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The Biblical Recorder. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY EDWAKDS, BEOTTGIITON & CO., RALEIGH, K. C. Office on FajetteTille St Opp. Market rERMS OF SUBSCRIPTlOy: One tiopy, rne year,. . . . One copy. mx. months,. Clubs t 1 five, . $2 00 1 00 ....10 00 Clubsjof ten -f w Remittances must be sent by Registered Letter, Post office Order, Express or Draft, payable to tbe order of the Publishers. International Sunday Sclool Lesson. PJRST QUARTER, 1881. LESSON IV. -JANUARY 23rd. f BY RET. A. C VIXOS, : Asheville, N. C. t THE BIRTI1 OF JESUS. Luke 2: 8-20. GOLDEN" TEXT. "Glory to God In the hiffhest, and on earth peace good will Uward men.r-Luko 2 : 14. Daily tUome Readlnss- Monday, The Bird of Jesus, Luke 2 ; S-20 ; Tuesday, Foreljoldby Isaiah. Isa. 9:1-7; Wednes day, Foretold by Daniel, Dan. 9: 20-27; T6urpday Promised by Gabriel, Luke ' i . fR.n?i. FVirlnv Hixirrihwl hv Matthew. A . wV "W , A . 1 ' W ' Mattel: 18-25; Saturday, Praises to the Lord Rev. 5; 614; Sunday, Universal Joy ior the New-born Son, Luke 2 : 8-20. CONTEXT. "Qesajr Augustus ordered a census to be taken. I (The word taxed means enrolled.) Instead; of sending arouud census takers, as we do, Hie required every one to go to his own city. In obedience to this command," Joseph bnd Mary set out, perhaps on foot, from Nkzareth to Bethlehem, a rough jour ney of about seventy miles. It had been prophecjied that Christ should be born in Bethlehem, and all these things were "work iug together" to fulfil that prophecy. Thus the orders of heathen kings God can use to carry out His purposes. '"The Lord reigu eth," nd matter who may appear to be king. Their lofrg j mrney and slow travelling, so delayed jthem, that, when they arrived, the inn was lull, and the best that they could do was Co take shelter in a stable near by. Here our Saviour was born, wrapped in l swaddling clothes aud laid in a manger, or feeding trough, doubtless on the little bed of straw1 which the cattle had left. OUTLINE. A vvnrvfrn R 1 i - CoSFrilMED. 15-1 G. PROCLAIMED, 17-20. C03L31EXTS. I. Thel Birth of Jesus Announced (V. 8-1. ) j 1. ToTthom anuounced. Shepherd. The lowly oe4upation of keeping sheep seems to prepare men for God's highest service Moses and David were called from the sheep pasture, he one to be a great leader and lawgiver the other to be a king, God often chooses His aristocracy from the lowest walks of jlife. - i rKeepipjt vateh over their ficcki by night , So far as we know, they were not prating Or praisipg. They were simply at their post of duty. "We are not out of the way of divine Ivislts, when we are sensibly em ployed in jan honest calling." To the dil igent in business God gives special favors. The lazy lounger, who loiters around do ing nothing for himself, need not expec God to bopor him. Christ, when on earth did not call idlers into His service, but those whet were already at work. 2- The j Announcer. The angel of the Lord. Lijerally, An angel. One of the angels that were sent from Heaven to make this announcement. Came upon them . Pe haps ia the air just over them. The other angels seem Jo have halted out of sight, to. make theijr appearance at the proper time, and join in the chorus which follows. The glory of the Lord shone round about them. Majde brighter " by the darkness of the nighi It is Jims, wlile we are watching Or toiling ou in the darknes of af fliction aid sorrow, that God's promise comes upon us like an angel from Heaven, and shedsia peculiar light and glory upon us. How; much better to be. like the shep herds, in the field on the hare ground, with God'a messenger talking to us, am God'3 glory around us, . than to be, like Caesar, in his palace 'with his liveried courtiers bear ing him deceitful messages, and the glory of the world around Irim. Let us wishto be a shepherdwith'God's favor, rather than a king without it ' : ; ' Then vsere afraid. Mystery is sure to frighten Ua. ' And knowing their own sin- fulnesstbe shepherds doubtless fear that the angel; is a messenger of wrath. Our sinful natures must fear, when brought into contrast vrith God's purity and glory. I 3. The announcement Fear not God cfteri frightens us by His curses or by giv in ; us a glimpse of his purity and glory, thu "better, to prepare us for Hi9 promises. . This announcement contains four things r 'of greai joy. A vry etrong expression. showing that there is nothing mournful about religion, and those who wear long faces " and measure one's religion by hla gloominess have a sad counterfeit. (2) Ita universal adaptation.'. Which . iJiall be to aU people. "All have 6inned, all kave sorrow; hence, alLneeda Saviour, and a joy-giver- For unto you i bomt thie day, tn the city of , David, a Saviour ueA ts Chritt the Lord, These three titles .denote the three offices of Jesus as Redeemer,' Priest Chritt mVaas Sannointedfr and.'Josg the Lord.) Our, Re- acemerirom sin, wr i, w iukiww r us. our King td rule us. (4.) The sign by which Christ was to be known. Wrapped . in twaddling clothes lying in a mangcrl Show", ing his humanity and numimy jtreaiea as other children only poorer. By this sign' ! you can still tefl where Christ Is. He dwefls with the humble and contrite ones. -Where there is no humility and no humanity, there Is no Christ. The kingdom of heave be- i longs to the poor in spirit. . - ' '1 ! ' ' And fuddenly there tea viih the angd a multitude of the heavenly hoL v If we ) re- ceive one :of GodB messengers kindly. He" - will 'soon 'Send us a' multitude. "Thus jwe have "grace .for grace.' Be caref uljto re-' ceive all God's blessings with thankfulness JPrateng God. iCmay have been by sing. - ing. Such is the common notion, but I am unable to find proof of it The word taying '--. liriWT-m :. :-rr,Wd.. .A... TT;-.,. ! J; ,:tt73 -Tni 'ktit-xv ?tf tt-i -n- r..-j The Organ of Volume 45. indicates that the angels simply ; spoke the words in concert Glory to God j the highest, that Is, in heav. en. l he birth ol Jesus is cause lor story among the angels. Such au act of conde scension and love they had never seen be fore. On earth peace, good will toward men. mIL Peace between God and man: also I between man and man. Christ sent a sword between ' Christians and the world. No peace to be made with Satan and His king dom. But "between men of good will" the gospel is peace. II. The Birth of Jesus Confirmed, (v. 15-10.) The angels made a short visit. As soon as their message was delivered they left the shepherds alone. Our bright visions of glory are usually short, and then, with the memory of them cheering and strengthen ing us, we are left to go on in the way of duty. This the shepherds at once do. They said: Let us note go and ee. They didn't stop with saying, hut suited the action to the word they Kent Many are constantly saying, "I will go to Jesus." But they doat go. These shepherds acted in concert. No one tried to dissuade the others from ffoing. (Here teacher may dwell upon the harm of doing anything that would prevent others from coming to Jesu)x Not one of them doubted. Not, Let v go and see if these things are to; but, Let as go and see this Vang vhich is come to pass. They didn't even wait till day light So let us not; wait for more light or a better time, but right at once come to Jesus, by faith. It is the duty of every one to seek Christy like these shep herds, as soon as they' hear of Him. They came xcith haste. What the angels told them did not satisfy them. Though they believed it, still they must satisfy them selves. What others may say about Christ should never satisfy us, we should strive to taste these sweet experiences for ourselves. The mere fact that ci? shepherds heard of the birth of Jesus, would do them no good until they had accepted TJim as their Mes siah; aad the mere fact that you'have heard of Christ will not save you; you must see Him by faith as your Redeemer. Found Mary and Joseph, and Vie babe ly' tng m a manger. Just as the angel had said. When we believe and act upon God's prom ises, He never disappoints us. All that He has said in His word concerning Jesus, if we believe, we will find true. III. The birth of Jesus proclaimed, (v. 17-20.) Th y made known abroad the saying wlucJt. teas told them concerning the child. Of all our knowledge, it is most important for us to tell what we' know con'cernihgJesus, and we can impart to others only what we know ourselves. If you are full of faith and hope and joy, God will use you in imparting these graces to others; if full of doubts ou win impart vour doubts, "ouch as 1 have give I unto thee." Hence the importance, if we would oe usetui, or growing in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." Notice the effect of this proclamation : (1 ;) Upon the people. AU they that heard H wondered. We are not told that they be lieved. Many wondered at the miracles of Jesus, but they did not belive in Him. And many at this day wonaer at tne miracles of Jesus, "but did not believe in Him. And many at this day wonder at the marvellous workings or God 8 spirit,- at the success of the gospel, and go on wondering down to bell. Simply vondering will not save us.. (2.)TJpon Mary. Mary kept all these things ana ponacrea them in. tier, heart, feba knew that the child was superhuman, but $he was not the proper one to proclaim it i Every virgin in Israel coveted the honor of becom ing the mother of the expected Messiah, and they would have attributed her: enthu siastic proclamation of her son as the Son i of God to vain-glory. Observe here the modesty of Mary in contrast with the for wardness or the Mary whom the Bomaa Catholics worchip. - Theirs is an imaginary,, this is the real Mary, who, were she on earthy would be shocked by, the undue prominence they give her. . j i uis meuuauou upon iruta was goon ior Marv. ' as such meditation will be for ns No better subject for meditation than the promises concerning Christ (3.; Upon tbe shepherds themselves, 'She shepherds returned glorifying and praising God , The story they told to others filled their own soul8 with joy and praise. Next to receiv es ocsub into our wo ueana is lejung ui Jesus to others. Christian, are you gloomy and downcast t Go out and tell others what you 'Jbave heard and seen" of Jesus, and you will return like the shephe rds, "glorify.: mg and praising God." - ; j s r COMMUNICATIONS A t Reminiscences ef a Long Missionary life ; ' ;l BY' RET. M. T. TATES, D. D. s j ' : :r' I'NUMBER 40. . " ' -; i THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. The Emperor wh is called the son of heaven '3 : monarch of more than he surveys . ' The mas of the people, -who -know but little or noth mg about the extent and power of other nations, regard mm, ancl t be has, for ages ; regarded himself, &s the monarch . of -the whole world. (Within5- the f last few decades they have been forced to modify tneir con ceit in regard to the extent and do mi nlon of . the central kingdom. ) He has one. wife, who Is '' Empress, and two, who; are queens:1 and scbres of concubines. ? "His throne is called the '- draeon4 throne. ' His' courtiers and chamberlains are eunuchs, of whom there are Said to-be thousands connected wi th? the' paJaCe.'M He lis never upproacneg Dy any on,- it (is said, except on the knees. He alone appoints as his accessory a son of the impress or oi one oi, ni queens noi necessarily :his oldest eor but i his choice is not made known till after his deaths --"The" administration ;of the Igovernment' ia. 'rather- complied tp!'. A:! cabinet e6risferasrt four chief 'tjouncillorstwo'. assistants, land the -mofet eminent scholars mud 500 clerksforrii.the head ordne'govfern- tnpnt. ' Theses councillors are chosen by the Emperor from : mem the North Carolina Baptists Deiroted to Bible Religion E bers of his own family. The duties of these supreme councils, in which the Emperor takes a prominent part, are general, comprising matters rela lating to all departments of the gor ernment Tbe principal executive bodies under them, are the six boards,, or departments of - State; 1st, The board of cml service : 2nd, The u"aiU Ui cuut'. rues, or imperial nousauoiu, uuuri matters, and - diplomacy; 4th, The board of war SthTbe, board of ju$ tice, performing also the functions of a supreme court of appeals; 6th,' The boaxa of publiq works JSach deparK ment has. tw.a presidents, - four vice-, presidents one half Chinese and the' other half Manchoas- and a groat' number of clerks, but no board ia in dependent in its acts of the others. An institution peculiar to China is tho censorate, or board of control (an all-examining court) whose duty it ia to examine all official acts of the ministry and cabinet, to institute in quiries, raise objections to such meas ures as they deem detrimental' ro the best interest of the country, and even to stop them entirely. They are bound td give a hearing" if the matter can be brought before them "to every subject who has cause to complain of any acts of government; and may be considered a substitute for 'popular representation." They have the power even to animadvert upon the personal acts of the Emperor. -The govern ment is an absolute monarchy, though it! is despotical only within certain limits, for while there is no written constitution circumscribing his pow ers' within certain bounds, there are ancient customs and precedents the example and practice of former Em perorsa sort of unwritten constitu tion, -which he may not violate with out incurring the remonstrance of the Censorate. And while he is a man of so much power, being as he is the head of, and holding the power of life and death over one lourth of the in habitants bf the globe, he is' really a mere figure-head. He is immured within the walls of the inner or Impe-. rial city of Peking, and knows only what his ministers and the depart ments of State allow him to see and know In years gone by the Empe roij sometimes went: into the Provm-. ces and saw-and heard for himself the condition- of his children, the people, but now, and for many years, his ministers and heads of depart ments of State, through whom all j business is transacted have convincj him that his royal persbn should not be thus exposed, and that his honor is too sacred to come in contact with the multitude of officials, or even to re ceive communications from any, ex cept from his high officials, and then they should come through the depart ment of State to which the matter , "pertained, to his high ministers. Thus these high and ; designing func tionaries stand between the Emperors and the people, for as the governors of Provinces are recom mended and secured by soma of these high dignita ries at court, who are richly rewarded for their influence and good offices in securing these appointments to office no complaints of oppression . or ex tortion in the l'rqvincei can reach the Emperor without, their permission. Hence bribery, corruption and extor tion of the most flagrant character, abound, even among the ministers and heads of departments of State at the fountain-head of power. " : ADMINISTRATION IN THE PROVINCES.. China proper is divided into eigh teen Provinces. Each Proyince . is divided into Foci's br departments; each department is divided into' listens 'districts or counties. The administration in : the Provinces is through the governor, and - his cabi net,' consisting of a lieutenant govern or, j tne military governor, tne JrroviB' cial treasurer, and the chief justice Of th province,;- all of whom are Impe rial officers.- ; -.: ; . : ,;:,:rK c; 5 .The governor, Or, in the case of sohae ,: larger : Provinces, a viceroy?-" who ia i appoi nted for three years, exerciBes;well nigh full powers within the territory over wnicn.he. presides somewhat as a feudal prince. He is thus made the ruler of from fifteen to thirty-five millions of- people,?? Jle is: responsible to the' Peking government for the good order, good govtrniaant, tne imperial revenue, ana deience or his Province. With him the direct administration of the Peking go verni ment ends. -At this point he, by dele "gated authority, virtually administers tne- imperial government ' Over tne population of ; his Prbvinee.4 ? This;ia mentis, and iZiicja--magistrates of districts or "counties- These are the officers who govern the people direct ly. They are appointed by the Peking government upon -the Tecommendar tion of the governor. ..The magistrate. of LTsien, is the real ruler of the people." It'is with him,: "with Whom they have to )do.? It is to liini ttiey are; ameanableaiid ty no dtherl To him they pay their taxes on Undafad it is' before him that all complaints -must be made, and all cases of litiga- won axe lnsututeu in meursb msiange Any, case ol appeal irom : nis aecision is to the JbbprefectH of a depart? ment who exercises jurisdiction over r . . - 4. . TT . : . 1 vuv magisiraces 01 eigne or ien xisiens 'cpuntiea. Proni the , thpp3l is to tne governor of the Jfrovmce. In point of f ant "howeveri the beonla very' rarely ever appeal from the judg ment of the niasnstratei not that they feel that justice has: been done' themv but they have been ho nnmerciiuiiy- neeced-squeezeq. we' call it here ! anat theyrhave.but littleTleft besides; they'know'that the' ofSiciala back each , ether, and they are not inclined to RALEIGH, H". 0., IVDpSpAY, put 'themselves in' tho power of an other hungry pack, (More anon.) The governor delegates much of hia ad ministrative power,' to Taotaxsi who' have the surveillance of three or more Foos, and the ' magistafceg' under them and they generally' resido 5 in one of the Foo cities.". Wheht a new fovernor takes up his position at the 'rovincial :ity,r the Taotais, Foo$ magistrates, and other civil and mili tary officers of the .'Province-! the whole,-: with, their thousands of aub.or dinatevforming the most stupendous J onreaucracytnati xer-aeKi'v wux grasp tipon'VSnn'ering people, are ex pected, and in fact;' are in duty bound to call at the Provincial city, ostenei-f bly to pay their respects, bnt roally to "grease 1 the' wheels a '- thus Bmooth their own way, forr none of them come empty handled. Tbey often take with them' ostensibly ''to contri bute towards defraying the' heavy ex penses of his excellency- more ' than doable the amount of their legitimate annual salary, and they are expected to call more than once a year. In this way the governor of a rich Pro vince receives during his term of bf-' ffice, one " or two millions' of 'tails, Chinese ounces of silver $H0 tl. 33. He1 knows perfectly well that - the large? amounts of money he receives from his subordinates are "squeezed" out of the very people whom it'is his duty to protect, for he has been a subordinate, and is familiar with what i3 due to one in a higher position and, from whence it comes. But this, is his harvest time; and this is a time, honored custom. He had paid out large sums of money in the shape of fees, or presents to the high officials In Peking, in order to Becure the ap pointment. And he has yet "to con tribute still larger sums towards the expenses" of the high functionaries in Peking who were kind enough to as sume the responsibility of becoming his security. (.The responsibility was, great, for the revenue oi tho whole. Province passes, through his hands,' and I have never heard of an auditing committee, of expert accountants). Moreover, it is s Universal custom from the highest cabinet officer, to the lowest official in the provinces, for subordinates if they wish to re main quietly in office "to assist-in. defraying tne expenses or tneir supe- riors." and for such voluntary acts of l - j i. a j a a m . kindness to be accepted, and, in time, rewarded. The potency of this prac lice ami nizedin amon officials-has been rccogltL iin H the ramifications of socie- Jl - 1 i. 1. I ty. No one who wishes to ask a favor of another ever comes empty handed. I often receive small presents of fruit,, jewels, &c. I know at the time, that that man has a favor to ask, and my suspicions, in the course of a few days are always verified. It is truo the Peking government, as a means of securing the people against extortion by the local officials,, send out high commissioners into all the Provinces to take a general sur-. veiliance of all provincial matters. This is their opportunity, and they. know now to pront by it. ineir ex penses must be paid by the governors, and the local " officials all know that the governor must be reimbursed; and, as they all know that they are guilty,, and-know not who may. have charges laid against them, ior wnicn they may,; to 6ay the least, suffer po litical decapitation,- they are not slow. in coming to bis aid, and thus secure his. good . offices with the high com-; rnissioner. :iiC the event of charges havihg been preferred against them by the . literati, of their, district. Though , many and grievous" charges are, orougnt to tne notice oi tne nign commissioner he is not unmindful of the . favors ' Jie :ha3 received at the hands of the gbvernor who is - per sonally responsible for all the acts of his subordinates (for it is his duty to know all that transpires in his Prov ince), he is therefore disposed to act lenientlv towards the erovernor. add to overlook all except a few flagrant cases, who must' be dealt with as a warning te others. ! It is ar'eed that the blow shall fall on A. & B; who, it may be, are r not as guilty as "many others; but they are perhaps obnoxi ous to the governor; and as the high commissioner knows that they are all guilty, he has Teasoria for.- favoring the governor ? They ? are accwdingly charged before the, commissioner an4 cashiered, and Borne of the r fayoritea of ?the goyerhor-among! the ; many; who have secured, the requisite jtitera, ry degrees, and who have not only been declared at .Peking, to, be eligible for appointment,- but have more than, once,: ia a quiet an4 delicate wayrej ; mindedxnore thanC ene ; governor, that they are ready, wai ting 'and an ji oos for appointment-rare. appointee: to fill the vacancies,' which: appoint ments are 1 in" due; time? Confirmed." Thus it is ' that money .makes - the wheels of government; in-China run smoothly. These high Imperial coin missioners amass enormous fortunes and:the Peking-government are njohe" the wiser in regard to the "reaqn dition of things in. the Provinces fox having sent them forth! . They squeeze the governors; .the governors, squeeze their-, subordinates, and their subor dinates squeeze the oppressed people, and there is no redress for them ; tor tne .. Emperor is , immured, and; all communications to -the' government , must pass through ''the governor jor commissioner to one of the six boards' of State, who are interested in T the success !of a governr&c;:i iA.nd if 'a Taotai should send a dispatch-direct "-as some of them' may the boards. of State know how to dispose o? nV and " Kim too..-. But as a rule;' the eaprtfw'wyjj.'isSalicthat could ibe desired." "i .-rr4r vzij. v j JOSIAIi CKCDTJF ' Fifty years agO. Josiah Crutlup was one of the most eminent preachers' of the Gospel in North Carolina. He wag licensed to Jpreacbi 1813, when he was twenty- two? years Of age.; Hesoon became a popular .preacher ; attract ing large1 crowds of all classes, from' tho i weal thy, proprietor -to tho lowly slave.:. His attractive power did not lay in hisv deep,; learning, or, his sub-i iimo eloquence j ,nor dia i,t arise from bp? pio aa-Ahs.traQ t ioa - Km4he- world' in Which God had placed him. TIeT showed himself to be -at all times the courteous christian gentleman. --'En dowed with a nice sense or. propriety, ho knew how to accommodate him--self to the demands of society so as to give;offfince neither to , the high nor to the lowly. , He was not-only admir-; cd for hisjj preaching abilities by. men of intelligence, but' he soon-came to be esteemed for. his unaffected piety,' th? simplicity of , his .manner in the' pulpit, and out of it. He ho where .at-" tempted any 'ostentations 'display, No one doubted his pieJ;x.'vV'Herever he preached he -was love4tr by - cli'Kstfato... people of ;all denominations thecbj-' ored people the slaveflooked oh him as their .living oracle! uone 're-- "arretted his death more tba tliey. It1 iwas in this manner ;MrCrud up lived rintil henad entered on tne .f lghty second year of his useful and eventful life, when, on the . 2Qth day of May, ,1872, he died at his residence in! Gjan-. ville conntysaying, as his last com forting, words to " his .weeping family, ' " Jt am hot afraid to ! die j; I am at. ?a,ce ;with"'!God and all "mankind." hev church owes it to herself and to; his" memory to preserve'lrn' a durable form" the annals of a life so beautiful, ending in a death so peaceful. Accordi n gly , as the prese n t w r t ter, his junior in the ministry by one year only, who, knew him -well for fifty years as a christian minister "and a warm personal - friend, has been re quested to furnish a" short sketch of his life, hd-has collected from reliablo sources and ohfc Of his own' memory, the following incidents and events of interest and instruction." :: Josiah Crndap was . "born! in .Wake county, K. 0., on the oth January 1791. His early ed ucation was not neglected. I It was under the ..best, ad AvantAa tha neighborhood afforded. r o . . i -w ' t A i jom th -primary scnooi no was sen a i VrVaUHlemy conducted at tha&l Mrae by3Ir John Bobbitt, a worthy V " , . i, T. . t 1 1 Xutsmoer oi tne i resoytenan vynurcn, srfine English and classical scholar, and a trood teacher. The foundation of a good education was there laid, on which, in after years, Mri Cnidup, by his own application, reared the character bf a cultured gentleman. He had learned to read intelligently, became fond of reading, and contin ued a reader to the end of his long life. Very little; is known of his early re ligious training. While in the pious famly)f ?Ir. Bobbitt, ho probably received his best religious irhpfessj Jis,r At a very early period his mind 'had been directed to the consideration of the claims of religion. According ta hisown statement, his conversion took. place as early as 1806,. when he hid entered his sixteenth year ' Inrthat year an annual session of, the Virginia Conference or. tne, jietnooisc pisco rifvl r.hnrp.K "was convened in the eitv o italeishj over which Bishop Asbury t S , l - a! ' ;i-a L 'i ' 'l.t presided. , paring tne sutiiigs wise Conference Mr.v' Crudup visited'' Ral-' eigh and attended the daily service at the church. At these servicerhe wks brought under a more gracious relig ious influence, , which soon,;ripenedr into ayuciousnes's of pvesept salva tion by tho remission of, ; lus,.pa3t sipr througb;faith in Christ . His con jejr sion though-, apparejiUy euddehwias nt ai nlear and full. ha was never5 af! terwajeds perplexed withidoubts ?ai lev Its. genuineness, .wuivu.waa cuimriutfu by his whole subsequent life! There being no church, at that z time7 niorer convenient, he applied for ad wissi en and was received into the. cbureh; Ich catedrat the 'falls of: Tar Eiver, and known as the Falls Church In 1809, .the Hephzibah Church, was organized by Jtievtlohn ruretoy and liev.' J ohn GulleyB letter of dismissal Jtrom the FaIIs Churchj Mr. Crudup was receiyc.d inJjie. Hephibah Church in Mavpfeia. ' In August, '1813, he was ordained Elder bythe llrcsbytcry compoSedj! Of -the -following -Elders : Wmiam grJaricaster,-RobertTDaniel find TohuCParefoy the latter- being pastor oi too cnurcn atjuepnziDau, After? hirfiordinationi he '.preached at large; ia different localities,,; for- the rnbst: f)art "'assisting, other, ministers," and -especially. Mr P.urefoy. ,u In 18?8 the oflica; being vacant, Ir.", Crudup was -elected and installed pasto? of Ilephzibah church. This relation he sustained Until 1839; ten 'consecutive Jearif, bmitttngl836,f i..:l-J Although :theoreticallyhe had tio authority m' the caVetnmenfc ot- -the church I his influence: was mcrre opera- live tnan tneauinoncy oiaoypreiaie that1 ever ruled in this--Stale,;.. -The church at Hephzibah, hadiVnitire conr fidehec in his piety, the wisdom of his counsels and the unselfishness of his proposajis, anay reaauy. aaoptea nia Buggesioni on all lru dntial ''regula tion s . : u--' u :-;"-5? v; -J : of age when he ceased to hold a pa3- toral relation. ; He had preached fit- leuH jrcars oeiore ne assumea.tne re sponsibilities' of a pastori As an . epi sode in his - ministerial lif e it must hot be bmitted - that he had entpje'd into the-maxrieduelatioo -.with ilis.' Annio Brickie 'jv yonng widaw .whose maiaeu TramS was t Annieu JJayisj of Warren county, while he-was-not vet KET. ; I twenty years of age, and only one year Deiore nis orcunauon. When ho had been preaching eight years, his popu larity as a fluent speaker had brought him into public notice, and led irn into politics, the leading politicians of the Whig party directed their, at-, ten tion to him as a suitable person to eanvass the district as a representative' of the party In Congress. ' He was ac cordingly nominated and elected ; and; took his, soat 'in;s the lower House of CoDgree3voa,lst Marcb.a82a, and tras a'-mwiber till March,; 823, - He declined a re election;- and was snc ceeded by Wiley P; Mangum iWhile in Congress : his i wife;-; whom he ten derly loved, died, leaving four ypung .children without a mother's care.- Mr.j CrudupV experience in Congress sat-' isfied his political aspirations, land led hhn to conclude that a political life was hot the" proper sphere-of a" christian minister's activities. a w ... ; The death of his wife while in Con gress, no doubt revived and BfrcnVth- ened his former convictions that uod bad called hi m to the work of the rainistiy, in wbich alone he could And tha proper place for, the, talenta .with: which God had entrusted him. From whatever considerations Mr. Crudup" WaS led into a riosftton so perilous to the usefulness if ja christian minister. one thing .is , certain, he never did, lafter he left Congress, take an active part m policies, lie pever wa3 a poli tician' in that low sense which distin guishes a political partisan. ' . n v.-j On-the 15th of May,, 1825, Mr. Cnic tip was married the second time. This marriage to a " lovely, woman, a wise another, a good wife," brought with it all the elements of social en joyment -which lasted forty-seven years, to March 5th, 1872, when, Mrs. Crudup died, preceding her liusband little more than two months. Nine children were the fruits of this mar, riage. ; - ';!---..!. ' Through all the changes of outward circumstances, Mr. Crudup's popu larity as a preacher never diminished. Few meu have, for so long a period, maintained so greiat uniformity in his manner, or. life., Neither increasing, wealth, nor multiplied. honora made, anj change in him. - After his election Ho: the pastoral charge at Hephzibah, his reading was more particularly, directed to sch works a3 appertain to the mir? When be resigned the pastora Wfitintied to -preach in Qrai county until the infirmatives of forbado his ministerial labors. gave to 'the world nearly fifty years of his ministerial life, during which he expended more for the liberty of preaching than he had received for his labor. Had he concentrated his mind on the acquisition of wealth or worldly honor, -he had the requisite endowments and acquirements to have achieved success . ia any employment or profession. . Such a life could not have ended otherwise than in a safe, peaceful, if not a triumphant death.- lie had but recently passed through the calami ties of a cruel war, in which, from a condition of affluence, he had been brought, in hia old age, to the mere necessities of ' life. To this cahimity was added the death of his most. esti mable and beloved wife, lie Stood by and saw her laid in her peaceful grave. With the infirmities bf age on him; he could. bear no more. :' He went from her grave and laid , himself down to die. He never left, that bed until he too was taken out to be laid by the side of her he-loved so well. Long may . his memory be preserved and , tho in fluence of his example, be felt.,' . . ; When it is, considered that'anng the greatest part of Mr. , Crudup's mpi3try iherq were no Bible Societies,-:. no TractSocietieSjho Sabbath Schools, tio Missiona'rv '"Societies'. it. will be Veirdily'seen how small a sphere there i . .' -1 i.. I t . J . 3 . 1 . f 11 i . was leic to. mm to aeveiop tne taienxs which he so largely possessed as a pub lio speaker, by multiplying occasions for their employment, and - thereby famishing interesting matter wrt6y Of a permanent record. The Church, since his- time of inactivity, has been aroused 1 to-. efforts hitherto unparal leled, and brought into constant use the highest- powers of her-ministry. Had? Mr. Crudup beer to-day as he was; fifty -years ago, ho- would have been, in the f rent rank of pulpit and platform orators. ) . " i A ,TIiIP ABfiOAJD. rV. VTnfi rORUM ROMANCE ' ! is the most interesting place in Home except the Golosjeum. Here all other forums centre. : It: wat the market court and -'iribunal of the 'Romans for ccntiirier. TJssd very'mueh; like the , place- described ; by Paul,", where . thero jwas j ;always - a . cro wd eagers to hear ojj.teli somethioo;: new, as, well as to.vtnd their articles- of jmerchan dise.' --;Suri?otmded b beautif o'r:whit e marble arfcheif .nd -. richly carved -colonnades, itwas a lovely place.' Bat the s special. interest -connected with it? consists in ; something : else.i. Why iust here1 Julius Cassar stood and by' nis words swayed the minds? :of .thbse gray-headed Senators, who trere the' legal fathers of nations.; There jsj the rostrum on C which Cicero . stood and poured fortli4iis eloquence., while lis--.ening, thousands hung enchanted ioir hi s lips. . Perhaps Paul, too,vwa3"here durjng Jiif ' sbjonrat JreOoly? a few steps away tia to . bo. seenhe Triumphal Arch of..Septirhius''. Sever rus There, is ' the Tarpeiati U4ck on the brow of the ..hill;' from , which the "worst; criminals were thrown:. ana mere tne identical spot where btry. 'he Wile ,, age - He Ki7MBEB'27. the geese gave the, alarm the i night .no uauis were . approacnicg the city. iiere is the Siicra .Via over whose pavements the chariot wheels of mariv a victor have borne 'the4' trophies f bloody Marsfand:the';spoilsof vaA- qoiihed foes since the days of Homi lue. Ther'e.are eight' column i'fronf the Temple of SatuA, btiilt 9r years' xj. j. invar uy are mo xempjes1 or V espasian, Castor and Pollux, Jolras,' the floor of Concord, the Portico-ef .xjuxi uuusentes, wnere tne lawyers at I ot, Witmg--'pnrpooar7;nd lbt wal?g of the old Capitol built 370 B.-C. The Rostrum is within tone-foot of where the body, of Julius Csjiiafr wis burned, , His ashes ; were huriprl a little lower down, near . the centre - of tne iorum. On.one side4 are the.ruiiis5' of the Basilica ' Julia,' Medicated to CfBsar and built as a protection for the merchants against; the rainr and heat of the sunj for the. Forum proper was not covered.;' A little to one side sta'nds the temple in7 which -'Cicero revealed to the senatbrithe consnira-' cyof Catalinc Hero lies a. broken shaft which has on it the image of a ptg, a lamb ;and,,a bull. They are symbolic of t h,e $a'chfic"es bffered. the pig to uaccnus, tneiamr to Mars and the ball to JupiterJlaTb.the east is the Arch of Titus, while the .Palatine hill, once covered ;with the palace of theCaisars, rises in grandeur tn flip- south. -' ' r5 - -JTai ydi j . But these ghastly;-Memories-? '-'are getting monotonoUa. We' will irider along by the: Piazza deb Pdpolo, .the finest modern square in" Kome,'. so "they say," and take a view'from the ' PiNriAN'nixi j - The sun is now fast "sinking in the west casting a mantle of golden light over the JUban Mountains, while the i oft Italian eky tqjreads Out above and forms a lovely canopy soon to be t cecked with the stars of heaveni We -chmb the terraces of - the Pineian Hill by zigzag paths:; shaded rby the Cypress and . pine: Here, gather. . the weaLthy and the titled; soldiers , and ecclesiastics, , foreign visitors:, and groups of.:, merry; children,-who in dress ancUfeatare prtscnt as great a contritst to those we saw an hour agb, as do the denizens bf (he Seven Dials and those of" Hyt'e Jar)c, in London". But the gay.turnoutCandlthe'crbwds on foot do tot constitute the greatest attraction cf llTrjrTfadiaS the'Vlevel lawns and' gushing-; fountains; the husts and pedestals which ' adorn the smooth " avenues, " father it is ' the historic panorama which is spread out before you "as you' sit "on the broad parapet; more interesting in many respects than any other on which the :6nn-shines. How; many in the days of "Cassar used to sup here, guests of: Lucullas in - his beautiful Pineian villa. Plutarch says that these sumptuous gardens, baths, statues and other works df art furnished by this wealthy general sur passed in luxury :and magnificence even those of kings, y Here the-fifth, wife of Claudius, the iEfamQus Mes-' salina, revelled with herparambiirs, till the order' came from the emperor, that she mustulie. The hob blood bf the wauton smoked oii the pavement, and stained with a, deeper buc the .va riegated marble of Lucuilus.'-' At oiie end of the'Pincian are 'the Byfhege gardens; ;ahd at the-- other Hhose of the Villa Mediei.:i ; The-latter uare beajitified by, border of , box, archps of ilex,, and seats of, mossy stonef sculptured fouhtains,ndfi6wef bd? Tiefbrmer are three miies in' cfrcriffe :ahd enriched with the remains of caiiv j. i T art, ,ases,: .fiepuicnrai monuments.. pagna, tnrotrsb which 1 the 'wih'din? Tibet flows to the sea,' seen ina cleat sky far away beyondOstia, anE onpo. the hom of four millions of pcppfel. St- Peter's forms theccntraljObjec the world's cathecTralV' "the frrandesV; edi- .ificeeverbailt bvman, painted asairist' fl: 3 yl-;' T "m" - . . . i. vroa- lovuesc sKy. , xo tne ngnt Usj the Vatican; and in front is the uastle of St. AngeJoiincf a lofty,-: graceful pne; on rariaa? marble, with -rilded iome, a magnificent imperial mausb ieam, uu now aQingy prison, r uea trice Cenci is said to have bechlhcar. cerated tliereiWdth 5ef t 1 of iSt,1 x'ierB;iTuieep-aeox-.wan7Csr' lum. .where peoe.trhe Tomple off Janua- opened its gates at the sound of . wan- uui. ciobuu tueiu wini returning peace; Further'to the left is the Fornni!the Tarpeian Iibck, and - theJ site 'Hf rfthi." CampusjiIartias, - now jibuiltelover Hard by was the ..Temple , of. Apollo, erectea jo. k.,ov, pear wnicn joreign ambassadof s : were received ;' before their entrance into B0mVand-VHjb-riou3 trenerals: padsed to iearl tfajeuqe- erce of :the Senate.- which ffave thdni a triumphal; followers "of Maj-ius were murdered by Scylla 'afteir" lie - had pTom'fe'ed thera. their iiTe8y-their dying ipries being noticed, by the ;, Senate inijseesioniat tbe . .lempie of ;iielIona., Bat.the mass of building and ;h'e4 ttqriging memories- bf this 'broadest pare lof history: be Wilder; .3:u iAs:Weko down the? street iSonday af ;ernbon; wtnxet'jth? strangest pro cession 1 nave ever seen, Jt.iS, headed by something less &ia& a dben priests who seem to havechargebf ifli'ltl ia composed of Jquite a number of ' per BQhs,3i suppose j'anft telleicei't from the size. and upright attitude' who' are i shrquded In a .white 'garment hiad t5 foot? ttuchihg-thS. trerfridlaTI around,; and .beaifg throwtr pver the head something like a . he&L ? No jlart' Of thebody.is to be scen. not even the, shattered pillars and. broken archest The blue hills enclose the' wide Cam hands tfor the Wms are uhae4irjTf ST-'S His thesS in ahppTikVrnbVnrfft.oK'W.; -Lather to BJuL-op his-theses in sheefi-Iike robejnor the' feet; icidey tneeyes,-:ior wmcur nttIe:rbunfrnoI are cut, about an inch in djamettV ; TkefBibucali&Mel. ltime. I m. 3 m. 5 1 oo;$ so T. Ill 11 $7 50 IU 00 25 00 40 00 60 00 eo oo t.5 00 14 -00 ,25 00 20.00 30 00 M oo 34 00 25 0OMO 001 BOO 504)0 75-00 25 m i6w40'e69o'0o 50 O0j 80 OWISO 00 m eo 250 00 f Special aoti'ces.charged 20 cents per line. No contraots-toada: .for: everTtheweck advertisements, sor for ipecial position in paper. ,v3I10' Obituaries sixty-words long, are Inserted free' Of charge.. When tly exceed this length -one cent for each word must ije paid in advancer f ' " r -..r ' :.- - . i,..'. f. I I u.. I'.M 'Jj'n . i Ji .i) .i.iii . xxvweEeintAmericaiioriid a"ske daddlev?nkingI i,about to be knkloxedV-BBt as I aiaifi'ibe land - ? of wonders and prepared; to see-almost anything, take it. fox granted that this 1s, jsimply xmjbf i tiftigljtsl Don't ' knowuow w,ha.t it, means; forget. to ask the guide, about it Monday. Sup- pose it taust'be "a school bf -nunsr but - then they never let them see anybody, v Can't think of jxnr other f peopja who would '. allow themselves ftp be , thus bundledandltied up.'' t" T. "rPassing over the bridge which snans the Tiber opposite St Anglo's Cas tleor more recently called : Hadrian's Tomb, .we drLte'Up-a littlo, narrow. busy . street f o, the .broad .square ' in front of ' -: - st. , peter's, . . the wonder of .the worldtTiia is a httle .disappointment at "first k jht. - W"fii '.U.VlKl'Hf for there is- such an area1 of ground covered fsii-acrei5 or more) Jby this grand display ; of rjarchitectural "sub limity, that its. fcowepingr, domes,- nine in .numbe'r,., although, one of them rises f b" the ieight of COO feet,,- they say, look ratner tame. 'Two gushing fountains' play infrohL filfnosi sur rounded by tie colonnades which x tend from either side of thetbuilding, nearly forming, a circle ' while the obelis k brought "from Egypt b Calig- uia-' occupies me centre. tjn- enter ing, one gets avmuch 1etter. concen- tion . oi tne v a6tnesr ei the. sstrncture, "which eniphyed,4iin its 'erection the time and' treasures of forty-three popes, ;br thre1ra;ndredV;ye,ars'V''and sixty millions of ".dollars; which is kept in arepair;at an; annual expense of thirty thousand;. and wjiich, ; in its magnififent-. appbintmentgjadrgath-ci-Qd treasures, mocks comparison with any building reared by ''man"."' The minted throng ia passing-in -and but at ,fd , hour?.: ''from. early morn until dewy eve." It is the striking propor tions and beautiful synunetry which call forth more admiration than any thing else. And yet the whole might well be called an enormous art ; gal lery. - The thought that saCh a build ing,. existed in- the. mind of. Michael Angelo before the first stone was laid, gives:ene -a clearer Insight into the brilliancy of the genius' and intellect, of that wonderful man. who was alike. I aujirchitect an artistmnd a sculptor oi iatj nig ueau type. r- - , ."'-- ' .--fT I J. t I --I - 3 "it .' as mignr. oe expeciea, inereis a score of.' beggars -walking ; around, crossing' themselves with the holy water and keeping" up an interminable muttering with their .earnest: plead- mgs. I5esides tnese,. tnere are num bers who come iin to their 'morning dflvnt.ion "hnw and Rfirsinfi alinnt 'het- fore images of .the Virgin andtcruci fixe3 and finally kneel down in' some conspicuous 'place; with their eyes fixed on a cross, to count" their beads and "say their prayers." .?Then there are not. less tnan nrty cpniessionais placed around" on alLsides'against the walls, whero all from every' nation urider heaven, may make their confes sions to waiting pries ts .;anst abovo tliese are the words, J',Lngash," "Francais," -etc., . designating the places where the representatives from uiuerent nations may uuu priests wuo gpeakrtheif respective. WngBagek All around tjie. archea anddpms re in scriptions lnLatiny most pi, them re ferring tb some incident in the life of T'eter. Th' ceilings5 are richly fres coed orj elaborately 'C4irved,;and5thesc with thfe marble 'cojumnwhiclif up- port the, symmetrical' argues, torm a roae-hificent picture." 'And "besides. thferd are'staues" of J all the 'disciples placed on! pedestals agatbst the walls. Here sits. it.; feter onq,rciiair, a bronze statue, elevated so as to bring his .'feet' about three or , f ottr feet' from looling"-old woman who ; goes affec tionately up to tb'e; statute, puts ?ier right hand lovingly on thexignt foot, 8topp3 and kisses'v some part.of . -it. Pretty ' soon' "a priest, from the mass whieh has: just ffidjourned; icomes alohg,i brushes his- hand overiit and' takes a kiss.-. .We go near to see what there is to be i kissed "so affectionately and so frequently and findHhat it ia Jeter's bfg WsT It'hWbeen kied so mahyltimeatfaafcit isaetaally worn nearly.. away.!;i rJ.fft think of-. these pxrrsu.rjerstitious, deluded idolaters : wearin s out the brass" toe of jin Tfciago W'?tinricoTi'0ulatioiit IBttthe . r A . ........ i,'"i - .1 . l; ii .r strangest-'parv oiacj aitasinat tnis esCrrtetfatdecsed to he tcalkdr Jupiter ; during, the .days, of heathen. Itome. ' J use ap tne central aoor.upon euiet i M. Is a; slib Boi ofphy ry which marks' the - spotv where the emperors usettTi tsr hoi crownea! uwmecuateiy an4eE,the centre dome ia gorgeous brpnV canopy 5wliich eovers tne altar, near" which there are; hinety-six lamps kept burning. A36or '!aud staircase directly vTinaer this lead to; tha crypt where the tomb.of ,SU Peter is -to be seen (? 4 Here. .. is w his.,, Vfipiscopal Chair," tob.TPleiise fell nie "what that means.' - lhnd no body here who canf exl4m itr' JJidn'tknew Peter ever" had a ;hai f I If ; he did 5 w here ? did ithey, get the .Episcopal - part of , it ? "Here they have his portrait in mosaic. ' Wbnder where they -got his likeness ? Bufthere is'rne thiflg of interest here and that iithe first piece of. sculpture of . MtcteuSl Ato&tp represenung tue rith' the infant "Messiah in her arnV-Bat"aa.inuefr !admjrrTthe beaut f and grand propor tions 6his 'cathedral; oi tne woria,"- dfinotorget thl.Tast sums re quired io. .complete it were, gained ;.cn5 ".."3 hd7izndltl initiate the-iwronna- . ; .Jnrrv "R. U AT. 2C& : f if '