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(Lljnstt Tl Soiuj Carolina (Cnmnmniratiuu5. . T- r the y. C. Ci:tin Arlreal. E.estitution. It may be quenioned whether or not RU.Ticicnt importance i given to this sub ject by the iir'i.ktry f the present flay. The law of 'od "pcaki as emphatically as ever on this p'jint j but it i a matter of doubt in inv liiiij'i whether our ministers hare given it that consideration which its importance demands. Jf iuiu.tice and - i wrong have b'ren banished from the earth, then the law respecting restitution ha be- co:nc obsoht". JJ.it it need no argument, to prove th.a there is much evil yet done under the sun, and thtt " M.-.it'a iiihuujariity to man Make cunt!'.-,-!. thouaaiida mourn." Suppose one who has wron ged . and de frauded his ft-liow-r.-ian s.hould be awakened by the .Spirit, and become seriously con cerned for the Salvation of hi soul t Can he be convene 1 while this injury retrains unrepaired? Shaking upon this point, 'dr. Henry ?ys : Where wrong has been done, restituU.)ii Uiiiit be made; and till it is made to the utmost of oar power, or an equivalent accepted by the person wronged, we run not have the comfort of the forgiveness of the sin; for the keeping of what i- unjustly got avows the taking, and both together make but one continued act of unrighteousness. To repent is to undo what v?c have done amiss, which, (whatever vc pretend,; w cannot be said to do till wo restore wlut has been got by it, a:? Zac.-houa, (Luke, ID: ,;jand make satisfaction fr the wrong done."' Again: "It is certain, that while that whieh ia got by injur lice 13 huov.iiigly retained in the hands, the guilt of the injustice re mains upon the conscience, and is not purged by sricriiice or offering, praters or tears; hr it is one ami the same continued act of sin persisted in." If this teaching be correct and it crtainly presents the Jiible view then I would again ask ifi we, as mitii.-ters, have not been too remiss J in enforcing it : 1 or myself, 1 must con fess that 1 never heard a sermon in my life, in which this subject was referred to; or, if alluded to r.t ail, it was in such a manner a to make no impressions what ever upon ii:y mind. The .silence of the pulpit with regard to this matter may ac- j count, to Koiiic extent, for the' wrong and j oppression which is done upon the earth, j It' there ever wa.s a time when the desire to become rich ruled and governed every j other, it is the present; and hence, many j will cheat, defraud, deceive,- and take any j add every advantage of the ignorance or necessities of their fellow-men, in order that their trouds inav bo increased. Let til such bear in mind that riches thus ob-i Mined must bo restored with intfrest, or j they forfeit :!1 churn to 1'ivine mercy, and j their souL must suffer the penalty of God's violated law forever, in the dsrk and dreary j regions of the lost. One of the essentials of r.'hvrioii is to li do justiy; and if we fail to: he governed by this rule, the Spirit Ppcakcth to r.l! such on this wise : "Go to now, ye rich men ; weep and howl for vrnir miseries that shall come upon you. Your ih-hes are corrupted, and your gar ments ere moth-eaten. Your gold and silver is cankered, and the ru3t of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your llc.-h an it were fire. Yc have heaped treasure together for the last .days. Eehold, the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which is .of .you kept back by frnud, crieth : and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth." Let no one, therefore, flatter himself that he can cheat and defraud bis fellows, and at the same time get to Ileaven, with the voice of the oppressed crying after him. God u jit, and he requires justice be tween lasu and man. Those who disre gard this rule, and persist in it wheu con vinced to the contrary, do so at the peril , of their souls ; and before a man makes j up his mind to such a course, he ought to ; determine that he will restore "fourfold"! or that ho will spend an eternity villi he raging billows of undying despair. ' ' L. W. MAKTIV. llvde County, N. C. l',.r the X. C. Christian Adyoeat. Passing Thoughts. Ino. IIkvlin : After my Ijng and win try solitude, for the first time since Christ mas, I attended the "hoeof prayer" to day. And although the day was inclem ent, I felt that it was " good aud pleasant lor brethren to dwell together in unity. ' j I am now sitting all alone, thinking of the t shortness of life of the many with whom I used to associate, who are uow sleeping in their silent graves ; of the certainty of deith ; ar.d of a future judgment. And whiii I am thus ihut ia by the chilling winds, it seems as if "old Neptune," dancing up au the summit of the foaming, cloud-eappod waves, is about to assert his swav over sea and land. Wheu " the Ttluici i. .aL, auvi i-it; uuicui tutj ciiiiij of birds is come, and the voice of the tur tle is heard in our land," doubtless many a pious Christian will adopt, with heartfelt gratitude, the language of the Psalmist, 4' I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of tho Lord." But, Mr Kditor, I said I was all alone, with no one to disturb " the meditation of my heart." Would it not be far better for us to spend our Sabbath eveaings more in j ...1-? ...,1 , . -...3 U niA.lil,l!An" lliqn w.i rl.-' ! A Z Lxl criC i ir dl, I lll.liai.li.'U buau tt w It ?u said of David, " I haye found Da vid, the s ci of Jesse, a inbn affcor mine own heart." What was his opinion of a righte- iiis man ? Hear him : " His de light is in the law of the Lerd, and in His law doth iu meditate clay and night." " O, Lord, consider my meditation ; for unto thee will I pray." llow beautiful the prayer of the u sweet siugcr in Israel," as he thinks of the goodness and " loving kindness" of the Lord, " Let the word of my mouth, and tha meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my .ueueemer. Isaac, we are told, 4 went out to meditate in the field, at even-tide." With reference to the "Book of the Law," the Lord spake unto Joshua, saying, "Thou shalt medi tate therein day and night." And in af ter years he tells the children of Israel to " fear the Lord and serve Ilini in sincerity and in truth ;" to " choose whom they would serve ;" " but," said he, " as for me and my house, we will servo the Lord." And happy would it be fer thousands, ia this oar dy, if " tLey would consider their latter end," tod endeavor to " eerve tbc Lord with a willing mini and a perfect heart." Ifaiah teem, to charge the people of Irael witL a want of consideration, when he says, "Israel doth not know ; my peopie doth not consider.' Vic are ail travelling to tac grave. Job said, " Tor I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house ap-j v,iuW1 lur ii iiviez. incp'My, '"' H-y, -.j laougniio", as wi w ue rneeK and tiumbJe followers ot Const, must all sleep i. the stillness and fiience ,atlV "d U VVAnW unto men one j to dx When the voice of ILm who ; itretcnetn out tne nortn over tne empty ; p.ace and hangeth the earth upon no-; thmg spoke this world into existence, ; the decree went forth, " Uu thou rt, ; "itretchetfi out the north over tne empty ; and unto dust shait thou return. I ruly, ; , Msa t,hfat,flJ,Wn 5'f a w;,!1,an ,s days and full of trouble. He cometh forth : line a uower, and is cut down : ne neetn The exem min prou'. causes pro-en as ne tramples on tne ngnts 01 , 1 .1 1 . t his f.llow-men, must yield to death, and ! meet the vietima of hu restless ambition in another world. The aged "veteran of the cross, ' whose eye has become dim, and whose locks have grown gray in the service of Lis Master, too must die. Uut, -dr. Ldi tor, wheu the ''ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads, i .. .....1 : .1.. 11 ,..... " : ev"uw au u wi-:mu.-: suau uw 1 the aged "soldier of the cross" "shall u,uv,.wu.: "Hf " 7"" icjoiviug, uuij- . mg his fcheaves with him. ! lien I was a boy, death entered the ! family circle of au aged minister of my tears traced his time-iur-. rowed cheeks, with a full and overflowing; heart he exclaimed, "Oh, death ! you will ; not always do me so." Nay, verily ; for ; his tremulous voice has long been hushed t iu death. 1 ho lovely rose may bloom and j the green grass may wave above his sleep- j mg du?t, and he hears it not. fcleep on, thou aged pilgrim ; eleep on. I trust, by the grace of God, we shall meet m a brighter world, where parting will be no lrc're' i J.ut, Jro. Ileum, 1 must close. Little ; did I think that I should write so many , "passing thoughts" when first I com-1 inenced Pardon me this time. Next ' time I will try to "be short." UUNYAN. Granville Institute. JTcii .tb K. C. Christian Advocate. Mr. Editor : It is a source of mortifi cation to thoso who desire (as we think all men of sense desire) to see the Female I mind highly cultivated, that the educated women of the nineteenth century do not possess, in as hi'-h a degree as did those of the sixteenth century, those accoin-' phshments which strengthen and adorn the mind. When they read of the acqui sitions of such women as Lady Jane Gray, Queen Elizabeth, and her companion, Miss Cecil, who could speak Greek as fluently as English, they are apt to regard the in tellectual development of the present race of woman as comparatively small, and to lament the poverty of their attainments. Who. like Old Roger Ascham, when he ! turned iu, on a journey, to call on a friend, j has found a blooming aud beautiful damsel ! of sixteen reading Greek iu her study, j yvhile the rest of the family were off, on j an excursion of pleasure ? Whoever will : inform himself as to the state of literature ! then and at the present time, and the pau-! city of English books then written, will v.v v 0 :" ' ."i, have less reason to be dissatisfied, and will be convinced that it was essentially neces-! sary for a person to be classically e'dueated in the reign of Henry the Eighth and Ed - ward the Sixth, or not be educated at all. The Athenian and Roman authors con - Uined almost all the treasures of literature of those times. The library of a lady, unlearned in the languages of these, would have been confined" to" Chaucer, Gower, and three or four more. Shakspeare had not yet enriched the English language with "his plays, nor had Pope's muse chant - ed forth the melody of her harmonious numbers. Bacou had not expanded and elevated the human mind, with his pro - grcssive philosophy, nor Addison " taught the frolicsome and the cay to unite merri- ment to innocence. Hence, they Ilenee, they that would cultivate a taste for the drama must give their days and nights to Sophocles and Traencc; and so of philosophy, eloqueuce, S:c. Farther, the Latin was to the nations of Europe, in the sixteenth century, more thau the French was in the eighteenth. It was the language of diplomacy ; of po litics and of science; the language in which the learned eonimuuicated their discove ries, the church defended her doctrines, and repeated her prayers. A person that was unlearned iu this was shut out, not only from the graver productions of states men and theologians, but even from pam phlets and popular light literature gene rally. Though Homer and Virgil retain all the beauties aud excellencies that have preserved them through so many centu ries, amid tae vicissitudes ot society, and they are still contemplated with admiration and read with emotions of rapture by the lone scholar, and will never cease to call forth the warmest praises of the learned, while monuments of genius are appre - eiated, yet they continue to fall daily in relative vaJe. inasmuch as thev contain 7 . - now only a small portion of what they once were all. " COUlllluetu uot. . ,ri,, tt(l r ,, - Ll. ,,,,.,,(:,; .1" ;,r , .11 Ov - - deroo r-fr, f, rJ, .,.-1 nnr.A -re ? at au, or ior an v oueiice. a ne intern- . meaning oi praver u a ria.e to t:iw uecree nas gone lortn, and none are ,t , frf,,,. r-.,,!,,,,, T,,,blir-r,t..,i.i , , , , . , , . , . , , nt. All. of everv acre and hue. must : -...- t i ,. A-.. t. ,...i.:.. ! pciatc-imtri .suouiu no., oe puuieu u. - ge with 'their . nmther earth.' TLerXfcK f1 ,:fhh' C '.f S".?r X? VVZ 1 monarch, whose in. itary prowess: re,jt tbe aIphabet and to ,pell . Ul a,jy- of ; constuut.ua, v un .io,5 oi property, ioas . . , IVT ,r , r. tne nations to tremble at nis an-: i,., T ,Qrii ..t ,-!! ;,, ti, ; oi cnaracter, iormi i.u:ne:-s ; because .. . -, , acquaintance, and snatched away two aim-:,y! Le supr,ied with prited truth, a able daughters witmn a few days of each i uaded .;round tbt.h. firc.side.s to co: other in all their spring-time loveliness. to chr;.t tbat th jive fur ,Iim As the briny As a knowledge of ancient languages j be tne means ot helping some poor drunk was indispensable to an accomplished lady ; ards and siusers to forsake Satan aud ful when Lady Jane and Queen Elizabeth low Jesus." Hie Lord huoics vLose do were educated, and have ceased to be so j notion printed that Manual' To God be now, it caeuot be set down as a sign of j the glory, and may lie help every one of inferiority that our wives and sisters are us to do something that may be blessed in uot so well skilled in them as our great- bringing poor, dying sinners to Jesus and grandmothers vere ; and, indeed, I think to Heaven. Yours, truly, 11 17 C CAlLUII UU LUC ViaitUS Ul CACU I.IU5C.J and impartially, we shall award the prize of superiority to the former. I hope to beguile my solitude by pur suing this subject farther before long, for it is delightful to dwell on the charms of woman, when refined by education and ex alted by religion. PETEIl THE PEDAGOGUE. Granville Institute, Fb. 1S5G. Fir tie C- Chrli'.lin Adr&cata. The iieeiit's Sketch cf Colportase in j IJcrth CaroliDa. God Las 'Tack brought me through the labors of another Coiportacre year, which makes 44 months and 10 days 1 have now tried to serve in this department i of Christian toil; curing, which, I have sold H.-Jrl volume-, containing L',012..)00 cagas, in value 2,041 00 ; and given j away 2,770 volm of 7o0 000 va.:!, in vaIae ?4(;;5 Yi,hh talked on religion or pravc-d with - differeijt faIuiks . of wLou' I f,uriil - babitUaJ TiC.ifc0ti. church, l,u:J-i dcHtitut, of alj Xi: or ex t tU j,;bl md 41; WorJ Jf 7-0 of these ne j0U3 yhh arjJ dVtr wh, tfcfore- 1 haTe hn Uli exct the 410 wltljOUt :- never had a reli-: ith their fi::;iiies ' thun 100 ons y, attribute their con-! version to the blcssin- of God upon books arjd mcts j Lave attributed, besides a! - v - . ail( .iHlft , f w,oril are nr iW sabbath Sehool teaeljerg p havc hUo ai,lej ia ; 474 pabljc Inefelin; an,i received j ,onation3 for the Tract Cause in North! Caroina a!110Untiu2 to &,WJ 00. In! view (f th(:,0 huuible labors, I feel to give CiQil M thg cljTy for t,.e sucees3 arjll Uc.,s. ; j,iven;an(i humbly ask lib for-ivc-i fces3 fur all uijfaithulue?s and errors. ! j , in tb ? t c(!Sf.J j hare liud ! . ' ! verv much to comfort tnv own s-.ul and en- i courage me to persevere, in God's strength, mi untll the hundreds m this mv native Mate ! wbo are c il t0 ,-;c,rs bar and i si,jkjn , t0 ruin without a correct knowl-! edge of Jesus as the Saviour of sinners, ; nd! come ; in ,i ,,ri,i n.i -:tU t-. in n-.vr. i Jn d(,inT tbe ,Juul)Ie work r.f a Colpor-! teur aaJ (;0uectin.r Acrent, I lr.ive, the ' t vear; visiSe,j taiuilios. In this nmuber p ,.ic.t nuuiers and Chi i.-tians of c denomination amon- us, and together Qur he;.rt3 were ,uade tQ buni withiu Udj ; froIU fceiin and speaking of the love of; rbrist to si,"!lt.rSi aud 0f the same heavenly i lo;ue for which we were striving through . faith in tbe saine blessed Jesus' And iu this number I met with every class, from j our highest rulers in Church and State, down to the poorest and most de-n.ded ! 6a,ject . and with humble thankfulness j tn r.i t or- tbt T !ft cvf.rv r,ne ' with au increase of courage to toil on in j " the highways and hedges" of the Lord's : j vineyard. Of these 1,253 I found 72; families who had not been to church from 1 1 to 3o years, and the average of their going to church was once in 4 years; 317 had never had a religious visit or prayer around their firesides before. To every j J poor, destitute family, 1 gave booss, wiiicli, j!in the year, has amounted to 892 85. I l have met and addressed more than 2,400 children in Sabbath Schools and factories, j Although I havc been greatly hindered in j my work by the severe umictiou ot myself and family, and other uncontrollable cir- i ! cumstauccs, 'et the amount 'of donations I have received is s2o0 00 greater than during the preceding year; and still we fall behind supporting our own work, be-j cause, first, of the great destitution we j have to supply gratuitously, and. secondly, j because there are hundreds of liberal per sons that we have not been able to reach , whom I earnestly solicit to forward me j here, by mail, su.;h amounts as they may, feel anxious to give, to carry Gospel truth j to the houses and hearts of our own poor j all over North Carolina. It is cheering! to learn that God has revived His work i ; on almost every field where our Colporteurs i ., ,.i : .... ....!.-? -!.. ; nave scattered me precious nuius ui. , ter, Doddridge, James, Hail, and others. i A more deep and general rviy;d of red- i ' gion has not been known in this State for j I many years. In this one Connty, more j ! than GOO were hopefully converted last j ' year. Not a little has Colportage aided in j i "this, but how much eternity only cau re- j j veal. An experienced minister said to me, I ! " I regard your cveryiclicre-fjo'mg and pray- j 1 ing Colporteurs as my best ' helps,' uuder j j God, to bring our scattered people to church j ; and to Christ, and I intend to pray God to j give me such a man to labor with me wher-. ' ever I go to preach. ! The progress of education in North Ca- j , roliua,of late, has been astonishingly great. , j The census of 1840 shows that there were, i I at all our Schools, only 19,49o scholars, 1, n-i-r, r, o 1- 10,01)111111. dents attendina; them an increase of more I than GOO per cent And there can be no j doubt but that Colportage has rendered Lireat aid t j our Common School system in j producing this happy change. I could j elpit inn. t-iiti r . n f l:i n..!:if I lil VIS Lllilli lliaili Atil. IJ li IUI.7 ,.l.J.i.. In re-visiting 9 families, I found that two had commenced family worship from reading " Xeveus' l'ractical Thoughts." A lady had been converted frum reading "Importance of Consideration," by Bishop McUvaiue ; and a grog-seller gave up his j tramc by reading " Edwards' Temperance Manual.'"' Not lon since, a man came to i me in the market, and shook my hand with both of his, and said, " t am so glad to see you again, to tell you how much cood 1 have trot by that ' Temperance j Manual' I bouedit of you a year ago, after j you talked to me kindly about Jesus ai uiy sins, when I was almost drunk. While j reading it, I determined to give up liquor, 1 aud about G months ago 1 found Jesus precious to me ; and now myself and wife ! -Are-, trvimr to eet to Heaven and teach our , J C . i children and servants the way. Here, too, j j are 85 for your work, which I pray may t M 1X. ej . ft. V XIV II i ' iJ Agent Am. Tr. Soc. for N. C. Raleigh, March 1, 1S5G. ''Some of the domestic evi'sof drunken-, ness," says Franklin, "are houses without i windows, gardens without fences, fields i without ullage, barns without roofs, chil d.en without clothing, principles, morals or manner." .t 1 . i - " " y-iii . i nni". T'lnr Lnr , inf. niir- ;i ; t s 1 :i ii.:t.i For the 2C. C. Chrir.ian Adrea: UuTcrsalisn Putcre Puiishnezt j It is by t!i: Ufi'veri ilist, that' it wou.'i be nrij'i't to pani-h rnaneter- i TxttlW i-jr sin, which he eouM r.ot help: cotnTiittinr. anl tLit u;an cannot help: do!; g tb:: wiii-h Go 1 foreknew that Le I WOUii it;on -e it. upon c 1. Le would reeei when o i kucw ut the time Le off-rrel it, it vvouM Le reiected, is Lu: to nock ' man 3 fcu i.i2, an i to a"Tavatr h:s iii.ikin: him n-iect wh it it wis knoiva he would not receive. l.'i-s ooi'-ctioa v.-0-aj.l apoiv w:ia the sim-j weight to the Univer-ilist doc trio j of limited punisLinc-nr, un 1 in bed to all punishment, a? to o ir theorv of endiess punLshment. tor if man can not help doing vh at God foreknew that world he would be ie, upon the prmeip.e assumed m this objection, cannot help it. Nor is it any evidence of God's goodness to give such a man the blessings of life ; for he knew when he bestowed them they would be turned into a curse. Nor is it auv ev- idence that Go-1 des'res the holiness loimess of the human family, when lie -rives tbotn i l;iw r.tv.bibltmo. mmn ml An. . manding holiness in heart and life ; for he knew that they would violate it be fore it was given. If this objection has anv force, the sinner should not be punished with remorse of conscience, tear,- shame and unhallowed passions ! uo-l Knew tro:n tne lotia intion ot t ie " " i . . . ' 1 unsatiated ; for they cannot help these ket piaees of t. e world ; no. tli.u m.iy.-t things, and punish m.nt for them, or as not Know them. " for ttwlr li.'e is In 1 w.th a part of them, is unjust. The murder- j Christ in God; their co.nu. union is w.tii er, that takes human life, the thief that the Spirit and the Altar of the gc.t pi in takes his neighlo;;' property, the si an- itu 11 i'"!'-" thoe w!io have derer, that blasts his neighbor's charac-1:1 t'1,r IuV'i ,tru:a nh Wi,1J liave .1 ...i ) . i i i j i iiior lfied the pride ot the natural man : rpr I (T) lITITllilMSFIf'll. I If!;! II -if' Tllf L.T1H.U, ULVydU.?!, Lilt , , c , . " roil foreknew they e Lmversalist liar- cannot help it, as G voakl do it. Let the .1- i . i i i Knoieuge, out we au icei eou.,ciou., that we act freely, that our actions are voluntary, that when we have ilone kroner, we could have done differently. Xliis a matter of personal conscious- ncss with every individual, and if it is untrue, what evidence h ive we that it does not deceive us m all other tilings, ; and on all other subjects upon which it ; testifies. But men generally believe in; the Divine foreknowledge, and thev as ' generally believe in human freedom and accountabiijty. Hence human gov- iJ,.i.:c-t-.,.i ...a n crnmcms aie i.jmj. uioo, aim umi nn rnonize tins objection with ins own the-: tl()rj? and the bright chariot of His aseen ory of punishment, and with the facts s;un . atld they see lii.n take again the of human experience, and of God's prov-, ,!ory which lie had with the Father; and idential government, and then he may they know Him as their intercessor and with some appearance of consistency : their Saviour; and they have heard 1 1 is urge it against our theory. And if he promise of an abiding Comforter, their cannot do that, as it is evident lie can ' guhi their strength, their confidence; not, we would give him the consolation ; and theJ WjU ll!!tl1 'lhc iniJl' Pl,lti ul! of knowing, that if his objection is fa-: i'"'nortality ' to go up to those b.essed , , f. i u v- : mansions liis own power has " prep red tal to our theory, , it is death to .his own. ; in Lis pather-s fur theui thlll luVC And ilit is consistent with divme jus-; IJiiu 'Jhc,.e haVecominuni..ii with -od; tice to punish actions, which lie, from I these thou,rh 0n earth, abide in the ante the foundation of the world knew that j chamber of Heaven. And wind is pr-yer men would perform, with disease, death, ' t0 then : the formal array of solemn words? remorse, poverty vr-mt and disgrace, the ehxjueiit entreaty, the impassioned, i.n then is it provable he can, consistently : pulsive, fleeting supplication? No', 'tis with his justice, punish such actions : the common language of their heart, the eternally. But the divine foreknow!-! outbreaking desire of Christian expeeta edcre does not make the actions of men, t'u.n; the mind stayed on God has prayer whether good or bad, necessary and una- ! "s jrery hie ; every thought is prayer; i 1 1 ti- n i t y i x- the hre beat or the new birth, the louriimi, voidable. e all believe in Ood s lore- , . , - r - , , i i . . earnest, anxious longing ior the pro::ii.-ed laws enacted to prohibit and to pumsu ; XuWj et nie exhort V(lU 1V tne ive crime, and no one ever thought that ; u be:l'r tJ Vuur children, by the love you God's foreknowledge of men's actions ; profci?5 t0 the church, by the interest you rendered such prohibitions foolish, or ', feel in Methodism, and by the love of such punishment unjust. Inow, if our ; souls, to patronize your own schools and common sense ideas of right and justice : colleges, your own papers, your own be have thus deceived and mislead us ' nevoleut societies. Other denominations on this subiect, how do we know thev ! are waging war upon our church ; and will have not on all other subjects. But . i -i.i .. i j u-p nnvr Tie.i. ui't'ii iniiua.v.i. hull luc iiliii- isliment oi crm.e oy n ".f" . , r. t 1 ments is compaiiuie wuu jauce una Cquity, notwithstanding Gods tore - knowledge of the crime, then the pun - ishment of crime by the Divine govern- ment, is compatible with justice, not-; our own. We have ours herein the South. pta-y mysei;, an i c.o witlistanding God's foreknowledge of! I appeal to the Methodists of .rth Caro- diction. Bi: Ion:. man's actions. That which is just in 1 lina I Contribute to your own 1 i act Io nian can not be unjust in God. That j cicty, and thus enable its Agents to do r i ..:, l nftmnnt;t,!u ; vour own work, in your own way. .oore loreiviiow ifuc ui iiiirjin i- LuunAii.uiv 1L1L 1 1 v 1 1 i '- il . , iiy u l'.itriii. iiu ii i.i.i iul. that God forttnows his own inture ae-j tions, and they are free. If foreknow 1- j edge is consistent with Divine, it is with human freedom. i J. W. TUCKER, i Newborn, Feb. 185G. FVr t'ac X. C. Christian Advocate. Father Gripe. Dear Bro. Editor : I see a communi cation from Father Gripe in the Advocate of the loth inst., stating that he had been tn n .-! is-!nppf ir:cr since his last communi cation, ai-'d had subscribed fifty cents a ; week. We are dad to hear that he has ventured to attend the class-meetings. So! much for the privilege of reaaing the Ad- i vacate. And we think, if he would take: a codv of ii himself that he would take ; .. : r.V U more illteietL in iuc tiiaucis ox iiic intii e o , ; for the Bible says : " Where your treasure j 3Ir. Editor : There is a beautiful son is. there vour beart will be also." It is j net of Wordsworth, that, with a slight tmA that a dollar and fifty cents would be a small part of his treasure-; but that, aud wh tt he has already contributed to the Publishing Fuad, also his weekly sub- scription, and the missionary money that , Le has aiven, will constitute a big treasure for his heart. Rut the people up in our ! . ir, ii1 part of the country hare understood thau ; rataer uripe cas neen in tne uaou oi subscribing something to the church be - tore; and irosa some cause or other, his subscription Stood unpaid from year to year, and never was pnid. This seems to , ... . - . . rr-. me to be aduwg injury to insult, ine Good Book Says: "VoW and pay unto the Lord thy God." I hope he will Bet the people right in this matter; fori have no doubt that he has reasons sufficient to I Kike irj'j-. that Li? character U uk-jIIA on t:.t T-jrtic-ular pint in this trout try. .-o tr.-t Le may ae:en.i ani ?t Uu. riht. Yours tralv, lllui Uul, N. C. rORSYTII. F-.r t:,e X. C. CLrUthm Aivot-:e. The Ceaseles3 Prayer. And t'uji thiuie-t it bat tae drei n of fanatieisin, or thn .iait. or w tl delsna.a o: tU-2 tuiuu- i ui.a;!!1. Caiit of hv- p - xrnsy, taut tens ot praying ciway ; tnoii b;ievest, in tny u.cbe:. t.iat tia.un pjwer c-ju never t.iUi a child ef eait:i to "pray witaout c-Jisiog. root, gravel ling ttt the ba.-tut.SS I tiiV a!:l.iial iu-tiiict. or settled in the lyve v;' .-i:i and Late oz ; to'J. or vascniali ar votary ot a wcaS van- lty cue a ana a;i ot y.-a are ban J to tne eraviurgs of au a-p.rin-' u. are lo-t to tfiat htii se.ise o: the rcai a.ii tne o.-tter rv -j tie sutject. ,' V t v ict r & I .i : - . . i ness that tne ariL'ts xec-i to ne aojve luc-m : intemperate, and,.,. . t... ; wb; rou,cd to a fcel5lt,.r nf coudemnutiu.., Vlhk d,jwn in a,uv aud rn,v; but the Wurd breaks its' Huks asunder, and again he si:;s and again he prays. There are ' those who, almost Christians, are in earnest fur salvation, who pray arid cese,and pray again; ana oiucr- wuo, couieni to the peac e that follows sin forgiven, have little USp'i 1M t loll after more tn.in sa.et ; these, and oh ! what mighty maes of su.-n as these, are marked by earth s decision as the votaries of Gud ; these the- examples of the men of prayer. But there are others, nerchaice u;ik:mwa v tuee. to they do not iostle much the l J;ers ana til ; r,s and the care. ul t.a ic i i the mar- i , . it! . 1 . who have stood by the te unter unhurt, iu their stfu ad hl faUll st,v by : Us t;.o.3 and b ti!h sce ,iis rtu,ree- restj the bre,kinr aw;iv of tlie e:-,rth shad. , lh UIiei,.uded ,,i;,i v. '.p-raving al- ; ways," man 'to 1 for the Spirit clings to spirit the to God. L. ; For the X. C. Christian Advocate, ! Something for every Methodist to Read. 1. owe. - - We have Schools and Colleges of our V.'e have pnpers of our own. We have a publishing house of our ; own. ' We have a Missionary Society of our own . , ; T ( Sori,t r,f our r,v:n. ifi. give them "aid auu comfort in any shane or toriu ; the time nas come lor f. .... . .'lt'LllUUlSlS io unit 1 uaiut'l ci-.i.'a. n.ii.j:, i.,. n,, ;.i.,i rf ....1 'e take care 0f ourselves, f.,r others ; ou.. ru5n as a church : We have our own Tract Society ; and ; though the "American Tract Society is j nut ?trietly deuomiuational. ve it is not . . necessary. L. W MARTIN. For tbe X. C. ChrUtiaa Advocate. Pive Things I Like. I like large congregations. I like prayerful, attentive hearers. I like good, religious new?paj.ers 1 like deep solemnity in Livine wor snip. 5. I like genuine revivals of religion. Five Thing3 I don't Like 1. 1 don't lie an empty purse. '1. I don't like fuss in the church. 3. I don't like to ee empty scuts ia caurcn. 4- 1 (ln 1 Ilkc controversy, .. Idontinm visits to my stu y on -nua m..a PASTOH. . ! Fur tne . C. tiinf.nii AJvucate. C. CLri. 1 chancre, suits us and our tiroes we.l. It was addressed to Milton : chan-e it fur Wesley, and put our owu country in place of England, and docs it not speak truth to us, it were Will to heed .' WeslbtI tbu siioaIdt be iivtn at tbl bo-r : Tbe iand fLce : "L a n Oi itas'.ant Tvattrs : altar, swora, sol pen, Fire,iJe. tcr..ic- 'wealth of Uli and bower ; Hare ist tne oiaaucestri a.er j Of inward Ui.hu.-?. Uareei! irh rcea : j An,, gire M maatiers. Tjrtue. freedom. pwer. j Thy tout wi- like a star, ami de.t apcrt: Thoo had.-t a roiw wUo-e suand i like the sea: ' Pure the naked t.eaTciir, ic:!jet:c, free, j S)) jjt taon irardun thy useful way i In cheerful sedUce.-!; nd yet thy heart j Ike low!k-t duties m Leiielf did lay." j It has been said thit "the star of the j engineer Biust be oa the wane beliire that ear:; -: 1 hn-t .' 1 : t! attentl'-.n t ti zener-v.-. n ; i r itdcrs one " '.V t . ; ,e . ' . i HI, .1 T5 TB : :.l e.':-. ! St 1 ntU-, I i. : Ti l I . F-r t 3aptists Baptuiaj Ir.faats -j-ltat. "Sir Culling; E. E.:rd!--y h i- . :v:vi nicated, with the : i -:i the wri'er. to tlie L ti 1 'i C'.r.r-ti.ia 1 nuv. the ; the no'tiwin: Ilev G. --M nr.;- 1. :rrr f; B i j .n W. L. tn; tor of Berlin, ropi-cting of blessing nf 'nf.ints in ;The extract will be read ' both by Baptts and 1'. The ceremony is teur ti.e J 'iiciice .1 lOtvll n to t; i ; ' infant baptism, and i u,: are oac io-.v th.- I i tt. r rrim lar to t!lo- Wil cil ordinance, when adm i spirit, and ICC'OOI iiiieo i y ;,.. .n I li;e w.i .argv care ; or p irei. t il of the Ch n-c'i. "Finally, 1 com.. e : ( en tgl. ed oa att nt ! O'l,' in Moos at y ! the O if Ml, I 'I " e me to I w..n I 1 say ;':at u. about ih ' f. a;.- a :A s bap'i-!il '.v i- ui i -v d C!l-sions ag ! ii B . was a's i a very i 1 1 1 ; r should be d m-r w i ; !; i ' with the Ji-ws tln-re w their birth, oh-erwd ; male--), and t!i Jiir ed to reouire a snn hn i o: ., r,, ii i, ir f iut"' -agi-.Mark and c'renm-r.mce- Th n: X 13 l-j, ,f coa:-se was UV'-C the uttermost ; nut it wou:d i y ji.o.e that the Saviour .-pa ho n that o'-ru-.on a ble-.-ing on tho-e chiidreu. It ap peare 1 to ti-, tlien, in yi-l i ng to Bm- I 1 I ti-t views, that su di ait :t, in! lay.ng ;.nd 'jiiMVig on of hands on children over t hem and speaktng a lie.--mg :i them,") thoug'i not directly instituted by the Saviour, yet could te.: be against Irs iieent"',iis, -eeing he himself had acted in this vile " 4 Aci-orditi"! v we agre-'-d tinon sncl we aia -'-d unoa ,-ncn ir.iei ice, am the beginning of our Church in Berlin, neanv twenty years el .1 a "o. it was i!iin placed, and toanv doulits and scntp'f.-s, esp-.-c iallv of tw.-lve mother? were tins ctiiiie d. We m- deed eniov niucn . i i i :n; 'oi sucii occt- si.ms. and i am baoov to say, tbat at ii the present revival among our ch.ldren Which the Lord vouchsafes to give us, inost of the now converted and Inpriz , ed children arc such as ware in that' wiv consecrated to th; Lord indeed, the very first which was converted was one of tho-e. Ilow.-vcr, there was prevailing aBo with us a f.-eiing oi a want of explicit i:i-:itut'o:i, ati I there fore a ilangerof f.tll.iig into our own devices, which fed'ng was with various of U4 so strong ttiat they ai-.-taioe 1 from tb--! me .ittone I nri?;. Grid i ulv l t; grow t i Oi oar ; l in 1 of twel ! . 1 . . . c i urea i i o ii a or .-o a I'.v.e. lit IV to per- eon- three or formanc ven'ent infant b c-d to pr- 1 O il II .1 i !r..d. :, ' : th.' io a ( lil !:el : ptiMll. . ... i'rii-rue-. : .i,. i likely t j r Tli.-rc.'re ve ,. ;i .i - ntur- torm tbe ;a oi io-;.- .-i.-iing our famiiy. . S ;;i h. ieia:;vcs I lh- n i-i- iii Pants not an v : .r, Tl . I r I I I ' 1 I Tilace. but in tne lio-O'il There, generai'v mo'her's hip, a:.-l and inenoers -:!ir a nu; dace the fitln r a an :,pp . I.i v ia ! . art . 1 I.e. .-: a- li' ;;i th ;t a go do no: tnv.; 11 ov fir ; V i:il ' io f .i. I: i i - . i oc'ier Ciiur-j.i i : believe tin; tho.s in m iiuiy spruag o -f Berlin, fo.iy.v our ex i-ir What a con"es-.o:i ss the devn m Is of ;i Ch,-..-' nr-s. an 1 a felt want o.' i! r ui p o t'.o . m.'l. CO:i-e.. - p:iv: If, .ii- -.fu,- .'U- ,! A 11 il'i" V u. 1 treeigli Til rri il -ii. Zt'.i ; ! tl. t. lea l th ::n, tii iga ni'iv rcsoliitiou, in the Ln.-et o:i of aposto'ic coriS'crat:o:i o; the;r to Him who bought th :!ri ! the most inveterate pr j i ti .: most :is:o:i.hiiig Ui.srirr.ir.-he r- ' . i if.iV'l' Mi'.-'i rr. but id ti:, -n of the spirit .f tire go-pi, prevf rr airy holy from seeing 'J:-; irr.ort -.f t'.e an- . iiriu:tci;ii'.-:ii iiiut iiu- 1 v to us and to our lJ'' C :i never incorpO'.Mte.l in : rrineipic utterly vi- go-, I -1 which lavs so uccp in tL'i esse lice of ' Christianity, and ail Christian conscious ness, and rules all mind not under the : inSuc-nce of a most unnatural perver :siori of tho anhaut of the .-v.-tcm of 'grace. Hence the revolting s.ii-1 anti i Christian positions to which it leads those who adopt and follow it to its rc I suits. Says Mr. Carson, the Magnus I Apollo of English liamists. '-Inlants who enter heaven must be regenerated, but not by tbe gospel. Infants mu.-t be sanctified for heaven. hut not thre uyh tlie truth reveah-d to man '. And agn.n. "we know ncthinj of the mi'ns by which Gol receives infants ; nor have we anv business with it." Wherein doas such language dlfcr fr&ca LaSJeli- j-r- r',;-e i- 'o vi 3; . "At 'rTiC it ' 1 .1 ; i: re?r ce I and gr.-wr. ? iren iu n P, t v : t ti.-. re w. i ' r. r r." rr.c Ti i r IV, 'IVC' 1 f ;1m: l-:t it r.-(:r. th it w t!i ;t!. "-r.ivr.-:.-n tlsre i. rr ir.av 5 gh: th.it 1 "i r 1- 1 f.il is ! .ri: r 1 ; rc- v tt.. : i . , "t :, ii.: . t Vi-T: - i ,1 1 v H i: ;- ta-wt i - ti. .t !. w; d i-g'.t i,a; r. : i; we a:h. r !. n, t:.' it "f. n d ( ' .1 at! I ! tl,- p ' to f: : f -).: ! ( ( H'JlS liVi- Bit a t : !g !.); the trio ! 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' r - - .i i I .1 I I . .1 , I'M , .. -.! M - ii. I... a- ! he V 1, r-Ii V. A f'i i I U.i.e ag-'. - ll'-li I . t l .. " I il i Hlg I l i II . .i i o o, u.e i.ii-i i r n in -r iy nuning j ! ' . ii loo-, iu id n.-ik in In -,T I A Hi If I 11 - V I l.e ll.ee r.-.e) . woicu nr-.i ai-r ' W.i 'il, I .in- r G tieii li ne i 11 ina ie in;: t!. r.i i i : I, it il, wliji pi p ra 1 ' lie: ! r ill. b g a- tl-.'i :" I y, 1 ve i id ii i so. all 1 a g-il'-'ti i li ii r It.- a i.er .'-r n.r ii x d a ( 1 r I' jl l'i ll'ell J.' a i tie- pi i ji i ra 1 1' ai. 'A g 1 1 e u -f i-b. w b , 1 f I i a I in ii w 1. j l-l a-, w II aide. In ' f r Lai- i ; I, g ne i : i ii ; ati.i .ei I' ll, a.- I 1.1 to l:iljij,'irt Iu': (j r V..: Kin 111 il i'IIjH i'o !.;.,, y ; .ml 1 '.-111 p' - li - to 1 that is do- good. Jt. makes o'her, that i.- doing good. 1 1 to Ill I . -5 ing goo. bcn.gna Foref 1 ho I ..! It to ikes of'. ei ai.d ti.at is :t : nt ii r ' I a ,1 ma ' le v, jV- ga:n wii.., t!.. i ve-s CEITUARIZ3. ,r 1. j '. 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It-1- Uie.tle " J s-', : U v:.. i hus .,i lire 1 I le- I ii i; ee of e a ii-g i.i .:;:;g l.-riiie li f r lire 4- Ii f l el I i-j ?aniiy ::fl I luel.lc, trf l.r g;nt !(- in ol.y by i-y lioil g a liu itt i'MS' ii I" tl.- fc r VI. c ef Ll- I.f.J Kiel l'.i; Chilli li t I is i i."ice. A&J M.r'-iy, tl.at .Ji.u .. hi he hid K-a-hed to otiivti u.,u!i i. t f r-i.k; hi hi iu tin? toi, if trial 'f '.'aio-r- 'f d ;.:h. i.iii ati ar,eel! iuvi-iiie f I m Iri.e. red Iji-., r I !. i- b J if Hoi-, UU I'f i i, f r I hiil it,, e-i i ,i ah ) I in. i f..l -H i t v lil. i uli.'in- iij-.ii (.1 la. C iu-. IU- l'e f le-altli It';Ll.-b i lei Ji.l!Ty 1 1, e Ll suviit uli liillL. . I1. AlAMj. 2dL.kvilit Circuit, 7, 'i'J. ovo ! r-
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