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THE WORK AND THE END. B Y R E V . A L E X A N O X B M C K E N Z I E , D . D .

It iB good for a man to have hit biography when he begins to live. Then he knowe the meaning of hla life; what he ia to do or how he ia to do it. The min-iatercan.alwaye have tbia adviu>taj|e, la that hla work iiud Its end and way are ao oTearly mark1^^ when he receivm Itla appointment. The ordination words ate ezplloit—he la sent into the world "even eo" aa hla Lord was aent. Let him write "even to" upon hi6 wall and translate the ayltablea into purpose and deed. What ia the true ebd of hla life can be de. termincd at the start. Toward tliat he ia to move steadily. Queatlons of detail are settled In the larger Intention. What will most effectively help him to the fixed teeulls, that he will do. Immediate rcsulta will be lost lu the larger purpose. With one thing to do, other things will fall into their subordinate pofei-tion. Many things which In themselves appear de-sirable will disappear before the ruling design.

This rule will govern the preaching. I t will not be the transient pleasure of the hearers which he will regard, but their ultimate advantage. What they are to be when his work for them ia completed will be the end for which he will apeak to them. "Not yours, but you," will absorb his thoughts. His work will be arranged by this principle. The minister will know what he seeks aa well aa the carpenter does when he stands before his wood, or the kculptor be* fore the stone. Hence he will have patience, fore-thought, paUis, Imagination, antioipation, as he quietly does his dally work and eats his daily bread.

The same thought will pervade his ministry. How can I beat reach the determined end will govern hla' intercuune with those committed to his charge; his conversation Vrith them; his counsel and sympatiiy and prayer. Their intereeta will be of so great oon> cern that no care can be spared which will promote them. He may" not win their applause, but he must save their life and enlarge i t The procesa may be slow, but it cannot be neglected.

The manner of hla own life will follow the same rule. He would be glad to humor his iwraonal taste, to pursue delightful studies, to enjoy congenial aoole> ty, to make hia life happy and attractive. He may be able to do tUa while he keepa it distinctly anbordl* nate to the end be must achieve.

The merchant, the lawyer, the pfaysioiaD, the build er, has to make the same arrangement, which pnta the end in the supreme place, and of other things takea what pomes by the side of hia path. These men have pleasure in their work, and many incidental pleasum which help them without hindering their one design. I t Is a graoloua asanrance: "He shall drink of the brook In the way; therefore ahall he lift np the bead."

There can be little teal comfort ot satisfaction for an earnest man if he feels that be ia failing in the one thing he meana to dp. A man must be conunended for bis everyday work, and must have bis aelf-approv-al in it, or the praises of men and the other pleasutea which he galna are of email account. I t tofora cbos* (D and appointed end that men and women have been glad to expatriate tbemaelves, to tarn away from home and friends and the delighta .of society and^ll ita allurementa. Christian history abounds .in sabh lives, which have had thehr present Joy and their great reward. Tb choose bis success, to pledge to it his years, to move toward it with something of sight and more of faith, baa contented and ennobled the hearta of the beat workmen the Cbuich baa known.

The proper end ia by no means small. I t Is not merely to Instruct, or merely to make a num sure of Heaven aa hia aecond choice. It ia to save a n u n from himself and the world; to construct character, to create manhood, to foster vUrtue, to seqare usafkil-ness; to make a man In the largest way the child of Godi the disciple of Christ, the apoatle of divine grace and truth. Upon the way which leads to this ac-complishment there la ample room for any man; a task bard enough for all bis powers, with a lesult large enough to Justify'bis generous toil, and to give him the consciousness of sacoess.

The minister is leaa In danger of doing the wrong thing than of doing the Inferior thing. There are

Butwben one la called to take up the work which the Redeemer of thg world has left in the hands of Hla friends; to shspherd His sheep, and the "other sheep who are not of this fold," and to make thia atrictly hia per-sonal and professional purpose, he must needs onUt some things flrom" his life that he may gain the one thing which holds the life itself within it.

I come back, therefore, to tbe "even so." What do the words mean 7 What do t h ^ permit and re* quire ? How sitall they be embodied in tbla aetmon, this instruction, this intercourse, this study and prayer? He who has honored as with this appoint-ment which Is like Hia own will surely enable us to fulfil it, and in this we shall have His companion-ship and share the Joy with which He seea His own work accomplished by those He has so freely trusted.

Cambridge, Mass.

IS IT ALWAYS RIOHT TO DO RIQHT 7 BY BSV. ATHA T. JAMISON.

Is It cUwoi/i right to do right, or are there timea when it would poaltlvely not be right to do right? Are there conceivable circumatancee that Wonid Jua-tii;^ one in doing what be knows is not the right or righteous thing? To answer this question we must find what Is the ultimate basis of right conduct. Why should a man ever do right at all?

I t must not be allowed that we are bound to do right merely because publlo sentiment denumds It. If this were the basis of right action, then anyone living in a depraved and corrupt clvUiiatlon might be right In doing wrong. Let us thank God for a healthy sentiment that donanda right doing, but let us not imagine that w unstable and fickle a thing as senti-ment constitutee the reason for doing right. Blae what were wrong in the tbhid century might be right in the fouirteentb, and what were right in the font. teentb, might be wrcng in the nineteenth.

Shall one dd right because the Btate demands It? No, for government ia but the reflection of public sentUnttit, more or lies accurate. The State may tol-erate dusUng or even favor It. The State may lloenae the sale of intoxicating liquora or regulate the sale of virtae^ and for the consideration of a license Dm pro-tect Impurity. Burkfa flamoas maxim should never be forgottwi," What la morally wrong can never be poliUpally right"

Shall we do right because the chur^saya we most? But the cbutob la not InfUlibhi in Interpreting what

la right and what ia wrong. One ohurch claima In* falllbiUty, but the Uieoty la blasted by the Cut that theedlctaof a pope In one oentury a n oonttadleted and aboUslMd by the prononciamentoof a pope In the next. But we do not believe In an Infallible chatob.

Well, aaya one, we must do right becanae the Bible saya we must But what la the Bible, and whence does it d ^ v e authority? We have not gone quit* flur enough yet, for the Bible is authoritative only becansd It la aasnmed«nd believed to be the expresalon of the will and character of God. I t la nowhere said that the Bible tella all that Is to be known about Ood. Much remains to be learned In the great anlveralty of heaven.

The ulthnate baaia of all right oondnct la found M the characterof Go<l. He la holy, therefore oppoasd to wrong or ain. He la revealed to uatiuough oon-science and the Bibla, but the oonsdenoe may be wrongly educated and the Bible may be wrongly In-terpreted. I t Is before Qod we are to give aoconnt, not before men, the State or the ohurch. He com-mands right acUoh and d e c h ^ It to be pleastaig to. hhnself. Wrong or sin ia abaolutely oppoeed to the boUness of God. All ahi tends to defeat the potpoM of the holy God. God can only be nnalterai^ op* poeed to sin In every form, great or small. U ^Bti' sins be ia out of harmony wlth^ God. I t Is to oar Interest to be In harmony with Him, and In no way can j n excite hla approbation If we ate op In anni agalnstHlm.

Tbne ate j p i ^ Maei notloni a|>xaiid. In. ttie l a n l that need oomctlon. A very common one Is that a

•small sin Is not veiy barmfhl. A man tblnita It hot much of a wrong to cheat Inaamall way. But to cheat In the smallest way le to break the primal oom-mand, "Thou ahalt not steal." One baa no right to appropriate to himself the least thhig that la Ua neighbora. I t Is a breaking of the Golden Bale. OavldHarum'e expression, "Do to the other fiUdw what be would like to do to you, and doi t first" la very funny, of oontse, and yet It la vUlahtoas.: And the world la fhll of auch notions. Eveiy 'motal qoea-tion taiaee an Issue of right and wrong. I t can never be right to do wrong, It Is always wrong to do wrong.

Itlssometimea aald that there la no harm In a whitalie. The leaat lie la wrong, and wrong oan never be right I t haa been eerioualy debated aa to what la the pbMe of lylqg In Ohriatlan ethlce. New-man Smyth In hla " Btblc8,"11nds room for It under conceivable condlUona. Ia not Dt, TriimbnU right In declaring that lyug has no place In OhtlsUan ethlos? A lie ia opposed to God. God cannot He. If God should Ue a mUlloa worids wotdd fall hito dlahit««ta-tionand chaos. A Ue can never be pleaaacahleto Ood, becaase It la oppoaed to the truth which He Is. If a He Is always wrong, then then muat he formed some other way of giving the baby diaagteeable phya-los than by telling him It ia not nasty.

Can't I do evil In cerialo oases that good may oome? Ch)d never told yon that you might work good by any alchemy of evil. He never permlta you to do evil at all. Yoa dolt without Hla consent, and therefon It hi never right "But of two evils ahall I not chooee the leaat?" That notion waa forged by the wicked one« o r two evils c h o o s e - n e i ^ / God never givce permission to choose evil at all, even the laaat «vll.

The ChriaUan la not merely safs In always obooahig , the right He iipoelUvely obligated to chooee I t H e i m u r t d o l t Why? Because the Christian's Master never gave him pwrmlssion to meet the devil halfway. He always oppoeed Um, and not only In the wllder-nssB'of temptation, but everywhere and alwaya te-ftised to make terms with him. He said that man wenelther "for"bhnor "against" bhn. Surely theie can be no mediating position for the Christian upoa questions of right and wroni.' I t Is alwaya right to do right

But Just aa some imagine It la not wrong to commit ' a small wrong, ao others hhaglne It la not wrong to be passive In view of a wrong that la so great that there la no hope erf overcoming I t Shall we tafhae to op

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poM the KiMtwbliiky traffic b«c«UM m indlvlduala we a n too weak to oTertani it? It la always right to oppow wrong. Though it be formidable and appa-rently Immovably entrenoed, it U right for each man t ) atand>galn8t it with tongue and pen. In IiaUh (xlU.) It was predicted of the Coming One that " he shall not CaU nor be diwooraged tUl he have set Jui-tloehi the earth." I t teemed an endleM, hopeless task to set Josllce In this slnfal world. Bat that Is what Jesos came to do. And he will not fail nor be discouraged until it shall have been accomplished.

To say that we are not to stand against wrong be-cause it Is so great that we can accomplish nothing is to miss the very point of the teaching of the Bible. "These things have I written unto you, that ye might not sin." If there were only one Christian lu the world, and it seemed as If he could never win another to sUnd with him, it would still be his duty to stand for the fight. Athanmiua contra mundum. One may say that sin was in the world when we came, it looks as If it will remain here long after we have gone, and that therefore there is no reason for us to oppose It. That may sound like logic, but it is not Christian logic. The Christian will say, rather, sin is here, lam here, therefore am I determined to reduce evil to the very utmost of my ability.

Let me die with my hopes unrealised, but with my face to the enemy I God forbid that we shonld ever lower the standard of righteousuess that Jcsiis raised! Disagree about somethings we may, but about this

'we must not disagree, " I t is always right to do right." God's cause is not hopeless, and we must not be discouraged.

right t« right, ilace Qod In Uod, And right the day muit win; To doubt would he disloyalty. 1o falter wQuld be alD."

Camden, 8. C. • PRE-REOBNBRATION.

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R b f i ^ b o t o b regarding Pre-regeneratlon involves an error in tenns. Repentance and faith neither pre-cede nor follow legeneratlon. They ate elements of regeneration and are synchronous with the change wrought in the soul by that grace. *' Whosoever be-Uieveth that Jesus is the Christ is born (begotten) of God." (I John v.:l ) "As many as received him, to them gave he power (right) to become the sons (chil-dren) of God, even to them that believe on his name: which were bom not of blood, nor of the wUl of the flesh, nor of the will of man, butlc/ Ood." (John i.: 12, 18.) " He that heareth my word, and belleveth on hlip that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into Judgment, but hath passed out of death into life." (John v.:24) Wherever regeneration hi, there faifalth, and wherever faith is, there Is regeneration, •11 at one and the same time. Just as chlorine and •odium make salt, as elements of the compound. Just •0 repentance and laithi together with hope,! love, peace and Joy In the Holy Spirit, constitute regenera-tion which iwnders the governing disposition of the •oul holy by the power of God.

Pant (Gal.Ui.:28) says: " Y e are all sons of God, through faith In Christ J e s u s b u t by faith is im-plied regeneration which alone makes "sons of G ^ . " Faith, including repontance, is the mediating element of regeneration by which Christ, the hope of glory, UT formed in the sonl and which Is eternal life; and hope, love, peace and Joy are kindred and inseparable elements which manifest this passive change of which regeneration is the obverse and conversion the adverse or active side. Regeneration, including repentance, fialth, hope, love, peace and Joy, is insUntaneousIy wrought in the soul by the Holy Spirit through the word of God; and hence James says of the Father: " Of his own wUl begat he us with the word of truth." (Jas. 1:18) So Peter, who says: " Being born again, •not of oorruptlble seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God." This birth of God is repreeented as helhg produced always through the efHclency of the Holy Spirit who, like the wind (John ill.: B),' bloweth where he pleaseth;" but God'e'instrumentality is his

' word which Is Jesus Christ in truth and life revealed. 'Hence faith, including repentance, is the essenUal mediating element of regeneration, developed by the Holy Spirit, and which incarnates Christ in the soul, •a revealed in the word; aud at the same time the manifeeting demente of hope, love, peace, Joy and kindted graces of regeneratioii are likewise developed with saving faith.

Now there are precedent exercises of the mind and heart eseential to reach the point of regeneration.

' There moat be • liiatorical belief of the troth and a . ' eonvlotion of slnnnder the ordtoar)/ operation of the

Holjf' Spirit who strives with all men and who oon-' Tlneee the world of sin, and of righteouaness, and of

Jadgment; but men may turn away hom the deepest ' oonviotlon and be loet as thousands do. If a belief ? of ibil troth and a oonviction of ain, under the lUu-

minating power of the Holy Spirit, leads to repent-ance and faith this demonstrates the extraordinary operaUon of the Holy Spirit in his quickening or Ufe-giving efficiency by which regeneration la jconsum-mated in the spirituaUy dead creature. The ataher is not only enlightened mentally and :Convleted emo-tionally, but made alive from the dead spiritually/ aud thic last process is regeneration characterised by repentance for sin and faith in Christ accompanied

. by hope, love, peace and Joy in the Holy Spirit. Down to this point of conviction the dry bones rattle and reorganise into bodies with all the functions of life restored by the Illuminating and convincing pow-er of the Spirit through the word: but if his work does not end In repentance and faith; theee bodies are still spirituaUy dead, and the Spirit has not breathed upon the slain in order to eternal life.

There is no such thing as regeneration, pre or post; Bor without the word of God and the knowledge of Christ. In the all sufflclency of the atonement as a univenal provision of grace, or in the universal invi-tation and proclamation of the gospel—all Under the ordinary operation of the Holy Splrit-rall men are accountable and all men are self-reprobated by their universal rejection of Christ who Is the I ght of the world and who llgbteth every man coming into the world. The limited application of the atonement which is efficient only to the believer is the result of God's elective grace wliich efficaciously calls and regenerates an innumerable multitude out of the self-reprobated who have heard the gospel, or who would be self-reprobated If they did hear It. Down to the point of enlightenment and conviction God brings rebellious men through the ordinary operation of the Holy Spirit In the light of revelation; and In spite of this enllghtenifient and conviction all men would still be lost, but for sovereign grace which saves a multitude, as the sands of the sea. In spite of self-reprobation. None seek Christ till he first seeks them, and even when he seeks them, none accept him until made williug in the day of his power—not by compulsion, but by the impulsion of his Holy Spirit through his woid. I do not know why God's grace Is elective, nor do I knosr how God's sovereignty co-operates with hnman freedom, so that hisjustice and his mercy are perfectly consistent; but I do know that human freedom would damn ail the race if not, by divine efficiency, converted into the marvdous light and liberty of the children of God Truly does Jesus say: " No man can come unto me except my Father wiiich sent me draw him." Neverthelees he says again: " All that the Father giveth me, sheUl come unto me."

Nashville, Tenn. G e o . A. L o f t o n .

INQERSOLL'S NOTIONS IN VERBS. I I Y O R O . V A B O E M , L L D .

An extended notice of Ingersoll's last poem ap-peared lu a late number of one of themonthlies, whose editor informs us that this poem, written shortly before the notorious infidel's death, embraoes essen-tially all that he believed and taught; that it contahis "but one word not In harmony with Christianity, and that U the doubt of a hereafter." Now, after glimps-ing at this poem, if such it may be calM, we have no hesitation in saying that tills statement by the editor is the most astonishing deliverance that has fallen under our eye for many a day. With ttiis perform-ance in verse before him, what possessed this editor to expreesso wild a statement? I t cannot be that he was aiming to practice an imposition on hhi large cir^ cle of intelligent readers. At the same time, he an* swers the description of those that draw iniquity with cordsofimnlty, andsinasi t were with a cart rope; that call evil good and good evil; that put darkntea for light and light for darkueu; that put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.

So far fkom being in harmony with Christianity, all the teachings of theee last verses of Mr. Ingersoli are directly and inoontrovertibly anti-Christian. Herein he denies the existence of a personal God,' which is for him nothing but "a vague unknown, a senseless farce;" the Scriptures are simply and solely "nuned fables;" the Idea of miracles he ridicnies; prayer is worse than wasted folly. The last three of theee negations follow the first as a necesaary conse-quence. For If there is no God, tlien there can be no revelation of his will, no miracles, no prayer. And yet, forsooth, all this is not out of harmony with Christianity I

Somewhere we read of blindness in part having luippencd to a certain people, but worse tlian thia has befallen this reviewer—total bllndnesv. Then, too, wiiat is to be said in- regard to the one word only which, as this editor aliowa, is not In aooord with Christian teaching ? If we obliterate the doctrine of a future life, we must bid adieu to all other Christian teachlDg. For It Is thhi bleawd dootrina-Ufe and hnmortaUty brought to light 3miu Christ—that

permeateatheentireOhristiahl^em. "(akeltaw^y and both the motive and the end of t!ie ChristUn life are wanthig. What l l r . Moody onoe pithily said hi singolarly pertinent Just here: "Some Itoollsh wlvea are given to saying, 'Sly hnahand hi so good, he lacks only one thhig-he la not a Christian.' Well, all a dead man lacks is one thing—Ufe." Lacking belief in a fhtnro state, Mr. IngereoU'a theology husks every-thing.

Lexington, Ky.

MIDDLE TBNNBSSBB 8 . 8 . CONVENTION. The following is the program of the Middle Ten-

neesee Sunday-scho<ri Convention, which will be held with the church at Antloch, beginning Wednesday, April 18th, at 7:80 p. m.:

Wednesday, April 18th. 7:80 p. m. Address of welcome by E. S. Bryan.

Response by J. T. Oakley. 8:00 Introductory aermon. R. R. Acre^

Thursday Morning, April 19th. OKXta. m. Praise service. The President. 9:80. Enrollment. 10.H)0. Our Debt to Childhood. R. C. Fields, T. B*

Ray. l i m The Sunday-school, (a) Of the Past and the

Present. J . £ . Bailey, (b) Of the Future. P. B. Guernsey.

Thursday Afternoon. 2;00 p. m. Is there a Place in the Sunday-school

for the Catechism? If so. Where? S. H. Price, R. A. KImbrough.

8KW. Tiie Sunday-school Condition in Middle Ten* neseee. Report of Vice-Presidents. R. M. Faublon, A. J . Holt.

8:45. Query box. G. A. Ogle. Thursday Evening.

7:30. Praise service. R. P. McPherson. 8K)0. The Sunday-school; Its Elements of Power.

J H. Thompson, J. M. Frost. Friday Momhig, April 20th.

9K)0 a. m. Praise service. W. L. Howse. 0:80. Our Denominational Principles in the Sun-

day-school. S. M. Gapton, G. A. Lofton. . 10:15. TheTeMher; HisEesenUal and Contingent

Duties. W. M. Woodcock, J . P. Browhiow. 11.15. Hindrance^ to a Devotional Spirit in the

Sundi^-achooL J . H. Anderson, LansUg'Borrows. Friday Afternoon.

2KK). The Primary Department, (at Its Proper Equipments. J. O. Rust, (b) Its PossiblllUes. Mrs. T. B. Ray.

8:80. Query box. B. N. Fitzpatrick. 4:00. Election of officers.

Friday Evening. 7:80. Praise wrvlce. W. C. Golden. 84X). Missions In the Sunday-school. J . P. GUI-

htm, I. A. Bailey. OHM. Chips Item the Convention. Adjournment. The two leading speeches are expected to be about

fifteen minutee each, after which opportunity will be given for five mhiute apeeches In a general discussion of the subject. G. W. S h u u i a n ,

Cliairman Executive Committee.

NOTICE TO CHURCHES. The Southern baptist Convention will meet In Hot

Springs, Ark., on May 11th. Every church that has oontrlbnted to Home or Foreign Misslone or Home and Foreign Missiona and paid to our Convention Treasurer, W. M. Woodcock, or to the Treasurer of the Home and Fk>reign Mlaslon Boards aa much as 1250 wUI be enUUed, according to the OonMtuUon of the Convention, to aeud one delegate, and one addl-Uonal delegate for every "bther |2fi0 thne omtributed. I t has been a custom of the Secretariea of the Conven-tion to require the certificate of the Correeponding Secretary of the State Uonvmtlons to seat each dele-gatea. Tiwrefore imy ohorch knowhag herself to be entitle^ to a delegate on Uie above terms la requeeted to elect her delegate and notify the Corteaponding Secretaiy of the State Board that be nesy laeue auch certificate. Furthermore, any brother desiring to at-tend the Convention la asked to fomhih his name to the Corresponding Secretary In order that anch name may be phwed befon the Board for nomination. I t has become customary for the amidl amounts eontrib-nted over the State to be added, and then fbreaoh 1250 thus contributed Teoneaeee Is entitled to a dele-gata, and the SUte Board aelecta mch delegates, thoaerepreaenthig gmeroudy contribating ohurahea having precedence. Each dhitrlot Aaaochitlon fai also •nUtled to eend onedalegata, provided such delegate moat be elected at the annual aesrion of Uw Aanoia-Uon and Ida election eat forth In tfaa mlnntMof tlw

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AasoclaUon, a copy of which minutes should be sent to Dr. Lansing Burrows. Nashville. Tton.

The State Board wUI meet on Monday, May 7th. If all those who desiro and expect to attend the Con-vention will be so kind aa to send their names to A. J . Holt, Corresponding Secretary, Nashville, he will take pleasure In presenting such namee to the Board.

The Sonthem Baptist Convention t ^ year will be entertahied on the " pay plan;" that is, each delegate will pay his own board and lodging as well as his railroad fan. The raUtoads wUl grant the usual one fare. Hot Springs la not very far from Tennessee, and it is hop^ that our full quota of delegatee will be in attendance. A. J. H o l t , Cor. Sec'y.

NashvUle, Tenn.

MORUONISM. Blood Atonement—Obedient to Law.

B V E D O A B B . F O t K , D . D .

How literally the counsels of Brighltm Young and others, which we published last week, were fulfilled may be seen from the following instances:

The wife of one Elder, when.he wasabsentona mission, acted unfaithfully towards him. Her hue-band took counsel of the authorities, and was remind-ed that the shedding of her blood alone could save her. He returned and told her, but she asked for time, which was readily granted. One day. In a mo-

^ ment of afliMtlon, when she was seated on his knee, ' he reminded her of her doom, and suggested that now

when their hearts were full of love wm a suitable time for carrying it into execution. She acquiesced, and out of love he cut hei throat from ear to ear.

Franklin McNeal, who had sued Brigham Young for false imprieonment, was killed at his hotel door. At Springvllle, near Salt Lake, there was a family by the name of Parrlsh. They had at one thne been very devoted to the Mormon Church, but afterwards old man Parish apostatlEed, as so many others have done, and he decided to leave Utah and go to California. The evening they were to start two Mormons, who had been appointed to play the part of spies upon them, went to see them and propoeed to assist them in leaving. When they had gone a little way, the old man was stabbed to death, his eldeet son waa killed, the younger son was severely wounded, but managed

. to eecape—and all because they wen Ifapoetatee." H e n is a story as nlated by a Mormon womim: Mrs. Stenhouse, when first I came to this oountry

I lived m the southern portion of Utah. One day I saw a woman tunning across the fields towards our house, pale and trembling. When she came In she looked round her as if she wen frightened, aud she asked if any one'besldes our own family were present. On being assured that then was no one present whom she might fear, she said:—"Two men came to our bouse late last night and asked to see my husband, who had already nthwd. He was In bed, but they Insisted that he must get up, as they had a message from 'the authoritlee' for nim. When they saw hUn they requeeted him to go with them to attend, they said, to bome Church business. I became very much alarmed, for my poor husband had been known to speak rather freeiy of late of some of the measures of the Church, but he tried to reassun me, and finally left the house with the two men. In about an hour after they came back, bearing between them his life-less body. They laid him upon the bed, and then one of them pulled aside a curtain which constituted our only cupboard, and took therefrom a bake-kettle and stood it ' beside the bed. in order to catch the blood that was flowing from a m f u l wound In hUi throat. They then left the house, telling me to mske aa little noise about It as possible, or they might serve me In the same way. The men wen masked, and I cannot tell who they an, but I spent a fearftol night with my poor dead h'usbund."

Dr. J . King Robhison was a young physician of ex-cellent character. He had married an ex-Mormon. He took a good deal of Interest In the Gentile Sunday-school. He was the intimate friend of-th^ Re/. Nor-man McLeod, who at that time was' ohapialn at the military post, and was preaching in Independence Hall in oppoaltlon to the Mormon faith. The doctor, doubtless, shared the sentiments of the minister, and both of them wen thoroughly disliked by the promi-nent Mormons. Dr. Robinson had a law suit with the city authoritlee over the possession of some prop-erty. The suit was decided against him, and three daya afterward he waa asaaseUiated.

Theae a n only a few of the mnrders Committed. In summing up the evidence hi the Springvllle murders. Judge Cradlebaugh concluded an address from the bench as follows:

Men a n murdered hen-ooolly, dellbemtejy, prfr ftiediUtedly murdered. Their murder is deUberated and determined upon by ohuroh councll-meetlngiL and that, too, for no other reason than that thqr had apostaUaM from your Churoh, aud wen striving to leave the Territory. . . . . ,

You a n the tools, the dupee, the histruments of a grrannlcal Chunh despotism. The heads of ypnr hurah order and direct you. You a n taught to obey

their orden and commit these horrid murders. De-prived of your libera, you have loet/our manhood, and become the willing Instnimenbi of bad men.

But It amy be said that these thhigs oocurred aome

time ago, that Mormonlam haa changed oonaldert>ly since then. So It has. But the reason Is, that hi the light of publicity produced by the raUitoad and tele-graph and printing press. It doea not dan to do now what It used to do with bnpimlty. Its principles, however, have not changed. They remain the same. Give it the same power and opportun^ity aa befon and the aame reeulta would follow.

Sometlmee, tostead of killing people, they wonld subject them to a most dhigusttng purUshment, which was a peculiar Inveritlon of the Mormon mind. Mr. a n d M n . T . B . H . Stenhouse, who apostatized, wen treated that way. Only a few taionths ago, Mr. Charles M o s ^ Owen, who has been quite active In havUig polygamlsts arrested and fined, was threatened with that punhihment.

Give Mormonism the power It seeks, and everyone in this country would either have to be Mormons or suflte persecution and perhapa death. And this hi what the Mormons mean when t h ^ say In their ar-Ucle of faith:

We chibn the privilege of wonhlplng Almighty God according to the dictatee of our conscience and allow all men the same privilege, let them wonhlp how, when or what they nwy.

These articles of faith, rememl>er, wen written by Joseph Smith, befon the sermons of Jedediah M. Grant and Brigham Young and the murden of Mr. Parrlsh and Dr. Robinson and the Mountain Mead-ows Massacn. These wen the commentaries upon this article. , * .

The twelfth article of faith in the Mormon creed says:

We believe in iielilg subject to kings, presidents, rulen and magistrates, in obeying, honoring and sus-taining the law.

In view of the history of Mormonism, from Its ori-gin to the present, that article certainly sounds very queer. In giving its history I have already shown the theocratic natun of Mormonism, which makee it unwilling to submit to any other authority, and how it has led to constant friction with the constituted au-thorities and somethnee to open nbellion. A few points in that hhitory may be recalled—their expul-sion from Mlsqouri and from Illinois because of their unwillingness to submit to the law of the land, Uiehr persistent and open defiance of the laws against po-lygamy, even to the present day. Hen a n a few facts which will bear npeatlng and which will be of special interest lu this connection.

When the Mormons arrived at Salt Lake Valley, the territory of Utah belonged to Mexico. I t was thought t lut It was Brigham Young's Intention either to set op an independent government in Utah, or yield only a nominal obedience to Mexico. But as a result of the Mexican war, Utah, with New Mexico and Upper Callfomhi, was made a part of the United States. And thus the Mormons found themselvee again subjects of this Government, much to thehr chagrin. NotwItlistandinR this fact, at a coiivention of ciUzens held in Salt Lake City, Maroh 6,1840, it was decided to esteblhih a "flree and independent gov-ernment by the name of the State of Desent." Con-grees, however, completely ignored the "State of Desent," and on Sept. 0,1850, organized Utah Into a territory, and strange to say, appointed Brigham Young Gtovernor.

But almoet Immediately then was a clash between the Governor and the Gentile Federal officers and Judgeeaent out to help govern the t ^ t o r y . This was due to what haa been aptly termed " the Impressible conflict between theocracy and npublicanlsm." This conflict gnw in Intendty. Gov. Ydung genendly got the beet of it one way or another, outwitting aome, Intimidating othen.

The conflicte between the Mormons and the United States authoritlee finally. In the fall of 1857, broke out In open nbeMlon.

Gen. Albort Sidney Johnston, who afterwards won imperishable renown upon the battlefield of Shiloh in the WM between the States, was sent at the head of a small army to suppress the rebellion. Thbi he succeeded In doing without bloodshed, but only by the exercise of the greatest courage and determina-tion and after much suffering on the part of his men. Gen. Johnston's Impressions of the Mormons, as re-corded in his life by Col. William Preston Johnston, wen not very complimentary. In a letter to the Ad-Jutant-Gmeral on Nov. 6,1857, he said of them:

Their conduct, aa I have befon stated as my opin-ion, reeulta from a settled determination on their part not to submit to the authority of the United States or any other outside of their chunh.

Again In a letter dated Feb. 6,1858, he said: The Mormons have declared, ae fttUy as words and

actions can manlfant Intentions, that they will no longer submit to the Government, or to any other government but their own.

In another letter he speaka of thehr "disloyalty to the Union" and of " the treasonable tonper and feel-ing now pervading the leaden and a great portion of the Mormons." He hisUta that "theiy shonld be

ihade io aabmit id th« oonsUtntfonal and legal de-mands of the Oovemment unoondltlmally. An ad-Justmnut of eatlatlng dllliHtencea on any o tha baahi wonld be nugatory."

We quote above the addieas of Judge Cradl^ugh ftom the bench.

At another time Judge Cradlebaugh, chagrined and annoyed at M Inability to reach the guilty, entered upon the docket of his court: "The whole oommn-nlty presenta a united and organised opposition to

' the adnUnlatratlon of Justice." During, the war between the States the sympathlee

of the Mormona wen strongly against the North and In favor of ihe South, as waa shown by the preach-jing ln tM I t waa not that Uie Mormon*

' duicd for the South any m o n than the North, i ^ q r ' wen simply like the Irishman, agahist the Govnn-ment, and welcomed anything that would tend to overthrow I t

The whole course of the Mormons on the subject of polygamy has been one long and shameful story of deception, of insubordination and of defiance of law. T^ey have pershitently broken every law on the aub-Ject-the CuUom law of 1802, the Edmunds law of 1882, the Edmunds-Tucker law of 1887, and even the laVs of their own constitution and of their penal code of Utah. They adopted these laws because they wen made the condition of the admission of Utah into the Union as a State. But they adopted them, as after-wards appeared, with the ftall determination to vio-late them whenever they pleased. They would have accepted any conditions to get Statehood.

Brigham Young had eaid in a sermon delivered In Salt Lake City Tabernacle, July 12,1876:

Do not be discouraged by your n M t e d failunto get. hito the Union as a State. We shall succeed. We shall pull the wool over the eyes of the American people, and make them swallow Mormonism, polyg-amy and all. We ehall drop the old Issue between the Mormons and the Liberals In Utah, ally ounelvee with the two great national partiee, dividing oursMvee about equally, ao as to fUl In with the one I n power. We don't know and we don't c«n about the issues. We must be at peace with them in ordw to get Into

. the Union. After that we can anap our fiogen In their faoee, reston the good old times when we dwelt undlsturbsd In the valleya of tlw mountains, and cast out devila as we used to do.

Statehood waa granted. The Mormons at tast re-ceived their coveted prise. They wen removed from nnder the JnrisdlcUon of the United States Govern-ment and wen given the privilege to make thehr own laws ^ t h all the powen of a sovereign State. What followed? They at once proceeded to teach polygamy all over the State and to resume thehr polygamous practicee, "snapped their fingers" defiantly In the face ofCongress and said: " Now what a n yon going. to do about It?" Brigham Young's prophecy became history-for one time. The "good old times" wen re-stored. Missionaries from all over Utah tesUfied that old conditions wen behig revived and that the Mor-mon leaders wen violating their solemn pledgee.

When attention was called to thhi condition of things, the Deseret News, of Salt Lake City, the offi-cUI organ of the Mormon Chunh. gave lengthy edi-torhU space to a defence of auch lawless courae, chdm-hig that then waa at the time of admission " a tacit understanding, not to say contract, that the dMd strife (prcsecntlini for polygamy) shonld be buried; that fiunlly obligations (meaning polygamous mat^ rlages) already entered Into and maintained for yean shonld not bedlsrapted." Upon the same subject B. H. Roberta said:

Technically a taw (agahiat co habitation with plu-ral wlvee)cnpt Into our statute books. . . . ^ t law has not beoi executed, and, like some of the blue hiws of Connecticut, which exist on the statute hooka under aimllar drcnmstancee, it haa not been enforced. (SeeSitt iaJfce IftraW, No^6,1898).

All thia hi, of wnrse. In cff«ct admitting that both the pntended constitutional and legal prohibition of polygamy wen a men faroe to deceive the nation and secun Statehood for Utah-or, to use Brigham Young's elegant phrases, the purpose of their adoption waa ahnply-to "pull the wool over theqrea cf the Amerioan people, and make them swallow Monnon-hnn, polygainy and all."

The preebytery which met at Mantl In 1897 stated that then wen ovtt two thousand casea of polygamy In tlie State, or perhaps I ahonld say of polygamous co-habitation. The Mormona undentand by polyg-amy new polygamous marrlagee. The statement of the preebytery was vigorously dented and denoiuced aa a slander. But afterwards one of the apostlss In conversation with a Presbyterian minister, said that-tbe Preehytarians made a great mirtake. They ehonid have said three thousand.. ' According to an offiohd statsmrat Issued by Mr. B.

H. Roberta the day after his exclusion fhnn the Con-gresa of the United Statee for polygamy—hut not issued until then—then a n now In the United Btatea I,648 caaea of polygamoos co-habitation; that h^ thnre

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km tt'^^ many men living with mere tlum one wife. Hor tofUMMCueeue ln Utah, In exprwe violation of the lawB of the State. Among t h e * law breakers mn Preddenti of StakeB, CounBellore, Apoatlee, Blah-ope, Blders too namerous to mention by name—In fiust nearly all the leading Mormocs. Them polyga-mlata are upheld in their course by a strong pablio eentlment among the Mormons in favor of polygamy. It la not considered any disgrace, but rather a virtue tobealawbrvaker . AahortwhUe licfore I was in Bait LakW City, Angus M. Cannon, President of the Salt Lake Stake of Zton, was arrested for living In polygamy. He pleaded guilty, was Hned f 100-and the people made up the money on the street to pay the fine. While I was there, Joseph F. Taylor, one of the twelve apostlM, was arrested, and because he would not promise to discontinue bis polygamous practices Ui the future, be was fined $150. The next Sunday afternoon, at a service in the Tabernacle, which I attended, and at which there were 8,000 or 4,000 Mormons present, Angus M. Cannon presided and Joseph F. Taylor occupied a prominent place in the Apostles' seat.

One Sunday night I attended a Sunday-school mass-meethig In the Thirteenth Ward. At the meeting a letter was read from a Mormon missionary now in England, In which he said (I took down the language at the time): " I see that our enemies are at work. I am sorry to leam that our people are being dragged Into the courts for obeying the commandment of the Lord, and that President Snow has fallen Into the hands of these vnlturea."

I mention these facts to show: 1. That polygamy, or as the Mormons would term

it, polygamous co-habitation. Is being practiced In Utah to a large extent.

2. That while the offenders are fined by the courts, the pabllc sentiment on the subject among the Mor-mons is such that they do not lose their ecclesiastical •tandlng, but are rather honored and sometimes re warded for what they call "obeying the command-ment of the Lord" in the face of persecution.

And thU is what the Mormons mean in their article .of faith: I We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, ^mlen and magistrates, iu obeying, honoring and bus-talningthelaw.

JACKSON ITEMS. Pastor Haywood of the First Church was too ill to

preach on yesterday, hence Highland Avenue held a anion service with the First Church, Dr. Powell preaching. At night the service was held at High-land Avenue. Dr. Powell, assisted by Dr. A. S. Pet-tie, has been preaching at this church for four days. Dr. Pettle's sermons made a profound impression for for good. During these services nine have Joined by letter and one by baptism. Bro. L. T. Wilson of Homboidt will continue the meeting.

At the Second Church Bro. J . T. Oakley has been preaching for several days. A deep Interest has been mantfeat and many penitents have asked for prayer. One oonvaraion at the morning service. Great good haa come to the chnrch and community by the ear-neat preaching of Bro. Oakley. I t Is the prayer of the hoata of the Lord that a great revival wave from theae two ohurchea and the meeting to be led by Bro. J . O . Roat at the First Church, beginning on the ISth, will aweep over the entire city.

Tlie F l n t Church haa auatained a great loss in the death of Mn . M. P. Hartmus. She was a most love-ly woman of the nobleat Christian virtues, b Christian of flveiy grace and • leader in every good work.

Jackaon la in deep aympathy with Humboldt in the loaa of that noble Chrhittan gentleman, Bro. B. C. Jantell. Severid of our people attended the funeral and Dr. Inman took part in the public ceremonies.

Prof. Savage had good services at Maple Springs, where ha took a collection for the Board of Ministe-rial Education, and at Mercer, where he received a good collection for missions.

Bio. J . W. Mount dispensed the word to his Eldad people, who gave a nice collection for Foreign Mis-BloDa and one for Mlniaterial Education. He also re-porta the work a t Middleburg in a hopeful condi-tion, alao at Enon, near Middleburg, where he holds onoe m month aervioea.

Bto. W. E. Hunter bad good services at Pinson and took m good collection for Foreign Mimiona.

Bro. M. L . Stroup preached to a good audience at Naal^ 'a .

Bro. W . H . Petty had very good work at Luray. At tba ervaning aervice aeveral penitenta asked for

as pnorm. Bro. Waatnip was with Bro. Petty and apoke on "Ouatoma of the Mexioana^ and Mexican Mlariona."

Bro. D. D. Shuck bad good and proflUble aarvicea at Hannony. "

Bro. J . F . R*jr preached to his church at Bella. Four addlUona to Uw nembanhip and large ooUaetkm

for missions and one for Ministerial Education. He is greaUy encouraged for the future.

Bro. M. B. Cooper preached at Middleton, Bro. J . H. Pierce at Woodland, and Bro., J . H. Coin at Mc-Nairy.

Bro. F. C. Flowers preached for Bro. W. A. Jordan at Old Bethlehem, near Kutherford. He reports a fine Sunday-ecbool and a good audience. This Is Bro. Flowers'a home church. The pastor, W. A. Jordan, preached the commencement sermon fur Lane View Academy, where Prof. Meadows is doing a line work in education and Christianity. Bro. Jordan has ac-cepted a call to Salem Church at Lane View. Tiie church has acted wisely. The pastor is equally wise in accepting the charge. Providence led this union. Bro. Jordan la an old University boy, and is a good, strong man.

The work at the University Ib being pushed along very nicely. Four of the professors were ill last week, yet the clasa-work was efllcientiy handled. Bro. Vir-gil Pdttou of Watertown attended Prof, liby's claeseB very creditably to himself and to the tatlefdctiou of thTBclaBsee. ^Madison.

Jackson, Tenn., April 9th.

NOW FOR THAT HOME MISSION COLLECTION. Will the brethren and Hlsters of Tennetwee take to

heart a few words from the Corresponding Secretary of the Home MiBslou Board?

Many of the churches have not yet taken up their collections for Home Misslous. Brethren, the time la Hhort. Our books close on the 30th of thU month. Will you make aure to take a collection from your church HO that It can be reported before that time? If you are ,not fully informed as to'the work of our Board, please drop me a line and I will eend you by return mall a tract wiileh will help you to tell your people JuHt what I should be glad to say to them if I could speak to them iu person. I do want to get these points before your people. I do want to have them make an oOerlng for Home I^isslona before the Conventional year clo«ei«. You will only have two Sundays after this reaches you. Will your church be among the do nothing churches 7 Lei it not be to. Please attend to this at once. If you will put the matter clearly and fairly before the brethren and sis-ters they will be glad to contribute.

The nail for contributions to Home MIbbIous appeals to every noble impulse for spreading the Gospel. I t appeala to our love for our own country and neigh-bors and kindred. I t appeala to our sense of obliga-tion to go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. Every church properly planted at home and every weak church strengthened at home becomes a base of aupplies and a new contributor to Foreign Missions, to educational work, to Orphans Homes, and to every good religious enterprise. Per-sons wiio have not studied the real situation can not realize the increasing and presaing demands Just n jw for Home Miasion work. Brethren, in God's name, take care of your Home Mitalon work. The hope of the world for the Go'pel of Christ is largely a matter of the care that you take of the home land. Shall we lack for funds to do this work as it ought to be done?

F. H. Kbrfoot , Cor. Sec'y.

of the city. Bro. Dement had a warm and hearty welcome and certainly gave an eameat and enthnal-aetic naponae. Bro. Dement fai loved by all who know him.

Bro. Kendrlck waa called out of the city to preach the funeral of one of hU church membara laat week.

Miaaionary day waa changed to Saturday, aa the flnt of the month came on Sunday. There was a good attendance and the usual reports were encouraging. Bro. Paton Stephen', our China miaaionary, and Bro. Naah of Hopkinaville, Ky., gave addresses. These were both Hue, coming from men who spoke from experience.

Bro. Sbipp la now preaching at Jacob's Addition every Sunday night. Much intereat is being aroused and we trust much good will be accomplished.

Our hearts are aad. We grieve for one removed by tlie hand of God, yet.we a n aubmlssive to His will. Bro. James Powell Bobnett of Texas was summoned home after a sickness of four days. He waa one of our beet and brightest Hla motto was, "£xoeMor; " his character, purity. His life and stay among the students have left rays of sunshine. And we all feel better by having known him. We sympathize with the mourning friends. May God's hand ever ahleld and protect his wife and two little children, which God iiad given him. Bro. Robnett'a family were in Texas and thus could not be with him In his dying hours. His mother and brother reached his bedside a short time before he passed away. We love him more because he is with Jeeus, for there we "find him worthier to be loved." J . R. J o h n s o n .

SEMINARY NOTES. The "Gay Lect^iB" have come and gone and we

trust they will be a stimulus to thought and research. Just after the lectures Dr Mulllna had the pleasure of announcing that Mr, Tlieo. Harris of Louisville had offered 11,000 to the library fund to be used in buying scientific books that the atudents might have wider knowledge of this great department of learning. Of course this donation was gratefully received.

Dr. Miillina has .JMen away for the past week at-tending the Georgia State Convention.

Bro. Griflln of Missouri, who has been sick so long, is up and will leave for his home this week. Bro. Griflln is one of our most respected students.

Bro. S. M. McCarter has imn called to the Firet * Baptist Church at Nortonburg, Ind. Bro. McCarter haB,l>een doing a fine work at Waieeboro. He will now probably give all his time to these two fields.

Bro. Hamilton, the new pastor of McFerran Memo-rial Baptist Church, favored the boys of the Hall with a speech Saturday. Bro. Hamilton haa alreiady won the hearts of many of the atudenU.

Bro. M. E. Staley, formerly of Knoxvillei la one of the moat devoted attendanta at the Sunday morning prayer meetings. He goea on a few days stay to Chicago.

Bro. Baruum of Callfarnia, who la by adptlon a Teuneaace atudent, aflllhiting with ua in our prayer-meetings, e tc , Isdoing an excellent work at CaneBun.

Many of the studeuta highly enjoyed the Installation •ervicea, at 22nd and Walnut, of the new paator, Bro. B. H. Dement. I t waa a grand and aolemn occaaion, t M » being apeeoiiea by aome of the fomnoat paaton

ANOERSONVILLB NEWS NOTES. Please allow me space to record a few happeninga

In and around Andersonvllle. Few people (if any) know that this beautiful little village 1" j a s t becoming the center of the world. But situated as it Is In the midst of rich farming lands, and populated by wide-awake and prosperous citizens, the prospects brighten aa the days come and go. The religious and social standing la high, while in point of education we are faat coming to the front. Andersonvllle Institute is enjoying a moat prosperous seaslon. Teachers, stu-dents, trnateea, patrons, and all concerned are ecstatic over the patronage, advancement and general prosper-ity of the work.

I became the paator of the church here the firet of January, beginning the work with a two weeka meet-ing, Rev. U. S. Thomas of Knoxvllle aaalating. Six-teen were added by baptlam, with five othen approv-ed, while a dozen or more have been added by letter. The church is in a very proeperous condition and a bright future awaits them, for they are truly a mag-nanimous people.

Since the organization of our church it haa had only three paston, up to the beginning of my work, and they were the best the country aflTorded, but the church was small and contented themselves- with once a-month preaching. But the tlc?.« la now fully here when mora la needed and I believe we are all awake to that fact. Up to the preaent, I have been giving them moat all of my time and they have given unmistakable evidence of their appreciation. On laat Friday night (Mareh 2Srd) they came aixty-six strong and paid their paator a visit I waa aurprised at the number, but mora aurprlaed at the Saanner in which they emphasised their vlait The mementoes left be-hind them were augar, cofTee, rice, poUtoea, peachea, applea, canned gooda, oatflake, baking powder, aoda, fltarch, aoap, and other tninga too numerous to men-tion. The leader of the occaaion aald I would doubt-less find that the whole affair had gone democratic, but In this he made no political Kference whatever. He only meant tg aay the company had preaented sixteen dollan to one preacher. And, behold, t h e n before my eyea aat a Uttle green box with glaaa top, the contento of which wero aixteen ahinlng, ailver dollars. I waa amased and bewildered, and in my haate and confoalon I called for Mn. Ruiherford and began to explain how the whole thing, liad gone dem-ocratic, holding out the little box. "What do yon mean?" she aald, "alxtcen to me aiid one to yon?" Of course I bad nothing more to aay. Our people a n a noble people and I would like to mention them all, but for lack of apace I thall nfer only to Bro. J . B. Thomaa, old and frail, yet to him, in large meaann, credit la due for Uie aucceaa of thla memorable occa-aion. He worked fUtbfully aeveral daya In advance, and on the appointed night headed the party to the paator'a bona*.

Heaven'a bleaalnga be on lila head, And on hla oomradea, too;

Thqr brought to ua nnmaaaurad Joy, And comforta not m few.

Among our frianda tb«nr bav« a place, In turn our fdendabfp give;

And aa the yean may oome and go. i n mem'iy they abiUI Uva.

W. H . BDmnuroBD.

J V E W S ] S r O T E S .

PASTORS' CONFBRBNCB. N A S M V I U I . K .

F ln t Church—Pastor Buirowa preached to a good audleuM In the morning. Praise aervice at night; full house.

Central—Good congregatlona and a fine revival in-terest One baptized, three received for baptism and two by letter. Meetings continue all the week, Bro< W. C. Golden preaching every afternoon and night.

Third—Dr. Lofton preached in the morning and Pastor Golden at night. Four received for baptism and four by letter. Good aervicea.

Centennial—Pastbr Stewart preached to a good con-gregation In the morning. Bro. Dortch preached at n ight I07 lnS.S .

Immanuel—Dr. Guernsey preached in the morning to a good audiei.ce.

Seventh—Pastor Hailey preached to good audi-ences, l i e i n S . S.

North Edgefield-Pastor Sherman preached to good audiences. One profession. 165 in S. S.

Howell Memorlal-Bro. Shaw of Franklin, Ky., preached at both houn. Good services.

Line-street—Bro. Dortch preached in the morning to a good audience.

Muifreeaboro-Dr. Van Ness preached in the morn-ing. Good service.

Mt. Zlon (col.)-Pastor Mason preached to good congregations. 120 to S. 8 . Received 28 for baptism.

Dr. Folk reported a good service at Mt. Harmony Church, in EaatTennesaee, where he preached the or-, dination sermon on the occasion of the ordination of deacons. C H A T T - A N O O Q A .

First Church—Pastor Brougher preached to large congregaUons. Three baptized; 25 received since last report, 10 by letter and 15 by baptism. 225 members have pledged themselves to make an honest effort to lead a soul each to Christ during the year. 200 in S. S .

Hill City—Bro. Oury preached In the momtog. Special intereat in S. S.

S t Elmo-Paator Yearby preached to good congre. gatlona. Reorganized the Miaaionary Society. 75 in S .S .

East Chattanooga—Bro. LaFerry preached in the morning. 100 to S. S.

Second-Pastor preached at both houn. Three bap-tized and three professions. 236 in S. S. Meeting postponed on account of pastor's Illness. Church to a prosperous condition. M K M R H I S .

Trinity Church-Pastor preached to good congrega-tions. H a n d of fellowship extended to one and one baptized. Good S. S. and B. Y. P. U.

FInt -Pas tor preached to the morning to a good congregation. Two addltiona by letter and one re-celved fur baptism.

Central -Pastor preached to a good congregation to the morning. U n i o n revival aervicea at n igh t Bro. Boone preached. The aervicea continue through the week. Increased intereat

Rev. W. T. Hudson, who haa been rececUy elected as Superintendent of United Gharltlee to connection with his child aavlng work, preached Sunday night at the Methodist Church a t Lenox. KIMOXVIt. l . iC.

Third Churoh—Pastor Murnll preached at both houre. 146toS. S. ^ ^

Second-Bro. David Cooper of Indtana preached a t both houn. Observed the Lord's Supper. One ap-proved for baptism. 289 in S. 8. Paator Jeffries ia abletobeoutagato. ^

FInt -Paator Egerton preached at both houn. Paio off churoh debt of 11,000. 849toS.S.

Centennlal-Paator Snow preached to the momtog and Bro. E . A. Cate at night. 850 to 8. S.

- I have ncentiy been over in the dear old State of Virginia, and deaplte the fact that then waa a victim to S griipe to almoat ev«y family, we had a ^ meeting and a happy Ume. aaved I aald aome worda for our dear old paper. God bleaa our paper to ita misaion

Solitude, Tenn. B.f l .YA»K«Y.

- R e v . j . D. Wtooheat«of Rome. G a . , c m m . m o ^ aaerleaofmeettogato Dayton on M o n d J ^ W to the F l n t Baptlat Ohurob. W t a o f c ^ to •» h ^ e b e n . Ha ia .pnwUcr i a ^ a G o d l y ^ « i n aa an « o d l « . t ap-diar-God to add hla blaastog.^ Our paator, Bav. W. A. S l i S l . tomSintog t i loaa of a brotbar. J ^ a a H o w M d . w h o d i a d b « W i w t ^ k . _ _ _ _ "

Dayton, Ttoa . ^ D.V.Otrus

—For your exhauaUve, atrong and igood humored dlscuaslon and exposition of Mormonism you deserve the thanks of our whole country; God bleaa you in all yonr work. C i i a s . M a n l y .

Lexington, Mo.

—On account of the meeting of the Middle Tennes-see Baptist Sunday-school Convention April 18-20th, and the Southern Baptist Convention early in May, the committee, after consulting pastor and churoh at Eaglevllle, recalls the notice of the fifth Sunday meeting to be held there thU month, and now notify the Asaoclatlon that the July meeting will be held with the Eaglevllle Churoh by urgent Invitation of paator and church. J . E. B a i l e y , Ch'm.

- I have accepted a call to the S t Elmo Church. We are starting off nicely. The Sunday-school haa nearly doubled. We alao have large congregations. The church Is in fint class working order. I think there Is Just one thing we need, and that is the Bap-t i s t AND R e k l b o t o b iu every family to the church. If you will be so kind as to send me a few sample copies I will use my uttermost endeavore to supply that need. C. H. Y b a b b v .

Chattanooga, Tenn.

—Fine time at Mt. Lebanon Church, Marshall County, on Sunday, April 1st We called the roll Saturday and toand the membership well represent-ed and to good condition. The writer preached the third aermon of a series of twelve. The Sunday-school waa reorganized. My congregations here have been accused of being "better Baptlata ihan Chris-tians." Will the so-called Baptist accuaer pleaee ex-plain himself? We faU to understand or discrimi-nate between the two characters mentioned.

Shelbyville, Tenn. C. V. H a l e ,

—Our meeting at Stony Creek was snowed under. Saturday and Sunday were our meeting days at home; had good congregations, preached Sunday night. Just before I went into the Btand a good brother handed me |5. I believe a man can preach better when he has got money in his pocket Our church has licensed young brother J . W. Crow to preach. Bro. Crow la a bright young man and a hard student. We believe God la answering our prayers. We have been praying for more laborers and he is calling some of our boys to work to the vineyard.

Allentown, l^nn . W. H . H i c k s .

—The school at Chllhowee Academy closes May 1st Dr. Holt will preach the sermon Sunday, April 29th. This haa been a very good year. The writer has been re-elected principal unaulmoualy, but will decline and return to the pastorate. Prof. Sharp, who has Uught here twelve years, and has done a noble work, will also retire and devote bis attention to his farm. This leaves an opening for the right men. We stocenly hope that the Lord may cause men to be chosen who will do a greater work than we have . done. It ia an important field. H . B. C lapp.

Latonla, Tenn.

—I have been employed to do Sunday-achool and Colportage work to Enon Asaociatlon^ which com-prises a part of Smith and MaconjLkiuntles. Clay and Jackson are Campbelllte territory, with Baptists like angels' visits. In Smith are about 2,500 Baptists and in Macon almost as many. In Jackson there are less than 100, and to Clay perhaps lees than a Bcore. Here is a practical demonstration in adjoining coun-ties of what Baptist principles and Campbeillte prln-clplea will do.for a ] ^ p l e . We have no teiwon to be aahamed of the comparison. Colportage work la sad-ly needed in all these counties. Bibles and other Baptist books should be circulated among the people, our people and othen. B. F. S t a m p s .

—We. the Baptist Sunday-school at MarUa, are trying to collect a suitable library for our Sunday-achool and churoh, and I Uke this method to call on all good Bapttota and friends who ahall see thla notice and who have a good book or books which they would be wiUtog to contribute to our library to for< ward same to I . N. Penlck, pastor, or to the writer, Martto, Tenn. Wa will be thankful for any good book, and we will pay the postage or express on all booka sent ua. Wa know thero are many persona who have good hooka that would be of great value to our library that a n now lying on ahelvea acoumulat-tog dust from yoaxtoyear. Brethren and siaten, tbla ia a peraonal appeal to you. Send us one, two or m o n hooka. We ahall keep a record of all donation. B. E . Nowun , Snp t

—— • • . o -Pleaae SxMuUve Commlttaa of the

Baptist Young Union, thatafter looUiq; over the field and oanffiUJy o n i ^ e t t o g Um of

that there is not enough totereat ahown to the wotk to make anch a convention a anoceaa; and that a con-vention that could not be made a great anoceaa would diaoourage, more than it would help, the work. We, therefore, recommend a conKlldation, or Jotot meet-ing. with the E«at Middle and Weat JPenneaaeeiJon-ventlons; and If agreeable to these bodies, we ask that the names be changed to the Eaat. Middle and Wast Tennessee Sunday-school and Young People'a Conven-tions; and that comndtteea from each of tlwae bodlea arrange programs, etc., to take in both Unea of work. We trust that the memhen and friends of the B. Y. P. U. will endorse tbla action of the commlttea, and will see that the matter ia preaented in the Sunday-^ school Conventlona tbla year ao that we may be in ' them and have part to their work and deUberaUona next year. We alao ask for at leaat one eveutog at the meeting of the Baptiat SUte ConvenUon at Galiatln next October, that we msy keep up and perfect out State organization. B.L«B 8inTH,

H.C.BAKaB. A . U . Boomb,

Memphis, Tenn. ' Executive Committee.

THE BAPTIST YOUNQ PEOPLE'S UNION. J The Baptist Young People's Union, auxiliary to tbe

Southern Bapaiat Convention, will meet a t ^ t Springs, Ark., May 10th nex t Delegates wlU get the saine rates aa the Southern BaptUt ConvenUon at Hot . Springs and the railroad fare will be one ten for tba , ' ' round trip. Young people'a aocletlea a n enUtled to one delegate to every twenty five met&ben and churches with no such society to one delegate to every fifty membew. The meettog wUI be held to the Con-vention Hall of the Eastman Hotel. The program will be as follows:

10.00 a. m.—Opening exercises. 10:20-Enrollment and organization. 10:45 -Welcome address and responae. 11 m -Address by Dr. J . B. S a m p v , "OurBaptlat

Young People i ^d Education." ^ 11:80-Address by Dr. H. L. Morehouse, "Our

Baptist Young People and Missions." 12K)0 m.—Buslnesa. Adjournment SKH) p. m.—Devotional. 8:15-Bustoes8. 8:45-Address by Dr. G. W. Truett, "Our Baptiat '

Young People aa an Evangellatlc Force." 9:15-AddreeB by Gov. W. J . Northen, "Our itop-

tlat Young People and American CiUaenahip." Afl-Journmeut

Atlanta, Ga. W. W. GAINE3. Sec'y.

THE BAPTIST AND REFLECTOR APPRECIATED. I often think of wrlUng to the B a i t i b t a n d B id-

FiiEoroR to order that some of my old-time Crienda may know of my whereabouta and how I fan , but I fear I might crowd out aome good thtoga tbat might otherwise appear. I am so weU pleased with the pa-per that I feel that I would be robbed of much that makes life pleasant if it should cease ita regular viaita to my home. I have alwaya been proud of our paper, but recent improvementa make it one of the beat if not the very best, rellgloua papen 1 ever'read. Pot / twenty yean I have read everything that I could get hold of concerning the Mormbna, but I conalder you* exposure the greatest succesa of anything I hava«v« read on the aubject I hope when you have finiahed f theartlclesyou will put the work to book form. You. have done much to expose them and enlighten tbe people. Th i great trouble la tbat ao few people, even Baptists, to the rural aectnna, take the B a p m b t a h d Rrplsotob , or any other rellgloua newspaper.

I am try tag to preach the old, old goaiMl that aavw meu'a soula. I t seems to me that many people, and even some who try to preach, have very vague ideas of what the goapel ia. I ahould like to ask one quea* ticn, to be answered at your earliest convenience : If an ordained preacher leavea the Bapthit Churoh and goea to the Methodlat Chnrch, and upon bhi confea-sion to the BaptUt Churoh ia restored to feUowahip, is it right to reatore hUn aa an ordained preacher, or should he be llcenaed agato and afterwarda reitoted toblaordlnaUon? Could he be restored to IWIowahip ifi the churoh and at the aame time natorad aa an or-dained mlnlater?

This Is my flnt letter to the paper, and if I aae this to print I ahall be encouraged to write again and give you aome newa from theae quarton. I am among tbe Hardahella in the old Hlwaase AaaoclaUon.

Surprlaa, fRjnn. • M. L. BIiAKKINSHIP. LWean gladto hear from you, Bro. Blankensbip.

Aa to your queaUon, It hardly aeema to ua neceaaaijr to flnt llcenae the minister again and then i ^ n bis ordination. The proper oourae to puraue, we thtok, would be, flnt, lot tbe cbi»roh to vote to n i t o n tbe brother to membenhip in tbe chufoh and then to leaton him to ordtoatlon. TWa may be done at the

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M i l HON O l f t K O T O R V . •TATa niM10NS.-Bwr. A. J. HOIff. D.O., OorrMpondlCf MoraUry. All oommnnloa-ttonsdMlcnaa for him •tionlil b* •ddraHwd to lUm at HaabvUI*, Mnn. W. M. Wood-OOOKiTnaanMriMMtavllleiTenn. Tlie8Ut« Board alM repreMnU Home and Porelcn MtMioiu, wltbont otorge to thoM Boarda. PORBION aU88IONS.-R«V. K. J. WlUJMO-•AX. D.D., OorrMpondlng HMrvtary. Blob-nond. Va. Biv. J. H. Hiiow. KnoxTUla, Tann., Vloa-PTMldent or tbe Foraign Board lOr Henneaaea, (o whom all InqalrlN (or In-(ormatlon may be addrasMd. MOBie niSSI0N8.-BiT.'K. H. KaarooT, IX D.. OorrMpondlng BeoraUry, Atlanta, Ga. BBV. M. U. JKrrRin, Vloe-Preaidant of tba Home Board for TenneaaM, to wbom all In-Vormatlon or InqnlrlM about work In tba Btata may be addreued TIINI5TBRIAL BDUCATiON.-AJl tunds (or young minutera to tba B. W. B. DnWaralty •bonid be lent to Q. M. Bavaob. LUD., Jaok-•on, Tenn. For yonng mInUtara at Canon and Newman College, aend to J. T. HaHDB«-aoR, Uoaay Creek. Tenn. ORPHANS' HOMB.-BaT. W. 0 Golden, Prea-Ident, NaabTllle. Write blm how to get « eblld In or ont o( tbe Home. Bend all monlea to A. J. Holt, Trcaanrer, NatbTlUa Tann. A1 •nppllea ahould ba lant to O. T. Ohuk , NaabvlUa. Tenn. Al.anpplleaahonldbaMnt prepaid. S. S. AND COLPORTAaB.-A. J. Bolt, Cor. 8eo.,Naabvllle, tenn., o( wbom all Inrorma-tlon may be aaked and to wbom all fandi maybeaent. For any or tbe aboye obJeoU money may be aaTety aent to W. H. Wood-cook. Treasurer. NaabTllle. Tenn. WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNIOK-Prealdant. Mra. A. C. 8. Jaokaon, Naabvllla, Tenn. Corresponding Beoretary—Mrs W. C. Goldan

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WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.

Report of CorrespondlnR Secretary of Tenneseee W. M. U. for the month ending April 8, lOOO.

COBB PONDENCB. Letten and poatals received 52 Letters and postals written 80

FBONTIEB BOXBB. N. Edgefield W. M. B « 66 19 Dyersburg W. M. B 40 00 Morristown W. M. B. and Y. P.

M. 8 102 00 Rowan (Memphis) W. M. 8 . . . . 46 GO Dayton W. M. 8. and L. A. B.,

cash In lieu of box 5 00 New Providence B. 8., cash lu

Ilea of box 5 00

Total 1263 19 NSAV SOOISriES

Vf. M. 8. organized February 10th at Bethel Ohnroh, in Chlihowie Associa-tion, Mrs. M. J. Cameron, President.

Banbeam Band reported March 6th • t Edgefield Church. In Cumberland Association, Miss Battle Woodcock, Leader.

BEOEIPTS. On hand March 6(b 914 21

" " 1 0 50 26 10 10 14 80 TO 50 25

Memphis let ch. Y. L. M. 8 Nashville let oh. W. M. 8 Nashville 1st ch. Band Immanuel W. M. 8 N. Eftcefield W. M. 8 Mn. W. C. Crutcher, Hennlng.. Memphis 1st oh. W. M. 8 . . . . ^.. Eodora L. A. 8 Knoxvtlle 1st ch. W. M. 8 Howell Memorial W. M. 8

Total f l7 65 EXPBHBK8.

Stampa.; 9 8 00 - • • 85

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Total $17 65 I > ' The above report sbowa a month bnsy in letter writing; the results of which will be seen in the nport next month.

Up to date 92.50106 has been given to the frontier missionaries In boxes,

^by the W. M.. U. of TennsMiee. This 'oonld liava been increased soms had tits Isttazs from the frontier mission-•tias linlvad SMllar, as w« itcelved » nmnbnr of nqnests for lstt«n that W«

BAPTIST A2ID BEFLBOTOB, APRIL 12, 1900

wen unable to grant at tbe time they came. Recently letters have reached us that we were unable to place at this late time in the year.

Reports from our week ofprayer and self-denial are coming in rapidly now, showing that much i n t ^ t has been taken in them. Tbe week of prayer seem* to liave been quite generally ob-served and the self-denial contributions are exceedingly gratifying.

The W. M. 8. at Clarksvllle decided to give the results of their week of self-denial to tbe building of a ohurcb, a short distance from Clarksvllle, and will in the mid-summer make their offering to the Home Board. They hope to raise $100 for this purpose, as the Clarksvllle Church hpui undertaken to do this work itwlf.

We have received a number of orders for the self-denial literature ttom many who are not connected with any mls-slonaty society, and whose names were before unknown to us.

One young lady wishing to assist in tbls special offering, made a beautiful drawn-work handkerchief. For tbls she readily found a purchaser, and the proceeds help to swell our self-de-nial offering to the Home Board.

We learn of the co-operation of one Association with its Vice-president In a very substantial way. Realizing the good that call be accomplished by tbe presence of their Vice-president in or-ganizing new societies, they contribute five cents or more per member. Just as each one wishes, to defray her travel-ing expanses.

Would tiiat every Association and every member of a Baptist Church had the cause of missions as close to their heart and their purse as do these I If this were true, I might never again re-ceive such a letter as one that came a short time ago. I t tells of a small L. A. 3. In 'a small church—The conse-crated President made a missionary appeal, and then asked for a small con-tribution. This was not made, as it was their opinion that it would not be right to give to outside work when they needed It so much at home In their own churcli. Let us all Join the writer of this letter In praying that she may remain in tliat church long enough to see that society missionary in word and In deed.

Missionary study and gifts seem to iiave a reflex action, blessing the giv-ers sometimes even more than the re-cipients. This Is beautifully shown In tbe following words from Mossy Creek: "My Bunbeams iiave not been idle. These Sunday afternoon meetings grow in interest steadily. A number of theee precious young lives have al-ready been given to the Savior and I confidently expect to itear some day— somewhere—ttiat many of the boys liave become strong preachers of right-eousness, while the girls are teaciiing heathen women and children of "Jesus and his love."

God grant that this may ever be so to all out missionary meetings. Tmly "I t is more blessed to give tiian to re-ceive." Mbb. W. C. Goldbn.

Ecumenical Conference.

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healthful ingredients.

Assures light, sweet, pure and wholesome food*

Housekeepers must cxercise care in buying bak-itiK tmu'dcrs, to avoid atuin. Alum iwwdurs aru soM cheap to catcii the umvary, but alum is a poi-son, and Its use in food seriously injures hcuth.

ROVAL BAKINO POWDER CO.. 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK.

The Ecumenical Conference on For-eign Missions at New York, April 21 to May 1, leoo, will be the largest and most important missiooary Conference everiield. For tan days over 2,000 del-egates from every misston field , will consider the gi>«t problems of mission-ary work, reviewing th* past and gain-ing enoonragsment and oonnssl for t lu lature.

What is said thsrs should be known by svsry one interested in tlie great cause of ftor^n missious, wlisther as a worksr in ths field or a sapportsr, counsslor and qrmpatlilxn at home.

I t is inerltabls that tbs nnmbsrof those attandiog tlis OoafHsnos siMiold bs limltod, and of th^sf who ooms

no one can be present at tbe sixty and more meetings that will crowd the ten days.

That the need of all may be met and tiiat the substantial value of the Con-ference may be preserved for future consideration, the Executive Commit-tee liave decided to publish a Report under the title, Ecumenical Missionary Conference. This report will be pub-lished In two volumes, handsomely printed and bound. The material will be carefully prepared and edited, so as to exclude nothing essential, and In-clude nothhig^non-essentlal, atad will be in three parts. 1. Tlie Btory of the Conference, its origin, conduct and personnel. 2: Contributions of the Conference, Papers, Addresses, and Dlscussloui. 8. Appendix, including (1) a list of Foreign Missionary Bocle-Ues with omolal addreeees; (2) the 0 ^ ganlzation and Boll of the Conference; (8) a Summary of Missionary Statis-tics; (4) a Selected Bibliography; and (5) an Index.

This report should be in the hands of every pastor and every missionary worker, and In the library of evsry, Church, Sunday-school and Christian Endeavor Bociety. I t will cast a flood of light on the problem of and it will bear testimony to the power of the Gospel to apllft fUlsn hamanity and establish Christian sooisty.

Tlut the voFumes may be within the reach of all, the niail price has been fixed at 92 60. Persons subsorlblug be-fore May let wiU, however, receive t ^ for 92. Bend word at once to ths Pobilcatlon Otmimittse, Eoamenloal MijsdiHiBiy Oontemoa, Boom 828, ISO Fifth AvMine, New York Gltj.

To the Cumberland Association.

Dear £rel/iren.--Tb^ following let-ter baa been sent to me as Chairman of tbeCentennhtl Committee for the Cum-berland Association. I t is my duty to see that each church of our Association is urged to appoint a Committee of three whose duty it shall be to look es-pecially after tbe various missionary 1ft terMts to be preeented to their church. But here is the letter; read It oarefolly and tend at once to me at Clarksvllle' the name of the church and the name and address of each memiier of the committee, and I will send them to Dr. Kerfoot. Will the pastor or dea-con or clerk see that this matter Is brought at once to the attention of the ohnroh and tlw namra sent to me 7

R. B. AOBKB. Clarksvllle, Tenn.

My Dear Brethren:—! send accom-panying this an extract from the Min-utes of the Sonthem Baptist Conven-Uon, which wUl explahi Itself. The Convention dedres ^ at i l ln the open-ing of the new oentury for laying bioad and deep the foundations fur a great ^vance in all onr missionary work. In order to do tills, it is necessary tha t ths litaks in oar dmominationaljoigan-Isation be mnoh mote closely formed. I t is desired to open direct channels of commanicatlon between out variotus missionary bodies and the local ohuroh-es. For tills purpose tlie Sonthem Baptist Oonventkin has appointsd a oommittes, consisting of one from saob Stats. This General Opnunittse has ssnind ths appolntnMQt of qwdall

Your committee, through you as Chairman, are specially requested to appoint, or to arrange for the ap-pointment of, a special cmnmiMce of three in each church in your Associa-tion, whose duty it shall be to look specially after the various interests to be presented to their church. God alone can foresee how fu-reachlng for good will be this closer organization. If only each one of us will do our duty. In behalf of the Southern Baptist Con-vention and of your State Convention, I earnestly beg that you will look after the appointment of these committees in tbe local churches at the earliest possible moment, and that Just as soon

'as they are appointed, you will send me a list of the names appointed and their post-oinoe addresset. I t would be better for your committees tn name the comnilttee for each local church, and then to request the church to appoint these bretlireu, or snbstltate others in the places of those named by your committee. Let all due regard bq shown to the authority of the local churches in tlils matter.

I enclose a blank form, on wldchl ask you to send to me the names and post-oiSoe addresses of the oommitteee for the local churcheo, as appointed or secured by your committee. Please Insert also the names and addressee of the pastors, and please return this form, properly filled out, at the earliest pos-sible moinent. F. H. Kbbfoot,

Chahrman of Committee of Southern Baptist Convention.

P. 8. Please bear in mind tliat every-thing depends upon the appointment of tellable persons on the various com-mittees, and espechdly upon the ap-pointment of a thoioughly lelUible chahrman for isaoh committee.

F. H. K.

B. Y. P. U. DEPARTMENT.

BY BBV. W. O. a0U>BIf. DaUy Bible Readings.

April 16-22,1900. M.—The joy of Christ. Heb. xU. 1-8. T.-Wearing the garment of praise.

Isa.ixl. 1-8. W.-Gladneas in leliglon. Ps. zovl. T.—Making anotlier joyital. Luke 1-10,

F.—God's Joy Ui us. > Eph. 1.1-14. 8.—Happiness in Christ. Phil. iU.

1-8. Subject lor Sunday, AprU 22,1900,

Sbbviho God Joyoitbly. Matt. xxii. 1-14.

I t may be hard to get the subject selected ont of the Soilptnre lepon choeen.but i tua good sabject. The Soriptnio lesson Is »U tbe more inter-esting bscanse spoksn so near tlw time of tbe death of oar Lord. Helsoulya Itow days from Calvary. The world's njeotion Is welghhig apon him.

X. Christ wanted mra to serve him. Not that h t needed their service, but

becaossth^ynesdedit. Iftheyservwl him thqrwoold not be serving Satan. Th^y would beengagwl in a good bad-ness and doing good to ail.

I I . OiuM invited mra to snv* blm. Thv itfossd dm Just as thqri**

BAPTIST AUDBElTiSOTOB. APBCL iS i iSoO, l '

committee of five by the dilltemt SUteConvenUons. Theee committees of the State ConvraUobs at* appoint-ing a committee of five in eaoh District Association. These committees of tbe District Assochitions ate securing tbe appointment of a committee of three in each local church. Yon have been appointed ohalrman of the following committee for the Cumberland Asso-ciation:

fbsenow. He keepe op the invitation while mra keep nptlieir refusals. We most remember that liis lovibg entrea-ties most rad.

I I I . Christ wants JoyftU service. He gives Joy to his servants and be

dellgbta in tbehr Joy. The Joy of the Lord is the song of ills servants. Then he pohits to tbe dsy when he will say, "Enter Into tbe joy of thy Lord."

IV. Clirist warns ail rejectors. They who will not take delight hi

serving the Lord, u d take pleasure in another way, must remember that be will maintain the honor of bis word and tbe service of his meaengets. His armies are ready to do his will. They wait to do his wUI.

BuaaEsnoNS. 1. Do yont duty or die trying. 2. There Is iiapplness in doing our

duty. 8. I t is a Christlsn's duty to be hap-

py. 4. We ought to be as careful to num-

ber our blessings as onr worries. 6. A good day's work is the best

medicine for a good night's rest. 6. We should serve the Lord with

gladness and not with grumblhig. 7. An honest, earnest, joyful servant

hi the beet adverttoement of religion. 8. I t hi the Christhm's business to

look well as well as to do well 9. Duty doing gives strength to the

doer as well as iiapplness. 10. Be busy in your duty to Ciirist

and your life will be bleesed. 11. Bless the world with Christly

service and Christ will bless you.

above to wonhip in tlie temple made without liands, with tbe pore and good of all timee.

Thank God for tbe Christian's hope. Ttte weephig family and firirads sorrow not as those who have no hope.

CHAS. L . O w e s .

Another Exhibition of Esteem.

Rev. J. P. Leigh.

On Match 4th, at 8 p. m.. Rev. J . P. Leigh, of Ramsey, Tran., went to his reward among tbe good and the true. Deceased was 47 years of age and leaves to mourn bis loss a wife and six ciiil-dren. He was an ordained minister and had served as the fSsithftil and effl-dent pastor of several oburches In the oountlesof Shelby, Tipton and Fayette. At tbe time of ids death be was In charge of Antloch, Smyrna and Island 40. Bro. Leigh wM| converted at the age of 18( and joined the Baptist Church. His growth in grace was marked from tlie beghining. His life was becoming more and mora an object lesson in " love, Joy, peace, long-raffering, gen-tleness, goodnees, faith, meekness and temperance." He was one amon^c the oboloMt spirits God ever bleesed with hlsgrace.

His love for bis fartilly approached the tbrebbold of devotion. He ruled well his own bouse, but tbe rod of In-telllgrat affection was the main imple-ment employed. He was nwardsd with tlieir unstinted love and unbound-ed confidrace. He iras ever looking to their better interests. This was the only tie that seemed to bhid blm to earth. He so expressed himself fully that, but for their sakes, be desired to depart and be with Clirlst

As a neighbor, Bro. Leigb was be-loved to • degree coveted by all but ra-Joyed by few. As a pastor, be was nnivetsally lieloved. He was especial-ly popuUur in those oharobes where be bad hibored for ten or twelve years. Those who knew blm best loved blm meet. In every field bis labors bon tbe stamp of divine approval and wen • crowned with abundant success. His ' love of souls «ras both sincere and in-trase. Salvathin and Zhm's prosperity were Us delight. Evra lolilsdelbiam of fisver be would pteacb and exlwrt tliat salvation and Christ wen evety-thlDg.

On account of bis feeble liealtb be latdy nsigned tbe can of one of his obnrcbes, rroarking to bis wife tiiat iMdsslred ttiis year once a month to worship God in tbe pew with bis own family and In bis old home obarob, M t PiWdi. Bat God has called bim

I bold in my iiand this morning an article iianded me yesterday by some of the good sUiters of Hillsdale Churob, Macon County, Tenn., wiiich reads as follows:

" We tbe undersigned, contribute the fdllowhig amount to our beloved pas-tor, Elder Wm. 8. Wilkes, for the pur-chase of a suit of clothes as a gift through love for him."

Tbls makes eight years I have served this good people ss pastor, and I tliink I can truthfully say tlial a grand and noble people meet me at Hillsdale on the fourth Sunday In each month to serve the Lord together. Such an oo-curnnce as tiUs caoses a poor pastor to feel that his people love blm, and we extend to every donor a heart fnil of lov« anti gratitude for their kindness.

Some of these days they will stand in the presence of tbe great King, and will hear the words, "Come, thou blessed of my Father," etc., for you have administered to my necenltles.

^Perhaps t h ^ will say. When? But ' Christ will say, "For as much as you have done It to one of the least of these my little ones, ye have done it unto me." So mote It be with the goed people of Hillsdale, Is the pnyer of their pastor, Wu. WiLKS.

Eoon C o l l ^ , Tenn.

The Fleming Monument.

Dear brothnn who knew Bro. Flem-ing, listen while I tell you something. Don't you know I wrote to many of yon eight or ten months ago asking you to help pay for a monument? Now I want to tell you tbe monument has been placed at tbe brother's grave, but thero Is a debt of twenty dollars (920) yet to be paid. It is past d n e -the monument cost fifty dollars. Are there not twenty bretlmn who will send me one dollar so that we can pay off tiilB debt? Mrs. F. feels bad over the matter. You proved you loved Bro. F. Why don't you show that love by helping place this very nice little monument over hhi grave? Let me hear from you at once. If there is too much, Mrs. F. and clilldrra are in great need, and they shaii receive It. >Help! help him tliat led you to Christ. Can't you hear Bro. F.'s strong Voice Calling you to Christ?

B. J. Wood. Waynesboro, Tenn.

—Program of fifth Sunday meeting, Beuiah Assochitlon, beginning Friday night, AprU 17, 1900, with the First Obion Church, Obion Station, Tenn.

1. Introductory sermon. I . N. Pe-nlck, S. E Toll.

2 New Testament church. Wliathi it? A. 8. Pettie, T. F. Moore.

8. Wiiatanthe<tondltlons of salva-tion? W. H. Bmton, J . L. Adams.

4. Is Baptist communion Bcriptnral? G. L. Elite, B. L. Bell.

6. What Is Scriptaral baptism? J . M. Nowlhi, r . A. Waggener.

6. Wiio should pastorate a chureh? G. M. Savage, E. L. Watson.

7. Should ail ChrisUans saptwrt the Anti-Saloon League more? A. S. Pet-Ue, Abe White.

8. Bunday'scliools. R. EL Nowiin, T. H. Farmer.

9. Missionary svmon on Sunday. A. a HaU, L. W. BusseU.

T. H. Fabmbb, Sec'y.

When bind tbe it «111 his cumpotuhip. A sickly motlu in uhystcal clisrm, snd oRen in aud dispontion. A fretful chil

comes to the home it wit! doser to the husband, or

lly tend to cot her off from ' • ' ' mother loses

temper ispontion. A fretful child is a

trial, even to loving parents. The use ol Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescr^on prepares th« wife for motheriiodd. It stren^ens the iwdy, and induces a healthy condition of mind, free from anxiety or fear. It makn the bsbv's advent practically painless. The mother being healthy her child is healthy, and

is a happv child, a joy K them tqgeuer

a healthy chil to tlie parents, linkii with a new bond of aifection.

There is no opium, cocaine or other narcotic in "Pavorite Prescription.*

" I read what vour tncdldiie hu done for Okhn pmple. tM Un. Bdwln H. Gaidner. of Brcchir^ Norfolk Co.. HsM.. Bos yo, "s6 Uumgbt I woAd liy tt. and I found tt a Unaliw to me and famUjr. I took your tncdkioe a year when I liad a ten poamfgirl. 1 bad the caiiot Ume I aver had with any of my three children, aud 1 have been very weU ever aince. I took three botllM of -Favorite PretertDtion.* . three of 'Golden Medical DiMovety,' and three vUIaofFdlet*.' Before I look your nedldM I only wciKhad ijj pound*, and now X welgb tjs poonda."

Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets core |ick headache.

—Program of cirole meeting, April 28, 29, 1900, with KIrkwood Baptist Ohnroh, Montgomery County, TMn.:

1. Saturday, 9 a. m. DevotiomU ex-erolses. 'i

2. The worth of denominational lit-eratan in the liome. N. O. Lovelace, Joe Bosson.

5. How to Increase interest in mis-sions. W. W. Payne, B. G. Fuqna.

4. TIM relation of finance to cburob prosperity. Henrey Wtiitfield, D. B. Bortblck.

6. Japan as a missionary field. J. A. McCora, Joel B. Fort

6. State Missions. W. C. Cleveland, T. H. Flowers.'

7. Sermon at 7:30 p. m. by W. W. Payne.

8. Sermon Sunday at 11a. m. by W. C.Cleveland.

J . M. JoiNEB,Cb'm. Hbbvby WHrmsiiD.'

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—Program of the Springfleld oinde meeting of Cumberland Association, to be held with Lebanon Baptist Obntcb, Barrra Plains, Tsnn., April 28tb.

1. Devotional service. 2. Doty of pastor to cburob and duty

ofcbanb to its pastor. H . E Garrett, H.'F. Bams.

8. Missions—tba field, fotoeandfbnd. J . P. Gilliam, E. W. Lantfotd.

4. Dinner on ground. 6. Charcb discipline, who u d bow?

G. H. Spronss, A. J. Andetscn. 6/ Deacon; his office, qualification

and duties. William Bharmon, 0. A. Burr. V-''.'

7. Our State paper, the BAPTOT AHD . BBFUKTIOB; bow i t beipe u and bow we sliould help it. Every jpastor pres-rab

8. Sunday'schools; who should at-trad and why? H. F. Batns, H. B. Taylor.

9. Our Orpbansge; its wotk and Its claims on Baptists. W. M. Tnrley, J . M. Hiffhamltb.

10. Prsaoblng. J . H. BnmeU. I M evwy friend of tbecaoss of dirist

In tills olrols try to oome. ^ J . P . GiUJtAii, Ob'm. -

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BAmar An BBFUWTOB.

I/O ! FOR HOT SPRINGS! The meeting of the Southern Baptist C!onvention Hot Springs will b^ a very interesting and a ; important one. Every Baptist In the Sooth

, .,lit to go, and certainly every Baptist pastor oaght to do so. But many of them iiave not the means to go. Well, we will help them. We maice the following proposition: Find out how much a ticket will cost from your place to Hot Springs, then send us one new snbacrlber to the BAPTIST AND BBFI<ECIOB and $2 .00 for every dollar it will cost, and we will have your ticlcet for yon when you get ready to go. Begin as soon as poraible get-ting np the sob8cril)er8.

EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. On Sunday morning in San Francisco I attended

services at the IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHUBCIF.

In addition to the desire to worship at a Baptist Ohareh, I confess that I had something of a curios-ity to see the church in which the famous murders were committed swerai years ago, for which Theo-dore Durrani was af terwai^ hanged.

The church was quite a distance away from my > holiel, being out in the new residence part of the

dty. The building is a plain but n ^ t wooden structure, with two towers, in one of which the bodies of Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams were found. The servicm had begun when I ar-rived. A good audience was present, though it was not large. The pastor, Rev. George Gibson, was in the pulpit. He is a flne singer and sang one or two very pretty solos. At the conclusion of his prayer he chanted the Lord's Prayer on his knees, the choir Joining in. It sounded to me very much out of place in a Baptist Church. Mr. Gibson contended not long ago In the Seminary Magcaine, of LoalsviUe, that whoi a minister went to Oaiifonila it was necessary for him to leave be> yiinii him his old notions of worship and to do many things he wou'd not do at home. But I am inclined to think that he Is mistaken. I t seems to me tliat the dmpie spiritoal service of the Baptists, ibrming a contrast as It does to the forms and cere-moniM of the Catholics, wooid serve to attract peo-ple hy veiy contrast as well as by Its dmide heaaly. And then it is tme in Galifomia as else-where that the "gospel is the power of God onto •alvaUon,*' and that Christ, if he be lifted op, "wiU d n w All men*' unto him. There is an attractive power aboat the cross to lie fimnd In nothing else. Mr. Gltiioo*! text far the maming was, " la iy word Is a lamp n n ^ my flMt" The ncmon was an ear-UMi pUft fttr tho power of the Blhla, M

follows: The Bible in history, the Bible in personal experience, the Bible in practical life.

After the services the Sunday-school celebrated Children's-day with appropriate exercises, includ-ing songs and recitations.

The pastor and members of the church were very kind to the strauger, for which I felt quite grateftil.

Betuming to the city I ate a hurried lunch and took the boat for

OAKLAND.

This is a city of about 100,000 Inhabitants. I t lies across the Bay from San Francisco, and is the Brooklyn of San Francisco. It is mainly a residence city. Its streets are broad and level. The resi-dences are neat frame buildings. In fact nearly all the residences in California are frame. Besldcu the desire to see the place, I had two special reasons for visiting Oakland. One was to see my relative, MaJ. John Mhoon, my father's flmt cousin, who went from Alabama to California when a young man. He has grown up with the country and has made a distinguished success as a lawyer in San Francisco. It was quite a pleasure to meet him and the other members of his family and to spend a while fn his hospitable home. Any on(« who has met with friends or relatives when far away from home can appreciate my feelings.

Another reason I had for going to Oakland was to deliver a letter of introduction from my friend, Kev. W. T. Jordan, of Denver, to Dr. C. H. Ho-bart, pastor of the First Baptist Cburchf Oakland. I found him quite a clever man. He has a cbureh of about 600 members with a very excellent houne of worship. There are also several other Baptist churches in Oakland.

I wanted to meet with the Baptist Ministers' Conference of San Francisco and Oakland the next-morning. But it would have taken practically all the morning, and as my stay in San F r a n c i s was limited, I was anxious to see all the places of inter, est I could while there. So I went out to the

PRESIDIO.

This is the military post belonging to the United States Government, located on the outskirts of San Francisco, lying along the Bay and running up to the Golden Gate. I t was a very pleasant morning, though a little hazy and threatening rain. Our route lay through the old part of the city and over the hills. Some of these were so steep that it al-most took my breath away as we shot down them on the cable cars. I asked the motorman If the car ever got away from him. He said no, that he could stop it by means of his brakes almost instant-ly if necessary.

There were a number of soldiers at the Presidio when I was there. The white tents upon the hill-side were pretty thick. The First ^Tennessee Regi-ment had Just left for home a week or two hefote. I was sorry to have missed beeing them.

I took my camera with me (o.the Presidio, as I was accustomed to do elsewhere. I thought it would be nice to take a few pictures of I t Wan-dering around I met a soldier and asked him the way to the fort. He told me it was some two miles away, near the Golden Gate. Looking at my cam-era he said that if I went out there they would take that thing away from me until I came out of the fort. I told him that would be all right. As the fort was so far away, however, I concluded not to go there, but walked through the grounds and was on my way down to the Bay to get a good look at it and perhaps get a good pictureof the Golden Gate, when I met a man dressed in civilian costume but who was evidently a man of some authority. He was srated In his iraggy. Noticing my oimera he said: "Look here, young man, if the guards catch you with that thing in here yon go to the guard house." "Why , " I Mid, " I saw a soldier Just now; he did not warn Mie against having the came-ra in here. He only said that if I went to the fort they wtmid take It away from me nntil I came o a t " He uttered an oath and said with emphasis, " I tell yon now, as sure as your name is what it Is, and my name ls"-^I was In hopes he was going to call It—" wluit it Is, if the guards catch you with ttiat thing you will lose It and you will go to the gtiardhoase. Yoa had better get out of here as soon as possible. And yoa had better not go the way yoa came, either." PolnUng to a fence ran* iifai|dow9to t | i99eyhe i»ld: " Yon can get Ont

that way." I concluded that dIscreUon was the better part of valor. I did not care to lose my cam-era, and I certainly did not want to get iockcd up in the guardhouse.' So I beat a hasty retreat. A troop of cavalry was drilling on the field between me and the fence. But I tucked the obnoxious camera under my overcoat and made my way safe-ly to the fence Bn^over the stile.

And this is ail I know about the Presidio. I am sorry I cannot give my readers more definite infor-mation with reference to i t I should be glad also to present a few pictures of it so as to give them more definite ideas in regard to i t But It is not my fault that I cannot 4lo so.

£IX;AU E . FOLK.

THE AMERICAN BAPTIST YEAR BOOK We have received a copy of the American Bap-

tist Year Book for 1»00. I t is published by the American Baptist Publication Society, 1120 Chest, nut Street, Philadelp hia. Dr. J . G. V/alker Is the editor. It is neatly gotten up. The following fig. ures will be of interest:

There are in the Unltefl States 43,-127 Baptist churches and 29,478 ordained ministers of the gospel,with a total church inemberHhipof-1,181,(iSO. The figures last year were: Churches, •I2,8'.)3; min-isters, 28,409; membership, 4,141,996; making an increase of 534 churches, 1,0(54 miuiste% 39,C91 members. The baptisms last year amounted to 184,845 as against 203,29U the previous year. The total contributions amounted to 2,348,527.90 as against $11,927,841.12. There are seven Theolog. icai Seminaries, 104 Universities and CoilegeH, and 84 Seminaries, Academies and Institutes.

There are altogether in the worid 4,964,780 Bap-tists as against 4,910,450 the year previous, an in. crease of 44,324. As is seen, most of the Baptists of the worid live in the United States, and a large majority of them* in the South, though the figures for the several States are not given lieparately; neither are those for the whites and negroes. The Baptist Annual, soon to be published by the Sun. day-school Board of this city, will give those fig. ores.

The figures for some of the other principal denom-inations in the United Stfttea may lie found of interest: Disciples 1,118,391!. an increase of 32,781; Protestant Episcopal <>99,582, an increase uf 19,978; Latterday Saints (Mormons) 343,000, an increase of 2,361; Methodist EpUcoiml 2,697,710, a decrease of 7,891; Methodlbt Episcoiml, Suulh, 1,456,272, a de-crease of 2,073; Presbyterians, North, 961,:}34, an Increase of 6,392; Presbyterians, South, 221,022, an increase of 3,947; Itoman Cittliolitti 8,446,301, an Increase of 51,123. Altogether there are in the United States 27,818,415 church members as against 27,482,081, the year previous,an Increase of 386,!]:J4. According to this over one-third of the fieuplu In this country are members of some denomination. Oh, if they were only all Christians! And if they were ail thoroughly consecrated Christians!

As to Tennessee the flgures.are as follows: 50 Associations, 1,455 churohes, 983 ordained minis-ters, 127,998 membera, with 6,362 baptisms last year, an increase over last year of 1,210. The col-ored Baptists nmnber 53,153, making a total Bap-tist membership in the State of 181,146.

These figureH show that the Baptists have had the largest increase of any denomination in the country, with the exception of the Catholics, and relatively much larger than them. Besides the Catholic increase come^ principally from immigta. tion. I t Is a remarkable Ikct that the Methodhits, both North and South, have had a decrease In their membership. Just how to account for that is put. zling our Methodist brethren.

WILL THE HEATHEN BE SA VEDt In the BaptUt of Mississippi Rev. W. L. A. Stran-

burg asks the following query: " Will the heathen be Judged by a revelation of which they never heard? If not, upon what ground will t h ^ be condemned?"

If we may be allow* d to answer the question, we should soy that the heathen will not be Judged by a revelation of which they have never heard, but that they wMl lie condemned upon the ground simply that tb«y are sinners, and in accordance with the law which says, "The soul thatsinneth Itshall die." We remember the itatemfsit of Paal that the Gen-

tiles "are a law unto themselves^" but he adds in the next verse, " Which shew the work of the low written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness and their thoughts the meanwhile accus-ing or else excusing one another"—that is to say accualng them when they do wrong, exciuing them when they do right The heathen know they are sinners. Like us,

" They see the right, approve It, too, Condemn the wrong, and yet the wrong pursue."

They are in the condition of a sick man who is about to die from disease, and who needs a physi-cian to bring him a remedy for the disease. His death will be due to the disease, not tu his failure to get the remedy. He would die from the disease without the remedy, but the remedy would give him life. The question is not. Can the man be saved without the remedy?—of course he cannot. But what about the person who has the remedy and fails to carry it to this man? As frequently said, the question is not. Can the heathen be saved with, out the gospel? but,iCan we be saved if we do not send them the g(^pel?

PR A YER FOR THE DEAD. The Standard of Chicago had an editorial re-

cently upon thesubjectof "A Prayer for the Dead." The title was rather a startling one in a Baptist pa-per. The following, however, gives an idea of what the Standunl meant:

We would not pray for the dead that die in unforgiv-en Bin; we dare nut ask God concerning them, for In our great bUndneas we know not anything that we could ask, and that be could grant. AU such we leave to his unfailing mercy and wisdom; we do not Judge them nor pass sentence upon them; we are dumb. God is good; and love can aay no more. But for thoae whom we have watched with yearning eyes while their faces brightened toward evening, whose gentle going has drawn us so near the heavenly gates, whose last words seemed spoken on the borderland of glory—for those we dare pray. Yes, and we should pray. Our lives need atlll to touch theirs by way of heaven. Though their own voices be dumb, perhaps because our ears are not keen enough to pierce the si-lence of the yten, we have often felt them near. We tyeai know that they aire near to God,, and that la where we ahould seek them if our pathway turned aoddenly and led tia to the far count^ where they dwell, We may pray for them.

While the Standard guards itself very carefully, we fear that its position leans most too much to spiritualism, or to Romanism. We do not see that it would do any good to pray for the dead at all. To thoie who are lost our prayers can be of no service'. It is too late. And those who have been saved do not need our prayers. There are enough of the living to pray for without praying for the dead.

BROTHER B. C. JARRELL. We learned with very deep regret of the death on

last Friday afternoon at his home in Humboldt of Brother B. C. Jarreil. Brother Jarrell was one of the most prominent members of thechurch at Hum-boldt, and one of the best men we ever knew. He was quiet and modest, but was a strong Baptist, a consecrated Christian and a generous contributor to his church and to all of our denominational work. He will be greatly missed In the church, in the As-sociation and wherever he was known. We count-ed him as one Of our best friends, and we feel his loss as that of a dear personal friend. His home was always our home when in Humboldt. In fact, it was the preacher's home. His Vife, a most ex-

* cellent lady, had preceded him to the glory land only a short while ago.

He leaves three sons and one. daughter to mourn his loss, all noble Christians. We tender our ^ m -pftthy to them and to his church. The funeral ser-vices were held Sunday morning in (hebeautlAiI Baptist Chureh at Humboldt, towards the erection of which he was a large contributor.

PERSONAL AND PRACTICAL. —The Conferenoe to be held at Montgomery, Ala.,

on May 8th-10th to consider the race problem la at*, tractlngmuoh attention. I t ia expeotwl that then wUl be • huge attendanoe. We trust that it may be BuooMHftillo finding a happy aolnUon to the vexed problem which now oonftonu the Boothern people.

JUJ*.^ —Tha Dyetabnig Baptist Ohnich, hi which tha

meeting dr the Wast TsnnsaMW Sonday-Mhooi Oon* vention will be hold this week, la niulng nonpletkHi. and Dr. Ar J . Bolt wlU fnaidi M P ^

next Sunday. The ScaroMight and Qleaner aya that when finished It will be second to no houae of wor-ship in the city.

—T/te Bapttit Standard re-publlsbed for the third time the famous an'ole by Dr. J. B. Gambrell en-titled "Up Fool Hill." The article was profuaely illus-trated. The Standard announcea that Dr. Gambrell has promised to write a companion article on the ••Teehee Girl," which will alao be lliustrated. We are sure that it will be Interesting.

—We find the following paragraph in the BaptUt Ntwa, of DuQuoin, III., of which Dr. W. P. Throg-morton is the dUtlngulsbed editor: "We rise again to remark that the BAITIST AMD BEFLBCTOR ofNaah-ville, Tenn., Is one of the cleanest, brightest and aouudest Baptist papers wlilch come to our table." We appreciate very much the kind expreiislon in the above, and especially coming from the source it does.

J»J»J» —On what we supposed to be good authority, we

annouueed that Rev. J. W. Porter of Maysvllle, ^y. , had accepted a call to the church at Bristol, ^a.-Tenn. The lFc«/crn/fccordcr of last week, however, states that ha has finally declined the call, and "will remain in Maysville to the great Joy of the saints in that city." Brother Porter is a Teoneaoee boy. He belongs to us, and if those Kentuckians don't watch out we will get him yet.

J»J»J» —We received a number of communications on

Wednesday morning of last week which wereintended for insertion in last week's paper, and some of which were especially requested to be published that week. Brethren will please remember that nothing which comes to us later than Tuesday morning eau receive insertion in that week's liwue of the paper. We try to publish all communications sent to us as soon as practicable, especially news items.

J»J»J» —We have received numerous requests to speak on

thesubjectof Mormonism at dlirerent places. We appreciate the Invitations. Let us aay, however, that we do not much like to speak on it. For one thing it is, getting to be au old song with us. For anotiier thing the subject itself Is not a very pleasaiitone. Still, If there ia any special need that the subject be discussed in your community, we will do so if you wish. Other-wise we should greatly prefer preaching a simple gospel sermon.

—The recent death of Dr. St. George Mivart, the English Roman Catholic Scientist, recalls the fact that several months ago he contributed some articles to English magazines in which he claimed the right

' as a Catholic to accept the conclusions of modern set ence as to creation, etc., and that these articles called forth severe reproof from Cardinal Vaughan. To that he responded defiantly, aud in his last published ar-ticles entirely repudiated the principle of authority for which Cardinal Vaughan contended.

—Next Sunday is what is called Easter Sunday, which is intended to commemorate the resurrection of our Lord. Baptists, hewever, do not take much stock in Easter. Every Sunday with them Is au Easter Sunday, because it commemorates the resur-rection of the Lord. Besides, the ceremony of im-mersion, symboiizlug the death and burial and resur-rection of the Savior, emphasizes the fact of his resur-. rection much more beautifully and much more sig-nli^cautly than songs and dowers aud special sermons.

—We wonder if everyone learned the golden rule by heart last Sunday. We hope that after a fresh study of it as contained in our Sunday-Huliool lesson it will have freah exemplificallon iu our Iltrea. The usual role of the world is " Do uuto the other fellow as you think he would do unto you." But remember our Bavlor said: "Do unto others as ye would that they should do unto you." Allow us to make a personal appllcaUou of i t If you were editor of a religious paper, and you had a number of subscribers on your list who were behind in their subscription, how would you like for them to do unto you? Decide that, and " do ye even so uuto him."

—Where will the Southern Baptist Conventhm meet next year? This is a quwUon we may M well ba oonsideting. Laat year AahevUie invited It on the pay plan, and we prsaume wtll dd 16 agaht tMs year. If so, we do not know a better place to go. I t Ip een-txally locatsd, beauuful for Bltnation, has ahiaidiut hotel Aoeommodatlons, aiid we learn lo|tohtiQd»bei«aitffithitt whhdi

hall for the Convention. If, however, we C2e to ad-here to the pay phm, it ia likely that other cities will compete with AahevlUe for the privliege of having the Convention. Is the{M no city in the South which will invite it on the fieis phui? What has become of our boasted Southern hospitality?

—B/ invitation of the pastor. Rev. T. R. Waggener, we preMhed the ordhiatlon sermon of two deacons at Mt. Harmony Church, McMinn County, last Sunday. This is one of the oldeat churohes In that p ^ of the State. I t is composed of a flne class of people. We had a delightful visit to It two yeara ago. Binoe that time the house has been renovated and greatly Im-proved. The new deacons, Brethren labell and Wil-liams, seem to be excellent men. We enjoyed taking a meal in the hospitable home of Brother and Stater Tip Forrest At night, by the request of the popular pastor, Bro. J. A. Roberson, we spoke at Athens on the subject of Mormonism. Despite a rain storm Just at the time of services there was a good congreRatlon present. It was a great pleasure to spend a abort while with our cousina, Mr. and Mts. T. E. Moody.

—Aud now it is proposed to have electric lights in the country by means not of wires but of wind power, transmitted to batteries and stored as eiectrioity. That this Is possible was shown by the experience of Nansen's ship, the Fram, on her Northern voyage sometime ago. Bays the BaptUt Courier: "In the high Northern latitudes fuel was much too precious to be used in making electric light Bo a poweifnl windmill was set up, which was run whenever the wind was favorable, aud by stored electricity made a steady light all through the dark northern winter. Such wind-mills are often used on Norwegian vessels to work the pumps. We may yet see farm wind-mills and streams in the country providing power to run dynamos and charge storage batteries with eliMh trlcity to be used for lighting farm houses, as well as to do much work that now taxes human muscles." -

—Admiral George Dewey has announced his can* dldaoy for the presidency of the United States, stating that he did so in response to the aolioitations of num* erons frleuda. He declined to say at first whether he was a Repnblicfin or Democrat, but afterwards he let, , it be understood that be would seek this D^ocratib nomination. It is said that a number of strong Dem-ocrats are back of his candidacy. The general lih> ' presslon, however, is that the Admiral cannot be nominated, as it is practically decided thatMcKinley aud Bryan will again be the opposing candidates this year.. It is thought that Mrs. Dewey is the spe-cial one who caused the Admiral to come out as caudidate for the Presidency. Some one said Dewey^ never did a foolish thing before he wa* married, and he has never donna wise thing since. As Mrs. Dewey Is a Catholic we should not be surprised if the Jesuits are back of her.

J»J»J» —The Reliffiout Teleacope of Dayton, Ohio, says:

"The Clark bill was defeated March 14th in the State Senate by the close vote of 15 to 16. Some weeks ago the bill passed the House by a handsome majority, and the anti-saloon peoplei were encouraged. Bntthe Liquor League 'got in its work' In the Senate, with tiie above result." Of course. The same old stoiy. By the way, that vote of 16 to 16 tells quite an Inter-esting tale. The saloon men do not mind spending all the money necessary, but they do not care to spend any more than is necessary. For this reason they have quit fooling with the House of Represaitatlves In our various legislatures, and have confined their attention to the Senate, because it has fewer members. And in nearly every contest of | the khid, strange to say, it has only one or two nwjority in the Senate. But as one Is as good as a thsusand, what ia the use in buying more than tliat 7

—The Georgia Baptist Convention met in ito 78th session at Griffln, <Ga., Maroh 28th to April Ist. Judging from the glowing accounts given of It by the CfiritHan Index, it must have been a very flne meet-ing. It was great both in its spirituality and Its lib* mlity. Over 17,000 waa contributed for the purpose of erecting a building for the Orphans' Home. Afttr an excellent address by Dr. E. Y. Mulllns, Pcssldent of the Southern Baptist Theological Beminaiy, inb* seriptions to the amount cffl,694 were made for the Bemlnary. This was said to have been the largest ohigie ofllnlng ever made to the Bsminaqr by any State Convention. Dr. Jamison, Becratary of tba State Mission Bpard, asked for 1760 to pay m debt In bank. In a short while 1860 had b m i^vm. This was oiagnlfloent We oohgratnlat* Georgia Baptists. We alao oongntulate the Chriitittn Indn, witboat whose in»jpido]|il|iMl|M

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The gmtea of life awlug either way On nolaeleu hiagea night and day. One enten through the open door, One leavee to return no mote. And which la happier, which more blest,

Ood knoweth beat. We greet with amilea the one who cornea Lilie aunahlne to our hearta and homea, And reach out longing handa with tears To him who in hia ripened yeara Goea gladly to hla htavenly reat.

God knoweth beat. Heguardathegatea. Weneed not dread The path theae little feet muat tread, Nor fear for him who from our sight Passed through them to the realms of

light. Both in Uis loving care we rest.

God knoweth best. —Selected.

Little Home Missionaries.

Mrs. Allen had a sorrowful look on her face that morning. I do not think she bad any trouble. I think she was only tired and discouraged. There was a great deal of work to do in the Allen household—meals to cook, sweeping, washing, ironing, scrubbing to do, and a baby to take care of. The Aliens wore not exact: ly "poor people," but it took a great deal of money "to keep the pot boil* ing," as the saying is, and Mrs. AI* len felt that she could not afford to hire a servant.

There had been a talk in the Sab-bath-school about missionaries, and Mrs. Allen's two little daughters, Nettie and Helen, had listened care-fully to all that was said.

When it was finished Helen Allen looked into her teacher's face with such an expression of earnestness

that the lady said: "What is It, dearT"

Helen blushed and cast down her ^es .

" I wish some day I could be good enough to be a missionary," she said bashfully.

" I wish so, too," said Nettie, with cheeks as r ^ as her sister's.

"You need not wait till 'some day, '" said the teacher. "You can be missionaries now. You, Helen and Nettle, and you, Rachel and Mary and Catharine."

Blue eyes and brown, black eyva and gray, were turned wonderingly at the teacher.

"To be missionary is to go on a mission," said the lady; "a mission of help and service. Suppose you ail try through the coming week, to And somebody who needs help. Next Sabbath you can tell me your experi-ence as little migslonarles."

As I told you at the beginning of this little sketch, Mrs. Alien bad a sorrowful look on her face. It was Monday, and there was a great bask-et of clothes waHing to be washed. The baby was fretful, and had kept his mother awake a good half of Sun-day night. There wore breakfast dishes to wash, and roDms to be put In order; and before one could hardly turn around, as Mrs. Allen said, there would be dinner to get.

"You know we're going to be mis-sionaries to-day," said Nettle to Hel-en, as they came down to breakfast. "Teacher said we must look out sharp for somebody to be a mission-ary to."

Before breakfast was half over, ba-by wifis so cross that mamma said: "There's no use trying to eat. Hel-en, can't you pour out the coffee and and wait on papa?"

The little girls exchanged glances. Both sprang from their seats.

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"Let us take care of the baby, mamma. We will try hard to keep him quiet," said Helen.

"Ye», mamma, please," said Net-tie.

"Why not?" asked papa. "Real-ly, the children are old enough to help you, mother, If you only thought so."

Mrs. Allen sank back into her seat relieved. The little missionaries •took baby Into the garden, and cov-ered his frock with bachelor's but-tons, made "a chair," and carried him to the bam to see the baby "bos-sie," called the wee fuzzy chickens from their cooi>s, and in many ways that bright little girls can think of amused him, till his eyelids began to drop and his pretty mouth opened In a yawn.

"Put the pillows Into the baby car-riage," said Helen. "We'll soon have him fast asleep. Then hurrah for helping mamma in the house!"

So Mr. Baby was put Into the baby carriage, and, after a little wheeling about in the shade, he dropped into the most comfortable of naps. When he was settled comfortably In the shade of the old elm by the front door, the little girls wetA Into the kitchen to find mamma. She was up to her elbows in suds, washing baby frocks, and gingham and prints Itelonglng to certain little mission-aries. She looked up as the children came in, and said:

"You have been a great help to me this morning. I don't see how I could have got through without you."

"But what else can we do, mam-ma?"

"You can wash the potatoes for dinner, and set the table, and bring In some chips and light wood, and keep watch of the baby. And if be is good after be wakes up, you can get your dolls and play awhile."

"Ob, but, mamma, this is play I We are playing missionary."

So all the day the children watched for chances to help. Alter the wash-ing was out and the house tidied, and the dinner over, there came a little space of blessed quiet

" I should 80 like to drop to sleep (or a few minntes." said the mother.

No sooner said than doile, for a glance outside showed that baby was having a royal time throwing crumbs at the robins and sparrows. When a drink was wanted, Helen tiptoed Into thQ house, berause, mamma might, be asleep, yon know."

"How bright everybody looks!" . aald papft at the tea table that night

"It Is all owing to the visitors I have had to-day," said mamma; "two little home missionaries."— SumhiifiKhoot Times.

Simple Home Remedies.

It is a great help to a mother to know of safe, simple remedies in case a child awakens in tho night with a croupy cough or a painfhl sore throat She Is not always convenient to a doctor, and besides, when one is suffering. Immediate relief is neces-sary. One of the best gargles for tonsilitis and bronchial sore throats, and alHO for coughs, is equal quanti-ties of salt and pulverized borax. Just make a strong solution of It and gargle very often, say every half-hour, until relief comes. If there is an ulcer In the throat touch It with diy borax. A canker or sore mouth can be healed speedily by putting dry bora» upon It. A physician recommendetl the use or the gargle, and said It would be well for every mother of a little family (particular-ly if the children went to school) to use this gargle night and morning if they had the l ^ t symptoms of sore throat, as It purlfled, and killed dis-ease germs (that is 4,be borax); hence It fortified the children against con-tagion. No one will know the real value of what seems to be such a simple remedy (as salt and borax) until they once adopt the use of i t My father was an excellent physician and was very successful with chil-dren, and in his own family he used this gargle freely. Whenever I see children with such delicate throats, and have to remain away from school nearly ail winter on account of It, I feel like putting this simple remedy in their hands; It will save drug bills, besides much suffering.—

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Mission Topic for AprU, I t a l y .

Young South Bible Leariiers.

Paalm 28rd. Who will commit to memory and

recite It to teacher, or parent or friend and write me that it la done? I want a long list of " Bible Learners" for our aeventh year. L. D. £.

YOUNO SOUTH CORRESPONDENCE.

I Juat muat tell you a little bit about my trip to Sweetwater, if 28 lettera do await your hearing. You remember I told you that the Woman'a Miaaionary Society had invited me to attend the "Missionary Institute" to be held with the Sweetwater Church on April 1st. I left Chattanooga at 8 a. m. Saturday, aud found the meeting in flue progress. Our own paator. Rev. J. W. Uroogher, made a fine Impreeaion and lefc golden oplnlona behind him. Dra. Holt and Folk were much in evidence, and alao Brethren Murrell. and Thomaa from Knozville. All the different phaaea of mlaaions were most ably dtsouased, so much ao that I felt as if there waa very little for me to tell when we oame to the "women'a meet-ing" on Sunday afternoon. I took for my theme "Woman's and Children Part" in the great work of apreading the gospel among the two-thlids of this great world that ia yet heathen in aplte of 19 centurlea of Chriatian work. After Sunday-sohool ever so many Young South worketa oame and ahook handa with me, and I gave out aeveral star cards and received the following contributions:From Ethel, Benlah and Earl May, $l;LUllan and Joe Blank-enship^ 18o., W. M. Society for postage, 'Jo:; Sweetwater Babies' Branch, f I.Ol; Lilly and Abble Janeway, 25o.; totali-se 64. The names of the Bablea' Branch are as follows: James Lynn Smith, James Everett Blanton, Emma Belle Blanton, Bessie Irene Noirls, John Alfred Moffltt, Sarah Beulah Blanton, Elzle Ethel Norris, Jennie Young, J. B. Isbeil, Margaret Soniggs, Magce Roberts, Bertha^rugga, Helen How-ard. Now, iad't that a nice lot of aweet bablea' devoted to mission work? This band has for Us efllcient mana-gers, Mn. O. A. Haggard and Miaa Elzie Blanton. I heard of one lady who waa oonalderlng putting in seven grandchildren at once! It la only 2 centa a month you know, unleaa you with to give more, and the proceeda go to the Home and Foieign Boarda, and help to maintain the miaalonariea' ba-bies acroas the sea and In destitute parte of the home land. I am proud of our Sweetwater Branch. I had the pleasure of meeting two of these " ba-blea," and both were exceptionally flue, sweet bright Uttle onea. May God bleaa them aUI

The ladles' -aeemed vary much in eameat. How could It be otherwiae with such a grand leader aa Mrs. Lowry? She makee a moat efficient Vioe-prealdeti t u d ahe haa many moat excellent helpers in her own society and in the others In Sweetwater Asso-olaUon. Th^aieal l re to all the de-mands of the times and 1 foel sure a successAil year awaits tliam.

I was dellghifaUf entMtalnedln the lovely home of Mn. Albert Tredway,

„ already a member of our own ban^ Although her only Utile child la " lalis . in ihe anna of Jesus," bar heart goee ppt- to tbia work of oon In a

manner. She enten the dear, dainty litUe one whoee name heada the list of Sweetwater babies. I shall never for-get the two days I spent In that hos-pitable home. I am deeply hidebted to all its inmates, and to many other friends for varloua conrtealea. They have the flneat Sunday-achooll Paator Moffltt and Superintendant May have every reaaon to be proud of i t The only drawback ia the lack of room, atid that they wUl apeedUy rectify by building a f ne new church at an early day. May I go back some day to see It!

Now, the letten for onr second week! Will you mind much if I abridge and condense them?

No. 1 Is n the pretty hand I have learned to know so well from darks-viile:

" I send you 83 26 from the Clarks-viile Sunbeams. Give 12 to Mn. May-nard's salary and $125 to the Orphan-age. We have Just given nice pulpit Bibles to three mission churches near us." S a l l i e Fox, Leader.

Oh! these Sunbeams. They shine everywhere. What a beautiful work for little hands to accomplish! We are much Indebted to this dear band.

No. 2 came last week from Bipley, but I kept it over hoping to hear some-thing more in regard to the postage due. It was sent in the little mite box Just as it was taken up, and the weight made the postage quite heavy. I hoped there was some mistake, as I never knew a registered package to be taken until the fee was paid before, and I disliked to take out 16 cents from the dollar. Aa I hear nothing, I credit Mary Kate Campbell with 84 centa for Japan and 16 centa for poatage. Let me suggest that you always get the pennies and nickels changed to a dollar billherMftar, and then 2 centa will bring It to us. We are much obliged to the little six-year-old maiden.

No. 8 is from our old friends at Shop Spilng:

" I send you the contenta of the firat box filled by our Sunday-school. It waa brought in by Nelaon Bryan, The ownen of the othen are at work and you will hear from them by and bye. I add 26 centa alrei^y pierced on an-other card. I aend also 12 centa for postage." IHPANT Cutfis,

Shop Spring S. 6. Thank you very much. I will send

the cards, etc. at once. Milan sends No. 4 and orden a star

card for Miss Lillie Bagsdale, Leader of Sunbeams. - It will go iihmediately.' May it be bleaaed!

No. 6 Bays " private" even on the envelope, so I dare only say it brings fS from the •• Helping Hand Society" at Columbia. We give it most grate-fully to Japan. May our Father's' blessing rest on this noble band!

No. 6 Is from Chlpman: "Enclosed find my star dollar. Four

generations helped to pierce the stan, and my grandmother says it must be filled again." A l f b b o B v b n .

Isn't that beautiful? ChUd,motb«ff, grandmother and great grandmother ail working t<«etherforthesame grand end, the salvation of the Japanese! Thanks to each and all! Come again as soon aa you can.

No. 6 la a postal asking for a atar card for Bell Avenue Sunbeams, Knox-vlll^ to ba sent to Mn. D. L. Moore. It shall go at once, and I hope will be found helpful.

No. 7, dated CouohviUe. brings 12 fhim Mlse Sarah Old and E. A. Head > den. Thanks for boUi.

Hen la Columbhi a ^ n in No. 8: "Please find enclosed f l mon on the

•tar cards, from the Columbia Bon-beams, making in all 116 flrom our band. May God bless the YoungBootb mon and more."

ft^ W.B. HABBOoir. Howfinaareoonlfvillifatai: caids!

We a n deeply gntefhi. We know . yon will go on another year.

No. 0 la not dated nor signed, but It touchea my heart:

" I have cast about In my mind to find in what way I could make mote saprifice than I waa already doing, and I oould find nothing from which I oould get a oent, until 1 decided to un-dertake the fiimily wwhlng, I send you thenfore 26 cents. My dally prayer la for the health and guidance of the Holy Spirit for our Mn. May-nard. God bless the Young South in ita work of trahilng the young to have a missiouary spirit."

A FBIENO. It is so easy to open our purses and

take out a quarter and drop it in the envelope, and tlilnk in a vague way that we will do without something, but when it comes to stand over steam-ing clothes and to rub the sklu off of delicate hands, and perhaps lift heavy tuba and stnin our eyes hanging wet garmenta on the high line; well—that's a very diffdnnt thing. God will bless this teal self-dental offering! Thank you for the example as well as the money, dear " friend." It goes to the Home Board.

No. 10 Is from our Orphanage and also brings a pathetic self-denial" offering:

"The 'LltUe Worken' kept the 'week of self-denial' with Mamma Saunden and we send you 60 centa aa our offering for Cuba. We hope our next gift will be for Mra. Maynatd. We aie so glad to belong to the Yoiing South." L i z z i e P a t t o m .

The Young South is honored by your presence. God must look with special favor upon the mltee these little ones cast in. We thank you, and hope to hear from you all this year.

No. II is from " Mamma Saunden," and tellsof much sickness in the Home, serious cases of measles mahily. While Dr. Folk was lecturing on "Mormon-Ism" in Sweetwater, Dr. Holt received a telegram announcing the death of one of the little orphans, a little boy who had pneumonia. This was the fint death since Dr. Holt and Mn. Saunden have been in charge. I know that^ all the Orphanage firlends ate grieved, but we trust the little lad was ready to go. "Mamma Saunden" asks earnestly for onr pnyen. Do not forget i t We an so glad she can train her "ohlldnn" thus early to follow the Master, who "pleased not himself."

No. 12 comes from Una: "Enclosed find my star dollar. I

am glad to do this work for my blessed Savior. I beg that you will pny for me to live a pure life,'and grow into the full stature of a perfect man in Cluist Jesus. I am always glad to help you." VioroB H a b w o o o .

Thank you so much! Let us all bow our heads and beg a benediction upon

'this young Christtan. Oh! if mora boys had this holy ambitiou. Will you lisarn the verses?

No. 18 is datcd.Bnils Gap: " Please find enclosed II 80 collected

on a star card sent to my sister. I am nearly eight yean old."

J e s s i e S O u t h e b i t .

Thanks! Let us hear from you agahi. We like to see the stan " tun over."

In No. 14, Edna Davis of Bartlett orden star cards. She will have them before she reada this I hope. .

No. 16 aenda for "certificate" for V e r a Bice Balnea of Parii. It wUI go at once to the litUe month-old baby. God make her Indeed " a true miaslon-ary." Can you not gather op somt, mote? Let ua have • Paris B. B.

No. 16 brings otur two old frienda from Petenborg:

" H m we a n again with oor star dollar, and we hope to fill the box

goon." L c x a B o m m b b ,

C l < y D E S O B B K U L

Tbe apoeUw war* aant oot two and

W&TGHTOUR KIDNEYS.

The Moat Inportant On»na la the Human Body«They Tbrow

Out All Disease.

Swamp-Boot Cures Weak Kidnejs

Does your back ache?. Do you have pains agrosa your kid-

neys? ' la your complexion chalky, gtay,

white? layout skin dry or feverish? Are '

there puffy bags beneath youtjayea? . Are your eyes dull, listless and dead-looking?

Are yon irritable and hard to please? Do you feel aa though you have heart

trouble? Do you have to urinate several times

in the n ight ? Is then ever a scalding, burning sensation there?

Do you feel the desire immediately to urinate again, with no result ?

Is your urine clouded, thick or milky? Is there any sediment or do pariiclea

float In it? Don't neglect these conditions, and

If they or any part of them am youn, Swamp-Boot the great kidney i«ue- y dy, will be found Just the medlchie yon ne^ .

Here's a simple test of the kldneya. Just as certain as though a physician were in personal attendance on your case: Pour some of your "morning " urine in a glasa or bottle and allow It to stand twenty-four hours. Then hold it up to the (light, and If you find any settings or sediment, or If It Is thick or milky, or If small partlclea float about in it, don't hesitate for a mo-ment but write at once to Dr. Kilnwr & Co., mention the NashvUle "Baptist and Beflector," ahd immediately b^ln using the' sample of Swamp-Boot which you will receive at onoe, abso-lutely firee by mail. The tesulta will surprise you.

Swamp-iBoot is puniy vegetable, pleasant to take and Is for sale by drtig-gista everywhere in bottles of two sizea and two prices-fifty-oenta and one-dollar. Bear in mind the name, Swamp-Boot and the address, Bing-^mpton, N. Y.

two. Hike to see two little frienda work thus together. Thank you very much!

In No. 17, Mn. Ovenden of Nash-' viile sends for 14 more cards to use In her S. S. Mrs. Buttorff'a class have already gone to work; We shall ex-pect great thlnga from such a Uya school. The stamps are for postage, envelopes, etc. Thanks for your aid.

No. 18 brings a star dollar from A. L.Taylor, I. Wathlngton, C. Bandy, K. Ashley, V. Harris, M. Garrett O. M. Blanks, M. Cozort, O. Woodson, G. Atkins, E. B. Bunn and L. V. Cook-roft, sent by Miss F. WUllama of New-betn. We are much obliged. Work on!

My friend, Mn. Carrie A. Rape, Chattanooga, sends In a star dollar from class No. 11 of the Central Chutoh sohool, In No. 19. Alfired Fristoe geta the picture of Mn. Maynatd, having contributed the most pennies. Wean moat gntefiil. They are going to con-Unue with us another year.

Bidwell sends No. 20 with a star dollar from Annie and Laura Manh. Many thanks.

In No. ai two more of those steady worken In "ThA Blaynatds" of Browns-vUie, Henry Davis and Arthur Rose, sand in their star dollan. Too know what a weakneas I have for boy work-en! That band Is doing nobly and honoring Ita oame. Thank yoo.

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No. 22 awelk the B. B. fund for Uttle Mutba Harrte of Memphte. I u n •orry I csnnot hope to meet the lovlog gnndmother at Hot Bptlnga. May tbo dear Iwby ever be • blening to ber home H now!

"Pretty good," isn't It, for our Hoood week, even now? Bat there's more to come! No. 28 oomee from our old stronghold, Humboldt:

" Our Sunbeams send you FIVE D0IiI.AB8

for Home Missions to be used for Cuba Oar next oflVsrlDg will be for Mrs. Maynard. May the Young South have glorious success this year."

Mbs. M. 8. SooTT, lieader. . What could we do without our Bun-

beams? These never go under the clouds. We are deeply grateful for this grand start on our Home Board work. Express our appreciation to the band, Mrs. Scott We shall expect more work from them during this new year.

Now we close with No. 24 from that fine band at Wartrace:

" W e send BIX DOLLABS

for Japan. The amount It not so large as we hoped to have, but we rejoice over even this. One dollar comes from Grace and Jessie Dean, and another from Ada and Sadie Watte. The rest was given by M., B., and F. Christian, N. White, A. Cortner, J., K., and L. Boren, F. Plummer, C. and B. I. Hall."

M a b e l A r n o l d , Leader. This la not all this band has done

you know. Part of their star offerings Is already reported. We are deeply in-debted to them and their leader. Mrs. Maynard will bear them in prayer to our Father's throne when she reads of their work In her behalf. May they grow up loving, giving Christians.

Now for our third waek! This de-serves all praise. We are beginning wonderfully. Let me beg you to gather in all the star cards that you possibly can, so I may report them to the W. M. U. at Hot Springs. They have proved their worth I think, and 1 hope the ladies will be sufficiently encouraged to use them farther. We have some 300 still out. With great hope, yours most fondly,

L a u b a D a y t o n E a k i n . Chattanooga.

Receipts. !nt week In April, >17 61

FoafArAW. K, B., and B. Hnr, Bweetwutori atar 1 00 : L. and d. UlankenRblp, star 18 Uand A.Janeway.ftHr U OlaHMvUleManbeann, by MiuKoz....^ S 00 Mary Kate Campbell, Ripley, atar .... M . Nelson Bryan, Hbop "prlng. atar I 00 IntantClaMHbopHprlng.atnr .. . i26 Helping Uanda, Columbia, by C.B. P... 8 00 Allted Bym,ChlpmBn,iUr 1 00 him Haiab Old, Uoucb vUie, atnr 1 00 E. A. Headden. Couobvllle, atar 1 oo .. ColumbiaHuDbeama by Hra. Uarrlaon . 1 00 Victor Harwood, Una, atar i 00 , Jeaale Houtbern, Ualla Gap, atar 1 Ro ^ L. Bonner. 0. Borrela, I'eterabnrg, atar.. 100 MlaaK. Wllllama-olaaa,Newbern,atar.. 1 00 Henry Davia, BrownavUle, atar i oo Arthur Roae, Browuavllie, atar I 00 Little Workera, Wartrace. atar e 00 UUaa No. 11. cwn. Cb. a H. Cbut. atar, by Mm.lUpo .. ... .... 1 00 A. and U Marab, BIdwell, aUr 1 00

M0» OBrHAMAUB (SUPPOBT). Clarkavllle Sunbeama, by Hlaa Fox 1 2S

voa niBin BBAKOH.. Sweetwater a B by Hra. Lowry 1 0I Uartba Uarrla, Memphis, by Mra. Woat Harria i j Kva Rice Ralnea, Parla, by Ura. Pearl Balnea lo

VOB HOMB BOABO. A Friend, (aelMenlal) a Little Workera, Orpbanaxe, by L. P.

(aeirmenlal) ...TT ..,...„ so UamboldtSnnbeama by Mrs Boott e oo Total IBS 89 HeoelTed sioos AprU 1, UOO: rot Japan . Mi 16 : OrptMBfs (anwrt) 4 78 \ S®'""?* « » • U gaWeaBranoli..... i t s •• ZTWlagS, M

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8810 Star (lOUara... mto

•Hlaod Booka an a Naikion's Treasure." •end for our Ptee lUiuttated Catalogue of Books, Bibles and Albums. Best and Utaat Books ont. Address, BAPTIST and KKPLBCTPR, NMhviUe, Tenn.

BAPTIST AND BBIXJMTCOB, APBIL12,1»00.

RBCBNT EVENTS.

—Rev. J. K. Fant, of Campbello, S. C., died at his home on April 1st at the age of 49 years.

—Bev. W. B. Graves has ofl'cred his resignation as pastor of Parkview Church, Bhreveport, La.

—Bev. J. H. Milbum of Fulton, Ky., has accepted a call to the church at Marlanna, Ark. Bro. Milburu is a flue preacher and an able writer.

—The Baptist Banner announces that Rev. W. A. Nicholas, Held agent for the paper, has decided to go to Cu-ba with the view of locating there.

—Rev. D. G. Whittlughlli, who re-cently resigned the pastorate of the Coliseum Place Church, New Orleans, has accepted a call to Bonham, Texas.

—In response to the argent solicita-tion of the Baptist Tabernacle at Ral-eigh, Rev. W. D. Hubbard of Eufaula, Ala., has finally decided to accept its call, and will take charge May Ist.

—On account of the protracted ill-ness of his wife. Dr. R. P. Johnston tendered his resignation as pastor of the Third Church, Bt. Louis, but the church declined to accept the resigna-tion.

—The meetings at Pana, 111., have resulted in 60 additions to the church. Pastor Bevllle was assisted the first week by Rev. H. L. Winbume of Tut-lahoma. Dr. W. P. Throgmorton also preached five sermons.

—The First Baptist Church, Jack, sonville, Fla., has extended a unani-mous call to Dr. W. A. Hobson of East Lake, Ala. Dr. Hobson is a flue man. We congratulate the saints at Jackson-ville upon securing him.

—Rev. Frank Dixon of Hartford, Conn., recently preached what the Hartford Daily Times called a "strong, eloquent sermon" upon the subject "Why I am a Baptist." It is an unu-sually flue presentation of our princi-ples.

—By invitation of the Baptist Min-isters' Conference of Richmond, Va., the Baptist Congress will hold its an-nual smlon there next November. Drs. I. M. Mercer, W. E. Hatcher, and R. H. Pitt have been appointed a com-mittee on arrangement.

—Dr. A. H. Newman, of McMaster University, Toronto, will proach the Commencement sermon of Baylor Uul-veraity next June, and will also deliver to the summer Bible School of Waco a course of lectures on the "Confirma-tion of the Slxteenth.Centur>."

—Says the Baptist of Jackson, Miss., "Bev. T. B. Bay. pastor of Immannel Church, Nashville, is In onr city doing some good preaching in the First Bap-tist Charch. The cougregatious are good, and the outlook la promising." We shall expect to hear of good results from the meeting.

—Bev. P. I. Llpsey of Greenwood, Miss., has accepted a call from the churohtsat Clinton and Edwards in Mississippi. He will live at Clhiton and divide his time equally between the two ohurchee. Clinton Is the seat of Mississippi College, which makes the pastorate a very important one. No better man oould have been found for the place than the scholarly Lipsey.

—We received a neatly gotten up invitation to an entertainment given • t the Fust Baptist Churoh, Nashville, last Sunday night. It was called the " Story of Christ in Song." There were aongs by the ciiok commemorat-ing his birth, hia life, bis death, his resunectlon and his ascentlon. Tha pastor, Dr. Burrows, also made appro-priate nmarks. The entertainment u •ild to have bean • flnt aoooeie.

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o'' " S u n d a u j m o p n i n g T h o u g h t s . " I D r . cJ. B . © F J A N F I I ^ I J ' S A l o s t o p l u l i f f o p l .

Brilliant Introduction by Bishop Chas. B. Galloway. Il-lustrated with iieculiar force and power by the world famous artist, Frank Beard. Fresh fioiu the press. ~ Everybody wJlnts it. A fine opportunity to engage in a profitable em-ployment. Sold only on the exclusive territory plan. Order outfit now (only 75 cents) and secure choice territory.

Address J. R. FLORIDA & CO., PttWisliers. •50 N. Cherry St.. NASHVILLE, TENN.

—Dr. H. Allen Tupper, who recently resigned the care of the church at Mont Clair, N. J., to engage in mission work in New York, has been called to the pastorate of Fifteenth street Baptist Churcb, Brooklyn. This church was organized about a year ago in a private house, and now has a membership, It is said, of 245, and does not oweadollar. Dr. Tupper has intimated his Intention to serve the church as Its pastor, but will not at present devote his whole time to It.

—Senator Pettigrew recently offered a resolution in the United States Sen-ate, "That the President be requested, if 'nol incompatible with the public in-terest, to send to the Senate a state-ment of the number of saloons that have been established In ManUa, P. I., since the occupation of that city by the United Btatea forc<«; who conduct these saloons, who are their patrons, and what kind of liquors are sold and the quantity of such liquor." The res-olution was adopted by the Senate. We hope that the desired information will soon be given. Certainly it is needed. The Christian people of this country are getting very tired of being represented in our new possessions by the saloons.

Announcement.

The commencement exercises of the Fall Branch High School will embrace April lOth, 20th.

The baccalaurate sermon will be preached Thursday at 10:30 by Rev. J . C. Davidson, pastor of the First Bap-tist Church, Johnson City.

Thursday at 7:S0 p. m. entertainment giveu by the school.

Friday, 10 a. m. address by Bro. Davidson. At 1:30 p. m,, entertain-ment by the school. At 7:30 p. m. class exerciees and "drama."

All friends of education are cordially invited to attend these exercises.

C. B. W a l l e r , Prln. Fall Branch, Tenn.

SuceesB—Worth Knowing. 40 years aucc<!i<8 In the 8ou»b, prov«i lIUKboa' Tonio u icroHt remedy for CliUl.s nnd nil Mnlarlnl Kevora. U«tl«>r thun Qtilnlno. Oitaranteed, try It. At DriigKlstM, m\ and 11 bUttlVN.

M. T. S. S. Convention.

—The fifth Sunday meetiug of Duck River AssociaUon will be held with the Baptist Church at Lois, Moore (Jounty, Tenn., April 27th, 28lh, 29th. I t is some seven miles south of Lynch-burg. It is a mission station, in the midst of a great mitwiou field and full of the greatest possibilities. We urge all the workers and churches to give a helping hand4n this efTort for its de-velopment. The little church is pray-ing for a good meeting.

D. S. McCu^uair ,8ec . Shelby ville, Tenn.

—Yesterday was a very satisfactory day in New Providence. Pastor Mur-ray preached about the "salt of the earth" toa house full of people. I t was the occasion of our annual roll-call and covenant meeting. A large tiiauk-ofTerlng was made to State Missions and sent to Bro. Barniefl for Cheatham County. I t was also the beginning of our long expected series of meetings and over 50 sent in their written prom-ises to do wiiat they can to make thia protracted effort a success. Bro. Cheek of Kentucky arrived in time for the night service and preached a great ser-mon to a ctowded house.

W. D. TuRNunr. ClarksvUle, Tenn., April 0th.

K. BORONIS ftCO ManuAMtnrar of

UabrallM and Cmtum ReoovsrlBg and flepairint

nistorlcid Cues . 222 N. Hammer Bt,

NMhTlUe, Tenn.

It is earnestly desired that the meet-ing of the Middle Teunessee Baptist Buuday-school Conventloy at Antloch, April 18th, 10th, 20th, will bo a great success and prove a blessing in quick-ening the interest In Sunday-school work all over Middle Tennessee. Now If we have such a meeting some things are necessary:

1. Those oh the program must spare no time nor care in preparing their ad-dresses, and must be sure to come with mature and well prepared thoughts to express. Now, brethren, do not dis-appoint us. ,,

2. Others beside those on the pro-gram should come. By all means come, help, and be helped. Count nothing too dear, except life and health, to sacrifice tc come and help the Mas-ter's cause in this great department of church work. Come, not caly to listen, but to take part in the geneml discus-sion with short, spicy, and well direct-ed talks.

8. And beeldes the people, we shall need the manifested preMnce of the Holy Spirit. But you need not worry, the Lord liaa promised Him, and if the people will , only c2me, as I hope we will, with humble, helpfal splrlta, the Holy Spirit wUl be there. In the BAPmr AND R b f l b o t o r of this week you will And the program. Tiiinkof each subjeot, come and hear it dis-cussed. You might leam wmetliiDg. Wiiatever yoa do come in time to hear the introdactory sermon by Dr. A o i m ; yon will never forget it. Let tu look for, e:itPMt and ei>Joy a great meeting.

Antiooh is about ten utilea aodth of Nashville on the N. A 0. B. B. You can come for one and one-third far* fur round trip. Get a certlfloate fkom the agent when you bay ytmt ticket, have it idgned by. the seoretaiy of tlw convention, and you can prooun one-third attfs to yotir starUng point.

U. W.Bhxbmam , Ch'm. Sz.Oom.

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AMONG THE BRETHREN.

Rev. J. N. Hall, of the American Baptist Flag is this week assisting Bev. W. A. Tumage in a gracious revival at luka, Miss.

The total lunount expended for mis-sions by the Baptists of Georgia as re-ported by State Secretary, 8. Y. Jame-4on, amounts to $14,848.

Bev, P. A. Eubank, well known to many TennesHeans, has become pastor at Lamar, Colorado. His people are congratulating themselves.

Evangelist G. R. Calms of England will arrive in America soon and will begin a revival with Rev. H. P. Hurt at Kosciusko, Miss., about May 14tb.

Rsv. J . R. Jester leaves Montezuma, GH., to become pastor at West Point, Ga. Before leaving Montezuma he raised enough money to build a church.

An exegesis of John Hi. 5 seems to be the order of the day with most of our exchanges. Even staid old "Benex" of the Western Recorder has recently given light on this subject.

Eirangelist J. H. Dew who is con-ducting a revival in Franklin Street Church, Louisville, Ky., witnessed about 25 conversions last week. The meetings are still in progress.

Rev. Preston Blake of Kentucky is assisting Dr. A. C. Davidson in a gra-cious revival at the Southside Baptist Church, Birmingham, Ala. They make an effective team of workers.

Rev. AusUn Crouch a student in the Seminary at Louisville and pastor at Biropsonville, Ky., has been called to the care of the churoh at Corinth, Miss. He has not decided what step to take yet.

The work of tearing down the old Walnut-stieet Churoh, Louisville, has begun and soon this historic old build-ing will be no more. The last services in the old house were exceedingly ten-der.

Rev. Curtis Lee Laws who has Just baptized IG into .the fellowship of the First Church, Baltimore, Md., has been granted a vacation by his cburoh and he will sail for Europe about June 1st.

The revival at the Second Church, Jackson, Tenn., in which Dr. W. G. Inman ts being assist^ by Rev. John T. Oakley is proving very successful. Many people are being Inspired to a better life.

Up to this writing 21 have been re-ceived into the fellowship of Court Street Church, Portsmouth, Va, in the ravival which Bev. J. W. Porter of Maysville, Ky., Is conducting fur Dr. B. B. Garrett.

Rev. H. L. Quarles has resigned as pastor of the Broadus Memorial Charch, Richmond, Va., the resigna-tion to take eiTact May 8Ist. He skys this step Is final and thus leaves the churoh in mourning.

Rev. J, P. Langley of Bobberson Avenue Churoh, Springfield, Mo., has our very tenderest sympathy In the great bereavement which has befallen iUm over the death of his devoted wife. But he sorrows not as those without hope.

The Georgia Baptists In Convention at Griflln,'laat week, made a contribu-tion of over 17,000 to their Orphans' Home. One woman gav« her rhig, anothiff hor gold eye-glasses. The First and Second Churo'ies, Atlanta, gave IGOO each.

We are informed that,Bev. J. H. MUbnm of Falton, Ky., has about de-cided to accept the call to the can of the charoh at Marlanna, Ark., < to which be was recently called. Bic. Milbum will be a atrong acquialtlon ^o the Ariumna inUilstty.

BAPTI8T AKD BBTUBOTOB, AFBII i l2 ,1900.

Dr. 0«!ar Haywood of Jackson, Tenn., was too ill to fill his pulpit at the First Charoh In that city Sunday, and his people were favored with a strong discourse from Dr. W. D. Pow-ell. We trust Bro. Haywood's illness is only temporary.

Special revival services are in prog-re«8this week at the Delmar Avenue Church, St. Louis, Mo. Bev. J. T. M. Johnston is being assiated by Rev. W. J. Williamson of Kansas City, Mo. At the first service ten united with the churcb, nine by baptism.

Dr. A, 8, Pe'tle, superintendent of the American Anti-saloon League in Tennessee assisted Dr. W. D. Powell last week in a revival at Highland Avenue Church Jacknon, l ^ n . Rev. Lloyd T. Wilson of Humboldt is doiug the preaching this week.

Rev. M. P. G. Baird of Fulton, Ky., died Tuesday, April 8rd, of pneumonia after a short illness He leaves a wife and six children. Bro. Baird was an exceedingly useful man and was atone time pastorat Kenton, Tenn. He has led many souls to Christ.

Manuel Argo, son of Rev. J. N. Argo of McKeozIe, Tenn., died at the home of his father April 1st. He was 23 years old, a Baptist and amonl, np-right youtagman who was respected by all who knew him. We greatly sym-pathize with the sad relatives.

Rev. W. C. Greer rf Paris, Tenn., who has four strong churches in Hen-ry county, Tenn., has been ordered to go to the Boutbern Bi^ptist Convention at Hot Bprings by the brethren, who have assured him that all expenses would be met. Go thou, and do like-wise!

Bam Jones recently said of Rev. Len G. Broughton, of the Tabernacle Churoh, Atlanta, Ga: "Broughton weighs 180 pounds and 125 of tliat is backbone and five hair." Bro. Brough-ton Is with Dr. A. C. Dixon of New York this week in a gracious revival in Baltimore, Md.

Without his knowledge the Prohibi-tionists of Alabama at their recent Convention nominated Rev. W. B. Crumpton, State Secretary of Miasions in that State far Governor. Bro. Crumpton says he is not in politics ex-cept to tbe extent that he wants to see clean men in ofllce.

Augustus B. Van Winkle has given 145,000 to Brown University, which is to be expended in providing* gateway and an administraUon building. Miss Annie Crosby Emory, daughter of Judge Emory of Ellsworth, Me., was elected dean of the woman's depiart-ment of the University.

Prof. J. R. Moieley has resigned his position as professor of the Department of History and Philosophy in Mercer University. Thia step is taken by Prof. Moseley because he holds certain views divergent from those of the denomination which owns the Uni-versity. He is a brilliant man.

As the result of a revival at Barbour-ville, Ky., in which Rev. G. W. Arga-brite of Keene, iCy., assisted Bev. R. L. Baker, sixteen were added to the church. The meeting was oonaidera- biy interfered with by the perturbed political situation, but the gospel even-tually proved to be the power of God.

Bev. W. M. C. Hicka, who figured so extensively a year or two ago in West Tennessee and was eveiywhero believed to be a firand of the deepest dye, recently went Iwfon tiie charoh at Winfleld, Ala, acknowledged his ~ dlsrepntable character, aaked tbe for-glvennesa of the churoh, avowed gi^n-ine npentance and oonvenlon, and was received, bapthMd and daly or-aained by that charoh.

—go to some ine . '

"Take it back who win give you Pearl-

That's the only way to do they send you an imitation.

The populaiity of Pearline be-C1 gets the habit of calling atiything tJ that's washing-powder, "Pearl-

ine." Those who notice the difference in name, think perhaps " it's al^ut the

same thitig." It isn't Nothing else equals Pearline; the original and

standard washing compound, an

—Program for the fifth Sunday meet-ing of Union Association, to be held with the Baptist Churoh at Bhellford, beginning Friday at 10 o'clock before the fifth Sunday in Apill.

1. Sermon for criticism. B. Green. 2. Are all regenerated persons mem-

bers of the kingdom Christ came to set up? W. M. McGr^or, Sam Howell.

8. How is God robbed nowadays? B. F. Jones. E. Bobbins.

4. What should be done with churoh members who are able to contribute to the cause of Christ and refuse to do ao? E. Kelley, Richard Howell.

6. Why should we urge a Bunday-achool in every neighborhood? J . W. Cooley.

0. What should be done with a Bap-tist who enconragee the liquor tnfilc? W. L. McNabb, W. A. Cunnhigham.

—MeeUng wUl be held with Turkey Creek Churoh, Hardin County, Indian Creek Association, tieginning at 8 a. m. Saturday before.

1 Why have fifth Sunday meetings ? R . W Bichle, J . B. Bowen.

2 A Goapel Churoh? J . W. Stan-field, W. H. Moses.

8 The mission of the churches? J . O. Pace, R. J. Wood.

4 A good churoh member. T. R. Davis, J . B. Gaut.

6 Our duty towards the saloon." Merlda Huckaba, S, W. O wen.

0 Co'portage. B. M. Faubion, J. L. Morrison.

7 Woman's work in the churohea. SIsten M. E. Brown, Alice Davis. OThe query box will be a factor.

Sunday, 0:80 a. m., Sunday-achool mass meeting led by J. Alfred Ship-man. 11 a. m. Miaalonaryaermon by M. B. Cooper; J . O. Pace, alternate.

J . A . D a v i s , A . O . M o m t a q u b ,

Committee.

PILLARS OF ORTHODOXY: or

DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH

The Baptiat Book Concern will aoou bring out a remarkable book, entitled " P i U i A B s o f O r t h o d o x y , " o r D b -FCNOBRS OF THB F A m 0 , ^ W r i t t « a and prepared by Ben M. Bogaid. A brief biomphy of aeventeen great Bap-tista will be in the book, and in con-nection with each biognpliv will be a plctun of the pillar of ortoodozy and a apecimen aermon. The aermona will be the very beat ever pabllahed, aa tlunr wiU be the cholceet of all that theae

pubi! the following great men: J . M. I t a -dletoui J . B. Gravee, John A.BiMMlne, James P. Bovo& Wm. V a a g ^ , J . B. Moody, J . N. Hall, HTl^nl, T. T. Eaton, J. 8. Onlanan. W. F. H u v w , W. B. Penn, A. P. WiUlun^^J. t ! Chriathm, Blcluud Fuller, A. O. Day-ton, J . B. Jetw. I t will oeoeaaarihriM alaigebookof aboat470|»gaa. Alee 12 a copy. To thoee who will order and pay in advance the book will be aold for tbe low price of Si, with 16a added fbr poahwe, maktag |1.1S total tat the book. The book la now in the handa of the printer. Order now, Ibr thia pnpoalUon will eloee whin tbe bwkla printed. Said lo Baptiat Book Conoam, LoolavfUe, Ky- ^

—Program of fifth. Sunder meeting of New Salem Aesociation, to be held at Buena Vifta, Graht, Tenn., Apr* 27,28,29,1900. f ;

1. Intr^uctory sermon. 8ab jec t> Mlselons; origin and design of. B.N. Fitzpatrlck; alternate, J . F. MoN»bb. General dlscuaalon.

2. la it obligatory on each churoh to maintain a Sunday-achool? M. W. Ruaaell, J . H. Agee.

8. la it Scriptural or expedient for Baptiat Churohea to hold anion meet-ings with other denomhutlons? J . H . Grime, J. W. Patton.

4. What ere the nlaUona of tbe chnrohes to the monl or aodal evila of the day? Jeaae Bahd, L. L. Allen.

6. Sermon. Bubject, Bible Banctlfl-catlonand Modem HoUneaeComparad. J. H. Andenon. General diacuaaion.

The queatlon box will be opened from tim9 to time at the will of the. the body. Bretliren who a n not aa-algned aubjecta will pleaae atady the aubjecta and come prepared to take part in the general dlacuaaiona that a n expected to follow the leadingapeechea.

Pastor and DMu»na, Committee. T^ J. Eaatea, Paatoi. .. ,

IT CURES CATARRH. Dr. Bloaaer|B Catarrh Cure will e an

the worst casea of catarrh, oatanhal deafneea, bronchltla, aathma, etc. Thouianda of aaflerora have been cured. Mr. W. T. Harria, of Moaoow, Tenn., writes, "Your remedy cared me of a seven case of catarrh 'of the head, of about ten years atanding."

Thia nmedycan be aaed athome, and cmtaonly fl.OO for a box containing one month'a treatment, aent by mail. Send all orders and correapondenoe to Dr. J . W. Bloaaer A Son, 08 Broad Bt, AUanta, Ga. A trial aunple wlU be mailed upon leqaeat.

- ^ n . Saturday and Sunday, April 28,29,1900, the meeUng of the Oillnda » Mlaaion Circle of Cumberland Aaeocla-Uon will be held with WUliama' Chap- ^ el, Lament, Tenn. Following la the ~ program:

1 Saturday momhig—Pn^yer and ' aongaervice.

2 What benefita ahoald we expect^ ' from the olrole meeting? J. B . H i u t

8 How to aecun good attendance on Batarday meetinga. Wm. MoNealy. •

4 The churohea' need of the Boljr Spirit. O.P.Maddox.

6 The quallficatlona and dattoe of deacona. BudHouie.

6 la a committeeon discipline » good tiling in a ohnroh? J . B. Cook.

7 Should a member who ia able and will not give anything for ohnroh es- > penaea be allowed to nmain in the ohnroh? Willie Bwann, Bobert B*n-dere.

8 Qaeation box. 9 Sundi^ morning—Sundmr'BC^I

by the ohnroh. 10 What ia tbe ol^eot of tbe Bandey-

aohool? J . A. Crooker. 11 The relation and obligation of pa-'

rente and adnlt ohnroh memben to the -Banday^chooL O. P. Maddox.

12 Hlaaton amnon. J. P. GUlIam. : . W. I . SuAiraoif, Ch'm.

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biMtDCM. tiM K. U. Woodward Companr. Bal-ttmore, Md., decire to aeeare repreMnUUvM In dlflkrant mcUoiu of the oountry. to look an«r tiMir inlereata and to travol. No can-vaMlnc. Th«y oBhr parilM who can do a rauonable amount of bnslneam tl8.W per waek andexpenw*. Wntatbemtmniedlatolr •endtnc relbrtnoM.

W . J . B O Y L I N & S O N S .

Frlntlag. Binding, EmboaainK and Lltbognpbing. We guaimntee to do bettor work for the money than can be •eeured elaewhere In tbe State. Clcrkt qfAuooiatiotu tequeeted to write ub for eetimstee on their mlnatea.

Unioa St., NastavUle. Tenn.

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Morphine and Whinkcvhab-lla treated without |>ain or confinement. Cure (ninran-teed or no pay. B. H. VKAL, Han'gr Lithia Springs Han-Itarlum, Box S. AuttU, Ga.

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S o u t h e p n Bapt is t ©on v e ration At Hot Springs, Ark., Alsy 10 to 17.

The beet way is via the Iron riountaiii Route md Hot Springs Railroad.

The very VERY LOW rate of ONE FARE for the BOUND TRIP 1b of-fered by the above Itnea fur this Con-vention. A BABE CHANCE to viBit the great Government Beservation •nd health and Pleasure Beaort.

Deacrlptlve and lllnatrated matteron prfnL

specli and any other information Hot SpMga mailed free, and informa-tion aa to aohednlea of special trains,

^Miied, will be promptly ftamlshed by addresa-iiigH.O.Townsend, O. P. & T. A., lion Mountain Boute, St. Louis, Mo.; B. T. G. Matthews. T. P. A., Louis-•Ule, Ky.; I. E. Behlander, T. P. A., Chattanooga, Tenn.; EllisFaniswotth, T. P. A . Memphis, or J. C. Lewis, T. P. A , Auitln, Tezaa.

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Southern Baptist Convention.

The45tb scMdon, 66th yew, of the Bouthem Baptist Convention will be held In the olty oif Hot Springs, Ark., beginning Friday, May 11,1800, at 10 a.m.

The annual sermon will be preached by Bev. J . J. ^ l o r , D.D., of Virginia, or his alternate, Bev. A. J. Barton, D. D., of ArkanMs.

The annual meeting of the American Baptist Edncationai Society will be held In Hot Springs, Ark., ThuradKy, May 10th, at 8 p. m. ^

The annual meeting of the Baptist Young People's Union, South, will be held at Hot Springs, Ark., banning Thursday, M«y 10th, at 10 a. m.

RAILROAD RATES. The Missouri Pacific, Iron Mountain

and Southern Bailways, and the Ar-kansas Southern B. B., have author-ixed me to announce:

A rate of one flrstclaas fare for the round trip from all points within the territoiy of these roads. Tickets of Iron-clad signature form, limited to continuous passage In each direction, to be Bold May 7 to 11, Inclusive, with final limit fifteen days from date of rale. An extension of the final limit may be obtained to leare Hot Springs not later than June 10th, fprovlded tickets are deposited with Agent at sfot Sprlngci prior to May 17th.

,The South-eastern Passenger Associ-ation authorize same rates but fix dates of sale as May 7-10 inclusive, with final Ihnlt May 21th.

Airnott-membetshlp lines in territo ry east of the MissiBsippi and south of the Ohio and Potomac Bivera, via which those starting from territory of the Association can ticket to Hot Springs, have expressed their wlUlng-neas to participate in this rate.

The Western Passenger Association proposes rate of one fare for the round trip, from points In Missouri, south of the MiBsuuri River and from all points In KauBas.

The South-western Paasenger Asso-ciation has adopted firom Texas points

•rateofone fint-class fare plus 12 for the round trip, eelling from Big Springa, Dei Bio, Eagle Pass and east May 8th and 9th, and west of points named May 7th and 8th; final limit of tickets leaving Hot Spiings twenty days ftam date of sale. Extension of final limit for ten days may be had by depositing tickets prior to May 17th with B. M. Smith, Ticket Agent, Hot Springs.

Other announcements will be pub-lished as received.

Any fbrther Information regarding Ballroad matters will be cheerfall given to those who send a stam; envelope for reply.

O. F. Greoory, Sec. In Charge of Transportation.

504 N. Broadway, Baltimore, Md. $100 Reward $ioo.

. The r«aden of thia paper wl II be pleased to learn thattbere liatieaatonedreMleddlaeaae tbat Hclenoe luw been able to onre In all Ita HtaKesiBnd tbat It U CaUrrb. Hall 'sCatarrb Cure la tbeonly poaltive enre known to tbe medleal nratemltjr. Oatarrb being a eon-atltational dlaeaae, rcqnires a oooatuutlonal treatment. UaU'a cAarrb" Cure la taken Internalb', acting direottjr upon tbe blood and mnooaa Buriaoe* of tbe ayaiem, thereby deetroylng tbe fbundatlon of the dlaeiuie,and giving the patient atrengtb by building up (be conatltutlon and aaabitInK nature In do-ing Its work. Tbo proprietois bave ao muob fltRb In Ita cumtlve power*, tbat they otier One Hundred Uollara Itor aiiy eaae tbat It ftklla to cute. 8end fOr Ibrt of teatlmonlaU.

Addreai, K. J . CKNKV A CO., Toledo, O. Bold by drunlKti, TSoenta. UaU'a ramfiy pllla are tbe beet.

With the consent of the membership of the Third Chimb, St. Louis, Ho., the other morning Dr. B. P. Johnston open^ the doors of the ohuroh in the Sunday school, and fifteen prcMnted thenuelvea for membership. At the prauhlng senrlce which followed two more presented themselvea.

Bev. B. D. Burr has reaigned the care of tbe Buggle^street ohuroh, Boe-tbn, and Or. H. 0. Applcgwrth of Clevalaod, Ohio, haa aocepted IIm care of the nrs t Church, CkmbMdg*, If aau

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u IS quite generally believe<l, pirf-ticularly by large consumers and practical painters, that Pure White

Lead is the best paint. It is because of this belief that manufacturers of the so-called White Leads, mi.xtures of Whiting, Barytes and Zinc, brand them "White Lead," " Pure White Lead," e f -i etc. You can avoid these by making sure that the brand is right. , C B E E colors UM National Lead Company's Pure White • • | | | * B * Lead Tinting Colora. Any abade dmired la readily • obtained. Pamphlet giving full Information and abow-Ing aamplea of Colors, alto .pamphlst entitled Uncle Sam'a Bx-pcrieoca With Paiota " forwarded upon appUrMion.

S*>ciii.Mi». Buffalo.

LouIKUIC. National Lead Co., loo William Street, New York.

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Thlalnatltutioni* a liomvllko Mnllnrluin and boapltal ft>r tto caroof iiiild nvrVQua oaaea; surgical and nil nanH ontaRlouN medl-eal ceiws. A Waite « llartiett X-ray Ma-eblne U oonnerted with the «<urslcal depart-nent. Service U good |n nil departnumla. Mon eotarlnn In its benetlta. Aiubnianre eervloeto nil trains if previously notined. Tbe also and location of this sanitarium, with Ita many other advan tage and reason* able rates, makes it one of tbe boat and most desirable In the West. Kor in'ea and other infbnnatloni addrem UK. B. A. WILKra , HnpU and House I'dyalclan.

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fo t ptire GOSPEL TRUTH and SWEET FLOWING MUSIC,

Loails A l l R i v a l Simg BookSm

Com|iriii«a IBt ciioiro nongs nilaptoii to SUNDAY SC1IOUI.8, YOUN« I'KOPI.K'.9 SOOIRTIES, EVAS-C.KI.I8TIC MKhTINU^ and SPECIAI. OCCASIONS.

Price, for rf/Arr no/a(/on. preimiil. carb, JSe; W per iltncn. fly exprcM, IS.SO |>or dozen, and tlO jier hnndroii.

Oholoo Sangmg com|)OMMi of (U Mings trilh nuirt, by iiinil, each, iuc. Ity ox|ire«8, | l |>cr lioxon.

Large, Clear Type, 5elf-Pronouncing Bible.

Containing 60,000 original and selected par-allel referenoee and marginal readings.

All refei-enoee are grouped in convenient form nnder the heading of Word Book, so that any reader can knoV exactly where to find any subjwt desired. The Word Book is an en-tirely new feature hi Bible aids.

O U R O F F E R .

We will Bend this fine Self-pronionnoing Teachere* Bible, large type, morocco bound, red under gold edges, very flexi-ble, with concordance, hdps, maps, eta, for 8.00, or 2.76 if a minister, and the Baptist Ain> RxiLBOTOBfor one year. Retail price of Bible alone is 4.60

Coal-Goal-Coal. All Qrades-Best Prices.

Burn e m p i r e : . J no. D. Anderson 8c Co.

Offlsio 4 0 9 U n i o n fit. 3 0 6 .

It is annoaooed that Walnut Stnat Churcb, Louisville, Ky., la frae ftom the whiskey tnfllo. None of her membeia a n engaged in tath huslneas, the last one having either left the church or left the business. This is • great victory After a stubborn fight.

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JACKSONVILLE via jP. C. «t P., firom iMke C% via

Ocorffia Southern A Florida J^. firom Uaoon via Central qf

Oeorffia Hy., from ATLANTA

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NASHVILLE Wo the NaahvUU, ChoUonooga A St.

LouU Ry.^ arriving

ST. L b U i S over the Rlinoit Centred It. JR. firom

Jfartin, Tenn, Double Daily Service

and T h p o u o h filooplha 0«pai

maintained over this S o o r i i o L d n . ©

Ticket Agents of the Jaeksonvlllefit. Lonls line, and agenis of connecting linee In Flor-ida and the Southeast, will grve yon fuU In-ftormatlon es to sohedales of this donbledally service to BU l«uls and tbe Northwest, and of (rain time of lines oonneetlng. They also will sell yon tickets and advise yon as to rates.

W n a . M n i ^ , N e ^ O r l w n s , La., UlTislon ^ ' ^ w f a c n l S Y B l t . Atlanta, Qa., Travellnf

A. KBLU>NI>, A. Q. P. A., LouUvUle, Ky. minois Central Kaiiroad.

MISSOURI ^ PACIFIC

^ ^ L W A Y Tho Groat through lino from

St. Louis, Ulty.StJoo, Omaha, Pueblo,Donvor,Salt Lake City. Try tho new fast train—Arkansas and

Nebraska Limited.

Iron MouBtaIn ReutB The moat direct Line via St. Louis and

Memphis to all points in Arkanisiui and 'Texas,

West and Sontbwest. Piee Reclining Chairs on aU tnOns Uomphls to Dallas and Fort Worth.

For nuips, rates, free books on lyazas, Arkanns, and all Western States, and further Information, call on your local oket agent or write to

B. T. G. Matthews, T. P. A., Louisville, Ky.

H. 0. Townesnd, G. P. & T. A., SU Louis.

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aTANBAKD aiL CO. sad sold miTwlMie.

OBITUARY.

NOT/CR—mitwirynoiices mtex-ctfding ZOO xronli wilt be inacrfed frte of charge^ but one cent will be charged for each tiicceeding tcord, and should be paid in adrance. Cbiuit the teorda and j/ou tcill knoio exactlg what the char^icilt be. H'Afre an obituttrg i» in excetB of the goo tcords pllotced and is not twonmpanied by the money, iw shall have to cut it dotm to the firee

RueniKa.—Little Bula, daughter of Rev. R. A. and Hattle N. 0. Rushing, was born Deo. 8, 1898, and died Sept. 16, 1890 She survived her mother, who died April 22,1899, only a short time. Thus mother and little daugh-ter were eeparated only a abort time. Though kindly watched and mtniste^ ed to, It seemed the will of the Lord that this bright little flower should bloom here for a fow days only and be transplanted to a brighter and sunnier clime. Who doubts that the Lord's WAylsbest? 8. G. Biikpabd.

Martin.—Bister Mmerva Jane Max tin was bom In Pontatoo county, Miss., December 14, 1867; died February 14, 1900; married to B, F. Lovett, July 17, 1877; professed faith In Christ in 1882; was bapUaed by Elder McKay In 1884; Joined Trinity Church In 1885; moved to Dyer county, Tenn,; Joined the Trimble Church In 1887; moved back to Texas and died a member In full fellowship of the BhUoh Missionary Baptist Church. Bhe was sick a long while. Her aged mother, husband and many relatlvee and friends waited around her bedside to adrnmlster to her wants. A,t last death came and claUued Itavlcthn. Bhe m i an afTec-tlonate wife and mother and loved by all who knew her. Bhe has left a hus-band, fDur children, • mother, five brothers and a host of friends to moutn her lots. We mourn not as those that have no hope.

Dear Bister, thou hast left us. And thy loss we deeply feel*, But 'Us Gcd that haa bereft us. He can all our sorrows heal.

Approved and requested for publica-tion In the Baptut and BefjUmttob by the Bhiloh Missionary Baptist Churoh, March 10,1900.

WAiLK3.-LUtle Clarenre HUUaiy Walles died Feb. 2, 1900. He was 2 years and 4 months old. Although so young, he had entwined himself sp closely around the hearts of his patents U seemed almost Impossible for them to give him up. He was • gmtt sun-beam In the home, but he haa been transplanted to bloom Into fUll man* hood In heaven. He was Indeed a lovely child with beautlfnl brown eyes and curly hair, and was closely bound to his mamma and wa all fitel that the home of •Brother and Bister Walles was bereft of a preoloM treas-u n when God claimed him aa His own. But may thsy bow In humble aabmle-sloa to the will ofour Father, and IM. that heaven la neaier. "Hegathers the Lamba In His boeom." Bervloee wen held at tbe home by Dn. Boone and Bmlth.

Mia. Georgia Mabeiy, Mn. MoUle Heugha, Mrs. B. Lee Smith. Ladles' Aid Omnmlttee of TMnlty Baptkt Church Memphis, Tenn.

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Old Pictures Copied and Enlarged If yon hava an oM plctnia of some dear oneyoo wish pMeerred, rite to na and we will take pteasoie In quoting yon pricea on ledlflbrentalie photoe and poitialta. Wa do only the beat

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We want to pat the Baptist and Reflector In every Baptist home In Toineaeeethls winter. To help do 80 we make tbe following oflteBt

1. "nie Baptist and Befleotor one year and either of the following books: l%e Hlnlstiy of the Spirit, by A. J . Gordon; How Christ Qune to Ohardi, by A. J . Gordon; Pilgrlm*s Progiess, by John Bon* yan; Beautlfhl Joe, by Marshall Saunders, lor $2.16, or 11.76 If a minister.

2. The Baptist and Reflector one year and the Dying Testimonies of Saved .and Unsaved, by Rev. S. B. Shaw, 818 pages, for $8.16, or tl.76 If a mln< later.

8. The Baptist and Reflector one year and the Life of Matthew T. Yates, by Chas. E. Taylor, for 12.60, or«2.00 if a ^nlsttir.

. 4. The BapUst and Reflector and a Self-Pronoanc-Ing TMcher's Bible, large type, morocco bound, gilt edged, wlthoonoordance, hdps, maps, eto., for 18.00, or t2.76 If a minister.

6. The Baptist and Reflector one year and a fine copy of New Testament and Psalms, large type, cloth bound—regtilar price $1.60—for $2.76, or 12.26 If a minister.

6. Hie Baptist and Refleotor one year and Touching Incidents and Remarkable Answers to Prayer, by Rev. S. B. Shaw, 819 pages, for 12.26, or 11.76 if a minister.

7. tnie Baptist and Refleotor one year and the ReversibleU. 8. and World Map (66x46in.), ex-press or postpaid, for $2.60, or $2.26 if a minister.

8. l%e Baptist and Reflector one year and Mar* ion Harland's Bits of Common Sense, in 4 vols., for $2.26, or $1.76 if a minister.

9. The Baptist and Refleotor one year and a Post Fountain Pen, 8el^flIlIng and self-cleaolng, will last a life time, price $8.00; both paper and pen for $8.00. . 10. The Baptist and Reflector four months as a

trial, for 60c. Or, to enooarage oar fHends to woric for as, we

will make the oflbrs as follows: (1) For one fiew sabeorlber and $2.16, or $1.76 If

a minister, we wUI send one oopy of either The Ministry of the Spirit, or How Christ Came to Ohuroh, or Pilgrim's Progress, or Beaattfhl Joe,

(2) For one new subscriber and $2.60, or $2^00 if a minister, we will send a copy of the Lift of Yates.

(8) I\)r one new sabscriber and $8.00, or $2.76 if a minister, we will send the Teacher's Bible.

(4) For three new sabscribersand $6.00, or $4.60 if ministers, we will send the Bible.

(6) For seven new subscribers and $14.00 we will sand a beaotiftai watch, gold fllled, suitable either for a gentleman or lady.

(6) For twentx;|wo new subscribers at 60 cents for (bar months we will send this watoh.

(7 ) For eighteen new sabscrlbers and $86.00 we will s ^ d a splendid new sewing machine, price $60.00.

Now let oar friends go to work all over the State, andletasliayeagrand tally for the papw and for misdons.

WHto to as for sample copies, if desired.

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—We call special attention to the ad-vertisement of Hall Murrey on pafte 16. If you will read their motto we at* sure you will t>e convinced that they dcaerve your patronage. They ate clever gentlemen, keep the best goods at the very lowest prices. Ulve them a call.

—Program of iifth Sunday meeting of third cirole, BigHatchie Assoolatiou, to be held with Salem Baptist Church, April 27-29,1000.

1. Friday. Introductory sermon. Rev. W. L. Anthony.

2. Saturday, Devotional exercises. W. O. Crutcher.

8. The work of the Holy Spirit. W. E. Elmoie.

4. What can bedoue to secure an In-oieaaed Intereat in our flfih Sunday meetings? P.N.Connor.

5. Dinner. Devotional exerclees. H. Q. Binford.

6. The mission of the Church. Rev. W . D . Powell.

7. Our Bute Board and Its work. M. D«MaJota.

8. Sermon. Rev.W. E Elmore. 9. Sunday. Devotional exercises, J .

H.WhU«. 10. Sunday-school Mass Meeting. 21. The Sunday-aohool and the Su-

perintendent. Hon. P. T. Glass. 18. The Sunday-achool and the

Taaoher. M. P. Lank ford. 18. The Sunday • aohool and the

Churah. O. L. JeflHea. • 14. Mlsalpn Sermon. Rev^ L. W.

Sloan. 15. OolleoUon. le. Dinner. Devotional exercises.

R. W. Moore. 17 The Sunday'achool and Missions.

Dr. J . A. Porter. 18. The Evergreen Sunday-school.

B. B, Jennings. 19. The Bunday-aohool and the Pas-

tor. ttov. W, L. Anthony. 2 0 . Shall w* give .the goapel to the

heatheo T John Connor, Br. 81. Leoture on Mexico. Dr. W. D.

PowiU. LaoN BI.OAK, Ohm'n,

Prorram Ccmmlttee.

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B A X V m r A N D B B l X i a O T O B , A P B I L 1 2 , 1 9 0 0 .

-raAOHKBia AOHMOY, KqniUtblo Bntldins. M*M»kta. AIM VMMDOlM IB W MI«tM .OperAle* IB ^ STuhftn" nrt omcloot'S^rvlco. • i ^ M B K ^ a a M B H a M m M i ^ M W a a i B M a a a M

- T h e fifth Sunday meeting of Balem Associatlou will be held with the old Uniou Cliuroh, generally known as Hurrtcaue, four miles west of Heuder-aon's Cross Roads and three and a half miles iwutheast of Balrd's Mill, begin-uing Friday, iO a. m., April a7th. The followlug lb the program:

1. Enrollment aud permanent organ-Ixation.

2. Introductory sermou.J. T. Oakley. Subject, Experimental Religion.

a. DeacouH—tiieir Scriptural quHllil-cationn, duties, atid has a deacon the Scriptural right to resign? D. B. Vance, J B. Tedder and Joseph Youug.

4 Church property. What Is it and how obtained? J . A. McClun'key, 8. Robiuaon.

5. The duty of Chrlstiaus to one an-other. C. 8. Dillon, A. J . Bryan.

« The Holy Spirit. Does He operate o» slunetB? If «>, how? W. H . Whitlock, J. W. Pattou.

7. When was the Church orgaulzed? J . H. Grime, 8. G. Bhepiierd.

8. Duty of church members to the unisavtM}. J. W. Stewart, A. J . Wal-ler, D. C. Taylor.

t). Are Bunday-schools a h^p in develuplug our churcheb? J . H. Will-lams, W. 11 Ratkep, W. F. Nelson.

10. What la the change which taken place when a man Is saved, aud how may he know it? P. W. Carney, Jamea Sanders, D. C. Taylor.

11. The queatlou box will be in charge of J . T. Oakley aud will be upeucd at intervals during the meeting.

Suudav-school mass meeting Buuday 10 a . m . Preaching 11 a. m. by Bieth-ten Vauceand Whitlock. Text, Matt, xxvill. 10,20.

Brethten please come. By CoMMirrKK.

—Program of Ministers' and Mem-bers' meeting of the Southwestern Dis-trict Aeaoclatlou, drawn up by me aud accepted by Pleasant Hill Church, to beheld at said church, couimenclug on Friday before the llf(h Suiiday in April, 1000.

1 Introductory sermon for criticism. J . T. Sparks, W. S. Brewer.

2 What do the churchcs of Christ need to-day more than auytblng elne? E. M. Joyner, George Hollowell.

8 Should a peison pray only at set tloies? Tom Parks, J . G. Goodman.

4 Is preaching on one Saturday aud Sunday In each month paatorating a church? W. 8. lioney, L. H . Franks.

5 What do Baptist preachers owe to each othei? N. L. Joyner, J . T. Moore.

6 Exegetls of Rom. vl. 8-10. D. D. Byrd, E. Z, Newaom.

7 Are the kingdom' and churches of Christ In existence in this ourday? Ed Butler, J . E. Arnold, Q. A. Utley.

8 What is Board mlisloufc? E. Z. Newsom, D. Brinkley.

A QORQEOUSLY BOUND work of art has Just been Issued in New York at an outii^ of over 9100.000, for which the publlMers deeire a Manager in thia County, also a good Solicitor;

• pay to right party. Nearly 100 ill'page engravinga, sumntuoiw pa-

per, lllumlnMsd oovera and .blndlnga; over 200 golden llliea In the morocoo bindlnge; neariy 100 golden rosea In the cloth .bindings. Sells at sight; Kressea running day and night ao groat

the aale. Chriatran men and women making fbrtunes taking order*. Rapid pramouona. On* Christian woman made olear 9&00 in four weeka taking ordera among heroburoh acquaintanoea and friends. Write us. l i m w lead to a permanent paying position to manage our business and look after our large correapondenoe, which you can attend to rignt at your home, Ad* dress H. A. Sherman, Gen. Secretary,

' 1 8 Eaat Pifiaenth St., between Broad-way and Fifth Avenue, New York.

0 What la Goapel MlHdona? W. B. Roney, E. M. Joyuur.

10 Inaplration of the Soriptar**; Ita Importance; *to. G. W. Herrin, M. W. Baber.

11 Why do Baptlata pracUce what la called close communion? E. M.Franka, W. Pugh.

12 Explain the two covenanta. W. D. R. Palmer, D. J . Allen.

la Should the goapel preacher be supported by the ohnrohes? N. L. Joyner, W. A. Brown.

14 How can the churchea keep up Sunday-achoola and prayer meetings? D. D. Byrd.O.A.UUey.

15 Are we Missionary Baptlata un-le»8 we pay of our means or go aa mla. slonarlea and preach the gospel in des-titute Ueldb? J. T. Sparks, B. M. Franks.

l(t Sermon on the unicrlpiural use of

Intoxicating llqoora. W. B. BON«Y, George Hdlowall.

17 A query box a apeclal^. Com* one, come all, and let'a hav* a

glorious time. Joseph AUiSN.^

WANTED-ChrUtlan man or worn-an to qualify fur permanent noaltiou of tmat iu your home oounty. 9860yearly. Eucloae aelf-addreaaed, stamped «n> velop* to R. B. Wallace, General Sec-retary, Corcoran BIdg. Washington, D. C. opposite Tteaaury Department.

SONGS OF ZION. Th<t beat Ml-purpow book now oirer«d. Old'Uua ttong*. Modern Songi, M«w Sonica.

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A Great Display of Strength, as well as beauty, is seen in our New^ Stock of Spring Carpets and Ruga which we have selected from the pro-ducts of the best mills In the country. Their wearing qualltlea are uurlvalled, their deslgna new and rartlstio, and coloring superb. You will be pleased at the flue assortment when you wish to select a new Carpet.^

The Exclasive Carpet House. CURTAINS 8HADli»

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and sell our cuBtoraera gooda at bottom prices."

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©ospol V o i e o s . By Rev. D. E. DORTCH.

A fine Bdeotioxi o t Bongs B o i t a b l e f o r B o n d a y - s o h o o l , p r a y -e r - m e e t i n g a n d a l l o h i ^ servioee . H i g h l y e n d o r s e d ^ b y t h o s e w h o h a v e u s e d i t R o u n d a n d s h a p i d n o t e s .

P r t o w : 35o p e r s i n g l e o o p y , p o s t p a i d ; 1 8 p e r d o i e n , p o s t p a i d ; 1 .60 p e r d o i e n b y e z p i e s s , n o t p r e p a i d ; $ 9 0 p e r 1 0 0 b y e x p t o s s , n o t p r e p a i d ; 9 6 oop ies a t 1 0 0 r a t e , m d 9 6 o f o r a s a m p l e o o p y . A d d r m B a p t i s t a i ^ d V ^ o f l o e t o p .

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OUR POREIQN MISSION WORK. one morohaot, one editor, one oollege treasurer aud 1.V1. I wiit iNdiAM DD COR BKC iibrariau, two8«oieUrieiofthe Board. Tlie Corn*-IIV H. J. «IM.1NCUIAM. D.D. COR. BKC. e n d i n g d i e t a r y and the Awlstrnt Corresponding

In May. 1845. Boutheru Baptists orgauUed the * p . , / f t j r Uieir •ervloes. The Treasuier is Bouthem Baptist Oonventlon. Previous to that time ^ p^jlof his Ume. No other member of the they bad beeu co-operattug with the brethreu North in mission work. Tiie subject ofiilavery divid-ed them In sentiment, and so by mutual consent, two bodies were formed to take the place of the old Trl-

Board leoeives any pay, hut, on the contrary, they give freely of time and service and means to the great work which they love so well.

Meetings and Committees. The Board meets monthly, oftener If necessary.

The work which comes before them is generally flrat referred to committees for careful consideration. There 14 a Standing Committee for each of our six mission flelds. Bach committee Is ezpccted to look more es< pcclally into the work and needs of the Held assigned to it, and to make recommendations for the same While the Boaid has respect for tbe reports of the va riouscommlttees, still, fTrquently, tbey correct, amend, or dissent from these reports. There are Standing Committees also on Finance, New Appointments, Woman's Work, Agencies, and Literature.

All meetings of the Board are opaned and close] with prayer, and fitom time to time, when diflioultles arise, special prayer Is made for wisdom and guidance Accurate records are kept of all the proceedings of the Board.

Finances and their Managtment. The Board pays the missionaries every month.

They are expected to give all of their time to the work, and hence they need more than if they worked at tecular business during the week and preached only onBondays. J U t t w e o f o r e d l t a n sent to the treas urers of mission stations. With these letters of credit the tmsurer there draws for the amount allowed, and then pays the mifslouaries on that field. The cost of sending money is thus reduced to the mini-mum. In this way there is no trouble or danger of losing money in the malls, and the missionary knows dtfloitely what he can expect. If tbe funds are not on hand when the missionary treasurer's draft comcs, it is necessary for the Board to go to the banks and

— — . ^ . borrow. We cannot let our credit be Impaired, and ennlal Oonventlon. The body which met in Augusta „ let the missionaries sulTer. As it is now the letter decided to have two boards, or standing^oommitiw; ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ the Boerd Is good any where on earth.

. . .a n»hT on F.iTelBU Mis. ^^^^ ^ ^

there have not been such visible results, tbe inlwlou-aries have beeu faithful aud are earnestly pressing forward. Advance Movement.

At the Convention in Louisville, Ky., last May, the brethren instructed the Board to make au advauee of 25 per cent, iu the work. Already lifleeu new mls-slonaries havo beeu sent out and oth««ra have beeu appointed, who will go as soon as arrangements cau

I I .J. WlU.IKaHAM, D.D., Corresponding Secretary Foreign Mission Board.

one on Home Missions aud the other on Foreign Mis-slons.

Location and Duties of the Foreign Board. The Foreign Board (or Committee) bas been located,

since Its organigatlon by the Convention, at Ulch-mond, Va. I t Is composed of twenty one brethren, who ate elected annually by the Southern Baptist Convention. As the Convention Is composed of rep-resentaUves from the churches, the Board is the ser-vant of the churches. I t is composed of men who lie-long to some of these churcbee. These brethren are selected with a view to their piety, integrity, capacity and Interest In the mission work. No better set of men could be fbund anywhere than those composing

^ ' r r S w e brethren is intrusted the duty of direotiug our forelgtJ mission woA. This Includes: (1) EUab-llshiug mission stations; (2) Seleotiug and sending out missionaries; (8) Settling questions which ar m on the Held as to the conduct ot the work; (4) Provld-IHB f6r the support of the mlsilonaries.

' In a l lo f thes ; points great wisdom is needed, and tiie Board oflenftels it necessary to refer questions for decision back to the brethren In convenUon who

^ ' S ' S S Z o n , Which represenls the churches, h U t t t I r e control of the Board, which is leaily only a ^ r m l U e e to .b t for the Convention, or for t t o c h S Which eompcsetheCony^^^

Our Fields. We have missionaries In six diflereut countries:

Chiua, Africa, Japan, Italy, BrazU and Mexico. For

MV. m. P. MAHOH, Toluca, Mexico.

chorcbw which the p u t , e a r t h , work h a . wonderfully proepered in 8 o u t h S £ n . . Wlmeal^wyea ieago ^ w . « glad

r S ^ d A ' u E ^ e b T t h r e n c o m ^ ^ ^ ^ to bavt flfiett.or twenty bapttemsdmjnf ^ y w , c i t a U a n men. toved. e s t t ^ e d wenowiejoloe In thegoodnwraofovwf l fe hondred aie e a r n e s t , • o t l v e t . ^ ^ ^

B. E. n-lMAR, D D , Ass't. Corresponding Secretary Foreign Mission Board

be made. Many churches and individuals have en-larged their contributions. Some which formerly gave but little have doubled or quadrupled their gifts. Several churches and Individuals give enough each to support a missionary. And we are glad toiieartiie brethren say. In enlarging their gifts for this great work, thr.t they will enlarge for our other objects of benevolence also. While we agreed to enlarge the work at home, God has smiled upon us and bas given us an enlargement on the flelds In baptisms of over 50 per cent, above any previous year. We sliould all Join to praise His glorious name.

Tennessee's Contribution. Tennessee has on the foreign flelds cone of her no-

blest cons and daugiiters. We give a llstofthoHc who represent the State In foreign flelds: Mrs, K Y. Simmons, China; Rev. aud Mrs. B. P. Mahou, Bev. and Mrs. G. H. Crulcher, Mexloo., We hope ere an-other twelve mouths goes by this number will be In-creased. Why should our preachers stay at home, where there Is one preacher to every 750 people, and refuse to go to the dying, where there are milllous who have never heard of CliriBt 7

We are glad to see that Tennessee is coming up no-bly on the 18,000 asked from her for foreign missions this year. We hope the day is not distant when the State, so rapidly developing In wealth, will give on an average of at least ten cents a member for foreign missions, during the year. But that, for her ISS.OOO members, would be 112.800. May Secretary Holt's heart be made glad to see this, and au equal increase In all the other objects tb i t he loves so well, But for these great things we must pray and work and give. May the Master lead us to greater, nobller achieve-ments 1q H U holy name.

Richmond, Va.