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J. D. IirFIMM, Editor and Proprietor. . ... - . 11 rrix' Wmmm " " ' " - i -. , " . I.y. ' VOLUME XXYIIL-NO. 2(Lf BIBLICAL RECORDER, A Kelisiousnitd Literary Paper. uhlUhed weekly at KaHigh, U. C, oo pet adoption of anj policy or the commission of any act that wonld tarnish our character or forfeit hia favor, the secular press is clamor mS for fire and sword to desolate and to lav waste. Yet thso same editors Jirto very properly denounced, duV enennoa" in lan guage not str.oUr thau Ucrved for the same act ; acta which have disraed their government and linked the names of ihrir commanders with eternal inform Vn,.M they have us, mitigate their disgrace by shar ing it with them f Would ' thev l,a v ..;vvv CJ? nurst teaiure in tuecuarac terof our enemies? Or wdulJ t)t k4 ua forfeit the favor of God br violt.inc hu commandment the first" time it ii io our pow er to do it? . Sivrely these men have forrot. tea that bv the aknnn,l 1: resident, our Congress, our commanders, and our people we owe all our success to the hieing of God, and that He has said, " vengmnce is mine I will repay.' I trust this policy has few sympathisers in our armies and none among our leaders. a wouiu oe as Uisatrous to our cause as dia gracefulHo ourselves. Yours truly, a. Mcdowell. , yy J.xjjx,,.d iv 18G3. nee. Ftjr the Recorder Tc Sabbath School Board. Bro. Hcfiiam : In a recent-issue of your paper appeared Unreport of the Board of saooaui bchools. recently constituted by tut- otmwieui apus6 uonvenuon. . Some of its suggestions are judicious and , Hmely j and should its constitution "be attend ed with" no greater " results, It will at least bring prominently : before the denomination a subjt too much! neglected.' To all Uiat is said of the importance of Sabbath Schools, vre will most heartily sub scribe, and it is certainly true that " the circumstances of our times instead of dimin ishing increase the importance of this kfhd of religious efiort. ' And none can deny that " the object proposed is large and im portant.' But is it so evident that " the object in view can be better promoted by having a general organisation ?" not state more definitely the nkn nf a ' . For the Recorder tion. From it we are unable to learn what Pr0Cf e dinos of he Bertie Unioil relation is to exist between the efforts of -Meeting. iuc xaru, uu lue euorxs oi inaiviual Accowmg to appointment the BerUe enurcnes. nine ioara aesign3 to act in union Meeting met with the harch at strict concert with them, its labors may re- Robert's Chanel, Northampton county N suit in good; otherwise I have but little C, on Friday before the 5th Lord's day in hope of its success. 1 May, 1663. Elder J. Bunch, and his alter- rsow for a Sabbath School to succeed iij Gate, JElder Thos. Iloggard bein- absent dependentlyof a church, is a thing unknown, the introductory sermon was preached bv Whether its sessions are held in the same Bro. W. L. Fitcher, from the I22d Ialm, house and community with those of the and Mt verse. " I was glad when they said church ; or in some cabin of an adjacent, des- onto me; -let ns go into the house of the titute community ; its success depends on Lord." the patronage, and aid of the church. And After a short recess, the Union assembled those schools which claim to be the result of EJder John N. IXogrrard in the chair. Prav- maivmuai enort, are permanently successful "r oy Jder Jno. P. Lee. The list of enly by throwing themselves binder the care Churches was then called, and represented of churches. In facta church without a as follows, viz : Buckhorn 2 ; Capeharts 1 Sabbath school, is a church delinquent; and Elam 1 5 Gallatia 3; Meherric 14; Mar's a ckarck with a Sabbath school is a church H'H 1 ; Murfreesboro'. I ; Mt. Carmel 1G at work. The Sabbath school then, 13 only L Tabor 5 ; Potecasi 9 ; Roberts Chapel a result of church efficiency a result which ' Done others represent!, is always traceable to an active church as Visiting brethren . wero invited ' to e t!s the cause. ; To promote, therefore, the Sab- w'ln us- bath school interest, regard must be-naid tn Bro. W. -L. Fitcher waq r;! , , fiii ' til r i.winuv.u oo to the wants of the churches. And these) ungate from the Yeopim Union meeting wants so far as they can be met by a! Moved and agreed that the Pastor arid Poard are few. One of them, is a literature I Beacons of the church, constitute a mmmit. dooks, and such books, a3 can be general- i approvea ana aaopted. To this 13 to be to remit them funds as fast aa they ar col lected, but even if the channel of ommuni. cation is obstructed, we are still responsible for the support of our missionaries. They have been authorized to borrow, upon the credit of the Board, and these loans must bo met. W t IPrefiin- i'nrna'iT .K.....I. - i 1.1 .7 1 yuuenes 10 seua their contributions without delay. Shall Yates and his family, and IlanweU, and Phillip, with others be left to suffer? .It must not be. It will not be. Xorth Carolina Baptists will toke their share minis blessea- work. Our brethenn need not wait for the eal of an agent. We shall probably appoint no agents. Let . every one, as the Lord probers, contribute. Let our ministers bring the claim before their churches. May we. not show that an amid the struggle of the war, our hearts are cleaving to Christ, and his blessed cause. Thus pleasing Him, he may make our ene mies to be at pence wilhus. Oii behalf of the Board. JAS. B. TAYLOR, Cur. .Sec, &c. Mi passions be jealousies and exasperate tween , tne.separated sg bns.' It helJ that the antipafjiioa. tiirii focrimination, which found utterance in iHlnewspapers of owtiuu, wouiu iin.a,A petition in the newspapers of the otherid "kmdk and keopahve the feeling of imnvif r . ; their daily press, would jpfl fo: th nncoas ing torrents oJt mutual ci!f y, 8atirv rid iciiieaaa mvectivej' andtf M an incojicei u1B uuensity ,ot hatred Id mis couuimeU, maddeni intemperate pud uumeasaft not these predictions .ohii under onr own eyes ? Our v irom (ulfihrtent irspapers over- "UaHIng Accttsations," uuuuuic iur uie monu grandeur ot the true unrisuan spirit, was the apodtropho which Siiurin, ja ne of his sermons, addressed to Louis XIV., the tyrant persecutor by whom under circumstances of great atrocity, him- acu uu ms nnguenot brethren had anven into exile: "And thou prince, whom I once honored as and whom I stu ft ... v pa fers over flow with stem, vehement, jtemptuous d. nunciations, whicli are trai4Wd to North ern newspapers and forbid? fating, and in- -...c uie w Bpinc. unef Ima reason, we are sure, why the -effort t uKagate the o .utu nas oeeu prolohge-itftcthe general concurrence of the peoplclwhy papular movements looking tow.ard have m nipped id the bud and haw&J-fcn f,;u. l the srrouud-r-miist on,fUL . uwi f in. UI6UBDI- mg, acrimonious, harsh, vM Native tone of our press. We even iijne to think wi mere are secular journmt thn South, which have been more potelfcfc tir ri A perpetuate the hostility omiesTtheir I vuur xn r r hns..iit v . h t . ;.7:. ir. ou without ,;if T.Jt H '-wive this "warn nr Tnu will need it. Tf rnoa T-c 70u chor, dina verr 1 7 2 : " Drofessini,. '-I . -J w'S.ome once . 1 1 u 2 , Heern 10 hav-e lost t water ,n a frail vessel-,we shall not always meet eontrrry winds, , black : clboS S3 troubled wave. Nn , V - Un 1.7 --ayaj ABweet mrnm I. ,t , . ' ovJil. (llljr.A CAiil back for- been dreadful my kincr. urpose to,lay waato our corjfvand over irow our government an! fCtr'ov our in- aitu iiom i Kilii rAcnihi) n . . .' .1 hana of Almighty God, thou also shalt have nart in rrr ... . l- nn f miw kuuu wisiiesL 1 fiti4i- nrnt' nAfiB the Netherlands which thou threatened but which the arm of the Lord protects this country which thou fillest with reW-, r..,. . 1 . . . o vt iuSiuvesammaieti with love; tlic-fe wal a.. I - - - 1 - . wuicu contain a thousand martvN nf maKing, but whom relijrion rendf ous : all these aiis thy! . T v icion- attnbuted in no small degree, the want of unity of effort, in this interesting, aud im portant branch of christian usefulness. mmee 10 arrange religious exerci-e3, during the session of the Union. Moved and agreed that the Union com mune with the Church on Sabbath after th'e sermon. .Now the Boacd proposes to supply this j Moved and agreed that a collection be deeply felt want: and the report indicates i taken up on Sabbath before the sermon n,i some of the books soon to be issued. j that the amount collected be appropriated to This object of the Board is certainly con-) furnishing the Biblical Recorder io North sistent, and m the highest degree com mend-1 aroIu,a soloiers; aud that the money be auie; anu we nope we snail soon have att"ac-u ,a w'e nanus ot Wilder Jno. N Ho a .0.-...v..;j, mane mee a Lis. iavora an administrator of li terature, the taste and orthodoxy of which shall clearly establish the wisdom of the Convention in the adoption of the late mea sure. Here it woald seern that the work of the Board should stop ; brut it proposes much more than this to engage Jn the actual work of school extension to extend its ope Amount of collec tions beyond the bruits of church effort to organize and foster schools, which are to be pioneers tor the churches in all directions." This is to b a sort nf MiMinn. fiol-.kok . - t uauvayi School col portage enterprise. -Now how the Board proposes to accom plish all this, is not explained, and I confess myself unable to conceive. ': How a few brethren at Greenville, South Carolina, are to have any agency! in the constitution of a school m the mountains, or piny woods of Aorth trohna is yet, to be.made apppear. True it 13 intimated, that we are to have a system of voluntary agents, which as soon as pracUcable, is to be followed by'a system vi paia agents. xsut now many ot this hon ored -class are we to have ? And what are to be their duties? '-, , - T Suppse we say but few- one for each State, and what will, be accomplished? He will attend the State Convention, a few As- nvmnwuiyiuoM uiouey . speeciyes, .collect a few xlollars, and fnake his report-, v v '. . But suppose, we adopt the v missionary prin ciple, and make the number of agents pro portionate.' to the destitute fields, and we have at once a system which a "land of mil k .and honey" could not maintain. No system pi agents can be made to perform the duties or the churehss m this matter. The Sabbath School id a.n institution hon ored of God, and will succeed. But its suc cess will be as it Ha3 .ever been, commensurate-with the efficiency of the churchea Each church is the parent of her "Sabbath school and needs no 'aid in her maternal care. The. development and perfection of v...w vv .-.m.ro uu'u is a v once uer ricnest reward, and brightest glory. ' ' ' ' Lefthen tha Board gVv u the books: but leave individual Sabbath -schools to in dividoaWhurches. - '. ' ': ' "-V" M " ' Saftipsoh coanty, June 24lh. ' i .V For the "Recorder. ; .;: Spirit .IT- the Secular Press. D.eab;; Bho.; Hotham j While every christiaa heart-id the Confederacy is lifted up in earnest'supplicationlto -XJodVlha't he would go with ourfarmies rlbw penetrating the enero&'a. territory' and preserve hem hot only from the perils, to which their situation necessarily exposei them, but also from the garu ror that purpose, tion $54 35. Moved and agreed that the churches within the bounds of the Bertie Union meet ing be requested to send to each Union meeting, funds to supply the soldiers of the State with religious literature, durino- the 1 present war, Moved, and agreed that the clerk be di rected to send the proceedings of this meet ing to the Biblical Recorder with request for publication. Moved and agreed that we adjourn until to morrow 9 o'clock. Prayer bv bro. M. Cookf. Satlbday Morning, May 30th, 1863, ihe union assembled journmeat; prayer oy Elder J. J. Rochell moved and agreed that the next session of the Union hM 1X71 f i fl.A nUnMAL. n. . ... ma UIIUICU 111, fotecasi, Northampton countv. N. O . rvm. mencmg r nday before the 5th Lord's day tn August, 1863.. -- . .Moved and agreed that Elder Jno. Mitch ell oq: appointed to preach . the. introductory a"' ,uu a me next .union, and Eider 13. U. Williams his alternate, . ' , fc 'Movedjand agreed that the Union retain as an item of business the report on nue- Brethren Jno! "PLeo, M. Cooke and VVm Boone were appointed to present due--ries for discussion at the next session of the Union. Committee .reported as follows, iz : 1st. Is it consistent for the Baptisfs to hold pulpit communion with Pedobaptista. 2d.- Is the church in an'. sense the birth- jriavjot me cnnstian. ' . -O J A .1 .. , ou. n.ra me temporal comforts - which u eu receive . irom - U6d without ' aakin, blessings, . ; ; . , . -.! Moved and " agreed that one brother be appointed , to "open the'd query choosing his, side. ,; - Ihe following brethren were appointed to open discussion on queries of the next ses sion of the Union as follows : ' - ; ' t 1st query Elder JnoKLeQt 5,1 Jf" J. Rochfill, .and the 3d Elder B.- B. Wil- On'jnotion, the Union adjourned yet resound b.Miwlii-twma thy fawor; God grant that the fatal bandar which hides the truth from thine eyes rnay fall off! May God forget the ri vers of blood with which hou hast dinged the earth and which thy reign has caused to be shed! May God blot out of Ris book the injuries, which thou ha done us, aud while lie re-i ward 3 thu ciifftn-.-ii-a a.. , j'oiuuu wiose vno et- p -d in to suffer ? O may God ho hat'h n . . u,e to in and to tlu whole church t- tt- i . uioi.m. -r uf jxfs judgemenis, make tl d,.-pdu-i.r oi li His mercy 1" Are our bouthern pulpit generally in the mood which might break ,'rth into apostro phes to the rulers of tho-North conceived in this spirit of forgiveness ? A nd if they were are our churches .prepared to tike up the strain with responsive musTnaiilmltr' w fear not. Far too much of bittcmBaa has been allowed to infuse itself -even into the Christian mind. There ar multitudes who cherish toward the invader feeling lo in harmony with the precept 6f the Lord Je sus, " Love your enemies," than with the saying which Aristotle, the heathen, though he quoted, could not endorse, "The maxim that we should carry nothing to excess, does not please rae since it is our duty, at least, so hate to the -ery extreme those who in jure us. m Oar present purpose, however, does not respect this deficiency in the spirit of Chris tian" love. We wish to speak rather of th caustic, intemperate, denunciatory style ...i.uu w uutii umuuuiBit ana oetravs it The impropriety of such a style", on the pan ot trie umstian, a single passage of Scripture places beyond dispute Tlw apostle Jude tells us : "Michael M,Q ,ml angel, wheii dorftending with the devil ho t! 9t.tat.ons, than the 7W:Uj Xllahi ,r th. from-the example of Michaels grown to the proportion of a natwual ii and we may recosmizft th nfni.t:, .r i&r J 0 ... ..,...vttua vnirwar as,vin pan, a nauonai punishment f it. U e would fain hope thatl' wiser policy and a nobler principle will 44 k to rule the umids of menthat both paf tsand Chris tians will seal their lips astram their pens from railing accuaati4". " The self- "PCfc, great people dods t It wiii further our national iutef its. It i in harmony with the, wrd o? G I; - God him--clfwillalj upon It, 'until; a man of ail our enemies shall stand bM?ii us ',- ever! - . r A Deserted EncaiapEieDt. A correspondent of the Richmond Exam. tner, recently visited the deserted encamp ment of the Yankees, on the North bank of ne nappahanock. The following extract from his letter- may not be uninteresting to our readers : ' f ' . t Their literature, for the most part, is of the lowest and moat i '. r . nj,iavcu cuaracter. OccasionaHy copies of Hamer's Ma-aziue he Atlantic Monthly, &c., could be S in the officers quarters, but they were by! no means freequ-nt. The works of licenfibus trench authors, and the blood and thunder productions of Ned Bnntlm nA ai f)nhh .... , . -Mu u;nBUS - v.., wcie streweu about as thick as autumnal leaves in Vallambrose. Aa this '"T4" 7 ,u mr t!iSte ai teacbinW wucu u,e mrals ofthearmy of the Poto- my oe appropriately stated here toatall accounts cortcur in - the statement ...wuey weie ot the most dissolute anS aoandoned character. Thronghout the win- tpr Ilia nnmna ... 1 . . - - , ar"iea wun women from Uie North, some of them the wives of offi: cers. The PeryekrlnAdfa I were a chapiaii on.the 'SwpSleSS not quietly permit them, to- pluck ed crown from -hia brow.afterPZvfe! B. - TKey- should Vot ndthir3-" cml action at the heela of theirs , It is unneceasary 'to Rf.at iMLl Jr:: - a half sheet still 'Th. G trS"L ln it totn iXi' " -" . 7 """w mat vox reaaers. - VVe havi. ".ta4tnedtodoetter(b.n inrZ ' Jam on us is unrelenting.l has supplied ushasstonn maicmff printin.niin-" ' A' . .. r ; ; - r r B 8QQrt tune, in had onT ehoagh on. hA . t. ' :T er monev rmrlr,V4 ' . 6"uct'a , . . :-v -"wurusTvouia do it Wa ' - uur reaaers don't Kta u-w i Tt, . .. . au-sueet. aid. -i win vuifstiau frver. Another Anchl. . Ail remember the wreck;i be " Allan uc Our home looked- fortify the waters that lead to Lorn? Island Sn,4 , j -- " ) " O U3CU and went, te com- suflffered tiipn tk l ' . ' J " - wu i u I J IT f 1 1 r 'A: tolled . 1 geuue ones w n a-n iae vessels as they je nn,1 f.,ll ,1 T ii .t , ,b ir- , . c" uu A recan tne starts 4j of t! tuunity Dy tne loss of the-At' lone qaii i, . dirgo for the good i Si ' holy and ies who went dowN-th,, have now so long rested in .ti hew JieaVen where there is no more sea. ' , An interesting spiritual lest fi ea in the encampments pyhiKIt a kim. a of cleanliness convenient n, . f -Vj 4 Li OtfUiV instances, even elea-anee. - Th narfaM r 7 "viesmiuunaea ey nandsome - ..v.owt.ir.y uoui. iour ieet in he ht n1 made of evergreen b'Ouffhs fffeneraliv eAT mferwover with neatness, and trimmed with umiorumy. These enclosures constituted what, in cities, is termed a square, anosfreets nm at right angles along these squares, just as m a regularly laid oui town. About ten feet apart, on each of the four sides, apertures, with raised and circular archways, appeared, with the letter of the company occupying, also worked in evergreen in the centre" i-heso doorway a thv ;k l J lengthened into alleys leading through the Mpuires, ana on each side of the wtucti were ten or twelre feet t P 4uaners oi each mess ey write us to this effect: thev Mm. ' werand ? Klast eek, wanted to" par enough to havl ,t0P7 of -the Recorder nt- , : . We oon't,l,ke the half-sheet either,, but it is the best we cando ' wey can be for n. nhnr ':. ... - wpply us son,. kndf the j&JZ S resume its old DroDortmr,; JL . i e , A ' v tu ffreat re lief, not only of the read,' k. ' Editor. -;i-T.'e '8' allt - ii louowiuir S contain- circuml Xices of tin pursuant to ad-fuwiJUi'?iU auo,u oody of Moses, durst uot oringagamst h.m a railing accusation, but said; The Lord rebuke thee." He would not revue would not heap reproachful fepi theta on -him. "Abhorring all scurrility uu violence oi laiififuaire. he a wreck" J wouM give a thou : duWt for another anchor" exclaime :tjt D Methinks uo lensrthr desetintts?1n.,u k.; that sad scene more v.vidly ble the mind than these few words of ffmigrhose work it was to guide the ship, and? whom, hu manly speaking, 80 many loofT1 for protec tion; The cold winter windl:'h.l,rtni.- fierce flames within the darrVclouds aud darker night above, and the 4& angry wa ters al around? Ti, , nLi-i T P ! . . , , . ' ,- t'r sees tne whole, there is a longing in kpirit that, hnds vent in words a seaman Well under- sianu, -Another Auchorf V The lost amiU the tempest ; the wiC echo back. A fev o there, and toId JiilpnV n.u Another anchor! , Life, mcfld life, is a sound that lieth between 'oct, 14 nfl 18UOJOC5 to cnangmg waters ; d i f calm and rhnaiififul ..1 1 v . w va i leys, wide,2 the were ranipd A i . i . fi- snort distance from the brigade or division -.u.juucu, ad toe case might be, stand the headquarters of the Commanding Gene ral aud his staff. These were similarly 'con- structeo, oat ot larger size, and with mora iuea oi Uesiffn and ornament : which this lettens written is circular or rather octagonal, in form, and about sixteen feet in diameter. The interior is adorned uureiiueieu mvitiug byiis perfect cleanli- Pray for the Country. io every patriot -th fullofBdicitude... W? Srp,i-.;.i towd3 deciding the destiny of this war and of our country. .Even while we write they ?? be erring, andwouldeiriesfly msiton the necesaityfbr cirigfianrtQ offer P fervent, united prajer for the suc&ss of our cause. Let them make fell use of this instrumentality for securing the-blessing of God, without winch no entemri ? t per vau rOSw Aglance,ttb3present . - truth and-importancn nf mw. r -vn. IUUI lift PnomV'o r?: : mn,l. i-.. 'J 1Wr7'- w Mcpcuus on the i tne How saccess or failure of ness, tne aromatic sceat of Uie cedar boughaJ Z T . gU" m that uarteV we of w-hich it is coostructed, and" a row ofl? 1104 DOW fuII7 understand, hot we kflow cry i3 1 tere was no otlii -f anchor. - K . .1 i . . . J. N; HOGGARD; Mo l'r. " H. Cv&dwabds, .Cl'k.--v i; , ..;' s ' i ; ii . .'For the Recorder. ' - Forffirn MlssfdnsV rt r .i. no. u oreiga -Mission Board, have been instructed by;the ; Convention at iti recent meeting to prosecutevigorously the'-collection of funds, even thono-h irrita portuu ty - for nenm,.' c : 7 rtr- """-. ,UJ",,W VfJIl, rSia fonnl Tril l S le? the mi&l0na' Union, tKe possession of newfound. It 4sJioped that we may able' Would serve above all caimnes3 aud decency with , moderation and gentleness." Burkit't well remarks: it our uucyjo jarn the angelic lesson namely, not to give railiriff orr evilinr !an'. guage to the worst adversary in the best cause, since it proceeds from pride or pass ion, and 13 so contrary to the temper and de sign of Christianity." If an arVutngel durst not do thjs an archangel with, no sin to loathe, no Infirmity to lament,-fhow'dare we do it we whose highest strength is weak ness, and who daily need the cleansing of trie uioodot Uhnsti' It this durst not be done in a controversy ' witbVfo devil that ather of -lie,-that murderer from the be"-in. ning, the utterly apostate one. bv (.mrii,l;. the adversary, cut off from every influence of the Spirit and grace of God, with what face can it be done in a strife with the North whoae people, (born of woman,) are parta kers as well in the good as tie evil-of our nature, and, (bought by Christ,) are fellow. wun us io the love that redeems - and the grace that Tene ws ? We repeat it ; the cuJF.o ui .uicnaet concludes, with a direct ness which none can-mistake- and 'a force which nope can contest againal; "liard; (bitter, opprobrious scornful,) speeches? even m tfiis wime warf . ano who has ever .impeached his fidelity m.4hat "ccnfentiou'Wwho-has y ureamea wat the zeal or. tho ' efficiency with which-he waged it wa3 imnaimdn account, of his abstinennfl. frrtt th Iw, - mm w vu uur UIKI1I A few more hours and wheat oriini came it looked upon blackened fibers, scat tered here add there, and told (.u T unuomucu aeais, witn con yenietit backs, which on being lowered, form a mattrass instead of the seat. In the cen tre of; the i-oora stands a circular "table, made of wooden mosaio work, some four feet m diameter, and unvarnished, indeed the bark still remaining on the legs, vet it is a picuo oi oeauwiui handiwork. From the centre ot the root hangs a candelabra, also oruamemeu witu evergreen embroidery. Outside, and beneath the shadow of the trees, stand' several sofas made after th that vast interests are at stake there. anon, cold. v temnes 'i hfA .h,i Frennli nattsm iMW;n'.'i.:.. A troubled- th shrr ;i j"H?l7 .- , mfr , fe'-t-'"" up ng me mate- . ,o "ivcii ue ymg, and auis oowe ciuei rocKs lie hid beneath the3 lrih- t oareiy lor suc!i a voyage a stf fg 8afe an- for the subordinate officers, singly ein Z chor is needed : an unnhr LjJJzZ li- e Z&g pat and yet but O let me suro and fthat within the , i'-7 . Jrtt&Kil . .v,.wmiuit quu cieauuness, ana one anchor. Whaia-thi ? together forming nloi nVioi-i.A. lii whisper 'u anchonf the soul appearance. These, and a hundred other steadfast, and whmK ' avMahm. t .t.- -r . , H " - m ir We l rf. '" Z , ?. " , 'ui!,au,Gaf cnaracter qi Ven.' Uf the linntr ttViv 6?lr a hl 8 Voa bllt M b; I kink them of the auchor they, all so macii i Ut Pnm& imagine they have a stay in taijjifcy" (aml pity that moraht isiieautiful, indeed, but ji itTavfiio. be snoile- HA mo in nnfmn.J . . . i- . I a r"T,. loapeub to rejig ft some m highly wrought feehni? and TiiPJA,: . . t C3 WiWVllWI1.1 ot piety, some m viewing 'Oodr;H.nierci. ful, forgetting He is equally' fi and will ouiy justny such ot the ungodly ,beh'ev uweaus. iUBime wullln fill I f; Northern men. disnfavfd Airartr Aitn.) ment of their camp Jifej led your correspon dent mvoluntanly-to 'the refIection,"what a sucn a race ot yirorkmftn shonhi led in as- attern nt tn moL-o . As vain as would he the hope of convertine Soldiers' Christian Associations. It has become duita common tn r. Tf;,'A"" for i the army. Christian- Associations, or as - " nvig bliuu UU3U eve Numerate words of, reproach and rns.nl t. ? "t w'lif WrotS w a matter of 'princi pie; for the Christian, Is no less Wrong, as a matter of policy., for thairW -t - profound remark of.DrVCTbanhin&dn 1S2G. ftaK- .cvei? fc; aisolctwn.of,! a comrnoa-lanffuase things to multiply . r. . . t . . -. - v Tic --."- empty into the broad ocean of d hhy. A ""wing the teachm i of. God uj or, we may say, .theuli'led few, ,OUUiim. auu oDtamea the tls ,anohor whose superscription js "Hopign Jesus v"fu s T 7 Prormsea hefpcntrance m:the veil." .The waters of life rff ton, life's -j w.-u,-Mie utgnt draws itjufear u, Hlr Bwner, and the bare1 finds it hard to bear up yea, she strikes,: fe hea burst ; . ,H,"uu1,UB mu 8'uKimeIy suf fering ones wander ud and dflwn?t L or clingjightly t5 fancied' supported what is the cry borneorth over tne dalCaters 1 It is-r" another anchor! 1nrtf 4..v;m' -a do. fn'miAlirv r.ll " .."'""Vl- V.. ..'"J ""uu.'-WA' BentlLrtentftT om w;ll not do, another ann.W frt-X.-H. . -Look Hffain. iwho am 'ihJt Ljl J natural fear, it is'truo.'RhrIv';nw Ing yet'calm in soul,' Iv&m and comforted unspeakably ? .TrfJev who hold the sure and LrL.A be God For an anchor sufficient fcT ke lime of nature a eternity. - Dear readwhat ot they are sometimes called CW Clinches composed of christians of all denomination The Richmond -correspondent of the Index says concerning mem : Tiiese institutions -may.. fill two very dif. terent spheres. They maybe used 'aa aux iliaries to tne cnurches r thejr mar be used also M-auhstituts for the churched. . In the former case, we may tolerate rh a,M though doubtful as to their expediency."In ...w v cap. uiiuKr fmuo-nrimi to wuir stand them, for they bottom " on':' false apd pernicious principles. In which attitude' are they placed, " by .'those chaplains one "of whom, at least, labora-aa this city who Hrge Ue eoldiers. "on their conversion, .to7 join! the Association, but d not desire them to" con. nect-thtnelves.',wth .some churchat Oncej nor provide facilitiesv for,, them to connect themselves with'whatever church thev'miv prefer ; nay, who - will hot anffer others tn offer that advice or make this prevision? Beyond all controversy," iA!. set' astjl tid church of Christ for the Ume being y and if Meanwhne ene threaenb ... "-racy fromlhe reL. 7 Vte 'fi of battles de- PJ on nso many; gencies that -- 8axeor ireehon solicitud ;i. one is pending. ' The Southern papers intT mate that CharleafeV iaieVthnf agnous tnplrof, skill, may soon, again be the" theatr of a fierceenflict:- Tiie fate of Vicksburg and Fort Hndsoh, by geperad Consent the most tffiporfantporpts mnrnfederacy: still einbreer inthhajance. The garrisons hold eutbravelr though so closely besieged and hard pressed, affd every Effort possible is being made to rIrAVA fiw . ua -li . w " w v lax . uul wnar f h a resuic win oe known-ohly-to rules above. ; ' i-j ljto Him who M'MjeaslVl'at'ail these points is of great moment to us, will be clear to all In that event we wm har ' strated even to the obtuse minds of our en es. the impossibility of subiugating'us, and ' we may hope for a. spee'dv. termin.f; tlie war. ( If on th&,nrr.i. -v n . beaten there,- our enemies will be ereatlr encouraged and the contest will bi indfi. nitely prolb'nged.l "The rSouthV can . never yield while tSere.isone hope of .success left. To submit to a foe so brutal and bfoodthirsty, to go back info a Union with men who" are so far-loaf to every principle of honor " dy. ilintion and humanity to . .say ao'tLin f rehgiou are, not to be thought of for & ;. gle moment. - t-.itv ' With these tremendotur intereab, t ff w and soon to be decided; let us remember the source. pf elp and;8trength.Let us go to Him,- who. hold our destinies m His hands - go to Hini ia earnestness' and ialth, and fm plore His 'blessings. Oxford Female College." i Wft learn that.1 the commencement exer cases of this Institution, -which came ol? o Thursday of last Week, were of a highly in on Zrv
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
July 1, 1863, edition 1
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