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Jcsur 1 he fallowing lines were -written Jn
an hour of Badness. Their composition af
forded a melancholy pleasure to the writer.
Their perusal may not he without interest to ;
some of the readers of the Advocate. j
To Laura's Portrait.
Laura, thou first born and eweet counterpart
Of her that flesli'd thee to the jy of life.
She, in the ripeness of her womanhood,
Meeting the angel of thy nativity,
Did, in the sweet 'gony of prayer prevail
That her firut born thould be a proper child.
Holy to God and consecrate frum birth.
Each lineament of thine and outward hhow,
Doth hear the professureof her beauteous form;
Ever revealing from it hidden depth,
The truthful innnge of tier ppotleae soul.
Wisdom and dignity adorn thy brow,
A richer crown than queenly diadem,
Studded with gems of costly diamonds.
Thou hast thy mother's eye,
.Soft us the light that wakes the early morn
And floods the east; gilding each racking
cloud
With hopeful beams, while night, unused to
blush,
Turns pale and hides within her hollow cave.
Thy mother's cheek 1
Where innocence and modesty combine,
Their varying hue so ezquisitly mix'd
liy Him whose pencil paints the orient pearl
And lends its beauty to each blushing flower.
Thy mother's lips I
Sweet buds of bliss, expanding every hour,
Into ripe fruits of connubial joy,
Whose sacramental grace doth bind our
hearts
To constancy in virtue, calling us,
Kzil'd from paradise, back to its delights.
Could I conceive some motion in these lips,
How like eaves dropping lover would Island
To catch the music of that voice, as sweet
As angls use, when, bending from on high,
They whisper to the dying saints, "all's
well."
God gave thee, Laura, thy sweet mother's
heart,
Perpetnal font of goodness !
Whose water's gushing from artesian depths
Lshaustless, fed innumerable rills,
Making earth's barret soil a paradise
Of verdure and perennial flowers.
Iut, Laura, I shall see thee never more,
Young, like thy mother, thou hast left the
world,
To me, a dreary solitude.
I look in vain upon this efiigy,
To soothe a heart all desolate and wild,
For neither joy nor earthly hope comes there;
Nor hive nor hate doth stir its languid blood.
Feeling no pressure from all material forms,
To Laura's image, in my hearUenshrin'd,
Instinct with life and beauty, sending back
Kesponsive smiles of love, that say tome,
" Weep not; we all shall meet again."
(Original.
For the X. C. Christian Adrocate.
The Possibility of Final Apostacy, de
monstrated from, the Holy Scriptures.
NUMBER XVI.
lie v. R. T. Hejlin: Tnese records de
monstrate this doctrine of apostacy in other
instances equally as expressive as the case
of Solomon and its issues respecting Is
rael. For we have here,
II. The cane of Jeroboam. And
1. With respect to Jeroboam himself,
lie was originally a trustworthy man, and
seems to have been, in this regard, a good
man. This is clearly indicated 1. In
the conduct of Solomon towards him. He
made hini a " ruler over all the chanre of
the house of Joseph." I. Kings, xi : 28.
This is still more evident 2. From the
interview that the prophet Ahijah had with
him. In this instance, Jeroboam is se
lected by God Himself, to be king over
the " teu tribes" of Israel. The clear in
timation here is, that Jeroboam was then
more acceptable to God than Solomon, be
cause the latter had departed from God
and had caused Israel to sin, by his idola
tries, and by encouraging them to sin by
building " high places for Chemosh," &c.
I. Kings, xi : 1-13 ; 29-39.
2. Jeroboam, however, became an idol
ater, and encouraged idolatry in Israel, by
setting up " two calves of gold," and urged
them to look upon these as their " gods."
I. Kings, xii : 1933. Compared with
II. Kinsrs, x, entire ; II. Kings, xvii :
G-23.
3. From this case, both as regarded
Jeroboam, and especially Israel, who were
led into idolatry by his example and in
fluence, and who were finally destroyed on
this account, we are fully authorized in
the conclusion to affirm, that here is a clear
case of the apostacy of a whole nation.
This apostacy was final. 11. Kings, xvu :
7-23. Compared with I. Kings, 11-13 ;
II. Kings, xviii : 9-12.
III. The Case of the Jcics, even the
whole kingdom of Judah.
, The kingdom of Judah also became
idolatrous, through the corrupt influences
of their apostate kings. On account of
this, they were not only threatened with
destruction as a nation, but this threaten
ing was actually, fully accomplished ; and
their present condition is a full demonstra
tion of the doctrine of final apostacy. II.
Kings, xxi, xxii, xxiv. Compared with
II. Chron. xxxiii. II. Chron. xxxvi :
11-21.
In all of these instances, there was 1.
A departure of heart from God. This is
the ground work of all apostacy. When
the people's hearts are turned away from
God's fear, then do they easily become a
prey to the seductions of the enemy.
There was 2. An actual surrender of the
heart to the spirit of idolatry. "When the
fear and love of God decline, evil princi
rjles occudv the heart and influence the
mind. This is fully developed in the in
stances above noticed. Then followed
2. Idolatry in practice, both in the rulers
and the people. Therefore 1, Were the
judgments of God brought upon the king
doms of Israel and Judah. But, as these
did not cure them of their idolatries :
Therefore 5, The final and utter destruc
tion followed ; so that Israel is blotted out
from under heaven, and Judah is not
known as a nation. How awful, yet how
just, is the indignation of God! ! !
1 IV. The condition of the bouse of Ju-'
jdab and IJenjaimn after their return from j
I captivity, requires a casual notice.
i While they were captives, many of them j
j forsook their God and transgressed Hi!
! cotuiiiandineritfl, by marrying atuon? tfce
; heathen nations to whom they had been ';
delivered as captives. This was in ex- j
press violation of God's law, a? they had
been notified by all the prophets that God !
had rai.-eu up among tberii. inia appears;
clearly from the testimony of Kzra " the
scribe." Kzra. iz : 10. Coin pared with 1
Xtherniah, i: '.), 13.
This state of things shows great corrup- j
tion among the people. The rulers, priest?, i
and many .jf the people, had departed from I
the ways of God, and corrup ed them-'
selves, by following the customs of the na-'
tions whither they had been carried cap
tives. Sot did they seperatc themselves
from these heathenish practices, until the
times of Neherniah's government of this
people. Haggai, i. Zach. i: 2-C. Mai.
i: 11.
Another fact is, that great numbers of I
the Israelites did not avail themselves of
the opportunity of returning to their own
country, but remained in the land of their
captivity. This is indicated by what Ezra
has said in chapter vi: 21. 22 : vii: G-28.
These remained among the heathen, hav-1
ing no doubt mingled themselves with the j
people of those countries, adopted their i
customs, and perished in their wickedness, i
VI. Tiik Book of 1'salms. j
This book of 1'salms has many senti- j
ments interspersed throughout, which in-;
timate very clearly that these inspired j
writers believed that good men might apos-j
tatize from the faith, love and fellowship I
of God and His people, and bring upon j
themselves utter desolation and ruin The j
following is an imperfect list of the Psalms j
in which, this doctrine is intimated : xvi,
lxxviii, Ixxx, Ixxxi. j
The cvi. I'salm may be viewed as an j
outline of a regular treatise on this sub
ject, supplying, in a regular order, in
stances of apostacies after the greatest
favors had been shown to the people of
Israel. Indeed, this, with other portions
of the 1'salms, seems to be a kind of sum
mary of all the incidents already noticed,
and occupies the position of corroborative
testimony on this point. Viewed in this
light, these Psalms demonstrate this doc
trine as clearly deducible from many of
the incidents which have passed under re
view above.
Nor can we find any thing in this book,
correctly interpreted, that in the least con
travenes the view already given. Cau
tious, admonitions and threatenings are
employed by all these writers, to guard the
people of God against sin, and deter them
from indulging in any thing that would
weaken their attachments to God, or that
would involve them in crime and its pun
ishment. Indications these, utterly mean
ingless, if the saints of God cannot apos
tatize and perish : but, upon the supposi
tion of the possibility of such an event
occurring, fearfully strong and pregnant
with considerations of danger.
In many portions of the Psalms, the
church (or Israel) of God is admonished
many times of the evil which sin wouli
bring upon it as a community, as exposing
it to the anger of God, and of a final ex
clusion from Lis favor and mercy. This
is evidently indicated in such portions as
the following : Psal. xii : xvi : 4. (Com
pared with Exod. xxiii : 13. Josh, xxii :
7.) Lxxviii; Ixxix; Ixxx; lxxxi : 8-16;
cvi, entire ; cix.
Israel is here viewed by the Psalmist
in a variety of aspects ; and each of these
strongly mark the possibility of her final
departure from the worship and service of
God : and her apostacy by following the
customs and doiDg after the manner of the
idolators who might, would seduce them,
and cause them to perish among the ene
mies of God.
Indeed, the entire structure of the book
of Psalms, as a devotional work, demon
strates this position. For, if Israel cannot
finally be lost on account of sin, why offer
inspired prayers to God for her protection,
security, and her final exaltation at God's
right hand ? Could it be reasonably sup
posed that God would, by His Spirit, in
spire men to pray against the occurrence
of evils which never can befall the people
of God, and for final good, which could
by no possibility whatever be forfeited ?
If such prayers had been indited under
the iufluenee of the hopes or fears of good
and holy, yet uninspired men, there might
be room to entertain doubts upon this sub
ject ; but such prayers as are on record in
this book, being dictated under the imme
diate inspiration of the Holy Ghost, we
cannot doubt the appropriateness of them
to the condition of man, as being on pro
bation, and ever liable to change in his
moral nature and character. To say that
these prayers were necessary, is to give up
the point in dispute, as this would demon
strate the contingency of man's final hap-
piness ; a contingency evincing tne neces
sity, on the one hand, of continued vigil
ance and obedience on the part of God's
people, and of extreme danger on the other
of finally failing of the grace of God to
eternal life. To say these prayers were
nothing more than the expression of the
pious wishes of the saints, is to impeach
the wisdom of God in inspiring prayers
that are utterly meaningless in this con
nection, or to affirm such prayers to be al
together uninspired ; and if so, they be
long not to the lively oracles of God.
Allowing, however, that this book is an
inspired litany for the use of the Israel of
God, in all ages of the world, the doc
trinal importance of it at once appears.
! and establishes beyond controversy the
possibility of the elect of God apostatizing
and perishing everlastingly. We must give
a strong and prominent meaning to the
prayers contained in this litaay ; and if so,
we demonstrate the doctrine under discus
sion, or we invalidate their inspiration,
and thus destroy the canonical authority
of the entire book. If, however, there is
no possibility of the saints of God being
" deprived of salvation," then we must
give up the inspiration of this litany, and
consequently its divine authority; but if
we maintain its inspiration, and attach an 1 " Have I receive! such ble?ed light
appropriate meaning to its prayers, ic, j and truth, and shall I not strive to cm
tben are we bound by every principle of j municate it to others V
the just interpretation of God s word, to j jje a?a;n f0lJed the tract, and tn-c--,oclude
in favor of the doctrine under cloged j;rectea it to ooe of hj3
review. The wppucations, prayers and ; ;n g5n.
laUreesa.on contained th.s !,,,, bare j Won,trfui to 5av the little arror
a potency of meaning alt'etbcr inconsij .... , ' TT. . , ,
tent with the doctrine of the " uncondi-1 hlt tte mark. His friend rea l
tional and Coal perseverance of the .ints." IIe i( wa5 converted, and loth are
and can never be interpreted, in accord- j now walking as the Lord s redeemed
ance with the general tenor of the lively There can be but little doult that
oracles of God. The Psalms, as a brxk j the happy raan who first sent out this
of devotion, demonstrates the possibility j blessed messenger of grace, had accom-
of the apostacy of the .saints of God, and
their final misery in another stite.
VII The Books of Proverbs, Eccle-
hlAS'TES, AND SONG OF SoLOMON.
These compositions embrace very little
of the subject matter, as contemplated in
this investigation. Something, however,
may be gathered from these, respecting
man's liability to continual changes in his
moral condition and relations, which strong
ly bear upon the subject of apostacy. It
is true, nothing very definite is here as
serted ; nor can it be expected that there
should be, especially in such a composition
as the book of Proverbs ; a book contain
ing in so small a compass " all the wisdom
of the ancient world."
The admonitions and instructions of .Sol
omon in Proverbs i, ii, iv, v, xiv, 14, xv,
10, intimate very clearl the danger, on
the one hand, of so neglecting the teach
ings of God's Spirit ss finally to perish in
such a state of apostacy, and on the other,
the necessity of "attending to the instruc
tions" of God in order to abide in His fa
vor. Many other sayings of this wise man
admonish us of the great importance of
vigilance and continued observance of the
laws of God, to secure His continual ap
probation and a final reward. Indeed, the
whole structure of tho book of Proverbs
shows that final conditional faithfulness in
the duties of religion is indispensably ne
cessary to final salvation. This book, there
fore, may be considered as incidentally
teaching the doctrine of final apostacy as
an event possible, and the consequent final
destruction of the apostate.
Neither the book of Ecclesiastes nor the
Song of Solomon, contain anything defi
nite upon this subject, and may be dis
missed with this general remark : These
books were not intended by the Holy
Ghost as doctrinal compositions; but that
of the first "to show the vanity of the
world, and of human life, whether in high
or low estate; and that no happiness can
be expected by the human soul, but in the
fear, love and obedience of God."
As to the " Song of Solomon," it is be
lieved by most commentators to be " an
allegorical poem, in which Solomon repre
sents Christ, and his queen, the Christian
Church. Taken in this sense, it shews
the great love which Christ bears to His
genuine followers, and the duty and affec
tion which they owe to Him." Thus
viewed, these records do not bear directly,
in any of their instructions, upon the sub
ject under consideration ; but, considered
in the liht of divine counsel given to the
Church, the principles necessarily impress
the great truth upon our minds, that final
happiness or misery are inseperably con
nected with final obedience or disobedionce.
Thus understood, the conclusion is inevi
table, that the final happiress or misery
of man is suspended upon his conditional
obedience or unfaithfulness. The condi
tionally of man's perseverance is thus de
monstrated, and with it, the conditionally
of his final perseverance : consequently,
the possibility of apostacy from the grace
of God, by a failure in his final perse
verance. In my next, the prophetic writings will
come up for consideration.
Yours, affectionately,
PETER DOUB.
Normal College, 185G.
Prepare to meet thy God.
A society was some years ago estab
lished to distribute tracts by post in
the higher circles. One of these tracts,
entitled,
was not
Prepare to meet thy God,
ong since enclosed in an en-
velope, and sent by post to a gentle
man well known for his ungodly life
and reckless impiety.
He was in his study when he receiv
ed this letter among others.
" What is that?" said he, "Pre
pare to meet thy God." "Who has had
the impudence to send me this cant ?"
And with an imprecation on his un
known correspondent, he arose to put
the paper in the fire.
"No, I won't do that," he said to
himself; " on second thought, I know
what I will do; I'll send it to mv
friend B ; it will be a good joke
to hear what he will say about it."
So saying, he closed the tract in a
fresh cover, and in a feigned hand di
rected it to his boon companion.
Mr. 13 was a man of his own
stamp, and received the tract, as his
friend had done, with an oath at the
Methodistical humbug, which his first
impulse was to tear in pieces.
" I'll not tear it either," said he to
himself. " Perhaps I may make some
fun out of it to tell our club. I'll
have a look at it before it goes."
He sat down and read it. The sol
emn words, "Prepare to meet thy God,"
at once arrested his attention, and smote
his conscience. Like those of whom
the poet says,
" They came to scoff, and remained to pray,"
the arrow of conviction entered his
heart as he read, and he was converted
on the Epot, " from darkness to light,
from the power of Satan unto God."
Almost his first thought was for his
ungodly associates.
gwerhoiis.
panstd and followed it with much
prayer. And may this striking in
stance of success stir U3 all up to be
more diligent in circulating tracts, and
more earnest in praying for a blessing
on them, which if not always seen im
mediately, will doubtless be granted in
the end- Let us not be weary in well
doing, for in due season we shall reap,
if we faint not. Britteh Messenger.
Not Sectarian.
Denorninatioral, you may be; have
a church, a denomination, that you call
yours ; but do not, at thi3 age of the
world,, be sectarian. A disposition that
seeks to build up one's own church and
denomination, without regard to other
churches and denominations, ought
never to be indulged. Christ prayed
that his people "may all be cne," as
he and his Father are one. All de
nomination; of Christians are to endeav
or to live, and they are to help others
to live. Co-operation to preach the
gospel to every creature ought to be
tho watchword, and not the Shibboleth
of partyism. We are journeying, Ju
dah, Ephraim, Levi, Benjamin, all the
tribes, to the land of which the Lord
hath said, " I will give it to you."
" Come thou with us, and we will do
you good." This should be the feel
ing of all tho churches and ministers
of Christianity.
Be denominational : as a Christian,
have a home, and don't be always run
ning away from it. Love your church,
and in faithfulness and love, seek to
build it. Do not fret against another
church ; do not say any evil of another
church. Do not carry a cold shoulder
toward a fellow disciple ; love him just
as much, if he belong to another
denomination. This is right duty
the better way. Missions have tended
greatly to unite denominations. As
Christians grow older, and become bet
ter, thjr are loss sectarian. . Progress
is in the right direction let it go on.
Let all Christians love one another it
is the law of Christ. And let the true
brotherhood of religion be cultivated
and cherished more and more.
Morning Star.
Two ix Heaven. " You have two
children," said I.
" I have four," was the reply ; "two
on earth, two in heaven."
There spoke the mother ! Still hers,
only gone before ! Still remembered,
loved and cherished, by the hearth and
at the board their places not yet filled,
even though their successors draw life
from the same faithful breast where
their dying heads were pillowed.
" Two in heaven !"
Safely housed from storm and tem
pest. No sickness there, nor drooping
head, nor fading eye, nor weary feet.
By the green pastures, tended by the
good Shepherd, linger the little lambs
of the heavenly fold.
" Iwo in heaven I
Earth les3 attractive. Eternity near
er. Invisible cords drawing the ma
terial soul upwards. " Still small voi
ces " ever whisper " Come !" to the
world-weary spirit.
" Two in heaven !"
A T, .1 lot Wall' c.fflTT t
, . , tP - . , M , 0lK
r J i. i- i v .v,
free from earth taint ; so shalt thou go
to them though they may not return to
thee.
The Young" Printer. Abroad.
When quite a youth Franklin went to
London, entered a printing office, and
inquired if he could get employment as
a printer ?
Where are you from ?' inquired the
foreman.
'America,' wjs the reply.
1 Ah !' said the foreman, ' from A
merica ! a lad from America seeking
employment as a printer! Well, do
you really understand the art of prin
ting? Can you set type V
Franklin stepped to one of the cases,
and in a very brief space, set up the
following passage from the first chapter
of the Gospel by St. John :
Nathaniel saith unto him, can any
good thing come out of Nazareth ?
Philip saith unto him, come and Bee.'
It was done so quick, so appropriate
ly, and powerful, that it at once gave
him character and standing with all in
the office.
Life Members. At the annual mee
ting of the Missionary Society, Western
Virginia Conference, M. E. Church,
South, held in Guyandotte last week,
Messrs. Fillmore, Buchanan, Donelson
and Breckinridge, candidates far Pres
ident and Vice President, were made
life members of that society. Their
political friends advanced he required
sum of eighty dollars to purchase their
certificates of membership.
The Spirit! Disagree. The nn iic:p!;n?L h r;?ver Jiro to'
! ' control themelre, uh) are fper.dthnf; ;
1 . alfurirty of modern p:ritui?n ' T rionate, or ind-xent, or vonarv. ,
.has been so often demonstrated, that it Un make shipwreck of tl.enIvos an 1 :
:wou,dbe supposed no foible rxr-,r, ! (ir;ft about the sea of life, the prey r,f
i would remain among ns believers. I: .; (.vcrT ;n. an.j Clirr,.r.: vainlv .rlfk
. was certainly gratifying to observe a: ; ror hclp tilj at 3aiJ thcv nft awav ?
I the late meeting of the American .U? into darkness and death. i
;ciation for the Advancement of Science Jake care that -' are not driftin-. !
tLat of the rtrit number of learned an 1 tnit y,-iU .ave fait ,,,. j ,,f the helm.
1 eminent men from all parts of our conn-: The breakers of life f.rrer roar under
; try, there was not one to second ; the lee, and adverse gales continually -efforts
made by Dr. Hare to obtain a ; bjow on tlie snore. Are you watching,
hearing. That body was unwiihng to liOW &he Leads? Dv you keep a firm
j afford even the implied sanction of its : of the wheel? If you give wav i
; patience for ten minutes to a subject for out one moment vou may drift help-1
j that can obtain no higher name than ie5Sv ;nt0 tfce boilin- vortex. Young!
jthat of a delusion, if it escapes the con-;inan; tafce care It re.ts with our-f
jdemnationof an imposture. aef ajone un,er G, whether vou 1
utauypjuiuucni in ma
! attempts to gain the ear of the associa-!
tion, entertained the visitors at the ho- j
tels where he lodged with his rhapsod- j
i ical communications. Of course he ;
: had plenty of listeners who werewil-j
i ling to give him their time for the want j
tunnfr
at
Congress
Hall, he was met unexpect- j
General Whh of tl.U Virv.
edly by General
! who challenged the truth of his spirit- i
litual revelations, and very clearly indi-
cated their contradictory character. -!
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Dr. Hare had cited the testimony of
i the spirits of many distinguished men
) who had been very long in the spirit'
! world, and who now appeared to de-;
I rlare trat tl.Pr wa, n trntl, in thP !
no truth in tne
'revelations of the oriental writings
'called "The Sacred Scriptures." It
lis well known that Dr. Hare is skepti
cal in his religious views, and rejects
j Christian revelation. General Webb
isuddenlv confronted him with the dec
j laration that Judge Edmunds, the great
leader of modern spiritualists, hail as
sured him that those persons whom Dr.
Hare had cited as witnesses against the
truth of the Bible had testified to him
in favor of their entire verity, so that
either Dr. Hare or Judge Edmunds
must be regarded as false interpreters
of the spirits, or the spirits themselves
must be rejected as false witnesses.
But as the greater the absurdity, the
stronger is the faith of the credulous,
so we suppose this exposure will serve
but to strengthen the confidence of the
spiritualists, while they are making
themselves more and more the laughing
stock of all sane people.
iV. Y. Observer.
drifting-.
It was only the other day that a man
fell asleep in his boat on the l.iagara
river. During his slumber the boat
broke loose from her moorings, and he !
woke to find himself shooting down the !
rapids directly towards the cataract. j
In vain he shrieked for help, in vain he j
tried to row against the current, he j
drifted on, and on, and on, till his light j
craft upset, when he was borne rapidly j
to the brink of the abyss, and leaping j
up, with a wild cry, went over and dis
appeared forever.
In the great battle of bioraltar, when
the united fleets of France and Spain j
attacked the impregnable fortress, one
of the gigantic floating batteries broke ;
from her anchorage and began to drift
directly into the hottest of the British I
fire. The thousand men, who formed ,
the crew of the unwieldly mass, vainly j
strove to arrest its progress or divert j
it from its path. Every minute it
drifted nearer to the English guns, ev
ery minute some new part took fire
from the red hot shot, every minute an
other score of its hapless defenders were
swept, like chaff, from its decks. The
most supernuman enorts laueu to pre-1 Having stateu ni3 erran i, ur. l. in
vent its drifting, with its human freight, j quired, " Why not stay where you are ?"
to inevitable death. j " I have a man by the name of John
A ship was wrecked at sea. The 1 Johnson in iny church, who makes me
passengers and crew took refuge on a j a world of trouble."
raft, the boats having been stove in the " Well, says Dr. B. ; I have some
attempt to launch them, r or days and
weeks thtse unfortunates drifted about
without oar and sail, on the hot brazen
tropical ocean. At last their provisions
failed, and then their water. Still they
drifted about, vainly looking for a sail,
or hoping for a sight of land. The
time had now come when that fearful
alternative became inevitable death
from starvation, or feeding on human
flesh and they were just beginning to 1
cast ioi3 ior a victim wnen a vessel was
seen far away on the distant horizon ;
they abandoned their terrible design ;
the stranger would approach. The
ship came towards them. She drew
nearer and nearer. 1 hey strove to at
tract her attention by shouts and by
raising their clothing ; but the indolent
look-out saw them not. They shouted
louder ; still they were not seen. At
last the vessel tacked. With frantic
terror they arose in one body shouting
and waiving their garments. It was
in vain. The unconscious ship stood
steadily away. Night drew on, and a3
the darkness fell the rait armed ana
drifted in the other direction, till the
last traces of the vessel wa3 lost for
ever. So it is in life. The intemperate
man, who thinks he, at least, will never
die a drunkard, whatever his neighbor
may do, only wake3 to find himself
drifting down the cataract, and all hope
gone. The sensualist, who lives merely
for hi3 own gratification, drifts into an
emasculated old age, to be tortured
with passions he cannot gratify, and
perish by merciless, agonizing diseases.
reach port tnumphantlv. or drift to;
ruin. Baltimore Su?t
Something for Writers.
1. Be brief. This is the age of tele
graphs and stenography.
Lfon i write an a-
rod sul'Ject wlltho,,lt h.ltt!n- lU
.A State tacts, but don t stop to mor-
' 'i N'T A 1TJ ! PAH-L!Tf r.n.iriA.' I f fr, A
1 - T . 1 1 - I ..1
auzf " f urow
dreaming.
. 4" E-cnew prefaces. Hun
into vour subiect, like- a sv
lunge at once
swimmer in
cold water. j
r T c l . . !
, ' 11 .".u. ,iae ."V a sentence ,
tLat ?ou th!nk P?".'1" fine"W;
-V0Ur PCn through It. A pet child IS .
aiwavs me worst in trie lamin
l!Illi v.
0. Condense. Make tsure that you
: really have an idea, and then record it in
'the shortest possible terms. We want
; thoughts in their quintescence.
j 7. When your article is complete,
! strike out nine tenths of the adjectives.
; The English is a strong language, but
i it won't bear too much "reducing."
8. Avoid all high-flown language.
i The plainest Anglo-Saxon word are
the best. Never use stilts when legs
will do as well.
9. Make your sentences short. Eve
ry period is a mile-stone, at which the
reader may halt and rest himself.
The " John Johnsons.
A correspondent of the Christian
Times who attended the last session of
uie xiuuson luver vssociation xortu,
where Dr. Welch was Moderator,
states that during the session there was
an interchange of views on the perma
nency of Uiu Iai.oia7 relation. ATiei
some discussion of the point, brother
D , arose and related the follow
ing anecdote :
" When our Moderator was Pastor of i
a church in Albany, a brother minister j
from the South, who was in quest of a ;
location, called upon ou: Moderator, j
for some advice. Having stated his j
business Dr. W. inquired, " why not re-
main where you have labored ?" " Oh
I have a man in my church by the name J
of John Johnson, who causes me much-i
trouble.
The Dr.
Johnson in
replied, " I
my church,
have a John !
and have had j
for along time, but I do not think it best j
to leave on that account." Next the ;
brother went to New York, and sought !
direction from Dr. Cone.
Having stated his object to Dr. Cone,
he was asked, " why not stay where vou
are?" "Oh! I have a man in my
church by the name of John Johnson,
who is very troublesome
" I have always had two or three
John Johnsons in my church," said Dr.
C, "but I never mind them."
Not yet quite satisfied, the brother
went to Boston to consult Dr. Baldwin.
j John Johnsons in my church too, but 1
remain notwithstanding.
Our opinion is, that these John John
sons are a perfectly ubiquitous race:
A. tt A i
and he who expects to be entirely rid
of them, must needs go out of the world, j
Clerical Joke. A friend in a!
neighboring city sends us the following:
A Dutch Reformed clergyman and a
High Church Episcopalian minister
were conversing together one day in the
streets of Brooklyn, when a Baptist
preacher, famous for jest3, approached
them; he laid his hand familiarly on
the shoulder of the Dutch reformer,
remarking, Here is the Gospel ; and
then placing the other on the shoulder
of the Episcopalian, he observed, and
here the Law. The Erjiseonalian point
ed at the Baptist and responded, and
there is the Apocrypha between tne
two. The Baptist cooly walking on,
observed, Domine, I owe you one.
North Carolina Coal. The Phil
adelphia Enquirer give3 the result of
the analysis of sundry Ga3 coals, by
which it i3 apparent that the Bitumi
nous Coal from Deep River, Chatham
county, North Carolina, 13 very near 20
per cent richer in Ga3 than any Coal
discovered in America ; and indeed it
yields more Gas of a superior quality
than the English coal, with which our
cities are generally lighted. We hear
that the New York Gas Companis are
importing English Coal at a cost of
$9 75 per ton.
Tie Age cf Has
But fT tK-n d r.f ae. Alnv-t V.l
d ie of diar p
til, rr 1 'n
':r.trn'rr, pa,n.il, r;.
y toil or acoi lent. T
tr.en "mf tirr.o ev n s::
rv? 1 '"-r.s
1
iv.
Th
!- n exprr n ct
w;:h pa ha litt.e f T-rati i n
it; f-r even though r.o: .nd ie n!y fit !,
strr.c t.i! -n hrw-n life. Stro;
bodied nu n ( f:cn die x-ranz cak . a
live Ion;
than the s'.rc
firong ii--? their strength an I the w. ,
have Tr n-? to t:-. The lattor take c ;r
of th-mev ; the f-rmer d n-t. A
it i with t! e body, so it is with ra r I
and temper. Th" string are apt t
break, r-r like the candle run ; the we i'
burn out. The inferior animals, wh" u
live generally. temperate livcs.have g' n
erally their prescribed term of year-.
The h r.-.e iives twenty-five year ; t;.
ox fifteen or twenty; the dg tnr
twelve : the lion about twenty : the r l
l.;t eight ; the guinea pig six to (fu r,,
TLc.-e number ail hear a inii!ar pr ; "r
tion to the rime the animals take to gr .-.r
to its full size. But man of all tin' a..i
mals, is th; one that seldom roinr- i;;
to his average. He ought to live a hun
dred year, according to the py (!.
cal law, fir five times twenty are e
hundred : but instead of that he sear
ly reaehe-s an average, fmr tine Km
growing period; the tat six tim-.: u-.rl
the rabbit even e ight times the standard
of the mwirernen!. The ri-an U ! -vious
man is not only the iao-t irregu
lar, and the mt intetnpernte, but the
mos't laborious and hard-worked if all
animals : and there h reason to beli e,
though we cannot tell what an anitoal
secretly fi-eU, that more than ony other
animal man eheri.-hes wrath to keep it
warm, and eon-jmes himelf with the
fire of his own reflections
Death in a Railkoap Couii.
On Wednesday night last, a Mrs. Lee,
of Sumter in this Mate, died in a caeh
on the Wilmington and Manchester
Railroad,between Wilmington an I Fair
Bluff.
The particulars as far as we have
been abb- to learn them are as follows :
She w;is laboring under pulmonary af
fection, in which condition ho visited
New York in company with come fi ietels
and was returning to her home. The
fir.-t indie itions of the fatal termination
of her disease was manifested j-oon af
ter leaving Wilmington., She ro.-e n r. I
expressed her fears that they had ta-
Vl'll till" ir, J h.l. f ,
But being assured that this was not
the case, she was seated and remained
quiet for a while; she then becanio
restless and upon the enquiry, what
she wanted, replied hhe was about to
undress and lie down, but was ca.-ily
persuaded to resume her Feat. Not
long after this she was found to be
dead--havirig passed away ' quietly
as not to excite observation for f-mc
time Cl.rriw (Jazttr.
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The North Carolina State Agricultural
Society.
Will kohl iU lt,,-lh Annual Ftlr an l ',iti!
Shotr at Halfujh, on th-. 1 ttA, ',lh, 10 ft. On
1th it'i'ir of t)rl,l,rr iirjt
FIVK TII'il "s WIi ImiLLAKS Ol FbT.nh
IN I'KKMIl.MS).
A lit of th .runiuint o!T.-r 1 ran b
taiited of ili! .S-crtarjr unJ o5t;r of the S -
ci?t y.
(j'chtijI Or'I'r ,f Arran'j'm'nln.
Tlie jrrmin'l will t orx-n'l in Tu"1jj
tl Hui .if fJ't'iUr lo o'clock. A. M.
Tho 01. y entrance du't will bs en tif tiM li
fci-ie of trie ?Piuni!, imnr K'.-e-;.t':'ii II i 1 .
where badjrM of in t-ruber ship an I tick't- if
a iiiii-M'if can if. iirocor'!.
AH to-k an' article f r comp'-tition tnu- t
f. uf.n tl. f.'r''ut'(li by 10 o'clock. A. M., .f
the 14ih, (Tu?vUy,) ari'I r,rteriy nn-r-d
uori tl.e bi.okt of the Society, arid no artii !
or animal can l,o rfcrnove'l during the Y.itr,
except with the e"rii-.erit of the .S ei-ty. For
age ari'I jrain vrt!l b furniihel at the ex
penfce of iie Society,
A Gruicl I'roefcfckion of Premium Am
ralu will tke place eri Thur-Jay, imiii' ii
ateiv nfur revlin the decinion of the A
warding C'lrnrrrUee.
The tr al of pjx-e'i of troUiri? hurei will
take phve on the afternoon of T hur4aj ar. 1
Fri-lay the 10th and 17th.
Carriage and Single Hame H,re will
i exhit ted on the track during th dny on
Wedrienoay. AU'i, a trial of S i l I'.t II ;t-h
will take pl;tr;? on the ame day when the
Jtrjea vi!l mak their examination ar, 1 -ward
the preniiurrn.
The Mow Match will take place on tho
prourids on Wednevlay, the 1-nh, at 3 o'c! ck,
P. M.
The Annual Ad Jren will Le Uhvr(l ' n
the ground on Thursday, the lGih, at 11
o'clock, A. M.
The award of premium will rral and
premium paid immediate! after the ud Ire.
JuiH appointed to award rremiuoio are
particu! ir'j requested to report tl emocif .
at the bosine oce in Kepion Hai!, at or
before 12 o'clock, M.t on Tuesday the 1 4th.
An efsc-Iei.t Police will Le in attendar.ee
for the jirererration of order and of property-
' The annual contribution of rn-i!ibr ha
been reslured to two dollar, which entitle
each member to ft Lvle. adniitiin the lad.e
of hi fanily and all children under l't year
of aze, oarmg the Fair.
Clerjrrmen and Editor ar invitel t at
tend, and are requited to report theos-lvei
at the buMiit- bfi in reception Hall, where
they will t& furbUhei with complimentary
ticket.
A;rri-ultural Jica'ioni will ha bel l ererv
etening daring the Fair at the Common
Hall, and all interested ia Agricultural and
Mechacioal improteueut are reqaeiU.-l to
att-tid.
Exhibitor are earnestly requested to have
their article on the Fair grounds by 5 o'clock
oa Monday, the 13ih of October. Tboe
complying with this requet will ecure the
advaritaze of the best location, and arrange
ment ot their article.
THOMAS P.LTFI-V.
C'talrman Ee. Cvmmitt't.
Jso C. Patkiice, Sccrttary.
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