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r 1 n A 0 PUBLISHED BY A JOIXT STOCK CCHPAXY UNDER THE PATRONAGE OP THE NORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE WM. K. PELL, Editor. RA LEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA : THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 18G3. T 12 R 31 S DOLL A US A A: TJIKEE IN ADVANCE. 1 S T El if r It 4 At'.vi.4-jte Fii?li.Uing Company. .txo. r. ruAiir. r u f. sum: nt. Dr.. '!CV. V.'.;. If. ClfxiNGOU!. Q. C. llev. M. J. lifXT, Zkno H. l a i . ; every Thurstlay I I'.Jvilill C. OlT bui- vr . i, c l Virtue ijnr. 1 per square ;ul 50 cciit.s -cs. i". v f.rst insiri.'i', r cvii h su'iSi. ,;n;vi iusoii . 7 , 11 ? J us: lcv. a 1'a 1; -C, nirii I.ecp : l!ill!0 OV.'ll. '.1 V.':! I IV Id : all r iu its i:iu i i aua ir.irin.-r, rcvov koop r:i i i: .art Tlai J? t I c h ,0 il 5 . -'ji(3 liehgior. oi Ii!i;:du:i. BY UKV. T- Vr. T.AMBKTir. In .ittc-mpting tho conversion of the .-tubei. and cspe i.dly of the benlghte'd of Ciiina. wo ta'O groativ eueour- h .i i . . i i . iriCiLt ana :ous Hi . i .o own ecu. liiov ;t-, ' ' -ai to include a1! lsations. W it i;:juuli t lie i l iter, il.e' murderer aivi i:c---it:Hte shonI '?.t rrraglifc 111; Ovv.!;Si : 'vxi though id.try, crime as:-. "ii-.orstitiort or evovy i'unii hr.vo lieen ; :).:' "I ? What t. .uuh tha .-wicked u . Have fibariuon- 1 ! IT i? as Urni io C'liiiie.-e as .v id.ilau.. TL-lhliiand trutli 'id Lave i.en irom thoni so now ;e r. " proper con iraeter of God. f t have 1 on dtied to inisappre iu;til now they are or in regard to their n when they look nature, '.I. alvation. Kve V,,(1 t chief ueitr of all their cod., thev co net eiotne inm .It T omnimtence oi nee. l lioir en: :f de ire seems o r vimilato themselves, with 1 1. L..' a a hecorao in chr.raeter as they are. i. nere are f ere iviuions in China diiieient and d.t:nct -I HQ JX-U i religion tue jLau-ist and Uh-vIdN-i reli-ion 1 It the Confucian. The UlOSC I''-1 nd bv all .he 1. wer ebse.- Jt v. : ; i:.;ij'luccd I llo China oout ei teen hr.ndicd r .the dh-'- tbm era, fo: ce. or direct iy atter J India. na hearing man in the or tno est 1'lilie Oi ;si ( Wii.-ca 'jitUii i . ,i l c a lor ) a numoer n nis oncers to jnvi;e him to make a visit io his country. 1 hese men pr.vejO led on treir way as far as India, and there they were told that the celebra ted personage was none other than Blmd- ie. They were persuaded to re! urn with his ieoago, two or three priests, and some of their sac-rod books. And .strange to say. the meaning of Bhudda is, ; he will .:, j' agiun." Ifc is called the 'laughing Bhuhhi." The Emperor . of China im McdV'dy issued a oV roe that this reli gion f-ftonld be observe 1 -y all his people, and 'bus it became thj er.-vaiiiiuz' religion of Ciii::a : it is now embraced and held t tenacity by almost all classes ; lev Ociive in tiauismieTutien in otuer wo"i s, that they will be changed after, deat i into animals, and that after they have passed through all the different charges, which requires according to their belie f three thousand years, they will then be reproduced as meu on earth, airain to' iso thrVturh the same course. -i i I u : I tir t.r'Min i.fi !;' fs r,i this rAliii.ii O.'C ;en ;t. "Thou shall not kill." This re.'.-rs not only to man but to all am ine1..; aau to insects. Ineiviore oo the -prie.-ts avoid stepping on all insects a.s they v ,0- Thou shalt not steal. ord. Thou shalt not commit adultery. dth. Thou shalt not lie. 5th. Thou shaft not slander. Gth. Thou -shalt net desire the death of thine enemies. 7th. Thou t:hal; not covet. 8th. Abhor all idle and indecent conversation. Oth. Thou shalt not betray the secrets of another. 10th.' Bo not err in the true faith or think it false. " There are others who aim at high er degr'aes of holiness and obey- sumo ad ditional commands j such a.; those which forbid to many; to drink intoxicating li-"jot-; to smell Hewers ; to wear costly gar ments, (ii eat food In the afternoon. Hut the treat ouestion which seems to press '. ; on every one to some extent, though they are not always willing to ac kno.vlcdge it, is, "how may their sins be par.ior. y '' rJ hey resort to this method ofqa:.ing their consciences: Tf their good e'eeds shall outnumber their evil deeds, then they do not funHt difficult to per;ude themselves that they are safe. Chic way of laying up a rich store of merit i.s to repeat over the name of Bhud da'uiany tinier. And the degree of mer it may be indefinitely increased y increas ing i';e number of repetitions. I saw an example of this in the case of an old man jnst within the walls of the city of Shang hai. Morning and evening I. have .see:1, him during his devotional exercise?, re peating fur hours together the name of JShudda. Paring the tune. a crowd of spectators would gather around to witness his devotion, but nothing could divert his attention fivm the object of his worship, I have stood at bis dor for some niinutea. wb-n on my yv. io the house of God :uid wcuderod .it his devotion to a heathen go J, unci uiteu have I thought of the want of such devotion in many who profess to be lieve in the true God "and Saviour of man hind. Often :?. it. TnwnoTif. t,vuv i",, eyes when I thought of the earnest, devo' tiun of the heathen to his gud,when I was l..uu una .oss CICVOiional. i t J::is tnank God I able to sav) had a t en- uciir) to arouse me to a do -at vrc :k of grace in my hc:.vt and to a more carnt seeking after the Lord. I have often tried to porsua l- that old man t c0 with me to the house of God, but I never could prevail upon hi' i to do so. Ills never failing: argument w, '-your (",ud will du for you. and my Cud L goo.! ciiou-h iv me." J re seem -d always to be happ and in a good lur.yor. His place of abode wa- a room s.x ket m length and four in v.u-.itn. -in tias too, he' vre-KUO' here be ,l.: god. and burncv.1 I vras c'jinir i : had his be 1. and there his daily food. It was "d up his prayers to his icense. o say in reference to merit, when the a-huddiit.5 have repeated over the name of ilieir favorite god three hundred thousand times, they may begin to hope fur a pcr nal vision of their god. It is often the ca that the m-ie--!? will saut them- e;ves ' and so:ue- times t-.r years, doing nothing but repeat ing ovo;- and ov "'day and night, al r.ir.sl without eea:.in, the naino of Bhud da. In a temrle rear Iloiur-cbroi. I caw a rviest who had been irar.ris.-in.wl iwn years and a half and had one half more to do reliance before h ; could place foot with out the temple. A -mall orifice' through, the wall was made 'hrouji which he could rc-ecive his daily foed. Vv'hilc there 1 sav.- . i to be greatly excited at the iehi: Jt Iv ehrneri and c ro ciaily of a foreign bay. In all probability such a sight never greet ed his eyes before. Bat he was doomed to remain wu he was. Tue priest in jruiitv or a gross crime, for which .three years of im prisonment would be required to expiate, lie had committed a gross violation of the seventh commandment. It is often the case where numbers voluntarily imprison themselves in the cells of one temple, that they keep up by day a constant repetition of the name of Bhudda, or O-mi-to fuh, as he is called in Chinese, and ,at night, they continue it by turns, sou tlu ir monotonous song while ie s:ug:ng otliers" are sleeping. I have often looked- at the Bhiuldist priest and wondered if this was not the real cause of that vacant idiotic look which, they all invariably possess. The last spark of intellect seems to have been extinguished, and often their vacant stare makes them appear foolish. It is not only the priest who is eager to 1 iv up treasures by meritorious working, but often the people, old men and old wo men, are as devotional and vie with the priests of their religion in heaping up mer it. I have seen, while preaching in the little chapel in Shanghai, old women come in and listen with deep attention to the word of God, when at the same time they keep their fingers busy counting the beads they hold, while they continue to pro nounce in a low whisper, the name O-mi-to fuh. Often have old men and women come to see me after the services, not seeming to be satisfied and ask for further information. They invariable -ay doctrine is excellent, teacher, O-mi-to fuh. ' I am anxious to know more about tills doctrine Ormi-to fuh. " I - have there tried to teach them in the. most simple language, and at the end of each sentence, they would repeat O-mi-to-fuh. More than once I have had them fall on their "k n ess to express gratitude, repeating as they took their leave, O-mi-to fuh. . Ev ery missionary has had the same experi ence with these benighted people, who are untirftg in their exertions to secure the favor of their gods and after death to ob tain happiness. But alas ! many go down to their graves mourning anil without hone. Faith anil Ilepentance. In the year 18(30, the llev. Phillip Henry preached on the doctrine of faith and repentance, from several texts of Scripture. lie used to say, that he had been tedd concerning the famous Tr. Bod, that some called him in scorn, Faith and Kcpentaucc Bod, because he insisted so much upon these two in all his preaching. '; But," says he, " if this be to be vilel will.be yet more vile, for faith and repent ance are ail in Christianity." Concerning repentance, he has sometimes said,- If I were to die in the pulpit, I Avouid desire to die preaching, repentance ; or, if I elie out of the pulpit, I would desire to prac tising repentance." And he had often this saying concerning repentance, " He that repents every day for the sins of eve ry day, when he comes to die, will have the sins but of on dav to repent of." Iilling Eaipt y Churches. Whosoever would preach to crowded, at tentive congregations, let him take heed. If we would enlarge our usefulness, we must Breach more powerfully. Sermons that interest, and move, and save our present hearers, will bring more people to hear us. Our discourses should be well studied, adorned with freepuent and pertinent .quo tations from the Scripture, anel sparkle with striking illustrations from real life. We must follow the example of Jesus announce generally, rather than argue at great hngth die doctrines of religion then iihi.slre.te, and then enforce these doc trines on our hearers. Our hearts must be better prepared for preaching. If the speaker's heart be cold and uns 7inpathizing ail goes for nothing. As cold iron would never melt, so neither cold-hearted speak ers set their hearers on fire. Having our skeletons well prepared on paper or in our minds, which is better, we should go from our closets to the pulpits, with souls more than fell of love to God, and sympathy for the erring and theiost! "Who is heard with most interest and prof it In our prey -r-moetiags-and love-fea.,ts : Is it not the cno who is holiest, who, la UUpiU' met godiv smeoritv the sentiments and feelings of devotional j exp SOI Should Wi not io am from h " x'-' -"cvteu oesu in preaenmg or ex erting ! Certain v not the i,mr. 1-vn-nr.l 7:nt tie one who 'delivers the most fin ished literary production. It was the heart clooueie-e of WlotrdVH A. i'lem-e or V iutci;el i that drew tue muuoa to him and to CLriet. B;s written sermons where are they?' Lite rary crit.es have consigned them to eter nal oblivion. Let the critics go to crit icismbut let us preach with full hearts, ana. wnn aii our might to sav e souls. Is no-, our preaei.ing too general, too formal. too-poweriess ( ith our talents and our advantages1 why do we not set the world on Tear brother minist er, if your c: ilea ls-cennruratuciy empty. g.U.'Oi is r.tcre .ii:g, tbi and ,e if tmp-y prcereLi to empty vour church. fr u yriuv em - k " J i lb-re. iuin ng 1;.,..; not he:r .0 Show Oi ie:4l IT ing, no argument nor t trati n in thi pulpit ii.'i.u-.-,'i!. 110 lhUS- is worth its time, i souls from dt'fA1, on u "7 - is it ten .O SIV- 1'hies oi --.ucoosl,a !!il:tis!ej preaching above -indicated and saved its thou.4 md oe if the t drav,n mis millions. uau up, experience. iso your own observation and ilow did on preach, and how did Others preach'." wlien Ch an? to.i.ui.e.i ..aa s utlers we-t end t-.-r-P1,. ! '? If we consider these things prayerfully! the Lord will show us our defects and if we are willing, He will lead us in "a more excellent way." Are v. c Helpful to the Cause. We may say of the church, as Cyrus said of an army, " It is not the number of men, but the number of good men, that gives the advantage." Those who profess faith may be the weakness of Zion ; only those who also profess it after strength. The lips divorced from the life, were never yet a power to help the right onward ; the right can make no progress, except as true and loyal hearts clear a passage for it hearts willing to arm, anel do battle even unto death, therefore, that meet manfully the labors, struggles, self-deiryings, cru ciuxions of the fiesh, requisite to godly living. By this rule let us try the question, whether we arc a gain or a loss to the church of Christ. Can there be a more humiliating position, than stand among the soldiers of the cross, and yet to harm the cause for which they fight more than if wo stood among its open enemies ? Will we accept so great a shame I Will we rest content until it has been placed beyond doubt, that this infinite, dishonor docs not cleave to us ? Let us welcome, then, the decisive 'test of this solemn en quiry, how far the gospel of the grace of God orders our steps and animates our in most hearts ? Ulessed Faith. It is true, a soul may scramble to heav en with much ado by a faith of recum bency, relying on God as able to save, without a persuasion of its interest in God, but such a soul goes with a scant wind, or like, a ship whose masts are laid by the board, exposed to wind nnd weather, if others better appointed did not tow it along with them. Many fears like waves ever and anon cover such a soul, that it is more under water than above; whereas one that sees itself folded in the arms of Almighty power, O how such a soul goes mounting afore the wind, with sails filled with joy and peace ! Let afiicfions come, storms arise, this blessed soul' knows where it shall land and be welcome. The name of God is his harbor, where he puts in as boldly as a man steps into his own house when taken in a shower. He hears God calling him into this and other attri butes, as chambers taken up for him Is. 2(3, " Come, my people, enter into thy chamber." Dr. Payson, when racked with pain and, near to death, exclaimed, " Oh, what a. blessed thing it is to lose one's will ! Since I have lost my will, I have found happi ness. There can be no such thing as dis appoinment to me, for I have no desires but that God'? will may be accomplished." Devoting a fixed portion of income to Kcucvoleut Purposes. In reading the biography of the most eminently pious and useful in diflerent ages, we have often been struck with tha fact, that almost all of them devoted a reg ular portion of their Income to pious and charitable uses. We will mention a few whose names are familiar, whose writings are venerated, and whose memory is pre cious. Among those who made a tenth the fixed proportion of their almsgiving waj Lord Chief Justice Hale, the llev. Dr. Hamuiond, and the llev. Br. Anacsly. Baxter ''sxh-u;" us, that he loi g adhered to this, until, for himself, he found it too little, and observes, ' I think, however, that it is as likely a proportion as can be prescribed ; and that, devotirfg a tenth part ordinarily to Cod is a matter that we have more than human direction for." Dod dridge was another instance of this kind. I make a solemn dedication of one tenth or nr estate. srlary and income, to chari- table uses : and I also devote to such uses an eighth of every thing I receive by way of gift or present-" A fifth part was the fixed proportion of Archbishop Tillotson an d Br. Wat is. A fourth part was the proportion constantly given by Mrs Bury, the v.dfe of tie eminently pious and useful v- r. Bury. Her husband in his ac Cu an t of her ays 'She thought it was 4 I i- iCt.eoiiaeie ti.at) si sh jul l s?i;.ro--rLr as haei no children fourth part of the'r net preihs to en; iitaoiO purposes." Mr3. Elizabeth Howe, gave even more than this. ' i consecrate," siys that excellent female, :; half of my yearly income to charitable uses : yea all that i have beyond the bare convenience and necessities of life shall be the Lord's." Such too was the constant practice of the Jfo:i. Hubert Boyle, of the llev. :dr. Brand, and of the Bev. Thomas Gou..w Of tec Luter, Archbishop Tillot .'on a: ys in his ihm. .al sermon : "All thim have not been, eee the t rim.dv. oi Christianity, ;y among the sm.s of men to whom that a. us cl aracter of the Son of God might cit e applied, that he went about do- i l m.g.it i e cxt .led t o those who . u since to ma ;y of our own age, ur country, bu tiiese examples j are suthtieot. If Christians general r j. ! a . oi. a rate fund foV cl S vnih bow im.ch more wis- j uoi e.pcaiteo rm ihi e arm euecrtei:; cs3 would they tier, .rm ihi i urastiau duty. How often I would they lift up their hearts to God in 1 giving or aiiomiug them inniiii - of enjoying this privilegojand of showing io themselves an i others that " it is more blesstd to give than to receive. Lhmlo.i )Va(cJtmui. rrom the liiclimoau CLriutiaii Advocate. SiOst and Won. It is said that, at the battle of Iarengo, the French army under Xapolcon had been almost entirely overthrown, and was flying in di;may and confusion before the Austri an.?, when. Desaix arrived en the field, and oreught fresh troops io the French Emperor. When he reached the field, iNapoleoii asked him what he thought of the battle. "I think," said he, 'iis a battle lost, but there is time enough to win another." And so it proved; threat en French formed in the rear of his .fresh troops, and before the sun went down, the Emperor had won a battle second perhaps to none of Lis triumphs. Can we not derive encouragement and instruction from this incident? it nvar be the ca 33 with many of. us, that as the I-'rci:cdr troops looked back on the lost field with ail its sad sights, its dead bodies, its dismounted cannon, and listened to the walls aud groans of their wounded and dy ing comrades, so we look back to baflied hopes, to disappointed ambition, to misim proved opportunities, to hours when wo struck back the hand outstretched to save us and grieved the Holy Snirifc of our God. " . " What can be more bitter jthan such reflections ? Oh, sinner, redeemed, if you like the writer look back to years spent in sin, let us strive to recover by diligence, in the future, what we have lost in the past. God, we trust, has forgiven our sins, and let us now try to serve and glorify him ; and blessed be IYis holy name for His grace so freely given through our Lord Jesus Christ. Though one battle is lost, yet we trust with the help of His strong arm to win another; for thanks to His holy name, Christ, that great Captain of our salvationias arrived on the field, and we form under his banner. No more re treating now ; but forward against the dark legions of sin and Satan, until the spires of the heavenly Jerusalem shall greet our enraptured gaze. We went to great lengths in sin, hut says God, "where sin abounded grace shall much more abound;" we formed sinful habits that had almost become as a second nature, but there is more need, my broth er, of graccand for that grace you can never call in vain, for God has said, "Ask and it shall be given you." And as we progress in the divine life, we will leave these misimproved years and all their sad recollections behind us, and hope through diligence, watchfulness and perseverance, to make good soldiers in the army of our great Captain, though we en listed late in His service; and when the war is over to receive a crown of life from His hands. Tyree Glenn. 3i-7e V.; Z0'., Tr. Our Nothingness : Divine Sufficiency. " Without me, ye can do nothing," are words of Christ which have never ceased to echo in the ears of His "called and chosen and faithful" cues. There has been no. more uniform characteristic of piety, than this sense of dependence on God for the right state of the heart and the effective labor of the hands. This sense has always deepened as piety rose in purity and fervor. In proportian as the soul has drawn nearer to God, it has felt its own nothingness more and more. The contrast with infinite holiness and rdmighty power, has ever nerved, as seen with in-' creasing clearness, to blnel in the heart the .growing conviction of its impotence and pollution. Tdiis conviction, which, inhabits every truly awakened bosom, is well expressed in the language of an old writer : "Grace goes before the wicked, that he may be come righteous, and follows after the right eous, that he may not become wicked. It goes before the blind, to give him the light which he docs not possess, and then fol lows after him when seeing, in order to preserve the gift it has bestowed. It goes before the fallen, that he may rise, and follows after the rien, th it he nay not fall again. It gees belbro sinful ma:it by giving him a good will, and follows after him having a gooel will, by working in him the power of doing good." Was it not the practical influence of these views, which induccej one wha passed into heaven, after leading a heavenly life on earth, to t-ay, while looking on the errors which he ttrugghid to overcome, "I would roic, but it i a ranch more like a. weakly worm to jv. .7," and while enepuir ing after the errors against which ho had not fought because he had not discovered them, to say, " I know I have cause to be humble, and yet I do not know one half of that cause V It has been held that ibis sense of de pendence this conviction that we are no thing and that our sufriciency is of God exerts a .less deelsive in.'U.enee over the religious mini of cur own than of former ages. If such representations be trie, we are less thoroughly, profoundly, vitally Christian than our fathers were. We have liocel to zqz this truth with less dimness-4-rx fn -.- - " ? - - j-e the. ' wm,h led n young dl-dple to write, in expectation cf spend ing several years with a holy man of (Jed: " 1 hope that the first year lsty with ytu, I shall learn humility; the second, humility; the third, humility." Jh-Iriom ILro.ld. Union ij Heaven. A late writer speaking of the heavenly, state of the saint.-, says: There will bo diversity in unity, and unity in diversity. The Chureh triumph ant is one house. The Church on earth, ahu 1. is a Is 0 use divided against itself Church-divided against Church Christian against Christian. I"ominaily the children of one Father, but dwelling in separate tabernacle!?. One saying, " I am of Baul," and another, " I of Apellos." Nominally pilgrims on one road, traversing the same wilderness, but each keeping his own pe culiar and separate pathway, journeying on often with no le L of kindly recognition exchanged, as if they were aliens and fo reigners, instead of brethren and sister-! in a common Lord. BuLia yonder bright and happy home, distJJli vision, separation will be known, no more. Once within that sacred portal, the exclamation will pass from tongue to tongue "What! so long together on th-j pilgrimage, and maintaining a cold and chilling reserve and alienation ! Alas ! ii it only now we are to begin to know what we should have known ages ago, 'how good and how pleasant a thing'it is'for brethren to dwell together iu unity!'" Ye who arc mouimlng oyer these sal estrangements in the Church of God, re joice at this gloiious prospeei. All shall be one then ! One house one home oue Father one Elder Brother one mo tive for praise one theme for eternal son" a united Church under its one glorious anel glorified Head ! "At Ih iae with Jesus ! He who went before, Tor lliscwn people Mansions to prepare; The scut's deep longings stiil'd, its conflicts o'er. All rest and blcsjedufss with Jsn3 there. What Home like this can the wide earth afford ? 'So shall W3 be forever with the Lord.' " Jfeglcct of Prayer. Of John Welsh, the distinguishcel Scotchman among the French Presbyterian clergy, it i3 authentically recorded that " lie often gave a third of his hours to prayer." No wonder then that he led so holy a life as to be styled by his spiritually-minded contemporaries, u that pro phetical, apostolic, heavenly man of God." No w ader that so joyous a death was' vouchsafed him as to extort the cry, "Lord, stay thy baud; it is enough : thy servant is a clay vessel, and can hold no more." How marked the contrast to this pray crfulncss, on the part of those who expand only some five minutes daily in supplica tion before God a three-hundredth part of their hours, instead of a third only as much time in ninety-sis days, as Welsh found for this purpose in one greatly less in the whole year than he gave to it in a single week ! Think seriously of this difference, and answer' the question : Is it wonderful that these neither honor their Master with a life of holiness, nor are honored by Him with a death of joy ? Perhaps ;th.e recording angel" has set down your name among these neglectcrs of prayer. "What think you? Clippings. Cuotcn ok Fu;r.2TD3. Antisthcncs used to wonder at these who were curious in buying but an earthen tl.'eJi, to see that it had no cracks nor hu nr. , a. meiices, and yet would La careless in the choice of friends to take thcia with the jLiws of vice.' Wixjiour TunGosrtn. A Methodist who "has been encamped near Savannah, ahrtcet all the time, for near! 3 eighteen mouths told a minister of Lis denomiiiatiou that u ter.nou delivered reconti hi the inq.ital vi.i "the first sermon he Lad heard since he had been in the service. " That minister writes to the Souther a Christian Advocate, in view of this fact, lamenting that of the hundreds of Meth odist ministers in Georgia, perhaps not a score are ehuplah la regiments. Soox Yani?: :e;. TLo religion of too ma ny is 1 ko tLo r.ew moon, which shines alitt'o in tho first part cf the night, but is down be fore half of the nhrkt is gone. lliour Use roa Cakds. "CLapbun" writes from camp, Cod N. C. regiment, Kins ton, to the A'. C. Presbyterian) tlmt in one company card-playing La.s been entirely aban-doneJ,- and rela.tcj tlie following-incident con cerning the la-t paclr cf curds: "Four sol diers having bought a pack together, one sold out his share to a tatfereut cue who knew nothing about the game, and when he claim ed possession of Vs ehare he got all tlia pret tiest one3, aadtheu quietly puttkcui into the fire' m . Uuxn 'rait, is soon put to a ehameful re treat, while holy resolution, built on fatt prin ciples, lifts up its head like a rock iu the nlidst of the wuvea. Da. Gill's Pulpit. An article in ono cf our exchanges says: "When the corporation of London purchased the Baptist church in Curler Lane, to make the approach to the new London bridge, tLcy presented tho fiua old carved palpi, so lor.g occupied- by Dr. Gill, to Lis successor, Dr. Rippon. It Itag been handsomely vara!?hed, and now occu pies lt.i proper , o. ition iu tho church iu Xew Park street " vlu-h church we take to bo Spuijjeon's. Tr.b' Tfiotrear C.e:-' ov -It vk ';v? t. prowess and jreatrsss of spirit to obey God faithfully, than to conmand an army of men ; to bj a Christian, than to be a Captain. Jnxovatiox." A writer in the ILJston Jun.'r.-jl, on "innovation or lock of uniform. ty among Met!ioIlst pvtawhors," alludes to "tiM aliPOtot urdveraal practice of sittii.g to ask .-. '"ksding at the table. Nearly all the prcnohcrs ha.'C foti-en Ui-to it. The old plan was to stand up ana a .A a blessing," Ji'iXK Paorsv no:'.--Let Solera be all on a L-aino, not a baa- ef Lvt'i head skull bo singed. EN'Gi.isn Disti'.fsi. Some ?25,00'J Lara been Contribute" I by tho English Wcslcyan ConiMitteo to the fund for the !viii' of cotton operatives. UseLESS JTsowlkdcs. As told v.bieh he. cam: A spend will make no man rii-h, so know- . leJ-i which Lo tannei apply will make no . ma--, ".viae. G u Slaves. The Christian Index bo-Hove.-J that the great claige ofiho Southern peop'cisthe chrls'.hnizauon of the colored peopi i in their mM-t, and that neglect to car- . ry cut thid dn'y L vr.n of the cftu3es of tho -preset war of punishment. Tie n'tftof a lli'.k '.ah uuto a prophet of the L rd, was ro pe.;!. I ylh a family snj ply for i..ae.y dr; .5. Tu : Kos.n or IIoV-a. IJrica"ior-G?nerul Mero..-, in an oeer referring to the lute glo rious defence .-.f i'-.rt M -Allistcr, naktshoa-. orable mention oi" Crt. Ilobert Martin, cf Mart la's Bat: en-; Ceeu. J. L. McAlIi.ter, . Cai-i. Joan MeL -..Mit Urn; mecr. Be -careful to av .i . ish a cheerful tc-uv ,:ny aa i to cbcr iiulitually chcer- ful, and avoid levity. Teace. The New York (Roman Catholic) Freeman's Journu .'state that Col. Garesche, Chief of Stan to llosecran?, wrote to if, somo time before his death "a?ki.ff if r.a organ ized system of prayers for peace could not 00 inaugurated iu the country ; " an 1 alia, " He hated this war. " Obituaries. The Publishing Committee of the S'utJiern Christian Adeoetle, at its lut? annual meeting, decided that the editor should allow no' obituary to exceed. ICO words. That is a liberal allowance as no obituary, ought to be even p that length. And yet wo have to publish this week, one of 510 wordJ and another of d??, even after abridging boih. Long obituaries are unacceptable to great number of oar readers, (there's not a week bnt they complain of tbcm,) aad LrctLrca must curtail them, or we shall be obliged to doit. Take the Scriptural model. The obit uary of Enoch consists of twelve words : " Enoch walked with God, and he wa3 not; for God look him." A thousand pages of foolscap could never equathat ! . Seventy five negroes wcra frozen to death in Memphia daring or.3 night in the last coll spell. Such is Yaek- c philanthropy anl tiio lute of the negroes uuder Yankee protection. Northern papers state that there are now 1 5,000.sick Federal soldiers at and near Vicks bn'r". ' Scurvy ii th? prevailing disease. k i
North Carolina Christian Advocate (Greensboro, N.C.)
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April 9, 1863, edition 1
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