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The first four u.tys proceedings of Con
ference were reported in the last issue of
this papi-r. We resume the report as given
in the Beaufort Journal :
r iv in r. sr.uvici". s i m a
v. m ii i i i: , V...-K- nn,l
Aun t i n 11 o rtn-k, li.-onp 1-1113, ana
after sermon, Ordination of Deacons.
Ann St Ch :i o'clock, Rev 0 F Deems, D
D. After sermon. Ordination of Elders.
Ann St Ch 7 o'clock. Rev P Doi4, D D.
Baptist Church. 11 o'clock, Rev NF Reid.
" " 3 o'clock, Rev LRosser,D D
' "7 " Rev. W B Bowzee
African Ch 11 o'clock, Rev Ira T Wyche
" 3 ' Rev Mr Farrow
'7 Roy. P. B. Nicholson
m i rlth rW-
Ihe morning session opened win rtn-
.1:1, ,.,n.1n-ti-il hv
ffious exorcises. whicii were eouuuiitu vy
t, T
Lev m h 1 Vil.
The Bislion informed th- conference that
he ordained
day
.l.ll Thus S
v '"v
Whittiogtou, Nehemiah G Whittington,
Ilezekiah Farrow, Jess.; J Smith, Janies
A Stiydain. James R Sike, James E Cuth
rell, and V. D Hoover to the office of dea
con, and that he ordained Jos-.-ph Wheeler,
James W Wheeler, Moses J Hunt, Thos
L Triplet, Jas R Bobbitt, Marcus C
Thomas, Jesse A Cuninggim, Jos C Thom
as, Washington D Meat-mini 'and David
Brufon, e'-leis. su
hat P re.! Kistler late
li i-I taken the ordi-
a Lutheran Minister, ;
nation vows of an tide
William Closs prest
-and cvitiScat-.s of locn
i'e-d tlie credentials
ion of Chas K Par-
1
ker, a local deacon, which wore put on tile.
Oo motion it was usolved that D B
Nicholson, W II HoUiu and C V Jones
be a committee of coi.forem';' to comer with
the commute
o 1 tuO i o-
ii- l f Trustees of
'.ere, to examine
into, and report th- condition auu p-respects
rf the r:'r ,;i
A repori from E E i'ar-i;u;, President
of Warrentn Female Coil- ge was receiv
cl, read and referred to committee oa E -ueatioii.
The e"mmirtee to win it; was re-coinnnt-ted
the coanituttieation of J C iiranberry
and W T Sinithson reiative to the bnilditig
of a cl-.Uivli in Washington vby for the use
of the M E Church. SoiiiU. su' iiiitted a re
port, viiich being reed, A D Betts, and J
W Wluvb-r were ;:pp minted to receive the
i)tot. scit S.;.iU ai J.rive ft.-i;; 1. arid
forward proceeds.
A report from committee on parsonages
was received, read an
Tl:e ft port shows
a tOT't 'il.
1
that the number of
parsonages now witlna
coiir-'rence, is ..iu, ii
the bonnus or tao
at liior-' are in co-a-
tpi'i -eat ion. j ney uutlK-r recomu:
send the
building of others.
The Treasurer of the Mi-:nary Socie
tv, T II Se'.bv, reports that the receipts of
the Society huve bee:: 81', o.7-J up to
this day.
Tiie eoi;:n.itti: e on So:i day Schools suV
mirt ' t a r
rt, a part o wiiieu was a .op
t recoti!i!i:t;ed. In obedience
ted a:
to 1 he
1 a j),;
reo uiivm ellts it
-e of the r
g tell "C-rs
A Society
t ons a loi;
!.., ... 1 ', , r
-f the
Conference
iSunuav
t
were
elect
William B;u-.ii!L'--
P:-sidel:t
X !I D Wilson,
ra 1 '. yelie,
W;;i M Jordan,
ci.;:;i:'"AJ- v
I) D Xiel-oNo-.. W
j. reasiirer
Secretary.
ro:;s.
Pell. H H Gib-
boas, Jno W Lewis, Wm Closs, Chudes
Phillips. W C Gannon.
lay iit:kcto;:s.
T II
J A Arthur, II B Lilly, J
C IYnix, R T Berry, Vv'm (Overman, S B
Warren .
C F Deen: D D Vice President of Pa
rent Society.
On motion of Wni Ch;. s it was ordered
that the transaction of all private business
during conference hours be suppressed in
conference room.
O.i inoti :: of L j'.-i
that a committee of three
it, was ordered
be appointed to
draw up resob'.tions expressive of the fra
ternal rea-urd.s of this conference for the
Methodist P- Church, and to nominate a
v'sitor to the next. annurJ session of that
Lodv-
W E Puil, R T Heflin and Dr '
J . . . . !
Pectus were
inpoiUted to constitute tlie i
committee.
The committee on Sunday schools to ; i"-"- w a.iowe'i 10 n-imimisu uuu
tlom was re-committed the sixth resolu- ! self from collections taken, publicly or pri
tion reported yesterday submitted a report j vately, in the congregations. Pending the
recommending the raiii:g fi J5000 for the ! discussion the hour of adjournment ap
rr .iieral Sabbath sch'iol find, and on mo- ! proaehing, tlie time was extended,
tion it w;iS ordered that caidi Prtsi iing ; The roll ot members being called with a
et,.r be instructed to raise $l."iO annually view to ascertain amounts each would sub-
, , 1 .
(., flistrict for the period ot five years. ;
in
O'her committees not being reaoy tore-
I
iOr:
ana no juh-ici --
! ..i,?i.iv.nt'i t:.'. iiTfrif'd tlif bclie-
(in ujouo!" i.w.. . ......
diction bei'-g pronounced by Bishop E:;r-
m:s'o:;arv
SO'-
IKTY
ANXIVi
AI'.Y MEET-
t:,. ntitiiversary ni'et'.ng wa;
held in
1 tt j
. , ii street 31. E Church on Saturday
,,:,vr t 7 o'clock, D B Nicholson Pres. j
the chair.
Thetxeitiscd wrc iiiiro.'i.;..-"i with r
ing tlie scriptures, singing and prayer by
! Dr. Doub.
. The annual reijort was read by the Se-
cretary. The Treasurer's report was. read
by W E Pell, and on motion adopted.
Addresses were delivered by Bishop
: Early and Dr. Deems after which a collec-
i tion was taken up amounting to
j i . .
On motion the Society adjourned with
benediction.
MONDAY 1'Jtu.
The Society was called to order by the
President upon the adjournment of confer
ence. The auditing committee reported that
they had examined the Treasurer's ac
counts and found them correct.
A motion passed by which the Kesolu-
! tion authorizing the Presiding Bishop to
' draw on the Treasury for 325 in favor of
j v
I I H llill was reconsidered amotion to
;
j authoiize the Treasurer of the Society to
J
dw on the Treasurer for $275 in favor of
I 1,rc il'il was lull on the table. J W
j Tucker, J P Moore, C P Jones, B Crav
! en and W 31 Jordan were appointed a
committee to revise the constitution, and
so amend it as to enable the society to re
lieve the members of this conference labor
ing on missions and for whose support suffi
cient appropriations have not been made.
Society adjourned to meet at the call of
the President.
TiTSRAY. Sixtu day.
The religious exercises of the morning
were conducted by Rev. W II Bobbitt.
Minutes of yesterday, read, amended
and adopted.
A communication from Rev Marcus L.
Wo';d, Missionary elect to China dated
Wednesday l-ith hist., from the city of
New- York, on the eve of his departure to
his distant field of labor, was received, read
and on mo: ion ordered to be published in
V 0 C A iv icate.
Pen ling the disposal of the letter, II T
Ilefiiu read a communication from Dr.
Sehou relative to the meeting in N York,
and departure of the Mis-ionary.
The committee on Books and Periodi
cals submitted a report which was read,
and adopted.
Report recommends establishing Book
Depository in N. C, and closes with rec
ommending Quart' ri licv'e"1 ILime Cir
cle, A' C C l.'vo--aie, and advised an en
largement of Ah-oc-t1e, and an increase of
subscription price. The committee reports
an an ouut received for ro'divvtrig Ilcise- ;
at Nashville :3:J.07., and fir liook De- !
pository at Charleston $-JS8.77. j
The committee on Memoirs submit ted
brief memoirs of the life, service and death
of Enoch Moore. W Anderson and Wm
! I Lang lon, which
ad, and all or-
j dered to be printed.
The chairman of Joint Board of Finance
presented report which was read and adop
ted. On motion it was order Vi that balance
j in hand, about :J7. - ! paid to the order
j of the committee. 011 X'ecessitou.s Cases,
j Tlie chainnan of confefencc Tru.-tces re-
ports $11.7S0.:1.
j A report tron: commiltce on Fraternal
I Relations with 31 P Cmiier'nec was re
i ceived. read ami ; dopted Will Closs was
I appoin'ed visitor to next conference of 31
j I' Church, to convey to that body the ex
; pression of the sentiments entertaiued by
tiiis conference.
C P Jones, agent of Book and Tract
Society made a report, and on motion Jno
X Andrews and John S Long were ap
po'nted to audit the account of agent.
X F Reid from Publishing Committee
of X C C Ad voct. to made a report, advi
sing enlargement of raper and increase of
subscription price $i in sdvance, and
if payment be delayed till after six
months, and suggesting one of two plans
for the relief of the paper. The question
being diyided it was resolved to enlarge
paper and increase subscription price
On the plans for relief submitted, a spir- i
itcd discussion ensued. in w hieh D B Nich
olson, Wm Closs, Dr Deems, X F Rid,
II T nefiiii and others participated, and
finally on motion of Dr Deems, the follow
ing resolution was submitted as a substi
tute and adopted, that each member of the
conference be called upon to execute his
note to the publishing committee of the X
,J uvwjmc payaoiu 111 muviy uays aner
i 1 1 .1 . . . 11, . 1
date, for any amount that he may choose,
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scribe, al.out i2UU were raised.
On motion conference adjourned, the
benediction being pronounced by Bi.-hrp
Early,
W K D X E f A Y SEVENTH DAY.
Religions exercises conducted by Rev P
Doub, D i.
3Jinutcs ot yesterday read and adopted.
On motion the conference requested
Bishop Early to appoint J I Moore, agent
of the B ble Society, whenever he fchallre
ceive the .lppwintmr-nt from the parent so-al-
cietv.
The chairman of the committee on Edu-
cation, Numa F Reid, submitted a report
embracing Trinity Co'lege, Oliu Ilih
School, Cedar Grove Male Academy,
Greensboro' Female College, Wayne Fe-
male College, Raleigh Female Seminary,
Jonesville High Schools, Lenoir Collegiate
Institute, and Glen Anna Female Semina
ry, which was read, and the recommenda
tions of the several institutions contained
therein were adop ed The report was
then adopted and ordered to bo published.
Win II Wills, a minister of the M P
Conference was introducod by Bishop
Early, and welcomed by the conference.
On motion, W II Bobbitt, 31 C Thos
W C Gannon,.! W Floyd and J F Keerans j
were appointed trustees of Olin High
School.
On motion W IT. Bobbitt was appoin
ted trustee pf Greensboro Female College
to supply vacancy.
On motion R. G. Barrett was appointed
director in Warrenton Fjinale College to
fill a vacancy.
On motion, it was res Ived to appoint
visiting committees fur the schools under
patronage of the conference
The case of Ttev. Alfred Cavaness, a
local preacher of Franklinsville circuit,
charged with fraud and falsehood and
convicted and expelled by the Quarterly
conference, coming up on appeal from the
decision of the Quarterly conference, N.
II. D. IFilson appeared for the prosecution,
and R. S. Moran for the appelant. The
decision below was reversed.
'1 hat portion ot the report of publishing
committee lecommitted yesterday was
again taken up, and the following resolu
tions were introduced by Will Closs and
adopted.
Whereas, the conference has resolved
to enlarge the N. C. C. Advocate, and to
issue it at a higher j rice and on the credit
system; and whereas this pLn necessi
tates he raising of a capital of $f000:
Hesolved, That to each Presiding El
der's District be apportioned the sum of
$725, and the P. Elder's be requested to
raise with the aid of the preachers, the
same during the coming vear.
On motion time for adjournment was ex
tended. On motion any presiding eldsr was an.
thorized to employ Paul Kistler upon any
work where the good of the cause demanded
his services.
. Th" following preamble a;;d resolutions
were introduced by C P. Jones' and R T. j
Heflin which were read and ado ted bv !
1 a rising vote of the conference.
1 !
i Whereas authentic information has reach
' ed this Conference of the election of Rev
j C F Deems D D , to the Professorship of
, Rhetoric and Logic in the University of
Resolved, That we rcspecful'y request
Dr Deems to accept said Professorship,
when it is officially tendered. to him by the
Bo; rd of Trustees of that institution, pro
vided he can do so consistently with his
sense of duty to himself and to the church.
Dr Deems gracefully responded to 'die
action of the conference in a few chaste and
pertinent remarks.
On motion it was resolved to co-operate
with the Book Agent in his efforts for the
establishment of a Book Depository.
The following resolution introduce! by
J Reid was adopted by a rising vote of the
cont'.renee :
Resolved, that the visit of Bishop Early
j to our conference has been to us highly
, gratifying, and that we should be happy to
; have him visit our field of labor, during the
j ensuing conference year and spend as much
; time with us as his convenience will allow ;
; and, if practicable, visit us at our next con
i ference.
j On motion, N F Reid chairman of the
i Publishing committee was appointed to re
ceive the money and bonds contributed for
the relief of N C Advocate.
A report from Book and Tract Company
recommending amendments and alteration
! in original constitution, was read and adop-
ed.
1 he important amendments look to dis
con fleeting the company from the N C
Advocate and enable company to commence
business upon a capital of 5000,
Ou motion the executive committee were
authorized to appoint an Agent to collect
funds and take charge of Depository when
established.
On motion an executive committee of
seven consisting of T. II. Selby, C. W D.
II urchins, J. C. Palmer, A. 31. Gorman,
11 T. ITefiiu, O. P. Jones and Wm. Bar
ringer were appointed Executive commit
ter. On motion conference adjourned to meet
at 4 o'clock P. 31.
: The conference met ag-.in at 4 o'clock
! and the following resolutions were unani-
' inously passed
i Resolved, that the thanks of the confer-
j euce bo tendered respectfully to the Presi-
dents of the Atlantic and N C the North
; Carolina, Wilmington and Weldon, and
! the Raleigh and Gaston railroads, an i the
: Beaufort Steam Ferry Compan y for the
j facilities afforded us ou tneir roads, in at-
i tending the session.
Resolved, that we tender to the citizens
of Beaufort our grateful acknowledgements
for their hospitality and kindness, during
our stay with them.
Resolved, that the thanks of this con-
ference be tendered to the trustees of the
Baptist church, for the use of their House
of Worship during their session, j
Resolved that the Beaufort Journal,
Newborn Progress and N. C. C. AdVocute
be requested to publish the foregoing reso
lutions. On motion a certificate of locution was
granted to Jeremiah Johnson.
On motion II. C. Maynard was placed
on the list of supernumeraries.
On motion it wras resolved, that the 1st
Friday in April and September, be observ
as days of fasting and prayer by mem
bers of the conuectiou within the founds of
the conference.
On motion it was resolved, that the
thanks of the conference be tendered to
the Secretary and assistant for the able
manner in which they have discharged
their duties. '
The Bishop then addressed fJkjv confer
ence in a brief but affecting mi&n?l$tiUl;
proceeded to announce the appointments
as follow. ;: :
APPOINTMENTS,,
Raleigh Dist. D B Nicholson,P E.
Raleigh City, Joel W Tucker f
Raleigh City Mission, D C Johnson ;
Baleigh Col'd Mission, John L Newbv;
Raleigh Circuit, J B Bobbitt, R C May
nard, sup'y. " - -Tar
River, J B Martin, James Reid;
Louisburg, T P llicaud ;
Henderson, B F Long ;
Granville, W Harris;
Person, T W Moore, J P Moore ;
Ilillsboro' Circuit, Jno W Tinnin ;
f Ilillsboro' Station, O J Brent; v, .
( Chapel Hill, J A Cuninggim; ' :
Nashville, Geo E Wyche ; .
Rufus T Heflin, Editor of N C Christian
Advocate.
Gkkensboro' Dist. N F Reid, P E.
Greensboro', L L Hendren ;
Guilford, J B Alford;
Davidson, J W Lewis ;
Forsyth, D W Doub;
Winston Station, JE Mann;
Stokes, C M Pepper ;
Wentworth, D R Bruton;
Yancey ville, Win Barringer;
Leasburg. A Norman ;
Alamance, C II Phillips ;
Franklinsville, II T N Stevenson ;
Trinity College, B v ra'ssn;
High Point, jas F Smoot;
Ashborough, J C Thomas;
B Craven, Pies of Trinity College:
X II D Wilson, Agent of Trinity College.
SALisisrRY Dist Win II Bobbitt, P E
Salisbury. Thos W Guthrie;
Rowan, "It A Willis: ,
East Rowan, J J Ifinesi
.uocksville, 31 C Thoiuas.T B Reeks.sup'y;
Ireddl, Ij'C G:inn -U W WAlbea.sup'y;
South lrodbil, Ii S WcirSyJ ; '
lexander, J W Floyd ;
j Jonesville, Isaac F Keerans ;
Surry, Isaac W A vent ;
Wilkes, C M Anderson ;
Blue Ridge Mission. 31 N Taylor ;
Sauratowu, S Ilelsabe-rk.
Washington Dist. Ira T Wyche, P E.
Washington, Wm E Pell ;
Roanoke, A W Mangum, T B Kingsbury.
Warrenton, J N Andrews;
Plymouth, John W Jenkics,
Williamston. A Reaver ;
Greenville, N A II Goddin ;
Columbi-, Win FCIegg;
MatCamuskect, II II Gibbons ;
Bath, R D Meacham ;
Neuse, C P Jones ;
Tawboro Station, R S 3Ioran ;
Neuse 3Iission, N A Hooker;
Portsmouth and Ocracoke 3Iission, Wm H
Wheeler ;
Cape Hatteras, F II Wood ;
Roanoake Col'd M;ssion, 31 J Hunt ;
Tar River Col'd 3Iission. 31 II Hight.
Newisern Dist. Win Closs, P E
Newborn :
Centenary. J II Brent;
Andrew Chapel Mission, Wm II Barnes;
Newbern circuit, B B Culbrcth ;
Snow Hill Jas B Bailev ;
Wilson, II T Hudson;'
Edgecombe Col'd Mission, W 31 Walsh ;
Cotentnea circuit, J R Brooks ;
Smithfield, L Shell ;
Goldsboro', R G Barrett;
Everittsville, J II Wheeler ;
3Iorehead City, John Jones ;
Jones', J W Gunn ;
Trent, T L Triplett ;
Sloeum Creek, Col'd 3Iission, P W Yarrcll ;
Beaufort :
Ann St, James L Fisher ;
Purvis Chapel, Ishatn H Hill ;
Straits. John C Brent ;
C:.'pe Lookout, to be supplied ;
S 31 Frost, Pres't Wrtyne Female College.
Wilmington" Dist. C F Deems, P E.
Wilmington :
Front St, J S Long ;
Fifth St, Jos Wheeler ;
North East circuit, to be supplied ;
Top Sail, G W Deems ;
j Smithfield, J n Bobbins;
"I Cape Fear Col'd 3Iission, W 31 D 3Ioorc :
Whitesville, C W King ;
Elizabeth. Alex'r D Retts ;
Bladen, W B Richardson ;
Sampson, P J Carraway, L W JIartin
sup'y ;
( Duplin, B F Guthrie ;
X Onslow, S D Peeler.
Fayetteville Dist. Peter Doub, P E
Fayettoville, LS Rurkhead ;
Evans Chapel, Col d 3Iission, It c Bibb ;
Fayettville circuit, to be supplied ;
Robeson, W 31 Jordan;
Rockingham, S D Adams ;
( Zion, P II Scovglle ;
I Montgomery, T C 3Ioses ;
Uw barrio, Yi Rush;
Deep River, W S Chaffin
Haw River, John Tillett;
Cape Fear, G Farrstr ;
31 L Wood, Missionary to China.
Wm Carter, transferred, to the Virginia
Conference.
John S Davis, transferred to the Ten
uessee Conference.
Pittsboro', J W Wheeler.
SELECTIONS.
Singing.
The Editor of the Baltimore Christion
Advocate discourses pleasantly on the sub
ject of singing choice of tunes, etc. We
extract a few paragraphs.
"Let the tune be suited to the senti
ment." Certainly ; the tune should be ex
pressive of the sentiment. But it is by
no means alwavs so. In some of our con
gregations one tune is made to all kinds
of conveyance Mear. or Arlington, or
Cvdeshill, does for all common metres
and one standard long and another short
metre, almost complete the provision for
singing. Now, if a congregation can sing
but one tune, we insist that, they should at
least sing it in different time to suit the
various sentiments of the hymns, and that
the singers should dispense with grace
notes in which they slide from one part of
the air to another. It ould be a great sa
ving of time, and a very perceptible im
provement of the music.
But our little country congregations do
not abuse the precept more than our ar
tistic choir leaders do. With many of
them the hymn is a mere vehicle for the
tune. They prepare to sing something
which they prefer, and the hymn must
conform thereto. If, on such occasions,
the preacher were informed of the inten
tions of the choir, but he is comonly left
without information and the consequence is
too often whimsical contrariety. Now,
singing is a means of grace hardly second
to preaching. Every preacher, who has
any music in bis soul, knows the power
ful preparatory influence over himself and
the congregation of a well sung that is,
heartily sung-hymn, preceding the ser
mon ; and the no less sealing influence of
another after the preaching. Methodism
has clone almost as much by singing as
sermonizing. John Wesley's writings,
perhaps, may have done more for the cause
while he lived, than Charles's poetry did,
but the " hymns" have long since distanc
i ed the ''sermons" in usefulness. Charles'
. poetry will never be older or less efficient
' than it is. The Church produced but one
' such hymnist in 1800 years ; and we have
' no reason to hope for another for many
years to come. We have read all manner
' f hymns by all manner of men called po-
1 1 1. r cO. .....1 ri-r 1
CIS. LUll as a wnuie, i.aiies irmievs ri"v
y '.
tactions are entirely incomparable.
even his hymns arc worthless unless sung
with spirit and understanding, which cer
. tainlv includes good tunes and right time.
Itishynm murder to sing that magnificent
lyric, " Oh for a thousand tongues," to
Mear, or Balerma, or Ortonville. A song
of triumph like that should be sung like
the sound of a trumpet. " Coronation"
! and quick time, wdll make the heart dance
! to the glowing sentiment. "How happy
every child of grace," is a great hymn,
. but oh ! how it is maltreated ! The coun
j try people can sing it better than the city
j choirs, for the uuinstructed have an old
tune that suits it ; we do not know the
1 name of it ; wre wish we did, but we have
! not encountered it in books though, to
I tell the truth, we are a poor singer, and
( know but little about the literature of sing
I ing. We do love music though, and we
i know it when we hear it; whatever the
j scientific may say to the contrary. We
! have heard the best sii gers of our time,
j and the worst too, and are therefore not
j without experience, and not to be disposed
j of as an ignoramus if we cannot sing like
a thrush. Nevertheless, according to our
notion, we can do better than Beletti, Jen
ny Lind's barytone man, who made a
noise somewhat like four frogs quarrelling
in a swamp. A musical lady who was
much delighted with his performance, told
us that the pleasure in listening to him
was in the admiration excited by his doing
what was so hard to do. So it was not
music after all, but only wondeful vocali
zations. We preached some years ago somewhere,
for somebody We selected one of our
favorite hymns " How happy" and ob
served to our pastoral brother, "I am
afraid that your congregation cannct
sin" it." He seemed rather amazed at
I our verdancy, as he replied, " Oh yes, we
f have a good choir." Alas ! that was what
j we fcared but we gave out the hymn and
! the choir sang it and they might as well
i have whistled it. What the tune was we
! do not krow, we never heard it before
; wo never wish to hear it again. It was
j utterly without melody or sense a cold,
hard, mechanical instrument of torture,
j on which the hymn was deliberately man
! el. d, while the congregation seemed ut-
I terly indifferent to the whole buoiness. It
was a sing ng-master's tune, correct and
stupid. The people did not care to sing
it thinking very properly that the sounds
were not worth the trouble ot making
them and the choir performed with as
much feeling as an organ would. We
were chilled and vexed far below the
preaching point. The sermon sounded a
good deal like the tune, and if any good
was done, it must be ascribed to the won
ders of uncovenanted mercy. At night
we had to try again in a Methodist church.
We did not preach the same sermon, but
we gave out the same hymn. There were
a hundred people in the house who could
have raised it, but the choir; seemingly
desirous of avoiding common doings, gave
as an extra if anything more vexatious
than the one we had endured in the mor
ning " Northfield" we were glad to see in
our new book. We used to hear it and
Billing's Jordan when we were a boy, and
lingered under the window yonder of the
mysterious class-room at Grandmother's.
The old man who raised the tunes has
passed away long t-ince. We hope he has
a better voice now than he had on earth,
but doubtless he sings the same tunes as
when here. - He used to sing them as
though his nostrils were staffed with coun
terfeit notes ; and the female voices of the
class were thin and hard, like many of the
singers. In negro singing, though, al
most every voice is villainously nasal, and
every note is wrong in pitct, or time, or
something, yet the effect is confessedly
fine. We do not think that it is the voice
of the African that gives the character to
the singing of our colored congregations.
Few of them have voices which wo would
like to hear singly, and their intonation is
as nasal and disagreeable as that of other -uncultivated
singers. Thej do not keep
time better than whites. But the charm
of their singing is, that they sing heartily,
carelessly, with entire abdhdon. The
whole of them from the grey-headed to
the little child, siug with all their might,
and having the love of melody common to
us all, unimpaired by artificial taste, they
select plaintive airs. Now, all natural
sounds, when mixed and blended in mas
ses, so to tpeak, are sweet to the ear and
affecting to the mind ; in other words, are
musical. However discordant they may
be, give them room to mix in, and music
results. The sound of the wind among
the tries ; of the rain on the roof ; of a
great city, at a sufficient distance to give
room for ihe sounds to mingle; of a flock
of birds, of insects on a summer's night ;
of a crowd of children at play, all are mu
sical though the component parts are dis
cordant. So if a congregation sing out freely and
heartily, careless of criticism, naturally,
iu .sfiorrpCftc-trnft-aJJJLc sweet,
provided tlie tune De a natural meiouy.
When the tune owes its music to artificial
harmony, of course it must be sung cor
rectly to produce an agreeable sound.
AftccCitig Anecdote.
On one of the many bridges in Ghent
stand two largo brazen images of father
and son, who obtained this distinguished
mark of the admiration of their fellow
citizens by the following incidents:
Both the father and the sou were, for
some offense against the State, condemned
to die. Some favorable circumstances ap
pearing on the side of the son, he was
granted a remission of his seutence, uu
der certain provisions ; in short, he was
offered a pardon, on a most barbarous con
dition namely, that he would become the
executioner of his father ! He at first re
solutely refused to preserve his life by
mans so fatal and detestable. This is
not to be wondered at; for let us hope,
for the honor of our nature, that there arc
very few sons who would not have spurned
with abhorrence life obtained on a condi
tion so horrid and unnatural. The son,
though long inflexible, was at length over
come by the tears and entreaties of a fond
father, representing to him that, at all
events, his (the father's) life was forfeited,
and that it would be the greatest possible
consolation for him in his last moments to
think that in his death he was an instru
ment of his son's preservation. The youth
consented to adopt the horrible means of
recovering his life and liberty ; h? lifted
the axe but as it was about to fall, his
arm sunk nerveless, and the axe dropped
from his hand ! Had he as many lives as
hairs, he could have yielded them all one
after another, rather that again conceive,
much less perpetrate such an act. Life,
liberty, everything vanished before the
dearer interests of filial affection ; he
fell upon his father's neck, and embracing
him, triumphantly exclaimed, " 3Iy fath
er ! my father ! we die together !" and
then called for another executioner, to ful
fil the sentence of the law.
Hard must their hearts indeed be
bereft of every sentiment of virtue, every
sensation of humanity who could stand
insensiblfi snMtators of Such a Scene. A
sudden peal of involuntary applause, mix-
ed with groans and sighs, rent tho air.
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The execution was suspended ; ana, on a
simple report of the transaction to the au
thorities, both were pardoned. High re
wards and honors were conferred on the
son ; and finally those two admirable bra
zen images were raised to commemorate a
transaction so honorable to human nature,
and transmit it to thj instruction and
emulation of posterity. The statuo repre
sents the son in the very act of letting fall
the axe.
Scattering and yet Increasing .
There is sound wisdom in the riddle put
forth by good old FatherIIoneot, la Bun
yan's Pilgrim :
"There was a man (though some did count
him mad,)
J he more he cast away, the more he had
and in the solution given by the hospitable
Gaius :
"He who bestows his goods npon the
poor,
Shall have as much again and ten times
more.'
The Lord is a sure paymaster, aod he Las
given his word that to those whogive it shall
be given, 'good measure, pressed down,
and shaken to-gether and running over.
There aro some facts which seem to bhow
that this is the" case ven whero persons
do not give with an ya to God's glory. ,
'I do not give money for such objects.,
said a skeptical physician, who was applied
U0 for a contribution to the Bible Society.
iou will lose nothing by it, even in a
worldly point of view,' said the agent.
If you really believe that,"' said tho
physician, 'I will try it for once,' and gavo
him twenty dollars. The agent requested
him to watch the providence of God, and
see if ho was not repaid double. I shall
take care to do that,' was the emphatic
answer.
Soon Le was called to attend a wealthy
old gentleman in a very critical condition.
When his bill was made out, a son of the '
man took him to ono side and requested
that, as his father was so feeble, and bis
mind so set upon his money, ho would
make out a small bill to present to him,
and he would make up tho balance.
'.' am willing to leave the bill to your
father,' he replied. 'What fa you think
lie would be willing to pay ?'
'Well he would not object to two hun
dred dollars,' said tho son.
The physician took the money, and when
next he saw the agent he related the iuci
den', and tola him that the Lord had re
paid him Jiieo'd as ho should not have
thought of asking over ono hundred dol
lars iu the case.
Said a gay young planter 011 being ral
lied by his companions for giving so much
for church purposes :
'You don't understand it I am no lo
scr tj.Biy liberality, but for every five
dollars I give ihe Lord, hii. providence it, - .
some way brings me back a hundred."
How much better to give of our sub
stance in a spirit of Christian love Sun
dy Schfiol Times.
Christianity in Cili,.
Now, ns at all past period?, tho great
battle of Christianity and of tlie Church
is in the large towns. Those central
seats of human activity and Ufa are the
fulcrum by which she would move tho
world. The leaven that would leaven
the whole lump must be planted iu the very
center of the mass. Wherever man is,
there Christianity, the religion of man,
follows, and the cities arc pre-eminently
the haunts and the rallying points of man.
They constitute the very backbone and
ppinal cord of the social system of tho
world, through which, therefore, every
intellectual and moral influence that is to
tell upon tho happiness and welfare of tho
race must circulate. Here, then, in ihU
thronging, teeming place of concourse,
tho heavenly wisdom ever lifts her voice.
Incarnate love still beholds the city and
weeps over it; and the same insticnt, caught
from his inspiration, which led the mission
ary apostle straight to the Autiochs, tho
Corinths, and the Homes of the old world
still directs the eyes of tho Christian
philanthropists to the London, the Manch
ester, and the Glasgow of the new. The
course of ages has only tended to enhance
the importance of this principle. If tho
city has always been the master position in
the battlefield of faith, it is prc-cmincutly
so now. North Bi ilUh Review.
dumber One.
One hour lost in the morning by lying
in the bed, will put back all the busincs of
the day.
One hour gained by rihing early 13 worth
one mouth in a year.
une noie in tne K-ncc will cost ten times
as much as it will to fix it at once.
One diseased sheep will spoil a flock.
Ono unruly animal will teach all others
! in company bad tricks; aud tho Bible
i says "one sinner destroycth much good."
One drunkard will keep a family poor
and make the in miserable.
One wife who is always telling how fine
her neighbor dresses, and how little the
, can got, will look pleasnitcr if 6hc talks
1 about something else.
One husband that is penurious or lazy,
; aud deprives his family of necessary coni
! forts euch at their neighbors njoj', is
. not such a husband as he ought to be.
; One good newspaper is one good tLiu-r
in a family, and
One who don't take a good paper and
pay fir it, is an unworthy citizen, and di'
rcg.nd-5 the bcrt iuttrcsts of his family. ' -
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