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Address all communications and letters to THE CHRISTIAN SUN, Raleigh, H. C. »»*»»»»»»»»*»»»«**»»»»« THOBSDAr, FEB. 20, 1896 Read our new Scholarship Offer in this issue. The happy man is he who is willing to depend on God for his happiness. The muscles of the body grow strong by exercise : the Christian growth is brought about by per formance of Christian duties. An all-round man will not neglect any department of his work. He has his business af fairs and attends to them, but he will not let the world interfere with his church matters. We are sending out complete lists of our subscribers to those pastors who have sent us in the names of the post-offices in their fields, and we trust all w'hose time has expired will see theii pastor and renew, or send in to the office. And we hope also that our pastors will see those who fail to see them, and ask for their renewals.- A little help of this kind will be easily rendered and greatly beneficial to us. This is to be a year of work along all lines with us—don’t let the church paper suffer. We have something this week that should interest many of our young people—our new offer ol a Scholarship in Eton College for the year 1896-97. The time has come when all our young men and women want an educa tion—no matter what their voca tion in life is to be. And many times just a little assistance may open up the way for them. It is with this in view, together with a desire to extend our circula tion, that we are led to renew our last year’s liberal proposi ’ tion. Will you take advantage of it? _ , _ As to whether or not Elon College shall have a “Biblical Chair” depends upon the desire and determination of our people to establish it. It is not a ques tion of ability—we are fully able to establish it. Are we willing to put forth the effort and make the sacrifice necessary for the success of the movement? It is a matter that will, or course, have to be presented to the Gen eral Convention or the Board of Trustees before any thing definite can be done ; but we can discuss it, and get it before the people now. It is agitation that brings success. If the plan suggested in our editorial last week is not the best one, suggest another. Every person has it in his power to add to or subtract from the happiness of every other per son with whom he comes in con tact. And it requires only a lit tle effort to do either the adding or the subtracting. By simply making yourself agreeable you may lighten many a burden and banish many a sorrow. By be ing peevish and irritable and un compromising you may make a life, a home, a community mis erable. It is every man’s duty as some one has said, to “add tc the happiness, subtract from the pains, multiply the joys and di vide the sorrows” of as many souls as he can reach. Let this be our object in life, and the world will be far better and brighter than it now is. DOES IT PAT T The question is sometimes asked, does it always pay to give our boys and girls a collegiate education ? It is true it is usual ly the question of one who, for some reason has not learned to place the proper estimate upon an education ; but since there are i a few such persons in the world, 1 perhaps a practical illustration of the benefits derived from col legiate instruction may not be out of place. In the fall of 1890, the door? of Elon College were thrown open to students, and since thai time twenty-seven young met and women have completed the course and taken their degrees Of these twenty-seven graduates, tw enty-three are already occupy ing positions of trust and honor in the world, and are receiving good salaries. One is at Har vard University taking a theo logical course, one is taking the regular law course at the Uni versity of North Carolina, and the other two—young ladies— are in the homes of their parents, from preference. Among the number there are eight ministers, twelve teachers, four lawyers, and one farmer ; and we have Only to think of their pastorates, schools, law practice, and farm, to see that they are the leading young men and women of oui church. JNot one is idle, not one is in the least dissipated, all are in good paying positions, and all are strong supporters of the church and of every movement that tends to the uplifting of hu manity. It is a noble band of young men and women, well equipped for the battles ot life, and fighting them manfully and successfully. Need we any further answer to the question, “Does it pay ?” We would that all our young people would take the lessons of these lives, and learn something profitable from them. What they have done may be done by hundreds of others, if they are only willing to make the effort. And these blessings are not to the rich alone—indeed, in the history of Elon, they seem to be peculiarly the opportunity of those of comparatively limited means. It is grit and determi nation, rather than wealth, that open up the avenues to success in life. The “Sun Scholarship” will help some ambitious young man or woman to duplicate the suc cess of some of those who have gone out from Elon. Shall you be the one who is to be thus aid ed?—It depends upon the amount ot effort you are willing to put forth. Let young men and young women, fathers and mothers, look on the practical lessons pre sented above,and be encouraged to higher achievements. It will bless you, and you will bless the church and the cause of Christ. THE TERMS OF OUR SCHOLARSHIP OFFER. If you failed to read “Our Scholarship Offer” last week look up the paper, and see what an opportunity is open to you. We give again the terms : 1. We will give a scholarship in Elon Colleger-free tuition in either academic or collegiate de partment for the scholastic year 1896-97—to young man or young woman who sends us in the largest number of new yearly subscribers at two dollars each to the Christian Sun between now and August 1, 1896. 2. Two six mouths subscrib ers, at one dollar each, will be equivalent to one new yearly subscriber. 3. The cash must accompany each new name before it will be counted on the scholarship. 4. In cases where the Sun al ready goes into a home, and the subscription is changed to the name ot another member of the same family, this new name can not be counted on the scholar ship. 5. All contestants will be al lowed to retain ten cents on ev ery dollar collected from new subscribers as remuneration for their work whether they get the scholarship, ornot—. Send us your name when you decide to enter the contest. WHEN SHALL THE GENERAL CON VENTION MEET? The question has been asked us several times, “When will the Southern Christian Convention meet?” This was left in the hands of the Executive Commit tee to decide ; but it is probable that it will be during the week before Elon College commence ment. We think the committee will decide upon that time, so that persons who wish to attend ---]-i both th« convention and the commencement can do so with out the extra expense of two trips. Burlington is only four miles from the College, and hence it will be convenient for many to attend both. We trust that the committee may decide upon the arrangement, and that all who attend the convention may remain over during th<* commencement. It will add in terest to both. < KEEP TOUR RECEIPTS. We have; found it necessary for our protection and for the protection of our subscribers to give a written receipt to every one who sends in money on his subscription to the Sun. The receipt will show the date to which the subscriber is paid up ; and we ask that it be carefuU} preserved, as it will rectify all mistakes on our part and all forgetfulness on the part of our subscribers. We shall preserve the stub to every receipt that wr write, and hence there can be no discrepancy in dates hereafter If you carelessly misplace youi receipt, then we shall expect you to settle according to our stubs. This will be considerable trouble and expense to us, but it will avoid mistakes and misunder standings, and perhaps pay, al ter all. In order for a man to keep a pure heart he must not let his mind dwell upon contaminating things or beings. Interesting Notes. —The editor is now in East ern Virginia. —The readers of the Sun will be pained to learn of tne death of Mr. W. W. Johnson, of Wake Chapel. Our sympathy is ex tended to the bereaved. —Active work has been start ed towards raising funds for en larging the Raleigh church, and all who can will forward checks to Rev. J. L. Foster, Raleigh, N. C., to help along the work. —Dr. Herndon preached for Rev. Mr. Harrell in the Ashebo ro Presbyterian church Sunday night, February 5th. There was a good congregation and an in teresting sermon. —The Biblical Recorder, this city, came out in a new dress last week. It is a beautiful pa per. Messrs.Edwards & Brought on have shown great enterprise in their new management. —We are indebted to Mr. B. R. Lacy, Commissioner, for a copy of the Ninth Annual Re port of the Bureau of Labor Sta tistics of North Carolina. The report is neatly gotten up and contains much valuable informa tion. —We were recently in the rooms that are being remodeled and fitted up for the library and reading room at Elon College. A broad, beautiful arched open ing connects them, at the same time addiqg to the convenience and attractiveness ot the arrange ment. We are glad to see this much-needed improvement. The library will now be an even more popular resort for the students than ever before. —The editor spent a day in Burlington recently, and with the kind assistance of Rev. P. H. Fleming, did some work for the Sun. The Burlington church is in fine condition ; and the feel ing is growing that they must have preaching every Sunday. All the other churches in the town have regular services eve ry Sunday ; and they are, per haps, no more able to dp so than the Christians—som| of them not as able Jinancially. Our people there <yvill work under disadvantages until they do em ploy a pastor1, for all his time. Let them do tins, and the Bur lington church will soon be one of the strongest in the Southern Convention. —We were in Durham a few days ago with Rev. J. W. Wel lons, and attended prayer-meet ing at the Christian church. It was so rainy that the congrega tion was small, but considerable interest was manifested by those present. Bro. Wellons has es tablished a mission in West Dur ham, and has great hopes of suc cess. Several have already joined, and there are many oth ers who have moved in from surrounding Christian churches yvhom he expects to bring into the rpTssion. With the guidance of Bto. J. R. Dickerson yve were our Durham people, and suc ceeded in getting a nice list of new subscribers. —Messrs. J. H. Bobbitt andj. L. Ramsdy, of Raleigh, have or ganized the Bobbitt Drug Com pany with headquarters in this city. They will manufacture what they claim to be a superior remedy for rheumatism, called “Rheuraacide,” an entirely new remedy. The proprietors state that sale^ have already been made in three States, and cures effected in every case. Mr. Bob bitt, who is ex-president of the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association, is one of the best pharmacists in North Carolina. Mr. Ramsey, an energetic and well-informed gentleman, is to be advertising manager. These gentlemen expect a large busi j ness in the new enterprise, be cause of the curative powers of the remedy and from the fact that it is non-alcoholic, being entirely vegetable. - Tran Our Correspondents, From the Field. Saturday before the 4th Sun day our quarterly conference was held. Sunday our cdromu nion service was solemnized by pastor, and quite a number ol communicants celebrated the same. We had to partake with us on this occasion Prof. E. L. Moffitt, then Sun’s editor. It was a pleasure for us to meet and form the acquaintance of the Prol. We very much enjoyed his and Dr. Long’s company Saturday night and Sunday. We don’t know when we have met a young man more conge nial and unassuming in manner. He very much impressed the people of this community. His style and manner of pressing the claims of the Sun is gentle and winsome, yet done in .*ueh a way as to be commanding. We wish him an abundant success in his grand and noble work— the supervision ot our church paper. J must say come again, Bro. Moffitt, and we will assure you a welcome. Our Sabbath school, under the leadership of the new officers is moving off nicely and indica tive of a good year’s work. I have been informed that Dr. Staley will lecture for us in the near future on his “Travels in the Holy Land.” We are antic ipating a good thing from the Dr. along this line. Yours in Christ, M. W. Hollo well. Berea, Ta., Jan. 81. Our quarterly conference and communion services here took place last Saturday and-Sunday. In the business meeting there was a stirring interest manifest ed, and the brethren seem deter mined, by the grace of God, to have their church in a better condition. Sunday the congre gation was fairly good. One member was added to the church (Shallow Ford) and fif teen to the missionary society. God bless the brethren in their efforts to better the condition of their church. The Sunday school here is do ing well, with our highly es teemed brother, L. Barber, at the head of it. This church has a branch Sunday school at Mid| way, with our beloved John Cobb as superintendent, who is doing a grand good work ; and may God bless him with great success. I here desire to return my sin cere thanks to Sisters Tempie Strader, of Long’s Chapel, Sue Gant and Mrs. Joseph McAd ams, of Big Falls, for valuable presents. God bless these dear friends. P. T. Klapp. * Feb. 4. We desire to express our thanks through the Sun to the following friends for kindness shown us of late : Deacons J. B. Harrell, E. R. Harrell, J. H. Brinkley, W. T. Harrell and L. S. Parker. Brothers Elkanah Harrell,' Joshua Nichols, Jethro Babb, F. E. Parker, J. T. Roundtree, Le onidas Harrell, R. D. Boothe, J. J. Harrell, Dr. D. L. Harrell, R. E. Brothers, Sam. Wilkins, B. M. Bruce, Capt. Lum Thomp son and wife, C; B. Duke and W. T. Jones. Sisters S. E. Rodgers, Joshua Nichols, Wiley Parker, J. B, Harrell, J. L. Parker, Sam Wil kins. We pray that the good Lord will abundantly bless these dear brethren and listers, and that they may live long to do good. The press ourselves ; but God knows our hearts and understands our thoughts rfar off and He knows that we are all grateful to Him and to you. God bless you, dear brethren, and may We wprk till Jesus comes. H. H. Butler and Family. jfmi. been .o hi-d .o«. we hardly know how to ex A word from the local church occasionally is a means of in formation Which is always in-' teresting to those wh» may de sire knowledge from the various sections of our Zion ; therefore, I will give a few words from the churches to which 1 am preaching. Owing to ill health I was not able to reach my appointment at Wake Chapel in Janu ry,but the last time I was there the church was doing well. This church is composed of an excel lent membership. Instead of complaining and- scolding about their pastor, they are ready to encourage him by kind words, purses and prayers. I was at Ebenezer the fourth Sunday in .January and Satur day before. The business meet ing on Saturday was more en thusiastic than any previous one I have attende4 at that place. The services on Sunday were very pleasant. I am expecting a good time at this church this year. The first Sunday and Satur day before in February were were the appointment at Hayes Chapel. The congregation on Saturday was larger than usual. The business ot the church was transacted in harmony. A com mittee was appointed to take into consideration the matter of remodeling the church building. The communion service on Sun day was one of the most pleas ant I have attended in seme time. The Sunday school is doing well. I was at Piney Plains the sec ond Sunday, Saturday being so rainy there were no services. The congregation was tolerblv good. The music led by Bro. L. Woodall was soul stirring. Since I was there in Jan. Bro. Sam Gulley had passed from la bors to reward. It was he who gave the land upon, which the church building sands. One of his sods, Brp. N. B. Gulley is a deacon. The Sunday school was re-organized wilh Brethren Franklin, Smith and Woodall in the lead. We are expecting a good school. W. G. Clements. Durham Leter. ' I have our West Durham Mission moving on well now. We have enrolled near thirty; and others^V^t to come. We have preaching every Sunday afternoon. We also have a Sun day school with some fifty offi cers, teachers and pupils, with prospects good for doubling our present number. We are using a hall to hold services in now, but hope soon to be able to build a house of worship. The Sabbath school in the Durham church is doing well now with a gradual increase in numbers. Several members of the Christian church are moving to town who ought to connect themselves with the city church, and I wish the pastors of such would encourage their doing so. They are tpo far removed to at tend their home church, and they don’t attend mine but drift around from one church to an other until their influence is lost to us. I request the pastors or church secretaries to notify me when any of their members move to the city, that I might hunt them up and perhaps util ize them. My work here has grown till it taxes me to my utmost capac ity, and much that needs doing remains undone. I hav% just returned from our Pastors Association. Our meet ings are very pleasant and prof itable. We find so many sub jects to discuss of interest to us all, as pastors, and to the cause of Christ. Our meetings are well attended. J. W. WblLons. Feb. 3. Elon College Notes. Severe colds are still quite prevalent in school. It is diffi cult to be prudent such mild weather as we have been hav ing, and yet how necessary! We have not had a case of pneumonia at Elon, but I have heard of an unusual number of cases in different localities this winter. This mild and pleas ant weather is what throws us so easily off our guard in pro tecting ourselves on going out ... ’ . ' •- ... and in exposing ourselves. Wanted—The Forum for De cember, 1893. We lack this num ber of having all our back vol umes complete, and we wish to have them bound next week. I have seat to the publisher but this issue ran short and can’t be obtained. The regular price, 50 cents, will be paid for this back number, and it will cer tainly be appreciated. Prof. Moffitt spent two nights here last week. We love to have Prof. M. come home occa sionally for. he feels like “one of us.'’ Feb. 10 1SBB. Miss Irene Johnson was sum moned home a week ago to the bedside of her father who resid ed near Wake Chapel in Wake county. Mr. Johnson has since died, is the sad message that comes to us. Mr. Johnson was a good, noble, pious, Christian gentleman and will be greatly missed from his community and church. We sympathize with the bereaved. Miss Johnson is to' return to Elon this evening. ^ Dr. W. S. Long, sr., was here from his home in Virginia a few days last week on business which occupied his time closely ditring his stay. He returned to Virginia Saturday morning. Next Saturday -is Washing ton’s . birthday. (Our math, teacher, as much of a poet as he is a mathematician, calls it •‘Birthin Eton’s wash day/’) Now that sentence about that birthday’s coming on Saturday looks a perfectly harmless and innocent one, but it is not, stu dents say. You see we always give holiday on that birthday and this year it comes on Saturday. “Why in the world they wanted to go and appoint that birthday on Saturday instead of on some school .day of the week?” is the question. Some of the more en thusiastic are even inclined to to believe now that he did not cut down that apple tree, even, if George did say so. Any way we will keep the day and cele brate the memory of this great and immortal hero as best wg can considering that the day comes on Saturday. (Some say say they don’t care whether Washington has a birthday or not, if he can’t have it on any other day than Saturday.) Mr. J.. M. Cook and Mr. J. E. Rawls are to deliver addresses in keeping with the occasion, Saturday evening in the chapel. The friends of George Washing ton and Elon College and the two speakers above named are all respectfully invited to be present. (Quite a crowd is ex pected.) Mr. Cook and Mr. Rawls are both good speakers, and we anticipate some excell ent speeches and a pleasant oc casion. Mr. Henan Hughes who was in school here last year has re cently obtained license from the supreme court to practice law. Mr. HI has been at the Univer sity since early last summer. He expects to re-enter school herein a few days. Prpf. Newman is teaching a class—young ministers for the most part—“The Principles and Government of the Christian Church.” The - class meets Wednesdays before the ist and 3rd Sundays in each month. It is hoped by this to bring our young ministers into a clearer knowledge of what our “Princi ples” are and what they signify. Mr. W. A. Harper who has been in school here for the past fifteen months, returned to his home in Berkley, Va., last week. He had not been in best of health for some weeks, and his folks thought it best to keep him from school a few weeks or maybe months. Mr. Harper is not strong physically, and is a hard worker and a close stu dent. For his age I believe no student has ever entered Elon and made such a brilliant rec ord. About fifteen, I should judge, a member of the Fresh man class with an average grade within two or three of a hun dred. We will be glad to see him return and resume his course, which he expects to do as early as is deemed practica ble. J. O. Atkinson. Feb. 17. Our Norfolk letter. Rev. W. S. Long, D.D., is in North Carolina this week on business. He expects to re turn tn time to preach at Ivor next Sunday, Jan. 16. Rev. W. W, Staley, D.D.,was in the city this week on bis way to Gt. Bridge, Va., tb lecture on hw feeent travels abroad. He had a good audience, and the people were much pleased. We had a grand lecture in the lecture room of the Memor ial Temple last Monday night by Rev. David. Tatem, a min ister of the Society of Friends, from Denver, Col. He is only an ordinary speaker so far as the gifts of oratory are concern ed, but a wonderful speaker in the facts he presents. His sub ject was “Intemperance.the Na tion’s Peril.” For twenty-five years" he has given his time to the labor of the temperance re form—for forty years he has preached the gospel. ;He has had a most remarkable expert* ence, and has undoubtedly been used of the Lord to do good work. He0will always meet with a welcome in the Memorial Christian Temple. He has spent six winters in the South preaching the gospel of temper ance. <» _____ 'I'he Y. M. C. A. convention of Virginia is in session in the Monumental M. E. church, of Portsmouth. The meetings have been good and the repre sentation from the different parts of the State encouraging. This organization is now more than fifty years old and many believe it has done a great and good work. It jiow reports in Virginia 51 Associations; 14 association buildings, which are valued at $225,500 ; they now have a membership of 6,751 ; 33 paid employes; 33 educational classes; 9 gymnasiums; 69 Bi ble classes, ancl they report 414 conversions for 1895. The Rev. H. M. Wharton, D. D., of Baltimore, it is said, will spend four weeks here in special revival efforts soon, and I have heard that Rev. Sam. Jones will follow him with a visit to Nor folk for the same kind of work. Weston R. Gales is expected to labor here soon and also Robt. V. Miller, the last two of North Carolina. This looks as if Nor folk is not to be overlooked along the line of religious work for the next few weeks, and I am glad it is so, for Norfolk needs Christ and needs him very much. We had a pleasant visit at the Memorial Christian Temple last Sunday from Bro. D. L. Bartlett and his bride, who were making a tour of the South. They are members of Rev. Z. A.'1 Poste's charge at Amesbury, Mass. They seemed to enjoy the visit, and we were all glad to have them with us. Our missionary meeting last Sunday was a grand success. We had our lecture room crowded, and Rev. R. A. Rob inson of Colley Memorial Pres byterian church of Atlantic City delivered a stirring address, which was greatly appreciated. Deacon Jas. W. Hall, Of our church presented one of the best papers on “The Progress of the Missionary work in Japan”, we have seen from any source, con sidering its brevity. It will probably appear in print in some of Our papers. Twelve new members were added add the collections were very en couraging. Our first monthly meeting was held in December and consequently this w as our third meeting. I hope to see this a strong missionary church. In the paper alluded to above, by Deacon Hall, some very in teresting facts were presented on the subject, among which I may mention the fact, that in 1714 the heathen temples in Japan numbered 400,000, while in 1885 the number had fallen to 57,842 which shows a loss of 342,158 temples. That looks like heathenism may surrender to Christianity and Christ. Let us work and pray for ther con version of Japan. I like the editor’s idea about a theological chair at Elon Col lege, and think we ought to have it, if we can have a man who has the baptism of the Holy Spirit resting upon him, as a teacher. We need nothing in the Lord’s work which has not the Spirit’s presence and power to direct. A mere “scare crow” of a theological chair witL a stiff educated worldly minded professor in it, would be a mock ery in which I wish no part, but with a devout teacher who fears God, who ig full of the Spirit, 1 Will rejoice to have a part in its support, and I will be one of the 50 men needed, the Lord willing. I am gratified of course to hear that the demand for “Fac ing the Truth" continues. It has made many a sectarian tremble to maintain his position,
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