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. , - , r : rr : f ? - i - . . - ; . ; . r j : ' - " " ' - AID B"0 UTIIIHR If lfl TP C Iff M!, N. 1 DEVOTED TO KELIGIO?f, MORALITY, LITERATURE, AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.. tJ Mcfcdilh, Editor. VOL. KALEIGU. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1839. WHOLE NO. 207. . .. : ; . T.: I;. -. . . . - I I t- ; 4 i 4 it TERMS. Tue Recorder fc - Watchman is published every Sat urday, at S3. 50 per annum, if paid within six months, j -or S3 it paid ' -ubse-iutntly to that period. ". ; Acf person vho 'itl becoma responsible for six copies, or who will f rvvard the naine of six subscri bers, shall be entitled o a seye.ntu coi-v'oratis. No subscription will be received (5t less than one yrsa, unless paid in all vance ; and no discontinuance ' vill be allowed until arrearages are"r,iul. ' 4 Persons wishing to discontinue wille-expected to ive noiice to that e(Fett prior to the cctfnrnencement of new year ; otherwis "they will be cisidered as re ' .ponsible for the ensnmj twelve montlr. All communication except those ofgents who ac ratuicously, to securejaltention, must j rosT paid. J Air remittances regularly made toj Jr address by mail, shall be at our risk. " . I j Advertisernents r.ot incompatible wr ithe objects of 'he Recorder, will be Inserted on the u $il terms. ?- On measures-neccss&ry.io iecure Ifeaching ev- cry Z.ortTsl)atf The followiCSfis ah extr.-t from apeport on the j means of sustaining rtgular worship B four c.iurcn es bvDr. Janathan tloi?g vf the Grfnville Iastt dieOhio read before the pourenin of Wesl - ern Baptists, at their last regular mel:.'5' It Je :8et?es an attentive an I carefil perusal. 5. In order to incr ?ase tlee amourjl of Sab bad? rreaching, the churdhes ' slouid adpt efTicieni measures for the paymentof preachewhen they do labor with them, dnd forUhef support of per manent pastors. God has cjrdajned hat minis ters shonla be rewarded for her limit in preacli-in-xne gospel, as other roep Ave in) other enr ployments. 1 Cor. 9j: 14; (Trie atr)unt ofth reward should be just jvhat (he f?amefamourit of talent, and education and inuhstry wcipd be enl tied to, in any other eqhployrtien for ifv hich the would fit them. While this; seritimet is so fu " ly taught in the Biblel and sol entifely consoj nant with common jukice and with the dictate of common sense, it is astonishing tht it should ever have been called in question. It has, how ever, Deen quesuoneu nav; denieu and that probably not a few honjest minds.and some Christ lan rqmisters have tciught trie peopl? to err-in relation to it. The worst features in our character as a de-v nomination, and some us, are connected with bfthe.srreatest eyils amoncr his sad error. And among the paucity of 'preaching these, Ts to be reckone in the churches. This error must be;corrected, if the churches arc ev&V to enjoy n healthful state. The work of reform hat, indeed, long since com menced,and is making l rapid progress though much, very much remains to be done, and espe cially in the West. - , In this work every r lembei of the church, not o nnnnpr i under obli; ration to bear a part. It is an obligation as sacred fas 'that which binds him to pay hs honest debts, or to proyide for his fami ly. ; It is, however, not an individual, but a so cial rfuty.'and the church in its collectire capaci tv has it in solemn charge. " The poorer and mo :e destitute churches are deeply interested in this matter. They usually have less preaching in p: oportion to their pecunia rvabilily.than many others of.a medium class.and are, therefore, more abltp pay-Jor it ; ana mej ought trjr remember tha it should be liberally raid for. as it costs the Treacher more in propor- linn bv reason 01 sreaipr unguo ' of travelling. . Such churches shou state of readiness to pay take care to be in a for occasional preaching it the v are so. In this and ta have it known th they would oftener have preaching;- and case, .uv , i . . - I 1 having performed their own duty, they would h'avp Pninved more : arid God would be moref likely, to bless them with!, prosperity, than if. the had!hen keDt back by them by fraud," so that they cojuld not nave an eniigni ened "conscience void ojf offence towards God. and man." ' - Especially should eac h church make provis ion for supporting a paster exclusively devoted to. its spiritual interests. Every church needs a 11UC XI LIIU i I t IKr- . . . f - i: u , pastor, and according to tne ecouumj vi . spiritual kingdom, it sho lid have one. Konurn-i ber of Christians have si right to embfdy as a church who do uot. intend and expect tojsuppor the gospel among them ; nor unless they pre abl t to do it, are they under obligation to become e church. . The terms Chui ch and pastor are cora relative terms ; and though in certain ireum-j-tances a church may exist, without a pastor, it cannot be' prosperous for any length oflime.--The formation of a church is a serious and im portant matter, and shoitld be well conjsidered. It i3 the liftino- up of anev standard in he ho ly war- and if that standard be not suppor ted, religion suffers a partial defeat, and dis- 1 Councils, or pTesbyterrpscalledtoiconstuiite a church; have no right to give fellowship to any i number of brethren, until they have asceruc , that they possess the abili y, disposition, nd pur pose to support the gospel, and also thatfrom the location and attendent circumstances, there is a reasonable probability that a congregation will be gathered and the institutions of rehgibn sus t,;noH T4rpnt resDonsibilitv rests on cbnstitu tin"- councife. and they shbuld meet it .manfully They are acting for Ciod, cause is deeply, involved "NT.-. Un.nk hoc a ri rrht and the honot of his n-their procedure. to continue yedr after iron i xr itKnnt tb lnbnrs ofla'statea nasior. it a -'partial-supply be unavoidable in its infancy or from the providence of Gbd, for a season aft. .wards, these circumstances cannot ordinarily De n . -IlEPOPvT, n 1 J a justification for years m succession. K were J ' r-; ht nhnrches ishould ' '131 U6iiciriu luauj (,hjw" - .dissolve, than that they dragtiut a wretched I ex 5 " istence, midway between life and - death, without i . bnldin tr forth the word bf.. life in a preached I frosDeffor the benefit of others, and vlthout gion for the Ijonor of I promoting tha cause ot reii ; I4.ut it is admitted that our churches are in a very unorganized 5tae,we are already in great disorder, which renders it far more difficult to get light than it would have been to start right in the commencement.; . ' I We suppose there are many churches which ought not to have been organized. The movers in the matter were influenced, perhaps, by erro neous sentiments, or vindicative feelings, or by a mistaken opinion of duty. Such churches have no! prospered, and thev never will prosper. Some other churches may have commenced un der fair promise, but unforeseen and uncontrola ble events have blighted them ; they may or may not again revive. Others, again, may be in their infancy, and in new places, and they may prom ise eventual prosperity and usefulness, though for the present too feeble to fully sustain a pastor. ;If such are in the country, two or more of them should unite in fully sustaining a faithful pastor for a time, and they may jfope in a short period to so increase in strength as to be able to have each a fastor. If in to vn, where the undivided and unremitting labors of a pastor are indispen sable to success, ahey should certainly receive assistance from the more favored churchss ; and that assistance can be given, on any, principle approaching equality, only through the me dium of some Convention or Missionary Socie- fy- " - J '. : i 1 After some abatement for cases of this sort, we maintain tha nearly every church is able to sup port a pastor devoted Jo his proper work. ' It is admitted that in ninny cases, it would re quire great exertions, arid it mrjy be, real self denial. The importance of the object, however, fully warrants such efforts and sacrifices ; and an encraffementto make them is involved ina Christ ian profession, which includes an entire conse cration of all we have and are to. the promotion of.the divine glory; and the declarative glory of God chiefly consists in the support and propaga tion of religion as the great means of the salva tion of men. ; - It is further admitted that, in the present unor- ganized state of the churches, these efforts must be the more oppressive, because many will refuse td co-operate , and from the same cause, time will be required for the full accomplishment, of this work of must necessary reform. i Still we maintain that it should be viewed as a thing not only practicable, but jieceary,.na t ultimately accomplished. ; Our position is, that with few exceptions, each church in the West can better afford to sustain a suitable pastor than it can afford to do with out his labors. Better, in regard to their spiritual interest clearly ;and we believe better also in re gard totheir temporal interest. As important as religious kaowledge, growth in' grace, and the con- cnUtinns of relision, so important are the institu tions of religion by which they are prompted ; and to the efficacy ot these, a stanumg ministry is or dinarily necessary. ' And if Uie. pecuniary sacmlce for the support ot the gospel ?yere far greater than it is spiritual benefits to be secured by the pray- ers, fa h'li ful minister, would be a. rich and most amp! the nreacniDg, anu iuc patuiai lauuia reward. We religiously believe, and we much wish the churches generally could be made to be 'lipvp that the temporal circumstances of the com- 'nonent members of every church would "be promo- ted rather than injureu uy me pecuniary sicuuce necessary for the support of a constant pastor. And the reason is, that it is their duty, and it is al ways cheaper as we-ll as belter to do our duty at at any cost, "than to neglect it ; it is their duty, and when they do their duty, they may lawfully I expect the messing ui uuu, um ... wisn fKLT a .,--. b i W rioh" Whatever mav be the i i n m i ii i i 1 1 a n ii . w . - i ukase with the enemies of God, "who have their WCiltC YV till HIS " 1 . hlLrf; :n his world," it is questionable whether - v cI ,idren D God ever added a cent to their pi op- fSrty by. neglecting any contribution which they f ved to his cause : and the Scriptures teach us that his professing people have been cursed with ith poverty, or a iauure ui uirn cajc.icu gama, r ofrlprtinor necuniarv contributions for religious rnnsps and have been -blessed in temporal things n their reformation in this respect. Hag. l:2 11. sSnmnarpd with Has. 2. W. Antl this is in accor- Fix .t rUn ncirh hshnrt nnncin et nt thn ance wim uue ui iiictj""""""- t,. . ..t,. iInf administration, found, Frov. o : v, 10. It lihEuld be remembered that God gives health and Heads sickness, grants rain ana sunsnine ana witn i L lil ..... , , - 1 nlish the purposes ot his pleasure. yfwe were wise to observe his dispensations, we Hhduld see daily illustrations of this principle of pod's government; butuaere is, even inline Christian commuaity. a species of practical lnfi- denty which denies that the God ol grace is also the" God of nature, and oyerlooks the providence U Heaven in the affairs of this world. .'" - In consequence of former wrong teaching, and present neglect to teach the doctrine of revelation In the subject ef ministerial support, there exists aiuch error and more. ignorance respecting this important matter, so that light must be diffused through the community, and the subject must be better understood. !H In the mean time, those,! churches which fully admit the priiciple, and aire abundantly able to sustain a ministei, should immediately do it, and thu3 in their improved coriditioa evince the prac ticability of the thing, and; its great importance.--thus presenting an example and a stimulus to oth ers to do likewise, li, ,j , . : Whatever moIe may ne aaopieu lonnu puiuac, let it be an object to approximate as near as pos sible to the rule ol equality ;a ruie recegnneu in the Bible. 2 or.e: j., anu accuium r.n .Pnse and common justice... , Settle the pnn- -rirL.that every member of the church, not a pau Cipl tnai evci y . snnnort of the T0S- per. mustdo somciums --. ' pelSmd letall payccordmg to : their ablity.- st; .,nn.rihn. Ms and annual or monthly sub- scriptions; are attended with too roucn tyjapew tax will probably be found the easiest method, though like the former, if is apt to be un eaual : voluntary average on the basis ot taxaoie and estates is more simple though it would vu v. vr v . v ' L Kptter if it were arranged according to a more perfect rule ascertained by an accurate comparison Mdftls them, tiasnre ana wi.uu iuu uuuci ma Uoltrol aud turns the hearts ef men whithersoev-U-i- Jin nnrl. of course, he cannot be at a loss A .1 There is no reasonable doubt that if such provis ion were made for the support of the gospel, as a majority of the churches might make and ought to make, the amount and efficiency of ministerial la bor, doubled. A large proportion;; of the ministers, in the West are principally engaged in secular bu siness for a livelihood, most of whom, it is.believed, would promptly and most thankfully abandon such pursuits, and exclusively devote themselves to their proper official work, if the! churches would afford them the means of supporting their families, j And besides, a large increase in the amount of ministe rial labor, which such an arrangement would secure, there would also be a material improvement in its quality and consequent usefulness. The mind, from its sympathy with the body cannot exhibit the vigor and elasticity which the services of the pulpit require, when the man is worn down with the fatigues and distracted with the cares of busi ness. If relieved from temporal business; . the preacher might enrich his mind with the stores of knowledge acquired by study, and a careful arrange ment of his thoughts, be enabled "lo bring beaten oil into the sanctuary. The preacher, too,.vou!d, from constant employment in holy services, have his heart more richly imbued with the spirit 6f preaching. We may add, that such evidence that his people appreciated his services, and were dis posed to reward them as wellas profit by them, would give him an interest in their welfare, .which it is impossible for him to feel, when they were liing in violation of an express command of God, and disregard of their solemn obligation! to him. T,ius the churches would have niorc and better prea.h jng. And besides, in' having a stated pastor, who would 'naturally care for their state,)" relieved from secular cares, they would enjoy immense advanta ges from his frequent visits, and personal conversa tions with themselves andltheir families while such intimate intercourse with them, would better fit him to rightly divide the word of truth, and gire them appropriate public and private instruction. CLAIMS OF HEAVEN AND EARTH. Much of the preaching of Jesoswas occupied' in' adjusting the claims between heaven and earth j so frequently did he return to this theme-ind so con spicuous a place did he assign to it jin his discour ses, that it may be said to be one of their distin guishing features. A prevailing characteristic of man, as portrayed in the Scriptures,! is an inordi nate -attachment to the world. Sin ; having expel led from his heart the love of God, the love of the world has rushed into the vacuum and made it im possible for any but Omnipotence to dislodge it. Having lost that'organ of spiritual Vision, which, tions, even the present'is left; to tyrannize over him with all the advantage of ajpower which is ever visible, ever at hand, soliciting him, and making itself necessary to him in ja thousand different ways, while the only rival which it Has to dread is not only invisible, but incalculably; remote ; and having thus sustained the loss of a world, having thus become deficient in spiritual wealth by the loss of a whole order of ennobling object, he not only pours out his affections on the unworthiest things that offer, but he ha3 literally idolized the, most contemptible. Most graphically is he repre sented in the word of God as bearing the image of thp pnrth ; his verv mind has become materialized; ofiinstead of being pictured over with cekstial image rnple Tt il ony contains the portraiture of tjhe world. The mind, which, witn one sweep oi us pinions, should have reached the-ptar, settles; down in the dust; his affections -which were meant to rise, and be diffused over au infinite circumlererice, of which God is the centre, let themselves down, and labor to accommodate themselves to an invisible point.a fugitive atom. As if an anchor; were nxed in tne centre,,his bosom is enchained to the earth. The material articles of which the globe ;onsists, do not more constantly obey the law by which they cohere, than man endeavors io accommodate him- self to the world, as his centre oi moral gravity Now, the Saviour addresses nimsei to the task ,pi correcting tnis evu. xuiucuns . 1 . M - An n rr 1 in mart ot the husv world, where nothing isneara oa tlhe monot- hnm.nf ihe traders in vanity, he lifts up his to burst the voice like the trump of God, ind seeks cnt11 whip h infatuates themi while li lie exclaims. "What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soull or whaishall a man give in exchange for his foul T' Were ah sublu nary glory laid at your feet, let a few years expire and death would force you away-from youT world, and all that is in it would b burnt up; but your immoital soul what can compensate lor the loss of that? He calls for that nobler world which they had lost from their hemispheie, and brings it again within the range of their vision; He takes them to the threshold of the Infinite, and shows it flushed in one part with.living gloiies, and in another burning with the. fiercest flames of wrath, wh-ile he assures them that in one or the other of these stales they Shall shortly be fixed forever. " Watch, therefore," said he, Mfor ye know -cot when the time. is." : . , . . .. Having thrown open to view mat inierminaDie duration'and compelled them to see that they are actually approaching it, he proceeds to adjust its momentous claims m harmcny with the duties of the life that now is. ,It might have-been appre hended that the vision of eternity, if once beheld, would utterly incapacitate us for the things of time; that the infinite grandeur of the future bav in suffered so total an obscuration from the little n. nrthp nrpepnt. would have taken revenge on thitailtleness by henceforth engrossing our every thought. But the Saviour did not come as the avenging champion of .eternity, to annihilate time and its appropriate interests, i Havingdeposed it from its usurped supremacy, he takes, it by th hand and assigns its place and, its duties as a sub ject. He aims to impregnate t very moment of life with endless results. Having weeded life of its vanities, he commands us to cultivate it with all that is uselul and precious, as inm i "C"VC" ly earner. He would have every moment of, life to be so passed as to fructify into an age of pleas ant recollections. - . ! i That eternity might not be an object of mere barren contemplation, he has s6 revealed it that us hallowing li2ht falls upon every field of activity and usefulness which beforelwere involved m darkness : every thing conducive to our,real inter est, in every relation of life, receives its counte nance and "rejoices in its sanction. If he finds us lost in indolent musing on the future, he breaks up our vacant eyed reverie bV thejstartling monition, tcvVhv stand ve here all the day idle? Work while it iff day, for the night conieth wnen no man can work." That eteroitv rainht not overwhelm us by its solemnities, he has not; only Isoftened its aspect,and made it welcome as the face of a friend, ' i i . ne also engages our attention! to daily studies, yhich hold us in a state of healthful activity. Our life, in his hands, is converted into a lamp, which, like the virgins of the parable, or the priests of the temple, we are to keep bright and burniHg. Our various endowments afe 'so many talents, which the Lord ol all expects us to multiply by constant use. He calls us to be the almoners and agents of providence to the; poor who are-always with us, models of correctness iu all the; relations of life, and centres of life and usefulness wherever. w move. It is necessary that celestral observations should he uken in order to'construct-ai terrestrial chart ; and having a chart to consult, thus accurate-i ly formed, the skilful mariner is prepared to navi gate the wastes of ocean with tranquil Confidence. If the view we entertain of.eternity disqualifies us for the duties of life, it is not to ;be triced to the Gospel of Christ j;he meant n)t;thatj it should haunt us as a terror,l but accompany us as a guide: noriwill he accept tlie convulsive service which it may occasionally extort from us by alarming us into a spasm cf 'fear. -He calmly enquires ar there not twelve hours in the day j? Des not the day of life, short as it is, contrasted with eternity, contain time sufficient, if properly employed, for every thing truly valuable? And having engaged us in his service, and pointed out our duty-,'he gives us a glimpse of eternity, to quicken the pulse of activity, and expects us to 'distribute ourjageucy as equally as possible over the remiining hours of time. But, the liability of eternity to plralize the active duties -of time is not to be nkmed as a danr ger, Icompared with I the fatal and universal pro pensity of men to subordinate the claims' of the fu ture to the affairs of the present. While their en lightened judgment compels them -to concede the point of superiority to heaven, their;depraved heart is for giving the practical presedence to earth jand the result of this variance is an attempted compro mise between the two claimants But, against such an accommodation, the -Redeemer inters his protest ; appealing ' to the tribunil of common exclaims: "No man can serve 'two mas sense, lie i ters whose interests clash." ' The experiment- has been made and repeated in everyform, and in eve ry age and he solemly avers with the confidence of one who knows that" it has failed; as often as it has been made, and will prove entirely jimpracti cable. " Ye cannot serve God and Mammon." Passing into i the sanctuary, and marking the worldliness of the assembled hearers, he shows how necessarily in, such a soil, the el of it m- prove , unfruitful, j Visiting the place of gain, and contrasting the burdeii of thick clay which the worshipper of Mammori carries. with the narrowness of the entrance to the way of me, ue exciaims in accents oi me ueepesij commis seration : "How hardly shall they that have rich es enter into the kingdom of heavep." Penetrat- ing into tue inmost eircie oi domestic Hie, and ar resting the inmates in the midst of their household cares, he calls them to his side, and turns on them a look of pity as he reminds them, that while they are careful and cumbered about many things, " one thing is needful." He even lifts the curtain of eternity, and bids us approach and liken, while the voice of Dives from the depths of hell, and there plies of Abraham from the realms; of light, pro nounce the moral of the tale of life And taking his stand on the highway of; the world, and sur veying the busy crowds as they pass and repass, each one as easrer as if he had just discovered the hsecret of happiness, after a thousand failures, and was about to give it an instant tnai, ne points mem upwards, and reminds them that the good they seek is there j that there is one thing to which eve ry thing else desirable . is appended and! that he exhorts them, to "seek first." Harris Great Teacher. ! -From the New York Observer. A LOSS COMPUTED. "We take no note of lime, But from its loss" Young. Time is orecious : and the' importance of ini proving -it as impasses,, is acknowledged by all. When once gone-it'ean neveKbe recalley This consideration caused a heathen Emperor to weep in view of the loss of a single day. Punctuality has been justly considered the life of business, and consequently,-the only way to prevent the loss of time. The wise man feels that prompti tude and decision are all important -as it respects his own interest and usefulness, as well as the jrood of others. The person who is' al ways tar dy, in his movements, and behind the time in re gard to the appointed duties of life, not only exerts a prejudicial influence on the comtn-ujuty'.ijut al so sustains a great loss himself. . ,1 have been led into this train of reflection by a circumstance which! will now relate. Hav ing occasion, to pass a few weeks in a retired country village in one of the New England States, according to a long established custom, and as every good citizen will do,-l. went. to the house of God upon the Sabbath l foun'd my self seated in a neat and commodious house, con taining from one to three hundred serious and attentive worshippers. " When the bell ceased tolling- a crave and venerable parson arose in the desk, and alter invoking tne iivine messing, he read a chapter in the Bible, ana men an ap nmnriate nsalm. As soonasthis was sung, ano ther prayer commenced. In a very few minutes, soepe"rson gently opened the door, undjeame, with light and easy step, and took a stand in a slip near the centre of the house, j He 'had a downcast look, and seemed to be verymeek and hnmhle. I thought, at the tune, that he appear ed rather chagrined at . the thought of being out of spason This circumstance soon passed out of mind, and I enjoyed a very pleasant and pro table Sabbath. r ; - I s; " ' ' The same scene was acted over again on the next Sabbath and the next and the next tvt; during the whole time of my contmuance in the olace.D Some ten or twelve minutes after the pub- lie worship ot Uoa coinineuceu, iiib Bituic and sedate pilgrim would open the door, ad vance to the same place, and take bis starul in the church. What tomakeof it I could not tell. Allthepeo pl?, except this one person, were pjorrjpt irtlUcir attendance in the . house of God,: at the appointed me Methought there was something.peculiar in the situation or calling of this man; but on in-, quiry, found; there was not. I was credibly in formed that lUvas the result of a! long confirmed habit, which he had not fortitude and resolution enough to overcome. It occurred to meat once that notwitnstanding-his example might not be extensivdyinjurious, for none ir.the' place seem ed to folloQt, yet the man himself must sustain a severe loss. This reflection has led me to the following computation, srfcish' is presented for the special benefit of all who are habitual ly Jate at meeting. . ', In this case, it fs ail loss and no gain, the course of one year, he loses the benefittof the reading of 52 chapters in the Bibfe. of thef4me number of prayers, and an equal numbertihe songs of Zion. Here we have, for a singllear, 15a public religious exercises, lost to thanan forever. Now let this be continued Tor 2(eara it will amount to 3,120. Surciy,ftiien-1riay take some note of time fm-n losvU ----- . e osneve tne hn,- ; . . ? iU . . ;,;.kl ya. loweonlains sober truth, anu lliiiii I;icis . i f i vfuld prove it.- We ask the attention of rninistPTllaril private Christians, to the whole extract. Tbere are sonic Christians that are always late at oleet- ou- me oaDaui and in the vestry. Suchfc are generally slack about their worldly ifengagemlntp and they greatly iojure the cause of ItkinSzi. on1 Advocate, S 1M : PCXCTUALITY INtTENOAXCEON RELIGIOUS It- ings has a marked influence on our punctuality ini other things. Weecently fell in with an essay that sustained thisentimeni ; how; truest ui we leave our.readers sHio isly to examine and decide upon. We are nojj prepared at this! j iime to b6n4 trovertit. AmongHhe remarks made was one to this amount ; that?; habitual delinquencies bf a preacher in fulfilling his appointments have a great influence on his 'congregation, andjsoperiadaiie1 lax habits in them, which are .gradually carried out in their worldly ecgagementsjj It is High time that ministers and people both!. thought of this. The former, jcertainlv, that they may not impair the morality of their flocks and the lat ter that they watch against the pernicious influence ofmen who enter ihjj pfulpit or conference room a quartar of an hour alter the set time.! We hone there are few such! ministers ; but we .re SSJ entirely .without- pars that there jkre some- When there are those who do conduct thus, they certainly should not be very forward fin-makin- complaints of a want of promptitude lafperforminff stipulations with them for support. 0urpoormin isters suffer grievously in this last respect, when they are ahvays faithful to the momentjand we m treat that their distresses may not be increased bv7 the disastrous influenoe of any of their brethren in. the ministry. Punctuality is a topic that ouht lo be noticed much more frequently in thparpitthan it is. Half hours anduarters are efte,h filched from five, or six, or more, punctual persons,-who have engaged to meet at a particular hour,-by the indo lence or negligence of some other pers'ons pledged to the same engagement, whose selfishness never permits them to think that any person's time is of more value 'than their own. Such cases are too common among professing Christians. and minis ters ought tooccupy such invulnerable locations in this particular that their admonition's aid rebukes wouiu oe sensioiy ana prontacly fell. Cheerfulness in Wives. Boz well remarks that a cheerful woman may be of great assistance to her husband in business by wearing a cheerful smile continually upon her- countenance. Aj pan's per plexities and "gloominess are increased! a Jiundred fold when his better half moves about! with a con tinual scowl upon her brow. . A pleasant, cheerful wife is a rainbow set in the sky when heriusband's mind is tossed with storms and tempests but a 'dis satisfied and fretful wife in the hour of trouble is like one -of those fiends who delight to torture lost spirits. - -1! "' l '.'! Home. There is something inexpressibly touch ing in th story of Ishmael; the ypiith Was 's-eat itf to the wilderness of life with his' bow and his ar row, f-his hand against every man,and every man'a hand against him." Even in our crowded, busy, 'and social world," on. how many is this doom pro nounced? What love makes allowances like house hold love ? God forgive those who turn the house hold altar into a place of strife? Domestic dissert- tion-Js-ihe acilege of the hea'rt. PearL 1 THE ADMINISTRATION AND FOREIGN MISSIONS. ; We have recently learned that the United States Consul at the Sandwich Islandsjias been removed from office under the following circumstances.--For yearsj he has been violently opposed to ?.lfs sionsries, and has used every means in his pow er to thwart their beuevolenteffort among the na tives. During the recent visit to this country of Mr; Richards, one of the missionaries,! j he repre sented the case to the President, who pomptly re moved the offender from office and appointed a Sabbath school teacher in his place. Vorcesler Palladium. DISCOVEBV; OF MUMMIES AT DDUANGO MEXICO. Amiirion of Mummies it Ts stated have lately' been discovered in the environs of Durangb in Mexico. They are in a silting posture but have the same wrappiugs,bands and ornaments of.th'e Egyptians jam on 2 them was j found a poignard bfif flintjwith a sculpture J iipndle-y chaplets, net.klaces &c. of alternately colored beads, fragments of boaey nnlihpd like ivory, iina worked elastXeUissuett i ? 131" 1 (probably our modernladid ilTibher c!otiti)j;moecay 1 sins worked like those of our Indians to-daylbdnek ! ofvipeiSf&c- It is unknown of the tntimmies a bove mentioned wlit kind of embalmeni was used i or whether it ' was nitrous depositions in cavesK where they were found. A fact of iraportance is stated that the shells of the necklace are of where the Columbus of their forefathers probably . nnJaA frrtrr. :t , a '.Til la V- H I D fl OStan Ot VDine! lauum u"" . - J : 5 coaster -from their islands mlthe lndiancean. i r. 1, I - ! .Uod. of eacn one s icv-ci -?f- i X
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 2, 1839, edition 1
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