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THIS WEEK'S PAPER. , The article on Poor Preachers explains some things that you may have noticed. It Trill move, the stoniest heart. We dare say sc me of the preachers will say that they stuter for sympathy even more than support Suppose .we evolve a law a poorly supported or poorly loved preacher .will be a poor preacher. We thus have a new interpretation of ''Though I tpeak ' with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not Jove," etc! The article draws no fancy sketch. We vouch for its flrenuineness. Dr. GambrelTs address - is remarkably moving.. No sooner had , we read it than we resolved our denomi nation in North Carolina should have the benefit of it. Here are twenty articles that it is preferred to. Read it carefully. He takes advanced position.- The first page closes with; a good article for one ; whose lamp often burns low. -It econ omizing space we have moved the Sunday . School lesson from fifth to fourth page, in order to get the marriages and obitua ries on the firet form, which is printed on Fridays, giving more room for letters on third page. You will find Brother Moore's work thorough and suggestive. There Is a lesson in economy on eighth page, which in the opinion of the mere amatuer who elected it, is .well-worth the study of all the good women who read the Re corder. There is no economy like the saving of energy, nerve-force and spirits, and there is nothing that exhausts them, so we hear, like the incessant "go" of house-keeping. By the way.'we like that picture of a chocolate cake, even though it is an advertisement. -Itstirs one's ap petite. On second and third page will be found a striking array of letters, every one of them encouraging; and most of - allr the voice of a number of the . young men who have lately come forward mod estly in our denominational councils, is to be heard in splendid unison. What Baptist Convention can boast of an array of strong young pastors equal to ours! In the Woman's Department is a notable ; article on Cuba interest in which is rap idly reviving, as the little island begins to take her first tottering step in the household of the nation; with Uncle Sam and the Goddess of Liberty looking anxiously on, the former's guiding hand reluctant to be withdrawn. Well, there are some other well meant produc tions '.here and there the news of the week, in State, Nation and world; the news of the brotherhood, other news of religious character, and some more or less pertinent remarks leaded; all with our earnest wish that the reader may find (he old mnar intArnaHnr lnatroitiiro and inspiring. flARCH I Here is the first open month of the year, come in like a lamb; gentle blue sues ana Dauay morning odors. "The year is at the spring." Nature wakes up. Our pastors are renewing acquaintance with their churches. The rest of winter, the relief from Grippe and the shivers make us reidy to lay our hands with new z?al to the work given them to do. We begin to execute the plans of our Convention in this month ; the other three we have taken for thinking on them. Now we must be up and doing. For time flies with ever increasing speed. Being the first opt n month, being the truebeginning ot the new life of the year; it is the best month in the year to inaugurate a forward movement. If we can plant cur banner above the heads of two thousand recruits this month, the bat ties for Horn e Missions, Foreign Mis sions, Pastoral Support, Orphanage, Min isterial Relief, State Mission! and Educa tion, great battles they are to be will be the stronger1 and the more ' triumph an t. It is the difference between flghtio" j '-witn 25,000 regulars and40,0p0. Ganerw. Fdrest said the secret of war is "To eft thar first with tie ost men.:; Now is the time lb cret thAmnn nnpnnfrvufa o already on the scene of battle. ; ' There are two classes of recruits : (I) Tnose who have taken the Recorder sev eral months on our low trial offer.' There are a thousand or more of these. It ought toV easy to enlist them as regulars. ; (2) Tliore are1 inany who have never taken tL3 Recorder. They are able; they need It; end they ought to. - ? L t ui make this month of March a : I c;calL;tment of subscribers. Every T f -ratting cay be done, and on ... ecr:3 one may raise his v( ice for the , old paper at ever; Union Meeting.. We have two excellent premium books: (1) The Life of Jesus, by Wallace; (2) The History of the Baptists, by Vedder. . SOME ATTRACTIVE OFFERS. - We will send either of these books to a new subscriber who pays 1.50. Any old subscriber renewing ana sending us a new subscriber with his renewal, may Mtake his choice of these books. That is, the new subscriber will get one of the books and the old subscriber get one- provided their subscriptions come in to gether. '" If the old subscriber w ints these books and can not find a new subscriber, let him iend us 12 and we will . mark up his paper one year and send him both books. This offer will hold good to new sub scribers also. Now for a great stirring amongst our people. Let us run the Recorder's list np to 10,000 in forty days. Rich Opportunities In Greene County. May I say a few words through the Re corder to the great Baptist host of North Carolina about the Lord's vineyard in this part of the State! We still hold the banner of bemz the richest farming county in North Carolina. The soil is very easily cultivated and ex ceedingly productive. The climate is very healthful; jut the kind to make a Baptist minister fat. I believe it would treat good "lay" Baptists just the same way. Our railroai te Snow Hill will soon be completed. The grading is nearly done, and woik on the bridges is being pushed to completion, it win not be long until our people will be aroused from their early morning slumbers by the rattling of the irois and the blowing of the whistle. Four thriving cities in so many coun ties touching our county owe their pros perity, to a great extent, to .-the produc tive soil of Greene County. We now turn our attention to the development of our own towns. Any business man with push and energy has a fei tile field before him in Greene County. Any man who understands the tobacco business could easily build up a fine market at Snow Hill; being sunounded by one of the finest tobacco sectionsin North Carolina. So far as I have been able to learn, more acres of tobacco are planted in our county than any county in North Carolina, con sidering the size. Thoueands of acres of cotton are planted each year. Corn is raised in abundance. Now we will have trucking farms, as we will soon have an outlet to the great cities of the North. Can't some good laymen of the central or western part of our State find their field or labor in our county! Just now there is a fine ODeninsr at Eureka for a doctor. Eureka is a villa.ee of 123 people, located on the new rail road, first stop from Fremont. Why uan't some Bap ist doctor look this way? uuiineaa, tne econa stop on the new railroad, is a fine opening for bus-inees men o: small capital and a physician. Bullhead is destined to be a thriving vil lage with a good Baptist church. lireene Uounty has eome mora than twelve thousand souls, and only sixty seven of these Baptists. A few of these kick away and will not unite with either or our two little Baptist churches. A shame! a shame! We want to build two chapels this year. One at Bullhead and the other six miles south of Show Hill; but the Baptists out of Greene County must furnish the larger ym v vi mo mvupy, u u i uoue. i nave asked the Baptists of the Neuse Associa tion to give me 1100, and I believe they will do it. Bro. C. W. Blancbard has started the ball to rolling with a contri bution. Can't the Baptists in all the other parts of the State give me $200? Brethren, help a poor, struggling mis sionary. If any Baptists in North Caro lina need help, we of Greene County do I will acknowledge all gifts through the Kecoruer. Address me at Snow Hill, N C. M. P. DAVIS. Atlanta Tabernacle Bible Conference. The third annual session of the Atlanta Tibernacle Bible Conference and School of Methods will begin March the 15th and last ten days. This is by far the finest Erogram we have ever had. Revs. F. B. ley er, of London, Eng. ; A. C. Dixon, of Brooklyn, n. x. a. A. lorrey, of The Moody Bible Institu'e, Chicago; Wm. P. Hill, Esq . Chairman of the Central Committee of the National Evangelistic. movement, New xoric; D. H. Jacobs, of New York R. J. Willingham, Secretary Foregn Mission Board, Richmond. Mr. Meyer will begin his lectures Friday the 16th and speak twica a day for six days. He will emphasize the importance of the surrendered life. .;h,t. , Besides these regular speakers special ists in different departments of Woman's work church methods and Sunday School will speak at different times. Railroads give reduced rates on the1 certificate plan. Board can be obtained at very small cost In private families. LEN. G. BROUGHTON, . ' ' Director of Conference. News" Notes ' Now let us all renew our zeal.. v.... All well at the Female University .. Rev. J, V. Devenny moves from Fallston to Lawndale. - Bro. John R. Joi dan changes his address from Dockery s Store to Lues vine. :.,.V:.:r: . : .,,..;.... ......How about that Twentieth Cen tury Alumni Banquet at Wake Forest It is time plans were matured. ......We are glad to hear that the Leake- !ViUe Practical High School, under B. W. Ray, M. A., Principal, is doing well this season. wow for a collection in every church between now and Convention, for Home and Foreign Missions. It is none too soon to begin. The Religious Herald bears the un happy news that the venerable Dr. C. L Cocke, whose monumental work at Hoi lins is known everywhere, is very ill. .... Professor J. F. Lanneau, of Wake Forest College, has quite an interestng article on "A New Eclipse Phenomena in "PopularAstronomy ' for February. .....We thank the clerk. Prof. J. E. Debnam. for a copy of the Minutes of the Neuse Association. A special feature is a map of the Association. The work is well done. Rev. Henry Carter, of Garland, is preaching at Ulear Kun, Beard s Chapel and Thumb Swamp this year. He is well pleased with his field. His son, Rev. A D. Carter, recently paid him a pleasant visit. No people ever entered a century with the inspiration of a nobler call than do the Noi th Carolina Baptists this year. u we rail, it will be because we were un willing. Think of that unwilling I The Foreign Mission Journal an nounces tne appointment of three new missionaries: Kev. (eo. F. Hambleton. Mrs. E. S. Hambleton and Miss Julia Ella Trainham. We think they go to China. We have received the announce ment for 1901 of the Summerrleld Acade my, in charge of Prof. J. M. Henley, who is highly indorsed by President Tay- or and our estimable brother, vv. H. Eller. We wish him great success. One of our pastors says he has never Known a better opportunity than there is in his town for a Baptist drug gist. Applicants may send letters through 03. Send stamped and addressed letter; and if you wish acknowledgment from m enclose postal. Rev. G. M. Duke, one of our grand est men, writ ?8 from Duke's that his churches are preparing for the biggest year's work in their history. We are glad to know that he is in his uual health. One while we feared for him. May he be spared many years. Hendersonville church extends a flittering call to Rev. A. R. Love, of Mount Airy. D?tpite his success at the latter place, he will find it hard not to join our forces in the beautiful "Land of the Sky" so rich in opportunities. Hpn dersonville is one of our strongest points in the West. We are glad to know that the work at Williamson, under Bro. B. K Mason, is moving on finely. Collections for various objects have been growing nanasomeiy or late, and tne pastor is ac 1 "l i imr m wrumgiy enwuragea. "my people are moving forward," he says, -'for which I thank the Lord." ......There is a great struggle going on in Texas for the raising of the two hun dred thousand dollars for the Education Com'nisiion. It is a movement fraught with mighty possibilities Baptist Ar gus. We are going to have a similar st niggle in N r th Carolin a. The success of the Texas effort is very encouraging. A presbytery composed of Rev. A. C. Irwin, Rev. Geo. J. Dowell, Rev. B. P. Green, Rev. J. B. Green and Rev. J. M Goode, with deaxms from Sandy Run and Mount Pleasant, Caroleen and High Shoals churches, ordained Brethren J. R, Matheny, John E iwards and Street Dobbins as deao ons of HighShoals church, ......Rev. James C. Gillespie, writes from Hornersville, Ga. : 'We have just closed a very interesting meeting of fif teen days at our church. The members have been much revived. A number professed faith in Christ, three joined forj unpuBui, kuu quire a numDer or otners are concerned about their personal salva tion. Rev. W. H. Ssruggs, of Waycross, Ga.. was with us a day and night and preached two very ; excellent sermons. We are very hopeful in our work here. Pray for us'. . . , Richmond 'College announces the followingjmhlio' lectures for the spring term; VWednesday, February 28. -The Suffrage question in Virginia, Dr. Cnand ler. Tuesday, March' 5.S:me Consid erations of Bread and Braad Stuffs, Dr. Hunter. Tuesday, March 12.The Music1 of the Greeks, Dr. Kellogg. Tuesday. March 19. Legendary Forerunners of Dante. Dr. Backer. Tuesday, March 26. --Higher Education A Retrospect and Forecast, President Boatwright." . ....:.We are pleased with ' the rapid growtn or tne workoz our Sunday school Hoard of nashvuie.' It U not only Im proving its periodicals, but is accumulat ing quite a list of books ' and tracts that bear its imprint. . , Secretary Frost writes "Uur wort is moving on glori ously. We are far in advance of last year." We have several publications zrom tne . tfoara wnicn we will review very soon. : .. , .4... jur taKing leave ot-work in our State a brother writes: Vlt grieves me to leave North Carolina but my new field gives me opportunity to have one church, and, l think, I can do belter work than 1 have djne- on scattered fields." Our churches ought to come to the point of navmg preacning every Sunday as soon as possiDie. ino cnurch ought to be sat isfied with less. Sunday comes every seven days, not every thirty. a Rev. John Prevatt writes from Mars Hill: "This (The work in Madison) is one of the hardest fields I have found in all my ministry of thirty years. We need help. I have been trying to get. mission and Sunday Scnool work started. but will not be able to know the result until the fifth Sunday meeting." We hope the brethren will rally to Brother rrevatt s call, and encourage him in his noDie enorts. We regret to hear of our venerable friend, Mr. Sr., of Leaks vil le. He was years of aere. but even rnrv the death Of C. G. Jones, seventy-five recently we had a letter from him displaying the ac tive interest of a true Baptist in his de nomination and the patriotism of a noble citizen m his concern for universal edu cation. We have not known an obit r spirit m our denomination. His son, Rev, C. G. Jones, is pastor at Covington. Kv. We extend sympathy to him and all the ramiiy. we nope a worthy sketch of his life will be prepared for these columns. Rev. E. E. Chivers, D.D.. retires from the B. Y. P. U. A to become pastor or tne bixtn Avenue cnurch, Brooklyn, N. Y. His administration asSecretary wui re notaoie ror tnree things: The passing of the period of, vague enthusi asm and tne institution of substantial methods and work; the production of a notably worthy literature; and the re conciliation of the South to the Inter national Union. Dr. Chivers has a pla ;e in tne hearts oi many of our readers. They will be glad to hear that we have his promise to spend some time in North Carolina after a bit. An amendment was offered to the bill appropriating the sum of $5,000,000 to tne t. Liouh exposition in 1903. pro viding that the gates of the Exposition buouiu oe ciosea on sunaay, and was 1 U - -1 "1 rt adopted without division. A similar amendment was adopted providing that the Exposition at Charleston. S. C to which an appropriation of $250,000 was made, should be closed on Sunday. The practically unanimous adoption of these amendments certainly shows a great ad vance for the cause of morality. And thus the chariot of the Kinsr rolls in. Baptist and Reflector. We were about to think that our readers had no use for good seeds this year; put last week there was quite a heavy vote in their favor. This offer will be withdrawn now in a few davs. and we give fair warning that all who wish to take advantage of it may send in their renewals promptly. You may tell your neighbor that this lree offer also B lds good to new subscribers; and if you persuade him to sand his new sub scription along with your renewal, we will allow each of you 15 packets instead of 10. Remember that each request for seeds ought to be accompanied with 1.50 for a year's subscription. It was a great pleasure to have a visit from Dr. James B Taylor, of Geor gia last Monday. He preached very ac ceptably in the Raleigh First church Sun day night. As our readers know Dr. Taylor has charge of the Baptist Orphan age work in Georgia. A few days ago two new buildings in that institution were dedicated The movement is only X - 1 A 1 -N. . wo years oia, dui aireaay uejrgia. Bap tists know, what their North Carolina brethren learned years ago, that the Orphanage work is the gretet blessing possible for a people. Dr. lay lor is brother of oui D. Taylor, and he seems to have his brother's gift of bringing uiiugs io paw wiwoui turning the world upside down. Our readers will be de lighted to hear that Brother Taylor says Brother White and hia wife have made the finest impression upon Atlanta and that they both' are delighted with the work and the people. PaUor Harnlv. of thA KWHam Tabernacle, writes: "Bro F. H. Martin Wis with US at the Tabernnnln tor a na- in special meetings. , The weather was unu8uauy ,unpropitiou8. , On the second day (he pastor was laid up by acombined attack of rheumatism and grippe.' Others of the members were also sick. But not withstanding all the discouragements we very helpful meeting. Brother Martin is an exceptionally sweet gospel breacher. His message comes from the heart and goes to the heart. : He did our people much good. V After a month's siege, the pistor is convalescent," but not yet able to look after bis pastoral work. His people were exceedingly kind and thoughtful, and God is blessing his afflic tion to his own good.". We regret very much that several excellent letters are, of necessity, omitted this week. The Educational Endowment and important news have right-of-way and there is no help for us. , Bear .with us,. brethren,, r; ,., - : ; ?;..t.Mr. JohnD. Rockefeller, who gave $250,001) last year to Brown University has offered to increase that amount to 500,000 provided that the recent en dowment of 1,000,000 is increased to 2,000,000. This announcement was made by . President Faunce at the annual dinner of the Brown; University Ciub held in New York last week. Exam iner. ;i .; -,?( V ! ......Colonel John S. Cuuingham writes Bro. N. B. Broughton that he will giye 100 to the 100,000 endowment. . He is not a Baptist; but he is a friend to the Baptists, as we all know. , The lamented Joe Lam berth regarded him as one ofthe beet friends of all good causes in Person Coun ty: ' Of course Colonel Cuningham's activity for good is known far and wide in our State. His gift is worthy of him. It is the first, in this cause, from outside our denomination. We hold up his ex ample to all good men. 1 President Hobgood writes from Oxford: "It is our great good fortune to have secured the promise of three dis tinguished men to preach and speak for u? at the approaching commencement Dr. W. E. Hatcher, of Richmond, will preach the Baccalaureate Sermon; Dr Willingham, of Richmond, the sermon before the Maggie Nutt Missionary So- ciety, and Dr. T. N. I vty, of Raleigh, will deliver the address before the Cal- liopean Society. Our senior class this year is larger than usual, and is of fine material." ....Rev. R. F. Tredway. of ShelDv. writes this to the Religious Herald. Per haps he was too modest to wish his North Carolina brethren to see it: but we will disappoint him: " Sunday (February 25) was the fourth anniversary of my pas torate with the First church, Shelby la that time there. have been 131 additions to the membership, and contributions to missions have gone from 150 per year to more than 300. The Sunday School attendance four years ago was ISO; now it is 230. Congregations are lare and attentive, and we are on the eve of build ing a chapel m North Shelby. God has been good to us, and we begin our fifth year with a united church and bright prospects." , ....The Wake Forest Student this year has kept fully up to the high stand aril of that foremost of Southern college monthlies, we understand. Indeed we have heard the work of the editors espe cially praised. We think one or both of the eons of Dr. J. Q. Adams deserve credit for much of the Student's excel lence. Tney have made remarkable rec ords in the college work. The Recorder and the Student have been printed in the same house all the year; but we have not seen a copy I Will not the boys put us on the list "in consideration," as the big magaz'nes say, "of the usual monthly notice?" . ..We are grateful to the brethren named below for kindly favors in the form of clubs last weekr some of them sent few and others more, but each dis played a very encouraging interest and sympathy in our work, and we return thanks in full measure: N. B Josey, Scotland Ne k; Re. J. W. Suttle, Smith field: Rv. J. A. Campbell, Bute's Creek; W. H. Ollia, Spear; James Smith, Lex ington; Rev. J. H. Dobson. of Atkinson: K. Thompson, of Low Gap; Dr. J. A Ballentine, of Jonet-boro; Rev. P. H. Fontaine, of Bethel Hill; Rev. E. Y Pool of Bathel Hill; D. G. Wa hburn, of De pew, Cleveland County: H. Backner.of Owenby ; Rev. L. R Dixon, of Goldston. We are proud of this list. Our fond hopes that the denomination is ripe for a great forward movement seems beginning to be justified. Let us all give our best en deavors to this cause in this month of March. When our Goldsbc r churc'j learned that Pastor Newton was going to Green boro, they resolved to endeavor to avoid the trying shepherdless period that is bo often unavoidable, and, obtain a pastor immediately. In this, they showed their appreciation of Brother Newton m tne most striking way possible And the fact tnat they Knew whom they wanted is no lees a compliment to Rev. C. A. Jensen Of course his prompt acceptance is sol cient testimony of ' his esteem of the church and of North Carolina. Brother Jenkens was pastor at Goldsboro foi sev eral years prior to 1895. , He went now there to New Brunswick, N. J., where he Bervfid ' vriih '0TAt prvpntance. . W rejoice in his return to North Carolina. He is an able preacher and zealous Bap tist. In his return many friends through out the State take a great deal olplef ure. One of our best members at Goldj baro writ s : "B other Jenkeis willfij" his bid fie!d uuder good cultivation. AU brotherlylove and harmony; church debt to burden him in his fifrj Work The ( citizens and members . otheichurchesare all delighted to kno that- Brother. Jenkens is returning. JJ a progressive movement, in order w! we may not lose bv the resignation Brother Newton."' - - , WheV writing to our advertisers tion the Biblical Recorder. Ml ... .
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