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' . v' i O U - remembered byall within the soi foil -Tlnrtimn tlir of nay-voice, and let every pilot H W - - - wTvSSi - 'tTflnember' that his is no common vt ; MARGARET J. PRESTON hiytaiino vine r - ; y i - j How many are there such, for wlnm ihe Thai sends the leaping blowOtflquK-fc-S ! eoea now , v Alone the tingling vt'ins;, wno never. ra Their hekty eyea feeioifcl ik-fly JU kDow ts6. Hi VV ti i ran.:. ia muirl hl'r.HUSB. S)L UtU IB Thorfr every step oflife's laborious maze I. Like vineyard peasants they must plant and j rear,.-,.. T A 1 Andweeaana waier.iua iuc icemi kuh May yield its richness to thec1ps:ered.V)B,j Whose uampiea grapes eiye.ioriu men For lordly lips to drain. But. thy jwiio; toil ' , ' Taste not the fl4Konsleheet-2Aj hati no The Lost Pilots. Rev. E. A. ; Yates Dcof : 8fr ; A general wish is expressed, that yon furnish for publication your Address delivered at Smithville on the 22d of May ; and we, sharing largely in the wish, respectfully ask. that, you com-: Very Truly Yours, ; i I , W. J. Pottbr, ' T. M. Thompson, j ......:.- it I !-. f DtirrlT. ir!J. 't A!" ."-a. a k -.v.- -i--- . . - i uommivtee jor Jtfuois. WrLMiuaTON, May 30th, 1879. Messrs. JW. J. Potter and Others, - qmmtttee,iiA t:.'ir 4 h& Gentlemen Your note, requesting the Pilots Memorial Address,delivered at Smithville, May 22nd, for jpublica tion, has been received.. Trusting that -its publication . may - accomplish some good, I herewith place it at your disposal. Permit me to add, also, that the Address was written hastily, and some thoughts presented j eas tem pore, oil uie uccasiuu wuicu utuiuub appear without re-writing the manu script. ' Very Truly, &c. - -' ,"!;' E. A. YATES. DR. CURTIS' REMARKS. ' Ij'KIil.OW. UITIZE3TS JLADIES A2STD GsirriBHESr r Should any stranger, passing by, stop and inquire-what is the meaning of this large, assemblage of men, women and children, gathered around x a rmarble . shaft , which they have decked with garlands of flowers he would learn what is most interest ing and instructive ' to all human creatures ,- here or elsewhere. - -He would learn that human .sympathy for, and desire to honor personswho have lost their lives in the faithful performance of duty is the principle which has drawn us here to-day. He would learn, as we all may, that honor does not alone follow in the footsteps of the warrior, the statesman the poli tician or the philosopher, but that it seeks oat- the humblest citizen, and E laces . hint upon a. pedestal to be onored, if he but does his duty faith fully. He would learn, as we all may, that human sympathy is always at work to cheer the afflicted, to bind up the broken heart, to help' the1 Weak,: to sustain the strong, and to bid us go about our daily labor with, cheerful and manly spirits. In the darkest hour which has befallen, or will ever befall any one of us, it is probable there are human hearts beating warm ly with sympathy for us, and with the sincerest desire, to help us ;they could and it is possible tneyldo help us in unseen ways if not otherwise. - A large community, by, no means confined to this little town upon the sea shore has been agitated with profound sympathy for those pilots who on the 11th December 1872 crossed the bar , in their little boat, a mere bubble upon the mighty ocean, and who went to their death without time to utter the brief est prayer for their wives and little ones,, who were to be left helpless behind. " It was with fear and trembling that many looked out upon that dark and fearful April nignvwhen tne pilot boats Mary K.. Sprunt and the Uriah Timmons were at sea and known to be in'danger, and many a prayer as cended on that night to . the throne above, that the loved ones might be enabled to weather the gale and sail bravely into port once more. K It was amid the howling of the storm and in the blackness of night that one - of these boats with itfr living crew, sank beneath the pitiless waves and will be no more seen until' the, sea' gives: up its dead. But we are' impelled by that human, sympathy,' which ever springs up in human hearts, to mourn their untimely death, even as we re joiced when that other boat sailed so gallantly into port. And we are here to-day, to cheer the hearts of loving men and women with the assurance that, brave and gallant deeds are never forgotten. It is but a few days since scenes of like nature to this, have been seen all over the sunny land,- and in yet a few more days, throughput the Junion of States, similar i rites will be enacted. Men, -women and ' children;' -with tearful eyes have assembled, and will assemble, to place their . tributes - of flowers upon the graves of the depart' ed dead, who gave their lives tor their country. :- Some wore the blue, ' othera the gray.- Enemies in battle now: as friends they stand ; respectfully hy,. with bowed heads navinfir their tribute to courage, and acknowledging that the dead surrendered up their lives If or duty. And thus it will always be, so long as time shall last. ? "Men fo down to the sea in - ships," ahd do attle upon the mighty, waters,: they conquer new lands, and carry civiliza tion every where, their ships go down in pitiless storms, they are wrecked upon desolate and unknown islands or in battle they perish and their bones whiten the plains and hillsides.: And the unknown ' graves d ot the earth eveix where -But as lng 118 they die in the performance of duty, they are not forgotten, and their names and their deeds form a part of the world's ; history... And ... from .the silent resting places,' whether in the depths of the ocean, or in the heart of husy cities, there goeslforthL an infld ence, unforeseen perhaps, but.no less sure upon those who . survive. : All these things will be told you.ln jitter terms by the distinguished orator who is about to address you;: '4 ? ; : Let it be " sufficient for me, to say, that the faithful pilot deserves all the. nonor Delonglng to any otner ciass oi vn- . ,.!iP..-i i TBI. t 1 our fortitude and bravery begin with the first ship he brings safely into port, and end only when worn out with the hardships of his' life,: he casts -his anchor, furls "his sails, clears sup his decks, and awaits the call of the Great Captain of the Universe. Let this be remembered braH within the sound j re voca- tA.1n--t.1irt.t-. If ha la faithful tfvrlntv. WiU.bVjAon-oredtiihisJi'xijdrnUi: I have now the pleasure of intro- TTEIIOMAI ADDRESS;M LIEIIOIIIAL ADDRESS. tm Adii lSTQft on the Occasion of Un veiling the Monument Over the Lost ST KKV K. As .YATES. tCMSAStifTCi-We ;are here itolayw by theanercUal prpdenc&vo i HJodi t Daystot to the5 irieiWoryf rlanavfail urrw bereaved. Lens calm ourselves toj asipatientcQnilderation of some Oilithis beautiful spring daywhileJ nature, , in beauty, and grace, charms us with her; constant hum of joy, let Ida remember how much we have from the Almighty to be thankful fqrrrtsr;) ': Tlie 5,6od of pur hie whose gracious power, , - " .Through Xartons deaths our souls hath led; Or turnea aside the fatal hour, . , 4 0 lifted p oar einkiqg heatU? s t Vi is certainly worthy our songs of praise and the gratitude v$f our hearts.1 Let tia reverently study His ways, and in tho HcrVit rf the Rad diaoensatiori of HisProvfaende 'Which we -are" called" together this :day to i contemplate. istrive to JiayeftAlear view of Hfs law ivnH otiT own dntvrt JiLiXa. OT TKiiU.tIU These services are . intended to be memorial. On' the 11th day of Decem ber 1872, Joseph Bensil, Thos. Brink-r mon,Johfc Trout, Boat. St. ,Georgf- andJas. Sellers ; and on the April 1877-Thos. B.v Grissom, Chas.' Dozier, C. C.v pinner, : Robt. Walker and Florence GillelBpie, Pilots of this Port, while on the outlook for vessels seeking '.this chaven, iwere drowned upon our stormy coast. These men went down to the sea in ships. They saw what their tongues never lived to tell ; the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the great deep. Beneath the breaking tempest the -floods of ocean were, lifted UP about them, and the howling storm chanted their only requiem. Only two bodies came ashore ; as if the spirit of the storm had sent back those mute but ghastly messengers to tell the sad storyof their fate and of his prowess. The others went down to their quiet beds amongst rocks and coral reefs, to rise no more . until - the sea shall be sum moned to give up its dead, j We did not have the pleasure of being acquainted with those brave men. But their works testify of their courage. Let us indulge the hope to day that they were equally as courage ous in making their peace-with ' God, as they -were in the discharge of their duty to their fellow men... They went out uDon the mighty sea to pilot oth ers to a safe haven. Let us trust that in the last hour (though it is exceed' ingly dangerous to defer it to such an hour,) they took hold upon that pilot who could alone guide their spiritual barque to the haven of eternal rest. Men engaged in such duties as these were engaged in, . see the wonder of God in great waters : and are general ly brave, noble-hearted and generous. How truthfully it may be said, that often, beneath a rough exterior there beats a warm and generous heart ; and that, amonsst those who are brought by their lot in life to contend with the rougher but grander " elements of nature, there are many , whose-noble-ness of soul would give .sublimity to any cause; and a generosltyr of" Heart that wonld impart a truecnobility to any position. Indeed, it .would seem to be true, ahd the facts -harmonize with the concluflionvLthat-those who go down to the sea in ships have more to develop a self-sacrificing,- gene rous humanity, than, do those of almost any, other single - occupation in life. There are7expressions of the infinite bv the erreat sea that tend to expand the soul, and open it out from self in the direction of care and. sym pathy for ; others, that is. at once a duty and a'sublimity of humanity. It is true, that many of those who do business in great waters and. see the wonders pf God in the reat deep, are swearers. ' And" more is the pity 1 It has become somewhat proverbial to gay, "Swears like a sailor," . But this proverbMs unjust: Moreover, it is not true that, as a class, they profane the name , of God more than other men. While many of. them-are wicked, as you know; very many of them ; are pious, good men, as -I know! Those brave men, whose1- jaemory we -are this day perpetuatingwere known to many of yotu You doubtless, knew their errors and their faults Avoid them. You knew their virtues ; try to imitate them. But neither you nor I, by word or act,; can benefit those brave men now ; nor are we called -to sit- in judgment upon them hereafter. tThey are forever beyond our reach for good or eviL They sleep the last sleep. and their account of themselves thegryvill give to none, until called to judgment by Him whose voice shall startle the sea into a resurrection oi its uea, , v. But these brave men, . or some of them, have left families. With tliesej not only from a sense iof duty, Jbut from the ' fullness of . our heart, j we sympathize. The 'widow andthe orphan I God bless them f :I tyhld rather, when I am dead and gone, and this poor body is gathered backtcits mother dust, that some poor -widow should come, and with? her children stand around my grave, and dropping) a tear of gratitude upon the dry grass that symbolizes the deatdjiess ;of all beneath, saynr tabbing Accents to her children "There lies; yaur friend and mine he came in our sorrow and did what he could for, us.! I say, I would rather have this, than to lie in state at the place ,f worldly honor for the gaze of thei curious multitude, or I to : have oa pyramid' ot 'marbhi to, mark the spbt .where my djdst reposes,. . For the plaudits of the multitude are as short-lived as the morningcloud;i shimmer of niooinbeams upon a frozeEL sea. But he wno marra nisaywitn generous eeds,U61aze$ np a road ; that; leads to a true, immortaflty . . .. , , : The imttiltt'oi ie tifiS? SCratoe-ifr , ,1 ' It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven ; Upon the place beneath; it la twice bless'd,--, j It blesseth him who gtres and him who takes The taking of these men .from your midst was a strange provid ence. " But let us remember that its mysteriousr' ness does not deprive it of its goodnes.: There are results to achieyein the.gov-;. eminent of God,1; the causes and the reasons for which necessarily lie be- '"' s j yona our reason- anet-unaerstanuiug. He ! who "tempers : the wind! to the shorn lamb,w-anhosevgoodhes is over all his i works,? we may be Bttre, guides and , directs ; every cause s of sorrow for the accomplishment of wise and good , ends.' The- block1 of marble, stricken, by the mallet and chisel of the sculptor, might well com- Slain of the mystery of its suffering. ;ut such complaint could be founded only upon utter" Ignorance of 'the object of the suffering. t Were 1 en- dowed for a moment with personality and intelligence to aeeddfappreciate the: angel form .into which it was being hewn, it would be at 'once a Treasure and the part of wisdom to say; to the -..tenlptdr 9trie'.'out 'only j let" everv'stf oke and 'cut . brin&.Vout more and more-the glorious beauty of. the f ortu itt whichyQUbuIdhave hie, Bo;,lthtns;!ld-day;,whQ nxpurn, for the deadri'lf we murmur and com plain at the heaviness of . the .bio W as without any element-to, relieye it -of. Its sorrow It la surely: because ,we re fuse to see the erreat deaien of God's providence! Given, the .character of Him whose nature' is ' the sum of all good; and whose name is love; it will f Ollowjthat there can.be no act of His however afflictive it may for the pres ent be, tnat is not aesignea: ny mercy and ; wrought out in "-goodness. ' Nor can there be any, act of ; others; 'how-' everrnel and wiCKea 'in:' ryitention and execution, that cannot be by Him I c.ohtrolied for some good id those whd put (their trust in His anie 'and shelter themselves beneath the shad ow of his wing. His 'tender mercies are txver all His works. There is not even- ar sparrow that falls - from the withered limb to perish upon the snow of winter, whoselonely fall is not seen by His eye, and softehed byth e inter-1 position of His hand. Not -a J worm pillows its lonely head upon a pebble,1 that God's finger, does not put the pebble 1 in its ; place, 'and adjust1 the' leaf. So He 'controls 'the elements- the storm and the sea ; and whatever they do, they do by His command ? and are but . the' ready 'servants that stand forever in His presence to ex ecute His wilL 4k . fc Thpse men, our ' brethren," whose memory we - to-day ' perpetuate ' by marpie column, were in ms inscruta ble wisdom, carried upon the hands of xiis ready servants tne tempest ana the ! 1 waters to 'that bourne ' from' which no traveler ever returns, and; mow Bleep tne siep .tnat' jshowb iw ( waking until the., great' . day dawns' that shall usher, in' the ages that are; looming - f orevermore 1 -V To 1 the good' land the spiritually-minded, ; these sad; jand mysterious providences of "the Almighty are wiseand ' areVusedas it he unpleasant head-winds' on the sea 'are used bv thevBktllfhl mariner, to ihelphlm on his way". ' "They give him occasion to sing, joyfully m his heart, "Nearer, my Qod, to Thee; nearer to Thee. ; , Even tho it be a cross that raiseth me? JV-J- -Still all my song shall be, i j ii o ; Jf; Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee.; Us Letns embrace this occasion to ex- mine this ereneral snbiect in the lierht jof the philosophy of Revelation: The phenomena of nature furnish an argu ment to prove 'the - existence of God.: Those whogo; down to the- sea in Ships, and do business in great waters4 ' the works 6f the Lord,w and his wonders in the: deep. ," It may be that p.o natural phenomenon sets forth the bmnipresencer and omnipotencetthe: wisdom and erandenr of the Deity.' So grandly and so overwhelmingly, as the sea. Spread ont"s--infinity be fore the eye, giving 1 support to the worlds Of being within its depths, giving the healing properties of : its frater to its living ; forms, t moving itself both day and night in flowing swells around the world, lifting its waves on high when lashed by the winds, fighting withlhe cloud-Bquad-rons that charge down upon it under the command of the storm, and con tending with the spirit of the tiempest for the supremacy, of its rights, it furnishes to , the soul, not only an argument for ;the 4 existence of God, but also a symbol of Him whose' eternal vigilence and infinite resources are at once the best security for the stability of the ' Universe, and the hope and refuge of all who faithfully commit their 'life to the "infinite depths of His wisdom and mercy. ' i .nature is duiil upon a puuju xucio is the evidence of design in everything; poetry in running brooks; sermons in stones, and wiBdom every wnere. xne. framework, and the filling up, and; clothing of the physical , universe, furnishes a' revelation of the omnipo tence and omnipresence of Godr He who alone can create, must be, and have the power to dp, whatever and wherever, He creates. No agent could make a world, ;, TSo delegated power could create a tree. No angel not even an arch-angel could make a worml V Moreover, nature demands that He who creates everywhere, be everywhere to uphold and sustain all. things. No spirit can hide from His presence or dodge the; responsibilities ot His moral nature,' any more than a flpwer can rot without His notice, or al worm cry for its daily bread with out being heard. He is present and has the power to supply the wants of every living thing; and his omnipres- several ; aggregated forms, all the elements of whatever is, from a grain of sand to a sun,' and from a mite that floats in the air to an arch-angel that stands forever in His presence. ' ;":' fhe universe is also a revelation of His unity; for the nniverse is a unit. He has projected the variety in unity jof His own nature upon the structural form of creation. The lines of creation the three kingdoms of Naturevege table, mineral and animal are exactly defined, and go forward always under the game laws ; so that by the known nnity of the plan and process,' if yon speak of a particular tree in America, the scientist in Europe, Asia or Africa, knows some general facts 1 that 1 are necessarily present, 1st, .that its (body is round ;i 2nd, that its leaves are com-: paratively hard ' or . glazed on their upper side, and soft or rottgh, on their, nnder ' side ; : 3d, v that the leaves' are; the lungs through which the ' tree breathes, and, the blood or sap is vitalized by the oxygen of the atmos phere, and 4th, that the circulation of GUU 1UU1U liUKOlucx, wcu the sap or Diood oi the, tree is by capillary attraction. -.Now, how could he know this but by . the unity of, the plan ot Him who is the infinite unify:, In the animal kingdom the variety in unity of the plan is classified in the well; known four divisions, ;the;.mol luska, the radiata, the artlculata, and the vertebrata." Oh this line we have. Only time to make a remark upon the ladt named class. -The class of verte brates embraces fishes, birds, ouad rnpeds and man. '" The plan of struc-r ture is varied, but in ait the. nnity of geheral design-i-preservedvu from a minnow to a whaley from, a humming-. to a mastodon. "TBut from the highest of ( these species to 'A the perfectly organized vertebrate man, (who &isL sui aenerisi in" mature,) fthere i g a; chasm that, however much the kii shlp maybe desired .by Mr.' Darwin, no theory of evolution : can1 possibly i v Then, let us go from this to other worlds to snow, tne unity -orwoo. m ;thd unity" of the plan Of His' works : lati j All rworlds are ' ielobular none r square or triangular- and this spheri a.I formiresults from the" ftaiit law. of erAvitation.- whioblA more than any .other symbolizes Him who is one, that law that" requires every particle of matter to attract every otner paixicie of matter, with a ! force that varies directly as to the matter, and. itt vpraelv as to the distance, and - which consequently gives in a yielding mass of i matter- the,. form' of-a sphere, -whether it be a dew:-drop nr ,a sun. 2nd. All worlds have an axial motion c producing day;- ana nigh.Tr anrv, au turn. 8d All worlds have an orbital motion move round the the sun, in a given path called the annual revo- lution. 4th, All move in elipticai orbitgthatisianlongated eirclesj as 1 ft, .ring or ihodpTSUgnuya pressed to- gether f ronu twoi swesiSths- JAM worlds are composed of generally the same materials, xnougn . m ainerent compmaiioiiH. M ; luis-i wuuueriui iacx; i Jrevealed by that . ingenious t little; instrument o modern invention, the Speciaroscope. ; iNot s an.; exception is found' ta .this general ;J nnity of the plaa of oreata-::!K:tfcar-f'i."viat f ; ' Here, thenwe . hare , in, all . natural phenomena the argument that is abso lutely, onclusiyetoi prove, the, ex? istence of God. .The machinery oi the world and: the mechanism of the hpftvens declare, his erlorv with ten thousand tongueslfocloefc-work put together by the ingenuity of man, more plainly;? and Jewphatically t declares an miewgenb vomuver, iinan -aoes the grand time-piece of the skies the solar system-rdeclarethe intelligence. wisdom and power ? of Him-who laid the foundations in strength and built the physical universe in beauty. ,i?i: CI"Soon as the' eVening Bhades prevail; : "' ' 1 fc3'..rhe moon takes hp the wonderous tale; ,:- : And nightly to the listening earth, ; : . X; Kepeatsttie story of her birth. :-:, -,- t;-; 1 While all the stars that ?rpund her burn,; j j; .. -' 1 .9 .If tVA (.liinnt. 4n thai. tm - Repeat the tidings as theyroU, - ' - -' mt i And Bpre&d the news irom pole to pole. . .,i Move round this dark, terrestrial bffi; ; ; : ,4v; ' What though no real voice nor sound - t ' . t . Amid the radiant orbs be found. , V J. ', ' 11 ''In reasons ear they all rejoice, : ' ','.' ; i sf. And utter forth a glorious voice," -fi ti l Forever. staging as they shine, , i m2 ii. r.. :h-i The hand that made us is divine." ; , - I have; thus dwelt upon all these particulars for the purpose of showing how much of God nature-reveals to us- and the necessitiesor a better re- ' velation.Man needs a revelation of love. The soul of man, in the great waters ot affliction,: "when the . waves : and billows go over him, pants for more than nature's God. He : wants pity, , sympathy, mercy, love. These ' nature cannot furnish. God in nature is wise, but f earfuL There is in na-; ture, as far as can he, some expression of His goodness : but if this were all ;we should fly ' terror-stricken from Him ; for nature "expresses Him in terror and vengeance even more than in goodness. Do you point me to the nerfume of the violet and the rose ? I-ask-your attention to the poison of the belladonna and digitalis. Do you 'show the cheek of youth flushed with the bloom of health ? Go with me to. the habitation of sickness and want,' land I will show you the emaciated 'form, the sunken eye, and the coffin. jDo you call me to consider the pleas- the leaves ? I ask you to go with me, where the waves of ocean, stirred and driven to .fury byy the . wild . winds, jcaught up1 those Drave pilots, whose memory brings us here this day, and holding them up upon their crests, and shaking them as a sacrifice in the face .of. the .demon of the - tempest, dashed them down to the blackness Of the depths beneath, and sent wid ows and orphans weeping in bitter ness through., the world, without the Single pleasure of planting a rose up- f n their graves ! No ! the storm and empest, the poison, and chill v and fever, the drowning, the burning and the sickening, the weeping, the mourning, and the suffering, would make earth a prison-house of pain, Ivere it not for .the .Sun of Calvary that flings His healing beams upon a world of suffering. In the words ot Augustine, ' ? Plato discovered to me the only living God; nut Jesus Christ showed me the : way to him !" : And this is all true. In the higher revela tion of the Cross the lower revelation of Nature is explained and utilized. Go out and place your hand in the sunshine.- You feel some general sense of heat; but take a large, sun-glass,; hold it it up, gather the rays of heat, and let them fall updn a focal point, and the heat is increased a thousand-. fold. So, in the midst of the appar ent confusion of things in nature, we have some general expression of God's goodness. But Calvary is the great sun-glass that gathers the rays of His. goodness and pours them down upon a world of sin and sorrow. God in nature is too mysterious for ae ; in Astronomy, He is too Jiigh for me ; in Geology, He is too. deep for me ; in Philosophy, He is too mysterious and Sise for me ; but in Christ Jesus, He with me, and in me, and for me ! 2fo wicked hand can stay the out-goings of the Atonement in explanation of the Physical Universe ; and no de mon's wing can effectually shadow the out-comings of the Cross for the sal vation of a rotiI. - -"" I . fBut let us turn, if you please, to an- 04.il CI liUUUKIlli WHICH IB lllUUCUiabQl cognate to this. The works of God that show His existence, will, if disregard ed kill the body. Those lost pilots are an example.. . We cannot say that they willfully disregarded all the laws of nature that- govern the sea. For the vessels in which they went down ori the. great waters, --were sufficient- ta meet the demands of those ordinary laws that govern nature. They -had bpen there before,- when those ordi nary laws were alone--in command, apd, were, safe. - But now there is in active operation some of those extra ordinary laws by which nature expres ses herself- : Their r preparation did not meet the demand, and they went dbWI& -lu4itiW.. iiUiS. iil.il '- So act other laws of nature that are: wfllf uUyldisregardedr A wiekednan may sayr " God made me and He made the worldJ and ft iis: his business to take -care! whollyof what he-has1 made thos disregarding the fact that God; necessarily made the world hhder law, 4ind made man ' with ahili-, ty to obey those laws. Snppose stub hrn man, reasoning thati the -adt of creation was Grod's,-'- and ' tne genera object of it being"good, it is therefore alone God's business to look aft'e His owh laws and their effects npon men and then deliberately lies downjupon an .Alpine winter-night's snow, and saying in ms wiCKeoV Heart, ies xxuu. look v after the thUigs He has made,' goeB to sleep. He will certainly go to that sleep that knows no waking, till the reh-angePs-:' trump ; shall - wake him to an account" for his- folly. 'Or reasoning that gravitation is God's law, and for a good purpese,' and that therefore He - will take care . of ita eftects hestands beneath, the falling stones -of a: toppling crag till he is ground to powaer. -So, also, 'the revelation of the laws otittod's love, if disregarded, "win Kin d.- I th soul t " Wliosoever shall fall up- on this stone;1 e Christ shall be broken," and a broken, contrite heart is !3od's dwelling-place,j and He -will save iu. jtsiro upon wnomsoever iuis stone shall falL' because he has wick1 eaiy tusregaraed the law of its coming ana its 'actioni it rsrill grind him - to - 1 powder P? e, powder so; palpable that no: aHsers hand can r-collect the par ticles and- reconstruct a form upon which the' laws of salvation 'can act.; The gospel ts the " power of (iod unto Balvatiott;, but if the law that governs that, power is wickedly: disobeyed, it becomes power for ruin. ''God so loved ithe: world j that i He crave His J only-begotten son, that whosoever be- ueveuiijia ium mignt not perisu, uui have veveriasting jjfe,.'? u Believing) on,: accepting, loving hira, is the law upon .which the cift jot ,Hia son effects sal- Vation. ; Disrecrard of that law makes the gift a savor of death unto death. Moreover, acknowledge ot that law of life, and its willful disregard, is the element -that afterward turns reflect 1 tion into remorse f. i; Jt would be better never to have known . the way of life; than! having 4,known,v; to: it urn away from: the holy commandment. mcyM - :' i Such a disregard of law is not Simply the venture of . men too' far upon the tempestuous sea i to j pilot - other sea farers to a place of refuge and safety: This latter aeeming disregard of nat ural Uawj rises: into the dignity of a virtueby the side of the former. -For the former is the wicked disregard of theilaw of life pilot at- soul t.to a storm-tossed ocean of spiritual death, wherei. the .'floods forever lift them selves about him; and the tempest for ever howls despair. xv a & -mm i -:: I cannot forbear, in this connection; the notice of another thought. .'- And that is; the suddenness with' which j and the-painful circunistanceS'Under whichfithose brave 'men'were' called away; :t They left home, and wife," and children; and loved ones, on- that fatal day, with the usual smile ' and fare well.' The poor 'wife and mother ex pecting no evil; or, it may be,- parted with her husband that day as- it were witn a stone nppn'ner Heart - for wo man seems to have very often an intu itive knowledge - of coming disaster ! xne iittie;cniiares:voa 1 Diess mem. fore he shouW-ofiietaack'to them again. But little did their1 young hearts know thatrhe was going out never- tar come2 batik f and that theV fnw nA-ahMiMwwwPwir-te . tiin should be never More blessed with a father's - smil and counsel alone the rough, and snffertogxpath-bf J.1 JLV. V. J VT W t ) amis v U.W M)W I waves, and contend. with the: tempest I for life, and home: and wife and chil-i dren. , But the contest is as -unequal as it is brief. - The storm was mightier than they ; and there, in a short hour,; where the black, scudding clouds, like, demons, charged do wn; upon the sea ; and amidst the bowlings of the tem pest, the clashing and noise, of the fu- of the night, they went down to rise no more until they shall be called to. render an account at tne last, day i r, h So, the time will come to us, when , we shall pass under the cold and clam' my archway, and enter the . portal of death somewhere : for. let us remem ber, there is a gate to the dark valley on each , of its. sides; and! they ; who. enter from earth or ocean, shall come up on "converging" lines to .stand 'be fore .the Judge oft quick j and ; dead 1 i What, wisdom then in the injunction: "Be ye also ready, for in an hour that ye think not, the Judge cometh,? . .; ': I And now, my dear friends, you raise to-day a monument of marble to perr petuate the memory of . the -.noble dead. . xou ao well I r irfst it rise, ana stand.' and shines Let it tell the; com- ing generations of the brave men who in tne aiscnarge oi weir uuiy in sav ing others, lost their own lives l i But let me urge you not to forget the wid bw and the orphan 1 Raise iu their hearts a monument, to your memory that shall . stand and shine, - when, through the f ages that are coming marble shall have crumbled into dusti; and the world, growing hoary, with age, shall pass awayj ; s-o r :hv . -. "And so live, that when tlie mighty caravan t That halts but one short night-time In the vale of .-. death, - v - - . ; t -..rA " v I i it Shall strike its white tents for the morning march, i You shall mount upward to the eternal hills, I Your feet unwearied, and your strength renewed, Like the strong eagle's,-for the upward flight." Wa;SfirLngs. WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA i -r -.HEALTH AND PLEASURE: RESORT, 1 Sot and Cold Water, nnsnroassed mountain cli mate, unequalled scenery, and magnlncent Hotel aceommodationa for eisht hundred euests. . - . . ; Hot Baths, in conjunction with climatic. Influ , ences, almost specific for Rheumatism, Neuralgias Nervous and Constitutional Diseases, Diseases of the Skin. Kidneys and Bladder, ana Malarial Uieorr ders. f3ffaend for descriptive circular. - , JeS lm 1b. WM. H. HOWBRTON. PropV , ! A Full Supply t..V.S'i Corn, Hay 20,000 3,000 Bushels PRIME WHITE CORN In , f atore and daily expected. i; t Bushels CHOICE SEED and FEED OATS. . .n Bales.Choice Eastern, Maryland and other HAY. : ' -,i 600 J - ; ' also, v,; ; :;,;; i The Very Best Fesh Oronnd MBAL,'FSARI and EXTRA HOMINTi (t 3PPRN,"PEA MEAL, &c , ALSO, Our Choice GRADE FLOUR ,lo at prices below the advance." . ' ' -. : .ii:rt it". sUa11 buyerSj IB. F. Mitchell Son, - imyl.U rV ... ;.-.:V, !' -. .-j '.. j Steamer, Passport, APT. J. W. HARPBR, . '; i.;.;.' '..' , .. ," ... Will resume SUNDAY TRIPS 1 ' r ;'.-, i. v.. .-t . f&,v TO BlUTtiVILLK, APRitW, weather fjeTmlttlnfc Dally TripB as usual. - Leave Dock at 9.80 A..- ap38tf .u GBO, HYXRS, Agent. fjif .WAGONS. 4cl needing Bepalra. will find j TT-Vllit t theft Oitsr J3t to Dnng teem ai uce V Il'to P. H.HAYDBN. : ' '"', :' "''"'.': T BLARNKS8. 8ADDLRS, &c. constantly on hand. HORSB-SHORINa done at Low Prices. , j. je8tf . .ri - - i- 'MoorB's Iistorf'I'NorirtlliK TST RECEIVED AND FOB SALBBY I o. J BLANK BOOKS" of erder at short notice. everr kind " gotten up to ...... , je8tf i;; .-Iiime.Vk'''Iiimd. . . OP SUPERIOR QtrALTrY rn OTTAT.TTV . tU'. AT A VRRy LOW PRICi. Paronna In -thu, nnnntrvor towns in thlsBtate. hsingLime, 6i dealers In Lime, would do well to j eorrespona witn us. . my3tf "i ROBINSON KING. u . While the tendency !.:.Vi!. of Leather Is . toward higher prices, we con- .tinue to seR BOOTS' AND SHOES at the Very Low Rates hitherto asked. Come with your money and -buy of GEO. R. FRENCH SON'S', ' . , ; . ' y. . ( 39 N. Front st., Wilmington. I je t tf 90 Cents ;per : Barrel j . , ; BUILDING AND WHITEWASHING '.3, For tele; from7 and' after rthis datoat'o LOWf nomv - nw WtSBTV CENTS ; iPER "BARREL - Uli mm t leu than cost. Bay while you can. , my 4-tf WORTH .WORTH. 1 MISCELLANEOUS, 45 Years Before the Public. . ,:.; j THE iCENUlNE ' CELEBRATEI)' " 2 i " '- -v. . 3 j.ti- ...'. V . . . !: fi. - H epatitis',' .or. Liver Complaint,:' .,..1,-,.:.. " r ' -f I -:: ...j;j, s DVSPErSIA AD SICK IIEADACHR.- " ' , r- r .i - i - u - " ' r I i tion. m c ... . ... . I ..... . Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.! 1 'DAIN m'the right side,-under! the X edge of ,thje ribs, increases on pres-1 sure: sometimes th tism u m tho inn Bide; --.the" patient -is rarely able to He on the' left side ; sometimes the pain is feltj.underihe shoulder blade, and it frequently extends to the :top of the shoulder, and is sometimes .'.mistaken for-1 rheumatism in . the ' arm. -"'.The wte. antt sickness, the bowels in gen- eraLare costiveii sometimes alternative Kiui'-MAui-ucau u : uuuuicu Will. pap accompanied with i dulh Sehsatlrin'm tVip KnrV rort TKa ;s SirIJ7rXrjl " 3Wf . , a . . , i .. . thing which ought to have njdpner dry : cough is sometimes' an attendant ; The: patient Jcomplains: of anu.nc.ompiams OI apriCKiyi Sensa- I tion' bf theiSkin; his spirits are lows - j t - ----i 't i i anu aiinougn ac; is saiisnea tnat exer-i;. cise would be beneficial to him, yet he can" scarcely summon up fortitude enough to try it' , In fact, he distrusts evefy, remedy. -Several of the above symptoms attend the disease, but cases; have occurred where few of them ex istedyet examination of the body, after deathy has; shown the uveRi to ! have been extensively deranged. a'n d; fever. '"Dr; C: ne's Liver , Pills, in CASES of . Ague and Fever, ; when taken with Quinine, are productive of. the' most happy- results. ; No. ' better. cathartic can Tie used,: preparatory to, ;6r ;after: ting Qumine. We i auvise.ai wno are . amictea wnn ; tnis , disease tofeive them a fair trial. - ' j For att ltojs derangeniehts, nd as ' j 'asimpie-mirgyeitneye unecmaiea. BEWARE OP IMITATIONS. :,The genuine are never sugar coated.. 'Every box has a red wax seal on the lid, with the. impression Dr. McLane's Liver-. '.The c-ehuuie McLane's Liver Pills bear the. signatures of C. McLane and Fleming i Bros, on the wrappers. . ; . . -,-. r.--:. f Insist upon having the . genuine Dr 'McLane's Liver Pills, prepared by Flem- ung Bros of Pittsburgh, Pa., the market being ; iuu ot imitations ot the .name JU-CJuanet. spelled, differently but same pronunciation. -. Janll eowDiWly ;; chSa . :- ;-j . . StI'.rmng Reiieit for Diseases xm t?f juries'' of'the Skin : vA Healthful i clJlUTIFIER -.'iOFV-tHE " COMPLEXION ; A Rpliaele i Means of, Pileventikg and Relieving Rheumatism and Gout, ano Uneoualed ' Disinfectant; Deodo- ' 14 AN RlZER AND "COtNTEfclKRITANT, Cnenn'sSulpJmf&ap, besides eradi- ins. local diseases xl. the kin, banishes lc- V" Catm: fects of . tiie complexion,, and imparts, to xit gratifying clearness and smoothness, I -Sulphur Baths are celebrated for airing eruptions and other -diseases of the skin,: asJ ell . aa : Rheumatism and Gdut Glenn'8 Bldphur Soap produces: the same- effects at. a, jndst 4riiiaff expense.:. This admirable dpecific.aisp jspeeffilTrlals sores, bruises, scalds, tukwii&mHt iuaAltu&-:i removes dandruff and ;pre.vents .the hair from CBng out and i Oothing ai'linraraia-'ihasiclc'.rooni mi '..."- -." ' m 1 is aismiected, ana i diseases- commumcaDie dj con tsct with the -person;: prevented by it. -! Tli -iledfcal Frafcrnity santon.its, tise. - lhicx25 and -50 Cenis tier Sake: b&r - I: i ; ; if pjjtvpi ou:. anaiti.zu. . N.B. it ty Ia3, Prepaid, on receipt of price, and ; J. . .S-CQts extra&r eaCke. -j j HELL'S 'if AIB'-im WHISKER DTE, , j jBiack or Brawo, SO Cents.';-;;' . ';;?; -sept "t DAWtf' 1UUU " ? " -leOO ButalflXED CORlTt j -i n f Boxes D. S.and Smoked BlDJts. -i 150 100 Bbls C. M. PORK, 75 Boxes TOBACCO, all grades. 100 Ke nails: r 100 Boxes Soap. Crackeis, Oysters da.1 Candles, UGORB, fmy 23 tf Nos. 8 and 3 South Water st. E N COURAGE HOME INSTITUTIONS. r j 'THE NORTH CAROLINA ; -i RALEIGH,' N. C. " " ' " This Company eoatlnuea to write Policies, at fa rateoaauciaasesoz uumnMMvjuuFatv' AniMsearpicptiyUBted unoHB i ranldlT crowine: In public favor, ana appeals, with confidence, to Insurers or propeny w Nerthuaroiiiuu , - lU , ; j BT AjntB la all parte f the SUte.El -JOHN GATLING,1 President . ' . :' ,' ATKtoSffiG,' A.X.. augl-tf - - ' ' Wilmlnaten. N.C. ;: Did Yoil Ever i oeb those beaot toilet Also, those Champion Steam Cookers, - ? , ' Ice Cream Freezers, .Coolers, and the "PARKER" and "ROSSMOKJfi" uooaa. -19 Front Street.-' Truss Hoops: L SNOOPERS TOOLS.1 BO KDSG. (MACHINES, tj cow Bells. Hoes, Rakes. Seine-Twine, Trace Chains, Plow Lines, and a large general assortment of Ha lard ware at Lowest tBn j Successor to Henning A Teel, -No. 9 Market street. Nkabths Wbakp. e8 D&Wtf weariness and "debility ; r he-; is .easily startled,1-his5 feet are cold bt burning. NEW ADVEUTISKM KN'i '-.'.- -.V.-. V.. REJECT ALL VIOLKNT rURQATlVhS 'i hey ruin the tone of the bowels and weaken the dteen- : Tarrant's Effervescent Seltzer Aperient , : 1b used by rational people as a means of relieving all derangements o th stomach, liver and intex ; tines because it removes obstrnctiens wlthont pain, and imparts vigor to the organs which it pnriflrs and regulates . ..:;;--.-. fH -'t SOLD BY ALL BRUGG1ST8 ? Cash AdylllC6S Mad.O n .-. oir Rags, Kceswax, Hide, TTallow, v Horns, Hoof, Bones, Cattle Tails, ,H . ,s;;Dld MeUlsv4cw t t :u ; .For qaotatioBS, Ac, inquire of ' - l UKWin B.. LiUKW O.JNTH A U. -J S14 Pearl Street, New York- 'I ,Ui . CCCKWITHVn , . .JjlZI:-! These Pills will : PREVENT'" AND CUfcK tYK PPiiI Ai. - They arc an unrivalled D1NNKH PII.L, mild aperient, and admlcabl? adapted as a Family Medicine., They rare used by the most coltivatert hpSSou? I Phvsicians in country, ana are extensively usea Dy , their Dractic&- Hold bv Pruffsrists ee- nerally. r, Send for circular.. JS. ;It.i BBCKWlTH. f neraiiy. r sen jSole Manufacturer, Petersburg. Va,;. a ,hf-. -i j ' Physiciant lSt. Hope Retreat, Bait,; 1 Writes; VI have great pleasure in addine my tetl-, mony to the -virtues of Colden' LIKBIU'S Lf-, .QUID EXTRACT. OF BEEP and Tonic Invigora- jtor, as the very best preparation used for DKP E8- siujm. wAJicvjiJ4s anaiNuijssjiu.anu mere ., fore confidently recoajinend it to ths medical pre. " drogRie:.-- r - ,-, : j - Wo will pay Agen ts a tialary-of luo per 1 and expenses, ur allon a Urge' cummiH8iou, to: month sell our " new And wonderful in vantiouii, . We mean Aaf -4ay. ! Emplo free. AJdreaa 8h nu a m & Cft MarahaUj Mica. , Month and expenses guaranteed to Agents . ;qp I I Outfit free . Shaw & Co., Acgusta, Maine ' A YEAR and expenses to Agents.' Out-, O I I f fit Free. Susta, Maine.' ' Address P, u. VlUiUtitl , au- , ; KmrsPAm ADVSBTisma Bukta0. 19 Fratrac St., N. Y, . . j.r;.. ;., j,my;n-4wD&W -. jUnivef sity of Virginia. ?QUMM ER ' LAT LECTURES ' (nine weekly')" be- '. JO gin ioth July, 1879, and end 10th- September. Have proved f signal use, 1st,' to tudents who design to pursue their studies at this : or other Law School; 3d, to those whoproposo to read privately; . pud 3d, to bractitioners who nave not had the ad vantage of systematic, instruction. for- circular apply (P. O. university of Va ) to Jons B. Mihob, Prof. com. acd Stat Law my S7 dw4w , i ' " ''' I , ; - Prices In England. . .-m f68.00, $78.75, $89.35, $100.00, $135.00, $180.00 Delivered In New York, duty elusive : and all charges in-1 $103.28, $117.79. $131.97, $150.53,' $18128, $818.00.- ' The above roavh -rdercd "full Choke," 'Me dium Choke, 'or CyUder Bore, at these prices. j we are now masing smau oorea oi nos. m, id ara zu gauge, wnica are. scarcely uuerwr w uwo to the larger bores. -.iJ- ! Weight of 80-Borei from lLBXlhs. j , , " 1416 " 6 " , .,; - s. i . ' 10 ' - ...'.... .8 " ' ! Our 4,Giant Grip" Action has been awarded a Di ploma of Metit at the Paris Exhibition, i j i Send for Illustrated Sheets. . .:, I We respectfully refer to the followlnfgentlemcnl wno nave purchased ana are now usine our guns : ; lion, waiter u. eteeie, m., v., KocKingaam, men inond eonntv. N. C. 1 Capt. D. R. Murchlson,' WnmInEton,N. C : COL a. V. Little, Little's JHlilS, H. '. James A. Leak, Esq., Wsdesboro, K.:C ' Wo.i. isernara. - pioneer oneer Works, 8t Mary's Square,-1-'' -' ftlrmlngham. Kngland. ' PEIESCRIPTIO:! FREE tor the speedy Core of Seminal Weakness, lost JP Sanhood, Premature Debllitr. nervousness. J 53ST8WS I Broutcht en hy Secret Habits and Exeesses. lai; druggist has the ingredients.' MA)4diefc,'V--.- : . ".. --:.-.- DR. JAQUES A CO., 1 - ; i3o West sixth B(rarcmBr ati, oaia feb 15 lyD&W CLYDE'S New.;York and.WilmiDgton St e am sh i p lu i n The Steamer BENE F A C T O R, . . . ..... ;. ... '. i, -. .;: .-.'.' i- - - -1 f Capt. JOKS is. WILL SAIL FROM .NEW YORK, ,, satnrday:June 14;''; "Shippers can rely upon the PROMPT 8AI LlU ; ; . : , 0f steamers as advertised. gg! ""' '' 5 For Freight Engagemento apply to hz. ,-r- HOS.'Bi BOND 'A D. C.ZACX, i ' - Superintendent. V " "" Freight Agent.' r WUmington. N. C. ; ., . . ' P. Clyde & Co., General Agents, v aiV; 5 my 81 tf 35 Broadway.'New Yurk. a H. McKOY. . ' . . . .THOS-H. McKOY, Ik. j THE McKOyS, Attorneys 'and - Coiuisellori ' WILMINQTONC.1 at Law, Office North Side Market Street, between 2d and 3d. - Will practice in alt-the Courts of Eastern North naroiina Soecial attention paid to collection of i claims in any part of the country. - - Jan 80 tf JL. XDB1XX. H. tOLkRt ADRIAN 4 TOLLEB8, i ' Corner Frsntand Dock. St': - lK 'VrTHOLESALB GROCERS " r W , - IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. - Country merchanta will deLwelI by calling onus and examining our stock., , . :. nov!9-U ,, W.E.ST0En,,H;D., - HOITIftCOPATUlST. - 1 . SUCCESSOR TO DR. W. B. FREEMAN. ap C tf " Office at his late Residence. For Sale, A TWENTY-BARREIt SECOND ; . . '.'i.. HAND ' TURPENTIN E 8TILL, With Fixtures Complete. Call on or address my 1 tf LILLY & BROTHER. llSliplilg
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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