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J M One square thwe mo&tii ' IN 10 90 !'Oh Wotr? montha, 13 00 ,Tf qtiare( Ibre month a, ; Two Bqore six months, .-- -t -'TW( uiuim twv6 month.' 15 00 - - .j- 85 00 Half colamntwftlT onthv On colum tirolT month, , . 1 . . ,150 00 MINISTERS LEAVING If ORT33; -1 J I At" v ' More than, for ty years, ago "North . Carolina, was a good Stato for.Bap ., tist -.preachers? to more rom. ? Old if Father Kerr,sperhaps 'the 'most i'elo- :rnuent ' manJ1 of his dayT spent the majorpart of his liFe jnYaytnd r, . returned in -hi old . age; to die an i . his nativta State? sTheSeniar Dra . 3rantly , and Manly, 4 horn within fire miles of each-other in Chatham county, went toSouth" "Carolina, .to hecomeT farmersJrI)r'HowelC of Wayne and Dr. Poindexter of-JJer- tie, wandered off, the one to Tennes ; see,the other to Virginia to achieirea national reputation In later years, "Prof; Mims. one of the ahlesfe the ologians and on$ of best men, North Carolina erer produced, left Fayette- ville, and for many? years "taught Theology " in South' CJa'rolina.--Iverson L". Brooks, of . ..Casvrell, went to Sputk Carolina, Graves of the same county,, to Texas,? Talia ferro, of ' Stokes, to 'Alabama,' ; and " John LV Prichard; of . Camden," ' Virginia j where theyjbpcame .emi nent and , useful ministers., of , the - - - , - """'.. 1 Gospel s 1 1 ? Sad to say the' Exodus -has not stopped in our day, but seems rather to increase. - ; . . f :"-vWilson,'aman;SfTarygift8as :a .; preacher l and pastor," ! leftVChapel . Hill, a few months , since for iVir s ginia, and now Dr.J3kinnerj goes from Baleigh to Nashville 5 brother Youn g from Wil mi ngton tp.Pitts-j burg,f Pennsylvania ; brothef Grif-i fin from Mad ison ,f, to - Lebanbn , . Tennessee : " good "and 4 true.' men. all of them' while more ithan one ..- ..... ...ii;1iij.a. - of the. v other .: good .pastors of the State.are looking out for fields in otherS tates. .'. r -! I ' :i ' , Nowbrethren of North Carolina,! how do yoii acfiount for these I' por erful fa"ctsy?' J Is it'not because "your. m inistfifa are not appreciated K ;, 1st- r it not because you dovnotLSupport' them ? vThey would not go! to other . fti "M il. . m'a V. - V AlnM ul for r there? TThV Baptists'in pother, States are not ricner.inan in Piorin 'Carolina, and'the Baptist'ministers in; other, States should rnot. be more generously sustained than in North Carolina. - lino w whereof I afSrin, whenif ileclare- thatthero:are not a half a dozenBaptist preachers . in i fortably on Uheir :8alariesV . Ther could realize twojor . three times as . .. inuch, by -devoting their:renergies,tp - . .; some' other callings 1 iTneyVarOi'act . ?nally driven cut of - the State by the illiberality of the churches j ' I really do1- believe i t' would : b3 a I " good plan to act ..upon He ,'sugges- tion of brother Fi M. Jordan made 4 in a speech at GoldsbbrBrt He ! said ' ' and refuse to preach' to.f any ' .church' 4 . .Vuntilr.theyi i received: a supporting 'salary, Vere they to do thisV the v would remastei's 6r. the situation and'the churches would soon come - to terms" . Almost" anychurch, . if it but . thought so,, andj was systematic in - its liberality, could support a peeler .m.r. whether in town or .country t: ' -Take the Sawyer's Cre'ek church! - -bf Camden of which brother Overby Ts'tastor'as "an ;exacipl9. Bsfcro the war, .when theywere rich, they . Jiad prcr.chin but tTricsa month : and paid 'from :2Z0 to ZZ0 aycr. L tL lp . ara 1 rc-:?:cl thay-hivo tho G; ... j f;;r; . 1 r 0 ... .. 1 1 r - and J gave tti other 'objects between (100 : an'd Oa.ere mi many churches in.North' afpViua jusVas wealthy risithor .Sawyer's Creek churchy which havp preaching but on,c3iaoath and pay .their pastor not $no :thani $205, (I hope 'brothe Overbr ? will" cite 1 bur bhiirches fin Virginia, as well as NbYtVCarolinai . thq .plan Lupnwhicn t his church operaJ8,that wo may alt profit by - Baptist ministers don't preach for money if thatas' their object in. proclaiming fthe Gospel,Hheii U I havet toayjs, they' have very ihtle common iense, , for I .-j" don'tjeno w one who saves jivt dollar, a : year. But - while ' they don't preach for. money j" the can't preach'; without tnoruy; for like other menI ihejr must have food and raiment. ; They are not exactly .like theJ lilies of the field, or the fowls of . the air- which have no need to toil and spin;' and yet are clothed and- fed though some' of the chnrches seem to1, think so." When the churches."appreciato their pastors, then the ."exodus" of preachers will cease.' - T.n. p.17 " ' Torth. BibUesl Eecorder. "i LETTER FROM FKLDER TURNER.' - r- ' I wish to" call the attention of jourreaderir, and specially of ypur correspondent rALimTTO, whose articla; 5 appear dnt (the Keo6rdks of October: -tha -:6th, "to mis-! fair.. v. 1 j 'J: ti. ?1 v I ing to r iny f objection . , to. :JicMiou8f lames.' It is true, that, in the Rx- cordbr of Sept.; the ?5th, il.mention ed it, in connection with departures from the old 1 andmarks,- but,' ihia' is my raeanins.' IstIt' teases' the reader..2nd,J Jt is unmeaning: and consequently, in ihes 3rd,, place it does no good. n Ia feJc-id-r - PALMETTO says; ket 'cannbt. appreciate" my "objection; "-"that "every', article should stand upon1 its 1 own' merits." I, did not saY. that, tho 1 fictitious. jpamaj, affect-- ed the: matter,- but tit teased t thef reader ; -and - PALMETTO : near! the" close of the article,1 aftersaying s that 1 should be mbrA careful how J pmscribect'tJu f whole sjpf anonym pwu$ writers, : (which llid not do) says, vlt certainly, would be a:grat- incation : to all jof us to-know'ihp name of, contributors' h -Yes, that ;r Moreover, he thinks good comes o such.concea linen t,1 that "many 4 modest brother will be induced : to use the ''quill'i.Well may be brother P'can:appreciate ; such modesty wKoTiimself pleferslo" hidi behind a, tree, WhenI,l;jea4tL04 the first jpage, of j jthe aREWQSDEa fxf October theiiibth,aliQ.articlofrdm the -peu ysiP our beldvecP brother Bi J:; Wheelerit Beamed "ihatrr cou'Jd almost hear his . soft voice. Heat what he says about this pame, mat -AThe BiroapaR . fifes- OOnstitute no unimportant pof tidrl ofouf histo 7 ' "AgainjVhen we know the wri4 ter.it is; . ntnraU- that, wa iShould feel a, deeper intercst'in ,readingihis T)roduction;-'&c:' V 'supposo,:,- qrie reason" whyWo1 pulpit; is "elevated aoove ine seats is,inai.in.peQpiq may tne speakery j.so.r.tnat aA would inrite -brother P rtd come from behind ' 4liat" tree J and 'stand feel better; ,wi.L T CJB$ER.:, j t. 4 - . Forth r:i::cr.l r.sccrdcr. ,IlE:sr" Edixgiis ; ,My remarks on1 th9 'Revised Testament''-' necesra rily cors9 to'ycu slowly and at lenj intervals, so that tho connexion; is destroyed cud a geed lcal of rep titidn :i3 required :to .remind the icii:v of whtit hr.i tc?n:laid. do7n r3 rrericusly di::"c::i and proved. My mcrninj rcdir-cshiTo brought rr.3 f:rTard to th3 rristbcf Jarie3, ml I cia't'tay-' t-t my prcjrc:3 jh' ths vc.!,' i-3 improved ny c-tic-ticacf it, cr -iven 'me c::: ::cn to rccr.ll 1' " uticu, which m r? :.r:. ccrr.: - z- c ! f:rth'to cur -Id: to l?d:lib l- cf trier c .d C -) "r is what rclaim yetPALMETT saW, 'thai it 'amounts to T)nt i very little. - - r? t ' up so the; people can see him, and? speak, iand tio onbV wgfwiU-all t :i: . Ah E I GhHN.---0 Publishers to 4dopt It at onCe'and "Scb'cToir1 Vtend.1 on for 4ny laantit7LJpulpitaand Sunday schools .andtfainilies.i'a They seem, to have taketrfor granted that our fceopU:'wbuid " Ve sb ; pleased with ton as to overlook every . defect, and swallow down the most I tough and unpalatable language, however laborious to the .deglutition.. This calculationalone could have em boldened them' to strike off do large an editioa as 0 require ,,for their financial safety, & speedy and wide cirOTlationHow remark is too unqualified'fbr- no one can read the monthly issues of the "Bible Union' .without per wiving iw tne inenas ot the ver sion haTO such an extravagant idea of its merits, - generally, that they expected no opposition .or . delay ; for their work,wbuld ' 'run '; to and fro ivery swiftly and 'be 'fflorified.?'- 1 am glad to find that the ? Baptist xtudiic, 01 tnecsoutnern btates, at least, have uot been guilty, of this blamable precipitation, and that some of our scholars have united their voiceswith minei in saying that the.blemishes of the New Ver sioVVre sucK astto i" make; the; Old Version, still far preferable, :t; Even Pf of, Broadus, whose opinion i of too wort in question is more favor able than burs, and is certainly en titled to the highest deference ; even heI think before he 'gets through his examination of it, will decide against its substitution' for our ' bid manual." I am glad v to , have ' my ujiuiuu ivuuruieu uy iaat 01 so eminent and judicious a critic,' that the substitution of t the word tm merse for iajptize (though; perhaps required by the conditions laid on the translators) t is . not, on the wholea recommendation. 1 5 THe impression made on my mind, after a careful perusal of the work to the point I 'have nowf reached (Epistle of , J ames '.withjfrequent reference to the passages in Ithe re maining portion,) is, that only here and there any new flight has, .been thrown upon the text ; . . and - that, in many parts, obscurity and awk wardness and ' unidiomatio exprea siona disfigure . the work--that x the translators have been misled by an endeavor to be more faithful to the brlglnal-that in aiming' 'at ? this, it' -t' ' i'I'.'j' ' 1. r i fcuey n&vQ mirouucea a contusion ox tenses foreign to the genius of our language. ' unwarranted by , the canons of criticism . laid,' down by the first biblical - critics, and - yet that they have not been at all con sistent , with themselves,' id the' ob servation of their own . rules. Let nj confirm this last charge by a few quotations, selected at random! There is' no rule; in:' Grpekt Syntax better known, thanjthe followiniri which, though found in allithe old an;horitiesi is. ihus, given int . :" Wi ner's Grammar of tho -NewTestai ment Dictidnthe' most elaborate wurK 01. veruai criticiKui inafix -1- '11; r j 'fsw - 1 . v - ' t 4 have ever come, across. , I. -do. f notl howeverundertake to indorse him .as infallible or even always co nsis- In Vol. 1. p. 2S3, ne says : . s J; ' s f.'The present vtense may appear to stand for ; the impef fecln Jdd pendent clausesi' &Si , John,,1 2 : 0 :'1 When tiio ruler 01 the teast : had tasted. the,, water that awas - made wine, and knew Dot whence'it trcs noetw JohnT41!i,iTh'ePhariJ ..-J--"' ' .v.f. ';'vv'" -'.. ; - .i sees haa neara that desuspacc ana baptized (ftoitt, xafjSartiiZit) 80 . JIark 5.; r 14: ATheV;Went put to see what it was that wajr (t) done." John. 5.: la : -;IIo that was healed 'knew not who it was (tart). 5 V 15 : "The man departed and.' told ' ihe Je that it was ( V Jesus ' that made5 hiia 'whole These - translators k'new'the rule cf Qrcck..'. Syntax: aaj wcll asany body, and have practic ed cn it in all th3 pacsage3 1 .have quoted ; : "and yet who would., have believed that, they -would have - de parted frcm it in such cases as the fcriowin?, to the to all di:f:ur- ing cf their wcrk and to the oCens's of every' rcadcr'"cf ccrrcct ta;te. Luke l : G7. "And tchcldawcman who wr.3 o sinner in the city, learn in th-.t he 'if r cell-in? (o-ntu) 4 1 la in th3 hcu:o." Lu-3 13 : C7.T:,:7 till hira that Jcju3 of 7 t . JchnC:T-. "Jc:v: thc-'rs.liit:! l:i3 r- r.r 1 c'"! tl at z Crt -:-""!:i-j:.r.:.y((-...:)t3l.iL:." - - . -, i - - - - ., - f 9 .-i't WEDNE S DAY, NO V E MB WIM'M 'etUfot'our jpasM occurs in many other places, whereits appearance is Jeven. jnorel unpleasant than ia those adduced,? - -swirFr , lm. Another tod rigid adherence to the distinction of the tenses is' the' change of the historical and narra live tense ; for the 'presenperfect', because the Greek preter-perfect is usea n exenange ior ine aorisi.- Now I think .that" any one who will consult and examine the quotations of that most indefatigable collator, Winer, :jwill have very little confix deaco in tho notion that the New? Testament w riters, used, the , perfect tense with the intention, of changing the shade of the Idea' when they passed over to it from the aorisfin a scries of verbs all describing th same event .Take for example Rev. 5 67 : "And I saw in the midst of the throne , a lamb . ... and he. came and has taken the book out; of the right hand of him that sits upon the throne." . . , Again, Rev,; 8; 5. .. " And , the angel has taken (perfect) the censer and he filled (aor,) it out of the fire of the altar and cast T (aor) it into the earth." i - . On these passages, ' .Winer Te- marks : "The perfect, simply . for the aorist, in narration occurs in Rev. 5: 7, and 8: 5." . 'The perfect is used purely with the signification of an , aorist, par ticularly in later writers! "As to Greek usage, it often de pends on the writer which of the two tenses he is to use, as the dis tinction between them is sometimes very inconsiderable' "When an author is writing without rigorous precision, any one of several Itenses may be employed without' any dif ference in the sense . , , Besides were any anomaly found in such combination of tenses, it would oh ly be attributed to defective skill in writing Greek." Vol. pp. 292. 296. , - Nor am I alarmed or stumbled at such remarks of the German critic, as savoring of too little respect for, the sacred writers. Of this fault he. exculpates 4 himself on various parts of his work, by repudiating the loose interpretation of a certain 'school, and by rebuking their prcK fane freedom with inspired pen men. But his theory on this sub ject is one" that I think will. be apt 10 impress mosi canum ana ? compe tent, readers, tamiliar.with the Greek Testament, that; its authors used the style and mode of expres sion Of common, plain speakers, not always ; with grammatical precision- and accuracyi but sufilciently so: to be understood correctly by careful and serious readers . ii. w.. h:; . ' . "1 - WrtibV'tlcL' 27. it--. For tho Biblical Recorder;" BIOGRAPHIOAli SKETCH OF EXr -- DER, PATRICK W, DOWD..m5 w ;;J:''by ELt)Eii' J. bn'uFHi! ; paarAToav. , : i Soon -after-the death of Elder Dowd Eisfamnyjplacedinmy hands a sort .of jourual, .byjhim.during the fir8tthirty: , years .of', his life and requested me- to prepare "a suitable sketch of him for publication. Other friends urged me to ' undertake the task andl I' at length -consented j4 partly in deference to them part-i ly because I felt I that the servi-1 cesi which ' Elder Dbwd had ren dered- to6' the denomination fehtii tied "hini ' to more "than a brief 'notice in the 'obituary coluran 'ef theRECORDKR. , , , .J " More than' a year 'has ' elapsed-- since mar promiBts wu giveu uu some ot those who expected an early fulfilment s -of .Jt, have .thought strangely of the delay. It has been' caused partly-by the pressure of other duties,-but more' by the lack of materials for the proposed sketch.-: The journal; alluded to 'abbve,- breaks off abruptly in 1829, when EI der Dowd was thirty years old. For the remainder I have had to rely on my own' recollections," , and the' ctat;:..?Tit3 of others., i commence with cntrcti from, tho autobicra- - . . .. rinin and vxv.z. : "1 xrc.2 born in llooru court y, C, cr. r..a '4th cf Decern!"., 17 CD, : .1 tLj tl.j C3vcntli-cr t'-irtz.a to thia country 'ticii Ii- i 1 ? aesccnt. ner-- maiaen same w as uk vai . . ... .i f...i. .t ( 10 lthou$hTia tolerably' wealthy thef iauglit ' ill their, children toi-Iabor ;wihj.their hands.: This was by no means, dis agreeable to me ; for my dii position as well as my. vigorous constitution ' inclined vme to. actiye: lifdt in tha open air.1? I was specially fond of the.- farm took ,! great delight' iu raising produce andl stockTo these tastes : and-f employments In part, I attribute the fact that 1 esca ped the vices and disappations com mon to personsfofV my agevnjSBui !l am more indebted ;for my good for tune in this particular to ,'the ex. ample and precepts of my parents,: Although they " were not prbfessbra of religion themselves theyearly taught me to reverence tho Scrip tures, ; to observe the Sabbath and: to avoid those practices which, 'in young persons, were often regar4ed wjiuoux; 1 aisiavor, even oy mempers of the church in that day. a ,.lwdo' not , remember ; that J ever used a' profane oath. v-r 'HHJCATIOSV I commenced going to school when quite young ; but in the re gion in which I lived the' schools were kept. open only during; the months of: fail ; and winter, and often not ; even then. With .-such advantages as these, my progress in education was slow, especially as 1 had little sprightliness of intellect. Still I acquired a tolerable profi ciency in reading,1 writing and arith meticThe branches usually taught in; our schools, and the only ones thought necessary or important . to one occupying such a humble; and! quiet sphere of life, f ; rr, i EELIQI0U3 1 I3iTBE8SI053 C03VERSI05;. At aery early age 1 had setious impressions on the 1 subject ' of ;reli- gion. now they oegan or what first awakened them ' I cannot ' telh They crept" on inV insehsibfy at times causing 'me great distress, and at others scarcely felt at all, X began ; to : pray ') and to study thk ocripirurB, taau uau . occasional gleams f of -( comfort, . sometimes jin prayer, sometimes in singing, some times .in 1 reading, " jtoe-,. Scripturesj sometimes in private., meditation! This continued till j.I had reached my sixtenth year, at which timet X began to conclude that my case was hopeless. 1 was readyi in my self righteousness and -J unbelief1 to charge mj Maker with partiality and . injustice for I thought ; I had sought - Him j as 'earnestly ;1and desired" Him as - ardently wf'anjf oheahd yet had not found Himi4 1 -determined' as there' seemed, to ' $e noB ihercy for me, Ho rid myself ,( of all' thought of the matter abandon prayer ana enjoy wnaiever ot pieasj ure the world had to offer .' Thanks Lbe io Ood, for' not fc allowing- zae tq reap tho bitter fruits of this wickeo! rerolvev-'Thfr.waya'ot sin and folly could, not givei satisfaction: I" My! concern about my5 future state1 re- 'turned in greater force and X again, .... ',- 4 i . . . . oegan to pray ana -; to seek the par- don and' favor of God;' i'-i;;;ll attended religious'.' services f.- when" ever I pbuld and I thought chris-j tians were very ungratetul, tor, theyj. were niwap:, uwys i uuiupiaining hof their coldness. ; It seemed to me that the smallest "crumb of. grace . would satisfy me-that with even that much I should never more com- plain so little did 1 know of -the Divine life in the soul. J .-.-'. ; ."June 8rd 1820. - O my soul, re cord -with everlasting gratitude; the experiences of this memorable night." -"- - j ":' ' Here follows a'detailed account of his feelings aa he 'came despondent,' almost despairing, to listen to a dis course by Elder John Teague how ho strukd with his unbelieving fears and r.t last found peace by be-, Hsvir : v: Jc:us. , I wa. . 4 zzl in I.ttb Tavcr uiilc3 ect!i"' cf Car-' 3 ICthcf An-uct-by r.ril talrmn crord in I.. J ialllit t. 1748,"; when, sixteen; yean. : of ..ft and by frugality jand industry ac jcumulated a f large' estate. -i Y7h!eu an old man he returned to-lrsland and there died. i Haf. fj -. My grandmother'was 1 of "Welsh a 3a 9 TEH sjkeat;some Ierighbdnatur auddesiifbf the brdmafejk :0L regret'that thiirdid? horgdTonV nlewM-lpeaxintoy Ipaid10tf towards" il'aElder dered lb t a "similar sc'ehVbh " th6 hanlofithe Jofdan-'f I seemedto;see rSajiw ting ,to; hlpanj,c imdilr wepi to, think hanworthy.as I was! 1 was allowed tofollow hiaf footsteps." isf Mnb&wdK 1 r f . Ahout.three ftiweeks,taflter efaoolvaeain. intopreparei'uryelf;fs..... tii - ffos were lextenjsitAlnefulhfisr 11 though l!ihadniot4t vthis tuneithef istrfhtwia school 'and I purtueSi mWtudies1 there ii iwuv Tteuvj uitico livuttuj ia uuct ,o , nunc. ue uwtuwiuv waari'Ari3 dsstilute,, of preaching, andri jot religions instruction of all kinds.--' to do something- for the children of the settlement was very strongly! impressea .on-my" mma f 'ana x at never I seed or.'beenconnectef one. Xtone ot the neighbors wpnlar ced no little embarrassment at first j . s, i About thirtyscholars met me t hefc first, day, - and ?I f opened the wexeK cises I Lwith'prayerC Thiawasthbf first time I had'eter prayed in puh-i Uc. . ; . . Therlhbbrs came -in after a-'' little,1' and - when p thought of -ofiefing 'prayen before" theinX , soiii)e8n1trembie(l,.ahd wished that I had hot : commenceol' the work; at all?1 uMhbins wore off gradually and I learned to deliver addresses to the school on wiihput )embarrassr left the neighborhood I spokeritoth school at some lengthr,aud .thought then, that 1 1 should never: -appear J before a publio . audience. bo! little didliknow ot, God's gracious pur poses with reference to me."i' : riilTBCn00IIMPREBSl6NS;ltBSISTErJi I ;UI stiU felt the need vof Vdiicatibi and'after a short stay at home wen j io a, scnooi in .vruuicjru. ?counpji laugh hy!' Dr'liandrethIi' 1 rel mained there nine . months, , study ing English grammar geography natural and. moral philosophy and mathematics, - , During. thi3 time '. felt that, it JWas . niysi duty l to -pra; and exhort in. tpublic; butrmy stu dies kept-'iae closely engaged ?an as .there' was jio one1 about'me to 'Whota'lf codtd 'disclose myfeeli ng - At the close of the term' I wen t i i Anson, county, wjth . the ;viewri p teaching. But hyhistimelj hac become wbrdly-ininded.- - A desir i to become rich overmastered all. con siderations of usefulness and djuty and I removed -toi Fay etteyill;; anc engaged with Mr. Robbina a inmer chandizing. -..ot a time Iwas hap py enough.J5Bat'lny old-convictioni z;i 1 about my duty to preach'- returned on me 'gradually and at length I un -f I became the ihost miserable "man came odious to me , In this state of mina As,veniurea. io t consuu. x.iaer Robert,;T,Danielj who aftf .ques- ;tioning men very; closely advised ;mq toi exercise, my gifts in' ;pqblici Jly ; dissatisfaction with inyt husw ness, continued' to increase and i'a length I left-layette villeV'arid ' re-j turned td my father'-w -..! .--':-;"'-;B!t;!V)r':-1 ". ' ' Por the Biblical ' Re'cord r"S& fel j -!l ,7-1 -iiaT.rTriTT" w n c..jjjtti ia! stopped, at this town on my way I to the . Convention and stayed with Elder T; E. Skinner. lie is as kind ever " One evidence of a great man Is 'fortitude in - adversity 1- Dri Young in his night thoughts rsays; "as'night to' stars,' woe". lustre adds to mad." ' : Brother S. does not sink under adversity j but is'os bouya'nt as ever. His wife and family 'are all cs i cheerful and, kind as "ever.: His father is ; worth his" weight in; gold. ; He and brother .McDaniel wera at the Convention at its first orramztioa ia 1820.. , ;- 'j - Every Eaptist and every fricid cf . tha raptr:t3 cushttotako tL:3 pa- :r. T1.3 HcrcZJL ha3 about 5,CG0 suirilcra even after a large part cf Viri-ia;ii3 CUt hZy Th3R'rc3- Liken to havens many' "If bur' prc-:h;r3 members vcre as in- d'.:icu3 tiiCia ct v lrrrmia we earth My business j'ln which, "ai first1, took' so "much ' delisrht. ' be' WTTT,rRTi;R IS umucriLUUff,7'l WS3 ElUL W11UHK Bbmebf e'blherr having loar all ;Wle;lt !m& -feFeofflebuglft to "mak'egirir - . , " E. DODSON." ,TJmATS10F.HEOTOR;4 A ... fP . . TTT . t ,When, nQw,latat, ia gloriona arm optos'd, " ftthi address'd hsfie o uiigui.y, tuieimip met, great ttecor nrst, L fo longer, will I flT.thee. Pelent' son Eoond the great city of the Trojan -king - . Thrice hare I fled, and could -not thy- approach Abide; hat now. my. ardent soal persuades -Firmly to stanji,-to sjsjhee, or be slain. Come, thereforeJet.ns both iaroke the gods, ?or they will see and hear attentively. ant "corapa'cts faithfully attest- my corse 1 win not trCatrwna. feral disgrace. ii j ove snairant me victory, and i taka Thy life, Achilles j but, ot arms despoil'd, f U1 restore? thee to the stins of Greecel '" fjfoy ptopiise thot .to dq the lik Wdt'nj ti m The fierce4 Achilles, with disdainful look, ," . Infuriate, ; Answer 'df Hectbrhatefdlwretch, Abhorrent to jay onI, Ulfesef t6'mHJi. Of compacts, As byUons, with, mankiod,- . No treaties can' be made 'as wolres and lambs No concord bold, toswrerlaatfag bate ; So f-iendBhip cannot bebetweeoj two,' Nor oath hor covenant, till one shall fall, . And satiate Mars relentless, with his blood. Call thea th- fekill and Talor to thine aid ; iFtemucb, i the!gbhpoie:tQ7iatiit thyself A spearman. sJLonlw warrior bold U$ arms. j 'No sheiernowia eftno 'snbterfuge ' ! For Tymy epear Minerva lays fteajtoir ; And fall atonement shalt thou make- for alf .The payis andfprrowa q ftiy-bBtrymenj pom raging witn. tny javelin, tnonljast slain. He s'ald r and, whlrlinz his1 enormous ! soear .pespateb'd itj bufepertpiVifijf ttit.twn'esij Hector with caution ahnn'd it. stooping low. "While hnrtlss; 6'er him, flew the braten lance, -And B'mot slhsrouniiil Minflrr inatch'd it thence, s - - , -r And feave itWAcKUles; serv L By noble fleetori who rejoicing; tried tz&m iue guus, Auuuio, uvs utui nut. ihihy s BeveaTd my fate to thee, as thou hast fiaidp Mighty in words and crafty in design Ipt That, panic-struck,' I might my manly strength And fbrtitade forget1--) Not in my bak;.'"i .Turn'd. for.ingloriona flight, thy, spear shall But toll in front' transSk lay valiant breasfc ' Ifjachbe heaTen's ghjll. .Now oa in ... turn, ? . ' iir ': ' - ,.' . y -Evade my braxen lance"! sO that thoa' cOhfdst .Receive it- buried ia thy,, body Tlienjfj v Lighter would e the burden of the war i: To aU thTrojabsbynW stroke 'reliev'crs ,Fram.thee, their.dlrest eurse and daadliest bine. He said, and forceful burl'd his mighty lanc, Of length lmenIcfrd-otv-fr(Hh But smote the centre of Pelides shield. fiebosndin? thence, far distant fell the etiear. And Hector burA'd -witbwratbtha. e i , thus - --- t yrtt - ' , f i His weapon flewa'-I)ciected st6ou 'the chief.8 j Without wiqthe'rjavela.jndjyith'e'n.tjji lie called upon .ueipnobus, tne vouth .r - A fpear tQ bring .but ho. ww fawayi sdl ;ine.n Elector Knew bis fate, and sorrowing paid : An me r xne goos nave called me to my death I I though! that brive Deiphobus was here,? A But bim the . walla encompass. It Eif shape, Minerva has deceifd me! "Surely, how " Inevitable jdeath-mhsfe. be rny' doomf - i I .11 Aht certainly, such always was thwill.t 'tf . Of J ove irupremeand hia'far-shooling son ' .Wb ye with liberal favor, hitherto & & Have guarded me : Jsat fate o'ertakes top Jiow. etwiUX'nbtthbt'anorVfall1' ' :Irigiorioa3j but attempt mighty &at;:i'i i'ti .To be remnberd e'en in distant times., , 'As thus he'spake) he drew the falcioni keen Heavy and huge, thai from his" shoulders hung And Hke an eagle,' bird of loftiest flight, .,, : Stooping, precipitate, through sable clouds, r ; To pounce a tender lamb"or timid hare, Herush'dimpuousVwitHnpl Against his mighty foe,- Achilles, too, .! , 1 Sprang opposite, hia bosom fill'drwith wrath. , x UT1UU9 auu lcii. .. . j.u iruub me wonorous snieid, ResplendenClabor'd with nrcanian 'axi? i&u -He held, advancing; on his" head sublime vThe gorgeous, hemletcrown'd with'fotar brigTit crests. " - (Nodded terrific; while the golden airs, -Ixarfan VwavVL above iH by the god " Erofusely spread around its lofty cons W- f 'As, in a night serene, the radiant star ' -Hesper; most beautiful bf all off high; Uonspicuons enlnea ataoc the oost $f heaven, So keenly shone the javelin's polieh'd point -By great Achilles brandlah'd, threatening death j To gpdlike,Hector lljiWith inlpatipntgaseroo- T His comely form hfe scruUnii'd, to find ? Some entrance lot the spear : but jail tislfrime Encdmpasd with brazen panoply .r- O Refulgent, (which he won when, jby his arnj, patrocluV proWesyfelf,) save where thtfneck And shoulders broad the collar-bone cdnhectX - His throat expos'd appear'd, a part where death is speeuiesb irvtu a wouuu. j.ne iaiai spear rThitherrAchiUea droves with Ml. his streugti Through the smooth riecfc'itpass'cL transfixing quiU,vtif"Vi:t',r; But took not instantly his life away ; - $ . Nor, forceful as it was heavy with brass,? tt - Severed the windpipe', bt depriv'dof speech - -The dying hero. & lw ihdust heielli; er t -And stern Achilles gloried over him;? nT 9t When thon, O Heetor, didst the corse "despoil Of blain .Patroclnsf doubtless jaU thy thoughts Were confidentof safety fori thyself,., Regardless then 'of m6, so far remote1! ' ' ' " 3 Ah foolish priach tifgnat avesgeiTdrciM To thee superior, at. tho ships I staid. ji t - -Behold I come, andlhod art low In death' I Now dogS and fowls nncleaa thalt lacerat&l Th v naked carcass, -while A ehaia's eons - 1 Will honor hini with sumptuous" funeral rites! Witii feebleoice andCretnulou4 the'cVief 3i - So great in battles once, now faintly gpakerT By thy own life, and by thy knees I pray. J And by thy parents, O lpertoi me not, - hen.dead to be, the prt-y of Grecian do2. , . Aceept th' abundant heaps of brass and goIJ," My sire and.bonor'd mother: Will present. And to my house my lifeless corse restore,, V " Froni Trojan men and matrons to receive " ri The mournful tribute of a funeral flarae.' ? f-jf With unrelenting eye, tbeurious.chief . - -Revengeful, answer'd; .pog, implore not me' t For mercy, for my own or parents Bake ! I wish that hatred could induce me, e'en To Xeast on bloody morsels of hy flesb, - . So dire the griefs to me that thou Lest c-us'd J No mortal from the dogs shall save thy head, Though bringing hither for thy ransom, ln r Or twenty tiuit;s thy worth and . rron " '.zr ' Yet more to bring ! ShonlJ Triam tfr lju Thy weight in gold, he should not t'. 2 r:Jwa. Thy mother shall not lay tLee ca a L:-r, , Bewailing thee, heroff-rirg; but by dugs And birds thou shall be utterly devoirM.: .jT ' ilim Hector, gasping,, dying, ansver'd thtig: ' . Alas! I knew thee,-and erptcted tot ' J l' . To move thy heart to r:?y ! l.Uard if U : : Asiron;'.butcoTiul:r, for thyself,-' -Lest I ciay bring cpon thee frora the gods " " ; .Some just chr ;User.3nt, on tL-fc sfg2ii day' J When, at t1 9 Esxan gates, great as t' ou art, ' Thee Yvii Ap olio shall dostroy. 'As t!.'3 La sa! 1, the fated in0ct'can;e; - -And ("" ''i ia dirkness wrspp'd Linx.,, rrcr-.1 "i . , . ...... ' ' . - ' 7: , ,- "oJ: :;:.:t l..:i3 - I i ToUa::3,moazirgiUt o c-Vl . :; Crr-.dy eaer-ye-iy.-' 1 . - 4 -" 'r. ;al .v - -t
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Nov. 6, 1867, edition 1
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