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The Missouri messenger., 1900-01-26

To Tie Messenger
I regret to announce that on
Tuesday, January 10th, Mrs. Nan
ME Straughter of this city died
after a short illness.
In commenting on the life and
character of Mrs. Straughter, we
can but say that she was a Christ
ian woman in the full meaning OF
that word. She was loyal to her
friends, loyal to her church, and
loyal to her God. She did her
duty always. Her death came
peculiarly untimely, it came as an
inexpressibly sad shock to a large
circle of friends. Only those who
knew her in the intimacy of long
years of pleasant association knew
all her womanly qualities OF mind
and heart, but all who came in
contact with her felt the influence
of her gentle nature. Perhaps her
most lovable trait was her unfall-
ing faithfulnesS. She was a
Christian, a true wife and a fond
and devoted mother. The COM
munity feels keenly the loss OF such
a woman.
On the Goth and 27th of De-
cember, last. Rev. G. D. Saunders
united the following parties: Mr..
Waller Murray and Miss Emma
Bird; Mr.. Lewis Waller and Miss
Martha Hickman.
The M. S. 7. Society of Liberty,
recently paid to the daughters OF
Mrs. Washington, Lucy and Geor-
gia $II7.75 their mothers endow-
ment.
Our Sunday school is progress
ing nicely. The following are the
officers of the new year: Supt.
Mr.. Henry Robinson; Asst SuPt
Mr.. Orange Carter; Sec, Mis-.
Mary D. Stepenson; Asst Sec.
Miss Hattie Porter; Treas. Mr.
Steve Swader; organist, Miss An
ma Stewart; chorister, Mr.. r. L
Stewart. Teachers, class No. I
Prof. John L. F. Talton; No. 2
Rev. VIM. Parker; No. 3, Mrs
NJ. L. Saunders; No. 4, Mis-
Leila Capps; No. 5, Mr., w. w
Gibbs; No. 8, Rev. G. d. Soun
ders; No. 7, Miss Annie Marshall
The Missouri messenger., 1900-01-26

There are many Baptists in Mis-
souri, who can subscribe to our
Nineteenth Century Fund to pay
off our indebtedness. We shall be
GLAD to add the names to our sub
scription dist of those who will as
sist ia this great undertaking. Any
amount from ST. to $Ioo will be
thankfully received. Who will be
first to send in his or her name?
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race. We are proud of DIR. Bolts
He is product of the Western Col
lege, having graduated with the
class of 81, from the theological
department. His people send us
one dollar per month for the Col
lege, and are interested in the MES
sENGER, the pastor having disposed
of fifteen copies last Sunday we
extend hearty thanks to pastor ano
flock.
The Missouri messenger., 1900-01-26

Rev. w. F. Bolts, pastor of the
Fifth st. Baptist church of Mober-
ly, is in a glorious revival. Brother
Bolts has done a good work for our
church over which he is now pas
tor. He has put in the foundation
of new church, which in point OF
quality, workmanship and design,
is conceded to be the best founda-
ton of any church in Moberly. AS
soon as the weather permits, work
will begin on the superstructure,
and when completed it is safe to say
that the Negro Baptists Of Moberly
will have a church that will be q
monument to their zeal, an orna-
ment to the city, and credit to the
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Alma Mater. We hope to have
responses from them in raising
money to lift our debt. The names
of Revs. CASTOR, Bolts, Coins and
Carter appear in the list of sub
scribers. Let others pledge some
thing on the So 900.
The Missouri messenger., 1900-01-26

We are glad to state that the
Woman's Convention of the Be-
rean Association sent in fifteen dol
lars to the College fund last week.
This organization for the past two
or three years has been donating
TO our school fifteen dollars quar-
ferly These good sisters manifest
interest in our educational work in
a substantial manner. We certain
Iy appreciate their efforts. In this
connection we mention also ten
dollars paid by Rev. W. J. Brown,
of St. Louis. This amount was
pledged by him at our recent
meeting in that city.
The Missouri messenger., 1900-01-26

The first week in March we be-
gin the fourth volume of the MES
SENGER. The issue of March 5th
will be a souvenir number and will
be devoted to education. 1t will
be well worth preserving, as it will
give a history of our educational
work. with cuts of faculty, gradu-
ating classes, prominent pastors
who have done much for the col
1ege, etc. Preparations are go
ing forward for this important anc
valuable issue.
The Missouri messenger., 1900-01-26

We are glad to hear from the
Woman Circle in our church at
Springfield Through Sister Dor
sey that band of earenst workers
sent us four dollars last week. We
were very sorry to see Rev. J 5.
Dorsey and his excellent wife
leave so important field as that
of Jefferson City, yet we feel that
the Baptist cause in Springfield
and Southwest Missouri will take
on new life through the efforts Of
these two loyal-hearted Christians.
May great success attend our be-
loved brother in his new field of
labor.
The Missouri messenger., 1900-01-26

Miss Amanda Barbour, of Our
Macon public school for Negroes,
donated dollar to the College
last week. Miss Barbour is a
graduate of Lincoln Institute, a
young lady of most excellent
character, and a teacher of ability.
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A Mistaken Idea.

There are some people who can
not understand why it is that the
College is constantly in need of
money. They think that the Col
lege should take care of itself, or,
in other words, that the money
coming in for board and tuition
should suffice to conduct the insti-
tuition. In refutation of this idea
it is necessary only to say that the
rates for board and tuition are very
low. If they were kept high
enough to cover expenses, only a
handful of students could enjoy the
privileges afforded by our denom-
national school Our people are
poor, and those who manage to
send their children to a boarding
school must do so by making great
sacrifices. In view of this fact,
rates must be kept low so as to en-
able the largest number possible to
attend. Furthermore, it may be
positively asserted that no school
is self-supporting in the sense that
enough money is realized from
board and tuition to pay all ex-
penses. When colleges have no
endowment, money must come
from some source outside of them
selves for their maintenace. State
schools are provided for out of pub
lie funds raised through taxation; ;
private schools are kept alive by
the generous gifts of friends; de-
nominational schools by the mem
bers of the denomination under
whose auspices they are. The
Western College is among the lat
ter and must derive its support
from the Baptists of the State. 1t
will be a sad day for our educa-
tionaI progress when these Chris
tian schools are abandoned Into
many of our secular schools irrev'
erence for divine things is slowly
creeping. Religious convictions
which alone underlie and condition
the highest type of character ant
inspire the'noblest efforts, are Otter
set aside. The student is taught
if not by word certainly by imPli
cation, that religion is not an es
sential to true greatness.
1t is impossible for our churche
to contribute money to any caus
where it will bring larger return
than that which is put into on
schools of Christian culture. Min
listers and missionaries must b
trained, and our young Peopl
; taught the ethics of the Bible
This cannot be accomplished /
schools where the scriptures ar
ruled out, hence Our churche
should look upon their gifts t
Christian education as splendi
investment that will yield hanc
some return in character, infuenC
and work, on the part of thos
whose education has been secure
by their benefactions.
The Missouri messenger., 1900-01-26

CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
Rev. G. w. Dorsey, Mo1era:oi'
Rev. Hardin Smith, Corresp"1
Secretary.
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State Directory.

BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION.
Rev. E. M. Cohron, President.
Rev. Mark Thompson, Correspond
Secretary.
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NORTH MO. Association
Rev. T. l.. Smith, MODE
Rev. w. F. Bolts, Corresp@'
Secretary.
The Missouri messenger., 1900-01-26
Our Pulpit.
A Critical ExegesiS.
Prof Z. II. Borden Gives an Important EApo
sition on an Interesting Portion OF the
New Testament-The WOrthsnlp
of the Scriptures as seen In
III Timothy iii 1917.

SDlIdLlOll VI oON, oAA -
for doctrine, reproof, correction
and instruction in righteousness.
The Greek word .grabhe, trans
lated in our English Bibles Scrip
tire is used in the singular or plu-
raj more than ffty-one (5I) times
in the New Testament and signi-
fes in every place used the In
spired Word of God and nothing
else. No matter what versions
one uses both declare: "lt is
profitable, and this word sug-
gests our subject: Profitable for
what? Our version answers: four
great things.
DOCTRINE.
The Greek word doctrine is
translated in nineteen of the tWen-
ty-one cases it is mentioned in the
New Testament as doctrine; per-
haps simpler instruction or teach
ing-that is, not for making one
an instructor, but for instructing
him who reads; referring particu-
larly to the Interpretation of the
oretical and doctrinal knowledge
in divine things. Such instruction
is profitable for the bOSiti0e teach
ing of the great fundamental truths
taught by Divine inspiration
These are "the milk of the word'
to be found at the basis of the
duties, while the duties are "the
strong meat" so hard to be per-
formed even when they are clearly
known.
REPROOF.
Our English word reproof is
rendered blame or censure, gen
orally, if not always, for some per-
sonal fault, while the Greek word
elegch0n conviction } has wider
and different sense, carrying the
idea seen in this passage: "Hold-
ing fast the faithful word as he has
been taught, that he may be able
by sound doctrine both to eXhort
and to convince tile gatnSayerS.
Thus one sees the idea of arguing
back, convincing gainsayers anc
objectors, such reproof is used fol
: the detection of all that is false OF
= wrong as to truth or duty whether
in ourselves or in others, for exam
5 pie. Them that sin rebuke be-
: fore all, that others may fear.
S FOR CORRECTION.
r In this word we see that thC
= scripture is profitable for making
e rectifcation, for reformation. A:
e the words "doctrine" and re
proof refer to the WcNlcattOn O.
n truth, and then to the reputation o
e tie error, which opposes or lack
S consistency with truth, so "cOrrec
0 tiou" and INSTRUCTION" deal wit
i "c0nduct." Correction is tn
! rectifying OF the wrong, the guild
e ing to truth, (Gal. 8: 6, I3, 10
e and the restoring to right living a
d in 1 Cor. 10: I-Io.
INSTRUCTION IN RIG HTEOU SNESs
o For the training or disciplinin
r och. 2: 25); Eph. g: q; Hell
n II: 5-II, in rightness. This il
II struction is for everything that
s right in conduct, The Gree
n word translated instruction
Of means the making plain what
L. duty, and also of the proper n;
ture or training to its pc
- formance-of practical educ
ton in all that is rig1
- in conduct. The scriptu
" trains or educates, by guiding al
a inspiring the soul in holiness al
a. right living. { Liza. 1t is ii
be Manual of spiritual education, trai
The Missouri messenger., 1900-01-26

MT. ZION ASSOCIATION.
Rev. John Coins, B. D., Modern
Rev. j. S. Swancy, Correspond
Secretary.
The Missouri messenger., 1900-01-26

BEREAN ASSOCIATION.
Rev. ]. L. Cohron, ModeratoF'
Winnetta H. Dickson, Corresp'i'
Secretary.
The Missouri messenger., 1900-01-26

LOtoA y
SOUTHWESTERN Association
Rev. o. D. Bond, Moderator
North Missouri Sunday ~
Convention. j
PROF. w. H. HARRISON S' |
w. H. DIXON, Sec'y.
Mt. Zion Sunday School CoDl
'i0H' s. W. VAUGHN Pr4|
REV. O. 7. REDD, Sec'y'
Mt. Carmel SUNDAY 9cn0"
ventiOn.
PROF. w. H. NlLHoI'
Miss Cora DUNKIN, Sec!'
Berean Sunday School V"I
ton. ,ccr
| State Baptist Young II
Rev. o. T. Rsp'.
Miss LENA ToNEY, Sec'y.
Union Association
Rev. R. D. WARE, Cor. 's'
Union Sunday School Cup Csrr.
Rev. ]. H. CLAYBo'ss =,
Mrs. ELLA GoLDsRI' w.
The worst thing about i, M tptp
pleasant weather is it VII " rsdp,
a~orse for the ice man " u,s.
size of his chunks neA'
The Missouri messenger., 1900-01-26
SHILOH ASSOCIATION.

Rev. H. Robinson, Moderator
Prof. H H. Haley Corresponds
retary.
The Missouri messenger., 1900-01-26

MT. CARMEL ASSOCIATION
Rev. w. D. Carter, Moderate
Rev. j. H. Jenkins, CorrespM'
Secretary.
The Missouri messenger., 1900-01-26

SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATE"
Rev. o. D. Bond, Moderatof'
The Missouri messenger., 1900-01-26

The worst thing about u, M lrp,|
pleasant weather is II W. ~ rsdns|
excuse for the ice man s.,U,r,ne. -
The Missouri messenger., 1900-01-26
Notes From Liberty, Missouri.
The Lamented Death of Mrs. Straughter
Endowment Pads. s. Officers.

Jan. 22, 1900
The Missouri messenger., 1900-01-26

Secretary.
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New southern Industries.

Chattanooga, Tenn, July 3O.-Among
the more important of the new industries
reported by the Tradesman during the
week ending July %, are a $4,000 bas-
ket and crate factory in the Fort Valley,
Georgia fruit district; broom factory
in middle Georgia, cigar factory in
Florida, coal mines i'm Arkansas and
West Virginia, electric lights and power
plants in Georgia, Kentucky and Texas,
palmetto fiber factory at Gainesville,
Fla, Touring mill and grain elevator
at Clarksburg, w. Va, hardware and
supply companies in Georgia and Texas,
a $4,000 harness and saddlery works at
Dallas, Texas, an ice factory in Virginia
an irrigation company in Texas, knit
ting mill in North Carolina. lumber mills
in Arkansas, Mississippi, South Carolina
and Tennessee, a 100000 mining and
development company in Arkansas, a
$4,000 novelty works at Wheeling, w
Va, natural gas and oil companies in the
Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia
fields, an elevator manufacturing com
pany in Tennessee, $4,000 shirt factory
at Atlanta, Ga, a soap factory in Ken
lucky, telephone companies in the Caro-
linas and Texas, tobacco factory in Ken
lucky
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COMMERCE AND FINANCE.
Proofs of Prosperity from the Treas
ury Bureau.


Never in the history of the United
States has there been a more prosperous
year than that which ended June 80, last.
That is the time when the general gov
eminent makes up its books and draws
balance to see how the nation stands,
just as merchants and manufacturers
take account of stock at the end of their
business year.
The report for the government fiscal
year is now published and every citizen,
as a member of the great firm Of uni
ted States & Co." may well be gratifed
at the showing. We have trade in every
part of the inhabitable globe and have
interchanged commodities with every
people.
Our business for the year amounted to
the enormous sum of So, 243, 901 ,041, sur
passing everything ever before known by
nearly $500, 100000.
We sold to foreign countries merchan-
disc valued at 81 1894, 1851, and we
bought from them to the value of $849,
ia, $40, leaving balance in our favor
to be paid to us in gold, or to be credited
to future accounts, of $544, Al ,7O1.
A business firm, showing balance on
it's sales in a proportion like this, would
be pretty sure to feel that it was doing
a safe and prosperous business.
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Savings of Wage-Earners.

So steadily are the Democratic papers
and orators engaged in applying epithets
and abuse to any who are prosperous,
and speaking in tragic tones of the "con-
centration of wealth." that the actual fig
ures escape them. In 1899 the deposits
in all the banks of the United States,
national and savings, amounted to the
enormous sum of $7,514, 100000. OF this
great total the savings banks and the
State banks-the repositories of the so
called poor people-held nearly one-half.
1t will be seen from the above figures
that wealth is far from being concen-
trated and the cry about it should be
dropped
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"SIG. DOMINGO SAMSON.
EXPORTS OF MANUFACTURES.
Products of Our Factories Are Now
Sold in All Parts of the World.


Sold in All Parts of the World.
The increase in the expectation Of
American manufactures for the past year
is one of the most remarkable features of
our foreign commerce. We now COM
pete with the nations of the world in
every market, and we more than hold our
own everywhere. Our total exports Of
manufactures for 1900 amounted to
$432, 2S4 1866, an increase of $92, COS, 5OS
over 1899, the largest ever known, for in
no preceding year has the increase ex-
ceeded $50,00O,OOO.
OF the total expectations for the year
manufactured goods formed 31b per
cent, or nearly one-third, against % per
cent in 1899, 81 per cent in 1897, % per
cent in 1895, 2OA per cent in 1885, 10
per cent in 1870, and 12& per cent in
1860.
To put the results in a still more strik-
ing way it may be stated that in 1860 the
total exports of manufactures were $4O,-
345, 1892, and in 1900 were $432, 2S4, 1866,
while all exports in 1860 were 1888 ,567, :
057, and in 1900 were 81 1894, 1851
From these figures it will be seen that
the total exports of 1900 were only four
times greater than the total exports Of
1860, but the exports of manufactures
were ten times greater in 1900 than they
were in 1860
In other words, in 1860 manufactures
formed but 12$4 per cent Of the total ex-
ports and in 1900 they amounted to 3115
per cent.
These are the undeniable facts and
figures, and they prove that not only
does protective tariff protect the home
workingman and give him high wages,
but it enables the American manufac-
turer to so enlarge his business that he
can successfully and proftably enter into
the markets of the world.
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WILL VOTE FOR M'KINLEY.
Prosperity Visits Farmer Who Wants
More of 1t.

A white farmer of Georgia says: Il
have a wife and three children and lit
tie farm. / was raised not more than
eight miles from where I live. Now,
my friend, have always voted for a
sentiment so as to be in touch with
those around me, but now / am going to
vote in the interest of my home and
that wife and children in the future, sem
timent or no sentiment. This year I. got
more for my potatoes, and more for my
syrup, and my cotton, than l have for
ten years, and my hides that / used to
hang on the fence to cut strings off am
now compelled to put up to save them, or
my neighbors would steal them. 1 get
a fair price for all ] make and / am
going to vote for the Republican party
because it helps me provide for my house.
Ny vote is for Mckinley, who brought
prosperity to my door,"
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Amount Of Av. to each
South Has Lots of Money.

The South is at last getting on self
sustaining basis, and is able to move the
cotton crop with Southern capital. Pros
perity and general development Of the in
dustries there, on account of the protect
i've tariff, have led to a great increase in
the banking facilities so that Southern
banks are now able to furnish the money
needed to handle the crop. In spite of
this great improvement in conditions, the
South will be expected to vote for free
trade, free silver, anti-expansion or any
other dose which the leaders of the DEM
ocratic party sees fit to concoct.
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Western States Republican.

During the present year it will be posi-
BILE to carry the States of Idaho, Nevada,
Wyoming, South Dakota and Montana
on prosperity and the wool question, with
a remote chance of Colorado and Utah,
as wool-growing in these States is very
important industry. These States voted
for Bryan last time on the silver ques-
ton. The wool growers have received
such substantial benefits from the Ding
ley tariff act, and prices obtained are in
such strong contrast with~those obtained
under the free trade tariff, that the wool
growers are convinced of the advantages
of protection. Even the Governor OF
Idaho, a Democrat, is purchaser OF
sheep ranches in that State. He is talk
ing very little about free wool.
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Prosperity and Charity.

Prosperity benefits largely education
and charity. That the country is pros
porous beyond what it has ever known
is proven by last years benefactions.
The enormous sum of $40, 149,956 was
given to charity and various institutions
as compared with $33 ,G70,129 in 1896,
$26, 943,549 in 1895, and $19,567, 116 in
1894. OF the amount given in 1899 edu-
cational institutions received $55,S51 ,817,
charities $13,206,676, churches $2.992,-
500, art galleries $685. 800, and libraries
81 012 400
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Money in Savings Banks.

On June 80, 1899, there were over
100000 depositors in the savings banks
of the United States as against 4,SOO, 900
in 1894, and 100000 in 1899. Each of
these depositors had more money to his
account than ever before. The average
amount on deposit rising from 1868 for
each person in 1894 to $419 in 1899. 1t
will be terrific task for the Democratic
and Populist orators and papers of the
same ilk, to persuade this vast army Of
depositors that has steadily increased its
savings, that prosperity is not abroad in
tho land
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future President, and then our happy
hours begin. There have also been cele-
brated in New York and Chicago great
meetings and banquets in honor of our
dearly beloved president, Sr. Aguinaldo,
who was entitled one Of the worlds true
heroes.
THE masses who have thus voted in
our favor have done the same with ref
erence to Cuba, asking her independence,
for which she is already to-day strug-
Cling.
Finally, the conduct of the Filipino
annexationists condemns itself. They
have changed their flag as they change
their shirts, and are animated solely by
momentary lust of stolen gold; but by
their own vile conduct, aided by their
thieving country, they are only raising
their own scaffold.
"God guard your excellencies many
years.
"SIG. DOMINGO SAMSON.
"Guinabatan, Dec. 4, 1885,"
1t is this fire in the rear" that has
done so much to sustain the Philippine
rebellion and prolong the war against the
peaceful administration of affairs by the
United States.
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Prosperity Everywhere.

The most notable feature of the great
prosperity wave is the manner in which
it has swept over the entire country, not
a single locality or a single industry es-
Gaping its stimulus. The best evidence
Of this is in the bank clearings. In New
York in 1899 they increased nearly 40
per cent; in Pittsburg, 81 per cent; in
Cleveland, over 80 per cent Seattle
showedsa gain of 81 per cent; Salt Lake
City, 43 per cent; Birmingham, Ala,
nearly A per cent; Boston, 80 per cent;
Minneapolis, II per cent and throughout
the whole country the average gain was
SO per cent over 1898 and 63 per cent
over 1897.
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When the Farmer Thinks.

The farmer is wonderful and power
full force in the United States. There are
upwards of 100000 of him, as against
100000 manufacturing workers. and
only 368,0O0 mining workers. The farm
er is prosperous as he never was before,
and his mighty force will be felt when
he votes to have his present prosperous
condition continued. He remembers the
condition of prices of his products under
Democratic rule and shudders when he
thinks of it
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Demand for Small Coins.

Hon. George e. Roberts, director of the
United States mint, says that never in
the history of the nation has there been
such a call for small denominations of
money-pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters,
half-dollars and one and two dollar bills.
This is the sort of money that makes
change in the retail store and is paid out
by the banks in small dealings with farm
ers and wage workers, and shows how
much of it they use.
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Prosperity Down South.

Prosperity is abiding in the South. At
lanta, Ca, has contracts awaiting fulfill
ment for 100000 worth Of new build
ings.
Under present prosperity prices the
cotton crop Of the South is estimated to
be worth 100000, 900.