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Winston. During the last year tw generally men who would get them if they endow Wake Forest, yet the agent "The first Baptist church of Chicago is advances might be reasonably ex pected. Chowan, O. L. Powell, Cape Fear, and Elder W.

B. Knight, formely of minister the ordinances of tbe church of Christ, then it becomes oouid." 3EBLI0AL IJeCOKDJIL1 have altached an excellent baptistry for the Seminary secured contributions from many of these same breth to be sold under the hammer ts satisfy a debt hanging over it of 50,000. 0. T. 27., in As one of the unfortunate doctorated, I Bev.

E. Crutch field is tbe aged and the Eastern Association, but now hope ma; be allowed a personal deliverance beloved disciple. His presence is The aisles of tbe: boose have aiBA living at Jamesville. And of breth- a ren moderate i sums iitr Is true, the churches' duty to carefully con-aider, and weigh well the import of Central Baptist. It is always better to count Ret.

a T. T. EL PBITCHABD. D.D. Oor.

Editor. on this delieate subject. I do not think that always inspiring. Long may he live the eost before building. Reflector.

recently been carpeted. The prayer meetings are well attendedabnnt their action. We hold and teach that ren Noah Biggs, Kitchen, J. K. Johnson, F.

J. Dennis, Prof Brewer, M. C. Duke, and others. yet under the circumstances very creditable to their christian liberality.

i DUNCAN MoNEILL, Traveling Cot. the genius and spirit of our principles permit such worldly distinctions, land I am sorry as an illustration or the truth and power of the gospel of Christ He Roan Mountain Eepubticanf ot iefenty five were' present last week no minister of the gospel should be that this title was ever introduced among the was warmly greeted by bis brethren 23, 1878. The agent for Wake Forest visited Elder Pnrefoy gave ns a strong, the 9th, gives a good account ot a protracted meeting held in Bakersville by Brethren Bowen and Bro. Bowen, it is said," these churches and brethren a few during the session, and his parting ordained unless some church has called him to its' pastorate, or he is Baptists. If the degree were reooguized by comforting sermon on Friday night, on the christian Inheritance.

Elder 1 rstxn nnmmnnlcations or letters fo months afterward and obtained for word and song of christian triumph us as legitimate voder any circumstances, at tbe close of Bro. Baldwin's sermon sent by the church or churches as will probably make Bakersville hia home. Vann, on Saturday night, on the on Wednesday night, The Sunday School and chnrch are in good working condition' outlook gen-erally is. favorable. The Lord be praised for" what He has enabled His people uo in Winston in the last few, years; And now with Turner At the College tenfold as mnch as the there has been in my judgment, among the publication should be addressed to Biblical Recorder, Raleigh, N.

C. TimtttiniM iA letters oa business Divinity of Christ, gave ns one full Seminary agent got. Draw an in Baptist ministers of North Carolina, in my "No one but a disciple has a right to missionary, to organize churches in destitute sections. To ordain a man of power and pathos Oa Sunday will never be foi gotten. The Father's home on high," with all its gates of pearl and streets of (gold, is ference! I dare say that within that day, but one man, the late William Hooper, should be addressed to Edwards, Broughtoa at 9 a.

Sunday School Mass whose scholarship was such as to merit it meeting was addressed by C. L. 1 tgOnly personal letters should ba ad- Dur last betore him, and gleams or Association inay be found as liberal individual subscriptions to Wake Forest from soma who bad already given partake of the Lord's Supper. No one is a disciple till he Is baptised. Baptism is the burial of the believer in water in the name of the Father, 8on and Holy Spirit." P.

As to myself, I ean truly say that, with Dr. Hew Friendship, in Winston Richardson at Waughtown, the its Joy and strains of its mnsio are dressea to um jMuwn. Gill, that "I neither bought it, nor sought, nor Powell, O. M. Cooke and N.

B. Broogbton. At 11 o'clock, Bev, Df, Hnfbam preached to an immense thought it," and I should have declined it, sometimes heard and felt by the aged pilgrim as he nears the to the full wbrkvot1 the ministry simply because he can preach, is a usurpation of authority and a wrong that works ill to tbe cause of Christ. No church should ask the ordination of A minister whose services, as pas peopie in an tuai section can hardly fail to feel the power of God's truth Moore. i' i but for the conviction that the more modest to tbe Seminary as may be found among the brethren of the Chowan so long, and8o.widelyknownifor, their liberality.

(Another inference!) Ijconcouxae gathered at.theetand,aad tV, Jordan, of HendersonviUe, a Baptists hold-4U An d- now let eourae was to say nothing about it THE CONVENTION. next session bT tbe Baptist; SUte Convention will be held with as the writer says above, to decline ever so at 2 p. m. Dr. Wingate preached In the chnrch to as many iieople as it says: "We are going to keep Bro.

Uobb up here. Send us a few more such." Bro. To patient faith the prise is sure, And they that to the end endure The cross shall wear the crown." The territory covered by this Asso make no doabt, that the Chowan publicly does no good. Bev. Bobert Byland would hold.

of 1 immn brethren, so long in the van of onr tor, it does not need. the church, in Charlotte, on Wednes now of Kentucky, and that man of blessed expects to go to the Theological Seminary next session. He is hard at work now and And so ended: the labors Of the The fact that such a preacher, not ciation though, comparatively sterile hosts, will be ready and willing, not simply to keep in line with the breth me suggest that one who writes for the Recokdeb i close his article by enclosing two dollars and ten cents to yort to send the to afohng1 coriverfi Enclosed find' 2.10, for which please send Biblical Recorder to Miss Yancey ville, N. 0. memory, James B.

Taylor, both published has greatly improved in health. employed as pastor or missionary 48th sesaion of the Tar Biver Asso ciation. Let those who have thought letters declaring such titles in their judgment day, before the second Sunday in November, (6th of November). To preach the Introductory Sermon ren in the other parts of the State seeks -ordination is of itself evi unseripturaL and yet the Doctor stuck to We are grieved to learn that our young who have given to both endowments, Is densely populated. Baptists are numerous and churches though poor and unpretentious, are in easy reach of most of the people.

The citizens are poor but contented, moral and hap her too much inclin ed to the Anti-missionary spirit, look' at her glori them. dence that he has mistaken his Bra Crews, acting pastor of Chelsea Baptist That would be a chapter of curious interest calling. We "dearly love t' the but will move tbe flag-staff; some paces in front and call on the rest to dress to it. Be v. J.

A. Mundy, of Alternate, B. Marsh, of Ire- rtAll. MiRfdonarv Sermon. Rev.

0. ous work, and henceforth write1 ber down as the Leader of missions in church, Memphis, has fallen a victim to yellow fever. But he died like a Christian soldier, at his post, ministering to his stricken by which this title Is sometimes obtained. faithful, toiling ministry ot the Many ot them are men North Carolina. '-cym The amount to be raised' is com- FBOM DODSON.

Considering the many diverse sorts of men In addition to the $1,500 subscrib -Reflector. E. Taylor, of Wake Forest. Alter patively small, and I even that may py. The preachers of the gospel travel mnch and preach with zeal and fervor.

Few of them are supported nealy all of them are farmers, and manage by such means to do a vast deal of gratuitous min who wear it, one is at a loss to know what the ed for Associatlonar missions 'there Eastern Association." be divided into five annual payments. nate, Rev. A. 0. Dixon; of Chapel V.

the account of the sending out title means now-a-days. My friend Dr. George of whom the world is unworthy. We sympathize with them in their every labor and privation, and as much as was sent up by the churches and urer two years ago tbe agent lor of Paul and Barnabas to preach the Gospel, B.Taylor, Missionary to Borne, used to aay raised in bat collections during the as contained in the 13th chapter of Acts, and the Seminary proposed to begin his work in the State in tne Chowan, The Raleigh Gaston and the session about $150.00 for the various that in the Presbyterian and Baptist Churches isterial service. Tbe session of the in ns lieth we are at tb ir service to you win see a parallel picture of the sending Raleigh iV Augusta Air Line Rail "it simply meant that a man was forty and re- but; in deference to the judgment of Objects.

of Matthew T. Yates to China." Ret. J. aid thera in their arduous' toils, but tpectable. This much more I will say, I do not roads will sell round trip tickets at Purefoy, at Tar Biyer Association.

wise and discreet brethren there, postponed bis visit. 'f'y Association was a most gratifying success. 'Large crowds attended the services each day of the meeting. The next session will be held with suppose among all the thousand of Doctors it is painfully evident that the churches for some cause have made negotiations between Germany nix cents per mile, good till Govern ber 12th. liow; when he shall "have gone in the world, that there is one ho ever got and the Vatican have the deposed over moat of the field deprived or his degree for the samo reason that it was the church at May's Chapel, about many mistakes in conferring ordina Bishops, in a letter addressed to the Pope, Rev.

Theo. Whitfield requests us the prestige which the Chowan con tribution would have, given, propos tion on the large numlr oi unem refusing to obey the May laws. A oonflden to state "that delegates to the Con given to me. I received my degree from preaching a sermon at the funeral of an old colored woman who had been for many years five miles from Egypt Station, on the Fayetteyille Western Railroad. If any of onr readers wish to see -a tial mission to Prince- Bismarck has been un ing to raise as much as possible be ployed ministers who find nothing to do, even when the fields are white to dertaken; but sinoe Germany will not back vention passing over the N.

C. B. B. and also over, the Carolina Centra! R. will eret excursion or round large crowd of pious christian people fore goi and having no where else to go he will be obliged to go down the harvest.

meet together and enjoy their reiig the cook of the late Gov. Charles Manly. The story is too long to tell, but the fact is as I hsve just stated, nor do I think any the less down, and the Pope oannoi without alienating his partisans, there is little present hope ot and sbake bands with good ion after the manner of "the fathers" Lay hands suddenly on no man ttip an understanding. Examiner and Chronicle. we cordially invite them to attend of it on this account Ordain no man except he be engaged the next session of the Sandy Creek J.

L. Smith was appointed by the in the work, and his ordination a ne Association. The Biuhmond Danville B. will sell return tickets on tne 4th, 5th and th, at 3 cento' per mile each Sandy Creek Association Missionary to the The International 8. S.

Lessons for the cessity. brethren, see them face to face and beg their pardon for leaving them for the last. He does'nt know any f. And it may tum out that when he sees them and becomes acquainted with their genial spirits, he may destitute sections within its bounds. Bra aext Seven Tears.

THE SKXlftABY AGENT AND THE Smith is one of the best preachers of the As The last issue of the ReUgioue Herald eon- This body done welt to have a missionary, but she is able to have fonr missionaries: If each member were to give I LOO each like the English Baptists, with a membership of 5,413, they could raise $5,413 and cultivate aU her destitution as well as other (-. This body raises 'one half Bro Yates' salary. the Raleigh Association of about 4,000. members will give LOO each, like the poor English Baptists," 'they could raise $4,000, -they could pay tbe other halt of Bra Yates salary 'l and have a large amount, for their own for State Missions and for Domestic and Indian Missions. 'They would make larger crops and have more money than they do at present time and be a happier people.

The ConTentiom -meets in Charfotte'STovember Cth. Most of the SaDdy Creek Association can.s eo from Lock ville, Sanford, Cameron and Manly to Hamlet, thence to ChaTlotte. Most ot the Cedar Creek can go from Fayetteville by these places. The Mtj Zion peo pie can go on the Rail Road. 1 hope the members from Chowan Association as well' as all other Associations in Uorth Carolina will collect all the pledges made to me that they; possibly can; and.

bring them to Cotton is coming in and they can easily pay them. The fay. CAPT. JOHN W. POTTS.

sociation, and the very man for the A tains an article from Dr. John A. Broadus, CHOWAN CilAIB." Though not voting in the afflrma good sister proposes to be one of tea to sub one of the Lesson Committee, giving an ac ORDINATION. yield to a certain weakness of his, scribe for ten oopies of Che Bxoordxb to be count ot the last session of the. Lesson Com and make mention of the Seminary This aged servant of Christ died tive yet I move a reconsideration of mittee.

Ordination is the official authority distributed by him among his people. We will cheerfully Ornish "the paper or sueh my dear brother ver by a proposi 1 The Committee met at the Gibson House. at hia residence in Belfield, on Thursday, the 10th inat. For many to them. He is fully aware of tbe fact that be will come after skillful reapers, jet be will not only expect to of a church to administer its ordi purposes at half rates.

Cincinnati, Sept. 26th. There were prevent tion that the Agent or our Theological Seminary should not visit Oho tbe brethren that we met and mingied with so pleasantly, we should like to write personally and particularly -tmt oor space The brethren and sisters of Conoconary church as well as the friends of the neighborhood generally deserve speo ial mention for their- kindness and hospitality. We were conveyed from Halifax to the delightful home of Bro. J.

R. Fope, and spent Wednesday night with his interests log family. Our home after this was with Bro. Benjamin- Pope, near the church who though young himself and with a younger wife is old in knowing bow to provide' for the care and comfort of their guests: And we feel it' due to Bro. H.

H. Raspberry of the! village to say he holds a warm and lasting place in the hearts of the delegates and tisitors for his unceasing efforts and watchful attention lor tbeir happiness. And so, too; of Mr. and Mrsi'Cirego- ry, of the placed Their' hoae was "open, welcom to1 aW'i -We ought to call over the list of yohhg men and ladies who did bo much to make the occasion1 happy 'and joyous, for a nobler band we have never met. Rev.

T. R. Owen the beloved pastor of Conoconary was absent on account of ill health to the regret of all. Bro. F.

of Eofield, took us to his borne on Sunday night; where we received from himself and wife the kindest attention; and were waked up next morning for the 4 20 train which brought us to Croldsboro and then on to Raleigh- -w -vrt N. B. B. nances. The church grants this au Dr.

4. Vincent of New Jersey, Methodist, years he bad been tbe leading lay- The Baptttt Courier, of South Carolina, glean something in the corners of the field but will cherish tbe hope of thority to' its pastor. 1 reappointed Chairman by the Atlanta Convention Dr. John Hall, of New York, Presbyte man of his section. We formed his wan Association until tbe endowment of tbe Chowan Chair shall have has passed into the hands of Mr.

J. A. Hoyt, The question naturally arises, Can; rian B. F. Jaoobs, Chicago, Baptist finding among the "sheaves already acquaintance over twenty years ago.

been completed. Dr. Hicham Newton, of Philadelphia, Episco with Bev. A. W.

Lamar as editor, and Drs. Chambless and Hiden, Associates. These shocked, here and there a ''handful" one church authorize its minister to He was then a whole-sonled, gener. I beg leave to say that the Agent palian Dr. Warren Randolph, of Indianapo ous and earnest supporter of his lis, Baptist, re-elected Secretary iL GO.

lett, L. Ij. of Illinois, Methodist these brethren are capable of making the paper equal to any paper in the South; but they purposely or otherwise The best wine last," you know, hi i 4 KICJU.BD H. GEIFFITH. for tbe Seminary fully appreciates the pressing necessity of completing administer the ordinances for another church It, in our judgment, can church.

Its reverses and misfortunes six having been members of the former Com the endowment of Wake Forest Uol cannot do so without the co-operation of not thus usurp authority over other mittee and tbe following new members never lessened his interest or caused The motion to reconsider prevails. lege, and has availed himself of every the Baptists of South Carolina. Should all Dr. Bsugher, of Pennsylvania, Lutheran churches. Each church has supreme him to slacken his zeal for its possible occasion to recognize its ne Dr.

Ounnyngham, of Nashville, Methodist the Baptists of the State feel called upon to take the Bisuoai. BEOoann, Retigiout Her control of such matters. When one Her. Mr. women, or rauadeipua, rreeby- cessity and to urge its early accom TAB KI VER ASSOCIATION.

prosperity and peace, lie was a terian and Dr. Broadus, of Louisville, Bap plishment. He has been keenly alive regularly ordained Baptist minister Baptist, with strong and abiding con- ald, Examiner and Chronicle or some other This body met in its 48th Annual to the difficulty and delicacy of his administers the ordinances for aev- tist. The Canada members, Drs. Potts and (Methodist end Preebyteriae) were not present, tbe former ha-ring expected to good Baptist to the eTdnsion of yet he was tolerant and con with Conoconary church, work for the Seminary in the very the Courier, then the labors of these brethren money1 is Tery5 tunc needed by the siderate of the views and principles midst of tbe effort to endow oor Col llalifai county, on Thursday, Oc eral differ en t.Baptist churches, as is commonly the case, it is done by the Roard.r.

EfDODSON. oome, but being disappointed. Dr. Austin Phelps, of Massachusetts, CongregaUonalist, will be in vain, and all the Baptist interests tober 10th. Rev.

W. J. Fulford, lege and baa plodded hia weary way of South Carolina coffer the consequences of declined serving on aeoount of ill health, to endorsements each of these several preaebed the Introdutory eermon along as qnietly as possible without the regret of all. Dr. D.

M. Palmer, of New the folly. of others. Snch were his principles, and so well were they founded in the he could be a consistent and devoted Baptist, by himself, from Matthew 12th chapter 30th churches of the action ot the church any effort to secure organized co op Orleans, Presbyterian, was kept away by yel low fever, and the Committee sent him a tel era tion, as such an attempt might verse, ably exhorting his bearers to greater consecration for the Master SkHDl CBEEK ASSOCIATION. egram, expressing fraternal sympathy and "commending him and our afflicted fel seem to invite conflict.

2io one but himself knows how sadly he has felt or when reinds and neighbors were low-citizens to the care of the Chief Shep and to the enjoyment of higher priv iliges as His followers. conferring the ordination. i One Baptist church cannot of ordain a pastor for another; Baptist church. Ordination must be either the direct action Of the church needing a pastor The 120th session of the Sandy members of other denominations. the need of such help.

herd." Creek Association was held with the Bro. J. T. Webb. Moderator, took It is a matter of grief to him that Wherever he went his church, how Franklin Fairbanks, Esq of Vermont, Congreeatimtalist, who was some years ago a BOX BRp.

r. the chair, with Bro.t rr. Ji. M. church atfimmaos, Chatham county.

bis progress has been so alow, but -f -1 ever poor, despised and neglected member of tbe Committee, was elected to Johnsoa, as clerk. The letters were on 3d October. lie v. W. 11.

U. Iav tie baa done bis very bet not only take tbe plaos of Ir. Pbelpt. to administer its ordinances, or tbe always received his aid and counte- i boo, Moderator, Kev. W.Ualder read and delegates enrolled, gbow cbarcti needing a pastor to admlnia nance.

I more nnselM man never ra toe amoaat aone, Out ia the inao ner ot doing it. At far back as 1872, tbe State Cod in August had a series of meetings with the church at Yancey Ville. Bro. H. Fontaine of Seidsville, preached twelve excellent sermons Yariow communicitiom were read, questing or suggesting changes of different kinds in tbe acbeme of leaeona.

Muit of Clerk, and Bio. It S. Andrews, Treas ine a very full representation, and urer. Tbe members or jsmmaus lived. This was his fault, if snch it these were wise, but others were curiously Church and tbe generous citizens of veutioo, at the name session in which the churches generally in very good condition.

About 500 baptisms were reported, and the Association en can be His own personal antagonistic to each other, and recalled the during the meeting. Bro. J. M. Wil ter its ordinances most call to its pastorate a minister already ordained by some regularly constituted church thus endorsing tbe ordination con the community had made ample ar it was resolved to raise in the ensu fact that this 5s a big world, and that no plan interests were always and invariably liams, now at Wake Potest College, rangements for tbe accommodation of ing year $100 000 fur Wake Forest gaged in a prayer of thanksgiving.

can suit eTerybody, and nothing can be last with him. He lived and spent tbe large crowd of delegates and visi agreed on that will perfectly suit everybody. accepted the apportionment assign aiso preacneo two acceptable sermons during the meeting; 'As 'the A Sunday School Committee in London had ferred by that church, his time, his talents and his ener Bro. J. T.

Webb waa reelected Moderator, and Bro. Johnson declining, Bro. A. O. Wilcox was elect tors expected.

Tbe hospitality and ed and agreed to raise the quota sent, after a full eonferenoe with Dr. Vin generous interest of Messrs. De asked from North Carolina for -the frnit of this meeting' I have' baptized eight, and one has been restored: No church has a right to author gies for the comfort and convenience cent, an outline plan of lessons for seven ed Hamilton and Pine For Graffenreidt, Webster, Justice, Seminary. It will not be to our cred years, a great part of which is likely to be ize a minister to administer the ordl- of his fellow-men. Thousands have est chnren.es petitioned and were ad it now to withdraw from our engage adopted.

It is pteraant to be oo-operating Straaghn, Iticuardson and Ellington specially deserve the thanks of tbe nances for another oborcn and no received hia favors and been profited with F.nglish brethren in the arrangement of ment or fail to fulfill our promisa mitted Into the body. In July we had a meeting of nine days at Trimly. Xine professed faith Stt Dear Recorder rW your date of the, 2nd of this month, i a complimentary report of the Brier Creek Associatwn, by, Bailey. It is wonderful why, amidst so mnch rain and clouds, that be could have observed so mnch brightness and sui-Bhine among ns.1' 4 Ttie: earroandiogs were more uq favorable, the house smaller, the arbor much larger than usual where oar Annual meetings convene bat the presence of Bro. Bailey was a pleasure to us His sermon on Sabbath i was.

fnll of interest all present regretted that the rain prevented the conclusion of the sermon. His Speeches to the Association, on Monday, were entertaining, and imparted the information that oar brethren needed, and greatly desired. The brethren' say if he will return a few times, he will secure several hue dred subscribers for. the Recorder. In Bro.

Bailey says, The one disturbing element within the bounds of tbe Association is an on tbe part of a few. men to get' possession of the free schools, and. the.i money appropriated to them." I must confess thfrXs news to me, but I am. truly glad this statement is made by Bro. Baily, so that the matter may be fully investigated.

The Association; as body, is not apprised of this and does not feUovo-ship snch conduct "6u part of any of her members. -1 jw Enoch N. Gwtn, Cl'k. church, has the right to ordain a man br his generous sacrifices. For fifty; lessons which are already so widely rued qm home for the session was I -I thrnnohniit the world.

I throushout the world. Elder Geo. M. Duke preached at The Seminary is iu very great need in the family ot Mr. De Graffenreidt, It can use only the interest; on the in Christ.

Three nave been baptiz; night from the text "And they went and told sermon full of years bis life was in contrast to that of his neighbors. His last cares ed, and we hope others will soon fol endowment and hence gets no income lite lessons for 1879 belong to tbe first term of seren yean, and were fixed some time ago. The task of the new Committee is to arrange to the full work of the gospel ministry unless the church asking snch ordination has need of such services. a worthy descendant or a noble an ancestry, from it until it has been an hand for the tender sympathy and love that low. Bro.

TS. R. Pitman, who spent and thoughts were for his church, a second series of lessons for the seren years Large congregations assembled Christ bears to his a year. A large part of the amount Ordination is not necessary to en begtnoiog witn iso. The last of ms tears ana services daily to witness the proceedings of already contributed is payable in Friday was occupied in discussing most ot ms vacation at liiiisDoro, was with seven days, and preached verv, acceDtablv to.

mv neonlci. were on account of his church's mis five annual payments. The income the reports of the committees on able a man to preach the gospel. A minister ean preach as well without the Association or bear tbe sermons preached at the stand. Perfect or der was preserved, and all parties from'tbat part ot the endowment al Some said he preached like a brother PERSONAL OTHER ITEMS.

Foreign Missions, State Missions and receiving the report on Associa fortunes. That a man like Capt. Potts, with his generous nature, his ready paid in is very small and not who iiad been at it forty years. ordination as with It a man has nearly adequate to current expenses enjoyed the mr-wing. A large nnm the ability, to preach and feels called tions! missions.

Able speeches Were made by Elders Wingate, I Pow The Central Baptitt has purohssed the utter want of selfishness, should At their meeting last May the Trus- Central Jlecord. Elder P. H. Fontaine, pastor of of God to preach and can find people have accumulated little of earthly ber were eamird on the ground, and religious services were held under the spacion both morning, teeslhad to make arrangements to ell, Mutuant, fureroy, McDowell, H. D.

D. Stratton snoceeds Dr. willing to hear him preach, the- goods was to be expected. His treas keep up the Seminary for two years, the chnrch' at Madison, held 4 meeting of days with the Madison Chnrch Vann, Folford, and others. Etder llell as pastor in Georgia.

afternoon and mght. Twenty-three hoping that in time a sufficient por Fulford reported as the 'missionary churches readily grant him the lib ures were higher than those of earth in September, m' which i the writer J. Hatson is thinkiiig seriously ministers of tbe gospel were present, tion of the endowment would be in stationed at -NasuYille, that the pros preached seventeen times, andn the erty to preach. this is a free country and under snch cirenm- band to furnish an income to meet and the legacy he leaves to bis widow and children is more precious than pastor five times, This was a meet of moving; his headquarters to Franklin, Va. Mrs.

Beynolds, widow of tbe late Bey. pect Of a church at that point was very good that about $500 had al expenses. Surely it is time tbe Bap viz M. Baldwin, of Tadkin O. Chnrchill.

of Little River; P. Mason, J. 0. Wilson and G. P.

Moore, of Mount Zion E. B. Moore, ing of: unusual interest The house 8tsmces, he may preach whether any gold. tists or the aoutb bad rallied to the Dr. J.

L. Reynolds, died on the 27th of Sep ready been subscribed for the erec tion of a house of worship. help" and support of the. brethren church grants him the liberty to do was packed to its utmost capacity, while many stood at the doors and Capt. rbtts was in his 71st.

year. tember. of Florida ll. A. Moore, or Liberty wnonaveso long toned and sacri administration of the ordinances Full of years and of.

good works he But the crowning work of the session was done in. considering the re eo or noL fiomanis called to preach, however, who fails in either of these K. Dodson, r. Harrison, ft. crutch ficed to sustain the Seminary which belongs to tbe church of the living windows listening and weeping, There were as many as forty penitents at a time.

Twenty-five profess went to the grave honored and be We had no reference to. members field, T. M. Baldwin, D. Hackney, J.

has been so great a blessing to our port on a ssociauonai missions on O. P. Moore. loved by a larger circle of friends of the Association. Ed.

D. llaekney, M. Forester, B. Saturday morning. Bro.

Huf ham southern zion. three qualifications. He must be able to preach- He must feel that ed fiith in Christ during' the 'meet- Freeman, B. W. Watson, H.

H. Law The Baptists of North Carolina than usually falls to the lot of even had announced on Friday afternoon. "Whererer there are no Baptists there is missionary B. Hufham ing. Some were baptized; others re hon, EL A.

Patterson, J. L. Smith, were among the nrst to respond to just before the adjournment that he it is hia doty to preach, and he must Tar River Association. ceived for baptism; and still others good men. He was buried on Saturday, with Masonic honors, Eev.i 8.

Gilmore: G. King, S. Baldwin the call, and having already begun wanted $1,500.00 1 for the cause of know at the time, of a place and a expected to join at Bro. Fontaine's T. P.

Crawford, Missionary to to make good their, pledge it would not elevate their credit abroad. nor J. C. Bailey, his life long friend. next meeting.

Surely' the Lord- was missions In- their own bounds, and we separated feeling that sum people willing to hear him preach and Bro. Ktvett. From three to four sermons were preached every day to the people who could not find seats China, and author of "Patriarchal preaching the sermon. If a man ieels called upon to preach enhance their self respect to stop the has returned to Virginia. was too large it would sot be raia there." To Him let all praise be giv V.u.4 i il KETW; FSIBKDSHIP; ed.

When we came together Satur worK short of completion. Besides, Bev. 8. AxteU, of Massachusetts, in the house. The business of the body was conducted orderly and well in tbe presence of a packed it wonld be far more difficult to com day, it was to easy read in the counte suoeeeds Ber.

M. Stone, D.D., as Professor NOTES AND COMMENTS. piece me wort alter a suspension in Leland TJoiTenity, New Orleans. when he can't preach, has neither the ability to preach or the matter to preach, he' may know at once that he is mistaken in his call, or has misunderstood his God certainly nances Of Huf ham and 0. M.

Cooke, strong hopes of success. Eldef Willianl Turner of Salem-JST. conducted meeting of six days with New Friendship Church than it will be to go on and finish it house. For once we had no objection to preaching at the stand. It v.i;i."The sacrifices that I have endured in BY T.

H. P. now. Then, we are too far advanoed either to stop or to fail. It is within and still we doubted-puntil they had both finished their f4 preaching in destitute fields is known only to during the last Weeks' in September.

I hsTe received a copy of a ATtrfjit was far enough away not to attract the attention of the Association, and God and myself." Are. T. J. Pitehord, at would nat call a man to preach who i reacned tne place or meeting on San-day, the second day of the meeting; monthly, ealled 7e Watchword, deroted to Tar Biver Association. we felt every dollar of the fifteen hundred will be cheerfully subscrib- there were plenty or people on our reach to be among the first to raise the quota assigned, and I had hoped we shonld be the fint.

We I found a large hoose filled toits ut the ground to make up good audi oould not preach. And though a man may feel called of God to preach 6d. And tott r'Toliticians reach the people by agitation. So ought we reach them in behalf of DearA Recorder, jou would like to have a brief account of the general work; tbroagU tb eec-tionf We have; held meetiux at Sap pony, Reedy Creek and Zion Churches ot our pastorate, aggregating about seTenty; conversions, and ffortyrfiys additions, 3ro. J.u' Hutson did most of the preaching at Sappony, re snl tin i in sixt een conversions and ten additions Bro.

did most of the Reedy Creek and Zion result ing in about icouveisious and thirty -five: additkns. preach-ing of these brethren whs phtin, i Meetings were held at Antioch and High HiUs. Churches, of which Bro. Nash; is pastor, 'resulting' in abon sixty i conversions and forty; Brethren Eaton of IV tersbarg, was at High Hills and McManaway, of Richmond College at i Their preaeb iog was sensible and churches are greatly encour most capacity, and nearly as -many the word and work of. the Ooepel, and conducted by Ber.

A. J. Gordon, Dof Bos ton. The name of Dr. Gordon is 1 a guarantee that this new paper will be distinguished by have raised nineteen of the twenty 3 Dr.

Pitchford, for many years the ence. We did not reach the church in time, to bear the Introductory the gospel," and be able to preach it more in the Bro. Turner has Foreign Mission." Rev P. Z. PoweUt, five thousand asked.

It is true that the last six thousand may be more AaastAtatlsii, Sermon by G. Moore. It as he understands it, yet if he cannot piety and good taste. Moderator of the body, JBro. Daniel Wester, Elder G.

Barkley all fathers in Israel entertained the body in recounting the past history was highly appreciated by the breth difficult of access, than; the first six find a people ready and willing to 1 Tar Biver Association at its late ren, and was doubtless a good ser yet it were sv great; pity session raised $1,600 for Associations Missions. This makes the Tar Biver the banner hear him preach, he may assuredly know that he has made a mistake. to stop now when the goal is in A writer In the last Watchman thusdis-! oi tne Association, with its struggles mon. Bro. Moore, always a zealous preacher has rapidly developed into sight, nor do I think the Baptists courses of Doctorates -fi and trials, and in rfjotcing at the Association of the State.

linn WAnln nnt nail a. man tn sn.lr one ot the best preachers and pas of the State would have it so. Me- orignt. future that now loomed np just baptized a young man; and Bro CHtWHarmoh is about' Teady no preaeb. "And as he "preaches everyi body is surprised to see the improve ment he has' made.

The -5 write? preached in 5 the 'Monday the, bouse is and the 6 people Seem anxious i to hear2 the gospeL And now here is "the prndent pathetl io Turner; Of Salem; tbe' solid; logical Harmon, of Wadesboro, the sensible, gifted, efficient Browbi of Wini tors in his Association. He has for Biggs, Kitchen and Cooke, of the Tar Biver Association, have gone ahead when there was no work for him to himself, though entering minis before hex. uOur said Dr, Pitchford "are already whitened -the sheaf is ripe and soon we shall, be of Holman, Clement, Frost Turner and do. -We, as poor erring mortals may be misled in snch matters by person-' try in the prime of life, and heavily tasked with bis arduous labors as a ofASl wM Aw Vl A a r. eV A Lindsey, of the South Tsdkin.

gathered into our Master's garner, al vanity, ambition or conceit1? A learned lectnrer aand teacher of ston, and the writer; from Yancey-? the schools and colleges tor colored! vine, an co-operating; with tne mem-' ministers gave it as his opinion that "a large number of the young men studying for the ministry in such Jn4 stitutions were influenced principally' by a desire to be leaders am on? 'their man who has. had the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity eon4 erred upon him declines it. This baa been' the ease in several instances where English preachers have been the. recipients of the title. The University of Vermont, a Tery respectable institution, gave the honor to George F.

Herrick, and he has written all the way from London to refuse it. But the men who decline tbe degree show less modesty in the act than they would in a quiet aooept- anoe. They may decline, but the gift is not withdrawn, and doubtless many, of them' know that the title will stick to them, in spite of the declination. Mr. Spurgeon once de4 clined to have Bet." attached to his but everybody writes and speaks of him as Bav." Mr, Spurgeon.

Some English cler4 gymen affect to look down American uniTersities.r They hold themselves above titles given by In several in4 stances they have been declined in a aome4 what impertinent way, But we have noticed that such honors are made use of after being declined. We recall the names of two men who sent tart replies to the corporations that doctorated" them, but erer afterward ap- peared with the title appended to their One of these men sent us his eard on one ooca-sion, and two Ds" were hung to bis He declined the honor, and then used it everywhere; The average minister tfMdoo-i toraied tad better accept the situation. Few men have learning to allow them to decline the degree without affeoUUon. A man might as well decline a blow in the face after it is given as to detiiae a doctorala after it has besn anaosnced on Commeacemest day. Desire for tie tiila is very oolisb, but te men who axe always talkis aainst doctorates are thinks they wonld prefer at, the work should be completed as soon as To stop now would be unjust to the denomination in the State since it would imply an unwillingness on their part, without giving them an opportunity to give, expression to their feelings in the matter.

It would not be iust to the; great number, who, under the impression that tbe State was to be: fairly, canvassed for the Seminary, have already contributed to its eudownmeut as well as to that of Wake Forest. Many, who are warm friends to Wake Forest and liberal contributors to ita endow-ment, have also contributed; to the Seminary 4-; Doubtless there are here and there individuals who advance, a an excuse for not giving; to, tbe fact of their cjatri button to the ot kt, bat my observation inclines to tbe opinion that a large majority filKse who give at all, give to bjtbr and that tbe contribution to the one does not always affect the amount given to the other. i In one of our Associations the brethren had responded to some three or four appeals in as many efforts to 'i oon tract for the church at Enfield has been and the house will be dad Joated let of "January. The' light burns' brightly along the Boanoke. has been more money spent to! evangelize.

New York city, in' the last ninety years, than for all the heathen world." Dr. Wingate at Tet Blrer Association. J. E. Bryson says, "Among the Baptists throughout tbe mountains revivals of religion are frequent, and many of the churches have been greatly v' we count seals we ought to do so slowly no! 1, 2, 3, 4, but 1 soul, 2 3 souls each worth more than all the worlds, Dr.

Wingate, at Tar Biver Association, 'Authority to administer the ordinances of the church of Christ can be conferred only by the church, and these ordinanoes are to be administered as the church reqaires. (7. P. i T. W.

Parts sends us a cheering letter, tendering his sympathies In oor work, and his prayers for our success. Te cordlilly reciprocate the kindly, brotherly in- terast. bnt some of you will live to see sll this territory redeemed.irom sin and The remainder of day (Satnr-day; was taken np in considering the reports on Ministerial Education, Bonday Schools, Brethren 0. M. Cooke, Noah -Biggs, J.i Johnson T.

Webb and M. O. Duke were appointed an Executive Board to take charge? of tbe employ-, ment of missionaries. a CJS4 i The next session -of the Association will be held with the church at Louisburg, beginning- on Thursday before the second Sunday in Octo J. A Mundy, of Warrenton and A.hC Jenkins, of Louisburg; were not present, to the regret of alt who were with them at the Association a year' ago, bat the body was strongly reinforced by the addition of Revs.

Dr. Huf ham, T. Vann slid McAv Pittoan, of the resident pastors and by Dr. Win gate, Elders Jas Porefoy, of Wake Forest Coilc-e, Dr. McDowell, of the paowia taiuuuiou iuaujr ui turj luuro difficult Problems of church polity, and is able to defend Baptist principles and practices with force and skill.

Brethren P. Moore and J. L. Smith have made greater progress in ministerial have developed faster, all things considered, than any of the ministerial brethren in North Bro. Smith is a missionary in the highest and truest sense of the word.

His appointment to this work by the Association was the event of special interest in the proceedings of the session. Notwithstanding tbe large number of ministers in the bounds of this body, there is now pressing need of a settled pastor or two in the upper section of its territory. Brethren Gilmore and Lawhon travel thirty and forty miles to some of the churches. Under all these disadvantages some progress has been made. But could it be so arranged that each church had a settled paster near enough to it to en.

abis binto fally discharge all the cIHcc3 cf his collie 'much greater aged, and strengthened. ne ail th glory 1 Fraternally yours; it-si Jt a-T -itz-j Jt Bailby. vHioksford, Greenville dofci 1 1. 'UiLposmni lioir.Tha' rBaptist ata Con-raation nieta in ChuloUa on 60k Noirember. Delegates end vlsSrhV'expiei to attend the meating should notify the Committee oa Vi Blessings that are won by prayer should ever, be worn with, thankful' Prayer and thanksgiving are like the of the laogf, the air that is sucked in, in, prayer is breathed torth( again by Goodwin.

is nothing else but the sonl's venturei It ventnres; to Christ iB eppositloa to legal terrors it wns tnres on in opposition to all guiltiness it ventures for ia oppcsiticn.to all fdiflcaltiesand di CQurageaezt Brtdgc.b r'uV oere oi the chnrch at this place in efforts to save' souls, to glorify God, and to build hp the Master's canse at New pThis. tlsas it shonld be every where. The "meeting closed Thursday Bro Turner bap-tied again on. the last iclayx of the meeting." Others received for bap-tismv Some ten or: twelve professed faith during tbe meetings Bra.Tor. ner and family kno; bow to treat a sick 1 had a chill during the meeting and; waa feeble, for several days after, but their great kindness almost made me forget my chill ,1 1 fjHnt-onn thighi Pastor Browui1 ot Wiimtoo.f His congregation are good utid Some of tbe roostj intelligent, iuflcentul Moravian people of Salem wcroXto hear him -preach in Winston last The i Baptists have as good, if not the -best house i people and public BpeakerB." Such' motives and influences are not wholr ly confined to any one race, i Human nature is very much the same everywhere and among all classes of hn- manity.

Whatever be the motives of men for preaching the gospel, whether they are called and qualified for, the. work or not, if they ean find hearers and can preach we are will-' ing tbsy etcald have the largest lib--erty to do eo. when the ques cf t-3 crilratica cf tiese prcach-l r.rl a c-sreh. Ij Esked ij tzl ttea to adi.