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T THE NORTH CAROLINA CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE. THE I dos brie, of our . lllilke there . duty's '. j (.':: '.VT Olle , 'riii.i wi !". in ,'i Tie: : . Wiilla! i J .iifiri:.: have file iioiis oi 1' tl e v:L.',e r c or. ; ! oi ;"!.- 1- ti c :. ; t.i t ing c ;... ..1CU ... b mid m; -eii fable ; OCi": 'au ; V l'e. t..e:r thy :' "-'-: 1 . n til iae 1... t-ev,., l-e . iietll and to .- t-.'S to He is rt t V. Lis eoui-si 1J OCATE. L-ill t... i! vi ung Confcr- expect :-i bv the ci i C't ; Ity h Let 11 1:0 imre provoking than to appear to be like Iod in holiness, tlio glory of the Deity, i for this vorv end. to be secretly wicked, ! and to affront his omniscience as if he could not discern liiein through all their dark and close courcaiinetits ? j A hveoerhe is fearful of men. hut faces i Ood. I'rido n:ixed with hypocrisy was 1 j the devil's original .-in, "he abode not in ; the (rutli ;" and religious hypocrit es are 1 his own nearest children. The hottest ! climate in hell will he their ponion : for i-:r Savior threatens some sinners "their portion with hypocrites;" that is. aggrava ted damnation." AIU !.Ti:ii A !'I"N OF WINM. I:i that interesting volume, "The "West Coast of Africa." by llev. C. AV. Thomas, the author gives the result of his personal observations in IS.")."), on the total destruc tion of the vineyards in Madeira; and on pa ire ill he adds this suggestive observa tion : "The wine now in the bland is m the hands of a few wealthy merchants, and is held at a price which is daily increasing. Is it n it a little remarkable that .Madeira wine is a- abundant in the American mar- e! as ever. and that it can be bought at iilerciit n v i:.) :.ie t P.P..: r.'.vilX wlfl uu- r.l.:-.l fl : ocH.-V wb. VI -So enforced :ii!u:s!i"ii noii- d i;i ir. -K we 1 A racy dcM-riii- j i.ti 1 e found in any country store at a price which is barer than the present first cost in Madeira V Yes ; it is somewhat remarkable that so much water is turned into wine, nv that miracles have ceased ; and it is more ro- markable still to observe the capacious ' faith of this unbelieving generation, which '' , swallows poisonous concoctions without ''J doubting the label. Some people I.ave wore faith in a Yankee label, than in facts or scripture. le i Vc l ;i;:e spec! I no carry J.n giiii ui- i-' co':- tl :;i:a!y.-is or st r tares iiit 'alien it r cud virtue 1'j.ed vitli a d: .10 Im-iur a for; g the m..t ! In s a n YII.MI.";T!!. IHsTUKT. In aceordaiice witli the notice given two weeks ago, we clo.-e the discussion of af fairs on the AVihu'ngtou district, with the insertion of two communications in another column. Several other communications have been received, which we respectfully decline to insert, for the reason that they are not over the proper names of the wri ters or that they occupy the same ground, which is taken in the two articles now given. Tn the very difficult and delicate position we have been placed in. we have endeavored to act with proper regard to the rights and opinions of all parties. Ileasoiis nut known outside of our ofliee I. nirncHiAXiTY. Several journals of the Protestant Epis copal Church are the organs of what may be termed "Chiirchianity." instead of Christianity, pure and simple. We re gret to place our city cotcmporary, the ('lurch Jn!'ii;irtr, in this eategony. For a month or two we have not seen a copy ( -f that journal ; until !at week, when an unknown friend sent us the issue dated eot., ('t'i, with the loliowmg article tnarKcd to invite attention : j ' !n i he leading Kditorial in the last ' issue -if 71" Mll"i'!.'f. whieh is certainly the best locking and ablest paper in that denomination, we iiud the following ad mission : j "A iiKTicni! 'MoMlisi'i ict 'I - fKincihin iv'iaf ; cmv it .o )ii:.v Ii l'i jrivi- it i.s'tiirn-ss :onl I' J- iiaoi'. I fi: In-IVfiinlei!. :!i:ii it 1 1 V i 1 1 -. i twiro i v. iilii i t.-fiily v..:o-.-. tii.; v.'.vlii may woll . I' ii ! 1 f " I in fun;r'. Viiile it will tlioii Ik- i-i.mtod.-'l lliiit wc 1 1 : i . I lie t in r':y I.iiil.l "f a v:i"t- ciM-isi.-o-i i- i ,.l ..,.(, i; wii! in- :ollo. t!i:il we ltu-k.-l tin- : wi.il.'::! i e.-i .-.-:: ry tnivL' i: j rj 1 1: i r -. " "Wo v ill suggest to our contemporary ! what lbat viuiicihing" is which American ' 31eth disni "needs :" it is ' ;.- C'.iirrl: ; wliicl Amei ican .Methodism has left against i the w:she.-ofdohn Wesley. AYiilmut the i oillar and ground of the truth." there can i be no "steadiness and balance." I The "something' needed by that class 1 of Methodists who are represented bv the journal from which the ('lnirri. hi'iilhjru , rr cites what it calls an "admission" is the c.cIusion of sectional and political top ics IVi'liL the arena of ecole-dastical politics. In this respect Northern .Methodists might profit by the better example of the Pro testant Kpisoopul Church, as set forth in our New York correspondence, in another j column. ! '1. Methodists are divided only on qucs- Hons which do not properly enter into the ! terms of christian communion. In doc ! trine, in economy, iu the requisites of the true ministry ot the b,oiu Jesus t lirist. Meth idism is a unit. The various branch es of th:l Methodist family over the world are. in all the essentials of religious fel lowship, more united, and less d;vided than are Protestant j'piscopaSians among them.-elves. 8. "American Methodism" never was in the Protestant Episcopal Church, and never left it. The Church of Knglattd. in this country, was o.ssotvd by to f; I wish that we had you out here. I heaven't heard the Gospel preached since I have lived here. My poor heart is not competent to receive the peculiar church views of the llev. )r. . I ache to hear something about the Saviour; it would de a pleasant shower in a season of the greatest drought, lknow not how long it is since our minister has favored us with any communication from Christ. !ou't vou piry us ' Cannot you send us somebody with the news of heaven ? Have com passion on us. Mid come yourself, with even a single morsel of the glad tidings." Anviliing that keeps the individual soul of the minister of the Gospel, from close communion with Christ, will in the end. pivvont his preaching from being like that of the Apostles, it may be the leaven of Kationa-ism. which asserting the right of the mere understanding to judge of the truth of God, by some laws of its own deriving; in this way (he doctrines of the grace of S !od .through the atonement of Christ may covered over and cold ness and apathy take the place of zeal for the Lord. Or we nmv become so en grossed with the outward elements of religion, things Hecessary in thonisojYcs. but apt to glow to exaggerated importance if too much dwelt upon, that the Church of Christ and the Sacraments of Christ may hide Christ from the eves of men. Or the minister's own lov-e for Christ may grow cold; so that in his eyes n beauty 'an be foifTid in Christ, and t Inis from a lack of Christian experience, Christ, may fail to be presented to the congregation iu all his fulness and loveliness. REVIVALS. Davidson Circuit. Lexington. N. C, ) Sr.t. 20, 1860. Ef.v. Dr. IIeflix: Dmr Sir: We closed a meeting last night, at "Wesley Chapel, which held five days; and re-ult-ed in the conversion of twenty-five souls; ;nid,twenty accessions to our church. IJro. "Willis, from liowan circuit, was with us several days, aud rendered us efficient aid. Yours llespcctfully, JOHN AY. LEWJS. This notice should have appeared last week, but got mislaid. Kl. IMPi:npi:i! ( IUiMT. Exchanges, in crediting selections made from this paper, usually designate it as the A'. ('. .hi mi (!. There is a Xashvillj. Christian Advocate, aud a Northern Chris tian Advocate. It will prevent confusion and be more accurate, if exchanges will have the kindness to credit articles taken from our columns to the .A. ('. Christian Ai'roctttr. roil 0! "ii ri'iii.isiiixG orriLK. 1 'revii ptisly received, l. ."icixiognt. f .reensboro " AY. A. S '' Orange, orriLK. 40. n:r; i...: . ... :.. . i i . ::e:; ii:e :iLiiinssiiiu o;u ii:c-se coiii.a.-is muuuiicatloiis lVo;u that district; and ::r rcastnis, hestde sucii as arc pairtiV i. t! iv," make it neces-ary to close o :-: i-.-Io' J. .1. IV. uo; a i: rot tier l.-oii re.u:r ren.ain open to t to reply to the M i s that our columns should tern, should cither choose ictures whieii some of onr IS' ure b:is'.s. ofd C' rrcsrionitonts nave ma i r. in latter- .";i:cii thevare per.-onaity interote'i. .nn for similar leasons we should, in that liiars have to !-init lnct rcjoin- i lut Ion Church wa years alter t had been c oil I: -4. i;i the a-s ism" ha ; left " own sit. "eg: u esiey. As tirst state 'hitreli whieii l'rotestait II l.evo- i isco;:al I t uMtii'to! until several ethodist M;iiseoU:41iUrc!i ill"! ov oali V. it: Oi.1 s word! AYliole timonnt. . g "20.;")!) Ttianks ibr these contributions ! I'r4.nll will please be prompt iu making reurttyf ees the first of November is at hafift. r rn , C. fiiNFUKLN! K Klil'i ATloN' Sot'IliTV. AVe knowledge the receijit of $() fur this So'-iety i'roiii Mrs. C. A. AVilsoii. It iia be, n forwar 'e l. and is already applied .1. ' il' I I' IS efOSSiV 1: m that "American - ...i cen ,.i to the '!'! I oi a worthy ie purpo.-e ot tins 1 cue iieiary. imrc u, the wi 1 ,-'tv:c-s its of hi) young men who l, ocietv is to assi-t censed to jireach the Vj.xt Hivf.u, x. (.;., Sept. 19, im;i. Deak 1ik. IIefun: For a week past I have been laboring in a meeting at Mt. Tabor on the Granville circuit. IJrother Harris, the pastor, is absent on account of family afiliction. May God return him early to his charge ! They love him and I hope.he may beblesscd with abundant success in his labors. To the indefatigable efforts of Pro. S. I. dusted we are great ly indebted for this good meeting. So gracious has been our Father, so rich the blessings he has given, that our labor has been like rest and our anxiety has in many instances changed to rejoicing and thanks giving. Pro. McManniii was with us some, and it did good to the hearts of many to see the zeal and devotion, which he and Pro. L insted displayed. I thark God for the privilege of witnessing the conversion of the jilay mates of my child hood and the old friends of my heart. Over twenty have professed and others are yet seeking. The 17th of September was one of life's happiest days to many. Never have I spent a more precious season. When our memory reviews the past it shall pause at that day's experience aud admire it forever as a monument of glory. For all of this we devoutly thank our kind Father. Yours Truly, A. AY. M ANGU.M. . This outjit to have appeared last week perceive that there were six circuits and and sent on a supply; or removed Doctor Pi.-VtiKN Circuit, Spf. 28, 1SG0. Pito. jfliFLIX : We have had a good meeting at j&jule Chapel ; five wt verted; aia five joined the churcl were eon- :h. Affectionately, AY. P. ii'CIlAPDSON. Uosl.Ci. bfc. Whose to orei. are" by li.eiit; event, perl; ,1., .rs. nil tnese c-imtnge:it exceptions. we can see no cause ibr the c-oiittnur.uce of the discussion beyond its present limits. Once more we urge upon our brethren, the le.-voii " 0e at peace amougy ourselves." Wesley's own let., r t-i-ts. who sought h" - to refutat ou oi' the Jut'' ror on thi-roint. her of the Church of Fnglalld held to the day of his death that tern of w Jig'ou lie taught was t'n 4 AA not have left a exist. And Mr. American Meihod vtcc. is a conclusive 'ucirn r a strange er- Mr. Wesley was a inetn of Ilnglaiid ; but l:e :.-. ,!...., 1, ,K.,t tl... VJ- orig nal e-Jiieation is ile.ective. lilnire. lor greater tu-efuln.'.-s. Tl) -3 need of the Church is a pious aud educated ministrv. Contribu tions to this Society will be carefully and AVe cf 111 V. i i tie !'.,. l'ilT l!il.I.E. following from in a ju -iiel- iedy appi:e young men who ar itiuerancv. to tlie aid of wo rth to enter the A TiiL't i;.' ; A truce to tl: irife, between us." J. ('. A Pa 1 a . :.:e::t .J :;s sisc; e. j ea. e. in . v who exchange : "la Ar-i'eiidix T'r. Conantcl erv cue of tii use of the Gr.-ek wi ;. .1 mcrelv vli.-re i ocenrs in the orghud sa-cr.-c1 Wtitii'L's. hat al.- o ia ;he v. rhlngs oi' i i r--e!v a'.itho:--. mi !'-tr;ts th.-v ljav.: come itowo 0 ii. tassi l:e-' nv- iiuio. and iru.; svstel;) ol'lho l.'h'li'eh ;" ! ' i I u anil that such liigh church notions as tl: ... . a ivoeati s. were not ill accord- ; i t"-tn;;i. Le i;:!'oreu to i-aii 'I;ui'-h ; but ilc-pair-.. ce s. he made l.l'oVtsioiis For n;..r" 'tl eoi!a' a.'... teiiehi of till- 11 :e t "Uimony . oimc oi- th an a oii.trter ot'a i.-nifurv. n- ,n ng tiie .' xanij-i: . as his reading g !eai! ililll to .iiseover ir.tailees f this word. The authors ilio-;e : tiiialyzia! in this Appendix liv.-il, m, from 2Hl) to thM) vears hei'ore ; ance wuii its i reform the n. i ing hie: i ' v oi ! in bis v, iii. an ' ration t - !ei.ie.l:s's u'oin tae ! t 'huvch. and it is in strict legal s- . .ir.-! by law. ti.e M'pa- -he,I A 'g reel. Leiiii.bethe " 1 i oce of ( iod '" U-ii glow into ierietual peace and broth- ily lov, olVi.i in the A iiixH'nis;. 4 rl ilt'S ( 'fl 'is ,'t; it , l ;::e l::;.y i'h:oi-ee i tilil.UUI!. ;dv:1,; J : -nip. ' iii'I-1. otliers in the Apo.aolic tig", ami oth : .- 's siiil along down to t'u- close of the age of . .': U lio-rafiire. 1 r. t I'liaat is thus enabled to iteieraiiiic i! u e ami ineuiiing heyond a : i!oi:iit or oi-raiiveiUTire." j Jr. C'.iiaut is one of the "final revivors of the Pible I'nion," and this appendix is ! intended to vindicate his interpolation of A letter ... . T t 1 . i :ir.j- fin . iiiin.iiTnee-i tne oeatn or an-.itiier jironiui.'iit member of tlie .Mississijipi Con ference, llev. Lew is Campbell died at ! Payou Sara on the 21st. ult. The letter I adds : Guit.FoitD Cnu i it, S'it. 28. 1.SG0. Extract from a business letter: "AVith the assistance of Pro. S. G. hittington and other local brethren. I have just closed an interesting meeting at Friendship, at which there were about 40 converts, and 08 joined the church." A ery Truly Yours, J. P. ALFOP.P. Durr.TN Cir.criT, Spt. 29, 1S00. Jlxlract from a business letter: " We closed a meeting at AVesley Chapel to-day, whieii resulted in twenty-five con versions, .and twenty-two accessions to the one station not represented at all. Is this right? Is it right, I repeat, that these brethren should publish to the world a lot of resolutions, which purport to have been adopted by the board ? AVhereas. if I am correctly informed, there were only aboJ'' four of eleven present. The opinion prevails in many portions of the country that Pro. Nicholson is not ac ceptable here. This is not so ! He has held two quarterly meetings on our circuit. I was present at each, and never saw him more kindly received than he was at those two meetings, both by the officials and members. Our Discipline says that there shall be a meeting of the stewards composed of one from each circuit and station. iV.c. The district stewards met in Wilmington some time last February. I wha a member of that body. After discharging the regular business of the meeting, the question came up about Dr. Deems' trip to Purope. The vote was taken, we gave our unanimous consent, and Pro. Deems takes his leave. In his absence Piskop Early supplies his place by sending us Pro. Nicholson. Now I think, brethren, we should be a law abid ing people, and submit cheerfully to the appointment made by Pishop Early. Our Discipline expressly says, in assigning the duties of the Pishop, " to choose the pre siding elders, fix their stations, and change them when he judges it necessary." The change has been made and all the district stewards within the boundaries of the N. C. Conference cannot make null and void the action of the Pishop. Let us therefore, brethren, subdue this spirit of rebellion, and go to praying for the prosperity of the church, and willing ly and cordially receive any presiding eld er the good Pishop may see proper to send us Dr. Deems, Pro. Nicholson, or any other worthy brother. I submit these things to the public, because I believe it to be my duty as a steward to say thus much. This is all I expect to write on this sub ject. AYM. A. WALK Ell. Deems because of his absence aud then supplied it, in cither case leaving Doctor Deems toshift for himself. Put whatever maybe Pishop Early -'view on this point, New Yokk, Sept. 2:), 1800. Df.ar Dr. 1If.fi. in : The u. gr.i qu tion as yon will ee. wa yestrnlay thru- we hold that the district wis nnlrnl bv t 'llt ot r.pis'opal Convention in th Dr. Deems' absence and that there was no i u4-1'- AVould that ourowu cuuuh h i cause whatever for his removal, and that "t'l',, "M'ni'lcnt . l.ut we Miller.-I it therefore the Pishop has invaded our ,,c '.'ated from time to time rights and the rights of the ministry, and I au ring; wedge, it split in trampled them under foot. AVe protest ! '" - Other denominations against his action and pronounce it allegal ! ""r wak''- u"lil voicfn.fbr.it and tyrannical. And we intend to defend j l,r,,,,'t'r "' rai'UlI over the ourselves in the maiutainanee of our rights tl,e n"""r '''" Kpiscpal rim to the last. As war is forced upon us the tT ,M! !t !-;u'1' lt ,l:,s M,H'1 a'",,' evil be upon the heads of those who have J ','s-' "' dangerons niibj, , t made it. And were we tamely to submit ! 1 ,iavc u"' I'vciwliere a week we are unworthy the name of freemen. The vaunted doctrines of the Iron AVheel ii-k kinnr to be false and carricatures of the polity, the government of our church. Put if this high handed act of Pishop l'ar ly'i be legal, or if it be tamely submitted to, the Iron AVheel after all is right, and every Methodist should buy a copy, that not neard politics named, xce persons ; and they appeared nod iu their views as to prevent in. The people indeed, generally up thel! muni tor weal or woe. Iu. ( ,tI . , , no words are heard, the VJ-.il i.lit movement in iu prugresslTj I w;(i uueasine- to thefith JrSu ciulier. I il.. t If .ILo er iigaiiu.t nil. T. 1 li howev- ruiu (lie 1 ud luve by twi I'ly Cxcl lllient. ' ' lilado we may all know where we are, and what j "h" ,1r,i''' ''ie nca vie t!,c ,.(,., bound slaves we be. j ''feaks out. see'iM to be the pre-eut --tj t i Pishop Early took this step to over-ride j Il" "t ",' t,ll I'cojd. Jlcrr. ch tei nin,.! our rights aud outrage our feelings without without any due eoiisideration of the re consulting a single minister or layman on j suits, to go forward with their final i. ;, ; the subject, so far as I know, and I am at 1,10 1' determined to repel all iva well 'informed, and against the advice of, rights. -. one of the council. Pev. I. T.Wycie, and Dut who are they hi-re. w ho thin act after two or three ministers had refused to s" Ili'"H" to their own interests, and the supercede Dr. Deems, and in the face of I interests of the nation There is a vast the remark of Pro. Nicholson himself, ! floating population iu this city and Slate, "that then; would be fluttering in the dis- ! s,,,"e foreigners, who, if disp.o.l, arc in- i-cli." lours i ru.y, P. F. GITI1PIE. il'o.lilee with the provisions made by Mr. A esiey that the AVeslean .Meiho. lists of Great .1 .1.1 T 1 ' 1 1 1 .,,.-1 ttvit-diievist 'o-eiva- ao m-ienendetif eccle- 1 ii'oiner t auipoeii u;tu oeen in tlie i on- ' ' r . . . . lerenee iwen.y-iuo years, anu occupieo a high and lionori de position among us. A ithout any early traiiiinir. he had won church, airaiust a unsitioii in the ( liiireh as a -ir.-i-i U' tal ent, and integrity, and moral worth, which secured him tliecoutideuce ami love cf his brethren." vntain ex siastical oi'ganlzatl. ii. ' bits it is manifest that Methodism iu Great Piiiaiu and A- i . ! ... ,.. t .. ...... '! I... lii-lj. -s liv. l cv all'l ! ii.ii.:eise ill .e j e-i.iiiie:.L. a ijc his defeefs in thodu- i transhvors of the common version iiad bv crviir. i i.e Mioi t i . Ca o by :;r....; ":;elr be r'i':.v ! Jits 13 pernicious I : v and strength of: tul"es teeeivc rue'l by an ii'oriaiive goodiiess, u avakeued from v si ate. It is wor-jti-l.ter has double of men. i'e de- : wttli l-.t!. (te i more learning than Dr. Conant ; and they lourui no 'liumerstoii in thesacrcu scr :np- i:km:v vot-it sntstRii'Tiux. Yes. brother ; be sure to renew your subscription in good time. If it cease it.i weekly visits, it will be missed at home; our none: :-:t 1..: and we desire to retain vour name on list, for our mutual edification and recip rocal advantage. Do you understand '. r i:is. to : -Now all you have to do is to hand two dol- ei'ie of tlie lavor of lars to the preacher, or send it yourself di- his own quiet r.os :es- rcctly to the .Editor. troubles thj since n; e:: ;t ; 1, itig t.icir gra-?-s to lioavcn. r. Wlio -e:;rc!:es tollliU - t acci; e t;.o::i t . t i to t.iei.i. as il i:e woi He does not love money; but he finds it is a capital thing to pay debts with. And those who make paper, aud set type, and assist the Editor to send forth the Advocate, insist that money is an indispensable element in the uM ! business. Therefore be certain to renew meriea. has not "left th the wishes of John AVesley." 5. Let us n w see what of n;steaili:iess and balance," the .' .' "'.j-' "Church" gives to its members. Jn that very intel ligent and assuming sect there are two par ties. One party is for Christ, the other is for the Church; one advocates Christiani tv ; the other contends for Chiirchianity. And all the assumptions of the JuleHiijcii ', in behalf of "'(' Church", are sufli cieut'v met bv the journals of its own de nomination, v more evangelical exclushc views of iaiagiuaty ecclesiastical unity as the ln 'iiiliij-nc r advance:., is iLii exposed by a journal of its own church, the Vi'cMini ( 7. (;( innit : Ptto. TIMNITY CUt.I.llCt;. IlKFr.IN : Please say th lie-a are i the columns of the Advocate tiiat as Treas urer of the Po;ird of Trustees of Trinity College, 1 am sending out the bonds to the preachers, that are due for collection. j I trust it will be convenient to all to pay I ., a - .. n ' l. . . . l . : . . il Ic-ss exclusive ;m.l ' c " l4UI1 l1"1 to pay aa l -!.:.. l i .j. . ji .. , i.i.. The tendency of such j auuress me at mis piace. AY. PAPIMNGER, Treas. of Trinity College. Greensboro', Oct. 3, lSlii). 3d. "Laymen in various parts of the lend are complaining that many of the clergy do not preach the simple t J-ospel of .Jesus Christ, and tho.-e who have formerly been ailiTed with the preachimr ol I ntt- jIIsTAKKS. Occasionally brethren state, in general terms, that subscribers complain that their paper has been discontinued too soon. In every such case, please give the ::s that serve him. nctiiied. a lie Is ' y,;ur subscription. r crviv.g kIji.s uud'T i-e of virtues ; ail I ;":it t.iey l : I ..lore sen -e k of whieh ,0 Cti'.! i-eely "TliK Cllllti lt AM) j!IMSTUY." AVe hitely noticed a LnoL 'ci by l!ev. R. Abhev, under the above title. AVe arc now informed that it :.-for sale at iv sin onr Publishing House and Depositories. Itv. j Petail price 40 cents, rent by mail at that ,'is iu ! price, or live copies for 82. AA'e believe its circulation in every pastoral charge will i ters of re- I advance the best interests ot tlie t. iiurcn. , iu his coTuitcn.-ir.ce. but j WiliiuTltTx. '.'; graven iu his her.rt. j We are requested by llev. L. Culbrcth c iinpai ,- i-i whitcd se- i to give notice that the new church at .li'n contain sordid dust j Camp-Ground, six miles west of Fayettc T his is perfect hypueri- ; ville, will be dedicated on the third Sab anlon that wounds the ; bath in November. Pev. 1. Doub, D. D. co'i.-cierice. quenches ail ' will preach the dedicatory sermon, .II! : i'nT this "mux-rite is ; !' vt-oerV,- in the he:i: I Is aeou ariitns iu the Past, say often that there is :i wonderful resemblance between th.Tl spirit of the preaching of many of the j name and Post Office of the subscriber, clergy of our Church and that to which ' say to what time he alleges lie made pay- they were formerly accustomed, while yet meat, and to whnn : and then we will be there is a difference; and they declare thitt both the resemblance and the difference are to bo expressed in rhis tcanmr. A -.: One of the classes of preachers referred to present a morality without a Christ, and Roanoke Citieu it, S'y,'. 18, 1SG0. Extract from a private letter : ' I have closed a six days' meeting at Enfield. There were several mourners. but only two converts. I hope much good was done to the members w ho attended the services." Yours Truly, T. P. KINGSBURY. Sampson Cntci rr, Sept. 27, 18(50. Extract from a business letter: " We have had some refreshing seasons on this circuit : about thirty-eight have been added to the church ; and yet there is room." L. CULPPETII. able at once to ascertain whether any 'mis take has o.'curred, and to correct it AA'e desire to correct till mistakes, ar.d ; y'v.xs. that spreads itself; his of the conversation, "or u. ,-. r st oaks of but ; For this he denounced ; t. . T ii, ,.t . : e ;;.:; :"-L me i i.a1 t.-ces, ; i as a ina.- king habit, to 1 i the eyes ef men ; dis- j !'y : iais in devotions : j oi'.iyi rs to bo esteemed so e iloi;.- to Iod. that J emblems and resem- j hi- Jews. iiii.-ey-V.' oisey ' ela'n corn. Our defects ii in jenuousiiess. excite but counterfeit virtues 3!K.'-:'0f.otiT." An ';eloijue:it city j'.Lstor" of the Bap tist persuasion, from a neighboring State, recently addressed a North Carolina audience from the solemn text, " O Jerusalem. Jerusalem, thou that killest the other a Church without a Ciirist. Thus too, both classes make religion mainly a matter of tasie. and not a matter of serious earnest nes.4 between the soul and God. In this mailer, no person aceu-tome l to the preaching of Unitarians can fail to see a singular resemblance a resemblance which goes to show a lack of evidence of true conversion of the soul to Christ, and a lack of true apostolical earnestness aud zeal. I m iced, to such a degree is there this resemblance, that those who deny the divinity of .leus t r.rtst, when going into places where their own Churches are not to bo found, seek often that cla.-s of preach ers in our Church to which a rcierence has been made, r.nd they often declare that they sec no difference between these preachers and their own, and only see a j difference in t heology in the matter of the ! repetition of the creed. uk ful for such full and definite in- wnl inaKe it possible fori lisaii are mat formation : to do so. Subscribers are often mi f Iiuiiselvcs. aud we Una in nearly every instance that out books and file.-bj". letters are more reliable, as to daUgjjj, ";tha;i tlie memory of good men. eUiir--rtis.tjlkes oc- casiouaily occur; and we wiifcti&ect. them cheerfully. Only give us the necessary infor-nation, and then we will give satis faction to all concerned. Jonesvii.i.e Circuit, ) Sept. 25, 18G0. Pit. II.efi.in : The good Lord is still reviving his work at several points, on the Jonesville circuit. AA'e have just closed a protracted meeting at Centre, which re sulted in the conversion of fourteen souls. Thirteen of these joined our church, most of them were young men and ladies from the Sabbath-school. The church was greatly blessed, and when the meeting closed a number of penitents were left at the altar, crying for mercy. Brother A'an Eaton labored faithfully with us a good part of the time. Bro. Bobbitt preached once for us very acceptably to all. By the next year this kind congregation will be able to worship in their new church, which is now erected. The week before we held a few davs' meeting at Mt. Moriah, four professed faith in Christ.two united with the church on probation.This was a soul-reviving time to the christians. To God be all praise. ISAAC F. KEERANS. tlie prophets and stotiest them that are sent unto thee, how oft would I have J And the Southera Churchman, another i.arhere.1 thee as ii hen ithereth ler j Oi'gan of the Protestant Episcopal Church, I excite his indignation ; for what cau he brood under her wings, itc." The heads of his discourse were these : 1 . The hen's common call. 2. The lien's special call. 3. The hen's call of alarm. 4. The lien's brooding call. And so be preached on about hens.making a very good sermon, replete with hen-o-"JJ- speaks to the same point, thus: 'AVe have before us a letter from a lady in which she says, 1 am " convinced that the difference between my dearold Church in Virginia and the high Church of Mis souri is so great, that the soul that found peace in the one, can never be at home in the other." False teaching has driven her trom the Church. Another example we have in the following letter : A MAV PAI'EIt. We learn from the Memphis AJroeafe that the fiit number of a new journal, the Ar kansas Christian Advocate lias been issued at Arliadclphia, Itev. J. E. Cobb, Editor. It has a cordial invitation to enter our office weekly. AA'e have not yet seen a number. Independent Catholics. The Indepen dent American Catholics of Richmonp, Va., have formed a congregation, under the pas toral lead of llev. Mr. Tirion, formerly a chaplain of the French army in the Crimea, and have fitted up a house, at the corner of Broad street a,nd Brooke Avenue for reilgious worship. They observe all the forms and ceremonies of the Kouinn Catholic Church, but do not ackuowledga the supremacy of the Bishop. WILlimn'OX HJSTRTi'T STEW A It US' MEETING AM) THEIR PIHlfEEIUXtiS. Bro. Hf.fi.in: 1 see in the Advocate of the 11th ult.. an account of the proceed ings of a meeting thatj purports to be the action of theJdistrict stewards of this dis trict, v AYhlle I regard those who composed that meeting as high minded christian gentlemen, 1 feel that they have done me, and the people of this circuit, great injus tice. I do not think they did it intention ally, but did so without a proper knowl edge of the state of things in many por tions of this district. AA'ould it not have been better for the names of the members present to have been published in those proceedings ? In that case we would have known who was responsible for the senti ments set forth therein. As a district steward I am regarded as endorsing those resolutions, while I am iu fact far from it This is wherein we think our good breth. ren have done wrong. I was not present when the resolutions referred to were adop ted, and consequently caunot say positive ly as to numbers; but I have been credi tably informed that there were only one sta tion and three circuits represented. Now in the Wilmington district there are eleven stations and circuits; so you will readily PISHOP EARLY AXI) TIIE WILMINGTON DIS TRICT. Peak Bbktiirkx of the AA'jmixotox Pi strict : As Chairman of the Board of Pistrict Stewards I deem it necessary for the maintainaiice of our rights and the peace of the church to have peace, we must have our rights to address you again in reference to the action of Bishop Early in removing Pr. Deems from our dis- ' trict and putting D. B. Nicholson in his place. A brief history of this case will show more clearly where we stand, aud vindicate us before the church at large in protesting against the action of Bishop Early. A t the last session of our Conference Dr. Deems was appointed by Bishop Early Presiding Eider of the Wilmington dis trict, lie entered upon his work immedi ately after Conference. 1 need not say that he was very well received ; that we could not have been better pleased. At I- he meet ing of the District Stewards in Front Street Church,. AVilmington. in February last he informed us that he desired to visit Europe; that rest and travel were essen tial that his over-worked powers might re cuperate, that eminent medical friends had advised him to this course as absolutely necessary; that he desired, in the mean lime as he might be able, to improve his mind for the great work of preaching the Gospel; but that if any dessented ; or if any thought the work of God would suffer, he would not go. The whole matter was thoroughly canvassed, and without a dis senting voice we agreed that he might leave us to carry out his desire of visiting Europe. AYe made him up a purse then and there to assist in defraying his ex penses, and resolved that his salary should be paid in full. Arrangements were made to supply his place at the different quar terly meetings. Under these circumstances, with this express agreement Dr. Deems left us early in April for Europe. Mouths passed by and all things went on smooth ly and gently on this district. Not a mur mur nor a breath of dissatisfaction was heard. And we looked forward to the re turn of our beloved Doctor with pleasure and hoped to have his valuable services again before the session of Conference. But I and behold! after the lapse of ; months, during all which timcBishop Ear ly knew that Dr. Deems was gone to Eu rope, Bishop Early suddenly declares the district vacant or removes Dr. Deems there from, and appoints Bro. Nicholson to take charge of it. Now we hold that the dis trict icas not vacant by the. absence of Dr. Dci mx iiialcr the circiimstt'ttccs, and that Uixftop Eurli hail no rhjht to rimovc. him- there icas no cause for it, ami that there fore, tin's act of liis is without icarrant, au infriinji inott of our rights, and tyrunical . AVe hold, and the law and usage of the church fully sustain us, that a district. . station or circuit can only be vacant in the interim of the session of Conference by trict. A case ot this kind never was li card of before in all the history of our church. But ministers have frequently left their work, the people agreeing there to. Some have been gone for months, one visited Europe a few years ago and was gone about three-fourths of the year, and in none of those cases did a Bishop ever in terfere. But it was left for Bishop Early to find out that the absence of the pastor by consent of the people vacated his charge; or that the people in his absence, though perfectly contented and prospering every way. must be suffering spiritually or in some way, though tiny know it not, and that therefore it is his duty to appoint c:q able of weighing the coiiscqt.cnci's of their republican tendencies, mid' hailng been taught to vote as they will asMir. .'ly vote, quietly await the coming clet tion. -The Vote of all these will be for Abraham Lincoln. There arc maiiv others, Amer: cans, who from one cause or anothct, hav formed aliolition alii iiices. and llicfC loo await the election day. Then follows a vast concourse of agitator, beginning with Methodists, I am horrified in c.iving. Mhn are to be busy till the critical hour shall come. Then you have Lincoln's olcr. A worthy crowd, be sure, jet Voter, "''! men who will surely vote early and late. Against these are arrived a bodyofbet- versy. And when I think id' it. it makefl me sail. Daily I pass laborer busily i-n- some one else as pastor. But the appoint- j tcr-elass citizens, ami they I-hi will let be incut is illegal and therefore null and void, I absent from the pulls. Mark that, aid let und we reject the one whom he has sent, ) ' l't t" their credit. The Br-.k-.' Dr. !, , , !s oir our Icjat t'rcsidiri L7d- J Stewarts. AVhitlocks. will be there l i .!., r. AYe so regard him and can and will j M '' ''cir jx.wcr to meet theconiiug. ucy. have nothing to do officially with Pro. D. ' l,lt wil1 r suffice ? I both hope and fear. P. Nicholson. I Yorkers ought to have begun earlier A word or two in reference to Brother j to st;,y t"- ,i,le "fanaticism ; M'cing that Nicholson and I shall close for the present. ! destiny of the city depend upon the It is not a pleasant task to speak other I course tilings take at pro-cut. v, by wa f:i than in high terms of praise of one so long j mitieisin elevated by being countenanced, and so favorably known. But necessity j i'"1'1 ' i"-hidcd iu it rank the belter knows no law except t hat which creates it. j families of the city ami country . But we Bro. Nicholson knew that there would "be w'11 "ope for the best. fluttering in the district" before he ac-I Suppose Mr. Bell, or Mr. Breckinridi:.', ccpted the appointment; and as soon as he I '''"' prefer, reach.- New York lacking entered upon the work he was assured ' twenty-seven votcsof election then w hat that we regarded it as an invasion of our j '" New York probably lie the contr.i- rights, that we did not want him or any one else under the circumstances. He was besought, begged in person and by letters by many, very many ministers and laymen in the district to resign or retire from the work, but he persists iu forcing himself up on us and pleads the appointment id the Bishop and his ordination vows to justify him iu so doing. Put at the session of Conference at Pittsboro' in Nov. 1$."1, he told the Presiding Bishop that he would not go to the place, which he desired to .1 I .1 11 11 appoint luni ; that it no, me isisiiop, wouiu not appoint him toa certain work he would go home. Now if he could say to Bishop Fierce '! will not, go," why did he not say so to Bishop Early? Why? But his ordination vows must be kept inviolate. AYhere were his vows iu lSo4? More over I have yet to learn that ordination vows make it the duty of a minister to stay on work to the confusion and damage of that work. If under his vows he felt it to be his duty to take charge of the dis trict when first appointed to it, not know ing then the extent ot the damage that m a I gaged in excavating deep for found it to massive structure, mid the query voluntarily arise ; what i all this case ot iiisiinion : i nce wareiiou i not then he needed. Many, too ii..liv-. ready built will not be needed. yjjih. -c labourers will not be needed cither though with Irish determination they wr reck lessly east a vote relating to the vi they cat. I say it is sad to ce N. crs thus busy m extending lacil't'"-' commerce, it li" such (uuuierce w o) l needed. For if Lincoln is elected there need be no more city improvement . The cry will rather be for woik and bread ! Ami the astonishment is, that M'cing uuf half of the progress and wealth oft hi city depend upon Southern traffic or if you please, the continuance of the I'nion, every nerve is not only strung iu vindica ting its integrity. A state of thing h;m been evoked however, not ti'jw easily M: lived. AVith all theconseqiicnccHof Mr. Li In'n would be done, though he knew there j 11 niig us in the lace, 1 MemM would be fluttering in it, now that he sees i llr''i"1 1,10 '"'Tor of the Presidency a the ami knows that there is not only fluttering ! w',,Nt "r terror. And unlcsn uik-oii.ihoii-but kicking and war, why does he not b' n rvo.K it J.t 1i imiMt tri riil-Ur in death, suspension, leaving the work for a protracted season icilhoiit. the consent of the, laity, or removal by the Bishop having jurisdiction for inefficiency or entire unac- ccptabihty. And the iuffieiency, the un acceptability is anuomreed by the laity and the change made at their demand. In Pr. Deems' case none of these things exis ted, save removal by the Bishop. lie was not dead, thank GoJ, nor suspended; he was not absent except by express under standing with us and by our consent and will ; he was not inefficient nor unaccep table. Dr. Deems was our legal Presiding Elder up to the time that Bishop Early re moved him will this be questioned ? and we assert and intend to test the question, he is now. Bishop Early had no right I use the word in the popular sense to de clare the district vacant it was not vacant nor to remove Dr. Deems. And with out one or the other, he had no right to put any one else on it. "We'tnow not to this day what view the Bishop took of this question; whether he regarded the dis trict vacant by the absence of Dr. Deems, now resign or retire, and cease to vex and injure the church? It must be a strange rule, by which he interprets his ordination vows. AYe hold him responsible under Bishop Early for the continuance of a tyrannous act and the increasing strife. But he notonly proclaims his determination to stay on the work till released by the Bishop, but that wc shall pay him the salary appropriated to Dr. Deems!! To say nothing of this in view of the forego ing facts, there are three reasons why we shall decline to pay to him or any one else but Dr.. Deems said salary: 1st. Pr. Deems' family is nearly twice as large as D. B. Nicholson's. 2d. Bro. Nicholson has not called the District Stewards together to estimate his full salary, as it was his ! duty to have done; and as Bro. Barringer has done, who took his place on the Ilaleigh district No allowance, as it is called, has been legally made for Bro. Nicholson. 3d. Our money is our own and we shall do under God, what we please with it. J. C. BLOCKER. Scptembir 29, 1SG0. . , Bf.aities Of State Cim rcii. The llev. F. P. Maurice has been appointed to the charge of a chapel called St. Peters, A'ere Street, London, by " the ICght Honorable William Cowper, Chief com missioner of works" in England, notwith standing the protest of neighboring mini sters and peopli. The Bight Hon. cm niissioner is a representative of the Queen, who is " the Head of the English Church , " as the Pope is of the Koinan Catholic Church. 31 r. Maurice some years ago was removed from a professorship Kings College, on account of his denial of the doctrines of Atonement, the Last Judg ment, Eternal Punishment, and several others presented in the Creed. It was to avoid the exercise of this tyrannical power of the State to appoint ministers that so many of the clergy of Scotland, with Dr. Chalmers at their head, formed the Free Church of Scotlad. England and Pome also ought to have Free Churchs, view of success to his party. We have two colonizing parties at work it may be, one at the North, the other South England and Spain and how wc would feel to have them ftcp in at c me propitious hour, and put uu end to our squabbles over the great idcn of liberty ! AVe have talked of annexing Canada, und Mexico, and Cuba Ac, and to be Biinet"! ourselves, would iiulccl le a larce. Mt us keep awake to onr interests. AVe hav? a great unfinished AYa-hiiigton monument, and likew ise a great unfinished de-tiiiy--aiid although you in the good nr. Ti r7" State, cannot prevent by voting, the pro!. -able course of events, can yon not, minis ters and all. pray that the hero's shaft may yet be crowned withan apex, and Atneii. i's destiny with the same. S. P. OLDS. A Monster Press. The Scientific American thus describe a iiionter Mi aw press, upon which Moses S. Beach, wln lias just retired from the New York Sun, is at work: He is even now just oomph-ting ihc construction of a monster steam printing pre, by which the tdicot are cut from roll, dampened, printed upon l.oth kuic, at the rate of forty thoiiMitid iniprcf-ions an hour, folded up, counted and delivered from the machine, ready for the carrier and the mail. This machine is as hi eh n a common two story count rv dwelling house; and ill. when Gini-hed if the expectation of its inventor are realized constitute a most extraordinary speciuicu of mechanical skill and ingenuity. The Slaver and her Crew at Nor folk. The slaver brougl t into Norfolk a few days ago, it is now certain, is the Storm King, " of New York. Three or four of her crew are detained on Imard, st quaran tine, as they arc tick with African lever. Of nine placed in jail, only three arc Spaniarcs, one of whom is a physician; one is an Englishman, one or two kre from Jersey, and one i from North Carolina.
North Carolina Christian Advocate (Greensboro, N.C.)
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