Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 21, 1881 Page: 4 of 8
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CHRISTIAN MBSSRNGER,
THE MESSENGER.
a f<
qu
m
approacli-
say some-
thing of ffiSHfoture of the paper,
and what 4mlit* prospects for
has missed
* Jhifiu ftju, Jn conse-
1 the Absence of the ed-
itor, sickpess of printer*-, lack of
mechanicat^forfce to the office, etc.
This is unusual with us. For five
years the Messenger never missed
an issue. A debt, incurred by the
pmfctwse of town property, <a res-
idence anli office site,) occasioned
a*pressure that required active
canvassing in the field, which we
could get no agents to perform-
This debt is now removed, and we
hive a home and a printing house,
all jpaid for, and no rents to pay
and no debts to burthen. The
Messenger is, therefore, in a bet-
ter condition than it has ever been
before, .find its prospect? are
brighter^ -Our press and type are
new, and we have a larger list of
cash subscribers than ever before.
*•*»»'*• • . * ■*_ P i
To accomplish this has required a
great dual qi hard work, and good
mftfrefertmedfc Persons who read
a paper have no idea of the labor
necessary to naake it readable, and
to sustain.it in tHat condition. The
Messenger has nfever had any
strbiiga&I influential friends to
giv##t^prestige, aid its necessities,
or tffa#ice tftair means to relieve
its wants. /From the first, it has
hid tb fight its own battles, and
surmount its own difficulties.
- We have^e changes to announce
in the futtme conduct of the paper,
^q weU Assured are we that the
course pursued in the past is the
correct one for all Christian jour-
nals to that we do not ex-
tism is of the scriptural order.
He was immersed m Tennessee
river. It was a good while before
he could find a preacher who would
baptize him, owing to the fuct that
he had been sprinkled in infancy.
He always told the preachers he
evening we journeyed on to the
to4to of Grapevine, in Tarrant
county, {md etppjped just beyond
with Bro. Payne, a seeder of the
Messenger. He made ua welcome,
and next morning piloted us to
the neighborhood below, where
was ready to join the church,when several subscribers were added to
they were ready to baptize him.
The second day ,nt noon we
reached the town of ’Whitewfight,
the Messenger's list. This is the
.scene of BrQ. W. H. Wright’s la-
bors. He was here the day be-
on the Mo. Pacific railroad, and j fore, and preached at eleven
took dinner with Sister McKenna, o’clock, and was baptized at three
They have a good ]|ousw» of wcyv
ship here, and the effuse is become
ing established. Several names
were added to the Messenger s
list. At night we reached ^Ken-
tucky town, over some of th^lWOEBijj
road in Texas, and stopped with littia town of Birdville, stop
ped( if dtofafj from it ia the least.
The Mesbkng^r s motto has always
been, to maintain peace among the
brotherhood, ’eschew partisan and
divide ecbhJD^J and questions,
and fight the battles abroad. Un-
taught questions and matters of
opidWn^eroft tof sufficient im-
portance^) Aivide the people of
God-- especially those people who
claim toba^\ union people. Or-
gans,- secret, societies and Cesar’s
govornment do not form planks in
our platform. Instruction in the
1, i rnttHH ifll duties, pure mor-
ality, nrisittooary enterprises, tho
ov(jhhig»wi74ji sectarianism—these
JlmC demand the
and press.
M^bWaeR is now at the
)pf the "seventh year of its
eriitence. It enters the eighth
volume with renewed hope and
prpspects. Will not friends and
brethien extend a mote cheerful
for the coming year? We
make it tile beet of the eight,
friends" of Bible Christian-
ity in Texas will aid us in the
good work- f liSt eveiy one, there-
fore, who reads this, article renew
hh mlsciijtiap,t the time has
expired,) and try to send one new
subscriber (fr the pew year.
- QJ/t WEXT.
5S3S
r, Hov^gl,
Sister Dyer, who keeps a comfort-
able hotel. The railroad boom has
reached Kentuckytown, aid "there*
is talk that the town will be re-
built. We once had a good church
here, but the house was burned
and the members scattered. The
Messenger has a few readers in
the place, and others were added
to the list.
The third day we journeyed on
'clcmftnby&ro. Harris, one of the
ishops. The reason of his bap-
sm wa$ a dissatisfaction with his
Methodist immersion, which he
rece$f«il before He left that church.
On Monday we passed through
through the village ~6f ^WhiffTor eight
Mound, where the *Bros. Lackey f many of
Lackey
have a dry-goods store, and in time
for late dinner r’eached the resi-
dence of Bro. Ed} Andrew^. It
was thanksgiving day, and Sister
Ed. had a bak&l chicken on the
table when we drove up. In the
evening we passed through the
little town of Howe, and lodged
with Bro. Miller, at Farmington,
where a preacher finds a warm
welcome at all times.
The fourth day we reached Ce-
line, in Collin county, and at night
ping long enough to enroll one
subscriber, and reached tlie city
of Ft. Worth late in the evening.
An appointment had been sent to
this place, but owing to the late-
ness of our arrival, and £the late
hour at which the bell was rung,
only a small audience came out.
The church at Ft. Worth worships
in the finest house in Texas—a
• f ,
stone building which cost seven
thousand dollars—and
y of the members are wealthy.
We observed in going to their
houses to solicit subscriptions,
that a majority of them live in
good habitations. But they are
doing very little as a church.
The cause seems to be that (like
most city churches) they have
been “pastorated” to death. The
elders have retired from the field,
and turned their duties over to
the preacher, who worships for
the congregation on the first day
of the week. This will kill any
preached in the school-house, an t church. The talents of the mem-
appointment h&ving been circu-
lated from the school. .. The jtown.
bers^should be exercised and de-
veloped. The church at Ft.
is new, and tie school-M** I? ^Vorth has * great possibilities, if
new, and we * (J&Hcfltod11 it With if
sermon on faith. -'A few names
were added to the Messenger’s
list. Sister Gearlieart entertained
us during the night in truly Chris-
tian style. Celina is located in the
Elm Flats, in a rich section, but a
long way from timber. Wire
fences are in style. There is no
church in the place, but perhaps
will be at an early day.: '
The fifth day brought us to Hill
Town, in Denton county. Not far
from this place resides Bro. T. J.
Hsneaker, formerly of Cbllin
comity. Ip the evening he rode
with us over the neighborhood, to
talk up subscribers and circulate
an appointment for. pQc«jfc|^
night. A very good audience as-'
it will work by the scriptural rule.
We have found no better brethren
and sisters anywhere. In a few
hours’ canvassing a large list* was
enrolled for the Messenger, and
many more could have been se-
cured if we had had time to visit
all -the members. Bro. Parker
Wilfilprese'iit our paper in the fu-
ture pnd add other names to the
list. Sister Jarvis furnished us a
home while in the city, (aB she
does all the preachers,) and also
Assisted in canvassing for subscri-
bers. While here we met Prof.
Snow, formerly of Mars* Hill Col-
lege, and his son-indaw, Bro.
Knight, a preacher of the gospel.
Also Bro. House, formerly of Par-
\s, Tdkai, wbar is now running the
eembled. They have an Udegknt5 Caddo hotel at Ft. Worth.
Tftgv have a
#3
little4 diurclfe fdi<$4£<#ongregation
in good working condition. Bro.
Hunsaker will give them his as-
sistance in future. A good list of
names was enrolled for the Mes-
senger. The night was spent with
Bro. Clark, one of the elders, and
an old-time* Christian gentleman.
Thk sixth day (Sunday) we
crossed EM| river, to the town of
Lewisviile,^d drove out to the
home of Bro. Terrell Jasper, the
pioneer preacher of Denton coun-
ty, expecting to take dinner with
Tuesday afternoon we drove to
Caddo Grdve; Johnson county,
and spent the night with Rro. L.
B. Phillips, at the foot of Caddo
Peak. Our postal card .failed to
reach Johnson county in time,
and there were no appointments
made through the county; but as
our object was to canvass more
thamta preach, we did not serious-
ly object. , Bro. Phillip^ hag been
in five , years, - mid is a
preaali^r of ability. Hqlaidbs his
salary by raising potatoes. He
him. He was from homo on* g,.Qiade six hundred bushels the
preaching tour, anil his family
! was from home, except, a grand-
son, and we were disappointed.'
But we concluded to take .dinner
anyhow. Our luuch was spread
past season, an done season he made
thirteen hundred jpushels. He
rode over the neighborhood with
ns, and assisted in raising a good
list of subscribers. He will also
act as agent for the Messenger
in his field of labor in future.
He preaches at stated ix>ints
during the winter, and in
accom-
aad hoys, azsd ip 4
.^carriage, the editor of j on the table, aud coffee was added,
the MESsMSfiEh set oat for a three and a good meal was ready*-From
counties the appearances, wfe judge Bro.
wesLltf Bon^juu, to canvass for Jasjier “ lives and Ijoards at the
s 11 bscrihffiit aj^preac li the gospel same house.” He “raises his Rummer holds protracted meetings
in that aectipm,. The first night salary ” from a good prairie farm,
out was spent with a cousin, L. B. which he cultivates with his own
Burnett,.near the town of Savoy, hands.* In liis library we saw one
cofl&ty* This cousin, ^ of tho Identical books he brought
wlto wear hit us to read, thirteen years ngc>r.as
& Methocfist^ bgt his bap- an antidote to Methodism. In the
one of the elders of the Cleburne
church, and is th# same modest,
unassuming, sterling man ha al-
ways was. He is $ dry-goods
merchant, and is dqiag well finan-
cially. We spent two pleasant
nights with him and his kind fam-
ily. He spoke of having been on
a trip to California, and "visited
Bro. Kendriek in his new home
among the orange groves. The
congregation at Cleburne is not
in a first-rate condition, though
they meet every first day of the
week, and have a good house of
worship. While here Ve met
Bro. H. D. Bantau,the old pioneer
preacher of the gospel, who has
proclaimed the glad tidings all
over this region. He lives at
Thorp's Springs,, and is still in
the field. He had come down to
hold a meeting at Cleburne and
~ PENNIES No,
* _ * J -s»
. ; w*—
As jftaj. Penn
way qfg disposing of hit
it is* suggested
of Texas .govAto
the country byexpea3ing the next
$600 in. inducing R. G. InggrseR
to eome’ddira and let Penn
con vert or kil^ him. Perhaps th&
latter would be the fitter plan, for
fear he should prove dfififinfete.
” By their fruits ye^H^Kow
them.” Them is' ^fl^Bf|fule
for judging,-4t4|lcher6. Nays
that ons of die fruits dt’the
tian is love for oof
are to pray for tiring
fully hse ns and peifte^ute us.
The Major loves ijlfc (enemies so
well that he prays for their de-
struction. In referring to the cas-
es of Ananias and Saphira he on y
Alvarado. A alight misimder- '* ®n "MntiM1 o! his style o£
standing between him and the w°rd of God. Penn
writer, of several years’ standing,
was talked over and amicably ad-
justed, and he will act as agent
for the Messenger in his field of
labor. Though growing old, Bro.
Bantau preaches with power, and
is yet capable of doing great good.
The people like to hear him. A
good list of subscribers was en-
rolled at Cleburne, and at Mid-
way and Noland’s river, points to
the east and west of town, which
were visited and canvassed. We
preached in Cleburne one night,
and on Saturday took our depart-
ure for Brushy Knob, in Hill
county, whither an appointment
had been sent for Lord’s day.
Q further report of our trip
must be deferred until next week.)
-- m> m m--
PROVIDENCE.
Rev. Robert Collyer, of New
York, is reported as declaring in
a sermon that the death of Gar-
field was not the will of God.
Of course it did not meet with the
approbation of God. But if not
a iparrow falls without our Fath-
er, is it likely that a president’s
death occurs because God could
not help it? It was the will of
God that Garfield should die, in
the same sense that it was his will
that Christ should die; though
both wore slain “by wicked
hands.”
The foregoing is from the Bap-
tist Watchman, of Boston. It is
true that God used the wi sired as
his instrument in slaying both
Christ and Garfield. In. tbmsense
they were similar. It is equally
true that neither of them would
have died contrary to the will of
God—further than this we appre-
hend the likeness wholly fails.
Christ died willingly &&’& 'ransom
for the sins of others. Garfield
did not. Garfield wished to live.
Garfield wished to puniah his
enemies.
No instance is found in the his-
tory of God’s dealings with man,
of God requiring one of his be-
loved servants to die for the sins
of others coutrary to the wishes of
that servant.—Gospel Advocate.
If God raises up men to live for
others, why may he not permit
them to die for others, if in their
death greater good results than in
their lives? We befiete that
Garfield’s death did more tq unify
the American people than the
most
could have accomplished. “ North
and south are one in Borrow^ mm
all hearts are softened and enno-
bled by contemplating the lieroic
l death of a Christian statesman.
In this sense Garfield's death was
vicarious. It was a benefit to the
nation. How can we know that
God had nothing to do with it?
is in the ^shoes of Peter. Well,
this smackB somewhat $1 “ Apos-
tolic Succession/* / ;
On the last Sunday of his Row-
lett creek meeting he handled the
subject of close communion,
prefaced by saying that kdl
walking out that morning he m§t
the Devil, (thig ia likely true,) who
told him that should he preach
that discourse he would not get a
dollar. He replied to his B&tanic
majesty that he intended to preach
it if he did not get a cent. He
knew he was safe in so saying and
doing, for his brethren had hpund
the churches to give him $500,and
the greater part of it had already
been raised.
He proposes to pray for one
until he dies, if he will only take
his “flag seati.” This is a life in-
surance, but does not reach be-
, - - * • * ** T- *3n
yond.
Penn dplight in
speaking against the people whom,
for the want of better breeding,
he calls ** Campbellites.” When
challenged to account, he draws
his Pharisaicaludoak ^otennd him
and say% **1 tl6 not debase with
sinners.** He told them that he
knew that some would be convert-
ed and come forward at the close
of his prayer, but no one came.
Yet he says, “ I never was disap-
pointed:** # \ R. C. Horn. v
PREACHERS AND WHIS-
KY.
Brother Preachers :;-?otr
know full well the enormous mon-
strosities connected with the liq-
tian man to work and pray with-
out ceasing for its abolition. The
preachen^i^ Mraxahachie at a re-
cent meeting passed a resolution
a -
i-J,
Bito. Burnett:
in various places. His praise is in j ^ecent J^etings I had one
the churches of Johnson county. I “ld,tl°" at three at
Wednesday evening we drove! __rightebrtrcH nh^
into Cleburne, the ‘ county-seat,
and stopped with Dr. Jeffries, for-
merly of Dallas. Bro. Jeffries is
?■
at my last four visits to Bethasda
fifteqqj. and que at Smith’s school-
house. Total twenty^wo.
1). PENN®?T0ik
\
J
requesting the preachers of Texas
to meet at some point or points to
be hereafter selected toconsultto-
gether in regard to how to secure
the abolition of the traffic and to
give an increased impetus to the
work, and the undersigned was
appointed to present the matter to
the preachers for their considera-
tion. Brethren, the work jp
brtrtiant' (Idmintstrafon^'g11^ one, it is M work Jar htti
mnmty, a work of tote* a work for '
Jesus. It requirus.the utmost ex:
ertion for every frieutd of the
cause. "Will you- help! If so-
drop a postal card to my. address
saying so. Your ; h&ttar. in
Christ Papers friendly to prohi-
bition please copy.
C. McPherson,
'NVaxaliachie, Texas. . -
Bro. Burnett: t ^
Tho chnroli at High Mound, |
Hunt county, is alive and at work. I
I wos at FarmereviflJ reebt%,idnd *
baptized two. Bwk- Polly had.
been there and raised the dead.
Let us all be up and doing.
r C. B. Butleb. *
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Burnett, Thomas R. Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 21, 1881, newspaper, December 21, 1881; Bonham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth904526/m1/4/?q=collin+co+tx: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bonham Public Library.