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vol- xxxm; ; ;;BEyOTED -TOVELiaiOIsi XJlTiifeiTIJiili '3SV03SH JWOE.v. i:,d kLiiuiilds jJw trfem ;.a k.2.:: ' '. V v . . 4 4 14 :.. . " X' is. I. 4 ' AV Biblical. SUBMISSION T GOD; ; BV HARCT8SA B. DAVIS." ff.Ueria Heaven blgb? ,&r, and yet so nigh, . 1 Recorder. -. . :Me8ngJ-thaLtHeVe taU-iiot' - chi iii. 9-10 ?f'1'rs L.i, v-j M . i Vve caft account for our poYertyv LIMJ UWC WI'LlJlUU'ASj?! .. ' or mine. rtooTi al the world may think, r Jse I cold appear, - '; ' v ; -And ate no moan, v i - T know that tljou bast given ?at peaceful hope of Heavn. V rjrtb-j fleetiog joja may: take, r . A T&ek last adieu, - . iBd friends may all forsake; ; Theu ull art true, ', - fcrh, holy love will never leave iSogh we mayftea sadly gncve.' GiTe ftb to meet eacb. boor, T.ife'8 stornis, to prove . - . - . - our fibIewpoweri Ok God ot Love! -tfik crosses liere a crown is wop, JSh BS to say "Thy will b done." Oh when we bow beneath, Tby chastening rod, , Ob may we find relief, Just righteous God! ,; " i ' " Our earthly idols flight may take, Bat thou will never ne'er, forsake Vben life's short day is o'er, With glory blest, Hay I on Jordan's shore, -Find peaceful rest, : -filth cares and sorrows there all past, Oh! may I find a Heaven at last. Beacfort, N. C. For the Biblical Recorder. NOTES OF A SERMON. PEEACHED BY EEV. E. R. OVEEBY. jjji."r nil things wme of thee, and of $um own have u gtcen thee,'1 1. 1- nroru- desXXIX: 14. Itlunk, my brethren, that the Baptists are the real descendants of imnstles. Thev can boast of tuw t ipostolic succession ; and I do not blame others for desiring such a privilege: The New Testament " churches were Baptist churches and there have been Baptist church a in pvprv succeeding aee. But w e W u. - J - O " have drifted from our old landmarks especially in regard to benevolence, 1 nwrnnsfl to discuss to-day . two prppositions For the Biblical Becordcr." ' REVISION OPT THE i ENGLISH t: j . n SCRIPTURES. With the true rule of translation 5 j The -readcring f:lpenny induce? tbo.-mdst Jiludicfous' ideas.'' Many 1 o readeraof the J3ibe-flttTHose' that "a SrW?'S;a 5 ? V" 1-fT Bubj,crof ietioVby Goi' penuy'V the full valued a day s and'will be removed when we.ren-1 1. . - , . . . - V-'v xl-in !, av?nr t V3;V r.'jr w8! 'larasaect many a pious souu-anu -- i Uer unto tfod that which he re- UAi" r n.,?- . iMatt. xv iri nt1Wpoiitv& n'nra u 1 .?:rovr.v sKw q -s t?teed on to fecepticipm, many moro v1- xx., l.j utners coaceitc ijuires. . ... . LIS limi ' '. - ft. vrv Initr tiloa 'i;hrtf;tv nt jjau wcio hoi uiuus. .... xne tomiuuu - j nndefiled befort Odd Wd th Fatb UY?" .P? W. ?nrorma -us, in ft-- - - , .v . y-, er .is this; To viattheiAtherleasi Qefaesis,;that ,'G6d tempted Abra- no gave uvo pennies ior rao and widows id heir . affiictjon, and, hmM'. (Gen.xxii. I).5 Yet the 8PPO" oi uie man wno nau .ucen f wotted .from theI Apostle James declares that 'God 1 ''Wonnded by the thieves; 'i ? i IlTTc r:aes-1 -TT? ..rpiiinoi be tempted by evil,' neitherT I In two cases, he' Kfivised Testa f VVlien we .visit .tie widows. we Ti.i&utfc i.a"-". U i t ! 1 ta : munt n must, not go to beefed, aVtheman wiso commentato may "e'j ncrof aemo is, tbut wemuatisii such a palpablb(contradictton'( j j r':H:For the fcfblieaV x'.ecotclvr.1-"-! 'd i'apal IiisS6ry-atVd trie-decrees bf WSTOS'S COURTS II Tft 'ftjfrtml-aa werWmosterfowncd ! fi TIT! ' in tplain njr." (Matt'x., 29,'fcnd Lnte'u.; to an 'Ilere it' is ' the ertairalcnt in lu?wf ana.orpwvnato. relieve Jneir fumble Christian; btitj unTortunate-. value of the Gre'efi: word 'which it necessities,- and to do. them gopd-,, --y ljf, those persona wh&rewoft ox- represents; But' in thesdi- very cases', 1 Bat,. ja4the , .second . place, giving, posed to the arts :of the sceptic . do the Common Vefsiorrihbst strangely li every.. . man's-, duty.,, s If, only the not read, commentaries -on the Bible, employs the word 'fartMnJ!'wniclf ' Ticbire,crfate-th raTpagrhtTh6 C toUoJTtaeslrTeTrT?r of the poorv jGodTdoea ., not give J matter at rest bv informing the ret is no lta propcrmeaning, nor doeB gtv F matter at rest by informing the rea-" it approach to that meaning. V. Yet' 26," them any such spiritual advantage der that"GoD . tbieo Aeeauau." in two ot'icr cases CMatt. Al may enjoy, the benefits of be Here the palpable contradiction and Mark xii., ' 42), the ' Commo'n neyolence, : If the widow, who . cast I tb Rommon ITerRion i& entirelr re- Version use "farthinsr" rronerlv.: two mites into ther treasury, .had nloved, and the Bible is made con- as the translation of a very diilerent liveyn sur day,sora r Word; and of course the Revised restrained her, bt hristi pom- t The Common Version, in . very Version retains it. " mended the gift, smali as it was and many instances, seems to utterly ; This loose, irrea;nlAr,'and improp- she enjoyed the ,, rich fulness of , his disregard the distinction 'between er use of terms designating coins is blessing. , ... ;.' - , P the historical or aOrist tenses, and & decided fault in the Common Ver- Paul says, ."Fpoh thefirst day tho perfect and present. By this, j s;0n. That it should have been per- oi tne w.eeKjec everyone oi you lay jt obscures some of the most strik- petuated through so: many genera- S-fyOrtH .P- Soriptore. U DS tion, to what c,5tauly reo- iah.o an cAckLupic in mu ucoMp- genieu io inQ people &3 me woru or tion of our Savior's crucifixion, at God, proves au extreme laxity of the ninth hour, when the atonement f principle, or ignorance of fact, on was finished and he was about to- the part of those on whom the res expire, the Common Version makes ponsibility rented. ! man must contribute regu larly according to his ability.1 He must not give grudgingly; !or t)f ne cessity. It is more blessed to give than to receive. The poorman's penny is more thin" ine tich man's treasure. .This,. is a hard saying, anil atvma mow tint - l-olioxro - it- Knt the Lord, gave all hey.had., , , Giving is essential to religion. It benefits not God, nor angels, nor Devils ; but benefits men only. It is a command, and' obedience to the comtuandmenta makes us better. Those, - who aow sparingly in temporal contributions, will reap sparingly in spiritual bounties. ' Baptists are a peculiar people. 1. Giving is an essential part oi Theyare ecclesiastical" Ishmaelites. practical religion and is a dvty in- We malce a' great , ado about bap- exunbent on every one. tism not more than" we 'ought 2. Giving is designed mainly to but the command to be baptized is benefit the giver. not repeated as often as the com- Cain and Abel were required to mand to give. Praying is not cpm- irjng of their own substance, the , manded ojptene th best they had, as an offering before the soul cannot prosper witheut &&Xord.. ' ; Abraham gave one tenth long be- fore th law of Moses existed. Job offered bnrnt oflerings. not only tor himf elf, but lor ma sons. Jacob v6;wed one tenth of his poss essions for his safe return. We must not say God does not need this. It is eneugh for us to know either. Keflect upon the life of Christ. His life was one of giving. He gave heaven, pleasure on earth even his life.. He gave from- the cradle to the grave. Those who have not the spirit of Christ are none of his. He had no money ; but he gave sight to the blind, speech to the dumb, ! life to him exclaim: "My God, my God, why Jiast thou forsaken me." The Kevised Testament has: "My God, didst thou forsake me. mis is in strict accoraance with the original. The Common Version represents God as withdrawing the light of his countenance from the Mediator at the close of hi3 expiatory sacrifice. The Revised Testament shows that this withdrawal was a constituent part of the suffering during those fearful hours of agony. Another pertinent example in volves the doctrine of prayer. We are taught that God hears his people when they pray Zachariah lad long lived childless. . He had doubt less in early life prayed for offspring, but in advanced years he had ceased to InduTge hdp ijrnBerfSsTTnie Common Version represents the an gel as announcing to him (Luke i., 13): "Thy prayer is heard." As though God had kept the matter in WM. H. WYCKOFF, Corresponding Secretary. For the Biblical Recorder. THOUGHTS ABOUT AN APPLE. On passing a fruit store not long since, I espied a basket of very fine apples. Having secured one of the largest at the cost of only a dime, I retired to my ofHce to enjoy the lux ury, inspecting its smooth, glossy rotundity ; mealing it m- viting odors, and testing its delicious properties m the usual way, a tram -of unbidden reflections came rush ing through my brain : "This apple,'" said I to myself, "had its origin in a small and cu riously wrought seed. That little . i t i? i canon, tins was "he vcrr moisture and sunshine' with this seed, a germ burst forth, and a tiny, delicate blade followed. That blade was for many months exposed to storms, frosts, and the tramw of suspense for so many years, and at animals and m4, but having been length had listened to the petition guarded by an invisible eye, it sac- uttered so long before. This is not cessively became a switch, a rod, a that he requires it. the dead. Let us be like him, and The Jews were required to give I give evidence of our conversion. of their flocks, and to leave, for the Giving is a better -evidence of qon- pBor.tne corners oi iue r',BUUUl ,e,Bu CT: vul"jr should not everv reader of the Bible OTaa , ... :.i:n, ko nrholn. ' Evfirv bop.ti. tfi t. handled. It soma attend i . . . " . , .. , .w ...vu..wV wf .biaucui vi -ww.. j hft Tiftrmittfid tn nnderstand it ma ut... ... ' xi.i.u, nn,n Ai,n,i, n Vwxr on fi Ur.n. i f jx. uiuasuiii uu mis tree The treatment of words used as evolved its younsr leaflets. the revelation of God. The Revised Testament puts the matter in its true light: "Thy prayer was heard." When it was offered, it entered the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. This is the teaching of Scripture. Why. tree, with all the necessary powers for propagating its kind. "This, tree; at the appointed rea son displayed its virgin blooim, in vesting lender branches with, leaves and blossoms, and loadiag -the at- gerenth year the fields were sown 1 church,sit in a pew and feel bappy iortnepoor. . ... , . , I names of coins, is a marked feature I bnsv bea had nrohed its hart. fnr- The Jews also gave a tentn to tne Religion is not intenaea to; make , ' , 44 ,1 ' ' ' " nrpport of the priests, and made people eei good. ,: If this, were the ( .OI ne " , nml" 7 'W""B ulu ino wmPt trVk"v r.. r !..., . . . . I tvii . 24. we find: "Thev that re- mfr nectar, a vpo'etativn nrnipaa they think they are heayen-bpund. had The ndto eacb visit they made a con- He keeps us her to do. od-to ceived tnbutamoney came.to Peter trihnti ta the Lord's treasury. Sin reflect his image. Doing good sa, Ioth not your Master pay offering and trespass offerings were makes us feel good, and has a ten- tribute?" The Revised Version trans- O . I. in , . . 1 a ' 1 . tl,.. .. I tTl, alao required Ah, says the object- dency to destroy, semsriness. a seH iaies me .jiwKwge uiub. , or that was under the old dispensa- fish man fills his own .heart .with- who received the half-shekel came tion and we are under the new. . . himself and leaves no room for any to Peter and said: Does not your Does God require less of a Chris- thing else. , LiiDeraiity enlarges ine; i leacuex Vy m m"-"'" mg nectar, a vegetative process, unseen by mortal eyes, was crowd ing the blossom out of its place,and preparing to replace it by a little green button, which, in the course of a few weeks, matured into the 6hape and size of this very apple, that is at th3 moment to gratify my and it shall be given tinto DeraerWH -nwiy-"!-. xe-. i tnee. ' xne nevieeu ieeiament eaye; ; good measure, pressed down, pays m Kina,Dii6 we must o careiai i wo to tne sea ana cast a iioo, ana 'shaken tosether. and running to give for the Lord'i sake. ;. How j take the fish that first comes up; and, ' Give you and over, shall men give into your bos .om. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be meas- Bred to you again. lus:e vi. oo. He sftia to the vounff man, "Uo tianihan he did of a Jew ? Our soul and expands, the- heart f . God . jAgam, m verse 27, the Common palate Savior seems to take it for granted has promised a ricn return lor wnat .Version nas; "lio tnou to tne sea, j -uut now came tnis apple nere f that the laws of benevolence was un- we giye, a better interest ithan any and cast an hook, and take up the Why was it not blighted by a frost, darstond Hemerelv tells how to give, bank paysa reward in this life I fisk.that first cometh up; and .when or switched to tho earth by a de- varhs bia followers not to give for and in that which is to come - .i thou hast opened his mouth, thou vastating tempest ? Why did not their own irlorv as the Pharisees did, "1 X on .say npromiso.aiiuaes jo nau una a piece , pi , moneys, mat uome ruue aauu piuci is ou,or some ktto P-ivafor the clory of God. spiritual DiesBing?:-wen, -grace is i taKe ana give unto mem ior mo auu i grueuy moutu uevour l.r vvny wus ib ouuivcu grow una ripen and remain in the midst of a thous and enemies? iniuch jought X to give?.; ;Good men opening its mouth, thou shalt find a. . "Some say, it grew in an brch are .selfishfitnjl wish to knoWj their shekel. That take and give to them j ard was owned by some farmer, duty. lEveryjl man vmuat&givei! for me and thee." . ; ;i - who sent it to New. York, and have no confidences in a chnsUan j Here is a double miracle.-; Partie-1 thence it was shipped to the South. 7 way, sell whatsoever thou hast, I who does not giveCfaYod ydurself j Jiie tdM pnes,,here noted, fix t sol(1 finally, after passing uu give to ine . jjour, auu.. .uvu jjjueb- ucwtuB .v.. .-i.v" j - '," atienuon ana siguBuxo buc wonaer. tuiougu wauj u.uus, to xaa1 very "halt have treasure in heaven : and to give in; the love andfeafof God The rendering of the Common Ver- man from 1 whom I bought it, and "Mtake up the cross and follow. an4ia Tiew ot the judgments : ;tribute money,".', "tribute," thus it became, my property and rr . T; V. 7 . 'l The Macedonian . cry: calls upon pieqo of money " is all general,- met its end. s . All this was doubt- nRTftrn KATflr. "rvnu. everv uuc i : - ...... i . -t .i" - i - ... i . . tt&t hath forsaken houses, or breth- 08 tor1"wera4Dlf0: indefinite, loose, compared with the less conformable to the facts of its ttrUr sisters, or father; or mother, are a steward ana tne master. win l "half-shekel'-- and the "shekel." history.' - ' ' '. . - , , . :-,: i: .Li .. i'-j'Tf1 ..::'! - . w ' i i .. ; . . w-nle, or childrenv or wnas, ior. r come aa;recKon wiinyou. ii.youj .ud such a loose rendering gives no 4'Bot.may-1 not discern a special r wnie-a saKe, . vmvvct . Q . ... talents are Bquauuerea,prepare ior. ia6a that the mouth of tbe Hall con- Providence in the beginning the lSSa: SStSSSTS: ' 1 todwell wUh theiDevil the exact sum that was need- irUth.the maturity,: and lastiy,' xctu auu ui ..cauuer, I lUV brttUQUiiosiuu Vi .LLU3 appiu IO t , f, 0i;a..A." T flWU0l,WUUWi,i.uw ,uuu nwr uj a nub wuwuue in vxoa -w iu ,p-6- must teed taem, wun tne Dreaaoi i .w ..- - ichoif.fihekel' . naid "bv nv.r it. -if lmn. At. 1 - r.r loca fA r. I i.J- ' i - " " I " " . - -J I . 7 . . , 1 ... Iiired ot .us to spread tne -.religion i - - - ;T1 , T.nrfi t lived in l?our LoTd Jesus - Christ- over the I ,0tU - s wn aa . 1 , v, o-a.--vu bread of life, and ypu Jailed to teed ot ?03. 'o w it uw ui-ueuBauya, i . ! - 1 brv Israelite 1 for 1 the tabernacle I by' his obedient ageats sent it to temple service. (Eri' xxx.,13 me? May! not go- further and u 10J -tABu uiu. buo luico ui our I conclude xuab i waa pio .iucu, irom Vior's reasoning, that He, the-Son j first to last," especially forrqft?"fX : - f " .iiii . - r i i . i ft.wii- i:TmT a'li pi i. nr. v iuiil uj luc uiui h. i i . nT.i it 1.,11 nr 1 11 ttiv nparr an iVvemusir give largeir. viio aojro, i .$'! - w - , .7T uvwu.v . o -- . .pros-, o-"" - . 1 j ."! r-j t 1 - I ! tcTf UU .t..'.... rt-jr isoTiWas :ino wiaowwno i r so- tne u-rees woru, vyvapio. 13 1 ..At Uu &uUU vruu Was::not required , to pay J feel very much,worthles3.t'l ' insig- Iikn.a' -Vita Tfa fit I i' T - Vn ft '"Tn eat P A t,"W lg not less, but more than the old. -t:1"'". " , 1, .tt..-i.: ;." opeople ever gave. so much Jews, dnd no people ever TwraA ' -t s rru.:- ii ro -tiftfir: c-u.u mueu. xucif wiuBueniy -r" r , . .... . . -. ., . - . I :i 1 t - -r..l Ta. --.-it. .1. ---j vjommou. version wouiu " 10 uppiy nea with their contributions. and I &avo " - ; b . - ., - - I . . ' 1 1- av. ; htllll debt: notcharity.pafit?- derea it "shillingV la fact, it comes Scriptures, assure us,' he has given .--.r;rMm,0,s . V. " Ui- Tf von do no more.'- rrinrh nearer In value to a" shilW for the salvation of sinners? "-And .ax;. ie are cursed with a curse ; for 3 2 Lave rrl.hrl mo otron fh.a nrhole ". linng ye all the.tithea m- sor. ho-.-?"?, that there may be ar.d prove me Lcrd c t i.U Ttftttpatr. If vou do no; more,'4 niuch nearer In value to .a": shilling von o-iv'a nothing. -r than to a penny. "No cion among j ought not man;to rely as confi- ua is an equivalent to it. Its value dently von taose u means ; ot; grace you- give -' 'TT, .iA trl ttr nT.T.fosner' . VVIttTllIXl. V1VQ BO I1W -. v - - r , . . .,.. .t . . , , . I -r . . . . . :i &it t,;-,nl .n'Tr -is5 nearly fifteen "cents. Therefore which he has provided to prepare ef ns all that God requires t us.-1 tne li-eviaou lesiauaeu. Bugiwiuo 1 -r "r.rr.'o.'-v.;. ave word itseii, mamng it -oeuary, . j ajyiiuiwu !' ?vwu Bat-"'h-requlrc3 r ho less'. ' 1 1 C! t:U yea' -....I, -T.ry "i?crt and explain it3 -value in a bnet V . i - " , r . : - .. . . .. fkr preach tjvj loFi3Pi f a:" Vie lrtl.? ' la.i . urhri 1j A-irf fi nr fT-n ,e, receive : iis's inil be saved tliat tni't . xay wfiV'' ' Aivj coadeirmed who'll aoj l)rli(rN'v. 3 . ;. t Thooity of l-omlonn (one of tho old dure towjis of- J-inglanuj.was re- : nowned tor its aiitifjii'tyj.AUU j-J-u.9,. ji!i cJiaracter of its , inhabitants i3iough,not ireo o paupgrs.?xri.dp'r" . V" -. .1' J s j - sens-wno- ifom low, pirtu and tuo iorcc 01 circumstances moyt'4 ia uu. hiapibJerwaJks of l'ifo,,it.yct Toastcd- of larger .wealth; and better Tefine- i t.i-jii jiti,va ft I, i Im- "..t . iJ. .;, it me"ithan.wa3 comtnon- in citiea of aid of easy, access hye .fceyeff thor-. 'ourhfares, merchants from i)ei!i- boriug towns arid cities, vith gentry 'of forjuho' from various parts' of .'the iiitcnor, cnose. it as a qesirab:c placo cither for a wi'nteVbx' permanent res idence. ' Its admirable locatioii, nnd 'abundant faciliticsfor jutcnile edu cation, attracted parents Hvlio rerd anxious that the tuition of tneir children should "bo imparted within the scope of parental' observAtidn. Thus fr.omi ono cause or notlier, many fdwilics of note and influence, were , induced to remove-' thither, society became correspondingly ele vated and polished, and fashion and gayety neiu unuiapateu sway irom tho early autumn until the hot months of summer. If not the chief city of tbe kingdom, Loudoun was a rival in intelligence and literature, with her neighboring gisters, that was not to be despised. Of course the demands on. profes sional vocations were numerous and of a high order. Whether for the bench, tho bar, or the "pulpit, the best talents, were in request. No mere sciolist need hops for success iien opposed by-the Superior'minds and ripe scholarship of that proud city. Hence, persons of dull facul ties and meager attainments, wore crowded oil", as a thing of coarse, while, f ir aspirants oi' good native endowments with' ambition enough to impel them to industrious' app.i- lield from . sothiug sharpens v. it or evokes the latent powers of -the mind as. do the presence of good mode!-, and the conflict of clever intellects. These are the circumstances that evolve the man, when there is a man to evolve, and by common consent, Loudoun vra. a fitting arena for ecm tiicts between what might be termed professional gladiators. No city had ever been belter pro vided with edifices lor public -use. Churches, lyceums, theatres, public hails,. and other places for entertain ment and instruction, were to be seen on all principal streets. A lav ish expenditure of funds and labor had provided most aply for the ac commodation of persons in pursuit of "philosophy, pleasure, literature, or religion. ' ... Every church had its flourishing Sunday school, and every literary club or association, its ready de baters, or distinguished lecturers. Bnt one necessity had long .been fjlt by all Christians, aad this was some feasible plan for supplying the loaf ers and idlers in the suburb of the city Vith the preached gospel of Christ. "How shall this defeidcra tumibemet?'' was the general in quiry. These wretched people could not or would not attend on the min istrations of the divine word at any ot the city churchos, and un less measures could ba devised to convey the Gospel to their doors, they would be left to perish in their : "Consequently, to meet this press ing demand, the citlzans, without . regard to creeds or parties, convoked a i mass-meefing, and organized a missionary society, whose province it was made to find a preacher for th,t quarter of the cityV. A com mttee,with Dr; BiacK of. the First Presbyterian church, as Chairman, was appointed, to seek for the prop er man, whose 'suppott'was 'to be gnaranteed by . the , , joiufc- contribu ttons of Christians of'ili denomiaa tions, and of.such' -other , citizens fis might; feel willing" to aid the lauda&le' enterprise. iThe Catholics ofebrsef an the High Church .Episcopalians wcaild have no. part in, tbe matter. ' . -.This ws doubtless, theimdst im portant move, "that had .ever 4"becn made in that place for moral andjre ligious ends, and it wa3 pre-eminently proper that.Dr. Black,,the".oIdest pastor in tlie city,f and whose church was coeval with its first' inhabitants, should - be at thtf head ' of "such a committee;' 'He wat a -man of fin ished" scholarship, ',decpy;,rcad in evangelical v and patristic .theology, and perfectly .w familiar ? with tbe creeds and opinions of all v Christen'' Moreover, ho had critically stud ids tho. various phases of :tho;con"; troversy between Catholics and TEENER. A Frp tcatants, and v& 4 well Ycrstf pen n rcl v had a etcrat ii e- awes try ln? hurL 1;-.-, v-p U- -i a' -...v. '.tf-rti..--f ""4 wliopi!. e!os -flowed thoM).bodof "inany gerteratiotis. -'f -I l s Thcduty,th5refofe,rf Sndirfgaman5 Kniiaoiv-i.uauiiea ior?.' 'iraporiant a Hrn&tVvf'aSj'nbi' pn!y"by courtesy and in rbpc-ct tafeehiorrty 'rjuYmost1 of ai"j -in deference7 to his fritftf'ratef of kr.Mv.edire and' " ,oc cxccnence.' ; 1 ' " is there. This, is now the thirdlfither llh 3l . 2i ,r,i r j... -' t-H,' v. arrival ui.. a s.ransrer. . $'Me .rey" feir an. Pecnh v it Z 4- very properly conhded 'W'.uirn. It' as five?' matured - cbnvicti6rrl of 4 Dr. Ijli? eV. ' judgniorit,' :lhat; e unless a-' laan or vseep piety ana nnqucsiiona bid talents condh bo " obtained," it would be better fcT1 ernproynoone1'. Aor could ho divcs.t:-.lr.m5elt"'i&ijln3 giate edneatiotr was ; absolntely' cs en.fial to an efficient ministry. Yhilo aH the committee' acquiesced in 'these views of their -diuirm.v-y some thought 1 standing, thnt .t would be better to take a man of even moderate abili ties, with industry and a heart for tlie work, than to leave the field en tirely destitute. 'They very justly reasoned that since 'it is a conceded fact that" any form of Christianity is better than none, and that the feeblest preacher nifty unr.er (.too, 00 the means of converting wnnerg, anv man could announce' inteliisrentlv and time I have heard hat . beill and there '.eepas M ihe ; no. .eryant-.on I interest 1 n the,, young '"visitor., she-. . . h .-. n ni. Ka -TimmAna ' - .. . xrfn 1.1 nntnaofiAnn Mw V. . . n t interested far.the ast .two honrs,. 1 Jieyihelittle.ie-'a&al aud soon had, open ed. the outer dqr, ;not'fjal4cTeinindher ofh-ai''V6ioe of the" entrance" hall S He? .was and those Heetb:cwlieneveTi -'she siaruea agnuy.A on ; mnaingfa vuwm nna -ir-rrcraveBTent: .-.Thua gentleman eutside, enveloped, in. a Miss Car'oJin? Black reasoned on tne . heavy sack over-coat, Vith. a fur.cap Jhnoceat I&6s6i '' lineu-Q.which 'drawn .down closely. on.its stifL mp- l.qef tafnly petrayed Yant,iraotTonU . pair...otfiCoar8e' t pages 'hoiit.st. Roaltinprlv saturated with .wft-.l. i i;?jf..W-:iSi: -r fcer while, his buckskin-gloved. '7'tri' , theouo .a. valise or I 1 -r.wl-orf Jt W i v- fl o kT si small trunk, and the othe a switch t le? 1 t,.?? P that j hlVTwaing ane-BrivprTyi " : wes anu natea, OveT-witn snow, nis s . ' - 7y- t-iL l-'-yry - -. rv "'xi'iV 1 PPu oappea.mtiifcolamnsof , aspcb w as so woe-begone, that the,., t, - - w-- ,r . ..ul 1 . . v , t , I , , - I ...V. "v..w.. UVy fl &V. mO W lit It T h-i-... hn.vfn.. I .lri-.hna inflnn. fivft. ! . .... , . . --.-n . rr ..r.. r . " . . . vincrae iy invited him in before he had t os apM the3?apU,M:. , notwithi timeio announce hU business;but' jf M Stte-boi. ibatlwf bap.i tupjty f becomiBgwere laliitiatel It i- pausing in the door-casing, he quired softly, , . s , , ,. . f'.Does'the Rev. Dr. B.lackrreside here, MisB, and is he at home?". "He does, sir, and is within." ; Vill you have the kindness, to inform him that a gentleman .from Scotland, with letters of introduo- fion, wishes to ee ihim . auaintedwi'bfi bf J ont to whom, under, the blessing "., ' God, we owe so much as a denom .i national hopeUiat'HokdhnJSerr, who is so capable iifi doinjastice to thesubject, ;my find leisure" toex tend the sketch into a memoir and earnestly th O facts of the tros-' that wo shall soon' h'avn ik W : nAr H.ertainly, sir; . Please stepinto enduring form a histdryi bf IhUfe ? thifi pirlor, and find a seat,:while 1 0f one whose memory is so tenderiv bear your message to my , latner , 1 cherisbed 'My father !-' said Mr; Clark, to state. pel, though not ela?sical.y educated, might do "much -good as a missiona ry in that part of the city.; All, however, were content to wait, and in harmony with the Dr.'s views, act cautiously, hoping thdjt - God would in due time, send a man, and indicate him as the proper person, by such unmistakable signs as to leave for tL none in doubt as to his fitness positK CHAPTER II. a yo: ;a rKEAcrrEK d. skat.cii of a : - FIELD. : " 'Tia done ! dread 'win.cr spreads his latest . tfiOOUlS, Ariel reigns tfersiencloas o'er , tlie conquered' car ; ' . . How ika.l the vcciablc khigdota lies I. now (iumi) ti;c tuncltu liorrcr wiue ex- teud.. Bisdesolato doairaii." himself. lWhat sweet words, and how exquisitely uttered l"i - Miss Caroline could not avoid ..1 4 ' A pausing at tne cnamoer aoor to wbisperto her mother that a, gen tleman from Scotland was 'then' in the parlo. She had not been ablejto catch a full view of his countenance buried as it was between, the collar of -his over-coat and a vexatious fur cap. but elevating her voice under a visible animation, she exclaimed hervonsly, -!" 'But, Ma, ha has such fine teeth. and such a rich, musical voice !" "Very well, love. f.tl. ... :.n.,l!nll- " memory is so 'tenderly by thousands i ici "our 1 ; Allow me to suggest- to youfTr. Kditor, the propriety of trikiog off ": a large edition of the Rboorpek eon -taining theseTs ketches 4s f 1 1m $ore that the mere mention ot the con- 1 templated , publication - will create a demand for the Rxcobdxr; Yours 'truly ' ; . , . . .' W;fVALTEB3 f f.3 - , f Prom the Home and Foreign Journal, Dft.i MAfcI.'YiS liAST-WORDS IK w s una -Li was v.id at times, l-Aiglisli coast, and noble ship iiiC wm.er oi i5U u n u s i i a 1 1 y I ) 1 u s t o r i n g , intonsely cold oa tlie the tempestuous woather extending iar int-. ;ue interior, i.aiu, . sleet and snow were tuo alternate varie tics of that'Verv inclement season witli noi nnfrequenlly, high dri vi:ijr wind.. M was wrecked on the cliffs of the precipitous shore, compelling the luckless mariners, "some on boards, and Some on broken pieces of the ship," to escape to !and as best they could. Thus opportunities were af forded the inhabitants near the sea to show ktno. little kindness'' to those weather-browned eons of Neptune, mean x "I., means. I nresume. that T ran i ...... i t a -i JT" 7 - vno auu un-ioriuna.e.y oeen nung, .t m;staVe, s well as other nttao and breadlcss, or their bleak territory. And it is gratifying to relate, that never before were drafts on tno liospicancy or a people more promptly and generously honored No public meetings were called, ho committees appointed, no resolutions of sympathy passed, no forms of aid prescribed but, by the spontaneous outflow of sympathetic benevolence, every man vied with his neighbor in efforts to furnish immediate relief to any ship-wrecked passengers and sailors who might be found desti tute -'of food and clothing.' - fccores ot tnese, and sometimes hundreds, might be found on almost every morning,-for several succes sive weeks, haddl-d together in groups, or wandering along the in hospitable beach," in search of " food and shelter. 5 ! ; On the first day of -Decembef, iust three weeks nreviona In h .m f Inform jgax rial, Dr; Manly;r Sri,-was" present " I at the students' -' pifever-meetinc. of 1 Having delivered her message, theSouthtraBaitistiTheo!ogici.lft she returned to the chamber with a Deminaryy wmcnne nad attended , i- v. a -t, nf v -.tv- several times before. -i sught flush of the cheeks, . and . a Afir thft ,fi?1rth Wjl, ialnriA Tier motuer saw the glow That nity being given for. some remarks, a mantled her daughters' features, but Manly rose," and in a ver low. , ascribed it to the native curiosity tumbling tone, began'-(tb give us s . , t . r. . . some ccouuts of his ' 'conversion " whien the advent of a s.ranger m atd caH tothe ministryp. He stated such weather, might well awaken, that when he was a boy neither tit a In the meantime, Miss Maryj the his parents was a member of an , younger daughter, perceived that church; and at that time, the Bap-. , her sister Carrie was picking out QA'VfK . , . , i. j t people in North Carolina, where he ' some stitches in her worsted work, fiv .. and egpecially waf f and exclaimed in atone of well- of baptism practise bjrJ our people feigned surprise, a ,; subject of ridicule. cWhen. he "Whv, sister, did vou put in the wa8 about thirteen years ; old. the1 flowers wrong Vy Baptists held a meeting in his "Oaly the last few stitches," was ' the careless reply. the day following, he' came In ' ttt ' "But, Sis, you are usually so ac- this mother, and said to her, "moth- j curate: pray what does .it all w,"wuo PPei w uiurrow r. , tae .Biaieu .taiSr was. the manner in which the ordinance',, was often referred to.) .His mother " turned upon him with -eyes lull : of tears, and in toiesjof tendsrn3S re--plied, . your ,: mother!. myaon.i! This simple , reply,, of the ; loving ;; mother sent conviction to the: boy's"' ' 1. . t t . t ' ' .V '- 2 . - - ladies." "Cerfainly it means that, , and it may mean something more. . Has the young Scotchman with the 'fine teeth' and 'rich voicehad anything and he became tormented by .' of sin. 'The next day' his to do with . disarranging . thosH stitches r asked Miss MarvJookine not. & ? w"ne" ncene. He , ... , . . , :.' " maiueu in icis state oi-mina, tn heart a sense of sin." The next' day his: mother was baptized,1 but he would' more. or less oppressed at different times, until he was about sixteen, when C he was sent off to schdol to a'Mr. f " Biogham, J in North ''.CaMini.' shrewdly into her sister! a face. Caroline felt the . warm blood creeping up the sides of her neck, and to conceal the tell-tale . crim- son, quickly buried her face in her Vlll7Te h ' W?VF on'U i t.- t. . u d Ay, thinking of his wretched state.-. lap, affecting a hearty laugh, ex- whea he heaJd 80mecbe in ; claiming as she did so, - aloud tone, and approaching,, he,''' ; V Well done, Miss Moll ie ! you found it was a ' negro man,'! outjin ' are a sharper quiz than I had given midstJ6f the cortf field, praying you credit for." , . Thef desire immediate A 1 - seized him ot asking an interest in "No indeed, Sister,' I do not lay the old manVi ptseriAncbigoiii claim to any superiority in tiat UP 10 aim, they knelt together; and line. But itdid seem singular that ?d iaVTA7C-r you should' have found; your work M fl mdV7 J.ff I ... .e .... ' . - o-i' nf KftA ei'rUJ p "' : v euvoi uiuei,.u bouu alter .navnig u.ie ot tLtose stormy afternoons ot j . ;, , ; . , .... .... , : January, 18ii; theh so prevalent as ?ai CV Qe?e alreadv observed, th hall-hell w3 those 'fine teeth. Come, Sis, if run' at the parsonage of tho First love u?-'' Prehbyterian ' chutch of Lo'n'd on.. Caroline peered into . Mol lie's eyes with a sweet smile, : such -a much' interested :iand! excited' that- uia iuucb a.tracieu ine wiienuonot. ihe lamilytwith wbichIH.;Mt was '11 boarding -h Soonrc they ij were i ali !li7 iroutd wthero.; town thit etine-.hr light began to Saw upo& hiamind 4Ty and heart, and iu a Tshort time he ; ireviaiuo a uon vicaiure' iU VUriSb Dr. Blar.1. WAR 5n hwliKraVt. mm'mi, glig amang hi bouki'' Bbck .l.could.giw,.birt " " W6! tort??' and-hertd.aght.t9- Were. bW refrainodfrou. .eplp.g to her,b.n- &X&!,1J, at some light work in their pr chamber. The hired servant.?' 4-vs.. WVtn -.rtrtnt full mrll Ik.t . I . T.- r "" T .TTr 1XW JUJUU IB r rivate uu "u mr a frr. and when-he' made.. known b;. .... i ti ' i t l i.nnaainn rf Vi o f. Tri t A to, f 1, HT.1 1 .. . I Jr a J.: I ' . con-, I "-"v,-'3'3v" -.M-.ni.u .iuun, utrBiro . iu uo so io nis. motner ene -Old " Til. Vnt llitta w. -. . - r .v., sistinof Petr and hfs wife THan- hB c:,uld 9al7 co- Ot .second nan;' were- in their own' apaUmen. I 6t Besides, she saw very, plain in a wingV'tho buiidin--, which J "t ner younger sister .was bent .v.PT.f.Pd4d1fectlv bacVcri' ihVaft ohihaving a little tun! at herl' ex of the main. hall. In'calweatherY 4very call of the bell coiild be' dis tinctly heard, and :it was-Vatways1 pro ihptly,. answered, bj . ilannah. .But on the after noon;. iu';4ustfon, so Violent werehV t gusts .of: wind that.swept joaringly-'i'aroand ,rther house In'raplI fucpetjsion,.whjle.tbe rain and .sleot'ff ntercd'trri J- raftle in fetich wild compiotjon lAjhoopea arca;und f life, wiuduw. thn;t-bd had .heard neither the first nijKlhe second.call yf tho Wt A'trrd and '.more violent tink'e nrro.ietl. the? at tention yf 1 1.,1 ailiea i U. the fhtthber and conyicctd them. XiAt ome.Tone. was at the door; impatient to be anwereU c- j v; -j ;; ;'j , fj.- i '-Carrie, dtur,1' said Urj;, Blackj t'ltep tq thq talWooy ant ss wI;q fpeiiBe, in which purpose she tnusf not be encouraged. ? v," . ' f "v The remark about the stranger's' fi!ne teeth," and "rich voice, '3VnCer .would gladly have takdn back 'again if that has been possible but it was the itattlral utterance of what Kaat the time); "struck her Yerjr foTcibly and cMiss "Caroline conldf2noV : see thatrci'rich bught to-be made"6 "if.7 It r as possible, " shb - ihoughtjtliat the vi v'acity of c expression had excited: tlie: suspicion of " HollieV asl iboTftU-' sure:- that cit h'ad .thltvJ'ct ''icr'-' m6tfeeV,?-" but' she sras tin- ifiiste - to reach t-ie5 libra ry,! .-audpossibly expressed - her self fwithrJ mprc "tnergysj thati'" she' night have done, had she not been Do your datv mv son : . T asked the Lord for you, and I am" "' willing now to "give you ' back' ' to him.V.'i He : then spokS of his earl y 1 J labors as & prHcher; the details : bf which I do nQrememberifeDfiring ' u the whole time'he wsa alking;l his t -feelings seemed yery,deeplvmoved ; I and'once -whiles speakinff of hi "; becoming mother's 7 conversion. choked with' emotion. 1 hes said."' retnren, tneto waift time- when' d could talk and cry too, but I can't iN pow'' t He concluded with the adY I vico to na totalk pften of our chris-a , cApcAiwuw ior is woma tend to r kindl anew the llatne'df 'holy lore ' ' tn oftr heattaJ-T" ,w u :t "cc . It; was a gratification to ininy bf : the students of the iSeminarv . thafr his last words .of public admonitica I were to.ns.j Goagrant., thatch: -. mantle may fall upon some of n . -. 1 V'- c.r- j- -7pt-3rVni3,R V -Enjy what litl's jvi; Iiits , 1 " the ) u looV-'T t;T r;;r.
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
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April 7, 1869, edition 1
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