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THURSDAY, GOT 24,1895 Conferences meet: Va. Valley, at Antioch, Aug. 29, ’95 ; Ga. & Ala., at Mt. Zion, Oct, 3, ’95 ; Eastern Va., at Berkley, Oct. 29, ’95 ; Western N.C.,at Smithwood, Nov. 6. ’95; N. C. & Va., at Long’s Chapel, Nov. 19, ’95; " JSastern N. C., at Liberty yd (Vance), Nov. 29, ’95. It would be a good plan for each church to appoint some en ergetic young man or young woman to canvass the members, and get each one to take one or more annuals, and pay for them before Conference meets. In this way everything will be ready and there will be no trou ble in getting up the required number in each Conference. The Annuals will be out on time this year, and will be more interesting and instructive than ever before. .No live church member can afford to be without one. They will cost only ten cents, and every body can get one for himself, and take an ex tra copy to hand some friend outside of the church. Let us let the world know what we are do ing. We ought not to wait till our friends die to speak kind things of them—it can do them no gobd then. A kind word, a yvord of commendation, of en couragement, may wonderfully help on the pull of life. It may lighten a burden, and make it easier to live and labor in the service ot humanity. It costs nothing, and at the same time may be worth thousands of dol lars to your friend. Were it not for the encouraging words that we receive in our work from our friends we would not, indeed could not, bear the burden that is on us now. Don’t try to get a pastor for a Smaller salary than you paid last year. That is retrogression of the worst type, and is very indi cative of the fact that you ought to pay more—you need a better preacher. Your churcli is asleep or slowly dying, and needs to be aroused. A live, working, pro gressive church never thinks of getting a ‘cheaper preacher’— they want a ‘dearer ohe, if any c.iange is to be made. A cheap er preacher this year will make the demand for a still cheaper one next year—and it won’t be long before there is no demand for one of any kind. Don’t cut down the mere pittance that you are now giving. Remember to take or send your back dues and renewals to the Sun up to Conference. Wi need the money, and you need "to keep your just debts paid up. Keep us encouraged by your promptness, and we can give you a better paper. With heavy' fi nancial responsibilities restinr upon us we cannot do our edito rial duties justice. We ought to receive such a support that wt would not have to leave the of fice, ex ;ept to attend our confer ences and conventions. Put us in a position to' do this, and we promise you a paper that will meet more fully the demands ot our piogressive little church We need to think more seriously of our publishing interests. Biree »aveHnet|n their arniuai IssiJ'Mralact^their^ess * d adjourned. PoSStmy a prac tical auggeation -or-two will not at this date, however.be deemed out of place. . Of course it is earnestly and' ttevsutly desired tfcat^attrtliflfinirches bring up fall and accurate reports of a year's" work well done. The inference is ah organic whole, vitality of which depends .upon each member upon each church. And most strikirg’y applicable are the apostle’s words here : “If one member suffer all the members suffer with it.” It one local church tails of its as sessments, just to that extent are the plans of the entire Con ference foiled, aftd to none effect. The strength, vitality and power ot the Conference—morally, spiritually and financially—can be only the sum total of that ot the local churches. With this in mind, doj?s not each church owe it, not only to its own local or ganization, but also to all the other churches of tne general organization to raise its assess ments and bring in its full report of work done and progress made? The Conference is the volume with the index. Let each church sae to it that its chapter is writ ten well and large. i Should not our Conferences be made more devotional, or, if you will, spiritual ? It seems so ; and for more than one reason. H the Conferences are to be an ex pression and representation ol the financial strength of the churches, why should they not also tell somethingdn a practical way of the devotional and spirit ual strength of the several churches? Here ministers meet who have labored all the year under the inspiration of their own thoughts, sentiments and sermons ! Many have scarcely ueard a sermon from any other source than from their own study and pulpit. Would it not be at once refreshing, helpful, and inspiring to hear the Word as it is revealed to and spoken by others? It is doubttul if a good sermon ever benefits any audience more than it does an audience of earnest and devbut ministers. How often we have heard ministers say that no one could appreciate a good sermon like a listening minis'.er. An interchange ol ideas from the pulpit can but be helpful and broadening and inspiring to thi ministers. And where is a better opportunity, or more appropriate conditions, afforded for this than at our annual Conferences? Fur ther, here are laymen represent atives from all the churches. Should not these-be inspired by religious enthusiasm as well as aroused by financial aspiration when they assemble in the an nual Conference of the churches? New life here and religious zeal aroused would be carried back to the local church to animate and to inspire to spiritual fervor and enthusiaspi. Spirituality is the end of all our striving in church work. Should this grand end be so completely ignored when the entire organization meets in session ? Why should not the Conference set an exam ple for the church religiously and devotionallv, and send back to each church “glad tidings of great joy” experienced from the Master’s presence at this our most important and representa tive meeting of the year? * * Each Conference has more or less of a Home Mission Fund— -ome more, some less. Has the policy adopted and the plan pur sued in the past as to the appoint ment and distribution of this fund resulted satisiactorily and as could have been expected or de sired? We think not. In some instances parts of this fund have been bestowed where there was absolutely no hope, prospects or anticipations—to any rational mind, at least—of ever attaining to any permanent results or ben efits. The original intent of the Home Mission Fund must have been to win souls, preach the Word, and establish churches, and that, too, where there were souls to win, the Word was not preached, and churches were needed. Consolidation and cen tralization constitute a great part of the spirit of this age. Why not consolidate and centralize what of strength and support we have from the Home Mission Fund on important, needful and worthy points till these are de veloped into something of perma nency and self-support ? Surely there are such points “.vorthy and promising which cannot be developed or sutuloud until we largely increase our fund or right iy use and appreciate what we have. Let the Home Mission! Boards look well to the appro priation of the funds at their dis posal. If the basis of operation in the past has not been the cor rect one in theory par the satis factory one in practice and re sults, then why not shift to another? Look alter causes: Effects will take Care Of them selves. * * . There is yet another topic well worthy of much thought and many words. We only suggest it here. Whom shall the Con lerences encourage by financial support, licensure or ordina tion to get into the gospel minis try? The world doesn’t respect and reverence the individual who is called a preacher simply because he is so dubbed, in these . s in former years. Nor is that halo ol reverential adoration thrown about him now which formerly made him somewhat more than human. Preaching is a profession, a vocation. And he who would win esteem and an audience must do so, not by virtue of his calling, but by true, genuine merit and ability. If a man hasn’t some of tbe natural endowments and inherent quali fications necessary to a minister, it is a right sure sign that God never called him to preach An all-wise God never has enjoined it upon any man to preach who did not have the essential char acteristics of a preacher. And whom God hasn’t given the brain nor the heart nor the adaptabili ty to preach, neither financial support nor license nor ordina tion can ever make a preacher. As in many instances of our past observations, they make him a failure. ‘FROM THE SEA TO A TLA XT A.” If the Atlanta Exposition were to close its doors to-morrow, what has been accomplished al ready would well pay tor every effort and penny spedtiti making it what it is. Some thirty years ago, with the city in ruins, there was a famous march of a hostile army “from Atlanta to the sea.” That'army has finished its jour ney, thanks to the God of peace and plenty, and now changes its course—“from the sea to Atlan ta.” And it is not a hostile army, nor to a city in ruins.. It is a friendly host to a city in splen dor. It has taken thirty years to complete the change. But what a change ! From thenorth, f um the south, from the east and from the west they are pouring into Atlanta to do homage to her energy, enterprise, skill and at tainments. No one wiil ever know-how much this great Expo sition will do and is doing to heal up old wounds, re-unite severed bonds, and engender kindly feeling between those of a now inseparable Union. One of the pleasantest and most praise-worthy features con nected with the Exposition sc far, however, has been the friend ly attitude of the northern papers toward the enterprise. The praise and commendation of the northern press on the great Fair have simply been unbounded. And this is true not only of the daily and weekly papers, but of the great monthlies as well Description after description and picture after picture, drawn by facile pen and skilled brush, of great things and events at the Exposition have gone forth from great periodicals, illustrated and literary, which find their way into almost every circle, alcove, and home of our great nation. The railroads are carrying peo ple to the Fair. The publishers And artists are carrying the Fair to the people. Those who can’t see the Fair in reality shall see it, must see it in description and in drawing—so say the press. This is the march Irom “the sea to Atlanta.” Let it, be further heralded and more far-famed than the famous “march from Atlanta to the sea” of thirty years ago. The converting of the phrase marks the progress of brotherhood and fraternity in our great nation ; and it’s the differ ence between war and peace, bloodshed and rejoicing, writ large and in one sentence. SOME REFORMIrfd THAT DOES NOT REFORM. In this day of political, social, moral and religious upheaval and unrest we hear a great deal about reform. We whnt “re form” in politics, “reform” in society,"4‘reform" in morals, “re form” in the churches—“reform” every where. That we ne.d it : and with a vengeance, in many ] respects and quarters is not ours ; to deny. It is not this that we ' lire how to discuss. But this: what has much of the “rel< ran" we hear and read about come to mean? Hasn’t it been substi tuted for “conform” endeav oring to make some one else conform to your way of vot ing, doing or thinking? For illustration go to the church. Here is a brother who has, say during protracted meeting, be come enthusiastic for “reform” in his local church. Now he is anxious about that church and its welfare. A praise worthy anxiety. But what steps does he take toward the reformation ? Just this he wants others to “re form” that they may come to “conform” to his way of think ing and doing. He exhorts “the brethren” to a better and holier life and closes his “reform” re marks with a pathetic appeal to' all- to “let us stop danc ing and drinking and fre quentiug the theaters.” And very likely that brother hasn’t danced a step, nor “drunk a drop” nor been to a theater in fifteen years. Is that a reform speech? We maintain not—not lor one part of the audience at least, namely, ' the speaker. Possibly this would be a reform speech for that speaker: Breth ren, I have been living dishon estly and haven’t beeu paying my debts. I haven’t been ac customed to being truthfuhunder all circumstances, nor to dealing kindly and brotherly with my neighbor. By the help of reason, right and God I have resolved to quit this kind of business and life”—and he does quit. That man has done something to reform his church. So of all other branches and organiza tions of life. We want corrupt politics reformed, but we want other corrupt persons and not our corrupt selves to do the re forming. We want to boss tne job. We want the morals of the land reformed, but want others to do the reforming, never our selves. Before we decide to re form the world, would it not be a pertinent question to enquire : Have I reformed this lit i*-. p > of it oser which I have authority, namely, self? If all of us would reform ourselves and spend less time trying to reform (or rath er conform) others the reforma tion would soon come. “t> wad some power the giftle gle us To see ourselves as ithers see us.” THE PROTRACTED MEETING AT ELON COLLEGE. Beginning with next Sunday, Oct. 27, a series of meetings will be conducted at Elon College. The meetings are to be held in the college chapel at night. Kvangelist R. V. Miller, of Asheville, N. C., is to be at the College and do the preaching. Bro. Miller is said to be an able divine, of much spiritual power, >t deepest piety and devotion, a hard and an earnest worker, and a successful revivalist. He be lieves in the Holy Bible as the r vealed word of God and pro tounds its truths with great plainness, clearness and force. We shall hope and expect good results from his work at the Col lege. Let the united prayers of our Zion go up in his and the Word’s behalf. There are voung men and young women at Elon who know not Jesus in the p irdpn and forgiveness of their sins. Soon these start upon the irena of life. Now is the for native period of their character and life. Let us hope and trust and pray that the divine image ind impress will be made upon their hearts and lives, while they a e now seeking truth and strength a^d development intel lectually. Pray lor a revival of religion next week at Elon. And may many anxious fathers and nothers at home he made to re joice by ghaijL tidings from their sons and daughters at school. Some honest-minded but cxveij tearful men look so much .it the erring members of a church, and b< co ne so concerned about them that they begin to judge the -vhole church bv them,seemingly forgetting that they are only a small and insignificant part of the great church body. Seeing these weak and sinful fellows so much, they grow pessimistic,and think the whole church and the Wt_rld are rushing hellward at headlong pace. They abuse the church for its indolence and im potence ; and thus, from within, set agoing an antagonism against it that is far more hurtful :han any outside attack ccu'd nossioly be. These inside growl ;rs need to compose themselves ong enough to compare the rood with the bad elements in he church, and see the hopeful rrepouderance of the former— ind so much damning pessimism vill cease fontliuiMIM* Jones.—Rev. J. A. Jones was in the office Monday. He brought a bale of cotton for ex hibition at the Fair.* Dick.—Mrs. R. T. Dick, ol Smithtield, Va., accompanied by her grandson, Master Thornton, is at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. J. Mood. S. S. Banners.—The Sun day School Convention Banners will be presented to the Raleigh school by Rev, W. G. Clements Sunday night of Nov. 3. Magee.—Mr. W. A. Magee, of the Sun force, is spending tae week at the Atlanta imposi tion. He joined his l'..uiklin, Va., military company ln_re. Mormons.— Four Mormon missionaries called at tjte office ti.is week “in quest of informa tion about their sect.” We gladly gave them copies of last week’s Sun. Read.—Mrs. A. P. Read, ol Palmer Spring, Va., ti ter of Mr. F. T. Ricks, 01 the Sun office, is m the city taking in the Fair. She will remain with her brother for a few days. Foster.—Rev. J. L. Foster at the last business meeting of the church was extended a call to preach for the Raleigh church next year. He has one unoc cupied Sunday to give to some other point. Hurley.—Rev. M. L. Hur ley return. d from Alabama last Tuesday. He will attend the Eastern Virginia Conference, and then return to Alabama. He says that is a great and promising field for our church work. Fonville.—Bro. L. J. Fou ville, of Burlington, N. C., is here with a handsome exhibit of his buggies at the Fair. He to A the premium at the Bur lington Fair, and says he ex pects to carry It away from Raleigh, too. Contributors.—Our month ly contributors seem to have for gotten the run of the months. We trust, brethren, that you will consult your calendars, and let us he<ir from you. We depend upon you to help us make the Sun interesting and instructive. E. Va. Conference.—Before another issue of the Sun reaches our subscribers we will be at the Eastern Virginia Conference at Berkley, and we trust that our subscribers in that territory will remember to send in their back dues and renewals. Conference meets next Tuesday. Wei.lons.—Rev. J. W. Wel lons sends us in a new cash subscription ; and writes that his meeting in the Durham church is still going on. Rev. C*. F. Hunter, a minister in the Metho dist Episcopal church, stationed at Winston, N. C., is assisting him. They have ' had about twenty-five orthirty converts, and the interest continues to increase.. We trust that they may have a glorious ingathering of souls. Ashkboro.—On our return from Atlanta we spent Sunday in Asheboro. It was Rev. P. T. Klapp’s regular appointment and quarterly conference. All the business of the church was attended to, and all collections have been made in full. Bro. Rlapp was unanimously re elected as pastor for another year. Sunday morning six new members were received into the church, and at night two others. It was communion day, and all seemed to enjoy the services. Bro. Klapp has done a good work at Asheboro, and we hope for still greater things in the future. From Our Correspondents. Alabama Letter. The Georgia and Alabama Christian Conference met last Thursday in annual session with the church at Mt. Zion. Chambers Co., Ala. The body was called to order by Rev. H. W. Elder president of last ses sion Nearly all the ministers were present. The churches were tvell represented. Rev. H. W. Elder was re-elected president, and Rev. Geo. D. Elder was retained as stand ing secretary. Rev. G. D. Hunt] preached the introductory ser men with much earnestness and power. The discussions, upon [he various reports were lively and interesting. The session was quite harmonious and pleas ant. The sweetest * Christian spit it prevailed throughout the entire session. The preaching during the conference was done by Revs. G, D. Hunt, M. F. Lett, Horn, H. W. Elder, M. L. Hurley and Dr. Smith. The conference was well entertained by the members and friends in the community. I am now in Phcenix City, Ala., I preached here last night, will preach again to-night. On to-morrow I will go to Red Hill, Ga. I will preach in Brooklyn Friday night. Saturday and Sunday at Red Hill, Sunday night in Richland,. Monday morning will leave for Elon College, thus closing a very prosperous and pleasant trip to the Ga. &. Ala. Christian Con ference. M. L. Hurlby. Talley News. The second Sunday night in September, I began a revival meeting at Antioch, Rocking ham Co., Va. The services con tinued for two wetks and result ed in five professions and two additions to the church. Others seemed deeply interested when the meeting closed and have since that time publicly confess ed Christ. Rev. E. T. Isley was with me part of the time and gave us several good sermons which were gladly received by the Antioch people. Having served here as pastor for nearly three years, Bro. Jsley has many warm friends in the Val ley. His help was very much appreciated by the writer. One ntvjr so fully appreciates help as when he has tor some time had all ministerial work to do alone. Our people were very glad to have the Editor of the Sun with us in our Annual Conference. Those who know his “Sun” well were glad to form his acquaint ance. We hope to have him with us again next tall, since the Conference is to be held at Lin ville and he will not have to travel far over the rocky roads of the Valley. We had snow here yesterday. My work is moving on slowly. R H. Peel. Amberly, Va^O^'t. 10, 1885. Settling down at Harvard. At first sight it may seem a waste of time to discuss this sub ject. Yet when we come to look at it more qjosely we see that it, like all other affairs of then, has its bearing on their lives and characters. The idea that the home life is the index to the life of the na tion is generally accepted, and is often extensively dwelt upon by writers and orators. The same truth holds good at a place like this where men are still men, even though thy are at Harvard. Here, about two thousand of the students have tooras in large public halls and furnish them to suit themselves. And to get every thing in and arranged, is quite a little job for each individual. These rooms, when furnished, are our homes for ten months. And each room is the individual home of some body. Now if the parental roof and fireside influences and shapes one’s character, why will not the very walls and articles ot turmture have their bearing on the mind and character of the individual occupant. We believe that such is the case. And while putting our own dt mestic instincts to the test, we have observed with interest the actions ot others around us. And it' has been gratifying to note t6 what extent the ladies from the surrounding country and towns—or Irom somewhere —have come in and assisted the young men in arranging and beautifying their rooms. The mothers, sisters, lady friends— “and the rest”—of the young men recognize the fact that they appreciate a homelike place of abode. Hence the tidies, head rests, mats, cushions, lambre quins, etc., come in. And with these the rooms are beautified and adorned. Now, why might not such be the case every where? Deal). Everett teaches us that the three ideas of the reason are:. Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. He also shows that these three en ter into the make up of the high est religion known to mau, which is ot course the Christian religion. And by this argument he proves that religion has a psychological basis. But the point we wish to make is the importance of beautifying the It ia a rec at the three ideaa I gwwness and beauty —are in the very make up of the human mind. They also form the immovable .psychologi cal foundation of religion. Now wens students, or as a nation as for that, are seeking truth. And it is to be hoped and believ ed that we practice and admire goodness. We thus develop the first- two ideas, but how is the third and equally important one to be developed? We would answer: by meditating upon and associating with the beauti ful. It may be said that we have all of beautiful nature: the trees, flowers, birds, growing fields and the starry heavens. This is true, but the student’s life cuts him off from these things to a great extent And to one leading an outdoor life, who is constantly among these natural beauties, they often Sow common-place to him. esides, these are too general and abstract. Man needs some thing more concrete and grasp able. So there is as much rea son for beautifying the room and home _ of a farmer boy, who is constantly with nature, as there is for ope who is shut out from it. Observation, however, hus taught us that this is neglected to an alarming extent And as a result many boys do not love their homes as they might. Furthermore, the neglect of this leaves the idea of beauty in them dwarfed and deformed, which also affects their religious devel opment ; and is more than likely at the root of many of the dis orders and outrages in society. Then mothers and sisters, if you would have worthy, noble heart ed and well rounded sons, broth ers and husbands, put your wits, needles, crayons and paint brushes to work, and develop in the boys the idea of, and love for, the beautiful along with the other two ideas of the reason. J. H. Jones. Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 11,1896. Elon College Notes. . Several of our students went t.b the Alamance county Fair at Burlington, Thursday. School went on as usual and those who went had “made up” lessons “before and after." Only.those, went who had written permis sion from home. Nor was this any attempt to keep any from attending the Fair. It is a strict rule gone upon at Elon, that where the question of being out of school, missing recitations and spending money are involv ed, parents and guardians shall have the say so. A day or two occasionally away from school and the burden and pressure of routine labor, especially when spent at places of public inter est and enterprise is at once restful, refreshing and beneficial. These are instructive as well as text books and lectures. From the great sea of human life, about us and from the various Jines of human endeavor and enterprise we may learn lessons and form character, as well as from bound volumes, class rooms and quiet studies. In making our catalogue of necessary expenses, however, we do not include expenses and out fits for fairs and holidays and outings, hence it is allowed to parent and guardian to take the initiative in expenditure tor those. These occasionally, how ever, we readily appreciate and heartily recommend. Several will attend^ the State Fair, at Raleigh, Thursday 24 inst. School will not be suspended, however, The age in which wo live is nothing if not social. Social gatherings of every description mark the days and weeks and months and years of our timqs. It is not infrequently the case that a lad of fifteen summers has a more extensive acquaintance with people, affairs and county politics than his great grand father had at seventy. Steam, rapid and cheap transit, have wrought the change. Mr. L.. Li. L.assiter has been unwell for a few days. He is better now. The Seniors have donned their caps. It is the Oxford cap with class colors woven into the tassel. The ladies are getting their uniforms ready as they are to •jjo into these by Nov. ist. The goods are quite pretty, very ap propriate and reasonable in price-very. By talcing a large quantity and at wholesale price, the cost was only 35 cts per yard—double width. The color is navy blue. Sailor hats will be worn. We trust this will abolish “unpleasant distinction in dress" so much talked of among many patrons and IriendB. So far as I know the
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