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Ozark, Ala. May 20, 1895. I
Elder J. J. Byrd. Dear Brother <
in Christ:-—I was conv.cted *
of sin last January seven years i
ago. I saw myself a poor, vile,
wretched and undone sinner, not .
even worthy to call upon the
name of the Lorh, or to sing a sa
cred song. Was ever one so poor
and unworthy as I? I could not tell
my mother, or anyone of my great
trouble. I could scarcely eat or
rest at night. I thought if some
of God’s people did not. pray for
me I was forever lost.l thought my
bad feelings were a sign of death.
Father came home one night and
said that Elder Lee Hanks was
coming to our house, and I felt
relieved a short space of time think
ing I would receive comfort from
him; but I was soon mourning
again, for when he came I could
not tell him of my troubles, nor
ask him to pray for me. But he
spoke many comforting words to
me. I kept mourning and weep
ing and begging for mercy in my
feeble manner, until God heard my
faithful cry, and sent relief to my
mind. I was so happy I told moth
er of my troubles, and the feast
I was then enjoying. I never can
tell how happy she was to think
her only child had received such
a glorious hope. Soon some
thing seemed to say that you have
deceived her. O how I was
grieved to think I had deceived
my precious mother, but something
seem to come into my mind: “Be
not of a doubtful mind.” I was
made to rejoice and could sing the
sweet songs of Zion, and rejoice in
the hope of heaven, sweet heaven,
the angels’ happy home, where all
God’s children shall meet to part
no more, with the loved ones who
have gone before. O is it not a
glorious hope? A hope which Je
sus hath given.
“A hope when days and years are
passed,
We all shall meet in heaven.”
I saw my way bright and clear
with not avail between. I had
nothing to do but fly away and be
.j&fest. Before a week I was in
* doubts and fears, but yet 1 want
that
Fl .Jt' for the
church. Some persuaded me to
join, and appeared to have fellow
ship forme; and then I feared that
I had deceived them. On the Bth
day of July, the same year, while
suffering from a severe case of
whooping cough, I was baptized
by Eld. Lee Hanks into the fel
lowship of Pleasant Grove church.
While brother J. W. Parker was
kneeling in prayer by the water
side, it seemed to me that with a
spiritual eye I saw the gates of
heaven opened to receive me. I
have been living by faith ever
since; although it is very small, but
when it is but a spark, I would not
give it for all the goods of this
world. I can’t do as I want to do
for when I would do good evil is
present with me. Is it so with
you? Do you sometimes dread
death’s drilling tide, and again feel
happy to know you have to die?
On the 26th of December I was
married, and in February I was
taken sick, and remained so for
four years, unber the treatment
of eight different physicians. Many
times I felt that I should soon
cross death’s cold stream. Thanks
be to God I am spared, but 1 am
quite feeble yet.
Please, dear children of God
write me and tell me why I suffer
so? Do you not think it your duty
to throw crumps to poor starving
ones like me. I wou Id be thank
ful for a little crumb from the
Lord’s people. One day in deep
meditation about how the Christian
gets home, I beheld a straight road
bright as the sun that reached from
the dying Christian to Heaven.
Again I beheld our little angel by
a spiritual eye, flying towards my
husband and seemed to come to
tell us that there is room in Heav
en for us. Oh how happy I was.
Tongue cannot describe my joy. :
Pray for me and mine. I have
* ktadlovtog lndaflecUonate hW
band who is waiting for a brighter <
e ridence before he comes to the <
church. He is not worthy to join,
he is so full of doubts and fears.
His desire is to get better, and then
join, Please help me to persuade i
him that now is the time to enter i
the fold.
Children of God write to me in
my sffiictions. i
Your unworthy sister, i
Lizzettie J. Glover.
Annie Ala., May 19th 1895.
Dear Brother Simms. I feel
like I want to write you a few
lines. I have have read the Ban
ner for some time and have been
greatly comforted from reading
your editorials. I regard them
sound, faithful and impartial.
Your views are strictly in accor
dance with my feelings, and also
the scriptures as far as I can un
derstand them therefore if I should
ask you to give your views on cer
tain things it is because 1 expect
to receive none except that which
is in harmony with the scriptures.
Now there is one thing on my
mind that I wish to mention. In
the last few years a great many of
the Baptist of this section have be
come connected with singing con
ventions, where all denominations
meet, unite, appoint them officers,
and pray and sing together. Their
first proceeding is for a lotof young
worldly-minded people to go to
a Primitive Baptist church house
and organize a sinking class which
is to meet at an early hour on each
Sunday of preaching at that house
and occupy the time till preaching
hours, which is at eleven o’clock,
and frequently to the disgust of
visting members [I mean brethren]
from a distance, continue their
singing till nearly 12 o’clock. These
singings in our church houses are
generallyattended with much mer
riment and worldly glee, as ncn
professors false professors, all join
the singing and make it as near to
suit their carnal nature as they
can, and some Baptists belonging
to the church where they conduct
these singings, join in with these
societies. At the appointed time of
holdm g their, general convention
they choose delegatestorepresent
their singing society and freq uently
choose old Baptist to go up where
they are expected (or rather
required)to sing and pray together
and “Brother” each other.
Now in what sense can a Primi
tive Baptist “Brother” all these
different professors who meet at
such conventions?
Now Brother Simms, I have
given you a short discription of
what is going on through our sec
tion, and a number of old Baptist
church houses, and many Baptist
are giving it their hearty approval,
and if it is the Lord’s will to direct
your mind to give your views on
such things and if you see fit to
publish it in the Banner I shall be
glad to see it. I hope you will
not understand me to oppose the
singing of the songs of Zion with
the spirit and with the under
standing also, but how can we
sing the songs of Zion in a strange
land.
This may be a good thing, but
I shall not be assured of it until
I find scripture to prove it. When
all manner of wicked people are
jointly connected in any society
or institution I think it would be
best for Primitive Baptist to let
it alone and follo w only such pre
cepts and examples as the Lord
has left for them.
If we love God and keep his
commandments, what more does
he require?
Just to see how the church is
joining in the merriments, forms
and fashions of proud, haughty
and carnal minded* people. It
causes me to fear that the time is
not far distant when they will be
deprived of the sweet privelege of
worshiping God under our own
vine and fig tree; for “of whatso
ever a man is overcome, of the
same is brought in bondage.”
The wicked one has sought out
many inventions to captivate the .
church. He has many crafty agents
who tell us this, that and the other *
is harmless, j
and innocent, but we should «
always consult the word of inspir- *
ation where we can find all that is
necesary to be, or teach. Other pro
fessors have tried hard to preach
Old Baptist their faith, and failed,
and I guess they think they will j
try them by singing, which comes 1
up in a mildej form and on the ’
blind side at that, in order to take j
them unawares. • 1
With my heart’s earnest desire 1
that is if it be the Lords will. «
that he will gi?e you a lull 1
share of light to write on what I ’
have mentioned and publish it in
the Banner, as I desire others to
see it besides my unworthy self.
May the Lord unable us all to,
“watch and be sober” watch, oyer <
each other for good, instructing
those that oppose themselves; *
pulling them out of the fire ol
idolatry, an d religious mockary;
for ‘‘let him know that converteth
the sinner from the error of his
way that he hast saved a soul from
death and shall hide a multitude
of sins.” Yours unworthy Brother
i i hope of eternal life.
A. W. Hanks
OBITUARIES.
POLLY. A. LYNN.
Sister Polly. A. Lynn departed this
life March 21st, 1895, after an illness of
39 hours; aged 55 years, 9 months and
9 days. She was the daughter of Fred
rick, and Matilda Holland, and was
born in Tatnall County, Ga., June 12th
1839; in 20tb year was married to J.L.
Lynn—he having been married once
before; his former wife dying,left him
with two children,to whom sister Lynn
proved herself a worthy, devoted and
affectionate mother; one of them be
ing afflicted caused the burden to be
heavier than it would otherwise have
been, she bore it all unflinchingly and
without mummering; seeming to be
delighted to be able to minister to their
comfort, bister Lynn joined the Prim
itive Baptists church at Cedar Creek
Tatnall County. Ga., on Saturday be
fore the first Sunday in September 1863
and was baptfzed on the following day
by Elder Samuel Strange, and remain
ed a consistent member at said church
until November, 1862, when, for con
venience, she, with others, drew
letters, and on Saturday before the 3rd
Sunday in March 1893 were constitu
ed into Little Flock c hurch, where she
remained in full fellowship a consist
ent and dutiful member untill it pleas
ed the Master to release her and say
“Come up higher.” She was the moth
er of thirteen children, twelve of whom
are living—seven of them are members
of the Primitive Baptist who,
together with their aged father an Is
rael, and a hrge number of relatives
and friends ace IfTnfco mourn,thyV-loss.
She was hlVett by all
who knew her, and her entire lii’e from
the time of her confession of the truth
in Christ was a manifestation of the
faith she professed None who knew
her ever knew of her anything unbe
coming a child of grace. She exercis
ed great Christian fortitude, and tho’
strong in the faith,’and full of Christian
boldness, always contendingflrmly for
the truth, yet she was gentle in her re
proof.
The home of brother Lynn, being
the usual stopping place for brethren
visiting this section, nothing afforded
her more pleasure than to minister to
their necessities. Truly we have lost
a mother in Israel.
“A precious one from us is gone,
A voice we loved is still,
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.”
“Go’d in his wisdom has recall ed,
The boon his love had given,
And though the body slumbers here, <
The soul is safe in heaven.”
“Since it so we’ll bid sorrows go,
Our God hath sent his rod,
He doth his will we must be still,
And know that he is God.”
Bead and adopted by the Church
at Little Flock while in conference
on Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in
May 1895. ]
J. F. Jarrell )
L. E. Lynn. > Committee. ,
J.G F. Lynn )
RUBEN E. MANNING. ;
Passed quietly away into the loving •
arms of his dear Savior May 16 1895 *
age 68 years one month and 20 -dgys,
having been feeble for several months •
and confined to his bed about six weeks *
with typhoid fever.
He patiently endured all his auc
tions and felt from the first of of his {
illness that his mission on earth was (
ended and he seemed to patiently en- ]
dure and anxiously await his depart- i
ura from this sinful world He hajd '
all the attention that a faithful com- ;
panion an sorrowering friends could J
possibly bestow upon him. But hav- <
ing been the loving faithful huSbahd
of sister Clara A. Manning for over ]
forty years causes her to feel lonely 1
and heart broken. He was a firm be- 1
liever in the Primitive Baptist, bnt ®
never united with ajiy church. He (
left bright evidences that he had (
a well gronuded hopa in Jesns. He 1
told the writer that he would not ge <
Well but was persectly resigned to go
He gave instruction to loving faith
ful devoted Christian wife where he I
wanted to be hurried and told her that I
he did not have a doubt abont his ®
future destiny.
The funeral services were conducted
by the writerat Metcalf and was at
tended by a number of sorrowering J 1
relativesand friends. Our dear sister
has our deepest sympathy in her be- A
reaved condition. i g
- .
May the Lord give her grace to pa
tiently endure her sore afflictions till
Jesus shall call her up higher to bask
in his smiles forever.
“Her head and stay is took away,
And she is left a lone. ’
Her husband dear who was so near,
Is at his eternal home.”
•The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh
dway and bless be the name of the .
Lord.”
We would say to our dear sister
Manning to sorrow not as others who
have no hope. While he was not a
member of the visible Kingdom here,
but he was a member of the invisible
Kingdom, and is now singing the
praise of God in the church trium
phant, and is freed from sorrow, pain
and death and enjoys life forever
more. May the Lord give you grace,
my sorrowing sister, to wait patiently
the sweet summons of Jesus to come
up higher and be glorified and immor
talized to be forever with the Lord.—H.
FLORA LUELLA PARRISH,
of Berrien County, Ga, was born No
vember 23 1894 and departed this life
on the 12th day of December follow
ing. She had been ill only one short’
week when God saw fit to take her
home to Himself. Everthing that could
be done to alleviate the painful suffer
ings of little Flora was carefully and
prayerfuly done by the loving family
and kind friends, but alas to no avail.
God had decreed that she no longer re
main in this world of pain and sor
row.
Oh how hard for us to part with it
we loved it so much: Oh how I missed
it next morning when I went to my
mothers bedside to dress the little one
that had been left alone, how I miss its
bright little face. I witnessed the in
tense suffering of the little babe most
of the tima as it lay upon my lap and
I tried to beg the good Lord if it could
be His will to spare her to us but God
knew best. Her suffering was great
untill about twenty-four hours br< ath
left her when she appeared to be al
most easy and passed away like un
to one falling asleep.
As I looked upon her pale sweet face
and her glossy eyes closed in death,
I could but say, “Thank God,” as we
wept for her; she is resting, she
is resting at last. Oh how sad it was
to see dear mother press her little life
less babe to her brest and bid it adieu
forever on this earth, never more to
behold the two little darling babes ly
ing side by side. But weep not dear
mother.
A few more days on earth to spend,
When all our toilandtroubles shallend.
Then we hope to meet dear Flora,
And praise the Lord forever more.
She was quietly laid to rest in the
Parish Cemetery there to await the
morning of the glorious resurrection
when we hope to meet her, where sick
ness, sorrow, pains and death are felt
and feared no more and parting from
loved ones unknown; there to bask in
the sunshine of bliss forever and ever
Alice Parish.
(Poetry omitted for the lack of space.
—Ed.)
(Appointments.
Elder P. G. McDonald and I. P.
Porter will fill the following ap
pointments in the Lower Canoo
chee Association, the Lord will
ing :
Little Flock, June 15
Anderson’s, “ 16
Bay Branch, “ 17
Love’s Chapel, ’* 18
Beard’s Creek, “ 19
Bethel, “ 20
Corrith, “ 21
Bellknap, “ 22
Deloach°s, “ £3
Upper Black Creek “ 24
Fellowship, “ 25
Lane’s, “ 27
Statesboro at nigbt“ “
Bethelehem, “ 28
Lake, “ 29 and 30
Sunlight, July 1
Cedar Creek, “ 2
These brethren will be met
at Collins, on the S. A. M. R. R.
June 14th.
A. R. Strickland.
In the Upper CannoochOe Associa
tion. .
Oak Grove, Tuesday 11,
New Hope Wedne&dadßraL “ 12
Mt. Zion Thurs. » 13
Antioch Sat. and Sun. “15 al6
Bytbynia Mon. “ 17
Long Creek Tues. “ 18
Hebron Wed. “ 19
Conoochee Thurs. “ 20
Upper Lotts Creek Sat.a Sun. “ 22a 23
Upper Mill Creek Mon. “ 24
Bethlehem Tues. “ 25
Lanes Wed. ; “ 26
Little Flock, 9 miles
south of Boston Fri;
Sat. and gun. < “ 28 29 30
Cat Creek Fri. Sat. & Sun July 5 6 & 7
Ozark Ala Tnes. “ 16
Pilgrims Rest Wed. “ 17
Corinth Fri. “ 19
Bethel Thurs. “ 18
Corinth Fri. “ 19
Pisgah Sat. and Sun. “ 20 &21
Baptist Rest Mon. “ 22
Mt Zion Tues. “ 23
Canaan Wedj “ 24
Ramah Sat. and Sun. “ 27 and 28
By request of many dear saines we
have agreed if the Lord wills to fill the
ibove appoinnmenls. pray for me
tear children of God that I may have
jrace to sustain —H.
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GEORGIA NORTHERN RAILROAD. qH
TO TAKE EFFECT ON AND AFTER, JAN, 27,1895,
C W. PIDCOCK, Supt
PIDCOCK, GEOKGIA.
READ DOWN. •
Train Train Train Miles.
No. 3. No. 5, No. 1. STATIONS.
Log & frt. Passngr. Log & frt.
0 ’
12 00 p m 230 p m 500 a m 2 1-2 Leave .. . Pidcock’
12io pm 235 p m sio am 4 « .;;;;;;;;;;;;;;Lake station’
12 25 p m 245 p m 525 am « . Spangler'
12 35 d m 3 00 p m 535 am « Phob,
12 45 p m 3 10 p m 545 a m « ............Barwick
12 52 pm 3 15pm 5 sO> gin 12 2-3 ‘K HolHg,
J p pra ??? *“ 14 l- 2 Leave J McDonald,
108 p m 347 p m 610 am 16 “ . . ... Rosier,
1 !5 p m 355 p m 615 a m lB « Aldermanls Junction,
4 P m 21 “ Crosby,
4 25 p m 2 _3 « Autreyvilie,
4 35 p m u Martins,
4 50pm 2-3 “ ....Cooper,
5 10 P m . 31 “ ....Moultrie,
READ UP.
Train Train Train
STATIONS. Fare. No. 2. No. 6. No. 4.
ArrivePidcock, 0 11 15 a m Isl 10 a m 600 p m
“ Lake Station, 10 11 Wamlo 02 a m 555 p m
“ Spangler, 16 11 00 a m 952 a m 545 p m
“ Phoebe, 32 10 50 am 942 am 5 35pm
“ Barwick, 38 10 40am 9 30am 520 pin
“ Hollis 52 10 30 am 923 am 510 pm
Leave )
Arrive JMcDonald, 60 10 15 am 915 am 5 00pm
“ 1 osier, 64 10 07 am 9 07am 452 pm
“ Alderman’s Judction, 70 10 00 am 900 am 4 45pm
“ Crosby, 84 848 a m
;Autreyville, 90 8 40 a m
“ Martins'l 00 825 am
“ Cooper, 1 05 8 15 am
“ Moultrie, 1 24 8 00 am
Dongola, N. C., April 10,1895,
Dr. D. Bartley:
Dear Brother: —My mother-in-law,
who is 76 years old, and has been
afflicted for years with Rheumatism
and whose heart was badly affected
from the effect of the rheumatism in
her chest, was taken down during the
night ot the 6th of February with a
severe case of pneumonia, at a neigh
bor’s house about two miles from home.
The doctor had no hope of her re
covery, and only paid her one visit
She was very weak, and*required the
a e istancd of two persons.to turn her
in bed. On the 12th her daughter
sent home for clothes for her to be hur
ried in,expecting her death to occur in
a short time. I went back with the
messenger who came for the clothes,
and found her suffering excruciating
ly, very weak, coughing almost inces
santly, and spitting up much blood. I
did not think she could live but a few
hours, or a day or two at best. I pro
posed to her daughters, that I would
try to borrow an Oxydonor Victory
and put it on her, if they would be will
ing, and they agreed to it, hoping it
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to her on the 13th. The spitting of
blood stopped almost immediately, and
her cough troubled her but little more..
In about four hours after the instru-’
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in bed without assistance, and in 18
hours she was able to stand up. In 24
hours I considered her well of pnenr
monia, and she has not showed any'
symptoms of it since.
Since then, whenever she feels any
symptoms of the rheumatism, she ap
plies the Oxydonor, and finds relief in:
a few minutes.
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