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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY A COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA CON FERENCE, M. E. CHURCH, sou ii. it v a Li S T. IIEFLIN, Editor.
RAL&iair, TKCaSDAY 1PFJL. 10, 851
31 aQ a Year, in Idvauce.
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From the Now York Observ-r.
The Happy Pilgrim.
A with Lis lot i-onttn-,
l Cii-wr ).;s i.itt lipsr. r.
O.i t ' ir i the Lif.'l ti.;r iie boyoiid,
V h ii iti'i' in-.-.rr t -o :
X -w r 'iie-s World I ask i;.. iivi-;
Tt. wiring -n- -t r: 1 e :
Miii - f' ' rich -iii'l !i-iven'y ft' xt,
A: -i -li'MJS SUpS with III".
II.
X-'.v ,-y where I take niv way
Are lais'ures Mt't an.l grc-n.
An-! n'a'ers vereoi i and sweet,
Wh- ro !-- befor. l-atli beer, :
Oli. m'w-r !i !l 0 -lay s-enie 1 loiii,
Tii" iii'ir or v ' -heir iir eo'd.
So that I lit-ai.J !.is loving voice,
Or restr.I in the f.d i !
III.
You wonder a: if"' mi. I -i"il.
l'i.at thus my face -iioul-i shine ;
KPBi.-iH!i.-r. fii'-iids, tl'at I am His,
An i He forever mine:
S I. pilgrim through the world,
His t :-ip.-o!y portion share;
Wni:e ile makes every iumit-ii light,
Or d th the burden bear !
IV.
Come join me in my pilgrimage,
A"'i those u 'ne before:
Though narrow is the way. ami aciait,
There s ill is room for more:
Wh it if U e road lie rouih to-day,
Ti-e nii'it prove drear or cld,
It not hu-h His lninr voice,
Or shut us from the fold !
Sabbath Bells-
II ark i fir thn S ii.l.ath I ells
Sound 'he hour tor prayer
Clar and veet tht ir echo swells
On the morning air.
" Come arid prais ! come and praise!"
This thf-y seem to say ;
Songs of heart-felt worship raise
On this holy day !
"Come and ln-ar ! come and near !"
From the rourr of Heaven :
Tidings glad ! ti lings dear !
Sin may be orgiven !
Life is offered to the dead.
Freedom to enslaved.
Let this blessed Gospel spread
Till a world be saved !
Echo thus the Sabbeth bells,
II ip- and love their strain ;
Evei v p'-al the triumph tells
Christ our King shall reign.
: i--;:m Advocate
The
Jhurch in Tarboro'-
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Dear Bro. IIeflix : In the Advo-
care ..f March 20ch, I notice an appeal
from B-o. Burkhead. in behalf of the
Church in Tai borough. Being ac-
qu iinted wi h the condition of the
church in that place, and the peculiar
circumstances by which it is surrounded,
I feel called upon to second that apr
peal
The church in Tarborough, as Bro.
Burkhead states, is considerably in
debt, and still unfinished. The Metho
dists of Ta Thorough have done all they
can towards securing a house of wort-hip.
They have done nobly. They can do
no more. The friends of Methodism
have also contributed liberally to the
cause. X more money ran he raised
hi T.irboruujli. Now the question
arises What is to be done ? Will the
Methodise and friends of Methodism
within the bounds of the N. C. Confer-
ence contribute the eighteen hundred
, ,, .i
dollars, necessary to remove the present
. , , , i i -ii
debt uml complete the church or wdl
they allow the church to be soM m or-,
der to liquidate its debts 11ns is a
plain question, and I address it to eve- :
ry reader of this article.
lam aware, that when a cause of
benevolence is presented to a man, it is
both natural and proper, for him to
ask : " Are the circuit. stances of the
case sutii as to uem;:
Hid this contribu-
tion
ion ?" This question as applied to the
ase before us, I will endeavor t0 an.
c
swer.
First. I believe that the interests.
not only f Methodism as a denomina-
tion, but of religion, demand this
tribution. Tarborough is a wealthy
and intelligent place, and its religious
condition is somewhat peculiar. Up to
the present time it has been under the
iiHunce of the Primitive Baptists,and
An inomianistn has held, almost, undis-1
!,le have reached a changing point. tr w pr(1, het Whom have I do
Already some of the most intelligent !lr;,uJ, d,- -horn have I oppressed ? or of
, - c r i t i I whose hand have I received any briber
ami influential men of Ldgeeomb have ; With Job the amictl.d hc M
embraced L rnversalism, while others . hl.arr sliajl ot ropniach llie aB -., as t
have come out, and professed open In- live." Or with the Apostle Paul, "Herein
fidelity. This is the natural tendency do I ex-r.-ise myself to have a conscience
of the religious principles which have void of off n c toward (Jod and toward
been instilled in them from, infancy. j man." Such a nuu may bo neglected by
How ar the minds of these persons to , his fellows ; he may be affected with pover
1. r.imod into thp nroner direction? ty and disease ; hut he has a treasure iD his
Or.'y through the influence of Method-
i.. .i u ;T,flv,,. ,.r rQtV,1
i.-.r: ! There is no other denomination
which can reach them. There is no
other ci.urcu mhw uociuaes ami pojuy
i 1 1 1 . O 1
are auap.eu to men pccuuai catuai-
stances. What is to ho done ? Shall
to embrace Unnersalism and open In-'. clergyman, enforcing on his congrega-fid-Iitv,
as manv of them have already tion the necessity of practical godliness,
done, or bhall we make an effort to save anil contrasting th3 early christians
tu in ? , with those of the present generation,
Secondly. Iam informed that a gen- veT properly remarked :.
tleman in Tarborough who is not a i " We have too many resolutions, and
member of the church, but who has giv- too little action. 'The Acts of the
en all the influence, labor, and means Apostles' is the title of one of the hooks
which he could, in order to secure its of the New Testament ; their Jlesolu
erectkm, is liable to be sued for a con' tions have not reached us."
: siderable amount on account of the
j church. Now. shall we, as the Metho
dists in the N. C. Conference, permit
: till
This ormlo'iian is a strong
friend of Methodism, anil has perform
ed a noble part for the church in Tar
borough ; and now, brethren, shall we
allow him to he sued on our account ?
I do not. believe it. I have a higher
, opinion of the Justice as well as the
. benevolence of North Carolina Metho
dists, than to entertain the thought for
; a moment.
! Reader, I am not appealing to you
inow for money to send the missionary
'to foreign lands the inissionarycau.se
is a noble one one upon which heaven
: looks and smihs but I am appealing
'tovouin behalf of our own beloved
I Methodism, in onr own beloved State.
; Contribute as God has blessed you. to
the placing of Methodism in such a po
sition in Tarborough, as to enable jt to
: nip Infidelity in the bud, and crush out
' the destructive heresy of Universal ism.
Reader, I am done. My object has
been to second Bro. Burkhead's appeal.
I leave the matter with you and your
i God. Affectionately,
B. F. LONG.
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For tin X. C. Christian Advocate.
PLEASANT HOURS.-No 13-
BY REV. JOIIX BAY LEY.
A PEACEFUL CONSCIENCE.
' Though f iitliless fortune strip her votary bare j
Though malice haunt him, and though envy ,
tear.
i Nn time, imr ehanee. nor want, can e'er aVstroy ,
This soul-t'eli comfort and this bosom jov." '
1 '
The belief in thc existence of a mora 1
I sense, or a conscience in man, is funda- i
j mental to religion; and therefore it has found
a place in all religious systems, whether j
j true or fal-e. If man had no moral sense, j
i there would he nothing in him t which
i the ambassador of the Most High could
; appeal.
' In vain would it be urged that God is
;our Creator, and Preserver, and our Judge; 1
; in va.n would thc deeply affecting story of;
the cross; nor could it have been said of
j the ancient heathen world, that with re- j
gard to their awful wickedness, they wre '
"without excuse" j
It is too manifest to be denied by any ,
who wdl take time to reflect upon the sub-;
jeet, that God h is not left himself without j
a witness in the human heart, or as lr. j
Young calk it ''God's umpire," or in the .
;m-uage of Upham, "God's vicegerant. in j
'the human heart;" and happy is the man j
i who constantly abides by its decisions, and !
,' avoids thesn sharp stings which are the :
ip ntton of the dis be hent . i
v Lot any mu no matt).r how deDravedlie
m.iy Cii h-lllistif v,efore ihe tribunal of
n;s uWI, h art, and pass in review hi. own
thoughts, feelings and ac'ioas ; and though i
he sn y be a very partial judge in th- case, !
he will find that he canu t, escape the coo-1
viction that in some res-t.-i, at least, he i
h.'S done wrong And u he will allow!
himself to continue the investigation, ac-
eo'ding to the light that G'-d, by his Holy !
Spirit w 11 p ur into his mind, his con- j
science will condemn him more and more j
-.iiitil he feels a foretaste of the pdti iuflict- i
ed by 'ne worm tiiat never dies ut when
tiie eorjsc.et.tiims man takes a review of
ids life, and finds t''at he has been cii:bed ,
by ufece to uvercon!.- the evils inherent in :
his n ture, and the. 'emp'ations to which ;
he has b en exposed, and to act according :
to the sublime iaw of rectitude, his bosom .
witi' : Pu,c dehgl.t, and he enjoys
Wis to which the uor.ghteous man is a j
sfral, - - cr - ,
Th cruel tyrant may wade through seas ,
of blood to the possession ot an ill-gotten
uu . . t " . ., ;
throne, i he uripiinciplca aspirant to civil;
or wJ t h for ;i
s..:lS(1. ()Vcr th(! just and the good . thc cov. ;
e,ous U)ay pjnt .lfrcr ,ie dust of the earth '
iin,j jn t,eir urCl diners for giin, taansgress
the laws of God and man ; they may laugh i
at the scruples of the good, and declare that
a conscience U too expem-ive a luxury for
the n ; but the good man knows i that if he j
should loe the approbation of his own con-1
'1CnCS ho will have nottnug lett worth:
. k "? !11l " 'vFore ne watcne, ner
- t'e jewcdl w,h the nmt jealous care. Ihe ;
11 lit- f ui lAiiitu uicai-" i ijv ."ujjiu n mi t.j-
provingcoiiscit nee to ihericbos, tiie honors,
Hid tiirt rilit'KllVPC tit tllP WlYl'lf 1 He 1.1 !
ratl(C1. DJ wit, j0hn the Baptist in a dun-!
con-!eot ,han with Herod on a throne. He!
woul 1 rather be a righteous man, than a J
wealthy vilh.iu. He vroul 1 rather be slan-'
dered than a slanderer He would prefer to j
lose the money tlu.t others owe to him rather j
than to refuse to pay his just deb's. In the j
1'rope"ce "f l,is neirhbor, with conscious j
"wii heart, th it -id the wealth ot tie
v.'orld
vnuld not buy, and it his privilege in these
seasons of retirement when the wii kod are
iiuide miserable by the stings of conscience
tocn:y niany pleasant hours.
Acts not Words. A New England
From the N. W. C. Advocate,
A Short C ap-er oa Croaking.
Ir .n s .un-l Pi-.'
VoBii!' A'ueririi
i'iro. .1 Days of yoro-
fl.l l ; . ...-.. . l: , t ..r
jns i'runmns the vine
lj:ut: II.: l:.- .!i- -u L'iir 11 1. Ui uru.llvtu i
Devfcloi.iii-'nt . f i :- 13 and graces fho duos j
ni;t envy tliff fmakt
The word croak, by corr.mon consent,
has come to be used a. lir.t.lp nut nf it
strictly philological sense, and means to
grumble, to find fault, &c, Now there
are different kinds of croakers, domestic
croakers, and religious croakers.
Religious croakers I Reader, don't
that sound droll ? Religious means
pious, devout. Only think of it : a pi-
ous croaker !
W oil ctivinnro rv.si it. lv-.i-i? ennrn ;t ,'o
reallv true: there are reli-iicuo cro
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vious croakers,
Who can deny the genuine piety of
o. A.? Only keep on the right side
Bro
of him, (which, forsooth may be a some
what difficult task,) and he will pray as
long, as loud, and as fervently a3 any
one in the church. If everything moves
just according to Ids notion of things, he
win (to an in n.s pocr zo sustain t to
interests of the church, to hold up the
oao..., wjr -o.w.., ,.,a
influence, and his purse. Lut if things
do.net go to suit him, why, of course,
he will not do much. An.l who can
blame a man for wanting his own way ?
Is it not the case with every body ?
True, every body don t croatv about it,
,f thev don t have tueir own way ; but
tins H.th,::- op fault ; they have a per -
feet righr ; if thev choose.
Who can say a man has no piety,
. 1 , ... , " - x aui cutaivo ui duluc tou i ch; icnun"
because he dor,t like steeples, and .lborers in promoting the kingdom of
galleries, and organs and fiddles, et God, and says they 'had been a comfort'
Cer,a " i -i i i c -i i- unt0 h"im' It 1S a groat comfort to a
Who could think of delivering over ;minister when he hag tW in h;g
to Satan that good brother, because he j church who arc fell0w-laborers with him
thinks Methodist ministers should wear, in pronsotin the ereslt cn,lsof bi3m;n.
as in days of yore, low-crowned, broad- ;strythe upbuilding of Christ's king
hats, shad-bellied coats with stand-up dom-
collars, that they ought to ride on; rfhere arQ SQmQ in almost e
horseback with saddle-bags,and library i church who are not a C01I1f0rt t0 their
and travel large circuits, and get small minister. There are some wllo sll0W
salaries, which latter they do, mostly, , nQ gj g of spiritU;ll life Thoy are
because he thinks christian women ' mcmbcrg of the church and mtWmg
should not wear fa shionable dresses ami can b(J sai(j a,.,inst them. They
bonnets, hice collars and veils, and bor- CQme to clmruh regularly, and con
ders on their c ips . tribute to the sunoort of" the srosnel.
Suppose he does think the preacher
preaches too smooth or too rough, too
long or too short, zno lo xlo,- too low
that he is very inj lheious in his selec
tion of subjects ; that he preaches on
doctrines tiiat every body ua lostands ;
that he oughcto be mr3 practical;
thtit the pre icii,r is a very poor hand 1Ie ig constrained to feel that their
to conduce p-iyer meeting, and so on prospect3 for salvation are not as good
to the end of the chapter. Has he not a as th3y wou(i be jf they were not mem
right to croak ? ; bers 0f tbu church. They are no com-
Well, suppose, because the protract- fort t0 him . very far fr01Q ifc
ed meeting is n-K conducted just to suit There are some members of the
him, though God blesses the efforts and Church who have a peculiar capacity
stives souls, he stays at home, refuses to ; for fin(img fauit. The minister's ser.
cooperate withthe pastor and his breth- j mong are t00 ion or tliey are too sborfc-
run in uie worn, ot uunuiiig up toe .
church ; wo ask again, and would do it
with emphasis, has he not right to do
so ? Yes, reader, there arepiom croak- j
ers'
As a matter of course, the pious :
croaker could not subscribe to the mod-1
ern, young America, notions, that in ;
things 'morally i nd, fferent' we ougnt to ;
be governed by the majority. This j
would be leaping clear beyond the j
bounds of his cherished creed. And !
who would expect one to do this ? Do i
we not honor the man who is true to 1
his principles? Is a man under any ob- j
principles : is a man under any
ligations to compromise his favorite no
tions ?
Bro. A., the pious croaker, is very
sanguine that there can't be any good j
done in the church, unless tne preacher j the.;r advice. They are not a corafort
commences the third day after entering j t0 ldm, paul himself, with all his tal
upon the duties of his charge, to 'lop j ent and p5etyj could uot extract any
off dead branches,' to 'prune the vine,' j comfort from such members.
It won't do to wait, and learn the
real condition of the church ; oh no, it
must be done speedily, or the preacher
can do no good. Nor must he wait till
some brother prefers a charge : This
would be entirely wrong. If there are
evident signs of a revival, if sinners be
gin to cry for mercy, if there are genu
ine conversions, Bro. A. is no better
satisfied ; he is sure the young converts
will all die for want of 'nursing moth
ers.' And so he croaks on. He seldom
speaks in love-feasts, class or prayer
meetings, without depreo. sting in most
solemn tones the sad ami fatal departure
from 'old line Methodism.'
Poor Bro. A., what a pity every
body can't think just as he does ! This
world would surely be a a paradise !
Xow we propose to show in conclu
sion, some of the benefits of croaking ;
for be assured the pious croaker has
his sphere of usefulness, as well as other
pious persons
irst, he operates as a kind ot check i
or, if-you will allow the figure, a kind j
of wheel brake to the church
Tl tllis I
tge of lightning and steam, the church
is in great danger cf catching the spirit
of the times. Now, without something
to hold it back, there would be great
danger of running off the track. The
pious croaker does this most effectually
by keeping constantly before the mind,
in almost every social meeting, the
danger of departing from the old land
marks. Secondly, the pious croaker has a
tendency to develop the powers and
graces of the church. This is done by
agitation, friction. A quiet, inactive
I state is always to be dreaded : 'Oppo
: sition is the life of business'; wiien mind
conies in contact with mint";, like the
flint and steel, the latent firo is brought
i out. Were it not for Bro. 4i or some
one like hirn, we possibly might lose our
; wherea.hniitM. nni mh,1 onrselwi S out nn-
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on a dead sea. True, the croykermay
sometimes seem to be an annoyance;
he may appear as a clog; but it is for
i the general good. We should never
know we had the grace of patience, if
:. we never came in contact with anything
j to trJ us- IIow admirably is patience
j ' worked' out by 'tribulation.'
j Thirdly, and finally, the pious croaker
j is a great blessing to himself. There is
j not, only. an unspeakable pleasure in
j one's having his own way, but in having
i something to croak about ; ike the
j. seohlino; housewife, ho vil' al!ijs find
! occasions plenty. Who da.'s not envy
tIie croaker, the real hearty croaker,
the piu croaker, his happiness?
W.
From the Xw York Obseryer.
A Minister's Comfort.
In many respects a minister's com-
fort (cpen(is upon the tlie same things
which other comfort (1 ds
A , home contr,butcs quite
ag much to his corafort as t0 rhe corn.
I fort of the , r Qr the mechanic.
; An income sufIicient to fldiver him
; from want aml embarrassment is quite
I ag comfortabie as it would he if Le
were not & minister. Congenial society
j doeg ;te as much fof hjm ag for
: other man. Besides these he may have
! sources of comfort peculiar to his office-
tj.,,,1 u0 r fn'.
They make no disturbance
fc. PO!nmilt,;t,v . bu
inee m the church,
but they give no
n flf .riiritll!Ii ,;f(1 n
signs of spiritual life. The minister is
constrained to feel that the only differ-
oner lirt-vvpen thron nrul srwif rthers
wrt m;lko no pretension'to ' religion
;s. that the-v are members of rlnVfthnrnh.
He doeg not vigit enoairh. or he does
not spend time enough in his study.
He pays too much attention to the
rich? or he ig not sufficiently genteel
He takes too much upon himself, or he
lacks moraj coura?e. Their marvelous
ingenuity in faultfinding never fails to
find some materials in the character
and conduct of the minister. Such
members are not a comfort to him.
There are sometimes members of the
chUrch who think more highly of thenv
sei ve8 than thftv olliri. to ti.:..k, Owin?
10 their weaith? family connection, Or
tn smnrk navnUn,ihU th thint
to some inexplicable reason, they think
their influence ought to be superior.
They are offended if he does not con
sult them on all occasions, and still
more offended if he does not follow
There are some members of the
church whose zeal is very inconstant,
and whose consistency is not as great
as is desirable. Now they are deeply
interested in the work of the Lord, they
are urgent that something should be
done for the salvation of men, and they
are willing to work diligently. But their
zeal soon abates ; their exertion soon
comes to an end. The minister whose
efforts they just now so diligently sec
onded, is 'left to labor alone. Those
who were so warm and zealous have
become cold and negligent, and their
inconsistency gives occasion for religion
to be ill-spoken of. Such members
may be a comfort to the minister for a
time : then they are a cause of discour
agement and sorrow.
It is a matter of great thankfulness
that there are some in almost every
church who are a great comfort to the
minister. All those who walk humbly
with God, who pray for him and sym-
afi - a -th nnd nid him in his efforts
' , a comfort to him. The
1 1 , 1 f 4-.n Vll,.Vl V.OTr
humblest member of the church may
thus be a great comfort to his minister.
Resignation.
A certain old lady who has been famed
for sour looks and not very sweet words
touching the accidents of life, was obser
ved to bavd become very amiable.
What happy change has come over
you." said a neighbor.
" Why," said the transformed, " to tell
you the truth, I have been all my life stri
ving for a contented mind, and have final
ly concluded to sit down contented without
it."
Other Facts Rslative to Baptism to be
Remembered.
1. lhat similar stress to that which
immersionists attach to the mode of
Baptism, is not laid upon the form or
manner of any other rite of Christiani
ty : why such an importance here ?
2. The advocates of immersion as the
only mode cannot produce a single pas
sage of Scripture where it is put be
yond doubt that this is the signification
of baptizo ; whereas we can produce j
several where this cannot be tne mean
mg ot the term.
3. Mr. Carson, the great Baptist au-j rrn0 horses were soon prancing over
thor admits that in claiming, as he does i tbe tu,.f; and pleasant conversation be
that dipping is the only signification of uji(., tlc, way.
baptizo, he has all the lexicographers;0 Xow, don't forget your promise,'
ag?hsthim ! -.yhisperod the young wife, as she pass-
4. The oldest Syriac version of thejed up thc steps
New Testament, th. Peshito, has not- Poor thing! she was thc wife of a
translated hapto by any term which j man who loved to look upon the wine
signifies to immerse, but 'by a term j when red. But his love for his wife
which signifies to 'stand up,' etc., thus - and babe, whom they idolized, kept him
harmonizing with the action ascribed to
Sfc. Paul, Acts ix. 18 : 'And he arose'
stood up 'and was baptized.'
5. Mr. Wolf, the celebrated mission-
ary to the East, reports that he found wife descended from the upper chain
a sect of Christians who baptized with : ber, to join her husband. A pang shot
the water of Jordan, on its banks, and
not by immersion. They were follow
ing John the Baptist.
6. We have no instance recorded in
the New Testament where the admin-
istrator of the rite of baptism went to
any place for the purpose of having wa -
ter enough for immersion. They uni-
formlv administered the ordinance
where thev and the candidates ha n -
pened to be.
7. If pouring or sprinkling were the
original mode, we enn easily account
c . i , i i
1UI Lot: lllborciULiwii 01 uiiiiiiii", o y iu -
ferring it to that well-known principle
of human nature, that seeks the impo-
j . .7 . i- ' i
sinq and striking, even m religion, and
which is known to have added several
, , . .
appendages to the rite, as trme-immer-
i- . -n i i
1 OiOLl, VTllltC I illlllUHl, llOIIV CII1VI HWUUV,
' . -r . -e- .i ',!
etc. But if immersion was the original I
t i . .1
mmio hnw onrt wa neennnr. tor rhf in
troduction of pouring or sprinkling ?
...V..V., ..v...w ...
8. The terras muh , or, more prop -
erly, 'many waters,' which were said to
be in hifion, as the reason John bap
tized there, could not have meant
streams or fountains, sufficient for the
! purpose of immersion, for in modern
times travellers have repeatedly been
over tne grouna ; arm ipo.eon nau a
,i -i -l -vr l-ii
troop of horse stationed there for a I
season, an.l none of them have been
ao.e to una any waer suuiceiu lormp -
ping a multitude, or even one person.
9. Immersion is not necessary for
any purpose or end connected with re-
hgion or morals.
It i3 not necessary to piety, for its
advocates admit that Pedobaptists are
as piou3 as inemseives.
It is not necessary to religious peace
and joy, as all the world knows.
It is equally unnecessary for success
in the ministry, as bigots know and feel
to their chagrin, we are sorry to see.
Nor is it necessary in order to enter
j into the spirit and design of the Chris-1
tian dispensation, as all history and ex-j It was a subject that had previously
perience abundantly prove. It cannot ; arrested our attention, that the edifice
therefore, be necessary in order to obey ; is entirely too small to accomodate the
God, for he certainly would not so ; large number of people desirous of wor
abundantly bless with all good things ' shipping there, and we were pleased to
those who openly live in violation of his ; learn that the subject had arrested the
command. Why then is it insisted ; attention of thc pastor and congregation.
upon ? Why ? Nash. Chris. Advo- j We are not singular in the opinion that
cate. I handsome and spacious places for chris
A Broken Command.
In the summer of 185 ,a dinner was ;
given at S a At the same time
there was a bran-dance in the imme- j
diate vicinity. Tickets were sent far j
and near, inviting the young ladies to '
the dance. On the morning preceding i
the dinner, the lion. , and his ;
daughter, and a lovely young lady, re
paired to S a, to attend the occa
sion. After dinner some young ladies
proposed going out to see the dance.
Miss refused, stating as her reason
for doing so, that her father had bidden
her not to go there. They insisted that
there was no harm in merely looking !
on the dance for awhile, and then re-
turning to fe . fehe yielded. Alter
looking on for a time, a young man in
vited her to dance with him. She
refused another, she still refused. At
length some ladies persuaded her that
there could certainly be no harm in
dancing, and her father would never
know it. She walked into the ring, led
by a flue-looking gentleman. See, her
face turns alternately red and pale.
She has broken her father's command.
T ll . J 1
in a lew minutes sne was in ine uance.
The weather was very warm, and she
very delicate, and soon she became ex
hausted from over-heat and exertion
and fainted. There was consternation
amid the ranks af the dancers. They
used restoratives, but to no effect. Her
( father was sen1; for. Judge of his sur
prise and grief, when he found his
lovely daughter apparently lifeless.
Medical aid was called., which, after
great effort, succeeded in restoring her.
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to animation, one w as carneu iiouie,
where she lingered several days, and
then sank into the cheerless gloom of
the mouldering dead. S. II. B.
Dyer Co., Tenn. Feb. 3d. 185T.
Memphis Advocate.
A True and Touching Incident !
A young man and his wife were pre
paring to attend a Christmas party at
the house of a friend, some miles dis
tant. 'Henry, my dear husband, don't
drink too much at the party to day; you
will promise me, won't you V said she,
putting her hand upon his brow, and
raising her eyes to his face with a
pleading glance.
'No, Millie, I will not; you may trust
me.'
And he wrapped his infant boy in a
'a. ri.i-t nr -, fuw .no,h.d
back, and it was not often that hejoin-
euJn the bachanalian revelries.
The party passed of pleasantly, thc
time for departing drew near, and the
through the trusting heart as she met
him, for he was intoxicated he had
broken his promise.
Silently they rode ho:newardv save
when the drunken man would break in-
t0 snetches of song, or unmeaning
' laughter. i,nt the wire rode on, her
j babe pressed clcssly on her grieved
i heart.
! 'Give me the babe, Millie, I can't
trust you with him,' said he, as they
approached a dark and somewhat swol
len stream which they had to ford.
viiei oo lie ucaiiawoi
After some hesitation, she resigned
, , , , li 11 i i
! her fi, st1 bnrn' her dar J"?? biJbe; e7
! wnWl n thf b,;nke t0 bia
arms. Over the dark raters thc noble
; A . . . . , , A,
! stec' s yfely bore them and when hey
; reached the bank the mother asked tor
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the c u d.
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With much tenderness he placed the
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uu Hi t ill nei ill ma, ijuu noil Mic cuii-i)-
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led it to her bosom no babe was there !
I Tf- lvid sdinnod from tlie li!-inkt and
' tlQ dnillkeR fatnor knew it not.
A wild shriek from the mother arous
ed him, and he turned just in time to
see the little rosy face rise one moment
above the dark waves then sink forev
er. What a spectacle ! the idol of his
' '
iear(. ffone.one forever ! and that,
too, by his own intemperance.
The
a ' ish 0f the mother, and the remorse
i of tho futh ar(J j)ett(jr iinagined than
' descrjbed
j Thig fict; but the ain truth
The p;mies were known b the fricnd3
j of the writer, and it should be a warn-
inr to those who indulge in intoxicating
j drinks, and resist the pleading of loving
wives.
Christian Banner.
New Methodist Church.
We were present last Sabbath when
Rev. Mr. Barrett made a pathetic ap
peal to his congregation in reference to
erecting a new building for thatrapid-
ly augmenting society to worship in.
tian worship, should be const ructed for
the service of God, whenever they can
be afforded ; not that the prayers and
homage of the pious would not be as
acceptable to Him, offered up in the
meanest hovel ; not that he would not
as promptly and freely pardon sin,
when a petition is sent to the throne of
Grace by a contrite heart from under
the roof of the most humble cabin ; not
that He considers fine and costly build
ings as more than dress ; but because
his Name is worthy of all the homage
and adoration that men can bestow,
with their means, souls and tongues.
We would fain hope that Mr. Barrett's
congregation and our commnnity will
co-operate with him to build a Temple
worthy of themselves, and the Being
whom they profess to serve, in Salisbu
ry. Salisbury Herald.
Paraphrase.
The following paraphrase of the lGth
and 17th verses of the first chapter of
Ruth, I found in an old volume of the
'American Farmer,' and was written by
the lovely and lamented Mrs. Char
lotte Dexter. McC.
"Where'er 'hou goest, I will go :
Or Kgypt's sands or Zeinbla's snow;
Where'er thy weary rye-lids close,
There will thy Charlotte too repose.
Th ugh on the naked earth we lie,
Whiie temptests roar along the sky,
Still, still, undaunted will I be,
Aud fiud the holiest calm with thee,
Those people whom fhoucaH'st thy own,
Those only are to Charl 'tte known;
And our great Father, God above,
With erpial warmth we both shall love.
"Where'er thy last expiring breath
Is yielded up to r ithles Death,
On that same spot will Charlotte die,
And in thy tomb will Charlotte lie.
The Lord do this and more to me,
If more than this part me from thee,
As, living, but one he;irt we own,
So, dying, we wll still be one.
Washington.
Among the books in tlie Library of
George Washington, at the time of his
death, was the 'Poetical Works of Wil
liam Preston, Esq.,' a work published
in Dublin, in 1793. Tho book was a
presentation copy, and was inscribed
by the author, to Washington, in tho
following lines, which, for terk-e and
comprehensive thought, cannot be ex
celled. We have copied the inscription
in lines as it was written by the au
thor :
To His Excellency
T-l l T , f , , , i,r A , - , T . T . I .ft
v
Tho Deliverer of his Country;
Undismayed in Dangr,
Unshaken in Adversity,
Ur.corrupted in Prosperity,
in whom
Military Talents,
Consummate Wisdom,
and
Unexampled Moderation,
Most happily unite
and rentier him
The Boast of JIum.in Nature :
From the author.
What more truthful and comprehen
sive tribute to the memory of the inv
mortal Washington has been rendered
by any writer, than thi.-s inscription from
the pen of an almost unknown author.
and one who had no national sifiinities
with him whom he thus eulogized 'I
ur Ijjr iCjjilirrn.
Little Ella.
'Mamma, sing that prettv little hymn
for Ella.'
Little Ella was lying on her couch
very ill. She had been ill for some
time, and was sinking very fist. Her
mother had watched over her night af
ter night, as only an anxious an t loving
mother could watch. She prayed and
wept, believing that her little darling
would be sp ired to her, but all in vain.
The physician had just informed her
thnt there was now no earthly hope,
and that she must be resigned to tho
will of I Ii in who 'doeth all things well
And when little Ella opened her soft
blue eyes, and asked her to sing, sho
felt as if her sorrowing heart would
break. Controlling her feelings with
an effort, she commenced singing that
beautiful infant hyuia :
"There in t happy land,
Far, fiir a way ;
Where .saints in glory ManJ,
Drijjht. bright as day."
And as she sang, Ella clasped her
pale, thin hands together, and sweetly
smiled. A sunbeam from heaven,
seemed to rest upon the lovely babe
her lips moved as if in prayer, and she
joined in singing thc hymn with her fee
blo voice. They continued to sinj :
"Bright in that happy land,
IJi'anin cery ey ;
Ki'bt by a father' hand,
Lovh cannot die."
The mother could sing no more, and
sobbing aloud, the clasped the little
sufferer close to her bosom, exclaiming'
wildly :
'My little darling, how can I give
you up ? O, God, spare spare ray
child ! Oh ! let this Litter cup pass
from me !'
'Don't cry, mamma taid little Ella,
'in that happy lar.d love cannot die.
Oh ! it will be love all love. And
you'll come there, ton, mamma, and we
shall be so very happy. Dear papa
will be there, and brother CLarloy,and
we'll all live there forever. Kiss me,
mamma. I am going to sleep. It ia
growing very dark. Good night, mam
ma.
1 Little Ella slept. It was a dream
less sleep, lie who blessed little chil
dren, and said, 'of such is the kingdom
of heaven,' had taken her to himself.
Her mother sat beside tho littlo
couch, expecting her little darling to
awake. Soon she noticed the pallor
that overspread her lovely face, she
sank upon her knee3 and pressed her
lips to the white forehead, and the shiv
ering of her frame told more plainly
than words that her little Ella was
dead. She kissed her clay-cold lips,
but there was no returning pressure,
she took her little hands in hers, but
there was no responsive clasp. Tic
stricken mother bowed her head, and
prayed for fortitude to bear thi?, hr
heavy affliction. She arco exclaim-
inir
"Not my will, but thine, O.God '. be done."
Little Ella sleeps in the quiet grave
yard, with the following inscription on
her tomb-stone :
Little Ella.
Love cannot die."
What Can I Do?
"I do not se what I can do,"
A little snow .(lake ttaid,
Uiion this mnad w, lunr and wi le,
A covering to spread."
But quii tly it kt'pt its place.
Till, slowly falling round,
Tho other flakes come gently down,
And white was all the ground.
0 frclyEive! though little sums
Aro all you can beotow.
Remember, that of fiinjjle flukes
Is formed the Led of snow.
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