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ORPHANS’ FRIEND. W*4li.‘»day, Ocf«!s;5* SI, 6fei7T. FAIR. We reach^ Iialeigh on Wed nesday evening. Six new orphans had come on their tvay to Oxford ; bnt we found time to attend the meeting of the Agricultural Soci- ot}'. Mr. Wilson, of Washington, made a Buncombe speecli, and was followed by Gen. Clingman, who briefly declared that our two greatest enemies are ignorance and laziness. Then came Prof. Simonds, of Chapel Hill, on Insects. lie told about the doodles and their down- i’alls, and the mosquitoes of forty ■\'arieties. lie said the males live on flowers, while the females suck our blood. He told of some wrigglers which breathe tlirough their tails, llis address was brief and instructive, and his drawings of bugs were very striking. Hr. LeDoux followed on the value of Chemistry to the farmer, and told of counterfeits, even of 40,000 pounds of counterfeit clo ver-seed. On Thursday the people were up earljn They were too much crowded to sleep well, and many of us were tired of hard floors long hofore day. The Fail- Grounds were fidl. Gen. Hamp ton declared that all our men, women and children were present. The Exposition is a success. The drawings and paintings are all excellent; but Peace Institute has an enoitrious collection for a school. The bed-covers are re markable for their taste and beau ty. The hardware, the carriages, and the machinery, are creditable. 'L'he horses are respectable, and the cattle are ordinary. The hogs are about equal to those raised at the Orphan Asylum. The agri- cullural products are magnificent. Corn, -svheat, oats, beets, potatoes and all crops and vegetables sur- ]iass our expectations. But all are astonished beyond measure at the display of fruits from Bun combe and Yancey. Nothing like it was seen at the Centennial. No one ever imagined it before. One apple weighed 32 ounces, and apples as largo as a baby’s liead were plentiful. Col. Polk lias done a noblo work and illus trated the value of bis office. Many noble ladies were on exhi bition. They seemed rather com mon at first, but they improved as you continued to look at them, until 3'ou are entirelj^ lost in ad miration. The Seventeenth Annual Fail is a splendid success, and the people are delighted. Many will go home to rnake something to exhibit next year. Some valua ble articles will be sent to the orphans—so wo are informed ; but wo have no faith in any promises except those in the Bible. BEV. «EOK«E MeJEEEK SIS ABEKICA- Tlie coming of Eev. George Muller to tile. United States is an important event in the religious ^vorld. A man,who, for nearh' half a-century has carried on the larg est work of pliilantliropy of any man living,by the simple power of trust in God and entire consecra tion to llis service, must have a mightv faith and an unreserved consecration, the like of which has not been seen since the days of the old patriarchs and apostles. He seems to have been raised up by God to rebuke the skepticism and unbelief of the nineteenth ceatury. He conies to this coun try, as lie says, at the advanced age ol sc\'Ciity-tvvo ^’eclrs, to stim ulate the faith of younger Ciiris- tians, by telling the story of his wonderful life and orphan work ill Bristol, England. He commenced his ministry in Bi-istol, where he had the care of a large church, by refusing a sta ted salary and taking for his sup port wliat the Lord sent by the voluntary gifts of his people and in answer to prayer. His wants were always' supplied, althoiigh sometimes liis faith was sorely tried. A messenger at the door, while he was j-et praying, often brought the necessary relief. He says, if a person undertakes to live by faith, the Lord will often send sore trials to his faith in or der to test its sincerity. Having learned the lesson of trust in God in this way, liis heart became moved to care for the poor children who wandered in the streets, and be became im pressed with the conviction that the Lord would give him the ne cessary aid. He undertook the work in this way, as lie says, to show the world that the Lord will answer prayer in this nineteenth century as surely as He did the prayers of the prophets in the olden time. ****** The impression that Mr. Muller makes bn an American audience is exceedingly favorable. With a countenance of exceeding kind ness and beiiignitjq he stands erect, showing few gray hairs in his head, and at seventy-two ap pears like a man of sixty. He has a pleasant voice, and speaks with exceeding clearness, with a slight German accent. Ills venerable wife, a rosy-faced English matron; accoinpaiiies him, and sits beside him’in the pulpit. With the utmost humility and modesty he preaches the gospel, with great fervor, simplicittq and power, very rarely referring to his own work except by special request. He carries with him the irresistible conviction of liis re markable faith, and raises his hearers toward the same high standard with himself. He savs he knows he is saved—not because he has dreamed it, or an angel from heaven has told him so, but because it is written by the Holy Ghost in the Scriptures, that whosoever believeth in the Lord Jesus Christ shall be saved. And if, when he lies down on liis bed to-night, lie never wakes again in this world, be knows he shall wake up in glory !—wearing the same glorified body that Christ wore after the resurrection ! It is this mightu assurance of faith that gives Ids preaching such unction and power. Would tliat the pastors and Christians of America might learn of Mr. Muller this same lesson of child like trust, that they might show the same wonderful power and fruitfulness in their lives.—Chas. Hopkins, in Church Union. I>lSCOEB,A4JE»' BY ELBEKT S. PORTEE, D. D. “I am discouraged with my class,” said a diligent, capable, and faithful teacher. “Pray, what is the matter 1” “ Tw'o of ray girls are very regular, but never know their lessons. They are bright and amiable, and I like them, but they come to their pla ces here in school entirely un prepared. Their mother is a Christian w'oman, but she does not appear to have any concern about her daughters, except to have them dress well, and culti vate good manners. Now wdiat can 1 do when the mother’s in fluence is against mo?” Then there are three other girls, bright enough and quick enough, and I have no fault to find witli their recitations, but somehow or an other I fail to impress them with any sense of the importance of divine things. I am discouraged.” Another teaclier with a class of grown up boys is discouraged be cause his scholars are so irregular in their attendance. He is a con scientious and painstaking teach er, and never fails to bring beaten oil, to distribute among his pu pils. And }’et he feels that he does not interest them; and wdiilo he works on, nevertheless be is discouraged. These, I suppose, are typical cases. They represent quite ac curately the condition of mind into which teachers of many schools have been brought by similar causes. It is most impor tant to find, if possible, some cure for such kinds of discouragement. What is it ? Well, first of all, it is the chief care of a good teacher to estab lish a strong bond of personal liking, a truly affectionate sym pathy, with eacli member of a class. This cannot be, save by a suitable adaptation of the teach er’s work to the peculiarities and conditions of the scholars. A. great mistake is made in aiming to give a class a sort of text-book drill, teaching intellectually cer tain facts of history, or some; form of doctrine, and making the study of the Bible seem to be dry and uninteresting. Let the teach er who becomes discouraged in this lino try another. Infuse a hearty and enthusiastic spirit into the class by questions written down, and to bo answered next Lord’s Day, and by illustrations, easy and familiar, that make the Bible a book full of charm and attraction, and there will be a change. My advice to the first teacher was to this effect. Write out a few questions for the girls whose mother appears to be indifferent, and tell them that their mother will aid them in prepai'ing the answers. The experiment was successful beyond expectation, for the mother gladly rendered the service asked, and an interest awakened in behalf of her own daughters, led her, not long after, to bebome herself a teacher. With respect to the three thoughtless girls my advice was to have them meet their teacher at her home, where she could talk with them and pray with tliem. She fol lowed the suggestion, and not a great while afterward, these once light-hearted and giddy girls were converted, and dedicated themselves to Christ. Then dis couragement immediately vanish ed, and joy and thanksgiving reigned instead. The gentleman discouraged be cause his boys were irregular in attendance, was advised to visit them at their homes, to ca.iry thither the freedom of social con versation, and, as far as possible, find out all about their personal tastes and personal bearings of the boys whose welfare be sought. It vvas not long before good re sults followed. The boys became friends of their teacher, they praised him to other boys, and so were moved by their personal at- lachment, not only to be regular themselves in attending their school, but they soon doubled the members of their class. They had come to feel their teacher’s heart, to admire his manliness, to respect Ins unaffected piety ; and they were made to be, in fact, new scholars under their teachers’ new method. Still, after all, there will re main discouragements for the best teachers. They should, in a sense, be expected. No one can enter upon the work of winning souls without meeting some and often grievous disappointments, d’he old Adam was too strong for young Melanothon. Resistance to the truth ns it is. in Jesus is nat ural. It can be overcome only by patient diligence, and the power of the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven, in answer to fervent prayer. Care, however, should be taken not to let disappoint ment harden into discouragement. Work for Christ always tells. The fruit may not be seen at once, and even the blossoming may be long withheld ; still, it is the law of tlie kingdom, that we shall reap if we faint not. Be sti'ong in the Lord, 0 teacher! and in the power of H's might; God's promise will not fail you. Nothing is more certain to live, than the incorruptible seed of the word which Thou art sowing.— S. S. Times. WMAT IS ME WOKI'II! BY GEOEOE W. BUNGAY'. How can we make an inventory Ol' wliat a mortal man is wortli ? Tlie sunsliine of liis eartlil.y glory May be eclfirsed iiiion this eartli ? And wealth heaped high in golden splendor, Is nothing- more than yellow dust; YVliieli every holdei- must surrender. Ill wealth alone, then wlio can trust? Is tlie proud statesmen’s reinitatioii, WJu'ii weighed in the eternal scales, (Forgotten in a generation,) Valued with mortal’s best ar’ails? True wortli is measnred by affection, Not by the iirices i>!aced on gold ? True love tliat points in the direction AVhorc love is pure and manifold. What is he worth’? IVhat is he doing To educate and run the race ? Is lie the weal of man iiursuiiig ? Lighliiig a little heaven in space? Has lie in noble deeds invested Tlie.earnest labor of his time, And fought the ills to be detested With truth and hope and faitli sub- . liiiio? Does he give for the good of otliers, To make them iietter liero on earth! Our fellowmeii—we all are brothers— May give a verdict of liis worth. He’s worth more than the richest treas ure Of tliat higli iiriiice or kingly heir; Will) only lives for his own pleasure, He is a iiioral uiiilionaire! —Bocky Mount Mail. A SEKSIBEE AKSMAE. Here is an anecdote with a sharp moral that comes to us all the way from Australia. “ Sixty years ago, when I was a teacher in Kilmalcum parish,” says John Fraser, “ I was using whiskey bitters for my stomach’s sake. One day I dipped a piece of cake in it, and gave it to the dog. He grudgingly ate it, curling up his lips to avoid the taste. Ere long he became tipsy—he howled most piteousljq and unnaturally looked up in my face as for help. He began to stagger and fall like a drunken man. The appearance of his face and eyes was extraor dinary. He lay on the floor and ho'.vlod until the effects of the drink wore off. This was supreme folly—it was wicked. The dog never forgot the trick. Whenever afterward I went to the cupboard for the bottle, he hastened to the outside of the bouse. One day, the door being shut, lie sprang at one bolt through a pane of glass, to get outside.” So much for the wisdom of the dog—infinitely surpassing foolish, drinking men. —Trank Leslie’s Sunday Magazine. “ Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.” The trouble with much of the religious life of to-day is that it is allowed to rust and stiffen from disuse. If a Ciiristian expects to have a religion that is worth any thing he must use it daily. A great many hang up religion ns they do a coat in a closet six daY's in the Yveek, then take it down and give it a nice airing and brushing and Yvear it on Sunday But such religion Yvoii’t wear. An engine that is idle soon rusts ; a house unoccupied and uncared for soon goes to ruin. The only thing that Yvill keep r-eligion bright is the friction of constant use. “If,” said Paganini, “I let a day go by without touching my violin, I immediately am aware of it; if I let two daj’s elapse, it is the public who are aware of it.” I'N'erybody who lieard Ru- benstein when he YY’as in this city marvelled greatly at his wonder ful execution. The secret of it all lies in two Yvords—constant practice. He kept in his room a small portable key-board, having neither wires nor hammers, and which emitted no sound. Upon this key-board be practiced con- -stantly. Whether on the steamer crossing the ocean, or in the cars, or traveling bv' stage coach, the practice of the noiseless key board was kept up with unceas ing regularity. This is just Yvhat we want in the religious life,—a daily, unceasing practice of the life and docti-iiie of Christ in our lives Yvherever Yve are. In no other way can relig-ion be made a living force. Let a Christian put aside religious thought and work for even a clav’, and like Paganini he Yvill be immediately aware of it; let a little longer period elapse and the world soon finds out that something is wrong. —Church Union. S'l’ES? li\' S'l’EP. Ministers of the gospel, laymen and the religious, jiress all com bined are striking many and heaY'y blows at the great Sins and the little ones are left alone. But few men ever jump from the second floor to the first when there is a stairway the reason is obvious; he fears that such a leap would be fatal—^lie sees the end and knows that it Yvould be pain. But he can Yvalk down step by step iinimrt. Men are not so free to indulge in wliat we call great sins because—Yvell they see tlie end, yea, they feel ft. But then they can indulge in the so-called little sins and the end is not so vividly present to them ; and thus thousands are going to torment and eternal damnation, —step by step. An exchange relates that a no ted miser yvIio felt obliged to make a present to a lady entered a crockery store for the purpose of making a purcliase. Seeing a statuette broken into a dozen pieces, he asked the price. Tlie salesman said it was worthless, but he could liaY’e it fur the cost of packing in a box. He sent it to the lady with bis card, con gratulating himself that she would imagine it had been ruined while on its Yvay home. He dropped in to see the effect. The tradesman had carefully wrapped each piece in a seperate bit of paper. An old colored preacher in At lanta, Georgia, was lecturing a youth of his fold about the sin of dancing, Yvhen the latter protest ed that the Bible plainly said, “There is a time to dance.” “Yes, dar am a time to dance,” said the dark divine, “and it’s when a. boy gets a whippin’ for gwine to a ball.”
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