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The Real Situation in Louisville.
7’otM Editors of th< CHRISTIAN INDEX:
Dear Brethren: LinUville is al
ways an interesting place and never
more ho than now. Any Southern Bap
ttst who has been relying solely upon
the B’l.sfrrn Ricoidu for liin infornia
tion about ns wou:d be very much sur
prised to know some things which have
failed of mention in that noted paper.
To begin with the Worfeni R<coid<r
has never fairly represented the Bap
tints of Louisville, nor indeed a superb
proportion of our people in the State at
urge, during all of this Whitsitt contro
msrsy. The fact is the editor of this pa
per has occupied a very anomalous posi
non in this whole matter He has pub
licly professed great love for Dr. Whit
■itt and yet has. privately and through
others, exerted all of his brilliant pow
era against him He signed the strong
reeolntions adopted by onr Pastors
Conference in Dr. WhitHitt’s favor,
promising, in irenic speeches not a few,
to follow these with a ringing editorial
“along the same line The editorial
appeared Aug 20th, but what a change
had come over the spirit of his dream
the mask of friendship is thrown off and
his enemies are invited to attack Dr.
Whitsitt through the trustees. The
naughty Seminary is to be whipped into
good behavior and the benevolent, edi
tor a self constituted theological censor,
says “our aim is rather to correct the
teaching.” It would not be hard to
demonstrate that the ll’cskra
has been the real manager of the cam
paign against Dr Whitsitt from the be
ginning, and that its veiled but. finalob
ject has been his resignation or expul
sion from the Seminary.
The Louisville Baptists have for
months borne with the Recorder with a
patience second only to the quiet hero
ism of the beloved Whitsitt himself
They have seen in silence the great
scholar attacked by pretentious igno
ranee, malignant innuendoes or coarse
grained, abusive resolutions “rail
loaded" through one Association after
another. But the limit has been reached
snd the Louisville Baptists are up in
arms Last Wednesday evening the
Broadway and 221 and Walnut church
es unanimously adopted resolutions in
favor of Dr. Whitsitt and strongly con
detuning the course of the ll eshrn Re
tarder toward him. The following res
elutions were unanimously adopted by a
rising vote, after preaching, at the Me
Ferran Memorial church Sunday morn
fag.
'Whereas, There has been very wide
discussion of some views held by Presi
dent Whitsitt, of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, touching certain
points in church history; And whereas
in some quarters his scholarship and doc
trinal soundness have been culled in
question: therefore be it
Resolved 1, That we. as a church,
hereby express our loving sympathy for
Dr. Whitsittinthetrial through which
he is passing, and our unshaken conti
deuce in Uw accurate scholarship, sound
faith, greet ability and lofty purpose
which tit him pre eminently for the re
sponsible position which he now holds.
2 That we express our unwavering
faith in the Seminary as at present con
ducted. We believe that it is gloriously
fulfilling the promise of its founders.
3. That we strongly condemn the
course pur-ued by the Recorder
in reference to Dr. Whitsitt.
4. That the messengers from this
church be instructed to support Dr.
Whitsitt in any action proposed by the
Long Run Association at its next ses
sion.
[signed |
Carter Helm Jones, Mod
C. W. Huggins,Church Clerk.
Other churches will probably take
like action Perhaps in no other church
are the people so much aroused in favor
of Dr Whitsitt as in Walnut Street
church, of which Dr. Eaton is pastor
The Seminary faculty as a unit st mil
by their honored president. 1 do not
hesitate to say further that all of the
real friends of the Seminary here, those
who hive given of their money for its
rapport or endowment, are enthusiasti
sally inline with Dr. Whitsitt now. 1
mention these facts to let the outside
world know that, while distant A a eia
(ions may ignorantly do our brother
rroes injustice, we who know him best
Jove him and trust him. The drivelling
attacks upon Dr. Whitsitt by Dr Spen
eer attract no more attention here than
did a similar attack by the same man
«pon Dr. Broadus a few years ago.
Carter Helm Jones.
Editors of Christian Index:-
Some one has been kind enough to send
me a copy of your paper of August (ith,
which contains two editorials which re
fer to me in a manner that seems to de
rand some reply. Please allow me to
rail attention to some passages in your
teixSer which appear to me likely to
make a wrong impression on the minds
♦f yerar readers who do not read other
papers than the Index.
first, You urge your readers not to
«on» to a decision on the Whitsitt con
troversy until they hear the evidence
»n both sides. This would certainly be
a wise can ion if they had not heard
the testimony on both sides of the dis
pule. But if they have not enjoyed
ihat privilege it can only be the fault of
She Index. Dr. Whitsi t gave his side
in the New York independent nearly
rixteen years ago, later, in Johnson's
Cyclopedia, and still more recently in
the New Yoik L'jiminir and Religious
Hi wM, and an address of more than an
hour s length at Bowling Green, Ky.
The evidence produced through all
these channels, except the address, has
been given in the leading Baptist papers
of the South that have come under my
observation; and I understand that the
Index had a representative at Bowling
Green when the address was delivered
The other side of the question has been
freely discussed in the same papers,
during a period of about five months
Intelligent brethren have had ample op
portunity to form a rational judgment.
Dr Whitsitt has been urged to give all
the proof he was in posession of. to sus
tain his position, and the columns of all
onr papers have been open to him If
he had evidence that has not been given,
it would have been easy for him to pro
duce it. and the whole denomination
would have given it deeply interested
attention This be knew;"and it ac
cords with reason tosupp se that he has
given the strongest evidence he pos
sensed to sustain his position We have
no go’od reason to suppose that the long
promised and long delayed pamphlet, if
it ever appears, will contain any new
proofs that could influence a decision.
Finally, on this point, it is of the high
est importance that a decision be speed
ily made. The controversy is not only
alienating the brethren, but it is crip
pling every leading enterprise of the de
nomination, and will continue to do so
until it is finally settled.
Next, you caution your readers not to
be prejudiced against Dr. Whitsitt by
! the utterances of his enemies. If yon
will cull to mind, those who have writ
| ten most, and most effectively against
his position, are not his enemies but his
warm personal friends. They are Chris
tian men who can honestly oppose a
brother’s views without entertaining
enmity against the brother, or, as you
happily phrase it, of hating the sin but
loving the sinner You give an approx
imutely parallel example in the editorial
now under review. You say: “We have
no ill feeling against Dr Spencer, but we
abominate what, he has done." We,
who have written earnestly against our
brother's theories, can speak even more
kindly of Dr Whitsitt. While depre
eating what he has said and written,
we not only entertain no unkind feel
ing towards him. but we love and hon
or him for his many noble Christian
virtues.
You intimate that the theories Dr.
Whitsitt is supposed, or rather known
to hold, concerning the family’s having
precedence of the church, and the
branch church system, were inferred
from his having expressed his pleasure
on hearing that his sister had joined
I the Presbyterians This is a misappre
| hension. Long before this incident oc
i curred, it was reported to have been al
I leged by one of his students that he
was teaching what involves the branch
church theory. I hive elsewhere stated
the facts on which this allegation is
based But as your readers have not
seen them, I beg leave to repeat them
here. In the Riptist (fleanerot January
I I, 1885, appeared the following para
graph :
We have a report that comes
from a Seminary student, saying
that Dr. Whitsitt declared in are
cent lecture before his class that he
was bound to believe that pedobap
tint churches are true churches of
Christ. Are our young preachers
receiving s&ch training as this in
this school of the prophets?"
I embodied this paragraph in an arti
de dated January 19, 1885, in which I
called on Dr. Whitsitt to state whether
he taught the sentiment attributed to
him He replied in a brief note, pub
lished in the G'teamr, March 4 1885, in
which he said : ' 1 study to avoid broad
ami sweeping statements like the one
here attributed to my credit. 1 have no
recollection that 1 have ever employed
the form of words there set down. It
was possibly a deduction drawn from
something 1 uttered for which I respect
fully disclaim any responsibility.” It
will be seen that he studiously avoided
giving a direct answer If, instead of
evading the question, he had simply
said, the young brother is mistaken, I
have never held or taught the sentiment
he attributes to me, his word would
have been received without question.
But his evasion could not fail to con
firm the frank, open statement of the
student.
Another member of Dr. Whitsitt's
class (W. A Garrett) in a conversation
with me a few weeks ago, not only con
firmed what the former student stated,
but gave the language in which the
Proses-or stated his theory. It is to this
purport “The teachings of Christ rep
resent an ideal church. This church is
perfect in organization, doctrine and
practice. All Christian denominations
attempt to form their churches accord
ing to the model of this ideal church.
None of the denominations have sue
needed in this attempt. All of them are
equally chinches of Christ, in greater or
less disorder.” This, of course, involves
tiie branch church theory. Dr Whit
sitt has not denied teaching this theory,
and I think will not.
Concerning Dr. Whitsitt’s well known
theory that the family is older and more
sacred than the church, and that there
fore Baptist wives ought to unite with
the churches of their pedobaptist bus
bands, the following question and an
swer appeared in the U (.stern Recorder
of July Hi. 189(1 A lady writes to that
paper as follows:
“You said once, some years ago,
that the Rccoidcr had no secrets
from the denomination. Therefore
I write to ask if it is true that Dr.
Whitsitt teaches Baptist wives
ought to join the churches of their
pedobaptist husbands? I have seen
the statement in the Christian In
dex.”
Dr. Eaton replies as follows:
"The Recorder has no secrets from
the denomination. Neither the
Seminary. Whatever any profes
sor teaches, he is more than willing
all his brethren should know. Dr.
Whitsitt does say that Baptist wives
ought to join the denomination of
their pedobaptist husbands One
reason which he gives for his advice
to them is that the family was the
first institution older than the
church. One of the students told
us that he gave various passages of
Scripture to prove his position.
W hat these passages are we do not .
remember ”
Dr Eaton has been a life long friend
of Dr. Whitsitt and has been his pas
tor for a number of years He lives in
the vicinity of the Seminary and mingles
daily with its professors and students.
He has, therefore, the best facilities for
knowing what Dr. Whitsitt teaches
His language is sufficiently explicit, and
needs no comment.
What you say about stabbing rep
utations and characters, and dragging
family affairs into a controversy, has no
relevance to the questions at issue, and
serves only to divert attention from
these subjects under discussion. You
have done me the kindness to publish
what I wrote (of which you so bitterly
I complain), and I cheerfully leave your
read* rs to judge of its merits or demerits.
But I beg leave to add a word in defense
of my brother's Christian integrity- You
persistently insist that Dr Whitsitt is a
gentleman, as if you apprehended that
it would otherwise be doubted. This
in itself is doing him injustice. Here,
where he is best known, we honor him
much more highly. So far as 1 have
ever learned, he is in Kentucky univer
sally regarded a Christian gentleman
But the greater injustice you do him is
couched in these words in their con
nection : “He simply says, as a gentle
man would be likely to do: ‘Ah ! I am
glad to hear it.’" Whether you so in
tend or not. your readers will be likely
to understand you as conveying the idea
that from the instinctive politeness of
a gentleman he spoke insincerely—say
ing he was glad of it, when in his heart
he was not. This is defending his gen
tility and orthodoxy at the expense of
his Christian integrity.’ I
I will notice your editorial headed:
“The Issue Joined,” in another article.
J. H. Spencer.
Eminence, Ky., Aug. 18, 1898.
THE OHKIS'iIAN INDEX: THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 3, 1896.
[We have a second communication
from Dr. Spencer arguing the matter of
Dr Whitsitt’s denial. As the above
referred to an editorial reference to Dr
Hpeneer, personally, we give it space al
though it contains nothing new. We
do not care to give place to the second,
as brother A. B Vaughan touches on
the same matter just as well. For the in
formation of our readers we give below
the formulation of his charges in this
article that Dr Spencer would have Dr.
Whitsitt deny
"First Have you ever held or taught
that pedobaptist organizations are
churches of Christ?
‘ Second, Have you ever held or taught
that Baptist wives ought to join the
churches of their pedobaptist hus
bands? ”
These questions as they were forma
lated by the Georgia brother who is
subjected to Dr. Spencer’s sarcasm, and
forwarded by us, were as follows:
July 31. 1896.
Dr. W. H. Whitsitt, Louisville, Ky.
Did you ever teach: First, Pedobap
tist churches are New Testament
churches equal in au’hority to Baptist
churches? Second, Wives and minor
children should belong to churches of
husband and father against convictions?
Bell & Van Ness
To this the following reply was re
ceived the same day:
Messrs Bell & Van Ness, Atlanta, Ga
No. 1 have never taught either posi
tion. W. H Whitsitt.
| A copy of this letter appeared in th e
last issue of the ll'estcrn Recorder, al
though even there, addressed to ns. The
original came to us bearing the Louis
ville postmark, and was directed and a
heading inserted in another hand
writing from the letter. We do not un
derstand such proceedings, but to avoid
any charge of unfairness, we give it
space even after its appearance else
where. It is headed by this Louisville
hand, "Dr. Whitsitt’s Denial,” and so
appears in the H'ortem Recorder, but
our readers will notice that it does not
touch that subject. It refers solely to
the fact of a conversation. Dr. Whit
sitt denied teaching certain things, he
did not deny the fact of this con versa
tion.--Editors |
Dr. Spencer's Charge.
Editors Christian index.
Dear Rrethreu: —1 see in your paper
an editorial that does a great and good
man, Dr. J. 11. Spencer, an injustice
Kentucky Baptist feel proud of Bro. I.
H. Spencer on account of his learning,
his Christian integrity, spotless charac
ter, loyalty to Christ and his truth, and
on account of his eminent ability and
unswerving fidelity in defending “the
faith once for all delivered to the
saints." Hence we feel that when Bro.
Spencer's name is maligned, his charac
ter aspersed, and his in itives impugned,
we ought to rally to his defense. I can
not believe that the Index would inten
t on illy tr. d ice t iisgidly man, this
distinguished preacher, this profound
theologian and heroic soldier of the
cross 1 would gladly sit at the feet of
this saintly Gamaliel to learn wisdom,
and gladly would 1 put a chaplet of
honor, confidence and love upon that
brow now throbbing with pain, but
which will soon wear the triple crown
of righteousness, life, glory. Dear
brethren, you call in q lestion the truth
fulness of Dr. Spencer's statement in
regard to Dr. Win. 11 Whitsitt's teach
mg that the family is above the church,
that the allegiance of the wife to her
husband is paramount to her allegiance
to Christ, that a Baptist woman marry
ing a man belonging to the Presbyte
rians. Methodists, Episcopalians, in
short, any denomination, ought to j >in
the church with her husband. Dr.
Whitsitt gave utterance to these senti
ments two years ago on the train going
to the Southern Baptist Convention,
which met at Dalias, Texas I have
witnesses who are willing to swear to
the truthfulness of this statement. A
conversation took place on the train at
the lime spoken of W. H Vaughan,
W. M. Hall, B. J. Davis, T. T. Eaton,
the writer, and others were present.
The conversation was begun by Dr.
Whitsitt’s inquiring about his kinsfolk
in Auburn. Logan county, Ky. The
writer proceeded to inform Bro. Whit
sitt in regard to hie relatives. I also
related an event in the life of his cousin,
a la ly of deep piety, rare intellectual
gifts and stainless character. Sue for
merly belonged to the Auburn Baptist
church, of which I have been pastor for
seven years This lady married an ex
cellent Christian gentleman who was a
member of the Cumberland Presbyte
rian church. I told Bro. Whitsitt that
this lady, his cousin, had joined the
Cumberland Presbyterian church with
her husband. He remarked, "I am
glad of it. That is what she ought to
have done.” Then, in the presence of
a number of us Dr. Whitsitt proceeded
to argue his position that the family is
before and above the church, that a wo
man’s allegiance to her husband is first,
that a Baptist woman marrying a man
of another denomination ought to leave
the Baptists and join with her husband.
Now, brethren of the Index, my de
sire in this matter is to give the facts,
to correct your misapprehension and to
lift from the fair name of our beloved
Bro. Spencer any cloud of suspicion
that he would stoop to an act so unkind,
so unjust and so unchristian as to try to
smirch tae character of Dr. Whitsitt by
misrepresenting his convictions, utter
ances and teachings Dear brethren. I
love you all. I write in the interest ot
fairness and truth. While Dr. Spencer
may have been misinformed in regard to
some minor details, 1 insist that he has
given Dr. Whitsitt’s position on this
matter correctly. I do not believe the
Index desires to injure Dr. Spencer's
leputation or to defame his character,
and I think that the noble, refined,
scholarly and Christian editors of that
p iper will re write their recent editorial
in accordance with the facts in the
case.
In conclusion. I leave the readers of
the Index to judge bet ween the facts
herein stated and Dr. Whitsitt's denial
by telegram spoken of in that paper. I
ask you, dear brethren, that you put
this article in your paper in the interest
of truth and justice.
Respectfully,
J. H BURNETT.
An Open Letter to Dr. W. H Whit
sitt.
Dr. William II Whitsitt,
Louisville, Ky. :
Dear Sir and Brother:—l recog
nize that an open letter to any gentle
man. especially with reference to what
he holds and teaohes, is a piece of im
pertinence. except under extraordinary
circumstances.
But as the matter in regard to which
I seek information from you and no otlu r,
concerns not myself only. but hundreds
of others; and since yon occupy among
Baptists one of the most prominent as
well as the most influential positions, I
feel that not only am 1 justified in this
cause, but am doing rignt in persuing
it, since it will afford you an opportuni
ty to state explicitly what you hold and
teach concerning a matter that is now
agitating the minds of thousands of Bap
tists, and which is calculated to injure
very materially the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary.
Your immediate reply to the telegram
of the editors of the Index gives assur
ance tnat this letter will receive like
consideration. That telegram and your
reply do not give satisfaction, for the
reason that the questions do not cover
the points In issue. Those questions are:
“Did you ever teach: First: Pedobap
tist churches are New Test* lll ® ll *'
churches equal in authority to Baptist
churches? Second: Wives and minor
children should belong to churches of
husband and father against conviction?"
And you reply: "No, I have never taught
either position ”
That which has been extensively
charged against you, as President of the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary,
is not that wives and minor children
ought to join the church of the husband
and father ayiinst conviction-, nor that
pedobaptist churches are New Testa
ment churches. There is not a fair
minded man in this country (and I take
it that yon are fair minded) who would
maintain the position that religions con
victions of wife ami children should be
sacrificed simply to please the husband
and father. There is not an intelligent
pedobaptist minister in either Ken
tucky or Georgia that would give an af
firmative answer to the second question
in the telegram above.
Bnt as you know, doctor, there are
thousands of intelligent and pious people
in this, as well as in other countries,
who do not believe that the New Testa
ment prescribes any particular form f
church government, nor any one mode ot
baptism These people hold and teach,
as you know, that with reference to such
things the times and circumstances fig
ure largely, and must be considered.
And thus believing,these people,many
of whom are pious and God fearing peo
ple, hold and teach that families ought
not be separated in their church reU
tions. Not that the convictions ot wives
and minor children should be disregard
cd, bnt that husband and father, if hold
ing a different religious faith from that
of his wife and minor children; or to put
the matter more correctly, if the hus
band is a pedobaptist, and his wife and
children are Baptists, he should have
them so instructed as to correct their
views in respect to particular forms of
church government and baptism, and
thus change their cimrictions
Now will you, for the sake of many,
many of your brethren, and in the inter
est of the Seminary of which you have
the distinguished honor of being Presi
ident, please give explicit answer to the
following questions
First. Do you hold, and on suifableoc
casions teach, that because the family is
the oldest and most sacred of God's in
stitutions; therefore, if the husband is a
pedobaptist, and his wife a Baptist, it is
right for him to have her so instructed
as to change her views with reference to #
the form of church g ivernment and bap
tism, and thus influence her to unite
with the church of which he is a mem
Her?
Second: Did you express gratification,
when told that a certain lady, your
kinswoman, who was a Baptist, had
joined the Cumberland Presbyterian
church to be with her husband; and as
signed as the reason for your approval
of her course in this particular, that the
family is an older institution than the
church?
Again I repeat that under ordinary
circumstances these questions would be
evidence of supreme impertinence, not
to say consummate impudence; but
these charges are being circulated
against yon in all sections o’ the South,
and it seems to many true and loyal Bap
tists, that your distinct utterance, fall
aird • explicit, -imWhtig these charges
should be given
Just the other day the Fannin County
Association in Texas, presided over by
no less a distinguished man and preacher
than Rev. A. B Miller, D. D., made
these charges. I know that with re
spect to many charges made against a
man of God, the dignity of silence, and
a blameless walk are the very best pos
sible answer. But not so in this case;
for:
First. These charges are not touching
your moral character —that is blameless
—but touching your views, your teach
ing in regard to a matter vital to our
denominational life;
And secondly: These charges are made
not by those who traduce character; but
by those who love the truth, and honor
every element in a righteous life. For
you as a Christian gentleman they have
and cherish the highest esteem. They
honor both yourself and your position;
and because of your position they regard
such views as coming from you all the
more dangerous and damaging to our
selves as a denomination
For weeks I have waited to see if
some one of your personal friends, or at
least an acquaintance, would not put
these questions directly and publicly to
you. and thus get definite information;
but having thus long waited in vain, I,
although a stranger to you, have put
them with greatest respect.
Fraternally,
A B. Vaughan, Jr.
Canton, Ga.
Lawrenceville —I have just closed
a glorious misting at Hog Mountain
church, Gwinnett county. All through
this meeting the Word of God had free
course in our hearts and was glorified,
and our hearts were made to rejoice in
the salvation of eight precious souls,
who this morning followed the Lord in
baptism. This church is eight milts
northeast of Gainesville. It has a
membership of one hundred and twen
ty seven A more consecrated people
to the service of God it has never been
my pleasure yet to meet. In them we
see the development of the 133 d Psalm.
May the Lord bless our every effi >rt and
influence for good. W. B. Haslett.
Aug. 18._
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Missionary Day.
Dr. Tichenor, of the Home Board, and
Dr. Willingham, of the Foreign Board,
have each sent out an appeal to the
Sunday schools in behalf of the Mission
ary Day. We wish to join our word
with theirs.
The date chosen is the 27th of Septem
ber. This is the last Sunday in the
month, and also in the quarter; it is
therefore Review Day, and there will
be no interference with the regular les
son. We wish very much that all our
schools would take this day for empha
sizing the subject of missions and im
pressing the young hearts concerning
this great work
The Sunday School Board has pub
lished an appropriate program which
was prepared by the Woman’s Mission
ary Union These will be sent without
charge, and in any quantities, to any
who will make application We send
out with them a small, beautiful mite
box These are also free, and will tie
furnished in suc'h quantities as may be
needed.
We earnestly desire that the schools
on that day will take a special collec
tion fur missions The money will be
sent to the Sunday School Board at
Nashville, and then will be forwarded
to the Home and Foreign Boards, di vid
ing the sum equally, unless otherwise
designated Tne Sunday School B >ard,
though having given away thousandsot
dollars to denominatipnal interests, has
never taken a collection for itself This
colkciion is in no sense for the Sunday
School Board, yet it is very important
that it be sent to Nashville, so we may
be able to know how much the day
yields in money.
Os course t lere is nothing to bind
either to this date or program, but we
earnestly ask that you will favor us
with a collection for Home and Foreign
Missions. Sen! to us for programs and
mite luxes if you wish them, and state
how many you want, and they will be
sent promptly.
Address all orders simply to Baptist
Sunday School Board, Nashville, Tenn.
Yours fraternally,
J. M. Frost.
A Chance to Make Money.
I have berries, grapes and peaches, a
year old. fresh as when picked. 1 use
the California Cold process, do not heat
or seal the fruit, just put it up cold,
keeps perfectly fresh, and exists almost
nothing; can put up a bushel in ten
minutes Last week I sold directions
to over 120 families; anyone will pay a
dollar for directions, when they see the
beautiful samples of fruit. As there
are many poor people like myself, I con
sider it my duty to give my experience
to such, and feel confident any one can
make one or two hundred dollars around
home in a few days. I will mail sample
of fruit and complete directions, to any
of your readers, for eighteen two cent
stamps, which is only the actual cost of
the samples, postage, etc., to me
FRANCIS CASEY,
St. Louis Mo
Sharon Church —The Lord na
blessed us at Sharon during our late
protracted meeting-'.
Sharon is located two miles west of
West View cemetery, five miles from
Atlanta Rev. J. M. Spinks is our pas
tor.
We began onr meetings on the 25th
ult., cont nuing with two services a day
until the 2d inst. The Lord was with
us and manifested himself to us as he
does not unto the world, causing the
hearts of the brethren and sisters to re
jokie for the graciom blessings poured
out rip >n us, and aflfling to the chun h
such as he would have to be saved
There weie nineteen accessions by expe
rience and three by letter
We commend the faithful and ear
nest work of our beloved pastor on this,
as well as on all other occasions, and
pray that the Lord will be with him to
own uni bless his labors elsewhere
With the exception of one sermon,
preached by Rev. J. D Winchester, of
the Third church. Bro Spinks conduct
ed the services during the meetings.
Yoars in Christ.
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books • Chilo's Story of Jesus.” or "Selig
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In 80 days. One agent sold 75 In 2 weeks, an
other 40 copies In 5 days. Complete *I.OO
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OFFICE. 45 MARIETTA ST.,
Phones Atlanta, Ga.
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« SUNDAY SCHOOL BOARD »
; OF THE
Southern Baptist Convention J
J. M. FROST, Secretary. f
ITN PERIODICAL*. I which grants are made for the free dlstribu’
tS It hu a full line of Sunday School suoplier, mule at ehean Pa m UI ” >
I an.l publishes the periodical* belonging to ~,*.?*h X ' e at 1 heap rate “> >l»0«e wishing ?
the Southern Baptiat Convention. to purcnaie. I
€ ITS ttISMOXAKI niY 'T* APPROPRIATION*. [
It cont ribute<! to denominational wnrk, F
;*J Tn conjunction with th* Home and Foreign 1 .” ,7 s 8 } hHH four yean, nearly Mx thousand k
1 Board*, it has arranged for a Mib-sionarv Day dollars worth of literature and Bibles to dea- e
4 in the Sunday schoola for the last Sunday in . suhoo’s; nearly ten thousand dollars k
M Sep'emtwr. Programs and mite boxes are in < ash to the Home an I Foreign Boards; F
fi furnished free on application. 1 heuolb cilon ‘ >v **r fifteen thousand dollars in cash to Sun
will !» • m*'ii to lh<‘Sunday school Board, but ' ,h . v sj-hool missions in the different States; F
£ then forwarded to the Home and Foreign nv «*r fifteen hundred dollars to other denom- k
( Boards. i nation a’interests. y
ITS HDWE DEPARTMENT. <GVIN« YOIK HELP. 8>
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j It 1s inaklhk an effort to Introduce the give your help to this part of the work of the ?
work' 1 v oZ h'J. b r U, i‘ J <ho ° ■ ?" ut h''rn'Baptist Convention. We do not ask L
’ work, by »hl< h all the plans for squly ami for contributions, but only that vou will or- ?
mik-ionary operation wlm-b we have In the ,ler your Sunday School supplies from the k
euudav M'bool are carried Into the home A Sunday School Board at Nashville. Mor -and r
special line of literature la being prepared for more the Board has shown itself a safe busi- □,
lnlb - j ness for the Convention, an effieletft agency f
:■ ITS RIBLE WORK. ; lor I'urtrering Its purposes, a wise denomina- k
r. 1 .-x, , tional policy, and so in everyway worthy of r
It has a specific Bible Department, out of I denominational support. 7 y k
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N Advanced Quarterly 10c a year Kind Words. Semimonthly 25c a vear 7
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Addremn all orders, either lor Nnppliea or sampleN, to the F
; BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL BOARD, Nashville, Tenn. >
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Our system of selling for STRICTLY CASH enables us to discount
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s’ext Session Opens Sept. 18th, 1896.
High and healthful situation, grand scen
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18junel8t
Notice io Teachers!
TXTE WANT the name and address o
Tv every enterprising teacher In the
South. gfF" Send stamp for Teacher's
land Book?
CHARLES J. PARKER, Manager,
Teachers' Aid Association,
SSaprtm Raleigh, N. C.
Our Want Column.
ALADYdesI es a position as governess in
private family, or teacher in public
school. "Miss B,” Box 74.
Elberton. Ga.
Salesmen wanted —*ioo to *l2s)pe>
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Chicago
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Office 27 N. Broad Street, ATLANTA, GA.
Phone 932.
Special Inducements offered public Insti
tutions on their Coal supply, upon applica
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Do You
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If so, see us or write for
prices before placing your
order Dealers and man
ufacturers furnished at
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We handle everything
desirable in COAL.
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COMPANY;
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PUBLIC NOTICE.
Statement Made by Rev. R. S.
Stephenson, Edgewood Ave.
January 29th, 189?.
Mr. A. Slater.
Sir: My wife having used
your Rheumatism Cure with
good results, I take pleasure in
giving a testimonial for the
same and can recommend it
with implicit confidence as be
ing a good and reliable reme
dy.
Rev. R. S. stephenson,
Edgewood Avenue.
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9»H Peachtree St., ATLANTA, GA.
Price, Fifty Cents Per Bottle.
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