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THE FlOWESS COLLECTION PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY A COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA, CON TERENCE, M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. RUFUS T. IIEFLIN, Editor. CD t in JL -1J 0 cDrighuL For the X. C. ChnMian Advocate. ' An Educated jilinistry. " TO JOVIUS. In the Richmond Christian Advo n;o of IaJ the 21st, you have com menced a series of articles on the above i prion, which you address to Bishop J: lerce. In dedicating your views on "An educated Ministry" to the Bishop you possibly anticipate eliciting a deep er interest in the matter than you could otherwise secure. This may be a wise policy in you, since under the prestige t his great name under the winjr of one of the episcopacy, you will be able to hide yourself from harm cover vour osvn Uttleness. But, in this supposi tion, I may be doing you very great in jaji.oe, for perad venture if the veil was removed from your face, it might be -art u you, as the poet said of Jove's ar-eilues, Ask f yonder argent fields above. Why J .tt"s satteliijfs are lt;s than Joie.' It o, then it would not be risrht to ima- CJ g.ny that you require the charm of any iv.il name to give weight and authority .) your profound councils. But did it not ueeur to you that in disusing a matter of each importance the assumption of a tK-tieious name would militate against - the power of your lucubratory instruc- t.ons? When a people are to be en- i lightened on a matter of vital import, and especially wlun you assume there : exists in the Methodist E. Church dif- j feivuces of opinion on said matter, the ' intelligent and considerate will wish to know who is the savant who undertakes the office of instructor and censor. 1 You may be fully qualified for the task j y u have undertaken ; stili, as the vail ; nhieh you have seen fit to throw over j -y ur face, screens you from public gaze, i t!. at fact cannot, under existing cir- cumstances, be generally known ; and i in the absence of that knowledge, your . right to be recognized as the " lightner" j from profound ignorance, may be quts- tioned. You may possess the authority to command ; or you may be nothing more than the standard bearer of a clique in the ministry ; or, peradven- ( and uiOffi'itions for success in that ture, you are only a delinquent knight work are derived directly au(i continu battkng against the long established ally from Him. In exercising the so usages of the church, on your own re-! vereign right to call men to the work sponsibility. I will go further, and of the ministry, the Divine Master has surmise that you may be a grave eru ; never called in council the wisdom, con dite Doctor of Divinity, whose varied suited the wishes, or catered to the learning and profound know ledge fits prejudices of the world; nay, but on you to pour a flood of light upon the the contrary, He has placed under ban darkness of your brethren, and correct the wisdom, treated with entire indif tne groi error into wliicli Wvoloy, , forvuo tho oUcvIIlx w".Lkj, u.u.tx put, i Coke, Anbury, and their compeers un-' to open defiance the fond conceits of fortunately fell ; or it is possible you i men. In proof of these things I refer are one of those whom the Church found : you to I. Cor. 1 chap. 25 29 vrs. in the depths of obscurity and igno-! Inasmuch, therefore,, as a scriptural en- ranee, elevated to the itinerant minis-1 try, and graduated to some distinction and prominence ; or you may be one of those very smart young men who are wise aoove wnai is wruieu. it nu i such uncertainty surrounding your true ; character, I respectfully suggest that : you unvail your face. Let us see who j you are. But, as " distance lends en- j chantment to the view," you may dis- regard this suggestion, and in antici- ! pation of your refusal to appear in your : true colors, I will follow in your tracks T Ml II " . A -1 and point out your errors and defects. The first passage which claims atten- i- i r i, .v tiori, IS IOUUU ill IUO iOUIUl piuagiujiu .-our first letter to Bishop Pierce, j and reads as follows : their capabilities tneir fitness for the - The relation of education to every! work. I conclude, therefore, that the ordinary profession in life is a matter j only analogy between the cases is in vcrv easily determined. In regard to your imagination. I might pursue this all worldly employments, it is usually subject, but in doing so, should antici conceded that men be qualified for them J pate your subsequent elaboration, by some previous process, that is, in j "Jovius," will allow me to call his ono sense, be educated. One who claims ! attention for a few moments to the clos- our patronage before having learned j his profession or trade, is justly namea an impostor." The strength ot this paragraph exists in its sophistry ; this removed, and it j is as weak us infancy. But pardon me ) when 1 say that the concluding sen tence savors strongly of arrogance and presumption is insufferably offensive. In order to secure the object you have in view, you undertake to draw an analogy between ministerial appoint ment, and the ordinary professions of life ; and in this supposed analogy you lose your argument, for what you term " an educated ministry." In what does this analogy consist ? To my mind there is not the first distinct feature of resemblance. Take to instance the profession of law. Law is a science,, which requires long and laborious study t acquire that superficial knowledge that will enable the novitiate to pro cure a license to practice. It is a theory which is to be learned by study ; and that study is to be conducted with a view to an exaiii;iiatiuu uciun- tuugc, , who are to autnonze or wunoiu iu right to practice. Religion and a man tobe a minister cf Christ must be reli gious is a matter of personal expe "ience. It is not learned in the schools, n ir acquired by profound and protrac ted study, but by a living faith in Him whose Son redeemed mankind. In becoming experimentally acquainted with God, as a sin pardoning God, the subject passes through, or is made ac quainted with those b'ssons of wisdom which make him v;hc unto salvation, il nee in the primitive days of Christi anity " This idea that the whole church . 1.1 11 L" constituted a spiritual priesthood, that ' each believer was entitled to combat, : to teach, and to preach" (Coleman) j prevailed, and ''continued for some1 time. Ihis license this recognized authority, grew out of the conviction that " whatever could be done for the service of Christ by the preaching of the gospel and the diffusion of Chris tianity, or for the edification of believ ers, was the duty, not of a select class alone, but was equally the duty of all ;" (Coleman) and the experience which they had acquired in passing through; the process of regeneration, "qualified mem to teach others what they them selves had experienced. Napoleon, though not a theologian, said ''learn ing and philosophy are of no use for salvation; and Jesus came into the world, to reveal the mysteries of heaven ' and the laws of the Spirit." Thisisj true, when applied to the experience f salvation, for the "laws of the Spirit" are not acquired Ly learning; and philosophy." i But there is another point of vital importance in this matter, and its pre-' ; sentatiou will expose the tallacy of your i analo n'. Tn th ;0f0,.;.,i ! j CV w wtuy v.' . muilOlCl 111 1 : appointment, the Lord Jesus himself' : is the Judge and the Appointer. No! lone I presume, who calls himself a I : Methodist, will question the truth, that j J Jesus our Lord has the entire and ex- analog elusive right to call, and send forth his i ministers. This doctrine is so clearly j scrintural and Mrtlimlistfo that it. nnmlo !no argument to prove it. I assume ir therefore, as a universally conceded ' point. J If you recognize the omniscience of. the Son of God then you are forced to i admit that what he does is right, for it ' is impossible for ffim to err. Infinite! wisdom is one of the natural and essen-! tial qualities of his nature, and in the i exercise of that wisdom there can be no mistake. He sees the end from the ' beginning and infallibly apportions the ! means to the ends which he proposes to I accomplish. The whole work is clearly : mapped upon his Omnipresent eye. Its ! every phase, difficulty and emergency I is instinctively and perfectly compre- hended and provided for by Him. The j work is divine; the workman human : j trance into tne ministry ana i sup. ; pose you ignore every other kind of j induction into the holy office is by the i direct selection and appointment of the ; umiu&uieui a.uu wumijiicocui, uuu in God, that appointment, whatever it may be, is the very best that could be made. To assume less, is to impugn the wisdom of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Judges of civil jurisprudence form their opinions of the capabilities of the aspi- rants to the profession of law, from the answers which they give to the ques- i tions propounded ; and chanty is often required to cover a multitude of defects: but the Lord Jesus, appoints his am- bassadors from his perfect knowledge of ing sentence in the paragraph under consideration, and which I have inti mated savers strongly of arrogance and presumption. It is as follows : " One who claims our patronage before havnig learned his profession or trade, is justly named an impostor. lou penned the paragraph, of which this sentence is a part, for the purpose of proving the ne cessity of " an educated ministry;" and that the above sentence was designed to embrace ministerial appointment, as j well as worldly professions is plain from these words used by yourself " Is the ministerial office so isolated by peculiari ties that it is altogether an exception, on the subject of education, to the gen eral rule governing other professions ?" If God has rendered this office indepen dent of education, must we not, by tne general rule referred to, demand it in the minister 1" There is no mistaking your meaning ; your language is plain and explicit. No sophistry can extri cate you from the dilemma into which jyCUr notions of "an educated ministry" nave invoiveu you I might with perfect ease show that " God has rendered this office indepen dent of" what you consider the "edu cation" ' demanded in the minister," but as this would be antedating your arguments, I will forbear,, and proceed to demonstrate your arrogance and presumption. Your argument reduced to a syllogis tic form would stand thus : In ordinary professions of life, men must be qualified by some previous pro cess of education, before they can enter the duties of the profession ; the min isterial office is a profession, and a8 such previous training in education is necessary before entering the ministry: therefore if any one, whether Lawyer, Doctor, or Minister, " claims our pa tronage before having learned his pro fession or trade," he is " an impostor." Such is your argument. Now let us give it a practical application to the facts in the case. The Apostles and the seventy disci- p7es were appointed to, and entered J upon the work of the ministry without aiay previous education or study ; and as they claimed the patronage of the Church without such a "process," they were " impostors." According to the testimony of Nean der in the early period of the Church, " Men were designated to perforin the offices of the clergy without any pre vious study or instruction to qualify them for it;" and Mr. Coleman says " History affords no positive evidence that CHndMuiec as their ordination, were subjected to an examination respecting their literary qualifications and doctrinal knowledge previous to the fourth century :" y-t all this while thev claimed and received f tie patronage of the Church, and there- re' wero "impostors." When Mr. Wesley died, he had ua- der his supervision the rise of three hundred itinerant ministers, all of whom entered into the work without the previous process of education and study, and as such they were a set of " impostors." From the first introduction of Meth odism into this country down to the I'lVCUl LliHC, J. V iIU.-3 kCCil t llU IV f 1 1 f 1 lit custom to receive men into the minis- try without this previous study and ed- ucation : and consequentlv all those who preceded us, and we who live in this day, (with a very few exceptions) and possibly Jovius' himself, are, ac- cording to his showing, a set of arrant impostors. " O tempora, O mores. Imitating your illustrious example, I cover my face with the vail of JUSTUS-FACIO. May, 1857. ' Ano'cnt Christianity Exemplified." Pa -e 210. For tho . C. Christian Advocate. The Comet. Bro. IIeflix: As the prediction of the Rev. Dr. Cummings that a comet will come in collission with the earth on the 13th of June next, has created con siderable excitement in the civilized Tv-Arld hnt. in "Riirnrw o,"1 " ' Tj have thought Unit a ohort chapter on j comets at this time would not be unin teresting to your numerous readers. The physical nature of comets is but little known; generally, they are very i , light and vapory bodies. Stars have often been seen through their most dense portions, and are generally visi ble through their tails. The influence that they exert upon planets in causing perturbation is small, owing to the little attractive influence which they have, wniie some ot me FB Wuc for months in their periodic revolutions. " The lightness or tenuity of comets is such, that the probability is, if the lar- gest of them were condensed into a sol-! I.I Kl xt it- wnnM nrvf. wr-irrh mnre thn.Ti iva T a lew nunureu pouuus. ou- iaiac Newton expressed the opinion that if the tail of the largest of them were compressed in a cubic inch it would not be then as dense as atmospheric air. A comet in 1770, by attraction was en tangled among the satellites of Jupiter and remained near them four months ; yet Jupiter moved on in his regular course as though no comet was near him. Comets are opaque bodies, and shine only by reflection, and the notion entertained by many, that they are fie ry bodies, is doubtless erroneous. The question is often asked, is there no danger of a comet coming in con tact with the earth ? We answer, no. It has been ascertained upon mathe matical principles, and after the most extended and laborious calculations, that of 281,000,000 of chances there is but one unfavorable, or that can possibly cause a collision between the earth and a comet. The danger, therefore, of the earth being sti'uck by a comet, is like the chance a man would have in a lottery, where there were 281,000.000 black balls and but one white one ; and where the white ball must be produced at the first drawing to secure a prize. If a comet was to come in direct contact with the earth, it is not at all -V.Wl fV.of it wniild ho Ji hi A pvon tn ! penetrate our atmosphere; much less to dash the earth to attorns. Prof. Olmstead says, "in that event not a particle of the comet would reach the earth that the portions encountered by her would be arrested by the at mosphere, and probably inflamed, and that they would perhaps exhibit on a more magnificant scale than was ever before observed, the phenomena of shooting stars or metoric showers. The idea that this earth will be struck ly a comet on the loth of June next has more support from supersti tion, than reason or science. Truly yours, T. B. F. Eialto, N. C, May 23, 1857. RJLLIXSH, f auasoAY justs For the N. O. Christian Advbcato. Education of the Masses- BRo. Heflix To attack a preju dice of any kind, especially one that is general and inveterate, requires bold ness : To remove it, demands that the attack be just and righteous, properly and ably directed. Were I as jertain of my skill as of the justice of my cause, there could be no doubt as to the re sult of my effort. I first notce the origin of this prejudice. It originated in, and has been entailed as an evil in heritance to the public, by a. fastidious aristocracy. It never could ha'e ori ginated in the warts of the m ijcrities, a deep and philosophic knowledge of the intellectual and moral laws govern ing the sexes, or a scriptural apprecia tion of the necessities of their, niures ; nor could it have originated yi a far seeing sagacity, choosing the b, 't meth od to qu.ilify boys and j.-rirl tV the places allotted to them, as men and women. Exelusiveness is a social de linquency tenaciously attaching itself to aristoracy whether of wealth, birth, or talent ; and as every convuunity has its aristocrat either of the Lilipu tian or giant order, so there is a" cir cle of exclusion" in every commmity ; and all the children it embraces are thought too good to associate witl. the masses and, if of both sexes, we have to associate with each other ; hence the necessity of separate schools, tnd as this exelusiveness became the Jiead of good breeding and social positbn, and as each wished to be thought is well bre( as his neighbor, it soon happened thnf:. whrtf, wfi at first, th ovnln- ' 7 - 7 j siveness of the aristocrat, became the prejudice of the masses ; and to day, there are thousands of girls in cur land j growing up in ignorance, because their parents are too well bred to educate j their daughters and sons together. Am i I not right in styling it a prejudice ? I ! now proceeu to point out tne evns oi yielding to such a prejudice. First, I remark, separating boys and girls to receive instruction, is contrary to the design of Providence as indicated by the fact of both sexes being found generally in the same family ; and let it never be forgotten, that this equality is of Divine appointment and never has been materially affected by climate, political revolutions, peace or war or disease; and so uniformly and generally has this equality been maintained that it may be regarded as one of the wise designments of God ; and may we en quire for what purpose has this been ordained ? Surely not merely to af ford theses., cajie.fpi:.. one eriminal na existence which, in its operations, can be confined to so narrow limits ; even the regulations relating to the low er wants or passions of our nature, are connected with, and influenced to a ter or lesg extent, by our moral and intellectual nature; nor can we find t xe full design of the law so equally dis tributing the sexes in different families in the mere animal economy of man. It oble. near- di j e(jucation of our moral and inteuectuai natures; truly the great fathef of thg raC6j infiaitely wiser and kno all its wants has established a school -m e famil thia ghoLlld be the m which all our schools -. i . t should be iormed and certainly none could be wiser because ordained by the Almighty. Let us examine the pat tern ; what do we find ? Who are the Teachers, who the pupils ? The facul ty is composed of both sexes, man and woman; the school, of both sexes, girls and boys. This is the Heaven made pattern, the Divine criticism, and that school whose formation and government is nearest this pattern is nearest per fection. To be continued in the next article. J. II. BIlENT. Roxboro', N. C, May 15, 1857. We regret that this did not appear last week. Editor. For the N. C. Christian Advocate. Incidents of Former Days No-1. BY PIIIXO VERITAS. Rev. R. T. Heflin, Dear Brother : In answer to the solicitations of friends, we have consented to write a few inci dents connected with the introduction, and progress of Methodism within, and near the bounds of the Jefferson circuit. We are not unapprised of the diffi culty of the undertaking. To a want of ability, may be added a continual pres3 of personal business ; and then we shall havo to write from memory, so that our remarks will necessarily be desultory. Another difficulty is, can any occur- having transpirea in tins, very : obscure part0f creation, b u f, ,1TT,,.Iia nrWi c e interesting to the numerous readers of your most excellent paper, especially when writ ten in our common-place homely style . 1. The first settlers of our country came principally in quest of game. Bear, deer, and various other wild an imals were numerous. Persons were sometimes attacked' by bears wolves, &c. We recollect hearing a Mr. Jones relate a circumstance, where he and a man by the name of Blevins were on a mountain digging ginseng, when they saw a large bear approaching them. Although Blevins was not lame like the German Capt., yet he determined to start in time. A few bounds carried him down a deep ravine out of Jones' mi igh t. Almost prostrated, gasping for j breath, and with much apparent dis I tress, he reached the settlement with the intelligence that Samuel Jones-was killed by a bear, and that he had nar rowly escaped with his life. With dogs and guns, the neighbors sallied forth to search for the body of Jones, and en deavor to take the bear. Jones finding that he was deserted by his comrade. fortified himself as best he could for the combat. The bear" with steadv stens. and menacing growl, pressed toward his supposed victim. As soon as he was near enough, Jones dealt a severe blow on his head with his gensing-hoe, which stunned him. He followed up his blows until bruin was brought to tne ground, and with his pocket knife Jones severed his neck veins, and soon had the pleasure to see him lying life less at his feet. When the neighbors came thev found i .Tones lab oritur tn rpmnv tho Kofii- j where he could laughed heartily at Blevin's report of ; his death. 2. At this time there were scarcely ; any facilities here for education ; the ! young man who could read, write and ! cipher to the rule of three was thought to have a pretty liberal education. Experimental religion was a rare article ; true, the Baptists had several j societies ; but then they generally dc jnied that any one could know hi3 sins forgiven. Many were building their hope ; of heaven on nothing more than some foolish dream. j -3. Under these circumstances Meth ' odisDi was introduced, when there pre I vailed to all human appearance an un ; yielding prejudice against it. Methodist ' preachers were looked upon as a set of ; swindlers; whose sole object was to un- dermine the liberties of the people, or ; filch from them their money. Many j would not go to hear them preach, and I some who did go, only did so to seek a : pretext for persecution. It was no un I common thing in those days for such to j be arrested by divine grace, and like Paul when on his way to Demascus, to ! be seen falling to the ground, enquir I ing what ihey must do to be sa ved; and ! afterobtaining pardon, someof the worst persecutors became warm supporters of Methodism. As an instance we will mention a gentleman from whom we received many items of information. He informed us that his prejudice was such that he hated the name of a Methodist. He concluded however, to go and hear a young man by the name of Light (I believe) preach. When the preacher came, his white hands and genteel ap- so much earnestness, and the preaching r was with so much demonstration, and power, that he determined to hear him t the first oonortumty. At the "Tl 1 . time for the next appointment our young hero was seen again ; our infor mant thought he discussed his subject with considerable ability ; for he said his doctrines and arguments were so reasonable that he could but yield con viction to their truth. As the gentleman finally settled in Helton, Ashe co., N. C, and acted a conspicous part in the advancement of Methodism, we shall refer to him again hereafter. 4. About this time a pamphlet was published, written by an old Baptist preacher by the name ot Morgan. In this pamphlet the Methodists were said to be the locusts spoKen.of m the Jtvev elations as coming out of the smoke, ascending from the bottomless pit. All excitement at camp meetings, protract ed meetings, &c, was attributed to Satanic influence. The services of love feasts, and class meetings were ridicul- ed, and the motives of those engaged lmpeacnea. Jefferson, N. C, May 21, 1857. Wre shall be pleased if the writer will continue these sketches. Editor- For the N. C. Christian Advocate. The Neglect of Post Masters. Rev. R. T. Jlejlin, My Dear Bro.: My observation has been called to this subject, within the past few months, from the very general complaint among the subscribers of the different papers that come to offices which have fallen more directly under my observation. I have noticed in your paper some corn plaints, and one case has come within my own knowledge, in which a subscri ber caused his paper to be stopped be cause he received it not more than once a month. I know the cause existed at the Post Office, and not in you not hav ing the paper regularly mailed. At another office I noticed one of your papers, and saw that the subscriber's name had been torn off, but as it was written with a pencil the impression was so deeply made on the other leaf as to leave his name perfectly distinct. Now that man no doubt took that paper out of the office and tore off the name to avoid detection, and the man guilty of such an act would not hesitate to do any thing provided he could avoid de tection. Another case came under my observation at another office. It was this : I met soon after leaving the office, a subscriber to one of your city papers and asked him if he had gotten his paper. He informed me that the P. M., told him his paper did not come. I was invited into the house of the P. M., and saw lying on the parlor table the very paper that the F. M. had told this gentleman did not come. These cases have all fallen under my own eyes in a very short space of time, and are I be- lieve every day occurrences. I do not say all P. Masters are thus delinquent, and careless in the discharge of their duty, but I only wish to give the public a hint not to be too eager to place the blame of not getting their papers upon the editors, who are not half so often deserving the blame as the P. Masters. At least such is the case so far a3 my knowledge has extended. It has been to me a matter of great mystery how P. Masters could permit the business of their offices to be conducted so loose ly, and in direct opposition to the law, and I might add in such direct violation of their obligations and oaths as officers under the Federal Government. I know something of the obligations and oaths tonished lioVsuch" an "iifi'o feSSf; disregard both his oath and the conse quent obligations on his honor. Such violation of so binding and so sacred a contract may not always arise fvom in tentional dishonest', but they are nev ertheless violations, and the the conse quences both to subscribers and Editors are the same as if they were the result of dishonesty. There are things to which all Editors ought to call the at tention of their subscribers, and relieve themselves of mush blame, and not un frequently of considerable injury and loss of reputation and money. This short and desultory article has been written to defend you from charges of indifference, and neglect of your duty, and to place the charges whore they belong. South Lowell, N. C J. II. S. Early Marriages of Preachers. DR. DURBIX S REPORT ADOPTED AT THE LATE PHILADELPHIA CON'FEttEN'CE, M. E. CHURCH. The attention of the Conference hav ing been called to the subject of early and premature marriage of the young er members and -irobationers of this body, and there being no rule in the Discipline, nor any regulation of Con ference in regard to this matter, wo judge it right and proper to give our younger - brethren the benefit of our settled conclusions in regard to the time and circumstances of their mar- ministry is four years, which term an- swers to the period of theological study preparatory to the ministry of other churches, we have tans tne judgment of our own church, in agreement with the practice of our sister churches, that men called to the work of the ministry should accomplish their fundamental preparations therefor, before they enter upon any arrangements for their mar- pon any riage. The cheif reasons for this conclusion are : V Tn ttirt VinrMnnincr ivhpn tbfiv nre making preparation and trial for their work in the holy ministry, it is impor- tant that their minds and hearts should be wholly given to the work, and not divided by such grave and engrossing considerations as arc involved in mat- ters relating to marriage. 2. Four years, at least, are required to enable them to show to the church and the world what position they are expected to hold in the work of the ministry, and as members of the gene ral community ; and it is uue to any la- dy and her family to have a clear un- derstanding of the character and posi tion of the man she is asked to marry, before she is expected to answer the question. No man can clearly manifest what may be certainly expected of him in the ministry, in a less period of time than four years, as the church has rightly judged of him four years pre paratory service before she will admit him to the full privileges and powers of the ministry. 3. A minister, like any other man, is entitled to the benefits which may naturally arise from his talents and po sition as a minister. But these cannot be fully determined until after a rea sonable trial, which is made during the four years assigned him for attaining to the full ministry. To give his thoughts and heart to the consideration of his marriage before he has clearly shown what his position will be in tho ministry, may be to throw away the opportunity of being in the best possible circumstances to select a suitable com panion for life. His own interests, therefore, admonish him to avoid all cansideration of marriage until he has attained his proper standing m the ministry. . 4. The church which calls him and nourishes him, has a right to expect of him to keep himself free for her ser vice during his period of preparation for the ministry, as she affords hirn the opportunity to prepare and is at the expense of the same. 5. That in our judgment, the subject of marriage, or any actorvord having reference thereto, should be carefully avoided by our younger brethren until they are admitted to the full privileges 1.50 a Year, ia Mv&iici. ami powers of the ministry; and thia 'judgment comprehend 3 their interests; j the interests of the persons whemthey . propose to marry, ami the interest! of the church ; and we have good reason j to hope and beneve that our judgment . and wishes will be respected by our 'younger brethren, j The Episcopal Recorder copies the j above Report, expressing its high ap. iproval, and adds: There is another view which maybe added to the above. 'I am very lonely,' I cries the young minister, 'and, there- fore, I want to get married.' But did it never strike you that your own comfort or discomfort is but a selfish reason to give? Is it anything, in fact, that a generouj and high-minded man ought to consider as of any weight when com pared with that of the real discomfort and wretchednes to which you are vol untarily about to subject another who, in trusting to you. trusts to your good sense and honor ? sentimental and belongs"" to yCui"'rT alone ; those you urc about to invoke are actual, and are to be brought down upon others. Wait, then, until your position is so settled that you can act with justice to others, as well as honor to yourself. Bishops' Decision. At the late New-York Knst (.nrorence, the following question wiis jTcjiosed to Bishops Monisiiud Waub : " Whether a Quarterly CoLf'erenec has a iiht. to ti. j.rivo I an oiu ined local preacher ot Ins unijisto i rial character without trial beforu a com ; uiittee '!" The answer of the bishops wan as follows: i" When a local elder, d.acoti, r pt "acher is implicated as to bis i:rial, in iiio iutcr ! val of quarterly conference, the. rido re ! quires an investigation of his case ly eom l niittce, (see Discipline, pae 03;) yet tho j quarterly confen-nce posses-rs riiiial ju risdiction of charges made dirictly to it, j and may proceed to try the same without I th"ir having been before a cniudtt-'e ; pro ! vided always, that the licensed have duo ! notice and opportunity of defence. Tliere- fo"-e a quarterly conference has a rih fo ! deprive an ordained local preach-t of his j ministerial character, when tomic'eJ of jeri no or wilful ncideet of duty, without a 'trial before a committee. See Discipline, ! pages 42 and 79." Chris. AJvwate & .' .our it a I. j Uksiitnt Clergymen. From u list I compiled for the New York Obiter e r, it up ! pears that the Protestant clergymen resi 1 dent in that city number 4l, iz : I'ro ! tcs'ant Kniscopal, l!5: Dre-ln feri in, 110; M. thodisfc. 75; Baptist, of; IMbrnicd Dutch, 4 ; Congregational, :J7; Luther an. 10 : MiscclLuituus $ - - iir tjjc tCjjil&rcn. i The Frogs. i Boys, don't stone the frogs. They are hideous animals, but Cod mado ! them ; they are harmless, and have a rifhttohve and enjoy themselves as j well as other folks. When we were a j little boy, the first singing of the frogs I in the spnn;i was the most delightful music we nearu. i.nen we mic Bum mer was coming. We give you a little i i mi ..... l... . - noetrv about the frogs, from Forrester's j Boys and Girl s Magazine for April. Ji-D. in. v. v. auuwic THE FROG. Of all tho things that live In woodland, marsh, or That creep the ground, or fly the air. The funniest is the fr.g. The frog the scioohli-est Of Nature's handiwork The frog, that neither walks nor runs, 15ut goes it with a jerk. "With pants nnl cat of bottle green, And yellow fancy vest, lie plunges into inn 1 and mire All in his Sunday best; When he sits down, l.e'a HtaiiJing up, As Pat O'Kinn once said ; And, for convenience sake, he wear His eyes on tup his head. He keeps about his native pond. And ne'er goes on a Bpre. Nor jiets 'IIiw come you so ? f.r a Cold water chap is he ; lie has lia trials by to lump. Yet holds himself quite cool; For when they come, he gives : jump, And drowns 'em in the pool. There ! see him fitting on that log. Above die dirty deep ; You feel inclined to say, 'Old chap Just look before you leap !' You raise your hand t i hit him. or His ugly looking mug; Ulit, ere you get it half way up, Adown hg'es, h.fcaciiL'.;. F..r tho N. C. Ci.r'iHtian A ljoe-.to. ' Little Jimmy's Dead. " When Ta and M were gone from home, One autumn evening late. And -li tile Jimmy' " ft behind, Was near to Heaven's gate; Soon night enie on he clx-k ny ten, With fiTendi around the ' e 1 ; A deep and solemn sigh came forth, " Little Jimmy's dead. " Go Hattie, call the children up, And tell them oh ! Imw bi.1 Tho thought ! it almost breaks my heart " Little Jimmy's dea I. " Then standing round that lifele? clay, A trembling voice was heard From quivering lip as others came, " Little Jimmy's dead." Next morning rouud that firm we bowdd. That pr tyer might there be made ; Fr..m urchin lips was heard again "Little Jimmy's dead'.'' W. D. Hyde, May 1857, 1 il o 45