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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER 8, 1916
NO 157
VOL 55
Baptists Go To Durham
For Convention Oi 1917
Will Meet There With
Second Baptist Church of
Which J. T. Riddick Is
Pastor
J1UCE BEHHETT CHOSEH PREftCHEH
Rockingham PaStorNamed for This
Honor With R.' A. McFarland Alternate
Durham will be the place anil the
Second Baptist church, of which J.
T. Rlddiek is pastor, will be the
host of the next meeting th
Baptist State Convention.
This was the report of the com
mittee on place and preacher who
named Rev. Bruce Bennett of
Rockingham to preach for the Con
vention sermon, with It. A. McFar
'.lan" as alternate
Thursday Morning Session!
Missions was the general topic
tor this morning and Dr. J. F.
Love, lrothT of W. T. l.ove t-'r.' of
this city, rnd Corresponding Secre
tary of the Foreign Mission Board
of Southern Baptist at Richmond.
l,ed the discussion.
"A larger foreign mission pro
gram", said Dr. Love, "is a neces
sity for Southern Baptist."
"I would not depreciate what has
been done', he continued, end went
on tosay that the Baptist record in
the foreign mission ne'd can not be
duplicated, as Ad niram .Ttulson
and William farcy are figure that
.stand forth on the plane of mission
ary achievement like the pyramids
ujfcouetted against the ancient E
("jptlan sands, that spite of the
comparative inconvience of their
mode of Baptism. Baptist mission
aires have baptized into their faith
a greater number of believers than
any other denomination,' the.ir re
cord of soulsvBaved in a single day
having no parallel save that -of Pen
tecost. Despite what has already been
done, however, Dr. Love felt that.
all of it was but preparation lor
larger endeavors. The sacrifice
and devotion of 75.000 Baptists in
the days of Judson should infuse
with the same spirit of heroic
faith Uie two an three quarter mil
" lion Baptists of today. The result
of such inspiration
would 1.,
be-
yond calculation . -
"When T !eft " Elizabeth City"
aaid Dr. Love, there was not a
man in town who could have own
ed an automobile. The signifi
cance of twenty cent cotton Instead
of six cent cotton is overwhelming.
Any farmer who is able today to
fci! tm.. automobile Is able to give
one bale of cotton a year to foreign
missions, and a bale of cotton is
worth enough now to keep a for
eign 'missionary on th0 foreign field
for twelve months.'
""111 fa'-ei the land to towering
ills a 'prey,
., Where wealth accmnn'uteu and
V men decay,"
ViQ!e;l Dr. Love and went on to
' nay that only a great, foreign mis
sion 'program atlbf.; time can snvo
Southern Baptists from th'i i coir fl
ing rurt cf oecumulaled wealth.
The speaker took the' ground
that not only do the blessings
tthLh God has given Baptists .call
(hem tj 'a , mighty e!Tort to win
tin"
foreh'h field to Cbrist;
but that at
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this time world conditions Invite
them to tl:3 task. The South
American Republics are grown
"ashamed of the ignorance nursed
by Rome;" n Presidency succeeds
an Empire in China; the Ineffec
tiveness of scholasticism to estab
lish civi'ization on a permanent
basig is being demonstrated in Ku
rope; the Crescent and the Cr".'--s
hnve matchrd their strength for
the possession cf Africa. . l'ace to
face with these conditions the Bap
tists must. If they would be a jireat
people, adopt a great foreign mis-
tio:i program.
lORE ADEQUATE DUILDIG
FUND NEEDED
Dr, L. B. Warren, head of the
c.hurchh bi;i ldlng department of
the Home Mission Board, told of
the young man who sat down to
the boarding house table and com
plained that his napkin was damp.
"Perhaps," ventured the landlady.
"you napkin is damp because there
h as much due (dew) on your
board. "I bring yon this story
from "Undo Dan' Grey, said Dr.
Warren and he bids me remind you
that Southern R-ptists are due $70
OOO.OO to the Home Board.
Dr. Warren made a special p'eji
for a more adequate Baptist chnnh
building fund, and showed how
Baptb'ts nuve lagged In this re
spect as compared with other de
nominations. Tle cited statistics
showing that Southern Baptists i.re
spending $112,oiiO.(lito. no a year f,r
luxuries while 4,ooo homebs
churches die for luck of suppon .
In response to a plei l.y Dr V. 1
ter N. Johnson, Secretary of t'io
State Mission, Boafd. die pastirn
and otlier 'delegates pledged tin n
telves to use their utmost 'endoa or
to rtiiMi the $140,000 asked for for
il.hlouH before May of this year,
In' order to get this object out of
v; i when the fVl conies on
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REV. G. M. DUKE, Mapljville, Dr.
' TAYLOR,
and when necessity of launching a
great campaign for funds for edu
cf.tion will he upon the Convention
This" morning's session closed
wi'h Dr. Mullin's address on 'A
Worthy Baptist program.'
At hst night's tension the Con
rriUion s nt greetings to the fol
owiuj; Baptist leaders who had
been kept away by tdeknesa , or
feebleness: G. M. Duke of Maple
vile; T. M. Arrlngton of Rocky
Mourt, row at St. Petersburg.
Florida; Walter E. Daniel of Wei-
drn, how at Johnson Willis Hos
pital at" Richmond, Virginia; and
Dr. J. D. Hufham of Mebaue.
A vote cf thanks was extended to
Dr. Brewer, retiring" recording sec
retary of the Convention, for his
excellent service in past years.
WHY BAPTIST EDUCATIOIV
Dr. Mulling address on 'Baptists
and Kducatlon' put the; subject of
education before the -Convention in
an extraordinarily forcible way and
wtirred pastors and laymen to
'p-ak with determination and en
thusi'tsm on the woork nf the de
nomination along educational lines
which must be undertaken.
Dr. Mullins state! in the begin
ning that the nmst vital and far
v-a-hing of all subjects which Dap-
si rv cor.'-'n Ming inoay is i ri i
p'i Mi 'i!, - why should Baptists ed-
ucate. - J
lie said that in his work in the i
vrrions mentions of the t'nited
Ftates and Canada he had found
the Ijaptbt problem of education
the same throughout' ""the country
and had also found that Baptists are
just beginning to realize the- need
of reinforcement and strengthening
In their educational plans and work
"When T try to prove the need of
education" fald he, "it Is like try
ing to prove water ls wet. or any
other self-evident fact".
"Hut I will set forth", he contin
ced, 'The fol'ov.ing arguments for
Baptist education which I think
you cannot dispute:
1. Paptl:t principles are so great
and rublime and necessary to the
life cf the world that they inmU be
propogated.
2. Baptist people have such great
possibilities that they ought to be
gien the greatest pes-ihle do
ve'opement. 1
.'!. Baptist principles arP, so impor
tant th".t taVy oueht to have the
licst trained men to proclaim their
truths.
4. Baptist ought to contribute to
nil forms of social "life the highest
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President Mar H'll College
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Oisible contribution. To do this re
r.uiiei the hlgh vl intelligence.
"It trs taken tts a long timev
raid .D". Mull ns "to rea ize the
lie d cf ed.x'ition. it took a Ion
lime f r the world to bt licve that
vi it cjuld educate a girl. When wo
man's cderutlon Vas 1 egun It was
ornamental. A girl was taught, to
sew daintily, to lay nicely, and to
paint we'l, pictures, I meim. You
have heard aboutthe country boy
who 'took the country girl to the
fair. There w;as a, ' peanut roaster
r.earby and the girl said "Don't
those "peanuts smell good?' 'Yes', hi'
answeral, 'let's drive up u little
closer po you can smell theni bet
ter.' Well, that's aboiA all we did
for the girl in educatloh in the be
ginning. 5. The doctrinal argument. There
is not a singlu Baptist doctrine
which dooi net require education
for its appreciation by the, indivi
dual. '''
A democracy 1hat is not intelli
gent may resu t in chaos uhd ha i
done so in some Baptist churche".
It u church is to become st lf-gov-cining
it must educate it'lt member
ship. We agree that the ordinance':
have no' savin;; power and thai
each mind must understand and in
terpret them for Itself. I hen each
mind must b educated.
The nit;le is 'literature, and i:
lakes intelligent f tf( understand U.
The heresv of transsubstantiatlon
is l.Bed on the ignorance of rheto
ric, the failure to understand a
figure of spore!.,' the metaphor,
This is my body".
8. Common sense. The educated
man i worth more than the unedu
cated man. An educated anything
Is worth more C n the thing uned
ucated, an educated horse dog or
flea . The diffeieree between power
and impotence in any undertaking
is education, hands out west now
marvelous fertile f-r many years
grew only cactus. The difference 3
education.
7. Chrlstain education Is noef-s-snry
if we are to have a Chrlstaln
civilization.
The Genera! Ei'.iP'ation Board at
New York :io- plans to aid espe
cially the Christaln ruth'-r-than the
state schools, beeeuse the culliva
tion cf the military spirit In Kurope
at tlie (:overnment schools it is be
lieved has brought about the blood
shed in that land. -
Education without Christain.ity
produced in this country a man who
became a counterfeiter and - cost
the government the money which
educated him, the money which cap
lured him. rnd .h money which
kept, him in Virion the rest of his
life. ,
Foreign nil' slonarien have found
education Indispensable In their
work of evangelization and Dr.
Carrol of Texas says that neither
can we in this country evangelize
in this country without this hand
maiden of evangelization.
8. The Bible itself teaches ed
ucation. Paul says that, grace
should abound In knowledge and
the grit commission bids men to
go rnd teach m n air things. More
over we would not have the Rlbl"
jr I liad nnt been, for educated men
who cou'd transmit this know
ledge to us.
!. Baptists dare not r 'fuse to ed
.v.cHle. They are bound" to do 1t
to save themselves,' ' We have
not yet correlated education with
our other enterprises as wo should.
MEDICAL SOCIETY MEETS
The local Medical Society met
with Dr. Mc.Mullan at his new and
palatial residence on Pennsylvania
Avenue Wednesday night. Those
present were: Dr. O. Mc.Mullan,
C. B. Williams, R. L: Kendrick.
C. G. Ferebee. C. W. Sawyer.
W. W. Sawyer, W. L. Stevens, G.
E. Newby, R. F. Davis, I. Fear
ing. Z. Fearing. John Saliba. W.
A. Peters. J. M. Parrott, and II .
T. Aydlett.
After enjoying an elaborate and
bountiful spread of a" most excel
lent dinner o my courses, they ad
journed to the library, where the
Boclety was called t(, order, and af
'er a brief and instuctive talk f,rotn
Dr. J. M. Parrott.- of Kinston. and
an instructive p": er re cl by Dr
Sa'iba the society proceeded to e
lect its otflcers for the ensuing
year as follows: Dr. W. W. Saw
yer.presidcnt; Dr. G. PL Newby.
vice prfsiL'nt"; Dr. If. T. Aydlett,
secretary and treasurer." The fol'ow
ing were e'ecte;l board of censors:
Trs. (). McMulIan, K. L. Ken
drick ::nd I. Fearing.
After discussing many Interest
ing cases and many points of im
parlance to the members, the socie
ty adjourned. They will meet again
it the hinpital th; Ih'st Wednesday
night In January for a dinner and
busines8 meeting by invitation" of
Dr. John Saliba.
The society endorsed (he idea
if the buying of u pulmotor by the
alderman and appointed Dr. C. II.
yjlliams and Dr. zen s Fearing
to reccommend this step to the al
derman. POLICL ON THE JOB
The Police Officers, who alio are
traffic-officers, are on the job these
days. Jurige Sawyer had finite
a few to appear before him Wed
n sday niorutrg on the harge - of
having, vio'atcd the tralllc . ordi'r
name. They were; Joe Swindell,
lined $'0.0(i and cost a; Kaynor Ml
liott, lined $.1.00 and costs; ('. K.
Williams, fined $5.00 and costs.
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J. A. CAMPBELL,
President Buie'g Crefk Academy
We limit haV'i a deep conviction of
thin fact that will sway and shape
our i.o'iey nlative to our educa
tional work. We have the belief
perhaps, but we must pet the con
victicn. A b' l.'t.'f. Sou know. Is
something that a man holds; a
conviction Is somelhinu that holds
the man. A man has a belief
about hornets until he gets into a
nest of them After that' he lias
a conviction.
THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
Dr Mul inn summed up the needs
if the denomination in educational
nork as follows:
a. The standardization of schools.
b. Limiting their number.
c. Unifying and conelatlng them
d. Binding thfn to the denom
ination. c. Supporting them financially.
"Finally" said lie, we must,
cnplta'lze our pa. t mlule s into
assets of the flure. This It Uie
tritQ phllo pliy of lll'e. We have ne;r.
1'cted education. V.'o mimi cap'f.a
llze 'fills mistake into an asset. The
endowment of the Ib.pt.lst sidiools
of North Caroline is the grentout
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A WEEKLY VOICE
U HEAVEN
PREACHERS' SERMON, MAY BE
JUT THAT IF SPEAKER
MEETS GOD'S CONDITIONS
By C. L. GREAVES
My brethren the kuDJect upon
which 1 am to apeak this morning
is not of my choosing. It wa
given me by the program com
mittee and 1 em here at their to
best. I should much prefer to lit
at the feet of some lowly Enoch
whose walk with God hag been
clearer than mine and hear him
discusB a subject of such transcen
dent importance.
I take It that the most of u8 are
frankly committed to the belief that
the;e is meh a thing as a voice from
heaven; that is, that God even yet
Kpeaks to men through the mouth
of his human mossengerg who Sun
day after Sunday stand up to pro
claim his word. On the other hand
I am sure we have all heard ser
mons, and preached som of them
ourselves perhaps, when by no
Rtrtrti it tlio tmavlti'ttlnti nm. I.t
they be ca'lud voices from heaven.
Many a polished discourse, faultless
in diction, eloquent in delivery, baa
be: n after all only the wisdom of
thi8 world which the apcjstle de
clares Is foolishness with God.
But sermons are preached, tens of
thousands of them, which God de
lights to own and bless. Heavenly
messengers stand on earth, leglona
of them, every Lord's Day as her
alds of the Great King. This shall
be our first inquiry: in what Bense .
l-i the weekly voice, from the pulpit
a voice from heaven.
First, it is a volce from heaveu
if it is an explanation and an ex
position ot tne nook wnicn cama
from heaven. No preaching can be
Vailed heavenly which 1s not sound
ly biblical By this wo do not mean
that one must be always Juggling
wilh lixts, nor spea.Ung In scrip
ture pharaseoloiry, nor neglecting
I he Mgtiiliciiiit events of the present ,
to dwell on the happenings of the
ancients; but that the preacher
must be saturated -with the thought
; ml the spirit of the Bible, that he
must lie entirely familiar with its
teachings on all subjects, and that
he must l e an .expert in applying
Biblical standards t0 present day
ci millions. The Biblical preacher
does not claim to receive any new
revelation, lie does not feel the need
of it. Th man who thinks we need
new revelation to meet present con
dil bins thereby proclaims his want
of familiarity with the only com
pleto revilation there Is, the Holy
Scriptures. When the Northern
Continental army defeated Bur
goyne at Ticonderogo, Washington's
chaplain preached from the text "I
will i;o far away from thee Oh
thou northern army.'' Old Israel
Putam said to the chaplain after
the sermon wii over: "Of course
you did not find that text in the
Bible!" The chaplain immediately
showed it to him, whereupon th
old warrior said: "Everything is in
that Book, if you know where to
find it." So then we need not seek
for new revelations, but to become
increasingly Intimate with the old.
In every age fanatics, enthusiasts,
impostors, have made extravagant
claims of extra-biblical revelations
and by such,', spurious revelations
have" claimed Divine sanction fof
most revolting practices, even for
murder ami unchastlty. A Baptist
s'ogan ha . been, "The Bible, the
Bible only, as a sufficient rule of
faith and practice." Thl8 should
be the preachers' motto And ne
cannot put 'oo much time nor study
la trying to find out exactly what
it teaches, he 'cannot be too consci
entious in teaching exactly what it
teaches. If he fulls here h.? loses
his right to be considered a' heaven
ly ni' 8:-en'ier
THE CALL TO THE MINISTRY
Again the sermon is a voice from
heaven In'.that the preacher haa
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