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NUMBER *7
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•<• 't^SBY REVi!«4iC. WMTY.do*
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“In the beginning God created the
i HeaMen„and the-oarth.” Gen.iicbap.
, and 1st verse, Believing every state
ment madeia the canoaicle scripture
. to fee divinely given by. inspiration*^
is not mf purpose to offer an .argu
ment for the proof of the propositwp.
....•, Iin-BBODCGTORY, =
Any human being planed in this
world with all the organs and capac
ities of an ordinary ,person* ,, cafe not
remain long unattracted by tbe beau
ties and curiosities thrown about them
in Nature’s grand laboratory.:, Forms
we stand beholding and quietly mod*
tating, all nature appears ton be: pp
i animated as ourselves. Some are rising
and ronae are falling, seme are ooming
and some are going, seme are dying
and some are swimming, seme are
crawling and some are walking, i .The
grass blades a re. ben ding to and fro.
The forest is in motion, and. the. rest
less ware* of the sea are .changing
their positions every moment-inthe
day. The winds aije htowing.^oThe
clouds are testing and.a myriad.'heet
of shining worlds are coming >and.go-l
ing above.,. All these and a thousand
other carious phenomena pass US by I
once everytwenty-four hours as ws
stand in nature's great park. Then
turn inf tbs eye to the scene within!,;
we see a world not so large, but qiute
aa busy and aa, mysterious ap the
4 world without. And nothing (asoer
• tain clanrof men and women except*
ed) scents to be operating at random.
II. TWHBU»JI*CT PROPER-WHi-XJS
■ LIPB? . . , .. ... ■
While thus surrounded with worlds
of wonders, and quietlj meditating,
I asked myself this question, (to wit)
“What Is life,? ” phjsicallj speaking,
as it relates to creation and formation
of the vegetable and animal world, f
have, sines read much after the raQet
prominent authors available and have
rehearsed the text, books of a scientific
course for an answer, but. a 11 coded in
dclnsion. I found for a truth thatfof
making many books there is no end;
and much study is a weariness of the
flesh.” All seem to be vifqity, I
found many of the scientists dissatis
fied with their bases and often they'
ended t;h>eir theories in?' inisty
speculations. T While the skeptics and
infidels* I miff differ more widely in
their theories endeavoring to. fipd
their god of the jird ea^e, than we
• ministers do in teaching the flesigns of
the Go<jl already found. T found Ml*.’
Darwin excited over his new, discove
ry, “The origin of, species by? mews of
• natural selection.” MrLactnmfck
iris amusing himself over what - he
are.desoendfid from species of inferior
organisation.” While Prof- Huxley
disagreeing with nil2 befbw1 ftijhf and;
disputing with tbeauthordf the^'ves*
Mshypotlpeis/fidlkh SUpposes. ^The
specise imsf atahyntew to be ‘the
result of the gradual' modification of
pre-existing species; ” while I found
others tor beiiT seafeh ofa germ preg
lish a base * Mr "Development-ism;”
but modifying each of tbipe r diehni
tions and the nebular theory as well;
I sbnply beHWre^bit ^^^he begins
■in* God fcwMed »V/Heaven and
y»,wMsiw*. *£**
tirenty-fefrfhonrAfAsb, Her finished
this work of His creation* and that m
the battle tenie, and by direct action*
'HS^fWt$W«to|^nce. , 1 -be*
Wmmmm »SaM
certain natural Jafr§»s - /tbsy/jefiS^
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biatter. ,il beliefe that’beginning on
the third day of His Creation and end
iagon the sixth, Godbfought into ex
istence a specierof all life that now
exists from grass to man, by direct
creation, and that when. He said to
each bring forth after your kind; it
wasisimply saying, i have this day
act ;in Otdhr theseyerSllcws necessary
for the -reproduction of the' same. And
I believa that every particle of matter
and natural law that now is, was, and
vice versa, -Hence “There is nothing
new under the sun.* •< The:earth hah
retained its original character,; and
hawiagp matter and/ law only; out of
whifch to produce life, physical, iifo is
simply the result of certain inatarajl
Jaws as- they ’ affect - matter. ■ m Ho be
anoreeJnborate in the! definition; Tift
is a natural result of natural uniform
motions, produced and ‘regulated by
certain other’ motions ^or laws) as
they effect Blatter, known da positive
and negative forces.* The positive for
ces germinating iaad anijnatfpg while
the negatives destroy.
HI. TflK AtTA’LYlBia OF ORGANIZATION
We see a world of objects each mm
vmt in a certain line, guided and eov?
erned bv certain natural laws. These
at
all perform certain revolutions
hidl'jiit at •. .,
stated intervals and produce pertain
effects. We see material "* **
effecting'
material witlj regulated ^ffipty, find
itselfjuto life su*taining vegetable and
'animal ibrn^. This matter when pr
ized r • — U
end* arc called life. The naturalist
uses two term* to denote by way of
distinction lining and dead matter, (to
wit) organic and in-organ ip n^At^er.
How differs the one from the other
\i-K- ra v- m L->r -yj i*- ,;••••*•• . ,
when minus the laws that organize
them; are they not the same as to
‘Substance material ? and yet at one
time we see them a State of life Under
certain Organic laws, and at aq
bther they are minus these laws ahff
are in' a State of dissolution and death.
are taught1 by chemical Science
that there are just so many chemical
elements constituting - the physical
world,,nnd that these elements are
ifscparablo * into .n other ; substances.
Hence, there are no more nor any less
of these elements, or material substan
ces, though they. be scattered to the
four corners of the globe or compose'
,the body of some Hying active *gl>
stance. Andje^ at one time they
constitute a living, active, sensitive
combination capable of instinct, realms
and ? volition; and at another* (time
they (the very same substances) are
dead and insensible, and may not the
sum of their differences be in this,that
u> yue note vuvj are unaer ine innu
| ence of certain physios! laws or agen
cies, and at another u time they r are
simply minus these laws ? And if this
he tfoe, then the effects of certain or
ganic laws are the only differences
between-osganic and inorganic mat
ter, or tile living and the dead, so Jar
as material vitality is: concerned.
Hence my proposition that MLife is
simply the result .of certain laws or
physical > agencies as they effectmat*
ter/’ sand not tbe; result of < a germ
pregsatod with vitality/. * Add having
thaaaetabUshed the sourcs ibf 4ifei it
is veryeaHjr to account for the differ*
ent and; apparently * nswi and over
changing speeiss and varieds fbraks of
iife*} without, Mn Darwin’s, “Natural
selection” or the skeptical /‘Develop,
men ti theory.”, .As a lump of day
bears the likeness of thamdUis through
Which it passesy sa must ths beingiere
Oted, hear the 'likeness of the laws the
Giant Creator; designed **ed bring il
forth., Henoe if thc laws, be few and
"M**
simple (if ycm will allow this feaq
eion) the being created by them
be simple and of a Ion order. H
a multiplicity of lawi are b rough
bear upon it, then the being cti
will be rapre complexed and ofa I
er Order. For an example^ ft
God would have* jvery W spec*
fish formed, p ftns simple lane
caused to operate; ' but when -A 1
mow' laws wre called' upon, and 1
He would create itfan (the sum®
genus), every law In natureV in
tory must unite in the ^ertlitl
order that he (man) might be afc|j
bodiment of all physics. And ail
brder that he might be more itH
obey the matodateVtd-'wifcBubduP
hhd^Know thyself/’ Ard, fi«
that lie might be able to ntfma
physical agents to the glory <sf
Creator and his own pfbnititlon..
Rev N Madden Rev G W Lewis
sistants and Rev A.;/.
jjpfterfortbVft^*.
address which abounded in usefiilsug*
gestions concerning rail the Connect
ic|nai Institutions. It showed his
great abijity as a writer and thinker.
On the organic union he was clear,;
forcible and strong, and hip views did
not admit of a double meaning. The
Conference as a whole heartily endors
ed his views. ReV Whiten of the
Michigan and Canada Conference was
introduced and given a seat in the
Conference. "’The Bishop urged, the
minister* to le sure to. collect: the
General Tax or prepare to abide the
consequences; that tardiness and neg
ligence can be no longer indulged. Rev
N Stubbs from the Philadelphia Con.
ference was .introduced as a fraternal
delegate and given a seat. Rev Stubbs
made an ihtereresting address on Tem
perance, followed by Rev J. King,
itev Chambers, .Holliday, jRenry
and Deacon Semis made strong speech.
es on the temperance question, all
favoring^ but doubting in part the
methods adopted looking to igi father*
ance.
Rev Jacobs and Jones of Washing*
ton D. 0. WOte introduced to the Cbn
ference.
’ Rev At W S Knox was moved bjf'
Rev Datchie to be expelled from;ths
Conference. RevS T Davis was drop*
ped from the roll
The committee on organic union r».
ported and speeches were made by
Revs Holliday, - Melligau, Chambers
Bynum, Anderson and Stubbs. The
Sabbath school oaaie.in and the die
eussion cloesd, although the whole sen*
tinent favored the> union. Bishop
Jones made a beabtiful addrem to the
children and teachers. ' > ; - *
The following were the appoint*
ndbat*> fee the Sabbaths > nd-t bm
AVERY MISSION CHURCH.
10.50 A M Rt Rev S T Jones D D
i r &OOPM " N Stubbs. ‘
M ” J W Mulligan.
tmiv^Joiw^wwaijrvyaujWHtJmdiP.':
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"JfHTrimWe. ■
8sOO*MB*” 8 T Joms D D,
V % HOMEWOOD CHVHCH.
10.50 A M Rot D O Moon.
1 .*.« AM V itS ■*. NDnk
WTUE AYE. A M E CHURCH.
10.60 A M Key G W Lewis.
8.00 PM ” James Henry, j
ST. JAMES A M E CHURCH, ARMY HALL
FRANK8TOWN AYE, EAST END. I
10.50 A M Rev G C Sampson.
. &00 PM ” PS Pendleton.
A M B CHURCH,-BINGHAM ST., SOUTH
' ■ ' SIDE.
10.50 AM B«&J W Tirry.
8.00 P M ” T H Datcher.
•HOW* CHAPEL, A M E CHURCH, AL
' LEQUANY CTTY, PE N.
10.50 A M Rev N J Watson.
8.00 P M ” P P. Anderson.
ME CHURH, PITTSBURGH PA.
10.50 A MRev A J Workman.!
8.00 PM ” James Brown.
{Rev Jehu Holliday.
” N. Madden.’
” W H Chambers. ;
Sunday was duiy observed the min
isters being appointed to preach at
Ml the leading churches in the city.
The-Sermon byRev Stubbs produced
a' splendid impression. He is a cap.
ital poacher. The sermon by Bishop
Jonee was said by yll who heard it to
havetbeen a masterpiece in product
* o, style and delivery, and gave him
well earned cognomen of "greatest
String black Ridjop.” His text was
Romans x chap. 12 verse. "For the
Mme Lord over ;rll is rich onto all
that coll upon him." His delineat
or flm te±t aHd its application
t mankind of the present time was
in
wear wui impressive.
#ed the whole B(yrjnon evoke<| apm*
OT&e'lightest ’ Wcomiums from the
best'judges of good sermons.
The Sabbath school exercises were
unformly pleasant and agreeable. The
school numbers 150 scholars and 15
teachers, and is under the able and
efficient management of Mr. B F
Gross.
The total conference collections net*
tod 186.75.
' The reports from various directions
show that the churches are in a fair
condition financially and spirit uall.
The ministers are quite hopefiil of ma*
king even better reports next year
than this. '
The reception given to the Bishops
Daughters on their being introduced
to the Conference was warm and wel
come, «nd the speeches made by Rev
W HOb ambers and the Bishop, were
happy and in the best spirit possible.
KeV W H Whiten was elected Com
piler, Rev Jehu Holliday Conference
fiteivrfcrd, dr toyeceive Conference mon.
lea.
Bishop Jones announced his ap
pointments for the year as. follows:—
John Wesley Chapel, Pittsburgh,
Bov John Holliday.
Avery Mission, J A Mulligan.
Bewickley, P R Anderson.
Homewood, Nathaniel Madden.
Washington, Pa., J Henry.
Franklin, J E Little.
1 Johnstown, J W Tirry.
V Mt Pleasant, G W Lewis.
Masillon circuit, embraeintr Mmnl.
Ion and Altrdn, dLj D B Matthews.
• Salem circuit, embracing Salem and
Ke# Mon 0M T H Datcher.
Jacks Run circuit, including Jacks
Bun, Beaver Falls, New Brighton,
Bast Liverpool and .Male-*11- T
T5edford Circuit, inciucun
and Everette, J H Trimble.
Xewistown circuit, including JUm«
town and Huntingdon Pa., d .S. Pen
dleton.
Uniontown circuit, including TJn
fontown, Oeorge's Creek and Browns
ville, N Davis. *
fi
Castle^ ShnroV^an^’YouneBtoSn O.,
#P Bynum; NJ Watson oversight.
Blairs
Holl
i
tist.
Missionary circuit, embracing Hqd
son, Ravenna, Dennison, Uhncsville
and Alliance, O., C H Dockett. W
H Chambers transferred to Kentucky
Conference.
Conference Steward, J A Mulligan.
Superannuated, William Hamilton;
suspended, William Fleming, for im*
moral conduct. Rev Fleming is of
Washington, Pa. j
Rev J W 'liny was appointed to
preach the sermon at the opening of
the annual conference in John Wesley
Church, Pittsburgh, the second Wed
nesday in August
Mrs Mary A B Mulligan was ap
pointed Vice-President of the Alle
gheny Conference for Home and For
eign Missionary Society.
Rev J A Mulligan was appointed
to read a paper at the opening of the
next conference on “Improvement of
Miniiters and Ministerial Effioiency.f
Rev Jehu Holliday will also read a
paper on “Ministerial Deportment
and Dignity.”
Rev N J Watson will at the ope|
ning of the next conference read a par
per on “The Importance of Discipline
m Order to Success in the Pastorate.”
“The Method and Importance of
Training the Children of the Church”
will be treated at the next conference
by Rev G W Lewis.
HINTS FROM NATURE.
BY PROF. C. R. HARRIS.
“Books in the running brooks,
Sermons in stones and
God" in everything.”
These words of Bryant, Nature’ll
poet, occurred to me as one morpirig
last week daring a protracted meet
ing, I sat on the end of a log in the
woods of Davidson county. Though
destitute of the poetic fancy, I tried
to follow in the line of the poets
thought; and as a child, making its
first rude sketches on slate, of girl
with parasol, or hoy with dog, runs
cheerfully to its mamma, saying, “See
what I’ve made,” I, who have ever
confided * to the Stab, my choicest
thoughts and suggestions of interest to
me, if to none other come to you, Mr.
Editor, with these adumbrations of a
mind seeking after God.
God is in not merely over Nature.
Without His presence the bud would
cease to unfold, the leaf begin to with
er, the flower to Aide. The very rock
would lose its cohesiveness, the sap
cease to pursue its wonted course, the
bird fall lifeless from the tree. The
limbs of the beast would stiffen, his
muscles paralyze. In animal and
vegetable alike, God’s constant pres
ence sustains life. “In him we live
and move and have our being.”
To man alone, of all His earthly
creatures, does God give the power of
recognizing who it is, that generates
the forces by which his various wants
are supplied. He alone has the capa
bility to praise God and to love Him;
and in this exercise man nuts forth
the topmost sprays of his outspread
ing tendencies.
Just as the nourishment of plants
lies in the soil, ready to be grasped by
the rootlets as soon as they come with
in its reach, so the provisions of God's
grace are stored away in His spiritu
al kingdom for every soul who reach
es forth to Him for the supply of his
spiritual needs. Millions of tons of
coal lie: in beds under the ground for
the benefit of the man who maybe
freezing on the surface. So God has
in band supplies for every spiritual
want of His creatures. They ftust
search for it, if they would be .filled.
KINDLY WORDS IN PRAISE
; ; OFMR.BLOICE.
At the grand pally of the Wesley
Zion Church, there was $190 realized
during the day. The members O^the
above named church are highly df
lighted, because they had the privj,
lege of listening to one of the bright
stars of the Zion Wesley College in
the person of Rev Bloice.
Heretofore there has not been suffi
cient interest tqjken in the College by
the members of our church, because
they have not enjoyed the privilege
of heaaing any of the students. Hr.
Bloice is an honor to his country, to
the institution, and to the ministry.
He is much thought of in Washington.
The ladies and gentlemen of the Clin
ton Circle to exemplify their appreci
ation tendered him a reception at the
residence of Mr J D Baltimore t24
D St. S W. There were addressee of
welcome made by Rev Dyson, Hr
J D Baltimore, and Misses A A Barn
es, B S Brooks and M Countee.. Hiss
E Hammond presided at the organ.
Rev Bloice responded in his usual el
oquent style, and in flowing terms of
his appreciation to those present.
Respectfully,
J. D. Baltimore
Washington, D. C., Aug. 29.
SOUTH CAROLINA NOTES;
BY REV. G. W. CLUrrOJf.
Mr. Editor: ^
I know you have looked for some
thing from me for the Star ere this,
but I have been so busy that I haven't
been able to send you a scrap or a cent.
I have had sevezaL - engagement#
which have detained me from home,
ana tnen revivals at noma which w*
manded all of my time. Wehave h
very successful revival at Fort Letn
now. Sixty-eight souls have come
oyer on the Lord's side this year on
this circuit, asd we are having from
three t > five converts each night. The
South Carolina brethren in general
are having glorious revivals. Elders ■
Blake, Crockett, Hinton, McCullough,
Jones, Billups and Deacons, Kitt,
Dunlap, Brown, Adams, also Elder J
A Jackson and J H Jackson all of
whom I have heard from are having
or have had glorious revivals. The
Lord is in the midst of his people and
many are being added to the chareh.
We feel continued shocks from the
effects of the earthquake every night
since Tuesday night between 10 and
11. The damage in Charleston in
creases. Summerville is likely to be
completely wrecked at any moment. "
Fissures in the earth from four inches
to four feet wide and six feet leap
emit boiling mud near the railroad
and other places in Summerville.
Crops are very good in and about
this neighborhood. We have cold
from our vicinity one new bale of cot
ton. Mr xv i* redencl:, from iMrton
Fla, is in Fort Lawn visiting friends
and relatives. He will go from kra
to Salisbury N C, to convey *his
daughter Miss Lizzie Frederick to
Zion Wesley College. Miss Laura B
Lomax is in Fort Lawn S C, the
guest of Mrs G W Clinton. Mr W
D Clinton, son ef Elder IC Clinton,
and a student oif Shaw Medical Col*
lege, is visiting friends in Fort Lawn
and relatives in Lancaster. Welkin
favor you with some important arti
cles when time will admit, and itttefal
subscriptions when cotton peaeos
opens. Please oontinae to lead My
package of papem, (5.) ; Accept tfcis
$1.50 for papem sold, and 50 eeatsibr
the paper you are now sending toE.
B. Williams Cheater S C. I sent yo»
75 cents for L H Sims, Spartanburg*
& C, He say* he hn» not - weaned
the paper. It was. sent with th* & 8.
Convention money. If voa are tend
ing it to some other F; O. pleasesend
fctoji H Sima Spartanburg, SC.
Q. W. Cuktok.