North Carolina Newspapers

THE FLOWERS COLLECTION m rn j PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY A COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA CON FERENCE, M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. RUFUS T. HEFLIN, Editor. EMJsiii, tkBesba m&eebm ut im. H 50 a Year, in .Advance. Vol.. IL5o. 1 ST fdertimt a. From the Charlotte Whig. South Carolina Conference. The session of tin's body, which clos ed last week in Charlotte, was an im portant one in many respects. Among other business transacted with closed doors, we will mention the adoption of a report from the Committee on Me- moirs in memory of Rev. Charles S Walker, who joined the Conference in j lb-34, and nlled various important ap- j concluded by uniting with the Oonter pointments up to the 18th of January, ence in singing an appropriate hymn. 1857, when he died at his post on the j Dr. Cummings of the Ilolston Confer Spartanburg Circuit. The Conference j ence and President of the Asheville has held few such men his death is ; Female College, delivered a fervent deeply deplored by his brethren, lie has i assc-d to his reward An evening session was held on Tuesday, Rev. N. Talley in the chair, for the transaction or business ot a spe cial character. The report of the Board i journed, to meet next year in Charles of Finance was submitted and adopted, ' ton, S. C. How many of these self and the amount collected during the ' sacrificing men will not be at the next year for the relief of superannuated session ? They will scarcely all meet preachers, and the widows and orphans again till that day when all nations of such as had died in the work, was ! shall be assembled before the throne of distributed to the several claimants : there being a deficiency of about 35 j per cent, in the collections. I The Committee on Periodicals sub- j mitted their report setting forth the ; amount collected for the various pub-I lications of the church. The plan of i pndnrsln. pertain turners and neriodi- i 0 u e no la a rP:T'ina nr t -mirrh nnn fit I v- ? "0 --."--: expecting an ner ministers 10 interest themselves in the success of each alike, is wise, 'lhe fcouthern .Methodist yuar-; terly Review, we were sorry to learn : at a previous sitting was likely to be . discontinued, unless a more liberal pa- j tronage should be obtained. The 'Home , Circle,' printed at Nashville, is in a : state of greater financial security. It is intended, as the name imports, for the family circle, ami is free from de- . J , v . j -.i i nommational peculiarities, and is, with-; out doubt, one of the best monthlies, ! North or South, for a religious house- j hould. That it is handsomely suppor- j ted may be to the praise of Southern j ladies God bless them who prefer it, as a home production, to the milk and j cider abolition flirtation monthlies pub ... lished at the North Th Sundair Krdinrd Visitor is tint c i.i tut, i profitable to the publishers, though a j f , r, ., ) .i . , ! blessing to every child that reads it. j .. -. jo . I AAhyisit not better supported : A better paper, for children at the South, is. not published in the world and the price is only 25 cents per year. The Tract Society of the Conference, seems not to have worked to advantage ; , . . i JV under former arrangements, and the present system is to be discontinued, and a new plan of operations to be adopted m future. The Methodist church was occupied thrice each day by different men, and i the Presbyterian church every night j during Conference, besides occasional I BPrviw in thp Bnnti.st church, and we I have heard of none but good sermons j having been preached. The life of a Methodist preacher w rk!rtrti.lTT ATi n r hirrlclnri 'inn t i ri v ' i r i O n clearly one of hardship and privation, and such is the essential nature of ma ny of their pi-ivations, that human na ture cannot become 1 used to it,' as the world says. One of the regular ques tions propounded as to a candidate for the itineracy is, ' can he leave home can he travel go any where V Nor can he be admitted into the connection if the answer is negative. All idea of home a3 a permanent abode is surren dered every earthly tie is broken, and the ra-m becomes a wanderer, or rather ! a pilgrim, on the earth, to his home in Heaven. Such men ought to be good if not good, they are bad. Labors and trials like these, for which no ade quate earthly compensation is ever re alized, are too severe for the heart of a hypocrite long to endure, surely. The morning of Thursday was devo ted mainly to the examination of char acter, the details of which we are not permitted to give, and it may be enough simply to state that Methodist preach ers should be careful how they indulge in improprieties, for an Argus-eyed public is gazing upon them, and sure they may be of a rough handling when their character comes up. before the Annual Conference. The eccentrici ties and infirmities, and very often the liabilities of men, become the subject of investigation here. Most of the-name3 on this occasion were called but to be praised. The complaints allodged against a brother were in every case required to be stated to his face his praise was not to be mentioned in his presence. The Secretary submitted a statement of the comparative numerical strength of the church, by which it appears that in the actual membership there has been an increase of 43G whites and 1832 colored. It was determined by resolution to set apart the first Friday in April and September as days of fasting and pray er in the South Carolira Conference, one of the special objects being an in crease of the ministry. Rev. J. W. Kelley stated the amount collected for Missions during the year to be 823,050, and proposed to raise the sum to S24,000, which object was accomplished at night. The last session of Conference was I held on Thursday night, the 3d of De- cember, and ninth day of the Confer ence. V anous reports were submitted and acted upon. A resolution was adopted expressive of a want of una nimity in the form of receiving church members, and calling the attention of the next General Conference to this subject. At about nine o'clock the Bishop, after a very appropriate and impres sive address to the preachers, and some few words to the audience, upon the ; general itinerant system of Methodism, prayer to Ood, when the Bishop pro- ceededtto announce the appointmer-is for the ensuing year. This was define with solemnity and decorum. This Conference ad- service concluded, the God. May the next year er prosperity than the be one of great- past has been. The following is a list of the appoint ments : CHARLESX0?f MST w. L moizon, p. e , Charleston Cumberland James Stacy. " Trinity J T W ghtman J BcibelW H Fleming. St James- W A llemminr'- way. Cooper llivcr Cir W W Jones, W J E Fripne. ' Cooper River Miss G W. Moore, one to be supplied, Cypress Cir Daniel May. St Andrew's Miss To be supplied, St George's and St Paul's Miss A Xcttles. t George's ; Circuit J TKilgo. berg C.rcu,t-II A I , VY alker. alterboro Circuit V W beale, one to , o ' Pon Pon j3iss,ionw A Clarke. Asbcpoo Mission F Rush, Combahee Miss M L Banks, E G Gage, Allendale Circuit William Crook, Black Swamp Circuit L M llauier, W C Power. Blufton Mission S Leard. Savannah River Mission JD W Crook, Prince Y illiam s Mission W Hutto. . . T T . Beaufort 3Jission J K Uob-jrn. .. . , T , ... hdisto and Jthossee Miss CHiIson. Georgetown dist. a m chrietsberg, . P. E. j Georgetown Station D J Simmons. Sampit Mission T Mitchell atee Miss-A II Harmon C L iggins. Black River and Pee Dee Miss J V Mil j j Evang Conwavboro' Circuit O A Chreitsberg, W B Currie. "Waccamaw Mission J A Minnick. Upper 'Waccamaw Miss G K Andrews, Marion Station A G Stacy, Marion Circuit S Jones, F M Morgan, Black liiver Mission W L Pegues, one to be sup. Black Mingo Mission William Carson. Missiol P n . J . Bennettsville Cir P F Kist.ler. J M Cline. I uges. Dailington Circuit G W M Creighton, J W Murray. Liberty Chapel Mission AMcCorqucdale. COLUMBIA DIST. W A GAME WELL, V E. Columbia Washington St C II Pritcbard " Congaree Mission N Talley. " Marion Street A II Lester. Columbia Circuit D D Byars. Richland Fork Mission A L Smith. Fairfield Circuit J M Bradley. Winnsboro Circuit Manning Brown. Chesterfield Circuit Miles Puukett. Sumter Station J A Porter. Sumter Circuit Bond English. Santee Circuit J T Dubose. Upper Santee Mission A P Avant. Orangeburg Circuit P A M Williams, D A Ogbnrn. Blackville Circuit A B Stevens. Barnwell Circuit. E A Price. Aiken W E Boone. Graniteville Mission W W Mood. Lexington Circuit Martin Eaddy, one to be sup Win Martin, Agent -Columbia F. College. S Townsend, Agent for the Tract Society. COKESBTJRY DIST. R J BOTD, V E. Cokesbury Circuit J W North. Abbeville " Colin Murehison, A N Wells. Anderson Cir R P Franks, W S Black. Ninety Six Circuit W II Lawton. Butler Circuit Thomas S Daniel. Edgefield Circuit J ILPiekett. Newbeiry Cir T llaysor, W W Graham. Nirwbu-rry Station C McLeod. Union Cir W A McSwain, II D Moore. Tiger and Enoree Mi.-sion- J Finger. Laurens Circuit J A Mood, V A Sharpe. Greenville Statroo F A Mood. Greenville Circuit J S Connor. Pickensville Circuit A W Walker. Jocassee Mission To be supplied. Pickens Circuit J II Gleason. Walhalla Mission J A Zimmerman. Cokesbury School S B Jones, J W Wightmau. CHARLOTTE DIST S II BROWNE, P E. Charlotte Station E J Meynardie. Charlotte Circuit L M Little, J L Mc Gregor. Concord Circuit John Watts. Albemarle " J W Puett. Wadesboro Station F M Kennedy. Wadesboro Circuit M A McKibben, RR Pegues. Cheraw Station L A Johnson. Chesterfield Circuit E J Penuington. Camden Station II C Parsons. Wat'Tee Mi-siou J L Shu!l;J. V. A Le-mond. Lancaster Circuit J W Cnder. Catawba Mission A J Cauthon. Monroe Cir L Searbrough, J W Aber uathey. T R Walsh, President Carolina F College. SHELBY DIST. 3 W KELLEY, V E. Spartanburg Station W C Kirkland. Spartanburg Cir B G Jones, A W Walker, Supernumprary. Pacolet Circuit S J Hill. Broad River M.ssion To be supplied. Yorkville Static n O A Darby. Yorkvillo Circuit L Wood. Shilby Circuit E W Thompson. Lincoln ton Cir J S Ervin, 1 to be sup. Catawba Circuit J Parker. S mth Mountain Mission To be supplied. Lenoir Circuit F Smith. Morgmton Circuit G W Ivey. John's River Mission To be supplied. McDnvell Circuit J S Nelson. Ruth;--I " A Erw'n, A R Rfconick Columbus " M A Connelly. W M Wightmau, IWdt Wofford College. Whiteford Smith, Prof. Wofford College. Charles Tayl.tr, President Spartanbuag Fe male College. Joseph Cross, Prof Spartanburjr F College. II M Mood, Pres't Davenport F College. II II Durant, Agent Spartanburg F Col. Albert M Shipp," Prof. Uui.er-dty of N C. Next Conference to be held at Charles ton, S. C. Are We Sufficiently Sectarian? inis may srem a strange question to many wno may read it, and it may per haps be thought by many that it is at least a strange caption tor an article m a news paper. Strange as it may be, however, I shatl endeavor to sustain the negative of this question. What do we understand by sectarianism, which is the ivord frequently used in this connexion ? It is, I suppose, when properly understood, the maintenance, by one or more individuals, of certain opinions say in reference to religion different from the opinions of many others around them -eg A man or woman em braces upon convk-tioii of their scriptural authority and wholesome iufluence, the doc'iiuesanc usages, in short, the doctrin al ritual and disciplinary regulations of the Methodist E. Church, South. Now if he adheres to those consistently if he loves them and defends them, he is called a sec tarian. This, wo think, is a fair definition of the term ; and if so, what is there so terrible in the thing to make it a scare crow to frighten honest-hearte 1, but cow ardly people from their propriety so fre quently as it is done. It is one of the master-strikes of S.itan's policy, thtt under his influence the world holds up this terri ble name as a formidable barrier to any thing like liberality of character. If a man now-a-diy manifest an honest zeal for his religious principles, or if a preacher boldly iiiiiii'uioa bis u.vu cotiviu tionsof God's truth, no matter how kindly it is done; tha cry of 'Bigot,' 'Sectarian,' is raised against him; and that not only by the world, but by hundred-t of the members of the Church. Many of the members of our Church cannot bear to hear a preacher plainly and fearlessly explain Methodism from the pulpit, no matter how ably it is done, nor how courteous and kind the spir it of the preacher. They don't like it they can't bear sectarianism. Such people know but litih; of the doctrines of the Church ; nor can they, if pressed by an ad versary, give any satisfactory reasons for their Church relations ; nor are they likely evtr to be better instructed, for the very same reason which ignores such teachings from-tha pulpit, prevents the reading of any thing from the press of like character. This spirit in the people, has put a gag on the mouth of many of our preachers; so that they rarely give themselves to the work of indoctrinating their people. Per haps the preacher likes to have it so; it is so much easier to whip up a little syllabub for the Sund iy's declamation, than to grap ple with the mighty truth of God to take hold of the great doctrines of the gospel,as they are taught in God's Book to vindi cate the theology of his Church creed by overwhelming arguments drawn from His revelation, and to press home those truths with logic and illustration drawn from the store-house of truth that it is to be feared many of us much more frequently feed our people with dry morsels, drawn from pa gan or pantheistic sources thaa with the Bread of God which came down from hea ven. Let us look at this matter a little more closely. Hero we will say, is Mr. B who is a Methodist in his Church rela tions. We are bound in in all christian charity to suppose him an honest man. Now, let us catechise him a little. Why did yen become a Methodist ? Because I believe their doctrines and discipline are more scriptural, and therefore better calcu lated to promote my religious prosperity, than those of any other Church. You have been a member of the Church for many years; are not the doctrines the same and the moral di-cip'ine the same, neither have grown less j-ctiptural nor are they less cal cula'ed to promote your spiritual prosperi ty than they were at first? Even so. Again, have you not found that when yon loved those doctrines most and lived most conformably to the moral discipline of the Church, you have been most pious and most happy in your Christian course ? All these I steadfastly believe. Tim above, we believe presents a pretty fair view of the rase ; and if this be so, how can an honest man, with thoe con victions, become cither opposed to the avow;il of the great teachings of Methodism or indifferent to their extension? How can Methodist parents, who are honest in their owa professions, be indifferent wheth er their children are Methodists or not if th"y truly believe before God that Metho dism embraces more scriptural truths in its teachings th;m any other Church ? Can hey be indifferent to the Church relations of their children ? These questions are, I think, worthy "of serious consideration. Now, if they believe that Methodism is unscriptura! in i's character and teachings, and they can find any Church more scrip tural, and of course better adapted to their improvement in godliness, let them, with out delay, seek that more goodly home. Or, if they believe devoutly that some other system of godly teaching and discipline ia more likely to lead their children to holi ness, and to God and heaven, then let them encourage their children to go there? What is too often brought to our view in these days is that there are parents, who have long been Methodists and have ever been regarded as pillars in the Church, in the presence of their children finding fault with the Church. They express dis approbation of thef strictness of its rules; they encourage their children in doing things which they know Methodism for bids, and which they thetnselvss, iu their happier days condemned. The sober and faithful warnings of the Church and the Bible are ignored. ; The young people min gle with the giddy and the gay, and catch their spirit, apd wish to do as others do around thfz i,'. s , A ticket to a bull c r a dancing party is received, and ycung Miss wishes to go. There is to be a star actor at the theatre,or there is to be a grand circus display, in which are to h. all sorts of horses; and wonderful capercutting men and womon, and delightful music on many instruments, and blusb-ereatitg songs ; and the ycuog folks are all agog to go. Now. what is to ho done ? Th? -U people demur a little. Their position as Methodists stands some what iu the way; but then those regula tions were made a long time ago; the mem bers of other Chorches are not so precise, and if they venture any objections to their children it is placed entirely on the ground that the Church opposes it ; tho parents at the same tiuie giving it to be understood that tbey themselves d.in't think it wrong. So the battle ends, as might be expected. The youngsters g to the ball ; or what is perhaps a still greater triumph for the Dev il, there is a dancing f:olic at the house of these good old old Methodists Qaere will the old folks have family prayer at the opet.ing of the ball, or will they wind up the evening's entertainment by reading the Word of God, sinking and prayer? Well what next? Where is the pastor? Oh, perhaps he was present, though he didn't dance ; and on the whole, demeaned him self quite demurely. But does he call tho erring member to account? If he does, perhaps he takes hold of the subject, as if he feared to touch it, and a very littleapol ogy satisfies him. What is the influence of all this on the children ? Think you that there is not something stealing over their secret hearts, a sort, of half formed suspicion that the pa rents are not quite as honestly pious as they seem to be ? Or, if not so, then the conduct of the parents has taught them to n gard the Church as unnecessarily rigid, and a prejudice is begotten in their hearts which may drive them away from all relig ion, or : ' any tate from the Church whicii tliey were Daptiieit and educated. Are not these results of frequent occur rence ? But if these ptrcnts had taken proper oains in rearing their children had pa tiently indoctrinated them in Methodism explained to them its peculiarities, and shown the religions propriety of these very things if they had been taught to love Methodism and to feel that they had a per sonal interest in its character and fortunes, how different wou'd have ben the result. But, alas ! is there not reason to fear that not a few people will go to perdition and take their children with them, rather than be thought straight-laced or sectarian. And now, Mr. EJitor, I close this already protracted article In a future number I shall have some further thoughts on the subject. I close hy saying that I -wish our people were decidedly more sectarian I meau according to the definition L have given of it. James O. Andrew. Summerfielf, Ala., Nov. 17th, 1857. The Discipline on Dancing. Some months since this paper took occasion to notice a statement in an exchange, that Dancing was taught in a Methodist school in Nashville, Tenn. and expressed its conderana tion of such reprehensible conduct. We find the matter was brought be fore the late session of the Tennessee Conference, which is thus referred to by the Nashville Christian Advocate : As this matter has excited some in terest and involves the reputation of the Church, the late Tennessee Annu al Conference by vote requested the Editor to make a brief statement of the facts in the case, and of the decis ion of the Bishop on a question of law submitted to him by appeal. This we now propose to do as briefly as practicable, and without partiality. At the fourth Quarterly meeting Conference for 1856, an objection was urged to Mr. Elliott's character be cause he had dancing taught in the boarding house connected with the Nashville Female .Academy, which is under the immediate control of Mr. Elliott. The Conference passed a res olution disapproving the dancing. At the fourth Quarterly Meeting for 1857, the pastor of the Church renewed the complaint, and after hearing Mr. El liott's defence, a majority refused to pass his character. The presiding el der then stated to the Conference that Mr. Elliott was before the body sub ject to charge for 'improper conduct,' as specified in the discipline in the following words, vix. 'Question. What shall be done when a local elder, deacon, or preach er is reported to be guilty pf improper tempers, words or actions ? 'Answer. The person so offending shall be reprehended by the preacher having charge. Should a second trans gression take place, one, two, or three faithful friends are to he taken as wit nesses. If he be not then cured, ho shall be tried at the next Quarterly Conference, and if found guilty and impenitent, he shall be expelled from the Church. It appeared in tho investigation of the case that Mr. Elliott had dancing : : ciples directly opposed to the Articles regularly taught in his boarding house; i of that Church, while professedly mem this he admitted, but denied that it was! hers of its communion V If no means sinful or improper conduct, and was not ' exist for their ejection at present, it is condemned by the law of the Church ; certainly time that new measures should that the law cited by the presiding el-! be adopted, and we are certain that the der had no application to his conduct ; j leading men of tho church, in the p?ss that the dancing taught in his house ing of such measures, would have the was for exercise, health and cheerful ness. After considerable investigation, the Quarterly Conference appealed from the decision of the presiding elder, as t.n thp. nnnlinatmn of th i.iw in rhTs case. The appeal was carried to the Bishop presiding at the late Tennessee Conference. Mr. Elliott acruiescin?. rr.. . ..... ... Tr w-ia fnrtow rortaf,1 hyr tk,r pealing that the question be taken to the College of Bishops at their next annual ceding, that a full expression of opinion might be given, Mr. Elliott pledging himself as we understand to abide the decision of the bishops, and that the Church, in case the bishops decide against him, should have no trouble with the matter. When the appeal was submitted to Bishop Early, he stated there was but one way by which the case can come to the College of Bishops, viz : the ap peal mu3t be made to the Bishop pre siding at the Annual Conference. He delivers his opinion ; and then hi3 ad ministration goes before the College of Bishops for the sanction or disapproval of his colleagues. In this instance the bishop, after carefully investigating the!1,tt,e to d'sp about, the carnal-miod-matter, affirmed and sustained tho de-j1 twLve disputed, by the way, whx-h cision of the presiding elder, and caused I S'10'1"1 be greatest. Jesus rebuked them to be placed on record the following ! hy tak,n2 a ' ,,tt,e chl1,1 aml setting him written opinion . 'It is contrary to the spirit of the Discipline and of the New Testament, j to teach the art and science of mo lorn dancing anywhere, or to practice pro miseous dancing anywhere, and there fore the decision of the presiding elder, from which the Quarterly meeting Conference of McKendreo Charge in Hip Citv of Nashville b;is ann.ilwl. bo and the same is hereby affirmed ... .. . r M. Early.' October 9, 1857." Church of England and Rjmanism- The Unionist party in the Church of at any price ; and tliey wilt and die, England, with their organ, the Union, when the church politician touches are proceeding to lengths in the advo- I them. cacy of Romanist doctrines and prac- What saith the scripture ? "Let no tices never before ventured upon by the man seek his own, but every man ano Tractarians. Their great idea is the ! ther's wealth." "In honor, preferring hastening of a union of the Greek, Ro- one another." "Charity st-eketh not manist, and Anglican Churches. A J her own." "Let nothing be done conference on this subject is expected, j through strife or vain glory ; but, in says a correspondent of the the Chris- lowliness of mind, let each esteem oth tian Times, soon to meet in Paris. , ers better than themselves." If pcli 'There is connected with this party a j tics (i. c.) management, intrigue, society for making known the doctrines , schemes of personal ambition, should, of the Church of England on the Con-! perchanco, get into a Conference or tinent, the Secretary of which is the j Association of ministers, ought not the Rev. F. Meyrick, of Trinity College, t mere reading of such passages to exor Oxford. The intention of this society j else the evil spirit ? is to represent the Church of England, j Look in on such an assembly : it is as approaching so nearly to that of! pleasant. Here, may one say, love is Rome, that words only separate them, j the law. These are all brethren No The sacrifices of the altar, the prcpitia- j envying and strife is here. No mining tory priesthood of the clergy, the seven J and counteri mining ; no plotting and sacraments, are some of the doctrines ! counter-plotting ; no matches or over which it maintains to be held in com-J matches. They arc engaged in advan mon. The representations of such a icing the cause of God, and not their party naturally tend to weaken the hands of Protestants in Romish coun tries on the Continent, by giving an al together distorted view of our English Protestantism, and, indeed, by bringing it into contempt. At home, a 'rirst Catechism ot Christian Doctrine' has lately been published by these Unionist clergy. The Rev. Hugh Robinson writes indig nantly in regard to it, to the York sliire Grazette. After giving a number of extracts to show its Popish tendency, he says : 'Though it talks in one place about Extreme Unction, and in another recognizes the Bishop of Rome as the primate of the Western Church, yet its author is not, as far as 1 can ascertain, in communion with the Church of Rome, but with that of England ; its patrons are not (professedly) Romanists, Jut members of a Church which authorita tively applies to several of the doetnnes and position of the Itornish Uhurch,tnc uncomnromisino- outspoken epithet of; (Limnable. Has it come to this with us, that, in this nineteenth century, the articles of the Church shall be signed, an! its Liturgy read, and its revenues ! simple who go upon the intrinsic mer appropriated by men who have devoted its of the case. His friends are such thorns-elves, body and soul, to undo that i as will be useful to him. Those who work which the Church was established to maintain, to advocate those princi ples against which the Church itself is a living protest?' The Romish organ, the Weekly Register, says that this party in ths Church of England appeal to the very existence of the Union newspaper as a proof that their views are gaining ground, and that conse quently they ought still to remain in the Establishment. 'Was there anything like it,' they will ask, 'in the palmy days of Tractarianism ? 'Wc boldly profess all Roman doctrine except the Papal supremacy, and no one hinders us.' Has tho Church ot England no power to elect from its communion men who go to such extremes : A number ot them are said to be on the eve of leav ing it themselves, and their ucpariure is only cause of congratulation, and not of regret. But are they to be permitted to remain nominally in the Church till they have poisoned the minds of nume rous followers? and arc they to he tol erated in the bold enunciation of prin hearty sympathy of the country. London paper. Church Politicians. At i 7. j uuuiry, is rcpwueu u ii.ne "i ; I I have seen the seed-ticks, plcn- Kv of 'erai show me the politics, of i which I have lionrd so much Those must hive bef:i tho better days of the republic ; for in these, no one can go amiss for politics and poli ticians. The postering insects men tioned do not more abound in their season. Men of character, who take part in ! Pu0"c att;Urs DeS,n to decline the nnms of politicians: they are states men, belt is the end ot politicians, and their means have the merit of skill- Till nd:intnt!nri Tlip vinrrift ni u rnnor I lies out of the question. If politics be a science, management is the art. Can there be any politics in Christ's Church among his people, his minis ters ? Here is an old struggle; nature to get them in grace to thrust them out. At an early day, when there was in their midst. From that d ty to this, to go no far- tncr l h has been a struggle. The arts of the world are as ill suited a? its spirit, to the Church. Both, more or less, have got into the Church, and al ways to damage ; they eat out its vi tals, and leave a mere shell. Place and office pay the political .l'ust as well, if obtained by in . i .l.... ....;. ....... 1 uiut? ; uiu wuai can a cnristian min ister expect by gaining either at the loss of that in which stands all his power? Brotherly lovo, sincerity, hu mility, a good conscience these are uv iu u uui icrcu a w.i v, tor any Hung, own. What is tor the good ot the Church, that they do. No man's coun sel is swayed hy self interest or party allpgiance. Each is intent on serving 11TI . 1 the Master, or content with any '.osi j tion that allows him to do it. Verily, j tne world ought to enjoy such a spec- ' tacle oftener. j Not now at full length ; but were we ! to draw a church politician, he should be as mud a mannered man as ever rolled up the whites of his eyes and said grace over a dish of scandal. lie likes cliques, and can't live without coali tions, all in a religious way, however. A sectional line, or the cut cf a coat will serve him for the basis of a party. If a question has once divided the body he never forgets it, and takes care that it shall not be forgotten. He cherish es it, renews it, and plays upon it to suit his purpose. By the grace of God he will lay a trap, and call all hands to prayer just before springing it. Does he vote on the admission or trial oi a memwer, ue uucs u wun an vc ahead, and calculating the effect of that vote upon his future. lie thinks them stand in nis way are not nis menus. He has a relish for indirectness ; and, with pain and deep regret, sees wire pulling in every thing tint does not turn out to his liking. Ingenuous soul ! One such a m.-.n is a plague to any christian bly. The temper (or distem per) is catching. Once prevalent, all transparency of chaiacter and trustful ness dies before it, and "the wisdom which descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, and devilish,' i3 at a premium. The bane of the Church, this day, is politics ; not the politics going on out , doors, but within her enclosure; not the politics oi the hustings, out oi the sane tuary. 0, for a scourge to driv- ,' e,". out the schemers and plotter?, with all their traps and sm ill change. What shall be done with these i-i.rir h politicians, and how sh U they bo :' t 't Says one, fight the devil with fire, 'i'hat is their maxim their plea ; but !. i not the element to fight the devil. Oh ye Jacol s supplnntcrs of y-"T brethren take these thing- h ; these arts, and tricks and di i;.. appeals. Go elsewhere to e i-1 your profession. X. 0. Ghri. A cate. Poetical Consolations. We extract the following fi-u tio N. York correspondence of the Nation al Intelligancer. The North British Review b-n r it. auiMridd anirr.a'io'i. i , the revived issue savors of the In ;' V Christian sentiment that diatingii'-h.-d it when the genius of Dr. Chain. : s In fluenced its page.. An art . . u 'Isaac Watts,' especially hnstb!- m i of vital evangelism. The nv. ... ..f course, assigns to Dr. Watts a '."g'l position as hyninist, and the an' '' i- both genial and interesting. 11. id I stood at the author's elbow, lnwev. r. I should have been inclined tOwhi.":i- in his ear that he might have safi iv if i !e larger admissior.s respecting the f'ni'iy mechanism of many of Dr. Watt's m zas, and have given John Wesley ;---d-it for some very felieitous emend. it;ori. of the 'sweet singer's verses.' Ti'o li'o hymn commencing 'Come ye th ir love the Lord,' when published by Dr. Watts, contained tho following -t'tn-zas : The ("Sod that rule on r ig!, And tliunlc is wl.cn ho 'rsii That, rides upon the titormv sy. And mannps the cfao." It was thus amended by John We?, ley, who incorporated the hymn in I. is earliest collection : "The God that rules on high. And nil the earth Mirvev ; Tbatridei iqmti tin eturmy kv. And calm ji tho roaring ua.-." In another immortal hymn W.iiM wrote : "lie dies, the lirnvc-nly lover di's : Tho tiding eti iko n dwleful nind On my poor heart string : dtei he I:-s In the cold catoriiH ni the ground ' Wesley thus emended the etnnz i : "lie dies : the friend i f sinrern di.' ! L'j ! iSalem'n (l.tughtpr weep ntou-, I ! A solemn diirkien vriN the Mkien, . Aaud h'Q trcuihlin j fcliake tLi- u,i ud.". Several other sentences of Mr. Wes ley's felicitous emendation of Dr. Watt's stnnzag might be ment'on-d, in which the alternations of phra v'V are very palpable improvement:. ' h.!e the full force of the sentiment i !'imIi fully preserved. It is not linen 'itoh, by the way, to find fault with '; lers of hyinnologieal collection fi pre suming to altar tiie hymns they xdert. But if Dr. Watts, one of tbe pi ii s among hyninist-', can ho thu i i n ; " i -ed, who may not ? Of course, a v i "tig is done to any author by nlt i i :ri. that disguise or misrepresent his - i;ti ments. Replies to Foolish Qaestiiu. Our Inhorout tind us.-full Pt Ii i. il- v. A. M. li'x, Minds v,.. a O'ltiiinuinculi . e I! ing attention to, and coiiiinentin no o i; c fact that a certain cuir- t-poiidrt.; :r contemporary, ibe Te&uR Unptot. cs a fuolifch oomuiuhicnti"ti, o' j ! tn one of his brethren for having c ! 1 t!i. Methodist tireuit rider, 'our cireuit lidrr ' Lie also quotes a resdution of th.-iiir Grove Association, objeeting t . any but Iluptist ministers into H j. it pulpits. Mr. Rox's remarks ni" i -i v i v just; but w juige the matters in- i be of too little in poitnriee for m i i-'i- no tice, and to benefit the general ii .ni i If there arc mune fixdith JJnp'i ii" whole Baptist Church is not mi; :! should not jude the whole Church v a fewindividuU. Brethren, Chri.st "i- Ju l not again.' He could alTord idlci.i lor bcarance; an J ko c;m wc. Mortovn, (I e kind of cootrover.-y etivcoderrd t y such publications is of the must useless : c uri lDterwting character. Are wc ohti;i d reply because ether people publish ioolish things about us? We trul Dot. T'-xas. C'irin Aili ' ni't . Vespers. A row of little faces hy the bed A row of little hands upon the rpre.t 1 A row of little rocuish rjesall closed A row of little naked feet exponed. A gon'le mother l nds them in tlodr pri;e. Teaching their feet to tread in heaven y w iys, And take this lull in ctiil lhood'a tmy'iid , The little errors of the day to chide." No lovelier sight this cide of heaver, i t-een, And angels hover over the group serene, Instead of odor in a cencor swun,;. There floats the fMrnnoe of an infant's tongue. Then, tamhling headlong into aV"i ' e 1, B.-io-ath the slieot they lni their lim d n- a Till slumber te Is nw-ny their id'.o t'.-ii- .. And like a peeping hud each fn.:c apj-e :.s. All dressed like angels in their j; wi.j .f white. They're wafted tothexkie in dreams. fr.'gV, And" heaven will parkle in their tes .it morn, And stolen graces nil their ways adorn, lf Frederick S. Marshall, died at Lis residence in the Town of Halifax, ou the even ing of the Grd inst., in the flfty-tdxlh ve r of his age. Mr. M. was the oldest nittiW Ix.rn resident citizen of the ancient lknou- h of Halifax.