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RALEIGH, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1859. 5?" Persons visiting the city and desi ring to pay for the Advocate, will please .call at the Editor's office, on Fayetteville Street. la Ids absence, Jlr. S. H Young, Mer chant, Fayetteville Street, and the Publish er, in the old Temperance Hall, are au thorized to receive subscriptions. jCST Subscribers whose papers have a cross mark on them, are thereby informed that their subscription year is about to ex pire; and are respectfully requested to re new by forwarding $1.50 to this office im mediately. The JV. C.Cliristian Jldvocate wUl hereafter be sent to none, except to those who have paid in advance. Bishop Pierce's letters. Bisbop Pierce has gone on a tour of offi cial duty to California. We - begin this week to copy'a series of le tters, in which he gives to the S. C. Advocate a narrative of hid trip " Across the Continent." Our readers will peruse them with interest- Unmerited Reproach. A Baptist suebscribcr to the Richmond Advocate, withdraws Jus patronage from that paper, assails the'Editor, Dr. Rosser, in the columns of the Religious Herald, :md, because of some imaginary offense, calls the paper the "Richmond Abusive Advocate." Our Richmond brother is in nocent of the charges and he meets with unmerited reproach, while conducting him self with the meekness of wisdom toward gainsayers. OlinHigh School. The next session will open on July 13. Special attention is invited to the advertise ment in this issue. Wherever the Princi pal, Mr. A. H. Merritt is known, he needs no endorsement. But, for the benefit of i.ur readers, we beg leave to express the opinion that he is one of the best instructors iu the country. Aided as he will be by competent assistants, Olin High School is destined to a new career of usefulness. We most cordially commend it to public confidence and patronage. A Sharp Contention. "Once upon a time" there were two preachers of the gospel who had a sharp contention with each other, in this wise. They had bceu together on a large cir cuit, and had proclaimed the truth in sev eral cities, with signal success. Aud one of them proposed to the other that they should go again together, visiting the churches where they had been before. The other readily agreed to this, but do. hired to take along with them another min ister also, who had been a mutual friend and comrade. To this he "of the first part" objected, for the alleger! reason that the mutual friend aforesaid had, upon a former occasion, departed from the work. And thereupon the contention between those two good men became so sharp that they separated, and declined to labor to gether any more. No doubt the peaceable members of the church were duly indig nant at such a notorious breach of fraternal unity between two very eminent ministers, and scolded at them behind their backs prodigiously. And it is quite probable, some dismal predictions of ruin to the church and woe to the contending minis ters, were enuueiated with all proper sol emnity. At least we have found it so, upon less occasion. Nevertheless the two men separated, and went on their several ways. God blessed them both, and in good time took them home to heaven ; and He blessed their labors also, and made them the means of salvation to many. Neither was the church seriously injured, but continued to prosper abundantly. The " church difficulty" occurred between Paul and Barnabas ; and it is a very " comfort able scripture" which records it in the fif teenth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles. That sharp contention was among the apos tolic acts ; nor need we be alarmed if men no better than the apostles were, do some times contend a little, like the apostles did; When we see good men contending sharply, and begin to fear for them and for the church, our fears are changed to confi coufidence and hope, by the recollection of this matter between Barnabas and Paul. The narrative by the Evangelist Is very suggestive, and exceedingly comfortable. A (iood Example. A letter from Rev. B. F. Long, in charge of the Henderson Circuit, has the following paragraphs : " Our second Quar-tt-rly meeting was held last Saturday aud Sunday, and we had a very pleasant time. Bro. Nicholson (P. E.) and I spent Mon day at Mr. Alexander Marrow's, where Bro. Nicholson baptized 24 colored child ren." All concerned will pardon the liberty we take, in publishing this private note, because it enables us to enforce a neglected duty by a good example. The owners of slaves stand in loco parentis, and ought not to neglect the privilege and duty of dedicating the children to God, in holy baptism. Such a dedication implies a pledge to train them ' ' in the nurture and admonition of the Lord." Our Missions. We have received the fourteenth annual 1'eportof the Missionary Society of the I Sethodist Episcopai Church, South, which j ires a full exhibit of our missionary ope ration up to the current year. That Re p rts ought to be in the hands of every preacher and official member; but as it v iay not be accessible to many of our read- ;s who are interested in its contents, we : resent them with a full abstract, which I, is been carefully prepared from the orig in al. And we beg leave to suggest that i he facts given may be used with good cf . ct by preachers in charge, when they t- resent the claims of the missionary cause . their congregations. I. Domestic Missions. These missions re designed to send the gospel to the des- itute portion of the regular work. In ilia field are 182 missions, 175 missiona lies, 16,319 white members, 5,160 white ! robationers, 1,280 colored members, 120 olored probationers, being 32,876 mem ers, in all. There are 69 churches, a .umber incredibly small in proportion to he membership ; 138 Sunday Schools, 790 scholars. Of these, there are in the North Carolina Conference, 9 missions, 6 missionaries, 754 white members, 80 white probation ers, 99 colored members, 11 colored probationers, 13 sun day Schools 472 scholars and no churches, which is an error in the report, as we know there is one in Raleigh, and several others, in oth er missions. The Domestic Missions re ported in the North Carolina Conference for the year are the following: Raleigh city mission. Haw River, Blue Ridge, Fisher's River, Neuse, Cotentnea, New Hanover, Cape Lookout, aud Onslow. - The field for domestic missions in the N. C. Conference has not yet been half oc cupied ; and in all the Conferences much more should be done in this department. II. Colored Missions. The divine blessing continues to rest upon our mis sions to the slaves of the South. The re port speaks of the "self sacrifice" of the missionaries. We do not believe a word of that, because these missions are favorite appointments with the preachers, who are glad to go, and have light work and good support. But the Report says truly and pertinently: " This seems to be at home our most appropriate field of labor. By our posi ! tion wc have direct access to those for whom these missions are established. Our i duty and obligation in regard to them are j evident. Increased facilities are afforded us, and open doors invite our entrance and full occupancy. The real value of these missions is often overlooked or forgotten by Church census-takers and statistic-reporters of our benevolent associations. We can but repeat that this field, which seems almost, by common consent, to be left for our occupancy, is one of the most impor tant and promising in the history of mis sions. At home even its very humility ob scures, and abroad a mistaken philanthropy repudiates its claims. But still the fact exists; and when we look at the large number of faithful, pious, and sclf-sacrili-cing missionaries engaged in the work, the wide field of their labors, and the hap py thousands who have been savingly con verted to God through their instrumental ity, we can but perceive the propriety and justice of assigning to these missions the prominence we have. Indeed, the subject assumes an importance beyond the con ception even of those more directly engag ed in this great work, when it is remem bered that these missions absolutely num ber more converts to Christianity, accor ding to statistics given, than all the mem bers of all other missionary societies com bined' The Statistics in this department of our mission work are as follows : 158 missions 136 missionaries, 41,647 colored members, 6935 colored probationers, in all, 48,582; and 74 churches, and 16,553 catechumens are reported. But this report is imperfect, as there are several missions to the people of color in the North Carolina Conference, of which no report is given. Why this omission ? We are fully satisfied that abuses are creeping into this department of our mission work, which demand correction. We be lieve that missions are established, where the colored people could be as well supplied J by the regular itinerancy, and that men are accomodated by being placed on these missions, at the expense of the common weal. But we also believe that these evil3 will be promptly corrected by those in au thority so soon as their attention is called to them. III. China Mission There is one mis sion at Shanghae, with 3 missionaries and their families. The Report is not satis factory, in that it does not tell us how many have been converted. But the fol lowing extract will interest our readers : ' This mission, after many discourage ments and circumstances calculated to les sen the zeal of its friends, is begining to assume an importance in the eye of the Church, and exercise an influence upon her liberality, which we are happy to see and publish. Indeed, to Christianity and commerce, the recent events in China have caused the year 1858 to be regarded as one of the most remarkable periods in the history of the world. The whole empire has been thrown open, and unrestricted trade proclaimed to the world, and an open door to the introduction of the gospel. By the late treaty the missionaries of Christ may travel to any part of the em pire. Sections heretofore unvisitc-d, mil totjj lions unapproached, may now be visited, may now be reached. Now the sower may go forth, weeping, sowing precious seed, planting everywhere the cross and pro claiming the gospel of Christ. The whole Christian Church should arise in her strength to enter this open door. Our own Church, with a laity so wealthy, should and ought to have now at least one dozen missionaries in the field. We are happy to announce that an ad dition has been made to our small band al ready in China by the appointment by Bishop Pierce and the Board of two more to their number, namely, the Rev. Young J. Allen, of the Georgia Conference, and Rev. L. M. Wood, of the North Carolina Conference.' IV. Indian Missions : We have among the Indian tribes, 29" missions, 28 Mission aries, 4283 members, 40 churches, 29 Sunday Schools, 1102 scholars, 8 manual labor schools, and 480 pupils. This is one of the most interesting missions of any church, and one to which all churches are under peculiar obligations to contribute men and money. V. German Missions: We have 18 missions, (11 of which are in Texas,) 17 missionaries, 877 memle.-s, 10 churches, 11 Sunday Schools, and 476 scholars. The Report says : " The whole Church should feel a deep interest in the success of German missions. They appeal directly to us as Christians and American citizens for support. The immense emigration to our shores constantly of the hundreds and thousands of Germans who are finding homes in our country, will ever cause the patriot and christian to regard this as one of our most important fields of missionary labor. It is now but a little more than twenty years since these missions were established. The evident blessing of God has rested upon them." The aggregate of our missions in these five departments is : Missions - 388 Missionaries " 362 Churches 194 Church-members - 86,621 Sunday-schools - 178 Child'n under religious instruction 26,922 Manual-Labor Schools (Indian) - 8 Indian Pupils - - - - 480 The Report of the Treasurer, Isaac Lyt ton Esq., exhibits receipts for the year amounting to $214,664,53. The large t amount from one Conference is reported from Alabama, $33,729,00; the next, from South Carolina, S28.133.03; the next, from Georgia, $23,145,03. The amount set down from North Carolina is $8,128,15, being more than was given by any one of 15 other Conferences, and less than was collected in 8 other Conferences. Besides, four other Conferences occupy North Carolina teritory, and draw off the cash and the credit of the old North State to themselves. The Report is defective in the omission of a tabular statement of expenditures, which we trust will hereafter be inserted, showing bow much has been expended up on each mission, and for incidental expen ses. The Treasurer's Report shows that the cash has been properly accounted for ; but it would be satisfactory to have its compli cated items drawn out into a clear.full tab ular statement, which would exhibit the amounts expended, at a glance and which might also indicate the propriety of some changes. Henderson Classical and military Institute. The annual exercises of this institution were held last week. The examination was very satisfactory to its patrons. On Thursday morning the Editor delivered the literary address. A full report is prom ised by a competent and disinterested friend. In the meantime, we invite atten tion to the following, among other induce ments to patronage. 1. The Principal, Mr. Daniel H. Christie, by his faithfulness and competency, demonstrated in the past year, is entitled to the confidence of the public, as a diligent and able instructor : 2. The military feature of the school will commend it, as incurring no additional cost, and as conferring advantages not otherwise offered : 3. The location is especially fa vorable for a boarding school, combining the advantages of most convenient access, good health, and a community united in efforts to make the Schools, male and fe male, worthy of public confidence and pa tronage. The next session will commence on July 18. Episcopal Decisions. On the first page we publish, from th Nashville Advocate, such Episcopal decis ions as have been affirmed by the bench o: Bishops. Perhaps it would be well fbi those upon whom devolves the administra. tion of discipline in the church, to cut ou ', and preserve these decisions for reference as they uow become authoritative prece dents. It is remarkable that the first decisioi reported since 1854,was made at the Nortl Carolina Conference in 1857, leaving us t infer no Episcopal decision made in thre years had been affirmed, or was deemed o sufficient importance to be reported. Am it is yet more remarkable that the first de cision given, is a verdict in a case, author ty to render which is expressly reserved t the annual Conferences by the Discipline. We have reason for thinking the ehurcJ. will yet hear more of that matter from on'j of the parties interested. ftfa Christian Raleigh Female Seminary. The annual exercises of this excellent ir .titution took place last week. On Mon d .'y night, Rev. C. P. Jones preached the at niversary sermon : it was able and elo q. ant. On Tuesday night, W. W. Hol d i, Esq., delivered the Literary Address. A 1 who heard it, were made to regret that r. Holden so seldom permits himself to n ike excursions into the field of literature Ii wa3 eloquent and profound ; abounding i- thought, packed as solid as marble, and a . complete and graceful in its finish and I portions as the poet's dream of sculp t jed truth and beauty. On Wednesday i ht a concert demonstrated to a large a uditory the faithfulness of the teachers a d the proficiency of the pupils, in that C . partment. The last session has been prosperous apd !. itisfactory; and the next session will open 0 it the 13th July, witb a full and accom plished faculty. Mr. T. H. Brame, the 1 rincipal, is a student, an accomplished f' .holari -Ed, a successful teacher. The T oarding department, under the superin ': : ndence of Mr. and Mrs. Brame, will be sat , 'factory. The rooms are to be newly furn i .hed with proper regard to the convenience id comfort of the pupils ; and, as nearly i possible, the pupils will have the ad : antages of home, while receiving an edu- ition at the Seminary. A Good Skool. An exchange paper says : " A new school has lately been started i the West, to teach people of all denomi nations to mind their own business. The fundamental principle of this school, it .eems, is that " if every man or woman would thoroughly investigate their own af fairs, they wouM not only find plenty to do, but could not find time to interfere with their neighbors !" A good school, which we very cordially commend to our readers. Only, we should like to know how the professors reconcile the principle on which the school is found ed, with the inquiry it implies into what other people are doing. To Builders. Builders and contractors may find it to their advantage to notice the advertisement in another column, for the erection of a new Church in Halifax. The Fourth Page. Several excellent articles, original and selected, may be found on the fourth page. If the reader pass them by, it will be to his own detriment. Editor's Table. " A Compendium of Methodism : Em bracing the History and Present Condition of its various branches in all countries ; With a defence of its doctrinal, govern mental, and prudential peculiarities. By Rev. James Porter, D. D., New York: Carlton & Porter. 200, Mulberry street pp. 501." This book 13 admirably adapted for the purposes of its publication : it is just what its title indicates. To the young ministers of the church ; to the members who have been won by the force of truth, from the world and from other denominations, and to all who desire to know what Methodism is, we commend this volume. It is just the book we have long needed in the South, with this impor tant exception the author treats of the slavery question, as involved in the action of the General Conferences of 1840 and 1844, as a northern man ; and on this question, he is strangely perverted. Nev ertheless, we commend the book to our readers, confident that they will appreciate its merit. " What is the wheat to the chaff," saith the Lord. " My Sister Margaret. A Temper ance Story. By Mrs. C. M. Edwards. New York : Carlton & Porter, pp. 328." This well printed volume is on thefSun day School catalogue of the Methodist Episcopal Church, North ; and we recom mend it to a large circulation in the South ern Church. He who begins to read it, will read it through.; and nona can peruse it without profit. " Pleasant Pathways ; or Persuasives to early piety. By Rev. Daniel Wise. New York: Carlton & Porter, pp. 285." It is only necessary to say that this beau tifully printed volume is free from the negro mania, to induce the confidence and pat ronage of our readers. Mr. Wise is recog nized by the whole country, as one of the most instructive and racy writers of the day. The Poet Preacher : A brief me morial of Charles Wesley. By Charles Adams. New York : Carlton & Porter, pp. 234. A biography of Charles Wesley is a de sideratum. This little volume, placed on the Sunday School catalogue of the North ern Methodist Church, is of inestimable worth. Its price places it in reach of all its merits commend it to the select few. It should be welcomed by all who appre ciate fervid piety and genuine poetic fire. N. C. Journal of Education. The June number is on our table, and surpass es its predecessors in interest for the gen eral reader. This periodical is entitled to a liberal patronage from all the friends of education in North Carolina, Terms, $2 a year in advance. Address J. D. Camp bell' Resident Editor, Greensboro', N. C. AVarrentoui Felmae College Com mencement. The examination of the classes of this worthy institution commenced on Tuesday morning, 7th inst. At night the annual sermon was preached by Rev. B. F. Long, of the N. C. Conference. His subject and his treatment of it were both well adapted to the occasion ; the argument was logical, and some of his illustrations were very fine. Wednesday, the examination was resumed and completed. The proficiency displayed by the pupils under examination, was per fectly satisfactory to the parents and guar dians who were present But any one acquainted with President Parham and Iris able corps of assistants would anticipate no other result. None of us who heard that class of smart little girls on Geography, ' will ever torget them or their teacher. We hope to be present to see if they do as well next year. At night the concert was at tended by the largest number of persons we ever witnessed on a similar occasion.--. The house was filled with ladies, and the doors and windows with gentlemen. The most beautiful lot of paintings we ever saw, lined the walls of the Concert Hall from top to bottom, and the music of the night was charming. Prof. Kehr is per fectly at home in his profession. " On Thursday, at half past 10 o'clock, the Rev. J. A. Duncan, of the Virginia Conference, delivered the Literary Ad dress. As at the concert, the hall was ex cessively crowded, but we had, through an open window, the pleasure of hearing a discourse of rare merit. The Rev. Speak er treated the hackneyed subject of ' Fe male Education,' in a style, at once elo quent and original, and with a poetical fe licity of diction, mingled with a richness of metaphor, which made us forget all the inconvience of our position in admiration of the orator's masterly production. This is high praise.but that it is only the truth, all who heard him will testify." There were eight young ladies to grad uate, six in the classical department and two in the English. Only the classical graduates received medals. The whole lot of compositions displayed taste and schol arship, and were read in the following or der : Miss Nannie E. Wilson, Greenville, Va. " Dress is not the Man." Miss Lalla D Fitts, WarreDton, N. C. " Dress is the Man." Miss Ada Eppes, Sussex, Va. "Now." MissJHattie D. Beckham, Warren, N. C. "Hidden Virtues, or there is some thing good in every Heart." Miss Eliza B. Carmal, Louisiana. " Common Sense." Miss Pattie E. Edwards, Warrenton, N. C. " Excelsior." Miss Maria A. Davis, Louisburg, N. 0. " The Visions of Youth, too bright, too beautiful to last." Miss Mary R. Goodlove, Warrenton, N. C. " Valedictory." The young lady whose name stands third in the above list was the successful compe titor for a prize, consisting of four beauti ful bound vols, of Poetry, which the Pres ident had offered to that one of. the grad uates who should write the best composi tion for the occasion. The Rev. Mr. Dun can was selected to deliver the prize.which he did in the most tasteful and eloquent manner. The writer of this notice then.iu a few remarks, presented each one of the graduates with a copy of the Holy Bible. After which President Parham arose, and having conferred the diplomas and medals, addressed himself to the graduates, in a short, but touchingly eloquent speech, in which he advised and encouraged them to bo good and do good. When we were reaching round for our hats, supposing that the exercises were ended, Rev. B. F. Long arose in his place, and, as the organ of the young ladies, pre sented President Parham with a beautiful silver goblet ; to which the President made an appropriate and feeling reply. Thus closed one of the best commence ments Warrenton Female College has ever had. We regret that only one member of the committee appointed by the Conference was present. Dr. Deems sent up, by letter, his very valid reasons for not coming he was " in labors more abundant." But, Bro. Ricaud, wonder where was he ? The Col lege is in a good and healthy condition, and the prospect for a successful career is very encouraging. R. G. B. Our Church in Washington City. Washington City, D. C. June 8, 1858. Dear Bro. IIeflin: It affords me much pleasure to inform you and the readers of the Advocate, that a number of the ministers of the N. C Conference are zealously engaged in the sale and distribu tion of the " Methodist Pulpit, South." I hope soon to add a number more to the list. Tho work is worthy of the support and patronage of the whole church ; and it is desirable, very desirable, to get it into the hands of every friend of the Methodist Church, South. Apart from the great merits of the work, let all remember the object which it has been published to pro mote. No friend of the church, I am sure, can be indifferent to the success and growth of Southern Methodism at the metropolis of the Union. Let it be remembered that as foreigners see Southern Methodism here at the capitol of the nation, they form their estimate of the church, as a whole. Do you not, therefore, see at a glance, how important it is, that our church should be j operly represented here ; and will not t 3 whole church join in and erect such a i.'urch edifice here in the city of Wash ington, as shall be an ornament to the city i id an honor to the church, South ? I am persuaded that all will give a willing, and p. helping hand. Let me say, in this con fection, that we, who are engaged in this jtreat and glorious cause, desire to com p lete our purposes, and carry out our plans Vter this wise : We want to build a large and handsome ; liurch edifice ; one that shall be a worthy -nd fit representative church of the "Meth- listE. Church, South," with a handsome ad convenient parsonage attached, togeth . with a suitable library room, well sto od with good books adapted to a preach- .r's study ; and then we want the various Conferences of the church, to fill the ap pointment, alternately, with a preacher .dapted to the station. And We want the . .ppointment to commence with the Confer mce, that contributes most to the erection f the church the Conference that sells .he greatest number of the " Methodist Pulpit, South," and thereby, or otherwise, aises the greatest amount of money for the hurch. Now, Mr. Editor, what do you think of our plan ? We should like to hear from our brethren touching this matter, as it is an object very near and dear to our hearts. It is important to carry out this plan, or one similar to it, in order to give the "Methodist E. Church, South," her true position at the metropolis of the nation, such a position as she is entitled to, and such a position as she ought and must have. Truly and sincerely, , WM. T. SMITnSON. Roanoke Circuit. The Class, who were ordained to elders orders at our last Conference, will hold a neeting at Pierce's Camp Ground to em brace the 5th, Sabbath in July, which will continue for several days. J. W. FLOYD. June 9th, 1859. 2t. MISCELLANY. Church Dedication. The new Market Street Church, Petersburg, one of the most jlegant church edifices of the southren country, was dedicated on last Sunda i Rev. Lovick Pierce, D. D., preached the sermon. Bishop Pierce. The Austin Intelli gencer of the 18t May says: ' Bishop Pierce arrived in the city, weary and travel-worn, and preached to a large congre gation, in the Methodist Episcopal Church, on Wednesday night. On the next morn ing, accompanied by his wife and daugh ter, and several Methodist ministers, he started for San Antonio, to take the over land mail route for the distaut shores of the Pacific." A Hardshell Baptist. One Rev Mr. Perkins, of hardshell persuasion, preached at the Masonic Hall, Danville, Va., last Thursday night to a very large congrega tion. He preached, says the Republican until everybody, nearly, left the Hall, and then he dismissed the remaining tew be cause thev would not listen to him. He was just getting in a good way to preagh or to use his own phraseology. " bis lan guage had just begun to come to him." One on Each Side. The Protestant Episcopal Convention of Maryland at its late sesion decided "that communicants alone be eligible to a seat in the Conven tion." The Convention of North Carolina however, decided " to impose no other condition than that they should be baptiz ed persons and of good moral standing." Infant Born With the Head of Cat. Last week, in Lawrence, Mass., t child was born, pertect in all its propor tions, and weighing ten pounds, but with a remarkable malformation, the head be ing formed in every particular like the head of a cat. It lived but a moment after birth. The attending physician assures the Republican of that place of the truth of this statement. A Warrior's Pre-Emption Claim. Gen,. Shields, Senator from Minnesota, had a pub lic reception on his arrival home at Fari bault, and said in his speech : " I made my pre-emption as you all know, on the Faribault prairie. I paid for it with my own warrant the warrant which 1 received for my services in Mexi co the only bounty which I ever received from the Government of the United States for those services. And I will, ven ture to" eay I am the first general of the United btates army who ever made his own pre-3inption with his evil warrant. Now this 1 think is a home to be proud of a home which I hold sacred, because I purchased it with my blood." Speaking. The Senior Editor of the North Carolina Presbyterian, writes from Indianapolis: "The Assembly suners slightly from a not uncommon disease, ca- coethesloquendi. One half of the time of this venerable body is wasted in needless and prolix harangues, which tend to any thing besides ediacation. Delegate. Hon. Edward Stanley, for merly M. C. from North Carolina, is one of the delegates chosen by the California Diocessan Convention to the general Con vention to be held at Richmond, Va , on the 5th of Oc'ober next. The First Temperance Society. The Newark Advertiser says the first Temper ance Society in this country was establish ed in 1808, at Allentown N.J. It was called the " Sober Society," and was com posed of 58 members. Death of the Father of Dr. Fisk. Zion's Herald announces the death, at Charleston, Vt., May 7, of Hon. Isaiah Fisk, the father of Rev. Wilbur Fisk, D. D., aged 96 years and about 8 months. Judge Fisk was born in Warren, R. I., September, 1762. Emory and Henry College. The com mencement exercises at this Virginia col lege took place last week. The first honor of the graduating class was won by J. W, Willbanks, of Louisiana, and the second by L. H. Carter, of Mccklinburg, Va. II . E. Jones, of Demopolis, Ala., won the Robertson Prize Medal. The address of the Calliopean Society wan delivered by Rev Mr. Sullinp, of Knoxville, Tenn. New England Quakers. Tho Quakers of Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode ln:tnl and New Hampshire, hold their yearly meeting at Newport, 11. I., thw month, commencing on the 11th inst. On the 13th, the graduates of tho " Friends' Board ing School," Providence, (Quaker Col lege,) will have a gathering at Newport. The school has been established forty years, and as this is the first general gathering of the brothers, it must prove a very interes ting occasion. More Wine than Books. The library of a clergyman lately deceased in England was valued at JC3 while bis wine is estima ted to be worth .300. Some ono observ ed that he must have thought an the apos tle did, that "the letter killetb, but the pirit giveth life." Summer Travel. Hall's Journal of Health for June says : "Our wives and daughters lose three-fourths of the pleasure of summer travel, by the inexcusable, thq execrable perversion of true tieto and com mon sense, in dressing for a rail car or a steamboat, as if they were going to a court reception. It does seem that they have no more sense of the fitness of things than idiots. Cannot some few gentlemen have their own way for once, aud thereby set the fashion by dressing their families for a summer travel, in plain, substantial garments, allowing no member any thing beyond what a small carpet bag would contain, and which should be the Bole ar ticle which each one was to take care off." Severe Hail. Hail fell at Danville, Va., on Friday night last as largo as par tridge eggs. At Caswell, N. C, Dear the Virginia line, the hail stones were ns large as hen's eggs, and proved very destructive to the growing crops. This accounts for the coldness of Sunday and Monday. Assistant Bishop. Rev. Gregory Thurston Bedell has boen elected asniptant bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. He is at present rector of the Church of the Ascension, on Fifth ave nue, New York. Dr. Bedell is about forty years of age, and son of the Rev. G. T. Bedell, D. D , who died while rector of St. Andrew's Church, Philadelphia, about a quarter of a century since. NORTH CAROLINA ITEMS. New Church. A correspondent of tho Charlotte Whig, writiug from Concord says: "The members of the Methodist Church are about making an effort fr tho erection of a new and spacious edifice to take the place of their present smoky, di lapidated church." Killed. A man name Fultz was killed by the cars on the N. C. Rail Road athort distance north of Salisbury on the 7th, inst. Another victim of intemperance. For Congress. S. K Williams Esq , has received the Democratic no ninatioii for Congress, in the Sixth District, in op position to Hon. John A. Gilmer. McrfreebBORo. The Citizen hays, An election for Town Commissioners was hell in Murfreesboro' on last Thursday, which resulted in the choice of James W. Hill, Jesse J. Yeates, Thomas J. Deanes, and II. T. Lassiter. An interesting revival is in progress in the Methodist Church, of which Rev. John Bay ley is pastor. Daily PrayerMeetino. A daily pray er meeting will commence t-day under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association of this place Tho meeting will be held in their room in th Fnyclte ville Hotel, commencing at 51 P. M. and continuing for J of an hour. . C. I1 ns- oyterian. Escaped. Bob Revels, a fre negr( confined in jail at Fayetteville, for burgla. ry, escaped on last Wednesday night. Bank of North Carolina. Over two million of the Stock in this new bank has been taken, and a meeting of (Iks Stock holders is to bo held in Raleigh on July 20. Appointment. The President has ap pointed James G. Cook Postmaster at Fayetteville, iu place of J. E. Bryan, re signed. Lectlre. Rev. J. L. Burrows D. I). of Richmond Va., delivered a lecture in t e Baptist Church of this city on Friday evening of last week, lefore the Young Men's Christian Association. His theme was " Christianity Essential to Republican Government." It was capital, in idea and execution The auditory was unaccountably small. County Subscription. On Tuesday of last week, tho voters of Buncombe county endorsed the subscription of 125,000 to the French Broid Road by the county court, by a large majority. Military. Col. James L. Henry, of this town, has been elected Brigadier General of the 20th Brigade North Caro- ma. Col. Henry was not a candidate. . In this instance, contrary to general rule, the office sought the man. Ashville News. Board of Medical Examiners. The Board of Medical Examiners, of (he State of N. Carolina, met in the city of Raleigh on the 6th inst., for the purpose of organ izing. The following gentlemen, composing the ioard. were present : Drs. Jus. II. Dick son, Wilmington : J. Graham Tull. Ncw- bern : Caleb Winslow, Hertford ; O. F. Mansnn, Granville Co. ; Chas. E. Johnson, and Wm. II. McKee, Raleigh ; and Chris topher Happoldt, Morganton. Dr. James II Dickson wart chosen Pres- dent of the Board, and Dr. Samuel T. redell Secretary and Treasurer. The different branches of medical sci ence were allotted the members of the Board, as follows : Anatomy Dr. J. Graham Tull. Physio ogy and Hygiene Dr. James . Dickson. Surgery Dr. Caleb Winslow. Chemistry and Pharmacy Dr. C Hap poldt. Materia Medica and Therapeutics Dr. Wm. II. McKee. Obstetrics Dr. Chas. E. Johnson. Theory and Practice of Medicine Dr. O. F. Manson. Dr. Lucius C. Coke, of Palmyra, Hal- o
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