The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-10-03
The Woman's Missionary Rally.
WILLIAMSON, S. c., Sept. 90

WILLIAMSON, S. c., Sept. 90.
MIR. EDInOR: The Woman's Mission
ary Societies of the Second Union of
the Saluda Baptist Association held
missionary rally in the Williamson
Baptist Church on Friday. Sept. 21.
soaGetes eae with 6er tno dsiens
for the box to be sent to Rev. j. w.
Barker. of Ell Reno, Okla. Mr.. Barker
ls one of GIL missionaries Of the Home
Board of Southern Baptist Convention.
The contributions amount to more than
$l0O. Tie meeting was addressed by
Rev: R L: n: Roper, pastor Of the first
DIT. Roper is young, handsome, fluent.
faith and earnestness. The pastor of
the Williamson Church conducted the
preliminary exercises, and read the
Saylours dialogue with Peter (John
2i:15-19). This Scripture furnished the
text for MIR. ROper's address.
He said in part: There are two words
used In this dialogue which mean to
love, Jesus uses the stronger word,
says, "Simon, son of Jonas, do YOU love
more devotedly than these others doq'
Simon takes the weaker word and saws:
Yea, Lord, thou knOwest that love
thee" He says to him, .'feed my
lambs He says to him the second
time: Simon. are you devoted to mcP'
He says to MIN, Yea, Lord, thou
knowest that love thee lie says to
him; "Sheph,erd p,, my shsep." lie says
Jonas, do You love me9" Peter was
grieyea because he said to him the
third time, edo you love me-" And hv
said to him: "LOrd, thou knowcst all
things, thou knOwcst that love thee"
Jesus says to him: Feed my sheep"
Mr: Roper continued: The first lues-
tion Jesus would have settled is wheth-
er the disciple loves him. Every
Christian ought to know whether lie
loves Jesus. Our fathers used to some
times sing:
."Tis point long to know,
OFT 1t causes anxious thought,
DO love the Lord or no;
Am | his or am nOte"
l do not like this song. There should
be no doubt about this question. 10
you not know whether you love your
husbands. 1t would conducc to domes-
tic felicity for husband to be singing,
"Tis a point long to know,
Oft it causes anxious thought,
Dol love my wife or no?
Am hers or am not?"
| emphasize not so much the strength
of our love for the Lord as the fact OF
it. Do we love him Mt all? Jesus has
no work for the unlOving professor.
There must first be love, and OH the
strength of this Jesus issues his COM
mand Feed my lambs, shepherd my
sheep, feed my sheep" Jesus has sheep
already in the fold; but there are other
These sheep are hungry. sick and help
less. II you love him feed them.
believe in prayer for the Holy
Spirit to open our hearts to liberal Civ
ing. II we pray earnestly we will give
literally. When l was pastor of the
First Baptist Church in Canton, Ohio,
there came lady there to ask us to
give $500 to support foreign mission
ary. 1 told her / thought the time in
opportune. Our Church was in debt,
aae and We rae were MAKING foTs enc to
isOn University, and besides we had
never given half so much for foreign
missions. But she, my wife and myself
read the Scriptures and prayed over the
the matter. And we all felt that it
could be done, and that we should
make the effort. But by the next
morning my faith had weakened. And
l began to doubt the success Of the un-
dertaking. But my friends asked me
" lCuU OCls OOsos ICdGS NdlI uuIO
me, and will answer thee, and shew
thee great and mighty things, which
the plea was made and subscription
cards distributed, and the congregation
bowed in silt, prayer, then an audible
prayer was mado and the collection
was taken. The amount collected that
morning was over $500, and at the
evening service it was increased to
S58S. And our general contribution
was increased. l have had q similar
experience in Spartanburg with even
greater results. Let us love, pray and
give.
Mr.. Roper's address cannot be repro
duced on paper ut all, and this effort
several days after, and that without
notes, does his address but scant jus
tice.
After the address sumptuous picnic
dinner was served by the women of
Williamson in the Spring Park to
friends and visitors. The occasion was
delightful one, and we hope that
much good shall result from it beside
the expensive box, which was packed
after dinner. X.