North Carolina Newspapers

0 r r c r PU21ISHEI) TTIiriY IY 2 CCYEmiF. Cr ririETTES IC?. 1EI XI7ECXIST HIS CCF1L CEITECS. SCtTE-EOTS T, EiriI5. liAtr. v ci. Bx!..:sr EL CICfJHI, X IT U J Z S DAY, J O -1, ISoS. -"SO n year, in advance R - jr..---J a f - 'aMBM ( f For the X.C.'Chri,tun A-ocatt. AEemsdjar Church Evils. This remedy not Con,i-t ;D a:i,Tj g -u.nc old I.,, 6or 5n cniM.t;0 "ew ofie : nor . t .. ..... Lilt f-FI IIS. . . . 1 - oi anj oi tb ujcaos of erace. norir any 'nrdific Jtioo-t aapt Metbodm to ; ae world T taitenf th s;m. T. j j. ; no cbane to tbe Dmcioline of the churoh consi.fs waipjjjn clothing the law with I uvinn.8utborit7.ar.rJ in ma1rintfc I Vcn enfrusfed with iu executioD, faithful 1 io tnejr i 'D vowa. 1TU t.u: Sotue ikst I tbe tikj l'ipr-if VL-.; 7 at demand a REMEDY. S are, the general nezleoi aaut-9 ot reunion ; theit'KH in Nashville, on six months credit, fy of church member to we will find at the expiration of the time i . . ... ...- ' iiiii staler fflaonduct of worldly men i. funeral indifference of Wjirin ; ueiobers it the Kumtual we!f,.re of '. oth PreVa',;,'t spirituj debili- j e ChJeh ; the almost trtal cefsa-i f the ot inc nfJirifual private efforts for the j ition uf ft ;u!. either as it rwm i uf;u!, ei lywirii and r Iiious itJHtruction, i it rfptcH ctforts f.r the Balvation ; Mieighrff) and awsociates; the al- tot tou' abandonment of the social j D us of ;race, fuoh as prayf r-mieting, j ft .iQft( igana cnristian conver.-aiion ; pronts are much Jarf-r than they really nr ourreDce of scrupulous and exact j are. After paying tbe '-Publishing House" S n&to the rules and regulations of j five per cent, on prime cost a very favo-i-'cipline of the church : the ireneral ruble proposition meetine the expense cf tre-sion that such strictness in entirely I ec.ssarv to th .lvation ..f th b in I h- ,,e general conjectural state of ohrid- t "ponence. y.Sow as these ovi's have advanced as Ihe t it experience. p .i" tnese cviig iiave a'ivanced as the j -.m-try have neglected to follow the jfk'IFS-Of the discipline towards "those f 30 walk disorderly," that those who vi t j ite some rule or regulation of the chnrch ?f JC w''l not be reproved," I argue that j e evils are the leiritunate result of nec- rfing, on the part of tbe ministry, to en f te the law against incorrigible delin ffntu. This neglect has emauated,:n part, 1 ian an amiable weaknef-s in the ministry drinking of the delicate sensibilities o'the heart from tbe painful work of ex piring a member from tbe church, accom pnied as it is, to some extent, with a rup :re of friendships and social int- reou'-xe. low an amiable, sensitive nature snfft rs d recil in vi-w of such dcnl imbl.! f '- cts I li ence th'v have followed the ..-.hi.. ,.-. . .. ... ' ic-eaoic out nurtful example ot g .oa old ; p ili; who could not cudure the piin of! orrccting h,s children. Neveulo lo.s . ! mwever amiable the nature, however Welt- I 'c aiiu leuneu me leenuir that s iiinK 1 1 1 .. .enoers, wsevin iireumm ix, as wo--piuu and as hurtful, as has been this i.eglcct on ' th part of the ministry. The weeds of the garden are none the less noxious, though it was a refined and delicate taste tbut suffer-' ed them to o -copy the soil for the take of their bpautiful fiotveis What but the evils enumerated could be expected, when the law given for the puri- ty and defence of the church is not exe. u- tod? "The law was not made for right cus men but. for the lawless and disobe dient." 1 Tim.i. 9. It the law isnot exeeu ted upon the lawless auddisobedieut.will not such neglect place them upon a level with the righteous, obliterating the di.-tinction between tbe righteous and the disobedient, irresistibly tending to perpetuate disobe dience and the dishonor of the law? Self-denying duties will hardly be ob served, when the general conduct of he church pronounces them unnecessary. Few will practice disconformity to the world, wheu such conduct will meet with disrespect among influential membeis. Tbe members will not be interested in each other's spiritual welfare, 'while the church derives its toae and importance from mem bers whose religion is merely nominal. And how can we expect any'h'iDg but spir itual debili'y and conjectural christian ex perience, when the way of cross-bearing and self-denial, so necessary to a vigorous piety, is hedged up in almost every direc tion, and no axe is applied at the root of tbe tree by those, who are commissioned from on high, to prepare the way of the Lord t make his paths straight? Who is likA'y to observe household worship andre-r-"? ,- ji i.:,. e . 1 "" . JfTt i I nA V..... TT Vl 1 III C. f OQ rr. portunity serves, in winning souls to Christ, 1 i iliof fhriio vphn fl?KT.Pnsfi with WtiCn lie cc 1 -- ihese sacred and, ofteu inconvenient, d 1 1CS, are regai ucu n j members of the Church ? Thus to the neglect of a faithful observ ance and energetic execution of the Disci pline in respect to those who habitually and wilfully violate the rules of the church. I trace most of the evils which, every sin- are regarded as nere lover of our Zaon must deeply Demoan. J. T1LLETT. Bidgeway, N. C, June 17th, 1858. For the N. C. Christian Advocate. Can the North Carolina Conference Sus tain a Book Store ? The Fcriptures teach us that when a man proposes to build a house, it is proper for him, first, to "count the cot ;" lest, after havir-g begun to build, he should find him self unable to finish, and fvs enterprise; prove a failure. As indivi'tuals, we usu ally couform to this rule ; but a corporate bodies, we frequently neglect this impor tant preliminary. Each member seems to fefl that, however cr?at may be the loss, Kiit a small part of the burl burthen can fall upon mm : nem-e we nqieimjifc. vi- r . ' . . . .1 u 1 - t i 1 .-. . n.s-. ! hence we treq iently -ee cor- porations engaging in enterprise?, 1 nt raii- Lss of which no man of calm calculation , DCSS can fail to soe. As a Conference we have for sometime felt the neeesi'y of making some arrange ment", by which to increase our facilities for getting books. Heretofore we have la bored uoder many disadvantages; if possi ble these disad vantages must be remedied. To this effect it is prolable a move will be made at our next Conference tocstabli.-h a N. 0. Book Store, under the plan provided t ? General Cr,f(-rencc. . fcfjT-fU.!' d wo!, tt..- Vl-I! of tbs i.r'.'.h : rco r,o the auhject ; but su,i;.ri;.;ir it' ! probib'e, I r-,p',c givin" to tho-" :'iay b oi-po.j v.A theu ; few th. 'Ur t Which f avp .n'".ti.f! t'l&r..-. to me as conn etion with the A wise ri;-r, it i f,rp-r that nfctl'.oM r-t 'f-ont ibf w.t : ' acrt-in r-r-;tv ac- curat-lj what will t e the j,r.t--liliie of uprise. The Ii t-h.o.,d 2JepoitorT. as we Itirn frnm tl A ... ... t.......!, a considerable mount of mor,fv. notwith-i staDn2 it had the patroage of more than ff;e ConfereDco to fu-tain it. If a tj.hJ 5ish a ?ok fctore uPn lte usual plan 0f iConaucttDg ucri a bu.'siDehs, I do DottLtDk . t to succeed. Id tbe firu place, we hare eo capiul with which to hc&a Lu!.ings. If we ourcha'-e a tr,nlr r.f that one half of the books will be unsold, -and of what have been fold it will take very m ar all the r,rofit tn At-frav the penses of conducting the buBiness ; eo that we hall be enabled to meet only about half our habilitie1?. Oq the balance of our Dote e wi 1 be priri)T,-11ffl tn v inffros ;.if.Vi together with the expense of condoctinf' the business, will be more than the r.rofita can cover, to say nothing of the books left on hand. Many persons know but little about such matters, and suppose that the insurance and transportation, and then, making a discount of twenty-five or thirty Per Cent, to thf nrfMrhf.ro th nrnfif- in f:i- vor of the Store would be very small, say ten per cent. .Now, upon the u-ual plan of conducting such a business, the expense of clerk hire and house-rent would be at leafct, in Kaleigh, one thousand dollars per annum, equal to tne profits on ten thous and dollars worth of books, wbich would be five thousand more than would be sold. I therefore conclude, tbat if we begin this business by purchasing a stock of books on time, our profits will Dot be enough to de fray the expense of conducting the busi ness; and at the expiration of the " time," we will have nothing with which to pay for the books h ft on hand. Is there do plan upon which thpse difS cultii-s nifty he avoided, j,i,d the enterprise succ- ssfully pp.-secutpd ? 1 believe there is, iind prtpt to give that plan. In or der to P' TMiicuitv i will rrf-Mi't it " itr-ni r t'tn 1. Let the Editor of our Advocate . ..' j - - - r be tPP int d Mw'cr of our Book Store. 2. Let a clerk he etnriloved. jointly, by "e x nn r and ihf ln..k Sn.r.. nhn sh-i: - .A .TV. ...... T... If T-.' . .. V f I V. .Vl - ,v ...... ducting the huMness ot both c-m-erns j This will reduce the expense of cot.dacung j the Book liu-ine-s by thiowiug a portion of iho elerk hiie on ihe Paper. j i 3 lust..; ad cf ordering a .stock of books, . ! consisting of a general assortment ot the 1 j books on the catalogue ; let each preacher, j .after receiving his appointment auu ayeer- t:.it,it g the chamcttr of his work, furoish ; ihe AgiDt wiih h s rdi r, ac ompanieu by j t i.e ca.-h, lor as many book? as he can sell in six months euppose upon an average . 1- . . 1 ..i. .. .4.11..-,. .i. . e- eaeu pre.iciier oiueio uu uimui: wuiii m books at whole'ile. This would place in tbe hands of our Ageut a cash capital of of five thousand dollars, and wouhl give to the Store a profit of, s y eight hundred dollars, taking into consideration the dif ference between cash and time purchasers. Let the Agent order such books as are en gaged, and for these pay the cash ; also, as many Hymns, Disciplines and other very saleable works as he could from the profits realized on the books sold. By the first of j July, let the preachers send in their orders fcr the text i-ix months' supply, and let the Afient pursue tbe same course. In this w y a perfectly safe business could be done; a capital be con:inually accumulating from the profits which would remain after pay ing the expenses 01 conducting tne Dusi nesj no books be left on hand, and doub le the amount of books sold. To keep a full supply of all the books on our cata logue, would require a capital of twenty five thousand dollars. Upon this plan, we can rperate without a capital. As the store would do but little local business, it would not be necessary upon this plan, to pay much house rent. As the most of the bu siness would be done at two periods of the year, the clerk could easily attend to the business of both departments Paper and Book. It would not be advisable for the present to deal in stationary, because it would not be possible to sell much, and it would cause us to be compelled to pay merchants' license. There is no tax on books when sold alone, but when sold in connection with stationary, the whole is taxed. I may be mistaken about this matter ; the plan proposed may not be a good one ; but I believe it would succeed. The question may be asked : Could so many books be sold ? I believe we can sell twenty thousand dollars worth of broks every year. Cannot one hundred preach ers sell upon an average, two hundred dot lars worth of looks per year ? I believ tloTr ran. if thev trv. I know there are many appointments upon which this amount v ? - - j j miuht not be sold ; but there are many up on which it would be but little trouble to sell five or six hundred dollats worth. I suppose I have as unfavorable work for sell in books as sny member of the Confer- , r- , . 11.1 jencs and my t-ales this year exceeded tnree 111 nnroii nn ; ir. 1 a 1 ts 11 tab . iin re uu 11 v v. ... ' , J .1 c. n ,.fF.,rt 1 ho Kurt f:.nnot fio ar-cotn- " ,' , 7 , plkhed. If they do, it can be accomplish B. F. LONG. J5S A Pennsylvania 'editor, in an ap peal to his patrons, says: "Ihe editor wants grain, pcrii, tallow candles, whiskey, linen, beeswax, wcol, and everything else tbat he cau eat." For Sf Iv. f . (. hr's-T : HZASTX.-Ko. Tr.e ' t,f fr"-. r-'J irt I '"i t -n Wi.'i be sro'hf-r f-l.rrfi of 1 thr pe p'e of G J. I Tr-4rH;r-, afJ j f'i'fj.ii-iriorji, p:jrjfc bv ri.-e-s up'n this -A-j t ; tut mor ? o tveep .,vr f'ie vUr, -ar. fr'si zr tjp'the K-stter d zrzuiiKttu tlm "'.: tfctre i-in p! -, plin an c ii'A i-Q. Ihe. do'-triof of a s'iren1y rer(,y ,,', 'on, is ooe that his be'-n en?prtaifjeJ by the pf-opl of God, in all ajes of th.j w.rld. Even tbo-e who kn w nothing of the Bible, and have never beard of Heaveo, have their harts cbeeieJ at tbe dratb of affectionate friend?, by the consoling thought of seeing them ag-iin, aod being united with them ia love.C As we pas by the burying ground, count the tombs, read the epitaphs aod parting w,rds ?nd admonitions of tbe sainted dead, the quet:on involuntarily comes up, shall we see them tgain ? Shall we know them? end will our love and affections for them be the same? These are thoughts that naturally arise whenever we think of Hea ven i ; remove them and heaven loses much of its attraction. Many whom we loved have long since entered their Master's joy. The hope of being again united with them i3 cheering. It is indeed pleasant to be associated with the pious and tbe good in this life ; but that pleasure will be greatly augmented when we arrive at that place where we " will know a3 also we are known." We sometimes see friends weep for joy, on meeting with those of their number, who have been long in distant lands ; but we can only imagine the joy felt on meeting with those 'in Heaven, whom we once followed, sorrowing, to the grave. " But' says one, " if we know each other in Heaven, may we not have relations who are lost ? and will not tbat I knowledge disturb our peace .'" It is true, ! some of our relatives may be lost. But! we contend, tbat even this knowledge will not molest our joy. God loves them with a stronger love than we possibly can. This j is obvious from every paze of His word. If then the sinner is so hateful aod odious in His sight, a3 that He, in strict acocr-t dance with His love and goodness, can innitrn him t n ori-no1 vnin irlin - what reasoD have we t think that it will mo!e-t or happiness? What is G"d s will, wili be ours. And though we may have even rel atives lost. y?f it is God's will to p i isb them, and to his wil. v7e wili be resigned. ii-o w.ll be hate'ul and luat'is-vne ro us. ana nence its iesti uetiOti will not mo;est ! our n-ace. B'tt ev. n aamitting that, we : i,. .1 . e -. 1 1 11 -iu 11 Mausorj ory answer 10 tn:s ouesuon, ,., .j,,., i x1 f - .' er toe floctnn.j ot recognition ot friends . ti . ,, ,. 11 . . rr . 1 - - , . in Heaven, w.m 1 not hi :ifF.i.fM,i if. coil . ftauds firm fi.unded uooo the War-i (.f lT.,-t lA-rVl-Jt-: f ..,.f 'I r. wfi r.l r-t f I .:. c rr - ...... . .. -ej - r- - the suai.int of the mountain, and Heaven aod earth tame clo-e torf t tt-r, IV'er wns oveiuowered with rhe Divine i-r-. nc, and his eve. isunL tec.-: 'u jt once ' rconizes Moxi-s at- i EHas cotiveisng with the Savior. Now. thr-F2 to men lived many ages before Peter did. He n-jvt. , saw them before , and yet, so Mn as they J meet in a heavenly place, Peter recognizes ; them and calls them hy name. Again : I the rich inao in torment lifted up his ejes i towards Heaven, and the first person he j sees is Aoranain ana jazards in ois oosom. L;iz-irus he has seen before ; but Abraham lived and died utar three thousand years before the rich ma 3 di. ; and yet as soon as bis eyes fall upon the sainted man he knows him. What is this but recognition ? Not only is the doctr.ne of rectgnition true, but the knowing and association of friends in Heaven will increase our joy. This may be clearly inferred from this parable. Dives prays that his brothers may not come there. And vhy ? Because he knew that the 6igbt and knowledge of others in like pain, would only aggravate his. The same course of reasoning will apply to Heaven. The recognition and and sight of others in like bliss will in crease ours. This is clear. Other proof might be adduced, but we deem this suffi cient. This is one of the most pleasant and comforting doctrines of the Bible ; the strongest cord that binds us to Heaven. If the faithful paster knew, that in Hea ven, he would not recognize the flock, to whom he ministered the word of life and loved as his own soul while here, a strong tie that cow binds him to Heaven would be clipped loose. Tbe hope of again being united with pious fathers and mothers, and loved ones who have gone on to Hea ven, is cheering and full of comfort, and forms a great part of the happiness of Heaven. J1. For tbe X. C. Christian Advocate. Who Can Say It? Thou knowest that I am not wicked." Job x. 7. To the mere surface reader,the book of Job seems to be the history of a maa inpatient in the extreme. It may, however, be granted, by even tbe cursory reader, that some remarks of the man of Ux sonify his entire acquiescence to the di-vifi-r will, I ut the main drift, or tenor of Kiis life, say such readers, is ifcat of ( iscon teot manifested by dep studied complaint. Let the impartial reader,however, iu order to see Job iu the light of truth take into consideration his I sses, crosses, and iffr.c tions maik well when he addresses Lis "mi-erable comforters." simply makes an assertiou, or address-s the Almighty, and it will clearly 8PP'sr then that wheu he had most patience it was when be had most and w hen, inevitably, tbe vourg roaD'ssto to bear. ry of Lis weaith would prove t-j be a false- Job was a man of thought. A nan of j hood. How cou'd te bear that? h. w ardent feelius. jr sterling miegriry. ji deep humility. Ut unDoundea laltti. 111.-: concise diction -squires study. H $ ccm plaii.ts are not groundless. prudence challenges the world. His S'ibn.is?i u uu paraleleled. He surveys, with eaiLL.uess,.he pi:st while entisely sen.-ible of his condition at the present, and looks t- the future with more than ordinary faith. His lor er pros perity shows judgment his conduct in his ;s ui:r r-t.o- i-j I -rj V't kfr. -Tf... .icke i in G I. . . - . -i h .1 b c If wiv- Tf kvd io s a etitte witkei in u mi' h r t J', or to t J. Indivi H'U tray t-hu tr.itk t!--j tre ot wi'-krd r,ii'j rrv to f- " that fty sre n;t ; uskeJ, wnrt iiViJyz twr eif ao4 cot f.r- , tic1arly thit.ku.g J 0 -d ; but it f freore Tt ri s the eoucl'iii n tU u w.- ca!'a!y thick j of the OajniscieDt G1, ho certaitly kcow if we are wicked. To say, from aj roLRcious-Dei- witl-in, not that we even j know tbut we are not wicked, tut to say emphatically to God, "Thou knowest I am j not, is enough, or ought to be, it would seem, to convince any cue of Job'a inno cence. We may Lear persons appealing to oirjtrs 10 EpesK 10 renaii oi ineir innocence j in re?pect to their words or dee jr, or Jxrtfe, aod these frieodsor umpire ijky"se.noth-f ing-in the csct of- ibe V'Zfjpn'J?; to which they can attach guilt, or feeingik . may conceal it, from some motive, wLileat the same time it may not satisfy the con science of the one under consideration, but positively to say to God, ''Thou knowest tbat I am Dot wicked." is what tbe man only can say who is "perfect and upright, and one that feareth God and escheweth evil." .Now it should be tbe desire of chris tians, and thi3 desire should induce the effort to so live as to say as Job, encourag ed from the fact that ooe so deeply afflict ed could make use of such an expression as heads this article. This is an extreme case and if it were Dot, there i3 no reason why persons should not attain to tbat standard of piety. O that christians would have more to do with God in justification of themselves and less with man : then it "would be better with man. and surely well toword God. D. C. Cliffton Va. For the X. C. Christian Advocate. A WORD To the Members of Roanoke Circuit, or , , , ; !t Jy cl wbmt may concern. -j ri in Lun-u, n iiu ijiu iiciiiu a pt:r- mis-ion, I am going to give you an oppor tunity to real some very plain facts I writ? b cause you cannot fit at home and hear uie. or any one else, fiom your pul pH. I would visit, you, and talk to you it your h iue, out the year ;s t .o short for i ..v m'k . - An 1 j , - r.. , , r . . l irgo territory, hhould I attempt to visit 11 1 1 . u v,- 'Jo. i-i you are seauereu over a J u'i an, ciuu meacti to you your uocn'S, J ' J J ' i 'u.w Uio h.'l i !t Vi'T is Hfii'tre1! The I lOlliy nU . --vk ;iust toiw. Rrrr PC.'.retiy allow 11 ri'eMftrratm-! y pr;er lnt I fear that those of yo who lie'-t need to be sri rr-d up, w'H tjot rreiehf..! hv thl- IliettlO'l. tor OU UO 1101 . . . . 1 . f 1 i. . ... Ur.tr... Il..fll.. tohiit ii lane LLie I'.i ti . ijiniii'.i iji um, " to be d.iL'e in such u ci'.se wh-n the .nnb r.loco prarr .vfinnp of ihe ITIlmster S ' r ach ? YVh-t I v. rite m-iy offend s-.me ot-rOU Dri.thrc-ri. But I fer G-d rather lban me0 if any slumia te offeudc !, we ., tu;, f,.vnlfl t,-, Hp sr tried at the :u.rril -f et.t. I must n-ake several points. Our Lord s-iys, " He that Lath e&rs U,. Viour" K., Kim Mo-.ir " Ilavf T-o.i hearrl enouiih ? Perhaps you have, if you have determined to be hearers" ot ly, "and not doers." We have felt with Paul, woe is to us if we preach notf the gospel. If then we are commanded to " preach or be lost," what will become of you if you will not receive the message ? 2. You all have christian duties to per form, crosses to bear you have much to do before the night cometh. And it is written, " If ye do not so, behold ye have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sins will find you out." Are some bo dead they cannot use the means of grace ? Then they are dead. Do you believe that God is sin avenging? Do you believe there ia a hell ? Then beware I 3. " If any provide not for their own, and especially for those of their own house hold they have denied the faith, and are worse than an infidel." Those of you who , do not hold family prayer, who do not in struct your children and servants in the gospel, who do not briDg them to the place prepared for feeding the soul with the bread of life, read that passage and then look to the judgment, and see if. Christ thei Lord is not about to say, " depart ye cur Bed." " Repent 1 lest he come BuddeDlyl" If you would hear more, you can do bo by comiDg out to preaching. T. VV. MOORE. Roanoke Circuit, June 9th. For the N. C. Christian Advocate. How will Hypocrites meet their Judge ? In a certain part of our State, not very loDg ago, there took place a marriage, and in one month after the nuptials were cele brated, the youpg husband left his wife and went to distant parts. He gave no reason for this strange act, but some are in clined to n.ake out tbe case thus : He was a stranger iu the neighborhood where be married. 2nd in order to obtaiD the band f tbe young lady, had represen ted himi-e'f to tbe father a? being wealthy. They were married, aid the two sou took their journey to tbe house cf tbe bride groom, which was at some distance. The time wes coming lacked but a ftw days when the father of the wife was to come, eouM be look tbe old n an in tbe face, af tr telling a lie to gain hi 04'igDter's hand So he tarred and fied, leaving the wife of bis hesom behind. This circumstance may we 1 remiui us ot the " fearfuloess" bnh wili "surprise thehy p'-cri'es," when the God pgaitst whom tLey have lied, thall awake to judgment. PEDSIGO. North Carolina, June, 1858. r. . V, gT-C Peer B My Ire-12. Mr. Rural wi ic s: s t-i s'tf'J'r ti e f-i i J'cs of P. r. Ci-? (.: lStv i) s i'ro'f 'ct t-1, bzj btsicfj 1 Cf:,!--j r ? r I iv aT.-- t-r if-i;. Nt'-lft-troT-rj:al Tfve; f 21 -f t i f- c tt r f 'r rnituie l .s! -r ----- k di: fl.- rd ibsn t-Lt t'ftXfW le-; .it;, f- I .i on ere ess-ion fefn r v.'i d r w;"": s Jit old ctti", a R' Uiici'-t. H.on!y le:o:e ber death the old wcd sb to A u y wife that the Lad Lad a beautiful diesui : Sbre. she was in a lovely church, tbit tbe chapel ecu. 21 were rml. in whit r,.K. ... gulden barps, and singing?, tU 'Tp , d' r'd -x,t.d. ll.ch made her erf with joy. And thfM.he "d "owe, effected 2crAfL altar turned into a throne; and mT w Bodcrn pulpit novel.,. wi.l ttMefccQ,fcIrioiir seated on it not eTcr,do- II 13 Ett aJ cold, and with white V. "d bailing, f"0"' B,0.w f0 och !d aiout, of and crowned with thorns, L she seen him ! 'ng the puljat to the w.ot cf the on the big cross in the cbapcl. No ! but ' gC' U ubeBoled- Life 10 tbe pulpit need -1 t,,i v..;r..i ki no more be accompanied by rajms than Hi. lfv.V.fl .t a ,-.f. " Come to me ! Come to me !" And on she walked up to the altar rail. But up u8p"r', a:a'ro,P lou won 1 pass nere 1111 1 lei you. Ana up .1 11 - . .. f came tne iioiy V lrgm ; and sne sau, mUd- ly, " I'm sorry for you, but I fear you're J -idithV, W tS bling, as if he was crying, "Im sorry fori jvu, , uu. JOu uuv iino pass and I cant help you' And her heart went up to the top of her throat, But the Lord Himself came down from the throne. nh his own haDd He opened . .. v . . . the gate, and said, "Come in here, poor: 0n the day followiag its removal, the Ro Einner. And then all tbe harpers to their Catholic Priest issu. d the following harping and all the singers to tbe singing ianjpoon) wb5ch Wig c;rcttatcd over tbe auu rut anui-vT. The Tiger and the Gold Bracelet. ' 1 A tiger who had lost his teeth and claws, j but not his wits, with old age, was puzzled to know how to get a dinner. He wa cer- j tainly no longer a mntch for any -tout Hin doo who chose t risk a tu-sel wi'h htm, an l yet he cou'd not allow him-'elf to die of hunger. Luckily he discover a liand 8 'iiie bracelet, whi;h s one fair dam-el had ; dropped in her walk ; and in ;i moment he had d-'fi'Jed how to s.ite his hunger. lie , neared the highway, aod placed himself at : a quiet spot on the ctnerof a bog, which, j being covered with fresh gre.-n gru-s, had ' the sippearMnve of at: inviting oieadow. j onKWY''Whe bracelet some jar.'s from him ' 100 a vi t'-.f - j j t T- vul of a traveler. A w. ary and" r.p'dy'baH- the-hoof soon came by.when our old friend, ' who, by some odd t-r.r 'ice, ni-a as gooa a ktiowl- iige of S' ripture text- an 7 i'ori- : tan, Roundhead or frau iu'-ni. hanker, be gins a string' f pir-ss exciauiH-ions. 'Friend traveler," he eries, "you hae no need to fe ar :ne. You see what a wr r ;h- : were pert-ii ted to have tl.eir families at ed, worn-out creature I am. With one i'ct ; M"ngbyr; ajd one rnornirg, vhei I strol) in the grave, 1 am here to repent of the cd down to their caxp. an old nisn tnt.de atrocities which lacknowledge 1 committed ' rve children, the eldef by not rnnrc '.Ian 1 in my youth. I eon''e:-3 I had a passion for eight yei.r.s old, go through the busirie-s of, man's flesh, and tb it I inluiired it to the strangling aud robbing a victim. In one; utmost, hut age ami sickne.-s hai reformed irefpect, these urehins outdid their progen-j tire, and ere I die I am anxious to rna!;e . what amends I can to your race for the ! ravages I have been guilty of. Yonder is ' a bracelet some way-tarer has dr pped. , You would have passed by without seeing j it, if I bud not pointed it out. It is of no use to me ; you are poor and weary, take it and go rejoicing." To prove his peni tence, he quotes a long string of moral verses, and the covetousness of the traveler having prevailed over his prudence, he makes a step or two towards it ; and sinks halfway in the marsh. "Ah, my poor fel low!" cries the old hypocrite, "you've slipped, I see; never mind, I'll help you out." And so he does forsooth, and make3 a' very nice meal off hiaa afterwards. Thus covetousness brings its own reward. HiiX' doo Fables. St. Paul not a Close Communionist. That St. Paul was cot a close communi onist will appear evident from the follow ing : In 1 Cor. xi. 23, he says "For I have received of the Lord that wbich I also de livered unto you, that the Lord Jesus in the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread," &c. Now if we can ascertain who he was addressing, and what charac ters were included, in the pronoun you,we shall clearly discover how far he believed and practised free communion : and be tells us Phil iii. 17, "Be ye followers of me as ye have us for an ensample." Our Close Ccmmunicn b'.ethrtn tell us the above was addressed to the church at Cor inth, who were baptized. Hear his own testimony on this point, 1 Cor. i. 2: "Un to the chuTch which is at CoriDtb, to them that are sanctified ia Christ Jeus, called to be saints, with all in every place that call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours In other words, to all praying persons,or j ail that worship Jesus Chri-t, or ths same God that we do. If this is not conclusive, i we know cf no language that can be so. j Mominj Star. j Bad Memory. j " Mary, my love, do vou remember the j text this mornine ?" Jlary ",o, Papa, 1 can Dever remem ber the t-xt. I've such a bad memory " "By the ay, Mary said ler mother, "did" you notice Su.-au Browu ?" JIarj "Oh, ye. What a frigU ! Sh bad on ber List year's ; onntt done over, a pea gre?n ti!k,a o'.ack lace mantilla, brown gaiters, an imitati m IIonit.i:i collar, a lava Praceiet, cer 01a w.-ureps., anu i.ea fan 1 Oh my!' Mother-" eh, my uear. rar memory is cerUfH.y bad. t-i'. !B tie ?.-. t,ir - if lit ti is s:r.i. tte r n'; t c v r -:: - i ' !.- r f. r. V. e liie . I?.. J.Tf ? fiid to irrf :. ( .r ff- r to in 'htir n t : ici 1 io ih'.h v 1 b.t "U h tf 't r v 1 ; j.tbtr tbcx.'sr.t to i:'n,r I .tc it a.ul titofe f f I ouhi-d- w 1 . t. T.11 !..;. . 1! : It , .... y. to iteati exmcrcinarj Tbe ci.wts ia tie b-tr. the rorccdiin cn tbe tltt, the! cfif-sp Jtk tawt; bi ware in the jub i f'lBe- 1 torpidity; acd a man may weave j nto his f I "X?.? lftT' fd . ;Jobn Weslevand Georre Whhfield. than , s n . j , of no Preachers tn, h?cted presr fri.w, . , f , - - - - . -- -- :-" I and et they never indulged id low wit. I" andBaal-AHlstcncal Curiosity In 17c8. A rlf-ravmtn whn wns ticur f.f i . . . ej - ;parish ,n Shrewsbury, England, ordered ; the rercoval of ,5ctre tf ,he cruciei; j whiek kad lo Un suspended in bis cUrcll 8nd whichf le bifeTedj wa3 re. ! trAe-A i.v . .in.t r.r , r.v whole town "The parson's tbe rutin, Let him say what he can. "Will for gain bare his God in the lurch; Could Iscariot do more. Ilad it bren in his rower. Than to turn his Lord ut of the church ? It may easily be r opposed that upon one j part of thr community this won)-) have its fifce ; nut the worthy i.-ar soon gave cvi- j dene that he poes-ed wit as !! as his j neighbor, for he iuii-,edinte!y ret. lied : j " Tt e Lord I adore j Is mighty in power, i The on y or e living m d wue, But lli:;t Lord cf TOUT'S, That I turned r nt of doors, Had about as much knowledge as you. " P.'.it since rou V?moari, Ti is JjiJ 0 our own. ! rSrnt. X.H--r-Z . .:"i,,,'r; ! Mr Korlej can ir,ake y.u another.- ; 'r of .Shrewhurv. The Thnsrs (a rae of mcrdere rs in Tdia) iters in tbe acting They not only went through the ceremony of searching the dead body, but that done, they dragged it ty the legs t a well, and iu dumb show threw it down, and then uttered a prayer to heaven. "Was that good ? said one of the children, running up to me for ap plause and and reward. I scarcely knew what to reply. Before I had time to give any answer, the child's father 6aid, " No, it was not good. You used tho handker chief before the signal was given. Go thro' it again, and remember this time,youmust have patience." The boys began agaiD, much in the same spirit that an actor and actress would go through the strang ling Ecene in Othello to please a fastidious manager. Approaching a very interesting woman of about two-and-twenty years of age, I said to her, "What do you think of this?" She replied in a proverb, "The mango always falls beneath the shade of the parent tree." "But the crime?" said I; "what do you think of that ?" She look ed up with as lovely a pair of eyes as ever saw the light, smiled, and responded, "Heaven will hold us all, sahib 1" Household Words. A Little Child shall lead them. A correspondent of the New York In dependent, who writes from Valparaiso, re lates a pretty incident, which shows how little children, rightly trained at home, may become teachers of righteousness to others. He says : There i3 a German family connected with our church, who were members of Mr. Jaeobi's church in Bremen (Methodist.) Tbey are good peo ple. Tbe frther saya to me, "For five years I have hsd a sermon in my bouse evpry evening " II-1 reaD8 religious wor ship A little while ago his daughter ele- i wen tfsm old. wpnt to pass a wceK or so w;t-n 2 neighboring family ; at eveninjr she j-niit d,.wn to pray, and also read in ber Testament. The w-iuan she was staying w;,n a Qerrnan. sail " What are y u do- p?j arir?t l eir.j, told, asked ber to read aloud and pr.y with her So the little sir: begaD. arnl continued eondectinz fami- 1 jy prayer curing ice resi c-i uer iirik A Little Girl's Example. A little girl, about nine y-ar of age. the r'a'JSrh'er fa minister, was vi-i,irp a fami ly wfcere the father did r.r - pray, but w? in t e habit cf reading a chapter, the child not knowing that all was done, kneeled Howe as she W3? in the Labit of ?oic2 T"f f-ther saw tbe child o& fcer knees, and I kneel -d r.imv:If The rest of the faT.i'y , ..... f,,vw!f,. " . :n f4ia.j- That lit-V j , wag iprEDJ,Bt of lk, 1 I g Ckja rrrcsT cf IJ"cIIr3c& - 1 GEKE P. ALfCKf I 1. 0' ; :' T. I v 15 M Ti. . f 1- fe ! - Con. N 1, 'Ttnce 1 tc 'jp t of tre C.rr.tr.it:te tn Lour?.: . r. -nl it 4 i was considered and a Jc-pteJ, item hj iters. The report is omitted frr wast cf room, except the close cf it. as follows : In conclusion, the con.roit.ee would embody the sobsunce r f tht ir deliber ations in the following reso'ctioos, fix: 1. That the pre-nt Tast'y iraproTed. intellectual condition cf society ealla for at lea.t a correspond ing intellectu al cultivation ia the ministry of our Church. 2. That we do not deem the ettib )iahment of theological echools nccesa v ry to supply this demand. J. i hat this imperative demand maj I and should be promptly met by dopi g. accordLce lth curxg ! nomj, the means htreir.aftcr aea- tioned or othr. nirni'-ir tn thm 1 iiwocu, or oiners simi.ar to inem (1.) All applicants for license to preach shall, before the Quarterly Con ference, be strictly examined, net onlj aa to doctrine and discipline as expres sed in chap, ii, sec. 1, paragraph 4, tut also according to directions con tained under question I, as aforesaid. (2.) All candidates for orders in tbe local ministry shall, before receiving such orders, gjve to the Quarterly Con ference satisfactory evidence of an ac quaintance with those jubjecta which ehall be prescribed. (3.) All candidates for admission on trial into the traveling connection shall, in addition to their examination before the Quarterly Conference as required by the present form of IiVipline, be examined by a committee of the Annual Confrrence on the ordinary branches of an Ef.gii.-h ciucation. of their ae quairitat.ee with whic'i thf 7 'hall give s-iti.-f ;ictory evidence j :ou'y to acl-misa-r.n. (4.) There sh.ill he in acri Annual Conference a Hoard of Extninr:t, se lected b" the Conference, "vho V,fll continue, at leant fo;tr years, wlir shall be distribu'e'il 'ciro fiv' c ; bse. .w.i who shail hi reuirc'i il. tiber ite'y ami i-ith-fullv t li -.charge lh"ii d-.tics. 8(t ci'HT'i ord 'is .-'i'j ... I Le itiwr.CvIiare ly revi-od -xi flevaic t j-tut.-lird for ra hi.Mion In there- or ier-". 4. I 1 L'i ',i,if. 'f. pur ii, fccl'.in 8. r.agf 3. ia uiiswer 2. af;cr the word1, " s:iti?i"iir'.tory emietice to tho Confer ences ' insert, "nffT ; r-ful exuroina tion by :i st.-int!in c .i'n ninted by the Conference, who .,,-:V 00.4 the!. oftce. f ,r ye trs." In ei apter ii, sect!". l, pio 45, answer 4, close of ;ina er, ti'1'', ' haa given satisfactory evidence of hi-! know ledge of the ordinary branches of an English education." Respectfully submitted : B M Dp.ak Chairman. Quarterly Review. After 6ome discusgion, the price of the Quarterly Review was fixed at 2 a year, in advance, preachers to paj the same price ; when, On motion by R Alexander, it waa ordered that when the Conference ad journ, it shall be to meet again at 8 o'clock to-night. EXAMINATIONS ON TRIAL POR THE TRA VELING CONNECTION. Bishop Soule Mr President, there is one subject the examination of can didates for admission on trial into the Traveling Connection which has teem brought forward, I think, bj the Com mittee on Itinerancy, which I have re garded as of great importance to the Conference and the Church one sin gle item. I should be excee-lingly glad if that item could be brought for ward. I fchould suppose it would not take long to dispose of it The report wa3 read, as follows : The Committee on Itinerancy, to whom was referred the duty of inquir ing into the expediency of so altering the Discipline, section viii, pp. 61-65, as to require the examination of candi dates for admission on trial into the Traveling Connection, instead of, as now, when receiving them into full con nection, having duly considered the subject, and believing the change to be desirable, both for the p-op;eties of the case, and for the sake of its ir.f ue-nce in forming the habita and fixing tho character of cur junior i:.inisttrs, beg leave to recommend thf following al terations of the D'-ciplire for tbe ac complishment of this onject : 1. To amend se. ii'., pp. S3, 40, so as to read : All the traveling preach ers who are it foil connection, tboee who are '.'j re ce ived ?nd continued on trial, and to be received into full connection." 2. To strike 'ut froTt Que". 3, p. 64, the wt-rda "i'lto full cor.r.ecficc." and insert in their pLce the words, on . - 1 ? trui. 3. To make the tli'rd question and answer, thu ahered, tbe fc?eosi ques tion aid at swer of tbe section.