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For the Iniikx.
Ttte Virginia General Association
BY KfcV H A BAGBY.
Another meeting of uie General As
sociation of Virginia lias just closed.
The president, Dr. T. S. Dunaway, in
his closing remarks, said: "We have ,
had a wonderful session, one that has
been an intellectual and spiritual up
lift to us all." One would be greatly
mistaken to Infer that the meeting
was of a negative character, wnen I
say that it was notable for what was
not said and done. The "dreams of
a dreamer who dreams that he has
been dreaming" did not appear in
the meeting. The hosts came, greeted
each other, did their work in the fear
of the Lord, took courage, and re
turned each to his post for another
year's work.
The largest meetings of the Associa
tions are always those held in Hit h
mond. The saints 01 \ irginia delight
in a pilgrimage to their earthly Jeru
salem; they came in great numbers.
Tue tabernacle of the Grace Street
church turned out to be a fine place
for the meeting. There was no to
bacco annex, either behind or beneath
the room, so that it was not necessaty
to go below and ask the dear breth
ren to come up.
I must say that a happy feature of
the meeting was the prayer-meeting,
arranged by the Richmond brethren
as introductory to the meeting. It
was held in the Calvary church, and
was led by Dr. James B. Taylor, of
Salem. The hour was devoted to
praying for the presence and guidance
of the Holy Spirit. Many of us hope
that this meeting will establish a
precedent, and that the Association
shall hereafter always be introduced
by just such a meeting.
A goodly number of distinguished
visitors were on hand and added
much to the happiness of the meeting.
Perhaps the guest of honor was Dr.
Whitsitt. The unanimous ami cordial
spontaneity with which he was made
welcome Is. as 1 take it. Virginias
voice on the subject of the Whitsitt
controversy. He occupied the post of
honor on Sunday morning the pulpit
of the Grace Street church. Some
brethren, who have often heard Dr.
Whitsitt with profit and pleasure, are
beginning to say, "Let’s compel him
to publish a volume of his sermons."
Why not? Among others we note the
presence of Dr. Robert Seymour and
Dr. C. 11. Hlackall, of the American
Baptist Publication Society; Presi
dent B. L. Whitman and Dr. E. B.
Pollard, of Columbia University; Dr.
C. A. Stakeley, of Washington; Dr.
James F. Edens, of the Christian In
dex; Drs. Tichenor, Frost, Gambrell;
Revs. John D. Jordan, secretary of
the Southern B. Y. P. U., and W. Y.
Quisenberry, of the Baptist and Re
flector.
The old officers were, without excep
tion. re-elected this year. Dr. Duna
way presides with grace and dignity
and to our eminent satisfaction. The
introductory sermon by Dr. T. B.
Thames, of Danville, was a sermon
of pre-eminent ability. His text was
the words: “I have ke, t the faith.”
Dr. Seymour said publicly that he
would have been willing to travel
across the continent to hear the ser
mon. The sermon is to go into print.
Virginia Baptists are not quite so nu
merous as are the Baptists ot some
other States, but they have raised dur
ing the last year: For State Mis
sions, $11,695; Sunday School and Bi
ble Board. $4,778; Education. $4,728;
Foreign Missions, $21,050; Home Mis
sions, $9,757; Ministers’ Relief Fund,
$2,595; Orphanage, $10,073, making a
total of $64,750.
It may be of interest to learn that
while we were in session in Richmond
the Methodist Conference of Virginia
was in session in Lynchburg. The
Methodists report a membership of
86,000. They gave to Foreign Mis
sions a little over $15,000 as against
$21,000 for the Baptists of the State.
The enthusiasm for Foreign Missions
was great and the Association resolv
ed to try and raise a thank offering of
$7,500 between now and Christmas as
a thank offering for the 750 converts
in our foreign fields.
Saturday night was given to the dis
cussion of Slate Missions. Strong
speeches were made by Drs. A. B.
Dunaway and F. C. McConnell. Dr.
Dunaway gave logical and strong rea
sons why the cities should be con
cerned for the evangelization of the
country, and why the country should
labor -for the evangelization of the
cities. He gave some provokingly
uncomfortable statistics for the con
templation of some of our prominent
city churches. There is one county in
Virginia which has no Missionary
Baptist church in it. Who would
ever have thought this of Virginia?
Sunday seems to have been a day of
delight to the churches of Richmond.
The Baptist pulpits of the city and
the pulpits of other denominations
were filled by the visiting brethren.
Nearly one hundred preaching ap
pointments had to be made, and I—
who have been in Virginia only a few
years—confess that I was surprised at
the richness of the material from
which the selections had to be made.
The country ministry in Virginia is
one in which we may all take great
pride.
Perhaps the most marked meetings
in many respects were the meetings
of Sunday night and Monday night.
Sunday night at the tabernacle was
devoted to the Orphanage and
speeches were made by Dr. Whitman,
of Washington: Dr. Wharton, of Nor
folk, and Dr. Willingham. George J.
Hobday, who was five years ago elect
ed as head of the Orphanage, for five
years, has been re-elected for unlimit
ed time —say ninety-nine years. The
meeting on Monday night was in the
interest of education—theological and
general. Professor Mitchell, of the
chair of Latin. Richmond College,
made a thoughtful, ringing speech.
He w r as followed by Dr. Whitsitt for
the Seminary, and he in turn was
follow’ed by Dr. Gambrell in a speech
which twisteu wit and common sense
together with distinguished ingenuity.
This meeting formed the climax to a
great meeting. Tuesday morning was
given to matters of business.
An effort w'as made to bring the
meeting to Richmond again next year,
but the bishops did not consent. We
meet next in the city of Roanoke and
Dr. A. B. Dunaway, of Churchland, is
to preach the sermon, and C. T. Hern
don is alternate.
For the Index.
Arkansas Baptist State Convent on.
BY W A JARRELL D D
The Arkansas Baptist State Conven
tion has just closed the best meeting,
in our great health resort, that it
has ever experienced. The greatest
harmony prevailed and the best work
ing spirit ever maintained in an Ar
kansas Baptist Convention, a spirit
hard to excel. Besides the provisions
for mission work, over $2,000 was
raised for educational work —$1,000 of
this amount being to help the young
ministers in our State College —Oua-
chita College, The feeling was so
unanimous against Dr. Whitsitt, of
the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, for his assault on Baptist
history and for his betrayal of Bap
tists, that a resolution, without any
discussion, was unanimously passed
refusing co-operation with the Semi
nary until he resigns or is put out
of it.
This action was taken with mush
pain and sorrow. Our people love the
Seminary. But with Dr. Whitsitt in
it they are certain they cannot be
loyal to Christ and co-operate with it.
They feel they cannot afford to send
their young men to the Seminary to
see them come out in sympathy with
the plea of Baptist enemies, that the
Baptists are only one of the modern
sects of the sixteenth century Refor
mation. Dr. Whitsitt’s book, so far
from convincing any one in Arkansas,
has only made the matter worse. The
earnestness and the boastfulness with
which Arkansas Methodists are push
ing the sale of the Whitsitt book has
but made Arkansas Baptists the more
(reconciled to the Seminary while
Dr. Whitsitt is one of its teachers.
With all this the Convention gave Dr.
Dargan a most fraternal greeting, per
mitting him to present the Seminary
to it, but very firmly decided not to
give him a contribution for the Semi
nary work. The SI,OOO the Conven
tion raised for ministerial education
clearly shows this decision did not
originate in an antipathy to ministe
rial education. The Convention was
glad to welcome from other States as
visitors Drs. Harvey, of the Western
Recorder; Folk, of the Baptist and Re
flector; Morris, of the Guardian; Lu
ther, of the American Baptist Publi
cation Society; Barton, of the Foreign
Mission Board, ami last, but not least,
the venerable S. 11. Ford, of the. Chris
tian Repository.
Shall We Have a Bible Trust ?
While the creation of monopolies
and trusts in the business world has
been viewed with growing fear and
disapprobation, tlie spirit of such com
binations the larger crushing out the
smaller anil disregarding their rights
—seems to be growing apace. “Live
and let live” is quite too old fogy and
unprogressive; "grasp and be smoth
ered" appears to have taken its place.
Reprehensible as this is in business,
its selfishness becomes all the more
discreditable when it pervades relig
ious work.
We ask the above question on ac
count of a protest made by an advo
cate of the American Baptist Publi
cation Society against the Baptist
Sunday School Board, Nashville, for
venturing to be so audacious as to
distribute Bibles in the South. A
convention at Saratoga, N. Y., asked
the Publication Society to publish and
distribute Bibles. This is the basis
for the Society to claim pre-emption
of all space in this country and all
time for this work. If no more Bibles
were needed, it might be some justi
fication of the claim; but that the
Sunday School Board of the Southern
Baptist Convention has found use for
Bibles and its own agents to distribute
them, disproves the only shadow of
a claim that the Society may have to
keep this work solely in its hands.
Let it distribute as many Bibles as it
can; the Nashville Sunday School
Board can make no reasonable objec
tions. But at the same time objec
tions from the friends ot the Publica
tion Society are equally out of order
against the Sunday School Board.
The trouble seems to be just here:
the would-be-nationalism of the Pub
lication Society, it is claimed to be
national, ergo it is national. Such is
the reasoning in its behalf and such
the assumptions in its favor. Suppose
it is supposable to a few—that some
other instrumentality ana some other
methods are preferred, in the name
of all that is American (which is not
only the prefix to "Baptist Publication
Society"), business-like. Baptist and
Christian, cannot some other distrib
uting agency for Bibles exist on the
face of the earth than the Publication
Society, without being called in ques
tion by advocates of the Society and
being considered sectional by them?
"Live and let live." Let the Publi
cation Society print as many Sunday
school helps as it likes and distribute
them where it can; let it print, sell
and give Bibles wherever its wisdom
or policy prefers. At the same time,
let it not be assumed that a corner
has been made in these commodities
to the exclusion of all others. Bibles
are undoubtedly good things to dis
tribute; why this absurd objection
from supporters of the Publication
Society as to the Sunday School
Board, or anybody, undertaking to do
its share? All progressiveness along
Sunday-school or Bible lines has never
been relegated to the Publication So
ciety. however much its friends may
assume to think so,
ON-LOOKER.
Baltimore. Md.
P. S. —It may be well to add that
the Southern Baptist Convention pos
itively and emphatically refused to
take any part in the Bible Convention
at Saratoga, thereby leaving itself en
tirely free to use or set in motion any
agencies it saw fit in the publication
or circulation of the Bible.
CONSUMPTION
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CONSUMPTION and all Bronchial, Throat and
Lung Troubles, and all conditions of Wasting
Away. By its timely use thousands of apparent
ly hopeless cases have been fermanenfly cur ed.
So proof-positive am I of its power to cure, I
will send F/iEE to anyone afflicted, THREE
BOTTLES of my Newly Discovered Remedies,
upon receipt of Express and Postoffice address.
Alwavs sincerely vours,
T. A. SLOCUM. M.C . Pearl St., New York.
When writing the Doctor, please mention this paper.
THE CHRISTIAN INPEX: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26 1896.
A Letter to the Index.
In a private letter to Professor Pol
lock, of Mercer, Isald something of
the University of Chicago in a general
way, and incidentally mentioned that
my connection with this great univer
sity had not in any degree caused me
to think lightly of our own college in
Georgia, Mercer University, or to feel
ashamed of the work done there. Pro
fessor Pollock has just written me to
write the Index a letter along the line
of the letter to him. Though I am
literally saturated with work in the
chemical laboratory and in prepara
tion for lectures here, I would not be
true to myself or to my friends at
Mercer If I refused to comply with
Professor Pollock’s request.
My business in Chicago now is to
get some new Ideas and ideals at the
University of Chicago for myself, and
Indirectly, I trust, for Mercer Uni
versity. Last June the Board of Trus
tees granted me a leave of absence
for a year in order to give me the
present opportunity. This I greatly
appreciate, and shall endeavor to
make the experiment successful, both
for Mercer and myself. I trust this
will become the policy of the institu
tion, to permit one or more of the in
structors to attend some of the great
universities of this country or Eu
rope every year. This will not only
broaden the individual work of the
professors, but bring Mercer in vital
contact with ail that is good in the
educational world. It will, moreover,
excite in the students a desire for
graduate work in the large universi
ties. Now, some one may ask, “Are
not our faculty already competent to
do the work of their departments?”
Yes, and no. They are competent to
do the present work —as competent a
body of teachers as can be found in
Georgia. All are vigorous, progres
sive, well educated men, and all are
ambitious and zealous for Mercer to
be the best college in the State. I
answered no to my supposed question,
and I mean no reflection on the fac
ulty, either, but Intend to compliment
them with this negative reply. This
is explained by the fact that every
member of the faculty knows that his
field of work is constantly broadening
and he is not willing to stand still
while the world is progressing. The
best teacher is not the one whose edu
cation is complete, but the one who
is never willing to cease being a stu
dent, or as Emerson expresses it, he
has “a hospitality for knowledge.”
The faculties of the University of
Chicago, of Harvard, of Johns Hop
kins and, in fact, of all the great uni
versities of this country, are probably
the best in the land now, but with no
advance from their present ideas they
would not be competent for their work
ten years hence. How do they keep
abreast of the times? By exactly the
same method that I trust Mercer will
adopt. A large number of the faculty
of the University of Chicago are con
stantly abroad or are visiting other
institutions getting new ideas. Pro
fessor Maissan, the greatest living
French chemist, and in some respects
the greatest chemist in the world, is
now in this country studying the
methods of chemical work here. It
was he who discovered the methods
of making artificial diamonds out of
charcoal, and who also discovered
several of the chemical elements, the
most important of which is fluorine.
By the application of the electrical
furnace which Maissan invented,
aluminum is now extracted in large
quantities, which metal many predict
will soon rival iron in the commercial
world.
Professor Doepfeld, the German
archaeologist who succeeded Schlie
mann in his work of excavations in
Troy and Athens, is also in America
to learn rather than to lecture.
I heard both of these men lecture
recently, the former on the subject,
"How to Make Diamonds,” the latter
on "Excavations of Troy.”
Now, if Maissan and Doepfeld can
learn from their inferiors, may not
many of us be willing to learn from
our superiors? But I did not intend
to say so much along this line.
I said above that I had not learned
to think less of Mercer since coming
to this great university. In some re
spects Mercer is not without honor
save in her own country. Our people
do not appreciate what a good college
they have. They do not patronize the
institution as they should. Though
the enrollment this year is the best
for many years, still it is not at all
in keeping with the strength of the
denomination in Georgia. We ought
to have at least 350 students.
Let me be candid. Mercer Univer
sity is not a university in a technical
sense. A university is either an insti
tution which gives higher graduate
courses or is a collection of colleges
both academic and professional. There
are not many institutions in this coun
try which can be classed under either
or both of these heads. Johns Hop
kins and the University of Chicago are
emphatically graduate schools. Chi
cago, it is true, has a well equipped
collegiate department, but its power
lies chiefly in its graduate work. Har
vard and the University of Pennsyl
vania are schools of a different type.
They are associations of colleges—aca
demic, law. medical, dental, engineer
ing, etc. Now from these standpoints,
we have not a university in Georgia.
Mercer is a college, and a good college,
at that. How am I to judge of her
merits? Is it not rather indelicate
and too commercial for one to praise
his own wares? Not at all, if his
wares are better than he advertises
them to be. Mercer has no superior
in Georgia if we consider the work
she claims to do, namely, college
work. The college work at Mercer,
with the possible exception of that
of the natural sciences, is at least ful
ly equal to that of the great universi
ties. The reason is plain. At Mercer
this work is done by well-equipped,
mature and experienced teachers,
while at the large universities the
same grade of instruction is done by
assistants, and quite often by inexpe
rienced instructors. I mentioned the
scientific departments as possible ex
ceptions, and it would be doing these
departments injustice to allow the ref
erence to go unexplained. I put it
that way for a purpose. All, both
trustees and faculty, have done the
best possible with the scientific de
partments. In biology and chemis
try, modern laboratory methods are
used. But just now the lack of equip
ment in apparatus and laboratory
space prevents our doing the best
work. I hope to see these depart
ments greatly improved in the near
future. Another claim. I think, should
be considered for Mercer. The stu
dents are inspired with a desire for
j higher work after graduation. Quite
, a number of our students are now
■ taking post-graduate courses. Some
I are at Louisville—O’Kelly, Chamlee,
Massee, Smith, Gillebeau and others.
I Two are here with me —Small and
( Powell —the one taking chemistry, the
j other English. Both are standing
ameng the first In their classes—
which only illustrates my claims of
Mercer’s excellence. I hope to see
others here next year.
Though the youngest, this is, in
many respects, the greatest American
University. Like the fabled Minerva,
it sprang into existence, full armed
and full orbed. But I shall not write
of the University of Chicago now, as
I hope to say something about it at
another time.
J. F. SELLERS.
University of Chicago.
Inter-Nemlcar)’ .Missionary Alliance.
BY KEV A. CHAMLEE.
The above named body, composed of
representatives from the seminaries
of America, held its seventeenth an
nual meeting at the University of Chi
cago from the 12th to the 15th Inst.
Its purpose is to promote the
spirit of missions in all the semina
ries of our land, and to bring all our
mission workers into closer sympa
thy.
The subjects of foreign and home
missions, together with the work in
our cities, were ably discussed by men
of ability and experience. A true
Christian could hardly listen to the
discussion of these great subjects and
not believe that he ought to labor
more and more for the spread of the
Gospel.
The methods of mission work were
discussed, but in our opinion, none
of them surpass those of our South,
ern Baptist Convention.
Our Seminary is the only one in the
United States in which the members
of the faculty take an active part in
the missionary meetings of the stu
dents. There is one in Canada that
pursues this method. May we not ex
pect our Southern preachers to be the
best missionaries in our country?
The University of Chicago enter
tained well we were loth to
leave. Among the students of the
university we found Messrs. Small, of
Macon, and Powell, of Blakely, who
arc graduates of Mercer, and Profes
sor Sellers, also of Mercer, who is
there taking a special course. They
will honor Mercer.
We returned much impressed with
the world’s need of the Gospel and
that our obligations to preach it
everywhere are great.
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 18, 1896.
Seminary Notes.
Bro. N. B. O’Kelley, who was called
home last week by the death of his
brother, Joe, has returned. His brother
was a bright, promising young man.
We share the sorrows of our fellow
student.
Bro. E. F. Wright deserves praise
for his able and satisfactory manage
ment ot New York Hall. He is care
ful to provide for our comfort.
Dr. r.aton will aduress the students
this evening on "What Does It Mean
to Be at the Seminary?” He is in the
midst of an interesting meeting. Rev.
D. I. Purser, D.D., of ixew Orleans, is
doing the preaching.
Bro. Bostick, missionary to North
China, was with us Tuesday evening
and gave us some interesting facts re
garding his work among the heathen.
Missionaries are always welcome.
We deem it a great privilege to meet
so many of the men who are giving
their lives to this great work. Some
of our brigntest students are anxious
to join the band of noble workers be
yond the seas.
A. C.
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 20, ’96.
BrcW’s One String;
Well, now, beloved Index, I note
what you say of my poor tiduie and its
one string, and I will try to keep the
curious fact in mind. If I were a
David, I should have a harp of a thou
sand strings maybe, all of them sol
emn, very solemn in tone; but I am
not a David, and must drag myself
along with but one string to my fid
dle. Does it become you to parade
my poverty? Ought I not get all the
music out of my one string that it can
afford? And is it not better to have
one string than to have none, or even
than to have a dozen an out of tune?
As long as I strike a single string,
I shall never make any disharmonies.
I pray you think on all these things
before you haul me and my one string
out into public view, under a flourish
of your mixed and merry melodies.
If the Nashville house were doing a
work which no other house could do,
I should try to hold my peace; but it
is not, and you know it as well as I
do. Its one virtue is that it lies south
of Mason and Dixon’s line.
C. C. BROWN.
Sumter, S. C.
A Warning.
Philadelphia, Nov. 19, 1896.
We have had reports from several
quarters that certain persons in South
Carolina and Georgia are representing
themselves as authorized agents of
the American Baptist Publication So
ciety and are collecting money for
missionary purposes and also for
books. We desire through you to
warn everybody against these persons
and to ask that no funds shall be given
for our missionary department or for
book orders except to those who bear
with them the credentials of the Soci
ety. We shall" be glad also to have
persons who have given money to our
missionary department, which has not
been acknowledged In the Colporter,
or whose orders have not been
promptly filled, to report directly to
us. A. J. ROWLAND.
Important as to Mercer.
As the financial agent of Mercer
University, I shall be greatly obliged
if all contributors will send funds to
my address, Athens, Ga. I will re
ceipt for same and the names and
amounts will also apear in the Index
acknowledged both by myself and
Colonel E. D. Huguenin. college treas
urer. H. R. BERNARD,
Financial Agent.
Public School Charts, V. E. Orr, At
lanta.
flereailelsefails,
Lg Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Oood. Use
in time. Sold bv druggists. (■f
OPTKfIL.
We now own and conduct the Optical Depart
ment in Douglas, Thomas Davision’s, and
have inaugurate! a system of large sales and
small profits such as before never existed in At
lanta. In Spectacles and Eyeglasses we defy all
competition, offering you superiorquality Glasses
for less money than any firm in the South.
Attention is also called to our Opera Glasses
Lorgnettes and Chatelaine Cases. A full line of
Optical goods Special discount to ministers.
QOObELLfr PIERS2N.
Notice as to Mercer.
Bro. H. R. Bernard is now the finan
cial agent of Mercer University, and
as such is looking alter all her in
come from contributors. I request
that parties having money or funds
of any kind on any account will send
same to Bro. Bernard, Athens, Ga., in
stead of sending to me from this date
on. He will receipt you and your con
tributions will be published in special
column in the Index. Bro. Bernard is
making an able, impressive and busi
ness-like presentation of Mercer’s
claims upon Georgia Baptists. His
appeals are addressed to the highest
motives —his arguments are unanswer
able. Our hearty co-operation with
him in his plans and purposes will se
cure to Mercer University a measure
of prosperity in the near future which
she has not known in the past. What
he needs most, next to the abiding
presence of the Holy Spirit, is the ear
nest, persistent and continuous sym
pathy and help of Georgia Baptist pas
tors. Is there any reason why he
should not have this? This is the
greajt need of all those to whose spe
cial care and general supervision
have been committed great Baptist
enterprises. We beseech you, breth
ren, to let us have it. The demands
upon us are great. The appeals are
touching. The need is urgent and
immediate.
J. G. GIBSON,
Corresponding Secretary.
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What a Pa'ient of Dr. B. M.
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WHISKY ANDOPHIM HABIT.
The Lifework of One of the Most Prom
inent Physicians in the South.
From Atlanta Constitution.
We have often had occasion to refer
to Dr. B. M. Woolley, of inis city, and
his treatment of the unfortunate class
who are addicted to the use of opium
and whisky. It is very gratifying to
know how well he does his work, and
tbe strongest argument or proof of
what he is doing is fully expressed in
the following letter from one of his
patients. Dr. Woolley should surely be
a happy man to know he is doing so
much good in this world of suffering,
it is to lie hoped that every one af
flicted will take his treatment and be
once again men and women. Read
the following and profit thereby:
“Kingston, La., October 9, 1896. —
Dr. B. M. Woolley, Atlanta, Ga. Dear
Sir:
"1. Your medicine can convert a
drunkard into a gentleman. I have
no more thirst for whisky than for
vinegar. It is certainly the eighth
wonder of the world. I am in good
health and feel like a gentleman.
“2. It can overtake a hellward
bound soul and cause it to stop and
turn back and take the first step to
ward heaven.
“3. It can dry up more tears than
can the influence of the prohibition
party if half the people were mem
bers.
“4. It can cause the greatest panic in
hell that Satan has experienced since
the Reformation of the Christian re
ligion.
. “5. It can clothe and feed more rag
ged and hungry little children than
ar.e cared for by all the charitable in
stitutions in North America.
“6. It can keep more jails and peni
tentiaries empty than all the criminal
statutes in existence.
“7. It can close the doors of more
saloons than can the influence of all
the moral lectures.
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“Formerly of McMinville, Tenn.”
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worth, and at prices that challenge comparison.
Saits and Overcoats ....
That are good but not high-priced and with much more wear in them than
in the ordinary kind of clothing.
EDAaZIN STEWART,
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Sqits for Men, Youths ami Boys, Odd Pants, Hats, and all kinds of
Furnishing Goods.
d 5 American Baptist ™£ ,pbU st. W
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65 Following the line of its settled policy to give W
the denomination its literature at as near cost of W
production as business safety will allow, the Society
finds itself able to reduce prices below prices cL
offered by similar houses. This is the result of en-
65 larged publishing facilities and enlarged patronage.
® HERE ARE THE PRICES FOR 1897
Note Carefully, and Compare with
Prices of Other Houses
A I. Lesson Helps 11. Illustrated Papers
/A OUR LITTLE ONES, 25 cents a year, W
iK THE BAPTIST SUPERINTENDENT j n clubs of five or more. liU
.1. 25 cents a year. TH£ YOUNG REAPER( mont hly issue yk
Cl? has been reduced to 2 cents a quar- ...
THE BAPTIST TEACHER has been re- terf g cents a year (formerly to wF
/Ak duced to 40 cents a year (formerly cents), in clubs of five or more.
fl? 50 cents), in clubs of five copies or The semi monthly issue has been MV
more. Single copies, 50 cents. reduced to 4 cents a quarter, 16 \|r
cents a year (formerly 20 cents),
THE SENIOR QUARTERLY has been in clubs of five copies or more.
/j\ reduced to 4 cents a quarter 16 GIRLS. This is a
/A fCnI , S (former ' y 20 Ce " tS)> new juvenile weekly, and take, the W
W >n clubs of five cop.es or more. p]a( .J of ;hich js <tiscon .
A\ THE ADVANCED QUARTERLY has W( . ckl> . (he sj/e of lhe U/
been reduced to 2 cents a quarter, but with several features CM
fl? 7'2 cents a year (formerly 9 cents), [if)t , )ra< .ticable in that paper. k -L
65 * n c ' u ' ,s tlve co P les or ,nore - |he price will be 8 cents a quar- xjf
iK ter, 30 cents a year, in clubs of five
fl* THE INTERMEDIATE QUARTERLY or more copies.
/|\ has been reduced to 2 cents a qua-- nrnhir hi r.
T ter, 7'. cents a year (fonnedy 9 OU * Y OUNG PEOPLE wtll hereafter
65 cet ; ts 7 ) in clubs of five copies or be tssued weekly a. what >s really W
/ik a very great reduction in price. It MJ
ni<>t< . will be enlarged in size from eight
THE PRIMARY QUARTERLY^ has M/
A 7 ■Scents 1 ': vear (formerly 9 cents),’ and wtll be well illustrated. M e
*l* ■ 2 1 1 r ? . intend this for a wide-awake up to W
in clubs o ne cop <s<> ><.. date paper for the young people of
A THE PICTURE LESSONS are 3 cents I,a be cents a
JK a quarter 12 cent* a year, in sets quarter, 50 cents a year, in clubs
/AK tIVC an d lIS ,nU CS * ve CO P* CS or i n « re « Single
copies, 60 cents a year.
/R BIBLE LESSONS, one cent a quarter, I
fl? 4 cents a year, in clubs of five or THE COLPORTER is for everybody, W
more. published monthly, illustrated, at \l/
the marvelously low price of 5
65 BIBLE LESSON PICTURES, SI.OO a cents a year, in clubs of twenty or W
quarter, $4.00 a year. more. y/
The periodicals of the Society are the best GRADED,
65 t h e best MADE, the best CIRCULATED, and now the ’lf
65 CHEAPEST denominational literature in the world.
Something for everybody, and everything the best, w
/h Nothing less than this should satisfy Baptists.
/A * *
igi ( Your patronage will help the Bible, >
) Colportage, Chapel Car. and Sunday- (
6? ? school Work of the denomination. ) }!f
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I QUESTION IN BAPTIST HISTORY:
Whether the Anabaptists in England Practiced
• Immersion Before the Year 1641?
With an Appendix on the Baptism of Roger Williams,
frj • at Providence, R. 1., in 1639.
By WILLIAM H. WHITSITT,
President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky
Cloth, SI.OO, Prepaid by nail. Paper, 25 Cents, Prepaid by flail.
PUBLISHED AND FOR SALE BY
CHARLES T. DEARING,
Bookseller, Stationer, Printer, Binder, and Blank Book manufacturer,
Corner Third and Jefferson Streets,
LOUISVILLE. KY.
Dougherty & Murphy,
74-76 \VHITBHAI.L, ST.
Ne wFall Goods Arriving....
We are receiving daily immense shipments of New
Goods. Every Department in our store is complete with
zaifes new and attractive goods, and our prices on these goods
will interest the closest buyers. Our stock of
Black Dress G00d5....
consists of Serges, Henriettas, Alma Cloths, etc., and all the
newest weaves with the latest designs are to be found in this
Department. Our buyers could not have selected a pret
tier assortment of Colored Dress Goods than we can
now show when looking for a handsome frock at a nom
inal price.
Dougherty <& Murphy is the place.
Before purchasing see our stock of
kirW CAI I ClllfQ Everything that isjpretty, stylish and up-to-date in Silks will
™IVY InLL ulLnv. be found in this Department. Our prices will interest you.
Our Stock of Table Linens
was never as attractive as at present. We are leading the procession in Linens, both
inquality and price No house in the City will sell you Domestics as cheap as we will.
In Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Corsets, Gloves, Notions, Linens
and Gents’ Furnishings
we will save you 20 per cent. We sell for strictly cash, that’s why we sell cheap
Dougherty & Murphy, 74 76
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