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The Southern Christian Convention.
Program of the Fourteenth Regular Session of the
Southern Christian Convention, Asheboro, Randolph
county, N. C., May 2-6, 1902.
FRIDAY, MAY 2, I9O2—II A. M.
1. Devotional services, conducted by Rev. J. W.
Wellons, Durham, N. C.
2. President’s Address—“Onward”—Rev. P. H.
Fleming, Burlington, N. C.
3. Organization, enrollment of delegates, election
of officers, appointment of committees.
4. Address of Welcome, by Prof. E. L. Mcffitt,
Asheboro, N. C,
5. Response, by Rev. I. W. Johnson, Suffolk, Va.
6. Adjournment. ____.
3 p- m
1. Devotional services, conducted by Rev. R. H.
Holland, Holland, Va.
2. Report of Executive Committee, P. H. Flem
ing, P. J. Kernodle, J. W. Wellons, committee.
3. Report of Secretary of Christian Orphanage,
Rev. J. L. Foster, Raleigh, N. C.
4. Miscellaneous business. '
5. Adjournment.
8 P. M.
Sermon by Rev. N. G. Newman, Newport News,
Virginia,
SATURDAY, MAY 3, 9 :30 A. M.
1. Devotional services conducted by Rev. J. W,
Hatch, Pittsboro, N. C.
2. Roll call—minutes read and approved.
3. Report of the 20th Century Fund Committee,
W. C. Wicker Ch’m., J. E. West, Sec., E. L. Mcffitt.
4. Report of Treasurer, J. A; Mills, Raleigh.
5. Miscellaneous business.
6. Adjournment.
3 p- m.
1. Devotional services conducted by Rev. J. W.
Elder, Bairfield, Ala.
2. Report of Publishing Agent, W. P. Lawrence,
Elon College.
3. Report of Committee on Publications. Discus
sion of Report, 10 minutes, by Prof. E. L. Mcffitt,Chm.,
Asheboro, N. C. “The Minister and His Library,” 15
minutes by Rev. C. C. Peel, Asheboro. Address, 20
minutes, “What the Public is Reading, and its Prob
able Effects upon the Church and State,” Rev. N. G.
Newman, Newport News, Va. General discussion.
4. Miscellaneous business.
5. Adjournment.
8 p. m. Work arranged by Convention.
SUNDAY, MAY 4, I I A. M. v
Sermon by Rev. D. A. Long, D. D., Graham, N.
C. Administration of Lord’s Supper, by Rev. J. W.
Wellons, Durham.
3 p. m. Missionary address.—“Porto Rico as a
Missionary Field”—by Rev. J. P. Barrett, D. D., Nor
folk, Va.
8 p. m. Sermon by Rev. W. W. Staley, D. D.,
Suffolk, Va.
MONDAY, MAY 5, 9 :30 A. M.
1. Devotional services by Rev. Dr. W. T, Hern
don, Elon College.
2. Roll call—minutes read and approved.
3. Report of Committee on Schools and Colleges.
Committee: Revs. W. W. Staley, D. D., W. S. Long,
D. D., and Hon. E. E. Holland.
4. Nomination of Trustees for Elon College.
5. Miscellaneous business.
6. Adjournment. *
3 p* M*
1. Devotional services, conducted by Rev. H W
Elder, Richland, Ga.
2. Report ot Home Mission Committee—Dis
cussed by the committee, Rev J W Holt, Judge J F
West, Rev J W Elder. Address: “The Importance
of Home Missions in the Southern Christian Conven
tion,” by Rev J W Holt.
3. Report of Christian Missionary Association and
address by Rev J O Atkinson, President, Elon College.
4. Miscellaneous business.
5. Adjournment.
8 P. M.
1. Devotional services, conducted by Rev W G
Clements, Morrisville, N C.
2. Report of committee on orphanage, and discus
sion ot same by Rev. W S Long, chairman.
3. Miscellaneous business.
4. Adjournment.
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 9 :30 A. M.
1. Devotional services, conducted by Rev L L
Lassiter, Lacey Springs, Va.
2. Roll call—minutes read and approved.
3. Report of committee Y P S C E ; MW Butler,
W T Herndon, J L Foster, committee. Address on
Y P S C E, by Rev M W Butler, Raleigh N C
4. Selection of plaae for next meeting of Conven
tion.
5. Election of delegates to . Quadrennial conven
tion.
6. Miscellaneous business;
7. Adjournment.
3 p. M.
1. Devotional services, conducted by Rev C H
Rowland, Franklin, Va.
2. Report of Committee on Foreign Missions, J P
Barrett, W G Clements, W J Lee. Address—“Needs
of the Foreign Field and tl
Work Upon the Home Wo
D, Norfolk, Va. Address
then,” by Rev P T Klapp,
3. Miscellaneous busic
4. Adjournment.
This program is tentat
Meeting of Historical
the President, Rev W S L
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NEWS FROM THE FIELD.
BERKLEY LETTER.
Our work is moving along
smoothly. The services last
Sabbath morning and night
were fairly well attended. There
is a good field here in which to
work, and plenty of material to
work on. Our town is on the
upward grade from an indus
trial standpoint, and people are
moving here continually from
the surrounding country sec
tions. There is abundant op
portunity offered here for all the
religious work that one can pos
sibly hold out to do. j
Our Ladies’ Aid Society and j
the Young People’s Auxiliary
are doing good work in raising
money to help meet the finan
cial demands of the church.
Both societies hold their meet
ings Weekly at the home of some
member.
Our mid-week meetings are
not as well attended as we
should like to see, but there are
a faithful few who are always
there. Some who do not attend
think their business of more im
portance than attending prayer
meeting. We doubt, however,
whether anyone ever lost finan
cially from attending religious
services. God first, business
second, should be our motto.
Herbert Scholz.
NEW LEBANON, VA.
Our Sunday school is well at
tended, but is increasing as the
spring opens up.
Next Saturday, April 19th, is
our second quarterly conference,
when deacons are to be elected.
At our first meeting for the year
our collections ran a good deal
above^the quarterage.
Our prayeV meeting is one ol
much interest. At one of our
services recently, a young lady
from another couDty, who is vis
iting at the home ot one of our
Deacons, professed conversion
at the altar. Where Jesus is
truly held up it is not necessary
to have a protracted meeting.
That souls may be saved, He
says, ‘"My Word shall not re
turn void.”
On Easter Monday, that aw
ful windy day, during a service
given lor the benefit of the chil
dren of the Sunday school, our
church took fire on the roof, and
but for the speedy arrangement
of a fire company, by those
present, the building would have
been destroyed. A hook and
ladder company was formed by
running to a neighbor’s house
for ropes and ladder, and lash
ing two ladders together to
reach the roof, upon which a
line of men was placed to pass
up buckets of water, it was ex
tinguished before much damage
was done, for which we praise
God.
Rev. J. W. Guy, of the Bap
tist church, Dendron, a wide
awake temperance man, is ex
pected to lecture in our church
on “Temperance” Monday
night, April 21st, 8 o’clock.
O. M. Cockes.
HAW RIVER, MT. HER MON, AND
MORRISVILLE.
Last Sunday was the regular
appointment at Haw River. The
brethren, sisters, and . friends
took me by surprise; for in my
absence they had placed a be iu
tiful carpet on the pulpit plat
form, altar and aisle of the
church. I am never much sur
prised, however, at any good
te Influence of the Foreign
rk," by Rev J P Barrett D
‘•Our Duty to the Hea
Elon College,
ess.
Society to be announced by
ong ,D D.
xecutive Committee.
thing they do ; for they arelall
the time working for the Mas
ter’s cause. I do not think that
there is a better working church
in the denomination than the
Haw River Christian church.
It is a pleasure to be among
such people.
The appointment is at Mt.
Hermon at n a. m. and at
Amelia at 3 p. m. on third Sun
days. These churches seem to
have had an unfortunate Sun
day this winter; for the appoint
ments were missed both in Feb
ruary and March, owing to in
clement weather. But we hope
as the spring comes on we will
see in these churches signs of
true life.
The church at Morrisville is
never very hot nor very cold,
but always in the front rank
with her apportionments for mis
sions and other things.
W. G. Clements.
from UNION.
Often do we hear members of
the church grumbling. It seems
to be so all over the land where
there are churches, not only the
Christian churches but every de
nomination. We find that there
is some one ready to bring up
disturbances in the church. 1
have heard members say that
they would not stay in the
church because Mr. A. is not
doing right, or maybe Mr. B.
does not do his duty, of Mr. C.
and myself do not “tie horses,”
and we can’t agree. This seems
to be the case in nearly every
church, but I don’t think that it
is the right spirit. We ought to
do right if possible even if every
one in the church gets wrong
except ourselves.
Let us notice our Master’s,
words in Matthew, 13th chapter
and 30th verse: “Let both
grow together until the harvest,
and in the time of harvest I will
say to the reapers, gather ye to
gether first the tares and bind
them in bundles to burn them,
but gather the wheat unto my
barn.” We notice that these
words of our blessed Master tell
us that the good and the evil
must both grow together now.
If there are any among us who
are not right let us not stop
working on that account. Let
us work on and our blessed Mas
ter will separate the good from
the evil at the harvest time.
Nothing in this world will carry
you through like good, pure,
home religion. Don't try to
keep house without it. You’ll
be a failure if you do. When I
joined Union church, I joined to
work and prepare for the har
vest. And we should pray that
when the harvest is ended we
may be gathered to the many
mansions above where the Fa
ther of love and life forever
dwells. R. H. Joyner.
Isaacs, Va.
ISLE OF WIGHT AND OAKLAND
Last Sunday was my regular
appointment at Isle of Wight
Court House and Oakland
churches—serv’ces in forenoon
and afternoon respectively. We
stopped with Mrs. M. F. Hall,
over at the Court House, and
erjoyed her hospitable Home
Sunday night we were with
Bro. J. R. Delk, of Oakland
church and it was a pleasure
to be in his home. Before we
left Monday a. m., Bro. Delk
and wife very kindly gave us
some substantial articles for our
pantry. We stopped a few min
utes to see sisters Phifer and
Welloos, at Exit, Va., and also
received other articles for our
dining room from sister Phifer
and J. J. Whitley. We are very
grateful for these expressions ot
esteem and hope for His bless
ings upon those who are so kind
to us. We hope the work in
thpse two churches is doing
well. May the Lord lead us to
greater effort.
Yesterday, April 8th, Bro. P.
C. Holland, of Holland church,
drove into our yard and began
to unload something lrom his
cart. I was attracted by the
noise, and went to discover that
he had eggs, chickens, hams,
shoulders, sugar, Hour,. pre
serves, canned peaches, pickles,
whortleberries, toilet soap, pota
toes, lard, etc., etc., which came
from the Holland church. Now
I am unable to say what effect
such an event has upon other
preachers, but I can put myself
on record as being delighted be
yond expression, and words are
inadequate to express my deep
est gratitude. I feel more un
worthy to be the servant of a
people so kindhearted and gen
erous. The actual value ot the
articles is a great help to us at
this time. The esteem and con
fidence which prompts these
dear people to be so thoughtful
of our needs will serve, we hope,
to make us more consecrated
and faithful to our duty and our
Heavenly Father. To this end
may the Lord bless abundantly
all who have contributed in any
way to this collection of good
and useful articles. My wife
and I wish to record our thanks
to every one who has extended
a kindness in word, or gift, or
deed. I believe there is no min
ister in our conference who has
a charge with kinder hearted
people in it, than the three
churches I cow serve.
I. W. Johnson.
Suffolk, Va., 4-9-02.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
EDITED BY
REV. HERBERT SCUOLZ, M. A., BERKLEY, VA.
LESSON FOR APRIL 27.
GENTILES RECEIVED INTO THE
— CHURCH.
Golden Text—Whomsoever be
liveth on him shall receive the
remission of sins.—Acts io 143.
Read Acts 11: 1-18.
When the apostles and the
brethren who were in Jerusalem
and the country thereabout heard
that Peter had gone into the
house of Cornelius the Gentile,
and had eaten with him, they
were disposed to criticise rather
harshly, because it was against
the custom of a Jew to associate
intimately with a gentile. They
seem to have raised no objection
to Peter’s preaching to gentiles,
but when he got to eating with
them they thought it time to call
a halt. On this account, when
Peter returned to Jerusalem, af
ter having baptized Cornelius
and his family, those who were
very strict in observing the
Mosaic law, began to upbraid
him for his untoward conduct.
Peter.being put upon the defen
sive, gave as authority for his
conduct, the vision ot the great
sheet filled with all kinds of un
clean animals and let down from
heaven ; also, the vision of the
angel by Cornelius, and the
words of the angel directing
him what to do; also, the voice
of God directing Peter to go
with the messengers which Cor
nelius had sent for him. As a
proof of the fitness of the gentiles
to join the church, he declared
the wonder of their baptism by
the Holy Spirit, which took
place while he was preaching to
them. In short,-there were four
facts which Peter placed before
his brethren for their considera
tion : viz., his own vision, the
vision of Cornelius, ihe coming
of the servants of Cornelius just
at the end of Peter’s vision, and
the baptism ot the Holy Ghost