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n Sun. 91.50 Thk Yeas. IN NON-ESSENTIALS—-LIBERTY. IN ALL THINGS—CHARITY. Established 1844. ELON COLLEGE, N. C., FEBRUARY 7, 1906. Volume LVIII. No. 6. DDRE8S ristian Sun, COL.LEOB, N. C. [ The Official Organ of the Southern Christian (,’onvention. CARDINAL PRINCIPLES 1. The Lord Jesus is the only Head of the Church. 2. The name Christian, to the exclu sion of all party and sectarian names. ’ 8. The Holy Bible, or the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, suffi cient rule of faith and practice. 4. Christian character, or vital piety, the only test of fellowship or church mean ber whip. 5. The night of priaate judgment, and the liberty of conscience, the privilege and duty o* a« . EDITORIAL COMMENT. There is this redeeming feature about the Statehood bill recently passed by Congress, to wit, In dian Territory must remain a pro hition 8tate for 21 years and then can become anti only by a majority vote of the jieople. The same is true of portions of Oklahoma. Andrew Carnegie had given an organ to a congregation in McKees port, Pa. Because it cost so much to operate the same a vote was pass ed to sell it and install a smaller. That vote came near splitting the church wide open and disrupting the congregation, and stich results were avoided only by repealing the vote, keeping the costly organ and buying a smaller one also. The moral of which is, and there is a whole volume of moral here, that a congregation generally loses its head, goes stark mad, when the subject of organ and choir once come up for discussion and action. I suppose more church quarrels and feuds have been occasioned by the organ and the choir than by any otiter agency uhder *h«*IStin. - Is This Success? Here is a letter to The New York Sun from a correspondent. “To the Editor of the Sun— Sir: Many years ago I came here from a country town, poor ae any boy could well be; found employ ment in a large concern, btttered my position year after year; became a partner, then the head of the con cern. Made my fortune, a large one; now retired. “When I die I shall leave my children each a fortune, but when I think it over day by day I can only be ashamed of it all. I sup pose I was no worse than th? others I know some were worse than I. I could always say, ‘It’s good busi ness,’ but I forgot that there was such a thing as a square deal. If I could get the better of an asso ciate or a customer or an employee, I did. Anything that I could do to attain my own success was good business, and I did it. “I have given to charity, headed subscriptions, but it doesn’t satisfy me. I know what I have done wasn’t manly. Last night I sat with other so-called sUccesssful men. I studied them. When they . can’t help thinking, they think just as I do. “The modem success is rank failure. It has made this country rich; it has made it great; it has made its people aelfisb and un principled. I would give all I possess tonight if I could say: ‘I have given every one a square deal. I have done no man a wrong.’ “Think it over; it will mean a lot to you some day.” V\ hereof we would like for those of our readers who are breaking their necks to get rich take note. The piling up of dollars is not suc cess: wiuniug a fortune is not hap piness: giving a few thousand to charity is not religion. And there is that which a m>*n may leave his children of far more worth to them than his gold, manely a good name, an honest example and a spirit of determination to give every man a square deal. Truly does the world call much success which is bland and rank failure. Valley Letter. The weather in the Valley has been ideal for church work during the last few weeks. The writer closed an eleven days’ meeting at Newport on the night of the 26th. The church seemed greatly revived. The con gregations were large and thirteen members were added as a result of the services. On the day of the close we baptized ten, nine of whom were immersed in the Shenandoah river. This makes forty members that have been added to this church during tjie last two years, making a total merfibership of 01 e hundred and fiflv-fonr. The church has nearly one-tkird of its conference apportioning on hand and the pastor’s salary is more than paid up to date. We are looking forward to a great work being accomplished in this church. | We are bow in a meeting at Mt. Olivet (Flockingdam). Tlie attend ance has been good so far. We ! are expecting Bro. J. W. Doffle myre to assist us here next week. We are hoping and prayiug for an outpouring of the Spirit. During the past month we have been called to couduct two funeral services and to assist iu a third. The two former were Deacon Mil ton A. McAllister and Miss Susan B. Fowler, each of whom had a host of friends; the latter was Miss Vernie Zirkle, whose dejjh brought sorrow to many hearts in the Beth lehem community. We were glad to have the opportunity of shaking bauds with the genial editor of The Christian Sun while on his trip to the Valley. We are under obligations to Bro. Woods, of Woodl* Chapel, aud Sister Lefee, of Mt. Olivet, for spe cial kindnesses shown the writer since his last letter. The outlook for our work iu the Valley is encouraging. Over one hundred and twenty-five members have been added to uur churches since conference aud not half of our meetings have been held yet. Our churches are making; a special effort to raise all conference apportion ments. The writer expects to go up to conference in August with everything paid up in full. . We have not as yet secured any one else to help in the work. We have some applications but none that the committee has as yet de cided to employ. Oue lack amoDg our churches here, or at least some of them, is a deeper spiritual life and a more progressive energy. Our people we are glad to say, are good so far as abstaining from wrong is concerned, that is, in the majority of cases, but we need more zeal, more earnestness, and more church activity. I suspect that this applies to more fields than the Valley. Rev. J. H. Barney, of ClearviLle, Pa., expects to be with the church at Palmyra next week. Brother Barney organized that church and the people are rejoiced at the idea of having him among them again. W. T. Walters. HaPburg, Va., Feb. 1, ’06. Among Churches and People. Holland church has recently re-, membered the writer in a substan tial way, by giving faiin a check to purchase a uew suit of clothes. This came as a pleasant surprise last 8ecoud Sunday. I am very J grateful for this kind remembrance, and wish to take this opportunity to express my thanks to the friends who so kindly and generously re membered the pastor of that church. I have entered upon my eighth year, as pastor of this church, and it is a pleasure to have this great privilege. May the Father's blessings be upon this dear people. We are under obligations to Dr. and Mrs. Job G. tioUapd, -pf Hol land, Mr.'aud Mrs. J: S. Peel and Mr, and Mrs. J. L. Rawls, of Liberty Spring, Mr, W. C. Moore,' Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Luke, aud Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Oliver of Oakland, Mr. aud-Mrs. T. H. Beale and Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Crittenden of Mt. Zion foT%pecial favors recently. In addition to the poundiugs here tofore mentioned, these friends have very generously remembered us by the gift of some of the good things to eat, and we are very grateful. The next meeting j>f the min isters of the Eastern Virginia Con ference will be held in/the pastor’s study of the Memorial Christian Temple, Monday, February oth. The next subject for study is, “Psychological Elements of Re ligious Faith,” by C. C. Everett. These meetings are very helpful, and all the ministers should try to attend. The Christian church has suffered because of such diversity of teaching. Some ministers em phasize oue phase of truth, and create a sentiment altogether dif ferent from many others. Hence in one locality the church is known by some peculiar doctrine, and in another other impressions are made. When the ministers can come to gether and study the problems and doctrines of their churches, there is a tendency to emphasize the cirdi nal teachings of the Word, in an or thodox m inner. To ere are sun; ministers who have emphasis*! the doctrine of Sanctification, according to the Second Blessing Tneory, an ! til their churches are regarded as emphasizing this doctrine, almost exclusively. Now I am not saying that it is wrong to be known by this nomenclature, but I am saying that according to my knowledge of the Christian Church, it is a mistake for the public to have such an im pression concerning the Christian Church, for it is not the exponent ofcany dogmatic teaching on doct rinak,points, and especially upon this question. I am not saying this here to present an argument in be half of, nor against a doctrine, but to emphasize the importance of greater uniformity in theological teachings. This can be accomplish ed, in part, by ministers’ meetings, such as are held in the Epstern Va. Conference. I. W. JOHNSON. Covington Letter. *m* How strange is darkness! How wonderful is light! The one conceals, the other reveals. Under cover of darkness, sin thrives! In the light, righteousness lives like a tree planted by the “rivers of wa ter.” A life lived in darkness is a life lived in sin! A life lived in the light of the Son of Righteous ness is a life separated from sin and truly given to God in faithful ser vice. Do you live in the darkness, or do you live in the light? *** Jesas said: “I am the light of the world.” He also said: “Ye (my disciples) are the light of the world.” This shows the rela tiouship of the disciple to his Lord, for he must get his light from the Sun of Righteousness. He gives us of His light that we may shine, give the light of the true Christ life to our fellow men, that they may be led to glorify God through seeing His good works in us. His grace seen in a humau fife must at tract others, not 10 the light-bearer, but to the Light. Christ! "l am *** Jesus also said: the life.” Then, too, He said He came that we (His disciples) might have life, and not only so, but that we might have it more abundantly. To have the divine life in us is the desire of many, but how many church members today really desire to have the more abundant life?— desire it to the extent of diligently seeking it as the gift of Jesus to His disciples, not only when He was earth, but just as truly now that He stands before the throne of God, interceding for us? Why does He intercede? Why, that we may be enabled to seek in faith the more abundant life to which He ! has called us. Surely, if we do not definitely and in faith seek to get this more abundant life, as the equipment lor the most effective service, then largely we must fail in our service for the salvation of men in Christ—and all because we have not the power. As a proof of the necessity for the indwelling of this life in the life of every believer, Jesus said: .“As the braueh cannot bear fruit, of itself, except it abide in the vine, so neither can ye, except ye abide in me.” Here then is the neces I slty for this fulness, or more abun dant life—without it, we can do nothing—nothing that is good and acceptable to God. Indeed Jesus hiraselt measures our disdpleship by our fruit-bearing power, and the fruit-bearing power depeuds en tirely upon the life—the more abundant life which Christ gives to His disciples. If we fail on this point, it seems to me, according to His word, that all fails. No won der that Paul exhorted the Ephe sian brethren to seek to be filed with the Spirit. As giving yet further his insight into this great need of power, he said in Eph. 3:20, that this is the power accord ing to whieh God works. Here again we see the necessity for this more abundant' life—for it is thi* life through which God works in and through the life of the believer. *%* And yet further, this life is not only essential in service, but it is essential to the understanding. The natural man cannot discern the things of God. He must have not only the divine life for service, but for comprehending the things of God. YVe cannot discern the truth of God except as it may be revealed to us by His Spirit,, and as the Spirit does not teach dead men, we can readily see that if we would be taught of the Spirit we must have the divine life in us, and the more abuundantly, the better for our understanding and service. Just here many of the dear disci ples of the Lord are making great blunders—we are trying to do ser vice while we are yet blin 1— • have no spiritual discernment, and therefore we are apt to go to work on something that is displeasing to the Lord, as otherwise, and all be cause we do not see. A blind man might dig the earth all day, and get not one, not because he did not dig, but because, being blind, he could not determine where to dig, and so digging in a barren field in stead orf the potato patch, he got nothing* The lesson i evident. %* As proof that toes inter pretations are correct, i \ so far as they indicate the necessity t‘ r the indwelling divine life, I need only to quote from the words of Paul to the Galatian churo1. We know that Paul was not only a man of great learning aud untiring energy, but that be insisted on ihe fact that what he did fir the eau-e of Christ, was done, not by his personal power, but by the power of this indwelling Presence. Said he in Gal. 2:20—“I have been crucified with Christ; yet I livrj aud yet no longer I, but Christ liv eth in me.” So it was the Christ lite in Paul that made him the great Apostle of the early church, and the untiring worker that he. was. This is but another confii ill ation of the thought for which I plead, viz.: The seeking and the gettiug of the more abundant life as the chief qualification, the one essential for every Christian—that the best work may he done as the fruit of his or her Christian life. First, get the Christ-life, aud then get the fulness of the Spirit—for only then can any Christian do hia best. J. Pressley Barrett.. Pleasure witl out moderation is always mixed with misery.
The Christian Sun (Elon College, N.C.)
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