North Carolina Newspapers

r f V , - 'J V J JiL XJ cl PUULIHIIED WEEKLY BY A COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA CONFLUENCE, M. E. CIITRCII, SOUTII.-RUFUS T. IIEFLIN, Frir ?.. IULEKJIJ. a. C, FllWAY, MUCH 7, 1' S! 0 A YEA Ii IN ADVA.MT.. OL. 1..-N0. 10. . a t ! r ij . w Th? Devil's last IIopo. t: hril.'i t'.I-.f h r!i I, -i tl.ut hun -j- ' i I f i the l.riin wlili a!.- '-, lev:l Jii-1 heard a :. 1 re-. Tt 1 r ,ri, -.;:. ha I e;iu-'.'0 i :.. ''.! .... , , ...:. 1 7 1 !,l-t ;ut, e i in . fr ui hi" nia -' v'.i wr! I .1 .ie..Hio!i .T Tir.vi. ii i T-'-it ha ! ''' I hon ' ' 1 "- :'" I veil, ieraaee Iii M-rir.-i -i thi.r -:i tae tc-ai ,. i c... . . ilil i i: Ail n i . T ;' A . 1 he -r:i - the"" r!i;--t r : e f.' ill i.tfl. i i.i1 !io r i fr t.i :ir 'V i i f :.. I M -. II i x ::-' it -.V w'.l'.t ii t'-e.a' : h.in !. t j t I' ' v !:..;'. !!. tiir up uiu- i I 4 A . 1 V - A . ! m K . . v A i ' A i ' i . V I i a f t. i i 111-' I'l ii1' ' f u' n '; ; i !i- ' i: . a t i i , 1 nVr a I ii-.- .t ; V .'I'll. If!' 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There's arel l that eaanot pie.-ce i s ; 'rii";'s a fr n ea -h honrt nnv brave; Tli;'o' a w ti tint I'linimt re.tM s Tu(?v are thine, O Jre.iaiy rav Tlii:-e are I.ves thru wearv never T'io:-c are tsejs ne'er cul'lly riv' Th" e a;-e smih tli it never wr m' us Tiiey are thine a! ae, sweet lie tven : ess; Ea-ihlr .eorri is ehanL'tSn kimb E-irrlily want t; li'nin4!cM st ir Iafiiilv m ans are turne 1 to mti; O.i a n.it Tar b.-'iaut ! ire! N' o'er a traveller's lip ennnrmel Y . t 'tis writ, in nrmie fair! 8.;i t an 1 serin ha- e ' 'e,ni rr vlv- I've th-r) heart t journey there 3V.i5CillaiKaun 5lr Pastoral Exprieno A RUMARKADLTJ INCID There are nvtny incident? perience of Christian min nv'it be pro'irable, if they :xt. in the ex- iters that were given to the Canstian pabbc. I CHOW of 110 woo I reason why such ineidi ns should b;j withheld. With these i onvictioas, , Wiix'.i oc- I will relate thj following carred in my own expor: ye irs az.; an 1 tny prayer m iv aeco iininy it with I nee a It-" s, that God s blessing, an l m ixo it a source oi 0:1c tin I comfort both to pisto d.a v. in l-at s and peo- pie. A few rears ago. L wa solicited to a-ssist at a protracted niretiiig to be hoi dev. by th L ith .u-.n eh ire l, in th-' vil- 1 1 'o of W., in this State I accepted the c i 11. an 1 at the ann i; vCl time at- tended the mcetiii''. On my arrival ted on 111V tli uv. the n istor lord ins tak'.n" full char-jre of the e.-Jereises while 1 re-in:ii 'd aui-f.ig tnem d.-gree of rclurtance I co. so. As was thru the gener. siij!i OL'cisious, I did the With some sented to d 1 custom on greater part of the preaching while th ere. J com- m .need a series of discou ses on M, n- (UV t'U'li.iii;, ami .... . 1 1 1 "'6 q, Oil 31r. Ij. to CIVC US 1113 experience. ; twice a day, until the fa llowing Sab- ne tm) ,rew a"smaH book from his! hath. On that day the Lord's Supper ! p0Cket, opened it, and remarked, "Ij was celebrated, and it whs a most in-. ll:1V(? a i!Vmn l,ore that tells my expe-! teresting and solemn odeasion. The ! r;cnce better than I can tell it. ! Lord was with us. Christians of -lif- i j Avi g;n!r ir" ue began the first! ferent denominations came up to the'stanza: I ta! do together, to cat and drink in mem j " , , ,. 9 , ' , . r 1 imni peo)Vi ail attention give. OrV of him WHO died lor tiiCm. During j W',, I iuUre;? yon in God's name," j thesesohunnexerchsesJoUrveda lady ag he san ie walked hack and in the back put of the church evident - lv anxiOas to hear tost mat mv wmi us or her love to the Master i T , , . i uao pic - oudv had the pleasure o t acouamtance with her to som extent Sll11 WIS 'I number of the O. S Presbvterian clmreh, and h id never 5 efore commun- el with any other denrJ nin ation th :n i;r own. Her haibui at that time no profess 1 M- B w is . . !ir or velnrio:u but w is a m.vai and re 'r ' Tli nVitn nf Af,- P. were mem ers o: tne church, and h id broug O S P. .ntisr it up their son ' -i in. that faith. Mis. B. had m ido scferal attc-mnt to aporoach the table, bu! others coming in advance of her, she again sat down. At length she came forward, and it so hmoened that she was the only one. and' apparently the list one to com- muae. 'The congregation were singing the praises of God, and I was pausing to see if some others would not come forward. I st.ol be ween the pulpit and the altar, and Mrd. ii. stood on the opposite side of the altar. Whilst thus waiting in solemn silence. I suddenly heard my nani3 cal'ed. The sound startled us ; I turned to sqq who had -y,(:n. an-1 to rnr a-ioni-brfiffr.r, tn-re ;.ol Mr. !., the'hu-Wi'l of the li-lv '. w'i'i at t!i" rtlta-, an-1 he trenshk-1 .I'.k" an ?r-pen leaf, anJ wept profusely. 1 1 h-r;kori-l to the conurbation to Mop ;:r,u;, which they Ui'l iinrriel;ar-!y, arall, jan-l the ho'i-e of io-l hecarne a r.;il ' as the ra'.f. Noihir. wis heard hut ! the sohs of Mr. R. ; After he ha l collectcl himself sorne : what, hf .'i'l lre ("I hirnseif to me, ."-ay-, i!! : " I never f.it hefore that I ought JiT" i to commune I never wanted to eom . ro'ine hefore, hir. if you will let trie lo . so. I will co'nupine with rnv wife riow ; ! : I ilo want to commune with her! ' ; An-1 now, ;i;n'd the almost breathless! alienee, every eye was Svel on me, ap-i parenv nnx'o'H to hear my reply. I. knew tli.it Mr. 13. h'-loncl to no chii c'i, siti'1 w;:s ii'-ver haptiz"!. How I was fiiahlcl U reply as I did, I know, no', unless God himself d'rectcd uic ; hut I a n-".v",-'.'d as fodows : "Squire, if voi will now proiii'se in the presence of. Aim'jrhtv God. and of this as-eiuhlyv tli it vo i will at the fir.-t practicable op- j portuuit v wi'U; with the church of your choice, arid from thi- day forih hve in 1 1 ; t- ili.-chare of every known Chri-t'ati du'v, vo l in i y come." To this Mr. I. replied, ' I wiil, by the help of C-od;" an l ue came lorwam an itooK ni.- miumi -ii f i i i. i b th de of h's wife, at the Lord's table. I then proceeded and admin's-' tered to them the emblems of Christ's body and blood. After they had com- tunned, I undertook to ive a word of exhortation, but. was interrupted by ; Mrs. I., who, with an overflowing soul, : related her whole Christian experience, fro u childhood up to that day. It! seemed as if this ;rood sister had "jV U!ispeakable,and fuli of jilory." In con-! ciud'n her rem irks, she turned to-1 i wards her weeping, trembling liusband, ' and throwing her arms around his neck, : :?he exclaim .'.!, " Oh, George, my dear diusband, mv soul rejoices at what I see : ! this day. Ever since we have been: joined in the bonds of holy matrimony; ; I have prayed for tlvs. Never, to my I ! recollection, have I failed a single day1 i to intercede with God fr you. J have j never gone to rest at night without ask-1 ! ing to God lead you into the path of the ; f just. Oh prove faithful to your prom-j ise made to-day, and let us try to meet j in neaven . At this point I felt a strange, weak ening sensation, -and I sat down and ; went, and thus gave vent to mv full ! heart. As I rose again to dismiss the j ! communicants who still stood before the j i altar weeping, I gazed over the assem-j ibly, and I think there was not one pre- 'sent that was not bathed in tears. I i Thanks were now offered to God for j i his goodness to us all, and the congre- ! Ig.ition was dismissed. On that Sab- j ' hath evening T nveachod with oreater i fervor than usual, and after sermon in-; v:j.C(i anv w, wis'liel to be instructed : . i nr,,Vl,,i fl);- to come forward to the lt.,,. Strn-m-il n.ivsrais vfrAndpil tn I ; 'tie Mn l(Ut Mr B. did not come. I : oxpectcel him to come, but he hesitated. t ien;rfii he arose and remarked to t.-trt 4i itm : ciriti I lvic i tt : s;iy a fcw words." I assented to his wilen ke proceeded to address his: j I ..ii.-iiviiiinns in sm. savin f "1 n f.ii.ni-itiiriiis in sin. savmf 1 m- tcU( to take a step to-night, such as I . aSwtvs sai i never wouhl take, i m-i tend to go to the so-called mourner's bench, an I I sincerely desire you to go wif ni: (!iiih. let ns seek the salva- tjon nr 0:ir s.Mils." Mr. 13. came, and ..,.,.,..,1 ,,f" liio F, i-n-i:.i- r-nmn ui;niK funic : .j, q tn;lt W;IS ;l uielting time ! . q", ...... .1 -ifn..- that moin'nralilo i Sah-Mth, we met in the church for such exercises as the occasion seemed to re-: (luire. Mr. B. came to me and said, : when yoa have opened the exercises, j j W;iut f0 li,-,ve an opportunitv of pro- fossn;; Jesus Christ," to which Ire-! plied, -you shall have it After the i introductory exercises wci-e over, I call-! I "j; he aUar aR(1 his face ! . i r. e 1 . i. . seetueo i;ivo me nice ui an iint-. , uci i ,.rp:itnn in Christ Jesus. ! X . . . , ! aiici, x itii mi. iun"j i c m - uu psiwaur, mum i encouraged in tiie work of the ministry. : -vt 11 meeting some seveniy-nve souis i processed to nave tound the messing oi i . i .-: i',l f i r-d c"n S;c1-.-it- It Tl tll-p ! ii;"n i i i -.-.v. . I cahed to her home in heaven; and Lr B. has fulfilled his solemn pledge, and i - i p t 11 llUU, i lilitillUl UiUUiUU Ul tilC cuurcn, ami a useiui man. What would have been the result, had I f refused to admit Mr. B. to the Lord's i tabic, at that time .' 1 am constrained ; I to believe I did right in admitting him; '. j and yet it was a violation of the rales; j of propriety and church order, and; j would be so viewed by a majority of j i clergymen in all evangelical denomma- I ! tioas. Truly, it was the Lord's doing, j ! Though I was compelled to suspend the j general order ot discipline in reicrence j jtotlio subject, a soui was mereoy sa- ed, and God was glorified. Such a scene I may never witness again, and I never think of it now hut my soul ur ges me to esclahu, " Praise the Lord for wonderful work-.'"' "For the' uribelieu':"' hu-band i- s anetif.ed bv the Lor what knowcit th' 0 wif". w-iethcr thou -drill save thv h-b.-.rM V 1 Cor. vii : 14-10. Kv-lnJ. Luth. i the Northern Chrhum A DEE A ii . 'A h'irf'iH':, "' l 'Jr. Jica I: i- sa-..j. that in t:.i earlv :r-, f f t l.,-. Mi-rli , i ii ts, i.iaav f-traaari'I err .ijf; .a ion irere '.-he. i-he i e':i-rniri2 'rem i.vTi fc.,rn f vA aiel nr'ifV f ! r-iij;i .u T ' r.Ie LeiieviJ ti.frv were ui;:i; O .J's -r ii e I'V i,r.;i xAwi the:n. Oaring a iert ui revival in t it: M .!iawk chiii'V, a certain .i':aen hav ing hn:e-.(!v fxertf.l hiiii-eif in orri-itiin, with too succe. th 'ii preac'ier re late 1 the -!i?.?;i:ite iif t;.' f '! .win?, a- a Jreain. which, t !ii;u, ;.e 1 trutiiiul iiht up -ii the sa'i'ect : V i5ic I va-h si .k, a,i l .Ireaaiel I uied, A. 1 1 e a 'I n to .le h"'l : D - -iht- I saw i:i dut ai I treinhles rh'.Ie I tell.-. D.:'ila.-e va-h ileer. niit Mir ch'.Iti ma !e tiht in:t tihi'-e, rr;y wa.is, wire ; A 1 1 t tvv.'! M'.t'i.if. J'c p-i ife S t in v A-i 1 in.-! it'-:, i.-tc i ..! !, :i;.il "rim. nnd s!r n, hfvrks stirred .Li iire. f i vol-:, t' ... I "aw, ill h', l.ra-"- ct,;i'r, fr.aii .Y ml 1 He .v rll 1 t i l.iia "Lira. IV.:!.-' Ail v v. in leetle tyvc-I en nut of iir-i'a'h h' va-! Am IJ -flzfhnh ruarf'l i iit in wrat To know iie fearful (-aue. Dr. ripws va-h 'lis. .le Metto li.-t A on liir revival ha'1. lv tie iii'.es ail reti-i.-n jri't 1); v'uun- ue oil, de Lad I lie a-ke I vare "twas. den roarod a "15-iiiniy brass hoot, in liHt Ie-e Melt odNt must 1 e put down Dare Uh no time to vaste.' loud, e. HisLeyes Ansae 1 fire, each tyvl jrrinnel And r mre 1 ; not von va-h mute; Da 'jathere 1 round in eaer rae, And pulled on von big boot. Cat. a'l at once, he paue 1, and said, " I'imv, ish not d;.t vare Friend deacon IIardsln-11 1 ux has lived V " Ye?. Jr. revival's dare '." " " Dea pull off my brass Iiaot again Da vants not yai n r me: Frifii 1 Ila'-dshell always i-h more best Nor tea hi" tvvels be!" ... : flood of molten silver. About 10 o - The Selfish Max. A few days clock, the well-known carriage of the since we read an account of a m.in ; ex-President was seen to draw up near who, having accumulated a large prop-i the McKendree Chapel; and the old erty, said to himself, "soul, thou hast man, with bent form and snowy locks, much goods laid up for many years ; attended by his faithful servant, t'nter take thine ease eat,drink and'bc mer-! ed the church. The General passed ry." It is added, that notwithstanding ; the night in the city, and attended Ins great wealth and fancied security, I church again on Saturday, he was cut off that very night. ! " It was now generally known that Tills littb story made us" very sad, I he was in the city ; and the expression and yet the originals of the picture so j that most probably this was his last vis vividiy drawn may be found in every ; it to Nashville escaped the lips of not walk of life. Thousands upon thous-! a few. Soon after the opening of Con ands, like this poor fellow, centre all for- nee, on Saturday morning, one of their hopes on the accumulation ot wealtn they turn a deal ear to the piteous tale of honest poverty they think of nothing but self, self, self ; and when thev h ive am issed a ere at property, death stares them out of j;lckson, now in this citv, and the high, countenance their souls are required ; 0riecs hc as fi;ed, and the many cer of them, and they die mourning an ill-; viccs he has rendered our country, that spent lite. Conference rermest the presiding We are very iar from sneering at : bishop to appoint a committee f-Hrnew those who desire to lay up something to AVait upon lim amj jnvjte hjm to for the support of declining years, but i it the Conference-room at such a time we would have every -me remember his ! a3 mav j0St su;t r;s convenience, and accountability to his Maker,and charity : rece;v; a personal introduction to all to his fellow man. As bfe is short and tie preachers. uncertain, let us do goo I while we mav; rp, . . . , , , ' , ,c . c ' ihe committee was appointed, and and let us at least drive selfishness from ' , , n , , . n .' , , j. i the General fixed the time tor nine o- our hearts. Lai Item. j , , r -t m 'clock on Alondav mornins;. Ihe Lon- i . , T . r. . . . m ' ference-room beinsc too small to accom- No Mans Exe.my but ius Own. , , , , , t, 1 1 ,T , i.i- i ; modate the hunt' reds who wished to L Ui I-I L I C i 1 1 UUL ill's KJ il Jl Vii"5 rpfiinT:I I r t.-i bo the r enemy ot everv - body with whom he is in relation. The leading quality which goes to make this character, is a reckless improvi dence and a selfish pursuit of selfish enjoyments, independent of all conse quences. No man's enemy but his own runs rapidly through his means, calls in a friendly way on his friends for bonds, bail and securities, involves his nearest kin, leaves his wife a beggar, and quarters his orphans upon the pub lic ; and, after having enjoyed him self to the last guinea, entails a life of dependance on his progeny, and dies in r the odor of that ill-understood reputa - tion of harmless folly, which is more mjunous to society tnin many positive crimes. Lsdy Morgan. A Reflection. It should be re membered that every loathsome inmate of Pinitenfiarips an d State Prisons wis once a "entle, inoffensive, and prat- tling child ; and that every criminal who has "expiated his crimes upon the gallows," was once pressed to a moth er's heart and drew his life-giving nour ishment from her bosom. Bad moral training, wrong influence, and debasing examples do their work, and transform endearing offspring into ferocious men, who shock humanity by the foulness of tneir guilt, and the monstrous audacity of their crimes. Normal College. "Ye learn that notwithstanding the severe weather, the number of students in attendance at this College is much larger than at i paign one oi yoar oouy-guara at tne anv previous time. Formerly students j battle of Horse Shoe and fought nn from the east stopped at Greensboro', ! der your command at New Orleans.' for a private conveyance: hev now ! The General arose slowly from his scat; i ' v stop at High Point, four and a half miles from the College. -Greensboro Times. Fr- re tie vritin-.aa scd ErscJt. General Jacksoa's is,st visit to 5as2rriUe . " It is well known that GeneralJack sorj. late in life, made a profession of religion, and joined the Presbyterians. It is .--iid. bv those who had an oppor- tvn.tv -f observii x his dailv walk, that ever n erwar-Js. until death summoned away the old soldier to that land where wars never come, he was consistent, meek, and devotedly pious. His bouse became a house a horn? for the min isters of Jesus, in which the voice of I devotion and the morning-hymn wtTe i not uuficOjUently heard. ! "Though the ex-President was .a ', Presbyterian, he exercised true Chris tian charity towards all other denorrd : nations. He often went to hear Meth od'st and Baptist preachers, an 'made them welcome at the Hermitage. "In 1814, his health became very feeble; ami it was evident to all ob servers that his pilgrimage was well Trgh ended. Very seldom, now, was his venerable form seen beyond the pre cincts of his own park or garden. Ministers of different persuasions visit ed him daily; and he was pleased to converse with them on religions topics, in almost every instance inviting them to pray with his family before leaving. Gradually his tall and manly form bent beneath the accumulated weight of many years, an-1 he was approaching ' that home appointed for all living.' It was in November of that year the Methodist Annual Conference held its session in the city of Nashville, only a few miles from the Hermitage. A few days previous to the commence ment of the session he expressed; an in- i. clination to visit the city, ami tor'spend two or three days in hearing those dis- . tinguished and eloquent divines who generally occupy the pulpit on great occasions. His physician, with some reluctance, gave consent, provided the 1 weather should be propitious. I " When Friday morning dawned, the weather was very fine. The sky was . as bright' and mild as if no murky cloud had ever obscured its heavenly blue. The sun sowed the earth with orient ; pearl, and bathed the steeples and tow- : ering cedars and adjacent heights in a ; the preacliers ottered tne toiiowmg res- olution, which was unanimously adop ted : " Resolced, In respect to our nistin- miishpd follow eitizen. o v-Prr-;dent : 11. p aT, iTtiviavi ''J ,iJ- mil umuviioiu w i v. j ; , , , . , , , , i cuurcnes was sunsriiuien, and an nour before the time, filled to overflowing. Front seats were reserved for the mem bers of Conference, which was called to order by the Bishop, seated in a large chair in the altar, just before the pul pit. After prayers, the committee re tired ; and a minute afterwards entered, conducting the man whom all delimited to honor. They led him to the Bish op's chair, which was made vacant for him, the Bishop meanwhile occupying another place within the altar. " The sccretarv was directed to call 1 the names of the members of Confer- ! ence, which ne did m alpha he ucai or- uer each coming forward and receiv- ing from the Bishop a personal intro duction to the ex-President, and imme diately retiring to give place to the next. This ceremony had nearly been ! completed, when the secretary read the name of Rev. James T : an elder lv gentleman, with a weather-beaten face, clad in a suit of jeans, arose and came forward. Few seemed to know him. He had always been on circuits on the frontier ; and though always at Conference, he never troubled it with long speeches, but kept his seat, and said little that little, however, was al ways to the purpose. Mr. T. came forward, and was introduced to General Jackson. He turned his face towards the General, who said, It seems to me that we have met before. The preach er, apparently embarrassed, said : I was with you through the Creek cam- i . f l . I 3 , . , and throwing his long, withered, bonv arms around the preacher's neck, ex claimed: 'We'll soon meet vhere there's Inowir where the stsofce of battle tev- j er rolls up its rotis lriscense. jsQVi-r oeiore, or since, riave 1 ?(fn me ever? or her ix-iv-riw. like ?.ter j ?-o many tears shed as then Sowed forth jing gunpowder when a spark falls into ifrom the eves of that vast assembly. lit, her tdo 1 is instantly on f.re j Every eye was moist with weeping. i leaps over the ch:r,.i, -w h: . L. rattles on j "Eleven years have parsed away the Hoot, shivered xc pieces behind her j since thu da v. The old hero has been j darts townrl her little victim, r-an- ) more than ten in his silent and narrow ! hotne. The voice that cheered the : drooping fight, and thundered in the j rear of routed armies, is silent forever, j The old preacher, too, has fought his j I last battle, laid his armr bv, and crone 1 tome to las eternal rest. From the X. 0. CLri.-i:4n Advocate. Pulpit Pronunciation.. Judging from the following, from thO New York Churchman, there are j other denominations, which stand as j much in need of increased atten tion to pulpit elocution as our own. A j correspondent of that paper gives sam ples of what he heard. Thus : 'Wbn I can ren t ibt tit! -!c-ah To m;tnrio ia the tkic-, I'll bi l farewell to every fc-ah. ! Aal wipe icy n-eejanj eye?." j ''The above sty'e of elocution in j which the first lines of Dr. Watt's cel 1 cbrated hymn were very recently deliv jcredjxom the deeply recessed chancel of that beautiful church, the rector of j which, some time since, so solemnly j announced that the 'sufferings of the i poo-ah increase with the approach of j wint-ah,' and who, from the pulpit, is j in the habit of extolling the wondrous ! efficacy of the gos-pill for the cu-ah of all the ills of suffering humanity. The i .same accomplished minister, upon the isame day on which he delighted, from j the chancel, his ravished hearers with j the above poetic gem, 'electrified them ! by the following burst, from the pulpit, of eloquent and classical declamation : 0 ! finnab ! Tlie judgment is re sld Life ii but a vn-pah !' " How to put off the Old Man. A Fact. Pass your hand over Dea con M.'s head, and about an inch and a half above, an 1 a little forward of the ear, you find a protuberance which phrenologists call the bump of acquis itiveness. By nature the Deacon loved mam mon ; by grace he loved God. Be tween them there was continual Avar. ! BsikourhL, one like Michael, the other like the Devil. As there was long war between the house of David and the house of Saul, so there was long war in the earthly house of the Deacon. As with Gad, so with the Deacon ; a troop overcame him, but he overcame at the last, as appears by the following circumstances : In the same church with Deacon M. was a poor brother. This poor man had the misfortune to lose his cow. She died. To get him another, the ! good Deacon headed a subscription with five dollars, and paid it. This act disquieted mammon. Mammon, with true Iscariot zeal, began to rant and rave : "Why is this waste ? charity begins at home ; the more you give, the more you may ; let people learn to take care of themselves," kc. The Deacon was a Baptist ; but be found that the baptismal water did nc-i- ther drown, wash away or wash clean the old man. The 'tempter backed mammon, and putting a class to the ! Deacon's eve, showed him not the king-! eioms and glories oi this world, but tne noor-houser wretchedness, no vert v and rags, and said, "All these things will your master give you in your old age as a reward of your charity." To still these clamors, Deacon M. went to the destitute man and told him he must give back the five dollars. The 1 7 I poor man returned it. This last act roused the xew man, and now nature j and grace stood face to face. j To give, nr cot to i'ive, that was the question There stood the Deacon, poising, balancing, and halting between two opinions. The Dtacon spoke "My j brther, some men are troubled with I their old woman ; I am troubled with j my old man. I must put off my old man, as the Jews put on their new man crucify him, crueifv him." Then unstrapping hi3 pocket-book, he took oui. a ten dollar bill and gave the poor man. "There," said the Deacon, "my old man, say another word and I'll give him twenty dollars." A. G. B. "The Ruling Passion." It is re lated of Roland Hill, celebrated a3 an eccentric London preacuer, that m a sermon once preached by him, he at tempted to illustrate the superficial and unavailing character of all goodness which does not proceed from a pure heart. "My brethren," so the preach-1 er is reported to have discoursed, "you I can imagine a cat, which of coarse is i susceptible of no influence from the j grace of God, to take it into her head that she wiil set up for a fine lady. So puss goes to the mantua-maker's, and the linen-draper's, and the mercer's and purchases a proportion of silks, and ribbons, and laces, and by the as sistance of her maid and her mirror, she is arranged to the delight of her j vanity, and the satisiaction of her self compiacency. With a neat cap on her head, her feline la lysbip is seated at the tea-table, and with a winning dra per, places her little velvet band on tbe her.. U.I or a & a - . j a mc use pops into tLcrc-?raan.i attract i ces on it. ard the velvc-t smoothness of- those pretty paws proves to be only a j shield for sharp instruments of torture, j And thus it is, mv brethren, -ith the external goodness cf an unrenewed sinner. .Let temptation ar '.ear, and the old Adam immediately h.ws his true nature." A Sai Incident. A friend write? us, that "on the first of February, John Vanhook, a respectable and hard work ing citizen of Franklin, Macon County, came to his death in a manner that is suggestive of the uncertainty of ail eanhly things. He was out at work in the morning. On coming to dinner his little son was thought to be w orse of scarlet fever, and Mr. Vanhook came to the village for the Doctor. He was as lively and social as we had ever seen him. But alas ! in one short ! hour the news was brought back, that j in attempting to lift a log on the wag- on for fire-wood, he slipped up, hia j forehead fell on a little stump and the j j log on his head, and he was horriblv; mangled. Surgical aid was called in, j and kindness did all that could be done, but it was of no avail. He was haul-' ed to the house, and a little after 8 o' clock, P. M., he bn athed his last. How short is life and how uncertain ! Mr. Vanhook came from Orange ' county to this, several years ago, and i though not wealthy, was living well. : He leaves a wife and five small chil-: dren to mourn his lo.-s." Aahvllh Spectator. ' j A IlE.MtT-r.ENDixi; Ri;r;toor. A short time since, a lady who had been remarkable for her thoughtlessness, re-: quested a professedly pious lady to ac- ! company her that day to vl-it another j lady, who was also professedly pious. The afternoon passed away, and the i subject of religion was not mentioned probably for fear of offending the gay j friend who proposed the visit. As the! two neighbors walked towards le-me, the first-mentioned remarked that she i had lost the afternoon; for nothing! wouhl have induced her to leave home ; but the expectation of hearing some thing about religion : 'I came to the j conclusion that there is nothing in relig-! ion, or that my neighbors do not possess ! it ; for if they did they would speak to me about my soul." She said she had i been greatly alarmed about herself for. several days, but had concluded that af- j ternoon, that if religion was not worth! talking about, it was not worth thinking ! about. j Never," said the pious neighbor, , "shall I forget that look of despair and j reproach. I felt that I had murdered j a ejU1- , ' ! Nor Half Through Yet. A good j kind of a soul, accustomed to make 'sis- J mile prayers,' had over-persuaded a . j guest, much against his inclination, to j stay to breakfast. The old man pray-, j ed and prayed till his impatient guest jbegan to think seriously of edging; i away quietly, but, in attempting it,! waked up the old man's son, w ho was i asleep in ins cnair. ; 'How soon will your fuher be through?' whispered the guest. ' 'Don't know,' said the boy, ''lias he ; got to the Jews yet ':' X'No,' said the other. Yall, then, he aint half through,' I said the boy, and composed him ; e 1 1 j .again to his wonted nap The guest bolted at once. From the Svutl.c-rn Christian Alo-;ate. i B". C Conference Miss. Report. j Bro. M'jtrs. Please r.Hh'.ih the foilvvring : ns on appendix V ikj Missivnarj Report. - j Our Presiding. KlJori will w that the draft . now in their pos'3psion will !.e pai l by jeu i as I hare d;sburl all the fun-Is ia iny Latid. i Wm. E. Pell, Tr. in uee. with the Mis. j- j ciety of X. C. 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G. l, ': .1 . nr tljr !i:!iirfn. ; 4 I 1 ' I a not toa Yourg fjr Cod to tt I'm ii t t y .u v f r t io 1 ! . . lie kii ii y r ,;n -i 1 aa'u: tj ; Aud ail 1 i -z ili' 1- f j;t !.; : A'i I v .iv .-::..!. th.-.-nh :.. f 111 I U An 1 lii v An ! -mU.-.l" lie - .rc ):. .-.r If lh- T r-lilf A.i'l h:i 1 r-N I i.'v. :!.. ..;.'!. 1 Live : -rk t -r i-ijt, . i ; I ni. ' - t .- I'm T f. If i. . : r i i nr. It in .ir-- in . a e win" w ! ; we ' 'iiit I f- Tli-:l h iw tt.i.-di The C I w!..., - ) u tor Then when I wat.t t" -f. h:. JI .W. V4T p!'-.l-"(Tit it T., IV 1 11 alw;.T uriio t i S'. i.k. " 1 'in p. I ti j .un r f r ' ' t',';i- i t ' i Vfia t!i N !..'; Uo.15 A U "Ween v?i:,h thsse tbatVerp Tin: (Id wind whi.-tie.l nil I v.: ah-ng thi' siiowy .street-, in a j tCJap'St of rueetn -. 'b tj.i:. ti.- tecti'in nf c ! ik causing hi rire and nti'i (' !Tii'i ; : m ill t' sliiver it 1 i ! rouii and S' .i'c! i' 1 1 ; ii lt ro 'ui.-hti i. tie llettie Moore w,i -tatid'i window, wrapped to the chiii in a ! :.:" shawl, looking mi' into lb tn. et ar ;j passers by. Jo the room bchir.d ' ; burnt d a large lire, and le-r little !, . i. er was rolling' on tl,-- rug b f v- '.- very happy, hi the nj -yiuem .f , fortable in 1 Ar:.!: -. G-org'-," 1 Ib-tlie, "do (o:nc lien only s -e 1 1 . 1 - old in.in, butt mcd up to tli' chin, a:. I wrapped to the rye-, b'uiid- ring ah. tig against the wind ! No.v here cin - a young lady trying to walk graei-l'i,!! v, but she cannot for pain. Jte, how h. ?t oops forward, as if to let tl.- I. i.i-i. uriveoveriieriie.i l. na. na . , , frtitrt "What nrxt, Ih t.ie V .-aid "1 am too !a::y to coiue an l moj I. . if you'll tell ne: it will do ju -t as we:!."- And with this ye y.v.wied, arid - r - -: i i -ed his feet towards t!. giov.ing fr- . "G, Cleorge, woald you bc'ieve it? A mati is co ning with a lit?!" coffin ia his arms ! Th'-re he h.n jdaei 1 it on tiii.'ttone Mcp at the gare, and i- looking so s;)'l : "I'll run down to ti. door and a si., hii.i if I can do any thir.;r for him;" and forg-ting tl.e eo'u. little Uettie ran down the stair-, nr.d swirling open the front door ru-hed out to t'i': gat .'. ' 'J l:e man lan". -1 upwards :.t h-r a moment, an I tle u dropjiing his head or, the lid of th'-coffin, bur.-t into an r.go ny of tears, j Litt!- iJ-ttie stooj.- d' do ". n, arid wept also. What a scene ! Tie; little finely-clad child, and th- ro'-g':, half-dre -e'i man. weeping tog' .!,er :. r thaf i nvarni-l.'-d cefdin. "God bb-s yo i, little Mi-s! it rnu-t be thiityou are an angel that Go I has sent to f el f -r the foor and Lr'.kf n hearted. daythe :-p"r;t of I.crth- "- in this co'Tiiji attciid you, and shied 1 you from eil."i Is it voj'ir little girl I V, t;e. "Well, can reet h'-r a;' when you die, if you'll be goo 1. M r.-ia ?.avs w 11 meet our bttje h t I hister in heaven if we'jl love God, and tell thi tntth, and do to othern as we would have theia do tot;-:. Oh, I'm go sorry for you !' file continc !, almost choked with .-obs ; "but you'il trv to incet vour little girl in li'.-aveu, ' i, ;'t won t you : "I will, with God's help," .aid'".'; man, 1 joking at the chil l through i i. moistened la.-he.-4 in a-.toni-hrnen-. "Will yo-t pray for ine, little L ly ?" "Yes s-ir ; I'il pray for you ry night Lcfore I g'j to be 1 ; ar. 1 if ye- .'-1 co:.'j-' to Cii ireii on Hun lay, y o t 1 hear our rood mini-t'-r prrtv f Or v. : ; he abcay pray for 'ihe sorrowing '. of earth.' :' "God b-s v li:tl. .r.vrj : i to bve! -Church voyr ike g Ran into the houe ; it's too i here for the like of yvu ; man gathered up his child's cofjin. resumed bis journey. A!.s, a1a, friendies.. povrty, th-it m-:.t, unh' ed and alone, hear its own loved to . 1 f r - i- 0 A yawning and repuh-ive grave ! Yet, thank (i A that there are tn imr:.". ! v'.o teach their children how to go to h-- iv en that there are mini.-tc-rs w ho nr.-vf r forget tc- prav f-.r the bereaved at-3 i ,cn-. xk:. in in. ' - ;re tMU iren wr o .. r: , fa,jr ,a t rrtilr -a ' '' t'jt n ;u it '.- '.jL.(t xui tu, ri ir.it -ct L' tfo yt-jTt .M trail L':vt-','.i ,t ;t un'. ; CL"TI.E - ! - CI : W,;.Jj i arvnfi t rt iiidJtt Ui Tin s orfc i - Ituri fccr.-. L-rerr r'.l'.ng irVt,t ct?ht t oae s.-'-' -- ' I'. I" '! (:..?-, tuU tJ rrriH Xi yrr;f,:'.-. s';r't fiin r-r. It u t. nuM O i cr nw et:. Xs. -i. it ).rtxir gi, tHt 7 irf .--tatut os lb j I'i'.CLt, r nrjr icitaan. r aOu.;-! b tf O' ! tt'.Jij-atir.B. tbil I'', ot !r ri'j'.Xitf) ia et cf t it t t,rt atr rnn v-r-tS p?r.ja it y.ffunj otfenJin iil v rrvtttcl t.jifci Jut! gtiit f t& lr, in t-. U. S- CourU t "iVt.t;ir,.'ti. J'. H. WILMAXS A CO. 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