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DIVINE GRACE IN GOD'S ELECTING
LOVE.
In discussing this subject let us
notice, first of all, the Scriptural
view of it.
We learn that God chose Abel
and not Cain. He called Noah to
build the Ark. He saved Noah’s
family, and left all the rest of man
kind to perish in the Hood. He
called Abraham to be the father of
a people who should be his own
peculiar people, and to be the an
cestor of the Messiah in whom all
the nations should be blessed. Os
Abraham’s two sons, God chose
Isaac, and not Ishmael. Os Isaac’s
two sons, he chose Jacob and not
Esau. Os Jacob’s twelve sons, he
made Joseph, rather than the first
born, to be the savior of his father’s
house. He selected Judah, still
passing by the first born, to be the
one of whose tribe the Shiloh
should come.
In after years, when Israel was
oppressed under a cruel Pharaoh
that “knew not Joseph, the Lord
-elected Moses to be the leader, the
deliverer, the prophet and the Law
giver of his people Israel. During
the period of the Theocracy, he ,
raised up whom he would, to be ]
judges who should administer the '
Laws, and warriors to protect the !
State from its enemies. Having
elected Aaron, whom he had previ
ously made the associate of Moses, |
to be his high priest, he continued |
his sons in that high office, that
they m'ght preside in all the relig
ious services of the people, and |
thus perpetuate among them the !
knowledge of their own great Je- |
hovah.
At a still later period, when the I
nation desired a king, God selected ;
Saul, of the tribe of Benjamin, in j
utter disregard of the rights of j
primogeniture, to be their king- ,
When Saul became disobedient,
God rejected him from being king, |
and selected as his successor, >
David, the youngest son of his .
father Jesse. With David, God
made an everlasting covenant in
cluding the promise that of his !
lineage the Christ should come.
We need not speak of the prophets
by name. It is enough to say that
they were all called of God to their
high vocation.
We find, in the foregoing facts,
a vefy broad induction. What does
it teach us? Just this: That God'
in the bestowing of his gifts and
graces exercises the prerogative of
_an absolute Sovereign, bound by
no law but his own paramount
will. True, we rejoice to know
that his will must always be in
harmony with the perfect rectitude
of his nature, and must therefore 1
be always right. On this rock, '
rests all faith in the stability of the
universe, and in the ultimate tri
umph of the right.
But it may be said by some, that
while the incidents above men
tioned, do illustrate the sovereignty
of God, it is not a sovereignty de
void of reason ; but a sovereignty
guided by wisdom ; and that God
therefore made his selections in
the several cases, because he found
in the parties themselves, a fitness
for the work whereunto he called
them, and a large part of that fit
ness was, that they were already
good and pious men. Therefore,
these cases give no indication of
God's methods in the exercise of :
his ordinary grace towards those
that are saved.
This objection is plausible , and
would be, perhaps, unanswerable,
were it not for one slight omission.
The objector assumes goodness,
piety, and therefore fitness for their j
work, in the parties selected ; but ■
he omits to state whence came this i
goodness and piety. And this is I
the crucial point in the whole I
discussion. Let us see if we can ;
find whence it came.
The eleventh chapter of Genesis
gives us the genealogy of Abra- :
ham, and closes with the migration |
olj Terah, his father, to Harun, with
I*s family. But the twelth chapter
takes up the story of Abraham
particularly. The first verse in
forms us that while yet in Ur of I
the Chaldees “the Lord had said
unto Abram, get thee out of thy
country, from thy kindred, and
from thy father’s house, unto a
land that I will show thee.” Here
we find a direct revelation of God
to Abram—who was Abraham—
accompanied with great and pre
cious promises. The use of the
pluperfect tense, “had said, ’ in the
above text, suggests that God re.
vealed himself to Abraham while
the family were in Ur of the Chai"
dees. But it is of no importance
to the argument, that we should
know exactly the time or the place
of the interview. It is enough to
know that it occurred somewhere,
and that then and there, God re
vealed himself to Abraham, of his
own good will and pleasure, and
made him the subject of his free
and sovereign grace. There is not
an intimation that he did so for
any other reason. The whole case
has the appearance of being an ex"
ample of God’s electing love. We
have not a word in the record to
indicate that Abraham, prior to
that revelation, was any more
worthy than other members of his
father’s household to receive it.
We may easily find, in Abraham’s
case, the elements of a genuine
Christian experience. He must
have had a sense of the reality of
his relation to God, and a sense of
dependence upon him, and of his
goodness towards himself, as man
ifested in the gracious words which
were spoken to him. As the out
come of these relations, he believed
in God, and thus attained unto the
righteousness which is by faith.
And this was the gift of God by
the revelations which he made of
himself to his servant. If there
fore Abraham had the requisite
fitness for the high position to
which he was called, it was God
who gave it to him. Hence he was
indebted to God’s electing grace
for his goodness and piety, as he
was for the high distinction which
was conferred upon him.
If this was true of Abraham, it
i was also true of Isaac. Isaac was
the child of promise. Hence God
I passed by Ishmael, though he was
J the first born, with only a promise
1 that he, too, should become a great
i nation. God said to Abraham :
1 “In Isaac shall thy seed be called.”
j God had foretold his birth, and
1 called his name a year before he
j was born. Surely this was elec
| tion.
The case of Jacob was still more
| striking. Besides being a younger
brother and therefore not entitled,
j by the customs of that age, to the
first place in his father’s family, he
' was morally a bad man. By lying
i and deception he had defrauded
1 his brother of his father’s blessing.
I And yet God loved Jacob, and re
! jected Esau. And, accordingly,
■ : when he was flying from his home
i to avoid the wrath of his injured
; brother, God met him at Luz, and
j blessed him. Then and there God
! revealed himself to Jacob and made
j him the subject of precious promi.
i ses like those he had given to
Abraham and to Isaac. From that
I hour, Jacob was a converted man,
j and pledged himself to serve the
Lord, and to give him tithes of ass
he might gain. God, moreover,
conferred upon him the surname of
Israel, —the highest title ever con
ferred upon a mere man. for it
means "having power with God.’
And so great was the development
of his piety, that the title which
God had given him, became the
national title of his descendants,
in honor of their great ancestor.
Here we have, certainly, a case of
electing grace,—nay, of "grace
abounding” to one who might well
be classed with the chief of sin
ners.
We have not space to examine
other special cases. But it accords
with the accepted principles of in
ductive reasoning to conclude that
what was true of Abraham, of
Isaac, and of Jacob in the genesis
of their religious lives, was also
true of that whole class of pious
1 worthies (to which they belonged)
; whose names and deeds are given
i us in the Old Testament Script
ures.
This conclusion is verified by a
; signal fact, recorded of a whole
' class of unknown people. When
| Elijah was sorely persecuted he
complained to the Lord of what
seemed to be the apostasy of the
' entire nation. He said, “they have
digged down thine altars, they
j have killed thy prophets, I alone
am left, and they seek my life.’’
But the case was not so bad as
Elijah thought. God would there
fore comfort his aged servant. He
said : “I have reserved unto myself
seven thousand who have not
bowed the knee to Baal.” Their
. names are not given. Elijah did
I not know them; but God knew
them as objects of his elective love ;
I for he says, “1 have received
1 them unto myself.” They fur-
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22,1894.
nish us, in one group, 7,000 cases
of personal unconditional election.
True, they were but a remnant of
Israel, but they represent, all the
same, the sovereignty of grace.
Such is the testimony of the Old
Testament to the doctrine of elec
tion. It only remains to show
what the New Testament say ß
about it; but this must be deferred
for another week.
PROFESSOR HARPER.
This gentleman is an enthusiastic
and inspiring teacher. His charac
ter is that of a devout, true, ear
nest Christian man. His zeal in
all educational progress honors the
prominent position he occupies in
the University of Chicago. His
undoubted scholarship in certain
lines is conceded. His well known
desire to make known the truths
of the Bible leads him in an unpro
fessional way to lecture upon its
teachings and encourage its study.
As may be expected, the newspa.
pers publish with watchful readi
ness anything which savors of de.
parture from usual interpretations.
This is as it should be, but fairness
demands that his real utter
ances, with their necessary
surroundings, should be given. He
accepts with reverent spirit the
Bible as inspired. In its interpre
tation he seeks to avail himself of
all the light which modern scholar
ship gives to its teachings.
Justice requires that we do not
charge him with conclusions which
we reach, but which he distinctly
repudiates. This vice of contro
versy is very much like original
sin, hereditary, total, universal.
Thou makest thyself a king, said
the enemies of Jesus, and therefore
thou art a plotter of treason against
Ca:sar, was their alleged conclus
sion.
With a steady, abiding faith in
the word of God, as given in the
Bible, there should be a wise pa
tience in its interpretation.
We should not forget that theolo
gians, like Calvin and Turretine>
interpreted the scriptures, to sup
port the Ptolemaic astronomy
which supposed the earth
to be fixed in the cen
ter of the universe, with the
sun and stars revolving around it.
A system which finds its chief ad
vocate now in John Jasper, “the
sun do move” man. The years
have many examples of such hon
est but short sighted interpreters.
The lesson from these manifold
mistakes should make us patient
and watchful.
We confess that we have little
patience with vain glorious men,
who make a show of cheap learn
ing and gather fame or notoriety
from their attacks on Christian
truth—“clouds without water,
carried about of winds,” “wander
ing stars.” Professor Harper is
not such a man—reverent devout,
studious, conscientious and able, let
us not take up without investiga
tion every idle rumor which fash
ions itself into a sensational item
for a newspaper. We have an un
broken faith in the dear old Book,
so has professor Harper. It has
survived many an attack ; the fires
have but tested its purity.
“Truth’sliko a torch
The more 'tis shook it shines.’’
Professor Harper occupies a
prominent position in the Univer
sity of Chicago. He is not a pro
fessor in a theological school. As
a Christian he loves the Bible and
seeks to expound its teachings, not
that he may weaken or pervert the
faith of believers but that he and
they may grow in the knowledge
of God’s word. .
Let us wait and see whereto his
teaching tends, let us commend
where we can and condemn where
we must.
In all fairness let us refuse to
censure without investigation. The
wonderfully endowed school which
has sprung up so suddenly should
awaken gratitude to God who in
spired generous hearts to give so
plenteously for its establishment.
May the Divine blessing make it a
fountain whose waters shall bless
the world.
A city pastor asked one of the
members of his church, how she
liked the Chautaqua, whither she
had gone in vacation time. She an
swered, some people I liked, and
some 1 did not. “Professor Harper
impressed me most favorably, when
he was asked to say something, he
responded by saying, ‘let us pray
and in an humble, earnest [prayer
poured out his soul before the
Lord.” The watchful critic may
say, that makes him but the more
dangerous, but remember the
Lord’s reply to the fears of Ana
nias in regard to Saul of Tarsus,
“Behold, he prayeth.” May his
critics do the same.
THE TABERNACLE DEBT.
The criticisms upon Rev. T. De-
Witt Talmage just now are rather
vigorous. He leaves soon for a tour
around the world taking his wife
and two daughters. The Messen
ger, of Cincinnati, quotes a sug
gestion and comment on it:
It is suggested that “if Dr.
Talmage would take a part of that
million which it is said he has laid
by, while the church has been grow
ing poorer, and pay the $70,000
repudiated last summer, it would
be construed as an expression of
honesty and would do good service
in bolstering up the declining repu
tation of the greatly over estimat
ed and widely advertised egotist.”
And that suggests the question
whether that million has not been
takan out of the church and out of
the service which ought to have
been rendered to Christ. Had Dr.
Talmage confined himself to his
ministry, as he ought to have done,
instead of going about the country
lecturing and leaving his church to
take care of itself, he might have
educated his people in giving and
in doing, so far that they would
have been able to pay their own
debts, and his salary at the same
time. That is the way ordinary,
Christ-honoring ministers and pas
tors do ; and,though they do not
make so much of an impression on
the public at large, they yet build
up the people of God in the truths
and ways of the gospel, and we can
but think will receive more abun
dant entrance into the eternal king
dom.
Is it not about time for the
Western Recorder to give out
some fresh questions?
Dr. W. L. Kilpatrick on the
Congress of Religions on our first
page, will interest you reader. He
will follow this article soon with
another. See that you keep up
with him.
Long Branch, a few years ago
the most popular watering place
in the Uuited States, opened her
arms and welcomed the gambling
clubs. Her shortsighted residents
now understand that every gam
bler drove off ten of the decent
wealthy and well-to-do class. It
is now truly said, the gamblers
have worked the ruin of the once
famous and popular watering place
on the Jersey Coast. Will not
Jacksonville, Fla., consider this re
sult?
Dr. H. C. Mabie says the report
that he said .things derogatory to
the habits and life of the mission
arses, was “the most outrageous
perversion, having for its basis a
single incident which I mentioned
of indicating a tendency that we
were to avoid.”
Telegrams were sent out from
New York just after the recent
meeting charging that Dr. Mabie
said these things. It is a sad com
mentary on the character of the
secular press, that they must manu
facture news, even about religious
gatherings.
Brother S. A. Burney is always
practical and strong. He has seen
in Florida some of the results
of the young peoples work
outside the church and like a
courageous saint as he is, he boldly
speaks out in a letter, on an
other page in this issue. Brother
Burney is on the line of the Index.
Our young people should be or
ganized and trained, but they
should be kept at work as an or
ganized and trained force in the
church. There is no need of any
organization outside the church.
Let our pastors bring them to
gether in an organized capacity
and direct the training.
On our second page, this issue,
we leave off the sermon and give
the paper, prepared by Dr. J. B.
Gambrell, President of Mercer
University, followed by a synopsis
of the discussion of the paper by
the members of the Baptist pastors
conference of Atlanta. We hope
every reader of the Index will
carefully, thoughtfully and pa
tiently read both the articles of Dr.
Gambrell and the discussion. We
would suggest also that this paper
embodies interests vital to our de
nomination, and further disscus
sion of any feature of it in short
articles in the Index will result in
good. We hope the spirit of the
author and of the members of the
conference will be taken up by the
brethren over the State. We have
a great work before us. Let us be
equal to it.
WAYSIDE JOTTINGS.
Dr. Nunnally recently gave us a
“Study in Names.” We suppose
his study was quite profound. He
gives us deeper (?) meanings than
we had reached before. How glad
we are to have others to bring out
things which we had been unable
to see. One conclusion he reaches
is, that there is very little in a
name, only a little history, per
chance. Now we had thought
quite differently, particularly in
connection with Bible names. We
had been of the impression that
about the many names of God or
of Christ might be constructed
a pretty fair system of theology,
that nearly all that may be known
of Christ is embodied in the vari
ous names by which he is designat
ed. And similarly of many other
names.
* • *
And we are considerably sur
prised at what he has learned in
his study of the name “Christian.”
He says it is a violation of gram
mar to use it otherwise than as an
adjective, giving as a similar ex
ample the word “democratic.”
Now we were dead sure that every
use of it in the New Testament
was as a noun,.a proper name, and
we were reasonably certain that
the name was one of honor, and
not given in derision. Now we
must revise all these notions, and
according to the same grammar
conclude that “silver” is not cor
rectly a noun, but only an adjec
tive, as silver watch and silver par
ty-
« * *
He also throws new light on the
name “Disciple.” Believers in
Christ are not disciples at all. On
ly those are disciples who have
learned something of Christ with
out fully accepting him. So we
must altogether discard the name
disciple. We are no longer disci
ples, learners, there is nothing
further for us to learn that would
make that name appropriate
• * *
But in this study of names, one
name is found that, as an excep
tion to the rule, has a great deal of
meaning in it, and that is the name
Baptist. He shows very clearly (?)
that this name has strong New
Testament authority, and that it is a
name most highly to be prized, and
on no account to be parted with.
This name must be maintained at
all hazards, principles are different
things.
* * *
Well, we confess our love for the
name Baptist, for it has a meaning,
and that meaning comprehends our
principles far better than any other
name we have heard proposed. We
shall not for a while yet consent to
surrender it. But we think we
have the right to claim other names,
some of which we are willing to
share with others than Baptists.
No one name fully comprehends
all the phases of our relationship
to Christ, to the world, to our
brethren, to our destiny. We ear
nestly desire to retain the name
Christian. We hope nobody will
rob us of this right, either by ap
propriateing the name entirely to
themselves, or on the other hand
by taking from the name its appar
ent (?) scriptural significance and
authority. So we want to go on
learning more of Christ, and in
that way preserve the name disci
ple. We hope this right will not
be denied to us by any who want
to monopolize the title altogether,
and that we shall neither be ruled
out of the kingdom on account of
claiming to be a disciple.
* * ♦
It is a matter of frequent remark
that our associational meetings are
fast changing from the character
they had years ago. The exercises
are now rushed through in routine
style with very much less of wor
ship or social and Christian fellow
ship, and much less of speaking
and preaching than formerly. This
change seems inevitable and un
avoidable, and is to many the occa
sion of sincere regret. Numerous
suggestions have been made as to
the proper remedy.
* * #
Our good brother “Nicholas,” a
few years ago suggested the plan
of holding a meeting separate from
the association with its principal I
aim that of supplying what our I
associations are losing, thus form- I
ing a proper complement. But in
this there is felt the lack of definite
purpose. Preachers and others
will not leave their homes for days
together with no other pupose
than that of preaching and hear
ing sermons. The suggestion of
brother “Nicholas” attracted con
siderable attention, but seems not
to have borne much direct fruit.
* * *
The Bible Institute is growing
in favor, as there are indications to
show. We think no plan of meet
ings for a general gathering from
different churches has so much to
commend it. What is more need
ed, what could offer greater inter
est or profit, than the joining to
gether for Bible study? Let it not
be called a school. Let there not I
be applied to it any high-sounding I
name as “theological,” etc. Let it |
be a meeting for the earnest study
of some part of the Bible, all being
upon the same plan, free to make
suggestions and ask questions.
Trial has been made of such meet
ings, and in every case of which
we have heard the reiults have been
most gratifying.
* * ♦
How closely could we model a
religious meeting after the meet
ings of Christ and his apostles?
Would it not be an immense gain if
all our meetings could more nearly
approximate that standard? Not
that a form or a plan is the impor
tant thing. But when the spirit
and aim are those of Christ, we be
lieve they will take shape along
similar lines. We hope that meet
ings somewhat after the plan of
Bible Institutes will be held all
over the State and given a fair trial.
We are not in doubt as to what
some of the results will be.
The church at Brunswick has
called Rev. Jean V ane to be their
pastor. We clip the following in
reference to the matter from the
Savannah Morning News:
But along with these came the
entrance into the pulpit of the
Baptist church of Rev. Jean \ ane,
of Arizona. Brunswickians had
heard or this gentleman for some
weeks, and anxiously awaited his
coming. They expected to see a dif
ference in his style from the South
ern minister, probably due to his
being a resident of the far west,
and their expectations were real
ized. Rev. Mr. Vane is eloquent,
forceful in his delivery, possessed
of a deep, powerful voice, strong
and aggressive views on Christi
anity, and convincing powers of
relating these views and impress
ing them on his hearers’ mind in a
manner that makes one retain them
for future thought and discussion.
Before delivering his first sermon
he was introduced by Rev. E. Z. F.
Golden, the former pastor, who
made a feeling address to the con
gregation in his introduction and
also expressed regret at the sever
ance of his own official connection
with the church. When Rev. Vane
arose to deliver his sermon a criti
cal congregation listened intently
for his first words. His subject
was “Light” and his discourse held
the attention of every one. His
delivery is quick and accompanied
Iby gestures that give remarkable
I force to his language. His words
1 are not minced and sentences roll
from his lips in plain English that
leaves no mistaken meaning behind
them. He does not believe in any
religion but that which is manly
I and aggressive, and his belief is
characteristic of himself. His the
ology, to use his own words, “has
narrowed itself down to one word,
and that word is ‘help.’ ” He is
a Southerner by birth, butjhas lived
in the far West long enough to ac
quire some of the breeziness of that
section, and uses it in a manner
that adds to the interest of his ser
mons. The favorable impression
he created in the morning drew a
large congregation in the evening
and none were disappointed in the
attractiveness of his discourse, and
1 his initial sermons have elicited
| nothing but favorable comment. He
bears letters from the leading Bap
tist cnurch of I’hmnix, Ari., of
which he was formerly pastor, in
which regret is expressed at his de
j termination to leave, but highly
commending himself and wife to
I the people of Brunswick as faith
i ful workers in the good cause,
j Another feature of the service of
| the Baptist church and one that
will be continued, is the music. An
orchestra accompanies the choir
and the singing and music is ex
ceptionally good and well rendered.
The choir is composed of Miss
Annie Laurie Hine, soprano ; Mrs.
Joseph W. Wallace alto; Mr.
R. E. LaMauce, bass; Mr. R. L.
Branham, tenor. The orchestra
is composed of Mr. Constance
Miller, organist, Mr. Robert
Pheiffer, violinist; Mr. Sol Gol
berg, flute.
Rev. C. W. Williams, of Gadsden,
Ala., has accepted the call of the
church at Elberton and will enter
upon his work soon.
Home Board.
THE CALL FROM MEXICO-
O hear the call from Mexico,
A call from the land of summer.
God has moved her people so
That cries to us, come from her,
Macedonian cries are they,
Coming from El Faso.
Loud and long, they call each day.
The dying of New Mexico. .
Brethren, shall welet them die?
The souls whom Christ did love.
And to them brought, as to you and I,
Salvation from above.
O heara dying groan,
From friends that call you.
And remember the work that’s done
For all that believe, who are true,
Remember too. His last command.
Which comes to all his own,
"Go ye intoevery land
And tell of my dyinggroan.
“Tell of my love and power
Tell of salvation free,
That I am waiting, each long hour,
Hoping that you’ll come to me.”
O friends arise! arise!
Why do you tarry so?
When Christ is calling from the skies,
And souls from Mexico.
Let us rise and give to-day,
Os the means which God has given.
Then we’ll rejoice to hear him say:
Well done, come up to heaven.
—J. J. Adams.
Leary, Ga„ Feb,9,1894,
About two months now and th’s
Board will give an account for this
year. The amount of work that
they have done is cause of grati
tude to God. A compensation for
the awful crash in money matters
has come to us in spiritual power.
We must have an awakening on
Home Missions or we shall come
to the convention behind in our
receipts. Every day brings new
and widly increasing opportunity
for work, but the fearful likelihood
that debt will oppress us, keep us
back. Brethren, give us the power
to do in this hour of tremendous
possibilities.
There come daily requests from
pastors and workers for literature,
setting forth the facts about Home
Missions. This is hopeful, because
there is nothing that will do more
to quicken the churches than to
know the conditions and possibili
ties before us in this country. The
power of our people to preach the
gospel in heathen lands will depend
in large degree upon the successful
evangelization of our own country.
These thousands who speak our
language and are within easy
reach will compose the forces that
shall save this world.
Would God that people might
know that a mission board is a
committee of the churches ap
pointed to use the means of the
denomination in preaching the glo
rious gospel to perishing souls.
Would God that the Lord’s peo
ple could know the burnings of
souls that come to a man who sees
the thousands that are sinking
down! No pastor will ever know
how differently he would feel if he
were constantly thrown where the
fields of destitution were ever be
fore him. Sometimes the poor
pastor’s heart is crushed by the
fearful indifference of those who
hear him. How much worse must
it be on him who sees the thousands
of many congregations. The Lord
help us to hear and do.
Foreign Board.
Kev. R. T. Bryan is engaged to
be in Augusta >t Sunday in May.
A treat is in store for the people
there.
Richmond, Va., Feb 14, ’94.
Dear Brother Index : —Being
extremely busy recently, I have
had to forego the pleasure of pe
rusing the Index, which is
always a joy, being like a letter
from loved ones. In this way I
suppose I failed to see a short ref
erence to our effort to raise and
pay our Foreign Mission Board’s
debt until my attention
was drawn to it in Balti
more, where I had gone to preach
and urge the importance of paying
the debt. Well I hardly took time
to read the article as I was in a
meeting when it was shown me,
but my impression was that the
dear brother who wrote, thought it
inopportune to try to raise the
money just now and that the effort
was a mistake. We did not think
so, and I still have not changed my
mind. Thousands have come to
help us tide over this hard winter.
I have an idea as to who wrote the
article, think it is a brother I love
much and who loves me, and want
to say if he thinks it a mistake try
and help us out of our mistake by
sending a check for SSOO more or
less. We have an idea it is a good
thing to pay on a debt whenever
and wherever you can, the more
you pay, and the oftener you pay,
the better, especially so if it is for
the Masters work.
Now this also, this good brother
was interested enough to write, to
write kindly, and I doubt not
sympathizes with us. I want those
who have not talked, written or
acted to give us a strong lift.
Georgia has been helping. I
know your readers will be glad to
hear that the outlook is more hope
ful with us. The Journal has be
tween 8000 and 9000 new subscrib
ers, and many are giving to mis
sions. I expect to meet the brethren
of Georgia in Macon in April, at
the convention. I look forward
with great plesure to that conven
tion. Brother F. C. McConnell, of
the Home Board recently preached
and spoke in Richmond, and like
everywhere he goes did well, and
won the hearts of this people to
his own big loving heart.
Fraternally and fondly,
J. R. Willingham.
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