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The hristianldvocate. OiriOE Coiner of Dawson & Hargett Sts THE ORGAN OF THB CAROLINA CONFERENCE OF THE CHUECH, SOUTH. NORTH M. E . Itev. II. T J. B. IIitt, ) , Gray, Eq. - 1 Editors. EATES OF SUBSOEIPTION: FOll ONE YUAI5, IS ADTANCE,PO3IA08 fAffi, IX MONTHS, " " II payment be deHyed six months. fi.il 1.3) 2.70 AH letters on business with this office should oe addressed to the E titors of the Christian Advocate. EALEIGH, H. 0., JUNE 2, 1875. The Cross (X) Mark is to remind you that your subscription has ex pired. Let all renew promptly. The Fajottville District Conference convenes at Carthage on Thursday the 3rd instant. Bishop Marvin to Pre side. Bishop Marvin will dedicate Person Street Chuich of this city on the 2nd Sabbath in June. Our friends, minis terial and lay, from a distance, are cordially invited to be present on the occasion. Rev. R. A. Willis writes, May 20 th that he is in the midst of a gracious revival of religion at Black Creek. A full account of the meeting, we hope to receive at an early date. We acknowledge the receipt of an invitation to the Annual Commence ment of Wake Forest College, June 8th, 9th and 10th. Hon. A. M. Wad dell will deliver the address before the Literary Societies, and Rev. Tuos. E. Skinner, of Athens, Ga., delivers the sermon before the Graduating Class. N. C. Local Ministers' Conference for ; 1ST5 will meet at Kinston, on Thursday the 15th day of July, and continue until Sunday night follow ing. Eev. Peter H. Joyner of Winston will preside at the Conference. The commencement exercises of Thomasville Female College, H. W. Reinhart, Esq., President, will take place on the 24th and 25th of this month. The annual concert will be given on the evening of the 24th and the commencement exercises proper will be on the 25th. Hon. John Kerr, the well known North Carolina ora tor, will deliver the address before the young ladies on the 25th. The District Conferences of the Wilmington and Washington Dis tricts were held last week, and from the Secretaries we hope to receive full accounts of the proceedings at both. The editors had made arrangements to attend these Conferences, but a combination of circumstances inter fered with our plans. We trust that the sessions were pleasant to all who attended, as well as profitable to them and the Church. At a recent Sunday schcol celebra tion at Polkton, in Anson county, in which the Sunday-schools of Wades boro, Lilesville, Monroe and Polkton paiticipated, there were, says the Argus, about 2500 people in attend ance. The Monroe brass band was present and rendered enlivening mu sic. Speeches were made by various persons, among them our friend Eev. B. B. Culbreth, who "made a short but most excellent address, one that was highly spoken of by all who heard it, and that will not soon be ten." forgot- Mrs. Dr. Green, of Nashville, has presented to Bishop Marvin the official seal of Bishop McKendree, which the latter wore habitually with his watch. Bishop Marvin in writing to the Nashville Advocate says of the seal: "The center is occupied by the Bishop's monogram in large capitals, Roman script. Just within the upper periphery is the legend, tilling some what more than half the circumfer ence, "Take heed unto thyself." This is in small capitals of the style of the printed Roman characters. "Take heed unto thyself." I pray for grace to receive the admonition. This seal, coming to me through a family of the Bishop's most cherished friends, I accept as a memento of him and them; and to me it will constitute a treasure to be preserved along with Bishop's Asbury's razor, bequeathed to me by Bishop Andrew in his very last days." The National Convention of the Young Men's Christian association met in Richmond, Va., last week. mi.' i n i i i xnuiy a taxes, ana provinces were represented and about 350 delegates attended. J. W. Wallace, of Ga., ad dressed the Convention. The sub scription of Miss M. C. Lee, the Gen erals daughter, m behalf of the Washington Lee University Associ ation, was received vith prolonged applause, and thanks returned by unanimous rising vote. W. P. Muni ford, of Va., J. A. Hardie, of Ala., are on the Executive Committee. The Convention meets next at Toronto, Canada. We hail with pleasure the pros peruy and increase of this noble T -r i . uruer. j.c auoreis a ground upon which all Christians, of whatever de nomination, may meet with fraternal feeling and work with harmony and success for the promotion of morality and the good of men. Short but lively, was the motto certain preacher kept pasted on the inside of his pulpit for himself and his exchanges. A good motto for Sun day school addresses everywhere. Love to God. Love to God is represented in the Bible as forming the primary and grand requirement of the Divine law. The first great command of God is, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and wi th all thy mind." Thus is seen wisdom and goodness in the Fa ther in presenting himself as the only proper and lawful object of love. We say it was vise because, had he placed the object of supreme affection lower than himself, it would have been to have elevated an inferior object above himself. It was good because a lesser object of affection could never havt met the desires and aspirations of an immortal mind. God has so constitu ted man, implanting in him such a capacity for happiness, and such boundless and immortal desires for its possession as can find their full en joyment only in infinity itself. He ne?er designed that the intelligent and immortal creature should sip its bliss at a lower fountain than himself It was therefore infinitely wise and good in God, that he should have presented himself as the sole object of supreme love and worship, to his intelligent creatures. His wisdom saw the necessity of having one centre of supreme and adorning affection, and one object of supreme and spirit ual worship to angels and to men. His goodness suggested that that cen tre and that object should be himself, the perfection of infinite excellence, the fountain of infinite good. That as from him went forth all streams of life to all creatures, it was but reason able and just that to him should re turn, and in him should centre all the streams of love and obedience of all intelligent and immortal creatures; that, as he was the most intelligent, wise, glorious, and beneficent object in the universe, it was meant that the first, strongest, and purest love of the creature should soar towards, and find its resting place in him. Love to God forms the grand re quirement, and fundamental precept of the Divine law. It is binding upon all intelligent beings. From it no consideration can release the creature. No plea of inability, no claim of infe rior objects, no opposition of rival interests, can lessen the obligation of every creature that hath breath to love the Lord his God with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his mind. It grows out of the re lation of the creature to God, as his Creator, moral Governor and Pre server; as being in himself the only object of infinite excellence, wisdom, holiness, majesty and grace. This obligation, too, to love God with su preme affection, is binding upon the creature irrespective of any advantage which may result to him from so lov ing a God. It is most true that God has benevolently connected supreme happiness with supreme love, and has threatened supreme misery when su preme affection is withheld. But in dependent of any blessing that may accrue to the creature from its love to God, the infinite excellence of the Divine nature, and the eternal relation in which he stands to the intelligent universe, render it obligatory on every creature to love him with a supreme, paramount, holy and universal affec tion. The word of God clearly teaches the truth that love expels all fear from the heart. "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out all fear, be cause fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love," is the plain teaching of inspiration. No one will deny the truth that "fear hath torment." The fear of death, of judgment and of condemnation the fear engendered by a slavish view of the Lord's commandments, a defective view of the believer's relation to God, imperfect conceptions of the work of Christ unsettled, unsatisfactory apprehensions of the great fact of ac ceptance with God, through Christ yielding to the power of unbelief the retaining of guilt upon the conscience, or the influence of any concealed sin, will fill tht heart with the torment of fear. But "perfect love casteth out all fear;" he that feareth is not perfect in the love of Christ. A correspondent of the Wilming ton Star of the 26th ult., writing from Smithville, says: "Quite an enthusiastic revival has been in progress the entire week past, at the M. E. Church at that place, under the auspices of Eev. T. P. England. Morniner and evening meetings have been held the entire u u u week. The Church has been filled to overflowing day and night. A large numoer nave Deen converted, and as yet there appears to be no diminution of interest or numbers on the part of the people. Among the many who have profess ed religion was an old lady, aged 80 years, well Known to the people of Smithville and esteemed for her fre quent acts of kindness and human ity." The Richmond Advocate says, Dr, Rosser called in the office for a few moments last week. He was just out of the great Lynchburg reyival, and on his way to Danville, where he is now at work. He looked fresh and well, but we gave him a word of warn ing against over-work. He says he haa learned to do a great deal of work without much wear and tear. Happy discovery We hope to hear glorious news from Danville. The International Sundav school convention assembled in Baltimore, I May 11th. The attendance was very large, and enthusiasm great. The Set son of Commencements. This is a gala season in colleges and schools. The busy labor of prep aration for Commencement exercises is relieved of its tedium by the antici pations of ph-asure, dreams of joyous meetings with friends and kinspeople and the sujis souci freedom of vaca tion days. Mupic-rooms are ringing with the "concord of sweet sounds," as graceful fingers and musical throats translate the creations of Strauss, Mendelssohn and Donizetti, and the professors with waving hand and moving baton perfect the chorus for the 'concert' night. Groves and chap els resound with the tones of Soph omores and Seniors as they rehearse their polished sentences to the dull ears of trees and walls, and run up and down the gamut to catch the key that will be most effective on Com mencement day. Presidents and pro fessors begin to relax their severity of face, speech and discipline in order to give the boys and girls time and scope to prepare for aud enjoy the festivi ties of the closing session. It is a pleasant sight to look upon, the buoy ant, hopeful, blooming faces of youth, with minds and bodies full of health and vigor, just emerging from the training school to enter upon the ac tive affairs that engage the world's attention. It is meet that the occa sion of quitting the preparatory and entering upon the practical side of life should be celebrated in such a way as to exhibit tha perfection of the train ing and to make the close of school life pleasant to present experience and memory. The "honors" of Commencement oc casions, conferred by the College, Literary Societies or fellow students, upon the most meritorious,are a great incentive to studious habits, cultiva tion of natural gifts, and upright, courteous and gentlemanly deport ment. A drone in the school room cannot hope for the Commencement wreath of scholastic honors; a cipher in the Debating Society cannot expect to be put forward as the representa tive of the eloquence and learning of a society, jealous of its good name, and to gather from the rostrum the bouquets showered upon him by the admiring throng. Nor can the rough, ill-mannered and graceless boor, who cultivates neither moral sense nor politeness, hope to be awarded by his fellows a position for which dignity and grace, courtesy and good sense, are necessary qualifications. Remove these "honors" these laurel wreaths, that hang above the rostrum on com mencement Day ready to drop upon the brow of merit,and the two or three or four years at College would seem long and dull, and destroy that zest and generous rivalry in study which the ambition for 'honors' now stimu lates. As the collegian closes his books, gathers his laurels and steps out of the classic hall a lull fledged graduate, let him not think that his work is closed and that his College honors will ensure him the continued respect of men find the higher honors which the world has to bestow. Many young men upon leaving College with a brilliant record, delude themselves with the idea that the world will run after them with its honors, and render themselves disgusting by laying j claims to positions of honor, responsi bility and profit which only belong to experience, wisdom and tested fidelity. The world is willing to call a young man 'promising, but reserves its favors until he proves worthy of them after a trial of his integrity, industry, and intellectual strength. The close of student life is only the beginning of higher life, intenser study and more persistent work; the beginning of a race for more substantial rewards and that is more hotly contested a race in which drones and sluggards and creatures of mere sense, are trampled upon or cast aside and left behind to satisfy themselves with the worthless gewgaws and tasteless bits that they may pick up along the course; a race in which favoritism has little or no abiding influence where the strong nerves are relaxed only by the dissolving hand of death, but in which manliness, courage, energy and integrity are sure to win the goal. We have received the second num ¬ ber of the Monthly Messenger, edited by Rev Messrs. J. S. Nelson and C. M. Pepper, published by W. C. Wolfe at the Enquirer office in Monroe, and devoted to the interests of Methodism on the Charlotte District. The first number failed to reach us; hence, the seemingly tardy notice of its appear ance. It is, though of small size. neatly published and well edited, and we wish the editors great success in their undertaking, and trust that much good will be accomplished for the cause of religion. Kev. George R Crooks, L. L. D., for 15 years past the accomplished and learned editor of the N. Y. Meth odist, has retired from the editorial charge of that paper. By his labors, the Metliodist attained to great pop ularity and wielded a marked influ ence in the country, and by his retire ment journalism will be the sufferer. A lady and her husband, it is said, who recently arrived at Baltimore from New York, forgot her baby and left it behind in the cars. When the loss was discovered they were some dis tance from the Depot, and the bus band just managed to reach the cars in time to recover the child before the train moved off RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE Notes. A terrible disaster occurred in Boston last week by an explosion in a drug stora About seven o'clock on the 26th ult, a deafening noise was heard proceeding from the store on the corner of Washington and La Grange streets, stunning many people on the sidewalks and streets and even causing a street car to overturn on the street, every window being broken and the passengers rendered insensi ble by the force of the concussion. The building, four stories high, top pled to its fall and settled down into a conglomerated mass of ruins. The upper stories were used as tenement rooms and a great many of the in mates perished in the ruins. It is not known as yet what caused the strange and terrible explosion. Some attribute it to the bursting of a pow erful soda-fountain which was in the store. Others say that it was a gas explosion, but that theory recbives but little support. Again, it is claimed that there was nitro-glycerine in the cellar with which the clerks were in the habit of experimenting, and that the explosion proceeded from that source. Whatever it was, it teaches the necessity of great care and cau tion, and the employment of skilled and competent clerks in a drug 'store, whose chemicals contain such power ful forces of destruction. A Catholic Church in Mass., was burned last week, the drapery about the altar catching fire from the tapers burning near it. There was at the time an immense crowd in the Church and of course a panic ensued upon the discovery of the fire. In the rush for the doors men, women and children were trampled upon and crushed to death, the pile of human beings, weak and fainting, being six or seven feet high near the door. More than seventy persons are known to have been killed and it is more than probable that the real number far exceeds that estimate. Dear Advocate: I know it will af ford the Senior Editor much pleasure to know that near by the place of his boy-hood, there is now a flourishing Collegiate Institute. Mr. C. G. Daven port, a graduate of Trinity College, has been teaching nearly five months, and has succeeded beyond the expec tation of all. He is a fine teacher, and greatly beloved by all who know him, especially the students. On the 3rd June next, the first commence ment will be held, Mr. P. H. Winston of the Albemarle Times will deliver the Literary address . The Collegiate Minstrel Association will also give a concert for the benefit of the Orphan Asylum. Your many friends at Bethel and Littleton would be pleased to see the Advocate represented at that time by one or both of the Editors. We are anticipating a nice time. Would it not be well for the Advocate to send a "fine specimen of human ity" into our midst to renew acquain tances, and form new ones? I think it would swell your subscription list from this circuit considerably. As ever your friend, F. B. Andrews. Trinity Commencement. The sermon before the Theological Society, will be preached by Rev. E. A. Yates, of N. C. Conference on Sun day morning June 6th at 11 o'clock A. M., Wednesday June 9th The Trus tees will meet at 9 o'clock A. M. At 11 o'clock, the annual sermon to the graduating class will be preached by Rev. Bishop Marvin D.D., of Mis souri. At the conclusion of the service, the New Chapel will be dedicated by the Bishop. At 8J o'clock P. M. the address be fore the Alumni, will de delivered by J R Webster, Esq. of Reidsville N. C, Class of 1869. Thursday, June 10th Commence ment exercises will burin at 10 o'clock, A. M., At 12 M. The literary address will be delivered by Rev. IV. E. Mundey D.D,ofTenn. Ample arrangements havo been made to accommodate visitors. Stages and other mams of convey ance, will meet all trains at High Point, from Tuesday til" Thursday morning. Return tickets for on 3 full fare have been promised. Preachers and Trustees, who in tend to be present, will please notify us. B Chaven. M..y 28 1873. we are requested by Dr. Jones to state that nil persons attending G- F. College Commencement can go and return for one full first class fare, on the N. C Div. of the R. & D. R. R, and also on the Salem Road This ap plies to all who go from June 1st to 3rd inclusive. Dr. Niphey's Physical "Life of Wo man is written m ciaste ana elegant style and full cf valuable information, I send it to any post office post paid on the receipt of $2.20 . L. Branson, Bookseller, Raleigh. N. C. Local Ministers Conference. All members attending the approaching session at Kinston, N. C. July 15th, will please forward their names to me as soon as possible. Jas. Wilson. Kinston, N. C, May 25th, 1875. Now is the time the Advocate. to subscribe for The Champions of Oivil Liberty- Messrs Editors: T have just read a Centennial Sermon preached by Rev. Dr. Miller -pastor of the Presby terian chuich in Charlotte. The whole tenor of the sermon is a labor ed effort to establish the fact, that the Calvinistic creed and the govern ment of the Presbyterian chuich are the pioneers of civil liberty, and then the Dr. claims the lion's share for the Presbyterians of the glory due to the fathers of American liberty. The Doctor dilates with great satisfaction on the thought, that the Presbyterians of Mecklenburg planted the acorn, that produced the great tree of Anier i?an liberty whose branches now ex tend from the Atlantic to Pacific ocean. Well, it is readily conceded that the Presbyterians have always been a liberty -loving people, and that the citizens of Mecklenburg coun ty who proclaimed the celebrated Declaration of Independence, were mainly members of the Presbyterian chuich. But I think the Doctor ought to have been a little more gen - erous towards otuers, wno acted a conspicuous part in winning Ameri can Independence, that were not Presbyterians in their denominational adherence. George Washington, who is justly called the father of our na tional liberty, was a staunch Episco -palian. Thomas Jefferson, who was the author of the great Fourth-of July Declaration of Independence was a decided skeptic; Benjamin Franklin, who was a giant in starting and roll ing on the Revolution, stood in anta gonism to the Calvinistic creed; John Adams, whose Herculean shoulders pushed on the car of civil liberty, was an Arminian; Peyton Randolph, who was so conspicuous in the Revolution as to be elected 1 'resident of the Con - tinenlal Congress assembled in Phil adelphia, was a zealous Episcopalian; Richard Henry Lee, whese eloquent voice rang all over Virginia, was also an Episcopalian, ijren. iNatnamei Greene who led the Southern army over so many gory fields, was born and raised in a Quaker family. Even Tom Paine's political writings contributed largely to the success of the Revolu -tion. The History of the Revolution shows that the atheists, deists and skeptics of that day were in favor of our Independence. There were Lu therans, Catholics. Congregationalists, anil Baptists, who entered into the struggle for American Independence with all their hearts. There are n o Methodists mentioned in the History, wno took any very prominent part, for the obvious reason, that the Meth odist church was in that day in her infancy. There was but a handful of them in the whole country. From these historical facts, which Dr. Mil ler strongly ignores in his glorification of Presbyterianism, we are compelled to infer that it was not anything pe culiar in the Presbyterian creed and government that hatched out the American Eagle of liberty, but the innate love of liberty, that acted alike on all denominations, and on infidels and atheists the same great princi pie of civil liberty, which produced a Republic in Greece, Rome, and oth er parts of the earth, long before the Presbyterian church was bom. H. T. Hudson. Shelby, June 1st, 1875. NOTICE. To the Graduates of Randolph Macon College: I earnestly request every Alumnus of this Institution to send me his ad dress as soon as possible. A simple postal card, containing name, post office, occupation, and year of gradu ation, will be sufficient. I desire to make a complete Catalogue of our Alumni. It is expected that our ap proaching Commencement will be one of unusual interest. The Society of Alumni will be addressed by Rev. Mr. Mangum, of North Carolina, and a general reunion is greatly desired. Let every Alumnus of the College begin at once to make his arrange ments to be present. Will the newspapers of the South do us the kindness to publish this no tice? W. H. Christian, Prest. Society of Alumni. Lynchburg, Va., May 12, 1875. Commencement Exercises Wesleyan Female Institute, Staunton, Va. Commencement Sunday, June 13th, 11 A. M., Commencement Sermon by Rev. Chas. F. Deems, of New York City. Monday, June 14th, 8 P. M , Final Exercises of the Young Ladies' Chris tian Association. Tuesday, June 15th, 8 P. M., Fi nal Exercises of the Lee and Jackson Literary Society. Address by Hon. R. Q. Mills, of Texas. Wednesday, June 16th, 8 P. M., Annual Soiree Instrumental and Vocal Music. Thursday, June 17th, 8 P. M., Commencement Day. Distribution of Gold Honois, Diplomas, &c. W. A. Harris, President Trinity College Alumni Association will meet at the College on the 9th of June at 5 P. M. John R. Webster of Reidsville will deliver the Alumni Address on Wed nesday night, which night will be ap -propriated exclusively to the Associa tion. The new college chapel v. ill be opened this commencement, and it if; desirable that all the Alumni should be present. L. Branson, ) Geo, B. Everett, y Wesleyan Missionary Anniversary. The Dean of Canterbury was one of the speakers at the late Wesleyan Mis sionary Anniversary in Exeter Hall. The address of the Dean was clear and hearty, and the fact that h could ven -ture to make such a one is full of sig nificance. Tliu following is a part of his speech. "While your President of the Con ference was speaking of the great growth of spiritual life that marks this present time, I could not help feeling that we owe very much of the life tnat exists amongst us to that example, to that charity which was first held up in this country by John Wesley. (Cheers.) It has been said that if he had lived in the present day be would have con tinued within the bounds of our Church. But supposing he had done so, it would have been because he would have found in our Church now that which he did not find then that is to say, thorough earnestness on the great question of religion, and freedom for the exercise of deep, real godliness. Supposing that God had not interfered then, what would have been our fate to-day? I ask whether we do not owe it to your great foun der, and to the example and work of your great body, that we in our Church have roused ourselves to more active exertions, and endeavored to live more thoroughly for the honor of Christ and to do his work upon earth? I feel, therefore, in being present to day, I am doing no more than my du ty (hear,hear) in offering my thanks both to your founder, and to your body for the great good that you have done to us; and that good has not ceased." (Hear, hear.) Dear Advocate: For the last two weeks we have enjoyed a good season of Grace at Beaver Creek on Cumber land Circuit. There were over 30 conversions and 21 additions to the church. Several backsliders reclaim ed and the church greatly blessed. We were assisted by Bro. Wm. J Johnson, local preacher of that circuit. There is manifest interest at other points on the circuit. May the good Lord continue to help and save. To His name be all the glory ! Pray for us ! Yours in Christ, I. W. AVENT. Dear Advocate: The present ses sion of the Shelby Seminary will close June 10th. with appropriate lit erary exercises and music. The in stitution is steadily growing. About 60 pupils matriculated this term. Good health and fine progress among the pupils. We are expecting a large increase next term, which will begin July 12 th. S. R. Trawick. May 27th, 1875. Commencement at Pleasant Garden Acad emy- June 3rd 1875 Annual Sermon at 11 A. M , by Rev. Jesse H. Page of Cary. Literary Address at 3 P. M. by Hon. J. T. Morehead of Greensboro. 8 P. M. General Exercises. June 4th. Exercises begin at 9 A. M. R. P. Trot. Disposal of the Nashville Claim Case. On Wednesday of last week the United States Court of Claims, at Washington, announced an opinion in the case of Alexander L. P. Green, who in 1862 was domiciled in Nash ville, but just before the capture of that city went further South, taking with him a large amount of money of a firm for whom he was indorser. When leaving he was possessed of certain buildings in Nashville, which in 1864 were seized by supervising treas ury agents as abandoned property. The claimant averred in his petition that he was always a loyal citizen, but this the court said did not strengthen his crse, as he voluntarily entered the enemy's lines. The act of seizure of the property was a war measure, and it made no difference whether it was seized by the army or by a treasury agent. The claimant sought to re cover on the ground of an implied contract and the liability of the Gov ment for the acts of its officers. The court says no action can be maintained on that ground, and that if the claimant was entitled to recov er he ought to have prosecuted his case under the abandoned property act, which he failed to do. The case was dismissed. 2V. Y. Advocate. The building committee, appointed by the last Quarterly Conference, to superintend the erection of the Meth odist church at this place organized last week by electing Wm. Lindsey President, J. R. Webster Secretary and Treasurer. The committee deci ded to build a brick church 40x60. They selected a'site on the corner lot North of Mr. Crafton's residence. A most eligible situation, we think. Reidsville News. Another Magazine Consolidation. The consolidation of the well-known Boston Magazine "Old and New, with Scribneb's Monthly, has just transpired. In connection with the purchase of "Old and New, benbner & Co. have made special arrangement for contrib utions by its distinguished Editor, Edward Everett Hale; one of the leading serial stories of Scribner for next year will be from his pen. In the peculiar vein of his short stories ("The Man Without a Coun try," "My Double, and How He Undid Me," etc.), Mr. Hale is unequal ed, and the public will anticipate with interest what promises to b9 his most impor tant effort in fiction. Eeligious Brevities At the third Annual Council of the Reformed Episcopal Church, in Chica go last week, Revs. Edward Cridge and James A. Latane, w ere elected bishops. The Twentieth Annual Convention of the Young Men's Christian Associa tion of the United States and British Provinces was held at Richmond, Va,, May 26th to 29th. During the twenty-nine years of Dr. Cuyler's ministry he hai lost but two Sabbaths by bodily sickness. During his fifteen years' pastorate of Lafayette Avenue Presby terian Church, Brooklyn, he has received into Church fellowship 2,472 persons, baptized 857 persons, buried 134 members, and made over 12,000 pastoral visits. The present membership of the Church is 1,600. At the International Sunday school Convention, Rev. G. A. Peltz was elected President. The responses to the calling of the roll of States for reports on Sunday -school work were, without exception, most satisfactory and encouraging. The delegate from Kansas reported that Sunday- schools were organized in every county in Kansas, except those inhabited only by wild Indians and buffaloes. The Christian Convention met on the 5th inst, in the Haymarket Thea ter, London, England. Mr. Moody, the American revivalist, was chosen Chairman. Many hundreds of dele gates, representing the principal towns in the Kingdom, were present. Rev. Mr. Kelman, of Edinburgh, in an address, stated that the results of the work of Moody and Sankey in that city were truly marvelous. Three thousand persons had been converted, and the number of drunkards and theatergoers who had been reclaimed was remarkable. The delegate from Rome gave an interesting account of the progress there. No book can be found, written by so many different. authors in so many different ages when so many different customs prevailed, that produces such wondrous harmony as does the Bible. And yet infidels have laid their im pious hands upon it and have pro nounced it false, because they found a few seeming contradictions and dis crepancies. We say seeming, for we shall find upon a closer examination that these apparent discrepancies strengthen the narrative, as the test ings of several witnesses given in their own language in a court of justice, varying in some slight particulars, give additional weight, and prove there was no mutual agreement to deceive Buffalo Christian Advo cate. t;- ;rr:n Randolph, in his re pott on the subject of uniform lessons for Sunday schools, said that in ad dition to these lessons being in gene ral use all over our own country, they are studied in France, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Ne therlands, Switzerland, Turkey, Italy and Greece, and in Syria, Hindostan, Burmah and China and old Mexico is sitting down with us to the study of the Scriptures. One set of Sabbath studies is going with them around the globe to unify the nations. There are three sources of educa tion, the family, the workshop, and I the Sabbath. The family is the first i in the order of time, it is also first in the order of influence. I'cre JTyacin the. Some traveler says of the Font of St. John's Church, Ephesus, that it proves conclusively the early Chris tians poured in baptism instead of im mersing, the receptacle for water be ing ten inches deep, and extending to the rim of the vessel all around. Books Beceived. We have received from Messrs Nel son and Phillips, New York, the fol io wing valuable books, recently pub lished, for which we make our grate ful acknowledgements and which we will notice more fully when we have perused them thoroughly: Love Enthroned: Essays on Evan gelical Perfection. By Daniel Steele, D.D., Nelson & Phillips, New York 1875, $1,50. Binney's Theological Compend Im proved, containing a synopsis of the Evidences, Doctrines, Morals and In stitutions of Christianity. Designed for Bible Classes, Theological Stu dents, and young Preachers. By Rev. Amos Binney and Rev. Daniel Steele D.D.Nelson and Phillips, New York 1875. 90 cents. Glaucia. A. Story of Athens in the First Century. By Emme Leslie. Nelson & Phillips, New York 1875, $1.25. Quadeatus. A Tale of the world in the Church. By Emmie Leslie, Nelson & Phillips, New York, 1.50. Flavia; or "Loyal unto the End" A tale of the church in the second century. By Emma Leslie, Nelson & Phillips, New York, 1875. $1,50. The Living Wesley, as he was in his Youth and Prime. By James H. Rigg, D.D. With an introduction by John F. Hurst, D-D., Nelson & Phillips, New York, 1875, $1 25. Our King and Saviour, or The Story of our Lord's Life on Earth. By Daniel Wise, D.D Nelson & Phillips, New York, 1875, $2.00 Commentary on The Old Testament, VoL IV. Kings to Esther. By Rev. M. S. Terry, A. M.. D. D Wrheedon L.LD. Editor. Nelson & PhillipB New York 1875, $2.50. The Asheville Expositor says: The first census taken in Buncombe county was in the year 1800 75 years ago. It then contained 6,512 inhabitants. In the year 1810 it contained 9,277; 1820, 10 542 1830, 10,281; 1840, 10,084; 1850, 13.W I860, 12,654; 1870, 15,412. Asheville contains 1,500, of whom 829 are white and 571 colored, N0ETK CAROLINA. The Hillsboro Recorder says: 7)iu-;D, the Centennial Celebration, the IL.n. -A. Graham sat for his ph)toinr,i, ' rounded by his Sfvrn soup. "ia w:n i valuable memento ui JLo occasion The Monroe Enquirer sav- t Kindly Griffin, of Olive Branch, .as' ;i cow that gave birth to three calves (, the 14th inst.; all flue, well shaped .,i doing well. Two are exactly the samt color and size, the other a litti i sm iM,.- TheRaleigh News says: Ii.. Ksc.-I'.,.!. cy Gov. Brogd en never owiji-a ur pistol, a pair of boots or a watch; never owned a dog, went fishing or sl at a squirrel. He is by no means homely and it is said he ana benu discai-J.-J i... sweethearts of tcner than any otiirr im-,,, of his age, having never been able to .rt.t the answer "yes." "Taking the full of the tide of ti, grand Mecklenburg Celebration,"' tlie people of 1 ayetteville are preparing for the centennial celebration of the ilocLua. tion of independence made at Liberty iroint in tnat town on June Hist, 1775 . "Liberty Point" is at the inteiMcti,,,, of two streets in Fayetteville ami derive, its name from the fact that, at that p;i(.e some bold resolves were made before th Revolution . The N. C. Medical Association iir;j as annual meeting in Wilson last week a-nl we learn, the meeting was largely utteuj. ed and of great interest to the ; rofessiou. Rev. Dr. Hooper delivered the aJdr, of welcome, which was well received, and responded to by Dr. J. W Jones of Tar boro, the President of the Association. The officers for the eusuing year art President, Dr. Peter E Hines; 1st V. P Dr. J. H. Baker; 2nd V. P., Dr. G. G. Smith; 3rd V. P., Dr. T. D. ilaigii, 4tli V. P., Dr. J. K. Hall: Treas. Dr. II. T Bah nson; Sect'y, Dr. J. Mclvee; Orativ Dr. Willis Alston. After a two d:.vs session the Association adjourned to meet at Fayetteville in May, 187G . Truck farming is likely to beeoiuc quite a feature in the vicinity of Haleig'i! says the New s. Last week in Davidson county Vrm Brown struck Mr. Epps, overseer for lii. Shelton, with a singletree, iurlictius a dangerous wound. The Alamance Gleaner is informed that on last Wednesday morning, at her house in Guilford county, Miss Eunice Worth dropped dead. The Salem Press learns "that Joliu Smith, son of Levi IL Smith, and agtj about 20 years, was drowned in Sheek's mill pond, near Hall's ferry, on Saturday last, it is supposed in a cramp . The Reidsville News sa3"s. We re-cord the total destruction by fire on lust Thursday evening of the residence of our townsman, R. G. Gladstone. Nothing was saved, not even a piece of weariug apparel. A purse of something over three hundred dollars has been made n for him. Among the many olferiugs at the Mecklenburg Centennial, was a wreath from Mt. Vernon. The evergreens in the wreath were cut from trees that Washington planted more than a hun.iivJ years ago, and the ivy ?arne from his tomb. The Lodge of L O. G. T. at Long Pine nnmbers 55 members in good stand ing. the Toisnot Tbansceipt says: that the merchants of Toisnot have bought since the 1st of January 7:800 dozen of eggs,. Four acres of land were sold at Dur ham, N. C, last week for 1 (581. Four teen months ago, the same land sold for 8550. Good for Durham. Plant. That's nothing. A thousand dolhrs was refused last week for a town lot, 50 xlOO, in Winston that was bought for$17o 00 a little over a year ago. Winstua Sentnel. The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows as sembled at Elizabeth City elected the following officers for ;he ensuing year: R K Speed, of Elizabeth Cicty, M Grand Master; I B Palamountaiu, of Tarboro, R W Dep. G M.; John lay lor, of Goldsboro, R W Grand Warden; J J Litchford, of Raleigh, R Grand Sir retary; R J Jones, of Wilmington, R Grand Treasurer; W li Bagley, of Ral eigh, R W G Representative G L TJ S. i he next session will be held in ll il eigh. Mr. S. H. Webb, a young lawyer, is revising the town charter and ordinances of Durham, and preparing them for pub lication. The taxable property of Durham luis increased 50 per cent in valuation since last year. The dwelling and kitchen of Mrs. L McNeill in Cumberland county, were de stroyed by fire on the 12th ult. The people in her nighborhood are very kind ly contributing to the relief of her neces sities, rebuilding her house, &e., says the Robesoniau. A Kidnapped Boy Restoked. Nearly eleven years ago the Yankee army carried off from here a boy named Edward Alston, tli6 son of Mrs. Emily Alston, who was then Mrs. Emily Jones, and lived in this county about twelve miles from lla leigh. Ed at that time was just el even years old and a bright ami prom ising lad. The family mourned him as dead, and nothing was heard or known of his fate till twelve months after he wrote to Dr. James Beck with, his uncle, from a 2'lace called Vermilion in Edgar ctlinty, Illinois. The boy had a hard tO of it. He workeel in the field awaSflSj next in a blacksmith shop, then in a carriage shop, and from there he joined the United States army. As a soldier lie fought the Indians two years on the Yellow Stone River, ancl from there he was ordered to Shreveport in the Louisiana troubles. It was from here he was finally restored to his home iu this county. His friends worked faithfully after him, Mrs. Dr. Bock with, his aunt, who has just left this office, and who told us the news, mads untiring efforts in behalf of her sis ter's son. During Lis absence loth Dr. Beckwith, his uncle, and Mr Lec Jones his father -in law, had diui. The ear of government was b siei:e.l by ex Gov oldon, Gov. Pen m-toi'i Hon. Sam. Phillips, and also Ibui. A. M. Waddell, and the boy's histoiy was told, how he had been stol.-n the same as a fine horse or a rosew oed piano, and the government iun "di ately ordered his discharge from '!ie army, and Edward Alston, weighing 160 pounds and 22 years of age, laud ed at home last week, a man even inch, and knows a thing or two abn"1 this old world that they dont teach in school books. Raleigh Sentinel.
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