The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-30

to do So. The Master tells his dlsci-
piles that when they have done all the
good they can - still call themselves
Improbable servants. This. rs feel.
Is the night course But perhaI- K
would not De out Of place here Il let
others boast n little for IL. and {" Say
for ourselves. as matter Of fAtt.
that while Primitive EaitlSts are NOT
the only lovers Of law and order. yet
none Of our traduCtrs II show i bet
ter returd in morals. in the CONNER
tlal world. and IN STATE u county
government than has been made by
our ten Thousand membership II N3T-
sinit- oHr people have ever been
noted for Their love If law ard or
der.
Washington said that the Htutlsts
were the most ardent and trustworthy
defenders Of the ReNo.at{oEalN cause.
Tr.s Was before any Of TIN. popular
modern missionary societies We're or
1aniZed. Elder john Cdno. a Baptist
minister and Il chaplain n Nasnin--
tons army, WAS in close toU.l with
the general and one Of ms most trust
ed friends during those t.oahl.sone
times. Thomas jefferson Sald he got
his first practical lesson i'll local SIT
government from observing the GOV
eminent and Disciple Of 4 little
Baptist thureh he sometimes attend
Ell. Or. Lotion. Il noted New School,
or missionary Baptist t~heologian of
Nashville. Tenn. said he was raised
among primitive BapUsts and know
them We'll. and that ne never knew
but one to take advantage Of the
homestead tAW TO keep from paving
his debts. and that he was promptly
turned out of church for 50 DONG.
The late Sam Jones, a native OF
Georgia. where there are about
twenty thousand Primitive Baptiets,
seemingly took pleasure in stating,
when preaching on honesty. that L"
be a Primitive BAPTIST was conSid-
cred, in commercial circles, AS a most
trustworthy letter Of credit. Elder
Sam y. Hurst. a minister among the
New school Raptists. IL Il recent pub
liShed article relative 10 the iillls-
willie affair. said: "rher. are about a
dozen Primitive Baptist preachers III
the county CCarrolD, with as many
t churches or meeting places. Promt-
ncnt among these are Elders Isaac
Webb. Smith Webb. Jr.. and +, T.
o Branssomb. \ better man. more
| ~consecrateG Christian. o. more patti
! Otto citizen never lived in amy county
9 in Southwest Virginia than EldeI
Isaac Webb. At first a s. hooI tcach-
er. afterwards county judge, treas
t urer. and all the time = preaeh'l 81
: the gospel without remuneration Few
men have been more highly .Steeme.
{ for his MANY virtues than he. Now
> some ninety years Of age his lie ha:
d been. is now. and Will be for year!
to come. a benedictlon TO the county
Elder r. II. BTanS, onbe Of Iautc
{ Fork. is also a typical man and clti-
e zen. and editor of a religious perlodl
cal in general circulation throughou
Carroll and adjoining COUNTIES There
is also another Primitive BAPTIST ia
y per published in the county at Eona
is and widely circulated through tn
same section. edited ly Dr. J. {
q. Hurst. Of Roanoke, Va. : ; AS
: people the Primitive Baptlsts. lk tn
ne Dunkards, are plain anG SIMPLE !
habits and noted as law abiding an
IL law respecting citizens, and they we,
y the palm to no people foF honesty i
tn payments Of debts.
But enough Of this. We Will ont
;, add that Primitive Raptlsts have
:. right to complain against the H1lilc
- and unreasonable charge Of the HIS
- vile tragedy TO their account AN
p it is but fair to expect al. ia pes tAa
= have published such charges ana iai
:. er having learned the lLtrHthfutute
- Of them, to make as prominent iro'
=? page display Of our Genl.is as ""
:. made of the Islander We u+1et Nu#l
Spirit Of fa~irTnindednts~ vii .ttanj
:. your publi,aflon t. seer =" atu" -
20 injury that was, unt~hraLhtediE
. maliciouSly. aimed at GLr copi..
l.. II T!lvrMA\.
:: Pastor Primitive iiaptISt chlrtn.
luraV- Page County "a.
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