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If the information given out be true the St. Louis Fair was a record break er it paid expenses.. It is a "settled fact that If Mr. Car- j The boast of the Baptists from time cegle dies a poor man, Mrs. Chad wick , lrrmernorial has been the largest pos .xvill not aid or abet in such result, j sible freedom for the individual. Liber- The Crumpackerism U1 ocntlur 4 C P.att resembles a frozen dish-rag- hanging on a rusty nail outside the lialr Vitfhon Hnnr English nobility searching for Am- i trican wives might properly be dis cussed under the caption: "Mathemat ics in Matrimony." ' Well, we suppose Mr. Fairbanks will continue drawing his salary as United States senator until his name is trans- ferred to the vice-presidential pay- roH. The esteemed , Washington Post is perturbed over the fact that every exhibit it saw at St. Louis, was tag ged: "First Gold Medal." Well, why not, as it was such a howling finan cial success? Klsewhere this morning we print the full report of the board of educa tion udonted by the Methodist co leroi'.ce at Henderson last Monday. That part dealing with the Greensbo ro Female College situation is espec ially interesting. In response to the announcement that the people of North' Carolina have determined to put an end to the sa loon and still power for evil in the etate, the Spartanburg Herald asks; 'What are the people of North Car- I clina going to do?'" Eh? What has become- of that great moral institu tion, the dispensary? ' There was much able preaching at the late Methodist conference at Hen derson, including the Sunday sermon by Bishop Candler; but it is the al most unanimous opinion of those who were fortunate enough to hear it that the eermon by Dr. John C. Kilgo, Sun- day night on "The Love of God" was , the most powerful of them all. The American Cotton Manufactur er, published at Charlotte, Is one of the finest and most enterprising jour nals of Its class printed in the United States. It is constantly alive and wide-awake to every phase of the cot ton and cotton textile situation in the world, and is edited with discrim inating judgment and marked ability. " -j tra . Mrs. Chadwick's son is said to be the possessor of $7,500,000 and a deter- mination not to endorse checks for members of his family, saj-s the Wash ington Post, it doesn't seem there was any use for such a determination as far as his mother was concerned, for she appears to have experienced no difficulty in getting plenty of others to tndorse for her. THE BAPTIST CONVENTION "Easily the best year in Baptist his tory." This is the song of triumph and thanksgiving -which echoes from ths treat Baptist state convention in ses sion at Elizabeth City. Progress all alonar the line, says the report, a net gain of 5.CC0 in church membership, an increase in contributions until these voluntary gifts for convention objects reached the stupendous sum of $111,000 last year. Peculiarly appropriate it is that this paean of praise and rejoicing, laden "With renewed consecration and re doubled zeal in the service of the Mas ter, should ascend from this devout body while in session at Elizabeth City, near the old Shiloh church, where the Baptists made their puny beginning in North Carolina almost 200 years ago. 'Tis a notable coincident that the two numerically strongest denominations in the state should hold' their annual gath erings this year in the presence of their most ancient respective landmark's. The North Carolina Methodist Confer ence enjoyed its love feast in Hender son, a few miles distant from the his toric Green Hill house, where this con ference was first organized a century and a quarter ago. The militant Bap tist hosts, now gathered together in the heart of the old parent Chowan As sociation, are likewise in the presence of a sacred memorial, as it were, to which the children of today can be pointed' with the admonition "That the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is might y; that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever." "When Xorth Carolina was but a feeble colony, her population sparcely scat tered along the coast territory, Paul Palmer, a "Welsh Baptist from Dela ware, ' pushed his way southward through this wilderness preaching the word of God. This pioneer missionary, In 1725, organized the Shiloh Baptist church, In Camden county, hardly five miles from the present site of Eliza beth City, now the flourishing metro polls of north eastern Carolina. And from this small start, 179 years ago, what a glorious record this aggressive body of Christians have made, not on ly in development of a noble manhood and womanhood In the rich Albemarle section, but in the promotion of all that is noblest and best in the citizen ship of their state and nation! In every fight for individual liberty and higher living they have borne their full brunt in the contest. denslan Baptists cherished this spirit ln the mountain fastnesses of France- thp ormnn -RnHQtc 0T.iv,0 !... j stake for freedom of conscience; their Brethren in England died the death of martyrs rather than surrender their convictions; John Bunyan's mind was ! . . , , ; -illumined by the same spirit when he ; gave the world Pilgrim's Progress from his prison cell; John Milton caught this i inspiration when he wielded his gifted ! pen m behalf of the principles of this ! lowly sect; PwOger Williams in the new j j world Interpreted the same spirit when 'hPfoiinflPdBhnrtP wanfl th. ! lum for those persecuted for conscience sake. . Freedom has been their watchword for centuries. In the backwoods of Vir j ginia, an obscure little Baptist church, governed absolutely by a majority vote j of the church membership, furnished Thomas Jefferson with his plan for a purely democratic government. At the dawn of the last centurj-, when the battle was fiercest between federalism and democracy for supremacy in this country, the B3pti?ts were found al- j most to a man on- the side of the great ; commoner. When Jefiersi-n was reviiad .as a demagogue by the aristocratic ; cla&s ir. America and denounced as a ."blasphemer of his Saviour" by the ultra-Puritans of New England, the ! -North Carolina Baptists were welcom- '"o wiui joy as me apostle of a wider individual liberty. The reso- j . , 1,1. i i i . . . iuuon adopted a century ago by the Chowan Baptist Association, in which th Elizabeth City church and the old Shiloh .- church are located, and ad dressed to President Jefferson are printed in another column and is a val uable contribution to the history of the state. In the light of history the de- nomination may well feel proud of the comment of Voltaire tu t.. atheist, "The Baptists laid open that dangerous truth that mankind are all born equal." Eleven j'ears ago the Baptists held their previous convention in Elizabeth City. In 1892 the state was passing through a period of great financial de pression and bitter political warfare. Wise men, viewing the public distress, advised caution; not a few recommend ed retrenchment in collections. But even in that dark hour a forward step was'taken. It was decided to build the Baptist University for Women, mak ing it an independent school instead of converting Wake Forest College in to a coeducational institution. Ths wisdom of the course adopted no one now doubts. A mag- Jnlflcent college for women stands xma strsimm in this city, overflowing with students, working out a noble mission; a monu ment to brave hearts and steady hands; a lasting memorial to consecrated men and women who darsd to . hope and trust and work. What a difference at the collections now and ten years ago: 1894. 14,332.62 6,916.92 2,538.88 1904. 30,000.00 18,807.00 8,649.00 400.00 61,400.00 3,605.00 1,828.00 State missions .. .... Foreign missions.. .. Home missions .. .. Orphanage buildings. Orphanage buildings. Aid fund Ministerial relief .. .. Education Baptist Women Uni versity Wake Forest Ministerial education Yates College Miscellaneous .. .. 559.95 9S0.55 3.153.75 13,000.00 7,000.00 S.G05.00 627.00 600.00 $38,420.12 $111,863.00 And this report does not tell of the rebuilding of the seminary at Oxford by Prof. F. P. Hobgood, of the enlarged work of the Chowan Institute by Prof. John C. Scarborough at Murfreesboro, of the handsome alumni building at Wake Forest for which Prof. J. B. Car lyle is raising funds, and of the noble work of the chain of mountain schools being constantly extended. The value of church buildings are never taken in to account by the Baptists, neither is the fruits of the toil of 126 missionaries in destitute sections of the state fully set forth. Indeed the year has been glorious and The Post congratulates the Baptists of North Carolina. Next year this great body will meet with the baptist Tabernacle of this city and Rev. Jasper C. Massee will be the pastor-host. The convention is to be congratulated on coming to this ag gressive, zealous church and the people of the capital city will all join in giv ing the delegates and visitors a warm welcome. WHERE THE SOUTH IS WRONG The Washington Post sees and en joys a certain degree of humor in the situation in regard to an attempt to reduce southern representation, but is afraid the attitude of Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, Mr. Carmack, of Ten nessee, and others may result in spoil ing the pretty rumpus the "amusing enterprise" as the Post facetiously terms it. The Post thinks the whole thing would fall flat and expire of in anition if no one noticed it. We con cur with that view and are glad to know that our senators view the thing calmly and decline to become excited over it. The Post writes a spicy vien as follows: in Senator Piatt, of New York, seems to have put the finishing touch upon an already ridiculous discussion we I " . v refer to the proposed reduction of ren- I resentation in congress under the ' fourteenth amendment. It was ab- ! SUrd fmoiie-h Ytpfnrti Clc-nornl laifar j of Ohio, had himself sent to congress : as the consecrated champion of re-j Auction. Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, prechd tne vlrtue and utility ' of or- ganized reproach wanted southern ! representatives affected by the agita-.l tion to hold aloof, refuse their salar-s ies and Parade, in forma pauperis, by way of maki"e the Republicans j ' ashamed Of thP.mSPlvPS. TVTr: Tnrrpll ' of Pennsylvania. hn nkn tnn the game, but his proposition isn't as! funny as Mr. Piatt's, because he hints at some sovt of Preliminary investi- gation, where as the New York states- man takes everything for granted and trims down southern representation I with a single motion. j Meanwhile, Messrs. Crumpacker : and Gillett, the real pioneers in this amusing enterprise, are whollv over- looked, which shows that Rasselas, the , Jrmce of Abyssinia, was wiser than all of us put together when he warn ed his generation against the vanities. What perplexes us, however, is the simplicity of the southern leaders in lending themselves to this astonish ing comedy. The spectacle is touch ing enough. We admire it immensely. Here are certain Republican gentle men who think it worth their while to broach a controversy in which they have nothing to lose and everything to gain, but which would fall first and expire of Inanition if no one noticed it. Hero, also more's the pity! are certain southern gentlemen, who may or may not see something in it for themselves, but who cannot by any chance see anything in it for their section or their constituents, taking up the quarrel and pursuing it with novel zeal. No doubt it is a very pret ty rumpus as it stands. The mystery, however, is deepening with every day. We can not understand the motive in either case. The four teenth amnendment is merely a re spectable cavader. It was super seded by the fifteenth, as anyone may see after a careful examination of the two. And if Messrs. Crumpacker, ! Glllett, Piatt, Morrell, want to tilt at windmills, why should Messrs. Wil- liams, Carmack, and so on, try to spoil a sport so innocent? j But the south- is especially unfortu- I nate in this, because the southern i leaders have so promptly and ingen- j iously assumed that any attack upon! unjust suffrage laws must needs refer j to that particular section. The south were much better advised if it took , the Republicans in the case as min- j isters of purest ga$'ety. j i ! I One of the most entertaining and enjoyable features of the Methodist conference at Henderson was the ad dress on "conference reminiscences" Saturday night by Rev. A. D. Betts, D. D., "Uncle Betts" as everybody loves to call him. He was full of hi snh. irt nr,ri h0u,-i i,;,, , " iiiniscii in a man ner that caught and charmed his au- dience. fort, sttnday, December u, 1904 ss Carolina Baptists and North President (From the Raleigh Register of June 4. 1807.) To the President of the United States. Sir: Under Divine protection, the Ministers and Messengers of the several Baptist churches of the North .Carolina Chowan Association, held at Salem, on Nowbiggin creek, in Pasquotank coun ty, in the district of Edenton, and state of North Carolina, having met by ap pointment to offer up the sacrifices of a broken and contrite heart to the great Author of their Being, for the un bounded display of goodness, and ten der mercies bestowed upon the child ren of men; and while rendering ador ation, prayer and thanksgiving, with deep humility, for the great and un speakabR gift which brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, they feel a profound sense of the boun ty received by the hands of the Su preme towards the several churches in our connection, by the overpowering of the Spirit upon them; not only in ef fecting a great increase of member but in the substantial interest of the churches being supported and strength ened by a very great and very uncom mon measure of Christian love, union and harmony among the brethren. While we have great cause for thank fulness for thesa bounties and mer cies, we have felt deepest gratitude to be due the civil and religious Liberties we enjoy under the government, over which you, sir, at present preside; for which liberties our fathers have in times past, suffered at the stake, have bled and died. The sense of contrast between the present moment and a late period when the general toleration of a free con science in the worship of the God of our Fathers; we have now great reason to shout with loud acclamations of joy and praise, that we can live under our own vine, and under our own fig tree in peace; and while we pray that the sons of liberty may be long at the helm of government, to rule and govern these United States, we feel the strong est emotions to bo thankful, that under your patronage and administration "There is none shall make us afraid." Living under a government of our own choice, where the rights of men feel an equal and impartial distribu tion, how much ought we to rejoice at the envied happiness and freedom of our fellow citizens throughout thesa United States, unrivalled and unequal led by and nation'on this list terrestlal globe, and in the raid3t of national wealth, prosperity and peace, added to extent of empire under the wise policy of your administration; we feel no dan ger of your violating your trust, or at- SUCCESS i - 'two ships sail over the harbor bar, wnn tne flush of the morning breeze, And both are bound for a haven, far j O'er the shimmering summer seas, j With sails all set, fair wind and tide, ' Thev steer for the ODen main: But little thev reel of the billows ! wide, . i E'er they anchor safe again. There is one, perchance, e'er the sum- mer is done, j That reaches the port afar, She hears the sound of the welcoming gun As she crosses the harbor bar. The haven she reaches. Success, 'tis said Is the end of a perilous trip. Porlianfa o'on tVia hrev.lt onrl Hat Who sailed 'in the fortunate shin. The other bereft of shroud and sail, At the mercy of wind and tide, Is swept by the might of the pitiless gale, 'Neath the billows dark and wide, Eut 'tis only the one in the harbor there That receiveth the meed of praise; The other sailed when the morn was fair. And wras lost in the stormy ways. And so to men w-ho have won renown In the weary battle of life, There cometh at last the victor's crown. Not to him who fell in the strife. For the world recks not of those who fail. Nor cares what their trials are, Only praises the ship that with swell ing sail Comes in o'er the harbor bar. Marshall S. Cornwell. BATCH OF GOOD HUMOR He Did you succeed in having your prize cat insured? She Why, no; they ranted to charge me nine times the regular rate! Detroit Free Press. Rich Relative I hope, Herald, you have finished .sowing your wild oats and have begun to follow some re munerative employment. Scrapegrace Nephew I have, uncle. 1 am courtin old Muntoburn's daugh- lCi--so irmune. tt "Dear Fred: As you are aware, I shall marry Mr. Gotrox this coming week- WiU you kindly burn all the littIe notes I have sent you? I shall do so with yours. Good by. Ethel." What-he wrote: "Dear Miss Ethel: Your request sha11 be complied with. And, by the wa' your affianced also holds a few ntes of mine that I wish you would prevail upon him to let you burn with the rest. Ever your friend, Fred." TM Bit- -ca POINTED PARAGRAPHS (ChicagoNews.) ' No, Cordelia, the railway tie Is not a four-in-haad. The woman who marries for money gets all she deserves. Bashelors miss a lot of happiness and escape a lot of misery. , Fewer women -commit suicide than men, yet during the rush hours yon mm Thomas Jefferson tempting to endanger th happiness of the peonle who ave " cnosen you as their chief and head. And while our prayers and praises are due to the Sovereign Ruler of the Universe , who has made you an instrument in His hands to give such blessings to such a people, we pray that God of Battles .r o-ivfl vmi crrace and glory, ana that He may withhold no good thing , from you. Ana nuty -w.w - Irum . . tr the SipSS EentTlf It is His wU that life devoted to the public Sod SSJ tte commencement of our prions revolution to the present day; Say bo prolonged with blessings to yourself and common country. Signed by order ana on association. GEORGE OUTLAW, Moderator. LEMUEL BURKITT, Clerk. Pasquotank, May 20, 180G. Washington, June 24, 1806. Sir: I have duly received your ad dress, signed by yourself on behalf of the ministers and messengers of the several Baptist churches of the North Carolina Chowan Associatoin, held at Salem Church, and I proffer my thanks for the favorable sentiments which it expresses towards myself personally. The happiness which our country en Joys in the pursuits of peace and indus try ought to endear that course to all its citizens, and to kindle their hearts with gratitude to the Being under whoso providence these blessings are held. We owe to him especial thanks for the right w enjoy to worship Him, every one in his own way, and that we have been singled out, to prove, by ex perience, the innocence of freedom in religious opinions andexercises, the power of reason to rnamTain Itself against error, and the comfort of liv ing under laws, which assure us that, in these things, "There is none who shall make us afraid. I am peculiarly gratified by the con fidence you express that no attempt will ever be made by me to violate the trust reposed in me by my fellow-citi- zens; or to endanger their happiness. In this confidence you shall never be disappointed. My heart never felt a wish unfriendly to the general good of my fellow-citizens. Be so kind as to present my thanks to the churches of your association, and to assure them of my prayers for the continuance of every blessing to them now and hereafter; and accept yourself my salutations and assurances of great respect and consideration. TH: JEFFERSON. MR. GEORGE OUTLAW.. can see a lot of them hanging to car straps. Monkeys would be ashamed to claim some men as ancestors. The harder the job the easier it is for a lazy man to dodge it. Poets who write promissory notes are the ones who are long remembered. No matter how a girl is her folks always expect her to marry well. Some alleged self-made men are not finished; they were too small for the job. A wise wife never reminds her hus band of the fool things he said when sourting her. A woman may believe only half what she hears, but she always hears twice as much as a man. No woman is ever- as happy as a man thinks she is or as miserable as she believes herself to be. One of the State's Best (Rutherfordton Sun.) The "Morning Post is seven years old. It is one of the state's best dailies and ably edited sheets. The Sun has a high regard for the editor of that pa per and his opinion on issues gener ally. May The Post continue to pros per is-The Sun's wishes to it. Made a Place for Itself (Statesville Landmark.) The Raleigh Post was seven years old on the 1st. It is a good newspaper and has made place for itself in Ral eigh and the state. The Landmark extends congratulations on4 its seventh anniversary and trusts that it may continue to have a healthful growth. Women love a clear, healthy com plexion. Pure blood makes it. 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