The American Baptist

AMERICAN BAPTIS BY JOHN G. SAYB. My days pass pleasantly away, My nights are blessed with sweetest clobber, I feel no system of decen I have no cause to mourn or weep; My foes are impotent and shy, My friends are neither false nor cold; And yet of late I often sigh, "I'm growing old." My growing talk of olden times, My growing thirst for early news, My growing apathy to rhymes, My growing love of easy shoes, My growing hate of crowds and noise, My growing fear of taking cold— All whisper, in the plainest voice, "I'm growing old." I'm growing fonder of my staff, I'm growing dimmer in the eyes, I'm growing falter in my laugh, I'm growing deeper in my elight, I'm growing careless of my dress, I'm growing frugal with my gold, I'm growing wise; I'm growing—yes, "I'm growing old." Thanks for the years whose rapid flight My number muse too really sing! Thanks for the gleam of golden light That stilt the darkness of their wings— The light that beams from out the sky Those heavenly maisons to unfold, Where all are blest, and none may sigh "I'm growing old." —Western Recorder. Baptist Mistakes CADIY, KY. aptist m' takes number five, a failure 'goboy' the members for covetousness, no other sigh in the catalogue of offenses is so hurtful to the cause of Christ and more calculated to hinder and restard the material progress of the church than this sin, and yet, it is a notorious fact, seldom if ever, we hear of a Baptist church possessing courage sufficient to deal effectively with this class of church members. God commanded Christians that they "walk worthy of the vocation wherewith they are called," and "to offer prayer without ceasing." "To go into all the world and preach, the gospel to every creature." a failure to execute this command is a sad reflection upon professed Christianity; and a sufficient cause to discipline any member, who refuses to contribute of his or her means for the spread of the gospel, and any Baptist church should feel sufficiently justified in enforcing the authority laid down by the Master. Churches which do nothing for Home and Foreign Missions should tremble in apprehension of the almost certain consequences to follow such disobedience. We hear of churchwide disciplining members for theft, lying, immorality, gambling, drunkenness etc., but, if a member does not attend and support the church it is thought a matter of little or no concern of the church, and it is allowed to pass unnoticed, since the member shows a willfulness to not along with the "gang" of church "fighters" and church "kickers." We hold such conduct should be visited at once with disciplinary action, and most effectually to show the members such evidences of the lack of love of God if not to be condemned, but there is in many pieces men posing as Baptist preachers, who gladly fit to the rescue and comfort of this class of church members who do nothing to advance their Lord's cause. I think it is clear that there is scripture authority for the church relieving herself of all members who wifely do nothing for the support of the gospel, simply because he or she is not in love with the pastor or some of the officers of the church, be forfeits his rights and privileges as a member and the church should not be slow in administering the law in such cases. Covinousness included in the same entailment with furnication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil motives and idolatry). When things are so closed, it is be a sense of the quality and hardiness of the things so described, hence, covinousness is so closed, as it is as hurtful as the things so closed. Members are nowhere commanded to assemble together in the house or the Lord do he saved, but on the contrary, because they are already saved. Non-attending and non-supporting the cause of Christ in pretty good evidence that such a person is yet in the "gall of buttress and the hoods of iniquity." Persons truly born of God are real? anxious to do all in their power for the cause of their Lord and Master, and this lack of introspection seconded by Rev. Abhorsen. 279083 feel especially called to rebuke. In their covenant relation they agree to religiously educate their children and maintain a faithful evangelical ministry, and to work for the culture and development of the entire community, both by giving and attaining. I believe in the "great givers" as well as the "great goers," both are necessary to a healthy progressive church. It is not possible to have and maintain influence in a community without a vigorous enforcement of the rules of the church. A failure to support the various enterprises of the church for mutual growth and development, is a sufficient cause for the church to with-hold its rights and privileges from such members. It is no justifiable cause, because a nigradally, self-conceited bigot, may not agree with the, pastor or the officers to stand aloof and herald rocks at the church with immunity, but on the contrary he should be impaired at the beginning that every disobedient will be followed by sure and certain penalty, speedily and without hesitancy, if he differs with his church in its administration of the affairs of its members, let him take the course of a gentleman, meet with the members, offer his protest, reason, work and pray with the church, stay with it in the right and in the wrong,—working to get her right when she is in the wrong—using his rights and privileges as a member, should he fail to convince the church and feel still aggreveld his next manly course is to get his letter and go where can serve God and be useful. To do otherwise is little less than astonic meanness, whatever the differences are there is a redress, but to remain in the rank and file and purpose to do as he thinks will most injure the cause without being troubled by the is as foolish as it I thought to put my hands in fire and not be burned. No member should be allowed fly off half cocked impugning the motives of other good members who are doing the work of the church. If he can prove a waste or an unwise use of the funds, and does in the proper spirit, every good member of the church will thank him for his services, but to cast suspicion; roll up his sleeves and make ugly charges against the leading members of the church, it should not be permitted without church discipline because the giver, is not held responsible for the wise use of funds, he merely trusts his beneficience to the wise judicious brethren of the church of which he is an humble member. There are too many Baptist churches where members can remain in them year in and year out and do nothing for their support, and the churches thus remise are powerless in the community for suppressing crime. SAVANNAH CONVENTION The Southern Baptist Convention will be held this year down on the Atlantic Coast—at Savananah, Ga., in the beautiful month of May. Savananah offers many advantages as a Convention City, and certainly no more attractive a place could have been selected for holding so important a meeting. THE SOUHERN RAILWAY is the only road leading out of Louisville on its own rail directly into Savananah and offers the choices of routes; either via Chattanooga and Atlanta or via Knoxville and Ashville, through heart of the beautiful "Land of the sky" country. For this occasion the Southern Railway announces a rate of Half Fate, plus 25 cents, for the round trip, this making rate $19.00 from Louisville and $19.70 from Cincinnati. Correspondingly low rates will be made from all other points on the Southern Railway and on connecting lines, and excursionists from the Western and Northern part of Kennettucky should ask for tickets via Louisville, as to strike the Southern Railway at this point, and join the large delegation from this City. Tickets will be sold at the reduced rate on May 4th to 7th inclusive, with return unit of May 20th, which can be extended to June 1st upon arrival at Savannah by paying 60 cents additional. Special sleeping cars and first class coaches to run through without change to Savannah whenever there is a sufficient number to justify this, and every possible attention will be accorded excursionists by competent passenger representatives. If you are thinking of attending the meeting, advise nearest Southern Railway representative promptly, so that desirable accommodations may be reserved and other arrangements made, or address C. M. Sungwerd, District Passenger Agent, 325 North Avenue, Louisville, Ky. Let your religion be your. Luther do not talk, but let thee do it. A large house sounded the alarm, but not far away. This and That Here comes old "This and that" again. Well sir don't you know all Kentucky has had a regular "feast in the wilderness," so to speak, in viewing, from distance, the great battle as it was waged by the American Baptist against Rev Kennedy, the Moderator, Southern News and others. And don't you know the consensus of public opinion is that the American Baptist has wiped the very wine sap out of the whole comune of them all, and did it nicely too. Don't you know, yes indeed, at times old "This and That" has accused the American Baptist of being a little slack in Baptist faith or Baptist tents. But in this fight the American Baptist has redemened herself and saved the old Baptist ship and every body is crying, "Hurrah for the Ameri an Baptist!" She fired one volley after another into the ship upon which Rev Kennedy and others were sailing, and sunk the ship. The sip, mashed by the American Baptist did not get a scratch. Hurrah for the American Baptist! hit "em" again. "Old This and That" has been trying to head off those little educated boys far the last 32 years, but they will persist in their way but I think the drubbing that they got will find them enjoying good health. They did say they were going to organize an other Missionary Convention, "This and That" told them at the Conference that they were going at a brakeneck rate, but on they went until the American Baptist called them to a halt, then it was their ship was sunk. Dr. Kennedy was seen adjusting the life-saver about himself and leap over board and commence swimming for life to the Baptist ship. Again old "This and That" saw, or thinks he saw and order in some paper which reads thus, "The officers of the Baptist Women's Educational Convention hereby ordered to appear before the Executive Board at its next meeting to show cause why they should not do Mission work, or worms to that effect. Now from the view old "This and That" take of it those words are quite dictatorial to say the least. They sound like words coming from a civil or criminal court. They sound like words from a Methodist Conference. They look as if they were uttered by a Bishop, but those hot-headed educated little buggers will have to look to the Lord and be dismissed for we are going to have no prelates in the Baptist ch. did you hear about it? Let well enough alone, old "This and That" is not opposed to missions, no, no, but "This and That" will take an oath on a stack of Bibles from the to the stars that viewing from a scriptural point of view and with a very few exceptions there has not been any missionary work done in Kentucky for 32 years, and old "This and That" can prove it. Why Mr. Editor, wait a minute, did you ever hear of Paul going out on a missionary tour just to see how much money he could collect? Again when he reported did he tell how many dollars collected or how many souls were converted, which Answer. There is no mission work going on in Kentucky and old "This and That" don't like it, he is mad about it. If you can find a missionary that can tell how he went into the out-of-way places and had a revival and God wonderfully blessed his labors with so many souls and that the Baptist flag was planted there and while he was down in the well of salvation drawing the water of life the Board should hold the rope, you would see the people crawling on their knees to support a missionary of that kind, Old "This and That" knows that this is or was the kind of missions that was once. What has become of it? Answer. THIS AND THAT. The True Report of the Clay St Baptist Church, Shelby- ville, Kentucky. I see in the American Baptist a re- port stating that, I with number of others have been excluded from the Clay Street Baptist church Shelbyville Ky. I with all the rest deny the state- ment and therefore take this method to explain the facts in the case The Clay Street Baptist church has never at any time ordered a new roll to be made of her membership. he first cause of this roll business grew out of a meeting that was held by the descoons alone and they proposed a plan to dev. R. T. Hoffman that they would not be responsible for their amount of his salary as pastor, but if he wanted to risk the church for what he could get it was airight with them. so he (Hoffman) agreed to take the church's people per member, and in the meantime monthly. in order to not at the church's membership this new roll was ordered by the so called pastor and deacons alone and the church had nothing to do with it. The pastor and deacons gave the church 60 days to re enroll and all that failed to a pastor and deacons have, claimed to lawfully exclude them from the fellowship of the church. Now they claim to have 115 members on the new roll, well they have done enough bluffing, threatening of the member life to have had all the members. Those they have on the roll thought they had it to simply because the deacons and pastor ordered it. Our church roll book shows membership of 500 and since they claim, only 115 that leaves 885 according to their report excluded, if this was the action of the church we would not have a word to say, but we cannot surrender simply to the order of pastor and deacons. Not therefore wish the public to know that we hold our ground as the church since we are the majority by a large number, and we do not feel ourselves excluded at all as it has not been done by the church, but simply by the pastor and deacons, therefore as one of the church I feel myself wrong nily dealt with and want the public to know that I have not been excluded by my church nor either am I under any charge of any kind and have never been. In this matter I hope it will be remembered that the moderator of that meeting deacon Hayden is one among the leaders of that faction that stood excluded from this church for about 4 years and I am impressed to believe that this is done from a standpoint of revenge more than from any thing else. In conclusion I will say that we the 885 still propose to stand still and see the salvation of God and if the pastor and deacons want to compell some to obey them they must go further than the Baptists of Clay Street church. This article is the sentiment of 885 members that constitute the church. University Notes. Our campus looks beautiful with its green carpet of grass and beautiful building painted red with green blinds. The place is a perfect picture except for the irregular old plank fence. Dr. Purce will speak next Monday night on missions at the Fifth Street church by special request of Mrs. J. R. Givens. The Smiley Mission will hold its annual entertainment in the chapel Thursday evening, April 30th. All friends are invited. Admission five cents the churches and Sunday-scoops around Louisville have responded nicely to the appeals made a few weeks ago. The list will soon be printed. We hope our rally on the third Sunday in April will be promptly responded to by the churches and Sunday schools all over the state. The money is badly need to meet obligations made last fall to improve the property. But since the small pox closed us up three weeks we had to put off our March rally and its has put us behind with our creditors. Let all friends help now. Dr. Purce preached last Sunday in New Albany for Dr. Manuel. He reports a happy time with Dr. Manuel and his good people. Examinations are over and students and are now on the home run. The young ladies are taught in physical culture every Wednesday night, and we may expect models of ease and grace now. Our revigal last week has certainly procured some wonderful changes. The Lord grant the seasons always. Mr. G. F. Sabree preached a very acceptable sermon for Berean last Sunday morning. Berean will celebrate the Lord's supper next Sunday evening. The white wash brushes will soon begin their work on the old plant fences. We wish we could inspire the churches and friends to give money enough to put our fences in first class condition. The clubs are making every effort possible to succeed in their rally on the third Sunday in April. Let every friend of the University push this Rally as the small pox did us graft damage. The Alumni Association had a successful business meeting in chapel Monday night arranging for Commencement. The Ladies Board will have their annual meeting in the University MILLIONS IN POULTRY The poultry business of the United States amounts to more than three hundred millions of dollars every year and it is more profitable now than ever before. "In a multitude of cases there is a habit of selling in its column how above from their poultry. Poultry have a habit of selling in its column how above from their poultry. COMMERCIAL POULTRY Is the only poultry paper in the West that is published twice a month. If common sense dictates it to pages "baked up, pressed down and running over" with paint, common sense arrives by poultry paper, because that is the way that poultry paper has the largest circulation of any poultry paper on earth, and contains more valuable polishing matter concerning practical poultry raising than any other paper of its kind. We will send Commercial Poultry, the best in immediately paper pub. Ribbed for brewing and baking, abbreviated FREE! FREE! FREE! all new subscribers to this paper, and to all all subsequent poultry papers for the price of one. Send your subscription to this office while this offer is open. AMERICAN BAPTIST Louisville Ky. chapel on the night of April 23rd. The lecture on the Sunday-school lesson last Friday morning was a real treat to all who heard it. All were much disappointed last Thursday morning when Bro. Frank did not come to lecture as invited. He was too busy hence the failure to come. State Mission Day last Sunday was duly mentioned and some mony is on hand for Missionary Kennedy. But he does not visit us. Notice—The fact that the Alumni of State University will have its banquet at the hall this year makes it necessary for all members to pay dues promptly. NOTICE. The Alumni Association of State University will meet in the chapel of the University on the following Mondays April 6th; May 4th and 11th. It was decided in a call meeting in November, "That all graduates with degrees wear caps, gowns with hoods, all other graduates wear caps and gowns. Annual dues 50 cents. Annual banquet at Odd Fellows' Hall. TABITHA L· ANDERSON, Secretary New Eru Institutes. I will conduct New Era Institutes at the following times and places and urge a large attendance upon the part of the Christian workers: 7 Franklin, " April 8-10 " 8 Hopkinsville, " " 22-24 " P. H. KENNEDY, General Missionary. Henderson, Ky. I will hold New Era Institutes as follows: Richmoud April 15, 16 and 17 Covington " 28, 29 and 30 Paris May 6, 7 and 8 Crab Orchard " 13, 14 and 18 Lebanon " 27, 28 and 29 Greenburg June 3, 4 and 5 Nicholasville " 10, 11 and 12 Maysick July 1, 2 and 3 London " 29, 30 and 31 Junction City August 28, 27 and 28 R. B. BUTLER, 179 Chestnut st., Lexington, Ky. WANTED—SEVERAL PERSONS OF character and good reputation in each state (one in this county required) to represent and advertise old established wealthy business house of solid financial standing. Salary $21.00 weekly with expenses additional, all p. payable in cash each Wednesday direct from head officers. Horse and carriage furnished when necessary. Reference-Enclose self-addressed envelope. Colonial Co. 334 Dearborn st., Chicago. A FORTUNE IN EGGS I get so many letters from my old home about preserving eggs, that I will answer them through your paper. I started 1889 with $95. bought eggs at 8 to 10 cents in summer, preserved them and sold in winter at 25 to 30 cents a dozen. I preserved eggs 12 years and made $80,000. My niece started in 1894, with $10, which she reinvested each year, with the profits and now she has $16,346, all made from $10, reinvested for eight years. You can buy eggs from 8 to 10 cents and sell them to 30; figure the profit yourself. To preserve them costs a cent a dozen. I can't answer letters as I travel, but any person can get de-irred information by addressing the PEOPLE'S SUPPLY CO., Moores Block, New Concord, Ohio, and ng a 2-cent stamp; this started me. This is a good business for city or county. PEW FACTS ABOUT THE WORLD'S FAIR AT ST. LOUIS, IN 1804. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition (the World's Fair), will commemorate the centennial of the purchase of the great Louisiana Territory by the United States from France, and will be by far the greatest international event of this character within the world's history. It will cover 1,200 acres of land, have 880 acres of exhibit space, and will cost, approximately, $40,000,000.00. All Nations, States, Territories, Provinces and Colonies will participate and present in highly-classified arrangement the achievements of modern civilization in the arts, sciences and industries. Dedication of the grounds and build, ings will be held with fitting ceremony April 30, 1903, the continual anniversary of the purchase. Exposition will open one year later. The price paid for the Louisiana Territory was $5,000,000, and the land quailion was about one million square miles, more than doubling the area of the United States at that time. Total funds for the World's Fair is date, including the State and Government appropriations, $20,000,000. United States Government's appropriations: $5,000,000 for general fund $450,000 for building, $800,000 for exhibits; $40,000 for Indian exhibit; $8,000 for life-saving station; $50,000 for Phillippe exhibit. City St. Louis appropriated $5,000,000 and citizens of St. Louis subscribed $5,000,000; State of Missouri appropriated $1,000,000. Balance of money appropriated by other various States and Territories. Main group of World's Fair Buildings arranged in the form of a fan, the art places forming the apex at the southwest, large exhibit buildings will be fifteen in number, main entrance to be upon the Grand Avenue at the northeast corner of the grounds. The administration of affairs of the exposition is in the hands of ninety-three directors. Important features will be: The airship tournament, in which prizes to the amounts of $160, $40 will be awarded; series of international congresses, in which distinguished savants from all parts of the world will participate; the great horse show upon fashionable lines the dairy test; the athletic events etc. The Louisiana Purchase expedition will be nearly twice as large as any former expedition, and will show the life and activity of the nations of the world. St. Louis, city of exposition, fourth city in population in the United States, was unanimously chosen as the place for holding the World's Fair by a convention of delegates appointed by the Governors of States and Territories within the original purchase. The Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Railway is the World's Fair line from Louisville, Owenbore and Kentucky points. FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING GYMNAS has been used for over sixty years by millions of mothers for their children while teaching with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allows all pain cures wind callie, and is the last remedy for Diarrhoea. It will railrally the poor little sufferer immediately. Sold by druggists in every part of the world twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and not for Mrs. Window's Soothing Syrup and take on other. BELLS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY, OFFICE 7RO FIFTH, Sr., LOUISVILLE, KY Can you to any one who will send us five names and $649? The date on the label of your paper shows to what time you have paid. It serves both as a receipt and a request for payment. If proper credit has not been given within two or three weeks from time of payment, notify us. A'scify us promptly of any change in Post Off. o or address so that there may be no error or delay in delivery of paper. This paper is regularly mailed to its subscribers until a definite order to discontinue is received and the subscription paid in full to the time the order is given. In the discussion of the race question many of the southern papers take special delight in putting forward the fear of Negro domination and social equality as the basis of their hostility to according the Negro equal civil and political rights under the law. No sane man white or black believes any such nonsense and the Commercial-Appeal of Memphis a strong Democratic journal knocks the bottom out of the social equality bug-bear in these words. "As a matter of fact, there is no such thing as social equality on the face of the earth. There is not among the members of the colored race, and there is not among the members of the white race, or the red race, or the yellow race, or the brown race. As Pope puts it: "Some are and must be greater than the rest, and will continue." This is the true contention and if the intelligent and conservative white men of the south could be considerate enough to eliminate this phase of the argument from the discussion of the question it could be more easily and satisfactorily adjust itself. --- It is certainly very gratifying to note the deep and growing interest which the good people of this city are showing in the movement to suppress vice and crime and to improve the condition of our people in this city. The meetings are being well attended and the good people are deeply concerned in the movement. Men of every calling are being aroused as never before and great good is being done. Public sentiment is being aroused and heads of families are seeing the problem in a new light and are allying themselves with the work of saving the young people and pointing them to higher ideals of life. This work appeals to every man who wants to see the best citizenship developed and he shoul not be slow in placing himself where his influence for good will be felt. The Law and Order Alliance is a long felt want and offers a grand opportunity for tee united effort of all good citizens in improving conditions among the people of this city. It is all right to patronize Negro business enterprises and no reasonable man can object to this being done under just and equitable business principles, but members of the race who deal almost exclusively with the white race and who employ men of that race regularly when they could employ colored men of equal ability at the same price are hardly proper champons for those principles. The disposition to patronize Negroes in business is growing every day and under proper conditions it will be a source of great benefit to the race but it will hardly ever be wise and necessary for every Negro to spend every cent he earns with members of the race whether it is to his personal interest to do so or not. Business principles and not color should control business enterprises for senti- AMERICAN BAPTIST, FRIDAY APRIL 10, 1903 ment will almost invariably fail when it comes in touch with a man's pocket book. --- DR. CRUM has been inducted into office as Collector at Charleston, S.C. but not without a final effort being made to prevent it through proceeding in the Courts. These proceedings were suggested by the Mayor of Charleston alleging that it was contrary to law for the Collector to serve before being confirmed by the Senate and the corporation counsel looked into it. This of course failed and Dr. Crum is now in full charge of affairs. This is no time for boasting and public demonstrations of approval but it is to be hoped that the principle of recognizing worth and capacity without regard to the color of the possessor has gained a substantial victory by this courageous act of the President in appointing Dr. Crum over the protests based entirely upon color that reason. AMONG other items of a three years pastorate of one of the white Baptist churches of this city appear 3,018 pastoral visits. Thus recalls the fact that at a meeting of colored Baptist pastors not long since it was discovered that only a very few of those present made any pastoral visits at all. It is evident that the matter of making purely pastoral calls like many other kinds of religious work or services is growing into disfavor and consequently the work of the Master is retarded and embarrassed. There needs to be a return to the old land marks in this particular and we are sure that it would result in the spiritual growth of the churches. The custome of opening caskets at our churches on funeral occasions after the services have been held, oubgt to be stopped. There is to argument in its favor worth considering. It is putting the dead bodies of loved ones on exhibition. It is an invitation to curiosity seekers to come and take a peep. Nine tenths of the throng that marches around the open casket care nothing about the departed, and often times a large proportion of it had never seen the departed during life. The people who care anything about persons who pass away will go to the home and see them if they wish to look upon them as they lay clasped in death's icy arms. The services at a funeral are always, or at least ought to be solemn. The influences exerted upon the living should be solemnized, and the people should be sent away in a deeply meditative mood. Marching around the room to view the body after the services have been held destroys the solemnity of the occasion, and turns it into mere sight seeing. This custom in Augusta has come about since the emancipation and the people have got en into it without thinking of its impropriety. When they come to think of the custom in its proper light, they will break it up. If you want to make a show for curious people of loved ones when dead, you will want to keep up the custom, but if you do not, then you will not allow the casket to be opened at the church after the funeral services have been held. — THE BORGIA BAPTIST. NOTICE! The members of the Executive Board of the South District Sundayschool Convention are requested to be in Perryville Ky.. April 17th 1903, and it behooves each member to be present as we have business of vast importance to be transacted. Let your religion be seen. Lamps do not talk, but they do shine. A light-house sound no drum, it heats no gong; yet far over the waters it friendly light is seen by the mariner.—The Christian You see. The General Baptist Foreign Mission of Texas will meet in Austin next Wednesday. President Roosevelt is now engaged in his long Western trip and is being enthusiastically received everywhere. A neat programme of exercises of the coming session of the first District Sunday School Convention at Pembroke Ky. May 21-24 has been issued Dont forget to raise the collection next Sunday for the Foreign Mission work and send it to Rev. L. G. Jordan D. D. Corresponding Secretary, No. 718 W. Walnut Street Louisville Ky. Rev. R B. Butler Missionary for the Eastern District will conduct a New Era Institute in Richmond Ky. next Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. A full attendance of pastors and Christian workers in that vicinity is urged. --- -The "Courier Journal" says that it is not consistent for a preacher who hunts and fishes for pleasure to have anything to say about women who wear dead birds on their hts. --- The Colored American was eleven years old with its last issue and it is as bright and gay as a boy with his first pair of new breeches. Here is our hand Bro. Cooper and may the Colored American see many happy returns. Rev. W. Brents, Pastor of Bland St. Church of this City who has consented to give part of his time to the Fox Run Baptist Church will be publicly installed the third Sunday in April with appropriate services. States Attorney General Webb of California has rendered an official opinion declaring the use of the Bible in the public schools in that state as unconstitutional. Not only may teachers not use scriptures as a text-book, but they may not even read from them, as is the custom frequently at the opening exercises Rev. W. O. Harper D. D. the popular pastor of the First Baptist church Winchester Ky. has been called to the pastorate of the Zion Baptist church Dayton Ohio and we are advised that he has accepted the same. Dr. Harper has made many friends in this state who will regret his leaving. --- To have success, pastors should not seek to drive their flocks, but lead them kindly, cultivate patience keep a sweet temper, talk in the same tone of voice that you would like for them to talk to you, speak to them as you would have them speak to you. This is the advice of the Star of Zion, and is that which every preacher should learn.—The Reforme. Education is indispensable for the plain reason that it is criminal for us to depend upon others to do our thinking for us. Every man must think in his own way; for on his own pathway he always finds a truth or a measure of truth, which is helpful to him in his life; only he must follow his own bent without restraint: he must control himself; to follow mere naked instinct does not beseem a man. For the purpose of correct thinking and self-control, he must of necessity be educated.—THE CLARION. The monument erected by the state of Indiana to commemorate the valor and bravery of her soldiers in the civil war (1861-65) was dedicated on the Shilon (Tenn.) battle-field with interesting ceremonies last Monday. Gov. Durbin made the principal address and several hundred citi hat state were present to witness the exercises. What a pittable sight it is to see a strong, vigorous, well educated young man, in this age of opportunity such as the world has never seen before, sitting around wasting his precious years, throwing away golden opportunities, simply because he does not happen to be placed just where he thinks the great chances are, or does not see an opportunity which is big enough to watch his ambition or his bility. SUCCESS NOTES FROM THE FIELD It has been quite a while since we have spoken through the columns of the American Baptist. Owing to the fact that the demand from the field have been so very urgent we have hot had the time to keep up the correspondance through the various Baptist organs in which we have been so deeply intersted. The Lord has wonderfully blessed our labors. We have been conductig a series of gospel meetings in a portion of the Northern states this quarter. We spent ten days with Dr. J. D. Rouse of Evansville Indiana, and Brother G. W. Dorsey and Rev. Ferguson of the same place. We regretted very much that circumstances over which we had no control prevented me from being with Dr. Anderson and his good people. We note just here that R.vs. Rouse and Anderson who have been pastors in the city for twenty years have so endeared temsels into the heart of their flocks and members of their congregations until they have become "living epistles" Rev. Fergerson, an earnest and energetic young man needs to be congratulated upon the growth and development of his work. He is preparing to build a new church. We bespeak for him a bright future. The Baptists of the state of Indiana seem to be wide awake. They say that there shall not be one stone in their work left unturned. We found the Baptists of Illinois were especially in the southern part of the state putting on new strength. The revival meetings this quarter have been very encouraging. The Sunday-schools and B. Y. P. Us. seem to bid fair for great things this year. We have been called to Kentucky our native state to conduct gospel meetings, with a few of our beloved pastors in this end of the state, we opened battle on Satan Sunday April 5th. at the Edgefield church, a few miles south of Pembroke with Rev. S. J. Leavel as pastor. We have 19 at the altar who desire to know the way of salvation. The indications for a genuine and far reaching revival are good. We have an appointment at Sebree on the third Sunday Rev Leavel's old point and the bombardment will be continued. We will be in the state 60 days longer if the Lord is willing Any brother needing evangelistic help may address us at Pembroke Kentucky. S. W. Beasley. CITY ITEMS The county tax rate for 1903 will be 24 cents an advance of 2 cents over last year. Office removal Albert S. White Lawyer and Notary Public, has removed his office from 414 Center St. to his residence 2704 w. Walnut St. Phone 5517. The City B. Y. P. U's. will hold their monthly mass meeting at Zion Baptist Church next Sunday to ABEL BROTHERS. Dealers in Dry Goods, Notions and Millinery. Ladies Dress Skirts, Walking Skirts, Shirts and Shirt-waists made to'order. 1024 W. WALNUT ST. LOUISVILLE, KY. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Badges, Buttons, College and Society Pins. Prices and Samples furnished all Lodges and Societies. Good Agents wanted. Write or call at once. That the AMERICAN MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION of St Louis, M., has an office in this city? No. Well it has and has inaugurated a Subordinate Assembly, and also its FREE MEDICAL PLAN. The attending physician is Dr. E. D. Whedbes, 928 12th St., Phone 5014. The Association pays accident, sick and death benefits. Further information may be obtained by calling on the Suprme Deputy Organiz- r E. B. Hampon, 928 Twelfth Street where he is located for the present. 1024 W. WALNUT ST. DID YOU KNOW That the AMERICAN MUT St Louis, M., has an office i and has inaugurated a Subord FREE MEDICAL PLAN. The attending physician is Dr 'Phone 50144. The Association benefits. Further information on the Spreme Deputy Or Twelfth Street where he is lo terian Church, and special musical program will be rendered by the choir. Mrs. J. T. Briggs Soloist. At 3:00 p. m. there will be given an Easter Song Service by the children of the Sunday School, and an address will be delivered by Miss N. H. Burroughs on Africa. The public are cordially invited to attend these services. "Rebecca's Triumph" will be rendered at Old Fellows' Hall, Thursday evening April 30th, for the benefit of Youngs Chapel. Admission 15 cents. Rev. G. F. Watson will preach this evening at the Broadway A M. E. Z. church, 13th and Broadway to the Golden Link Club. The public is invited. The Rally for the New Church Fund will be held at the Lampton St. church next Sunday when Rev. A. E Edwards of Greenville Miss. will assist Rev. C. C. Bates during the day. A Needle Threading will be given at the residence of Mrs. M. H. Bullitt No. 1514 Prentice street for the benefit of the New Dormitory fund of State Uuiversity. Friends are asked to give a liberal patronage to this entertainment. Admission 5 cents. The M. C. Lilly Co. of Columbus O. has made Unity Lodge No 12 F and A M a present of a handsome set of Masonic Charts which now adorn the walls of their Lodge room. This gift was secured through the efforts of Prof. W. P. Annis who is now Master of the Lodge. Bishop Alexander Walters and Attorney F. L. McGhee will address the citizens of Louisville next Thursday evening at Center Street church concerning the work of the Afro-American Council which will be held in this city in July. The church should be crowded to hear these distinguished representatives of the race. All are invited. Last Saturday evening the opening of the Ohio Falls Millinery Co. took place at the True Reformers Hall, West Walnut Street. A large number of ladies were present who admired the beautiful display of hats ect. The exhibit was under the supervision of Miss Lida Robinson of Tuskegee Institute. The Sunshine Club of the Central Christian church gave a delightful reception Thursday evening. of last week to the Womans Improvement Club and a number of friends at the Womens Industrial Club, West Walnut Street. There was an excellent programme rendered and every one had a pleasant and enjoyable time. The second of the Educational Campaign meetings of the Board of Managers of the B. W. E. Convention was held at the Ninth Street church last Wednesday evening, when Rev. K. Reynolds D. D. of La Grange Ky preached an excellent sermon. LOUISVILLE, KY. UNITAL AID ASSOCIATION of this city? No. Well it has terminate Assembly, and also its A. E. D. Whedbee, 928 12th St., pays accident, sick and death may be obtained by calling organiz-r E. B. Hampion, 928 located for the present. Mrs. Sallie Ware, of 501 Lampont st. desires to thank the members of Star of Esther, Temple No. 30 and Ladies and Gentlemen's Beneficial Society, No.1. and other friends for careful attention, flowers etc, during her illness. She is now steadily improving. Mrs. Sallie Milliken wife of Mr. M. V. Milliken, died at the residence No. 606 W Kentucky street Thursday April 2nd after a lingering illness. The funeral was conducted at the Emmanuel Baptist church last Saturday afternoon by Rev. J. H. Perdue and a large number of friends were present to pay the last tribute of respect to her memory. Last Sunday afternoon a Young Men's Council was organized at the Broadway A. M. E. Z, church 13th and Broadway, and the following officers were elected: Moderator. Jas. C. Hughes; Chairman, W. H. Warley; Secretary, J. C. Gilliard; Assistant Secretary, Sylvester Cosby. Treasurer, Marshall Drye. The Council will labor in the work of raising the moral and intellectual standard of the young men of the city. The Forum held a largely attended and interesting meeting at the Lampton street church last Sunday afternoon. Judge Caruth and Commonwealths Attorney Huffaker were the principal speakers. Short addresses were made by Mrs. Lillie Edwards Profs. S. B Taylor and A. E. Meyzeek, Mr. W. H. Lawson and Rev. C. C. Bates. The singing of the choir of the church was one of the features of the meeting and a collection of $13.85 was giving for organ fund. The meeting next Sunday afternoon will be held at the Broadway A. M. E. Z. church. The friends of Mrs. Fannie Wood Shipley wife of Mr. Benj. W. Shipley were shocked at hearing of her sudden death last Sunday morning after a short illness of three days. She was buried from the Fifth St. church Tuesday afternoon by the Ladies Union Band of which she was a valued member. Rev. J. H. Frank; D. D., officiated, assisted by Revs. E. P. Marrs, D. D., and, M. F. Robinson, and there were a large number of floral tributes from friends who deeply sympathize with the sorrowing family in their bereavement. SODA FOUNTAIN FOR SAL. E. A second hand marble and silver fountain, 8 syrups in Porsalinia jars, 3 draught and ornament of glass co- tains statue and sissle fountain on top, weighs over 200 lbs, and cost $360.00 when new, title clear. Will sell for $175.00 on sale or $150.00 cash. A great bargain Write Soda Fountain P. O. Box 257 Paris, Ky. All the blood in your body passes through your kidneys once every three minutes. The kidneys are your blood purifiers, they filter out the waste or filtrates from your blood. If they are sick or out of order, they fail to do their work. PICasso Pains, aches and rheumatism come from excess of uric acid in the blood, due to neglected kidney trouble. Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady heart beats, and makes one feel as though they had heart trouble, because the heart is over-working in pumping thick, kidney-poisoned blood through veins and arteries. It used to be considered that only urinary troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, poisoned blood evidence proves that nearly all constitutional diseases have their beginning in kidney trouble. If you are sick you can make no mistake by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful curse of the most distressing cases and is sold on its merits by all drugsets in fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes. You may have a sample bottle by mail Home of Swamp-Root. free, also pamphlet telling you how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name 'Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root and the address, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottle. Lcuisville Normal School 7 Offers instructions in Dressmaking, Plain Sewing. Normal :::: Branches Art and Literature, Courses by Correspondence. For terms apply to JAMES E. GIVENS, Prin. 99 E. 7 ob St, Louisville, Ky. Manufacturers of all kinds of Fancy Creams and Ices. Excellent Soda with Fruit Syrups For Prices and Quality Excelled By None. TELEPHONE 2406-Y. Wm Watson UNDERTAKER EMBALMER N. W. COR. CHRISTNUT AND 10 STS. Furnishes Coffins, Cases, Shrouds and everything for Funerals. Prompt services. Reasonable terms SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Dr. W. H. Pickett, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE HOURS: SUNDAY: 9 a. m. to 11 a. m, 10 to 11 a. m, 9 p. m. to 3 p. m, 7 to 8 p. m. 8 p. to 9 p. m. 642 PRESTON ST., LOUISVILLE, KY. DR.S.STONE 669 W. Green St. Up Stairs. And at Red Cross Sanitarium, 585 Sixth Street. Tel. 2471 N. MADAM LUOY PORTER VOICE TRACHER of the Pure Italian method. Makes a special of the following | Subjects: Breathing, Open Throat, Flowing Vowels, Intonation and Technique. AMERICAN BAPTIST, FRIDAY APRIL 101903 Lexington Ministers and Deceased Meeting. This body met with the Pleasant Green Baptist church with Rev. J. B. Winrow in the chair. Prayer was offered by Bro. Wheeler. Members present : Revs. Winrow C. D, Douglas, E. Douglas, Johnson, Hoffman, Holaway Quares, Higgins, Linsey, Wilson, Price, Wheeler, Tilford, Fuller, Brooks; Chinn, Jackson, Reed, A. W. Harris, Mayfield, Taylor, Bush, Campbell, Mason. REPORTS First church; Sunday-school 210 collection $1.50. Pastor preached. Baptised 18, received into the church 37. Collection $35.00. Main Street, Sunday-school 104 collection $1.50. Pastor preached collection $14.00. Versailles, Sunday-school 72 collect $1.18. Revs. Quarles and Jackson preached collection $29 86. Faulkner, Rev. Taylor preached collection $2.40. Willard Street, pastor and Bro. Hunt preached collection $1.00. Ever Green, Sunday-school 48 collection 40 cents. Pastor preach-19 for baptism 26 additions. Collection 26 98. Moxtown, Sunday-school 37 collection 33 cents. Rev. Lindsay preached collection $7.01, Pleasant Green, Sunday-school 65 collection 80 cents. Rev. J. B. Winrow preached collection $5.25. Houston. Sunday-school 22 collection 40 cents. Pastor preached collection $7.78. Cadentown, Sunday-school 30 collection 25 cents. Pastor preached collection $3.00 Liberty, Sunday-school 41 collection $1.06. Pastor and Rev. Willis preached 20 for the water, will baptise next Sunday. Collection $4.85. Hammontown, Sunday-school 13 collection 13 cents. Bro. Mason preached collection $2.75. Rev. Price preached before the meeting on the "Grace of God.' Adjourned to meet at Willard St. church next Monday morning. J. B. Winrow, Mod. S. P. Young. Secretary. EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING. The Executive Board of the Howard's Creek District Association convened in the Willard Street Baptist church Lexington Ky. at 2 o'clock P. M. March 30th 1903, with the following members present: Revs: G. B. Bush, I. Fuller, P. H. Smith, D. W. Seals, J. W. Chinn, B. S. Rowlings, A. W. Harris, and Bro. P. Richardson. Divine services were conducted by Revs. D. W. Seals and P. H. Smith after which the chairman of the Board stated the object of the meeting, and then the Board proceeded to business. First considered, was the work of the District Missionary, which the Board approved of as far as it had knowledge, with few exceptions. Next the mony collected at the annual meeting of the association for educational work was considered and the Board decided to recomto the association that all monies collected at its next annual session for educational work be sent to the General Association at Danville Ky. next August by its corresponding messengers. Revs. P H. Smith and J. W. Chinn were appointed to visit the churches in the district and collect money for the educational work and turn in the same to the Board at each meeting. Rev. D. W. Seals preached an excellent sermom at 8 o'clock P M. to a full house. Rev. G. W. Reed, the genial pastor of the church with his good people entertained the members of the Board in first class style and invited them to hold their next meeting with them. Let all the Board meet next time Adjourned to meet again at the same place Monday after the fourth Sunday in April 1903 Rev. G. B. Bush'Cairman. A. W. Harris Secretary. PERSONALS. Rev. W. T. Sylvey D. D. of Providence Ky. was in the city this week He is assisting in a revival in New Albany. Rev. M. Toomey of Lebanon O. was in the city this week en route to Nashville Tenn. Rev. P. H. Kennedy D. D. General Missionery was in the city this week. Mrs. L. M. Jackson of Shelbyville Ky. is in the city. Mrs. Lee Barfield of Chicago is in the city the guest of Mrs. Thornton Thompson Center St. She is returning from Elizabethtown Ky. where she was called to attend the funeral of her mother. Rev. and Mrs Geo. W. Ward of Covington Ky. was called to the city this week to attend the funeral of a grand-child. Rev. Wm. Johnson of the Ninth Street is in Franklin Ky assisting in a revival meeting. Miss Dora, Abel of No 1224 W. Madison St. still remains quite ill. Mrs. Lillie Henderson of Indianapolis will be in the city to morow and will be the guest of Mrs Wm. Watson during her stay. A GREAT MEETING AT HENDERSON, KY. We have Just closed our revival services, and indeed it was a spiritual shower. For three weeks we waged war against "His Satanic Majesty," and after the battle was ended, we found that victory had been achieved by an addition to our army of 135, and 126 of that number for baptism. The local brethren, viz. Revs. L. S. Posev, I. Jordan and Earles stood by us nobly till the last engagement. Our own State Missionary, Dr P. H. Kennedy, spent many nights with us, and fought hard first as a general and then as a soldier Brethren you will do well when thinking of your revival services to consult one of these brethren named. They can give you good service. Rev. L. S. Posey now pastoring an Baskett Station, will be open for engagements. We are alive, and striving to do our part along denominational lines. In His Name. S. L. M. FRANCIS. Henderson, Ry. WONDERFUL DISCOVERY Curly Hair. Made Straight Av. TAKEN FROM MIDDLE BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT. GODACIN A. This wonderful hair pomade is the only easy preparation in the world that makes kinky or curly hair straight as above. 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Cor. West & Walnut Sts. I uisville. Ky OF COURSE You are going to take in the WORLD'S FAIR at ST LOUIS in 1904, and you can not commence to soon prepare for your trip—you know that. But what you maybe do not know, is that the Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis &'y is the WORLD'S FAIR LINE It is the best line from KENTUCKY point tween LOUISVILLR, OWENSBORO and CITY. Pullman Vestibulated Sleepers on m trains arriving at and departing from the Louis. When making preparations for you won't be disapointed. Morning and Night train trains between Louis derson and Evansville KENTUCKY points to ST. LOUIS, having OWENSBORO and EWANSVILLE and the tubbed Sleepers on night trains Parlor can departing from the magnificent New Upright preparations for your St Louis trip, just long and Night trains to St Louis between Louisville, Owensboro and Evansville, and they are all L. J. It is the best line from KENTUCKY points to ST. LOUIS, having through trains between LOUISVILLE, OWENSBORO and EVANSVILLE and the WORLD'S FAIR CITY. Pullman Vestibulated Sleepers on night trains. Parlor cars on day trains. All trains arriving at and departing from the magnificent New Union Station in St. Louis. When making preparations for your St Louis trip, just count us in; you won't be disappointed. Morning and Night trains to St Louis, three trains between Louisville, Owensboro, Henderson and Evansville, and they are all daily. AP LOTS Now is buy cheesecake to sell, good deeds, examined by $12.00, $14.00, $1.00, $20.00, $30.00. These lots are KLAND OR OUT SEVE at is so stupid that don't want a hor salvation for the colored race, Ca will give you all the information inisters have bought lots. Address CHEAP LO dreds of them to sell, good de Lots $10.00, $12.00, $14.00, and $40.00 per lot. 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WHAT—A Great Effort for God and Humanity. BY WHOM—The Negro Baptists will hold a GREAT BALLY for the maintenance of their Lord's work in Foreign Fields. WHERE HELD—In all their churches, Sunday Schools, Women's and Young People's Societies. WHEN—On the second Sunday in April, known as Easter Sunday. For our missionaries, in round numbers, our Baptist Zion raised in March 1896..... $ 325 April 1897..... 550 " 1898..... 780 " 1899..... 900 " 1900..... 1170 " 1901..... 1500 " 1903..... 2100 With missionaries in West, Southwest, South and East Central Africa, Dutch Guiana, Georgetown, British Guiana, South America and in Bidgetown and St. John's Barbados, West Indies, there is a growing respect for the great commission. "Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature." Their personal interest in Dr. Boney, Dr. Majolia Agbeli, Brethren Buchanan, Koti, Saloni, Cheek and Chelembwe and Sister Delany, our rally on April 12th, will excel all previous efforts. The noble leaders in our pulpits, schools, Woman's and Young People's Societies warrant the Foreign Mission Board in asking for and getting at least $7,000 on Rally Day. Do this, and you will put our work in good shape, with houses in which our workers may live and churches in which to worship and teach. We call upon all our leaders to see that nothing hinders them from uniting in this great effort for an advance movement in Foreign Fields. Pray: "Thy kingdom comes!" then Pray, "Thy kingdom come;" then help us bring it. JOHN H. FRANK, Chairman. L. G. JORPAN, Secy. 718 W. Walnut St., Louisville, Ky. N. B.—Order programs at once. We end you all you need free. Neighbors Bro PHOTOGRAPHERS 910 W. Walnut St. 515 W. BROADWAY, LOUISVILLE, KY. Meals at all Hours. Best Service at the most Reasonable Rates. GIVE US A TRIAL. WANTED Overseas WORKERS FOR IN REVALUATION, IN HIS FORTY AND IN CITERENNIE; Where he has Done and Is Using A BANK, the President's Bureau of the Record of his achievements and a document can of his capabilities. 100 pages, 80 engravings. By B. J. Pinkin. Reprinted and introduced by John B. Gorton, former City Commissioner of the Army. Attended, for occupation, brass, and coin percussion and what is used of it by Demons and angels. White and black, and brown. K. M. MORGAN PUBLISHING CO., LOUISVILLE. Sunday School Lesson. THE LAW OF LOVE. Romans 13:7-14. MOTTO TEXT—"Love worketh no ill to his neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law."—Rom. 13:10. "Render therefore to all their dues."—To all men as well as to rulers, This is what justice and honor demand, and no one can claim to be a gentleman much less that highest type of a gentleman, a regenerated man, who does not do it. "Tribute to whom tribute, custom to whom custom."—Sandy says that the tribute was taxes levied on a subject nation, such as the Jews, and by custom is meant the taxes paid by citizens. "Fear to whom fear; honour to whom honor."—Fear the powers that be, and honor the rulers. Of course, this command is controlled by the law of God. A man must not sin against God's law at the bidding of the rulers. The Christians went to their death rather than offer incense to Roman idols. Paul is writing from Corinth, from which city he was soon going to carry the alms of the Gentile brethren to the poor in Judea. After his closely reasoned argument in the first chapters of the epistle, he gives practicable advice, as full of common sense as of religion, to the Roman brethren. All practice must be founded on principle, as all flowers must have roots. Hence the great, strong doctrines come first. "This chapter treats mainly of our political duties," as Hodge says: First Paul enforces the duties due to civil magistrates, and then to obligations in view of their civil and social relations generally. Here Christians find their duties as citizenss laid down and enforced. There never was a time when study of this chapter was more needed. "Owe no man anything but to love one another."—Discharge all your obligation in every relation of life. But do your best, and you cannot discharge the obligation of love. We will always owe that The more active love is, the more it finds to do, its debt is undying. In those days, when love is dying out of so many of the relations of life, we need to be reminded of these facts. The love of employers and employees is about dead. Contrast the feeling of old servants for their masters families. and of master tor their "black mammies," with the feeling between labor and capital! In so many of our public relation we need to be reminded of the debt of love we owe. "For he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law,"—No man can discharge his social and political duties without love. Love is the root from which obedience of the law springs. He who loves God will strive to please and glorify him, and will do his utmost to keep his commandments Any love which does not prove itself thus is not love but lip service, whether it be love to God or man. The apostle proceeds to prove his statement that love is fulfilling the law. He mentions some of the commandments as illustrations. They are taken from the second table of the duties to our fellowmen. Though, of course, our duty to God runs through all these commandments as first and most important. "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self."—That is as you ought to love yourself, and not as in your selfishness you may really love. A neighbor whom we really love as ourselves we will not kill, or de raud, nor injure in any way. We will take as much trouble for his good as for our own, rejoice as much in his success and prosperity as in our own, and be as grieved at his misfortunes. "Love worketh no ill to his neighbor; theyfe love is the fulfilling of the law."—The law works only good to man, and those whom we love we do not willingly injure. This question is sometimes asked why Paul speaks here only of love to our fellow men, and quotes the commandments which refer to them. The subject on which he is treating is our social and political duty. Godet says: "Duties to God do not belong to justice; the obligations which constitute the latter are therefore found solely in the second table of the law, which which was, so to speak, the civil code of the Jewish people. It is this also which explains the negative form of the commandments, justice does not require the positive doing of good, but only the abstaining of doing wrong to others. Love is spoken of here as only the means and the pledge of the fulfillment of justice. "And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of a sleep."—Having told them their duties. Life is short, Christians have no time to lose. They must wake to their responsibility to God and to men. While they were estranged from God and enemies to him, they were as in a sleep. Know they know their responsibilities, but the best of them need further awakening. "For now is the salvation nearer than when we believe."—Paul longed to be saved from the body of this death, to be complete in Him. He calls the final freeing from sin, from the war in his members, which warred with the law in his spirit, from the old Adam whose presence made it still necessary that he should crucify his flesh. That time was soon coming in death—it was nearer han when they believed. "The night is far spent, the day is at hand."—The time of the warfare was short; the night of life will soon be over, and then comes the brightness of the eternal day. What matter hardships and crosses and privations when the end is so near. "The Salvation here intended is the consumption of the work of Christ in their deliverance from this present evil world, and introduction into the purity and blessedness of heaven. Eternity is just at hand, is the solemn consideration Paul urges on his readers as a motive for devotion and deliverance"—Hodge. "Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness."—things that need to be concealed. Things that are not suitable for the perfect day All evil deeds are works of darkness. "Let us put on the armovr of faith—For our life is a warfare and there is no release ic that war. (Eph 6:11). "Let us walk honeitly, as in the day."—The word translated honestly means properly, decorously, as becomes the children of God. Walking with a constant sense of God's presence about us and his eye upon us. "Not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying."—These cover a large part of the sins which do so easily beset us—intemperance, impurity, discord. All things that incite to these or lead to them must be avoided the children of God. "Put yea on the Lord Jesus Christ." So that men in looking on us will see Christ reflected in our lives. "And make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts therof."—"Make not provision" means "be not preoccupied." The desire of the flesh, however innocent, must always be subordinate to the higher part of our natures, and far more to the duties we owe to God. Those who are called to be saints must live near to God loving him above all things, with all their sonl and strength. WANTED Convincing "THE NEGRO agents for more FORWARD AND IN OFFERMENT"; What the Race Has Done and Is Doing in Arms, Art, Letters, the Forms, the School and the Martes of Trade." A his possibilities, 400 pages, 999 engagements. R. J. Piphit. Described and introduced by Gee. John B. Gordon, former Major General in Confederate postal service and what is and M is by Dumcrae and Republican—white and black; AMERICAN BAPTIST, FRIDAY APRIL 10 1903 City Ministers and Donors Conference. This bcdy mat Monday morning at Green St. church. Members present: Revs. Gaddie, Craighead, Perdue, Marrs. Bates, Mitchem, Offutt, Reynolds. E. W. Reed, Wm. Reed. Rev. W. T. Sylvey D. D. was introduced and addressed the Conference in a very pleasing way to which Rev. C. H. Parrish D. D. responded. After the usual announcements the Conference adjourned. We have just closed one of the greatest revivals known here for many years. Pastor Dennis and Rev. D. Warfield did the preaching and 48 souls were happily converted. ed and the church much revived- We are alive both financially and spiritually, we have raised more money this year than ever before for the length of time. On the 1st Sunday in May will be Baptizing day. 34 or more will be baptised in Elkfork. The watchword here is, "On to the third Sunday in May" when the seven hundred ($700.00) dollar rally will come off. All the men-members are going to give $5 each and the female members $3 each. Pray that God will give us a good time on that day. Yours for success, J. W. WADELL. Elkton, Ky. "WORLD'S FAIR ROUTE" B. & O. S-W. Low Rate Excursions. Season 1993. ONE WAY COLONISTS' TICKETS. To Points in California, Arizona, Texas, Oregon, Washington Montana, Idaho and Utah. Tickets on sale every day to April 30th, 1908 One Fare Round trip to St. Lööis National and International Good Roads Convention, April 27th to May 2nd; Tickets will be April 27th and 28th. Tickets will be sold April 1st Good returning to May 4th. Dedication Ceremonies Louisiana Purchase Exposition, "WORLD'S FAIR," April 30th to May 2nd. Tickets will be sold April 28th to May 1st. Good returning to May 4th Thirty-first Saengerfast of North America Saengerbund June 17th to 29th. Tickets will be sold June 16th and 17th. Good returning to June 22nd SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. National Association of Master Plumbers, May 19th to 21st VERY LOW RATES-Tickets on sale May 2nd and 8, and May 11, to 18. Final return limit July 15. LOS ANGELES, CAL. General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, May 21st to June 21st. VERY LOW RATES-Tickets on sale May 2, and 8rd, and May 11, to 18. Final return limit July 15. This bcdy mat Monday morning at Green St. church. Members present: Revs. Gaddie, Craighead, Perdue, Marrs. Bates, Mitchem, Offutt, Reynolds, E. W. Reed, Wm. Reed, Brown, Russell, Alexander, Milton, Bowen, Brents, Kennedy, Blue, Tombs, Hammons, Watson, Jones, Richardson. Lewis, Jacobs. Brethren: Weber, Generals, Robinson, Wright. Visitors: Revs. M Toomey, P H. Clark. W. T. Sylvey, W. F. Hart. Bro. A H. Weber presided and Revs. Bowen and Mitchem conducted devotional services. SERVICES Green St., Sunday-school 1 0, collection $4.05. Pastor preached. One by baptism and one by relation collection $24.00. Fifth St., Sunday school 233, collection $6.79 Pastor and Rev. R. H Walker Jr. preached. one additio by letter. Collection $40. 6. Zion, Sunday-school 100, collection $3.03. Pastor preached. one received under watchcare. Collection $27 50. Calvary, Sunday-school 150, collection $4.05. Rev. P. H. Clark preached, seven received by baptism, three by relation, four under watchcare. Collection $50. 31. Emmanuel. Sunday-school 105. collection $1.59. Pastor and Rev. T. F. Blue preached. Nine received by baptism, one for baptism. Collection $48.36. Ninth St. Rev. Handy preached. Goose Creek, Pastor preached, collection $12.00. Bland St., Sunday-school 27 collection 50 cents. Bro. A. H. Weber preached, collection $4.25. Lampton St., Sunday-school 120, collection $3.80. Pastor preached, one received by baptism, one by letter and one restored. Collection Beargrass, Sunday-school 25, collection 40 cents. Pastor preached, collection $8 00. Antioch, Sunday-school 22, collection 78 cent . Pastor preached, collection $10.00. Portland, Sunday-school 72, collection 90 cents. Pastor preached, collection $7.50. Newburg, Sunday-school 65 cents Pastor and Rev. J Riley preached. One for baptism and one restored. Collection $10.40. Jeffersontown , Sunday-school 18 collection 43 cents. Pastor preached collection $14 20. Elk Creek, Sunday-school 14 collection 28 cents Pastor preached. one by baptism collection $18,28. Fox Run, Sunday-school 28, collection 51 cents. Pastor preached collection $0.51. Little Flock, Sunday-school 63, collection $1.00. Pastor preached, collection $7.03. Virginia Aye. Sunday-school 40, collection 39 cents Pastor preached Green Castle, Sunday-school 22, collection 38 cents Pastor preached collection $9.39. Little Bethel, Sunday-school 18, collection 48 cents. Pastor and Bro. Donan preached. Two by experience and two under watchcare collection $7 65. Mt. Olive, Pastor prescheed, one restured, one by letter, and two under watchcare. Collection $15.18. the following resolution offered by Rev. J H. Frank D. D. led in the discussion of "What is conscience'? and Rev. E. W. Reed was appointed to lead in the discussion of "The Lord's Supper" next Monday morning. Rev. J. H. Frank D. D. was adopted: "We're-affirm our belief and publish that alien impression is unscriptural and a violation of the New Testament order; that the Lord's Supper is administered scripturally only to the members of a New Testament church and that the Lord's Supper may not be carried to persons absent from the assembled church, except upon authority of the church of which the requesting person or persons are members." Rev. C. M. Hammonds who acted as Critique read an interesting report on the proceedings of the ELKTON, KY. "WORLD'S FAIR ROUTE" WINTER'S INTERNATIONAL Dictionary $45 Pays for professional lectures, board and room rent for one term. By the Quarterly System is offered nurvival opportunities for those who must retain teaching positions as a means of livelihood, and yet desire to study Medicine. STUDY MEDICINE AND PHARMACY AT THE Louisville National Medical College FIFTEENTH YEAR. Recognized by all State Boards. 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