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A “what” without a “why” is tha
fool’s “what,” There is always a reason
for the belief or tho hope of the wise.
The “Illustrated American” calls the
Duke of Argyll “the dreariest proser of
the century.” His “Reign of Law” and
his/Unity of Nature” are books which
tho century can yawu over only to its
own discredit. To find these dreary
would be to confess ourselves dull.
It is not for the sake of the tares that
they arc not gathered up aud bound in
bundles and burned: it is for the sake of
the wheat, lest the wheat also should bo
rooted up with the them. Much sparing
mercy toward the wicked is, at its core
and centre, helping the godly.
The lowa State Grange has petitioned
Congress to pass a law compelling man
ufacturers of oleomargarine, butterine,
and other similar compounds, to color
their manufactures pink, They fail to
explain why the color should bo pink
rather than buff or brown or blue, but
perhaps they know their own business
best, snd have some substantial reason
for their preference in color.
When Moses and Jethro met, it was
with few words that “they asked each
other of their welfare;” the chief conver.
sation between them was religious. Tho
one “told all that tho Lord had done;”
the other blessed the name of the Lord
and offered sacrifices to Him. (Ex. 18:9-
12.) And should not religion be the
most prominent and most frequent theme
in the intercourse of believer with be*
lie ver ?
A Cincinnaitti poet lias rhymed “bon
mots” with “Dr. Watts.” This is proba
bly an imitation of some of the Doctor's
hymns.—Augusta, Ga., Chronicle.
Which of the hymns, pray ? Examples
would bo quite in order here. Tho Doc
tor’s hymns from first to last contain
not a single rhyme of crass ignorance,
such as tho Cincinnati poet’s manifestly
was. The Chronicle’s “bon mot” this
time is a failure; its word is too bad in
departure from truth to do good in the
sphere of wit.
Bishop Becher, of Savannah, Ga., in a
receut sermon, said that "the drunkard
js a beast,” and immediately added: “I
beg the beast’s pardon, he is more than a
beast.” This has a very familiar sound
about it, and we hardly suppose that th 0
Bishop would care to claim it as of his
own coinage. Os course, a beast by di
vine creation is less abhorrent than a
beast by human self-permission; for only
jn the latter case is there sin,—free-will
enslaving itself to the bondage of pas
sion, darkening reason, searing con
science, and petrifying sensibility.
Men of old might bring free-will offer
ings to the Lord; but even these were
subject to limitations and regulated by
law. They must bring of the herd or
of the flock; not swine, oridogs, or boasts
of prey, but the bullock, the sheep, or
the goat, (Lev. 1:2:) What was useful to
himself and good for food—that must
he bring; bring what he prized, bring
what he needed. It must cost him some
thing; giving must be giving up. Is not
this still the divine rule of judgment as
to what we lay on the altar? How will
heaven view a Centennial Fund, gotten
up without a sense of sacrifice and a
surrender of things wo would like to
have nnd from earthly points of view
ought to have?
Mayor George E. Huguley, of Barnes*
ville, makes an executive worthy to pre
side over the affairs of any city. He be*
Hevea in executing tlie law, and practiceg
what he believes. When elected to tho
office of Mayor of Barnesville, there wore
parties running “blind tigers.’’ He in
augurated methods for detecting tho par
ties engaging iu violation of law. They
were convicted and ho laid a penalty of
a thousand dollars. No one can doubt tho
result when the law is thus executed.
He has demonstrated that if prohibition
doos not prohibit—executing the law
does prohibit. We could specify other
features of importance in connection
with Mayor Huguley's administration,
but we only Intended to show that tho
tiling most needed to prevent crime is
not more legislation, but prompt and
rigid execution of the laws wo now have.
This Mayor Huguley has done and
Barnesville is what her citizens have
voted her to be several times—a dry
town.
A series of oppressive laws have been
enacted in Russia against the Jews. Be
ginning iu May 1882, they are now more
than two hundred iu number aud are
fljristian Jiiijr?.
constantly increasing. Oh the frightful
fecundity of evil human passions! They
aro never so evil, never so unblushiugly
and inventively evil, as when they appro
priate to themselves the sanctions of re
ligion and of law. Let us watch n arrow
ly that neither law nor religion is pervert*
ed into a shelter for anything of ovi]
within us; for then how shall that evil
bo detected and overcome and cast out?
We have done what we could to make it
immortal against even our own efforts to
slay it; and no one can tell us before-hand
into what diversities of wrong thoughts,
wrong feelings and wiong deeds it may
not develop to deteriorate the character
and to darken tho life.
Havana, Cuba.—As you request
I have the pleasure to send you a
report on tho Anniversary meeting
of the ‘First Baptist church of thi 8
place. In the morning of the 25th
iust. the American excursion entered
Havana harbor on board the “Mas
cotte,” and after shaking hands with
many of our Baptist people they
were comfortably located at the
“Roma” and “Pasage” hotels. On
the evening, though it was rainy and
muddy, some of the brethren visited
my prayer-meeting in the “Pilar.”
Dr. Jones addressed them congratu
lating the members for their faith
and consecration. Dr. Sherrill of
Atlanta pronounced also some words
on tho same subject and Bro. Gover
nor Northen of Georgia was intro
duced and greeeted by every mem
ber.
On the night of the 26th tho ex
cursionists attended Bro. Diaz’s pray
er-meeting where some of them pray
ed and made short addresses.
Ou the night of the 28th there
was an extra-ordinary meeting at
Rev. O’Halleran’s mission and it was
visited by a party of the Brethren.
At 12 o’clock on last Sunday the
29th the building recently acquired
in this city was very well attended
by many American residents, among
whom was Consul General Williams
of the United States, the excursion
ists and many of the Cuban Baptists.
After some words of congratulation
by Dr. I. T. Tichenor, who presided
tho services, some hyrtms and Bible
reading, Dr. Montgomery of Brook,
lin tlie man who baptized Bro.Diaz,oc
cupied the platform and made a long
address on the subject of Diaz’s bap
tism and dedication to the ministry
of the Gospel and missionary sue*
cess.
After him Dr. J. Wm. Jones of
the Home Board pronounced an im
pressive speech on the occasion, fu
ture hopes and outlooks of this mis
sionary field. He was heard with
great pleasure.
Dr. Geo. W. Lasher,of Cincinnati,
editor of the “Journal t and Mes
senger,” read the fourth chapter of
Zachariah emphasizing the sixth
verse : “Not by might, nor by pow
er, but .by my Spirit, saith the Lord
of hosts.” He was engifted with po
wer from above as he was describing
the ways of God’s Spirit with men
and people. He was moving and
interesting in every respect.
Gov. W. J. Northen, of Georgia
had the floor after him and made us
hear very happy and encouraging
words. He was particularly fortu
nate in the illustrations he put to
his sayings, and was heard both at
tentively and interestingly.
After that Dr. Tichenor introduc
ed to tho American congregation
Rev. A. J. Diaz of Havana, the pas
tor of the Church and pronounced
some moving words about his trials
and consecrations.
Benediction by Bro. F. 11. Stout
of Alabama.
At half past seven in the night
took place the Cuban service which
was. of course in Spanish. Rev. A-
J. niaz presided and there was an
attendance of about 2,000 personal
composed of Bro. Diaz’ members,
some commissions of the other
churches and visitors. After singing
and devotional exercises, every mis
sionary and helper iu this place made
short addresses on tho occasion.
A young lady of Brooklyn sang a
nice solo during five minutes and Dr.
A. F. Sherrill of Atlanta, addressed
the audience congratulating our Bap
tist people, praising their conversion
and encouraging them for the fu
ture.
The meeting closed by tho bap
tism of a candidate by Bro. Diaz
and a shaking of bands between tho
Cuban workers and American visi
tors. It was half-past ton in the
night.
On tho next day many of the ex
cursionists left Havana, and were
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 1 fi, 1893.
greeted and saluted with great en
thusiasm by a large deputation of
our churches who on board a little
steamer escorted them sometime dur
ing the starting of the “Mascotte,”
waving their hats and handkerchiefs,
singing some hyrims and sending
tender adieus to those who were to
cross the deep after having been so
short time with us.
Yours affectionately,
J. V. Cova.
January 31, 1891.
THE TREE OF LIFE.
BY S. G. HILLYER.
“To him that ovcrcometh, will I
give to eat of the tree of life which
stands in tho midst of tho Paradise
of God.” Rev. 2 :
Having given, in a previous paper,
a brief account of the Christian’s lifo
time struggle with tho powers of
darkness, I now propose to consider
the first promise to the victor, —the
one sent to tho church at Ephesus.
It is in the words above quoted.
Notice, the promise is limited to him
that ovcrcometh. Notice agaiu, tho
central object in the promise is,
THE TREE OF LIFE.
There was a tree of life in Adam’s
garden. And it was a wonderful
tree. Its fruit could give to those
who fed upon it, perpetual life. The
record shows, that God intended
Adam and Evo should live as long
as they should continue innocent.
And it is reasonable to suppose that
he intended that Adam’s descendants
should live as long as they continued
innocent. But the human organism,
in common with all other animals
1
was subject to waste, decay, and
death. Now it was to counteract
this tendency of man’s physical
nature to waste and to die, that the
tree of life was placed within his
reach. It was a literal tree, whose
fruit possessed all healing power.
The story of this literal tree of
life, in the garden of Eden, as given
by Moses, is, not only, not contradict
ed by science; but it is strikingly
corroborated by it. It is a well
known facl that there are many
essences, scattered through out the
mineral and vegetable kingdoms, that
do possess most valuable healing
properties. None but God himself
could have provided these sanatary
essences. To search for them, to
study their virtues, and to apply
them for the relief of suffering hu.
inanity, has been the function, for
centuries, of the medical profession.
In this great work, our physicians
have been guided by tho light of
science. In their hands, these reme
dies have been effective to relievo
pain, to heal diseases, and to prolong
life. Note the fact, that our physi
cians are still learning. They are
not yet satisfied with their present
“materia medica,” vast and effective
as it is. They have won a thousand
victories in their struggles with
human maladies, but they are not
content, —they are pressing on, hop
ing for other triumphs which shall
eclipse all past achievements.
In view of the above facts, even
the dream of the old Alchemist did
not deserve tho ridicule which was
heaped upon it. He was far more
scientific than those who laughed at
him. He bad found many remedial
agents, which varied, by many de
grees, in their efliciency. Was it
not natural that he should still look
for others? And might he not hope
to find some far more effective than
any yet discovered? Science would
certainly justify both his search and
his hope. If so, can we blame him
for thinking that there might be
hidden away, some where in the
secret chambers of nature, a drug
that would effectually heal all human
maladies? Therefore, was not the
thought of a universal panacea reas
onable, as well as attractive ? True,
the alchemist did not find “tho elixir
of life.” Ho failed, however, not be
cause his thought was unscientific.
The thing which he sought, or what
was equivolent to it, did once exist-
There was a tree, in tho paradise of
Eden, whose fruit yielded an essence
that was indeed a veritable panacea.
That tree was designed to give to
man a perpetual life, as long as ho
continued innocent. And it was
therefore called “the tree of life.”
But it c.imo to pass that man
sinned, and incurred the sentence of
death. Accordingly, ho was driven
away from tho tree of lifo, —“lost he
should eat thereof and live forever.”
And as God had no further use for
it, he suffered it to pass away; so
that, there might remain on earth,
no means whereby man could escape
the curse: “dust thou art, and unto
dust thou shalt return.” And be
cause it had ceased to exist, the al.
chemist could not find it, neither
have our more enlightened scientists
discovered it.
But while that literal tree failed
to accomplish the primary purpose
for which it was designed, yet it did
not lose its significance. It was an
object lesson that taught the possi
bility of man’s immortality. By its
instrumentality, God himself stamped
tho thought upon the human mind,
and it has never been effaced.
On the contrary—“A pleasing
hope, a fond desire, A longing after
immortality,” has ever exercised tho
human mind. Whence come these
emotions ? Addison says:
“’Tis the Divinity that stirs within us
’Tis Heaven itself that points out a hereafter
And intimates eternity to mini.”
But God works by means. Is it
therefore too much to say, that he
used the tree of lifo to give to man
the hope of immortality ? The mem
ory of the tree may have been lost,
among the nations, by the lapse of
time; but the thought which it in
spired has never been forgotten.
But that tree was more than an
object lesson ; it was also a type of
another “Tree of Life” which stands
in no earthly garden, but “in the
midst of the Paradise of God.” This
is the tree refered to in the text, at
the head of this' article. It is not,
however, a literal tree. “The Tree
of Life” in the text is a metaphor,
and stands for Jesus. He, then, is
the great anti-type of the tree which
stood in Adam’s garden. It is well
to call him “The Tree of Life,” for
he far transcends in healing power,
his ancient type. That could per
petuate only the life of the body;
but Jesus can quicken even the dead
soul into new life aud perpetuate it
forever. He is the giver, and also
the sustainer of. life. The idea of
feeding upon Jests is presented often
in the Scripture- , lie, himself, says:
‘ I am the b.'ftlu trhicli comoth down
from heaven, whereof, if a man eat
he shall never die.” Again he says :
“Except ye eat the flesh and drink
the blood of the Son of man, ye have
no life in you.” He is therefore the
aliment upon which, the soul, called
into spiritual life by his voice, shall
subsist. He is therefore most ap.
propriately called “The Tree of
Life.”
Now the promise is: “He that
ovcrcometh shall eat of the tree of
life; that is, he shall feed on Jesus-
When shall this promise bo ful
filled?
Many, perhaps, would say, when
we reach heaven. Well, it may have
a more signal fulfillment in the world
to come, than in tlie present life;
but its fulfillment certainly begins
here on earth. Notice the phrase,
‘‘to him that ovcrcometh” is in the
present tense. It means that the
great battle of the saint with his
spiritual foes is now going on. For
a more full discussion of this spirit
ual conflict, I must refer the reader
to a previous paper,—(Jan. 26,1893,
Bth page). It is enough to say just
here; in that conflict the saint must
every day win a victory or sustain a
defeat. There are no drawn battles
in the spiritual warfare. And he
that cvercometh is entitled, by tho
promise, “to eat of the tree of
life,” —to feed on Christ. And he
certainly needs that heavenly food
now, that his spiritual life may be
sustained, and bis spiritual strength
renewed, and prepared for other
trials yet to come.
It was once said, it my memory is
not at fault, of a distinguished Gen
eral of Frederick tho Great, that he
was never more cautious than after
a victory. Some aro often ho elated
with victory, that they become self
confident and careless; aud hence'
in the next conflict, may fail. Some
thing like this may happen to tho
saint. Ills victories may make him
too confident. In his boastful spirit
he may neglect the tree of lifo, oven
when it is his privilege to eat there
of. Hence ho may bo put to the
worse before his enemies. Ho may
fall like Peter. But lot him not de
spair. Let him go out, like Peter,
and weep in penitential sorrow over
his fault, and throw himself at Jesus’
feet who will receive and forgive
him. And then his very fall will
qualify him, when restored, all the
better “to comfort his brethren.”
His right to tho tree of lifo shall be
restored to him, and he will continue
to feed on Jesus. And by and by,
he, with all others w’lio keep his
commandments, shall “have right to
tho Tree of Life,” forever.
One more thought. To my mind
it is a most interesting fact: That
wo find a tree of lifo very near tho
beginning of Genesis, and another
tree of lifo very near the end of
Revelation; and these two trees so
related that the first is evidently
typical of the second, while tho sec
ond fulfils, on a scale of transcendent
grandeur, the significance of tho
first. Again, between these two, lies
almost the entire Bible, —a book
which treats of matters of interest,
reaching from the dawn of creation
l o the end of time, written by many
authors, in different localities, in dif
ferent tongues, and at different dates
sometimes separated by centuries
through an entire period of fifteen
hundred years. Aud yet, this book is
distinguished by the unity of its
subject, and the unity of its design.
Its subject is God and his relations
to mankind. Its design is to de
velop a system of religion adapted
to tho moral wants of every human
being;—a religion that unfolds to us
a scheme of salvation, by tho Son of
God, whose central thought is eter
nal life for every one who will ac
cept it. This thought was suggested
by the tree which Adam lost, but
confirmed to us by that other tree
which stands in the Paradiso of God.
Such is the Bible. In view of all
the facts above stated, it could not
have been the production of mere
human invention. It is a standing
miracle. We can account for it only
upon the hypothesis that its ultimate
and responsible Author, W’as the Holy
Spirit of the Living God.
73 Wheat St., Atlanta.
AMONG THE RICHMOND BAPTISTS-
I took occasion immediately after
the Florida Baptist Convention to
visit my two children who are in
school in the historic city on the
James. Leaving Florida Tuesday
afternoon, Jan. lOtli, my arrival in
Richmond Thursday morning was
coincident with one of the severest
snow-storms that has occurred there
in many years. I felt considerable
uneasiness at first, not knowing
what effect the cold would have, but
as the days went by and no incon
venience resulted, I had a fresh
and striking proof of the remedial
value of Florida sun-shine. I stood
the cold oven to 10 degrees below
zero like a thoroughly well man.
It had been some twenty years since
I left Richmond college and since that
time I had had only one or two hur
ried glimpses of the dear old city
where my whole lifo had been so
completely changed from what it
was when I first came to it fresh
from the mountains six years before.
I low things have changed! Tho
rollicking, light-hearted boys I work
ed with are sedate, gray-haired men,
heads of families, bearing their share
in the multiform work of tho city
and the public burdens of the
state Tho old are descending with
whitening locks the further side of
life. Many are no more of earth.
The city has made steady and health
ful progress in material growth and
prosperity. Electric cars now run
where twenty-five years ago the
boys used to hunt hares, and the
commons on which cows were graz
ed are filled with blocks of elegant
residences, or, with parks and
churches. Richmond is a city of
churches. There are 20,000 Bap
tists in tho city, as many as we have
in the whole state of Florida, and
among them are many of the fore
most people in tho city. Tho influ
ence of this army of noble meu and
women is felt in every part of Vir
ginia. Every Baptist enterprise in
tho state finds ready sympathy and
material help in Richmond. If a
now church is to bo built anywhere
in the Old Dominion and outside aid
is really needed, there are generous
men and women in Richmond who
reach out a helping hand. Os course
they aro wide awake to the needs of
their own city.
Tho Baptist ministers’ conference
which meets every monday morning
is most helpful and stimulating. It
serves to promote tho esprit du corps
of tho Richmond Baptists and to
keep tho churches in touch with each
other. It affords a ready and efli.
cient means of bringing before them
any matter concerning which con"
cert of action is desired. These
ministers, some of whom I have
known and loved for many years,
impressed me as a strong and zeal
ous band of men. Their mutual coun
sel and advice and suggestions must
be exceedingly beneficial.
The oldest pastor among them is
Rev. J. B. Hudson, whose remarka
ble success at Pine street is a shin
ing illustration of tho adaption of
pastor and people to each other, ne
cessary to conspicuous usefulness,
lie commenced bis pastorate in the
fall of 1872. A young man, then a
student in a Richmond college, had
spent most of his vacation preaching
for the Pine street people, and the
new pastor commenced with a series
of special services which ran through
several weeks and during which
there was a great revival, resulting
in more than a hundred accessions.
Pastor Hudson now has one of the
largest churches in the city. He is
a brother to the celebrated Virginia
evangelist.
The next longest pastorate is that
of Dr. Hatcher, of Grace Street
church. How he manages to cram
the vast amount of work he does in
a year into 365 days no one knows
but himself. He writes books, news
paper articles, sketches of news, per
sonal notes, keeps up a large and
varied correspondence, lectures, de
livers special sermons in many
places, aids in protracted meetings
and still maintains his hold on his
great and growing church and seems
happy and prosperous in spite of in
creasing years.
Dr. Landrum whom Georgia lent
to Virginia somewhat more than ten
years ago, has done a great work in
the second church. He has been
wrestling with the problem of mov
ing up town, but apparently the time
for that move is not yet come. His
congregations are large and appre
ciative, and he has as noble a band
of co-laborers as a man need to wish
for in this world.
The old First church has been
| profoundly moved by the death of
their former pastor, the loved and
venerated Dr. J. L. Burrows. Twen.
ty-five years ago Dr. Burrows was
at the zenith of his power, and his
nfluence was felt throughout Virgi.
nia. I place on record here my
sense of personal obligation to his
unvarying kindness aud sympathy
I went to him while a student in
Richmond college as to a father. Dr
Cooper is leading “the mother
church” in every good work.
The newest pastor in Richmond is
Dr. Hiden, though he was by no
means a stranger to the Richmond
people when he accepted the Grove
Avenue pastorate. His new church
is one of the best appointed places
of worship in the city, and he is
throwing himself into his Work with
great energy. His people listen as
if they were trained to expect some
hing worth hearing.
The Clay Street people have hard
ly forgiven the Anniston saints for
taking away their pastor, the devout
and genial Clopton, but they aro
going ahead with their work and
praying for a leader of the Lord’s
own choosing. They have a beau
tiful lot on West Grace street on
which they will soon begin to build
a handsome new church. They de
serve the best, and under wise lead
ership this church has a great future.
It is fortunate in having some of the
finest young men and women in
Richmond in its membership, and in
being compact and harmonious.
Leigh Street Church has just been
afflicted in the death of one of its
oldest and most prominent members,
Hon. Miles Turpin, city auditor, a
man whom all Richmond delighted
to honor. I heard excellent accounts
of the work of Pastor Wright whom
Richmond has borrowed from Ral
eigh.
There aro several flourishing young
churches in and around tho city
which show that tho Baptists of Rich
mond are not sleeping on their op
portunities. Venable Street has a
fine congregation and a good house
and I was told they had their eye on
a well-known Virginia pastor. In
Manchester Thornhill is leading the
Baptist hosts with tact aud ability.
Time fails me to toll of the work of
Hines and Jolly and Williams and
Whitfield and Kirk and the rest.
The Baptist colleges of Richmond
aro its pride and boast. That for
girls and young women, tho Rich-
Brother Minister,
Working Layman,
Zealous Sister
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mond Female Institute, under the
able leadership of Dr. Jas. Nelson, is
renewing its youth. Dr. Nelson i s
gathering about him a faculty of ex.
ceptional ability, and the incidental
advantages of Richmond are unsur
passed in this country. His manage
ment of the Institute impressed me
as uncommonly good. It is like a
big family of girls—bright, charming
ambitious to make the most of their
opportunities, and to be useful in
tho world. No man in Virginia is
doing a greater or more blessed work
for the Baptists of that state than
Dr. Nelson. His school needs a mil
lion dollars of endowment and an
other building and newer appliances,
and with these it ought to become
the Vassar of the south. No doubt
the trustees would gladly give it the
name of a benefactor who would
provide these great things for it.
Richmond College has long stood
in the very foremost rank of south
ern institutions of learning. In some
lines, at least, it is doubtful if any
better training can be had in this
country than is to be obtained here.
It has had a hard struggle, and its
professors have been poorly paid,
but it now has a splendid property,
and with some needed additions to
its apparatus its outlook for growing
usefulness is most hopeful. These
schools ought to draw a large pat
ronage from all over the south. The
climate of Richmond is healthful
her people are intelligent and refined
the moral tone of the City is uncom
monly high, and simply to live in
Richmond and mingle freely with
her best people for five years, during
the formative period in one’s life, is
almost of itself a liberal education.
In all the progress of the Baptists
of Richmond and of Virginia, the
Religious Herald has been and still
is a mighty factor. The wise, con
servative, prudent policy given to
that paper in the trying years foliow
ing the disaster at Appomattox has
given it a stronghold upon the confi
dence and affection of the Virginia
Baptists. Dr. R. H. Pitt is discov
ering the editorial instinct in a
marked degree, and the veteran
editor, Dr. Dickinson, leans upon his
young colleague with implicit confi
dence. The Herald was probably
never more of a power for good than
under its present management.
To one whose work is isolated,
and to whom the sight of a fellow
workman is rare, it seems easy to do
great things in a field where enthus
iasm of numbers is constant, and
where fraternal help and sympathy
may be had any day. And yet we
all are laborers together with God
in the accomplishment of his pur
poses of grace to men.
S. M. Provence.
Monticello, Fla., Jan. 31st, 1893.
An Aiostolic Work.—There
has recently developed iu Newark,
N. J., a Christian work which has
impressed those w’lio have become
acquainted with it as being striking
ly apostolic in character. The work
began last summer in tent meetings
held in tho midst of the German pop
ulation of the city, conducted by
Rev. D. von Barchwitz, at that time
an immersed Methodist minister
The meetings were attended by very
large congregations,numbering some
times over fifteen hundred. Over
two hundred professed conversion.
Anumbcr of these desired baptism by
immersion. The result was that th®
evangelist and a number of tho eon
verts became members of the South
Baptist church. In October an old
hat-factory was secured and fitted
up, and the meetiugs have continued
almost every night since. Forty
five altogether have been baptized,
and the work has grown steadily un
til there is now a well organized
church, with almost every form of
Christian work in active operation.
Kindergarten,day-nursory, deaconess
work among the siok and needy, are
among the various means used to
bring the gospel of God’s lovo to
a needy people. There aro five or
six missionaries and workers who in
simple faith to God, look to him to
supply their needs. These workers
orm a family in one house which
they call the mission house.
Meridian, Miss., has donated |SO~
000, and 20 acres of land to secure
the college whioh tho Cumberland
Presbyterians propose to build iu
that State.