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Vol. 1.--Xg. H.
RXLFAGU, FRIDAY, APRIL , IS3G.
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GOINO HOME.
Prom hearths, fr,m lrl f (!D,
From srrw' hitter tarc, arcl in' iarlc e';n,
Jrora lonely, a'jhihg hart. at)'! lor; gin? vaiii,
We wout'l jfi Lome.
From hid'len jrrief that in mr bosoms Jwt)l,
Vrijia blasted h, from feart e rannut j uril,
J'rotn wrong, that luake ovr rj iritf writhe and
well,
We would g' Lome.
From crashing rares, from Ii n and feveri-h trif'r,
From rens with death and desolation rife,
Vt'im ail the weariness, of mortal life,
We would go borne.
.a roan 1 the evening shadow! gather fast,
And ia the distance sound the night-wind'g hla-t;
Our loved cues, too, far onwrJ long have passed
To their bright boiue.
And voiecs. from the spirit-land we hear,
A anel note melodious, soft arid clear,
Io'lJing us haj!l to join our lost and dear,
Who ret at home.
O well -beloved nes ! we hail the lijrbt
That break o'er the horizon of our niht;
Vakiii to all th ravishing delight
Of our sweet home.
A few more ter, and we shall, rapturous, stand
AmidU the glorified and blood-warhed band,
I'ouring triumphal) t song at Gud'i right hand,
In that dear home !
311mrfllautou5 Jlriidc
is.
From the C. Advocate ami .Journal.
A Vindication of Methodist Literature.
I find sown; writers disposed to under
value Methodist literature, and to echo the
(ensure of Isaac Taylor, who seems to think
that Wesley's Sermons, and his other doc
trinal tracts, having answered theirend, are
to be laid aside as useless, or, if found at
all, only in the libraries of the clergy.
Thus an attempt is made to depreciate
Mcthodistic literature, not only as it is ex
hibited in the writings of Wesley, but al
so in the Methodist writings genorally,such
as those of Fletcher, Clarke, Rcnson, Wat
son, and others of more recent date. It
may be that Mcthodistic literature is de
fective, yet I cannot help thinking that it
will compare favorably with, if not indeed
surpass, that of any other denomination
now existing, as deep, classical, theologi
cal, biographical, and historical literature,
as well as critical, exegetieal, experimen
tal, and practical interpretations of the
holy Scriptures. Who will compare with
our immortal Wesley 1 Will Calvin ?
Alas for the comparison ! Will Arminius?
lie falls seven degrees below Wesley in
ease, in classical elegance, in plainness and
chaste .simplicity, and in eloquence true,
genuine eloquence : not that tinselled, di
luted eloquence which weak and superficial
minds substitute for that adornment which
is
"Adorn'd most when unadorn'd,"
but that which arises from the depth of
the thought, t lie profoundness of the views,
the evangelical sentiments which are utter
ed, and the exactness between the ideas
and the words with which they are express
ed, as well as in that hearty earnestness so
characteristic of the style of Wesley. Let
Isaac Taylor say whatever he may in de
preciation of the sermons of Wesley, and
his other doctrinal tracts, they will ever re
main a monument of the profound learn
ing, deep experience, genuine eloquence,
chasteness of style, accuracy of thought
and the ardency of zeal, so apparent in
every page of his writings.
I should, indeed, greatly lament if the
day should ever come when the sermons of
Wesley should be confined to clerical libra
ries, and the miserable, jejune trash thrown
out upon the community by shallow think
ers, professedly adorned with their tinselled
drapery, and diluted with waters drained
from merely human pools, the writers of
which seem to be saying, "See how pretty
I write !" should be substituted for them.
Such a day would be equally as ill-omened
as was the time when the Christian Church
substituted the writings of the fathers of
the second and third centuries for those
of the evangelists and the apostolic epistles.
X o ! no ! indeed no ! Let the sermons
of Wesley, by which a foreign writer prov
ed his critical taste, and the soundness of
his judgment, by pronouncing them "tre
mendously eloqueut," as well as his doc
trinal and other tracts, and particularly
his "Plain Accouut of Christian Perfec
tion," be pat into the hands of every
member of the Church, and every one
else who can read them, and let them re
main as a standing proof of the deep piety
the profound learning, the orthodox di-1
vinity, the geuuine eloquence, and the
chaste and classical taste of their venera
ted author. With all the improvements
of the age, and, among others, of prepar
ing tracts for distribution among the peo
ple at large, many of which are mere fic
tions, there is no equal to Weslev's, enti
tled "A Word to the Drunkard," "A
"Word to the Profane Swearer," "A Word
to a Protestant," &c, &c, which he wrote,
printed and distributed gratuitously, a
bout one hundred years siuce, long before
any tract society existed, either in Europe
or America. Nor will his Journals ever
cease to edify the reader so long as he
takes pleasure in following their distin
guished author through his fields of la
bor, and in beholding the outgushiugs of
a heart overflowing with love to God and
man, and in witnessing his ceaseless ac
tivity in preaching, in visiting from house
to house, in meeting classes, administering
to the sick and needy, writing letters to
comfort the feeble minded, to encourage
the halting, and to stimulate the sincere
believer to seek after pure and perfect
love.
To say that he lived merely for his own
day, and that his writings are adapted to
his own age and generation only, ia to car
icature his character, and the character of
his writings, lie lived a hundred years
ia advance of his time, and most of his
writings are adapted to all times, the past
and present ; to all ages, the young and
old ; to both sexes, the male aud female j
to all classes, the learned and unlearned ;
to all conditions of mind, to the hardened
"inner, the p'uient believer, the seeker, j
or the enjoyer of perfect 1 ove ; to the weak j
and to the strong believer ; to the tempted, '
doubting saint ; to the philosopher, astron-j
omer, logician, the historian ; or to the i
I learned in Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French,
and LnIi-h literature: nor will the scien-.
tific metaphysician fail to find something:
upon which to feed his subtle appetite. I
He live and write for his day. Never!
lie lived for all days! for all age! And j
so long as sound literature, deep piety,
Scriptural orthodoxy, elegance of style the j
eloquence of truth, and indefatigable ia-j
dustry in every good word and work, shall
be valued and duly appreciated, so long
shall the name of John Wesley be revered
as one of the most wise, holy, learned, and
useful men the world ever saw. And so
long as a refined taste for simple truth,
expressed in energetic diction, sound doc
trine, and experimental Christianity is
preferred to a vitiated taste, a bloated elo
quence, a diluted style, and a superficial
knowledge of divine truth; in a word, so
long as villility shall be preferred to stolid
itj, so long will Wesley continue to be
read, admired, and followed by the wise
and good.
lie soars, indeed, as far above the pig
mies in literature and religion of the pre
sent day, who think to eclfpse the glory
of his character by their ephemeral publi
cations, as the eagle does above the turkey
buzzard, and his masterly writings will
continue to feed and strengthen the souls
of believers, and to satiate the minds of
the well informed in science and divinity,
as long as pure Christianity shall be be
lieved, admired, and exemplified in prac
tice, while the latter will be forgotten a
mong the things that were.
Let any man of sound judgment, deep
learning, and trenuine experience in the
things of God, read his 'Address to the
Clergy,' and he will be at once convinced
that its author possessed that breadth of
mind which enabled him to survey the
whole field of sacred literature, aud that
sweep of intellect and minuteness of per
ception which qualified him to gather up
its fruits and spread them before the rea
der in that order and regularity which in
vite him to come and partake of them to
his soul's content. Do we talk about learn
ing as necessary for the ministry! Let
us read this address, and see how highly
Wesley appreciated this powerfully auxilia
ry to the minister of Jesus Christ, and
which he himself possessed in an eminent
degree. Indeed, there is no branch of
knowledge but what he recommends to the
clergy, nor any qualification, either in ex
perience in the deep things of religion,
in prudence in behaviour, and economy
in time and money, in the management of
the voice, pronunciation and gesture, in
the discharge of the various duties of the
clergyman's office, and the high impor
tance of teaching by example, but what
Wesley urges upon the elergy with all
that clearness of expression, aud jearnest
ness of manner which characterize all his
writings. If we wish to know, therefore,
what sort of a ministry is suited to the
time, to all times, in every age and gene
ration, let us study this "Address to the
Clergy," and we need look no further ;
and it is worth a thousand times, more
thau all the light, tinselled frippery that
can be thrown off by. the comparatively
superficial thinkers of the present day, who
may set themselves up as infallible judges
of what is good and excellent among men,
and attempt to ignore such men a3 Wesley,
as having outlived their day. Outlived
their day ! I can hardly suppress my in
dignation at such au ignoble suggestion.
But I shall say no more upon this head,
lest I should seem to trespass upon good
nature by a too lengthened eulogy upon
the excellence of his writings writings
which need only be read to be admired,
loved, and highly appreciated highly ap
preciated as long as grass grows and water
runs.'
Charles Wesley, it is thought, will pass
on to generations yet to come. I thank
them most heartily for this. Yet they
seem to have forgotten that the poetry of
Charles owes much of its excellence to the
pruning of Johu, for most of it passed
through his hands, and underwent the re
fiuing process of the fire of his poetic gen
ius before it was published ; and had he
given himself up to poetry, if we may judge
from the few specimens he has left upon
record, he might have rivalled, if not out
shone, his brother Charles in the depart
ment of poetic literature. I have not made
this remark to detract aught from the real
excellence of Charles Wesley as a Chris
tian poet of tho first character. As I have
said in another place, his poetry is used in
all our families, and sung in all our wor
shipping assemblies, and by all the intelli
gently pious, of correct taste and sound
judgment, it is preferred before all others.
Indeed, such is the excellence ot nis poe
try, in its rhythm, the easy flow of its
numbers, its sterling sense, its deep ex
perimental piety, and its exquisite beauty
of composition, springing up so spontane
ously from a heart overflowing with divine
love, and all gliding along so sweetly ana
smoothly, that the Edinburgh Keview, in
its notice of Taylor on Wesley and Method
ism, said, 'It almost sings itself;' and
Watts, himself a Christian poet of no com
mon order, on reading Wesley's ' Wrestl
ing Jacob,' said that it was worth all the
poetry he ever had written. Mr. John
Wesley, referring to the above opinion of
Dr. atts, said, with apparent emotion,
O what would Dr. Watts have said if he
had lived to see my brother's down exqui
site funeral hymns, beginning,
" How happy every child of grace,
That knows his sins forgiven," &c.
" Come let us join our friends above,
That have obtain'd the prize," &c.
To this I answer, that he would not only
have confirmed his former opinion, but
haye strengthened it by adding, " These
surpass all that I have ever seen or read
of a similar character." Watts was in
deed a Christian poet that sung sweetly
and smoothly on Scriptural subjects ; but
when compared to Wesley, he sinks many
degrees below him in the outflowing of
pathos, in the energy of hi diction, in thej
rythm of his vere, and the overflowing j
of divine love which breathe through all i
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nis sentences, aim sr-reaus a "aucuueu in-
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cerise over all his most exquisite nviuns.
Considering the superlative character of
these divine songs, I cannot but lament
that so many contemptible ditties "doir
grfcl double-distilled," as J. Wesley would
have called them, as he did those of a sim
ilar character which appeared in his day
should be introduced as substitutes for
those excellent hymns of C. Wesley.
While the latter, breathing, as they do,
the true spirit of poetry and piety, refine
the taste, deepen the piety, and ripen the
judgment of those who use them, the for
mer vitiate the taste, and beget rant for
piety, and degrade the understanding by
a perpetual repetition of a senseless jargon
of words, and of jejune style and senti
ments. Let us, therefore, banUh them from our
midst, and, if we must have, now and theJn,
a hymn from Watts, Toplady, Montgom
ery, and some others, they may serve not
only as variety; (for they never descend to
disgrace their pages by low doggerel,) but
also to set off the superior excellences of
Wesley's, by-way of contrast. While Wes
ley walks though the spacious fields of po
esy, he marks, with the keen eye of a critic,
the vines loaded with their ripened fruit,
and, cutting the branches from their main
stems, wreathes them into clusters of poetic
beauty, and presents them to the read
er as the choices fruits of Paradise.
grapes, wuich danirle upon the vines ot
Gospel promises, the purest vine of the
kingdom of God, and offers it to us in all
its unadulterated purity, that we may drink
and live forever. Here, in this fruitful
field, he is at home, while he strives to lead
the believer on, step by step, until he ar
rives at the flowing fountain of perfect love.
Hear him in one of "his exquititely beauti
ful stanzas, in which he pours out the pan
ting desire of his soul in words that breathe
any burn with the most ardent prayer af
ter the fulness redeeming love :
" I thirst for a life-givinz God,
A God that on Calvary died ;
A fountain of water and blood,
Thatgush'd from Imtnanuel's side !
I gasp for the stream of thy love,
The spirit of rapture unknown ;
And then to redrink it above,
Eternally fresh from the throne."
In this prolific field he delighted to roam,
because it was filled with the trees of Par
adise, all loaded with ripened fruit, and all
good to make m wise unto salvation ml
vution from all sin, properly speaking, that
thus we may be prepared for the Paradise
above, where,
"A day without night,
Vi'e feast in his sight,
And eternity seetus as a day."
Let, then, Charles Wesley live ana go
down to posterity with his elder and more
accomplished brother John, and let the
evangelical prose of the latter be beauti
fied and fired with the angelical jwetry of
the former, and, while John surveys the
vast fields of learning, science and relig
ion, with the compass of eternal truth,
with its needle always touched with the
loadstone of divine love, pointing to the
river of life, whose waters quench the
thirst of weary, fainting souls, let Charles
carry the chain of sacred poetry, according
to John's directions, and thus, together,
let them measure, as far as they are able,
the " length and breadth, the height and
dej)th" of that ocean of redeeming, par
doning, and sanctifying love, to which
they were both indebted for all the good
they either had or did. They thus to
gether sing.
"Plunged in the Godhead's deepest sea,
Ami lost in their immensity."
Never were two brothers more fitted to
each other than were John and Charles
Wesley, in heart and soul, and they com
bined their strength together to build up
the temple of the Lord, each contributing
his share in laying the foundation, and
erecting the superstructure, and in finish
ing and beautifying its walls and ceilings,
and erecting its altars. Thev could, there
fore, unite most heartily and cordially in
singing the following sweet and pleasant
words, which Charles puts into the mouths
of all true lovers of Jesus, who are pant
ing after immortality :
"With thanks we approve t e design of thy lore,
Whih has join'd us in Jesus' lame ;
So united in heart, that we never can part,
Till we meet at the fast of the Lamb."
N. Bangs.
An Argument for Extempore Preach
ing. The Rev. 11 .5. Tooze, curate of Pay
hembury, disappointed his congregation of
their accustomed afternoon's sermon, on
Sunday week. When the reverend gen
tlemen assended the pulpit he searched his
sermon book. What was to be done? He
rushed down stairs, and calling one of his
hearers to him, requested him to look sharp
home for his scmon. The man did not
seem to understand the reverend gentle
man, and resumed his seat. Upon this
Mr. Tooze hastened home, a distmce of
nearly half a mile, to fetch themissingbook.
Meanwhile the choir had suug the appropri
ate anthem of "I waited patiently," &c.
The parson did not come, and a psalm was
sung. Just after this the reverend gentle
man appeared, steaming with perspiration
and out of breath. He ascended the pulpit ;
but was only able to exclaim, " I really can't
preach to-day ; you must please to excuse
me. Now to God the Father," &c, &c.
The congregation thereupon left the church.
Banner of the Cross.
Titles. A Lieutenant in the service,
by the name of Broom, was advanced to a
Captaincy, and naturally enough liked to
hear himself addressed as Captain Broom.
One of his friends persisted in calling him
plain Broom, much to his annoyance, and
oe day having done so for the fortieth
time, Broom said:
"You will please remember, sir, that I
have a handle to my name."
" Ah," said his tormentor, "'so you have
well Broom-handle, how are ye V
From the "abvji" Ci.ritiB Advocate.
Kansas Mission Conference.
authority, the Kanas Mk-ion Con-
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, c - r . . t i ,r.' .j'ui
fen-nce of the Met boast Lp!copaI t hurcn.
I . , tJJt r. i i ,v,
j vided into two dl-trict, including a num
! ber of Iiiij-ortant Missions among the In
! dian tribes. And after going on the
t ground and lookinz as far
as pos.-ible, the
presiding elders, with others advise me that
such is the emigration to that Territory,
and such their previous wants, that from
four to six additional preachers are needed
in each of their dl-tricts ; and it is im
portant to their success that they ..be rein
forced. And from my knowledge of the
(men and tne work" in that lerntorv, X am
induced to appeal to the preachers for
volunteers for that field of labor, and for
Santa Fe, in the same Conference. Sin
gle men, or men with small families, and
men of one work are wanted ; and I make this
announcement nov, that fuch a are wil
ling and can go soon may Communicate
with me at Nashville, or see mi there by
the 21 st of April, when all the bishops
will be present, and when transfers can be
made of such as may be chosen for that
field of labor ; and where many ministers
and other members will be present to ad
vise with as to the applicants, and the prob
ability of having their places supplied.
"Come over and help us," ia this rich
and beautiful country, is the call from
Kansas Conference, extending to New
Mexico.
t . . . tt-i . T i r.n mnnlnl ' . t 1 - i . t . 1
constitutions are wanted tor this held or
labor ; aud who that understands the Span
ish language, or from other acquirements
and studious habits could soon learn to
preach to the Mexicans, can and will go on
the mission to Santa Fe ? This mission
ought to be supplied speedily. There are
a goodly number of our local preachers
who I am sure would remove to these in
teresting fields if they only knewhow much
good they could do there how much their
services are needed, and what benefits
might be secured to their wives and child
ren. Church papers please publish.
Jxo. Early.
March 1st, 185G.
"A Love of a Bonnet." A lady gives,
the patres of " Punch," the annexed
in
graphic sketch of a new bonnet which she
has just got from Paris :
" I have within the last two days pur
chased a new bonnet, which is the prettiest
little duck of a thing that was ever seen.
It was bought of Mine. Clara Nonveate, de
Paris, and cost 4 15s. if it cost a farthing,
as the receipt I have at home in my desk
can testify. I may as well state that it's a
love of a crown bonnet, or, in other words,
a little capote d'hirer. The crown, which
is of the richest plum-colored satin, is cross
ed til ill CrOBnxi'd -IU xl l ,-v, va sin
the jam tarts) with tiny bandeaux of vel
vet (the very best Genoa) of a warm damas
cene color. Bound the edges run small
plumes of feathers of a nice jelly nuance,
andinsideare puffsof white blonde (French)
that look for all the world like a cluster of
snow-balls in danger of being melted by the
warmth of the colors above. The ribbons
are chocolate a u la it. To sum up, the bon
net falls off the head, reclining languish
in gly on the shoulders, as though it were
too weak, poor thing, to hold itself up, and
was going off in a kind of fashionable swoon.
In one word, it is so light, so pretty, so ra
visxant, and such a perfect dear, that Eu
genie herself could not help being jealous
if she were to see it. However, I shall
wear it next Sunday in church, so that all
my friends will have a charming opportu
nity of judging of the effect, which is as
delightful as it is distingue."
How many of our lady readers want
just such another "love of a bonn?t?"
How many would like to wear it to church,
jut to give their friends " a charming op
portunity of judging of the effect, which
is as delightful as it is distingue?" How
many, with such "a love of a bonnet"
flaunting upon their pretty little craniums,
would remind sensible people of city ad
vertisements, which read somewhat as fol
lows : " Unfurnished apartments to let with
in" ? And finally, how many are ready to
enlist in the devil's light infantry, provided
only that the regimental uniform include a
"love of a bonnet?" Ladies, here endeth
our catechism on bonnets. Editor.
From the Mathodist Protestant.
The Class-Room.
How holy and serene the very air that
floats around the sacred walls, and through
the class-room ; so soft are its breathings
that it seems tamed and purified, so as to
unite with its hovering angels, to claim the
congregated souls with its gentle, holy in
fluence. The humble christian leaves the vanities
and bustle of the outward life, and bidding
adieu for a short time to worldly cares and
anxieties, enters this solemn place, to seek
in its quiet, holy seclusion communion both
with God and man ; and, to find that un
interrupted repose of spirit that admits of
no approach of sin to despoil its short-lived
Edeu here below.
How sweetly thus, when time on speedy
win?; brings around the Sabbath, to leave
the outward scenes of life, and gather with
in the church's sacred walls, to meet the
children of the Lord bowed in holy awe
snd prayer before Him,the allwise, merciful
and good. There through faith's unflick
ering beam to behold the heartfelt and
sincere petition, on the white spirit wings
of prayer, borne aloft and lain before the
throne of God ; then see the ever blessed
Son humbly pleading tor its acceptance,
nor resting till dying love has gained the
gift, craved by the low petitioner of earth ;
and then see the copious showers descend
upon the waiting soul, that overflows with
its unbounded joy and gratitude, and, shar
ed by each brother and sister's soul, runs
in a gentle, bounteous stream unstayed,
and with it joy, and peace, and love brings
as its heaven-born fruit.
Oh ! to the poor sad heart, bowed down
in deep dejection and sorrow, how inspir
ing such a scene to know, Ur feel that this
I same stream may ever fl..w within them, if
: faith be their's unwaveringly ; arl to the
youthful r ilrims ju't standing upon the
' narrow r.wd. with unMi-pectinir ftep tbevl
go bold It on, nor dream of danger, til!
atan entrap their unwary f-.-et in his se -
; due-live snares, fever close upon the vouth-
. iui cnnMian s patn) ana noi ls t&eni a mo-j
; merit fur his tlas-roorn. depressed with 1
shame and sorrow, and hearken to the aired
' and experienced tell how often they encoun-
tered similar temptation, and that amid
j them all, Christ was their only deliver and
i preserver, and it will invigorate them with
j fresh hope stronger faith, and lead them
! to be more watchful for the future.
! How many have bten saved from back
j sliding by this very means, redeemed from
i impending ruin ! Ah, yes my feet have
ofttimes gone astray, and through the bless
j ing of God, I can say, with many others
doubtless, that the gentle influences of the
! clas.-room have Iw-en the means of stavimr
my feet from turning back to sin and world-
' ly pleasures, ahd brought me humble and
! penitent to the foot of the cross,
j Then let not this faithful nursery of the
; church be neglected, or its duties be for
j gotten and unperformed. Be it both the
: thought of ministers and members, and
may it be the means of aiding many souls
; to reach that clime where
'Cenfregationi ne'er break up,
And Sabbath? kave no end."
Hartford, March, 150. "' Lily.
Our Whole Country.
Who would sever Freedom's shrine ?
Who would draw the invidious line ?
Though by birth one spot be mine,
Dear is all the rest.
Dear to me the South's fair land
Dear the central mountain band
Dear New England's rocky strand
Dear the glorious Werjt !
By our altars pure and free;
By our laws deep rooted tree ;
By the Past's dread memory;
By our Washington !
By our common parent tongue,
By our hopes bright, buoyant, young
By the tie of country strong
We will still be one.
Death of the Church Herald.
PIAGOXIS OF THE CASE.
The High Church organ of the Diocese
of Mississippi pays us its last visit, with
the following sentence of death, surround
ed by mourning lines :
"The Church Herald will, after this
number, be suspended ! ! If our subscri
bers will not pay, we cannot carry it on.
We have endeavored to do our duty. The
paper was established by the Convention.
If the Church will not support what the
Convention recommended, that recommen-
Utl ll VLX tUUUOS j V vir-tvJl - vP..-- Ml.
such of our subscribers as have paid, one
half will be returned or paid to Domestic
Missions. Where not otherwise directed,
the amount will be handed to the Treas
urer of the Society for diffusing Christian
Knowledge in the Diocese of Missis
sippi." This is not the way we would prefer
seeing our desires upon our enemies. We
would rather see them live, and converted
from unsound views, and running with us
to and fro, increasing knowledge.
With this sheeted corpse of the Herald
on the table, let us, as the doctors say,
proceed to make a diagonsis.
The remote cause seems to have been
h-Ives-ism ; a subdued type of a malignant
malady known in England as I'useyism.
It struck in. The disease carried off (to
Home, the late Bishoo of North Carolina.
Ke of Mississippi has been in a bad way,
but hopes have been entertained. Missis
sippians are too sensible and matter-of-fact,
too much endeared and indebted
to Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist
Churches, to uphold their contemptuous
denouncers. They have no sympathy
with this pretension and arrogance.
The proximate cause of the demise of
the organ was lack of breath. "It our
subscribers will not pay." Ah ! it is not
lack of subscribers of which nine-tenths
of religious papers die, but because sub
scribers will not pay. To each one of them
the sum is insignificant to the paper it
is vital as breath.
Will our own subscribers take this les
son to heart ? It is very
convenient to
pay our agents or send us drafts on their
eommifsion merchants, or, in the absence
of both, to enclose $5, current, with dir
ection, "credit my account with this a
mount." N. O. Christian Advocate.
Reformation in Sardinia. The fol
lowing are the nine articles proposed as a
basis for the reformation of the Sardinian
Church to be brought forward in the next
session of the Parliament at Turin :
1. The Roman Catholic Church of Sar
dinia declares its independence of Rome.
2. The King of Sardinia is the Sover
eign Protector of the Church of this king
dom. 3. The priesthood to be paid by the
State.
4. The canon law and the decisions of
the Council of Trent to be abrogated.
5. Tradition, as it source of dogmas, to
be declared of no force.
6. The reading of the Holy Scriptures
to be allowed, and their explanation left
to the conscience of each Christian.
7. The Lord's Supper to be received
under both forms.
8. The celibacy of the Church to bo no
longer compulsory.
0. The Latin Language to be no more
used in the Church service, and the num
ber of the Church festivals to be diminish
ed. An exchange paper says there are hun
dreds of people who become very religious
when they think danger is nigh, and adds
'We know of a man who fell from a
bridge across a certain river, and just as
he found he must go, and no help for it,
bawled out at the top of his voice, " Lord
have mercy on me and quick, too I'
Colportetr'i Report for Cuaterlaai
Coanty.
In njakin? my fr.-i Qnirterlr P.ep rt,
owics: to uiv inexrrienre in th? w -rk.
S and the unusual severity of the weather, I
jhave n-t very many f.vn fr m which to
I
'.Tni aa interesting statement.
I commenced ray wrk with fear and
treint-iing, t ut a! the same tim, with a
reliance upon God's gr.e to mske my t f-.
forts rr-iuh in gJ. Since the Dih of
December, I have visited Co.l families ;
prayed or cmversed with 2Jo on the sub
ject of personal reliirion, aud found s2
families balitu. l'y ncirlectins the worship
of God. Some of them have been to
Church once in twelve months, and others
from five to twenty years ; and they all
live in one or one and a half miles of
Churches where there are se n ices every
Sabbath. I found 24 families destitute
of the Bible, Go dtstitute of all religious
books except the Bible. These families
1 have furnished with books and tracts ;
and I hope with the blessings of God.
they may accomplish much good. I have
addressed three public meetings : and
have sold looks to the amount of 877 74.
I have distributed gratuitoulv, tks and
tracts to the amount of ?.'J5 SO, making in
all SI 13 54 which have been circulated
in printed religious tracts, amounting in
all to some oU.ooti pages. My labors have
been principally about Fayetteville, with
the exception of two of the Cotton Fac- j
tory Villages. By the assistance of others
I have established two Sunday Schools j
numbering 150 pupils. 1 have visited :
one of the Schools since they wercoj.en-d i
aud found about one hundred T.Tons, iu- j
eluding Teachers, engaged therein. '
There l as been a donation of 825 to
ine society uy one gentleman, who hiso ;
presented the humble Colporteur with the ;
same amount, which was thanfu!!y receiv- i
ed, for "a friend in need is a friend in- j
deed." There have been two other dona-j
tions to the Society, one of ?5 and one of j
32, making in all given to the Societv, !
$32. ' I
1 know there is a great work to be j
done in this community; and I believe
the people are willing it should le done, j
1 have been treated with respect and kind j
iie.ss wherever I have been ; and there is i
an undoubted awakening of interest in
the community on the subject. The j
books, ana especially the tracts, arc receiv
ed with anxiety by the poor ; and my
heart has been made glad by a knowledge
of the fact, that tears, some for sorrow
and some for joy, have been shed while
reading them.
The work is blessed of God and must
succeed. JAMES CAIN.
Colporteur for Cumberland County.
Favetteville, March 15, 185G.
Disturbance in Churches.
u-io hau viKitni! th l t'T in uilT
, ... i .i t.i
no tiQK.T-icirpfi rn MClrifM
i .
Enisconal Church, for thirty years or more.
at different times and seasons, as we have,
knows that in respect of disturbance and i
a little tun tor the little gmlh vien, our
church has always been considered fair
game. We do not complain of this we
have got used to it. Justice requires us
to sa-, however, that there has been a
great improvement within the last few
years, and disturbances or annoyances are
now of rare occurrence.
We are sorry to hear that there was a
good deal of thoughtfulness exhibited in
the Roman Catholic Church on Sunday
last, and that the membership were exceed
ingly annoyed and disturbed, not only by
the conduct of children, but by that of
those riper years. These things oui'ht not
to be at any time, and more esjiecially when
the worshippers were engaged in the en
joyment of an interesting Festival of the
Church.
Among those who were so indiscreet,
are the connexions of our personal friends,
and we are sorry to say it. The names of
these persons will never pass our lips they
will go with us to the grave. To make
anything of this sort public, as to person
alities, would be doing wrong, without the
hope of gixd. Our heart telis us that the
erring ones will do so no more.
We take the liberty of saying that no
Roman Catholic has said a word to us on
this subject, We gained the information
from reports of persons of different protec
tant denomination, who were present on
the occasion, and who expressed sorrow and
regret at the transaction.
And now some one will sav, "turned a-
bout" ha ! Sonny, if you will watch us very
closely you shall see how we "turn," and so
on. At the appointed seasons you will see
us "turn" towards the Front Street M. E.
Church, and peradvenjure we may "turn,"
towards the M. E. Fifth Street Church, to
hear over again the truths of Christianity
from the Preachers in connection with our
beloved Methodism. Wit. Corn.
Why am I not a Christian?
1. Is it because I am afraid of ridicule,
and of what others may say of me ?
" Whosoever shall be ashamed of me,
and of my words, of him shall the Son of
Man be ashaued."
2. Is it because of the inconsistencies
of professing Christians ?
" Every man shall give account of him
self to God."
3. Ls it because I am thinking that I
will do as well as I can, and that G-xl ought
to be satisfied with that ?
" Whosoever shall keep the law, and yet
offend in one point, he is guilty of all."
4. Is it becaue 1 am not willing to give
up all to Christ ?
"What shall it profit a man if he shall gain
the whole world and lose his own soul?"
5. Is it because I am afraid that I shall
not be accepted?
" Him that cometh to me, I will in no
wise cast out."
6. Is it because I fear that I am loo
great
sinner ?
"The blood of Jesu3 Christ cleanseth
from all sin."
7. Is it because I am afraid that I shall
not "hold out."
"He that Lath bgv a good work in
you, will perform it until the day of Jesus
Christ."
It a i f.Ro r Aci!r.T Wo ar --ir-pr'!
i :J rt. d.!!y V cl.r ni-! me rafAS
iroph.' 1 v riilf"."! I, nw or V b.-mble.
How "on .ir? to r-ntin'" ? In what
reTvf U the trT!!intrc"nu-uiity of th
tinv n...r if thin in the frt s-ttl-Mnnt
of the .. when it w-. itur VMhb' t
tuake a y tirty o-,fi.!e h . tt!-ment
with -it !.-n;r-'r f the tomahawk, slpinj
kn:.: and rife !a!S of the UUi ? The
man who -ts out on a railroad trip hv no
rson.-!-le rvrtunty that he will hve to
rejfc'h his journey's end. I there Do rem
edy ! Therr i. but CTerv thitv- now a-.l.y
i ui ririt ed to spoi-d. l"pn th altar of
that M.1.1 Jhl "G. JW." thft
Vk.IIo- f f i!if n. woinn and chtVlrr. ar
piled up in ll!y heap eTry w.- k in
the y-;ir. A ditiniriinej rnu'in-r haj
recently detLred that sixWn mil.- an
hour is the f att mte at whir-h rtlrdj
ran ! rcl.-d with safety. But th pub
lie would ho t .-it u h truTi !r atwl unn
imouly pronounce the prex-ni rit of life
and h:ippinct a cheap price for the advan
tage of arrivin;; a f w hours mcr at their
journey's end. ' hrnd lfiit-h.
How TO IlK'FIVK Vol It 1 A Tt 'it . When
vour niiuit r a!N to tiiak,rr you a friendly
visit, receiv-? him wit!utt ceremony. Jits
time is pre moii, and he r.-irm.-t well af
ford to wait for oii to dre. prformviiir
toilet, and rut things riirhM. lie calls
to ee yott, not our hni' cloh . And do
not wcarv him with your aj.loi(-. lie
would much prefer to hear yi r-j-'ak of
Vour moral concernments.
And if vi'ti invite him to it at jour
table, give him preciely tici f,l a your
family would have if he were hot sit
ing V'ii. And improve your time while
he is with you. in conversation ujhii such
subject, u tend to increase yur know lrdg
and your h ippincs. Preachers are men,
and tin y km-w that Tx ople have their af
fairs to seL to; and if vour minister is a
man of common scti-e, and fcnds th.it jou
put voiirclf out on his account, h will
not be likely to come again, let by so d'
ing he should put you to some inconve
nience. Be kind enoui'h to sec him ai
you arc, when he calls, and he will like
von all the better f"r it.
TllK IU ANoKK Vaixky K. It. Co M r A -NY.
The annual meeting of the Stockhol
ders of this Company was held in ( 'larksvilU
on the l'.lth inst. 'Ihere wam large atten
dance and many mttters of vital interest
were disjoined f.
The following gett!etnen were elected offi
cers and i-iainger of the Company :
J'ri mi1' t James Williamson.
St'ite J)irrrti,rr Henry Wood, Jas. E.
Haskins, Ilobt. C. Nelson.
A)p"il t d I. if the St'ickh'Jdrrt A. M.
McPhcetcrs, James L. Bullock, Silas II.
Harris.
Trmxttrtr ,,nd ChrL E. A. Williams.
f ..t',rtr of he 'orri T,x-
ny will be held in the city of .Norfolk on tnj
second 'I hursd iy in Norember next.
or tjjt (Cjjilittfii.
&T" A lady who love children, rrepjesta
us to publish tho following, by Mr. Child,
fo the children to read. We winh a!! th
little boys and girls to rad it ; amd we do
hope not one of thetn will rob a fcingl bird'
ne-t this spring. It is cruel and wr'-np, and
f)od children fchould not do so. Ifjouaet
thus while young you will do worsx, when
vou are older. Kmtor.
The Complaint of poor little Yellow
Breast.
Tu orbit ! Tu whit : Tu wheel
Will you litn V) in ?
Who utole the pretty neat
Of poor little Vellow-hreastf
Rd-u-lif.k I Iiob-a-link
Now what do you think !
Who stole my nest away
From the I'lutu tree to-day?
Not I, Kaid the Cow, Moo-oo !
Such a thing I'd never do.
I gfe her a wi of hay,
Iiut did not take her n-t away.
Not I, said the Cow, Mo-oo!
.Such a thing I'd hever do?
Not I, said the Dvg, liow wow !
I'd riot 1? so mean, I tow ;
I pave hair the neiit V) make,
But the nei-t I did not take :
Ni t I, said the Dog, Iiw wow 1
I'd not be so mean, I tow !
Coo-coo ! CV-coo ! Coo-coo !
Iet me sr-eak a few word too :
Who stole that pretty nest
From poor little Yeliw breast?
N,t I. said the Lamb. O! fo?
I'd hot nerse a poor Li r i so !
I grave wol the ret to Jin,
But the nei-t was none of mine,
liia! a! said the Lamb, O '. &oJ
I'd not serve a poor bird o !
Cluck ! cluck ! said the IIn !
D .n't ak me again !
Why I hae not a thick
1 ha't would do such a trick :
We each gave L-r a feather,
And he wove thtrn together ;
But I'd scorn to intrude
I'pon her and her brd !
Cluck! cluck! sw I the Hen,
Jjoc't ak me in ;
Caw ! caw ! tal l the Crow,
I AotiMIiketo kiew,
Who htole a iit away
From the Plum-tree to-day !
Chir a-whirr ! Chir--wbirr S
Let's make a great stir
A & 1 find out hi najne.
And all cry 44 For Lama '."
I think I neTer heard
Of anything so mean ;
To rob a little bird !
Said pretty Marj Green.
I wonder if he knew
How sad the bird would feel ?
The like I'd never do,
Said liule Alice Neale.
A little Bxy bung down Lis bead.
And went and hid behind the bed ;
And he felt so full of abaiue,
I d j not like to tell Lis name.