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THE FLO.NcH: collection PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY A COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA CON FERENCE, M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. RUFUS T. HEFLIN, Editor. Vol, ILXq. vDrigiual. Tor the Zs. C. Christian Advocate. A word to Doctors. BY A C LK R G Y M AX. Gentlemen, you will pardon me for audressiiiir vou through the medium of the pre-s, when you learn the motive by which I vm actuated. You are better acquainted with the poverty and desti tution of our indigent citizens, than any other class, the clergy not excepted. The child of penury, clad with rags, in 13- co-.:ie in the cold December night 1j the viil-.go parsonage, and tell the minister, M:imuia is sick and wants to ee him." The minister may tell the boy, hi- thro.it is soar, or his head aches, but he will call soon in the lH'.rni'Ji,. And that boy wi;l pass on with the sauu message to the village !."c:or. In less time than it would take to pen this sentence, that doctor is equipped with wrappers, overcoat sad-dk-hag-s, and the heavy tread of his iron sdiod steed, as he gallops along the fro zen street, fives the only indications of life, that come to the drowsy ear of the villager. There is no family, however p or it uiiv be, that is not cheered in the h nr '' sickness, by some good Sa maritan of the medical fraternity. This assertion miv be illustrated bv an inei lent or two. which I shall here relate. S ".me time since, a physician of this county, was called to see a family, dur ing the prevalence of an epidemic which was raging with fearfal fatality. Sever il of the family were sick, but the precarious condition of a little girl de manded his immediate attention. Tarr ing to the mother, 'give me' said lie, 'a plate on which 1 may mix up; some medicine for this child V 'I have j no plate' was the mothers replv. 'Give me a saucer ?' ' I have no saucer spoon 'i 'I have no spoon was under the necessity ing the medicine from the point of his knife. But the melancholy story ends not here 'Now (resumed the doctor) take some corn meal and make some gruel for this child.' 'I have r.O corn meal." Flour will do as well. I have no Hour doctor. Then what have you got. 2?uthinj ! was the response which came back from the mothers bosom, like the echo from an empty sepulchre. The doctor after administering to his othtr patients, left the family, and on his way home called at a country store, where he procurred some articles of IuO'l, s-iaicieiiL to icucif ilioi. j. .em. urgent necessities. The next day he directed the attention of a gentleman of fortune in the vieinitv to the situation I of the family, who very cheerfully ren- dered them such assistance as thev j , , .-i i ii vi "i 1 needed, until returning health enabled , . ' , . . : xuei.i to resume uieir accusiouieu au-,v. cations. The other case which came within the range of the same gentle man a practice, was a still more inelan choly one. It consisted of a poor wid- ow, with a family of small children. After having visited her as long as his services were required, when about to take his final departure ; she thanked him for his attention, expressing at the 8a-r.e time a fear that she would never j , . . x , . r I oe in a situation to r emur.erate him for j ii .., mimiiw!,. x iiiac uu tuaige s.nu he. anl moreover, here is some money 1 1 have collected from the citizens ot Ux- j lord tor you. Inis unexpected bounty on the part ot her benefactor, was more : than she could bear. Her emotins sun- I pressed her utterance, her lip quivered, a solitary tearstole to her t've-lash. and after trembling there for a moment, dis appeared on her wan pale cheek, like a (ilV lilr. drop in llie chalice of a withered Read r ! God's book says " Thou sdialt net covit;" but I never think of that incident, without wishing a tear like "f,was credited to my account in Heaven. Now for a physician to be under the necessity of drawing on his own pecu niary resources, after having spent his time, and the medicines which co3t him high prices, i? requiring too much of any one man. No, let the doctor do the practice, and then let members of the church, and all others charitably dispos ed render him that assistance he so much needs. Let him call the condi tion of his poverty stricken patients first, to the notice of any christian min ister within the range of his practice. It i3 true, as a clas3, they are generally poor, but then they may render him valuable service, by directing hira to those of his charge, who hare both the ability and disposition, to "feed the hungry, and clothe the naked." Then there is another class to be met with in nearly every community, in the church and oat of it, on whose pocket books, the tale of suffering humanity, always makes a deep and lasting im pression. They are modest unobtrusive men, to whom you have only to desig nate that kind of assistance you need ; and they aro ready at once to do their part. There is, third class, however, who feel a great deal for the poor, but don't feel in the right place. Among these the doctor will meet with some hard cases. For instance, the Episcopal ves tryman whose voice rises an octavo higher than the rest of the congregation in the responses of the morning service; the Presbyterian elder who prays long and fervently at the prayermeeting for the " widow and orphan, the poor and ! needy ;" the Baptist deacon who raises his eyes heavenward when he raises the hymn in church; and the Methodist I steward, wh gets happy at every re i vival, and thanks God for free grace ! and a free gospel Doctor go to these men and tell them all. frcelv ve have ; reoeive d. freely give. Some will re spond cheerful ly to your call ; hut oth ers will put out a tombstone face and talk about hard times, money scarce, high taxes, expensive family, why dont they send um to the poor house &c. &e. Doctor dont be discouraged. Button, hole these men and hold on. If an irri tating plaster wont do for their consci ence, put the tourniquet around it. Twist, screw, and keep tightning until you get something. If they have no money, get meal, if they have no meal to spare, tell them "flour will do as well." Bui; dont let thera off until they give something for your indigent pa tients. The disasters which have attended our grain crops the past summer, have led ma into tins train or reuection, which I have now submitted to the pub lic. During the winter which has al ready commenced, there will be work enough for the physician, and philan thropist of every class. Now let us discharge faithfully and punctually, the duties which God and the poor require at our hands. Then when another spring comes to gladden our earth ; when the hyacinth is in the garden, the violet in the val ley, and the water lily leans its white cheek on the pool's glassy mirror; when the dove coos from the grove, and the mavis warbles in the woods ; and God's! blue curtain of stars seems let down closer to earth ; O ! then amid fra grance, beauty, and melody, this world will wear a richer charm, when we re member that amid winter's dreariness ' Saqn I and desolation, we have " fed the hun lne doctor j clothed the naked, and caused the of administer- -v - .... i. : widows heart to sing for joy. Oxford Jan. 1, 18o7. For the X. C. Christian Advocate Warrenton Female College. Mr. Editor : This is au Institution of learning, to which I desire on seven I ac counts, to invite the attention of your rea ders. Warreuton is of easj access, being only a few hours' travel by It. lload from llaleigh, Wilmington, Norfolk and Peters burg. At the same time, it is one of the mo?t healthy locations in all the Southern country ; being equally removed from the u.4u.ra - r L l Mnnfiy Jilltl the piercing winds of the mountain dis tricts. The institution I am bow noticing beautifully located ia the southern part of he TiIlaer'e; is vor private and retired, and Jet ciey f the business part of the towu to aitora every convenience. r .. , - J . , . . Iii it the domestic arrangement ought to , :,.n . in perfect order, and arranged for comfort and health. 1 might sav that every care that even parental anxiety can bestow, is exercised by the President and his lady, with the aid of others well qualified. lo p-iins are spared in the domestic depart- meIlt to render the boarders comfortable, especially when any of them happen to be sick" In P01"1 of healthlulness, 1 am pre- t0 Coll.e ? surputeed. lHiriug the tall session, in a household ot r. , . Mmr., thn nnt- c;il atrenjance did r.ot exceed a cost of Ten poiiara. Tn fact) the domestic arrange uients, the ample room for exercise, the hours of study, tne regular and systematic arrangement of dutv, recreation, meals rest, &c, are all of such a character as warrant the assertion that patrons may ex ercise the luMtst confidence that their daughters and wards will be perfectly se cure against the oidinnry attacks of disease lucre has never been a severe case ot sick ness in the C lle;e since its organization. Assurance is now given by the proper au thorities, that better arrangements than hert tofore, have been made to increase the comforts of the boarders. The rooms are carpeted, well warmed in cold, and wcl ventillated in warm weather, with every necessary attention by servants of the best class In reference to the character of the Col lege as a Literary Institution, scarcely any thing need be said, more than to state, that the experience, character and qualifications of the Professors and the.r assistants, af ford a guarantee that the course of instruc tion is thorough m all its departments. There is a fine class of young ladies to be grad uated at the close of the spring session. These will be the first graduates. It is generally understood that when a young lady graduates here, she will be educated There it in connexion with what has been said a good religious influence perva ding the entire operations. Jy this is not meant a sectarian influence, but a perva ding sense of the necessity and importance of lteligion as a great controlling principle. The entire arrangements both of the school and boarding house are such as to give as surance, that nothing will be neglected which is calculated to further the best in terests of t c young ladies and fit them for their future position m society. The writer deems it proper to make these remarks, founded upon a correct knowledge of the operations of the College for the two-fold purpose of correcting certain er roneous ; nd injurious reports concerning it, and giving accurate information as to its present and future management He thinks a a Conference institution of high grade, it is entitled to the confidence, and patronage of the whole community. Its halls have never yet been filled ; but an encouraging amount of patronage has been furnished. The past session has been equal to any ; and its prospects are brightening. Let sufficient interest be felt in its welfare by our nduisters and people, and it will j have a successful and hoiorarae career. RESPONSIBLE. lekrtinn From the Autobiography of Peter Cartwright. Earthquake in the South. In the winter of 1812 we had a very severe earthquake; it seemed to stop! the current of the jUisssssippi, broke flat-boats loose from their moorings, and opened large cracks or fissures in the earth. This earthquake struck terror to thousands of people, and i.nder the mighty panic hundreds and thousands crowded to, ad joined the different Churches, and though many were sin- cere, and stood firm, yet there were hundreds that no doubt had joined from mere fright. My predecessors had for several years held the reins of diseip- line with a very loose Imnd, ad when Bishop M'Kendree told me privately! ' Well, brother there are complaints he wished me to go to the Red River Cir ; that you drink too often and too much; cuit at the Conference of 1817,my heart and the Saturday before my next ap was troubled within me, for I knew the ipointment here you must meet a corn state of the circuit. There were many I mittee of local preachers at ten o'elock, wealthy, fashionable families in the ! to investigate this matter; therefore Church ; moreover, these were the days j prepare yourself for this trial.' of common, fashionable dram-drinking, ! ' O !' said he, 'if you are for that before the great'tcmperanceVeformation j sort of play, come on ; 1 11 be ready for was started : and extravagant dressing you. wasthe unrestrained order of theday: and! I had hard work to get a committee there were about twentv talented local ; that were notdram-drinkers themselves, preachers in the circuit",' many of them i The trial came on; the class-leader participators in these evils, and I dread- j brought evidence that the local preach ed the war that must follow. Under i er had been intoxicated oiten, and this conviction I beg-ed Bishop M'-i really drunk several times. The com Kendre not to send me there. He very j mittcc found him guuty of unmoral ffrivelr replied- "There are many induct, and suspended hin till the members in that circuit that may be i next quarterly meeting ; and then the saved by a firm, iudicious exercise of f j .etmg, after hard debate, dieir.W. that otherwise will be lost, ! expelled him. The whole sometynearly and I wish vou to go and do for them j were present. x, After his expulsion, and I had read the nest vou can. ... .. , . 4 'Enough said,' replied I; Til go.') 0 hisfe and children and con- At the iiprr end of the circuit, not nections, and one or two friends to the v -r,; m;ia frnm ! number of thirteen, rose up and with more than eight or nine miles irom , . xt 1 -n i. enciptv ' drew from the society. I then read the Nashville, there wa3 a large society, j , .. , .jeenr ru'es ; exhorted the leader to ba punc- and a meeting-house. 31 y predecessor . . . , , ti Ct. iv i ;fflnnt fnr ' tnni, faithful, and pious ; the members had left a conditional appointment ior; ' ' t J. t 4.'fi t,.,ndl. : I urged to attend all the pullic and his succssor. I was a total stranger m . . -hi of mv conditional tm:ii, 1 1 7 it'll, j. in: va.t "i ....... v.. . T ii olefin 1 meetings, love leasts, and th3 sacra- appointment was a dark day, misting 0 ' . - . with rain, but I got there in due time, j m and bS a.nd .ded'f e their After waiting till half-past twelve j Jrcn to God b? liavinS them bap- o'clock one man came, who had had j T, ' . . , , , . f . , , ' r v:a 1 rom this very day the work of re the misfortune to lose one of his eyes. , . , - iTT . . . , , . , ., 1 t i,i :r ligion broke out in the society and set We sat a little while, and 1 asked if , . J there was not an appointment tor;, preaching that dar. 1 es, said he ; " hut there will oe no rireneher or people. T suppose.' I saw , from his answer he ilicl nut sa?j-j'.;t me ' for the preacher. j He further said : ' As it is late, and j no preacher or people, we had as well j go. (Vim?, go home with me and get somo dinner.' 'No,' said I, 'we must have meet ing; and if you will preach, I will conclude after vou.' No, no.' said he ; 'if you will preach, I will conclude after you.' 'Agreed,' said I, and up I rose in the stand, sung and prayed, took my text, and preached as best I could for forty-five minutes, and then called on him, and he rose, sung and prayed, and praved well. I went home with my one man, my entire congregation, and found him to ; place, interesting because it illustrates be anions. rehiou elder in the Pres-j the feedings of the Japanese Govern byter'an Church. From the novelty of mf.nt on the subject of ic-tercourse wMi the effort of the day, my friend profess-! foreigners. After the usual compli ed to think it was one of the greatest j ments, the Governor wished "to know sermons he had heard in all his life I left another anpointment, and went on my way round th circuit. For weeks my one-man congregation proclaimed) and circulated my next appointment, j telling the people what a great preacher ! had come to the circuit ; and when I j came to my next appointment, the whole hill-side was covered with horses and carriages, and the church crowded to overfiowmg. My heart almost fainted within me for fear I should not meet the expectation of the people ; but the Lord helped me, and we had a mighty shaking among the drybones, and a blessed revival broke out. Our meeting lasted several days and nights, and many souls were happily converted to God and joined the Church on my first round on this circuit. When I got to the lower end of the circuit I found a large society, a fine class-leader, and a very pious, old, su peranuated traveling preacher. He told me the society was in a most wretched condition ; that there was a very popular local preacher in the so ciety, who married a great many peo ple, and was in the habit of drinking too much at almost every wedding he attended ; and that he had a large connection, all in the Church, and that for years the preachers were afraid to do anything with him. The next day, which was Sabbath, we had large congregation, and after preaching, as my uniform custom was, I met the class. My popular local preacher was present. In examining the leader of the class I, among many other quest ions, asked him if he drank drams. He promptly answered me, No, he did not. ' Brother,' said I, why do you not?' He hesitated ; but I insisted that he should tell the reason why he did not. Well, brother,' said he, 'if I must tell the reason why I do not drink drams, it is because I think it is wrong to do so.' 'That's right, brother, said l'peak it out, for it i3 altogether wrong for a Christian ; and class-leaders should set a better example to the class he leads, and to all others.' When I came to the local preacher I said, ' Brother W., do you drink drams ?' 'Yes,' said he. What is your particular reason for drams?' I asked him. 'JJecause it makes me feel well, he answered. ' You drink till you feel it, do you?' said I. ' Certainly,' said he. ' Well, how much do you drink at a ! time ' j He replied, gruffly, that he never j measured it. j 4 Brother, how often do you drink in a day ?' i j ' Just when I feel like get it.' itfJif "fin i p"c wyix-iauy ciaS3- . . , , , , ., - . . . , , j lUUft uulV LUvj mil ILCU Vllctb Ti 1 L 11 VI 1 u n j and about forty more joined the Church, i and not a dram-drinker in the whole society: but the poor ... local preacher who hud been exp6lleu,vX-JL&, livd and died a drunkard. Interesting from Japan Breaking into the Empire. A letter to the N. Y. Times, gives an interesting account of the landing and j reception of the first American Consul j in Japan. The letter is dated from the ; U. S. frigate San Jacinto, Commodore ; Armstrong, whicu carried Consul liar- ris to Simoda. It sav.s 0 On the 1st of September, Gommodore Armstrong and suit, accompanied by Mr. Harris, waited on the Governor, when an interesting conversation took 'Why the United States Government had sent Mr. Harris to Japan and what . his functions were?' Mr. Harrs 'I am sent by my Gov eminent to act as Consul General for the same in the Empire of Japan. My clu. ties are to look afar the rights of thoso American citizens who may have com mercial dealings with this country, t- protect and care for the interests o' American seamen in this part of th 1 world, and to see that there is no in fraction of the laws of Japan by thi above, and to act, in short, in the ca pacity of a Magistrate or Governor. I do not know the secrets of my Gov ernment, and want a direct, immediate reception, or a dismissal. Governor 'The Government of Ja pan thought it could take care of ship wrecked seaman and administer justice . He could not see the necessity of;. Consul, did not know that the Unitet : States was justified in sending one and wished to know why one had no been sent to to Hakodada also. Ha '. you not better return with the Commo dore?' Mr. H. 'I came out for both places, and, should circumstances require it, would go there. I shall not return with the Commodore' Gov. 'But the distance (to Hako dada) is very great, as are also the ob stacles to your getting there.' Mr. H. 'It matters not what th : distance or difficulties are, I wouh" go-' Gov. (To Commodore Armstrong )- 'What are your instructions in thi . matter ?' Com. 'My orders are to see Mr. ' Harris here and land himY That 13 on part of my duty.' Gov. 'Had you orders to use fore if the Japanese Government did nc. chose to receive Mr. Harris?' Com. 'My orders were to see Mr. Harris here and land him. That it. art of my duty (Rather equivocal Gov. 'Where are you going after you leave Simoda, and when do you leave ?' Com. 'I shall go to Shanghae, and shall leave when I have landed Mr. Harris.' Here the conversation ended, and the party fell to eating and drinking, by invitation of the Governor. From the Express. A Revolutionary Legend. Halifax Co., N. C, Dec. 13. Dear Express : I promised you some old legendary stories of this sec tion of country; so, passing by the veri table history of many 'haunts' (ghosts) and witches that have figured in these parts in old times, related to mo by those who were 'knowing to the facts,' I will comply with my promise by giving you a relation of a ' bloody murder V committed ip- this county da - ring the Revolutionary War, as it was told to me by an an eye-witness. Nine miles South West of the town of Halifax, on the road leading to Lou isburg, where the road crosses Beaver dam Swamp, the scene of the incident is laid. While the army of Cornwal lis, on the route from Wilmington to Virginia, in 1781, lay encamped on the banks of Quankey creek, the Whigs generally left the neighborhood to avoid a contact that might have proved unpleasant, not to say dangerous. Four or five of these, among whom was a man by the name of Frohawk, making their way to the upper counties, were met at the ford on Beaverdam Swamp by a company of tories, twenty or thir ty strong, on their way to join the British camp. Each party, ignornnt of the politics of the other, stopped to. let their horses drink, during which they got into conversation, and by some remark the tories became aware that the others were whigs, when they drew their weapons and commenced an attack upon them. Only one of the whigs, Frohawk, was killed. He fell upon a large rock on the edge of the creek, from which he was taken next day and buried on a hill not far off, where his grave used to be pointed out by those who preserved the tradition of this event. These facts were related to me by 'old uncle Billy Perkins,' as he was generally called when I was boy. He declared that the signs of blood were visible upon the rock on which Frohawk ! 11 ovaii.c uaursru.. fell, even at the time he related the j lne .7 of "P'"10" lZ ' ... . 'sons as stay loitering at home, whi-n tae facts, which was fifty years after they j mnt aIis tfthe countrv demand their occurred. I have myself seen a dark j mij;t(iry Sl.rjce3 abroad, must certainly be spot of six inches in diamiter, on the ; destitute of that nobleness of sentiment, top of the rock, where it is slightly that brave, manly spirit which would qonli sunken, from one edge of which there ' fy them to be the cefenders ind gurdi.ns was the appearance of a small stream of the fair sex.' of the same color, meandering down its j ' The ladies of the adjoining county of side to the earth. On all other parts1 Rowan have desired the plan of a similar of the rock a fine moss covers it, but on i as.-ociation be drawn up aud prepared for the spots mentioned no moss grew. ,'gaature.' Sketch- of X. Caroom. Old 'uncle Billy' declared that the dark! place on the rock was where the blood stood, and the streak was where it run 1 down. He made me believe it, also, very firmly, when I was a boy, but, ! somehow, since then, 1 have acquired doubts on the subject I had a great j uncle in the scrape, whom I have often; to some people "a cracked brain.' I heard relate this incident, and who' He listened to a sermon of a Presby ' made Ins escape by squeezing through a terian divine on the subject of faith. 'bamboo thicket that a rabbit could The minister treated of various kinds scarce!' penetrate. Yours, Chockyottb. Hope for Egypt. The Coptic Church, as is well known, includes the Egpyiaus proper, the suppos- ed de.-cendauts of the auuient inhabitants, and the children of those who first euibrac- ed Christianity. In the Christian Churches of Egypt there are strong sjinpton. of a new lite; the Armenian Paf.riareh'is said to b.i alive to his responsibilities, and seeks the en lightenment and welfare ot Ins people. lie j has succeeded in abolishing pictures and i the adoration of them in his Churches, and purchases a great many Bibles, from the missionaries. The Coptic Church has been brought into close coutact of late years wi;h the Church missionary clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Lieder, and a happy influence has thereby borne upon it. The patriarch is an eniightened man, and steadily pursuing l i.i r 1. 11 1 a neaiiny reiorm iu uis Vjiiuicu. lie has more than two hundred boys un der sound Christian instruction. A cor respondent of a London paper says : " With some friends I visited the seool ; we found the Doys learning Euglitb and French, and we examined them it the Scriptures, which rm the main subject of study. Their attainment was satisfactory, and their teacher a pious aud sensible man A Copt taught them patiently and thoroughly. This school is so hopeful an element, and yielded me so much pleasure, that I took the liberty of asking an audience of the good patriarch, whieh he kindly gave me. I sat an hour with him, and he was grati fied at the interest felt by a stranger in his school. He told me, on my speaking of the immense importance am. value of the word of God, that there were many true believer- in communion with his Church who frequently meet to pray and read ihe Master's sermon on the mount. After Bible." Christian Advocate & Journal, reading it, he said, "Ain't that the nil , " . . greatest sermon you ever did hear ? JBi& Oh s cruel unfeeling man. thou that ,$v T . v u Koestto thy nightly rpcM t nine o'clock, ! Now, I want every one of you who be and leavest the patient wife up till two in the 1 lieves that everything necessary for moruin", worrying with a sick baby ; and looker.)) pitchforks, swords and pruning hooks at her when thou wakest, because breakfast is half an our iater than thou desireth. Didst thou promise her such a life as this when ye nat beneath the rose bush at her childhood's home T Xiy, verily ; thy words were honied words then ; and for thy mani fold trausgressions and eil ways, a crosseyed baby hould scream in thy guilty ear from vevper bells to matin call! Charlotte and her Recollections. Besides the honor of being the seat of the Convention, in 1775, that issued the first Declaration of Independence, Char lotte, in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, has claims upon j osf-rity both singular and meritorious. The centre of a fertile and populous country, she was doomed to see the b'ood of her sons shed, and the Declaration of Independence of all foreign dominion maintained at the point of the British bayonet. CiTuwalli called Charlotte the " hor nets' nes" and unwilling t pay for sup plies with so much English bl od, after the fatal battle of King's Mountaiu be came known to hini, his lordship di ter iuiutd to leave this vexatious post. To prevent auneyaace, he these to depirt suddenly, and in the night. Mr. McC't forty, a man of wealth and standing, a S otdimanr arid resident in Charlotte, wss choen as their guide to kad them by the upper and nearet route to South Carolina 1 After eo bewildering swamp, that iuuc:i of the army m the their bjrge w lost, he contrived to escape, and leave the army to fiud their way by the returning light of day. Colonel Thomas Polk, so favorably men tioned in the history of the Declaration, owned properly in and around Charlotte. His mill was between two and three miles south of the village, aud is now called Bissell s. iiis body lies interred in tne graveyard of the village. Over his rrave ' and that of hia wife Susanana, his son William Polk, lati; of lialeigh, erected a marble slab, a ineuawial ot his resting place. The Polk family came early to Meck lenburg, and in the time of the Revolution were numerous, and some of them very wealthy. They re.ided part of them, in the bounds of Sugar Creek cngregfctiou ; and part of them in ProvMencc. Among them was Ezt kiel Polk, the grandfather of James K. Polk, President of the United States. The descendants have all emigra ted from the country, mostly to Tennessee, or States further South. Garden, in his anecdotes of the Araeri- !n Revolution , says : ' Nor were the la- dies in Mecklenburg in anv degree in erior in enthusiasm to the male population. I find in the South Carol hi a antl Anwricaii Gmeral Gazette from the 2d to the 9A of February, the following parag-aph : 'The young ladies of th best families cf Mecklenburg county, North Carolina hare entered into a voluntary association, thit they wid not receive the addresses of any young gentleniitn at hat place, except 1 the brave volunteers who served the exp2-( dition to South Carolina, and assis- i r ii - ti t j .. ; Reminiscences of an Eccentric Ketfcodist Protestant Treacher in Virginia. Our brother now to be spoken of was la man of remarkably strong mind, tho' his eccentricities often made him appear lanu various degrees 01 ian.i, ana nnawy finished ami resumed h's seat. Behind him in the pulpit sat our eccentric bro ther, who had learned nothing of the eenstoe, and supposed others as wnfor- j tunate as himself. Occupying the stand J to conclude the exercises, he put his 1 hand in his pocket, and taking out a j small knife which he held closed in his , fist? he B stretching out his arm, " I ;h kn;fe in mv hand: if any one will come for it, he shall have it." This declaration he made three times, paus ing each time. The third time a man from the further end of the house got up and approached the pulpit, stretch ing out his hand to the preacher, and saying, " I will have that knife, sir." The preacher put his own hand in the hand of the man, and said, " there, let j n0 onc sce jt" The man returned to jh;s seat an(l tJie preacher said, "there 1 ' ' is faith. I told that man I had a knife in my hand; he did'nt know it, but he believed. I told him if he would come for it, he should have it ; be didn't know i, but he believed. II obeyed and came, and now he ha3 the premise fulfilled." On another occasion he gave notice to a congregation about to be dismissed, that if they would come out tho next day, he would preach them the greatest sermon they ever did hear. " I want Baptists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, and all to come." Sure enough the next day brought together a large conj pany of all the denominations in the neighborhood, and among them not a few Baptists. He opened the services as usual, and after prayer he read th salvation ia taught m that sermon to stand up." All present stood up. The preacher surveyed them for a moment, and then paid with an air of self-satisfaction, There now, there ain't one single word in it about water." Of course the Baptists present did not feel pleasant at the catch. They had un wittingly committed themselves, and in ?! 50 Year, in Ad?ance, the act the preacher h I tit d the knot, and it gave not a little of amoflng a' refaction to others present, a well the eccentric preacher. Methodic Protestant. A. Dirty Shilling. Bihnp Mend, in the Southern Cai It man, giv-s an ncc nnt of mny of the o'. famihes of Virginia. Amo'ig thse Lt mentions a man aimed AVctkif.?!. of whoi the cfdrbrated John Randolph, of r:n cke, b-fr a mamr-cript notice. A rrt of that notice - hi 'h-"e w?tds: ' Y;th..ur s'dnimr ab lilies, or the ndao'n-r? of n education, byVuM" strnightf rwd in 5u. trj, 'inder the gui-'snce cf i.!d-fr vdoned honesty and practical yrod sene, he bccti muh'od an ampl fertuie, in which it is firmly b i-ved ther? wa ot ue dirty shilhng: Thin is very homely Sxo 1"" guuge, but. it is full of pith and point. In Randolph's mind there nirit have b'-i ruanir.e some fain' c'.iiinieerce "f th apostle's phrase, filthy luor ued -w tb." tuco in his epistles. Ei'bcr terrw has wid application in these dnjs, race of riches seems to absorb all hearts and few men rare for the -oil upon the.r shillings, provided only ihe? have ennugh of them. Yrt the wiest of men sets that a good name is bet'er than tbous4 .' gold and silver; whereas, a few duty shil lings, a few u-.just gains, few sharp pr tices, will put a leprous taint upon the ac cumulations of a lifetime. It is worth while for any man, before he maVea new addition to his heap, to examine th eoh.r of his coin, and kep out the filthy lucre, the dirty thilliops. Thrilling: Incident. A few days ago a Mrs. Suydim, of Granby, New York, hearing a shriek from the well, discovered her little boy sinking in the water, eighteen feet be low the ground. She immediately sent fcr assistance, but before it came de scended into the well, where fihe caught the drowning child by the arm, and held him out of tho water. Another child, four and a half years old, won I into the house, emptied the water out of the pail, hooked it on tho pole and lowered it into the well. This proving of no use the mother thought ebe mm-t eitheirdrop tho child or drop tho chill or drown herself; but making a desper ate effort she climbed up the sbppery stones and raised him over head, when Frank y, lying down on the plaform. caught his little brother by the arm, and cried out, ' I've got him, ma; I've g"t him!' The child and mother wcro saved. Warn Tham. A c!as-lcader in Oaro was once called to see a sii.k yoang lady who wm a mem ber of his class, bnt had not attended for many months. Sh wis a young l.dy of fortune, and made considerable prr -tension to style in hrr manner of liTr; and the lead er, a plain sort of man, had shrunk froM the task of reminding hrr t.f her doty. lie went to rce her, rnd found her ! ,r As he approached the b d h raiei! -er pale hmd. rxcUd cuing, 'O Ihotber , I tia dying, mi l huve no r llpiou. Ah, sister naid he, 'I ha 1 jug fe ir d that you Lad relinquished your buld bj:o:i God.' ") cruel mac,' replied th dying pirl, 'yoafeare- that I lud lost my rrl. ;! .!. and did n- t tell oe'.' What must 'live been the feelings of the gui'ty ledj? It is related of t':e hue Cuarlea Si neon that upon one occasion he wus auaiiaourd to tbe dying-bed of a brother. Kuterinj th room, his relative cU"oded hia ban 1 to him, aud with dcp emotion aid: 'I Km dyiag; and 30U never warned u wf th state I was in, and of the danger to whi h I was exposed by neglecting tb wilvati m of my soul!' 'Nay, my brother,' replied Mr. Simeon, 'I took every reasonable op portunity of bringing the subject of r!i iou before your :i.i::d, aud frequently allu ded to it in my h- tcrs.' 'Vea,' cxc-liu.-d the dying man, 'you did; but thai ws i enou h. You never came to me, clos" the door, and tok me by the collar of n.y coat, and told me that I was uuoduveri-d and that, if I died in that state, 1 should be lost. And now 1 am dying; ad, but for Cod's grace, I might have been for ever undone!' It is said that thia affecting scene made an ineffaceable iio predion 011 Mr. Simeon's wind. From tbe Christian Guardian. Eev. Eichard Whatcoit. In the old Methodiat Graveyard at Do ver Delaware, U. S., is erected a beautiful marble monument, with tbe following in scription : " In memory of llEV. RICHARD WHATCOAT who was born at Quioton; Gloucestershire, England, A. D., 1730, became travelling I'rcacber in lTCi); w ordained Elder by the Jiev. JtAn Wfy, and sent to Ancrica with Dr. Coke, to assist in organizing The MetIiodibt Kplf ooi'AL Church, in 1".84 : was cooi.titut.-d BISHOP at the General Conference in 1800; nnd after fcix jaari faithful servicy in the Episcopal office, died in great peace, in Dover, DeLware, July 5, 1800. In life and in death he was the model of a Christian, a Minister, and a Scriptural Bishop-" H. W. P. Gcxlpd, C W., Not. 15, I860. Curious Fact. We were yoaterd:iy credibly informed by a gent'emau who rn aides near the spot, that in September last, the well known pecan tret, under vhi h the remains of Geo. Padenbau were bu ried, a few miles below thia oity, waa bro ken off, thirty feet above ground, ly a gale of wind, and a cannon ball, fired fr mi th British Iiiuea during tbe battle, mtf found embedded just wut th trunk broke off. Thus it was that the brave Britn si. pt under one of hi own missiles ax his aion ument! A'. O. Ficaynn'.
North Carolina Christian Advocate (Raleigh, N.C.)
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