The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-06-09
DIR. kingsbury's Letter.
CONTINUED from Page one.l

f.cIcnt head OF the Loul~burg IN. "a
Methodist Female College. has very kindly
favored me with a photograph | much
value. II j. en- excellent picture OF the
historic Green Hill House a mla from
the town OF LouI>burg. IN Franklin coun-
~. The old house. now the residence OF
President DAVIS. l. IN excellent pre~crva-
tion. and was a nice home a hendred and
twenty yeaTs ago, or longer II : undeg
stood that here the first annual confer
ence OF the Methodist church was held
in the month OF April. 17S5- The church
was organized IN 17Sf.
KEY. Dr. James ~. Lee, Of The Georgia
Conference formerly. wrote ana published
a book OF very strlklng interest ana
ability he called the baking OF A Man.
II had considerable safe. ANA It rlchfy
merIted Il great deal more than II II
celved. II entertained me 20 lughIy /
gave 1t two readings, and could ENJOY II
again. 1t has been lately translated into
Portuguese ana Chinese. Or. Lee j. now
the pastor Of The finest and c~o>tlc-l OF
ali the Protestant churches IN 81. Loui,-
recently dedicated by Bishop CandIe!. OF
Georgia, and known a. ST. John Church.
IN imitation OF some other churches. X
cost S20V 900, and every cent raId. /
think the able pastor j. q native oi
Georgia.
l was gratifled to see the Nashville
Christian Advocate referring 80 aprrecl
atiyely To my old personal TREND and
brother, Rev. b. b. CuIbreth. who recent
~ passed away, a. the genial, Willy,
pure, courageous, cOnsccratcd veteran. /
knew HIM intimately from 1883 10 ms
death. He was pastor OF Bladcn street
Church, IN this town, a few years ago.
He was a noble soldier OF the Cross
earnest, honest, sincere, useful, profoundly
religious, and ready to meet his God. /
have known but few men whose ndomIt-
able, genuine plcty impressed me 80 much.
Let the memory of tins beloved disciple of
the Risen Lord be long cherished.
The Baptists have sustained a great loss
IN the death of Rev. George Dana Bourd-
man, d.. D., of Philadelphia. He was a
minister of much solid merit, and wrote
charmingly, clcgantely. / own two
volumes by him | hold In high favor, and
have read them twice, and hope TO read
them once more. They are studies III
the Mountain Instruction. and ''Epl
phanles of the Risen Lord" They are
indeed delightful, and full OF tenderness
and devotion and beauty and depth OF
insight. He wrote two other works |
have not seen-'Studies in the Creative
Week. and Studies III the Model Pray
er." He possessed fascination for me. He
was pastor of the First Baptist Church
in Philadelphia for thirty years, and WAS
president of the American Baptist Mis-
sionary Union for twenty-four years. He
had the reputation, as | remember. a
long time ago Of being a preacher OF ex-
Ceptional attractivencss and ~cloQuence. l
have seen no extended account of his life
and its close, and do not know either his
birthplace, or when he died, and his age.
The Northern McthodiStS lost two of
its greatest men recently-Bishops Ran
Golph L.. Foster and John f. Hurst.
Bishop Foster died at Newton Centre,
Mass, on LIST May. He filled high places
and was a great man. | have before re
fcrred to him in the News and Observer.
To me he was the greatest, most attrac-
tive figure in all Northern Methodism.
The Nashville Advocate, in a brief refer
oncc to him. gives this, after mentioning
that he was elected Bishop In 1872: II
was a preacher of great themes, a scholar
OF broad range OF thought, q man OF
profound spiritual vision. DR.. Buckley
saws Of him that he was never feeble,
never light or trifing. 1t is a blessed
thought that all who ever knew HIM may
| retain the sense OF d pure, diSIliitu, y III
pathetic, consecratcd apostle OF the Lord
Jesus Christ"
1 may add. he was a writer Of some very
important books, two OF which | have
read With profound intcrest-"Objections
to Calvinism,' and Beyond the Grave"
He is a close rcasoner with q decidedly
philosophical mind. | have seen quota
tions from his two books on Holy Living
Or G notification hJ1t these are not he
titles. Bishop Hurst died in Washington.
He was highly educated, with no little
brilliancy of rhetoric and force of intel
lcct. He was III his 69th year. Bishop
Foster was about 50. Bishop Hurst was
Gade Bishop in 1880. He WaS chosen
Chancellor of the American University
TO be erected some day at the Federal
Capital, Washington City. The Nashville
Advocate, says that "ie translated and
wrote a large number of books ard was q
contributor to the religious periodicals.
| His latest work was a history of Method
! ism in five volumes, which will soon be
published. ''Sevens's History OF Meth
odism' and McTiere's History OF
Mcthodism, are works of high merit, but
there IS room for another if it Is an I'M
provement on all including the once very
useful and important history by Rev. Dr.
Bangs, OF the \OitItIH -hCbliOliNI 4 III
fishing House. There Is room also for
the great life Of John Wesleyan I'M
prcvement on Tyerman and the others.
Where is the man of big brain, full grasp
OF the subject, Of pictorial power, of prime
lucidity, of commanding style worthy OF
the exalted theme-of the man Of R1ne
languages and world vide craftsmanship
and an ever growing fame?
In North Carolina in 1895, there were
6,Oi6 children working in the factories,
but In 1899 the number had fallen TO
3 30S, or a decline OF more than % per
cent, and that too IN the face OF the tact
that there was an increase in those TOUR
wears of 80 per cent. of women ana 100
per cent. OF men to meet the increasing
demand caused by an increase OF some AZ
per cent. of s~pindles. This Is hopeful and
healthful. IN my opinion no child should
be allowed to work in the factOrIea under
fourteen years OF age.
People read and talk OF the LoulSlana
purchase by Thomas Jefferson. Do you
know what that means? An hundred
-. U-ro,co ooInI n4IiSiana tn the