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From Mississippi.
BY REV. .1. K. PACE.
COLLECTIONS FOR MISSIONS.
The interest of our Baptist workers
has for some weeks been directed to
ward onr collections for missions. Lit
eratnre has been widely distributed,
missionary rallies have been held, many
sermons and addresses delivered, and
prayers daily offered for the grate of
‘•glad giving.” While the collections
have not in many cases been large more
churches have perhaps been contribut
ing than before Money has been scarce
because debts were hanging over the
majority of our farmers, which had to
be met with the money coming into
their hands from the eottm crop The
vegetable season lias opened and the
“truckers'' wear brighter faces. This
is the heart of the truck farming inter
est and many fields which were con
sidered worthless for cotton and c >rn,
now produce vegetables in abundance.
As soon as we return from the South
ern Baptist Convention we shall
have to press collect ions for State Mis
sions or we shall go to onr State C m
vention in July, at Starkeville, with a
debt to meet < htr worthy secretary is
now giving right of way to Home and
Foreign Boards All mission interests
within theboundsof onr Convention are
under his direction, the Vice Presidents
of the other boards co operating with
him in the work.
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE
This noble Baptist institution is doing
fine work Chairman of the faculty.
Dr. J W. Provine, is a young man, but
is proving himself to be a good organ
izer. The buildingsof the college have
been repaired and adorned, the campus
put in order, and the scientific depart ,
ment made to compare favorably with
that of any college in the State. Two
hundred and forty five students have
been enrolled during the present session,
about two hundred ami twenty being
now in attendance The college is fortu
nate in havingosecnred Rev P. S. Hen
eon. Dl> , of Chicago, to preach the
commencement sermon, and Rev John
H. Eager, D D.. of Florence, Italy, to
preach the missionary sermon Bro.
Hager is an alumnus of Mississippi Col
lege. His br rther. Prof. P H Eager, is
now professor there, with whom the
venerable father lives, having passed
his eighty third year No man has a
nobler heritage in bis children than he
—four sons and two daughters, all
loved and honored by a constantly
widening circle of admiring friends.
Have you ever noticed. Bro Editor,
the large number of missionaries in
foreign lands from Mississippi, and
more especially from Mississippi Col
lege?
HILLMAN COLLEGE
This college is also in Clinton, and
some have desired to unite it and Mis
sissippi College, making aco educational
institution but the conset vative breth
ren among ns do not look with favor
upon this movement Dr. Hillman,
just previous to his death, had erected a
handsome building and fitted it up with
modern appliances ami conveniences
for successful srhool work. The school
has an enviable history, many of the
best women in the land holding eertifi
cates or diplomas bearing its stamp.
Recently Mrs Hillman's health has
been seriously threatened and the build
ing would be sold if a good school man
could be found who would buy.
There will be severtrl graduates this
session and the love of the aluinme scat
tered throughout the country is still
strong and loyal for.their Alma Mater.
The Lowrey Brothers, at Blue Moun
tain, are pushing the interests of their
school in every direction, and the at
tendance this session is larger than
ever before. A large building was
erected last summer to accommodate
the boarders. This is emphatically a
family school, the mother, three sons,
two daughters, daughter in law. and
son in law. all having an interest as
owners, managers, or teachers When
vacati >n comes every pirent who has a
daughter to educate, is almost sure to
receive a catalogue or visit.
A pupil who is in either of these
schools is in good han Is.
THERE IS LITTLE REAPING.
In the spring of the year additions to
the churches are few. But some pas
tors are wanting to hold meetings be
for the convention in Chattanooga.
Pastor Venable, of the First church in
Meridian, has engaged Rev. L. O. Daw
son, of Tuscaloosa, to assist him during
this mouth. It would be fortunate if
the churches could so arrange as to
have special meetings at different sea
sons during the j ear. It might be pos
sible this would cause us to pray for and
expect conversions at eacn season of
worship
A goodly delegation is expected to go
to the Young People's Meeting and the
Southern Baptist Convention.
Louisiana Letter.
BY D. G. WHITTINGILL.
THE STATE.
Lousiana is not what one would call a
Baptist State. Yet there are 30,000 Bap
tists in our State. The increase has
been very large within the past decade.
There are many destitute places in o.nr
commonwealth many towns and a
number of county seats without an or
ganization. There are several parishes
without a solitary Baptist church. Yet,
while these things are true, we have
many things to make our hearts rejoice.
Bro. E O. Ware, of Pineville, our
Corresponding Secretary of the State
Board, has been, and still is, a very effi
cient worker, and much of our progress
is due to him.
Within the past few months there
have been a number of pastoral chang
es. Rev. Henry Miller, Th.D ,of Ken
tucky, has taken charge of the work at
Evergreen, La. Rev. E. T. Mobberly,
also of Kentuky. is now the pastor at
Crowley, a flourishing town in the west
ern pait of the State Recently, the
church at Monroe has called Rev. C. T.
Kincannon, of New Liberty, Ky., for
merly of Virginia. It is not known yet
whether or not he will accept. All three
of the above named pastors are full
graduates of the Seminary, and being
young men, they are admirably fitted
for the field in which they are laboring.
The church at Baton Rouge is still pas
torlees, bnt they hope soon to have one
who will lead them into pastures green
During the past month there have
been three meetings of much importance
held in the State at Ruston, Amite City
and Alexandria The editor of onr State
paper. Rev. R M Boone, had much to
do with inaugurating these meetings
They were held for the purpose of dis I
cussing, and more thoroughly under j
standing, the nature and tftices of the
Holy Spirit We also met for the pur |
pose of praying for his blessings upon ns
in our labors It is hoped that thete
will be a more abundant outpouring of
the Sp rit upon the entire State, as a re
sult of these meetings
NEW ORLEANS.
It will be quite a surprise to many to
know that the Baptists are the strongest
Protestant (for we are Protestants in
one sense of the word, in that we protent
against the doctrines of Rome) denomi
nation in t he.city. There are at present
fifty seven (57) Baptist churches here.
Many of these churches are strong, both
numerically and financially, and, I have
reason to believe, are doing agood work.
And, for further information in refer
ence to onr denomination, I should say
that out of the fifty, seven churches, all
are irhih except fifty four ! The colored
man is by nature a Baptist. He can’t
"splain away' the Scriptures, and, a< a
conn quence, he must go under the wa
ter and rarely is he satisfied with any
tiling less than the Mississippi river.
Even many of the Methodist darkies,
notwithstanding the mstaphysical,hair
splitting arguments of the preachi r in
reference to that mysterious word bap
tizo to the contrary, have to be ini
mersed to save them to their denomina
tion.
The three Baptist churches, white
have nothing to tie ashamed of. They
have doubled their membership within
the past two years. The church of
which I am pastor has almost doubled
its membership within the past eighteen
months, during which time I have been
greatly blessed.
The Valence and First churches, of
which the Purser brothers are pastors,
are doing a tine work. The work here
badly needs reinforcements. In
“Frenchtown,'' population 100,Old),there
is no church organization,and,of course,
n > pastor. But we have great cause, all
things considered, to thank Hod and to
take courage.
Coliseum Place Baptist church, April
28, 1896.
From South Carolina.
BY FRITZ.
This conespondent predicted that a
State Young People s I nion would be
organized at Orangeburg on the 2d and
3d ot April. It required no special gilt
of vaticination to make that, prediction
The meeting was called Jor t/m/ pur
po.si.justas the Atlanta meeting was
called hi organize a Southern Union.
The funny part about it was that some
brethren WHO denounced, with touching
emphasis, that f<attire of the Atlanta
call were hearty in their indorsement
of the Orangeburg call.
It was further predicted that the
Union to be organized at Orangeburg
would have an International bias 1
am happy to say that the brethren
showed admirable discretion in not
bringing this prediction to .fulfillment.
The constitution adopted took a neutral
position as to outside affiliation, and
thus placed the Union where it may be
very helpful in the further development
of the work in the State, and may be
come the rallying point of all the act
ive young people. The International
having oeeli the only general Union
hitherto as a matter ot course a ma
jority of the local unions in the State
were in affiliation with that. Strangely
enough they took up the notion that
the movement for a general Southern
Union was an attempt to “crib cabin
and confine them to the “pent up
Utica" of the South, Queer notion be
tokening that something was already
pent up eh . It would not have been
surprising it they had showed their in
ternational sympathies when they came
to organize a Suite Union. To have
done so, however, would have been a
fat'll mistake. It would have very
much abridged the possibility of growth.
Such action would have overlooked the
fact that, while the majority of local
unions already organized in the State
have an International twist, a much
larger number of possible unions would
be in sympathy with the Southern Aux
iliary, and could not be reached by a
State Union such as might have been
organized. If the State Union will
show itself faithful to its constitution,
and will maintain strict neutrality, it
can reach all the young people that are
within reach; otherwise it cannot.
The “Organ ” of South Carolina Bap
tints has been aflame with sensational
fire the last two weeks. It is fond of
sensation. Some of your readers may
recall that just before the meeting of
the Southern Baptist Convention in '94,
it proposed, on its own account, that
the Home Mission Board should be
moved beyond the “ Father of Waters. ”
Now it is putting forward a proposi
tion. on account of the American Bap
tist Publication Society, looking to a
very decided change in the policy of
the Sunday School Beard. This propo
sition. 1 say, is put forward on account
of the Publication Society. But 1 must
not forget to state that the Courier
claims credit for having instigated the
proposition !
This proposition is made ostensibly I
for the sake of greater harmony in Sun- !
day-school work in the South.
To a man “up a tree” several ques- !
tions occur.
1 Where have been the signs, of late,
that there was any lack of harmony? ■
The Sunday School Board has peace- i
fully worked its way to a pronounced I
success is its success in the South any
good reason why an overture should be j
thrust upon it?
2 When the proposition of the Pub
lication Society was declined by the
Sunday School Board, why should the
Society institute a sort of propaganda in
the shape of a circular f Is there not in i
that action a persistency which sug
gests Imrincas enterprim rather than fra
ternity and a desire for harmony ? Is
there not, indeed, a right easy sugges
tion of an ulterior design in the propo
sition ? In other woros, if that propo
sition was not formally made for the
sake of getting “capital " out of it, did
not the Society do itself great injustice
in thrusting the affair in the face of
Southern Baptists ? Why try to over
ride the Sunday School Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention, and make
an appeal to the jieople, when the Board,
by the conduct of its affairs, ’has now
the support and even affections of the
people ? Has not the Sunday School
Board shown itself trustworthy ? Were
Southern Baptists clamoring for an al
liance’which their Sunday School Board
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY, MAY 7. 1896.
was keeping them from making ? This
writer has received a copy of the cir
cular referred to and supposes that a
copy has lieen sent to every Southern
Baptist whose address could lie secured.
The impertinence should lie resented I
do not believe that the circular pro
ceeds from a Christian spirit, nor from
any desire for harmony I believe its
purpose is far different. It should be
resented, not in anger, but in Christian
dignity.
8 Is it not possible for ns to be al
lowed to do anything in peace ? Must
we be plied with every sort of artifice
in the attempt to draw ns into some
sort of combination for the sake of
"harmony,” when we are already at
peace with everybody who is willing
for us to have peace with independence?
April 28th.
Items Here and There.
Rev. J. A French, D. D , of Talladega,
Ala , has accepted the call of the First
church, Austin • Texas.
Rev. A M Vandenian has resigned
the presidency of Bardstown (Ky.) In.
stituts, and will re-enter the pastorate.
Rev. Henry Bromley, an aged
preacher living in Brooklyn, N. Y ,
died recently, aged 85 years. He hid a
long career of usefulness.
Rev. D. W. Herring, of China, has
married Miss Alice Rhea, a missionary
from London to Australia Rev. T. L.
Blalock has married Miss Humphries.
Dr. Thomas Hume, of the University
of North Carolina,'delivered an address
at the recent National Congress of Re
ligions Education at Washington, D. C.
Rev. H. M. Wharton, of Baltimore,
will take a very prominent part in the
coming Christian Endeavor Convention
at Washington He will deliver two
addresses and preach one of the closing
sermons.
Rev. Allyn K. Foster, a recent Semi
nary student., is pastor of Olivet Bap
tist church, New Haven, Conn. The
membership in a year has doubled and
the church be ome self supporting. The
interest continues.
The Eutaw Place Baptist church,
Baltimore, Md., celebrated on the 27-2!)
its twenty fifth anniversary, Dr F. H.
Ker foot, a former pastor, preached on
j Sunday, and various addresses were
made cn the other days. It must have
been an interesting occasion.
Triumphs Amidst Trials.
We ought all to praise God Seven
I hundred and thirty five baptisms re
ported on our foreign fields last year.
Never before have we had so many, and
that too with our forces reduced on ac
count of death and sickness. Let every
I lover of God give thanks as we consider
| how abundantly he has blessed ns.
OUR FINANCES.’
We have closed the convention year
with a debt of nearly $32,000. This
j looks awful, bnt we must not give way
Ito moping or complaining. Some have
j tried to do their duty. God knows who
| has been faithful. Let them try again,
] and let others who have been negligent
! help as never before.
THE REMEDY.
We need SIO,OOO in cash every month.
Our people have been putting off paying
during May and the summer months,
and so forcing the board to go heavily
in debt right after onr convention.
This year we cannot do this ()nr peo
ple must pay more right away. Let
them pay for May in May. We can do
this. Let us show our missionaries,
and the world, and God, that we are in
earnest. Have you taken a collection
recently? Take another. Y'on took a
i meal yesterday and need another to
morrow, so do our faithful, God-blessed
missionaries. If you will not take a
collection, preach or talk on the irreat
work God has given us, and state the
ease to God's people. We need the
funds no«?, in Miry Who will respond?
Who will find it in their hearts to give?
i There are a thousand who can give. or
i raise and send ten dollars. Will yon I e
one? Do let us hear from you. The
work must go forward. God is in it
and calls for our help. Who will re
spond at once?
Fraternally,
R. J. Willingham,
Cor. Sec.
Richmond, Va., May 1, 1891).
A Word of Caution.
THE SAME OLD EXCUSES.
To the friends of the Anti Barroom Bill:
1 want to call your attention to the
fact that the Democratic primaries, all
to be held on the 6th of June, and that
everything that is done in getting men
nominated who can be relied upon to
vote for the Anti-barrom bill must be
done before that day. The other par
ties will act later.
But it is important now to get good
prohibitionists nominated in the Demo
cratic primaries (as well as in other pri
maries) who will promise to vote for the
Anti barrom bill just as it is, or with
such changes as maybe made by the
real friends of the bill. We want no
more dodging in the Legislature, and
saying, "I didn't come here on that is
sue;" or “I'm a prohibitionist, but 1
don't like that bill;” or “If you will give
us a bill to sweep it from the State I'll
vote for it;" or “I'm a prohibitionist and
will go further than you all go. I want
it wiped out of the United States, but I
don't exactly like that bill." Another
will say, “I’m astrong prohibitionist,
but don't propose to interfere and take
people's liberties from them.” What a
goose! Don’t you take away the liber
ties and rights of thousands of helpless
women and children when you vote to
license barrooms? Another says. “lam
opposed to barrooms, but 1 don't propose
to interfere with the question in my
county. We have prohibition and that's
good enough for us." And again you
may have de jure prohibition, but as long
as you allow other counties around you
to sell and debauch your people you will
never have de facto prohibition.
Friends, hear it: As long as they give
such excuses they are not prohibition
ists to hurt much. But Ido not wish
to discuss the question; I will do that
before the people. But I want to say
no such excuses will now satisfy a good
man in any party. I want it understood
if a man is a candidate in any party pri
mary he will go slow if he opposes this
question. For it is now the guestion of
the day.
And hear it friends and let it be un
derstood from the mountains to the sea
board, that a man who will dodge this
question is unworthy of support and
cannot be trusted on any other question.
C. R. Pringle,
Pres. Ga. Prohibition Association.
Round Trip to Savannah.
On account of Inter-State Drill and
gala week at Savannah, round trip tick
ets will be sold via Central of Georgia
Railway on May 11th, 12th. and 13th,
at $5.85, andon May 9th, 10th, and 14th at
$8.36, tickets good returning until May
18th. One cent per mile traveled for
military companies. Cheap rates from
all stations on the System. Make sleep
ing car reservations before taking train.
S. B. Webb. T. P. A.
16 Kimball House.
Canton, China.
BY REV. E Z SIMMONS.
Our mail came yesterday, and when I
opened the Index yonr names appeared
as owners and editors. This is an agree
able surprise. I had thought of yon
■both as fixtures in Nashville; and 1 am
very glad that Dr. Frost has been elect
ed Secretary of the Sunday School Board
and has accepted.
Yon have a good paper, a splendid
constituency, and a magnificent oppor
tunity for very great usefulness. May
God's grace be vouchsafed to yon that
yon may use this trust to the glory and
honor of his name.
Two weeks ago onr association met
in Shin Hing, ninety miles west of Can
ton. It was the eleventh session, and
one of the beat that we have had. The
spirit of the meeting was good, not an
unpleasant word, no disorder or un
seemly talking or restlessness, although
we held three sessions each day Every
brother and sister, fourteen, who were
appointed a year ago, had prepared
papers to be read, and when they could
not come, sent their papers. Some of
these papers were very good. Some of
the subjects were: “How to remedy the
defects of preachers," "That we should
be careful in ordaining preachers,"
“How believers should manage their
families,” “God's power and man's
power in our work.” These subjects
are very practical for us in the present
stages of our work, The best part of
these were the discussion that followed
the reading of the two papers on each
subject. The dbcussions were prompt
and to the subject.
The chnrch letters showed that a
large number had been excluded,
dropped from the roll, or had died, so
that the net gain, with over eighty bap
trims, was small.
The association has been engaged in
school and tract work for some years
but have not had a separate association
al«missionary. We have a missionary,
society among our members that has
employed one and sometimes two mis
sionaries. At the recent session of
the association, pledges were secured
from 101 persons, amounting to $142 83.
This will be enough to rent a house for
a chapel in Sai Nam, a large town alsmt
forty miles west of Canton, where we
propose to begin our mission.and to pay
the salary of our missionary He is
now on the field arranging for the work.
A mission board was appointed and the
work started in good old Baptist style.
I have never seen a more general, gen
erousand hearty collection than the one
taken at Shin Hing for this mission
interest.
Three new missionaries have recently
been added to our force Brother and
Sister Chambers, and Miss E. B Sale,
all of Virginia- They all give promise
of making good workers. They are
studying the language, and as soon as
they are enabled to begin work, they
will move on into the interior. We are
glad to have young fresh blood in onr
mission, so that we can go out into new
fields and new centres.
The prospects are that the West river
will be opened to foreign trade and one
or more ports opened for consuls and
others to reside at them We should
have several more new workers getting
ready for these soon to be opened places.
I congratulate you on your large field
of usefulness in becoming editors of the
Christian Index With best wishes
and pray ers for your best success
Georgia Baptist State Convention on
Prohibition
As set forth in the temperance
report and resold!ions unani
mously adopted by that body of
God loving and God fearing men,
Georgia Baptists, as a denomina
tion, are on record as opposed to
the whisky traffic. They re
solved to support no man for the
legislature who opposes the pas
sage of an anti-barroom bill for
the State. And it was the senti -
ment of the body, strongly ex
pressed, that the question should
be settled at home, in the select
ing of candidates for the legisla
ture. Otherwise we may expect
the same troubles to come up as
in the last legislature, when rep
resentatives from both wet and
dry counties opposed the Bush
anti barroom bill, even though
they knew that the prohibition
sentiment was so largely preva
lent in the State, and though that
sentiment was voiced in numer
ous petitions in its favor. The
will of the people was utterly ig
nored.
This, however, will prove a
blessing in disguise, in bringing
the people of all denominations
together on this one subject,
which is of such vital importance
to the State, both financially, in
tellectually and morally.
As a denomination we oppose
both the barroom traffic and the
distillation of ardent spirits, be
lieving that the money spent for
liquor should be spent in some
legitimate way, both for the good
of man and the glory of God.
Millions of dollars are spent in
Georgia each year for this great
curse, and the Baptists of the
State want it stopped; and they
ask the good people of all sorts
to stand together on this ques
tion.
Cannot the Index give a syn
opsis of the report and resolu
tions passed by the Convention ?
Fraternally,
J. M. Hurst.
REPORT ON TEMPERANCE.
The Committee on Temperance beg
leave to make the following report:
We note a constantly increasing inter
est on the part of our people on the tem
perance question. Out of 137 counties
in our State, 100 of them have declared
against the sale of whisky.
Your committee think the political
and moral sentiments of Baptists are for
driving the curse from our State.
We beg to make the following recom
mendations:
1. That the churches use the knife of
discipline against members who are
known to indulge in the use of intoxi
cating drinks.
2. That Baptist voters all over the
State be urged to support no one for the
legislature who will not use his influ
ence in favor of some measure looking
to the suppression of the liquor traffic
in this State.
Guaranteedin writing. Students complete
course in L time at expense of other col
leges Ten to 20 placed monthly. Address
at once Georgia Business College. Ma
con, Ga. ISaprlSt
“ Let My People Go.”
The above furnishes the head
ing of an article that appeared
in your columns, April Irt, writ
ten by a brother from South
Carolina. The whole article
seems to afford pleasant reading
and might be indorsed, until
you notice the application the
writer desires to make of it. It
may be that the writer is sincere
in his views, but to many it will
seem that the sentiments ex
pressed could hardly be farther
from the real spirit of gospel
truth. The inference that a
large number of the best ele
ment in our churches is in bond
age is based on a false premise,
and is consequently unsound
and dangerous.
Every right thinking man is
glad of the progr* ss that has
been made in draining bogs, sell
ing coal, making railroads, vac
cination, etc. All would agree
that it would have been better
for the world if progress along
these lines had been made earlier
in the march of civilization.
But we also must note that
progress in these things has
been in perfect harmony with
known laws. This being so,
these laws have co operated with
man in developing interests
along the above named lines.
But I submit that these things
cannot be made to apply to New
Testament law, and in harmony
with it bring about the proposed
change and free a large class of
Christians, who, our brother
fancies, are in bondage. But
are our women in bondage be
cause they refuse to do that
which the Holy Spirit has for
bidden? Not so, tpit i n the
other hand they are not in bond
age but are living in the enjoy
ment cf the greatest spiritual
liberty. The limits to this free
dom are as broad as the domain
of New Testament law, but the
very moment that that limit is
passed the transgressor enters
realms of disobedience and bond
age, and liberty is gone.
Our brother alludes to two ex
tremes, both of which, he de
dares, must be avoided. The
one he puts with the higher
critics, and the other is the man
who has mistaken superstition
for religion and accepts the let
ter of the gospel but is without
its spirit. All will agree that
thece things are equally bod, but
the remedy he proposes is no
’improvement. Here he comes,
occupying a middle position,
giving liberty to those who, he
says, are in bondage, and when
he meets with a scripture which
opposes his progress he does not
destroy it nor does he deny the
letter, but just peks it up, puts
it out of his way and goes right
on with his theory of giving lib
erty to those in bondage Ala*-,
for such methods of disposing
of God’s word when it lies in tne
way of our notions of progress.
But of course cur brother would
undertake to interpret such
scriptures as oppose his views
in such away as to show’ that
they are in harmony with his es
fort to free the bound. But
what a spectacle to look at this
brother and those of his school,
as they engage in word jugglery
and theological gymnastics and
after witnessing these spurious
efforts, we are asked, in seeming
earnestness, to receive them as
genuine.
But conservatism is brought
into the question and receives a
good drubbing for what it has
failed to do, and for keeping the
Christian world from doing the
very thing the Bible tells us not
to do. Conservatism in Chris
tian ethics always confines its
operations to the domain of New
Testament law, but the very
moment it passes beyond this
limit it is no longer conserva
tism but fanaticism. It cannot
be believed that the sober think
ing Christians of our time are
going to swap the former for
the later. To make a mistake
of this kind, would be fatal as
may be shown by reference to
ReLoboam in rejecting the con
servative advice of his father’s
old councilors, and accepting
that of the coxcombs, who were
wanting something new. The
advanced views of this new
Moses tore the kingdom of Is
rael in two and landed the larger
part of the people into idolatry.
The new movement, if adopted,
would be no less fatal to the
welfare of our churches and will
be the first step toward spiritual
decay, into which they would
rapidly decline.
‘ They w 11 find that the poor
est peasant can pass into the
presence of the proudest prince
to carry the message.” So, we
are to understand that all the wo
men among the people were
given a special commission to go
to Pharaoh and ask him to let
Israel go. This may be so, but
where is the statement to be
found? Certainly not in the
Bible. It teaches that this ap
peal to the king was to be made
by Moses and Aaron, in person,
and that no others were sent. It
is well for us to bear in mind the
fact that the Lord appoints his
own messengers, and that it is a
risky business for us to bear
news he has sent some one else
to carry.
But our brother is gracious in
that he comes out toward the
Buffalo lithiaWater
Spring No. 2. In Couty and Rheumatic Affections
hr. llisrku B Xsxnedo, Professor of Surgery, Medical Depytm.-ut Unlyrrelty o
MlffilHnn In the “International Encyclnpii-dla of eurgery. ediltd I.y Dr. John Ash
hurxtTr, Professor of Clinical Burg.iy In the University of Pennsylvania, upon the
eubj.et of lh. tr..l»u»t«r 6o.tJ »».l kheumsllr tff rllon., advises nrnong <; h r 'eu-edlM,
••ihe Natural Alkallix- Waters." and express-s the opinion that the Buffalo LHhla
wq.t.'r l?l.s .!r th- i' .t a1k.1..- Waters es ihl. ee.alry. and adds th- fol owing: • lh- only
Natural Wati rused at the patient's home of whb-n I bate any experlenc-, is the Buffalo
Lltlila Water, which I h-rr a»e.l nil* undeubir.l idiantage in my o«a person, it should le
taken in larg • ouantities and for a longtime.' ....
‘ iir".W lan rear-. Resident Physician, Hot Hprlnf s. Ark.: “1 prescribe Fvef-lo
I. thia W irrs with great conlldence in linut. Illi, nnislir (.out. Ilh unia Ism. an In all
Diseases of I'llr Arid IHa heals. When traveling it Is my habit to use this water as a guar
antee for vetting a pure water.” . .....
Tills Water Is foreale bv druggists generally, or in cases of one dozen lalf-gallon
o Ges, $5.00 f. <>. b. at the Springs. Descriptive pampelets sent free to any address.
Springs open for Gaeets from .Issue l-Xtb Io Oetober lai.
PROPRIETOR, BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS, VIRGINIA,
On the Atlanta and Danville Railroad.
close of his discourse and gives
us the real reason for his views.
Turee men, Moody, McArthur
and Gurdon, have all come out
in favor of the new’ movement,
and therefore all our people
must lose their head, and go pell
mell after these men. Peter was
a very good man, but all the
apostles would have made a
great mistake if they had started
out to follow the example he
set them at Anticch. I will have
nothing to say about these men
at present, only to inquire if it is
wise to fellow their example in
these things, and reject or ig
nore the teachings of the wisest
Christian men of ail the centu
ries. The opinion of the sainted
Broadus, and all the wise and
good men who have taught in
our Seminary at Louisville, is
now ignored and we are asked to
follow the teachings of men in
whose judgment we are not will
ing to trust Not only this, but
the new thing we are asked to do
is without the command or sanc
tion o' our Lord, but is positive
ly forbidden by the plain, in
spired teachings of Paul.
The trouble with our C trolina
brother is, that he imagines he
has found a- terrible denomina
tional disease, and with that, has
discovered an infallible remedy.
His diagnosis has shown the m tl
ady—our sisters in awful bond
age. The remedy is that as
many of them as desire shall go
to pn aching. The whole thing,
his Pharaoh and the balance, is
a man of straw. The truth is, our
sisters who are in Chris’, are
not in bondage. The ditti ‘ulty
involved in this matter is to in
duce them to use the liberty our
Lord has given us all. If our
brother will use his brain for the
development of a plan by which
our sisters, and the rest of us,
can be persuaded to use the lib
erty with which we are blessed,
then he will prove himself to be
a noble benefactor and a bless
ing to our Zion.
G. H. Carter,
Washington, Ga.
The /laptint and Reflector: From
what we have said, it is very
eviden'. that Baptists and Camp
bellites are as far apart as the
poles in their doctrinal beliefs.
As high as heaven is above
earth so far, we believe, are
Baptists above Cauipbellites.
Whenever anyone says that there
is very little difference between
them, and that they ought to
unite, he simply proclaims his
ignorance and shows that he
does not know what he is talking
about He is looking only at ex
ternals, and only one external
matter at that, the form of bap
tism, while he has never pene
trated down into the deeper and
nobler spiritual truths which un
derlie the externals of religion,
and in their belief of which Bap
tists and Campbellites, as we
have shown, are the very poles
apart. The fact of the business
is that Camphellites and Metho
dists are very much nearer to
gether than Baptists and Camp
bellites, while Presbyterians are
nearer to the Baptists than any
other denomination.
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Georgia Prohibition Association. Let
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meetings:
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8 o'clock p. m.
Bryan county, Tuesday, May 12, 11
o'clock a. m.
Hinesville, Wednesday, May 13, 11
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Mt. Vernon, Friday, May 15,11 o’clock
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Zebulon, Tuesday, May’ 19, 11 o’clock
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