J3 0 jl TP WEEKLY BY A COMMITTEE OJ MINISTERS FOETHE METHODIST EPI COPAL CHUSCH, SOUTH. RUFUS T. HEFIW, Editor. PUBLISHED $1.50 a year, in advance. VOL. IV NO. 42. ORIGINAL. For the Advocate. Trinity College. To the Mem! ers of the North Carolina Confe ence-to the Jca I reau' . . , Laity coniT"sii)r the I huicn anaioau Friends of Christian Education through out the State : We wish to present you a few thoughts on the subject of the colleges of Noth Carolina, and we do this for the purpose of showins that Trinity College ousht to be enlard at once. We start with the pro position that the Co'le-es of North Caro lina are entirely inadequate to the wants of the people. We have before us the statistics of the State, published in the U. S census for 1 850. This states the white population of the State at (553.02R) five hundred and fifty-three thousand and twenty-eight. It states the ratio of in crease for ten years at 31.73 per cent., which would make the white population of 1300 seven hundred and twenty-eight t! ousmd five hundred and three (723,n03.) Of this number the whites between the asres of live years and twenty years will be. taking the same ratio f increase, two hundred and eighty-throe thousand seven hundred and sixteen ('23.716.) Suppo sins the sexes to be equal, and they are n- arlv so, and the number of male pnpils will be one hundred and for'y-oue thou sand eiiiht hundred and fifty-eight. If on -t':i:r ! of these are between ttie ages of fiit-en years and twenty years, we have fn-ty-s-veii th-usand two hundred and e'm'.ty-six mal -s b-.-twecn these ng. s. Look at fhat again, reader. f'ort y-ev n thousand two hundred and eL'ht-six boy of tin- ri-ht a-e to go to college in North j Carolina." But some are not able to bear the expense of a collegiate education. Some w-.uld not go if they could, and seme do not properly appreciate trie value of education. What proportion of these would avail themselves of the opportunity if the facilities were increased Of cours , on this point, all is surmise, but this prin ciple obtains in all enterprises of the kind, that as yu increase the number of schools and enlarge them, the number who desire to avail themselves of the advantages of fered, is increased. Suppose we assume that number as one in every fifteen, and there are now three thusand one hundred f.,rtv-three boys in the State who could be got into the colleges of the State, if the colleges could accommodate them Let us see how many they can take in. Til IS.jO we had five colleges of all kinds in the State, with five hundred and thir teen pupils. Now we have ten colleges, (six of which are female) leaving four male colleges, with a total of pupils about twelve bundled. Where are the other nineteen hundred ami forty-one boys ? We answer, some of them are seeking education in other States, others are deterred from en tering colleges because the facilities for ob taining education are not such as they should be, and others because our colleges are not sufficiently numerous, nor large enough, nor properly endowed. We have now young men enongh in North Carolina who would probably take a collegiate education, if we had the colleges, to fill four more as large as Chapel Hill. The ten colleges, male f.nd female, in North Carolina, can only accommodate twenty-two hundred and twenty pupils, and we have of young men alone three thou sand one hundred and forty-one, who ought to be at college, and no doubt would be, if t'.e colleges were of adequate proportions. Why hesitate, with these facts before vou. to aid i:; enlarging Trinity? Do you not desire to bring this vast amount of dormant mind into active use for the ben efit of the State ? Is is not a noble work, to give facilities to those who are shortly to o-uide the destinies of th Stte, for 1 e- coming qualified for the task ? The Meth- j ...... i : " olist people must show their devotion to j Taken from the side of man. as some one the public welfare and their determination j hassaid, that she might be his equal; and not to be left behind in well doing, by j f,-m!1 under his arm that he might protect coming to the help of their own college j her; and from near his heart that he might G vo u- the means to enlarge, and there i- ? love and cherish her. That Eve was beau no fear but we shal' have hundreds of ; tif'ul and intelligent is certain, or she vou g men within o:ir w:d!s training fr (.,uld not have been a help-meet for Adam, us fulness, and when they go out it will the greatest man who ever lived. That be to add to the ranks of our citizens a j sl,G Was lov ng to her companion, we may !, .if men well oualified for all the du- , j.n oos-e. because she was pure and holy ties of citizenship. For the N. C. Christian Advocate. Paradise and Heaven Synony mous As we stand by the bed-side of the dvin" saint, watching the last fiutterings and strivings of the soul to he iioeraTeu from its tenement of clay, and then behold the body lifdess and dead, the question seems naturally to come up, "where is the spirit gone? Did it go immediately to heaven ? Or did it take its flight to an intermediate state called ' pamdheT "- Many and various have been the theories that we have advanced in regard to the condition of the soul from death to the judgment day. We shall have little to do with, or say about, these speculations, and will give you what we believe to be, the true doctrine on this subject And we take the position, that Paradise and Heav en are synonymous terms that Paradise means Heaven, and that the soul passes immediately to heaven when it leaves the Th;g e & . j iv in the nunos oi some, m rm'irutc w the language of Jesus to the dying thief. 1 he Saviour says to him, (St. Luke 23, 43) "to-day shall thou be with me in Paradise." Now, after his resurrection he tells 3Iary (St. John 20, 17) not to touch him ; for, said he, " I have not yet ascended, to my Father " Paradise and Heaven having the same meaninsr, the dif ficulty is nearly removed, Paradise means a place of " fe icity and delight" the dwelliug place of God ; and Heaven means the same. Dr. Clarke, speaking of the language of Jesus to the penitent thief, says, ' the state of the blessed is certain ly what our Lord here means." And in regard to his words to Mary, " touch me not, for I am not yet ascended to my Fath er," the same writer srys, "Our Lord seems to have spoken to this effect : Spend no longer time with me now ; I am not going immediately to heaven; you will have !-everal opportunities of seeing me asrain ; but go and tell my disciples, that I am going by and by to ascend to my Father and God, who is your Father and God also." Mr. Benson's views coincide with Dr. Clarke's. In further proof that paradise means heaven, we ask the reader to carefully read and compare the follow ing passages in the New Testament: (2 CT. 122. 3, 4. Rev- 2. 7; 22, 2.) This we d. em enough, to sati.-fy any hon est enquirer after truth, of the correctness of our position. Hence, it is oovious, that the soul goes immediately after death to heavm, if prepared, or to hell if un prepared This agrees with bt. Paul, when h-' says, "to be absent from the body is tv be present with the Lord." The case of the martyred Stephen is in point. He saw " heaven opened, and the son of man standing at the right hand of God; an ! he fell asleep, calling upon God anil saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." What means such expressions as " the family in heaven;" " the saints before the throne," if they do not convey the idea that, at least some departed spirits have been taken to heaven. If some, why not all? So, on the other hand, does the sin ner begin to "suffer the vengeance of eternal fire " as soon as death. The case of the rich man proves this clearly. But Lazarus leans for repose upon the bosem of the father of the faithful, in paradise, or heaven. No necessity for going to pur gatory: for the blood of Jesus " cleanseth us from all sin." Yet, we do not main tain that the soul in heaven enjoys all that over-powering fullness, that it may and will enjoy after the resurrection. The re fining and glorification of the body, made like unto the glorious body of the Son of God, will aid a new source of joy to the happy soul in heaven. Paradise and heav en meaning the same, the spirit of the good at death goes immediately to heaven. "One gentle sigh their fetters break ; We scarce can say " they're gone;" Before the willing spirit takes Her mansion near the throne." TITUS. Bath Circuit. For the N. C. Christian Advocate. lSi!e Characters Eve. Among the characters mentioned in the Bible, there can be none more interesting than Eve. From the fact that she was de ceived, and in the first transgression, we too often consider her with a censorious spirit. Why should this be so? Why extol her daughters so highly, when so far her inferiors in many respects, and almost conf' Tnn the mother of us all ? Eve was made by the hand of God. ! It is remarkable that tho Bible does not ; lay but one fault to Eve. In no instance i did she neglect duty, or break the com ! manduient of God, save in that she par I took of the forbidden fruit, "ate herself ! and gave to her husband and he did eat-." And what would greatly palliate an offence u our day, if com u.it ted by one of her daughters, she was beguiled by the serpent, and " being deceived was in the trans gression." She lived many years after the fall, and witnessed the ruin she had brought upon the world, and no doubt ofteu wept before her merciful Creator over, the sin she had committed. The Lord had promised her sorrow, and had made her desire to be to her husband, and he was to rule over her ; yet we hear of no murmuring from Eve. She yields submissively to the law of her husband, and endures the sorrows and af flictions of life meekly, quietly and gently. Behold her standing beside her husband at the gate of Eden, taking a farewell look t the home of her innocence, and the scenes of her happiest hours. There the ivey and the vine twine around the spread ing branches of the vigorous trees, form ing a natural bower for the dovely pair. There bloom the never-failing flowers. And there sing the sweet songsters of the grove, and God's smile still lingers like the rays of the setting sun upon the lovely garden. Now all is lost. She looks out upon her future home where the curse of God is to follow her, and oh ! how dark and gloomy! She looks again at Eden and drops a tear, and turns to Adam gives his arm a gentle squeeze and bids him trust in God. and go forth. How, when, or where she died is not stated. Perhaps worn down with age and infirmities, the once lovely bride of Eder sinks in a peaceful grave, in hope f en tering the Eden above, where there wil be no more temptation or sin. May we meet her there. C. SELECTIONS Sunday Schools- Moral P wer T-o co difions of Jld vrnfa e of Childhood Sunday Scio Is and the Side Rda'ion to the Church. This institution claims our interest and assistance because of its superior moral power. Its moral power is inferior to that of no other institution or instrument of Christianity. Preaching itself has to do chiefly with adults this preaches the Gospel to childhood. Which is the most hopeful endeavor? The Sunday school has two grot condi tions of moral power. First. The word of G' d is its test-book that word which is quick and powerful. The Bible is the force which it habitually applies. All its instructions are subservient to the illustra tion and enforcement of Biblical truth. In this respect it certainly claims rank with the pulpit itself. Second. It applies this highest moral force to the earliest and best susceptibilities of human nature to childhood. Child hood inherits depravity toubtless as it in herits the physical and mental iufirmities of our race, but who questions its superior moral susceptibility ? Childhood has one moral advantage over adult years which is of inexpressi! le value in its relation to religions instruction it is not unbelv ning The tacit infidelity vhich infects all adult hearts, and which is the most formidable difficulty in the way of religious convictions and religious trust, belongs not to our first years. God him self has made childhood trustful, believing, implicit. It is the most marked law of human development. And why has he made it so ? Why, but because he would have us form effectually the moral charac ter of the child before it enters upon the perils of its later years. The moral educa tion of children is a natural duty, for it is a natural necessity, founded in the very constitution of the child. It cannot be evaded. If it is not well directed it must be ill directed. The power of making the child a demon or an angel is almost exclu sively in the hands of those who have charge of its first years. A"-ain. childhood is not in that fearful state which we distinguish, wrongly per haps, as " Gospel hardened " it has not by long familiarity with, and practical re sistance of the Gospel, become indurated in its moral sensibilities. Its conscience is tender, its fears readily awakened, its af fections easily attracted. And in these re spects is it pre-eminently fitted for religi ous influences. And still again, it has the great advan tage of more tenaci'y in its impressions, if not in its resolutions. Once teach a child the great truths of religion, and you have written ineffacebly the Gospel upon his soul. He may iudeed resist it, Vut he can not forget it. The truth ever lingers with him, ready at the opportune moment to ut tcr its warning or saving voice. What, Christian labors then are liKe those which aim at the religious education and salvation of the voting? Where, Christiau reader, can you devote your en pr trios to better advantage than in this (5 a sphere ? And if the opportunity exists, does not the opportunity itself become an all-commanding duvy ? Every prison that you enter in Christen ; doni will give you a similar result. Sun- day schools are the best police provisions of states, the best as well as the cheapest defense of nations. The criminal systems states are adopted almost exclusively to punish and suppress vice, rather than to prsvent it. This is their egregious defect . they stagger unJtr it, and the world is still riotous with crime. Education, espe cially by the common school, is an a tempt, and, at whatever expense, a cheap one, at a better policy at prevention instead of cure. Yet even education, as a mental training, fails to have any very profound effect on the morals of states. Its statistics show alarmingly its insufficiency. Against the training of the Sunday school no such defect can be alleged. Its whole aim is moral; it wields, as we have shown, the greatest instrument of moral power in the universe the word of God ; and it acts on the best moral susceptibilities of human itythose of childhood. A country whose children should be universally trained in Sunday schools, could hardly fail to be pre eminent in all public and private virtues. Lastly, you owe this duty to the church. The Sunday school has been called its nursery. Some one has -Jailed it the the ological school for the millennial. It came into use during the great resuscit tion ot relig;on under Wesley and Whitefield that epoch from which sprung Bible, and tract societies, and most of the energies of Piotestant missions. Since that notable oeriod evangelical revivals and labors have spread everywhere among the Angelical race. Sunday schools have doubtless had chief agency in this great change. Before their day youthful piety was not common ; youthful morally was expected in Chris tian families, and was expected to ripen into piety in manhood ; but now the con version of the young is looked upon as the hope of the church ; they crowd our altars in revivals, they give energy to tne opera tions of our churches, and the cross is borne forward over the earth in the vigor- s hand of the young manhood of the mi flJinvcli show ftrrQ. UC SiailniiLo ii int. . that nearly all our foreign missionaries, as well as most of our domestic pastors, nave me forth from the Sunday School. Un questionably the best way to tortity ana fill the Church is to multiply Sunday schools through the 1 md. The christian rld itself has never yet half calcinated the resources ot moral power wnicn iub institution offers. It will talte anoiner age, probably two more ages, to develop itfully. And even then, perhaps, it will remain a question whether it most blesses the Church by its influence upon the young who are taught, or its reaction upon the 7 adults who teach CA. Advocate ana Journal. European statistics on the subject are decidedly unfavorable to education. it cannot suffice without more training. State Pride. While we recognise the common brother hood of nations, there is an instinctive clin"-in' to the citizens of the same nation, in every man and a special interest felt for the well being of our own people. The honored name of our glorious Republic j abroad, inspires us with pride, and we j feel a glow of emotion, especially in a , distant land.at&e bare mention of its j name, and the sight of one of its humblest j citizens. Then, it is, we feel that the , whole Republic is ours, and the local distinc- j tions of State, county and town are lost ! sight of. Yet even then, it cause arise 10 direct our attention to the subject, our State pride, either inflated or wounded, at any occurrence which may produce the one or the other. At home, while engaged in the whirl of buiness, our feelings are somewhat d.ffer ent. Each citizen of the several States, feels that there is a common bond which unites him to the people, the interests, the destinies of his own State. Whatever is likely to affect her interests prejudicially or favorably, he cannot be indifierent to ; and however feeble his influence or meager his means, there is a strong and noble im pulse moving every true hearted citizen, to risk his all in her defence, or to promote her welfare. Selfishness, that which looks only to indi vidual personal benefit, does not control the efforts or limit the sacrifice of the true (itizen. He is naturally jealous of her fame and o' her protjy, and steadily resists all attempts to hamper her enterprise or clog her way in the path to success. Now these are the feelings we have for North Carolina. She possesses the elements and resources of a great State. The nur ture and exercise of the true spirit of enterprise and State pride, can alone develope those resources, and place her in the position she ought to occupy. To stand by and wait the turn of the wheel of Fortune, or to leave to others, because they possess more means and more cnter nrise, to develope her resources, is a posi tion too degrading and humiliating for freemen. To raise the cry af poverty -or inability, as an excuse for our indolence, is a craven spirit, which already has shut us out from the contest with other States in the career of prosperity. Let us help ourselves, is the true philoso phy ; then we can meet our enemies in the gate, and throw back in their teeth the taunt and jeers, which they have been wont to throw at us. We have heard of some North Carolinians, who are really ashamed to admit th t they belong to our honest Old State. They blush at the mention of her name, and hear in silence the abuse which is' heaped upon her by citizens of her sister States. Such North Carolinians have our consent to leave at any moment. We could not affiliate with such men. We should dislike to be obliged to touch them with a forty-foot pole lest we should be contaminated. Washington Dispatch. ' American Bible Society. The stated monthly meeting was held at the Bible House, in Astor Place, on Thursday, the 6th inst., at half past four P. M. ; the Hon Luther Brandish in the chair, assisted by Wm. B. Croeby, Benja L Swan, and Francis Hall, Esqurs. , Bjev. Dr. Krebs read the 46th Psalm and offered prayer. Four new auxiliaries were recognized : one in each of the States of Kentucky, Iowa, Missouri, and Arkansas. Communications were received from various parts of this country and from abroad, of which the following were of special interest : One from an old correspondent on the Rio Grande, urging the importance at this time of circulating the Scriptures in Mexico, aud recommending a well qualified agent for the service. One from Mr. J. W. Stone, in Brazil, in regard to extensive distributions by him. One from agent Bliss, in Turkey, showing the increasing desires of Mohammedans to read the scriptures. One frvdi Rev S. H. Calhoun, of Mount Lebanon, to the same effect. One from lie v. 11. Montsalvatge, at Oran in Algeria, showing the growth of Protestant and and evangelical religion among the French and Spanish residents there. In the course of the meeting the Rev. Dr. Edgar, from Ireland, one cf the Vice Presidents of the Hibernian Bible Society, was introduced, at made an address full of encouragement to those engaged iu Bible distribution. He show ed the close connexion which the Bible has had there in the great religious movement going forward.ond the new desire awaken ed for searching the Scriptures in order to test and settle religious opinions. A practice like this we hear of in other coun tries and places where the papacy abounds a ho eful feature of the times, as it is in plain harmony with the teaching of Christ in John v. 39. The issues for September were 47,461 volumes ; the receipts, $39,092 24. A Slanderer of Sorth Carolina. Traveling on the cars from O to M , not long since, in the night, we happened to get into the same box with an individual answering to the name of 4 Bat ;' and his description of Norf Ker lina,' her manners and customs, gave the listener anything but a favorable impres sion of the tar and turpentine State, thus: Why, gentlemen, a dog w h a long tail in North Carolina would b as great a show as a nigger with three heads.' ' Why so?1 asked several. ' They cut 'em off to prevent them knocking off the huckleberries when they are chasing foxes and rabbits that ran thro' the woods.' ' Phew ! came from a listener. ' Fact, certain as rain ; and you never see a man or boy there with buttons on his pants.' What then?' asked one. Pegs,' replied the ever imperturbable Bat Wear buttons all off climbing after persimmons.' ' Go it Bat,' cheered an acquaintance. And I'll tell you another thing,' he continued: 'they have to bell the little niggers there just as we do calves.' '"What for? So their owners can tell which gopher hole they're in.' A general scream followed this the e gine squealed, and we all jumped off at M . Approved Remedies. For a fit of passion. Walk out in the open air ; you may speak your mind to the winds without hurting any one, or pro claiming yourself a simpleton. For a fit of idleness. Count the ticking of a clock ; do this for one hour, and you will be glad to pull off your coat the next and go to work. For a fit of Extravagance and Folly. Go to the workhouse, or speak to the in mates of a jail, and you will be convinced, " WTho makes his bed of brier and thorn Must be content to lie forlorn. Go into the rhnrehvard. and re'ad the gravestones; they will tell you the end of ambition. The grave will soon be your bed-chamber the earth your pillow, corruption n,l t.l. worm vour mother and sister. For a Fit of Despondency. Look on the good things which God has given you in the world, and to those which he has promised to his followers in the next. He who goes into his garden to look for cob webs and spiders, no doubt, will find them ; whi e he who looks for a flower may return into the house with one blooming in his bosom. : For all Fits of Doubt, Perplexity and Whether they respect the bodj or Fear. the mind whether they are a load to the shoulders, the head or the heart the fol. lowing is a radical cure which may be re lied on. for 1 had it from the Great Phy sician "Cast thy burden on the Lord, and he will sustain thee." For a Fit of Repining Look about for the halt and the blind, and visit the bed ridden, and the afflicted and deranged; and they will make you ashamed of com plaining of your lighter afflictions. mothers and ministers. In a late address upon the increase of the ministry the following noble things were spoken : This instrumentality is owing in a good degree under God. to parental dedi cation and training. There is a power in thef.mily covenant and family work, which God sanctifies, has sanctified, and will sanctify, from one generation to another. Sir, I yesterday saw in this assembly a venerable and lovely Christian matron, a mother in Israel, who has our sons in the ministry of Jesus Christ. Every one of the sons whom God gave to her she con secrated to God, and trained up to God in the work of the ministry ; and behold the honor that God has set upon her, in her maturing old age. Mr. Moderator, when I saw her I felt like bowing rever ently at her feet, and as one of the sons of the church, exclaiming in her presence, " Mother!" Vho shall ever know the covenant power of parents, and perhaps especially of mothers, in bringing their sons to Jesus, and in introducing them as preachers of the cross,into the waste places of the earth V ' From the N. Y. Observer. TaBk With a Quaker. Many long years ago I was teavelling through the upper portion of Lowdon coun ty, Virginia, and had just crossed the Blue Ridge, when I overtook a venerable man, well dressed, with a broad brim hat. Ho was a Quaker. I had from early youth admired the simple manners, the steady industry, the unsullied morality, the peaceful habits and kindly affections of this remarkable people. "1 perceive,' said I. 'that you belong to the Society of Friends. He assented. 'Is it your belief that the Scriptures are the secondary revelation from God, and that the true and iufallible touchstone of faith and practice i3 the light which light cneth every man that cometh into the world?r Yes.' 'Is that light infallible, but universal?' 'Most certainly.' 'If this be so, how comes it that in dark and heathenish countries, were the Bible has never come, children, where their pa rents become old and helpless, will delib erately dig their grave, strangle them with their own hands, and declare the act meritorious ; whereas in all countries where holy writ is known, it would be murder in the first degree?' , He could not answer the question. "Is it the creed of Quakers there is no original sin ?" "We do not believe in such a dogma." "I presume, however, you all admit that God is infinitely just and merciful ?" "Oh yes." "If so, and there be no original sin, how comes it th:.t an infinitely merciful God will allow an infant only three weeks old to endure the most excruciating agonies and heart rending pains, until death terminates its agonies, and all the time the child is perfectly innocent and free from any kind of sin ?" "Friend," he replied, "I wish thee and Thomas Mott (who was a celebrated Qua ker preacher) could converse on these to pics Thee must know that I had not a birthright, but in order to obtain my wife, was bound to enter our society." The road here forked wc separated and met no more. The Curate who JTlended Clocks. A Curate in the south of France was accused before his bishop of degrading his sacred function by mending clocks for hire. " Does he neglect his official duties f' said the bishop : ' ' No," replied those who had brought the impeachment, "he is a good preacher, and a good man, kind to tho poor, attentive in administering to the afflicted. But it seems scandalous to us that the holy office should be desecrated by mechanical labors and sordid gains." "Summon him before me," said the bish op. The curate obeyed the summons, and stood before his bishop. " Monsieur le Cure," said the bishop, " I have received a grave charge against you. It is said that you degrade the priestly functions by mechanical and mercenary labors." ' It is not to be denied, my Lord," replied tho curate, " that I have performed such la bors. My salary was so small as scarcely to suffice to keep soul and body together, and left nothing for hospitality and charity. Having a mechanical turn, I have atteropt- j ed, a3 far as I could do so without infring- ing on my ministerial duties, to pieco out my scanty ineoine by mending clocks, for which I did not disdain to receive a com pensation." "Your own confession," said the bishop, "renders further process unnecesBary. I cannot permit the holy office to be associ ated with a trade. The care of souls de mands all our time and thoughts It be comes my duty to administer to yon an ef fectual admonition to devote yourself in fu ture wholly to your ministry. You will find your sentence in this paper." So saying, he handed to him a paper, which he had the meanwhile been writing.' The poor curate took the fulmination of episco pal wrath and withdrew. When he open ed it, he found it a presentation to a hand some living. Some American congrega tions would do well to act on the principles which prompted the bishop to this just aud wholesome act of severity. The best way to prevent the desecration of the sacred of fice by incompatable pursuits is to make it unnecessary. . From Russell's Magazine. Ur. Capers in College. Dr. Capers was but a short time in Col lege as a student, but duriug that time he was the favorite of all his companions. His humor, and good humor, were inex haustible. With the most irreproachable conduct, perfectly free from any taint of the somewhat loose life and opinions common in that day, he combined a cheerfulness, vivacity aud wit that were irresistible. It was somewhat singular that one who was destined to be so great a light and orna ment of the Methodist Episcopal Church should have been the happiest of mimics in imitating the real or supposed peculiari ties of its itinerant ministers. Yet such was the fact. We have known him to take a chair or table for his pulpit, and a sentence from a chance volume as a text, and deliver, with a fluency which he never afterwards surpassed, a discourse, in what was thought the Methodist manner, that was certainly more amusing to his audience than those of subsequent years, if not bo edifying. His stories were nuracr us and admira bly told. One we remember yet. It re lated to the wonderful and sudden conver sion of Amos Debus. We will venture to give its outline. Amos Debus was a gay j fellow, often at frolics, fond of dancing, and addicted to peach biandy. One night, very late, about one o'clock, returning on foot from a corn-shocking or quilting par ty, he encountered a heid of cattle in the road. It was dark, the potations were running riot iu his head, and by some strange involuntary manoeuvre, he found himself astride a large black bull. The bull, as much astonished as his rider, took to his heels along the road, Amos hold ing on with desperate tenacity.as a drunk en man holds on to the ground for fear it may run away from him, when he falls, and is too far gone to get up again. In their ca reer they passed a deep swamp, with its frogs in full concert. Amos began to fan cy that the sound- were articulate. They became more and more plain. At last there was no mistaking them. The voices uttered sounds to which Amos listened with astounded ears and hair erect. t The small croakers in a treble voico squeaked out, "Amos Debus, Amos Debus ; the tenors added "on a black bull, on a black bull;" the great bass singers roared ami thundered "going to hell going to hell." Notwithstanding his alarm, Amos Debus reached home in safety.. The impression produced by the terrible frog concert was deep and lasting. He foreswore peach brandy and dancing parties, became a bet ter and wiser man, and a worthy member of a Christian CLurch. Thd story of which we have given the outline, when dressed in all the charms of the narrator's voice and manner, produced an effect on the student audience that can be imagined only. In subsequent years we had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Capers frequently in the pulpit which be so great ly adorned, where, from his eloquent lips : " in strains as sweet as angels use, The Gospel whispered peace, where he bound up the broken hearts, re claimed tha wanderer, and won multitudes to the cause of the Saviour, whom he so greatly loved, and so faithfully served. Little Fncts for Little Folks. "I wish I could mind God as my little dog minds me," said a little boy, looking thoughtfully on his shaggy friend, "he al ways looks so pleased to mind, and I don't." What a painful truth did this child speak. Shall the poor little dog thus readil j obey his maetcr, and we rebel against God, who is our Creator, our Preserver, our Fa ther , our Savior, and the bountiful Giyer of every thing we have? A maxim of Washington. "Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called eon science." - ' a ' i ty

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