North Carolina Newspapers

IHE F10WER3 C0U.ECII0.Ji in nn in V I JJo PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY A COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOB, THE NORTH CAROLINA CONFER l-ICE, M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. RUFUS T. HEFLIN", Editor. Vol. TIT... o. 15. SlXoVJJa yeai in advance. 1 I" D Nr- t w i 1 I r 4 r 3) a 1 1 nj . :he X. C. Christian Advocate. A Hymn. 1eak Bro. IIeflin: vr te and JcJiCii!il t . ir t , 7 t a - j7 vice. Yours, GEO. V. LAXGIIORXE. Xrfulk, Vu. April Jd. "What, what race is this that's brooding o'er our ' SMently ; silently; their hearts to seek our Father's T hat move: face, Earnestly, earnestly ? Is it ti e dawn of that great day On which tht" holy Prophets say, Our Lord shall take hell's power May it be, may it be. :vay : S y, watchmen, ye who search the mystic scro mil ve tell, can cy-;; ; M 1 .3 t r tt ...; to c'.nquer tins our woriu, Can ye tell, can ye tell ? What mean thop gatherings far and near, Those i-h.'Uts f jy, the burning tear, lo they portend our Saviour i.ear? 'Jan it be, cmi it be ? Ilavk I hai k I that sound that peals upon our ears, Xoar it comes, nearer still ; Th-.e ir.ingl d notes of triumph, and of fears, Loud they g''w. louder still ; 'Tis n ,t the ' slmiit for mastery," X -r the wild soun Is of revelry ; 'Tis .ion's songs i f victory, Jesus comes, Jesus comes. Haste, haste ye forth, the battle is begun, Sound t arms, sound to arms ; Your Captain calls. Rise put your armor on, Fly to arms, fly to arms : Assail the powers of sin and hell, Press hard the onset all is well. Oar Captain breaks the Tyrant's spell Shout for joy, shout for joy. Ye slaves of sin. ye rebel sons of men Jesus coines ; Jesus comes To give you life to save you " without end,'' Lo he conies, lo he comes : Lay down your arms, 'tis Christ's com mand. Receive your pardon at his band, And join at uoee his chosen band You'll te free, you'll be free. S jou shall toe voice of triumph fill the world, Be it mi, be it so ; Then Sin and Deatii shall from their thrones be hurl'd. Even so, even so ; Our Jesus shall the nations claim, Their riches, irlury, power, fame, He'll give 1 1 those who love his name Shout his praise, shout bis praise. vDrijinaI. For tii e X. C. Christian Advocate. Near the Potomac River, Va. 1 March o, lSob. j Dear Bro. IIeflin: Having just left the boat which flies between Vv ash in. on ton Citv, and A.iuia Creek, and got Vi. : ward bound, I will furnish you with f...,t....i u ui,tL,. HIT 1-al3 1UI A ICUCIILROt'Uli;, tiutii ' MJiHt 1. 11 IHI 1 .S t T-1 1 1 V J J ' 1141- llrt J cil me most forcibly in the last few days. This too m:iy be characterized as a 'running,' if not, jumping, account, as the road is uite rough just here. On Friday nigh, last. there was quite a demonstration in the Park of N.York City, in the way of fire works, com memorative of tbp late vote of the House of Representatives on the Kaii sis and the Lccornpton question. I saw in the afternoon of the same day a no tice on the bulletin of the Tribune, an- bulletin of the Tribune, an-: tjruhOerrii ttrtet M. M.. t nuren. jtorjoiK, me : iiom ins puipn, me luiiuwing piuposi foili.win IImihi. If you deem it worthy of j tion, 'Is the religious movement of the a ..hut iii vi.-ur columns, it is at your ser- present day of God ?' I can predict nouncing the display of fire works, as numberless agents, upon the children also the firing of a salute of 120 guns at 0f God, in this life, is a great source of sunset in honor of the same event. christian trouble. Though we have the Knowing that Greely was first rate on ; power, and sometimes exert it against illuminations in the dark, I strolled . lne wiles f the Devil; yet, through fear through the Park :o witness the scene, 0f being overcome, the heart is often but was surprised to find such a large j saddened. And to this is added the number of youth, from 10 to 15 years ! thought, that there is no time in this of age. An illuminated centre piece, jjfe when we will be beyond the reach would occasionally remind the crowd, j 0f Satan's power. Could we look on such of them as could read, "wherefore j to some loved spot, in the annals of hu the v had come together." ! man life,and see &n end to the vile and Letting 'the dead bury their dead,' I bitter assaults of the tempter, upon us, we leave this subj ct and introduce a j tnen would much of our trouble be alle top'c better befi.tmg a religious jour- j viated. But not so. There is no place nal. ! this side the grave, where we may In Philadelphia, as in N. York and j evon indulge a faint hope of being lib other places, there is a 'great awaken- J crato4 from the onsets of the Devil. in.' Yes, the phrase, 'great awaken- j 0f christian perfection may be ing,' expresses the idea exactly. Stroll ing up North Fourth St., Saturday af ternoon, without the purpose to go to any place in particular,presently found j m yself at one of the many places where, j in lhe city of brotherly love, 'prayer i wont to be made.' It was Mechanics' Hall. A goodly number were collected, and the services were lively. There were, however, no posters, limiting prayers and exhortations ta three min utes. It being Saturday preceding Easter, the good people of that vicinity seemed to be making ready to keep the Feast there appealed to be a uni versal washing of windows and scour ing of door steps, and I trust that these industrous ones were as careful about their hearts, and to have them purged from the old leaven of malice and wick edness, as they were to have the out side or the cup and the platter made clean. Who can estimate the power and prc-ciousness of the resurrection of j our Lord from the dead, when 'angels! relied the stone away.' Various other places in Philadelphia ; were also open for similar exercises. - . and many are waking out of their sleep j to 'look upon him whom they have pic cod,' and to escape for their lives. I j That tliis should please the devil, would : be a wonder more striking than that of Saul being found among the prophets. Of course some religious teachers have their doubts about the genuineness of this work, and I noticed in a Philadel- A few days ago, I phia paper, that some 'Gilbert Go Soft to the Choir of the Iv" divine was.on yesterday, to discuss r i : 1 " i ivn : . ! the conclusion to which his reverence I will probably come from the premises he mav lay down thus: 1. .frayer ' t i . i i oook religion is ttie only movement which wfcoan recognize as being of j God. 2. The present movement is not ; according to the form laid down in our , prayer book. 3. Therefore, the pres j ent religious movement is not of God. j Such a discussion of the proposition, i however, could hardly be looked for ; from any but a very high churchman, ' and we may charitably hope that his conclusion was that,-ithis is the true '.God ."'nil "ten-- life.4- ------ I spent yesterday, the Sabbath, in Baltimore ; in the morning heard Dr. Fuller. His sermon, with some excep tions, was an excellent one, and he is jwell calculated to be popular among his people. Still, some of the doctor's illustrations were rather droll. Take one, not as an example, but as the on ly one I can recall. The point was that the system of common school instruc ; tion, while in many respects excellent, i was sadly imperfect, because religious instruction was ignored. The illustra ! tion was this : when the treachery of Arnold, during the war of the revolu tion, had shaken the confidence of men , in one another, and no one knew whom to trust, General Washington, in his travels, came to a certain place where he was greeted by a large concourse of . children, who expressed their patriotic ! feelings in a most appropriate style, upon which the Father of his country exclaimed, 'though all others prove traitors, I can trust these without fear.' j At night I heard a comprehensive, pointed and practical sermon from Rev. D. E. Reese, from the words, 'breth ren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord mav have free course and be glo rified.' The main points only were discussed ; 'The word of the Lord,' j what it is, and what ic means to 'be glorified;' the obstructions to it having free course, and the ability of prayer 'in removing such obstacles out of the wav. In the conclusion, mention wa3 j made of the great awakening, which is , in Baltimore as well as elsewhere. The 'preacher gave it as his opinion that God was about to perform a great and glorious work in this country, and that these were the foretokenings. '"Hark, in the wilderness a cry, A voice that loudly calls, prepare."' My own opinion is-'ti' many who read your pa-er to-aay, -w a not taste of death till thev see the kingdom of 1 . T l I I - - A L. - J 1 - .1 f 1 . 1 1 tod come with power, wnen tne wu- derness and the solitary place shall be r 2 . glad tor them, and th desert shall re- joice ana blossom as the rose. lhe Lord hasten it in its time. Amen. Truly your3, J. L. M. For the N. C. Christian Advocate. HEAVEN No. 4. (ii.) Anothrr source of happiness to the people of God, in Heaven is ex emption from the assaults of the ene- rriV The attacks of Satan and his thrown around us our leet may De placed upon the topmost point of the temole of Holiness, the road from the n0v t0 the holiest may be walke , yet along our path 'dark temptations lie.' Indeed the best soldiers are otten plac ed in the front rank in battle ; so with the soldiers of Christ. The most pure and holy are tempted and tried with most severity. Even the Saviour him self was assailed by the troops of hell. And though He know not sin, yet thro' the power of the enemy, his soul was often made 'exceedingly sorrowful, ev en unto death.' This wa3 'the hour and power of darkness.' We are aware that temptation is not sin. A man may be tempted and tried from day to day, and yet, commit no sin, whatever. Temptations of the Devil cannotbe avoi ded, while the spirit dwells in a tene ment of clay: hence, of themselves they cannot be wrong. It they were, our condition would be most deplorable. Here we have to keep our armour on, w-,th SWOrd in hand, and wage a con- tirmal warfare against the power of - - - .. darkness. No time to spare not a mo- ment to lose. Every inch we gain must De retained and serve to place our feet Up0n for a raore powerful defence. A , perpetual contest from the cradle to the grave is the life of the christian. ami welL may his sword, bathed in blood through life, at death, when the last enemy is put to flight, tremble in its scabbord, and the weary hand, long for repose. Truly the host of Israel look on with joy and gladness to that happy day, when the way-worn fol lowers of Christ shall lav aside their ! armour, and grasp the prize for which i they have lived and died. S'anding jnow upon the hill of Heaven, he rests from his labor drinks of the flowing stream of paradise, and plucks the am brosial fruit of the Tree of Life. Columbia, N. C. M. For the N. C. Christian Advocate. Is It So? The caption does not exactly contain the subject that I wish to discuss. It, however, indicates that something is afloat, the truth of which mifht be :t-jiiSa3-l-r ?? hence, X Jh?" se'ecic it to enable me to express that doubt. Miss Rumor, Post Oak Circuit, and certain newspaper articles have more than intimated that the Methodists are a penurious or stingy set of people. I wish to record my dissent to any such intimation. I have been acquaint ed with the Methodists a number of years, and with a, few exceptions, com paratively speaking, I have found them to be a noble hearted, high souled, generous people full of the fire of philanthropy, and abounding in good works. There are a few of the old Pius Gripe type, but that few are not to be regarded as tne true type .r Methodism. Some people get into ' strange company at times, so much like j themselves that they dislike it, feel mean, and report that such and such is ; the character cf Methodism. Tell me i not that Methodism is niggard in her I work, while so many monumental piles stand thick in all our borders, testify ; ing to her beneficence. Look at the , Colleges, and Seminaries, and Univer sities she has erected, and is still erec i ting. Look at the Publishing houses ! in New York and Nashville. Look at ! her missionary fields occupied at home i and in foreign lands. Look at our : country in all its vastness, dotted, j thickly dotted with her houses of wor ; ship, and then tell me, Is it so ? Is ! she stingy ?. Are not her altar fires : kept burning a3 brightly as any sister denomination keeps hers ? Is she not as diligent in feeding the hungry, in clothing the naked, and in visiting the sick as any other people, or Church ? Why, then. ,hi3 perpetual report of 1 her stinginess ? The few close-fisted, , narrow-hearted, mean disposed in her ; communion are not the representatives ! of Methodism, they are, in truth, the 1 exceptions. I knew, a number of years- since, a man of wealth. He ; owned land and servants, and had thousands of dollars at interest ; he paid forty-five cents quarterage in a : whole year. I know a number of men ! of not as much means as the one just mentioned, who pay more dollars quar i terage, annually, than that steward ; paid cents. Who of them must be the representatives of Methodist liberality? ! No one would say the miserly man who gave forty-jive cents. But the great fuss is about supporting the Preachers. If a stranger to Methodism should chance to read some things that are written and published in these days,he ; would suppose that the Preachers and I people almost hated each other, but j such things are not bo. In all the , world there are no people that have j a more sincere regard for their Preach ; ers than the Methodists. It is true, : there are some circuits that ought to be j first class appointments, that are still j lingering in the rear of appointments. ; But it is not stinginess that keeps them there, but a combination of other cau ses that might be easily removed. If all croakers and grumblers would cease a work that gives, at best, but a morbid pleasure, and spend their time in prayer to God for greater prosperi ty, and desire more liberal things them selves, and strive to lead ofTin a great and good work,and cease their uncallt d for efforts to drive the people, more good would result from their labors. They would be conscious of setting a good example whether it was followed or not ; they would know that they obeyed the divine precept, " Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works." Whenev er our charity is ever hunting up some fault of our neighbors to blaze it abroad, it is then, to say the best of it, of doubtful character. Lift up your voice against sin, and set the thousand tongued press to e-pose it, but be sure that you condemn not yourself AMINIS. Hispaniola, N. C. For the N. C. Christian Advocate. Appointment of Contingent Fund Greensboro' District. Haw River Circuit, Deep River " Rockingham " Greensboro' Station Guilford Circuit, Nor. College " Montgomery " Wentworth " Alamance ' $75 oO GO 55 55 50 50 50 45 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 40 00 00 Total, 580 00 The preachers, official and private members of the several charges, will please read and remember these amounts, and arrange as promptly and efficiently as possible for raising them. Timely attention, and hearts to prop erly sympathise with those who should receive our aid, will easily secure the entire sum apportioned by the District Stewards to each circuit and station. In behalf of our superannuated preach-" ers, their tamilies some or them or phans I urge the brethren, sisters and friends not to neglect those who have the first claim upon their liberality. See to it that they are properly provi ded for. Each contribute as God hath prospered him, or her, and the deserv ing and needy shall not want. Yours, &c, N. TT D - tjfreensboro', April 6, lbt-ty&UA- Idtrtinu The Post of Honor. In the Church of Christ, where is it? Let the Head of the Church speak to us. Upon an ambitious application being made to Jesus for two of his dis ciples he said : 'Ye know the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them. But it shall not be so among you; but whosoever will be great among you, let nim De your minister; ana ! whosoever will be chief among you, let him be 3'our servant ; even as tho Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister.' 3Iath. 20th chap. What a contrast to worldly policy,to Gentile standards, is there ! See Jesus, who, though God, jet stooped to be clothed upon with our flesh, washing the feet of his disciples. How is all human aspiration for piace and preferment in Chhristian ranks re buked by that scene ! Cease pride and restlessness about position among the Master's servants, forevermore. By word, by act they are condemned. Are you useful, are you doing good? Then it matters not whether your name is known abroad, or graced by titles,or glorified by official dignities. You are in the l ne of heavenly nobility. The question is not about the ova tions tendered and the chief places on the scaffolding of the public assembly reserved for you. But, are you serving, are yon ministering to the welfare of your fellowmen, to edification of the Church, to the glory of God, either by actively doing or patiently suffering His will ? When the list of great men is made out, hy men, your name may not be on it. Beyond a very limited neighborhood it may sound strangely. But God has a record of servants ; of those who do not serve or burn incense to themselves. Your rank is not yet proclaimed. Rejoice not, said the Master to his disciples, who too keenly appreciated adventitious distinction, Lejoice not that evil spirits are subject unto you and that, for a temporory purpose, you are able to work miracles ; but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven. That is the common privilege and the greatest. A pope, a cardinal, an archbishop could claim no greater. A private station is the post of honor the rank and file of the holy army. Among the 'ministers' known as preachers, there is no privilege above preaching the gospel. Direct, warm, constant living contact with the word of God and the souls of the people this, this is the post of honor, and of enjoy ment too. An angel's heart would ex ult in such a saving, broad, free, divine mission to sinners. Why, then, any panting for the mere drudgery of the Church our angen cies, secretaryships, presidences, and every by-the-way office that can be coopered up and christened with a Church name outside ot the plain pas pastorate ? Paul, who was careful to let nothing come oetween mm ana nis ministry, gives a rule to the fermenting Corin thian Church, which seems often to have been inverted : 'If then ye have judg ments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteem ed in the Church.' Cripples for officials : strongmen and true for the pastorate, for ciacuit rider3 and missionaries. The Church ha3 no post to confer on any man intrinsically equal to a call of God to preach the g!PeL Y hat is it to be a bishop, but to De set up, high and dry, beyond pastoral sympathy not even a negro or a Iiitle child saying of him, 'our preacher?' Worried with invitations, teazed by ap plications, blamed for appointments, absent from home, doomed to routine, and delicately discussed as to support. No one in mind or soul, is fit for offi cial promotion till he can be content without it and feels above it. We speak of the Church, though the remark might have a wider application. 'This is a true saying, If a man de sire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.' Paul to Timothy. If a a minister desire the office for the name Franklinsville " Uwharrie " Jad honor of instead of the enlarged Opportunity for doing good, and even ytev., if he drsireth it very much and la"fii the remofcest schemes for get tijj it, we should conclude that his VV it- nrna xnt Klit Otl.l t Vl n f ha U!15 1f t for the office. ,U'( iV. O. Ch. Advocate. i legates Elect to the General Confer f ' ence, CONVKNE IN NASHVILLE, TENN., MAY 1, 1858. iVestern Virginia. Sam'l Kelley, K. Vaught, Staunton Field, 3. fieswves, G. B. Poage, C. M. Sulli mn. 1 r iix'a AC! 'fi-cjOTrws.T frtvprutivris than Scarritt, William Bradford, 2. serve., T. Wallace. rnCKX. John 11. Linn, John rilCR !-rr?n Tlnir TTnoton AVil. 1 George V. Brush, 6. Rcsrrve.8, Rob i evt Iliner, Edmund P. Buckner. ! St. Louis. Joseph Boyle, David j R. McAnally, Thomas T." Ashby, J. jT.peery, Enoch M. Marvin, D. A. i Lteper, II. S. Watts, 7. Reserves, Claries B. Parsons, Wesley Browning, Wlliam M. Prottsman. (,'. Tja.nuvr ix-iiiii v-. xAuti'.ovu, Louisville. Nathaniel II. Lee, Frwcis A. Morris, Zachariah M. Tay lon Edward Stevenson, Albert II. Red foid, Robert Fisk, G. Reserves, James II. Bristow, James S. Wools. Tennessee. John B. McFerrin, Join W. Hanner, Alexander R. Er- ; wii, Alexander L. P. Green, Fountain E. Pitts, Thomas Maddin, John F. j Hi.ghes, Thomas W. Randle, Adam S. R' ts, Moses M. Ilenkle, William C Johnson, Samuel D. Baldwin, 12. Tleservcs, Joseph B. West, Ferdinand S. Petway, Samuel S. Moody. 1 v ouri. William G. Caples, An- iiveVIonroe, W." II. Anderson, Tison Dines, E. Robinson, 5. Reserves, P. M. Pinckard, B. R. Baxter. Memphis E. C. Slater, Thomas L. Boswell, Michael J. Blackwell, George W. D. Harris, Guilford Jones, Joseph II. Brooks, Samuel Watson, William McMahon, Nathan Sullivan, Francis A. Owen, 10. Reserves, riiil ip Tuggle, Thomas Jcryner, Arthur L'avis. IIolston. Elbert F. Sevier, Wm. Hicks, Thomas K. Munsey, E. E. Wi ley, James Atkins, Rufus M. Stevens, William Robeson, 7. Reserves, Wil liam C. Graves, Wm. C. Daily. Arkansas. Lewis P. Lively, Thos. Stanford, Stephen Carlisle, 3. Re serves, John Cowle, John M. Steel. iRatcliffe, Augustus, R. Win field, Wm. I Moore, 4. Reserves, Russell M. Mor- lf:in .TVirm TT "Rlat-olir Virginia. David S Doggett, Wm. A. Smith, Leroy M. Lee, Leonidas Rosser, John E. Edwards, William B. Rowzie, George W. Carter, George W. Langhorne, Wm. W. Bennett, Robert Michaels, Joseph II. Davis, 11. Re serves, Wm. H. Wheelwright, James D. Coulling, Jacob Manning. Mississippi. David M. Wiggins, ! Levi Pearce, John G. Jones, Charles K. Marshall, Benjamin M Drake, Lowell Campbell, Henderson II. Mont gomery, j'ohn Lusk, 8. Reserves, II. J. Harris, Wm. II. Watkins, James Walton. Alabama. Thomas O. Summers, Jefferson Hamilton, Oliver R. Blue, Archelaus II. Mitchell, Frederick G. Ferguson, Edward Wadsworth, Thomas J. Koger, George Shaeffer, Joseph J. Hutchinson, T. W. Dormari, Christo pher D. Oliver, Philip P. Neely, 12. Reserves, Josh. T. Heard, Ebenezer Ilea i n, James A. Heard. Indian Mission Conf. John Har rell, Wilson L. McAlister, 2. Reserve, David B. Cumming. South Carolina. Wra. M. Wight man, Whatcoat A. Gamewell, Albert M. Shipp, Hugh A. C. Walker, Robert J. Boyd, Wm. A. McSwain, Nicholas Talley, John W. Kelly, James Stacy, Charles Betts, 10. Reserves, Wm. P. Mouzon, Hilliard C. Parsons. Georgia. Samuel Anthony, John W. Glenn, Wm. J. Parks, Lovick Pierce, Jesse Boring, Alfred T. Mann, James E. Evans, G. J. Tearce, James B. Payne, Win. J. Sasnett, Ed. H. Myers, Walter Knox, Walter R. Bran ham, 13. Reserves, Osborn L. Smith, W. M. Crumley, Josiah Lewis. East Texas. Clayton C. Gillespie, J. W. Fields, S. A. Williams, John B. Tullis, Napoleon W. Burkes, 5. Re serves, Jefferson Shook, James T. P. Irvine. North Carolina. David B. Nich olson, William Barringer. Charles F. Deems, N. II. D. Wilson, R. T. IIeflin, Wm. Closs, Peter Doub, Numa F. Reid, 8. Reserves, Ira T. Wyche, Charles P. Jones. Florida. Thomas M. Gardner, S. P. Richardson, Peyton P. Smith, Jo sephu3 Anderson, John Milis, 5. 7?? serves, Alexander Graham, Samuel Woodberry. Texas. Robert Alexander, John W. Phillips, Josiah W. Whipple, Wra. H. Seat, Robert W. Kennon, Mordecai Yell, William C. Lewis, 7. Reserves, Daniel Morse, D. Carle, Asbury Da vidson. Louisiana. Robert J. Harp, Ste phen J. Davies, Holland N. McTyeire, Henry C. Thweatt, James A. Ivey, 5. 1 Reserves, Richmond Randall, Lewis A. Reed- The Pacific Conference did not elect delegates, owing to the distance from i the seat of the Conference, and the i expense attending the journey. From the Texas Christian Advocate. Have they Backslidden? When I look around after many of those who a few years ago professed to have found the " pearl of great price," who declared that Jesus was precious to their souls, it is painful to find that many of them are rarely to be seen at the house of God. Alas ! they an no longer marshalled under the banner of King Immanuel, having on the whole armor of God. " Where is the blessedness I knew When first-. T-r-iw the Lord? Wheri tStlie soul-refreshing view. rUi and his word ?" Tr.i'Vor-mpetin their seats are nruii r -tx-z f . .- . seen. On certain occasions they com prise a part of the congregations, and will join in singing the songs of Zion ; but when the table of the Lord is spread, and an invitation offered to all who love Jesus, to come forward and partake in the memorable supper, they cannot witness the solemn scene, but they instantly retire from the conse crated place. Why do they act thus in direct vio lation of their most sacred vows ? Sure ly they have departed from their first love. Once their "delight was in the law of the Lord," and they talked of His abundant goodness ami mercy. In their houses were erected altars, around which they daily assembled to offer up to the Most High, morning and evening sacrifices. Alas! alas! how different the case now ! Judging from their fruits, they scarce have God in nil their thoughts. Their deliffht is Ln ;n tbo rmmsftl of tlm unrrndlv. and standing in the " law of the Lord;" tncv are seen " walkinsr in the way of B;nriprQ " " What will h.m nfthep. O wretched man ?" Can you escape ? "Whither shall I go from thy Spirit ? Or whither shall I flee from thy pre sence ? If I ascend into heaven, thou art there ; if I make my bed in hell, behold thou art there; if I ; ake the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me." S. A Willing Jesus. Reader, at that day where will be your place ? Put not the question from you. Perhaps you sigh, I would be numbered with the saved ; but how can I have hope ? Tell me, where is your fear ? Is it lest the tremendous billows of your sins should swell above his willincness to save ? If all the guilt of all the lost, multiplied and magnified beyond all power to count or measure, weighed heavily upon your conscience, still venture to his feet. Tho willing Jesus will not cast vou out. Ifis heart, his love, his zeal, his pity, his bleeding wounds, his undertaken office, all forbid. Let not his acts on earth, let not his voice from heaven.be in vain. Did misery ever seek relief from him, and not receive more than ready welcome ? Fly forth in spirit to the bright saints in light. The testimony from each rejoicing heart is one. They will give glory to a willing Jesus. With united voice they tell, that when they cast their ruined souls upon him, he tenderly embraced and sweetly cheered, and fully pardoned, and en tirely saved. Hear now his voice. Throughout the Bible, and from faithful lips, is still stounding, Wilt thou, wilt thou be izado whole ? Be then persuaded. Tarry not. Let this accepted moment find you a wil ling suppliant at a willing Saviour's cross. None ever perished because Christ would not hear. None ever fell into the burning iake because ho turn ed from their beseeching cry. But stay ; there is another word. It seals perditiod on all who stand apart. Take heed lest it enclose you in us hopeless doom : 'Ye will not come unto me that ye might have lite. John v. 40. Archdeacon Law. The Lawyers. We laugh at 'em, and respect 'em. We abuse 'cm, and employ 'em. We call them knaves, and get them to write our wills, and probably name a lawyer for one of the executors. After all, the legal profession is a good ordeal to try a man's capacity and integrity. If, after twenty years practice, he is esteemed capable; an honest man, you may trust him implicitly ; for he is a proved mm ; and it takes tempations to show what a man is. let tne Dau members of the profession smouch the whole flock, and so the old jokes, true and false against the lawyers, never die. Who ever saw a lawyer on tho stage that wasn't represented as a sneaking,mousing, pusillanimous scamp, whom the very bailiff despised ? And the old poets, too, had their rap at him, "When I from my slumber wake My first prayer in the morn is, O ! keep me from the devil, Lord, But chiefly from attorneys I" A Fragment for the ladies. 'Thy grandmother,' said tny uncle Toby, addressing himself toyonng Ar abella, just from London, and howas playing the battle of Marengo on the piano; 'thy grandmother, child,' said he, 'used to play on a much better in strument than thine.' 'Indeed,' said Arabella, 'hnw could it have been better; you know it i tho most fashionable instrument, and is used by every body that U any thing.' 'Your grandmother was something, yet she never saw a piano forte.' 'But what was the name of thi in strument ? Had it strings, and was it played by keys ?' 'You must give me time to recollect the name ; it was indeed a stringed in strument, "but was played by the hand.' 'By the hands alorc? How vulgar; but I protest I should like to see one, and papa should buy me one when I return to London. Do you think that 'No, you will probably not tu.tl one in London, but douhtlesa they may be found in some of the county towns.' 'How many strings had it ? Must one play with both hands ? and could one play the double bass ?' 'I know not whether it would play the double buss, as you call it, but it was played by both hands, and had two strings.' 'Two strings only ? surely you are jesting; how could good music be pro duced by such an instrument, when the piano has two or three hundred ?' 'Oh, the strings were very long, one of them was about 14 feet, and the other mijiht be lengthened at pleasure, even to 50 or more.' 'What a prodigious deal of room it must take up, but no matter, I will have mine in the old hall, and papa may have an addition b"ilt to it, for he says I shall never want for any thing, and so docs mamma. Were the strings struck with little mallets like the pia no, or were they snapped like a harp sichord ?' 'Like neither of those intrume nt,as I recollect, but it produced a snfekind of humming music, and w;is peculiarly agreeable to the husband and relations of the performer.' 'Oh. as to pleasing one's husband or relations, that is all Dicky, in the Ilnut-ton, 3rou know; but I am deter mined to have one at any rate. Was it easily learnt, and was it taught by French or Italian masters?' 'It was easily learnt, but French men and Italians scarcely dared to show their heads in Our country in those times.' '(J in you not possibly remember the name? How shall we know what to inquire for ?' 'Yes, 1 do now remember the name, and we must inquire for a Spinning Wheel.' Wesley's Two Irjunctionx 1. Preach holiness clearly, strongly, explicitly, and lead the members to seek and obtain it. 2. Labor to advance the work ol Christian perfection. When this i.s not preached, there is seldom any remark able blessing from God, and conse quently, little addition to the society, or little life in the members of it. Speak and spare not ! Let not regard to any man induce you to betray tho truth of God; till you press believers to expect full salvation now, you must not look for any revival. Let us not, as genuine Methodists, be "afraid of the light." But in the spirit of our D vine Master, let us confer together, to expose and remove hindrances to re vivals, and to promote his glory in the salvation of those for whom he " was made obedient unto death, even the death of the cross." Scolding from the Pulpit This practice is quite too common with some preachers, who aim to do good by manifesting indignation at the real and imaginary faults of those to whom they minister. The consequence of this is to provoke rather than win and reform their erring auditors. I have listened in sorrow to such dis courses from good men, who have un consciously fallen into this error. They Beein to labor diligently and earnestly, without much apparent beneficial re sults. I have tho't that if attention were called to this subject, it might not be unavailing to both speaker and hearer. Let the preacher teach Gospel doc trines from a soul filled with love to God and man, and he will have no oc casion for the scolding method, and souls will be easier won. Love draws, its opposite repels. Watchman and Reflector, How Iff any Pound to a Bushel ? Of wheat sixty pounds. Of shelled corn fifty pounds. Of corn on the cob seventy pounds. Of rye fifty-six pounds. Of oats thirty-two pounds. Of barley forty pounds. Of potatoes sixty pounds. Of bran twenty pounds. Of clover seed sixty pounds. Of timothy seed forty-five pounds. Of hemp seed fourteen pounds. Of buckwheat fifty two ponnds. Of blue gras3 seed fourteen pounds. Of castor beans forty-six pounds. Of onions fifty-seven pounds. Of salt fifty-six pounds.