The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-09-25
CONFERENCE. AT WILSON.

1t is only a little Owe two
months from this tine until
Conference viii meet in Wilson,
\. G. How much work must be
done between this time and Con-
ference. Many prosracted meet
ings must be held and many
souls must be saved Or opportu-
nifty Will be lost to them and re-
sponsibility fall on The Church.
God has placed us OH the walls
Of Zion to sound the alarm when
the enemy approacheth. How
sad for a sinner to pass through |
a rOtractef meeting unsaved.
Friendly reader let not such an
opportunity pass by you unjm-
prov d either as a seeker of
Christ or as a worker in the
vineyard of the Lord.
Between this and the sitting
# Conference d very large por-
ton Of the financial part of the
work of the Church must be
done. We clip the follow Ing,
which is TO the point, from the
. pen of L. }. Dunken, ir the
Nashville Advocate :
1t is d popularity Of MethO-
dish, that her claims upon her
membership do not lap over.
Our assessments, 1t ever paid,
, must be paid during the year in
which they were assessassed. Ii
, rot cashed they Will be cancel
: ed, and asst ssments for another
> ear will be made. What all ap-
! palling spectacle the deficiencies
in Methodism would present!
Every deficiency might have
1 been met at the time it was can
, celed if it was an assessment
!: Wade III good faith, and every
member had met his obi ga.
t tons. The deficiency S the con-
tt, button that the Church forces
: The preacher, o. other claimant,
to make a CAUSE to which he has
Il already given the Ia Dor and 30
q riaoe OF his life, He dye~ :
: contribute this defe;s mo
= money; that were p ncy l
it could be ieaes' "r better
. family eantE4S' ont he ana II
3 X suffering .te .a II by acsua y
: u tie, W for the necessarle
/, lie ficts- ..ich the amount OF til
y ther icy would purchase ft
. y III if they had it, but whic
) withheld from them if the
had it, but which is withheld
u! from them by those who coul
VII easily supply it but for the
u lack of light or love, CT bot
The pastor thus discounted
eh crushed, may be disqualified Fl
'''' effect preaching, but he
via quite as competent to preach
!, " such Pensioners are to hear
Id quite It's capable of doing go.
We asIney are of receiving goo
u; Til will tie read by tlousan
~ ~ Il who will send Their Iast O
: away forced to sacrifice and su
W fei ing. They viii lay the blan
ii'S upon uthe which real V a.!ac
w e. 10 themselves. | refer to
~ class who pay about hale Il
N amount they ought to pay, d,
'h- comparing themselves wi
those who have done somethiu
Oh There are yet a few DAYS al
'1'- weeks until Conference. VIII
ei'- will you do with anc TO: yo
We pastor? You have had his Sc
y, ;, III vice and sacrifice. You o,
him an honest debt. 1t W
made in good faith, else yo1
: stewards have trifled with the
-, prerogatives and your financi
'no integrity as membsrs of Il
'eh body of Christ You can rep
y, date it. Nothing is easier tn
NC hardened conscience. Only wa
ns until the Bishop reads the a
, pointments. Your lreachel
% claim though unpaid, expire
ID II any. man owed you, woul
~ you let him off this easy? Ma
w the strong ar1C of the law Won
ID be your refuge, and your debt,
~, 80 would be roundly Denounced f,
@ dishonesty