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If ORGAN OF THE NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE, M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. Established in 1855. RALEIGH, N. C, MAY 17, 1599. New Series. V :l, No. 13. RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE Organ of the North Carolina Conference. Published Weekly at Raleigh, N. C. Entered as second-class matter in the post-ofEce til Raleigh. Rev. T. X. IVEY, D. D., . Editor, it .. Rev. N. M. WATSON, Busing SS i A.NAKK. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION One Year, - $1.50. 1 Six Months. - .75 r u ,,v,. wives of deceased Ail ministers of the gospel and preachers, 1.00. Conference, authorized agents, wil: receive the 1 paper free. ; Watch the label, it shows the date np to which ; Change in label serves as a receipt When address is ordered changed, hoih o:d and j new auaress mui ue given. In sending money, be sure to state whether it is for old or new subscription. Address all letters and make all checks and money orders payable to the RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE. EDITORIAL A WARNING FROM OVER THE SEA. The present ritualistic movement in the Anglican church began over sixty years ago. The Tractarians, including Pusev, Newman and others, streuously i sought through the medium of the Oxford I Tracts to secure greater liberty for the j church of England and to restore certain j practices said to have been in vogue in j thetime of HenrvVIII. Some advocates , of the cause, such as Newman and Keble, j A r ; -a. a. of auricular confession and transubstantia-! Weil l bO Irtl & IU lliblM. Ull UlC dLCCpicUiCC ! tion. Newman finally went to the Roman i "" "" """'s u- - iM :4-4- , nA:i on Romish rocks. These rocks are very churcn. I his consistent, vet radical act, ; 3 .nknnnvpvnicrpriar, and the waters are very stormy. of the new movement, and thus gave the I movement a check. ; The check, however, was only tempo-1 rary, for, hardly at any time since, has ; the Anglican church looked in any other j direction than towards ritualism. There is a crisis near at hand. The ritualistic party is in the ascendency as far as ecclesiastical and civil influence goes. Almost all the Bishops are unwilling to assert the law (for there is a law) against j ritualism. Doctrines and polities arelost j sight of, while mere ecclesiastical para. I i i- f i. Ai. . a ! pnernana appealing io ine sensuous ana j - tV. cn;ri-fo1 ,nnMr i paramount. we were called upon to diagnose If :ase. we would sav that the Anglican I tne case, we wouiu sav uiai uie .niriicaii i Church is suffering from a morbid emo tionalism. It is manifested by a craving for those externalities of religion, which appeal to the sensuous. This emotiona lism is aesthetic. It is governed alto gether by taste. Beauty is the criterion. - The priesthood of Christ is not enough, j It must be incarnated in the clergy and j indicated by trappings that appeal to the ! eye. The altar must be visible with a glory approximating that of the one whose specifications were given by Jehovah on Sinai. The sacrifice of a broken heart does not suffice. It must be a sacrifice whose stimuli can reach the sensorium. ! The heart can receive the messages of God only through the avenues of the eye and ear. This emotionalism has been brought about bv a rationalism which as an atmos- phere surrounds the Established church, i This rationalism means not only an ab sence of the active, vigorous apprehension of the basilar principles of the gospel, but the rejection of that knowledge of the j sension in any ot our societies oy inveign " deep things of God" which comes from ing against either our doctrine or discip the chambers of a soul touched with the ! line, such person offending shall be first breath of God. Such a rationalism ever ' reproved by the preacher in charge ; and ... . . 1 ir creats a vacuum which must be filled. The soul surfeited with dry haid intellectuali ties,and despising the spiritual f ood,fills the vacuum with that which appeals only to the emotional. What lesson do we draw from the situ ation? What analogy can we find be tween the Anglican trouble and any ex perience of the great Methodist Church? To this we reply: There is with certain asses n our church an emotionalism i wmcn is oemg aonormaiiy aeveiopea. it ; is being forced beyond all reasonable pro- portions. It is manifested by a craving tor something wmcn causes jeciing, which is the milder term for emo- tion. This emotionalism is ethical rather ; than aesthetic. The idea of righteous beatitude transcends that of beautv. - i only the inner man can see and hear. The intellectual is completely lost in the j glow of the so-called spiritual. Subjective j experience becomes a hall for revelry. A ; shout is worth a whole month ot silent j An " arousement " is the climax of i spiritual power. To ever live in sunshine ': and enjoy perpetual freedom from cares i and trials is the richest heritage ot the son of God. Such are some of the dicta ; ; ot the emotionalism which has become a quote square ana tote I air, and even then ; on tie Persian Gulf and the right j disease in our midst. It is not the result of , he will find that he can best serve histo connect it bv rail with the Cau ! rationalism. This miasma has not yet church by holding up his own end of the j casns means ultimately Muscovite dom ! tainted atmosphere. The truth that the our ; log. If he is no more successful in doing linion fr0m the Kara Sea on the north ' "natural man receiveth not the things of ; the Spirit of God " has been remembered, ! but its co-ordinate that " we 'should be ! ready at all times to give to every one ; that asketh a reason of the hope that is in us ' has been forgotten. The spiritual machinery has lost its mental balance- W"CC1 A 11C " umax ; have not received that rational evangelical elucidation which always goes with true preaching. There are too many mollus- cous sermons. The raconteur has sup- .m Liltil mwum' cl"ullulwusm could be the result. Now, as to the warning. The Angli - uuiuuimh iu u1C vvxCu uCm Wm never lead to Roman Catholicism, but it m lead to somethmg worse a mind - kss heartless, churchless fanaticism, be - f lde wlnch a cold rationalism is a glow- mg raraaise. We can emphasize our warning by quoting the words of John Wesley : ine aieinoaists musi rae neea io ti -rj1 1j a 1 1 j their doctrine, their experience, their V" m "" " aLLCilu LVJ ; j - maKe people Anunomian ; mo me ex- perimental part ot religion only, thev; r win maKe uiem enuiusiasis; ii io uie rraetiVal nnlv tbev will make them Ficxv.lii uni, mv.y ui xncxi. iii.i Pliarisees' and if they do not attend to their discipline they will be like persons .it. 1 ii- x who bestowT much pains in cultivating their gardens, but put no fence round them to save them from the wild boar of the forest." A MENTOR FOR THE METHODISTS. . , . . , TTT .11 A Baptist brother out West whose zeal, to put it mnaiy, outruns nis logical lac- . ... .in , i' l -l. tilty, to put it generously, makes the occortlnn that "if tiie 4 nrpa eh er-i n-rh a rcre' aiiivu.. - ? 1- rrethndistl does his dntv no person un- Methodist does h s dut no person un der heaven but a Methodist can possibly A De admitted to ine wub ouppci m a . . T j , " Methodist church." As some of his wonderful reasoning has appeared in Eastern columns, we reproduce some of it: "No person shall be admitted to the Lord's Supper among us who is guilty of any practice for which we would exclude a member from our church." Discipline, nacre 206. note at bottom.! " If a mem- ber of our church endeavor to sow dis- X O ' - ! n there be persistence in sucn practices, the offender shall be dealt with as in cases of immorality." Discipline, page 102. That means exclude, as a drunk ard, liar or thief " as in cases of immor ality." To inveigh against the " doctrine or discipline " is as great a crime, accord ing to the above, as immorality. Their own members who be excluded for the inveighing against? It means to speak reproachfully of, to condemn, and hence i to reiuse to oeneve. x nen, no one snan ; be admitted who condemns, or refuses to ; believe either the 11 doctrine or discipline" j oi the Aietnodist nurcn. We do not think any reply is necess- ary. We would however say that j it is hard to believe that our reasoning ; brother sincere when we read his ineirciiic or discipline is as great a crime according j to the above as immorality.'' He cannot j prove this statement by anything that is said in the Discipline, or anywhere else j in "heaven above, tne earth beneatn, orjthe way on tiie South of this sea. This in the waters under the earth.' HeU.M,, ,b.,:v, . ought to remember the words he had ; just quoted: "If a member of our church cuacci'jov to sow (tissciisioji. etc., oy :n- veighing,v etc. Let our reasoning brother this than in proving his point just con- sidered, his church had better look else - where for a defender of its doctrines. WHAT ABOUT COMMENCEMENT? You sav that von like to help vour church school in anv possible wav. Well. what about attending the commencement this year ? Your presence on this impor- tant occasion is undoubtedly worth much to the schxi. A big crowd at Com- j mencement generally means a big school ;m the lall. on are surely going to Trinity Commencement this year, as it will be a special occasion. One ol the : handsomest material monuments ever erected to the memory of a son of North Carolina will be, in a figurative sense, un - ! veiled at this commer cement. We refer ; to the Craven .Memorial Hall. All the j old and new aboys. should assemble 1 this year on jnne 6th in the Memorial j Hallj and let Braxton Craven look down j from the skies on a vast tiirong gathered ! to do him reverence. Will you be there? Then Dn E. T. white, in behalf of the j Alumni, will make an address which will ; de'ht and stimulate. He has made such ; before. We know him A brace Oi ( Bishops will be there Duncan and in- j cent. The one on Monday evening ; the other on Tuesdav evening. i nc uiuiuuujj; cacilixs win uc ui in interesting character. Sunshine, flowers, i , ,- mnic oratorv, architectural and iemmine ix.auty,and lemonade-what a programme! Vou cant afford to miss it T ti,e iv fo -p t-, ii uui l anuiw it. j nev ord that' little' chano ! " " " I THE MAY MEETINGS. rsion met iibion ii'ti i w.. -r ji r ri 1- t- ! T " n Til 1 .p,1 1 I in Louisville, Lentucky, April 28th, 29th. i The assessments remained practically the . The Sunday School Board met May 3d, ! Xashville. The Children's Dav collec- ! .- . -i ... . wi i tion amounted to over i2.ooo. 1 ne r r n - o , , . . profits of the Snnday School Department ..fi ,nnnn The editor was an tho--- j exctcll JU.UUU. a iic cuilui was aauiu.- i d t k n Cnb. : -x-- - The Book Committee met May 3d, and was in session three days. The follow- me inventory was given : Keal estate $140,000; plant, $271,881.23 ; total mer chandise, $109,765.41 ; total notes and accounts, $189,052.49; total cash on hand, . $200,986.07 ; total assets $911,- fully considered. Dr. W. P. Loveiov offered a resolution looking to the resig - nation of the Book Agents. The resolu - tion was defeated bv a vote of 12 to 1. Dr. Loveiov resided, and his place was filled bv Rev. R. A. Child, of the South Caro - 1;" rf An sdnVesson the snh. lina Conference. An address on the sub ject is being prepared. The Board of Education met May 3d and perfected the organization of the Twentieth Century Movement. Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth. 685.20; total liabilities, $9,186.89; capi-;ng to &ant an anstice 01 tnree tal as per ledger, $902,488.31. ; months until the Tagal Congress could tm. T1..-U1- 1,: Tj,- . meet. To have granted it would have II fllllllWIIIII.' I "Sl 1 -V-ll - Course of Events. While pravers are iroino- ud from all over Christendom that the Czar's peace-: ! able measures outlined sometime aeo in famous rescript mav culminate at the i . . . ! Conference of the Ha-ve in universal peace this sanie Czar is wording pians which look to the polemic rather than That treatv which Russia has jately made with Persia is very si After years of effort Russia has t ignificant. succeeded m acquiring territory around the Cas pian Sea. Persia, however, has been in ! to tie jnjiarl Ocean. This latter fact has igiven England a crTeat advantage over p., 1at tr of p,icda! j wjti- per"a rnvino- the forme" a Dort i.4i-i... - . - iuiv "vui y VI v njiu :.t0 te injan Ocean on the south, ; tle British "Matun" will feel the i nen rip- n i i ,r "u T . - fc fe now "walks like a man' peaceful and suppliant. Russian operations on the shores I of the Yellow and Tartan Sea are no less 1 interesting and significant. If ling. nas gainea anyinmg Dy me agreement that Russia will not extend its territory 1 south of the Yang-tse-kiang, she has lost it in the coup-de main Russia has mace j in the treaty with Persia. The Reunion of the Confederate Vet- j erans at Charleston, S. C, was the main j event 0f tiie 3ast week S0lltfc 0f the Ma j son and D;xon ine. On this event the i eyes Gf tie w10e South, at least, have 1 eeil turned. It is well that the survivors fv. t -ct Hsnsp imnld h.w on r,n. ! nual meeting. The number is growing smaller and snialler every vear. When ; the ast soldier shall have gone to the j eternal camping grounds" there should ! be a perpetuation of the memories of the ; jost Cause by the descendants of those ' who fo.lght for it. The Reunion was a 1 , mnit wa impressive. The presence of Generals rnrrlnn TTnnTnfnn. Wlneeler and others . r -s - -m - j- - ' - j waS appropriate and inspiring. The ; occasion lost none of its impressive inter est on account ot the unusual display ot i ... , -.i . the btars ana btnpes ' wnn ine "stars ,,a v.pt' The visit of the victorious ; t arh treli from Manila harbor, was ; highly appreciated bv the thousands : t i ; nrpprsr. i I Mr Edward Atkinsox, of Boston, I is a statistician of no mean repute. In Ithe realm of Social Economy he has !i, ; , ,-fl,f;oi f-rvr VT i been, tor vears, an influential tactor. He, ! . -n i i ; v- nllmved Ins "tine raw : however, nas auowea ins iine rage i i overthe horrors of the imperialistic re - ; i, tdi,;i;;,c vn-cw i,ic lii L1IC 1 iiiuuuiii.o .v uiii..i ". t..,1 li j .)arlrHet form G the Philip- Jl livlCJH. J i v. uao &nviiijJiv.-. uivtAxj- j ' -(. 1 v a; & r ; .... i a : enL VCillulCilldi P"" ? a tendencv to give to Aguinaldo and his i - 1 i ,,xil Vio m-,iV. h- -rvrtVi mr than vvaiiaic uiai n ii"-" 1-3 nuiin '" men ana gums, in uiu upunvii -vn. il- ; killson has coine perilously near placing 1 himself in the position occupied by "The Man Without a Country.'' If his action ; for -;t js a fact that the regular atten is not treasonable, we are at a loss to I dant not only hears more but also hears charactenze it. General Otis acted very wisely in re- : Deei1 - 1C"U1U,J UJC : insurgent government, and would have 1 offered Aguinaldo a fine opportunity for j lengthening his present, and mobilizing, iher forces. The aggressive policy of 1 i, 1,, ! the Americans is still pursued. In the ! st ten days, General McArthur has taken the northern towns, Santa Tom as and San Fernando. While the insurgents are pushing to remote and inaccessible points, the possibility of their being able to worry the American forces at Manila and other seaport towns is being weakened. From Other T )ds. Edison tells us we ai r-ilv on the threshold of discovery in ise of elec- trie enertrv. The wonde u 1 the present - -. r t ,,T aers vet to be. YY e b -? t him. We are ready to believe am hecy of ma- terial power. It is on v .vhen we pass into the realm of the spiritual that we become sceptical. In the use of spiritual power we are like the people who laugh ed and sneered at Fulton for attempting to use God's power ir ' But Jesus had no reference to steamboats or electric cars when He said: "All things are possible to him that believeth." The Church would be omnipotent and all-con- craering if it believed the literal truth of Kis promise. Jesus spent His life in re vealing this power. Every miracle was v, . ;r ! A III U'lll I I II I V 111.11 11 1 1 I I I 1 I I I I f r f 2 c ever at man's command. Christ gave His most unlimited promise after His resurrection because this mighty event was absolute guarantee of its ful filment. Neu York Obse?'xer. A gentleman, who writes himself down lover of little children, not long ago devised a plan to encourage boys and crlT.c TO Prtl thfir nxm QTifnr htirr tnnnpx: j Xo eacli child who accepted his offer he sent a small stock of articles to be sold ; on commission, trusting to the child's sense of honor for the return of the goods or payment for them when sold. When the accounts were footed up it was found that four-fifths of the children had failed to make any returns whatever, and that all efforts to secure a response from them had been fruitless. Our friend was shock- ed. He knew that hundreds of children. such as our Rosebuds, had been trusted in such matters, and that he had shown themselves worthy of confidence, and he had imagined that their high sense of v honor was shared by children generally. It did not occur to him that there are thousands of parents who take for gran ted that little children are by nature i honest and need no training to enable them to withstand a temptation to dis honestv. Richmond Christian Advocate. It is difficult to measure, adequately, the service of literature to Christian life growth and progress. Without doubt, a proper appreciation of it would increase the circulation of our periodical press tenfold. Without doubt, also, the mani fold treasures and facilities of our Book Concern and Publishing House might be more fully utilized. Some seem to think that thev only exist for the circulation of j --' - , V- , V i Y ssu Mippiio. vii ljii Lucy uu auiiiiiuuiy, Ki-it ?1 tlip ;mnf time pwrv frnnrl tliincr !: -u.. t i ua im 1,1C Wdi ui mciduuc ia. iiou uitu. ! -irrvnch literntnre life i nmiri;1ied mid j its best mood maintained. Macaulay pays a high tribute to this power of liter iature to sustain and console when he ir.-' "e , j speaks of the help it has given "by the j lonely lamp oi Erasmus, m the tribune of Mirabeau, in the cell of Galileo, on Ithe scaffold of Sidney;" but St. Paul pays i . .-' . r . 'a higher tribute to its worth for enlight- ; , , 1 , . .AM,.j.t;, a c.t-,,; rU l, I ClliJlVTilt, J11V1C11.1J11 till VI VJtV. WJ1V.11 1I writes of Timothv, -Bring the books, imi,. vwi,in0fc " TV,, CJiJCUjail liiv- uan.iiinv.iJi,7. j. ii,, txrriir- Li, rii frthaJUt Marino. ; n i Unto the success of a sermon two peo- rtie contribute, and without their mint i . 7 . . . ; thojts the sermon must be a failure, writes Ian Maclaren, in the Ladies Home 1 r i i i i i inumnf ( ine is t!ie nrrarhpr nnn the i 7 j I' .. . - other is the hearer, and if some art goes to the composition of the sermon, almost as much goes to its reception. In the art of the hearer the first canon is prac- better than the person who drops into church once in two months. No doubt if the preacher has lungs of brass, and the hearer is not stone deaf, a casual hearer can catch every word on the rare occa sion when he attends, althougk for the past six wTeeks he has worshiped at home or made the round of the neighboring churches. The voice of a competent speaker is not so much sound merely, but is so much music, with subtle intonations and delicate modulations; his pronuncia of a word is a commentary upon it; his look as he speaks is a translation of it; his severity is softened by the pathos of his tone; his praise is doubled by its ring of satisfaction. A stranger's ear is not trained to such niceties; it is the habitua ted ear which reaps the full sense. Be sides, every speaker worth hearing creates his own atmosphere, and one cannot hear with comfort until he is acclimatized. Ian Maclaren in Ladies' Home Journal.
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