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RALEIGH, N. 0., SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1864.
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for Three 3'oribs in AJoour.
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Christian .V a i orate i'uuli' bit:;; l-ompaity
Eircdor itsv.
Foard, Esq., llov
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J. W. CKOWi'Ki:.
Secretary m..l Trtc; rer . A. M. G oj-.m as, Ksq
The Ailccate liWi o lio l every Saturday
morning, at $2 for t !.. j im'mw. Ok?"
luni tens i c.'.ti. :(.'.' hl.-iflj ! t;;i tV-A- j)rin:-tiU.
All 'rff f.V.v.c ; :-' wiil I'O charts-? i-a Tiuar
of 16 lines or lese., for a rut insertion, siul 1 -r
square for :ieh sut'Stsitisut ii.soiie.n.
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jamminiiffii-ions.
g..r the Adv oiMte.
t at i HiW, i
''Heresy is a fund voi uUj error in re
ligion, or -an error of opinion concer.iiitg
s,7no iiirnbi;n--nt.t doetr,iiO oi l'Oii;ir.-ii
Errors, though of ror.ny kiceis, may
elased as voluntary, ami involuntary.
The former corset sin believing rr teach
ing what is t j be fa be, or what is
not known to be nuc; the latter coirists
in believing or teachlr.g eontruiy to trutu
without intention, cuiclese-nets or neglect .
To believe v.Lat is In own to be fake, is
impossible : and io a eh it. i damnable
under all cireuritorane.s. To believe and
reach what is rot In own to bo true, i.s
both possible and coramcn. and isaomv-e
of iiTimenf C theo1! ;.l wariare. Omit
ting the assumptions of arrogance, preju
dice and birrony, tlio n-.-ld for errors oi
honeit ascuniptioii i.-, large and pixhiie.
A great deal is believed and taught, that
is not known to he hue, and is not neces
sarily either heii-tioal or tteniwh!e. If one
pertmacionalj refo:e or r rvc: t available
means of infjrmai ion -r jncua! prepara
tion, and in that condition i eiicves cr
teaches errors in hnidamcatul points, even
the smallest, he i.- herein' al, and so con
tinuing, will be excluded from salvation.
Iut there aie imiumerable things he may
believe and teach h.rK thy, which he toes
not know to ho true, Tbo-.igh often con
tradicted, it is ef tin , 'h i? one ran re
lieve what lie ! . ; not. know. AVhaf ir.
really I nown ca.iii.-.f be rojitinrv to the
knowledge, but cviuerucs i'ur tu itoi pos
itive deinonstrntion, may ..n:-ty ihemind
and induce belief.
'i;.h docrj-iners can
never be rishtlv inir-osed as articles of I
faith, and as long as they do not contro
vert known truth ', they are not heretical.
These shadowy b:li. f ar-; cbierly of philo
sophical origin, r.nd trise generally from
attempts to construe to the mind, the
deep things ot theology, livery religion
has had its rdulo: cr by, .o has everv type
of government, school of art, :md grade of
civilization. T nfortur.r.ietv tor our the-
ology, the Fathers found a philosophy of
naeran origin, already systematized, zeal
ously alvocated and brilliantly expound
ed. As scholars, they fought and attain
ed position in th exj-.oneatal literature of
the age, and were zealous to prove to the
.savans of the heathen, -that the ) rofession
of the Christian religion accorded with
the most elegaut culture, and the most
profound research ; as theologians, they
labored to demons nun that, their theolo
gy harmonized with the dominant philos-
oj.hy, that the ideals of Plato were appro-
t-nate primordial conceptions forlne teach-1
ings of Jesus, that the cosmogony of the
Greek found its truo interpretation in
that of the Hebrew, and that the practi
cal of the seiiptiues had legitimate corre
lation with the theoretical in the philoso
phy ol :' the school . This heterodox alli
ance of theology and philor.ophy relieved
the early church fiom the odium of illit
erate fanaticirm, nnd brought it within
the charmed circle of position and influ
ence, but it became the probii source of
error, heresy and sectarian mischief. The
"mind is essentially philosophical, and is
never content with disjointed doctrines,
however important, or conflicting elements
of faith however beautiful. Jlenco not
only have attempts been made to con
struct a theory of th: universe that would
consistently account for all the facts of
Kevelation and experience, but intellec
tual explanation h?s been sought for the
modus cj'f 'randi of rpiritual change and
growth, the rationale cf the means of
grace and the ritual of worship. This
very naturally leads to numerous specula
tive errors, but they are not necessarily
heretical or damnable. While the great
fundamental doctrines of rcdomr-tipu are
preserved intact, the purity of worship
maintained, and the code ofohsi.-tlan mor
als carried fully into practi. al life, mere
speculative errors con never be heretical,
no difference to what part of theology ihey
may pertain. Involuntary error in fun
damentals is not pCt sr- damnable, it is
simply heathenism, but heathenism is not
heresy. Voluntary error, controverting
fundamentals, is damnable without except
ion and without hope ; voluntary error,
not controverting fundamentals, i3 heresy
but not damnable jer se, and not exclu
sive of salvation. The larger portion of
denominational differences' arc of phi
losophical origin, and owe their exis
tence more to dialectics than 'hcrmencu
tics: a few arc purely chirmatical and
depend far more upon men than princi
ples Most of these differences are heretical,
but not damnable ;
v.nt it l. r.h-
Sa -ved that a doctrine not damnable pc
, may pecome so, by the peculiar conse-
quences attached to it by its adherents.
The doctrine of predestination, if hereti-
oal, is not necessarily damnable, but if as
a corollary, its advocate teaches that all
personal cilort i.s useless and presump
tions, thou the doctrine becomes by eon
se i ucnee damnable heresy.
JJaoiism by immersion is a doctrine of
inference, no one claims or can claim that
it is categorically and unmistakably
t:ii!ht in the serint urvs : with a certain
conception of rapt historv and the modus
H .if the sacraments, this mode 01
baptism rooms to accord, and it is further
tl:.,'-?t siijih some raHsares of the New
Testatneut particularly i ivor tins interpre
tation. Hot at the bet ibis is a doctrine
of construction, and if heretical, is not
damnable. lut ?3 soon as this ii claim
ed to he the only legitimate mode. it. be-
c.-.jaes iuat.ilci-i i:. :oy; i t!o teoiiu or
dor, viz, belioviug and ieaeiiing what one
uo-: not :vv to be true, and is Jurther
more condemned by the rule, tJiat inler
euce can never be imposed ass an aitiele ot
faiifi. If the doctrine is carried to the
eonseouenco ol close eommrruion, theher-
nsv bc.vye.s more aouaicni, lor the auhe-
f.Tfj liifio nii' Iv a uon-luiuiatnen ,ai, uo
vf necessity declare, tithor that there hy(
no other proper chri:itians, or that the
will not commune with ot?scr proper ehns
tians. The iiist they Mill never attempt
to piore.tiie second they uarc not aihim
'I r.i- ft-ima fr.ecie; or ie:ioninj anpucs
to Aro?tolb Weci: ion. The b-:lief that
a con-i cntive ;rrie-: of ordained men, (it
any man can behove iO has continm-d
from Ar-Or.tolie times to the present, is
simply historical, and pernios a true the
olo-dcal court would rei;:-.e all act ion an
not having jurisdiction; but when.it. is
elaiuu d tiots f-uccr-scion h. e-seiitial to the
CiUu-nce i-f the church, then the heresy
i.-; r ateni, and nni. t bo inexcusable if not
damnable. It is an old eeeleriar.tic.il ca
non "that every fundamental is by name,
and suCieiontly ret forth in the a ercd
scriptures, so much ;o, that thou eh there
may be diiierenres as jo the manner th.'M'e
can be none as to the thing." Aportolie
al ruecession Jims no positive evidence, and
never pretended to have any, nine tenths
ol' the protectant world di.-lelieve it ; la nee
to make it the basis and gionml of alone
being entitled to the covenanted mercie-i
uf (rod, i.s rank heresy. Heresy may elear
lv l.e either po.sitive or iterative, and 1 lie
one is .e?- .w damnable as the other;
and there would not he ro much of either
kind, if divine:"; would leave phiheophy to
its true sphere, arol adhere move strictly
to exponental. practical preaching. Yen
will ol'ten in there dnys hear the most ver
itable heivrv from men not deemed he-
. . , . . . . . . . , -
losuphy ami (Gospel, resting e.jualty per
haps upon 1'anl and TIan.ilton, Kant and
St. 10(01-, it will most probably have het
erodoxy of every phase known since the
christian era Tha most stupid, dry and
affected exhibition of modem days, is
utfcin pt' t0 rcfute ome dreamy
(Jorman spet uiation, pome muddy pLilo-
sophical doubt, some oriental fane' dead
five hundred years ago, or some Scotch
metaphysical dogma, thereby exposing
the preacher to the contempt of good
taste, and publishing tlio error to the mul
titude who had oevxr heard of it before.
Logic and metaphysics are valuable, with
out them the expounder of God's word h
not well prepared fbr his mission, but in
keU loinroa:i;c raoro )eresv than they
. i,..,r .,..-,
the hands of unskiJiui men, they are
exterminate, and since tney are prone
to drive the Gesro! out of the pulpit, (hey
are always to be duly guarded. Various
foreign heresies are gaining ground in
this country, and they owe their propaga
tion more to l!evievs and the pulpit, than
to all other sources combined, hi very ate
ches evidence, that when the pulpit be
comes specially philosophical, it looses its
power ; when it becomes political, it yields
repidly to the Puritanic, either in fanat
icism or cold formality. Some things
that are not heresy, are very favorable to
its propagation and growth, a condition of
the moral atmosphere favorable to theep
cdoniic. The presence of this unhealthy
state is evidenced by the prominent dis
play of science, philosophy or p litics in
the pulpit. The wirdom ol the world is
foolishness with God, and when it usurps
the place of the Gospel, it never fails to
produce mischief. The pulpit is dedica
ted to the Lord, it is a sanctuary of holy
(hings, and cannot be used with impuni
ty for ol her purposes. There are eviden
ces of danger around us in there days; the
pulpit has already yielded in some places;
prayers and sermons have become politi
cal, news-papers are quoted instead of the
Bible, the terrors of martial law are threat
ened instead of the law of God, and po
litical prophecies have taken the place of
Isaiah and Malachi. There is as muh
necessity that the ministry should stand
firmly to thbir cause, as that Lee's army
L-hould keep an unbroken front to the eri-
cmy.
Locke.
For the Advocate.
An Fxliiliition. No. 1.
'Sir, we would see Jesus." .t no. xii : 21.
Gentle reader, you have doubtless wit
nessed scenes of sparkling beauty and sub
lime grandeur, scenes of terrible majesty
and avful power, and scenes of life and
of death. Vou may have stood upon the
mountain-top and gazed upon the works
of nature and art spread out in rich pro
fusion around you. In one direction ran-
u'cs of magnificent mountains, lifted their
snow - covered summits into the posom oi
uouus, auu m-i-mi-u tji "
"etherial blue," as the undulating waves
of light, streaming from the "God of day
dazzled your vision. Tn .-.nofher theb' "a
tii'ul river, like a 4 4 thread of silver" de n
ly imbedded in edginr,.5! of vatK'-uied
green, rolled pmoot It I y on, and then ro - li
ed madiy ad own the craggy ieep, ire."
rng ltaetf into "olden br.rav with which
aid its meandcrnig eo'ire with gorge:- :s
rainbow?!. M'hiie in still another, tho
proud city reared its lofty domes and hi-
it bed its i.wcring stocploj in the ovc
hanging clouds, and revealed in beautiful
and harmonious outline it-? piles of aieH
tecui.d grandeur and fascinating splcndo--.
thus marking the glory of art aud'the pro
gress? ot civilization. Or pcroaps y...v
navo stcod non the ileld -; of beheiu
the fearl'a! Klsock of sfrngglir.g
Tin:y Tiii.i uior vyriS lie id ol .sLri 1 ,r :
the "hug of death." The thunder of ar
tillery, the 2-o.ir oj"no.:sketvy;ije held char
gt;s of infantry, the daring dailies of env
:iiry, the loud shouts of inoiuenfury tri
umph, the low murfitnrs of partial defeat,,
amid the martial streams of hcro-iasphtug
music, all mingling with the groans of the
wounded and dying, nnd the prayers ot
j'ious ehristiaiis and tbi; wicked improea-
uot:So1 iuiidvts and sinncr,-r, as the tho-h
Volumes of smoke gradually .shut out the
scene from your eyes, rem biding you of
the "day oi doom," when all the artillery
of heaven shall bo let loose, end all the
hosts of earth and hell shall bo marsh all
mg to meet their reward. In j-uch scenes
you have rejoiced nud ticmbled. We do
not propose to paint for your admiration,
zee-lid, cither of maux-, orurt, or blood,
i-'ot if you have any of thc.tuxiefy which
prompted tho woids at 'the head of ibis
article, if ymi have the faintest desire -'-to
:,cc Jcc-;' come with nn, vt-.tl wo will at-
tempt to place before you, pictures taken
from the great work of rede-mptiou the
ennraeter liie ;md death and exaltation of
Jouh, in oowoaurou with which the
grandeur cf nature aud art. and the fear-
mineiaoi carnage, shall , and die.
"Sir, we would see Jesus." Come
with uo. M:tnd by the barred ates of
Kdon. Why are those cafes barred --
Why glitters the Shining sword ? The
first human pair have sinned, under a
load of guilt they go forth from Paradise
bearing the curse of God, whieh is to till
the earth with the wail of sorrow, enno
ble their bodie.? back to dni.t and banish
l heir spirits upon the nv.:!e.-.:o besom 61"
the dark sea of eternal d:a(h. So? this
.vonowuig pair as they go forth into a
world shrouded in elooin. Put a., they
go their hearts bleed with anguish, and
tea i"3 of penitential orief stream down
their checks. Ween! no. (1 ev caht cne
- iOV.Ij o-;'I. T - J -.- A. I i iTlr 11 'il;.'l i'.Oi.'l! .!-!
call up before them its blirful joys. As
thus they stand, behold a bright stai ;,n-
pears in ibe angry heavens, and casting
its beams of sweet liuht through the
gloom, warms into life their affect ions and
hope buds and biosouis in their hearts
and joy sparkle;.; iu their gyes. They lis
ten, and the voice of morey r-vv ct a the
songs of Paradise falls upon their or-rs,
"the seed of the woman shall bruise the
serpent's Lead." We sro them lay hold
on the bhsslid proraiso and henceforth
groups of gusrdian aio-els throng their
pathway and bands of bliss from 1 he gal en
of g'ovy hear thorn home to receive the
crown prepared by him who "restore the
blissful scat." j.
Ketier-i IV m the Army.
H. C. M. of the Sth X. C Pegt. April
loth writes : "We are still receiving the
AJvocah: regularly and it is read with I
believe the right spirit. This Pegiment
has been in service; ne iily three years,
and has 1 believe ar. many Church member;-:,
in it as any regimes t fVim our State, but
strange to say, has never had a Chaplain
during all this time. Who is to blame,
I am unable to ray, .but somebody is, 1
know there was an effort made last fail to
have a Chaplain appointed for the Regi
ment and a minister selected who agreed
lo acapjtthe appointment. The necessa
ry papers were gotten up, and sent on,
(approved by the Col-of the Pegt.,) to
the Secretary of War, and during the ab
sence of t ae papers the countenance of
the Pegt was brightened up with the
prospect of getting a Chaplain, but alas!
when the papers returned they came with
an endorsement on (bom by the See. of
War, that llrerewas a Pov. Mr. Cheatham
sppointfd Chaplain of the 8th X.C. Pegt
in June 1801, to the astonishment cfail.
I am sorry to say that Mr. Cheatham oi
somebody else has cheat eel us out of a
Chaplain, end in that, condition matters
still stand. 1 am happy to sy that we
now have a Brigade Chaplain who has
preached for us several times since he
has been among us-"
A private in Co. G, 43rd N. C. Regi
ment, wiifss :
" If you should meet any of the friends
of the 43d X.C. PegT., and they should
want to know anything concerning its
where abouhs and condition, ycu can in
form them that it is nenr Kinsfon, X. C,
some within tents and some without ieafs,
but all shehered, well clothed, rhed, and
fed, and in good health and spiiirs. -It is
for the present connected with Prig. Gen
Hoke's command, and I feel very well
pleased with him as a gentleman and as a
commander. We have been here since
the advance upon New hern not disturb
ing or being disturbed, drilling sometimes
three times a day, draw rations every few
days and occasionally get - some blockade
ehad that come up the Neue? despite the
i'ankee big guns, tctpedoes, obstructions,
ie."
Bbico the --hove wa - frritten, ihh Hog
rtnontno doubt participated in the cap-
.o ; -arc 01 1 tymoutu. Jui roK.
Hcviva! in Jonusan's Army,
ilev. H, M. Clterry, Uhaplain at Dal-
i' U gives ti e following account of the
l ogress of the revival in Ceo. Johnson's
a-;:;y, to iao Southern Ohrb;!ian Advo-
"The deep re'igiou.-j tuierest and the
w:;dcrful mcrat rc(bnnutiou of the Anoy
- ' :.;i:ci;se.e, is uvi-ieutly cxrend.ig a a J
.- '..'" Thoro is i,. t :;
i --, ; --'.,.!'.'.m ;';
y oi tiic ornraues encan:reu iitai
t0Vi':i.
i. i'f(vu n Fcnn. Ibiiraue, 10 ioiaed
the Chvrch
last Sabcoji, raid at niiiht
i-. -u!.-ias vi;r3 u..ove.a at ijo aitar
csrr.:'St; praynj;
est there is dee
: I'jr pardon. The inter-
i f'i-.r'.ni.: -:T-,l ,1 fit -
a no renunu.s us much of too hanm- e'res;
met tr-ig scoh's at old Pisg.ih ad Pros-
pee:, in the days of ptr.ee, where so ma
ny of the preachers of the Tennessee
('ord'-renoe ere converted to Cod. The
sojdiors si n !; tho;-c sweet old revival, earan
meeting .songs, mat tJinil the heart, and
a-sis' in all the altar exercises lading
to penitents praying in public :-in;r-n.g
cd rejoicing with (he happy con
verts. Tlie mor.-ing prayer meetings
re well attended; and at the close of
"Press puvack," the soldiers rush to the
c?.i ;- chapel for the evenirg service.-:,
cemmcricyg j:i3t alter su: set. The
cl-:rner-t weather does not prevent them
fio.u itts ending .service every night.
In l iiiley's Pioiida Brigade, a very
large .nau.bev hive' pivfessed liiih io
Christ, and Bd have joined tbo Church ;
75 came forward for sprayer last night.
Gen. P. (ales much inter, st in the meet
ing, .iiis scat is generally on ihe pulpit
steps.
Toere are mmy awakeniniis and con
versions still reported in Clayion'., AL
bar.ia BH-ade. Their neat eh:;orl is
eoer.i-.i-. crow.led at nnrht, and
iek lo the altar for prayer, duriu
t heir
hurt services.
Tito iUissiomiy and Chaplains of gum-
iioisi; s (.eor-'ia lrii"Rie. leroit an. io-
ea ed iigetest in attenderrt.-e upon di
viae service and favorable indications of
a general revival.
M:inv have dcignaled thm-sdveT as
-' - i raiv-atiou, and cevcrai pro-tor,.-.i
v.-igrn r.rel joined the Church
io IW-iv t-t .. ; .i..
"-V-ficorragiiig repots coiao up from
many c(Jo;r coniraanus (ha!, 1 have not
b.'d (ho .privilege of vit.it iug and preach-i-g
to of i-'te. l-erhaps near 1 00 have
em .raced Christ and joined the Church
in i i.diou during the mooting.
P-ALr.Pin, Apii! 20. P:'Gt.
Gkxti.kmi:n : This morning I return
ed from a month's tour in behalf cf the
Soldiers' Orphan Fund, ur.d four:d your
kbtd tavor of April -Ph. iu wliiclias a C'e-m-m'Mec
in behalf of a public meeting held
in Gen. lie-he's lrigadc, you invite roe, to
address the brigade, at my earliest con
venience. in the great, increase of labor which
the advocacy of this Orilnu. I'nnd his
devolved, upon me, f have bee;: greatly
cheered by the interest which the army has
evinced in the undertaking, and 1 thank
you and the noble bund ef patriots you re
present for the kind good words ou have
e hi sen to address me.
But since you wrote, affairs have ro
eh; ngod with you that 1 really do not
knew how to send a tetter of you, :m I
thetefore must beg paid-.ui for address
iog you in this pubic way, to assure vou
(hat your letter has not been treated with
.neglect. I can oof, now fiv any time io
vi. rf. you, but will do so as .ooti as prac
tleabie. I wish it ondentood however,
tbt my .solicitations iu behalf of (hi.-.
Fond are con Sued to civil circles. I lake
the ground that all who ,v mot in the
army, are bound to lend their eneririe.-
and devote their moans to he sti- tenta
tion of those who are; because in this con
flict all men are equally bound to do all
they canto secure the independence ami
liberty of the country, w hether they be
in ll; 3 a.roy or not, ad if any bo :d!owrd
foetiy at home, clereyman or layman, it
is not for his saho bit the country's, a i l
if ho take advantage- of this f.r ran cement
to dodge hi duty, ho is a3 guilty as a
f.i ' bless soldiec.
In this beilef, I have dedicated ail I
have to the cause of patriotism and of the
noble army of martyrs of :hich 300 have
made yourselves a liistingnishod brigide.
It i- only my duly. Oihcr ministei B are
faithfully d"ing the same.
Allow me to say (bat, I wa in Western
Carolina when the news of your brilliant
achievement at Plymouth sent electric
joy through thousands of hearts, and the
day you begun and the day you ended
that ivoik your fellew-eitizers were mak
ing contributions for those cf your dear
comrades woo fell in the attack. When
you find pause in your woik I will endeav
or to see and address you.
Your grateful fellow citizen,
C1IAPLKS F. PililMS.
liev. iVir. J'aris,
Mai. Pro nr..
Committee.
; 1
Capt. WhitaKer, )
Sin will live everywhere but under the
Cross of Jesus : there it withers and dies.
S'enst.
IiV THF
i.ate n u v. .oniN TtTr iinA.:r,
NoltTM AlaLl.NA I'n.N Vi I. Ni i;.
Or T!1K
Tlih on bi.s ivory tbrono, tih ' i Vila! !,
Fi ll ro i'liy bedecked v. Ob r. l.ts,
is it Bi.bylia'd h-.oighoy monari'li. It is dnrk eye
ilonetil o'er the Lplcuuid bctur; and lUwuuig
iLrocg-,
Vi 'io crowded to (be g-orfeus banquet 111.
Cbaidoa's r.oMi-.- t soil? w ie tbcro. 'i'iio t-co
Ofiiisnv whik-rs. tvith Lu Lcurv l--??rJ
And lVo.!cd li'-nd : jaid tics!: vi-.o tberii,
Of ei.iru.bie uiitn i-i uiecl iit iro :
And ilii-ie were w:irrirs o; o. u.uinr Mvsr r-r.
Ol war lit eyes, and bres.vt- vitb ardour s v.elleil.
Au't Lkb bom uauu-s were thrra. i..r d bji.uti-'
soir
fr'iuiie o'er the siebe of rirtb.
'1 b.-Ti l.o srri. .
jirestovjutc-us tuvi iieJ LnJ Iboia
- ---
ie sacred vesaf-ls, w!Uli in better 'liy s,
'i .ei "iaeed iho O.sjijitc iu.jnuu.-eut of jirt
And range tLeut round U deck bis king-Iy bosr J,
And f'c-id bis swolK-u j rid;, troj-bioa biiirht,
As (liuiiij-b jiymb.iis uf his ieioTy o'er
'j'hc o'a-e ,re:it ku.gdi.ui vf the- f .ib.u .tcvr.s.
Now io.se lbs ruiriVifsi! viee ar.J fi-itt- rin, aor,
Av.d mduy a VMhSl : I aiit;vl u'tr in I'.ai e
The i. imrs of tbc kii.p, bis r-i-Luj , b bi i.wi",
'liil nil tbat bip.b nnd ;;ort': -oi ebin' c r rnvz
With, one loo.d shout: "IseVbn.zur, I"'s P.: ever '"
And as- the accents f( t n!ou tie mv d,
Tiiey were re et-boed o't-;- tjom uaU l. ball,
Ani diiue to uo, ot th-it aU j,!?!'i,-f.
Wli 'Ms l.ioi d.'e.l :rv-jiy, ib-5 C i. ;; .ci uVi' u
A j: iovinv oiuirous rilelu-e, bl.e t'.n: e .lia
Bofoie tbc biur-tiiiK of the 1.,-wiiii t-tf-.m.
'htt meant Ibis t odbt: ? t ': ii--v aw ful r,iue
Wl-tio ciib iucb uui.iojitv hn a .Oi
Ailruibtcii, turned ttcir Vi- ?
A bnirtsiij ha: i,
Alive, a!fr. e. o-nvs f , 1 1 "u np:-n thr; r;.o,
Aui rrirttn on it ilork charct'-rij - t f.c .'
J iit' itO'iftrcii li-.lj !.!!? on J;:.- thn-.h. fi
C)::
ll: Iiinl.t-lf KllaiU'i:?. UK ui'-'li 1 ii . r -.l
WK,-elic 0(3i.-i.lfcl ail bit ciO; 0
U t : c i-i,v.c i--ii i .- i;,; '.!. : . ; J. i. v---; i In f'(......
:s n,l ii'ftUf.!, .'lUiiU uiib bcl v: .-in! i- : .'
lit.- ,tiul; i.; bin bed . ; i-.l . r j - i... ... i
brc:.o,
A li d icli,.-I fiijj lbs It. Mi I,.- l. .;..: : tc, l.f--,l.-
) 4 H-n: the T i-ital-i of iii- tm ulb n i-.i ,!.-.,.!
i'.y four, -if ;m-h c-n:.ii..i. ; threb '.;!!b'r.,
A-i cbok b'.i ultui.ii.; ; odd eti. lan-ir-y Ih j.i
liitiHa by fer, suua .i Lis j-i lid b.i- v,
-And fall uiiheedi. d oa hi io-;-'.e vo-t.
i 1 li i . 1
1 y ur
1'bilosoj-beif! your w i-ico; tb.-io .'...oo
VViibin my w i-iej ifn ! r-ln:.-.. cn l(.f.-M
TiiO d O b I;;SiU-! il l: ; li.-,i tj isnr o: i !: . s ,- . ,1 .! , :'
A I'd if iben- is, I'Iij i-.iu .j n',u to i,j,,
'Lb.-ii iiuj.. i i : tbfen let !u i Ti 'vr 1 l-n.n, ui,
t-d 1ft -liru o: .ii -!-, Iho tb'-id i j..
'i'o mi? Ldrbit.-.r.ir, 1 ;-.': i !. .Oil v i!:!;? "
'i'licy t-ii..- old tfruj i,:.iitd .si.'i.. i,!iuh: I ui l
T jii'ir (ir.y.s diver.-in lneu i.li .i buuo-..i :
S ijii,s tcrod in .-:iiii h.uf'y, 1 ; t -. ihia,
That there the.'.- tuif lit .--'ir r , , u; , filj J ,.a.,..c.
An I dive iooi the i.-.yslefics !' nan:r,
Vfi-'l ponder eiuli. ihinff ; f;-:troinf-r.-i
Y b.-.e loffj oiiu Is held invtia wit', t:ietau. ;
.nd i hey wliii dealt oi d-ok. niri.ici-.ii: ui'...
oi'e.i nviil tbfeir vi..? U-iii nod tt:ir
'i I. -n' li'emtfi ;;!.. i bv i.'o ) iv
The my.-.tery 31 ill e;so if-', -n.-f-0,
'S'tii-. 55 flit V, . i J.s u: .' --'..) '
!
d to ir
it.J ;
A i ;.ii.-f 1 i-1 Viv.'-T- .If j.;, ir ; iihi'.e-s i e .-ci-hp '
TUsl si i.-jii rod pi. tKii i-! u::.i tb?st p-iit;:ir.j tbr-'tis
bite ?.Ultn.H tiun.lia, m if touia dotitb i ieud
Pud looked in en tii too. ..110 t.o. and rsn-rr-fd
'I bo i'e.-tul bi'ur. No Ti ora 'ot !) - i;bt it1.!,
Ho well lbs utter hoj.;!um'.s ci t. -1 .,
At- ib.il itill. solciiiu (i.-io.-i' :
'J bi-ij l 1 ' ,-;i (ijC.
U . taoe Willi Wi.-d. iu :o-.i ,i"h ; i.i.ii(n fb
Iboiiiib io the .'ti-!:i-- a j... -, , 1 :..! ki;.,
'U.id ail the ni-iml iur f (be r- yni .t ine:, "
Jli:-" .;:. '( us.; li-bb:, iii.-.i h;. -.:-' -,v;e i'l.n.
i-U I.J.V niujr ' : 1 1 -. i dcr..ri:...:d t i - i,.i..or'.,
iUt besiv'oiy Irutii i-birsn-t..Ti-..c.:', i.-- i..-b,
And n-htu be r.itv iLc v. riiio; i-u -t:',
Ft ifiigbt ay all roiiiUa.-iioe, b' O "id tL - .-:oiiiic:
Oh kf ! i Ly .lay? Luinls-r- d ; v d thy w
o,
'I by jM-itiji, il:y '-b-rv, ull :.r? K .:- d t,,, '
Then .iii' le.it ron-iled in th .0 ; i'.p of .-in,
:o! fw'i ucl i'l.-a.n:o's tv.ui- jli :..i ;
tO w ju.-tb-e '. ii...'.- btr turn. .1 -d l'-i uni.-t die !
lla-i: ktst-w't-t thy t.-Obtr, bow v.iio t.-.oi'ijib piide
His bert was I'lUl d nb.-vo hi.- in -ro-l .ta'6 ;
Thou kr-ew'st hi-: inoibhuM-rt full veil O Kit.!
And now bovuu'c llom ba- t .- t ii-ri.i-l ibec freiri
Those nays of t-vil wb-ca thy see H..-u:-d;
Ib onuse witb Lis dark f,ite U'P.rc tiisne ys,
Thou krowiug'y ba; t on e 1, i:n I iron- alrit
1'i-otTi those rspbt paths, wha-b Uou uaid tsi,v
tl it fo'buv ;
He, the Ooioi-.H-tciit . tbc Jude t.f
To n-boui thou owc-s-t, ail thy .-! ii.j-.i power,
s'eps fit to puns. -ii tbfte. Ti.'-.u hat boon tteNul
In .Instioo' so ales, ly bi .Vlaofrli;y b e: i.
And been 1'oio.d wuiaiofj; :o. i tb 1. L-.b
Ftito l.is!;e b and, h ' M.'-dian lu.g,
Prr-.ft;o o! 1 u f -.if : f in -.i J-,.ui
Alid L... k ti tbi;c U-tcV'.CiOd.- t-!!.; '
TI rpako. lb it vrrv ri-hi he I", r i t - cruc ;
The, r:orain?r'.H ibtftti b ;,: ? :! tit ;I -h :
Mii jiui-r vil .si'ulo i--d like the ft ' 'r c-'.nii
iii.i proud btart !ii,..ii!.ii -in ; to i ' i.iO iv.: I u .-i t
io. :
flullffllS.
I i 1 11 "i I. e i, ii or .s.
In!eraperan:e i . oii: .f the . ryino rlns
of the a ue ; a so.- ( h it h 1 1 b: n io.-i-c in-
dubred siio-e
V.t
TI:
: is; eio'e
of th: war
than before
'ni.-.ands
of tlif ol.ll
men who entered the.
;iii;;y sebm" and
steady have loum d to indulge the im
moderate use of stinoilaing -drink e
The habit, once vveil (orne d is Ihe most
difficult of ail others lo ove: coco. Weil
may we tremble fjr t:n.c (.'r.-i!';: the
habit, and fios ; who hue falisu vo
to the sinful practice, ilcliti. r.ie-;t, li.iir
alify and religiou eoi'.b.ii. .i .'',., aid be
brought to bestr ngHinst it. It f , viih. vr,
immoral and rb.fui to 1 i 1 . k te V "4ei s,
and ti.e man who wish-.-; io 't,j..y ti.e
society of the reli-.ed, the c-n-i'i ience of
the moral, or to be numbered w-'h hose
who luar God ad woi k ri:rht.eou.-:i-cs.-
should turn away from .ro:g diHik.
Intemperance is debasing in i's course,
hardening iu its, inlbicrico and ele.struc
tive to piety. The Scriptures everywhere
condemn the u;c of strong drink. God
says : l Wine is a mocker, rtr--ag d; iuk
is raging; aod whosoever is de.elevod
thereby is not who " "Whj h.uh wo?
Who hath sorrow 't Who h;.th rou'en
tiens? Whohuth babbliu:-:!' W ho hath
wounds without cause "Who bulb red
ness of eyes? They that tarry long u
the wine; they that seek .strong drink."
"No drunkard thrM inherit lb.,- kin'-d j.a
Helfchnzzai1
of God." And we a-.-e ccn-'iiin Jcu to
"iiOol not iij on he vim' tor it. bitc-th
like a serpent at d hti.-'geJii like an
-dder.
( ; 0
Vi '..
i'Alow stio'.Jg diiul,' a-..! 1 1 e d;.-cijdt
vtie adioenu-hcd not to '-keep cempui y
with drunkards.'' In the tlays ol Mose-,
(b d ouh red that druuke.id i s' ould 1 .-
t iviit d . to dealh. 1 hniiLt uu.rs tiuder
thc go. pel di.-i ei ; viou is j b.ecd ti.-e 1 v
s:do wiiii aduhery and v.v.x der, ai d it
exptesly declared ibut tl'"- e o';0 coiU.ii
thitias shall not iehtrit iiic
. rnal.
vvo has been prorn n-Ccd by Ge
Ihrou;
Inrt l
tie muuth of the Pro: 1 1 1
1.
toi. the.
bottle to i.
i ; a i.- ..cm
In.nk.-
Christ 1:
ace i.is i i.er .ts c-.-i
tc be "ovcrr-l arged w;u t uiluiiiig
driiiikeune; -s." J..d PcUr exhorted lis
brethren to add to o.'Ler Chi'stlr. virtues
that of temperance.
. Mveri- moral man, every gecu t.r.'i.
every Christinu, t hould or Je;i-,.r by a
a:i!pb; and precept 10 pve'su'ie toii'j ca:: e
in the land, ar.d to bre:.k rp the habit of
drinking to excess, a habit ahuuirgJy
oommn uo cr tb.c country. A c tbculd
d. it bc,au.-c the elevation ef i;er'.:P
reoiiis if, the duties of religion rci-ri; .'
it. This is a subject iu wl icii . Vtry mu
who loves his feltow-mcn should feel r, i
Inteifsl, atid eery i-.uch man .-l.oi.hi c'o
davor io m:d.e himself u.-cfal i?i prou,-.'-ting
bobrict and J iscc n i J e tan : i jj di ui. k
e-nncrs.
J..'t the yo:;r.g r.;;i ot" our cruntr.
not only he in ide to f. el ih;d diunl -cni;c.-.-i
i-i fcir.fu', a:.d offensvc to God, o:
that tin-, diutikatd degrau-rt himstlf i..
the e: I'loatioi, of iJLc XV he Uti.i ' i d, Jilei
i: walking in a ro.d that vij; h ..d
ndt of deient !e. n fined i ..:' v , cvevt
iij!!y, an ! . t'r.l lir nin p..t only in the
future, I ct abv in tl;e iierer.t vvrll -
it'i th rlcw.twa .f u,t ml c:;.i i i;.u A
iaoe, lut-u would I.: t.oh?.i--c.i tit she.
them selves in mt irtcvi.?atcd si ute, ae-O.
v.oidd tin r a, j (vv.in t! Piuiil.
euro s ndns r.. ; ph'.-.-'ieallr, soci-ilv .
no.-nPy "aud : pi ! i a -hy. I L ti at v.:0 :
Hun; nwav Loa it aeo ly. .'',.:.
1 ii.i C lit aat) t( U '.!! .
yea 1 ,u lie-Hh i,
VV l:
iu rcii iC'u 1 i u i.ur?i;r: ues:r.;
!
(.'. -. e
lie L-U
Gd, to do his will, aul to alvaio e
m- m the v.oil'iin cv'i'v p seil-.e
v a;.
it is a d." no bi.:h
no Joan fee'; .
bv
Iliuinc , i , , i i.-. i uni. rii: -i 11
r.ii.i. i. i. : . . : . o . ; , : ... i
pii' s JM li :
heart
oi every 1 en: yer w .;i i'c ).i ee-r
lei
in mil M-irj sirot:-,ty tbuti etln.r, tie'
tl.iy ah e de.-enc tJ be called eah.u.
men.
This Jo: lie is to iltjiig, v.'.ca it rer.Hy
u ins in a iiian, that it imrclo him to
luvil.e any Kacriliec to go through an
trouble to deny himself tj ;:ny: mount
to :-idler, to wvrk, to laber. to t il i )
socii-j hiii. i .f t-LU le ."-t'Org, c;.d even to
die ll o
( -la ist.'
dv hi
a:i 1
ea: e
I. ;d
i
A zealous man in rcligi.r Liretii i
ncnt'y a in-m tnt? Inii-j. ll ij in;
cntgb to tay that he is c;.n.cii, luaity.
uncompromising, tboiuUgb-giii -g, wiietc
hearttsi, fervent in spirit, lie only .' e.s
one thing, be cares for occ thing, Lc live.
J'cr one tiling, ami that one thing is, to
please God bet her he Jives or wheih
er he dies whether be baa health cr
whether he has sicknefcs whether he is
rich or whether he is poor whether he
pleases man or whether he gives etience
whether be is thought wise, orwhctbir
he is thought foolish whether ho get
blame, or whether he gets praise wheth
er he gets honor, or whether he gets
. haiiK for all things the zealcua lutrn
eai't'H nothing ut all. lie burns for one
lhir ; a id that one- thing i-, toj lea.-o
Cod, and to advance God't.gloxy. It be it
eonu;r.e,l in the v.ry burning, be csren
not for it -he i" content. He lcls that,
like a Ump, he is made to burn, uiol it
consumed in burning he has but done the
woik ibr whieh God appointed bin..
Such an ore will always lind u phcro Pr
hi: zeal. If be Canliot j reaeb, Mol woik,
anid give m .ney, be v 1 i cry, trd siob,
and pray. Ves! if be is only a pan rer,
on a perpetual bed of s'eki ess, he will
115 ke the v.'beel." of pin around him drive
heavily, ly e Mitii.iijlly intci ceding yyain.-f
it. jf ne cannot ltght in the valby with
dosbtia, he will do' the weik d .Vo e.-,
Aaron, and llur on the liil. It be K
cut etliVom w nking bnself, be vi;l eiva
lie Lord, no n-.A. till hslp is lui.-u.) ii
from another juarter, and the Vuik is
done. AVf. .7. f. Ay,-.
.XainHte.
Ucnry used to
fk.-v. rliilip ucnry used to eivo two
pieces of advice to bis elildien arc! oth
ers in rclc-reice to maniae. Ore wu-.
Jleep V.iihin the bUIldsof plofi s.-ion ."
The other was, '-Look at sui;ab'ci.ehs iu
s,".e, p:ali(y, education, temper," .ve. Ue
10 cl to fibrive. frem Gen. li: IS. ''1 vil;
11 a'ec him an help meet for biiu ;" that
where thcie i.s not m;cincss, (here will
not bo much help. He commonly raid
to his children, with leferer ce to their
choice in marriage, ''Pleas-; God 'r.d
I loa-e youselves, uud you shall ri ver dis
please me;' and greatly blamed those
parents who concluded matches fir their
childicn without their cosscnt. lie
sometimes mentioned the saying of a pi
ous gentle woman who had maDy daugh
ters: "The care cf most people u bow to
get good husbands for their daughters;
but care is to fit my daughters to be good
wives, uud (hen let Ged provide fcr tLcm.'