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of that i mortal state where we ■hall meet to part no more, and dwell forever in His sweet pres ence. It our joys are so great here, 0 what will it be to be for ever in that sweet heaven of eter nal rest where no more nights, no more sickness, sonow, pain nor death but we shall meet to part no never on the sunny bank of sweet deliverence. Those pre cious metings will he be a green spot in the pages of our memoiy, and we shall ever feel great ful to * those dear people for their many words of encouragement and acts of kindness extended to a poor sinner. Dear Christians, pray for the poor imperfect writer that he may ever live in our sweet fellowship.—ll WOMAN PRAYING. Brother John Ellis of Sessoms, Ga., requests me to write concern ing woman praying publicly, but I do not feel that much can be •aid upon thia point more than to five the Scriptural position, wilich position has been held by Primi tive Baptist universally so far as my knowledge extends. We do not condemn the idea of woman praying—indeed I have thought that there was more fervent pray er and contrition as a rule among the female portion of the Church than among the male portion. I remember now that it was a wo man .who washed Jesua’ feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. Women were first, at the tomb of our crucified Lord and they were first to hear the joyful news that he had triumphed over the grave. Their devotion to their Lord was certainly greater than that of the brethren. Even now there is more love and less con fusion among the sisters than Yet it can- in the Apostolic age of the church was given to a woman great or •mall, but she is to learn in •ilence.. Paul says I suffer not a woman to teach nor to usurp authority over the man but to be in silence.’’ 1 Tim., 1. 12. Again he writes to the church at Corinth, “Let your women keep silence in the churches.” No doubt some have thought that in Ist Cor. 11-5 is recorded something that would warrant women pray ing or prophesying in public, but this taken in that sense would con flict with the scripture just quoted above. Paul says here “But every woman that prayeth or prophe ■ieth with her head i.nc«y>red dis honored her head. The verse preceding this reads: “Every one praying or prophesying with his head covered dishonoreth his head.” How different is the in structions concerning the man and the woman. He mast have his head uncovered; she must have hers covered, else they dishonor their heads. We will now notice that the head of the man is Christ, and the head of the woman is the man. If a man should attempt to pray With his head covered which is Christ, methinks his prayer would not be answered, for when we pray to the father it is in the name and righteousness of Christ. It is in faith, and believing that he is, and is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him, and every vail and mist of darkness is re« moved and we are in living com munion with our living head and in this sense he is uncovered to us, There is no covering of dark ness or doubts that would hinder our approach to his Majestic pres sence, but as oar natural head are uncovered in his presence, so we have access to the throne of grace through our living head, who has unveiled his beauties and uncov ered his glory to us, and in loving confidence we ask what we will and it is granted. But should w<» try to pray with our head covered, it would be dishonored. If we go through with a form of prayer Without tire spirit; if -we try to worship him with our lips when our hearts are far from him, there is a veil of darkness between us and him, we being in that dark- 1 , ness, and cannot view him by fa* th Hence he is covered to us and in-1 stead of his being honored. and • we comforted by our praying in contrition to him, he is dishonored and we confounded, by our miser-; able mistake of trying to ap proach him in the flesh. He must be uncovered to us if we honor him by any service whatever. Christ is the head of the man, but the head of the woman is the man. We believe that our sisters pray with the same spirit t-> the same great Head of the Church that the brethren do, but not pub licly as the brethren. The man was made first and the woman was made for him. She can bn and is his equal in purity,in faith, in spirit, hut in all public matters he is her head and representative, and she is to learn in silence with the proper feeling and recognition of him as her superior. When woman occupies her proper share iu modesty, 01 what a jewel is she, and what a power does she yield over her husband, but when she transcends the bounds given her in the scriptures and presumes to lead, and lord it over her hus band or try to be bis equal in pub lic matters spiritually or political ly, she dishonors her head or hus band. She has now assumed the leadership, she has advanced to the front, and the man, the grand est piece of God’s creation the im age of God himself, has to retreat io the rear and see disgustingly the order of things changed, the modesty of woman departed, and the valor ot man considered worth less. When this is done her hus band is dishonored, hence is un covered and his covering of author ity and responsibility has been tramfered to the woman, Her head is uncovered. With love R. H. Barwick. Barwick Ga. Barwick Ga Oct. 5th,1895. Dear Brother Simms:—l wish to say to the readers of the Banner that lam an agent for Durand and Lester’s Hymn and Tune Books, and have them on hand. Can furnish them at 85 cents sin gle copy, or SI.OO sent by mail. I keep them for the benefit of our people without any profit to me, except the knowledge that I Lave been a help to have better singing in our churches. The advantage of these books is, that the music is written with the words and we can learn to sing all parts correct ly- One of the churches of my charge has bought 1 1-2 doz. of hymn for the congregation, and they are well pleased with them. They .contain almost all of our old tunes, with a great many new ones, and the sentiment of the words is strictly in harmony with our doctrine. It is a book that I feel willing to commend to our churches, singing schools and homes. Yours to serye R. H. Barwick. APPOINTMENTS. Appointments for Elder Lee Hanks of Boston, Ga., in the bounds of the Lower Canoochee Association, during the month of November, as follows: Bethel, Monday 11th, Daisy Monday night 11th, Bethel, Tuesday 12th, Beard’s Creek,Wednesday 13th, Loves Chapel, Thursday 14th, Bay Branch, Friday 15th, Belleville, Friday night 15th, Andersons, Saturday and Sun day, 16th and 17th. Old DeLoache’s,Monday 18th, Upper Black Creek, Tuesday, 19ch Fellowship, Wednesday 20th, Lanes, Thursday 21st, Bethelehem, Friday, 22nd, Upper Lott’s Creek, Saturday and Sunday 23rd and 24th. Savannah Baptist Church, Mon day night 25th. He will need con veyance, L.M. Nichols. CHRIST 1< T! IF, SIR EXG fll 0 F TIIE POOR AND .>r.F.DY ‘•I r ,i hast b ■ rength i- thi- . oor.a strengii tothf n- j fdy , i his dislr ss, a rof'.:g- f -mi L. so in. ft sll: v 11 ■ii * lO tent, win i; ihebl of the C'l ri ble onre is is a s .n agninst l'-’-' wail.”—lsa.xxy: I. On<‘ chara•< <• of the fam ilyofgraco is poverty of spiut and a cone, rusness of their weak ness and dependence upon the Lord. God’s people are afflicted and poor, eternally and enternally. A sense of sin and deep depravity of nature causes them to realize that their sufficency is notin them but in the Lord. In our weak ness and afflictions we are direct ed to the lovely Jesus who is oiu strength and righteousness; he strengthens us by his Spirit,prom ises, ordinances and the preaching of his word. In our great weak ness and when we feel the most needy, a smile from the blessed Jesus causes us to feel strong in the Lord. When we are conscious that we have nothing worthy of God’s favor in oar poor sinful hearts, how sweet to feel that his grace is sufficient for us. When we are poor and need him most, he is a present help in .time of trouble. Every poor doubting weak, trembling, heart-broken Christian, who is longing for the courts of the Lord and desiring his strength,Jesus is your strength, a refuge from the storm, a shad ow from the beat, and will be a river of water in your parched soul, an hiding place from the wind, a covert from the tempest and the shadow of a great rock in a weary laud. None have the feelings describ ed, above.but God’s dear children, and in all your - persecuHons and” afflictions, take it to Jesus, he will fight all your battles for you. He loves the poor and needy and will not turn a deaf ear unto their cries. You who have poured out your soul in nraver to God, and felt that he had shut up his ten der compassions from you, and have spent sleepless nights over a heavy heart, Jesus knows your every weakness, and he will come save you. You may leave him and his people and desire to live with them, but feel to poor and needy, but Jesus is your strength. Obey him and he will bless you in the path of obedience. Yes all these storms may beat against us and the heat poured out upon us, which is almost unbearable, but when Jesus speaks, all will be calm. He can still the tempest and cause our tempest-tossed souls to camly rest beside the still wa ters of his love. “These terrible ones” that come as a storm against the walls, are our external and in ternal enemies. The external en emy I will say hard things against the Lord’s humble children and percecute them and misrepresent them, but they stand as a wall, immoveable, for the Lord is their strength. The external enemy cannot de stroy us. when we live above re proach, but we can destroy our selves by our ungodly deportment. That internal enemy which tempts us so much to deny our blessod Savior, and deny our hope in Christ, fills us with so much unbelisf that we ofttn disobey our blessed Redeemer and fail to en joy the blessings in store for the obedient; but this enemy can worry the flesh but cannot take our life eternally. When those terrible ones are suggesting to y&u that you are no Christian, aidtrying to make you beleive that you have deceiv ed the Lord’s poiple, and telling you that you aqp not worthy of church membership, and that Christians woult not get indiffer ent like you d), and that you would have a br ghter evidence of a hope, and thai you do not love Christians in the right manner,you can say, “Get behind me Satan.” Jesus makes no such suggestions to his piople, ‘but the terrible ones” do. The ’Christian realizes that they are terrible indeed to them for they pause them much trouble. The more i£ obedience and i.eirer to Jesusiou live, the less the terrible onei will worry you. But bless the* Lord they can never destroy ynu. Cast all your care upon for he careth for you.—H Sparks Ga.j Oct. 16th 1895. Elder A. V. Simms My Dear Brother: —I feel im prested to writ| you of last Sat urday and Sunday’s meeting at Salem, and how I passed the time. I have tried to 'resist the impres sion to write, but it seems in spite of all I can do] my mind turns to you. Then I remember how often in the past whhn I was permitted to visit your Jdear home,* how sister Simms and I would talk of our joy? and sorrows to gether arounj, ymr fireside, and even yet 1 love to turn to you when either joy or gnef is mine to bear. So please forgive me this intrusion, and,will try nut to be so burdensome in the future. As you already know the annual meet ing at Salem h|as just passed. I looked so eagerjly all the year to its coming, Roping I would once more meet with the dear saints if God’s will. J But I was aware ere the timftQi| me » that I would strength. would not per Will While much yet I was uniafle t)take the trip. But I tried Olfao hard to be pa tient and resigned, when I saw it was not the Lord’s will for me to go. And though lonely and dis appointed, I was not forgotten. On Saturday Evening Dear Bro. Barwics and brother Charlie Stal lings, with many other dear saints, visited my humble home and sit around my fireside and talked of- Jesus. Brother Barwick came to hold services for me. When he arose to speak, there came over me a desire for God to fill bis mouth with words of comfort,that once again if I was one of His lit tle ones, I could feel the Lord was precious to me, and I cannot say the Lord heajrd my feeble petition no-no, but I"do know that it was a glorious meeting, for the Lord was here. Qnce more I feasted at the Kings table, and my soul was filled with joy and peace. The text was, that sow in tears shall reap in joy.” Beautiful words. Sweet thought for the tired weary pilgr&is of Jesus. I think I can truly say there were others here that feasted as well as poor me. Then<rother Charlie closed the servicetewith many sweet and blessed words of truth. Besides the preacMfeg what a comfort to look once more into the faces of those I lov| so well, and to clasp their hauls in mine. Though how poor and unworthy I felt of such company and loving words of cheer and fellowship! O; how often did my thoughts fly to de.ir old Sa’em while the flear ones was assembled there in worship I could see • them j in my imagination sitting around : feasting cm th* blessed' truths ot • God. Sunday nigiit Sister Alice I and Sistet Janie Parish come to see . nv,you know how sweet and Christ; like they are, and too are affleted ! and sufferers for Jesus’ sake. How i oft we have mingled our tears together.! I told Sister Alice my ' cup was full that though I could not go to meeting the little service the day before and hers »nd sister Janie’s visit had so filled me with joy and peace I felt wonderfully blest after all better,far better than I derserved, and I feel to hope God was with me while the others met together to ■worship Him. I was enabled to praise Him though lonely and upon my bed, I fplUa blessed and peaceful calm steal over me and could imile through my tears and say “It is best. God willed it thus” I feel sure He visits a lonely bedside as well as a multi tude, and one little whisper from Him is werth far more than the grandest sermon or speech that could be uttered. Though oft alone I’m not forgoten. His tender pitying eyes I feel often looks upon me in tenderness when lonely or sad, when racked with, pain and anguish. Blessed Savior. 'The meeting at Salem was one of love and peace. Again I ask your forgiveness for bothering you. May God abundantly bless you and yours. Pray for me. In Christian love, Your little Sister, Fannie Shuman. Josie Ala. Oct. 15th 1895 . Dear Elders Hanks and Simms. J have just returned from our Association to-day, and I feel like I want to write a few lines rela tive to how I ought to feel to the Giver of every good and perfect gift. I feel like I never could get words to convey an idea how I should feel towards my brethren, and to my God. I joined the- Pnmittye Baptist church about eighteen years ago at Ramah cburch. I stood a short time as an excluded member. Out side of that time I have been chosen to nearly all of our associations and district or union meetings, but hope Ido not feel puffed about it. Our letter to the association shew ed up 136 members. We have a > goodly number of very intelligent men, as well as good men. And , how it is I do not know. They L must certainly have soVne confi- have Ido -not know, fog ~t nave none in myself. I feel like I nev er can reverence my God and the brethren as I ought. If I should live to be old and unles-s I do better than I ever have done, I desire to praise that God that I feel like was the great word at the associa tion from which I have just re turned. As David says praise ye the Lord, let us praise his holy name. I also desire to thank *my brethren for the confidence they seem to have in me, and hope to live in rememberance of the same, while I am permitted to live in this woild. And I very often feel like that will not be long, accord ing to my afflictions. But I de sire to live and die in the confi dence of my brethren, “above all things” and in honor to my .God, who hath bestowed so many bless ings upon me, who is so vile and so forgetful of him “The Allmighty God,” the everlasting Father, the prince of peace, the King of kings, and Lord of lords. We ought to bd the most God-serving and God honoring people in the world. The Psalmist says the heavens declare the glory of God, and the earth beneath hie -handy work, day un to day uttereth speech and night unto night sheweth knowledge. So we cannot praise the Lord enough for his groat blessings to wards us. I myself, am so forget ful of his goodness, I am made to cry out like the eminent apos tle. 0! wretched man mat I am who shall d< li\ r tn-- fix m the body of this death. \d-1 now in conclusion I desire iy to my brethren and sxst-.s 1 desire :6 | feel greatful Ur.ytu.ls them for t'ae I continuation of their confidence in ime up U-- the present. Though 1 Ido imt feei worthy of it by no ' means.- And I leel like ottfers ■ should take my place or their own ' places iu the future, I feel like if i I should liye to see another year, , that I should not be honored to ! that position auy mpre. You never can get around. Please all ithat have the spirit of prayer, remember your unworthy brother if one at all, and saved by grace if saved at all. Farewell. J. J-. Jordan. Bellville Ga., Oct, 3. 1895. Mr Alford. F. Patterson, Macon Ga., My Dear sweet boy. I have had you so much in re memberance since we parted at the Association till I feel that I must write y©u a line, Have been absent from home since Tuesday a week ago. I so much de sire your good and prosperity that I have often pr ayed for you, and hope you can and have prayed for yourself. I would rather, my dear boy, you had the spirit and religion of Christ than all thing* else in this world. May you re member God in your young life while the evil days come not. Will respectfully ask you to read some portion of God’s inspired word each day it it is not more than one paragraph or one verse. I cannot tell you the tender emotions of love I feel for you, and I know that many temptations lie out before you. God grant, to give you the word of life and to . taste the powers of the World to - come. I want you to write to me and tell me if you are interested in *. divine things, and if you have - > any hope of immortality. I have often wanted to talk with you on this subject, but I have felt so unworthy myself that I could not, I have a hope for Johriie, Roy’ • and Ljnie, and want you to know that you always have my tender love, prayers and good wishes. Your devoted father : ’ , • A. W. Patterson. Macon Ga., Oct. sth 1895. Elder A. W. PattersonMy Dear Father. I am in receipt of your letter of the 3rd iust. but to answer it now seems a difficult task for me. I cannot say that I’ve prayed, but ceyi say that I haveXoften I would rather have the Spirit and religion of Christ, than all the wealth of the earth,. but how can I get it? Can any one but Christ himself give .it to me? I have realized that the Bible is a precious volume, aud read it more j now than ever before, and I pray that God will give me the spirit, that I may understand its teach ings. I know that temptations are constantly before me, and I try to avoid them as much as possible. I am so glad dear father tha t you care so much for me, and I will always endeavor to have a simi lar affection for you. I can not thank you enough for the kind ness you bestowed upon me at the Association,. .I do hope some day to repay you for the cares and anx iety you have had for me. I feel so thankful that I have been and have endeavored tor some.time to be a better man, but it seems that I get worse every day.? I had a letter .from mother and . little sister last week. Am in bet* ter health now. Have quit work ing at night. »• . + With love and best wishes to you. Your affectionate sou A- F. Patterson ——.— In the fear us the Lord is strong confidence: and his chil- • dr on blfafl have a place of refuges Proverbs xiv. 26. . . OXYDONOR. DEALERS WANTED. H ' NOW-IS YOUR TIME. I want good active dealers in every County aud City in bouth Georgia , Alabama and Florida to handle the Oxydonor Victory which cures with out medicine or doctors. It is a bless ing in any fainOy.lt does not raise the dead or keep people from dying whet the time comes for them to fall asleep in death, but it posseses wonderful healing virtues and one instrument will last a family a lifetime. Persons using it should follow instructions closely. It you are afflicted from acute or chronic diseases, or wish to become a dealer, write us at once and enclose a stamp to Lee Hanks Boston Ga., of A. V. Simms. Valdosta Ga.,' General Dealers*