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i-Tfe I'liioriif Is'i of ttic Jlfnili o
ry i even Isds atiif'otoi;'fi:vi
N y of ii'niioar? tfi ti(ueir 1iishjoh
lolio jabafi, fiuiulrl llio clmr !i lli-rn.
ind"ivas is jiirst IsUip JSnvlhif
is pniiy a liHtoricuil iucin tu M"t
Ite sd(Ufctl by iiistanoal evule:ic. . A' l i"
viovv if tUo vtAr'lini and m(uiienlouip n-
fctuueiuces tlat ixically; Jl-w from ; tin
H uiisli IlieurjiUiJiI art:uiisi4lHitivranr
boldly avowed by iUstiiiMrter.- ems .
(jnen
tbo'e;
o.tcliisi vo claim ofijtrtng Tbo cliuraii'wf
Christ ami tho channel of Ciod'a rar;n .ill
salration wo 'liavjofli rijjrht ta demund
tliat the evidence fin llio'caso sluili n
clear audoindeniaty'e, tied, in leal Jan
Miatri tho best ovidenco' that (he nature
f thd casein in us :or. vc nave a;reauv
CaS annuls .ti. . c uavo iir5iiu
unaatisfactofrvshapo . iu - whioli
iVeria,l iriraiitioa, oM'ter'n bci g
." . . . . . i . . .
seen h
ilio nmer
iii U'olna litxa amedoTtir,'lo XiA. IJatit is
4'uvibcr to' lKJ rtolieedifi -reference to tbU
tradilion tbat it. refers ?ny to J ho close of
Iter lilSu taociatcs l?ter aiid Panl
at HMUiC4tand Paul wo know ras. not
there tilt toward t bo close of h is Ii fe- In
fact, ' )rigen jxp'ly g i v.w X bo t rad it ion
only bis tteut, j.Jle says, that Peter
liaviiig preacbetl to the .Teiv?? In P.nt ns,
Oalai,ii:J5y l ihiaj Cappailycia, and Asia,
foicarrJlhmVb ti;ltoine
and v cruel tied Jwltb bii AbEeadjff d6 wn -ward.
Bot'this jdud? rioiAhSbrB
quire iiopt jptbe;Koiffijf jtUeqrJtbue
sclecttill . c0yi)t liuie as tbo s Soeiiel of
b is Hj 4iWow4i4Wbat endenCot;itbire
i f that AV Mteftb; a stiijVtj
came (o Hum e, undjr Claudius P. 42,
(ougbjt to be 44,) presided over tbo cbhrcb
there!twerity4ivoyeftriindalIer:d niar
tyidoin iu tbotiast year of - Kero; A. D.
GT orfcS. 15ut Easebin is the first 'mi
to mfjtfc tbiii i taieitten t,atfd 7b lived in
tbo (jurtbci'iitury. . It r'cs only pn his
autburify. Jerome and others simply
f ol 1 o sr b is tate men f.. It ii c3rtaii) ly
cbroiiologlcallyj fitat? 'artd rests Upon j a
iiiistalce of Jiistiu, f Jisiin (A, IX 130
1(G) had. reported nnder mistake that
Simotr MaiBswciit td ; Home daring
Crau4i.a$'''tcigp) bad won many followers
there, and gained so great reputation that
a statue was erectedW him on an inland
in th Tihcrr i A isfcutuo Avas found there
in ih0 year 174 bai not of Simo iSitnclui
but ol'a Ilumatht tlivinity: JSemm iSatwu
wbicb Justin AiWtal4n;tbe' Inscription
supposed to beslafuixiiif Sunoiii 's.4jTra-:
dition at onco laid boTd bf this statement
aud, in its z$al to glorify Peler as mncb
as possible, sent bim on the boels of the
sapplsfcd1 Samaritan "areh-herotic to
Koine, to ranquUb the sorcerer there as
triumphantly as bd bad before done in
Sams ria." l?or siieb a weibty super
structure as Romanian we bave a rigbt to
ask a betteHnmlation Ubau vague and
nureliablem&'iuMi., To show the unre
liability of this ort of evidence an illus
tration or two may., be given. Papias
basiei himself in collecting what tradi
tions,! be co did of our Iijrd'i unrecorded-.
sayiqg anil discotiftseg. He prpfosse fo
liave U50d great care as. to lUe sources
wbeilce ho gbtained " tbeso traditions that!
he iiiiirht iie only those that were welt
authenticated TbiNsone be gives as a!
Teritablo discourse ot' turJLiord on thei
time of his seorid coming ;s.!sberdays
shall
come, ill wbieb vines shall
grow
each vine witblteif tbousarM bdu2b8,eacb
bougb witli ten tbousand brancbes, each;
branbb wUbJltenHthontiand twlg8,f eaebj
twigjwiUt teiij thousand bunches, eachj
ibantik wilirten - thousand grapes; eacbi
1 grape cootaitiirg ' twcntfiyejineasnrjDS oil j
wine. An d-wbeiiaiiy of the saints sbaill
take a bunebjanotber shall, cry out; "Ij
am a. better iibncby take methrougb inej
bless tbejprd.lnnj nianne a
grain otj wbeal'baUproduco Iteiithbiis-j
and ears, and, -every earten thousand!
I graii is, and every grain ;live measures of!
tw6paTt8of elear white meal; and tuot
? rest of fruitsf andeeds and herbs acci d I
" ingro their several proportions : ;and all
animals using these kinds offood;whiclri
are received from earth 1" are to become
peacefal atid harmonious, subject to man
wiiu an suojecuon. ivuu .wueu i uuaa
the jtraitor believed noV and asked ?
'How shall these prdiction bo brought
to -pass by 'iWTiQt&T, tho Lord ' said
i 'They shall see who come to them ; for;
these are the times of which Isaiah prop h-j
eaied, "The wolf shal lio down witit the
laiubw . ifowj ?what evidence fin ianyj
statement is to bo given to a man wbd
bauds this down as a veritable discourse
of our Lord1rinay:be 8ald"But ye
- he cocld tell the truth about Peter's hav
ing ben in ItomePre'cisely BoC' And
bo a man who is a habituui liar can some)
times tell the truth f-bnfc who will believe
-himi Irenajusj'jOUe of. the ; most. Jndi
cious, clear lieadedplemperate and; dis
creet men of all tbd fathersstatea i a4
a positive fact that the chiet part, of; ou
5
rliord a nun istryr took, place between th
iortietu anuiimein yearfoi uis age.?iid
defends thfs statement partly .byj infer
ences from .lobnTiii5o57 but chiellv
sby an appeal, Vto-tbe , testimony l ot
. t tie i gospel a and -ail the elders who had
metj John in usia, thatJohu bad handed
down this statement toltbeiii ; , and soino
Of thein t had seen not .only John, but
CU
v. V" i ii
' i rlT8 W rf Vi1
-ofdct from themand, testify to the
dM fUu'hn'limUlgvttlivXtlw.
IVatauif iit4 - Wo liAve uTifiitll tui.i,7fl
- v - , 1 -
nrimatvv. wo woiild nitu;alv.
luro history vlKUlr10 jKrVRj
ytves us, Moae-rt j a fjjijy eveii
xvcw ci Yes us msiory oio.m tyiy,oi. 9
ttiMo rire.yqar.it , - Aftcrliw tbjjisto-
ry is . Bueut acoutermng ,.uuii,auu wo
cancb tnly,.an occasional gluiipsaf biju.
Vfo nextiiudsbjinp A5N
cliurcb cobrence in Ji4aIem,rcallW
Judaizacs-iextjWsee, b ifi iij ' n tioeli',
probably BoiHafeKjti.c
when, Pau reproves biiu"Aftor nijvre
lose siL'Ut M himr allogetbeii WliQre!is
be labqring at Raie, it M;wtmU:
ly xce rtainCji , In be. firt ejUtlef ttbe
JojiiulibuiwrifeaX)! 5Tf;tte
aj3ostlo,alludeititer( 1x5 Jn
such a wavtas natnrallr leads to the; iijnr
terence tbat be :iwa thea, iiot .rcsidept
sti.uary, gym$a3r
uieachinir J the- irlad lidinffs, JL11, ius
piKtle(tp Ibelnaii AJP. oSt
makes no allusion lo ;Peter s labors
Ale-work anil M be.iPXf1?
tliere. ' Surely Paul in tueH.jtgtaVHfli
he, sends,. would have sent one to Peter.
In AvB.Mlf thQHaposUe isjj xjarripd a
prisoner to tl nne. j .The. book of Aet
infornm us of his meeting; with. .the .chris
tians of that city aud that iomeu ofilhe
brethren went ontjto lnectIi tin JaV;faV
as Appii-fyratiianjiirtl
but not a wordalbqPetery--Thearir
tlo was a orislmHJ lher&
llnrini? this time be wrote his enistlea !
tlio? Ephesians, Colossianst JPnileniln
anoiPhilinniansbereis
them about Peters presence or1 labors in
iCauie, or las oemg tno liishop of the
tot ter evideijcn thi,; u r iai ;wtu
the best ryjdm.cfithiHir.ftf xVA
aduiiU or.:, and I Ur. WUilf li J in
of, IiiA aimslolic ; labors. Svnd: f.inndfjhe
Jtome.atmat Uipq of at nny uiue eiore,
nr which & aj niost, iferUiqlv, would sffaVe
done if tiiat.waHtbe -scene Peiei
church. Can anvbodv believe that theobtameUAne consents and cooperation
aoostle in norie ofibi epistles' wodld 1
ever have referred to iPeterr dtwhei wa
there, or had founded the church there 1
This brings us tip fritbe vear tAD;; j
and nh e vblencH 1 tliat Ptr 'bud a!ai 1
"been in Ttune. but neyativo evidence!
that he bad not. It in zW hovvevir,
that ther ii scripture vtdertce"mJ"tiibi
fact that his first enistle is written Yrmn
Roma under the frame of Babylon; Tiisi
is; tndeed,; the universal teatimonylof
antinuitr.; There are verv stroncr reasons
agilnat it libwan.d.Jnjopport
oninion tbat it wa Writfew frmti allili- H
Ion on the Euphrates so muckf lia t'fffti
soino Oatbo
stauce, adopt
that, and erantine
Ubme, niost iasrm" It 1 ra.1il9.4- j I
lation to the enistla . which P.nl wrArM
during uisiinprfidnrooht;
pecially that5 toUbe !. Ephesiansl1 tbiri
that this eptstle of Peter conld" not have
1. 1. : it. .. (in. hi il
Uc autlmritieai; Miig 'foV-la-i lM?erftjp,uat to. have bech a UaplUl church
w4bisitiviewtHiBut waivibir" -fSanlev Jp.aPt,o J t P taTs
that it wa wnt'n at bhas Kinoe tfrpvvu,;und still u growing, iq ib-.
Bat this would put bim inme6nl7!Lue ana
towai'ii
1 tlteudaf hUliWairr
3S7
scene
lv Aom a: in diARt inn,n'f :t f,n iiitiZkl
ment. Romanism is a wonderful system.
It is not easily attacked. He I wbQldat-
fan Ira if ninof tabu i.-Jll
that he has butted bis ' headTaeihstiWi
t. : s- ---4. . ' 1
IK
Oreotioa UorreoteaLi
k 3ro. Editob The.celebrated X Talv
rand, administered a;;crilting reproof L li
Satire to the presumptuous when he iV3.l1
Every body: knpy moriliari ,tw
body. G. Harrell" in a lata nnihhp
ot the AiECoRDEH said some things4 To
iny "enlightenment!' about .whaL air
tain preacher'sailbh the topacc subject
.V'JB. U. liarreir! says bethinks be kno h
the preacher that btf -never' ' used; j to
sure of my evidence9, as the old Xawye
advised bis pupil to do and my wifites
is satu preiciier a 3jWite.f
cleansed
TTI aui not ashamed of the above sehtil
ments, but having no boyish ambition!
I nor anv nf ili
I i -i , 7, . i pnuu iM'MiwU ia
tlCklC.d b7 Jeein m ni" S t
'jemain as before, jiu.JCi(X 1
evidence hereof Borne, fieini filbeSL'fff WWHlP .Th ex?ning upon, l he cooi-.
. xno limits oiaineW9paperarticl(!do; iftsv po.fuB.y.f"" kmi, iuu wun
tint ailowanyiJela "ViV-ta? IV t vJ i
ihe question wniaiPaseen cimsidered J mtffee be juftbgrpund , forcorapjamt
The torearoinzu mtended to iriv ,nl-J ifwaye too. many i .tyeak and ine iii
erful religion bat; ever aainVented, lMlblluhe 90 Master, in the
But it Vestsonfalsehood, and culraiuates ifP'W H?1?! i--.n: j j
in blaanhefiiv.'Brtf. hdWnkr Wli, -AiA. W raar? naT? not ths ptrt( cf Christ
opus, hoc labor nt 1 WHvl 1 1 W,Mn oK.V will applyr to pbu rebel
smoked her to.death for.ihreo Jrear- prayer' nieetingVin jiuhlic iiiul iri prialiii
thought that was, excessive. This -dis ' m season and out is a rohjrr churcli
crepancy is between G. Harrell" and lrficienl church:' ?KdrcliV and,
the preacher, wife '(perhaps ;Ue knpwl "wohldto God e bad hundreds: where Ue
her.) "Letf,bmi i!that'is u :ilthv I ;J nnW 'V'nfrfcb.f
4ii v H ti
wJ.it it ?vuevil tttmmg as to jbave tiM,fJy
1 &
tvU v uavnitonanyT tn , Msu
ini'Iined to aiiHwer J Iickc iiuoMiiiM ill 1
uiaiivr'yh tut j tin: 41! lair
Vt'Mlt .Of
tie IJIimiMHl fat h3 UCibfPlHr
m'theieachujrphoA1) bo, ivuld.ivt ba7
wnllen a wind Mngaih4 t'ScipiV'
rtcleUt,i, 1 C fi,Utr.M th J
jjVfoAibl.ask Jror urier, What makcU
ffHif.fMvA.fv,ak inlnkpt I'V s:4
J asihnrrhi; nece8arly kweak lau)
Ijaflllcifnt.lMH'aaM it antiot, at llr
count its niombervs by fcorcft, fifties and.
hundreds f lvi ,,mmiitH noceossa,vify
implyrpngMtvnd flltrinrj, ? , : f
Wbro lie tjio real iMwpuuJi(;U'i)(
of even tfToso bburcUos tliat have hirtfe
numbersl Will not evefylono answef,
dO weiiytiaU,knowltbati to few really
.9onstitutp the church in fail j j, A Ui,
and oAen n verfjtmt. earnest workers
soeluony to boiilivanjdto keep 5 the
cinse.of rjsliion before 1ho wrl I. ,AVrb
they iot jii the body ; the. balance, (so f.ir
pfticUg H manifdsted by them) wouljj
be a iJiterally , dcif! as the physical
yiiiouybepiritis dead also."
lBlJfprner8ays, ago
feeble band was organized in Salisbury
andiitjiieYer ijliad,, aiy. Jife.- A littfa
jfielile band, was organized at resbor'
gMiit4ied fJH We fhonbt the Greenij
borobretjlf ren were, jslill alive; as bn".
Jlichurd8)t ba been ejtlously at wnr c
tbere, andwo liarnj Itbut a; tine, brio c
cliurch-house tslgoiitg npfor the Haptists
istai tou Tbajtjoolg like, Ufe j
ltjWbatof tbisi JDJes not broibejr
Xuriier know, that an any years ago ,
suiall and apparently, tpeal-,aml tn
cTebaud was organized by lild, Kob(
Daiiiel in tho old Baptist Wrove iji
UUigblt4 They s dtilnti die. Look at
.that people to-day, : , Tlihy. were neithojr
Wiakjhor inefficient Jand why 1 Xot
causo Uiey were, ''pitMjf ? JSt because
tbey wore the leanior ihQ rich or iij
jluentUd of that city. I And " yet the
iiyed :and struggled PM the 111 hbt f
muso um. tmeereu ai lueuiaiiupreuicieu
iAilum B ui s ti U t h e yj 4 jfow,aeeo rd i nk
10 bro Turner's method bfbuildinc up the
pBaptist cajtose .lU)igh brethreh
oppUed fot me i.bership tjo
lme adjacei,i liptist burph ; and brd. J
ifjmJmiJm-
She aforesaid '.tadjacent'Uhurnh, .until suc3i
ein'lhe.jg'duriplhose best ae-
i uainieu,iwuo ij mey .womano aose lo
''toQl-filMjW tin he eonaututed into ja
ckurcli i ,'not betvru" If that Dolicv Jidd
bWnaopied.lrnsriiiwo
becjongi Baptist cMrcbijiKaieigUJo da 1
AM ft opied by oui Missionaries in tie
tyturetbere.will beio knpre new church-
Kbh1 .R'PW .or arjy!
fli?Hjrw,et wppr oojaroiaie, -it
ut proo.year or, .so aiio,! oro. a . uorusm
oilierr ; out of
Jnatenalt JounU i jnlhej .umvinjr town :pt
M (A PlacP
duenQe,;and eteugtii and power and thfy
are, uot very nany, lvco- vbi urn - aic
urnr they .should haVe
Kew.rriendslijpij.periiaps, about 6 ra;les
nut rP Itiwri N-nrul lint ntlamntml tn imnin
Vhat influence is the -M
1 T3 1-1 I U .. .L-
ItM jcliuf cites. let us sek Ip rendereverV
HneP.rc Pnt uut b an attempt
ticoMohdaiion,: lor.all SUcb attempt wll
I UerWXUAT pruf O lUlBtSI ttUJeaooniOUS.
Uih&Wh Vw ?rt n m
thaipprsistenily neglecis the,divinelyiap
pointed means of their own r soirilual . de:r
jvejopuicnj wid. the'rebyaijf to beconip a
ftctputqer m.Uiu town, or community, ;of
neigtibQropain.wich .itis located, n is, Ja
wek and inefiicientV'churcb J vnp, mailer
how laree its meinbrsnin or how InAmwd
Hi pasto,or howinanyji Wealthy nanlef
upon thehurch-roll. Andiion tho tbe
hand, a body4o poorl unlearned, and, , dpi
uai vuii iccuib ineu uiu Voiueu WHO ire
have fiutidreda of tsuch. alf over tl.e .Wn'rfit
Tit5 thi imti church' Saybiy brcUi
ren, bavcSve ()oriianf,v in .Norlh '.Car
ohna? Would any mm blot s0ut:a , single
oiuni. i i uuiu any u
t:jc5.? i Goh for bid.: '
l'CUytdn,N,1Ol-'(Ul
.WAX. 15. Uarrelli I
itarn (l.ir.i fawn )YV;aV .1 lmv( if ipidinnit
kilin;(rini tiyit ii,f.A( mauf l Ie rale
wherei
i tioor. un emcieni ootiv. imnrnnnriwin
mids-daly,m,adife3imjr'iUA power of' the
gospel in their own lives and wofjimg lof
gethcr as'trueH'iborefs oChnsil :?rttik
Sho-says - "he churcluin Ue undivSchi.of'fA 'Vfii
r SiVpie h'll:lllenibenV.olit-i' into, all I
tlo;uio9emehtai lhat). ttbe-wpildvi.prti?
noiinci a rcspectalile, auVtbey 'deyofcdly
pnirimiH all the vaniiirg i.f the gay and
fislijoimljlo. Such iv cuiH0 of coudm t
k nnwhere'Jaugbt, in .tbeKew.TestauitMit
jt Hprofcsjing christians f; would jfarni
tv;pjay;(j;tl!ie
$n )u ttbo ayt vtA10'1?111.' rlAl -: 9)"
niigb notl4 idlerai tfiVine'afrd ufjUVir
uiaster, .thejvouldi in) j ti,finVd in , the
i ii s zy dan ce iii jr at tb e par iy o f p Uas n re,
whuro wine, makes 1 bo occasion one of
Gxnrsslvo hjlarily and qxciieippt r
KVrnest ciMisistent. christian, fecVlbat
ihtM-e Is a workTora
thaC thoya'j'e their own, but bought
willi a price, even the blood, J of Christ,
They deem it a sinful waste" of Umo
in
not
liie. Uho,ppirit that i predominates
deshes not' to glorify God.V Poplol who
enter luiosucu . wonaiy amusemenis,
cannot prar with bo Psalintst "Turn
awny uiineoyes from leAtdg,,TaXv
While faithful earnest christians juiay
not participate in the party J pf pleasure
in which jho! ole object is persoiial
adpriuuentaud!uhdue(ekc)tement still
they are not bjrjany iueans cut off, frotn
social privileges. -j !i
They may inot every Sabbath in Hire
aiic.Uarynjage in the Habbatli school,
prayer mei-ting, and attend .the public
ministry oil the; word.! .Thoy may Jineet
in the fauily circle. janu" nterciaiige
views andj ijeeling jstrejigjthen each
others luipels, sbare ibeir joys and divide
(heir sorrows and mingle their prayers.
(In all Ihu mumorieH of the past, the
visits of chriKtian, brethren aud sisters
stand out fresh and green like roses in
the desert waste?.) i ' H l,.,V
Besides; these .privileges, christians
may meet in various societies whose ob
jecls are thjo good of man and the -glory
of God. t , .. -..-.n" i : 'J:J '
Whatever elevates while it relaxes the
mind is innocent amusement ; but what
ever excites the passions and (distracts
the mind and obliterates tbo true ends of
our being, is deletrious and sinful.
. 11 we are! doubtful of tho propriety! of
any course) before we decide npon it .we
should earnestly pray that heaven : niay
gr,iJe us iu all bur understandings. H
I AIart: M TATTJM.U
Discontoateo.4
Tftere is a reat d 'al
being said
thfousdi'th'e Keoorueb and elsa where.
as to tbo most successful, plan, of rais
ing funds for dififerent objects. Elder
Dodson once beautifully romarkeil that,
"first causes wero always . more impor
tanttoau. secouu ones .!,:,
What ilieh. is , the . first ..canso which
obstructs i the I wheels of .tbejj gospoir car
hero on eartli? WhV is our earthv
2iion made! ta languish lyby,is ifc that
curiBvmiis give oj inue, auu ao gruQglilff-
iy j.yv oat is tne uric ana great cause 1
A discontented spirit within the heart
of christians, j Ydu Tnay suggest your
piaivs, ana nx system ariersysTem, ana it
will all avail ; itdhin until discontent Is
removed from tho heart of christiansand
they oomd out fully on the Iiord's side. f
'When christians art "contented in the
love of Christ pr the religion "they 'pro
fess, they are at ways preparcdi eady and
willing to do theirxluty, yea, all that's
xuo pour; wiuow.j was i a ojihouioj
chrwtian,vai Vdectde'yea; afull chris 4
tiahhence'no5 greatf, indppinulsi,'nor
to.
stimulate iber to acti6ii,!no indeed I not
ipthi
....-j., j ..i" ; -t i i .. t -tiki
prompteri guest, ruler and director, is
nt.Qt WtnTAr..ltvMn f j f - t
nM0,wf n.i. i. .1.- i
the Savior's feet atid beanl his wordses
'"'J iAeavoowvuw iiuu sug 4t ; a
She sat -there1 contentedf andlrank
froth vtha weli? of satvatibn; She
KA.n'fr fnllc- nh tr T.rrlV ! ai.l- .li
.iJii.i-aiJ. -.(.iii..- .J
iiiavn tint; hi: nil sis iiin : v nni ii;n.r iiwhi r v
. T. . ' V. . . . V
tent in'the lovet)f Christ. .
ir-' t -11.-.-1.1
the man jof
tli
fessors PfVe
in1 - A rtrt I y 7i
rrnhrV' ii3rii- il f Vi- V :V
gnlded.aua directed,- alone by religinuL
uouaiiUji inpiuiuiu,. jjui IU Willi IUO
world aud contribute to those 'various
agencies of 'sin. "vicoatd foil v' and when
the man of God presents the claims of
uio gospel io mis peopie iney nayo . our-
uiue or uotuing lor nun, now many
voiinff men but what will navKO nt
uiff waiieceBsry;uui,pmy .xo Know woai i hone He Will be Jon2 spared 10,
her Ljrd l required1 or demanded of heri wotidfca rf ' D. F: IlicitARDsox; m
Tho slimulantbibmpter,' being 'an .--o - 3.f ry ' " I f
?TeT aDwng 8? Wiff ier.;?S,?lWrW. . l J , B, R ? M fte : S wtlicra Baptist ( Coav
owa And Marvs vet 'in' 'tlnttwnfM" wbo end,tdfter what brb. Jill, li saynaltut. bath hi Jlarehi Elder KOt Covlngtoa ;U up
fhelrblessed Masters-Christ ftthe !LotO. t Sli ? 1 " ! T i V ... iAvl, foMHion i!,vthp folowltfi ' -
But ifwepoakof a host bfhew,JWat Bro. J. UBlunk,. we nught -w;M i H to,witkmMioaiy diarr. Lyjiidrt
wnirwo'beobliifedOtosaV irW takor:onr iwives; nhlidren tnStors.t ,J Vtirt - t '
ftetr? Svlthnsto 4 the: oonventiiu4iulps w ! --'d, yi,dt l tbj. faur wana rf pmmotlu
no tra Ui wnicii.vre tnte id to; do at , nil kt..;- f-,1-. 4t. tr. Mf r ;j , aancttilii atlf aUiMfA -airloutf the" taemberS
w t,.if i;MntAU,.t (:i,nn..,,lnl r.ne wives una uinznieri m.nii.ii).-: sy 1 t.v llfn.
-4.i o.tn.L.:.i:u ioT..i.i. t ti.is ! If nans attend-the coumi It- iiH '.M; 1$
TJ-'rJUU' .t':.i-i;r i ,l l: vil I but dcle(ldtat" w wnld nt; Kivn ltiuoli taseu i.p$
TBtfiigehUVt-jSatatifTcVi'-Bn T,5,a f1?10 SStJS
Ii . . . 1.. - i. i ; . U ii nil.! 1 t. i I CiUlrCll u i u auinuiuti ft-iiio uiiudimodi : f
ft-A;iffcrA.'i!( rd .MXrsio I dndicl4bro MJ1S. It," t the, contrary it - i
onsands1 of, discontented pror "w"V,rr,""V;"r.'.i ' " 7 . , rmtiigntwMt. Zi .
liirliwl Whft TA dlK..nntPntAil 'I-' 'OlffJUW,. Vrr" I : - ,V clmrch kfnure. Or.n
IT 1T1 lllllir Til f mt. T ItArAPTI ft', ff 1 - . . ..... ! . ' . i. ' . t . t
at a show doori'Dar-rpom doors
if . ;:.u j'-i. f v.s ii. 4 i v.
if- 7 H ... --uii. "L
and even
at1lll13levl,'1a4clli,!(1lloVjg(5.oV
and tben;llie iifixtidav: giyo'a deaf var t
the irV imirtineiitk of ' the fj;oVmd;'aud
eiiaVit'y;.':;; ; '-r H'J VT ! -j:;'"l!";4'-
yPiiern 1s t'murb'ad, made nyvr st'c r
nd i HiisVfi.'or fiocl,ranir n t ? nonniulJ
A 5 i
uinpli. Noj l.in nor.Hysteiii will liounsh
is lori ns professors' of religimf lure a
discontented as Uif cause theiri to resort
tb the world tor lliel cbii f pleasure, ' A
religion .wblcbcaiisCB one young man or
Isdy lo liecoiii dfsco'ifeiiod and revvrt
to the Vanities of ibe , world .jfL'r, cm y
moht iaaltofeiherditTo;ont IVmu the re-
1 gion which ciUihi-s thersto be contented
in tjip love bf ChnV; and iu bis sirvice.
Could agents persuade professors to c mie
but fully oh l ho j L'irds 'jwdfy 1 ben ! I h e y
ni jgb t ex pec 1 1 lie! r calls to h i beeded 1 do
think piUstofs o'fcfiurehe's oui;bt" io make
mora pastoral vistl(.:r f They in my judgi
hient 1 b in one half, or t wo thirds ot their
useful ness by tins neglect.; 1 1 f I pastors
wonld oiVnsunie '& faKv days previous to
their; church meetings in pastoral visits,
thd ebange of things would bo great for
good; If pastbr would frequently! v Uit
the entire tneuibrship of their ( respec
tive churches, anjd get their! minds set
ou thinjgs i.eavHily atid divinovt tins thby
would bo contented in the lovo of Christ,
and would hot be d isconteuted and run
nihg'after S.itun and (bo vaiutie of the
world for peasnre,but would bud their
happiness colli )leto jti Christj Jesus their
Lord. 'If pastors eoiild get I the entire
membership of their churches io cohie
phtilully bti tbe 'Lords Wide, thein their
church bouses Would be filled to over
flawing; aiild tlieir salaries easily raised,
and missionary calls heeded with ulad-
utwar Pasiqrsfjylsll. iti'e membefship'pf
voiir cburcbes7stuVlhow them the post-!
tiou they occupy id .'thi world as chris
tians, beg tbptu lo Ootue ou'iully on the
Lord's sideTO thatjdecision of jcbarac
terjarid Jaspfrlt"uf jcouteutment in the
love and service of Christ, characterized
the churches throughout the inhabited
world.- . IAI A. Opaque
lu.r -rft s'r'roin Li ew; Hampshire. !
t was much interested iu D'. IIoDDor's
account of. the Skihner family! It carried
my mind back to the1 patt when I knew
them. I graduated )af Dartmdutb Oolles
in 1831.wbich was a, wonder ml year for
revivals alf o Veiflhe ppu utry in iv h icb nl iny
ptofesstonalf nten wer converted; Tho'
celebrated jeviyaiisti ); Nettleson sp0nti
jBovcral nionths theje and was great lv in
stramrntalofgbid. Ia the Pail if thtt
)eir' I cn!ered Andover Theological Su
itia y , wii h:a class ;oiT. 70 i mauy of whjaui
werp" hfierwardi highly dtsunguiiun,
noble, trio.
VVKu.t i, I'oner and
S tujtrt we rbj sti 1 1 I y In jihit f wo ru "tlieVbi
when the Seminary- was tbupuedT Sjii!
DrVlirter died and; Dr. Thomas Skmhr
;oTfthUa4e!ihVa''Wa4!I'hVUed to luV place,
which "he 'filled with great! ability
foi;;jBeverAluyears, when ha roajove'd! to;
New York where he preached tunl iiM
structed Us as long as be lived. ! I
him well " and s hildy ' esteemed
for his his hlthmle. J devoted piety.
knewi
i
him'
.V' "Charles Skinner his brother, was one of
1 the be?t men, I eveif knew, distinguished
gobd' praci ical common senso. ' To'
an I bro. Wait, do Wakn Foreit1 Ov
uv cuna9iuiitt. uici y, uuiinni; t-uviKT, miiu
bim
0)'lttge
-;t 15 1 ememter a eamp aieet
Wake Liberty; about 31 years ag
deTly he was' nwakeuel Sow i fer
how
fervently
heblead for mercy. I have
u a tclie I I i n
witlimWhinterest'
many1cars4' I
uiess fine
efltlbtl.
i i irn. rn iu r.rrrarruiinar urn I'l-i it
Mi; , -T T " - " ' r
uR.who.J presume, la brot J;lJ. Eiclr-
aroson snoum iaewrut;eiiaa no fna
1 ,. A, 1 .. j -; .
a... n -V1 h- mis wcck, api.ni;
n 'COT wn.uny uenu mo, p
rm
1 bytbe
prOachmg.conventioq being entertained
ILaleiirh. brethren. .1 L . ; . t ,
ltdilf it was bis rmrDrrsetn pnt a? stop to
., "T . . i . ir .
i : . . 1 , . a . i , f .: . . n .. : i ,
I 'i7if-' rfnini hlL that OnrttntA u-ill -
noJdonbt ba iicccimpifbfjn'wwfx
i rent : tor nor many, win reel f n 'tit'
CO jsxitunoFor the convenience amine-
Tmaiatio;i ot snndav school men. i there fll
cintioiis j The brethren, everywhere are urged to
t;ike imnK'.liate steps to hold and organicp Snn-
diy school Conventions in States where they do
not exist, lor the parrose-ot more tnorongniy or-
fiaatan andsystetnatmugthe auniay - waou
I wnrk Amon? the. Uantiat clinrches of tue oOUtu. t
'vtrfirM : anseCulVoploou:bt t.'htr k
at;tbYoit of I ho bi itler,yi:H, at Ibe vi t v
fountain liead," anil not llio hianp'.vH U
(he tivc. and streams of the f iinlain, s.i
dv sehool Oowventionn f n the Btate.5 and .- As- 1 ! 3-
J . , . r . r, - r h Bq rmst. Cor. Sec- ro fenc i
nowtob8obms:aQoQi'v7ntfir:!i:i' ".
. xf ! .rd1jr possible for any one, with
outjran acqnaintanre. wiih .our j.best
y r i te rs to become a pbpula'rf and i 'acne p
t ibje c'ohtHbutorof the pfess. Tlnvigb
lhehnie Jjullis p od jilrralipg anil rr it
rating'to;very; gmiefatitui, fyot ! if we -caiijclotbpi
theiii with tbegnici'S.jftrVx'''
predion . that como , from : study init 1 1"
ritingiffl Addison! and 0'ldju)lthf if
Shakespeare and Jereiny TViylorfVQ, niay
gainjtbopr and the. heart of., Ihosiv ;we
aim' to insirnctahd iinprovo. t.., L -:
.Tho style in which a truth is clothoH
is ortoh aimportant as tbo jtrulhlJlself.
A king in rag onmmandsno bouiagf,
(nit jwrap liinr in purple and the populace
bows the ,cnee. - Clorbe4ih;lbo:royal
robes of expression ;a cpuun on il lought
becomes tyiprcssivck j . i (f,n ,
4 he jitcrarvi aspirant innst consider
not only the topics upon ; irhtch hflj U in
clined to, Jwrite, .bqUaliosowliinVahe
public wisli to Jiear.i about Wheti . the
L ist Arts aro brought beforo us arrayed
in alt the graces of rhetoricfthp porfottion :'
of elocutic h, and the splendor of oratory
welideh I spelJ-bonndr Iltit Pwhbn flho
voipe ceas'es,- arid wq go to e very -day 1 i f e,
whiM carp wo for tbl IoftArfaifuWe
wish to ki iow how to double ourj : trade,
to improvo onr lands, to lheet oujr .1 ibll
gaHons, tf raise r:portiildrenkiiiriao
higher tlian lonrselves tiii i theswale of
wisdom and virtuoiiKe whooap fiiiat
kMfully 1 iiiinister;!! tbQieiuiiiversal
wants will bo our most popnlari4writer.
Inl pultttig tbpngbta? nphn papers the
yoongi writer may withtsafetrl follow
t w or. to rco rules; ml imtii&h K ,
Jt'trnLiits each i sentence
one
nomiiVA tnonniixri and nnii. Ann: ixilt n
i s Secoiidh it jth meaning bBexpresJod
with clearness f force and elegance ;
s atAtrd.ilYhero the subject admits it,
tnj ploy illnstrat ionVlhision.j rribtfllioh ,
to enf.o-ce and adorn what yoiisaylUTbere
is a world of meaninln that deolaralion
of B t. M ark W. Wi thont arabto spaWe
bejnotnntjo tbom. ; Generalities in wit
ing or speaking fall tdrpundvbat1 let
them bepjut in the form of nip stpryj an
illu8tratipnV a prbyerba tmaximf a'pic-tare-,
and they are Hke thbsevabcient
spears which had olhobkf as weUas ia
lolnt ; thy coald'grap'pleTaelts
pierce. ? Bhakespeare ? seei eveTythitig
double and the subtle7 force of his genius
inculcates lcwons of high ihomlity while
seeming nnly to ainnse and "delight.
rarcHological. Journal, - ' ' ' "
State Boauoh. The 8ntil j school bpard of
tfif iUften?BiHtate8 will livid that they caaaecom
plika'VPrylittt trtrtn thpy form -a' coaveutidiu or
oonventioiil, iu' tlie States. Thertfore, 'tiiey
should issue a call for a eofi veu tlon , beheld .
at ,tUe..most:k'03veoient thn aud pla-e, pf suhday
ifcaool worners. "tTKe As$!p;mUki;Kj! uiet, jit eUould
organize far pc-i'munelitaetJoj-j nd tavor to pro
cure the oranizii!ion of nuxiiiHry convention,
miiU cKtabhslli Borne method fur rjiwiii : f imds for
Siiidsy wUbol parposes JJaptisti ofctUe Soadi,
ariiusa andlput on .tUeSand eho(4ftraior 1
Yoa are tob negligent and forgetivtryQvu:. da
ties to the young. Throw 6ft yonr torpdiV itad
take hold of this greatSvork with a win. ? '
Hj- ,rj i i, S. IkirKlCJon'Bec.rt) Uutl
The Convention of West Va., now makiug a"
Constitution has, decided that ministers may be
members ot the teirislatttre-fflhe civil lar,oaa:ht
j? it-
not to hiiiwse auy disabilities, but as Reitvrnl
nue miuiew-rs ougut noi w Havefumo v uuk
The elnef treasures ot the; church arcr pot her
stores of siver and gold, but her living jnembers,
with their spiritual ''endowments' of Varied charac
ter and grades;? d;i;.ftlywoaltt'Wre
vival of nrimiuve faith tlraw upon the tintual
resourees; for the supply of the perishing heathen 1
i ne iuissionary cause woiuu nop u eonsiuereu a
making well-nlgb its exelnsiveeppealito ininis
t.lf otthehnnth j bulrtheiBerciiaatthffertlsau,
aud the facr, eachflnsioa
the .Iionl's seiiriee would .present fiot a stinted
nine oi ins eariuujjM, yus uunsi'ii, hih. jkjtsou ii
laltor. and his life tu the erreiifc work of 'evancctU-
iuff the betitbtu.--I)n Wm, Hi, WiUiamtsm $ 4
The next eafou of the Miowtfrs and JMicoiiV
meeting of the Central Annotation will l?e held
with tho Flat Itoek fjlrnriiW beiHnniuff'i ori Hatur-
day beforo Jth nth Sunday -io ilarch slHl72Kld.
ViT.' Walters U. IK is aoixanted fo nrcarlr th
liitrdilactory ; rniott;S;Eld:Vv TKrook, J. 1
i .. ... . :t - ... . .1.- . -
tae uissioaarjruermon t i&ia.iiuasis. xayior ait.
Elder WIT. Brooks and W B. ltoyal by anpoint-
lueniMiHueuuouoniuKuoui im
i nnnsfnllrt flff mfire favoran Ia to Hi A tiroi ia tr 1.
-f chstiity tbwitheliillilttwi
- w tho Ministry are earnestly Mlicitd tp a tte
as weecttoiuftlfutegomev plans of ope.
raiwn. - - v " 'v.
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W. Q Atxrj, Sec.
CJATtox The next neasioa of this meeting, wip
be. hehi ot pt owii'spleeUiig immi Kaamson
iu ottr ebnrchestj The AUscnwion tO"-W. Ortdned
Chete. . v. ' : s.t-L
tlio mode of licgnsind ininiiCei'st &A nWd
Ojut churches, in " dfcOnlilntk; 1tU'the
or me .ow Teswtnent T i.Tiie ili4cu4
'iOneneu uj isiuer a. lv Laisoif. .
J..J, . LfkXE See
- . -a i-' ' ' ' ' - ? - :
Jlw :HnUr tori Deafton.
yocl tfoii will bK beM with
4 iionnty, FrKUr Ver-va ihS
rfli..-Tl cons! lent loi ot I ht
1(?I ato all a? lar (ielerArt-inii
tjeds in tliat, jw!y.. It, is hopi .that tin j several
fhnrclf? cflmpofht Ihst' bo.'jr- 'Will erd a deWstloii
! Te M?niifii and Decor meeting, unl the Sab-
lath f cl ool CthventUu ol t,e Vt 'Aon V,.ir tM Ao
iii.Mi4 win mt o. Pr.lijr;.ttro 2!Oi f March. 1872,
t iwri-H, in mnffconrf f, ahonr. nv mi r on uur
turn r4 lj if xdy dcMrablr that all trie elpircfif he ful-
y r pieieute1.
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