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II a i TOH nFTRTSTIANDYOCATEAU. 3, 1887. nn1 to hear vrrsrds of ru before davand jmv crs .1 7 7l. fercnce has no trusr or more lOVai member. He allows nothing to stand between him and his duty.

Xo wonder he succeeds so finely and carries such an influence. Among the "visiting brethren" were Kev. J. A. Cuuninggim and Itev.

R. A. Willis, both of whom gave us good sermons, the one on Thursday night, the other on Friday night. The sermon of Bro. Willis we heard very highly spoken of.

In addition to these two, the following were among the visitors present: Kev. T. Campbell, Rev. Y. A.

Sharpe. Kev. Dr. L. S.

Burkhead, Rev. A. P. Tyre, Kev. Dr.

J. B. Bobbitt, Kev. James Willsou, Kev. Dr.

T. Jones, Kev. W. II. Pegram, Kev.

G. F. Smith and Kev. J. E.

Gay. Rev. P. L. Groom, the State Colporteur, reached the place ou Saturday in time to make a short and very (sensible talk in reference to his work.

Ilev. C. W.Byrd is the P. C. at Sails hnrv.

mid raiciccd to hear cn ii 7 sides of his fine success and great popularity in Salisbury. He is a most-promising young man, well furnished and fully at work. We bid him Godspeed, and wish him very great success. They have a largo pipe organ in the church, a splendid organist, an excellent leader, and the singing was fine. Cel.

While in Salisbury I was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mauney, who were my friends in former days.

We had a happy company there, and enjo3'ed a hospitality so delightful that we were loath to leave them. A Word to Farmers. The farm-life is the most free from temptation of an' secular vocation. There are fewer temptations placed before the farmer and his family than any other class of persons. There are not so many ball-rooms and other demoralizing places of amusement for the young ladies, nor so many drinking saloons and gambling hells for the young men.

The farmer and his wife are so busy that they have not the time for the gay and idle life that too many persons spend in our towns and cities. But while this, we believe, i3 true, vre fear that the boys and girls of the farm are not as cultivated and broad in their views of life as those in town. What they have gained is perhaps more solid, but the advance in popular intelligence and general culture is fe't by the young people of the farm; and the fullness of opportunity for tocial experience enjoyed in the town or city is coveted. Hence one reason lor the tendency of the youug people to seek empV V'meut in the city. This is a serious question and ought to receive due consideration at once.

The evil is a fearful one. Our towns are being crowded b- our country boys, and they find the life upon which they enter so different from the one to which they have been accustomed that they too often plunge into vice of every hue and grade, and soon become moral wrecks. To prevent this steady emigration to town the country home and life must be mide more attractive. The perpetual grind of routine labor is peculiarly irksome to the young, and the necessity for judicious and frequent relief all the greater. Recreation must be given literature pure and fresh must be furnished them.

The latest and best papers and the freshest boois must be put in their homs. Social life, free from its evils, ought to be encouraged. The graduates from our best colleges must be assured to enter upon the agricultural life does not necessarily cut them off from the world of culture or of society. They must feel that their vo cation stands on a par in dignity and desirability with any other in which" a bread-winner can gain a living. Reading clubs, literary societies, and lectures on scientific, literary and religious sub jects would be pleasant and profitable to young and old.

This line of thought has been suggested by reading the following from the Elizabeth City Falcon: "We are sorry that there are a few farmers in this section who come to town every Saturday, and, after discussing hard times and poor crops with every man who will listen to them, generally return home with twenty-five cents worth of coffee, a paper of pins, a This is a fearful picture drawn by the editor of the Falcon, but he writes like a man who is telling the truth. While we do not claim to have seen exactly the picture he has drawn, yet we have seen several that fall but little below it in repulsiveness other counties in this grand old State. In some counties we know right well there is a certain class of farmers who never fail to go to town on Saturday, if they are physically able to get there. They often have no business there, but it is their l.ahit to go, and they must go. Some of them may belong to the Church of God and there maybe preaching at their church, but they must go to of whiskey.

These smS one-Jor r- mors seem to have a lifedong ambition to gam a reputation for wearing a dirty shirt, and their self-imposed mission is to coninlai" of Vrrd a riuav niormui, a dveu to the coa- nmrnachm2 week of and self denial. Plans for its 'observance were suggested and discuss i al, and much interest manifested in its results. Bishop Key called special at- tentiori to the fact that the offerings and collections during the week of pray-j er must be kept and reported separately from the regular collections, as the fund thus raised is to be applied to the missionary debt. The prachers will Friday at 11a. m.

Bishop Key preached to a large and attentive congregation. His sermon was indeed a feast of fat things to us all. There was no attempt at rhetorical or oratorical display; his manner was simple and easy, his sermon full of original thought, beautiful conception, melting pathos, and spiritual power. It was just the kind of a sermon that does one good and makes one feel like trying to be better. The whole congregation seemed not only to enjoy it, but to be greatly benefitted by it.

In the afternoon the Bishop took up what he called the "Quartermaster's department of our division of God's army and had an "experience meeting" of the stewards who were present. He notified the pastors that he wanted them to hold oil and let the laymen do the talking, and he got them at it. It was an interesting, spicy time. The "quartermasters" of the district are a clever set of men, and some of tkem know how to throw into such an experience meeting an abundance of wisdom and wit. It was about the best discussion and consideration of the finances I ever heard at a district conference.

The first thing Saturday morning was the election of the following excellent delegation to the next Animal Coofer-ence Y. Mauney, J. D. Gaskill, F. M.

Johnston and C. G. Montgomery. The alternates were as follows J. A.

Hudson, Jacob Dove, O. II. Spencer and Eli Shankle. Then followed reports of other resolutions which the efficient secretary, Bro. C.

Montgomery, will furnish for publication. Then by special invitation from the Bishop this writer mads a shor, talk for the Advocate, which the Bishop followed with a timely exhortation. Ilev. Dr. T.

M. Jones represented Greensboro Female College and Prof. W. H. Pegram Trinity College.

After Prof. Pegram's impressive speech the Bishop made the most sensible endowment talk I have yet heard. He closed by calling for subscriptions to the endowment fund, and and fifty-live dollars made thj aggregate sum contributed, with hopeful indications that this amount will be more than thribled in the district. You could almost feel the great throb of sympathy on the part of the preachers and laymen of this district with the great movement to endow the college. All we need now is to keep the move ment moving and the work will be done.

In the afternoon there was a lively discussion in referen to a plan for the building of a district parsonage in Salisbury. A plan was finally adopted which will insure the building of the parsonage. Mocksville was selected aa the place for the next session of the district conference, the appointments for the Sabbath were announced, the pleasant session ended, and I took the first train afterwards, with great regret that other engagements prevented my remaining over to enjoy the Sabbath services. l'ERSOXAL MATTEitS. We all fell in love Bishop Key and his estimable wife, who accompanied him.

They are a charm in the social circle. The Bishop makes eveiy bod7 feel free and easy, puts on no airs, has a real good face, carries coniinually about him a fine spiritual atmosphere and shows clearly, without an- cant or affectation, that his great and only object is to do the largest amount of good possible to everybody. lie has great faith in and love for his own church, with a proper liberality for all others; and his visit to Salisbury was a blessing to the district. He makes a district conference what it ought to be, a free and easy discussion of all the interests of the church. We are rejoiced to learn from hini that he and his wife will spend the time from trow until our Annual Conference in Xorth Carolina and Virginia.

He is already booked for two more district for a visit to Greensboro, Charlotte, Concord, Winston and Raleigh. W. TT. Bnhhirf 71 Jji of the district, was present and rendered the Bishop such aid as a P. E.

can in conducting the conference. It was really beautiful to see how tenderly the laymen and preachers love Dr. II. Bobbitt. Xo P.

E. was ever more safely or strongly intrenched in the hearts of his preachers and people. They say he is reading and studying like a young man, making and preaching new sermons, keeping his mind as well as his body vigorously at work. He is a noble, good man. True to his God, true to his church and all its enterprises, and true as steel to his friends.

The Con- 4 LEIGH. N. C. 3. 1S-7.

Rev. F. li. ItKiU, Kditor. CORRESPOXDIXG EDITOR: REV.

Vr. 3. BLACK, I). I. KEY.

II. T. HUDSON, D. D. Snbsciiptioii Itale; atsi, a Six month, in advance Jitiet months, in advar.ee, 50 io minlstord th vvu: at Advertising rates farnlihoci on aypnenrx-L Ail the traveling and local ministers in tae Con-Jet 3-iC! iUlia ti Bend money by P.

O. Money Or or by iSfegistered Lettf-r, or to yc.xr The fiats oppoait? yoar nanio on tn-- yellow la- which wo paet-j a l-'li'- ich w'-ik ax ran when your tr the Abvocatb Address f-M let-ir? io IiV. F. L. 1'1D, EulciU, C.

Durham District Ahead. As we go to press, we learn from Dr. Black, the P. who returned from the Durham District Conference held at lit. Tabor on Granville ct.

this week, lor tne en- slowrnent of Trinity College, This puts Durham District where it always wants to be, in the lead. Let some other dis trict beat Durham. They had a large confer attendance and a Hue district ence. The proceedings will he reported in full by Rev. L.

L. Xash for the Advocate. lie was the secretary. A Glad Nate. The Washington District Conference aic-t at Greenville, X.

last Thursday. While the editor of this paper iras at the Salisbury District Conference last Saturday evening he received ilie following telegram from that excellent lajmian, Bro. E. C. Glenn of Green-Tille, X.

C. We read it to the District Conference at Salisbury and it was greeted with a burst of applause and groat joy. Here is the telegram GliEENVILLE, X. July 30th, 18S7. Eev.

F. L. Rkid (Care Salisbury District Conference.) We raised two thousand dollars for Trinity endowment this morning. Expect to add more to-morrow. Beat us.

E. C. Glexx. Death of Mrs. B.

Culbreth. Returning to our office just as this is-sua goes to press, we receive the sad intelligence that Mrs. B. B. Culbreth.

the Gloved wife of llev. B. B. Culbreth, of the X. C.

Conference, died at her home inToisnot, X. last Thursday morning at 9 o'clock. The remains were Interred at Mt. Olive, C. Itev.

J. II. Cordon, who officiated at the funeral, writes us a note as follows "I am now on my way to Mt. Olive to bury dear Sister Culbreth, who died 1his 9 a. m.

Her death was gloriously triumphant. Bro. Culbreth is crushed ander the dispensation, but is fully Ousting. Will send obituary upon my ire turn." What a de noble, good woman we lave lost May God tenderly bless her sorely bereaved husband and little children. Salisbury District Conference.

Editorial correspon den The Salisbury District Conference convened in S'-Hsbury, X. C. last Thursday morning. It was my good fortune to be there at the beginning a ul to remain until the close of the busi-aess session Saturday evening. The Conference convened Thursday corning, liisuop jver, oi Geor gia, reached Salisbury ou Wedncsd and preached cdnesday niht, and was in the chair promptly Thin morning to open and preside over the Conference.

lie opened the session with an "experiui It wa a good idea. As the preachers and lay delegates gave snort religious experiene-; ed together and the one of the best of large number ci' preachers of the dii J. W. X'orth. were foil call: aul from gan to have a goovl expressions tneir cur hearts all How- i lxtc Hour was session.

A very legates and all the except Kev.Dr. present at the first he beginning vre be-time. After the experience meeting, the Bishop called for reports from the pastors, and when the close of the evening session arrived all these reports ivere in. They indicated that the district is in very flue condition every way. The preachers and laymen seemed eheerlul, happ3 and hopeful.

The whole district seems to as- sending gradi I have the inspiring lxeipmi piu I T1-. 10-10113 IS UOl lu uunu i VJ1 tabernacle on the Mount of Transfiguration and dwell there It fo carpenter to be a Bezaleel, the Congressman a Moses, the merchant a Joseph, the farmer an Isaac. It is to walk with God where his providence has called you to walk It is not to aspire after some other man natme, but to open the windows and let the sunlight of God's love and presence eradicate your own The International Lessons. Lesson for August 7th, 18S7, JESUS IX GALILEE. Matt.

4: 17- Cioldcu Text. "The people which sat in darkness saw great light." Matt. 4: 10. INTRODUCTORY. From the temptation Jesus returned to the Jordan, where he was recognized by John the Baptist as the Messiah, and drew around him his earliest followers.

John 1, 29-51. With these he went to Cana in Galilee, and wrought his first miracle. John 2, 1-11. After a short visit to Capernaum, he went to Jerusalem, perhaps intending to open his public ministry there. He began by cleansing the temple of its traders (John 2, 12-25), andattractedattenlicn, but gained few disciples.

After nearly a year of labor, he was led to change his field of operations, by the imprisonment of John the Baptist, and the fact that the rulers of the nation at the capital steadfastly refused to accept him as their Messiah, and their influence poisoned the minds cf the common people against him. He went to Galilee, paus- ing on tne way at jacoo wen, anu lif cfrond minfiP nt donu in Uciiiitu ins loiiciiiiig Liu once drew the popular attention and gained for him many followers. Our lesson summarizes the events in the earlier part of his Galilean ministry. Vincent. THOUGHTS OX THE LESSON.

BY PRES. J. II. CARLISLE, LL.D. We now reach the formal opening of the ministry of Jesus.

lie had worked a few miracles and uttered a few discourses, some in private, as the conversation with Xicodemus and that with the -vTOiiiau at th well iu Samaria; and others in public, as when he drove the money changers from the temple John xi, 13. Xow he enters upon the public ministry, which, with very few pauses or intervals, continued up to the day of his death. lie now takes up the great proclamation where His faithful forerunner left it "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Mark gives additional words from His lips: '-The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand repent ye and believe the Gospel." He chooses now several men to be with Him all the timo. By the Western side of the small Galilean lake he calls two pairs of brothers, the sons of Zebedee and Jonas. The call wa3 positive and it was instantly obeyed in the cases of the four men, whose lives now underwent a great change in all its outward surroundings.

Luke gives us a remarkable incident which must have deeply impressed these fishermen who were called to drop their nets so suddenly; "Follovvme." These men were called to do this literal-; that is, to go by His side wherever he went. In this sense no one is now called to follow Jesus. In the deeper sense these men were to quit their old ways of thinking, talking, acting, living, and try to be like Jesus iu spirit. In thi3 sense we may well suppose that some fishermen who were permitted to continue fishin followed Jesus. The phrases "Cnmetn Jesus," "Follow Jesus," are figurative and simple, yet they need full and clear explanations.

"I will make vou fishers of mpn Without pressing these words, it is easy to see a naturalness, a freedom, even what we may venture to call a rdnv nn words, which helped these surprised men to make the great trans tion from catching fish to catching men. Other phrases; to be shepherds of men, Pastors of men, have entered more largely int common language and thoughts. iUi perhaps a few others, Jesus started on his first tour through Galilee. This upper division of Palestine was scarcely larger than two average counties of our Stale Yet it may have contained as manv people in it as the two Carolinas combined. It was ttuckly planted with cities, towns and villages, which were TntGA hundreds.

We often fail to think worthily of the v- leal toil involved in the life Etlhi Sou of Man. IU and His disciples used none of the modern facilities of travel I ney walked many a weary mile Bv the side of a well, or a sprino ffi wayside the highway, followed into a private house, with His needed mir-ment and rest disturbed, He was alwavs' SOUIS of iag a group of children in out a kind word. Xo traveler who mei mm was ever repelled bv tt: abstrr.Pfpd aJ 'I. Alung Him v.l uiaicint. or rude only one temple whew crTlW? offered, and that one was i Ye''e city of Jerusalem! But ten ov th' persons could meet in J5 01 more built for tho Vtt? wnii li tJ lu make a mimeu visit auu tsiuiu ma rr 1 1 for preaching.

A Quarterly Conference in T-Tipiv nommunitv, but illilj lACll-l Hi their habit is to go to town on Saturday and that habit must not be broken. Their crops may be badly in the grass, but still they must go to town. The old habit has" been indulged so long nothing can break it. Such conduct we regard as fruitful of much evil. The time lost out of their crops is very damaging to them.

And having no business to attend to while in town, and lying around idle all day, they are almost sure to contract the habit of drinking and spend what money they have for something that they really do not need at home. This is an evil and calls loudly for reform. You cannot keep your boys on the farm while yon spend so much of your time in town. Stay at home, look after your farm, and make home attractive to your wife and children. And above all, see to it that the holy fires of sanctified Io burn upon your family altar.

Useful Rather Thau Ornamental. The great humility of Paul appears in his injunction "In honor preferring one another." There are not many who would rather see honor conferred on others than on themselves, yet there have been and are such in the world now. Erasmus said "I have no more desire for wealth and honor than a horse for heavy saddle-bags." Fletcher declined a rich pastorate for a poor one. Yet those who decline high preferments are usually the best fitted to wear them worthiby A Roman who counted himself in great favor with Scipio expected to be appointed his questor. But when a long time passed and no answer came4 he importuned the General for a definite answer.

lMy friend," said Scipio, "ycu must not talas this delay unkindly, for it is I that am waiting as well as yourself. You want the appointment, but all this time I have been trying to mike a man take it who does not icvnt it." Let it be remembered that christian greatness consists more in devotion to Christ and extensive usefulness to man than in authority and high position. "Whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all." Ministering to others constitutes christian greatness. The post of greatest usefulness ought to be the place of the highest honor. It has been well said that "Xo rank or pomp, however imposing, and no splendor howevtzi impressive and dofSEsling, can really exalt one so high as does the labor that supports and provides.

The dull and homely who serve may be far greater than the brilliant who shine." A rich nobleman showed a friend a collection of rare and costly gems, the value of which was "beyond counting." And yet he remarked, "these brilliant gems yield me no income." His friend replied that he had two stones that cost him only a small a mount, 3-et they yielded him an income of several hundred dollars annually. The nobleman desired to see these wonderful stones, and the man led him to his mill and pointed to the two whirling gra' stones grinding grain. What office so noble and lofty as that of scattering the "bread of eternal iifi," though done in an humble way and by homehy hands. Work-Day Religion. True religion is not a beautiml garment to be worn on Sunday only, and then to be thrown off on Monday morning, when you enter into business life.

It is not something that makes one shout at a camp-meeting, and then lead quarrelsome, ill-natured and disagreeable life at home. It sweetens the disposition as a lump of sugar sweetens a cup of tea. It should control the life in the week as fully as it doe3 on Sunday at a big meeting. We can be religious in doing our common work as well as when we are singing and praying in church. A good writer says "To be religious is to have the pres-ce of God in our souls.

To do reli- ence ious things is to do our work, wba tever it is, witn tne aim 01 serving Go.d nnd in the spirit of trust and confidence in him. Christ was as religiously emplov- healthful festivities of the hour, if God ue xu Him cum speaxiiig through h'm is engaged in work as truly reih'iolis'as that of the preacher in his pulpit Pi one sense the work is as important. Cnurches need consecrated minister uut vuuceiiiu'u choirs ana sextons and uusiee aimost as much. The coram" uilj vie consecration in its churches; but it needs that contra. burnt molasses in coffee and giucos-: sugar.

Work done, with God is always noble; worK done without hini is alwavJ ignoble And there is wnrv 1, i worthy of man in which he may not iiou uu more in its markets, its courts of justice and its legislative halls Inspired plumbers would not give fective sewerage nor inspired builder railroad bridges rheumatic before their time; inspired merchants wnnlii 1 'UL from neiorhhovo ax wlin wpre willincr to snool- --itors His disciples seem to havn ar'i synagogues wherever they Ytlu PreacJiina, teachinn i i-itt'd His time during this circuit oil. i i Y'lu lish as in the case of th moniac of Gadara, Luke viii" r' literally preached through. uV raholti citv. how ureat 1 1iin. done unto him." This 1 I My Gospel" may have been dor.o la houses, in a boat, or by the wavsij15 "Teaching in their synagogu -fP word is very often used In tho and in the epistles of Paul.

The 1 mou on the mount is the 4 tiuued specimen of the ieauLivV sus which we have. Matthew iat'-nS" ces this saying "Jesus tliCn-: "Healing all manner of sickucssauih-manner of disease." After I description, Matthw speeiii. a'lbV'''-the more difficult kinds ofdiscasc: 'iaU lunacy, and those which were cVi with devils. "And he ihc-ni is the simple, all-embraehiu acouct'c the healer's power and vt personal visits may have i i of the many cities, towns and All the sick who could come or were brought in His healed. Xo sufferer was it in'fj'j path.

Along a favored belt wasa5 disease and bodily pain had beJn banished from our stricken earth. l)ut tV benefits of His wonderful skill extc-udS to a wide margin on either -ido. ip-fame extended far and healed man or woman became a prem.ll-er of the gospel of healing. Thcrcvcrs many to blaze abroad the The benevolent healer did notsto'Ui ask whether the sufferer was a. lew Gentile.

Many a home in Syria out a despairing invalid and wt-lcomei back a sound, rejoicing member. Of all the sufferers that came or wove bornt along the road to Him, not one romped with the sentence of despair or death: "He says He can do nothing for now; I ought to have seen r-. lier." In many ways, Christianity, wuicLl-nothing but the influence of heals human minds and hearts. Christianity builds hospitals and sends out th'aisanils earnest, S3'mpathizing men and womet to nu'se the sick and anl whisper hope and comfort to the fallen. That believer is most Chrisflike today who does most to heal the suiier-ings caused by sin in human "bodies minds and hearts.

"Thine arm, Lord, in days of old. Was strong to heal and save. It triumphed o'er disease and death. O'er darkness and the grave. To Thee they blind, thefci The palsied and the lame.

The leper with his tainted life. The sick with fevered frame. "Though love and might no longer By touch or word or look Though they that do Thy work i.t-read Thy laws in nature's book. Yet come to heal the sick man's sou'. Come cleanse the lep'rous taint: Give joy and peace where all is strife.

And strength where all is faint." Spartanburg, S. C. PRACTICAL SUGGESTIUXS. (From Pelouret.) 1. Yer.

17. The first duty of mcs to repent, and forsake their sins. 2. There was never so much rca-u to repent as now, when Jcmis has rc I vealed the evil and danger of tin. t-d love of God, his readiness to lorp- anu tne attractions ot goutiness s- heaven, and has given the II ly to enable us to re ent.

3. Vrs. 13-22. God oiVii his calls, inviting us to higher work- larger fields. 4.

We should watch opportunity-doing good. While Jesus he called the four. Clark. 5. Jesus honored labor In calir''- first ministers from the seen Clark.

G. Faithfulness in daily la Lor pares us for Christ's spiritual vor. 4. J. ilfieiOiU KJIMl CiMl .1 I to serve him.

X'one can ter. 8. We should learn from lidion be patient, skilful, to adapt times and seasons, and to -f i1- '-er attractions to draw meh 9. The duty' of all Christi1 fishers of men. 10.

Yer. 22. We should to give up all to Christ an everything which vould 1 from doing the bet lor 11. Yers. 23, 24.

The to undo all that Satan 1 both soul and body to true life. iiii. J. llVi UVC'. life, as well as the next.

done so much for the spiritual CJospel of Jc-u--. 13. God proves to m-'-signs and worldly blcssin- truly loves their souls, to give spiritual life and hcalu nal redemption. 11... ''I the scnooi enromo'.

teachers, and 11, IJ; The average attendance ci idea of heruldinj or l.r or herald. The same word is' voiv 7 most cases it is rendered as iu el. In a few instances it trav proclaim, as in Luke xii, 3, an 2. In a few places it is i i 1 I of ie ter was i'lut an nie ex( or wa citj tin: So -and fnVH th fi Snire ciL uiu mail. ialiC least, as ill miQluniY the Sermon on the Mount The I svhn x-ho vfoie ne ljil3 1, miller who feeds, i hon the l'lui Con Vity Tl 11 v.

duct dect.