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VOCATE OFFICE OF THE ADVOCATE GOBNEB of;haf.gett asd dawson sts ealeiqh, n. 0. TERMS. lDvooit:'i furnished to subscri ., ,,0 lt.r annum iu advanoe. If pajii.nt be ''-'Vei sli months, oecopjr.iU months,M.25. OUR CORRESPONDENTS. . txhHu1 Tin ahnitlil Va rATVtfisllv BATES Or ADYX2TI81JI. Brica. lMoaTH.3 Must. S Mo. IHuai.lTul s-i'l i n iut ouc side of the sheet. All letters . s;U)uil be allressed to the taitor. 1 Square, i i Squares, 4 Suusn. t M ; $ i M 4 Mi It OO f 6 (HI $10 00 ctjiu'agents. .1. tr.iv.. -Hn? nd Local preachers in the bounds v .-in OtfoHna Caforon are our anthofixeri 10 Oil! I 18 Ol S 00 43 Ml y bo 0 oil 104 00 U0 I v 00 I 10 OO I On j 86 00. U Oil 15 (Hi IS 0O 84 HO Co o; 25 OO I 14 0O. 90 OO'I 86 00 fc) 00, it if 8.1 1).' 40 00 VIJlTSHKD IN THE INTER5STS OF METHODISM IN NOIITH CVROIVIxSrA K ioi ma, j H 'ol'iuii, 1 Culiimn, 75 01 100 00; ISO 00 EOW TO REMIT. .. money, all amounts should be en; In . -..j utter, post office order or check. The ost r' i;n, or Tost Office order can be ii. ducted .T. .ntint in hand. If money la sent otherwis ' T- '' Tcin specified it will be at iho gondeis rhk. Advmnomonu will b changed one Terjr thr month without daiUonl charge. For every olUar change there will be an extra charge of twonty ont an Inch. Twcnty-dy per coat, ii added to tt above ratci for ipoclal not'oes In Local oolnma. VOL. XIX. NO. 43 RALEIGH, N. 0., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1873. WHOLE NO. 991. CHRISTIAN AD REV. J. B- BOBBITT, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. For the Advocate. lilE GENERAL. COXFEBESCE 1TS tt ORSi. 1xe General Conference tho quad .suial session of the chief council cf 3 Slethodiot Church convenes resl iiaj in the city of Louisville, i;v. it sill he composed of nin:sle ..'ih.ua lxy drbgstes eleaied by the Vai'.:il Conferences. The work of Lis Ligaesi iogislative body of our huicii embraces ail the great find oi objects needful to proseive the oau-i doctrine of the church, advance ;-s t Jaoitional interests ana spread a inoi.il roirer through the world. L'ke ali legislative bodies, tho Gen eral C'-iiirenoa dots the inoit of its iv.rk ia the committee room. The ,-r .at loaJiug nija9aie3 of the Confer va are refirreu to the committees, ?.!i0 take tlvia ia hand, consider them t.rroaghiv &:.d reaoinnisnd in a re- vLat the Conference, aa a whole, j-jjiht to do, Soaietinies tho reports : these couami'.tses are laid on the ul'is, bat as a general rale, the meas ures recommended are adopted. The -mit-.ee vrerk then is the great of the Can! rence. Henca, it is 2i invariable usage, as soon as the Coifere. ce is organized for business, :c rrocecd to appoint the leading .yatavUteea. There art usually eight, cniraittees, viz: One ou Episcopacy, on Books and IVriotoali, one on i iiiac.aucy, ono on BoDiidii23, one . e; Missions, one on Revivals, ore ou Elucition, oae on Sabbath sc'.ocla. Besides these, ttiere may be uorn ai'tee? on special subjects. There is cce delegate from each Conference legation put on each oi these coc--i tees. Tne rale that guides the ippolntineat of these comniutee-raen, is the peculiar jimcn of each delegate tae dtlegation of Conference here is oc3 man peculiarly qutdifiod tj render valuable service on the Committee of EJscation: he,of course, will go en that committee. Another L13 superior qaauficatioas to nerve a the Committee of Books and Pe :iilicals, and he is put on thi3 com ciltee. A third is jas. the man to lender valuable service on the Com d;tet. of Saa.ay schools; a fourth is :e mau to serve on the Commiltee A Hissior.8, and so on until all the tJiiiiEiitees are manned with deb c i-.f a aaiU'de to th nature oi the -c-ik to oe done. In this way, the Tried tulents and resources of each d-'.eg&te 13 uLilized, so as to make s-.irj uietaber contribute the bright er: bide oi his taleats lo the general ajQ& of the work. Looking at this ork iong the lines of these various Ciaisiiiteea, we see clearly, whorein te teiitive strength of a delegation lid: SA :n speech making, and ef !o.sat display, bat in peculiar fitness torepraaeat the various interests of ti-3 church. Having 3aid this much on the for--itiou of Committees, which may :siTe at least to enlighten some of our y brethren, who have never attend - J a General Conference, and may pjsoibly have tho honor of attendirg rt May as members; we pasa on to -'-tics come of the leading interests jt will come before that body. One of the distinguishing features ilsiho iiam is the Itinerancy. We t'tbtuuo this gial peculiarity of our arch, which has contribu.ed so fich in tjreadii-g the j'01115 Goa jci uiaoug ail ci tesf-3 of society, will be s(jinatlj broken by tho pat-sags a law, extending the pastoral ttrm i.i--'MMj. We know that l' .ere a:? iidiKu men in the M. E. Church. th, wLo will advocate wi?h ail Wr porver the pabaage of such a law. i; hare not time to argue th case, kti Biinply expreaa our cordial protest gainst it. This great wheel of Meth fj3in, we hope, will be kpt in its 2oit tffsc'ive operation, and entirely ee from any modification that tends i'mluation. The Sunday-school de itinera will deserve the most mature ! k'ilbration in devising ways aad j aans to gire it more wide spread Prosperity. The Sunday-schoo! is hope of the children, the children Lope of the future church, and lu church ia the hope of the world. Swing done so much already, cannot - Sabbath school do far siore ? Ia cupying its widest field ? Cannot l j power of usefulness be multiplied fcafj fold ? Is the spiritual power of Sends V Hplir4.,l fnilv rlftvelooed ? j - 1 auot the school bo made a kind of poral university in which all the a-Qibr.r3 of the church may have Med departments of spiritual teach j 'Bgi resctiiag all sges aid providirg i 'incapacities? These aro qus- j Oi tu ,joy. j i-e Coiiniiiv.'.ee on lJok: ftDd Pe j r'fj,'i.ais bavo lt,fM!y interesting de P'tftoibiit to coQrti.ier. The work of ! PoUisfciocr aji(i ciroaiariuor healtnv owledgo in the form of periodicals books, has been, and will ever be, unspeakably u&eful in exris:niog, de fending and impressing iLi gieat features of illhodistic doctrine and polity on the minis of onr people. We think that this committee might consider profitably two q jc?tLns, viz: Can our publications bo made any cheeper ? What cr.n be dona to 've a widtr diffusion to cur boks and periodicals, especially to foser and circulate oar Conferenco Orgaus, ancl the general Confronce pibUca iior.s ? Among other matiors cf great in terest, which may be exprcted to claim the attention of the Conference, will be our Missionary enterprise at home and abroad. Ta.se are two serious impediments to the prosperi ty of our Missions, viz: The lack of liberal contributions on the part of the laity, and the want of a sufficient number of effective raea to go out and labor in the Mission fields. What caa be ?one to remove these difficulties remains to be seen. The Providential Hand of God is beckon ing the church on to loftier efforts in Misaionary work; as it is seen level. and onagipg oceans to prepare higaw.ve for the fsot of His ambassadors. Language !it-.-r-atare, commerce, the invention of st am poer, t-f piin'dng, aud ule grr.ph.s, can now be uLilisd in hulk ing the Missionary in Li i nohle rcA of transforming heatt.n dangeos in to palaces of Gospel iigat, eiilea of sorrow into the hdra o" lie 1. aid i n'antinrr tbf-. wo-: Iii -i P!H,. 7 . uog Cioss vvid tho ,, . ... " . -. ma. y '- , V- ! L.J . . - Cuarch work wiib God zri'l avail her- self of th'-se potent resources ? The Oum.nitler: on Education will, of course, rejoguize the vt st importance ol do ing fcery thing p jfUle to pash for ward tb.r great work of Educttion. But we close by simply suggesting that the duty of tha Acnnal Conier ence in thij respect ill have beau fulfilled, when the Conference elects its delegates ne t upon the ground of mere personal popularity amorg the preachers, or upon the ground of higher officit.1 position in the church, or upon the ground of former mem bership ia the General Conference; but upou the true basis cf peculiar Ijilneas to do effective work a.'ong the various lines of church interest, indi cated in the particular ork assigned to each oi the committe-js. Those who are selected should be men of sound practical judgment, of deep piety, and in harm jaj with all the oa terprises of the Conference, The good of the church requires that every Annual Conference uhold e'eefc out of its body oue man for each of the c Diumittees, who ia best qualified to perform the work that will be as signsd him. Thai, is, whenever a Conference has a right to a3 many delegates a3 there may be committees in the General Conference. If not, thero should be the right men for certain work so far aa they go. Ose Simus. Fnr the Advocate. CABV CIRCUIT. Historical Sketch Successful yeT District Conference Rev. W. II. Bobbitt Kevival at Gary Flourishing School Protracted Me jt:ng3 '1th Quarterly ileeti-g a Par sonage lor the Circuit Conference Cvllec t'ons all r'ght Sabbath schools prosperous Old ard young stuljiog God's V.rord Frese.it status and luiure prospects. Mr. Ekiiob: Uaving held all my Piotractec -Meetings, end pa3Sid througa our last Qaaxieiiy Meeung, for this ecclesia3tieal year, I popo3e now to gie your readers u faort ac count of what hau bee-i aocomalished, as ell aa tne present siiiua and fu ture prospects of Luis inleee'ting eharge. Gary circuit was originally a part of the old Wake or Pkaleigh circuit, and extends from Cary, ou the west, to Mt. Zion, in Johnston, on the east; embracing all the territory on the south side of the N. C. Railroad, for merly belonging to the cid circuit, with one church, viz: Ebenezer, on tbe north, Tbia circiu was set apart in 1870, and "ae known as "Va ake circuis," but at our la3t Con ercr. ita n.me was changed to "Cary," that place being head-quarters. The present hs3 been a very inter esting, important and puccaBbfal yetr in the history of this charge. In July lasi. the Kale;gh District Coherence held ita session with us at Cary, which was a complote and gaiid success, and exerted an influence for good, which is still ssen and feit. among us, and will be for many a day. The Presiding Elder, Ev. Ww. H. Bab bitt, filled the chair with the t-use ac ceptability, dignity and aoiiity, that would have refleoted credit upon any ofheer in the church. Among the substautial evidences of the nuccess of that occasion, was a gracious revi Tal of religion. For several consider ation! I can truly Fay I never wit nessed or eDjoyed a better. Twenty-three souls found peace in be- li3vi.i,. There was but one uncon verted white adult poison left n the village, that I could h he wae an earnest penitent ! It was al moht a liUle typo of heaven ! Indeed, I have never seen a persoa under the influence of strong drink, or heard aa oath if, the p'.ace ! A model village, i:?deud ! Anioag other attrao'ivo features of Cary, 13 a good flourishing Male and Percale School, conducted by Rev. Jesse Page, and Mrs. Yirpinia E. Pall, vvidow of the lato Rev. Wm. E. Pell, of precious memory. We have held protracted meetings at five appointments, viz: Cary, Beu iah, Ebenezer, Mt. Zion, and Hol land's, which resulted, I believe, in the conversion of 48 precious souls. Some of those meetings were seasons of great spiritual power, and Lraly re freshing to th i people of Go 3 ! I cheerfully acknowledge my indebted ness lo Rev. J. E. Thompson, the worthy and deservedly popular pas tor of Smithfield circuit; Rev. Jesse Page, of the Protestant M. E Church, and Rav. T. J. Whitaker, local elder, for valuable services. Gar 4th Quarteily Meeting, was held at Beulah, cn Saturday and Sab bath Ust. We had a good attend ance, and a very r-leatant season. Bro. Bctbitt, the Eldei', preached vriih his usual ease, unction and abil ity. My people w:il be more than pleased ro welcome him back to this Dlsricr, r.3 long as the law will ad inU. He has won his way into their heoits, by l is genial, geatle, modest aod uaasbuuiitjg, yet dignified, be?r iug among tl in, socially; and by his fervent, clTsctiotiaie, simple, yei able dispsnsa'ion of God's ord ! I hav e been agitating the question of securing a Parsonago on this work for some fimo pas', and the indica tions are that success will soon crown our efforts. At our last Quarterly Conference important action was ta ken iu the matter, and we hope soon to purchase or commence building. All the enterprises of tii9 church a; e being attended to; all the collec tions: ordered by the Conference nave Deen, o-; will be raised. The Raleigh Advocate is very well patronized by my people is giving perfect satisfaction, and accomplish ing much good. The Sabbath school cause haa re ceived a new impulse. All oar choo's have enjoyed good success soma of them unusual prosperity especially that at C&ry, which ia hs-.eacuiy ara rapidly increasing in aarr'bers, interest and usofu'iitss. n that school we are using tho "Um forra Lesson Papers," publish ad and recommended by cur church; rhici.' is, in my judgment, superior to any system of Sabbath school instruction yet employed. With us old and young are engaged ia studying God's Word systematically and thoroughly, and are thus receiving "the sincere milk of the Word, that they may grow thereby. ' In view of what has already been said, it is quite natural, and eminent ly proper also, that I should add, that the spiritual state of this charge is Tcry good. The prospect as to its future is bright, and steadily im proving. I "thank God, and take courage." A. R. Raven, P. C. Cary, Oct. 15th, 1873. For the Advocate. inissioxs. so. o. the Whole World he Evangelized. El EEV. H. T. HUDSON, The feasibility of evangelizing the world appears in the great comoiis sion Go yc into all tha world and preach the Gospel to every creature. If the gospel could not be preached to all nations, kindreds and tribes, the command would bo unreaaonable, bui. Christ does not give unreasonable commands; therefore it can be done. The feasibility of preaching the glad tidings of salvation to every creaiure arrears furthermore, in what hae al- readv been done. In the course of eighteen centuries, a large portion of the habitable globe has been put uu der the systematic means of spiritual culture. In the broad field of North America, the work of evangelization is making hopeful progress. Two hundred and fifty years ago, North America wa3 an unbrokon forest. A squirrel, it is Baid, eonld run from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, on th iimbfc- of tbe forest trees. Now a stir ring population of over thirty eight millions is dotting the bread couti nsnt with populous cities and fruitful farms. The spread of Christianity in tb'ts country during two centuries ia highly encouraging. The religion3 statistics of tho United Stales up to the tla'e of 1872, make the following exhibit: Ministers, all kinds, 83,C10. Cliuiuh Itailiccs, all kinds, 75,471. Cuuroa members, all kinds, 11,449,151. Sunday School scholars and teachers, 11 kinds, 5,016,283. Coutributions to Church piirpose3,$47,636,455. Religious periodicals, 319. Dsiiuiniuational colleges, 369. Tins array of christian forces organ izad tc maiitaia and propagate the trafh of the Gopl tit home and abroad, is certainly capable of evan p;:izinj a Vrge poriioa of the human zz?t, ai'd shows lor mc.cit can be done in s. lev tandri yt-ri. The nusiuiffcent conUn&nt of Earops is. in a broad seuie, under the culture of Gospel appliances, and has boundless r'-sourccs io spare in pending the Gospel to distant nations. The churches of the United SUtea and Great Britain have sufficient resources of men and money to send the Gos pel to every creature on the earth, in less than a quarter of a century, if they were drawn out and directed in that channel. On this point, ihe re marks of Dr. Angers of London at the recent Evai-elical Alliance, are very appropriate. Speaking of ' The duty of churches in relation to missions," he said: "In tea or twenty years from this time, can remission of in be preacia ed to ail nations? He believed it could; and if it coull, 't was the duty of all Christii; as to use evory effort to do so. A mi -sicnary can effact more now foarfold what he could twenty years ago. What is neided: Give eO.OOC missionaries and fifteen mil lions a year, and it is easily demon strable that t! e Christian religion cn be preached to every creature upon the earth. It seemed a large number of men ai: tho first glance; but there ,vas not a Protestant church but could furnish the number from its own ran&s. England sent quite as many men to Crimea to take a single fortress. There v,as more than that number fell in a tingle battle during the late American war. It ssemed a large sum of money, but it would only amount to three poundt; sterling per head to each mem ber of the Protestant churches of England. It was said that the work ought to begin at home. Begin at home by all meacs; but don't stop thero. If the world ia to wait till London and New York are converted, it would have to wait a long time. Aa to th-j smallness of the success of mis sions, I entirely deny the accuracy of tbe answer. It ia demonstrable that tho 9UCC0S3 of 'the Gospel in the last one hundred years is greater than the success it baa achieved iu any prece ding hundred years I may even say in any preceding two hundred end fifty years. We look back fondly on the first aC3, and sigh for the gift of tongue8 and lor Pentecostal blessiejr, and yet in the last century more has been dona o giv a the Bible to the world Ihun waT f.,oue in he first ten centu ries cf oar era. Twuit.y versiuna at moot wero re ado ia the firi one thou sand jers; in the labt one hundred yeai'3, a nv.idred and twenty have been made ia languages spoken ly morn tnan halt the glebe. ?'hero are more conversions from heathen ism, ia proportion to the number of preachers, than tLere are at home. It costs more for man to make a Christian in London or in New York than it costs in heathendom. Even when Constantino proclaimed Chris tianity aj the religion of the Romau Empire, the nominal Christians of the Empire were fewer than one-fifteenth of the population; and when the Christians were moi numerous in tbose a jes, they never exceeded ono hundredth part of the pop ulation of the entire globe. Chris tians now form one fifth. We give ten times as much as was given one hundred yean ago. Only aa yet we are playing with our duty, not ear nestly discharging it. In a genera.-' tion we could preach the gospel and give the kaw Testament to every creature. Our dans are lees than our ability, ps they are less than the reods of the world and the claims of onr Lord. This Alliance has some important pract;al work. It shows how essential truth may be separated from what is subordinate, and ia therefore proof to tbe world of a common Christianity. It avows our umVy.and ains io deepen our mutual love. These now are important enda. But a third is wanting, and if the Al liance will take up the cry the gos pel for the world, and the world for Jesus Christ if it will urge this cry till ail existing agencie3 are doing their duty, and, if recessary, till other agenciea are added, simply evangeli cal, for carrying the gospel, oral and written, to every creature, we shall then have a threefold cord the maintenance of essential truth, the deepening of brotherly love, the uni versal diffusion of the gospel a threefold cord that cannot be bro- fken In the third place, let it be remem bered that in about three centuries, primitivo Christianity having survived ten bloody persecutions, exterminated the giant growtha of pagan religion, and so firmly established itself throughout tbe extended empire of imperial Rome as to change that colos sal government from a persecuting in to profosaad protector of ita adher ents and institution?. And this bril liant achievement of the Gospel was accomplished with much fewer re son t cos than tho church has in thi age. Tho primitive chrifitiarg had no press for the rapid diffusion their doctrines aa we havfl no public sentiment in favor of the Gospel as a (rrnnii,! nf anneal, but a popular an- t"-," - - - . 1 tagonism to brook no schools in J which to train tha rising generations for Christ nj established, powerful chri3tran nations .to sustain them, aa missionaries now have no steam power to carry them easily and speed ily to all parts of the world. There was certainly less seeming probability that the first christians with their scanty resources should change the moral'eonliiion of tht Iumin worl, thaa t'-ere is now, th,t tie sr.oder charcu v;ith hor a gmente l r ? d f Sclen'i instrumentalities sti ali b crownod with tue 'access of couvart iug the earth's entire population. For ho Advocate. HE WILL, NOT DEPART FKOIH IT. The writings of Solomon should be oftener read and studied by persona wishing to know theii christian du ties than they arc. The oft repeated sentiment, "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old he wi'l not clapart from it," was very forcibly impressed ou my rsind while sitting in a church on one occasion. I was from home in a city on business. The toils of the week were over, ard as the tolling bell pealed forth its in vitation to "Our Fitheri" children to come to the spiritual feast, although a strange, I felt indeed that it was a privilege to meet with them. A gen tleman and a lady, and several chil dren took their seats in a pew before me, Thr sedate and thoughtful de meanor showed at once th?t they were not unmindiul of the christian duties. Soon the plate camo avounu for the free-will oiftfriags of the con gregation. The brother in front drop ped in his amount, and his wife and all their children did the same thing. That, thought I, ia sensible. He is teaching hia little onea the duty of chris ian benevolence. Ha ia train ing their hearts to feel that it is right to contribute lo benevolent objects. He ia training them in the way they should go, and when he ia reaping the reward of therighteoua in heaven for his fidelity and consistency of christian charaoter, his pious example will not tc frgot'.en by iLsm. Sup pose the good brother felt it to be his duty to give fifty cents toward defray ing the ordinary church expenses ev ery sabbath. Was it not better for him and them to give hia bills well behaved children a portion of it to contribute instead of putting it all in the plate himself? Was it not right that he should teach them the duty, and let Ihrni feel the artless prido and pieaaura 01 Knowing trey aaa ivejj something as wr.!I as Pitpa? Their littlo hearts nee d?d proper ira'uing, by direoring their thoughts in the right direction, and was it not the du ty of a chriatian faJier to hare au eye to this impoitaut duty ? I dislike to hear brethren of the church,' when they contribute, say, "this ia for me and my wife, and the raat of the fam?ly." Although they may think they are acting consistent ly in tha matter, I am of 'he opinion they are not doing their whole duty, in thus contributing. The wise man gives the true idea when he Eaya "he will not depart from it." If feelings of christian bevevolenoa should actu ate and govern the human heart, is there not mveh c-.re and watchfulness necessary on the part of those intrust ed with the responsible duty of train ing up tneir children, from infancy to manhood, in tho wr.y they should go ? If the promise of protection and plen ty is to those who honour the Lord with tlsir substance, bor important it ia that tho mind of youth be impress ed with a sense and feeling of chris tian benevolence. The christian church owes more to parental train ing than casual observers are aware of. In fact, nineteenths of what we call church preference is the result of early association and teaching. I was pleased at another thing I saw. Instead of leaving hia children at home, to roam the plantation in untutored wildnesa on the Sabbath, the good brother took them to chu rch with him, where they could learn what good behavior was. Parenta who go to church themselves, leaving their little lamba behind them at home, at the mercy of prowling wolvea, may regret it in coming years, when the outcroppinga of undue influences ap pear in the conduct. Why should no t parents incur the little expense and inconvenience of carrying their chil dren to church with them, leaving off other expenditures of doubtful utility, when it is a duty of such paramount importance ? Why permit the enemy to sow his tres to spring up in'o tbe bitter fruits of mental and moral cor ruption, when thr happiness of tbe domestic circle. Ihe prosperity cf tho church, ia dependent to so gireat aa extend, on the proper culture of the youthful mind ? Though much nrght be said on this subject, for the pres ent I must close, hoping better wri ters will take up the subject and pres ent it forcibly to the mini of parenta. Oxonian. Oxford, N. C, Sept. 23fch, 1873. For the Advocate. THE HEATHEN, ETC. We were present sometime since at a District Conference Meeting, when a Christian Missionary asaumed the grounds and argued that "all heath ens who die without tae knowledge of the Bible, ero ksu" Tl 0 proposition shocked us at the time, and we di l nope Lhat son 0 r.Lle v. ru rrould re prove the ignorance cf tho modem prophet. AU who v?ere preceut,, how ever, have raaiuta-ned a p erfect .silence, except Rev. J. W. North, who ia now publishing a series of articles rpon that subject in the Chrintia.i Neighbor. Brother NoiLh's articles are scrip tural, conclusive and exhaustive, show ing a depth of Biblical lore of which few iu the ministry can boast. It ia not, therefore, to add anything to tho scriptural argument oi our dear broth er that this attempt is made; but sim ply to consider the subject in the light of the known fuots of moral science. Inasmuch as the God of the Bible and the God of scienoe are one. there can be no conflict in the facts drawn frooi these two grand departments of reve lation. If, in the elimination of moral facta, wo find one in the Bible that is diroctly antagonistic to tho known laws of moral philosophy, we must conclude that our iipprr.hension of that particular passage ia fal; bat not that either ihe Bible or the fact ielf ia wrong. Mta in hia present morally abnor mal state is unfit fer heaven, whether ho is living in heathen or Christian lands. That abnormrl state depends upon the attitude cf th Will. All outward acts, fo contain within them tbe tlemenls of virtue or vice, must spring from the choice of the Will; thus making all outward responsible actions a kind of outcropping of that power in man. This position is sus tained by divine revelation as well as by the laws, manners and customs of society. No man ia condemned for any act of which society has satisfac tory evidence that he was nnoonscious. So long, then, aa man's Will stands opposed to God's Will, the man ia no Christian, nor ia ha fit for heaven; nor can a heatuen go to heaven any more than an American, without the ehange of Will, or what the churches call " change of heart," "regeneration," &c. The agency which alone can correct the Pititudo of the Will, ia the Holy Spirit of Gol. This grand Agar, y baa been engaged through rud by Christ .0 correct the a'.'ituio ot tho Will of e eery uoai for v.b-.a CLriat died. 1 'Ut Christ died for c'.l men, the heathens as well as 101' iT6W3. Therefore, W3 conculdo that the Holy Ghost ia engaged to save the heath en. "But," says the objector, "tha dif ficulty still remains. How can a heathen kno-v what ia right or wrong without the Bible ?" We anawer, an idea of reason an intuition, tie pow er of which ia innate. No man needs the Bible to teach him the abstract idea of Right or Wrong. This first truth, like every other necessary idea, ia found in all minds whera reaaon haa been developed to even the rmall ofct degree. Tuia intuition ia what the Apostle calk; "the law written rp on their hearts." The Apostle seems to have been a littlo better versed in moral science than many of our mod ern divines. Prompted by this idoa of reaaon, in connection wifh the neoesaary idea of God -vhich i3 also another in tuitive idea, man seeks his logical antecedert in worship. The heathen selecting tbe object he s appose - to be the Creator, bows with reverence be fore it. The Almighty accept stlie hon est worship as offered to Him, and daring the aot of adoration the Holy Spirit enters the Foor heathen's soul and changes his Will. Here then, ia a Chriatian without an outward knowledge of Christ; jupt what every truly moral heathen is without the Bib'e. The heathen dy ing in this state must go to heaven. "What then,'' says one, "is the need of the Bible ?" It gives us the mo tives to do right. But I must close, hoping to be cor rected, if in an error. R. L. Adernetuy. Rutherford Coliege, N. C. A Blessing in Diuguise. The writers in some of our Magazines are becoming anxious as to the growing celibacy among the wealthy and fash ionable classes of socie'y. They say that when all were poo-, all could af ford to be married, but now, with ten times more wealth and comlort th..n our fathers had, our yonng men are too poor to marry !' We do not con ies3 to ai.y anxiety oureslves on this dubjeci. Wsn young men get so proud that they will iiot boghi their married liie iu a cottage, and yourg women get so fashionable that they must folio .y all the tortuosities of the Grasshopper and the Grecian Bend, we cannot regard celibacy as anything else than a merciful provision of Prov idence against ihe perpetuation of the species. Church Union. "THE PROPER STUDY OF HA.MiiftD IS MAX." BY BEV. C. II. BITJBGKON. Read other men; they are as instruct ive a3 books. Suppose there should como up to one of oir great hospitals a young stauant, so poor thai he cnuid not purcra-e surgical booki; it walu cnrUiuty be a great detri ment to bi-n, but if he had the ran of the hoFpitfl!, if ho saw operations perform 3d, and watched eases from day tc day, I ehoald not wondsr bat v,hpf, he might turn out aa skillful a surgeo.u as Lia more favored com panions. Hie observation would even show him what book3 nbne could nnt; and a? he stood by to eee the re moval of a limb, tho binding up of a wound, or the lyinsj up of ua artery, he might, at any rate, pick up enough practical surgery to be of immense use to him. Njv, much that a min ister neoda to know, ho roust learn by actual obsjrvation. All wise pas tcra have walked the hospitals .spirit ually, and dealt with enquirers, hypo crites, backsliders, the despairing and tho presumptuous A man who hae hd a so and practical experience ia thiDga of God him3elf, and watched the hearts cf c tiers, otbor thinga be ing equal, will be a .far more useful rcn thin he who knewa only what he has road. It is a great pity for a rr-.n to be a sort of college Jack-a-dandy, who cornea out oi a coliege as out of a band -Lex iul.t a world he never st- before, to deal with men he had never observed, and handle thinga with which he never personally oame into contaot. 'Not a novice,' says the Apostle; and it is possible to be a novice and yet n, very accomplished scholar, a classic, a mathematician, and a theoretical theologian. We should have practical dealinga With men's soals; and, if we hae much of it, fewness of our books will be a light c flliction. 'Bat,' eays an in quiring biolhsr, 'how c&n you.rsad a man ?' I have heard of a gentleman, of whom it was said, that you could never stop fire miuutoa under an aachway with h:ai but what he would teach you something. That was a wiae man; he would be a wiaer man still who would never stop five mii ntes under au archway without learn ing from other people. If yoa are wise enough you cao learn aa much from a fool as from a wise nan. A fcol ii a 'pleudid Look io r?ad from; because every leaf is c peu i fore yon, j aud the.e is t dash of tbe cciulc in the style, which leads yon cn to read; and if you loarn nothing else, yon will learn not to publish you own fol iv! Loarn from expoienced saints. What dcop things some of them can teach to us younge.- men ! What iu 6tanc3 God's poor people cua ne Trate of ihe Lord's providential appearacoes fcr them; how they g!ory in hia up holding grace aud hia faithfulness to his promises I What fresh light they of. en shed upon the promises, reveal ing meanings hidden from the carnal ly wise, but made clear to simple hearts! Know you not that many of the promises are written with invisi ble ink, aud must ba held to the fire of afniction before the letter wi'l show th3mB3lves? These hied spirits are inslruaors to ua whose wnys ara less rough. Aud as for the inquirer, oh! how much ia to be gathered from him ! I have learned very much my own stupidity by seeing seeking souls. I have been bafil jd by a poor lad while trying to bring him to the Savif ur. I thought I had him fast, but he hag eluded me again and again with perverse ingenuity of unbelief . Somotimoa, inquirers who are really anxious, surprise me with their sin gular skill in battling againat hope; their arguments are endless, and their difficulties coantlees. Tney put ae to a non plus again and again. It is only the grace of God, that at lnrt enables us to bring them to the ligh t. In their strange per verities cf unbe lief, the singular constructions and misconstructions which they put upon their case, and upon Scriptural s tate- ments, you will often find a world of instruotion. I would sooner give a young man an hour with inquirers, than a week in the beat of our slasses, eo far as practical training for th e pastorate ia concerned. Once more be much at death -beds; they are illuminated books. There shall you lead the very poetry of our religion, and learn the secrets thereof. What splendid gems are washed up by the vaveB cf Jordan ! What fair flowers grow on ita banks.' The everlasting fountains in the glory -land throw their apray aloli. and the dew-drops fj.ll on this side the nar row stream! I have heard poor hum ble meu and women talk as though they weie inspired, uttering strange words, glo.v with immortal glory. These they learned fron no lips be neath tbe moon; they must have heard them while sitting in the suburbs of thr New Jerusalem. God whispers them in their ears amid tht ir pain and weakness; and then they tell us a little of what the Spirit Las re vealed. I will part with n'l my booka if I my see tho Lord'j Elijh mount the chariot-; of firo. Ia not Ibia enough upon oar eubjAct? If you. desira morj, ii i, ti-jo I r.i mor bered the s.ve payicg, that it ii be-ttr to snd aw y an a.'dionco long iLg 'bnu loathing; tuJ, beiefor.f, Adieu! Chnr'ian at Work. IAJSi.U ODER THE ROD The tender pathos of the following pcem ciuaot hut awaken soulimenta 0; nyinpathy in tii9 breast of the rea der, whou the anguish of duueatic aorrow which gave birth to the song haa boon bought to no tic 9. The authoiem is Mrs. Mary S. B. Shin dler, butter known to tho rending pablio as Mrs. Dana, and who ia the author of numerous works, both prose and poetry, chiefly the latter. The rolame cilled "The Southern Harp," gained ior her her reputation. She w&s born in Beaufort, S. O. Her maiden name was Mary Stanley Banc? Pal mer. Sue w.ie the daughter of tho Rev. Becjam'n M. Palmer, I). D., v.uo, bt the time of her birth, was pas tor oi the Iudepebdont or Congrega tional Church at Beaufort. In 1814, tho family moved to Charleston, where Dr. Palmer had been oallod to taka clurge of a churoh. Mrs. Shin- dler was educated chiefly by the Mis sea Ramaay, of Ohar'eaton, daughters of the historian. In 183b, she became tho vifo of Ur. Charles E. Dana. The first years cl their marned life were passed in 'w York city. In 18 J8, they went oat west, rrd settled in Biooraington, Iowa. Bat u ftvor then prevailing ia that region cot off in the aamaweek Mr. Daaa and their oaly child. Mrs. Dana wai also near to death, bat recovering, made her way btck, by slow and paiufal jear. eys, to her parents and her old homeia Carolina The anguish of these domestic sorrows found voice in song, and thus originated her first and best volnmo, - The Southora Harp." This wa.j followed Ly "The Ner bern Harp,. 'The Parted Tamil r . and other Poems. She published also several other works: 'Charles Morion or tho Youn; Patriot;' The Young Sailor, aad 'Forcnastle Tom.' Mrs. Dana ws b-ed a Calrinist. In 134, she began to e tertaia doubts on the d' ctriae cf ibe Tiiuif.y, aud finally went over to tho UnUariaus. Ia IS15 she published a voiome. 'Letters to Relative bui. Fiicnas; stating the process .hieugb which uer oiind had p toned. Ia i83 she wac married to Itev. Robert D. bhtadler, a clergyman 01 the Episcopal Church; and her vie'vsoa tho Trinity having: acrain changed, sua was received iato the communion of the Episcopal Church. Mr. bhindier was for a time Professor in Shelby College, Kentucky. They ate now living ia Texas; l'ASOINa UNDEB TDK BOD. I aw the young hrido, lo her butr aud prljo Uedeck'tl (0 her unow airay; And the bright Hash of joy maulled high ou her chock mo mure looked blooming and gay; Acd with mmo'i devotion aha laid her fnd heart At the ihrineof iilolatron love And the authored her hojiea to tlila jwrtahlnj earth, By tne chaiu whica her teuJimen wove. torn. I'u 1 if. v when Uoso hart-itrinK wer tieecdluf and Ard the enatn had be -n ae v. r"d in two. Ska had Chanel h. r white Mhce f. th (atl,.f 0: plot Aii'lhcr,.l,ioBlfurtheg.iflIujUnf Wnlt Jut the hcalxr was tlicro, pouring .balm oa hur h c.rt I'm -1 jm t i 1 tiare f. j to cut, Aud V. etrangthuued the chilu He had broken In t 'n And faaten'd it firm to the aklf il r(jj Tuerehad waleporoda voic iwet the voice of her I love U.ae I io, tnee PAS j U:iDItB Til S JiODl I eaw the young jioibor iu t jntlerneaj bead O't tfc conch ol hr elu nkerinp b , And the 1 Itne.! the iofl lliu ae thi-y mrtrmjr'd Der iidme, Whilo the Anuwr lay amlling iu joy. Oh, tweet aa a roee-! u l encircled with dow, V.'..n ita fragrance It fl ing the air, So freah acd eo bright to that mother be teemed Aa ho lay in hi Innocence there. But I aaw when l ie fared en the anme lovely form Pule at marble, u-1 filent, t.nd Cold, But pilcr and colder her lieaatlful buy. And the tale of her tut row wae told! But tho Healer wae there who bad stricken her hcaK And taken her treature away, To allure her tu heaven lie hae placed It on high. And the mourner will sweetly obey. There had whispered a voice, twas the voice or htr U1 1 love tce I love thee PASS I'NDKIt TH B KOD!' I saw the fund brother, with glanots of love, Gazlng'd'iwa on a gen tie young girl, And she hung on his ana, and breathed eofl in his car As he played with each graceful curl. Oh, he loved U.s aweet tone of bvr silvery voice, Let her use it in sadnesi or e'lee; And he'd clasp i Is bi ave arms round her delicate form A a ano -at oa her brother's knee. But I hi when h gaed on her deatb-striekca fa- a and flic breathed not a word In his ear, Aud he clasped bis brave arm round an icy -cold loim An 1 he mol.teu'd ber cbeok with a tear. But tiie Healer was there, and he tjlJ to tin thus Orieve not for thy sister's short life,' And h--g4o to hlsartns still ano'hur fair girl. And he mule her Ms own cVrl-hcl wire! fQ ul. There hnd whispered a voice twas ihe voice '.I 'ii '1 lve tiioe I love Uiee PAS j L'NOEK TUK ROD I saiT where a father and moth-r had leaned On the irms of a d.r gifted S'm. And the etur In the fut'irv greiv bright to their gate, Ai tney saw the prnud Mace he had won: Aai fie lac', coming evening of life protuix-J fair. And ! pathway gTew s-uio'.!i to their leet, Anl the starll;! t oflove gl in Tiered brl;iit at the end And t'je wl.Iaper of fancy were oweet. But I saw where they etod bending low o'er the Rruve Where their hearts dearest h' ; had been laid, And tbe star bad gone 1 wa lo tUe darkness or nieat Anil the joy from tiielr bosoms lud He I But tho Healer was there, nd his arms weru around, And he led thorn wiUi tc nileref t care, and he sh iwed them a star io a bright upptr world, Twas their e . s thintug brillla ntly there! Oo I. They had each heard a voice 'twan the voice ol their -1 love thee 1 loe thec raj4 ixDKaTiia aont'
North Carolina Christian Advocate (Greensboro, N.C.)
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