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1 a ftwjeigl ?tgf Ian ESTABLISHED IN 1855. 2jjJ2JjORCAROLlNA CONFERENCE, M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. RALEIGH, N. C, NOVEMBER 8, 1899. CHRISTIAN DY0CATE. wm. towc, ch sm-mnT f the North Carolina Conferencs. Nathan Tucker, salesmen. (We rejoice ! f "v w-oi i 1 t uuu nearly all whose names have ! been inenlirmVrl or.-. v.!,.-., ..c .i. , New Series. Vol. 1, No. 38. WKKKLY AT R.M.KIOH, N. C. .-; matter in the post-otnce ;;t Raldirh. Raleh ..:.rs of the gospel and wives of deceased Su")- The monthly pay-roll in the iVi-V. l. I Ei,iTORJSWr?S1"000- TllC pr0duct f the v. WATSON, BrsixEss Manager, i 111 S 15 shlPPecl principally to the New : Kngland States and to England. The T K M B S OF SUBSCRIPTION. j monthly freight bill is 6,ooo. The - l'Mr' -"iarle and Pante Railroad, niuninr- i III IV W UIIWVj. I " irom Maekey's Ferry, on Albemarle Sound to Bellhaveu, on Pamlico Sound, was built hv tlif rvn, -'?.:.. - . ! "J vv- VJlil AU1V. x V-OIIl- ' r preachers in the North Carol' na i i A- : ! Panr lias been operating at Roper for ax, ' ! thirteen years, and there has not been a 1. it snows the date up to which ! single lire. The business is admirablv r0urnrtir Has been paid. Change in label managed, and runs like clock-work. Can .1 RVX''L. i"i rt L - to tne EIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE. Vhc: ;l '--- viwiwi viuuivi, ci-ia uui ium j wtrAis.i.N irMJlA 1 ROPIER iStl be'e to state whether it is 1 HveS at RPer aild is 011e f the .pillars ,,i ,r ,., v- subscription. i of the Methodist Church there. He is t;; liters and make all checks and money I always seen at our Annual Conferences j where he is found hard at work. He is j Secretary of the Board of Stewards and j Superintendent of two Sunday schools j He shows his Pennsylvania Dutch blood in his physical, mental, and religious build. He combines religion nnd hni. He was ex- EDITORIAL. IN THE ALBEMARLE SECTION. Ivincr north of Si : ness in an admirable Albe-' v 11-1, , ceectingly Kind to us. me war. speak of the kindness of Bro. M. T. Plyler, whose guest for a night we were in the comfortable home, of that elect lady, Mrs. Harden. We wish we had time and space to tell something of our homeward trip. Under skurrving clouds amid moaning winds and fitful dashes of rain, we crossed Albemarle Sound in the majestic barge, the " John W. Garrett," built at a cost of $75,000, and capable of transporting twenty-four loaded rail road cars. As we were whirled along un der weeping, skies to Norfolk, we thought of Willis, Hornaday, Beaman, Giles and others, and wondered if they wee not hugging the fireside close. The memory of the ride through that wild Monday night from Norfolk to Raleigh, will long be remembered. As the winds howled and the rain beat tumultuously against the windows of the Chattanooga Special, as it sped without a break through the inky darkness, we thought of the destructive revelry along the At lantic coast, and we thanked God for His blessings on land and on sea. ANOTHER MONUMENT. PREACHER E. II. DAVIS It has a population of 1 200, is no organic town govern- all v known as ;'r:a:!e section." We see no reason, 1 -ve:. wliv the section Iving immed-: presides over Roper Station, one of the -n:h .'-f the Sound should not be best in the Conference. The church at ,y lhe same uame. Anvwav, we i lackey's Ferry, four miles distant, is c-1; k bv this name. It is one c,f : connected with tbis station. Bro. Davis .:-r.:-i spots of the State, peopled by j is closinS his secoild 'ear 011 this work, i-e of the choicest citizenship of all our ' f course Davis a success here, as he . ialvvavs has been since we knew him at TT)T-n Old Trinity. He is a man of books and V-e n-ilhu.wn of this section. A wonder-! of Pastoral alld PulPifc abilit'- He is i brimful of enthusiasm, and its fire is ! "catching.1' He is blessed with an in- i. J i.J .:c r 1. j nr. r.iavor, no Dolice, no town taxes, i ieUlIiL aim CUUbtcuueu Nvue lutuliillcu 'n:-roo:ns; These urban accessories are I b' the BaPtists 0ur sta7 llllder tIlis .iderea unnecessary. The people are in- j roof was onlr to sllort for us ::::;-;:t. honest, energetic, hospitable, and THE EPwORlii LEAGUE CONFERENCE God-:earir.g. Oi course the little feudalistic ; on Sunday, October 29, held in the :xi is made happy with the music of Methodist Church at Roper, was a great :h:c;i hells. The simplicity of its j occasion. The lowering clouds, the fore has n .t lieen destroyed by the wash j runners of the Caribbean storm, whose :: ctrrtin tvpe of nineteenth century j chargers dashed up our coast a few days Tlvy almost as a rule love the Bible, j later, did not prevent the assembling of a family altar, the Sunday school, the j large congregation. Bro. L. G. Roper ::eached Word. Roper is the outcome, j was President of the Conference, which -:ici: sequence, the concrete expres- j consists of two Leagues, the Haygood, of the vast business of the : at Roper, and the Albemarle, at Mack- ey's Ferry. Bro. Frank Wilson is Pres- I.. ROPER COMPANY. ; 1 . 1 r 1 ! ident of the former, and Mrs. W. S. - h ht-re that this companv whose fed-1 J , r 11 1 . 1 Davenport, of the latter. As we sat 111 n;: 01 tat is 111 Nortolk has planted i 1 ' , , , , , A, 1 -n f.i I the pulpit on Sunday and looked at the 01 its threat lumber mills. The toi-! r 1 . ir-- is the organization of the com -y: President, John L. Roper ; Vice :;ent, George W. Roper; Secretary, large crowd of people assembled, heard young laymen speak, and timid, retiring women read with enthusiasm their re- 1 1 ' 1 . vritifi-innr -.11t- 1 n r. ftKoper; i reasurer, R. D. Parrott;Sup-1 1 ' , . , , , , .-,..ri ,1t f ' x f -1 tions were kindled, and we felt that we -sclent at Roper, L. G. Roper afamil- r '. , . . , xr v.Ji, A,.i;.' ,L.n;, . were face to face with a practical demon- i ? choppcc nf flip F.nworth M JCr iooKKeeper, T. H. Clark Book- . , . 1 ' - ' t onrl n rprtain nronhesv or its hrnest Clark. It is not often that j " . , 1, -o'd . r , . v J ultimate success. Away down there m "h-ie are lound in swamps. eti , . , . , , , nrk r J!l" h. Roper Company has arawn j ... , . . , the shape of lumber out of a great ; 1 . , ' f vnlinr Stntf-lnnrr f.-r r A, t-.n 1111 fc 111 rHP AVV't r men and women, which make them prac- Doubtless very few of the citizens of Raleigh know that the building now un der construction, at the corner of Hills boro and Salisbury street-, is, when com pleted, to be presented to the city as a 1 library. The o-enerous donor, Mr. R. B. Raney, will make Raleigh a gift of which the whole State should be proud. The purpose for which the building is intended should commend it to every citizen as of incalculable value, for it wTill remain a perpetual monument to the public-spirited man who makes the gift, and a blessing to the rising generation, who may reap the benefits accruing to those who desire to impiove their minds. There are, comparatively, few real philanthro pists; men who, for the sake of doing good of a permanent character, spend their money that others, whom they never knew, may be benefited by the act. We can class Mr. Raney as one of the three men of Raleirh who have indelibly im pressed their memory upon the hearts of a grateful public. We allude to the late Stanhope Pullen and A. F. Page, whose generous donations one to the city, the other to the Methodist Orphanage will forever remain as monuments of their love to their fellow-men. In token of our gratefulness to Mr. Raney, we think a public recognition of this gift to the city should, at the proper time be made, to show that we are not insensible to the large liberality of those who, without recompense, expend their means for the general welfare. We would suggest to those who appreciate good lit erature, and desire to have the library filled with good books, to donate one or more books, so that at the opening of the library, the shelves may be well filled. p stretching eighteen miles in one ct:on and twenty-six miles in another, containing over 80,000 acres all by the Company. There are daily m this swamp three hundred men uov. n and transporting to the mills car;r0e.s of the best pine and juniper, i'h the the kindness of Bro. J. H. rar.K' dumber Book-keeper, we are able ,,Ue the following facts concerning the ;-te mills at Roper : Albemarle Mill, Jacity 60,000 feet, board measure, per '' One hundred and ten operatives. pay roll, $2300, Foreman, R. h. jumper Mill. Product, shingles, ,rjf"rr'lank ail1 Packets. Output, daily, . :Jj boat boards n 11 A tnnV rdnnlrq. 20.- r , 11111 1 litVA ' J .,. ".es, and 15,000 pickets. Oper ?orn' 5' Montllly pay-roll, $1,500. W. Merritt, a brother of ntt, of the North Carolina Con W' Crcek Mill. Product, shingles, I: J ' '750- Foreman, J. R. Kissin lls rny Store. Stock, $18,000, W worth of goods a year. 1 r . 1 tical workers in the vineyard or tne Lord, and which carry the "cup of cold water" to the least of Christ's disciples. What has been done at Roper, can be done anywhere in the North Carolina Conference. It is a reproach to our Conference that we have not a greater number of Leagues like those of Hay good and Albemarle. Long may these prosper! They are monuments to the intelligent zeal of Bro. Davis and others, without whom they could not have been realities. This editor addressed the Conference at 11 a m. The music, the reports of the different officers, and the speeches of Bros. Davis, Wilson, and Towe, were highly enjoyed. The altar and pulpit were artistically decorated with flowers and the League color, We trust that hist such a Conference may be held within the bounds of every charge within the North Carolina Conference. OTHER MATTERS. We wish we had time and space to DECADENCE OF THE PRAYER MEETING. In these days of pessimistic thought we hear of divers "decadences." The "decadence of the prayer meeting," meaning, of course, the mid-week ser vice, is a familiar expression. Is there such a thing as the decadence of the prayer meeting? In our humble opin ion, no. In our boyhood there were strong prayer meetings and weak prayer meetings. In these closing days of the decade we have the same kinds. In the majority of cases wdiere the prayer meeting is not wdiat it should be, the complaint has its legitimate place at the feet of those who conduct it. We are not impeaching the mind or heart of the leader. Oh, no. But we mean to say that the leader, generally a preacher, does not adequately appreciate the value of the mid-week service nor sufficiently realize the necessity of a most thorough preparation on his part. Giving his best thought to the Sabbath service, he has a natural tendency to depreciate the mid week service. Consequently, in many cases there is no preparation in the way of study and prayer. He goes to the house of God with mind and heart ciino--ing to semi-secular affairs. The whole service is perfunctory. The effect is patent and painful. The inevitable u psalm" and the few "scattering: re marks" have a decidedly narcotic effect. The organ is asthmatic. The singing is from the throat. The prayers are long and tedious. The roaring of the stove, or the droning of the beetle which has ventured within the sacred precincts, sounds decidedly lonesome. The "faith ful" leave with yawns visible and audi ble. Is it any wonder that there will be some next week who will feel too "tired" to go to prayer meeting? Beloved, the prayer meeting is gener ally what the leader makes it. Let him give his best thought previously in the way of preparation to some fresh, practi cal religious thought, instead of relying oil something akin to Hervey's Medita tions and covered with the dust of the tomb ; let him talk much with God and get a bountiful supply of that power which comes from a complete depend ence on the third Person in the Trinity, and every one at the meeting down to the brother who sits on the doorsteps, will feel that something more than human is in the very atmosphere. Spiritual anae mia will be changed to spiritual health and zest. Course of Events. The Alaska boundary dispute has not yet been settled. Canada has, however, made a proposition, whose acceptance is extremely problematical. It is, that the boundary line between American and Canadian territory in Alaska be arbitrated upon terms like those imposed by the United States and Great Britain over Venezuela. A fifty years occupation by either side will give the right to title. Occupancy of less time will be subject to consideration and settlement in an Inter national Court of Equity. According to this,,Skaguay and Dyea will be conceded to the United States, and Canada will re ceive Pyramid harbor. The United States will virtually trade maritime for mining interests. It remains to be seen what the adjustment should be. The launching of the new torpedo boat, Shubric, at Richmond, Va., last week, was a very significant event. It means that the South is expanding in her com mercial and manufacturing interests, and is becoming a formidable competitor with the North in something else than the manufacture of cotton goods. When the Trigg Company, of Richmond, bid some time ago for the building of the new tor pedo boats, and underbid the great North ern firms by $30,000, great surprise was expressed, and for awhile the Govern ment was in doubt as to the wisdom of giving this important matter into the hands of the Richmond firm. But the Trigg Company has demonstrated its ability to compete successfully with older firms. Industrial distinctions are being rapidly obliterated, and it lia- been well said that " it is no longer Yankee ingenuity and Yankee enterprise we boast of, but it is American ingenuity and American enterprise to beat the world." We are glad that the South has been recognized as an integral factor in the Union. The latest news from South Africa is that the British have suffered a severe defeat near Ladysmith. A large number of British soldiers have been captured by the Boers under General Joubert. The British army is now surrounded at Ladysmith. At the present writing, the Boers are bombarding the place, and General WThite is bending every energy to hold the place until he can be rein forced. General Buller, it is said, has arrived at Cape Town, and is making his way northward. General Symons is dead. The storm which swept the coast of North Carolina last' August was unusu ally severe, being marked by great loss of life and property. But from all ac counts, the Caribbean storm which swept up the Atlantic coast on Monday night, the 30th ultimo, was equally severe. The damage done at Carolina Beach and Wrightsville was very great. The wind blew at the rate of seventy-five miles an hour and the tide rose unusually high. As yet no loss of life has been reported. A great deal has been said about the Philippine Commission. This Commis sion has just presented its report to Presi dent McKinley. It has no tendency to strengthen the contention that the pres ent war is one of "criminal aggression", and that the United States should at once withdraw its troops from Luzon. The Commission, while at Manila, occupied itself in hearing statements of leading men as to the capacity of Filipinos for self-government and on ether points. The finding of the Commission may be thus summarized : Dewey gave Aguinaldo permission to go from Hong Kong to Ma nila on the Olympia. "No alliance of any kind was made with Aguinaldo nor any promise of independence made to him, then or at any other time." Before the outbreak persistent attempts were made by the Filipinos to piovoke the U. S. soldiers to fire on them. Hostilities were inaugurated by a party of insur gents attempting to pass the American lines.- The rebellion is not a national movement, and trouble exists only at points to which armed Tagalogs had been sent. The only island apart from Luzon where serious trouble threatens is Panay. The Filipinos cannot assume self-government without training and experience under the guidance and tutelage of an enlightened and liberal power. Should our troops be withdrawn at this stage, the government of the Philippines would speedily lapse into anarchy. We cannot; from any point of view, escape the re sponsibilities of government which sov ereignty entails. Getting Into Trouble Through Religion. Most men who get into trouble do so through neglect of religion. Drunkards, brawders, burglars, and all law-breakers have themselves to thank for their dis asters. For every one wdio gets into trouble because he has stood for duty, there are a thousand who do so because they have been faithless to duty. It is true that "godliness is profitable unto all things", and yet is also true that at times fidelity to duty may bring a man into se vere straits. This is because this world is hostile to God, for it does not love righteousness any more now than in days by. Daniel was the most upright man in the kingdom, and yet to-day we find him, just on that account, the only man in the kingdom in a den of lions. But he is not the only man who has suffered in this way. Joseph went to prison rather than do a wrong thing, and John the Baptist I lost his head because he dared to tell the truth. Paul and Silas went to jail be cause they did a good deed, and, in doing it, antagonized some wicked men. In fact, if we could assemble all those wdio have suffered for righteousness' sake, and inarch them in one army, we could form several regiments each a thousand strong. Among them we should find those wdio had been beheaded, those who had been stoned, those who had been sawn asunder, many who had been burned at the stake, many more who had been tortured, many who had been slain with the sword; while, at the head of all this "army of martyrs," would march their great Captain, who Himself suffered the death of a manefac tor on the cross. But, if this is so, how then is "godli ness profitable?" In this, that even those who thus suffered had a rich re ward in the deep consciousness that they were on the side of the right. This brought to them a spiritual joy and even triumph that nothing else could give. ;:;! M II u 51 r W. I.. Whitehurst; H. T. Jack-
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