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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY A COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA CON TERENCE, M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. RUFUS T. HEFLIN, Erir-t.
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j.y f.iv. lr. I'iisi r.
Ail alone, luv b.Voy by!
Jttl'slivlitg f ;jit .f j'-v I
S'andin; on thy tiiiy !- t.
Canst th' u walk, u.-ilod, unai je.J,
On the ji.ri jT tioor paraied?
Looking crnica! ari'l queer,
A rin - uxtf-iido 1 a- in .'ar,
I :if:vr!T gi-'ir.i, liovr g:.'i,
Try ;hy kill, aiil thou fch:;It wir;;
There; one little fctep is t;tke:i,
15 j it a!! thy f .rin is shaken.
0;:e more swinging t an; fro
J, "ty.iir balance down tmu go!
f itin, bratool nr !.ir,
Tai ii.-iwihr veir.ure fair ;
Vn'alkiog in a minify matter,
M.ke your LV.l fee clatter.
Cine, rny (hirling, come to me,
l,-t'ii.'iili:g, ( rnwiii in your glee !
WU t . chlfcl'l fr ,:n'hurti biriijs :
Sc T'.ur in; ,fr ,n ; n iMm
Hi! ymi've. frti"i, trippli.', rurinW.jr,
ila!i-ji-.utrev;hed,and iej-s cunt.irig!
f), my rr'-i.-i 'un lai.y le y,
Father's irl'ie ar.'! r;i )her'.s j'.y,
M;my ;i.rii' in thee are f.-umi,
.fii.y li-.j es in ihrt ure I, uii 1,
K!ridwAt h:iiis to thee are prHsre i,
Jfclii.i-(.- piayer fi.-c thee .- ere..
All a! rip, i:;y LI '-' 1 child,
Novi o winning, aweet, avid uiild,
Though, witli crowds al'.n tii'j ay
Of life's iji;uiiiir, rl siri de.y,
Thou mtt't walk, tiiynflf iuiii) -rtnl,
Toward khe luttire's p-dviuu j'irta!.
J .ke ii ) ctiI prktfi,
Mko ti..t L:J.er u!
('i, i:iav fvfcry s'-
my L-y,-l
oil j-.y ;
ri f thiiie
Walt, ul uie, th; j.a'h !' duty,
1'iita of saicvy and uf hemiy.
T"rn thy faiiVifuI feet, a Isnt,
tills enrthly si:er,e i? j'fktt,
Shall, within th.' heavenly nte,
Wnik, wilh hihc-t j.-y c'Atc ;
On tin; Lankn of bill's .ari r'-.f-r,
J J r i vr ! 1 1 with prlorie fudirif.; novar!
3V.i0nllnnrfiii5 Slrtirlfs.
tST e commend the foiloTvingar-
tide to the attention ot any or our rea-
dors who may chance to be votaries of
the barbarou's code by whi.h gentle -
men sometimes settle their u.-mculues.
The past history and the present well-.
earned reputation of the veteran Ed,- j
tor, i homas Lonng, give great weight j
to .11 lio nwvsiiv on siifh snfiifcfs. i
Ed.
From the Wilmington Conaaiareial.
Duelling.
"Iloon ! Thoa t)lood-iir, I go.l,
"At whoa. r 1 I:r lit W.v and Howicipb."
Understanding that the unfortunate
affair between Messrs. Fulton & Burr
h, m i . i .
as been satisfactorily adjusted, we teel
at liberty to make some remarks on the
subject of ducnlmp for the considera-'
tionof our brother Editors and all
others who may see fit to notice us.
The awful peril they have escaped,
in which, in case of a fatal result, the
survivor would have been an object of
pity and compassion, w.h, wc trust, be :
a warning to them and to others for the ;
uture, as wnat we snau write wilt not ;
r: a - fit: r f" r T r v ovtTr r y yyy m. T s-v rt . :
bious implication, but founded upon
or own personal observaiioyi and ex
perience. It has been our fortune, in e-arly life,
to associate with those who consider the
duel and its duello, the proper resort
and rule for restitution for insult, and
aU , t r j . t i.
w Fl . u u-xon
military and evil life. Our friends ' j and their conversation shall (and
will not therefore impute to us a con- k soMom CTer failg to) exdte an jer.
eorious teehng or an mimical uisposi- j in?iou
tion for we, too, were once reckless of! 'V- -:n ' c t
t. e j. r ' i i i i r ma! I v, as weT in our first paper m
or the fate of ttie body and careless . j i r u i x t
- , . -, , . J ! ttmated, the first obstacle to a revival,
of the imperiled soul. , i , i c
i i i j t , which a church has to overcome, is for
W e have known the soldier, whose i i i . c
, ., , , , ' ! church memoers to speak oftener to
heart quaued not and wnose nerves - , v.t
Jiiviv nut iix lUl V Ui UIK: OlUliU Ul liat"
battle : who ioined in tlie shout of vie-
.-'.it X r i
recapitulated the number of
the enemy slain without compunction
- , b . , i
orsettreproacn : we nave Known sue n,
we say, to exhibit the tearful weakness
of a child, and the nervous agitation of j
conscious gudt .when , reflectm-upon a
duel m whie;i lie had killed his tellow
, , , . , . , . !
case, save in those exceptions in which
a man exliib:ts the feeling and the con
viction imputed by Milton to the lost
fiend, when he exctaimed, "Eternal
HORRORS, KAIL !"
Recollect, reader, that these cases
which we have stated to be a rule of
moral results, occurred when there was j
'ueu taeru ;ts
no escape Irom the issue, either of blood l ,
ni- c i- i
or irretrievable disgrace. Some-times,
- , - , , ' ,
with 4"l- r.in find o rr ' r--o -, . i u-rr rr
' , , . t, c ;
ou uie pari ui tiie agresyo
Ana what aspect does this fear fin i
uraiu- assaiiie ill rvgaru 10 eivn iiic,
where no test of courage, ia the field
of false honor, is necessary to a man's
, . . - .
profession, or to his retaining a posi
tion in which he becomes the object of
affection, respect and esteem ? While
in military life a man loses caste and
becomes infamous in the eyes of his
fellow soldiers, if he fail to meet the
issue ; in civil life, every christian,
every philanthropist, every generous
hearted citizen ; ay, nine-tenths of the
whole population will sustain a man
who declares he will not settle difficul
ties in this murderous mode. Why ?
Because his conscience forbids it the
religion of ths land frbidj it j and
of !
is country pronounce it a
11'.; J ' . ,
; If, then, it be apparent, beyond
j controversy, that in the forrnea case the
I iurvtfsr of ' duel hears that awful a-
Uerviori: '-The voice of tuv Broiii-
Ilk-":; th.ood cries to me from the
!o round" Low cart it be leas terrific
1
What do you think of it, friends and
! fallow citizens ? A son, a brother, a
'htisband or a father is' immolated on
ia trie titter
J this red a'rar of homicide. Where or
how c;n the dear associations thu.s rent
ja-ni;dt.r be restored? Who can re
! Liiidle the extinguished Came that glow
'fdin the familv circle? WLere or
I how can the LereaTed find hope and;
comfort ; what can console their grief; '
j what can assuage their anguish ? Alas !
th-y torrow an thote who have no hope
! lecaune it it an irretiilalle decree that j
! ".0 MUKBEKER SHALL IXHEP.IT THE !
! KINGDOM OF GoD."
i And 'a hat can the turvivor hope for ?
1 Listen to the TRUTH established by!
historv tiie result
of correct ob-
jservation. In vain
! tin applause of the
will you receive
thoughtless and
vou connect vourself in the hoi v ;
j ties of niatritiiony with one who is all
'that heart or mind can desire; vour :
I children, like "apples of gold in pic
turos of silver," come to the embrace
'and kiss f.f paternal affection. Many1
a time, sir, in those hours of expected j
j felicity : when you shall take the cup :
j of bliss in order to press it to your lips; j
I many a tirr-, sir, will remorse '"dash it j
j to the earth untasted." And the ar j
j row of Jehovah will rankle in your'
j "heart of hearts," while again and :
! airain vou hear the- fearful words : "The :
r ml
voice or thy Brother's blood cries ;
TO ME FROM THJJ GROUND 1" !
And what can be done, when you
cry out to God, in bitterness of soul. ;
"My rUNISHMENT 13 GREATER TIIAX I '
can bear !" Nothing that tlie world
can do thus will you live ami thus '
vrill you die and perish. From one I
source alone can you find relief if per- j
adventure the Spirit of God may in-:
! (luce you to seek it. You are doomed )
i for t;mo ani for eternity unless the !
UooJ of ChHst sLa1 aw3V your
:;,7rj s;-t " '
1 n'lnowi let me beseech the young
; men orthis aud every community where :
th n.nr.Aa m . - wo1 nt n fnr1t v
from the aflmoifition C0Ilta;ned in them
wkbout bcstowin on them some hour3
. , , -tr.
of serious and careful reflection. If
entertained by a candid mind and an
honest heart, we have no fears for the
result !
Class Meetings.
The Northwestern C. Adrocate thus
plncnc i ii 4 rf win rTi I? ovivnla o ti 1 Cy 1 o - a
vi"oeo mi uitivii, uu ivviiiuiL) unit aco
Jeencs
r it' h;ul not been our design to
crit(T hc ciass.room t0 revcal iuml.
, ike ivac;e3 and priv51eges-its
blessclncss and its glory. But. what
meant tQ and D0W is
t1 . t,.,f r.hriUa D
thoilffllt thc subject of rcion
in the Jni,jst of snncTJ mu5t havcon!
W actiye th hts upon tbe
-Rul ct tbem?olve
And if their minds
are thus interested, they will seek to
v
talk about it seek to call into action
the great social principle which consti
tutes, so far as anything human can,
the power of the class-meeting. And,
brother, if morally insensible, if men
tally apathetic and dumb upon the sub
ject of thy soul's salvation, go where
can hear others talk about it ; go,
ves.
More frequent intercourse and
converse for religious purposes alone,
alone,
church
constitute a great want of the eh
t-1C?t ntl'Arnci I
k,c' of attcmWe on class.meetings,
cilher in their stated form, or by the
worti of tbe ;nd le that con"stitu.
Jea tUefr pterin some form, is the
. 3 tini. r ,r . , i
evn day taat has ilien upon Method-
ism.
It e.-in scarcely be said of Methodists,
row. as was said of the godly in
the days of Malacbi ': "Then they that
feared the Lord spake ofte one to
another, and the Lord hearkened and
heard it ; and a book of remembrance
was written before him, for them that
v:j t 3 j
. . r A ' ,-
iun name. xu among me angeis, a
i . v t i
snecial secretarv be now employed to
1 I -
record the rengious conversations
is ui
MltliAil'ttc IrlinfllOF in r-v r .n r f 1 n --
' e t r t,- : t
i most reduced to a sinecure. Preach
-t..i: , t,. li ia ii i.r jli 1 j. .
ers preach enough upon the subject of
religiou they preach well enough up
on the subjects, but neither preachers
nor people converse often enough upon
the subject of religion vital, experi
mental, and spiritual godliness. May
God grant that our people may again
gather around the ciass-room, like the
sons of Levi around Moses at mount
Sinai, when rebellious Israel wandered
after the golden calf."
DiriDExp. The Fyettriilend Northern
PUok K"- t Company ha dec'.rred a dii
ilyud of 4 per nt., which ciakea 12 per
ceat., during the rear.
' the law?
1 r. .1. .
' "The Annals of Southern Metii
OM-.M.
In regard to this new book
ly the Rev. Dr.' Deems, the following
opinton-j Lave been published by
e 0 rr p f -1 ( n t 1 0 j u d g e . Rev. Dr.
thos
IT-
er-
a vp.
this 'fortbcoraini
worL' will be one
Mr. HeSir. of N
f internet.
Rev.
C ravs.it cannot
fail in such hands and on
'ueh
a suO-
jee-t to be a work of dp infer. t and
permanent value to the whole Church.
, Rev. Mr. Weilons, of Ya., editor of
Uid
the 'Christian Sun , believes that no
man in the South is more c n. potent
for this work than Dr. D. Rev. Mr.
McTveire. the editor of the New Or
leans' Advocate sav 'we do not knot
one so competent as the aut hor for get-
tng up a hand book ot that sortjudi
cloudy and tastefully.
The N. C.
Advocate says, "every jlthodit in
the St ut h should procure it ; and, in
decjd, all of every creed and of no creed
should obtain it as a record of what one
of the most active and powerful denom
inations of Christians has been doing
during the past year." The Peters
burg ( Ya.,) Express, says. "This book
wiii ?jo doaht prove a considerable ad
dition, to our present religious litera
ture." The Wilminyton Commercial
says that it "is looked for with eager
interest by ail acquainted with the es
timable character and splendid talents
of the Author." Ex.
A Touching Scene
A correspon -
...
dent ot the rimira licpultlican says
that in a recent trip over the 2-lew York
and Erie road, an incident occurred
that touched every beholder's heart
with pitv. A comparatively young
t Til IT
Jaitv. (iressea m deep mourning
12 her
husband having recently died was j
traveling Southward, having in her 1
care and keepinrr a young daughter of!
some six year:
The little cirl was
mild eyed as an autumnal sky and as
delicate as the hyacinth her emacia
ted fingers as delicate and transparent
as the pearls of Ceylon. Thouchingly
beautlfu1 rra.s the affection of her heart j
for the mother, whoce solicitude for the
daughter s comfort was unceasj
jiji
i
manifested. Looking ever and anon
from the car window she turned to her
niuthcr saying ; "Mother, I am weary
when shall we get home ?" After a
time she fell into a gentle slumber and
awaking suddenly a radiant smile
overspreading her features she ex
claimed pointing upwards "Mother!
there's papa 1 home at last : and ex
pired. It was yet many a weary mile
to the mother's home, but the angels
pitying the little sufferer, gathered
her to the Paradise of Innocence.
A Lamentable Death. A corres
pondent of the Zion's Advocate fur
nishes the following obituary to that
paper. The lesson it teaches is need
ful in many quarters : "Died, in Lao
dicea, thc Prayer Meeting, aged one
year. The health of the meeting was
poor most of the year, and its life was
despaired of. But a few anxious friends
kept it alive, and sometimes it would so
revive s to encourage them. Discour
agement, however, at list prevailed,
and the prayer meeting is dead. It
died from negloet. Not a christian was
present when it died. Over forty
christians (?) were living within a mile
of it, and not one was there.
Had j
two only been there, its life might have j stone chimney at each end, a porch in
been saved, for where two are agreed front) and surrounded by live oaks, ne
touching anything they shall ask, it gro cabirs and sheds, and the whole
shall be done for them. Two thirds of j enclosed by a crooked rail fence, show
the forty might have been there, had j lvz a ack 0f order in the original pro-
they been so disposed. But thev were
not and the poor prayer meeting died."
A Good Hit. Bro. W., pastor of
the church at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, a
few days since, was in the county judge's '
nfncp.in tho court-house. surrounded bv a .
number of lawyers, w ho were conversing A writer in the Knickerbocker Mag
abont the ministry, and trying to "call j azine suggests that in all probability
him out ; but he sat apparently busy j tne bird oi wisdom called owl was in
reading ; paid no attention to, nor en- tended to be called howl, but the first
gaged in the talk. Presently, howev
er, the conversation changed to the
merits of a Lawyer's Directory, recent
ly published, giving, the names and :
location of all of the profession in the
United States, when they ventured to
interrupt the Methodist preacher, to
ask his opinion about it.
Laying his paper aside, he very coolly
said, "My opinion is this : When
Satan comes to make an inventory of
all his stock, it will be an invaluable
reference-book for his use." J. II.
A Long Kose.
Old Uncle Hector was famous for
having the largest nose in all Cane Fear
region. He could not help that though,
but unfortunately his habits gave it a
bright, rosy color, which, with its size,
made it a natural and artificial curiosi
ty. One night he retired to rest after
indulging pretty freely all the evening,
and waking up in the course of the
night with a raging thirst, he rose and
set off for something to drink. It was
pitch dark, and for fear he would pitch
against the door of his room, which
was usually left standing open, he grop
ed along,took the door directly betw een
his hands, and received the edge of it
full tilt against the end of his nose. It
knocked him over backward, and he
screamed out with agony :
"Well, I always knew I had a big
nose, but I never thought it was longer
than my arm before." Harper s Magazine
UNIVERSALISM IX A DYIN'9 HOUR.
FURNISHED BY A PASTOR. The fol
j lowing fact shows the r-ower of c:
science and truth. On
e 01 rcv ne:gn-
: b
ors
an avowed Universalist, in the
' course of the pat
I to a hick and dyinj bed. Not Ion 2
, T.reviou.-iv 1
flnenas tnat Le naa nucn ratLer Lear
Mr. (who wa of the same sentiments
j Mr. .who was of the same sentir
; as him-elf, and is indeed a fiuent
j and a good neighbor.) preach tba
man
than to
j hear me. Ret when death cane venlv
j to his door, he did not send for a man
(to come and preach to him the doctrine
of universal salvation, but sent repeat
edly to my house for me to visit hirn.
It was so ordered, however, that I did
not hear of his sickness until I heard of
hi3 death, having been on a risk, at the
time, to a diitantpart of the, country.
He was greatly distressed, and employ
ed his last three day.? in pleading for
mercy.
Professed L'niversaiists should be
reminded that the hour of death will
test the sincerity of their professions.
hen conscience is awakened, and a
a man's sins are set in order before
hirn, it is not easy for him to deceive
himself into the belief that God regards
with equal complacency, the righteous
and the wicked. It is a serious thing
for a Universalist to die.
Intellioence of a Deaf Mute.
! A pupil of the Abbe Sicard gave the
r n T
roiiowinsr cxtraorumarv, angers :
"Vv'hat is gratitude ?" "Gratitude is
the memory of the heart." "What is
hope ?" "Hope is the blossom of hap
piness." "What is the difference be
tween hope and desire ?"' "Desire is
a tree in leaf ; hope is a tree in flower;
nd enjoyment is a tree in fruit."
-'What is eternity ?" "A day with-
out yesterday or to-morrow ; a line
that has no ends." "What is time ?"'
"A line that has two ends ; a
path
which begins in the cradle and ends in
the tomb." "What is Godr" "The
necessary being, the sun of eternity,
the mechanist of nature, the eye of
justice, the watch maker cf the uni
verse, the soul of the world." "Docs
God reason ?" "Man reasons because
he doubts ; he deliberates , be decides ;
God is omnisicent ; he knows all things;
he never doubt.s ; he therefore never
reasons."
Curious Conscience. A negro wo
man, soon after having experienced re
ligion, stole a .goose to make merry
with her consort, from a neighboring
plantation. Of course she was whip
ped for the good of others as well as of
iherseii. Soon alter these circumstan-
ces, a communion was to take place m
the neighborhood, and Dinah prepared
to go. Her mistress remonstrated with
her, and mentioned the goose affair as
a sufficient reason for her not to offer
herself on such a holy occasion; to
which she replied ; "Lor, missus, I
ain't gwine to turn my back on my bress
ed Massa, for no old goose "
Gen. Houston's House. A cor
respondent of the Urbana Citizen,
travelling in Texas, says :
"This afternoon we passed the farm
and residence of Gen. Sam. Houston.
His house is rather a primitive affair,
bein"- a one storv. double-hewed loar
cabin, with an entry between, a rough
pnetor. liis larm is partly m the
town of Independence, a little, dilapi
dated, one horse place, with some of
its nouses tumbling down, and the rest
looking as though they had always been
tiiere '
cockney who 'eared lm oot got h ex
asperated and dropped the h'aitch,
H'ornithologists and h'entymologists
will please notice and correct their j
works h'acccrdinglv.
Profanity Rebuked.- Howard
the philanthropist was seen significant
ly to button up his coat in the neigh
borhood f a printing office w here he
heard coarse profanity. "I always do
this," he remarked, "when I hear swear
ing. One who can take God's name
in iain, can also steal cr do
else bad."
ny thirg
Rather Sceptical. A lady ri
ding in the cars a few weeks since found
herself seated bv the side of cn old
matron who was extremely deaf.
"Ma'am " said she in a hio-h tone
"did you ever try electricity V "What
you "ever tried electricitv for voudeaf-
uui you say, .uijs . x asiLeu vou XI i
only last summer I got struck by light-
ning, but I don't see as it did me a bit
of food." .
Death of an old Minister. Rev.
Thomas Wilkerson, one of the oldesi
itinerant ministers in the country, and
well known through the South, died
ness
"O. Yes. indeed I did : it was
near Abingdon Ya., on the 3d instant,
at the advanced age of 84 years. He
had been a minister for 60 years, and
was a cotemperary of the great As-bury.
! Who will
tern the Grindstone ?
j The following ston
: an old nfW;Larr : it
J5 ta?.en irom
is a good one.
' and no
e ti
bemz '"twice
; to! 1
j When
little b-v, I rem?
. T r.r: -.T,t trtnf flr'a . ? -i T" I x o 3 'i o - r
j father a grindstone ':'
'ies, Sir, sa:d I.
'You're fine little fellow,' said he,
; 'wilt you let me grind mv axe on it.
-v "iu.ti a ''- ' ir.li ire ftjiT io '"ti in il? fcacf
' ted by a smiling man with an ixe on'iai fcrigbti:-? 1-vca l desrr;p!i--n arc rr--;
his shoulder. ! farl7 frad, m i we I.itc tight t t-.L
j '?dv prettv bov,' said he, 'has vourjthsm, pu!i t tlrtb, Learts to Lea:, &til
Pleased wuh the compiirni-nt. of line- , , , , . ,
t v.i1 ,,1. :.lcy. ba.f the r-tu.at:.--o cf
.mueie.i-, a repuea, oa u'.,
'And will you, said he, patting me j gUdiagtLro'a cIouJs of bewiMrrirg b-iu-on
the head, 'get me a little hot va- j tj, aid giiio; on the blue arch of L-.-.ven
ter :' jspang'ti with glitterinj wcrlis till you
How could I refuse? I ran and tare adored tleir alasghty Maker with
soon brought a kettle full. j iacrcated a-Jraira:!cn, lvc and j-y ! If.-.,
'How old are you, and what's vcur ! J' 51 mc,t hare felt that those things fill tLs
name,' continued he, without waiting ! miQd wjtL conceptloos .f imtac-Ditr, p...w.
for a reply. 'I am sure you are one ; cr qoJae" "J ' ArA 1 ff1 1:ot
Will you turn the stone a fewmmutes.'
Tickled with this flattery, like a fool
I went to work and bitterly did I rue
i the day. It wa3 a new axe, and I
toiled and tugged till 1 was almost tir
ed to death. The school bell run;? and
! I could not get away ; my hands were
blistered, yet it was not half ground.
At length, however, the axe was shar
pened, and the man turned to me
with.
'Now, vou little rascal, you've p;!av
ed truant ; scud to school or you will
rue it .
'Alas, thought T, it is hard enough
to turn the grindstone this cold day;
t ,1 Til T..l
Out now to oe called a mtie, rascal,
is too much 1 It sank into my mind,
and I have frequently thought of
rnti " w
When I see a merchant over polite
to his customers, begging them to tate
a little brandy, and throwing half his
goods on the counter, thinks I, that
man has an axe to be ground.
When I have seen a young man of
doubtful character, patting a girl on
her cheek, praising her sparkling eye,
and ruby lip, and giving her a sly
squeeze beware my girl, thought I,
or you will find to your sorrow that
you hare turned the grindstone for a
villain. Hartford Spirit of the Aye.
From thc Presbyterian.
Twelve Questions for a Wet Sunday.
1. If it were any other day, would
I bo kpt at home by the weather ?
2. Did I ever stay away from my
business, from a party, from an amuse
ment, for such a rain or snow as this ?
2. If it were a public mceeting for
some other purpose than divine worship,
would I think it too bad to go out ?
4. Would I go to church if I could
make or save a dollar by it, or gain a
customer ?
o. If any one church be distant, is
there none that is near where I may be
sure of finding a vacant seat to-day ?
G. If "I am afraid of spoiling ray
best clothes, had I not better go in my
common dress, than loose the benefit of
the meeting, and neglect my duty ?
7. Have I not overcoat, overshoes,
and umbrella, that will keep me from j
taking cold, and preserve my Sunday j
dress from iaiurv ?
8. Am I not nearer to the church
than many who are never kept away by
bad weather ?
0. If every one should find an excuse j
for absence a.s easily as I do, what
would be the appearance of our churches
on thc Lord's day ?
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10. Is it not a dishonor to my Ma
ker, if for reasons that would not in
fluence me in worldly matters, I keep
frSm the stated worship of the sanc
tuary ?
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j 11. Is not a wet Sunday at home a
j more dreary day than one that i3 di
i versified hx going out to church ?
j 12. Am I willing that my children
should learn by my exampde that they
' may go to school, to market, to store,
; to shows, in all weather but not to
church ?
j A Strong Story. A wild friend
'of ours,fSelma Tom,) told us the other
! day the following storv :
"Tom says he got acquainted with a
very companionable fellow from one of
ithe mountain counties, who happened
jto be in Selma on business. This wa3
i in August last. Mountain Sprout was
i a member of the church, but a long
way from home, and having never ex
j perienced iced cocktail before, he 'took
on as much as he could wag with.' Tom
S aiding and abetting. In due time,
i Sprout went home ; but rumors of his i
j potations followed him, and the church !
brought him 'to taw' for drunkenness,
. Sprout, on, trial admitted that he had, !
while in Selma, got a little 'foxy but j
i then he told his brethren the 'big lump
lot ice they haoi at the bar was so very
! inviting, he couldn't help drinking.'
i '-Thereupon an old brother got up
i an'3 aid that, 'for his part, if the young
brother had only got drunk under the
1 circumstances of being away from home
jand failing into bad company, he
j should have been in favor of forgiving
j him, on his making proper acknowledg-
rnents. Bat, brethren, he wound np.
'this matter is worse than drinking.
It's downright lying ! Did yea hear
what brother Spront said about ice in
August 5 I'm for jerking him ut
wont.
Tiiirg-s that C;t Nothing.
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p-tyracnt. Who evtr paid a nrthitie f r
j the daSldii of t
lie dale ; the purp'n LtaiU
- . fiower cf the mountain and the nienr : tl.
warbnna; cf happy bird-; the muse ff
crystal Lro l'i ; the waring of lutterfl cs
wings; the joyous hum, and, if I can ?sy
it without irrevcrtnre, the inei '.'eut halle
lujah cf the insect world ? Nature i lib
eral, nay, j rodigal of her gifts; bar spacious
hall3 are nusg open ; her nollot eiLili
tions ar free, and hir abundant Lanoj ue
arc "without money an 1 without j rir'."
We give rijoney.anJ time, and lab-r, f r
many things of little value, but, wo never
give either the ot-.- f r the ci'.'r f r tb
I'll 1
caeertui f-unucam au
beam and prsuful hiwer;
the rrrar f thc ras rniiiir, the twilicht of
itU'Ttnicg, thc broad Uzo of noon-day tnl
i deep gilence and darkness t.f the midnight
hour ! The poorest of thf poor have these
an J they hare theai for nothing 1
Striyc
That is thc word sfrire. Whaterer
may be your cabins:, pursuit, or aim; you
cau do nothing worthy of your br;ng,
without striving without putting forth all
the energies of your s-juU. You luu-t
strive to beco ue proficient in knowh'Jge
to acquire a t.,o1 reputation to aruiisa
wealth secure honor or last but not it t
by any means, to enter iuto the ttraight
gate and to go to heaven. Without striv
ing in some degree, you will becotu noth
ing worthy of note, hut remain idle excre
scences on the industrious public.
Show us a nan of en. rg- who is itriv
ing to rise from the hole of porrty or th
bog of obscurity, and wc can at once pre
dict what he will become providing ho
kas kealth and virtue. We cm "C him
rise s!owlj it may be but rise he does,
higher and higher, till he reaches the sum
mit, where his fondest hopes aspired. Be
hold him there the idmiratien of all. It
was not ibe love of prai3e, or power; it
was starling integrity a God like principle
that prompted him onward and upwird ;
and now his earliest and his latest thoughts
are in beneD. lie will never be niihCd
till he walks through the galden gates, and
sec-3 eye to eye the pure spirits, whose
character and virtues he has beeD io long
accustomed to reverence and imitate.
Young men what do you intend to be
come ' Will vou sfrivf Lr moral cxc' l'enee
and virtue ? Let these be your ambition,
and gkrioui will be
jour det:nj. Lv;l
caen may entice you glowing
mJ bewitch you but if you ha
'-irnjtifi'f T.ritr f(a
ate err red
moral principle in cur hcarta if vu
strive to crercoa-.e pride and eTery f .rtu of
sin, you will escape the glire and folly of
the world, and e:tn 1 forth a paragon of
virtue, fur tha imitation of all.
Olive Hrai'li.
Ir is Hako Timk--. 'It 1h hard times
says the young roan, as he puffs a three cent
cigar, or pays twenty-five cents fjr a circus
ticket 'li's hard times, and I em't afbrd
to take a paper."
'The times arc Lard" says the man with
a large family; 'I have six children to
clothe, feed, and provide a school f .r ; I
can't afford to have a tewfpapcr.' l'oor
man! whit a pity he does net know that
three months' schooling in a year with a
weekly pD per, is better fr his chi'lr.n,
than six months without the paps .
'The times are hard fays the young
woman, as she gives twenty-five cent just
for i ribbon to wear around her neck 'the
times are hard, I cannot f-ubicrib for
jour paper, though I like it, tnd should be
glad to have it.' Poor girl
Now my friendly advice to the? and all
others, is, to consider a good paper as one
of the ner'itiri'.t of h'fj, quite as needful
to the mind ts raiment and fvod fur the
bodv. l'ortlan l l'i'a.sur" Boat.
Urrioht Men. "We love upright
men. Pull them this way and the other,
and thev onlvbend thev never break:.
Trip them down, and m a trice thev are
on their feet arain. Burr them in the
on their feet again. Bury
mud, and in an hour they would be out
and bright. You cannot keep them
down, you cannot destroy them. They
are the salt of the earth. Who but they
start any noble project? They build
our cities, whiten the ocean with their
sails, and blacken the heavens with tbe
smoke of thfeir cars. Look at thern,
young men, and catch the spark of their
energy.
Conversion io Spiritualism. The
harmony of the "Christian church" in
Nashville, Tenn., has been disturbed of
late by the conversion of it3 pastor, the
Rev. J. B. Ferguson, formerly of Win
chester, Ya., to the doetrine of spirit
ualism and other "new Ughts" of the
tiass.
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rai to stature' bJ; the farn.e-, r1
iin scircfly ben able t erp w. .-l f r
fire.-, n- "peaks of fallowing hi 'ant;
the iniriijeri arc ah'e ( . ,n.tii!is i t 'r'r:
a crir. .-Mti-.n. While v"j. lrthre-i, ar
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in waruirig inr.'r to
wruth tociirue. bffure .u !Tf the chcroii
Ja't fir.iet to t'd! "ur b'i'er. t'.al
ti"t .n;y !!iav "an i ivorat with the I,
llier, Jonj ("hrit th-? ri'hte.m," but that
we hftive a .t" t'tr"tin-i Chi' ti
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of hie, iij; brinirin iiiiny !i' irf ti
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that w.iv'i w hi-di lca eth l-j glory and t j
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Ad vocate by ,,r bef.r" the poj,
Who will Hfvde ?
-'ik IVb. M. II.
Sagacity of a Dop.
!i rnow red I-.n OniT t' v ss
Wh
pari.iing hi aJvebturc. if a'ljthii: r ! '!
hint for wlii' li he could find pref.de:,t in
the reoi.ros of fdiiva'ry. it srved to con
firm hiia in th'- bf lif that his ca
tion was i be a knight-errant.
o w ith
th JMibr: d:ir bv Jar such tilings s
jh.ippB otjdy to E'litors ir occurring t
i hirn. But most Editor hij seen i grrat
! serpent, fir a won.
C.h,
or in at
iiiitijr dog, or s iiiiftijintr . in tti: r
. speet, wf: wcro b' hind other knight of th-!
i sterl r, en, ; until today, the following d..
story eom-s to
fub it ma: be.
hand ; riot rery w
but very true,
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less. Li hoi;.
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Mr. LhiToit ; I-rbps the ( llowii g.
which wa- related b me by gool authority,
would be interesting to many cf your p :i :
trs. Mr.jIM. L. Wiggins, of Habfat, N.
C, ha. a (ilcg, which he prii'i rery Kigl !y;
a in u-utlly the cas with pointers, he de
lights in cull weather to stay in the hou
by the fire. Mr. W., also ha neroral hoa.i !'',
to which J'onto has great ireraion. 'J he
other day while he was lying tj tin f".(
one of the bounds cine in to warm him
self, which; Kf-ried to give clTVure to J',.!;! i,
upon which he deliberately walked out ff
doors, but soon referred witk i turitiu no 1
laid it on jthe hearth. He wia aakc 1 w!. .t
he brought it in for? He could not p ak
hut looked at the hound and growled, a if
he hal sail, I war.t you to we p that l-j
out.
If any One doubti th ibcv, let th m
ienouire of Mr. W. II.
j Bai-te-m. An illiterate Scotch col-
lier went' to the minister of the pari-h
j in which he lived, to see about g'-tting
his children baptised. When l.c got to
; the minister's house h was a-k'-l h..w
'many coinrriiidinerits there were:
He replied, twenty.
I Go away, go away, eaid the mini-tor,
you must learn your fpi'stiorn hi fore
iyou com: to get yo'ir children bapti.v-d.
! As the collier was going down t:.
j avenue leading from themini. ter's h-u - f,
j he met a fellow miner going on the -aa"
! err-nd. :
1 Well,: said hf, how many comriiri 1-
rnents are
th
.re
Ten ?
Oh! y'jii necdna gmg up ther w i"
ten, I offered hirn twenty, and he wadr.a
take them.
A pari ihior.er inquired of his pa-tor
toe meaning of this line or henpture :
'-tr c, i.i.,.,i ;.v. .. , m
garment." It "signifies," said the di
vine, "that the individual had got a
habit of swearing."
A Good Joke About a Kan-s
Preacher. Amor.g tbe lions at the
Black Republican Convention, held i
Cor.corei, N. II., on Tufday la.-t, wts
a reverend gentleman, who ren br 1
himself so obnoxious on board a Mi-sou.
ri, steamer, on his return frer. Kaa.-. ,
that jiO; received a drubbing fer l.i-
pains. He is a sharp cbap.wjth a keen
eye for the "main chance," accord:; -
to an anecdote we heard of Lira. Ha
was formerly a preacher in Maine, a -id
j one Sunday he had to read the annual
j proclamation for a Fast,in whick it w..-
recommended to the people to suspend
their usual secular vocations on h ;t
day, and to repair to their res reetire
places of worship. Having fir,ishi d
reading the document, he gave nor'eo
that there would be no service in his
church on the approaching Fa: Day,
and the:a requested the welll-disposed
among his congregation to met at a
certain jplace on that day, and assist
him in removing a building which wa3
intended for his future residence.
Railroad Pbksidest Elected.
Mr. Wnu Johnston, of Charlotte, N. C,
has been elected President of the Char
lotte and South Carolina Railroad, in
place of Mr. Palmer, the former Presi
dent, who declines a re-elction.
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