The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-09-12

SAHpdthS, APPLAUSE,
cheers and fervent exclan,a-
tons. The great gathering ioinad
with immense musical power in the
opening hymn
Glorious things of thee are L
Zion, City Of our God.'
a portion of Scripture was read
by Pastor 7. Lloyd Edwards. and the
choir OF Spurgeon's O~rphanage,
under the direction Of Mr.. F. G.
Ladds, secretary Of the Orphanage.
sang Praise We the Mighty Cod
A Working, Not a Preaching Shop.
Lord Kinnaird said they had all
heard of DR.. Dixon how he had been
such a blessing on both sides of the
Atlantic. (Applause.) They had
all heard DR.. Dixon preach from that
platform, and knew that h appeared
for truth as revealed in the Lord
Jesus Christ. They knew him to be
invested with power to carry on the
grand work which had been carried
on there for the past fifty years. They
were there to welcome DR.. Dixon
and Lord Kinnaird thought he was
expressing the views Of other churches
because they realized that no
church could alone carry the Gospel
to the waiting thousands of this great
city. Only by united work by the
Church of the living God could they
mold their own against the forces Of
evil. There were differences OF opin-
ion-it would be a bad day for the
Church and for the country when
they did not stand up for their con-
vfctions-but they were conscious that
other people were entitled to their
Observation-Disclosures hat on
occasions they might Join in the work
for God. (Applause.) We want said
Lord Kinnaird, amid cheers to have
an example, here, of the living
Church. DR.. Dixon says he has not
yet seen what 2,70O consecrated men
and women ought to be able to do
in their district There would be
an extension of their work. DR..
DiXon's idea of the Church was that
it should become a great WORKSHOP,
not a preaching shop. Clear, hear
and applause.) His effort would be
to keep people to their Bible.
Children's Gift.
a charming ineerlude which oc-
casiOned many expressions of delight
dren ascending to the high platform
to present DR.. Dixon and Mrs. Dixon
with ornamented copies Of the Taber-
nacle hymn-bOOkS. Mrs. Dixon re-
ceived also a splendid basket Of pink
carnations and red roses. DR.. DiXon's
hymn book was accompanied by a cor
dial letter from All the people at the
T~abernacle;' that presented to Mrs.
Dixon was a token of affectionate and
hearty welcome from the ladies Of
the working meetings. DR.. Dixon
acknowledged the gifts in a speech
brimful of wit and humor.
Mission of a Little Book.
Deacon William Olney spoke of
DIR. Dixon's call to the Tabernacle
Passionate as a direct answer to pray
er. When Rev. Archibald G. Brown
49, 1850 -yo~ IN
the dark as to his successor as a
church could be. She set herself
daily to private and public supplica-
ton, and in answer to prayer, God
led her by a chain of circumstances
to DR.. A. c. Dixon In The year 1895
a little book, edited by DR.. Dixon, en-
titled The Holy Spirit came into
the hands of an officer of the Taber-
nacle. For twenty-five years that
book kept the memory of DR.. Dixon
alive in his home; and if it had not
been for that book DR.. Dixon would
not have been sitting that night on
the platform. (Cheers.) The cleo
ton of DR.. Dixon had been
ed in democratic style worthy of the
United States. The officers refused
to use the authority generally ex-
pected from them in pressing any
name upon the church, and when the
congregation was called together,
spontaneously it was proposed by one
member, n seconded by another,
that DR.. A. c. Dixon be called. When
it came to throwing the meeting
open, as chairman he found himself
delighted to hear not one voice raised
against the election of DR.. Dixon.
Deacon Olney proceeded to read, amid
reverent attention, a note by {. ii.
Spurgeon, written in 1889; DR.. Dixon
was present at the aye meeting,
and delivered an admirable exposi-
ton of the Word. He is a brother
as great in heart as he is tail in body
He read also a writing by DR.. A. t.
Person: The Church welcomes DIR.
Dixon because he V the Word OF
Sod
Elder v. J.. CharlesWorth, address
ing DR.. Dixon as Beloved and Hon
ored Pastor said it was with a CRATE