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HENRY H. TUCKER, Editor.
THE CLOUD OF WITNESSES.
Many things are done in secret, which
would not be done before witnesses.
Many things are done before a few,
which would not be done in the pres
ence of many. Many things are done
before persons of inferior rank, which
would not be done before those of
higher grade. It is natural to all men
to deport themselves with circumspec
tion when they are in company, and
especially in the company of persons
of high character and whose esteem is
greatly valued. Il is impossible that
a man should be as regardless of his
ways in a great company of the wise,
and the great, and the good, and the
pure, as he would be if he were locked
up in his chamber, or alone in the
desert. We are so constituted that we
cannot but pay some deference to those
who are about us, especially if they are
our superiors. The most abandoned
man of earth instinctively puts some
check on himself, when he knows that
the eyes of others are upon him. None
but an idiot or a madman could possi
bly do otherwise.
It is well to remember that every
thing we do is done in public. There
is ho such thing as secrecy. As to our
fellow men, it is true that they do not
witness every overt act of wrong, but
in the end, guilt is almost sure, even
in this world, to tell its own tale. The
abuser of strong drink is always found
out; the habits of the debauchee are
sure to advertise him, and generally in
ways that are very sure ; the untruth
ful man is soon known to be such; the
dishonest man, the selfish man, the uh
generous man, the unkind man, the
ill-tempered man, the worldly minded
man, each is known as such to all who
are about him. He may wear a mask,
but it is of no use ; for all the mas.ts
within reach are as transparent as
glass. Some may not take tbe trouble
nor have the opportunity to make in
spection, but those who choose can
always see through the seeming man
into the real one. Even here, where
individual acts of transgression are
often concealed, many things are
knowm of a man which he little dreams
of. and there are often many witnesses
of his guilt when he supposes that
there are none. If one would appear
well in the eyes of his fellow men, there
is only one way to do it; he must be
what he would seem.
There is a world of spirits unseen by
Us, but we are not unseen by them.
There is joy in heaven over a repent
ing sinner. Certainly, it is implied,
though not expressed, that this joy is
the joy of the glorious ones who inhabit
God’s blest abode. If so, they must be
cognizant of us, and of each of us, and
of our individual history. So, then,
they are witnesses of our conduct. How
many of them may see what we do,
cannot be now known; but it would
seem (hat the information is widely
spread among them. Angelic eyes
may be upon us every moment of our
lives. Through the body, they may
see the soul itself; we cannot limit the
penetration of spiritual vision; not
merely the act, but the desire may be
patent to them; they may keep vigil
over qtlr beds, and watch our very
thoughts as we sleep; darkness con
ceals nothing from them ; solitude is
impossible, for we cannot put barriers
between us and them; in the closely
locked chamber there may be throngs
of them ; there is no hiding from their
gaze. Oh! if we could only realize
how’ august is the company in which
we pass our lives, how careful would we
be to observe every jot and tittle of
God’s holy law!
One thing we know : The eye of God
is upon us. He who made us, who
feeds us, who clothes us, who keeps us
alive, who spares us from the award of
justice, witnesses the sins that trample
on his goodness and that provoke his
wrath. He who died for us on the
cross, witnesses the sins that crucify
him afresh. The Holy Spirit, by whose
power alone we can be made meet
for the inheritance of the saints in light,
witnesses the sins that insult his pres
ence. Wrong-doing is shameful if
done in secret; but what epithet shall
we apply to it if done in the presence
of the eternal God! We shrink in guilt
from the sight of our fellow men; we
wither under the eyes of the holy
angels; and if we could only realize
that God sees every act and every
thought, we could but call on the rocks
to fall on us, a«d on the mountains to
crush us and hide us from his wrath.
How should a man watch himself
when he remembers the witnesses!
And with all his watching, what de
spair would seize his soul were it not
for an unshakeable faith in the blood
of Jesus Christ, which cleanseth from
all sin!
Some one speaking of the too pre
valent habit of carrying pistols says,
that we are “a nation of armed men.”
Yet on several occasions trains of cars
full of passengers, have been capturpd
and robbed by two or three men. The
other day a train was robbed in Arkan
sas, (where it is supposed pistols are
in very common use) by three boys !
Does anyone suppose that this could
have been done if all the passengers,
or if even a small proportion of them,
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX AND SOUTH-WESTERN BAPTIST ! THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1881.
had been armed? We have no hesita
tion in saying, that so far as we are able
to form an opinion very few respecta
ble men in this country are in the hab
it of carrying arms. The habit is con
fined mostly to roughs, rowdies and
cowards. We have a good many
roughs and rowdies, but very few cow
ards. Hence our remark that respec
table men seldom carry deadly weap
ons.
TURNING THE GUNS.
It is sometimes easy to capture a
battery and turn the guns. This is
very apt to happen if the guns are put
in the wrong place. In the case about
to be stated.political artillery is planted
on religious ground. Os course disas
ter might be expected; and here it
comes.
Not long after the war; the well
known old firm of Gould & Lincoln
in Boston, published a book on prayer,
and in the main a good book, by some
New England author, whose name we
have forgotten. Among other things
disscussed was the subject of conflic
ting prayers. It was truly represented,
that while the war was in progress, thz
Northern Christians were earnest in
prayer for the success of the Federal
armies, while Southern Christians
were equally zealous in praying for the
success of the Confederacy. The North
ern prayers, the author said, were an
swered because they were on the side
of righteousness, and the prayers of the
Southerners were unanswered because
they were prompted by an evil spirit,
and asked for an evil thing. Os course
we do not give the author’s language,
and may not remember the exact turn
of his thought, but we have not mis
represented his general tone.
To us it appears, that the argument
is puerile, and the theology rotten.
Waiving elaborate discussion, we pre
sent a parallel case which is fresh in
the minds of all. The people of the
United States were almost unanimous
in offering the most earnest and heart
felt prayers for the life of President
Garfield. At the same time, the
Mormons were holding daily prayer
meetings, in which it was as earnestly
besought of the Almighty, that the
President might die. They desired his
death because he opposed polygamy,
and was regarded by them as a perse
cutor of the “saints.’’ The President
did die; and this shows, according to
the New England writer, that the
prayers of the Mormons were on the
side of righteousness, and that those
who prayed for the President’s life were
prompted by an evil spirit, and were
asking for an evil thing. It is plain
too, as a consequence of this, that the
divine sanction has been givep to
polygamy, and that the rebuke of the
Almighty has been administered to
those who oppose it, and that the
teachings of Joe Smith, Brigham
Young and the rest, have been indorsed
from heaven.
It is quite likely, that those on
whom the tower of Siloam did not fall,
imagined themselves to be in much
better favor with God than those on
whom it did fall. These self-righteous
ones, as conceited as they were igno
rant and silly, are not without their
successois; and the author of the book
in question, who prostituted his theol
ogy to his politics,and put his political
guns in the wrong place, we beg, will
consider this paragraph as dedicated to
him, with our compliments.
ANOTHER HORROR.
We notice that in many of our ex
changes, the death of the late Presi
dent is spoken of as vicarious, and that
he is said to have died for his
people. The very use of the word
vicarious in this connection is blood
curdling, for it brings up the whole
theory of the atonement, and the case
of Him who died that we might live
and who bare our sins in his own body
on the tree. Not satisfied with the
horrible allusion, one has even gone
so far as to quote the saying of Caia
phas the high priest, “Ye know noth
ing at all, nor consider that it is expe
dient for us that one man should die
for the people, and that the whole na
tion perish not.’’ Jno. 11 : 49. When
we remember, that these words were
spoken by the high priest, “not of him
self,” and that he was used by the
Holy Spirit as the instrument of proph
esy in regard to the great sacrifice that
was made once for all, for the remis
sions of sins, the application of the
same language to the death of a mere
mortal, sinful man, like ourselves, is
shocking beyond utterance. Do those
who speak of the "martyrdom” of the
late President, and of its “vicarious”
effect, mean to lift the character of his
service to the level of that of Jesus
Christ? or do they mean to bring the
work of the Lamb that was slain from
the foundation of the world, down to
the level of six months, service of a
man in the Presidency 1 Is it possible
that ifien cannot utter sentiments of
sympathy and patriotism without
blasphemy! O my soul! come thou
not nigh their secret! If “instruments
of cruelty” are not in their habitations,
tneir pen is a weapon of more dreadful
and more deadly effect, for its war is
on the truth of God, and on the souls
of men.
These are they who call themselves
the “liberal” men, and the “leaders of
advanced thought.” They have ad
vanced in a direction which it has
been our life-long prayer that we may
be enabled to avoid.
A DECLARATION WHICH DOES
NOT DECLARE.
The following card called a “Decla
ration,’’ appeared in the last issue of
the Central Baptist, our valued ex
change from St. Louis. Mo.:
Whatever errors or faults there may have
been in the past among us, after a full and
free interchange of views, we do now, with
out any compromise of principle, bury all
our grievances at tbe foot of the dross, and
pledge ourselves to be one in the cause of
W. W. Boyd.
G. A. Lofton.
J. C. Armstrong.
J. V. Schofield.
Wm. Ferguson.
S. H Ford.
And on this our brother of the Cen
tral Baptist makes the following com
ment :
The above paper was signed on last Sat
urday night. It means what it says. It
explains itself. There was no “gush" about
the conference at which it was adopted. We
shall not indulge in any in speaking of it.
We are glad it was done, hope it will be car
ried out in spirit and in letter, and that we
shall have better times in St. Louis as a re-,
suit. For this let all the people pray and
work.
So far as we are concerned, the pa
per does not “explain itself;” on the
contrary it greatly mystifies us. The
names signed to the card are those of
Baptist pastors and preachers in St.
Louis, including Dr. Boyd, pastor of
the so-called Second Baptist church of
that city. Has there been any per
sonal difficulty between these parties?
We have heard of none, and have
hitherto supposed that the relations
between them, as individual men, were
always agreeable and friendly. This
card leads us to suppose, that they
have been engaged in a quarrel, and
that they have determined, like Chris
tian men, to “bury their grievances,”
and be as one. It is news to us that
they had any grievances to bury, but
if they had, we are glad that they are
buried.
We are almost ashamed to ask
whether this card means anything dif
ferent from what it seem to mean. Is
it possible that the outrages on Chris
tian propriety publicly committed by
Dr. Boyd some months ago, and which
he has never publicly apologized for,
nor even acknowledged, are to be
treated as though they had never been
committed? Is one who invited a
Unitarian to partake of the Lord’s sup
per to be regarded as a Baptist minis
ter in good standing? Is one who
studiously ignores our Lord Jesus
Christ in a joint service with Jews, to
be in good standing as a Christian
minister? When Dr. Boyd publicly
and humbly acknowledges his errors,
and expresses deepfelt regret for them,
and promises to do so no more, it will
be time to restore him to our fellow
ship. Until then, no matter whitifWttr
St. Louis pastors and preachers may
do, we can not recognize him as a Bap
tist. And if by their action they mean
to sanction his irregularities, then we
put them in the same category with
him, and declare non-fellowship with
them all. For some of them we en
tertain feelings of the kindest personal
regard; for one of them we have a
fatherly affection ; those of them whom
we do not know, we must still suppose
we should love if we knew them ; but
never will we sacrifice a principle for
the sake of friendship or affection.
The card declares that there has
been no “compromise of principle.”
Does this mean that Dr. Boyd has
made proper confession, acknowledg
ment and promise? If so, why was
not the fact made known? If not, how
is it possible to pass by his gross im
proprieties without compromising prin
ciple? “Errors and faults” are alluded
to, but whose errors and faults were
they? So far as the Declaration shows,
brethren Lofton, Armstrong, Schofield,
Ferguson and Ford are as guilty of
“errors and faults” as Dr. Boyd. We
were not aware that there was guilt
attached to any of these persons ex
cept the one last named. Yet they
seem to have confessed in common
with Dr. Boyd to some kind of wrong
doing. What have they done? So
far as we know, they are blame-worthy
in nothing except in signing this am
biguous card, and in seeming to coun
tenance by this act, the misdoings and
heresy of Dr. Boyd.
If the card has reference merely to
personal grievances, we rejoice with
the Central Baptist that a spirit of mu
tual forgiveness has prevailed; but if
it means that the improper conduct of
Dr. Boyd, without proper and public
acknowledgment from him, is to be
cancelled, then we profoundly regret
what has been done, and we predict
troublous and sorrowful times for the
Baptists of St. Louis, for wrong cover
ed up is wrong still, and is sure to work
out its natural results.
It may be said that the city just
named is a long way from us, and
that we need not be so greatly con
cerned about its affairs. We have to
reply that the Baptist cause as such is
as dear to us in one place as in anoth
er, and we shall lift up our voice
against anything that injures it in any
part of the world.
We may add that we have never
seen Dr. Boyd but twice, and on each
occasion we found him a most agreea
ble gentleman. We have no personal
feeling in the matter except that we
should be glad to see him put himself
in such position that we could recog
nize him as a Christian minister and
as a Baptist.
—J. N Prestridge, in the Alabama Bap
tist, speaks of Dr. J. P. Boyce as “the grand
est Baptist of America. ”
Secession. —It was stated in a late
issue, that the man Kallock and his
church have seceded from our denom
ination. We beg to remind our read
ers, that The Index seceded from him
and them long ago. The Second Bap
tist church, so-called, of St. Louis, has
also virtually seceded from the denom
ination. From the said church The
Index seceded some time ago, as is
well known. Rev. J. Hyatt Smith, of
open communion fame, has seceded
from the ministry; and from him too,
The Index seceded so soon as his pro
clivities became known. A few more
secessions are now in order; and when
they are accomplished, all the parties
will be in better condition aud happi
er. “Can two walk together except
they be agreed?” Amos 3: 3.
GLIMPSES AND HINTS.
—Every wife is a Job-or needs to be—in
patience.
—To free the Binghatnpton, N. Y., Bap
tistchurch from debt, "some of the mem
bers, now in their grey heads, gave one fifth
of all they had.”
—The 37,000 Baptists of Nova Scotia raised
last year for missionary purposes, an aver,
age of thirty-three cents each, and are aim
ing at one dollar a head. No matter how
soon they reach that point, may they find
Southern Baptists there to welcome them !
—Ottawa University, a Baptist institution
in Kansas, has been relieved of debt by the
“power of littles,” as someone phrasesit.
"Twice as many persons contributed as
there were dollars raised.”
—"Go and do thou like Wise,” is the
comment of tbe London Punch on the fact
that Mr. Frank Wise has given $96,800,
half to the Protestant and halt to the Rom
ish bishop of Cork, Ireland—the interest to
be used for the relief of the poor. Puns on
the language of Scripture lie beyond the
limits of legitimate wit. But the inven
tion of the Punch is, at least, free from the
malice and falsehood attaching to that of
Father Ignatius Spencer, who unblushingly
reports a sect called “Ward's Men,” origi
nating with a Protestant preacher named
Ward, who felt himself empowered to pro
claim a new religion and organize a new
church, because the song of the angels, (as
he ignorantly read it in King James’s ver
sion.) announced "good will to Ward’s
Menl”
—The Boston Watchman mentions a pas
tor, who recently accepted a call to a theo
logical professorship, under a sense of duty,
at a sacrifice of perhaps $2,000 a year. This
is one instance at least, which contradicts
the representation current among infidels,
chat the largest salaries always carry the
day with ministers.
—An all-day missionary meeting during
the week, has enabled two Baptist churches
of Middlesex county, Va., to double their
contributions to missions. Will any Geor
gia church try it?
—Dr. H. F. Buckner, our indefatigable
missionary to the Indians, is within a day’s
run of his venerable and superannuated
father, and yet has not seen him in five or
six years.
—"lt is the first step that costa.” The
Baptists of France are few, but they have
doubled their membership in ten years;
and this slow propress in the early stages ot
our work there is a prophecy and earnest of
more r’.pid future growth.
r-Tlie Baptist states that a Baptist church
in California "has ceased to commune at all
because several of its members have joined
the Good Templars, and feel forbidden to
use wine at the Lord's supper.” This is in
temperate Temperance, and helpful only to
an intemperance which must grow ever
more less and less temperate.
—“We have seen a score of household
baptiz'd in Baptist churches,” says the
Watch Tower, “and yet we never saw a sin
gle infant baptized."
—The Baptists of Colorado have doubled
their numbers—and, let us hope, their
strength--in two years. They have 1,349
members, in 22 churches.
—The Fifth Avenue Baptist church, New
York, (Dr. Armitage pastor,) has been un
dergoing repairs at a cost of S3O 000, and is
to have a window in it depicting the baptism
of Christ. A correspondent of the Stand
ard pleads for this as a step in the right di
rection, such pictorial representations be
mg used by others to teach error, and being
adapted withal to teach truth. Which re
minds us of the time when it was said that
‘images are the books of the unlearned,"
and with the help of that saying idolatry
crept into the professedly Christian
churches.
A church reports to a Baptist Associa
lion that it has no Sunday-school and no
prayer meeting,—which greatly pains us
It also reports a constant loss of members,—
which somewhat relieves our pain, as it as
fords ground to hope that the church will
die out by and by. and give place for abetter
one.
—Rev. W. Hague, D D , tie contemporary
of Neale and Stow and Sharp, has been lor
some time unable to officiate at his church,
Wollaston Heights, Mass., and it i? feared
that he will never again be able to discharge
tue full duties of the pastorate.
—Au Episcopal writer in the Guardian
says : “There is really no warrant for sprink
ling, which is believed to be a Romish lega
cy, only to be employed in cases of sickness
or other extremity.” He recognizes im
mersion as “the scriptural mode of baptism,”
which "for symbolic beauty, antiquity and
desirability, cannot be surpassed.” He pre
diets also that “the most advanced Church
man is distined to feel the need, in the near
future,” of the restoration of baptisteries in
Episcopal churches for the immersion of be
lievers.
—The (Unitarian) Christian Register, Bos
ton, prints, in reference to the death of
President Garfield, under the heading, “A
Nation’s Lament,” the greater part of the
fifty third chapter of Isaiah. The quotation
includes verses 4 7, and the words, “By his
knowledge shall my righteous servant justi
fy many, for he shall bear their iniquities,’’
in verse 11. This lifts up the death of Garfield
to a level with the death of Christ, or drags
down the death of Cbristtoa level with the
death of Garfield. We prefer the old doc
trines of inspiration and atonement, to the
“culture,” the “advanced thought,” the
“thorough scholarship,” the “modern criti
cism," of which this is the legitimate fruit.
—Rev. L. M. Berry writes the Central Bap
tist, that hesaw, at Aix LaChapelle, France,
in July, among the sacred relics, which are
shown only once every seven years, “the
robe worn by the Virgin Mary at the nativi
ty, which is a sort of short gown open at
both sides; the swaddling clothes of Jesus in
the manger; the scarf worn by Christ at his
crucifixion ; one of the nails which fastened
him to the cross; a piece of the true cross; the
sponge which was filled with vinegar aod
put to the Saviour's mouth; a lock of the
Virgin's hair; the cloth ou which the head
of John the Baptist was laid, with the blood
still upon it; some of the blood and bones of
Stephen, and a foot of one of the children
whom Herod slew.”
—Waco University, Texas, opens its twen
ty-eighth annual session with 183 students
a larger number than Dr. Burleson has
ever known during his thirty-one years of
college presidency in that State.
GEORGIA BAPTIST NEWS.
—Rome Courier: The grading of the
foundation of the DeSoto Baptist
church is going on, and it will not be
a great while before the good people of
that interesting town will have an im
posing brick edifice dedicated to the
service of God. The building will be
about the size of the Rome Baptist
church.
A correspondent of the Columbus
Enquirer-Sun writing from Hamilton
says: A religious revival has been in
session at the Baptist church in this
place for some time. It is under the
charge of Rev. S. T. Fuller, who is a
young man, but an able and zealous
minister. His life is an example to
show the reality in religion, and he has
the confidence and esteem of every
one, regardless of religious denomina
tions, in all this section. It is thus
that he is a useful man, and one who
is destined to a very high position
among the Baptist ministers in the
State. Since the meeting began there
have been six received by experience
and baptism, and the church has been
stirred to a closer observance of religi
ous duties. The meeting has had a
very salutary effect, and it is plainly
discernable among the business men
of the town.
Last night Rev. A. B. Campbell,
pastor of the First Baptist church of
Columbus, preached a very able ser
mon and one that was much enjoyed
by the large congregation. His theme
was the necessity of turning away from
evil and the importance of making no
delay in doing so. At the close of the
sermon an invitation for prayer was
given and quite a numbei came for
ward.
Kinderhook correspondent Eaton
ton Messenger: Our last meeting at
Ramoth conducted by Rev. A. M. Mar
shal in his usually calm and earnest
way resulted in a revival. There
were five additions to the church.
Preaching begins the next time on Fri
day before the first Sunday in October.
Mr. Beck, of Milledgeville has been in
vited, and all are in hopes he will be
on hand.
—Crawfordville Democrat: Mr. Ben
jamin Aikins, familiarly known among
the people of this county as “Uncle
Ben,” has been reinstated in the Bap
tist church. Mr. Aikins, who passed
his eighty-third birthday a few days
ago, is growing quite feeble. Elder
A. J. Hartly, of Warren, who is the
pastor of the Sandy Cross (Baptist)
church in this county, is in great suffer
ing from a cancer in his right hand.
For six months past it has been a
source of constant and intense pain,
and isuiow quite large. He has con
sulted several physicians, who pro
nounce it incurable, and recommend
amputation of the arm for some dis
tance above the hand, though they be
lieve that it will again appear at the
point of amputation. In consequence
of this misfortune he has been unable
to write, and preaches with great pain.
We sympathise with him deeply.
—Griffin News: The Baptist Associa
tion is in session at Hollonville. A
great many of our people went out on
Sunday to attend the services. Among
the sermons delivered before the Asso
ciation on Sunday was one by Dr.
Battle, of Macon, which was unusually
able and impressive.
—Rev. J. W. Mitchell, pastor of the
Griffin Baptist church, has resigned his
charge. The Columbus Times allud
ing to the fact says: Dr. Mitchell is
well known by many in this section
who would regret very much to know
that he had permanently retired from
the ministry. He is an able and elo
quent young divine, and his labors
would be very sadly missed.
—A protracted meeting will begin
in the Baptist church of Greenesboro’
on the second Sunday of October, con
ducted by the pastor, and Rev. J. F.
Edens, of Social Circle.
—There is a revival of considerable
interest going on in the colored Baptist
church at Union Point, and quite a
large number have joined the church.
Leesburg correspondent Americus
Republican : Arriving in Leesburg I
attended services at the Baptist church
to hear Rev. Edward V. Baldy deliver
his first sermon. Mr. Baldy is quite a
youth, only about eighteen years of
age, but he gave us an excellent sermon
on the first chapter of Genesis. Mr.
Baldy certainly has an excellent future
before him.
The Baptist church has been greatly
improved. They have a very nice little
organ, and the place of organist is well
filled by Miss Mary Lipsey.
—Washington Gazette: A series of
meetings will begin at the Baptist
church next Sunday. Dr. Hiilyer
hopes to get assistance from elsewhere.
The first week will determine whether
the meetings will be continued longer.
Rev. T. A. Nash, who has been the
pastor of Ebenezer church for two
years, was chosen again recently as
pastor for the coming year, but desired
a month to think on the matter before
giving a final answer.
—A writer in the Lagrange Reporter,
alluding to the recent meeting of the
Western Baptist Association, at West
ern church, near Liberty Hill, Heard
county, says: The letters from the
churches indicated a large number of
baptisms and the contributions sent up
exceeded those of former years. This
Association is realizing a blessing be
cause of its direct interest hi the mis-
sionary work, sustaining an able native
preacher, at a salary of SSOO, in the
Indian Territory, and another laborer,
at a salary of SIOO, in China. It was
resolved to continue them. John
Jumper, the Indian preacher, resigned
the chieftainship of his Nation in order
to accept this appointment,ata reduced
salary. Rev. Dr. Landrum was pres
ent as the representative of Mercer
University, and made a most favorable
impression both for his mission and
himself; Rev. T. C. Boykin spoke for
the Sunday-school cause. The fare
was sumptuous, the hospitality of the
neighborhood lavish.
Our esteemed brother, James S.
Parker, Bluffton, Clay county, Georgia,
writes us, 28th Sept., that the Bethel
meets on Tuesday in
stead ol Friday, as previously an
nounced.
—Twenty colored converts were bap
tized in the Chattahoochee, at West
Point. Six more await the ordinance,
—The Western Association will
convene next year at Ramah church,
near Palmetto.
—Eastman Times: There is to be a
new Baptist Association composed of
about fifteen colored churches, organ
ized at this place on Friday before the
first Sunday in October next. The
meeting will embrace Friday, Saturday
and Sunday.
—Meriwether Vindicator: A flourish
ing Sabbath-school has been organized
at the Baptist church under the super
intendence of Rev. E. S. Harris. The
subscriptions to raise monej’ to buy
an organ for the church are large
enough, we understand, to warrant the
purchase of a very handsome instru
ment. It will add greatly to the fine
singing usually heard at the church.
—Whitesburg correspondent Carroll
ton Times: We attended services at the
Baptist church in Douglasville last
Monday night. Heard the pastor,
Rev. Robert Baber, of Powder Springs,
preach an able sermon on the subject
of the new’ birth. Their church house
is incomplete, but the menbers should
not allow an engine on the Georgia
Pacific whistle in Douglasville before
its completion. When it is completed
it will be one of the neatest church
houses in Northwest Georgia.
—Sparta Ishmaelite: Rev. N. B.
Binion has just closed a good meeting
at Bethel. Eleven were baptized, four
were restored, and there were three
more candidates for baptism. Rev.
E. M. Hooten, the well known Baptist
minister at Hollonville, in Pike county,
has just closed a protracted meeting
at Mb. Olive church, in the ninth dis
trict of Pike county. A great revival
was had, and sixty-three persons joind
the church by experience and were
baptized.
Cuthbert Enterprise: The series
of meetings at the Baptist church still
go on, increasing in interest every day.
Rev. E. R. Carswell, of Augusta, a
most able preacher and godly man, is
actively at work in these meetings, and
we are glad to say the Lord is blessing
his labors in bringing sinners to re
pentance, and arousing the church to
active and prayerful work in the cause
of the blessed Redeemer. We sincerely
trust that the people will turn out to
these sermons, and aid in every possi
ble way, the good influences growing
out of the meeting. There have been
five additions to the church.
—Adairsville item in Cartersville
Free Press: Rev. A. F. Brooks has
returned from attending a Baptist re
vival at Cedar Creek church, and re
ports an interesting meeting with a
number of additions to the church.
—Augusta Chronicle and Constitu
tionalist: At three o’clock on last Sab
bath afternoon over four hundred per
sons were present to listen to the dedi
cation sermon of the Union Baptist
church, Rev. Arthur A. Jphnson, pas
tor, which was preached in an able and
feeling manner by the Rev. W. W.
Landrum, pastor of the Green Street
Baptist church. After which the
dedication prayer was offered by Rev.
J T. Tolbort, pastor of Thankful
Baptist church. At the close of the
service a public collection was taken
up which amounted to over SIOO. In
the evening, at 7: 30 o’clock, the con
gregation convened again, to witness a
very fine Sabbath-school concert, which
was conducted by the Superintendent,
W. H. Barefield, and his corps of
teachers.
—The Washington Association, at
its recent session elected an efficient
Board of Trustees for the Washington
Institute as follows • Hon. W. J. Nor
then, President; Dr. H. N. Hollifield,
Secretary ; Dr. R. G. Stone, Treasurer;
Rev, N. B. Binion, Rev. T. J. Adams,
James M. Harrison, A. T. Cason, Dr.
Linton, S. Gardner, Zach Culver, Rev.
T. J. Veazy, Dr. S. B. Mills, Rev. T. J.
Cumming, Rev. S. L. Patillo, Rev. T. J.
Holmes and J. W. Harrison. The
Board elected Prof. Ivy W. Duggan
Principal of the Institute, and unani
mously passed the following—
Resolved, That we, the Trustees of
the Washington Institute, pledge our
selves to brother Duggan that we will
work faithfully, earnestly and zealous
ly for the Institute. We will give it
all the patronge we can ourselves, and
we will urge others to do so.
The Institute is beautifully located
at Linton, Hancock county, Georgia, a
village which has been blessed in point
of health beyond almost any other
location in the whole country.
