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"i-niLisHED weekly Iiy a committee of MixiSus fou TUEjconw cAUouxA cox Met, acm: ncn. sorTHnur- T. HEFLIN. tn,.
Vol. I. S'. CT.
RILE I G n, Fill D ,VY, 50 Y EMBER, 2f, 1855.
n 1 1 r i .
Vanitai Vanitatuin.
TI.? GKnow Free IV pubiiid.e this a
n r..i..ir...l V f 1 . 1 fit-ifTfl VA. 1 . 1 f h
ban hitherto luifiber-l in f.bcurity. It cer- j present.
. . ' t J 1 . - - . I . f . ! - 1 . - . . . . . - . . f . 1 , ' . " 1 1
Orifhtn'n ja;ii, j,la;ijtive lrnje.
The (stream tiiath arri' by yori f.ielrho.-c
Return no mop; ;
Tba win I that ''t-9 at r.i-,r: yen 'itrrj
lawn
15 rr itli' and 5b pone ;
"I hope, then;" replied I, "that!
vou will Lav candor enough to make ;
th? appointment at a time when I can
; be there." '
I "That." paid he, "is your own look-'
jout; we fehall not hinder vou from being ;
CO
:h th
he
tbe large entrance, were Tey much Leaver.. Bsed Je-u.s. jui a I
smaller ones. used tv foot r.:ser:ger. ' r-c:l. j at like th-- I.Lerality ih:t
. 1 l-.-r thw TtL-i o??3s.ioa t- go art won't to hst lav. Well. I
I fortb, or enter the city by n:r-ht. Tiwy place her at t;v tliral, j lck j
! were caile l'the n-lfn'i eye.' Lrj bat costly, ai th-va L:t I? the j :r-j
. - t-- i - i i 5 T . t 3 V . . .
r
I jnh j.-tfr'l,
not h:n-k-r t;k,
VOU -3V VOU
VOU V, J 1
I ho'C
so atr.iii''C the time that I can Le w;
1 VO'.i.
th!
The
c i. f-
r,--.rf-r v ' e l.-ei 'ir OSf '
to follow our own course in th:s rnatt'.T,
Tho! -witlr-fi ii wcr to KUHiiiter d rir,t-u- j an-1 it i.-? our or.;r.ion li'-'it no otjc i.as a
: i. ... .1. .r... T ,t .5
hall Uow
...- that trtw yon pr itn ! I J
be., I I rfjomc't that i dia not dispute their !
riTht or rower to do po. tut honed that
-r. - j - - ' i . . :
the congregation would clann the riht
to look upon thc;n as cowards, seckmjr
to fkuik from fair investigation of the
points under discussion. To this Tou-
cray very quickly replied, that he was ;
not afraid to meet me anywhere upon J
r.t 1 Y . , i
those nomts. I hen. said l. "act
F-r .A arc l:i'I :
Oa eiiore, or c-:t, ,r hill, ornate, or p!air..
Naught hL.ill riTfiin ;
Vttin!jr f ,r Kiiri.!.iit; !'l, na l jvjs gone by.
On, ;v:r r, wi'.h uii'-xh:i'i-!p 1 brarh
Tiin-i liu'-t'-s t 'Tlh ;
Ltcr vritli e;i-;li worj vr j-p::ik a niointbt
!- L -rn firi'l
or ail r,
o woai l have h ri-httOjthecwTOUion wa? in a paroxyrn of
be han-l, to his own placee-! tam from the cnurch tc the
i:r; thai he Lad accoplil the endforj hcire, ere he lectured ha. an
which he -as bom. Judas anl Mr. itonr before h fnend, cva.-i Ta;e ra.
Toucrav wo,M have one thin? in com-: I the reading of the arHce,
on tocor.,o!e them in hell, if thed,c-'1 adhd on fUssr Toacray an
trine vou have heard to- lav be true; and Waller for a reply, but t.ey declined
that h, that ther were both daanod, not Taakmanj .
r j - ' :,i i,t Mr. Cameron pubiisned that he wou.l
for do. Tt" tn-'-ir own w.n, but or u-.npr v 1 . , T, .
l, . - answer my sermon m the Presbvtcmn
tu: :v.iii ij, j,,. - fV,i- chnrcb. I wrote him a note, reau'-st-
It w.ts between i:vc anl t.x occk l'"M;u' r ., , . . , ' 1 ,
"f IS rv"1! the d3nc3 of Methodism ; but the passage, ;It is easier fom camel to,yo,, you are purcha.,4 with hi, bWl, j
, ; , f xTr h sail to the messen-c-r : " Tell Mr. 1 go througft t.ne neeuie s eye man ior a can yuu. uare joa rtjeet
wc.K i rcpiy nc i.y j con?;l,r j,- a ?entlecian ; 1 rich man to enter the gate of heaven.
TlA'a'I v snow fuv in moi'on-! he treated me as one; but tell him I j It is not vnjmdlh for a ncl. man to
TTVv ;:Vaktl'?n dbe'-anjhave such, a devilish temper, I can't enter the gate of heaven fir we may
fne peop.e re waked up, nd can t, PVf.n, ' f,-,r not ! believe there are many already :n the
to think, an 1 read tor tnemseives. "v-' V', . ' ,, "
Methodism from this hoar held up its! grants ? hreque-t.
, , . ! i Tt was fircuiated ar-out that I had
31 5 ) a Year, in A kaacs.
?M7 -i'.l d.mircs, h i. WTTf t'
,r;rh'A mich cov i? I '. i , i ' '.
r.vl set h J
siitf-i v c-t, ' H.Krr,n m rtiTpff 1 to i.::s irrovt r- . ,e cr. rac:. i
! go out by 'the nee lie's eye,' that is. by to Lady Anne, he .'ai !. Mi-iin h j
the small fide-gate of the city. The you heard this ccntraet, that Leave nj
! camel can go throogh the needle's eye, ari l earth hath irrevocably aticsvd. !
i but with diSculty, an! hardly -with a ' Ilemember that from this time forth;
! full load ; nor without sto-oplng. and frcvt rm n-, you are the rrcf Tly
I think this cxpres.-es the jus: idea of ; of the Lord Jeu. lie die 1 to rvdec m j
neu t in mai region, lis ujvucae ue-i , . , i . ., c
in- greatly increased and emboldened, i heen denied the privilege of hearing
ry e i c n u him and the laain members oi me . jlui as mi- uavi m -i-i. .
Oar CalvmHt.c friends felt somewhat h(1I! (letine1 t0 ! of part of his load, before he can pas, I t ho -:r.ter of lb-, th-ro was a
disconcerted, and complained that we , 1 L . , "Lw hout i throuch the ' needle's eye,' ,o the rich ?.d S'J' J-cL.'lf
fchou d have the impudence to attack j -J n j- ,,.,.. ,,r ir ,,(.r. re igwi m the i b;c oi . . 1 he
... - c twent renoa3 in the house. Thus man must hrn-elt o. large por- - , . -
t ie doctrine.? of the reformation astwe-V Pcn3 V u, 1 tW f,f h:-we-ih in th wk-T r,f b-u'hurcl'- m esiecsal nnnn?r was aN
i . i i i i r th controv-r'y ended between Mr. tions oi n.s wea.tn, i.i tn-. wa.K.? oi , i
taught by Calvin, Leza, and others, ; - rJ J m Wp Wf.rp ;nevoler,ce. in order to enter the g,tes cd at. 1 b, very Lu:u'.ie :.r. 1
i p ira iise of uo-I, who consecr ated tueir
wealth to the service of the Redeemer,
' and trusted in him always for salvation.
j Cut just as the camel must Lo relieved
The arrow thus sr : 1 at a venture. I
un 1 its wiv to the heart of L ly An-,
became eminently u-vfur.
an i
in h'.r Jj v
id genera ti
tH J r- I'i.in i.r.
A CLili'i Fraycr.
Of all fir !, i-h i-'.r mortu' va':.!y in-; urn j i;j-c. a rnan and give rae a chance tode- i
r.r , Naut h;,a!l r,-Urr.. fend mvself." ' I
Life hath at houi in heaven ana eaUli " i
ht.re
h'-iHMlll,
Am 1 s- h-t;!i .h'.'.U. ;
Xot a'l the chaiiid tiioit ciasik
c! true
Ctn f- t'er tlm ;
For all Vif. piii-iS hi the d j.:t.jr
1 ii J'ii ; :nej iio iitoru ; j
No drui on ii'i's wriri't'.-d cheek rcnovv
I.'h-'s e:irly hue ; J
jNot all tl:r; tears liy pioiu mourners s.ieu
wake 'he aeai.
If tliiiH thr.m
This brnii'rht them to a stand: and
seeing that if they did not agree to meet j
lit v. tk t,, i
but we held on our course steadily, say-i Mr. Cameroi and raysel,
i .. i i. ,i : ! unon tne most f nendl v ter
lri'r but little
and hoping and pray in
e ?i .t.. -v .,i.i t',,.T... (I.ht. I
ine rainy, uiu-t,- to j.i i .-unui, ,
after counselling together a moment, ;
begged to he excused on that evening, i
adding, that they would be ready at any
other time.
''Will to-morrow at ten o'clock do ?"
T ;iL-pd T'nr answer was affirmative, i
l.er nature empire . , r r announced to the neonle
--- j t
II?
1 Vf T ,..,1,1 .t.T tw tr.tr '
.:.:in ai.ie - . t i ;
If win.!, su;d wave, an 1 1-uf, an l mn, and i discourses i n tint home at the hour
agreed upon.
The appointment flw as if on the J
wings of the wind. As early a3 nine j
o'clock in the morning, the people J
were seen corning in every direction, j
anxious to witness the contest. Tou
cray and Waller were a little late, but
when they came, I met and conducted j
them to the pulpit with all the polite-
tip-;.; at. mv command. W hen we were s
seated, Mr. Toucray turned to me and
asked,
" What course are you -going to pur-
Qrr"
think that 13 clear from what
happened yesterday. I understand
that you are to answer may discourses,
confuting my arguments if you can,
and that I have the liberty of replying
when you are done."
'T dr tint: understand it SO. Mv
- - j
understanding '13, that the matter will
fl-r.ror
Hare all their hour
-vu'ks on i;0 whose dai!v:ii spirit
T earthly t!iin.L"i ;
And he. alone is wiso, wilds' well-t iuht
love
In dxel above;
Truths firm and bright, but ofc to wirta1.
ear
fliMliti'T nnd ilrphr-
Harsh as the raven's croak the sounds that
tell
Of pleasure's knell ;
Pray, reader, that the minstrel's strain
Not all be vain ;
And when thou bend'et to (Jod the suppli
ant kuec.
ltomember ine.
sue:
"I
3Mi5rrllaufoii0.
Father Stamper Heets the Calvanist3.
Rev. J. Stamper, one of the oldest
traveling lueactii-i a t ti.v wwt, iJ&it-tt " , TJ , r,nt ,1a
0 1 . vmir renlvin'T. and you shall not uo
in" some very interesting reminiscences your Vll luo a J
in the Home Circle. -The following
from the October number, gives a lively
idea of controversies in the olden time.
We were
upon tne mo-t inendlv terms to the dav
for the triumph of truth." !? ,
Mr. Cameron, the pastor of the : his honesty and simphe.ty of
Presbyterian church, was a Scotchman ; character. II.s impulsiveri-s almost
by birth an 1 education ; generous-: amounted tc a disease, but he was per
hearted, but uncommonly impulsive in fectly ingenuous and w.tnout tnuice; so
his temper, over which neither he nor .t if he flew into a pet with me, tt
bis friends had any control. Being a j s soon over, and he was kind as ever.
Stron Calvinist of the old school, he ' " A lamh tbit bre ancr hi a flint b-ars fir-;
felt a"concern for the safety of his fa-j When mueb injured, it sh.ws hasty -park,
, , 1 and s-tra'.zht is ciid aain.
vonte scheme, and thought it incum-; -
bent on him to corne to the help of his Perhaps one cause of this great iras
Baptist brethren. When the day came ; cihiiitv was his being a bachelor. A
for my reply, Mr. Cameron dismissed j want tl softening and winning in
his congregation at what was called flsicnces of a wife, often causes men to
the Mud Meeting house, a few miles in I become soured with the world, and fan
the country, came to town under whipjey themselves undervalued and neglect
and spur, and reached the church just j ed. The old gentleman long since bade
as I arose to commence. lie pressed j adieu to earth, and I hope is resting in
through the crowd, took a seat, ami 1 Abraham's bosom.
prepared to take notes. This was one of the few controver-
I took up the subject that day in ; sies I have witnessed, which ended in
regular order, from the doctrine of de- j much good to the Church. It resulted
crecs down to the final conditional per- j in the most triumphant revival of reli
eeverance of the saints, and occupied j gion, and in the course of a month we
about three hours iu its investigation, ; had an accession to the Church of about
during which a death-like silence reign-j ninety members, many of them among
,.1 i."..'..r,,.r i,rv -, t ,1 AfYnfith. Tnosf. Riihsrfl o t in 1 members of that
Utl LtllUUUyUL tJiU UOCiUUIJ.. -"v
o-ettino- through the arguments against (Community. This investigation was
,-4i t 1 1 . 1 1 : AnA.-.iir .t4 4V,n4- ii m si 4- on.l
of glory. Our Savior seems to have re
ferred to the same when he says, LStr f it
v the Gate.' And as the camel was
compelled to stoop in order to enter by
; the low and narro-v gate of the citv. so
1 must the rich mm learn lexuii (', if he
, active. 1
distracted it.
fie. i ne-. :v
! welfare
e--ion of the minds and
Christians. As a re-u.t
;:iCUitle- vviiVii i: i bib-ro
j 1 lerdv sunk into m,.' -ni-
lie
el a genera! eoaeern lor
f sltiTit-rs -.'e:oe 1 to t '.
affect:or,.
YVix ihsTA' eriv;dM Wk J" the
eni -vrr.r,t v the tlnil otery. rn
e nerg r g fr.:a the br.it-. . t-t t..
r:.-nh.-w n the p hrae cf the nine,
"r,)br:" anlthit the "t:ir.g r'.n
hvl left but ji j:ar 1-gvy , f light t
th? wer"n? earth, f r :':.? ' r.- 'M o.
o:r J h:-r,y in h:sh m-ar! m-vh.
over a 1 .r.g ni:!e of - ' .imp. n I hill an I
valley.
lVr bfv '. l.e wmt to 1 1 that tvg'.t
thinking that Cheng:- Kh'n
Vttcr than a myth, anl 1 t Cr-icet
-j the true phiiuvph-r !' . a'i. II.
f 'ier an 1 motlior .p.;re l;.'.:a t'sat r.igbt,
j'j i;'.rg th it mftd'.t.it!-.n w ts the
i-jee f r r ieh a dish as h - hi 1 ?ii i-l '
f r hi.-r.-if.
In th.- !- .r-.rng th- ::. r brr;i j'.
birr. t!io v, : an 1 torn ei r. ' dy
l.-'e-l an 1 men b-d. an 1 ith m;!.- a:, t
a V:, to! I him L:.- f.ther '-he ! t -
F .r wht ( .-iM it Nothing hi !
Mire'v : f -r hi m th-r w , i' ! n -t ! T -y
hi :i with kl-. lb" biirr.. 1 up, m. 1
rvti.t to hi- br" hf it, w:t.i -i
iK 'V-
.rts
he
th aw.ik
i-. ji r I "th.it was !n Mi. fr 1 '
;;-'. uf er ad. llr akl "V.,V, h
inusi iiie ricfi mm lea: n muni t v. ii ue - i
would 'seethe Loci,' 'In-;- fullness e!i:n on t!i(; F':irt "l tne chureli. sm
o f j oy . ' Chr is t ii n 1 1 "o r 11.
A Preacher ia Earn-;st.
ners becaoie aiiX'ou-. and m .nv.
old and yo i.;g, fu un 1 h :.p- in believing
in Christ. 1
During the
progre-
tl C'Ve
.n:
i A few we"ks ago, I observed an ar
ticle in the P'tom cr, on earnestness in
i religion, which brought to my recolh-c-'
tion some circumstances connected with
that extraordinary, eccentric, but high
! ly useful man, Rev. Rowland Hill.
; The energy of his manner at times,
and the power of his voice were over
i whelming. Once at Watton he was
! completely carried away by the imjet-
i nrmi mh f.f lin fpi'litifs iiTid rni;rirr
i . , . ..... - ,0 i,, Ul
himself to his full stature he exclaimed, j WJ
i r. X urn in nnrnnL.f tmnn r,o 1 1 mn ...
I A j cca u x tiii in ctt.iv- t. u nit;
'an enthusiast: but I am not. mine are
the words of truth and soberness.
When I first came into this part of the
v rr. re than
meeting, c.iaracterize-l
usual so!
a the entire.!, aro.-e, at;u
erance nrccce-lcl t) re-
fitlier i. kin d'y :
" .I-.'.:;: v. v i 1 w i
VOU V
J.-lir.ny b.-k-l d r.. : r. 1 th- r.."-b.i-v
b.-gm to -h;:,e in h c a- ''
h:s ihoii-h'.. f.r '-: ' 1 W ;,
in'
cr.lri.t-. oti 'i if..l Tii-iri T ,t' tl l"r
uii. . .1.1.1 t, ii . iinii, . i i.i... .
,1 1 ... . I . ....u
e.u a an eio i
with choked u:
late ii is hr.-t;.in exper.cnee.
He said he wa ; i-omewhat advanced
in years before he th-iught 'f seeking :,
the salvation of his soul. "My wife j
was hopefully piom ; anl durit.g are-,
vival like this, inv daughter then but :
ed
" Av 1
., V'-l
rbt V.e.
ehi'e the rainbow I ;-t n;gh' - d ' .
IJiily Vi!.o.. ol 1 j.Ae. Ir no u-
to .-lip behind the v..o id
; 1 -:r.
tw el ve y -ars of ag(
lie; lv-o:
througn the
imliff-.-i.
We reached Shelby ville in the month
of April, 1821. The friend had pro
cured a good house for us, in which
were provided wood and provisions, so
that we felt ourselves at home at once.
A kinder or nobler set of Methodists
never lived in any community tuan
those we found there. We can never
forget them. May the Lord reward
them for their kindness to us! He has
rewarded most of them with a crown in
heaven, and I hope the remaining few
of our old friends in that place, so long
celebrated for their hospitality and
Christian benevolence, win gam uie
mount of God, and rest with those who
have gone before.
After becoming acquainted with the
state of things in the vicinity, I deter
mined to preach a series of sermons on
the points of difference between Meth
odists and Calvinists. The cause of
my determination was simply this : the
Methodists had been completely down
trodden by Calvinistic preachers, who
made a point of assailing our doctrines
and usages in almost every sermon.
our people had become disheartened,
"But I will."
"You shall not."
"I will."
"You shall not; and if you persist, I
will not say one word."
"Y'ou can .do as you please. If you
will not preach, I will. This congre
tmn shall not, be disanno'mted ; and
pillion - ... , . " 11 -
just as certainly as you occupy the
pUlpit, 1 Claim iue llil oi itf';";
Brother Corwine, who was sitting in
the stand with U3, turned to me and
said, "Stick to it, brother Stamper; it is
your. right, and you must not relinquish
it under any circumstances."
A ftnt- a few mnmpnts nause. Mr.
Waller said to his discomfited friend,
Don't back out; you can prevent his
replying."
"llowr "
"Do you take tne stand, and occupy
it all day: you can keep him out in that
wav, if in no other!"
Toucray took his advice, refraineu
from beginning as long a3 he could,and
then talked five hours and a half !
I felt insulted by this attempting to
take advantage of me, and when he got
through, arose and told the congrega
tion rhp whole affair from begining to
end. There was not time for me to say
Calvinism. I proceeded to lay down
the plain articles of Calvinism and j
Methodism in their undress, side by j
side, telling the congregation that they !
tions they chose.
I read"the first two articles agreed to
by the Synod of Dort. My old friend
Cameron could contain himself no long
er, and rising to his feet, shouted out,
in his broad Scotch dialect :
"Stop, Mr. Stomper! Stop, Mr.
Stomper! I do not want this large
congregation to go away and believe
we hold such damnable doctrines. Mr.
Stomper has dressed Calvinism in rags,
and set the dogs alter u :
At this, Philip Taylor, who was a
neeessarv at that time, to inform and
settle the public mind. Methodism,
hitherto, had been looked upon as some
thing unworthy of notice; but from
this Dcriod- he r.erud! hfia-an. to nnder
love and respect to which it was enti-
tO (rod
Ul. I
and indeed glad to see my family ltli-
r:o:i was no
i o ir s.iv ior.
v,:.- willing.
-iously disj.-t
but leii
personal concern ol nun-.',
Ion r.,.r.,.t..r. I
v 1 e variii.
i
com.ng horn
biter fh.ui ll-'ld
fiom my
n. v
. t in: i i : i i 1
country, a was warning on vuiwei ul" ' businr-;-i r.i'' er
I saw a gravel pit fall i.i and bury three wfc toolc Int. .v the arm and gently led
imLwu uuii6J -I.. v., up ,u; , me to the door oi .Marys room ami
voice for help so that I was heard in . ba(je me jj.sten. XeVtr can I, to my
thf town below at the distance of a mile. ! i - i . r . .i .. ... .i " j
' uyiru' uav, lorgei ine emotions mai
nelp came auu securea iwo oi tne sui- ruied uooi
r .T 1T,,J 1 : " - '
ujion my mind, as I .stood and ,
and has prospered more or less ever
since. Perhaps there is no piace m
Kentucky where it has a firmer hold,
or stands upon higher ground, than it
does in Shelbyville.
The Camel and the Needle's eye.
St. Matthew, xix. 24.
ifcrers js o xne called . me an pnthiiKi-.f -- - - -. . S
i .t1f.Ti rpdilv to tall unon noor sinners ; ,ln.,,rl ter. .S7: wa i-rimtmi ior l
love and respect to wmcu r was euu- I""1- j , ' . i..v, --- . . - , J , t
tied The Church became permanent, j and about to entomb them irrecovera- the conren;n of her father . As the j
. i ,v.1tt ; ..rt fomal nifi s5? rf woo. aTiX call n..rnT,tvj f-U ur(.n nv cur a:
! aloud on them to escape, shall I be burden of guilt was rolled upon my soul, :
' called enthusiast now ? No, sinner ! I t;u j seemed to be utterly overu helmed. ;
' am not an enthusiast in so doing. I , That I should have lived on in sin, ;
j call on thee aloud to fly for refuge to without uttering a single prayer in my
j the hope set before thee in the gospel ; fUUJiy, or even in my closet, till my,
i of Christ Jesus." 1 own child .should become so distressed .
1 Ai. iI.a t!trn Via ina T-t-no r-l- in T ' . l . .1 . . I C. t. r., ( I .1 i f b i
I uii'jluii iimc m t.uo j.n.u.......n to jueau my case oei-n e M-.i - --ivi. j
! in the open air in that suburban part ; streaming eyes, and J, stiil unconcern- j
i - C T il r-.t-.i-.mtT. n trill A T ri"tr fl ehl . . 1 ...1 1 ... n r.r.ttrri til -t 1 ir.Ti fS
our peopie nau ufum -
and were rather disposed to bow down much, but I noticed a few of the gen-
. ,.... a ,.,mnr,ts thou nnd n PUi'ea
.-hi i i . . ' . - - - . - n
t i. r.C l.rv- rrtrvr-finrl b o A 1 tf 1 1 ! . .1 1 . - ...1 .'- ..V.l.tr. :
Hie jieiiLt . c j excite my curiosity ana wonuer. j.u lu.u j out in uie bigut ui -.iwiiwv . r(,jijrig uown ins cuee?, au iu.- r.n..v, ,
Mr. Taylor to sit down, and turning to i 0f tie Evangelist, as well as our i was comely, comely as the curtains of ; rrarne trembling with emotion, Mary
Mr. Cameron, assured him that hej needle3 werC 0f various sizes. ! Solomon. " While enlarging on the ; H ll JeaVen ! and I thank Cod that ;
should have full liberty to say what he ; jkc.e are tllG arge needles, such a3 St. subject, Lady Anne Erskine happened j tnr0ugh the instrumentality of her
chose, without fear of being considered j u3tj .q mairg tentS) ana such J to pass that way; she asked her ser- j cpd's ,,i ayer, I now have a cheerful
a disturber. This softened him into jj flg knQWj are now employed in ; vants what was the cause of the large i il0pe 0f 'meeting her pure spirit among
kindly thanking me for the courtesy j k'in!r tie sais 0f some great ! assemblage of people; they replied that t,e tlood-v.ashed throng, who are tread-;
shown, and I immediately asked him i a(1mjr;Tli There are the finest points ! it was the renowned Rowland Hilhthat : jn? t,e g0Jc.n streets of the New Jeru-;
whether I had read the articles aright. of uge(1 -m anc;ent and modern Uas addressing the people; Lady Anne 1 sa7cm-" ' i
"Yes," he answered; "but they;.." V A mr..t ipi;f.!lte kinds of then said she had long cherished a de-; . 1
need explanation, and that you have ; ucwori fit to deck the person of a sire to hear that eccentric man preach,
not given. ! 0ncn at ber coronation. The camel j and should now have it tally gratmea , (
. . . , .... , I yucen ai uer cui'jiiauuj. - j an-.i cm- r- ,
" T think an
article ot religion wnicni- , ,rv..j, mr.v. ,nCr,d in F.M- i r.n1 rlr-crr.d bpr eriarioteer to bring her j
, , 1 1 . i-r. 1 Anrrht ' . ..t f -11 . 1 . ..1 V . 1 . , , .. !
has oeen sigr.ea uy u. gi a e aj h-j, -.- ,
It is about the size of
jt; - , lerii tjouiiiiie. j-h " . u. ... . r ,
to be so definite as to render explana-: ar,Test ox -with one or two hunches '; everv word he said
i as near as possible, that she might hear j
i , -. 1 !
cue was boon m
i
tUlj U1 VW vr. - - fj 1. .1
tion unnecessary. I on it" back with long neck and legs, the rear of the temporary pu.pit, the
" Well, Mr. Stomper, after all you ; fget a(aptej t0 the sandy des- 1 ordy place where it was possible to get
have said, we do not differ so widely, j " g , js understanding of the ea'r him.
snd submit to this petty tyranny, with
out resistance or defence. Such a state
of things did not at all comport with
my ideas of justice or duty. Two Bap
tist and one i'resbytenan preaeuer, an
famed for talent, had occupied the
ground. These three men seemed to
have arrived at the conclusion that the
Methodists would tamely submit to be
mauled and ridiculed at their pleasure.
I commenced my series, and crowds
came to hear. The above mentioned
ministers attended, to take notes and
make large threats, but I continued my
rptrardless of all that was said.
At the' close of one of my sermons, the
f.,n.i;n: notiee was handed me :
"Mr. Stamper: Please publish to
-.,-r. nrrrecration. that on this day
four weeks, Rev. Silas Toucray, will
In the Baptist church, in reply
.Mtcv. "
to the discourses delivered by you
against the doctrines of grace, common
ly called Calvinism."
I announced the notice, with the fol
WinT remarks: "I do not consider
this the best or fairest way of conduct
lnr thii matter. Mr. Toucray and Mr.
W'alker have heard my arguments.
Those arguments are now fresh in the
minds of the people, and if a reply is
intended, this is the time for it. Mr.
Toucray is welcome to the use of my
pulpit, and I am the more anxious to
hear him this evenmg, because it will
he out of my power to attend at the
time specified in the notice. I claim
it as a right, that I shall he present to
defend myself."
"We feel disposed," said Mr. Waller,
'to make our own arrangements in our
vwn way."
tlema'n's arguments then, and pledged
myself for a full answer subsequently.
I assured Mr. Toucray that he should
be duly notified of time and place, and
furthermore promised tnat X wouia not
treat him as he had treated me on this
occasion.
rw r ,f bis stronrr points, which I no
ticed, was the case of Judas Iscariot.
Toucrav affirmed that this man was a
devil from the begining, being appoint
ed bv our Lord in view of the part he
-w . "1 .1 ' - 1
should act. in connection wun im-,ue-remarked
that the eternal purposes of
f . l 1 1
God in the redemption ot tne woria
could never have ben accomplished
without a traitor; that Judas was pre
destinated to that part, ana am wnat
God had determined he snou.u uo. xu
answer to this I said: "If Judas fulfill
ed the commission assigned him by the
Almighty, he was a good and laitniui
servant, and wa3 certainly approved of
his Master for his obedience. It would
be a reflection upon the Divine integri
tir t, snnnnsf that he would be assign
ed a special work, and then sent to hell
for doin it. t urtnermore u one iran-
or was necessary in making up the
twelve apostles in the commencement
of the gospel ministry, it is not unrea
crmnhdA to conclude 'that God yet has
vjii..-
. . A C
need of traitors in the same ratio: u
they were necessary in carrying out
, I. C 1. r or.ncf a1ii
the gospel ministry iu iuc t--"-q
frA. thev are equally so in carrying
out the ministry in all ages. If the
clergy has to he under tnis censure, x
do not see why this community has not
. - ,i . ic rf Tit
rrrtf trt SUV tnaL i)ir. lUUtlll) a. VW-
dasbas well as to say it of any other
minister. If they should charge him
..... , - . - i eiL. OUULl 13 l"C u"'-' r
Yon tell us that we must believe m or- , nrominent terms of the pas-
.1 , :.r:R.r, tirvTt nTll T tell VOU that' , tt l . ir:. T,lar rr.n-
UC1 IU uoillli-n"--.!., j
t .1 Tl T, .
rl- rr-..rrnm-ta O f rri35 1 OM tbat. had ta-
- , two more prominent, inuid -- r ; ilvlwi .- - -
! I tp VOU tliat' r. t TT 1 ir:. T,lar rr.n 1 1 V r nAnirroiratlAn !infi the
- J I co rro. rt thp ID V T1L I1U T tilili- wu- KfM I'lilUC IU Hit -.---' )
be that believeth on the Lord Jesus j "I;- .brilliant and sparkling appearance ol
Christ shall be saved."
ey t:nclk OLOI.O:
At the fo'rt of tte rainbow lit a a i-ilo of g;14.
One rather unscrupulous wag had
ion, ana me , - - , t. . ,.,t ."r,.
; brilliant and sparkling appearance of i tow Jonnny x aJ e , - -
, i
you, aii 1 gii--'" y.ur i ii. l.
The rainbow grew all n I in -ny's
face ; but he w.n t.--0 '-. a'. l ha d'y
p.-eped nu' fro-ri un-b-r h hit ?
willt ' H Ceiling IieXt.
"Y-.i -.rv ihe f ..of oft! riin'. .v i i
tl e gar b n d.-l you
" Ye father," Johnny .- 1J, tln.i-lly.
and loo!;.-d up a little.
"Well, mi I d.d." at b 1 Mr. 1' V- ' ,.
" and now g.-t your h--, .:t. 1 e-,fu- w .m
lie.', an 1 w.ll dig th-re, a . 1 you -1.
have half the m-ii.ey."
Johnny looked up full an 1 fii-. w i
a world of wonder ari l tim. I del -ht i i
his great eyes.
"Why, father, I thought you wou'd
call it all nonsense; vo-j - aid IMIy .'H
They went off to the great gar-i n
Johnnv in a great tvon-h nie nt at - -rv
motion, and prompt do v.!:..t v r
his father directed. Mr. Pay- m t-.n-e 1
Up the ground with a -pel--, and J-. hu
ll y raked it all over ; an 1 by direeth.ii
ofhis father, wa4 very rare fid to piel.
up every pebble and stirl: whu h ni g -",
interfere with the charm th -.t was to.h--wrought.
They furrow-d th land it:-,
little Hquares, like a ( h'-er.( r -b-i ir l, aii I
Johnny wondered and wni-iel; ttb
directly Mr. Puyoo pi o I i I a bag ef
some small matter, iu wh'i th" b -y
begun to y:m not j.r ei,. ly a ra,
JjUt' " Why, father, that's enrol ..'
Vou ate planting c irrotn ! I thought
we were going to dig g"M 1"
His face fell cou,: lerably at th-; d;
covery.
" Not digging g o 1 t--diy, my --i,
but g"tli;jg ready. Iu the fa'!, wm-n
the carrot are grown. v.e'H d.g u'-ir
b'-autif-i! gold ; and you -hall ha-i u.ore
monev toV.irchae ' 't vou 'b '.-
1 than "if you were chafing rainbow all
j the year."
i j'.br.ov wn not ou'te fcat:sfi'-d then,
f.r the go' 1 fever wu on hi:n high at
that time; but when the harvest cm.",
he learn 1 a v ry pb-as.:t t an 1 p- rma
nent lesion that ind i.try, in re?x.;.r
productive channels, U worth rn'i-:h
more than the go! b n root-s of all th'"
rainbow fclr.ee No-ih's Hood.
sideration. i brilliant and sparkling appearance jnarchtJ
Some have supposed that a slightly , Lady Anne, attracted the attention oi j j & nnlfW
varied reading in the original word, Uhe congregation more than the preach-, o- y r
which is translated 4 camel,' might be
adoptcib by which the phrase would be
t moon o m1. e ' siir-has 13 usea : bf. rptsnlvpd on a hazardous out enect.vt. ; , - , 41t,.,r
lUauc . V i v ii v- , , . . , Irr-.r, f f.r ! I , ;i r 1,1 1. L Liu v 111 iiyuj-
jin anchoring ships in the roadstead.- ) remedy. He paused and then said : o-ict where it rested
! Then the textwould read, it is easier ior j "brethren, x nespeaK um ; : . n ,orr;er 0f his father's great
" " ' ; a cabie to co tnrougn me eve u t" ior a iew luomruis. - i .
plain questionsr ineed , & But the former is proba- to hold an auction of vendue. I have jgarue ai4i fclippcd
win answer tueix. the most correct reading, lor the ; here a lady and her wnote equ page , , s rar;-for
il 11.1 in Tt . , r i.-uA..n t-.r.mn n ir. n - n I :i CO l 1 1 i I 1 h i .111 via . ,i
wnoie Dure see ma tu uam j kajjuc w ' 11
1 t, txa "Poet Xmnnrr 11 ,nn;ni1 -ind inf'ppd the Only Ob- ,
im quite prevalent m m&
the Babylonians, in wnose.
nhants were not uncommon.
I m . 1
1 . 4- y-ii r- r a , 1 I rl T r I J I i I o 1 M I r- . - ' --
was 'an elephant passing imou , uuaers in me V 1 mert to find that he was mistaken in
needle's eye.' But the elephant was a , world: well and what wall you pre for : hat tbe foot of tbe raln.
.tmnirpr in Judea. while the camel was ; her ? I will give honors, wealth and , tt.e ioc
I f nm,. and therefere the latter Pleasure. That won't do, she is worth ooy y a H
' . ., i -i-'r
was used by the Jews msteaa oi me
former, to give iorce to tue ui.viui
Obviously, the object of this form
Yes. Mr. Cameron, but your doc
trines carry some horrible consequences
after them, from which ours are happi
ly freed."
" "None that I can conceive," was
his reply.
" Will vou permit me," I said, "to
ask you two or three plain questions t
. - . -iT '11 1 . . v.
" xes, sir; ami i win answer urcm. ...
tp t v .1 . j.idh rT iritop iinrl mv 1 y
XI x uau .' """-i
Bible, I would' show beyond contradic
tion that Mr. Stomper is wrong."
Rnm nnp banded him a glass of wa
... - - - . 0 Til'
ter ; and after he had drank, I asked ;
the following question :
' ' Do you believe that God has made
it possible to be saved V
" Certainly I do."
"Do vou believe that Jesus Christ
purchased redemption for all men i
"No; I do not believe any such
thing." . . .
"Will you please to tell me, and this
.nnrri-errntion. bow those may be saved
for whom Christ did not die, and for !
abs
1 r, r nrr.rfi5C a t hirer
speecu was i'j viiv.--
. r , -
luteiv imposbiuic.
Ttnt- T b i ve met with another expla
nation of this striking figure, which, to
t. ir,r adds to its beaut v and
whom he procured no redemption f0rCe. All the important cities of the
The old gentleman, at once seeing n -.w times, were surrounded
the dilemma into which he had fallen, j , ""tv an(i massive walls ; and so they
The Lord's Prayer.
II.,w rn?ny millions ar.d M.'lil-.atof t c.'"
Las that j.rayer beeo pref.Tl by ChrH
tia of ail denor.'iii ttioiii-'. wi e,.
tb-ed, u the ?oand thereof f.r-. b-t
daily, fc'el aln'-t without luVn.'U
frora the end.4 of the w.h, an l hf
ny,n the Fea. it i-i ft-eend'm - t L-;a,tn .'
ioeenw and a pure offerin- S- :t
tbegaft of pronbeey to f.rtt-d, t.t
thou 'h 'heaven and eartn Jbnll awj;.,
tbee wvr-l of ourbb-d l,rl bfdl i.'-t
v a-,T,T, till everj o-tlt ti .o "
br e an-Vered till th Kkj-.-Ioiu of A
hall e ,:?.et and his will be d-,ue on ert:i
as it is iu havea. '-" J-
Sunday Schools and Crisa
Qiie of the greatest bh-ifig e-;.f .-rre-l
uu-
tCl J"!
. . . , I- 1 1 '. . - I , T1-. T-fiTl i
niht oeiore tne ur.eut ucuo ,
..viinmhi.r I h next tiaaer is
flp-w into a nerfect rage, and declared
he was not bound to answer any such
question. His Presbyterian brethren
ran to him and begged him for God's
mVp to be silent, or Tie would iniure the
cause and ruin himself. But he cried
out at the top of his voice, " Let me
alone ! I will say what I please !" and
so he made his "way to the door, fol
lowed by his beseeching brethren, while
Vti.lil-e bp fin in full speed for the
valley, scarcely looking at the object of
. .-tt .L ' r f a Villi
. u,3 rr cll XU1 ou luo
the JJevn: wen, a iu uak , , k- tj.e Uen vallev, when, to
for her? I will give all the kingdoms o e r L -,ie litur.
of the world and the glory ot them - a o on 0 he
i ii .1 .... - . - -
hill. . , ,
TTn bV.nt r,f Ghengis Khan and
; the Epider,Cbut not thinking of David
UL t.XA C - ,
TUt Tcon't do either, for she shall
J. ilK ' ' - . ,
:-4. .V. r.ri ilia L-incnioms
by hih ana massive waia , aj continue to eiisi, -c--
.i 1 irol'or infnrmj na H r , l 14 nrl ttio rrlorv of them
qrp as tne nwwciu -"-. ....... - , . 0I lue uii-. o j ,
at the present day. At certain points, shall have vanished as a sow-wreatn j k determined to "go a-
these walls were perforated by lage beneatn a vernal shower ; j bea(L without being sure he was right.
on,l ontrTiin , 1 T4- 11 - t- I hpar the VOlCC lucaul . . J , - .11.
passage-ways, ior me c - nave ner. x.u. r, la tanked swamp lay in tns paui, nut
5f the inhabitants. These passage- of another bidder It is the r,d J, rainbow gold lay beyorl Torn
w . J- ii aii 'il l j 1 1 b n a ii t i
sus vnrisi- ncn, , - .
for her? I will gtye an inuen
VI -
;r, timps of peace, were open by
day, but at night they were closed by
day, but ax ingt "cg . give ior u. .. , j Cii
massive gates, capable of resisting any .jce that is incorruptible, undefined
& u xT - v V,Q f ! i.i r a,..n T.nr rm-fj v eternal in the
common assault. uj vi lanaiuau111 uv.---.-7
clothes, torn feet, and bleeding hands,
were drawbacks to the enjoyment to be
sure, but a pot of gold would not only
.. .ni.lrr 1 the mHITUlloXl OI
d-ir :'h. Krery seh.dar wlw attend
a Paniav Sch'xJ raay U r(itilly
benefitted, but we Wheve tis i.uu.Uri
.aiiill of tbo-c-who do tot receive no-ue
benefit, ludctd, we tannot Low it u
rWiUefvr ehill to att'-nlawtll cn
daeted chool f any leugil of time, ar 1
not Lave iuiplautcJ iu LL uiiod ftoue r"1
principle, or Lave eoiae re!ation forruel
that will be of great use to Llm in after
life. , .
Hour many a man, when tempted t m,
has beea checked by oiue text of Jv-np-ture,
or some inorJ len which be leaned
ia Sunday School, while it has U-en remain
ed that thore bys who never bad t.e ad
vantage of f a-h a schxJ are by far the iae-.t
iLtlmed to viced