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V if ; PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY A COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOR THE METHODIST EPIS COPAL CHURCH, SOUTH. RUFUS .T. HEFLIN, Editor RALE I gITThUII S D A Y M A Y 5 , 1859. VOL. rv NO. 18. CHE tUlo ORIGINAL For the N. C. Christian Advocate. Calvinism vs. Arminianism,' Reviewed. So. 1. Rev. 11. T. Heflin : Methodism has had to contend earnestly, for every inch of ground it has taken possession of, ever since its first appearance in the world. On all sides has it been assailed, by those who professed to be the followers of the meek and lowly Jesus. For more than a centu ry has it maintained, single handed, the - system of Doctrines, and. the peculiar Church I olity, under which It hai-done battle for the Lord. All efforts, heretofore have proved inefficient to stay its progress, or to invalidate its claims. Slill it lives, and still it is assailed-; and live it will, de spite of all such unfounded charges as are alleged against it, by such sapient writers as "P. T. P." It is true, that P. T. P. does not pro- - fesedly assail the Methodists; yet it, is equally true, that the ground of his excep tions to " Arminianism," is !aid down, as he shows, in the ..writings only of Metho dist authors. This shows clearly and un mistakably, that he means the Methodists, and them only. If this was not so, how comes it to pass, that in all his Nos., he has not quoted a single author, besides writers of the Methodist sect ? If he wish ed to have given the public a correct view of the doctrines of " Arminian'sm ;"' why did he not cultivate som acquaintance with Mr. James Arminius, and his writings: from him and his works, he could rave obtained information, which he evidently does not possess ; or possessing, he has not the moral courage to acknowledge ; and in despite of it, continues to misrepresent the doctrinal views of Arminians. "Calvinism v. Jlrminiunism, " is evi dently a misnomer ; its proper title, as de rived from the five numbers which have appeared, would more correctly be Pres- BYTERIAXISM VS. METHODISM ; but this would have been too notorious an attack upon a Church, whose success in the refor mation of scores of thousands of the citi- tens of North Carolina, as well as millions Ot fio r - - - 1 i..a,lM of whom have been led away into the Pres byterian Churches of the .land. Such an attack would have been rather too bold ! ! But then, the covert way in which the as sault has been made, is actually much more exceptional. Methodism has nothing to fear from Presbyterianism, in any shape or form, or in regard to anything, in which a difference may exist ; whether in Dw trine. Church Polity, or success in the evangelizatiou of mankind. In these re spects she stands, head and shoulders, above all ; and much more so, above Pres byterianism. However, let this pass. I agree with P. T. P., that controversy will do good, and never can be injurious to the cause of truth and righteousness But then it must be immeasurably more impartial, than the exhibitions of P. T. P. To do this, prop erly, the doctrinal views of each must be given precisely as they are held by the parties themselves ; and not as P. T. P. has given them in his Nos. I admit the truth of the position assumed by P. T. P., that " Calvinism and Armi nianism are directly antagonistic to each other." Not, however, unqualifiedly. In some of their features there is great simi larity ; in some, however, there is an en :.. tire dissimilarity. These things will come vid in the Nos. following this ; and it will be shown that " Calvinism" will always have to vail the bonnet of Arminianism. The Bible, the whole Bible, when rightly interpretted, will demonstrate that " Cal vinism" is a spurious coin. "The Arminians, as a body, have at tacked with great virulence, the doctrines of the Presbyterian Church, from the days of the Synod of Dort, to the present time; and the minds of multitudes, even those who have been trained in Presbyterian families, are full of misrepresentations and prejudices concerning them. And Calvin ists would have to answer many words if they acted upon the defensive. But in fact, Me attack ought to come pom the tide of trvlh. The advocates of error should not be. a zealous in spreading their pernicious sentiments as the advocates of truth should be in oppos'ng them." Tru ly. It will, however, be ascertained, that in this respect, Arminianism :' is incor rectly charged. The "Syn-d of Dort" attacked the Remnnstran s, and did not give the latter a proper hearing in that Synod. That that Synod was the aggressor in this case, and was overbearing and in tolerant to the Remonstrants, will appear from the following extract, from "Gerard Brandt's History of the Reformation in the low-cocntries. " After some introductory sketches, he proceeds to the history thus: "November 15, it was debated in what manner the Remonstrant? should be called to the Sy nod ; and declared it would be sufficient to summon some Remonstrants to appear within a fe-v days. "November 16, the letter of summons was read and approved. The Remonstrant of deputies of Utrecht, who sat in the Sy nod, having observed that Episcopins was in the list of the cited persons, said, he should appear in the assembly, as a mem ber of the Synod, since he had been called to it by the States of Ilolland, and conse quently that he should not be summoned as a party. The moderator answered that the commissioners of the states thought fit to summon him ; and advised those depu ties to make no opposition against it. " The same day the deputies of the body of Remonstrante-attended by Episopius arrived at' Dort, they requested the com missioners of the states, that the Remon strants might be allowed to send to the Synod a certain number of persons, whom they themselves should choose, to defend their cavfce. The commissioners answered them, that the Synod had resolved to cite Episcopius and some other Remonstrants. The three deputies replied that it was un reasonable to summon divines who were willing to come of their own motion. At last they requested that the summons should be directed to the whole body of Remonstrants ; that they might send such persons as they should think best qualified for the defence of their cause. This sec ond request was not granted any more than the first. The Remonstrants complained that they were cited like criminals, before a Synod composed of their enemies ; and that the Synod pretended to judge of their doctrine, without entering upon a dispute with divines of their own choosing. The Synod maintained that the Remonstrants had formerly kno kid at a v ronj door, by applying themselves to the states of Hol lan I ; and that it was time they should ap pear before the supreme ecclesiastical tri bunal of the Uni'ed Provinces. They then named those three deputies, Epscopius and some other Remonstrant mitiisters,and summoned them to appear before the Sy nod, within a fortnight." Arminian Mag azine, vo. 1, pp. 19, 20. Here was the tender mercy of Calvinism, alias Presby terianism, shown to Arminians. For fur ther and more astounding facts, see the ' History of G. Brandt," in the Aminian Ui6"7-m .24.25. As it regards the "virulent attacks" of " Calvinism" on the part of the "Armi nians,' I observe, sj far as Methodism is concerned, it is not true. In my next, I will give you the authority upon which I ground this allegatiou. Yours affectionately, PETER DOUB. Greensboro,' N. C , April 21, 1859. For the N. C. Jhristian Advocate. Itev. A. M. Shipp. Mr. Editor: Yesterday, in the Col lege chapel, our Prof, of History, Mr. Al bert M. Shipp, preached. I believe that it was the second time since I first entered College It will be remembered that he and Mr. Pool, the Tutor of Mathematics, are the only two stars of Methodism that shine forth among the galaxy of Professors that constitute the Faculty of the University. His text read thus: " Lord ! thou wri test evil things against me.thou causest the iniquities of my youth to come upon me. From which he said, that we might under stand that the evil habits formed in the spring time of life would follow us to ma turity, and even until decay, unless, by a mighty effort they could be thrown off. In demonstration of which, he took the training of the mind of man as an illustra tion, showing how that if the mind of man was properly trained in youth, thatitgrew continually; and unless it was trained while young, that only by great effort could it be trained in after days. He then used as another illustration, the physical strength of man, how it grew by practice. The il lustrations were sure to be true in a men tal and physical point of view it also was sure to be true in a moral point of view. He then skillfully touched upon the for mation of habits in the spring time of life, and showed how difficult it would be to throw them off when we have grown eld. He then urged upon his hearers (mostly composed of students) the necessity of "re membering their Creator in the days of theT youth, before the evil days draw nigh, and they say that they have no pleasure in them. " His sermon continued for a while lon ger, but it is unnecessary to follow him any farther. But it may be necessary to say that it was an excellent sermon, one that revived my lukewarm spirit. I consider Prof. Shipp an excellent man and a good preacher But is it not a pity that something is the matter wiih his throat that causes him to strain very hard when he speaks. Much good could be done by Prof. Shipp, was it not for his throats I sympathize with him, and with those that would have an opportunity to hear him oftener were it not for this. His ser mon assuredly did much good. As regards its merits, I have already said that it was excellent. The eyes of every one were intently bent upon him, and all hung upon the words which he spoke, as they would upon angels' words. While speaking, Prof. Shipp's face is very pale, caused by straining, but as soon as he fin ishes it turns very red. At night, I heard Bro. Pool. I have asked several their opinion of his sermon, they all concur in the opinion that it was very good, one that did honor to so young a Methodist. God speed Prof. Shipp and Bro. P.00I. A STUDENT. For the N. C. Christian Adrocate. The Contingent Fund. Mr. Editor: The attention of our ministers and people has frequently been called, of late, to the Missionary cause, its claims upon our hearts and liberality. And while I look upon that, as one of the most important institutions of our church, yet, the one about which I now write, I consider second to none. We should be sure to at tend to the cause of missions, but attend especially to the claims of this cause. The fact is, it seems to me, that the destitute at home should claim our first attention. Here I am about to quote the pet saying of many, "that charity beginneth at home," but there are so many who not only make it begin at home, but always keep it there, that I am afraid to say much about it. It is well known that this cause is intended to relieve the wants of the superannuated and worn out preachers, also the widows and children of those who are dead, and left upon the charity of the church. Men have spent, not on'y their lives in the ser vice of the church, but also their means ; and now that they are gone, who does not believe that it would be a sin against God, to let their families suffer ? Bad as it is, ashamed as we are to say it, j'et it is true, that families of children, with widowed mothers, thus left by the hand of death, upon the charity of the church, are fre quently destitute of the necessaries of life. Often do thoy get not more than half their disciplinary allowance; sometimes not that much. This, too, while thousands of dollars are sent off for the support of foreign missions. I think we can, and will do better. Can we not commence now, and for the future raise enough to meet the necessary demand ? And will we not do it? All that is necessary is to "lay the claims of this cause before our people, and the money will be forth-coming. Let us try it. O, howit will gladden the hearts of those, who are left dependent upon the church for support ! W. Cross Roads, April, 1859. For the N. C. Christian Advocate. Prof. Sliipp's Successor. Mr. Editor. Since it was known that Prof. Shipp had resigned his position at the University, there has been considera ble speculation as to his successor. It has been said the Professorship was to be broken up, but few could believe that. That professorship never was necessary, it was created to make another place, a place to bait for Methodists ; it was a trap, and Shipp was the bate for the Methodists to bite at. But Shipp is a scholar and a gen tleman, and has done all he cculd for the University and the Church ; hence the trap has been very successful, and whole schools of unsuspecting Methodists have been caught in the Presbyterian net. They have no idea of abandoning a scheme so successful ; no doubt they will talk most graciously of a Methodist successor, and be sounding, questioning and salting in the busiest manner. But surely no Methodist can be duped into such a position ; it is to be hoped that we have no man that wants a position so bad as to sell himself for such a mess of pottage. Wreckers may raise false lights on the coast, but what Metho dist can stoop to be a University decoy ! An enlisting officer persuading ambitious young simpletons to run away from home, does not so much degrade himself and outrage common sense, as any Methodist now would by accepting the decoy-prqfesor-shp, that wonde.ful appointment in the University which has neither position nor duties, which under the name of History, English Literature or some such thing, is a kind of factotum for odd jobs. Think of a Methodist professor going out to Con ference, CampmeetiRg &c, and in the beau tiful twang now so characteristic of the University, singing " Will you walk into my parlor, said a spider to a fly " Yet this position will no doubt be offer ed to some member of the Conference, but we hope none are for sale at present. A. TBie Town Clerk. Cotton Mather often quoted the renfark of a friend, that " there was a gentleman named in the 18th chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, to whom he was more in debted than to any other man in the world." This was the prudent " town clerk, " who earnestly advised the excited people to do nothing rashly. On all occasions of con- sequence, or of urgent haste, he would say, " Friends ! let us advise with the town clerk of Ephesus. " SELECTIONS. Important to every Preacher in Charge in the M. E. Church, South. My dear Brother : I earnestly beg your immediate attention to a few points rela ting to our Sunday school work. The Dis cipline, (pp. 116 117,)makes it your du-ty- 1. To see that a Sunday-school be"Jfei"Bi ed in every congregation under your care where ten children can be collected for that purpose. 2. To preach on the subject of Sunday schools and religious instruction in each congregation, at least once in six months. 3. To lay before the Quarterly Confer ence, at each quarterly meeting, to be en tered on its journal, a written statement of the number and state of the Sunday-schools within your circuit or station, and to make a report of the same to your. Annual Con ference. Please be prepared to report at the next session of your Annual Conference the Sunday-school statistics of your charge, under the following items, and in this or der : 1. The number of schools. 2. The number of officers and teachers. 3. The number of volumes in their li braries. 4. The number of Sunday-school Visi tors taken. 5 Amount of money raised for Sunday school purposes. 6. Amount of money raised by Sunday schools for benevolent purposes, i. e. , aid other schools, for missions, etc. 7. The number of conversions of Sunday-school scholars during the year. The General Conference has requested you to take up a collection in all your con gregations, once a year, in aid of the funds of the Parent Sunday-school Society. Will you please do this as early as practicable, and send the money to Dr. J. B. McFer rin, Nashville, Tennessee. He is the Treasurer of the Sunday-school Society of the M. E. Church, South'?' ' If you can form a new Sunday-school in any place where the people are too poor to pay for a library, send on to J)r. McFer rin the name and place to which it should be directed, and one will be sent gratui tously. Of course, our ability to do this will depend on the amounts received from other quarters. Encourage every school within your charge to subscribe for the Sunday-school Visitor. Six dollars will procure 30 copies to one address. Ten dollars will procure 50 copies. Twenty dollars will procure 100 copies. This will cost the subscribers but twenty cents each, if they pay individually to make up the amount. I shall be glad to hear from you at any time about your Sunday-schools. Write to me interesting or important facts, inci dents, narratives of child-history, of con versions, of happy deaths, ect., ect. ; any thing bearing upon this great and blessed cause. Yours affectionately, CHARLES TAYLOR, Cor. Secretary, S. S. Society M. E. Church, South. My post-office is Columbia, S. C. From the Nashville Ch. Advocate. Annual Meeting of the Sabbath , School Society. The anniversary, proper, of the Sabbath school Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, will take place May 8th, in Columbia, S. C. : but the annual mee ting was held in McKendree Church, Nash ville, last Sunday afternoon, Bishop Soule in the 'chair. The opening religious ser vices were conducted by Dr. Keener, who announced the hymn, page 565 " Hear ye my law, my people, hear" and offered an appropriate prayer. The report of the Treasurer was read, showing a balanee against the Society of something over a thousand dollars. Dr. Taylor, the Corresponding Secreta ry, submitted an. able report, detailing not only his services since his appointment by the General Conferences, but large and judicious plans for realizing the benefits expected in the creation of his office. He proposes to raise one hundred thousand dollars by simple and direct contributions for the cause. With such aid suitable books may be added to the Catalogue, in creased value and attractiveness may, be given the publications of this depart ment, and donations may be made to help needy Sabbath-schools,to establish them in poor andsnewly-settled districts. It is a far-seeing and noble benevolence, and must commend itself to the friends of child hood and the Church. Indeed, the Cor responding Secretary has already received large tokens of favor, which the published report will make known. Bishop Paine was introduced. He took the ground that Sunday-school work was the duty of the Church : duty as distin guished from policy. That it was a poli tic institution for strengthening and ex tending the Church, none would deny. The Bishop spoke earnestly and powerful ly on the relation of childhood to the Church. Our children should be baptized and brought vp in the Church. The spiritual care and oversight of them, therefore, was a duty, as a logical consequence. What portion of the Church are we at liberty to turn out to consign to the world's care and sym pathies. Not these lambs, burely. Considering-their age religious education was a necessary part of our care. The Sabbath-school teacher was the pastor's assis tant in this department of his work, ana logous to the class-leader, who is his helper in watching over the adult members. Sabbath-school teachers, therefore, should be converted persons, and their labors should tend to lead the children directly to God. He likes polished sermons, well-beaten oil for the sanctuary; but if some pastors would bestow more care on the Sabbath school and the children, it would pay bet ter for time and eternity. In conclusion, the Bishop gave a strl king fact from real life, showing how a run-down circuit, which he was advised to throw out of the plan of appointment, in one of the Conferences, so hopeless was the prospect of doing good, had been re vived and brought up, not by a star preach er, who never does and thing but JUl the pulpit, but by a plain and God-fearing a borer in the Lord's vineyard, who began his work with the establishment of Sabbath-schools, and taught himself, till he raised up teachers ; taught old and young, parents and children. . Dr. Lee was the next speaker. He dwelt eloquently on the possibilities of Sabbath- school instruction in the direct conversion of children. This speaker also gave strong and burning reproof to that want of faith among us on account of which God can do no mighty work among the children. -We had never yet come up to the words of Jesus, nor to his example, when he opened his arms and said, " Suffer little children t to come unto me. By our silent convic tions, if not our avowed position, we were obnoxious to the charge of forbidding them. "Old enough to be converted !" away with that saying. Labor and pray for their salvation now, and leave all outside questions to God. Religion did not de stroy originality of character in adults, nor the freshness of childhood. We must look for infant Christians child disciples ; not old heads on young shoulders ; not staid, prim, precise saints. Make proper and reasonable allowance for age, not in piety, but in manners. Some could not believe children to be Christians, because they did not carry themselves as they might only be expected to do at forty. All childish glee and gambol and frolic and play must yield to a religious strait-jacket! The little ones must exhibit prematureness must be monsters, in order to become gen uine Christians ! And thus we were, by unreasonable conditions and expectations, shutting the door of the Church in the face of her children. It was utterly a fault among us that so few of the great, the wise and reverend among the laity took hold of this work ; it was left to young people too much. Was it beneath any ? The wisest might doubt his fitness rather. An angel would 're joice in the commission to set up the king dom of heaven in the heart of one of these. Go at this work, prayerfully, hopefully. Take from this book (pointing to the Bi ble) a seed of truth ; put it in that virgin soil, drop a tear on it, breathe a prayer over it, and look for great results. Sabbath-schools were the beginnings of churches. The Epeaker would give to em inent laymen in some other denominations the credit of understanding their relation to church-extension, which he felt com pelled to deny to our own. Let our laity wake up, nor stand all the day idle. There ought to be a sprinkling of gray hairs among the teachers. And with many other words the speaker enfotced the beauty and promise and great ness of the work. Dr. Huston, editor of the Sunday-school Visitor, being called out, offered the re mark, enforced by few and telling senten ces, that religious truth was normal to the human mind ; it was the first that child hood was capable of comprehending. Dr. Summers assisted the Correspon ding Secretary in raising a collection. Officers were elected for the ensuing year a president, Bishop Soule, vice pres idents, recording secretary treasurer, and thirty managers and the meeting adjourn ed. It was throughout a solemn religious meeting, befitting the day, the place and subject, and edifying to a large congrega tion. We have seldom attended any mee ting of the kind with equal satisfaction and j profit. Shanghai mission. Report Jor the Quarter ending Decemb, r 31, 1858. Rev. E. W. Sehon, Missionary Secretary of the M. E. Church, South : My Dear Brother. It is not necessary to repeat what has been said in the regu lar quarterly reports sent you during the year. The past quarter has been marked by nothing new or specially interesting. Our preaching has been, kept up, our schools hare continued in operation, and the regular work of the mission generally, conducted as usual. One new member has been added to our little flock during the quarter, an old man, a native of Nanking. There are others on probation whom we shall baptize so soon as we are satisfied of their conversion. . In the absence of something more inte resting, a few observations upon the great field which now lies spread out before us in this country, may not be but of place in this communication. There are other im portant mission fields in the world which ought to be cultivated, but none of equal extent, or presenting so many claims upon the Christian world as this. 1. The population of China is greater by nearly one half than all the rest of the pagan world put together. According to the last census, there are four hundred . millions of souls in this one empire. These are, with the exception of a few hundred converts to Christianity, the avowed wor shipper of false gods. 2. The number of missionaries in China is less in proportion to the population than in any other heathen land. There are five millions of souls to each laborer now in the field more than the entire popula tion of some countries in which large mis sion stations have been maintained. Think of but one preacher for all the people in Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgiat and South Carolina; and suppose these multitudes were wholly ignorant of the first principles of the gospel violently prejudiced against it, and most cordially hating this one preacher, whom they re gardedasan "ignorant barbarian" and you will have some idea of the work as. signed to each missionary in China. 3. China, through its language and lit erature, as well as on account of its im mense wealth and extensive trade, is , the most influential and powerful of Eastern nations. Not only does it embrace within its own territory one-third of the human family, "but exerts a moral and political influence over the millions of Japan, Bor neo, and Cochin-China, as well as over the inhabitants of all the smaller islands on its borders. The moral teachings of Con fucius, as also the systems of Budhism and Touisru, are known to the Japanese aud others through the Chinese language. Were China converted to Christianity, pa ganism would toon disappear in the East. 4. The commercial intercourse of Chris tian nations with China is rapidly enlarg ing. Our laws and customs, as well as the arts and sciences, are being transplant ed not only in the British Colony of Hong Kong, but upon Chinese soil at the consu lar ports now open to trade, and it is wor thy of remark that, while the Chinese have through ages refused to learn the language or adopt the customs or manners of any of the neighboring nations, not excepting their conquerors and rulers, the Tartars, they are gradually yielding to the force of Anglo Saxon energy, and are learning our language, and to some extent adopting our customs. While the Tartars are com pelled to transact all the business of gov- ernment in the native language of the Chinese, the immense trade with Western nations is carried on in English. Natives who can speak our language, find their services in great demand ; and the -sale of foreign goods,- not only long-cloths and the common articles of commercial ex change, but almost every article of fancy goods, amounts to hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. Now, shall the sons of mammon bring our language and man ners, associated as they are with the low standard of commercial morals, to this people, and the Church not send them the gospel? - 5. Again: the Greek and Romish Churches are making great efforts to pre occupy the ground the Greeks in the North and the Romanists in the South. Shall we sit still and see those " who preach another gospel" take possession of the country 1 Shall we make no effort to d our part in teaching this people the truth as it is in Jesus ? Every year that Protestant Churches delay to come up and possess the land, will increase the difficul ties of their work, and lessen the chances of saving China from the dominion of Ro manism. I leave these facts and observations without further remark. They cannot fail to impress every thoughtful Christian mind with the vast importance of the work which now lies before us. Your brother in Christ, W. G. E. CUNNINGHAM, Secretory. $1.50 a ear, in advance. L 1 1 .. J. . From Zion's Herald. Snuff-Chewing. Uncasvillk, Conic., March 14, 1859. Ms. Editor : I noticed in the Herald ' of March 9th, a few lines on Snuff-chewing. With your permission, I would pre sent the following facts: In North Carolina, Southern Virginia, and a few other districts of the Sontht the women (not to say ladies) are in the habit of " snuff-dipping." The process consist in having small piece of wood about the size of a common cigar. One end of this , is chewed till it becomes a ton of brush, after which it is dipped into a cup, or box of snuff kept for this purpose, and then ap plied to the mouth. Dr. Joel Shaw informs us that in some parts of New Jersy women are la the habit of applying snuff to the mouth, bj means of the moistened finger. This prac tice is called rubbing snuff." It is my opinion that the practice of snuff-chewing in some form among women, is prevalent in some parts of the free Sta tes. Perhaps most of those who use snuff in any form, are not airaro that its pungency is greatly increased by the introduction of sal-ammoniac, salt, pearhuh and lime, which greatly augment its ruinous effects on the mucous membrane of the nose and mouth. If snuff and tobacco-chewers would consult our best medical authorities, they would at once learn its deleterious results to the mouth and teeth, some of which I here quote : " Inflamed mouth, gum boil, wasting of the gums, salivation ; it titans, ulcerates and softens the teeth." If any one doubts, just look at the distended blood vessels and yellow stubs in an old tobacco chewer's mouth. The United States Dispensatory, com piled by medical professors of Philadelphia, says, " There are two poisonous principles in tobacco itself, the one called nieotln, of an alkaline nature, the other empyreutna tic oil, two of the most virulent poisons known;" hence exceedingly detrimental in their present use to the physical and ulti mately to the mental and moral man. Who in the light of these facts will contin ue its use ? Improved health and appearance, a pro longed existence and approving judgment, will afford much more pleasure than the fashion and gratification of tobacco using. We pity more than blame the slave of this fearful appetite, and would, wet it in our power, dissuade them front its indulgence. A PHILANTHROPIST. Rev. Peter Carthwrlght as a Lin guist. In 1802, Peter Cartwright received what is called an "exhortcr's license," and was allowed to " exercise his gifts." He began to find a little education neces sary ; and Providence opened his way to a school, at which were taught "all the branches of a common edvration, and also the dead languages." Peter's linguistic acquirements are thus exhibited : " I recollect once to have come across one of these Latin and Greek scholars, a regular graduate in theology. In order to bring me into contempt in a public com pany, he addressed me in Greek. Is mj younger days I had learned considerable of German. I listened to him a if I un derstood it all, and then replied in Dutch. This he knew nothing about, neither did he understand Hebrew. He concluded that I had answered him in Hebrew, and immediately caved in, and stated to the company that I was the first educated Methodist preacher he ever saw." I could sot &r by a believer is Joha Calvin' " horrible dec return" should be come an active, useful Christian, in any way possible ; but now I do. With aa " open Bible' before him, he reads and thinks, and practices more by that, while the impracticable character of the old dog ma is lost sight of, in pursuing " a mors excellent way." Is " Satan's kingdon coming down?'' Why ? I went into the Old South Chapel mor ning meeting, and what did I see there but a company of men " from , the east. ' west, and south" points of doctrinal eon pass, in some opinions, yet agreeing in on prayer, vis : " Let thy kingdom, blessed Saviour, Come, and bid our jarrings cease ; Come, O come, and reign forever, Mighty God, thou Prince of Peaoe." In humaa effort "union is strength,' but in God's work, almighty strength is added to that of his " allies for it pie sa cs him most then to do it where they an " all of one accord." Zion's Herald. Wheat. The wheat crop in Lancaster county, Pa., is raid to be moef luxuriant,' while that in Chester county is represented as 7n better. mammmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmma