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SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE.

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Troubled a r t tlioiiT o , lie of Kood cheer (Jo a n d tell JCHUII, for , ever He'N near , No angulHli MO ileep, no t rouble HO d n r k . But J e a u i can bid It forever dopHrt. Tr ied now a r t thooT V leld not to deiipair. Your trlalR wi th ClirlHt'a r u n In nowluc t-oinpare. Tha Mnater In thiM you r e x a m p l e n iu i t be, He prouilHCH help, IIIn power In for thee.

Weary a r t thouT i'reiw on In the way, Vou aliall have i l r e n g t b , a* I* thy day . The toll* of life, If p t t l e n t l y borne (Uve place u n t o rent, a( the braalc of the m o r n .

Doubt ing a r t tboii? K x a m l n e t h i n e hea r t I'erhapN f rom the Havlor you ' re p rone to d e p a r t . Your love g rowing cold, you r fhl th ge t t ing weak l l e p a l r t o t hy clo«ot< wi th J e i u i go Hpeak.

T e m p t e d a r t thouT Ah, Ood will p rov ide A way of escape, keep clone to HI* Hide; By wa tch ing a n d p raye r . In lf>oklng to UIIB A c rown of re joic ing, a v ic tory you ' l l win.

liOngIng a r t thou? You long not a lone , Uul t l tudea wi th you a re loaglug for liome, In o u r b r igh t l and of prunilne, no III nhall lietlde A n d the re we forever •ba l l be iiatliined.

THB JOY OF BELIEF. B Y I I C N R Y M . S A N D E K S , D . U .

"Believing we rcjolce." Confidence is Joy. Faltb brings glsdnees. Trust Is always a source of happl*

The religion of Christ bauiahes gloom. I t is a re-ligion for the sorrowful, but not a sorrowful religion.

The conventional saint of medliuval legend, With pale oouutenance, wasted form, sour features and melancholy visage, is not the New Testament ideal. We are not more pleasing to God when we eat bitter aloes than when we eat honey; when we drink colo-cynth than when we sup nectar. A foggy day is not more heavenly than one of sunshine, nor la a funeral march diviner mualc than a waltz.

Ood himself Is called the Happy God, and godli-ness reproduces this beatlllc attractiveness. God means that His people should be happy and has com-manded us to ntiolce, so that we ought to ask God to forgive us for being sad as when we break any other commandment.

"Wi th Joy unspeakable," continues the apostle. Christian Joy is a deep and silent thiiig. And that is the reason it is so often mistaken for Its opposite. Because It Is calm and grave the world thinks it severe. B u t " the gods appsove tho depth and not the tumult of the soul."

Happiness Is a shallow, superficial word. It sig-nifies what happcM, what comes to us by hap or ohapce, what fails to our lot from iMllhout. It has rsference to circumstances; depends largely on ma-terial welfare. But "Joy" is a nobler word-adeep, serene and quiet thing—a "calm rapture" as Jona-than Edwards called It. Theie Is nothing boisterous, tumultuous, hilarious about It. I t dosen't express Itself In laughter, nor sing oomlo songs. I t is "Joy unspeakable." Not a thing to be Ulked abopt. lU expression would never be likened to the " crackling of thorns under a pot."

Happiness and menlment are emotions determined by temperament, by oiroumstance; Joy and blessed-ness depend on a soul which Is In harmony with God, is satisfied with God, finds all lU needs supplied In God.

The dellghta on the surface can be spoken and utter themsslvss In laughtnr, but Joy lies too deep for smUss. The grsat river moves sUently to the sea with equable fiow; the shallow brook chatten among the pebbles.

True Christian J<qr is glorified," says Patwr, has the glory of heaven shlnhigupon It, filling, snmudng, transfignring l t | saving It flrom Mvoiltjr and ohsap-nsM, exohanglng the fiUnsy, fluttering wings of tha buttarfiy for tha strong, oalm, mighty plnmss of an angal. OhrisUan Joy la not Jollity, tha axobaranoa of anini'a' aplrits on whloh ismpanunantand tioabla put • dampar. Xhrsn liMn nolsangolna or .buoiyaiit in

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natural disposition may have the "Joy of the Lord." The Gospel has power to make us rise superior to tem-perament and appropriate alien virtues. If It does not, It Is difllcult to see what good It does for us.

And similarly with depressing circumstances. Christianity has come on purpose to make us inde-pendent of them, to enable us to say, " Though the flg tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive shall fall, and the fields yield no meat; the flock shall be cut oO'from the fold, and there shall be no herds In the stalls; yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will Joy In the God of my sal-vation."

The Bible finds no contradiction In saying, " As sorrowful, yet always rcjolclng." " We rtjolce, though now for a season we are in heaviness." Our Lord was a " man of sorrows," but amid the shadows oftheCroes He could speak about His "Joy," and pray that it might be In His disciples. He rejoiced In spir i t"

BulTdring men have often been the most Joyful. Men In prison have known most of liberty. Those on beds of anguish have sung most loudly the hymns of triumph.

Richard Baxter, who was a life-long sufTerer, with an incurable disease, and lived with one foot In the grave, as he said; who was persecuted for his religion and was condemned to prison for five years for preaching five sermons, declared amid his paroxysms of sufl^rinff, " I have pain, but I have peace," and wrote-noi tho book, " Is Life Worth Living?" but another, called "The Saints' Everiasting Rest," whloh borders on Inspiration and is a foretaste of heaven.

Buch are the contradictions of Christian experience, such the privilege of holy living. People who have had the leaot of the world have often had the most of satisfaction. Martyrs, as a class, have been the most cheerful of men. To them thumbscrews have been finger rings and manacles bracelets. Like the sala-mander, they have flourished in flre, danced on burn-ing coals and frolicked in a furnace.

There Is life under the snow. Greek flre bums in water. And it is possible to be beset with cares and troubles, to live in the hardest of " hard times," and yet have a pure fountain of Joy divine welling up in the soul, sweet amid the bitter waters.

In the flnt letter Paul ever wrote, that to the Thes-salonlans, he said, " Rcjoice evermore." And then, at the last, after he had been flogged five times in the market-place and three times iu court, had been shipwrecked three times, and been in prison so many times that he doesn't count them at all; after being pelted with stones by vagabonds, till he was thought to be dead; hungry, cold, naked, robbed; hunted by murderers with only a wicker basket between him and death; betrayed by friends whom he had trusted; everywhere surrounded by dangers and difllculties, and saved at la»t by being clothed with pitch, and used as a candle to light the streets of Rome, by hav-ing his head chopped ofT—this is the man who at the close of life, with an iron chain clknklug on his wrist as he wrote, could say with a repetition and explos-Iveness that sound like the salute of booming cannon, " Rijoloe In the Lord always; and again I say, nUolce."

The Joy of our fklth Is not to be considered one of the luxuries of tha Christian life, but tho very staple of i t I t l s br8ad,notoake. It Is the flower and fruit of religion and all Is worthless tlllltcomss to tha t Hanoa tha Blbla anjolns it and puts it among the oommandments. I t is a plain and positive duty to oultlvata this graca, and to have it; and not to go on forevar asking for It an^ not havhig i t Wa ought not to ne t satlsflad with a religion that does not make ns bright and ohearfiil and happy.

Wa ara not on a tadlous Joumsy to a distant para* disa, bat have onaall along tha way. God gives us a hsavan to go to haavsnln, and tosds us with orumbs that toll ftom tha Maitar^a table, ifhloh ars a part of tiia eternal hanqn^ ' Odd wanta His piopia to abound

In gladness and to go to Mount iSlon with songs and everiasting Joy upon their h ^ s .

And that, too, not for our own delectation only, but as a condition of service as well. " The Joy cf the Lord Is your strength " here. It has » practical power which puts vigor Into our work. Gladness Is the life of any pursuit. We do well what we enloy doing Drudgery Is apt to be valueless. A sad heart soon tires. We work best when we sing at i t We ara weak unless we ara glad.

Joy fulness of spirit Is the most precious gift for those who desire to lessen the sorrows and sadnesses of the worid. David wanted the Joy of Mlvatlon re-stored unto him In order that he then might be equipped to teach transgressors God's ways and that sinners might be converted unto Him. I t is the Joy of our faith which commends it to others.

Men are still bent on the pursuit of happiness and asking, " Who will show us any good?" And it is the hat[)py Christian who can furnish a satisfactory answer. The Joy of our lives will do more to com-mend our faith to others than all verbal declarations; but if we go mourning all our days, lugubrious, solemn, sad, men may well ask of ns asofold," Where now is thy God?"

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THE QRBATBST SBRnON I BVEK HEARD. BY J ^ B . OAVBRELL, D.D.

During my life I have heard Richard FaUer, J . P. Boyce, John A. Broadus, B. H. Carroll and many other noted preachers, but the greatest sermon I aver heard was preached by J . R. Graves to about 125 peo* pie on Saturday, on a conference occasion. I t had been announced some time befcre that he would preach on Sunday in a little village in Mississippi. He always drew great crowds to hear him. I learned privately that he would be In the village on Saturday, and being not far away I ran In to see him. I t be-came noised abroad lu the little town that he was there, and about 125 people came out to hear him. The town was a battlefield between the Methodists and the Baptists. For years there had been kept up a running flre between the two denominations. One of the principal fighters was a local Methodist preach-er. He was also a physician, a man of. Intelllganoe, good standing, good property and sprightly mind. I t vas understood, of course, that Dr. Graves was coming down there to take up the Baptist side of tha controveny, and on this particular Saturday the wlfs of the Methodist champion, elaborately dtesssd, sailed Into ohuroh. She was a strikingly handsome woman, Ull, graceful, beautiful. The pulpit was between the two doors, so that any one coming In or gohig out would pass very cloee to the pulpit and In going out (kced the pulpit The lady sailed into ohuroh, and went far back and sat with one or two persons near the back of the house. Dr.Gnvea waHuot well, and tried very hard to be excused flrom preach-Ing, but everybody was of ofie mind and he went to the pulpit Leaning on the pulpit, he explain^ that he was quite unwell: that he had come on a day early for the purpose of resUng and gaining sufllclent strength tor the morrow. He would not undertake to preach a regular sermon, but would simply talk to the people awhile. Then, In a wonderfully Impressive way, he read the gospel account of the trial and oru-olflxlon of Christ. His subject was "Tha Raiding of the Veil." s u n leaning on the pulpit, he began his talk. With master strokes he depleted tha Jawlsh mind, tha Intent and purpose qf all tha Jewhih aoon-omy, Its typical oharactarand how everything pointed to Christ In whoin everything was folfilled. Per-hapa he spsnt finain or twenty minutes on thto pari of tha suhjsct. Ha turned next to tha eilbris of man In our dispensation to still hold on to tha typea and shadows Instead of walking iu tha foil light of tha gospel. Along hare ha baoama saroasUo. Ha da-soribed » man plowing In tha burning, mid-day sun, with a tallaw dip sticking on to tha beam of his plow, tiylng ID plow In the light of tha tapar whUa the nm

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was blasliiR around him and almve hint. This he ap-plied to Pedo-baptl«tH, and when he became very traucbant our good doi'tor'H wife rums fnim her place and came Bailing down the aisle, with her head up andnoeeup. I have alwayn believed ahe came to church that day to enter a proteet at the ptoper time. Any w«y, she wan coming down the alale like a ship full-rigged. Dr. Graves waa facing (|uarter In the opposite direction. When she came near to the pul-pit he turned, and, putting his hand forward, Haid in an authoritative tone: " Madam, sit down. Bit down and hear me preach the gonpel to-day. This may be the only time Hod will ever give you for your soul. Now, hear me and then judge when I am through." The tone was so authoritative, and the manner HO Im-premive, that the woman, without volition, almost dropped on the end of a seat, and there she sat. Turning now away from all the !>edo-baptist world, be described the very atmosphere and reproduced the tremulous agitation in the city of Jerusalem; the matchless scene in Pilate's hall; the deep hatred of the Jews; the intense longing and love of the disciple*; the heroic courage of Christ, who might have called legions of angels, and yet walked steadfastly to the croea to lay down Ills life a sacrinee for the world. All the acid had gone out of his voice and out of the speech. It was solemn, majestic, awful. I rat in the pulpit behind him, where I could see the faces of the people. All the time he was only Just talking. He then reviewed the prooesslou to the eross; the nailing of the Son of God to the tree; the crucitlxlon scene; the darkness; the awe that tilled the hearto of men; the trembling Roman guard; the bruken-hearted mother; the loving, but fearful disciples. And then the last cry, " My God, my God, why hast thou for-saken me?" From this he turned to the temple it-self, the great twine veil separating between the holy and the holy of holies, as thick as a man's hand, so thick that no human eye could see through it, m strong that not men enough could have taken hold of It to tear It, and yet, aa the mighty cry went out from the SOD of God, by an unseen divine power, this veil rent from top to bottom and rolled back, exposing to the view of everyone the holy of holies upon which none but priestly eyes had ever been able to look and live before.

Next he turned to the application of It; Christ, the great High Priest, the way to the holy of holies through His own blood, made acceaslble to every member of the human rai-e, the one oflering made for all, available to the end of time; all human offer-Ings displaced and the high privilege of every devou: soul to come In the name of the High Priest and with the blood of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world, for the remlralon of sins. I studied the flftce of the doctor's wife. Gradually all of the knots went out of it. The nose descended to a proper level. Then tears began to flow. She sought for her hand-kerchief under her flounces, but could not And It. After hunting here and there for her pocket she for-got all about it, and sat with her face upturned and tears raining ofT of It until the sermon ended. There were no after services. The talk had been about an hour and twenty-flve minutes, but nobody thought whether it was twenty minutes or longer. The preacher said: " Let UBbedlBmlMed,"and pronounced the benediction. There waa no Conference to follow. Everything was forgotten. The moment the bene-diction waa pronounced the doctor's wife rushed fop ward and said, *' I will thank God to the last day I live that you did not let me go out. I never had any Idea In the world that that was the way to be saved." The oongr^ t lon broke up in silence and went away, very much, I reckon, as the disciples went away from the cruciflxlon or the ascension. That was the great-eat sermon I ever heard.—rexcM Bnptitt Standard,

5UNSET 5CBNB5. BY BKV. W. C. (iOLDKN.

Were you ever In UUh ? It Is the Palestine of Mor-monhma. Were you ever in Salt Lake City 7 I t la the Jeruaalem of the *' Latter Day Saints" among the peo-ple of that country. There was a strange, pious igno-raac« among the people of that fklth with whom I talked that was nothing short of a seeming aflbctation. Thty were luipriaed at any queailon you might ask. I t WW • atraogfl thing to them that everyone did not know all about the Mormona. They talked aa if they b«llev*d all that any good people ever believed. And tb«y aeemed to be surprlied If you did not believe Just what thty did.

T h a n are extreme and ludloraua Ideaa with many who vlalt Bait Lake Olty. For miles before reaohing UM Oitgr many travelera aeem to be making ready to •M aoniethiug unearthly. Th«y g a n out at the oar windows, aa the train puUa Into Bait Lake Oity, In a w«y that nmlnda one of oblldren looking fbr « band wagon or a ftineial prooeaalon to go by. Th«y look

for a sight of a Mormon aa you would look for a l>ear. I confess to some curiosity to see these people In their homes, their business life and in their religious life, right at their Jerusalem. I had preached to u little country church in Indiana where some of their num-ber frequently came. They had n church some four miles from me, but I learned very little of theui. Thoiie who lived in Indiana hardly knew what to answer to many questions concerning the life and doctrine of their people. They were proselytes from otherdenom-inations, mostly by the work of missionaries sent Into that Htate. They were far away from headquarters, and none of them ever made a visit to their Mecca, Halt Lake City, only an wcaslonal young woman, who felt that this was the heart of her religious duty.

We approached the City from the northwest, via Ogden from San Pranclsco. For tome hours before reaching this City of the Salt Valley, we were In sight of the Lake. Between four and Ave o'clock there aj)-l>eare<l lieforo us a great open plain and a broad, wiiite body of water. Ijong before we reached the water Hue a muddy, loam-like body of earth, spread out for rods, fonned the bank of the Lake. As the water rei-edecl from it, this muddy bank dried and cracketl Into great flsHuree. The white, frosty appearani-e of tlie salt was to be reen everywhere along the spread-out shores. It is said that out from tiie western bank is to lie found the deei)eflt part of the Lake, mime plai-es being sixty feet deep. You would think, however, from the grad-ual depression of the banks, that a person could wado out a hundred or so yards.

Salt Lake is eighty miles long and llfty wide at Its longest distances. The water is very salt, In so much that the Lake Is almost exempt from living creatures. The most noted living thing ever found In its waters was a brine shrimp alwut the size of n large moH(|uito. The buoyancy of the water is so great that one can sit up erect In it with comparative ease, Just an occasional movement of the hands Is all that is neccssary. It Is said to be a wonderful delight to bathe In these waters, but one must be careful not to allow any of the water to enter the eyes, nose or mouth. Not tt>at there Is any great danger, but it is far from being pleasant to Imbibe one drop, especially In the eye. One little ex-perience, however, is all that Is net'exsary to remind this visitor to watch, so they tell us.

Vast quantities of salt are shipped from this region. It is obuined mostly by solar evaporation from small, shallow, artificial ponds, during the heated summer months. There Is no estimating the (|uantlty, or the time it may last.

Very fine vegetables grow In the Valley. Just think of % large kettle of cabbage on the stove cooking and wlar evaporation getting the necessary salt ready for use some warm summer day.

There is a wonder about this section of country, and especially this Lake, not found anywhere else In the world. There is a mystery about it all that is intensely romantic. The rivers, which are many, and the moun-tain streamlets, rnn Into this Great Luke, but no one knows of an outlet of one drop of Its water, only by evaporation and by the hands of men. Into It rushes the streamlets that are stilled and then they turn to salt. Many of the features of the Great Lake remind one of the Dead Sea of the Orient. There Is no other body of water that approaches so nearly the Dead Sea in its proportion of salt as does the Great Salt liake. The Dead Sea has its Rtver Jordan (lowing Into It, and so has the Great Bait Lake. There Is so much In one that reminds you of the other that It Is no wonder there is a great deal of superstition with many people about them.

Oneof the strange things concerning the past history of the Great Salt Lake Is the mark upon the mountain sides, showing a water line 1,000 feet almve the present line. This is accounted for by the cutting througti tlie western hills of two rivers that turn much of the wa-ter of the once mueh larger basin toward the Pad He. This Is a providential hand seen so often and so gra-ciously wrought beneath the sun. Dy this the great, broad plains Vrere given to men, who turned their hearts toward this great western country for a home. Many, doubtless, traverse these western valleys and climb ber mountains careless and Indlflbreut to the God who made them, but the mountains echo the song of praise of God's presence and work In every valley. There was a thrill of awe in the loneliest spot we saw.

I bad Always thought of Bait Lake Olty as being on the Great Lake, but it is eighteen miles south of the southeast oumer of it. Baltain Deach Is the great resort and barbing point of this section of tlie country. The buildings araMooriih in their style of arabiteot> ure, and were erected at a oostof |250,fl(Nl. The cost V aa defrayed by oitlRens of,Bait Lake City. The main building is 4,(MM fleet out in the Lake, aud is built upon 2,000 ten-inob piling at tbe end of the pier. Besides the pleasure and reoreaUon of summer, it is a great health resort. I n the seotion north and west of Bait Lake O i ^ many mhttral springs a n to be found.

Hot springs and medical springs are among tiie noted ones of the country.

This strange country, new in so many respects, is not without Its sad history in relation to tbe Red Man. On the streets of Bait Litke City there is to be seen an occasional Indian, llrlgham Young made for himself a name among tite people by advising them to feed the Indian rather than to tight bim. It is said that MOP mon elders have great influence among tiiem. Tliese people In Utah are Just as they are in all the western country, dying out. There Is something Inexpressibly sad about the hUtoryof the Indian wiiereveryou flnd him. His t arriuge is slow, his look is languid and his countenance Is sad. It may be a mistake on my part, but It is vivid to mo wherever I see any of his unfortu-nate ra(*e, they carry in every look and action some-thing that reminds me of losses. With all that has been and can bo done for them, they seem to be fading from the face of the earth. I have never seen an In-dian that did not wear a look of sadness. They look to me as though they had Just come from the tent of mourning and they were out on picket duty against some other sorrow. The bronxe-faced creatuies which I saw In Utah were no variation from this. They, too, wore the same look of sadness, rather than of madness.

The climate of Utah Is not so abnormal as some other parts of the West. The mouth of June Is their dry month. The thermometer rarely ever goes over ninety. The Great l^ake and the numerous smaller lakes aud canyons furnish places of retreat during the heated summer. Thew are all easy of access. The reglng winds and storms that are so commou in other parts of the Western country are unknown here. Many kinds of fruit grow In abundance and especially tl-e peach and graiie. Cotton, com and wheat are raised. Hut few apples gntw in this section on account of what tliey call the codlin moth. Tlie mountain fast-nesses aud cave regions that once sheltered the Red Men of the forest are lieing deserted by them and min* sral and precious metal hunters|are the only visitors now.

As I looked over this country and saw its similarity to what I have tieard ofthe country of the Christ-land, I wondered If It were not for *' the saints," above all others, but I had a serious (luestlon as to whether It was ever Intended that It should tie monopolixed by the "Latter Day SainU." Their coming into this country, however, Is a mystery. Of this weshall speak later on,

Nashville, Tenn.

Why the Difference? nV RKV. n. K. BTA.MI'S.

I am a prohibitionist. I say this for fear that some one might think dltrereutly after reading this article. I note with pleasure the fact that tbe Walnut-street Baptist Church, Louisville, Ky., has decided that it Is best not to have wholesale liquor dealers In Its membership. But while in Louisville at the Conven-tion I saw a leading Baptist preacher of that city, as an act of good old Kentucky hospitality, passing around a box of clgan to some preachers and dele-gates. I asked myself this question, Why did be not pass around the demijohn? Would it liave been any worse? It is a diflltrence of public sentiment. The public conscience has been aroused as to the evils of the liquor tralllc, and It has not been aroused as to the evils of tobacco, opium, tea, ooffte, etc.

Is it any greater siu to sell liquor than it Is to sell tobacco? While In Loulvvllle I picked up a daily pa-per and read tliat President McKinley was spending a while at some hot springs trying to boll tbe tobaooo out of hia system. He Is an inveterate smoker and is trying to taper ofT, but It seems tbatlhellsitapering ofl* at the big end.

I t will be remembered that Gen. Grant, who con-(|uered the Confederacy, was conquered by nicotine. He died of a cancer In the throat caused by the exces-sive smoking of olgaiB,

It is well known that {smoking olgarsjis not tbe woret form of using the weed. Cigarettes arejperhfps the most fktal form, even more so than snuiT, which liad been regarded as the most faUl until cigarettes were invented. I have,seen it reported that no appli-cant who smoked (olgarettes waa accepted in> the United States volunteer service during the last war. i

But why should I raise a racket about lli|uor or to-baooo? 1 have never used either. Why should I in-terfere with any man's rights if he wishes to use them? Weil, then, I will speak of ooObe, I t has in-jured me and I have a right to Uik about It. I used It till I had to quit It In seir-defonse, after having two spells of nervous prostration.

I knew a leading Baptist piwoher In Indian Tarrl. tory who said to his better half: " Wife, you kno^ that I am suhjMt to heart trouble. I am llabia to l^i called aw«y at any moment. If the blaok-wlng«|^ maeaenger ahould give no warning of hhi appioM), and 1 ahould hava no ohanoa to apaak to you a

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ing message ers I go hence, I want you to feel assured that I shall be at rest." "Why, my dear," replied his better half, if you will, quit drinking coinie you will have no mora heart disease." He flew into a rage and said: ** Is it possible that I am mocked by tbe wife of my boso^l Coflbel I'll prove to you that that is not what is the matter. I'M never u»e another drop!" After a year his heart disease was all gone and he thanked his wife for tiie prescription.

I t is said that the 00,000,000 people of the United BUtes spend |1,'200,000 annually for liquor, or |iiO each; |000,000 for tobacco,lor |10 each; 100,000,000 for coflVe, or ll.fiO each. I suiiitose that for lli|Uor, to' bacco, cofllee, tea, opium, etc., a low estimate would be $2,000,000,000 annually. How la all this to be stopped? I see but one remedy. Teach the youth of the land the danger of these things. Teach it in the public schools. Much good has already .Iieen done In this way, thanks to the Woman's Christian Temper-ance Union.

I doubt If harsh expressions and actions will re-move the trouble. Many of our good people regard these things as necessities. Turn on the light and teach the rising generation ths evil elfects of these In-dulgencles. If tlie youth of the laud are taught on the subject, these evils will disappear.

The least Item in the account is the flnanciai matter, but people can easily this item. There are In Alabama about 1120,000 white Baptists. Assuming that 100,000 of these use tobacco, then, at (10 each, they spend (1,000,000 annually fur tobacco. But it will be said that most of these Baptists live in the country and do not smoke line cigars, ttc. Then let us estimate that 80,000 of them live in the country and only chew, smoke and dip flve cents worth a week. This will amount to UO each per year, or a total of ('J08,000. Grant tiien that the other 20,000 use as much as the average Inhabitant of the United States, (10 per annum, and we have (2(M),0(H) plus (aOH.OOO, making a grand total of ( 08,(KK) expended by the white Baptists of Alabama in one year for tobacco. This is a very low estimate. Suppose the Baptists of Alabama sliould pay this much for mis-sions. Suppose the Baptists of the South should pay as much for missions as they pay for tobacco' But It is not a supposable cas*. They are not going to do it In this generation. And was It not committed unto them to gojand disciple all nations? Do we love our carnal appetites more than we love the Master? Then bow can we be his disciples? See Luke xlv. 20, 27, sa. " Ye are my friends If ye do the things which I command you." (John xv. 14.) Read also Isa. Iv. 2.

Cloverdale, Ala.

MADE QRBAT THKOUOn SUFPBRINU. IIV KKV. J. II. IIAWTIIORNR, D.O.

Te*l: "The Ixira (iirncil tho rnpUvlty of Jol> when lii> pra.vail for liU rrleiiilik" Job xlll. iU

Job's would-be "comforters" are called "friends." It Is probable that what they did was prompted by a kindly feeling, but in reality they were tormentors. Whether they Intended It to be so or not, their treat-ment of Job wasunjnst and cruel in the last degree. He resented their conduct as an Indignity. He smote them with words of righteous wrath. Not to defend one's self when slandered Is to encourage a repeti-tion of the wrong.

We are told that Job prayed for these tormentors. He Invoked the blessing of God upon the men who had injected the bitterest anguish Into his soul. His willingness to do this showed an extraordinary de-velopment of religious life. He reached this state of Christ-like meekness under a divine discipline, which, for severity, perhaps has no parallel In human history.

He prayed for his tormentora. In the days of his prosperity it seems that Job prayed only for himself aud his household. Byaier ies of fearfully painful experiences God raised him to a higher plane of re-ligious life. His soul expanded until its sympathies enciroled the worid and he besought the fkvor of heaven even upon thoee who had cruelly maligned him.

Job was a man of princely wealth. He had great herds of sheep, camels and oxen, aud oyirned buu-dreda of servanto. God gave him seven sons and three daughtera. They had grown to maturity. They were happily married. He had bestowed upon each ofhlaohi ldrenanample esUte, which enabled them to spend their daya In foaatiug. They went from house to houae to eat aud drink and rejoice over their abundant wealth, and their flreedom from trouble and can.

Job waa not negleotfhl of nllglous obligations. He oultivatad hablta of piety. He ncognliied hla de-pondenoe upon God. He prayad for hla ohildran that they might be kept ID the path of truth, virtue and peaot. •Hera waa In many laapeota an Ideal flunlly—a

family bleaaed with evaiy matarhtl advantage that oiiuld minlatar J o comfort aud plaaaura—a ftunily

without a discord aud without a care, a fkmlly where love unfelgued bound heart to heart throughout the clrele, a family which came daily to tbe sacred altar and iwid the homage of grateful hearts to the Divine Father of them all.

Who can oontemplate such domestic order and happiness, and not wish to see them reproduced in hla own household?

But at that period of Job's history, ills life was far below the standard which God iMd llxed for it. Be-yond his sheep, oxen, camels, aervanta and oiiildren, there waa nothing that stirred his sympathies and en-listed his activities. The world in which he lived and moved was not the great broad world of humanity, but tlie little, narrow world which encompassed only his earthly posesslons tnd enjoyments.

Job knew nothing of his neighbore. He had no thought of their (tares, struggles and wauta. I t was nothing to hini that human beings about him were sick, destitute and forsaken. I t was nothing to him that they were l>enlghl«d, degraded, and Ignorant of Gml. His great possessions, and his dally feastlngs with his happy children, left him no time to concern himNelf with the afl'airaofhis neighbore. He was rich. His children were amply provided for. He and they were divinely protected and guided, and if other people were poor, sick, Ignorant, idolatrous and wicked it was none of his matter.

It would not be difllcult to flnd even In your own c<iinmuclty men whoi4 lienevolence and religious ac-tivities are as circumscrilml as those o f the patrlareh Job.

They are moral and pious; their homes are beauti-ful, orderiy and sweet. But if they were denluns of another planet, they could not be less ixincerned for this great, sinning and sufllering mass of humanity about us that is crying for sympathy and help

God had created Job for a nobler life than that. He had determined to expand his sympathies, enlarge his conceptions of truth and obligation, and prepare him for a career of distinguished usefulness to men.

To accomplish these results, God saw that Job must be deprived of bis temporal prosperity.

In the divine discipline of human life there Is a large element of sufl^ring. No man ever became great who lived without calamity, struggle and sorrow.

When God dooms a man to littleness, feebleness, and unfrultfulness, he withholds from him the disci-pline of toll and suffering; but when he elects a man to greatness; when he determines to make him a colossal flgure in tho moral scenery of the world, he strips him of his earthly porsessions, flings him into bitter conflicts and exposes him to the fUry of a thou-sand storms.

The world's greatest benefacton have been tiie great-est sufTerers. The men whose names stand for all that Is noblest and dlvlnest In hutiaan conduct, were taught and developed in the school of afllictlon.

Revelation, reason andex|)erience teach us that the enlargement of the Inward man retinites the reduc-tion of the outward man. Only upon the stepping stones of our dead selves, can we rise to the dignity and miOaaty of "kings aud priests unto God."

Bee this truth illustrated In the history of Job. God begins bis dlBclpllneor this man by taking from him bis material possessions. His camels, sheep, oxen and servants were swept away In a single hour. By a single stroke of the Divine hand this patrlareh of princely wealth was reduced to penniless poverty. We can readily Imagine the fearful anguish into which Job was precipitated by this calamity. It does seem that if there Is power in m^lsfortune and aufn»r-ing to make a man pure and good. Job had enough of such discipline when we reallee tho fact that he had suddenly become as poor as a beggar.

But this was not sufficient. Other and greater aflllctlons must come upon him. While his sons aud daughten were eating and drinking in their eldest brother's house, there came a wind from the wilder-ness and smote the four cornera of the building, and they were burled beneath its ruins. That was a blow lu comparison with which the loss of material wealth should not be mentioned. Who can fathom the depths of that father's grief when we teallm the terrible (kct that he was childless?

But we are told that In the bitterness of hla anguish he did not sin. On tbe contrary, he fell upon the ground and worshipped, saying, "The Lord gave; the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord."

I could tell you of Chrlatian flathen and mothera In thia land, who, In paaalng through almllar triala, have not followed the patriarch Job. When death bereft them of their ohildran they did not nfrain from ain. They did not fkll upon their (koea and worship God. f h a y did not aay, I t la the Lord; blaaaad be hla holy hama." They nbelled; they for-aook God'a altaii and withdraw their gifts and labon from tha Loid'a oauaa.

Was It needful that Job should sufHtr mora than this? Property all gone, ohildran all dead. If ca-lamity was what he needed to make him a pattern of purity aud goodness, surely this would suinoe. The conduct of Job Indicated that be was perftotiy sub-missive to the divine will. But a man may have the grace of submission In a pre-eminent degree and at the same time be sadly dsHoiept in other virtues.

Almost any man will submit when he finds him-self utterly helpless. When the storm billows and the fUry of flends is on the battling clouds, and the mad winds tear forests into fngmento, and lift up dwellings and the ver> bodies of men into the air, it indlcatee no extraordinary piety for a man to fall u|ton hla knees and say, " Oh I God of the tempest, I submit." What else can h« do but submit?

Meek submission to unavoidable calamity is a virtue which many men can aflford to covet. Job had that virtue, and while God applauded it he de-termined to discipline him Into something higher and grander. To accomplish this he laid his mighty hand of afllictlon directly upon the person of his servant. He smote h u body with disease—with dis-ease the most fllthy aud horrible. From the crown of his head to the sole of his foot he was covered with running sores which provoked even his wife to desert him, and made him Insumrably loathsome to himself.

Job could lose all his property and bury all his children and still be a very narrow, selflsh aud earthly man. God came very near to him lu these afllictlons, and while Job waa aubmissive to his sovereign and Irresistible will, he did not open bis heart to bim. He did not yet see the measure of his obligation to God, and realize his responsibility with nference to the great worid of humanity about him. Tbe dis-cipline of sulftring must be continued until be reaohee the divine standard. God now smites him in person, turns his veins Into channels of loathsomeness and his nerves into threads of flre and deprives him even of all human sympathy.

Looking upon him now, you say, "There hi nothing more that he can sufTer, aud whatever afllictlon can do for the betterment of his moral being ie surely accomplished."

But you are deceived when you aay that he is incapa-ble of any greater Bufl:^riug than that which be has already experienced. Beyond all physical torture, be-yond all the pangs of poverty, and beyond ail the bit-terness of grief which one feels In looking into the faces of his dead children. Is the anguish that fills the heart of a true man when be finds himself tbe victim of unjust suspicion and false accusation. To a virtuous soul, this cruel world can do nothing worse than brand it with dishonor.

Some yean ago a young lady of the highest respect-ability, culture and Integrity, very modestly but frank-ly declined an ofl^r of marriage from a young gentle-man of her community. The disappointed lover, in a spasm of anger and resentment over her refusal, put In circulation an outrageous slander upon her char-acter, and then fled from the country. For a period of twelve montha that girl, whose heart and ilfo were as pure as the naked heavens, endured an anguish of soul in compariscn with which the agony of death would have been a pleasant experience. Bbe went down under it, as the delcate flower wllte and witbera beneath an autumn's sun. Bhe rank into an untimely grave beneath the burden of an Incurable grief.

Neither man nor devil, can do anything worse than besmireb tbe reputation of such a woman. God looks upon no human sorrow that is deeper and keener than that which is inflicted by tbe poison of calumny.

That sorrow was the final element that waa added to Job's oupofsufl'ering. His comfortera, so-called, believing that all calamity and i«lu wera traceable to some siu in the Bufl1»rar, pronounced him a criminal.

As he was the most aflllcted man th«y had ever raen, they believed him to be the worst of viliiaua.

Profoundly conscious of his integrity. In words that were lurid with indignation he buried back upon his accusera their infamously fulse indictment.

But Job found no relief In anger and resentment. The barbed arrow bad pierced to the very core of bhi heart and he waa powerless to extract it. But Just at the moment when his anguish culminated, aud he was sinking Into the raylcss darkness of despair, God revealed himself to him as bis friend and deliverer'

For the flrat time hUi aplritual vision waa unclouded and he saw God lu all of his infinite love and com-passion, atretching out hla mighty arm to shield and save htm.

Instantly he experienced a glorioua transformation. Hla aorrowceaaed. Hhi burning auger waa tranamuted nto rlghtaoua piety and hbi heart and handa wan lifted in fervent prayer for a bleaaing upon hia fklaa accuaen.

My friends, I am aura that I Indulge In no exaggera-tion whau I aay that an liOured and auflkrlng man

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oau covet nothing Utter (br himaelf tlutn •uoh»dl»-olplin* of Uod'a provldraceand gno« u will dethroue within hla breiuil the demon of revenge and beget In hla lumoat iwul a Chrlit<like compaaelou for hla foei, and »tender aympathy for the whole world of man-kind.

Among the liatbaroua deeds perpetrated by the Vaudalt who Invaded ancient Ilome, waathemaaaa-ore of one of the most patriotic and dlitingulahed fuulllee of the Empire. Uutbaud, children and two grand-pareuts were butchered In the moat cruel man-uer. The wife, a woman of rare Iwauty and queenly bearing, waa the only member of the houaehold left to tell the tale of horror. When the officer In com* mand of the brutal baud told her that ahe waa apated ouly beeauae he had ohoaeu her for hlaconcablne, her flace fluahed into a crlmaon hue, and the blood turned to liquid Are In her velna. But a moment afterwards ahe waa aa calm as a statue. Her countenance grew pallid, and aettled Into a death-like rigidity.

8he waa led away to her maater'a tent, where ahe threw herself upon a couch and remained speechleaa and motlouleaa until darkneaa ahrouded her from mortal vision, and aleep had closed the eyelids of her debauched and brutal captors. Then she arose, and unsheathing a sclmetar which she had concealed In her bosom, buried it in the breaat of the monster who bad alaughtered her loved onea and outraged her honor.

Bhe escaped from the camp, and returned to bestow upon the mutilated forms of her dead the rite of sep-ulture. That tender and saced service done, she stood over the grave in which ahe had laid them and said, " They have orphaned me; they have widowed me; they have made me childless; they have insulted my womanhood; but I have had my revenge."

That incideat in Roman history has been comemo rated Id art, and celebrated in the rapturous effusions of poeUy. The rex'engeful speech of the Roman wom-an has been the battle-cry of a thousand inobs and the slogan of a thousand anarchists.

Set over against that woman's revengeful words and conduct the prayer of the dying Christ for his murderers—" Father, forgive them, for tuey know not what they do." To imitate her would be human, to follow him would be divine. Revenge is ttom be-neath, forgivencM from above. One puts us into sympathy with friends, the other lifts us Into fellow-ship with augels. One leads downward to infernal depths, the other upward to supernal heighto.

"The Lord turned the captivity of Job when he prayed for hl<i tormentors." This, my brethren, is the spiritual elevation to which God will bring us if we meekly endure chastliement. He will lift us where we shall look out on the great world of fallen humanity, and feel for men, the lowest and vilest of our race, JuHt aa he felt when be sent forth his Bon tn seek and to save the lost.

We may be beaten until our pride Is gone, and bruised and broken until our will is subdued; we may be disciplined into the deepest reverence for divine law and into the profoundest sympathy with all that is pure and good, but God will not remove our cap-tivity and exalt ua Into the bleiwed sunshine of his peace until we open our kearts to our fellow-men every wnere and love them as we love ourselves.

When we are fllled with holy solicitude for our brother man: when the ragged walfbof the street are almost as dear to us as the children of our own house-hold; when the helpless beggar goes not fitomour door unblesfed and unpltled; when the enemies who defraud us and traduce us are tenderly con t ended to God's compassion and mercy; when we commiserate the heathen beyond the seas as truly aa we pity the heathen upon our own shore; when our aympathles belt the globe and our beneficence la aa Impartial aa the light of yonder aun which falla alike upon the evil and the good-then, and not till then, will our captivity end, and God's discipline of aufliVirlng cease.

Virginia Uttf l r . We are expecting two accessions to our ministerial

foroea. One ot them Is Rev. R. D. Garrett of Chatta-nooga, Tenn., who haa accepted the charge of the Court-aireet Churoh, Portsmouth, one of theationgeet ohurchea bi thla part of the Btate. I t baa a large memberahip, au admirable locaUon, an lUuatrloua llMOf paatora who have eerved them, and a proapeot ahead whloh la very bright. Tha laat paator of the ohurah waa Dr. A. B. Owen, who mlnlatered to them with great teal aud fklthttilneea Itor about a quarter of II oantury.

The other paator whoae oomlng w« ara antlolpatlng la Bwr. J . J . T«ylor of Mobile, Ala. The F iMmanu . atiMl Cburoh of Norlblk baa oalled bim. Ha oamt on tha tround, preaobed Itor tbam twio* Sunday laat. •amarad tha field, delighted them by bla mUilatra-Uona and left without anawarlng tba upparmoat quMtlon in avaiy baart. Tbara la a (Maaiml bopa and

expecUtlon, however, that In the fkiturei yean* his poatofflce will be Norfblk, Va. It la a great church to whloh he la called, aud the opportunily before him v^ould be a large one.

Rev. W. P. Uliies has taken hold of I i I b new |uis-torate at Park View with au enthusiaaiie grasp. For several years he has been doing the woik of an evuii-gelist, but he now ateps back into the paxtoral traces.

Dr. A. E. Owen haa Just cloaed a meeting at his own church, which brought many blessings to tiie chun>li and congregation. His school, the Ryland Female Institute, has Just cloaed a prosperous session.

Rev. W« A. Borum of Kentucky has been supplying the Freemason-atreet Church for the past month, and many are the «Kpreasioua of approval which are heard concerning hla preaching.

Dr. A. H. Dunaway of Port Norfolk has accom-plished astonishing things since he took cliHrge of I i I h

present work. The membership has rolled up UH numbers to a higher point and now they are in the midst of an elTurt to build them a larger and more at-tractive structure.

Rev. E. E. Dudley of Central Avenue Church, Nor-folk, is completing the preliminary preparatioiiH for the erection of his new church building. It will be erected at an excellent location and will be one of the most attracHve Baptist Churches in the city. H.

Prom niasourl. A ConvenUon of B. v . p. u . Bocietles of thlH State

was held at Slater the 20th to £2ud of this muiith. The evening seaslon of the :ji)th was upeiiiHl by an earnest devotional meeting led' by Uru. J. B. Fuller of Sedalia, who ftom the closing venes of the fortieth chapter of Isaiah gave us an admirable keynote fiir our meeting in urging recognition pf the iiower, maj-esty aud tenderness of the Lord. This was followed by an address by Bro. J. 8. Kirtley of Kansas City on " Christianity in the First Century—illustrated by Paul." This strong aud tx>mpact addretui, showing careful and sympathetic study, was delivered with great earnestness, and prepared the way for another, which was full of wise suggestion and glowing vision on " Chrlatianity in the Twentieth Century" by Bro. J . C. Aimatrong, the accompliahed editor of the A n-tral BaptUt

The morning of Wednesday, the Jlst, was devoted te organiiation and the hearing and discussion of re-ports of the Board of Managers and the Treasurer anti from local Unions.

Bre. W.J . Williamson of KansasClty, to whose wlw and energetic direction the success of the Unions In this Btate la unlvennlly attributed, having declined to continue as President, Bro. J. F. Kemper of Mar-shall waa elected In hla atead. Though absent when elected—detained by a marriage in his c«>ugregatiou— be came in during the day and presided with great efficiency. The reports, far from being uniuterestiiiK or prosaic, were full of facta and figures which were the baala of a moat admirable and valuable dlscuesiun In speeches of ten minutes each for the whole morn-ing. A oollecUou waa taken to meet the expenses of the past year and to provide for those of the next.

In the afternoon there were several addresses, being atudlea In the Acta on the Kingdom of Uod, to Illus-trate the Sacred Literature Course. The topica were the power, the aufajeeta, giving, peraecutlon, lead^jy and triumpha in the kingdom. Two of the appointed apeakera being absent, the topics assigned them were dlaouaaed by brethren who were re<|uested by the pro-gram committee to do ao, and they did their work well.

In the evening, after a tender meeting In memorial of Bro. W. F. Hania, one of the moat eflloient helpers of thla work In the Btate, who died several months ago, Bro. OhariM Rhodes, Sunday-school mlaslonary for the State, preaobad a helpful and eneoulragliig aermon on Dlacemlng the Signa of the Timea. This sermon took the place of an address that was expectcd on "Our Fatheraand Diatinctlve fiaptlat Doctrlues," ftam Prof. J . P. Fruit of William Jewell College. I t waa a diaappolntment, eapeclally to me, that Prof. Fruit could not be preaenti aa I am aure tlj^t his ad-dreaa would have prepared the way for the dlacusslon of Our Young People ef To-day aud Distinctive Baptist Dootrinaa" whiah had beflb assigned to me.

Thnraday morning waa occupied with aeveral dla-ouaalona of praoUcal B. Y, P. U. work, all of whloh were valuable iind Interaatln^. One nolaHle addrasa, on tba Social Ftatura of the B. Y. P. U, Work, waa by Dr. Chivara, tha General Secretary. He hi a mtwt Inaplrlng and inatniotiva apaaker.

I ragrettad greatly that I waa obliged to leave hi tba aftamoon whan tbare ware to be mission atudlea with mapa, Inoludlui biographies of aeveral weN known mlaalouarlaa. At night, too, there ware to bo |wo important addrataaa, one on tha " Young People of BIblaTlmea," by Bro. J. D. Turplu of OanoUton, and ona by Dr. OhiTara on tba ** Young People ofOur

TImea." Tb miss these was, I am sura, to miss • great deal.

The splrllof the Missouri brethren, m flar as I l«ve seen theiu. Is admirable. It la easy to fWel at home among tl)«m, a|id to r^olop to put forth one's l>e«t energies In forwarding the irork In which they are engaged. I have yet, I trust, some years to spend in the Mai«ter*H service among them. Pardon me fur mentioning two circumstancea among many that have been personally very pleasing to me, and not without Inteiest to some In 'Tenneaaee. One la, that as (tastor of our uhurch In Blater, I flud Bro. Wm. Hlielton, Jr., the big, hearty son of our honored Hru. Wm. Hhclton, whom I knew and loved while my hoiii« was lu '^nnessee. The other is, that as pastui of the Methodist Church, Is Hro. A. R. Faria, who wwt a Htudent lu Union l^niveralty tn I87.H, l^te last year of my i<onncctlon with that Institution. To both tliewe brethren I am indebted for s|)ecial courtesies, surely in memory of the |>aHt.

Thuugh no longer a trustee of our Theological 8em-Inary, l>y r«MU«on of removal tram Boutli C'arolius, I am not less interested In its welfkrc. To me, as to others, tlie iiuestion has preaented itself. What can be tli« pur|H)i<e of the meeting of the Trustees in Atlanta on the 'JiUli Inst.? Acco^lng to the funflameutal law, a profetuwr (much more than a presldeut), can be elected only at the annual meeting In connection with the Southern Haptist Convention; and provisional arrangenientM for the coming session i<ould be made, it would seem, by the Executive Committee in LoMs-ville with the aid of the faculty, as well as by The TrunteeH meeting in Atlanta. We have reason for confidence in the Integrity of purpose of our brethren; let us not fail to pray that In all things they may be guided to such action as will secure the welfara of the iMsloved luHtltutlon. C i i a s . M a n l y .

liexlngton, Mo. Baltimore Letter.

There wsh no program arranged for this morning at the MlRlstent' Conference. The time was spent in hearing announcements, and when the Conference adjourned It was to meet Bepteml)er 4t) .

Dr. M. B. Wharton was In Williamsburg, Va., yes-teniay, when he preached before the William a M Mary College.

Uev. HowartI Wayne Smith, of Fulton Avenue Church, announced to his eongregatlon ywterdar that he would withdraw his resignation, whloh waa oircrcd two weeks ago. Bro. Hmith received a natter-ing call to the Central Church, Middleboro, Mass., and oll'ered kls resignation that he might accept it. His chureii earnestly and uunnlmously protested, and liually prevailed on him to remain in Baltimore.

Rev. E. E. Ayers has accepted the chair of i'sycol-ogy and Biblical LIteraturo In Georgetown College, Kentucky. Mr. Ayers is one of our most cultured and efreotive preachers, and we can ill airord to lose liiin from Baltimore. He ofl^red his resignatlan at Wa-verly yestenlay. This leaves an lm|M>rtant field with-out H pastor.

Cards arq out announcing the marriage of Rev. C. W. Duke, the popular pastor of Immanuel Churoh, to Mlfis Mary I<:stelle Butt, on Wedu«iday, June aith, in tlie Frramason-street Baptist Church of Norfolk, Va. We extend In advance our most cordial congrat-ulations.

August Is vacation month, and then will be a gen-eral exo<ius of pastors from the city at that time. PanMir Gregory, as usual, will go to Martha's Vine-yard. Pastors Laws, Smith and Millard will attend the Workers' Coufereaee at Northfleld, Mass. Paator Cox will spend August with hl^ family at Irvlngton, Va. Pastor Baylor will go to New Albany, Ind. Pastor Wilbur goes to New York to visit hla brother. Pastor Melton will rusticate lu the pine forast and persimmon groves of Fluvanna County, Virginia, lioplug to get a glimpse, at least, of the Atlantk). We have not learned the program of tha other paatora.

The work at Relsteratown, under the oara of R«v. W. J. NIehol, has progressed ao well t i u t « council will be called aoon to coiialder the expediency of o^ ganlsing a 6huroh. Thla la a growing auburb, and it Is hoped that the Baptists may get a atrong hold an the comaaunlly.

Rev. J . D. Ray, field paator of Germaiitown Ohurah, waa at the Coufsreuce in tha lutereat of bla mlialon at Germautown Station, which la about three milea from this church. Ha la anxloua to build a oliapal at thla place, aa the prospect la encouraging. Wa hope he will aucceed. S i - a h k b W . M m v r o N .

Baltimore, Md., Juna 15th.

^ n I g h L Sunday and Sunday night

Brandon Itoiurad at 8 p. m. on Mlllartam. Our ni .J p. m. on Mlllaiim. traotad meeting will iMgln naxt m ^ l u g vur ear

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t a t a M t i a I PA5T0RS' CONPBItBNCB.

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First Churoh—Dr. Proat preached at l>oth houra. Central—Good diiy. Good cougregatlona. Tliree

received far baptism. 27ftlnB. S. Third—Children's Di^y aervice at the morning hour.

Paator Golden preached at nigbt. CentennUl-^faator Mtewart preached. Interesting

Children's Day service. 1«) In B. B. Fine service at night. Two received by leher.

h^dgefield—Dr. Folk prcached in the nioniing. No service at night.

North Edgefield—Pastor Bhermaa preached at both hours. Large audiences. Two received by letter aad one by baptism. 180 lu B. B. 0<) in Barton MlMsion B. B. i'aator takes a vacation during July.

Heventh—Paator Burna preached. Good aervlces. This closed the work of the paator.

Howell Memorial—Dr. Wm. Bhelton preached In the moniing and I'aator Howse at night. 110 in B. B.

Murffeeaboro—Pastor Hailey preached at both ser-vices. Baptized one.

Union HIII-Dr. Holt preaehod Batirday moniing and afternoon and Sunday morning. Collected 118.41) for pastor, 113.60 for missions, | a tor Orphans' Home. K N O X V I U I - K .

First Church—Bro. A. J . Dickinson of Belma, Ala., preached at both houn. 810 in B. B.

Bell A%'euue—Pastor Themas preached at lx)th hours. 177 1nB. B.

Grove City—Pastor Moore preached at Iwth iiours. Administered the Lord's Supper. Two additions by letter. 116 In B. 8.

Third—Pastor Mumll preached at both hours. Two additions by letter. One approved for liaptism. 170 in as.

Clinton—Pastor Johnson preached. This church has recently received 28 by baptism.

Centennial—Pastor Snow preached in the morning and Bro. A. P. Smith at night. Three approved for baptism. One baptized. 8(I7 in B. B.

Second-Pastor Jeflries preached at both hours. GoodB.S.

A fine meeting of the Bunday-achool Association was held with Island Home.

Bro. Jamea DeArmond was preseat at the Confer-ence and reported good services at Union. I V I K t M R M I S .

Joknson Avenue Church—Pastor Moore pretciied to good congregations. B. K. growing.

Central—Pastor Potts preached to fair congrega-tions. One r«telved by letter.

Trinily—Pastor Smith preached to good congrega-tioos. Protracted meeting postponed on accouutuf the Illness of Bro. J . T. Sexton.

Rowan—Pastor Ix)veJoy preached to good congre-gations.

First—Pastor Boone preached to good congrega-tions.

—I had the privilege of attending Children's Day exercises at Spring Creek yesterday. The children and youiig people ac(|ultted tbemwives well. But tills is oharacteriailo of Spring Creek, They never do thinga by balvea. My work as missionary colporter for Central Asaoclatlon Is progressing finely, but I find that the greatest need Is mission work. I will bo at Union (D. V.) next Sunday. B. F. BAUTIIKS.

si sji /.i.'jssiljifu JOBK T. OAXUiy. I

—I have entered upon my work aa missionary and colportar far Duck River Asaoclatlon. I hava lieeu vary kindly received avaiywhtra I have bean, and find tha peopla vary willing to hear anything partain* Ing to religion. Thara a n a graat many peopla who ar« deprived of t h i prlvllaie of atteudbig chorob-at laaat th«y thluk ad, and tbaaa mtm eapaolaliy plaaaad to haar tha Bibla taad and to ba prayad wiib{ dthara ara indlflVvnit and na«d thalr alaaping Nllfioua

lugs aroused. A great deal of good can be accom-plished among this class of peopla, and I truat I may bo able to benefit them. If you know of a community where there la no Bunday-achool or regular preaching, I ahould be very glad to vlalt It. I hope to get over all the territory In the Aaaoclation by the Ume it meets in August. E i x i a b D. M o N a t t .

Wartrace, Tenn.

Baat Tanneaaae Notaa.

—Last Tuesday evening we closed a fine meeting here which lasted over two weeks, and which reaulted in nine professions of faith hi Christ. Tha cburoh was also greatly revived. I am of the opinion that much and pi«rinanent good was done by the aerlea of uieetlags. Bro. W. D. Powell, our late mlaalonary to Mexico, did the preaching, to tl!9^ellght and edifica-tion of the large congregatkma that aaaembled to hear him. Besides preaching from tha pulpit, be la one of the II nest men I ever met In personal work in the homes of the people. I do not bealtate to aay t iu t Ills coming to our church and town was a benedic-tion, a stimulus and au uplift to lH>th paator and peo-ple. If you ever have the privilege of entertaining Powell a week or ten days In your home, aa I iiad, you will not wonder at the great boat of frienda be has tK)th In the States and in Mexico. A brotiier paa-tor eaid to me last year< " Do you know when I can secure the services of a preacher that will help me in a revival meeting? ' I mentioned the namea of sev-eral. " O b ! " said he, ' I can get thoee who can preach well enough, but I want a brother who will not forget that I am to remain with the churoh when he Is gone." If that brother la looking for auch a man ttiis year, I want to commend to him with all my heart the beloved Powell. On Wedneaday even-ing after the meeting, Bro. Powell delivered a lecture on his life and work In Mexico and hla travela In the Holy Land and In Cuba. W. H. R y a u .

Trenton, Tenn., June 99th.

Weat Tenqeaaoe Notea. I visited my Chapel Hill Cburoh the third Sunday

and had a big day. We had roll call and covSnant meeting and communion all at the aame aervice. We had a large crowd. We will have our meeting there lu August.

I had the privilege of worshiping with Paator Sledge at ililan Sunday night. I apoka for him to a good congregation, and I trust to some profit. A young man and his wife Joined the second Sunday and others are expectcd soon. Sledge Is a good paator. He buried one of his old membera Sunday evening. Sinter Dovy. May God bless the bereaved husband and grand-children.

I stopped while In Milan with Brethren Dawson and Turner. Bro. Turner has a nice little farm for sale in the suburbs of Milan. Some one will get a bargalu in the purohase. Dry weather here, we need rain. T. F. I I o o b e .

Martin, Tenn.

—We had a good day at Lucy Saturday aud Sun-day. We had a splendid sermon Saturday by Bro. J. L. Bprolesof Milllngton. Dinner was served on tite ground. In the afternoon we had a number of good talks on Bunday-achool work. Bro. Whitaker of Memphia aud Prof. Davia of Milllngton made giMxl talka. Sunday morning at Big Creek Bro. J . H. Morris of Memphia preached a good aermon on the " Wagea of aln Is death." After the aermon we ob-served the Lord's Supper and appointed delegatea to the Aaaoclation. In the afternodh at Lucy the paator preached a sermon from the text us rite aud build,'* after which the Lord'a Supper was obaervinl and Bro. Loo Sullivan waa ordaluvd tu the office of 4vaoon. ' M. M. B i . k d b o b .

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Tenneaaee Valley Inatitute. The trustees of this school have decided to take a

step forward. A boarding hall having become a ne-cessity, the building of one at Eveusville haa been agreed upon, to coat probably about 12,000. S. H. Wilkey, one of the trasteea, baa donated two acrea of laud on which to build It, i «d a good cash contribu-tion beside. Rev. G. W. Brewer Is the financial agent of the school, with Prof. W. E. Itogers and Prof. I. N. Odom to assist him. Thla building ia the one thing needful to make Tenneaaee Valley Inatitute solid and permanent, and will add greatly to Its pros-perity.

Tlietruatees have also secured the services of Prof. W. E. Rogers, late president of Dayton Unlveralty. This consolidates the two schools at Evensvllle, Ttonn., as the Dayton University will be dlacontlnued, Pref. Rogers Is a progressive and accomplished teacher aud brings prestige and acbolarahlp to the acbool.

In co-operation with bim will be Prof. I. N. Odom, who has so effielently conducted the Institute for the last two years. Prof. Odom also alands high in schol-arship and proficiency in teaching. Two auch men, with able aaalatants aud without a rival in the ex-tended field aurroundlng tha Inatitute, and with the fkcllltlea at band, cannot do otherwise than make a complete aucceae. Tba trasteea Intend to make the school tba veiy beat that push, enterprlae, abililiy and equ||iment can do. Thiiy expect to attract patrane by the opportunttlea oiltoed, by tba rapid advance aud thoronthinatniotloa ot the pupUa, by the bealtliy location, free (Irom duat andamokeand | m of town, fknned by the p u n moantaln bneaae, and by the fkot that no aaloon t i or can be looated near the acbool, thUB making It fkae (htm the vicei of town Bin.

D. V . OTFLVM, Beoela i ] ' , D«ytou, I t e n .

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Dr. J . O. Davldaon of Baltimore luw accepted a call to Jchnaon City, and haa entered upoa hla work. The brethnn think they hava one of the finest of preach-en, and we truat the new paator ahall find In them ona of the beat of churohea.

Dr. J . A. Denton of Johuaon City haa taken ctiarga of Snow Chapel, three mIlea in the country. The ohuroh-bouae haa been recently painted and papered.

The chureh at Ellsabethton haa come to be ona of out very beat churohea. The brethren are delighted with their new paator. Rev. E. J . Meeae, also with the asaiatant paator, Blater Meeae.

TheSouthweat Virginia Institute, Briatol, haa cloaed a aucceeeful year of acbool aud field work. The paa-tora and truateea regard Prealdent W. H. Tharp a fine educator. He Is an experlenaed school man and a moat afTable gentleman. The indications are that tba enrollment of the coming year will be double that of last year.

Dr. M. B. Broaddus has had the heroulean task of looking after the Intereata of a large cburoh and of iifUng a debt of 100,000 from the luaUtute. The debt haa been greatly reduced. The Baptlata iiave at Bris-tol one of the fineat acbool plnnta In the South, and if Broaddua could give his undivided atrength to the acbool be could free it from an embarraaaing incum-brance. It waa our pleaaure to bear him discourae Sunday morning on •• Elijah, the Tishbite." The dia-course was dramatic, practical and forceful. The writer iiad agreed to preach for him Sunday night, but the night service was prevented by a failure of the electric light plant.

Rev. M. D. Early lias fulfilled his engagement aa a alx montha anpply for the Bristol Churoh with g M t aatiaflMstlon to the churoh. H t hi now open to other eogagem«nts. We wish he might be kept In the State as permanent pastor of some one of our atrong churohea.

Paator A. L. Davia at Jonesboro la grieving over the loaa of two of the beat families of hla cburoh. One goea to Briatol, the other to Moaey Creek.

We had a pleaaant Interview with Rev. J . T. Phil-llpa of Gteenevllle. But for hla wifa'a health he would be anxloua to return to Porto Rico. He la a geod preacher, and wanta to do paatoral or evangellatic work.

The Greenevllle Churoh haa extended a call to Rev. R. D. Haymore, formerly of Chattanooga, Tann., and are hopeful that be will accept J. J. B.

Moaay Creek, Tenn. Smith'a Poric Baptist Church.

Thla chureh la situated near Statesviile, Wilson County, Tenn., aud oonatltutea oneof the early " land-marka " of Middle Tenneesee Baptists.

Joshua Leater waa bom In Hallfkx County, Va., Sep. 6,1781. He profeaaed ftilth in Chriat in 1801 and aoon after entered the mlnlatry and waa ordained in the State of Virginia. In 1805 he turned hla face toward the aetting aun and late in the fall found an aaylum amid the hllla of Wllaon County, Tenn. During that winter and the next aprlng he had col-lected a aufflclent number of Baptlsta, and by the aaalatance of Elder John Jonea he conatltuted Hmith'a Fork Baptlat Churoh May 17, 1800, and was elected aa Ita firat paator, whkih poaltlon he held for nearly thirty-eight yean till God releaaed him from bla labon.

The church for a long while aflar ita organlcatlon waa known aa Hodgea Meeting Houae, receiving thla title from the anceaton of Elder W. J . Hodges of Henderaon County, Tenn., who fint settled In this oommnnlty. They constructed a rude log house which liaa ainca been removed and atill aUndain tact, bebig in dally naa by one of ita leading membera, W. W. Jonea. I t waa in thla houae that Concord Aaaoclation waa conatltuted Sep. as, 1810, with 21 churohea and 808 membera; with Elder Tboa. Du^ ham, moderator, and R. C. Foster, clerk. Thla chuaoh baa aent out a number of mlulaten, many ef whom became eminent; among whom I might mention Prealey Leater, Jamea Bond, John Bond, John Whlt-lock, H . W. Pickett, W. S. Bailey and othen of later date. Among the old churohea whloh are branchea in whole or in part from thla parent atem, we men-tion Marion, Auburn, Bradley'a Creek, Union, Pall Greek and Proaparlty; while of later data we mention Green Vale and Ramab.

Among beraarly daacona we might meiillon Jamea • Oioaa, Shadrach Bmith, John Jennings, John Dillon and John Wood.

Tbia ohurah in ninety-ftonr yean haa had only eight paeton in the fpUowjIng oidert Joahua Leatar, H . W. Pickett, J . M. D. OatM, J . H. Jaokaon, J . T. Oakley. J . H . G r i m e , a T . A l r a p a i i d G . A . O g l e . '

Thla old hUdoric cbarab ia etlU motlng grand^ on and wUI eoon begin her hlirtoqr Itor the twentieth ^ oeotiiiy. Majr the aame God be her'a in thefbtwe.

WAtMrtown.'Tenn. J iEUGanoi .

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6 B A F T I B T A N D fiSVUBlTrUR, J U N S l8 tN».

I 1 j m i 8 8 I O j V S . a t i M t a M i t — — M I S S I O N O I N K O T O R V .

BTATB niS8ION8.-KlV. A. J. UOLT. U.I)., CorrMpondlDg BeoraUry. All oommunlM-tloni dMifued for blm iboulil be addrwacd to him at NMhvilis, Tenn. W. M. WOOD-COCK, TreMunr. Naabvllle, Tenn. Tbe HUte Hoard also repreMnU Home and Korelgn Hlnloni . without oharf* lotheae Ikmrda. PORBION MI8SI0N3.-KBV. K. J . WlIXlKO-HAM. U.U., OorrcepoodInK Hecretary. Kloh-mond, Va. Kcv. J . U. BROW. Knoxvllle, Tenn., VIoe-Prealdent of the Foreign Board for Tenneeiee, to whom all luqnlrlM tor In* formation may be addreaeed. MOMB ni88ION8.-KBV. 1. T. TlOHBMOR, U. U.I Correapondlng Heoretary, Atlanta, Ua. HIV. M. U. j B r r K i n , VIoe-Preetdent of the Home Board fbr Tennenaee, to whom all in-formation or Inqutrlee abont work In tbe Btate may be addrcaaed. niNISTBRIAL EDUCATION.-AII rnndi fOr yonng minuter* to the 8. W. B. UnlTenlty ihouldbeeent toO.M.8AVAaK,L.L.U.,Jaok-ton, Tenn. For yonng minlitere at Canon and Newman College, eend to J.:T. UUIDBR. •OM, Moaay Creek. Tenn. ORPHANS' HOMB.-Rev. W. C. Qolden, I W tdent, Naabvllle. Write him how to gel a child In or out of tbe Home. Bend all monlea to A. J . Holt, Treasurer, NaahTlUe Tenn. All anypllee ahonid be tent to 0. T. CHKBX, Naabvllle, Tenn. All aappllea ahonid be Mnt prepaid. S. 8. AND COLPORTAaB.-A. J. Holt, Cor. Be«., Naabvllle, Tenn., of whom all Informa-tion may be aaked and to whom all ftanai may be aenU For any of tbe above object* money may be aafely aent to W. M. Wood-cook, Treasurer, Naabvllle, Tenn. WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.-Prealdent. Mn . A. C. B. Jackaon, Naabvllle, Tenn. Correapondlng BeoreUry—Mra W. C. Uolden

7W Monroe Btreet. Naahvllle, Tenn. Recording Beoretary-UlM Qertrnde Hill,

Naahvllle, Tenn. Bdltor-Mlaa a B. B. Bhankland 233 N. Vine

Btreet, Naabvllle, Tenn.

The Question of Expense.

Tbia la « vital question. It toucheH ua at every poiut. Notbtug In this life is to be obtained witbout expente, and even the life at Ood'a rlKbt baud was procured for us at imnienae, initueaitur-able coat.

Were it not for the expense of food and clothing, many of us would be milliouAirea. In caieulatiug tbe cost of any enterprise, two main ibiiigs ahould be considered.

1. Doee tbe end to be obtained JuMtify the expense neceaaary to obtain It?

2. How to procure the greatest de-gree of proficiency at tbe lowest ex-penae.

Sometimes in our zealoua baste to re-duce expenaee we repeat the experi-ence of the Irishman who, in the eco-nomical endeavor to teach hia horse how to live without eating, said, ' Be me flalth, an' Jlst as I suucaded tlie baste had to die."

Many a noble enterprise is killed be-cause of a ahort-sighted economy that will not expend enough to keep it go-ing. If, ou tbe other hand, tbe ex-pense more than connumea the profits, through a period of yean, the enler-prlae should be abandoned. The ex* penae of o))eulng and operating a cof-fee plantation In Hawaii is an enor-moua and continuous outlay for four or Ave years. But the seventh year more net proOt Is realised than the to-tal cost of purchasing, opening and op-erating for the flrat four yeaia. In the course of ten years an immense fortune Is realised from a borrowed capital.

The L. A. N. Railroad has to pay out over 110,000 a day as operating ex-penses, But this expense Is necessary to tha realisation of over 11,000,000 a jear of net profit.

In (»nylng forward our mbslonary opfrations the Lord expeols us to u»e what business sagacity and sound Judgment Ha has given to us In per-fbrmlog the greatest amount of work with tbe least amount of expense.

A qUMTION. Mi Wlut Is upeuse In our missionary

woik? What wa pay fbr postaga, printliif, timrsli ft» papar, pans, ink)

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for ofllce rent, telegrams, etc., la ex-pense. We are all agreed aa to thla. But as to whether the salary of the Hccretary la ex penae Is a matter about which there seems to be some dltn>r-ence of opinion. Borne good brethren contend that his salary is expense, pure and simple. Others argue that the HecreUry is a sort of general mln-aloiiary, who preaches, prays, lectuiee, distributee tracts and does all the work of any other misaionary, aave that hia laboni are not confined to any one or two stations. These brethren argue that If hia salary la to be counted as ex-pense, so ahould the salariea of all tbe other mlsalonarlee be so accounted.

Tbe minutes of tbe last Btate Con-vention show that the Corresponding SecreUry of the State Board of Tennes-see delivered last year sermons and other religious addreases; visited :i(X> families, with 110 of which be prayed; diatributed 100,000 tracts; visited 10 Associations; dedicated 7 new chuK-h-housee; addressed 65 Bunday-scbools; held 8 Sunday-school Institutes-all uf which Is missionary work. It might also have been stated that there was banded to him by the brethren and sisters as a reward for hU personal ser-vioeti Just about enough money to pay for these services, but which be plai>ed In the missionary treasury. His other duties and labors-the •IR,(lOO miles traveled, 19,000 letterw and circulars written and sent out, the superlu-tendlng and keeping the books for 20 colporters and the Orphans* Hume-may properly l)e called expenses, all of which is necessary to tbe success of tbe enterprises he has been chosen to carry forward.

ONK OTHKK ITEM. An objection has been urged by thofe

who oppose our organized work, those calling themselves Gospel Mlstilouers, that tbe expense of State Missions In Tennessee isaltogether too great. These brethren seem not to consider a iralnt which ought to be emphasized, viz : It has been deemed wise that our Btate Board bear all the expense of op-erating our entire missionary machin-ery. Home Missions, Foreign Mlasiona, Orphans' Home, MinUterlal Relief and Ministerial Kducatlon bear no part of tbe salary of the Secretary. Yet the Tennessee Bute Board carries forward all these enterprises, and has but one Held ofllcer representing all these In-terests. In calculating the work of the Btate Board, her collections and her expenses, all these items, the money collected for them and the expense of carrying them forward, must In all fairness be taken into account It is not Just to Ignore the labors of the State Board In Home Missions, Foreign Missions, Sunday-schools and Colpor-tage and the Orphans' Home, all of which is c(|ually represented by the Secretary, and all of which takes up two-thirds of his time, andstUI In sum-ming up his expenses lay It all to the charge of Btate Missions, as If all of his time was taken up with this one de-partment. As to whether tha Btate Board should bear all this expense la another matter fur the brethren, the Board and the Convention to deolde. But the Btate Board of Tennessee Is doing a noble work, and the cost of this work la the most moderate of any other work lu the Bouth, and In the opinion of those who Ihink most about It, is as low aa It oau be If we maintain Its present state of eniulency.

Any suggestions or orltlolsms oomlng fitom thoae who are friendly to the work, and whose friendliness la shown by the liberality of their personal con-tributions, will be warmly welcomed and carefkilly considered. If the ene-mies of the government were to run It, they would wreck It. Bo If the me-miss of our organlud mlaalonary work were to ruu It, Uiajr would nilu It.

A. J. Hour, Oor. Beo. KaahvUla, Tion,

From Dr. Moody.

Bro. J. J. Taylor told me at Loula-vllle that I was dlscuased In one of the committee meetings, and was accused of being opposed to the Boards. I don't know how I got such reputation. To correct this I would thank you to copy this from the Flity, where It ap-p(«red In tbe last corner, where even / failed to find It after diligent seacb.

J . B . MOODY. Tampa, Fla.

LX>MMKNT 0>MUKNI>Alil.K The Fhtg has said more than a dozen

times, with all the plainness of speech we could use, that It was not the use of Hoards, but the abuse of Bbaids, to which we object. J . N. H A L U

Amen! Now let us u»e tbe Boards, and quit the ntmsc of Boards, and thiiign will work better. Our Boards, ordained of the churches through their conventions, aie not set for doittriues, but for practice, and as far ss I know lltey attend strictly to their liusluees. I n^oice that we have some doctrinal meu on our Boards, and so far as I know they are Houiid.ibut tlie BoardH, as I think, are strictly and parneelly attending to their busitieH* as the chutcbcs te«|uire. Tlie Boards are the servants of the convention! The con-ventions are servants of the churches, so tlie Boards are the servants of ser-vants, and they seem to glory in tlieir •<er\'itude. 1 don't believe tbe hard things about our Boards. I believe they are the most faithful men we have, editors not excepted. I l>elleve they deserve all our sympathy aud ten tiinea more of our co-operation, l^et us give It. J . B. Mooitv.

recommendations of the Home Board. Plan ahead.

11. Closing .prayer fbr our country aud Oulta, for oflloers and mbMlonarles of the Home Board.

Coodensed Items Prom Report of Home Board.

Woman's Missionary Union. Program for Woman's Missionary

Union for July, I8«9. 8ul>je«U, The Home Board.

1. Silent prayer for a blessing ou the meeting.

2 Bible reading-Malachl ill. 8, 12; 1 Tim. iv. 1.5, l«.

H. Prayer, tliauki>giving for ttie priv-ilege of service aud petition for tbe uu-Inttrested women of the church.

4. Hymn—Nearer My (lod to Thee."

.5. General DIM-USSIOU -Foes en-countered by the Home Board, (a) Habbath Desecration. {(,) Worldllnees and Inlldvllty. (rO Mormonlsm. (d) Illiteracy and Superstition.

H. Hymn-"Stand Up, Stand Up fur JeAUs."

7. Leallet-"The H o m e Mission Board of tlie Southern Kaptlst t'onven-tlon," by W. W. Gainer.

8. Items—Home Hoard re<'elpta last year, f88.6(ll.40, of which W. M. IJ. contributed In cash and box supplies, 9!l(),(l9(i.7»; -too Imxes carried cheer into mlBsionarles' homes. Every 12 months the United BUtea adds 1,000 poHtolllces to Its roll. Every postonioe Is due notice that another stream has b^un to |)our Its good or evil into our national life and la e<iual to 1,000 warn-liigH to God's people. The Home Board B. B. 0., has In its employ OTiS mis-sionaries. In many frontier towns the little Home Mission Church Is the only Influence for good. Opportunltlea fbr service are Increasing.

9. Querles-AsaBoolety, are we do-ing all In our power to aid this work of overcoming evil In our own land through the gospel? Is God's Churoh His standing army? What better etiulpment Is called for? What shall we give extra for work In Cuba? Do we appreciate the Importance of the now time?

10. Business. Collection. Consider

WOKK AllONQ TUB NiKIKOKS.

Work ou the co-operative plan haa been done In Miasourl, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Bouth Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.

A hundred million of their kindred on the dark continent await their com-ing. In His own good time the voice of God will be heard bidding them go forward. Then they will return to the laud of their fathers and fill Ethiopia's outstretched hands with the blessings of salvation, and her multitude of tongues with the Joy of the Lord. It ought to be a matter of profound grati-tude to God that He has made tbe Baptists of tbe South inatructora to the people, who one day will lift de-graded Africa firom her long night of barbarism luto the light of gospel day.

CITIIA. If we have heeded the calla of Culta

for help we have not done It at the ex-pense of work In our cities, in our mountains, among the negroes, or on our wide frontier.

Cuba Is now free. The reetrictions im|MMrad by the Spanish government upon the preaching of tbe gospel have all l>een removed. A great and elTect-ual door has been opened. Everything invites us to enter and iMsseas the land. The command to preach the gospel to every creature la re-Imposed upon us by the marvelous providences which have broken down the despotic decrees of hostility to our Christ and turned to the Baptists of tlie Bouth the hearts of this new nation.

T H B MOITNTAIN KMIION.

The expreesed desire of the Conven-tion that the Board should do more for the mountain people, has not t>een ac-companied by the necessary increase of funds that would enable the Hoard to exercise in full Its wishes in this matter.

Many of tbe reports of the Board tirar witness to the fact that It haa not failed to appreciate the importance of this field, or been dilatory in lU eObrts to supply its needs.

It la well known that the great ma-jority of these mountaineers are Bap-tists. Their Isolation has been the great barrier to their progress. They need more and better schools, more In-structive preachers, everything that will give them a broader outlook, thus enabling them to appreciate the ad-vantage of their condition and to utilize them, not only fbr their own good, but for that of the world at large.

FRONTIBR WORK. The frontier of our mission field be-

ginning ai the Kansas line, runs south-ward to the Rio Grande, and thence along that rlrer to the sea. I t m»y be roughly estimated as being 1,000 mllea long by 600 miles wide.

Seeking to measure the lesulto of our work as we look down the RvenuM of oomlng yean and see all this broad area filled with oountlesa happy homes, the abodes of purity and peaoe, the spires of 10,000 ohurobea rising heavenward, and fKr stretohlng fields

B A F n S T A N D B B V L I O T O B . J U N B 2 9 , 1 8 9 9 .

where "love is brooding and life Is bom," our hearts overflow with grati-tude that we have shared some part In the creation of conditions, bringing such glory to our Creator and such happiness to man. There are within her bordera 6,000 churches and more than 800,000 baptised bellevera. With Joy we exclaim: " Bee what hath God wrought."

But our work is not done. There is much laud yet to be possessed. We must aid In sending the messenger of peace Southward aud Westward until we have reached everywhere the con-fines of our territory aud left no un-cultured fields behind.

Cova-Matanzas.

The following is an extract from a letter received fh>m Rev. J . V. Cova, Matanzas, Cuba, under date of June 18th:

I want your advice in a very delicate matter now before me. The Method-ists brought with them from Key West a Cuban preacher to work lu Matanzas for them. The man Is a consecrated christian, as I have often discovered In my Intercourse with him. Led by his zeal and fervor to the cause of the Mas-ter, he began one day lamenting upon thedlH'etencesof opinion among Chris-tians for so Bliffht misundentandings of the gospel. I naturally explained to him the causes of separation in what we Baptists are concerned. From that day (he is a very investigating man) he began to study in the Bible and sev-eral commentaries the case of infant baptism and of immenlon, and he has come several times to hear me preach; and this week he came to me and de-clared that all his searches In God's word have brought to his soul the firm belief that infant baptism is unacrip-tural and immoral, that immenlon is really the Christian baptism and the one aci'epted and sanctioned by Christ himself, and that he came to ask me to be baptized and to become a mem-lM>r of our church. I was surprised and advlaed him to well consider his deter-mination, but he replied it was his un-changeable rcMlution, and the work of the Spirit In his soul.

The man la supported by his denom-ination by a modest monthly sum, has four children of short age and his wife, and Is disposed to abandon all his means of living and accept the conse-quences of complying with God flrat rather than with man. I have not dared to baptize him without flrat hear-ing your advice.

Big Hatchie Association.

The fifth Sunday meeting of the Big Hatchie Association will be held with the Woodlawn Baptist Church July 28-HOth. The following is the program:

Friday night, sermon by Rev. H. L. WInbume.

Saturday, 0:80 a. m.—Devotional ex-ercises, conducted hy Rev. A. J . Hall.

lO-Organliatlon. 10:80-What are tbe evidences of re-

generation and bow majr they be beet Illustrated? H. L. WInburne, A. J . Castellaw, R. G. Herring.

l l ' JO-Wbatshallachuroh do with a member .who does not attend upon Ita divine services nor give anything toward lU support? P. T. Glass, D. O. Thomas, Dr. H. P. Hudson.

2:80 p. m.—Why Is not the regular administration of the Word attended with more fircquant oonvenlons? A. J . Hall, G. W. Glass, James Deupree, Prof. NavUle.

8:80-Wbat u e tbe best means for Borlptural davalopment In our church-a«r 0 . L. Acdersou, Harry Martin, P. Lanier.

4diO—What hi • church member's duty towards problblllouT Leou W. Blotn, T. E. Glas*, G«>.;WIIUBii».

8:00—Sermon by L. W. Bloaa.

0:80 a. m. Sunday—Sunday-school addresses. L. W. Sloan,Wm. Thomas, A. J. Csstellaw.

11 .-00—Missionary sermon. C. L. An-. derson.

All are cordially invited to attend these services and make this the most Interesting meeting we have ever had. All desiring conveyances to meet them at Brownsville and Curve will please notify H. a . BInford or tbe writer.

W . E . ELMOUK.

Nut Bush, Tenn.

infant Church Membership—No. ii. Tbe next case of family baptism found

In the booklet is that of f^tepbanus (I Cor. 1.10): "And I baptized the house-hold {(Mon) of Htepbanus."

Just a few quotations and comments can be given to this case.

Bro. Stephens says: "What has al-ready been said on tbe word family (Olkwi) Is equally applicable here."

Hut I have shown "what has already been said on tbe word family (Oikot) " by Bro. Stephens is altogether unrelia-ble and contrary to Indisputable facts and " what I have said on bis misuse of the word family Is equally applicable here."

Again Dr. Stephens quotes Dr. Ham-ilton as saying: "That there were infant children in each (Jiko» (family) of those who have mentioned amounts to a mor-al certainty."

This quotation is uncertain as to its meaning. If Dr. Hamilton means the families of Lydia, tbe Jailer and Ste-phanus, he simply guesses at it and knows no more about infants being in their families than Dr. Stephens, and he well knows if his life depended on it he could not find one infant in all of them. That Dr. Stephens with his word "OUcoa" has failed to find an in-fant in every Oiko« is a failure "to a moral certainty."

Again be says: " In tbe cases of Lydia and tbe Jailer, we found that persons were baptized without making any profession of faith."

I am aurpriaed that any man will be-come so wrapped up in a cause that he will make almost any kind of a state-ment to defend his theory. I afllrm tliat Dr. Stephens has found no such thing. He aimply "presumes" and " assumes " what he does not find and what Is not stated.

Again he says: "Thero la no reaaon for changing the meaning of the word family (Otkot) from its usual significa-tion."

None In the world, Bro. Stephens. You must rememl>ertbe usual nieauing of Oikm is a family, and it Is a family without special regard to infants.. Oikoa Is a family if there Is not an infant in tan thousand miles of It. Here has l>een the weakness of Dr. Stepbena from start to finish ou hia"famllybaptlBma." He attempted to prove that Oikdi (fam-ily) hadapeclal reference to infants, aud cited several paaaages presuming to prove it, but these passages, aa I have shown, utterly fall to support bis wild and uncommon assumption. Assume ing that Oikot always includes Infants, he undertook to prove that In every in-stance where family baptisms are men-tioned that word is used, but I have provvn that the statement is a misrep-resentation of the facts.

I close with the following statements: / . John the BaptM immcrted only

adullM. Matt. 111. fi-8; Mark I. 4-10; Luke Hi. 8, 7, 8,12,1«, 10,21,22 j vll. 20, 80; Jobti I. 24-28; III. 28-26; Acts 1.6, 2l,22;xlx, 4. Not a bint Is given hi all these citallons of the baptism of an In-fant.

K, During tho iter»Mal minUtrif qf ChrUi thorns who are mentioned an ba/h tiud bff / / Is d<reo/(on« were aduUt. Jobnlll .22ilv. 1, 2) Z.40.;

S, Siiertf nseorded inntanm (\f Itaptim under the great mnmimion (Matt, xxvUI. 10, 20; Mark xvl. 10; Luka

xxlv. 40-18.) give* unmintakablv t i'l-denoe qf adult Itellevera' iMiptiam.

Examples: The 8,000 on the day of I'enUcost (Acts ii. 41): "Then they that gladly received the Word wero bap-tized." The Samaritans (Acts vlll. 12, 18): "They were baptized both meu and wumen." The eunuch (Actu vlll. 2» 40). The eunuch said:'>1 believe . . . and tbey both went down into (dv) the water, both I'hllipand the eunuch, and be baptized him, and they came up out of tbe water." Saul of Tarsua (Acta Ix. 18; xxil. lU.) The Gentiles (Acts x. 4I-4H). Lydia (Acts xvl. 14,15). Tbe Jailer (Acts xvl. 82, 8,'(). Tbe Corinth-ians (Acts xvill.7, II: "Many of the Corinthians hearing believed; and were baptized." Tbe Romans (K<im vl. 1-A). Tbe household of Stephanus (1 Cor I. lij 17; i Cor. xvl. 15; 1 Cor. xli 12, 18: 1 Cor. XV. 20. The Gulallaus (Gal III. 27 20; also III.7-U); (Colussians U 11-15;) Hiibraws (Heb. vi. 1-8). (Peter ill. 21-22)

4 The last chapter of Dr. Stephens' book b<: "The Fatheraon the Baptism of Infants." He clt«s Ireuaeus,Tertul-llan, Orlgen, Cyprian and Augu^liue. Nut one quotation lu rtferenee to the Bible Is found in all they say, and infant " baptismal rrgeaeratlon" Is as stroo^Iy taught as infant baptism. Dr. Stepbeus r^ects the former aud tries to sustain the latter, but the same witnesses certi-fy both ; neither of wbk'b is warranted by a single command or precept or ex-ample In tbe New Teetament.

5. If "Infant Church Membership" is the same as membership in Abra-ham's family, then all children are in the church, and there is no world. This leads to the destruction of belleverb' baptism as taught and practiccd in New Testament times.

(I. That we are safe in baptiziug be-llevera is not denied. That there is not a plain command or example of the baptism of an iufant in the New TesU-ment is admitted by all subolara, histo-rians and commentaton. Tberafore let ua teach and practice what we can sustain by plain and unmistakable facta recorded In tbe Word of tbe living God.

And now, kind reader, a word to you. Take tbe Bible as your guide In all matters of religious belief. Take Jesus Christ as the bead and only law-giver in Klon. Cling to the simple form of New Testament churches. Avoid being wrapped up In ouman creeds and dom-inated over by ecclesiastical bodies which in our day seem to be " lording it over God's heritage." And may God bless all who in every place love God In sincerity and in truth. Good-by. .May we meet up yonder.

J O H N T . O A K L K Y .

Meeting of Tennessee Associations for 1899.

.11; I . Y. Mcinphln—Dextor, Friday, July 14. HIg Hatchie—Stanton eh., Haywood

CO., Wednesday, July ID. At'tJl'ST.

Conconl—Fellowship ch., Rutherford CO., Thurwiay, Aug. a.

Be<|uatchle Valley—So<iuatchlo ch., Blcdsoo CO., Thursday, Aug. 3.

Holston—Enon ch., six mllCB south* eastof Llmostono, Tuesday, Aug. 8.

Nulachucky—Buffalo ch., 4 miles of Jopiw, GrolDger co., Thursday, Au/ . 17.

Duck River—New Hope oh., Bedford CO., Thursday, Aug. 24.

Chllhowofl—Cade's Oove ch., Blount CO., ThufMlay, Aug. 2h

Mulberry Gap-Grassy Springs ch., Hawkins CO., Tuesday, Aug. 2U.

Wnlnut Orovo-Salom ch., Tharsday, Aug. 111.

Dig Kmbry-BIg Emory oh., Thurs-day* Aug. UL (26U1 annlvenKry).

HBITKMIIKll. lenity—Pleasant Qrovo eh., six miles

N. ofSaulsbury, Saturday, Sept 2. Watauga—Sugar Grove ch., Johnson

CO., Tuenday, Sept. Ii. KI)enoKor,'Rock Spring ch., No. 2,

Giles CO., Wednesday, Sept. 0. Sweetwater—Notchy Creek, Monroe

CO., Thursday, Sept. 7. Bt(x!kton'8 Valley—liOcust Grove ch.,

Clinton CO., Ky., Saturday, Sept 0. Central—Pleoiwnt Plains ch., Madl*

Hon CO., a miles from Carroll, Wed-nesday, S<!pt. i;i.

Tennessee Valley—Yellow Creek ch., five miles cftHt Spring City, Thurs* day. Sept 14.

Kastanallee—ConaHaugacb., McMInn CO., Thursday, Sept. 14.

New River—Becch Fork ch.. Gamp-bell CO., Thursday, Bept 14.

.SnIem—Dry Creek ch., DeKalb co., Thursday, Sept. 11.

Friend8hi|>—South Fork, Union ch., Chestnutt BlufT, Wednesday, Sept. 20.

Wi.seman—Friendship ch., Trousdale CO., Wednesday, Sept 20.

Ginton—Jackslwro ch., Thursday, Bept. 21.

East Tennessee—Blount Zion ch., Cocke CO., Thursday, Sept 21.

Holston V'alley—liOiig's Bend cb., Thursday, Sept 21.

Indian Creek—Ph I l a d e l p b l a ch., Wayne co., 8 miles south of Cllf- • ton, Friday, Sept 22.

Wenkley Ciounty—Tumbling Creek ch., 4 miles N. E. from Gleason, Friday, Sept. 22.

Union—Greenwood, White co., Bat-unlay, Sept. 2.1.

Beech River—Lexington, Henderson CO., Saturday, Sept 2:1.

Tennessee—Beaver Dam ch., Knox CO., Tuesday, Sept. 2C.

Beulah—Rutherford,Gibson co.,TueB-day, Sept. 2«.

New Salem—Cedar Grove ch., 4 miles north of licbanon, Wednesday, Sep. 27.

< K»ee—Providence ch., 4 miles north ofOoItewah, Thursday, Sept 28.

Riverside—Fellowship cJi., 8 miles northenst Livingston, Overton co., Friday, Sept. 20.

William Carey—Fllntvllle, Lincoln CO., 13 miles southeast FayettsvUle, Friday, Sept. 20.

(KTOIIKK. Western District—Oak Hill cb., 6 . miles west of Paris, Tuesday, Oct. S. Northern—Hickory Valley cb.,Unlon

CO., Tuesday, Oct .1. Cumberland—Spring Creek cb., Mont-

gomery CO., Tuesday, Oct. 8. Dover Furnace—Crockett's Creek cb.,

Wednesday, Oct 4. Enon—Bethany cb., 4 miles northeast

Red Boiling Springs, Wednesday, Oct. 4.

Judson—Now Hope cb., Hickman CO., 4 miles east Banacin Station, N. A 0. Ry., Wednesday, Oct. 4.

SovIer—PostOttk ch,,Thursday, Oct 6 Harmony—Center Hill cb,, Hardin

CO., Friday, ( tet 0. Southwestern District—Pleasant Hill

ch., Benton co., 8 miles south Hoi* low Rock, Fridoy, Oct «.

Midland—Zion Hill cb., Anderson CO., Wednesday* Oct 11.

Providence—Mount Pleosantcb., Oct 12.

West Union—Second Betblehem oh,, Wlnfleld, Scott 00., Friday, Oct 18.

Ouinborland Gap? Btato Ckmventlon-«Union Oity, Wod* ^^

nesday, Oct. 11.

8 BAFnST AND KIFUBOTOB; JUNB ISIItf.

BAPTIST AND REFLECTOR. Til* BaplUt. Uatab 108. Tbe BaptUt Hcneotor, BiUb. 1871.

Uoniio|l(l«l«d Auguat li. 188*.

NA5HVILLB, TBNN., JUNE ag. 1B99.

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ICaUred at poatofflo*, NaatarUI«,T«DN.,aaMoona-«lBM mattar.

I ^ U K A S K N O T I O K . 1. All labaertbera ara praaninM to ba permiwent nntll wa

rMalva notice to tba oontrarx. If jron wUh yoar paper dlMon-tlnaed) drop n* a card to that eBbcti and U will be done. If yon are behind In roo' •abwrlptlon. tend the amonnt neoea-lary to pay np back dnea when yon order the paper Mopped.

m. The label on the paper will tell you when yonrinbecrlp-tlon asplree Notice that, and when your time U ont aend on yonr ranewal without waiting to hear from na.

3 . If you wlah a change of poat-offloe addreaa, alwaya glra tha paatoffloe from which, aa wall aa the poat-offlce to which yon wlah the change made. Alwaya glre In full and plainly eTery name and poat-offlce yon write abont.

Addraaa all lettera on bnalneaa and all corraapondanea, together with aU moneya Intended for the paper, to tba 6AP-TM* AKD RKTUCTOK, NaahTlUe, Tenn. Addreea only peraon-al letUra to tha editor IndlTldnally.

Wecanaendraealpuifdealrad. The label on yonr pa-per will aarra aa a reoelpt, howarer. If that la not changed in two waeka after your aubacrlpUon haa been aant, drop naa card.

AdTartlilng ratea liberal and wui be farnlahed on ap. plication.

7 . Haka all ahecka, money order*, etc., .payable to the B A P T O T Ain> BBNAOTOB.

THE INQUISITION STILL IN OPERATION. A correspondent writes an interesting letter to (he

Chicago StandanI from Spain, from wtiich we take several extracts:

Our present cabinet haa decidetl " to continue the history of Spain." The Slivela-PolaVieja ministry is distinctly retrograde, medlti>val. "We are before all and above all Catholics,' says Polavicja; "henco it is almost superfluous to add that we are anti-lib-erals and that we believe all errors and eviLi of the

f tresent time arecondca^cd in liberalism." Accord-ng to this idea, Spain's recon^titution is to come

through restoration; more despotism, stronger mil-^itarism, enforced bigotry and corrupt home rule " irough a larger number of priests and friars. Spafh

I to be great and honored through the same means liat have made her little and despised. No one has lost so much as Sinin through such

governmental methods, and nobody has learned so little by her enormous losses. Our future leading men and women are being educated in schools where " all that nurtures ftrec'dom, all that guarantees it is h a r a ^ ^ , denounced, cabined, conflned, attenuated and starved." This work of darkneas is not new, but since Silvela-roiavieja rule Sfiain the ultramon-tanes htfve received new, aggressive fort'es.

Under the heading, "The Inquisition In Barcelo-na ," a Barcelona dally published a long article not long ago. I t was stated in it that a young woman, Augustina Boier, refused to permit a priest to ad-minister the last sacrament to her sick,mother, on the ground that she might got scared and perha|i8 die, as is often the casK The priest threatened to return with the authorities. Some days later there appeared before the door of the sick woman a Judge, a professor injurisprudenco and other otilccrs. The brave daughter informed them that her mother was better and that thero was no need of the last sacra-ment. But these official zealots Bent for a locksmith, who broke open the door for them, and after a most dlsgoBting scene theaacniment was adiiilnlstered to the old woman. The result was as Augustina had feared: the puor creature died and her agitated daughter called the Intruders *• assassins."

The Spanish constitution guarantees lilierty of conscience, and the American reader naturally asks what punishment those luw-breakers received, l low littlH you know the true spirit of llomanism! The sriiniiml uoousrd the sufltoring daughter of having resi.'itc'l the uutliuritics and had her locked up In a nii.'itinililp prison I

'riic- NtiiiUlnrd ^produces fhim a Spanish paper, m lit by its (H/irrspondent, pictures of some instru. mentfl of torture now In use by the Spaniards. The oorrespinident says s

Protestunt people Bhould remember that one of BpalD'fl most learned and cealous Itomanists, Prof. M. PelayoiBaya: *'The inquiaitton haa never ceased to exist, and It can never oeose to eiUst for thoiie who live within the pale of the Roman Oathollc Otaaroh." No, Indeed. Think of a number of In* nooent men who were shot In Monljuloh, and forty Innooenl people yet plnlnv in horrible Spanish prla-ona, all condemned on eviaenoe (7) wrung out of ag-

onising men under the most cruel tortures I Think of a government recompenBliig the torturers with medals and a real (fi cents) a day for such utterly false evidence I And if tills took place under the so-called liberal governments of Ganovos and Sagas, ta, what are we to ez|MX!t now?

This correeimndent thinks, however, that the light Is breaking, that the pendulum has reached the extreme and Is swinging back. Let us hope so. But remember that " Home never changes." She Is "always ai^d everywhere thesame." I ler spirit is the same to-day as In the days of Torquemadn. She sometimes liends to suit circumstances. This is a part of her |>oliey, as announced by the Jesuits in their famous motto, "The end Justlflcs the means." But she always kceiw the end In view, and when she thlnk.s It Is s?fo to do so she throws off the iua.^k.

INFANT BAPTISM. In an editorial in the Chrittian (Mwmvr of last

week on "The Bosi.'t of li:faut Baptism," the OA. »enrr contends that the "r ight of an infant to bap-tisin hinges upon infant church membership." This it phx^eeds to urgue at length. We should like to ask what the VhrMian Adwtctae has to say on that subject. Dr. Hons han ctiotmled with us that in-fants are not mcmbvra of the Methodist Church. And yet he believes in infant baptism. Now this Presbyterian pajwr stiys that the very " r igh t of an infant to baptism liing(.>«> U{Kin infant church mem. bershlp." Wo should bi- glad for our Pedo.l>aptist friends of different denominations to get together in their position as to Infant baptism, so that we may know how to answer thcni. The Obterver goes on to say:

Some noble Christinas tell us that they cannot And any clause in tlie church's constitution, the Bible, which calls for Infant baptism.

But perhaps they did not louk on the right page. Wo will try and point the iNige to them.

The Obterver then proceeds through two broad columns to try to "iwint the iMige," but never suc-ceeds in doing so, despite its long and labored effort to prove that the church was established under the old dispeasation and that infant baptism came in the room of circumcision. 'Mils theory has been exploded so often that wc need not repeat the ex. plosion here.

Among other things the (Jftsenrr says: When Adam sinned, God caine down to the gar-

den of Kdun to offer him salvation. The Bible tells us that the offer of salvation was made before man was thrust out of that ganlon. It wa.s an offer of salvation thrtiugh the seed of the woman. That sewl of the woman was JCKUS Christ. That same offer of salvation has been re|)eate4i by Uod, age after age, and Is repeateti again and again In the New Testament.

But always and everywhere where the offering of salvation has been made it was accompanied by the condition of faith in Jesus Christ. " For God so loved the world, that ho gave his only begot-ten Son^that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." "What shall I do to be saved? Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shait be saved." "Tlierefore being Justified by faith, wo have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ ."

Does the Christian Observer clolm that these In-fants can believe, or that they are Justified by (bith? Or does it mean to claim that they are JustiUed by the fiiith of their father or mother? Just as it Is said, <* The soul that slnneth It shall die," so In the New Testament it is said, " He that believeth on the Son bath everlasting life "—not ho whoso father beiievev, or whose mother believes, but ho who be-lieves for himself. " Every man must give an ac-count of himself to God." Every iiAin stands alone before God, so flir as his iiersonal accountability Is concerned, though ho may be Influenced by others. But no one elso can take his place. As no one can die in his stead, BO no one can believe in his stead. Salvation IB a personal matter. Entering the king-dom of heaven IB not like an army entering a king-dom, a great many at a time, but it is like entering the gatcB of an expoeltlon. The gates will turn to admit any number of peraons, but each one must come In singly, separately and individually, each one Ihr himielf. Old John Bunyan was true to the Biblical Inatlnct along here, as he was eveiywheie, when he made the entrance to tlie heavenly way » wloket gate ao amoll as to admit only one person a t a time.

aoVBRNOR ROOSeVBLT. A reporter asked Governor Roosevelt of New

York-: " If you could speak commandlngly to the yonng men of our city, what would you say to them r " " I 'd order them to work," said h e : " I ' d try and work out an ideal of mine—the theory of the duty of the leisured class to the community. I have tried to do it by example, and It la what I have preached, first and foremost, to bo American, heart mid soul, and go in witli any iwraon, heedleaa of anything but that person's qualifications. For myself, I 'd work as (|uick licside Pat Dugan as with the last descendant of a |»atroon; it literally makes no difference to me, so long as the work is good and the man Is thoroughly in earnest. Ono other thing I 'd like to teach young men of wealth—that he who has not got wealth owes his first duty to his family, but he who has moans owes his first duty to the State. It is ignoble to try to heap money on money. I would preach the doctrine of work to all, and to the men of wealth the doctrine of unremuneratlve work."

This is Just like Governor Ilooseveit, and it is such principles and practices as these that have so endeared him to the American heart. The Amer-ican people believe that a man should stand upon his own merits and net U|)on the merits of some long dead ancestor. The (lucstlon is not, who was his grandfather, but who is he? Wo believe in blood, but too often th^ie is more blood than brains. Grandfather somebo<iy, grandson nobody. He boasting as to where he came fh)m, others laughing at what he has come to. He has descended fh>m noble ancestors, but the troulile is he has descended so far. Nor do the American people believe that the possession of wealth should entitle a man to stand aloof from his fellows who may not have been so fortunate. If he inherited the money it is only an accident that he has it. If he made it himself, that very fact may bo evidence of a greedy, grasping disposition. They believe in every man standing on a level with every other man, and the fact that Governor Roosevelt, despite his birth and wealth, has been willing to in in^e with them as one of them, has only elevated him still higher in their estimation.

INDULOBNCBS. Rev. W. C. BItUng writes that the traffic in In.

dulgences is still carriinl on in New York on the sly. We do not see wiiy they should be carried on "on the sly." As we statwl la.st week, the Pope has openly offered a plenary indulgence to all who will go t6 Rome or to any of the shrines of the church during the year I IKK). What the Pope does openly we do not see the need for of hers to do on the sly. Let them also come out Into the o|»cn as does Leo XII I . , and as did Friar Tetisel. By the way, here Is a copy of a letter of absolution used by Tetnei, given l)y a correspondent in the Ark<inmu liaptist:

May our Lord Jesu.^ Christ have pity on thee. N. N., and alisoluto thee by the merits of his most holy imsslon. And 1, In virtue of the a p ^ i l n a l power that has been confided in lue, absolve thee from all ecclesiaHtical censures. Judgements and pen-alties, which thou inayest have Incurred; moreover, from all excesses, sins and crimes that thou mayeat have committed, however great and enormous they may be, and from whatsoever cause, were they even reserved for our most holy father the pope and for the apostolic see. 1 blot out all the stains of Inoblllty and all marks of Infamy that thou mayest have drawn Ujion thyself on this occasion.

I remit the penalties that thou shouidest have endured In purgatory. I restore thee anew to par . ticiimte in the sacraiiienta of the church.

I incorporate thee afresh in the communion of Boint^ and re-establish thee In the purity and In. n ^ n c e which thou liadest a t thy baptism. Bo that In the hour of death, the gate by which sin. nera rater the place of torments and punishment Mall be closed against thee, and on the eontrary. the gate leading to the paradlae of Joy shaU to omned. And thou shouldest not die for long years, tola g ^ will remain unalterable unUI thy I ^ hour Bhall arrive. '

In the niraeof the Father, Bon and Holy Ghoa

f t T ^ u J u ' i ^ ' commlBBaiy, haaalgne thia with hki own hand. Could anything he more Inlhmoua, more bloaphe.

mousT And yet 11.,IB auoh procUcea that the pree-ent Pope la aeeking to revise.

- T h e Mlailgaippl Baptist OonvanUon meets at Aberdeen on July 0th. The editor expeota to be p i ^ t , and bepaa to niMt a namber of our majay MlaalaBlpid nadan . ^ ^

B A m S T AZn> BBlXJK}TOB, JUNB 29, 1899. 9

MR8. P. a . JOBB. We learn with the deepest regret through alpri-

vate letter from her pastor, Dr. T. H. Potts, of the death on laat «^eek, at her home in Memphis, of Mrs. F. G. Jobe. We do not know when we havo been more deeply grieved over the deatli of any one. Mrs. JOIM) was ono of the tiuest and noblest women that wo ever knew. We have known her for many yean, and we never knew a more un-aeiflsh and thoroughly consecrated Christian woman. She seemed literally to live for others, l ler whole t ime and thought and mucii of her money were given to help others. She was an invaluaiiie mem-ber of the church. She was always present at church and Sunday-school and prayerineeting, and any other meeting in connection with the churcli, or any other place where good was to bo done. Slie was a regular attendant also upon the Big Ilatchle Association, the West Tennessee Sunday-school Con-vention, the Tennessee Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention. But she did not go to these places simply for her own pleasure. Klie went for the benefit she would derive from them, and when she returned home she communicated to others the information and inspimtion which slie re-ceived there. Biessod with a small l)ut comforta-ble fortune she laid it ail on the aitao- of the liord. She never seemed to tire of giving. When a sul)-ecrlptionwasbeingtakenupfortheindebUHlnessupon the Central Church not long ago, some of tlie l)reth-len put her down for a certain sum wlilch tiiey thought would be liberal for her. When they asked her if she would give it she readily consented, and when the tisne came she not only duublcd ljut quadrupled the amount. She came as near being an Ideal Christian as could well be found. How she will be missed—misiMKl in her home, missed in her church, missed in our denomlnationtiljgather-IngH. But she has receivetl, we believe, the wel-come, "Well done, good and faithful s«'rvant."

moKMONisn. A dispatch from' Chattanooga dated June 22nd

says: Thirty-five Mormon misslunarles from Utaii ar.

rived in this city yesterday, and were as.slBne<l tliis morning by President Rich of the Southern Prop-aganda of the church, the headquarters of which is In this city. These missionaries are to go. to (Jcor. gia, Alatama, Mississippi, South Can)llna and Eastern Tennessee.

We publish' on another i>ago resolutions adopted by the Nashville Baptist I'astors' Conference last Monday with reference to these Mormon mi.><sIon-arles. We shall also publish in a short while an experience which Dr. Holt had with one of them, and which experience led to tiio introduction of these resolutions in the Conference. It is statcHi that t h m are a hundred of these missionaries in our State now. They are going everywliero, two by two, In every county, in every home, leaving their pernicious literature. In order to counteract their influence we shall write a series of editorials telling what Mormonism is. Wc will begin the series In a week or two.

QUESTION BOX. QiMf.—1. When does the East Tennessee Baptist

BundajMKhool Convention convene at Knoxviiie ? 2. Is there a regularly-prepared program or not ? If

•o, can you give It 7 J . B. S. ilnf.—I. We do not think the I^ist Teniiesseo

Bunday School Convention meets in Knoxvilio this year. I t met there last year. Wo have understood that It IB to be held In Greenovllio this year, thougii there has been no public announceinont of the fact.

2. We presume that an announcement of the time and place of meeting will be made in a short time, together with the program.

PERSONAL AND PRACTICAL. —That was a veryezoeileut leriei of artioies by fire.

Oakley on "Inlluit Baptism,"the last one of which appaaaa thla week. We are auie they were read with mueh Inteiest and piollt.

—Aa announead In our oolnmna lost week the Bem-Dorr Itasteas will meet In Atlanta on Thunday of this weak. Tbeeyaaof the danomlnatlon will be tomad upon tham. M v Ood give them wladom to dedds the delloate qoastkm befbie them for His gloiy.

—Rev. A. P. Moore, pastor of the Johnson Avenue Church, Memphis, paaaed through the city last week on his return from a visit to his old home near Bmith-vllle, where be left hii wife.

Ji^JL —The Bunday-school Board haa Just had the best

month, the l>eat week and the best day in its history. No wonder Secretary Frost la full of smilea. The Board Is becomiag more and more entrenched in the affections of the brotherhood throughout the South.

J»J»J» - " In His Steps," by Itov. Charles M. Sheldon of

Topeka, Kau., haa bad a sale of some three million copies ill England. Thla is a moat remarkable sale. It would not tiiive been possible in any other period of the world. 11 shows the power of the printing press and of Hteam.

—A church house has sleepers and pillars. And so a church has sleepers and pillows and bohiters. The sleepers sleep not only on Sundays, but all the week, HO far as any active work by them is conoemed. They reHl ou the pillows, and tlie bolsters bolster up the pillows. If it were not for the pillows and bolstera, tiie Blp^pers would have a hard time of it. As it is, tliey have an easy time, while the pillows and bolstefs do the work. Which are you-sieeper, pillow or buleter?

-Saj-B the Religious Herald: " The Southwestern Baptist University honors itself in honoring Rev. A. J. Barton with the degree of D.D. Dr. Barton is much in demand In this region, and is not only a highly eniolent secretary, but is regarded as a most attractive and informing preacher. We are fond of him in these parts." His old friends In Arkansas aud Tennessee will be glad to know that Dr. Barton IH doing so well in Virginia, though they expected it of bim.

J»J»J» —We are sure that our readers enjoyed the special

B. W. B. U. ediUon of the B A P T I S T A N D R K F L B C T O B IHHI week. This is a noble institution and we were glad to have the privilege of telling our readers what it iuts been doing and the advantages it offera. There was one great defect, however, in the edition. It did not tell anything about the professors at the Univer-sity. The fault is not ours, but we hope to remedy it sometime soon. We may state that we expect to pub-Itsb a special Carson aud Newman College edition in a few weeks.

—The Kansas City Star tells of a Trlplett (Kan.) girl who sent a dollar to a smart New Yorker for a "sure cure for freckles." This is the recipe which she received, " Remove the freckles carefully with a pocket knife; soak them over night iu salt water; then bang them up iu the smoke-bouee in a good, strong fonoke made of sawdust and alippery-elm bark for a week. Freckies thus treated never fail to be thorough-ly catvA."—Baptist Standard. This is ou a par with another recipe of which we beard. An advertisement appeared in a paper proposing in return for |1 to tell how to write without the use of pen or Ink. A man sent bis dollar, and got in reply, " Use a pencil, you fool you."

j l j l j l —We are very sorry to chronicle the death on last

Saturday of Dr. P. E. Cleveland, a prominent member of the Third Baptist Church, this city. He had been slok for some time and his death was not unexpected, but coming in the very prime of life it was peculiarly Mad. He was a phy*ician of fine ability, and with a growing practice, and was a noble, true, Christian man. He was a brother of Rev. VV. C. Cleveland. We tender to him, and to the other members of the fam-ily, our deep sympathy in tiielr great loss. His funeral was conducted at the residence on Bunday afternoon by Dr. J . M. Frost aud Rev. W. C. Golden in the preeenoe of a large number of sorrowing ftleuds. He was burled at his old homo iu Bulma, Ala.

—We informed our readers at the time that the last legislature adopted a statute extending the privileges of the founmile law to towns of two thousand inhab-itants aud under, hereafter to be incorporated. An amendment waa also adopted forbidding the sale of liquon Within four mUea of any school, whether in-corporated or not. Under Ihia law many towns are being Ineorporated which did not care to be ineorpo-rated befoie beoauae It would have autijeoted them to the evUa of saioona. We are ghid to know also that some towna whieh were Ineorpoiatad under the old lawaie.abollshhig their charten for the purpoaeof reinootporaUng under the new atatute. We hope that •veiy town in the State of two tbouaand Inhabltonta and under will do 80 In the next two yeaia. And then we b o ^ that a f t « that they wUf Join with uaandoth*

ers in trying to secure the extension of the law to incorporated citiea and towna of tufo hundred thousand and under, or aa large a number as it is pooaible to secure.

—The TK<T«/cm Recorder says: "Some brethren atill think that the year IBOO closes thla century, aa If 99 were 100. Recently we allowed a correspondent to say so In our ooiumns (so strongly do we believe in fine* dom of speech), and our Nashville contemporaiy laid the view at our door, not distlngulshmg between the opinion of a paper and the opinion of a correapond* ent." In reply we have simply to say that there waa nettling in the paragraph from the Recorder, which we quoted in fUli, to indicate that it was written by a correspondent. It appeared as an editorial, by whom-ever it was written. We are glad, however, to have the Recorder come out so wiuareiy in favor of the oor-rect position. We hope that hereafter It wUl be able to keep, not only its editors, but abo its correspond-ents straight on the subject.

—The Southern Baptist says: " We have become ao frald of the Seminary dogmas that we wonld be unwilling to receive a preacher from then aa an an-thordox Baptist, unless we could examine and prove him to be such. Alas for these perilous times!" We presume tiuit what the Southern Baptist means by " autbordox Baptist" is one who hi thhikhig of behig aa author. We suspect that the Southern Baptist Is right about i t Beveral of the paofefsors are only thinking of being an author, but have octnolly be-came such. The some is true also with a number of BtudenU. But if they have not actually become authon we presume that many of them are at least tblnldngof doing so, and this fact, occordbig to the Southern Baptist, would throw suspicion on them. These are certainly " perilous times."

- U n d e r the head, " Dr. J . R. Graves Boed," Missionar}/ Workct speaks of a suit brought Dr. Graves by Mr. Howard of Jackson. The aalt ' not only against Dr. Graves, but especially against number of brethren at Jackson. The Jury awarded the plaintiff damages to the amount of one cent, which amount was promptly paid. The name of Mr. How-ard's paper waa the True Baptist, and not the Land-mark Baptist, as the Missionary Worker stated. I t was in New York, not in London, that be eatabliabed an office flrom which he sent out clrcuhw letteia to people concerning certain great estates in which they were interested. These are minoi points, but we thought it was as well to be accurate on what has be-come history. As stated by the Worker, Howard haa escaped fnmi the penitentUiy and U still at large.

—The Empress of China has hsued a proclamation to the effect that she wishes tlie people to understand that the teaching of Christianity ia permitted In China and that the teachers are to be treated aa good citizens. This is certainly a long step forward. Only a few years ago missionaries were not allowed In China at all. When they did enter they were pene-cuted and many of them kUled. I t U stated that the reason why the Emperor was deposed waa becatise he had adopted too liberal nottons, and It is evm sold that he had become a Christian. The Dowager Em-press was supposed to represent everything reaction-ary in Chinese life, and to hold ou to old customs and the old religion. Now, however, it ia announced that she herself gives notice to the people of Chhia that iU Christian misBlonaries are to be received and treated as good citicens. I t is certainly a long step towards the (cnat end of the conversion of China.

j a j u j i —Jehovah-Jireh was Israel's word of sublime eon-

fidenoe. It was to them the assurance of God'a prov-ideutial and providing care. Equaily'so to-day la the true Christian assured. He does not fitet and worry, because bo has put his trust in the living God. With the psahnist, he says, "Because thou hast made the Lord which Is my refuge, even the Most High, thy babitaUon, there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague oome nigh thy dwelling." He la confident that none of God'a promises ever flail; that "all things work together for g ^ to them that love God;" that " h e doeth all things well," that out of dliappointment*, losses, and sore beraavementa he brhigs great blaesings. And so he trusts, knowhig that the earth will have an end, that he shall go thla way but onoe; that after awhUe he ahali aee the King In his beauty, and dwell with bim forever In gloiy. He knowa, too, that whatever else may happen, the onsweep of time eannot be otoyad, and that Ita eteody onaweep bean him oaaureiy and as directly to the •aa rjt etaraal bllaa aa the walenof the Mlaaiaalppl •weijp on hito the Galf and the ooeaQ.-~-JCal((rio«« !lMemjcp0.

10 BAFTIBT AXB BUXJKrrOB, JUNE 2». 18B9.

j

[ T H 6 H O j U e .

A DREAM UP DAWN.

A Temperance Poem.

UY MISS MAYME NEWMAN.

But the grieving that in hoj^lem this

> pathway leada away from heaven's light.

i« hopel falle nice the dreary uight

Oil tbuoe whoM darkened

I waa eUuding lu the twilight of this ceutury of oura.

The evening ahadowB wtflly fell and kiaaed the drooping flow'ra;

I thought of how our progreaa bad been stained with crime and aln;

The gate of truth Mtands open—yet how few are ent'rlng lu !

How it wrms that each Ideal we cher-lah aiid prl/« the moHt,

IB Bialn by the Giant Ileal and iuto Oblivion towed.

A curtain, sable and sombre, stretched acrosii my lonely way.

It shrouded all the fiiture and shut out the fading day.

I beard the sound of music, but the notes so sweet and clear

Were blent with sounds of weeping and with trembling cries of fear.

I beard the children wailing—heard their piteous cries of pain.

The anguish of the mothers as their tearh fell like the rain.

The stirring hum of progress was drowned by the cries of grief

Tlut roee from countless homes where breaking hearts moaned for relief.

Then the music sounded once again, the curtain roee, unfurled.

And by the gleaming lights I saw the thaatre of the world.

Near great palatial mansions there were hovels bleak and drear.

By stately churches m m were boldly selling rum and beer.

The demon of Intemp'rance held our nation in his grasp

He had bound his wretched victims with a heavy, iron clasp.

Impoverished towns and cities fostered crime and want untold.

Bought character and morals, even priceieKS «ou/« for ff<)/d

Why Spain was not so cruel to those islands of the sea

Ne'er caused one half the wretched> ness, the bitter agony

Tbb giant causes dally in our dear laud of the free

Where our fathent nobly fought and died for glorious liberty.

Yet our nation grandly roee and crushed Spain's tyranny and power

While at home a monster thunaem at our doors this very hour.

Calls aloud for brave young manhood that a cune he may bestow.

May wreck their lives and send them down to haunts of shame and woe;

And the women and the children face this monster all alone.

For the men must stand for party though they hear the d>lug groan.

The Cubans did not suirer like the careworn drunkard's wife.

A moment's anguish theirs—hers the torture of a life.

The hero's spirit, spotless, goes to dwell alwmys with God,

We feel a Joy in mourning standing by the fresh laid sod.

A thrill of hoiror seized me; I tried to drive ofl the sight

Of the demon who was scattering crime and woe and deatb and night.

Then I heard the sound of bugles, and I quickly looked that way -

And I Baw the armies gath'rlng, gathe-ring for the mighty fray.

Columbla'a valiant sons had heard their mother's pleading cry .

We're goiug to the battle Held to con-quer or to die.

And peering through the shadows hov'ring o'er our lovely laud

White ribbons bravely lluttered from full many a temp'rance baud.

In nearly every town a few bold l^nrm'vatin* rkl#knAA«><i Were

temp'rance pionMrs re boldly standing for the right In spite of taunts and sneers.

I shuddered, though, to think of cruel Uum'a despotic power.

How he Bits within our cougress, makes our laws this very hour.

Of prohibition's fatal loss since Frances Willard's spirit

Has Joined the throng who've over-come and now all things Inherit.

The cheering songs of temp'rance were drownea in the dreadful/lln

As the llquo^ sellers fiercely fought to hold tneir haunts of sin.

And while darkness gathered o'er our land and every hope seemed fled

The light went out—the curtain fell — the century was dead.

And as I stood there musing on these scenes of grief and pain

The curtain rose on the sunrise of the twentieth century's reign.

The little t^mpr'ance army that bad bravely stood alone

Was reaping now the harvest of the seeds of truth once sown.

The whole glad earth was trembling with the tread of soldiers' feet.

Men thronged the streets and high-ways these new crusaders to greet.

With a thrilling cry of triumph then the mighty host swept by

And Intemp'rance read bis death-doom traced along God's deep blue sky.

Where all was want and sorrow, peace and honor reigned supreme.

The dark past was forgotten—now it seemed a horrid dream.

Though the clouds were not all van-ished, they had drifted far away

And the stirring, martia) music as It pealed forth seemed to say:

"8uccess is coming, coming," how the music wakes and thrills

The temd'rance tents are gleaming white upon Columbia's hills.

" Success is coming, coming they are thronging gladly forth re party line Mere party lines are blotted out; there is no South—no North

But united and victorious swarming in from every side

They return immortal heroes, temp'-rance soldiers glorlflecf,

Bringing each torn, sacied banner, leaving neath the peaceful sod

Those who fought and died so bravely for their country and their God."

The work Miss Wlllard had begun had been divinely blsat

Its influence had floated North and South, and £aat and West

And the very angels standing 'round the Father's great white throne

Looked upon our peaceful country, proudly claimed It as their own,

Though now we face Intemp'rance and the wind blowa keen and cold,

The shadows fsde at dawning, look the East U flecked with gold!

The sacred temp'rance banner by Miss Wlllard once unfurled.

Floats not alone o'er Columbia fair, but o'er the wide, wide worid.

Alpha, "Fenn.

I t wafl a bright autumn day, BO HummeHlke, that in spite of tho gor-geous dress of shrub and tree, winter seemed fhr In the distance. Nature, as If loth to leave us to the mercy, of Jack Frost, was In so balmy ^ mood as to make me fbrget for the moment that the sweet peas I was gathering were the last the vines would ever yield. But the sun roemed to go un< der a cloud, and my Joyous thoughts were momimtarlly dispelled by one of those ••Y-e-s—but" people, who, un-fortunately for my peace of mind, Just then appeared ufKm the scene In the person of our milkman, who has come to my door daily fbr the past eight years. He Is an honest and good sort of man, too, but he has one

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Stein way, Chlckering,

All thu best Pianos and tho best IIOUHC.

W e Manufacture

R I C H M O N D , the PIANOS For over twenty-live yoars tho best known I'lano Company

in the South and West.

Jesse French Piano & Organ Co., « « s i i v i i i e , ™«. Write to Us. Buy Direct. We Hav< a Branch

Store Somewhere Near Your Home. falling. If ho Is greeted l)y "Nice rain, good for wheat," he is sure to shake bis head and say:

•• Y-e-8—but it Is bnd for the corn." If it coinos ofl* warm and dry, and

wo venture, "OtKHl weather for corn," his reply is:

"Y-e-s—but It is bad for tiie ytota-toes," and so It goes, ho answering to all hopeful renin rks throughout the summer, winter, spring an<I fall by a sigh and "Y-e-s—but."

I'erhaps 1 am wrong, but it has many times occurred to mo that furmers art; osfiecially given to this "Yes—but" habit. To bo sure, there are farmers and farmers. But many in the face of tho greatest prosperity Indulge in this mode of expression. So farmers' boys would do well to guard against this habit of their sires.

Well, this morning, when my heart was attun<Hl to "Praise Gocl from whom all blessings flow," and my l)ody was basking in nature's warmth while I picked the dainty beauties, all unmindful of the wintry gloom Jnst before us, I was reminded of It by the milkman. At his approach I said, "Glorious morning to be out ."

"Y-e-s—but winter will soon put an end to your pleasure," replied he, pointing to tho flowers In my hand, as he said .t and then (lossed on with a sigh.

It WHS foolish, I know, to l)e thus influenced, but sighs are contagious, as well a^ yuwns, and the next In-stant I caught myself echoing that sigh, as for the first time I realieed that in nil probability the morrow would find the garden a mass of blackened foliage and flowers. With one stroke that "Y-o-s—but" had hushed my song of gladness, and for the moment a nniulem was In my soul, in which plant and flower seem-ed to Join and say, "Wo bloom for you for the last t ime."

Then the words of the croaker, "The winter will soon put an end to your pleasure," camo to my rescue, for they awakened tho (luery, " I s It true?"

Then for answer, thought travelled over the vanished months, back to the early spring time, when the cro* CUB and the lily of the valley glad-dened many hearts. Then on to the tnonth of roses, until reaching autumn with Its wealth of bloom, and these last flowers, the many loving messa-ges spoken through them to lonely, sick and dying, liiBde answer, fbr I seemed to hear the vanished flowen saying, •«No, a thousand Umes, no. Tho pleasure wo give has no death. It does not end with us, it will live on and on. The season of winter tnay

come, and plants which made so much heart-pleasure i)0ssible may die, and wo may novor again put forth bloom, but wintry blasts will not 'put an end' to tho memory of the pleasure wo gave."

Thus musing' or llstpning, the dreary thoughts awakened by the "Yea—^but" man vanlsiied, and my heart again took up the song of "Praise God from whom all blessings How."

However, the wor«Is in themselves are innocent enough, and there is a right, as well as a wrong way, of using them; for lnstan(>e, if tho heart grows earth-weary, then ho|)efully say, "Yes—but it is better far ther ' o n . " — The I'rotfti/firian.

Pacta About the Bible.

1. In the Bible, Old and New Test-aments. thore aro a,6SO,47:i letters, 77f),(iim words, :U,:na verses, 1,18» chapters and (iO l)ooks.

2. Tho longest book Is I'salms, which has 100 divisions. The short-est is Second John, which has one chapter of l.'l versos.

:«. The longest chapter Is the 119th Psalm, which has 17« verses. The shortest is the 117th Psalm, which has two verses.

•1. Tho longest verse is the ninth verso of the eight chapter of Esther. I t has m words. The shortest Is the thirty-flnh verso of the eleventh chap-tor of St. John. I t has two words.

f). The eighth verse of the 118th Psalm is the middle verse of the Bible.

(t. The thirty-seventh chapter of Isaiah and the nineteenth chapter of Second Kings aro alike.

7. In tho I07th Psalm the eight, fifteenth, twenty-first and thirty-firet versos are alike.

8. Each verse of tho IJlOth Psalm ends alike.

0. Eslher Is the only book In which the name of God Is not found.

10. The twenty-first verse of the seventh chapter of E*ra contains al l ' the letters of the alphabet.

11. The Bible contains no word of more than six syllables.

lOt^ thefitouthtni Rv.and A. 0 . H. B. n . win sell tloketa from points on Its Hues to Bighmomd and iMum at rate of ont f a n for tha round trip. Tiokets u i y ^ " i anS M t h l im. ' ited to return unili July 81,1890. An •ztenslon or final limit may ^ ^ u i ^ to iMveBlohmond nut latw than An*. 18th, omvided tiokats are depoaiSrd

WoJunonaiprior . to July S9th, and on paymaot of M of

l"lbl25attoS; •

aAJfTlBT AKD ttllUEOTOB, JXJNB 29, 1899.

I 1 y O U J V Q S O L f T H .

Mrs. U a r a Osjrtsa Bskla, B4ltsr, •M Ksit Beoond Blrset. ObatUDOOgs, Tenn. to wboin ooinmunlostions for ttals ilspart-msDl ibonld l>s addrssaed—Youog Houtb Motto: Nona Vestigia Retronum.

Our misslonsry's address) Mrs. B«Mla May-nsrd, (B Hsksl MsobI, Koknra, Japan, vis Ban KranoUoo, Oal.

Mission topic for June, ITALY.

Have you learned all you could atiout our missions in Italy? Have you pray-ed for Dr. Taylor, holding up the ban-ner of the cross all alone? Have you asked God's blessing on his native helpers? Have you made a special petition for the Italian Christians? God speed the day when Christ shall reign under the fair Italian skies!

L. D. E.

What a Boy Can Do.

These are some of the things that a boy can do:

He can whistle so loud that the air turns blue;

He can make all sounds of beast and bird.

And a thousand noises never beard. He can crow or cackle, or he can cluck As well as a rooster, ben or duck; He can bark like a dog, he can low like

a cow. And a cat Itself can't beat hls"me-ow." He has sounds that are ruflled, striped

and plain; He can thunder by as a railway train. Stop at the stations a breath, and then Apply the steam and be off again. He has all his iwwers in such com-

mand. He can turn right into a full brasB band, With all the instruments ever played. As he makes of himself a street parade. You can tell that a boy is very ill, if he's wide awake and keeping still; But earth would be—God bless their

noise!— A dull old place If we had no boys.

—Exchange.

Young South Correspondence.

April, May and June are gone! Our flnt.quarter Is ended with the record of to-day. I am proud of what you have done. I f our other quarters come up to this, our sixth year's record will be the grandest the Young South has ever made. See to it now that July does not fall behind. Make the hot days tell as well as the pleasant ones. You can do it There are the chickens ready for market, the berries waiting for the busy little bands, the vegetables tc be sold, and the long, long summer days to be filled with employment that will bring in the "honest pennies." Just go ahead now and do your best for July. I am so grateful to each and every one who baa made this splen-did " total" of to day possible. Be Bure to note it well.

To-day In our June closing we have a number of Bweet, encouraging mes-sages. Just listen to them, praying in your hearts that every offering may be blessed of our Father.

No. 1 comes from Ripley: " I want to Introduce my Sunday-

school class of 16 boys and girls to the Young South. I have recently taken charge of the class, aiid we have de-cided to send our birthday pennies to you, all this year. I enclose 80 oento for a beginning. Sudle Suggs sends 16 cents for the Sunday-sohool room, and Aubrey Tucker 16 cents for Mrs. May-nard's salary. If all goes well you will hear from us regularly from now on. You are dolug agreat work, and we want to help you."

M M . M. h BACXIN. Off with your cape! Out with your

'kerohlelb! Salute these 10 new mem-bf n l They are most cordially welcomed to our ranks. Thanks fbr the " b*ln-ulng." OhI for many suoh olasses.

J M nM stop tight ben to say I have

mailed a package of picture cards from Pauline and Lynette Stocks of Bald-wyn, Miss., to our missiouary, who will use tiiem in her Sunday-school work.

No. 2 is Trom Three Springs: "Please find enclosed 16 cents to

help build the school rooaa for the little Japanese. We are thrw little sisters, 7, 6 and 2 years old. The Young South has our good wishes."

HV/MLK M. PANQliK, ZULA D. PANQLK, MINNIE L. PANULB.

That makes a sweet" Sisters Band." Thank you so much. Do come again.

No. 8 brings us greeting from-alas! They say I'm not to mention plane or name:

" Shame keeps me from telling you how long I have had ti.a5 for the Or-phanage, waiting and hoping to be able to leave home to see the neighbora so I might swell the ' bank.' I'll try to do better next time. This is from one family, birthday offerings. I add .VO cenU to this fund, and I send be-sides f 1 for our mlsilonary's salary aurt au cenU for the Sunday-school room."

A FRIEND. We are greatly obliged. God knows

the givers If we do not, and He will re-ward.

No. 4 comes from Egypt: " Enclosed find $2 65 for Mrs. May-

nard's salary. I t Is an offering from the Sunday-school of Egypt Baptist Church." ANNlRTAYiiOB,

Sec. and Treas. We are always so pleased to welcome

a Sunday-school. May this one be blessed of God lu thus giving to His cause. Let us hear again from them. Miss Annie will pleaae express our gratitude to the school.

No. 6 comes from Fayettevllle: " Please find enclosed |1 60 for our

missionary and her chapel. We hope to have more to Bend next time."

JEAN POINDEXTKR, GRACE POINDEXTEB, GRORQE TCRLEY, WM. TURLKY.

Shall we call this our "Fayettevllle Band?" We are most grateful to each and all of them.

No. 0 is from Como: " Please find enclosed 70 ceuts. Mrs.

M. C. Summers sends 26 cents for Cuba Little Edna and Macil Sum-mers send 26 cents for the Sunday-school room at Kokura, Japan. I add 20 cents for Mrs. Mayuard's salary. May God bless our little offering and your work!"

MRS. LOUETTA BRIII.. Thank you very much. The Young

South is always pleased to iiave its members " sow beside all waters." We liope to hear again from the "Como Band."

No. 7 is marked " Private." It quite grieves me not to give It to you Just as it is. Give three cheers for the High-land Avenue Baptist Sunday-school. They send us

FIVE DOLLARS towards another bed for the Orphanage, and we are moat deeply grateful. " Mamma Saunden" will soon be cry-ing, "Hold! enough!" Three more dollare will put In another.

No. 8 comes from White: •• Please find encloeed

SEVEN DOLLARS AND FIKTRBN OENTS,

fh)m EudoraSunday-acbool. We send it to our dear mlaalonary, Mrs. May-

' HULHNR BBINKLBY, Sec. Isn't that splendidly done? If ever

a Sunday-scbool waa wall named It Is the " Kudora," tof I t " gives well." If t have not ftorgotten my Greek, "Budora" means " wellijiven." We are deeply Indebted to them for this and past Ikvors. A fiw more such schools would make our work stiftoh away beyond our preasnt Uuss. Miss

Hulene will thank the school In behalf of the Young South.

No. 0 and the iaat for our fint quarter comes from dear old friends at our missionary's old home, Covington:

"Enclosed find TEN DOLLARS AND SEVEN OENTS,

from'TheMaynard Band,' and 'The Young South Band.' The first sends 98.60 for the Orphanage to help finish paying for another bed. The second sends $4 46, collected in their mite-boxes, to be used for the little chapel at Kokura, and 92.07 for our mission-ary's salary. The Young South has our love and best wishes."

MRS. W . W . TURNER. I ,know If Mrs. Maynard has not

written to us before, she will sit right down and begin a long letter to us when she reads these sweet words from her own old home and our namesake bands. We prize these dear workers more than we have words to tell, and we are so much Indebted to them for constant sympathy and never-ceasing help. May they do as well for our next quarter! There Is 6 ceuts more in the check than is mentioned in the let-ter. I add It to the salary fund as Mrs. Turner will see In our " Receipts." As sure as you live, " Mamma Saunders" has another bed and 60 cents ou the third! Many thanks, Mrs. Turner, to both bands!

I feel sure we shall soon have a letter from Mrs. Maynard. I am looking for it by every mail. She will want to con-gratulate us on last year's success I know, and she knows now of the fine report we were able to make at the annual meeting of the W. M. U., and that she is to be our ver y ourn again. She will be vastly pleased, too, I am sure, that we inaugurated the move-ment to build the new home for her, now that It has been so enthusiastically taken up by the Southern Baptist women everywhere.

Since I began to write these pagee, a lady came in to see me about some-thing, and in the progress of our con-versation, she said,

" I don't believe much in Foreign Missions."

I thought: "Ah! me. If you had only eeen

that little home (?) of Mrs. Maynard's. If you bad been in Louisville and heard thosb Foreign missionaries tell of what they had seen and known!"

Then she went on to explain that she feared the mlsslonariea did not get the money after it was given, but we have Dr. Willlngham's word for It that only a fcrj/ small percentage is kept at home, and we are sure our missionary gets every penny we send her.

Now, we are leady! Our aecond quarter is Just ahead. Let all who have not honored us during the firat quarter hasten to our aid In the second. Don't send my spirits down, down to zero by respondlug slowly while you think iiow well we Aave done. Press

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WHAT TO DO WHEN SICK. TN « • « of wesk •toraacli,diBordtrcd IWW,

impufv blood, sbsttered nerves, broncbitl^ Unirerinf cougb, or other affections which lead to con»umptlon. Dr. Mf.rce's O ^ e a Medical Diicovery will ordinarily briaf about rapid cure. If " the trouble be deep-•cated and chronic,, you had better write to Dr. K. V. Pierce, hlm«elf, at Duflalo, N. Y.. telling him about y o u r sickneaa. H^ will Rive you f f a t h e r l y , carefully-con- ^ sidered advice, J ^ g ^ . t and charge fee at all. HU \ practice has been ' j ? J j so wideapread, and ha» covered so many forma of diaease, that hU free advice la likely to do you more Kood than that of a pbyaician who cbat|ae hiRh prices.

Ur. Pierce is also the head of the famed Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Inititttte, at Buffalo. N. v. , where hundreds of invalids and afllicted persons from sll over the country go for treatment by the cores of apecialista who are in conaUnt at tendant. It in becauac of hla vart practice that the doctor U so well Btted to successfully treat every form of disease. Do not feel that you are imposing upon him when yon ask for free advice, because he wishea all to know that his medicinea only are to be paid for—not his advice.

"I ha»e used three bottles of Dr. H t m ^ Ootdcn Medical Discovery since, my currcapoB^ encc with you and find great Improremeat ia my cat.'- writes Mr. A. P. »*»o«ny. of Y6rk. S. v.. (Box I4V>' . Lf*^ nee<l of no more medical assistance. WHCA I surtr<l to Uke yoor medicine I had s^regslsr consumptive cosgli. of which 1 was aftakTsad everybody cautioned and warned me cooocra-inir it. I was Icdng weighty ra^ ly , wile ar " •

TO TENDER

W BhaTs with OtmotmA JJJh befaisolsanalng Uis faos aOTiousA (Ointment), pumt of

iln ourw. Waah with CimotiaA T u a n

W S S R

'TSo psie and had no appetite what<^. Now . _ not cough at all. have gained eight poanda ta weight, have recovered my healthy o ^ . aad mv appetite is enormous. I can and rsfr oiiimend your medicine to wryhody whoj be in need of the same, as it is a sure csr-humbue as are most other patent medit and i* far superior to alt similar medicines.

If the head aches, the trouble ia p i — ^ aure to be constipation or hiliousnesa. Dr. Picrce'a Flesaaat Pellets will cure yoa.

onward, and don't let the grasagraw beneath your feet. WiilyouT Who'U oome first for the fervid days of mid-Bummet? I thank you from my heart for this three months' work. Yon have done so nobly. With bright bopee, yours sincerely,

LATJRA DAYTON EAKIK. ChatUnooga.

Racolpta.

April MayolKgrlnta rirat w«ek la June U • Hecond week In June s ou Third week In June ' 7 « Fourth week In June " U

roa JAPAH. Aubrey Tucker, Rlpler A Friend, Tennesaee ...••.•

U 1 00 A rrmutii . . . . . . . - --

Kgypt lUiptlst 8. H. by Annie Taylor . . . » » j^ye^vt l le Hand DMtta Uell, Como

n TS' KudotallaptlstaH . . . .

Youog Mouth Hand, Covington S 13 roa S.-S aooM AT AOKOAA. JAPAH.

Hudle Hugga, lilnley | l Tlia HIatera liand, Ttiree Springs IS A Friend, Tennessee K Fsyetteville Band • • - . 2 Kdns and Macil Hummera, Oonio. Young Houtb Hand, Covington . . .

roa oapiiAMAoa. A Family fllrthday-omrlngs A Friend, TsnuMseS

roa oaFUANAoa BBDB

Highland Avsnue Bsp. & S. Jaekson.. . S 00 •• Maynard Band," Covington t M

r o a ot78A. Mrs. M. 0. Bummers, Como SI

446

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Total M l 17 Rseelvsd sines April I , ' » : ^ ^

** Orphanage.........*.«............•*••« Ss Is "Cuba » ! » • KorOrplmnage lieda MM

•) fHMtage. Iv Total reieeesseiesissssets . M u r

TUR S. 8. ROOM IN JAPAK. On hand for Kokura Chapel, 9177.52.

W* must make it 9260 before tha seoond quarter closes. What do you say?

L . D. E .

A revival waa reoeotly held at West* side Uhuroh, Phenlz, Ala., which rt-HUltiMl lu 80 aootaalons to the ohuroh, 08 of th tm by baptlim. Tha Loid b« pialssd. Rev. E. B. Monotlaf was as* sistsd by Rev. R. A. J . Oumbia of th* FbitOhuieh.

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A BLESSING TjSANY'HOM nound hand anjl f ^ t to

' hqujehold.dnAlgoryi icrub-bin^.and ruHb|jiig dajr In, difyout* «hv do y^dolir Uwak away from inl hard old^ashionetl vr y of dojng your cleaning with'aoap.

W . A f t b i f t ^ P o w d e r _• •• » . , , . LrtX.oW l»ua J^mdje dj the woik, you do ^Tar g n U ^ M ^ pJtScI'' ""onty »I*1 msny as Ifcur of worry,

T h ^ N i K'. E a i r b d i n k C o m p a n y rwcACO

UW YORK M. UMJIS

•OSION

RECBNT EVENTS.

—Dr. a B. Carroll of Vintville, 0«., Is makiDg • c«Qvu8 intalnii ftinds for a Q*w church bouw. llMChrittkm Index •ajra thla la one of the very best church-es In OeorgU.

—Rev. J . O. Rust went to Waco last week to deliver a eerlee of lectures be-fore the snmmer school at Baylor University. We are surs theTexans enjoyed hearing him.

—The Trustees of Howard College, • la . , conferred the degree of D.D., on Bev. J . L. Thonpeon, now pastor of the church at Lafayette, Ala., an honor worthly bestowed.

-Rev . W.D.Gayof New Orleans has accepted the invitation of the Adama-•tfeet Church, Montgomery, Ala., and come b»ck to his old charge where he pnached for some time.

—The ChritUan ItuUx says: The B. Y. P. U. Convention in Columbia was by far the largest annual meeting the Baptist youbg people of Georgia have ever bad. There were memengerB actually present.

—Rev. W. J. Stewart, the beloved and Indefatigable pastor of the Centen-nial Church, this city, has been given a vacation of a week or two, and will spend It at his old l^me in Fayelle. ville. He is one of the best mlnlatera In the Bute.

—Mercer University at Its recent commencement conferred the degree of LL.D. upon Judge Emory 8peer, Hon. J . C. C. Black and L. T. Hartsog of Clemson College, H. C., and the de-gree of D. D. on Rev, T. W. O'Kelley, Grlflln, and Rey. John D. Jordan of Savannah.

—Rev, W. T. i.mls, who graduated at OuaehiU College, Ark,, this year has become pastor at Montlcello, He la one of the most promlslug young men we know of any where—if he did let a girl take the highest honors over him at Ouachita College. But it was

Bt his fault.

A TEXAH WONDER. ha]:j.'b q r k a t oisoovkry.

Ona small bottle of Hall's Great Dlacoveiy cures all kidney and bladder troubles, removes gravel, cures dia-betes, seminal, remissions, weak and lame back,, rheumatism and all Irreg-ularities of the kidneys and bladder in both men and women. Regulates bladder trouble In children. If not •old by your druggist, will be sent by mall on raoelpt of | l . One small bot-tle is two mouths' treatment and will oun any oase above mentioned. B,W.' Hall, Sola Manufutunir, St. Louis, Mo. Foimwly Waco, Texas.

Fot by Fige A Bims, Nashville. Tran.

BBADTHIB. Temple, Texas, April 20, OS.

I bava used Hall's Great Discovery fbr biMldar and kidney trouble atid would not take 11,000 fbr the benefit n o d n d fiom ualng one bottle. I fael

B A P T I S T A M D B U T U K T r O B . J U 1 7 B 8 9 , 1 8 9 B .

—The Peace Confereniseat the Hague does not make much progress. Russia proposee not a disarmament, but a ceasatlon of fhrther armament. En-gland and the United Btailes propose a {lermanent tribunal of i^ltratlon. Germany seems disposed'to accept their propoeltlon, but not that of Rus-sia, "The adoption of either of theee measuree would be a long step gained in securing permanent peace.

—We have received the program of the Third Annual Bible InsUtute to be hsid at Williamsburg, Ky., August 7-11, This program Is quite an excel-lent one. We have not space for it this week, but will publish it as soon as practicable. These Institutes are calcu-lated to do great good, Bro. McGar-Hty of Jelllco, Tenn., who has been es-pecially interested in the Institute,says they hope fur an attendance of not less than one hundred.

—We regret very much to learn of the recent death of Dr. William Gar-den Blaikle of Scotland. He was a member of the Free Church of Boot-land. He was moderator of the Free Church Assembly in 1892. He was one of the finest scholars and deepest thInkeiB and most popular writers in tiiat land of scholars and thinkers and writers. Our readers have bad occa-sion to know something of his ability as a writer, as we have published sev-eral articles from his pen. We shall miss his publications.

—After several ineffectual attempts President Loubet of France succeeded in securing the formation of a cabinet. Mr. Waldei>k-RouBseau is the present premier, having been called a second thne to organize a ministry. He seems to be a strong man. Both the chamber of deputies and also the Ben-ate have voted confidence in the minis-try. How long this state of affairs will last no one can tell. Meanwhile Drey-fus is nearing Fiance. He is expected to land In a few days. And then—7 After DreyfUs the deluge? We shall see.

—We have received a copy of the Year Book and Directory for 1809 of the Centennial Baptist Church, Knox-

vllle, of which Rev. J . H. Bnow Is the beloved and siiccessfkil pastor. The church was started on April 0,1800, as a mission Bunday-school. The flrat oflbrlng amounted to IA.30. OnBep. IS, the church was organised with im members. The present mem-benihip of the church Is 475. The Bunday-school enrollment i|i 576. Most of this growth has come during the pastorate of Bro. Bnow. During this period also tlie building has been en-laiged and Improved at the cost of 14,600. BInce the oiganization of the church then has been raised and ex-pended for pastor's salary, building purposes, and current expenses, |16,-618.87; for missions, education and the poor, 11,812.62. Total, 117,830.89, This is certainly a remarkable work.

—Dr. G. A, Nunnally has resigned the care of the church at LaGrange, Ga., and Dr. T. W. O'Kelley of Grlflln, Gb., has been called to succeed bim. Dr. Nunnally, we presume, will re-main as president of the Southern Female College.

—We were glad to have a call from Dr. Wm. Shelton, President of the Stanford (Ky.) Female College, last Tuesday. He Is visiting relatlvee near the city. He looks well and about as young as he did some 26 or 30 years ago. He reports that they had a pros-perous session at Stanford.

—We have received a copy of the program of the Shelby County Bunday-school Institute to be held In the First Methodist Church, Memphis, Tenn., under the auspices of theBhelby Coun-ty Sunday-school Association. Bro. R. G. Craig is the President. The program is quite an attractive one.

—Rev. Isaac S. Baker has resigned the pastorate of the church at Fairfield with a view to going to the Seminary this fall to complete, his course. He has been holding a meeting in South Nashville, with good results. A Sun-day-School has been organized there with 4fi pupils. He expects tn supply during the sumpier.

—Rev. H. W. Provence, pastor of the South Montgomery Church, was called to Clayton-street Church, Mont-gomery, A)a., to succeed Rev. J . L. Thompson. He has accepted and will t)egln work on July 1st. Bro. Provence is one of the brightest and most prom-ising young men in the ranks of the Southern Baptist ministry.

-The Bapllil Ulcaner republishes the poem on " Life," by Rev D. V. Cul-ver, written for our mlumns and pub-lished not long ago. We are sure the failure to give credit to us was an overnight. Bro. Culver, by the way, isoneoftlie most thoughtful writers In this State. We are glad to see that his writings are copied into other pa-pers.

—There seems great danger of a con-flict between England and the Boers of South Africa. I t is claimed that tho English constitute by far the larger part of President Kruger's subjects, but they are not allowed to become cithsens except after a long period of residence, and are continually oppressed and luve to submit to taxation without representation. We hope that war may yet be averted,

—The Nashville, Chattanooga A St. Louis Railway will mU ticketo to the meeting of the National Bdutatlonal Associatlonal Oonvratlon at Los An< geles, Cal., July 11-14, at the rata of one flmt class fkre far the round trip, plus 12 for memberahlp Aw. Tha datp of sale will be June 24tb to July 7th Indualve. The rate ftom Nashvllla la 102 iUt. Thla cerUlnly aeema cheap •nough. Btop-over privllecea will ba allowed at various polite of lateraat

—The churchea of the Memphis Aa-aoclatlon will pleaae notify me how many delegates they will send to the Association, which is to meet at Dext«r in July, so that I may know how many to secure homes for.

Jno. W. M«k)Rkibi.d. Dexter, Tenn.

—The Clinton Baptist Church is in very great sorrow and deep mourning on account of tlie death of Bister John-son, wife of our much beloved pastor, Rev. B. H. Johnson. She departed this life June 14th. Her death Is a great loss to Bro. Johnson and the church. But the Ix>rd doeth all things well to them that love and serve him.

J . G . UAI.I<. Clinton, Tenn.

—Florence Association meets with the Union Grove Churah, Lauderdale County, Ala., Friday before the second Sunday in August. Union Grove is near Green Hill, about ten miles from BU Joseph, Tenn. We invite all l^n-nessee Baptists to come. Our fifth Sunday meeting will be held with Lib-erty Church. Threet postonice. We expect a State Ministers' Institute at the same place in September.

B . F . STAMI-S. (.Moverdale, Ala.

AN EMACIATED BOY. Hit U m U N o U t e e r than a Petion's Wriits—The PcculUr Conditiofi

of J . F . WillUmi' Four-Yc*r-OU Boy—The C u e Attractteg Wide Attention—Many PAtemts and Phyi ldans Interested.

fVom thr. DemocnU-AfeMoge, Mt. Stcrtlny, III. KcililenU of Damon, the village fburletn

mllM nortbwmt of ML HUrllng, IIL. iiave rerentUr told of the olmodt nilrnculosi re-' novery of little Joale Wllllaini, the four-year oldaonof John K. Wllllauia, who realdeas abort dUtanoe norttaweat of Uanion.

The Itetnoorat-MeMngo aent a re|iorter to oHtaIn tha actual tacla regarding the caae, and Rtakeii Ita reputation aa a newapaper upon the truth oftha Innldenta herein elted.

Mra, Wllllama la a pleaaant voiced matron, Bha ban the forceful peraonallty, tho poaltlve manner that la nurtured and developed by tho curea and reiponalbllltle* ofafkrmer'a wire. Hhe would make • good wllntaa. for any cauae founded upon truth and equity, and ahe told the atory of little Joale'a alck-neaH and recovery oonvlnolngly.

••Ilawaa never right from the time of bla birth." Mbe aald. "iTewaa weak and puny und aid not grow like other children. A yenr ago laat February, when he waa two yeanrofd. he bad an attack of lung fbver. We had the wrvlraa of Ur. Jonea for two or three weeka. After Joale bad reoovered. he did not get any atrengtb. lie bad no appe-tite and oould not keep anything on fila atomaoli. Ilia lega seemed to wither away until tbere were nothing but akin and bones, and he kant up a oontlnual coughing. ••We had a boarder named Aaa lloblnaon who bad riieumatlam an aevers tbal be waa

lient nearly double. He bad uaed Ur, Wtl-llnma IMni IMIla fbr l>ale l^pls. and b ^ iNWome well and atrong. Ha aald tbat be be-lieved Iba pllla wouliTbelp Iff tbat time I alaoraad an artlolt ilttuajoalei At

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three daya we notU«<l an Improvement, and wo Increaaed the doae giving him balfa pill at a lime, lie kept Improving and nnally we gave bIm one pill at a done. Near the nrat of June we gave him the laat of the three boica wblob we had bought In Marcb, and now little Joule 1* an mt and beany aa any boy In the nelghborhoo<L He haa a good ap-petite and never haa any trouble with hla atomacb. Ur. Wllllama- l>ink I'llla fbr IMIe People taved him firom tbe grave, and I do not believe anything elae wonld."

(Higned) Miia JOHN r. w i l l i auh . Mubaorlbed and aworn to beftore me thla

Hat day of June, lf«7 ur. A. A. Hn(tebe la the coroner of Uruwn

He aoetimpanled tbe reporter and made a Jijale. H la Moment under oath la appended.

5?jI!3„ thorough csaminatlonK wriiu™"'f% 'nurwr-old am of John F. Wllllann of Uanion, llmwn Oounty. Illlnnla. on Monday, June 7, Uvt. WiUi Ute meMm of l^leaUom of naaal catarr^l toiSi h'ta^n« tboroughl* henlihful eomlfflon p^imllr, l wMunabfe to and In tia pnaent eiidem^ of Uie uImww wim whl^lda n n ^ ainrm Utat he waa afflletod." panmia BtiliacHlwd and aworn to tetore^TOlhUlBUi day of June A.!»., I w .

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Itbv. Harvey lieauchamp will realgn the care of the church at Lamar, Mo., in order to attend the Seminary at LouisviUe.

Tuesday night, June ISth, A. T. Rog-ers was ordained to the full work of the gospel ministry at Logan-etreet Church, Loubnrille, Ky.

The recent arUcle by Dr. W. H. Whitsitt, which appears In tbe BapfiM Argun, on " No I'Opeiy," is worthy of universal consideration.

Rev. W. D. McPhetridge has re-signed his TTork at Elrueka Bprlngs, Ark., to accept the care of the churches at liorena and Eddy, Texas.

Bev. W. H. MiOor of Clarksville, Tenn., has accepted the care of the chuieh at Carlisle. Ky. We cangratu-late the Carlisle sainte.

Prof. J. L. Logan of the Preparatory Department at Mississippi College, Clinton, Miss., accepts the rare uf Mc-Comb C^ty Institute of Mississippi.

Rev. W. M. Rudolph of Pottsviile, Ky., has been called to the care of tbe churches at Wiogo and Cnba, Ky., and will move to Wingo soon.

Rev. Claude W. Duke of Baltimore wiU be married Wednesday, June 2Bth, at Norfolk, Va., to Miss Mary Estelle Butt. We extend sincere congratula-tions to the happy couple.

A splendid Bunday-school was orga-nised at Friendship Church in Heniy County, Tenn., a few Sundays ago. W. D. Upchurch was made superin-tendent.

Rev. Ben Cox of the First Chnrch, LitUe Rock, Ark., will spend alx weeks this summer studying at the Chicago Univeisity. Bro. Gox Is a hard student.

Rav. J . F. Tull of Erin, Tenn., la engaged In a gracious revival. He is belDg assisted by Rav. H. Boyce Tay-lor of Murray. Ky. Bro. Taylor Is In great demand as a revivalist.

Tbe next aesslon of the Kentucky General AasodaUon will be held at anwnvllle, Ky. Rev. W. B. McOarity will prcach the annual sermon, W. K. Pernod, aliomate.

Itov. H. W. TritMe of Charlottea-Tllle, Va., fofmerly paator of tha Ftnt Ohuroh, Jackson, Tenn,, waa made a D.D., by Richmond College. This honor waa worthly bestowed.

Dr. 8. a JE Uywr of Atlanta, Ga., haa oalebratad hfai ninettoth birthdajr. At thla advanced aga Bro. Hlllyar la a vigonoa Wflbr Ibr tha CHrMkm Indtx. Ilawrilaiwlthhiaown hand.

Benr. W. H. Bnilon la ftnglng ah—d with tha work at Union Ol^r, 1\Min. Tba ohuroh la oonatant)/ dawakiplng

Dr. J. W. Warder, Corresponding Secretary of the Btate Mission Board of Kentucky, has given notice that he will not serve in that capacity longer than this year. Dr. Warder has hdd the responsible poeition fifteen yean, Kentuckians regret to give him up.

Dr. W. R. L. Smith of Richmond, Va,, suggesU tjiat eveiy B. Y. P. U. In the Boutb adopt the plan of disUibut-ing tracts aetting forth distinctive Bap-tist principles. He asserts that the printed page will mould much senti-ment for tba Baptists. He is right.

UPB 5AVE0 BY SWAnP-ROOT.

Tbe Wonderful New Discovery In Medical Science.

BAMPI.B BOmiB HMT n t U BT

nnder bis care. Last Bundsy a Young People's Union was organized.

Rev, E. L. Springer of Nanina, Tex., is a buqr man. He is a farmer, mer-chant, postmaster and pastor of the Chmth at Namna. There are very few men who have so many avocations.

The Bethany Church of Graves County, Kentucky, of which Rev. N. Shields Castleberry, Benton, Ky., is the pastor, is on the up-grade. A new house of worship is soon to be erected.

This week a revival is in progiess at the Baptist Church hi McKenzle, Tenn., conducted by Revs. 8. C. Heame and J . N. Argo of tbat place. We trust they will be eminently sue-cessftal.

Rev. J . H. Dew of Louisville, Ky., has Just closed a meeting with the Green-street Church, Bpartanbarg, S. C., which resulted In 62 addiUons to the church. He is with the First Church, Albemarle, N. C., now.

At the recent anniversaries of New-ton Seminary, Massachusetts, Dr. F. H. Kerfbot delivered an address of matchlesa eObctiveneas. Though he had only fifteen minutee, he complete-ly captivated his auditors.

Rev. K E. Thornton of Boonevllle, Miss., is being assisted in a revival by Evangelist Geo. Robert Calms of Phil-adelphia. Much good is being accom-plished. Mr. Calms goes next to Sul-phur Springs, Texas.

A revival wUI be held at Dublin. Ky., beginning Jnily IStb. The pastor. Rev. Robert W. Mahan of ClUiton, Ky., wUl be assisted by Rev. H. Cl«y Rob-erts of Msyfield, Ky. Tbe Dublin saints arc to be treated to strong gospel preaching.

The alumni addreas at Mercer Uni-versity by Rev. W. W. Landmm of

'Atlanta, Ga., aeems to have been a masterly eObrt. HIa theme waa " Gnl-tore for the Commonwealth" and bis remarks have awakened anlvarsal admiration.

Rev. J . H. Bums ftom Cl«y Connty, Ky., who thrilled the Convention at Louisville with bis striking eloquence and pathos, delivered another powerful speech befbre the recent General Asso-ciation of Kentucky which met at Mt. Sterling.

Tbe chnrob at Mayfield, Ky., con-temphktea anctlDK • new and commo-dious house of woiablp. Rav. H.Clay Robtttts Is pastor at this place. If all tha membars of tbe cbarch wars to at-tend at one tima, tbe house w o M not holdtb«n.

A dsbata wlU ba held at Danlan, Tten., beglnnhig July 17th between Piof. B, a L. Doitim of tha OMnpball-Ita Mth, and LUNR. Ahmso Nnnneiy of thaBaptliiOburah. Tba pnpoaltkma hav* not bean pilnladyat. Bra. Nan-Bsryisanabledslknderoftbetrath.

- O n Juno 14th, at Btehei Baptist Church, Rev. E. H. Hicks of Allen-town and Miss Victoria Luusford of Moreland were united in mai^lage. Rev. R. B. Bhoun, who has Just re-turned ffom Louisville, performed the ceremony. The wedding took place in the presence of a grsat number of the friends of both the bride and bride-groom, and was nicely carried out. Mr. Hicks Is one of tke youngest yet one of tbe ablest Baptist miaistersin East Tennessee, and has a boat of friends who extend to him their con-gratulations in winning a bride so fair aa Miss Lunsford, who, while her ac-complishments in books may lia sur. pass^ by some, is one of the best young ladies of our country, and has tbat kind nature, which is woman's gift, to make tbe world happy; in fact, scarcely enough can be said in praise of this fair young couple. J . B. B.

Oeafneaa Cannot t f Cured

al remediex. Ueufneeia Is rauwd Ity an innamed coodlUoa of t t e macous Uninf of tbe Kustachlaa Tube. Wben tbU tube la Innamed you bave a rumtdiag MHind or Imporfec*, tiau-iiiK, and wben 11 la enUrely eloaed. Ueafuewi li the remllt, and unleaa tbe tnflaiiuuatlan can tie taaen out and thla tube rentored to Ita normal rocdltlon, bearing will be dertroyed forever; nine c a m out of t«n are caoMd by catarrb. which U nothing but an Inflamed roodlMon of tho mucot» nirfacea.

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Resolutions.

Whereas, Certain zealous propagan-dists, stylhig themselvee "Elders of the Church of the Latter^ay BalnU," or Mormon Elders, are making strenu-ous eObrts to spread their doctrines and gain converts in the South gener-ally, and in Tennessee particularly, who, according to their own state-ments, have 600 elders going out ftom Chattanooga as their headquarters, 100 of whom confine their labors to Ten-nessee alone, S6 of these having Nash-ville as their sub-headquarters, the dally papers announcing their inten-tion of esUblishhig a " church" of that feith in our city; and

Whereas, According to their own au-thera, their belief is the baldest mate-rialism and the coarsest sensualism; and

Whereas, Their Book of Mormon has been proven before the intelligent world to have been a fraud in iU pro-ftased origin and a t i m e of falesehoods In Its matter; and

Whereas, Their so-called Inspired prophet, Joseph Smith, was a notori-ously corrupt man in morals, and waa arrested for theft and found guilty of fttlsshood; and

Whenas, Their entin history has been one of vice, hnmorallty and crime, therefore bo It

Resolved, By tbe BapUst Pastors' Conhiwce of tbs city of Nashville, Tmm., Tbat wa warn our people, and all people wbaresdcver this may oome, against these designing men, who com-hig In tbe guise and bearing the names ••Mlnlstera 4 the Gospel," entianos Into tha homes of our hos-pitable paopla, wbai» i h v »*v« thair pamldous lltaiatiirs, and seek to propaiata thalr matarlallstlo and soul dwrtnvlng dootrinas. W o would s o r

Bwamp-Robt, discovered by the em-inent kidney and bladder specialist. Is wonderAiily successAiI In promptly coring kidney, bladder and nric add troubles.

Some of the early symptoms of weak kidnsys are pain or dull ache In tbe back, rheumatism, dizziness, headache, nervousness, catarrh of the bladder, gravel or calculi, bloating, sallow com-plexion, puflTy or dark circles under the eyes, suppression of nrlne or compelled to pass water often d«y and night

The mild and extraordinary eflket of the famous new discovery, Dr. Kil-mer's Swamp-Root, is soon realised. It stands tbe highest for Its wonderfhl cuiefe of the most distressing jpiw. If you need a medicine you shoold bavo the best

Bold by druggists in fifty cent and one dollar sizes. You may have • sam-ple bottle of Dr. Klhner's Swamp-Boot and a pamphlet that tells aU abant It, including many of tbe thonsands af letters received from sufhrsn eored, both sent free by mall. Writs Dr. KU' m er & Co., BUigbamton, N. Y., please mention thi* you read thla | erous offer In tbe Baptist and:

gest to our people—to all Christian psa-pie hi our Btate and elsewbets-that when these ministers of evil appear In yeur midst, tbat yon gather yonrsslvas together peaceably, and plainly tall them tbat yon prefer that they ahall depart from your community.

They would endeavor to maks this appear exceedingly imebaritable, and they always pleadtohavaafUrhaaiw,i ing, asking for an opportunity of com-ing bcfora tbe people to explain their positions.

Of such as these, the Scriptures warn us not to receivettiem. "Iftbersoome any unto yon and bring not this doc-trine, receive bim not into your botiae, neither bid bhn God speed. For be tha: biddeth bIm God s p ^ Is partaker of his evil deeds." (2 John 10th and n th verses.) And Paul expressly di-rects that if anyone come preacbing any other goepel, let him ba aecorssd.

We would seek to dissuade all people ftom allowing theee propagandlsta of error to be allowed an abiding phuw among a civilized peopla. We would set forth that our women are not safe under their influence, tbat tbdr doc-trine is notonly subversive to Scripture truth, but Is positively Immoral It Its tendency, dangerous to tba respeotabU-Ity of any community and trsawnable against the government of tbe United Statee.

Therefore we do not feel called upon to tivestigate a form of error that has been time and again laid bars before our Intelligent world, nor .that charity calls upon us to allow tbesa deatrayers

^ e hirthermore set fbrth tbat tba Mormon authorities send tbssa men out penniless to tramp flrem door to door as mendicants, begging for food and shelter while endeavoring to In* stUI the most subtle soul and body and home and govsroment destroying doo-trines. ^

Wherefore we call on all good people to spew out these vile feUows lest tbsy pollute our people by tbe filth and venom of the bottomless pi t

Adoptad by tbs Paston' Oonfnsncs of Nashville Jiins 88, 1899.

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TiioMifioN.—Kay MlMkel Tbompson was boru May 2, 18WI. Died March 25, 1800. (iod permitted thiH little rose bud to ahed the fragrance of blH life but a aiutrt time In the homo to cheer the life of hia parent*, and then with a gentle hand He plucked It and trans-planted to Hilt own home above. We Hympathize with them in their low, but we know that Uod doeth nil thlngM well. While he can't come to ui», we can go to him. Heaven Is nearer aud dearer to ua by thin, another tie. May Uod sanctify this aniiction to the good of thoBe who mourn.

8. M. « l ITON.

FINCIIKR.-On June 12, 1891), Ood (tent Hia awlft-winged meeBenger and took from our m|dHt the gentle sptrlt of little Beulah Flncher. Only two yean waa this beautiful bud loaned to brighten and gladden the homes aud hearts of her parenta, then ahe waH gently transplanted to bloom forever In the Paradise of Ood. While the loved ones are ao aad over her death, yet may they with the Christian's hope feel: " The aUr that fading'bere

T«ft our bearfa and homes so drear, We ahall aee more bright and clear Some sweet day by and by."

REBECCA NORKIS. Buntyn, Tenn.

BLBDSOE.—Walter Mead Bledsoe, age two yean; son of M. M. and Birdie Bledsoe, died April 30th last. When I heard the aad newa of hla death there came to my mind that beautiful poem of Longfellow'a, beginning " There la a reaper whose name is death." The parents are not alone in their grief, other friends wetp with you. Their strong sense of religion, and of duty of resignation to a power tlut is beyond our control, must uphold you In thia aevere trial; and we are aure ttiey can say, "Not my will, but thine, Oh Lord." Some day on a brighter shore they will find the bud that has ao re-cently been transplanted Into the gar-den of God.

U. B. KILPATKICK.

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HORNBR.—Bro. W. R. Horner died at bis home near Whltesburg, Tenn., March 8, 189U; aged 64 years and 6 montiia. He was married to Mlaa Elizabeth Lane, Sept. 80, 1800, and united with the Bent Creek Baptist Church (now Whltesburg Church), In December, 1878. itro. Homer was clerk of the church for seven years and seven months, and never missed a Sat-urday service until bis health failed and he became to weak too attend. He loved his church work and was ever ready to perform any duties assigned him, and no doubt ere this has heard the welcome plaudit, "Well done, good and faithful servant; thou has been faithful over a few things. I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou Into the Joy of tiir Lord." He leaves a wife aud six children to brave the storms of life without the aid of husband and father, but his life points them to One who is more able aud more willing to help than ha.

M i u i A. WUjOII, J« M, OTT.

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All of these are HtnndanI liooka and are valuable to have in any home.

2. T h e BAi>TIAT AND UEFLRCTOU o n e y e a r a n d either Forty Ymrn in China, by U. H. OravcH, or Life of Matthew T. Yatai, by Chaa. E. Taylor, tor t2.69, or 12.00 If a minister.

8. T h e BAITIHT AND UKFI.KCTOR o n e y e a r a n d the Univenuil Encyelo|)cdia, for 92.60.

4. T h e BAITIHT AND UEFLECTOU a n d a Self-Pronouncing Teacher's Bible, large type, morocco bound, gilt edged, wfth concordance, helps, maps, etc., for W.OO, or 12.76 if a minister.

6. T h e BAITIST AND UKFLECTOR f o u r m o n t h s as a trial, for 60c.

Or, to encourage our friends to work for us, we will make the offera as follows:

(1) For one new suliscriber and $2.16, or 11.76 If a minister, we will st nd one copy of either What Baptists Believe, or The Ministry of the Spirit, or How Christ Came to Church, or Pilgrim's Prognws, or Beautiful Joe.

(2) For one new 8uba«riber and 92.80, or 92.00 if a minister, we will send any two of the above inrnks.

(8) For one new subocrlber and 92.60, or 92.00 If a minister, we will send a copy of either Forty Years in China or the Life of Yates.

4. For one new subscrllwr and 92.60 we will send the Universal Encyclopedia.

(6) Fo ' one new subscriber and 93.00, or 92.76 If a minister, we will send either the Teacher's Bi-ble or both the Forty Years in China and the Life of Yates.

(6) For two new subscribers and 94.00, or 98.00 If ministers, wo will send any two of the books In (O or either of thoee In (2).

. ) For three now subscribers and 96-00, or 94.60 if ministers, we will send either the Bible or the Encyclopedia.

(8) For seven new subscribers and 914.00 we will send a beautiful watch, gold-filled, suitable either for a gentleman or lady.

(9) For twenty-two new Bubscrlbers at 60 cents for four months we will send thia watch.

(10) For eighteen new aubecribera and 986.00 we will send a splendid sewing machine, price 960.00.

Now let our fi-Ienda go to work all over the State, and let ua have a grand rally for the paper and for missiona.

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G o s p e l V o i e e s .

By Rev. D. E. DORTCH.

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B A F n s T Ain> b u x j h j t o b , JUNE 29. ISIHI. 15 m

( OBITDABT.

NORRIS.—Our heavenly Father has exercised Hla own peculiar will and sovereign power In separating Bro. Norris and his falthfbl companion. B u t " Ood knew best when to call her home to rest." Mrs. Mollle Whitelaw Norris was the daughter of a Baptist minister, Bro. J . F. Whitelaw. At the age of fifteen she became a Christian and united with Ararat Baptist Church near Jackson, Tenn. She waa married to Uev. W. L. Norris of Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 28, IHWt. Died at 1:66 a. m., May 27, 1899. She lived a dutiful, af-fectionate daughter, a loving wife and mother and above all a consistent Christian; ever patient and cheerful through all of her suflferlng, proving a blessing to all with whom she came In contact. The funeral service was con-ducted by the writer Sunday, May 2Klh. May the Master comfort the bereaved husband and friends.

E. STUBBI.BPtKLD. Kutherford.Tenn.

HARRELL.—The angel of death has again come luto our midst and claimed another one of our faithful members. Sister Mabble B. Harrell was bom Aug. 24, 18419, fell on sleep Feb. 25,1899. She leaves a husband and three children and a host of friends to mourn her loss. Slater Harrell professed faith in Christ quite young and was Imptized into the full fellowship of the Big Creek Baptist Church, Shelby County, by Bro" I. N. Wise. She. was a falthfUl member; ever ready to do what she could for the advancement of the cause of her Redeemer. She was a true and faith-ful friend to all ber pastors, ever ready to hold up their iiands and bid them Godspeed In their work. She was a kind and affectionate wife, a devoted and loving mother. She suffered a great deal before she died, but was never heard to complain. For her to live was Christ, and for her death was gnat gain. She is now with ber Lord. May Uod bless the husband and chil-dren.

M. M. BLEOWE, Her Pastor.

home above prepared for the redeemed. Bib. Walker was born Jan. 7,18A1. In 1878 he professed faith In Christ, wss baptized by Rev. D. F. Manly, and Joined tbe Baptist Church at Mill Spring, Tenn. Inasmuch as It has pleased Ood to call Bro. Walker home, therefore be It

Itesolved, That we liow In humble submission to tbe will of (Jod.

Resolved, That we as a church ex-tend to the bereaved relatives and friends our heart-felt sympathy In thia great trial and deep afnictlon; com-mending to their bruised aud broken hearts the loving care aud healing con-solation of the supreme Healer and Comforter.

Resolved, That a copy be entered on our church record, and a copy pub-l ished in t h e BAI>TIBT ANDRKKIIECIOR.

W . W. BAKER, JAM. HOUOK, A. S . ROACH,

Committee.

Summer Reaorta. Many delightful summer resorts are

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Ashvnie, N. C., Hot Sprlnm, N. C., Roan Mountain, Tenn., and tbemoun-

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tain resorts of' East Tennessee and Western North Carolina, " The Land of the Sky," Tate Springs, Ttnn., Oli-ver Springs, Tenn., Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Monte Sano, Huntavllle. Ala., LIthht Springs, Ua., and various Vir-ginia Springs, also tbe seashore re-sorts are reached by tbe Southern lUUway on convenient schedules and very low rates.

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Homes and Resorts," descripUve of nearly one thousand summer resorts, hotels and boarding houses, including information regarding rates for board at the different places and railroad rates to reach them.

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A Correction.

Dtar JJro, Kditor: I notice In your iMueof June 22nd, leferrtng to the ver-dict of the Juiy awarding me |8U,000 damagea for vrrongi done me, a state-ment at* followa: " I n Beveml acoounte •ent out concerning the matter, the ImpieMlon hiw been made that the Bult waa against the Standard only, while as a matter of fact It was In ef-fect against the State C^onventlon."

I am too well acquainted, I think, with the spirit of your paper to doubt for one moment that you will accord me the right of correcting these two misleading statements.

1. My suit was against the defend-ants " iudlvidunlly," as my peUtlon now OD lecord In the court here will ahow. Not one sy 1 table In the petition •xpreaaee or Indicates any suit against tiM Standard.

'L Equally mUleading Is the state-ment that my suit was " In efTect against the State Convention." This also the court record here will show.

Furthermore there has never ap-peared in the paper of which I am editor either editorially or by any con-tribution, a single word blaming the Baptist General Convention of Texas for anything. In the organization of that body, as admitted by all parties here, I performed a praiseworthy part. I have never felt In my heart that the Baptist General Convention of Texas was In the remotest degree to blame for any wrong done me.

Out of an announced list of over 1,400 delegates present, only 582 (theircount) v o t ^ for the challenge and this only on Monday night, at 10 o'clock after most of the messengers bad iroue home. I have tried to be as faithful to the cause of Christ as represented by the Baptlat General Convention of Texas M 1 knew how, and the verdict of my countrymen, aside from any pecuniary nstltution, la accepted as the issuance of divine grace worth far more than life to me and mine. I have never Bought an explanation of any of the numerous misleading sUtements that have appeared In various papers, feel-ing that time and thediaclosureH which

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Justice of this statement. B. A. HAVOEN.

Dallas, Texas.

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—Bethel Female College, whoee " a d " occurs-In another column, has been under its present management 8 yearn. During this time the school has been more prosperous than In its history. The number of pupils has Increased each year, the sUndard has been very much raised, and the build-ing has been entirely renovated and refurnished. A studio for Art and Music Is in course of erection and will be ready for use by Sept. 4th. The entire building is lighted by electricity. Hot and cold water are on every floor. These are all modern convenleneet*. The faculty Is large and capable, the teachcm having been selected from the first colleges of the country. Literary, Bclentlflc and Classical courses are ofTered, and It Is the purpose of this Institution to offer to young ladies an education as complete and thorough in the branches pursued as that offered to young men by our l)est Institutions.

Rev. W. R. Chandler preached eighteen days In his church at Mueona, Tex., and 48 joined the church. !!0 by baptism.

Ill i To corrcapond wllb te«clwr« UfOntOn •»><> emploveni. Have fllled If ailluU vaoinelea in IttHUtea Opcr-•wMiiiwu In every HUte.

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Mossy Creek, Tenn., continacs tc grow in i>atronagc and Influence. It had 305 .students last year. It has magnificent buildings, a new girls-doniiitory now in process of erection, four active literary societies with ele-gant halla, a strong faculty, a busi-ness college, music, art, elocution, a teachers' course, etc. The moral and religious tone Is very high. It em-|thasl3M!scharacter as much as scholar-ship. lCxi)ensoH are very reasonable.

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Capital College for Toong Ladies. {500-1502 Broad Street, NAshyOk, Tenn.

SuiH-rior atlvantagtv offered in Literature, Music, Art and Elocution.

Faculty few (H|uals. No superiors. Location unex-(«lle(l by any w;hool in the eity. Terms liberal. Write for Ix'autifnl ilhmtrated catalogue.

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Boscobel College for Young Ladles. NASHVILLE, TENN,

Situation unsurpassed. A campus of ten acres of native forest trew. High and healthy. Magnificent new buildings, msdern in equipment. Heated by steam; hot and cold water. A full corps of teachers—(royal-ists iu their de|>artments. Unexcelled advantages offered In Music, Elooa-tlon, Art, etc. A now em entered upon. A complete reorganization, gaar-anteeing the succc»i of this us one of the flnest colleges for young womra in the South. Write for catalogue or other particulars tu

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SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN L O V E .

NASHVILLE, TENN. , J U L Y 6,18J#», lewleriei. Tel. I.,Ro. 46.

HALF A PAPER THIS WBBK. As this is the 4th of July week, we publish only

half a paper this week. This is done at the earnest request of our printers, who desire to take a needed rest. We thought aboutomltting this issue entirely, as many of our contemporaries do, but on account of the amount of correspondence, and especially of news articles, that we had on hand, we could not well do so. A number of our Southern Baptist ex-changes make it a rale to publish only fifty papers during the year. We, however, have always pub-lished fifty-two, and this is t)ie first time during our connection with the paper often years that we have ever filled to publish a fbli edition. Next weiik, of course, the |Mper will resnme its usual form of sixteen pages, and we hope to make it still better and brighter for the Uttle rest thus given the print-ers.

A QUESTION OP POLITY. The Chritltan Admoate says: The Methodist qystem of ministerial supply Is oc-

casionally subjected to criticism by Methodists them-selves. That it is 0 perfect system no one will be bold enough to affirm. But "tn the whole, and in 8i>lte of its incidental defects, it does its work grandly. To give it up for any other plan would be the unwisest thing imaginable. A writer in the Baptikt akd RBFt<KCTOR says that there are 400 Baptist preachers in Arkansas, 600 In Ctoorgia and 1,500 in Texas without pastorates. He also adds that there were forty apjAlcants for the pastorate of the First Church, Memphis, T6nn., after the recent resignation of Dr. Taylor. From ail conftislon of this sort may the good Lord deliver us! We find im-mense satisfaction in the (itct that our polity pro-vides a place for every man whom it receives Into the ministry, and a man for every place.

We do not claim that the Baptist polity is perfect In practice. Nothing, we believe, Is perfect in this world with whicli human nature has to do. But we do claim that It is perfect in theory. It is the New Testament, God-given polity. It may be trae, as the Admeate says, that the Methodist polity pro-vides a place for every man who comps into the ministry, and a man for every place, but it is also not infrequently trae that the place does not want the man, and fmiuently that the man does not want the place. Such mismatches result both in unhap-piness and in failure. Better, we believe, firom a practical standpoint, to allow evety church to choose its own pastor, and every pastor to choose his own church—even If some churches are without pastors, and some pastors are without churchoi—than to have a pastor forced upon a church Uiat does not want him, or a diurch upon a pastor which he does not want. "

The European system of providing for marriages by having parents of the young people arrange the • match probably leads to more marriages compara-Uvely there than here, but at the same time we believe in our American custom of allowing the youngpepple voluntarily to make theirown matches. There ipay be more old bachelors and more old maids under this system, but at the same time there is mora happiness among those who are married.

TNB NEW PRB8IDBNT. ThO Boatd^ or Tnutees of the Southero Baptist

Theoiogioal Semliiary, at tltdr meetiiig In Atlanta lant week, elected Dr. B. Y. Mulllns,|iartor of New-ton Oenter Baptist Church, near Boston, to the presidency of the Bemlnaiy. There wore thirty-six trustees fkrasent, an4 the elootion was unanlnoiu. It may seon t mtleitrangethat the tnutsea should go 10 ftir away to'Moare a pmident But Dr. Mu|f lim is h Hoathoim man. He trae born In MJsiMppl

almut forty years ago, was educated in Texas and at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminaiy, was pastor at Harmdsburg, Ky., and at LeeJitreet Church, Baltimore, and for a while was aosociate secretary of the Foreign Mission Board, which po. sitlon he resigned to accept a call to the church at Newton Center. It will Uius be seen that Dr. Mul-llns is quite a cosmopolitan. He has lived in five Southern states.

To fill the chair occupied by stich men as Boyce, Bmadus and Whitsitt is no light task. Dr. Mul-llns might well hesitate to undertake it. But he is well ftted for the position and we believe will nuke a success of i t He is a hard student, an earnest, thoughtfhl preacher, has traveled extensively, both In this country and Europe, and Is a cultivated, con-sccrated Christian gentieman. He is also a strong Baptist. We welcome Dr. Mullins back to the South, and to the responsible position to which he has been called.

PERSONAL AND PRACTICAL. —And Dreyfus has reached France at last He

landed at Quiberon and is now a prisoner at Bennes. The reporters were expecting him to land at Brest, and had gathered there In force, but the authorities eluded them. The meeting bkween DreyAis and

, his faithftil wife was very touching, as was also that, between him and his attorneys. The retrial will occur soon. It will be watched with interest by the civilised world.

—A correspondent of the Wegfem Rteorder frwn MIddleTennessee states that Hound Lick church has called Rev. J . H. Anderson of Owenton, Ky., to Its pastorate. We may say that we have known of the call for some time, tot for special reasons we thought It best not to make ^b l lc mention of i t We should be glad to have Bro. Andeiwn back in Tennessee. He Is one of the noblest and traest men to be found anywhere in the world, and is also one of the flnest gospel preachers in the South. The Bound Lick church is one of the best in the State. We iiope that he will see his way dear to accept the call.

—A farewell reception was tenderpd to Dr. and Mrs. I t B. Garrett at the First Baptist Church, Chattanooga, on Tuesday night June 27th. The members of the church and ft-lends of Dr. and Mrs. Qarrettof other denominations gatheied to bid them good-bye. Delicious refreshments were served. A handsome gold watch was presented to Dr. Garrett by the church, and a beautiAii chatelaine watch to Mrs. Garrett by the lady members of the church. The presentation to Dr. Garrett was made by Hon. A. W. Chambllss. and to Mrs. Garrett by Mrs. J . A. HoltKclaw. Dr. Garrett left on June 28th fur Portsmouth, Vs., to assume the pastorate of the Court-street Baptist Church.

—The "glorious fourth" was all the more glorh ous Uiis year because of the glory which crowned our arms in the recent Spanish-American war. < )a July 1,1898, oerarred Uie hattio of Han Juan Hill, and on July 8rd Uie baUle of Santiago, ivsuUlDg In the detraction of Oervera's fleet That war and the lilustrtoos deeds of so many of our Amwlcan heroes In it,;has addeda new (Aiapter to our American his* tnry.and has'&lao resulted li> a revival ofpatrlotism ivhich hits tended tpMoff the dlflbrent sections of country closer together than ever before. Tbe Amrth now means much more to as than ever before, or at iMUt mora than ftnr many yean beflMo. May Ita slgnlfl<*DOB never decraewM

—The ItfKgtmn Itemld says: Dr. J. B. Hawthorne preached to magnificent

audiences at Grove Avenue Church Sunday morning and evening. He will not return to Grove Avenue until the. fourth Sunday in July. After that date he will fill his pulpit regulariy.

Dr. Hawthorne's many friends in Nashville will be delighted to hear that he Is doing so well In Vir-ginia and that his health has evldentiy so mudi im-proved. At the same time they cannot help envy-ing the Richmond Baptists for having secured him. They feel that those magnificent sermons ought to be delivered in the First Baptist Church, this city. But as it is impossible for his Tennessee friends to bear lilm preach now, we will do the best we can to make up for tiie loss by publishing his sermrms.

—We published in last week's issue some ex. tracts from a letter written from Barcelona, Spain, In which It was stated that the Inquisition is in op-eration there. In the light of that flict It was not surprising to read In the press dispatdies of this week that there has been rioting in Barcdona/or several days. The people are crying, " Down wIUj the Jesuits," and they are attacking the Monks and Monasteries. They stoned the cathedral and several churches and the Jesuit Convent We do not bUme t h ^ . They had simply endured 4he <^resslnn of tiie Catholic Church as long as poesl-ble. But think of it!—even Spain turning agalnet CatiioUcIsm. Who would have thought It? Never a dog followed his master with more slavish devo-tion than Spain has followed Btnne. Home has only repaid her wltii kicks and curses and torture, and she Is beginning to feel that she has gone ikr enough. v

—We were talking the other day to a very intdU-gent Italian lady. We asked her how long she had been In this country. She said twenty years.' We asked her if she preferred America to Italy. «• Yes, indeed," she said. And then idie added,Oitiioll-clfim has made a wreck of Italy." We were sur-prised, supposing up to that time that she was a Catiiolic. We asked her if she was a ProtesUnt "No , " she replied, " I do not belong to any church." We begged her not^to think that Oithol-iclsm represents Christianity. But she was evl-dmUy dlsg^ed wlUi the name of religion. In swinging away from Catholiciam, the pendulum had swung to the other extreme. One remark, however, set us to thinking. "Cathtriidsm has made a wreck of Italy." Yes, and It has wrecked every country whera it has had sway, such as Italy, France, Spain, Brasll, Mexico, Cuba, a t has left ruin and desolation i(hd decay and death In its track. Its tread Is mora blighting than that of the iNtrbarian conqueror who boasted that gnun never ' grew where his horse's hoofs once trod. Grass never grows in the wake of CathoUclsm. Its Influ-ence is more deadly than that of tlie Upas tree. And now, having wrecked all the countries where It has held sway, with supreme Impudence It is reaching out to lay its blighting hand upon such countries as England and America, where Protest-ant principles have prevailed, which on that ac*" ' count are prosperous and hSfipy. "The hope of Catholicism lies In the English'speaking nations," declared a Catholic s|ieaker recently. Certainly; lliere is no hope fur it in the I^atin nations. 'H i^ have been witiuired by the damning^ curse of her,, own principles, and she hae nothing to look to there. ffliMl she he al lows to fasten her clutch

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