The Biblical Recorder from Raleigh, North Carolina • Page 2

THElBIBUCAL, JGOJERVEpIjAY MABCH ffi C. G. Williams. of Romi 11 I News Rev. J.

Alfred Garrett, of -Broad Street, Winston has nine members into that church, and there are bright prospects for other additions. We hope to piint a more extended note of his workanother week, when the calls upon ouf space are not so pressing. Stringfield desires the members of the Education's! Commission and the pastors to be impressed with the opportunity presented byljthe fifth Sunday meetings for discussing the Educational movement If the brethren in charge of programs will send to him, he may be able to obtain a speaker for them. All the tons of Wake Forest ongbt to celebrate the new century at Commencement. Let's have a banquet, some genuine Wake Forest eloquence and a great rousiog of cur affections for Alma Mater.

The unew" College will be good for the weary hearts of many of her older sons who have not been "on the Hill" in the last few years. Rev. Charles A Jenkins and family arrived in the city Friday afternoon and were met by a delegation from the First Baptist church and extended a very cordial reception. His sermon, Sunday morn ing, is pronounced a master piece of elo-noence and a veritable teligious gem. The edifice was filled to its utmost.

Goldsboro Headlight. Secretary L. John sen leaves this week for Ashpole, where he will speak on our work in a general meeting. On the way he will stop at Aberdeen. At Ashpole we hope he will find as large and able a representation or tne noDeson peo-nle as we found at the Association there.

Brother Johnson is especially anxious to reach the country churches. The Belleview High School, which fa one of the ABSociational Schools of Western North Carolina, is quite success ful this session. The attendance for the five months of the fall term was 158 stu dents, and that of tnis term has been an enrollment of 135. The success and work of the school seems brighter than it has ever hen. Professor W.

StanceU is principal. The liauor snake, maddened by defeat, turned last; week and bit himself to death, so far as Cumberland County is concerned. The bill to abolish the Dispensary having been defeated, the opponent of that inetitutionhad a law enacted utterly prohibiting the sale of liquor in the county. All the better, if the friends of righteousness will vote to make the law permanent when the election occurs November, 1902. We regret to record the death of Mr.

L. Y. Montague, of Winston one of the members of that family so well known to many of our readers by reason of residence at Wake Forest. We did not know Mr. "Montague, but the announcement that he leaves a gift of $500 to our Orphanage and a smaller leg-icy to his church speaks in high praise of his thoughtfulness and Cnristian generosity.

Rev. L. M. CurtU advises us to say that the Union Meeting of the West Chowan Association at Asheville will be unusually important, and that all the people ought to come, un saturaay or the meeting all the woman's -Missionary- Societies are urged to send representa- tivee. as the sisters hope to sv pplement the Union with a stirring meeting of their own.

The editor of the Recorder is hop ing to be able to attend this Union. Rev. J. H. Rich writes from Bel- haven, "We are moving on well.

Added a bell to our church property tins week. We are looking with eagerness for tne coming ot Rev. M. L. Kesler in April to help us in a meeting.7 inis young bi other is doing the work of a true missionary in the far East He is fortunate ngdauntlewtly nthut iastio.

We hope he will build a 1 his plan) into fulness. Rev. A. Love has resigned the pastorate our church at Mount Airy, to the regret of his people, who had be come very much attached to him. Bro.

C. C. Hay more writes, "vve regret very muh to give up Brother Love. We were all delighted with bim. His sermons were all the time god." Brofher Love, we understand, will accept the call to Hen-dersonville and thus join the force of Baptist workers in our great Western country.

We congratulate these brethren. Chinese. Christians in San Francisco and Oakland, voluntarily and without ny solicitation, sent Dr. Hartwell one hundred dollars (Mexican) for the relief of suffering native Christians in Shantung as soon as they heard of their sufferings. Dr.

Hartwell writes: "It was, I am sure, a sacrifice of sweet, smelling savor to our dear Lord, a token of love and sympathy most beautiful and affecting in itself, as well as a gr at relief to the distressed Foreign Mission Journal. And yet there are Christians who have doubts on the subject of Foreign Missions I Marshall an 1 Dr. Skinner two excellent judges say that they have seen no better work anj where than that Rev. Hight C. Moore is doing for the Recorder.

We i ff these lessons not simply as aid to Sunday School workers, but to all our people. They fo tn an excellent basis of Bible strdy. They are arranged upon a system which takes one through the Bible in fix years. We! hope those of our readers who do not study these lessons will take them up right away. a retrod of; preparation for GREAT.

ENDEAVORS. Address to the Castors: 1 1 Dear Brethren: Realizing; that the Baptists of Carolina are confronted with great bppo'rttinlii'eB! an in of the large undertakings upon which they have 5 engaged, it occurs to as that in noitmng may we do bo well at the opening rf the first "year of the century, as in going to the Fount of all our Blessings and seek increase of our faith in Him, to the end that oar zeal may be woi thy of the opportunities which in His Gracious Providence are before us. 1 It is nearly seventy years now since our Convention began. At last we have the equipment for which our fathers wrought and hoped and prayedL We are now setting about to accomplish the ends to which these wows have long been regarded as the ne- cessary means. We can not hope for success apart from faith in God.

We can not expect our people to do what they might do, until they have consecrated themselves afresh, tn view of our recent undertakings, we surely ought to strive to get our faith increased and our devotion renewed Tber are two tasks at large: One is to begin the long-delayed development in denominational life of that large body of Baptists whose weight is now not felt because they are uninformed or indifferent or perverted. We venture A antrtroat that. movement on the VKf DUAbw oart of those who are active, a move- fnr m-ftatfir consecration, nobler living and larger doing, will have its in direct effect in informing and awakening not a few of the brethren who are now Afna tint, nrtfc with na in that decree so The other task is the practical one of increasing our mission funds, for preach inff the Gospel of Salvation in our State, Nation and in the uttermost parts of the earth, so sorely needed; and of enlarging the usefulness of our denominational charitable and educa HnntA. The overshadowing task of ob taining gifts from all our churches and fhftir members for the strengthening of our educational system, is itself alone sumoieat to inspire the profoundest im Sulses and the true spirit of sacrifice. But i addition to this, by the intimations of our hearts and minds and by many outward signs we are called to enlarge our gifts for every object of oar Baptist State Convention.

Again, it has for years been the cherished hope of many hearts that a great wave of religious fervor should sweep throughout Zoa, kindling new zeal, strengthening the faith of God's children and enveloping many in its saving em brace. Contemplate for a moment how glorious it would be to feel one's self in the midst of an inspiring outpouring of the gracious power of our God and Father I Brethren, this is possible I We may have it if we want it I Sure that nothing can be lost and trusting that much maybe gained by going unitedly to God in earnest prayer upon these matters, seeking thereby to prepare ourselves for the weighty responsibilities lately undertaken, by increasing our faith and arousing oar zeal, we have ven tared to call upon you as a fellow worker to call upon your people in your church or churches to in with us in a week of prayer for consecration, growth in know-1 edgs of the Divine will and in faith in God. It seems to us that the week beginning with the third Sunday in Mrch. as that is the week of prayer and self-denial, observed by the Missionary Societies, will be most convenient. Mty we not ask that in that week or shortly thereafter, arill nail rour Deo Die toeether every night for the purposes stated, and make it a week of preparation for great tasks! We are aware that the time is too short for many of our churches to make ready some mav.

Let us urate that all others will immediately set apart a week as soon as possible. Fraternally, your brethren, CHARLES TAYLOR, LIVINGSTON JOHNSON A. E. BROWNTV O. STRING FIELD, JOHN MITCHELL, J.

Fi MacDUFFIE, J. BOONE, T. VANN. J. W.

BAILEY, J. CADDELL, W. C. TYREE. P.

S. We advise that in calling upon your people to meet, you state that no collections will be taken, making it clear that the supreme; object is tojmproye c'jlt faith that we may be able to serve rsors acceptably. If you so desire, you 'rc; id the above letter to your church; ore you will have no difficulty -j a frojrata or getting up sub- IT IS NOW-OR NEVER. It is now or never'' with 'many of the tV. special subscribers receivedlast spring.

They are more ready now to become reg-. ular subscribers than they are soon Jiseiy to be. They are more heeded now by, our cause than they are likely ever to be. The sooner, then, that our menus urge them to renew, the better. If not now persuaded.tbey may never be.

friend now is the time. Remember that we have not only fent the paper at a low price on trial, but have bought some excellent books books was will last, books that mean sometning, books to raise your children with; (1 History of th BapUsts, by H. C. Vedder. (2) Life of Jet us, by 0.

C. S. WaUace. New subscribers sending 11.50 may take their choice of the above books, and the paper one year. Old subscribers sending us tneir re newal and a new subscritoer (f i) may have one of the above books, and the new subscriber one.

Old subscribers sending $2 will be marked up one year and receive both books. A JUST MEASURE. Our readers are acquainted with the efforts to repeal the laws granting giad-uates of certain schools teachers' certificates without examination. Mr. Carra- way.

of Lenoir -of whom more later int rodued the bill. President Vann made a remarkably char argument for the bill. Rev. J. M.

Rhodes spoke for the N. C. Methodist Conference, for which he pre sented a resolution. Othenf epoke. Dr Mclver and Dr.

Lawrence and Prof. GJaxton opposed the bill. The Committee approved it, however. It passed Sanate and House wl 'hout real opposition. Every reader of this paper, without any feeling whatever against the institutions which had this privilege, will rejoice in its abolition.

In view of all the circumstances it would hav been i ifflcult not to have passed the bill. ADD wen ty five cents to your renewal when you pay up for the Reoordt and we will 6end you two handsome souvenirs of the Centennial Endowment Effort, in the form of a picture of Thomas iUdreaun and the great paragraph from his ad dress, the words of which have been printed in the Recorder twice recently. No doubt it stiired you and you would ike to have it constantly before you with the likeness of the great man who uttered it. It is printed on handsome card-board, suitable to hang up. we say we will send two.

That is because we think when you see it you will wish you bad another for your friend. But it you wan? 3at one, tend fifteen cents in addition to your renewal. We have only 1,000 of these souvenirs. Action of riount Holly Baptist Church With Regard to Elder L. R.

Norket. On March 11. 1893, church fellowship was withdrawn from Elder R. Norket on the charge of resisting the authority of the church, and the surrender of his credentials was demanded On hii own quest, accompanied by confession of error, he was to fellowship February 2, 1901. He ap oeared before the church in conference March 2.

1901. and requested that his credentials be restored to him, which, by a nnatimoua vote of all the members pre ent, was so ordered. S. L. BOLINGER, Clerk.

Mount Holly, N. C. To the Point. On of onr gafest nastors writes: 4 wish you to know that 1 indorse ytur paragraph in a recent Recorder on a cer tain class of foreigners who are living on our churches and interfering witn our mis sion work. I turned down yesterday.

Another has gulled the churches seven or eight years. According to the statement of the former, he was a college or university graduate and a professor of four vears experience before he came to America. He spent three years in ITew York, four in Seminary, is now in his third year in a medical school. And is still living on the churches Bis native people can not, in his judgment, be in great need of the GopeL i "Now will net our pastors and churches learn that the Foreign Mission Board has better oDfvortunity than they to form correct judgments upon men and fielder That a to the point and sound common sense besides. writes that his work is going on welL nk has tne same field I as last year, except EUCKory uuurcu.

uv was uiauo uig second 'and taken two collections with good results one for our Orphanage, ths other for Ministerial Relief. The con-gregations at Red and Hopkin'i Chapel ar? very gratifying. At the latter place and at cattieDoro collections are improving. The Swift Creek Union will meet at the last named church coming fifth H. H.

Howard reports two good meetings in Yancey County, one at Bald Creek, Bro. J. D. King pastor, in which thirty people laid claim on pardoning grace, and the life of the church was refreshed; the other at Little Creek, where Brother King, aided by Brethren Hensly and Howard, held meetings, in which more than forty people accepted the cross of Christ. A church may he organized there soon.

Brother Howard concludes, "Brethren, pray for us and the Master's cause in Western North Carolina." So ought we alL JlZ Rev. John J. Douglass writes from "I have had it in mind for some weeks to write a brief letter for the Recorder, but the pressure of othtr affairs has not allowed. I say a'V brief letter," because one should always be brief when speaking of himself, and space would be inadequate to enlarge upon the kindness of my friends. The here has the leaven of encouragement in it.

One can not suppress the feeling that the faithful seedtime will be followed by the fruitful harvest. It would be a hopeless task for me to try to express my gratitude for the many kindneeees shown us by the mem bers of my church. Tbey have contributed generously and generally to our temporal welt being, and my ardent desire is to manifest in action what I can not say in words. It would not be out of place or out of date for me to incorporate in this letter the language of Israel sweet singer: 'The lines have fallen unto me is pleasant It gives us especial pleasure to piint this note from President Hobgood: "It is greatly to be. Jhat the denomination shall raise the centennial fund.

Becauee of private ownership, the Seminary can not expect any part of this fund, but the President will exercise his privilege of contributing to it, as he has contributed to every fund that has been raised either for Wike Forest College or for the Female University. This Semi-narv nn nKft to pTpfit, advantflge a fund to be loaned to worthy poor girls. It is doir as much of this kind of work as it can do, but is unable to accommodate the numbers that every year apply for aid. Benevolently inclined persons would find excellent returns in good accomplished, who would place in the hands of the President 125, which would pay the board and full literary tuition of a student here for a school ear. This sum in a year or two would be repaid, with interest, by those who would borrow it, and could be used again and again." The Baptists of North Carolina have begun the campaign for the raising of $100,000 for their educational institutions during the present year.

This campaign has been opened with a strong address to the brotherhood, from the pen of Dr. E. T. Vann, President of the Female University. Raleigh.

Here is one paragraph from the address, which we commend to the Baptists of Geo -gia, who are engaged in a similar good work: "For bringing those things to pass our brethren feel that the mightiest agency pUced in our hands is Christian education. By this not meant teaching in the accepted sense so much as training; not so much the knowledge of books ana nature as hv which we make the best use of the things we baye nAnr Ond. is the monarch of humanity, magician of the ana tha (vwnnornr rtf fho world, tne creator of the best things that are and by which these things consist. For every discovery and invention that has tended to nnlift the race and increase the sum nt tinman V10 nninoaa had hPfln tbe pro duct of thought. The world is feeling more and more with ech new day tn i i niwinc into the emoire of Christian Index.

Baptist Pastor' Conference. at a uituuiiuiu the Baptist pastors of the city, at uw First Baptist cnu-cn, atonaay March 4, 1 was aked to say through tw owuiuer tutu ait uio ujuo. preachers in-and within reach of church on Monday morning, Marcnj for the purpose of organising fjWX2. Pastors' Conference. -'A cordial invitetig 4a nlaA ayanAoA a nV of OUT iPv laymen who may find It possible to brethren for miles around in every won win ravor us wim uiou counsel at ttiese nI7TTrB, A- A.

BV Love is the greatest thing thatClod give us. for Himself is love; andit greatest thing we can give to woo, will also give ourselves, and can? it all that is ours. It is the grea1 mandment, and it is all the ments; for it is the fulfilling of tM Jeremy Taylor. We were glad to see Mr; T. M.

Pittman, of; Henderson, taj f'S" J8 Setzsr is moving onward at Morehead. He hopes to a Young People's Union very soon. "Zmmm W. Ward writes that the visit of Dr. Barron to Asheville has been a glorious uplift to our church there.

JZJ. Rev. M. P. Davis moves from Bull head to Snow Hill, in order that ne may more conveniently serve his churches Those want to give to the Mills' Memorial had better send in their contributions speedilyThe fnndjs nearly raised.

Having taken work in Pender County, Rev. O. W. Triplett has moved to Burgaw from Taylowle. vwjsh him much success.

The marriage of Miss Leslie Plea3- Greensboro, to Rev. J. Q. Adams, of Reidsville, is announced for Wednes; day, March the twenty-seventh. Professor John L.

Johnson succeeds Rev. George Wharton, one time pastor at Waynesville, as President of Hillman College, Now is the time for all our friends to work for new subscribers. A few tiaw nnna in each church will make a large aggregate. A number of the Union Meetings will tke up for special consideration the mnn ono endowment. We hope the movement will be thoroughly discussed.

Time to be whispering around amongst the brethren relative to the raising of a fund to send your pastor to New Orleans. It will be a great trip for him and for you. The friends of Christian Education are called upon to join in an Educational Rally at Round Hill, near RutherfordtoD, March 29-31. We hopejherewill be a large attendance. ZmL Rev.

O. L. Stringfield has been holding a series of meetings at'ouies Creek, in which a number of students have made their teachers and friends glad by accepting salvation in Christ. Rsv. C.

M. Billings, who has an excellent church at Timmonsville, S. has received a call to Covington, Tenn. Iq Bro. C.

A. Smith, of Timmcnsvuie, the pastor ha a fin a helper and friend. W. H. Davis is so well pleased with the music school at Dayton, hat he intends to stay there until June.

He is printing a series of articles on rhe GjBpel in Song" in the "Musical Million." was a great pleasure to see Rev. W. Weaver in Raleigh last week. His R. work at Middletown, Ohio, ie in flourishing condition.

Though yet a young man he has already estaDiisnea nimseit in uie ranks of Baptist scholarabip. hope that not only our women but. OJjr men. will observe the weeK jr prayer. If ever there was a time when tur people ought all to strive to increase their faith it is now.

mere is no preparation for great tasks or trials like prayer. Pastor Kesler's friends will be sorry to hear that his little boy "Jack" has been ill withpteumonia at Scotland Neck. We hop by this time ne improving. A letter Bro. Kesler Monday reports tne intio tenow improv ing.

Mr. A. Wolfifohn, the Gospel Singer, has engaged to direct the choir of the First Baptist church at Chattanooga. He will also avail himselfof the opportunity to compile a song book. Hh friends in North Carolina are glad to hear this.

Lacy Hoge recently com pleted his third year as patttor in North Carolina. He labored first at Selaaa, since then at Concord. In this short time there have been 246 additions to his churches 104 by letter. He is doing fine work at Concord. The inauguraladdress of Professor George B.

E9ger, as teacher in our Seminary, entitled "The Consecration of Criti cism," has been received We suppose it may be had on application to turn at Louisville, Kj. We hope to give it a careful examination. M. Curtis changes hi address from Aulunder to Ahoskie; whereby one of our good West Chowan communi ties losei while the other gains. The Association may i ejoice that he seems too devoted to it to be tempted to leave her borders.

Baptist people will continue to steadfastly stand -by their schools and colleges. The main lesue ror us as a de nomination can. thank Hea ven, never determined by others, but ever must be by ourselves. Let us be faithful, and all other events will not be greatly Big nificant. We take pleasure in the election of Dr.

Hubert A. Roister, of Raleigh, to the position of Secretary and Treasurer of the Tri State Medical Association. He is an honor to Wake Forest College. Though one of the youngest he is recoa nizei as one of the foremost physicians in North Carolina. llw meetisss..