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®WS5StHTIW “Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith. VOLUME XLVI. RALEIGH, N. C., THURSDAY', JULY 20, 1893. NUMBER 21 ®to ilmsstiar Jim mmmm The Organ of the General Convention of the Christian Church. CARDINAL PRINCIPLES. 1. The Lord Jesus is the only Lead oS the church. 2. The name-Christian, to the exclu sion of all party or sectarian names. 3. The Holy Bible, or the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, sufficient rule of faith and practice. 4. Christian character, or vital piety, the only test of fellowship or member ship. 5 The right of private judgment, and the liberty of conscience, the privilege and duty of all. New England Matters. Some of the Christian churches, are haying good success. The city of Haverhill, Mass., is reported to be in a prosperous and growing cod dition. Very good reports come from the tour Christian churches in the city of New Bedford. 1 hear of no sickness among our ministers, and no church troubles of any kind. What we need more than anything else, in New England, is a sweep rag revival of religion all over these Eastern States. Every church needs it. The spirit of “unity” seems to be on the increase in New England The frequent exchange of pulpits among the different denominations clearly indicate it. I have preach ed for four different denominations in the last four months, and aminvit ed to preach for another in a few weeks. 1 worship with any church, whose teaching leads to Christ. And will preach for those whose theology leaves Christ out of their teaching, when they will permit me to do so The Christian Cfl r_ _ JH Camp-meeihig at Craigville, Mass., will commence the last mon ay m this month — Ibelieve The ‘ ‘Summer Company * a e coining to Maine,-now, from all parts of the country by thousands. The summer resoris in M aine, are very numerous and the hotels are well kept generally, apd give good sat isfaction. We have had some very hot weather of late, and people be- j ; s>fv > i ng in crowded cities are glad to get some fresh air, in a please nt village by the seashore. Yours, H M. Eaton. Middle!) >ro, Mats., July 15th,iS93. -'' mt m - * From L. 11. to Dr. Barrett. Dear Sir:—In thinking of your 'sorrnonj delivered first Sunday iu this month (June) in answer to my re quest in the Sun of may 4th. I wish to say that I cannot let the time pass without offering some words of praise and thankfulness for your words of encouragement on that occasion. Y<s Dr. Barrett 1 will agree with you, in order to have pure thoughts we must have pure hearts. Pure hearts p oduce pure thoughts, pure deeds and pure religion for I even now realize it. If you have not pure thoughts within,jyou prove an impure m tn,for a mans thought’s art his very soul within him, and if corrupt he is all the time-thinking of low down cunning tricks, how to defruid and and slander his fellow beings. If this be one’s case 1 think he had bet ter cease such and cultivate purer thoughts. 1 can truthfully say there is not a day passes over my head, nor a night that darkness creeps around me that I do not try to cultivate bet ter thoughts, which 1 trust makes me a better man. 1 know 1 am not a (Jhristian, but 1 am a better man | morally than ever I was before. I do not now love to hear this old slang gossip and many others things which used to please my fancy and which has a tendency to degrade human souls ai d place them on ajevel with the lowes. of creation and at last be "the means of plunging them into per clitiop. 1 used to care nothing more of the Bible than I did an *1 manac, for I could tell the day of the ii ontli and when l thought it would ram, etc., from that but could no get that much satisfaction from the “Book of books.” 1 remember try ing to read a chapter one day and 1 found w here it spake of great sheep, cattle, bullocks etc , 1 threw it down disgusted and full of prejudice, then went back on the devil’s books aud f part of the time no books at all, but in search of some at the devil,s print ing offices,and now unbelieving read ers that is your case to day, mine is better and I thank God for it, I can truly say that I feel very thankful, Dr. Barrett, for your words of en couragement as given to me and others from the pulpit. I have often felt that 1 ought to open the door of my soul and let the Visitor, in that visitor which accompanied the two disciples from Jerusalem to Emmaus. We remember when they drew nigh to Emmaus it was late in the evening and the sun was sinking be hind the wcs ern horizon The beau tiful evening shades were hiding the earth, the invisible Christ which was to them as their eyes were holden made as though he would go on and they bade him stop with them, he did so and opened their eyes, broke bread with them and revealed to them that he was Christ which was cruci tied. Why not man when Christ ac companied his soul along through the journey of life, stop at the dawn and bid the invisible Comforter, (Christ) in and make peace with their souls at once. As X write my mind is deep ly impressed, but, as I am 1 find that there is yet something lacking. Therefore in conclusion I ask an in terest in your prayers and the pray ers of God’s people that more light, may be revealed until 1 may find the visit >r, the comforter lodging and a biding with me. Yours truly, L. H. Charles H. Spurgeon’s D bt. We trust all our boy readers will remembr this bit of experience in ;his great preacher’s childhood, and •emember what he says about the niseries that come from getting in lebt:^ “When 1 was a very small boy m siha fores,” said Mr. Spurgeon, “and vent to a woman’s school, it so hap jened that 1 wanted a stick of slate jencil, and had no money to buy t, I was afraid of being scolded or losing my pencils so often, for I vas a real careless^ little fellow, and i» did not dare ask at home; wh; t hen, was I to do? There was a little hop in the place, where nuts and ops and cakes and balls were sold by old Mrs. Dawson, And sometimes 1 had seen boys and girls get trusted by the old lady. 1 argued with myself that Christmas was coming, and that somebody or other would be sure to give me a penny then, and perhaps, a whole silver sixpence. 1 would therefore go into debt for a stick of slate pencil, and be sure to pay for it at Christmas. I did not feel easy about it, but still screwed my cour age up and went into the 6hop. A farthing was the amount, and as 1 had never owed any thing before, and my credit was good, the pencil was handed over to me by the kind dame, and I was in debt? It did not please me much,sand I felt as if I had v done wrong, but I little knew how * soon I should smart for it. ^ How my father came to hear of this little piece of business I never knew, but some little bird .or other x whistled it to him, and he was very soon down upon me in right earnest. God bless him for it! He was a sensi ble man, and none of your child ren spoilers; for he did not intend to bring up his children to speculate and play at what big rogues call financier ing, and therefore he knocked my get ting into debt in the head at once and no mistake. He gave me a very pow erful lecture upon getting into debt, and how like it was to stealing, and upo* the way in which people w< r i ruined by it, and hew a boy who would owe a farthing might one day owe a hundred pounds and get into prison and bring his family into dis grace. Then I was marched off to the shop, like a deserter marched into barrack, crying bitterly all the way do war the street, and feel ing dreadfully ashamed, because X thought everybody knew I was in debt. The farthing was paid amid many solemn warnings, and the debtor was free, like a bird let out a cage How sweet it felt to be out of debt! How did my little heart declare and vow that nothing should ever tempt me into debt again! It was a fine lesson, and I never forgot it. If ail boys were inoculatt d with the same dactrine when they are young,it would be ag godcl as a fortune to them and save them w^gon-loads of trouble , in after life. Ever since that time I have hated debt To keep debt, dirt, and the devil out of my cottage has been my greatest wish, and although the last of the three has sometimes got ten in by the doer or window, for the old serpent will wriggle in the small est crack, yet thanks to a good wife, hard work, honesty, and scrubbing" brushes, tl e others have not crossed the threshold.”^- Ejtchang*. Hr. - V : 4
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