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PUBLISHE WEEKLY BY A COMMITTEE OF JHHTISTE3.S FOB, THE METHODIST EP SCOPAL CHU&CH, SOUTH. EUFUS T. HEFLIN, Editor.
RALEIGH, THURSDAY, D EC E UBWTTTs 5 9 .
VOL.IV--NO. 51.
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ORIGINAL
For the N. C. Christian Advocate.
la the interval between what is related j J" um.-u.ujr ,
. ,T i v f t I wore one frown borrowed from earth ;
of my prejudices against Methodism (alias Yct j thought ,tma Tjeaven.
Arminianism) aud my .conversion, my I beheld, and Lo ! in a garden
convictions began. I was now a mar- I Where flowers bloomed, (for flowers
ried man, and a man of family ; and my j In every world I saw did bloom)
., .... . . ua ! I saw a marble atone, which told,
responsibilities increasing, soon showed , Q
mo that it was not in man to direct his For wheu tbe gateg were ciosedj
paths. Some cf my former associates and j Xnd all seemed safely houseed ;
confidants professed religion and joined the Then the cold and unrelenting hand
Methodist CuWu.and eventually my wife. Of death, took hold upon the ni-st lovely,
. , t 11. j 3 r And esteemed of this city, ana laid
During this tune I attended one of those : beneath dod
meetings, when several persons professed ; Agajn j weot, became Heaven seemed do
to bo happy in the love of Gad, a familiar ( " filed,
friend of mine came to me and persuaded j But soon my tears were dried ;
in ifive mv heart to God he knew
nothing or but little of tbe hearings of my
bosom that day. I g-ot out of the way as
soon as possible, and that evening 1 prom
ised myself I would never do as I had done.
But I then began to loam the deceiifulness
of the human heart. I found in a very
short time, when I would do good evil was
always present, tor tiie good i would 1 do
not, but the evil I would not, that I do. I
then be can to crv out like St. Paul, Bom.
i lii i, t
mi, m2i U;i wretched man that L am, wuo
, , , . .
shall Oliver in.- from tao bouy of this
death I About this time I heard some such
exresio:i as this, said to have been from
an Autiuondan co-avert : he (tho convert)
wont to heaven
vision or dream, ac-
lied b
angci ; a
;i 1 whilst there
Lo was shown the b--antics ot the place and
the heavenly choir almost enchanting: and
after l-chsg shown the rollouts harping, on
t-ieir harp,
bethought to ask his
guide where the people v.vr
called Meth-
odists. Oh, sail he, come this way, and ;
. t' ... . . ? -V . :
en mo ouis.v n- v. i:u: i-iae-c i.i'- eie wiu- .
ted out to him in a log p -;i. His guide re
marking, they the. Methodists, made so
much noise .-.outi!-' tnoy nad to ue kept ,
in an o'lt-of-th j-'.vay place. M3' convictions ,
stiU incrcfsi-ie:, I Lcau to wish it mitrht
bo permitted me a rJItin-r place in the log
. ,. , '1 , :
rcn, i:i an out-ui-the-v a v ruace. Auout
1 '
this time there is, as exp-.-cted, a newMeth-
odist circuit liier a!oi:g ; and sure enough, i
reluinisi" fr a Bar.risi meeting, home,
v .T., .u',,..(;n. r
0 wcreuvni-iKrii ty a granger. acM.-ting
. , J . ..
us with, do 3 JJro. so and so, live near ;
us J ... . ;
s, -re ' We i. '.ie ". v--s. Hm sai l he v.-:.s , ;
Methodist pret.cb.cr snt to the circuit and ;
Klioulu picacii at -
-, i.n a certain day.
My curiosities :mi prejudices were arou.v?a.
At the same time my wife iu-isted on my
invitiuc him liome with us. I took good
care, when arriving at Bro.'s r.tad to stop;
for I began to thmk l;o was going home
with us any Low. to notify him that that
w-:3 the road be sought. I attended his
appointment. He bad the reputation of
beinc a Boanories. I b--m to think he
had gained it fairly. We became now fa
miliar: he became a guest ot my house. 1
did not often give hiai the chance to slip in
a word edgewise about religion, but kept
hint pretty w-11 posted up with other peo
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r-ie s ar:;;:rs leaving mm to ttraw ins own in- )
"" I
ferenee as to mine. After months of men- j
tal surcrii:gs,eonseijtHnt upon my ownsti- j
lied convictions, 1 at last g- t the consent of j
my mind to be an open seeker cf the reli- j
giou of Jesus Christ, and when I became
honest with myself and my God. I fuily j
decided to obtain religion on any terms God j
might see fa to give it. I believed God,and !
it was accounted unto mo for righteousness; j
I could then s:ry with David, com ul! ye j
ends cf the eartfi, and I will tell you what i
the Lord has done," &e. I remember the 1
hymn of praise first ushering from my soul, j
"Oh, hallelujah, how I love my Saviour, ' '
&c. Closing the reflections of that happy j
hour, I will continue Xo. 3 with what fol
lowed. Yours, ONE8IMU3.
Belvidere, X. C Xov., 1859.
For the X. C. Christian Advocate.
I had a dream,
It was not all a dream
I slumbered not neither slept,
Yet I dreamed.- It was,
A dream of consciousness.
For awhile, I saw my own true state,
Of '.opravity. I was sad, and wept,
Because of its nothingness for good,
Its greatness to do evil.
I laid aside this body ;
This depraved and sinful flesh.
My spirit only existed in tins mysterious
urea in.
The energies of my soul were aroused, ;
My better faculties were unmantied.
' I solved mysteries. I to k
The wings of angels, the velocity of light- '
ning.
I soared from earth. I turned to behold 1
it once ;
Xo more I turned for 'twas sinful,
And sable darkness covered it.
I sped on. I regarded not time nor space,
iJufc sped onward and onward.
The last star had been passed ;
Its form, its beauties forgotten,
And s til i I sped onward.
Suddenly the light of a new world.
Glowing with its more than ethereal bright
ness, ;
Presents itself to my eye. ;
Inspired with new zeal, j.
I winged my way to its grandeurs.
'Twas a city, with wails wide and idnng : 1
Beyond ail earthly strength.
A mighty gate, barrel the way j
To its streets of beauty and loveliness.
I Yet at my approach it opened,
! And soon I was numbered with its inhab
itants
t mi,i ..... I. .:n
; I-or a voice, ot iue-gmng power,
Echoed through the city, and cried
"This is not lkavtn. '
Again I was fcorne, on the swift
Aud tireless wings of imagination.
Soon this city was lost iu the far off dis
tance.
Another light on the walls of
A more glorious city, for I visited
Three .. Lriyht, met my gaze.
, j was carried to its portals
, Its gates of burnished brass,
; And precious stones, flew open wide.
! I was borne in, and lo ! death
. . '
j W itii all us stings, was never known
, Ju that Mightfa city
, But care and anxiety were there.
Blasted hopes, when all seemed bright,
Had smitten the fondest heart.
Ail else was beautiful exceedingly beau-tif-.l.
Again my heart was sad, for
1 could nut live where care and blasted
Lones,
Forevcr reigned, and vet r.ot die.
But the same sweet, consoling voice,
That bade my tears be dry,
Again echoed "tiix in not Heaven"
Bourne as on swiftest angel's wings,
T losf. t!i.j isl'-rfit fit this nitw
-o-- " v
"kill I sped onward at last
j I hove in sight of mansions,
.Numerous, all set in order and prepared,
The wails wre tali aud wide:
But of transparent glass
Its gates were set with diamonds.
Ef foundations past description
1 ioukeu m how giorious I how dcsira-
tit c
Lie i
Itri sirecis were of the purest gold.
Xo sun was seen tu dhLie nor moea, ,
I'ur its own glory was its lijihf.
luronn tlicse unbounded reeions
. , . . 0, ,.
Ot unceasing and everlasting bliss,
v , 0 .. 0
Ao ucatn 'rroau, nor parting sign,
ps ever known or felt ; but all
Is peace, happiness and bliss.
While thus i stood and gazed
L'puu its loveliness, I saw
Thousands, all clothed iu spotless white
Come in, and join thy joyful numbers
Of these celestial bands
Then tha; sweet that charming voice
V hispercd in my ear,
"This is Iltav.n."
U. W
Selected for the X. 0. Cli. Advocate.
TSsc Yitfliiias.
Amid the varied, countless throng,
That moved in constant rush along
j he Gotham of this western world,
Like autumn leaves by tempest hurled,
One chilly morn, with tattered dress,
With looks that spoke of deep distress,
And slow, weak step, a woman passed,
Within her arms she tightly grasped
A little cofhu rudely made.
Consumption's work was plainly seen,
In shadowy form and pallid mein,
A holloiV-c.uigh, painful to hear,
Made it more evident appear ;
Her bro w was furrowed de p with care..
I'rom out her eye gleamed wild dispair,
By heedless people rudely brushed,
She wept, her soul was trampled, chrush
cd. Tears on the little coffin fell.
From one who coldly proffered aid,
Iu weak and tremb.iug tones she said
"Kind sir, I know not wdiat to do,
Whither to look or where to go .
Here I am friendless and a one,
Home, health, aud hope, all, all are
gone.
Xor place to lay my coffined dead.
Save that which charity shall give."
"Madain, how came you friendless here,
Come, quickly tell, 1 want to hear ?
I came with one who was to me,
More than all others e'er can be,
And who was he ? A villain wretch,
One whom the hangman had to stretch. '
"Oa ! sir such cruel words forego,
I cannot hear you call him so,
"Twas all rum's aoings, poisonous
rum.
Dwelling beneath affection's eye,
My childhood's years passed gaily by ;
A joyous, heated, bustling oride,
To another's home another's side ;
Another's joys and griefs to share,
I passed fVom 'neath parental care,
And he so noble, generous, true,
Ardent, aspiring, guileless too ;
To him I looked in trust and pride.
"But, ah ! the vile destroyer came,
Couched in the wine cup's ruby llanic,
In vain, iu vain, reform did call,
lie fell! ah, me, how great the fall !
Where I had seen hope's roses bloom,
Was now dispair and darkening gloom
He died alas ! the drunkard's death,
A cursing with his latest breath,
He could not help it, crazed with rum.
"My children died with want and hun-
And now alone I'm left to wander."
3'cr story so heartrending told,
She paused, and Bcemod benumbed with
cold,
The north-wind chillingly did blow,
And o'er her strewed the drifting snow.
I looked upon her, and I thought,
What wrecks intemperance has brought,
Of broken households broken hearts.
Intemperance, thy blighting breath
Is freighted with diseae and death ,
And not alone thy victims dwell
In poverty's dark, dismal cell
Iu palace homes, in princely halls.
Where roses twine on frescoed walls,
All bathed in floods of brilliant light,
The serpent lurks in goblets bright,
And those who sip tia death to
- them. -
SELECTIONS
.Letter from China.
Shanghai, China, Sept. 1st, 1859.
Rev. C. C. Gillespie.
JIj Dear Brother : It has been but a
few weeks since I wrote to 3'ou, but in
these times of trouble I know you are
anxious to know how things are going on
in Shanghai. Myself, wife and little boy
are very well, but our little daughter has
been sufleriug from diarrhea for more than
two months of this summer, and is still
quite unwell. We have concluded to send
her and her little brother fo America for
Christian education. "We feel it a duty
we owe to them and an unavoidable neces
sity. Some may think us wanting in
parental affection but it is that very af
fection for them, which would lead us to
j make so great a sacrifice. We believe it
j to be necessary to their temporal, as well
! as their spiritual welfare that I hey should
1 leave a heathen land and go to the home
of our Fathers. Xone but parents among
a heathen, sin-loving people, can know
the many difficultias attending the moral
instruction of their children while in such
close proximity to such a people. It is
painfully distressing to see their young
minds so early imbued with the supersti
tious beliefs current among the heathen
Xo one knows what wo sometimes have
suffered in consequence of this. Thus wo
I feci the duty to be a plain one, though it
! may be painful, and i" Jolug so we com
I mend them to tho care of a covenant-keeping
God. It is only under the strongest
I convictions of duty to God and toourbii-
dren, that we are led to take such a step,
j Aud we pray God, if it be His holy will,
i that they may be qualified to be mission
' aries of the cross, to bear the glad news of
the gospel of our Saviour to a dying hea
then people. Thus uuder these convic
tions, iny wife and our two children will
leave Shanghai about the first of October,
on the ship X. B. Parmer, in company
with another missionary's wife and her
. two children, who leave here on account of
his ill-health. I ask your pikers and the
v prayers of the Church in their behalf.
Mrs. Larnbuth will be in America but two
; or three months before she returns and I
' hope she may be able to see our dear
" Christian friends in Xew Orleans as well
' as in Mississippi. "We both love the Mis-
sionary work, and if the Lord wills, we
hope to spoo l many a long year in China,
pointing the heathens to Jesus, as the only
Saviour of the world. Yre both regret ex
' ceediugly, that one of us is to be separa
ted from the Missionary field of labor, but
it is only a few months, and we hope that
much good will do the result of her visit
home, both to herself physically, and to the
misionary cause.
Everything seems now more quiet in
Shanghai, than it was two weeks since.
A system of kidnapping Chinese for im
portation to the West Indies, was carried
on by thou own people after night-fall in
the disguse of foreigners, and the populace
became so enraged being under the im
pression that it was foreigners so that it
was dangerous at one time to go out of our
houses. Several foreigners were killed by
mobs and some wounded, at different pe
riods of the excitement. We all fled from
our houes at mid-night and the disturbance
was more general than I had ever seen iu
Shanghai. But the truth will out in time,
and three of their own people being caught
in the very act, their heads are now sus
pended from the city wall to give warning
to all others. The depot of the English,
at the mouth of the Pi-ho has greatly em
boldened the people, and their action to us
now, are vastly different from what they
have been .1 hey arc ready to insult you
at every corner, were they not afraid of
their own authorities. I was stored at my
own Church, but a kiud Providence pre
served me from all harm. Two other
Missionaries have boon stoned since then ,
but no hirin done. Two churches were
torn to pieces the morning or the night af
ter I was stoned. Some two of the offend
ers were caught and imprisoned. One in
each church with a yoke around their
necks. And their they made their home
for two mouths. The Churches are now
being repaired and the expenses to be de -frayed
by the Chinese Government.
Our minister, Mr. YvTard, has just re
turned from Peking. He was in the city,
but did not see his Imperial Majesty, be
cause he would not perform the "Ka-der,"
or, in English, to knoce his head nine
times to the floor in ther presence of thf.
Emperor. Tho Emperor seemed anxiou
to see Mr. Ward, but the custom of th '
court prevented . it ; so that the treaty
could not be ratified in the Imperial City,
unless Mr. Ward would consent to comf.
before ihe Emperor as directed. He ther
left Peking immediately, and the treaty
was ratified oa their arival back to the
Pi-ho.
Our missionary circle in Shanghai has
to lament the Iks of one of our best mis
sionaries, w,Veied on his way from Pe-
. V - -. '1 1 i. . . . . . T . 1
King, in eo"iiy wiin mv. ara ana
some 20 others- His name is William
Atcherson. He has gone to his reward
in heaven.
The letter which appeared in your pa
per some time since, seems to have crea
tctd some unpleascnt feelings. I have
reference to the letter which I wrote to
my fither. I have not seen the paper
which contained it, and have almost for
gotten the contents of it but be assured
that what I wrote to my father on that
subject was the truth and just what T felt
at the time that some one was at fault in
this matter. I shall be grieved if what I
have writen causes any unpleasant feelings.
But we can all testify, if it be necessary,
that tho delay of funds last year caused
derangement in all our plans for'working,
and we were compelled, finaly, to borrow
funds to buy our own bread.
The rest of our mission families are now
in good health. Xow, that all is becom
ing quiet ajaiu, our congregations are in
creasing in Dumber: I cannot say in inter
est, for the people are very suspicious of
foreigners since the late troubles iu Shang
hai. Although several of their own peo
ple have been beheaded for the very act
of which they accuse us, yct they are too
slow to acknowledge it, and still suspect us,
one aud all, as being engaged in kidnap
ping Chinese, though not one foreigner
has been detected. Our native members,
some of the:u, were quite alarmed at the
existing state of affairs ; but they were
calm and dtsii led for their Master, and
said they v?-re willing to suffer for II is
shIco, if need bo- I will send jou a list
ef their r.aao eleven iu al1, and, one on
probjtiuijfT I'iT ho Church t;tay,-aj tu
God for thcl?. Pray for them, my dear
brethren, individually, that God would
give them graee to sustain them in the
midst of a thousand temptations. Remem
ber us all in prayer.
May God abundantly bless you and
the whole church, is the prayer of your
unworthy brother.
J. W. LAMBUTH.
Fituzn'ic Prayer.
The excuse is too often made that fam
ily prayer cannot be maintained, on account
of the inability cf the head of the house
hold to lead the devotions of those who
dwell beneath tho roof. The truth is, it
is no excuse at all ; for the service, how
ever poorly or inadequately performed, is
better than its neglect. Its effect upon a
family can only be estimated by those who
have tried it, and know the good it accom
plishes. Whilst it ia of Divine obligation,
like all other matk-rs which are taught us
in God's Word, its results can be seen,
and are so sensible that we feci assured
heavenly wisdom alone could have devised it.
Indeed religion is intended to accompany
us in all our relations. We behold it as
suming its grandest proportions, its more
stately appearance, wheu the great con
gregations are gathered together for wor
ship. Descending a step, a lovely ex
hibition of its power is seen, when a com
pany of Christians in social worship pour
out their hearts to God, and each receive
from the other a measure of the fervor
which fills the soul of every believer. As
the circle still narrows, the family altar
gathers its little group at morn and eve,
to send their united supplication to the
Most High, and ih& r wceVness of domes
tic happiness is mingled in the cup of
thanksgiving, or softens the tear which
trickles do-vn the cheek when sorrow has
invaded 'the sacred spot we love to call
our home. And from that assembled fam
ily, each member at last retires to his own
closet, there to commune in secret with
his God, and to disclose to the Omniscient
the burden which weighs heavily, the
thoughts which distract, and the unholy
temper which mars the character.
A prayerless household is a godless
household. However much its members
may profess to the contrary, such is the
fact. God is not there honored in all
things, and the dishonor commences at
the worst point. Xo wonder, then, that
such an household should be a scene for
the display of pride and passion, of envy,
and hatred, and malice, of uncharitable
ness, of fearful strife, of heartlessness, aud
of worldlines3 in its most appalling forms.
To counteract these propensities the fam
ily altar and family prayer are powerful
antidotes. The day is well begun, when
thusco nmenced. A soothing, tranquili
zing influenca is poured upon every heart,
and every man goes forth from such a
service unto his labor until evening, fee
ling that God's blessing thus sought ac
companies him, and that God's favors goes
with him. Epis, llec.
Courtesy.
The innumerable fine and delicate threads
which true courtesy weaves, as woof and
warp, constitute the strength of the social
fabric. Courtesy is love embodied, and
rendered active and visible ; and love
tracts union and oneness, as when conti
guous water-drops rush into mutual bos
oms, and form river and lake. Conven
tional observances may drive men into
combinations, as external hopes force the
staves to become the barrel and the cask.
Ifut the drawings of love will attraetevV
through impediment and barrier, like the
magnetic influence that operates through
the vessel upon the mimic floating swan.
Courtesy is essentially different from
politeness, etiquette, manners. These may
become mere remarks of supreme selSsh
ness and hatred ; and they may be only
exhibitions for praise and profit. Cour
tesy has, indeed, no special form of man
ner, and yet never wars suitable and de
errous conventionalisms. Courtesy is in
herent, and ever the same; but forms of
politeness are shaped by accident; hence
the etiquette now reigning may be dethroL-
j ed in time, and the politeness of to-day
become rudeness or vulgarity.
Courtesy cannot be taught or learned ;
it cannot be put on or laid aside. Cour
tesy is felt mere politeness seen. The
former wins love, the latter respect. The
one bows gracefully and profoundly ; the
other can lay down a life. To become
polite, read Chesterfield ; to become cour
teous, read the Bible. Abraham, the
father of the faithful, and Paul, the apos
tle of tho Gentiles, bowed, indeed, with
courtly grace, respectfully ; but it was
their courtesy, manifest in look, word,
tone, manner, that revealcu their heart
love and melted other hearts.
The writer was passiug once along a
narrow pavement. A young man, in
coarse apparel, at our approach, stepped
aside, with gr?at alacrity, and into the
mud edging the path. lie did not brw,
he waved no band, be moved without
grace, and yet the whole was evident
courtesy.
Afser passing, the thought arose ; should
jro i-ot uvlvuovk lull,; u aud IlllUlli bllll for
behavior so unusual in a 'oung man in
this brazen age ! We went back. Offering
our bund, we said, "Young man, shake
hands with me !" " Certainly, sir, but
why do you wish it V " Because you are
a kind-hearted fellow, and a true gentle
man ; you gave all the path to me." " Sir,
I would step into the gutter for an elderly
man!" "God bless you, young man!
3Iay 3-ou become a believer in our Lord
Jesus Christ, whose servant I profess my
self; and may we meet in heaven, if we
never meet rn earth !''
Tears stood iu the eyes of both ; and
wheu we said good-bye, our hands seemed
to be a love-tie binding our hearts.
Reader ! "Be courteous ! ' Christian
Intel li'gewvr.
Literature aaul Science.
The charge of plagiarism recently re
newed against Bunyan in respect to the
authorship of " Pilgrims' Progress," ren
ders the following characteristic protesta
tion against early similar charges of more
than ordinary interest. It appeared as an
'Advertisement to the Reader," prefixed
to his " Holy War," which was published
in 1682:
Some say " The Pilgrims' Progress" is
not mine,
Insinuating as if I would shine
In name and fame by the worth of another,
Like some made rich by robbing ot their
brother ;
Or that, so fond I am of being sire,
1 11 father bastards ; or, if need require,
I'll tell a lie in print to get applause.
I scorn it ; John such dirt-heap r;ever was
Since God converted him. Let this suffice
To show why I my " Pilgrim" patronize.
It came from mine own heart, so to my
head,
And thence into my fingers trickled ;
Then to my pen, from whence immediately
On paper I can dribble it daintily.
Manner ad matter, too, was all my own;
Xor was it unto any mortal known
Till I had done it ; nor did any then,
By looks, by wits, by tongue, or hand, or
pen,
Add five words to it, or write half a lino
Thereof; tho whole, and every whit is mine,
Also for this thine eye is now upon
The matter in this mauner came from none
But the same heart and head, fingers and
pen,
As did the other. Witness all good men
For none iu all the world, without a lie,
Can say that this is mine, excepting I.
I write not this of any ostentation,
Xor 'cause I seek of men their commenda
tion ;
I do it to keep them from such surmise,
As tempt them with my name to scanda
lize ;
Witness, then, my name, if anagramm'd
to thee,
The letters make ' Xu hony in a B."
JOHX BUXYAX.
The Tioslon Courier says that Southey
mentions several works from which Bun.
yan had been most absurdly accused of
stealing; and, among them the ' Voyage
of the W andering Knight," translated from
the French of the Carmelite, Jean de Cor
thenay, and printed during the reign of
Elizabeth. This is the book to which tl t;
late charge refers. Carthenay's work wvi
an imitation of a French poem, compost I
A. D. 1310, by " Guill. de Guilleville,
monk of Chauliz," and entitled the "Pt
erin de la Vie Humaine." Southey says :
" there is a vague general resemblance i;
the subject of this work, and some occ: -sional
resemblance in the details; but tl
coincidences are such as the subject woul 1
naturally lead to, and the Pilgrim's Trc -gress
might have been exactly wtat it in,
whether Pnyan ' ad ever ncc thvbooi
urnot." No doubt " CI. de Gridevilhr'
is a mistake growing out of bad pemac t '
ship and printer's guess-work for " Guill
de Guilleville," and that the work recent
ly found by Miss Catharine Isabella Curt
is substantially the same as that mentione
by Southey.
My JLabor-Saviiig Husband.
Some husbads are more plague tha
profit, and make vastly more work thai,
they do; but mine is one to brag about.
When I was married, to my ghame be it
spoken, I had never made a loaf of broad
or a pic. I had no idea of saving tini"
or saving work. But I had a husbam
who had love enough for me to bear with
my simplicity and not scab when tin
bread was burned and tho pie not fit to
eat. Going into the kitchen one morning,
he saw me baking buckwheat cakes and
greasing the griddle with a piece of pork
on the end of a fork. He said nothing,
but went into the wood-house and soon
returned with a smoothly whitled stick,
about six inches long, through the split
end of which he had passed a folded strip
of white cloth, and then wound it around
the end and tied it with a bit of string.
So I had a contrivance which could be
dipped in melted grease and put it smooth
ly over the griddle.
One day he saw me scouring knives with
a piece of cloth. "Dear me," said lie, "you
will surely cut your fingers." So he con
trived a machine by nailing a board ju"w
of cork to a spool for handle, sinking the
head of the nail into the cork so f:n that it
should not touch the knife. This lifts the
hand from tho ha'ifc au d does not cramp
the fingers.
I used to ca.l him occasionally to thwack
over the heavy mattress and straw bed
for me. What a nuisance!" he cxclaiued,
and so replaced them by a spring mattress.
Of all the nice things for beds, this is the
best. It is always in place, requires no
shaking up, and it takes only three min
utes to replace the bed-clothes, and tho
bed is made. It always looks round and
inviting, and gently yields to tho weight
of the sleeper.
He saw the dishtowelshanging belter- skel
ter around the kitchen stove, and forthwith
made the most convenient hanging-frame,
over the wdod-box, where it can take upon
no room and is near the stove. Here tho
towels hang smootbly and always in
place.
I fretted because my refrigerator had
no shelves, and I could not make room
enough for all the meat, butter, and milk.
So he made two racks, and fitted ventilated
shelves from tbe one to the other. The
shelves are ventilated by being bored thick
with auger-holes, and can be removed for
scrubbing.
He is troubled to see me scw,sew stitch,
and makes sewing-machines the constant
topic of conversation. He reads to me
every advertisement and every letter from
women who praise them in the papers.
If he could make one, I should be in
possession of one immediately; but as he
cannot, I must wait till "the hip comes
in." These are some of the ways by which
he lightens the labor of tthe house. Would
more husbands were like him. Perhaps
another time I shall tell you how he con
trives his own garden tools, and saves
time and money by his ingenuity. Ohio
Farmer -
Fanner
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C Jinc Down to Your Circumstan
ces. And. when you have succeeded in effect
ing the difficult, but in no wise dangerous
descent, remain there. Tho cool air of the
place will not hurt you. On the contrary
it will do you a world of good. The fe
ver and heart-burn which affected you, you
will feel no more when once you have
actually "come down to your circum
stances." "But what's a man to do that has but
three or four dollars a week to live on?"
sounds out in a dissatisfied answer to our
injuctioa. You must live inside of four
dollars, if that is all you have. If you
don't do it, the debts that will accumulate
will kill the courage all out of you. If
you do it, the very minute that you can
manage to obtain higher pay you will be
gin to enjoy the feeling which plenty be
gets. Xobody knows hov good six dol
lars a week seems, as he who has for a
long time contrived to live on four or even
less.
The chief affliction and misery of pover
ty i3 the tormentin-g desire to have more
than you can get, -and the shame there is
in owning that you must deny yourself
many things that all about you possesa.
To those who care chiefly for externals
this is a very great trouble; but do not let
your life consist in the abundauco of tho
things that you possess nor your destruc
tion be tho lack of tho gooda of this world.
Work faithfully and patiently ; get
ahead as fast as you can, and as you go bo
careful to keep down tr your meant-; and
soon or late honor and happiness will cer
tainly be yours. Ledger.
A distinguished minister some years ago
declared, after an extensive and close ob
servation, that ho had seldom known a
Christian enjoy niucli comfort in religion
while ho l;ved, or die a peaceful and hap
py death, who had habitually neglected
attendance upon tbe Lord's Supper.
"Drink ye all of it," said tho Saviour,
blessing and extending tho cup of his
blood. All is plural, and refers to tho
company, and not the contents of tho
cup. "And they all drank cf it," writes
another evangelist.
Communion is not a privilege, merely :
it is a duty. "Do this,'"
Alas, what vain excuses arc framed for
neglecting the sacrameutal board !
Ij our ministers spread this board as
often as they should, for the ediCcation of
their fbx-ksr Remember the sacraments
are a part of the gospel.
It is well kuown that in npostolic days
tho Lord's Supper wa frequently admin
istered : some supose, daily ; others, that
it was at least every Sabbath. If no, how
vastly are we behind the Divine model,
both as regards frequency and heartfelt
interest If once a year satisfies us, is it
not a bad omen ? Or, if thus negligent,
is it any wonder that wo are left to walk
in darkness, and cry out, 4,Oar lean
ness XnnhvlUe A I rotate.
Hold 011, Hoy..
Jlold on to y our tongue wb'U you arc
just ready to swear, lie or ppeak harshly,
or s:iy any improper word.
Hold 0:1 to your band when you aru
about to strike, pinch, scratch, steal, or do
any improper act.
Hold on to your foot when you are 011 tho
point of kicking, running away from study
or pursuing the path of error, fchame, nr
crime.
IIoM on to you temper when you are an
gry, excited, or imposed upoD, or others
are angry about you.
Hold on to your In-art wheu evil associ
ates seek your company, and invite you
to join in their games mirth and revelry
Hold on to your good name at all timen
for it is more valuable to you than gold,
high places, or fashionable attire.
Hold on to tho truth, for it will servo
you well, aud do you good throughout
eternity.
Hoi 1 on to your virtue it is above all
I price to you, in all times and places.
! Hold on to your good character, for it
I is and ever will be, your best wealth.
Ilules for Lire.
1. Choose the path of virtue, and imi
tate a high pattern.
2. Do all the good in thy power, and
let every action bo useful.
3. Cultivate iby mind carefully it will
bo a store of pleasing reflection.
4. Bo diligent iu thy business, and
strictly upright iu all tby dealings.
5. Investigate affairs closely, and en
gage in them cautiously.
C. Lay thy plans with prudence, and bo
prepared for emergencies.
7. In all thy difficulties bo patient, and
overcome them by perseverance.
8. Do that first always which need do
. ing most.
Have a place for everything, and cv
' crvthing in its place.
ything in its phi
10. In all things le economical without
1 1 ..1
i meanness, auu com nine uiintv witn c.c
j gancc.
j Pkoratioxeius. Dr. MTjeiro has au
j editorial on " Probation The probationer
' docs not take tho church on triul ," in
j which we have these words:
j "The church takes the man on proba
l tion, but not the man the Church. Never
let that idea get abroad that anybody takes
the church ou probation. The church iH
an institution well kuown. Its doctrine
and rules are published, and may be read
of all. Jesus Christ, her Divine Head,
vouches for her purity, and truth. Wo
can never admit that tho character of the
church is an open question ; never. The
religious character of an individual is, and
requires proof. Some run well for a Ben
son ; many begin in the Spirit, and end in
the flesh; many are ready to join the
church for present advantage, or without
counting the cost. A good man, honest
and sincere in profession, and fixed in
heart to serve God and rest his soul, will
serve probation ; he is not hurt by it. In
his humility, no thinks himself not above
it. A bad man, a fickle man, needs it,
and the church is protected."