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THE SWEET WORD REST.
REV. F. P. DAVIDSON.
We are living in a day of
great unrest. The entire race
seems to have been drawn into
the whirlpool of commotion.
Everywhere men are seen hur
rying hither ami thither as it
drawn by some mighty force.
Their very appearance wears a
tired and jaded look. Whence
comes this? Is it the result of
overwork, or of fret and chafe
andwotry? There may be some
whose burdens are too great for
them, but by far the greater
number of saddened faces are the
result of worry. Is there no
remedy for this? Must we like
the bird of the forest that is
caged, beat our life out against
the walls of daily care?
Paul in the 4th chapter of He
brews at the third verse says:
“we which have believed do enter
into rest.’’ There was a time
when 1 read this chapter as ap
plying only to the future life,
but does not the apostle teach us
that we can enter into that rest
when we accept Christ as our
Savior. Jesus also tells us to
“come unto him and he will give
us rest.” Now can we doubt for
one moment that Jesus is able to
do this for us? Let us then ac
cept iully and freely the finished
work of Christ and rest all in
him.
We think much of Christs’
death and sufferings for us, but
do we think enough of his session
at the right hand of (4od? It is
so hard for us to accept his fin
ished work. We fret and worry
and work as though there
were virtue in these things,
thinking thereby to till up
what Christ has left for us.
Now the truth is, he finished
his work and has entered into his
rest, even as God did when he
finished the heavens and earth
and rested on the seventh day.
Brother, remember that in all
Christ has done, you too, -were
in the purpose of God in him.
When he died you died in him;
when he lay entombed you lay
there with him; when he arose
you came forth with him also:
and when he ascended to the
right hand of the Father,you as
cended with him, and now dwell
in him as he rests from his
work.
I re joice in the contemplation
of heaven as a place of perfect
rest, but also that I can enter in
to that rest now. “He maketh
me to lie down in green pastures,
he leadeth me beside the
still waters." It is said that the
Lord gave Israel rest when they
came into the land of promise,
but the same Scriptures declare
that some entered not in because
of unbelief.” What hinders any
heart from enjoying rest and
peace in Jesus, except unbelief
Brethren, let us not harden our
hearts as our fathers did when
they died in the wilderness, but
rest sweetly in the promises of
Christ Jesus.
Paul declared that he had
learned in whatsoever state to
be content. Was this not truly
the secret of his whole life?
When we read the trials and suf
ferings of this man of God and
see how he bore up under all
things wjthout complaining, we
ask for the secret of such a life,
k And the answer comes back,
K“that the life I now live I live by
in the Son of God.
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THE ■ IIRISTI \ \ INDEX.
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INDIAN TERRITORY CRIES TO
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS.
Baptists of the South, give me
your attention! Baptist mission
work in Indian Territory was
once regarded as specially your
work. A letter before me from
the venerable J. T. S. Park, first
vice-President of the Southern
Baptist Convention, and a mem
ber of the first session of the S.
B. C. in 1845, says: “At the
organization of the S. B. C. in
1845 there was a general under
standing that the Indian Terri*
tory was to be in our field of
labor, as that region had a slave
holding population."
My father, Elder Lee Compere,
missionary to Creek Indians, in
Alabama up to their removal
west, always told me that there
was an understanding to that ef
fect, between the brethren North
and South. Father was a mis
sionary of the old convention,
and never was under appoint
ment from the new. He loved
the old.
Speaking of the period after
the organization of the S. B. C.
brother Park says: “I never
heard of any missionary in that
Territory, employed by the
Northern Board, except Evan
Jones, who by mutual consent,
because of long residence among
the Indians, did some work
among the red num."
“My father agreed exactly as
to the “mutual consent," in case
of Evan Jones. I labored half
my time among the Cherokees
when the civil war began.
Father lived near me, and we
often talked about the work.
Evan Jones was missionary to
Cherokees, and was the only
Baptist missionary who went
North from Indian Territory,—
while nine others went South,
during the civil war.
Again the venerable vice-
President says: “ In the organi
zation of the various Boards,
there was one for that specific
work, known as the ‘lndian Mis
sion Board,’ which worked and
kept up its identity for eight or
ten years, and was finally merged
into the Domestic (now Home)
Mission Board. ”
Yes, every old Baptist in the
South remembers the Indian
Mission Board, and that its
“ specific work ” was to support
missions in Indian Territory.
Did it ever attempt a mission to
Indians out of the South? Did
it go North to do its work? No;
but it did actively cultivate In
dian Teritory. And as the South
ern Indians were in Indian Ter
ritory (save a few who still re
mained in the States), the organ
ization of the Indian Mission
Board shows how deeply South
ern Baptists were impressed with
the conviction that it was their
duty to supply the destitution in
Indian Territory. That board
was for the “specific work ” of
the Indian Territory.
In 18511 at the Mississippi Bap
tist State Convention in Canton,
Dr. M. T. Sumner, secretary
Home Board S. B. C., called me
out on the question of going as
missionary to the Creek Indians.
Several pledges were made on
the condition that I should go.
Finally, G. H. Martin, of Macon,
said I belonged to East Missis
sippi, and if I would go, they
would give any salary I would
name. Then several thousand
dollars were spent annually on
our missions to the Creeks. But
not one dollar on the then out of
the way and dark field of West
Arkansas. I longed to labor
among the Creeks: but could not
do so while there was not one
town in West Arkansas that had
Baptist preaching.
Dr. Sumner said: “We have
the money—what we want is men
for the Indians.”
After the war I appealed often
to the Home Board for help for
West Arkansas. Over and over
Dr. Sumner would reply: “Com
pere, we have money for the In
dians, but none for West Ar
knsas.”
Finally the Board appointed
me to work half my time in the
State, and half in the Territory.
Thus I served several years, the
last year on a salary of 81,200.
But [resigned, because the board
was not satisfied to use any p«rt
of my salary for work outside
Indian Territory. If all my
work had been in the Territory,
I would have continued with the
board. That was twenty-three
years ago.
If Southern Baptiste under
stood the situation, I think they
would give a great deal more now
to Indian Territory than they
ever gave in any period of their
conventional history.
They, chiefly, have laid the
Baptist foundation of the Terri
tory, and can build better on
their own work than any others
can. Then there are four times
as many people in Indian Ter
ritory as were here twenty-three
years ago. And I believe nine
teen twentieths of the population
have been raised in the South.
These are your people. They
know and love Southern people
and Southern institutions; and
have a right to look to you to
send them the gospel—especial
ly when you consider how your
help to them has been blessed.
Set* minutes S. B. C. 1895, and
1,203 baptisms reported by the
poor men who have labored in
connection with the General As
sociation of West Arkansas and
Indian Territory! Most of these
men are in Indian Territory, and
your Home Board has been able
to give us a little help for all of
them. But some of them go on
foot, not able to own a horse!
Some have not a sufficiency of
healthy food for their families!
Often unable to buy coffee or
meat! A letter just received
from one of them says: “My wife
and children have made us a
good corn crop.” He was away
preaching or hired out to earn
bread for the family. They need
five times as much as they re
ceive.
I believe Southern Baptists
will increase their gifts for this
field. They have the money.
They have the land that these
Indians never wanted to sell.
They have the homes once so
dear to many poor neighbors. I
refer to the hordes of homeless
white people' from the* South
who are tilling Indian Territory.
These unfortunate neighbors!
anil kin people of yours! too
poor to live in the* States! have
come here to live with the In
dians! But even here they can
not own an inch of land! nor have
a free school one day! shall they
live without the gospel also?
If 1 thought white Baptists
could not be rallied to increase
the help for Indian Territory, I
would appeal to the well-to-do
Southern Baptist negroes. They
owe me a debt. When a student
I preached four years for them.
My first baptizing was twenty
three negroes. The day my son
was ordained in Dr. Penick's
-church, Shreveport, La., I
sought for the negroes, and
preached for them at 3 p. m. My
wife’s brother met one of his
father's old servants in New
Orleans, and old Melton said:
“ Mars John, if you heed money
let me know, I will help you.”
God bless the negroes! I have
faith in them yet.
But to Southern ..bile Bap
fists I appeal, and with faith and
hope. You will come to the rescue.
Everybody and every considera
tion appeal to you. Doyon know
that the New York Board is send
ing men to this destitution in
your field, while it is pressed
with so many thousands of de
mands on it from the great North
west, and the multiplied millions
of lost in its own great cities? Can
you consent that Northern Bap
tists shall assume your responsi
bilities, and carry your burdens,
furnishing your poor, your kin
dred, and in your own field? The
specific field for which your In
dian Mission Board was de
signed? and that while there are
teeming millions at their own
doors who need the gospel?
A good brother, supported by
the N. Y. Board, seeing a white
harvest that could be gathered
by a Southern reaper, has more
than once called on Southern
Baptists to send help to his im
mediate field. Sometimes, how
ever, there has been a different
feeling from this, manifested be
tween the heardsmen of Abra
ham and Lot. And could you
expect fraternity between two
sets of workers on the same
ground, the managers on one
side being near 2,000 miles from
the field? Nobody need expect
it.
What we need is, that South
ern Baptists do their duty to
wards Indian Territory. Then
there will be but one set of work
ers on this field. There will be
no demand for the others. They
will be more happily and suc
cessfully engagedin seeking and
saving the lost millions of the
North —the neighbors and kin
dred of those who give the
money.
These Southern Indians! com
rades and allies with you in arms,
in the common struggle for
State rights! These Indians look
to you. Their doors are wide
open to you. And their blankets,
beef and tom fuller, will be di
vided to any man of God whom
you endorse.
And these whites! Your form
er neighbors! broken in fortune
till forced to give up their old
homes in the States! and here
without homes! without free
schools! but with your blood in
their veins! and faith towards
you in their hearts! These pool’
whites, crowding the Indian
country, look to you! To whom
else should they look? Shall
they look in vain*
Southern Baptists! The Indian
Territory is your field. It will
soon become a new and prosper
ous State. God and the people
are calling on you to take it and
I train it for Christ. Will you
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1895.
care for your own? Can you be
indifferent when your own poor
children cry to you for help?
Do not take monqy that you
have been giving to other sec
tions of our Southern Baptist
Convention to send here. But
increase your giving, as brother
Tichenor has requested, and then
ask the Home Board to increase
its appropriations to Indian Ter
ritory.
To increase our giving is gen
erally the wisest thing we can
do. “It is more blessed to give
than to receive,” said Jesus.
At the next meeting, will not
every church, association, and
Womans' Society consider this
appeal and act on it?
E. L. Compere,
Supt. of Missions Gen. Asso.
West Ark. and Ind. Territory.
Dallas, Polk Co., Ark.
Eor t he 1 n hex.
My Home In Heaven.
BV S. G. WOODALL.
There’s a home in henven for me.
Ami ils glories I shall see.
When I hind my bark on Canaan's peaceful
shore.
There I'll join the ransomed throng.
And I’ll shout redemption > song.
And I’ll sing the praise of Jesus • vrrtnore.
There are mansions bright and fair,
That await me over there.
in I hat city where the sun shall • ver shine;
And I’ll wear the robes of hit* .
I n 1 Imt city of delight,
Eor the blessed Savior says they shall be
mine.
There’s a crown awaiting me.
.lust beyond the crystal >en.
When my Lord shall call me to that bliss
ful goal:
There i’ll strike the golden lyre.
And my song shall never tire.
While t lie ages of eternity shall roll.
LaGrange, Ga., July 10th, 11*05.
Eor the Index.
MISUNDERSTOOD.
BY H. W. BALDWIN’.
It is the inevitable fate of
every human being to be some
times if not frequently, mis
understood. If the veil that
hides the heart from sight
were lifted, what a revelation of
errors would be exposed to view,
how opinions, though ever so
crystalized, would be reversed,
and what a writing of wrongs
would speedily follow. Such a
revelation would mean a revo
lution of human conduct. Wo
would no longer see as “through
a class darkly;” but friend would
be friend, foe would i.e foe and
ti-ntl. vouU b*
How often are we misjudged!
And we are conscious of, but un
able to correct,the in justice done
us by such misjudgment. Often
times when we desire the good
of a man and would fain help
him on in the battle of life, we
are unable to convince him of it,
because of some preconceived
false estimate he has made of
our feeling towards 'him. How
trivial, too, may be the founda
tion of this misjudgment! 'Nay,
how often is there a total lack of
such foundation! Simply be
cause we are constrained, in
some instance, to differ with our
brother-man on some public
question, he construes our
course into a personal opposi
tion and hatred against him
whom, in point of fact, we es
teem and would assist rather
than hinder. Yet he is incapa
ble of believing so, and thus we
are forced to move on misunder
stood, if not hated, to the end of
life.
And as we are thus, because
of this infirmity of humanity,
falsely estimated, so in turn we
ourselves misunderstand and do
injustice to others. Again, just
as we mistakenly suppose one
who is our friend to be our ene
my, so we are deceived by sup
posing one who is our enemy to
be our friend. The result of ei
ther of these mistakes may be
very harmful;but in the instance
of supposing a friend an enemy,
we do injustice to another; while
if we suppose an enemy a friend,
we may bring hurt to ourselves.
If there were a more earnest
striving to obey the injunction
“Judge not that ye be not
judged,” there would be fewer
of these misunderstandings.
And if we would consider, too,
from our own experience, what
a large per cent of these impres
sions—they should not be digni
fied by the name of judgments
are the mere vaporings of imagi
nation, we would subject our
selves with some vigor to the dis
cipline of this great injunction.
“If each man's deeply hidden woe
Were written ont upon his brow;
For many then our tears would flow,
Who rather move our envy now
Alas', how many in whose breast
The keenest agonies exist
Make in appearing to be blest
Their sum of happiness consist!”
The existence of this infirmity
of our nature makes a necessity
of Christian charity—the charity
that thinketh no evil. There is
a nobility in the suffering that
comes to us from an exercise of
this sublime quality. It is not
a doctrine of the world. It is
not the doctrine that teaches us
to “fear the Greeks even when
bearing gifts.” The fall of Troy
was the cost of exercising this
blind faith, but the building of
Imperial ‘Rome was its reward.
And so often in individual as
in national life, misplaced confi
dence brings woe to ourselves;
but the opposite danger of ill
founded suspicion, especially
that proceeding from ignoble
motives, oftener brings still
greater woe—and that not to
ourselves only, but to others,
the less we will be misunder
stood.
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MURMURING.
REV. THOS. WALKER.
Man seems to be a constat ion
al complainer. Lam. 3:39. Where
fore doth a living man complain,
amanfor the punishment of his
sins?
What is a murmurer, but a con
tinual grumbler, or complainer?
Nothing ever goes well with one
who has such a chronic disease.
This disease to my mind, is very
prevalent among church mem
bers,
We grumble, grumble, grum
ble, because everything does nol
go to suit us, or because
everybody won't do as we
think they ought to do.
We complain about the preacher,
the deacons,the choir,in fact most
every thing. The worship would
be so much better, if the preach
er would preach louder, and
shorter. The church would over
come the greater part of her dif
ficulties if the deacons would
just live right. The house of
the Lord would be more attract
ive if the choir would sing old
time hymns. Ami so wo com
plain. This disease needs a pan
acea that should lie taken at least
three times a day until the mind
is entirely free from peevishness
and irritability We should be
very careful and not murmur as
some of the .lows murmured and
were destroyed. Exod. 15:24. The
Jews wanted water. They niur
m ured against, Moses,.saying what
shall we drink? The waters of Ma
rah were bitter. By reliance on t he
Lord the water was made sweet,
ami the complainers satisfied.
The Lord promised “if thou wilt
dilligently hearken to the voice
of the Lord thy God, and wilt do
that which is right in his sight
and will give ear to his com
.un<l hoop »li his
sta lutes, I will put none of these
diseases upon the, which I
have brought upon the Egypt
ians.” Christ is the water of life
to our souls, and is satisfying,
because it is refreshing, and
cooling in a warm summers day.
But this water olten becomes
bitter to our souls when we abso
lutely refuse to obey God's plain
commands. Obey and the water
is sweet. Disobey and the wa
ter becomes to us very bitter.
Whe everything is in abun
dance, and our wants all sup
plied, everything goes well, but
when it is just the opposite every
thing is ill with us. We are as >bad
as the Jews in this particular. We
can’t or won't stand trials with
out a great deal of discontent.
Not only will we murmur for
water, but we are constantly
found displeased, because we
suffer to some extent, for this
world’s bread. In Exod. Hi:2 10
Israel murmured against Moses
and Aaron in the wilderness."
They said would to God we had
died by the hand of the Lord in
the land of Egypt, when we sat
by the flesh pots, and when we
did eat bread to the till; for ye
have brought us forth into this
wilderness, to kill this whole as
sembly with hunger." Oh, what
complaints against God's leader.
Past favors seemed to have
been forgotten. The people are
so forgetful of the mercies re
ceived from God every day. Our
Lord says He is the bread of
life, of which, if a man eat, lie
shall never hunger. This bread
is pure,'fresh, wholesome, health
ful, strengthening ami satisly
ing. This bread can be ours ev
ery day, if we will but accept it,
without money ami without price.
The great delivery wagon of the
Gospel is busy carrying it around
every day, making free distri
bution to all, without respect of
persons. The only conditions
laid down in his book oi faith
and practice is repentance to
ward God and faith in the Lord
Jesus Christ. Let us no longer
complain, but believe, and trust,
in our Savior who is abundant in
good things. Let us not be so
forgetful as Israel was, when
“all the congregation of the chil
dren of Israel murmured against
Moses and against Aaron, saying
ye have killed the people of the
Lord.” Numbers 16:41. Why
was all of this? Because they
heard an evil report of the prom
ised land. Paul says do all things
without murmurings and disput
ings. Jude, verse 16, “These
are murmurers, complainers,
walking after their own lusts.”
Too many in this our day, I fear,
are walking in the desires of
their own carnal natures, grati-
fying the carnal appetites, and
will not do otherwise, because
they are of this father, the devil.
But may we who are of the house
hold of faith, show our colors
by living up to .John 13:35. By
this shall all men know that ye
are my disciples, if ye have love
one to another.
Augusta, Ga.
For t lie Index.
“The Kingdom of Heaven is Within
You.”
BY A. J. BELL.
Suppose the world lived like Jesus, just ns
he would be—
Like that God-man who calmed the storm
on Galilee. •
Suppose every one did as he would others
should to him
Every one was living without evil, fault or
sin.
All space would lx* splendor, the righteous
living in.
Heaven would indeed l»e here if the right
ruled within.
’Twould be Ihaven t hen—now if Christ ruled
mind and heart.
It is the wrong that wrecks-Ilie right joy
and peace impart.
Eor the Index.
Our London Letter.
With gratitude to God, 1 look
ed yesterday on the great pile of
massive stone, fronted by six
huge Corinthian columns, in
which great Spurgeon preached.
It wtis the dream of my life to
hear Spurgeon. But the silver
tongue was silent. The golden
mouth- honey- dripping—awaits
in blessed sleep the trumpet call
that shall arouse to new praise.
The steps of stone were already
worn by the thousands of crowd
ing feet that rushed to hear the
great orator.- feet which we
trust will some day climb the as
cent that knows no wearing away.
I stood in his pulpit and wept
with sweet memoirs of the grace
of God. On the little table form
ing his pulpit, lay the Bible from
which he read. It went with
him to the grave, lying on his
coffin, was let down with him in
to the tomb, and was again
brought back to its old place. In
his vestry room (if I may use
such a word of him) was his bust
and portrait, and the portraits of
his three prdecessors: Gill, Rip
pon and Keith. From the Tab
ernacle, I went by “tram” (horse
car) to the Stockwell Orphanage,
limited to 500 children, boysand
girls. They were all absent how
ever, taking their summer out
ing, visiting through Scotland,
and will not return until the mid
dle of August.
This morning I saw the old
Duke of Cambridge, cousin of
the Queen, review the Guards in
Hyde Park. He is a little older
than the Queen and has reached
that unpleasant age when a new
era and new met hods call for new
and younger men. The late Gov
ernment brought some pressure
to bear upon his retirement from
the Headship of the English
Army and he gracefully yielded
to the pressure. The example is
a good one, as it is so hard for
the older men to yield to the in
evitable. The elder Dr. Manly
said : “Some men make a great
mistake; they hold on a little too
long. It is better to quit a little,
too soon than a little too late.”
And at 62 years of age, he laid
down the task of active, public
life.
We leave to-night for the con
tinent and are “to breakfast” in
Paris. A. T. Spa i. ding
July 27, 1895.
For till' I NDEX.
General Association of West Arkan
sas and Indian Territory.
This body has been styled:
“The Poor Man's Convention."
Its members love one another,
usually see eye to eye, and vote
unanimously. They feel their
need, and rarely try a “big
speech," but they have led many
“little ones" to Jesus.
The body is auxiliary to South
ern Baptist Convention and is in
line with 1 lie work of the great
Indian missionary. 11. F. Buck
ner. who short ly before his death,
wrote, “My heart is with the
(leneral Association ”
Next session will begin Sept.
7th, at South Canadian, Indian
Territory, on the railroad eigh
teen miles north of McAlester
and ten south of H. F. Buck
ner's grave.
Pastor L. F. Patterson says :
•• Let our brethren, North, East,
South and West attend this meet
ing- everybody is cordially in
vited.” The Creek Indian preach
er, John Mclntosh, says: “The
Creeks will be there to sing.”
A minister's conference (by ap
pointment of last session) will be
organized on Sept. 6th. Preach
ers, remember this.
E. L. Compere,
L. W. Wright, Moderator.
Secretary.
Senoia. —Our church at Mace
donia held Memorial services of
Rev. E. B. Barrett. He was pas
tor of this church ten years in
succession, and was very much
loved by the people at large. His
widow was remembered in a sub
stantial way by sympathizing
friends. F. M. Blalock.
VOL. 75--NO. 32.
For tin' Index.
To the Officers and Teachers of
the Sunday Schools of the
Southern Baptist Convention.
Dear Friends: —You are
aware how for several years we
have been trying to inform our
young people ot the great work
of missions, and to train them to
take part in the advancement of
our Master's kingdom. While
we teach them to sing the prais
es of Gbd, and pray to him and
study his word, we feel that we
also should teach them to give
for his glory, and to work for the
advancement of his kingdom. To
this end the Southern Baptist
Convention has thought it well
to have one day set apart when
we shall especially consider in
our Sabbath schools the work of
missions. Os course, where this
day doesnot suit any school, any
other of their appointment will
do as well. A day is suggested
in order to have some unformity
in the work, and that we may
act in concert. God has greatly
blessed our missions during the
pastyear,and we feel that we
ought to return thank’s to him as
well as pray to him for his con
tinued blessing. Our Sunday
School Board will perform the
work of communicating'With and
furnishing you with circulars,
giving information which you can
use as you think best. We hope
none of you will feel that you
are tied down to the printed cir
culars which are sent out: as live
progressive officers and teachers,
you will change those to suit the
conditions in your various
schools. Still you will find these
excellent helps, to you.
We hope you will all unite in
an earnest effort to impress upon
the young hearts that God has
sent his son to a world of sin to
save the lost who believe on him,
and that he has sent us who love
him to give this message to the
lost. Let us try totake hold of this
work so that this year will be the
most glorious that we have ever
seen, in an earnest effort foi* the
extension of the Master's (king
dom. Whatever you need in the
way of circulars, with informa
tion, programs, &c., address,
Baptist Sunday School Board.
Nashville, Tenn.
Yours Fraternally,
R. J. Willingham.
BAPTISTS OF N. E. GEORGIA.
Baptist principles finda fertile
soil in North East Georgia. In
the bounds of the North Ga. Con
vention there are about 35,<'UO
Baptists. Many of them are tru
ly pious Christians. This great
host is increasing yearly. In
some localities they are nonaffil
iationists. Bro. G. H. Carter in
June 27th Index says many of
these people have a low concep
tion of life, especially when it
touches the question of making,
selling and drinking “Mountain
Dew.” Many of our people are
opposed to such conduct on the
part of some brethren and there
are movements on foot in some
of our churches that I hope will
sweep these vipers from our
Baptist camp.
Brother Carter seems to think
we will be swept away by a new
stream of religious life that he
sees coming from progress and
educational work among the
younger element. We have little
doubt but our people will rise
with this stream an even guide
it. We will gladly accept any
work the State Board could do,
tending to build us up and devel
op our denominational life. The
great trouble is, our people seem
to have no concern about mis
sions. Would that we could be
brought in sympathy with the
glorious work of preaching the
Gospel, in our own and foreign
lands:
We have never cultivated the
spirit of supporting our pastors
as we should. We are far behind
in these two departments of our
duty. It is time for us to awake
out of sleep and get to work for
the Master. Let us see that our
people are informed. To the
ends of the earth the churches
must go. “Teach all nations,”
China, Japan, everywhere. Let.
us see that our churches send the
light of the Gospel to the heath
en everywhere.
J. M. Humphreys.
Augusta.— The pastor of the
Second Baptist church of Augus
ta is frequently called away to
assist in revival meetings. Last
Sunday his pulpit was most ac
ceptably filled by two of his own
members. In the morning Bro.
J. C. McDurman, deacon, gave a
most timely, and instructive dis
course to the satisfaction of the
large congregation that greeted
him. At the evening service E.
G. Kalbfleisch, a young man, and
quite a young member of the
church, gave a most pleasing and
complimentary talk for about 2»
or 30 minutes. This brother
may preach some day. The
Second church is highly favored
in this respect. Member.