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THE (RECORDED PUIDAF, JUNE II, 1852. SedgwickTecale Seniaary. - The spring term "of this Institution closed on Fri- day evening the 28th Alar, r . ,: Eight young ladies having completed the prescrib ed coarse of study, and haying prepared original es says for public audience, were presented with diplo matic testimonials by the Pnncipal. The following iiiugnunme 01 me punuc exercises, c -. prc-gramme :" CT THE PUBLIC XXUCISXS OF SEDGWICK FXMALX StM- -V- -'IHat thi 28th WMrrv)1852.i"f .:, ; z V v Music. . ' ' , .. :T. Essay on Female Heroism by Miss Fannie E. , Hinton of Wake, t - : ' Music. --' . ' ' . 2- Essay on the source of real Happiness by Miss iiwjf x. a.. -wamnDeir oi aianon JDis't 8. C. ":-.: ' " Music. : ' 3. Essay on the Advantages if a taste for Flowers . : and Ornamental Gardening as conducive to jicaiui, nap mness ana virtue, by Miss E v Hanison of Raleigh :" " , ' Music. - ' v Essay on the Vanity of all things Earthly, con-.t--., trasted with the Permanency of Heaven, by - nuw . xnues oi r ranxnn. ' - ' , Music. - Essay on tbe Evils of Ignorance, by Miss Eve- - liuc ix. Aussei oi u raven. -- . Music. r 6. Essay on the Study of Astronomy, by Miss . t .: Eugenia run ion oi waite. . i ', Music. " ' ' 7. Essay on Fiction, by Miss A. M Litchford of Raleigh. ...-: : Music. ' Essay on Woman's Influence and Responsibili ties, by Miss Ann E. Dudley of Craven. - " Music. v ' Presentation of Testimonials by the Principal. JUUS1C. 10. Address by Rev. Dr. Wm. Hooper. -Ri.'v-5-- 'r: Music . The address delivered by Dr. Hooper was listened to with intense interest and delight by the assembly present. It was marked with beauty of style, bril liancy of thought and wholesomeness of council. The Fall Session opens on Monday the 5th of July next. : ' 8 9. For the Recorder. ...-:.- i- Oxford Female College. I : The first annual examination of the pupils of this Institution took nlace on Wednesday and Thnrsdav the 2d and third instant, and was attended by a num ber of the Trustees, patrons and citizens of Oxford and its vicinity, all of whom were well pleased with the progress and proficiency of the. pupils. The ex ercises in Algebra and Botany under the direction of f icaa 'Prtet nmll as td nines In .k T T vmjw uo vti o tut; buwo IU cue JLwLUil . Xoil ; guage under-Dr. Wait, the President, were peculiar ly interesting and satisfactory to the numerous audi tory in attendance. The new building first erected ras so far finished that thejarge room intended for tt chapel, was used for the purpose of the examination and the concert on Thursday night. . a 1 I was pleased to iind that the citizens . of Oxford and vicinity, as well as the Board of Trustees man ifested increased Interest in the success of the . insti- iuuoh, wmcn is now piacea Deyona aouDt. . i nere .will be accommodations in the new building ! for an increased number of nnnibL aa wIl nqnffnrino- nil. A A O ditional facilities for educational 'purposes. The Board of Trustees held several meetings dur ing the period of examinination, and : adopted mea sures for the benefit of the College. The Rev. J. J. James, the President of the Board, will continue to operate as General Agent. - James N. Patterson, Esq., of Orange, and James VV. .Dalby, Esq, of Granville county, were appointed additional Trustees ' of the Collegel . Miss Casey having resigned her sit uation in the department of Music, measures were adopted to obtain a suitable successor by the com mencement of the next An addiess on the subject of Female Education was delivered bv-President White of Wate Fnn't College, in the Baptist church on . Thursday after- uvwat 10 qmie a large aaaience. me. aaaress. was spoken of in the highest terms by all who heard it, as appropriate anu practical, and the Board of Trus tees unanimously returned their thanks to. the author . a Tin ronn oaf o r-rr a mMTAiiiAtt ' The Baptists of North Carolina; as well as the ad jacent portions of our sister State of Virginia, should rally to the support- of Oxford; Female Colleee and tfie Chowan' Female Collegiate Institute at Murfrees- bbrough, N. C, as institutions - which jWill reflect Honor on our denomination and as e very way worthy, no omy oi meir patronage, out joi tne inenas ored ucation generally. m :i'':fil: A. 'Tecste":; June 5U1, 1852T- c "" -Id4AI:X:J:0"'r tb6 Recorder." :i f . ; liRO. Iobst. I made' appointments in your State ? up to tbe 13tir of June, bui on reaching uia pav c icwavcu a leiter giving luiormaiion, which renders ifc necessary for me to- return im-. mediately to TirginiavT Regret very much that it will be out of my power to fill these . appoint ments, as I desired 3 to" see these brethren and form their acquaintance "before my departure for China, l o In fact I weald have been gratified with the opportunity of " visiting " the ' cburcHe? r,al through your State, but' tbe time fof my depw rare oraws near ; ana l must Did you all a Ion" long farewell, hoping that I shall he-remembered at a throne of grace by all, and especially at' tn family altar of those whose christian hospitality I have enjoyed so freely, wherever my travels have led ; me."; I have made many pleasant ac quaintances, ! and now on leaving,' the - thought occurs, shall We ever meet again ?'Probahly in this world the most of as will no , bat how cheer ing the hope, that we shall meet in a fairer and . belter norldv Tshen ' " life' tempestuous sea is Let us then fight the good-fight of faith, hold on to eternal life, and - it is . a matter of small moment whether, we fall ia - America or - China Africa or Burmah, so that ; we he found with our armor on, fighting the battles of Jehovah.5 Fraternally and afbetionately yours, It , ,( irJt A-B.Cabaniss. ' HuflrecshoroN Maj 27tb, IS53. " ' - - For the Recorder., ; ; 17. n.j.; r - I have too much esteem for the brother whose in itials head this article, and too much respect for what I conceive to be the proper mode of conduct ing a religious discussiohto reciprocate the person. al allusions and sarcastic insinuations in which he has seen fit to indulge in the course of his last com munication. Truth, like a precious jewel, shines most brightly the less it is encumbered with foreign or irrelevant matter ; taunts and bickerings tend nei ther to convince the judgement nor win the affec tions of men. An aflected triumph, at the expense of fair dealing and fraternal kindness,' is too costly an article for christians to buy. With these preliminary remarks, I proceed, be fore entering upon the argument, to notice a few of the charges proffered by brother W. H. J. In the first place, I am charged with being so anx ious to enter the contest as to be hurried into a com bat which belonged ' to another, and to draw my sword upon a combatant while engaged with another antagonist. In this, I have committed an error; my reply is, dear brother, I have been betrayed into it by following your example, .as given in two ; dis tinct cases. Who was it that with -such eagerness played second to Mr. Poindexter of Virginia against W. of Wake Forest College, on the subject of Impu tation Who was it that with equal earnestness entered the field in defence of Rev. A. Jones who was himself the proper antagonist of Benjamin Far- is? To both of these questions, echo answers, W. H. J. I am here tempted to quote, " Physician heal thyself." Secondly, I am charged with assuming a position which "contains the core of the rankest Ar- mmianism. .Will brother W. H. J, favor me with a reference to the passage which contains that posi tion t Will he be kind enough to point to a single passage containing one of the many positions ascrib ed to Videns ? His; repeated efforts to force upon me positions, even to the extent of gratuitously man ufacturing them for m and calling them mine, cau ses me to wonder that he should so soon have for gotten that I did practically and avowedly deny the assumption of a single one.. My communication was not antagonistic to his, but a commentary on it, a development of the doctrine taught in bis own con clusions. Unless, therefore, he show, what indeed he has not yet done, that the deductions drawn from his conclusions are unsound, whaterer there is in them that savors of Arminianism or any other ism, is his otro doctrine and not mine, and for it he is res-! ponsible and not I.. ' But bro. W. H. J. is very much piqued that I should call anything that he had said astonishing. I called his conclusions astonish ing, because I did then, and do still, believe them to be so, but I did not thence, because of ' their aston ishing character, pronounce them untrue, but sought by what seemed to me fair deduction to show that. they led inevitably to absurdities and contradictions of the Bible. These deductions," I regret to say, have been met by flat denials afid ridicule not one of them disproved or attempted to be. Thus much irrelevant matter I have felt called upon in self-defence to impose upon the publisher and reader in the outset, that the course of the argument may not be interrupted by numerous jaunts and digressions. One object if no more is accomplished by the com munication of Videns it has caused the views of brother W; H. J. to assume a little more perspicuous and tangible form than they'previously possessed. . He tells us now that by power he means " will or holy character.". For the sake of unity, I will ex amine these terms separately."' First tfien, by pow er our brother means twK, and by th'e absence of power the absence of will. - If, as asserted, will "is power and the absence of wilUnecessarily. implies the absence of power, it follows that the presence of will; necessarily "implies the "presence of power moral power, if you please, brother W. H. J.v "What ever, therefore, we have the will, fo do," wer have the power to do ;' if we.have the will to be as holy as the angels in heaven we have the power to be so. Again," if will and power are inseparably connected, whatever, in a moral point of view, we will to be, we are, and whatever we will , to do, we do, unless it be affirmed that we may at the same time possess both the will and the power to do what we do not do. " We have then naunkratified wills no thirst- ngs'and hungerings for righteousnes ; in. which res pect we differ widely, from St. Paul who said, lTo will is present with me but how to perform that which is good I find Rot. .1 here take leave for the present of the term will, with the remark that if our brother persists in confounding moral power with the metaphysical and incomprehensible , subject of the human will, he may succeed in. mystifying his subject, in. distracting the brain- of his readers, in turning a part of them Antinomians, another part TJniversalists, and another part still, inhdels, but he will agregiously fail to enlighten . their understand insr&l or to excite their admiration of the character and goodness of our exalted Lord. I will now; consider how the case will stand sup posing tne assumption to be true tnat power ana no- ly character mean the same thing, r When it is -said that God has not. given to all men the power, to be lieve,. it . is only , meant, he has- not, given r to , all men holy.' character. ,Had this proposition been onginally presented in this form, does any one be lieve that I or any one else would ever have ques tioned it or called it astonishing 1 But we are quite sure ' that we understand what Wi 1L J. .means by holy character Iu another place be calls power, holy wUl or r moral, character. I do not exactly see how holy : will and holy charac ter means the same thing as moral character ,;but lets suppose that by holy character W. H. J. means what the term implies, to wit, holiness. f The power to believe then means holiness. ' As, therefore, the power to believe must precede faith, it a fair statement of W. HVJs proposition to say mai noiineu oj aiaraaer mux prexeae jann. j i na this, is a correct statement of W.f H. J.'s main ' pbsi iion may.be seen from the following quotation The argument of Videns again ? proceeds upon the supposinon that, God cannot justly punish any. be' ing for disobeying his commandments, unless he give him potrer to obey them ; that is he cannot punish a sinner for his sins, unless before he punishes him he majces mm omu." ert me power to Deueve is maut to mean nothing more nor less than ' holiness. ? HoK- Mnol tn-aon Taitn nrA 9 liAltn... m n 1KS9 IUCU IUU uiwvuw , & UU1UICH IUU9I precede' faith, nd one cah be said to have the power to believe unless be be holy f that is, no unholy be ing has the power to believe.' -The converse of this proposition Ss, ?of coursev true, that all holy, beings have. the power, to believer.J But my dear brother W. H.'J how can -a person be holy .without faith Is. not faith an essential element of holiaess 1 - Do you noHy; giving, bplinessthe precedence of faith make men holy without' 'and independent .of 5 faiih If men can become holy without faith, can. they not be "saved without it V All holy beings must be in a state of salvation ; where then 'is'the ' necessity o: faith ? : God must certainly be pleased with tbe character - and ' deportment of holy beings, men are holy prior to. the exercise of faith, indeed prior to the acquisition of the power essential to its exercise, it follows that men please God prior to the exercise , of faith, that is, without faiths! But in Hebrew 11 : 6,' we are "taught that without faith it is impossible to please him. Again, let me ask bro. W. H. J. is not holiness a sufficient qualification for heaven IrTo this he is obliged to reply unequivo cally, yes, for we have it in his own showing that the holiness of which he speaks as being a necessa ry prerequisite of faith, is sufficient to shield its pos sessor against punishment, the following is his lan guage : " and as it is certain that God vnu not pun ish a holy being," ate God will certainly punish all beings who are not saved, and if any beings are in a state secure irom punisnment, it is very , certain that thev are in a state of salvation. Faith then is not essential to salvation. If furthermore, an indi vidual should die in the interim between the acqui sition of holiness, which is the necessary prerequi site of faith, and the absolute exercise of faith, be is saved; W. II. J. being judge.- ? I had thought that justification preceded holiness, and that faith preceded justification indeed I had thouzht that men are iustified by faith : and in this opinion I think I may venture, young as I am, to claim the concurrence of the Apostle Paul, who said " Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the Law." Rom. Z : 28. Again, the holiness or holy character which W . H. J. makes a necessary prerequisite of faith, either em braces faith or it does not ; If it does nor, then men may be saved without, and independent of faith ; for he is speaking of a holy character which is a suffi cient shield against punishment as shown by the above quotation, and whatever is a sufficient shield against punishment, is doubtless a sufficient qualifi cation for heaven; but if the holy character of which he speaks does embrace faith, then faith is an essen tial prerequisite of itself, to say which is to assert the merest nonsense. ; : Once more : it will be seen by a continuation of the above quotation, that W H.J. means by the power to believen not only holiness, holy character, holy will and moral character, but positive deliver. ance from sinlt Hear him: "And as it is certain that God will not punish a holy being (that is, holy in the ' sense "conveyed by holy 'character) even though his holiness amount only to a sincere desire for his favor -the supposition involves ' a denial of the justice of God in punishing his creatures in any case, and lays htm under an obligation in all cases to deliver them, from sin. That is, being interpreted, the power tobelieve means deliverance from sin ! I think we may now with justice conclude that by the phrase Mthe power to believe" our bro. W. H. J. means repentance, faith, sanctification and redemp tion. Thus much for the supposition that power means noliness or udly character. And nere i might end 'this communication had not W. H. J. misapprehended, and treated with great unfairness, a remark contained, in my last article. , I 6aid, I do now most solemnly avow that if I 'believed . (not knew) the doctrine tanght in that quotation (not in the Bible) I would suffer my right arm': to be severed rom iny body; before I would preach it. And whyl his question was asked and answered at the time, said, in effect, that though I might believe it, that is, though to my understanding a few isolated pas sages of scripture might seem capable of no other construction, the doctrine taught is so monstrous, and so opposed to the uniform teaching of the Bible, and so fraught with mischief, provided it be false, I could not be induced to risk the consequences of preaching it. I would choose rather to err on the safe side I would not preach it from a knowledge of the possibility that I might be in error, and if in error a most fatal one. I would not preach it, be cause if true, no one can possibly be injured by my neglecting to preach it, but if false, thousands might be eternally ruined by my preaching. I would not preach it for the same reason that I would not under any circumstances preach universalism, infidelity, or atheism. I hone I am rtbw understood on this Doint. t - There are several minor matters in the article of W. J. that I would like to notice, such as his making me say that the deeper a man sinks in vice and de pravity the more secure ne becomes irom punisn ment ; forgetting, it would seem, the difference that exist between natural inability, and inability resul ting from, abused faculties and persistence in sin. would like also to ask bro. W. H. J. to define the difference between being unwilling to do a thing and haying no power to will to do it. He tells us that they are Very far from being identical propositions, but with great scrupulosity avoids giving us the diff erence : I must - therefore insist on a definition. u One, word in reply to Wk Hv J's. advice. No one I presume is more ready to receive and appreciate good advice than I am, p rovided, of course, it be given in a proper spirit and under proper circumstances. Now the advice of the brother would under ordi nary circumstances be wholesome, and possibly profi table; but connected as it is with this discussion, it is clearly nothing more nor less than sarcasm in the mask of kindness, the obvious intention of which is ocuf. Candor' therefore ; requires me to say that I feel sunder ho sort of obligation to the brother for his advice, and that I should probably have felt for him a kinder regard had he omitted.it. I must ask him ! indulge me furthermore in tbe request that in future should he feel a disposition to give me ad vice,. be,willplease 6eek. for the purpose an arena a little less conspicuous than a public journal, espe cially when J the -advice from itsjeery nature bears on its face an insidious reflection To say that I am disappointed in the reply of W. II. J. ia but a feeble , expression of my feelings dreamed not that by attacking : his communication 1 should be regarded and treated . as an ' enemy. ', thought 'that surely with him 1 could cond uct a re iigious discussion in a. religious; spirit, t , ; , -, Videns. RaleigW June 7tb, 855i iSi'h1 V-; iFor'the-RJcordef.':i s i-i -iSivi hi f;- BunkeHill, NC.,-May 22&, 18521 Rev. iND.DEAR.BROt TOBET J i--?An While my heart is hot within me, ; although tho bedside of the sick is no. favorable-place for such composition; allow me to ask a place in the necoraer.to conunue tne account of liro.'JOnes labors, commenced in the 19 N6A-May 7;: I make thisi request more especially, because 1 wish to do away," in. some measure at- least, with the. prejudices teeming to exist In the minds' o Brethren of a kindred Association because Bro. J. occupies a part of the ground formerly been led .by the Missionary of the "Broad Itiver Society" last year, but abandoned .'this year en tirely to Bro.' Jones, r 1 .Tr . : . . u ; :'A;: ; Bro. J. eommenced . his monthly preaching again in this neighborhood, yesterday week at a school house near the residence of A. H; Shut ford sq. -His text was from Isaiah iiiJ 10 11": eings, and ei and although, from the inclemency of the Vreath er, the congregation was very small, Bro. J;nes did not seem at all' discouraged, hut gave a faith ful and feeling exhortation to each of the parties treated of in his text; more especially however did he dwell on tbe latter verse, and depict in a most solemn manner the reward tho wicked would receive if he continued his course. The meet ing closed with deep solemnity. . - On Saturday ' the 15th, Bro. J ones preached to the newly constituted arm of Olivet at Smyrna of which I wrote in nay last, and much did he revive the hearts of the Brethm i there by ; his thrilling exhortation from Matthew iii. 17. tThis is my beloved Son in whom I am well, pleased" - Subject Christianity. is a, chain of connected truths of ? which, if you break one lint all I will be severed Ono of these was that Christ : was Ike Son of God. He was the Promised Messiah, of whom the birth and sufferings were foretold and , fulfilled A in every particular, in this both Prophets and evangelist united without conflict in their testimony. Heaven at the time of bis Baptism declares that He is the Son of God, at this Baptism as tho transfiguration, : and just be fore tho passover in the presence of the . Jewish Doctors ot the Law."- God not only declared by these acts that he was his Son, but also de clared that He was well pleased with the work he came to do and the manner in which it was done. Lastly if God is well pleased with His only Son, what' manner of spirit ought ye to be of Oh ye of little Faith. Canst thou oh sinner sit still whilst hearing of God's love to man'in sending his son? i 'Kiss the Son least He be an gry and ye perish from the way when his wrath is kindled but. a little." Before discoursing from the text Bro. J. had previously dwelt much on the context especially on the meaning of Baptism, and most faithfully yet with much simplicity of manner expounded our views of that ordinance. On the Lord's day morning after early break fast the church and congregation met at Syles' Creek, ttvo miles from Smyrna to attend the or dinance of Christian Baptism, which was to be administered by Bro. Jones to the candidate received last meeting. As we were assembled, her son, yet a youth who had been convicted of the error of his ways, by the same sermon that induced bis mother to go forward, and make a profession of her faith in Christ, came forward and having related his experience and - having received : the right band of . christian fellowship from tbe company of Believers around bim, went hand in hand with his mother and our beloved shepherd into the baptismal wave. Oh Bro. Tobey it is too much for my pen to try to relate tbe feelings that crossed my mind as that youth bad so quickly followed in his mother's footsteps and Brethren and Sisters were singing and taking him by tbe hand. Tbe remainder of the scene I regret I could not remain to see, as my profes sion called mo off. I was exceedinel v sorrv to miss hearing Bro. Jones expound the last 10 verses of- the 2d of Acts the cbapter be had chosen for the occasion. Professional duties kept me away from morning service, although I have since understood that Brother ; Jones had an ex ceedingly large and .attentive congregation to hear him expound Ps. ii. 12. In the afternoon the congregation was the largest 1 had ever seen at Smyrna Oh any occasion and most deeply was the attention of the congregation rivited on Bro. Jones as he declared tbe awful consequences of neglect of duty toward G od from i Proverbs xxix. 1. "He that being often reproved harden- eth hb , neck eball suddenly be destroyed and that without remedy." Many who for years had resisted the calls of the Gospel hunz their heads low or showed byltheir countenance that the spirit of God was striving with them both the aged and the young seemed unusually, solemn. Tuesday Bro. J. spent in visiting some of his flock, and encouraging some of the young lambs to feed bountifully upon the green 'pastures of , gospel grace, by which they were surrounded and to cast themselves into the arms of the chief shepherd apd Bishop of their, souls whenever tri als and temptations tempted them aside from the living Salvation; Oh Wednesday Bro. J. preach ed at Olivet from Matt. xxv. 21. - Subject cAr tian faithfulness rewarded. Every man mus do something according to his ability. Natural and acquired ability and property are talents the which if we dont improve we accuse God of in justice. Tho qualifications of a good servant are 1st. that he should' know his i roaster's will -and that the master should give; 'the servant precept upon precept, and line upon line God has given us the Bible as our chart of duty and the exam pld ot Christ as our pattern.' 2a. ' Tbe servant should have a good disposition to attend to that duty and should always have his master's duty at heart even during his absence.' The christian snouia ao u in nis -power to promote tne ex- m - tention of ; Christ's Kingdom by contributing' of hispropcrty If he has any by contributing of his talent? of mind e. i: either by devoting him self to the ministry, or praying in public, or with his family: for the extension of that" Kingdom. 3dl Some servants instead of going into the field to Vork are skulking in the bushes and yet ap propriating their masters' food and clothing, so some who are constantly feeding on the promis es of God,"- never come into .the church to take an active pari in the work, God has "commanded them to do bui stay lurking after iheihhWof the world and so provtf ttnfaithful; VVbat is the duty' of ' faithful servant of God. ' It isascer tained by readins and ctudyinsr the Bible and is love to Goo!, which induces us to Obey him in all things no. mater how difficult, by. professing his name,' consUny heing engaged in - prayer- forgiveness of injuries,- and ' cultivation of the christian graces. -: i "-:'. . ,: 5 Thus I have endeavored" to give some account of Bro. Jones' labors, 'and hope the members of our State Convention will' feel encouraged by the success he is meeting with.' It istrue that there is o very:exciting teasony but.tha; true christian would much rather se'e a sloir deen end continu ed state at feeling front month" to a6nth? than an I evenescent though highly wrought state of excite-' ment which would' cause many to be brought in who afterwardrdeny the Lord that bought tbem Affectionately yocrs in Gospel Bonds."' . , Medicus. ; " ' For the Recorder. J ':: Christian Faithfulness Rewarded. The following facta are from the late annual re port of one of the American Tract Society's colpor teurs laboring in Pennsylvania. Though able to devote but six months to the work, I feel that God has dealt very mercifully with me during the year. ; Often have: I felt his - hand, holding me up and strengthening me for my duies. I am now an old man, and a few years mere, at farthest, will bring me and my .work to the . judg ment' I expect hereafter to meet" many born into the kingdom through the Influence of ;lhe truth which I am disseminating. My labor is a pleasure to me, and the longer Icontfnue it, the more delightful it be comes. ! Oh what a prize ate immortal souls ; some times I feel that they are almost within my grasp Frequently during the year I have seen the tear of penitence, and heard humble confessions of sin. J wo dear children have been brought to Christ through the truth received at my hands. In the 6ix months devoted to the work, I have visited 1255 families and to my knowledge have left no family " without some printed trutn, enougn 10 save ineir souis u oe- lieved and obeyed. ' But my main endeavor has been to reach the young. Of them there : is much more hope than of those who have grown gray in' sin. With these views, believing the children and youth to be the hope of the church, early last spring (1851) I tried to establish a Sabbath School in, a destitute neighborhood, and after considerable effort succeeded in gathering into jt about 1 ninety children. ; I en deavored to impress " upon them, the importance of committing the Scriptures to memory; and much to my joy, during the months they attended (the school being suspended in the I winter) they committed to memo, ry 18,664 verses of the Bible, besides purchasing and carefully reading about $30 worth of the Tract So ciety's books. s On my first visit to that neighbor hood, with patient labor from house to - house all I could sell was one small shilling - book; this made my heart sad, and caused me, like the disciples of John on a certain occasion, to go and tell Jesus. " I visited another little village - containing three whiskey taverns and twelve families. After consid erable effort I sold seventy-five cents worth of books! With much opposition and prayer a Sabbath school was formed there also, and the children interested in committing the Scriptures to memory. .. ; " These two Sabbath Schools, and the publications circulated were apparently the cause of the forma tion of two churches, in connection with which the Gofpel is now statedly dispensed, though the Con gregations are small, and meet in private bouses. ; "The books of the Tract Society constituted fully one half of the religious reading of all the . families on my field. In many instances they are as highly esteemed as they deserve, being placed next : to the Bible. Oh that God's people would pray more ear? nestly for this work. Then would there be gathered in many more precious sheaves." u ' - - . ' " ;' " ; :'J For the Recorder. ""; . The Executive Committee of Pamplico Associa tion met in Plymouth on Friday, 28th of May last, according to appointment Members present, Coun- cel Wooten, Joseph Haby, John Dawson, Levi Daw son, William H. Smith and A. O. Jordan.' ' . ' Report of pur Agent called and read as follows : Preached during the last, quarter 111 Sermons, con stituted one church with assistance, received 167 candidates for baptism, and baptized 156. This re port is received and ordered to be filed. One motion made and 'entered into by the Commit tee. L O-r-:., i; -h''-- '13 .-"' -'irA v..sV- Ai'i: . . Resolved unanimously, That tbe Executive Com mittee of the Pamplico Association are of . opinion and do hereby declare that it is the duty of the min istering brethren to attend punctually hereafter the meetings oi the Board and , the Ministers' and Dea cons' Meeting, and the clerk be requested to have this resolution published. AY G. Jordan, Clerk. P. S. The next meeting of the Board sits in Green ville, Friday before the 5th Sunday itf Augustcsxt. Revivals. r.,: in v1 . Hallowell, Me.There b a powerful revi val in this place, some fifty or sixty conversions have lately, been reported. . ; Brown Universitv.- We are . gratified to learn of an interesting revival here. Sabbath rening Bible " class exercises." and pungent preaching at times in the chapel, have always made tJeen impressions on the minds of students. i he sal deary religious , and moral influence of this University ris one of its most distinguished features. -Christian Chronicle. Charleston. i , rWe team tnat a deep religions interest' exists" in tbb icity. About 40 have been baptized in the First Baptist Church, many of them young persons ; of much talent and promise. . , ;,-,!'; 4 Revivals i4-On the list Sabbath in ApriVEl- J T T)ljl 1 i" . J m i.T-..l r. uer. jauit'B oiyiue uapiizuu - at Jbliue lUVer. and on the 4th Sabbath two Others at Reffuge. leaving one at each place received for baptism. Christians were much revived and many tinners cnea lor tnercy.--u. ISaptat. -- - - I- J -The Fete at Paris, The fete at Paris, on the 10th of Mav. was purely ' , military, consisting ' ; of 60,000 ' troops, wifcu nau miuion oi ciuzens ana strangers as spectators;! fetWt "il ; The ' Prince President Napoleon arrived 'on the ground at noon at tbe head of a bfiUiant staff and .reviewed the solders, f He presented stan dards to the Colonels,' surmounted by the imperi- ax eagle.. ? iw.' ivs; -i-wmm--... ..' Napoleon, subsequently -addressed the army saying, ' that the Roman , eagle adopted by the Empero Napoleon was the last striking emblem of .thej j-egenerations. and grandeur of France. It. . disappeared with er misfortunes jand ought to return when ,1 ranee , bad recovered crom ner aeieata ,ana was a-am mistress . 1 i . - , . w ucrccu, eeeuiiug- uu - longer io repuaiate her own -glory,' r Resume then, soldiers, these eagles s not - as a menace against, foreigners, but as a symbol, of independance,. as the .souv enir of Xheroio.epoch, ahdaVa marti to each regimentor nobility; and a pledge .to' die, if need be, iii defence of the embiems so1 often led by; our fathers to victory. i s . .'.If-i!'" . This" address '.-' was immediately. 'placarded throughout the city- ; ...V,. ,;. ;f .t .s . : 5 The clergy . headed by., the Archbishop of Farb,- nuinbering ' 800, gathered around )i gor geous altar,' erected 'On tbe field, and bestowed blesiiings f on the standards..? The ; troops" then defiled and the ceremony wai concluded. : T? Two thousand crosses and medals were also' distributed."'5.-7' ' V - ; Z Tbe President tas welUf cried, vive Napoleon," tb. !L ej PEmperor." i The operanfc Antorae, on the contr, J'j. that they would -workSSL? the fete. - Spw- - The festivities were cont; , three days, and on Tuesday HJ tended a grand ball in Ae nesday banquet was given to S W superior officers. . j JW , A letter from i Connt d.i t -X Legitimatists to refuse t'. I f Jt' - - li ties join til fm 1.1 of the legitimatists to refuse to ufc'V allegiance, is attracting great itS ? ,bc0 At the customarv pravo ond Baptist church on Sabbath tf&l sJ brother arose'; and remarked ftatV intention of the pastor tbeRey h. H attend the annual meeting of tt,. i tist Missionary Union, soon to be I M burg, ; it would doubtless,; be grat&ffl ia mees nis Dretnrenirom the North he was formerly associated b miS? ana councils ; and he proposed that ft ent, in tho name of the churcn Jf08 raise one hundred dollars, to const! tor & life member nf tht TTnnn . t. v utuw. ir fc- mously approved, the cards were five minutes it was done.ira. TtTri - - - - - v. Stmlar tm$. Tbe Jodrnal of Xomnferce, noiidjij Rev. Dr. King, Missionary to Greece noa?!? well as of missions, ta leam that ai'seohiia?'' treatment of Dr. King became known a friend called the attention of oar this subject, and begged its speedy interfertstT that he has received assurances from the ter, that his letter was promptly laid before tlTt dent, and that the Government had taken measures to ascertain the facts respecting Qtt : " " , We have now no doubt that the i lies' wai ! J to ! Ho i Sea ; no l Pu r 2.5' I Jnr vl f v Ud 153; J.No wa A ni Br -Ap S for La Th for lia' PI B Ja' Bo Cl :JU1 Orderint it Cumberland : frigate to the Mediterranean. v structions to go to Athens, (or the Fireoa'ibi'h aiiicito, uas euuicuiwg iu uu WHO lOlSauair It is what we ' should expect from tbe 1W.I I and from'Mr. Webster, whose viewg on ibe fo J tne uovernment to protect A-nericans residinriW in the pursuit of an honest calling, 'Missiosariei J eluded, we happen to know are of tbe most k tea anu iruiy painouc natare. . . The Philadelphia National Argus tells the km ing story : A few days since, a singular anj ing incident occuired at the Mint. A'anaQ young females are employed there, one of whoa been deaf and dumb for ten years, an afflidioaa ing from scarlet fever. While engaged at let e! pation, judge of the surprise of her company bear her exclaim,' f'-Ob, I believe 1 can speak ni great was the astonishment, that one f tbe lea swooned, and the roost of them were strange! & ed . bince then the female has entirely recorerdk speech. . , - . . . Experimental Tbip of a War Stum new United States steamer Powhatan ntade autre mental trip from Norfollrto the Capes oa FA 20th inst., whiah is represented to bare beta it' nently successful. ' Her immense tnacbifter? wak admirably, performing sixteen re vol uTiom pa nte, and making about ten miles an hour, i G rahaiu, the Secretary if ih lrryvm fWaAe, Morris -and Shabrick, and . Captains Sannden p. Cunningham, with several hundred citizens tni t sans at Norfolk,: participated in the pleasures ch trip. v .j . - . .: . A Brave Died. At the railroad station ii denr Massachusetts, on the afternoon of.. the insU Mrs. Maria While fell bn the track wki.i engine was approaching.; Mr. B. R. Leana, s Station Master, seeing her peril, rushed to tbe spcis the risk, of his life, and ? draseed her away irt i time to escape the engine, which missed killing k potn only cy an instant. i-f Great Engine Plating. -On Saturday aftrrae 22d inst., the Diligent Engine Company of rW phia, not to be outdone br tbe Independent olM- more, tested their engine at Jayne's immenfe boSsia in Chestnut street, and succeeded in playing iff pendicnlar stream 184 feet, being 43 feet higbetfi the Independent. This is considered tbe best engine playing ever performed in this country. , vomet; uiscovered Cambridge, wast, , 19. A telescopic romet was discovered this oars? by Prof. G.. P. Bond; of ; the observatory at place . -- .L i h ,'. ' The Wadesboro (N. Q. Argus states M Jabez McKay, living near White Marsh, Coins co., has a negro woman that gave birth, ,sooe days back, to twin female children, joined togoiw a manner that makes them more interesting than celebrated Siamese twins. Their faces look ? opf site directions, and their backs are joined ky.tbh bones ronning into i one at tbe joint of the bipi P forming one spine from the ioinl down. , - t- Jho. Howard Payne. Consul at Tunis, it r of Home sweet home, is dead iJudge" Green of the' First District Court, York,I has decided that boarding hoa.e: keepers J" no right to detain the trunks and clothing boarders for non-payment of board. . A serious riot occurred inlbe Mersey oo M packet Rappahannock, Capt. Cashing, boanJ for York, on the 1 lib ultimo." The passenger, w crew bad a fight jut as she was aboat Kti''n?,T'f resulted in the arrest of. sixteen of the police., r- :. .. 'y-;- r ; - , ;: ; The Worcester Transcript is i printel; ?J power-press, of simple and ingenious cWf lately invented. "It prints two thonsand hour, is propelled by one man, and cosjs It takes but one person i to feed it, deuvers e,f itself, and does not occupy as ouch room as a nary band-press. ; 7 ' . '.a- T tio 4 J iy thi un an iu pr Pri tu ei Se Re He 2 'sel ou If! thl on iat we r ter ou ue ori li, iff OT r lu t K be . t 1-At Wake Forest Cotlegeon-Thuraday t May, by WilUam Peace, Esd'RevI" 9r?y, son toldlss Martha E. Holleman, daugbW Samuel Holleman. "i .1.: tMM.: M,ni" SaBif ; In Wilmington, on Paul Repiton, Mr. Parley Holmes to i -;In Wilmington,! on the 28th of W7 V xtl Paul-Repitoo, Mr. .Charles; Webb to V Anu Sellers. " Iii at hi ill f dfl IT I to fc i: ffa a IB 'ki I. te S h u r I i April 30th. at his residence near counryiAJa., Deacon Robert Fleming, "5 -Th. x.o.T nntiTO Of North .Vr. . -jMi 1831 .he made a professioa of4chritia ' e0&!t by which ehttfchf h wm oon after J con's. oee. In 1S33 he emigrated witB j. Mimer of ma w"-,, rrua xrarA an! - va iruar tihii ui uia profession by hisoniafent pjety, r ; punctual attendance ai ur3"' ;nen7' ' s, and by vcontributions i?jtW? most a ti tr m .rUo, rJ iT rr- , -.-..j, ne.U '";.. Sfi those acquaintea wim uw i"""-1 ." chand .J ht miiaiEo mk" Mtnfaw-' christian, fxiendVj IIis numetous.scqnain . , . 3 i.t il i c. ... T r . ' t io j f. fci-y c-ii.7 K-.:s..i ; iiht,'f. r '4