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In the name of our God we will' set up our banners."--Psa 2o-
Voi . IV. I No. 15.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1891.
SI. 50 Per Annum.
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5.
The Church
Walking
World.
With the
The church and the world walked far
apart
On the changing shore of time;
The world was singing a giddy song,
And the church a hymn sublime.
"Come, give me your hand," said the
merry world,
"And then walk wilh me this way,"
But the good church hid her snowy
hand,
And solemnly answered "Nay.
"I will not give thee my hand at all,
And I will not walk with you ;
Your way is the way of eternal death,
And your words are all untrue."
"Xay, walk, with me a little space,
Said the World with a kindly air,
"The road I. walk is a pleasant road,
" And the sun shines always there;
Your way is narrow and thorny and
rough,
While mine is flowery and smooth ;
Your lot is sad with reproach and toil,
But in rounds of joy I move.
My way, you can see, is a broad, fair
one,
And my gate is high and wide;
There is room enough for you and me,
And we'll travel side by side."
Half shyly the Church approached the
World,
And gave him her hand of snow;
And the false World grasped it, and
.walked along,
And whispered in accents low,
Hast fall'Mi from zeal and grace;-
So now, alas! I must cast thee out, "
And blol thy name frm its place."
Selected.
Communications.
Dr. Converse Replies.
Extract from "The Bible and
Land," pp. 201-202:
The night of revolution is
guided by the true doctrine Rom.
io:r: "ine powers that be are
ordained of God." See Exodus
3:1b. Compare I Samuel 10:1,
with I Samuel 11:15. Compare
I Samuel 16:13. wilh II Samuel
2:4. For rulers are only God's
ministers-as they are appointeoffcy
Him through the consent of the
people. If the people have not
or do not consent to the reign of
any emperor, king or governor, he
is not God's minister, but is an
impostor and has no right what
ever to the power he profanely
claims. Dethroning the tyrant is
obedience to heaven. As the
amount of consent or approval
needed to legitimate government
cannot be studied .accurately, so it
is impossible to say how much
discontent will justify rebellion.
This is a better foundation for the
;ht of revolution than tnat of
fered by the theory of the social
Your dress is too simple lo please my compact, which bases it on the cfc -
sire to promote the public welfan .
Rebellion is right, according to
the common theory, when the evils
of resistance are less than theeviis
of obedience. As war is a neces
sary incident to reoeuiou, it is
right-to kill to promote the public-
welfare, to do evil that good loay
result a Jesuitical doctrine. Ac-
to Paul's doctrine that
taste;
I have gold and pearls to wear ;
Kieh velvets and silks for your grace
ful form,
And diamonds to deck your hair."
The Church looked down at her plain
white robes,
And then at the dazzling world,
And blushed as she saw his handsome
lip,
er, there is no hope of getting rid
of the whiskey curse, for boMi the
old leading parties are controlled
by the whiskey men, and then
there are so many men that let
political prejudice nave the upper
most peat in their minds, that al
though they say they are for pro
hibition, yet when it comes to
voting, they will go and vote for
these old parties, that they know
are going to continue the whiskey
curse on us; and how any man
claiming to be a Christian can go
and pray for the downfall of this
great , evil, and then go right to the
polls and vote for a party that he j
lack of both. That there is a
great lack of spirituality in the
church to day there can be no
iue inaurer to tne oresidiner I state organs, and haa nnw honnnm hsnvn a v srimnr hoaw
elder and let him select the next the organ of the assembly.
pj ace or meeting. Ihe reason of Another notable nersnn was Mrs For Ausrust i. 181,
doubt, Now whether this stale of all this was that every body forgot Webb, of Savannah who, with
things has been caused by the
evangelists remains to be shown.
It does seem to me that there was
a great deal of deadness in the
church generally before we had
any of these evangelists in the
field; and many things were tol
erated, and not only so, but winked
at by the ministers in many eec
tions. lo illustrate I know of
instances wnere stewards acting
in the Methodist Church were
guilty of dealing in intoxicants,
knows is going to continue it, is a not only this, but illicit dealing,
mystery that.! .ca.n'i.,sulv : &ndinf aiioV thelifinMers did" know of
an -KDout the next session and her husband, a worthy minister
went to conterence unprepared to of the Baptist Church, honored
extend an invitation because they the assembly last year, as well as
uau not oeen autnonzed to do so. this with her presence, anu made
W e have hospitable people all many friends in Asheville,
1 1 I'fJ V f 1 IO lllnj .1 .. I. r . W T T-.
ouu " iuc pilfer lurs. iviary u. nay, or our own
lime Bro. Scroggs, in whose hands town must not be omitted in this
the matter has been placed, will mention, as she is now National
hav no trouble in finding a com- Superintendent of W. C. T. U
mumty that will be glad to enter- sionary work for the Negro race,
tain tne next district conference, and has already laid foundations
Bro. Scroggs , is a very pleasant fr having these people prepared
spTe8',!jjng oiheer. .. . He is much tor the task for which, it would
BY REV. J. C. ROWE.
With a smile contemntiious nrled
"I will change my dress for a costlier cording
one," only exibting governments gov-
Said the Church with a smile of grace, ernments that have the consent of
men i.er pure wnne garments amteu thc people are ordained of God,
i .i ai- n u i the revolutionists dethroning
And the orld cave in their Dlace I 6
. . tyrant are as much the ministers
ueaiHituI satins, and fashionable silks, . , ., ,. .,. ,
. . , j i of God as the police officers wh
And roses and gems and pearls ; I . 1
And nvor hr fo.hd h hr.crht hir arrest a burglar. . The tyrant is a
... - I ! - -
tell
Waving in a thousand curls.
"Your house is too plain," said the
proud old World,
"Let us build you one like mine,
With kitchen for feasting and parlor
for play,
And furniture never ito fine."
sacriligious pretender. The swurd,
the power to kill, :s given by Go
i. ii l l v f . i
ro me reoeis. . ui ours- mere i.-
danger ot error nere, lh r-. is in
all moral questions. Onlv a very
order to try to quicken the con
science of this class of voters
want to quote a few paragraphs
that I see in a temperance paper
for some of them are so prejudiced
against prohibition that they will
not read them. Why, sir, even in
our Annual and district confer
ences, when the temperance re
ports are read, if there is anything
in them that don't agree with their
political notions, they are ready
to jump up and oppose them and
make bitter speeches, that saloon
men and dram drinkers will cheer
tnem for! Nearly one hundred
thousand every year in America
are going to a drunkard's grave,
and if I vote for the old whiskey
parties, I am helping to send them
there! When religion strikes a
Mian's ballot, he will strike a
b e-line out of a whiskev partv.
Hitch a preacher in the harness of
a whiskey party and the devil will
bank his all on that team. Away
with the religion that makes a
man politically loyal to the saloon.
But, Mr. Editor, I think the
signs are jthat the cause of prohi
bition is growing all the time, and
that it is coming faster than Abo
litionism came. There are now six
prohibition States, and if the old
parties are broken up, it will come
fa-ter yet. I am glad to learn that
prohibition is growing so fast in
North Carolina, that they already
have it in four or five counties,
and that the Supreme court judges
have decided that the county com-
these things but failed to bring
them before the church, and I am
sorry to say that the church lacks
a great deal of being yet clear of
these terrible calamities. There
have been failures on the part of
both parties, and signal failures
on the part . f the lay members,
a lack of discipline on the one
hand, a failure on the other to
comply. So the kettle should not
call the pot black, but "come let
us reason together. and find
where the disease is seated, and
then apply the remedy. I would
not say one hard thing against
preacher or people ; but I will say
that the church is very sick and
needs purging and cleansing, and
every help that is available
should be utilized. Now let there
be a little more caution about
leaving gaps open tor as sure as
we do, some one will step in and
find pasture. More anon.
Randleman, N. C.
Subject Christ's Authority.
:17-:i0. .
John
' m n ii
uoL'iEN lE.xT -Ail power is given
unto Me in heaven and inearth." Matt.
28:18.
Time Some time after the incident
for the most part fleeing to Shang
hai. All our missionaries from
Such'ow are now in Shanghai, and
all the others have been advised
o come in. An attack on our
property at Suchow was repulsed
by the soldiers sent to guard the
place. A Wesleyan missionary,
and an American employed in the
custom house have been killed.
The foreign ministers at Peking
of the last lesson, probably early in the nave ntined the authorities that
unless the government takes im
mediate steps for the protection
year 31, A. D.
Place Jeursalem.
. The golden text does not mean
that the Father had divested Him-
tt?4v Fvte. KEr om all -over t Be.ia , God is. Hi proWdence sent 1 Bel of &n'1 g1 veP H to!
kind words them to America; viz, the evan
gelizing of the dark continent,
Mrs. A. E. Pease.
hear
the district we
spoken of him
Every member of the conference
was pleased with Lenoir, and her
hospitable people. Lenoir po
sesses as much culture and as
high a grade of Christian charac
ter in her citizenship, as any town
in North Carolina. We all were
charmed with the place, and shall
remember most
spent there.
W. L. Sherrill,
Morganton, July 27, 1891.
of the foreigners, the governments
they represent will step in and do'
it. In the meantime the area of
alarm and disaffection is spread-
iug." Southern Advocate.
Miscellaneous.
Can Women Reep a Secret?
Meetinj of the W C. T. U
The Womans Christian Temper
ance Union has lust closed a ten
days session in Asheville.
who has attended mauy
Every woman is not trusty any
kindly the days more than is every man; but quite
as many women as men are so.
In truth it may be doubted if
there are not more trusty woman
men mere are men. ecrets are
seldom imparted to persons who
do not inspire confidence; they
whu tell what they call secrets to
dozens of persons, without know-
A lady iQg much about the persons, with-
at the out torming any positive opinion
j Christ, but that the Son was equal
in power to the Father, and that
the directing of all mediatorial
work was committed to the Son.
"My Father worketh hitherto and
I work," nieans that the Father in
sustaining and blessing the world
never suspended His work for the
SflhVintVl Aatr onA fk n f TTrt i 1 1
J j ' 1 uwui- I r ii
.. ' ii we mnsr near tinrt'a noma n.n
ing the impotent man was using e , , V ---.ru-
fT;a nn,n. u. - uieu,we mucn preier to near it
w w - --. uuf uawu j 1T1 HA tilU I Jl i .
Current Opinion.
Pulpit Profanity.
We do not approve of profanity,
either in or out of the pulpit. But
tather. His hearers understood
him to assume equality With God,
and therefore they considered Him
a blasphemer and worthy ot death
The lesson teaches that Christ is
the Son of God, and as such is
equal to the Father. The Father
withholds
from the lips of the
low and vicious. God save us
from profanity in tlie pulpit, and.
from the lips of a preacher. We
would no more allow a child of
ours to listen to a preacher who
denounces people from the pulpit,
as "infernal liars" than we would
1 L. Cl. 1
xovea tne oon, ana WltnnoidS no ailow him fo Rffln(1 nri lVffQ,i
secrets from Him, but acquaints listener to the profanity of the
v i Li an ins wuxkb. ine
has
m-
of their discrimination or retic
ence, are not ant to have anv
secrets from the entire circle of
their acquaintance. Thev are
mere babblers, gossms. tattlers
-J A
Still
not at-
So he built her a costly and beautiful
rouse
rklonrfid it was t( HAhrtlrl
Her sons and her daughters met fre- thoroughly considered tli. science
quently there,
. Shining in purple and gold.
general disapproval of t ho rulers mie8ioners have it in their power
to refuse to grant license to an"-
one to sell liquor, and to refuse it
can justify rebellion.
Dear Doctor Pi.kk
thinking that you l ii.-
And fair and festival frolics untold,
Were held in the place of prayer ;
And maidens bewitching as Syrens
of old
With world-winning graces rare.
Bedecked with fair jewels and hair all
curl.-kl
Untrammeled by Gospel or Laws,
To beguile and am use and win from the
r World,
Some help for the righteous cause.
The angel of mercy rebuked the Church,
And whispered, "I know thy sin ;"
Then the Church looked sad, and anx
iously longed
To gather the children in.
of government as your great abili
ties will enable vou to do, mav 1
without even giving a reason for
refusing. Now, let all the good
people go to work, preachers and
laymen. Let the good women also
Lenoir District Conference.
The Sta'esville district confer
ence met i'iioir, on Thursday.
Tu!y loth, at ;) o'clock in the
morning. Kev. J. K. Scroggs, the
presiding elder of the district
opened the session with devo
tional exercises.
Rdv. W. L. Sherrill of Morgan-,
ton was made secretary. AH the
preachers were present, and the
fullest lay delegation we have
North says none of them
terested her like this one.
The leader, Miss Mary Allen
West, is the national superintend'
ent of the department of Assert'
biiesaud Training schools, and to wnotry to bestow some importance
her appearance and ability, the ou their communications by de
success of the meeting, was in a cIaring them to be secrets. Such
great measure due. Miss West communications are usually com-
was 25 years a teacher, and then monpiace, or ot so little conse-
became countv superintendent of quence as to make no distinct im-
public school returning from that Passion on the mind; needing to
office to take active work in the e laoenea private, Jest tne be
national AV. C. T. U. She is at thought to belong to the public.
son is invested with the power of
the government in both of God's
realms, that is, heaven and earth.
In the exercise of this power He
wrought His miracles, raised the
dead and will raise all at the last
day and also judge the world. The
Son also has power to give eternal
life to all who receive His word.
He exercises all His power in per
feet harmony with the Father.
lowest dens of iniquity. No man
ought to be allowed a place in the
Church, much less the Gospel min
istry, who would dare to use such
terms as the above from the pulpit,
and while preaching the Gospel of
Christ. Southern Christian Advocate.
ask you to publish th extract exert themselves, and let petitions
above, which will be new and in- he circulated and signed, asking
teresting to most .of your readers, the commissioners not to grant
and comment upon it? license lo any one to sell liquor
May I also ask you to explain In those counties and States where
. . ........ . .. .1 1- IT 1
the fact, that although the Ivnch- no liquor is sola, tne prison. are
ing in Bristol was done in Broad
day, with no effort at concealment,
no witnesses will appear against
the lynchers, no grand, jury will
indict them, no prosecutor will
prosecute them and no jury will
ever convict themr xou and 1
nearly empty; and rh, what a re
duction of taxes! Let mass-meet
ings be held in every county and
neighborhood! If any one thinks
that a city or town will be injured
if liquor is not sold, let them look
at Harriman, the new prohibition
are acquainted with the people of I town in Tennessee, where no liquor
But some ere away at the midnight I Bristol, and we know that they are is sold, and see how rapidly it has
ac law-abiding, as humane, as grown four or five thousand in-
brave, as anv community in the habitants in one year! What
- i . . . -
land. whi6key town can beat that? And
I do not approve of lynch-law, look at Atlanta, Ga.; during the
anymore than I approve of jevo- two years oi prohibition there,
lution or rebellion. Every rebel-1 they never had more prosperity,
ball,
And others busy at the play ;
And some were drinking in gay saloons,
And the Angel went away.
And then said the World in soothing
tones1
lour mucn loveu ones mean no
harm
Merely indulging in innocent sports,"
So she leaned still on his proffered
arm
And they of the Church, and they of the
World,-
Journeyed closely, hand and heart,
And none but the Master, whoknoweth
all,
Could discern the two apart.
Then the Church sat down at her ease
and said,
"I'm rich and in goods increased ;
I have need of nothing, and naught to
do,
But to laugh and dance and feast.
The sly World heard her and laughed
within,
And mockingly said aside
"The Church has fallen the beautiful
Church
Her shame is her boast and pride.
Thus her witnessing power, alas, was
lost,
And the perilous times came in ;
The times of the end, so often foretold,
Of form and pleasure and sin.
Then the Angel drew near the mercy-
Beat,
And whispered in sighs her name,
lion or revolution must be judged
by itself, on its own merits, and
so must every temporary and local
rebellion or revolution which we
call mob-law or mob violence. In
regard to the lynching in Bristol
I have expressed no opinion, as 1
am not sumcientiy acquainted
with the facts; but knowing the
people of Bristol as I do, I am in
clined to think they are doing
right.
Yours for public righteousness,
James B. Converse.
peace and happiness than thpy had
then, and about two thousand
souls were converted to God. They
are going to vote on it there again,
and let every Christian pray ear
nestly for the success of prohibi
tion there, and everywhere el.s1,
for day is beginning to break.
Morristown, Tenu., July 21.
Uvaiigelistic Work.
Siirn.s of the Times.
BY REV. H. P. WAfOH.
Mr. Editor: When we look-
around and see the confusion of
the country, many are ready to cry
out, ' atchmnn, tell us of the
night." It looks to this scribe
BY REV. A. L. MENDEXHAU,.
There seems to be a disposition
among some ot our brethren to
make an indiscriminate attack
upon all evangdistic work and
upon all who have worked in this
field, which I think very unkind
aud savors somewhat of the old
Adam, and may, possibly, be some
what mixed with Jealousy; but be
seen for ypars. Of course the
schools were represented and I am
glad they were. Dr. Dixon of
Greensboro, Rev. J. D. Arnold of
Asheville, and Prof. J. D. Minick
of Davenport Female College were
all there and presented the claims
of all these worthy institutions.
President Crowell was expected
and we were disappointed at not
seeing him then-. Circumstances
were such however as to prevent
his at lending and he notified Rev.
S. B. Turrentino of Morganton, to
represent the interest of Trinity
college.
Rev. T. H. Law of the Bible
society was present and laid be
fore the conference much valuable
information pertaining to the
work of this great institution. Our
church papers seem to I have al
most forgotten us though. Bro,
Willson ran in one afternoon and
spent awhile and then off he put
for King's Mountain to attend the
Shelby district conference. Bro,
Reid of the Raleigh Advocate, and
Bro. Austin of the Asheville Meth-
oni'T both had homes provided
A.
present editor of the Union Signal,
organ ot tnat organization, and
t i i i
oeiow iew papers in tne union in
the extent of its circulation.
The presence of Mrs. Lathrap
of Michigan added greatly to the
interest of the assembly for the
first three days. Those who have
heard her public lectures will
know how well prepared she is to
speak on every phase of the tem
perance work. Persons who have
heard manyplatfom cturers both
men and women think that they
have never heard a lecture super
ior to that of Mrs. Lathrap in the
old opera hall on Tuesday night
Mrs. Lathrap is called, on account
of her logical method, force and
eloquence, the Daniel Webster of
the W.' C. T. U. Four other na
tional organizers and lecturers
were present. Mrs. Chapin of
Charleston, who is well known
in this community, by former
splendid services. Mrs. Wells,
the president of the Assembly
whose ease and grace in presiding
at public meetings is thoroughly
appreciated by the ladies, as well
as her excellent lecturing ability.
Mrs. Griffin, of Alabama, the hu
morist of the assembly, who bids
fair, with more experience, having
been but eighteen months a plat-
Power Behind the Pulpit.
There is no more important of
ficer in the church than the stew-
The Son, being equal to the Fn- ard, and the board of stewards of
ther, is entitled to equal honor j each pastorate are charged with a
with the Father. Those who pro-1 most responsible duty. To have a
Beside, the communicators are tess to honor the Father, and (yet successful ministry we must re-
prone to the habit of repeating do not equally honor the Son, neve them from all financial em-
their stories to every one they can make a mistake. Their honor is barassments and worldly entangle-
persuade to listen to them, and made dishonor because .they do meats, that they may give them-.
not subscribe to what the Father selves wholly up to the ministry
has done in exalting the Son to I of the Word. In the order of God's
equality with Himself.
The lesson teaches from verse 24
to 30 that Christ is made the
then pronouncing them confiden
tial. To many to whom they are
thus disclosed, the stories are
already familiar, and politeness
alone prevents the recipient from
immediately saying as much, sourse of eternal life to all who
Candor and delicacy compel these, receive it. This life is received
when informed of their cofidential through Christ by hearing and
character, to acknowledge that believing His words. He reveals
they are by no means new. But I the Father to all who believe His
house, and the wise and economic
arrangements of the Methodist
Chizrch, men are set apart for the
one purpose ot relieving the
preachers from this responsibility,
by arranging for and securing an
ample Bupport for them. But if
these men fail to do their duty.
the babblers men for the most words
part take no notice of this. They life. A stone cannot give life be
go their babbling round, and when cause it does not possess it. But
they hear the current tale, they as the Father has life in Himself
like to assume an injured air and to He has given the Son to have life
assert that some confounded wo- in Himself. Therefore the Son is
men never can keep a secret. That able to make the dead live. He
woman should owe, in any meas- has power to quicken the dead
ure their false reputation to such soul. And also by the power of
Life can come only from the preachers are embarrassed, the
sutlers, and the Church is
a dunce, is the best evidence of its
falsity. Junius Henri Browne,
Ladies' Home Journal.
in
The Man The Printer Loves.
There is a man the printer loves,
and he is wonderous wis', when'er
he write the printer man he dot
teth all his i's. And when he's
dotted all of them with careful
ness and ease, be punctuates each
r i i ... ii j- i . t - I J
ior uit-m om tuey lauea to appear form Speaker to rival Bill Nye and
ai jiu.
His voice all the dead bodies
shall live. "All that are in the
graves shall hear His voice and
come forth."
The resurrection will not be ef
fect ed by any process of nature.
but by the direct power of Christ.
Christ has all power to give and
sustain life. He is able to give
liberty to the captive soul.
The whole life work of Jesus
was wonderful. His words were
wonderful. "He spake ap never
very much like we are on the eva too much territory, and gives room
of a revolution for the political for the other side to show up in
And the saints their anthems of rap- parties are in such' a state of up- consistency among the regularly
heaval that a great split is likely appointed ministers of the Meth
iu .aw iiaw, uu n may uo mai ouist unurcn. i nere are some
the- Hand of Providence is in it, methods used by some of the
and the good Lord is going to evangelists I don't think is (he
bring about a great change thai best way, and some -tvling them
ture hushed,
nd covered their heads in shame.
A voice came down from the hush of
heaven,
From Him that sat on the throne;
"I know thy works and what thou hast
1 he claims of our church peri-
odk-nlsvere not forgotten, how
ever, as agf nts were deputized and
people given. Ih opportunity to
pay u or subscribe. Then good
Bro. Gattis, our conference book
agent v. us well represented by his
son aim a hue collection ot relig
ious liier..ture from his store.
1 he conference sessions were
very pieu.-anl, and the general m-k-it
si manifested was encourasre-
ng. The preachers and delegates
reported generally that the great
work was moving steadily forward
in all lines. The spiritual condi
tion of the people is on the up
grade. The missionary spirit of
the people is improving and all
the indications are favorable for a
this as it may, this sweep covers j year of great religious progress on
the district.
M. V. Sherrill, W. M. Robbinf,
G. . r lowers and J. A. Lackey,
: 1 1 i r if' i i . i .1 . . . .
said, W1" 00 iur aia Kory ana tne good selves evangelists have made ship-
But alas ! thou hast not known of-flouls. How sad to think of the wreck of their work. So have a
That thou art poor and naked and blind, havoc the liquor curse is making, number of our station and circuit
and before any change will take preachers done the same thing,
place, the old parties will have to Some may have shown zeal with
be broken up, for the old preju- knowledge. Some of the other
dice ia so strong that as long as class may have shown knowledge
these old parties continue in pow- without zeal, and sometimes a
With pride and ruin enthralled;
The expectant bride of a heavenly
Groom
Is the harlot of the World!
Thou hast ceased to watch for that
blessed hope;
were elected delegas to the An
nual conference with Rev. W. L.
C. Killian, J. T. Long, M. W.
While and J. R. Wilson, alter
nates. When the question of deciding
where lo hold the next session
was reached, the conference was
in a dilemna. We didn't know
what to do. Everything was ex
ceedingly quiet. Not a soul
moved or spoke. When at last
amotion was made and passed to
Bill Arp in their peculiar spheres.
In her lecture of Friday night
were many telling truths behind
a guise ot mirtn and drollery
which k'-pt her audience convul
sed with laughter.
The modest, quiet, woman, who
on bunday atternoon surprised
her audience with her words of
wisdom, and through acquaintance
with the Sabbath question, is Mrs
Bateham, national W. C. T. IT
superintendent of Sabbath observ-
enee, ana a resident ot Asneville,
having come here in (he fall after
the Atlanta convention. Though
known to few outside W. C. T. U
circles here, she is well known
in other parts of the country by
her efficient unpaid labors in be
half of the preservation of the
American Sabbath, and Asheville
ladies will do honor to themselves
by making her acquaintance.
Injustice would be done to the
personelle of the convention did
we omit to mention the presence
of Mrs. Kells, editor of the Miss
issippi White Ribbon. A teacher
of high intellectual qualifications.
She gave up her profession to aid
in the effort to rid her country of
the curse of the liquor traffic, and
few women are more capable of
dealing telling blows to this en
emy of humanity and God. Her
paper is among the best of the
paragraph, and crosses all his t's.
Upon, one side alone he writes, man spake." His knowledge was
and never roll bis leaves; and wonderful. He manifested an
from the man of ink a smile and impressive familiarity with the
mark 'inserfreceives. And when deepest mysteries. His works
a question he doth ask taught were wonderful and showed a power
wisely ne natn been ne doth the superior to all the powers of evil
goodly penny stamp, tor postage He never failed in any work. But
back, put in. He gives the place wonderful as were His mightiest
from which he writes his address works He will yet accomplish
the printer needs and plainly one most wonderful of all, in the
writes his honored name, so he resurrection of all the dead. The
that runneth reads. He writes rr- earth and the sea shall give up all
vises, reads, corrects, and rewrites the dead that are -'n them at the
all again, and keeps one copy safe, sound of His voice. The millions
and sends one to the printer man. Gf graves unknown to men will
cause
damaged. Will not every steward
give diligence to this work, and
never cease until the paetor is paid
to the last farthing? Central Methodist.
And thus by taking little pains, at
trilling care and 'jost, assure him
self his manuscript will , not be
burned or lost. And so he speaks
through all the land, and thous
ands hear his word, and in the
open and their
forth and live.
Monroe, N. C.
dead will come
Our readers have already learned
from telegrams in the secular
coming day shall know how much presg Gf the troubles in China, and
he served the Lord. Qf the attacks that have been made
So let all those who long to upon foreign missions, Protestant
write take pattern by this man, and Catholic. The ulterior design
with jet black ink and paper white, of this movement seems to bo to
do just the best they can; and overthrow the existing government
then the printer man shall know, by bringing about difficulties with
and bless them as his friends, all foreign powers. Hence these at
through life's journey as they go,
until the journey ends.
Exchange.
tacks by the rebels on foreign
mission stations. At the same
time there is more or less opposi
tion to foreigners throughout the
nnnnf nr ' T O r if -1ortoa " antra
The work of the stone founda- ,r J' ... ' . .
Dr. l . J. Allen in the Nashville
tion of the addition to Sullins Advoeate have been threatened,
college, Bristol, Tenn., is going and some of them actually attacked
on. land destroyed, tno missionaries
Coming' to Time.
Commend us to the man who
keeps his appointments. The man
who is always on time is to be
honored. David, moved by the
wisdom of Omniscience, com
mends the man who sweareth to
his own hurt and change th not.
Methodism would not have been
what it is to-day if her preachers
had not been so faithful along this
line. What contract, or promise,
or duty, can be more sacred than
an engagement to preach the Gos
pel at a given time? The man
who gives his note of promise to
pay at a given time is due tne
payee the amount promised when
the note falls due, but" the man
who makes an appointment to
preach is due the people a message
from the Lord, and is due the
Lord also the discharge of a solemn
duty. Texas Advocate.
Multiplied Ducats Brinjf IJiiin.
We are unwilling to believe the
charges which are so freely made
in the secular newspapers to the
effect that the methods of the
modern evangelists are saturated
with the commercial spirit. But
we warn the brethren who are en
gaged exclusively in revival work
that they can ill afford to do any
thing that will give the least
support to those allegations
from without. No preacher is en
titled to get $40,000 a year for his
services, and no preacner can get
it for a great length of time without
ruining nis reputation and de
stroying his power. Xashville Ad
vocate.
A company has been organized
with a capital of $100,000 to oper
ate a farm in Florida of 112,000
acres.
Now is the time to subscribe
for the Methodist. New contrib
utors to its columns are constantly
widening its intersts and influence.