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A i T rm rn n PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY A COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOR THE NORTTI CAROLINA CON FERENCE, M. E. CHURCH. SOUTH. RUFU5 T. HEFLIN. Er n ?. Vol. 23. RALEIGH, FRIDAY, JCXE G, im. :I 50 a Year, ia Advance. ChRTSTTA A DVOC A 5 i a 1 1 nj . liY KFjl Isr The CM Noilh State far ever. C'ur'.liriH J Can.lit.a ! Heatexn U-.h,?t et t-n fl her I While liv-, we w;JI cherish at, l,ve an l-f n l her ; Th;ii;rh the m; rner rnnj t" r at, and wit lings !':!';tru her," Our hearts hwtul with il.t-lw"., whenever wo Teni.e li-r. Hurrah ! Hurrah ! the old North .State f ,r ev er ! Jlurrahl Hurrah! the good oi l North Staie. Though t.o envies not others their rnerite i gf'T, Say, wlinvi; tiaine Mauds the forernokt in Lih-rtv'. 'tory I Though too tru to herself, e'er to crouch to oppression, "Who cao yield to just rule more loyal sub- ini-iin ? nurinli, fcc. Plain and art!e her sens, but whose doors f.i.-tor, I At the ktioek i.f the strarsger, or the tale of I i disaster How like to the rudeness of their dear native inoimtairs, With rich ore in their bosoms, and life in t'i-ir f mi ri tain.. Hurrah, fcc. Ana her I'laughters, the lueen of the forest I re.esnhiir.;, j So gra-iul s M:.,.,stant,yet to gentlest breath And true lihuv.-ud at heart, let the match he applied tliem , How tl.y kin lie and Tame ! Oh, none know hut who've tried them. Hurrah, &e. j i et ad who love tin, love the land that j Then 1 we live in. i (As happy a ie;ii!n as on thi.s side of Ileav Where 1M. nty and Freedom, Love and Teaee smile before ti-; I Kaise aloud, rai.-e togei'ier, the heart thrill- ! lag chorus ! Hurrah . Hurrah . the old North .Mate tor -vr Hurrah ! Hurrah ! .Stute! the prood old North Cnimimiiirntimta. . j t j t j H tuoject From these authorities, we For the X. C. christian Advocate. mny iearn the views entertained byallcon Th.3 Doctrine of the Final Unconditional 1 sistent Calviuists, and need not to be mis Perssverance of the Saints considered, taken in this matter. The following points and refuted. are definitely affirmed, namely: NO- n- II. That believers, such as have passed 7iVr. J!. T. Iljliii : In this Xo. I shall j from death unto life, may fall into very examine the Considerations in defence " grievous sins"' "hurt and scandalize of the final UNCONDITIONAL perse-! others" bring upon " thems Ives temporal VERANCE OF THE Saints. These roiim'd- ! iudements" ' incur God's displeasure ' cm' tons are such as have the highest ec-i " grieve His Holy Spirit" have their clesiastical sanction, and may therefore bo"gracea onr tonitnrta iiipaircl their! considered as authentic. I shull give the hearts hardened their consciences wound- j statement of the doctrine, from "sources : ed ;" and thus fall away from the grace per.eetly unexceptionable, as derived from and favor of God. the highest human authorities. I shall : 2. That in this state they may 4 eon make such selection, because there can be tinue" for any length of time, being in sin, j no ground of objection to the views thus and without the "comforts" of religion ; j presented, as the statements will be in the ; and yet, all this time they are the genuine j very words of acknowledged authorities, j children of God. So that their sutmhijn " 1. TilEY whom God hath accepted in and h irsh ip remain untouched; lor, al Ilis Beloved, elfectu illy called and sancti-1 though they sin much and long, they never fied by His Spirit, can neither totally nor ' can be "ili-privnl of salvation." Hick, finally fall away from the state of grace, ! C. That notwithstanding this deep and but shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved. I " II. This perseverance of the saints de- i pends, not upon their own free will, but ; upon the immutability of the decree of election, flowing from the free and un- j changeable love of God the Father, upon ; the eifieaey of the merit and intercession ; of Jesus Christ; the abiding of the Spirit aiiu Ol lilt fcOCO Ul UVU WlLlllU lUUUi auu . the nature of the covenant of grace : from all which ariseth also the certainty and in fallibility thereof. " III. Nevertheless they may, through the temptations of Satan and of the world, the nrevalencv of corruption remaining ! in inem, ana me negiecc oi mu means uii.n. their preservation, fall into grievous sins. and for a time continue therein ; whereby thev incur God's displeasure and grieve ' Ilis Holy Spirit; come to be deprived of ' mutability of the decree of election, flow some measure of their graces and comforts; j ing from the unchangeable love of God have their hearts hardened, and their con- j the Father," &c; so that it rests upon other sciences wounded; hurt and scandalize ; principles entirely than man's faithfulness, others, and bring temporal judgments upon j 7. From these documents we learn also themselves." Conf ssion of Faith of the the grounds upon which the final and in- P, fhuterian Church, chap. XVII, pp S5-SS. ' Again, in the answer to the 70th ques tion in the larger Catechism, they say : " True believers, by reason of the un changeable love of God, and His decree and covenant to give them perseverance, their inseperable union with Christ, His continual intercession for them, and the Spirit and seed of God abiding in them, can neither totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace, but are kept by the power of God through faith unto salva tion." Ibid. pp. 210, 211. " I. Those whom God hath accepted in the Beloved," effectually called and sancti fied oy Ilis Spirit, and giveu the precious faith of Ilis elect unto, can neither totally nor finally fall from the state of grace, but shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved, seeing the gifts and callings of God are without repent ance, (whence He still begets and nourish cth in them faith, repentance, love, joy, nope, and all the graces of the Spirit to immortality;) and though many storms and floods arise and beat against them, yet they shall never be able to take them off that foundation and rock which by faith they are fastened upon ; notwithstanding, through unbelief and the temptations of Satan", the sensible sight of the light and love of God may for a time be clouded, and obscured from them; yet it is still the same, and they shall be sure to be kept by the power of God unto salvation, where they shall enjoy their purchased posses sion, they being engraven upou the palm of His hands, and their names having been written in the Book of Life from all eter nity. "2. This perseverance of the saints de pends cot npoa tiiair owa free-will, but ! upon the iijrnutjbibty of the decree o' Selection, flawing from the f; and UD- h-jfige-ble h.-ve of G'1 toe Father, upon V.'i '.iii .-r.ey of tl'.e i;j.-rit :.rid iritf-rce-Mvri of Je-u.-; Clri-t and union with 'Him, the : oath of C"d. the jbid:ri2 of His Sf'rit, ; oid the reel of God within them, and the i.'fire of the covenant of graoe ; fnou a!! ; which arif-eth ?d.-o the c-rt-.ifjty and infi.1-: iihility ther of. 'J. And though they may, through the' temptations of" Satan and of the woiid,; the pre valency of corruption remaining in j them, and the neglect of means of their ' preservation, f,ll into grievous sins, and for a time continue therein ; whereby they j incur God s displeasure and grieve hi Holy Spirit, come to have their graces and com- i foils impaired, have their hearts hardened,! and their consciences wounded, hurt and j scandalize others, and bring temporal judg- j ments upon themselves, yet they shall re-j new their repentance, and be prcren'ed, j through faith in Christ Jesus, to the end." j Con f' tsioii of faith 'if thi li'ij,ti:t.(,'hiii eh, ! ! adopted September 2.", 1742, in Fuiladel-j plda. Itc-publihfed 11 Chap. XVII., j pp. 44 40. With this agrees the con fos-1 j .-ion of Tilth of the Baptists in Gvc t Brit- I. - . . . jain, adopted in 1 045. Article xxiii. j XwiPfi 1'uritans, Vol. II. Appendix, XI. I pp. 4y 1M. , Jhese authorities show what is V, a faith j of Presbyterians and Baptists, in Jinglind: and America. The doctrines here taught,' cannot Le misapprehended. Once more : We assert, then, that true I lJf;i;evt.r3 t,inriot f..n totally or finally from 1 -,ra,'f'- lt,"1' se,;ru thi,t the 01 h"th. ! these words is uriiiece-sury ; because, it j they cannot fall t'.tally, it follows that they j cannot fail finally; out they are intended ; to oppose the doctrine of Arminiaiis, who j affirm, that although a saint may fall to- ! t j, h(i rcf,t)m.d bv j . , . . r . " rt p"ntance ; hut, since trus is uiicr-rtam. ...,i a..,. 1w, ,. l ... ; finally, and die in his sins. Now, we ! afurm th;-t tlie total npostacy of believers is impossible, not in the nature of things, J but by the iM ine constitution, and, con- j scrjuutitly, that no ninn, who hi is b(ii m-c rcri icnl info the inl ine juror, ran be v'-; tiiwitiiiy pr!i; il f satiation." Dick's I Theology, p. All. j To these authorities, others might be j added, but these are sufficient to show j what the real doctrine of Calvinism is on ' fot! apostacy, and its long continuance,! they nevertheless can never " totally fall j away" and perish ; but will surely recover i again the favor of God, and inherit eternal ; life. 4. That this view is sustained by the Holy Scriptures, and is consistent with the j "covenant o. grace," by which God has pledged himself to grant to the elect (ac- election,") perseverance in grace, and pre l - uiuiuj; lr inv. v' v- " 1 v v servation therein unto eternal lire. 5. That all this is predicated upon the "Decree of Election," in consequence of w hich, thev have their names registered in the Jook oi laie FROM ALL ETER G. That this perseverance is rxcoxro- tioxal, inasmuch as it does not " depend upon their own iree-will, but upon the nn- , . . . - ! fallible perseverance of the saints is pred cated. ihese are the following : 1. " The immutability of the Decree of Election." " The free and unchangeable love of God the Fatlur." 3. " 7 he fjicaey of the merit and in-fcrccAtion- of Jesus' Christ." 4. ilThe abiding of the Spirit and of the seed of God within them." 5. "The nature of the covenant of grace." (5. " 1 heir inseverable union icifh Christ." 7. "From all which," say they, "ariseth also the certainty and in fallibility thereof." These, then, are the strong points in this subject ; and to these I shall address myself in my next. If these can be sus tained by sound reasonings and pertinent Scripture authorities, they must be receiv ed as the truths of God ; but if they fail in the probation to which we shall subject them, tney must be repudiated by all chris tians as mischievous and deadly errors. Yours affectionately, PETER BOU15. Normal College, May 6, 1S56. For the X. C. Christian Advocate. Superfluity in Dress. It really seems to me that no evil amongst us is, and has been, gaining ground so fast as this. It once was a small stream, easily controlled, at least in the Methodist church, but it has now become the mighty torrent that bears down everything in its course. But I hope that it is not yet irresistible. I trust that if we will unite our efforts and labor in the right way, we may save the church from its threatened ruiu. It be comes every religious press, every Chris tian minister, and every fwllgwer of the to GI.1U- in til.1; gr.-'.t won: ;. iri their wsth heart an! hind, and l -wer to Hop t:.: t; ;e o: Let tf 1 1,.-. w the 4; te: if -y oi seiii- res-, and carrv s , tur.d r.rgUii.rr.t l every re:.u:i; :g:i;nrt it. Let the miiij-t-.i.-! of pel .oof ordv liit up their voices i G in public tFid private, but correct it in the;r own i..o.!iie- n i give to ttifc wiTi'J tliemst-lves. an examr-le i we neatness dre--, tL.it the world mav ; see th.t thev res nee t the vv-ord of G.d which forbids the adorning of ourselves witn gold or rearl., or co.-tlv arm v. 1 here r , . ', . ' ,. -., - is a great winking at this evil amongst the miiji-trv at the Tiresent tune. I Lev must .i -i . .. i . . roiij sTiiou- or oun'.r:: ana no wonuer : i .i i . .i . . . , iney are silent upon mis suoiect ar;i ne; leet to read tlie mles of the church when they are themselves condemned by those l . - - i i " - rules. 'J.- tneir wives are adorned witu ,4a ,i - , , e . neat oreustpm, and perhaps a few modest . ring-, and a splendiddress, and on thisac- couiit their tongues are eompl.-telv tied. domed with "a ilJI'-lCIV l.CU. 1' 1 tl.t i- 1 or, siioui i mey say anytiiing upon tiii subject, the people will say, Look at t! 1 men wives; and altijou'jh soiuc preachers mav have wives that they canTiot control in these things, the people generally will sup pose that they are able to ''rule well their own household," and believe that they are in fault, as is true in the majority of cases. It is alaiost in vain for a few of those ivho are conscientious about living up to the letter and spirit of the Bible and discip line, to lift up their voices against this evil, when it is countenanced by the great er part of their brethren, either directly or indirectly. Would to God that they could see the influence thev exert in this wjv. and no longer countenance the violation o! our rules by their practice. But while the menders, many of them, make the exam ple of the leaders in religion a pretext for t perisivL-ness in dress, this is really no jvcu-e. x ijov snouiu ionow men pastors only when they follow Christ. Let them, 1....1.,;- ,i 1 v,.; 1 lhey should follow their pastors lulu t.v.iu ijic. ti.-! iTii a.- u muii vuius "1 1 1 ',1 - and r ravers, i n all tnev fan to ovtirnito tliis evil, which is killing the piety of the church and opening into it the flood-gate of vanity and pride. The letter of the Bible is against it ; the spirit of Christian ity is opposed to it ; and we must forsake this evil, or true religion, one of the two. A :IINISTEB. For the X. C. Christian Advocate. A Circumstance. Bno. Heflin: Believing all religious events are productive of great good to the public, and instructive to all Christians, we have concluded to relate the following in cident, which occurred in October of '52, in one of the Eastern Couuties of N. C. Thi re lived in the community an old trontlemari, souse eighty or ninety 3-eara ad vanced. He was, tor one or tils age, juite active and industrious lie was poor and I 1 honest He had a trade : it was that of j doings, for the benefit ,f tlf' rising gene-boat-making. While thus employed, he rations. I feel, sir, thavl Jiall have done was suddenly seized with a disease in one j honor to myself and jtsif-c to him, by of his feet, which proved fatal. "We beard 1 chronicling one great of his life it of his sickness, and made some inquiry I was on this wise : York-Is master is very into his history, and learned that some j fond of fish, albeit I havjnever heard him twenty years previous to that time he had j accused of catching mari. Once upon a been in the habit of attending Divine wor- time, while fishing at al-eita,in mill near ship, but once, at a quarterly meeting, the 1 his house, he missed a late fish-pole which Presiding Elder reproved him ; from that j bad been stuck in the liik. Now, don't time, he determined never to attend church J jump to the conclusion hat Yorick had again, which resolution he kept up to the j stolen it and gone off to fih. Yorick never time of his sickness. He was very wick- iocs such things no, ut he. It was a ed; his relatives and friends were afraid to j fish had stolen the pole. As soon as his say anything about religion to him, he was ; master saw it going rapply up the pond, so much opposed to.it and so violent to all ' drawn by the fish, (the pie, I mean, and that dared to mention it to him. The j not the master, who is j large man,) he members of the church stood aloof, and called Yorick, pointed toit, and said, '-Go seemed to dread to speak to him on such 1 fetch it. ' Yorick at one dashed for the an important, yet despised subject; though ! pole, and taking hold of it, attempted to because they feared we did not, but trusted draw it to shore; but he bund that he had in God, ami went to see him. Now, let us ; gotten hold of it in the wrong way ; so, look at him a little whiie. See him in his swinging round until hekmld get it right, wickedness; in his sickness, and pains, j he drew it to his master (who found upon and death staring him in the face , his ! the cork an enormous cl-fih. Now, .Mr. hard countenance as an index to his sinful heart ; his eyes flash with fiend-like mad ness, as we approach the important part of our mission; and he turns from us iu dis dain and exclaims, "I do not want any of your fuss over me." We continued to ad mouish him until he gave consent for us to pray with him. When we arose from prayers we soon saw the change, in a tear- ful eye aud a heaving bosom luu of an- j guish of soul. We pointed to Jesus, told him to repent, to have faith in Jesus,-and left tim for a time. Yv'e continued to see him from time to time, and found him ev ery time deeply penitent for his sins. At last, one day while we were praying to God to convert him, lie heard our prayers ; he shouted, and gave God the praise, and said, "I feel now like communing with all Chris tians." We asked him if he could say the life he now lived he lived by faith in the son of God, who loved him and gave himself for him. " Yes," said he, "1 can give glory to God, glory to God in the highest." He was happy ; all in the house were happy, because a sinner had been con verted trom the erjor of his ways. He continued happy, although in much pain of body. Finally he became so weak he could not speak ; yet, as he launched from the shores of time upon the serene bosom of the ocean of eternity, he waved his hands, (as this was all he could do,) to beckon others to come on after him, for he was going to bliss, to everlasting bliss on hio-h. Thus died the man who, when first taken sick, all were afraid to name the name of Jesus to. Thus died the man who, when first taken sick, almost scorned the name of Jesus; but when he was ap proached in the spirit of love, it softened him into repentance, faith in Jesus and love to God, and resulted in a most glo rious death. Now, we look to that as a o-reat source of happiness, being instru mental in bringing one soul to Christ. Oh, let us all do so : when we hear of the sick saint or sinner go to see them, talk to them, and lead them to Jesus; so that we mav be happy now, and happy hereafter, for haviug been good, faithful servants to the sick. " B. ilt- 3Iourn,3Iaj 22, IS 50. I r :ht X. C. CbriniM A4r: ! Another Dag of Eemarkable Sagacity. ; Mr. Kmtoh : Souie -yeeks ego revJkrs trt-re eLt-rti'tied by a d-.g s i but fe-rifg that tlcy u;ight barber : su-j.icion that "I'onto" is the .-rJv eh. ! 1 1 '') 'I i ajry ,nf-"t III ,d Jl Coiiiity. I feel culll nrn, it ju;i i.'ther d.ig of e)ual respetuFiity, i i to i:;- form you thf.t " 1'ont does o -t st .nd at the hefcd of his species in a FuLtv noted for .re at and iaA dugs. j i ' - ......... . i. . .i ; . it is sometime- me case 1021 a man r . 1 n rrc I'ri li.tj. tl.i t.j. iir.t .-.. 1 ,rl., tw. : . . n , , , ! Oi his :eijow-men like a iJiashraTi nobody L-r. ...--- cr:,.,. t, . , J l.:.. 1 : " ',, , ,-. , , " u.oie iu:; gus. Hut to arrive at enduring i nonor morsaud respectability requires the proper jpluynic-r.it of the mind lor a life-time. i en So of dogs. Ponto' has suddenly sprung inio grea i superiors ' 1 1- OoiiVlOl j , . j ,nt "rcat'f"S' whHe ?an h? lar lj's locnors nave remamea ib comparative that Halifax is rioted for dogs of all grades of intellect. iMi-t Hl-r. , - , , j fc ! iiiCIl. I And it i-i wn,nT Tiii.rtilif ,iri.if .1 . .i , -. , , - ' ' jtuai me won a snouia dctct near or the jviitues of but one of tiem. Wh.it is whipping a hound with a avitch to a life of unblemirhe l integrity jid usefulness ? W hat '.' Mhy, mere pupjj's play ! In days (f yore, a nobkf pocimc-n of the genus cardie a Newfoundland of pure blood staked in honest consciousness of his .superiority over ail otler dugs and the rest of mankind, throuL the streets of Weldori, the great city it' Bailroads. Lambro (for :his was "ht name,) w,;.s a great and good dog. and Us name is .-till held in veneration by the; citizens of the aforesaid city. A compeer of Lambro's was Tiger, a arge ha! -hound, half-cur, noted for his bve of rabbits and his ro mantic propenity of treeing squirrels up every tree he tame to. or, as cousin Wt.-. Gripe used to sav. for "telling lies." And ' t , .1 , , , , , , ! U " .L.retWaS l,lit Dl!e Pk of hounds i ln iAaliras town, w..o laimortahzed thein- rr.... i . i , , , . selves by trailing the preacher to the church I , '. . li"lulu".1-. lu"u-UKU and treeing him in toe pulpit. JJut of none of these am to write at the present silting peace to their ashes their a'diiet ed friends and relatives nu-yyet have their biographies written lor tlie edification uf ail wondering Mpeds or they may not. It is of thejiving that I am to wr'ne. I assure you, .Tr. Edibr, that my Litnble pen would i&t be employed, but foi the fact that the udicidual does not with to speak or v:ilte of himself. Yorick is a dog of unblemished character, and doubt less might trace back .his ancestry to the shores of Newfoundland in one direction and to the Alpine St. Bernards iu another, but he doesn't choose to do so. He pre fers standing upon his individual merits. The world has possibly suffered a eTOat loss iroiii vhe fact that l'oi';ks frietu " in: SO rauo.:iJjir with his Srroatr- took evervthinjr as a niattcrr,f couite, and failed j to keep a memoranda of fcis'grt sa" no, Editor, if any of the peope about the State House doubt this storyj'et- them write to 3Ir. Yorick, who is a degof undoubted ve racity, or to any of his numerous friends and acquaintances in thefe parts, and they shall be satisfied of its tnth. If you will leave a pUce in the paper for dog adventure call it Dog's Corner, like the Poet's Corner you mav confer a great benefit upon maDkiad. and hear again from Yours, GROPE. For the X. C. Christian Advocate. Support of the Ministry a Pamphlet. Bro. IIeflix : Allow us, through the columns of the Advocate, to call the at tention of the ministry and membership especially of our church, to a pamphlet that has been recently issued by our Pub lishing House and on sale at all of its de positories, entitled " Claims of the Gospel Ministry to a Support," a prize essay, by S. H. Browne. We re?" "is publica tion as ealculared to do incalculable good ; it covers the whole grounds; especially presents in a clear and satisfactory manner the claims of the itinerant ministry. We have read it with much interest, and can not recommend it in a better way than -by giving a few extracts. The first is on the general subject. "The justice of these claims , a-.czt be sought in the grounds upon vfkifh iLey are based. The claims are as valid as the grounds are just. This indicates the court before which the ease is to be argued. Some-might think the case would be a proper one for the court of humanity, basing the claims on an appeal to the feel ings supposed to be possessed generally by human beings, and showing the inhuman ity of suffering ministers of the Gospel ti perish in our midst, while laboring tor us, that we might not perish forever. Others would carry it to the court of charity, and represent the case as deserving benefaction or alms-giving, and 4 beg' a support. It is proposec" to have these claims examined before the court of justice. If they cannot be established her. , no appeal shall be taken. The question is. Are these claims just';" ; Th;s y. The f ,.!! w'o; ' ir'.u C:i J U T .a .t..3grit,-.J t'jit;i-trr ; t upp n i G " " l. Ti'tXi do thev l':lh'f VM vroi i-t .' er;v: but -VC!? W I . !- ;. a ,th .' : ti.e - pr .r-.-r om-Agrr,.-. -th.m: iVind yt. ?n Ti.ean: are ; b..i.j d j u-y. v. no are eo, me C!':::;.s are sguni-t will do, pr.vi ie.I yo:jr .-..'n' Th.-,t '.;.' is no: : .:r...rr.-fi m v dwindieJ iji.vvn in;-. a d w ri with a fiill-gr. n rur wn.ifh." After noticing in a very striking manner of an itinerant mm:trv. an Us special cl.n'nsto'i supj.jrt, he concludes the fifth chjpter with the following: o T,, .11 !,. i,..,, ... : i . till I.U.L I'lSlM T'-il'J I U It CI i'-'-"-:i ciaons in niiierancy. me intc-n- tiori was to do no more than to set it forth 1? an agencv :rr-,;t power. and 01 evan genes-.! a'l-ptation. to comply with the ctim - ; mand, 'hu ye into all the world and .reach me oosp'-I tj every creature. J-t ail t!,f -jlory settle with increasing f-ffulgence and l.i ;;-' . griiij enlargement aroun l Jl;m to whom it is and who has t!'us Tar, accord - ing t IBs promises, been with his militani ii".-y, arc! w 10 Wi ! he with 1 hem 1 t;ie end of the world. Under the bh--'m tii Lead 01 the Church, the secret of t! 01 the Woiiocrful success of the to be found in the system is tiui:t near approach it 1. 01.. ives in aujusting ii-oi; t toe i.i uel re-; qmrc-d for carrying out the great comm:- ! sion, to go into all the world and preach: the Go-pel to every creature. Front the ' beginning, the system . as worked well; it j Works well now, and wiil continue to woik J well. Onee in a while it is a-certaiiicd, j ; by the squeaking heard, that a wheel has; been put in which belongs more properly : to a mill or gin than to an evangelical lo- : comotive. Another one, taking up the; notion that it is not in its proper place iu I j the machinery, runs furiously awhile furJ ward and then backward, and, finally, v j ''"" ' the vhole ts.'al,l,'shme7 it loses! us oiiKujce ami drops out that s all. The machine runs on as though nothing had i 1 . 1 . ii: -..period even better, ylatiy obstruc- tions have been thrown in its way. .Manyica,t j" the Georgit Copfcrt-ni At arrows, lances, balls and bombs have been t!i:it time there was living oil that c'r- ' showered with righteous ''.) aim upon its ' cuit a Brother D , who was actin-r parts, but it still goes. Alack-a-day I how i in the capacity of class-leader, hard to step it V .... Methodism ; of the most thorough Meihodi'-, I ever stul lives. Its roots are deeper, end its; knew. His wife was a true Christian ' ,l uir l"!1 T'trr"w.l7 cerUnd a most excellent woman. c,,.' : a. .i -!... 1 . . . t t,..v. io ,Jt ouujc;, i.j JLS IOCS, , : lives as well, if not Lie,-, under their i frowns than under their smiles. But, dear i 1 brethren and friends, to ton it is said, i I Let it Hce. For it to live, our ministers j must wort : to work i., tney must eat. s T5t ouis"i"iijiTttfrfve a3 XiL 'h.i 1 ord:iined 'of the Gospel.'" - J On the measure ot the duty of con-; I tributing, the author presents just ttivl ; ! liberal views, and concludes the Uth chap-: : ter with the enquiry as to what you ought : jto gve. hat 1 it Presuming you ! h ive tborouirlilv una liiipnrtiullv coiir-nler- ! ed the premises, and that you are ready ; to give tlie answer, i. e. the amount you bought to give to the support of the min istry, just let the minister take your place-, I and' vou take his, with the golden rule 1 , ii-i . i.l l . . " ,1 1,1 .1 i natsoever ye wouiu m.n men suuuiu uo ! unto you, do ye even so to them' iu one i h;-ud. and your pen in the other,and wmle i ., - . . . 1.. t'pu you are tuo mnnwr, m.ih.e iws 1 xnou, the God, seest me,' ) figure-. much wit. The seventh and nt!i ami eighth chapters are dnvoled to the relations trie local ministry, ! superannuated, and the widows and o , ! phans, su-tun'to the church. The ninth lis devoted to the excuses rather made I and off-.reiliOT neglect of this duty. j Upon these excuses the writer is search-' ' ing, overwhei uing. Take an example or . I two : 1 ! - , ti. . . - i.- .t,. ..M 1, , ,.,..1 : 0. "ne minister Glioma uv i-u bv the rich, ortho.-e better off than 1 am. ! ""While the excuse is warm, let it be. ! moulded into English, thus: Others should I no. n,'i debts. If the ' rich' pay their part and -ours too, all is well; if they doj not, it is "equally well. You sleep sound ; in either case, "it is hard to tell what is best to do for you, as your creed is not : : to mv your preacher anything until those ' ! . "- ". ii 1 ; better off than you are pay tor themselves and you, until they are reduced in ability to a level with you; and then, it is proba - i b'.e, you would have another excuse hope a better one. lei uie poiut out a uiu... character to you that when you find him, yon can read this to him. When he ex- there is no chance of getting out without too much shame, he wiil give a pLstareen for a quarter, which is hi.s quarterage or annuaiage. rium r suppose ne Was OOIU sics. aua sunj. jl'ju are able and bound to do your duty. Bis - d,in ti. receive the services of vour minis - 1 J V . J ' 'A. ter at the expense of others, and say, with David, 'I will not take that which is thine for th Tx.rd.nor offer bumt-offermi'S with - out cost.' " 10. " The minister is proud." " 2vo apology is offered for his pride- If he is i met hita as he came out of the pu'pit or 1 altar, and made yoarself kuoTQ to hi.ii, and lavited him home wun you; It prior engagement or some oier cause prevented him from accepting your invitation that kept at a distaucvjics, vou asked Lim (n so busy," not very well.' or 4 forgetting ! 'Mr. D -, you have a B.We, ana 1 1 th? apWrn-tment.' he suvs at home; or if; have oofi t I will make this agreement! he -o, having taken a p: vious vow never j with yon ; nil our leisure moments we j L r.nv nnner.' and having left his! will snend in reading toe benpture, , purse at ho'.ue, he gets back home without verse about : every text which goes to iuvolvin '' himseh ; or if caught, when; r&tablifch your d'.ctrine, ycu maik ; jprouu.any omer piace wou.u suit iuu rea(iino- the first chapter ot Genesis: j better than the Juioistry. Why do you we wme tQ the faij &f Aiam, .iTjJ I think he is proud Not because he may j -f comawncei marking, for this ! go finer taan vou. Many might say the i - , . , nrr "t . rri i i- r -.- i - - ii Droved the possibility ot apotcy - on i same or y-u. Da vou tbiok ce is proud V" c J I ,i r" xs,,, T u, . - we went to the history cf the ix-od, you given him an opportunity ? Have ! my & marking texts a 1 toe way. j lyou spoken to him? You knei him and ! Enoch w-lhed with Ciol, and oa.i nis name wueu ne urst came, iiave you ; wa- a muU . - - time, have you invited fcna sg.au, or re-j qaeted him to sav when he could go with j . ' vou: KJT nave vou, aner oae iu 1 r - j t s i: . -i : 1 xz-- ' i i i . t'je v., r ! p:- vs . . i !-.: r a . i: : :.-. r,..-; ..;'v c-- r i::. v " i t: ! :C la uy.t. a di thvi.- mi:. -rei I-'. Bm if, torn t be r ru-l fi ei? .v-,;.. ,;.... Will tiie pr:-'-ripi ed for tne lt,'f' T-r;de phv-:ckiig . t -J I ; the r cure ? 1- il ; : '' i' is : .' i r I .e' i v e j. V."., I. no i sMirfT'i'i il iir . .vna to pave trie w,iy fu! ar ororich to the miid-Kr u.i it pi.t d ' J . WLii to own vi n he mintster i.f v..ur desire for his weh'-re. bv gi in-luej f.'w.f j thing to live on.' It c-ntu-t with tie i .' . c . - Illt-ill! 111 W ir,Tulr( If.T.i Ti .1 . 1 t r.r-..-. j u v. .;i also i ' ger in the case pri ie. i-i there i. o jo i otoers !) ! ng- r i . - , V iir o".vn case H ave V' u ever 1 1 r-1 ti , M-trvation receipt in vur own (: j Suppose y.u should cure the ininUu bv tins prescription, so ohoup t - you . dear to him, would th re . v, d ... and -1. ng--r e se i:. the physician takiii" th- ne ' a malignant t-.-rm. m ao himn t 1 t f ; cx- lstiog one of injuMiee Na.im.i be healed, but Gehazi would be 1 v. a.! 1 1 1 lie P ilOTiiOl t' l-r.isi v.it! p--impn.-f t-fosi s iitii a ju in i. p:an v.-, r r the support f the iniui-trv; v te.ble t j them and st rewards ; t iiii i.tt ii her proper form '1 he tract rs'i be purcnased i,r a few cents. Let t-.t-ry innnster send o:i a' once; ten d !! ar-sp. nt ' in this way will p-iy w !!. Ev. ry st--)rd j shou d have it ; it will furoi-h 'matter t ' pre.-.ent to the people in behalf of the ' claims of the ministry to a support. L-t ' us broadcast it over the land. IMI'IIOYEME.NT. The Mountains, Mav, I.'Aj. 3l!i5cillaurnu5 3rtirlr5. From the Xfslnine C'hri-tian Adv.ca'c. ! HcwIIr. D Cam- to be aKethodist. ; In Wl, i traveled the M Cir- a most excellent woman. One r.mlif " : T . 1 - 1 " isoi, .to x .15 t c .1.. 1 -j r,. " Uit IJV Ji E 111- if11'1 she wanted to tell me how Mr. came to be a Methodist. Bio. then spoke up, and said that he wished to relate it to me, as he was the conquereI party. Jle then proceeded ! '" Saul "be, nd uus '6)Oiilit up to Oe- ; lieve in tlie doctrines of uncooditi mal I election - and rerirobat.'oii, the final tier-! sc.Veranc of tlie iuinLs and that none co'iiii croc to heaven save thoe wl,o Wf,re imniei.sfca , rilar authorized B )t;st Pre:icl,rs. I was taught to be lieve that the Methodist were a set of deluded hypocrites. At the time of: lay marriage I was a Baptist of the ' hardest sort. The Church had set in ; judgment on mv case, and pronounced i .. . .....1 .... I .., ,,11 my a coiivciic jii.m , mi, i.s 1 1 on, not fall from grace, I felt tint I was j 8, ,Tood ai in heaven. Mv v.ife " " . . . . ; iau ' 1 j ,n ijroir?n(: UT) ,n the doctniK of 1 ;the yietbodi-t Church, and rasariiem-! n ,..!, ui ti. ,-nf. tS rir . i i m V but thought w .th tne su-, porabunJance of reason and .-enptarc , m tny tavor, I s.nould have but little j trouble in gamin;,' her over to my view. ; Un, as soon as we were married, I corn-1 me need mv work of proselyting ; but, i to mv surprise, mv wife answer d all . t . .1 .11 . . . 1!lV arf'unieiit.s, exniainva aii my uxis , ; showing how easoy and reaqdy they could be reconeilled to the doctrines of j the Methodist Church; at the same; time quoting many texts in .roof of ' -r own doctm defeated, 1 det. jctrmal views. .Not to be e termin ed to exercise mv i autnonty, anl comp Church, believing tin 1. . 1 1 I compel her to join my ! at in a fchort tune ; she woulu get .ight and be satisned, 1 ; yea, even thankful for the compulsion, j ; n my f-tTurts to currv out this deter- : mjnatic-n, peace teemed juit ready to I , retjre frorn our home tor ever. v brie i j wfcre tih my ;fe j ns n.a c, i.v ttn i an,j eVery text that proves my doctrine j to be true. I wiil mark ; and when we . through the Bible, if vou have ! more marks than I have, 1 win yj;a a . m ' n "W ! 2 ,JU ' " 'c " 1 "-rks than you have, then you have j to join the Cbcrch with. me. 1 agrei to this proposal jnstantly, and fc;t th reed at ; I was now sure OI victory. e were to commence the iiext evening ; and j h(J anxiou3 was I, the time w as far too j orig for rQj patience. We commenced i the aoctrme of mratintaiion. kju v'- j I wr-nt : I could find no text that I could j eonscieijtOU3iT claim. 1 thfcugtii J. j J would come to the goxl p.ace .soon, lor ; eftWWt,rre said. 'Jacob hae I but Esau have I hated. I liially out of all patience, I mailed BUU1C " " - . - c -j: 2 u r "v i--.r.i. tu: w r:- r. t t . G i s H k "Xi TO V. - :.--r;'. V c i-r- "'. i tr:;:H S'';v ! t- b iV.i 1 . - v; - pi (.j i-M t r;r - i 1 ii- 1 t t?.- B . .I;s of th- Pr o l.ors. :r.r v . CVe-r .i-. 1 :.'. -!J f: I -k t f ; T teV . I C ;!. n, an l m r ! mirk n r. re. 1' th;- Mm" I ! th'.r'VTgb! v cm ir..' thu :h,? d-rriro of the Mt'.-I Church wis the ! otr.r,,? of thl'..' .'. fi.li b ne f liht ?hnr in?o in v 1 .r I. it how ;o make mv c-: fess't..:! g -t r'ht, vti the ,'!p--sf;..o th i? ywi -v. e. I h v 1 p-ii-l much, and dot e .-.m. by way of opjv.,;r)g my vife t 1 t iejho.li.t Ciiurth : and now I f ;i: it h ird t-j C"t(fv s my-If in error. -Hut rile mu-t b, cr-n 'pre! Ad iiiipiust br nl d;:e 1. Fir.-.llv. or i.ih. h hi-n we si? down to m l, I ?o! itiv wife th.it I wouM p'wf it up. for I w is well s-iM-fied that the .n-t r:r,. . the Me'ho li-t Chu-r'i .n the d tnn'it iu tho Scriptures. Tii ?t tunc the circu'.t-p. cacher came n uii 1 i ,1 wctit with isiv w ife to her no eting ; ;,v '. j. j when ih d ,.,r (,f th Church w;m c 1 ed f r ibo t-o.'.Ti" 1. ,m rif roorib, r ! ".v.!,! f.rw i r'l anl jruviny Iiai.d to t!. preiclicr, nu l iny heart tu .-!.' H!:riNK.-CFN"T, 'What it is to D. 'TIo.v hard it is to die !" rrn. 5 a friend to an expiring believer. " ;. r.o, Ti '." he r i:e.i ; ' is , d'r . bb.s v 1 dying. 'orioiH di:io;' ,. ; . ing up at the ' k he aid, "1 ln t .rpeiK need more i.app'poss in dvip . two hours this day, than in my who! life. It is worth ;i vthele hV to S'ic!i an end as t!,s. ), I never th' ugl ; tliat such a poor worm as J could e n.', to siieli a glorious death !" Chrvs-.stom, when banished, -mM a frieii'l, "You now Lein to lame;. my batiish'uent, but I have not lop so for a long time ; for since I k; that heaven is my owitrv, I have -teemed the whole world a place of o - -:!e. Coristai.tiiioplc. whence I am im pelled is as far from l'arali.-e as t! de-ett whither thev send rnc." A few moments before he expired. Edmund Auger said to a friend, "D you see that bbs.-cd assembly wh await tny arrival I)o you hear tha'. sweet niiisic with which those holy men invite i:h that I mav henceforth dcilgliCHU i it, t. . ,' ... 1 I e blessed spirits ! Ec-t ns go. W where is thy must go O, . death sting ?" What is it to die ? To h!i. v m it is to drop the body of this death, and put on a j 'yous immortality ; to pa-s from darkness to everlasting Minhght to cease dreaming and cornm.-iiei- ri walking existenre : ye, to siwake in the likeness of (Jod .satisfied, fully and forever satisfied. What is, it t die ''. To ftel tlu; hist pang, to s!i"d th" last tear, to lai c the shield of faith against Satan's l.i-t dart. It is to go home to fio-l ", to open the eyes on the enthroned Medi tator ; to close th" ears upon all discord--, all -ouTnis of woe, ail th fi!-e-liools, the maledictions, tlie blasphe mies of earth, an d open them to t ' o liairiionie.s of heaven. What is it to die ''. It is to stop surviving, to c :;,-. e grieving tlie Saviour, to close iqi the inconsistencies of terre-trial prof' s iou and commence a forever blameless l.fo in bliss. Plnctcal Pa vim;. We commend the following thoughts to the attention of those and their name is b gb,n who arc not punctual in the payment of their debts. We find the extract in Blackwood's Magazine : "Those who give no employ; nnt are utterly uaco3s'ious of a. tettth part of the pain a master tradesman feels when Satui day arrives ; his men anx ious for their earnings he not hava g one pound in his possession hi boys out in all direction with urq.ai 1 a': count3 to three times the amount of what would ret his mind at ease, by relieving all hib wants. The fesseri gers go out ; his hope are high. Ala-! they return one by one. "Mr. A. v.'il call in a few days," says one ; Mr. B. pays all his accounts at the end of the year you need n-t f-end until then," say & "another. Thus his M.irhs sink. At last the hour of payment advances his men stand looking t l irn he scarce knowing where to look. All other endeavors having failed, goes fccrnhle in spirit to sorie fiitnu or acquaintance, and, in a subdued voice, begs the loan of a few pounds. After numerous attempts he h feacce.-.fu! pays bi3 oen with borrowed aoney is "rendered a beggar by the want of that money kept from him by those who need ft not, merely from not know ing the misery their lax payment euoses. Stbstantial LaE.4M. 'Friend WfS lev,' Mid a Quaker to th IUt. Johu V.'ti lev, 'I have had adrcuio conc-rtiiug thee. I thoagfct 1 saw the-j ptsrrouaded by aErg-i flock of fche'p which thou didst no kno'-v what to do with. lj fim thought nfter I aTciA.fi w;-.?, that it was thy flock at New castle, and that thou hadst no house of worship lor the-.j. I have t-nelos-d a note for 10'J., which may help thee to build th&ta a hiae.'