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gh'.ciflfe Shvfettau-adrofatf MAIL -5, 1SS5. Kcv.F. L- KKSIJ. Editor. Kditokial Coxtributoks : REV. W. S. 11LACK, D. D. KEV. II. T. HUDSON, D. D. (7'o fiUt'trkdsJitrnhlifil by Dr. HLu-ka small B. wV'V be appvii'lol, awl tt those by Dr. Hudson a smafl If. trill be appended.) Our lreminm Oilers. As an inducement to persons to work to increase our subscription list, I offer the following Premiums: 1. To any person sending me 10 new subscribers for 1 year with the cash. sL'0.00, any time between this and the loth day of June, 1SS5, 1 wil send a "Waterbury Watch" and nieklo plated chain. This is a cheap watch, made of nickel plate, looks well and keeps good time. They are used by several persons in this city, and by persons all over the country, and give general satisfac tion. The watch will be sent promptly and is a good time keeper. LMid. To any person sending me 20 new subscribers for one year with the cash, 640.00, between this and the loth of June, 1SS5, 1 will send a complete set of Jameison, Brown & F usette's Commentary,' in four volumes, bound in library style. The retail price of this works is $11.00. It is an excellent com mentary 011 the whole Bible, and the very thing for itinerant preach ers. A number of our ministers al ready have it, and all of them ought to put it in their libraries. Here is a good chance to get it. REMEMBER 1. That the cash must aceompany the name of each subscriber and not be charged 011 accounts. LM. The full number of subscrib- -V 111 A . . ers miKt !a enr netween tnis time jhj' ;; Ifdh day of June. At thai j 4 :n 1. . 1 i'!:.!- i it: !rcuiiit!iis uo un drawn. Six and three month subscrip tious will not be counted. Each one must be for one year with the cash, 2.00 each, paid in advance. 4th. Xew subscribers only will bo counted. Renewals for name already on our books will not be counted. Parties intending to try for the premiums offered will please notify us when subscriptions are sent, so we may keep correct account for them. Funeral of Kev. 15. C. IMiillips. The funeral services of Rev. B. C. Phillips were conducted 1)3' Revs. W. C. Norman and J. T. Harris, of our Conference. Rev. L. Branson, a local minister of our Church; Rev. J. E. Gay, of our Conference; Rev. Mr. Darnell, of the Presbyterian Church, and Rev. C. Durham of the Baptist Church, participated in the services. A very large congrega tion attended and the procession was said to be one of the Largest ever seen in Durham. The large Church was crowded, and the deep, genu ine sorrow was great. The whole community seemed to feel greatly afflicted. No man had ever taken such a hold upon the affections of a people in so short a time as had Bro. Phillips. Though he had been in their midst but a short time, yet he had firmly entrenched himself in their affections and had indelli bly impressed himself upon them as a preacher of the highest and best order. The funeral was held in the Meth odist Church in Durham. Upon the rostrum sat eight ministers rep resenting three denominations, Rev. Mr. Darnell, pastor of the Presby terian Church, Durham; Rev. Mr. Huske, rector St. Phillips Episco pal church; Rev. C. Durham, pastor of Baptist church, and Revs. Nor nion, Harris, Gay and Johns of the Methodist Conference, and Rev. L. Branson,Raleigh On the wall in the rear of the rostrum were the words, "Asleep in Jesus7' in large black let ters, enclosed m large shields of mourning. The church throughout was heavily draped in mourning and in the vestibule was the little word "Gone." The remains were borne into the church 07 the pall bearers, Mr. J. W. Gattis, Jno. B. Walker, E. J. Parrish, U. M. Wahab, Jas. H. Southgate and S. R. Perry. As thev moved down the aisle the Rev. W. C. .Norman, pastor of the Eden- ton Street Methodist church, Ral- eigii, read tne worus 01 scripture i' . Alter a most beautiful voluntary by the choir, Rev. Mr. Gay, of the Hillsboro station, read a scripture selection as given in the burial ser- viee. Rev. C. Xorman offered prayer. In place of the funeral ser mon, as by pre-arrangement, to be delivered by W. C. Norman, eulo gies upon the life and character of this good man who had passed away were delivered by Revs. W. O. Xorinan,C.Durham and Mr. Darnell. He was buried in the town ceme tery of Durham in a lot specially set apart for the burial of ministers and their families, where a suitable monument will be erected to mark the spot. Bro. Phillips died of pneumonia, lie had been sick awhile but was getting some better when he had a chill and relapsed. He suffered greatly and atone time his suffering was so intense that he exclaimed Let the messenger come he must come' After he had the chill above referred to, he became very happy and rejoiced greatly in a Savior's love. He was a Dure, srood man one of the most candid, tran sparent men we ever knew. He was a man of frail constitution, with a fiue mind and a magnificent character. Those who knew him best loved and appreciated him most. lie was a warm personal friend to this paper and its editor, and we mourn his death, and would have mingled our tears with those wno stooa at nis new-made grave had we been permitted to do so. One of his life-long friends will pre pare a suitable sketch of his life, and a tribute to his worth and pre cious memory, for these columns. Dying- Gloriously. One of Mr. Wesley's local preach ers, named Joseph Guilford, dL-d in a singularly glorious manner. The day before his death he crept out of bed and prayed with such earnest ness that his wife, fearing its effects, begged him to desist. "Let me alone," le replied. "I never had such sweet communion with Jesus before. I see the heav ens opened, and I shall soon join that glorious company above." After a night mostly spent in rapturous prayer and praise, he rose 111 the morning, ate a good break fast, repeated several verses of a hymn, and leaning on his wife's shoulder, walked across the room. Suddenly he exclaimed, "As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth. there is but a step between me and death." in the same instant, without sigh or gro in, his spirit lied to the throne of his Lord. The absolute reality f invisible things to the faith ol this dying man was typical of th faith of very many earlyMethodists. To them the following lines of Charles Wesley were not mere senti ment, but the expression of then actual experience: 'My prayer hath power with God; the grace Unspeakable I now receive; Through faith I see Thee face to face; I. see Thee face to face and live! In vain I have not wept and strove Thy nature and Thy name is love." Such experience as this, on the part of the Church, is the true anti dote to the materialistic skepticism of our times. Oh, that Heaven would bestow it abundantly on modern Methodists and on all the Churches in the land! The above clipping is from Zion's Herald. What a rich legacy has been left to the church and the world by the dying testimony of the early christians ! The triumphs of faith, as illustrated in the death of our fathers and mothers, has done much to confirm believers in the faith, and to silence skepticism. We know, from experience, that, editors of our religious papers have much trouble in managing the obit uary column to please the friends of the deceased and ihose who write of their lives and death. But this column is worth more to the church than many, we fear, think. We al- was turn with mournful pleasure to this department of every relig ious paper we read to see how our people die. And we never read of their sufferings and triumphs with out spiritual profit. No good man can read a simple and faithful ac count of the last hours of a good man or woman without saying: "Let me die the death of the right ous, and let my last end be like his." Our life is compared to a weaver's shuttle; a flower that fadeth; a pass- RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ing breeze, we come and go, and are forgotten in the tide of years. We look around and see our own friends dropping beneath its waves; low a father, next a mother, then a brother or a friend; all gone like a Summer dream. Amid the busy duties of life we look forward wsth hope towards the future, and plan for days of happiness, but ere they are realized, death steals in and a loved one is carried from our home. A chair is vacant, a sweet voice is silent, plans for the future blasted; instead of joy, darkness fills the home; instead of bridal robes, the sables of grief; instead of congratu lation, we stand with hushed aw in the presence of death. Amid this bitter experience the eue 1113- often makes the heaviest assaults upon our faith. But with the shouts of triumph which fell from the precious lips of our dying loved ones ringing in our ears, we laugh him to scorn, and ill the language of the suffer ing man of Uz, we say: "The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." We give the dying testimony of George Shadford, one of Mr. Wes ley's preachers sent over to Ameri ca, After a long life of eminent usefulness, he was informed by his physician that the disease under which he was then suffering would prove fatal, he broke out in rapture, exclaiming, "Glory to God." While he lay in view of an eternal world, and was asked if all was clear be fore him, he replied: "I bless God it is;" and added, "Victory, victory, through the blood of the Lamb !" The church and the world still need this kind of testimony. In the language of Zion's Herald, we say, oh, that heaven would bestow it abundantly on modern Method ists and on all the churches in the land ! The one who is true to duty in an humble sphere may expect to reach a more exalted one. Being a good Mayor made Grover Cleveland Pres ident. B. Value of the liible. Did it not find Ireland in the lounu century wicnouc even an 1 .J. t i i 1 1 alphabet and in four hundred year; make Erin famous for men of learn nig? Did it not hud .England, at the date of the conversion of Hen- gist and Horsa, the home of savage warriors, and then pilot her along the channels of her subsequent greatness? Did not Victoria say to an African prince investigating the foundations of England's glory. "The Bible is the secret of 1113' coun try's greatness f ' Christianity has iven the world its schools, colleges and universities. With but few ex ceptious, the men whose names are immortal in authorship, have rev erenced the Bible. The libraries of the world groan under the lite- rary woiks 01 Christian men. The antagonists of the Bible, who have been moderately conspicuous for knowledge, are comparatively few in number. Their works would hardly fill a cabinet book case. Their volumes lie as untouched on the shelves of the world's literary museums as the bones of the cata combs. To count the men of learn ing, the plume of whose glory has been their faith in Christ and the Bible, would' tax an angel's patience. It is in those countries where the Bible is studied that art, science and learning make recognized pro gress. Its combination of human excellencies points to its divine character and origin, as the absolute perfection of Christ's humanity, is an evidence of His divinity. But the Bible is first and last a book of religion. It presents the enly true, universal, and absolute religion of God, both in its prepara tory process or growth under the dispensation of the law and the promise, and in its completion un der the dispensation of the gospel, a religion which is intended ulti mately to absorb all the other relig ions of the world. It speaks to us as immortal beings on the highest, noblest, and most important themes which can challenge our attention, and with an authority that is abso lutely irresistible and overwhelm ing. It can instruct, edify, warn, terrify, appease, cheer, and encour age as no other book. It seizes man in the hidden depths of his in tellectual and moral constitution ADVOCATE, MAR. 25. 1885, and goes to the quick of the soul, to that mysterious point where it is connected with the unseen world and with the great Father of spir its. It acts like an all-penetrating and all-transforming leaven upon every faculty of the mind and every emetiou of the heart. It enriches the memory; it elevates the reason; it enlivens-the imagination; it di rects the iudorment: it moves the ----- 1 CJ affections; it controls the passions; it quickens the conscience ; it strengthens the will; it kindles the sacred flame of faith, hope, and charity; it purifies, ennobles, sancti fies the ichole man, and brings him into living union withtxod. It can not only enlighten, reform and im prove, but regenerate and create anew, and produce effects which lie far beyond the power of human genius, it 11 as ngnr ior me uunu, strength for fhe weak, food for the ! hungry, and drink for the thirsty; it has a counsel in precept or exam ple for every relation in life, a comfort for every sorrow, a balm for every wound. Of all the books in the world, the Bible is the only one of which we never tire, but which we admire and love more and more in proportion as we use it. Like the diamond, it casts its lustre in every direction; like a torch, the more it is shaken, the more it shines; like a healing herb, the harder it is pressed, the sweeter is its fragrance. What an unspeakable blessing, that this inexhaustible treasure of divine truth and comfort is now ac cessible, without material altera tion, to almost every nation on earth in its own tongue. n. Paragraphic Personals. We gave Bro. Bain the title of "Dr." last wTeek, at least the printer did. Well, he is as good as a D. D. Rev. G. B. Perry, of the Smith field circuit, was 111 the city last week and remembered the Advo cate with a pleasant visit and a batch of renewals. Mr. Blaine paid a visit of cour tesy to the President on the 13th. The call lasted from twenty to thir tv minutes, and only matters of .7 -general interest were discussed. Ex-President Arthur will prob ably sail in July for Europe, as he has hinted to various acquaintan ces. He will make a Summer tour, remaining in England for some weeks before crossing the Channel. --Messrs. L. Prang & Co., Art Publishers of New York city, will accept our thanks for some very handsome Easter Cards. They were beautiful designs and very neat and handsome. Hon. W. M. Bobbins was one of the pleasant visitors in our office last week. It always gives us pleas ure to shake the hand and hear the voice of this loyal Methodist and eminent citizen of Western Caroli na. Memorial services of the late Rev. B. C. Phillips were held at Person St. Church last Sabbath night, conducted by Be v. W. L. Cauninggim, the pastor, and partic ipated in by several ministers and laymen of the city. Rev. J. S. Nelson, P. E. of the Warrentoa District, passed through the city last Wednesday, returning from a visit to his mother and to a sick son. He was in fine spirits and in good health. We enjoyed a call from and pleasant chat with him. Bev. Dr. C. F. Deems is in the city, the guest of Bev. W. C. Nor- man. Je is cordially greeted and warmly welcomed by many old friends in the city. We are looking forward with great pleasure to his lecture this (Tuesday) evening. Mr. Roger A. Kingsbury, a son of Mr. T. B. Kingsbury, of the Wilmington Star, was elected book keeper to the N. C. Penitentiary last week by the new Board of Di rectors. Mr. Kinsrsburv comes tr ' J w this position of trust with most creditable recommendations as tn his superior qualifications for its duties and responsibilities. One of his best preachers writes us that Presiding Elder Sharpe "has started out well, not withstanding the unusually severe winter. He is making a fine im pression all around his district." This is just what those who knew Urn. Shame w ell exnected. The wisdom of Bishop Parker is bein clearly vindicated by the work 1 the three new presiding elders he made. Dr. J. W. McGee, of Raleigh was re-elected Surgeon to the North Carolina State Penitentiary last week bv the new Board of Direc- tors. The Doctor is an official member of Edenton St. Church of this city, is a devoted Methodist, an excellent citizen, a splendid physi cian, and fills the place to which he has been re-elected with great cred it to himself and with entire satis faction to the officers and directors of the Peniteutiary. Rev. Dr. W. S. Black has been confined to his room now-for more tlum two weeks by a severe case of catarrhal fever and cold. He has not been well enough to fill his ap pointments for the past two Sab baths. At this writing he has im proved and hopes to be well enough to enter upon his work the last of this week. His many warm friends will heartily join us in the wish that his expectations may be realized, and that he may soon be restored to his usual good health. E. R. Stamps, Esq., of the law firm of Gray & Stamps, of this city, was re-elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the State Pen itentiary last week. Capt. Stamps has filled this position for eight years past with great credit to him self and profit to the State; and his unanimous re-election was a com pliment and endorsement by the new Board, which he richly de serves. We congratulate the State that such important interests are in the hands of such a competent, worthy, good man. Baltimore Conference Items- We glean the following items from the Baltimore Episcopal Meth odist in reference to the Baltimore Conference which met in its one hundred and first session in Salem, Va., on the 10th of March: Bishop Parker, who was to have presided, having died recently, 110 Bishop was present at the hour of opening. The chair which was to have been occupied by Bishop Par ker was draped in mourning. Sec retary Martin called the roll, and a large number of preachers and lay men answered to their names. A telegram was read from Bishop Graiibery, stating that he could not reach Salem before night. The Conference then went into an elec tion for presiding officer pro. tern. On the third ballot, Rev. Dr. Sam uel Rodgers was declared elected. Bishop Graiibery arrived that night and presided thereafter over the Conference. Drs. McFerrin, Young, Wiley, Fitzgerald, Morton, Bennett, Laffer ty and Rev. W. C. Dunlap were among the visitors present. Dr. Young stated that the Board at Nashville was indebt$17,000,and it was reported that the Baltimore Conference had raised for Foreign Missions, $10,639 ; for Domestic Missions, 82,020.50; by the Wom an's Missionary Society, $4,007.04, and special Centenary contribu tions $1,611, making a total of $18, 877.54 for the year by that Confer ence. A LITTLE HITCH. Dr. Young then commenced, as he did last year, to single out Sunday schools which had done exception ally well, as to raising money, and to asK tne pastors ot churches to which such schools belonged to ex plain what course was pursued by them. He had not proceeded far when it became evident that much dissatisfaction prevailed in the Con ference. Rev. J. S. Gardner, pre siding elder of Washington district, called a halt, and said in a positive manner to Dr. Young that he did not like that procedure. It was done last year, and gave a great deal of dissatisfaction. Mr. Jesse B. Wilson, a layman, of Washing ton, D. C, said such a way was very unjust. The money standard was not the standard of a good Sunday school. They did not intend to flaunt their school at Washington around in any such way. Dr. Young said that he had not called for such a list of schools. The treasurer, Mr. Shipley, had made out the list of his own accord. Mr. Shipley: "I did it because you desired me to make out such a list as you had asked for last year." Laughter and applause. Dr. Young said if this is not prop er he did not know what missionary day was for. Rev. Mr. Hutchinson: "We don't like that way." Rev. Mr. Gardener : "No, we don't." 1 "I am vprv v.., is not agreeable. Bishop Graiibery SIKr.,-.. .4. best way to put all imrti. ... . .- , - - .-.1 1-1.,, 1 ICS st was to take up a - 1 1 ' F -I! collection. A collection ...... . ' "V and thus ended missioinu v -l.il ' . .. t'.Hi fc (i ... vices, ami rne uontereiice nii r ed until Monday. ' J"'irn- ANOTHER HITCH. Tne report 01 tne publishing rnittee recommended tlmt" 'in. i preachers canvass their circuits 3 the Baltimore Episcopal Mctho,v Kev. Collins Denny said that 1 did not think that God had -A him to canvass for anything.' n was not opposed to the putting ri Methodist in the hands of all tu," people, but he was not wiling toh! held up as having broken hi" ,,1, f ges, and had not done what lie 1 bound hinself to do. There ,! other brethern, he said, ol tiuS;n, oDinion. Rev. Win. Iv. Boyle, editor of r'.- I . . i Episcopal Methodist, said tli; if ri,.. wik in which ne was engaged vas worthy, say m; if not say .o!ind l.! 1 -. would hand it over to other itainlsif 11- .11' . . i . ' ' vl inyoouy is wining ro receive n. u6 took the paper when its liu.m,., J condition wa.s suca as 011 1 1 . "" iy Moj,. and failure seemed certain. The report was laid on the talIi, i0' come up afterwards. The cm!;.r ence had not adjourned wh-u tl.u report closed, so that the I'm d tion will be reported next week. PERSONAL MATTERS. Bishop Graiibery, in th.i c.ill of tieDistricts to pass upon the chaiiip. er of the effective elders, when the name of a Presiding Elders wascail. ed,made a new departure from that ollowed by Bishops generally in making a careful inquiry as to what the Presiding Llder had done per. sonally during the year; how math visiting and pastoral work he ii4 outside his duties in attemliii;' quarterly meetings. These queritS seemed to please the preachers, who heretofore have had to do all the answering as to work done, rte, The Bishop also made careful in. quiry of the preachers as to how of. ten they preached; social meetings held, such as prayer and class-meet iligs; how the people attends i; condition of the Sunday schools; and especially as to the health and usefulness of the superinuneiatv and superannuated preachers. Rev. T. E. Carson, piesiding el der, submitted a communication re ceived from Rev. J. T. Wightni m, in which he stated that cirenmM. di ces beyond his control, arising child ly from domestic affliction, h;e led him to determine to reside in Baltimore. "I had hoped," hes ud, 'to be active in the itinerancy, hut find it impossible and I mu -t, 1''. : fore, ask to be permitted to with draw." Upon motion the with drawal was accepted. Bro. What man has accepted the pastorate of an Independent Methodist, chnrcii in Baltimoi e. Dr. Morton reported that li tre has been contributed in ckwri months by the churches for comc'i! extension a total of 800,100; chm Hi es helped, 181, in six States, ix Territories and the District of Co lumbia. The Virginia Confer i:.-e, he said, paid more money to the society than any other Conference yet reported. Dr. McFerrin reported that the Book Concern at Nashville was on a sound basis. The debt of .'';,. 000 had been reduced to aboiitl') '.' 000. Seventy-five thousand dol lars have been spent in machineiy. Short Items of Special Interest. We regret that we had to put Dr. Bagwell's article on Division on two different pages. The first pint will be found on our first page, and the last part on our third page of this issue. The Massachusetts Legislature has passed a bill requiring all places where liquor is sold to close by elev en o'clock at night. This seems a very mild measure, yet the liquor interest strenuously opposed it. if enforced it will aid the police in keeping order. The Appointments of the Cen tral Mexican Mission have been sent us. Bishop Keener presided. Dr. Patterson is the Superintend ent. There are seven presiding el der's districts and fifty-two stations and circuits, ten of which are kit to be supplied; so that there are forty - nine preachers appointed, counting the P. Es. This work seems to be growing and succeed ing rapidly. A Baltimore correspondent the Reidsville Weekly says: ''It w.is related to me that urgent pic ie was brought 011 President Cleve land to appoint the Hon. I'M Thompson, of Kentucky, Com in i. sioner of Internal Revenue. Mr. Cleveland patiently heard tin le gation through, and then inquired if Mr. Thompson was not the uvu v " killed another in a duel in l ,:" tucky. He was told it was "Then, gentlemen," said he, "1 i: not appoint him." Good, if true. Dr. Young: f I
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