!kt(j (Carolina (jristtan
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RALEIGH, N. C.
THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1859.
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mediately. S The JV. C. Christian Advocate will
hereafter le sent to none, except to those
icho have paid in advance.
Rev. A. M. Shipp.
We regret
to learn that Rev. A. M.
Shipp has sent in his resignation as Profes
sor of History in the University of North
Carolina, to take effect at tlu close of the
current session.
For nearly ten years Prof. Shipp has oc
cupied his present position, with credit to
himself and usefulness to the country.
A native of the State, a graduate of the
University, he has merited the character
he has won, of being a ripe scholar and an
accomplished christian gentleman. As a
member of the Faculty at Chapel Hill, he
has discharged his duties in such a manner
as to command the approbation of his col
leagues, the respect of the students, and
the grateful recognition of the friends of
education.
During his term of service he has been
the only Methodist in the Faculty. While
he has carefully avoided intrusion upon the
rights of other churches, his services to
Methodism anclto Christianity, in affection
ate attention to the sons of Methodist fam
ilies at the University, have done an amount
of good and prevented an aggregate of evil,
which cannot be estimated, in time.
Wc have thought it due to him, without
his knowledge, to give this imperfect sum
mary of his services to the church and to
the cause of education. And at the same
time we, in all frankness, confess the opin
ion that his affiliation with a Conference
not appertaining to his own State, has ma
terially diminished his usefulness to our
own church in North Carolina. But that
was the result of the miserably bad policy
wnicu uas nmierto cut up JNortn Carolina
into slices for the convenience of our breth
ren in adjoining States ; and Prof. Shipp
has done all for the cause of our church
which any man could have done, in his
circumstances.
We presume, as a matter of course, that
he will be elected President of Wofford
College in June, but are not aware that
his resignation looks to that event. Where
ever his field of usefulness may be, we
emphatically say to Methodists, that he is
entitled to their grateful affection and their
prayers.
York's Grammar.
Attention is invited to a communication
from Prof. York, on the first page, in de
fense of his forthcoming Grammar, against
a critique in the University Magazine. A
correspondent of the Express, who, we
presume has informed himself of the merits
of the case better than we have had an op
portunity of doing, protests against the ob
jections madeto this grammar, as an of
fense against North Carolina literature,
and southern book making. All our pre
possessions are for the author of the book :
and when published, we believe it will se
cure our humble tribute of commendation.
But we shall judge of its merits, not by
the claims of sectionalism, but by the cri
terions of the English language. The worth
of a grammar must be decided by reference
to the best standards of the language, and
not by merely local prepossession. We pre
sume York's grammar is designed to teach,
not provincialisms, but the English lan
guage. Sectarian Jcalonscs. "
The Central Presbyterian copies a part
of Gov. Swain's letter; but with true par
tisan instinct, keeps out the facts which
have been stated in this paper, and gives a
comment, of which here is a specimen :
" There is something most pitiful and
humiliating in these sectarian jealousies,
and graspings, that may wrcll make the en
emies of Christianity deride the whole thing
with contemptuous scorn."
When it is known that the Methodists
and Baptists with 105,000 communicants
in this State, have-but 3 representatives in
the Faculty of the University, while the
Presbyterians and Episcopalians, with on
ly one seventh as many members, have
four times as many representatives in the
Faculty, it may be perceived what " secta
rian jealousies and graspings" have been
doing for years. The facts turn the epi
thets of our Richmond cotemporary in a
direction not contemplated in their origi
nal use.
The Mails.
Nearly every one of our North Caroli
na exchanges complain of unusual negli
gence in the mails. So do we. Nine
tentha of the complaints which subscribers
prefer against Editors for the failure or ir-
i regularity of their papers, arc due to the
criminal neglect of a few post office officials.
" Pouting."
We lately extracted a little article for
: the children, entitled " Pouting." A val
ued friend of mature age has perused it,
:- with profit no doubt, and suggests that the
evil habit is not confined to children, but
' prevails somewhat extensively among grown
people. Of course it does ; we men and
women are only older boys and girls, and
.are prone to enact, on a larger scale, the
follies and whims of childhood ; and one of
;the most instructive columns in this paper,
. for even " the old folks at home," is that
; for the children, on the fourth page.
Webster says, " Pouting ; childish sul
; lenness." And he tells us " sullenness"
j means, "ill nature with silence; silent
'. moroseness ; gloominess ; malignity ; in-
tractableness."
Pouting is akin to insanity, and implies
a slight degree of temporary mental alien
tion. The pouter looks through a medium
which shadows and distorts every thing.
lie has been slighted, neglected, insulted
That a person of his wisdom and worth,
should be so little appreciated, his wishes
so readily disregarded, his plans and opin
ions so carelessly passed over, is, to him,
. the most melancholy proof of the folly and
wickedness of the world he lives in. lie
has an intense consciousness that his smiles
are necessary to the happiness of the fool
ish people around him ; and he intends to
make them repent the folly of traversing
his wishes. He puts on a contraction of
of the brow, to indicate displeasure ; a
shooting out of the lip to hint his contempt ;
a slow, sad air, to protest he is an injured
man ; a silent indifference to things and
persons about him, to express his sense of
injured superiority.
Such is the pouter. He is not insane,
but his whole moral and mental nature is
twisted and distorted. His state of mind
bears about the same relation to insanity
that the spraining of an ankle docs to an
amputation of the limb. He cultivates his
own misery, and takes a grim pleasure in
silently observing how unhappy he can
make his friends.
The occasions for pouting are " too nu
merous to mention." To child, or man,
or woman, given to the luxury of " pout
ing," this is a good world to 'pout in.
Some parents trill be obstinate, and fail in
the reverence and obedience they owe their
children. Some fools trill pretend to be
wiser than others. Some people trill do
what some other people don't want them
to do. And so it is, that saints and sin
ners, ttua iauics anu preacners, can all
find convenient occasions for glorious spells
of ' pouting." But unfortunately for
such as are fond of the indulgence, pouting
is contrary to reason and religion.
Reason forbids the egotism and the vani
ty which arc strong ingredients in the mo
ral fermentation of mind, called pouting.
Reason demands the cultivation of cheer
fulness, contentment, and kindness to
others. Religion expels every feeling that
forms an elementary part of pouting;
teaches and confers peace of mind, and love
to God and man ; and when the pious man
gets to pouting he may be sure the adver
sary is getting a grip upon his soul.
If you are wronged, bear it with forti
tude ; wait patiently, do right, and trust
in God to bring you reparation in due
time. But do not pout. Pouting turns
beauty to ugliness, peace to discord, happi
ness to misery, and piety to a mere carica
ture of religion. It is offensive to God, in
jurious to man, and suicidal to our own
weal. It is one of the weak follies of child
hood, that comes up with the man in his
strength, or the woman in her beauty, to
turn all the pride and grace of blooming
life into contempt. If the persons who
pout did not have souls in peril, we could
laugh at their absurdity by the hour : if
they were children, and all other remedies
had been tried in vain, we should perhaps
think of a rod mentioned in Scripture not
that of Aaron which budded, nor such as
the chiefs of the tribes of Israel bore before
the host in the wilderness but rather, of
4 rod " mentioned by King Solomon.
We leave the application to our beloved
readers.
Tlie Wilmington District.
North-East Circuit.
To the. m mbers of the Methodist Ejnsco-
pul Church, ,bou'h, in the Wilmington
District.
Dear Brethren : In the last "Advo
cate appeared a " Pastoral Letter" in re
gard to Trinity College, with a plan for its
endowment. Upon openinar mv second
visitation to the circuits and stations of the
District, I commenced to carry out the
plan. My first appointment was at the
Xorth-Easl circuit, a little circuit in this
county, composing five preaching places,
one of which is in a private house. If any
portion of the District, might have been
considered discouraging, this is it. My
letter had not reached the people. " Her
ring Chapel '-' was to be dedicated at the
Quarterly Meeting and the debt paid off.
Notwithstanding all this, North-East cir
cuit contributed its $1000 to carry out
this plan. No person to whom I have di
rectly applied has declined. The amount
is so small, and the plan is so simple, and
the result so great, that any man in almost
any business can give the desired amount.
'erhaps I ought to say that one of the do
nors is a Baptist, one an Episcopalian, one
ja Presbyterian, and one still out of the
cuurcn jli tne -iVLetnodist people mrougn
out the District, will go heartily to the
work, others will help us. If, with almost
no effort, $1000 is obtained upon North
East circuit, certainly none of the appoint
ments can refuse. Fifth street and Topsail
will next be visited. May the Lord open
your hearts, dear brethren, to do larger
and larger work for Jesus ! We can do al
most what we please in North Carolina:
let us please to do well. The Lord of
Hosts is with us ; the God of Jacob is our
refuge.
Affectionately and faithfully yours,
CHARLES F. DEEMS.
Spring Garden, N. C, March 28, 1859.
Abbey's Family Bible.
- Our friend, Rev. Richard Abbey, will
please accept our thanks for a copy of his
great Geneological Family Bible.
For the information and benefit of our
readers, we propose to notice this unique
edition of the Scriptures somewhat in ex
lenso. To the position assigied to it in
Br. Abbey's Financial Plan for Conference
Depositories, we have before expressed our
objections. If the object in taking stock
be to obtain this Bible, it cos s too much to
the purchaser he could obtain the Bible
for a little less than half a share of the
stock; if the object of the company be to
obtain the money, this Bible thrown in
makes the money come at a ruinous
rate of interest the cash could be borrow
ed from the worst usurers upon better
terms. These views of the collocation of
this book in the financial plan had, per
haps unconsciously, led us to expect the
book itself would be gotten up in the mod
ern clap-trap style, with pictures and tin
sel, to catch the fancy of the multitude.
But in these anticipations, justice to the
publisher and the public demands that we
confess we were mistaken. Our opinions
about the connection of the book with the
Financial Plan remain unchanged.
But the Bible, Abbey's Geneological
Family Bible, is by far the best Family
Bible we have ever seen. It is thus de
scribed by the Christian Advocate Jour
nal :
" This Perpetual Geneological Family
Bible provides, first, for the registcration of
all the natural family statistics, by the
mere filling up of the appropriate blanks.
Baptism is one of these regular family
events, and a very important one among a
Christian people.
" Secondly, Ample provisions are made
for the continuation of these registrations,
in a line of genealogical descent, for about
a thousand years.
rrKIi-cllj-, Ira many of tlio States of the
Union the laws respecting the registration
of marriages are very loose or totally de
fective. This reg'ster provides not merely
for the registration of the event, but for ma
king and preserving, in all time to come,
the proper certificate of the fact, made in
due form, by the proper officer. The reg
ister also covers all the ground of such col
lateral facts as are important to be preserv
ed.
"And fourthly. This Bible is made as
durable as the condition of the arts of the
present age will allow. Diligent search
has been made both in this country and in
Europe for the most durable materials
first to determine what is the most durable,
and then to procure it. The paper on
which the Bible is printed is hand made,
and is manufactured in England. It is be
lieved to be as good paper for the purpose
as can be procured in the world. The reg
ister is of parchment paper, manufactured
in this country. It will wear very nearly
equal to parchment, and is altogether supe
rior in this respect, to any other paper.
The ink is believed to be ineffaceable. The
binding is of the very best material and
workmanship, executed with the greatest
care and under close confidential supervis
ion. The mode is that pursued in blank
book binding, which is stronger and more
durable than that usually employed in the
binding of printed books.
"It is believed that the book will last un
til it wears out. It cannot come to pieces
with any amount of ordinary handling.
The Bible itself is the regularly authorized
version of King James, carefully revised
and corrected in England. That it may be
the more carefully kept, a suitable and
handsome ease has been prepared ,. for those
who desire it, in which the Bible may be
preserved from soil or external injury
Let it retain its newness of appearance for
ages to come. "
The case is of miahogony, beautiful and
strong. The Bible is magnificent in its
simplicity. It looks like it may last to the
end of time. The family record is inval
uable, and will enhance the value of this
" old family Bible" to one's posterity a
thousand fold.
We are not informed of the price ; but
we do not see how it can be safely offered
for much less than fifty dollars. No doubt
some of our readers will desire to possess a
copy. It is for sale at the Publishing House,
and may be obtained by the agency of the
preachers, or through Rev. C. P. Jones,
our Depository Agent.
C Iiurcli Improvement.
A friend on Snow Hill circuit , in a bu
siness letter, says, " The congregation are
large, and much religious interest ismani
f sted. A large new church is under con
tract, to be completed by August. Near
ly enough money is secured to purchase
an excellent new parsonage.''
So says the letter ; and we make a note
of it, because it is always pleasant to record
the marks of progress in the right direction
it may encourage others to follow.
j' The China Mission A Letter from
I BisSiop Andrew.
j The following letter from Bishop An -j
drew has the ring of the bugle call, which
now reverberates through the church, arc us-
ing the slumbering hosts to the conquest of
j the world for Christ.
Summerfield, Ala., March 18, '59
1 Dear Bro : Permit me to express my
j high gratification at the movements in your
Conference, in reference to the China Mis
' sion. It is a noble movement, and the
: Old North State is amply able to sustain
l it, and I have no doubt will do soeheerful
ly, and all be the better and happier for
. 'it. I congratulate your Presiding Elders
that they have made so good a beginning
; in this great work. But you are doing
; well in a double sense ; you are not only
furnishing the money, but the man also.
jThis seems to be doing ths-thing right.
Send your man, or men, from your own
i Conference; and then support him. This
: makes the whole matter sure, and brings
s into action all your home, and Conference,
and State pride, if it be lawful to sse that
word in such a connection. But I take it
for granted that this is only your Erst in-
stalnient toward the conversion of the
heathen world. This first movement will
! cause the church in your bounds to feel so
I rich in the spirit of missions, that tie well
won desire to make a few more like invest
: ments in our church is not yet half awake.
Both preachers and people must have a
fresh, a full, a burning baptism from God ;
before we shall commence in good earnest
the work of evangelizing the world, we
must get clear of our all-controlling desire
to be rich and have our children rich. I
am persuaded that the church must speak
another language on this subject. We
must be willing to be poor, if God so di
rect. We must learn that there is a high
er and holier use for money, than to hoard
it for our children. We must be diligent
and skilful in business; but in accumulat
ing, as well as in expending, we must feci
that Ave are working fbr the glory of God.
But we not only want money ; we must
Lave also your sons and your daughters, to
be laid on this altar. Here is work for
your godly fathers, and your pious Han
nahs. And for what are your church in
stitutions of learning established, if they
do nothing to help on this great work ?
Your halls of learning ought, every one of
them, ought to be grand missionary institu
tions, where your youngmen and your maid
ens shall be led to ewjsecrate themselves to
God, for any work or service lie may ap
point. You have labored and spent your
money to but little purpose, in endowing
and rearing up seminaries of learning, if
they are to be simply used to train young
minds and hearts for this world alone.
J o no ! I know this was not vour errand
object ; you had a loftier, holier, and more
hallowed object in view. Now let all your
teachers, renew the consecration of them
selves and their work to God. Lot every
school under your charge become an efficient
missionary seminary ; then shall the glory
of God crown your Conference.
But there is one thing more which we
greatly need, and to which every one, even
the weakest and the poorest, may contri
bute abundantly and efficiently. We must
ljave the baptism of the Holy Ghost, and
that in large measure, if we expect our
missionary work to prosper. I have no
faith in numerous and learned missionaries,
nor in well managed schemes, nor in much
money ; though all these be important.
But the baptism of the Holy Ghost is the
grand, all-pervading power which must
give efficiency to all our movements.
Thank God, the godly penniless, the
widow, and the untaught pious African,
and even the lips of early childhood, can
do good work here. Get this baptism, and
the missionary zeal which kindles at the
sight of distant heathen wretchedness,
shall kindle in your homework a flame such
as you have never yet seen spreading thro'
your Conference. Oh ! that it may be so
in large measure- !
But to return to our former train of
thought.
I am inclined to think that this thing of
dividing the diffex-ent departments of the
mission field, assigning to one or more Con
ferences a particular section of the work, af
fords a greater promise of good by far,
than the old plan of entering into the work
promiscuously.
I think it is the New Orleans Advocate
which has presented recently a similar idea.
We must have, if we would succeed prop
erly, something definite for each Confer
ence to take hold of. Divide the work prop
erly, and assign to each division its appro
priate work; and more than quadruple will
be accomplished, more promptly thorough
ly and cheerfully, than will ever be the
case, on our present plan of operations. ,
But I must close my scribbling, God
bless you and your work a cordial greet
ing to all of my old friends in the Confer
ence. Yours affectionately,
JAMES O. ANDREW.
Indian Missions -Letter
Sishop Early.
from
The following letter from Bishop Early
presents to the consideration of the church
a feasible and promising method of paying
somewhat of our debt of love to the Indian
race and to the Lord of all :
Lynchburg, Va., March 25, 1859.
Bro. Heflix : I have in contempla
tion a plan for instructing in English, a
number of Indian youths from the differ
ent tribes now under our care, to be select
ed with caution, by our superintendants
and teachers, such as are intelligent, pious,
gifted in speech, and think it their duty to
preach the gospel, from 17 to 29 years of
age, to be sent to the most convenient,
least expensive, and good schools, where
they will be most cared for.
The Rev. N. M. Talbot, of the St. Lou
is Conference, when a missionary and
teacher in the Choctaw Nation, deeply im
pressed, by his preaching, a youth of that
Nation, whose appeals induced the mis
sionary to carry him to Kansas, when
he was transferred to the Delaware mis
sion of that Territory, where I saw him
in the fall of 1855, and encouraged him
to profit by the kind instructions given him
by the missionary, and his family, with the
promise to aid him if he was faithful and
trustworthy.
I am now gratified to learn from Bro.
Talbot that " he is a student, speaks Eng
lish pretty well, that he prays well, speaks
in class meetings, and love feasts, reads,
writes, and is making some progress in
Grammar and Arithmetic, and thinks it is
his duty to preach the gospel."
His name is John Tehoomber Talbot-;
and I have engaged to have him clothed,
boarded, and instructed at a fine school in
Missouri, where he will be properly at
tended to ; and I will seek for others, from
the various Indian tribes now under our
care in the Indian and Kansas Territories.
Now I want the means to begin with the
young Choctaw in Missouri, andencoruage
our Superintendants and Teachers, who
are now among the Indians, and who may
be there hereafter to seek such other young
men as v;e may want on this plan.
Funds may be sent to me at Lynchburg,
Ya., by mail, or in any other way the do
nor may choose. Shall not object to re
ceive the funds from any quarter, but wish
Yirginia and North Carolina, would edu
cate the youth in question ; hope to have
occasion to appeal to all the Conferences on
other cases. Brethren in N. C, if more
convenient, can deposit with Bro. Hefiin,
at Raleigh ; those in Ya. can deposit with
Bro. Rosser, at Richmond.
All funds reeeived by me for this pur
pose will be entered in a book, but all ap
propriations or disbursements subject to an
examination. JNO. EARLY.
An Inquiry.
The statement referred to in the follow
ing inquiry, escaped our notice as it ap
peared in the Wilmington H raid; but we
perceive it is copied into several of our la
test exchanges. Of course no one can"
question the right of the Episcopal Church
to all the members it can fairly obtain.
But the moral iufluenee of the addifciou of
fifty members is a considera tion of weight
with all the churches. And whether such
addition was made in Beaufort county, or
in the town of Beaufort materially affects
the influence of the fact. Such an addi
tion in the county, with a population of
thousands, and several old, established
Episcopal churches, in the town of Wash
ington and in the county, would not indi
cate so large a gain as has been given to
other churches there But if these acces
sions occurred in the town of Beaufort,
there must have been numerous secessions
from our own church.
That cannot be the fact we are sure.
The Methodists of Beaufort are true to the
church of their fathers.
We have thought it proper to say thus
much, to show to readers at a distance, the
pertinence of Bro Ricaud's inquir'. Hav
ing been pastor of our church in Beaufort ,
and being attached to the place by strong
domestic ties, he very properly feels more
interest than strangers can, in the prosper
ity of Methodism there.
Louis burg, N. C, March 26 '59.
Mr. Editor : In the Weekly Wilming
ton Herald, of the 24th inst, occurs the
following announcement: "Bishop Atkin
son made his usual visitation to the eastern
part of the State last week. During his
stay in Beaufort, (italics, our own,) he
administered the rite of Confirmation to 50
persons."
The object we have in view, in calling
attention to this matter, is to know if this
annouueement refers to the town of Beau
fort, or the County known by that name,
and in which, there are several Parishes ?
Cau you, Mr. Editor, enlighten us upon
this point ? Already a false impression
has gone abroad, and a good many believe
it refers to the town of Beaufort, and that
it is an indication of the wonderful success
of the Episcopal church in that place !
Now, we have no objections to the suc
cess of any christian church, but bel:eving
there is a slight mistake in this case,I have
referred the whole "matter to you.
We will be much obliged to you, to 'en
lighten1 on the subject.
Truly yours,
T. PAGE RICAUD.
To Subscribers.
Complaints are made from various quar
ters, of the irregularity or failure of the
Advocate in reaching subscribers.
1 The main cause of such complaint is,
without doubt, in the negligence of a few
post office officials. The Age, the Standard,
the Register, and every other paper, near
ly, in N. C, and many in other Sfates,al
lude to this evil, and attribute it to this
cause.
2 There has, perhaps.been some ground
of complaint referable to the publishing of-
fice. The publisher mails the paper. It
goes to press on Wednesday moruing, and
, is in the post office before night. In or
; der te mail it to every subscriber as early
; as possible, he sets four or five hands at it.
f The books, the names, everything was new
' to these persons ; and they were thus more
liable to error. And one of these hands
has been ascertained to have been negli
gent. But he has been discharged. Those
! who remain are becoming accustomed to
the business. The publisher manifests
proper care to see that his employes mail
the Advocate properly. We are now care
; fully and accurately drawing up a new set
of mail books. And we assure our patrons
that henceforth there will be no cause of
complaints for the kind alluded' to, in this
.office. The paper will be regularly and
: punctually mailed to every subscriber. Of
course we should not be held responsible
for the rascality of a few post office agents.
: We request to be promptly informed of
any failure of the Advocate to reach its
. patrons in good time, and promise to do
; all that is possible to give satisfaction to
j our subscribers.
Editor's Table.
Unieersity Magazine : The March
number is interesting. Terms 2 a year,
in advance. As most of the papers have
published the names cf the new corps of
Editors incorrectly, we append them as
given in the Gazette:
The following gentlemen were duly elect
ed as Editors of the North Carolina Univer
sity Magazine for the next Collegiate year :
On the part of the Dialectic Society the
Editors are,
Messrs. Yernon II. Yaughan, Mont
gomery Co., Ala., Wm. J. Headen, Chat
ham Co., N. C. ; S. P, Wier, Greensboro'
N. C.
On the part of the Philanthropic Socie-
Messrs. Geo. L. Wilson, New Berne,
N. C. ; Wm. T. Nicholson, Halifax, N.
C, Geo. P. Bryan, Raleigh, N. C.
These gentlemen, we doubt not, will
make a capital corps. Some of them have
already been known in the literary world,
and we believe they will make the Maga
zine worthy of a liberal support.
N. C. Jhurnal of Education: The
March number is well filled. This Journ
al ought to be liberally patronized. Terms
single copy $2; five copies or more, to one
address, $1 each per year. J. D. Camp
bell, resident Editor, Greensboro'.
The Knickerbrocker Magazine, for
April is one of the most racy specimens of
that best of all merely literary monthlies.
Its circulation will improve and elevate the
literary taste of the country.
Contingent Fund.
The following was the assessment for the
Conference Col. on Washington Dis.
Warren cir. $80 00
Roanoke, 80 00
Williamston, 30 00
Columbia, 30 00
Plymouth, 50 00
Tawboro' 30 00
Neuse 30 00
Greenville, 30 00
Washington, 40 00
Mattamuskeet, 50 00
Bath, 25 00
Neuse Mis., 10 00
Portsmouth and O. , 10 00
Hatteras, 10 00
It is to be hoped the brethren will be
sure to collect all the above, and much
more ought to be secured for so good a
cause. " IRA T. WYCHE.
MISCELLANY.
Southern University. The faculty of
the Southern University, located as Greens
boro' by the Methodist Conference of Ala
bama, is now complete, and is as follows :
Rev. William M. Wightman, D. D.,
President.
J. C. Willis, A. M., Professor of Math
ematics. O. F. Casey, A. M., Professor of Lan
guages. N. T. Lupton, A. M., Professor of Che
mistry. Rev. Ed. Wadsworth, D. D., Professor
of Moral Philosophy.
Cincinnatti Churches. The following
is a list of the churches infCincinnatti :
Methodist Episcopal 17 ; Methodist Epis
copal Ijrerman, 6 ; Aletuouist Protestant,
3 ; Methodist Calvinistic, 1 ; Methodist
Colored, 1 ; Presbyterian, Old School, 7;
Presbyterian, New School, 7; Presbyte
rian United, 2 ; Presbyterian, Reformed,
2; Baptist, 5; Baptist Colored, 2 ; Protes
tant Episcopal, 8 ; Congregational, 3 ;
Roman Catholic, 16 : Disciples of Christ,
4; Christian, 1 ; Jewish Synagogues, 5 ;
German Reformed, 3; Lutheran 3; Ger
man Evangelical Union, 5 ; New Jerusa
lem, 1; Unitarian, 1; Universalist 2;
United Brethren in Christ, 2 ; Tofeil nuin
ber, 104.
The Lord's Table. In illustration of
a certain clergyman's liberal style of invi
tation to the communion, the anecdote is
quoted of an English Judge, who, on be
ing refused the cup, because he was not a
member of a particular church, quietly
remarked: "Oh! I beg your pardon ; I
thought this was the Lord s table. I have
nothing more to say if it is only a private
little supper 'of your own !"
Naturae and Moral Evil. In Hart
ford, Conn., resided a certain Dr. II , who
was distinguished not more for his wit and
genius, than his infidelity. He was fond
of throwing out his skeptical cavils when
in conversation with Rev. Dr. Backus.
On one occasion he remarked that there
was no difference between natural and
moral evil, except in degree. 44 Let us
examine this," said Dr. B. "If you rub
off a piece of skin from your leg as large
as a copper, that is a natural evil, is it
not?" "Certainly," said Dr. II. Well,
then," rejoined Dr. B., " I should like 0
have you tell how large the piece of skin
must be to constitute a moral evil."
Flattery. "If," said an old fisher
man, 44 1 wanted to catch one simpleton,
I would hook him with a br.be ; if I wish
ed to catch twenty, I would bait them with
promise ; but if I desired to catch a hun
dred, I would poison them with jlitt ry."
Consul to Havre. Geo. P. Morris,
Esq.. Editor of the Ilme Jwrnnl, and the
author of many beautiful and popular songs,
has been appointed Consul to IIavrc,Francc,
by the President.
Church Turned into as Armor v.
The Second Baptist Church in Savannah,
Ga., has been purchased by a military
company, who intend removing the pews,
and using it as an armory.
Religious Revival.-A glorious revival
is progressing at 'Wesley Chap 1, Ports
mouth Rev. J. II . Ridlick, pastor.
Deceased. Hon. William T. Haskell,
of Teunesee, distinguished as a brilliant
orator, and brave officer in the Mexican
war. t'ied in the lunatic asylum at Hop
kinsville, Ivy., last (Sunday. He was
formerly a member of Congress, and was
attacked with insanity a year or so ago.
NORTH CAROLINA ITEMS.
Greenville. The Superior court wan in
session last week. An import mt land
buit between Hansom Clcavcy and James
Carowav, was decided in favor of the for
mer; the latter appealed to the Supreme
Court. Wiley Smith, aged 78 years, was
indicted for murder the cause, jealousy !
Rev. Henry Petty, of Ya., has accepted
the charge of the Baptist Church. Rev.
Mr. Roberts has resigned the chargn of
the Episcopal Church, having accepted a
call to Mcrganton.
Death from Cancer. The Pcteisburg
Express says : Mrs. Susan Taylor, a na
tive of Carteret county, N. C, and wife of
Mr. James Taylor, of that county, died
about eleven o'clock Sunday night, at Bar
ton's whait, on board the schooner Sp.ay,
commanded by her son, from Beaufort, N.
C, from the effects of an operation for
cancer upon the forehead. She had been
to Norfolk for the purpose of having tho
cancer removed, and the operation was
performed by William Bressie. in a man
ner peculiar to himself, known n? his
44 secret remedy for cancer." The af
fection was one of long standing, and it i
supposed that from his cause and the fact of
her advanced age, sixty years, that sho
died.
Y. M. C. A. Tho youngmen of Wash
ington, N. C, have formed a Chiistian
Association.
Retained. lion. Geo. Jv Badger has
been retained by the friends of Mr. Key to
assist District attorney Ould in the prose
cution of Sickles. The trial comes off in
WasLington City this week.
Convicted. Obadiah Christ .Tas. was
tried last week in Hillsboro', for killing a
slave in Granville. The jury brought in
a verdict of ' guilty." Christmas has up
pealed to the Supreme Court.
Military. A new volunteer company
has been formed in Beaufort, the Billc
Guards, Joseph S. Pender, Captain. The
militia system is a failure the volunteers
of the country are its surest hope in peril.
Horrible. On the night of the 18th
inst., Samuel Pilaud, of Northampton coun
ty, was struck and fatally wounded with a
hoe by a negro. A white man named Nat.
Thomas, fled and left him to his fate.
Large Hog. Ucv. John H. Daniel, of
Edgecombe county, N. C.. slaughtered a
hog last week, weighing wlieu dressed,
765 pounds.
Cure for Snake Bite. The Lelell
Express gives this receipt as a cure, vouch
ed by the experience of a correspondent :
Administer a table spoonful of Spirits
turpentine internally as soon as it can bo
done, and bathe or wash the wound occa
sionally with the same. Persons thus
treated in a few hours were well and able
to proceed about their business, and have
not been known to suffer any inconveni
ence afterward, although they were severe
ly affected by the virus before the remedy
was applied. It is supposed that the pa tne
remedy will afford a cure in case of spider
bite or even mad dog. It is worth remem
bering. Yiolent Assault. II. C. Hardison,
Esq., ol Williamston, Martin, N. C, was
violently assaulted last Wednesday night
near his residence in that town. Tho as
sassin fled.
Fatal Accident. Mr. Reuben White
head, overseer of Dr. B. II. Diekcn. of
Edgecombe county, was killed on Thursday
last, by his horse running away with him,
in a buggy. The Tawboro' Soulhemor
says : .
He was thrown from his buggy, and
dragged about two hundred and fifty yards,
hung by the neck and his legs across tho
reins. He was aged about 25 years. .Mr.
John Worrcl was in the buggy at the time
and was slightly hurt.
The Orator from N. C. Mr. S. A.
Weber, of North Carolina, was the orator
appointed for the anniversary celebration
of the Calhouu society of Wofford College,
Spartanburg, S. C.
More Doctors At the late annual
commencement of the Medical College of
South Carolina, the following gentlemen
from N. Carolina were among the gradu
ates G. L. Glazene, J. R. Little, and
J. C. Smith.
The annual Con-mencement of the Jef
ferson Medical College took place at the
Musical Fund Hall, Philadelphia, on Tues
day last. Two hundred and 6 students
were invested with the title of Doctor of
Medicine. Of these ihe following were
from North Narolina : T. J. Black well,
W.T. Brewer, J. II. Gilkey, W. L. Glats,
J.Graham, N. Henderson, W. F. Hic
gins, II. L. Hines, J. A. Hopkins, J. V.'.
Jackson, T,. W. Johnston, J. E. Lindsav,
J. E. Logan, A. R. McFadden, W. J.
Mont fort, J. Norwood, R. A. Roberts, J.
L. Sheppard, J. D. Spicer, C. II Stal
ling, R. W. Ward, J. R. Waugh and
John II- Williamson.
Cape Fear and Deep River. The
Stockholders met in Wilmington on Fri
day of last week, and resolved to accept
the act of the last Legislature, which pro
vides for the sale of the improvement.