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FROM THE FIELD SALEM CHAPEL. The first Sunday in January I was at Salem Chapel and filled my second appointment for the present conference year. The congregation here is reduced from what it was years ago. A number have moved -from the community and several have died. I found Sister Sallie Matt. Marshall suffering from in juries received by being thrown from a buggy. I served this .church several years ago, and formed the acquaintance of some dear friends who had long since jrassed over the river, while others still remain. In the afternoon I went over to BELEWS CREEK mid preached at 3 p. m. Here the congregation has been reduced by sickness and death, and sisters J W. freeman and T. J. Preston an yet confined to their rooms. Tin year 1905 will he memorable in th< history of this church and com jmuiity on acount of the number o deaths among the older people at well as the young. INGRAM. The second Sunday I was at In gram, Va. Unfavorable weathei and bad roads caused the congrega tion to be small. I hope for bettei weather and bright sunny day.1 when the attendance will be larger. Igo to ®ethlehem and apple’s chapei eo third and fourth Sundays in the month. My next round will be quarterly meetings and I hope to -get some new subscribers to The Stun. PLEASANT ridge. My attention is called to an emission in the list of bannei churches of my conference. Pleas ant Ridge paid its apportionment in full and the pastor’s salary also, but by an ovei'sight it was left out oi Jibe list. I wish to assure my friends at Pleasant Ridge that it was not intentionally left out. 1 was the pastor there last year, and have some dear friends in the cbufieh that I regretted to leave. J. W. Holt. JACKSON, GA. Our church here is doing well. We organized a Sunday school yes terday with Bro. T. S. Crowder as Superintendent and H. F. Brooks as assistant. A good corps ol teachers were elected. I am sure they will have a good school. Wt have several good boys and girls in the church that we hope will make good workers. Our congregations are large and eucouragiug. HIGHLAND. Our Sunday school here and the Methodist Episcopal school held their Christmas zeroises togethei at the school auditorium. We had a mountain '.scene covered with white flannel to the right of th< stage. A forest scene to the left o the stage weighted down wit! presents covered over with white representing snow. The overheat ml back ground was covered ir blue, decorated with stars and th< moon We arranged for Sank Claus to come down over the moun tain. The floor was covered it white. All who saw it admiret the scene. The Sunday schoo children were alt remembered witl presents. And the writer was tb< recipient of a timely present, i clock. Our Ladies* Aid Societj beie is raising money to make soon improvements on the church. randam/s crossing. There is no church at this place. It is four miles from Richland. I preach for them at the school house on Saturday before the 4th Sunday and on Sunday at 3 p. m. We have here a good, live Sunday school. Our church at Richland has extended an arm here and we have several members. They had their Christmas tree there on Mon day night. The tree was an honor to the community. I had the privilege of being there and ad dressing them. They h mored the writer and his family with a nice China set. Thanks to the givers. COLUMBUS. The Sunday school here held their Christmas tree on Saturday evening. I could not be with them. Bro. Smith was present, however. They had some excellent exercises to render and I am sure it was a grand success. J hey had ! a faithful committee to push the ! work. Our work there is pro ! gressing nicely. Sister Kimbrough and her husband have been made r very sad over the death of their 1 only child The child had beeD afflicted all her life. She was 14 or 15 years of age, a member of our church. I extended a pastor’s ' sympathy in the hour of their sore bereavement. OAK GROVE. We have put blinds to the win dows of the church, which adds materially to the comfort and the looks of the church. Bro. Robert Butts died here a few weeks ago from the effects of an operation. He was a young man in the prime of lile. He leaves a young wife, a widowed mother and four brothers to mourn their loss. I was present to preach his funeral. Bro. Henry Smith was marriod to Miss Annie Grates, Wednesday after the 3rd Sunday in November. Bro. Smith is a farmer and a good man. He ■ won a good Christian girl for a paitber in life. Bro. Len Thompson was married to Miss Mary Lou Middlebrooks on the 3rd Sunday in Dec. Brother Thompson livts with his widowed mother on their farm and is a good qdiet young man. His bride is a most excellent young lady of deep piety. I pray God’s blessings upon these two couples in their journey through life. This church is to , entertain the next Conference. May the year 1906 be the most success ful year in the history of the Chris tian church, is my prayer. Fraternally, H. W. .Elder. Meditation—An Appreciation. Dear Editor of The Sux.— The pride with which former stu dents of Elon College visit their Alma Mater, and the deep interest with which they inquire after her : welfare and progress, attest the es 7 teem of those whose lives have i been so greatly benefated by her , existence. Association weaves a I powerful net round about u3 all, and who would wish to be free • from that which is great and good i —the factor which has made so much possible for us, and opened i our eyes to see higher things in I life? I Doubtless almost every college i man has some feeling of attachment >; for the walls in which he was edu i oated. The college becomes a r Mecca for the old students, and as s the devout Mohammedan ap proaches the venerated shrine of his prophet, so the college man, when he enters her doors again, feels impressed with a deeper revei e.ice for the institution which has given him intellectual light, and broadened his visiou with reference to the world about him. That influences do not die, many of us are sure. We imbibe frum the good and true around us cer tain piinciplesor traits, which be come a part of our character. To return to our own Mecca at Elon. and pass within those Avails, is but to feel the power, as it were, of some spirit—the after-life of a Holmes—or to breathe an atmo sphere filled with incense coming trom the lives of men, whose energy, brains, and Christian forti tude are being spent iu behalf of training young men aud young women for life duties. May Elon College, with all her possibilities, go ever onward and upward, and be it known that if misfortuue should ever overtake her, the sons and daughters she has sent forth will bear her up. Those who read The Christian Sun know what it is to have solid enjoyment. I look forward to its coming with an interest almost akin to that with which I expect a letter from home. Tonight I have been enjoying both—Christian Sun and a letter from home. The College Notes seem like gracious messages concerning old friends and the haunts we used to know, and 1 am always disappointed when the local editor does not tell us what is going on about the college. 1 noticed in the local items this week that “the smiling countenance oi our old friend Williamson” had been seen recently in Elou, and that he was of the Class of 1904. Now, the Class of 1904 would be glad to see the sunny face of our good friend Williamson and grasp his ready hand, but we do deny that he was one of our number. Being much more reverential, both in time and in manner, than we, he belongs'to “ i he Original Thirteen,” who made their appearance in" 1905. In the issue of December the thirteenth Miss Effie Iseley, our valedictoiian—’01— was men tioned as the valedictorian of the I previous class. My uame also ap peared under the head of ’03. The Class of 1904 is the only class which spent tour years in Prof. Holmes’ department and we con sider that fact an unusual privilege. Tue sympathy which goes out for those of the college family who are brought to distress* and grief is typical of a Christian brotherhood. It is true that another sad dispen sation has befallen the student body of Elnn, but why should we who are away feel the loss? Because we feel that whatever affects the body with which we are connected affects us. Our hearts have been irnde sad by the untimely death ol students, although some of them were not personally known to us. There is a kindred spirit that makes us one, and let us hope that those who have gone into the school above have left influences which shall lead us to the Eternal. G. C. Davidson. Jan. 11, 1906. Holly Springs, N. C. Haw we live may he a mystery to some people, but why some peo ple live is a mystery to us. Among Churches and People. Rev. R. H. Holland is feeble, and uot able to attend services at the church. His general health is as good as usual, but a very bad sore has appeared on his ankle, and this is a great deal of trouble to him, and renders his condition less favorable for getting about. Major I. W. Duck, of Isle of Wight county, is still feeble, though he is able to get out to the church j occasional}’. He and brother Hol land have often attended our Con ferences and Conventions together, and their presence and helpful counsel has been missed in our public gatherings. A deep sym pathy goes out for them, from their friends, in their declining years. Rev. J. W. Rawles, a former minister Of the Christian Church, but dow of the Baptist Church, preached at Liberty Spriug last Sunday. His discourse was very ediiying, and his friends were glad to have him at his old home again. A collection for the Orphanage was taken after the sermon, and this amounted to $17.78. We are ex pecting to increase this amount from this church at a later date. We rejoice with the Berkley church in their recent success in paying off their church debt.' Now we are expecting that church to make rapid strides forward with the other part of the Lord’s wurk. They have had a hard struggle, but the light is dawning, and there are promises of brighter days ahead. So mote it be. Why not take this year to pay off all debts that are hanging over any of our churches? Would it not be a great year, if all our churches could get out of debt (if they have any debt, and some have), and then turn to the Lord in much prayer, and pay the price for a great revival of reli gion in our midst this year? Shall we not begin to linger at the throne of God and plead with Him for a great out-pouring of His Spirit upon us this year? Worldly inter ests and carnal pleasures will hinder us iu the work of the Master, uu less We linger hard -by the throne of God. Reader, will you lift up your prayers and cry unto the hills, from whence cometh our help? The Persian Priests came in their ignorance of God, and offered gifts and worship to the little C.iild Jesus. The world has a record ol that fact. Many other men were just as wise as they, but failed to carry gifts to the Christ. Have you been success! ul in business: Theu make an offering of that suc cess to the Church of Christ, aud with your offering give your wor ship and your praise. These pros perous times are perilous to the church, and there is great need of more couseeration of ourselves to His service. While Life Insur ance Companies and Political Par ties are having their investigations it is a good time to have an inves tigation of that insurance policy many of us claim to be carrying in our hearts, which gives us promise of everlasting life. Is there as much scandal, blindness, hypocrisy and shame in our hearts as has been unearthed iu the other things referred to? If so, our policy needs renewal. 1. W. Johkson. Suffolk, Va., Jan. 12, 1906. Too often fortuue smiles upon those who are uuable to appreciate it. Foreign Missions. $ l ,000 From Southern Chris tian Convention by March 1, 1900 ! Previously reported (N. C. and Va. C.) $26.20; previously re ported (E. Va. C.) $49.22. Re ceived since from Barrett’s, $4.00, Johnson’s Grove, $2.40, and Un ion Grove (Southampton Co.) $1.40, which makes a total of $57.02 from E. Va. C. Grand total to date, $83 22. We trust that all the pastors and churches in the hounds of the Southern Christian Convention are taking or are ar ranging to take a special offering for foreign missions. We want an offering from every church. This would give us 199 different offer ings from churches, as this is the number of churches we have in the South. Is there any church that could not take an offering for mis-’ sious by March 1st? Who will be the next to send iu an offering? Let there be a united effort to in crease our mission funds. Every body rally to the offering. OUR PORTO RICAN MISSION. This work appeals especially to ' the South, because all the mission aries upon the field, with the ex ception of one, are from the South land The mission has a strong claim upon us aud we should be doing more than we are at present, for its support. It has beeu about four years siuce this mission wa begun and God has signally blesset| the work. The missionaries upon the field are Rev. D. P. Barrett and wife, located at Ponce and Rev. T| E. White, at Salinas. Miss Misk-I ler has just been returned to the field. On account of the lack ofp funds she has been home on an ex tended furlough. We, now, hi on this field 4 missionaries and 3 native helpers; five churches and 22 stations aud out stations wit a membership of 82, 8 Sunday! schools w'ith an enrollment of 32(1 scholars. There were 43 baptisius| and 47 additions last year and tli natives contributed $74.50. Thq above statistics speak fo thgmselves. They show that om Porto Rican mission is going for f ward. We had nothing upon th< island four years ago, but today wi have a thrifty mission which is fill] of promise for the future. On missionaries have already asked that a conference be organized upoi the island. We trust that the wa; will soon open for our mission sec retary, or some other brother t< visit them and organize the co tereuce. When we take into consideraj tion the difficulties which our mis siouaries liave had to contend wit! we can more readily see that tl growth of the mission has beef wonderful. First of all th£yyba<| to learn the language and beconii acquainted with their new enviroi meat. This was no little tasl Then they had to meet the teacl ings of the degraded and fallt priests of ihe Roman church wl had held sway in the island fil hundreds of years. The teaching of the Roman church were and ai tending to corrupt, degrade and di moralize the people. The chur< and its priest have laid burdeij upon the people which are grievoi to be born. The Roman cbur<| has posed as Christian, white it hj taught and practiced any thing Christianity. Its influence uj the people has been most appallinj These with^many other difficultij
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