TUN ADVOCATE.
rUIMSHEDBY A JOINT HTOi.K COMPANY I'SDEB THE FATROAGB OF THE BfORTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE.
VOL. VI. NO. l i
RALEIGH, N. U., WEDXESD A V, SEP l 30, 1863.
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re!nt-s- war has pwcea bb iron heei p
00 on- beloved ind S 7-''1'
lie bleeding and pa'ed di ov- : 'Ui i-nt.
and you are deinande-i cy ' -'uv country
face the canton' mouth u-on tbe he a: :
earnae snd death.
I ara anre -io'icoioun- w youru li isals
ir. kno tbe sta?e c;' yt : " isiora:-.-.. iba.i t
know anytbiiig - bo aJ-jUt yO' elan' oi
you left pcbool, reembtrs "i the cbureh,
and firm :'rictid: and advocates 01 ht
great temperance reloim How . ? i;. w.bb
jou to-day? Have scenes of blood and
war changed the youthful purposes ad
resolves of your life ? Bo you iill prize
that invaluable treasury, the Bible, aod
still make it pages the man of your cutn
!? Bo yon yet hold fecret c o: verse
with the God oi armies, and pray II im to
rLect your head in the day of battle ?
your heart stili under .divine infiu
eooe so that you can lock up amidst thd
&tt of hattie nd cry 44 AbDa Father t"
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;c to luc beggarly element Since then Brigade meetings have been ! birs i their Chaplain, Kev. S. W. Ilovy
worhl '! O IVieuds, I hore ; held ewrj- night, and 1 dout think I have ;'-rton, during the mouth of July. No
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the le.-f.owe 3-011 hav been
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o learn thnl. uj gasii:!;
; i'V the South, van had io-t
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J IMIILO.
.-rtaib.tr 18th, J863.
I'!?-! !'?,r.L : I am not in the
o' os y; or rrnnbling, and J
! 1 ii-.o t-: ?oav be. but-1 do wish
i ..b..n Id io know the cundaet
v. o:'i.r)i; be, by the grace of
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hu; it is, proves hiciself a
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har-'-i'a 1 rtfer to h in Scales'
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a not give hisn&uie now,
uoy r--or tb-rce nie to
ti-.'.ure day. I vill also
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;. -ve th. ea'trowrly fc;;be.ve this !
'. ly di-'-er.-:a n cbbed fo .in !
; ;.;.!:; vS. u-'. ' e r rt ot ..'fae-o asiotia- j
i-: . boo- b.r.nj ue'ro. . :b wi:v;' s be told the I
.'; j'.'?." t':n s-e V( ieaaario much reb- j
u- ; ' o-e : th:T es;e sermon om 'h
rib was uii nur...-ic:-i, svd eves rail- j ed h-i b' acraiot the. Lord, and hath pros
, r- j-v.a-.f. tbo jb.'iivsl vuh-I m fvlih- pevd 1 Let H.ok-.iowldpe- God'i m-
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t-rv r-our. y ;.''"C -.v! j j."- canour '
o' the world yrn f -l;'ut from day o nay
::s.d ;r -m ; lace o b eo 'toing go'U ; ana.
thv ?r;--o - b r d St: ' - -or tc-Is u? to "r-r;v
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v ti e o-r-e vine of Chiigt. !
tic Cbardain. This
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ore'ty
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often pri.eii ;
wishes to be j
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or not it. be es-
itfc lvc to
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n;i .He. sua rr-is c oumi
:s 'or ie':c'o 3 .lit. b e hope our noioe
;i;rb-ter i.i'i cu; '-r ue to come and -ee
u?. 'i 'hi?. 'Uigb' ;? be a great Sold tor the
nunbiC s ef i;'r ' There is a greV-
-'.-' oi i -(.ij 'r ovir fanny now, ana ye
: ut it may contb:ne.
Yoai av;at faith.
A'GAITAEN.
'-'..:; Kr .i 3. Ta; lobsvillt, Va.,
5rKpt-:,iber lth, 1803. )
Wsi. Pell, Dzar Iho: 1
: ' . :.- i:-s --n kow something of the
bo. i's .b ai-.s us. Ther has been
" .0- intecfsft ia the Brigade . (Cooke's)
i'..r - .-..t..o i'h.v. yast. in the 15'h Kegt.
titvie b.:,e. he?i evral converr.'ons, end
Dudoh.pr. cf a rev'al in the 27th,- 48th
and d0:h. J.a.-it Saturday we hxed up a
fan. a lib sears i;,r Ibigade services, and
Lad )'--; er i.ieeongat night, conducted
by bru. C Vf. V, - ! brooks, a deeply-pu
y ui.g m'ialsier. a private iu the 27h
ib t t. W'e i;ad a solemn lime On Sab-ba-h
at 3 o'clock ho had preaching, after
which several were baptized by bro. Iiow-t-rtcn,
Chaplain cf tbe 15th liegt. Ser
vices were held for the Begimeat at sight
ami we had quite : a intciesting tint. t
ever witnessed deeper interest. Tno mu ;
come by hundreds, am! all sit pain thy and j
respectiuliy. Ths a liar is constantly ftlhsi !
(viih pendents, and swne 20 or more iuve j unua! gave notice to the different eempa
thund pe&oo' Is. i-eiievif 5l-ietiB j I nua, ahjistd by sesvr;il of m$ co la
rivya ou! tor 1 o'clock thi morning, br: i borer-s c f' different brarcbo" 1 c- cburvh,
it 'is raiiiinr; nd v?i! v.jll h-Aa i; p- f;vii- ; f I tdd a riisyet nK-efeiu-r, i vb : I .:'avo
u;ui ths cotneft out unuxn. ' e jjix ,
anxk.x?; kirK fr !;ro. b'iv'ivr, M.bu .vo i
2ih. .-"'S'lru i-- L-.!ut. ?ojjc tim-
3ft'etLor-:. i, I s i t;iiy. vfr :s nw at li i-j j
p''it. All the Keg'luieutjJ ; the Briaa.ld i
are tar!ir
ls
n'v,v''- 1
desire ; may God bbi. hnn abundtititiy Ibr
nx kiBdnas. i'ray tor -tr max tae iorcs
may bies us riots .unriio
She Aiveare Riafef: :w aom'araxi
a:ic '
ro - iularlv, at'd is a tselevo v-sif -r
Wc ;
receive iuui iiuy-nve copies vssxiy
3Iat.v thanks, to tboo kind ;T:-vj:tj.
thiok of ;, and sire i their meistig fs sv ;
r
piy n? wi--h religion rendicg t ebts; ;
bles-' tt., as we endure the privaun?. ai ?
hardships of camp lif. I viU say that I j
hear so inuvnuiiiisg here amoL-g ths j
soldiexs. but til sej oh.el'i aod bop
tub
Chap. 4tb &gt. M. 0. T.
8p-17, 186S. j
Bho. 1'i.LL : As every progress of
Christ's i.oly cane, tbvuh huPi'e b :nay
be, is a Hjhjecf. -f inere :t-d eneo:".r;igc
nient ;! 3 chris'isa, 1 ak your indul
gence for a few facts coneernin onr reltg
ious condition in Iavi Hr:gade .
"As I pre'iuh'y stv ;b wo have no Oita -lain
in our Brigad., bf.t vbraonuVfiuj pssft
ehspbiins frou cthsr Brigades, hare been
occasions ity preaching fir ua. Mr re tha c
;t week tince.. a good chaplain frvm Ga
promised to gire us & tegular course oi
preaching. for a vreek -or two ; and la con
nection with others, continued tb. j meet
ing from day to dsy. in the preset.' s cf
large and attentive au diencea I ha ve scarce
ly ever peon better attendance, f.ad tin'e
seeming interest manifested ; and the re
sult, if not what the ardent christian could
aa"-;--. w:. at. east, irramy. ten or
. " ""j'V b " - " 1 1' !
ora e --fetssiCvra pr-jfe.-ed to
iv:-h e of enr ?
b. , c s'vutoi f'
aCtaCtU 'Of 'Ul.vw 1 c j :o --iic '-iniivt.. .'iv
uu fortunately ielbr the reeti; hn.'3 "o::
H.r; Kat week, the k,c advance ul't-ho
1 .1 ' . ... . . :.. .. Q ,.
eneray, broke nnr quietud, nst putuaun
uer scLdH
again, breaking jn tor tee tiai j
heinx. our meaun. Ibu? w bsve gone 1
into.catnp again, though in the iaee of ibe
eneray , and I am happy to tsb pa that
our meeting is being revived turner the
control of Rev. Mr. i s-'-b'y be
lieve, a grat .work usight be &c?-cnp;ibed
in ibis brigade, if sufficient and ei.-ig'ie
means c-jrld be brought to b"ar. Mny we
not bop that bv. good ti ;- tk !
to vt; upon o.
7 rub thi'i war. -ihonij, - -e'utng cruel
to a -.'-. ij.? n- . ju ds-rigns mtheetor-i-,h'
vi?, "i fhf Alsnibtv. And i D-t
a boi'.eSc-cnt s'Ci" i we.rkb.-g out through it,
bv the-l'rivirini: thoujjdrt of Adam's
i-jst " c ii.uo ts. ,o:u ; una -w:a o?mg
down bub h-k." even if lie intu-t exe-
te !w wvatb to do it. O let nj learn
l?son from the if . Who uath av ray-
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uu v-f;e ur.yu u.s trneucunt govern
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hand cf his wrath to be iifdiron, u. '
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J tbe Design rays ot peace ami wo&- ;
1 . . :
,ny to Jll-.ue our country agam. :
LienL;55th N. (?T. i
pit
Camp at TAVLoasviLLK, Va.
27th N. C. T., Cook's BriK.
i.t. ICth 1863.
BsaR B-to. Pkt l : With hesrtfeU j
prrftude to the "Father of all our m-r !
"-ina" I gW.d!y c-oaimnnicate to you and
our Jea.r friouda a, home, good nea fr-:-.i !
:i:; Brigade. While God' is fourin vut j
His spirit on tbe churches, an d viatla.c
in ilia mighty convicting, and cori verting j
and reclaiming vower. the p-oius brir-- i
i . -J . . .... A r. .- . .... I-. ' ..
-.r.v 1 comnoee-i n.e m treat n;ty ana I
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-it us.. A deen work of trrace ha- doiibi- i
"ee--commenced ana is progressing rapidly
idemcg ano" aeepenmg, overcoming
ali oppotiirloii 10 the j,,y and comfort end
jatisfaotioti of tba tried and tempted fol
lowers of Christ. O. could you have been
here and witmd the intense interest-
Uianife?ted la night and the night before
at our Brigade mt-eting end also aware oi j
tbo recklessness ot the majority of the sob j
c;era ta ttus coiiimanu a lew weeks sgc ;
!J t 1 1 . . L J
you wonia xi.vw t.ueij &een aet-ouwneu. ;
Our Brigade meetings began last Saturday
night, when we had a general"p'ajer meet.
iBii by way or ueuicat icg our place ot tot
bip, which we ereoted in t thick piaey
grove cn Hafurday. olemrUy pervaded
the assetrbly. and ha phea foen'ed awful
on account of the pres.ao-. t-f the Won - i
derful Prb.ee of lie, and Judge of ail the
earth. Oa 8inday at eleven o'clock, tbe
Rev. Mr. T?? lor of the Baptist church
preached J1". i'aylorsviljs ohu: ch, and at S
P. M-. he preached at the Brigade stand
to a large and attentive audience. No pen-
itenta were invited, as the ordinance of
baptism was to be administered to several
young converts that professed conversion
in ii- lot?: Kogt.. under the faithful la-
ji-!gade met flag was pppeinicu for oaa-
day ubrht, and as oar Chaplain has been
nm o'dablv absent for seven.! weeks, I as
) n-vo-ttiosi, iv r fi;y c-iUt V -cry
ooit.Jy aifeeccd, ' uslu to tbe -urr. i
was iv;.?!? ec-:urai(e:it s;:a cxf.-.ct. i
the fut jv oi' tmr roivt! b- L v-f '.
"v. bo 'ore Ic:-. Itf17
Uu'.h"iU ..oa.- N. C, Jeriai?; K-.frnnd,
pveaebb a pc:iNo erut-j! in tis th
wirj -V fijf ror an :uirn arc nr.? rea
tendad t iii'vitatior, uisi' tLpw'sivta uf 20
;eat vrcevici.: U t he altar, and -tv.o were
! Lc.pefuifv coavert-ed. About 5 j0 were iu
aftndaries. aud I ceer be veld
a lit ore-
u-:otlv ov aydince in mv Jit's. La t
ht. )b,
Farley, our Chaplain,
tUi'al Hti't fetl.'i'ltt!.' "2t-
.uosi iVo'i.i the -forda : " Tusn ve ! Tut u
yj : ibr "ty viU ye die ''" At the close of
the, :Tr-i..'a, u.ts Chaplain of the 15th
n sde a strong appeal to the uaecriVt rted,
-nd vthite the invitiog hymn vts t:,
yir.g. aboat SO presented themstvas cry
ictz for merer, and here I cannot do&crihe
the fetrVetirjf dcouss. I think I t in corn et
it; Hayiijg tbero waa fully a thou? and iu at-Vrn-isnec-,
j. r-jut thi-ough the cvc;fd to
rivsk or.?" - y f?'rIoVt'8 ti nt I knew were eu;i
vsoted, and 1 taw several weeping here and
the re ' ad all wtreeolenm, tor the spirit of
tbt JOid seeded to move upon e w ry heait
in that intercated multitude. What is re-n?M-kab'-3,
I have noticed that the relig
ioua interns: ha- been on the incieaseevt r
since the A - u ana other religious
joprcah have been making regular visits
to oar cs2.p. Pray for u-?.
I regain -ors truly in Chrbt,
C. W. W.
la that ? Tboe ??ordd
are Con
tr.dicto.
have heard
or a lifeiewp
piosker a soulless inber and a btartle?
. 1 .t ' - ...
one. believes that a dead ran !itor&(iv
hi..- ; but v.i-i are nif.cy j-.-cu vhose
trJf-'tiiX has vtrv little bf. We do not
v;.v Mri4,rAilv h,t tl2
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b-o ii'Oib
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er is i'teralbr triihoutm heart ; but I hae
just 5-e4 of one who gave her child to
gt.-ar.p'jr?, and devoted horself tc infamy.
Ann Jus, is eaid to be intelligent. Heart
ie&. it a very mild term to employ in
characterizing ?ue-h . a mother. But a
,-. tffrffn Christian ! Ido not under-nUu-'-vhat.
that can be. -
Can a'.y Christian live without pr-. . ? j
;-. i !S?. A VfOit'-'Sor Hi'XV : ..U.. i:o 2
true chud ot Goa lie long m fr. re;;,
leet oi prayer No. A Cbibri;: wele-j
a closet A Obristian vbo iioe:. lev-j
tbo d;uy of prayer! who neglects the
prayer room ? A tVhristiau parent who
baa no i'ami'y altar ? Ob 1 do net or:a:o
.f ncb thingn ; jju--. h oontra-bcri ;n j
Talk i the bi-ni nosa who s noed wan
r? pt
!jve when the rainbotr pan-h t!;a r.eav
: (i. of the dr:.f i--an who h nibbed
rwitn sreet cfuio j out to:!
: , ,
I who "who tcves tno-e&viour
t-f tl; t of the
:' ,;unor. and
f 1 i0Je af;:
" But do not real I hr.Miao o;eiaie?
,
iojjflecr nrayer for a season . 1 tear
, tMnk thaT D U
WM i; ;hfb;
(ear they
ving
memor
able, fearful course of sin '-How long
j aaay a Christian neglect prayer? ' i know
not- I would net advise you to make the
, cjperimetit. The wish to make such a
I trial would, of iteeii, be wrong evidence
that you are ant Cbrierb::;.
last taicita f.: bf u-n-.ined ;
One of the
e2cr:
of s. Christian to bve wbbotJt eommnnici; '
with (its?.. How ar.B-tnrgl a ::i bow ua- j
grateful- Does hs the 6ar-,r, who
-irr nt to pray to hbu ? I
No, profss&sd disciple ol Cbrl-t. t);; j
yt try bow ions you ees bve witbo?" ;
..'!
but Fe-ek
to know it is
roicnuf- -iin-zunr
. ,; . .i- . : .i. .
which mcrbfy the fleiih, and bur--hie the
which mcr-ify the fih, and
heart, and bring us. into nearn.t ?- - :nd c v
formi y to (bad' Prayer ir en-.l.re:. r.;y c ; v
ducive to these results. 1t ic -e fxre -t
11 cart-searcher with a fail and eounitc
confession cf yoar sios, and plead the
merits of atoning blood, end cast your soul
;n diviuc mercy, ana ted rue u you could
have hewn better employed '-oyer Mt-
Am,'.
. ..
'
A Father's Frayea'.
A pi 3a young man told a clergyman
that hs lis; once disobeyed bis father, on
which tke good raan retired and shut she
dor?r. Curiosity led bim to look, through
tbe ktv-hole. and he saw bis father on
his knees at prayer. The boy listened,
and heard bis father praying for hhn.
This p truck bim to the heart, bdbe
went away and prayed for bimselb His
prayer and tbe prayer of tbe parens were
heard ; the young man sought mercy
through the Lamb ot. God. who tuketh
away the sin of the world, and became a
christian Indeed ih-bcld the hr-ppy u
fecta of a pious fachr'o prayer I
iaacUty n. Little Tiing.
G-reat virtues are rare : the occasions
for them are v rare ; au-.t when they do i
occ-iir, ve are p re pa re u tor mem, iyj as
fcxeit-sd ly the grandeur of the ftciiiee,
weave eu p- ricd either by ths splendor
of u; 2 deo uj th-i eysj of the v. orld, or by
th-j isii'coi' placeu cy t bat we. experience
fto'.a t.h5 pci'loriuiu.'ce of an uncouituon ao
tloii. Littlo i?ib;;s ate unforeseen ; they
return, every toomeut ; tliey cono in con
tact wub one pride, oar Indoiencs, our
itauahiines , our readine- to vA-.a .?tvuc ;
tluy coiifirt'bc our iot bnaliona Krp--tu-a.Yiy.
Wo v rA-i much raihr n:ak3 c -iji-i
r-cat t;o-? -licca ta God, hovcirr ,.o
iei.i and Vibilui (!;ey might to, epu con
did-. a thai we thorld be rewarded by iib-
en .-:,-;a- our -'.rn o.-.;::tv.-j an-J he'ti't-? ;
in !- '- el in'j;. Li h -wtar, t
by h b:bty b. Iift(e thitios ! har a .uv ant '
c'Of o ni i'.sVo to liOd can .' :-.:iO'-!yi.iieu
ro-j a pacing fervor ot ipoii.
bee u- reiaetnber that G-d I .oh in our
aciionf only for ths motive. Ths world
juo.-H u-- by appsaranej ; 0 od counts ibr
i.o-h.ng v?bat if. mo.-x iuaz-Iitrg to men.
YVboit be do i. a puro inteot:Mt. tree
djoihty, a iiiCio rtlb-'-'-.'ii'e'afion -Ab
thb is exercised more lVt(faoj;ty, and
In u way that tries us mors reiereiy, on
coi;:ui ? that oa gTeat occasions. Sain-j-times
wc clir.g mure tenaciously to a tr'fiv
than to a t;raat intereat. It W'u!d ;iivo
u more palei to rebnoubh an amusement
tbau iu br-J.ow a great sum in charity.-
Wc arc tnore easily led away by little
riiingc. bocsusc we believe them mere in
nocent, and h.oic,ine that we are less
attached to them; nevenbo'e-s. ht i: 0d
deprives as of them, we $oa oi.-covei from
tec paia of privation bow ezcerivo sad
ittcscoable wss car attachment to iheai.
Thu sincerity of our pie-y is abo isnpeach
ei fjr the neglect of rnincr daties. What
probability -g there that ve should not
he -lists to make greaffacrhuces, when we
shrink from tbgiit one-:
Bat what if- most dangerous to ths uitn i
;?"tl-:: '-.it'll it acc-uirc- of unta?th!ulneoo.
Ti-.i5 b.-e to (tod tlunks nothing small.
All :.Uat can pba.-e or J'- phase hiu ia
guat. It dofe-4 Lot pvoducy constraint and
weak ciRp;o:;. but it place.:- no limits to
ita fhicbty ; itae's with .dmpiicby. and as
it is not .eioiorr-ted v.dtb thin-a that (iod
h:;- noL commanded, it neTer ! ' .btaSes a
men.ant :bont what h c "la: oob
t ctiu i;" h-i g,ot or auieii.
'l oose 5.. t..;'.:.: vrbo are naturaby !sis
eaact oyht.. to. make an inviolable law
wlih T!iv.a-cit:. -"at iriue.-:. They ar'
tempted to deipb ti.vu: they have a
hbt cf thiuk-iii- ;be' of" : r":.-e'i7'!'-' t
thy-sre not aware of tho i'vnaible growth-
own fo;v: tytri eSee.-.vr'Cc. They tru;-;t t-
a deiuuvecou.v.; 3. thot'. :b it ba.H before
fui'ed them, hr che t-t.pport of lueir
fidelity.
" Icisa riSe," thrsay. 44 it Is nothing."
Ti-ic ; bur it h a nothing that will be ov
er till!:;,; t.- yen. a tr:3e fl at yoa prefer o
':; T.'i'f.b-f t.-:d. a trine that will be your
ruin. '. e-.-C bo re-.d elevation of mind
in a c:,;ii'.'iii:ii o; lone uiina , u is, on
the ten ! rary, iiom t--.j narrow views
that
we ex-nf:i-!.tr those -tings of buie imp."
tance which be"o iv. fat.t such i-?i.iisive
ecnseqa-iice-'. fhc ne;ra apt we ars to
n-'.leot fmail thbg, the more we ought to
ier r.be eilb'Jis of ibis negligence, be
wst.;b:bl : a; c .r.-ilve.5., ai. 1 place itroand
us, if possible, some infcrrmoutstbh bsr
rie to this remissoe.-;3. bo not let us be
Kt
t::
:Ac a!fto-t;.jU
ro
;Sc,-- ; at i-tst
b wb!
re courage to
lt-.in.o..n it, out ;S .a a penance , itit ;
have need ob a" i that will at la-t brio-;
us peace and f-ercnity. God will gradually
render this etste pleasant and ca-sy to us.
- tt-.sitlou.
1 . - . . .
Ts.e l?udy end t.'-e
,A re our bodies ao constituted that th!
food cf one dry suffice;? ibr the wants of j
ih? next ? Ihi e'.ea oce:;otiil bannoets j
cdipet:--e Vvith ths ncces;: oidiily bread '.'
Ars the a.r.oagemeuts ot nature euan that ,
.-a bright day ea- h week is en-oi rn cuf :
fie'ect to melt tbescows cf Vi.uter, t
iu:.yi the naked -forest into a sea of io-i
1.-2. cr cover our he I -a 3 in ucmiu w
; i
-de ves of golden corn t ISojtoc l""y
r:e-da dally bread; fid? fcr the rip-r;b.g
of vhfir fruits, and g!d..- ior tbt; beauty
f their Sowers, used .!' Kinkgnt, ri
not sun-bin2. And rhe a;;-.- e,o;: ;t ibiae,
nor its graces u-v aio . :;.rv; rJit..v.a.t
(b;:'y prayer to Cod as; 1 b oqo'Ojt comma
ni'.-n wivb the skits. L .---y, tb .--refc-rt. we
ought aiway . to pr-;, 1.-: onbig and eve
ning iit the b::'st 5 co u.r.cb oftener, to
'a:vcb tha better nd t he result, if it is
dovcc., -arne-.t, b.'ivbag p;uyer, wiil be
to m'-bttain tur rpirtv.a be: under what
aea.-r? the most unfavnabla circ'imslan
c'us. On the rocks by -! a a bhcre 1
have seen marina crc. tu.is living when
. .. -O l , a
tue tide was out: not .-i wim; '--
it leaves, but off the u. y and naked rock
n tbe withering sir, in the burning,
broilhn-c sun. T.iy live-.: oecau.-e wneu
twice each day ths ;.-amiug tide came in,
and rising, covered the rocky eheive-i they
clung to, they opened their shut and
shelly mouths to drink in water enough
to lart them when the tide went out. and
iHJ :b next tide came" in. Even so,
day also at the least, are we tore fpbnts pr.--e medicinal qualities. Hv
r.,,r t;.;;-,iv ac.ob fill uur, etonti- ! try btrinei- is --i i with many of thcui.
iv,o?e a
plenish our tluriy aouh fill our ,c-to.ti-
ness from the ocean ot grac ana in-.-.ty
.bat fijws free aad full ia Chi let, to the
.nints and chief 01 stn" -. o i.m
dweiie'b ail tbe Godhead bodily. Dr.
GuhrU,
Th p'..-'.vor of cd.-.tiumii .bir.; ..: ;;...c
crcd-.i::' v. ::u our ppproaoh to tlum. j h.3
Christbut ic-'.U tl'ac h-3 is et.t.nic- i-.i
state i.hcse ; c ue wi.'J "jisc,-, t , c-i j
fear.abb. cv ry dire be tblaiit d. , c.
ry mi; Icb..;, Hwry, ev.m gea. ... f..,-icU
ed ; wbrc jhere e ti1 b.. t.. rtl :j
tict.S to ix. i t, He a or-; t -3 -,r.;e. fi; s.tl! ...
dac, no tl-ee ii-j;i; biii;h.s ;.t.tc.c tries. ,j
m-re dc-adnvfo in -.-. . ice, n- i,...te wj.,
dethvj in nnyer, o iin.ie t i .
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wtb be pt-ct.
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.h.-.rm Is wh--- ;
b -b b -yi-ito: . It
i - -. .v .f il,..-e
:. 'V -.e i'-- t.;n-.i .
w.;i edoicu ho i tb n '1.,, Hr- 1 .1
eac-e whicn may In!, toj io-, ?m l'a'e
agent v hi -h .o.uy decco - no utioe f- ir.
med'um wb'ch my di- fb, J; . ',,. .
iicby is n rt oi ;y etttebi bat py. j:Jtt ,.o6
only perfoet bat ter-.
As he appro,;: Io- the !;nd r.f ref''tb.!
tha .-.hadows of 'ht..; trih cea-e i.j intr
!'r t'd.!e:;.l him. The biai, are remov
eu from bb eys. O;. j .-e?s are e'rimvi
.d'the:r fal.e iure. .V.tldr -j tli L r
ally brtle aoy l.ouer Ud.3 -teat. Tj.w
mists of an:ty aro dbp- rsed Kverj tlbii
which la to have an ml pf;os smad
j'ppyar-i nothbig. Efe-t:a! tldobs nn-l
ineir p-.er UiM.niriide. h.r l.e Le! 1.,s
liieui io tho true p-aot -1 virion, h- 1,.
ceased re -! i m,( the wmld, J..r 1,9 h; s
b.ual it a reel an- 3 .neu; ic has ybc-d.
and he has for;- know.: hi wt.akfte.-H l.s
leao-i tjot e.t hn virf -t. f r tlo-y rn d.
nclSiiog tii.u Mad -he u bet.tr rel
ays he tat? UwX his Mm would set in
dat Lt;e.-K phis li:b c: .;-. ti . itr.
But he i:nows -b, rr'eum he hs ttu-eJ,
a. id thtrelbrc kn-iwa nt.t what he hoa)j
iear. lie i:,k?: u: ward wiih h-.b' r at
huaibk cri;!i Jer,i t, ibatgre-.t. I.e;.b rd,
w'to bnvinrf bng since ceodnete I h'm ia
art en pa-i-.irej-.-having by hi, ro 1 e. rrecrcd.
a;;d by his t f;..T s!jj.p.r'ed him, wdi, ha
!:uu:b!y trusts, aa.'di Id.tj thron-h he
dark ;i!ley of th.s hhadow d deuth, an.J
fely land him on the j eac-fui liore ox
everitint; rest.
Tbe 1-iUle Ci.its 1 iu Jnes. tu Ibe Si l
tiei.. A tier iho t.ait:e .f Sbsrrsburt; w; pasi
s. 1 ofer a bbie -f rviir- i-d m Cf "trsUje r-
( e;!J4--
i n fii oo,.tl f.(,sl':erM lll tij jir
armies wte rftHruin t.. :..!
'acta. At cv-ry --fatloti the wiv-. at. i
danjibier.s of tie tro e., toe
ca:s and dl-uilu.-o !,."d i.. -' ,; 3d
baidi-?- tnong .-b;i irod r... ,,.
Ye -f :t ! nr,f t h'o..v .,., l.te
an angel va-- a bstij . ;, i,u-,7 h.u.-.b,n.
ly sod mo.'.L-L'v sb-j v.. nt j a gieat iu?.
bcardvd s b'-' r, wf-y bd carved a crutch
r-.''o a ' . it p:,o.k to replace a b...i l-y -h:.v.
sr...-; lii-iw -iil a-kt-U Lim if l.e va,
! l unorJ "-'V? he ate like a Jambfcd
roll". .Siie ak;d if his woii.k' r.:.;'..
tul, and iu a voice of hoft, mtdh-w cteto-,
Cot I do tj '.b't!g leore V.r you 1 I hiu
scrry that yy.t are io badly hurt; h.c
y;n a ibfle d-.tighftr, ar.-d we.t k.!e cry
1 wr.tit -no sc'.-b yon; j he :!-.; n.-.t 4
! heart v:..s ojuc-hed, and tcsra ; f I .e Bt.o
. -ratbude f.iled his eyes. lit a,sAer
I c-;J, '1 i-.-o.e tl.tei nti.e c.'oiditn. U -l
Krant that if ey may be h ov-lr- a
! you' V, itb an evident ;b:; i.e i-.-prt.s
l ed a d.tne (o kies tbt. f r 1 v; jlr
j pretty .;irl. be ;..-;; ;;e haul
j between : i: hi own, tmo c . ,ei ' j- ,. J
j bye Cd blew you.' '1 he tie- . v..!i J.
j way- be a bttr vt'cntsn b ca. of if e?e
I ie-t-t.ns cf 1 ractieal et;&rjfv eJ inci-
avti-io.e upon ner y. ung j-.L-if?-
!! at e.
To liVi," ?aid oei:tes, "j r- ti.ie
'Aitr.'" i i;:.-. ' the chaiac tt o.'i.fe vhrt
hu;!:r; phi 'p!y has doe ltn ust fo' us.
it . t r iicjic-bie rv r 1 1 1 en t ss
tiplc i-ai pa."iii a v.vr f ur ttretih
ag !ni-t tt c c-i.es whiwi. ceiwheb:i with
';..--:'i!. -'..-.y, and rtpicK and ,,iifie tfi rt
--k our of the ln-h'tr na'ure tai.).-.t ll e
pbja.iu. tS wh.ch entangle io te pU'h n
ar. i btt'ay bi.o vice, jbat when i-b.2 '
mace haa wroeht its work in us lift it. kt a
a ?:;;ier char.-cer. Then, to bve is to
know the peace or (led whr-h n'reih
nadei'htaadttip, to w ilk m li.t l'tUt of
that peace to rest on the bottom o! il.at
peace. 'j ben passion we;o8 the tele of
principle : ami eate.- cck iu vain to crush
dev. ;: ttiuse won .ire 44 . .tv.ig in the Jjpid
of be-ts ai.d in the rt-wer oi ids iji'iju
I and the spell oi ph-acrt ie In ktti, the'r
enchantment is ined not on our nature
alone, but cu the indwcllitig Spirit of
iliui 44 wlm is higher than tl e highest."
T (h, even now, let out first and mot fer
vent prayer Le Ibr this peace this lent '
peace, this lit peace which ripens f . r
the faithlul into the peace of leii'tft
;'ihri Ileib.
Our ficidsand woods are r-'W fi'deJ with
Let them be ta-. he red arid pie.-erved, aul
they will be touud invaluable in the fcb-
ce ef ni-.r.y medicites tor which wo
j have been hitherto detcnieut c-s the OiiN
Jtiiewvili.