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The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20

anl in realty, aud instead OF offerin G
tbs leass objectioI t. the plan, We should
diligently seek to secure il. Consider
ing also she circumstances, our poverty
and needs, 1t is the heighth of presump-
ton in us to demand the right to dictate
the policy. IL is also easy to make de-
mands too great and too exacting-ae-
msnds, though apparently fair, yet sub
titely planned 10 defeat the cause. IL is
esident1hat we the colnred people. get
all the advantage and lose nothing in
the arrangement We 60 to school and
our white friends pay the bills; we are
tie receivers, and they are the giVers. so
in all this mission work that is done ur-
der the plan of cooperation, the heay-
lest burdens are borne by our white
brethren, and we quarrel at them be-
cause they will not consent for US TO do
as we please without consulting them
We want them to build the school
houses, raise all the money, and il all
our educational and religious meetings
we want them 10 take back seats and let
us do all the bossing and legislaling
There Is no sense in such policy.
Addressing our State convent on abe ut
two months ago, Rev. John e. White,
secretary of The white Baptist State con-
vention. said: "There is not SIN le
black hand in this State stretched out
for help but that there is white hand
ready to grasp IT,"
Ia our weakness it is fooliahness to re-
fuse this preferred help. Many CT our
brethren, rear, are Over-seusitiye about
their rettv rights, and 10 their madness
and desperation to pose as race leaders,
they seem wiling to annihilate the vital
element in Christianity which m ,kes US
all one In Christ and to sub ,titute in
lieu tbereOf lace bigotry.
| am u race man, staunch and true,
until it cuficts With grace; then con-
tenn the issue. | am for Christ figst and
my race Se|OhG. ''u-OPelatloH 10 '"'
right thing. Let US court The friendship
of those who are disposed to help US; lei
US gratefully acknowledge their kindness
and let us show oy our conduct that we
are capable OF gratitude. Petty quib-
blings and technical differences, instig-
ated by the selfish iesire to rule or boss
should give place TO intelligent Judge
nent and sound common sense.
Those who believe in a genuine
| Christianity, who feel down In thei
hears that cooperation is right and th'
wisest policy, who are seeking the high
est interests of the people, regardless o
sectional lines, should mite in deieDc'
OF the truth.
The Lot-Corey Foreign Mission Con
yention advocates LIBERAL policy ii
our mission work, both home and for
cign. closer union among Baptists
both white and colered, and NOR
economical and progressive operation o
oar foreign work. We invite the help o
all who feel and think as we do.
Fla'ernally yours,
Wintcn. n. c., January 10, 1890.
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20
HlOGRAPHY OF DWIGHT h.
MOODY.

The Only Authorized and Authentic
Work Of the Kind TO be Pull
lished by the Fleming
H. Revell Com
psny.
East Nortbfpl1, Mass ), /
January 3, 1900. I
Fleming II. Revell Company
Dear Sirs-Since arranging With you
for the publication of the authorized
biography of my father have been sur
prised to see the very misleading state
menls of other publishers that they are
preparing biographies with our ap-
nroval. | want to assure you that all
these claims are false, and calculated to
deceive the public, as We have given our
consent 10 none nt these works, and
they are not "approved by the family
and friends" OF my father. would also
state that, without exception, we have
expressed our regret at the multlpilca-
ton Of these works. which have been
prepared in spite of our urgent protest
felt that this statement was due to
Won. in view OF these false announce
ments, which are the source OF greA'
annoyance to US all.
Yours truly,
w. R. Moody.
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20
A MILLION DOLLARS FOR MIS-
SIONS AND EDUCATION
IN 1900.

Many of the Baptist newspapers
and ministers of the country have
expressed themselves as being
heartily in favor Of the sug Gestlon
made by The Florida Evangelist,
that the Negro BaptiSts make
special effort to raise million dol
lars during this year for mis- ioas
and education. The American Bip-
tist. of Louisville, KY. while MT
mentioning the plan of The Florids
Evangelist, endorses the idea in the
following words
Every denomination is planning ana
orranizlrg its forces for I'm Jalgn along
educational and missionary lines thtC
will surpass every record thst The woil1
has witnessed in religious work. ThIs Is
commonly known as the Fwenu' In Gent
nv movement and Is in harmony With
the spirit TO free every religious move
nlent of debt and to place the WORK In
strong and healthy condition so as TO WI
den and enlarge the Influence and power
Of the churches for dong good. BY virtue
OF numbers Baptis should lead In tnls
great movement and they should not oe
slolhfu in doing with might what their
hands inu to do. Ali our Associations
ind conventions have approved TINS plan
and now Is the time for churches, Oun-
| daV. schools and other organic atoms 10
commence the work and not walt unell
the time comes for reporting to mud tpem
selves not ready or lily prepared.
stitch in time saves nine" So those VINO
begin early will have ihe advantage OF
raising the funds easier and be prepared
for extra tfort in the future, should It De
come necessary. Let every church. every
s 5. every organization and every mem
ber. begin now, 50 that when me toll -
called all will be prepared to emUtY lnto
the Lords reasury The abundant of1er-
1ngs of willing and liberal hearts"
A million dollars may seem
large amount, but when it is re
membered that there are 1,0OO,o0O
people to raise it, the sam appears
small indeed, and it will be easily
raised when the people are set 10
work at it in the right way. a mt
tie united and persistent effort On
the part OF pastors and peope Is all
that is necessary 20 seelre this mil
lion dollars by the close of this
Year.
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20
"SHALL The OLD MINISTER BE
SHOT"
By Frank MARSHALL.

/; Is announced that Ian Maclaren will
soon discuss the above ques ion in Ladies
Home Journal as one of series of arti-
cies on church work. The subject is
surely of sufficient boldness of statement
To attract auention. and it might be said F.,
also, that it is of sufficient practical mo-
ment to have reading, 1t Is to be pre-
sumed That the Distinguished Scotchman
Will discuss what We, In common pal
lance, call Shelving"
Since he has suggested the matter, |
want word on the same sui jet. To be
shot, in the sense The word Is used, Is 10
be land on the shelf. The answer TO the
query is, aud must be, for some of them,
in the affirmatiye. II nay be we'll TO
say that not only are old ministers 10 b.
shot, but young ones will be shot, too
rDe actual fact is that prob ,bly moIe CT
Them i'll the prime of life, and younger,
are shot than are old ones. To be still
more correct, they shoot themselves. NO
man is laid by Others on the shelf unit
H. has lad himse.f there. And as soon
as he does that they H1lk put him on the
ssflelf until he has put himself there.
Then he is what Paul calls "cas;-
away" 1t may be said the churches will
lay good, faithful preacher ON the
shelf, bat that admits Of much doubt,
Some Of tile most useful preachers l
know are above sixty years OF age, or
near tha; mark. 1t would take a good
many people To lay such man as Ma
ior Penn on the shelf. DIR. II. 5. FOrj
SAYS he would kick the shelf down If he
were put there. Let tie brethren keep
their guns vigorously firing at the enemy
aud others will be so busy watching the
execution that they will not think of the
age of the men who hold the weapons =
Christian Standard
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20
A HIGHER MORALITY.

As there is higher criticism, which to
some is stumbling block, but to the in
telligent Is a rock giving a wider and
truer view, so there is higher morality.
The course of ordinary ethical teach
ing is indeed not always clear. To illus
trste; There is natural untruthfulness
which no one regards as sinful. Every
weak animal that escapes death by de-
ceiying the pursuer acts the lie that Ged
has taught it. So little children, in their
weakness, are natural liars. We do not
s!igmatize the baby as a sinner. We
teach him that his lie is an offence, and
that he will sid II, knowing the offence,
he lies again. For the adult the Ques-
ton in is simplest form appears in the
cd query; Is it right to tell lie to save
human lit,? The problem becomes
more complicated when self-interest en-
,ers as a faclor, as in the story of the
traveller, who, to save himself from pill
Iage, betrayed his companion. But aftSr
the robbers were gone he reimbursed the
suff .rer twice over, remarkihg that while
the utter had only ten pounds to lose he
himself would have lost len times that
sum had he been searched.
We call this, not quite rightly, Jesuiti-
cal. But to take up now the real posi-
ton of the Jesuit, his error lies in the
assumption that the good of his sect rep
resents the highest good. In so far as ne
errs In this, his moral code lacks broad
support. Ii instead of one church parry
we put the human race, are we not 5ustl-
fed in saying that what, without .
doubt. conduces to- the advantage of the
race cannot be essentially sinful!
OF course, there must be no doubt; and
since human fallibility is augmented by
selfish considerations, no one man can
be an unbiased arbiter Of his own recti-
lude. Nor may any one people plume
itself on doing evil that good may come
Cf il: for 1t may err in interpreting the
work it accomplishes. But if, by gene
raj consent, the result is good, as far a!
it is humanity possible to decide, wha'
then?
Certainly, as science has taught US
the great principle which has been car
ried out in the advancement of human
ity has always been that of the creates
good of the greatest number. Whateve
has opposed this has had to yield. Tnl
: is not an entirely new doctrine. 1t Is
: in truth, a curious historical accloen
that the same principle was enunclate'
i in India more than two thousand veal
= ago. And this. | believe, is not generaii
n known. -"England and the Higher Mo
e ality,' by Prot. Washhurn Hopkins
e the January Forum.
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20
MANATEE AND HlLDENTOWN
NOTES

Sunday, January z, VIA day cf joy
and gladness at ST. Pau .ptist chnrch,
Manatee. The membeiE Il this church
enjoyed The new year. of the mem
bers were present VIII hfsaoted TO be
present, and took par the covenant
meeting. pledging thems rs to be bet er
Christians in the future pm they have
been In the past.
1t is q fact that som Rastors have
harder time In life than ers. But we
must live clean life in world 10 he
at peace with God in tht ext. This is
one of our greatest b!es in the
churches. Nearly all he members
belong to some secret tety-deacona
and members-women, %, and you
may know what troubt Fl is generally
to s.raighten our chures. But the
Lord is opening the eyes his true chill
dren to see the light as III hines brightly
through his word.
am thankful TO say thl the me embers
of st. Paul Baptist churc here are doing
much better than they hae been doing
Pray for US that the Lol may send bis
Holy Spirit to visit US ding this year
and that many souls maybe converted
to God, through Jesus ssNhrist, who
died to redeem lost ws et
We had a sad acciGs to occ herr
Thursday. 1t grew cis Iy, and many
loud Chaps of thunder ie heard, an'
the lightning struck ] se pine tree II
DR.. @. s. Wipp's yard, bIins his littl'
son instantly-ihe only -pild he had
He was about II or II Vars old. it
said that the child was FRYING in a
armful of wood, Gnt just a he was abou
en,ering the door the iigAtnipg fllshe
and be fell to rise no more His moIhe
and father took his bod back 10 tbel
home. The living ofto-day are the dea
Of tomorr3w, Let US witch, therefore
frwe know not " ist a day may brln
forth.
r was quite sa !. lbs schoolmat'
.,rnoa on, /, see the last If bis n main
II Is said he was or of lte Est boy s
Bfaidentnwn. Al. :,
No race trouble here; Y wen al
at peace with each esca.-ccr crs rss "a attendil
10 their own business. Ihe future
bright.
season. PRISE God.
Rev. R. H., presiding Ell Oi the la
Nv district, held his quar- <r'f conferen
here sunday, which wa gay or J
with his church and per
The 81. Johns Bap.is rcn' ol =
metto. needs pastor, the soor
:; : =; =; !; :; ]! !! b }
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20
START RICH T.

Some of the worlds most successful
workers have In the beginning mistaHe1
tleir calling, and failed in their hrst At
tempts; but they have made their MIS-
takes stepping stones to success fes'a-
!ozzi the great educator, made seVeral
f.ilures in early life; Phillips BROOKS
failed as a teacher in the Boston Lalin
school; A. T. Stewart studied lor the
ministry, and became teacher oelore
he drifted into his proper calling. For
the average young man and young "o-
man however. it il of the utmost IN
- france that a proper choice OF occupa-
: nm he made early in life. To start on
| N right career when hopes are high and
c,nrage undaunted, when the pulses
torob with the vigorous enthusiasm Of
vo1 h. 10 enter into ones work "'tn
s,ch zsst and hearty enjoyment tha'
i living is delight; to have the conscious
n sss that every step taken is step Tor
ward. 10 know that every days work Il
the best we can give 10 the world, an
how il shortcns the road to success; no"
it broadens, deepens and enriches life!
In choosing your life-work, rememoe
that y our talent is your call. There ar
come 10 whom the talent calls 40 loudly
an ,ersisfcntIy. that they mead not hesl
tate or choose; their calling has chose
them, and woe TO them If 'ney allol
themselves to be diverted or drawn asid
from thg work for which tie Creator ma
specially fitted them. The maJorli.
howeykr, have to choose, for it IS onl
the ,e /, who in early life have one talel
: ,rai..s,,sd as to rule the Others o
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20

|IE Florida Baptist Academy
/ city, has experienced a great
@I Of religion. recently-sonoe
ply Or thirty students have pro
N dialth in Christ. This Insti-
|On has been blessed every year
slls organization, with a revi-
religion, and many of the
'nd most useful young men
Women at work in the church.
lhlS state We're converted and
aN IN this school, This is but
'ae many advantages which
"Ian Institution has over
schools which taboo religion
'Pglect the study of the Bible.
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,necial Motto e.

ID, rgaagslist Is me only di'ttnctipety
.,o,d Temperance ns,ospaper :" Jaehso1
/ ". Da,cl county,; II advocates prGet'ea'
-, isdys,yv economy and strict honesty
/ s', ,o, ~ and is all things; II teaches Ism
/ !, so,ici Purity;u defends the aOedE ana
nd ,.aorages them 10 become strong ana
's,t.v ,eeks 10 make good citizens TO
h ,,o.,m,Bfof hs best measures. to eIeodSs
fl .Nes aad TO aid in the D'dterta9 Ge'
=, qloridq. itis ltce. widt dtVdke ram
-,n,, NTH The courage Of its conUtcttofS'
,,o,,t he cleanest, me most h<tpfaI. the
L, and tts most uidelg circulated paper "
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|, N md pho are not already su5seTtoers,
n 4a,osd for il. and need have no fear tn
|, fan n, postofice, as IL is only a poIitt
limitation TO them 10 subscribe, and In
|, Ls,st thfmselcts and aid us in heIDt"g
IarsDsr osing 10 glOrify God and 6ISS
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and we are pleasl so able a
paper as The Ar BAPTIST de-
voting SO much / ts consi-
derdtion. Thoset tesire the
salvation and eleIf the Ne
groes in Ame.jcaf I see to it
that every lhing tends to
make them non-c 'ers is re-
moved from the For the
Negro wilt cease Ice in "lvl
Ilzation When he, Ice, ceases
to attend, ;tpd adj the Chris
tian church and i ingS. The
editor of tho al Baptist
gives three reasorI he Negro
negIects church-sre, in the
main cOrre~:, and them be
low
"We called atienti #cek 10 the
fact that the church Is bold up
on many negroes. II Ia Evapge-
list sass thousands O III women,
among them, can be 10 seldom,
II ever, attend chur We are
afraid that inquiry wi he Evang-
eiist too true.
"We are aslonishe it SO But
that only shows that hot studied
ne question thoughtfH it is not
rue now it must b btbefore lcng,
\ I'D there are severa bns why we
might expect Ii. 1giH Huse the Me-
gro emOiional atu hot now 81
free to exercise 'ts eIfu is MT due
to the pulpit LINE perhaps not
mostly to the plIpifbe pulpit, Ia
many instances is fEndly To the
widest sgitations. 81 popular no
Ion is changirg-chaI We think, ior
he better. For viii believe thai
lays hold nd . emrti'nal
nature, yet we tiiml fe there was,
and has I'll the while Iuch display
)f emotion in the nj Feligi us llte
hat was no part of Ist quatity OF
'eligion. You rarelyl now OF the
RANGES and visions ad rneys to hell
Ind TO heaven The TX IraVas ances
md display of q fiery and ecs'a''c
glory" do not pass foI bnucn now as
hey once did and That was the
cal attraction, il no ID sufficient
Another reason il to Us, is tC
,e found IN the e,imsn of poliiic:
rom their church lifck NEGRO is nc
onger the political FANG once was
nd the designing viii fl no Iohgel
eeks TO control his Nee and vote
s he once did. It il known ina
strong FACTOR in the ia life of the
olored man was hi, les Under
over of church mee.iE uch schem.
nr fol elections was rnkeu--thiS Il
be perpetual shame OH white man
7ho sought thus 10 imr sDop lguoran
nd trusting credulity. shthat II wa
agularly done in many b is too "e'
nowu. Now that M gro hopes tu
oth1np throreh nolitiHf elections IL
e did. that strong fAcF S'emoYed.
Once more In tbeN N4tion ard de
ofihe race ght eXpec!
me when tie Gnedu kpreacheI o
he preceding general iYould 1aii Il
old Ihe educated cur Iple 10 whom
G breaches. If this 4Ieen lhe un
ided deye,onmer of e, left to IL
wn resources, ihc chs; wonld nav
e. n more gradual t.S.. slnrptly III
le reVu'siun not So MlJ. But tn
'hite an is helping cate The Ne
70. Hence the Iapid Cd The tim
as, within our msmotfhen the Ne
rO who could read an Iile was th
xception. Now II 10 Wto find an
lss than middle age w,annot read
'ow the men in The pu Are naturall
lose of the older QeneT The edu
lted yonug Negro ca berceives th
I'd detects in the pretbr. and prou
their little learningEHy grow crit
Il, and consider it sdEpd to ignor
r despise the earnest, ,Aous, but III
ain' d. old preacher. e.tever be til
fuses, The sad fact ut US to det
ilh: How shall We deg
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20

you can accomplish without effort; for
true work means constant growth and
development. Choose that which seems
to be alb 1ve rather than below your pres
ent powers. With honest, steadtast, con-
5 cientious work, you will grow up to the
staodard you have set for yourself. Rear
10 mi2d always that
"Not failure, but low aim is crime"
Success.
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20

another part of this paper
1'F l"und an article on Scoop
WI by Rev. G. S. Hrown, A NJ
Nuent Waters Normal Instl-
4 "luton, NC. 1t is short. bat
lor'h the duty and necessity
"'OpFration' ! on the part of Ne
1'DIlsts with their white breth
!" VIE elevation of the race in
.u' common sense manner,and
g.' 'a' to be read by the entire
IT, u'OallOa. We fear that many
|, mF'hren y, are elevating "race'
SVAfist; many of them seem
H'"uS to establish and car
Negro concern than they
S'n their people to Christ.
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20

Tm Lord is mercltul and gra-
! slow to anger, and plenteous
ary. He will not always ch1de,
trwtlI he keep his anger for
!. He hath not dealt with us af-
bur sins; nor rewarded us acccr
Ito our lniQuiJies. "
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20

Bvr the fruit Of the Spirit is
| Joy peace, ng-sufferlng, gen
rss, goodness, faith, meekress,
Peraace: against such there is
WAND they that are Christ's
,cucIfed the flesh with the
ltons and lusts. "
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20

in condemni1g sin. Pray for us. send
ym 80 certs subscription for Mr.. jam $
Strong, and one dollar OH paper
l will 90 TO Tampa next Friday for
Christ and his cause.
Rev, G. Bennett.
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20
EDITORIAL.

Fya our light aflicticn, which
tfor a moment. worketh for
far more exceeding aud eter-
Vdght Of glory -
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20

,a' s'ue time to begin to get
/, ;" The General State Con.
I,,, The time of meeting of
49,, mas been changed fro u
Wy to April 50 as to afford
~. '' and churches a better
y y to raise tulds f,r the
D., ,"beAeve the change is a
md We hope that the min
the churches of the State
w that they approve the ac
The convention by bringing
lrge contribution to missions )
ducation at Fernandina, in
The ps2ple have the MOI
/ Ltb splae lSsibute LARGELY
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20

THE Duly OF COOPERATION.
Editor Florida Evangelist:
Permit me to thank you for the Kind
! t,;nps which you said recently in The
r sEida Evangelist about the add1
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20

WHY THE NEGRO NEGLECT5 THE
CHURCH.
In his issue Of January the 3Fd,
the editor of The Arkansas Baptist
.liscussesthe above mentioned sub
- and iixesl several Fea-
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20
SELECTING AND TRAINING A
COOK.

In selecting cook or maid-of-au-
work look we'll to her character, her pre-
ylous training and er general adaptable
ity. When you have decided to engage
her. describe as nearly as possl2SciLe e
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20

[gpHoNE loLD Coz NO. 497
The Florida evangelist., 1900-01-20

Dos, once as second Glass Matte