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I'UIiLHHLU WEEKLY BY A COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA CON FERENCE, vl. E. CliTTXn, SOUTH- RUFUS T. HKFLIN, Er;r
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i .a t .rove t:i;.
occivoii-
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tO H.V;
forth his peculiar g:vry, v,mh wont to
'L-y'.r'? with ordinary, and employ cX
traor'linary T;:art. vti'l yo i corit'.n 1
ti.at .-ivJi fXOCj.'i'iii hhouM not L'iurfl
4 pr:-i; '.;.ti fr !';j.rt:fi. from, or
1. - r.-.lu with the rr.-n'-ra rule of
Of)'-i atiori-i. "o'i H'iy i' H'-cau-e (
oaih-'I uiJ'f : tf-jf-'l rn -a to pn.-aeh th'-(i'l-v.'A,
it l'c-s not follow, i;Jnfr, tlia
if A I-'.Vn to C.i':''! li; til-; h'-in.C'!
fro'f pr.-:ieh ri'', or rhat ho wills tirrler
olhor o-irr-uifistaiiff's -ven, that tlio nu
lotff-rt-1 preach." You mi-itify yoin
poiti'-H att I ' ''-'A'u-i in n :'- a s;n
U li it m itiri'-r that it is lifli :uU to ;ir
rivt- at vo ir r-al lu'-atiifi.'. If this i
i:ir-!,!.'ofi il, th--n you rnuit iuU-rrl toj
cm'xrr iM any who in ty attempt to op- j
fo-j your views ; hut if it is the result j
: -nt il
oh'u-ene-vs, th'-n you are to;
re
If I o-)'n;.!-rii -n t the im
pore of the ahove -f-nt'-nee, it contains
a cotK-ensiori, viz., in the heuiiiin
" ( t l ca'le'l util -tteroil mf-n to preach
th(-r G'ei';l ;" an'l makes two (h-due
tion-i. one of which, mu-a. h
nnMt t" U'lmine'l
and recuved as true
The h-.lue nons,
arc; as follow, " eitlier" that Owl de
ni'H to exclude the learned from
Tireacliin" ; or. rxrciit under crtr'ior-
diiitrii it ii hf '" i he wills" that
the utdearned shall not preach. Is
this your true meaning 'i If so. then
allow me to say, I have yet to meet nor is it e-sential to ministerial ,
with tho Methodist who believes that success. Roth may exist, uinl be anc- '
God excludes; men from preaching sim- tioned as divine, by actual and repea
ply Lt-ca.im: they are " learned." Such ted manifestations of spiritual efih-iency
an one, I opine, cannot be found. Your j th? presence of t!jy fin.foitnde.-t i
first deduetion then is admitted. Rue uoraiice of literatere arnl .science. E l
accorilin to your h'ic both flu.'se de- ueational po,-rer, :s not the powe r by
ductiosis cannot he maintained: and which x'titiicrs are to he con vetted front
as I have conceded the first, lh.-n you the error nf tin ir v'mj (Sermon 184 o,
axe compelled to conclude, to he con- p L.r fear of sinhinr you fo
sistent with yourself, that :t is the will deep f'. r a resurrection, I will add no
of God that the unlettered shall not other authorities on this point.
preach! Arc you prepared for such "The fact is, (says Jovius) that
a decision? Vi!i you, in the face of though he called them before they had
Scripture and history, avow such an . been taught of men, ho did not permit1
opinion ' If so, jnve chap, and verse. then; lo remain unlettered. He at once .
You say " Where God has not, hy ' cotnrnence.l instructing them." Sub-1
oome .special ov.Ur, u'jftdo the exception, stltutid. th5 wnal uaerilightened for
we are bound by the general rule to unlettered" for they remained, un- j
use the meajns." This "general rule" , lettered to the end I "will say, true ; J
to which you refer mut of course ap-! and such "!s tho roody operand', hy
jily to God's method of calling men to ; f;bieli lie has supplied his Church with I
preach his gospel. You, however, fail true ministers, and manifested his glory j
to give it, in so many words, that ; in all ages, from that period down to!
"general rule," yet leave us to umler-'j the present day. This is God's liw
stand that it is thif, as Go 1 does not 0f ministerial appoint aient ; while ev-'
design to exclude the learned from ery modiheation and alteration of that ;
preaching, therefore he "wills" that ; ;lw has been the work of daring worms, '
the unlettered shall not preach. 'and has wrought injury and ruin to
Unfortunately for your argument, ,-;s Church. Tlrs is the rule which our
that course of procedure in God's plan Church has adopted, and adhered to ;
of ministerial appointment which you down to the present time; and on the;
denominate an exception " to the gen-: efficiency of this rule I submit the fob j
eral rule," viz., the " calling unlettered ; lowing authorities : j
men to preach the gospel," is not an j Jfr. Wesley, speaking in defence of :
exception, but ips facto the " general ; hjs ministers says, "I am bold to amrm ;
ritZ" to which, if we take Zt'e7e our that these unlettered men have help
the history of the. primitive Chv-rch as ' from God for that great work the"
authority, tW calling of the learned saving of souls from death ; seeing he ;
was an exception. 1 make this declar- hath enabled, and doth enable them;
ation in full view" of the fact, that I still to turn many to righteousness.
shall be charged, as others who are my Thus hath he destroyed the wisdom of
superiors have been, with advocating ' the wise, and brought to nought the
ignorance, and an ignorant ministry. ; understanding of the prudent. j
As my views on this particular point j u In(W(1 n Qne tl wh;cl t ;
will be given in their du order, I will j , igs t(j t are nQt nor;int i
forbear expressing them here. My : j trust there is not one of them'
present, business is with the facts in the ; who j3 not abe tQ through sueh'aii ;
case, ami these facts corroborate the i exam:nation in substantial, practical,;
declaration just made, lhe Apostle ; ex orircentill divinity, as few of our i
says "God hath chosen the foolish ; candiJ:lte8 for hol y onUr even in our!
V1106 YorM. t0 confound the jmiliist cre allle to do. (Works;
T-C i t then, 13 ? gtRr-alruie Vol V., p. 15G.) !
which God has adopted; and to ive 1 , i
that rule the full lorce of Divine sane- , aJld Ahup--
tion, Jesus Christ selected as his apos-kn the. worth of improved a nl.t.es; ;
. ' 77 r i vi and nothing can equal our itinerant
tics men, all of whom, with the excep- . . i f
c r i at ir l o plan, in the opportunity it affords ot ,
tion of Paul, were, as Mr. U esley savs, 1 i . .' .' . .,
. - c ' -: - , r., .i? v : suitinjr our various societies with men
tiuotins: rrom tee orurinal oi the JNevvi 7 , , , . . ,
V . ti ' -i 1 of God who are edufd with cifts r.ree-!
Testament,) "common, unnhilosopln-! ' , . . 7 r.T-
, . ' 1 ir , ,.1 j able to their respective wants. ( Ilis. .
cal, unlearned men. ( oi ks, vol. v. e . v 1
v p. 153.) And of the Christian teach-ot UlSi P olU'' . I
mau.l writers of the first century j Bishop Emory, speaking of the,
Meshiem savs " We mav here re -
m.:rk in general, that these apostolic
fathers, and the other writers, who in
the infancy of tho Church, employed
their pens in the cause of Christianity,
were neither remarkable for their leain-
ins nor tliiir eioquence. Un the con-
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trarv, tnev express the most yuma and
admirable 'raiments in the plainest 1 0U- iU least, is concerned, to speak with :
and most iUiterata style." (Vol I. p. '.his enemies in the gate." (Life, p. 276.) ;
97.) If the ex sim pie of Jesus, the Head Bishop Snde "Neither can I sup-:
and Lord of the Chuich, the practice ! pose that they who are thus called, de-;
of that Church in the days of her gr at- i voting.. tbemselves to their high calling,
cs purity :hi.1 simplicity, are authority, ' aeconlirig to the apostolic directions,
then the "general rule" cf God was! will fail to be 'well Qualified' as able!
to call men to the ministry, who at the
time r.ftln
til were " unle;.r;:ed ;"
while the exvc prion to- that " general
rule" was, to call the learned to preach j
the gospel.. Where will ycu find the '
"special order" to reverse and annul'
that rule? If such an one exists, I j
call noon you to produce it. Can vc-u i
dour Ir such cannot be produced, are ide. -fhey are one and oh oyamst ;
we not bcuntl to abidi by the " gener-! you and those lil-cyou. nether you
al rule," and without' prsumztu6nshxi) be able to make head against ai
sly
interfering, allow the Lord Jesus to
call forth whom he will ? So I think :
so thought our fathers. Cut, in your
estimation, or according to your logic
and divinity,, education is an indispc-n-
litbn to
:.,.e rr;:i;.i:eriil w,tk.
e jil.ice to your aup--;
i-k- Toe aj.o--!-
in 'Ij'if l f . '
r.-,r. iv.i .
wa, K.-ri not to r
Ootid ..Ct, .T. 1'oge
r-ue t.MS I'. .': OI
4 ro trical or-iti-
in- iif i'i' ii. I oi". i rrj : ! v t ( aonou : ce
truth; to proclaim Cbri-t crucT.-.-d for
world : an t to u tr:? in
!o'''":t and ? vo-? manner r.---
"-'.bb-, lf.t the .:un.-roa3 convert o-
v. hich '-:! oe !, m',:'i be attribute 1 to
the ij'si;tr oi tr:
tl'j
an i iiot to the 'linioniitration of toe
Spirit of G'jL
It is worthy of rem irk.
that in a.i t,e rr.vira!-j o: renon with
.hi eh v, e are aequ ainte'l, Gci appears
to i ave ma le very little u-;e of hamuli
i It,'ttrii:t', evii when pe:.-esseil !y pious
me'i. His own ."-erioiis truths, :i rmo.jr;
' -'I l.v id iin co'vnoo tho'Jli in
iieiv ilir.i l..ive
I.
.eeii tne
it.-rai
aas of the convic'-o
sinners. JIuiin
a aoi co'ive; : io;
I.-
irniii'f often hci-n uecf---fn!iy
e f)j! ve in ilef-iil rj trie out ico'';
Clir;-t'anitv : hut iiiij Vn-itif aiii tri'fli.
have pre.-' r .'(! the rit'tih l." (. Cor.
eh tp. i. v. 17. j
To the ahove f :v th tes-
timo-iy of th- K-v. L-, yj M. J,,,. ).
p. I'mrroluce thi author not heeati-e
Con'-eive liiin wonhv of hein;r nlaco'l
b-.-iie the litinL'iii..hel Dr. Chirk : or
because I regard hi.s testimony of any
;rreat weight, hut simply on account of
t'ue position which he now occupies as
me le I'ler in tlu.s war against the IJi
. ... the ririuntive ( .mvh. am t ie true
,.r,his of M.-tho hsm.
" We lia'e no quarrel with learning.
It is il'xi'l, excellent, foWeiful as a
means of usefulness, and therefore to
n: ,,.
-ircd for its ureat
and
ma
nifold
advantages. lint still it eaneot ieiti
m ite a claim to the mitiisterie 1 office,
1 course 01 siuoy piescnueu oy me,
Church pays Jow. to say nothing!
of the additional works recommended, ;
I have no hesitation- in venturing the;
opinion, that any candidate who shall ;
make himself master of the above.!
; - r. ' 1. . - . ,
111 iour yeai, win uae 00 occasion 10
: oe asnameu, so iar as vnnsnan incvio-
. and successful minister cf the New Tes-1
tamcnt' (Letter Leb'ry, 1S41.)
i I have taken you, as you perceive, to
listen to the teachings, not of the ordi-;
nary and obscure members of our body, I
nor to the c,uid nunc divine s of the day, ;
but to the Prinwes of our Zion : to men
whose names and influence will never'
eurrent cf sueh power, is to be seen
Your vail may render you good ser
vice here ; . then keep it close.
You say k Jesus may very properly
le said to have delivered a course of
con'.
lecture Vj Va
he le'l the 1.1 nboit the II
v L.n 1.
Tt.-it he fre'i.'h.ed, an i rr:x,i,
of ):'' T jmhl' to th-rn. k
fibo'i. " 'l C'JUrtf rf t.li',1,j;.-;,tt h(;-
t'-ri .'' I avi r,ot go e! ir. A;i I h.ve
to 'V' or: this idea of vour-iis ;hi. if the
M:j-: :r did deliver -ueh a " cocr-e,"
hi-; p-;pii- bo-e a ntrlhi'i-j re; m'l-tnci
v.t! r,. f- ,., iv r,f si,.-, o, v-n 1-T.t-
LO W
J IV Oi
in every a.
frjrn tie
itf d f.vn to
the prefer
1)0 VO I
in w.iat trie
ie mh'.snce consiit-s ? I r-ply, in their
s -if-t-np rt mce, their nr- .foir. 1 irjo-
ranc-; of the plan of solvation, and their
1 .....
n::ni-ter
H.v.a:
re-pors;;y,;;;-e-.
ir.f) a
2raa li o-
At p -nt'-c-'j-t.
y y-juy I"-- L'-ive
h -I'l :u ut "he
;e 1 ij:p! -cas
ir- in a 1 !aa-
. i.'j : bid
A Act- s.Md lo
ti.'- t W..!ii-:f ml w.:
tr: "t f toa.-ues fleiv.:.
of -jr flu :ti 11 as rips s
Vi n.'i !eri u.,
r -'; i i t !- iv. eh
L v 'ii h 1 vi
Vr) ev,-:-
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ti;;t th'
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Is... atid p:re iv i
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iu-i, th y t.i..rve',lc"l : ati J !h-y t ok krj v-
' iii. ;ii tii d I le
!! !
i o !'! s i( a ) e-
mi-." T ii- o: -une 1 aft
the -iiri'ru ;s nl iire n)t i
he b.p i n of
i- V"U -ay, f.iev
li;;d r": i .! their " di p!;'ii,. ot' -rad'i
ti ti as rip-; .-eh dat.s in di I ei.'ii i.'e "
Now. -it ii-r ij'fi or th IV'Uf must h
wr.cii I).) y:ju think tin: ji.bie ce u.it
u tit i ne '
():; ite. re you say, If (in ! i h -e 'he
11 lll'il I.'- iti'.il 1,111 l.::Vill:' f'!,.l-,.l Pi l"ltl-l 'I
the-ni f.- tho w -rk of th.: uiiai-trv h.is he
th r.-f-.re "'urn his voi e iin-t tuki wi th?
uie la'.- it'.-1 dud sen li'itr to em t. seho.l to
prep ire f a- t ic ministry ' lla.s h foroid-
d a fie i:!ii-,t i :(i of hi n'df i" Whuf he
.nvi. t-ie Apistles hy h.spir.riou. Ins he
co a a hi 1 : l toe unfii-piru.i not s.'eK,
V'Z : the aripi'siri'iii of incut t! puwer by
.1.
ttie pr .ce.-s ut a tuor.iun p tuoatlon
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A'low ai.' I j w a is per u; your i-ir
y iu lei. sol in the ah ve piora: luri !-
eiui'tv vf-roia 'o and u . w:n i '!r "ani-u-iti
th
ii
t t w t 1 in it i:: it
ds with
:er;ijr
r n ri
th truth -if history. L )'
ar. the
fourth nf Acts and thirre'.-nth vers.;, nod
til-o :it Mr. We-ley's a--oti jt of tho liter-try
attsinuje'ita of all the .itisties. ex cent
Paul. You 1m 1 better g b-j.-k oi your
ahii'i in if e, for it is very evid-nt you left
the t!i '!') t 'ra! n st before "i werj ti -dire 1.
Wii j ev -r hard or rea i b -fu.: that the
.1 I 1" V .. I ' 1 L , ...
t ,e ninis ry;" that they were - r p.vhol-
ars in an l.oi g:.s ; pts-assua ot great
" m-nMl p:).ver by th p- .2 -ss of a thor-
i. 1 ....
"
ou :h eda Mtioa" ! ! I You are dre imin-r.
Yours,
iii!-.. June.
Jtsrus-fAcio.
CoaaECTiox No. 1. In line 24 of 1-t
colu iin, for " real" re-id jr'-c-Lt n.une. In
4Gt': ht: for "from" r-td ' nur. -
Iu 5th line of 5th p.irar iph, for "in"
reu4 ore ; 'and in 6i:h line, for " lose" rea 1
base yoar argumeut.
In th.3 e.3on 1 eo'u na, 2nd iine, for
" c . a hut" rea l exhort.
No. 2. In the 3rd eolu-un, 5th line of
2d p:ruiMph, f..r " bu"." read not.
For tho X. C. Caristian A-ivoecte.
Station Work-
Buo. IlEFLIN : In looking over a
bundle of letters which I had nreserv-
e'
perr
P'
me, the hrst, year 1 was sutione.l, trom
a, valued friend, who had large e.xpe-
rience in the things of which he wrote,
I commend the rules and suggestions
contained in it, not only to the young
Stationed preacher, but to all preachers.
Som hin s may be gleaned from it.
that will prove serviceable to almost
every one,
Ttc
" fetation is in m inv respects differ-
. c n- . , " 1 . . . .
ent from Circuit work, especially is it
so m tne pulpit. Let me give you a
few hints from experience.
1, No matter how the people may
be pleased, never preach long sermons,
It is far better tfiat you leave them
hungry, than surfeited, as a good
rule", of course with its exceptions : At
II o'clock. A. IL you may choose some-
thing argumentative, comhining doc -
1 r T t r
- I " . n -I
trinfi nnd n.-aefiep ! aim to tmi.sti in
. i T 1 . " tj
an hour or less. It you preach at o I .
M.. never average bait an hour, never i
choose any subject abstruse or meta- j
physical; indulge more in imagery, and;
strive to gain a lively, and if you choose j
i -.11 r u 1 ..t ! 1:
10 can 11 so, mine ut ou'iiuiil ouounnir
1, the following turned up; and I think cnosity has beeu exe.te t at etng tne
1.. , . . intr,i(inr;t.nrv jroi-i of a Quotation troru that
laps gooa raignc result irom its . , v- 1 t
.. " o o. ... n.iinKor m:irl( hv v . . . and 1 must see
tbaeation. It is a letter ot adv.ee to tha , r, th'.A: Tf hmthro- Hi.-ks
Vv,, 1..K-- ..11
ideas and bring upon you the fearful
charge of sameness. Avoid as far as !
7 i o- , t i
possible, anytntns common-place, antif
yet, yea know there can be nothing;
new - added to the old gospel ; . preach
the Gospel, but aim at taethol and '
manner your own. Topical preaching
surrace summing xour moor iS u..; c.xtlfnin,ti(-n ot tSie different cd-.sses!
lost if your people are sleepy. At i was Ue s;,tisr-actory.to all who were pres-1
night service, choose some suhject of;ent "
inviting or entreaty, or remonstrance, ' Qn Wednesday a lanr crowd assembled
&CM that wil! naturally tend to strong I at -an early hour, txpeeniga rich sermon;
exhortation, and do not average thret from Bev. 11. T. Ib-fiin, but were greatly ;
fourths of an hour. j disappointed, when iaform.-d that personal j
2. Do not allow yourself too wide a ! ho ii'iy aiEiciico had preveated his atten-j
ran in a single sermon. The usage jd.mee. , !
c - -j. -if . a. -u- u 4. Tn.'v ciia.' tos- thcr aain at - o-c-Ktck, :
of a circuit will tempt you to this, but ; - , , , , - l.-,
, . JL - ! t- it"ii to an ad ire on the subject or ;
remember you have the same oeop.e ; u c. II. Wiley, o,u were !
every week, and there wi l oe time ; a(5i iflj. The h.,ur W3S filled i
enough to tell them ah you know, how-; - wlrh ,ltf..iaed reai:;rks and anecdotes, hy
c-yer carefully you may retrench. Several Leatlf n.en pn-sc-ur.
Neglect of this one point, has caused; At night, all tho unr feasant feelings re ;
many a .ol circuit preacher to fail. '; enhin-' from diianooiutiuent d aria 2 the !
because worn out in a station. Carefully ; day, were removed by the performances of j
revise all your sermons, and see they the young ladies in the Concert; which j
do not weave into each other the same equalled, if not exc-ib-d, seine cf the older ;
1 recomnjend to you as best, out at the j ia which all tbe touor les
same time do not neglect exposition an- I A-Jout 4 o'ch-tk, IUv. Pres. Craven was
plied to entire subjects, sueh as para- introduc d to 'he lar-;2 l ulience, who lis
Wea, discourses of Christ aad the Apos-1 tened pr-jfounily.for .an hour and a-half, to
tie?, or mt;? entire Prcp'-.-.iy. Another j
vtrv :r.:ereit!T. the;.;- fjv 4icoare. is J
ch sra : r a 'x.f.y tti 13 -;
I!" ijiture. T': t-r!-- hwle, wi'S !
vider voar f -I L ich increase'
the intr-reft c-f your htiitrs.
CI. Al:y mm at sometlanz- Iai
rn-kinz npa .- ,rm .. a-k yoar?e!f what '.
y-'J projy-- to ace; -n'-f b-h by it. Il 1
a. verv noor r-jrt rf the 1 reachtr's cf
. . rv poor r. irt rf the 1 Teacher's of-!
to take a tex, ar;i forra a phn ;
and bring out doirtri .-, iri'ess you add j
v.hr.t'for Will this apply to toj peo-j
pie, their circumstance-:, their wants,'
their trhls, their Temptations. Never
- - i
enter a pulpit, my 1
it r, witnou: tne ,
determination by the ce of GjI, to
.;. '; a thought in son.? Aiiml that shad j
teli upon tha life
d "
L r.'xiner'itly prac-;
tical in your prer.cn ir. 1 nrei nr.t ;
warn via ajrain-t t r.-a'.l in for poj.u-
lanty ; you:
piety un'1 f o'i s-ens" wn
prompt ia.r :.,
h;nd t.:e 'Jrcz. At
c yo'irvtt tie-
same time, I
may hazard a cau:hS ab-tut bringing,
y.;u.r5elf. or your traU', into any
prominence in the pu!;?u Never tell the :
people as
ome do, Is- vhis and that)
pa:
1 through your irimd, and how
von intended this thirij. and how you j
.,!rfr..il rnnr mind. .- kc. it is fill-;
so'ne, and however honest a man may j
b in d"tails abot iiiidtlf and his men-1
t il struggie.,suc.h a course always lowers
a man in public e?tiu;i:.tion. Avoid as)
you would the cho'i'-.-a, common place!
oaitations. Any new or fciriivinir
thought you gather, use it ; yoahavei
labored for it. Any pleasing, or pecu-j
liarlv beautiful phraseology you meet, S
that will hang wdl around your own j
thoughts and adorn or impress them, I
I1S them with wisdom and bs no more-
fraid to name t-tjfutlfcor, than you j
would the name of the jeweler who!
made vour fancy witch key. lie who!
i . ..1 e . X : 1, i
dresses in leaiiier-? or jcwei, un.if
kuowledgeii, must have great assurance,
nril pays but pior compliments to his j
hearers, if he imagines be will escape!
detection.
4. Be p'ain, but ba kind. Preach so
that all may oee that you feel the neces
sity of a saviour for yourself, as well us
for them.
Bat in yoar position, one of the prin-c-n-i!
elem -nts of suecess.. is p-astoml
siting; not social intercourse, but t-e
i- ' 1.
.. . , - ... . .1 . iVi - l
mndritin-i viira tT T'li' vs :ki . I'liiii'
v ' f i
about healing her? w the great work j
, of the minister ot O'ens- some are oy ,
'nature better prep -1 for this -work
t than nt!ierK,J.rc4n.' !Z
God ha
e l mav become, gc el and faithful pas j
tors, as we.V as ?'; 1 und u-eful preach-
ers. ,jfs ut. x lv. !
F(,r rhe N. C. C-.rit;:in A Iv ic:it". j
IlAl'l'Y" HoME, BL'flKt: ('O .N C. ) !.
June 13, 1 S-3 1 . ) j
Mtt. Eoiroit: Will you please forward!
to my address, th it nn n her of the 'Herald
of Truth,' which copr-.ii s an editoriul c n-1
deuiuine; an 11 r dele upon Conference bound-1
aiies, and referred toby W. J., it: your j
issue of June 11th '! Or if you have mis- i
kid, clipped, r lost that number of jour
' exch in'-: , will W. J., it he nave that nu u-
b-..-r, send it to my address as sen above? j
I a ex. Wty anxious to see that paper. .
be s Ui rujnmilS closed against a friend-;
: y discussion of this subject, he has no j
j risrht, in all fairness, to condemn as 'fruit- j
le.s g -od,' any effoit made in another pa-j
per.
; His judgment, however mature, is not:
' ff- be regarded infallible; nor can deelara-,:
! tions. uch as are found in the quotations
j of W- J fr,HU Bl- IIicks editurial5 out"
! weinr 1 eotuiuon-sjnse-uiatter-of-fa t aruu-!
. c i
; uientation.
, He is en,jtlc, hh ;n5on fnd g0 am !
i j and other IIian. Ai.d though ;
1 yo,ing jn yi..,rSj and mueh younger iu ex- j
' p,.rieoce and the in nistry ; havic2 never !
be n at school, and of i-ourse destitute of;
: education, yet with 'truth on my ide, and
such patriotic men at my Dack as W. J ,
""d Mountaineer, I feel about as much;
"iroarl 'f coilision with a P. E , and an
:E,i',r at hH' who "i'f. not ind UP '
M 'ilH.' W UIC I'llflt S I'l M3 IJHII LI.'!.' , H3
1 . . ... . i
'old earth d 'e- with ttic C3
;d ct--a comet.
NaBAL.
1
For the N C. Curisoan Advocate.
Lenoir Collegiate Institute.
We utt-nded last wck the annual exam-;
: . ... 1 o 1 1- '
; j- -; --
schoM or colleges of the Stte. Thursday j
f-rean and part of the afternoon was oc-;
cuoied witn Orations bj ttie yoaas men of i
,t . , 4 ' -,i r ' 1
b the Tf(Unr ,adies of tLe fesjdepart-1
ent 'eiieh -0 whk-h gunel honor to them- j
Ves'and these under whose charge they i
i ave been, by performing well their pait,
- - A r -'
u
tr
:'tr:. ..f ..-r .un -
V.. in .,. a i i
r. -.-: wr n-7'iir
L' er r b
of c the w
t; 5. ; t ) fUj- -y
bj t-,e
the i- .
.part-
1'ue whol-f eiCTC;c? t-?1 SraT-blj
sod tr i utv t... -Jl ouetr-.-i. and tu :
Bj a very fav r-b!e iiepr -i'.a tpm the!
mirid-i of ta-ri:,t r. Tfaio-r,r ! ito-f
tioa i in t-ver; way w wtbj of a bb ra! ,
patrooaiTR, aril th s- -ndin their chiUreo
or wris .Lere, iu;.yrH-r d th t. T.-ry
ctTyrt wi l be pat f ti'i t . wne a rapi 1,
lu IS ill ruai.'t.
Next se-i'a t'i cot. rc-e 12tb Ao.mr.
We wi.-ii ibcm a fl'-a-r.nt aaj frt-irou
fu'nr-. - ANf;EiI.-ON
Jj:it I5t'n, laCiT.
F r th N. C. Cnri-'.:-. A! -.. iat.
Wtat's the Matter?
Hi
oir ir'wvi M tix. b- p ' of Wil
t,in "noil wear? in w -il i n : nave
.1' a t
they ahinl mei ihit luv-; an 1 loterc-f
which p' mptel tiieut .'nee t -ng:ie with
rninifested zeal iu the et t-c of S,ibb.it!
r-onooi le.jcmn. in.u i.:.,L-.-m-i1i.i ... ge3 Wlt th? pc::s,inl0:il conversation
"r,! f",J r,;li-.n us cuUure-thut hea-u ; inaMe . al cf which were like dag
whuu n,s bra.-Dt iil.t an, nio to mil- jn thg ch an.,
lions, and wdl et tiuid imilioti s tuore to " .c , . . rr- 1 rn 1
tha' lurht which bcaiuedf .nh to th-pole mortified victim.- The bag was filled
otli-thM'm. We hive this p-plc thc strir;- tle' n'1Ilhc $ri'r rT
lost H-hr of . best .-ooMderiti eis. sictet.ed soon to be out of the presence of his
and jrwwn faint, be muse of a li le -e lious-i tormentor, but again hi? purpose was
ness .f lubor ? fl lve p ircnts beeome care- j thwarted.
less and i-idifTerenf on this important sub- j Stayr, said the Q-iaker, aft tho man
jeet ? Have tea her.s b co tie !lotlifil and was about o hurry off, having rnutter
un williog s-rv:ints. per-nitting other things e,J once more his apologies and thanks,
to as-u.iie the p'ace of duty ? j 'Stay, Ituth lias breakfast ere thi, thee
What is the mutter ? Hut a f.-w months , mu9t not th;nli of ()n wthout Ircak
ao, and .-very Sab -ath .normng .he ehun-h corn . Kath h cainr.'
bell was henro, su nnionin f.rtv. titty, ana . ., . , 1 v 1 1 ni
. ' , , r. " , ' i' This was almost unendurable ! This
sn ti ues sixtv sp-ihilv litt . b ys an-1 . .. , , - , ,
girls, w .0 were elate i t'th id a of m,ct.; Vg coals with a vengeance
in,' their classes, and joiuin-their reaches I" vam the mortiCed neighbor begged
in songs, in prayer, an- i in the re-. itation of to be excused. In vain he plead to be
perhit?s a le-smi that irave to them a tick-ty released from what wouh be to him a
of praise, and a gift of a book ? Bat ala-! punishment ten times more severe than
what a eh mzc. The village church bell j stripes and imprisonment. The Quaker
U now Weard no more; uo children aru ! was-inexoraUe, and he WH3 obliged to
s-en iUthe.";n around th - Suhbath School viej,l
aktr; no t.-ach-rs ares -en biagtn hun-j
hie s..ppheat:..n n belt or those bttle :
ones, who-eh, Pes ros., hi J, one in pros- i
peeu-c -z eatness. U 13 after an .t ier a i.s .
fol-n off, until all h.ve stpped; ani I
those little boys and rii., the h one and
promise of parents, are left to wind-r; on j
conscious of duty, iu id!e nhy around their ;
homes
aes. My friends, wiki? up : tike fresh
o.
'.?H":,V' ,,,,d make an effort to renve this , ready to say that he never again tronb
ork .a Wilson. ILetneiab r it i. one of . ld the Ouak-er's corn-crib. I have
wor
the c!a:o ntary principleyof Methodism, to ,
bu'dd ur &ni earrv .S d h 'wi S -noolje, !
Ii')o.,
anu caauot, ... s - .,j o '- -
Then hiv too, huni. head, aim L-art : be in-'
, -
stant in (1 im'ad you can t v ir.i "uvancm
the ...oral, f,ligi ,us aril edae.li . d stand-
arl of society, an I you wdl di-ehir.- yur
dutv. a d re'e ive the aoprowng s nd-s of
beavc-n. Will vou do it ' iS. I
V.i.,on, N. 0.
We be? leave to second the exhortation
of our ton espo:idjtit ; an exh -i tuteoi appli
cable to other places, as we'll a- t Wilson.
PljtTOl',.
Itlfrtinns.
The Quaker's Corn Crib.
'lhe llevd. fjf'ijt!cinaii int'odu'-cil lhe
A man had been in the habit of . exercjses ,y rcadin- the llLl l'Bah, and
stealing corn from his ne.ghbor, who after sri,fn2 and prayr, took for hi text
was a Quaker. Every night he would from the sixth to the'last v.-r-e of the same
go softly to the crib and fill his hag with ; I'sabn. The discour.-e was aj propriat-; to ;
the ears which the good old Quaker's J the occasion. j
toil had placed there. Every moaning '- After the sermon, he informed the c n- ,
the old o-entleman observed a diminu-' gregatiou that there was ktill a h-. t hang-,
tion of his corn pile. This was very ; over the church, and pocdd to take ;
, 1 ..i- r. if una collection, which r-salted in obtain-1
annoying, and mu?t be stopped, out . v
, r. T 111 -i in fiearly the sum of lour buieireJ Jo!lai,
how i Manv a one would have said, ; , J . . , ... , .. . '
, , . .,; . which we are inform, a will cam el all tne;
'take a fan, conceal yourself, wait till:.- - 1 .1 1 1 1-
, ' , , A, .1. inabilities mcurreJ bv iLe buibJin com-!
he comes, and fire. Others would have ; rn;tte1- ' i
said, 'catch the villain, and have him j The church was th?rj fdt-rorilj dedi.-ated
sent to jail.' ! to the wor.-hip of Altniht) God, after which
But the Quaker w not prepared to :; the cng'egati-.o was fj"mi!-sed. i
enter into any such severe measures. j The name cf the chureh is Amity,' and .
He wanted to punish the offender and; is to take the place of old Mtta nuskctt :
at the same time bring about his refor- ' 'thapel
mation, if possible. he fixt-d a sort Thc huildinrr co-t near 81000, and re-!
of trap close to the hole through which ' ts 5 uP".f' -tho lhcr-V "
, 1 , j . , 1 the ne- pie of llde. It is very hp.ci u-, !
the man would thrust his arm in getting . . , . ,. i . !
001 j, adlc-nes exfending aroun I, exc.-pt at ,
the corn. ! the Pulpit end. The inside finbh i ex-
The wicked neighbor proceeded on ;ceediujiT D(.at)Snda. the ladies wi re ts-1
his unholy errand at the hour of mid- j psiy delegated to carp.-t the AM-, j
ni.rhr wirh batr in band. T. ' nsii'r.ent- i;,.. ti. lr,r'., .U..r A-., o-r, i
fae thrut his hM1d into the crib
to seize an ear, when lo . he found hirn-
self unable to withdraw it! Iu vain,
he tugged and pulled, arid sweatcd,and
alternately crieu ana curse
d. His
hand was fast, and every effort to re-
lease it only made it the more secure.
After a time the tumult in his breast j
measurably subsided. He gave over
his useless strugg ess, and began to loon
around him Ail was silence and re -
pose. Good men were seeping com-
fortably in their beds, while he
Compelled to keep a dreary, disgrace-
ful watch through the remainder of that
Ion" and Jtedious niaht, his hand in
constant pain from the pressure of the
cla
slumber, but no ! there was no rest, no
sleep for him. There he mus. stand
and watch the progress or the mg",
and at once desire and dread the return
of morning. Morning came at last,and
the Quaker looked out ot ms window
and found he had 'caught his man
What was to be don1 '. Some would
say, 'go out and give him a good cow
hiding just astas he nds, and then re-
rap which held it. liis tired limbs, Keep it, ne answereu. po.uiiuj: w l. weisi, -
ni . . - v: !l or.t a cm man tbx a nai manners:
compeiiea iu sujiaiu uis traiy wj, . c , T- - ,l
would fain have sunk beneath him, and ' M 4lt Li ,"'nt- i
Ut, i. n-,! l rAr.A in UiUSt Tfe! UTB It U tl OWOCT. The bad J
111- una v r V To nvuia uu w v -v . n
f) il j ;h v-j.aLi-r. Such
away ':.!:-
j - i. ' ' m " t .-3. :!& til .
i .:! - m-i
.. e t - t . .r j : : J
!
G1 inomio'. friend,' ? 1 h asl
: cxmr- m peakij g Jistantc. llvw
io- thee do I
1 be p or cxrr.i mJe no ar.wfr,
but burst into tear.
'06!' saH'th-? '2 ttkr. ai h pr- f
ceeded to rtlea. him. 'I'trs rrry that
thee ha (rot thv hand ft. 'iiiec put !
in t,? ro ' ,ace oy Jt tj not 1
lArc Wi.n !
ice man Kwt I crcft-lailen, and1
- r i . . '
ber
n ' tirsii t ii imav i:;rii'ti i'l
make his retreat. '.S'ay,' Sii 1 hi- per
secutor, for ho ava now becoming s ich
to the i ff'nder, who could hive receiv
ed a hi -. with nnelt b-t!er izr-u-" than
the kind word.4 th it were fi!;:n ft ..
the Qinker'. ".??. 'Tmv, friend, thy,
;b tg is nut fiik d. Thee needs corn or
the w mid not hive taken so much
. 1. -ll -
pains i i iet 11. t.-nne, lei n nil it.
an t the pfxr fellow was oblige I to ;
stand and hold the hag while the old ;
m,n fiib-d it, interspersing the e rerci-1
Breakfast over, 'now,' said the old!
fir flS he hfi j thft v;ctlm S10U. j
bag, 'if thee need any morel
. , , . J , , j
corn come m the day time an 1 thee;
shall have it, j
With what shame and remorse did
that guilty man turn from the dwelling j
of the pious Quaker; Everybody is;
S0iacthiii2 still better than that to tell
,.,. It,. mlr.m,.,! n,l r,.(,,.
you. He at Cnce relented andn-fonn-
ed, and mv inform mt tolls ice lint he!
- t 1 i t . :
uiterwards lieard him reiate, in an ex-
. . . , . ' r .t
penenee mectn.g, the substmce of the ,
ftory I hive related, and he attr.huted ;
his conversion, under God Mcng, to '
trie course tne v'i-iK'-r na-i pursueo, 1
arrest him in his downward courre.
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Church Dedication.
.1 .1 r 11 1 ' 1
The new and hand-ouicly finished .f th-odi-t
Hpisc pal Chureh, fe utb, r-eentlv
erected in Hy fe coun y ii th j vieiioty of
1 Chapel llid.waa d-di'-ted on Sunday tiiorn-1
! injj June the 7th In the absence of I'ev.
T. G. Iwe, Rev S. Miltoa l"pst oflieia-!
: ti n z. '
Utate that they have performed their p'.rt
; admirably. I
j We are plad to so an improving taste j
among? the people wrth regard to church
I Architecture, and woud cttiinc-od the tx-1
ample of th? pc-pl-j of Hyde as worthy of j
! all imitation. Waehi.ty'ou DUpateh.
Indian Honesty. .
aru, hi, white J
, nf.;rLborSf asied lT liuie tobacco to j
aad one of tpe.n Laving --.u,e lo -e
jiD Li? p-ket, ive h w a hatidfu!!. Tne'j
day f -Howic-r, the Indian ioquirt 1 for the j
j dooor. fay.ng be had fuud twenty fire j
) cents abong the tobacco. Iing tld that j
'as it was gtveo tJ Litu. he miht h well j
Joian fiajv'WLy he gt.ve it you; and it i
!:That.s Uf)t n-?vt . tbe t jba,,0 u m c',t
j the money.' Tbe bad man, 'Never rain 1,
j yoa got u . g0 toy Kime dram.' The ood
; uiaoay, 'No, no." you- must nA d m.'
-si doa t know what Vi do; and J tbmk
to z to deep; but the gcod and the bad
man keep talking ad niht, and tronbfe
me ; and now I briog the mosey back, I
feel good.'
TL Eyissf 2Icxrt.
r m i-'ifT. J?---! ?". Vica- . i th jttl"
17'ill. Ti-re fuethiE :rktist'j lii
tifj a J N.t.-!;ia - ii ($rr9mtmt9 f
bi !- :r. II - t tu he!a4
h- at,s the Kf iifm.' II kJ W
ftcfhuJ rj-ft ; i- fXTi"ife f for
ferera! w.s.- 1" 51 ub
r: cf r -.. lt w .-!, I j, i !rc-lj claim
ing ks It ;; lram m! ty. After
isii i$ Ut 1 h, H b-eiMjr iS it
lht ti-rfti c "rt cf )t.;Md:,wt
rtavcrats it tSrigS 'l ttm, u h' 'fjfl
if iria.' he ! I a -ftt!e aJqi
.!u;u'-er. At l-fch tl l nt fwttro
hi dj-j!i;?r Km. i;e ok bita.
Ccn- bi-!.r,' iid 'tj Eu'dit
my tak in -: e thc IV.joicm- ijr K
fjaiem 1 Cii-J--J. .y uo o, dar fath
er,' Mid the c ut c pirJ, intcrruptiDjj kita
a t?.e t3' ia hfr ey . Voa t
1-e I ;n --, f .r twn n-w j- nr ch.k h a
p w up -n is I a:a nw w will mryoa
wi-'d n stilt ; .-t t e nn.- y -u ntnthiotT
r fr. shin ' 'It i n t deceit-- jourflf, ray
eve. tuid t' e dy'nz f.thcr, 'this wateJ
f rm can nrr b- rt-rr-l by haaiao aid.
Fn.tn Heaven's tror-7 !..n' d. I bx.k for
aid, in thi mj Ijinc t. tjt. YoUpkof
refrc-htnents, my Kii!i take ihtrm toy
tt-x noti'c it doTi 15 my piio hr
sing with thpni the nvmn of your intel
mother 1ft w core more hear tho loots
which bare brcn tn l-nj my lace d
1'pht Kmibe oHpye-f, and with a nice
enriched with tenderest tio, aua th
fullowing tfanz i :
Spirit ! thy laoor i oVr!
1'ny 1 fpn.bati n inron '
Thy atf ps are nf.wbvund f r thr uBtrodJen
And :. rfte T immorta'J bgan.
Jsf.i.fl! !'ik not on th ttrrfi.
Or t!m plfaurc of arth with rjrrei-
Paujie riot on the threhM f limitle lif,
To tiiotirn fur thc day that if ft.
Spint ! no f:Ur can land
No wickl liaie fifiwrr to molest;
Thertf lhe wrary likn ther t'rr Tr7tchd
uliaMfln-I
A heavpn, a iinnin t f Tit.
Spirit! h .w fTight i t!i rflr
For wiii h thou art nw on h wing; ;
Tby home it will b with ihy L'.Ar'anJ'
(U'l.
Their l ou f halleluiah to ninf.
A" she conchide l nUc dwlt for a moment
upon the low incl.ttieholy nt of tht
piece, aad then Mtuing (r un the iotru
mcnt, liKiked in wilenrc for lhe approviog
nuilc if lir father It wmi the mill. p
fiotdoH Huii'e which the rapt and jjoo
?pirit left w:h the neal of death upon
tln?e ftatu-rcH.
Evil Sifakis?.
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The following anecdote ia related of
the li.te excellent J.' J.' Onmpy by one, .
who 119 a child, vas'tftcrvone of bis
family circle : :
One nigh' I remember well I re
ceived a severe lesson, on the sin of evil
speaking. Sever I thought it then,
and my hearf r';e in" ciiihli'oh nngcr
against hi-n who give it; but J had not
lived long-enough in thin world to know
how much mi.-.chiet a child's thtnightlcss
talk may !i', and hoW'.flen it happens
that tali.-r-rs run off the straight line of
truth. S. ili-1 not itaiid rc-ry high in
my esteem, and - I va about to fpetJc
further "oflicr failing of temper. In
few moments my eyes catighf ar look of
such calrrt and steady displeasure, that
I stopped 3lort, There was no mistak
ing the meaning of that dark speaking
eye. It brought the color to my face,
and confusion and shame to my heart.
I was silent for a few moments, when
Joseph John Gumey asked, very grave
ly: 'Dost thu know any good thing to
tell us of he r
I did not answer; and the question,
was more Eerioudy arked :
'Think ; is there nothing good thou
canst tell us of her';'
'O, ye3; I knew some good things,
but
'TTould it not have been better, then
to relate these good things, than to
have told u4 that which would lower her
in our esteem ''. Since there wgrod to
relate, would it not c kinder to W si
lent on thin evil? 'Charity rejdricth
nor in iniquity,' thou knowestv
Advantages of Using Tobiito. ,
Home ten years- tbr- following van
coin muni.-a ted to Ccmnf-frre Wilkci, of
the exploring expedition, by a savtge of
the Fegee If-lands. He t&U-A that re
hc, the hull of which was Mill Jjing on the
beech, bd corae ashore in a storm, and
all the crew hid fallen into tbe hands of
the Inlanders.
What did yo-J do d 1 with them 7 In
quired Wi'ke.
'Killed 'em til,' answered the aarage.
'Whit did vu d j with them after jou
bad killed tbe'm ?
K"at 'etu good,' returned the cannibal.
Ii'l you eat theto all ?' anked the half
tick Cou.100d.re.
'Yen, we ett all but ooe.'
'And why did you spare one?
'Decani he tiitd i much likt tobao
c . Could a' t rat hiui, no Low '
If a tobacvf ahewer hou!J happeo t
fad in the haLil cf lb w Yn& kar
S7s, or get wre-k"d 'some wberff in the
Feee group, lw will have the cocKwaiioa
of knowing that he will not be ct into
Eteaks an-i Luriel io thv ancnrate -ttomach
of a cinnibal.
Attenti -x Ti-sia-. We thtrtk'tKat aj'
yjar.f man .f u-aif Ka.hit wilmtoe
Uvbiih a tin farter t w .qM d i well tJ Mttle
in fTioton. We are inoeh in ntd of a work
man in that lir.e. rl citi-n woo Id Uke
pl-aar in p'r .nixinir one wh- would tbow
hrmlt int"t r riring MatiMftWa to hia-
pAtrooa. Clinton lndtytivlen.