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ORGAN OF THE NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE, M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH.
Established in 1555.
RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE.
Organ of the North Carolina Conference.
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EDITORIAL
IMMORTALITY.
Foiled by our fellow-men, depressed, out
worn, We leave the brutal world to take its way,
And, Patience! in another life, we say,
The world shall be thrust down, and we up
borne. And will not, then, the immortal armies scorn
The world's poor, routed leavings? or will they
Who failed under the heat of this life's day,
Support the fervors of the heavenly morn?
Xo, no! the energy of life may be
Kept on after the grave, but not begun;
And he who nagged not in the earthly strife,
From strength to strength advancing-only he,
His soul well knit, and all his battles won,
Mounts, and that hardly, to eternal life.
Matthew Arnold.
Hk who enjovs that libertv found in j
Christ will never close the mouth of his 1
own conscience or that of another
Emerson says that "each man is a
hero and oracle to some bodv." This
mav not be true. But we know that i
"each man" who is faithful in the least j
things is a hero in the eyes of God. j
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"If the Methodists decline. what ;
Church is safe?" This pertinent ques-;
tion is asked by the Southern Churchman,
which is one of the most ably edited ex
changes coming to our office. There is
a high compliment bound up in this
question. Yet there is no room for self
complacency. The question should cause
us to think calmly and prayerfully.
It is often said that when the Lord
calls a man to preach he calls men and
women to hear him. This is true, but
the fact does not prove that the preacher
with a small congregation mav not be
doing just as great a work as the preacher j many friends, among whom was the
with a large congregation. Many who j mother of Rev. C. W. Byrd, of the West
are called to hear do not respond as j ern North Carolina Conference. She is
readily as the man who is called to I growing old, but the freshness of her
preach. j spiritual life seems phenomenal.
! On Sunday night we preached again.
They are now saying that the so-called j The gervice wag a gweet The talkg
imperialistic policy will finally close the
doors in heathen lands against the Amer-
ican missionary. The point is, that the
missionary will be suspected of having
imperialistic motives in preaching Christ.
If this be true, it is strange that the same
thing has not already happened in the
case of missionaries of England, whose
expansive policy is a matter of history.
We notice that the New York Chris
tian Advocate, in giving the statistics of
the Christian denominations in the United
States for 1898, reports a decrease of
9,009 members in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. We believe that this is
a mistake. We believe that our Church
had a gain in membership for 1898. But
the clerical mistake will never be cor
rected. It has acquired a momentum
which will drive it through all statisti
cal tables for years to come. How care
ful we should be in writing letters and
figures !
'A COMMENCEMENT OUTING."
A promise to preach the Commence-;
ment sermon at Blue's Creek Academy
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Hamett County on Saturday afternoon, I ing the different denominations. The!newsofthearrest
May 13. It was our privilege to travel : instrnction is thorough, and what is best i men who claimecl that the' had been i
for the first time on the Cape Fear and;o alj the spiritual interests of the stu ! strncted by the British War Department j
Northern Railroad. This is a new road, j 'are asAclosdy guarded as is the in-1 to e"ro11 ize Johannesburg Fort,
ot wincii X. j. uuke is resident ana J.
C. Angrier, General Manager. Mr. H. E.
morris, 01 Apex, wiio snowea us great ;
kindness on our trip, is Attorney for the j
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road whicu js fortunate in having sjch !
an astute, well-equipped legal adviser.
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ent are Apex and Angier, twenty miles ;
aParL The route is trough a country
I ha fti-r. farlllttl -1 , Tito Or TTC :
wmcn, to uie oniooKer irom uie ear win- ;
do w, seems uninteresting, but which,
nevertheless, is full of undeveloped re
sources. The whole country along the
line seems to be awakening from a long
sleep. The roadbed of the Cape Fear
and Northern is in splendid condition,
and the speed and comfort of the locomo
tion wrere a great surprise to us. The
road is strictly first-class, and is destined
to play an important part in the material
life of the State.
At Angier, in Harnett County, we were
met by Mr. Lee, of Buie's Creek Acad
emy. He proved himself not only an
expert driver, but a most agreeable com
panion. The roads were rough, but it
was glorious to come in contact with na
ture once more, to hear her sweet voice,
and catch the perfume of her myriad
chalices of beauty. The fragrance of the
wTild grape blooms loaded the air. Even
the tall-plumed pines, scarred with the
hand of trade, seemed to bow us a wel
come. The white bells of the huckle-
berry, forming the sweet bridal-wreath
01 tiie torest, rang cmmes wmcn tne m
: ner ear could catch as we drove through
1 swamps and forest. God seemed nearer
to us during that ride.
It was our pleasure to find a home with
that enial Baptist preacher, Rev. J. A.
Campbell, Principal of Buie's Creek
Academy. He and his interesting family
know how to make it pleasant for a
stranger who, however, cannot remain one
nder their roof.
We preached Sunday morning to a
larp;e conp-reg-ation in one of the best
auditoriums in the State.
It can seat
fully two thousand people. Rev. W. M.
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Forbes, preacher-in-charge of Dunn Cir- j
cuit, was present. He bad an appointment j
! near at the same hour, but generously ;
uimiii uuva
We appreciated the presence of so many
of his members from Dunn, twelve miles
distant. They are enthusiastic in their
praise of Bro. Forbes.
It was our pleasure to meet and make
of some young men were inspiring. Quite
i a number expressed a deep concern for
their souls, and one was converted. Quite
a happy closing to a Commencement Sun
day. The past session of Buie's Creek Acad
emy has been very successful, both in
point of patronage and quality of work
done. W7hen a young man of no experi
ence, and no capital save a high and con
secrated purpose to serve his day and
generation, goes into a section, sparsely
settled, and remote from the railroad, and
succeeds in establishing a school with
ample buildings, and with a patronage
of nearly thiee hundred students, repre
senting nearly every section of the State,
he does a work which is worthy to live
in history. Such a work has been done
at Buie's Creek by Rev., J. A. Campbell.
The value of property in that section
has been enhanced several hundred per
cent. The parents are educating their
children, and the moral life is sweet and
RALEIGH, N. C, MAY 24, 1599.
: strong. In the last six vears there have
gone to college from Harnett Countv a
larger mimber of students than durj
&u h rg ious to this time proL
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Campbell has a seiect iaculty, represent-
jfo1wo1 ;c :c u,T
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religious service on Commencement ;
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Smiday was revivalistic in its nature.
' , stlldents from Bnie's Creek will 1
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ave aireadv mentioned the fact tha Mr
nave aireaay mentionea tne iacc tnat -ur.
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P. D. Woodall, who has been a member i
of the facuUy the past yearj and Mr w :
R Rovall a former student, will apply I
for jicense to preach at the District Con- I
ference a Brown's Chapel ,
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THE PASTOR'S ERA.
The revival fires began to burn earlv
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the vear. Thev
continue to burn.
The most pleasant news published in the
Raleigh Christian Advocate is in the
reports from the preachers, telling what
great things God has been doing for them.
It is very evident that the evangelistic
wave which has lately swept over the
and has receded. Many of those that
were washed upon the shore have gone
back with the wave. We would not un-
derestimate the great work which has
been done in the evangelistic movement,
But we would emphasize the fact that this
is preeminently the pastor's era. It is
less possible than ever before for him to
divide his awful responsibility and throw
the burden of souls on some one else.
There are hundreds of conoreeations
over the land casting about in their minds
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for the best men to conduct their meet-
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jare read" to SO to unusual expense m
securing some preacher of unusual power.
In the majority of cases, there will be a
failure on the part of the "preacher of
unusual power." By this failure God
will attempt to teach these congregations
that their pastor is the only one who can
successfully lead the thirsting soul to the
"fountains of living waters."
God is trying to teach also the lesson
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longer can evangelistic, prestige and pow -
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er cover the congregation's lack ot spiritual
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leant acmn.
When a taithiul pastor feels the bur -
dens of souls and realizes that he can look
to none save God himself and his con - re -
to nonesae Cod, li nselt, and ins con re
;auoii dimw, u'c 1;JfeiC&aL;uu lcCi5
UM- " oc"""j"Citv of Refuse" for all theological ; place and drag it 111 at tlie announcement
source for succor, these is a revival near, j . .. , & !0f the closino- hvmn to dissipate the
, , TT , . . . . , '! recalcitrants. The opposition, however,;01, uie i.iumh& uyum w uiipaiC
and the Hoi v Spirit is preparing for his I , . . , A spiritual impression vou have labored
convicting regenerating, and sanctifvin wa? f,tless' e PteS Wer? .0pe"' i hard to prodnce.-A York Observer.
" ; and the errant Briggs was led inside by
MTr . . i Bishop Potter. The whole ecclesiastical it must be confessed that many of our
Let 110 pastor despair of having a rich , worjd wnj now iave a seaSon of rest from j members rarely do anything for the great
work of grace in his charge this year. He ! trouble on this question. Dr. Whitsett, enterprises of the Church. Judging them
may have a poor idea of his abilities.
His field mav be a Sodom. External ;
evangelistic aid may not be forthcoming.
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under stich circumstances
that God
delights to magnify His grace in sending jj Baptist preachers, bnt among the
glorious spiritual showers. God grant j t mags of Baptists all over the South.
that our religious papers this year may be ( SQ long a time Dr. whitsett handed
filled with reports of conversions toGodin his resignation as President of the
and accessions to the Church. j Theoi0gical Seminary at Louisville, Ky.
i His friends were not willing to accept the
When it was stated bv the Associated j resignation. The other portion demanded
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Press that General Wheeler had been j that it be accepted. The warring was
snubbedin Charleston, and certain editors ! so warm as to disturb not only the peace
were fulminating their indignation, we j of the Church, but to threaten the integ-
felt sure that it was all a mistake, and
that a snubbing of the little General who
sustained so gloriously Southern pres
tige on the heights of San Juan, is sim- j
ply impossible. Col. Robinson, of the
Adjutant General's staff, says that " Gen -
eral Wheeler was not in the parade be
cause the negro boy who was sent to
carry his horse to him, through inatten
tion or natural stupidity, carried the
horse to the wrong number, and remained
there until the procession was over."
Course of Events.
Consternation has been caused in Brit-1
ish and German diplomatic circles by the j
ana iioicl possession ot the town until the
arrival ot the Britis troops. This looks !
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exceedingly revolutionary. but lortu- j
nately the matter is more smoke than fire, ;
if certain representations are correct. A j
!m,mDer of prominent South Africans,
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pr.11 f 1iTri iim I 1 1 r i . I r , 1- Kn t-t ...it..-
un ui ilgc?l ulin. Cm-1
prises of South Africa, state that the affair j
is tnunped up, and that the arrested men j
arc "responsiDie parties, rresioent ivru-
ger, the Governor of Cape Colony, and
j the High Commissioner of South Africa,
j Sir Alfred Milner, are to have a meeting
soon Affairs in Soiltll Africa, however,
are in a very unsettled condition, and the
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j With characteristic and inimitable
j sang froid, the powers have proceeded to
take charge of China. The "spheres of
influence" have been outlined and sanc
tioned by the red tape of diplomacy and
so-called international law. But it seems
now, changing the figure somewhat, that
the "worm has turned." The famous
obesity of the celestial kingdom has not
j robbed it of all spirit. The latest news
j js that China will resist further invasion
bv the Powers. Orders have been sent to
all the Mandarins and Taotos of all the
Districts, urging them to concentrate all t
j their fighting men and prepare for war,
j The Chinese navy, it is said, is unusually
! active. This looks ominous for Germa-
j ny who is advancing from the North,
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Our opinion is that if China makes
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j Peace Conterence at The Hague more
. effectively than if a peace of dynamite
'were thrown in the midst.
Amoxg recent events in the ecclesias -
tical world on this side of the sea the two
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most important, perhaps, were the ordi -
nation of Professor Briggs by Bishop
Potter and the acceptance of Dr. Whitsett's
resignation. It is remembered that Pro -
! fessor Briggs, found himself in an uncom-
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fortably narrow position, from which he
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' was relieved bv summary action, in which
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his own volition plavea a very small
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j part. When it became known that he
I intended arjolvW .for orders in the
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1 qna"er 3 OPP"1 uu
, to think that after ?J1 tds
Church has been wrongfully called a!
wj1Q a(jVanced the idea in the Indepcnt-
ent that the early people called Baptists
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were not lmmersionists. ana proved nisi
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point bv genuine records, met consider -
point bv o-enuine records, met consider-
i akje ODt)OSition, not onlv among the lead -
rity of the Southern Baptist Convention,
Serious trouble was expected at the late
Convention at Louisville. Providence,
howTever, is watching over the affairs of
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j this great Church, and all disturbing
! forces were eliminated in the acceptance
of Dr. Whitsett's resignation and the
election of his successor in Dr. J. P.
Green, who, we have no doubt, is fully
equipped for his new and responsible po
sition. We are glad that the Baptist
skies are clear once more.
New p iies.Vol 1, No. 14.
F k 1 Other Tripods.
Jn 3
iness letter to the editor the
one of our most faithful
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aid: -Brother, there are so few
men true to the core." How sad it is to
be compelled to admit that he speaks
1' harp tricks, underhanded ad-
prea
r. "
of facts, more the result of a zeal without
knowledge than a deliberate purpose to
be false. And yet the whole transaction, .
though performed apparently in the name
of the Lord, a travesty on truth, and on
j 011 as eil- iiiat is using tne iveiy
iof heaven m which to do the devil's
worl;i Until the chnrch is freed from
the contaminating influence of such men
she cannot hope to prosper. OvZyi
Methodist.
That influential paper, The Daily Mail
of London, has published a dispatch from
one of its correspondents in Rome, assert
ing that "the heads of the religious orders
in the Philippines have presented a peti
tion to the Pope in which they protest
against the 'American atrocities.' "
"Never was there such a brutal war,"
says the address, adding, "Hatred of the
United States will live forever in the
hearts of the Filipinos"
While many of the letters of soldiers
to their friends bear the marks of that
kind of sensational writing in which ex
cited boys indulge, some calm and well
considered statements show that not a
few acts of superfluous cruelty have been
perpetrated by men wearing the uniform
of this country. Though this is natural,
it is none the less deplorable, and those
who perpetrate such acts should be rep
rimanded or punished, according to the
j gravity ot their offence. Neiv York
Christian Advocate.
The dignity of the service depends al
most wholly upon the minister. He de-
jtermines and imparts the temper of the
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ajnVr - , o maKe a service wnat u ougnt
; spirit of profound reverence. He should
j be prepared perfectly at every point, so
j that the people may feel restful, confident
that everything will come exactly into
j into place. For this it is necessary that
! he should have the order of service be-
!ore ,hi .should have every place
iiound in Bible and hymn-book, and
1 shonld w seUled in nind the way Jn
j which the words ie speaks ought to be
I spoken. He must be careful, brief, and
I prompt without haste. It degrades the
service wnen tne minister neglects tne
nnrtinn in win eh the neonle hnnnen to
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uui LJUii in wiiiv-ii tiic jcuuic nauucii tu
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s he eiioratren. in order to unit nut what
j 11PYt tj bimcpif cbonld be
-comes next, tie nimseji snouia oe
; worshiDoinp;. should share in what he is
nuumiuj, siwuiu auan.ni
; supposed to be leading. If one were to
: construct a series of ministerial "Don'ts,"
it would include, don't be colloquial in
; the pulpit, or use slang, or raise a laugh;
don't plan your service as though you
did nofkn0w at what hour it is supposed
to end; don't forget some notice in its
j DT ler acts tne' reauy seem to tae no
interest in her great movements. Yet it
!i; inronreivable that anv one should
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fuiu liic viiuii;ii wiLii un x lcciint; ui
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; lack of feeling as this.
; lack of feelin?: as this. We must look
! for it in influences which began after the
j "happy day that fixed their choice. "
I That da?, will forever stand out to them
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j to be' untrue to the Church. They felt
j that they were coming into a great family
1 where all would be on an equality, and
j where anything they could contribute in
1 money or service would be "accepted ac-
j tQ what a fflan hath annot ac-
j cording to what he hath not." Their
i experience proved to be different from
j their expectations. They soon found
! that whe11 great Church enterprises were
inaugurated only the few having money
were really expected to take a part; they
saw that fashionable clothes, wealth,
social position, and education commanded
recognition in the Church pretty much
as they did in the world. Little by lit
tle they became sensitive, and ended by
adopting the rule of not doing anything
until they could make a creditable show-
j ing by the side of their more pretentious
fellow-members. New Century Education.