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come. He would be a very poor
shepherd who looked after bis flock
only once or twice a week, but not
more so than the preacher who only
sees his people when they come to
the regular services.
In order to adapt his preaching to
their wants, it is necessary for him
to enter the houses of his people and
acquaint himself with their needs.
The faithful pastor will gather much
material for sermons as he goes
among his people. '1 Link of a Phy
sician issuing medicine to a patient
without first diagnosing the case.
His wisdom is as great as the man’s
who continues to preach to the
people without knowing their needs.
To rightly divide the word and give
to each his portion in due season,
requires an acquaintance with the
people that can only be obtained by
entering their homes.
Great care should be exercised in
this part of our work. If the pastor
be truly a man of God his people
will confide in him. To him they
will come for spiritual advice, and I
times of trouble none are more j
welcome than he. Let us remember
that God committed the spiritual
oversight of the flock to our care,
and that we are to watch over them
as one that must give account. A
caution is needed in regard to the
time and preparation for visitation.
Many pastors work in the study un
til they are weary, and then go into
the homes of the people in no con
dition to do them g'ood. Brethren
what right have we to palm off our
weary hours upon the people of our
pasture ? We should be as careful
to make preparation for pastoral
visiting as for the pulpit. Let us
not be like the Scotchman who was
continually saying to his wife,
“M arie these here doubts trouble
one.” Before our people we should
not parade our ownselves in such
away as to discourage them. I am
thoroughly convinced that there are
the richest blessings and grandest
results obtained by faithful and con
sciencious pastoral visiting. Try it
brethren.
West Plains, Mo., June, 9, 1893.
AFFAIRS IN MISSISSIPPI.
BY KEV. 1.. N. BKOCK
The outlook for our Baptist Zion
in this State is anything but Cater
ing.
Last July our State Convention
was very much agitated over the re
moval of .Mississippi College. After
much discussion both pleasant and
unpleasant, which was also some
times very warm owing to hot words
and hot weather the Convention
voted to move the College from
Clinton to Meridian provided that
Meridian was willing to the amount
of 850,000 and thirty acres of build
ing grounds. This modest sum was
bAon raised by the good <4i
Meridian ami placed in Bank subject
to the order of the building com
mittee and Board of Trustees. But,
while Meridian was raising the mon
ey necessary to move the College,
the people at Clinton were raising
the necessary fuss to prevent its
removal. Notwithstanding the
brethren of Clinton who wore pres
ent at the Convention, concurred in
the action up the removal of the
College and pledged loyalty to the
College and fidelity to the Conven
tion, they suffered this vow ruptured
by their friends at Clinton and ere
long appended their names to a man
ifesto in which they threatened to
take legal steps to prevent the re
moval of the College. “To Ceaser
we will go," they madly asserted. A
serious personal attack was also
made upon the president of the Col
lege who favored removal.
It was evident that Meridian could
not get the College with a united
brotherhood to support it. There
fore she did not want it and accord
ingly withdrew her proposition for
the time being. The Clinton people
claim that they virtually own the
College, that it belongs to the Bap
tists only so long as the buildings
are used for school purposes and
that it cannot be moved. If this is
true, it is but another of thousands
of instances in which Baptists’ by
poor financiering have lost property
and money. I have never known a
union church or school-house erected
in which it did not eventually turn
out that a Methodist, or some other
Board of Trustees held the deed to
the property, or there were some
conditions in the grant that caused
the Baptists to have to surrender
their rights. Mississippi College has
been well endowed by the Baptists
of the State in the belief that it was
theirs, but it may yet turn out that
it belongs to the village of Clinton.
The question of ownership of the
College will be to settle by the next
Convention, which meets in July at
Summit. It is feared that it will be
a stormy time.
Our cause has suffered during the
past year by the removal of some of
our strongest men.
Capt. Powell of Grenada died
early in the Spring, lie was a man
of wealth and power, truly one of
God’s noblemen. Dr. Christian, our
Convention Board's Secretary lost
his health last August and after a
long struggle was compelled to re
sign his work in February last. Bov.
A. V. Rowe of Winona was at once
appointed his successor. But during
Dr. Christians long illness, the mis
sion interest abated and Bro. Rowe
is having a fearful struggle to pull
tho Board out of debt and restore
the losses, by the meeting of the
Convention. Dr. Christian has more
recently recovered his health ami
has accepted a call to the East church
Louisville, Ky.
i Dr. D. B - Gray, left us early in the
Spring for Birmingham, Ala.
Dr. J, B. Gambrell, accepted the
Presidency of Mercer University in
Georgia. Prof. Sellers and Prof.
Wooster, also go to Mercer. A great
financial depression covers our entire
State.
So with all the aforenamed dis
concertations it is not to be wondered
at, that we are feeling somewhat
anxious at least concerning the fu
ture of our cause in the State.
But our faith is in God, whom we
trust is still with us.
We have one thing at least to 1
encourage us, that is, that our State
Evangelist, Rev. Geo. W. Knight is
having glorious revivals wherever he
goes.
Shubuta, Miss.
Columbus, Ga., June 15, 1893.
Dear Brethren of The First Baptist
Church :
The especial business of tins even
ing is to formally consider the let
ter of resignation of your Pastor, J
Dr. Robert 11. Harris; This letter i
was read in your hearing at the last
conference of this church, and on
motion its formal consideration was
deferred until to-night.
'l'llo undisturbed brotherly affec
tion between this church and its
Pastor; the general consent in his
splendid abilities,; our certain knowl
edge of his Christian character; this
church under his ministration within
the last few weeks having experien
ced the most notable revival of reli
gion in its history ; manifested in the
conversion of 115 souls from dark
ness to light and a renewal of the
joys of salvation in the hearts of very
many:
These circumstances are unusual
conditions attending a Pastors letter
of resignation and is doubtless per
fectly unique in the knowledge of
any of us.
When Brother Harris came to us
he found elements of discord; there
were notes to be heard not attuned
to the key-note of gentle Christianity;
weeds from seel sown many years
ago were standing, a menace to the
harvest. Now the outlook is encour
aging, we have no parties; Peace
prevails ; the main question with the
brethren is what and how shall we
do for the Master’s Kingdom?
We believe brethren that our Pas
tor, animated by a love for God, has
brought about this condition of
things in our church.
A large majority of the present
membership of our church have
either been baptized or received by
letter within its fold since Bro. Har
ris came to us. Apparently our
church is at the top round of its
prosperity. T1 e question is fre
quently why should he
in <'?
111 i . ■
or
prepared to Harris
lias answered this question and his
answer must carry with it conviction
to the heart of every active Christian;
he says his course, is the result of
“Prayer and deliberation” no better
answer could be made.
We decline to suggest any stere
otyped resolutions at the going away
of our Pastor, you have loved him,
you love him now, he has honored
us in the pulpit and on the streets.
God be with him and his whereso
ever he may go and this church will
say Amen.
In conclusion wo recommend that
the resignation of our Beloved Pastor
be accepted and his letter of resigna
tion be engrossed on the minutes of
our church; there to be witness of
his thoughtful and solicitous care for
the future welfare of this churche’s
Pastorate.
Yours in the bonds of a Christian
brotherhood. R. A. Carson, C. E.
Estes. J. A. Kirven, James J. Slade,
G. E. Thomas Sr., Taylor Gann, A.
R. Wilkerson, A. A. Carson, J no. C.
Cook, Deacons F irst Baptist Church,
Columbus, Ga.
The foregoing communication was
unanimously adopted by the First
Baptist Church in conference .lune
15th, 1893, and ordered that a copy
be sent tho Christian Index for
publication. J no. ('. Cook.
Church’s Clerk.
THE STEPS ORDERED.
“The steps of a good man are
ordered by the Lord" Psalms 37 :-
23. David learned this from experi
ence. He could look back and see
God's guiding hand better than he
could by looking in front of him.
In front, he could see only a step at
a time, not to-morrow but to-day.
Not the next mile but the next
yard. It had been step by step;and
so it is in every Christian experi
ence. “Add to your virtue, Pa
tience.” Do not get discouraged,
and impatient because you cannot
see into tho future. It is not God’s
plan. And we know He plans in
I wisdom. When we stop and study
God’s plans we can see wisdom, and
I always forced to own, “It is best.”
How short sighted we are, when
-we try to fathom God’s ways,
i Truly, "His ways are not our ways”
and well they are not. Our ways
i are full of mistakes and errors. We
i are constantly looking back at
| crooked paths ; and but for V-the
steps that are ordered by the Lord,”
we would be entirely gone astray.
| Sinning and repenting. Going our
I way awhile and then returning to
i God’s way.
It is a precious faith that takes
! hold of God, as leading, guiding,
j ordering our steps- Not left entirely
i to our own sweet will, but "kept by
! the power of God through faith unto
■ salvation,” and yet we are so blind
as not to see the hand of God guid
ing, leading—a cloud by day and a
THE CHRISTIANINDEX THURSDAY JUNE 29. 1893.
pillar of fire by night. Only a
cloud ,we see in prosperity—a light
airy something above us ; we see it
by looking up, but in adversity a
pillar of fire shining in all its in
mistakable brightness ; a light pene
trating through the darknes and
showing itself to the stubborn soul
who would not look up to the cloud
in the midday of prosperity.
This is God’s plan. We might
wish to change it, and because we
cannot, we forget that God is guid
ing us at all. “Acknowledge Him
in all thy ways, and he shall direct
thy paths.” It will be step by step,
in His way. We are blind to the
future of a day or an hour, but God
sees the end from the beginning;
then why not trust him blindly?
why wish to see more than a step
before us?
"Better in darkness just to feel thy hand
And follow Theo.”
All nature teaches that God is a
God of plans and purposes. The
Heavens declare it. Why should a
living soul be slow’ to believe that
his steps are ordered by the Lord ?
Why not give to God all the glory
and honor for the good that we re
ceive and the happiness that we en
joy, as planned and purposed for
our enjoyment by the wisdom of
a kind Father.
Mrs, L. Richards.
Canton, Ga.,
FROM FLORIDA -
The sainted Dr. Jeter once said on
the floor of the convention, while re
ligious Literatue was under discus
sion “Brethren ’tis not the province
of a newspaper to create or manu
facture news, but to circulate and
transmit news. If we newspaper
men go into the business of making
news, the quality might be so indif
erent that we would find it a drug
on the market. We want the news
send it to us and we will print it—if
you don’t send it to us, w’c can’t dis
tribute it.”
Just now news is a scarce com
modity in Ye Peninsular State—a
dry time to get up a variety dinner,
‘tis rather between seasons. Com
mencements are over, protracted
meetings have not begun, the legis
lature, after doing nothing and re
peating it for their full term of ser
vice, attempting to raise a revenue
by taxing school teachers fifteen or
twenty dollors a year, and attempt
ing the levying of a tax on church
property —voting themselves six dol
lars a day and milage, have disap
peared from view, bearing many
maledictions, few praises, etc.
Although xvo are experiencing
hard times, yet we live in hope, rains
are opportune, crops are promising—
xvo think we can hold out now till
Falll and the meeting of Cleveland’s
extra session.
A POINTER.
The Baptists of Florida magnify
tho Stetson University, their gre%t
college, in many ways; the State
Board fools called upon to commend
it, to make appeals for it, to push it.
The Witness gives it the fullest free
dom of its columns, and a large per
centum of its editorials are in its in
terests. The times Union {of Jack
sonville, the daily of dailies in Flori
da, by invitation of the faculty had
a reporter during the commencement
and sent home columns of the per
formances ; the pastors talk for it,
and, may I use the expression, Flori
da Baptists are mobilized to “boom”
“Our John B. Stetson University,”
and why not? What greater inter
est has the denomination in any
State than to further the work of its
own state college.
The peerless Judson, when once
on a visit to this country, said to a
friend, “If I had 85.000 do you think
I would give it to foreign missions?
No 1 would give it to a Baptist col
lege to enable it to educate young
men and women to become mission
aries. It takes our best material
after the best preparation to make
successful missionaries. This is a
■ part of Stetson work and Florida
Baptists know’ it.
DASHES.
The Baptist Witness rather de.
fends, or at least apologizes for what
the Baptist Courier calls “an un
seemly thing,” and which the Baptist
Record protests against, i. e., the re
ceiving of Bishop Fitzgerald, by the
Southern Baptist Convention stand
ing, calling it a question of etiquette,
not of ecclesiaticism—what is that ?
—thinks no great harm was done—
thinks we do the same thing as often
as we meet such a dignity of that
church and salute him as bishop,
which illustration this scribe thinks
does not illustrate, but Do gustibus
desputandum est.
The late Baptist bishop of our
cause at Key West, Rev. J. L. D.
llillyer, has returned to North Flori
da with broken health—having bare
ly survived a severe attack of fever
and left most of his flesh behind him.
He preached his livst sermon on the
last Sunday in May. and is resting
at Live Oak. He is advised by his
physician to go to Georgia and re
cuperate. He occupied a good field,
and leaves with great regret; to have
remained however, was to sacrifice a
noble life with promise full of use
fulness.
The Baptist of Jacksonville have
broken dirt for their new chapel.
The Homo Board appropriating two
thousand dollars and pastor McGreg
er hopes to raise 88,000 on the field
and thus build a ten thousand dollar
chapel. It is a great necessity.
The church at Palatka, Rev. J. C.
i Newman pastor, is enjoying a
I precious revival. Twenty-live have
i already united xvith the church and
many more expected; counting again
and speculating in futures? Query:
Legitimately speaking, does a revival
of religion consist in gathering in new
converts? Is not that one of the
results of a revival ?
Pastor L. D. Geiger, of Ocala, has
gone to the assistance of his brother
Jasper Geiger, of Albion, in a pro
tracted effort; meantime, Bishop C.
V. Waugh fills Ocala’s pulpit.
Rev. C. S. Farriss, Editor of Bap
tist Witness and Professor of Greek
in Stetson University, since Com
mencement day has betaken his fami
ly, his belongings and himself to
High Point, N. C., from which point
of vantage he will look down on us
“sand-lappers” for three months, and
fling down from his airy bight, edito
rials light and breezy we trust, for
the poor, sweltering Witness readers,
who like Sidney Smith would like
these hot days to slip out of his flesh
and sit and cool his bones'
Vivus Quercus.
June 15, 1893.
A WELL MERITED TRIBUTE
The Macon Telegraph, of late date,
contains the following notice of Prof.
J. E. Willet so long connected with
Mercer University. For about forty
six years he has occupied the Chair
of Natural Science in that institution.
His work has been well and faith
fully done. The success he has
achieved is an honor to himself, and
honoring to his Alma Mater. The
other saw at an early day, his dem
votion to his chosen field of labor
and his growing fitness for it. When
he reached the full maturity of man
hood, she put the imprint of her con
fidence upon him, and instead of
sending hiin ffn t.li from his old home,
she gently, but firmly, laid her lov
ing hands on him, drew him back to
her embrace, and ever since has held
him subject to her service. He has,
indeed, been a dutiful son.
Children are generally eager to
leave the parental roof after they
attain majority, and thus to show
their independence of the authority
which has so long overshadowed
them; Not so with this true son.
His love to the mother that nourished
him has been constant and true, his
obedience to her calls prompt and
unquestioning. The strength and
vigor of his youth and mature man
hood and the experience of riper
years, have been freely expended in
promoting her welfare, and in help
ing her to train the younger sons
who followed him into the household.
Now, that years of toil, and anx
iety, and sacrifice have robbed him,
to a large extent, of bodily strength,
he has reluctantly, but wisely, put
aside the active duties so long per
formed, and sits beside the old moth
er and anxiously looks on as she
renews her youth by the coming of
other sons who will support and
strengthen her in coming trials,
and increasing age. Happy the
mother who has borne such a son,
J. E. Willet was down town
yesterday arranging for the publication,
of the annual catalogue of Mercer Uni
versity. Professor Willet was looking
unusually well after his six months'
arduous work as chairman of the faculty
and his additional duties incident to the
commencement and closing exercises of
the college term. He has wholly recov
ered from his temporary indisposition
and appears now to be enjoying as good
health as ever. There are few finer
specimens of physical manhood than
Professor Willet Tall, erect, xvith alert
eye and calm hearing there are few men
of more distinguished appearance.
Few men have laid aside the robes of
office and resigned the ehair of public
duty more gracefully. Into his retire
ment, his works do follow him, and the
fruits of his labor are seen in the lives of
hundreds of men who are honoring them
selves and their alma mater throughout
the South. There are few men that can
better claim that rare possession “the
consciousness of duty faithfully per
formed.” Professor Willet has never
figured in the puldie eye nor sought
public attention He has never adver
tized himself. What he has written and
what he has spoken in public assemblies
has always received the closest atten
tion, but he has never written enough
nor said enough and those who knew
him in the class room and his laboratory
alone realized his high accomplishments.
Krom his young manhood Professor
Willet has been with Mercer and it is
difficult to realize that she has lost him.
During all those years his influence has
deepened and xvidened until perhaps no
man fully enjoys the confidence and
respect of his fellow citizensand is more
generally loved and honored. His learn
ing and abilities are in a line not easily
appreciated by tho general public, yet
no one instructed the untutored xvith
greater pleasure or success and no one
among ns is so readily acknowledged
as authority on all seientltie questions.
Professor Willet retires from the ac
tivities of his profession into the rest of his
home xvith a noble and brilliant record,
one that few men in his denomination or
his state can boast of, and one that w ill se
cure to him always the honor and admi
ration of his fellows. It is fortunate for
the community that his home will still
be here and that his influence xvill con
tinue to be felt for its good, it is fortu
nate for Mercer that he will still be here
to aid those who are new and strange to
her history and atYairs.in guiding her in
the lines of a xvise and Christian educa
tion xvhieh she has heretofore pursued
with such eminent success.
Professor Willet xvill visit his son in
Augusta in a few days and will then
spend a while at the seaside.”
agolden wedding.
Not many husbands and wives
live to see tho fiftieth anniversary of
thoir wedding-day.
It is so rare an occurrence that
those who are so fortunate as to se c
it dawn, generally make formal an.
noiincoment of its approach, and
celebrate it by receiving their friends
and kindred xvho are expected to
oiler gifts corresponding to the oc
casion.
Others pass the day in the quiet
seclusion of home, recalling the sxvect
and tender memories of the past, and
rejoicing in the love that has grown
warmer and pui er than xvhen the
flame first set their young hearts all
aglow.
News has come to us that there i 8
a couple well knoxvn in Georgia, and
indeed, throughout the southern
states, xvho are fast approaching this
interesting day.
If Rev. David Shaver, D. D., arid
his xx’ife live to see Aug. 17th, 1893,
they will have reached the fiftieth
anniversary of their marriage, and
will have their Golden Wedding.
They will make no announcement;
they xvill have no formal celebration
of the day. We simply make known
the fact as an item of news, and take
the liberty of suggesting that their
friends celebrate it for them. The
occasson should not be allowed to
pass without some token of their
appreciation of the labor that has
contributed so much to their edifica
tion, of their admiration of a love so
constant and true, and of their sym
pathy for them in their unwavering
fortitude in suffering.
No man has stood more firmly for
the defence of Baptist principles, fexv
have wielded pens of greater power
or beauty, none have produced ser'
mons sounder in doctrine, or fuller
of the comfort of the gospel.
The alloy burned out by the fires
of affliction, ripened and melloxved
by the experience of years, sustained
by an unfaltering trust in the grace
of God, their conjugal love sanctified
and sxveetened by love to Christ
they calmly walk on together to the
day of their Golden Wedding. May
it be the brightest and happiest of
all their long honey-moon.
ASKED AND ANSWERED.
UY C. E. XV. DOBBS.
We are very much obliged to our
friend, Dr. Henry G. Weston, Presi
dent of Crozet Seminary, for calling
our attention to Dr. Faunce’s excel
lent volume—“ Hours xvith a Skep
tic.” We also thank the American
Baptist Publication Society for a
copy of the book. We have read it
with very great pleasure and cordi
ally recommend it to thoughtful souls
everywhere—especially to those xvho
feel the need of mental and moral
strengthening concerning the divinity
of our holy religion. It can be had
for only one dollar, and thousands of
copies should be circulated among
the people. The anther is Rev. D.
W. Faunce, D. D., so long pastor in
Washington City.
What does the word Mizpah, or
Mizpeb, mean ? a. m. c.
The xvord is found fifteen or
twenty times in the Old Testament,
and means a lofty place, a sentinel,
or watch tower. It gets its signifi
cance from its use and connection in
Genesis 31 : 49, in the memorable
scene between Jacob and Laban:
“The Lord watch between me and
thee, xvhen we are absent one from
another.” It is sometimes graved
upon rings, lockets, and pres
ents between friends, as meaning the
sentiment quoted above.
What sense is there in the saying
that “a man convinced against his
will is of the same opinion still ? ”
contrary.
Not much; but the quotation is
xvrongly given. Butler, the witty
author of Hudibras, xvrote:
“He who complies against his will
Is of the same opinion still;
hich he may adhere to. yet disown,
For reasons to himself best know n ”
Our “Contrary” inquirer rnay find
it in Hudibras, part 3, canto 3, line
547.
You frequently refer to tho “Re
vised Version.” What need is there
for any such nexv version V I under
stand our common version was made
by the very best scholars the world
has ever seen. Were they not able
to give an accurate translation of the
original Scriptures? old fogy.
This is the same dear brother
(who, by the way, is by no means
old) who was so put, out by the re
sponsive reading in a Nexv York
City church not long since. He
sticks to his non de plume, and
seems determined to wear it appro
priately ! Yes, we plead guilty to a
preference for the “Revised Version,”
not that we regard it as either per
fect or final; but because it certainly
brings the English reader much
nearer the original Scriptures than
does tho common version. The
English scholars who “revised” the
previously existing version in King
Jarno’s reign (1,600), were unques
tionably in tho main the ablest of
their generation, and we make no
question as to thoir honesty in trans
lating tho sacred text; but to say
they xvere' the best scholars the world
has ever seen,” is to put a crown on
their heads xvholly undeserved- We
believe there are very many better
Greek scholars now living than any
of them could claim to be. Besides
they had access to but little of the
Greek learning and New Testament
manuscripts now open to scholars.
Reverent textual criticism during the
past century has given us a Greek
text much purer than the “revised
text” of the sixteenth century.
Certainly tho common people should
have tht word of God in as pure a
form as that word is now accessible
to scholars. Reverent faith in the
Bible should not desire to perpetu
ate as Hie xvord of God, any part of
it known to be an interpolation. Un
questionably there are many such
interpolations in our common version
of tho Scriptures. Some of these
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seriously affect the sense—sometimes
completely changing the “mind of
the Spirit.” This fact is admitted
by all competent to form an opinion
in the matter. The simple question
to be decided is, shall xve continue
to print and read as the word of God,
that which we knoxv to be spurious,
or at least of doubtful authenticity ?
Surely every one who loves the pure
xvord should wish to have every
clearly ascertained interpolation, or
mistaken reading removed from the
sacred text. Then another reason
demanding faithful revision is the
fact that a living language is con
tinually changing, but the. rapidity of
the change is greatly modified by
circumstances. The possession of a
literature is a great element of sta
bility. There is not the slightest
doubt that the authorized version of
the Bible has done a great deal to
check the differentiation of the En
glish tongue, for the reason that it is
read by the greater number of En
glish-speaking people. For all that,
many of its expressions are obsolete
in current literature and speech.
These expressions ’should be revised,
so as not to mislead, as some of them
do, the ordinary English reader. We
do not say discard the King James
version, but we do insist that no Bi
ble reader and student, should con
fine himself to t/nat version. Every
such reader should study, in addition,
the Canterbury “Revised Version”
and the late “Improved Bible Union
Version.” The Revised Version
shonld be read, we should add, in the
light of the “list of readings and
renderings preferred by the Ameri
can Committee.” This list is ap
pended to all properly printed editi
ons.
Why is Noah called the eighth
person ? ellis.
The nexv version of the Bible xvill
answer yonr question. In the old
version, 2 Peter 11-5, the sentence
reads: “And spared not the old
xvorld, but saved Noah the eighth
person, a preacher of righteousness,
etc, etc.” The revised version reads:
“An<y spared not the ancient xvorld,
but /preserved Noah with seven
others, a preacher of righteousness,
eta. etc.” The word “person” in
th<j old version being in italics, shows
that it was doubtful or supplied.
What was the document and un
der xvhat circumstances did he sign it
xvhen Galileo said : “But the world
does move for all that.” a. d
It is not held that Galileo signed
any document xvith the above words
in it. lie published his xvork in
1633, on the Copernican system,
in xvhieh he showed that “the earth
moved and the sun stood still.” For
this he was denounced by the Inqui
sition of Rome and accused of con
tradicting the Bible. At the age of
seventy lie was obliged to abjure his
system in order to gain his liberty.
After pronouncing his abjuration he
said in a stage whisper: “It does
move, though.” But the incident
should not be adduced to prove that
the Catholics xvere peculiarly hostile
to scientific discoveries. Protestant
theologians could be cited who have
shoxvn just as much ignorant per
verseness in shutting their eyes to
the light of advancing science.
If a Baptist church dismisses a
member upon a letter certifying that
he is a member and dismissed when
joined to any other church of same
faith and order, and does not state
that the brother xvas in full fellow
ship, but left that out intentionally.
Would another church be right in
receiving such a brother upon his
certificate ? If not xvhat should be
done? Please answer through the
Index- h. c. f.
Such a letter as described would
be perfectly valid. There is no
prescribed form for Baptist church
letters—indeed there is no authority
higher than the local church to make
such a form. The fact that the let
ter failed purposely to state that the
dismissed xvas in “full fellow-ship,”
is rather against the fair dealing of
tho church, but the omission does
not invalidate the letter. Any other
church should unhesitatingly accept
such a letter, unless facts damaging
to the brother xvere knoxvn to the
recieving church.
Is it altogether orderly and ac
cording to custom and Baptist
principle to give to a candidate for
baptism the hand of Christian fel
lowship and of church fellowship at
the same time before baptism.
NEMO.
The usual Baptist custom, in our
city churches especially, is to extend
the “hand of church lellowship”
after baptism—generally at the first
I communion occasion. Some churches
never do so, however, considering
that the act of baptism completes
the admission of the baptized into
the church. The Scripture says
nothing about it, and the custom
rests solely on human authority.
About such questions, therefore, we
can afford to be comparatively in
different. Certainly there should be
no unseemly strife over the matter.
THE WORLD’S FAIR
And American Railways.
The Queen* Crescent Route widely known
as the road running the ‘’Finest Trains in tho
South.” is in the field to carry everybody from
the. South to the World’s Fair at Chicago. No
part of the Southern country is left uncared for
by this great railway and its connections. The
Through Car Svstem is an admirable exposition
of the wonderful capabilities of American rail
roading. From New OMeans Through Sleeping
Cars run daily, morning and evening, carrying
its passengers via Cincinnati or Louisville, as
they may select.
From Shreveport, Vicksburg and Jackson
another Through Sleeping Car line comes to join
and become part of the magnificent Vestibmed
Through Trains, which passing through Birming
ham and the famous Wills Valley of Alabama, is
joined at Chattanooga by the train from Jack
sonville, Fla., Brunswick* and Atlanta, Ga., over
the E, T. V. & Ga. Ry-, and proceeds north over
the beautiful Cincinnati Southern, through tne
grandest natural scenery and most attractive
historical country in the world, to Oakdale
where another magnificent Pullman car is re
ceived. coming from the Richmond and Danville
Svstem from Charleston. S. C., through Colum.
bia S- C , the beautiful French Broad country,
and Asheville, N. C, and Knoxville, Tenn.
The time to Chicago is made so as to afford
most convenient hours for departures from the
principal cities, and arrivals in Chicago.
Passengers can purchase tickets good over one
line north of the River, and return via another if
thrv desire a variable route without extra charge.
Or they can go via Cincinnati, returning vi»
Louisville, or vice versa.
Round trip tickets on sale at reduced rates,
Agents of the Chicago line will on request assist
in looking up rooms or accomodation for visitors
to rhe Fair.
Everything that an almost perfect system can
devise tudeserve the praise and patronage of tho
travelling public has been provided. Any of the
agents of the company named below, will cheer,
fully give all possible Information and assistance*
R. 11. Garratt. New Orleans, La., I Hardy,
Vicksburg. Miss , J. R. McGregor, Binning,
ham. Ala .E.T, Charlton. Chattanaoga.Tenn.,
W. 1). Cozatt, Junction City, Ky. or D. G. Ed*
wards, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Seaboard Air-Line.
Schedule in Effect June 18,’93.
NORTHBOUND | |SOUTHBOUND
Eastern
No. as. No. 134. Time, No. 117. No. 41.
Daily. | Daily. Except Daily. Daily.
i Atlanta.'
6 30 am 6 0.5 pm Lv.Atl’taAr 7 30 am 6 45pin
U de’ptCT’e
10 05 am 8 13pm LvAt’h’sAr 6 16 am 6 08pm
11 13 am 9 11 pm ArElton Lv 5 22 am 4 08 pm
12 15pm 10 00pm ArA’vil’eLv 4 27 am 3 09pm
12 46 pm 10 25 pm ArG’w’d.Lv 4 02 am 2 41pm
1 40 pm 11 12pm ArCli’t’nLv 3 17 ami 145 pm J
322 pm 112 23 am ArCh’ter LT! 207 am ill 45 am g
5 00 pm 150 am ArM'roe.Lv 12 50 ami 10 15 am
n 00 am Ar C i t e. Lv 10 oOpm ........7
__ 9 oo am Ar.Wil’n.Lvi 5 00 pm I
2 ~b6~pm I i L v7ci i ’ tnjLr,... I 1 30 pm
2 42 pm Ar N’b’y.Lv 12 43pm
2 57 pm Ar.Pros*. Lv 112 29pm
4 10j»m Ar.C’m’a.Lv 11 15 am
5 45 pin ArSumt’rLv 9 Mam
h 45 pm ArChab’nLv I 7 15 am
i in 4rl>a lin’Lvi 47 00 am
'' 2 'am I.\ W! <tn Ar •*. T, pm 777
io 47 am Ar I’hila Lv 4 41 pm
1 20pm Ar NY.Lv t 2 10pm ....
........ 5 65 pm Lv Pm’ n»4r 9 10 am
} 8 00am. A...N.Y...Lv s 00pm
*N'<>.34.'~" ILBURTON Tn 6. 45.
l«a>ly. | ACCOMMODATION. I Daily.
3 66pm LvAtlantAr 8 30 am
6 20 pm ArL’villeLv 8 03 am
7 02 pin Ar.J.Tav’Lv 7 24 am
7 46 pm ArAth’nsLv I 6 32 am
8 55 pm lArElb'to’Ly 5 o<> am
tDail) except Sunday.
(b) Via Bay Line. u > Via New York. Philadel
phia and Norfolk It. R. iw> Via Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Co. Trains Nos 134 and
117 run solid with Pullman Buffet sleeping cart
between Atlanta and Washington,and Pullman
Buffet parlor cars between Washington and
New York. Parlor ear Weldon and Ports
mouth; sleeping car Hamlet and Wilmington.
Trama Nos. 3 and 41 carry through|roaches be
tween Atlanta and Charleston, S. C. Ticket*
union depot or at R. D. Mann’s ticket office, Noe
4 Kimball House. JOHN (’. WINDER.
O. V. SMITH, General Manager.
Traffic Manager.
GEO. W. TAYLOR. 8. P. A-, 4 Kimball Home,
H. W. B. GLOVER. Div. Pass. Agt.. At)anta,Ga<
Macon and Braimta Railroad
Schedule in Effect June 13,1893.
ReadlJ'n Stations. Head Up.
llMiml.v Macon Ar IsOpnl
12 40 p in Sofkee 12 40 "
120 " ... Lizella 12 00 “
240 “ Culloden lOSOatn
3110 •• .....Yatesville 110 30 “
425 “ ....Thomaston i 930 “
540 “ Woodbury .... 315
6io “ Harris City.... 745 “
645 " Odessa 17 15 “
705 “ Mountville ... 700 “
7 35 p tn Ar LaGrange Lv _6JO_A ig
Connection. with Atlanta & West Point
Railroad at LaGrange. Connections with tlia
Georgia Midland and Gulf at Woodbury. C.
K. R.at HaraisCiiy.
H. BURNS, A. C. KNAPP.
Trav. Pass. Agt., Traffic Manager,
Macon. Ga. Macon. Gi.
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