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mi PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY A COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOE TIIE METHODIST EPIS COPAL CHURCH, SOUTH $U a year, iu ad vane VOL. V NO. 8. RALEIGH, FRIDAY, FEBB.U ART 24, k3 1 iiil 1 1U' V J pJr ji Alio RUFUS T. 1IEFLLN. Editor. 1860. ORIGINAL. For the N. C. Ch. Advocate. Eidgway letters. No. IV. FEMALE EMPLOYMENT. There is no subject, which, in the opinion of the writer, has stronger claims upon the attention of the christian, and the philanthropist, than the supply of remunerative labor for indigent females. There are thousands of poor women scattered over the land, who are entirely dependent upon their own labor for a support ; and in many instances the support, not only of themselves, but of help less children, and decrepit parents. It is truly painful to walk through the suburbs of our towns and cities, and see the large number of small, un comfortable houses, built in the cheapest style and rented at exorbitant prices, to poor widows, who are dragging out a miserable existen-c of ur remunerated toil, endeavoring to feed and clothe their children. This class of the com munity is constantly increasing, while the re sources of their support are being daily lessened. Fifty years ago, a woman could maintain herself by knitting, but then, all the necessar.es of life were comparatively low ; now the profits arising from this particular labor would be entirely in adequate to a support. For many years, sewing has been their main dependence. The husband dies, and the widow removes to town and " takes in sewing for a living." But this employment, a' ways poorly remunerative, is becoming a very precarious resource. I know the position is taken by many, that the invention of " labor saving machines" does not operate against the laboring classes of society ; but while She sentiment Las been uttered by wise heads, my judgment is yet to be convinced. I am fully satisfied that the in vention of the " Sewing Machine," has been a disadvantage to the poor women of the country wUo have to depend upon sewing for a livelihood. To illustrate the truth of this it is only necessary to remark, that many wealthy families who once " put out their work," now. by the aid of a " cwiug Machine" have it all done at home. There is probably not a reader of this article who docs not know of several instances directly in point. JSow it Ls useless to say that the poor ara benefited by the machine, because by its aid they can do a larger amount of work ; for the aggregate amount done, is no larger now, proportionate to the num ber of persons to do it, than it was before the in vention of the machine. lv the invention of the machine, a large quantity once given to the poor I is taken out of their hands, and even that which is given them, is unequally distributed, because j those w: o are able to procure machines, get j more than a fair proportion of the whole amount. ! Ought not something to be done to relieve this j class of society, and may not something be done to render woman less dependent in the future to ' diversify her employment, and extend the field of 1 her operations? 1 am convinced that both of I these inquiries should receive affirmative an- I swers. Probaoly the difficulty iu the frmer would bo greater than the latter, and yet I think , much may be done to increase the resources, to j meet existing necessities Indeed, the inaujru- j ration of plans to secure an increase iu the variety j of her employment and operations in the future, j will have a tendency to relieve her present ne- cessi.ias. At this time there is bnt one rofessio.i open to females; that of teaching. All cannot1 follow this calling for two reasons : many cannot ! fit themselves for it, and could not get employ- j mc-nt if they were qualified. Are there not pro- i fessions monopolised by the men which might hi i shared by tho women '; I think there are, aid: that in the education of ladies, there should be ' attention given to this matter. I know that we i do not like to associate with woman, any other ! idea, than that of domestic life and the duties of ! the household. Where there is a husband or a j father to provide, this will do. and may be best ; i but hunger is a stubborn tiling and will not yield to poetry ; and as no man cau foresee the rcver-cs r-" t'r.rt'irio tn wbi.-h he nnrlm cu! e may be sui'i-Ctea, it seems wise that he should provide as far as he may be r . - . . able against all contingencies. I think that the profession of medicine might be safely and bem lieialiy slwred by women. There is no reason in the world why the young woman who is compelled to labor for the support of h"rsclfaud her afiiicted parents, should not sell goods as a clerk iu a store. At the North this is common. If it be said that they do not understand the busines, I answer, neither would men, if they were cot in structed. I think females might make merehati tiise a very great source of support, both as po rrietors. and assistant.-.. Whv is it that ladies arc not instructed in the science of agriculture ? Younj ladies are raised ou a farm and grow up without being able to tt II the difference between a harrow and a plow, and the consequence is, that whc-ti their husbands die, the farm is soon in ruins, and the is compelled to clo e up. I have dicressed somewhat from the main idea with which 1 started, and yet not much. Let us change matters some extend the field of female operation increase the resources of her supply provide for her greater independence iu the future and thereby to an extent relieve the necessities of the present. For the N. C. C. Advocate. "Lue" to "North Carolina," Greeting:. I should certainly " consider myself rebuked" since the old Sovereign North Carolina, alias Kip Van Winkle, has reprimanded a little effusion t hat gushed up from my heart a few weeks since. My allusions m ust have been terrible, for nothing but thunder was ever known to awaken Old Rip before. I feel all due diffidence in replying to so respectable and aged a fossil, but my impudence is aroused by his gingerly insinuating that I am obscure, illiberal, and a little bit foolish. You undertake to prove my assertion falso by citing certain wed known names, and your poor success can only be accounted for by your centennial nap from which you have just aroused. The three men you mentioned are considerable men, but do you delight in tiera f For shame Old Rip ! Two of these men you ignominiously dis missed from the Senate, and the third you mean ly hurled from a less elevated position. You de light in great men, do you ? I rather think you tlojust as a cannibal delights in fat men; but you are not so calculating as the heathen gourmand, for he waits patiently till his victim is grown, but you devour all yours immaturely. You never suffer any man to rise up to gigantic greatness ; as soon as a son of promise is seen coming up, you study his fortifications and begin the assault. Some you kill with demagogues, others you pass on with calumnies and vilification ; one you in carcerate in the dungeon of your false promises ; another you basely abandon to your enemies ; one is crucified for daring to assert that you are an independent sovereign ; another is gibbeted for not surpassing the children of a better Sire than you are ; and when all other resources fail, you whistle up all the fistes iu the Dation,ad yelp your unfortunate victim to death. This is the way you do, and you know it ; and if you dare to contradict me I shall pull your nose or pieroe you with my bodkin. But we certainly were understood to refer to Methodists more especially. Perhaps you will have the effrontery to say we have some great men in the Methodist Church within your do minions ! You meant that for a nod affirmative did you ! It was a nod sleepily, patriarchal sir, and nothing else. We have no great statesman, lawyer, doctor, author or preacher, 'i here now, take that. I say we have not one, such as men and history call great, in this Conference. But " you do not seek what the world calls greatness." I know you do not, and that is what I detest in your character. There must be great men in all these departments, and if Methodist religion is incompatible with such greatness, then Methodist religion is not the thine desirable. You may put on your long Sutic tiiuonioas face, tad sing a Lt puritan, " How vain are all things here below. How folse, and yet how fair." But ladies will love and admire greatness ; yes Old Rip, your class leader's wife and daughters will reverence greatness, and if you do not furnish it inside of the church, they will seek it elsewhere. You will expel them will you? Good, go on. You will soon expel all of them and finish with yourself. But you say "be great, that is sufficient."' I deny it positively. In spite of all your musty proverbs, the world, the church included, will measure talent by success, and dignity by official position. The man that does not aspire to great ness, is untrue to the interests of talent, and a violation of Bible requisition ; and the true and only proper fruits of greatness is position in church or State. You frown now, do you ? Well, go and make anybody believe that any other men are great. Write any other kind of greatness in history, and see who will believe it. Who have been the great men in Methodist his tory ? Bid anybody ever call John Nelson great ? I Is there a single instance in which the Methodist , church ever admitted that one of her men was j grjat, till the world gave its decision in his I favor ? Find one if you can. I do not mean ! little clapper greatness, that can win a crown by silvery nonsense, gain a small place by intrigue, elude an adversary by interminable doublings, carry measures by caucusing, and impose upon common souse by theatrical acting ; but real mass ive greatness, that will live in a nation's deeds as well as her slo y. Xo, Old Van. you do not love great men. You sometimes nurse up some sm irt iittle bantling, call it pet names, give it sugar plums, and set it up, upon occasions to amuse the crowd, but as to greatness, you despise it. If you loved greatness, you would have a Bishop from your own ranks. But " we cannot make Bishops." I dare to contradict you. I say you can. Do you pretend to say the General Conference makes Bishops ? No sir. The An nual Conferences first make them, and the Gene ral Conference approves the workmanship. x Wc have the material. You laugh do- you. ms en with the privilege due to your age, not to your wisdom. We have as good material as was ever used, but it needs culture. But so soon as the public marks out a rising man, you diligently hunt out ail objections, and prepare ail possible humiliations, " lest he should become proud." If a man has some small place in your gift, you think he is immensely honored and ought to thank you humbly ; and you never fail to finish his tea by the salty admonition, that he may be removed if he is not careful. If such a mau is the least bit independent, you give him two piles of " Straits" followed by a spo'jnfull of " Blue Ilidge." That is the pop you give your rising men. Now, Old Graybcard, read me vour sour lectures. You think I": any more of be silent do you ? Tell me not to scold your p pie, willyou? Go sing Old Hundred to a steam :,gme, or pcr- snade a preat hearted woman to admire a spiritless biped, sometimes called a man, but no more of -- c 1 your cant about ' Who shall be greatest in the kingdom of heaven."' LUE. For the N. C. Ch. Advocate. Thoughts for the Thoughtful. CAN TIIE DIVINE NATURE SUFFER. We answer if God choose to suffer he can. Why not, if lie is omnipotent, and omnipotence can do all things that does not involve a contradiction ? Is it a self-evidet proposition that the Divine nv ture is impassable and therefore can not suffer M v mind does not see it so ; and hundreds of wise stronger aud holier minds than mine do not see i so. It can not therefore be a self-evident propr' sition, whatever else it may be. But if it is nr self-evident it needs proof, assumption will not do. a holy horor at the demand for proof of this ol . assumption is not argument. It will not satis!, the thii.king and intelligent mind. It is said di vinity en not suffer; for all suffering implies in, perfection and the Divinity is infinitely perfect If the Divinity can not suffer when he voluntaril, chooses to do so, ha can not do what ever 1. pleases and is therefore not omnipotent, lient the infinite perfection of the God head becomes reason for the possibility of his suffering. If yn . assert that God can not suffer, even though 1. might desire to do so to accomplish the great en of the world's salvation, you limit his perfections and deny his infinity. It is not true, as this a. gument assumes that the capacity to suffer impli imperfection. We know that the most imperfei beings of which we have any knowledge, hav. the less capacity for suffering, and that capacity t suffer increases with perfection of nature. Oi ganized matter without life has no capacity f suffering.. Organized matter endowed with t! . lowest, and most imperfect form of animal li , can suffer ; a more perfect form of animal life ca. suffer more, and the most perfect form of anium life is capable of yet more suffering. If add to the most perfect form of animal being, in tellectual and moral powers, the capacity to sufft is vastly increased. Intellectual and moral br ings are capable of more suffering than anima'' because they are more perfect. The most perfect, development of intellectual and moral life we wi ness in men and women who have the greate capacity for suffering. Now if we may be al lowed to reason from this analogy we aro driv to the conclusion that Divinity the most perft ' form of all being is capable of most suffering. A -s God is infinite, endowed with infinite perfection' . bis capacity to suffer, like his capacity to eujo;' must be infinite. It is again urged, that all suffering procee ' i from derangement of nature. God's natu. j can not be deranged ; therefore Divinity can ii hj suffer. The principle assumed in this argume " is not true. All suffering does not result fro: i a deranged, diseased condition of nature ; on t . ! contrary the capacity to suffer decreases with t ! progress of disease, and when the derangement ;f nature is perfect the capacity to suffer is entirely lost. Suffering results from a want of harmony between, internal nature and external circumstan- ces. You hear a grating discord ; it renders you unhappy, not because your nature is diseasad, but because the sound is not in harmony with your nature. "'You see a loathsome object; it is un pleasant not because your nature is deranged, but because the object is not suited to your sense of the beautiful. You feel a sting ; it is painful, not because of any general derangement of nature, but because it is not in harmony with your fee lings. You see a wicked action performed, you disapprove of it, and it makes you unhappy, not because of any natural derangement, but because the action of another is not in harmony with your moral sense. Nearly all the suffering we endure whether of body, mind, or hear, is'caussd by a want of harmony between us and our circumstan ces and associations. And .-uav rt God enffor fnra a similar cause ? from a want of harmony between his nature and the actions and conduct of men. It is urged that all suffering implies change, but God is un changeable. All suffering does not imply cuange ot nature. It implies a change in mental state, but not a greater change than is implied in the capacity of feeling or emotion, and this, the Bible ascribes to God. The inspired writers speak of God as loving rejoicing, being angry reconciled. Now what does this language imply if not a change of mental state ? There was a time when God did not create, a time when he did create, and a time when he fin ished his work and rested from labor. Thus God changed in mental state ; and is there not as much change in this as there is in passing iuto a state of suffering? D. Pine Grove Feb. 0th, 1860. For the N. C C. Advocate. Contentment, the Source of true Happiness. No one who has paid any attention to the sub ject, can deny that a great amount of misery ex ists in the world. The human family is a prey to infirmities, diseases, accidents, afflictions, cor roding care, and the ravages of cruel death. No particular family can be named in the wide world, no single individual now living none in the vast army that belongs to Adam's race, has been en tirely exempt from those common miseries, which are the fruits of the first act of disobedience, which " Drought sin into the world with all our woes." Could every pain and every pang of misery be deducted from the huge sum. which now com prises the catalogue of man's ills, of which man in his individual capacity is the sole author, ir respective of those which wo have inherited as our birthright, many diseases would bo unknown many a piercing cry of anguish, which now star tles the car of sympathy, WQuld be hushed ; ma ny a heart-broken one would be anointed with the oil of gladness, and our desolate and sin stricken worid would blossom as the garden of E-.Ien. "Werccvcry evil, of which man is the di rect cause, removed, there would still be many left to sadden his heart and rob life or many ex quisite pleasures. The untameable storm, bla;k with wrath, would continue to arouse the boso.n of old ocean, aud lash it into fury the innocent, unpr tected mariner would fall a victim to his,' rage, and the wild notes of the storm would be his only requiem. The unerring shaft of death would continue with unceasing action, to strike downwithont discrimination, ail classes, the rich and poor, the ignorant and learned, the dwellers in the "city full," and those in the "desert waste," the voice of wailing would ascend in the house of death, and the mournful procession, in solemn silence, and with muffled tread, would move along to the "City of the Dead. These are natural evils, which defy human art to fcu;ove or mitigate. How to be happy, is a question, which has been asked more frequently than any other. Peace of mind, contentment with one's circumstances, a happy existence, freedom from all pain, and a state of mind always pleased and delighted these are things which ail desire; they arc the natural yearnings of the heart. We should undoubtedly do violence to the attributes of our Creator, were we, for a moment, to harbor the thought, that God, who gave us our being, placed us where we now are, impressed upon our natures inalienable laws, ever designed our life to be one of unhap piucss. Far from this ; He so made us, endowed us with such faculties, and placed us in such a po sitiou, as by keeping the simple laws of our being, every thought of the mind and feeling of the heart, would minister to us unceasing pleasure. Nor are we so for removed from this blessed state by the fall, that it is iiiposnib!e for us to imagine how that state could realiy exist. Believing, as ( do. that happiness not perfect but a close ap proximation to it, is attainable in this life, and itjj perfection will bo attainable hereafter, I. will briefly present, what, in my opinion, are the ele ments of true happiness, and true life such as God intended we should lead. The key-stone in the arch, and the one more important than any other, for consideration, is couformity to the will of God, which is clearly revealed in the sacred oracles the Book of Truth, which contains every precept necessary to insure happiness here, and guide its followers to the mansions of bliss, in the world of glory. The blackest infidel who worships the ravings of Tom Paine, or admires the calm, philosophic writings of Hume, will admit the proposition, that if the true will of God were known, happiness would be attained in obeying his will. Here is the starting point in infidelity a rejection of the will of God as revealed in the Holy Scriptures. They cast away the true light, and grope their way in the darkness of vague reasonings and conjectures. Where then do they find the will of God, which is essential to happiness? Glorying in the power of intellect, and assaying a task, of which man, unaided by the light of Heaven, is incapable, they set to work with the intent of barring the moral law from the works of nature the state of man and whatever facts may be gathered in his mournful history. But one remark is necessary further to be made, of the inefficiency of man to discover the will of God, except in his Word : All the infidels together, from a Gibbon or Hume, to a Tom Paine, have never yet made a system to which they themselves would agree, and which could command the attention of a thinking peo ple ; each one builds up his own system, and calls it- the will of God, erects an image with his own puny hands, and calls upon the world to bring their votive offerings, to fall down and worship his non-senseless idol. Here then, we rest the subject. True happiness is no whore to be found, but in the line of duty, and that duty, is plainly revealed in the Scriptures of Eternal Truth. The thousands of christian hearts whicn, day by day, feed on the hidden manna, whose " peace flows as a river, and whose righteousness as the waves of the sea," are monuments of tes timony to the Truth ; and the anguish wrung from the heart of the sinner, swells the triumph of Him who said, " I am the Light of the world." M. R. D. For the N. C. C. Advocate. The Conference at Salisbury in 1851. Bko. Heflin : In looking over an old paper this evening, my eyes fell upon the appointments made at Salisbury, in 1851. In looking over the list, I see that many who received appointments then, will be absent at the call of the roll in Sal isbury, in 1860. At the Conference in 1S51, nine were received on trial; and of ih?.t number, only two remain as members at the present time, viz : A7". I7. Reid and Abram Weaver. Eleven who recei- ed appointments at that Con ference, have since departed this life, viz : II. G. Leigh, S. D. Blimps, E. E. Freeman, W. W. Ncsbitt, A. J. .''Vid T- M. Westbrooks, Jo seph Goodman" Alex. A:,, T. V St. 0!v-f W. I. Langdon and N. Anderson. To this list, may be added the name of J, M. Fulton, Mission ary to California, and also that of Addison Lea, who was transferred to Memphis Conference. Total 13. Five who received appointments then, do not now exercise the ministerial functiou, viz: S. S. Bryant, T. W, Postell, G. W. Farrubee, F. II. Baring and J. D. Montague. Eleven who were members of Conference then, have since gone to oilier Conferences; viz : A. C. Allen, A. S. Andrews, J. D. Lums Ion, R. O. Burton, R. I Carson, James Jamcisou, P. H. Joyner, J. "II. Jefferson, J. A. Dean, J. 31. Sharpe and William Carter. Five who were travelling then, are local now, viz: Ar. A. Brame, A. II. Johnson, T. B. James, Thomas S. Campbell and Jeremiah Johnson. The name of R. R. Dunkley should have been in the list of locals, making six, instead of five. Six of those who were efficient at that Confer ence, are now either sup'y. or superannuated, viz : T. B. Reeks, W. W. Albea, Jodma Beth el, L. W. Martin, Henry Gray and J. P. Simpson. Including A. Lea and J. M Fulton, there are 89 names iu the list of appointments for 1851, but I inc'ude in this count G. A. Gowin, of whose whereabouts 1 know nothing. The list of those who have died, forfeited their credentials, transferred, located, superannuated &c, amounts to forty-one nearly one-half of the then effective members of the North Carolina Conference. Of all the conferences I ever attended, the Sal isbury was the most delightful. True. 'hc;e was some difficulty about the Transferred Territory, Lut as I had no part nor let in ;he matter, none of these things moved me. That conference has ever been one of the brightest spots in all the desert of life. I love to think ot it ; and though so many of those who were then active and zeal cus in their Master's work, have passed away, yet memory loves to recall their devoied pitty, and their triumphant departure, fr-m the toils and labors of earth, to the enjoyment of brighter scenes in heaven. Slay the next conference be as l-lcasaut t all concerned, as the ast (1 '"' ) was tD the writer ! INCOG. For the N. C. Ca. Advocate. A ishop for every Conference. Why not ? Wc have the men : why not have the Bishops? Do we not need thani ? Many of our people never saw a Bi hop, and many more never heard one preach. To some of our people a live Methodist Bishop would be as great a sight as the Sea Serpent. If we have tho men, and can clo it, why not bless their eyes with this vis ion ? But are Bishops a blessing to the church? The church as with the voice of one man answers, they are; and so answer we. Then let tis have more of these blessings. Why be so penurious with a good tiling ? Are they doing good ? Then let us put more of them iu the field, that they may do more good. As it if, wc have in the field so few Bishops that, they cannot do well the work they attempt to do. And why is it It is be cause we hurry them from Conference to Confer ence, as fast as they can bo deigned at the heels or the steam noise, visit the churches learn the wishes of lie allow them no tune to o travel over the work to the people, and to form the iwuaintance ot the preachers. i hey have to knowing any make tho appointments wiihou thing about the work they have to fi'l, or the men they have to station Js it any wonder then, thatour appointments are so often disappointments to preachers and people, and that work done with f-o imperfect a knowledge of all the facts in the case, is done so imparfectly, as to have to be un done and done over again '! Aro the Bishops to Maine for this We think not. They do the best they can, and the wonder is that they do as well as they do und"r the cir?ninsfanecs. Let u- remedy this evil, bv making more lli.shops. by so increasing their strength, ihat they may travel over the length and breadth of the work, and car ry the fire of their piety, the leaven of their in fiuer.ee, the light of their example, and the low er of their elofiueiiec. from the sea-board, to the mountains. Certainly there is Episcopal metal enough in every Conference to make at least one Bishop, and if not, let those who have not enough import from those who have. In our Couferenco we think there are a number of men who would suit, and who would like to be put in the cruci ble and run over, provided they could be coined into Bishops Well, as wc have the metal, why not give it tho staiiip aud put it in circulation ? For the N. C. C. Advocate. Cur Aiirceate. Mr. Editor : I claim the right to be heard on a subject that has more than once piously intrud ed itself upon my mind ; for an enlightened con science should not be silenced in her modest ef forts to speak, by a shako of the head or refusal of the hand to work. The Advocate is enlarged. Growth, is then the first thought. This is good in a good news paper ; but if a periodical is not good, and no hope of its conversion, it should not only " grow small by degrees," but should at once be destroyed, so far as matter can bo destroyed, or rather, simply not be. Growth iu grace and knowledge is com mendable. A religious periodical is designed for this purpose, and its mission should command re spect To say nothing of secular papers, how many professing to be religious, were "judgment I laid to the line," would be found wanting in good ness sufficient to redeem their unholy qualities some would have to die the death. A N. C. C. Advocate. I like to say it. It has a body ; it has capacity ; it is humble, but nona the less great on this account. Everything that ia exalted be comes acquainted with the path that leads through the vale of humility. How is it, that this paper, has ever been anything else, but a large paper? It seems now to look at you, and is not ashamed to be looked at. It talks right out plain En glish sense too, perfumed with piety. Now, as the Advocate is enlarged, it should do a wholesale business, so to speak. Its contributors should increase in numbers. Chistian men of North Carolina, where are you ? what are you ? if you do not wish to see the columns of the Ad vocate contain articles, that thrill to raptures, or move to tears. The number of subscribers should at once increase: then would a taste for reading wholesome matter increase. An increase of pie ty would be the result, and this operating upon the world, would increase the desire to be saved. What a result from growth iu the Advocate ! This word with which I set out is expressive and ex pansive -Enough for one article. With this growth, I hope that truth will flash along the lines of ignorance aud sin, and in its own native prevailing power, assert its right. That light will discover duties and resp6nsibilities, such as shall do honor to the scheme of Salvation and increase the happiness of the saved. Fireside, N. C, Feb. 10, 1860. C. "y". . - . - -W S E L E C T I 0 3 S . ; From the Nashville Ch. Advocate. A Sadle-Bag Hero. IIIOMAS h. DOUG t A S3. No Church in modern history has Ii.nl more de voted, zealous, and self-sacrificing ministers than the Methodist Episcopal. Ail who have thus toiled in the Master's vineyard deserve praise, and they have been honored of their Gud. Siill, it is the glory of Methodism that her Itinerants are always to be found and traced upon our fron tiers. Here they emphatically build on no other man's foundation, but, seeking the poor, the neglected, and the destitute, they sound the joy furtrumpet of tho gospel. W.re it not for these saddle-bags men, myriads sitting in the region and shadow of death never would Lear the glad sounds of the Saviour's love. Methodism has been especially sueecs-ful in Tennessee. It is the leading denomination in that State, and perhaps none at the South has sent into the gospel vineyard so many ministers as this. They are found in Mississippi. Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, California, and among the Indians. Methodism doubtless here took such deep root from its pure scriptural doctrines, its early introduction iuto the new settlements, 1 the zeal, piety, and talents of its pioneer preachers. Where Nashville now stnnds, corn wns raised in 1779, the first settlers living in block-houses to protect themselves from the ferocious savage's. Soon tne saddle-bag minister followed to preach a crucified Saviour. In 178(1, on the Cumberland Circuit, there were- reported fifty-nine white and four colored members. Mr. Ogden, plain and effective, was their first preacher in 1780, and this was the beginning of Methodism in Tennes see, west of the mountains. Twenty-five years afterward the membership had ir.cre.tsed to i!0,0G3 whites, and 1(148 colored. What a spiritual har vest! Roseshad blossomed, and springs of water broken out, in these once dry aud thirsty lands. Thcro were spiritual giants in those days, and, amon? scores of others, are jstratcfully remember ed Ogden, McIIenry, Poythrcss, Lee, IJirchctt, Massic, Crane, MeKendree, Blacknian, Walker Wi'.kerson, Thompson, Burke, Gwia, etc. : these n -t- i x . .. i M Ui. Uejii in .Lie v . L.. In 1813 a new name appears among the Wes tern preachers ; this was Thomas L. Douglass, a native of North Carolina, and born in 1781. He was early converted, joining the Methodist Epis copal Churchin 1798; aud, only nineteen, he be gan to preach Christ. In 1813 the cloqnent young N. Carolinian was transferred to the Tennes see Conference. Few men were ever more popular and success ful in this new field of labor than this excellent servant of the Church. In 1S20, at the camp meetings, commenced the greatest work of revi val ever seen in the Western country. IN ot less than five thousand people, with thirty-throe preachers, attended the first of thein, and over two huudred professed faith iu the Redeemer. Mr. Douglass describes this meeting as an " al tar all over the camp-ground." On some of these occasions the Methodists and Presbyterians united, inspired with mutual love and zeal to. ad Tance the Redeemer's kingdom. The meeting at Salem, Bedford county, Mr. Douglass records "among tho greatest" he ever saw. Such were the crowds of anxious hearers, that a moveable pulpit was carried from p'ace to place for their accommodation, the centre being occupied as a vast praying circle for he seekers. Two hundred and fifty professed Christ on this memorable occa'sion. One of the sous of Belial fixed his tent near the encampment, for the enjoy ment of himself and wicked companions, but some of them had experinced religion before his arrival. Others were also blessed with convic tions, until he said he had lost even his class-leader. Oneevcnins he came walking through the camp-ground, stopping near where Mr. Douglass was standing. Just at this moment there was a gracious and universal excitement through the whole encampment, and looking all around for some moments in astonishment, be exclaimed, " Well, if this is not enough to fret hell, I'll be d d V lie was left alone in his wicked and profane glory, with no companions to ditturb God's consecrated grove. That year there was a succession of these mee tings, aud all blessed in a remarkable manner. For that on Stone's llivcr Circuit the ground was extended to twice its original size, two preaching stands erected, with seats for two congregations, with a third some distance outside the lines. "The time," Mr. Douglass says, "was beyond description ! !" " It is impossible for me to give of particulars : three hundred and fifty an account professed conversion." " I baptized tweniv-five children, fifty adults, and administered the Lord's Supper to nearly six hundred communicants." This was odo cf the most extraordinary revi vals of religion ever known in the West. Thous ands were added to the Church militant, and many became flaming heralds of salvation. Val uable volunteers for Christ's army were here gathered in. Colonel James MeFerrin, the fath er of the present well-known and esteemed Dr. MeFerrin, was then awakened and converted. His children .wore soon brought to Cod, and three of his sons, with several of his neighbors, became Methodist preachers. The Rev. P. A. Owen, one of the Southern Methodist Hook and licensed to Agents, was also converted, prea h by Mr. Douglass, lie also introduced Bishop Paine into the sacred ministry, with that wonderful man, Sterling Jirown, who, in a tew years, won hundreds and thousands to Christ, and then, in a chariot of fire, ascended to his heavenly abode ! In all this extraordinary work Mr. Douglass was an honored, principal leader, exercising probably more influence than any other minister. He was a fine specimen of a pulpit orator erect, grave, dignified ; his voice clear, and ad- J mirably modulated, and his articulation distinct. To these gifts he added the more precious graces of uniform, devout piety. The night before his death, he declared to Dr. Green and the Rev. Mr. Quinn, his watchers, " I have been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church between fort--five and fifty years, and a preacher about i -two years ; and 1 believe the doctrine ' if i. Church to be the true doctrines of the P. hie :i I have not a shadow of a doubt in regard . ihee correctness." "In ranturous iov he nraised God for the plan of s.Jvation.' .... "Any suffering," said he, " I have endured, and sacri fice I have made for Christ's sake, is now my glory. I glory in the cross of Christ!" While the chorus was singing, " This world is not n.y home. This world's a howling wilderness, But heaven is ray Louie," he paraphrased the words, and with tears of joy said, " Home, sweet home! After a life of toil and labor, to get home, where I shall reft I where strains of triumph- etro.g in die luitii withouN a struggle, he fell asleep iu the Lord. Thus died another saddle-bag Lero. Dr. Green preached his funeral s-ermon, April 10'h, 18-13 : " Well done, thou good and faith ful servant." etc., and his dust was removed to Frani-Tui, Tennessee. The Doetor also wrote Lis epitaph, which marks the spot : " SACKED to THE MEMORY Ol' TUK THOMAS LOGAN DOUGLASS, REV- BOt.N JI LY Sni, 1781, AND DEr-AKTED THIS LIFE, 1843. "He was 'from his youth a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and for more than forty years a minister of the gospel of Christ. " He heired by nature a sound mind ; and by grace, the friendship of Heaven aud fellowship with God." Dr. Green wrote tho epitaph, and for tlie out lines of this article we are indebted to that beau tiful portrait of our hero in the Biogniphie.-d Sketches, written by your excellent A'.'eiit, lr. MeFerrin. No Methodist library, North or South, should be without the volume. G. The Clove, December, 1859. P. D. A Good Soldier of Jesus Christ. Commodore Skinner was among the first promi nent men in our navy to become a prof.vsid Christian. He was baptised in adult, vsfs by the I!ev. Dr. Duncachct, then of .Norfolk, cow of Philadelphia. Soon alt' r entering iho Church, he was sent to sea in coiemaud of a F'unlr,n. The sacred " first day of the week" came round iu iis due course. What was the new disciple to do ? Must he desert the colors of the lNic-incr ? Must he break one of Cod's exi ress comu aii 1- i ments V And et, religious worship on board ! slim n-ns flien no unknown flioor (r!"ii.l-iiiu l.n.l never been appointed by ( lovernment and, more over, the previous life, of the Commodore himself had been so full of all the irregularities and un godliness so usually distinguishing M-a-faring men, that he was conscious his first app-.-Srance as a (.'hristiau would be trying to himself, and would be greeted by his irregular companions with a good-natured but bitter derision of the smile and the shrug. Doubtless, this reformed and penitent man prayed much for help from above. At a suitable hour, on Sund.iv morning a oui t message was delivered to the officers of the other ships, to this effect " CVptain Skinner wiil be glad to see yourselves, and as ma'jy of the un-u as can be spared, on board flag-ship, at. 1 1, A. M ., for Divine service." Tho hour struck. The officers were assembled in uniform. The men were duly arranged. Ail was ready but the rea der who was to ouiciate. A slight smile p.-.s-sed from man to m.m as it was suggesti-d that the jovial Comm.xlore intended to read prayers in person, lie came up from his cabin, aud .-tepp' d firmly towards the desk. The service was per formed with impres-ive reverence. A volume of sermons was produced. The test of one of iheni was announced. Its sound struck upon the de p tsfc chord iu every heart ; for they all knew Lini to be an honest, sincere, aud unllirichinir man. It was from Rom. i. 1'J " 1 am not y.-hauicd ot tho Gospel of Christ." A pious, loud, many tone o" voice made its ! utterance solemn and forcible. Not the slightest j sound was heard among the subdued audience. ! Tho scriaon Wfs pursued to inclose. There was j man- a serious a.id rc.'erort face to be Seen nhf n it was to bu concluded; but the smile -and the sueer had passed a way. Since that time improve ments hae been made in regard to religious services in our navy, but it may be doubted whether any occasion of worship ou a man-of-war since, has combined more circumstances of im pressive solemnity, and genuine, heart!' li devo tion to Ch'istian duty th in this, which w is, pt r haps, the very first. Honor to mcii examples as the ono here set ! The incident is worthy a place iu every Christian's memory. A Negro's Touching Prayer. The llev. Dr. Lay the new Missionary UisLop for the Sou li-west, wns a native of tin city of Iliclimond, aud married a lady in the neighbor hood. On bis return there, to attend the meeting of General Convention, he brought his wife v it'i him, to the grcit delight of all the family, and especially of (lie old family servunts. It was a ro.,( rr.,'. -'! n ( 1 1 r s 1 i vi J i t' I he holisch,' 1 1. I nJ ti fheir j.-y in a variety of dc- j I)!onstra,jons. ()11C g0od old negro, who w;.s nn cxhortcr, and a " class leader, went oh acme to pray, in view of the glad event. His pra tr was overheard, and this was the burden of it : " O Lord ! we bnss dy name for li 'uvin' young missus back to do oM homo ngaui safe and souud. We bress dy name, too, for giving of her sich a good hnsban. O Lord ! take good careofbini; and, O Lord ! as thou Last n.ridu him a word-speaker for thee, do thou, O Lord I be a heart-stirrer to him for Jesus' gai.c. Amen." Ciimh Heronl. T. " Rebuke :.e Rebnke of the ?iht:cus. a v iae mii tnl he will love Hue P.ol: H:8 Rev. Joseph Alleinc was very faithful and im partial in administering reinooi. Ui;ee wirii employed in a work of ibis kind, he tail to a Christian friend, " I am tiow going about that which is likely to make a very dear and obliging friend become an enemy. But, however, il can not be omitted ; it is better to lose man's favor than God's." Rut. so far from becoming his enemy for his conscientious faithfulness to him, he rather loved him the as he lived. mors over after ns long Was it not Hcant The habit of some preachers is a gol eno, and wo teg to commend it for general imi.'ati a : when they marry a couple, and send us the r.o tice to be published :n the ChrUtian Advocate, for the idia.-nrc mid information of fiielicS a! road. the printer's fee is not forgrttcn. Printer'! fou ! Do you charge for publishing sueh Ihi'i-'S?" N. not exactly. M my papers do most, of our circulat'on, do, at:.l get well p-.i.l for if- the printer ought t- Ij rcmembaieJ. ouar9 srenrially too far nil to send him a weldir..ika Hew shall the print, r's fee be pail tl. n ? Let t' e vounj- cou;de subscribe for tho pa;cr, cl recti; u us the tii- t number that which contains their marriage n..tio. The "pnison" v.ill yl.-n see to this, and send on both notices in tie; muh letter, whenever practieab'c. Thus by cv. iy wedding the subscription lit of the A'J.o-.iV' makes a solid paiu. A religious family paper ia a good institution to begin housekecpiu : w.M. (et a tile for :t, and haua it on the r the stand on w'uWk Wo FaU; li.kl.. met luj 1 j !.-.".- -vi'.. bo. , . "But whtro's t;;e a e.inus '." A.:, v.. h ". r't got to that yet. Sunietioie. v a low: oy n.arriu;".!; fo j an- cenocnj may mar:)' very Eutu...!. roeu :.' r the iva.ii becotno 003 e get a moo r . t.' ;r j iug that O.tK AJvocate will d ) to ' " thing mean iu that.' o: we h.io our 1-os to g: t ii, an ie l, mid happy ii the pti vets one ofth'iu mid wheu they get ore e. th..t :'.:.r. it is very haj py. liionly a b1 for t'-" pr ' lit, but a final 'raia to tiu (. hu:eu irt . . '. tin in, We are now coming to the mcai n r . . 1 it so mean we hate to come to it. L.n-' ;. .. i l obi; uary notice was tvut u-, lonsr, tul t' . .: montilacL-s and of bad poctr;. It il ' i i trimmed aud condensed: our readers w .:' i . . blamed us. and jusily N.c-, if wo h;iJ no' '. i'- 1 he bereaved LuiJtuid mas in-uuai.t . . ' .1 at-UMve letter. Before the your was rut, bo innrri ! '. : :' r nice widows w ho has betn tal'.il.L' il.c A-' '' i" a loii'j time. Doubtless it w 'is a .' an t a Iiou.k!; 1iou.k!)oI(I MtfMl.g. What (' m as - Kin an iii ii a n I'd Up l. IS Irtt ! his wifo? V.'op-o still. T. ul oiiid 1 cruel: Mtiat lie li. v.aS IM'ir. lie p'i b an, C'-iiMiiiiptive-loi.-;iiig urai'l l ordering us V "chiang'! In r n-.i'ii."1. ' dres- of the iiiiprr, to hi-', (tii.l iln: i, i tiow, i ami wiieii her liai" i out, i. ; t I Y.v n the fi. liti'v i f i In- l.o tnei u I : 'liitn ferg- t his old grudge. i'i i f '.ir she ha doti" a b id I :i-io r a I" br-M. s that OCCh . she could have ot t". ii vltl.i. tt iiw- Auv .- : From the .C 0.. LcM'ia and Clr.rkc, mr i.r.tAr wtjti-:. ltl"ut? I on'.c saw both of I 1km? txtiaordm I n Ie was iiohi'v lis hrge aft We-.h.i i ! .1 : T i'l r xeinhlcd I: i in more iu ii'i u. ' v ;nou u li-io :oie i.o.'i 1 leiii. he, :i 1 i,, ri ti .us cv. ac'ivity anJ strctizin in In 4 Ira- .", r- if-po-rcs-ion in dau.r-r p -r ruv. A' bit Colllll"li.iIIC. l"is VTK A II m il.eiiaile I ..'ii itt, A a , :-o I v, - i.i hi v ne!! can cum u -ici w n tl.i: PrivrMSe.-rv tv r:;.. iciivcied a lnit-iiL'o U ill Ill hpint . ! T'V: 'e "T' 1 .f . I 1-MiiI, lie deh c led a nu t-io Kcprc-ciitativc i.t '.V.i. view from til" rrilleiy. n .. J.:.,. i . I.. III!) t II'. S lie vas I fol.,e.! x I '. atk ! are but Inu.-eu'ar, ni ti lliiT' iit cou'it -nance, bisiy j wn 1-1 . J th-i v, :i g!e as he iiioun'i toward t! -: iu:i. J ers ms Wei" st i.t by "iire.-s to mighty rivers of the Wcsi. ip .;-. Mountains, tttid r i.net r, lie lis for l ' i ti:- iiiUiith of ihe Celm.ibia tihi-hi-ti.fi;- mir-dy Pa-i'ie N, it!,-r IiaTiu:'-ul r.or ill ci-or-it!g t'.o .!p-, ciieoiint' I ed thed.n liar f-hii s of L k m ami Clarke, at. J it. I companion. As they tia-cl the cuir.v noble Miom i for several thousand mil 's i ncoiintcreu by irht and day ierocio;i. o! the Ion it, and the huvii ir- liibes i li hloliS Of their t ticrolthlneliis ; loicgor l r:'s, peril, unvtaut toil; d iiv-1 of 1 C.lllilol tS ot M'eltty ; tllllt OUt llOiil the u wiuM. When thy passed tho Kocl y Monti July. 1801. the biiow was three tu t de-n step. Vi hen they arrived at thenv-r - I heir provMons being exhautto, llity skins of their dots, and at the end of or. march, a solitary pheasant wa div idiJ in whole parly, inuring their r' sidt-iieo en ll; I r l.i from November to Marih foi.'uuinir, di- 'never risible ; incessant rius toured fi I !o-;ds on the almost houseless Mid nn loaku were never dry ; at last they wei- I. ebed, lik? Kobirir-oii Crusoe, tacovif the. ith the tkiiiS of v.iid beusK L :t ihu luen luid (he corm-r ftone of the j r' .-peu'i West. XI. c v opened the tiv by wLich to. e.-sors built the l.uide ci'itrf, at Lei'ii J !. :h.g villi, gts i,u vv lining the lr.I.j of lined river; they enabled tho e-'-uiil!. f b;t-y and ihrii'iy ud ciiturera to tice: v. i. e of art. and t i n ar p cudi-J mai.-io-.i. once ll. u vit ati-Tine Liar uiuitu itdr iu. io-.vl. Cu their return home, tho cruMrv wns raise end adsiu-.tiori cf the bvll ad vttit .'.! . .ike Ceiu'iibns after bis Hii-i vovr;:.', -very i ;: Was hu I in I li ir coninicij.ji.tivn. lut iii I . , is win coiidi'ii tied to d:e cf a brAcn i.. He drew a iliait on tho tou-i ii:.n. tt for ;' h;eh was jretestid. The i rl - I oirow J . .el .is ii i.it. Mil it could n.-t be w.ib'iunn. i-ci-etth-d m lai.i hoily M-Vcd Him. On lei re 'i I o ashit ""luii, t'uoiiirh 'i'l.rn's: re. on bom e halted one nflertonn t t huiriMo C'.L;n 1.1 I civocr WMSlioui home, Lut r,3 Wifa bad1; I ini ivtlcome, up -.legizing for l.tr itis.'c fore. Sh"! i-'ii pt iu the baru, nn l about mi loiht wm srL died by the r port of f;re-u m. Ol trt' .-i. j the houso Mrs. Gr'n'cr wa Lore rtrh k n t fouling him dead by Li. own ban!, wt-Iterirg i;i Lis blood. Xcvt day Le i. buii-1 ihwtj ti; i IU...C iv;;:!, a cc:i;;.. ,i ty.l ... iTii- tected Id hist rc-.-tinif t n; fdd.fai dr. iv;io n.i . .-.i.-iic-i iiis i riiiiHt --.u in ri; i;i8 l i !: .i i - i ..-. i- .. . i ri.Kia .i I,; overland journey to th Pic.i'i, was fi:,tie niij gn f. He wojU r.ot l-.-vc los u.tiici s grave r ..fused (,vi.ry kind if DOirithmcnt grouuid fit ously nirnt and day, uiitil al L:t dcuth rcki frl the uir,ui;-!i of Lis iiul'o boil Tha btmt c- Y,t he v.ure id i.i tho museum cf Alexandria V. Ileal Low not a Eaclisiidcr. Xt-al Pow, t!: f.-thcr of the Miiie Uw, La.i Written a k-t;. r iiiii(-ii,.irv itciivir'j; the ri r ,,'t that have iy en Circulated t. tiie ;te t that he LaJ fallen away from tli'.-priiicpicsii tot:J ubvtiutiji
North Carolina Christian Advocate (Greensboro, N.C.)
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