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The Home and Foreign Mission
Boards give encouraging accounts of
receipts from children’s day.
Bro. N. A. Bailey is settled in his
pastorate at Leesburg, Fla. The
satisfaction of church and pastor is
mutual.
Mr. R. L. Garner an African ex
plorer, travels for protection in a
cage of steel wire capable of being
charged with electricity.
A translation of the Bible into the
Sweetza tongue, spoken by 200,000
Africans, is said to have been made
by a former slave of Jefferson Davis.
Postmaster-General Wanamaker
recently entertained 680 members of
his Bible class at his country seat,
Lindenhurst. They were carried
from Philadelphia on a special train.
A little girl was trying to tell her
mother how beautifully a certain
lady could trill in singing, and she
said: “O mamma! you ought to hear
her gargle! She does it so sweetly!”
Dr. Goodspeed sends word from
'Chic-;ffo that Mr. Yerks, the street
car magnate of that city, has decided
to build an observatory for the Uni
versity with the largest telescope in
the world.
The First Baptist church of Roch
dale. Texas, whose late pastor, Dr-
J. 11. Stribbling, died August 14,
1892, has extended a unanimous call
to Elder S. O. Mitchell, pastor First
church, Dyersburg, Tenn., and he
has accepted and begins his labors on
October 1, 1892.
Dora Isadora Cousino, of Chili, is
said to be worth $200,000,000, and is
doubtless the richest person in the
world. The question naturally arises,
what could a woman do with two
hundred millions of money on that
narrow strip of land in our South
ern continent?
Dr. Thomas Chase died in Provi
dence, R. 1., Oct. 6, aged 65. He
Ho was filling a temporary appoint
ment as professor of the Greek lan
guage in Brown University. He
was one of the American New Tes
tament revisers, and a scholar of
marked attainments.
The Advance publishes a Sym
posium on Conversion. The replies
to the questions were made by the
members of the American Board.
With great unanimity the writers
placed the date of their conversion
at an early age and, for the most
part, united with the church before
twenty.
The wealth of the evangelical
churches in the LTnited States is csti.
mated to be $13,000,000,000, and i 8
increasing at the rate of $2,500,000,-
000 a year. What arc they giving
for the support and spread of the
gospel ? What are the needs of the
world ? Blessed with such vast re
sources, their responsibilities and
their privileges run parallel with
them. “Awake, awake, put on thy
strength, O Zion.
Samptown church, New Brooklyn,
N. J., commemorated its one hun
dred anniversory a few days ago-
Mr. O. B. Leonard read a paper cov’
ering the first fifty years. During
that period the church had only two
pastors, Elder Jacob Fitz-Randolph,
(’.705-1818,) Elder Lcbbeus Lathrop,
(1819-1841,). Rov. Ernest Thomp
son, present pastor, gave a history of
the last fifty years, embracing eight
pastorates. The church is still pros
perous, and now numbers 130 mem
bers.
gl;c itlpfetian jin On.
] J£93 RevTß West,. ~
The opening of the railroad from
Joppa to Jerusalem has given a
great stimulus to real estate in the
vicinity of Jerusalem.
The aspect outside the walls has
changed very rapidly on account of
the active operations of both Jews
and Russians in their building opera
tions. American locomotives move
the trains over the road.
According to The Voice, there is
a law in Illinois forbidding the sale
of liquor within two miles of any
fair. It is forbidden by this law, on
the very site occupied by the
World’s Fair. Yet the managers
have let privileges for the sale of
liquor to numerous parties, and have
incurred penalties to the amount of
$600,000 if these privileges are not
made good.
The Fifteenth Century was a
period of wonderful discovery and
invention. Gunpowder, and the art
of printing, and the revival of learn
ing, marked this century. In this
century, under the auspices of Prince
Henry the Navigator, the West
coast of Africa, as far a Sierra
Leone, was explored, and Madiera
and the Azores were discovered. A
shorter route to India, byway of the
Cape of Good Hope, was discovered,
and near its close, the famous voy
age of Columbus, resulting in the
discovery of the New World.
Rev. Philip Bickel, Hamburg Cor
respondent of the Watchman, Bos
ton, in an interesting letter about
the cholera in that city says:
“Although Hamburg is a Hansa
Stadt and proud of being a Repub
lic, the emperor showed his sympa
thy by sending a large number of
hospital tents and military physi
cians at the first notice of distress.
And to-day he and the empress sent
a gift of 10,000 marks towards the
relief fund, with an expression of
tenderest sympathy, and the hope
that God would bless the efforts
being made to relieve and aid.”
Ten thousand marks is equal to
$2400.
Rev. Dr. Williams, in his' centen
nial address at the First Baptist,
church, Baltimore, Md., October 2,
1892, said, “The Methodist, North
and South; Presbyterian, North,
South and Cumberland; and the Pro
testant Episcopalian churches have
on the foreign field 79,846 communi
cants, while the Baptists have (exclu
sive, of 80,274 in European countries#
which are the direct result of mis
sionary labor) 84,882. That is, the
Baptists have 18,959 more members
than the four denominations together.
These four denominationshave 1,434
missionaries, but the Baptists have
only 475 or less than one-third as
many. The four denominations re
port for last year 10,064 converts
but the Baptists report 10,313 or 240
more than all four. Such facts
should increase our faith in the truth.”
The Baptist church at Culpepper,
Va., was burned down a few days
ago. Rev E. W. Winfrey, the pas
tor, says that prompt action has been
taken to rebuild. The building was
located on the very spot where the
old jail stood, in which James Ire
land and other Baptists were im
prisoned. An attempt was made to
blow him up with gunpowder, but
failed. Then his persecutors tried
to suffocate him by burning brim
stone at tho door and windows-
They also tried to poison him. They
all failed and he continued to write
and preach from his “palace,” as he
called his prison. The Religious
Herald says:— “The Culpepper
Baptist church has had a glorious
history. Far and wide has its in
fluence reached, but never has it
done better than of late years. Cul
pepper has helped to build churches
for others, and with a generous hand
it has given to every good cause.
Let all who can help, send some
thing to Bro. Winfrey to aid in re
building the Culpepper church.”
In writing to one of our ladies
who was going to marry a Presby
terian, I advised her to let her Bible,
common sense and love bo her guide
in denominational matters.”—E. Z.
Simmons. Had she taken your ad
vice she would have married only iri
tho Lord, and would still boa Bap
tist.—Baptist Record.
We take the above from the “Ob
servatory” column of our Mississippi
organ. Surely editor Gardner did
not mean all his hasty words imply.
Tho reference is to one of our lady
missionaries in China, who recently
married a minister of tho Presby
terian mission in that country. Tho
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1892.
intimation that the good sister did
not “marry in the Lord” is a covert
denial that Presbyterians are Chris
tians! Now, of course, our brother in
Mississippi does not so think. He
wished to make a smart comment,
and succeeded in making—a blun
der. It is the usual custom among
the missionaries to act as the lady
referred to has done. Some Pres
byterian ladies have married Bap
tist missionaries and united with
our denomination. It is not to bo
wondered at that sometimes we have
to take our own medicine.
FROM MEXICO.
I have just returned from Zacate
cas where I met all our missionaries
in the annual business meeting of
the mission. At the same time we
witnessed the dedication of the
Zacatecas church house, Dr. Powell
preaching the sermon to an overflow
ing congregation. Brother McCor
mick is certainly a master builder.
The mystery is, how he was able to
tear away the old structure and put
up such en elegant, commodious and
substantial house with the money
placed in his hands. Long may the
church stand as a monument to Mc-
Cormickjs good judgment, taste and
economy. The Zacatecas pastor, his
good wife and his sister, Miss Carrie
McCormick, who is visiting them,
left nothing undone to afford every
comfort and pleasure to their numer
ous guests, and they succeeded
royally, at the same time winning all
hearts.
Zacatecas is quite an old city, hav
ing a population of about 75.000-
It is completely hedged in by lofty
mountains; its precipitous streets re
mind one of Vicksburg, Miss., or
Providence, R. I. It has long had
the unenviable reputation of being a
mining town. Indeed, its founda
tion is so completely honey-combed
by the net work of mining shafts
running in all directions, that it is
feared that the entire city may at
some time sink down with a crash on
the occasion of eafthquakes which
which arc not uncommon on these
parts.
I had the pleasure of ascending
to the surmit of the Bufa, a very
lofty mountain overlooking the city
spread out in the form of a cross in
the deep canon below, a giant arm
pushing itself out through the granite
on either side, and thus completing
the cross. Though the city is so
difficult of access, it has formed the
theater of many a bloody battle,
hence, it has interesting relics and
historical fame. All tourists are in
terested |in visiting the temple of
Guadalupe in a suburban village by
the same name. The design and
execution of everything about the
building, whether of the architect#
mason or painter, shows forth the
most perfect work of a master hand
both in arrangement and finish. The
interior of the temple, with its gold - ,
silver and satin finish, its countless
altars, idols, angels, saints, etc., has
been compared to an enormous spark
ling jewel. Here you may see ignor
ance, idolatry and superstition gone
to seed. When the sexton unlocked
the door to admit us, three women
entered and bowed before as many
images. Thusjiowed, they spent a
half hour or more repeating, in a low
whisper, prayers to their favorite
saints. Their eyes wandered idly
about the room, while their lips
moved rapidly as if anxious to hurry
through their morning task. One of
the number, as an act of greater de
votion, leaned forward on her hands
and kissed the fluor. It is enough to
make the heart sick to see how these
people have been deceived and de
frauded, but basely corrupted and
bankrupted financially and morally
by the Catholic clergy. Oh, for a
great tidal wave of gospel light and
liberty to sweep over this country so
long submerged in gross ignorance
and spiritual deat h. Thou great God
of nations and of peoples, wilt thou
not look down in mercy upon benight-
Mexico!
We missionaries are lengthening
our cords and strengthening our
stakes. Not only has every man
among us enlarged his field for next
year, but the late arrival of brethren
Wilson and I. N. Steelman, the new
missionary has enabled us to open up
new territory; two new States have
been entered. But knowing that he
with whom the Lord does not work
must build in vain, wo are praying
for the co-operation and blessing of
Almighty God, Wo aro sure tha
many goodjpeople at home will unite
their petitions with ours in this joint
stock enterprise for the salvation of
Mexico. J. G. Chastain,
Doctor Arroyo, Mexico, Oct., 1892,
‘TOR THE PERFECTING OF SAINTS.”
EPH. 4: 8-13.
BY A. G. HILLYER.
Wo learn, from the scriptures
above referred to, that our Lord gave
to the churches certain functionaries#
and he gave them for certain pur
poses. The functionaries were
Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pas
tors and teachers. His purposes in
bestowing these gifts were, —“For
the perfecting of the saints, for the
work of the ministry, and for the
edifying of the body of Christ,” —
“till we all come in the unity of the
faith, and of the knowledge of the
Sou of God, unto a perfect man, unto
the measure of the stature of the
fulness of Christ.”
The intelligent reader cannot fail
to see that the scriptures give to us a
well drawn picture of the “ideal”
saint. The central thought, which
runs through them, is the “perfecting
of the saints.” Indeed, it is the cen
tral thought of the whole Gospel. It
is found in the sermon on the mount-
It is illustrated in the parables; and
it is emphasized throughout the in
spired writings, that “without holi
ness no man shall sec the Lord.”
In the light of such overwhelming
testimony to the necessity of a holy
life, it is amazing to notice, how few
are making earnest efforts to attain
to the ideal perfection which is set
before them in the gospel. Young
people are so absorbed with the pleas
ures of the toilet and social amuse
ments, that they do not hunger for
the “bread of life.” And when, in
after years, to these influences are
added the weight of domestic cares,
and the pressing claims of business,
they seem to become so paralyzed in
spirit, that, after a de/uie or even a
score or years, they (re still only
“babes in Christ.” And what is
worse than all they seem to be im
pressed with the notion, that, because
religious growth is progressive and
gradual, and perhaps never can reach
perfection in the present life, it is
useless to seek after it. Here is in
deed an insidious and dangerous
fallacy. It is assumed that the ideal
saint is a character so far beyond our
reach, that we need not hope to at
tain to it this side Heaven. And
the practical result is that the aver
age church member makes little or
no effort to reach it. He seems to
think it is not worth while to try to
be perfect.
Now, against this conclusion may
be urged the fact, that all improve
ment in the condition of mankind
in the present world, has been achiev
ed in the pursuit of Ideals. The
thought of something better, the de
sire to attain to something better, —
some ideal, —gave rise to the efforts
which have developed the civiliza
tion of the ninctecth century. Sup
pose the ancestors of our race, had
been always content with the muscle,
as their only motive power, and with
the sharp stone, as their only cutting
tool, and the club as their only wea
pon of defence, it is manifest that
mankind would have been, to-day, in
a state of imbecile barbarism. But
they were not content, —they con
ceived of something better, and
sought to attain to it, and we see the
result in the sublime progress which
men have made in knowledge and in
power. But they have not yet reach
ed perfection either in knowledge or
in power; nevertheless the bright
ideal is still before them and men arc
pressing towards it.
Let these facts illustrate the case
of the Christian. He starts out, on
his religious life, with one advantage
of untold value. In the progress of
mankind in knowledge and in power#
they were obliged to form their own
ideals. Hence, though they might
lead to improvements, still they were
never perfect. Not so with the
Christian. He starts out with the
ideal perfect man realized for him,
in Jesus Christ our Saviour. The
ideal saint is only the faithful copy
of this divine original. The chris
tain has this picture drawn out in liv
ing light before his spiritual appre
hension ; and, “beholding as in a glass
tho glory of the Lord, he is changed
into the same iminage, from glory to
glory, as by tho spirit of tho Lord,”
the process of this change into his
likeness may be gradual, but it must
be progressive.
How completely this whole subject
is illustrated by what Paul says of
himself! When he was an old man,
he wrote to tho Philippians, (sec 3d
chapter 10-14 verses,) to this effect:
That he did not yet claim to be “per
fect;” “but forgetting tho things
which aro behind, I press towards
the Mark (or goal) for tho prize of
the high calling of God in Christ
Jesus.” Taking the words in con
nection with the context, I think the
meaning may be plainly expressed
thus: Ido not yet claim to bo per
fect, but I am trying to be, with all
my might and strength.” He ex
presses this thought in the form of a
beautiful metaphor. He compares
himself to one who is running a race
for a prize. He is already on tho
track. His eye is fixed upon the dis*
taut goal, where hangs the crown
which shall reward the victor. He,
forgettting those things which were
behind him, reaches forth unto those
things which are before, and presses
with all his strength, towards the
prize, for which he was summoned to
contend by “the high calling of God
in Chirst Jesus.” Now what was
that prize ? It must have been, ac
cording to the context, the crown of
of christain perfection. Though an
old man, he had not yet attained it;
but casting all things else aside he
was still striving for it, as the highest
good to which God himself could call
him. In the light of this illustri
ous example, surely every Christian
should do his best to “grow in grace
and in the knowledge of our Saviour
Jesus Christ.” Whether Paul ever
attained to sinless perfection in the
flesh, we are not informed; but ho
strove for it through his religious life,
and so ought we.
Just here, a painful thought op
presses me. It is this: Many of
those persons for whose benefit this
essay is written may not read it
Those, who may read it, are the ones
who scarcely lAed it. They already
“hunger and thirst after rightous
ness,” they are feeding upon that
broad which “cometh down from
Heaven,” they are living upon the
“hidden manna,” and they are drink
ing of the water of life imparted to
them through the functionaries
whom Christ has given to the church
“for the perfecting of the saints,” —
and they arc all “pressing toward the
goal. To such I have nothing to say,
except to bid them good speed in the
heavenly race.
But what shall become of those
who arc without the sweet experi
ences just enumerated? Alas! they
still seem to be dominated by the
world. Remember, to bo worldly
minded, does not necessarily imply
that one’s life must be polluted with
gross immoralities. Oh no ! There
are many whose lives seem to be
above reproach, and may be so in
bondage to the love of the world
that they have, in their hearts, no
room for religious affections. And
sad to say, many of these are church
members. ,They may observe tho
outward forms of prayer and church
going, they may sometimes read a
chapter in the Bible, and cast an
occasional contribution into the
basket on Sunday, and then they are
satisfied, —they “arc at case in Zion,”
and ready now to turn again to all
the fascinations of the world which
they love so much.
If this article should meet the eye
of any of this class, oh, how gladly
would I persuade them, if I could, to
renounce the world, and to run with
Paul the Christian race, looking
steadfastly at Jesus Christ “who is
the author and finisher of our faith.”
73 Wheat street, Atlanta, Ga.
OUR DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS.
In the last issue of the Index you
raise the question and ask for an ex
pression from the brethren whether
or not in Georgia the tendency is to
have a greater number of District
Associations than are necessary.
I heartily approve of tho Virginia
plan of having fewer and stronger
Associations.
Instead of our Associations aver
aging a memberseip of 2,095. I
think it would be better if they av
eraged something like 4000.
borne of our Associations are ex
ceedingly weak. Weak numerically,
financially and as to ministerial
strength.
The result is, there is little life, or
enthusiasm in such meetings.
Tho do not greatly impress the
localities where they meet.
I would suggest to such a body, to
disband and unite with a stronger
Association.
But if nothing is done in that
direction, let the brethren call a halt
as to multiplying the numbers.
Our Missionary Secretary and
those representing our denomination
al interest could attend the Associa
tions better, if there were not so
many to attend.
It is important that this class do
reach the Associations. Do not the
brethren always feel glad and bene-.
fitted when such men as Drs. Gibson
and Nunnally can be with them and
inspire them by their earnest appeals ?
The same principle applies as to
the subdivision of tho Associations
into districts. These may be cut up
until all force has been extracted
from them. Butter may be spread
too thin on the bread. A stream
may be divided into so many rivulets
that its value for manufacturing pur
poses may be entirely lost. So it is
with church work.
I attended a district meeting in a
neighboring Association this summer
and I found the churches very slim
ly represented. Perhaps a dozen
delegates present. And none of the
ministers in tho Association present.
The pastor and myself being the
only ministers in attendance.
And both of us belonging to an
other Association. Now it did look
like, division and subdivision had
been carried so far in that section,
that not many fragments remained
over to be gathered up. The same
principle applies to the multiplica
tion of churches, whether in town or
city.
If they can he gotten together, a
man can speak to 2000 people as ea
sily as 200. In a city then, why
is not one strong church better than
three weak ones ? Besides there is
economy of men and money when
one man has to shepherd a large
flock The evtra prea.Ler, ‘xui can
be used to send, or go to some des
titute place, Suppose in a town of
8000 inhabitants, there are 1500
Baptists. I would say let there be
one church and one pastor.
Where the population is very bad
ly scattered that might admit of the
multiplication of churches. You
must remember in these city
churches very few individuals try to
attend every service. And where
the membership is heavy, when a
few are out, they would nut be so
grievously missed.
But the point may he raised, social
distinctions make more than one
church necessary in even a small
town.
If wc had as much religion as we
ought to have, that would constitute
no serious barrier to the rich and
the poor, the learned and the un
learned, worshiping together. It is
necessary to have separate churches
for different races.
How is it in the country ? Often
we find in the same county eight or
ten weak churches.
I would say it would be better to
have four or five strong ones.
A man ought not to think it too
great a task to drive six miles to
church. The boy Spurgeon walked
eight to receive his baptism.
Cornelius had to send thirty miles
to get the Apostle Refer to come
and tell him what to do. Personal
convenience, or the selfish desire to
have a little church, or a little Asso
ciation that you can run after your
own plans, I fear has sometimes had
much to do with the needless multi
plication of churches and Associa
tions. At all events lam glad you
opened the question, so that the
brethren may think seriously, and
act cautiously before our Associa
tions are further multiplied. There
being already sixty-eight in Georgia.
G. S. Tumlix.
Written for tho Christian Index.
A PERVERTED SCRIPTURE.
The passage, “Suffer little chil
dren to come unto me, and forbid
them not : for of such is the king
dom of God,” Mark 10 :14, has been
much perverted, it appears to me,
in the use made of it. It has been
relied upon as an almost impregna
ble fortress for the defence of tho
scripturalness of infant baptism.
There was no baptism sought or ad
ministered as is clearly shown by
the context. The children were
brought that the blessing of Jesus
might be bestowed upon then), and
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he took them up jn his arms
and blessed them.
The second perversion is found in
the use of the passage to prove that
heaven is largely composed of little
children and babes. Whatever may
be true in reference to this matter as
a fact, this passage does not teach it,
nor was it designed for any such
purpose. If it was intended to
teach that, it does it so thoroughly
that it leaves no place for any other
class of people. Whoever is meant
by “of such” constitutes entirely tha
citizenship of tho kingdom, for the
Savior uses no qualifying words such
as “largely, principally, or in great
measure,” but simply says “of such
is the kingdom of heaven.” If “of
such” means children, then adults are
left out, and none but children ad
mitted.
By the words “of such” does the
Saviour refer to little children as a
class, or rather to those “who come to
him,” whether they be children o»
adults ? Evidently tho latter. Al
though tho account shows that the
children were brought, yet now the
children in the presence of Jesus
show themselves capable of both
moral and physical action, and aro
putting it forth in an effort to reach
Jesus. For the rebuke to the dis
ciples was not for keeping away the
ones who brought the children, but
for keeping back the children them
selves. His language is “suffer the
little children to come (not be
brought) unto me.” They were ev
idently trying to come of their own
volition, and the Savior commands
permission to be given them, and
then says “of such” (that is, such as
come to him I is tho kingdom of
heaven.”
This is in perfect harmony with
all our Savior’s utterances upon the
subject of those who shall be mem
bers of the kingdom of God. There
is a coincidence in this worthy of note.
The account is given by three of the
evangelists, and thup’’ liows imme
diately, i;i each, the ' l c mt of Hie
young man who cametto Jesus abouj
how to obtain eternal life, and could
truthfully say, (as he saw it) that he
had kept all the commandments.
He thus presents the finest moral
character known to us among men.
And yet Jesus told him he lacked
one thing, and that was to deny
himself, “and come and follow me.’
j The striking thing is that these two
incidents should be thrown together
in every record. Is it not to teach
that as innocent as wo deem child
hood in nature, it must still come t®
Jesus to be fitted for the kingdom of
God ? It has inherited a corrupt
nature which must be changed by
the power of Christ. And also that
the best moral character yet needs
the divine touch of Christ before it
can have eternal life ? fn other
words, aro not the two circum
stances used by divine purpose to
fully establish the fact that there is
no name, neither innocence or mor
ality, or any other but that of Jesus
alone by which any part of the race
of man can be saved ? and that to
obtain it there must be a coming to
Jesus ? G. E. B.
AN INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY
SCHOOL BUILDING
IN CONNECTION WITH THE WORLD’S
COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.
At the meeting of tho Executive
Committee of the International Sun
day-school Convention in connection
with the Conference of Sunday
school Workers held in Chautauqua,
New York, August 13 to 16, 1892,
the plan previously proposed for tho
erection of a Sunday-school building
in connection with the World’s Col.
umbian Exposition, was (duly recon,
sidcrcd.
The Conference decided that it
would be desirable to enlarge the
building so as to accommodate largo
gatherings of Christian people, and
to make it the center of evangelistic
efforts in connection with the Expo
sition. A large committee of well
known Sunday-school Workers wa 8
appointed with an auxiliary Com
mittee of ladies selected from the
Primary Teachers, this Committee
to have power to add to their num
ber. (Sec list page 3.)
The outline of the work proposed
sas follows : First, To exhibit a
Model Sunday-school Building as an
illustration of our work, by others.
Second, In this building, by maps
charts, plats, tables, pictures, books,
papers, etc., to show tho present cou-