feolimi (Eljrisfeit borate.
of winters,
ringlets of
rhile Zach-
Cmiimuniratitius.
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J-r 5. C C'ir:t. A .
The Parentage and Birth of John the
Baptist-
In tie day of Herod, th year pre
ceding the dawn of th! Lhnauan era, j
tbereived in the land of Judea a pious j
family, consisting of two perions Zach- j
ariaad his wife Elizabeth. Zacharias j
was a member of the Jewish priesthood, i
and his wife wis one ff the daughter! of j
Aaron. 'oMj desceaded, they were not
only "on fl-sb, but they were on xn
their lted-e-.;r. Unit! in holy wedlock,
it ia nresurne 1. in ariy life, they lived in j
harmonious unhjti during the morning and j
meridian and evening of their days. A j
Ion? and useful !'fe wss about to e!oe and.)
th erf, chiL-'a to the "rave. Without!
a progeny, they were bending under the
weight of year-, and it was evident that
the un of life must soon "O down. 'J he
ploucrhshas of tiwe had already left its!
deep furrow upon taeir brow,, and their
Jo iu, whitead by tee Irost
fell unon their shoulders in
mow. Their feeble frames and trembling
limbs iadicated the near approach of the
Bleep of death.
On an i.T.r-ortaat occasion,
ariaa waa engaged in offering incense xn
the tempi, an ' angel, clothed in Alining
parmecta, took his stand by his side at the
altar of iol. At the manifestation of
this heavenly visitor, this faithful servant
of the Most'lligh was overwhelmed with
nudJen disn.ay; but the angelj removed his
fear, to some xtent, by communicating to
him the fabjeet of his mission, lie in
form 1 biui that Heaven had decreed that
he and his faithful wife should not eo
childless to their reward, but that they
hould have a fori, who was jto be the im
mediate forerunner of the Saviour of the
world ; and that in him should be fulfilled
the nronhecv concrninr Ellas, who was
to move the Multitude congregated frclin
"Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all th Re
gion round about Jordan," like the forfst
shaken by the tempest. Zapharia.- doubt
d, and asked for a sign. The angel re
plied, " Thou shall be dumb) until the day
that these things shall be performed.'
What a (Jifii'.
On this occasion, Zacharias remaiaedao
long in th temple, that tlje pepl with
out marveled at his "delay. At length,
emerging slowly from the tjcinple, pale as
death and solemn as though he had just
stood before the flaming bar of Cod, the
people saw that h Lad been in communion
with th invisible world. Perhaps a ra
diance was upon his features, such as glow
ed in the face of Moses, wijen he descend
ed from the mount of God where the veil
that hidks the spiritual world from our vi
rion was lifted to his viewl And to add
still to the awful soleiuuityj, hi was Jvml!
lie beckond with his hand, but he spoke
not. His tongue was a.j still as though it
had been stiffened in deal.h. Soon after,
w ar informed, he returned to "hi own
home," doubtlass some distance, and met
the wife of his bosom her who had linked
her dastiny with his many years before.
What a meeting waa thuli She met him,
doubtless, with a smile and a kiss of joy ;
but he was speeehless. " What's the mat
ter, husband ?" To whiph he motioned
with his hand, but made I no reply. She
threw herself in tears of grief into his
arms, but he remained sllnt as a stone.
How lone before the exeitment sufiieint-
ly subsided for him to communicate to her
in writing the laysteriotn events which
had transpired, none can 'tell. After hear
ing all ; how the angel 1 appeared to her
husband ; how he had promised her a son
in the decline of life ; hbw he was to be
great Elizabeth's agita
died to repose.
After this, dayf, and weeks, and months
of intense aniiety camf and wnt, until
th fullness of time predicted by the angel
had come ; and as the morning sua arose
upon the heaveas, to illumin the path of
life, and light mankind to the tomb, a
lovely babe, wrapped in infant slumbers,
lay folded in the arms of iuiiabeth
ArOLLOS.
Warreuton, N. C.
to withdraw his mercy or the blessings of loves good children, aad children cften be
saJvation which he may offer? God gives 1 eome rood by going f Hasday Schools,
the sinner life, bat if be lays violent hands ! Oh '. I hope there is nt a litt? boy or jrirl
on himself, the blessing is withdrawn. j on my circuit bat wishes t see Spring
God gives the sinner health, but if L is j come on, so they 12 ay go to Sunday School,
imprudent ad dissipated, the blessing is : become good, wise and great, love God aad
taken away. God gives the sinner wealth, j serv Ilim. Well, in this matter I intend
but if he is extravagant aad wa.-tful it is jto do my duty, and I believe the children
withdrawn. Now, in the removal of these s wil I go and do theirs. It now remains
blessiags, was the change in God or in the with the parents, stewards, clas-ltaders.
sinner If in th innr, we see sinners J local raiiistri, aad professors gB?railv,
may eo change as to cause God to remove to say whether there shall be a Sursdav
blessings his raercy had conferred, and School, or cot, in their cemmunitv. Or-
may therefore so change as to cause God talalv the jrood loeal brother will encour-:
crown, while the cost have fuzht the for, whe-tver Lcareth these arrises
Z'yA E-Lt the "'I arid gcae up t--. their :"c,f -ae. and docih thm.' So voa s-ee
reir. on hiirh.
the nn fo
jdation
cc-r.
not in
! ar? a ra -
tr.e TiiM3:Bj e
make shir wreck
F:r tLc-X. C. Ctrlstiai A Iw-
'.J l Chriiiia.
. S1 m - . -r
jLeanng Ilo tr&fpeJ, out in a-. rg tn
j gotifl. This was the rock siund un
derjining. Now, Father Grip, vnu
IAK Bf.othbp. : I thouzht xoi are tne organ of the cLurch ca this cc
hai exciv-od me from invetin " that I cation, let me address too, aal through
nv dollars," as voa eontir.ue to call it 1 7011 aI ihe member?. Look at the 14th
in .,,.T,t.: T ,m tr T-r.,i Y,t verse, o chap. ' 1 e are the I:h: cf
th
rtadv to rive
t't
V
er, as j heed
-b-j-:e.vr, ar.J
aith. Vej are
, irz c-nference wi;b the
an l cunning
II-. with hi-
and r-a'ned tbouaah
to rsr!v with him
:o r
V r-
vil. 12 i rid
vn are but a 1 are in Chrit
art ar.d skill. ha -le::v
"2 v6u not
aci if y.u cent
v-;-u are C''!T.e.
with bin anv
-e-i f rfa u- c- f)V...; fiT w;,n
qu,:- v ur.g L- ftve h: t ;.".. r. 1
durir hi t w-h n K .' A
II- wv a i bt-r rf . '.-uc:.t
at! (.t'a:scd a eiucafj-n. a;-t pr-r.
!-I vith a!e re f h,ir c? .. tre.-.ro
c4 esrth a tziij ;.n, hut with a !--
i Tour luiiriess. I am sure von ought j verse, O chap. are the light cf -r, but ome richt t5 the f,, t of th-( m every fv.hert j e-!ua!e".i. as 1 e-.
o: to ii.?ht on mv takir.g mere stock ' wPr-" hut avc Jcu j ni l'ierf r'-5 wit J"'"'ur Heavealj Fa- ry y.itb in the !sj t-jvr hi rr.ia 1 w;-h
lan anv f.ther s;bscril-er. If vea onlr j sc' 3 Jc'ar "hat example have ther the merit f f thM l -l that wa"fh-1 nVfsl kr..-h'r.
1 T 1 1 .1 t i -t-z-.r-t r.'iAr.i i r ' r.vt th.i t . -w or, n A ! I if V.'-'l ' f -T ?fV J-1 r r im t V t h si V'k V.' T 1 v .
to withdrawal! the blessings of mercy andi, 7e it. He tells us to do pood : this is a i in ! now ftar'.1.t,9 IiTn" are UP cere' i-,V m V ' x Z V -d tf tv an Ivth- w - - f i 1 V, ,:,N -V W'r' ,B :
.alv.tion. If the change Va, in God, w. : ,,od thinz. Well, sd,, andcla-s-l an 1 h.w beautifully monej can be ul, ! oM r Ut stnn-r have you brought , cf u e La ..b and by the w,. d o, he s.u,.. a ... i cf iwfu.n. H th, far
.ee from facts that God's mery is ,ot un-! Naders, and CLri-tians, are good peor.lo, : I am sure your regard for my inUratJc (Of course n was not ex- , A aVi' " To b"Vf "R t4lt r F T c,,
changeable, as this objection assumes; and ! although their heart, m,vot be free j a a hroiher, would entrain von toileted I snouM answer right cut m I Z xThllu r. V-Cu .w fvl ' 'C? f, Um W,: ' aj '
if God can anl does so far change as to v, it. The Iiscir,!in savs we are to tram-! desist from anv further slicitatien. i churcn. so I said notning and let lam i T ,rj hprc T r. ' cf'; !Q iBJw .tu'n'M'' "":r.
withdraw from the sinner a part of th i pie under foot that entWanic doctrine! Ucrldes, just now mv mini is verr much ' go 1 wh'kr'- 11.'. cV-av I 'jv r "" ' ' ?'"Uf ''
bles-ing, of his tiercj, he an so far . hich says we are aot to d good unle-s j upset with a dream I had not iLng since, lth verse. For I say unto you, kn0w' that Gf f'-r Christ's ske.'h'par- , h',' mert'lf .Vn, ' 1- n iVr'h
change as to remove them ad. The I. i- our hearts be fr-e to it. j and as Shakespeare says was h ; except your ngnteousne:s exceed that j .j.jned lit .ins" so that the d-vil mav j aal Uw,.J V, r-,-.,., ' r-
ver.thst may choose either nor. of this Well, we now lave all but the parents ; j Shakespear ? never mind' who now ! of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall j fVer ft r.nd a't-.ck y,-x no ir..re fror'a 1 U w thea V. tL-.ur t a dea-'vWr
dilemma he thinks proper, but Le must , nd of all people in th world, theyouzht! i.t v. M U wo r,r,r 111 s rlo "Sin no case enter into the Kingdom of i that ouarter. Yo-.i shf.nM ei-! 1arn i.:.i i j .. " .'
mercy does not save all sinner in this
world. How do we know? What evi
dence have we that it will save all in the
next ? The Divine mercy is rejeted her :
how do we know it will not be rejected
there, if offered ? It does not save and
bless -inner in this world, without their
eo-operation : why should it do it in the
next? "It is said the merer of God is
to be the first and most anxious upon this
subject. Why, my brother, thij little
ones are your children. We are striving
to make great and good ones, to take our
places when we are no more. Will you,
each one, assist us in this good under
taking ? You cannot, with Christian pro
priety, deny. O ! I well remember when
I was quite a little boy, and my mothf-r
dead, how my father, (though an lrreh-
It happened in this wav : The year 5 Heaven.
hpforp lasr wn a had vrar frir f-rnns. i o .'tn verse.
universal, and its blessings and benefits j gious man.) would accompany me to Sun
extend to all his creatures." Lut it does day School j and although he was not a
not extend its blssinirs to all alike. It, man of niety, vet in this matter he acted
makes distinctions between individuals in
this life : why should it not do so ia the
next? The blessings of God's iuerey are
rejected by many individuals in this world :
why may they not be rjectd in the world
to come? "It is argued still that God
cannot be perfectly happy while the de
sires of his mercy for the salvation of the
whole human family are unsatisfied." We
reply, that if God cannot be perfectly hap
py until his mercy reaches and removes
all sin and suffering, he is not perfectly
happy now. To say that he wnl be per
fectly happy in the future, is to say there
will be an increase of happiness with Goi,
which is to deny His infinity. And if
God's infinite mercy and perfect happiness
are compatible with the existence of sin
and sorrow ia time, they will be in eter
nity. J. W. TUCKER.
Newbera, Jan. 1S5G.
tue part of wisdom. Then, in conclu
sion, will you, as parents, desiring the j
welfare of your children, be ready to give i
it your sanction, by eicouragiag th little
ones to g ? Yes, suiction it by appearing j
there in person. I once knew a good old j
Laptist 3an who could scarcly walk at all,
yet he constantly came to aSuauay School j
under my care. He has often said he did
it to encourage others. "Go thou, and do j
likewis." M. X. TAYLOR. !
Bladen Circuit, Feb. 150.
The members of the churcl
little t2 ppare ; it seemed
clouds parted just before th
Ezel churcu, and went on
there was an uncommonlv
almost as dry as the time o
phet in the Bible. What wa
The one that prayed and i
more for three or four t
members of Enon church,
mile, above us, came togetlu
ed for r;i!n, and it was said
widow ladr who could not re
ii Tr :Vj.t ,i .r
Crops. i i tii irie. ii ririit iiaiiu oi-
made but i fe&'l thee, cut it off and cast it from
as if the j thee." .
y reached ! 1-lth verse. " Love your enemies,
oth sides ; ; hi ess them that curse you, do good to
dry time, ! them that hate you, and pray for them
that pro- tnat despiteful ly use you and persecute
his name ? 1 you."
rained no ! VI chapter, 10th verse. " Thy King
ars. The i (ovri come."
about four i 11th verse. " Give us this day our
daily bread.
10th verse. "Lav not up for your
selves treasures on earth," iic.
VII chapter, 1st verse. " Judge
jdi-rriminate between terrpt.it inn and sin, 'to hi cativo Ian I, where b c-uM
j wh5ch wni Sr: advantage to yu. ! old f.iij li,le. an 1 um t agaio arc-
- tie
'111 thrt
In rAnr rrr-trBti in , .1:rin !r I a r. v e . tp , - . ...
... y.-.m ... m ...r. 1 Willi ;J a.iar. lie tl.r Ut.-Tt ra.: i i : f
ation to sin i not -in; the sin lie in ' erKi-. and accompanie i bv bi aT- rt i r.ato
,yie!uln- to tke temptation. St. James, ; wife, wl- yrwi k-Mcifa comni.n in
j 1st chapter, 14th and loth vere. y : ; J.J ;n rTy trving pp. w'tb cr'at
I "Hut every man is t-mr t-d, wh'n he is diiS?ultv he arrival t U f... !
f '!'. a:k wr; alread I"
r and pray
that an old
It to church
V'J
In
r.ut
iile v. nr Il-a- wo aw !..-.r.r t., i . . i . i . i
a tii it -.n !..
n.i-.
a ;c! i- ii
sr.' k"
w:i
f
r
i'l - 1:. 1 1 e
l-. atli with rr:it cvi:.f. cl
tiii he ..ijIt chiir.d t lire th..' h ik'.l'U
e iii. r u-
Rpnt or:p of her hands and not rdentv of
rain. Any how, it rained ip there. 1 1 not, that ye be not judged, &c.
rather think one preacher did not get j 5th, 13th, and ISth verses, kc, kc"
much money that year. The stewards j And so he read on until he came to
allowed him an hundred dollars to j the text again, when he turned to me
clothe himself, and an hundred dollars i and asked" Father Gripe, how much
for other purposes, such afe horse-feed,
ed heart was cra-
tor t W. C. CV.-in'.n Adroekte.
ITiiivenaliirii Future Furaihmeiit
God's Mercy.
"It is said God's mercies are over all
his works, and that it is ineompatible with
infinite mercy to suffer man to endure
eternal punishment." If it. is consistent
with iniiaite mercy to inflict upo. man the
sorrow, disease, poverty, want, anguish
and death, which he endures here, how do
we know it will not bei consistent with in
finite mercy to punish him eternally ? "It
is said that mercy, in the bestowment of
her blessings, offers no terms and requires
no conditions ; therefore, the salvation
presented by mercy cannot be rejected."
This is not true. Is it net mercy to give
.to a famisVing family jhread, though they
must eat in order net to die of hunger ?
Is it not mercy in a physician to visit a
sick and helpless maujand freely prescribe
for him? yet he must use the means in
order to recover his health. Is it net
mercy in God to give us life and health?
thoagh their preservation depend upon
ourselves ? Is it not mercy ir. God to
give us all the blessings of life ? though
we must use in order to enjoy them. If
there is no mercy ia the bstowment of
these things, then God has never mani
fested his mercy to the world ; for all
God's blessings hav; to he secured and
enjoyed upon the terms that we receive,
use and improve thim. If thi temporal
blessinirs of life are blessings of mercy.
thn her blessings arje conditional ; and if
they are not blessinfe of merey, then we
have no proof that God is merciful. The
blessings of mercy being conditional, thev
may be rejected, and the impenitent, un
believing sinner lost! notwithstanding the
infinite mercy of God.
" It is said mercy is unchangeable; and
if (as is the case) man is a sinner when
mercy is offered, should it ever be with
drawn, the change is in God, not in man
for he continues a sinner atill.f We ad
mit that mercy is unchangeable, hut deny
that if withdrawn I from the sinner the
change leading to :such withdrawal is in
God, not in man. Are there no sina worse
than others, the performance of which re
quires a corresponding change in moral
character ? Are there no changes for the
.worse, ia iinnrs, that may prevak Qi
Tjt th K. C. ChrUtia A!roet.
An Incident.
Dkar Bro. Hifli : Passing the house
of an aged widow, the other day, who is
in vry moderate cireumstaacas, (her en
tir family consisting of herself and one
srvaut girl,) she hailed me and came out
to the gate : and after the usual inquiry
after the health of the family, &c, she
drew from her side-pocket an old net purse,
and pulling out a bill of money, carefully
folded up, remarked, at the same time, "I
want to give you some money for the
church. I have but little to give, and I
can't get to meeting often, but I want to
help support the church." Unfolding the
bill, and putting her finger on it, she said,
"Here, brother, is two dollars quarterage,
and one dollar for the old preachers' Con
ference money, I believe they call it, and
one dollar for the Missionary, and one dol
lar for the Young Men's Aid Society."
Examining the purse again, she said
" This is nearly all I've got, but here is
one dollar and a half for my paper," (the
N. C. Christian Advocate.) I received it
and gave her a word of commendation and
encouragement, (and have since handed
over the entire amount to the preacher in
charge, the proper agent.) As I rode on
hoaae, thiaking of the widow aad her
mite, I came to the conclusion that none
but the Good Spirit could have dictated
to her the donation, ana especially the di
vision of it.
It is said, Mr. Editor, that charity be
gins at home. Well, her is two dollars
for the preacher at home. But in this
ease it does not remain at home. Here is
one dollar for the old preachers that have
worn themselves out in the service. And
here is one dollar for the missionary, to
carry the Gospel abroad. And one dollar
for the Y'ouag Men's Aid Society, to assist
them in preparing for the ministry, that
the church and Ministry may be prptu
ated, and the work of the Lord still go on,
after this old sister and those superannu
ated brethren have gone tothir reward ia
Heaven ; and that she may see how this
work of the Lord in whieh she is thus en
gaged is going on, bare is one dollar
and a half for her church paper. Well
may we take ncouragement, my brother,
while the widows of our Israel thus "come
up to the help of th Lord, against the
mighty."
Your brother in Christ.
WM. II. CUXINGGIM, Sen.
Feb. 14, 1856.
It was of such an one our Saviour said,
" She hath given more than they all."
May her "barrel of meal and cruse of
oil" never fail. Ed.
Ygt th C. Christ's AJrocaw.
I
Introduction of Kethodism into Wayne j
County, 2L C j
Bro. IIeflin : I am indebted to an of-!
ficial member of our church in Goldsboro' j
for the following interesting article. We ;
hope similar contributions will frequently j
appear in our Advocate. Afiecti&natelv. j
vours, CHARLES F. BEE MS. I
Goldsboro', Feb. 156. ;
Daniel Beans removed from
Virginia, to Wayne coanty, N. C, where;
he settled on Stony Creek. In 1786 his
mind became very much disturbed about i
religion ; his conduct was so singular at !
times that his neighbors thought him ue
ranged. During one of these seaons of
mental depression, he concluded to visit
his birth-place, and while there he attend
ed a meeting of the Methodists, heard the
preaching, was taught the way of life more i
penecuy, aau expenenceu lue lorgivuiiess
of his sins. When he returned home, on
meeting his wife, he threw his arms around
her and exclaimed, "Oh ! Elizabeth, I have
seen a man ia Virginia, it is worth a life
time of labor to see. If I had known
how happy his preaching could make me,
I would have travelled the world over to
find him. He ha3 promised to come and
preach for us, and you shall hear him and j
be happy." Shortly after, the "English!
preacher," as he was called, came into the j
neighborhood. An Eaglishmau named 1
Watts, who lived on the east side of Stony j
Creak, above what is now called " Rouse's i
Upper Mill," consented that he should '
preach at his house ; and the first sermons
of Bishop Asbury were preached at the
house of Watts. The little framed preach
ing-stand that he used as a pulpit can be
yecn by the curious in the corner of the
old church at Salem. It is yet used for
the same purpose, whenever the house will
not hold the congregation and the sermons
are preached out doors. A few years after
Bishop Asbury presehed at Watts', a small
log meeting-house waa built on the west
side of Stony Creek, and called "Dean's
Meeting-house." This house was very
rudely constructed of logs with the bark
on ; a hole was cut near the stand for a
window and another for a door, but no
door or window was ever put in. Some of
the preachers who officiated in this house
were John Buxton, John Kay, Morris
Howe and Moody. Nothing is
now known of them but that they were
men ef jrreat zeal, and a constant revival
attended their labors. Some years after,
the little class which had been formed at
Dean's was removed to Sarah Howell'?,
about two miles west, and near where the
present Salem Church stands. Sarah How
ell had joined the church at Watts'; had
lost her husband ; was not in affluent cir
cumstances ; had a family dependent upon
her; but she threw open her doors to the
class and the preachers, and for eight years
her house was the preachers' heme, as well
as the place of worship for the much abu
sed Methodists ; at her house there was a
constant revival. The Holy Spirit came
down on the congregations, and many pen
teeostal seasons were given. The whole
was a shouting band of Christians. Here
were witnessed those peculiar muscular
convulsions called sometimes "the jerks,"
but more commonly known then as " the
exercise." The preachers who officiated
at Sarah Howell's were Willie Bellamy,
French, Sturtevaut, Ilince,
Sam Garrott and Henry Warren.
In 1810 the Society had so much in
creased that it was found necessary to build
a new meeting-house. The present Salem
tor tat N. C. Chritin Adroeat.
Let us have Sunday Schools.
M. Edito. : As Suaday School sea
sons are rapidly coming on, you will per
mit me to throw out a few words of en
couragement, in your Advocate, to both
parents and children. As for its being
greatly neglected in this country, will not
admit of a doubt. We have children, and
children who need Sunday School instrue
tien. We have good churches and school
houses, good roads, and short distances.
Cold weather will soon be gone; Spring, Church wa3 then built. Most of the work
with all its loveliness, the time for Sunday was done by John Hooks, Hardy Cooper,
Schools, will soon be upon us ; yes, I fear
before we are all ready to go into Sunday
schools, ine Discipline of our Church
makes it the duty of minister to attend
to this important bransh of religious duty.
Well, I aui ready to do my duty in this
exercise, and always have been, hut I can't
have Suaday Schools by myself it re
quires children in this god undertaking.
We must have children. But, in my
opinion, they are ready. They wish to
learn how to read ; then they may read
about Joseph and hi eoat of many color;
then they can read about Jesus, who was
once little lik children, but became a
man; how he loved and took up little
children into his arms and blessed them ;
and they may also learn, by going to Sun
day Sehool, that although Jesus "has quit
John Deans andGeonre Deans, though the
neighbors had what they called " spells"
upon it, hauling timber, getting shingles,
hewing, Ac. After several of the spells,
the house was completed, and during the
whole time the church was building the
Lord was building up His spiritual church
at Sarah Howell's, there being a constant
revival there ; i. fact, the revival influence
was constant there for many years. Of
those who built the house, John Hooks
and John Deans became preachers, and
since that time the Society has sent out
as itinerants John Howell, Daniel Deans,
jun., Curtis Hooks, James Alford, Barden
H. Bradbury, and, as loeal preachers, John
Aycock, Robert Deans and Morris Howell;
all of whom have proven useful laborers
ia the Master s vineyard ; some of them
th earth aad gppe to Heaven, vet he ' still surrive and ar still striving for the
board, kc. It was allowet
I suppose they saw that 1
no more, lhey said Lzcl
give twenty dollars ; the
mighty hard and the c
not give it
The new preacher came
to be a very good sort
preached till we all got h
f, I sav, and
he got it and
church must
times were
lurch would
i-T.v- i t n n i.
aid tins cnurcn give to uoa s cause Jast
year :
"Five dollars and a quarter. Sis
ter Constance Love gave three dollars
and three quarters, I gave a dollar, a
sinner gave a quarter, and the class
leader a quarter."
he seemed' How many members m commit-
nf man ho ' HlOn
ppy and had j " hundred and twenty-eight."
fine times. It was about the third How many mem bers ot the church
round he took his text at ;he latter end j are at enmity, so they don't speak when
tthew, about i they meet .'
"Don t know several .
" How many members drink a dol-
1
pnneip:
the gut
Th
h t:
.' cum rvit;n
;v-t f relif i'.n.
i.-t tu'l.t. li e
wl.
- re
i ' c
k. w.
II s
i n
nrsan ?wnv r.f ri; r.wn m-f r..l -.'.-. 1 1.... .1, . J ..
. i. k, . ,.w. nil iij.j .j iiia; i wr; a,r-.Vl
. - . . - -? w so ui irRU-n wen- v. Jr;v-n
etn Krth sin ; ana sin, when it is liM-h- i, - the cnc!
brinmh forth d-ith." While v. ur II-a-
venlv Father ejsv suffer vou to I e teiiii'tc'
he deig not that ym shutiM be overe-ii.
by the tenij rr. but that vmir faith mav
be tried, and that you may know that His
" grae i sufficient.'' to deliver you ; and'
when you have overcome, yr-ur faith will
' ' "'i.p.u'in.i.J'i"iu..i:.t iv vyuuo ILi-Ji.-l tight, the itt tart:i KtT
it J jr.y that you were thus tried. But before IU tongu c-;.-.d fa rt:eulat:
J " -" . w mi i i p uoa mat w- hi l Jatik'uai- t
m, don't try to put , t ir-t. it in ,!,. .",..;..' !,..,.. !..
the rcadvr in hit i.uagir.ation n.i;ht g
hi is), h- call bi di-ar if, f'h r an 1
o paeity y,.ur cnn-cieric- ; r-r u : mother. brc.!hrg and .i,t r.ar.irid Liior.
yu begin that, the devil will uon come to ; jDg piil-w, to give them hi- hi t talk, an 1
iyour help, convene- will be eas. J, and j j B tB ,lnti ,., fljt ),;, it en
the sin left upon the soul, to corrupt and j ;, ; ,,.w . ,;vfl)n tiif Pi., tlf w!ri llf. !fc,t
word n:. f ken, bid hi all a f rial fsre
wt ll In! t!:. re":rrec!i n tn'rri . rl no
doubt brirht !iL-e'a raitH ar..;n!, :.u 1
tempter, and fall into
the blame on somchsdv else, norl'xk about!
for an excuse to justify you in the wmn, :
in order to r.aeifv vejr con'oienc : f r if'
corrode and prove your ruin. But e
ri''ht to God with a penitent heart, con
fess year sni.bcg fir fur:;ivenes until y.Mi
have it, and then g fortli and no mure. ! w;tM ,,-, fne J.r-irtrerjdin "c-te. :,r i whee
A our beloved Editor has requested the l.ann r.f life ocas" 1 t . burn, h re hn
of the XII chapter of M
a man who built his housd? on the sand.
He nreaehed a trreat deal about live
faith and dead faith, activie religion and j lar's worth of whiskey a year ?"
dead religion, working and doing noth- j an 1 sa7 several .
ins, muzzling the ox and unmuzzling;! " AN ell, according to the acknowl
said there were a great many churches i edgmcnts here made by Father Gripe,
built on sandy foundations. This we
all knew was true, in the eastern part
of the State, for it's a sandy country.
All at once he astonished every one by
the vehemence with whijeh he exclaim
ed, " This church stands on a sandy
foundation, and the very underlining
is rotten to the heart!" lit quite alarm
ed the congregation, and they like to
have rushed out of the , house. How
ever, we all sat still unil the end, for
we knew it only stood two feet high,
and that was not far to fall ; besides,
we had no plastering to crack, or glass
to break, and our seats Avere not un
commonly good, being only out-sides
from the saw-mill, with holes bored
ut in cacn.
of us old mem-
ana see
did. Brother
trawl under an
nt the logs, and
knife he sound-
through and four legs t
After meeting, some
bers concluded to examine
whether the preacher h!new more about
the undernmmEr than M
Crane volunteered to
examine, so we drove c
under he went; with Ids'
ed and cut every one of the blocks,
but th-t're waa rio imperfection that he
could discover. We didn't know what
to mak of it. What did the preacher
mean by saying the underpining was
rotten. At last it was resolved that
one of us should question him about it
the next time he came round, and I was
selected a3the proper person. I stu
died the matter over and over ; I re
peated the words, the underpining it
rotten to the heart ; I talked it over
with the brethren. We all concluded
he had slandered the church ; some
wanted the matter brought before tha
quarterly meeting : some said he ought
to he susnended from preaching ; the
1 sum the whole matter up thus :
" This church is not a light to the
surrounding darkness.
" Its righteousness docs not half
cme up to that of the Scribes and
Pharisees.
" The right Juind and right eye sin
of liquor-drinking prevails.
" There is hatred among brethren,
where they are commanded to love
even their enemies.
" They pray, Give us this day our
daily bread, and go out and work for it.
"Again, they pray, Thy Kingdom
come, and set down and do nothing to
forward the cause of Christ.
" They toil and sweat and groan to
lay by a few dollars on earth.
"They judge every man evil of his
neighbor ; and even now they are en
gaged in judging me, a poor preacher,
who is trying to enlighten their under-
1 I standings, and bring them up to the
standard or duty. And now, in conclu
sion, on the authority of my Divine
Master, I pronoua.ee tho foundation of
this church a tandy foundation ; and
I re-affirm, that the underpining it
rotten, not only to the heart, but to the
ground!''
Thereupon, he gathered up his hymn
book and saddle-bags, and walked off
to his horse. The tears were rolling
off his cheeks as he rode off sorry, no
doubt, that he had displayed so much
temper. What had we better do with
him ? I am afraid the Presiding El
der will not be able to treat him as he
deserves. I think you had better write
to the Bishop about it the old man
who preached up here when Bro. Doub
was a little bov. I think he can man-
not to be " loner," we clot- our eonver-
tion for the 'resent, praying that Mod's
blessinir may ever attend vou. W.
blood-bou 'ht
fpiri
to cce! iai ciinn s,
where mortality wnl put on ir..Ti :
ty, an J no hectic cmch will aiar hi
ur detract from his happine..
On the f 'Ib'wing day, b f re J.i. bfe.s
orp.-e w?.- dfp,itrd iu th m!i.i t ul, l.i
fuui'ial "i riion vtu. attend' d i by th
Ji kn (iunri. A a im !-iwii ?- 1 r.v
er have witrj-i'"l ; f r whii-t. tl.v I Ir ! h-r
prcachi d the w-rd tL Urge ao'li.-n- in
alN'U'lsncc was bathfl iu f ar.
May tiiH dikj n-ati' u f.f Cn-i's l'n M t re
prove a biasing to hi relative bin! fn'etj.lf
arid g'iiouU'e all'oliv.j f.r Go!, that thy
njay inet hiyi iu bright h.rv.
W. L. VAN MAI O.N.
BieJ, Monday, the 1th, of On-
Tjt the N. C. Christian Advocate.
The Library.
"Around in? I hehoH,
Where'er thcao f aual ev-4 are catt,
The miglity nilinis of .M.
liy iiCTer-failiiig l'riends are they,
'Willi whom I converse night and day."
"The whole earth is full of the crood
ne of the Lord." With a. rrofuse lib-
rality, whieh mocks all efforts at dc-erip-
tion, the Father of the Univer-e hai sup
plied his creatures with the means of hp-
riaes: and blessed are thev who irrate-
fullv receive and enjov the bounties of his ; nai,ti..n, at llavt-Bswr,...!, in the r..ui.ty of
I'ro'vidcncc. Kven now, while -we ar in 1 J 'H?-, :brl- A. lUr'a, ayel '.'A) y .i,
theiuid.st of the ricrors of a winter seldom i 5 months ai. 8 dyn.
if ever urpased in sovcritv, while ourj TL'S mhj.-et of ti, brief rcetnnir was
miahty rivers are froien over and the i,.e hrn at Jr,,.. sville, m f!.,; county . f W
is strong enou-h for a hitrhwav for man j tl-e -Tth day of Atgu.t, IM'j., Ihvir.f
and beast, while the roads "are almost in- ! m:,M e l,l,,-'al d option, le -M'ii'd
passable, business is in a great measure j I-w- ' ' ''' O'l- Mitch, ii, in
suspended, the veeetable kingdom is dal, I Wi:kehrro'.
and the warblers of the grove are silent. I A f ' w J' " siibwpici.t to dtaining his
how much of bappincs m?y be found at ', L'Ci-ns.., having fall, u h-ir to a large
home 1 In addition to sweet social int-r-' ut': h? a:i t-nl
course with our familie and friends, hw t" ti e ..-our.ty r.f J,.te., av.i h VIA uy n
much pleasure mav be derived from good : t'DP : t!' n'"1 :'iTtli "
books 1 ,on.e snond these davs in glw-iy l S,a'f'- J" 'Ia-V 1 -'U l'' " 1:1
complaint's, because thev are not nmkin'." ,nv,,J f,J tbc " "r '-"teret ai.4Jei.et
money; others in worthless, if not sinful f "r b-it t'-vlvt -r
amusriuents, and some in sloth, not know-; 'wri-Hnp f land-; in th Io-tne, not
ifB suuivt'-ntiv i or; ft fi'iao.y
Lavi
if:
v.. a t r r
imtr wiiat to uo witn tneinseives. ji any
i such should read these remark, b-t me toil
! them that Mod ha rdaced within their
! rench a qrnirce r,f T.erenni;.! (IfH-rlit in lf,e birh arpreeiatien in whi.-ii
him
the
fr a
lioiior.
fe;t, )f i
Thit
!.. f'relred
nominal n shews the
ht was J eid kv
; published writings of the gifted children ait. newly rr.a
1 . . r - .... TV.t..
of gefjjus Tho liave flourished in diflcrent
,Je ffifii'J r: i r:'-ihb'il'
.; ajes of the world. I he j revs may be flly
: eon. pared to the mighty sngel of the Apoc
! alypse, with a book in his hand, whieh he
presents as a priceless boon to the human
race; and those who will not avail then
' selves of this rret jriftof God ar strange.
ly neglectful of their own interest. It i?
; the portion of a beast to f;ni its creates
' r-lasure in sensual enjovtnent" : but it is
Ilirhten rrion th r-ri- r to ! hm.an'ed
dem;-e. Mr. I'arls rua'rie j Mi-s Jo!' T.
he-croft, y"ucg'.t dav!.r of the hu
iJvnjaniii Lfcrof: ff IJ-ai.'n't.
Summoned by a;l tl.e ajwr.'-f t f !
whiek w'a.tji can biir.p, in the j r.d
fjf 'arly munhootj, the hu1-! arid of a !v
ar.d loi'ir.g -wif, tlm f .th. r f a
child--all teLap'r.ry thln- c
r'n l-i; Mm hafjv arid to .&k- :
1'C lite dfe-irah'.e. I'.ut a!n 1 th 'i.'r' r
lar!'i.
p'r-'i 1
.'V u,.d
general impression was, that the Fre
sid'ng Elder, when he came round,
should get the Bishop to take him in
hand.
When he came round again, I saw
him xi4F and walked out to meet
him. He got down, hitched his horse,
and I took him off one side out of sight,
where I unfolded the matter, slowly,
as I thought him able to bear it. Then
I asked him if he had ever examined
the underlining. He said, "Ko! and i
he didn't want to." I asked him what
he meant then, by making such an as
sertion ? He replied, that " the house
he was talking about, was a spiritual
church." I asked him if a spiritual
church could have underpining ? He
said " all things must have a founda
tion, and the proposition was as good
in spiritual as in material matters I"
After considerable discussion, I pro
posed to him that he should let the
people know what he meant, and make
a full explanation, to which he agreed,
and we walked back. After the open-
in"- exercises, he opened the Bible and
ajre him
I shall have to stop writing you anv
more letters. I have used up nearly
all ray paper, at least 10 cents worth,
lost a dollar and a half, my just com
missions, and ruined a steel pen worth
two cents, besides paying nine cents
postage. Excuse the length of this,
my last, and be sure to let me know
when there is a prospect of good divi-
! a joy equal to that of angels to atore the
mind with the ide.s of the i-e.it and the
1 good, and to xrci.e ourselves iu eonteat
i nlations that are elevatieg end holy.
...
j Abundant stores of ambr.s:a a:;d
j tir, food and dritk f.,r tLe soul, are with- ' ts urn cot a- ti.oe wi
j in th reach of thousand in our land ; ' !-lf hy4 rc
and yt, from a base, earth brn desire Vj
Clin'-. ar:d he
fcii?i..i..atio!.
.1 t ..... l.
i.e. tvu " .
c untimely
t as ti.o. wfco
.kc
hr'jht r.ro't'ci ii J il... f
i. ' are r-Lrudd n t! j'oor.i t
1 h cori.-oi.-.rr fi tfiids tr" '.rn lis
end, hut we r'y ice ii t tl.ey
e r.o ho
bt a Co .ie; ,.
pti Ms part, of Lis mp-.oiy a j pr- a h-
:t;D, a'l w n.ay test
'indulco in the rnseiori for wealth, thev will l;'g 'J;-' .
I not supply themselves, lather than -pend ' d-ati dKj not .in l.iiu a.. tLpreparfl if
S a little money for boks. the? feed on jrarb- t;s fcursrji'.n.
! age until the golden cprt'iinity has 'fled, ; He leat an age, f,-.h-, d.-coD.t,
land their souls are ircp overisked, stunted, partner aad sa mf-n du.terto t;..,ara
zud ruine.1 forever. irrejaral! 1 . May M.nd I'rev;.
itir tKr.m nr.. Mr V(hT. and Ifct ke BW, -Wt-K-j ftraw-rs tl. Wil.-i Vt V.,
and i.uA.ie of the Old Xortl. State Ehorn lamt tarow II:. Tfeti :
I sons
I kno.
that if they would be taved they
fcOO.i JiVl- ' n -M sin rv.rt. a Rutin.! reliciou Iifpr!nre.
i dends on the paper, so I can go in with j SOUTH EliX SCIUlE.
vou.
Very truly and respectfully
Yours," PIOUS GRIPE.
j Old Dominion, IVb. 1, lSGO.
0EITTJAEIE3.
r'w it:- Tfet'tri: ara.a
around ti.era, aad lxay lie tetify t. ; sl
di-pensat.on to thtir eternal L:.j r.;i;es .
.M.
I(rarted this life, ri Friday. i-t-ti'i'r
; 14th, fiii at Oderaln, lrtie Cvt:.?y, S.
! ('.after a severe arjd prt!rarJ -.t-T-rnsj
i fro-, chronic dis-'.-es whieh Lt b r: w;h
Tot iht S. C. Chrinlan Adreeat.
To the Young Converts.
l3?.o. Hefxix : Will you be so good es
to let us hold another conversation with
our young brethren and sisters in Christ.
Vv'e briefly introduced ourself to them in
the Advocate of February ?th. We are
willing, however, to abil the dcision of
your gorKl judgment, ia any coruinuniea
tion that you may receive from us.
Our object ia writing to you, my young
brethren, is to do you good, and to help
Died, near Raleib, of.'carlet fever, Ma- j C'-ri-.t an f rti'udo, I'ra. I'ri-;l'a K. llr wB,
Frances St-awell, daughter of Ara and i wife of Dr. 1 noma h'.-own, in tie i-'Mk.
nee S'awell, aed a x years and nine I Jtr of Kerae,:'-a::ia reaveJ l.e.tar.d
s. After a very brkf i'dnes?, the La-'and fix ehiUreo to m'-tra tr Ti'-i.jrli
Prudc-n
montr.s. Alter a very
j been tern from thote hope-i
and as.-C:a. ' thy griete cot at thi.- wi?i.--ut I- j '
tions which cluster around life in iu morn- j they Lave an lid:r.g !.'. that
a
has
II
WtvS
t S f
er feLort me was u
te dar
J mg mar
self. S
circle, the kfe'paike
rore nearest her beat t. Ahhoug'a she was a'r
j it. eictaned a life of i.u5.;ricg ' a ear W f r
.rlio-' cf the i ' urd&trrti w U -a i thep-el r.
Lieu" a kind tcotberjof Ur Savior wa m At. r. d fo
rve
tatt a Timeh s wf. ran. in riniinT throti"h
read from the first verse of the fifth j wilderness world. 'i h hi-st onset
chapter of Matthew, to the text from j ti.at tte enemy mad upon you, was,
which he had preached, and I give you j " y0u are deceived; you have no religion ;
his remarks as near as I can remember: and it is nothing but a hitrh stat of ex-
" My dear friends, brothers and sisters,
the text from which I preached, is the
peroration of the greatest sermon ever
delivered on earth ; it was preached by
our Saviour, and is commonly called
the Sermon on the Mount. He con
cluded his discourse with the remarka
ble comparison which I have just read :
the man who built on the rock and the
man who built on the sand. It is high
ly figurative and truly spiritual in its
meaning. Yon see he says, Ther-
citement vou have been in. Wll, some
of you have already foiled the enemy, by
referring him to your convictions of sin
and your faith ia the blood of atonement;
and the Bible, which taaehes nothing but
" truth," says : " Being justified by faith,
we have peac with God, through our Lord
Jesus Christ." Xow, that "peace" I
have. Though God was angry with me,
his anger is turned away, and 1 am coiu
i nower cf sweetest frar-ttire, she iu cot j aa.
j b rn to blu.-b unseen. Sfke Las left a kin i
mother and fatker and one dear sister to
j mourn her loss.
J Silerit tfiu in Darknes -nlr,
i Doth th.8 soul pot forth a'ot.e;
"While the wins of ar. js.g ordy
Waft btr U a lhd unknown.
M. V. L.
A. C. Speer departed this life at tie re-
idence of his fatker, in Yadkii county, X.
hiist lere liow. .mitt a.; her
l. whkk ware ao wver. she was
r.vr r.oc r.etru to murmur ai nr iili
that ci"f. tut aeemed rrf-tl rVfcLed
to eery fia -rj-iti' Tj f f I.Mvin 1'rr.vsO. re.
Mra. iirowu k.mtraed rIii' d, a&d in.
ceted Leravif witfe the M. K. ( ur L, in
xm r 1'.34, and remaiiid p:- .r d
ec-Listett runner till ter dealt. ,
Tn Will asd the Drtv.GrA
! never accetts the will for the deed.
C-, on the lit of February, in lU 25th year j fc.n y,e pUt, ;t a T,owtr t0 0
j cf . Lis ag. ; leaving an .fftiotjate w.fe j a5 a. jr, y. us accor,j.
vz to our mean?, not by what e late
and a larce circle of relatives aad friends V
hanient Lis lo.-a ; but b!esd b Cod they
! mourn nt as tfcoae whu h-ve no hope.
I Only a few s-br.rt years have sped aay
1 since this dear you;r ms-n filled a seat in
But there are othera ; the Jonesville Acadetuy: then his cheeks
were tinctured with toe rose, and Lis eye
ojjinigcsj parleying with the dstil; and lsprkld wuh hop, and his Uart pajpi-
forted in his lov.
known, nor by hat we have felt, r cr
bv what we have interdtd, but by what
we have dne. 4-lf ye Lnow tl.ye
things, lappy are ye if ye do them."
"Inasmuch a3 ye did it Lot to tlcse, ye
did it t W xae."