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i RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, ID? UliZhU Li- v. V Vvc Cnaii -Comer of Damson & H.trgett Sts - T H E3 11 G A N " or Tii ' NOlvTII CATJOT.fXV CONFERENCE T , SOUTH. c it a B c Jit E v. f. s JUTES OF SUESCBIPT.OK: t-AR,CASH At-" TS IX J-UVANeE, $2 St. 126 1U 2.5:' t ;e. ! Ins mil" ' t- All I'"' ft ho -.lf!i-.-:Si ATiVi) j.tk ""1: ..y-.l t'-s, ..vi.li: his )'. ! V Hi. - shuulil : n 1 if Raleigh, jt. q7t DzwBmjm. " The CrossX) Mirk is to remind you that your subscription has ex- piral. Lot all renow promptly. SlelhodiMin in America Its Urowlli Siestiiij'. Onc hundred and eight years ago, Wcsleyan Methodism began its grand march across the continent of North America. Philip Embury, a carpen ter, preached the first Methodist ser mon ever delivered on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. It was preached in his own house in 1700, in the city ol New York, to a congregation of live iiersons. After the sermon, the little class was formed. Such was the hum ble origin of Methodism in America. As green forests sleep in the tiny cui) of acorns, so grand possibilities slumbered in this mustard seed of vital religion. This little vine struck its roots deep in the glebe of Scrip tural truth, and has grown with mar vellous rapidity. It has spread south ward through all the Atlantic slope, gene westward over the Rocky moun tains, and dropped its fruitful boughs along the golden coast of California. Just here it will be eminently ap- nronriate to insert the statistics of 1 i the denominations in theUuitctl States taken from our laic minutes, iu order to show both positively and compara tively- the surnasvu'i frulifnUess of Methodism in this western world. They are as follows : PENOMIX'ATIOXri IN THE UNITED STATES. Ministers and lUt-mbcr... Methodist Epis. Church, 1,474,598 Methodist Kpiscop tl Church, South, about, - - 080,000 Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America, - 71,000 African Methodist Episcopal, 121)0,000 African Moth. Ei-is. Ziou, 101,094 Evangelical Association, 84,000 The Methodist Church, about 50,024 Methodist Protestant, 70,423 American Wcslevan Coimeet'n, 20,250 Free Methodist," - - 0,100 Primitive Methodist, - 2,000 Total Methodist, 2,829,089 Regular Baptists. North and (lllfil, - - Presbyterians, North, 'Presbyterians, South, Protestant Episcopal, Congrcgatioualists, l,5DT,12i 470,057 91,847 -212,171 315,178 489,410 Lutherans. -United Presbyterians, - 74,043 Reformed Church (late Dutch) G4, (34 Reformed " (.late German) 129,345 Free Will Baptists, - 67,832 Seventh Day Baptists, - 7,418 Disciples (Oampbellite Bap tists) - - . - - 505,000 Church of God (Winnebren- narian Baptists) - - 30,850 Cumberland Presbyterian, 131,100 Moravian (United Brethren) 6,000 Christian Connection, about 277,000 Roman Catholic The membership (couuting whole families, irrespective of moral character) is variously esti mated at from 2,500,000 to 5,500,000. Probably the smaller number i3 cor rect. The grand feature of Methodism is a revived of ben p! it red Christianity, the power of Divine life in the soul. The power ot the Divine bpiritin the so'il makes it aggressive, enterpris ing, self-sacrihciug. Its distinguish ing agency in diffusing1 Scriptural holiness over these lands, is its itiner ant ministry. It is this grand agency, that has enabled Methodism to keep up with the march of frontier settle ments, cross the Alleghanies, follow the Indian trail beyond the Mississip pi, and at length till the far west with the sound of its victories. In the wake of its luminous progress, have sprung up all kinds of improvements. It lias been a popular educator, civil izer and refiner to the rude masses of the west. A distinguished outsider has " recognized in tho Methodist economy, as well as in the zeal, the devoted pietv, and cfiieionev of its ministry, one of the most powerful elements in the religious prosperity of the United States, as well as one of political institutions.1' Bancroft, the historian, acknowledges the Method ists as "the pioneers of religion" in this country, and says, that they have " carried their consolations, songs and prayers to the fartherest cabins in the wilderness.''" Another talented writer has said, '"Their voice went through the land as a trumpet call. It sound ed over the heights and depths, and filled the country with its echoes." .Not only have the banners of Metho dism been planted in all the States and territories of the Union from sea to sea, but it has spread rapidly over Great Britain, its native home, into Scotland. Ireland to Nova Scotia, the West Indies. France, Africa, India, Germany, and i- -achieving remarka ble success among ihe Cannibal Is- luids of the Southern Sea. "The world is my parish' said Mr. Wesley and it seems tnat tms prophecy is about to be realized. 1 eve of the sun sees no longitude on t.io lolling earth, where Methodism is not working for the salvatiou of men. May her future history realize the roble anticipations of the poet, Mont- gonory, av::o said, "Century expand ing after century, Tiles circle beyond circle i:i broad water, shall carry farther and farther the blessiuis of the Methodist dispensation, till they have tracked every sea, and touched every siU're. A tlr.stmas "ift. The first and bent Christmas gift to man v. as the vJiill:t-Ci:iiu wuu - to bring py and 11-at, ..- 1 tm,1 salvation to 1:.0 bring ' ' J J l - . IU, UVIW ' - The- world was pcor, but t:.-. ofthedirist made it rich: it eoiaui; was I'lotned m tne at the stained garments of sin. hut Christ's robe of saving "race was thrown about it; the dark ness of God's frown was upon it, but the Son turned away the wrath, and the light of his smile filled the nations with gladness. Christ was a free gii't. God owed man nothing. He had created man and given him good gifts, and in return received the in gratitude, rebellion and insult of sin. His counsel had been spurned, his law violatcd,and his leadership rejected,and the sword of his justice was ready to fall when his love and mercy proposed the Christmas-gift of his Son -a price less gift the third person in the God head and the jewel of Heaven! What a gift that was ! Bettor than a king dom is strong-limbed, free breathing health to the deformed and diseased; brighter than sparkling jewels is lib erty to the captive and dearer than the miser's heaps of gold is the king s messenger of pardon to the doomed felon on the gallows. "Christ was all this to mm, and more infinitely more than man can conceive. Christ was a free gift and is a con tinuing gift- Though more than eighteen hundred years have passed since Judea's shepherds heard the gift proclaimed and the wise men traversed the plains to view it, it has not grown old and valueless. Other and earthly gifts rust and decay, or go out of fashion with the changes that Time works in men's needs and tastes; bat tho world's first Christmas gift is as fresh and dear and priceless as ever. Time can't hurt it, for its essence is eternal it can't go out of fashion, for man needs it as it is, in all its beauty and perfection and un -changfeAbleness. Christ is offered now, and all the time, to every one who will open k's heart to receive him. All tuatisrei'.rii-edis that tho heart bo emptied of all else and be mndo a lit casket for tho gift that is offered. The gav-g:uvrf, the tinsel and base metal of sin with all of their rust and canker must be tin own away and the brigh ter gem received. Why do men hesi -i.ito to make the exchange? Who would not take such a Christinas Methodism- The Charlotte Observer in its issue of LIio Sth iust , pays a handsome tri bute to Methodism and coming, ad it does, from one of a different denomina tion, is highly appreciated. The late Conference made a deep and favorable iiupresolou. wpou the peoyi f tne State, and the Ohseroor well expresses what many feel It says : "The interesting proceedings ot the Methodist State Conference just ad journed iu Raleigh recall the terse re mark of the poet-biographer tnat '-Methodism is Religion in earnest " The whole history of the church bears witness to the truth of that character ization. Search as we may the rolls of ecclesiastical polity and we shall find no fact more wonderful than the ever-increasing growth and expansion of Methodism. The little band of Ox ford youths, nicknamed "methodists" for their regularity in devotional ex ercises, has swollen into a vast army of above twelve thousand churches and meeting houses this day! Could the bold pioneers of the church arise from the tomb and sur vey the multitude of their followers seethe belt of churches and school houses wherever the Anglo -Si xon tongue is spoken, erected to propagate the simple creed they taught might not they well exclaim in Charles Wes -ley's dying words. "The workmen, die but the work goes onl" By the way, the deathbed utterances of both tho great founders of Method ism took a prohotic turn The elder of the brothers going off in a rapture of pious enthusiasm exclaims. " The in st of It all if that God is irith ml" No need to add that this too has been verified in the practical history of tho church. It pleases usmto know these tilings and note them, though our own religious views may run in other channels. We rejoice that the Conference has exhibited so many marks of growth and piety, and that in of tlm rhnrch in iNortu Carolina are bright and promising.' The Baltimore Episcopal JFethodist has been purchased by Messrs. John son k Co , of Baltimore. At the ear nest solicitation of the new firm, Rev. John Poisal, D. D., has assumed the editorial manacremeut of this excellent journal. In pursuance of a time-honored custom of granting everybody a res pite from work on Christmas week, we shall give our printers their holi day, and issue no paper next week. We will rest ourselves and let others rest, and gather strength for the toil of another year. The Advocate sends its grreetings to all its readers and wishes them a "Merry Christmas!" Bro. Nelson's list of appointments for his District comes too late for this issue. We have only space to say that his first quarterly meeting will be at Moni'OG Shiion on 23th 27th inst; Cjncord Stuion an I euit on Jan. 2nd and 3;d. and O'ir- Witnont content we s'ui!,;,, p u mostas difficult topk-otborSiJom.. selves. Ourisiiaaa. TV, v.onld noi; be complete s.jr.son of jy and rest. ml old alike it is the point without tlii To ( ;n. to v. inch rest from toil, forgetfulness , . . I 1 . taxing jn. suits of life are all referred. ;uo 1 ... 1 . . . 1 1-n 1 K.-.4- 4 i w . Imiott mnvlil in caring tor itself takes but little note of these. It pays them its respects perhaps, and observes them nominal ly, but the tension of its strung nerves is not relaxed and its thoughts still remain fixed and busied with bread gathering and money-getting with the elbowing for the best places struggling for power and the harbor -ing of aJI kinds of jealousies, enmities and rivalries. On minor holidays the plow may stop in the furrow, but it is carried to the shop for a new point and repairs for a new terra of service, or the busy farmer husbands the time in tinkering on broken harness. The doors of the stove may be closed outside, but the rear, U open and the merchant is poring over his accounts and entering up profit aud loss. The spindles and looms may cease their whir and rattle, but the fire in the furnace is still burning and the steam in the boiler kept ready for the engine to morrow. There may be an appear ance of rest, but it is only the mo mentary pausa t e world takes, like a gladiator looking for the weak points of his adversary, the crouching or stepping back for a spring, like a ti ger in front of its prey. But at Christmas, the glorious sea son of no care, the world sits down to rest, shakes hands with its friends and foes, forgets the strife and worry of business, arid chat?, smokes and makes merry with its neighbors. For once iu the year, it enjoys iiself and gives itself up to tho exercise of social facul tics, putting itself and everybody else at er.se an 1 in good humor. It gives presents and receives them, lays aside its m ViMiood dignity and goes back to childhood wivr., indulges in Santa Clur; d lnf i .its, tc!'s wonderful tales and plays blind -lean's buff with lant'hlor and noiso. Friends and khispec-pL' come on a visit and the larr and pau'ry give forth a cherry welcome old times arc talked of, pleasant memories taken out of th"ir hidbig place, and tho maiden blush lights up tho dear wrinkled lac or with the old-time h vivty, !'.s 'grr ndprf tells of tho words he whimpered a 1-nlf century ago under the old "miseitoe bough." Bright eye I and strong-luiigfid grand chil dren isrvl nephews and cousins fill the oh! Loniwd'-iid with the unrebuked and welcome noisa and clatter of tin horns r.n.T torpedoon, fire-crackers and drums, and everything is full of fun, frolic and lifc-xcent the fatten-' mi n'j". J Chrisha.-.s is a Christian holiday, una LiiirisUuiusv would have men to be cheerful and social, aud engage in bei oing mirth. Its Founder, whoso precious birth the season celebrates, was himself social, and consecrated by Ids presence at Caua; aud Lis religion does not teach that he is pleased with the long, sor rowful face cf the Pharisee, or the self inflicted scourges and cuttings of the prophets of Basd. Into whatso ever heart the light of religion has come, there is joy, and to reflect and express it becomingly is that heart's privilege and duty. The light that "burst o'er Judea's plains, unutter ably splendid," was the light of peace and joy to the world, and those on whom it falls should not make dark lanterns of their hearts, but should let the radiance fall on all around them. Much less should people forget that the holiday commemorates the advent cf the Saviour of the world, and turn it into a season of wild revelry and dissipation, until it resembles the Bacchanalian orgies and revels of the heathen. It is a Christmas and not a heathen holiday, and the offerings that are well-pleasing to God are not those which the perverted hearts and minds of the heathen invented for the gods of mythology. Dath of D'Arcy Paul. The R';chi.)ouil Christian Advocate contains tlu following tribute to Bro, Paul, who died at his residence in tho city of Petersburg on the 13th instant: "The foremost layman in our Church in Virginia has closed a life of eighty years ; a life of Christian work rarely -vvllc-d iu any ayo of tho Chiu'ch of God. JJig iiao jiaf3 been as a house nold word anion r U3 for Laif a cen tury. In the heart now cold in death the love of Christ glowed wich increasing brightness to the very edge of Jordan Bro . Paul never seemed to us to grow old. He walked, talked, work' ed, and sang as a young man. Some men, as age creeps upon them, allow their interest in the Church to wane not so with him ; in everything that had religion in it he showed an una bated interest to the last day of earthly life.Only two weeks before his death, at the funeral of his well-beloved brother Cowles, he led the solemn choir music, and his soul, as indeed it alwavs did in singing, seemed to soar away to the highest mountain of glory. We think there never has oeen a . i-i TYAwvit Pn.nl man among us just nae We never expact to look upon his like , - j. 1,0.1 oil the ele airain. iiis cmracici vaents that make a man lulm 0 ! r . r.T,mir. 10V'." i...-! bevond any one we havueverktown,thecodencooinieu We mean ail men, in and out of the Church, with svhoin he came m con- tact. To him pre-eminently may belEeport of the Treasurer of H, 0. General applied the language of St. Paul, "Not slothful in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, distributing to the necessity of the saints, given to hos -pitality." Intelligent to a high degree, and even amid the pressure of constant and often harassing and perplexing busi ness, constantly storing his mind with the best thoughts of thd best authors, he was most entertaining and instruc tive in the social circle. Abiding in the Divine love, he had a Christian firmness that never compromised a nrinciole and never deserted a field J. A of duty. As a counsellor he was wise, cau tious, and independent. Vi hat he felt to be right he would adhere to against the world, against the universe. His brethren delighted to honor iiim, and he was worthy of all they bestowed . Since the introduction of the lay ele ment into the councils of our Church, his name has stood at the head of the list for the Annual and General on ferences, and would have stood there f he had lived a hundred years. What amount he bestowed in chari ties can never be known 011 earth. He truly made a friend of the mammon of unrighteousness, and by a noble be -nevolence and a living faith his p ath was opened to an everlasting habita tion. AVhat a void the death of such a man makes in the community where lie lived, and where from sire to son for three generations his name has been a synonym for all that is pure, true, and generous in human nature ! And what a void his death will m ike in the Church ! Brethren, "known ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel ?" Our Preache-s. Rev. L. W. Crawford has been re turned as pastor of the Methodist church at this place for another year. The appointment meets the universal approbation of the charge. He preach ed last Sunday with unusual fervor. Intelligencer. Rev. W. H . Bobbitt, who vas sta tioned at the M. E. Church of this place, by the late conference, was in his place on Sunday last and preach ed to a crowded house. Ho accept ably served this church eighteen years ago and meets a cordial welcome at the hands of the congregation. Greensboro Patriot. Returned. Rev. E W. Thompson still remains the pastor of the Metho dist Church of this city, having been returned for another year, at the last meeting of Conference. This gives satisfaction and pleasure, not only to Mr. Thompson's congrejrvV'011 but rv the oeople, generatlv. avette ville. Faueitevuie G-astette. The citizens of this place and par ticularly the Methodists, are glad to know that the Conference has returned Rev. F. L. Roid to this station. Rev. H. H. Gibbons has been re turned to this (Tar Rirer) circuit for this Conference year. Mr. Gibbons is a faithful, zealous, working preacher, and the circuit will not suffer while in his hands Franklin Courier. The Winston Republican pays a de served compliment to our esteemed friend and brother, Rev. H. P. Cole, late pastor ot Person Street Church in this city. The writer will not trust himself to express the feelings of regret with which h e parts from one with whom he has sustained such cordial and in timate relations, lest his pen run into what some might deem extravaganza. We cannot do less,however, thau com mend him to his new charge as a gen tleman sans reproche, a minister cf talent, piety and prudence, aud a companion, such as one haying once known, it pains to lose. The Repub lican says: The pulpit of the Metho dist Church was filled on last Sunday, as we gave notice, by the Rev. H. P. Cole,former Pastor of this Church. Mr. Cole preached a good sermon, full of leep christian experience and piety, to as large, intelligent and attentive and ience as has assembled in this place latfilv. Mav his success, tiro' his ministerial life, be as successful in winninnr srolden ooinions in all his o O 1 charges as it was in this one. In the enjoyments of Clristmas. when vou are surrounded with the blessings of friends and hoiau-com forts, do not forget the poor "whom ye always have with you. Help the holida-s and to have cause to remember this as a special season when tie hu manity and charity of thei- more favored neighbors were exhibted to wards them. Many a poor shrivelled limb is shivering with cold nany an eye that would otherwise be bight is dull and weary from the weakiess of hunger, and Heaven will smib upon and bless the "Santa Claus' that brings wood and warm garmerts and food to the suffering. Life and Sermons of Rev. Dj. Reid is a new book which every Mefliodist in the State ought to have. The ser mons are of the higheat order aid full of interest. Send your orders tc Rev. F. L. Reid at Louisburg, N. C. "I would give," Baid an enthusiastic Southerner, in the summer of 1861 "a thousand dollars to have been in the ! oaiue 01 juunassas, and to have coiae out alive. A far more glorious battle than any waged in human wars is n ingon around us. The Prince0 of Light contends ,vith the powers of daiKness. If we chose w tL,. , .1" part in the contest on the side of light and win a glorious cm 8 ' Conference Delegation. : Messrs. EDrroits: Will you please publish this report in the Advocate so that the preachers may see whether it is accurate By overlooking a sup plemental memorandum,! failed at Con fcrence to read some of the credits, and was thereby led into error in my aggregate statement. This will make the proper corrections . Yours truly, N. H. D- WrLson, Treas. AMOUNTS RECEIVED FKOM STATIONS. Henderson circuit, Tar River " Louisburg, Nashville circuit, Gary Smithfiuld, Raleigh, Granvillo, Wilson, CIRCUITS A'D $15 00 15 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 10 00 15 00 20 00 8 CO Total am't froin Raleigh Dis., 113 50 Person circuit, 13 00 Durham, 7 10 Alamance, Chapel Hill and Haw River, I'ittsboro, Flat River, Leasburg, Tancey ville, 4 7o 10 00 15 00 7 00 8 00 15 00 Total am't from Hillsboro Dis., $79 85 Greensboro, Trinity, Forsythe, ThoniAsville and High Point, North Guilford, Wentworth, M-idison, Stokes, Davidson, South Guilford, Winston, 11 00 21 00 8 00 7 20 G 50 10 00 10 00 4 SO 12 00 8 00 4 00 Total am't from Gr'nsboro Dis. 108.50 States ville, Mt. Airy, Salisbury, -llexander, Statesville ct. Mocksville, 9 00 G 00 5 00 G 00 3 00 5 80 Total am't from Salisbury Dis., S34 SO Morgan ton, 10 00 Dallas, 5 00 Rutherford, 8 00 Rock Spring, 6 00 South Fork, G 00 Happy Home, 5 00 Newton, 10 00 Lincolnton, 10 00 Shelby Station, 5 00 " circuit, 5 00 Total am't from Shelby Dis., 70 00 Wadesboro Station, 15 00 " Circuit, S 00 Monroe, 8 00 Charlotte, 12 00 Pineville, 5 00 Albemarle, 5 00 Lilesville, 20 00 Concord, G 50 Ansonville, 12 10 Monroe ct., 3 00 by J. S. Nelson, 7 00 Pleasant Grove, TeJ am't 7 00 tjJyettevillo Station, V .vharrie, Montgomery, Buckhorn, Laurenburg, Rockingham, Cumberland, Pee Dee. Jones boro, Robeson, 20 00 10 50 5 00 4 67 10 00 12 00 7 0b 10 00 9 00 13 00 Total am't from Fayetteville District, $101 17 Front St. Wilmington, 5th St. Wilmington, Magnolia, Whites ville, Clinton, Topsail, Elizabeth, Onslow, Cokesbury, 12 00 7 00 8 00 S 00 8 00 9 00 10 00 8 00 7 00 (by Rev. W. S Black,) 7 00 Bladen, 2 SG Total am't from District, Trent ct., Beaufort, Snow Hill, Lenoir, Mt. Olive, New Berne ct., Wayne, Wilmington S8G 86 8 10 4 00 10 00 10 00 2 g: 5 00 5 00 Total ain't from New Beme Dis. 811 75 Warren ct., $15. ) less Reg. fee, 15 cents, j Warrenton Station, Mattamuskeet, Williamston ct., Plvmouth and Jamesville, Bath, Washington and Greenville, Tarboro, 11 s: 10 00 10 00 8 28 5 00 5 00 10 00 1 50 Total am't from Washington District, 8G4 G3 .$802 10 Add am't at Conference froni- by D. R. Bruton, 5 00 Total am't from all sources, S817 GG Deduct total am't of expenses of Delegates to General Conference, 804 GO Leaving balance in hand, $13.06 On the evening of November 25th, the ladies of the Methodist Episcopal Church Ashland, Ky., entered the residence of their pastor, Rev. W. A Dotson, and, after a short stay, left money and other valuables to the amount of one hundred dollars. To this should be added a donation of groceries, canned fruits, etc., at the opening of the year, worth not less than thirty dollars. The Presbyteri ans have, officially and otherwise, shown their catholicity and kindness in money and other presents to the amount of about forty dollars. We regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Lou F. Leacl,wife of J. Addison Leach, of Thomasville and formeily of this city. She had been in ill health for some months and died on tho lGth iurt. We tender ot sympathies to the afflict -d husband and friends of the deceased. The Eeligious World The New York Christian Advocate has 48,000 subscribers. In one week it obtained 508 new subscribers. At a recent re viral in the M. E. Church, South,at Charlestown W. Va , there wei e eighty conversions, and seventy throo accessions to the Church. The American Bible Society has provided Bibles for nearly all the rail road lines of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Nebraska. The Episcopal Convention in Iowa elected Dr. H. C. Potter, of New York, bishop for the diocese of Iowa. The vote on the new temperance rule in the North Georgia Conference, M. E. Church South, was yeas 86, nays 75. A London dispatch says that Rev. Mr. Moconoehie, the well-known rit ualistic clergymaujhas been suspended for six weeks from the exercise of his clerical fuuetions. The Rev. J. S. Glcndenning, who has for some time past been on trial before the Jersey City Presbytery for certain immoralities, has been acquit ted on all the charges. Proceedings have been instituted against Rev. Dr. Talmage, of Brook Jyu5 hy B. C. Mitchell on a charge of slander. Mitchel was for a number of years a member of the Church and was expelled on the testimony of the pastor, who charged him with con duct unbecoming a i hiistian. Dam ages are laid at 5,000. Rev. J. H. D. Wingileld was con secrated missionary bishop of North California, at St Paul's Church, Pe tersburg, Va., Wednesday. Bishop Johns presided, assisted by Bishop Atkinson, of the diocese of North Carolina; Bishop Lyman, assistant for the same; Bishop Pincknpy, of Mary land, and Bishop Lay, of Easton, Pa. In Italy, a young priest who has ;i!Ied several positions of inlluence in cluding a professorship in the, "Acad oniy of Peace," a seminary of the Va tican, has pnblioly renounced Roman ism and joined the Methodist Episco pal Church. He was summoned to appear before the Pope, but he did uot heed the call. Eecent Publications We return acknowledgments to the publishers, J. H. Enniss, Esq., for a copy of Turner's N . C. Almanac for 1875. It is one of the best Alman acs offered to the public, and the pres ent number contains a vast amount of instructive and interesting matter. The calculations are made for the Al manac by li jv. B Craven, D. D. LL.D., and are apt to be accurate. Almanacs are found in every well-regulated household and TtlV. Hussy, of the uandmark, saj-s he values them next to Congressional Records and Agri cultural and Patent Office Reports. The price of Turner's is 10 cents. We have received from the publish er, a copy of the January number of Vick's Floral Guide, for 1875, pub 'Vued quarterly. The present num ber -putains over 100 pages, 500 en--ravns, descriptions of more than 500 of tli-a. b2st liowers and vegetables, with direcv.olls for cultUre, colored plate, etc. It;s believed to be the most useful and -lefyant work of the kmd in the world. 0uly 25 Cfcnts for the year. Pubh: 'icil-. F.,ln-i;cl .,r,.l Germ:: eheste: L. iddress N. Y. lgil.Sl fame Vick, Ro- Sc-:-mon'ij Scril.-: Ti into: xi it's Mao ' vxe, an Illus.a.e(i eon duett 1 by J. G. Holla r i Co., N s.v York. M a year. :'ir.i:u v nuiiibe-i" is unusually ii.g. and Co :! tnis i,n illustra 01 ; "Tr.t . - is in South Inier I otin-rs. Tho serial si 01 v of ted a -I- 01: if'.l ' tin ; : "S''V:"I 0::ks," co.jini nc-.nl in and pi'i 'uiiscs tale. L G. Holland, is January nninbjr, do an interest! -is? Hari-eu's New Monthly Magazine, tlarper & Uros, New York 6 year. One of the best magazines publish ed, mid full of interest and instructive articles is the January number. St. Nicholas, a magazine for the children, Scribner it Co. New York 3 a ye ar. Tins pnob'cation deserves all the praise that has been lavished upon it, since its establishment, and grows better with every new number. North Carolina Touhnal of Educa tion. Published at, Rakish N. C., S. D. Pool, Editor. IT' 1 m . 1 we sire'.m receipt 01 the nrst num ber of this now candidate for popular favor and new worker for the cause of Education, and are highly pleased with it It is replete with historical and educational essays and well writ ten editorials There are several ar tides by T. li. ivmgsbury, Esq. "We commend the .Tournal to our readers and wish it unmeasured success. Lir-piNCOTT's Magazine An illus trated monthly of Popular Literature and Science. J . JJ. Inppmcott & Co Publishers, Phila. 1 a year. The January number of this first class magazine, which begins a new volume, presents a very enjoyable table 01 contents. JL'ue '"New Hyper ian" by Ed. Straham is concluded in this number. It contains several il lustrated articles, well written and en tertaining, while '-Our Monthly Gos sip" offers a rare variety. We trust to be able soon to publish the pros pectus of this magazine for 1875. The Stewards of the Wadesboro Circuit, will please moot me at the parsonage in Wade.;bro, on the 7th of January, 1875. J. H. GrLcs, P. C. The will of D'Arcy Paul, of Peters burg, leaves a Jiw 3 store on Sycamore str-et to the Methodist Asylum, and $5,000 to the Washington Street Methodist Episcopal Church, South. North Carolina. We glad'y welcome to our city Capt Geo N. Waitt, for a number of years the efficient conductor on the C. Eail road. He has resigned that position to take effect the first of January, aud comes to She City of Oaks to join his brother D. S. Waitt iu the mercantile business. The Carolina Central Railway has been completed to Charlotte, aud the first train ran from Charlotte to Wilmington ou the loth inst. About 700 persons took the train for Wilmington, in honor of trie occasion. Governor Brogden has granted a pardon to Davie B. Jones, white, who was sen tenced to the penitentiary for life from Wayne county, in 1871, for arson. The Cape Fear Fair was held at ft'il mington last week. Col. John Wilder Atkinson delivered the opening address. Marcus Brittain, a son of James Brit -tain, near Morganton, says the Piedmont Press, shot himself through the abdomen with a pocket pistol, week before last. He was living at last accounts bir the wound is dangerous. Mr. Abernethy who keepsthe toll bridge on the Catawba, counted ninety wagons in one day bound for Hickory, with pro duce. The Bingham Cadets forwarded the amount (37.50), received by them as a premium at the State Fair, to the Or phan Asylum at Oxford. The present Sheriff of Catawba county has been in that office for twenty eight successive years. Some one has counted one hundred new buildings in course of erection in Greensboro. Of the 225 inhabitants of the village 01 Jiount Ulive, Wayne county, mere is only one negro.and notwithstauiling this, the town is noted for its prosperity. The Charlotte Observer of the 15th says : Up to this time, Capt. Jas. F. Johnston, the agent in this city, of the Direct Trade Union, has shipped between 300 and 350 bales of cotton direct to Liverpool. Two horses belonging to Rev. W. S. Chaffin, about two miles from Fayetteville were poisoned recently and died in a few hours, after writhing in great agony. Their haltars ought to have been used on the miscreant perpetrator. The act is supposed to have been one of revenge. "Long Grabs" writes to his paper the FayettevilleEAoriE, concerning Monroe, and from his letter we gather the follow ing items: There are 25 stores and bus iness places in Monroe, 3 Churches, 2 or 3 good chools, 1 newspaper, 1 Hotel, 2 tanneries and 1500 population. One bank with a capital of $10. 000, and lots in the business part of the town cost $500 each. Over 3000 bales of cotton have been sold this season and one house is doing a business of S75.000 a year. Uni on county prospers, though the soil is poor the people raise their own provis ions and the money made on cotton is a clear gain. Several goid mines are in operation. About fifty new houses arc going up and the population has doub led in two years. (Monroe is doing nearly as well as Winston) . The largest mercantile firm of Char lotte, Wittowsky an I Rintels, do a bus iness, says Bong Grabs, of $750,000 a year. (Wittowsky aud Rintels have been adver tisors in the Advocate. No wonder they do a good business. The editor of the Robesonian is a I practical printer, and in introducing an article on "Authors and Printers" says: "Some of the v ry best editorials that li ve appeared in the Robesonian since our connection with it were never redu ced to writing and when we wrote them and went to the case to set them in type, we found it necessary to change almost every sentence." The Revenue Collector's office has been removed from Statesville to Sia isbury. The Winston SESTixEri says that town has a man named "Orthodox Creed" aud he weut to church recently for the first time in three 3fears. Five convicts were brought from Stokes county ta the penitentiary last week. Linda Martin, a colored woman of Stokes county, made a crop of tobacco this year from which she will realize about 500. Dr. Chas. Phillips, of Davidson College, will deliver an address at Salem on the 0tli Dec, for the benefit of the Salem "erary Society. Rev Mr. Huffham, of the Biblical hecobd denies the absurd renort of his haviiife isi,ot aml killed two negroes recently. Ht. iias not fired a gun in three ye irs. After January Is, there will be four pa2ers published in vf.'iSOn. Air A. L. Rountree has resimej tue piej.i dency of the Wilson Bank ana ; succeed ed by Mr. Jno Hutchinson, of -wbern. A G Moore of Haw River, had an encouiAr at Greensboro with one Green whom he accused of having sent through the mails, some months since, a libellous and slan derous card concerning him, Moore. CoL T. C. Fuller, Green's lawyer, also came near being involved in the difficulty. several pistols snots were nred, but no serious damage was done. The question of running steamboats from Norfolk, Ya. to Danbnry. N. C, is being agitated bv the Roanoke Valley aud Milton Chronicle. Father .Evans says if they will send him t Congress, he will get an appropriation of $1200.000 for the enterprise. The Milton Chronicle mentions the position of a few of the State papers ou the usury question. The Albemarle Times, Wilmington Star, Charlotte Observer, Newbernian, Wind sor Times are opposed to usury laws, while the Salisbu y Watchman and Wil son Plain-dealer favor them. ml . a. n -r n -r iie navigation 01 tne xauKin itiver is again talked of. It is estimated that S250.000 will be sufficient to make the river navigable from Salisbury to a point oeyonu vviixesooro. Stealing a Ride. Some days ago when the train on the Western Division of the Carolina Railroad stopped atTuck aseege, on its way West, a white man, unobservea as ne himself thoueht. crent inuo one oi tne unoccupieoDox cars, the door of which was open. Conductor Finch saw him, and had the doors of the car pushed together and locked. When the train stopped at Brevard's Station iha 1 . C II T I . conductor went up to the car, and, with the remark to the engineer, that he be lieved there was a cow in that car for that place told him to run the car off on the side track. This was done and the train went off, and the fellow who calculated to steal a ride, brought on himself imprison ment in the car until the train rAt,nrn1 in the afternoon. When the door wa-i unlocked and he got out, he had the ap pearance of one who had gone after wool and got shorn. Observer. Our friend Henrv T. Jordan 1? who won distinction as a talented and working member of the Legislature in 1870-72, will, it is said, remove to Dur ham for the practice of law. His brother Nat Jordan, Esn .. will remove to Wir, ' ton Durham's ivnl. Mr. Linney. enator from Aln-nr, - - - iiiuuci, made one of hi 3 good speeches in the Senate last week, on thd usurv nn.t: It bristles with pointed arguments in favor of usury laws. I.E .r '.a . i;e .dj'.-uvned on yes terday. The: ,- 1 ,v 1,, en but few laws pasted of p, I,-.- importance The -t;ite .toll i.ti-vt-,, 1 .,s received some consul .'rut ,x i,t,in:g haa ns yet been done town) us mijiist it- dif ficulties. J.he i-oiii -nt.wii tjiu .-.lion hs..i been much talked f n p; v iim n public, l ut ti e s i:t;;i:i 1 f -!-. ! -;' -.-tors is muni ui iu.-a 1,11 1 i- j.ii.jji.i . ui.d expediency of umcudii.t' ll.c destitution by int a. s ci a ci-i vu li All admit, that the instrument wl-ich lias ;-iven no less dissatisfiictiou t tic people than it has to the Supreme Court, which 1ms been busied, ever since its adoption, with construing and liurinouiy.iug its discor dant par s, should It auu :uldi, or rulhcr reshaped; but the -Ufcci.d.iji isuaidd U.j,t the people will not endorse ill. m in call i g a convention, .he controlling party seems to linvc Jess regard for the qiu'S tion of rigid aud uccersily involved, than it does for he dice t i.pon the election in i87i). Xo t of thein, e opine, want to return in jiS7t, at:d then i'., re step cmi tioiisly now. e tnit-t tl at, in the re cess they h:ive taken, tiny will devote themselves to asciM-tai uipcr or moulding the sentiments of intelligent constituents, and return in January prep.u-ed to do what is right and vi.-e R.t.EHiH Pol.liKi:ss The Xew York I' a Connie of inci i KinrNF. thus spra dents that nctiitly c( carrel in tln'B place : "A virtue a-id a courtesy almost iVrcu dti'.n seem to abide 111 tins honorable town of Raleigh, JS'ori h Carolina. : here was a public meeting of some so:t held there the other evenimr at. which appeared d vers Ju gos, and Colonels, and Gener-al-i upon the stage, as is the wont in Southern meetings. Several of these gentlemen were seated gracefully and in saf ty.lutau adverse fate maiked Gen eral Cliugmau for its own. He had ve lected a chair and was about to repose himself, when another g-ntlenuri think ing that he saw in the (iciieral's eye an inclination toward an adjacent chair seized chair No. One for himself, ilm consequence was tha the (Jeneral sudden ly and empha: icaily sal down upon tho tloor. i he renia kal.ie thing about this perfo malice is that no! the fain test gig gie agitated tha large audience. Anoth er man of Raleigh, a chinch member, recently went to the s, ui devouring circus, and has just Kent a lctier to a prominent brother to s;;v with a lt) bill for the heathen- that he h is had" no peace since " John W. Pauk-tf, of Knoxville, Tenn., is the general ti-c nt for tho Southern States for the publishing house of J. II. Butler - Co , of Phila delphia. They are publishers of Mitchell's New Series of Geographies, Mitchell s Xew Outline Maps, Small Series, Mitcln ii's New Outline Mans. Large Series, Mitchell s Old Series of Geographies, Hand book of Map drawing, Goodrich's Series of Pictori al Histories, Now American Reader 5 books, New American .vpIl's 2 books, New Anieiic;.n Etvniolotrical Reader, Oxford's Junior Speaker, Ox ford's Senior Speaker, Sai gent's School Manuel of Etymology, Pinsr- lam's New Latin and Ihiirlislt Series, Teiiney's Geology, Smith's Grammar, Scholars Companion, Jiuluenians Af fixes, Coppee's Logic. Rhetoric. Sne ak er, Lyon's American I'ocutionist, and other approved School books. Books furnished for liit ii tio.luelion into Schools are supplied ,t greatly reduc ed prices. Mr. Pauh it invites corres pondence and will promptly answer all letters addressed to him. Mr. Paulett was a lav delegate to the General Conference held at Louis ville, Ky , and is a pleasant and relia ble gentleman . 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