The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-02

knees, and sounds of sobbins
were everywhere.
30 Lord. we love our wives and
our children. They lie heavily on
our hearts. In the little parson-
age it may be hard mattresses
and poor fare, but it is not far
from there to heaven.
''tThere was hardly a dry eye in the
house when the congregation rose to
its knees
1--WE need hardly suggest that the
palpable efforts to get the brethren
IN a humor to accept their disappoint-
mentS the abuse of the men that
were to obtain the best places (itS OBJ
ject being to pacify the others); the
talk about the presiding elders siren
uouS efforts TO get good places Tor
their men, and the remark about pol
itics-well, let us say nothing against
il ALL for it is none of our business,
but let us remember it for consola-
ton. There is at least worse way
than the worst Baptist way.
There is of course, a touch OF he
roism in the Methodist system now
and then. but that even at it's best is
the herolsm of an automaton-a man
with a collar round his neck.
Whereupon, in this weeks Raleigh
Christian Advocate, Editor Ivey made
reply to the above, saying:
Brother Bailey and the AutOmatOn
when the editor of the Recorder
suffers from an enEorged liver, or
thinks that it is about time for him
to prove his orthodoxy in the faith
once delivered to the saints by TAX
ing few whacks at other denomina-
tons, he sometimes wanderS very far
afield.
I'm last weeks issue of the Recor-
der, he made wide detour in order
TO let the Western North Carolina
Conference feel the touch OF MS
soothing hand.
Brother Bailey evidently does not
like the way in which affairs were
conducted by Bishop Duncan and the
Western brethren during the last SEES
sicn of the Conference. Bishop Eun-
can made a speech before reading the
amendments (the reporter threw in
a few strong remarks which Brother
Bailey attributed to the bishop. Hap
Nv reDorter,) and Brother CarraWay
offered a prayer. Whereupon there
is in the Recorder a disagreement. of
the following verbal color and cor
sjstency:
1--WE need hardly suggest that the
palpabe efforts to get the brethren
i'm a humor to accept their disappoint-
.nents, the abuse of the men that were
to obtain the best places Cts object
being to pacify the others); the talk
about the Presiding Elders strenuous
efforts to get good places for their
men, and the remark about politics
we'll let us say nothing against it all,
for it is none of our business, but let
us RENE mber ii for consolation.
There is at least Il worse way than
the worst Baptist way.
After this oracular reproof of
Bishop Duncan and his crowd, we
would naturally expect the dignified
reprover to forbear. but he adds:
There is of course, a touch Of he
roism in the Methodist system now
and then, but that even at it's best is
the heroism of an automaton.-;l mar
With Il collar round his neck
I'VE are glad that the Methodist
system is accorded ut least touch
of heroism, though it be only now
aud then. We are glad that it is the
man instead of the 'automyton' that
wears the collar (the latter couldn't
stand it, But we may be allowed to
say this: When we see Baptist
preachers (splendid men too), wait
Inc month after month for a call and
Baptist congregations waiting month
after month in tire vain effort either
to get rid of the incumbent or to be
in position to call a man. we feel
sure that those preachers and congre-
cations would be mighty glad to OWE
che of the collars Brother Bailey
writes about 1t would be we'll for
as premiums.
The Baptist and Methodist
churches have the largest member
ship of any denominations in North
Carolina and touch more homes than
all the other denominations combin-
ed. Both churches are going forward
in every good word and work. The
Methodists are we'll satisfied with the
;tinerant system. it's ministers joyful
" go to their work, and they are
found in every neighborhood of the
Commonwealth. If the Methooists
like to wear what other folks call
collar who shall say them nay !?
If Their church has prospered and
grown under It. who shall say that
Cod has not smiled upon that church :?
The Bapt;sts are militant, aggres-
sive, useful and have carried light
and Joy into tens of thousands of
homes IL this good Commonwealth.
and their power fer good is being
daily multiplied. No man doubts
that God smiles upon their work and
prospers it, even though some mem
beers Of otlser elDminaaiOnsId not APP
prove the plans or the system under
v hich it preachers are called and its
churches are served.
Why not let each church adopt
the system it likes the best and let all
in each church, working together for
the essentials, agree to disagree upon
matters of polity, system, plan?
WHERE WILL THE "PRO-FISSElt
GET 1T?
An exchange, tells us that "Profes-
sor Trigg is To establish a college at
Chicago for rational education.
Who will "Pro-iisser" Trigg get tn 10
the teaching and where will he get
the "ro tiOnal education ?" And what