THE riCWERS COLLECTION
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY A COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOR THE ORTH CAROLINA COv! TERENCE, M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. RUFUS T. HEFLIN, Editor.
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The Wandering: Sheep Restored.
I was a wandering sheep,
1 did not love the fld ;
I did nor. love my Shepherd's voice,
I would not t.e controlled ;
I was a wayward child,
I did not love my home,
I did not love my Father's voice,
I love J afar to roam.
The Shepherd sought his sheep,
Tiie father sou'it his child;
They followed me oVr vale :md hill,
O'er deserts waste and wild :
They louud me nigh to death,
Famished and f sine and lone;
They hound me wirli the hands -jf love,
They saved the wandering one.
They sp ike in tender love.
Tr.ey raed my d moping hea l ;
They jjemiy el my Meed nw.unds.
My faiui'ing "U th led :
Th'-y wahfd my filth away.
Toev mado me. c!o:in and fair ;
Thev hr .uht me to ;iy home iu peace,
The long sought wanderer.
Jesn my S' epherd U ;
"he that l 'ed my soul,
'T v .. i- ?
' l'was l.e that m iJ m-i ioie:
'Tw h that sought tue lost.
T-vit found the wandering sheep ;
'Tw;i he tlm liroiiijht me to the (old,
'T.s he that stiu dotti keep.
X m ra a wandering shep,
I love t" le controlled;
I 1 .ve mv tender S. eoherd's
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voice,
1 love III" lU lltVUi l", t,
X
more a wayward child,
I
i sees io uinie ' ,
ive mv heavenlv Faioer's voice
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I love. I 1 ve his lioine.
II. BOSAR.
From 'he Xew York Obt-crver.
Saved by Grace-
A sinner saved hy grace !
Xo other hope is mine
Than thus to see m Father's face,
And in His gl ry thine.
I would not trust to earth,
I know it ne'er can give.
My s..ul the new, the heavenly birth,
Or bid my spirit live.
On self I would not rest,
I know mv sinful heart;
I never can he tru'y lilest,
If I from God dt part.
I must cast seif aside,
And turn my eyes to heaven,
Ttiere view the blesseU Oue who died,
That I might be forgiven.
Ao merits of my own,
Xo righteousness I bring,
"With broken, contrite heart alone,
To Jesus' cross I cling.
I know He will fsirsrive,
My sins, if thus I come ;
I kn .w lst Lh:it t s.ha.1! Hvo
With Him, iu Heaven, my home.
Free grace shall be my song,
While here on earth I stay,
And w hen I join the holy throng,
And wake the Heavenly lay.
S. T. W.
(Original.
For the X. C!. Christian Advocate.
PREACHERS.
Orders will be filled promptly, as he
Every body, besides the preacher, informs me, at the regular catalogue
knows what the preacher should believe, prices and sent by railroad to any place
do, and wear. And as a necessary 1 purchasers may des'gnate. Send on
consequence to such knowledge, every jyour orders, patronize your own depos
body has a perfect right to teach him itory, save delays ar.d unnecessary
his du'y, either by privafe instruction, freight. The books ought not to re
public harangues, or newspaper arti-' main there, but to be out doing good,
cles. Among the various divisions of : It is impossible to converse with Bro.
human society, it seems that the minis- Maynard about his work without cateh
try knows less what is right or wrong ; ing something of his enthusiasm. His
moral or immoral proper or improper, 'success in advocating the subject before
than any other class whatever; hence the people so far as he has had the op
it is 'hat every little cross, roads news-! portunity has been very satisfactory,
paper editor as soon as he has been in- j Brethren, this subject at the present
stalled n his high and dignified office time, demands our serious eonsidera
esteems it a very important duty to tion. Here is a great and an inviting
read the ministry a lecture upon their field of usefulness. It is no longer an
duty ; and especially to set them right experiment, God has owned similar in
upon the subject of politics. They stitutions and will ours also,
should never trouble themselves about j This work of ours is in its infancy,
the affairs of the State or the Nation ; A little neglect may throw a blight
take no interest whatever in political . over it from which it may not recover
matters, leave the mu ldy waters of po- for years. It is not claimed for our
litics for whiskey-barret patriots, and plan that it is perf ct, but it is doubt
ihe devout worshippers at the shrine of less the best that could have been fall-
Bacchus. I hey must never express en on at the time cf its organization,
their preference for one candidate for Experience is indispensible to adapt it
ofuee against another, however superior ( to our peculiar circumstances. We
the man of his choice may be in patri-irm st have an institution of the kind.
otism and intelligence, to his opponent, ; The pastorate and book business cannot
lest they give offence to some bigoted safely be kept so closely together.
fool, and arouse the mighty indignation The multiplied duties of the one must
of some lilliputian editor. There is an !0f necessity enfeeble the other. It is
utter impossibility for the ministry to time for them, to be a little farther sep
please society. If he vote, he does arated. Colportage is a necessity of
wrong if lie do not vote, he does the age. Both departments have
wrong and somebody will be after ' enough to . do. Sinners are going to
him. Now, ministers in general, do ' hell. We must sow beside all waters
not profess to know as much about ' that we may save the greatest possible
political matter. as learned and expe- number.
rienced statesmen do, for that has not ; So:ne may think the American Tract
been their study. Bur, it is really hi- Society meets the demand. Thisinsti
dicrous to rega rd the small fry of news-! tution is doing a great and good work,
paper editors rolling up their ocean May God bless it ! You will not find
like volumes of instruction to the min- j in their catalogue one of the works of
istry. Wesley Fletcher, r a hoste of others
Another clas3 have concluded that it ; we might name who have written as
is high time for the ministry to be in I ably in defense of our common ehristi
structed by them in morals ' I mean ; anity and have given even a clearer
Lawyers ! I have ever held Lawyers view, as we think, of God's method of
in high esteem for wisdom in the Law; ; saving sinners than any of their writers,
but I believe that society has not yet j Shall the works of these great men
awarded to them any very elevated j whose lives and labors have been so
knowledge of morals. Still, there are signally blessed of God in the spread of
learned men in the profession of the 'scriptural holiness over these lands go
xi;iw, ai ieu.-$L tuey are saiu io ue, anu.aown tOODSCUrity 11 not to OOHVion :
I shall not lecture them on the subject
cf the Laws, just at the present. A,
long article written by a lawyer has
been heralded aloud by a learned D.
;D as "one of the signs ot the times.
" Signs of what times ( that a lawyer
should take upon himself to lecture the
ministry on a moral subject ! Nothing
new in that ! The lawyer, that he
may more certainly succeed, shows his
vast mental superiority to M. Ds., and
of course his knowledge of the preven
tive and curative systems is greater
than theirs ; letting all that pass, law
yer says, " lias it ever occurred to you,
(minister) I am guilty of an offence, or
habit, of which any of my hearers might
justly complain, or that an enlightened
I conscience should condemn ? I make
! the charge direct that many of you are
I amenable to such an accusation." Now,
i reader, what do you suppose his necu
jsation is? Can't guess! Hear him:
i " The offence of which I complain, is
self-indulgence in that poisonous weed,
i tobacco." Again he says, " The three
j greatest curses which afllict mankind,
! morally, are in oxicating liquors, tobac
I co, and an expanded credit system." Is
I not all that grand ! Ministers " "-ml
! of , .ov. .-' .uat ..-..-..igntene'l con"
.'science should condemn."' If "they
' are guilty of an offence that an enhgh
! tened conscience should condemn,"
j then they either have not enlightened
j consciences, or they sin against en
j lightened consciences; and in either
case, they are not qualified for the
J ministry. That man whose conscience
is not enlightened, surely is not qu tli
; fied for the work of the ministry. That
man who disobeys, or sins against, an
! enlightened conscience, is doing vio
lence to religion, so that he coulu not
be qualified for the ministry ; therefore,
j lawyer disrobes every user of tobacco.
But he is an eminent lawyer. Is it not
! strange that it never occurred to an
i eminent lawyer, that assertion and
i proof, or argument, were not synony
jmous? He brings not a particle of
' proof that the use of tobacco is the
" second greatest curse that afflicts
mankind, morally." Indeed, he says,
j " It cannot be denied but that in the
; highest and lowest abodes of vice, li
quor and tobacco hold just dominion
over their victims." Here he makes
it equal with intoxicating liquor, " they
; hold just dominion."
I If some people would attend diligent
ly to their own business, they would
not subject themselves to just contempt.
Kind reader, I am no politician neith
er do I use intoxicating liquor, nor in
dulge in any way in the use of tabacco ;
but many of the best men in our land
use tobacco, and can we anathmatize
I them as lawyer has dene, without aet-
ing most fooJish!v ? OSTSSO
Hest, N. C.
For the X. C. Christian Advocate.
The Tract Cause.
To the Members of the N. C. Con ference.
Dear Brethren : It was my privi
lege to call ou our highly esteemed
Tract Agent the other day, at his de
pository, in Franklinton. He has a
full supply of all our books and Tracfs.
What Methodist p.nd especially what
Methodist preacher is prepared for this:
Our works must be circulated. We
must maintain a literature of our own.
Our people must be familiarized with
our modes of thought and with the
household words of Methodism. And
i cc. r,fithe very thirjr you want. 'Ur. Deems An-
t have an efficient system ot , ; vt'i , , ,
we mus
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system of colportage ot their own to
circulate their denominational works.
How much more ought we, who hold no
such connexion with that institution.
Tfc ia anirl their rinnks 51 re rr.ueh
cheaper than ours. Why is this so?
Their salaries and expenses are paid by
UC" hJld ' '.m TtK TATfnr
direct contributions and the books fur-
nisneu at ine cost oi piunimuu. mm
ours is sold at a profit for the benefit
of the colporteur and the church. In
both instances the money comes from
the people. Where is any great differ
ence ? In theirs the amounts are sep-
arated, in ours thev are together. All
that, the buyer pays out, goes to sn-j
port the cause of T!.c . i'; j
opeclOUS than real.
Let us rally to our own work give
colportage to circulate our oooks aim WJtb & q ha,f of wonder ftnd b,lf of
periodicals. Some of those denomina- j dmhu he too the book aTld carefully
tions which have a direct interest mthe j turne(j eaves ; an expression of joy
American Iract Society, still have a oug satisfaction thld me all was riaht,. He
the agent our he&rty cooperation and!po:nt? And of'en nesrleet tle nfrTv at
support and hold him and his work up hme whih thev Inb-ir and nnv f.elv f r
constantly to Almighty God for his th a'levi ition of wms in d;stint, hind.
blessing
Yours truly in Christ,
One of Your Number.
N. C. Conf , April 9th, 1857.
For the NT C. Christian Advocate.
COJffSISrESJY.
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W ithout entering into a bewildering
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denuitioa ot the above caption, it will
, ' .
meet our purpose to say, that consisten
cy consists in making our practice cor
respond to our profesion. This we are
compelled to say is not a distinguish-
ing characteristic ot a great number or forth wh nlvn'stBxarqr"rTted earnestness.
professing Christians, who, at the same We dilaim any titentinn to imnede the
time, disgrace the proud name which pmrris of m?nnq. ft ohpr hnevolent
they bear by indulging in those things institution: we bid then all God speed.
which are directly opposed to the spirit T"r WP P" asmint rttir bein- pr-sed
and letter of the Word of God. It is r- w,,lft tn 'w is,s.
hardly necessary for us to remark by ! m'.1fh -"
, J , J , . i point has driven many srnod, and upHi1
the way that, when our actions and mn frnm ,t;r,er!,nt rqT)1fS M vocations
our professions do not correspond, we wW tney p,ov;de fnr ine support
are acting the part ot a hypocrite, pro- of tne;r families. Othor are. leivinr more
mulgating lies and false pretensions, ' or less everv yeir. The onV wav to pre
and traveling the broad road to endless ' vent this. i to be more visi'nnt in the
ruin and utter despair. Act as we may, support of these families, who are now de
we are consistent our actions corres- : pendent, upon the chnr-'h fr a livincr. All
pond to the dictates of our hearts ; the people want, is .hi e.is risrnt.ly pr
while we appear inconsistent to others ntl "xnjainod. Let iw then this
, i, . i 4.u u: i i ; year present this eansp as it, should he, ana
who are unable to explore the hidden J TT ,
... 1 P , , j. i relieve the wants of those at Home, who
aim iuuiw leeches yi t.
human heart. The motive of our actions
is in unison with our doings. By tra
cing the stream through its windings,
we at hist come to the source the
luuumiH xwt. fU'l"D i tli'tlt Uv lllO
tenor of his conduct scrutinize all his
action considered as a whole and you
judge him correctly. Let him deny it
as he may, your judgment is correct.
This standard was made by God him-
self. " Bv their fruits ye shall know ; attend . nee upon the house of God, that are
.i ,r . j . i i ruined by the amusamenrs which are spread
them. " A good tree cannot bring i , J . , . . r .
,.,., .. 2 around us in such prolusion, the voice ot
forth evil fruit, and an evil tree goodie u7.. ij a A
fruit." &c.
It is One of the finest gems a man
Can possess. It is always indicative of j a protracted meeriogis held, or if on the
an honest and upright man. To the j evenings of the week, meetings are pro
Christian, it is all-important that he j longed an half Lour bey.nd the usual
live a consistent life that he may reign ! length. And yetjthe peisons who make
with Christ in heaven. To the minis- j su ' h a outcrv seefn" objection to danciug
ter of God. it is the most nowerfui in-
strnment. ho eao wieldsh:.rrer than n.
two-edged sword-
-cutting
the
ten;
heart making a lasting impression on
the mind. How careful should the
minister be to be a living embodiment j
of what he preaches his actions, a stri
king commentary on his profession,
read and seen by all. More injury is
done to the church by one inconsistent
member, than good can be accomplish
ed by five devout and deeply pious
Christians. Would that the dead
branches 7"ere iopped off then might
the church flourish as a green bay tree,
and sinners would then bow at the foot
of the Cross. R.
Snow Retreat.
For the N. C. Christian Advocate.
Ar. Incident.
I was very much amused, as well as sur
prised, a short time ago at an incident,
which occurred at my home in the 'O d
Noith State,' and which I will relate to
you, trustiug it may not be ut of place.
A young M'-thodist minister, who, by
the by, has been an Itinerant for several
years, was wand-ring restlessly abut the
houe, searching ihis book here, and ano
ther one there, evidently much distressed,
for matter of interesting import, wherwith
to indoctrinate the minds of idl 'adults' and
'juveniles,' who might wtnd their way to
our blessed little Church the ensuing sab
bath. I became a little impatient, for like Mar
tha, of old, I was 'troubled about many
things,' audit was presumable, if he had
his sermon to prepare, of course, he would
not wish to fast. Having my extra deli
cacies to get ready for the 'Creature Com
fort' of expected brethren at the Quarterly
Meeting, I was perhaps more hurried
than a courteous hostess should have been.
After haniing him at least twenty differ
ent volumes, which he had earnestly en
quired for, and seeing a deep shadow of
gloom upou his handsome face, for some
preachers, even Methodist preachers, are
handsome
('Truth is strange aye stranger than
fiction.' Is it not so, Mr. Editor ?) I ea
gerly enquired,
My dear Brother, do tell me what it is
you arc in search of?'
'Well, Sister, I have to take up a Mis
sionary collection to-morrow, and am in need
of Statis'isi; nh regard to the Missionary
operainn Tth: past year.'
'Is 'that s!l the trouble,' siid T, opening
my eyes t their widest extent; 'here is
nais or O 'Uinei ii lueuinuism.
bought a copy, and placed it carefully iu
his vahce.
In conclu; u, T will add, we had a most
excellent address the next day; nnd that I
felt under innumerable obligations to 'Dr.
; peem ' wh has labored with such inde
; 1 A nntirmp enerev, for the
! weal of Meth-dism, not in Carolina alone,
a pl!..antb;opy f heart embrac;Dg
the entire Church, South.
'Tija fjonl nf man
Cresiteth itff"i destiny of piwer ;
And a O'e ."tl is intense here.
His beins hat!" a nobler st-rene in hei vptx.'
A LADY.
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liwTSont'iigrfcm Fund.
Ts it nt trie ease, that our ministers and
penp'e srnemMv, nre to reii's? on thi
This is the mnchis'on to wh'eh we are
, bonnd to eoT,e, when we eon-ider the
ch'im", tht, the fund his upon our benev
j olence Tts eMef dsin i to as:st;. and
support the Widows and th Orphans of
; dooiood and wrn-out pr"aeh"r. hdp
j tb" fimilie of those men wh havfi spenr.
thir Ytvo.t and fortunes, their ti-ne and
talent in the perieo of th church, and
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:i'le 1" lllli.. VVK N!IV IIIM' III'" ill-Ma
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of none ean be ?refiter 'hm t.heir. et we
scarcely evr heir ifs mfiye exnline-l. or
it, claims presenfed from the stand : whPe
the claims of misions, and the claims of
othr benevo'entHnptit itions -ae pmred
; hay(i cl i5ma unfn onf liberality
Hyde, April 1857.
W. D.
For the N. C. Christian Advocate.
Dancingr DestrT've to Health.
This you all know : the man must be
insane who denies toat drinking and danc-
; ing are calculated to sap the energies of
the system and destroy life. Were half
the vigorous constirunons de-trovd by an
the whole community would denund that
houses of nnhlie wnrshin should be aholish-
led. Manv individuals are horror-slmek if
i'cet.n?s, ir tney jro continued until morn-
l0K A" are aPld tbat Cris'ians will
: Ciiffor tF tTiTT cif 'ilini.lfk Vt..,i. t t lha -r.
J i lii(T eirfli' even
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uah they be arrayed in
warm coinfortab
cl"thing; and ye will
resort to the dar
g hall, m the most un-
becoming and
ouifortable anparcl, and
deem it no out
e upou the laws of na-
ture. When tl
matter shall be seen in
its proper liuht ft will be found that to the
sinf ul amusemen'e, the sexton is to a great
extent indebfcd for his trade ; that more
lives are lost by them than by war. There
should, (if justice had its rule,) be a hos
pital beside every dan ing hall and every
tippi ng s'lop in. our land. J. W S.
Lake Comfort, Hyde co.
From the Christian Advocate and Journal.
What Ought to be Your Calling?
ADDRESSED TO TIIE YOUNG MEN, WHETHER
CONVERTED OR UNCONVERTED.
If a man had been restricted from
infancy to one point of territory, he
would be helped toward a relative view
of his location by ascending any adja
cent high muntain. But he would
need aid by a map, from actual and
full survey: order to perceive the
comparative insignificance of the one
point. Hy
Too m:fr persons have their atten
tion boun-Ml andr amused by the imme
diate and petty affairs of this life.
There are too few, even in the Church,
who endure th$toil, the cross, of as
cending mountain heights for enlarged
views, and of fully heeding the great
map of wide realities : the book from
Him who 'sitteth upon the circle of the
earth.' In most instances, while a
large intellect is unfolding, fond parents
contemplate for it some profession or
calling which regards man only as a
creature for earth ; or, if the ministerial
office be favored, it is rather for sup
posed worldly advantages, than its
cross-bearing exercise in the retired
and most needy parts of the earth.
And so soon as the 'promising' young
man exercises his own choice for a po
sition, his inquiries art alike restricted
Parents and children unite for the glare
of the patronymic on the scroll of fame,
rather than for the record of names in
the Limb's book of life r or they unite
in submission to the tyranny of mam
mon rather than to extend the sway of
the Owner of the- earth. Will not the
candid reader arouse to a wide compre
hension of things ? Look from a raounr
tain. Examine the great map. L.et
the longest life time here, with all its
possible rounds of 'dull vanities,' be
made to come before the soul's vision,
in connection with the bordering cycles
of eternity. Behold a soul m eternity,
See it at the close of the first million of
n-wes. How the valleys of earth have
lwindled ! Alas T what contracted as
oi rations engaged the deluded soul in
its formative period, its childhood, of a
score or three and a half score years.
Look at another soul. What a desira
ble path was that to which the parents
of the Christian soldier trained and
surrendered him, and which he vo un-
en, and widen, ana gleam, so- long as
l
the glory which scintillated on Mount
Tabor shall flash in the metropolis of
the universe ; and from them there will
ever be an increasing gulf 'of ages back
to where the glories which beguile ma-1
nv 'promising' young men to despise
Church-soldiery shall have become the,
blackness of darkness. Let men ren-1
der service, not only of purse, but heart, j
and brain, and muscle, in the most
needy points of Christendom and hea
then loin, with God and angels for spec
tators, and they will be the men of true
fame when the names of Sesostris and
Alexander, of Caesar and Napoleon,
with the pyramids and pillars of earth, I
u n i. u v i i u c .i
shall have been dissolved betore the
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'great white throne. Ministerial labor,
it. a c -i i i,
any Christian labor, indefinitely excels
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the highest merely temporal pursuit
.r .i . V -i i - tp
more than that does the lowest. It
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you would have honor, enter the army
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under Him who is on the white horse
Rev. xix. 11.
Aim to be pleased in the review of
I this life rather than to be pleased as
you pass through it. The review will,
indeed, be longer continued than the
passage. You will be wise if you em
ploy the seconds of probation so as not i
to have a
J . . e,
tormenting retrospect ot ,
P. .. 1 -iv-i .
the ages ot eternity. What!
them trora the ae-es ot eternitv.
....u i .i.
Possibly not the ministry, nor even
teaching, as a layman, in some mission
ary field ; possibly nothing less than
li rvi i - i Ltfr tr nirnn i ? ttaii f,fct. T-ri f 1 i fr
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inor the nrfvrpnmsite nt conversion.
These lines are respectfully intended
5 I 1 - "
to guard you againk a culpable oeg- j 'y, unneemng tne groans ami
lectof the questien. The possibility frx of othc"". J'ery d,y the.e
of a thing imposes some obligation to :ual Jaws aro g"n1inff out life and
make inquiry, and the obligation is in- j 10P"
creased according to the interests at I Walk down the streets and rend the
stake. May you not, therefore, be in- i names of these saloons. There is 'The
excusable if you turn awav from discus-1 Broad Gauge.' Well, we have read of a
sing this question, (one of such vital Roadway, and that, while many find
and vast bearings,) even if it seem, at ' ifc lea(1' to death ; hnt this is no
first glance, but possible tbat you ought ordinary wag, it is 'broad gauge' a
to preach, railway it has wide cars, bland con-
Many young men, endowed by their ductors, steam up it stops at the sta
Creator with intellectual and physical j tions of moderation, tippling, dn:nken
ada ptation to the ministry, have, doubt' iness woesi babbling, redness of eyes,
less, not only failed of comprehending j b"t tickets its passengers clear through
and accomplishing, but even of suspec-; t0 tne 'P'1 wherein is no water !' Just
ting the Divine design, by failing of; w it drives on with demoniacal speed,
regeneration, the great moral qualifi-1 if determined to go though ahead of
cation. Some have not sought relig-ime
ion. have failed of heaven, from the ' The 'Railroad Saloon runs an oppo-
jfear that a call to preach would follow
regeneration. Others, after conver- j tlons a orings up at tne same termi
sion, have settled down with such a j nus-
loss of their first love, that thev were i But wh7 sketch these, while the
neither fully qualified to preach,"nor to' massive piles of the Tremont, the
understand the secret intimations of the j Briggs, the Revere, th Richmond; the
Spirit in regard to the duty. No one ! Matteson each has its covered way to
can expect to attain the true end of his i infamy, shame, a nd hell ? Sharks ! A v,
being without a full and continued con- j rr, tnr food is human hearts, their
secration to God. i drink human blood, hot and hissing! I
And bear in mind that Immanuel ' Sharks! Ay' for they will pursue with
walks not now visibly, in human crowds, noiseless gliding, steadily yet wanly,
to call by an audible voice. You will j unti1 the.v cnn se,"ze tnR'r Pre.v
remain deaf, and may, at last, be found I Stand in this oitv and see that man
with the blood of souls upon vou, un- !(') wno- at h'h noon' kicls int0
less, in spirit, you 'incline your ear' to '. the streefc the Por wretch from whom
his secret whisperings. When we con-! he has wrunS the ,ast penny fie now
sider that a majority of mankind are
destitute of the GosnoL and that in ;
Christendom secular callings are sun-
i plied, or over supplied with men, is it
not evident that there must be a Divine
! desire and unheeded intimations for
more Gospel laborers ? D. F. R
A preacher might he named who pays
that he was ling kept from conversion by this
fear.
City Sharks.
"There is a generation, whose teeth ar
as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives to
dnvour the pour from off the earth, and the
needy from arann? men." Bihle.
Christian father or mother, don't
send your son to the city, lie may be
virtuous, noble, manly, and all that ; he
may have scorned a mean action and
refused tc even look upon the common
forms of sin, but don't send him alone
into the city. His coming will be the
signal of attack from the destoyers de
scribed above.
The sailor plunges into the sea for a
bath he plays in broad water which
mirrors the blue dome above scarcely
a ripple agitates the glassy surface
the land breeze wafts the odors of rar
est fruits and flowers. There isentranc
ng beauty, and surely there can be no
danger. Danger ! The hardy sailor
laughs the word to scorn. He has,
perhaps, swam the Bosphorus ; he has
bathed where the mad surf was breaking
upon the rocky barrier of some iron
hound coast he has braved the i impost
and tho wave, and will you speak to him
ol danger? With a shout he pluses
into the deep ;: see how he sports upon
the water ; now floating with folded
arms: now treading water; now diving
down, down, until the watchers are
alarmed; In these gambols, a cry of
warning comes from the ship, and cast
ing his eyes onward, he sees a water
line which sends terror to his heart.
Swim mariner swim! the danger is
upon thee! now he strikes- out almost
madly; see how his eyeballs strain, as
i though they would start from their
, sockets; swim, swim ! the danger nears!
His companions standi powerless to aid
him; hope and despair alternate ; he
will he saved ! no, it gains upon him !
now he nears; another effort, and the
ship is gained 'Stand by, there, to
throw him a rope !' 'Tis done, but see
at that instant the pursuing monster
turns upon its back the wide jaws are
opened ! fe'he iccth !Hce swt U : hc
jaw teeth like knives !" They close
i one scream of agony only one,
but
All
that one is never to be forgotten.
is still ! The victim is ground between
those teeth.
There U mrh a generation ! Their
name is legion their souls are pitiless
as the shades of hell Their jaws are
strong their teeth are sharp ? They
grind remorselessly and pitilessly the
victim tney ensnare
There h such a generation : shall we
write the history ? We will do so, in
part,, in short successive chapters.
THE SALOOX SHARK.
We begin with him. He is gentle
i in his manners and gentle in his words,
i TT. V1 . . j .
l He dislikes intemperance, and cant
, , . , 1 TT i i, a- i
bear a drunkard, lie don t think a
i . , .
gentleman should associate with crea-
if . . , e . ,
tures who make brutes of themselves,
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But 'good society and 'good wine, are
. J '
mute different:.
He sees his victim fresh from the
districts, and 'spots him.' He will in
troduce him to several young gentlemen
whom he will find all riqht, and through
them will get into good society ! Poor
boy ! he is swimming in smooth water,
he dont attach any credit to the cry
ringing from the deck, 'Shark I shark!
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swim for life I Mot he; the destroyer
'
i comes nearer-
comes nearer nearer, ine jaws are
opened ; the young man is crushed and
escape is hopeless.
Of this species there wre several v a
rieties. All are dangerous, -all -.are
merciless, nil are mnraeroas. Thev nave
. . . . . Al,t.r
! "" T J 1 y ,vmuri"':
sjtion train, hut takes in the same sta-
klfilfS nim out ,est he disgrace his re
spectable establishment !
Dor,,t yon remember how the spirit of
Burns arose when he saw a wounded
hare bleeding from the huntsmsn's shot?
how he cried
''Inhuman man ! Onrse on thy barbarous
art I
And blasted be thy murder-nimins eve!"
iVr. W. C. Advocate.
What Shall we Offer ?
" Whatever we have of precious gifts,"
says Dr. Arnold, " whether of b idy or
mind, these all should be offered to the ser
vice of Christ., as the only sai-rifi' e of gra
titude which it is in our power to render "
Would that the claims of Christ on men's
affections were regarded ! What sacrifices
would be then off-red to him ! He does
not need or services or our gifts; but lie
asks them, and will graciously accept them.
It is an act of cond 'scension on Ilis p-trt
to receive anything at our hands. Alre.idy
we are His, and all we have is Ilis; and
of His own only can be rendered back to
Him. r'hall we, then, withhold our gifts,
nr offer Him only tbat which is without
value, and -which the world would not ac
cept ?
Patience. " I remember," says the
celebrated Wesley, " hearing my father say
to my mother, ' How could you have the
patience to tell that blockhead the same
thing twenty times ?' Why,' said she, 'if
I had told him but nineteen times, I should
have lost my labor.' "
State of Affair in Utah.
Hon. J. W. Drummord, U. S. JimIj
in Utah, whose resignation end iis
cause has been published, give3 to th
X. 0. Courier, a very m: promising tc
cnunt of the condition of fi.Wz among
the Mormons. The Courier a.iys :
In notafclf? cases, wheio the g-tilt cf
criminals has been as a parent n tho
noon day sun, Young nnd his fcllovr
prophets have forbidden Mormon juries
to render a verdict of conviction. In
One instance, where a po-r helpless
dumb boy was tortured in many ways
for months, barbarously beaten, nnd
then, while in the agony of his mortal
wounds, was fettered and drowned in a
brook, when his brutal murderer was
sentenced to the penitentiary, Brigham
Young took him from tho hands of tho
officers, led him to the tabernacle, pro
claimed his absolute pardon, forbade
any one to arrest him, ancl gr.ve him a
eeat at his right hand.
' If Indians commit depredations upon
Mormons they are punished without
delay or scruple, but if they rob or
murder 'Gentiles,' the prophet extends
his protection, and forbids juries to
pronounce them guilty. No law, except
what emanates from the supreme hier
archy, receives the slightest regard.
The right of private property among
the Mormons is almost unknown.
Whatever the rulers need they always
find means to obtain. 'The Lord nend.i
it' is a warrant sufficient to enable
Young and his Council to seize upon
any property in Utah, and remon
strance or resistance is not only useless
but dangerous. If a wealthy disciple
arrives from the States, tho Church
(Young) immediately lays hold of jast
such a share of his goods as he pleases.
The portion, of which the former
owner is suffered to retain nominal pos
session, he is compelled to manage ac
cording to the dictation of some prophet
or priest. If the prophet says to his
neighbor, 'Plant that field with pota
toes,' the former would lose his lands,
and probably his life, were he to refuse.
The counsel he is thm obliged to obey
ho is also compelled to ask. The result
is, that the actual possession cf tho
great mass of all the real and peisonal
property in Utah is in the foul oligarchy
of Young and his immediate subordi
nates. But if the control over the property
of Mormons is tyrranical that excrci-cd
over their most Pacred private and
family affairs is still nnreso. If a fviiicr
lias a child, fair an innocent, whom he
loves and cherishes, and if she capti
vates the fancy oi" some leading Mor
mon, she will be taken from her li:nc
by the decree of the ehh-rs. and given
up by the ceremony of: 'sealing' to be
come the fortieth or th.; flf.ioth wife of
an old villiart, while her ;rcdoc-sors,
who have grown old in tho same guilty
and abominable connection, become
his household or cornfi A I servants.
It often happens that a nan is sealed
to two women at tho name ceremony,
and cases are not rare when one of the
wives so acquired is lost by a divorce
before breakfast next morning.
From the Christian A lv.rats an Woorrnl.
Anecdote Family Prayer.
I relate the following to the glory of
God : Some years ago, perhaps twenty,
when Rev. James Smith was presiding
elder at St. George's Church, he statea
in Quarterly Conference that in :i Con
ference just held, they agreed to ex
amine every member on the last quarter
in each year, to ascertain how they
lived, and how the classes were led.
lie said it had a good effect, and he
wished to know what tho Quarterly
Conference thought of tho design. A
brother moved that the same rule be
adopted ; it was agreed to. An eshorter
was asked this question: 'Have you
family worship?' He replied, 'Xo ; it
uts everything out of titue in my
family.' The brother who made the
motion immediately cried out, God
f jrbid ; in my family it puts everything
in tune,' and instantly fell his whole
length upon the floor, powerless with
religious emotion and the weight of
glory. Several traveling preachers
were present ; all were blessed ; many
wept and praised God aloud. Brother
Ashmead's family, who lived next tho
church was asionished at snch a sound
of worship on a week day. Father
David Lako said it reminded him of
Abbott's time, such was the power that
fell upon the people.
The exhorter, who kept boarders, and
who made this singular answer, went to
his house and set up the familar altar
that night, and before three days seve
ral of his children, nearly grown up
were converted to God.
The brother who was so much blessed
and honored by his God for being, like
Phineas, jealou3 of his Master's glory,
had been under the influence of Quaker
training, and had often said ho would
never fall to the floor, while he could
keep his feet, but he was willing for
God to work in his own way. God took
hira at his word, and fully 'satisfied him
with the fatness of his house.'
Towers.
Devtrcctive Fire. A f-e occurred in
Baltimore on Tuenday l;it which destroyed
property to the valuo of $300.(X0. The in
surance on the same amounted to $200,000.