The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-12
Payne: IF I were not Methodist,
would be a Presbyterian
DIR. LAFFERTY TALKS.

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would be Presbyterian.
DIR. LAFFERTY TALKS.
DR.. Lafferty was introdnced Il have
come over to see how YOU have tended
EmanueTs land. We didn't want you
to have Northeastern North Carolina.
have heard no application to return. DR..
Duncan said to me once, If ! ever leave
Virginia | viii go to North Carolina,
When l looked around Ridgeway / saw
a lack Of lumber where the branches
bad been used up whipping certain
boy who crossed the Roanoke When
| am in the CONTAINS | live in a house
made altogether from North Carolina
pine. My house-roof, floor and sides
all came from North Carolina, and
am at home in North Carolina.
The General Conference of the NJ e.
church has established feature of in
surance. In the past twenty years. the
church has paid out much money in in
suranee. The Northern church has got
the stiffest backbone. They have got the
men, the money and brains. They have
brought down the insurance of the
Methodist churches and parsonages al
lctual cost-it cuts it half in two. We
ought to save enough out of this to
send a missionary to every vacant place
North Carolina
Il have the good luck to be invited
70 take stock in many churches by lee
uring for their benefit. [ had the plea
IRE thus to assist somewhat in building
Edenton Street church in your capital
city
ADMITTED ON TRIAL:
These yonng men were admitted on
rial: Garland Green, Rufus Il. Grant.
las. IT, Stanford. Preston ID. Woodal,
Edward r. Welsh, Harry NJ North.
w. c. Yearly was refused admission
because he wanted then to complete his
,ducation before taking work. The
Bishop thought he ought to finish his
,ducation before applying.
When Rev. w. Il. Galloway's name
vas called it was stated that he had
withdrawn. He has joined the Sanctif-
ationists.
MIR. CULBRETH'S EIUTAIOR.
Rev. B. E. Culbreth made char
lcteristic speech and had the bishop and
Everybody else laughing. Il have
cached the place where am sent to a
mission when can fill any place you've
,ot. | have never had 50 many difficult
les in my life, but we did better this
ear than hast. We raised more money
or the bishops salary. Last year the
mission paid 90 cents This year we
objected one dollar for the bishop. Dur.
q the year a dozen good men and wo-
nen have stood by me in the darkest
ear OF my ministry. They paid me
11S salary and have got a whole dollar
it left. A $1,000 debt has been com
romised and paid and the parsonage is
learly free from debt. | don't know
neither to go back there or not / can
ct bigger crowd in Washington to
ear me preach than any man here
Laughter)
TIE BISHOPS ADDRESS.
Bishop Hendrix then delivered his ad-
iress to the ministers admitted into full
Connection. 1t was masterpiece. Be
IVY | give some notes hastily thrown to-
ether:
You stand and ask admission into
od's travelling ministry You cross the
sul1iton this hour. You become part
a great body-an itinerancy ready
) deny themselves willing to go any
here ut the Masters call. ANYWHERE
he motto of a British regent that stands
1remost. Filled with the martial spirit
.e circuit rider is ready to go anywhere.
is a mighty army. In Southern
iethodism alone there are 5000 timer
MIS-
about you is real world-a world
realism. but for the most part the
ainking of the world is not religious.
lach literature stimulates to ambition
nd sin.
SO subtle is the literature that teaches
.Orldiness that many despair Of the
orld they feel that the world is grow
worse and worse There is a grow
e spirit of pessimism among the
rightest minds. The language Of despair
as seized hold upon many as they look
ut upon the growing tide Of evil.
This is a materialistic age and ma
arialiSm seems TO have caught the
outh. This tends to badness.
Unless there come some counter in
uence there is ruin The remedy must
e the gospel as widespread and ag-
ressive as'evil. Your command is BE not
yercome by evil, but overcome evil with
sood.
'NcH represent the Kingdom Of God or
he Kingdom of darkness Yon must
epresent the invisible world You must
ave hold on the better world. You
tand for the realism of God. and in
rorortion as you can bring IFS realm
efore the people. you will bring them
, the Master Unless Christ has formed
thin you the hope Of glory-unless you
forth as His ambassador, you cannot
yercome the world of darkness. Christ
Jade the supernatural real. lie came
ut Of the supernatural into the form of
IAN and returned to the supernatural
: your people see you. they must lecog-
ize men who have seen His face. 1t is
ut what, hut whom we preach Our
ligion as the religion of Il person-not
book. 1t is your knowledge of the
erson OF Christ that it is to make You
ffective Have you faith in Christ !?
GOT the historic faith. but have You en-
cred into the most secret place Of the
lest High? Have you heard His voice
which ii revelation? What is Christ to
oug Where is Christ to you today? 1t
the vital question 1t is your relation
Christ that gives yoai entrance to the
iunlan heart You have not seen the
ision that Saul gave, or the transfigura-
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