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. i i i,JM,u. i ,tmm., i-. . 1 - . : T ., . , ; 1 BiBLiGiVL Recorder. A. F. EEDD, Editor. ., O. W. GREENE, Associate. WEDNESDAY,. : . . .-.August 13, 1873. pnimiurss foq clvbi. . For two a absoribers and $5.00, Baptist Uyma.Book. - - For three subscribe! ana M.50, Hell's I rHamentary Practice, or Baptist Hymn U" euiwwi. For four subscribers and lo.oo, Mai- oolm'g New Bible Dictionary. ; j . . i For five subscribers and $11, 0Or Life and I Timca of J. B. Taylor. ' For eight to ten subscribers, (118.00, J $19.00 or $20.00,) Broadus on Preaching, j or Cramp's Baptist IIistory,:or Kirtley on uesigoot uapusm. f . , - ... WHO WILL FURNISH IT r Uln our zeal for the endowment, let us J done by those of the . Baptist ministry j that have not enjoyed educational ; ad-1 vantages. .The time never will , come I when a graduation at a college will - be deemed prerequisite for becoming a Bap-1 tist minister, or an evidence of a gospel c&lL Many of our efficient ; men, men biassed of God in the conversion of souls,' have been . what are ; commonly called, self-made men. They had strong minds I andwarmhearts, which, quickened by his I Spirit, became powerful for good. If I they were not versed in the lore of Greece I and Home, they are learned in the Holy Scriptures. If they ' did not know the I dead men of the past, they were well ac- I quainted with living humanity.. -These are the men that have contributed so I much for the extension of our denomina- J that exalts the ministry into a priest tion among the masses. To them we I hood, that offers sacrifices for the people. owe a debt of gratitude that we can never j repay, for their devotidh to Baptist prin-1 ciples and their consecration to the Mas-1 ter.V As soon as we have opportunity, we purpose giving a sketch of some of these I honored and useful soldiers of the cross, I and we would be glad to receive any in I teresting facts in the lives of any of these J brethren. , We Bhallnot confine ourselves 1 to those that are dead, but " include some j who are now working among us. It is purely a burlesque on our " advanced c1t3 iystion to talk: about sending -missionaries to the heathen, when millions of groveling Greeks are at our own doors, without the knowledge of God and jnnst, steeped in Bin and tneir bands reeking with the bloed of innocent thousands and in their creed and wpaoty readj barter way Christ for less than thirty pieces of silTer, and with Boulssor- I did u to political and social and doxnestie Tit- toe for a perishing mesa of pottage, American Christian Jiecuw. We are to understand, then, that Peter left no f groveling Greeks ' in ' J erusa- lem,Avhen he left that ' city to go s and preach elsewhere, i, We must not send any missionaries , to the heathen nay, w must not talk about Bending any, un tU aU the " people in own - country are converted. If we do, we make ourselves ridiculoua-:we are helping- on "the bur- Still, it may. be worth considering 1 whether we had not better be ridiculous in-, tha ' eyes . . ot ,'the.' Christian Jteriew, 1 than disobedient m the eyes of Christ.. ; ( If we refuse to give to the support of our own church, on the ground that we j have nnconTerted persona in - our ; own household, we Bhould not be . considered eicuaauie. ; xx we roiuse 10 aeip a man racked with cholera, and. excuse our. re-1 fu8l on. the ground that, we have a luoui-acue, wui uus excuse pass muster 1 If a man should say, "I-will do'nothing w uiuTaie mo morai conuiuon oi anyone else, until I am perfect, would he not be uixi vcrjr cueunvo menus io Keep mm- Belf imperfect L' Wo cannot help feeling wu nuu-uuanwu. epirii 13 a seiusa ,i , r . one. ." - 1. ANUO US FOB OFFICE A t, ; i- vacancy was announced recently, not a . r-. i -t: T i -T c : i. great way off, for a preacher. In a short time there were te-e .applicants for the place. ' The editor says he has a list of the applicants before him. ,;. . M The present writer has known of only o -rr- " the part of a preacher for a position as pastor, and that preacher (of course did : not get the place. Among the Southern churches and ministers such an applca- tion would be amoet certainly - reirarded as satisfactory evidence - that' the appli - cant was not the "man for, the place we had almost added, nor-for : any other place. Indeed our people woald "com - monly regard such a man as sadlv lack - mg in personal independence Our Cin- cmnati editor says of these twenty-five - place-hunters i ' Wedo not know all of them, but think they are good men and good preachers and hs asks, " Where, then, 13 the trouble?" and wastes a col- umn and a half to point it: out. : There are people in the world not fools either who miht be tempted to ask. how far the "trouble" might bo fairly attri- butcd to the fact that society is in such a Etit3r3 to make it possible for these twen- ty-v9 plactj-hunters to be regarded fas u r-.-j ar.i good preadiers.' ; 1L. ; BIBLE STUD( ; ; -'' - ... HINDRANCES. ; Thh is an ago of action, of material advancement; There ia no time .for. study that docs not help v& increase our railroads, build our factories or improve bur farms. Their eager reaching i af ter wealth, their, mad pushing, of busi ness absorbs so much of their, time that ,h hecome Btranffers even to their own femiHcL Nay -tho incessant" wear of nwffm. ivRtPtn drives them to the -.iiBe. Then the few spare mo- . . tW .n finatch mu6tbe rvpn to the " Dailies." and the dissi- YtfirfltiiMv tliftf: ifl flooding our country.' Those that -find .time to devote to religious reading find so. much yj jd interesting to draw them' away frm thA Bible that.it is to bo feared that much time is expended in the Bible at second hands - t- -Again, there ia a tendency. now n the part of many , church members to trust They have neilher time nor inclination to find out really what the Bible teacnes. In this division of labor, which is so no- cessary now for pushing, that part of ipe work falls to the lot of the pastor. There Irvery ; much that r their . acquaintance with Biblical geography, antiquities and old English, renders unintelligible,, and they are perfectly, willing to confide that and all the rest to him. We nave our lawyer to take charge of our estates, our physician of our .health, and our pastor of our religion. -There would be more plausibility in admitting the study of the Bible by proxy among those do- nominations that, admit - baptism..: by proxy. It does not come with such baa grace from a Catholic or a Protestant But we who rest upon the declarations of the Scripture that we are kings and priests unto God cannot shirk our indi- yidnal responsibility here of reading and studying the Word of God for ourselves. ' Besides, there is -another hindrance that we fear is more generally felt than we are willing to admit, our own indo- lencev To persons who are unaccustom-t ed to study,' and the masses of church membership are, it is very irksome, it is hard work, and human nature instinct ively shrinks from toil. To taken vexed passage of the Bible, diligently compare with it all others that are parallel, or that assist in an understanding of it Jn any way to press it against the mind t .. . , ? , - ' . Ulltll lilt) urtUll fclUTJJJB, W1U AlUb U6 wuur ed an easy task to those who have tried it, But this is what we are called npon to do. We would not discaurage the use of suitable helps, indeed they are in dispensable j but we must not abuse them by.allowing them to prevent "our careful and prayerful study of the Bible itself. God Vsei his Spirit to take of vulttr . ; UB' and f 11 Pmise we wora - J , j ' ;' - otcessttt. - -'-: ; 1 i Its study is necesBary to make' robust Christians. God has ordained that, by the use of . certain means, his work is to be r accomplishecL He did :.not many I works in these ities, because r of j their j lack of faith. We are bo well acquaint- 1 eu wim uia iw two uso wuuuuumwuii food for producing animal; heat, nitror I genouB food for, repairing- the 'waste 'of 1 tue isyiom j1" w wubk iwuu.d w.a I this other law is just as inflexiblo,, that wimuuk uu uuui m oduou.i u p J impossible to grow - up to ; be ; men in vuw vwua- jy w . "!, uuu I who is' dwarfed, whose soul is lean and I eurjiveiiuu, auu x nm piiii juu uun uxio I .1 "L.ilil'.i.l ft.!. T):i.1. rtTT. I mat negiecus uie stuuy oi ui ojime. we are to be sanctified ; through the - truth, upder the influence of the 1 Holy ' Spirit. As no healthy system can receive suita- if.r.. j Ilia -v: ' -Jtli.t. J l it so to Christian can fail to gain ngor r from digesting this epmtual food. , Men . , , -.f, . J? . J1 W1 Tf. T Scriptures, and haye meditated onthe jW'Bu? IT. J" "JT?" nu rri. ' u: ra r10 11" Vi pl Pbe - " V - v-" -": J ' I ilt is necessary to combat error;' Many J have supposed that by showing that any I system is illogical it can be overthrown, 1 and it will be abandoned ; but experience j is to the contrary. A , few years ago : it 1 was thought necessary that our mission 1 aries be Indoctrinated in all the Hindoo 1 philosophy, that they, by this knowledge, I might conxound and overcome their Jiud- i hist opponents ; but it was seen too soon I that the only way to. root up error was by sowing the seeds of truth. - Our Lord in; hia temptation, with all the instru- j ments by which ne might have warded ff these subtle temptations of batan chose the writings of the Old Testament ; combatted error with the trntn. He who had at his disposal the whole army of heaven sleeted " the sword ot the spir- it, tlie ; word of truth. If we ; would successfully vanquish the various , errors . that aro arraying themselves; against 1 C-n:t:ia;tv. wo xaut ca it by -Iayir-r deep in the minds and hearts of tho peo ple the truths of God's word. . .HOW TEOMOTED. By Bible classes. The' stimulus that this will afford for previous preparation, and the concentrated light that will be found npon the topio under discussion, from different minds, make this a "pow erful agency for tile prosecution of the study of the Scriptures. There is no church that can afford to -do without a number of such classes. Although there may not be any learned members among them, yet with the present helps and a prayerful study of God's word, they can not fail to grow in grace and the knowl edge of our Lord Jesus Christ - -A HARD STORY. " Keynote,", in a recent number of the JEkaminer and Chronicle New York, gives us a very sprightly article of over three columns, on ; "American manners in Europe;"- and,- among other- hard things,' relates the following : i4 1 have seen an 'American Minister put his hand on the shoulder of an official representa tive of the power to which ' he was ac credited, while .he lifted iis voice, and exclaimed to the rest of tho company, ' Set down, genelmei set down,' and make yourselves Aum." u . I This is worse ' than Marcy's " nether garment;" or General Scott's '"hasty plate ;of , ' soup ;n or General - Taylor's "horse letter;" or -Harrison's official re port of the battle which made him Pres ident of the United States. " " People often wonder how it is, that ed ttcation is at a discount among the masses of our people ; but so long as we do not require our. highest officials to be edu cated jnen, we are putting a 5 premium npotf ignorance and vulgarity. Since the foundationer our I government, we have had three cultivated men in the Presidential chair. ' . : ' !" ' II. ' BAPTISTS IN NOBIS CAROLINA. In visiting different parts of the State, I have found about 30,000 persons prop erly in my definition of Baptists. If others have found more,' the Lord be praised. I certainly have neither time nor taste for a controversy on the number of our Israeli and if I had both, I would 1..L ... - i. '1:'. . ...! : Know oeicer man u argue witn one wno refuses to define what he calls Baptists. I gave, to the Secretary , of tho Con vention, all the minutes and -statistics I could get, and really supposed that I had rendered " some aid." But 1 1 now bid tho subject a respectful farewell. ; ," : ' . w J. H: Mill8. I Oub ooxTEXBUToa "H" is adding new lustre to his already brilliant reputation as a writer. Many years ago Dr. Jeter announced him able to "grace - the pol jshed pages of the , English Quarterlies and our readers know - that " Heavenly Showers", were vivifying and refreshing. We thank the Associate of the Sentinel for his ' well turned ' compliment - to him; but beg leave to inform him that ' H n- is pastor of the First Baptist'Church of Wilmington 1 y., . ... I Riv. Attrattam Jaegee, - a converted Jew, the author of " Heart and Mind in Ueligion,' is appointed Assistant Pro fessor of Hebrew in ; the Southern Bap- tist Theological Seminary. ;? Uev.Abr ham Jaeger, was introduced to the - last Southern Baptist Convention' as the an chor of M Heart -and Mind - in ' Reli gion," where the profound impression made by his speech induced many to read his excellent work. . He afterwards visited Virginia, where he was heard with: pleasure and instruction! y ; , - EDUCATIONAL - NOTIiS. :j f v . f The Girard estate; in Philadeli)hia: isf appraised "af' $3,702,000 The gross rental is $32000 annually, being nearly 9 per i cent f The taxes paid amount to IThe Trustees of Newton Theological Seminary bare elected JBevV( Samuel L. CaldwelL D. D.. :to i the Chair 'of flarod Bhetoric and; Pastorial-Duties, 'recently vacated by the resignation of Dr. An derson.' .: w U-Lincolnton ' Umversity, " Pennsylva nia, has about two hundred colored etu dents who are" preparing' to become cler gymen, lawyers, physicians and teachers. There' are . four professorships endowed with $20,000 'each!'. Its grounds and buildings cost about $150,000. - 4 . Tho St. Louis Globe thus sums up the condition of the normal , schools of the State: - - s ' 1. Two out of our four white normal schools have received for building pur poses, $250,000 of the white and colored people's money. ; .2. Lincoln Institute has been built bv voluntary rnntrihntinna without a dollar from the public treasury. o. j i.uo iwo vnito norma,! scnools nave re ceived, ever since they were organized. an annual gratuity from the y tato of fciAXX). 4. Lincoln Institute for two years Iasi, iias received a lUio sum, m consider' ation of valuable interests hv lands re linnuished in favor of tho. KtnfAlTniv-r sity. 5, Tho two whitA ask an additional $10,000 a year. 6The cuiui-cu uormaa bciiooi asfcs only one-fifth uiuyunt, ana tno Diacii nan, ia toxica away wiuicut a cent.- EXD0W3IEXT 1V0KK. From the West. 1 On Saturday, July tho 10th, Bro. J. W Davis and myself attended the meeting of. the Church at Mountain Creok and resented the claims of; Wako Forest College and the Endowment j and received in subscriptions $71.50. On Friday be fore tho third Sunday in July Bro. Davis made a speech at Cool Springs Church, on education, and on Saturday Elder J. II. Yarbro;and the' writer made some short talks and toot subscriptions to tno endowment, amounting to $65.00. r -7 .-.T- On Saturday before the fourth Sunday in -; July Bros.' Davis and . L. B. Rollins went "to Kound .Hill and addressed the people on the subject of education, and on Sunday the endowment work was "presented by the writer and pledges made to the amount of $50.00. - . , So far the churches have done nobly and have manifested a spirit of Christian benevolence that is truly gratifj-ing. I will report results as the work progresses. ' ; : ; . 1 , f O. B. Justice. . ' Butherfordton, K. C, Aug. 1st 1873. Educational meeting will be held with the church at Crane's Creek, Moore Co., Saturday before 5th Sunday in August, Saturday before 2nd i Sunday in Sep tember with the Church at Bive's Chapel, Chatham county. .The ( canvassers . of Sandy Creek Association, and all friends to education who can, are invited to . be with ns.-' . W.H. H.L., t.7 fc-" , For the Eeoorder. . THE IE0PWM UNION MEETING . Met with the Church at Piney Grove, Gates county, on Friday before the 5th Lord's day iu Jtifie. Introductory ser mon by Elder. W. L., Maget, from Bom. xiv, 13. : Bro. Manning, for reasons as signed, declined to act as Moderator Jiro. W. H. Biddick was chosen Moder ator, jro tern. Brethren Joseph , Smith and iW Myers were appointed Finance Committee. . . . -.. ? : , It was resolved to hold the next meet ing with the Church at Bockahock ; El der Thomas Babb to preach the . intro ductory sermon, Elder McLendon alter nate.' " e : -' " ' - Brethren Samuel Lcary, Hanse Hof ler and Jos. Finch were appointed dele gates to the Bertie Union Meeting Bro. B. D. Simpson to write the corresponding letter. Brethren W.M. Fleetwood, Wm. Simpson and J. W. Trotman, to Camden and Currituck Union Meeting, Bro. Trot man to write the letter. . Adjourned to , Saturday morning, 9 o'clock. Prayer by Bro. Joseph Smith. Saturday morning tho Moderator read the 135th Psalm and 01th Hymn. Prayer by the Clerk. ; , , I Elder Babb expounded I Cor. iii,-16, 17., The other . Ministers to whom pas sages were assigned were continued to next meeting.; Business was suspended to listen to a sermon by Elder Maget from Psalms lrxxiv, 11. . h, Intermission for refreshments. Then came ..together . with ; singing.' line churches represented. . ,The Committee on Missionary Labor reported as follows : - . That under the instruction: of. your body, they have received the services of Elder W. L. .Maget, who has entered up on the missionary work in the vicinity of Woodville, to which he had been direct ed to devote his labor. There is a pros pect of accomplishing much good. The brother now preaches at the following places, viz : First Sunday near Parksville, second at Newbold's school-house, third at Nixonton, fourth at St John's, in the morning, and .Woodville in thox after noon ; in the meantime, visiting the fami lies to promote the object of his mission. We would again appeal to the churches to, sustain the missionary ' in the work now ; already begun. , . r - "Elder Maget then, enlarged upon , the report, showing the encouraging pros pects of success, followed by Elder Babb and others.- -.'r , On motion, the report was adopted. i 'Resolved, , That it is the sense of - this Union Meeting, that in the course pur sued by our brother, W, II. Manning, he has fMthfully discharged his duty to the church; and we hereby express our undi minished confidence in his Christian inv tegrity and. piety. , - ;V " -Finance, Committee r reported : From Piney, Grove, .,$3.00; Middle , Swamp, $3'.00. Beport received and Committee discharged.- ;.'-. i -v 'I ' lTcasurer reported: Amount in hand for home missions $1219. Eeport re rcceived and ordered to be appended to theminutes. i v :,. , f The Clerky was directed to .send the minutes .to the Biblical Becoedeb and request publication. : - , ... -t Adjourned, with prayer by Elder Mc Lendon. ,. , - -. r Sunday morning, after the ordination of two Deacons, Elder McLenden preach ed from. Titus iii,. 3. Elders Babb and Maget administered the Lord's Supper. Collection $60. , Jos. T. Waff, . !,.' .. . i t . Clerk. The writer of an article on Newfound land, wBlacJcwoody says lha't u owing to some peculiar disiensation of Providence, no Baptists seem to have found their way to SL John's. -1 know no other Christian community of 150,000 souls which does not contain a Baptist congregation. He states that out of apopulation of 140,000, there are about 80,000 Protestants to C0,000 Catholics, tho remainder being Wcclcysuia end Presbyterians. . CIICECII CONSTITUTED. Pear Bro. Redd .-It will doubtless be interesting to your readers to learn that a Baptist Church has been constituted in the town of Winton, Hertford county, N. C. ' On the 3l8t of July, Elders J, ST. Hoggard, J. Mitchell and tho -.writer,' met with the brethren and sisters, who had obtained letters for that purpose and constituted them" into a church, to be known as the Winton Baptist Churchy . : Winton was burned during the war, but since that time new and enterprising citizens have settled there, and it bids fair to improve in .prosperity and morals. The prospects for building up an efficient church are encouraging. The Baptists have now in process of erection" a neat and commodious house of worship, and money enough has already been raised to nearly complete it. A new and elegant court house is now being built; several new store have lately heen opened, and as a shipping point V Winton is Tapidly increasing. ' - " " f c I feel it would add greatly to the moral beauty of the picture were I permitted to state, there are no grog-shops in Win ton," but circumstances forbid, v , i ; - ' R. B. Savagb. 1 Murfreesboro', C. . ' " P. S. We are greatly encouraged in the effort for . endowment. - The - work goes bravely on. :B.K.a - ;V - For fba Beoordar. To meet; the immediate necessities, of the Domestic and Indian . Mission , and Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, the aid of God's people must be seemed. The appeal is made to yon, dear reader in Christ, to send us something as God may prosper you, and without delay. - The Missions lies are suffering for their salaries, many of whom have npt been paid in months. The treasury is exhausted. What can be done ! - Besides, new points for the establishment of the Missions, are con stantly presented, and should be occupied. Lot the churches remember that they are our dependence, under God, and from them our help must come. - ' ' 1 V , , M.T. SuMNEB,Cor. Sec P. S.Our .Kind Words for the little folks is very popular. - If you do not take it in ; your Sunday School -send, for it. Who willbring it before his Association ! Bro. John A. Broadus would ask, "Does not - the proverb say, What is every body's business is my business. S. ' Chowan Association. The minutes of this noble body of Baptists are just out, and the Clerks of all our Associations would do well to take them as a Moderator; Dr. G. C. Moore, SL Johns, 'N. C, model. W. C. Par ker, Murfreesboro, Clerk; W. W.Mitch ell, iWinton, .Treasurer ; Churches, 58j Baptized 421 ; white membership 9,394 total membership 9,661 a falling off from last year ; but the statistics of Wei don, White Oak, and Hamilton are not included. Sunday Schools 53. Some churches reporting two and three schools while 18 churches . report none. . Officers and Teachers, 494, scholars 2,818. Kind Words taken, 563, other papers 103. To tal contributions of churches $15,911,97, of which $8,935, was paid for pastors' salaries, or about 82 cents per member. Averagecontributions for all objects $1,65 a member. : They will probably quadra pie that this year. ", : . The minutes contain the post-office ad dress of evory. pastor and S. S.Superhv tendent, the days of church meetings and all other needful imfonnation , for corres pondence. In addition to the usual sta tistical tables, there ; is also a historical table showing when and where the Asso ciation has met each year since its organ ization who l. was Moderator, 7 Clerk, who preached - introductory ' sermon, the number of churches ' and 1 baptisms for each year, the total number of communi cants and amount of contributions i A Since its organization; in 1800, the As sociation has had but 9 Moderators and 12: Clerks. ; The pre sent Moderator has been reelected- 32 times j George Outlaw served as Moderator v 13 years. James Wright served as Clerk for 14 years and Dr. S, J. Wheeler 18 years. - The present excellent Clerk has held the office at 5 I Lincolnton, N. C, "4r ; ' c . i '- For the Eeoorder, RETOETS OP SCHOOL EXHIBITION. . v. ..-r : J..L. The iuoiscriminate praise of .the com mencements and closing exercises of our Colleges and Schools , has teached the. nauseating point, t o - i ? - The judicious criticisms of a competent observer , are valuable ; 7 but ; wholesale plaster and whitewash is simply sicken ing,' o- Editors of t newspapers generallyt and their reporters always, feel compelled to; pass over, tho deficiencies of these annual festivals and scatter, praise and flattery . right and left. In their. eyes, every address or . oration was replete with ornament,, abounding in wit, show ing a high order of talent and, on the whole, a masterly production." The an-, dienceis always " refined, intelligent and enjoyed the 'feast of reason and the flow of. soul. n .The . Principal - is always a gentleman of tho highest order of wis dom and a perfect " Tuxvey drop' for po lite bearing. . ' And the music is always " raishing," thb young ladies always arewell, per haps they we. r , , If the reporter, (who, strange to say, seems always to be a man peculiarly well qualified to give ; correct views on the most abstruse subjects of learning) hap pens to be present at the examination, he gives most wonderful accounts of the marvelous proficiency . attained by the students." H a question is ever missed we never have a record of it. " In truth, it doth astonish me, that all our schools, all our Colleges, all our Seminaries turn out annually such a horde of wise men and women.- - . . v Is there no Jack M ; left, who will tell the public what is really note worthy at our annual school commencements. There is a right way of correcting errors inci dent to such occasions and there is a wrong way. ' If all "the newspaper ac counts of " closing "exercises" be true, then western North Carolina has Acad emies and public free schools which throw into the shade the University of Virginia, excel Yale or Harvard and rival the famed old ' Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, nay, Heidelberg, Bonn and Berlin may look to their laurels. -And Aristotle with the whole corps of the an cient Greek philosophers and all succeed ing teachers must hide their diminished heads before the gigantic achievements of these modern pedagogues. Brobdig nag must yield to LiBiput ' Seeing then that such is the state of things,' how can a parent determine to what school to send his child T They are all so excellent I the teachers are all so profoundly, learned! the academies all reek with wisdom 1 - - . We close with an advertisement, in be half of many despairing parents : ,i Wanted. An Academy that is not a University, or a school that is not "High r EictTd H, Lewis. , ; Mills Biver Academy v. ; . , , - r- l r : THE NEWS. : . , - Kansas is a mortgaged State, says writer in one of our exchanges. ; ; The Graphic balloon will start across the ocean the last , of Augnst or 1st ot September. . , v Mrs. ( Mary Bayard Clarke, ; a gifted poetess, will contribute regularly to the BaUimorean. . , Col. Charles Marshall, of Baltimore, expects to complete the life of Gen. Eobtv is. Ijeo before winter. : Returns from election "come in slowly. The probabilities are: that the State will go for the Amendments. - -. i; The children's Aid Society of. New York is sending 3,000 children a year to desirable homes in the West , The Baptists have one minister to every 3,333 of the United States ' and one to every 16, C06,CG6 pagan, mahomedan, &c., in foreign countries. ' The Conservative Democratic Conven tion of Virginia nominated for Governor Gen. Kemper, for r Lieut. Governor, Cob Withers, for Attorney General, Hon. B. T. Daniels. - - - : ' ' The "American Colonization Society has colonized since the close of the war 2,987 persons, 613 of whom were reported as members of Christian churches, and 16 licensed ministers of the gospel. - An International Congress,' at which all tne luropean Powers and the United States will be represented, Is to meet at Berne on the 1st of September for the purpose of concluding a common postal i t It is now said that the Military Insti tute at Charlotte is to open on October Isi, .under charge of CoL i J. P. Thomas. It Js said that Gen. LV H. Hill is to have charge of the mathematic department. The Beulah Association 'has adODted the plan' of collecting statistics that is pursued in the Chowan Association. The Clerk of the Association will furnish the blanks to each Church Clerk - We hope all the churches will adopt the same form of .blanks that the Chowan has. V f " f X..-.. i.-.. . . : ' . - -. I-"' The National Educational Association which met on the 6th of August in EMira, had a ;..fidl attendance. President Eliot, of sHaxvard, took grounds against estab lishing a National University as unneces sary, that the universities were in ad vance of the demands" for them. . Dr. McCbsh says 'that4, as 'the 'results of his observation in " a - tour about 3 months ago, ' 1 was grieved' to find throughout wide 'regions that outside the great cities there was little or no education provided fpij the people white oY black.? He advo cated the ' m'terference" of the general government io V educate .-the Southern States.' ' -i; : .- , 5 " Remembered in Ills Will A certain man had a -wayward son. His induct brought down his father to a premature, grave. On.the- day of his funeral,, the ; son rrwas. present, saw un mpved the pale face of his father in the coian, stood unmoved on the brink of the grave.. , The family retraced their steps. Their father's will and ,, testament was read; in that , testament was the name of the undutiful son. . As his name was read his heart moved with emotion; . his eyes were bedewed with tears,- and he was heard to say, "I did not think my father would have so kindly thought of me in his will" In the family of Christ somo1.f . s, ,in reading hi3 Testament, ana tlunkmg upon his great love and marvellous gifts, feel our unprofitable ness and unworthiness, and are - filled with contrition and gratitude, with love ana wonder, - SCHOOLS, C0LLEQE3. &c. " g ING HAM SCHOOL, ' MEBAJiEVILLE, . K. C, MAJOB ROBERT BIXGHA.U, SiveriUeenL , MAJ.W.B.LYNCir, CAPT.T.L.KCBWO0D.- I jj-'' -7 Fall Session opens 25th July. tWVor Circnlar. addrex - : 7-t MAJ. ttOBEUT BINGHAM, Snp't- JjOUISBUHG FEMALE COLLEGE. V pric of board tad tuition pet sctsioo of SO weekt is,' -' m nue par. Aerm oi wwu, - . -. 00.00 Unsio and the I'ino Arts, extra. . r 49-1-t -v WM. KOYAL. 1 ; .. . . . - o XPOliD HIGU.SOHOOL. " J. IL HOBNEIl, " . ' ' ' ' ' " U. U. GRAVES; J Pbwotalb. . , The first Term of tlie ecLolaatio vcar 1873-74. vfll tegin the 4th Monday in July. . Pnot aa heretofore. uutiuars lurmsnea npon appiicanon. . . ,r , Oxford, jy, C, Juiu 23rd, 1873. ' . 48Jt. - -pEACEIKST IXUTB , ; . EALEIOH, N. C. . - t. - BEV.B.BUBWELL.PrfnolpaL 4 IT&UTm.? "iPrpaU. ; PEOF. A. 6AUMA3T, Iiutraotor in Vooal and In strumental Music . ' 1 , FALL TKM COMMEKCES SEPT. 1, 18T3. For circular oontainins faU Murtioolara aa to tarnu. eonrae of study, &c, Addresa- a r - ia , .- A. JUWiiL ot tHJX, - - SOSt - - - HakigKJf.O. W A K E FORE ST COLLEQE: FAIL TERM OPENS SEPT. 15, 18T3. ' '. ; : - ; r -.i EXPENSES!'"-. - Tuition, . , (Term of 20 wteka) . 3fi 00 RoomKent, - . , j ; S 00 Incidental Expenaea, " -: . 3 00 tkintineont ieposit, ; ' -" (rctornable) 3 00 Board (table fare) per week, - . 2 00 to 3 00 For Catalogue write to. - . W. M. WING ATE, PrmUetd, ' " - l-8t: ; , . - -.Wakb FoaBex Coiaegb,N.C. CHOWAN BAPTIST FEMALE IN J : ; 8TITUTE, . , . , MtrxTKiBSBOBo' ' 2f.; C t The aasalon Just closed was the most prosperoo in the hiatory of the School. -The next session will begin " ; - . FIRST .WJED HESDAY IN OCTOBEK. - - Charge for Board and literary Tuition, per soseioa Of nine months. $158. - Ornamental . branohos, by the best ' teachers, on moderate terms. - ' - For eatalogaos apply to - - ' l-8t . A. McDOWELL, Pres. EAHAM HIGH SCHOOL. ENGLISH, CLASSICAL, MA TUSH A TI ... VAL JLND COMMERCIAL. .- Ear. W. a Lojkj. A. M p. " FALL, SESSION OPBIW AUG. Mj 1873. Board and Tuition SO weeks $75.00 without addi- tional eharzo . - For eiroular address' the Princfpala, Graham, IT. (J ROCLAIM- IT FROM DAN. TO: : . ;beee-sheba. . , r - THOROUGH EDUCATION AT ; SMALL ' - , COST. ' ' . McJTEILL TUE3JER HIGH SCHOOL, . - v" SHELBT, CUUTKLUT! CO., C. " . Pretty village, fine climate, mineral springs. Daily , -.' moils, railroad oonneotions, four uhurches, good so- ciety; six teachers. Young men prepared for the . University or to boooma Tobers, Surreyors, Book- 4 Keepers, or Mnsieians.- Tuition, t35, payoUs n act-: - . woba German, French, Drawing, ; Vooal Mosic, Gymnastioe, 6ce., taught daily, without extra charge. . Instruction on Organ, Piano, Guitar, Violin, Flute, Cornet, ice, only 1 15 per session, payable in advance, Thorough Baas taught by an experienced Master. . Board. in prtratefamiUes, from flu to $12 per month, ' patfobk m odvonos. r More than one. hundred pupils , ' in attendance Spring session. - - Fmxx. Sbssiok win CoMiixxoa Sxptxxbxb 1st. ' Female Seminary at Cleavoland Springs two miles ' -from Shelby. For farther information please address, " D. MoNEILL TURNER, D.J)., 1 Ai Shelby, CleaTeland,Co.,M. C "DALEIGII FEMALE SEMDTEEY, , . ,t ;7 '-y- RALEIGn:rT7PW--- " F,'p.nOBGDvA.lySi BT. W. EEINHART, M. A., ( U.. Va) Asm. 'Pamcan r ' DRvLi VQ METERHOFF, of VienMasioDep't. THE NEXT SESSION 0PEN8 8EPT; lk The Sohool is in a floMrishing eondition. The last ' was the most prosperous session of its history, though, on acoonnt of the unfinished state of the new -building, the Principal was forced to rent another building out of the corporate limits of the City. - - But the NEW, building will bo oocttpiod oa the v 8th of iugost, when we will oonunenoe fitting it up tat the- reoeption of pupOa on the 1st of dep. , ' tember. It ia SPACIOUS and as oonvenienUy arranged for school purposes, aa any building la - -North Carolina. It oonsiats of the Main Central building, two wings, one for Musis and Art, the other containing Chapel and Eeoitation rooms for ' Literary. Department, both of which are oonneetod with the central building by enclosed trays. -4,;-- The Central Building Till be used excfostoly fox Boarding Department:. It will be Supplied with ' warm and cold water, eonreyed in pipes to the ' bath-rooma and water-closets, for which the neose. saryflitores hate been ordered from the North.. r, A large Fctainalflc to grace the oampiis and add " to the enjoyment of the pupils, has been ordered itiut. uu: wuoien uuuiuuuea aoore. ..- - To gtre Tariety and pleasure to .Wrcdfle, ' -GYMNASIUM BUILDING, 60x20, wbioh will be . furnished with neoossary apparatns, will be 000-'.$, structed. ' ' . . -. : t . .We are 'therefore oonfident- that. arf reepeots "r Buildings, Muaioal outfit. Philosophical and Chem ical apparatns, and other appliances, the BALEIGH FEMALE SEMINARY can compare ,iayorably . with any other school in this State. . ' - Nor ia it inferior in its corps of instructors. " ' - Prof. B. ,W.IBeinhart the Associate Principal . is aa A. M. of the Unirexsity of Virginia, and has had kmg experience as teacher in Female 8chool& -- Prof. JU Voy Mxtkrhoft, the Mosie Director is , conceded by competent judges to be the most bril liant performer on the Piano and Organ ia North Carolina; and from the subjoined testimonials, , from the Principals of Charlotte Female Institute -and ex-GoVi Vanee, of Charlotte, ho is no less sue -cessfnl as a teacher. t . ; 44 Dr. and Mrs. Chapman, Principals ot Charlotte Instituta, take pleasure recommending II err L iT Von Meyerhoff to other Schools as the Tory best , Pianist they have 'erer inown, and as a faithful, industrious and efllcient Teacher of Instrnmsotal - ; Music.''.. cV;:i-: ';. ... - -' " I take pleasure in stating that I hare fcndwii ' 1 Musical Director, Hert L. Von Meyerhoff sinee his residence in Charlotte, and have formed most favorable impressions oonoernisjr both as a '' gentleman and mumci&n.- He is the most brilliant . . performer on the Piano I have ever heard, and is reputed to be equally eminent as a oompoaer and " instructor.: I cordially commend him to those with whom he may seek to establish jjrofeeeion&l ' His Assistazit Miss S. C VtxvnuiL, tat several years vocalist at Hollins Institute and Richmond xemaieinstituterof Va.,- brings with her, from these schools, the highest testimonials as a success ful successful performer and teacher, ' and sweet ' ' singer.;.-'-- .-: j -: i-.J :.. .j,,-," - . !( - Miss S. J. Nobton, who is in charge of the Do-, partment of Drawing and 'Painting, spent three -" ' years at Cooper-Institute, New York City, the' most celebrated Art School in this country. Miss Cabolikk D. Smiths who is teacher of En- , glish, taught several years in this State, and is re garded highly by theee who know her. She brings ' testimonials from Dr. Bears. , . '. ;.- Mrs, Keinhart has long taught with her husband, and is a valuable acquisition to any school. . " r We endeavor to provide our pupils with the com- " f orte of home, and first-class facilities for learning. " For particulars as to terms, &o.; apply for Cata " logue. .. . . ", ..." T. P, EC-20CD A.Ji, Piiscird," 1.
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
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