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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY A COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOR THE NORTH C.''-(..":. T'v A CON FERENCE, M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. RUFUS T. II.EFLIN, Editor.
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Death of a Child.
Thr-re was mi ulle lyre
'31 id heaven' choral band :
A iiiessen !! was summor.i;il
To hear his Lord's command
That from among earth's children
Some favored one lie'd bring,
o had a skilful finger,
l'o sweep the golJen etring.
0, 111 fib and holy honor !
Whoso shall the glory be,
To :ii-'.ke a music fitting
The ear f Heity ?
Vhnt mil.iy minstrel, laurelled
With wreath which fame has given,
Shall now be counted worthy
To join the ranks of heaven ?
Xj master-mind, whose spirit
Might life itself to hymu
The praise of the Eternal
With bnrniror v.r!r lu: :
Xor one whoso life had lingered
Tiil age had quenched its fire,
Is from earth's myriads chosen
T touch tiiat silent lyre.
A little diihl was playing
Desi.bs his mother's knee,
I'm-onscious i f the Junior
That wa his destiny:
The an-el bent above him.
And breathed the low command,
And ere another morning
The lyre was in his hand.
Ah! is the mother weeping
-Because her h;i,h- boy
Is tasting purer pleasure,
And feel ins holier jov.
Than she couhi ever vi.-hl him
V, ith her most soothing tone,
"WbiSe yet the darling's bosom
Was pillowed on her own?
We know th it she will miss him :
I iiworn his gwmen's lie.
And every way she tu-.ctli
There's something im-ei her eye
That marks his mournful absence;
And iron his vacant bed,
Like II icbel in her sorrow,
She turns uneomiorted.
Mourns she that he is taken
Where ev'ty pain is o'er
'"Where not a human passion
Shall livt bis quiet more?
Oh '. could she he-ir the sweetness
Of l is angciic strain.
Not life's best gifts could tempt her
To call him back again !
Though transient was his visit
To this blank world of ours,
The pleasant buds of promise
Gave pledge of early ilowers.
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preaeher m nis stuuy , Lnus yppi-opri- ,
ate topics of discourse, gives s pathos to
his prayers, and often salutes his ears ;
amid his pastoral duties. It arrest.!
the attention of the pious member in i
his private walks and public pursuits, !
shares his leisure moments, and breaks
in upon hia hurried hours. " Shall we j
have a revival of religion?" asks the1
" Mother in Israel," as in the secret ;
place she holds up the church and the j
people in prayer before the throne of;
tjod. Frequently cries from the pious I
heart, " Shall we see the ehurch grow-!
ing into the likeness of Christ, the '
wayward reclaimed and sinners con-j
verted ? Shall Zion be enlarged, her ;
gates crowded with converts, and the
trophies of the cross be multiplied ?" !
These are questions ever appropriate I
to tho disciples of Jesus, but seeming j
now to demand peculiar attention. j
A glance at obvious facts will satisfy
us of this.
Vltn the nrpul Luue-.c rj? .,Tj
l ti.o. mnlrm'.ieation of means for m
a...-- - - j
dividual and social enjoyment, there is j
a corresponding exhibition of fashion-!
.able life and woridliness in the church, j
Great allowances, we admit, must be j
made for changes consequent upon the :
developments of taste peculiar to the j
age, but it is scarcely possible to dis-j
guise the fact, that many who have j
consecrates themselves at the altar ot
baptism, and by a solemn profession
hare renounced every form of sin, ex
hibit far more of the spirit of the world
than a tine and living piety. Such !
pcfgona may cherish a hope, but it is j
B.irfiftlv tff t-ov thin tVm hnno rvf tho I
"liypocrite. They must be revived, or
lost.
- " There is evidently an increasing ten
dency to trust in incidental agencies.
Elegant churches, refined music,
flourishing Sabbath Schools, and well
direoted social organizationss have some
power for good ; but tnro vcms to e a
growing disposition to look upon these
as the end of Christianity, rather than
to use them as providential aids in
achieving its high purpose the conver
sion of soul3. These things have their
uses, but woe to the churches when
they are accepted as substi lutes for the
TtiUnr of cloud and of fire. "We are in
danger of sliding into a lifeless formal-!
itv, and into a settled distrust of the
converting agency of the Holy Ghost.
Culture may improve the flower, but
the power of God alone can call it into
life. Eloquence, taste and learning
ha,ve tneir cilices in tho church, but
they must not usurp that of the Holy
Ghost, no: he counted signs of regen
eration. One thing only is essential to
the church, and that is the converting
power of God, Whatever else it may
do, the church is a failure unless it
bring men to Christ.
To speak of the hostility of the
world may seem trite. But a foe that
meets us at every turn, should at everv
turn receive a lance.
The storms of persecution gave the
'reformers" their iron nervts, and an In
tegrity more durable than iron. ..Now
the scene is changed. The world makes
obeisance to the church, lays at her
feet a few sheaves from its well-filled
granaries, pays her sparing compliments
on occasions of state or general inte
rest, and to a hasty observe: might
seem her willing handmaid.
But the calm is illusory. For tho'
the fire is no longer kindled to illumin
ate conscience, nor the stocks employed
to straighten the crooks of theology,
the world is thoroughly anti-Christian ;
not because it d:re.-ty r-.j-'r K;at fcc
cause." while volunteering a smile at
some of the practical results of reli
gion, it habitually ignores vital piety.
In the works of science, literature and
general learning, the name of Christ
rarely appears, except in historic allu
sions and regeneration is a thing un
mentioned. In fact, the scheme of
modern education generally proceeds
on the hypothesis that experimental
piety, if possible, is useless, and that
j man must develop and mould liimselt.
The popular expression is in substance
j this, "Piety is well enough for the
I weak, but we are above this cant and
J whine about experience ;" and this cold,
; emiti iiijrfiious surer does more towards
I the backsliding-of professors than could
be done by the faggot or the prison. J
Many, cowering before this spirit, hide j
their light till it expires, and then cease
to cherish ecu the form of godliness.
This is the bright picture of the world
the darker, pens and pencils fail to j
sketch, bin is prolific in resources,
and the workers of iniquity cease not
j till they have caused some to fall. As
j the keen-eved marksmen from their
j narrow ril'e-pits along the lines at Se
j bastopol, shot down their enemies' of
j fleers and gunners, so the wicked in
our cities ami populous towns are shoot-
ing down their chosen victims from the
i ranks of the virtuous and the young,
j The enginery of hell is incessantly ac
! tive ; and shall the servants of God
slumber, or treasure out their efforts
T-.-iV paving "mud., when souls are in
: I r. : '."'.; ; !:.M- feds?
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to tho faith and unity of a church.
Assemble tho elders," "gather the
children," and let the ministers of the
Lord weep between the porch and the
aitav, and let them "all" say, " Sp-ire
thy people, O Lord, and give not thine
heritage to reproach." " Then will
the Lord be jealous for His land, and
pity His people."
Let brother confess to brother the
Avrong that he has done, and every dis
cord be hushed, so that the heofts of
Christians m.-i j i-.nt. m Lyith
each other, and with the hea?l ot
Christ. " IIow good and how pleasant
it is for brethren to dwell together in
unity." Every member cherishing ha
tred towards his brethren, destroys
much good, and opposes the Lord and
His work.
The Prayer Meetings should re
ceive the immediate and cheerful snp
nnrt of nil that love Christ. The fact
membership in a church implies du
ties oi a sacred character, amonr which
is that or attending its religious gath
erings. Whoever abandons these for
a trivial cause is recreant to God and
to his most sacred responsibilities.
The regular prayer meetings of the
church are not held for the fciv, for
the particularly pious ones, but for all ;
that the weak may be strengthened,
the wayward reclaimed, the despond
ing cheered, and the worldly-minded
aroused to new spiritual life. Tho ou..
cess of the ministry depends largely
upon the aid rendered by the members
in the support of the means of grace.
Did this lact penetrate their hearts,
aye, did the officers of the church feel
it as they should, the present would be
a year of jubilee through the land.
Should the ofilcial brethren zealously
co-operate with their pastors. l "J
bership could sptt De r0,used, ac
tivity. Would to God our class-leaders i
nrnl cowards felt the force of this truth.
Brethren, let the rallying cry he heard
along your ranks. Say one to another,
" Let us go unto the house of tho Lord."
Mass love feasts and prayer meet
ings might be held to great profit.
The events daily transpiring under the
direction of the political leaders, sug
gest the inquiry whether the churches
might not, with proper efforts, do far
more than at present to arouse the
slumbering masses to a sense of their
religious obligations. Let delegations
go occasionally from one church to ano
ther to kindle anew the camp-fires of
Zion. Such gatherings oT the follow
ers of Christ would greatly inflame
their zeal, and create a unity of feeling
of the highest value to the church.
Let the experiment be tried, preachers
and people feeling that they have a
common Master, and a common work ;
that thev are not called to seek the
wen.l of this or that society
alone, but
' ,
tobrimr the greatest possible numoer,
of sonTs to Christ.
j p-; vival must be resoivea upon.
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Christians certainhVdesire a revival,
but desire is powerless till it leads to
volition. Let no one fancy himself
th bs work- t.i he has resolved
in his inmost soul to accomplish it.
Were the members of the churches an
imated by a high and holy purpose to
seek out the lost, and secure their con
version, did they feel an individual re
sponsibility, so as to resolve at once
upon the accomplishment of this work,
whatever its cost to character and com
fort, the time of our darkness would
soon be ended, and the day-star from
on high would shine upon Zion, as of
oM th-- fire shone en the camp
of Israel.
In addition to all that has been said,
there must be present faith, or faith
for present blessings. The preacher
must go into the pulpit with faith for
immediate results, and the members
must gather to their class and prayer
meetings, with an ardent faith for the
immediate displays of divine power.
Nothing will avail but faith, that claims
the presence of God this very hour,
matter what the circumstances may be
In the house, the store, the workshop,
and in the sanctuary, brother, let thy
faith claim the manifestations of the
Spirit to men now !
Other suggestions we must omit.
But we ask for the question we have
proposed an affirmative response, from
the east and from the west, from the
north and from the south. Let there
be one voice and one faith through all
the borders of Israel, " By the help of
Israel s Orod we )tiust, we snail Lave
revival the present year."
Zion's Herald.
Sunday Trains.
At the annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the North Caredina Railroad
Company held in Raleigh, in July,
1856, on motion of Hon. 1). L. Swain,
it was
"llesolred, That in the opinion of
the Stockholders, the duo observance
of the Christian Sabbath is a duty no
less imperative upon this Corporation
V- rtpon h? citizens of the State,
aud that tiie .Si-'ckuohler-i do not np
provo rii:'.' running cf Sunday Trains."
The above rveIu:ion vv-is pa?;vd ri
ov'-y. i' the Oiiccovy. who a
can " ai-v- e-f.-er ti e W:::ii . .f 1
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m ti:e nr. tc-r. itav.
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farmer
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7 Sunday mnn-
1 n rr o n t r,rtl ,..1... -1 . .. 1
be looketl upon as a heathen, hardly it j
for a civilized, christian country. B 't ;
an association of men, acting uneler a I
legislative charter, may regularly eles -
ecratethe Sabbath, year after year with j
1111 yj a.ii lt
There is a responsibility an individ
ual responsibility somewhere for this
violation of law human and elivine.
And we would like to hear each Rail
road Director answer tlr"s epestkm for
himself.
In a moral point of view, what wonid
be i:iy,r,4? opening your store
and selling goods all day on SuntUvf
or attending to whatever secular occn-1
pation you follow, or requiring your
agents on the Road to work from mem
till eve on the day set apart as a day of
rest and religious improvement ?
If it is important that man and bea sr,
should have one elay out of seven to
"rest from their labors," surely the
agents and laboiws a.,rn.Ceted with ti c
vaHous railroads should be included in
thus humane provision. It is useless to
mince the matter. This Sunday train
running
wrong,
is morally and religiously
and to our mind the iniquity
rests on the skirts of the Directory in -
elivkluallv and collectivelv.
Tj. I 1 . ? .. .1 ii. . i. . n 1 '"
j.t may ue picnucei, niai ine vompar. f
has engaged to transport the U. hf !"
Mail on Sunday as well other days.- - j
There was no necessity for maki g j
SUCll xn engevgemnt arjfl yfQ haVC 110 j
doubt the Department would release the j
Company from this part of the contract
if applietl to, in an earnest manner. . y
Postmasters and all other? connect r
with the mail or railroad service, hajv
a right to claim the stme Sabbath prir r
ileges that are vouchedsafe to other i
r,ri it vasal lily no little depii-
vation to him who is constantly engag
ed six days in the week, to be debarred (
from attending Church, instructing &s.t,
chilelren, and resting; in the bosom of j
his family, on the seventh. Will those
who have the power, carry out the ex
pressed wishes of the Stockholders hi
this matter, and also comply with pub
lic sentiment therein, by abating the
evil of Sunday Trains ? , V7e shall see.
Fnr n. neordo nrofessin? Christianity, it
is a shame that so littlf regard is paid
to the Sabbath by thopQ ln power, wuo
instl of permitting ft t0 be thu3 need
lessly desecrated, should set an exam
ple of reverence for the day which was
" blessed and hallowed" for all men.
Greensboro Patriot.
Declines. The title of D. D. was civj
ferred on the Rev. John B. Taylor, of Rica-1
mond, Va., at the recent commencement of i
the Columbian College, but the Religious 1
Herald states that he declines accepting :
.n
tians
u'.h into
u..r reli-sh.-es
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,V ..t all
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r.f fheui,
were more ant to
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. gious course,
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think you wi;I find it
I the cases of bjc'I !!
j Bible. Did thev air,
X.!,
occur me m in
the days of v
a pattern of hut
vaneed life iruotj
and still later, .'
numbering th ;
The great sio f'
just about to ont
In ad
av.iiltery, OiiC
in
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ml.
Jjook.at lloze
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vout. The i
special piv.
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bringing "
Jerusalem."
too, with .Tc i!
at the cases 1
siah. Ho.
I around
i':'i.r with-
in our own
oh
serration
Ilave th-y not
almost every one ot them ceeuired lato in
life? I mean after nia-iy years of Chris
tian profession. This tact (is it not a
fact?) seems to nie to teach several les
sons of deep and solemn importance.
1. It accounts for another fact which
has of late forced itself ir-to my attention,
viz : That in case of very many of God's
pi.-flc, their heaviest aud moi-t numerous
trials came late in life. Goti, in his ten
der mercy, sends the trials to save them
from falling away from their steadfastness,
and bringing reproach upon his cause.
2. These cases, recorded in the Bible,
and confirmed by observation, ought to
make Christians as they advance in life,
more and more watchful and distrustful of
themselves. J'luisli Visitor.
My First Circuit.,
These Conference seasons bringup many
reaiiniscenccs to the memory cf the itiner
ant preacher. My first Circuit ! IIow
often is this in the mind raid on the lip of
the old soldier of the cross ! Memory
runs back. The preparation for leaving
home : the horse : the saddle-bags ; the
j pocket-Bible ; the Hymn-Bowk ; the sad
farewell ; a mother s tears and a mother s
blessing ; the anxious thought, aud fearful
forebodings I IIow will I be received ?
Shall I succeed 7 Will I be useful, or shall
I fail, aud disgrace myself and dishonor
the Church ? IIow humble, how depend
ent, how prayerful ! Have I lost my first
love ? Has my zeal abated, End do I feel
that I can live without those Christian
i-.raee? once
' first circuit
li'jtd aii.o:o
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did re
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Did it ever c .
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to if v-, . ;!. : ... . ' ' . .4
trust in God and do right. A girl who
has done rr wrong has little cause to
mourn over the fickleness of a pretend
ed lover. Better he would change his
mind before than after marriage."
An Essay on Man.
At ten, a child : at twenty, wild
At thirty, tame, if evei ;
At forty, wise ; at fifty, rich ;
At sixty, good, or never."
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Convicted of Mckdsh. At Ilaiol
J perior Court, JiiJo Pe.v.-son pvi:-'d
I exander Hooker, a voonsr win ;!. :,(
j of ajre, was eorvio'v:i ef wrdm-ing
i Chavis, a ma.vied :;;vj, viio h- n-'u:
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; prisoner's sister under the most :!r:ta'.;d i
istances. 1 !,e vcr1ft
;ne exc-icnciii,
-i i r a riai-.iof'.
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Jra.-.i -uii-y, njemf eis .if
srt. anil ;nictittor'? iies"nt.
iDrinii'.al.
; For the X. C. Chrisiian Advocate.
j A Jiethodisi College ia Iortli Caiuliua.
Mr. Editor : I have recently no
ticed in your paper several spirited ar-
I tides on the subject of erecting a first
! class Male College in North Carolina;
and also some suggestions in regard to
the preparato-y steps necessary to be
taken. The subject is one of jrreat
importance, both to the Church" and
State, and should be carefully and
prayerfully considered. That we need
! a "first class College," I think no
careful observer will deny.
And tli .it
our ability is eepial to our necessity,
none will question, when thev remem
ber that already we have contributed
money enough to sustain Colleges in
the adjoining States to have erected
one in car own, upon a basis that would
have warranted success. I have, sir,
for yean entertained the same opinions
as set forth by "Old North State," in
his spirited articles. And I hope that
the brethren will come out and let us
have a general expression of opinion
upon tLe subject. And then let us act
like man." J. J. n.
Kitston. Oct. 1856.
; For the X C. Christian Advocate.
;A Trip to Topsail Circuit.
Dear Bro. Heflix : We have been
having a vacation of a eek in our
tit lri;5ij' xiu v.hicii we h..n e
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"'en ?pe!
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oious wor-: t-yer ti ere, i M-.icl. ::-::": !
are 2 lad. Tf. v . .ore te-.tv s i - '
c n vi . ff i eii'.rin:' the week, ni.d li;e . .
Toll. :-. vt:' guin - on tv Hi- '1 ! . :
ban;'' T!ic I'iOrv av- nra'sc. v c
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::' " . ' '.v jt ... ( ici'ii tha th' :
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r '! j ;.u c iu'V c .:': :;.
on the T.p:5.iU Circuit, t!'vot-gi; -.
no wi..,.' 'c i;--'.vighoi-.t tlie c :. ' ...
tiirou rh ir tty world: .ini th. t -.';' :
;." . a -'el; H'- t:T:-e V.'t'.-ii
.e -ha)5 '-i.' ! I--: 'hoi ,m
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i crisus'c,. : - ' , ' - . '. V
Bro. C, who travels th it "Circuit,
preached from Luke, c. 10, v. 42.
We all felt 'twas a good pcrmon, Messed
of God. At night I tried to preach,
from John, c. 3, v. I-i ; did a small
business ; trecpasscl & very short time
on the time aud patie nce of ibe con
gregation, for which brevity I have no
doubt thev were triad. 1 he Presidir -
! Lid r closed with a Htirrr'.r i .viioi ia-!
tion ; mendl wp ruy enppied tal!
ana v;c ; .'-t n roon time.
r"1 i Saturday moi .no.-r, at 3 o'clock, Bro. J
2iG. W. F.,Vho serves the C. V. Mis-i
i- :'oior, preached. His text was, 12th
and loth verses, ol.-t I'salu. ; 'twa a!
? f?t-niion.
s if'"r: f i;lho:s
Bro. V. is a verv '
' usci'u!.
n perceive lha i he ;
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F. mveh.
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Vt li o c.ooi: ij,",v.-.' .
jfiomtCtfi verse, od chanter of Acts:'
i did the h,t I cidd. "Such as I had
i gave I then-;, in the name of Jesns i
v. uviM or ixa-. u et"). .Mouniers caui i
to the altar; some were converted. 1
won't particularize. I leave that for
my young Bro. C. to do, in his notice
of revivals on his Circuit. In the af
ternoon of Saturday, the congregation
increased greatly.
Sunday morning came, weather fine,
air balmy, and everything around beau
tiful. It having been announccel the
day before by the P. E. that he would
preach a missionary sermon and take
up a collection at 11 o'clock, the great
congregation assembled promptly. A
tine one it was, 1 assure you. Beauty
and intelligence, the fair exponents of
j that community, were now collected in
front the s ;nd. The P. E. (you know
how he graces a pulpit,) arose to re
deem his promise and do his Master's
work. He did redeem his promise
fully. His text was and is still to be
found in the 23d chapter and 5th verse
of Jeremiah. He preached well, beg
ged hard, and collected one hundred
and twenty dollars. Well done, I
thought ; worthy of the man who did
it. They gave readily and liberally.
I am going to a camp-meeting soon
in my diggings. I hope they will do
so for me. At night we hail a good
meeting. Many were converted. Bro
thers Brooks, Chadwick, Pigott, and
Sleight, who tented on the ground,
were all blessed by the conversion of
one to two of their children each. To
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are a nobb'-hearted ' ' l" pt on'c, T.h.mi
ministers deVgh ti V eh'"e cir-
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tlteir kiod.ic.-s to ji.c'. - j".-n tl :.
I visU them to U;-'w t'uat their Hudnc.s.
is a; -yn-:.y..: d, and n.'t N.ioa fnrirotteii lv
i.' jjo who have enj-.y.;. their Iiosfiit diiiei.
yifiiy of cs c m tcftly t ticir u::hTm Je.l
!ibera!iy. ( r;hke eiie Methodists wo
have fleard l'f, Hi,; iv "lii! icidi"r ;;ive UiT
se!' to the p.'Vfi. hi 1 's j'n.'ilv, thry tal i
pleasure in eiivniing iv;th thevi tliog..oti
thiticrs of this Yr'v. Ihv the Jord rewird
Jiut we cannot .!.,..y go t 1 th'.se
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in I hat we :
v.o kuch utLcr, v. i.icL ou j,Lt to Lc atten
ded to as far as practical le. We have
gardens, let ui leave cabbage, turnips, bivt,
parsnips, &c, as. though we expected tjh i
returned to the circuit. We know h'.W
bad it is to be without vegetable. A 'd
I think we ought to put ip pickles tA
preserves to.--.r-h other. If all would .1
this, it would prove a inutvd benefit. 1'
is true there are some com imnities aI. tc
the neighbors take this trou'de .fT of our
liands; but .hey are "few and farbetwera."
Also, leave a morse! or twu of Hoinetl.ing
more substantial, that may List until they
can look about and buy for themselves.
Church members should do this, but if wn
know they will not, let us provide for e:ich
other. Have you ever gone into a parson
age with : family, and after staying ul
night found you had nod. ing to cook for
breakfast ? Tlii:, is a disagreeable feeling,
I assure you, I ut some of us have expe
rienced it. We will not say what we thought
of our .Methodist neighbors in that com
munity. In cities or market towns the e
difficulties do not exist, but they are A it
in villages which afford no n arkct.
Leaving every thing in goed order arid
well secured, we bid adieu tj the parsoaao
for the present. Yours, truly.
Oct. 10th, 15.
jfn: the (Cljiltau,
The Bee.
PvMy Imc, rirny tell mu why
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