The Christian Sun.
FRIDAY, MARCH 12,1SS0.
D. B. Dunbar,.Proprietor.
Rev. J. Pressley Barrett - - - - Editor.
OUR PRINCIPLES.
1. —The Lord Jesus Christ is the only Head of
the Church.
2. —Tile name Christian, to the exclusion of
nil party, or sectarian names.
3. —The Holy Bible, or the Seriptuiesof the
Old and New Testament a sufficient rule of faith
anil practice. m
4. —Christian character, or vital piety, the
only test of fellowship, or church membership.
5. _The eight of private judgement and the
liberty of conscience, the privilege and duty of
all.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The article on “Contentment,” by
Miss L, M. K. will interest you.
Maj. Dunbar’s health is considera
bly improved—Has been out a part
of the week.
Bro. R. A. Ricks, was in Suffolk a
few days a^o and handed ns several
subscribers.—Thanks.
Uev. J. W. Holt gives an interest
ing account of the district Meeting
at Martha’s Chapel, and so does li.
E. Porter.
Mt. Carmel Church is doing well
growing. liev. M. B. Barrett, the
pastor, says they are preparing to
enlarge the house.
Bev. E. YV. Beale is striking the
key note as regards the reformation
needed among the people of Suffolk.
Sec his article this week.
A new church is soou to be organ
ized at New Hill, N. C. Bro. Sea
graves thinks the prospects are good,
and we wish these brethren much
success.
The Lord willing, the Editor of the
Sun will spend next Sunday with the
church at Catawba Springs, near Ra
leigh, N. C- We hope to bring home
several new subscribers for the Sun.
Rev. J. W. Wellons, our evange
list will leave Erauklinton the week
after the second Sunday in March for
the Georgia and Alabama Conference.
May the Lord bless his work in that
important field.
Did you read in last issue of the
Sun the article on “The Upper
Rooms aud Chief Seats? If not, go
back aud read it. Possibly Nmtuias
meant to hit yon. If you think he
did, call him to account for it.
A letter from Rev. J. W. Wellons
of March 8, is crowded out. It gives
an account of a series of meetings
held at Lockville, N. C. Bro. Wel
lons’ post office address after this
week will be Richland, Ga., till fur
ther notice.
Rev. Jno. U. Newman, one of our
most promising young ministers, is
suffering from the effects of a deep
cold. At present he is in Sussex,
w h.ere lie has charge of a school. We
hopg this dear brother will soon be
entirely well.
Rev. Jno. T. Ball is this week on a
visit to his family in Ualeigh. lie
will return in a few days aud go for
ward with his work. He expects to
be at Barrett’s Church the fourth
Sunday in this mouth. Get ready to
give him a hearty welcome, brethren.
Uev. P. T. Klapp has succeeded in
organizing a Missionary Society in
each of his churches, and every
other pastor ordinarily can do the
same thing if be will. You know
where there is a will, there is a way.
We commend Bro. Klapp, and urge
those who are behind in this respect
to go and do likewise.
Rev. C. J. Ralston has organized a
new Christian Church at Purvis Sta
tion on the Seaboard & Roanoke
Railroad. The church was organized
on Thursday, March 4th,. with 13
members. There is a good openiug
at Purvis (commonly called Buck
horu) and we wish the new organiza
tion much success. Bro. Ralston will
serve the Purvis church as pastor
tor the present.
The lirst and of course the oldest
religious newspaper Mn the United
States, if not HTi .^he world, is the
Herald of Gospel Liberty, now pub
lished by our brethren of the Chris
tian Church, North, at Dayton, Ohio.
The first number of that paper was
published in 1803. In looking over
some old papers a few days ago we
found a copy of that paper bearing
date of February 1817. It was pub
lished at Boston, by Elias Smith. Its
table of contents is a lively one.—
Among the number of contributors is
Rev. Mills Barrett, who addresses a
letter of a spicy and biting character
ta Dr. Samuel K. Jennings, concern
ing some remarks made by Dr. .Jen
nings at a Camp Meeting in Isle of
Wight county, Va. This copy of the
paper is of magazine form and s ad
dressed in a legible hand-writing to
Stephen Smith. It is quite an inter
esting relic of the early days of our
denomination.
FORWARD !
THK VIRGINIA VALLEY CONFERENCE
FALLS INTO LINE. &
Cheering news comes from the
field almost every week concerning
onr cause. The most encouraging
phase of this news is its missionary
character. For a long while our
most earnest desire and prayer to
God has been to see onr people be
come a missionary people, believing
that our usefulness in the world as a
church hangs on this point. If we
become a missionary people we will
live and grow, for, as we have often
said,'we do not believe an active mis
sionary people can die; but, if on the
other hand, we remain in active and
an anti-missionary people we will not
only die,but we ought to die, for there
is no place on the earth where we
would then be needed—that is if we
were an inactive, do nothing sort of a
people. The subject of missions has
greatly concerned a few of our people
since 1875. The matter was discus
sed from the pulpit and in the paper,
but the chances, as muuy thought,
were against us. A few continued to
plead its importance. Now we think
the tide is ticoding, and our prospects
are very bright. From almost every
diiection we get the glad news of the
rapid spread of the missionary spirit,
which must be the foreruuner of our
success in every field. Mission work
is esseutial to our success under God’s
blessings.
The Noitli Carolina Conference and
the Eastern Virginia Conference
have been nearly side by side in this
gteat work. Then the Deep liiver
Conference fell into line, and has be
come a growing people. Now the
Virginia Valley, under the leadership
of Rev. D. T. Deans, falls into line,
leaving ouly one more Conference in
our General Convention to be heard
front—The Georgia and Alabama
Conference. We hope our Evange
list, Rev. J. W. Wellous, who leaves
next week for that part of our field
will arouse the missionary spirit
there and send us the good news.
We give below Rro. Deans letter
telling of the work as it has taken
shape in the Valley Conference.
Dear Brother :—At tny request a
number of the brethreu and sisters of
the Valley of Virginia Christian Con
ference, met at Antioch Church on
last Saturday and organized a Home
Mission Society, by signing bonds
ranging from five dollars to one hun
dred, running sixteen years ; the in
terest to be paid semi-annually. 1
have already secured the amount of
one thousand and seven dollars, with
a fair prospect of doubling it by our
next Conference, as the people here
seem to be fully enthused in regard
to Home Missions. I, in connection
with my “co-laborers,” expect to pash
this enterprise until every member
and friend of the Valley Conference,
within its bouuds, has taken part in
this good work. The Society has
adopted a constitution for its govern
ment, and elected the following offi
cers : Jesse Burkholder, President,
Elias Emswiler and Ephraim Mitch
all, Vice-Presidents, Win. P. Byrd, Fi
nancial Secretary, A. J. Showalter,
Recording Secretary, ahd Thomas J.
Cline, Treasurer.
As brother Emanuel Sipe has the
constitution under revision prepara
tory for publication, I hope he will
give the readers of the Sun a sketch
of that document, setting forth the
objects and aims of the Society.
1 have found in onr brother, Rev.
John C. Williams, a devoted friend to
his church, and a faithful worker for
its prosperity. With such men as are
mentioned in this article laboring to
gether for the Master’s cause, surely
we will not fail of success, if we ask
God’s blessing on our efforts. My
deal brother, pray lor us that we may
succeed iu this and every other good
work for the glory of God and man’s
good.
Yours in the gospel,
D. T. Deans.
This is a most important step taken
in the Valley Conference, and we con
gratulate Bro. Deans on the pros
pects before him, aud the Valley
churches on having obtained the ser
vices of such a leader as Bro. Deaus
is showing himself to be by bis works.
May God bless this move in the
Valley Conference. Brethren, pray
for these brethren, for their work.
Their future is most hopeful. This
mission fund will soon enable them to
keep more than one preacher in the
field. If this work is well managed
iu five years from this time they will
not only have a seutinel, but a picket
line and an army fighting' against
sin under the banner of King Im
manuel.
PITHY POINTS.
—I think jt (the JJistrict meeting
at Martha’s Chapel) was quite a suc
cess. *»**! think a good impres
sion was made in the community—
Her. J. IK. Holt, Fittsborough, N. V.
—I would like to live to be as old
as Mathu3elah, that 1 might have the
privilege of seeing what the Chris
tian Church will do in the future—
Rev. J no. T. Hall at District Meeting.
—1 do not believe in back biting—
it is a poor business—E. T. II. We
never could see any necessity for the
mbit, besides it is very dangerous.
—I believe in pay ing my just debts
—II. Yes. a great many say so, but
lieu they do pot <Jo it.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO THE LATE
REV. JNO. ^MANNING.
At a meeting of the Christian
Church, at Antioch, Rockingham
county, Vn., held Feb. 28, 1880, for
the purpose of giving expression of
our sorrow at the death of Bro. .Tno.
N. Mauning in the city of Norfolk,
Va., Bro. 1). F. Liueweaver was called
to the chair.
On motion, Bros. D. T. Deanes, J.
C. Williams and Jesse Burkholder
were appointed a Committed to draft
suitable resolution^ expressive of our
sorrow.
Whereas, We the Christian
Church at Antioch, Rockingham
couuty, Va., have heard with pro
found regret, of the death of Rev. J.
N. Manning in the City of Norfolk,
on the 14th iust, and
Whereas, The Great Dispenser
of all things has removed an untiring
laborer from His vineyard on earth
to the saints everlasting rest in Heav
en, therefore ,
Kesolred, That in the dispensa
tion of Providence, the Christian
Church has lost one of its profound
est thinkers and ardent supporters.
IIis rich and clarion voice will no lon
ger be heard in tho councils of his
church, devising plans for its influ
ence, and stimulating his brethren to
action.
Resolved, That we desire to min
gle our tears of sympathy with his
brethren iu the ministry throughout
the Southern Christian Convention,
and especially with his family iu the
City by the Sea.
Resolved, That the Secretary be
requested to inscribe a page to his
memory on our church record, and to
forward a copy to the Christian
Sun for publication and to the widow
and children of our deceased brother.
». T. Deans, )
“E’en now,—ns wakeful memory Miogs
These saddeuing shades,—methinks I hear
The rusile of her Angel wings.” - °
The mails of last Monday brought
us the sad intelligence of the death
of Mrs. Allie N. Sullivan, wife of
the ltev. Dr. J. G. Sullivan of the
Baltimore M. P. Conference, and el
dest daughter of our greatly afflicted
brother, das. D. Pressou of Brandon,
Prince George county, Va., in the
twenty first year of her age.
We feel a personal loss in the death
of this dear friend. Her life was short
but beautiful. At the age of fourteen
years she gave herself to Jesus and
joined the Christian church at Spring
Hill, in Sussex county, Va., where she
remained a faithful member to the day
of her death. ' A few short years ago
her mother passed over the river, and
Allie, as she was familiarly called,
took charge of her afflicted father’s
household. Her management was a
great credit to one of her years.
On the tenth of last March, the
present writer was,called to Brandon
to solemnize the rite of matrimony
between our deceased sister and the
Rev. Dr. Sullivan. The occasion was
one of the happiest and most inter
esting wo have attended. Then we
were all happy, now our hearts are
grieved; then we bid the happy cou
ple a pleasant voyage oyer the jour
ney of life, now that journey is ended
to her who was then the queen of that
occasion, and she has passed over
the River and is at rest, leaving a
fond and devoted .husband, a dear
babe, only two mouths old, with a lov
ing father, a brother and thlee sis
ters, all of whom realize a sad loss,
for which they weep in the depth ot
their souls, but not as those who
have no hope. As she went down
thro ugh the Valley of the shadow ol
death, she said : “Death is nut so bad
as I had expected.” Then with an
gelic sweetness she sang the follow
ing beautiful invocation to the minis
tering spirits :
*'Uli ! come augtd band,
Come and around me stand,
J. C. Williams,
Jesse Burkholder.
Com.
And us this angelic strain died
away, Allie Pkksson Sullivan
passed to her immortal home, leaving
many sorrowing ones, but most of all
her heartbroken husband. May the
Lord give him the grace which he has
preached to others, to sustain him in
this aflliotion, over which his heart
bleeds, and his soul is anguish riven.
The prize lost to you, dear brother,
has become a jewel in heaven.
‘•rflie is in IJeaven !—al limes when prone
To mourn the race so early rim ^
A white-robed saint before the throne
Whispers—‘‘the prize is won.’
“She U in Heaven !—has reached ere noon,
In safety, yon celestial shore;
And oh! lheld'SR to meet her soon—
Not lost, but gone before.’'
How are you succeeding in circu
lating the church paper in your con
gregations, pastors 1 Hestir your
selves—your help is needed.
liev, M. L. Hurley will preach at
South Gaston, N. <J., the fourth Sat
urday and Sunday in this mouth.
Your Sunday-school ought to be in
nil operation now.
SUFFOLK AND HER PEOPLE.
In nn article Inst week I selected
the above subject for some thoughts.
I do not desire by continuing the sub
ject to make the impression that Suf
folk is aim dst a Sodom. Hut Ido
desire to tell the truth even it it
should hurt, mid pray that it may
be seen and felt by others as I believe
I see and feel it.
While Suffolk is not a Sodom yet it
is not a Paradise. There is more
wickedness here than should be here,
and while this is a reproach tirauy
people, it should be the desire of
every lover ol t lirist and of morality
to have less. I'll state what 1 lieljeve
to be one cause at least of the spiri
tual condition of affairs here and
then suggest a plan whereby this
condition may be improved.
Tlieie is a want of earnest Chris
tian zeal and united Chiistian effort
upon the part of those who profess to
love the Lord Jesus. The church
here is cursed with that spirit of sel
fishness with which she is eursed in
some other places. She needs more
love and less hatred—a broader
Christian charity,—more of Christ
and less of self. 1 said in my last
that during (lie j-rghf years of my
stay here, I had no! witnessed a gen
eral effort upon the part of God’s
people to save sinners. Efforts have
been made by all the churches but
these have all been single handed—
efforts upon the part of individual
churches. No combined—united ef
fort has been made by the whole
church to persuade sinners to come
to Christ. It may be said by some
that there is no necessity for such an
effort being made. That there is no
cause for alarm. The case is <piite
hopefuP I want to ask the question,
if iniquity is not on the iucrease here,
what are the signs ! Do yon believe,
Bro. Pastor, that the condition of af
fairs in your own congregation is en
couraging! Is there life—spiritual
life in the church ! Are Christ’s
followers wide awake and is the
church moving forward, steadily
gaining ! If sheds, then I congratu
late you. But when we look out of
the church into the world 1 do not
see much to encourage me. Bight
years have produced no decided
change in the spiritual condition of
our people as a people. As many un
converted persons in Suffolk to day
as there were eight years ago. Don’t
you think so! Why is this! Ire
peat, it is because God’s, people
stand off from each other. They will
not unite in Christian effort, for the
reason 1 fear, that if the tree be slia
ken that others will ga! her more of
the fruit than tbeulsclves. Oh.shame,
shame, shame, for such a religion as
i his.
Bat 1 promised to suggest a plan
whereby this condition of things
might be improved. I will begin
with the preachers. Are they in full
sympathy witli each other! Do they
ever confer one with the oilier? Do
they pray for one another! I would
suggest that these be brought closer
together by the holding of a minis
ter’s meeting once a week. These
meetings to he opened and closed
with prayer and the remainder of the
time to be speut in the discussion of
subjects pertaining to the spiritual
interest of this dear people. Again, I
would suggest, the holding of month
ly union meetings alternately in the
churches. Adopt these suggestions
and it will not be long, 1 verily be
lieve, before God will visit this part
of liis moral vineyard in a most sig
nal and glorious man tier.
E. W. B.
CHAPEL HILL LETTER.
Chapel Hill, M. 0.,)
March 6, 1880 /
Mr. Editor: Through the kind
ness of Air. Eddie Pool, 1 attended
the District Aleeting at Martha’s
Chapel on February 28th. Kev. J.
W. Holt presided, and brother C. S.
Llolleinan was elected Secretary.—
The subject of Education was well
discussed by lievs. P. T. lvlapp and
J. W. Holt. Brother Alfred Moring
and others made short speeches iu
®behalf of the Sun. Some subscribers
were obtained. In the afternoon Dr.
W. T. Herndon made a very practical
address on Home Missions. The re
sult was, several bonds were filled up
by friends of the. cause.
Wo spent Saturday night with
brother Holloman. He and his kind
family showed us every attention nec
essary to make us enjoy ourselves.—
In the evening “Charline” carried us
to Mr. J. T. O'Kelley’s, where wo
spent a short time very pleasantly.
Wo had some splendid music. Sun
day morning ltevs. J. W. Hatch and
P. T. lvlapp spoke to a large congie
gation on the subject of Sun
day schools. At 11 o’clock P. T.
lvlapp preached a very impressive
[ and practical sermon from the words
found in St. John xiii: 15. After
preaching we went to brother Willis
Wilson’s for dinner, and spent the
evening very pleasantly with his fam
ily. They are very entertaining, and
I know yon would enjoy yourself if
you could visit them. They live only
0 miles from Chapel Hill, and I think
1 shall find the way out there again
before long.
Ji, E. Porter.
IDLENESS.
Whut is it to be idle f It is absti
iciice from labor or employment; tbe
itnte of a person who is unemployed
n labor, or unoccupied in business ;
lie state of doing nothing, ldieuess
s also the parent of Vice. “By much
dothfulness the building decayeth
uid through idleness of the hands
the house droppeth th'ough.” Eccles.
10:18. So wo see that it is taught in
the Bible, that idleness is a bad thing
to possess. Therefore we should all
endeavor to lay it aside and bo deter
mined that it shall not possess us.
We are sorry to say, that there are
too many idle people in'tho world;
people who are doing the world no
good by living in it, but are pulling
it back every day. There are people
iu our own country who are so idle
and lazy that they are leally almost
perishing. We think any one who is
too idle or lazy to work when they
have their health and strength ought
to perish, for they have no business
in the world. If we are idle and mi
concerned, we disobey God, and the
time will come when we will wish
that we had beeu industrious. The
Lord has said, “Go work iu my
viney ard while it is called to day, for
the night eouieth wherein no man
can work.” Let us not be found idle,
but let us always be found doing our
duty au^so glorify our Father who
is iu HeaveSv ' *,£'• - .
Jay.
CONTENTMENT,
Than contentment no greater bless
ing can human nature possess. If it
does not bring riches it does a belter
thing in banishing a desire for them.
If it can not remove the disquietude
arising from the mind, body, or for
tune, it makes it easy under them.
It has indeed a kindly influence on
the soul in respect to everything to
whom it stands related. It extin
guishes all muiinurings and gives
sweetness to conversation.
It is nature for people to be always
looking foi ward to those who have
got the start of them in wealth and
honor,and try to excel them in appear
ances. Thus they make themselves
discontented in aiming at imaginary
and useless enjoyments. How vain
is such a course! No persons are
more unhappy than those who seek
after the most happiness. Such an
effort rather brings despair than con
solation.
Contentment is the hand maid of
Christianity. Religion bears a ten
der legat’d to human nature. It pre
scribes to every miserable person
the means of bettering their condi
tion. It shows them that bearing
their afflietious as they ought to do,
will naturally end in the removal ol
them. It makes them easy here, be
cause it makes them happy hereafter.
Let a person’s estate be what it may,
they are poor,it they are not content.
L. M. E.
WHAT MUST BE DONE WiTH MEMBERS
OF THE CHURCH WHO GET DRUNK?
Tlie question was suggested upon
seeing cburch members going along
the public street in a state of drunk
enness. What must be done with
them ? Turn them out or keep them
in! While getting drunk is not,
when viewed from a human stand
poiut, the blackest, the vilest, the
most detestable of all sins; yet it is
of sufficient magnitude to ruin the
soul forever, it is classed m the Bi
ble with the sin of adultery, idolatry,
fornication, theft, covetousness. And
it is most positively declared that no
one guilty of these shall inherit the
kingdom of God. It is therefore, 1
repeat, a sin sufficient to ruin the
soul. I believe it is the same kind of
diunkeuness of which the Apostle
writes, that I saw yesterday. No
difference. Who would you class
among drunkards ? Would you say
that the man who got drunk once a
week, or once a mouth, or once in
three months, or once in twelve
months and was sober all the rest of
the time, that he was a drunkard?
What constitutes a man a murderer,
or a thief, or a liar ? Does he have
to be guilty of these offences every
day ?
I’ll give yon what I believe to be
the truth. If the habit of drinking
to excess has been funned, until that
habit is broken, whether you indulge
once a day or once a year, it will have
the mastery over you, and in that
condition, you are not a tit subject
for the Kingdom of Heaven.
My brother! my drinking brother 11
If you will not resist the temptation
to drink to excess, my advice to you
is to go out ot the church. Don’t
tiring a reproach upon the church ;
1 beseech you, don’t wound the feel
ings of your pastor and brethren and
above, all don’t destroy both soul and
body in hell. There in one thing cer
I tain and that is if you do not stop
drinking you will as surely till a
drunkard’s grave and your soul suti'ei
the torments of a drunkard’s bell as
that the Bible be true, and God I
rules. And another thought I pray
the Spirit to impress. That you are
neater there to-day than ever before.
Every time you get drunk, yes, ev
ery drink you take fastens this
•habit more tirmly upon you. Oh,
my friend, (and you are the one I
have in my mind, and I could call
you by name) Stop! Stop!! Stop!!!
NEWS FROM_THE FIELD.
“tyl up your ryn, anil look an Ike Fieldi; for
'hry an while, already to karvetl.’’ —Si. John 4:36.
riTTSH0R0U0H,N. 0.,March 1,1880.
—According to previous appointment
» District Meeting whs bold at Mar
Ilia’s Chapel Inst Saturday and Sun
day. Alter a short season spent in
prayer meeting the pastor of the
church wns called to the chair, and
Bro. C. S. Hollemau from O’Kelly’s
Chapel was elected Secretary.
On motion, Bro. J. D. Gunter from
Chapel Hill was invited to a seat iu
the meeting as a deliberative mem
ber.
The hour for the address on Educa
tion having arrived, ltev. P. T. Klapp,
who had been appointed, proceded to
address the audience on that subject.
A good congregation was present arid
listened with close attention to the
remarks of the speaker.
Jfext followed an address on Itelig
ions Literature, by Uro. Alfred Mor
ing, who came forward as a substi
trite for Hon. Jno. M. Muring, the
speaker appointed for tins subject,
and well did he present the claims of
Beligious Literature upon our people,
especially the claims ol the Chris
tian Sun. The speaker was follow
ed by Bio. J. D. Gunter, ltev. P. T.
Klapp, Dr. Herndon and the chair
man in somo remarks, pressing upon
our people the importance ol sustain
ing our church paper. The audience
was then canvassed in behalf of the
SUN, and quite a number of renewals
and subscriptions were received.
An intermission was then given,
during which a good dinner was eaten.
Alter dinner was over anti the audi
ence had reassembled, Dr. VV. T.
Herndon, of Morrisvilie, delivered a
most excellent address on the subject
of Homo Missions. 1 wish the Doc
tor’s addiess cor Id have been heard
by every member of our denomina
tion. Ilis heart is evidently full of
the mission ^|>ieir. Ilevs. .1. W.
Hatch, I'. '!. Kla| ]> and l!ro. Alfred
Muring also made good speed es ad
vocating l lie cause of Home Missions
Twenty or more omuls were then till
ed up and signed, making an amount
that was very good for too chinch
and community of Martini’s Chapel
Sunday morning was bright and
lovely, and a large crowd came to
gether and was addressed by Uev. .J.
W. Hatch on the.subject of Sunday
schools. At 11 o’clock A. M., Kev.
i’. T. Klapp preached an excellent ser
mon to a large and attentive congre
gation. Tfie exercises both on Satur
day and Sunday were interspersed
with some very good singing, led by
Bro. James Howard from (VKudley’s.
Altogether, the .District Meeting at
Martha’s Chapel was one of the most
successful that has been held in this
Cor fere lice. J. W. Holt.
Lockville, N. C., March 1, 1880.
—I closed my meeting at La Grange
last Thursday night. The congrega
tion was large and attentive to tHe
close, and I think ihe meeting result
ed in great good. 1 suppose there
were some 12 or la converts and (i
penitents left at the altar. The dif
ferent denominations were well rep
resented. On one occasion there
were seven ministers (including self)
and all of ditfeient denominations.
We have no church at that place,and
it is too remote from our work to or
ganize one, unless 1 could remain in
that vicinity long enough to hold
other meetings. VVe have one mem
ber here, Bro. D. C. Murchison, of
the firm of Edwards & Murchison.—
Mr. Edwards’ father is a member of
the Christian Church, and lie ought
to be.
i. rot. ivmgsiy lias ii very lino school
liero. 1 was pleased with his in mi
ner of teaching—opening anil closing
with vocal music. There is a Bap
tist and a Methodist Church in town.
The M. P. Church has been organ
ized. Our brother, liev. L>. A. Long,
has some very staunch friends at La
Grange. The people at La Grange
have endeared themselves to mu very
much. They are hospitable and kind.
I am now at Loekvilie, N. C. Com
menced a meeting here yesterday—
had a good cougregalion moruiugaud
evening. Some arose and some knelt
for prayer—we had meeting again
this morning and one convert. Do
not know how long the meeting will
continue, but pray the Lord will bless
our labors here. 1 expect to be at
home in time to leave for Americas,
Ga., the week after the second Sun
day in order to get to Uichland, Ga.,
iu time for a meeting near the third
Sunday in March. When my corres
pondents do not know where to write
to me at, direct to Franklinton, N. 0.,
and my mail will bo forwarded from
there.
J. W. Wellons.
We wish P.ro. Wellous a most suc
cessful visit to our brethren in the far
South. May the Lord bless his la
bors there.
Sanfoud, ST. C., March 2, 1880.—
I have accomplished in part, what 1
have long desired to do; that is, I
have succeeded in organizing a mis
sionary society at each of my church
es, viz., Zion, Christian Chapel, Shal
low Well and Moore Union. Part of
my work is in a better condition than
1 ever saw it. The Sunday-school at
Zion is progressing finely, it uumbers
about two hundred. To God be all
the praise.
P. T. Klapp.
Ivor, Va., March 8,1880.—My 2nd
[ quarterly meeting lor this Confer
ence year, was held at Aft. Carmel
church, on Saturday and Sunday last.
On Saturday quite a large number
of the members met, and 1 delivered
to them a plain practical lecture
founded on the old hymn commenc
ing, “A charge to^keep 1 have,” after
which the business of the church was
attended to promptly and iu nmeli
harmony. The financial condition
of the church is good.
On Sunday, notwithstanding the
day was very rainy and disagreeable,
a goodly iwimber met and 1 preached
to them. I had some liberty in speak
iug and hope some good was done.
The coinmuuio.n season was solemn
yet pleasaut and many felt that it was
good to be there.
The building committee intends to I
push tlie work of milling » piece 1°
the bouse of worship, with a recces
for the pulpit.. When that is d°ue
we will have a large, commodious
bouse in which the large and Brow
ing congregations ran worship.
M. B. B a itKKTT.
EDITOR’S BOOK TABLE.
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ited b.v G jorge L. Christian, Ran
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year.
We have been interested in perus
ing it* pages, and we suppose it is one
of the necessities of the legal profes
sion. Alt might be worth its price to
many outside of the profession by the
suggestions and information which it
gives.
Thu Light of Asia, or the
Great h'cnunciation. Being the Life
and Teaching ol Gautama, Prince of
India and Founder of Buddhism, as
told by an Indian Buddhist, by Ed
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About a year ago quite a controver
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Cloths and tinners on occasions of
festivals &«. This is a review of the
matter and will doubtless have an ex
tensive reading.
The Preacher and Homiletic
Monthly for-Maich is before us.—
The following is a portion of its table
of contents: Sermonie:—“'Talking
Worthy of God,’’ by F. A. Noble, 1).
I) ; “Onristmas day- Lessons.” by
Dean Stanley ; ‘-The Prey-Taker,” by
T. DeWitt Talmage, D. 1>.; l,This
Year Also”—New Year’s Sermon, by
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Greatness,” by Rufus W. Clark, D.
1) ; ‘-A King Frightened by an In
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Human Activity,” by II. M. Gallaber,
I).D.; “The Spirit a Qaickeuer,” by
J. S. Kennard, D.D.; “Eternal Life,”
by Prof. Herrick Johnson, D.D.; “The
Holy Spirit,” by A. S. Hunt, D.D.;
“Christ and the Immortal Life,” by
W. J. Tucker, D.D. Then we have
“Brotherly Talks with Young .Minis
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Preaching,” by Dr. Taylor; “A Sun
day on the Sea,” by Dr. Deems;—
"Prayer Meeting Service,” by Rev.
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I
JOSEPH COOK ON LOCAL OPTION.
The learned Joseph Cook is a pow
er against ignorance and bigotry.—
He strikes right and left without re
gard to who stands iu liis way. If
you choose you may get in his way,
but you will wish you kadu’t, especial
ly about the time you feel the last
prop give way and you find yourself
falling flat to the ground.—Ed. Sun.
“Joseph Cook advocates “local op
tion” in regard to retaining the Bible
in public schools. He does not see
why any political party that is dis
posed to exclude the Bible from
schools, when it obtains the control
of a state like Ohio, should ride
rough-shod over the local option of
Oberlin, which is a thoroughly Prot
estant town, lie most- pertinently
asks: “If Oberlin wants the Bible
honored iu her schools by daily cita
tion from it, and by the use of the
Lard’s prayer, has Ohio a right to
say that this local option shall not bo
exercised 1” Of course there would
be some towns iu which the local op
tion would be against the use of the
Bible, but iu regard to them he puts
the opposite query, How long would
these districts have superior schools t
and says : “If I could only re-arrange
our population, and put the infldels
in wards by themselves, and the ex
treme Romanists in wards by them
selves, and American Protestants in
wards by themselves, I should be
willing to allow the law of the survi
val of the fiitest to determine whoso
schools are best, and whose literature,
| whose newspapers, whose politics,
and whose science.” Meantime, the
danger that the real minority,
through the bargains of politics, may
dictate to tho real majority in this
matter is no Inconsiderable one.—JV.
S. 8. Teacher.
Several interesting eommuirtcatious
crowded out this week. Among the
number,one from Rev. It. H. Holland,
oue from R. E. Porter, one from “r'i
dus” and omjfrom ltev.M. L. Hurley,
They will appear next week.