mlssionarlej have sown unto you spiritual
things, it is to be expected that the
"One strong reason ,why there seems to be I waP J0 carnal tMngs.
i-r -f t-
. Arriving at Elizabeth City we found the I dubt, and it should not be allowed to lair.
aepoi tnrongea, with Baptists, whose only I V ; ?zlul, us' nusi or the
effort seemed to.be to make all visitors feel t?
7 3 necessity for 8aca organizations is,? that
many or our young church members are la-
s t taentably (deficient in. information :. about
Baptist history, polity, and Baptist doctrine.
"' "Any organization' that would make them,
etauacher and firmer In their faith will be a
blessing to them.', It is a well known fact
that many of our yonngeople," when placed
in certain communities where Baptist sent!-
ment does i not J prevail, drift? Into Mother
churches, often because they; aire' noV'reoZ
: Baptists through principle or conviction.
We have a history of which any people need '
cot be ashamed; and it is time that Our hon-
red record as a people were known tomore
than the select few. We have srfreedom of
" ' --h and practice, an individual and church
i' li ,T1l8 Zion Union Meeting will be
held with the First church ia Durham, be-!
ginning oa Friday before the fifth month in
December 1893.-If. a Tyree. . v . w ,
J . . i We stated soma waaV torrn fliaf T)nr T
u Pes Sbelby was going to Tennes-
coy. ' tt o are Eiaa IO RftV thl ia a mlitdV. :
atml,. The doors of Elizabeth City were terlal Education FthenSarV; " Dr
literally thrown open to usv.';: ' Whitsitt, as usual, was pointed and practi
The appointee Wing' absent! Drl J. W. f1 in nia ! remarks', and won the hearts of
I kn kMH.v TIT- .
Carter, alternate, delivered the sermon in
trodnctory to the Convention, from Revela-5
tions 1: 13, And in the midst of the seven'
kl. L :. TTT . . , .
mo wearers, ne nave now tnirteen vemno
men from North Carolina at the Seminary,
and, as the speaker said: we should HAM tn If
that they are not suonorted nr aifimi h
Bnx Spro! h m Shelby p,,!.. Dr; '.M S. lKnn cntoS"'
4 V 1 A,VWU "ase orest; resentea tne seven churches of Asia, and
Dr. T. E. Skinner conducted services' at the att etrnalllht tbat wa? to dispel the dark-;
;. . .Rev. Herbert Williams preached his
first sermon as pastor of the Roxboro church
last Sunday. Bro, Williams has also accept
ted the pastoral care of the churches at
Clements and Virgilina. t - ,
candlesticks One like unto .'the' Son of Man: other States' contributions. lis asked for
1L....1.1..1 i. . t ni . . .. . ' i rninnr.urr maetnaa rn. f nnn i.
boys through till June next," and succeeded:
nessof the world in the centuries that followed.-
This was the last tlmft Phriat
w
in a very short time in securing $500. This
was the first collectiba that had been taken
this session, and the liberality with; which
manypledged themselves was indeed a
credit to the State. , 'Dr. Whitsltt's remarks
Were greatly enjoyed throughout.
,axier routine ousiness of mtnrtr imnrtr.
seen on earth, and the preacher attached I nce, the Convention adjourned until 2:00
eSDecial filwniifif'ano tr fVnant i t. I P. m. . 1 ' , 'i ' ' i-.
s : a wV wmw laiii uuaii in i iih
yislon he was among hls churches, So he
iFTEBNOON 8ESSI0N.
were highly appreciated was attested by
rapt attention of tbe audience for more t
an houv
At this point it was announced that B
T. M. Honeycutt formerly of the West
Convention, , had brought requests fi
three of the western Associations for mi
bershlp in the Eastern Convention. Tt
Associations were the Mitohell, the Tanc
and the French Broad. They were hear
received. It is said they are forerunner)
union.- ,
t Convention adjourned. ' - 1 .
NIGHT SESSION. '
, At 7 p. m the report of the committee
State Missions was read by Rev. J. K. F
The report advised, in view of the pres
auu ucuvit, waft wur coiieccions n
year be made on a basis of $3 000, and t!
the aggregate salary of each missionary
not more than f 600. per year. Tnif rep
brought forth the most interesting,
structive, spirited, and withal, good-hum
ed discussions of tbe Convention.
After Brother Fant had concluded his i
marks, Dr. J. W. Carter. Rev. M, P. I
.theoy, Rev. a F. McConnell. Dra. a
Blackwell, C. Durham.R. R Oerby, J.
Carroll, Rev. B. Cads, Key. J. B. Boone a:
Hon. J. O. Scarborough .made excellent c
dresses. : e;-s 'JA w -V :t ,
This was the first time that Bro. McCc
nell had spoken to the Oonvention, a
though his remarks were air too short,
won the Convention to him.' He is inde
admirably fitted for his position, and we a
sure no better successor to Dr. Jones con
have been found.' '
' The report was amended so as not
limit our contributions or aims, but rath
to encourage broader ' hopes and i great
There were In attendance to-night aboi
one thousand persons, who justified the for
sight of the Elizabeth City saints in butt
lug their convenient annex.
SlTURDAT MOBNIXG.
. Bro. Cade, for committee,' nominated tl
Ministers .Relief . Board for next ; yea
Adopted.' fiv ; . ,
Bro. J. B. Harrell; for committee, nom
nated the Board of Education. Adopted.
" Dr. Durham offered a resolution that th
Convention express its opinion that our ii
terests can best be served by a union of tt
Horn Field and Foreign Mission Journal i
one strong monthly. ; Carried.
By special order, the report of the Boar
of , Trustees of Wake Forest College wa
read by Dr. Taylor. , ' ; r ,
A resolution in regard to State and de
oominatlonal education -was offered by Di
Hufham, which approves that a committe
be instructed to memorialize the next Legta
lature to take steps to remove tbe pesen
friction between, the University and tb
colleces. ; M --s -.
Sr; ob offered a counter resolution.'
Splendid addresses were made by Rev. A
M. Simms, Dr. Hufham, R. T. Vann, Dt
Hume, Rev. W, B. Gwaltney, and others.
Dr. Ho f ham's resolution was carried.
Dr. R J. Willingham addressed the Wo
mans Missionary Society this morning. He
is making a. very favorable impression on
the Convention. . ,'j . .
y So far not even a shadow of discord has
darkened the spiritual Aight that seems so
prevalent here. Elizabeth City is taking
care of her visitors in a manner that elicits
the admiration of all. .. Though not so large
as nsual in the number of delegates present,
uc wuveubiuu promises to oe not oniy cue
of the most harmonious, but also one of the
most spiritual that has assembled in many
:yearsi,;
-place of next annual session.
Charlotte, N. a, was seleoted as tbe next
place of meeting. '. . vr, t.. v-
; .StTNDAT AT, THE CHURCHES. .
The following services were held on San-
" Baptist church - morn In itr. sprmnn hv EeV.
Q-Jk McConnell of Atlanta; night, addresses
on missions by Dr. Willingham and Rev. R
v Methodist church morning, Dr. T. E
Pritchard; night; Dr. J. L. Carroll.
. ' Presbyterian church morning, Dr. Thos.
Hume; night, Rev. W. C. Tyree.
Tbe remainder of the proceedings of the
wuveuuoa win d given next wees, j
:.. We begin in this issue the first of
;i:rty, with which bur young people ought'! series of eigbt articles on the Lifa and lA.il
" i any acquainted, In brder that they; i V1 W Y foteat Judg-
j L:itcr appreciate' them; and m,'i 5,e aveon. hand, the entire.
. . - . ' oviiCO Wlli D8 VerV Dron tahlfl rcmlinn I .
to-day, so must he always be, if his klng-S I Ia tbd afternoon 'session the Orpr
dom on earth is 'to be 'accomplished The I 7? the 8PeciaI order. Dr; Pritchard
kii L..1 . . I a lew Well-timed and ntrHnyi&rvoi.Va
"tod from hasty union with organ!-
r creed 3 which curtail both the
r ! :j!oni liberty they have inherit-
- :a lor euca organizations
' T I cr'i especially among
"i r.rabers, results from
' , ill tLa leading denoml-
"i tLrra, and we can
liitlie line cf needed
" i 1 3 car yonc
;,'WV.'.
V; ..The new house of wmnMnnf iiu
ettevllle Street Baptist church, Raleigh: ap
proaches completion. "r The seats are now be
ing placed in position, and the house will
iu mo urar luiure DO readV for nomnanov
subject was treated nnder three sub heads,
Viz r Christ's. presence; in the church, the
hope of glory; the assurance of perpetuity j
and a power that would not be overcome by
the Prince of Darknefts, and before . which
all mankind must bow in life o death; if in
the former, it is a victory of love; if. In the
Orphanage resolutions of the Randleman Baptist Chuxcn.
few well-timed and stirring rAmai-w : rm I -wtft..- n ' x , : v." n nr
t y torofthis church SSbas iecn
wl were rfttlfld Wn" P1 his earnest ; request ; and
we were grauaed to learn that the Or- whereas, he contflmnUtP (rn?n to' another
phanage is now in a better condition than field ESftS.ft '
VI . m . mmm. , . '-n.
nesoivea, Tnat we give him up wun ro-
I
The Lord has greatly blessed the efforts of latter pf condemnation. The Sermon was
this band of brethren. Nearly all of thel listened to with remarkable interest by th
membership has been iathM-ZA k ..... ; . . . . T iawiesi J lQe
auaience or six nundred that had assembled.
The sermon was regarded oh all sides as pe
culiarly appropriate to the Convention. ;,
The services were participated in by .an
excellent choir. Dr. Marsh, Dr. J. J. Hall
lemoersnip nas Deen ; eatherpd hvr..
sions In their own meetings, and they have
more than a hundred on their list of mem
bers. Bro. 0. L. Stringfleld has accepted
a call to the pastorate of the church com
mencing Jan. 1st, 1894.
in Some time, as reirard crtnlnmanrw
visions and health. But room Is sadly
needed for many more orphans who applvi
almost daily, 3 Bro. -Mills remarks stirred
the Convention, and after fnrthar nddroaeoa
taThf, 8abJflCt bT Rev. R. T. Vann ; Dr." J.
. uu uou b. vraig, a good collection was
taken. ;j;..?r:!..vTvi,j
; Neitin order was the report on periodi
cals, read by Dr. J. L. Carroll, in which the!
Biblical Recobdeh. ' Forefffn Mission Jour
nal, Charity and Children, and the Wake
gret,' and that, he 1 goes' from us possessic?
our iuji conuaence as a man of a noble -i"'9
tian spirit, and a gospel minister who is
unchangeable as adamant in the fundamc3'
tal prlnciples; of , our, faith.; He is a goc
preacher and a good man, and we most cr'
d ially recommend him to the brethrr
God'8 hlARfiliKrolmav affan1 htm fhrnilffh I 1
God's blessings
coming years.
Randleman,
J. H. Wilson, C.
ov. 24, isaa.