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THE PR!
VOL. I.
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The Prayer Meeting
Louisiana and the Sal<
Paul as a Preacher
Horatius Bonar and His H
Nothing But a School.
Keeping the Class
The Effectual Prayer
Our Brightside Letter.
Some Lessons frorr
Through the D(
Editori
How times do chang*
autobiography tells of ;
French war of 1754 to r
ers. The chaplain com
not come. Franklin re
daily rations of the trooj
gested that if the chap
out this gill of rum, "an
men would all be prese
and had no more trouble
At the present day, wou
It was on the occasi
France that a fast day w
in Pennsylvania. In vie
of the Colony Franklin p
Otirl Prvn r?r??1 orvrv??/\t?A/1 4
wuvi vuuiivii appiuvtu I
retary, being ignorant 01
ability to write the ]
Franklin, who had liv<
write the paper for hir
English and in German,
on the Delaware river.
Nine-tenths of one's c
of habit, as much a habii
the way of carrying one
grows as rapidly as the;
of them, it has a moral s
deterioration of the spiri
decreased influence, loss
tion, increased disconter
piness and murmuring, <
nest cure tor it is to nip
heal the spot where the ii
There is wisdom in m
some Calvinists so far i
the work of salvation as
other hand last week's
(a Methodist journal) s
nnirnrl xirlipflipr in flip r\ 1
the doctrines of unconc
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esert of the Exodus 21
al Notes
j! Benjamin Franklin in his
in expedient used during the
nake the soldiers attend praymlained
that thp men wnn 1 rl
minded him that one of the
ps was a gill of rum, and suglain
would undertake to deal
d only just after prayers," the
nt. He undertook the office,
about absenteeism. But .
Id a chaplain dispense rum?
on of this war of 1754 with
as, for the first time, observed
w of the defenseless condition
roposed a fast. The Governor
he suggestion. But the Sec1
this matter, confessed his inproclamation;
and Benjamin
:d in Massachusetts, had to
n Tt was rirnila tfrl hntli in
and marked the first fast day
omplaining is simply a matter
t as coughing, or "sniffing," or
self or sitting or speaking. It
se other habits. Unlike many
,ide, however. It causes rapid
tual powers, lessened activity,
of inward peace, and satisfacit
and gloom, growing unhapmd
alienation of friends. The
it in the bud and ask Christ to
rinp hlpH anrl tn Ifppn if Vioolo/1
oderation. In years gone by,
gnored the human element in
to hinder the sinner. On the
Wesley an Christian Advocate"
ays: "Alter all, it may be inpposition
of the Methodists to
litional election and the final
AN OF THE
AUGUST 25, 1909.
perseverance, they have not fai
properly estimate the great woi
the great service to the truth
ixru:i? *1?
Ilctd UU11C LUV: WU11U. VV line II1C
vin have made much of the divi
man salvation?more, perhaps,
God warrants?it is well for us
teachings of the Calvinists to as
not we have not made too mucl
The accident to Dr. \V. P. Jac
last week, will limit, for some t
in behalf of the Thornwell Oi
season when receipts are usual
ruption in the contributions w
effects on the Orphanage. We
ers of this emergency and we k
get the fatherless ones. It is suj
illness of Dr. Jacobs, checks m;
Mr. J. A. Bailey, Treasurer, at
The statistics of the Americ;
before us, furnish some interej
of our calculations is the total
set down as five millions (5,115
of the denomination was 145,6
cent of the total membership.
48,302: the net growth *is there
bcrs to each church.
The baptisms during the yeai
were a little under three hundr
or about six per cent of "the
"exclusions and erasures" durin
Tt mnv Ka tllQf try fliA PrAcKtrfnri
to have been exclusions not a 1
of the Baptist churches that tl
worthy. But when the exclus
one-third of the members recen
whether there have been many 1
Church.
Do these hasty admissions
welfare? In our own Church,
such, and we vyould use the oc
our own people. The effect o
to be evil. If a man be recei
and then finds that his professi<
him no comfort he i? ant tr? fam
out power. And that hurts hii
Hasty admissions to the com
ituality of the churches. Mei
gauge their own conduct not b
lives of their fellow members,
members depress the general s
Is it wise to receive any who do
of a change of heart? Is it wi
mediately after they experience
SOUTH
NO. 34.
led in some measure to
k John Calvin did, and
his system of doctrine
followers of John Calne
in the matter of huthan
the plain word of
who have resisted the
>k ourselves whether or
h of the human."
obs, of which we spoke
ime to come, his labors
phanage. This is the
ly light and any interrould
be serious in its
would remind our read
:now they will not for^gested
that during the
ay be made payable to
Clinton, S. C.
an Baptists, which are
>ting facts. The basis
membership which is
,177). The net growth
53, or about three per
They report churches
fore about three mem*
in the Baptist Church
ed thousand (294.383),
memnersmp. mit tne
g the year were 90,677.
an Church, there ought
[ew: it is to the credit
tey do exclude the unions
amount to nearly
*ed, the question arises
hasty admissions to the
promote the Church's
there have been many
casion for a caution to
n the individual is apt
ved to the communion
on of faith has brought
cy that religion is withn.
munion injure the ?pirnbers
are very apt to
y the Bible but by the
Unregenerate church
tandard of church life,
not give clear evidence
ise to receive them im?*
their first desire?