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The Blae Crou.

The blue oross appears again upon tbe papers of eone (rf our subscribers Ibis week. We esat out statements in the fkll to all who ware la arrears, re-quesMng their renewal by January 1. Ifaay responded. Some did not We •honld te glad to bave then do so now. Tbe bine orose la intiended sim-ply as a reminder to thmi.

CUBSBIT TOPICS.

—Hon. George N. Tillman, tbe Re-pnblican candidate for governor of Tennessee last year, has withdrawn his no'ttoe of ooatest against Hon. Rob-ert L. Taylor, and Mr. Taylor will be inaugurated on January 21st.

—Tbe English Parliament met again this wedc. The session is ex-ptcted to be quite a stormy one. There are two neaeures of Importanee to come before it npon whioh the gov-emment, with its ISO majority in the Houn of Connone, is likely to go to pieces. One ie the edaoatlon bill and the other is the bill to return to

- t n i K a H b t m a m m aaodBtlH m W of whldi, aa it Itae been reoently ehowa, it has been najnstly deprived through overtaxation for some years past. In her adbress at the opening of Paplla-Bent, the.Qoeea made speelal mention of the arbitration treaty recently ne-gotiated between England and the United Btatee. A curious incident In connection with the opening of Parlia-ment was the hunt for a gun powder mine in the vaults of the House. This formality has been observed at the opening of every Parliament since IOCS, when an attempt was nmde by Guy Fawkee to blow up the Honse of Parliament by storing gun powder in the vaulto of the House. '

—Tbe death of Geo. Antonio Maoeo, which for a long time was doubted, has been fully eonflrmed. The story, as told by the Spaniards at the time, Mems to have faeea about oorreet. He had crosscd tlM trodka with a small force, when he was caught in aa am-bnseade aad fell at the first fire. The Spaniards oaptnred his bod/, tied it to a horse*! tail and started to drag it away, bat % strong foroe of Cubans nearbyheailBg the firing diarged upon Uiem, reeofered tbe body, aad burled h la a eeorel pUm. Ev«7thlng goes to indloata that Maoeo was led into tbe UBbuseadB by treaohery. Gea. Rlv* o^i who BiMoeeded Maeeo, has pub* Kihed aa iatwlew la whieh be says that Cuba does not aied Bsea aad oaa-BOB, bol ehBply rilleB and aaBUttaitlon, ^hlehhahegBhhiffleadf loBBBd. It uetateA that Geo. Gomel is mairching towards Havaaa, aad It Is said that PAHofbis a m y was eacanped lain "Mk withia BhM miUs of Bavaaa. HeaBFhUa there IB BIUI mors talk of •voftUbwOsta.WBylar. tllsaekaowl-

by Bfity oae BBoeplhlBueitlhat he has awde a eoBBpiononB faiiar* as ^VteiaieBBmlotOuba. Gea. Way w lefi BBvaaa oa ths nMralBg of

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Gen. Goiata. This is understood to be his last chance. His opponents say that If he returns to Havana again without having aeeomplished something definite toward the pacifica-tion of the Island, his recall will follow almost immediately.

—An effort will be made to Induce Congress to elevate the rank of our diplomatic representative at Constan-tinople to that of ambassador instead of simply minister. It is recognized that Constantinople will probably be the center of diplomatio discussion whleh will affect all Europe and Asia. For the sake of our Amqrloan interests in Constantinople as well as for the sake of the oppressed Armenians we hope the change will be made. Our representative at Constantinople, hav-ing only the rank of minister, is not taken into the confidences of the em-bassadors of other powers, and oeou-pies a position in precedenee at the porte bdow all other ambassadors, as well as the ministers who have had a longer term of ssrvlee than he. American interests are of such impor-tanee. that we need the bestrepreeenta-U v e j g e ^ e to^pbteUi, nnhgieBf^ Iby M^nOta t ions of position. We need the best international diplomat our country posieeses, with the larg-est possible liberty in the ezerelse of its functions. Such a mBn might be obtained as an ambassador, but there is UtUe hope that he will be wllUng to go as a minister.

—It is sUted that the liquor men of Nashville are anxious to have a bill pass the legislature extending the cor-porate limits of tbe city so as to em-brace the Centennial Exposition grounds in order that they may be able to sell liquors on the grounds during the oontinuance ef the Exposi-tion, which they ace forbidden to do-now on aeoount ofthe four-mile law. We hope that there is no truth in this report It is sufllclently definite, how-evw, to have caosed considerable alarm. A large tiumber of petitions have already been prepared protesting against sueh an outrage. We cannot think that the managers of the Expo-sition, most of whom are Christian gentlemen, would be in favor of •neb a thing. Nor can we bdieve that the leiislatnre would pass such a bill if preeeated to i t There are too many ChrlsUans in it for that A local op-tica bill, hr the way, has been intro-duced bt the legislature by Hon. 0. W. Wade of Gibsoa county. This bill if passed proposes to give to hi-corporated eitles aad towBS bi Tsa-aessee the privilege of sayhig whether whiskey shall be sold withia their Ihn-Its or vol, a privilege which they do not BOW possess. Of course, the Uqnor mea wiU fight it with all their might We lufve strong hopes, howevw, of its passage. 'At any rats, we are confi-deatlhat it wilt iwss tha Honse of BeprBsaatatives, and ws trust that it may also be adopted by the Beoats. la thai easB it will, ofconre^ receive the slgaatars of Ihe Goveraor. But «a Bhali probably have mor* lo say QpOB this subject aszt wMt

Tha IVanBrMaABTvat.

ST MIV JAa B TATLOB, D.O. 'Twaa a wondroaa night In the long aito, When angela earn ta this worid of woa

And sang thair glorlons song; Twaa peace on aaiih, good wlU toward man Ueoanaeof Beavan'a gioilona plan

to save a mlaed race. Twaa tben to lowljr maagar bed Tbe>atODlahed shepherds gladly aped

To see the Prinee of Peaoa; And to their wondering eyea diaplayed. In atable aaaagar neaaly laid.

Was found the BeaTenly babe, Ahi tbna tbe tncamata Ood eame down, WholaU aside Hla kingly oiown

To live and die for man. He lived a Ufa of grief and pain, And then went baek to Heaven again

From bloody eioaa and grave. . In gloriona aUte He ratgna oa high, And looka on eartt with gracloaa eye

To sveeor and to aava. And now as faraa man la fonnd We ahould the glorlons goapel aonnd,

Whleh ttlU that Ood Ulove. Salem, Va.

The Bible and the Children. BY BEV. 3. H. mULEB, D.D.

God has always Olahaed the dill-dim. In the e w l l ^ covenants the children wtif included. In the cove-nant with Abraham it was ordained that each male child should be for-mally sealed for God on the eighth day. In the Mosaic htw, the children were recognised as belonging to Ood, and were to be devoted to him.

When Chriit came he showed a special and most affectionate interest It, the children. A particular incident beautifully Illustrates this tender re-gard. Certain persons, probably their mothers, came bringing their little children, even infante, to Jeius, to obtain^ his blessing Bpon them. His diiciplesi lacking true sympathy with childhood, falling to appreciate the warmth and simplicity of their Mas-ter's heart, were keeping back these mothers and their children. When Jesus saw this it displeased him anudi, and he rebuked his disciples, and said, "Suffer the little chUdroii to come unto me, and forbid then not; for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven." This incident makes it very clear that the heart of Christ was full of love for the children. He was always dis-pleased with those who la any way, directly or indirectly, would Iraep the children away fkom him, aad every child that comes to him or is brought to him BOW by others is wbIcoi^ with affeotionate warmth. His heart y eanis for every child that is bom into this world.

Another incident in the Gospsls gives a glhnpse of the divine interest in children. When the disciples asked Jesus who was greatest in the King^ dom of Heaven, he called a little child uBto hba and set hba ia tha midst, and then tokl them that unless they turned and became M Utile chlldrM they shotUd ia no wise eater the hMvealy kingdom. Xvideatty the ohUd spirit is the Christ Bpbfit It was da the Bsma oceasloa that he said, "Bee that ys daspise not one of thesa UtUe oass} fe r t sayua to yonthallaheavaiiihdr

angels do always behold the face of my Father which is la heaven,"

It is impossible to,exaggerate the slgnificaace of the reveling thsra is hi these words. Child-like oites, inblod-ing the children, are the j ^Wal Ob-Jecte of divine watohfulMss and cars. The strongest and most Bypred aa-gels are sent to guard them^amld this world's dangers. He who would harm a child Ufte his hand agaiast all power of heaven. The cry of a child aay-where reaches the ear of God, aad a child's complahit is sure of instaat in-tention on high. "It is not the wUl of your' Father which Is in heitren that one of these little ones should perish.*' Hence when one of them f ^ astray, everything else in the unl^rse is tot-gotten, as it were, for the time, while all heaven's messengers bito this mountains to sedi the me that has wandered away.

When we turn to consider ishat the Bible teachee concerning the care of the childrea, we find it all la harmoay with this revealing. Diviaa love al-ways yearns aad watches, but diviae loye mtist InterprM Itself through htunan h B i ^ , must iopk throiM^ jhn* ^^ BaaaeyM, muist spisak t h ^ n ^ hamBii lips, and must perform ite jpktte mia-Istrles through human haadi. Angel guardianship hi assured, but'many of God's angels must be hmnan, for t M r is need ofttlmee of a form'that caa be seen, a bosom that caa be l ^ e d upoa, a voice whose acceate baii be heard,' aad a touch that can be fkllt. '

God pute much of his Wortc into hu-man hands. Especially is Otis true of theearecf the Children. They arehis. It is his will that notoneof them shall i ^ ish. He would have them brought up as his own, for beautiful and holy life in this world, and for glory hereafter. He would have them guarded agaiast the dangers amid whl^ they must live, so that no evil shall toudi them to tarnish thebr lives. He would have them trained into streagth of Chario-ter, so that they may he worthy of their rank as his qWa childrsB.

But all this care, teadiiBg aad tdtia-Ing God pute into bumita haadi. A07 cordiagly ftrom the beginning epeciile instruCtloBs were given as to the maa-ner in which dtUdren dioald te brought up. tnius in tlmlair of Moses, the commaad to the piMple was, first that they shbuld k e ^ the words of God ia their bwa hearte, aad thea "Thou Shalt tsiBch them diligiatly unto thy children, and shalt talk of thsBl when thou slttest la thiae house, aad whBB thott walkest la the way, aB<f when thou llest down aad when then rtsest u p . A g a l B and agaia wiw the spirit of this teaehbig reiterated ehd relmpressed. Tha idsal Jewish fiua,-ily was brought tip hi most pious faah-loa. The atmosphere of the hOBBB was that of God'i will and law. Our Btod-enr thought of the Importance mother ia the maklBg of the hoBte seems to have beiB'"4tttte aa t f c lp i ^ among ths Jtml "From the laex-haustible sprlBg of Jswish f s a ^ love," says a Jewish writer,' "rhie the saviors of ttte htmiaB racB.'! ** Jetl ih wbniMII Alii have fbe

a BAJrriST AMD ttJflJTLJfiOTOE, JAN. 21, UAJPTIBT A ^ D JiEFUfiUTOU, JAN. 21,

prladpl* to labordlnato »1I other love to that of the mother."

It Ifl Intereetlof to study the home life of Ood'e ohoMn people to learn hew tlN 41viM ooWDDMUie eonotmlnir th«iltlM"J"V ^ ohildm were ear« r i e d ^ t . « ' I | f M required thct ohU* d i m ^ o a i a tMffin to le»rti the )aW by taeiM when fl^ y ^ * old. No oppor-tunity WM loit-»t the Ubie, At home or Abroad, erenlnir or morninir—of inttillinir revereDce for Ood'e law Into the mindi of the family, and of teach-Inc then iteexpreee words throughout

jitill they knew them by heart." Thus it was provided that Jewish children should be brought up for Ood. who claimed than as his own. In the earliest years, when character is shaped, their minds were filled with the Word of Ood. Tiiey were trained in all holy duties. They were taught with their first liipings to pray and recite the precepU of the law. ,

Thus they grew up into devoutness, nnd godly habiu became so fixed that wherever they might be called ia life's Ticissitudes, they would continue un-alterably faithful to the teachlags of their youth. We have examples of this la the young oaptiTes who were carried away to Babylon. Among heathen people, with all the influenoes of the world against them, Daniel and his companions were still true to their Ood and thrir religion, unmoved alike by tiie blandishmects of royalty and the fear of wild beasts or of fire.

The Bible is one book; ChrUtianity Is but the perfect flower, the ripened fruit of Hebrew law. The new teach-ing, like the old, lays stress upon the home and upon family trailing. Jesus sanctified home life. His apostles were bidden when they entered a home to say, **PMoe be to this house " In the apostolic days people were brought into the church by housdiolds. In the instruction given to Christians in the Epistles, there were specifio words both fbr parents and children. Ood claims the children and provides for their instruction and training, so that they shall grow up into beauty and strength.

We realize the divine thought con-cerning childhood when we look upon every diild that comes to us as one of Ood's little ones sent us to be brought up for him. Upon those who aro or-dained, whether as parents or teach-ers, to be the guardians of the children, a holy responsibility rests. It U Ood's work that t h ^ are sent to do, and they must do it in Christ's name, and as he would do it if he were in tiicir place, as indeed they are in his place.

• The-mothers stand very near to Ood, since into their hands come first the young lives, to be guarded, taught and trained. They should seek to be filled with the Spirit of Christ, so that Ood's love may flow through them wi^out hindrance to their children.

Horace Bushnell wrote in his old •ge, "My mother's loving InsUnct was from Ood, and Ood was In love to me first therefore; which love was deeper than hers, and more protracted. Long years ago she vanished, but Ood stands by me stlll,embraolng me in my grar hairs as tenderly and cArefully as shedld in my infancy,and giving to meaa mj Joy and the principal glory of my life, that, he lets me knowhim and hdps ne with real confidence to call him my Falber." This is very beanUfol. A true mother's love is only Ood lofing in ker, Ood coming to the child first in her tender affecAion and yearning. Bveo the old Jewish rabbis laid, "Ood cannot be everywhere and there-fore he made mothers." A grea preacher has said, "!nie mother's hear! Is the child's first school room. " What holy benedictions thus rest uiWB iBotherst A young mother wrote i a a letter, "Wheal took my lltUe boy la ny anna the first time, and Us IWle hand clasped ^tightly round mf fUifir, I n a U M wbal a good woman

I must be in order to help him to be a good man."

But not upon mothers only does this burden rest-it ruts upoa fatiiers as well, and by no sort of subterfuge can a father get clear of the responsibility. ItrssU upon teacfiers, whether in the Sundayichool, in the kindergarten. In the oommon school, in the academy or in the college-all who are set to give instruction in any deparbnent to the young are anointed ' to sacred work and must do it in such a Way that In the Judgment it will stand the testing.

Indeed we are all called In some way at least to help God in training his children. Nothing the greatest man can be called to do on his busiest day can be nobler or diriner than to put a blessing into the heart of a little child. We should hold durselves refdy ever, no matter how weary we may be, to welcome the child that turns to us with its question, its hun-ger, its sorrow, its danger, its need, and ask us for help, for love, for guidance, for protection. An Intereit-ing Incident is recorded of Francis Xavier, the great Jesuit missionary. Once, on some field of labor where hundreds came with their questions and their heart hungers, he was worn almost to utter exhaustion by days and nights of service. At last he said to his attendant, "I must sleep; I must simp. If I do not, I shall die.- If any one comes—whoever comes-waken me not; I must sleep." He then retired into his tent and the faithful servant began his watch. It was not long, however, until a pale face appeared at the door. Xavier beckoned eagerly to the watcher, and said in a solemn tone, as of one who had seen a holy vision, "I made a mistake, I made a mistake If a little child comes waken me."

This Is a good motto for all of vs— "If a child needs me, waken me."

Philadelphia, Penn.

Irreverence and the Baleful Frniti of It.

[HinMOH PRIACBKD BV WmWi. B. BAWTnOMB, D.D., IH THC riR8T OAPTin OHURUn, IIASB-VIU* TMW.)

••Uod U grMUjr to b« feared la the Miemblx or the stlnfai, and to be bad rerereoce ot all about him." PMlnaU»li.7.

Reverence Is the basal element ot true piety. Without It any form of worship Is profane, and offensive to iQod. Without It there can be no real virtue. The person who is destitute of it cannot be trusted anywhere.

One of the Commandments given to Moses on Sinai is, "Thoa shalt not ake the name of the Lord thy God

in vain." That requires reverence in every utterance of the name of ttie iSu-preme Being. This law, as interpreted by Jesus Christ, requires men to be reverentPtowards Ood In all things. It not only forbids that open and vulgar profanity which is so offensive to re-fined sensibilities, but purity in every act and word and thought.

You need not to be told how degrad-ing, wicked, ungentlemanly, contempti-ble and mean is the habit of profane swearing. In a fomer generation public sentiment against this abomi-nable vice crystallied into a law which -required magistraUis to brand in the faoe with a hot iron every per-son convicts of it. While I would not favor the infliction ot such a pen-alty, I believe that the virtue-loving people of every community owe it te Ood{ to the world; and to themselves to make evivy man who holds to the practice of profanity f^el his div**' ** tlon and disgnuw by withholding from him every token of soolal reoog-nlllon. I ought to be, and I will be kind to every man, whether he be good Or bad, pious or wicked, if he !• hun gry I wUl help to feed him; If he is naked I Will help to olothe him; If he li itok I will help to none him; but if hli mouth l i a fbnntala ot profwitjr

he is not a gentleman, and the man who U not a gentleman has no right to stand on a social level with one who Is, and I will not keep company with him. •

I can have but llUle regard for the young lady who, while claiming to reverence Ood and love purity, is wont to parade the streeU and appear at places of public enterUlnment with a young man who is notorious for his blasphemous words and conduct. I have but little confidence in the piety and virtue of a household that will cultivate social relations with a man whose Hps are reeking with the filth of profanity. I have no respect for any social clrele whose leader and oracle Is a man who boasU of his lack of rever-ence for everything which men call holy.

There are forms of Irreverence which aro Just as wicked as the vulgar oath, and more mischievous In their influ-ence. Among these Is a jesting about sacred things. There are men and women who though professing to be-lieve in God, Judgment and eternity, cultivate the habit of making ludi-crous applications of passages of Scripture and witty perverelons of sacr^ hymns. They treat religion as a comedy, and speak of the men who serve at Its altars with about as much respect as they feel for a clreus-clown or actors In <b negro-mlnstrel show. When I find a man ot this type, either In public or In private lite, I do not hesitate to pronounce him a moral leper whose presence should be de-spised and shunnedidy every class of self respcctlng people.

One ^f the most hurtful and at ttie same time one of the most despicable Instmmento of evil Is that pollUcal stump speaker whose stock In trade consists chiefly of Indecent anecdotes about religion and religious people. Such a creature Is a monstrosity. He has the body ot a man but the soul of a beast. Persons who are depraved enough to listen to him can have but little respect for themselves. In these degenerate times shocking exhibitions of Irreverence and obscenity are g«t-tlng to be very common In the arena of political debate. When I recall the chase, d Unified and elevated style of public discussion in vogue in the days of Jefferson and Madison, of Webster and Prentiss, of Clay and Calhoun, of Yancey and Stephens, and contrast It with the vulRar clap-trap cf the average modern politician, I seriously fear that the tendency of our civilisation Is not forward but backward.

I have heard In legislative halls ut-terances that would scarcely be tol-erated in a circle of prise-fighters; ut-terarces that drove the ladles from the galleries, and made the presiding offl-ow ashamed of his offlcial position.

May Ood hasten Uie day when the people will rise in iheir majesty and declare that such men shall not repre-sent them in legislative bodies.

Young men and boys, deeply con-cerned for your welfare in this world and the next, and knowing, as I do, from long and careful observation, the debasing influence ot profanity and vulgarity, I warn you not Ip keep c6mpany with persons of irreverent and anOlean lips. Shun them a i yon would leprosy, the stench of a carcass, or the vttry gates ot hell. "Bvii com-munioations corrupt good manners." "He that walketh with wise men shall be wise, but the companion of fools •hall be destroyed." Let no Jesting In your presence about sacred thiniri pass without rebuke. Shield them as ybu would the miniatur^of yoiir sainted mother, from the poUutiag touch of pt^fkne and filthy hands.

'It Is said of one of the best and greatest of men that neither in pnUlo discussion nor In private oonvem-tlon wonld he rver Ifprononnoe the

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name of Ood without a cause. I be-ieve it would be pre-emin(iatly wi«e in

every man to cultivate tame habit. ~t would deydop a spirli of rev^os thai wdnld fortify his heart a i^^ind and l lf | a|g%tnst all protonl^y m un-cleannMS.

Wha|«4tlgruefaUadkof r a m o e s found th the ateosphere of till high-

est social clralee. In flsstive halls, where men and women meet to eat and drink and to be gay and frivolous, nothing is more common thsin to hear the thrice holy name of Ood used by some empty-headed dude, or bamboozled wine bibber, to eraphasize a remark that would scarcely do credit to an idiot.

In the ooDunereial world, from the realm of the Wall Street banker down to that of the peanut peddler, the air vibrates with irreverent nies of that name which is above every name, and to which every knee in heaven and earth must bow.

if the Lord will not hold him guilt-less who taketh his name In vain, how Intense must be his reprobation ot this vast nation, sUlned and defiled as It Is with the sin of profanity. Does not the prevalence of this sin, with all of Its kindred Iniquities, account for the unhappy condition of our country to-day? This unrest, loss of confidence, wreck ot fortunes, cry for bread, be-wilderment of statesmen, discord.Is legislative bodies, crimination and re-crimination, and threats of riot and revolution, is a condition of thing* which shows that the God whose name wo have profaned, whose law we have despised, and whow majesty we have Insulted, Is angry with us, and will sooner or later desttoy us as he de-stroyed Egypt, BabyloA and Rome, If we do not repent and cleanse ourselves ot the abominations of which we are so profoundly and fearfully guilty.

The matter to which I would give special emphasis this morning, Is our conduct in "the assembly of the saints." For public worship, and all ot Ita visible accessories, we should cuHlvate the spirit of reverence.

Tne most thoroughly pure and spiritual social worship must have \U externals. One of these is the ma-terial, visible place where it is held. Whether the place be a cathedral as magnificent as the one at Milan, or a village cbapcl, or a country meetin house, or a bush-arbor,-we should hallow it In our thoughts; we should look upon it as holy ground, and feel as Moies did when he stood before the burning bush. The man to whom Ood's house Is no more than a theater, or a court-room, or a dance hall, hat but little reverence for anything, and consequently is unqualified for true spiritual wonhip.

There was a time when salvation was confined to the Jews, and when the Ark of the Covenant, the high priest, the altar, and all the symbols of salvation were, there, and there only, would Ood be worshipped." "Thither the tribM ot the earth went up," and when banished from that place they worshipped with their faces toward it. Daniel, while in capUvlty in Babylon, threw open the window ot hie prison and worshipped towards Jemsalem. But when Christ came, he gave men commission to n u ^ any hone* or any .spot of earth as sacred asttaeltenpleot Jeroialem. Believ-ing and devout hearte may convert any little hill into a Mount ?lon and any log hnt into a sanctuary where th» preeence ot God will be as real m W was in the luminous ShlAlnah which hovered over Uie Mercy Beat In the ancient ^Tsnple. .

There must be visible forms of ••• clal worship. What ia In the niW and heart ot the .worshipper must w expressed in word! ^ l ! should rmpmi mnA of worehlp lor llielr|a«rea •Ifnlflcanci

tod tor the holy purposes which they idbierve. We can have forms ot wcrihlp without balng Justly charg-tbiewlth superstition or formalism. Someone has apUy said that "super-itltlon Is belief of an error which cov-ers up truth." The pagan thinks he woriblps Ood when he bows down to to idol. ThM is superstiilon. The Formalist thinks he serves Ood when be merely repeats certain words, and oonforms to a ecrtaln ritual. But when our minds and consciences are enlightened by divine truth, and our hearts are IniSamed with desire to honor God and securc his favor and isercy, we are In no danger either of luperstltlon or formalism.

Tbe Christian ordinance.of baptism it a form. The man who believes that In tbe water of baptism there Is virtue to remove depravity and sin, Is super-itltlous,and the man who submits to thla ordinanoo believing It to be a merito-rious act by which he purchases tbe laving blessing of Ged, IsaformallBt. Superstition and formalism are born of ignorance and mliconcoption of Ood's truth. But let no one dcsplso or neglect the ordinance of baptism because men have mUooocelved lit meaning and made wrong uses of it. Submission to it is a sacred duty, and DO believer In tbe Lord JCHUS Cbriat can ignore It without ttalning his soul ffitb tbe sin ot Irreverence. Tbe same Is true ot tbe ordinance ot the Lord's Su|)|>er. Guided by the Xeachinga of Goil's word, wo can hallow It in our tbougbta, and reverently come to It without making ourcelvoa either Idola-Utn or rItualisU.

In following the motto, "He that la farthest from Rome Is neareat to God," we may go to an extreme which de-prives social worship ot everything Uiat Is needful to make it orderly, solemn and instructive. Tbcre^must be aomo agreement as to tbe orderiot tbe service, and to executo that agree-ment, some one must preside and di-rect the worship. To «ome together with the underatanding that every wor-shipper Is at liberty to say or to do what ho Is Inclined to—that ho can aing, or pray, or apeak, at any time, without permission or euggoatlon from any one—Is antl-tormallsm and religi-ous Independentlsm run mad. That la Rotting very far from Rome, but very near to a confusion and Irrevorenoo which would make "the assembly of the saints" but little better than a relig-ious mob.

Iteverence for 3od in the sanctuary requires conformity to some order o" worship. There are some image-breakers who have less ot the spirit ot true worship than many Image-mak-ors. I believe that Ood has mora re-spect for the superstitious Romanist who falls down before an Image of Mary or Peter or Patrick, than for a ProtesUnt who sits in "the assembly of the saints" and refuses even to bow his head In the solemn service of pray er. *

Preaching the Word of the Living Ood in the assembly of the saints Is a service which should be inspired with the protoundest reverencc. The true minister of Jesus Christ holds a com mission from the King of Kings and Lord ot Lords. In so far as he speaks In harmony with that commission he is

• Ood's mouth-piecc. To bo irreverent in such a position is to insult the A1 mlRhty and trifle with the eternal des-tinies of men.

When Summerfield returned to his pulpit after an almost fatal sickness, he saldi " t have taken a look into eternity." That experiescs gave a new life, a deeper solemnity, and a mightier power to hli ministry. No nan is worthy to speak for Ood who does not every day "take a look into eternity." What U the devout study ot Divine rereiation and solemn com-mttnion with Ood but a look into eter-

nity? Standing between tho living and the dead to declare tho truth of tbe Eterifal, and to warn sinful men to flee the wraih to come, the man In the pulpit ought to be as reverent as Jacob when he saw the ladder stretching from earth to hiiaven and the angels ot God ascending and deicendlng, or as the dying Stephen, when he ex-claimed, "I see heaven open, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand ot power."

Itoverence Is not more becoming the preacher than the hearer. Inattention to the word spokon is alarespoct to the Divine Author of It. That was a very significant and solemn warning which Jesus gave to tho multitude when he said, "Take heed how ye hear." To hear without reverence and solemnity, to hear with a wrong motive, or to bear with any purpose In your heart but to know tbe will ot God and to do It, Is to offend the adorable Majeaty In whote name the saints are wont to gather, to blunt the senalbtlltles of your spiritual being, and to hurry yourselves towards a state of final un gcidllness and Impenitence.

In the assembly ot the saints the music should be reverential. When It Is not attended with reverence, It is an abomination which deserves to be cast out. The mualc Is that, part otthe sanctuary servlco In which wearesup-poied to pralae God. The praise Is in tho worshipper, and not In the music. The Hebrew words rendered "pralae" primarily signifies the Ir-radiation of a luminous body. The ture worshipper has a heart full of the ight ot God's love and peace, and

singing God's praise Is the irradiation of that light. Music In the assembly of Uie saints merely for aesthetic grat-iflcitlon—mualc rendered without the Inspirations of divine grace, and with-out any purpose or dealre to praise God—Is a profanation of God's name and a desecration and defilement ot his house. . . X

No act ot sanctuary worshlp^can possibly be more sacred than prayer. In that act wo are face to face with Ood. Can you conceive of a sltuaUon more solemn? If sinless angels veil their faces when they come to worship at the feet ot tbe Almighty, how dare wo stop Into his august presence with-out humility and adoring reverence?

The most esientlal element In prayer ts the recognition of Jesus Christ as the one Mediator between God and

We must heartily and adoring

amltten with fear; the spirit ot power struck the scales from their eyes; they saw the pit into which their feet were sliding; and with penitent and believ-ing hearts turned to Christ and were saved.

There is but one power that can paralyze Infidelity, hush the brasen trumpeto of profanity, and make wickedness sUnd still and think of "a judgment to come." That is the power which Ood gives to the assembly of his saints when, with believing and consecrated hearts, they seek him In prayer.

Until we get this power we are an army ot weaklings, unfit for battle and ready to retreat before any advance of God's foes. We may look well on dress-parade, and feel proud of our numbers, the beauty of our uniform, and the brightness of our banners, but If we are not In real communication with Divine power, satan knows that he has nothing to fear at our hands.

It seems to me that oure is the day of rutted swords, of loosened helmets and broken spears. Ood of-our fathere, pity the degeneracy and weakness of thy people. Bring back the spirit and power which In other days wrought wonders, subdued kingdoms, and put to filght the armies of the aliens. Help us to enthrone thy truth and righteousness in the fortresses ot error and wickedness around us, from whose battlements the prince ot darkness waves insult and defiance to thy Kingdom. Hasten the day of victory, when we may "Birlke ibe loud timbrel, and eiultaatlj ainf TheGoapel has trlnmphed! Mesatah If Klnf'

The Firit Baptist Church in Ten-neuee.

men. ~ - , ly accept the truth that "he who knew no sin was made sin tor us;" that our sins were laid upon him; that he suf-fered and died as our SubsUtute; that be rose from the dead and aicended to heaven, where he now stands to Inter-cede with the Father for blessings u ^ n those who come to him inhuinble, fer-vent prayer. That crucified, risen, and ascended Christ Is the only medium of approach to God. To reject ttat medium-to attempt to come to God without the intercession of his Son-is the climax of human folly and Irrev.

®'®»rbrctbren, «od Is feared In "the a s ^ b l y of his saints" and reverenced

alive to their obligations, and arC full of the Holy Ohost and of faith.

What fear came upon Jernsalem on the Day of Pentecost when In answw S importunate prayer the Holy Spirit toll upon the assembly of the saints.

see there how wlctojl ; before the maniftatatlons of Ood's SSnceTand rent the air with the cry,

of saints to wbloh Jonatoan Edwards was accustomed to winlsler, JpUt a whole night in prayer lor • bas ing -Pon ^ next day BMwards delivered his S i S S a se'rmon on Staner In to Hands Of an Angry Ood," and Ibe bleiiing came. The people were

Dear Bro. Folk:-J noticed In the BAPTIST AND RETMOTOB reoenUy your remarks and the enquiry of Dr. D. C. Kelly In regard to tho organiza-tion of the First Baptist Church in Tennessee. I have recently come Into possession of a copy of "Benedict's History of the Baptists," published In 1813. I find from this book that the fint settlement of the BaptUts In Ten-neitee was made on the Holston river In East Tennessee. It says "two churehes gathered In this section which was then a dangerous wilder-ness, about 1706, but they wore broken up and scattered during tho time ot the Indian wars which occurred about 1774." One of these churches was on Clinch river, a few of whose members returned after the war, and tho chureh was reconstituted under the name of Glade Hallen, and afterwards be-longed to Holston Association.

But the beginning of the first church-es which have had a permanent stand-ing was in the following mwner: About the year 1780, Wm. Murphy, James Keel, Thomas .Murrell,Tidcnoi Lane, Isaac Barton, Mathew Talbot, Joshua Kelly and John Chastoln, Wved into what was called Holston oownty.when ilwasinawildernesss^to and much exposed to the ravagM and depredations of the Indians. These m l l ^ r s were all Virginians «cept Mr. Lane, who WM ««>» North ^ r o r Una. They were accompanied by a considerable number of t h ^ br i j rcn from the churches which they Wt in the old States and were f o U o ^ shortly after by Jonatiian M u ^ Wm. Reno and some other iidnletw and brethren, and amongst tto o ^ r brethren there was a small body which wentout in «>n«ttil«g like capacity. The church was calW But-faloRldgeandlocatedopBoon'iOrefk. IB 1818 this chureh wae sUtt under tha pastoral charge of Jonathan Mully.

In 1781, Ave or six churchee havinf been estabUshed by the emigrante. they, for their mutual advantage and edification, concluded to nMt together IB confWenee twice a yeari thla con-

ference they in a short time organised into a tenporiry. AssodiMo^, fb lch they chose to plnce under the patron-age of the Sandy Creek Association of North Carolina. To thle body they made their anntial relura ot their pro-ceedings. But the remotenees of their situation rendered thle measure so In-oonvehlent that In 1168 thay ortanlsed tho Holston AssoclaUon. This Asso-ciation at this time consist^ of tbe following seven chnrahei: Kendrick'e Creek, Bent Creek, ^ v e r Cfwk, Greasy Cove, Cherokee, North Ftork ot Holston and I^ower PreoCh Broad. The ministers belonging to It at this time wen Jonathan Mulky, Tidence Lane, Isaac Barton, James Ked, Was. Mnri^y, John Frost and Ales Cham-here.

The Tminessee Association was or-ganized in 1802. Many otthe Churchee In this Association were in the neigh-borhood of Knoxvllle and on the Hol-ston, Ttenessee and OUnch riven. In 1809 this Association contained thirty churehes, fourteen ordained ministers and 1,460 communicantSi

The first Baptist Church mrganlaed west df the Cumberland, or What was then known as WestTenneesee. ^ In 1780 on one of the bnnchee ot Bed rivcr, oaUed Sulphur Fork, sonecon-sldenble distance from NashvUle. The founders of this churdi a n not fully known, but a n supposed to have emigrated from Virginia about the year 1788, when a swarm ot emigrants poured Into this region from many quarten. One John Orammer was tor a short time their pastor, but he re-moved from them, and the church was dUsolved before othen were organ-ized. It was not ttntll 1780 that Bap-tist Churches began to be established or the denomination to fiourlsh. In five or six yean, five churches were organised, and in 1780 went Into the Mero Association. The five Churchee which fint composed the Mero Asso-ciation were. Mouth ot Sulphur Fork, White's Creek, Head ot Sulphur Fork, gcnenlly known as Dorris Church, Middle Church on Sulphur Fork and the Church on West Fork ot Station Camp. . The fint ministen of these churches wen Daniel Brown, Joseph Dorris, Nathan Arnett and Patrick Mooney.

The mouth of Sulphur Fork CO nrch, at first called Ttrnmrnt, wae the oldest of these churdies; the second was White's Creek, abont six miles to the north ot Nashville, organised In 1704.

Richland Creek was the fint church organized south of Cumberland river. MUl Creek was second. Rev. James WhlUltt(If I,mistake not the grand-father to our Dr. WhItslU ot the Semi-nary), was fint pastor ot the Mill Chreek Chureh. Robert 0. Foster, a prominent politician In the eariy his-tory of the SUte, ^ a mteber of this church.

The book from whltdi I derive this information glvee a very fnU accoiint of the early organisation and work-ings of J t o Baptist Churdtes la this sectidn, a ^ might prove ot valuable assistance to any one engaged In the work to Which Dr. Kelly n f e n .

S. F.TBOMAt. BrownsvUlCi^nn.

- I t Is esUmated that the number ot colored CathoUce In the principal cities le as follows: Baltimore, 85,000; Charleston, 800; Chicago, 400; Coving-ton, 140; Oalveston, BOO; Indian Terri-tory, 200; Kansas OUy, tOO; UMe Bock, 100; MobUe, a,000t NasbrUIe, SOO; Natches, 1.700; Natchltoeb^, 0,000; New Orleans, 8,000; Naw York, 8,000; Fhlladtfpbia, 1,600; PttUbnrg. 1,800; Savannah, 1,000; San Anto£llo^ 1,000; Wilmington, 400. Thirty-one pi"ests a n now laborli|g aisd thlrly* ••van Churches hav* been areoled by the oolond p&opl^-^LIlmiiyJ>t9**'

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B A P T I S T A J S D B B F I i B O T O E , » J A N . 2 1 , 1 8 » 7 . B A l f T i a i * A M D I U f i j r i . ^ O j B , J A N . 2 1 , l » l > 7 .

O O B B E S P O H D E H C E

BrownsTlUs Mota*.

Dr. W. H. WblUltt, Piwldwit ol the Sonthem B»pUst Tb«3logloal 8«mlii«i7 Louisville, Ky., paid a Tlalt to Bromtville ttil* week and preadiAl at the DaptUt Chnroh Tues-day, January 12Ui, at 7 p. m. NoUce bad been given of the Mrrloe, and a large oongregation of other denomina-tions as well as BaptlsU gathered to see and hear the distinguished divine, •bottl whom so muoh had lately been said and written. He read in a most Imprasslve and sensible way the chap-ter In John's gospel giving the ac-count of the conversation of Jesus and the woman of Samaria at Jacob's well. His sermon was of the work that the Master said he bad to do and finish. It was plain, pointed, search-ing and Instructive, wltLout ostenU-tion, not in enticing words of man's wisdom, but In demonstration of the Spirit, and with power. It was thoroughly understood and enjoyed by the audience and uplifUng in iU effects.

At the conclusion of his sermon, which occupied some thirty minutes in ite delivery, he spoke of the criticisms that had so extensively been made of his publication I of a quesUon In modem church history, that the Ana-baptists in England did not practice immersion prior to 1641. He took oc-casion to say that he thoroughly be-lieved with all of his soul that Immer-sion was instituted about the year 30 A. D , that the Master submitted to It and commanded his followers to prac-tice it, and that nothing but immer-sion of a believer w u Christian or Scrpltural baptism. He sidd all this In the sweetest spirit of cbmrity to those who had criticised his publica-tions, and those of other denomina-tions who believed that pouring or sprinkling is Scriptural baptism.

Ha then spoke of the needs of the . Students' Aid Fund of the Semi-nary, repreeented by Dr. Dargan, and besought the church to be liberal in their cbntributlons to that fund when the opportunity to take a collection for tha same should be presented.

At high noon on Thursday, Jan. 14, at the Baptist Church, Mr. Robert

' CookKefauver of Madisonvllle, Tenn., and Miss Phredonla Estes were mar-ried, Rev. Luther Little, pastor of the Brownsville Baptist Church, per-forming the ceremony in an Impres-sive manner In the presence of a large assemblage of friends and rela-Uvee of t to bride and groom. The happy couple, no longer twain, but one, left on the afternoon train'for their future home la Madlsonvllle with congratulations and best wishes. Tto bride is a lovely young lady, very much admired and very popular. The groom l i a handsome six-footer and a first rate business man of East Ten* nessee. H..B. P,

Brownsville, Tenn., Jan. 14th.

The OrMt Opportanlty.

It is generally conceded that the war in Cuba must be terminated In the bed (s«r months. ' /

The strong probability is that It will reralt la Cuban Independence. It It does, «£MI the whole Island with Ita mflUon and a half of people will be thrown open to us.

Svarythlag Is prepared for the re-ception i>f our Baptist faith. Thou> sanda of ooplee of the Bible have bees •caMarad by the aganlt of the Aner' loia Blbla Booialy. Our work In HR« •aaa taaa raatillad la laformlng multl* tiUlaa who Baptiata ara and what they tewsh. -

To those who so loot bavaboraa tha Iron yoka of BoibIi^ priesthood

the faith of a church which holds and practices fnodom in religion has a deep and potent signlficanoe. In Cuba Baptist faith and religious freedom have become synonymous terms. To-day tiiey are fighting for the one; witb the close of the contest they will be ready to ucept the other. Victory by the Cubans will s w e e p away the last vestige of Romlsb domination, and everywhere the sword will have pre-pared the way for the truth of God.

The gates of all the cities will be thrown open to the mciisengers of the cross, and unrestricted welcome will be given everywhere to the feet of those who bring glad tidings of peace.

God has given Cuba's religious fu-ture to Southern BaptlsU. They have succeeded gloriously In the past, and

f-by Divine favor may succeod more gloriously In the future.

We ought to be ready with men and means to enter the open gates as the rear guard of the Spanish army re-tlif^s. Let not an hour be lost. Wo ought to establish In every province at some central point a strong mission station. That station should have one, perhaps two, able, experienced men understanding the language of the people, and from three to five native Cuban asslsUnte. Equipped with means of conveyance, shelter for their congregations, with tracu. Bibles and TestamenU, they could soon visit every part of their province and speed the good news In every community. They could sow the heavenly seed on every hillside and plain, and soon our people would Joy to see the springing harvest. But we must prepare to do thU work.

Our Home Board, whose duty It will be to guide this movement, must not be loaded wlUi debt. Free It from all embarrassment. Let Its financial con-dition Invite to enterprise and greater activity. Let It be cheered by the ap-proval and the contributions of the brotherhood, and with God's blessing Cuba's spiritual freedom will follow her political liberation "as another mom ilsen upon mid-noon."

I . T TICHENOR. AtlanU, Qa.

Florida Letter.

I very much admire the taste of those missionaries on one of the for-eign mission fields who expressed them-selves so favorably to yonr paper even In comparison with the other ex-cellent denominational Journals In the South. I do not see how a paper can be made any better than the BAPTIST AMD RRPLECTOR Is. Perhaps your readers will not object to a word from this KCtlon of Florida.

The church at St. Andrews Bay was organized not quite three years ago. This organisation was effected in about two months after I began preach-ing here, although there had probably not been a Baptist sermon preached in the town for five or six years before. After It waa organised It was still too weak to build ft house of worship, and (he other denominations thought to keep us out by denying us the use of theirs. But we gather^ up sea-shells and sold them and thus aeoured us a' neat little ohapel.. The BAPTIBT AND RBruBOTOR helped us in this matter by publishing a aotlee of our offer to send the ahelle to our oontributors.

On the first Sunday In Deoember Just passed we began aserlea ofueallngs condnoted by Dr. J . 8. Wharton, of Orlsfield, Md., and received even forty members into our fellowship, thir ty one being Mcelved for bai^sm. It was a great meeting and gave us a re* aewad impetus.

As the Lord has been with us this far, wa think it not presumfMton to ex-pect evaagraalw things, Wa ara now eonlsmplaUnga larger house of wor> ship,- and lo maka our work mom ef-fecUve aafl a taad our laiiMiHi iwM-

what, It Is desired to estobllsh a de-nominational school. This enterprise Is to be on the academy order, with a Bible department for uie of our rural ministry and other church workers. For this work my training at Mer-cer University and the Seminary ought In a large measum to fit me. Our place Is a health resort both In winter and summer and for both Northern and Southern people, which fact ren-ders this location pre eminent for fit-ness.

Strange to say, this move had Its beginning, not at St. Andraws Bay, but in Georgia, and away back In the mountains of North-east Georgia at that. A brother who Is well-known In the denomination wrote me offering to give a hundred dollars provided nine others would give a similar sum.

The first man to acccpt the chal-lenge of the Georgia brother Is a Methodist from Jackson county, sixty miles distant from our town. But, alasi we have only found three or four others to offer us that amount, leav-ing the condition only about half com-plied with.

We can only hope and work and pray, while we trust to Him who turns the hearts of men whithersoever He will.

Much success to the BAI>TIST AND REFLECTOR,

M. J. WBnii. St. Andrews Bay, Fla.

Moiiy Creek.

The attendance at the Sunday-school of the Baptist Church on last Sunday exceeded that of any previous Sunday In the history of the church. There were 240 present, and the question of space for so many Is a serious one with us. It Is believed that with proper efforts the number can easily bo swelled to 300 before the close of an-other month. The congregations at the preaching services are also very large.

Pastor Phillips Is doing a fine work here, and Is highly esteemed by every-one.

The Young People's Union of the church Is growing In numbers and efficiency. The meeting on last Sun-day afternoon was the best It has ever held. I^of. W. S. Gass, the newly clected president, Is throwing new life Into It. There were about twenty new members added to the Union on lait Sunday.

Six members were also added to the church after the sermon in the morn-ing. The prospeclis of the church ara brightening constantly. An earnest effort Is being made to close the pas-toral year free of debt, and to pro-vide the salary for the Incoming year. The church has lost heavily by deaths and removals during the past year, but it is the purpose of the brethren to maintain the work, and the pros-pects ara now that ttrey will bo suc-cessful In doing it.

Our Christmas offering to the Or-phans' Home amounted to about 126. The Ladles' Missionary Society have also been gathering up offerings f ortha work In China, but I am aot> informed as to the exact amount raised. The Young People's Union also mada an offering on the first Sunday In the new year to the Sunday-school and Colportaga work.

Carson and Newman Collage Is on a varitabla boom. Thera ara now In aotual attendanee mora than 250 stu-dents, and naw onea ara oomlng each day. President Hendarson has found Ik neoessary to hold ehapal axardsas in the auditorium, Ihe collage ohapel being too small for tha large number o< studaots. Both of tha college boarding houses ara wall filled with Btudaata, and most of tha prlvala boarding hooaas hava as many a i Ibay

I aooMnmodati. P. M. J.

By Tha Wajr. The people say that Bro. Folic

climbed down off tha fence on the right side of the Whiteitt contention, and that Bro. Lofton climbed over on the other side.

fnie people say that it was an easy task for Bro. Ftolk to rlda that pranc-ing Methodist Bou a short while ago. Any JToss that doa't oara to be rode must not furnish bridal, saddle and whip and back up and stop where Folk Is. He'll get rode oerteln.

The people say that A. B. Cabanlss has fired some center shota lately. I noticed one In the Wutem Recorder which drove center and went through and clinched on the other side. Amen, old war-horse. Kebp on shooting.

The people say that the sermons of Brethran Hawthorne and Lofton are nearly up with the average Saturday sermons of our country pastors. That Is quite eompllmentary.

The people say that the Indebted-ness on the Orphans' Homie should be paid, provided the ether fUlows pay It. Let's all help.

The people say that T. J . Eastes, J. H. Grime, J . B. Fletcher, J. P. Gil-liam, O. A. Ogle and John T. Oakley will be found at their old stands dur-ing 1897. Any one wishing anything in theic line of business will know where to find them.

The people say ttiat J . H. Wright alms to make the fifth Sunday meeting at T^banon a success. Truex will help him.

The people say they have made new resolutions for doing good this new year. Now let them stick to them. Let them pray mora, attend church more, visit the sick mora, give more for the advancement of Christ's King-dom, grumble less, snarl lees, criticise less, do nothing loss, pout less, kick the pastor less, talk about their neigh-bora less and forget less that thera Is a God to love and serve, a church that needs In you a true member, lost sinners who need your pious example to turn them heavenward, and In the end it will be, "Well done, good and faithful servant."

JOHN T . OAKLEY.

H E W S H O T E S .

Baptlat Campballlam. Our Upper Street Church uses the

literature of the American Baptist Publication Society, which is usually as good as the best. But It as usual goes wrong , at Pentecost. Some years ago thera was considera-ble dissatisfaction with Dr. Stllller's Interpretation of Acts. 11.38. This year the Senior Quarterly in the les-son for January 17th calls PMer's ser-mon on Pentecost "The P i n t Chris-tian Sermon," and eommentlng on Acts 11. 88, says that "for the rmnls-slon of sins" means "In order that sins may bo forgiven." On the words "and ye shall raoelvc the gift of the Holy Ghost," thera is not a word of comment. These words ara not even quoted in tha notes, but left out alto-gether. Then tha words "Promise Is unto you, etc," ara said to be, a uni-versal promise limited only by the concluding phrase of the verse.

The enormous blunder is made of confounding forgiveness of sins with tha glfk of the Holy Ghoat, evIdenUy, or thara would hava b e n some com-ment on tiiat part of the vane. But the sama thing charged npon the So-ciety some years ago la bera clearly Uught, <.e., (bat of baptlam in ordar to forglvanass of alns. An axplana-(Ion and praotlcal rapudlatlon of the doctrine may ba again forthoomlng, but (ha lesson haa been passed, or rather studied by (ha sehools, and has dona its work. And K !• a Utde alngular that thii Tiaw should geklnto Its quartarllas avwy (lata If 1* wera not tha vlaw which tha Boolety seeks (o JoHM H. Bowi*,

iMttagton, Ky> -

PASTOBS' OOMFIBBMCB BEPOBT.

Naaavllle* FlrsV-Bro. Frank Willis Barnett

preached. Bro. BarnoU will supply Dr. Hawthorne's pulpit until the pastor returns. One Joined by letter. 197 in S. 8. and 126 In Anson Nelson Mission.

Central—Pastor Lofton preached. Good services. Three asked for prayer. 3401nS. 8.

Seventh—Preaching every night dur-ing the week; three professions; one addition. Had a great day yesterday. Meeting will continue. 175 In 8. S.

Edgoflold—Pastor preached. Good lervlces. '

Third—Bro. J . H. Martin preached. Good services. Pastor Golden Is In a meeting In Greensburg, Ind. 170 In 8. 8.

Immanuel—Pastor Ramsey preaoh-od. Three received by letter.

Centennial—Pastor W. C. Cleve-land preached. Fine services. Good Sunday-School.

Mill Creek-Pastor Prlct* preached. •M In 8. S. 44 In Una Mission.

Howell Memorial—Pastor Burns preached. Uusal services. One joined by letter.

(Ullatln-Pastor Barrett preached. Made some Improvements.

SadlersvUle—Bro. Lannom preach-ed for them last Sunday week. They have a new ohurch-houte; work very promising.

North Edgefield—No preaching; pas-tor too hoarse. Prayer service In the morning. No services at night. Good young people's meeting. 142 In 8. 8. 82 In Barton Mission.

First Church, East Nashville (col. ) -Preaching at 11 a. m. by H. Harding; night by pastor. Good services. 135 in 8. 8.

Mt. ZIon, (col. ) -Pastor Mason ••reached. H. Harding preached at i p. m. Three additions. Meeting In progress. 104 In 8. 8.

Bro. A. J . Holt was present and re-ported that the SUte Board had ap-pointed a committee to see about get-ting the first BapUst Chnroh house In the 8'«te moved to Uie Centennial.

Bro. Barrattwas appointed to look Into the question of a systematic study ut the subject of missions.

Appointed a committee from each church to see that the city Is thor-oughly canvassed for raising the Or-phanage debt.

Appointed Bro. Mason (col.) to see what our oolorod brathran will do for the Orphanage. Bro. Mason proposed that the colored brathran be allowed to help, which was gladly a<)cepted.

Bro. BarneU was elMted a member of this Confarence while he shall re-main with us. Also Bro. J . H. Mar-tin. MiiesTllle.

Seeond—Rainy day, but good con-gregattons. Pastor praached. Mora-log sencon first of a series on "E< a-mies of the ehurch within herself" on "Indifferance." Received one by let-tor. Baptised seven. 165 In 8. 8. neasplUB.

F1M( Church—Large oongregation morning and evening. Pastor preach-ed. The work for the new year has started off wall. Sunday befora Rev. M. D. Early praached (o ttia deligh( of tha people In (be nornlng; a( nigh( Br. Whl(ai(( preached an axoellan( •ermon toaorowdad house. ThaOen* tral brathran united wlih ns.

Monday and Tuesday of last week Dr. G«o. H. Simmons, assisted by Brathran Llttla and Haywood, bald a Suaday-sehool InsU(u(a.

Rowan-^Rav; W. L. Norris sur-pristd bis peopla on the second Sun day of thii month by offering his raa-iffaallOB, with Ilia nqaaslUba amp l id

at once. Bro. M. D. Early conducted the sorvleos Sunday and by a unanl-nious and enthusiastic vote was called to the pastorate of the church. Bro. Early consented to supply for them for a while until ho bad mora time to look over the field. The churob will be fortunate.lf they secure the services of so able and influential a preacher as B/o. Early.

Trinity—Both services well attended, with an unusually large congregation at night Rev. W. A. Hamlett; of Waco^ Texas, Is conducting a series of meetings to continue throughout the week. Mooting has been In progress since Sunday last and a good Interest Is manifested ateverji service. Crowds have bden In attendance each night and a grekt harvest Is promised.

Houston Ave.—Good servloos Sun-day. Twelve subiorlbcrs for Foreign Mission Journal.

Big Creek Church—M. M. Bledaoe, pastor. Good attendance; 15.10 con-tributed for the Orphabage.

The Sunday-school Institute has come and gone, and will long be re-membered for lu stimulating, uplift-ing Influence. By a rising voto the oongregation expressed their appre-ciation of the work done by the Insti-tute. Bro. Simmons discussed and exemplified now methods of teaching the lesson, and preached a masterly sermon on "Africa's Gift to the World," the life and work of Moses.

Bro. Little, fn a sparkling speech, discussed the relation of the Sunday-school to the church, holding that the churoh should assume all the expenses of the Sunday-school and develop In the children the spirit of benevolence and missions.

Bro. 0 « a r Haywood of West Point, Miss., In a spoech classic In diction and replete In philosophy and practi-cal thought, discussed the develop-ment of character In the young. Many promlnd to attend the Institute at Jackson this summer, and many more wished tboy could. Our prayers go with Bro. Simmons In his great work.

—Yesterday was a good day with us at Antloch. A very good congrega-tion greeted the pastor. I preached from the text, "And the books were opened," Rev. xx:12. The Holy Spirit was present and guided utt In tiie ser-vice. By the help of the Lord we are going to do more for Christ this year than last. Praise God from whom all blessings fiow. J . H. PIERCE.

Wrencoe, Tenn. —A good day. Two large congre-

gations. Churoh covenant read In tho morning. Bartlett Churoh Is Increas-ing In strength. Three additions lately. Expecting more soon. We have lately decided to raise all the mission money we can on the syste-matic plan. And still we recently sent •11.80 for Ministerial Education and 13.30 for theOrphanage. Pray for us.

L . E. MCDONALD. BartleU, Tenn. - .

—Miss Maud Wllsrn, daughter of Mr. T. T. Wilson of the Flrat Churoh, a former student at Boscobel, was burled joiterday. She had just en-tered hfr 21st year, and was the idol c f her home and . prominent in church and social ciroles In Chattanooga. She had been a patient Invalid for mora than a year. L. D. E.

Chattanooga, Tenn.

—Wa had good services at our churoh hara on yesterday, both morn-ing and night. Congragations largo and jittontlve. We took a oolledtlon for the "Orphans' Home" which amounted (o 110. Our missionary so-ciety also gava W 38. Tho Lord was with us; It was indeed a happy day to us. Wa liope to do mdra for missions and (ba Orpanaga this year than •varbafora. J. D . SMITH.

Eagtavim Tann., J anaa tyn th .

—Desiring to build up Rowan churob and give her the proud plam in the eyes of the denominatloi) that every Baptist Churoh should have, I worked hard and preached the Trath without fear or favor, and faithfully raported all of our work; but failing to receive a living support, I resigned tha care of Rowan churoh, said reelgnatlon taking effect at oneo. May God bless and guide us all. P r t j that God will guide me to a new field of more ex-tended usefulness.

W . L. NORRIS. Memphis, Tenn.

-Antloch Churoh, Big Hatohle Association, begins the year with bright prospcots, fellowship and love bearing rule In all hearts. They be-gan the work of the year with a cash contribution of 125 to the Orphanage and a New Year's gift of an overcoat to the pastor. This good example of care for the pastor Is worthy of Imita-tion by other churches, and might se-cure enlarged blessings, for " I t is more blessed to give than to receive." A happy year to you, Bro. Folk, and enlarged Influence to your valuable paper. J. P. LEIQH.

Locke, Tenn.

—Tbo Pastors' Conferenoe of New Salem Association met at Macedonia Churob on Thursday before the first Sunday In January, the following pas-tors present: T. J . Eastes, L. F. Allen, J. W. WaUon and M. W. Russell. They discussed the work of the pft«tpr and reported the work of the past month and adjourned to meet with T. J . Eastes at his home on Thursday be-fora the first Sunday In February. Every pastor in the Association is de-sired to be present and J. P. Gilliam Is requested to prepare a paper to be read at that meeting on the work of a pastor, and J. H. Grime one on the work of'(be evangelist. Brethren, leU all try to be present and have an In-teresting and profitable meeting.

M. W . RUSSELL.

The Anti-Mlnlonarles Again.

One would think from the outset of your article, which is ostensibly In reply to my letter to the titandard, of Chicago, that I was the object of at-tack and not another. You make a sbrewd convenience of the extract as the basis of a most excellent deliv-erance respecting the Missionary Bap-tists, so-called. I am very glad that I furnished the occasion of so much wholesome truth. Every syllable of your article respecting the nominal members of our Baptist ohurohes I endorae. So longas youemploy whati had to aay to "point a moral and adorn a tale," I am gratified. How-ever, It Is a fact that thera Is a marked growthof theantl-Mlsslonary Baptlsta throughout the South. I should rather undertake to count them, numerous as they ara, than to count the drones In our ohurohes. B. P. RILEV.

Atiiens, Ga. m — From Dr. Powall.

My Dear BroUwr:—! have read what you say about my remark made at the' Seminary rogardlng Campballism and I most heartily agree with you. The editor of the paragraphs from which you make the clipping does ma the Justice to state that these remarks ara taken out of (heir conaection. I was trying (o make ttie i)oln( that I bellovalseasy to prove, that Campball-ism and Hardshelllsm weraborn In (he BapUst denomination at a (imo of grea( splrKual declension, budhaone haa well nigh ceased (o axis(, and tha other (Oampbelllsm) has beooma mora spiritual, and that tbda ara many spiritual people In tho Campball-Ita ehurahes who ara nothing mora nor iMS than Baptlsta "boarding out," and Hiailhaaa w u d a m a ahooUI

homa. I am vary wall aeqnalatad with bald Campbdllsm aafl.ngard It as little better than pious lafldallty, but let us remeotbar thai orecda and people may and do ebanga and we must nol oondemn all p a c ^ f o n n d ln a denomination becanaa of certain un-warranted posltlona bald by mMjr, or even by amaJorUyiOt tha Let n | recognise whatever good, thara may be In any deaonlnatloa. ' . .

W. D. PavrnuL Toluca, Mexico, Jan. 0th. ^

Patltlona.

This resolution waa passfd by tha Nashville Preaohera' COnferanea bn January 18ih:

BtatAotd, That pas(ora of all ooagra-gations in the Stataof Tenneeaeaba nr'. quested to send petitions Inunedlataiy to (ba State ]«glslata(«. In eara of Bav. George A. Lofton, 607 South Summer Street, NashvUla,' Tenn.i protealing against (ha extension of (heqlty corr. poratlon line, so aa toavada tha Four-mile law and permit (he sale of ln(oxl> eante on the Centennial grounds. '

All papera, secular and rallglons, in the State, ara requested to oopy 'thls notice.

Fastora ara raqnaated to attend to this matter at onoa, privately and In their public servloea.

Canon and Mawnui Coilavo.

My raport last waek stated 180 stu-dente. It should have been 280. We now hav«i9Q.

The Dramatic Club of the ooUaga gave a play Saturday eveolng to a good audlenoe. Tha drama wM-tQU rendered and enthuslastloally received'. The acton wera drilled by Mra. L. D. PhiUlps.

The studente eajoyed » visit iast week from Dr. Jeffrlea of, KaoxvUle.^ He made a most exoellant talk on "Does an education pay what It coste?" ^

Rev. J . C. Hayes of . LoulavlUe preached two very aooeptable aarmons yeetorday at our church, and will lec-ture In tbo auditorium this evening. He Is blind, but reads better by the sense of touch than some of us do by sight. J . T. HBNDBRSON.

Jaekton Itami.

Prof. R A. KImbrough flUed the pulpit of the First Chnndi at both hours of service on yesterday. Tha pastor, Dr. G. H. Simmons, la In La Fayette, Ind., holding a session of the National Sundayadiool Seaslnary. Bro. Klmbrougb's sermons wera wall prepared and weH 'ddlverad. H i Is a young man of fine ability and praadi-ee very well- The First Churoh al-ways appreclatea hla i ^ o a s .

Bro. Charles Lovrjoy of Rlansa, Miss., preached (wo excellan( aamons to the Second Churoh on yostarday.

Bro. W. C. Nell filled (ha pnlpK of the Highland Avenua Ohundu on yM-terday. Ha Is a dUlganI s(udaa( In tho Unlveralty and la a fiaa apaakar.

Bro. J . a Maglll prMudiad for Bro. KImbrongh's church al MIddlaburg. Raised 17.60 for mlesloaa.

ThiB morning waa tha beginning of the spring term of the Unlveralty. Twanty-sevrn namaa wera added k> classes. The sploiaidly aqnippad dor-mitory and axcallant board al oos( will draw nloa young men. Than Is room for others. Profs. D a n ^ , Burke and n t r rar , with (hair rtrllaad and charming laulllaa, flva lo We dormitory an air of a grand hotel rather (ban (hal of a boardlnrhousa for aludente. A ydoBf man oan find no etihnol whera daganea and a«a*, r*> flaemeni and itoralKy ralgn ao aa-pramaly. Prof. PaHoa t a a 4jhatfa of the glrla' dormltoqr, which Is oondtM-ed on (ha same prlMlpka aa thai Im' dM fotrngmmi m''' • UMOMmi^^'

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rMd U iwo or throe tlmei, lajri I. •That'a tor ye, Marly, ye poor •Inner, Ibal'e allor^ lorRlttln' tho Lord'^ good-Q«»ti' 'Mi* three moro tlrno*, aaya I. 'Praise the Lord now, Marty, fer •ondin' yo auch comfort, fer whether yo oomo to ohuroh agin In a year, or never, ye've gol •omethln' to stand by all yer Ufo and on yor dyln' bedl' And when he'd read it a few tlmea more I got down on my knees, and laya 1, 'Bran' it in, Lord, ao I'll neiter loeo the mark on it,' and on my kneea I stayed, pray in' it over and over again, till the mini*-ter shet tho book. It's ben a drottul comfort to mo every way. Mis' Cal-vert; it makes me feel that if tbe Lord has sech long patience with folks it ain't fer seoh as mo to be mutterln' and hectorln'." The minister looked up into Marty's eyes with a thoughtful •mile, and they smiled back full of trust and sympathy, for divided as they were by every social distinction of birth, fortune, beauty and oulture, ibey were one in that fellowship which outlasts oven death, bound with the sacred tie which binds those who have one Lord and one falth.-From "Our Phil and Other Stories," by Katharine Floyd Dana

Work Among Colored People.

The excellent little paper, Hope, price fifty oenU a year, published by Mlaa J . /P . Moore expressly for col-orad readera, would boa most suitable present to oook or house-maid. It oonUlns plain, practioal So*-ipture les-sona and direct Instruction suited to the oeedi of families where the mother la often away at work all day and too tired at night to train the children, unlets some kind assistance and en-couragement Is afforded her.

Mlaa Moore's •'Fireside Schools" have done much to purify and elevate family life among tbe negroes. These are, to use her own words, "schools taught around the fireside; Mother and father are the teachers and are also pupils, for they have lessons to learn so that they may be able to (eaoh tiielr children. A mother ia nevar 'too old to learn,' she should keep on learning as long aa she lives, for her child's good as well aa her own. Afte* breakfast and after sup-per the Bible ia to be atudied along with tbe explanation given in Hope. Remember it ia a daily aohool, that no amount of wor.k for the body should Intermpt. Prayer is to be offered in which eaoh member of the family is mentioned. Every ohild ia taught to keep the houae is order, to aew, or to oare for younger onea, to taove qui etly and to apeak gently."

One of Mlaa Moore'a pible Bands sent her tZ 60. for miaaibna in China, writing, "We did not know before Uiat there were so many who have not heard of Christ.*' Three young worn' M are at present in her Missionary Training School, 613 Mulberry St., Nashville, preparing for missionary work.

—*'My old miatee warn't pioua mite, but I was dead aot on gwine to oeetln'. I 'apose I bothered her, fer aha tiuraed round on me right audden one diuri *nd aays she, 'Go to meetin' to-algbt, ye husajr, . and then hold yer %ong9» about it; if ye Itsk me agin fer a year I 'll have ye whipped.' So weol, glad enough, and I crop' right up by whar the mlnlater stands, aoae a«l to loee a nlte, and I hadn't aot thw but * little ipell when bo bj^ran to raad out of ttie big gold Bible, and tme M jre Uvee, lUp' Ctelve^ every •or ta l vene wm about the Lord.'e

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ALUM is properly a dye stuff. Lime is properly used in tan-ning. Neither should be used in bread. Yet it is positively true fhat most all the cheaply made baking powders contain these harmful ingredients used simply because they are cheap, and utterly regardless of their dangerous character. The cheap powders thereby be-come the infamous means whereby the un-suspecting are deluded and injured.

In all English coun-tries and in some of our States it is unlawful to put alum in bread. The Royal Baking Powder is free from alum and lime—-it is absolutely pure.

MYAl tAKIMI WWOM 06., NtW^OWI.

-Our Secrotary is alwaya glad lo rcceivo lettera with the return of quar-terly blanks. Several recently to hand express kind wishes for her and for tho progress of her work. She appre-ciates the assurance that these faithful hearts are p r a y i n g for her. May this be a year of glorious achievement for the W. M. II. of TonDOiSco.

—From a town where the Holy Spir-it has been richly poured out. convert-ing sinners and arousing believers, comes a contribution for the Christ-mas offering, with tho explanation, "There are but a few of UB that seem to be Intoreatcd In tho work." To this correBpondont wo would say, Try the plan of holding parlor meetings at the homes of members; spoak and pray as f our missionaries and the unconvert-

ed about them were just as real to you and as dear to our Heavonly Father as your own pastor and tho unconvert-ed of your own households. Weave in some missionary facts whenever tbe ladles moot together; whether for local aid or any other church work. Show that the cause Is one, that there Is no distinction between "Home" and "For-eign" in God's sight.

—A business-like note closes with: "Our number seems so large we ought to do mo o; but the most are girls, only giving one nickel a month, and we labor under many difficulties. Hope we can do more this year." We rejoice to hear of the dear girls learn-ing to give regularly. These girls, "faithful over a few things," to them will be entrusted the "many things as the years roll on. 8. E. S. S.

To The Colporten.

IkUfvtd FeWow-laftorers;—Webavoor dered a very complete bill of Bibles and denominational books, which will arrive during January from Philadol phia. When this arrives, a box of books will be tent to each colporter, «ho will indicate that he needs moro books. We cannot order for you, dear brethren, every book you may need. The State Board cannot afford to go Into th<> general book business. Wo will supply eaoh colporter with a full line ot chcap Bibles and Testaments, a fair supply of Teaoter'a Bibles, small family Bibles, large print Tes Umenta, and of small Bibles and Tes taments we have a sufficient supply. These with Bunyan's Pilgrim Progress, Story of tbe Bible, First Steps, Story of the Gospel, Tho Blood of Jesus, and a full assortment of bookleta, paper binding from 3 oenta to 10 cents eaoh, on denominational and general Chris tian subjects, will form the prlnoipa part of our books. Pendleton's Church Manual and library hooka also form a oonalderable part of our aupply, We have now twice as many col port-ers at work aa we have ever had be foro. Lot ua labor with diligence to advance the canae for our bleaied Master. We app<ial to all lovers oi oolportago work throughout the Stato to come to our assistance. Let aya tomaticcontributionaflowin. All who have promised work in any depart-ment will please to remember ut.

A. J . HOLflT, Cor. Seo. MashvlUe, Tenn.

Week of P r a j e r .

Pratso God froB wboni oil btwuton flow i PN&W him all orsaturss bsio b« low." Cor Father deserves all praise from

all the people of Tennessee, for hie blesslnga seem to be upon all. From the moiintaiae ot the easiem border to the "Father of W»tera," the oolintry axhlbite evldeoce of hie goodneai.

In aooordanoe with tbe tuggoHlon of the W. M. U. that (he l int week in January be obsorved aa the Week ot Prayer for Miiiloni, tiie Booiety in the Flrat Baptist Churoh of your neigh* twr olty, oiarkivlUe, hae Juat olmnd m

We all reinFmbcr the story of Potico de I.eon twckiiiR the fountain n? eternal youth; and Wf all aymiiaUiUo with him in his s e a r c h . VouUi mennit ao much. Ii means more than Ife—for aomctimea ife b c c o m r H a

wearinesB. n u t outh—with

t» aboundinR tiralth and viicor, e l a a t i c n t r p , glowinK chci-kt, and Kparklinir

eyes—wt all cuvct ernu ' Inc youtlt.

The wenlc-ncH» or diH. c a n e which asrea peot)U> Iwforc their

time, is not the result of accumulated yearn; i t iatherfrectofwronK: Uvinfcand unhealthy hlooil. When the blood is pure and fresk the bmly will be full of youth.

Thousandn of peopU' who seemed to have 'loat their youth by disease and sufli-iititr have found it ngain thtouuh the use of Dr. Pierce's Ooldcn Medical Discovery, the most perfectly natural and scientific rcjuve-nator of the physical forces ever known to medical science.

It f ives the hinod makine onrnna power lo ,make new blood, full of the life frivinr red 'corpuscles which drive out disease, build |up fresh tissur, solid muscular flesh nnd Ihealthy nerve force. It KIVCS constitutional bower, deep and full and stronif : rounds jriut hollow cheeks and emaciated forma; bives plumpness, color and animation. •, It does not make flaWiy fat like cod liver Wl. On this account, it is a perfect tonic lor cortmlent people, j It nids diReition and the natural action of <he liver, and by feedinjr the nerves with bi^hly vitaliied Wood banishes nervous-ScM. neumlKia and inwmnia.

Where a constipated condition exists, the " Discovery " «hoald be used in conjunction

'with Dr. Pierce's l»lea'»ant Pellets, which are the roost perfect, mild and natural laxative lin the world. There U nothing else " jus t as (rood." The»e is nothinR that will do the work so thoroughly, (urely and comfortabljr.

most successful meeting. Our able President, Mrs. J . F. Parker, very wlaely, a few daya in advance of tbe time specifled, ordered the distribution of the daily programs. In addition to the printed matter thereon, in order to make the Invitation tho more pmmvxl ahe thoughtfully wrote, "You are prayerfully urged to attend this series of meetings." We add below a copy of tho program:

Monday, Jan. 4—Anawera to Prayer. Mrs. O. M. Blackman leader.

Tuesday, Jan. 6-How thia Society May Become More Active and Useful. Mrs. A. U Boone loader.

Wednesday, Jan. 0—The Promises of God. Mlaa Anabol Major leader.

Tburaday, Jan. 7—Tho Foreign Mis-sion Board. Mrs. U. C. Gerhart leader.

Friday, Jan. H—Personal Consecra-tion. Mrs. John Hurat leader.

Would that your space might per-mit a detailed 'account of thia preoiouH toaton of prayer. Bach member most cheerfully bore her ahare of the re-sponslbility of tho hour.

The' coming together was to spend the week in prayer to God that he might open the hearU and purses of Baptists all over our sunny South-land to give of their means as liber-ally as poaaible to relievo tho pressure upon tbe Board and to meet the crisis whloh it now has upon It. Ita success was largely due to the fact that wo hate a conseora'od pastor, Rev. A. U. Boone, who atrongly believes in and preaches mlaalona. At his own rcqueat be waa admitted to one of these meetinge, though earnesUy p r ^ feeling not to endorae women epeak-log In "mixed aeeembliea." Be was destined not to beeome amero listener, ao gave ueamoat helpful and soul-atlrrlng talk.

A most Intereatlng and hoaportant day was that when the exeroises were led by one of our y o u n g e s t members, who so euooessfully called to her M-•leUnoe the "Sunbeam^" and "Mis-aloary Inqulr«re." She nemed to appreciate tbe neceesUy of traliang; UM young'people In MIMIOD work ai

!

Dia foundation for (he future aucoesa of the ohurohee.

At the doling aoi'vioe, which waa most enjoyable,' many expressions of prtiae were freely uttered. One thought prominently brought (u t was a bless-iagi not peculiar to this i>>t»tnt time, bat to aU yean, for whloh we ahould never oeaie to be tbankful-Chriit Je-ms. By rcqueit, an abient, earnest worker, Mrs. Major, the daughter of onr former loved paator. Dr. Seara, lent in an intereatlng, auggeativo pa-per upon the regular, aystematio use of a Thank-offering box. She feeling-ly told us of how her thoughts were first drawn to this subject by a sermon preached by her father upon the sub-ject of "Habit"~that by the giving of peotties for the every day blessings of life we cultivate both grace and grat-itude. Thia plan we commend to oth-ers, hoping it may bo adopted with equally good reaulM.

It la a most gratifying relleotlon that the oolleotlon of 126.00 for For-eign Mission! Is thought to be a ored-luble showing for our numbers.

We cannot more appropriately close this article ^ a n by giving you a poem contributed by Mrs. C. H. Wortbam and read before our Society on this occasion: Bate we gstherod • lltUo every day As wo mot In tbe oornvr room,

Prom tho proolooa p-oyor and boaniirul aouf. From tb« Kamorod words io( tbe gatbsred

tbrong, What Is inoaob beart today t Is oar ^ CNLOB " botter beoaose ot this, Oar Womoa's Wook of Prayer,

Can wo count tbe (alts wo bare gathered a&d lavod,

Tbe ftaln-boada kept from the way straw-pavod,

Can we do all tbli an! mors' Ood blesaoiir Boards " wo ask today, And onr " Woman's Union," too,

Msy tbsy grow and prosper tbrouf b years to oom»,

Till tboy forsi at last m woadroos sum. To wwk for tho Maitor'a oauso. U ttoro "Butubino In your beart today," BMSUSO of yonr tnlBf to dor

Tbon shall we help In every way Tbls aoblo oaoae, as beat wo may,

ID " Home and Poroiga fields. The year to oomo msy bold so much. Shall we all meet bare again?

If not, may wo nsst in tbo " Upper Koom," And boar from " Our Fatbor" tbo gracious

"como," To tbo homo I have prepared.

A MEMIIBR.

condition of our Baptist Eduoatlonal initltutioni and to oommunioate the aame to all Baptiat journals previous to the day of prayer for Ck>llegos. This, however, may be said: That in many institutions professors and itu-denU maintain a high standard of Christian piety and activity; by some the study of the Bible has been intro-duced into the curriculum, while others are considering the question of Us in-troduction; and generally there ap-pears to be a deepening conviction of tho neod of a more positive and pro-nounced religious life among thoio who toaoh as well as among the stu-dents thomsolvos. In somo institutions extensive revivals occurred last year.

For many years this day of prayer has been obierved chiefly by the Col-leges thoihsaltes, fow churches hold-ing a special service for this purpose. Its more general obiorvance by the Churches is greatly to b^ desired. Inasmuch, however, as tho weekly prayer meetings of px%ay Churches fall on another date than the 28lh, it is suggested that the last week in Jan-uary be the "Week of Prayer for Col leges" to bo observed in concert by the Churches at their principal prayer meetings during that period, and that on the Sunday before or after, pas-tors speilk on the importance of Chris-tian institutions of learning and ex-hort their people especially to earn-est prayer in their behalf. L?t prayer be offered for Boards of Trustees that they may administer their trusts so as to promote tho interests of the denom-ination and advance the Kingdom of Christ; for faculties of instruction that their influence may be positively for Christ and his truth; for Chriitian itudents that their faith and zeal may be ooniplououa; and that unoonverted atudenU may be led to Christ.

The subject of Religion in Colleges waa ably discussed at tbe last anniver-sary of the Education Society by Pres-ident Harris of Bucknell University and by Dr. Henderson of tho Univer-sity of Chicago. These addresses with the annual report of the Society will be sent gratuitously to applicants.

H. L. MORBIIOCSB, Cor. Sec. New York City.

An Old ChrUUan.

The Baptist Orphanage. av BIXBM A. ORIMHCT.

Day of Prayer for Colleges.

The designated day of prayer for Colleges li Thuriday, January 28th. At iu lait annual meeting The Amer-ican Baptist Education Soolety ex-preiied the oonvlctlon that the day should be more generally observed, saying: "Baptiiti have established Institutloni of learning, at great cost, in the expeotation that these seau of intelleotual activity and power would become effeotlve auxlllariei of the ohurohee In the upbuilding of Chriit 'i Kingdom on eat th. In nAuy cases this expMtatlon hai been realised. The contrlbiUoni of Chrlitlan Collegei to the Influenoei and progress anlty are lUnpiy Incaloulable. matter of grMtoonoern, therefore, they continue to fulfil their original purpose. Oirtalnly the more than two hundred Baptist Initltutioni ot learn-ing lo North Amerloa, with poiieiiion talnsd a t not less than 135,000,000, with a largo fores of Initruotors mou^-Inf the thoughts and lives of thou-lands who are to beoome leaders of the riiini^ gttSli'atloui, are of suQolent iMpoiHAtioe io rebelve, ai least onoe ea«h;^tar, the earnest oonslderatlon and the fMhrent pmyers ot (he ohurohei to the aiMlniaent of this Id^ l ; Ohrlit In edaeatldni and edudatloii for Chrlit.'*

The Correipondlng Secretary hai barn nnahle to obtain snfilotsnt facts toniilmttMitifMlorgr statement, as re* f tMlMliy tiM otiha religious

Colleges to Of OhrlftU L

ble. It is m l )refore, thar

Mothers ot Teaneasas, In homes ot love and oboer,

Wbtro DSftlo by tbe koeo Tbo tittle ones so dear.

""Tbey gatbsr at our boards. Around our beartbitones kneel,

Wo uks tbelr wants to Qod, Their slightest needs we fetl.

But there's tbe orphan's wall Kobolog through onr land,

Tbelr hesrta with sorrow Quall, Tbry noed oui; bolplsg band.

Tholi parsala Ood removed, That we tbelr aouU may brlngi

To Christ, onr " AUsn I-ord," Bleb Jswolsfor ourKmg.

•Tbo vlolst's sweat perfume Usbsd In lonely della

While gsms ot purort ray Are bid la darkened oolls.

Oft thus wa and a pearl Burled In want and woo,

Ocea od for a erowa, Ttossokdod bidauago

Obi oanwaMUhlissba To a trust dlvlnaiy glvsnf

Wake us, dear I drd, awabei Help us to live for^savsn.

Our bsarta anolat with oil, frithlovlnit blDdassaUI.

Make us delight (otoU AaddoTbyholywUI

Until Utacrpbaa's wall la talraM to bymss o( praise,

Until the hnaalsas wait A erewn bsfora Thca taya

UutilourUharadone, •raott'lteall fram sartb sway

TorsatwItbTbselnbltss AwA reitn Unvogb attdlsss Sajr.

Green Vale. Tenn.

.—There is nothing the devil feai« s6 inaoh a i trutti.

IJtar Brother JV>U;:—In a reoent num« ber of the BAPTIST ANU RsruscTOR Dr. Ca^aniss writes about lome old Chriitlans. I send you a short histo-ry of one more; but beg pardon for doing as some preaolgters who,illus-trate by oft referring to their own fam-ilies, for tho reason that they know them bettor than others.

My fatl^r, James Parks, was born in Burk county. North Carolina, just before the close of the Revolutionary vrar. When of mature age, having a small family, he with his father, brothers, some other relatives and friends, migrated to Indiana before she becamo a State, where white men were few and wild boasts'and Indians many, and settled 1Q what is nowMon' roe county, near the present town of Elliottsvilio. Ho was one of the Com-missioners who laid off Bloomlngton, the seat of the county, and also of the Bute University. Hli buiineis was farming, though at times in an humble way he served his country.

As he and the first settlers grew in ago they organised what was called the Old SeUlers' Assooiation. My father, being the oldest man in the community, was honored by having the anniversary of the Association fixed on his birthday, September 26th. These anniversariea were times of re-oicing, times for neighbors and friends

assemble, basket dinners to be spread out, speeohes to be made and rominlscenoes indulged in to heart's content. I was pre^nt on one of these occasions when they called on my father for a speech. I remember among other things he said;: "that he had voted for Thomas Jeffer-son and every Democratic President down to that time; that he had been a Baptist for more than seventy years, and beliovod that he would never change his politics or religion."

When he was a hundred years jld his Associatlon.conoluded to give him a grand centennial, which was widely published, inviting all relatives and riends to be present. There were

present on that occasion five genera-tions of his immediate family, other relatives from about ten BUtes, and friends—well, "the woods were full ot them." There were speechoi from the representative! of his five generations, but tho principal orations of the day were delivered by Dr. Moss, President of tho State University at Blooming-ton, and Gov. Hendricks from Indian-apolis. The themo of tho last speaker was, "What has happened sinoe this man was born." He died lome two yean later, not, however, from age.

Any aaiMpafffla le esfsapa^ rilla. Tme. So any tea Is tea.; So any flour Is flour. But grades differ. YtuwMtihiitML MO wiUi unspaiUhL There are grades. Yon want the b e ^ If you understood aanvsiilla as weU as you do tea and flowrit would be easy to detsnalae. But yon dont How. should, your When you are going to buy a commodity w ^ mdae^ you don't know, yoa pick out an old establish^ house to trade with, and tt^ d^lr a » perlence and reputation. 0 o io when buying aarsapariOa.

Ayer's Sars^arilla has been on the market 50 years. Yew grandfather used A j t ^ It is a reputsUe medidne. Than mn jatatfy BanmparatM— bat oaJy oaa Ajrei'd I t

cures.

but pneumonia, brought on by ex-poiure working in his garden. <t His last words were, "Lord Jesus, help me!" E. M. PABXS.

Memphis, Tenn. m .

—Program of the Ministers' Meeting at New Salem Assoolatlon to be held with Piunket's Creek ohuroh Jan. 20, 30, 31, 1897.

1. Introductory sermon for orltiolsm —M. W. Russell.

2. Relation ot ohuroh to klngdom-T. J. Eastes, J . H Grlow.

3 Are ths Baptist ohurohee ot to-day apostolic from a hlstorle stand-polnt-S. N. FlUpatrlok, R. Brett.

4 What is the design of Christian baptiim?-W. J. Wation, J . . W.

^fil^^mperanoe-^. B. Fletcher. 6. Ooei the Spirit OMrate Independ-

ent ot the Word-J . P. OlUlAni. J . J . Carr. ^

7. Mluions-J . J . Bastes, L, L. Al-len, 8. N. FiTia>ATaioK, Oh'm

Their Evidential V A L X m

C O X ^ B ? I ^ B ^ C T T L J F ^ E ^ S f ^ o r i s p e .

BY GHARLBS B. GALLOWAY. DO.. LL D , A Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Churoh, South.

F.M}TIRILB I. The Question Stated; or. Tlie Anewerlns Voice of History

LBOTIIBB II \ . ' Christianity and Other Religions. .

- liBOniMB III. • .J ' Portable Bvldenoeif from Many Lands. :

.•^ImtiIM'IV . Prints from Various Fields.

•iSOTVMB V. The Message of Missions to the Churoh.

LBO'rvtti Vi. Lessons from Some Master Missionaries.

i2)io. PP. aw. pfvCDKit.

Bailm & Smith, W i l l , i p .

B A P T I S T A J 9 D JUJUTLAOTUB, J A N . 2 1 , l a i iT i B A P T I S T A N D B E r X i J U U T U B . J A N . 2 1 , 1 » » 7 .

Baptist and Reflector. HuhvUlf.TeBii. . J m . 21.1097.

•DOAK fOUC. . . . ' . Bnitoa W. Y. QUIBBNBBBBY, Aaaooun BOITOB. A. B. CABAMIM, FUM Mllor Mpa OM. Agwt

ovnoB—^WM. rfwk r«k TatophMie No. IMt.

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riiBAtB NOTIOB.

AUmbMribMa an pnraaMd to ba par I utU «• raoolTO MtlN to Um Mmmrj.

If ymwiakyoiirpapw dla«»Uaaod,dropu« OWtftOtkMtfMtiUdttwIUbadOBO. Kjou •n b«Ua« la i«nr aiibMrtpUoii. awd tlw

Bt BMMaary to pay up baek dnaa wkta fo« oitfar tka paptr ttoppad. fl. Tka labal oa jma papar wUI toU jm

wkaa row aabaertptloa aiplraa. Notlaathat, aad vkaa yoar tlaa la out aaad oa yonr n-aawal without waltlac to baar tram na.

n foa witfi a okaago of poatoOaa ad-dnaa. atwaya giro tka poatoflaa from wUok aa wait aa tha poatoflso to wUeb yon wlah tha ahaagamaOa. AhrayailTalafall aafl plaialsr vrittaa ararr aama aad poatoffloa yon wrlta about «. llakaaUebaaka.aMBa7oraan.ato.,par

aUa to tka BARiat AID Bnuoxoa AMraaa aU latton oa bnalaaaa and

aonaatoadaaaa. tocatkar witk aU moMya Ut-taaAad for tka papar, to tka BAVxiat Am B» iuaiOB,Naak«Ula.TaaB. A4draaa oaly par-aoBtl lotMta to tha adltor ladlvlduaUy. «. WaaaaaaadraeatptaUdaalrad. Tbala-

aal oa yoar pNWr wUl aarra aa a raoalpt. bow' avar. UthatlaaotebaBcadlatwowaakaaftar roar aabaarlptloa baa baaa aaat, Oivp naa aard Moat It. T. AdrartlalagiataaUbaral, and Will batnr-

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DR. n088 AGAIN. The Chrutian Advoeateot last week

had a reply to our recent editorial. We oannot quota the reply in full, but notioe only Its essential points.

1. Dr. Hoss says: " In reply to our recent paragraph, Bro. Folk of the Baptist andBiflbotor has writ-ten nearly three oolumns—he rarely ever writes less." This is true with several exceptions, (a) The article was not three oolumns long. It was only a littleover two columns. (b) Over half of it was taken up with quotations fiom the Chrittian Advocate and Tmmtutt Methodut. (c) We have not had a three column ed-itorial In the paper in a long time. (<0 There is no paper in the South which contains more short editorial paragraphs than the BAmsT and Rmxjdctor—not even the Cktutfan Advocate, (e) When we ^ t r t o dis-cutting the erron of Methodism it taken a good deal of space. (/) What in the world has the length of our editorial got to do with the mer-it* of the subject under discussion,

>we ahould like to know.

2. The Advocate quotes our para-graph atwhloh offense was taken, aa follows:

. v " ^ * ''•.T* of tte C^ncil of Trmt by Jamea An-thony Frpudv. and we wer« very muoh •inw\ ^ th i ^ b U a o s fiaiween the oondltion of thinRt In tiia Method-^ t Church today, as indicated by the ajMt-m Mfudlil andttaeNaabville (MrtiUan AdvoeaU, and the ntate of Mnffs ia the Oathollo Church at the biglBBlng of tha Iflth century."

The Advocate then adds:

A m notmend mattera. That thecolUBM

of Mm Advocat$ warranUuff ao turlble aa aUegatioB we positively deay."

We uiBwer: (1) Here ig what tha aald;

do t ^ maaa. these dlicl. pies of John l ^ « r ,who drink Uquot. eafam in promlMaons daaelnir, ^ ^ y l r r a l seats at the theaters, relish ttw worldly alooiphera of cai^ par-ties, l l te , lN«sae l l ^ ihe l?|* lewi

to horafl racoa. d gamble in the bucket ahops and on the Stock Ex-ohaairey What do thej mean? Have they forfoUan their vowa to renouoco the devil and all of his works, the valu pomp and glory of the world? or what la the matter? Wo beg theU to atop and think." " J

To our mind this certainly looks in the direction of the Catholic Church in the Itith century. (2) But Dr. Hoes conveniently ignores the fact that we spoke of the "cou-dition of things in the "Methodist Church today, as indicated by the Teniieuee JfftAodut" aa well as the Naahville Christian Advocate. We gave the quotations from the Method-iit at length in our previous article and need not repeat them hero. As our readers remember, they are a good deal stronger even than tho expressions of Dr. Hoss, and we think will fully warrant our remark. We are willing to leave it to any fair minded and disinterested man if they do not. Why Dr. Hoss should completely ignore the Ten neuee Methoditt in the matter we are not sure. We have a suspicion, ; however, that he is striking at Dr Haynesover our shoulder. But it seems to us it would be mow manly if he should strike Dr. H a ^ s di rectly. ^

(3) Dr. Hoss adds: "It has never entered into our mind

to claim that the Methodiat Churoh ia an ideally pure body. Among iu millions of members there are vast numbers who fall far ahort of the de manda of the goapel of Christ, and we fear that there are not a few who in-dulge in gross and damning slns But this la the caie with all the ohurches, the Baptist among ttie rest. It does not warrant the Inferenoe that they re84>mb1e the Roman Catholic Church of the 16th century, which waa rotten to the core." We reply as before;

We do not claim by any meana that Baptists are perfect, but In so far aa they fail, the failure ia due to them-aelvea. and not to their principles. We admit that we have many uncon-verted membera in our churchea, but It ia contrary to our princlplea, and not in accordance with them, that auch should be the caae. With ua they muat at least profest converaion be-fore we will receive them Into the church. Dlacipline, we ahould aay al-so, is not a matter entirely unknown among ua.

Methodists, however, do not al-waya require even a profession of conversion before members are re-ceived into the churoh. Here is what the discipline says upon this point: "When persons offer them-selves for church membership let he preacher in charge inquire Into

their spiritual condition, and re-ceive them into the church wihm they ave given tatitfactory as$urance ^f

their deiin to/lee from the wrath to come, and to be taved/rom their $int, and also of the gentiinenesB of their faith, and of their willingness to keep the rules of the church. When satisfied on these points let the minister bring the candidates before the organisa-tion whenever practicable, and re-ceive them aocordiog to the pre-scribed form." (Fftragraphs 206, 207, p. 94.) Fromthisit will be seen that a satiafaotory aaauraooe of a dfire to flee from the wrath to oome and to be saved from their alna ad-mits people Into the Methodist Ohuroh.

8. Dr. Hoss quote* our remark that there la a tendency upon the part of Methodist theology to put emphasis on the human and material side of salvation, Instead of upon the divine and spiritual side.

Basddp:

Methodlit theology aaierta, with the utmoat emphasis, tho absolute help-leaaneas of man without divine grace. At the same time It Inaiats that while God worka in us to •'ill and to do of his good pleasure, it is our duty to work out our salvation with fear and trembling."

In reply to this we might quote again from the discipline as abovei showing tho tendency of Methodists to regard salvation as a matter com ing through the church. In this connection we may tell the follow ing fact: The pastor of a prominent Methodist Church in this city aske< a lady to join bis church. She sail to him that she was not good enough He replied, "Join the church and i< will help you toget good." But we do not need to dttrell upon this point Our readers have heard too many Methodist preachera, and know too well the emphasis which they con tinnally put upon works, that iS;

upon the human and material aide of salvation, to need proof at our hands of the tendency of Methodist theol ogy—at least Methodist theology aa ^laght by Methodist preachers—to pat emphasis upon the human anc material side of salvation instead o the divine and spiritual side. Thai this should be denied by Dr. Hoss was a matter of surprise to us, and will be to many of our readers. Sam Jones with his "quit your meanness and join the ohuroh" preaching may be an extreme outcome of Methodis theology, but he is only a logical outcome of i t We know perfectly well that Methodists admit thai there is a divine and spiritual side to salvation, but we know perfectly well at the same time that the ten-dency of their theology is to put em-phasis upon the human and material side. It is this side they continual-ly preach and talk, and not the di vine and spiritual side. They say also that the salvation of a sinner starts with himself, but that God meeto him half way. The Baptist says that Qod begins the salvation and draws the sinner to him. As our Savior said: "No man can come

unto me except the Father draw him."

4. Dr. Hoss ays again: "We doubt if Dr. Folk has ever

read either Watson or Pope or Sum' mars or Miley. This doubt is ex-pressed in the intereat of hia perfect sincerity. If he were familUr with the teachingr of these maatera, he would not fait into mistokes of so grievoui a character."

Wo must admit that our iheolofi ical education has been neglected in this particular. But while doubts are in order we may be allowed to expreas a doubt if Dr. ^Hoss has ever read either Hodge or Boyoe or Strong—and we are inclined to add, or Paul. But while we have, not read the "masters" mentioned by him we have read enough toknow the essential position of Methodists upon the doctrines of graoe.

6. Dr. Hoss closes witha joke, the point of which is to leave the mpression that the editor of this paper "just ttolmt/fy hates tho Methodists." Well, perhaps he is right about I t We confess that our American-born, liberty-loving soul does "Just, naturally" hate any. •hing like oppiwwion ahd suppres-sion, such as was Illustrated by the Methodist Ohuroh in the Kelley and Morrison oases, for iostanco. Also, our Baptist soul, re^nwmtsd, as we believe, by the Spiritof God.aad saved by graoe through fklth, not of

disposition to emphaaise the human and material side of salvation at the expense o! tho divliis and spiritual side. Yes, the polity ind theology of Methodists we suppose we do "just naturally hate,^' biit for our Methodist brethren as a people, and OS brethren in Christ, we have the warmest affection. And in so far as they love Christ, and follow in his footeteps, we love and honor them. By the way, we believe we have never heard Dr. Hoss accused of any owr-fondnMS for the Bap-tists.

PBBbONAJ. EFFORTS AT SOUL WINNING. I believe it to be the duty of every

Christian to put forth some specific, definite, earnest, prayerful, personal effort for the salvation of some one else. This ought to be done daily, not merely or mainly during pro-tracted meetings. We read In Acts V. 42, "And dally In the temple and In every house they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ" If we as ChrlstlanB work only or main-ly during Bome special meeting the unsaved will think that we are ex-cited.

I do not believe this world will ever be won forChriat until God's people get hold of this great idea of personal effort at soul-winning. In a great battle not only do the gen-erals fight, but the rank and file of soldiers are needed. Of course we within ourselves can save no one. It is written, "Not by mightoor by power, but by my Spirit saith the Lord of hosts," but his Spirit works through human instrumentality. If we could graap this fact and the worth of a human soul I think each would be willing to make this per-sonaleffort Solet'sseeifwecanget these. The worth of a soult What is it? One soul ia worth more than all Tennessee, more than all the Southern States, more than all the United States, more thanallthe New World; yes, more than all the whole world. Christ, who made the world and knew ite worth, taught that one soul was worth more than the whole world. Now if one can by personal effort win that which is worth more.than the whole world, is t not worth the best effort of his be-ng to do it? Is it not worth a life-

time of continuoui efforts, If need be? And yet how spasmodic andsUght are our efforts at soul winning. May His graoe forgive us.

Now we shaU see from the Bible some of the fruits of personal efforts at soul-winning. In John i. 40 43 we find that after Andrew was con-verted, he went out and found his >rother Simon Peter, "and brought

him to Jesus" and Ohrlatiaved him.

have sometimes thought that An-drew did more good In this one per-sonal effort of his than he dld ln all

his after publio service. See what • mighty man ot God Peter be-came. Hs was made one of the ohiefest aposties, U not 1A0 chief. If Andrew had not made thb personal effort we might not have had Peter's great sermon preached on the day

Pentecost which led three thou-sand souls to belie?* ia Ohrist Then two book* ol tbs Bibl* were written by til* man wlunlAndrew found and broughl to Jeans. Who can meaiur* the 'glory ol this per-sonal effort? In John 1. 48-51 we read ta how a youtfg man' b/the

god just as soon as he waa saved he vent out and found his friend Na-^nsel and brought him to the Ohrist I wlab each of you would studT these verses. They will stir y o u r heart if you will think. Reader,

have you not some friend unsaved? Will you not try to bring him to Christ, and do it at once? God help you. In the fourth chapter of John we soe how tendorly and lovingly Christ dealt with a vile, sinful wo-man. He by this personal consid-eration led her intothe divine light There will you note how the woman herself, so soon as ahe was saved, went in great haste and earnestness to tell of the "Wonderful Christ who liad told her of all she had ever done." Note the result of this wo-man 's personal work in John 1 v. 39 42. If cue soul is worth more than the world what must these "many" be-lievers be wortiif In Acte viii. 26-40 we are shown how an earnest Christian man may win a fellow traveler for Christ as they drive along the road through personal converse on tha teachings of God's word. This rich man who was thus led into the light by Philip's per-sonal words was not reached by the public services at Jerusalem. Many a rich business man might be led to Chrlat if there were more zealous' personal soul-winners who were willing to be directed by the Spirit Many more examples from the Bible might be given if it were necessary for proof that this work can be done. But aurely these will suffice. Not only is the Bible full of illustrations of those who did personal work, but human history is bright with such facte. The great John Bunyanwas, under God, led to Christ by the words of a woman. Little Tom Bin-ley by personal effort won the bril-liant and powerful Hugh Latimer for the Master. Who in all the South does not rejoice In the great things God has done for Cuba by the life and infiuence of our own A. J . Dial? How ;was this mighty soul-winner won? It was through the personal efforte of the godly Alice Tucker. LIttie did she know what great things under God she was doing, when by earneat counsel and prayer she wss tr>lng to lead the poor aiok Cuban into the light of salvation. May the Holy Spirit for Christ's sak6 stir everyone who shall read these lines with a deep, earneat desire to be a soul-wlnner.

W. Y. Q.

PRAYER FOR COLLEGES. We call apechtl attention to tho

article on page seven upon the sub-ject of prayer for colleges. There is no pUce where religion Is more needed or has a wider Infiuenoe than In our oolleges. The flower of our young men ar* to be found In tho ooUegea. When they go out In.life, as a rale they become leaders In all departmenta of business. I t be-oom«g important^ therefore, thottbey should' beooniB Christians while in oollm* and carry with (hem into life a Ohristiut oharaotar and Chris-tiui ittflnenoesf They are in the transition period, of their lives, ^ew go to o6iregs with their phitrao-tera already formed. S^w wtll leave with them unformed. Let u i do all In onr power; ther«fore, to see to i i ti>al tiieir oharaotwrs are formed in th*r rlglit mould^fonAed for God iod. ttlbL'lim Y l ^ h f d ^ ^ Xife

us pray for these young men in ouir colleges that they may become Chris-tians, If not such already. Let us pray for the teacbera that they may be pious, godly men and may set worthy examples before the pupils and exert right Influences upon them. Let us pray that a Christian atmosphere may pervade all our schools of learning, and that Christ may reign supreme in each one.

'THE CHAl'EL FUND. Wo have said nothing about the

fund for the creation of the chapel of the Southwestern Baptist Uni-versity for several weeks because we thought we should wait until the special collection of the Orphans' Home was out of the way. Now that this has been accomplished, how-ever, we want to urge again the Im-portance of erecting this chapel. It is needed—nay. It is necessary. It Is a condition and not a theory which confronte the University. The school has simply outgrown ite present quarters and will be forced into larger ones. Something must be done and done soon.

Let the Baptlste of Middle and West Tennessee provide a suitable building. As we have stnted Ira-fore, we should like to raise $250 through the Baptist anu Reflector for this purpose. This Is not In-tended to take the place of our reg-ular contributions, but is to be extra. We are sure that many of our read-ers will be glad to give to this pur-pose anywhere from $1 to 126. The money will be payable next spring and may be paid In monthly install-mento If preferred. We will ac-knowledge all amounte received. Tho following have contributed:

Edmr B. Folk. WOOD J.T.Hendenon,Ifoiqr Oroek SCO

DO MISSIONS PAYf Gleanings, a little paper published

by the missionaries of the American Baptist Publication Society and of the Southern Baptist Convention in Japan, says in^ Ite Issue of Decem-ber:

"Foreign Miaaiona are not a failure. One proof that they arsL on the con-trary, truly anoceiafui, la the reoognl-trary, truiy auoceuiui, im i>ua rwuHui-tlon by ita convorU of their duty and privilege to tend the gospel to other landa. When we remember the pover-ty of moat ot these native Chriatiana, their gifu to Foreign Miaaiona aeem generoua indeed, and give valuable testimony to the ennobling effcct of Ae Gospel of Chrlat ces might bo oil—, __ eapeciiJly to the recent gift by the na-

__ „ Many auch inatan-fht bo cited, but wo refer here

tive churah of Thonie, Burma,, of a anm ot money to support a native preacher in Japan. May this new ex-ample of fidelity to our Lord's Com-miaaion inoreaie our own nal and faithfulneia.".

PEBSOHAL AND PSAOTICAL.

—An exchange remarks that if pray-er is the Christian's Vital breath, it la a great wonder some Christians do not die of suffocation.—BdjptM News. How is it with you? Do you have any trouble getting your breath?

—A recent writer in the Southitm PmlbuUrian speaks ot JohnBunyan and John MUton as Presbyterians. Our impression has alwajs bean that they were Baptlats. At least they were as to our easuBtial principles.

-Tha Nm York IWftuw states that on account of the refusal ot Lewis Al-bert Bank! of the Hanson Place Meth-odist Epiaoopal Churoh, New York City, to difeouas twlitios i n hli pallet d n ^ g tiie «Msnt ilaelida; ttui* 'Wtd

come a rupture between himself aid hla congregation, which luw reanlted in his reaignatlon aa paator of the ohuroh. Thla is certainly quite curi-ous.

—We thought Dr. Powell must have been mlaunderatood. We thoroughly agree with him that there are many— wo bollovo wo ahould prefer to aay aome—Campbellitea who have genuine apirltual religion. Bat it ia in apito of and not becauio of their thMlogy.

-Sixty-nine dollara and 35 cents for the Orphanage debt from the Young South In one week la doing pretty well, ia It not? That waa the amount re-portoQ in the paper laat week. Tho lofluence of the Young South depart-ment ia evidently growing and widon-log.

—In apeaking of the Florida Conven-tion we failed to mention the fact that the introductory aermon waa delivered by Dr. W. A. Nelaon in the abaenoe of the appointee. Rev. W. T. Hundley. The aermon waf, of oourae, helpful and apirltual. Dr. Nolaon alwaya preacbea auch.

—Dr. C. E. Taylor, proaldent of Wake Foreat College, la writing a book to be called "The Story of Yatea, the Mlaaionary," which ia nearly com pleted. He aaya: " I cannot but hope that it will promote peraonal piety and atimulato freah intereat In miaaiona." We are aure that it will, both on ac-count of the aubjeot and the author.

—Rev. W. 0. Martin, paator of the Noank, Conn., church, haa in two yeara bsptisad 220 oonverta; and haa aeen the annual deficit become an an-nual surplua, ttie income ot the laat year being eight or nine hundred dol-lars above actual running expenaea. Oar readers will be,interested In Bro. Martin on account ot the exoellent po-ems which ho has been writing for onr columni.

—We acknowledge the receipt of an invitation to be pretent at tho celebra-tion of the 62od anniversary of the Euzelian and Phllomathesian Socie-ties of Wake Foreat College, North Carolina, on Friday, Feb. 12,1897. The subject for debate is "Is CivUisa-t ion Able to Cope with the Bills At-tending i t a Progrjsa?" We know from delightful experience tho pleaturea connected with theae anniveraariea at Wake Poreat Collie, and regret our inability to be preaent at this one.

—We loam that Rev. Spencer Tun nell, the popular pastor of the Bap-tlat Churoh at Harrlman, haa been elected by the Board of Trustees of the American Temperance University, located at Harrlman, to the chair of civics. He has not yet decided to ac-cept the position. We may say that if it will take him out of the pastorate, we hope he will not do so. We pre-sume, however, that he can preach and teabh at the aame time. The Inatitu-tion is said to be making wonderful progress.

—Dr. W. L. Plckard, pastor of Broadway Baptist Ohuroh, Louisville, has entered upon his fifth year as pas tor. During the four years he has ro-celved Into the dhurch 410,memheN, and the church has given to denoml-nattonai oauaes tlM,0fl2 The church grows in spiritual and social power and In its hold on Ijouisvllle. The congregations have been greatly built up until there are few which surpass them In all the land. In these years 170 have Joined < ther ohnrches where he has held nuetlngt.

—Tha following ohuroh notiee published in Sogland some time ago: "The service on Sunday morning is atlO:iO a m. The supposition that it Is ten minutss later is a mlstaks. Young,men ara not exolffled froj|L tte

d

front portioa of the church' halve been carefully examined. They ara .quite •ound and may be trusted not to giye way. It la quite leglUmate to Join In the singing. The "object of the choir Is to encourage, not to dlsconirage, the congregation."

—Last week was generally observed aa miaalonary week In this city. On Wedneaday night at the various pray-er-meetings the pastors diaouaaed the aubjeot On Thursday night a Baptist missionary rally was held at the Cen-tral Baptist Church, presided over by Rev. W. O. Cleveland in a graceful manner. Addreaaea were del Ivered by Dra. Froat and Holt and the editor. On Friday an interdeoomlntlonal rally waalteld at the Tabernacle, which was addressed by Drs. J. I. Vance, 6. A. Lofton, Ira Landrlth, E. E. Hoss, R. Lin Cave and others. It is hoped that these meetings may result In much good.

—Riding along on the train the Other day we saw a man putting bnoketfuls of aaad In an engine atandlng on the track at a atetion. The purpoaa ot doing so in* to enable the engine, by throwing the sand upon the track whRti It came to slippery or steep places, to take a firmer graap upon the raila avd thua overcome the difficulty on the track. And we thought: Is |bat not true with people? Do they not need some sand In their characters-te give them strength and to enable thrm to overcome obataolea in Uieir pathway? Grit la almost as Importantas graoe in the makeup of a Christian.

—In a private letter reoeived several days ago from Bm. R. G. Craig of Memphis he says to ua: " I have the pleaaure of making my bow to you now 'M the ancoeaaor of Gravea, ibrnat 00.7^1. R. Gravea* Co., The Baptlat Book Honaeand the South" weatem Pabllcation Society, and the whole catalogue from way back." He says also: " I have a parlor and read-ing room to which all workers, mlnia-tera and editors are Invited to cone and make tbeh headquarters while In . Memphis. I have great pleaaure In aaylng I had Bro. Wblteltt of Louis-ville, Brethren BramleU and Eariy ot Texas, and Bro. LIttie of Brownsville, and Bro. Haywood of West Point, Miaa., with me thla week. They mfn all pleaaed with the exchanges I had on my table. Baptist newspapers from all over the country." We wish Bro. Craig success In his new and congenial work, which at the same time we trust will be quite profitable to him.

—We learn with despoat regret of the death on last Sunday afternoon oi Uttie Howard Wayne Brett, the three-year-old son ot our friends. Rev. and Mrs. R. BreU of Carthage. A letter Just received from a mutual friend In-forms us of the aad event, and says: •'Howard Wayne was a particularly bright and' fine-look ing boy, devoted te Ills parento, and they, of course, to him, The pareota' hearta are sore aqd . bowed down, bnt tiie gospel our brother preaehes to others Is suitaining and comforting his own home now la the hour of gloom. The sympathy of the entire oommnnlty goes out to tiiem;" We tender our very deepest sympa-thies to Brother and Slsfan - Bra«t In ^ s their time of sore grief. How theae llttie ones do twine themselvM around our heartatrings, and how we miss thsm when they are gbnet It Is a blessed consolation, however, t&'be able to say wltit David tiiat while they aball not return to us, we shall go to thsm. Oh, blesied rennlonl How, the haarta of sosae of us long for It even now! '

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10 UAITIST A « D IWSJrUfiOTUJt, JiltN. 21,

THEHOM Woman's Power.

A nuko can build » musion And furaUb it througbout;

A man o«n build a palace, Wllb lofty walU and ttoul;

A man oan build a temple With bigh and tpaelout dome;

But no man in the world oan build l l iat precloui thing called home.

So, -tia a happj faculty Of women far aod wide,

To turn a cot or palaca Into anmethlng elae beilde,

Where brothers, aont and husbands tried.

With willing fooUteps como, A place of rest, where love abounds,

A perfect kingdom—Home. —Janet JofifS, in Jixchange.

Mrs Baiby't Idols.

IIY MOP* DARINO.

Mr. Joseph Busby eyed the sky

m be leisurely walked from the barn

to the house. The morning sun was

*Wled by a fleecy mist, while low

in the southwest a bank of dark gray clouds was visible.

After his prolonged scrutiny, Mr.

Busby pondered the matter. It was

not until he bad washed his hands

and face on the back kitchen porch

and entered the room where his wife

was taking up the brealifast that he

said:

"'Pears like it might rain."

"That is what you always say if

there's a cloud in the sky," Mrs.

Busby said tartly; " I ' l l thank you

to lift that boiler on, just the same."

" Goin' to wash? It 's most cer-

tain to r ^ n . "

"Let it rain. I Itaven't any pa-

tience with such weather,"and Mrs.

Busb> rushed down to the cellar af-

ter a pitcher of cream.

Her husband never hurried. He

put the boiler carefully on the stove,

built up a good fire, and, in obedi-

ence to a gesture from his wife, took

his place at the table.

Mr. Busby always thought before

bespoke. This time, after a brief but

earnest blessing, he devoted him-

self to ham, eggs and potatoes for

five minutes before saying in his

usual drawling voice:

"That was a powerful sermon of

the elder ylsterday, Mlrandy. I al-

ways thought that text about Eph-

ralm bein' jined to his Idols might

apply to some of us. 'Most every-

body has Idols of some sort or other.'

Mrs. Busby stirred her golden

brownooffeerefleotlvely. "Perhaps

so. I hope the people who need It

tooliHr. Banton's fine application.

As for me, I once had an Idol, but

God took i t "

There was a pause. The thoughts

of both husband and wifo traveled

to the parlor where hung the pic-

ture of a child, a wee maiden with

laughing blue eyes and dimpled

arms. I t was the picture of little

Leah, their only child, whose death

twenty years before had left the old

farm home desolate.

Mr. Busby's heart was too deeply

stirred by memories of bis child to

•peak. But when a dash of Mln

oame agdnat the window-pane his

wife exclaimed orossiy:

"There, It's raining. Aod If I

don t wish Monday, nothing goes

right all the week."

'•Tain t an Idol, Is It, MltandyT"

The good man of the house pushed

bMk from the table. '.'Now, ltdon't

Mem jsrt right to btao cot w you

air on doln' your work exactly as you

want to. I t 'pears to me It might be

an idol."

"What an idea! Just look there,

Joseph. See that dirty B|)ot on the

table cloth where you've rubbed

your old coat-sleevo. The table-

cloth was clean yesterday morning,

and DOW it must go In the wash,

waking three this week. I do wish

you would bo more carcful."

"Why, now, Mirundy, I do try to

be careful. I wish you would use

colorod table-cloths. I thought you

bought some turkey-red ones."

"Yes, I did buy them," and a

look of disgust crosscd the face op-

posite Mr. Busby. "But I want it

understood I am not going to use

'em. I will work my fingers to the

bone before I ' l l set my table with

anything but a white cloth, "and she

stroked the glossy linen approving-

ly.

" I know, Mlrandy, but maybe

that's another Idol. You see, you

think a sight of such things."

"Now, Joseph Busby, if you are

going to talk such nonsense as that

you better get to work. Just see

there. The sun is shining. So you

see It was right for me to wash after

al l ."

"Maybe so," and the eyes of the

simple-hearted man softened as he

looked through the oast window at

the sun-kissed young foliage from

which the rain-drops were yet fall-

ing. "Maybeso, Mirandy. Youair

an uncommon woman and have been

a good wife to me for twenty-seven

years. You hain't got many idols,

Mirandy, not half asmany as I have.

But this always thlnkln' your way

is best-"

"See here, Joseph Busby," there

was an undertone of almost fierce-

ness in her voice. " I think such

twisting of the Scriptures is sinful.

If I have Idols, I can ten4 to 'em,

that's al l ," and Mrs. Busby strode

Into her bedroom and shut the door

violently.

When she returned to the kitchen

she was In possession of the field.

Joseph had gone to bis work.

"High'time,"she sniffed, "idols,

IndeedI"

She put her clothes to soak, and,

carrying her dishes Into the pantry,

began washing them. Her thoughts

were not pleasant ones; the frown

on her face told tba(. The window

before which she stood was covered

with a thick growth of morning-

glory vines. Afeir of the dainty-

ly twisted buds, unheeding the

threatenings of the storm, had open-

ed their pink, blue and white cups,

and peered in at the flushed face of

the worker. But Mrs^ Busby was

too busy, too disturbed by her hus-

band's words, to notice their beauty.

" I don't see what possessed Jo-

seph to say that," she said as she

began rubbing her clothes. ' ' I gave

up the only Idol I ever had twenty

years ago. I — "

She stopped abruptly. "Of course

It's that letter," she went on after

a brief pause. "But he Is wrong.

I t Isn't Idols that keeps me from do-

ing my—"

Again she stopped. She had al>

most said " d u t y . A feek before a

letter had come from a little town In i

Kansas (o Mr. Busby. The letter

contained the news of the death of

Mrs.E(nma Hale, a distant cousin of

JoMph V Mrs. Hale was a widow

and left one child, a boy, two years

old. The writer, a neighbor of the

dead woman, went on to say she

could care for the child no longer,

and If his relatives did not come for

him he would bo sent to the poor

house. JfMeph pondered the matter

a day and night. He then coolly

proposed sending for the child, and

adopting It. His wife flatly refused.

What—a child, a two year old baby,

to make litter on her cleanfloors

and upset her orderly plan of life?

"You must be crazy, Joseph," she

said, severely. " I f it was a girl

now, and big enough to be out from

under foot, I might think of it. But

there hain't any use talking about

It ."

Joseph Busby rarely opi)osed his

wifo, even In so small a matter as

talking when she bade him be silent.

However, this time he said:

"We are growln' old, Mlrandy.

The baby would be something to

love us."

These words came batik to Mrs.

Busby as she bent over the wash

tub. Did she and Joseph need

something to love ; them? She

thought of the rambling old house

with Its many rooms, of <he fertile

acres surrounding it, and of the

comfortable bank account.

Then her mind wandered to the

distant cemetery where a white

marble cross marked her baby's

grave.

" I couldn't give Leah's place to

another," she whispered. "And

yet he might make a place for him-

self. Ob, my baby, I miss her

still."

Withdrawing her hands from the

suds, Mrs. Busby crossed the slt-

tlng-room and entered the i)arlor.

No one know, not even her husband,

how many troublesome questions

the mother settled before her child's

picture.

She opened the blinds and looked

long and earnestly at the laughing

baby face.

"Doyou want me to, dear?" she

asked tearfully. "Do you want me

to take a noisy, troublosome boy

Into this home? Is it an Idol, Leah,

my wanting everything so quiet and

orderly?"

Ten minutes later she was back at

her washing. The parlor blinds

wore closed, and all things were as

they bad been, excepting Mrs. Bus-

by's eyes; there was a new light In

their gray depths. At half-past nine

the last clothes were on the line.

Returning from hanging them out,

Mrs. Busby found a neighbor, Mr.

Vance, at the door.

" I 've been down to the station,"

ho said, "and the eight o'clock train

brought a baby for you, or Busby,

rather."

"A what?" demanded Mrs. Bus-

by, catohlng her breath.

"A baby." I t was plain to see

that Mr. Vano^ ^as enjoying the

situation. " A woman who was go-

ing Eist on a visit broughtit from

Kansas. Said It belonged to some

of Busby's folks. She left It In (mre

of the ticket agent, and he sent it

over by mo. It's down the road In

my wagon, and a trunk, too. The

little follow has cried 'most evet*

since tho woman left him."

Mrs. Busby took down her green

gingham sunbonnet and prepared

to follow h to out to the wagon with-

out Btwoird.

"Was you expecting It?" Mr.

Vance asked, somewhat disappoint-

ed at her quietness.

"Not today," she replied briefly.

I t was a plump, but tear-stained,

little faoe that met her eager guze.

There were great blue eyes, a rosy

mouth, and closely curling yellow

hair. But the child was unmistak-

ably dirty and began crying again

in a piteous fashion.

Mrs. Busby held up her arms.

"Ccme to auntie, dear," she said

coaxingly. "You want some bread

and milk, don't you, and to see the

dear little chickens?"

At the same leisurely gait of the

morning Mr. Busby again traversed

the path from the tarn to the house.

Mirandy's line of snowy clothes

drying in the sun brought to his

mind the conversation of the morn-

ing, but he expected no reference

to It from his wife. A surprise

awaited him. The table was laid

for three, and at the guest's place

stood a clumsy llttly high chair that

for twenty years had stood empty

In an upper room. And on the floor

sat u happy faced child surrounded

by clothespins, empty bottles, a

disused candlestick and a collection

of Impromptu playthings.

"Who, who is that, Mlrandy?"

"Joey Hale Busby," was Mlran-

da's prompt reply, and picking up

the child, she put it in her hus-

band's arms. "There, Joey, dear,

make friends with Uncle Joseph. He

Is the dearest little fellow," she

went on, "so ounilng and not a bit

afraid."

"Bu t I don't understand," and

Joseph Busby's arms closed tender-

.ly around the little orphan.

The story was soon told.

' Of course, we'll keep him and do

the best we can by him," Mrs. Bus-

by said by way of conclusion.

"Dinner Is ready and the green

pear and custard pie will taste good

to little Joey. I guess you were

right 'bout my idols, Joseph,"

stopping to fasten a towel around

the child's neck In lieu of a bib,

"but they are overthrown. Now

I'll try and not make an idol of

Joey."

"You air a remarkable woman,

and I 'm a loetle afraid I am makin'

an Idol of yoyx.'—EMhange.

—Men get to the place they bead

for and keep on going In- that direc-

tion. How strange, then, that they

should expect tolget to heaven who

are headed for and going In the dl-

rectlon of hell. '

Awantod

HlghMt lfc^f»-Wofld'«P«lr.

luai

CREAM

BAFTIHI' AND lilBFLiflOTOIt, J A N . 21, lt*l>7. l i t f

MOST PBlbfiCt made. A pureGnps.CMm ofTsitw P w ^ : J torn Ammonis, Alum or

Y c m i tlw SlMMfMA ..I

TOUHO SOUTH. ^ ' ^ ^ DATTOH BAKM, Editor

HMond liirss»i Ohsttanooss,

iSSrvmtiS^vnnm- „ . ^

^ ^ ^ a t n e , through faith in HU

a,mf, bath mafle this man strong."-

Lake In Acts 111. 16.

lllBiion :BubJ«t for January, The Oolond I'tnvlf.

••ID 1020 twenty Africans were hMuirht to America. In 181KJ there

between seven and eight mllUcn Africans in America, of which 1,351,-790 wore members of the Baptist Church in the Southern States. " -..Woman's Missionary Union" in January For^n MitsUm Jmnml.

Young South Correspondence.

Well, have you taken a long, long breath after reading those 40 messages of love and good cheer last week? Was It not a grand beginning of our New Year's work? I felt so proud of B, band, and so thoroughly grateful to God for using us in this good work of helping Dr. Holt pay off this debt on fur Orphanage. More has come ID since, and we shall send him over •80.

But let me remind you that this Is a stepping aside from our ow- real work, which is the support of our own missionary, Mrs. Maynard, now rev wanting us in far Japan. Let us come back to that now with dwpened interest, with renewed zeal, with ten fold earnestness. U t this last quar tor of our year be devoted to her, and let us bend all our energies to the m ptr month the Board must send to her. We can give it all if we will; so I beg you take as your watchward

"MRS. MAVNABD AND JAL'AN,

and rest not until you have sent in an

offering in Christ's name for the

blessed work the is doi^g and hopes

to do. ' ,

In the /wriial the devoted women In charge of the mission work In the South ask this quest'on In connectton with the special subject of this month, "The Colored PeopU," "What eon I do to help?"

I want to repeal it to each one of you. I want you grandfather and grandmother, you father and mother, fou, Tom and Susie and Jennie and John, each one, everyone, to say It over earnestly and to answer it In the fear of God. What oan I do to bring the negroes hero In our own homes to know what real religion Is? How oan I help them to better llvos?

The first missionary work I ever did was In this line, and it is one of the snnnloit pictures in m> memory's great volume today. To bo sure, I did not know it was "mlsslooary work." I WM only doing It because 1 loved dear old Aunt Barbara, my grandmother's old Oook. I can see It all now—the room In the old log kitch-en, where Aunt Barbara slept, and where she sat In state on Sunday af-ternoons with m big white apron on and hsr brightest bandana wound about hsr head. I don't romembpr who •uffgested It, but I used to take a big old Bible I could hardly lift, and read it to her as I lat in her lap, my head resting on her shoulder and ber arms around me. She alwayi asked for "The Lord It my Shepherd," atfd "Lot not yourfasaribe troubled,*.' and I kept them marked; and sho loved, too, to hear about the "Holy Olty" In the last chapter of BevslaUon, and hsr old wlUiered faoe oomes often be*

walking the golde^ f l ints, and wait-ing for me and,her other "chlllun."'

Ll never kneir a salptller soul, though she could never read a word for her-self. ^TB there one of you who oan not reach some of these people, who need Instruction an much a* U they still roamed the wilds of Afrlra? They do not get it ofiontimps in their own churches. Your example is worth more than all the prcachlng they hoar. Wil l you try this year to lose no op-portunity of doing raal missionary work right In your own homes by showing to your servants that you areanxlous for them to have this faith in the Savior's name which alone will save their souls and your*? Will you let them see that your religion is not a thing of Sunday singing and shout-ing, but an every day effort to please God who redeems those who love and trust him? They need this faith that healed the lame man of our lesson on Sunday. Help them to get It.

But there are a few more letters, even after the avalanche of last week. Let us turn to them.

The first comes from our old strong-hold, Humboldt:

" I enclose 75 cents, our Chrhtmas offering for the Orphanage. I send 10 cents of It, and my little sister, Hazel Hennlng, just 3 weeks old, sends a dime, and mamma the rest."

L o m s HOLLEMAN.

IT FLOATS Plenty of sleep, fresh air, careful diet and the daily

use of a good soap like the Ivory will purify the com-

plexion as no cosmetic can. TI.I P.n-'r-i • ''

fore me now as I i*ad those vsrses of j ''Oil writ, and I SOS ber redeemed, I

We greet this "littlest baby" most heartily. May she grow up a great blessing to her dear ones. We are so mych obliged for the offering, and we beg you, Louis, to do all you can now for Japan.

The next Is from Uptonvllle, bring-

ing us two new members whom we are

glad to greet:

"Here we are, two little girls, anx-ious to enter the Young South at the dawn of the New Year. We enclose 11, a Christmas collection for the Orphan-age debt. Our mamma has been read-ing to us about our missionary In Ja pan, and we want to help her next."

VlBOIE AND LnXIESlLER. Thei«e little girls are cousins, and so

devot^ to each other that one must do whatever the other does. May they "provoke" each other to "good works" always like this for the debt and what they are going to do for Ja-pan. We are so glad to have them begin the year with us, and we shall expect to hear often from them be-cause they have the mother's sympathy

Jackson sends you greeting now: "Efclosed you will find 12 50 from

Class No 16 of the First Baptist Sun-day-school for the Orphanage debt, and J50 cents for a Christmas offering We wish you much suecess during "97."

MBS EDESTON.

1 tske It that the whole »3 goes to wardx the debt. Is that right? Please, dear Mrs. Edenton. set them right to work for Japan. Thanks for this gen-erous offering. We grow with giving,

Mrs. Smith of Texas wtite* us a aweet letter, but ssys I must not show it to you. She begs our pra? ers, as she and her husband are III. She says:

• Enclosed find postcfllce note for 30 cents," but when I opened the letter I found iwo sllverdlroeans'ead. Some-one must have made a mIsUke. 1 credit the 20 cents to the two grand-children. I pray our Heavenly Father to oome close to these, bis sfllloted children, who are bravely trjrJnjT to do bit work. His grace will be tumoient. If they will lean hard.

And here Is another of the great Harris family who lives at Rankin s Depot! _ .

••I am a little girl of 11* and I have beoome Interested In the Young South work by reading Its page In e BA^ TI8T htm RwnaoTOB. I send » cents of my own money for Mrs. May-nard In Japan. 1 bavs rtrrtidy flUsd

a brick card for the Orphanage. I de-sire to enter your band of worsrke and shall try to send you more. I hope we can do a grand work In .'07."

F t o v HAKHIB.

So glad you remember Japan this wet k. I would be sorry to have It blank In our report. We are so glad to take you by the hand as a sister beloved, and so grateful for your of-fering.

The next Is from Murfreesboro: 'Find enclosed 11.60 for the Orphan-

age debt, from the 'Children's Band' of the Murfreesboro Baptist Church."

{ M i s s ) ELLA JAMISON, Leader.

How I wish every single Baptist Church In Tennessee had one of these 'Children's Bandsl" Thank you very

much, dear ones In Miss Jamison's Band. No work pays better to a church than developing the "babes in Christ," be they young or old In years. May this one be greatly blest. Can you not find It In your heart to gather the children of your church to-gether and train them to be useful, ab-Uve Christians, If they already know the Lord, or to bring them to the Sav-ior while their hearts are so easily Impressed? Oh I do try It, especially If your church is not making progress. You may reach the oldv ChrlsOans through the little ones.

Dr. Holt writes roe In regard to the money already In his hands cent by Mrs. Fly of Trenton. The names of her class appeared In last week's pa-per. The genial Doctor says:

"May this be a happy, useful year to the Young South. Let us make It our best. May we make many people hap-py this year, and thus assure our own happ iness . " A. J . HOLT.

I know Dr Holt's face is beaming over the happy results of his appeal to the Young South. If only all his other friends have done as well!

The next will do your hearts good: "Enclosed find 15.60, a Christmas

offering for the Orphanage." EODORA SONDAV SOHOOL.

Now Isn't that grand? That school Is well named. My Greek Is rusty, but I think "Eudora" means "Well-given," a "good-gift." Am I right? They certainly know how to "give well." Thanks to each one.

That Is the last. Is It the best? Now, we begin again. Do not rest too long after this big effort, but let us press on »teadlly, studying, pray-ing, glvlnir by day, week by week. . . . .

1 feel almost as if I ought to beg pardon for the monowny of this, week and last, but It Is monotony In such a glorious cause that I pass U by. ^

I wish I could have shared Wltb yoU a pleasure that came to me last week. Madam Sakural, a native Japanese lady, met with the ladles of the Fhrst Batttlst Ohuroh on Tuesday of the "weak of prayer," when one of the •ubjeot^ for prayer and study was her own homo and Japan. Shewasoer-tainly an object lesson of groat value. She is In this country In the Interest of a girls' school In Tokyo, a great elty of 800.000 people. She speaks English quits well,, and seems a per-fwit lady, and siis has the sweetest, moit ohlld-llke belief in Ood and his promises. Shs wore the Japanese cos-tume, tnd latsrested us very muoh

with the ittory of her conversion, her life at home, her wish to be uied In the Lord's work of bringing her own people to bo Christians In faith and In practice. She Is a member of the Presbjterlan Church, bat finds favor with all who lovo the Lord. If she comes to your home be sure to see her and help her if you oan.

The Sunday-school of the Fbrst Church of ChatUnooga Is deeply be-reaved in the death of one of its best beloved young ladles. Miss Maud Wilson. She had been a paMent st^-ferer for mora than a year, but her heart was In her church always, and to It sho left the money she had In bank. We cannot know why she was cut down In the prime of her youth and beauty. We must not ask. She was the Lord's. He has Uken her to' him. She has "Oon* unto that Mlinol.

Wbfreshe »tU never ne«<l our poor protM-

AodCstlit hlmfeUdoth ml«."

Her memory will be ever green with our school, where her tiny feet first learned to follow Jesus.

With great hopes for this good year of 1897, I am yours most cordial-ly, LATJKA DATTON EAKIM.

Receipts.

FiniquaHsr. •IS 5 ""JJ

roa oarBASAoa D«W. Lou«s HoUeiiiwi.HoiiiboWt Jg Hazel Ho.l.m»n. HtHBWat. •« Mri. Hoilemtx, Humtioldt... .. . » VlAlewd "mfc 8i»ef. Uptonvl lo. .... 1 W ClSi No l» rir.t Bsptlst S. 8., JMkwn • W Mrs Bdenton. Jsc^on^.. Jg

S S f f i S i ^ i i J i i I S Endora Dsp. 8.8. Wbtte » W

JAPAW. moj Dsrrls, R»BIIIB'S Depot »

JAMBS 0. wAMia, ja., rnso. B«siteB»litn,Ch»tt»nooit»....... ...... . r }» Albert BHiJn, Oii»iunoof»....... '''

Total Receipts ilnoe April 1.1»«! ^ « • . For Japan

" slekroom I? E-.. deot.%. ...... . . . . JlfJ •• "JIJ

Home Uoar^.... { « " OrpbaoacoOliritUDasilfla

t " " " |5 "TJUT »t to J a w ^ ' i^Vsw'

What a Bomanltt Says.

"We can have the United Stetes In^ ten years; aod I wish to give you three points—the Indians, the negroes, ^nd the publlo tohoolt."-ArMAthf^ J w lond, «

ROUGH HANDS SJS.Ky rtloVdry. Uil«. .ml Wll«B l«lr.

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Have You Read H?

• TteFIDD®»JlD ThE BOV/r

• • T H B P A I V U ) I S B O F F O O L ^ .

"V f S i q i ^AA IDDRE f lM J-

" G o v . B o b T a y l o r ' s T a l e s , " U tlM UU* ot tb* BOft InMrMUng b>;ok on the wtfkat. It ooBWlDa Uw thrM leetntM vhlota h»v«m»aoO«v.BobTk*larfMnaui mt * ptat-rom ontor-'Tke Fiddle and the Ilow." ''Tbe PMitdiM of '-FooU and " Visions nnd Oreama." The iMtttfM civea In tall, iDOtudlnf nU m-eedatM ud tonf* ]ntt M dellveied by Qoy. Tulor tkroiutbout the oonntrr The book !• Mt l r publUSed and oontsina to lllustmtlone

rw iSlt M book •tore* and newsi-aoda, p'loe 10 eeaw. Bpeelai j^cea made to twok dealers.

T WANTID, A O B I N S Addresa,

DeLONG RICE & CO. 206 North Ck>lleRe Street,

N a s h v i l l e - - Tennes see . ,

—Married at my grste by the writer on January 0, 1897, while sittiDg lu a buggy, Mr. T. J . AtkeriOD to Mils Maud B. HOUM. Mi l l HOUDE is a Kood Chriatlan girl, a Methodist, of a good family, lovely and amiable in character, while Mr. Aticerson la also a Christian young man, ioduatrious and frugal, of a good Presbyterian family, and well worthy of tne fair bride he has won. May peace and prosperity be theirs in this life and a Bnal home in heaven, Is my prayer.

Martin, Tenn. J . M . N O W U N .

FifM to oar Sflsdsn.—The New Cure for Kidney and Bladder dU-

eaief, Rbeamatiim, etc.

As stated in our last issue the new botanical discovery, Aliravis, from the wonderful Kava-Kava shrub, is prov inga wonderful curative in a l l d l s eases caused by Uric acid in the blood or disordered actToo of the itidneys and urinary organs. The New York World publishes the remarliable case of Rev. A. C. Darling, mioist^r of the gospel at North ConsUnia, New Yoric, cured by Alicavis, whan, as he says himself, he htd lost faith in man and medicine, and was preparing himself for oertoin death. Following is his letter in full:

Marth Oeastanila, Oowejto. Co.. New York Omtuuiiii:—

..AHT* been troubled with kidney andkln^ dred d lm*a (or alxteen wars and tried all I emiM est wlttent relief. Two and a half yeara ftw^ss^takwi Witt a Mvere attack of La arippe. which tuned to Meamonia At that lime BUT Liver, Kidney*. Heart and Urinary Or-pMaM cwblnedinwhat to me seemod their tetatiaok. My (cmfldenee la man and nedl> ^ ka« nne My hope had vanlahad aid all

left to ma waa a dr«ary llfaandoir-t M waa Ta lain death., At laiit I heard c. _ la^t resort I commenced takingl

^of AlkaMa n d as a

n^'tM'nwMTM MMn'aVat sum^^^^ In one Bif ht, wlthou sleep or reat. In a short

M ^ w t U ilvt Alkavls afa rtrlal. I moat ftadlyracomendAlkavlstoall. Siocer lyjou^

{R«V.» A 0. DAEUWO. Similar testimony to this wonderful

new remedy comes from others, In-cluding many ladies. Mrs. Mary A. Layman, o f Neal. W . V a . twenty iSf i ' ! .* Ml^erer: Mre. Sarah Vunir,

; Pa : Mrs. L. E, Oopeland Elk River, Minn.; and many others Join in testifying (0 the wonderful curative powers of Alkavls In various fome o f Kidney and allied diseases, aadi of other troobleeome afflictions peculiar to womanhood.

8 0 far the Ohureh Kidney Cure of No. 4M Fourth Avenue,

Yo rk are Ite only importer!, and

S f f l ^ i t e i i s r ' f t . k i i a r

• n t r e ^ f m any form of Kidney or Ste^^"* . . ' ' *®!?" ' Bfjght'i Dlseaee, Rhwrnatlem. Dropsy, Gravel, Pain in Bajk. OompWinte, ^r oihw

Sf f f f i lL . ^®* to ^proper action of tito iddneya or Urinary O ^ e We adviie 4 SulTerfre'to Srad their numa and addrees to the company, • » « «»• .Alkavls fiee. %

—Program of lifth Sunday mucting of Beech River Association. The next meeting will bo held with the church at Wlldemviile, beginning on Saturday before the fifth Sunday in this month. Every vhuroh should ixi represented and every Board member should bo present.

Saturday at 11 a. m.~Sermon by Bro. B. F. Bartles. B. F. Parlow will pfoach at night and A. Nunnery Sunday at 11 o'cloclc.

1. What is the object of these flflh Sunday meelingH?—B. F. Bartles and W. F. Boren.

2. What is the Scriptural plan of giving?—B. F. Parlow and S. O. Par-ker.

3. What is the Scriptural law of for-givecois?—A. Nunnery and D. Hopper.

4. The relation between church and pastor—Rilty Hall, J . B. Hays and A. Nunnery.

5. The importaoueof Sunday'school and colportage work—N. C. Duke and A. J. Mincey.

I ^ t all come. W. I. F E A / J : L L , I'astor.

—The fifth Sunday meeting of the Ocoee Association will meet with Tyner uhurch, on the H T. V. .V G. railroad, Jan. 20, 30 and 31, 18U7, with the following program:

Sermon by W . S. Stephenson.

Friday, 10 a. m. I. If there is no saving eHlcacy In

baptism, what is gained by being bap tized, or what is lost by neglecting it? - D r . H. P. Fitch.

2 What is meant lu Matt. ill. 11 "He shall bapti/.e you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire?"—W. S. Steph enson.

3. How does the believer receive the Holy Spirit, and is this reception in connection with regeneration, or is it a separate act?--I. G. Watkins.

4. What is Bible sanctification?—S. H. Johnson. .

0. The development of the spirit of missions among our people; the beet plan—Dr. R. B. Garrett.

6.4'be Sunday-school work; its needs-J. P. Mitchell.

We hope to see a good attendance. There will be a meeting of the Execu-tive Ciommitteo on Saturday.

W . E . G R A Y , Sec .

J . P . P A R K E R , C h ' m .

Winter Park, Florida.

This is the heart of the peninsula. Here are the beautiful crystal lakes, and this is the land of the Seminole Indians—their beloved and "happy hunting ground." Over these lakes and along the picturesque banks of the St. John river these Seminole warriors used to roam and the lap, lap, lap of their oars might yet be heard " i n fancy," as they glide about In their light birch-bark canoes and, with sure aim and eagle eye, capture the timid deer, skin and dress their hides with'that peculiar procoss, the secret of which Is unknown, yet su-perior and preferable to any discov-ered by the "pale-faced tribe."

Osceola, a famous chief, hiid his settlement In this region as recently as 1854—one of the lakei is named or htm—and Tiger-Tail, of the Semi-

nole race, used to live with his tribe in this portton'of the iState, which Is known as the original Seminole settle-ment. Here they would spear fish, kill alligators and deer,, build canoes and make moccasins, and to thie day "Bi l ly Bowlegs," one of their de-soendante, will ofl'er their leather wares for sale when he comes to Winter Park.

On the banks of Lake Virginia there has been reared and founded a college for the learning and intelleot-nal advancement peculiar to the de-mands of the timet. RolUne OoUege ranke widi th% widely known and pop-

Mother and Son.

Both Sorely ifflided, but Relief is FOUDII in Hr.

Williams' Pink PiUs for Pale People. The "Cull " b»s known the Myers family, of

Tnlbot, Ind., for a lorg lime, and J. w. Ilycrs la ODO of tbose deliberate men who any little, but rvsd and obairve much. Mr. lljers baa been suffcrIrR for the paat three years wKh (rip and kindred tn>ublts. His mother bis ever been u suOeier, rcNUllirR later In the most aggravBtlnf form of rheu-mstlsm. Home time a«o MiOiyers waa per-miadcd by a nelcbbor to try Dr. Williams' Fink niir. It didn't taktf fonK to set Mr. liyera io laiklnx about tbis remedv. and the "call"sent a steclal repri'sentatlve to his home to a»eertoln the eiact facu. "The sutv joined Hworn statcBent of Ur. Byerala auffl

- • • • 'rand briefly: was cured by

olent. It tells the faou simply i •'I know poMtlvelr that I \

l>r. Wllilama' Pink Pllla. I was raraoaded by one of my nelghbora, Maten Wllilama, to tiy tlitm, aa be claimed to have been cured by them. I bad the grip three Umes. and was tuken down with rhsumatlsm, and Old net expect to live. The doctors said I would never f i t well. Thiy advised me to take a cbange of cllnate. I was reduced from one hundred and tblrty-ttve to one hundred and Sve poucda. Aa soon at I be-Ran ukInK the Or WiUlants' Pink Pills I besan to gain atiength and the use of my Umbs was nstored. 1 had been almost help-Usi for two years, the stiflness In my limbs . i i j ^^

>e pills the bad been painful In the eitreme. But with the use of the pills the pain ceased and now I am as limber and as octlTe aa when a boy. the use I

I was also troubled a great deal with my kidneys, but the ailment has entirely disap-peared. I have been a suujcct tor the doctors f jr u long lime. Two reputable physldans had treated me for months, and I had spent a large amount of money for patent medl-

olnes, but to no avail. As I said. I Uosii* took Or. Wllllsms* Pink >llls for i>ale P.^ pic, and here 1 am we 1 I believe that is tba most wonderful remedy ever made, I need not extol thia remedy for all my my neighbors know what my oondiHon was and what cured ms. They will all tell yon that It was Ur Williams'Pink Pills. ' « wr ." ""Jft®,'"' •• old. wsa

also Iroebled with rhetimatlsn and could scarcely move. 0hc waa very wakeful at night avd had no appetite. She took tlv« botes of Or. Wllilama^Pink Pills, and now she Is In perfect health, and doea all her owe work on tae farm "

(Signed) «J. W. IIYBBS." Subscribed and aworn to before me tbin

10th day of August, im. JAHCS aooDWiHi, Notary Public.

Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People are consldf red an unfailing apeclUc foraucb diseaaea as looomotcrataila. partial paralyili, Ht. Vitus' dance, sciatica, ueuralgla, rheuma tism. nervoiM headache, the after c fleets of la grippe, palpitation of the heart, pale anil sallow compleilon, that tired fetllnt resultlrg from nerroua proathttion: all dlseasos rtsuit-Ing from vitlstod humors In the blood, such as scrofula, c* ronle ery> Ipelaa. * to. They are also • spoclllc for tronbles peculiar to females, such as suppression, Irrefularliles, and all forma of weakness. In men they tlTect a radical care In all casea arising fiommenui worry, overwork, or rxeesaes ofwbatever na ture. Or. Wllilama' Pink Pills are sold by sil dealers or will be sent post psld on re eelpt of price, to cents a box or sU boxes for •2t0(theysre nrver sold la bulk or bytbe 100), bv addrcstliut Dr. Wlllliuns' Medicine Co., Schenecuidy, N. Y.

uiar iistitutions of the country, and "The Seminole" hotel, with i u pe-culiarly advantageous location, be-tween two lakes, is like all of the hotels under the Plant System man-agement—perfect in appointment and attractive in every detail.

The Seminole opens January 15th.

A ten-cent lamp with liit:

right chimney gives more light

and less smell than a ^iioo

lamp with a wrong chimney.

What is the right chimney ?

What lamp have you got ?

We'll send you an Index ;

free,

Geo A Macbeth Co I'ituhurich Pa

—The Qfth Sunday meeting of Cen tral Association convenes with Milan Baptist Church, Milan, Tenn., Satur-day tefore the fifth Sunday in this month at 10 a. m. The Milan people are anxious to have a large oielega-tion in attendance, and we are pre-tared to entertain al l who can be in-

Juced to come. Can't the editor and our Secretary of Missions be on band also? Lot all who expect to attend this meeting send us their names, and we will see that they have good homes, and we will meet them at the train.

J . P. TvUj, Ch'm. Committee on Entertainment,

Milan, Tenn.

How'g^TllUf We oiler OjM Hundred OoUars Rswanl for

s a s i ^ a . s j r s ' ® r. J.OUBNBY^a Oo.. Props.. Toledo, O.

hononUsinall bnsinsas trMSMttoDs a n ^ j r i bla t<rc»n7 otit ssy oMlgatlon nuds

--..Oa'arrh Onni Is taken Interaiaiy, sot-

* Tsstlmcnialsiwss,

FOR SALE.—An elegant cabinet Packard Organ. Cost 1160. Wil leel l for 176 on easy terms. Addrece "Or* gan," care B A P T I B T AWTF R B U B O T O B .

— A OouaB B H O V U } N O T sm Naa* U B O T I D . "IFROWN'T Bronekial Troth' s<" are a simple r«n«dy and give im-mediate relief. Avoid inltaUoni.

BBCBHT KVBNT8.

—Dr, Carter Helm Jones lectured at the Ffrst Baptist Church, Chattanoogs, on the evening of January 13 to a

, large and appreciative audience. Tbe subject of the lecture was "The Story of a Home."

—Rev. J . H. Grime has begun the publication of the history of Hound Lick Church in Wilson county in tbo Baptint Helper of Scottsviile, Ky. The Iltlper is also publishing a "Child-ren's Life of Jesus."

—The lUligmis Herald says that Kev. Gilbert Dobbs Is doing a fine work at Franklin, Va. Mr. Dobbs is well known in Tennessee, having married Miss Jones of Brownsville, and hli friends here are glad to hear of hli success.

—At the close of his recent lecture In Baltimore Rev. Dr. H. Allen Tup-per was presented a full set of Shake-speare's works In twenty volumes, handsomely boun^ and beautifully Illustrated. Prof. J . K. Taylor made the presentation speeeh.

—The.church at Russellville, Ala,, last weeic called to Its pastorate Rev. James Evans of Brownsville, Tenn,, for half of bis time. We presume that he will accept. We should be glad also to see his otticr time filled up. Ho le a good man.

—Rev. W . M, Burri recently of Dothan, Ala., has been onlled to tbe churoh at Greenrille, Miss., in place of Dr. M. E. Broaddns, who has gone ' to Bristol, Va.-Tenn. Bro. Burr Is well remeralMred In Tenneesee, where he was pastor at Mnrfreesbore and FajettevUle, and his friends will oe glad to know ttiat he has so good a field as GreenrlUe. We wish him tttioh success In it.

-Rev , J . W . T. Olvon^ Wprthvllle, Ky.. lias accepted ealle from the church at EUoree. B. 0. , and othors inthat vl-einlty, and will begin b l i work there Feb. 1st, ThIe le to field reowiUy va-cated bf Bro. A. MoA. Plttman.-i^fljJ-mOawrkr.

We know Bro. Olrens well. He Is . most excellent young man and a fias preacher. We commend him eordlalll' to ttie Bapttate of Sottlh Carolina.

BAPTIST AKDZBBFLECTOB, J A N . 2 l,18l»7. 18 i

Hsj for a Fifth of a Century

Cured all forme of . . .

KIDNBV and UVER DISEASES.

THE DREAD B R I Q H T ' S

D i s e a s e

Is bet advaooed Kidney Disease. Either Is Dangerous. Both can be Cured

If treated In t ime with Warner's Safe Cure.

Urge bottle or new stylo stnoller one at your druggists Ask for either and aooeitt no substitute.

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—Tbe next fifth Sunday meeting of the Duck River Assoalatlon will be held at Shelby vllle January 28, 29 and 30. An Interesting program, and a itroDg force to render It, have been arranged. We earnestly desire and request that each church send more than their pastor to this meeting, and we will guarantee a good time and a lucoessful meeting.

D. S. McCuLLOUon, Ch'm.

Shelbyville, Tenn.

Free! Free! Free. (Except Actual cost of Medicine.)

UNTIL FEBRUARY 1.

Ail persons snffering from caUrrh, cbronlc, lIsferingorspeclllcdrieaseR of any kind will rsceiTP. medical services free until cured If they will apply to Or. Cook on or before Feb-rasry I,

Tbe object of thia free swvlce la to en-able the Doctor to become quickly ac-quainted wlU tbe sick, and to deiMn-strata his snpeilor method of treating all diseases of a ichronlc,. lingering or sjmlBc nature. The fSoc'or feeto as-sni«d that the grate-ful indortements of tbe many patients herelleveaandcurea will (tve him an m-

him tor th s fT«at outlay of time and money,

Alikongh the doctor trasU all dlseaies ol

InouraBie, tae wiU frankly — ser?estheTiihttor«Jsai

„ DR. COOK, formerly of Belisvue Ro«pttar,N«w vork.

. . . j r oiseaso IS iwHuii Uf teJl you so, and re-lataU such eases

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—Program for the fifth Sunday meet-ing of the First Division of Cumber-land Association, to be held at tlowell Memorial Churoh, West Nash-vlllo, beginning at 7:30 p. m. Friday, Jan. 29, 1897.

Friday, 7:30 p. m.. Introductory ser-mon-Rev. A. J. Ramsey.

Saturday, ft a. m., devotional exer-cises.

1. The object of fifth Sunday meet-ings and nerassity of co-operation by the churchcs—A. Robertson.

2. RcporU from the churches. Have you a plan? How docs it work?—Dele-gates.

3. The Now TosUment idea of a church; its mission; its destiny—Rev.

. M. Frost.

4. The New Testament idea of a pas-tor. Tbe relations that exist between him and the church—Rev. W. C. Gold-en.

5. The Now Testament idea of a dea-con. His duties and relation to the church—Rev. G. W . Sherman.

0. The State Board and its work, and why we should co-operate with it —Rev. J. H. Martin.

7. Home and Foreign Misaions. Their tcope and needs—Rev. R. N. Barrett.

8. The Orphanage and Its claims-Rev. H. F. Burns.

9. Ministerial Education and re-lief. Their needs—Rev. A. J. Ram-sey.

10. The importance of homo religion 11. Our literature. What shall we

read?—Rev. J. M. Frost.

12. How shall we Incite our people to more earnest work, and bring them out to tbe services?

13 Query Box.

Sunday at 9:30 a. m.—Our Sunday-schools. Their relation to the church.

Their oflicers, teaohnrs and literature. -General discussion.

Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. daily. Delegates will take Richland Park oars at the corner of Cedar and Cherry, and will be met nctr the church by committee. Be sure to come.

A . RO D B B T S O N , C h ' m . — . m

—The fifth Sunday meeting of tbe Concord Association will be held with the Tjobanon Baptist Church Jan.. 29, 30and31. Introductory sermon will be preached by J . O. Rust of Nashville Friday at 7:30 p, m. The next day the following questionawlll bo discussed by different brethren: "The Spirit of True Worship;" "Practical Religion: What Is It?" "Our Field, or Work of | the Association;" *'Why and How to Support Missions in this Association;" , "The Dull Side of Our Work;" "The Bright Side of Our Work."

A question box will be not the least interesting feature of the meeting. We are expecting many, certainly all on the program, to attend, and are pre-pared to give them a hearty welcome. Those coming by rail can arrive at 12 m. or at 6:30 p. m. We hope no one will leave until Monday morning. Lot all who will come send their names to J. H. Ciemmons, Lebanon, and homen will be assigned them. Please say when and how you are coming to that tbe committee may be on hand.

H. E. TBUEX. ' Lebanon, Tenn.

Are you " A l l Broken U p ? " Take Horsford's A d d Phosphate.

It steadies the nerves, clears the brain and promotes digestion. Makes a pleasant and wholesome beverage.

When you deal with the "old relia-ble" GEORGE ZICKLER & CO., you are always treated Justly and honor-ably. Call and see us.

A Womaii Florist.

KVCMLOOMINO ( t o s e s

n.4, WUt., nak, Tellow sad IlliMh

ALLwnx otooii Tna stpodEi. a t . for the

toJoarontwlorUoiwrwr. MISS IXLA v. BAlMEIt. e . 1 4S l^HagSrtS,

—The folly of prejudice Is freqne^y shown by people who prefer to wiffw for years rather than try an advertised remedy. The millions who have m such notions, Uke Ayer'e SarsaMriUa for blood-diseases, and are cnred. So much for common sense.

—I desire to say to my friende through the B A P T I S T A N D RB V U E O T O S that I have changed my addrees from Memphis, Tenn., to Jaekson, Tenn., where I am now attending the South-western Baptist University.

M . M . BUEDSOI!.

Jackson, Tenn.

U 0 N S 8 T 0 U B K ROB TOBACCO B A B T F .

Doe can't teU the truth too often. Totaceo Is

drusgt.t«. Bookstand wmplaowe. Bnmka I Chm<ealOo.,Datiolt,llleh. .

Don't Fall to Come at Once and Secure Sonne of the Great Bargains in GROCER IES and PRODUCE That Are Offered at the

PEOPLE'S CASH AVENUE AND THE SQUARE'

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n lbs. Coara* Oranulated Sugar. .11 00 - - ~ -lUdSu a lbs. beat Boston Oranulat

CftPeeas asse esse ees* asss 1 W n lbs. White CUrined Sugar 1 00 » lbs. now crop New Orleans Sugar., l.ou n lbs. best Leaf Lard 1.00

AI HIS. dry Salt Bacon .... ..190 Fancy Bacon Strips Bsst Sucar-Cured Shouldsrs 0« « lbs. Arbuckle's famous package

eolfec, only 1 00 • lbs. Leverlng-a old reliable packai e

coffee, only nour has advanced, so don't be deceived

by getUng Just aa good for the aame or a little less monsy, hut ssk tor sna Uke no other but Ballard'a ObelUk or AllUUi, for they are the bowi patents-only.. 8,lo

Best watsr«round meal, per bu.. PesrI Meal, per peek OottM hss corns dowD-a jgeod ar>

tloI% roasted.•• ••• .... .>••...••• Ifooha and Java, worth Ko. only.. 1 lb. unoolored Japan Taa, put up

In a cenulne smivoiU^apanaB* basket at less than half price, only ".< ......

I oans Ssriy Juns Fsas.

IS lbs. Heln's celebrated Ulnea Meat.... ... .. ..••• ...•.«•.«......

Carl Schuw* famous New A I ^ ny, Ind.. Crab Cldsr, par gaUon

4-cans Sugar Com 4 cans Best t-lb. Tomatoes. 4 cans California Peaobes 4 cans California Aprleots.. .... .. s sjpools best Maohlns Thread 7 1-lb. bars Baton Soap. 5 l a i n bars Oerman Soap 10 bars American Soap, a bsauty.. 10 bars White Soap, aa soed as

Ivory, l( not better • lbs. laraw Lump Staron, only.... Now Caramel Drip*, only Finest Sorghum, only... PlokUnc Vinegar. p«r gallon pest pickles, small slse, per gM t Itoxas Ansrlean Bardlnss (or.... t boxes f-oi. Bruton*s or Garrett's

BnulT, only«« .... .... ........ 1 lb. Famous Battle Ax TV>teeco... 6 nickel o:gnrs. Just think of It,

for...... .... .... .... ...... Oats, per bushel .... OeiTMn MlUet Hay. large bale... Com, per btishsl... ... ... ......... Finest Clover Hay obtainable

100 f vary best Bran....

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Bag Chicken FeedTper bushel.. Now Plcklsd Feet, per dos.. New Pickled Hog Feet, In kits..., & gallons BeadUfbt OX only....... I nicksl loavss of Bread for. •aeaeeee BMt yimob lUoaronl, p«r pRok-

Oflly** sa ee ee ee ee e« ee ee *e t lbs. best run Cream Obesse 1 lb. good Cream Cheese.. ......... C lbs. New Rloa, clean ^ whttf... 10 lbs. Boiled Oata, tbe modem

breakfast dish.. ... .. .... 10 Iba XUn-Crlsd Hom:ny Northsm Navy Bsana. per gal.... ——• "-as, per gal

flnit auAlty. li-lb.

l i e

Bfack^yed Peas, per gal. Fruit /ellles, "

•e ••• asssee e«ee eseee pails... Fruit JelUes. first auaUty, ll-lb,

pfttlSiassse efc** e« eeo eeae «ee>*eee«ee OT Pure Fruit Prsserres. lO-lb. pal lsl l l Pure Fruit Preserves. Mb. paBslM Purs Fralt Prsasrres, IMb. palle I M

„ Bbot, all sine, per lb. .... M n rancy Mvaporated Applea. 4 Iha. Ibr.. M ^ Sun-dried Apples, T lbs. (or se' ee ee ee 99 M California ^nSs , large and Jnley, _ ..nnM,

4M lbs. for I .. .. .. .. .. .. WW. .# » w t • ..1. . . .

You do not know tvliat will make yon perfect bread and bUcits until you use Ballard's O^ lUk Flour. ^ and nnllard'a Oboilak Baking I'owder, «io.,white8t, purest and boHt patent flour made, We have both, an

recorame^thona. j . joweat, and our goods the freshest. Housekeepers will please bear

in mind that every dollar P " rch . «d frojn «_s will

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ndHS K e v e r v d o l & a aaviSg of not less than 85 cents. ^ Mall oSer l S personal attention. All goods boxed and delivered to railway stations free of eharn \Ctake this method ot thanking the many thonsanda who so libemtiy patroniwid ui. during the Christ-

mas holidays, and wish them' all a prosperous and happy Now Year.

LEAHY Se SONS, PEOPLE'S CASH GROCERS.

LEADERS OF POPULAR PRICES,

Bridge Avenue and PaUlc Sqiara TalaiAone 435. ir

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M o r t o n - S c o t t - R o b e r t s o n Co., DEALERS in

Furniture, • Carpets, • Mattings, O H C l o t h s , L a c e C u r t a i n s , E t c .

We make a specialtj of church f urnlBhlnffS. ^ ^ ^

H C d ^ Before purchasing write to or call on

The Morton-Soott-Robertson Co., 2 I S N. S u m m e r ' S t r a a t . Naahv l l l e , T :

SCAI^B^S 8c ATV^ASKR. Manufacturers of

F i n e Carriages & Bugg^ies, Springr and Platform Wagons,

219 S. Cherry Street, near Demonbreun, NathTllIe. Teon.

Stop and have your tires set in 20 minutes.

Write ui before you buy or order any kind of vebicle. Prices and par> ticulars furnislied on application.

OBITLIABV.

Noncs-Obituu} notiees no* «sM«diii|c ao words wUJ b* inserted tw of oharR*. but one oant wiU b« okmod for ewih suooMdlng word andsliotiiabepaldins4Taii«*.Cotinttke word and ron wlU know MSOUT what tke eksrt* wlUb«.

MRS. LCCY H. AMDEB80N. Dear mother, you deep 'neath the cold

green sod, , , But your pure white soul has been

weiconMd of God To ito reward in that city above, Where all is happiness, peace and

love, But, kwcet mother, in serenett heaven Yoa have left four children of the

seven, And our father so sad and weary, From this latest greatest pain; Please suppHeata at the great White

Throne: That he and we may cease to mourn

And find a peace again. HARRY.

BAIRD.—J. B. Baird was born Ooto-b ^ 24, 1852; professed faith in Christ aCthe age of 13; united with the Mis-slbnairy Baptist Church of Christ at ^okman, Tenn., soon after. Was diaained deaoon at the age of 23; aleefed clerk that followinir 7ear. and served a faithful and devoted worker in'said church till March, ISM, when

with aeveral others, moved their nmbership to Macedonia Baptist Obn«vh of Christ at New Mlddleton,

for the sake of the oaose of Christ, the love be had for the churoh St Macedonia and th^ community in idileh he lived, In which church he served as deaoon, a stronf; pillar and a^onlsher of sinners natll hie death, 8jl]ii 1896. We as a church deep-ly feel his loss. Therefore be It

'a$»avtd, That Macedonia Baptist dittroh has lost one of Us brightest lights, the community one of Its best cMcens, the wife a devoted husband, t ^ ' children a lovinR father, and the

ftrents an obedient son. Be it i, That we extend our heart*

s^miMthy to the bereaved family Weep not as thoie who

hope, but look forward to the o|M who liriri be «altittff and watching

id ve no hoi

^ t i t l f u l gale, will hoi be broken.

where family

That a copy of these res* Ions be sent to the BAPTIST AMD

Th» l^id Htiper, Tha 100* Thnu. n$ Variha^ BkotA

^{emndria 2Ymst for publlca*

JAina BAjavrr, B. B TOKCtt, KIROUB BAIUCR.

; V Oommlttee.

' s«ir-IOar "O mblMtlon*

TOBonilCiBS T e a c h e r s * Bib le ZVersiohs in The 8iae of At Price of

Ju»l Out, blecdinK the King James and Revised Versions in a wonderful edi* tion of the wonderful book. Bible lov-ers are writing us, *'This is the Bible we have been waiting for."

"The 8«l(-PmioiineUif Bundftjr-srbooi Trsch-rra'C mb*ekiioii BiblelvinnuiDTiiuraaaupe-rior aid to Ulble study, Md th« Blbl^onr tbkt poMWtM it la to b« «.«i)mtulstM:—Ooldan Rule ThU BIkio U not sold In stores. W« wftBt m rood BKent In ewry commuoltjr. BIji P»|r I If you jwm. (ei up m ciMk sad (el * B>bl« lrr«. Frelfbt mild: credit kItob We bm*e o'ber fut soiilaf boolca. -- - -

IGEITSI csBcot es'TWM. (el up m ciMk sad (el * Bible . _ .. BlvoB We bm*e Wrii« for onrllbersl lenas. J . a . FLORIDA & CO.. NathTllle.Tenn

K O F S L I N E KORES

KOFFS. Buy your Staple and Fancy Grocer-

ies from JOHN M. OZANNE, Agent, Broad street, near Spruce. Delivery wagons to all parts of the city. Tele-phone 670.

A Preacher's Dlicoverjr

Rev. J. W. Blosser, M. a , of At-lanu, Ga., has discovered » remedy that cures the worst cases of CaUrrh, Bronchitis, Asthma, etc. It is pleas-ant to use (by inhalation) reaches di-rectly and effectually every affected spot,'destroys the microbes of the dis-eaM. heals the mucus membrane and n ^ e s a permanent cure Any reader of ^ BAPTIST AND REruBoroR who wUl address Dr. J.W. Blosser & Son, Onn t BuUdloff, AUanto, O a , will re-Mlve postpaid, a free trial sample. Prioe, after the sample, t l for one month's treatment, postpaid.

^ r Goal and Coke send your orders to H a l ^ Biorrison. Telephone 1190. 216 N. Chernr St. Best at lowest prices.

HnUoatklstwpsr.

, Buy your Staple and Fancy Grocer* IM from JOHN M. OZANNE, Agent, Broad street, near Spruce. Delivery mgons to all parte of the city. TWe-phone 676.

BtlUllor Inhalan. Send us your Inhaler andSOcente

Initampe aadwewUlrefltl i t a n d n * tum il promptly. liwUl then be at ^ % beetmealhol, Aat which !• Imported from Japan We fill t ^ fuller than the mabu* and will last lonirer. Let them e(&o iB by the thousand. •

BAimsT AMD RurunroB. > Nasbvllla. 7 ^ 0 .

K O F f t L I N E E i » » r

T i r O K B R SL D O U O L A 8 8 ,

C A R P E T S , R l i ' Q S A N D M A T T I N G S

Shades and Upholstering Goods 4 7 0 U n i o n fi»tr«et. MASHVIXJLiJBB. X X 3 N N

WHITE WASHING

ro i l WHITl PEOPLE

McEWEN'S STEAM LAUNDRY. DEAD FINISBED COLLARS AND CUFFS

WILIL NOT CRACK ON THE EDGES.

Telephone 648. Telephone 648.

SAMPLES OF SILKS AND DRESS GOODS

O F J D E J F i F ^ F l O N f T H E 5

Timotliy Diy Goods and Carpet Co. NASHVILLE, TfMN

DRESS GOODS' Black, All-wool erires, i

ivlots, 60 and 60c per yard.

All-wool Black Cheviots, 60, 65 and 75o per yard. French HenrietUs, 40 inches wide, 40 and 60 cents. Finest Henrletus. 46 Inches wfde, 65 & 76c, formerly t l & 91.26. Black Mohairs, 60 to 75c. Black Crepons, 00c to II. Silk warp Bombazines, 76c to t l 25.

We keep a full line of BLACK DRESS GOODS.

Wm SILK B A R G A I N S — " ^ ^ i r All-silk Black Brocades, tl.25 quality, at 75c. All-silk Extra Heavy Black Brocades, tl.7& quality, at tl.25. All colors in Changeable Taffeta Silk, 65, 75 and Fancy Silks In liitbt effects, stripes and chocks. 3ttc, were 76. Fancy Taffeta Silk, for waists and dresses, t l & t l 25 per yard. Eleirant line of Black Satin Duchess from 65 to tl.25 per yard.

We can supply ANY KIND OF SILK ordered.

^ COLORED DRESS GOODS ^ Forty-inch, All-wool Flannels, 25c. 64-inch, fine, 50a. All colors. Flfty-four-lnch BroadcloUis, all tolors and black, 75o, t l Sc tl.25. Fancy Dress Goods for wrappers, part cotton, 12i and 15o. Printed Fabrics, Canton Flannel back, 10c. Elegant line of all-wool Dress Patterns in Fancy Styles t6 each. French and German Noveltv Dress Patterns, t6.50, t7.60 & t8.60. TrimminKs, linings and findings oomplete for each dress pattern, t2 tot2.S0

ise If not entirely . , . I jrou how well we can

serve you; and if you tell us what you want and about toe we ran do business pleasantly. Dont order a "Fnll

Goods sent on orders can be returned at our ex satisfactory and money will be refunded. We try to

^ fn te r Dre-s G<K)ds." 1 (or black) at about 75o per yard. I prefer browns greens," and you will get them by return mail.

lee 70U want to >T samples o

,ther say: " I want samples of Fancy Dress Goods ineof samples of

ads. and garnets, navy and

TIMOTHY DRY GOODS & CARPET GO.

OUR BIBLE The Mune book but a different UluetratloB.

BAGSTER'S NEW COMPREHENSIVE TEACHERS' l i E . Slee fiixSixU lochee. Ftnelpaper. Handeomely bound.

We will aand thla paper for bne'year, and thie Bible, to aKher an old or new aubaorlber who will tendua 98.

Same offer to mlnlatera. Anydhe may aeoure thla Bible ' by aendlng one new aubaorlber and 98.

M r X | t h thA B e s t B i U « w « « r w M W f o r ^ t l i o i i f y . ^

OBltUABY.

80, .1B06, at l,u home near Whlteeburg, Newton Uoe, having be«n bom on No*. 19, 1826 Be ivae married to Miss Nannie (joffman on Feb. 26,1856. He said to the writer a few hoars before he ex-pired, "I am ready to meet death Iq triumph." Be professed religion and Joined old Beat Creek Church (orga-nited over one hundred jears ago, ,ow Whitesburg) when young, whore be lived a oonsistentmember up to bis death, possessing a good degree of ptety and social Influence. He was Dotaman of many words, but when bo did speak his words had weight. He was highly respected as a Christian, esteemed as a model man, a peaceable and good neighbor, a kind husband, and a tender father. O how they will miss Bro. Lane at his home I No more shall we meet him at tiie old church-house. Let me say to the family at home, Weep not as those that have no hope, for if ye believe that Jesus died and rose^ again them that sleep with Jesus will God bring with him, and ITS shall meet where sad partings come

DO more. THOMAS GIUIEKT.

Buyyour Staple and F a n ^ Grocer-ies from JOHN M. OZANNE, Agent, Broad street, near Spruce. Del^ery wagons to all parts of the city. Tele-phone 676.

S j g r K 0 F 8 L I N E JOHN M. OZANNE, Agent, Broad

street, near ^ r u c e , delivers Staple and t-ancy Groceries all over the city. Telephone 676.

Don't fall to buy (from Goorge Zick-Isr A Co., Vyour GROCERIES.

Hril M Morrleon wlUfill your ordws forCoal aad Coke. Telephone HW. 125 N. Cherry St. Best at lowest prices. Ilsatloo ibis paper.

CLOTHING. B B T H B L c o i ^ E G B . RU88ELLVILLE, KY. J

a Spring term begins January 21, 1607. For CaUloguee or Information, Address W. 8 , RYLAND, Prealdent.

^Our atook la not the larg-aat, but one of the moat dealrable. We keep up-to date gar-menta for Men and Boya.

Z" Underwear, Neokwear, Shirta, Etc.

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NOSE, THROAT 4c LUNGS.

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—Rer. W. T Jordan h«i reoeotly accepted the pastorate of the Calvary Baptlit Church, Denver, Col. Bro. Jordan wa* a North Carolina boy who went Weit tomo yeari ago. He wai a room mate of the editor's atool-lege, and is a most excellent man.

An Astbma Cure At Lait. European phytioiana and m<41cal

journals report a posltlTe cure for Astbma, in the Kola plant found on the Congo river, West Africa. The Kola Importing Co., 1162 Broadway, New York, are sending free trial oases of the Kola Compound by mail to sufferer* from Asthma, who send name and address on a postal card, A trial costs you nothing.

—The (Mnmonweallh finely says "Matthew Arnold speaks of a power that makes for righteousness as ruling over us. Wa need a power that makes for righteousness ruling in us. Anything less than this will be inadequate."

Conianuition Cured. An oW PbjrtotMt, raUred (ron prMUoe, iMv-tl^plMi^tntatiliMuIiby u Baat IwU* Ins MpUcedtntatiliMuIiby u Baat IwUs at^^ns-ytto formal*of* shnpi* vegeisble M o d y f o r t t o g p ^ u i t p o ^ ^ ear* of Cauupoilon, ^ n ^ t l s . Osurrb. Astbms.

a l l aiMl LUOf Aff'OttOaS, slso s pos-l u r e n n d ndlMl cure for NorvonsOobUity u d •11 Nerrooa Oompintnts, after bavlBg iMtMUta wonderful eafMive powers la tbooaands of ^ a , haa felt It b'« anty to make tt known to •"Ui euOerinit frliows. Aetuated by thu moUee and a deatra to relieve httman infferinff, I wlU sead tm 01 oharn. to aU who desire tt. tb>a mipe, in Oerman. rreoeh orBofltah. with fnU <»>'«'»'•" i'or preparing and oalog. Sent by "Ithsrtmp, namlnctbiapi Ig--WyA..Moye^ MOPoweis'BlookTRochS-

—The Youth's Compani^;,.Calendar for 1807 is a beautiful wdrlc of art and deserves special mention. The Ckm-panion, by the way, is seventy-one years old, and is now better than ever btfore. Its contributors for the pres-est year will include some of the-most eminent statesmen, scientists, travel-lers and musicians. Write to the Tout ' s Qmpanim, Boston, Mass., for the announcement of 1807.

Send us your name and ad-dress if you wish to receive

Free of Charge a copy of The Musical Vlsi-tof," a magazine devoted to the interests of music and mu-sicians; and a copy of «*Tfie Teachers Hand Book," con-taming a list of choice musical compositions and aids forteach-ing purposes.

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01dS«riM.7oLLZ. N A S H V I L L B , T B N N . , J A N . 2 8 , 1 8 9 7 . Ntw SwlM, 70. m , VQ. 88

CUSRBIIT TOPICS.

^Mark Twain, who, a couple of years ago, thought hinaelf a rich man, is today worse than penniless. Since bis return from Africa a few months Ago, he has been living in very modest lodgings, going nowhere and seeing bat one or two friends, working all day end every day at a history of his trip around the world. With the pro-ceeds of thii book he hopes to be able to pay off his creditors and to have something for himself. Mark Twain lost practically everything when Web-ster & Co. failed, and the trip around the world, which he undertook witti the hope of retrieving his fortunes, did not turn out a financial success. So, over sixty years of age, in poor health and in a strange countr>, Amsrica's greatest humorist is per-haps working harder than ever before. Tbe sympati>y of every one who has ever read "InnocenM Abroad," or "Tramping It,'? or "PrlBce or Pau-per," will go out to Mr. Cloments Is his mlsfortunei and in his brave iBght to retrieve hi* losses, with the hope that he may be toeoeesful.

—It is annoanced thai Dr. A. J. Diai has severed hie connection with the 'Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, at least for the present. The reason for it was as fol-lows: Believing that duty demanded that he ehould do everything he could to assisk his fellow-Cubans in their straggle for freedom, both on the grounds of patriotism and %Uo be-cause he would in this way win the sympathies of the Cubans, and would have a much stronger hold upon them when the end of tiie war comes, and so be better able (o Influence them relig-iously, he gave up his chapel car work among the Mexicans in Texas and os-Ublished himself at the head of tbe Cuban Junta in Atlanta. But the Board was afraid that the active work which he hae been doing in the interest of Cuba might Jeopardise the valuable interests of the Baptist denomination on that Island, and so deemed it pru-dent that his connection with the Board should be severed. We trust the day will speedily come when Cuba shall be free both from the yoke of Spain and from the still more intolerable yoke of Roman Catholieism—and the two go together. When that day comes Dias wanto to be in a position to gather the ripe fruit tor Christ and for the Bap-tUti. Ood grant iUst he may be able to do so.

—A biU to prevent tha smoking of cigarettes pasted tha House of Bepre-seatattvee in the leffisiatttra of this Stat* last week without a dUienting vote. Wa trust that U nsy psss the Senate wltti the same unanimitiy and reesiva the signature of the governor. Cigarette smoking le m most peml-eloos and lejurlons habit, and results In manyeyu effeete to those who In-dulge In II. Yon hsva done well, ttSB o( ths mislatnre. to psss a bill putting a stop to it. But pemlt ni to say that while elgsrstlM h i te slsln thtlr llioiiBaade, ifhlskay Imi sIsIb lie

tens of thousands—perhaps it would be more in accordance with the true proportion to sajr: While cigarettes have slain their hundreds, whiskey has slain iU hundreds of thousands. Tbe baneful effects of whiskey are out of proportion to those of cigarettes. If then you can so unanimously and so heartily pass a bill putting a stop to cigarette smoking, why can you not in some way pass a bUl putting a stop to whiskey drinking? Tbe principle of such a bill would be exactly the same as that of the cigarette bill. The only difference is as to the degree of injury by whiskAy and by cigarettes, and, as we stated, the preponderance is largely on the side of whiskey. If, however, you do not care to pass a bill puUing an absolute stop to whiskey selling, then will you not at least pass the ioeal option bill now pending before you, giving to the' incorporated cities and towns of the State tbe privilege of saying for themselves whether whiskey should be sold within their bounds or no%?

la the Blood Upon Tour Doorpost?

Bv nxv. w. o lUKTin.

la the blood npon your doorpost Of the Lamb for s naen alalnt

Lo, tba Lord's aveBKlac angal May be looking for Uis stalBl

Is Uie blood npon yonr doorpostt ItlsnoteDOUfbtbatBa

Should have shed It: tbov, O alnner, Must apply It to be frss.

Is the blood npon nrar doorposir Only tbis eab augbt avail.

Other than tba Mood of Jeans Bvery hope mnst ssraljr fall.

If tbe Wood to oe joar dlBorpost, Veeceanoe will paas.over tbee;

From forabodlsg death and ladgment. By ItsTUtne, thon art freai

Nosnk, uonn.

Children u d the Church. BT inV. TUODOM b CinrUB,D.D.

- W e learn with regret that there ie great danger that the United. Statee Senate wilh-Trjeel the arbitration treaty, of which tre made mention a week or two ago, and whose negotia-tion hae W heralded both by the European and American presa aa one of the great evenU of tbe century. It ie aaidihatprivateadviceafrom Waah-ington giveaiaurancethat nothing will nowaavethetn aty butan overwhelming eJpreasion of public aentiment. There are reaaona for thia probable rejection

I of the treaty. One ia the peraonal hatred which a number of Senatore have for Preaident Cleveland and Sec-retary Olney, and their unwlllingneaa to allow the president and aecrMary to have tbe credit which would come to them in the event of a auccesaful ne-gotiation of the treaty. Thia certainly ie very anutll polltica. Another rea-aon lathe fact that the treaty baa be-come complicated with the Nicaragua Canal bill onaccountof a letter written by Mr. Rodrigues of Central America, objecting to tbe Canal, which let-ter la thought to have been inspired by England, and ao baa arouaed conaid-crable oppoaition to that country^ Thia again la very email polltica, tt wema to us. The rf Jection of the tntaty would be nothing short of na-tional disgrace. If we may not say an intemaUonal disaster. We would sug-gest that our readers write personal lettere to the Senatore from their State, urging upou them the ratilicatlon of the treaty. And we are not sure that it would be out of place for pastore to ask of their congregations an expree-

I eion of oplnidn on the subjeet, and re-, port the result to their United Biates I. Senatore. This would be in the direo-tlon of securing uulveraal peaoe, and so would be carrying out tbe epirll of Him at whose birth tba angels sang, "Feaoa on earth, good wiU td men," and wpuld be leading up to that glori-ous time

"Wbenhewsr-flmsBttootesekmfsr.esetlw betas'tacsarsMrtsd.

•l«tM»stUsiMBtef aiHi.ikaM«tatlsaet SwMvlt.''

In the olden times every Hebrew fa-ther and mother received this com-mandment from the Lord, "Tbou shalt teach these worde diligently unto thy children, and ehaU talk of them when thou eittitst In thine, house, and when thou walkeet by the way, and wten thou llest down, and whis Uibu rbeei up; and thou dialt write theea upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gatee." Thie thorough instruction In the princlplee of Judaism—indoore and out-was one reason why the Jewe remained a separate and "peculiar people." Thepriesthood of the Roman Catholic Church require the early bap-tism of infante, and that every child be trained to attend a Bomieh house of worship, and be allowed to enter no other; that accounte for the ditDculty in making oonverte from that inexor-able denomination. Ie there no lesson to be learned from theee examples by Christian parente in our Protestant churches? Assuredly there le, and it cannot be learned too soon. I fMtr that it is partly the fault of Christlaii parente that there le^sudi a lamenta-ble drift away from the Churdh among the young. The drift pften b ^ s at the "door-poete."

In aU our large towns there is a swarm of poor children whose only evangelical instruction U obtained in the mie»ion Sunday-schools. Most of theee children have no Christian teaeh. ing at home; and this fact rolle a tre-mendoue KeponsibiUty upon the ads-aion achool teachere. They have to

I make an upward pull on ' Sunday againat the downward pull thiough tha reat of the week; In aplteof thle drawbadr thouaanda of euch ehUdren have been reeeued for Chrlat But be-eauae the Sunday-aehool affords the chief religious InstrueUon to poor waUs In the slums. Is that any reawn why It should do the same thing for the children of intelUgent ehureh-go* leg parente? I am a thorough advo-eate of the Sunday-school when prop-erly managed, but I proieet agMnst glvleg it the false sane of "Uw Ohil-dtwn's Chureh." It to no eudi thing; it to only one spiritual departetent in every weU organised ehuwh. Chrt^ lias paiente have so rlghlM sbiffc tbs solaten rasponsiUUty whUb Ood

lays lipon them and to tent out the whole religious instruetion of their childien to tbe teaehere in the Babbath-eehool. Underneath tha fousdaUons of both chureh and oommonwealth lies the household; it to older titan either of them; and there to no each achool of Bible religion in the land as a dean, well ordered, God-honoring home. Of thto "church is the houee" the parente are the heaven ordained pastors. I oan add ny own persosal teetimony to that of millions of others, that the right plaoe to begin rdlgioue

I instruction is at the fireside. My own I early home was in the house of ny grandfather, and our rural ehureh wae three mitoe stray. Iwaetheonly chUd in the famUy, and tha flret Sun-day-school that I ever attended had on^ one echolar, and my faithful widowed mother wae the superintend-ent. She gave me a portion of the Bibto to be c o m m l ^ to memory, and of thtoehegaveeiplaaatlone; ehsaleo required me to etudy God'e Bo(* for myself, and not to elt still and be erammed by a teaeher after tiae fMhlon now too prevaleat In many Sunday., schocds. nliM to a r a w o u ^ t & e t e a e M W provinee to to draw out nliat tiw hae put in by ite own el^orle.

In my godly motiier'B home school I committed to memory wholecbapure of tiw Scripturee, and was well gronnA-ed in eound doctrine by ttie cateeUsm -which I ftoar has been eupplantsd in too many famlllee by the godleee Bun-day newspaper. During ny infaney that mother had dedicated u e to tbe Lord ae truly ae Hannah dedicated her •on Samuel. Ofeouree lwaetakento Ood'e houst on the Sabbath, Imt it wae my beloved notiier's stssdy, con-stant tofluence that led ne graduaUy slong, snd I grew Into a rellgloue life under her potent training, Snd by the power of the Holy BplrU woildng through her. tf aU pamte wets like her. tin "dhureli in Otehouse'l^^ld be the beet feedir of the ehureh In the public sanotuary.

I have ventnied to Introdncs this leaf from my penonal experienee be-csuse it emphaeisee ttte titsl tmth of parental lesponsibUlty. snd it iUns-trstee what Dr. Horace Buehnell, is hie maeterly tieattoe os Chrtotfaa Nurtuis, calls tiie "ont-popnlailsg powerottiMChrtotisnstoek." Betois the psstor comee Um parent. Moet children are ehlpe of ttis old blodt; tiien how vltaUy important tint the old blocke should be sound timber. I have oftan said titat to train n p a fanily wtoely and for ttie Lord re-qnliee more "gumption" than to

, writea book, and more graeattias to preadha sermon,,-4^to ontin presdi.

I tog a n i W p w ^ at tin "door-poete" depende the sxtwsios of the Chuieb snd' tiM morsl safety of the oonmonweaitii.

TIM word ••ehureh" to popniarly need la two aenses; eoasatfnee i t M l r nsteitiw house for dlvlss w o r e ^ i and sonetlmea itnoiw s e o s r ^ elf*

, slfee tiw spirltaal body of CkMtl wMeh worships In tiislsdlBesi a i t o s

Lpslnfsl sad dtoputaMeiaetUri t t^