American Baptist, 1903-11-13

I left Somerset Monday October 5th for Nicholaeville where Rev C C Go in + is adding forth and dolug i great work for the Baptists From there I 1 went to Lawrenreburg to visit Rev W J M Price in a two weeks financial meeting which was a great success and it will doubtless make those who are in interested - terested interested in the work In this state glad to j know that Rev Price Is one among the I Imo - mo Imo t able pastors iu the state and I am I pleased to know that the church in this 1 place is In better condition now than it has been for many years These people love Rev Price if we are to judge from I the many good things they brought him I and his wife to make their hearts glad They alto know bo to make it pleasant for visitors and pay them well for their I service May God bless this pastor and peopleI I left Lawrenceburg for the Queen City of tho Mountain Somerset aud spent one day with my own people and then left for Paris Ky to visit Rev H B Webster D D in an eight nights finan financial - cial financial meeting I arrived in Paris Mon Monday - day Monday October i9th and found Dr Webster at the station awaiting me and we had 1 a hearty handshaking for we were glad to nee each other He carried me to the b > autiful parsonage on Sycamore street where mamma Webster was al prised of our presence and came with out stretch 1 ed arms to great me as she use to do when I was but a lad in the city of Ncholasville and ofcnurso It goes withre out flaying that with mamma and papa we wanted for nothing that woulda make iae happy while with them For t eight night I preached as the spiritc Rave me utterance and the Lord was Jt J j I t with U1l Sunday was a great day andI I I we bad a great time both spiritually andI I QnancUllyThere I There were three clubs the Simpson j Joshua and the Green there clubs blldI I wurke only two nights each but with t great credit to themselves and cbrohI I and after a day of spiritual feasting andta 1 mouey gathering the church announced ii collection of 1258 73 which amount lift tbo church out of debt pnt 60 00 in 4 the pasturs pocket and 33 al in bank So by this report yon may know that DrI I Webster is doing great things in P ris with credit to himself and honor to thL dennicJ option May the Lord continue to bless this great and good man Rev H Nutter offered his resignation as pastor of the Zion Baptist church amid the sobs and tears of congregation Rev Nutter is an able man abd has doue a great work In Paris buildings ohmich that is i a credit to our denomination an4 ve do tt know where Kev Nutter will I go but any church may consider herself blessed to have such a man as pastor Monday October 26th I left Paris for Louisville taking with me my neloe who entered our school I found Dr Puree well and in his usual good humor met a Hue lot of students all seemed to be filled with the enthusiasm necessary to ac accomplish - complish accomplish their various aims in lifet May God continue to bless our work in all parts of the state stateW W H WIUIAHB GREAT MEETING AT EMINENCE October the 26th 1908 was a great das iu the Eminence Colored Baptist church It was the reopening aud rededica tion of the house I call it rf dedication because I suppose the foundation had been dedicated before The sermon was pi taohed by the writer all seemed pleased with the effort They had torn the house down and built it again It is a very beauty ul edirice I do not know of any church building in a wall town in this district thai is more attractive than this one They have doue a neat piece of work there and I taluk that RevWiuiow and his people peopled - d peopled lJerve encouragement for their suc cess They are working now had to pay off all their indebtedness on the I house and pastor Wiuiow and ofticeis JtllcelBI I t elk with assurance that they have ev erything under co troll to the extent that uu one need entertain any Lea r about loosing the property 1 rejoice to hear them upeait so confidentially as to their ability to meet their demands I financially For 1 am in favor of I prospeiity in every good work regard 1 less of who is conducting U regardI I course Baptist first But 1 have uoin spirit to try to burden any one elbe that is trying to do a goou work 11 1 ratnei encourage them than to attempt to do anything to impede th1r pro guess in u laudable enterprise 1 must say that the brethren and sisters of the I cnurch seemed to be highly elated and outhUHiAstio over the work that they have accomplished in so short a time There were several members male and female that expressed themselves on onb Sunday night which sho A ed their high appreciation of Dr WlnroW as a great leader I did not get all of their names I I Rev Murphy was the first he is iu the work aud is I determiaed to stand byI I I I

CONFERING HONORARY I DEGREES I I A recent communication appeared in his paper in which the statement was wade that a certaiu Baptist Sunday School Convention or Association had confered the degree of I I D I upon a very beloved brother The brother who was thus mistakenly and igno ignorantly - rantly ignorantly honored is a dear personal friend of the editor of this paper He is a good man a useful minister of the iron pel and is < well known in his State StateN - N StateN vtrtheJeH8 neither a Sunday Schoola Convention nor an Association can confer the degree of D D upon any one however much it would like to honor a favorite minister We also learn that an other good brother baa I been honored by mistakenly receiving the degree of D D from a nurse tiaiuiug school Just think of it This is not the first time we have heard of a Baptist issociation conferring the degree of D D upon a preacher We are pained to think that any of our people are to ignorant as to believe the degree can be so easily obtained The degree has been bo recklessly conter red by certain colleges rue by Negroes that it has resulted + in to cheapening the honor as to lead any small crowd of ignorant Negroes to believe that they too can confer it Alas to what a depth this h uored title has fallen when a Negro baptist Asseciatiou and a nurse training school have umertak eti the learned I business of conferring it I Our people are woefully ignorant ab to the l power to confer honorary ti title - tle title aud we take occasion here to give a little information about It 1 he degree of D D iu a literary title and can only bt conferred by a char lei ed literarv Institution that has re ceiv d ouch power to confer degrees f i om the legislature of its tale he degree of D U can only be properly couferrod upon n man of experience whose life has neen eminently or con spicuously useful whose ability as a religious teacher is widely reoguize and whose training along literfry lines has at least been respectably To con confer - fer confer this degree upon men who cannot spell some of the commonest English w rds who cauiot construct gram grammatically - matically grammatically an ordinary sentence and who is profoundly ignorant I of theolo theology - gy theology is rediculoua to intelligent men We hpe our brethren wil not be ieceived in this matter and make I themselves laughing flocks amoVig i i telligeut and sensible men Be it un derstood that the trustees only of a le I gaily chartered literary institution that has received its power to con er lit lary and honorary degrees rrom the stste legislature can confer the de degree - gree degree of D D or any other literary titleThere There are some fraudulent socalled colleges or institutions that are making merchandise of honorary degrees They exist only to make dupes out of preachers who are hankering and dy dyIng - ing dyIng after literary degrees that they do not deserve or cannot receive from any reputable institution of learning One II Bethany College of North Carolina used to grind out by the car load A Bs A Ms and D Du The quid Bethany College cousisted of a man his wife aud au > tiier assistant The head of the school could not write a brief u tics without misspelling ordinary En gush words But he could confer hon orary decrees to anxious brethren al always - ways always for a monetary consideration u Bethany College Is now no more and brethren no louger receive honor ary titles from that defunct old mill But the successor of Bethany Col legj is now iu the State of Indiana There are one or two fake alleges or iiidtitutotis in that state that are teak lug merchandise tint of the feverhn anxiety of some Negro preachers to appear greater than they are by weal tug the title of It D W warn our brethren agaiuut the foolish wealing of a title that will make them ridicu ridiculous - lous ridiculous among intelligent men as soon as the discovery is made that it was oouferred by bogus iudtituiiona thai confer it only for money and never on account of real merit Intel ligeJt men will respect one far wore who never wears a degree thau to which he is 110 entitled No institution thai values ita good name cau afford to confer literary tu erary degrees except upon wen who concedely deserves them Souh Car sties Standard StandardA KYF It will no doubt 1e I of great interest to the brethren to hear a word from the following places concerning the taptist interest and as I have bad the pleasure to visit them 1 beg spacu iu our paper for the following i

Bro SkiM 4r and sister An Q t lit lh ohutvs T H Kruadiiiii Eli ZaY Bo Miller WD Thonip Ita Oeorjr Deatheridge Miss ikiftf d wit R v C Emrey 25 cents New Liberty and joodloe Chapt were the next appointments Rev D C Francis pastor but owing to the AH saciatioii being in session and no loll iiiiuncement liaviiiK been made we did not vinit those ehurclie On Sunday we visited the Otter Creek church of which Rev T H Harris is pastor He met us at Red House Station in his buggy and took us to the nome of dea con Hugeleys wher we were pleased to meet his most agneabe wife who pared no pains to make our stay pleasant At night we visited the church listened I to an instructive ser man by pastor Harris after which wo were introduced A collection of 300 i was fiiveu for our WOI k the following persons contributing brethren Samu Samuel - el Samuel Chenault and Daniel 1 Boone Mill r 5u cents each brethren Joseph Hill and David Oldham 26 cents each A socie ty was oiganizd with the following oilicers niuers Amelia Hugeley Maggie I Hill and Mary Jackson MaglieI I tau White and Ella Oldham S cretaries cretarleHI I Annie B ailey Treasurer Ainie Lane lltta Oldham and Collie Bradley I Member of the Board of Manage e Six tithing stars were left lobe PI to aid in ttu work Mouday morning bidding all goodbye we were off for fort - t fort ester here we were met by a lvlnpyoung young lady Ur R T Hffman had sent to meet UH breaklasting at a ri s HU rant we were then tatttu to the home ofP winter + White one of the oldest resi dents of this city who owns some live flveI I acres of of ground and as many tenant bouce HHide from a jpaciou tenri om j bottle in which ehre residua within a htones cast of the court hours aI I we met Dr aud Mrs D ney who add ed much plmaure to our visit at night I w visited Poiutersville Baptistc inch of winch Rev Hrockman is the fithlul pastor They were lioldii g I i i leiidayr meeting in a tent We met a Bianll audience Rev Bigbee cnnducl ett devoliouals pattor HiocUman then introduced us in Inn usual eanieHt Nay W received a oll + lettinu 1 ol 51 1C hold t live charts Rev Brockm in has built a large chuich which hall for yeam been yo much needed and ie getting along nicely with the payments thari ou He deserves real praise for the work clone here Tuesday morning Rev Bigbee called and invited us to speu J the reaiainder oi I our stay a ith his family We ac ce ted the Invi alion and spent a most agreeable twodays with them At night we visited Broadway Baptist church Rev C P M Bigbee pastor here we met a email audi uce After devotional exercise led by Rev H UColeraue we were introduced A col let tillu of 202 was given us those con tri utiug 26 cents each were Revs C BroeH d111 Bell O W Bates and C E Cole raue sisters O W Bates Kitty Vaughn aid H D Coleraue also 200 was pledged for our dormitory On Wed nesday night we visited the First Hap tilt church of which Dr R T Hoff i man is past < r Only a small number ahsembled we vere welcomed by lea i c n Win Taylor and introduced col 1 lection 1 76 was iveu for our work the Sundayschool giving 100 of that amount l houe contributing 25 cents CUarlavr lur iui aud sister Annie Tuylii r1tau r lulling stars were left to be tilled to assist in our work On Thursday 0y on hcnedule time fur L xiugton where we lope to do mucn good Iu His successi 111 remain yours fur the work L 11 JACKSON I tSTATE MISSION WORK I State Mission Coutribiuiom JJOOBares Bares 115 Hrpkliisville Va 8tS S 300 L R S I V B W E Co vu HO EliZAbethtowu church 205 CULRCH EDIFICE CONTRIBUTION Louisville Be argntHB 110 Brues 1 00 P H KENNHOV Iiilssiouaryg Kyt FOR OVER SIXTY VRARS I MRS WINSWWS SOOTHING SYRDP ha ti I been used for over sixty years by millions I of mothers for their children while teeth ing with perfect success It soothes the child softens the gums allays all pain cures wipd colic and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately Sold by druggists in every part of the world twentyCve cents a bottle Be sure and ask for Mrs WmilowB Soothing Syrup and take no other L

LIFE GRAY AND GOLD r BY K A Muinob Old and gray the Noveiubei skyt LafleHs and bare the tars Tht wind sweeps by with a moaning II ipii Tin liver mirrois the leaden 1 sky And the heart of nature grieves Dull and sad are our live Wt sigh Empty of till have pith Time wan when the glad yean on joys wings sped And we trod liit s patb with si buoyant tread Oh 10 live those days UK in i 1 lhruughthr coM yray clouds shout ft golden light A glory on land and sea Aud the heart of natuie erst full of night Was tilled with that plory 00 pure and bright Her adueiis a memory Through the woe iu our hearts in hiving tone Malls a voice on the listening ear Through those piledup elouils wax the glory thruwn So eVr Sru tit lite1 Sill rUWH true joy has Brown Hail heart diMiuUn thy fear Tim gray mid Hie gold the HUH und r shade I Art portuned love1 own hand And never shall s lallOW so Urrp br lait Hut through surnA HI I tinned vie ion the I soul I that hash prayed Shall deltoid the priiiiirtMi laud Th Baptist Iuion WOMENS WOhK I Iaiitt Lick was the next point visited 1 I j arriving at thin point IIU Siturduv eve nlliw Aug tiUth we were met at the Htaiiuu by bliss Amanda J Walker who took 11 in I her buggy to bet beautiful aid iiinforl ibie Imiiif w CtP h r ruth r stud lumber wHrouml nn On 6 uI iluy morning we viitMi Sunday chool fniiud Bro Hairy Faulkner tiuiierin endem a tixual at bin POHI of duty We WHTII inlrotfiTced l before UiauiifiMOU and addressed the Sundaymiiool A collection of faOl wets given the fol following - lowing following persons donating 25 cents each Brethren H B Keaslev John Walker Win Denney Misxes Amanda J Wal ker Htirau Caldwell pledge to the ainouut of 460 cent were taken for tile New Dormitory A society was organized with the folIo VI g juice 8 Misters Kozle Faulkner Besie Leave 1 1 and Mary Hanley Frewiient Amanda J Walker and Hattie Miller Secrets ries Mary Faulkner Treasurer Kvie Spellman Lizzie Leavoll ami Bessie Davis Members or the Boa d of Manr gerM There Vas no other service du jog the day at the chinch We spent a pleasant day hoping to get to Kirks vllle at night but were disappointed H Rev Thompson failed to receive news I of our coming Mouday afternoon we were off for Peytonlown here we found no one to meet us and no one seemed to know of our coming although we ha > written a week before Ve inquired of the pas tar and deacons and started to the hciue of Rev G L Campbell whom we aw coming down the road He did not know of our coming and seem tl ii itubt of our having written them H WM t Cut to the i flee and called for the mail receiving ii the postal war k rh wti hew lour it had been there He tent look us to his home where his ttiniai le little wife received us kindly null I Ire 1 pared HH a very nice and enjoy i iili tnppir In I the meantime Bro tn1 bell rode on his wheel hero and i Hieic I 4iiiiiiincing a meeting for us at 8 l > in 011 time we reached the church r H liftf I ami appreciative audience tsreetrd u We addressed them at length pun the plant of our work aim 1U l t CIM veil for HHliie a c > llekctiuu of J2UU Hit ioilowin named ptrtoiif donating tii ci is each Rev G L Campbell iiiil S M Wutifl Brethren Andrew Mnler Henry Ttvis and Beard Sherry and Mrs liettie Warner At u i a ui T i day we ere oil for Richmond iu 1 ni1ny with Rev G I Campbell 1 und Rev G M M ore and daughter Mix u8sle and a host of others going to the Paine point to attend the Mt Ilettae District AsBocia ion We were ee entertained during our stay of three days at the inviting home of Rev T H Hioaddus where we always fell at howe with our dear little friend Mian Magi to a great favorite of Richmond people We attended the sessions of i iiie Association and Rev T H Broad dm the Moderator received ua fciudly and OL Thursday evening lu an impres viva and pointed manner introduced IIH to that august body of Christian workers We made a plea for our work after which a collection of 637 wan glveu us Bro Larkiu Blythe jlOO I I

ting some extra touches on their clauses touches learned while pursuing the Sum mer coureea at Chicago University We wish ws could pay such salaries that some of our teachers could take post graduate courses in Germany The chapel was made to echo and re reecho - echo reecho with applause and UniversIty yell led by Mr Engleman Tuesday morning after Mrs Steinmetzs lecture The cause of it was that Prof Brown unveiled a beautlfnl picture of Rev Puree made by Mr J R Neighbors Mr C M Hammonds made the presentation speech iu his own characteristic way He was at his best and the audience was with him Tie Doctor accepted the to token - ken token of respect with much feeling and ex expressed - pressed expressed his warmest sympathy These pictures will decorated the chapel wall Mr J K Neighbors and his little daugbtel wore pleasant visitors Monday Evening Mrs Hattie Wrenn and infant weru pleasant caller Sunday evening Miss Lulu Brown spent half of Sunday with ua The young ladies went wild over her short stay Her pleasantness makes her loved by all All were glad ti se M Jail Grigsby Sunday He loons well and his class matts of years gone by want him to come iu school again but it seems as if be is content iu Indiana Rev Emmanuel Jones brought a bas ket of persimmons with him for the young ladies when he retailed from his church Monday morning He has the thanks of the matron and the young la ladies - dies ladies Several students are suffering from their vaccination The Rally Novsmber 25th should be observed by every church Sunday school University Society and friend of tbd Institution Let all friends h Ip THE PRESIDENTS THANKSGIV THANKSGIVING - ING THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION By the President of the United States of America f A PROCLAMATION The season is at hand whet ac according - cording according to the custom of our people it falls on the President to appoint a day of praise anti thanksgiving to God During the last year the Lord has dealt bountifully with us giving ua peace at home aud abroad and the chance of our citizens to work for their welfare unhindered by war faw ime or plague 1It behooves us not only to rejoice greatly because of what has been gt ven venus - us venus but to accept it with a solemn neuse responsibility realizing that under 3even it rests with us ourselves to show that we are worthy to use aright what has thus been intrusted to our care MUST NOT VAlI In no other place and at no other time has the experiment of govern government - ment government of the people by the people and for the people been tried on so vast a scale as here in our own country In the opening years of the twentieth cenluryFailure Failure would not only b9a dread dreadful - ful dreadful tling for all mankind for it would mean loss of hope for all who believe iu the power and the righteousness of libertyTherefore Therefore in thanking God for the mercies extended to UH in the Illtt we beseech Him that He may not with withhold - hold withhold them in the future aud that our hearts may bo roused to war steadfast ly for good and against bit the forces of evil public and private FOR STRKNOTH AND LlHtf We pray for strength and light to that in the coming years we may with cleanliness fearlessness and wisdom do oui allotted work on the earth in f such manner as to how thatwe are not altogether uuworthy of the Mesrings we have received Now therefore I Theodore Ro ne volt President of the United States do eeHereby designate an a day of general thanksgiving Thursday the twenty sixth of Novtmt er ana d recommend that throughout the land people cease etfrom their wonted occupations and in their several homes and place of wur ship render thanks unto A mighty God for his manifold meicies tsiii witness whereof I have hereun to set my baud and oau td the seal o the United States to be affixed THBODOIIBROOSVKLT U wBELLS Sttil Alloy Chirch uut School Bells VScid for Caulogus Tk > c s BFTT Ci gillalw e l j =

the pastor and chinch and In his re 1 marks feelingly gave some good ad advice - vice advice and urged unity of aotiou among amongthe Thomas Kemp Ir ati8 and Henderson made appropriate addresses and spoke in a feeling and strain 1 becoming of what has been dolts and looked forward to a greater time in the future since 4 tbey bad surmounted some very Nervy opposition There were a few sisters I that had something to say I did not get all of their names yet one sister I noticed invited all the dear brethren and sisters to return to their allegiance and all have peace I must say they they turned out nice nicely - ly nicely and taking all things in consideration did well in collecting money for it bad not been very long since they had had a rally rallyThe The members claim the Lord t JOB Dr Ward away to put him in a heavi heavier - er heavier field because of his experience and ability and sent the Rev J B Winnow to lead them in his stead and that the pastor and wife have both shown themselves equal to the great task and they say of them that they are socia le genuine and pleasant to all ForI I these qualities they are under obliga tion to love them and help them in their sacred work that God has laid upon them to do 80 they gave him help in the basket acd in the store storehouse - house storehouse abundantly I hope the sweet relation that seems to exist may con tinue We all admit that the pastor an < sister Wiurow are two well mated companions with four sweet little children to care for besides the care ofc the church Rev Winrow ii a careful man and minister of the gospel It Items c - se ems Items to me that his disposition is to Iseemll abnse none but try to win all for his Lord and Master As to his scholarly ability that is not and cannot be ques questioned - tioned questioned or doubted Though a young man and a young minister he is cer tainly strong clear and able in the Holy Scriptures and cat f interest any intelligent audience as a public speak speaker - er speaker rMay May God bless his labors with abun abundant - dant abundant success < D A GA DIE Louisville Ky UNIVERSITY NOTES S U Rah rah rah rah 8 U Rab rah rah rah Hurrah Hurrah State University rah rah rail zoz Rev J B Anderson preached an ex excellent - cellent excellent sermon at Berean Sunday night Revs Keeton LilJard and W B Hall and wife were nleasant callers at the building buildingMrs Mrs Puree and the children have re returned - turned returned from the Country The reception Friday night was a very pleasant occasion The University Team entertained the High Schcol Team All expressed themselves as being well pleased In the speeches Friday night at the social the young men expressed them themselves - selves themselves as determined to make the Nov 2Mb Rally one of the grandest in the history of the school The team in preparing for a double header on Thanksgiving Day Then a grand reception on that night hvery one comes in admiring the beauty ot the campus ard building What will tbey say when they see the New Building erected by the ladies Mrs Steinmetz Is creating much inter 1 eat and enthusiasm iu the study of the Jesuse Mr Carmm presided with dignity Friday uiffht in the absence of President Hammouds HammoudsRev Isv isL i in a prosper us condition Rv M M Porter at Mitchell hai I beautified his church inside aud our clear of debt He and his good people are ufGoing a grand work of which they ought lobe proud God has blessed them ofRev Lillurd rr ports a glorious suocess in ois work at Gatz and Monterey He is eenow on a visit to Harrodiburg The youig ladies attended Fifth Street ochurch last Suuday Pr Pure Is invited to deliver an ad dread iu Indiana Nov 3010 Mama H C Logan and Carlos White pige ice tart Saturday afternoon goon ndThe od practice now The class in Physiology Is doing some eaextra good work under Dr F B Haw trine Profs Brown and Haulabury are put 2 6Caf