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sionaries need not be surprised that we
can’t collect mission money.
Second, It is surprising that so many
of our missionary Baptists can stand so
many appeals without exhibiting impa
tience,auger or money, it speaks well
for their forbearance or ill for their lib
erality.
Third, It is surprising that so many of
us are so self-denying as to deny our
selves the sweet privilege and the distin
guished honor of co-working with the
Lord in the great enterprise of winning
souls and evangelising the world, that
others may enjoy all the pleasure and
share all the honor. But we are so un
selfish that we are willing to endure any
deprivation that our good brethren and
sisters may enjoy richly life’s best
things, and share largely in lifes highest
honors, so in that as many of us have
concluded to live Jon the worlds husks
and remain lean and weak rather than
risk crowding others to the rear in the
pursuits of the higher, sweeter, richer
pleasures that come to those who carry
about with them the mind and spirit of
the blessed master.
Are we not surprisingly kind, will sur
prise ever cease?
Fourth, It is surprising that a few
hold out so .faithfully in the work of
the Lord amid so many discouragements
in the church and in the world. But
God’s grace does wonders, always has'
always will.
We will work and pray and trust hi m
for it. J. G. Gibson.
Atlanta Baptists.
The Pastor’s Conference, Monday
morning,had an increased attendance,
but there were not so many pastors
from the adjacent towns and cities as
were desired.
Pastor A. T. Spalding reported
good, solid progress of his charge,
Capitol Avenue Mission. Congre
gation growing and Sunday-school
increasing.
Pastor A. C. Ward held two
usual services Sunday and received
one by letter.
Pastor J. B. S. Davis preached at
Lawrenceville to good congregations,
and interest is increasing in our Bap
tist cause.
Pastor E. Culpepper had two good
and profitable services at Jonesboro.
Pastor S. Y. Jameson gave his
West End flock two edifying discour
ses.
Pastor E. 51. Hooten preached
Sunday night at Fairburn, the rain
preventing the morning service.
Dr. J. M. Brittain preached Sun
day morning at Madison, and re
ported progress in his work.
Brother McConnell reported his
visit to Richmond where he was
gladly received. For three days he
conducted an Institute at Bowman
which was very pleasant.
At the Seventh, brother Frank
Smith conducted services at Ila. m.,
pastor preached at night.
Brother Oxford heldjusual services
at Ira Street.
Dr. Hawthorne preached at 11 a.
m. to good congregations. Y. M. C.
A. conducted night service. Three
received for baptism. Quite a good
interest in congregation. A meeting
contemplated.
Dr. McDonald preached at 11 a.
m. and had pleasant communion ser
vice. At night the service was con
ducted by the Y. M. C. Association.
Dr. J. B. Gambrell, president of
Mercer University, as per appoint
ment read quite an interesting paper
on ‘Our Supreme Problem.” It
was strongly endorsed and the con
ference voted its publication in the
Index. Owing to our having to go
to press so soon after the adjourn
ment of the confeience, we will give
the article next week with a synop
sis of the discussion that followed.
On motion Dr. Henry McDonald
and Rev. A. B. Vaughan, Jr., were
requested to prepare and read a pa
per each, at the next monthly meet
ing, on “Organization of Our Young
People.” It is hoped that any pas
tors in the State who can do so, will
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attend these monthly meetings. This,
the first, was exceedingly interest
ing and instructive, and great good
will come of it.
The Conference passed, by a ris
ing vote, resolutions of thanks to Dr-
J. B. Gambrell for the excellent pa*
paper read by him at this meeting :
Resolved, That we cordially ap
prove the suggested plan of Dr.
Gambrell for helping our preachers
and pastors in better preparation for
their work, and that we recommend
such a plan as worthy of the hearty
support of our churches and that we
pledge our support to the plan pro
posed by Dr. Gambrell, president of
Mercer University.
FIELD NOTES.
Let there be a strong pull all along
the line, for the dear old Index, by
the pastors and deacons, between
now and the convention at Macon.
We hope and expect to be there.
Let the messengers bring long lists
of new subscribers and renewals.
Errata—The types in our last
week’s “Field notes” made us say
some things we did not write. First,
in our question to brother Cutts, the
note reads, “a dozen single copies
of the Index,” when it should have
read sample copies. Second, in our
note on Perry, it reads, “we left
pretty reluctantly,” when it should
have read, Perry reluctantly. Third,
in our note on Marshallville, it reads,
“he baptized between thirty and
forty into the fellowship of his
church,” when it should have been
churches. Fourth, in our request of
Dr. A. B. Campbell, of Americus,
it reads, “we hereby entrust Dr. A.
B. Campbell,” etc, when it should
have read, we hereby entreat Dr. A.
B. Campbell, etc. We are sorry,
but this note explains.
There are quite a number of ex
cellent churches in Georgia, so far
as we can learn, without pastors;
viz.: Cartersville, Cuthbert, Albany,
Tatnall Square (Macon), and Elber
ton. Now, while the question is
going the rounds, why are so
many pastors without churches, and
so many churches without pastors?
We venture to give the following
answer: First, covetousness on the
part of both preachers and churches.
Second, annual calls. Third, itch
ing ears on the part of the pew.
Fourth, restlessness and desire for a
change,engendered by the hard times.
Fifth, genuine laziness upon the part
of many of us preachers. There,
that will do for the present.
While we had to wait on a be
lated train in Macon, we ran up to
Tatnall Square and took a prep in
on Dr. Gambrell and Mercer. If we
are not greatly mistaken, (and we
are satisfied we are not) there is
some of the hardest, closest work
being done at Mercer—by both
faculty and students—that has ever
been performed in the dear old col
lege. We feel sure that all the
present faculty need, is time and a
fair chance. The highest and best
education attainable, is their motto,
for Mercer’s graduates.
Hawkinsville.—Situated on the
Ocmulgee river, is a grand old town,
her citizens are of the olden type of
true Southern manhood and woman
hood, the sort that we love and ad
mire. Her future prospects are
good—with a fine artesian well in
the center of the town, and another
in process of boring—the water is,
and will be good, and hence the
future health of the place will be
good and better. Fine farms spread
out in almost every direction and a
lucrative set of farmers man them.
The future growth of the town will
be steady, but sure. A finer set of
Baptist people are hard to find in all
the South. Dr. W. A. Nelson, the
pastor, ought to be, and doubtless is,
one of the happiest preachers in the
State. He is steadily winning his
way into all hearts. We had the
happy privilige of attending his
mid-week service of prayer, praise
and Biole study. The house was
nearly full of interested participants
and listeners. More than forty
copies of the Index go into the
families of this church. Brother
and sister Ed Mallary, of Macon, are
about to move to Hawkinsville.
Macons’s loss will be Hawkinsville’s
gain. We were shown much kind
ness by the following families : Bro.
and sister Parsons—Congregational
ists, brother and sister Brown and
brother and sister Rutherford—Bap
tists. We very muchly missed see
ing brother J. 0. Jelks who is away
in Florida. Hawkinsville has just
finished one of the finest public
school buildings in the State. The
edifice is of brick and occupies a
beautiful site. The school consists
of nine grades—a teacher to each
grade, and our old friend Prof.
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX : THURSDAY FEBRUARY 15, 1894.
N. E. Ware, of Taliaferro county
the principal. There are 275 pupils
matriculated for the spring term
now in session. We greatly enjoyed
being at the opening of the school
one morning while we were in
Hawkinsville.
Cochran on the East Tennessee
Virginia and Georgia R. R., is com
paratively a new town. Iler citi
zens are full of enterprize, activity
and push. The town is largely
Baptist in faith and practice. The
Index, has been -going into abqut
forty families. Rev. P. A. Jesup
the pastor of the Baptist church is
a strong preacher, a good pastor and
a scholarly Christian gentleman. He
has agreed to give half his time to
the church at Cordele, and may
move to the latter place, but is still
at Cochran. The church at Coch
ran has quite a number of strong,
active brethren and sisters in its
membership.
The New Ebenezer College, nam
ed for the new Ebenezer Asssocia
tion, is located in Cochran. The
large commodious building occupies
a fine eminence just outside the
town, and is built of fine pressed
bricks, the school is now in full blast
with a full corpse of teachers.
Everett M. Turner is president
and professor of natural, and moral
sciences, English and History.
I. E. Neff, A. M., is professor of
languages, and mathematics.
S. C. Speer, A. M., is principal of
the commercial department.
Miss Mollie Duggan, A. 8., is
principal of the preparatory depart
ment.
Miss Ellen Taylor, A. 8., princi
pal of the primary department and
elocution.
Miss Mary Loyless, A. B. ( direct
ress of music department.
And Miss Lucy Stanton, A. 8.,
(the daughter of our old friend and
brother W. L. Stanton of Manches
ter fame) is principal of the art de
partment.
The college has about one hun
dred and forty pupils in all its de •
partments. From a short turn
through the college, the teachers all
seem to be in love with their work,
and doing their very best. The best
of order and discipline pervades the
institution. The pupils are making
rapid and sure progress. The
patrons all speak in highest praise of
the work being done. The Associa
tion ought to be proud of its college,
and not only so, but surrounding as
sociations should lay hold of the en
terprise, and push it right up to the
front. In its curriculum of studies,
the New Ebenezer is unsectarian,
and purely literary, theology is not
taught in its halls. We see no rea
son why all denominations, and peo
ple of no denomination,should not feel
proud of the college, especially those
in Cochran, and surrounding coun
try. There are hundreds of Baptist
children and youths in pedobaptist
schools in Georgia, the Agness Scott
College, (Presbyterian) at Decatur,
Ga.; we are informed has had scores
of Baptist girls in it. The Andrew
Female College, (Methodist) at
Cuthbert is the same way, but there
the shoe is on the other foot.
J. F. E.
Georgia News.
Rev. W. S. Hubbard, of Jackson,
Ga., and Rev. S. L. Hays, of the
Hightower Association, have moved
to Norcross and settled there as
their future home.
The News reports the Baptist
Sunday-School at Franklin to be
progressing under the superintend
ency of Superintendent Hargrove.
Beside hie good work in the Sunday-
School- he is a very popular and
successful teacher in the literary
school there.
At Chickamauga Baptist church,
the first Sunday in February, broth
er J. M. Long, one of Mercer’s boys,
was ordained to the ministry. The
presbytery consisted of brethren T.
R. Harden, pastor, and W. L. Shat
tuck, the latter preaching the ser
mon and examining candidate.
Prayer by brother Harden.
The Athens Banner, speaking
the lecture of our good brother
Young at Athens, says: Dr. Young,
formerly professor of English Litera
ature in Nova Scotia, will analyze
poetry,and contrast-our present litera
ry canons with the unappreciated
poetry of the Bible. These lectures
are virtually a university extension
course, and deserving of a wider
publicity than even a crowded church
can afford them. The public spirit
of Dr. Young is beginning to be re
cognized by many of our citizens of
all faiths.
Athens.—Have just held monthly
meeting with the church at Betha
bara. Good congregations were
bresent. Sunday-school was re
organized. New articles of faith
and covenant were adopted. An
agent was appointed by the church
for the Index. Much other business
received attention, and then a good
contribution was made in cash for
Mercer University. This church
has fine prospects ahead, and is tak
ing on new strength and new life
every service.
H. R. Bernard.
Milledgeville.—The meeting
at the Baptist church in January
was a glorious one. Some time
before Christmas the church asked
pastor Chapman to hold the meet
ing. He preached for three weeks
and received sixteen during Jan
uary for baptism, and six this
month, with a prospect of many
more, who have made a profession
of faith in Christ. Large congre
gations attended all the time. Of
ten people had to sit about the pul
pit, the aisles and gallery being
full. The meeting has undoubted
ly been a great blessing to the
church and town.
Personals.
Rev. J. J. Adams has moved from
Albany to Leary, Ga.
Rev. J. W. Hamner has changed
his postoftice from Five Points to
Seale, Ala.
Rev. J. C. Wingo has changed his
postoftice address from Bryan to
Palestine, Texas.
Brother J. A Glazner has changed
his address from Chattoogaville to
Lyerly, Ga.
The church at Cartersville has call
ed Rev. W. R. Briscoe to be their
pastor and the members hope he will
accept.
Rev. T. J. Holmes has changed
his appointments with Antioch
church to the fourth Sunday and
Saturday before.
Rev. B. D. Ragsdale left Mon
day afternoon to attend the minis
ters Institute at Bowman;* Ga.
This body was in session last week,
and will be continued this week,
with good results.
Marriages.
At the Baptist church in Milledge
ville recently, Dr. E. A. Cason, of
Jewells, Ga., and Miss Lillie Scott,
of Milledgeville, were united in
marriage.
Judge J. W. Maddox, of Glen
wood, Fla., and Miss Elizabeth Mad
dox, of Athens, Ga., Rev. W. 11.
Young officiating.
Rev. W. E. Perryclear united in
marriage, last week, Mr. Thad L.
Adams and Miss Jemmie Matthews,
of Barnesville, Ga.
Deaths.
REV- GAREY 0. WILLIS DEAD.
Last Thursdayimorning Rev. Carey
C. Willis died at his home ten miles
east of Columbus, Ga., in Muscogee
county. He was born in Baldwin
county, Ga., March 24th, 1809, of
parents possessed of enough of this
world’s goods to live in ease and
comfort and to raise their children
under religious influences. Carey
has manifested all through lire,
marked energy and perseverance,
which proved important elements in
giving him the success he has won.
His education was limited, but close
application, after entering the minis
try, remedied as far as possible this
disadvantage. He moved to Mus
cogee county in 1828, was baptized
by Rev. Z. 11. Gordon, into the
membership of Bethel church in
1829, where his membership re
mained for sixty-five years.
He was ordained a deacon in 1831,
and was set apart to the full minis
try of the gospel in 1836. He was
then pastor of Liberty church six
years; Cusseta church, Chattahoo
chee county, ten years; and foi
more than fifty years he was pastor
of Bethel church, baptizing from
time to time fifteen of his own chil
dren. He also preached for seven
teen years to the Bethesda church,
Harris county; more than twenty
five years to Mt. Zion church, Mus
cogee county. Other churches in
Georgia and some in Alabama, had
the benefit of his ministrations. Few
men can go to heaven with such a
record on earth, to receive the
plaudits of the triune God.
We could write much as to his
tender, kind and loving ministra
tions as a pastor. Many valuable
lessons we could draw from his
firm convictions of duty, truth and
right. It would be of interest to
present his influence over an exten
sive section, in changing the senti
ment from strongly anti missionary
to a still more rigid missionary
spirit.
His lovely character shines through
no attributes more than the happy
results of his efforts as a peace
maker. But the element of charac
ter which made him more an honor
to God and a blessing to men, was
his ardent love for God and the
souls of men.
He had unquestioned faith in all
that God has said about the lost
condition of man and the love of
Christ for every soul.
He was zealous in good works for
many years, in season and out of
season. Year after year, and day
after day he held up before lost sin
ners, Christ and His cross. His
good work, continued constantly and
zealously for a longer period than
most men enjoy, has now ended.
His spirit has passed up through the
skies, and he is happy with the re
deemed. God be praised for the
career of such a good man.
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Cabaniss, Ga., Dec. 16, 1893.
Whereas, After a faithful and es
ficient service, covering a period of
eighteen years, our beloved pastor,
Rev. Jesse Mays, has severed
his connection with this church and
taken his labor in other fields. There
fore, inspired by a love of him
wrought of unceasing toil on his part
for the cause in which his life-work
has been cast, and the unmeasurable
and everlasting gbod done among
the people among whom he labored,
I this church in conference assembled
j does.
Resolve 1. That while we believe
that he acts from a sense of duty in
severing his connection with the
church yet we part with him with
great reluctance, for during the past
eighteen years we have been brought
by his ministrations and unfaltering
devotion to his work to love him
with a love and devotion that grew
stronger as the term of his service
increased. .
Resolved 2d. That this church,
not forgetful of the great and ever
lasting good accomplished by him in
the name of the Master promises to
pursue that work remembering the
injunction so often placed upon us by
him that when once the armor is on
the fight is to the end, and that we
1 tender to him our thanks for a service
so faithful, fruitful and so full of
Christian courage.
Resolved 3rd. That we assure him
of our prayers for his own welfare
wherever he may go and for the ac
complishment of great good in what
ever field his work may fall, trusting
that an indulgent and kind Master
whom he has so long served may
see fit to spare him to his family and
to his people and to the full accom
plishment of a noble work begun.
Resolved 4th. That a copy of
these resolutions be furnished him
that he may keep them as an evi
dence of the love and esteem in
which he is held by this church.
Resolved sth. That a copy of these
resolutions be spread upon the min
utes of this church also that a copy
be furnished the Christian Index
for publication,by the secretary.
This church has a membership of
over one hundred good and true
members and they have called Rev.
Mr. Smith of Lucust Grove, for the
ensuing year.
~~notice -
Delegates to the Georgia Bap
tist Convention and to the Wo
man’s Missionary Societies, will
please send us their names as early
as possible, in order that we may
provide entertainment for them.
These conventions meet with
the First Baptist church of Macon,
on the 3rd of April, 1894 and we
desire to know who are the ac
credited delegates at least three
weeks before that date. Now
brethren, be prompt and let us
have your names.
C. B. Willingham
E Y. Mallary
E. D. Huguenin.
Committee.
Macon, Ga., Feb 5, ’94.
GOV. NORTHERN COMPLIMENTED-
Talbotton, Ga., Jan. 31, 1894.
To His Excellency, Gov. W. J. Northen,
Atlanta, Ga.
Honored and Dear Sir:— Permit us
as humble citizens of the great State of
Georgia, to express our high appreciation
of your protection of the fair name of
our State against the blot which seemed
eminent by the disgraceful conduct of
the sluggers and blacklegs who have
brought disgrace to our sister State.
There is no encomium too high for
you to receive from the hundreds of
thousands of good people among us who
are not in sympathy with the jokes which
are being cracked by many newspapers
over the country,over your heroic deed;
nor with the acursed vocation and
fiendish arts that are followed and plied
by the prize fighters (whose very touch
we deem pollution) and who from the
depths of their hearts turn from them in
disgust.
It is our joy to express our continued
confidence in your judgment and abili
ty to rule our State; and approve with
out qualification your high and holy
management of the entire affair.
To us it is a contemptible thing that
men of a civilized land should hint with
tamest words, that money is not well
spent that is spent in prolection of mor
als.
In calmly reviewing the whole matter,
from our souls we.say, “well done good
and faithful servant.”
Gold is a good thing, but there are
some thingseven in this world worth
more than gold; and if we are called
upon to pay too much for gold, we
had better die without it. The money
you spent in showing to this countiy
that you esteemed a good name better
than great riches, was well spent. Our
good name is worth more than you spent
to protect it many times told.
We do in most unfeigned way com
mend your entire course, and feel that
the Great God who looks down upon us
with true concern, shall forever smile
upon you for your manly and illustrious
conduct.
We rejoice that we are the constitu
ents of such a man. We are proud that
you hold out against wrong with such
steadiness,and we feel assured your vig
ilance and steadfastness in the right will
yet evoke even from your rasping critics
unqualified praise.
Permit us, honored sir, to sign our
selves your humble servants:
C. H. Hyde, pastor Presbyterian
church.
W. J. Robertson, pastor Methodist
Episcopal Church South.
L. W. Parrott, pastor of Baptist
church.
I. F. Griffith, pastor Methodist Epis
copal church South.
J. T. McLaughlin. M. G. M. E. church
South.
W, E. Mumford, M.G. M. E. church
South.
The above letter was dratted and
adopted at the regular Ministers Meet
ing January 31st, 1894, and submitted to
the subscribers.
Richard 11. Leonard, Ordinary Talbot
county.
W. J. Raines, Clerk Superior Court
Talbot county.
B. A. Richards, Sheriff Talbot county.
J. O. P. Collier, Tax Collector Talbot
county.
O. D. Gorman, County School Com
missioner.
R. A. Mizzell, Marshall of Talbotton.
11. W. Little, Captain Southern Rifles.
J. R. Kimbrough, Serg’t Southern
Rifles.
T. R. Lumsden. Representative, 1892-
93.
J. M. Matthews, Mayor of Talbotton.
T. M. Mahone, 2d Lieut, Southern
Rifles.
A. P. Persons, H. C. Dickson, T. 11.
Persons, H. B. Kimbrough, J. M.
Heath, C. W. Kimbrough, G. H. Estes,
J. P. Simpson, N. P. Carreker, E. L.
Bardwell, W. J. Weekes, J. H, McCoy,
R. E. Jones, L. P. Freeman, J. M. Mc-
Coy, J. T. Collier, Rob’t Wind, T. F.
Matthews, L. A. Baldwin, W. 11. Byran,
M. I).
A, L. Gibson, Corp. Southern Rifles.
"GENTLE REFLECTIONS-”
BY .1. C. SOLOMON.
Dear Old Index:— This surely has
proved a most interesting day in the
history of my life. A flood of memories
rush in on me, while I write; as I recall
the halcyon days of yore. My mind
reverts back to tiie times when I was a
light-hearted, rosy-cheek, thoughtless
boy—back to the time when 1 gamboled
over the green fields, and played in the
fragrant meadows and sang and laughed
with the babbling brooks. Those were
good days, when all went well, like a
wedding bell, on the ohl plantation
home.
The soft, wooing breezes that came
fluttering down from the hills, or up
laughing, like cunning children, from
the sweet scented valleys—from the
place where the violetsand honey-suckle
and tangle-wood grew. O, those sweet
blowing zephyrs, those sweet evening
times, mid the tinkling of the bells, and
the lowing of the herds, “when the
cows come home, mid the barking of
the dogs, and the waving of the rye, and
the laughter of the children and the
songs of the birds—mid the tinkling of
the bells and the lowing of the herds
“when the cows come home.”
Then there were no rifts in the clouds
for there were no clouds. The whole
heaven was sunshine, and like golden
bolts of love shot me through. Like the
exhalations of sweet flowers, the dear
old days come back. Like some tender
poem and some rosy dream— like an
angel’s smile, the whole past comes
floating back along memory’s shining
track—a very vision of loveliness.
To-day I am a boy again, with life
opening up before me like some beauti
ful flower. To-day life to me is a pict
ure—a sunbeam—a singing-brook—a
dream of gladness—more thana dream,
itisan earnest- potent throbbing reality,
fraught with splendid possibilities, with
a power under God for lifting sinners
Christward.
Then it is good to be a boy, a merry
hearted innocent boy, with many pranks
and laughter wild with morning’s
breath sweet on the brow, with melo
dies ringing in the soul and many a
sunbeam dancing in the heart.
With the sweet sentiments which
stirred in Whittier’s soul my own heart
cries out.
Blessings on thee little man,
Barefoot boy, with cheek of tan!
With thy turned-up pantaloons.
And thy merry whistled tunes;
With thy red lip. redderstill
Kissed by strawberries on the hill;
With sunshine on thy face.
Through thy torn brims jaunty grace;
From my heart I give thee joy.
1 was once a barefoot boy!
Prince thou art, the grown up man
Only is republican.
Let the million-dollared ride:
Barefoot trudging at his side,
Thou hast more than he can buy
In the reach of ear and eye;—
Outward sunshine inward joy;
Blessings on thee, barefoot boy!
To-day marks another mile post in
my life, and I am gently reminded that
if I live long enough I will be old, but
by God’s grace I shall n-ver grow old.
I mean to keep young and grow young
in innocence and love and peace and
gladness.
Though crow-feet may gather about
my eyes and deep furrows be plowed
down iny cheegs and the frost of years
fall on my head yet may my heart be,
ever young with the sunshine of Jesus,
face falling full on my soul.
So by the mercy and goodness of God
I am thirty-three (33) years young to
day. God be thanked for all his loving
providences in the past and the sweet
peace that settles down like a halo over
our home this holy, Sabbath day.
My good parents have come up from
their quiet country home—from the
dear old home of my boy-hood days—
come to do honor to this happy occa
sion. Their gracious lives have fallen
into my own like a breathing benedic
tion and for thirty-three years of sun
shine and shadow they have been to me
a very inspiration. Heaven’s blessings
on you, and like the sun, who grows
larger and brighter towards his setting,
and may you both in the evening time
give out your brightest purest light.
Then my oldest brother, J. F. was
here and my youngest brother W. W.
with his good wife and pretty little
children. And we were all here —no,
not all, there were two absent ones, two
sweet sisters faraway. The early frosts
had fallen on them they drooped—folded
their leaves and died, but to bloom again
in paradise.
To-day is our marriage anniversary.
Eight years ago a proud and happy
man, I led Miss Maggie Tharpe to Hy
men’s altar. Since that eventful day
when I first called her my own fair and
beautiful bride—that day redolent of
hope and rosy in promise, I have loved
her almost to adoration. I have found
in her a faithful wife —loving and true.
She has cheered me when I was sad, she
has nursed me when I was sick, she has
been my loving consolation, she has
been my sunny helpfulness. From our
first rosy morn of wedded bliss to this
blessed hour, through all these years of
married life; whether under the sun
light or under the starlight or under the 1
gathering shadows, we have walked !
along hand in hand, hopeful, trustful
and loving.
Some thorns have sprung up’ in our
path, to be sure, but the most of our
thorns have been roses. We haven t
had all sunshine, some clouds have
arisen, but in every one we have seen
the silver lining.
Taking it all together, whether in sun
shine or stormy weather, our hearts
have been young and strong and warm.
Four precious little darlings have been
born to us—four beautiful girls. They
are all with us to-day save one. She
came into the world just a year ago,
when all was white with snow. We
called her our “little snow-drop.” She
left us last spring, when the birds were
singing and tire flowers were blooming—
just closed her laughing blue eyes; and
like a summer zephyr, passed up into
the land of angels.
We all repaired in the morning to the
sanctuary, where your humble servant
in Christ preached the gospel of peace.
The spirit was with us—brooded over
us like an angel of love. It was an hour
of refreshing, and our souls were all
glad, rk feast for our souls, now a feast
for our bodies —now delightful converse
—now the day is done. Now the sepa
ration and O, how tender and tearful
was the parting. From every loving
heart comes the sweetest benediction,
from every trustful soul goes up the
burning prayer, “God be with you till
we meet again.”
Thomas fill e.—Dr. S. A. Goodwin
was with us to-day, and a glorious
day indeed. Our present obligations
are all met and we took up a collec
tion amounting to $2,000. The
work is to go on without relaxation.
You shall have a report of Dr. Good
win’s sermon right soon. Our peo
ple are overjoyed. The Baptists are
on the most eligible and central
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Lyerly.—The ministers of the
Chattooga Association met at
Lyerly, February 7th, and organi
zed a ministers’ conference, by
electing Rev. D. T. Espy, modera
tor, and Rev. J. M. Smith, secre
tary. It was agreed to meet on
Wednesday before the first Sun
day of each month, at the Baptist
church here, at 10 a. m.
Brother G. C. Garrison was ap
pointed to prepare an essay for the
next meeting. Reports from the
several ministers present were
favorable and showed progress in
our Baptist cause in this section. v
Brother A. A. Marshall, of Chat
tooga College, reported eighty
pupils in attendance, and the work
moving on most satisfactorily.
Both teachers and pupils seem en
thused and a bright future is be
fore the school.
Columbus.—At the First Avenue
church, pastor Waller has a meeting
in progress, in which pastor Smith
is assisting. The outlook is exceed
ingly encouraging. Three additions
during the week. At Phenix City,
pastor Schramm’s church recom
mends that brother Frank Young,
who feels called to preach, exercise
his gifts in public. On yesterday
brethren Benton; Carter and Howard
went out to Bethel church to attend
the funeral of our venerable brother
Rev. C. C. Willis. The First church
proposes to have a memorial service
in honor of our aged brother at an
early date. The Conference extends
sympathy to the bereaved family.
W. 11. Smith.
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their pupils through the practical
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Every department of bank work is
practically gone through with by
the pupils, thus adding practice to
the theoretical course of teaching.
The gentlemen at the head of this
school are skilled and practical
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