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Rev. S. Y. JAMESON, - - Editor,
(West End, Atlanta. Ga.)
The Foreign Mission Journal says:
Our North China mission has, of
late, been prolific of letters and
tracts written against the interests
of the Board, from whoee treasury
some of the writers have been
and are drawing their salaries.
The latest is from Bro. G. P. Bos
tick who dealt in mission facts and
figures. Bro. Bostick said the whole
amount reported as raised was sl6,
787.64 or about 15 per cent of the
whole was used for home expenses-
The Board claims that he gave no
idea in “home expenses,” as to what
had been expended by State Boards
in collecting funds for the Foreign
Board; nor amount used in printing
the information about the work, that
the people may know about it.
The editor of the Journal takes up
the several features of Bro. Bosticks
complaint and shows that he reasons
from what he supposes to be facts
and figures. Says the editor:
But we get at the animus of the
whole business when we coine to see
what Bro. Bostick objects to in our
expenditures. He says that we do
not pay our missionaries such salar
ies as to ajlow them to live luxur
iously. “Where then does the $43,-
000 excess go?” An excess, we
say byway of parenthesis, a large
part of which lies only in Bro. Bos
tick’s figures, not in fact. He replies,
“much of it goes to run schools, buy
land£ and build school-houses and
chapels for the natives, to hire na
tive men and women to do religious
work, etc.” Now it is all plain.
Bro. Bostick has imbibed Dr. Craw
ford’s views of mission work, which
have been before the Board and be
fore the brethren ever since Dr.
Crawford’s tour through this country
in 1886, and all this is to prove that
■we ought not to help native Chris
tians to rise above their terrible sur
roundings,but simply preach to them,
and when they believe, turn them
loose to struggle unaided and alone
against the fearful odds which sur
round them. It- is the self-support
idea run mad. And along with this,
Bro. Bostick, in this tract, is urging
the view presented by Dr. Crawford
in his tract “Churches to the Front,”
noticed in a previous issue of the
Journal, viz: that we should have no
boards at all, but individual churches
or groups of churches should support
their own missionaries, without the
intervention of boards.
' BY DE. A. T. SPALDING.
Blakely.—Politics intensely cal
orific. It and religion do not dwell
peacebly in the sanyj house. Pastor
E. S. Atkinson is conducting a pro
tracted meeting much good is hoped
for. He preached a good sermon at
Hilton on “the Christians posses
sions.” He will soon go to the Sem
inary.
Gainesnille, North Ga., Conven
tion held a prosperous session at
Cumming, July 21-24. Our pleasant
mountain city is full of summer vis
itors. The heat has been intense;
yet our Sunday congregation was
gx>d. One was received by exper
ience into our church last week. We
hive the finest prospects for good
crops through this section. The
veiy hot weather following the
heavy rains has produced some little
fevir. but there is no serious or gen
eral sickness. Pastor F. C. McCon
nell baptized one Sunday night.
Thomasville —Weather hot, con
gregations small, interest good.
Bro. Ruskin had good meeting at
Grooverville he says the best in 20
years, church thoroughly revived—
-16 accessions.
Philadelphia reported as having a
most glorious meetting, 40 acces
sions.
Bro. A.C. Stephenson had good
meeting at Midway—lo accessions.
Bro. T. A. White in midst of
splendid meeting at Metcalfe. The
printers made me call the John of
this section when I said the Jehu.
Union meeting Western Division
of Meprcer Association with Enon
church, 17 N. E. from Thomasville,
large crowds good representations,
from other churches, good interest
good preaching, happy people. Cen
tennial missions well presented.
Politics boiling.
Riddleville —Prayer meeting and
Sunday-school usually good. Weath
er very warm and becoming dry.
Rev. A. L. Brantly, of Swainsboro,
preached a very interesting sermon
in the Baptist church last Thursday
night. The mission centennial at
Harrison the 2nd and 3rd inst., was
a grand success in presenting the
mission cause. We hope much good
may result therefrom. Rev. A. L.
Brantly preached at Mt. Moriah the
sth Sunday. He was ordained to
the ministry by this church and serv
ed it for several years. We were all
glad to see him among us once more
and hear him preach.
Greenville, Aug. 2,1892.—0ur
divine Master has 1 graciously visited
our church at Chipley, Harris Co.,
and my meeting of eight days, re
sulted in 14 accessions. Twelve by
experience and baptism, and two by
letter. A goodly number of the
converts are among the best business
men of the town, heads of families,
and they give promise of being
greatly helpful to the cause of Christ
in that important place. The ages
of these new members range from 12
years to 60. The work at Hamilton
and Greenville is promising. I had
no ministerial help. But tlie Lord
was with me and strengthened me
and I continue preaching the same
Gospel with no machinery except
what is furnished by the word,
trusting that the Lord wall give effi
cacy and power to the truth present
ed in fidelity and love. He has
given me a wide field here,, and I am
satisfied with his arrangements.
• Yours etc.,
H. D. D. Straton.
Albany.—Plenty of rain and hot
weather. I have been to my old
home, where I was raised, Milltown,
The once strong church is now
weak, with only 8 members. Dr.
Carroll, a brother of mine, is pastor.
He lives in Live Oak, Florida, and
preaches in Milltown once a month.
Crops are fine, peaches plentiful,
and politics everywhere. I preach
ed on my return at Quitman. Bro.
Edens plan is to have a sermon by
some neighboring pastor every month
on missions. My own plan is to have
two brethren prepare papers on two
different msssions each month and
instead of a sermon have these pa
pers read, make short talks and take
up a collection. Our first meeting
was pleasant; we will have another
soon and will continue in this way
until all the fields are discussed. I
preached some for Bro. Sullivan at
his Thundering Springs church.
There were nine accessions. Sulli
van is a Mercer pupil and was re
cently married to Miss Cheney. A
good meeting is in progress at Ca
milla. Davis of' Cordele is helping
the pastor. Many of our people are
off at the watering places and our
congregations are not as large as us
ual. J. E. Powell is having a board
ing house erected for his college at
Forsyth. Yours truly,
E. B. Carroll.
Madison Ga.—Brownwood church
Morgan County. Brethren M. E. Bal
lard and J. H. Stovall were ordained
to the office of Deacon, July 31. Ser
mon by Rev. A. M. Marshall, from
Ist Tim. 4 :13. Subject, “the good
deacon and his reward.” An admir
able, practical sermon. Charge and
prayer of ordination by the Pastor
S. A. Burney, on the same day, four
(4) were received by experience into
the church. Three have been since
received and the meeting continues.
This church of fifty members has giv
en one hundred dollars for missions
and benevolent work during the past
year.
Brownwood Church had the Sun
day School Convention Central . As
sociation to convene with it, July
27th, 28th. Delightful session.
Bro. Jas. E. Chiles, President of the
Convention and Clerk of the Central
Association, also presided over the
Convention. He is one of the most
useful men in the Association. Rev.
T. C. Boykin, Sunday School Su
perintendent, was present and de
lighted all. Present also Brethren
A. M. Marshall, A. J. Beck, T. A.
Green, W. N. Carson and W. I.
Sockhart. All these gave interest
to the meeting. Eight dollars raised
for our aged ministers. Crops good.
Melons, peaches, etc., in greatest
abundance.
Brownwood Church, ♦ Morgan
County, Ga. The annual series of
meetings of this church began July
29th and closed Aug. 4th. Eleven
were added by experience. From
the fiist day, throughout,the meeting
seemed to be under the power and
influence of the Spirit. Bro. T. C.
Boykin was with us on the first
day and preached us a sermon that
moved all hearts. Bro. A. M. Mar
shall was with us, through Sunday,
the 31st July, on which day Breth
ren M. Ballard and J. H. StovalJ
were set apart to the deaconship.
Bro. M. did us good service. This
church, a country church of about
fifty names, has raised for missions
the past year, SIOO. “The Lord
hath done great things for us, where
of we arc glad.” Blessed be His
name. Fraternally,
S.A. Burney.
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY, AUGUST 11. 1892.
Dr. A. B. Campbell has been
granted a month’s vacation by his
church at Americus, says the Re
corder.
Stillmore.—The church here was
dedicated, 31st ult., by Rev. W, L.
Kilpatrick. Meeting largely attend
ed, sermon able, outlook hopeful, two
received for baptism.
Pastor J. F. Eden, aided by Rev.
B. W. Davis conducted a series of
meetings at Quitman church result
ing in fourteen additions, six by ex
perience. Great interest was felt and
much good will result.
Rev. C. W. Oliver has closed a re
vival meeting with Mt Gilead church
Pike county, with sixteen baptism
and the entire community is spiritu
ally revived.
We regret to announce the death of
Judge S. A. McLendon at Fort Gain
es. For more than thirty years he has
been a consistent member of the
Baptist church. Rev. Z. T. Weaver
administered the funeral ceremonies.
Miss Ada Brown, of Barnesville,
has returned home from a course of
study in New England conservatory
of Music at Boston and is thorough
ly equipped for teaching if any school
or community is in need of such a
teacher.
Tifton.—Rev. J. W. Sullivan
preached at the Baptist church and
received three by letter. Tobacco
growing is claiming considerable at
tention here and several parties
from a distance have come to look
into the question of growing and
curing tobacco.
The Barnesville Gazette' says:
Rev. W. S. Rogers was unable to
fill his appointment at the Baptist
church last Sunday. He began his
sermon at the 11 o’clock service, but
was unable to finish. He has been
in feeble health for some time, but
it. is hoped that ho will not have a
serious sickness.
The last issue of tho Vienna Pro
gress is in mourning on account the
death of Rev. M. F. Morgan which
occured on the night of July 27th.
He was formerly proprietor of that
paper which is now owned by his
son. A good man gone and the In
dex offers sympathy and condolehce
to the bereaved ones left behind.
The General meeting of the
Friendship Association was modera
ted by Bro. J. W. Roberts with
Bro. J. A. M. Robertson as clerk.
The several subjects were discussed
with zeal and interest to all present-
Rev. A. R. McLendon preached the
opening sermon. Rev. J. 11. Corley
preached the dedicatory sermon and
the new house Sardis is set apart for
the Lords work.
The Macon Telegraph of Satur
day says: Rev. G. B. Taylor of tho
First Baptist church, has deferred
his vacation until later in the month.
He spent several days of last week in
Virginia, where he took his wife for
summer, and he will join her again the
on next Sunday week. Mr. Taylor
expects to meet some foreign rela
tives at New York during the month
of September, and it is for this rea
son that he deferred his vacation.
Watkinsville—On the 26th, of
July Mr. Edward 11. Dorsey and
Miss S. W. Wilson were happily mar
ried. Rev. R. 11. Bernard officiating.
The church was beautifully decora
ted and a large audience witnessed
the ceromony. The church here
will hold a three d.lys meeting, com
mencing the 26th, day of August.
Our Sunday school is flourishing and
Prayer meeting well attended.
Villa Rica—Pastor W. W. Roop
has just concluded a ten days series
of meetings with Pleasant Grove
church, resulting in 27 baptisms.
Dr. I.Ft Cheney, of Carrollton, as
sisted the pastor in these meetings
and the Lord blessed their labors
greatly.
Pastor J. W. Speairs,assisted by Dr.
Dobbs of Cartersville, has commence,
a series of meetings with Villa Rica
church
Martin.—Pastor P. F. Crawford,
of Red Hollow church,has just clos
ed a fen days series of meetings, re
sulting in four baptisms. He was
assisted by Rev. 11. F. Stovall. Bro.
Crawford preached with groat earn
estness and power, and beside the
good result already at hand, others
are expected to embrace Christ. A
good feeling prevails in the church
and community and tho good work
will be pushed with renewed zeal.
Washington.—Brother Clinton
Tull, son of Rev. A. L. Tull, died on
tho morning of Aug. Ist, 1892. He
had been a Christian for several
years. While he had been in feeble
health since ho came to Washington,
yet he impressed every one with the
sincerity of his profession, by a con
sistent, quiot, orderly life. We
deeply sympathize with hi* father,
mother and sister in their sorrow
and believe that their loss is his
gain.
Plains.—Pastor A. C. Wellons
has closed his nine days meeting at
Friendship church, Sumter county,
resulting in 13 additions, one by let
ter and twelve by baptism. The
church has revived and is now in
good working condition. The pas
tor at a late meeting baptised one
brother who was 50 years old. Rev.
G. T.Jennings rendered assistance to
pastor Wellons toward the close of
the meeting. We are glad to know
that the Lord has blessed tho efforts
of Bro. Wellons in all the meetings
he has recently held.
Fort Valley.—The Sunday
School Convention of tho Rehoboth
Association at Marshallville, was
well attended. Excellent Misssionary
sermons were preached by brethren
Mallary and Warren, and many
strong speeches were made. Bro. E.
Y. Mallary was elected president,
brethren E. W. Warren, J. O. Jelks
and T. M. Callaway Executive Com
mittee. A resolution was passed com
mending brother J. J. Hymans fidel
ity, and expressing regrets to givw
him up. The meeting was harmoni
ous except on the question of organ
izing the churches do the work of
collecting, <tc., for missions instead
of organizing different classes into
separate societies.
Atlanta.—At ther recent Baptist
Sunday-school meeting at North
Avenue Mission,reports from various
Sunday-schools were read and
speeches were made by Bro. A. W.
Bealer and Rev. H. McDonald. A
touching memorial of the death of
Bro. Tolbert Strickland was pre
sented and adopted, setting forth his
great earnestness and zeal in the
Sabbath school work for the advance
ment of the Lord’s cause. The next
meeting of the association will be
held on the last Sunday in August
with Capitol Avenue Mission, and
the September meeting will be. held
with the Jackson Hill Mission. All
the Baptist churches in tho city are
usually represented and the speeches
made are interesting and profitable.
Lily Pond—The membership of
Bethlehem church extended a most
cordial welcome to the delegates and
visitors attending our misionary
meeting. The program prepared
was and interesting one and many
brethren took part in the discussion.
Perhaps the only tb'< •- that caused
regret was the li£»itl«!i attendance-
Only II of the 28 churches in this
county were represented. Had all
the churches been represented more
than double the amount of good real
ized would have been accomplished.
We trust however that these meet
ings in the hands of God have done
much good. Our ministry was more
deeply impressed with their obliga
tion to preach missions, and no
doubt the membership of the church
es will feel more keenly their respon
sibility to give more freely, in order
to spread the gospel at heme and
abroad. Wo long for the time to
come when brethren and sisters will
feel impressed with the necessity of
giving acording as the Lord has pros
pered them.
Salem, Ala.—Bro. E. W. Solo
mons writes us a glowing account of
two meetings held at Salem, Ala.,
with Bro. Whatley as pastor. He
was assisted in the meetings by Rev.
C. W. Buck and Rev. W. I. Feasell,
of Lake City, Fla. The meetings
closed, rcsutling in 23 additions to
the church* all of whom are adults
exeept two little girls, 10 and 12
years of age'. There arc several
more whom our Brother thinks will
profess conversion, and others are
holding letters whom he thinks will
come into tho church at the next
meeting. Four children of Bro-
Buck wore converted and baptized,
making a complete family in Christ,
consisting of father, mother, 4 sons
and 5 daughters, all united as co
workers in the service of the Saviour.
We would be glad to give our
brother’s complete account of the
meetings if our limited space would
permit. From his account of it wo
have no doubt that it was a meeting
fraught with great good and far
reaching result.
~ MEETINGS.
Missionary Mass-meeting for Ca
toosa County, will be held at Ring
gold, Aug. 20th and 21st.
A programme embracing many
important mission subjects has been
arranged and will be carried out by
thoroughly competent speakers whom
we expcot to bo present. We hope
to have Dr. Gibson with us. We
want to try to devise some means of
awakening our slumbering churches.
Kingston.—Rev. E. B. Barrett
closed a mooting at Raccoon Creek,
last Thursday with eleven additions
by letter and four by baptism. He
had great obstacles to the meeting,
the farm work was unfinished. Sick
ness kept back some and the session
of court took off many to be witness
es and jury duty. Dr. C. E. W.
Dobbs, of Cartersville was with
them and greatly delighted all with
his instructive and impressive ser
mons.
Sugar Valley.—The church
here is in the midst of a gracious re
vival. Large congregations, great
interest manifested, at this writing
twelve professions.
Pastor 11. L., Crumbloy’s Church,
in Morgan has been much revived
and twelve additions, nine by letter-
The Elim Church, Calhoun County,
has had a fine meeting. Pastor W.
O. Crumbley baptized eight. Pas
tor J. S. Knowles and Bro. W. D.
Hammock held a good meeting with
Damascus Church Randolph Couni
ty and fourteen were added to the
membership. Pastor J. S. Knowles
and Rev. W. M. Howell, held a
meeting with Salem Church, Cal
houn County, and nine were bap
tizadu wl one more added to the
memheHfe. These are prosperous
doing a good work.
PMMMjT- G. Corley has closed a
gaSEpieeting, with some baptisms
into'VEo Church at Colomakee, Early
County.
Pastor J. A. Pinkston and his con
gregation worshipped in their new
church at Cherry Grove, Tatnall
County, last Sunday. A good work
has been accomplished here, and the
pastor is much loved. A revival
meeting is to be started the first
Friday in September.
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THE APOSTLES PERSECUTED.
Lesson for August 21,1892.
Scripture Lesson: Acts 5:25-41.
Motto Text.—“We ought to
obey God rather than.men.”—Acts
5:29.
INTRODUCTION.
The Apostles, not only Peter and
John, but all the rest, continued to
preach in the temple, or rather Solo
mon’s porch, notwithstanding the
threats and commands of the Sanhe
drin; and their preaching was con
firmed by many signs and wonders
‘done by their hands. The indigna
tion of the Sadducees was so aroused
they had the apostles arrested and
thrown into the common prison over
ryght. But during the night they
were liberated by an angel of God
who commanded them to go and
preach in the temple all the words of
this life. The next morning the
councel met to try them and sent to
the prison to have them brought to*
the council chamber, not knowing
they were at that time teaching in
the temple. The Apostles were
brought and examined as stated in
.the lesson below. Nothing could
daunt them from a faithful perform
ance of their . duty as witnesses for
Christ.
EXPLANATIONS.
I. Arraigned and Charged. 25-
28.—The Sanhedrin met and sent
for their prisoners, who could not be
found. “Then came one and told
them etc.” a messenger announces
that the Apostles are boldly teaching
in the temple.” Then went the cap
tain”—of the temple guard,” and
brought them”—but without vio
lence, for too many benefits had
been conferred on the people, by the
Apostles, in healing the sick and af
flicted, for the people quietly to sub
mit to any outrage committed against
the Apostles. In rage they might
have “stoned” the guard. The
“council” chamber was, evidently,
very near to Solomon’s Porch, where
the Apostles were preaching, for,
very soon, they were set before the
“council”—or Sanhedrin. This was
composed of 71 members, who sat in
semi-circle, was presided over by the
high priest generally and constituted
the highest or supreme court of the
land. Said the high priest, “Did we
not strictly command you that ye
should not teach in this name?”—
Jesus’ name; this was the charge
brought against them, as if their au
thority was paramount to all else.
And yet the Apostles had spread
their teachings among all classes—
fill! ng Jerusalem with their doctrine
so as to “bring this man’s blood” on
them—fix on them the guilt of the
crime of murdering Jesus. They
appear to forget what they said in
Matt. 27:25; “Let his blood be on us
and our children,” and seem very
anxious now to escape the responsi
bility of their own act.
11. Peter’s Bold Reply. 29-82.
—Paul, now in tho name of tho oth-
er Apostles, makes a bold and brief
but comprehensive reply: First he
lays down the incontrovertible pre
mise (not promise) that “wo ought”
—we must “obey God rather than
men”—a truth not to be refuted (see
Matt. 28:19; Acts 1:8.) “In this
conflict between human and divine
law, the Apostles declared that the
obligation to obey God was para
mount to every other. The Apostles
and early Christians acted on the
principle that human governments
forfeit their claim to obedience when
they require what God has plainly
borbidden, or forbid what ho re
quires.—Dr. Hackett.
Peter tells of the incarnation of
Chsist in accordance with God’s
promise and eternal counsel and cov
enant of grace (Acts 3:25.) Then,
after stating how he was slain, he
claims Christ to be a Prince and a
Savior, in order that repentence and
forgiveness of sins, with salvation,
might bo attainable even by his
murderers, (as well .as all nations.)
“The God of our fathers”—our
covenant God, on whose covenant
you pride yourselves, “raised up Je
sus”—-appointed, provided* and sent
into the world Jesus, thus fulfilling
tho covenant, (Dout. 18:15; Acts
3:13; 22; 13;23,) “whom ye slew”—
by hanging on a tree—on the wood
—on the cross, (see Acts 10:39; 13:
’29.) “Him”—this one, “hath God
exalted”—lifted up to the highest
honors and glory “with his right
hand”—by his power, or rather to
his right hand, to share \ his power
and dominion, (see Ps. 110:1; Col.
3:1; Heb. 3:1; 10:12,) “there to be a
Prince”—to whom you owe obe
dience; “and a Savior”—by whom
you must be saved from your sins.
(Acts 2:36; Heb. 7:25.) “To give
repentance”—incline men to repent
—to give the grace of repentance or
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Speaking as though inspired by the
Holy Spirit, Peter continued his ar
gument by stating why the Apostles
proclaimed these facts.
“We are his witnesses”—chosen,
appointed, qualified, and sanctioned
by him, to “testify of these things”
—these facts, “and so is the Holy
Spirit”—who enables us to work
miracles, as our credentials, and
“whom God has given” to us be
cause we obey him rather than men,
(verso 29,) and ho will do the same
to others, therefore, and here he an
nounces tho conclusion of the whole
matter. “We must obey God and
continue to preach the Gospel.
Here we see another fulfillment of
the promises in Matt. 10:19; Mark
13:9,11.
111. Gamaliel’s Counsel. 33-39.
—The effect of Peter’s defense was
to enrage the Council and make
them determine to slay the Apostles.
This, however, was averted by the
wise counsel of Gamaliel, an influen
tial and learned Rabbi, and a mem
ber of the Sanhedrin. He advised:
“Refrain from these men”—do not
interfere with them, “let them alone”
—let them do as they are doing—do
not disturb them; for they could not
overthrow the movement if it was
“from God” and, besides, they would
be fighting .against God. If it was
not from God, the cause would
“come to nought.” This advice was
accepted, although the Apostles were
beaten 0£ scourged for disobeying
the Sanhedrin, and were command
ed, again, not to speak in Christ’s
name. We shall see how the matter
Quluminated, in our next lesson.
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