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• O THIS CHRISTIAN'SUN,
Raleigh, S. 9.
TIJUR^DAY, APRIL 16, 1896
“The dale of . the General
Convention —ask the Execu
tive Committee.
“When will our General Con
vention meet ?” js the question
asked us on all sides. Gur peo
ple want'to know, in order that
they may arrange to attend.
If
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Every man should feel that bv
exerting all his powef-s he will
be' able to accomplish his work
But we pity that man who thinks
success will come to him’ with
out an effort on his part.
, There is no use, in any manV
trying' to stay the tide ot educa
tton, and enlightenment that is
sjweepipg in ppon us. He who
does may expect to be thrown
down, and carried out b\
the underrtow.; The masses are
demanding an educated leader
ship; a,nd, in turn, the leader.
are demanding an educated fol
lowing. Progress is the watch
word, and it can come only in
tfre wake oif enlightenment. A
voice Jhowling in the dark hi
poly heard and pitied.
He who is ashamdd of tin
work hebs doing is unworthy ;of
his work. He is a clog to his
ow,n< progress, and need not be
surprised it. he moves but slowly
This, applies . to the church as
well a? to the world. If a man
is ashamed of, his church, he, is
unworthy of membership in that
church, and is a stumbling block
to others. Any church would
be better off without . him. Ii
you are such a man you can
bless your church by getting
but of it at once. Only where a
mao’s, love and enthusiasm are
can he be of. service to himself
or,to humanity. .
When we built Elon College
we “touched the button”, that
set all the machinery of our
church a-going. This , is what
■we* know, and what everybody
else knows. Last week a prom
inent Episcopalian, we believe,
sold'to us: “I have just been to
'Elon College, and I was sur
prised?—It is one of the highest
and most thorough institutions
j in the State. You ought to let
people know-what you are doing
there. I don’t believe there is a
higher curriculum in North
Carolina.’'1 A Baptist, promin
ent in educational circles, the
next day said: “Elon College is
going to give your church a
phenominal growth in the next
few years.” Let us realize it,
and turn every obstacle out of
the way of success.
. A celebrated French writer
has said : “Minds ot moderate
calibre ordinarily condemn ev
ery thing which is bpyond their
range.”; Shakespeare says:
“There's not one wise man
among twenty will praise him
self”; “Conceit in weakest
bodies strongest works” ; and
“Who knows himself a braggart;
Let him fear this; for it wfll come to pans
That every braggart shall be found, an ass.’'
A study of these words of wis
dom and a practical personal
application of them would not
be out of place with some peo
ple. From the man who is wise
in his own eyes, good Lord de
liver us I He'cannot teach, and
will not be taught. He cannot
lead and will not be led.
ative Committee -has- not— fixed...
ttai y<et). If we are to
judge,, however, from the little
that ha- been said about them
through the correspondence col
umns of our church f>£$er, we
must conclude that not much
interest has been awakened. A>
a people,' c ur gheht' 'fEfult has
been—and ndeed, we are not
rid of it yet—that we are toe
slow to take hold of any new
progressive enterprise, not be
cause it is progressive,7 but be
cause it is new. Not a halt ;
dozen men have even so mucl
as mentioned publicly any thing
.that they expect the Convention
to do. We sincerely trust ther<
has befen 'a great deal more
thinking than talking-^if not,
the Convention ought not to do*
anything. We don’t believe in
jumping at conclusions; anc
yet that iSjust what a great ma
jority of us do. A few men may
Carefully and1 prayerfully studj
a question for a whole yuar, fin
ally come to some decision as to
what is best to be done, anc
present it to the general bodj
for ratification, only to see i
killed by those who have, per
haps, never thought of it before.'
and yet presume to set up judg
ment against it with all the as
surance of one who has givei
his life-study to it. They sa\
they are not ready for it—the'
don’t want to go too fast.
j“Ready for it”, indeed; how
jean.they be if they can’t be in
duced to think? Many a good
measure has been killed by
‘votes’ rather than by thought:
and we fear that in our Genera
Convention we will find th>
same thing to be true, unless ;
few more of us do some , fast
thinking between now and then.
BIBLICAL CHAIR.
There is the establishment in
a Biblical Chair in Elon Colleg.
that we will be called upon t<
consider. How many have con
sidered this question enough to
discuss it and vote upon it in
telligently ? We have already
given our views and suggestion
in an editorial; and a tew other?
have mentioned it. We believ<
that it can be established. Tin
need for it becomes more am
more patqnt every day, and v
want to see it established. W >
are not so wedded to our plan
of attaining it but that we can
and will support somebody elseV
plan,if it seems better. Let e\ e.y
body be thinking about it.
■ YOUNG LADIES' DORMITORY.
An effort- may ilsojje-made, to
lay plans for the the building 01
a Young Ladies’ Dormitory hi
Elon College—and, indeed, it
the Convention could do nothing
more it will have done a grea.
work. The growth of college
makes this an absolute necessity ;
and it ought' to be erfefcted at
once. We want to' hold out
every irtdu'certient possible to get
and hold our girls at Elon. We
have, it is true, already a good
ly number of them there ; but i(
we had a dorrrtitory fitted up
with all the modern conven
iences, nicely furnished, and
economically managed, w<
could soon double the number of
Our youtig lady students. Cer
tainly, it will cost us something,
blit it will yield Us fUr more.
We may not be able to make if
as commodious and imposing as
we want it now, but We can
build so that it can be added to
and beautified later on. Wt
trust that somebody will sugges1
a plan for its erection.
THE ORPHANAGE.
Another enterprise that w
have been talking about for sev
eral years is an Orphanage—
and we need that, too. This,
we believe, could be established
and run at a comparatively
small cost. Everybody will con
tribute something to such a
charitable and merciful work as
this.
GROUPING OF CHURCHES.
Some of our ministers are
anxious to have the churches in
the various Conferences so
grouped that regular pastorates
may be established. They want
groups of churches to come to
gether and call a pastor, just as
the members of individual
churches do now. The object
of this, they claim, is to lessen
the traveling expenses of pas
tors, to locate the pastor in his
immediate field of work, and to
give him a better support. This
Convention.
These are some of the most
important quesupns that w&ffvili
and personal interest, or
indeed indifference; but with
clear judgment, unBIaseJ
minds, atid ail earnest desire for
There is yet timeiof a discus
sion of any of them'JffihruglT the
coltmrrrs of^the Sw.-^-Let- us
hear from you.
WEBB THE VEIL MFTED—WHAT!
Were the veil lifted from the
sacred altar of] your home, what
wouldJje revealed there? What
kind of a home have .you? Is it
one where peace and happiness
and love rpign supieme; wheVe
hand grasps hand* h.e,art beats
10 heart, and soul responds tp
soul in affectionate confidence ?
,If so, blest indeed arp the in
mates of that home., Or I,«
it ope where turmoil and strife
and unkindness hold ^way:
where suspicion, and . lack oi
confidence and love poison ev:
ery word and every act ? If such
be, your borap,, miserable,
wretched indeed must be youi
life. A^id who is the cause of
ijhe unhappiness? Is it'father or
mother, brother, o,r sister! Wo*
be, unto that one upon whom th*
gpilt must rest. He has de
stroyed rot only .his .own peace,
but the peace and joy of fill that
home. He has transformed
what should be a foretaste of
heaven into a draught of hell.
Take universal love out of th*
borne, qnd it ,shou|d no longei
be palled a home—it is a bier*,
spectre ot that sapred altar. Let
love reigp supreme, and all is
joyous—it is, jike unto that,horn*
(:hat aw,aits the . Christian in
have to meet;
man’s duty to
meet them, nd
ery"
to.
glory. And,do n®t deceiye your
self as,tq what this.lqve really
is, Ijt is not that which makes
us kind pnd pleasant when all
goes well; but that whichi stops
the angry word ere it is spoken,
and replaces it with a word ot
kindness. It is that which
makes us bear and forbear, than
which causes us to strengthen
weaknesses, qnu to remove
faults by. ^upplyingnthose graces
that make men lovely and 16 V
labie ip character ancf life.
Solomon never uttered a
greater truth ,than when he said :
“It is better to dwell in a cornet
of the hoqsetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide
buti.sr'’—-find it would not have'
•st all, its, truth had it been said
of apy other member of the
family.
Blessed are they in whosi,'
home ^he goddess of peace sits
enthroned!
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTIONS.
The ,timc-$^er Sun^.;
school eonventkc„ will sooq be
here; and we trust that all the
conferences will put forth an ef:
fort to have better, fuller, and
more interesting ones than ever
before. That they are a power
ful stimulus to the Sunday
school work no one will deny.
Then, that conference that neg
lects them is vitally injuring it
self.
Heretofore the committees
that have had them in charge
in some of the conferences, have
been slow in the perfprmance
of their duties—and, indeed, in
some cases have entirely neglect
ed them. We trust that thi
may not be the case anywhere
this year. Let the committees
get to work and get out their
program on time, keep the mat j
ter before the people, and there
will be no reason for poor Sun
day school conventions.
w e want to see every Sunday
school represented in conven
tion this year; for that wili
mean a revival of interest not
only in the schools themselves,
but in the churches as welL
The Sunday school is the great
leeder of the church and hence
it is that all those denominations
that are progressive and grow
ing are ardent supporters of this
work. Show us a church with
out a Sunday school, and Vve
will show you a very dead
church—yea, if you but listen
vou will hear the rattling of its
dry bones.
These conventions are pecu
liarly adapted to drawing out
our young people, and setting
them to work. The conferences
are generally' given up to those
ot • maturer years; but in the
Sunday school conventions the
young people feel free to talk
and work. By all means let us
keep this door of experience
rnd usefulness wide open.
Southern General Convention
neets in Burlington*, June 5-9.' L
i. We \ml give a scholarship
Iflfcn C®eg^—fref tu®on$n
ite de
year
_an or
young woman who sends us in
the largest number Of new yearly
subscribers at two dollars each
to the Christian SuH between
now and August Tr-fr%6» —
l ifttTOwo fix ^pirth* fttbscrih
ers, at one dollar each, will be
"equivalent t6~7ttve~ne'W' yeaily
subscriber. . . ./ (...,
3. The cash must -accompany
e»ch new name before.it will.be
counted on the scholarship.
■ • 4. In cases where the Sun air
ready goes into a home, and the
subscription is changed, to the
name of another member pf the
same family, this n,ew. name canr
npt be counted on the scholar
ship. •• — . , .‘...J
5. AU contestants will be al
lowed to retain ten cents o,n ev
efy dollar j collected • from new
subscribers as remuneration fpi
their work whether they get the
scholarship or not.
* j JWSend ,us your name whet
•you decide to. enter the contest.
—Mr. W. C. Hammer, edhbi
df the Ashebbro Courier, was i>
j —-The University of Athens
has opened-its doors to women.
And thus another convert to eo
Ijducation. „ ; ■ ..
■r. 1 i. : .(•. .
-rrju. ,t as we are going.to prpss
he .official announcement of the
!late of the Southern Conveqtioi
eceived, naming June 5rc>, 1896.
t the date. , , •
! —MiV G. S. Bradshaw, oi
Asheboro, N. C., was ib Raleigh
one. day last week attending a
meeting of tbe State Democrat
ic Executive Committee.
1 ■ 1 ' .0.1.
—The Greensboro' Christian
Advocate presents a changed
appearance before the public.'
The Advocate is alwayri on fbe
the' lobkoutJfbr improvement.
We commend1 that spirit. * ! '
• " ■ ... . . . - ■ .. i.-.i
—We have 'received.: from
John Church & Go., Cincinnati,
a copy oi German Fatherland,
Waltzes, by Herman Fliege.
This company always carry the
most choice gems in music.
I • • . : i..
r—North Carolina mourns th^
loss of her beloved Ex-Governot,
[Thos. M. Holt who died , la^t
jSaturday at his home, at. IJaw
River. N- P- >We extend om
;sympathy to the bereaved (am
!«y»- ’ >■ ■ .
—J. W., Petjy, of Pittsborol
1KL.JC., passed through RaU^i^
•Monday on (iisway hwle^frOrn
Washington, where lie has jus‘
cotnpleted a course in Veterinary
Surgery. He will locate a
Burlington.
—An extensive’ Eeaster cele
bration took plSce at the SufFoll
Christian church. The churcl
was elaborately decorated With
plants and flowers while eager
canaries added their mblody t<
the interesting occasion. At
Easter service entitled “Olivet’
was rendered by the Sunday
school
—-Rev. A. C. Dixon, ot
Brooklyn, N.: Y., has been con
ducting a series of meetings ii I
the First Baptist church, Ral
eigh, N. C. He is a > forcibl.
speaker and appeals -to reasoi i
rather than to feeling. Large
crowds gathered to hear him j
and his efforts" will" no doubt bt
of lasting good to the people o
Raleigh.
—Rev. C. V. Strickland, au
thor of the most excellent col
lection of Strickland’s Anthems,
is now ready to offer to our peo
ple his new book, “Garland
Their Graves No. 4.” This sotfg
book is specially suitable lor
Decoraction Day and all
Memorial Services. For infor
mation write C. V. Strickland,
Huntington, Ind.
—President Staley has been
selected by the Program Com
mittee of the North Carolina
Teachers’ Assembly to deliver
one of the leading addresses be
fore that body at its next annual
session in Asheviile, N. C., jane
16-19. The entire evening
Thursday the 18th, is given to
him. His subject is “The
Acropolis and Greek Culture.”
The Assembly will hear some
thing fine, especially as the Doc
tor has just returned from his
European travels; andElonWill 1
be well represented. *
m ^ . n
society is in commotion—there
is a stir almost everywhere. We
are facing great upheavals . ij>
human thought. The nations
are in commotion ; 'parties (po
flticaJf * bl-e Jn£aftopsy turvey"
condition j.industrial movemom>
are unsettled, and unrest, marks
the individual. , Everything syems
to indicated 4xbmwat%h,%st(>rin
of fearful proportions upon "the
ocean Pf time.” We are now
feelingOnlythe first-faint btoeeees
of the coming cyclone. Wc,heai
ji- multeriogs ol
hive so far
seen only a lew'tefeb1» Ifa’shes'tot
the lightning,. which presently
will be brilliantly blinding. N«t
far ahead of us, those who live
id see will feel the fury, pt this
storm as it breaks with terribh
ftitry upon a world which lies In
Wickedness. Get ready, peopjo
get ready—the day ol the Lori
draws nigh—Jesus is coming to
complete his work before the
dawn of the millennium. Laugh
ajt k, dear reader,, but you will
'qo. well to give the:. warning
yiour careful and'prayerful atten
tion ,and wait and watch for
these things. Get ready, get
ready, 'all you people, for the
tjmedraw8near.il i
I have> been reading recently,
new book written by the cele
rated missionary to South Al
ca,: Andrew Murray. .: He is
ell knownas a devotional wri
r, being theauthor.of ..a large
umber of works on the spiritual
fife.1 It1 -is called “Have Mercy
Upon Me”—an exposition of the
fifty-first Psalm* which : is. com
jnonly known as the Penitential
Psalm, in which.David pleaded
: 10 earnestly for the .forgiveness:
>f the great? sin of his, l^fe. Mr.
Murray is a devotional writer ot
jreat force, and this book is well
:alcu'lsted'to beget, thought on
he part of men who have stray-..
;d from' the way of truth and
lonor and righteousness. As l
see iv Mr. ■ Murray i does ,119,1
:oueh 'the'point of all others ithe
nost-vital in this confession, ol
David, and while this is true and
space will' not allow me to ex
plain, I yet take pleasure in re
commencing this excellent hook
to the Sun’s readers, as well cal
culated to lead them closer, to
God and further from their sins
'If you can spare a dollar, send t
A.* D. F. Randolph & > Co., 182.,
Fifth Avenue, New York City,,
and get a copy.:The Randolphs,
(are reliable publishers, and so fa?,
ja» I 'know never put .their im
1 print on a trashy work. The
(picture of Mr. Murray :in the
'book'is not only a picture qf the,
Peace. face,
seems to shine with the halo- ol
peace.' God bjess Andrew Mur
ray in his mission to man and
may the Holy Spirit, use him
rmghtily for the'glory of God iu
the salvation of-the people. ,
We had a terrible affair in our
city last Sunday ..night. It was
believed by the city authorities
that a dangerous den of iniquity
was violating the city laws as to
selling liquor on Sunday.: A
policeman was* sent in citizens'
clothes to get ; evidence .with
which to> convict these toughs.
He wentin, and: ijust as he. se
cured the desired evidence he
was discovered, and though he
was well armedi, the crowd «f
fifty or sixty men, drinking,
swearing, raving, fell upon the
policeman,■. making the attack
from the rear, and beat him,
kicked him, and cut him, till he
was a fearful sight to look upon.
He now- bes> in St. Vincent's
Hospital with sixteen cuts, nine
of which are.from three to nine
inches-long, and it required thir
ty-seven stitches in sewing up
the same. - Horrible 1^—and I
dare say that lawyers who cal)
themselves decent men will do
everything possible to keep
these men from being punished.
Alas for-such lawyers. L would
not knowingly allow such a law
yer to be my boot-black. Then,
think of it, on Monday morning
another policeman was walking
along the streets on duty, when
a ruffian, believed to be the
ring-leader of Sunday night’s
work, suddenly attacked him and
knocked him down. And this is
the city where objection was re
cently made througli the daily
papers to my statement that
“Norfolk needs Christ and needs
him very much”, which I made
in.the Sun several weeks ago.
If Norfolk does not need Chris #
then 1 am in utter ignorance.
Surely the devil is on a bold
rampage in Norfolk. He is Nor
folk’s Most dangerous enemy,
and he is using every possible
agent to sweep the city from the
retorm administration and get it
b.ick into his c^n dihty htrfds.
Alas for the peo^ft.if tfi| wittced
rule. The official rec«ls i Ahis
city show facts whhd^ougA to
make highway robbers blush, if
the records have been correctly
reported in our daily papers by
those who have a right, and who
claim, to know. The grand jury
.ms just found true bills of indict*
ment against some who are
'Tutrged wifb serToTfsoflehsift. "
Last Monday, April 6, 1896.
Mr/ Franklin Portlock, one ol
the oldest members of Provi
dence Christian church, Norfolk
county, Virginia, died in his
71st year, after a lingering ill
ness.'- He was highly esteemed
while living and -his death is
deeply lamented by his devoted
family and a large circle of ac
quaintances. A suitable obitua
ry will no doubt be prepared by
IJjr. Long, his pastor. The fu
neral was very largely attended.
' j •• *f ' « ,>• >
; Deacon R, A* Hy’.slop 01 this
city has been cqnfiped to1 his
room now for three weeks \yith
rheumatism in hip foot. While,
We think his.cqndition is not.se
rious, yet hip friendp would be
much relieved tp:. see him. well
ad out again,.J , J
. J,.Pressley JJ^rrett..;
April to, 1
a_a.
Missionary Meeting,
-jji. it.:
.Fl^ck: Spijona, Johnston Co.,
n.c,
imb: lyiay ^9. 30, 31,. ,,
.rf-11 a.m., Sefmon by
Key, J. W. Fpquay. 12 m.,
mmm. pi§p§j
Uer, 1 p.m., A paper on foreign
missions, by Miss Ajqnjie Bal
lentine, folloyved by a sermon
l y. Rev. G1 R. Underwoqd. 3 p.
n., Miscellaneous business. Ad
journ.
1...
j, Saturday.—#.30 a. m- rrayer
meeting, conducted by Rev. J ,A.
Jones, 10 a. m,, Woman’s work,
in fthe church, by Miss Elia
Johnson., 10.30 a,m., Literature,
by Rev. j. L. poster and Prof.,
E. L- Moffi.tt. 11.30 a. m., Ser
iion on home rpissions, by Rev.
I. I}. Wicker. J2.39,p. m., Dih
^er,, | .30 p. m.j an addrpss or.
fissions, by jfton., j. iL Flem
ing,, 2.39 p. m., Christian, edu
cation „ by Pro.f*. Herbert Scholz |
and, Rey. :W. T. Herndon, 4 p.
in „ Miscellaneous business.
I Sunday.—9.30 a. m., Sunday
jichool mass meeting. 11 a. m.,
Preaching, by Rev. J. L. Foster.
ji2 m. Dinner. 1 p. ml, Preach
ing, by Rev. W. C. Wicker.
We hope every church in the
conference will send at least ode
delegate to this meeting.' ‘And
iof course every preacher in1 the
coriferehce is expected to atfend
'We hope as many from othefr
jconlerences As possible will be
[with us. - We are expecting
Western N. C. S. 8 Convention.'
Sunday School Convention will
meet with the Christian church
at Liberty, Randolph county, N,
C., on Friday before the fifth
Sunday in May, 1896, at 10
o’clock a. m., and will be in ses
sion until the following Sunday
night. ., , i
This is a little earlier than
common; but a fifth Sunday
was promised at the conference
last fall, in order that the minis
ters could attend without miss
ing their regular appointments,
and it was thought that they
would be in revival services by
the fifth Sunday in August. -
An interesting program is be
ing made up, and will appear in
the Sun soon. We would be
glad if all the ministers and
others who are going to attend
the convention if possible would
notify the Secretary at once by
postal. It would aid the com-,
mittee greatly in making out the
program.
By order of the executive com
mitte.
grand results from this'mfeel
pgsjgws*. W. G.'
! The Western N. C. Christian
P. T. Way, Sec.
Liberty, N. C.
From the Field.
I have filled all my appoint
ments at Bethel since confer
ence. New officers were elected
for the Sunday school last Sun
day. We expect the accom
plishment of much good through
the eo-operation of officers and
pupils during the year. Bethel
i* a young, church composed of
ettceUeat members.
1 Have filled all my appoint
ments at Concord but one since
conference. Concord is at work.
Concord h‘*s purchased a new
organ* and Miss Nannie Pinnix,
fhe organist, makes good music
for $>e church, Concof,d ha$,>
I. think will bring up
imenta.
Strowd.
Wini>soiH-I believe all of my
rches aj|making some prog
ss in sAtual growth. We
_ ve from JHpe to time taken in
some real good members, broth
ers and sisters, who seem deter
mined, by the help of God, to
give their lives Urtfeafervedly to
his service. I am always glad
Charge:'
The church at Barrett’s is
rpovirig steadily forward! Werd ;
some of the brethren who have
not visited this church in several
years were to pass there now, I
do not suppose they would rec
ognize it as old Barrett’s. The
church has been nicely painted
on the . outside.» The lumber ip,
on the yard to build a recess pul
pit, ana some time during this
season we expect to have the
church plastered. We ha ve quite
ah interesting and , prosperous
Ladies.’ Aid Society,; and, hy
the way, that society bought the
lumber for our recess pulpit and
phid for it-—cash.- There is a
brighter day for Barrett’s just
ahead if the members will only
trust God and do their duty.
,, The church at Johnson’s Grove
is in many respects a mostpleas
ant churchato^nvexf.'Many of
its members are deeply interest
ed in the work of the church.
The old house of worship hah
become too small to accommo
date the large' congregations
that assemble from' time to-time
to hear the Word ot Life.' We
afe now in the midst-of budding
a much larger and-more comfort
a lie hou&e ih which to worship
t od. 1 We do hot thean to beg,
h at We are very much in need of
theana, and if there is a brother
in Bisici (iiij wficrc in me vuudus
of our church who would like to
a?d a worthy cause, we would be
more than glad to receive their
help, ' Now: if any one >haf a dol
lar he would like to contribute to
this church let him send > it .to
Bro. J. W. Johnson, Vieksville*
Southampton county, Va;, and .it .1
will be thankfully received, Re
ember we only want free will:
fferings,- as only, such can .»
lease the Lord. We desire to
lease, .him 1 above, everything
lse. i God loveth the cheerful .
giver. t i .... ,
j The church.at New..Lebanon..
i hope is moving forward fairly.;
Well. We, ha\je some noble- .
hearted Christian brothers and.
Sisters in this membership. Some..
!>f the sweetest Christian expe
iences of my life I have enjoyedi,
n this church. We held, .a most
^leaqant service there last 3rd
Sunday. Our next quarterly
Conference convenes on Saturday
before the next, 3rd Sunday at.
!: o’clock in th,e afternoon. We
rust all the,members will be
•resent on time, and that we
■shall have-a most profitable, tin^
together. , ‘ ,
The church at Uniqu, Surry
county, Va., is in a very,prosper
ous condition. They look well
after their finances’.;, I have
never, served a church where my
services seemed to be more ap
preciated than at Union. They
believe in providing > far their
pastor . in so far as they realize
their ability. I believe a deep
spiritual work is going on, not
only ip this, but in all my church
es. The darkest hopr js said
to be just before day-break,,and
11 believe I can see the, gray
streaks now. I am working and;
ipraying that.ere long.the B.un of
Righteousness .will arise and
shine in all his brightness in ev
ery heart in each of my church
es. That the above may be seen
and frit I am willing to make
any sacrifice that God Ju his
wisdom shall see fit to require at
my hands. J. W. Barrett.
Jonesboro.—r-Not having writ
ten tor some time I feel it my
duty to do so. The work in my
field I think is doing fairly well
at present.
I wish to return thanks to the
brethren and sisters of Graces
Chapel for a nice suit of clothes
presented by the tailor of Jones
boro, Bro. W, AvKelly, who is
a member of Shallow Well
Christian church. Many thank's
to you, brethren, for assistance
along this line ot duty. I have
not words to express my gratis
tudp, but my heart is made to
leap for joy to see the spirit that
does now exist among some of
♦he professed Christians. May
the good Lord continue to in
crease our love one for the oth
er.
Also I wish to thank the breth
ren and sisters ot Cumnock
gratefully Tor a nice box found
in the warehouse at Jonesboro
marked to me containing a
pounding. It is pleasant indeed