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RALEIGH, N. CM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 18G1
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the- t-hhVi-. n '.-.).: ! villi tiif land of
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with water by an .'"cutl irrigation, .v
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i. diSI-l-iy of joy ie : (si . ( o call
one's fii' .;!- a id ii-. i-libors together,
tn rejoice . . the reeo a ; y of a liece
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Ill I'til: ' h l ;'. uii !;! iiappen anv
.l.-y. Tiie i , , ts at - !'i a few feet
wide, and tii-- li-eisi s narrow, and all
ijieii t o i h'- s'reei, so that if a single
woman r-. i t s her ni.a, as they are
woiit to do, on all soi ls of occasions,
she coiil l easily be heard by a dozen
or t'.veniv faiiiiiie.:, ,-utd ;i do.. nor
tv.eiiv females would be slumping
across tim i t i-l fall of loijuacioiis
c nigral ulatloi: ujioii the good fortune,
of f lu ir neighbor.
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"The daughter of Zion," is repre-
senied to be loliely, d Imhjithia
;.t ili it 1)1 rurn :nhff.-"
In the si-as-m f nudons, ;i tvu miu-uf(-s
wallv in t he country, in any direc
tion, wiii hiing ya in sight of one or
more of these lonely lodges -a shelter
of basket-work, six or eight feet long,
semj-cylind.j-icai, raised a little from
the ground, p ti at one or both ends,
ami large enough for protection from
sun and rain, ami night dews, of the
watchman who guards the nun-need
grounds from marauders by night and
flay, until the fruit has ripened for the
gatherer.
Scandal, iike the Nile, is fed by in
numerable streams, but it is extreme
ly diilicult to trace it to its source.
;ra.U;s :nii! !!? 8Sfsw!ers.
Wc- pi-osuiuo that tlu ro an; vt-ry few
hi-m.;:i- xv'ii.) rc;ul lio stiripors, who
h:ivo inv ?ilt'iin :te coiiwptiim of tho
Iti'ior ana i)iiiiist,ilchi; c:iicfiilns in
volvod in liiousands of 'oii(M-utivi
Hi:.-.', -H-.ai;r;iilis and i-ohiums of prin-ti-il
matter. Count tho liiu s in one
col;iii ii of our papor; roini' tin: words
i is .:..!) line. iMnliiplv these f ii'torsi.
j (!,! JiuiltipU' a.riin hy the nunihi'is of
! eohimsis in cvcit is:aie; tint will show
: von nearly hon- r'n u a hand will have
i !o ivu h. out to a. ease having
'ijv.. o! th dillVreiit letti-rs, all ! how
often tle't :-oi hand draws la-k,
and. 'i - v or'Seii it i insl vi it the st.iok
in whif'i it .h-.j wis ;!'' hi lie ,-.-pre-
r '.!!. . T!i 'i, v iwa
tin -n.- i !. aiv Ml, the y nmxf all he
!.!-! ! -'y ia ih. i-- ri;.dii jilaee
and ia iherlid .-oiiimn. "I'liron-'li all
of (hi icdioa-: itiM:'.'-'s She eye must
he -e p. alteivn-'icly ljo
th..
V,
win -i laeans
is mos; ly liar
ih
ii iiiuserij it, ;md it
ird to dreijiher or read,
eopy !e it what ii may,
m.inuseriiit, must lie read
ai: I yet in;
in print or
j wuho-it mistake, if possihle. When
this is nil don-, a proof U to le taken,
it is not in (he eorepass. of 1 umati
ahilitx, of uj'.i.'k-sihteilness, or etui
iiV.iv; huiidiiios, of any compositor to
pvo hi-e e,,!,:;!;;! uftor eolumn with no
eri r. 1. -t strange mannseript is
itar.l lo ipher. Some lieaut-ifnl
writin; is very har-.l to .-e't up eorreet
ly w-jiik- some very ug'y -looking mann
seript s are. far more easily read. We
kiio.v of a v ry le trni -l gentleman who
(ii.i:tset:i:i..s eenlriimtes to 77f rttri4'
coliunns, whonc wtitititj few ordinary
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ly f..i
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):ier who write free
, write iu s ieh o-roat
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ueiiuTenee, that they ean
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others
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iik-ihle. to all
j oiilers h'tt
ehiijjfrins ns :
la'liiSel W .i.
waat
iiiai oar compositors
j "eii'li-r a ; . ;. tier proof of some of
j th' se almost uiiint ohi;.'il)le iii-inuserii ( .s
j i h i n i hey do oi i e;v ' -xvi:.
i "i'li-. i; vi-rv xearions
i ami r
ii res us to keep a constant ;
i watch over the types, or they make us
ii i iu ii ys t-- i;'r alio
i" . . vol", cram, ii i. c:' " i'
ri.rng, iiili i hiii d. or u
ii.o .-ii' u- iin.i.4 ail-' geu
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Then, t ie re ,a ;v he a defective type,
or '.he tvp- s ir..i.posi.d, sometimes
tho wui'ils, M.-iin tinies the lines, or it
mav be Ilia, some of the types have
slimed into !" wrong box. Proper
name.-- are ;: rhit r.iry, : o are dates,
i lie;'.- tho roi-;eiot itinl sense oi the
.;is ; a-e can reiei- r iiliie assistance.- -1
iil ' :ii :!;-, e:e i '-i:ih troiii tile dead
ia !): 't-i-; iMii'Iv wr't'e'i correctly.
!i iii".-.!' oj-.t in inv i 'ie- sources of
error en ate mishik. s and gix'e the
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lint lii.
Ilio i ail
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f-ivad.
In i!:-.f
i- .
de.d of trouble,
i- must- correct
look each type
He must under-
pr.
ih
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Jan I tit
b-ri'i ofthe writer. fie must
be ihor-'Ugnly posted in orthography,
grammar, rhetoric, chronology, biog
raphy, history, .ami should be exactly
ortiioiiox in in.-. !tiuilx, or he may
ma!:e . une u u part ! n ii le mistakes and
give gn at o:'t'eic-" to "i any by a mere
misi a
'I !: i in . -i i eader hk' - t he conn tosi
tor i-aiisi be able at a gl nice to deci
pher all kinds of writing, lie must
mark all mistakes, even the slightest,
accurately. Then the printer must
take the proof and I ravel down the
eolumn au-1 make each correction
carefully. And it not unfre;uenf!y
occurs that in correcting one mistake
he is liable to make one, or it may be
two or more others. The little types
are such slippery fellows. The proof
must be revised ouen or twice and re
corrected. Ifow A' cry few persons
appreciate the incessant toils and
pains taking care of tho printer or the
indispensable, services of a. good proof
reader. JJovond all controversy he is
one of the most important agents in
the production of a correct, literature,
and one of whom foxy readers of books
or papers seem even to think. The
proof reader's task is not only the
most toilsoinebiit altogether the most
thankless of all the employments
among men. Let him bring out a pa
per without a fault for weeks, mouths
or years in succession and nobody
thinks or eaies for him, outside of his
oihee or thanks him. lint let him al
low one error to go uncorrected, and
immediately he is known only to be
censured. He receives no thanks for
his laborious patience, but is blamed
if lie is not fan! Hess.. Ho is always
certain of one or two things, forgetful
ness or censure. We take this occa
sion to give our conscience satisfac
tion by saying that we now and here,
forgive all and siugnhir the errors our
proof reader lias heretofore failed to
eorrect, aud heartily thank him for
all the accuracy he has secured for t 'in
paper since e have had if, in charge,
and for the correction of all our own
mistakes of caivlessiies or ignorance.
In general, human life i much after
this fashion. A man goes on through
years of blameless living and no one
notices or thinks of him; but an error,
a mistake, a slip, a blunder will soon
attract to him attention enough to
blame, censure or -tigiua4Lio JUim se
verely. None but xlod knows xvhat
struggles, xvhat conflicts, what careful
ness, , hat caution and watchfulness
have been necessary to secure the pro
priety xvhh h has marked his course
for years through the stormy and rug
ged path of life, nor what circumstan
ces of trial created the weakness which
caused him lo let go his hold for a mo
ment. But he whose eyo never slum
bers or sleeps is not we are sure un
mindful of these things, ami this gives
courage to many a weary aud faint
heart to go struggling on the straight,
rugged, up hill path of duty to the end
i :f life. The present year is fast rolling
away, let us idl then, both printers and
readers, tke some pains to square up
all of our accounts, tako the proof of
the year when it has passed ami cor
rect the m-w edition of the nest if we
are spared.
Let no one be bitter or censorious
toward his friends or neighbors, but
rather let him ex: reiso charity toward
them ami be pitiful and forbearing to
xvard their faults where it is honora
ble to be so. For these are times of
rebuke with all of us.
4V lint's (ioiie we in y jiiirtly (.oininiie,
ila! kaniv in ! what's if 'sisleii.'"
:it we v.ili proceed no further with
our lecture, and leave the reader to
digest it at his leisure.
A .Wystcry PAphiinriE.
If shirt ling phem m ji. i were prompt
ly investigated by minds free from
sii erstiiion and fear, occurences that
appear to have a supernatural origin
would oiXVn I.. ud an easy solution..
-Judge Parsons used to tell with great
zesi. of u-n incident, in his travels, which
would have furnished food for a whole
company of village gossips.
His wife, who seemed much agita
ted, waked him one night at a village
inn, and to!d him there was a woman
sitting at the foot of the bed knitting.
The Judge saw the figure as distinctly
as his wife, but havitig no thought of
a supernatural origin of vision, began
to speculate on its real cause. After
looking sharply for some minutes,
while the woman knitted on with un
ru fried composure, he was confident
that he could see the wall through her,
and that she could not, therefore be
stibstanial flesh and blood. This dis
covery, which might have affrighted
weaker men, only aroused his curiosi
ty. He at once rose from the bed, and
walking to the foot, saw that no ono
was there --the form had vanished.
Putting his head as nearly as possi
ble in the position where he had seen
the woman, the mystery was at once
explained. Ho saw a circular hole iu
the shutter behind the bed, through
which rays of light were streaming,
and going to this hole to look through,
saw a woman iu a room on tho other
side of the street, knifing. The nerves
of the wife were greatly soothed by
this discovery, and the inquisitive
spirit of the judge was gratified by so
simple an expliination of the appari
tion. Many ghost stories could be ea
sily shorn of their apparently super
natural character by a cool and careful
investigation. Watchman and Rcjlcc
b,r. Dark Horns. Soiuo writer says:
To every man there are many, many
lark hours when he feels inclined to
abandon his best enterprise; hours
when his heart's best hopes appear
delusive; hours when he feels unequal
to the burden, when all aspirations
seem worthless. Let no one think
that he alone has dark hours. They
are the common lot of humanity. They
are touch stones to try whether avo arc
current coin or not.
Kkv. J. Henry Smith, of this place,
has been elected Evangelist; to travel
in the hounds of the Orange Presbytery
and culti vate that field of Home Mis
sions. A salary of $2,000 is pledged
him. It is believed that he Avill ac
cept the appointment. I'atriU
For the Episcopal Methodist.
National Sin as.
For more than eighty-five years,
peace and quietude have waved their
banners over this fair land of ours;
but, alas, the dark cloud of national
immorality, is now overhanging our
political horizon. From the earliest
dawn of history down to tho present
period of time, wo learn that nations
have been blessed, and they have been
cursed, honored and abased. History
also teaches us that as long as a country
xvill folloxv the precepts of morality, it
is exalted, Jmt when . sin enters the
hea rts ; J with rulers tiifcl citizens, it id
atViicled, and brought to desolation.
No nation has ever yet prospered, that
had sin concealed under the wings of
the government. Heavon may smile
uponher for a season; hut suddenly
her soil is drenched in blood, harvests
laid waste, wives become widows, and
children are mado orphans: and this
is to teach that there is a (rod, who
rules in heaven, and governs upon
earth. "By llighteousneH.s is a na
tion exalted, but sin, is a reproach to
any people." And just its sure as yon
der sun shines in the firmanent, and
scatters darkness from the face of the
earth, just so sure will the blessings
of heaven como upon a land if the in
habitants thereof will act the part of
xvise, noble and true men. Let tho
sabbath be observed, drinking and
gambling saloons abandoned, moral
and religious instructions given to the
rising generation, and then wo may
expect to prosper.
The honor of no nation will be main
tained and perpetuated whoso sins are
rising up daily, before tho great and
wise judge. One of the great national
sins is that of entertaining prejudice
engendered by rivalry in political part
isanship: the politician often heomes
so blind to reason, and to the interests
of has country that the position to
which he is aspiring becomes as tempt
ing as the apple that led Eve to sin.
The effects of such feelings are at tho
present moment, paralyzing every en
ergy of this nation, and supping the
! foundations of it;-' .air istruc.irc.
We are the innocent sufferers for
Pitch indiiVerenci to country, such love
of self. And shall xve march to ruin,
without a protest? Forbid it my
countrymen, forbid it Heaven: but let
us condemn and depose the partisans,
by the peaceful utterance of the ballot;
and let us shine forth with all the glory
and with all tho beauty of a moral and
an intellectual people. A nation is of
ten brought to suffering, and almost to
ruin, before she can feel her depen
dence, her hcipiesness. Shall it be
that the south under cxisfiiig circum
stances is to be add'-d to catalogue of
republics, whose- ruins hear the inscrip
tion, " they were, but they are not?"
nav, she must and she will rise, al
though she is now overpowered rnd
trodden down by a ruthless foe. The
way for a nation to become great is,
that the purest and la st, precepts and
examples be exhibited to our youth
in the dcvclopcment of their minds.
Let the noble ,'matrons of this land,
teach their offspring, that the Avay to
greatness is through the paths of vir
tue; let their minds be well stored
with useful knowledge, and their
hearts with sound and virtuous princi
ple. 1
Profanity, and inteniia ranee, are al
so among the great sins of a nation,
and their baneful effects are sometimes
seen even among the young. They are
so corrupting in their nature, it seems
that wise and intelligent beings
would abhor and detest them.
Fathers, remember the responsibili
ty that is resting upon your heads, in
behalf of your profane and intemper
ate son.
Mothers, shed a tear, as did the no
ble mother of Washington, when as a
midshipman, he was about to go out
upon the rough and boisterous ocean :
and they will say as he did, "I will
comeback. I will not do the thing,
that will bring sorrow, and grief to my
mother.-'
"Peace," shall the world, outxvearied, ev
er see
Its universal reigu ? Will shitea, will
kings,
Put down those murderous and unholy
tilings,
Which till the earth with blood and mis
ery ?
Will liatiou.s learn, that lox-e not enmity
Is HeaveiPs first lesson."
A Rem.vuk.usi.e Book. E. J. Hale 6l
Son, 1G Murray Street, New York,
will publish in a few days, "The Old
Capitol and its Inmates;" by a Lady
who enjoyed the hospitalities of the
Government for a season. Price $1.
50 sent by mail, postage paid, on re
ceipt of the price. Address E. J. Hale
& Son, 1G Murray Street. N. Y.
How io i;y isle Prt'iK'Iin'rs.
M Em roit .- I have often thought
some simple plan should bo adopted by
the Methodist people, by which the
preacher e uild be paid promptly atd
with the least trouble ami hardshipou
the members, ami have, with the co
operation of other official membersi
instituted the following mode, which
seems to work well, and gives general
satisfaction, as far as I can learn.
It is this : After the allowance was
made lo the preacher on the Circuit,
that amount was divided equitably be
tween the different churches. Our
church then took tho class-book, and
divided out tho amount it was to paj
equitably among t he members, and di
vided the amount of each assessment
into fen parts, (being then only ten
Conference months,) and the assess
ment was read out at tho next church
meeting, and each informed of his
monthly assess men!.. Each then
brings the amount nt every monthly
meeting, ami pays it to fhe preacher,
and literally, the members " pay as
they go." Each pays but a small sum,
and can do so easily. The preacher
gets his pay regularly, and tho mem
bers do not feel the amount they pay
monthly, at the end of the year all is
paid.
Of coarse, the Stewards should leave
a margin for collection from those who
are not members, and colled as mnet
as they could.
Recommend this plan if you approve
it. M.
" He who waits to do a great deal of
good at once, aa ill never do any thing."
Life is made up of little tilings. It is
but once in an age that occasion is of
fered for doing a great deed. True
greatness consists in being great in lit
tle things. How are railroads built ?
By one shovel of dirt after another
one shovel at ti time. Thus, drops
make tho ocean. Hence, we should bo
xvilluig to do a little good at a time,
nVid never "xv:iit to do a great deal of
good at once." Ir we would do much
in tho world wo must be xviliing to do
good in littlrt things - -h'tlle act." one
after the other ; speaking a word lure,
giving a tract then-, and setting a good
example all the time; xve uniot do the
first tltiug we can, and tin -a tlm next,
and then the next, and so kn-p on do
ing good. This is the way to accom
plish any thing. Thus only shall we
do all the good in our power.
The Ckookkd Tkkf.. A child, when
asked why a certain tree grew crook
ed, replied: "(Somebody trod on it, I
suppose, when it was a little fellow."
How painfully suggestive is that an
swer ? How many, with aching hearts,
can remember the days of their child
hood, when they were tho victims of
indiscreet repression, rather than the
happy objects of some kind direction
and culture! Tho effects of such mis
guided discipline have been apparent
in their history and character, and by
no process of human devising can the
wrong be now rectified. The grand
error in their education consisted in a
system of rigid rest raints, without cor
responding efforts to develope, culti
vate, and train in a right direction.
If one should give me a dish of sand
and tell me there were particles of iron
in it, I might look for them with my
clumsy fingers, and be unable to de
tect them; but let mo take a magnet
and sweep through i., ami how would
it draw to it self the most invisible par
ticles, by the mere power of attrac
tion. The unthankful heart, like my
fingers in the s.nid, discovers no mer
cies; but let the thankful heart sweep
through the day, and, as the magnet
finds the iron, so it will liad every
hour some heavenly blessings; only
the iron in God's sand is gold. lr.
I Id in en.
Said Dr. Wayland: "A man's char
acter will take care of his reputation,
aud ho need not fear the malicious at
tacks of his enemies. It is never well
for a man publicly to vindicate him
self from charges Avhich the whole ten
or of his life contradicts. Those xvho
know the man do not need the vindi
cation, and those who don't know him
will not care enough about it to read
xvhat he may write."
Pkavek. A writer very correctly re
marks, God looks not at the oratory of
your prayers, how elegant they may
be; nor at the geometry of your pray
ers, how long they may be; nor at the
arithmetic of your prayers, how many
they may be; nor at the logic of your
prayers how methodical they may be;
but the sincerity of them he looks at.
S'itiJCtiKIMjVt;,
Oi tUv S. V. 4'oiii.V !''.
FIFTH DAY.
Dkcemhku 2.
The Conference met and was called
to order at !j o'clock; Bishop Doggett
in the ( haiv.
b'eiigioiis exorcises were coiiducled
by li v. Jos. il. Who l sr.
The Journal of yesterday was lead
and approved.
Rev. Dr. (Si hon, Secretary of the
P.oai d of Foreign Missions, amis intro
duced to the Conference and invited
to a seat in tho body.
Tiie Pishop then handed th. (Secre
tary the names of persons ordained
Deacons a id Elders by hint yester
day. Question 15th was called:
"Who are received by transfer from
other Conferences
When Ih v.
S. U. C hirk was
announced as having been transferred
from tho Virginia Conference by Bish
op Pierce; alter haviug passed the re
gular examination of character, he was
received as a member of th Confer
ence. ( hi motion of Rev. E. E. IRndren,
the Bishop w;i;i requested to appoint
Rev. Mr. Clark Chaplain and Profess
or of the Eiltiell Springs Female Col
lege. On motion of Rev. R. S. Morau,
Rev. T. B. ICeeL'i was continued in the
supernumerary relation.
Question 14th was then called:
'What pvachers have died during
the year ?"'
When it was stated that none had
died.
The Bishop then remarked: "What
a special cause of thanksgiving to God,"
and suggested a bong of praiso ami
prayer of thanksgiving to tho Almighty
Ruler who had thus protected and
watched over them during tho past
year.
After singing tho duxology, and a
prayer by tho ilov. Dr. Reid, tho Con
ference Wits again called to order and
business renamed
Question 1st was called:
"Who are admitted on trial Y'
When Wm. 11. Clark, Baston C.
Phillips am! (leorg'i ('.. Bynum xvoro
recommended mid admitted.
Question 22L regarding the place
of holding tho m-st session of th
Conference, was called, aud after Home
little discussion tiie town of Statesville
selected.
REPORTS.
riNANTiAL I I. YN.
Tiie report of tho committee on fi
nance, suggesting a plan for the con
solidation of collections, previously
laid on the table, was, on motion, call
ed up.
Rev. Dr. Reid offered a substitute for
this leport.
e.-M i', That Lie 1st Section of tho
Con ':! nee Financial plan for the sup
port of the Ministry shall be amended
as fallows:
A her the last word "fund," ad I tlm
following.- " And this claim thus ap
portioned shall be assessed to each mem
ber and the provi iom of Section Ud
of this plan, and be collected in man
ner prescribed in sec. 4th, keeping the
claims separate; provided that it shall
be the duty of each preacher to give
especial attention tot he raising of this
claim and collect toe assessment with
the aid of the stewards.
li-w i! red, That when collections for
Missions, Domestic and Foreign,
shall be taken up, tho preacher in
charge shall be required to take only
one collection for missions in his con
gregation or congregations provided
that one-fourth of tho amount raised
shall be applied to Foreign ?.Iissions
and the remaining three-fourths to
Domestic; provided further that this
fact bo stated at the time of taking the
collection the time of taking the colle c
tion to be left to the preacher in charge
and board of Stewards.
I. AY I'Er.EO.VTtX.
Rev. Dr. Deems, from the special
Committee, appointed to prepare a
plan for tho f lection of lay delegates,
iu behalf of the committee, submitted
a report on this subject. After some
slight amendment tho report was
adopted, aud is as follows:
The committee on Lay Delegation
beg leave respectfully to submit the
following for tho adoption of the Con
ference: lie. il ordained;
1. That there shall be held annually
a District Conference, at, such time
and place as the Presiding Elder may
designate, to bo composed of all the
traveling and local preachers, and all
the oilii h.l members uj u tho Dmfric ,
to promote the t.pivifual and tenqon'i
interests of the Church on the Dil
trict. 2. There bhall idso be entitled t
seats in the District Conference, one
representative of tho laymen hi each
pastor 1 charge, such representative-to
bo txvc.nty-one years of age; to be eloe
ted at a quarterly meeting; to have
received a majority of all tho vote
cast by all the nialo member of tho
Church on that Station or Circuit
present ami voting: J'rorh. d, that if
the quarterly Confereuco oh a Circuit
so order, there m iv lie an election
from each Church on the Circuit, and
a majoi i-y of 'he.--e ! ' r.. ,sh.'.j, will
out discussion, eh.-c their representa
tive in the Dist l id Conference
I? These elector'", shall, at some
time during the session of tho Distrh.
Conference, ele,-! ! y ballot, four dele
gates to tiie next following sassion of
the anna! Conference, such delegate
to be members of the Church in the
bounds of the District they represent;
and each ( lector shall h;.vo one vote
for every rift y m"!r,b--i-. of the pastoral
charge of whi'-hhe ia a nmrnber: '.
rided, that every elector shall lswriat.
least one vote.
1 i, MT3Mo"s.
Rev. N. II. i). Wilson, Chairman cf
the eommmiif.-e on j.'or -ign Missions,
submitted tho following report and
accompli nyl tig res -a ui ions :
The commit tee i o whom was referred
the communication of Rev. Dr. Sehon,
missionary Secretary, upon tho sub
ject of Foreign Missions, beg leave to
report :
That we deplo.o the fact that there
is such a heavy debt hanging over the
Board of Foreign Missions, and that
so little has been hi:e daring the
current year to liouidato that debt.
It i- furthermore a matter of sorrcxv
that tiie resources Tor sustaining theso
Missions are :x meagre and m insuf
ficient to suppoit Mi.ieioiu upon n
scale comi.'icuburatu voth (heir imiior
tancv. We ia. lievo the present con
dition of the tieaMiry to result from
the depic;-.-.ed f.tatu of tho finaiicen of
the ('lunch, nod from nnT voiiit of
interest in our missionary work. And
xxe "thank Cod and tako courage"
when x.e cou.-idi r tho rpi eial indica
tion:; of hi.-, provi hiicu shown in tiio
prosperity and religious lifo of our
missio.'.s, notwithstanding our lack of
means to support and increase tho
number of Missionaries.
Your commit i to rcceomiijcnd tho
adoption of the follow ing resolutions:
7eWrc l.-,t, That we recognize tho
indebtednes of the Missionary Board
as nn obligation upon tho Church
which should be paid as soon as thin
can be done without si rioun embar
rassment of our jHdple.
A .( 1--. Lud, That we ai t: profound
ly grateful to Almighty God tor hi
manilestat ion of special care over our
missions in China, and our missions
to the Ju lians, iu Lis blessings upon
the missions and Missionaries in timo
of apparent adversity and calamity.
J,'r.!r ov, That tin: preachers of
this Conference be requested to give
special attention and effort to tho
claims of the missionary cause, and
take uii collections at such time during
tho early part of the year, as will in
their judgment promise the best suc
cess, and that one-fourth part of the
collections shall be sent promptly to
W. F. Smithson, E;q., of Baltimore,
Treasurer of the Foreign Mission
Roard.
lie (( 4. That tho Superin
tendents of our Sabhjifh Schools arc
hereby j'-iiiested to form in their sev
eral schools, Juvenile Missionary So
cieties, for the purpose of raising- funds
to support Missionaries.
N. H. D. Yv ii.son,
Chairman.
ON lll.lt A l Ion.
The Committee on Education beg
leave to submit, the following report:
We are glad to learn that our lib r
ary institutions have continued in suc
cessful operation during the trying or
deal through which tiny have been
called to pass, and are now showing
such encouraging signs of prosperity
and usefulness. The cause of educa
tion is so intimately connected vwtb
every true interest of the Church rnid
State, that no cncunirtances can tran
spire to make indifference to this cause
excusable. The changed condition of
society in this country augment:; the
necessity for keeping educational fa
cilities within the reach of nil the chil
dren and youths of the laud. The
schools and colleges wc hayo must bo