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Seme Knncnr when the Sky is Clear-
And wholiy bright " vi
If nt! MT.all .-enfc ff .Jnrk n,,v.r
In tl,;ir great heaven rif J.lue.
Ar. l om with thankful lore nr- filled.
If hut one stimuli of lihf,
fine raj A fiod'n jpoi m-T'-.v, g!JJ
'I he JarkiK-i of their biht.
In palace ar h'-arts th.U ak.
In dineonterit and tirid;,
Why lif "is Bucd a dreary tak,
Ati'l all p;'od tliWipK denied.
And hearts in forest hus admire
How loe h.-i in their aid
(L'ive that riot ever seems to tire)
Such rich provision male.
Tbencm.
Jliisrdliuicnu
3.
From tho Home Circle.
Camp Meeting Sermon by Bishop
George.
During the summer of 1822, while
traveling the Greenbrier Circuit, which
at that time was attached to the Ken
tucky Conference, in company with my
colleague, Harvey Sawyers, I attenlel
a carnp-meeting in the Monroe Circuit
John Brown, presiding elder, E.
Sirnmon:s and Simon L. Booker, preach
ers in charge. The encampment was
handsomely loeated in a romantic val
ley, with lofty mountain heights, inter
spersed with overhanging cliffs in al
most every direction. There were
but few tents, and for the first two
days the congregations were unusually
small, In a word, the prospects for the
accomplishment of good were most dis
couraging. o r-i
At a late hour on Friday evening,
while reclining on a couch in the preach
ers' tent, Brother Booker, suddenly
starting up, exclaimed, with much appa
rent astonishment, ' If you'll believe
me yonder comes Bishop George !' ' It
can't he possible,' said I. '' Tis the
veritable old Bishop himsslf,' was hid
reply. 'Well, well,' thought I to my
self, we shall have a good time of it
now : Bishop George is with us the
first Methodist bishop that ever appear
ed in these mountains good congrc-a-tions
from henceforth everybody will 1
come out to see, if not to hear a Dish
op !' And so it was, The news went
from that evening and night in every
direction, that a bishop a sight which
but few in that country had ever seen
was actually 'on the ground.' Early
on Saturday morning the people, from
their mountain homes, both far and
near began to assemble; some on horse
back, with and without saddles ; a few
carriages such as that 'hill-country'
afforded ; the major part, however, came
up in the more primitive and natural
way, on foot, unencumbered by the ar
tificial appendages of horseback and
carriage travel. This, of course, was
prior to the existence of macadamized
roads in Western Virginia; and as for
railroads, if they had ever been dream
ed of by any one in that region of coun
try, it never reached my ears.
The men were usually clad in hunt
ing shirts, buckskin breeches, and moc-
of the same material. Some of !
casin3
them brought their guns with them, for
they were nearly all hunters, at certain
seasons of the year especially. The
women were mostly attired in domestic
woollen and cotton, or a mixture of both.
There were a few calico, but no silk
gowns to be seen in the assembly. The
common dress consisted of a full, flow-
ing
skirt, drawn tightly around the
waist, and descending to the feet, with
a short upper jacket, or overcoat, close
ly fitted to the body, shoulders and
arms, and fastened in front, or left to
swing loosely, according to taste and
circumstances, upon the whole both
men and women presented a very gen
teel and respectable appearance ; and
in point of good sense and prudence, in
this particular, would bear a favorable
comparison with the more refined and
fashionable town and city congregations
of the present day.
By eleven o'clock A. M. the assem
bly, for that sparsely populated country,
was very considerable the largest, it
was thought, that had ever been seen
in Monroe county. All were anxious
to hear the Bishop. At first he appear
ed somewhat disinclined to preach,
fearing that the people were prompted
by vain and foolish curiosity, which he
was not at all disposed to gratify. But
yielding the point at length, he took
the pulpit, to the great delight of all
present. His text was 1 John ii. 17 :
' And the world passeth away, and the
lust thereof; but he that doeth the will
of God abideth forever.'
I had heard him before, and wishing
to realize tho full benefit of his discourse,
I took my position immediately in front
of the stand, and tried as best I could
to prepare for the hearing of a profita
ble sermon. After a few preliminary
remarks, he came directly up to his
subject the mutability of all earthly
things, and their consequent insufficien
cy to satisfy the vast demands of the
human soul.
The world its wisdom, wealth, hon
or, pleasures, sensual gratifications
were .all made to pass in review before
us. Nay, more, they were almost lit
erally piled up in our presence. There
was learning, philosophy, literature,
art'l science ; t'atre was silver and gold,;
houses and lands, sumptuous living,;
; ei.se, elegance, an'l spk-nd r; there was!
! honor, with all its advantages of power
I ari l place, of position ani influence ;
! there. toA were pleasure and sensual s
gratihcat:
yn in ail their si.Ken roots
t i j
jand seductive
charm ;
all that tne
the La man
world can give, all thai
heart in its most wild ani reck less moo I
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can possibly desire, was there. And j
j while we sat gazing intensely upon the ,
I great mountain, as it had been thrown!
j up to the visions of our faith, by that
i mighty man of God, in all its utter!
wort hi in ess, as to the supply of human
bliss, he suddenly paused, and fixing!
j his eye directly upon a point immediate- j
ly in front ot the pulpit, as though he t
actually saw the world in an embodied
form, he suddenly exclaimed, in a tone j
of voice that startled every ear and I
thrilled every heart, 'It's going! It's j
going!! It's going !! !' The eyes ofj
the whole assembly were instantly turn- j
ed towards the great central aisle, as i
though they really expected to see the
world the whole world, with all its!
deceptive greatncS3, perfection and glo
ry, literally rolling out of the encamp
rnent. But it was not there; twasj
only a fancy sketch of a most fearful j
reality. Never did tho world, when j
considered as the source of human hap-;
piness, appear so utterly unavailing. !
But just as all hope in that direction!
had taken its returnless flight, the ven- j
erable minister of the cross brought to
view the latter clause of the text, 'He
that doeth the will of God abideth for
ever.' 'Who," said the preacher,'ever re
sisted the will of God and prospered V
'What,' he asked, 'was the fate of j
Pharaoh ? of Belshazzar ? of Korah,
Dathan, and Ab'ram ? of Herod, Anna
nias, and Sapphira ? with the countless
thousands who have followed in their
footsteps?' The dreadful consequences
of attempting to measure arms with
Jehovah were portrayed as in words of
flaming fire. On this part of his subject
the Bishop came up to the full measure
of his strength. The effects were seen
and felt in every part of the assembly.
And now, turning to the bright side
of the picture, he considered the doing
of the will of God, when properly har
nessed for the work, by the anointing
of the Holy Spirit, an easy and delight
ful task. To be known and recognized
by an intelligent universe, as a doer of
the will of God, how honorable ! how
glorious! A conscious sen3e of present
acceptance or the Most High, he main
tained, was infinitely more valuable
than all the boasted privileges and im
munities of this world combined.
'What.' he asked, 'in point of vital
importance, arc all the crowns, king
doms, thrones, and dominions of this
world, when contrasted with a con
science purified by the blood of the
covenant with that hope which is an
anchor to the soul, both sure and stead
fast with that faith which looks not at
the things which are seen, but at the
things which are not seen, even at that
exceeding and eternal weight of glory
and blessing which God hath prepared
for them that love him ?' The bliss of
piety on earth, its triumphs in a dying
hour, with its ever-during toys in the
celestial world, were never presented to
a listening, audience in strains of purer
loftier eloquence. The great and pre
cious promises of the go3pel went forth
directly from his lips to the hearts of
the people ; and no marvel, for they
were imbued with holy fire fresh from
the altar above. lie took his seat amid
the failiing tears and ascending shouts
of the vast assemblage. It was a sea
son of special refreshing from the pres
ence of the Lord. The effects were
manifest on every side. Sinners were
awakened,souls were happily converted,
and believers were built up, comtorted,
strengthened, and established in their
most holy faith. It was a time of the
outporing of the Holy Spirit, never to
be forgotten. Its ultimate issues will
doubtless be seen in the day of eternity.
I arose from my seat with some degree
of difficulty, for really my physical, as
well as my mental and moral suscepti
bilities, had been affected by the dis
course, and attempted in a quiet way to
reach the preachers' tent. I bad how
ever proceeded but a few steps through
the crowd, before my strangely consti
tuted young colleague took his position
by my side, and laying his hand on my
shoulder, said in a most ucwelcome
tone of voice, 'Wasn't that a mighty
great sermon?' Without raising my
head, or even turning my eyes, I an
swered, ' Yes.' My heart was too deeply
affected for colloquial intercourse of
any sort. But not perceiving my in
disposition to engage in conversation,
he proceeded to tax my patience with a
second inquiry : Did you take notes ?'
said he. Having at time3 a very mdis
stinct and muttering delivery, I did not
exactly understand the point of his
question ; although it was perfectly
clear that he had reference to sometning
which he supposed I might have done.
I therefore responded promptly, ' Did I
do what ?' ' Did you take notes of the
sermon ?' he replied. At this I felt
somewhat humiliated. I had never
taken notes of any man's sermon in my
life, and for my colleague to assume
that I was capable of foregoing the
privilege of a prayerful attendance on
such a discourse as the one that had
just been delivered, for the paltry con
sideration of a f
-7f j rnr.ert ect rot5 on
a scrap of paper, was ratner more
than I w&a prepared to endure with pa
tience. Looking him full ia the face,
w ith an air of astonish ment, and a little
pious indignation withal, perhaps, I
re-ipo'i led emphatically, 'No!' and
added, 4 I've been trying to get my
soul reconeonverted, a work that i as
much needed by you, perhaps, as it is
by myself.' He looked confused, but
said nothing ; and I passed on to the
tent.
I was told by a friend in the after
part of the day, that my well-intentioned
young brother had actually crawled
under the pulpit before the commence
ment of the Bishop's sermon, and dur
ing the whole time of its delivery had
been diligently employed in using Lis
pen, ink, and paper. How far he may
hive succeeded, or failed to succeed, in
taking an outline sketch of that tre
mendous discourse, I have never been
advised. It is, however, presumable
that his failure was about as complete
as would have been an attempt to gather
up and foi l away the thunder and light
of a midsummer storm. Subsequently
I learned, that before his death for
he is now no more ou earth he was in
the habit, when conversing with his
brethren and friends, of relating, in a
pleasant way, the circumstances con
nected with this little incident, not for
getting to remark, in conclusion, that
my back-handed reproof had effectual
ly cured him of a very questionable
habit that it had led him to see the
importance of making his own sermons
out and out skeletons and all ; in fine,
that lie had never in a single instance
attempted to take notes of any man's
sermons from that memorable day.
As I have mentioned the name of
young Sawyers, it may not be improper
to add a few additional remarks. He
at as born, brought up, converted to God,
and called to the work of the ministry
in Western Virginia. His natural en
dowments were but ordinary, and his
education, at the time he entered the
traveling connection, was very limited.
But he was pious, studious, and faithful
in all things. His sincerity, fidelity,
and industry, were never questioned.
Fully satisfied that no important object
ever was attained without application
and continued effort, ne appropriated
all his unoccupied time in reading and
study. He never allowed himself to be
unemployed. He ultimately became an
able divine, and acceptable and useful
preach-ri.
At the close of the third year he was
transferred to the Baltimore Confer
ence, within the bcunds of which his
aged parents resided. His connection
with that body wa3 of but short duration,
On account of declining health, he ob
tained a supcrannnated relation in
April, 1827 ; and after a painful and
protracted illness, he died in great peace
at the house of P. Letting, in the city
of Baltimore, on the 11th of September
following. The Committoe on Memoirs
represent him as "a young man of deep
piety, a useful preacher, and greatly
beloved by all whe knew him."
E. S.
Satan a Fisherman.
I was some time since walking upon
the wharf where a fishing-boat lay, and
as I wa3 passing and repassing, the
master was uttering tremendous oaths.
At length I turned to him, and stand
ing beside his boat, said :
'Sir, I am unacquainted with your ;
business. What kind of fish are these?'
'They are codfish,' replied he.
'How long are you usually out, in
order to obtain your load V
'Two or three weeks,' he answered.
'At what price do you sell them?'
He informed me.
Vell, have you had hard work to
obtain a living in this way?'
O
'Yes, hard work,' said he.
'With what do you bait these fish ?'
'With clams.'
'Did vou ever catch mackerel?'
'Yes.r
'And I suppose you bait them with
clams too?'
'0 no,' said he,' 'they will not bite
at clams.'
'Then you must have different kinds
of bait for different sorts of fish?'
'l'es.'
'Well, now, did you ever catch a fish
without bait ?'
'Yes,' said he,' 'I was out last year,
and one day a3 I was fixin' my line the
bare hook fell into the water, and the
fool took hold of it, and I drew him in.'
'Now, sir,' said I, 'I have often
thought that Satan was very much like
a fisherman. He always baits his hook
with that kind of bait which different
sorts of sinners like best, but when he
would catch a profane swearer, he does
not take the trouble to put on any bait
at all, for the fool will always bite at
the bare hook.'
He was silent. His countenance
wa3 solemn; and after a pause, as I
turned to go away, I heard him say to
one standing by him
'I gues3 that's a minister.' People s
Organ.
Experimental Philosophy. A poor
Curate says : " He has often heard of the
Three Experiments oj Living, for he has
been trying one Living all his life, and on
his word the Experiment does not answer,
for it is much as he can to five upon it.
Eois-sth It2y.
Kouth has sent another sensati'-n
through England, by some eloquent
lectures, delivered with unusual eclat
at Manchester. High civic dignitaries
pres: lei at the&e' addresses, aal the
audience consisted of thousands of en
thusiastic listeners not only frcra the
city itself, but from neighboring town.
Extra cars were necessary to bring
and return them. The orator howed
himself well acquainted with the data
of his subject, and was emphatic and
unflinching in his comments on British
policy toward the oppressed peninsula.
That country,' he remarked, 'which U
so great and glorious in its natural ad
vantages, its beautiful features, and its
historic associations, yet so degraded in
its present condition, cIer tose Mac
beths who had risen to power over
'murdered nations, and by 'wholesale
massacres. But the ghost of Banquo
was rising again, and 'will not die,
whatever they may do.'
Civilization, Christianity, the arts and
sciences, all must depart from the earth;
the printing pre3 must be forgotten,
and the alphabet perish, and the peo
ples of Europe and America must be
overwhelmed by another deluge, before
Italy could cease to remember her his
tory. And the people who had such
a history, numbered ninety-six millions,
all speaking one language, and inhabi
ting a country which was fitted by the
finger of the Eternal to be the home of
that same nation; yet the Italian nation
stood degraded, a3 Prince Metternich
said, a geographical denomination with
out any national organizations. Italy
desired to be recognized a3 a nation, and
would never lie at rest till the domina
tion of stranger3 was overthrown.'
Of the character of the papal gov
ernment, and of the British policy res
pecting it, he said: 'Lord Palmerston
could be quoted to show that he con
sidered the integrity of the Austrian
empire a matter of importance. The
British government, too, approved of
the French intervention for the resto
ration of the pope, the object of which
intervention was to bring about an im
proved form of government as if pope3
could be improved! Laughter) The
papal government v,a.s the worst cf all
governments, and could never be im
proved, whatever reforms might be in
troduced in those systems of rule which
were based on conquest, on hereditary
right, or on election.'
" jvossutn nas a vaneu eloquence;
sublime often, he can also be humor
ous and sarcastic. He thus refers to
Napoleon's precarious power : 'Sprung
up like a toadstool on a swamp of
blood, he could fix no roots in the sod
of his country; an anomalous incident
in the history of our age, a whimsical
anachronism of chance, his government
at the best a passing dictatorship, not
only could have no future, but there
was even no imaginable reason why it
should exist; and things that had no
reason to exist- were doomed. Such
was the eternal law ever revealed in
history; and when the French pe'ople
were once allowed leisure to reflect on
their own condition, the present occu
pant of the Tuilerie3 had but to pack
up and make off while the moon wa3
shining, and the roads were dry. The
French were a curious people. At 10
o'clock they went to the opera; at 12
they took a gay supper; at 1 the Gallic
cock began to crow; at 3 barricades
arose; at 4 the Ecole Politechnique was
in the street; at 6 the throne and the
empire were overturned, and all the
vain dreams of dynasties were passed
away. Laughter. Louis Napoleon
had reason to dread revolution, not only
from within, but from without like
wise.' Kossuth has conceived rightly the
policy of Napoleon respecting Ital,
and the policy befitting England. He
said: 'Thai Napoleon should tremble at
a spark from Italy, upon the gunpow
der of oppressed nations, he could un
derstand. He might well tremble, for
that spark was his doom. But what
reason was there that free Britain
should lend her aid to sustain the tot
tering thrones of Europe in despotism?
Cheers. The security of Queen Vic
toria's throne rested upon the affections
of her people, Protracted cheering,
and not upon such securities a3 upheld
the Bombas, Hapsburgs, and Bona
partes. He contended that British
interests, commercial, or otherwise, had
no dependence upon the dynasties of
the Continent, and if so, why should
the British government stand up be
tween Continental despotism and their
fate?'
These addresses of the famous Hun
garian are given at length in the Brit
ish papers- They shov undiminished
vigor of purpose and of eloquence, and
also a thorough acquaintance with Eu
ropean politics and tendencies. The
London Times, with itstisual capricoa;
ness, comments unfavorably on the au
dacity of the orator, and thinks he abu
ses the hospitality of the British people
in responding to their calls for such
public addresses. Meanwhile the peo
ple not only 'hear hini 'gladly, "but
have so amply compensated his late lec
tures, that it is said his financial cir
cumstances have been raised above
embarassment. Christian Ad vocaie
Journal.
Flower cf P-Jp;t TUoq-iirce.
I nn v- , e Cclpsrta;? iaX.C- by Am. Tract Society,
i lbe New York Lxpres? qoutis frc2 3 i 1 ,
a Sunday discourse of the Rev. Dr.' The Land .f c.e u- -.'? '
Bellows, cf that city, the folhwirg : ' n 5;-c;-iJ d .r t f Bf , t th: fcn-a-
4 'Already our trade with Canada i b rbrit:n rnj, whirh If is rr':' .
.becoming as promising, sure, and prof- 'b?-'a;r m it fn-te oowarJ from d r -
i liable, as our trade wish the S-outa is 'v'r r rich ao4 p r, -irT itiaj evrr or. ,
'uncertain, riskful and annorir .
uis iM.ausi.es. vnr iraie uae iraie ox
je North) with Canada is not the tenth
of our Southern trade. and but for
our trade with the South, grass would
grow in our streets, there is rot a mcr-
chant in Dr. Del lows' congregation that
could nav him his falarv.' "
Oh
for Buc
an:
in
i lo which the Expre? rejosns ' A 1 iI" l-- ry-i-n . a.i e-ancvnm i
! Pnlr.it SaHHatfc rnnnn An't.U' l. Chnptiaa. ' whifh is Uir.z tr. o-f -A
no matter save that on ch a dav the , . - .... ,
Lev. Doe or should hive been nght in; (;Lrii.:2TH ia uVt. th, f h Vi,,
Republican preacher in Danville rjl':t V ' - u,c M
io, declared that any man who voted TlyT- Afe 1 a Ul1
hanan worn ! surely go to hell ; , - . , ' ? . . . ,
1 another preacher m Mt. err.on. . n. i i i
the same State, said that the faces fe;n i w.irH5. th t-.V a at .f"
"it - i
ment of the Lord s Supper
Arn rAt tr.i-.SA rJitlcs! Mrsm. rr t.
ponsible for such results upon spiritual
, . i .i -
shadowed forth in the fodowing extract
from a Lawrence (Kansas; letter, m the
Cincinnati Gazette :
'I had a painful interview with an
old man, yesterday, that impressed me
with the effect of Kansas life. In
ana nearts ot his political opponents tleir f-W.U. Here 1 f.-u?id tbc p.ir.-r,:
were 'as black a3 hell and damnation." ani l children in j-.v-rtv, Clth, wickvd
In Brown Township, Knox county, j nc?., and ieaoraut t a dgrv ru-t hhick
Ohio, any person who is not a Black j ing. Oa!y one of .!; chilJrea c-jmU n--Republican
is excluded from the Sacra-' ':K:jd-er i-ver .. ng a L.-.k be for.-, a;.J
j Pennsylvania I had known him as a J f""-5 e 1 cxplain-d, but u no ie---;:i-Methoditt
class-leader a pious old 'WA effect,
j man famous for interlarding his con-i Wheal Parted, two of the hd.J.r.-a
! versation with texts of Scripture. As : a.-kei n.e to eou.e r.ptin ; and J-.-Lti, 1 1
he told ine, m some degree of excite- ' years Oid, wa'kr-d w nh me to tuy I:or -
ment, of his wrongs, he quoted Scrip- j a'd as w idiook hatid-, he looked at ma
ture as usual; but I observed with some 1 ith bi-r tCars in u ey and said. Mr.
t,mri that U. m vnmil.i rl v m! vr-.l ; 1 w:,nt -vou to bt go and live W:th
j with curses and imprecations
'After he got through with his story,
I reminded him of his Church and
Sunday School in Pennsylvania, and
expressed some surprise at Lis language.
Tbe old man seemed utterly prostrated
by the recollection, lie sunk down in
the prairie, and while his long gray
hair blew in the wind, the big tears
roiled down his furrowed cheeks. After
a moment he said, 'would to God I had
died before I ever came out here, 1
enjoved religion once, but this life-
rJ , , , ',
Oh, God lets go get something to
unnic.
" jjener, i;ir Decrer, xnac luat niuua uiu '
man had remained leading his class in
Pennsvlvania, than that he should have
j gone to Kansas, at the instigation of
'some wicked Republican, probably, to
I 'shriek for freedom,' and go down to
Uhe grave a hardened reprobate.
Rich. Dispatch.
Fraying- Part of a' Congregation.
All hearers are not alike in their effect
on the preacher. Some are dimply abs.or-
t bents, at best. They hear only receive
all give back Dotting. A famous pas-
tor said to a desponding old lady who was
doubting whether she lived to 2cy purpose,
'You help me a great deal. Every time i
preach, with you before me, you help me '
Payson and a friend were returning home
from church. His friend wondered' at the
earnestness manifested ia the sermon,
there
reappearing no special interest in tbe
gregation. ' Did you see that plain
l'sittin in the "allery ? He devoured
conrre-:
man
every word I said was the reply
'You have a chance to preach, a fine
one, brother,' remarked a preacher io the
pulpit to him who was about to stand up,
thrfe fourths of your hearers are praying
people.'
Can God's messenger always calculate
safely that way? Alas, some of the cold
est critics are members of the church. The
iwenchfr Inok into their laces, aca narciiv
hopes they are praying for him. If he
couia neneve n, n wouiu sireu-iucu uim.
IIeha3aright to expect their sympathy.
What! Is there no difference between
preaching to a congregation made up of
unconverted, worldly peopl?, and one three
fourths of which are praying people ?
Christians, can the me&senger of your
Master count on your help, when he eees
you ia the congregation? A". O. Chris
tian AJcoeate.
Curious Texts.
'Some years ago,' wiitesa Southern
correspondent, " when a sermon was
considered short that continued less
than two hours, and 'meeting' often
held till the small hour3 in the morn
ing, three ministers of different de
nominations held a meeting together.
It was customary for every minister,
after pleaching, to 'call' for members.
The first took for his text the words of
Peter; 'I go a fishing. He preached
about two hours ; then called for mem
bers, but received none, and sat down.
The second remarked, that as he fol
lowed his brother, he would take the
words following for his text: I aho
go with thee He likewise preached a
long discourse called for members (as
it is ' called) and sat down. The third,
who was in favor cf short sermons, arose,
and remarked that he wouid follow the
example of his brother : and he choose
for his text : ' And they toiled allnight,
and caught nothing V He rather ' had'
i am i
TrtD Mr Lax&s.' There tt&s point ia the
quaint remark of a j 'tiia farnjpr to a aocu
what trancedenUi! preccher, 'Take care, t'tr.
juu d-j i: jt put the haj so Li,zh in tL-s rak
the lambs cannot rs.ch it.
Ti-r iht X. C. C.r.t?o A ioc;. j
j
witR p-"53 P?' - tr-th. " cah-ulJ i n-
--,;' ,.... t ... ..-v vi. - .
U'ta civti me hv th-o . nn--. -d with it
ith jWra.Mion to tln it. V-nr var ''
; a." &s I w th-jjx.al.1-. -jj-i:';og a .n,
' 1 vs told ( an cxc.o-I-l fuuMj Imu in
1 &.?- To rvavh it, I b . 1 to w.ik fc.4;f
1 a on As I -ir.:w n-ar the ;
' n'A 'oe evcr r-Par semon -r r.---r l
! After gmt.2 i YtWaCT
t'i !i
1 Oil
r
txks, and iri.-tnie'in.
them an b. ar, with
i point.- .jiuicuiiv i '-ui Miner i o;;M ni ;
i a: r: , .... .. t . . . i r . v . . . . . :
; a Is.,jCth . , t,10ri a,ki.., Um w!l. h, u.,
, nevtr ?( it iiis t iii imj v tie T ,.
T. which he repi ed, MVLv, -dr, d- vou
j reckon I have no better sea.-.' tb-m toM-t. 1
; n.y children to that h.us-j bail: t'-r a .-..
; to catch theai in t h.i them b uu l out
I uu. i lui'i niiii t i-'iuru ii'.' ii " ilicil ;
wqu j M
j j trijj c
ana i.e auurai ani in iii- rimi-i. an. n.
lo for him. A tew ! i nft-'-r. 1
i.se to a rich rn:-.n who beea:!ic '
deeply interested in the 1j, :u,d in a few j
months he jcccedeJ in -jetting hi:u, and '
has kept hir.a at a fln' s?hod, (.: that he
j now 1123 a good e ducation j and from raJ- '
ing the "Anxious Itujuirer," which I1
'gave him, he was h;d to Chri-t. and he :
J 'i0W -ias fu'jr ct'Pi(3 ,,f tbia bi.uk loaucd to!
j h,s a?soc,at hLe "';t-'? tbo!" in w'-'y
1 prayer-iueetin which Le -.ids ,a condu, t-
j tw f1Te f
sioo. His pareuts now attend church;!
. the otLchiidreD, t:.ost uf whom have !
lift ljj Khh.;.' hjchjul and (Inmtsuai i..k.,,J
j cent app arauce.
'1 Le lather has L'iviu u;
ardent spirits, b- which Le u-;d to be
toxicated almost coitst-ititly. 1 have given
! this family more thaa w.jith A bo.L-,
! but for the last year th.-y have hourht
! HVfral ,fo;il li:,! u
rs from r-ok
; tor-.'S.
Such i.i this work of ('Ipo-ln a'rl '
i much of .-ucb it is doing, as w.-s- fx' r-.-.rr-
ly narrated hy our Colporteurs in a rTrit
j Convention at GoM-boro, N. C. ; and as ;
rtiay Im eeo from th-' f.llowing erirr.ii'iv .
prepared htarisdcj of th; whole work dorn?
j in our State up to the last pi-irrT : i.m- !
j ted 72,o-??5 familiTf ; prayed w.th .')', ;
destitute or ail rei:-.'ious oooka exefpt trie ,
Ihble, ll,is;'.; without the IJible, l,'.';.
supplied with tbe J'ibl.-, '','7; fa mi lies '
supplied with tbe J'ibl.-, ,7''7
j neglecting preaching, :,'XjS ; pr:
; icg? held, ').". Books sold at
ra'-er-nif-ct-'
eOr-t TTlr-t;
I only, amounting to "''!-, and g3Yti--y "
books to th needy amounting to ?o.4"0.
j Expends of din-r this work, iri-!ujir;g
! s-tlaries, ?l t,.0OU,7U. Donations from N.
(j. to meet tho atove expenses fyli)7,,.r2. i
This vast amount of humble I ;bir has been '
performed ia more than ."J of our counties, j
from the mountains to the seab-ard, ami i
even out on the f-bips among the sailors a
glorious work hr:s b?en done, which is now '
blessing those of distant land with light I
and love from Col. j
More than half the f.xpoc .J this work j
i .i :.. v i ... i , v.:..,i
j rri.D,i3 0f other Stat-s, many of whom are !
; r.avjnj annually the fcalary of a Col-
porteur, some 200, and others Kill more.
'Ibis they are prompted to do from a Chr'u-
tian and patriotic kve for our poor ar;d .
wretched, and from a scriptural view of,
their mean3 being the Lord's, and them- j
selves his stewards. And I rejoice to know j
that we have persons in X. C profoslrg j
such Jove and such view, by which many j
have been prompted to noble action ia th:s '
cause ; &s is is illustrated by an intelligent
Christ is a kidy, whose first donation to
Colportage was o'-ly 51, after better under-!
standing the work the increased it to $0,
a Liie-memberhip, and recently fche
came to my house and stated that el.e fiad i
j en..? - t -i - . !
taved iOt, which she wanted to put into
th3 Lord's treasury in a way that would do
the most good to the greatest number. j
With this view she gives it to this cause, j
which will publish f jX our poor more than j
150,000 pages and the a!so selects and!
makes by it 5 children Life-Members, who
will draw annually l,oOJ pages of printed j
truth. And I feel sure that there are many I
more who only have to look at this w jrk of
carrying gospel light, free of aeciirianbm,
into every house, hymen of faith and by
prayer, and hundreds will each decide to
pay the salary of one of these Eien, whose
ileports may be received quarterly Ly the
doaora- Such acts would hold up a eru.i
fied Jesus, and create a thirst for educa
tion ia thousands of wretched families, who
will die ignorant and indifferent to b-jth.
ii" not reached at their lirc-ides with the j
hand of kiadues.-., the Bible, the Primer,
and the works of Baxter, llniiah More,
Doddridge, &.- Love to G A aii ltjour!
eo'iatry should move try oae to thi.ik.
pny, abd act promptly ia tLu departrntnt i
of Christian beuevoleact, rfcmember.tig how
reafc. Low ure, how euduriag the ,rx.i
of giruig oarsiTfe asu tte lrteus U'i tx
bjaiicd u-s here to His service. D-.-aat- ns
its; t crt t. k bre by nl5 !:": 'f
t-. " G--J Urtih the chfrr .i :
1 car tru, t.
W.M J V". fT.nW.'-Ki:.
Act,j Ats. Trs t S 'f T f r N C
r.-ih, IV-. th.
Or.gia cf Tex'J
Th'-tkirg of text r:r t . biv.
orig ni!" ! with Lzr. h t "p .n'c !
by rvrl L-v.o. ;n a pnv ; - c :.r
C-j:;- of rn-n a.d -"'. a. - . :. ! ! a
puhit. f-o" " 1 th" b k io t !. . at-
after al ire' g a yr t ' ' i -:.
.1
in th.- lw
if HA ):
i i g'.
O I l dT
tl;' r.e an l rv- 1 th--
ft ind the read-rig.' i'r-vi-i : . :i. it th.
patriarch dhr.-rel rif ! - ; '
either propiircis or cvr 5
f -r the c bfira'.toii of tho p- ; It
was uot tll after tho r-turn t'. -Jews
frcn l4byli nj-h -:p';v 'y, d-tn-g
which p-riol th' y h i i nlrr. -t th
binguag" in which th- IV'!"- '-'i
written, that it ben": j.t..-- s.-y to ex
pain a well n- to rci 1 Hp';re t i
th Tii, i prafti'-e adopted by Krri.
ar.l fiince univers-illy foi' In
letter timc-s, th. b of M '"s wr
thus read in the syn ig gu.- . v ry S li
bit h diy. To t!ii- cu i.;:-:!., Siviiiir
conf .ri -1, aii l in a symg -u n: Niz
areth real pa igs from tb- Proj.h.-t
Isaiah; th"n cluing the book, r. ti;n.'og
it to th" pric-t. and prcicb.r 1 fro-n tb
text. Th? cutoTi which n prcv-iiis
all ever tbe Christian orl 1. was inter
rupted in the ditk ng" tvh :i tii" eth-i'-s
of Aristotle were rea I n tr.-inv
c liurt-Jies on ru', lav inst
-tea 1 f the A'
ly Scripture.
V'. iv. the N'''t:l, C!.ri'iin A i i-v-
Cro-'ker" I reschen C2iJ SIcetin'rg.
Mil. IvOITor. : "i'r'iil.ir" tuore
than intim ites tint his jircvl'-r I Mt
year he! I ii Cois-t iir eting-s, an I never
read the general rules; ari l th it bis
c tse was p:issod ov r at the -rir?er!y
and Annual Conference". It h to bf
hoj-K-d that his is an iio igin iry i.-aie
at leaat an isolated one.
But a f'-w fjM-tions to ' C'ro;ker
You are a mi-mbf r of tli" 0 ' -irt'-rly
Confereii"e. ll iv-- you a c't.--b-a , r
in your soricfy ? If so, does h. bo! I
clafcS-mettings ? an l do you att'-nd tii-nj
punctually? If you have trn.-. hav
you never refused to act as b i b-r ? If
so, what right have yoi to n.-upriii) f f
the? preacher ? Did j'ou not b.ive so:.-
I'll VOU pri v him fptn rterag- ? I f - ,
did you pay as much as you o igbt, o.
as you u-. tally do? Did y .i n . t ry
.to nia'-;'- this an excu-'- for .- p g th--moiiey
i.o vo ir poekct .'
Lvery p-rta:iier .ught
the duties tin (.iv.lii d ; a
burn this r ar; r if I tho::
I
it VT'
o r r.
jj.ak
OiO of V.. l:i I.'iO. I
on the subj.-t-t of cIa--ot:.
great dilTiculty is, to get
the clas-.-s, and i!..' j.opb
And this c mpbiii;T. ag.-i
is fre'pn-ntly mad - l y t;o-
in
i I
r ) a't' le
pr' ir b'
. i. j . ).,
sc ireely if ever att. n ".
To previ-nt all !!ii:.j!-, p- r.-o't m ;
to sty, in oncbl-i . !, that I m a t.av
eiing preacher, b it, to tb be-, of my
rc-cvi lection, I have nevt-r h.-ard a eorn
p'a'nt fro.'o pny ir. tt .-I'-ec-'!
this matter. Al- t that I have r.o trior"
knowledge of ''Croaker's" identity than
I have of ) it uiui I h ive, ttiTeforf,
uo personal object in writing ; but aim
at a.scr-rtairiirig tbe real ground ofcori
plaint the:-.? -'Croakers" irive, arid
"croaking" a little r-v--df about sou-e
things.
Sfo.'.f l.
ar tlje Cljiiirni.
Gcd Ccujcts.
A brother and sister were playing in
the dining room, when their mother
net a basket of cakes on the tea-table,
and went out.
How nice they look !' said the boy,
reaching to take one. His si-.ter earn
estly objected, and even drew back bis
hand, repeating that it wa agiin-t
their mother's direction.
' She did not count them,' sai l l.'-.
' But perhaps GoJ dl ',' answered tho
sister.
So be withdrew from the temptation,
and sitting down seemed to meditate.
'You are right, replied he, looking -t
her with a cheerful yet serious air,
God does count. For the Bible says
that the hairs of our heads are ail
numbered.' '
Hot tot Yens far God to Eee.
I'm not too yoLcg fur O l to ite ;
lie kn"r ray caaie -A nature too ;
Abd til day lag he look t mt.
And ie; my a:tioc thrvuh at.d t'r.r .ag1..
II litris to tie word I zr,
Ab 1 knows the thotiht I har-i ---i-.hiij;
Ari 1 whether I'm t -ork or i Ur,
He's ure t know it if I uUi.
O, bow c iu'J t-1 i'3rn tel! a 11-.
Or cLet in i-iar. .r ?!, or fsht.
If thT re.ntj Wfl (J-l irtu niti.
And Lai theta alwT ia hi-. ;tl'f.
If vjtse jrt-d mlri'.fcter i r ear.
Its mate us en-e'i,! nh-il vr. ...;
TLen ' (j-u :h tnott .t i.-j;,! : fft
The Gi wlo t-c u tLr o'i - ki.A thi- u,;' !
Tha ho I war.t to m,
11 .cr pVikiii it ny 1.
Ill aivr-iyi iiri it tLi.-k f c I
I'm c.t tt joui z f-r f.Kl to ace.'