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Vol. III...X0. :31,
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Advocate.
Sustained-
Bro. TIefi.ix : I conjecture from
various items published in the " Advo
cate." that the first horn and veil be
loved offspring of our Conference eman
cipation is in a critical condition, ami
likely to live a lingering life and ulti
mately to die for the want of attentive
nursing an. I proper nourishment, in the
way of pecuniary assistance. This
crisis in the history of the paper ought
rot to surprise any one, but ought to
have been expected as a necessary
event ; an event thai no prudence or
".-rethought of the Publishing Commit-
L ve,
ln iu.-uy, energy or capability ot
Edit
coum uvoM : its cause is
r':e reaction following all such
.es, and its remedy must he
-.':: in
the. Sv'ti'iDaJiv and co-cnera- :
a! .t ..L- l . i mi
nun ot uie peopie at large. J lie ques
tion now to be decided is, shall the pa
per die ? It is a question of life and
death : and, as an inevitable conse
quence, of 'lonor or disgrace, prosperi
ty or decline in our Conference bounds.
et it die, an I we lapse into a state of
ueper.uence
and servility in all that
ennobles ana
commands respect ana
secures success, far
worse than that
The paper in its
previously endured.
snort existence
has Vecome a vitalizing
power in the Church ; has detached all
o;:r special interests from the advocacy
of other papers, and assumed and main
tained as its legitimate right, their de
fence, advocacy and direction. Now,
to let it die, we stand without a defen
der of our rights, or an advocate for
our principles, provided s-ince the pa
per has been brought into existence,
the honorable existence of our Confer
ence depends upon its continuance.
The question now, is not how much it
will cor for our honor and our safety
clemar.nl its continuance at anv cost
but why despond ? It must, it will be
sustained. I believe it is favored by
Providence, and friends will come to its
aid in time of need. That it would be
reduced to great extremities in chang
ing it from the credit to the cash sys
tem, we ought to have expected. The
subscription list of the Spirit of the
Age, under such treatment, declined
from 5,000 to 3.000 in less than three
montns, ami its very extstei.ee
was jeo-
pir iized: out Air. Gorman with
ncteristic courage, met the lo;
ciiar-
loss for a
se.-if-in. ti'l n-.-H-tion cou'd take p'ace,
and it, is now on a firm basis. Shall
not the same be done for the Advocate?
Vv'ill not the Publishing Committee, the
Editor, and it;
steadfast friend;
to its support
bear it upon their heads
and hearts, tiil the public has time to
breathe, to think clearly, and then they
wi'i act ? The old subscribers will ; 11
come back, and many new ones. This
paper i- not tny special favorite; and
in the position I now occupy, to me in
dividually it has, and can be, of no sort
cf advantage. It has not always spo
ken my sentiments, or done the things
I thought best; but what of that?
What paper ever did or ever will ?
Shall I or any man sacrifice a great
Church enterprise to private pique or
personal dissatisfaction ? Such an one
is unworthy an honored place in the
Church, or a respectful name among
Methodists. I would suggest the fo!- j
lowing as a plan of immediate relief :
Let each Minister pay in advance for:
five years subscription. That will sus- :
tain it, till the public can come to its'
relief. JAMES II. BRENT.
Itoxboro', July 15, 1858. j
For the X. C Christian Advocate.
Christian Perfection.
Is this doctrine of Christian Perfection
as highly csteen cd by us as its importance
demand- '. Have we any better excuse fur
not bti.i g .saficii'ded wholly, than we could
hare fur net beiuL' jasrifi- d ? Is not 'Christ
crucified" as willing, ready and able to
grant the one as the other, since tbey are
equally the purchase of ids bbod aod the
gitr. ot" his lye ? Why, then, do siJfcsy
teM!'y that his blood clernses them from
all
? -Many Methodists seem never to I
thiiis nf this s-ate as the one in winch ;
J J 4esw the'" to live and glorify his i
name. S -me even doubt us attainable-
noss in the present life, while others look j
ujjou ii. an a. uiu mi i-uau accoiupi isuuienr,
to be enjoyed by but few, rather than as u
worn ot pi line necessity to all who would
rk of
make their "calling and election sure."
If there is any departure from the us-j
ages of original Methodism in our day, t
luay it not be a-eribed to the cause above i
alluded to ? Uecause, to every entirely '
sanctified soul, keeping cur rules is " easy" I
ana iigm. -i .y ai -- ways ot plea
santness and paths of peace." Are we
t.inir-i- altogether without, pti-iko V
aiie'reiner witnout excuse
Do we, upon
all suitable occasious, hold j
ut this
great truth, not merely as senptur- i
as clearly revealed iu our hearts ,
a
t, but
by t lie Holy G'lost. -ivei- unto us I How
can we rest a momeut. wii hout the evide-nce I
in our souls of full salvation, especially j
alter the solemn obligations under which j
we b'o'ight oiir-elves wlien we were receiv-!
ed into her ministry? We solemnly de- j
dared that, we were going on un'o peifec
tioti; that we expected to be made perfect
iu the present life ; and that we were gmau
ing af'er it. llow long did we conceive
this journey to be? In what part of our
lives did we expect t" find the rest of faith
jiud love? Wnen were our groaniogs to
cease and our joy to be full?
Ure'.hicu, such is the power of Divine
Gfiico, tUat all these thiuga wight huv
Fur tlie N. C. Christ!
The Advocate must be
taken place in that solemn hour or in !
evi-rj hour ?;me that time and it wo
have ti.it rj. jiced in " perfection's heih's,"
: we n::iy in this p. I a J hour. Tne name of
"Jesus" is just as sufficient tj elevate to
I " full salvation," as it was to admit us to
justifying grace. It is of the iir.st impor
tance that not another hour shouh be pa-3-e
1 until we can witn to " the eseelleney
of the knowledge f Christ Jesus our
Lord." How can we preach full redemp
tion with success, until we have gained t
ourselves 1 Brethren, we must lead the
Wi.y, and our people will fo!Iv. Then we
shall have no difficulty in pointing out
those who are sanctified, any more than
the justified : and the Church with all her j
vast resources will be at command, to urge j
K.rward our great work of ''spreading scrip-!
tural holiness over these lauds." A tevi- j
val iu this department of christian cxpe- i
desired, and
t ,vtr(tot Mi ,;,. .- ;t i th.
humble a;m of this article. U ill not
brethren who feel interested in the subject
contribute to t'e advocate, s( as to-ave
a full interchange of sentiment for our own
mutual benefit as well as for its readers?
And who can teil the blessed results which
will flow from such a work ? F.
July 9, 1S5S.
Fur the X. C. Christian Advocate.
" Oa a Journey." j
How can I spend my time most pro- ;
fitably while traveling? This is
question of much practical importance !
in these days of TltAVEL. j
Travelling facilities are such, these j
days, that tens of thousands of men ;
and women are "running to and fro," :
" crossing over," " passing and repas-!
sing," throughout the world everyday. ;
Some in pursuit of pleasure ; some en-
gaged in commerce : some serving na-'
tions; and others laboring to spread;
learning and religion over the world. I
It is important for every one thus '
engaged, to inquire how lean most 1
profitably occupy that portion of my ;
time necessarily spent on the road? j
Long years ago, fourteen hundred
years before any books had been rin
ted, an officer of a heathen court, while j
returning from Jerusalem, "sitting in j
his chariot," read a manuscript copy of j
the Prophecy of Isaiah. A very suit- j
able manner for a heathen to occupy I
ilS
time, while "on a tourney." Alight:
not a christian do as well ?
But I did not introduce this subject j
for the purpose of telling every one
how he must spend his time. Fellow j
traveller, you arid I are responsible to ;
God for the manner in which we spend '
His tin.e. j
This subject was forced upon tny j
mind yesterday, by seeing " something j
new." Reader, what do you think I j
saw ? I saw two men, riding in a bug- j
gy, a small trunk between, as much j
absorbed in their game as the Tories i
were when Francis Marion and his men j
came upon them one night, seated j
around their camp fire. If I had shot !
one of them, he would probably have j
died, like a poor Tory died that night, !
with the cards clenched in his hand.
Gentlemen travelling a public road j
playing cards ! Alas ! alas ! that men J
should not think it enough to spend j
many of their nights in their own rooms i
and about grog-shop-hotels, in such 1
sinful sports; but they must disgust'
every sensible man, in open day, along
a public road, by such exhibitions.
Poor fellows, they are intellectu
al beings ! ALEXO.
For the X. C. Christian Advocate.
Conjugal Fidelity and Shrewdness.
FROM THE GERMAN.
i King Conrad III , who flourished in the
; middie of the twelfth century, laid siege
! to Weinberg, a small town in the territory
: of Wuvtemberg. The Duke of Wurtem
j berg, who was shut up in the town with
i his wife, held out against the beleaguerers
j with heroic courage, and finally yielded
only to the powr of superior numbers.
: The King determined, iti his rage, to de
! vastate every thing with lire and sword,
' only allowing the women to retire, and
i permitting each to take with her the arti
j cle she most valued. The Duchess, who
' was as shrewd as she was faithful, instant-
J -c cpiaeH trio minnrfiimfv tn HpHvpt hnr
ilnlih:nrl A l. was t.ho ,nnBt nroni
ai.t;cle bhe possessed, she bore him upon
her 8houWer8 the other women of the town
;Q ,ike manner carrying their husbands.
WLen the Kin bebd(1 the wit and the
' worth of these wives, he abated theharsh-
ness of his determination, extended for
igiveness to the husbands, and spared the
tuwu.
At the Prayer Meeting.
Question TIow is it that you are always
! at the prayer meeting, let it blow hot or
blow eld ?
I Answer. Because I go upon the nrin-
cuilc t bat it H is netit to have a nravor
meeting, it is the duty of the church toat-
tend. If it ih ngnt lor one to stay away
for small causes, it is right for all, and the
meeting will be likely to fall through. If
it is the duty of one to go, it is just as
much the duty of another; and therefore
I can seldom see any good reason to break
through this general priuciple, and stay
away.
Question But do you always feel like
it ?
Answer. T am sorry I do not; but as
feelings are variable, I dare not trust them.
I take counsel of my church obligations
rather than feeling. If I do not feel like
roing, I sh 11 not probably feel more like
it by staying away." There -is always a
blessiug to bo fotiiid at the prayer meeting.
fdrriiou
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The Wife's Mistake.
The
and in
stopped at the door,
a few minutes Margaret Hale
entered the apartment wnere her mis
band sat wholly absorbed in poring
over day books and ledgers.
" Those tiresome accounts still," she
exclaimed, " will you never find time
for anything but business, Ralph?
Ilave you no taste for anything beyond
figures
" Margaret " but the sadness of
the tone was unheeded, as she contin
ued :
"We had such. a harming evening
at Mrs. Cs. Captain Hill related ma
ny interesting incidents of his residence
in Egypt, and Mr. Warren, the famous
ounsr poet, read ' Maud,' and s'j'.ne of
'tbe most 'oeaufiful passages in 'Aurora f prefers the happiness of ethers to his
L"igh.' I must read to you some of ; own gratification, because the pressing
Romney's 'Great Thoughts on Duty.'" ! duties of life claim all his waking
- She went hastily to her chamber for j hours, leaving him little leisure for the
the volume. When she returned, her! claims of society, or for tha high intel
quiet entrance was unheard by her hus-j lectual culture which few attain whose
band, whose pen was rapidly moving
over the almost interminable columns
of figures. With an expression of im
patience, almost of scorn, resting on
her face, she hastily turned away.
" And this is the end of all my
dreams of marriage," said she, as she
reached her room. " He has a taste
for drudgery. His pursuits and tastes
are all commonplace, and I must go
from home to find the sympathy I need,
to nna those who would appreciate witn , the woman woo has won the deepest
me the books I love, and the beautiful love of such a heart, shoul l reverently
in art, for which, he has no eye nor j and gratefully cherish it as the richest
ear." j blessing of her life."
In the room she had left, Ralph Hale In the twilight of that clay, Marga
sat, hour after hour, till his brain was j ret was awaiting her husband's return,
weary and his eyelids drooped. Then, j Amid the bitter self-reproaches that
laying aside his books, he remained fori darkened the hour gleamed a new and
a long time in deep thought. j holy light. Higher purposes 'were
" God bless my Margaret' he pray-1 aroused within her. In the future she
ed, "and give me strength to bear all
things. Give me power to make her
happy.
Putting far away all thoughts of her
husband's real nobleness of character,
jealously preserving the memory of ev
ery slight dilference in their tastes and
pursuits, Margaret cherished the spirit
of discontent till ft embittered every
hour of her life, and sent suffering she!
had never dreamed of to the heart of her j
husband, who would gladly have sacri- j
ficed every earthly good for her happi- j
ness.
A sadden and severe sickiess came to.
her while Ralph was in a distant city
One dav, during her slow recovery,the j
aged minister who had baptized her in j to human judgment, his dying bed.
her infancy, was sitting by her side. Throe times had ha most solemnly de
" Margaret," he said, after stead- dared his repentance, and vowed that
fastly watching her troubled face, "you ; if it would please God to restore him
are very unhappy ; I have seen it for a to health, the remainder of his life
long time. I should not recognize in! should be dedicated to lu3 Maker, hi3
you my once cheerful, happy child. j Redeemer, his Sanctifier. Three times
May I not know what great sorrow has ! did a merciful and long-suffering God
come to you ?" j spare and restore him ; but alas ! no
Then with sobs and tears she told j sooner were his fears allayed, and pre
him all her unhappiness. sent danger past, than he again return-
After a short silence the old man j ed to his sins, "as a sow that is wash
spoke again ; and there was sadness,al-1 ed, to her wallowing in the mire." 2
most sternness in his voice: " Years j Peter 2 : 22 : and like the unclean
ago, Margaret, a New-York merchant :
became involved in a speculation, whose
failure suddenly took from him the ac
cumulated wealth of his years of com
mercial enterprise. There were a few
years of weary, vain struggling to re-
gain wnat ne naa lost : men ueep oes-jsion ot his mind ; no prayers, no con
pondency, a lingering disease, and j versation appeared to impart one mo
death. His wife and four children j ment's hope or comfort. One day,
were left penniless. The child, a boy j when in an agony of despair, he asked
of sixteen, had finished his preparatory the Rev. J. N., who was sitting by his
studies, ana was aooutto enter college.
By this stroke he found his prospects
for the future clouded ; nut, with a no-
hle self-forgetfulness, he turned cheer- j
fully into the way fate had marked out i
for him, and walked resolutely in it.
"lie obtained a situation with a mer
chant, who had known his father.where
his faithfulness and untiring devotion
to his duties won the confidence of all
who knew him. During the first years
of her widowhood his mother had taught
a private school for young ladies ; and
it was the boy's highest ambition to re
lieve her of the necessity, and give her
the rest her feeble health required. I
cannot tell you all his privations, his
willing sacrifice of every recreation, his
continued Sflf-denial that he might
lighten the burden of those so dear to
him.
" Year after year success crowned
his efforts. In the village where his
mother had passed the years of her
childhood, and the first years of her
married life, he purchased a pleasant
residence for her; and then a lucrative
business being opened to him in the
"West he came here.
" At the time of his removal here,
accident revealed to him the fact that
the widow and invalid daughter of one
whose fortune was, by his father's ad
vice, risked in that unfortunate specu
lation which had so changed his own
life, were living in extreme poverty.
To him they are indebted for the pleas
ant home that now shelters them, and
for the delicate, thoughtful ministration
to their daily comfort.
" New, when the commercial world
is clouded, and disasters crowd thick
and fast upon him, as upon others, his
anxious thoughts turn to the mother
and suffering sister, in their little vil
lage home, whose comfort depends upon
him ; to the other lonely fireside, to
which his constant thoughtfulness ira-
! parts its only hglu : and to his own
home, and to the young 'ife whose
happiness is dearer to him than life.
For this, Margaret, Ralph Hale gives
j his days to incessant toil, and williuj
j sacrifices the social pleasures he is
so
eminently fitted to enjoy.
" I have been in these three bomes.
With a lov that is almost reverence,
his mother and sisters speak his natae,
and with full hearts thank God for his
life so filled with the beauty of self-re-
nunciation The widow and daughter,
whose hearts he has made glad, tell of
his numberless acts of kindness, of his
delicate and unceasing watchfulness ;
and daily they ask God's blessing on
him whose life is a blessing to others.
" In hi3 own home, the wife .whoso
love should bless him, wh sT gentle
ministry should comfort gyjg :T-then
him. '.urn e.'fcdU Wru-JcafSS he'
j lives are not wholly devoted to it."
O Ralph, I have never known you !
I have so cruelly misjudge! you," eaid
the weeping wife.
The old man continued : "Some men
talk poerty, some write it i nwords, and
some write it in their lives. The true
heroism of which poets have sung, the
beauty of self abnegation tind of cease
less devotion to duty, which have been
j their inspiration, Ralph Hale has lived.
J would make divinely real in her life
the beautiful ideals which had filled
her heart with unsatisfied longings.
j She, too, wouid live for others, and,
; first of all, for him whom she .had so
misunderstood.
A hurried step in the entrance hall,
then on the stairs, and the next moment
she was clasped in her husband's arms.
The Three Warnings.
A young man, of the name of B
! residing in Manchester, had for many
years been note
urotlicate way
10 ski So:
h."? fvofano and
of life. Three times
had he been laid upon what appeared.
spirit in the parable, (Luke 11; 26,)
worse than the first."
Once more he was laid upon the bed
of dangerous and protracted illness;
the most dreadful anguish took posses-
bed side, to request every member of
his family to retire into different rooms
to pray for him. His friends immedi-
ately quitted him for this purpose, and
he was left alone. While they were
engaged in prayer,(and, a3 it afterwards
appeared at the same moment,) these
awful words were presented to the
minds of each, Because I have called,
and ye refused ; I have stretched out
my hand, and no man regarded ; but
ye have set at naught all my counsel,
and would none of my reproof ; I also
will laugh at your calamity: I will
mock when your fear-ctrHwtrh.' Prov.
1 : 24, 26. Instantly, and as they ex
pressed it, almost irresistibly, they
arose from their knees, and rushed in
to the chamber of the unhappy suffer
er, w hen, as the door opened, the same
fearful words, I also will laugh at
your calamity, I will mock when your
fear eometh," were shrieked out rather
than spoken, by the dying man. In
an instant all was still ; the silence of
death succeeded to the scream of ago
ny, and the spirit had fled to its ever
lasting destiny. 1 Cor. 10: 11, 12.
Reader ! these warnings are for you !
take heed, lest you fall sifter the same
example of unbelief. Now is your day
ut grace .' trme not with your present
convictions, lest you quench God's Ho
ly Spirit ; in mercy to your own soul,
" seek the Lord while He may be
found, call ye upon him while He is
near." Isa. 55 : 6, 7 ; so shall ye ob
tain mercy, and find grace to help in
time of need. Ht-b. 4: 14 16.
British Messenger.
Sin. We think to biod sin by our own j
cords, as they bound Sampson ; but when j
the strength of sin appeals, these cords
will Lccuuie us Hax, burued with fire.
Sardcaetle.
A Few "Words to Young Conyerts.
Manv thin?3 may seduce you fron
l.. j-.t. f 0rM -r...,. Q .rVi .a k
! number and variety of meeting that
i -i
! you teet bound and anxious
to nttenrr.
j the conscionsness of your igrvorance of
i Divine things, and your eagerness to
i t 1
!read the Scriptures or religious books,
jor ta attend on public instructions, the
j plea of want of time, as so much of it
jis taken up in various religious doings;
land tGesc especially will your great ad
j versury, Satan, seduce you from it if it
h3 -?iifeia his power. Your closet shall
ot be a. frequented place if hs- cn
I prevent it.
But what powerful motives- drawyoa
i there ?
I 1. Tie express and solemn injunc
j tioR if your Lord, 'When thou prayest,
enter ietto thy closet,' etc. Th:; evi
- deiivlj1 KTipIioo- the? obligation of having
& pla-ceof retirement used for this- very
purpose, and a time set apart for ii.
j 2. You will get the most realizing
; viers sf Divine and eternal things, and
ik in-GsC deeply a sense of them in-your
I t-TiindL iy this duty. You are then' rAav.o
with Ovid. The "world's appeals bo the
iar the eye are io longer made. A
Uoieiaji stillness re-rgna around you
; Yon before a glorious Keingv whose
I holy fttresence ye-ii are in the best cir
euuisf.a.nces for realizing. There is !
jsiotkiog to hinder the intense fixedness
'cf tbe soul upon. God. There are no
! circnstance3 in which you can get so
nigk to God, even coming into 'the se
cret piace oi tfce Ahmgnty, urn none
' that- will give so- great reality to the
: thins; pertainir.g- to the kingdom of
o. -No other kind of devotion can be
;;a substitute for this. In all others you
:are dissociated with feHovy-worshipera.
Yok are acting with them, and there
j will swot be so strict sense e-f individual
respjTisibility as there must be when
: alot and prpseriting your own case be
i fore Iod. Here you supply your own
!;pnvSe wants as- a needy and depend
lent 4etng. Here you can g-.in strength
for &rty which rw associated form cf
'jrVip can pcs3ib!y administer.
! Sasd an able and devoted minister of
'She gospel, 'TlrMigh I visit a dozen or
'.twenty famiiesii a day, and pray in
i-erery bouse, yet 1 feel this cannot take
it-he ylace of private- communion with
j God. I must go to- my heavenly father
i on sry own person!-! account, s:nI re
j fr-eL myself by secret intercourse with
j him, or my svul will pu;e and- bs
wr-eitrhed in it erniptines?.'
j 4.- You need- th.it; acquaintance with
I year own heart that secret devotion c-n-jlyos:n
give. In such contact with a
IhCf God as is hus furnished, the soul
iCiosT'Ot but have impressive, humbling
ivieRS of its own- enwerthmess. It 13 in.
! the ;presencc of and close connection
I wit's, the glorious Jiitcinary of thi uni
! vers?, and it cannot but be itself ilia
j iErkrr.ted by its beams.
Beloved young disciple, the argu
imessis for the dty now urged multiply
j as Jihought is fixed upon it. Let the
jabsree suffice. The importance o: reg
ular, daily, secret prayer, a titse and
ipae, cannot be too earnestly urged
; uj?sti you. Many a strong man has fall-
eK through a failure here. Many a
beautiful flower has pined and withered,
iferit had not struck thi3 root deeply
'ialfj the earth. Let nothing seduce you
;frrm this imperious duty. Suffer r.o
! trier religious duty to take its place.
jPstit in the fore-front of your most
! deeply felt obligations. It vjill give, if
I faithfully performed, life and spirit and
joy to all other religious duties. It will
i strongly knit together the spiritual fab
ric, and powerfully aid you in- rapidly
'attaining Christian manhood. 'Whoso
is wise wi'l observe these things.'
Death ef an Old Bisciple-
The Doncaster (7a2ef?e,England, sarj3
that 'the last link between the venera
ble founder of Methodism and the pres
ent generation in Doncaster has been
severed by the demise of Mr. Thomas
Naylor, who lately expired at his re&i-
dence in the Horse-fair, Doncaster.
He associated himself with Wesley
, when the latter visited that town,
and had heard from his eloquent
lips the message of glad tidings, a?
delivered in the onen air in St. Se
pulchre-gate, and in the presence of
the poor, ine rate-noes or xtoo naa
' the following entry, under the head of
St. . Sepulchre-gate without the bar,
north side : 'Owner, Mr. John Wesley;
occupier, Williara Aldam; description
of the property, house and stable.
. Rateable value, 1 6s. 3d.' This elear
; ly identifies the spot where Wesly first
j preached the word ef truth. Mr. Nay
I lor had been a member ef the society
upward of seventy years, sixty of which
were earnestly devoted to ths duties of
i local preacher."
What is this World T
i A dream within a dream as we
igrow ohler each step has an inward
j awakening. The youth awakes, as he
i thinks, from childhood ; the full grown
man despises the pursuits cf youth as
visionary ; the old man looks on. man-
hood as a feverish dream. Is death the
last sleep 1 No it is the final awa
keuing. Sir Walter Scott.
Missionary Society M. E. Chnrch, South, j
AH Methodists are, or should be, in-
i ierestptl in taeir tee inffs in whatever i
! pertains to- the interest and operations
ti tne iviissiorary cccieiy oi me i
Charsh, Some time ago, we published j
a abstract of the last annual report of j
the Society, setting forth where the J
Society had missions, and what were
the prospects. Our missions among the
colored people cf the South, are yield
ing a rich harvest, while some others
are spending their time, and wasting
their energies, in profitless discussions
as to the principle and practice of slave
ry. Oiir branch cf the Church, content
to follow the example of the blessed
Saviour, and bis Apostles, is sending
to and fsa, and seeking earnestly to
preaeh rive gospel to all ; and all the
different churches combined are not
doing r.cre fir the elevatio i and final
salvation of the negro, than is the M. E.
Church, South. She is prosecuting this
work with an earnestness and zeal wor
thy of herself and the responsible work
she has undertaken, and hitherto her
efforts have been crowned with most
gratifyieg sseeess.
Our domestic raissions, or tho3e
among the destitute of our own color,
are also very prosperous, and doing
much good,
The missions among the Germans of
Texas, Louisiana, and elsewhere pro
mise well. A great number of these
people, have- been by these means
brought under the influence of a sound
form of Christianity, and become wor
thy members of the Church. The mis
sions among the Indians, also, are do
ing much good.
Ve mention these facts, that con
tributors to the funics of the Society
may know their contributions have not
been thrown away.
In 184-0, the Missionary Society of I
ths Church South was formed, and itaj
first f ecal year closed in May, 18.S6". :
The amount rsiised for raissions during j
the year closing at that elate, was "68,- !
54!)"
The following table will show the j
amounts raised annually from that time I
to the present: i
For theyear ending May, 1817,
" " " 1S4S,
t st u 1819
" ,l " 285 s,
" l.So X
" l.r)4,
" " " !5o,
" "' 585C-,
" " " 1X51.
" " " !S5S,
?7;;.G'j7 0oi
f-2.Gi:: 00 1
C5.495 0O
85,97,; O0 j
msoioo-i-2;i,H)3
00
IG&.IU10O
ltW ,03133
164.3:;G71
17-2,t453
2V1;'.Y2 l'J
2C1.5 l'J
Thus it will be seen that the increase :
has been gradual, but more than one
hundred per cenS. in. tea years.
j.en !
years trora this time
it tne vi.urcJ
h be!
true to- herselS the amount raised an-!
nually will not b less thaa half a mill- j
ion of dollars. !
The Church is growing and prosper
ing in all her interestSjand a great and
glorious work is before her.
St. Louis Advocate.
From the Anserican Messenger.
Pass Him not By.
In company with a youthful convert
in the freshness and glow of his first
love, I was visiting from hou3e to house,
aiming to-urge the claims of the gos
pel uon evesy individual.
One young man, sitting by himself
:n the village tavern, presented a pecu
liar case. He had been awakened, and
had thought he became a Christian in a
former revival, and then exhorted his
vouns Lienas to eive their hearts to
Christ. But he had relapsed into stu
pidity, and fallen into open, flagrant
sin. "Is there yet any hope of him ?
II as-not the grieved Spirit left him ut
ly ?; Who knows ? Pass him not by."
These thoughts passed rapidly in my
mind. I tried hira once more. "W ,
is sot, your soul as precious aJ those of
others who are now anxiou3 for their
salvation ?" His countenance grew
solemn, and! tears started. He was the
subject of thorough ctrnvistion, and of
hepeful conversion, followed by credi
ble evidence of true piety.
Had that opportunity been neglect
ed, confirmed hardness of heart might
have ensued, and that young man's
soul have hsen lost for ever.
J. L.
.idviee to Preachers.
Resolve to he brief, as this is an age
of telegraphs and stenography.
2. Be pointed ; never preach all
round your text without hitting it.
3. State your proposition plainly,but
do not stop long to particularize.
4. Avoid long introductions ; but
plunge into your sermon like a swimmer
into cold water.
5. Condense; make sure that you
have an idea, and then speak it right
out, in. the plainest shortest possible
terms.
6. Avoid all high-flown language ;
quote no Hebrew or Greek ; aim to be
simply a preacbe?.
7. Be honest enough to own that you
do avail yourself of help from any
source. But, in using helps, be sure
vou- never make stilts of them, when
your owr legs are far better.
rt . . . 1 -T . 1 1.1
. Accept tne j ainer a wiessing; you
. . J J. 1:
are nis servant, ami can uu nuiuing
without it.
Stop when you are done. Western
Wiiiah
Power oi Eaily Associations.
The following is from HauPER'8
"Drawer":
The power of early assosiations is
displayed in a &tcry of eardy Texan
hunting life that is too long for Our
use, but in brief we will venta?e to re
peat it :
Dave Harris went tc IVxas when h
was quite young, and became renown
ed for his break-neck daring exploits
with savage beasts cf prey, and men
more savage still than they. W hen his
father settled in liarrisburg, under a
grant from the Menica Government,
the buffaloes were ranging over what
is now the populated part of Texas..
Dave and a party like him were at
one day on a buffalo hunt. Riding
madly into a herd, they blazed away
promiscuously, hoping to bag a fine lot
of this noble game. The gallant lead
er of the herd was badly wounded, and,
turning pon J)aTe, charged furiously,
and sent hb and hi boras flying for
dear life over the plairiv 'Jhe suddea
hound of the frightened steel threw
the rider oat of the saddle, but he clung
to the neck i i" the creature and rode
on, chased by the maddened ball, and
the whole herd preying after, Dave'
friends coald only stand and anxiouslj
behold the stampede, it was a race
for life or death. Perched o.i the neck
of ths mustang, and el:n'ng with the
grasp of despair, Dave held onrbut hi
a tuation grew more and more desper
ate, and, for ths first time n many
years, Duve betaonghs himself, as ho
was sure to be kiMed, that he ought to
pray. But when did Dave Harris ever
pray t Why, w-hea he was a liitio boy,
at his raothcr'a kr.ee, a i he was about to
go t& bed ; and new ths only words ef
prayer the wild Texan rortr could re
call were the chilis evening petitioD,
" Jiow I 1-y we down to sleep
and thi3 yray? r h pvt up cer and over
again, as, MaenTa-like, he was whirJ
ed over the plain, with t troop of mad
buffaloes thundering i his rear.
While thus engaged in prayirg, th
horse undertook to leap a hole and
struck his fore-foot on the other bi&e,
which accident dropped Dave back into
the saddle : and, once more in his seat,
he managed to elude his pursuers aud
make good his escape.
Pave often tf-ld the story, but never
omitted to confess tint h vras frigh
tened, and wished with all his asrglifc
that he knew how to pray. But, like
a great many other Dave Harrises, he
was slighty billing to
fay in prayers
when h& thought the uevil was after
him, and quite as ready to li9 without
them when he thaught'tha danger 13
over.
Eood oa Dueling-
'Join flood ikserilies nn intended dual
which was preven'ed by rciitiaicaMe arrange
ment made upr :i the ground. The partieit -Mr.
Brady and M--. Clay rivals for the af
fections 4' Kiss Lu. y HoJi, find it neceiurj
to appeal to arms :.
But first i hey find afiiend n piece,
This ple:iait thought to pive
That when thej Wh wure dead thev'4
have
Two secou ij yot t-r live.
To measure out the groand, not long:
The seeonds nest l'urhure ;
And having token one rash 6tep
Thej took a dosea more.
Tbey nest prepared each pintol pan.
Against, the deadly strile.
By putting in the prime of death
Against the pi'i-ue of lifo.
Now all was ready for the foe,.
But when they took their stands,
Fear made theui treiuMe so they found
They were both shaii't'j hand.
Said Mr. C. to Mr. li.,
"Here one of us nuisti- tM,
And, like St. Paul's eaihodriil now,.
Be doomed to have a lalL
"I do eonfess I did attack
Misconduct to your name;
If 1 withdraw the charge; will then-
Your rawotl da tLe same T"
Said Mr. B., "I do agree ;
But think of lienor's courts
If we be oil' without a bin t
There will be strange reports.
"But look ! the morning now is bright,
Though cloudy it begun ;
Why can't we aim above, so if
We had called out the sun V
So npin the harmless air
Their bullets they did send';:
And may all other duo! havo
That upsiut iu the end.
The above i specially dedicated to diver
&nd sundry honor tiile M. C 's who have leer
keeping the t legr .ph operators busily occu
pied by getting up "splurge" and "reconcil
iations." Fruin the New York Observer.
His Strength.
PtalmlXt 26. " I win go in the
strength of the Lord God.'
Without his help we couidnot go at
all. Id him we live and move and
have our being. I am weak and wea
ry, ready to faint and fail, od: the
way is rough, and steep and long, and
I have not strength, to overcome. I
have tried to go alone, ami have fallen;
" Hold Thou me up," or I shall fall
again and perhaps perish by the way.
The tempter is near, and never misses
a chance to take me when I am at the
weakest. My own strength is all weak
ness, and I must ia the ftU'C&gta of
the Lord God-