~4i^,
Whe
Preaclier in a Fix. j Con,rUnuion,
on the long winter oveiieings eaine on, ' Sir Janiea Slcpl.i^^'rofef^sor o’ llio
It wasdelerinme.Hnln.ia a series ol extra | the University o®,.-,! lieip..^ ^
meet,ng.s. Hitheno I Inn! avoi.K.l | reaching I plete coIlecltU oa!....{naU; i.>;.v5
before my .enmr; Ina lur.ln r es,e uns im-j subject, fl,c EdtnbnrfiHex,
ena fur us to occupy | Menwi/of Rc^Uen F. FJ/is, of A’
III-, ^!i an ln!^0^tion by Jlev. J. G
of Jjnstiyi. '?*■.''•
possible. Tia, arraii
the pul]>jt on niliu'ii.iU* evenings was so jral
Ji!ii)ly just, that I eouiii not dcnair. My
tier opened the campaign witli a tliriiling
sermon.
Could any (Tne have seen mo feveri.shly
pacing II,y rooiij on the tiy'lowing -lay, they
would TftiVc judged me to bo a conilemi,od
criminal, rather than a heraki of the gospel.
1 he fear of man bore heavily upon me, and,
in my extremity, I did iiotliee to the ‘'Muni
tion of Rocksf with a saving confideiiee.—■
AV hen my mind was cnf'/.ingly entangled, I
caught sight of a volume of skelotons that
had long been gathering dust in my lilirury.
A wcll iiiteiilioiiod friend, during my college
course, liad persuaded mo to purchase it; but
liitherto I had avoided it as homctliing evil.
Now it seemed aGod-send. With trembling
ly oager hands I clutched and opened it,—
Instinctively I turned to the revival depart
inent, and selected a stirring appeal from a
I'lassago in Uzekiel. A few ii,uments sufficed
to transfer its leading tlunights to a slip of pa-
together with a little
ijiuwniptieu Tirv./iiai oi inv uwijj aricff^puriofOd
the whole with an occasional aiiecdute. I
now breathed easier^ yet as I wended iiiy way
to tlie crowded chapel, I felt very much like
Sampson, after he was shorn of his locks. I
jireaeliecf, and, 1 think, preached well for a
beginner; yet was ever conscious of a sub
stratum of shame.
The next evening my senior, though well
enough to be p-re.sent, was sufiiciently iiulis-
posed to engage a young Ereo-Will Baptist
brother to occupy for him. After tfio pro
liminaries, to iiiv' utter dismay he announced
as his text, the identical verse I had—rather
Wib Sketch Book had—liiscoursid -from the
jirevious night. Breathlessly I listened, as
in a comical falsetto tone iie squeaked out the
srery e.xordiuui I hail u.^^ed. .My heart beat
almost audibly; my blood rushed betrayinly
to my face, and as belniyingiy njslied from
it; a cold ehuiimy sweat stood out in beads
upon my foreliead, and trickled uncomforta
bly down the sjiinal column, I hoped that
in tlio general division, ho would vary sufli
eiently to destroy the identity of the sermons,
A.Ias! I was doomed to (lisai)poiiitnioiit. As
water flows along the cliaiiuel scooped out
for it, so he—as 1 did twciily-foiir hours jiro-
viously—poured along the “valley of dry
bones.”
You have doubtless read of the “luxury of
grief,” and perluqis experieueed it. But
mine was the “luxury of einbarrasment. My
eye was riveted, as if by taseiiHikion, opon tfie
k speaker, as he thrill}' piped thfoiigir division
!w'eiy eye tn tue cI;iptur^iT
[ter reveling for more than an, hour in inor
[ificalion and .shame, I glided through the re-
tiring congregutiou. But my trouble was not
Mver. As I was stealing along tionieward
■■'tinder the sheltering wing of night, 1
■ '"-'.was startled by tfie voice of my .senior, the
■U abruptness of wlioso address was only sur
' ‘.ijiassed by its siguilicanry.
/ “Arrow,’’.said ho, “you either stole your
-Jt^ermon from the Baptist brother, or he stole
.iTliii from yon, or you both stole tliorn from
third person.” Conscience-stricken and
coiifuseeijA-sW'.'fi'rtVored: “We perliapis consult-
ed the same commentator,” and plunged reck-
' lessly onward through the darkness.
f- All this hapipeiied long, long ago, but no
lapse ot time drapes its remenjliranec with
t'd-'Mricndly cobwebs, or reuders it venerable with
's'^intiquated dust. Like tl^'paiiilir-gs on the
.A^jvalls of an Egyiitiaii tern ji'e, years only add
p' freshness to tfie coloring, and [loint to the ex-
pre.sHion. I cannot say that since thpn I have
never looked into a “book of skeletons:'’ but
I can say that 1 have, never appropriated any
gold from such a mine, without assiduously
liammering and filling it into a jewel of my
own.—Forth- Western Christian Advocate.
W"
_ AO^Aml'iN. 0.,
W caWisday, September 2, 1857.
JA.It'IES BLYTHE,
EDITOE.
SI. M. BE0A7N,
Ass.istaiit E-ditor-
For the Carolina Baptist.
K'A’. S. COLLIS, Ya’icev CoTiiiIV, N 0.
Kcv. 13V1JD “ ' “ ‘
JiJLXKY KAV, =
J. W. llOOlvKli, Waijhingtoii,Co.. Tciiii.
Kev. D. KlTZ.MiLLER, “ “
S. EEAVEiv. Ksq., Madison, “ 0.
A3. GREENWOOD, Es(|., Democrat “
J. A. WJllTAEER, I’jiir View,
Rev. ]j. L. DRANkaC'X. i\fadi.soii, '• “
jncv. 3. R-VRilAM, Bunconilx', “ “
-‘I
Kev. E, llEDEEX, Peaeli Tree,'Clici-okee, “
E.Cll.VIO, L.aun-l Valley, “ «.
Lev. A. N. MILES, Morgaiitoii,
Eaimhig Comity,
•T. OiSLOltfl, Shady Grove, Towns Co.,
.1. II. OIICKWOKTII, ilendorsoti, “ \ C
He-v. N. IIOWEA', “ o i.
Lev. T, B. .lUSTiCE, Kutlierforcl Co„ “
.T. GOODWIX, E.s(j., Lima, , gp
l>r, tVm. Dosfev, Atlanta, Ealton .Co., Ga. '
J. ii. BLANTON, Buncombe Co't \ C
K. 0. SELL, Web.ster, “ « ' '
Fjiie Autionsil Wasliing-foii
Ptloiimaent.
rhis Monument when completed will be the
ghest m the world, not excepting the Pyr-
■ l.sof Lgv-ji^ It will boa tit rejiresentation
the hberali^aiid perseverance of the na-
The
ami that we send the same to the “Carolina
'Mapti.s',,” with the request that liie Patriot &.
-Momilaineer copy.
I l)one bv order of Ihc Church, August 22,
!I857.
' A. C.-STEPP. -
I Lima, S. C.
At Our Post.
After an absence of some weeks, we r,'.^ ,
again jiermitted to return to our .‘'aiielum a
i enter ipy m the fLules paiTainmg’to oTii''oS
During our sojourn, we have seen and liea^'io
many things ot an interesting nature, but a.s
our paper is well nigh full, we must defer a
notieo of these things at i.rescnt, AVe cann.ot 1 i.viiit formed by the river
close this hasty sketch witliou t I'eturiLiig ouid
I Eor the Carolina Bapti.-d.
I Om- Position on Temperance
: 0 have never made drinking
Chrirftianit^A nor do \V(^io.si
doino
cy:!
]d-esent. We are to admit that some
who use ardent splits (!Tti]y, are Chrif^tians—
: ,.i|. 1,0. ystnivtion of this Uhongh, ^e think not so good Christians as
A,A- k-le IS .mchas will long resist the toth i they would be if they discarded the use of
Aleholiol as a beverage entirely.* But, while
■•ve do not make the very moderate use of
ardent .spirits a test ofour i hn.slian fellowship,
VO do.lhiuk, believe, ami teach, that all
pmid be better off, morally, physically, re
igiously, and intellectually, not to use it at
all; not to touMi it. It is productive of no
good, but an immense amount of evil. Hu.
_ on las hundreds
procuring new subscribers lor the §1 feet square^ at tt.e since the production Mhdcohol, ‘ livcM to "a
good old age without it, m the enjoyment of
t time.
toe^hberfy and happiness of our na-
dui^'.-i.s long a.s thi.s monument lasts. .
V.i(clip ihe following :
“This structure is situated about the middle
of the river line of the city, hack on a grassv
nd an inlet jut-
aig eastward into the hind, only a few rods
grateful acknowledgements to ttiose i^retli I fyqm the centre of the orginal District of Col
ren and friends, u im aided us so inanfiillv in umhia
Bapitist. \A’c returned h( mu -wilh more than
./f'/''y I’li’Lcs to enroll upon our liouks. AVill
not every Baptist in the .sui'roundiivg comitrv
bestir himself in building npeur home
i”flA-rs. Sen. Ed.
N'. C.
A Poijitive Arraijg'ciiieiit.
Subscribers roceivmg their, papers marked
with red lines, are notified tlier-eby, that in
six weeks from the time of the fir.st marked is
sue, their subscription term will expire, when
their paper will be discoiitiued, unle.ss order
llevivals.
A\ e are glad to learn that extensive revivals
of religion have been enjoyed at different pla-
ce.s. To the Clmistian, such news is ■ '■■■
griuiriTii^. i',
that the Church at iMoimlain Creek, under
the pastoral care of Jlev. AVm. Ilarril, has en
joyed a refreshing time.
The audience assembled at 10 o’clock,
M’cndiDg the morning in the appropriate ex
ercise of prayer.
The .meeting continued ten days, and re
sulted in forty-one accessions to the cIuutI'.;
thirty-six by experience and five by letter,
On Sabbath, the last day of the meeting, tliir-
ty-two were baptized in the likeness of Jor
dan, and Went their wa}- njoicing.
' ave news of another levival, but the
.'Uu-k d feet in the ground, and rasing
iri-2 fiet-ahove ground, the obelisk iiself be
ir^ 55 feet square at its bai-'e on this founda-
ti«n, designed to reach 500 feet clear of the
fopiiiation, or 5171-2 abovethe ground, to be
e.dernally eased witfi marble, internally de-
eoated with various devices, (among ^^■lllch
their physical, moral, and mental faculties it
IS demonstrated tliattlio.se who use \Uvoidd be
better off without. Alcohol should only be
u-sed for mechanical, medicinal, or chemical
purposes.^ It is fit for nothing el.-e; and we
are surprised that Christianssliould make any
AY(
w|l ^ be ii)tercsper..ed the many engraved other u.se of it. Inlemj.eraiice is certainlv
lijivkscontributed from allpartsofthe world,) | one of the greatest evils ot the day It is
glass dome and as- j withering blight ui.on all that ,s good e.-ett'
M.y spmi^J-staii-s. When aiid i^nnoblmg in Church mid StiSeY Am
older we become, and the more uuf o.xiferi
once IS increased,.the more fully we become
convinced that every Christian should set lii.s
face like a flint against it in ail its forms.-
U 0 must not only contend for apostolic thco-
ry but apostoJicpracUce. A\'e must not on-
ly liave the theory of the Gospel, but the
womA/y of it also. We must not
ourselves by the sects ar.ound
j.-ieted, this mOnumcnt will fie the , high-
c^rtilicial structure in the World, being371-2
higSior than the Groat Pyramid of Egypt,
IS estimated by scientific men to be ca-
e ottonduring thousands of years.
.le following are the heights of some of
irineiplo monuments domes, &o., in the
.AvAJ.;.St. Antoine’s oolumn at Home, 135
Id; principal tower of the Smithsonian In-
stiile, 145; Trajan’s column at Homo, 145;.
>i)oleon's column at Baltimore, 180; the
grit obelisk at Thebes, 206; Bunker Hill
'fiiuirient at Boston, 220; column of De
Ur
wrder’s communication will be published in A; Trinity Churcli Steeple, Now York, 264,
, ^ we will offer no comment ;‘i new dome of the Capitol,
ed otherwise. lYe tliink tliis notice necessa |‘-‘I’'-”’that this is but the begin-j-A; dome of St. Pauls Cathedral, London,
ry, Irecause we .are filling uno.xpired time of | “’“S of I'evival iiitolligenco. That wo may (.'f; tower of Manlius, 350; tower of the Ga-
cmoiiicic occi.ij, such pleasing inL;K-nefe,*^'j|j|jj||iiiLif''.'Sti.'a£ibourg'., 45 0: dome of St. Pe
jiellnei,, let us hear what the Lord is doiiig 1 Lef’s'Cathedral, Pvorne, 4G5;'groat [lyramid of
to [iioniote Ills glory. ^Vhc^ you hold pro- | --aA’f National Washington Monument,
tracted meetings, inform us of the results that
our former subscribers,
Inasmuch as tlie outside of our jia-
per for the present issue was worked off be
fore \\c returned home, we are not able to
su[)ply all our neiv subscribers the pre.sent
sveek, but they shall receive their ptipcrs in
future.
Another Minister Fjillen.
It is with no ordinary emotions of heart
VO enter upon the solemn task of chronicling
the death of another minister ofChi-ist, wlio.so
useful life has so suddenly and unexpectedly i school
been brought to a close. On reacfiinghome Amfexhort elYi "A""'""
from the French Broad A,ssocial.on, eloquently in public.
l-Wf-2,
wo may notify our readers. Christians, rouse'
from your letliargie state and do the work of
the Lord ! Your iirobatioiiary state may
not,last long. Do you wish to wear a starless
crown? Doubtless you do not. Then stri-ve
for one that will outshine the sun in his noon
day splendor. You can all do sometbiug to
promote the glory ot God, and the good of
your fellow man
you can speak
privately to, the simidi-.ot tlie necessity of“Ee-
and faith in the Lord
, , , , . If‘scai(,hIy,.^i|^|T77hA’^^i^^^M'instrumental in proET
Lno coi.scd forever, and his Bible amf H:\diinj i. r ^
1 1. A- n ,i. . . a cause “R to love.
h^^^^ncc^ell with ponderous Wein^c^
S. C., is dead.
Unci AToitled.
La.st week, Mr. Colton of the “Spectator,”
;ul Mr. AVightman of the “Carolinian,” met
liTlie line between this State and South
(Irolina, for the [uirpose of having a mortal
nmbat. The Sboritf of this County, and
, ti'Sheriff ot Greenville S. C. were there to
If you cat) riot preach, you | peverit the meeting. But their services were
iSt required, as we are informed, the See-
eids of the jiartics settling the difficulty.
’ AVe do not know the particular’s. Suppose
tjey will be givea in the papers of the res
can pray. If you can not teach a Sabbath
, you can distribute tracts. If you can
' ‘*'Aio 5 Jo
measure
I ^ , -- Tire Gos
pel must be our rule of faith atrd practice.—
Some pi’ofessing Cliristiaus seem to s])eak
and act as though, when they joined tl.e
ehureh, the work was all done; arrd that they
had no cross to bear, nor self-denial to make
This IS an entire rnistrdm. We must deny
our-selves of all ungodiiness and vvor’ldly
ust.s, and hve soberly, rigl.teously, and God
ly in tills [.'resent evil woi'ld, if
peet to wear a crowii
iAlm-der ;mci Jobbery sit Fea-
reiiworOi City-Jiidge Lyjaci,
yj- m tile Field-Wsuig- o'fMHj-dev-
ers ami Thieves Broken isp.
Mr-. Stanly Hylainl, of ihe steamer Emma,
from tlie Mi.s.-'oun river yesterday, has kindly
furnished us u ill, the parlicniai’s of a late
murder and robbery, and subsequent lyneli-
i.’ig, at Leavenivoi’ih Cilv.
ihe E'liina arrived at liOaven wolh at 1 o’
clock, P. M., on Sunday last, and fimndeqn-
sfoerabio excitement prevailing in town on
account of a murder committed, and sumrna.
i-y punishment inflicted on the perpetrators.—
ihe account of these transactions is, in sub-
stanec'j :ls follows:
i roin what we learned and our infomia-
tioii comes from good authority—an eye wit-
! ne.ss—it apj.eai’^, that there lias'beer, a"" regu
larly organized baud of rnfilans, de.speradoes
and thieves—for some ti mo, infesting the city
and neigldioi’bood. They iiavo made a jit-’ofo
itable business ofkilling strangers, I’obbmg
them, and throwing their bodies into the riv-
er to avoid detection. Several sti’angor.s,.
known to have been posse,ssed of money, havo
very mysteriou.sly dl.-iairpeared lately and no
one wasyable to account for absence.
Oil IVnlay last a man named Stephens
went Irom Kan.sas Oily lo Leaven wo^Lami
iiresented a cheek for one iiundreif aiiitighr'
dollars at the bank, and received the money.,
iie was seen to count liis money by a m-in
narned Quarles, who kept a gambling houso
m Leavenworth, and who enticed Stephens
to a spring near the town, under some pre
tence, and whore they were jiromptly met by
some members of the gang. Stephens was
immedialely killerl and his money taken from
Imn. ilis body was then tlirown into the
river. From ,«(,'me unexplained cause, Quarles
gave the alarm that he and Stephens had
both been rot.bed. He stated, moreover
that the occurrence took place at theafoiesuid
sp'-ing, near town, and that Stephens had
been killeil.
, citizon.s, .«n,speeting that all was not
vu ever ex-1 right, took QuarL
book fell Iroin I
orous youth
Icu'.iLs. while IlfVIlu-r
" -cni Uiat ehnstiaris would properly appreci
ate tboir high jirivileges ! What a striking
t appears dial fatal di.seaso (Flu.x) had - contrast between our own favored land and
marked him, wilh^ his infant child, loi Us vie- | many parts of the habitable globe. Travel
tims, and extinguished tlie vital spaik m both : with me, kind reader, in imagination, to India,
almost at the same moment; thus blight- | Let us halt on the bank of one of those noble
mg the fond hopes of many, who expected a I streams. There we can behold a sight at
which human nature, enlightened by the pure
aAM'
III field of
-J. then hostile nieemg m
‘honor.”
long and useful life from our departed broth
er.
But few years have elapsed sinec the la-
ineutcd .Jesse Center, father of J, IL, fell by
the rutliless hand ol death, and left his sever-
rays of christiuiiity, unavoidably revolts.—
We will perhaps sec[a mother approach the
1 i\cr and consign the child that she loves with
all the ardor ot her savage nature, to the lior-
K'cav Bookgi.
AYc understand that Messrs. Sheldon,
Blakeman &. Co. will publish—
August 26th.—“ The Saint and lIis Sa vior,''
a new work by Kev. C II. Spurgeon. This
IS the first extended book by this distinguish
ed preacher, and one which, in its fervid de-
■cotroiral .s^/irit, the I'lchness of Us sentiments,
and the beauty of its imagery, will fully sus
tain his reputation.
Olsh-Miscn's Commentary on the New Tes
tament, Atol. I\'-, thoroughly revised by A. C.
Kendrick, D. D., ol llochestcr University.
September 1st.—Spurgeon's Sermons, A’'ol.
III., with a Preface by the Author. Select
ed by the author himself from nearly one
hundred unpublished discourses.
A new and revised edition of I’rof. Keetel’s
“Collegiate Course in the French Language.”
September 15th.-—" Charity and the Gos
pels," a seiics ol Sermons by llev. Dr, AYm.
11. AVillianiB. This work, previously announ
ced, has been delayed until the present, at the
request of the author, that ho might enrich it
with additional matter.
al churches to mourn their sad bereavement. ‘jaw's of the crocodile. The false relii-don
His son however, very soon entered the gos- j of that land teaches that mother that such an
ministry, and it was loudly hoped the | ucl will bo acceptable to her deitv. An
mantle of the father bad Iklleu ii|jon the son, ; Jet us glance at the coniparaUvely''ciTTT„
and that the place ol the former, would hence | Chinaman, with his national vanity. We will | pel ligliT, I have eonclnded to wiTte'you""the
I'or the Carolina Baptist.
BEVIVAB.
Messrs. Eddors:
Knowing that you deliglit in hear
iijg of the glorious advancement of our lie-
dfemer’s kingdom; and love to spread the
g|id tidings to earth’s remotest bounds; so
Utat all may hear that God is visiting some
p!i\(s ol Ills earth, by refreshing showers ol
^ce in the up-building of his Church, and
ng sinners out of darkness into Gos-
forth bo filled by the latter. But the church- I perhaps find him pm.-trate bef r j an image of
cs arc again doomed to disai'pointrnent, and j Boodli, worshiping the workmanship ofineu’s
to realize the ti’ulli ol the inspired declaration, ; hand
that, “All flesh is grass, and the goodliness
thereof like the flower of the grass ”
mII the Lord sustain the aged raotlier and
heart broken comjianion, in every .tune of
need; and may ho raise up more ^^fliul la-
boieis foi the vineyard—is our ‘‘humble
prayer.
On hearing of this painful occurrence, the
church at - Lima passed the following resolu
tions, which have been forwarded for[mb!ica
tion. s.
They also have in press.
"Sermons to the Churches," by llev. Fran
“We, the brethren and sisters of Lima
church, now in cunfeieiioe, liaving received
the .sad intelligence that Godin liis divine
providence has seen fit to remove'our-most
worthy pastor. Elder J. H. CENTEE, from
his labors home to his rest,
highest degree of love for liim, and the ut
most confidence in his piety and ardent zeal
as a faithful minister of Christ; do deeply
mourn with Ins Iriends and relations over
tl'.eir irreparable los.s; }’et vve mourn not as
those without hope, believing that our loss
is his-eternal gain. Our jirayers are, that
God may sanctify his decease to the good of
all his neighbors, and that his bereft family,
and widowed mother may be enabled to bear
uj> under this stroke of God’.s providence,
with a bright hojio of one clay meeting a hus-
j band and son in a hapjiy union, that has no
Thi.s powerful diff'erenco is the result of the
gosiiel preached in its purify, ;md the sacred
teacliiijgs of tlio scriptui’es.
\V hile vve rtjyice in onr own happy situa
tion, and compare it with the condition of
those in other ccHuitries, we should recollect
that for our favors vve arc re.sponsildo to the
Euler of the universe. Egyjjt was once the
favored land, but now what is it? A land of
gross darkness, where the people know not
the true God. AVe tru.st that such a destiny
may not await our own fevored l.-uid. Then
let us all resolve that whatever we find to d
we will cio it with our inii^ht.
j end: ThereforOj
cm AYayland, D. D., late PrLident of BrownI '^hat wo express sorrow ami
University.
! mourning over the death of brother Center
IVinncr's Grammar of the Few Testament, \ ^pon our
1 ,hnr'n.hnnL' oc a micmv nr-.-..-..,* ..c .. .... i
translated from the Sixth greatly enlarged
and improved German edition.
Tholuck's Commentary on the Gospel of
John, translated from the latest improved Ger-
I ;,n edition.—NA Y. Er.
Church-book, as a monument ofour love and
respect for our departed pastor.
Resolved, That a cojiy of this be handed
to his weei'ing wife, and aged mother, to
comfort them i.-i tlmir'dLtrc'^s.jd condition
Aclcjiowlcdgiiiciit,
Brother Toon, F. S. of the Southern Bap-
J; and having the i tist Publication Society, will accept our
thanks for a copj' of “The Grace-,«t God mag
nified,” which vve received a short time ago,
We have not had time to examnie entirely,
this little work, but say unhesitatLttglv what
vve lead .iffoided much pleasure. Our o[)in-
ion is tluit the book deserves an extensive [la-
tronage.
Smith & AVhilden Depository
Agents; 229 King Street, Charleston, S. C.
New Advertisements.
In another column may be found the ad
vertisement of Alessrs Alills, those interested
would do well to notice it.
Mr. Gainey again offers Lis services to the
public. Notice his card.-
Head Advt. of Japanese Life Pills; Dr.
Josiali S. Grindle proja’icter. New York.
AVe have noticed that the most successful
men in business are those who advertise most
extensively,
11adeis and professional men should rc-
colleet t!;:-'.
result ot a nine day’s meeting, which we clos
ed the 23rd inst., at Lima Church. I feel as
sured that there were many happy souls
during the meeting, prepared for that rest
liiai reiiKiins for the people ot God; and who
left, like the Eunuch of old, to go on their
way rejoicing.
Tliere were 28 accessions to the Church,
25 ot whom joined by experience; and some
ol them are tlie finest young gentlemen and
ladies, that our country uff'orus. AVhat cau
be more beautiful than to see an army making
up of young jiorsons in the bloom of life to
fight in the battles ot God?
ThenGsone thing of [larticular note, that
le number wfio professed religion and at-
ru,;;.-;t themselves to tlio Cluirch, ten were
Sunday School scholars.
I commenced the meeting with the expec
tation of brotlier llunmon’s help; but his fam
ily being in a condition that ho could not safe
ly leave home, and failing to get assistance
Irom any other source, I was alone all the
time. Yet wo had a number of anxious souls
at .the mourners’seat, still inquiring what to
do to be saved. On the last day of the meet
ing ttiero seeliled to be a general interest
niaiiilestod, both by saint and sinner. All be
haved themselves in a [iraise-worthy manner,
and gave gooel attention without any distur
bance all the while. On Tuesday alter the
2nd Sunday in September, the writer expects
to load tlie young converts down into the
jlii grave, ;md may God revive his work in
lieavcir:” vre must put on the whole armor
of Goil; add to our faith all the Christian vir
tues—do good to all men, and be zealous in
every good work.
The cause of Temjierance is a great and
good one. It has involved in it the hapifmcss,
of hundreds and thousands of our race for
time and eternity. To adv oeate terajierauco
is to plead for the wile, the widow, the father
less, the orphan. It is to plead in behalf of
the best interests of humanity. Intemper-
perance IS the scourge of the Church, Slate,
morals, and society, and in fact, everything
that it has the least to do with, and the soon
er it is banished from earth the better. ]Vt)
are in favor of striking at the-rvoot of this,
awCdo'her"dif"'
. and eradicate-thetaSi ,-f
Her midst, all the bretbreu Who are disposed
to do right, when properly enlightened and
insti acted, will abandon the acoholic business
in all its forms.
AYc have, as a Christian people, taken high
ground. AAfo [mofess to build on the aj os-
tolic pialfonn—to contend for oj’iginal chris
tianity in theory and practice; hulivhatdowc
more than others? Q, let us reform, and
reform, and llEFOKM, until vve get back
to the original ground—let us cherish the
truth in our hearts, and illustrate it in our
lives, that our “light may shine around ns,
and others beholding our good works may
glorify our Father who is in Hoveo. 0, let
it never be said that men of the worlds m
I'oint ol morality, put our chureli members to
shame- Let us not suffer men ot the world
to [luint at us, and taunt us with our de[>ar-
turo Irom piety, and truth.
. Ihe church should be the-most holy' [ilaec
on earth! Its moral character .should
beabove rejjroach—it sliould be glorious-
having neither spot, wrinkle nor any sucli
thing. But it can never be this without the
[iroper use of ciiurch government. The laws
of the Ring must be administered—the jirin-
cijiles ol His government must be vindicated
and the [mre character of our holy' religion
must be maintained^ To accomplish all this,
will require the hearty co operation of all who
fear God and keep his Commandments. AVe
must stand up boldly for the truth, having
Lut one object belote os—to giority ’God by
doing good. And if all the Drcachcr.s, El
ders, and ail the Church, will unite in this
good work, the cause ot rofonnatioii will go
forward—the Church vvyi be pure—sinners
will bo converted to God, and Lion will re
joice in prospect of a brighter day.
A. S. H.
Ilondorsonville, N. C. August 25th 1857.
irles into oii-ito.|y a:rl pmcee.i
was discovered, aiid also'scme-oi tnu’'ginTg,
who \\ ere ai rested on the sjiot.
One o! the arrested parties, a young man
quite a youlh, made a full conlession of the
murder of Stophen.s, am] also exposed nu
merous achievment.s of the gang.
Tim crowd of citizens took Qiiar'e.s and -a
man mimed Bayse, ami kept tliem until they
had such evidenoe as they' thought .sufficient
to convict them ol being ini[)lic:ited in the
numerous murders recently' commited in tlio
community. After some deliberation ami
hearing- a speech from Judge Lecompte, who
endeavored to quiet the exeiteraent, tlieorowd
fearing interference from the troojis at tlij»
Fort, took Quarles to a tree belov ' w
iunm-Jiffp. aftei’
fafo.
Oil Sunday, as the lioat pas.sed down, the
ringleaders of the gang—a man named AA’ood
and anoJlier nametl Knight or Knighton
were in the hands of the citizens, and were to
bo hung in the evening, AVood was making
hia will and Kniglit was writing his confess
ion. A\ ood is siqiposcd to po-sse.s a consider
able amount of jiropcrty.—probably the jiro-
ceods ot Ills diabolical deeds.
The names of those who were implicated
by the young man who eonfe.s.sed, were un
known. Some twelve or thirteen citizens,
howevor, were mifsing when searched for on
Saturday.
The citizens of Leavenworth appear to be
deteimined to ly'uch every one found con-
tiectetl witli tiiis band. The entire cornniuni
ty approve and sanctjyn tlic cour.se pursued
in regard to the hanging of Quarles ami Bayso
—St. Louis llepublican.
Eatei advices rej.)resent that AA'ofid and
Knighton have been hung. It is a lamenta
ble fact that wherever gamblers congregate
murilerand violence follow.
AA’lien the law cannot roach them, the peo
ple, by' that lioliest of laws—seit-jireservation
aie Serving God and their country- by e.x-
terminating them.—E.c.
^lli0fcUanemi0.
Accident on the Greenville Road.~\Yo re
gret to learn that a mournful aocidenf occur
red on AA'ednesday at the Saluda - Bridge.
The passenger train had a short liiiie previ
ously passed over the bridge, but a freight
train was not so fortunate. Tlielmgine and
all'our hearts, and prepare us all for a happy i " several cars, fell through, from
^ ^ ' M. nier .(jivino* w«v und Mv "nXl.KA’.vrr at..
reception at his right liand, is the prayer of
tEa, writer.
A. C. STEPP.
Lima, S. 0., Aug. 26, 1857.
>.
SeSr Some journals of Y'irginia are dis
cussing the pruiiriety and exiiedieooy of re
moving the free colored pojiulatior;.
a pier giving way, and Mr. Dobbins'and Mr
Morrison, firemen, were killed—the engineer
escaped.—South Carolinian.
K\\ ex-Senator of the Ma.ssfcliusctts Legis
lature has been sent to the House of Corimc-
tion tor drunkenness. In 1852 he was one
of the warmest advocates of the ALiine liquor
law.
Exceilcjit Good. Siiust'.
Francis D. Gage, of St Loui.s, a woman of.
rare good .“ense, whose writings in pi-oso and
verse have won for her an enviable reputation
makes almut tlie worst-lookiny and most d- -
legible mamiscripf that ever [Mizzled and vex
ed compo.sitor, or tormented a proof reader.
In a recent letter to the IComan's Advocate
she thus “owns up:”
“Dear friends ot the ‘Advocate,’ I write tho
worst hand in the world; can’t read it myself
when it gets dry'—
The T's are not crossc', tlie I's are not dotted,
Some words are expunged, ,snd otliers arc blotted,
And .some are spelled wrong, or letters left out;
-One scarcely can tell what I’m writing alioul.'
Aly c.ajiital letters are all on a spree;
Every B i.s an L, every L is a B ;
The l’’s anil the Q’sare exactly alike:
'J'hc IM s, N’.s, and U's are ont on .a strike:
Someletter.s are large, and some very small:
-lUid tho words bop about, like straw.s in a.squall-
No wonder the poor girls can’t read it at all.
“ You will ask why I do not reform myself,
lean only answer linit I do fry, consiantly;
every letter, every line I wi’itf, I think of il,
and am striving, seemingly to no pur[>ose.
Till Ihirly years old, I had never a serious
thouglit about the matter—had lauglit myself
to write—was a constant scribbler for my
own amusement, and fi.xed my bad habit by
years ot [iractice, which it now seems irnjios-
siblo to change. Now a word to theyouuo:
Strive ill tho beginning to write well—that i.s,
a clear, legible hand—beauty or flourish ia
K‘i.