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4;. -i. jruslaif.-h-n, I't-v .lame- A vi-nt and
illriiara Granj. .-. Krv. I.. .Si dl snd l.ady !
j -' '! waJce !i Moih.-r AOs. A. A. Sin il I..
Dr. J. K. Wi!iiafi!..a .t C'as-vo!!. oo.--0 i
j t;' "' ''!- ii - V. 'ii!i:-pjso!i L. AI. i
I K v. .. J'. AI ;:,;; ) to na-.'-o Saanirl S. j
: -r.r I.. M. ll.-M. J.T. Wv.-h- r.iid l:r. Hard
J -Make Jra. C.!-.o lO.rird L. AI. J. C. j
C ;-!.cr-;0'! to ma!:;-' his son a L. J!. CO J.
; J?ri!ioa it'tJr.'cuslK.ro 5 -.' to i:iak his daunhipr
! Alis );-;;:! !,. M. Ti:- AFO-JlYI.
: tr.;i!i Yai.ceyvi:!.; h-!u fcs?i!) i'r.au Gen J. K. !
; Lea lOr F, .n-i! A;.ss ,ns : ftvi:t J.oasi.ur- st I
: ir. ni Dr.J. A. -'!an0.-!d iOr roM-l-,, Alisons. !
; Kr.rn, Ii. G. Alay ia.-. ' to ma!:- Mrs. S. i
: Alavnard a::.! Miss, , Lu-y ru.d Virginia AI,y- :
; nard, 1.. A1V, ofihe CiJibn-iic-. AiL. so-i-ty. !
0: -No M:sso:l :T C.Tl Ij.-ttl,. yce:i at Cfoi'. :
Ut'v. Pr. Sc !,.,;, Vi la iOrwani a handle to Jiov.
; II. T. II ill::, lOimV,', N. C. iVts whom lOib
.M-i-:!.crs :nav uL:.0a Oiea..
ZIf-i:rt o!-.t:ie lii.y.e Cause. j
The ci,:ii!i,:i-r-3 to Loui ras ref.rrvd !
tie iat. rc-s-s of i ht American Bible Suoietj, i
li'r leave tou: ;:;it S.Iu-ir rcp-rt '
Wo beh'dvrt the Jilole to be ialeed "a
a::p to our f. i t ami a i a n t to cur psth," '
t0 ii-Je us in ?Iie --ray of takaiiua. It is '
fi:!:y a Jap'fu ro the of u- ui in every '
rclstic-: .,f life. TJs tr,Jt!ii ?0.r t0 j
- "-':t? rt-an, -ciali- Kti-ral ij . ao-i spirit- j
u-'ily ; and its tliwrtii t-aticj in abet;!ut"!y '
L:!.t' n to ih-i wcii k.Rg uf tlw tuuiau ;
fau;ily.
"We, fLoivio.c-, faOy enJc-rs-j lie Anc-ri- '
can Bible Societj, --0eve it is loiug '.
a -iiiOu auJ a ys-at wn'f. ;
-v -.s: ; i ' --V-- .rr-- f
ol the cletii, dunug tfca past, year, ci tL "
ltev. Mr. IVrueii.-, it? cleient acut ft.-r
tie State of Nurth Carol' na. lie wss a ;
good aian, a brother beloved !.-v tbo cLurcls
r-J we I -t-iiarj t his parture.
Vie arc bapf-y itara ib3t the: Jianr.-gti'!-
of 'he So-.ie?j he t!ir.l the Ilev.
Wii'taia II. Babbitt cf this Oonfernce, t
s'ljij:!" 10b p!ac. Wt bt!itTO Ur-i-tLcr
35 :!.bit: is cvory way qaillijed to iiichcrre
the duii.'-. of tt.s Agencv ; tiicrcfore.
Ro'ioh'e .', T'ut w reqi;t the Bishop
to :i.oiiil him io th A-ievrj of tVe Amer-i-.-;u
j 'lble .S r: tv, for ti j i of urth
Ch r.-.Oi. a.
. i i'ri, Tea' -we rfiviu:riend the Bi-bK-
lo our j-'i'i.-o!? ss ihe ociy svi hiciei;t rule
"f i:t'u ai:u p:atiiee ; and that it t-bcubu
h i.aj'.' " the njaa of our cjucs.'-- ;" aud
tiu.t will an a chaieb and a CuiiO?reno?,
j-curiily c- l-ov'.-rce, vrik the Ajzot-t, in
i:-. ; O'k; the tie-! S --ri -tares TTiii.ia
the bv:i of i.;:r t'osifi-roi-O-.
j'. V. GLT'IRIK
Orsinnit:ec-.
Tbc licpoj t cr the Tract Society.
The Co:!;iii!t:.'e t- -wln.au was refVrrou
tho iOnaoL la! i- i. l'O.'i: i f tbf Trwt cause
iu otr.-C'.iift r..ucf, b; tr !rnve to f-rcs-vut
tlii' fullovijiir r j :-rr :
Tin.Ti.' :- a (ii '-" ( f on - ,no thousaud
dolliir?- iV 'rt'i uf -?:.-ob am! T:-;u.-is at i'mnlt
llu'on, iii the ;.!-.' :f B-v. B.C. 3I.iyu.ird.
There- are hiui twe::ty di'lhars Avert!: in
tie Itutiil-- cf ilev. . Ciilbivtli ; ai.-. a
? !::! lot hi the hand - of K.-v. B. Bcn-r
cf BiaOo, is: (":.::'::,! cotttify. lie v. .J.
7'i . Le-.v!.--, re; i -r:.i titiriy-.-ovcti tl.ii:.rs in
i ca:-li it. his l:-ii0r. ei!)'!' '., ; ti.:-
cause, lias i-.-n.iC iulo iv.y 1.::n l.
J I;i ecuclu-ion. I ro?.jt.-s fall)-iwni. uirn.l
lii.-it f'.ii:i! perso;! hi desiirnated to take
i charge ( f tin; jJooks, Tracis, a:.d luetuy
scattered over our v'.ul;.
c. r. joxi:s.
A litire Gem.
The following bras were written in a
lady's album by Br. A. Clarke, and as a
copy was presented io a friend ;:s a great
favor, but n-t to be gio a fa any turn tili
the Beetor's d.-ath, 1 presume it has not
been yet pt.bikkd. W. Ik
"I ka.ve enjoy'd Be spring of lite;
I have endured dm o.ii.. of summer ;
I have uli'd !he Buds of autumn ;
I'm passing through the rigors of winter ;
Biid neiiiiei- for.-.iken of God,
3or auimom'd ed'tmni.
I see at no great distance the dawn of a new
;oy ;
The ii; of a spring that shall be eternal;
It is advancing to meet me ;
I baste to embrace it.
Welcome, welcome, eternal s:,:lm-;
Halkh-jah:" 1
Aha si Clauke.
Livcrpo-d, Alay 10, looO.
We never injure our own character
so much as when we attack those of others.
Bear this in mind.
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riflinal
For the X. C. Christian Advocate.
Exegesis.
' Blessed is iic hian kIkjsc strength is
in i'tt.c : in triu.c htai t are hc tnnjH of
them, vho jxrsnwj through the aileit of
Iii ten, ii-uke it a veil, uiuiroin also j'dluh
t.e jx.-ofs" I's. v, 00.
This Psalm probably records, Duvi-Ts ox
vrb ia e v. heji an exile stt the rebelliou of
1 ' - ;:. : It '- , iej- ! '.e.
siaiiil.uies sviig by coi:ipan:e.: t.' pious
Jevs on their way to worsln;, at the Tem
ple of deritsalciu.
T.ie only points of difficulty in the
Bsaii:. lie in the two verses above quoted.
jet tis s. e if we can make them plain.
The B,-u!ui celebrates the happiness of
these who have communion with God.
The t!i verse consists of a series of ex
clamati :ns, wbieh literally translated tire
" Ilap- y lean ! .Strength to him in thee !
llitrhwavs iu ihoir lioart !" TJae mean-iu-r
.'.eins to be, that the n:iii is
1 less.-1 whit has free conimuuiua with God,
all hi nlrance beimir removed; auvlthe wsv
to the Heavenly Bather is a hi-rhway, " a
re: sect wiv'" throueh a pathless wih-Ienie-'s.
( 'etepare Isaiah xi'v, 0, 4. and Isaiah xxxv,
.-'. 'Iha very word in the Hebrew conveys
tie: id. a ef a prepared and elevated road,
si -;:iO ine; more entirely a safe and easy
.-.- !:an our iMtIisli reuderinir
-wavs"or even the trauslatiein iu the
F l-m-h ver-ioii ''Us dentins bid tun.1"
Tit,:- 0:it verse is more obscure. It is
I r.-'i.-aoie lite i ariey en i-aea H'omit hoc
,e taken as a proper name; but rat ho? r.
d serlptie-n of this frorrowful life, Sliroiicttx
whieh the hiyhway to the tetiipte. ofGp'd
l.adsus. Bea -i-rnliie s " we: iny." Tlie.
0iiley of Baca,'7 if taken as a proper name
sp01s the whole ei'o, f.-r tliat'" vailey ''
L very far irem k-iti-; a uretiiy cottntry.
Be la Beque s:-ys of it, " t!:'-t it h the
i:tost a-jieettble territory, and perpaps the
Lei ciiki v:;ied in all Syrl:-' ' "" a li-u. t,
ihereioij, take the 'lueanii.tj of the v-ed,
Baca "' and regard the jmrase as p r.u"ti
cail v descriptive. The A'titaiate lias- m
.-:;.. --.---: -":, . . j
T:i-r:ut.r-in- ir-r-r.ntir C-1VV ItiaiCV.' Ii
well." Ill their croiildo they '-draw wa
ter out of the wlls of salvatien. ' L-a.
xii, 0. " As sorrowful yet always rcjok-
ing' - .
i?ut th-1 irreavcst: obr eiiiity is i: ike tust
(lause. " The rain aisohlk -h the p-els."
It so hat peia- that a eLaiiire in the vowel,
puierie-.'- in Iieluvw i lvvs us peels'" or
" bk-s.-iutr" for the iirsi noun; and '-ja-ii
or teacher f-rthc second. ''le-idicf
is the usual rendering, kntlier's rer.de r
irtir seems to give the r -us--, " vi.d die
schrer wenhn in it vid stgen ytsdumti.'d,
" and the teachers shall be adorned v.-ui
ci:.:dicii;us.;' Dr. Clarke's rendering is,
" Yea the instructor i--. covered or chuked
with blessings." Ah.xander (i'.i hn-o) says,
" The meaiiing then, is that this slranee
traiisierming power is exerted by a gtd
man as a teacher of rkhieou-emss." Bor
haj:s we reach this jm-aniiiir "JOq-py is tlie
mm who has Lis spiilttiai strength frcm
Cud ; whose effort'- are made to v each Vif
tenqde and dwclliiiar-placc of God. Ir-ueh
a man has j( y e ven in sorrow, and iu turn
becomes a Messing to others."
1. The whole end of life is to reach the
Heaven ly Te m p-b 1 .
'2. To accouq.aisb. this 'our suikcieiicy is
of G od .
S. If set on this, whatever our outward
circumstances, we shall have spkitua! re
freshments. 4. And we shall m t only ke so: ritual iy
'7"''Oi'v -':t- spiritually u.-efuk
Fur the X. O. Cloitiaii A.dvocate.
There are many in this mundane sphere
of ours, who act as if they thought that
life w: s made up of looonshii-e. They puss
away their time, as though there fifas no
future. 3-Bsiakeri being I Lite is no
foolish idle dream, t ut a stern, earnest,
reality. On! how esreful we ought to be,
as to the manner in which we pass those
eoidv-n moments, which compose that mys
tic esi.steuce erdled Life. Whea God gave
us life, he did not endow us with the glo
rious faculties of reason, merely for our
ovn pleasure or enjoyment but IJe be
stowed it upon us that we wight benefit
others, and glorify cur Bather in Heaven.
Iu :dl our acoious while we are sojourn-
in- here, we thou Id keep the future iu j
view; or as Longfellow beautifully expres- j
it, iu his Boem of " Life,'' always "act
that each to-iuorrw, Cuds us farther than
to-day ." We should a" ways try so to act that
each to-morrow, will ud us farther ahead,
in deeds of kindness, and charity; farther
ahead, iu conquering our wayward dispo
sitions; farther ia cultivating the talents
which God in Ilia wisdom bestows upon
us ; and more than all, farther ahead in our
endeavors to obtain that -'pearl of great
price," without which we cannot enter
heaven ; and farther ahead ia evsry good
work and tcork, than we are to-day.
!
Ah 1 it is a glorious thing to live ' N. t
to live the life of the drace, but the ..ifo of
the earnest whole souled bf itig ereaU-u af-
i ter (Bod's own in:-age. I do riot allude to
those beings who pass away their ti.ue in
! idle amusements, cr fanciful diuanjs; but
I to those who work; to nature's ticbltmec.
; Give me a nmu or woiiu'U v. no u tot
ashamed to be ace.i at a useful e'epioyaieiii-,
one who earn i bis daily broad, cue w!i0
is indeed, & " hero in the o 0V of life,
and I will show you one vh" r al'Zr j the
true sense of the ward A' v., I ill
': f' yt-v t C- ' -r ? H. JLjV 3L.
There is one tai-l THTyf "rtr v:r.v
think of, and yet it i; of gr-t kept -ranee,
and fraught with the eten.ai i i'e -a ts of
many an iniiaortal iouk I; h th ; in2a
enco of esampie. There h e ;. a nan, wo
man, or child, on the i-t'l jt he carta
but what has some ii.fiaon-j-. I.re'm"ttcr
bow b-w cr dvgrr.ded thee may be, still
there is some ether being, phe- .111 ber.
Hut need by them. Thf.t iniiaen -to istneu
usrd.fur the worst of ends. &
Book ct that man wai'- b ,r nlong the
street? He is well droved, wd educated,
and has the air, and mauacr e l a gentle
man, lie is a man of mm-k ; fc-'ee bow
the li bow to bi'.-i, t-.v. i hang up 'U
every ord that falls from his 1 ns. What
powvri.he wields, ami I v. nit a respon
sibiin "3 devolvitig i:po.'-" i '.), to act in
.ueh a leaniier, as to tlevate, b-.-t.-ad of
lower, she ienoraat throug ert)v.nd him.
Look at him a -tain v.hete is lie now ?
Can it be? Yes he ie" entered th:; t bril
liantly lighted, e'ej-aar y far;: shed, thkk-icg-and
gasubli' g sa! -?o Oh: yes, you say,
but that is Kotbts L-e has ..nly g-me to
take a social gki-s ,,;di a IViei d. That is
mv dear rettder, 1 iook af the A ree of
exuinple. The cr:. Al 1 tiiro.a' v. i hi; he
has just passed, seoiv i-ki- Oe r.o, ;; and
'via likewise. Theyi ht.-i: ; 0: ; p,w
r of self control dt - el' peO q-.-.!:.- a , much
as b e h.ay, do net : .. ) . a . ; ':.'";':
and at lat arc easf iio - .-'; k.d trap iato
the gutter to die :;.
V- e .0 ' u'u : ; - - : , 0 rji t '.:: Oe-rru-y
through iii'1, Lave :h cxanA!s as may
res's others te ;,- -towarem Mid pcr-
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f-uecestf ef our eedca .a
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mould itself, ae 1 jive : gk-ri-jufe
Near Wik.iliigtcu, N. C.
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IB Id. BAY
I.L- I !:e I . C t.l-i Oi.e: A '. .-r,r-i-j .
Ely Traieiiu;; fire v. ;:i.". '. : j.
3Iit. BniiO' : Having elos-- : tka labors
of another year, I wanted to go to Confer
ence. I started, taking" mkle r pmse nor
scrip," i. e. neither i.-::iey l:i my i-:.-:-e-1 nor
'.i end in my scrip, i borrowed kve dol
lars, on my way, for my purse, end two
biscuits for my scrip.
The money was enough to buy my tick
et. i.ui the raikonds. and the h, cad was
enough to baar .1 mo to k-ewkere.
j'asslug through Cr. and n ru niberieg
the state of toy purse, I ate one of my bis
cuits and felt thankful to God and the kind
skier who gave mo the bread.
Beaching -Newborn, after the usual sup
per hour, net feeling able to sop at a Ha
ul, and not feeling will lug la tr ruble a
private family, J walked arom; J by Cen
tenary Church, !.nd .-.to my cth.-r bUeiut.
When I was conducted to no. ;-ni-iet the
good Biotiicr, who h:'d proad: io i n tor
tain too, asked me if i had had rev j-up.tK-r.
I very properly tel 1. kiei I had. I'dy wary
bones found a good led in ike house of
toy beloved ho-,r. Aty sken was sound;
I was not troubled with ni-jid-nihre, as are
thus-1, wko cat too muck i.t srr per.
When I returned from ( Vaf. I found a
hv.n.hvi dollar- of n:y 0'd .-.; --aid.
After Boo and full
li .n
with
myself, I did, by my no v. mams vote,
elect and appoint myself IravciBg e tow
ard for a st asm.
If you go to the next ! Boeral Conference,
and if I d: not, you will plea so remember
my " riitif-' and have it incorporated into
Southern 3iethodisi:i.
But, us I have just rcOirued Born my first
oicia! soiiiid, I will give you an account
of my success.
I have been from homo 2 days, traveled
94 miles, and collected 7, Id (put the point
iu the right plae-3, .dr. Bvir.lor; far it is
sceen dollars and sixteen ce nts.) Some of
those members, who had told my Local
Stewald that mv allowance was too much,
Ca;no blustering around tho Traveling
Steward, saying it was a pity and a shame
for the poor man to Lave to go elf without
bis money.
The meiubor, who subscribed a dollar
and never paid it last year, Las this year
subscribed nothing and paid less. The
member who asked bis preacher to advance
the subscription money for bis ldcocutc,
two years ago, and has never paid it back,
has nearly quit going to Church, lest some
one should ask him for the money.
Hoping to visit you again, I will take
leava cf you for the present. O
Yours i:i the load 'ward,
T. S1HWATD.
! Iii!"
j . , . x -"1
KortheN. C. Christian Advocate.
Half Hour too Xaite !
Arriving at the wharf, I inquired if the
Steatn-boat had gone, and learned that
she did not coino to shore the previous
night, as was the regulation, but that oth
er crafts hud gone one half hour before
hearing passengers to the city in prospec
tus -the terminus of the Bailroad.
Bailing to get., aboard the boat, I failed
to arrive at the point, whence the cars star
ted, and from which they would mot again
1 rr: . . ? l 1 ' t -. j.
anus one aa t oour ijoi, mu..ii
' --
nave been saved, subieetd me to a loss of
' J
twenty tour, aov,' in temporal auairs, even
when great interests arc involved, such
delay may well be endured, and often must
be, but with regret. While such an op
portunity slips, time may bo well spent till
another occurs. Such delays may even
seem providential in view of good that may
be accomplished to repair, in some oegree,
the loss, an. t to sileuco regret. But let us
look beyond mere temporals, audi what a
scene is presented. A half hour too late
in seeking forgiviness of sin ! The loss is
Irremediable. It's too late to palliate the
grief by good aots. The nrobat'onary state
elms, .vo uetay win mang aoour .vn arri
val of the " Old Ship"
. ' i
to Lear one over
Jordan sat ay. jjv this
ielav we loose
our sottls. Bs no longer optionary with
us to choose life or death. Death bids,
tho great enemy drags to his own place,
and in tho Great Bay the Judge shall keep
tho fearful conuection till all shall meet at
tho worlds Bepot. Give up their tickets,
free or paid for. There, separating, they
all shall go, or come these over the high
way, those over the gu f never more to
meet, and never more to forget that ail this
ckagrio. aid discomfiture uupallated was the
i.:it:e'.e result of bJ;-g, it may bo, but
one- ....if hour, or even one minute too late.
Oil then if men would calculate con so-
quenees, improve their time as they might,
and leant tho schedule of the Old Ship
and accommodation trains of Heaven, they
'..light meet at the Mansion lie o eternal
it: tae heavens, be introduced toaue great
am good of all ages, sup whh the King
on 'ear t; can
Xormal College, Dee. 2Dth ISaS.
D. C.
For l;e X. C. Christian Advocate.
Death by Tire.
On tho 2-2.li e f Bee. 1S50. Martha A.
Barker, tha v ifo of Bev. J. X. Barker,
and his lltilo daughter Betty, were burned
ti d.ath. The child lived onfy live or six
hours; the mother died, the eighth day.
Tho chil l caugl t lire, it is ta t known how ;
the Mother, ! y trying to r lievo the Child.
Tho Hector was brought iu a short time,
and every effort was made to save her: hu"
there was no remedy. She su.Tercd a
irr. at deal, but bore it with great patience.
She was t eva ctlv re;dgmd to death.
She was asked by her hitOla i.d, if : ho ' Long since wo learned that the Cougrc
could not give lerself wholly up to tho i -'ationaasts are the people io show up, in
Lord ? She answer;:.!, 44 I have done that ; the'ir true goventuK utal aspects, tho I'rcs-
loll:
' Can you trust iu JtsusV";
Yes." 44 Pa you leva tho Saviour?"
Yes, I know I do." She was asked by
her Mother if she was called away, if she
saw her way clear froai earth to heaven?
She said, she did. Sao has left a husband
and six d 'ar children, tho youngest, seven
months old, the next youngest seven years
old.
She was an affectionate wife ami a kind
mother. II cr family and friends weep :
but not as those who have no hope.
Their loss is her gain. "Blessed are
the d. ad that die ia tho Lord Yea saith
the spirit, they rest from their labors, and
their works do folloi" them."
B.
Cur in;? 1'ork and Hams.
For pork, make, brine enough to cover
the pork, as strong as possible. For eve
ry layer of pork, pur. a layer of ground
black popper, say about one pound to a J
barrel. Pitt in three cr four ounces of j
saltpetre ; this is not enough to make it !
taste, and yet it is sufficient to keep the
Baa from getting hard. When used the
second time, don't scald the brine. This
is very important. Brine should never be
boiled.
For Lams: to each 100 lbs. of bam take
nine pounds of salt, live ounces of saltpe
tre, one quart of molasses, a largo spoon
ful of salcratus, and four ounces of good
black pepper. Let tho hams remain in
brine from four to six weeks. Smoke them
about a fortnight ; then pack thcui away
in dry ashes. Care should be taken to
prevent the pork from freezing ; or at least
bo careful that the frost is all out when it
is put in the brine 3Iore hams are prob
ably lost from neglect of this, than any
other cause. 3Iany imagine that because
hams have been in the salt the required
time, they must necessarily be cured, for
getting that if they are frozen the salt can
not penetrate thcni. Oca. Fanner.
S Ji s 55 Gl- & 0
Ecclesiastical Republicanism.
Tuit Xorth Carolina Presbyterian re
news an attack upon the Methodist Episco
pal Church, which wo hoped our Presby
terian brethren had quite abandoned.
There is better work for. us aud for them
to do than this gets up. We do not intend
to enter into it only by tho way."
The iN'orth Carolina Presbyterian says:
'The minister.- have absolute ccele.-ias-'
tieal cor trol, the entire manoarement of tho
k
t . t, , , .- i- 1 1
; snort, alt lemslative, judicial, and cxeeu
. ,. . . "
! tiro :oi, .i.rrv .
The Xorth Carolina, C . ristkm Advocate
pertinently rcpJks :
4 30at so : the funds arc managed by lay
men and ministers jointly ; the discipline
is administered by the ministers and lay
men iu concert ; judicial aud executive au
thority, as exempliiied iu tho trial of a
member for instance, arc vested in the
ministry and laity conjointly ; legislative
authority in things pertaining to salvation
resides solely in the Head of the Church.'
Tho Xorth Carolina Presbyterian louts
at us tbo old: charge of being ' auti-rcpub-lk-au'
in our Church government. To this
! and all such we have to say, What do they
, j
is ii prexeuuoa mat a -. ti; s'aan v.uurcii
is instituted for the same uses and ends as
a Stato or confederacy of States ; and there
fore it ought to have the same form ofgov
erument as the best States have which
we agree to be republican "? Hardly.
Is it intimated that, the Scriptures being
mainly silent on the point, Christian Chur
ches are left to arrange their government
T . ...11.1 . -M". O t
and machinery, within certain general con-
ditious, as is most expedient for securing
! their Divine purpose 'I Then results must
J decile upon the efrieieucy, wisdom, and
j seripturaluoss of polity, and we are willing
! to compare results with our accusers,
' Is it implied, by these patriotic brethren,
! that a Church government ought to-be an
exact counterpart of the civil government?
Then what m'ast have been the constitution
; of tho A oostcdle Church ?
-a
phage that in case tins g vorr.aici.t chaa--cs,
(being new and somewhat of an ex
periment still,) their Cho.ich government
shall bo changed sons to keep up the ex
act counterpart V The fashions of this
world pass away.
Yfd.at do they mean ? or is it all gas,
gammon, buncombe 't:
3'ut this boast of republicanism, In their
Church tystcm, is groundless iu fact.
We think none tho less of the Presbyterian
Church tor this, yet wo do of Presbyterian
1 -ousting. Thomas Jed'errem may be al
lowed to knov what republicanism Is.
Wkat did he say ef their Church'.' It
might look unfriendly in us to print it.
Will the Xorth Carolina I'tesby terian re
lieve us, and give deabrson's opinion of
- Ids rcMUici;n Church an airing 't
byterians. Tho Congregatiouan-ds are
j their first-cousins, aud wo would prefer
j iy.lY;,:r such matters to the family. B"ad
! tiC following from the Cuiigivgatlomdist
Herald:
'i'i:i:si;Yj i:ntAx nmu i.lioam: :.'
4 After our article on this subject last
week had gone to press, the Crau d Bapiehs
(Michigan) Baglo came to band, contain
ing a report of the meeting of G rand Bivcr
Valley Presbytery, before which the Mod
erator preached a sermon upon Prosl yte
riaulsni, and described it as presenting
; m its constitution ami polity toe e...n.
counterpart of that f rai of civil govern
ment uadier which the miiliom-, cf a gr. at
nation are rejoicing ; as being an ecclesias
tical republicanism, with its guarantees of
protection to the individual, and with an
organic eillciency and conscrvatkn of or
der secured by the representative prkciple,
aud therefore as peculiarly adapted to the
wants of the new settlements of our coun
try.' 4 This is the claim we said was often
made; but is it not presuming much to ex
pect that American citizens will accept, as
the 4 exact counterpart, of our civil gov
ernment, as an 4 eccBslu-Beal republican
ism, ' a Church polity that denies the first
principle of a representative republic, viz.;
a frequent aud regular return to the people
for the authority of government? Does
the mere fact of a series of courts make a
system republican? Xot unless those
courts are derived from the constituency of
the Church; while the fact is that only one
in this scries is no derived, and that upon
the uurepublican principle of life-tenure,
whilst all the rest are independent of the .
membership. Bo the members of the
churches have any thing to do with ma
king up the Presbytery, or Synod, or
General Assembly? Nothing whatever.
They are not even consulted, aud if they
were, they could only give advice. But
the Session elects always from its number
for Presbytery, and Presbytery always from
its ministers and ti lers for General Assem-
i bly. If our fathers had had to mora dis
ccre.mr! t than to Lave taken Presbyterian-
i.-m as a model of republicanism, and form
ed our government after that fafhiou, the
people would have Lad no voice in electing
members oi B- gislaturc or governors, mem
bers of Congress or pr-sidents. They
would simply elect their town officers far
life, '!'! tho.-e the legislators, and they tho
governors and congressmen, who in their
turn should elect the provident. Tho peo
ple worn b-vo b-..-n rvel cl! tbi trouble
otnnnrarncTIo'r.rTtato and national'
olllccrs. But where vdd have U-eii tho
republicanism of Mich a g--Wnmci;t ? At
best it could ochy have been cX'j au t.oc.
tivc oligarchy.' XtshviHe Ch. :vcate
Tlr.X-
and t is L'n. t-ibulist.
From --Thoi'gli's of l uv,.n .l Honrs,'' by Jo
si.ili Copley, published by J .l- piucott ii Co.
One short sentence from the lips of the.
Saviour has greater power over the preju
dices and errors of the human heart than
tho mot elaborate arguments of the most
gifted minds. Put it requires more hu
mility and self-denial than most of us are
pos.sc.sel of to sink ourselves entirely out
of sight aud light only with the sword of
the spirit.
Bev. 31r. X , ia his missionary
travels through the western part cf Xew
lork, came to a village where there was a
society of l'niver.alkts, whose preacher
was a man of great Zealand fund of contro
versy. He tried various expedients to
ekaw .Mr. X into a debate; but the
latter avoided hi:n. Oue d..y, however,
tiny met by accident, and were introduced
to each other. The Universalis! would not
let the eipportuni y slip.
-Well, Mr. X 'said he, "I am
oue of those who hold that all will be saved. "
44I am aware of it," said Mr. X .
4 4 Aud 1 think 1 cau convince you that
the doctrine is true," said the L'niversalkt.
4 'I wiil hear you, sir," said Mr. X .
The other then entered upon the usual
arguments iu support ofoueh icws, receiv
ing an attentive bearing ou the partof
Mr. X . until he had said all ihat-'lie
: i. : . imiim
tliat," said Mr. X-
-, looking Lini einr-
neaiy in the face.
- Well, sir, what is it t" raid the Uiai
vcrtul 'ut.
44 L'.ccp! yon recent yti irill perish."
The reply sorely nonplussed the other.
He to; ql ined that Mr. X had not
met tiie case; but being a.-.-ured by the lat
ter liiaL he bad nothing else to bay, ho ral
lied auel ' ut forth .-ome further arguments,
being determined, if possible, todiaw him
out. Mr. X hear! hiiu quietly until
he was through, and again said 44 I have
oue reply to make to all that.'
The otacr paused to hear what it would
lie, when Mr. X solemnly rejicatcd the
awful w ords, 44 il.ec-pl you rtjuUyj uull
j'Crish."
44 Why," said the wounded man, for
the sword of tho Spirit Lad pierced Lim
deeq ly, 44 you will not argue at all."
44 i have nothing more to say," quietly
observed 31 r. 31 .
After a short pause lLa ("niversalist
turned to leave the room.
44 .eiop my friend," sai l Mr. X :
44 I wish to say to you that there is oim
thing that you will not be able to forget.''
4 What is that, sir?" he u-ked.
44 r..r-e'A yo i rrpe.it you n i.'l Ijs? yor
A bitter smile of incredulity was the only
nply to this last remark ; and Mr. X
saw nothing more of him that day.
On the following day the l.'niversa'b-t
called upon 3Ir. X ami expressed a
wish to have more couve-rs.ilion. ,4 Xo,"
said lbs: latter ; 44 1 do not wish any moro
conversation with you."
' Oh, sir," said the other, 44 1 have not
come to argue with you. Vou were right
yesterday wlieu you told me that there was
one thing I would not be ab.e to forget.
1 f.-tl that it is true, that except I repent I
must pcrhh: and 1 have come to ask you
irhul 1 must dj lo be suck.''
44 3Iy dear friend," said 3Ir. X ,
44 if tha:. be the way, I shall be happy to
talk with you as long as you please."
And they did talk together and pray to
gether ; and the result was that the L 'ni
versalist became a happy believer and a
preacher of tho truth w hich he had pre
viously labored to perve-rt aud destroy.
Xow, my object in writing out this an
ecdote is net to aiibrd the reader a few min
utes' amusement, but to impress upon Lin
mind and my own, that the thousands of
cirors and heresies which lurk in tho de
praved hearts of sinners are not to be dis
lodged by our logic or our reasonings. Iu
fact, the votaries of error love to eucounter
us, as this zealous I'niversalist sought to
encounter 3Ir. X ; but they canuot
endure those liviug words which fell from
tho lips of Him who is the way, the truth,
and the life. 3Ir. X" , by -sinking him
self, honored his Saviour, and was im-tru-mcHialinsaviiiga
soul from death.
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