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The Christian sun. IWCi rlmliini *w.i THURSDAY, APRIL 12, - - - 1888. Htv. j. memer aaaaarr, o. a* e*n* l-o-l Editorial Staff. Mr. w. a. urn, a. M. aer.jMutn*H£,ao. an. h. r. aim. - - ■ - ttHAHAM, a. 0. - - - rwr. o . - Fkahkuh. 0. ^DJTDWAL J^IQTES. %• Bro. Staley is improving, but not yet well. «#* Ber. M. L. Hurley has returned from Granville county, N. C. ^ •/ Bead the pleading words of Bev. J. L. Poster in this issue. Give him attention and asaistanoe—his plea la a worthy one. *#* The Sullblk Collegiate Institute bad a good talk last Monday morning from Hr. Sommei bell—highly enjoyed by all who heard him. •§» Bev. G. A. Beebe of Berkley, Ya., will preach at Antioch, Isle of Wight county,V a., next Sabbath mo.-n ing at 11 o’clock Sod at Windsor at 8 o’clock p. m. Y Bev. M. B. Barrett is quite thin in flesh. He has eeen feeble nearly all the year, bat be keeps up bis appoint ments. We trust he may be soon in the ftill enjoyment of health. Y We had a pleasant visit last frsbbath to the Franklin, Va, Chris tian church. We went at the request of the pastor, Rev. R. ArRicks. Good attentive congregations were present at each service. %• Bro. H. C. King, of Long’s Chapel, has sold out the copies of /Way the Truth which we recently left with him and he says send some more—he can sell them. Will not our friends rally to put the last copy of Facing the Truth in the hands of the public by June 1,1888? *,* Dr. Summerbell spent last Sab bath morning, and preached, at Berea —the evening, and preached, in Suffolk. Monday night he preached at Frank lin. Tuesday he came on to Frank linton, N. C-, where he will stay till next Sabbath afternoon when he will come to Youngsville and preach Sun day night See his appointments else where in this issue. *,* Captain Richard Copeland, for many years a leading layman in the Eastern Virginia Christian Conference, is still living, but feeble and quite aged. He has many friends who wish him well. He got to Suffolk Sunday night to hear Dr. Summerbell and greatly enjoyed a short interview with him Monday morning, as did others. God bless this aged brother. %* The ladies of tfle Franklin (Va.,) Christian church will have an enter tainment on the night of Wednesday, April 25, 1888, for the benefit of the church. Let them have encouragement in their laudable purpose. The work is led by Mrs. B. J. Gardner, assisted by Miss Ropa Raskins of Mecklenburg county, Va., and a noble band of the Franklin sisters. %* Bev. H. H. Butler had a plea s ant call from Rev. G. A. Beebe last Sabbath at Sprog Hill—and the call was for aid to the Berkley church, which Spring Hill gave. We hope every one, on whom the pastor or his people may call, for aid for this wor thy purpose, will give liberally. The Berkley church is a necessity. Our growth there is hindered by* the fact that we have no suitable house in which to bold service. %* While in Suffolk Dr. Summer bell was the guest of Bro. Jacob Law she, who was many years ago a mem ber of Dr. Summerbell’s pastoral charge in New Jersy. It was a very pleasant meeting to both, after years of separation. Bro. Lawshe has been a prominent member of the Suffolk church now ior years, in fact, pince his home has been in the South, running far back into the days of the pastoral service of Bev. Dr. Wellons. •#e To such Of our readers as may be contemplating giving assistance to the Berkley church, we especially com mend to their consideration tbe letter ‘ of Bev. J. G. Bishop in this issue. He briefly presents the lacts in the case and shows the need of a new building —house of worship, we mean. Most people like to know the fact* in all cases where they are asked to give their money. The Berkley church is a meat worthy enterprise and of vast importance to ns as a people. Let every one give liberally as God has blessed him or her with the goods of this life- 1 S f r. SOME INTERESTING FIGURES. The growth ofCatholi cism and Pro testantism affords a rnost interesting study. Beginning with the year A. D. 1500 —the birth of Protestantism—we may get a glance at the two bodies which will show the comparative strength of the governments under or influenced by the two churches. In the year 1500, the Catholics had a population in countries under Catb lic government of eighty millions— the Protestants had nothing, simply a beginning with bitter persecution at every step. Through the first hun dred years it was a great struggle. The Catholics having the start, and being well established, gained trom 1500 to 1700 only ten millions. In the same time the Protestants, under persecution, gained from nothing, thirty two millions, which was an ad vance on the growth of the Catholics of twenty-two millions. In the year 1830 the Catholics had one hundred and thirty-tour millions, or a gain in a hundred and thirty years of torty-fonr millions. In the same time the Protestants had one hun dred and ninety-three millions, a gain of one hundred and sixty-one millions in one hundred and thirty years—a gain, in excess of the Catholics, of one honored and seventeen millions. In 1880 the Catholics had one hundred and ninety-two millions, a gain m fifty years of fifty-eight millions. In 1880 the Protestants bad four hundred and forty-five millions—a gam in fifty years of two hundred and fifty-two millions—a gain in excess of the Catholic gains of nearly two hundred millions, or to be exact one hundred and ninety-four millions more than the entire gain of the Catholics. Then starting with nothing against eighty millions in 1500, is it not the most wonderful growth of population that has been realized under any gov ernment on the face of the earth ? In 380 years Protestants grew from nothing to four hundred and forty-five millions, while the Catholics in the game time and with a start of eighty millions, in 1880, could show only one hdndred and ninety-two millions, hav ing been outstripped by the Protes tants in three hundred and eighty years to the clean number of two hun dred and fifty millions. That is to say that starting with nothing against eighty millions in 1500, in three hun dred and eighty years the Protestants had not only canght up with the Catholics, but had gone ahead—hav ing two hundred and fifty-three mil lions more to their account than the Catholics had. With these facts before us we are told that the Boman Catholic Church is about to take charge of this govern ment and run it in their own interests. Alas—such a shame. Senator Blair in a recent speech declared in lan guage at once plain and emphatic, that a Catholic society called Jesuits is hard at work to control legislation, get money, government money, appro priated to suppoit Catholic schools and in a hundred other ways aid in putting the Catholics forward and the Protestants backward. It is also said that our leading politicians are afraid to do anything to displease the Cath olics, lest they lose their votes. Hence so much is granted to them. 6, / Our absconding defaulters, bank presidents and cashiers, treasurers dec., are not given back to the U. S, government under treaty by the Brit ish government. But why will they not do so f Because thoUnited States government refuses to give up to the British the dynamiters who fled from that eoantry to this to escape punish ment Why does the United States refuse to give/them up ? It is said that leading men.in Congress shun this question because they are aspi rants to yet higher honors, and it is supposed that they reason this way: II we give our influence to measures cal culated to bring these dynamiters to justice, the Irish will be down on us— we will lose their votes. That is all one as if they had said they would lose the Catholic vote, for that is what it So after all it is the fear of a loss of the Catholic vote which makes the politicians so ready to yield every thing to Catholic influence and noth ing to Protestants. So they not only mistreat ns, but mock us over it by saying in effect that ‘we care very lit tle for your needs—we simply wish 3 our votes.’ Thus they add insult to injury. The Sun wishes to suggest that we vote for men who have more respect for us than those now in power—let us try the effect of a withdrawn vote and see it a government which has five Protestants in it to one Catholic in its population, can not be brought to its senses—let us see if we cannot at least get justice and make the Cath olics dependent on themselves lor support instead of the government Treasurey. T .■ , ’ ' . • . .H ' PIOUS PUGNACITY. True denominational growth can never be conditioned upon denouncing other fhiths. If others apeak ill of ns we have a higher mission than that of retaliation. It is worse than a waste of time to tarn from a good work to scent out and trace home ihe detrac tions of a false tongue. The mission of the apostles, the mission of every Christian, is one of greater meaning and majesty than this. It is better for the Christians to attend to their more needfal and profitable business of preaching the gospel, than waste their strength against feeble and futile op positions. It is better that -we warn the world against the rain of sin, and beseech it to flee the wrath to come, than thunder denunciations against written creeds as our only tocsin of alarm. If the world is religiously en dangered by nothing more awffal than opinions that simply cross swords with our own opinions, there wjll nev er be the least cause of alarm. Tour Trinity or anli-Tnnity, your immer sion or anti-immersion, your concurr ing or your counter opinions, have never of themselves saved a sinner, and never of themselves consigned one single soul to rum. Tour fight for these is simply a contest for what are usually conceded to be non-essen tials, and why ill feeling and bad fel lowship should thus be uselessly en gendered, is a pretty hard question for the true minister of Jesus to an swer. A pugilistic piety makes no saints. A church planted to propagate a pet interpretation or a plausibly disputed translation, has neither mission nor commission under Christ. The versa tile and plastic power of the Infinite can shape bigotry into no instrument of benevolent ends. It is by Christ like means that men are made Christ like. A bigoted man, even among professed anti bigots, never made a church or an individual Christian a wait more like the loving Master. Who hath made thee purely evan gelical in faith, while thy brother, equally honest, learned and intellec tual, lies in grossest error ? It is of ten the case that those who imagine they are walking the bee-line of Bible teaching, have found only the Phari saic way. And this is the proof: only themselves and their own theology, be it liberal or illiberal, are in their esti mation, entitled to respect. With the Pharisaic spirit now comes the Phari saic practice. A widow is nothing, and they devour her house. A hire ling is nothing, and they withhold his wages. An opposing opinion is an impudence, and they Bcorch it at the stake. Their stomachs have be come a stable of dogmatic camels, which they swallowed after straining at the gnats of less significant errors. No denomination is given an ex clusive mission of making war against what it calls error. “Dogmatism,’’ “Bigotry,’’ “Trammels,’’ “Anti-Creed,” Hue terms of horror and trepidation that we Christians are not warranted in carrying at our mast-head. Such “cross-bones’’ are symbols of a piratic craft that floats the theological sea for fight, for a wicked display of prowess—for plunder. Why turn our gun against other vessels of divine armament when the war ships of satan are sinking into a bottomless sea all that is beautiftil in the aspi rations and precious in the hopes of men ? When denominational exis tence is only for the pitting of one set of opinions against another set of un inspired notions, it signifies that sect is simply at loggerheads with sect, and which shallows or which is swal lowed, may matter little with those who stand about the ring. Moreover, if the anti-sect, theory catches the in fection of thdfeect spirit, it is but the same malady under another name. To die of the same disease under a more euphonious appellation, is not less death than is fatality under the old and disgraced title. The Christians should be Hi hie stu dents, and be true in charity to the^ highest convictions. In the realm scripture interpretation, however, one people have no brain or soul for infal lible expositions above another. A broad, brotherly love must therefore form all sects into one family, and put all claims of all creeds upon a common level. God’s word is the standard, and only God can correctly make comparisons between so many varying beliefs and the great Hook that contains not a single contradic tion. Differ in opinion all sects must and will do, but in faithfulness to their great mission of preaching Christ, all Christians have the promise of His presence to the end, and of souls as the reward of wisdom in winning them? Brethren, let us never falsify our own position and perpetuate non-essentials as sources of division. If, for exam ple, you do not believe in a certain so called orthodox doctrine, remember that nine-tenths of the religious and moat enlightened people of the world do believe it, and will fellowship yon in the honest doobt of it Cannot you, the one in ten, make a like concession to the poor, erring nine 11 Let ns be men. Let ns preach Christ, win souls, ard leave religious quarrels to those whose souls find food and fill in such caret) pods. H. Y. R. THE TALK Ot THE BRETRKHN. If I wished to render the world mis erable and had the poVer, 1 would de stroy faith.—Rev. Jamet Maple, D.D., Iron, Ohio. The education of ouf young men for the ministry is the one point demand ing immediate attention.— Wake (Joun ty. These are our sentiments exactly, I am working to get every subscri ber 1 possibly can.-J. J. Russell, Mem Ferry, Va. That is the kind of work to bear, fruit. The Suit is grateful for such assistance and will labor dili gently to make the paper worthy of the generous help. Please send me a copy of the Five Cardinal Principles of the Christian Church Defined. We are not much known here—hence I wish all the light I can get. I expect to stick to her to the end.— W. H. Etheredge, Selma, M. C That is what we call love for the cause. Stand by, in both rain and sun shine. 1 enclose $1.00. Please send the Sun to-,-, Va. I think after be reads it six months, he will like it so well as to subscribe all the time. Mrx. E. J. Butler, Ieaace, Va. We need 600’ friends for the Sun who are wil ling to do jnst as this sister has done— send the paper for six mouths to a friend—that is a good way to get them to take the paper regularly. Who will follow this worthy example? My wife and 1 have been reading the Sun regularly since we were chil dren—hence you see it would be a great sacrifice to us to do without it. T enclose one year’s subscription.—Bon. W. N. Pritchard, Mayor of Chapel HUl, N. C. That is the family to help the Sun. Give your children the church paper and they will likely stand by it when they are older. We are in the midst of a whiskey fight. I think we are doing well. Have just organized a Lodge of the Good Telplars, over the line in Virgin ia—at the place where 1 have been conducting an evening Sunday-school. We have forty members and I have the honor of being the “C. T ”—J. Morgan Smith, Milton, Ar. C. That*is a fight in which many Christians are engaged —in which all (Jhrutians plight to be engaged. Alas, for the faith which stands by liquor instead of the church of Christ! I have been a subscriber to the Sun seven years and it has become a habit to read the paper. I am very fond of it—could not well do without its light in our family circle. As the earth needs the sunshine, the early and the latter rains to make good crops, so surely does the church member need the light of the Christian Sun in the family to educate and instruct the chil dren, and in fact every member of the household.-A C. Yarborough, Forkade, M. V, We feel grateful for this testi mony and we trust by the help of the Lord and the assistance of our people to make the paper yet better. ' We have had a hard time at Leba non of late. A man decided to sell whisky in the corporate limits of the church and we decided that he would not do so if we could prevent it. We have succeeded in breaking it up. Will soon organize a Good Templar's Lodge here. I hope our church will prosper. Bro. J. L.'Foster is our pastor and is doing well. Pray for us - that we may be able to do more for the Master. 1 am glad to know the Sun is shining so well all over our land.—J. Morgan Smith, Semora, j.V. C. You have a working pastor and a working church, under the blessings of God, you will succeed. DR. SUMMERS ELLS A fPOINT Meets. Rev. N. Summerbell will preach at the following times and places: Franklinton, nI. C., IB 11:00 p. m. Youngsville, “ Raleigh, Morrisville, Burlington, Bethlehem, Providence, 15 8:30 p. m. 16 7:30 p.m. 17 7:30 p.m. 19 7:30 p. m. 21 11:00 a. m. 22 11:00 a. m. We hope our people generally who may be within reach of these points will avail themselves of this opportu nity to hear this distinguished preach er. Ant of our readers wishing to get regularly both the Chibstian Sun and the Uerald of Gospel Liberty can "get both lor one year, weekly, by sending to this office $3.00 and stating that you wish both papers sent to your ad dress. BT Any Pbbson, and especially any member of the Christian church stopping in Norfolk, Portsmouth or Berkley, either transiently or perma nently, is cordially invited to attend the services of the Christian Churchy Liberty 8t. and Berkley Ave. Services every Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. BERKLEY, VIRGINIA. This town is situated in the forks of the two branches of the Elizabeth riv er. ' From Berkley we cross by ferry, one way to Norfolk, the second city of Virginia, and another way to the city of Portsmouth, where is located one ot the government's principal navy yards, a marine hospital dec. Berkley has a population ol some 5,500; it is largely a city of residences, many of the busi ness men of Norfolk live here. She has however some industries of her own. Her water front and shipping facilities, if improved, would nearly equal that ot Brooklyn, N. Y. But it is of the Christian church m this grow ing town that 1 would speak. Rev. G. A. Beebe, lormerly of New York, is their honored pastor. When Bro. Beebe commenced his labors here, a little over ttpo years ago the church numbered 30 members, with no Sun day school. The church membership has gradually increased to 86. They organized a Sunday school with 10 scholars, which has a present member ship of 160, with an average atten dance of about 100. Bro. Beebe is a good minister and faithful pastor who. attends closely to his work. His la bors are seconded and supplemented by his wife, son abd daughters, all of whom are good workers in the church, Sunday school and choir; hence, with the blessings of Qod, the success achieved. But this church, which bad little more than a nominal existence a few years ago, has not been able as yet to fully support her self, but has been, and is still assisted by the Eas tern Virginia Christian Conference. Yet 1 know of no church, considering her numbers and ability,that pays more foi the support of their own church work, and for the Conference and gen end church enterprises than they do. The two years Of Bro. Beebe's pasto rate here have marked a gradual growth and prosperity. But, to hu man appearance, the maximum of suc cess has been about reached with their present church house and its environ ments. The building is too small, un attractive, and unfavorably located, being bard by the rail road track. A new church house seems now to lie an absolute necessity in order to future success and permanency. This want is realized, a good lot has been secured, and efforts are now being made to raise funds to build. But the church is unable of its self to erect such a building as the cause in this place de mands. By request, the writer is supplying their pulpit a few Sabbaths while their pastor is visiting some of the churches of the Conference in the interest of the new building. To all individuals and churches who may be called on for help let me say, a good church here will be helpful to all the churches of the Conference; the enterprise iSin good bands, and the cause is the Lord's; contribute liberally and cheer fully and the Lord will reward you for the same. J. <J. Bishop. Berkley, Va., Apr. 3, '88 MY DEAR FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH. Bear Friends :—We have just said farewell to another year, and spared to see one more come. The one now. gone with us was in tnany respects re markable. We travelled about half of it, saw many an one brought to Jesus, then received the appointment to come to this far country, so after five and a half months more visiting friends who we have no hope of ever seeing again in this wor'd, and Buffering very much from cold weather ahfo, we found our selves safely landed in this town Ish nomaki, where we have been since last June. When 1 look bach and see how good the Lord was to me 1, Un willing as T was to come to Japan, I wonder that He did not drown me in the depths of the sea, but goodness and mercy has followed me every day since we have been here and notwith standing the many little things there are here to try us. yet there is a good work begun here which is going to grow mightily. Our new chureh is al most ready for use in which we hope to have many meetings for different tbid^ all for the purpose of doing good. Two of our men are always at work. Two Bible women are busy at present in the town, thus you see we are very busy. Now farewell once more for a while, hoping you are well ^ happy and at work, and wishing you all a happy new year.I close with Christian love. From your sister in Jesus, A. Jones. NEWS FROM THE, MELD. Bro. Barrett:—Last second Sun day, though very stormy, I was at Spring Hill. We had a tolerably fair congregation out to hear the word. Alter preaching we took up a collec tion fo.- the various enterprises ot the church, amounting in cash and pledges to twenty-four dollars. Taking every thing in consideration, I must say, this speaks well, tor dear old Spring Hill. At our first quarterly conference at Spring Hill, after our annual meeting, the brethren decided to raise, if possi ble, for the various enterprises of the church this year, forty dollars, which amount we now have in cash and pledges together, and we hope to have it, very soon all in cash so it may be paid over to the treasurer of the an nual conference. I know the people at Spring Hill and I love them, be cause they have the spirit of the blessed Master, and are willing to work for His cause. May the Lord bless and enable them to work for His cause. H. H. B. i'Suffolk, Fix., March 25, 1888. Bro. Barrett:—Last Saturday af ternoon as i was getting ready to go ont in the neighborhood of Cyp: Chapel to fill my appointment there on Sunday, there wae a very remark able-** very pccoliar-a very strange visitor came to my bouse, from Spring^ ilill. When my little boy called, papa, here he is’ l did|not know what u>m with him. I was not expecting ady such visitor. I had no idea of taking him Into the house with my family* so I began to make preparations for him, and decided to put him into my bug gy house, when Amos, my little boi, cried out—papa can you c«t him out T I knew then he was all right, and took him in and we all gave him a hearty welcome. It was » verT pig, already dressed trom Bro. R. T. West, one of Spring Hill’s noble sons, God bless Bro. Robert and may he live long and do good. We all ex press our thanks to him for his kind /H.H.B. Suffolk, Va., March 25,1888. NEW BOOKS. The Jews : or Prediction and Ful filment. An Argument for the Times, by Rev."Samuel H. Kellogg, D.D* Published by Messrs A. D. F. Randolph A Co., 38 West 23rd, St., N. Y. •ity. , ooo This is a handsome volume of 329 pages, on a subject than which are few more interesting.Tbe predictions of the Old Testameatand their fulfilment must be attractive to every Bible read er. If this be true, then Dr. Kellogg ought to have tens ot thousands of readers for his able discussion of the subject as well as for the facts brought to the reader’s attention within its pages. Betond : or Day bt Day in the Kino’s Country by Hervey Newtoj. Published by James H. Earle, 178 Washington St., Boston, Mass., 159 pages—price 60cts. We can best give our readers an idea of this volume by making the follow ing extract from the preface of the book : The pictures and descriptions given by Revelation of the country ‘Beyond,’ are lull enough to show it superior to the most lavored bits of Eden of whjch this world know9. A real land, with homes, music, personal recognition, freedom from sorrow and from sin, the society of the Lord himself, and ac quaintance with the unfallen angels,— these are some of the facts revealed in Scripture concerning that lsmd ; and they show the life there to have many of the conditions and pleasures that give this world its chief charm, with none of the infirmities, and with many added features and enjoyable condi tions. The Art of Living, from the writings ot Samuel Smiles, M. D. Selected by Carrie A. Cooke, with an Introduc tion by A. P. Peabody, D.D., LL.D. Published by. D. Lothrop & Co., Franklin & Hawley Sts., Boston. This most valuable book contains 264 pages and is a neat job of work, for which let us thank Messrs D. Loth rop & Co, the worthy publishers. The Art of Living is indeed a fine art—one which ought, but alas is not, to be mastered by every member of tbp human family Dr. Smiles was an able man, a Scotchman, and a; surgeon of great reputation. His practical ex perience and observations are valuable. Everybody is interested in this ques tion and we therefore commend it to our readers for their careful consider ation. The United States of Yesterday and To-Morrow. By William Bar rows, D.D, It is published by Rob erts Brothers, Boston, and contains 432 pages and is well gotten up as / to the mechanical department. It is a valuable publication. To such as may read it a surpprise is in store. It is lull of the facts of the country in which we live. Those who have never stopped to consider our country’s vast area,. resources and its possibilities will find in this volume a succession of scenes, both pleasing and surprising, as in some magnifleient panorama. We commend it to the public. The Crisis or Missions, by the Rev. A. T. Pierson, D.D. Published by Robert Carter & Brothers, N. Y , City. Price in paper covers, 35 els. Very rarely have we read a book ol such unusual interest, it is indeed a master production, and will exert s great power over the mission work of ihe future. Dr. Pierson writes with clearness and as if prompted by the Holy Spirit. We wish that every Christian home might have this volume in its library. It is most opportune. The Temperance Movement, or the Conflict Between Man and Alcohol. By the Hon. Henry W. Blair, U. 8. Senator from New Hampshire. Pub lished by the William E. Smyths Company, No. 5 Somerset St, Bos ton, Mass., 583 pages. This is a remarkable book on an old question, but the book is not old. The conflict of which it treats is an old conflict, but the book is, as it were, a new battering ram turned loose upon the forts of King Alcohol. Already the walls are cracking and crumbliug, and the citadel itself trembling. Among the subjects discussed are: “A Brief Study of alcohol,p “Effect of Al cohol upon the Human Body and Soul,” « Alcohol Not a Food,’’ “Alco hol Against the Body,’’ “Scientific In vestigations,” “Alcohol as the Creator of Disease,” “ Alcohol is Pauperism and Crime,” “ Intemperance Among Manual Workers,” “Alcohol Destroys the Wealth of the People, “—pfthe World,” “The Remedy—Total Absti nence,” “ Educational Forces," “ Per sonal Liberty and Public Law,’-’ “Which Law, License or Prohibition?” “ National Prohibition,’’ “ Historical Sketch of the Temperance Movement,’’ with others, making a most interesting volume. The book is handsomely I - ■ ' A idorned not ooly w»U> *««• j»rtr*U of Senator Blair, the aatbor, bat with • large number of the leading temper, enoe workers, both men ana women. Circulate the book everywh pomible to do so—It .till • seed. Tlio publishers are ani employ a large number of flH agenta. 11 yon with aueh employment write to them. FoaitiuHiNOS roa Womens, iby Bey. 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It is a very neat volume, of a form conve nient for use, firmly bound, of large, clear type, with contents of just that ./ general character which the popular reader requires—comprehensive, ac curate, and compact. Its marvelously low cost makes it a prize eagerly to be sought In every intelligence-loving household.” The publisher, John B. Alden, 393 Pearl St., New York, or Clark and Adams Sts., Chicago, will send speci men pages free to any applicant, or a. specimen volume (which may be re turned if not wanted) in cloth tor 60c. or Morocco, 65a; postage 10a extra. The set of thirty volumes is offered at considerably reduced price to early subscribers. AN EARNEST AND AN HONES! APPEAL. In behalf of Mt. Zion Christian Church, Orange county, N. C., I ap peal to the brethren and sisters and a generous public for help! Many of you know that for long years this church has not been in a prosperous condition. The church is now grow ing rapidly, in numbers and in influ ence. We are striving to build anew house of worship; therefore we appeal to you individually for a little help. b It will be a good investment. Now who and bow many will help us at once ? Address ail amounts to me and I will acknowledge receipt of same through the Sun. Can’t all help a little ? J. L. Foster. Union Ridge, N. C\, April 9,1888. MINISTERS AND LAYMENS COUNCIL. lime:—Saturday and Sunday, April 28th, and 29tb, 1888. Place:—Sbiloab, Randolph county, N. PROGRAMME. Saturday. 10 :00 a. m.—Opening exercises and 3 organization. 10 :30 a. m.—Introductory sermon or address by the Rev W. B. Richardson. 11 :15 a. x.—Elements of a success ful pastor, by Bro. (3. H. Welch, Revs. J.B. Lawrence, and E. H. Jarrell. 11 :46 A, m.—How to push the mis sionary work to more suc cess. General discussion in troduced by Bros. H. T. Mof fitt, W. w. Hayworth, and W. R. Brown. 12 : 30 p. m.—Dinner. 1:15 p. x.—Examine the Cardinal Principles of the Christian Church. Revs. J. A. Scott, H. A. Albright, and others. 2 :00 p, x.—Should the church op pose the liquor traffic? Revs. W. B. Richardson, W. W. Lawrence, W. N. Hayes. 2 t45 P. m.—Importance of patroniz ing our own Literature and Institutions. Bros, L. E. ' Brady, Z. T. Bell, and Rev. J. A. Scott, H. T. Moffitt. 3 :30 p. m.—Importance of Prayer. Rev. B. F. Hayworth, Rev. 8. H. Way, Henry Vuncanon, Bro. W. M Graven. 4 :00 p. m.—Importance of Educa tion. Rev. J. S. Lawrence, Bro. E. A. Moffitt, Rev. W. B. Richardson. v Sunday. 10 :00 a. x. — Sunday-school mass* meeting. 11:00 a. x.—Preaching. Rev. J. p.. Barrett. 2 :00 a. x.—Preaching; Come one—come all. H. A. Albright. Sfc,
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