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CHRISrn A D V nn in IA ' - fca iifimf:dt ;'-?l,. m ss. ,;, " ' A - - JJJo PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY A COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA CON -THENCE, M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH- RUFUS T. HEFLTN. t-. - Vol. I.---Xq. 20, RALEIGH, FRIDAY, JUXK 27, i5G .) a Year, in Advance, a r t r t . WILLIIJG GIFIS. "VF"h soever is of a willing Mart, h t Lir Lri.-g. h, nn offering of the L.rl." Hi tie. "Gol has ar f-v: to the hi-art of the iiv-i more than Henry. to th. value f the gift. -M. In dij of old, some brought their gol J, S'jrn" i!ier, ari'l itorne bras ; If heart w-re coM, the thing wai tol l little gifu, ala 1 f i . . . ... i no women wove; tii"y !fiwej their I, ve With f(;;tri-t, purr!'.-, linen ; S ui! brought goati' hair, wrought w ith much cure. Thus r'.-a Jy, ancient vrornen ! Bracelcti ari'l ring", and all such things, With 'xiU'inz h.in'Js thej brought: The Kin f f Kings loves him w ho brings His oC'eririgH unsought. We're told that men were ready then To do with all their might; O, tell me, when bhall all again Oontrihute each their rnite? Vho love-i the Lord, an l keeps His Word, Will try to fh some good: His heart's a ch rd that strikes for God, As every Christian's should. NAME IN THE SAND. IJV O. D. I'KENTICE. Alone I walked on the ocean strand, A pearly bhi-11 was in rny hand, I etopne 1, and wrote upon thf sand, .My name, the year, the day ; As onward from the Hpot I passed, f'ne lingering lojk behind I cast. A wave carno rolling higli and fast, And washed my lines away. Anl so, tnethought, 't will quickly Le AV ith every mark on earth from me ! A wave of dark oblivion's 6ea Will sweep across the place Whetc I have trod the sandy shore Of time, and been to me no more, Of me, my day, the name I bore, To leave no track or trace. And yet, with Him who counts the sanda, And holds the waters in His hands, I know a lasting record stands, Inscribed against my name, Of all this moral part has wrought, Of all this thinking mml has thought, And from thee Heeling moments caught, For glory or for shame. (Cnmmmiirnfiaii if. For tlio X. C. Clirif.-ti.in Advocate. The Doctrine of the Final Unconditional Perseverance of the Saints considered, and refuted. no. v. Ittv. It. T. 1Iefi.iv : f. The fifth source ot icnauvc - ' certain and infallible' perseverance of the j saints is : ' The nature of the covenant ot The covenant of God, as it concerns the : salva'tion of man, here and hereafter, is j -well ordered in all things, and sure. It j regards principally two things : What God 2iedj'S Ifimseff lj promise, to do; and what He retjuin-s of ?os- to perform, in or der to seeure the jiromisrd good. This covenant is said to be, aud is 'ever lasting;' and hence it is argued, that there fore the saints' perseverance is ' certainly and infallibly' secured. To this I reply, 1. That the covenant being 'everlast ing,' does not consequently insure the ' cer tain and infallible' perseverance of believ ers unconditionally; but on the ground that they ' add unto faith, virtue ; and to virtue, knowledge; and to know ledge, tem perance ; and to temperance, godliness ; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, chanty. For if these things be iu you. and abound, they make you" that ye shall neither be barren r.or unfruitful' see here John xv : 1-G, ' in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sius. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure; for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall : for so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Sa viour Jesus Christ.' II. Pet. i : 5-11. 2. The ' everlasting covenant' is not an 4 infallible' security to the saints to perse vere in the divine life; for this very 'cov enant' may be broken, and the right to its promised blessings forfeited. ' The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants there of; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinances, broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore hach the curse devoured the earth,' &c. Isa. xxiv: 5, G. ' They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in His law, and forgot His works, and His wonders that He had showed them -Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth : so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel, because they believed not in God, and trusted not iu His salva tion. The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men o'f Israel.' Psalm lxxviii: 10, 11, 21, 22, 31., These pas sages are clear and definite in their doe trine, and fully prove that the ' covenant,' although it is ' ordered iu all things and sure,' is nevertheless no security against the final apostacy of such as keep not this 'covenant.' The persons addressed and referred to in these passages, were recog nized as the children of God, for they had been ' chosen' as elected, but afterwards thev refused to ' walk in His law, and for rot His works and wonders that He had ;hnwAil th mil :' thev had also ' broken tne everlasting covenaut,' so that they evi dently not only backslid, but actually apos- tatized totally, as is aemousiraieu uy punishments that were inflicted upon them. This ' everlasting covenant,' we find, was. not an ' infallible' security against Israel s apostacy ; and we are justified in tne con elusion that it is not now such security as 'Os-ible. favor, for those who to he 'J-'-j-rived (were 'once in Gcd i oi ih'-ir saivtion. ! Whatever changes take place In curi j conduct, non--: can tike place irj this cove o-u.t it mu-.r dwavs remain the r.amc- !And i-e this i so, ir it c-r t-jjn th.it 'ihaliori It it will finally fail to secure the pre-mi-c--. in every instance where there IS a injure upon tne port o .. cu,.,,. loan to f.rfoni tne condition of it. This : r-f". j U one of the unalterable principle.-- of this: : ' cverljting covenant,' that 'the soul that! Mrmeth, it rhail die and thyt 'when th-j righteous turn'-th away from his righteou--' i rje.s.-, -and owmn.itteth iniquity, and do.-th : j according to all the ahor.oifietions tlit the : j wished man docth, .shall he live?' No.' j ' All hi.s righteou-ne-s that he hath done shall not he nientioned.' Uut, 'In Lis trep;e-s that he bath trespassed, and in his .sin that he hath fdnned, in thern shall j ho die.' Lzek. xviii : 21. See al.-o chn -i i). j 0. A sixth coTi.-iden'tion relied unon fori the ' certain and infaliibL-' perseverance the saints is, 'Their inseperable union wit , i oil ith; Christ.' L.rer Cacchi.sm, p. 210. I 1. It is ;diowed that all true believers j are in ' union with Christ,' and that this j ' union' is so close and intimate, that thev ' are recognized a? one, even as the body is! one. This 'union' i.-s brought about byj the baptism of the IIolv Ghost. See Rom. xn : 4, o ; I. Cor. xii : 12-14 : and espe- cially .John xvii : 21-23. 2. This ' union' may be dissolved. This ( is a position that arises out of the princi-l pies established in the preceding discus-1 sion. So that it is clearly evident that no ! valid argument can be derived from this ! supposed 'inseperable union with Christ,'! unless it can be proved that such ' union' never can be dissolved. Of the possibil ity of such a dissolution, the following statements will be a sufficient proof. 1. Those whoare in ' union' with Christ' may be so undetermined in their moral character, and become so offensive to God, as will cause Him finally to dissolve such ' union' in wrath and justice. 'And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot. So then, because . i. , .. i. i , , ii uiuu an, luaewann, ami neituer cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.' Rev. iii : 14-10. 2. Those who are recognized as ' holy brethren,' and therefore in 'union with Christ,' may nevertheless so denart from i the ' living God' as to perish forever. 'Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in de parting from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is called to-day ; lest any of you be hardened through the deeeitfulness of sin,' &c. Ileb. iii :' 12-10. aii3-iofhW'.,lx!Lrfi Ul-Lynfonwith Christ.' dalized and stumbled by the conduct of the members of Christ's mystical body, as to bo finally lost. ' Let us not therefore iu,lo - e one another any more, but iudge this rather, that no man put a stumbling-block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way. I know and am persuaded by the Lord Je sus, that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him that esteemeth any thing to be j unclean, to him it is unclean. But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.' Rom. xiv: 13-15. See also I. Cor. via: 10-13. 4. Those who are in ' union with Christ,' and derive spiritual vitality and nourish ment from Him, and are intimately con nected with Him, as the ' branches are' to the vine, may, notwithstanding, so depart ; from Him as to perish everlastingly. 1 Am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. livery branch in me that beareth not fruit, He takcth away : and every branch that beareth fruit, lie purgcth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean, through the Word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I in you As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide iu the vine, no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches : He that abideth in me, and I in Him, the same bringcth forth much fruit ; for without (i. e. seperated from me,) 'ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered ; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.' John xv : 1-0. We,' says a good writer, ' never sup posed that ' the faithfulness of God, and the stability ot the covenant ot grace, are affected by the unfaithfulness ot man. Our Lord, we are persuaded, keeps tiis covenant when He spews a lukewarm, un faithful Laodicean out of His mouth, as well as when He savs to the good and faithful servant, 'Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.' For the same covenant of grace which says, ' He that believeth shall be saved, he that abideth in me bnngetn iortn much fruit,' says also, ' He that believeth not shall be damned ; every branch in me tl,..t Vi-Pth nnt fruit, is cast forth and t,UU.U n A v uvv 7 burned.' ' 7. ' From all which say they, ' ariseth also the certainty and infallibility thereot. This is the last great plea. To this it may, however, be replied : 1. e have seen in the foregoing dis cussion, that in neither of the six partieu lar grounds depended upon, was there the least shadow of argument, or proof that the saints will finally and unconditionally persevere unto the end. This is true of each ground separately considered ; there fore, 2. The inevitable conclusion is, that as the argument in its particular parts is in conclusive, so, when all these particulars are brought together, the argument itself becomes only a bold assumption of a con clusion for which there is no authority. For, as the whole (the ' all') is made up of the parts, and these separately fail to sus tain the assumed conclusion, it must be evident, that the whole cannot contain that which the parts do not comprenena ; I aQ(j consequently, that it doea not follow xnl re-mi c-r it ' irn rrorn tie "e ?H-eth als'i the cer- sr.d L.fd.'iUlitT then In eonc'u-ion I wvuli tibiiitv of God's decrees blencM 'and freene- of -av, 'The imtiiU- -the t;nbai:?ca - he 3 ve of iod the Father the tSiea'-v of the uerit and iaterce-ion of Jesus Chri-t the abiding of the .-'pint and of the .-ee l of G"l with- an thou the nature of the covenant f. grce and their 1B-' p' mxa u w;ta Chri- nr nd t m then:- certain md infaJhbly' ecuntv to sjint-r, gairj--t apo.sucy f s.:i the grace, 1. ni 4 .-ovation oi the jo-pei ; tor, notw.th-tjno ail tiC-e, believers mar ci-t away their confMerice,' and make lupwreck of their faith' do ' despite to the Spirit of grace' 'count the bhxjd of the covenant, wherewith they w -re .sancti fied, an unholy thing break" the everlast ing covenant and ' dtpart from the liv ing God,' so as finally to be ' cist forth as branches withered, and cast to the fire, and be burned': ail of which prove de monstrably that there is a fearful possibil ity for the saint? to apostatize 'totally and finally,' and consequently perish everlast ingly. PETER DOUR. For the X. C. Christian Advocate. We want an Educated Ministry. You have it. As regards literary and scientific acquirements, you have in the Methodist ministry as lanre a number of educated men as is to be found in any branch of the Church. The day ha.s never been when you did not have men profound ly learned in classic lore and in theological scholarship : and you have them now. Your mi .take is this You do not discrim inate between the jarilitus for being edu cated and the being edueatrd . You seem to think as great literary attainments are not a nine qua non for entrance into the Methodist ministry, therefore the Method ist ministry is not learned. This conclu sion is fallacious. The question is cot, whether men best educated, or those who have had an opportunity of being such, can enter the ministry, nor is it when ncr where they were educated, but it is, are they educated ? You reason thus : they have never been where men usually learn these things ; therefore, they are ignorant of them. Take the members of the N.C. Conference one by one, and compare their attainments with the ministr3' of other churches, and -ou need not blush at the comparison. But I suppose you really mean by an ' educated ministry' such learn ing as fits for the duties peculiar to that avocation. It is possible for a man to be educated in all worldly wisdom, and yet, as regards any thing essential to what con stitutes an educated minister properly, be an 'ignoramus.' It is a prevalent error to infer, because a man knows one thing, he therefore knows all other things equally as well, and because, he does not profess to know some things, as well as others, he ministers uo uui i u.w attainments, and do not profess to be crit ical scholars; hence, you infer they are not educated ministers. A few questions and facts. Are not the Scriptures, in the ori ginal languages, faithfully translated in the ' English version V Is ..here a single truth important to be known, either for forming a correct faith or proper life, not fuJly dis coverable in our translation ? Is there one out of every hundred of the classic profes sors of our colleges, competent to improve the translation 'C If, then, all truth neces sary to be known can be learned in the English Bible, is it not absurd to infer that ignorance, even the grossest igno rance, of Hebrew and Greek, necessarily, or to any extent, proves ignorance of the truths of the Bible. The truth is, a know ledge of these languages is only a necessity, wherein the translation is defective. Then, though it were admitted, (which I cannot do,) that not one of all your ministers can read the Scriptures in the original, you have no positive, no, not even presump tive, evideuee that they are uneducated ministers. In my next, I will show you the facts, and prove you have the best ed ucated ministry in the Church. Fayetteville, June, 1856. A. For the X. C. Christian Advocate. Hore " From the Mountains." THE CONTRAST. Buo. Heflin : In a May No. of the N. C. C Advocate was an article headed, " From the Mountains," which contained several items respecting the prospects of Western Carolina, both mental and moral, or rather religious. But the writer of that article did not exhaust the theme. And if he had, something new and unexpected has occurred since he laid" down his pen. And that unexpected something occurred in the Baptist Church. The month of May is the time when the Baptists, in this section of country, administer the sacra ment of the Lord's Supper; and at one of their churches, during the past month, the minister officiating gave an invitation to all denominations to come up and par take with them. And he remarked, thai all were striving for the same heavenly re ward, and he could see no reason why all should not commune together around the sacramental board. But at another church, of the same denomination, under another pastor, open communion was not held.-; Only tose of the same faith and order those who had been under the water, were invited to come around the Lord's table. And all who had not been plunged in the "liquid grave"; all who could not sub scribe to" their peculiar doctrines, were compelled to stand off, as unworthy of such an holy ordinance. After all the members had received the bread and wine, some wine remained, and the pastor called for a glass, and drank it, in the presence of the whole congregation, which was com posed of a variety of characters. And be- 1 sides this, during the same meeting, two of the laity of that church were arraigned for getting drunk. And this same minis ter voluntarily acted as their defender, and was successful in preventing their being turned out of the church. His main ar gument in their favor was, that he some- th til 3t W. r.t on ba-:i to ite rs k two ; c-ouD r town, and while there m't!l dram, snJ Le was actiil!v afn.ii ! to walk to his bore, le?t he shv-uid i r and f-IJ in the ttreet?. j There occurrences are not f-balvus, but j they actually transpired. We merely ta:e them, in as few words as we can, ini leave of ; thetn without comment. We rnwh ht rSl a great deal. We might say, you can a-' y-.-ur neighbor which of these" two mini tors he thinks acted the mo.-t Christ:an!v El'lIIU." Pore's Knob, N. C. For the :c. C. Cariti "Divine Purpose." Brother Hmlix: I have Ltd y read a book, bearing the title that heals this article written by the Rev. John Mat thews, T). 1). By a careful exr ruination of tLe work, I find it very well calculated to deceive those who ere not pretty able to draw in ferences and form conclusions from argu ments that may be used. I mean true in ferences and conclusions Mr. Alexander, who has prefaced the work, says that 'The chief excellency of these letters is, that they present the subject of 'divine de crees' without that forbidding aspect which it is apt to assume in the view of many persons.' If this be the 'chief excellency' in the work, I think the author would do well to suppress any farther spread of the work. Now, whatever of 'excellency' others may see in it, I acknowledge that I am not able to see anything calculated to in struct or edify, in the book. ' Divine de crees and the perseverance of the saints' are tne subjects treated upon. I cannot see how Mr. Alexander can as sume the position that the 'Divine de crees' are here presented 'without that for bidding apect which they are ajt to as sume.' Thr-y cannot assume any but a forbidding aspect, when treated as they must be from the definition given them by the author. 'The decrees of God are His eternal purpose, according to the coun sel of His will, whereby, for His own glory, IT 1 .1 i - , " nam lore ordained whatsoever comes to pass. There is no act in the universe that this will not include there is nothing believed or done in heaven, earth or hell, that it will not comprehend. 'Whatsoever comes to pass' is ordained determined beforehand by the Being who is without variableness or snadow of turning !' He tells us with one breath that we must not believe every doctrine ' It can not be a matter of indifference what sys tem of doctrines we believe :' and in the next breath he would tell us that 'whatso ever comes to pass' was determine.! l.v God. I believe it to be my dutv to teach the Arminiaa doctrine, aud he the doctrine of Calvin. And God hath fore-ord ained whatsoever comes to pass.' Therefore he CTf W im woi-.lTaml' eyms u.ivft.i., ' Thou shalt not kill,' and to-morrow I kill my brother, and this sentence falls upon .. .. t r. Til . ,..1 TT V...l f..vn i iv f1 rs. - tor iii.-sowii moiv. mjuaiuiun:- .j'i u.. " c " ixn Oiuaiucu iiuisocci lumts ij p.n- . tells man. ' Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy Gud in vain,' and then turns round, and as with the forcing-pump of His ' eternal purpose,' draws forth deep toned blasphemies against His name, from those whom he commanded ! He caused Satan, when an angel, to sin; then damned him forever for the act III ' For His own glory, He hath fore-ordained tchatsoever comes to pass.' And yet, 'The doctrine explained and defended,' says Mr. Alex ander, ' is undoubtedly scriptural.' This he certainly knows to be doubted, not only by those who are members of other denom inations, but also a great many of his own members. He says, furthermore, ' And we should all, without prejudice, cordially embrace it;' as though we could do as we pleased about the matter, wheu God has determined either that we believe or dis believe the doctrine. Wonderful consis tency ! And again he says : 'And where we meet with points which we cannot com prehend, we should bow with humble sub mission to the dictates of heaven ; sensible that our understandings are feeble and our knowledge small.' The ' dictates' of heaven are reasonable, and God has given us a reasoning faculty, and lie commands us to believe nothing that we cannot reconcile to reason, or that is opposed to reason ; therefore, I cannot believe that, ' by His eternal purpose, ac cording to the counsel of His will, where by, for His own glory, He hath fore-ordained whatsoever comes to pass.' I can not ' bow' to that. FORSYTH. For the N. C. Chrirtian Advocate. A "Warning to Dancers. In a certain county of North Caro lina, on the-14th of last February, there died a roan in his sixtieth year, also his daughter, and a son of his wife by a former marriage, both in the bloom of youth. These were all of one fam ily, and lived in one house. They had all been busily engaged in preparing their house for a ball or dance, which was to come off about the 14th Feb ruary. They were waiting an oppor tunity to buy whiskey, with which to make merry on the occasion, in tne morning of that day, they little dream ed that death was so near ; in the space of eleven hours, all were dead and in the eternal world ! "Because there is wrath, beware ! lest He cut thee off at a stroke ; and then a great ransom cannot redeem thee." H. J. How do you know,' said an enlight ened man to an ignorant savage of Asia, 'howdoyou know there is a God?' How do you know,' replied the sa vace, pointing to numan footsteps near him, ' how do yoa know that men have passed this way V re th; X. C.Crr:,-.-.a Air, j"-rt '.f t '. Y;rl: w" Esecutive C ram:: -f Y rk Coi- i- ;-?e In:.tBt-, tej we.-e :i. a:tcr hr." iv t i r r', tSit rrihve fr juvrtlv vi-itfr 5 th -li-ge daring the n, an rr"fl' U tne !r.-f, r.d a-e r ,w j.r. i sre-l t . sy that we are in -re than j wu.j th- pr .5 .-ieocy i f the m'-th-.- i f f-ieh-ir.g ai p:i hv trie Prei-j-n -f t'- It-.-;'. . t- II:-th r '". j - b I.rar.ehes, r ziin.'n : a Krg- s the 1 wt.ei m.-.y v,- t to . v n : f .i.- r .- - - i ' t. r u::t : the '.-:: in: nation n Arithmetic h;; , u e-f t;n, f..r stui-tus who carr. sc--ioo, mere binr.er-, h-ve & th r'.uii kr..wi--j ati-f.H re tisi- ! ire-. tne -- - , t-:e.. tern '? "jramniar, whsoii a am-w a:. The student ir..,t r.r.Iv x r ie- :. impr.-vcnier f, : r-"l-ore i to parso the sntecc : hut he i re- ' : qu:rt-'I t th .-roughly analize and svnthesize I i 'hus th.-'r.iugidy un-b-rMand th nioars dganl c-.ntrue?;or.,whi.-h enable him V, , I P:l; ;e ;t with perfect certainty. ! T'j the system of Kl euti -n,"ai-, we -v .u I call attention. The stu lent? are taught t dt- j j claim fir-t in concert, which is the lest m-th- J I (A of training the voire an 1 a!so giving an j i idea of its moduhtti -ns ; then th-v are re-1 j quired to declaim separately with n-ferem-e I j t ei rdulation, pronunciation ar.-J pnui.da- ! T..1..- t 1 J " 1 . ! ! wuuging oyuie an-piay maue at the i ! C-rnnienceaient, we have no" hesitation in I i saving that we are convince 1 that KI..cuti..n ' : i susceptible of being taught, and su.-.ts- i fully t.H. i The Lar-guagcs are also taught ablr on the ! ; Oral sy.-tem, and thoroughly too. Tne c!.-.-I an 1 rigid examination iullV ju-ti::cs. us in .saying that we think the, d panmeut of lau- ' ! gu-iges is well conducted. i Tne department .f Mafhf mati-.-s U ah! i nn.t 'I.......,..!.!. i . T.) I . - -o--v "'"---"- aiwic an, c i , , . , . : i Considering the l.K-at! -n, which is not sur- ! passed by any in the State, for beaut v, n.oun-! S tain scenery, good water and health, at d ' : lilornn li trwii !r,f I . ii. ... . i H. i i ' ... ,,Uli, m-Mauy at:u morally , ..4 iiic umciviit ufpanmetiis, we leci no ties ! nation m reeoinmena.rig tac institute to all young men who wish to acquire a business. i practical or collegiate education. a.M'J.j b 1 1. rii KXSOX, " L. UJiCKIf AM. L. f). UA'i WKLL, Q. m. Fi.nvi:its( A. SIIAIU'J, June 12, 185G. T" From the Western Metliodist Protestant. Revs. II. Snethen and W. Eurke. Bro. Bas.sett: Rev. Nicholas Snethen for i inany ye;irs stood at the head of the pulpit i of this nation. While iu the M. E. Church ; he had been stationed in the i.rincinal . I cities in the Eastern portion of our conn-' i ir- ne siuou unrivalled as a camp-meet-! I ing preacher. Rev. Wm. Burke, if we 1 I are correctly informed, had operated main-j iy in ivemucKy, jennessee, and Uhm, in l thA 11 - -I ! I i to, c,c aim iia i ueeu a aoorious pioneer , I of Methodism. His residence was Ciucin- ; nati, Ohio, i the General Brother Snellen's home was, Conference of the A. E. nntwnoH in th a y,..i ,T. ; Church Onn niormn as we walked over to i r.-.e!Tr Chnr.el tn the General Conference. ; vyi.o .j.. .... , - - General Confcrc' " ..mj t - - we fell in with Brother Burke, lie and and i !. Snethen (old friends) w ,-alkcd together. ! Brother Hudson and myself followed after, ! should characterize us. 'and were mnch gratified with the sprigbt- j What, us a Church, are we now lo : y, entertaining conversation, of theso two j wju.n K0 much is to bo 'lone- 'i ! venerable men. 1 hey were about tne same ; I size, ag, una fre.ie.-i -pf-: x i ; locks of each were about anke with age. Uia.-h had a highly cultivated, welt-stored ! j ,a m. tv.n r.f the i i . i r , i . . : .. . i - tjnurcli in tneir oay. vi last we en-.eieu j the chapel, and the two aged brethren took j their seats just without the bar, and for a ; time seemed to pay strict attention to the ; ! Abolition discussion then going on. At : ! last they brought their heads down a little ; ! belov? the top of the pew in frojit of them, : and entered into conversation ia rather an ; I under tone, or whisper, as they supposed. ; Uut they were soon tieard ad nouceu, ; f j,.!l(1 th, too, by the members of the Conference j Bpirit.stirrin;; JJ of tlC .y.opi,, BuWs voice, in his palmy days, had in this week's paper yea . let all the been a strong bass ; but now, being much I people read it and act. 1 he cm- i, broken with the hard labor of years, it I the Lord's : we are his stewards ; and was hoarse and husky. On the contrary, to him we must give a btrict arid im Snethen's voice, though not equal in com ( partial account for the mariner in which pass and volume to what it had been in ibrmer years, when Bishop Asbury called him his silver trumpet, yet retained u clear, silvery tone, and went uec out nrougn , . i-i -l .-i i that assemblage ot ministers i.urKe corn- me need tne c uat. m aiwui me lonowm manner-hoarse and husky, yet easily heard: Altered times, Brothe? Snethen, since you and I used to go to General Con- ference." Then's Snethen's silvery tones in reply wfre distinctly heard, though he suppo - sed himself to speak iu a whisper: "Ves, Brother Burke; these brethren look' nue they were well paid, well fed, and clad altered times cince you and lused to go to t,. ...... , .. - - J General Conference." lhen JJurke, noarse ana nuy, m-a renlv " t recollect going into Nashvihe, repy . - e , in the State oi Tennessee, and preaching in the market-house, with i. blanket coat on me it wasn't a blanket coat neither : it was a blanket with a hole cut in the middle of it, and my head poked through the hole; and it was tied round mv middle with a tow string." By this time all eyes were turned to - .rds the two old veterans. All seemed war to be i amnsea ; and cneinen repiieu i recolieCL. Ill uuici uuiai-, vtuux naic.icu up X'orth, on the I was quite a toud xn a Kina oi StnlT HEeotir r. ; ..-i :,.--. tr-,.r-tm-. ..'t v.,.,i bare knees not And higher than he was aware of, Le added, "I went home to my lodging?, took off my breeches, went to bed, fell asleep, and dreamed Iliad no brceehts at ail These last words werebeard by all. The presiding bishop in the chair, and all bis episcopal associates in the alter, looked and smiled. Rev. Orange Scott, ia the midst Kennebeck River, when i ' g man, that I wasdres- j uu m-ei c;..:ijk ; , and my breeches were broken at the I entering tne floor no.v open i . AVhere to get more clothes, I could J McTveire savs: "10 this we nave evi tell. I was in a peek of trouble." kept an eve, as our columns wol snow. , raising his fine, fchnll voice, a little t There, we believe, besides the colored se v-.i? i- f S ifthc:., t im 1 t whei he w th t 'I ;.::, fi'e w -:.t-1 cp wi-.h a -;.i. r rcKh-rnisj- . :-t r. - - : t th- ri-i f;.in.' en-.'- I H 1. ' time the oi a th- n (- f r- th-' iy. n itc jl-iot , mirthful f.-dir..-. m i.. with th-ir hM i d-wti 1 f B kt,- - w !. :nmg f in thit : , !: .. - !: m;rth t : t:r.: I th-n t d i .d ,vc v w - ;. th Br at '.! t! r i. --n ws - rolc-1 with i-n ht'T .: h- at t. TMi-j'-.i of the -c--:'-. t : . . : ir cat his tiinm-r. li .-"hr-i ti...c his vd. hi,! , . 1 t!;.it he w -ii have : v , !ra; j "-!-i tie with a li if ho worst lack ::i the a! i was n-.t th el hhn. a ver his t. more cire u-'j n. 1 i'i---e Vi IHTal TC awav into i ;;-.T)if v, m.'n;-:-a:.. 1. f.- -s h.v. r- a 3 . tVre i and u-'fu'ncrs ,,'th r i .m to d -'ibl i.f th ness in h-ai rn. r hn- r CT; i t rv re.- Uniontown, Pa, l.'O. From our ilission-Rosm. Effort !te I f,y .. -v.7ffo, h-a'ir,.i Lti'proi-ri.ite to tic 7flrl't. and , I low important the tcrprir? ! in grandeur M --ioTriry cn-an-1- :nL'.i'u 1-- S'lrnassmo; all other v.x,n car! h. ill ..the ox at t:K' work to be an-no i .1- nc arid lii-tniTnf-r.t.i itie 1 ' 1 c?n- 1'iir, in, .nn nn- rratnoii rcui:s w t.icn are to follow iut and .vise p ans fi;-h- r u ,J t T J ' 1 U".V C!irr,e'! out- 1,4 or 'l'r tof.nn a Iopcr estimate of tbe-e and tin- im- . . "11- j ineuc responsi oi i 1 1 ics or the t hnsri in , Church, we should most sdotnnlv view ; ( hiirc the whole plan and purp c fT (iodin j ttiC g..t of llirs fcc-il for the salvatif.n of ; the wond. Behold th? -uilt ami ru:u : tor which this Iis;. lav of boiimlb-.a ! love was made! RehoM ho-.v "r.at and yet se- bow gn at tiic . sacrifice. Look at the millions upon : millions of our r;u-e no-ting their wav to death and ruin, ami we still and .-i-lent, while yet the command of the 1 cavioui (Jo," and the aptx-alin'' l.-m-i PWI? of the suffering, "C '.nc iiii 1:111 "Pori our car We shonM think mifli, prav u.mh and poiidor well the.--; t'lin-'-'. is no time for d-lav. A, duty of every member of the r I t i m re s t!:c ic Church . give atcl lion. No 0f ChrUt Wo J1...,1.1 1 .1 ( siioiiid la!. or fy. (je v.-ol id ' ' , ' ' - "7 f,.,..r. r.;,.l.l , IT ... . t I ..II 1 ' illcllivi , Jli I'll 1 i 1 oo.'l j measure should be the rule of our bc : v . . i :i:. .. licvolcnco : according to our aouuv , WC StiOUid ive Great motives should prompt us to great exertmiH ; wnne prompt us to great exertion-;; continuous and persevering ctlorts -ji0 tl.c importance ot the pnbiect fp-innnd the cn.i w hich we , f r , T r,.r,r,s,. com.; up at once lro from the wh' e Church :t j to the LtwuI. fn ari'l - tree. .in.-?w i . , . utrno.-st our Ic n.and, and .acn.g at once in the power of Iho R ;--d im ari:s fully to meet our every liability. V ill the preachers in li vibially go to work aniJ aj,l U3 ymi, aid thenis' Ives in tn-g Tnattc.r "ljfJt the projier appeal tj(? ina,3 0 c;iCh congreg-it'on, ar d q ri!itiar mc.n cannot, wiif not turn a j VQ discharge our duty in aiding to bring j j our fy.ll0w-men to repentance. ' AVe must look and reacu stia to t!ie j Leyond Vi'htre v,e have done u 'a-t suceess- , , , nt,,i,,t- .... , f rf. t ; ''bv r'" and far more gionou, u io our mission-fields mus, be added j others. Central and South America j are now open to us, and invite our en-j 1 trance. The resolutions adopted at j t.e last meeting of our Beard of' i Bishops must be carried into e.iect. . ; The means must be given the men! , i lie uje-ii.-s must i.-'- t, tnr:,L We are well convii ced j j , at this verv iBornent, ft wider door : , Metbodi- Church,: "', , i . r- i . - : South than anv other siiter Church on : ; '-ouu; l' - , . ,c I the Continent, for the occupancy of , these fields. , . I j Bishop Pierce Las charge of tims en-'. j terprise. We hope he may be fortu-i j nate in hi .selection of the proper men for this irnnortant work. Several of j jonr rnr-h pajrs have most earnestly j adrocate,i the establishment of this ; , We arepWltoj -. , i . -v- .ir.T thr. s:imp. and m releren j mUsion.? at borne, lies the great mis- sionarv field of the Churcu, .Vjutn, We hope soon to h?,ve the pleasure to repoit lua,u.,-.c-- - work in tne fields named, .d 11 we need is the missionary ?p:r:t properly rc-viv- ed and diffused among the people, with T . , V.. Shr.rr. .' r. r.fv , t.- I rf-.l, r, i " ..... . . . i. i . . - x f . . . i ir.t.'j I . 'i.i. . ... A.., r. resent rven- i.-. "- - - i t'.o Cr.-:-rh t"r h:-i l!f'.Sr.' t I .v. - U 1 ;r djr, n rr-' G rr--.!; of e n'ire n f.i'i r .r,s. er:;-Wh-i th : Hi th- (Wirdi i ; - i. ; c.n 1 :r.r. ;;-. --' !.:' l -.;re r,--i ef -.n-,'ri'; w r- -.- -'. 'y h p" f-r t h ' t t'; dr whn triv is .vi :.ii t c v i:. v. Pra-heri bhav5 dnri.-.c; prayer, p th f .'.lowir. fr-iii th-. !t t C t lui ...It.- ' 1 . pou- ucr.: (f! curious ir,t r i ! h ):ivi. I v V, :r t : pre- n u:iiV. z 1 r;vr r , an n l:,rt, fir i. Ic.ke t his J. re:?. nti ' faith ;.tvl orhrf I i r I r i f r : i v s'ly t r r -t 4 f the tn-. i: was thrown into tin-lad:- ? w!;m had j it j of the fvc:i?r u.r ( ';. '"icty .'f vfim.'.l fnii f t.1... A- -1 i tit rc:-,,i; k . r t- ,'!. Ur that ",!, - d i y, e ot t!if 1 'I ' rl lir lll )C t, i-r'i,; W' r n ; t- s.r.v ( 111 ,i-!iT b- h;n i iii pi j t .1 .1 bo,V fi l, s cr.iv.it, ' l ' i nn 1 biitrMti-n-; ;is -.it - j li,' ir.- to tin- !.i -t a lf.it'! Atr-.'hf-r l.i-ly f t: 1 t ; 'i !: aw lihli-r - li t t I a WMloVMT, t.'iiiv!! :i , an lr ,p- fin- r at -i.-o ti ' .. -i ! j m , i 1 1 -at ! ;ii' t. a m f ;. -r .'i-i-: in, dart'-'- th.' ii,'r.-l 1 '''.'I fr X V. too i,rt'M.r WJ.., w.i-' to jin-ach, t ti r ; i t.,j; or the Law s f f tiif Bi! le, ai. 1 an-at gai, ,: , n-tc-f r prcnei::ri. A similar ;n tat.fe f irn-Tcfrire .c curri-d u-i-b-r mv owtj 1 r'itiii. I: w.-i-" 1111111,.' a protract, 1 rue tir.g at ..hichscvcr.il pn achcrs witi-pu xtit c were all hindiog in j.-ivir, d r tl..- br-.tli.-r m ar- t t t.o- t-. k . :ir ground rmt-fi t in l,:s poi k f, and fi' io th-; it"i-- which Ijo til t in cra' k 'i t'lCii, I di-coviT'-d that 1..- w.ih- eahir- tl.ot.i. Sndi was the di t v:-l r. dma d in my mind by tl.'s 'tidi-erctiot. t? -t I could I,"', h-ring my mind to .r ti ipate in th- iinytr tiiat a In in;' Ci'.iil.'l. N; ,'-v, my bii sliia n, what i.-cil of ar- -.' nt hcic ! Win tfiat tiiinls of i 'b p. . in id. do s not i i that tl.'-v .s.. , otr H'di inii f'fitffn ' and are i , . S . '. ' Go-1 f If-ad 11 call upon a servant in prayer to stand up as a flay.-n.an between tm Ht. I an !! nded God t" take the pric b ss iv.f rod of ur i!s and .lead for th-;n before the Ju l: ': of heaven and earth ; and then, in the midst of th;- .-olernn fi an--action, i Id to a trilliog vaii't v ff ire--', (.ran un hallowed p i-.' n for the Foeicty nn'l at- tractiotis of women ''. Is i' not u d.--i i . r". :r... r:i"ji to ?'"'' 'i-reit, sav too iear. oi i' u ' for a lainier to allow ! i- mil; 1 to wari'l r like th : to 1 -y to the en I- of th" e ii to, v. h:M h 'le Iio! i.rt I ' ei, m -i.d in m ikirig kr.' Tl .IS Vi f lit - o V prayer to God? Brethrc')! tini.k ff tl.e.-e thifigi repent and crate I t'nd lour If aiiidy latlar vd!i ., x. a ; n fa I in or ' rj By 1 ;i ill v.j oo off a grievous rcproa'-.i !. fr.TM our mi.'.istry, and cca.-c to ofiend O.N'K OI' LKV-T OF VOL' R BRICTIIRKN." Dl-I5dM'0l .-. The J'liin'ner, a Baptist pajif r in N. Y., has nn article licadcd ''glaring in"or;gruity," in wi.'.ui it r,rof-"' to be greatly amazed at a ' . i :... .:, i.' ef.t.'.tTit.t.riirv iiatier. i,i vn i cn.i r'-n of behevcrs are c died holv," or f T " fcaint--," li:;m I. Cor. va : l-, if. It interprets this o mc.-.n that the -n-f.iiit-- of believf rs nnd n irjent.fatt .n; that they come into the ", tli le.diy holy, "'literally ::aifit.," :.'! hdr of hea'v'.n. It is" vry m irvdious th it any man w!.o bad ever r.-a i ter. pa;- in a Pedo-Baptiflt treati-; shoti! I make Euch a represent ition, -nd then erect upon it a column of dc t.ttr e; ition ag.-.'n-t the c-irr:i; ting tt-iidcricy of Infant B p-ti.-'o. But it may be that ome s-i' h s.t vie- of argument L; neccvtry V 'is pose of that troubVytaf text in I. Co rirthians. It is right bar ! to txph.in ihi-s text in fcuc'4 a s-y a not Vj 'n,;.ke Paul talk either Ptd-vBaptirtsn or non sense. Churrh. Goi'j In the OVtn i Imr. Wo find the following in a history of the ton of Salem, Massachusetts: " Th i bovs were ranged on the hta'n of the meaing-hous, an I a mm wn? appointed ft keep .-ople from !eer-f,g bv means of a short clubbed etick, i.v vlr g at one en 1 a knob and at the o l.er a fo e tail, with which b t w :'. 1 stroke the women's facts that were acc-p, and with the other would knock unrniy dog si and men. In the si.me V mice, Salem, two men were appoint'. 1 to mark down the non-attendants, in order to present them to the magis trate, while, at the sam? time, three constables were appointed to keep wat ;h at the doors of th? meeting-house, to prevent any one from going forth till the exercises were finished. c --rMr.:. t W : L; -- ; ri::.- 1 :
North Carolina Christian Advocate (Greensboro, N.C.)
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June 27, 1856, edition 1
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