e.
Kev. .1 IS. tBobbitt. D. I )., Editor & Pul) lisslier.
IHubli.'sjitJ ui the Interests of ilVIetliodiisiii in K'orth. Carolina..
Kev, EE. T. Hudson, Corresponding Editor.
Vol. XX1IL No. 8.
Raleigh, N. C, Wednesday, February 27, 1878.
Whole No. 1,197.
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Sitl.-ty ig!it.
" Rt-st iw:o, o l-'at'.ier ! Tiiou didst SfU.l liiiu forth
With reat a d uraioie. ( ol love;
7 But Tniue . uibador i w. ary now.
Worn with the weight ot I is hiijh .nihassy,
; X w cae tor biui Thou lust crl fcr us
Ja sndiii..s him. an.l cau-e him lo lie down
.' In lay iresii pi-mrss, by Thy strenn. uf peace.
'Let tfcv leti liana be uow b. nea:h his head,
'A .d T:iia upiiuiii: rU'tit t-Ht-ireU' him,
.Mi l. underneath. tiieLve.lus lug amis
Be felt in lull sin p u t. So let hiin rest,
-. Husked Uie a Mule .liild. without one . are;
Aud so :ivc T!iy beloved :U-ep to nifht.
-Best him
dear Master !
He bath poured for n
y, and w. haw b en refreshed.
- e .: ..j ., .. j-.ve 'Mm stt.?.i ne-v aranghta
F S !ifo and lev. wiib, Tttite own hand; be Thou
His miiistrani to-niht; draw very i ear
In a i thy tenderness an 1 all Ta power.
Osp? k to him ! Thon k, -.i est how to speak
A wor i in to tliy weary ones
And he I s we .ry now. Thou love.x bim :
, Jt Thy Jis.-iple lean upon Thy br as'.
And. lean.ot!. t;a n new str ag b to H e and shine
Best V im. 0 lo.iiib' spiii : L.tThy-alm
Fa'.l on his si ul to-:.ij;ht. O hoi . Dove,
Sj-n ad T y l'iij,lit wins; ab. ve him. let Uim rest
Bii"atii its -ii ..low : let l:i:n tnowTefh
The ietiuite r.itu a d itiiat ot TUy Jear Na e
O.i" Co:u;orte '." A gentlest touu til s ay
Th strati; v:tr.iti,us ofaii:ri: g chord.
So lay T.iy hau i ..jjo ht Uear- and ;ilt
iob overstr.ii i: a th-jb. eac:i pa i- pain.
Then, in 'lie s'il uess. b eat lie upon the trinfisJ
And let Tii;. a.-iy uiusie overdow
Wi"h soothius powr his iirteuiUi; resting sonl.
-Hirtj-i'.
0 o in m u a i c a t c fc.
i'vi tile Advocate
i li:i;:y Collrst'
-Dr. t'ii-s
Tueie are Ztlitajdiats in tin
ts who will rieVbr p itrouiz j Ti i'ii1'
St
witu its present oraa-z itioa . ' vV.i.
Gloss.
Tbe above appi-are j ia the Adcucate
y of Jan 23 J. ISTrf
. liic aiLiclo, fiom which the quota
tion was taken, co:Uy.;ued many Til
liable suggest ioas. It wns sfron.
and eotiemsive at nmnj point!-', but
the above quotation may tto lirin. b
leading to t'ae imprtssiDn that tnan
Methodists were dissutistied with
Trinity.
This subj-ct is of vit.u iuij oriauce
to the Methodts of X. C. If there
is a general dissatisfaction, a change
is called for: if t'je di.-Srt'iifuction ouly
exists in the mind of a fow, then it is
not worth conspicuous notice. Lr.-t
ns investigate
lo treat :. sui l-Ct r sr.ioho: n;t:
" we sliould view it fioai ever a
ble etsadpoiut, and dr.a.v oar coacln
sious frtin the turn of a:i the facts
prest-iitd
V"uat tire the fio s conct-.-d with
the rise ar.u progte-s of Trinity Col
lege ?
, ' Fii-i fart. Th N. C. Conference
had no co! ,'e of is own. but a purt
nership in 11 tndoq.'h Macon, in Va ,
' where the in ad of the faculty was
known to hav cot L'.en yhy partial
to the X. C. Cjiifr reace. Und-r the
rntastarie'-, the X. C C -nferL e
net-d' 1 a CvilfgL: Of Us ivu.
Second fact D.-axton Craven, to
moftt tb-i existing ucts-itv, took i.:d
of an obt'-iie sctiool, Hiui und- r l at
Spitted as iuuriiiO!intai-i- tl file : 'i- s,
by the in if-1 blCttil'in ial.uis. .1. vJ
Oped it iii"o it co.d-sj' , uTid oil r d t
"to tile Cot.f- ltDcn; nor as a p ur.'t-r la t
aa a self sustaining it,str titior.
True, it was n.t rich, out it was not
SO poor as some s-ciiuois that have had
t 'cu-ands lavished upon them by the
hand of chanty.
"Third fact. It is acknowledged. I y
tkii who arc- familiar with the stnigg!t.B,
and who are free from pr-judice, tLat
if Dr Craven had cot taken hold of
the school, and developed it to its
preseut dimension?, no one else would
Of couid have perfoimed the labors
necessary to such an und i-r taking.
N oto else had the heart, voluntari
lyl to take thess labors upon their
hands. It was ir. Craven or no
body.
Fourth fact. Whafever binnderB
my iiave been committed, thej nnm
b no more than the blunders com
muted by other institutions. None
have been committed th?.t threatened
have
fatality to the institution. Its course
hat been onward and upward, even
when the darkest clouds were bar.g
ing over it.
Fifth fnet. irimty uas done more
fo'r the N. C. Con'erence thun any
Other college, having educated about
36 of its members, and inanv of the
m'ot useful mi isteis now in the Con
ference are grad daft s of Trinity.
Sixth fact. If Tn-.iitv is not all
tnat the Com Jienc; desires it to be
" if is the very best that it could be
made under the cucumstances . It
1 -
has,marutaineil an existt'cco :n spite
of all tbe blighting influences of war
and th". crushing tas -Lion of wicked
reckless, and extravagant admiuistra
tions of National and State govern
ments, without any income to fall
back upon, and without any rich lega
cies- bestowed It has sustained
itself while some other colleges with
thoaaarids at interest, have been bare
ly able to breathe, and some have
luspended under almost incurable
paralysis.
Se-mth fact. If the present or
,ganiztion of Trinity were broken up,
there is no probability of a re-crgani
raliort thai would do better, or even
S3 well. Those now in charge are
working men men not easily dis
com aged men who know how lo
economize and to touch economy
mu whose hearts rn i?i the woik.
Eighth fact. There is s.ireely a
college in the United .St -tes, if theie
is one in the world, that lias arisen to
tbe proportion attained by Trinity,
with bo little aid, and in times so em
barrassing, ft is an anomaly among
colleges. T: is fact speaks volumes
for the wisdom of those who have Lad
the school in charge.
Ninth fact. In spite of the sever.
stras:!s th.ongh which 'Trinity has
had to pass, it has given assistance t
a many indigent young men as any
other college of its age and- financial
corulition.
Tenth fact. The graduates of
Trtmiy have been as successful in the
business of life as the gradtiatts of
aiy other school. Trmity counts no
drunkards on the roll of her alumni
They are ah moral and tem.ieratH and
mruy religious The school that
teaches self-control will w;ke its p7i
pi!s men of success.
The conclusion from the s:;m of all
these facts is
1. That Trinity College is a sue
C'SS.
2nd. 'fiia: to damage its influence
is to damagj the best interest of the
N. o. C mference.
3rd That 'he faculty of its present
organization has proven eni neut'y
worthy of the situation.
E. L. PEBKtN'3.
H
IVr the Advocate
Deau Bko Bobbitt: North Carolina
sends to the It. C Advocate a com
ru indication aow and then, to let us
know how y;m get ou over in the old
o.t'i S:ate. I am always erlaii to
hear from ycu. r ed to know that the
church, and all your edtic i'i na: in
stitutions, are dci.'g so well. With
out flattery, I can say I know of no
Snr type of old fashioned Methodism
fian is to be found in your State.
This applies with equal force to east
etn, central, and western Methodism
in N- C. I have sampled thun all,
and know waat I ",,iu one
other remark, if you will allow it.
I have known theN Conference for
years, and Laye watched ith Foiici
t'tde her struggles, ir. u 1 the various
enterprises ia which she lias engaged.
I have never witnessed more m;.iked
devotion, or s'gna! s-cce-s, than that
that has attended you for the past
f-w years. There can be no doubt
abr.nt the 'jr'tp of the NrtL Carolira
Conference.
V.i.II. oti are going lo .livide.
Th ;t is as it ought to be. What a
crand young Conference you will
have up in the mountains of Carolinr.!
What a wonderful country that is
destined to be ! And you want ti e
Virgirda Conference portion of N. C,
lo vou ? Well, who said you should
!, tive.it? I can assure you v. e
f'ot.'t w-nt to lose that territory, for
t. is dout the best we have, and our
pr- chers like ti people and the peo
u'e like them; and it would be a v ry
hvrdstmggl- to br-ak tha tie But
I am afraid t say yon shall not Lave
it for if l do vou will put on your
war paint ard go for it and theie
will be somebody hurt. But to be
sr oue let 'he problem work itself
out quietly, as it is doing. It will ell
b ) right.
Well, the old Richmond Adrocttte
ha$ change i bands. Lnfferty be
c lines sole proprietor, strongly scs-
ta-ned by the preachers and people.
If ihere is jo in it, it will move in the
future Dr. Bennett has been at the
p. i!'.. !Je ever since the close of our
c
C inference. How wonderfully docs
G)d order events! When Duncan
dtdwewerein great trouble as to
who would all his place at R M.
College. Bet few of us thought of
Dr B. We kuejvbehad as ranch as
he could carry in the Advocate office.
The whole subject was canvassed with
vjrj great s licitude for weeks: vari
ous persons were z..uied one elected
ill Ai.l nnt. seem to work risrht. At
f t -"-'- "
the last all eye seem to turn to Dr
Benne t. But then they said, be will
not have itit will be a great sacrifice
for biai to accept He was elected at
our Conference. Hi did accept, and
went at once to Ashland took charge
an J is meeting, as far as I can learn,
all the demands that, are made upon
him as Presi lent. He is said to be
one of the most popular m:m ever at
the head of the College. The young
men are del-ghted with him. The
Coliege is doing well 'students are
increasing, and the future is hopeful.
We have some good Bi-bop Umber
O vpr here, but we do not intend fo
brin"- it out so soon and perhaps not
at all as the article seems to be very
abundant and cheap in ether sections
Ours is not of the cheap kind win
not bear con-petition in such a mar
ket.
Obed.
Send yeur job work to tbe Ad
vocate office, and it will be neatly
and promptly executed.
Renew your pnbscripiion to the
Adiwaf. Pri. $2,20 post paid.
3IiniieriHl .Supporr
BISHOP BROWS.
St I'ard, m his first Epistle to the
Corinthians, asserts that our Lord
himself had directed Hi- ministers to
receive their support from the Church
'D ) you know,' he afked, 'that they
which ministef about holy things, live
of the things of the temple, and they
which woit at tbe al ar are partakers
with the alar? Even so hath the
Lord ord nnt d, that they which preach
he GjsdcI should live of theGo'sbel 'i
ft is clear, therefore, thaf theie were
some, woi Idly things belonging to
Christian people, that Christ's minis
tt is had a right to ask for and to ex
peel in His name. As a ma ter of
fact the early Church was t-upported
by the gifts made by communicants at
the weekly celebration of the Eucha
list, b monthly division of the sums
that were thrown into the common
treasury, and from the ule or income
of the ia a! and pe sonal property be
stowed uron the Church ar.i these
gifis probab y far exeee ied the legal
ti' he. The Id Jewish tithe was not
ordinardy demanded by citicial col
lectors, but left to the action of carb
mai 's conscience.' So, the old prin
cif - of tribute to G ;d being excepted,
believers paid as they thought best,
and could make it conveoient. Still,
when worldly governments were Chris
tianized, we find thaf tithes were uui
veisdly secured to the Church by
law. I speak f it uow, rot as com -
uianui g the measure, oct as a mere
fact, icd because it corrob rates the
assertion that the payment of God's
t'the, as His royal tributt, was com
monly accepted among Christian peo
ple, as a part of the early moral law
siil! to be observed. To our shame, I
mus: a.ta tnat, it eems to nave Deen
left to be men of our generation to
imagine that one of the privileges of
tbe gospel is.that God does not r quire
His children to take part in the work
f maintaining His kingd m on the
eu th, and that there may be a high
er, noblei, more desirable, more satis
factory and lasting use of money and of
life, than to pour them out at his feet,
who is the real Author and Giver of
both
Iu speaking of Mr. Beecher s at
tempt o vindicate Lis orttiouoxv, the
Nmv York Advocate says :
Mr. Be' cher's trouoles conie from
neither of these, but from laxness.
With a genius f r rhetoric and gusb,
and with a heart large enough and
s ronsr enough, were it only rigMiy
harnested with logic, to draw all the
nations of the earth up toward a bat
ter life, he is pi'e eminently fitted for
get-ing into troub e where impulse
are tieated as purpose, anil figures of
fancy are uieatured by the law of dtfi
n'tionsi. In the war against sin be is
not a cannon, but a load of hay
Ktgh'lv used he would feed the artil
lery h rses, and so help elricientt.'s ; but
when he is pushed up to the front as
the representative of orthodoxy he is
nut at disadvantage, and may be made
to sub ist the enemy's cavalry as well
as that of his friends.'
Deltbjba-iiox Needld IX the Stcdy of
theBible Reade-e Lave been comt ar
evl by Dr James Hamilton to butterflies
and bees, in tneir manner of extract
ing the essence of truth. The butter
fly, in its graceful activity, gets over a
gcat deal of ground, flitting from
flowc-r to flower, and just tasting;
while tbe other, of less attractive dress
and motion, ia a dingy plodder. If
the cup be deep be goee to bottom;
if closed, be thrusts it asunder and
sings his way to its luscious depths,
joyful as one who had fonnd great
spoil. 'What is the end ? Why tbe
one died last October along with the
flowers; the other is warm in hi3 hive
to night amid the fragrant s'ores
gather! beneath the bright beams of
Summer. Reader, to which do you
belong the butterflies or bees ?'
Tivuth wi 1 never die; the stars will
grow dim, the snn will pale his glory,
bnt Irv'h will be ever young. Integ
rity, uprightness, Lone sty, love,
goodness, thesi are all imperishable.
No grave can ever entomb these im
mortal prir.cip'es. Th"y b'tve been in
pri-on, but they have been freer than
befor-: those who enshrined ibem in
their bear's have been burned at the
stake, but out of 'heir ashes o'her
wi nesi-es haye arisen. No sea ran
drowr, no s orm can wreck, no abyss
can swallow op '.he everlasting truth.
You cannot kill goodness, and
integrity, and righteousness; the way
that is consistent, with these must be
a way everlasmg. Sjmrfeon.
From Christian Guardian, Canada
'We never could see anyj reason why
it is more inconsistent with the divine
goodness that sin and suffering should
exist at any point in tbo future, how
ever remote, than that they should
exist at the present time. Bnt we
know they do exist, notwithstanding
the theorizing of Universalists respect
ing wbat h not consistent with the
Divine Fatherhood. Hence the ex
istence of sin and suffering can not be
contrary to the goodness of God.'
Oosptl Giiger.
Th Methodist knows what it'is,
?nd puts Hie matter thus :
The man orten a minister) who
writes us itii insulting latter, (we fiet
o e about every month) is an amus
ing und interesting person. We are
a ways pleased to receive his missive.
We r fleet that this bad stuff that he
throws off in the letter might e have
done great damage. If he had come
so nar to swea.ing in an official meet v(
j 'Dg he would have been- put ou hs
triii He u.ight have let off thL bad
stuff iu h s wife's ears and got into a
divorcd court. In a few rare eae8
angry men h.ive killed sheir own child
ren hile punishing them, and ha- e
been tr.td for murder. Ati such evils
are avoi :ed by writing, when yoa are
unrig teously mad, just as wicked a
letter as you possibly can to the edi
tor of the Methodist . Waste baskets
tell no taie and we are amused. We
n-jver print a letter of this class unless
the writer is known to us as a promo
ter of pieiy: in tbis cae we kuow that
the indignation must have a good,
though inv.sible, foundation.
Pastors are sometimes tried by for
getfuiness, on the part of some one of
their parishioners, that I here is any
one else bu himself to be pleased.
Ed tors sometimes meet with the same
kii d of people
Sssitfiutf iu the Paiml).
Cultivate singiuj; in the family.
Begin when the child is not three
years old The songs and hymns
your mother sang bring them all
back to your memory, and teach them
to your little ones; mix them ail to
gether to meet the similar moods, as
in after life they come over us so mjs
teriousiy sometimes. Many a time
and oft, in very whiri of business,
in the sunshine and gayety of the
streets, and amid the splendor of ihe
drives in a park, some little thing
wakes up ihe memories of early youth
tbe old mill, the cool spiing, the
shady tree by the little school house
and the next instant we almost see
again the ruddy cheeks, the smilinpr
faces mm me merry eyes " of school
matessome gray headed now, most
'ne moidering in Iba grave ' And
'the song your mother sang' springs
unbidden to your lips, and soothes
and swetens all these memories. At
other iirues amid the crushing mis
baps of business a merry ditty of the
olden times pops up its little head,
breaks in upon the ugly train of
thought tbov. ihe mind into ano h
er channel; ligh breaks in from be
bind the cloud in the sky, and new
courage is given to us. The honest
man goes singing to his work, a:.d
when the day's labor is done, his tools
laid aside,and he is, on bis way home,
where wife and child, and tidy table,
and cheerful fire side await him, be
can not btr whistle or sing. Occi
dent.
liliA of lteligtoii.
We met in the cars, but a short
time since, a man who has been en
aged for years in traveling for a
wholesale house in a neighboring city.
A couple of years ago we saw bim
with tearful eyes and penitent heart,
bowing at the altar of prayer, seeking
ihe pardon of sin. He found it and
was happy. We could not separate
from bim without, asking how th
dys bad passed, and were passing
since then. He said, CI have not been
disappointed. Life bas changed with
me. Even in my business. 1 know
not how it is, but somehow, 1 get
through with it better, easier, and
with less friction than I used to '
What Christian man doubts the truth
of this ? The explanation is easy,
without recurring to special provi
dences favoring the obedient Free
dom of spirits brings a clear, cool
judgment, while a cheerful heart and
a sunny countenance are good stock
in trade. A man possessed of these,
carries a benediction wherever he
goes. Men like to do business with
him. He goes among the despondent
as a bright dewy morning comes to a
drooping flower. Can any man ba s
cheerful and free as one that feels that
tbe wrongs of the past have been
made right; that G d has met the sins
of life with his forgiving gracej tha
the future is full of hope; that he is in
p issession of a power, that can con
quer death, and that an eternuy of joy
is before him ? Shadows of blackness
mut fall upon the way of all who
have not settled tbe great practical
questions involved in personal relig
ion. Pittsburg Christ an Adoecate.
Th2 tomb cf Moses is unknown;
but the traveler s ill stakes his thirst
at the well of Jacob. The gorgeous
palace of the wisest and wealthiest of
mouarcSis, with its cedr, and gold,
and ivory, even the great Temple of
Jerusalem, hallowed by the visible
glory of the Deity himself, are gone;
Solomon s reservoirs are as perfect as
ever. Of tbe ancient architec ure of the
H lyCity,not one stone is leftupon at'
other; but the pool of Bethesda com
mands the pilgrim's reverence at the
present day. Quarterly Review,
Tcnchiiig trtio Tcncleis.
The Sun iay sc'iinr.! t, a her holds a
most impor ant position m the church
Upon th ir piety, iute!lig nee and de
votion "depend the fait dul ms rticion
of the children in lho do3 lines cf the
Bible and Chtisiian d.ity It would
be we.l for ever pastor, if possib e, to
meet Lis soperinttntlefefc and teachers
jocdb a week -o udy the lesson, and
to givek advice and iasii '.tciion as to
the h(i methods of teaching The
following, from the Christian Union
13 fuggestiva :
Tbe Protestant Episcopal Sunday
6chool of the Di ceec of Long Island
seem to be more awake to he ques
tion of norriai teaching than thote o?
any other ! noaiiuat' u. A ni ,n h
ago a convention v.s held iu Brook
lyn wh -rc his was thy main topic pre
sent d. January 21 another conven
tion was h Id iu the saiiirf ci y, with
the same drift of discussion At this
meeting the subj-c was ably trea ed
by the Rev. Mr. Nock, pastor of St.
Stephen's ct urch. He ho d- that Sun
day sc ou! teachers ocght to be
tangi t: 1. By the Holy Spirr. 2. In
norma! ela&s-e by i- st c r.s selected
by the Bishop th . d octse to be di
vided into districts, and the teacuei s
within etch district, .o c nstitnte one
clas. 3. By their own j,."stors Th s
Mr. Nock considers iiot only the m;st
effective method of ncimal teaching;
but an essential
part of he pas or's
f unef tons.
'The pastor,' he s ys, "should teas h
the teachers. His educa ion and rain
ing givo him a peculiar fit-tess for the
duty. Henc", whatever or however
pressing ther duties may be, that of
iustrucSing .he teacher? of his Sunday
school he ought never to st askle or
neglect.''
Ciioml -Bye.
BY J BESEJrEl'.ES.
Gooii-Btk, good bye it is the sweetest li C3 i:iy
That falls trom mortal lips ou luortia ear.
The weakness of our human love confessing,
The promise that a love more strong is near
Hay Ornl be with you !
-
ao bp .T ' ' ',v !i P;r- .. mi. m., j , r
Why must a word so sweet brinjj only pair.?
Owrlove fiaeuis all-suAlcit ni till the iatting.
And then we le- i it impotent r.iiri vain
May God be with you !
Oh, may Me yui ie .md bless a- d ket u you ever,
He who is otrrug to butt!' v.i h your -oes;
Whoever fails. Pis love ea-i f fi' you :uv:t,
nd all your need lie in iiis niaoai knows
May Ood be with yiv. !
Boiler than earthiy pres i ce, e'en tlu dearest.
Is the great b essius that our paniligs b.iue,:
For in the lonedest momeii's Oi.-J is nra-e t,
And from (-ur soirows libaveiity couiions spring,
ii Ged be with us.
Good byr, witi: la'.e&t br- ath we say it,
A legacy of hope o-.;d laitii, and love;
Parting must come, uefaiiuot loutf delay it.
But one in Him, we lo meet atove.
If Ood be wi: li us.
Good-bye 'tis fdl we have for one anotiii-r.
Our lovo, more ktroiifc, 'han dea:ii.lR helpless .till,
For i.one can take the burden from Iiis I rutl.er.
Or shield, ex;:opt by prayer, from iuy i:i
May God be with yon.
Sun htj Vi ' " ': .
Josh Billings os Loafers The
loafer iz a thing who iz willing to be
dispized for the pr;vi:tge ov abusing
otneis. He occupys a 1 grades in so
siety from the judge on tiie bench c ear
down -o the ragged kr lter who leatjs
agains the lamp pos and files flies
in August He baz nopnd- that iz
wor by, and no delibts. that ecny
boddy kanburt. .Da ing his boyhood
he kills kats, and robs all tbe lien's
nes s in the na-'orhoo I. Dur ng Liz
middle i.fe he begs all the tobacco he
uses, and drmk3 11 the cheap whisky
he kan at sumb ddy else's expense-
During biz old age he winters in t: e
almshouses, and summers in ihe suar
hogsheds, and when he cuius to die,
he z buri d in a d;ch, like an omnj
bu&s horse with biz old shnzo on .
The loafer caies nothing for publik
opinyun, and his alone wiii make
enny man a .oar.- xno loater ra ntr
civets disgrase, and when he git as
low down z this ne baz got as low
down as he kan git in this world
without diggin. We have no redabb
ackount of ihe fust loafer, and prob
ly shant have ov the last one b t in
mi opinyun, they bav existed just
abou' az long az man baz If Cain
vpant a loafer, pr .y what waz he ?
I Know he is Thinking or' Jia Dr.
Cullis tells, in or.e of hisirp .rts, of an
aged Christian, who, lying on his
death bed in theOonsump ive's Tfo ue
was asked the canse of his perfect,
peace, in a state of -uch exli tme eak
ness that he was ofrci entiielv ut con
scious of all around him H replied:
When I am able to think. I think of
Jsus; and when I am miabte to think
of Him, I know Hi is Linking of me.
And tt h iw many of ihe Lord's snf
fering children have the words of the
Psa'mist come with sweet consolation:
I am poor and needy, jet tb.j Lord
thinke h upon me '
Every man stamps his value on
himself. Th? price we challenge for
ourselves is given us There does not
live on earth a man, be his station
what it may, that I despise myself,
compared with him. Man is midc
great or ittle by his own will. Schil
Piu IX.
The AVc; York Advocate -iay.-: Th
las of ihiRrii.n pontiffs has fallen.
Tin! fabric- which the industrimis
ecclesiastics of early uiediajvid times
arouoht so skilifolly is rent in twain
and non-i shall ev. r repair it. H
-v horn the choice of lie si.v.y-fchree
'bail next elevate t; the Papal chair
will be the hvad of a Church, and no
'he r il of onv people. Ry.ua which
r.t v.eaks a-.o we; t bit e-Iv at. the
'o s if Vies or Emaniiel, o-day its
co'up ac-at.lv a beholder ol the gr a
spectacle, a if i;, cme-ruei her not.
T e i e Is i f her many churches art
ringing our, the sad s'.ery of ihe gret.
Ecc'esia'.s beteavemeu; . .V.atu of her
p30i lo pr s;ra e themsetve- iu ihe
up- u th .rouj.hfa.res. Masses for Vn
reit departed n,r upon 'ho !is of
e e y devo ed Caih.hc and thev sing
hti requieil .'is t a 'peace-purled
s -id.' Yif, .he mis'.res ot lia'y weeps
u.;t, for she has Humbert and U
iion- i- her most nghiiul liege.
Wueu, oa June 17. 181G, Ma-tai
Feiivt'i whs tte-a e.i iu ih.j R mtu
pon .tijate, Le came lop, aj the part
Jl Ham.e , and migU! nave .-xclaim -d
.ii.ii ihe ovc-r-weiytited .'iince.
Saving a Child s Life. The follow
ing incident occurred during a general
review oi the Austrian tavairy a lew
m in hs ago Nut far from 30,000 cav
alry were in line A little chi d a
g.r- i f not more than four years
standiug in the front row of specta-OP'-',
either from fright or some other
eause, rushed out into the open fi Id
just as squadron of hussars cm
sweeping around from the main body
They bad made a detour for ihe pur
pose of salu' ing the Empress, wuostj
carriage was drawn up in that part .f
the parade ground. Down came the
flying squadron, charging at a mad
gallop down direct y upon the child
The mother was paralyzed, as were
others, for there cou'd oe no rescue
from the line of spectators. The Em
press uttered a cry of horror, for the
child's tltstrucdon seemed inevitable
and such terrible destruction ihe
trampiing to death by a tLousand iron
hoofs .
Uirecry under the feet of the horses
was the little one-another ins ant
must seal its doom when a stalwart
buss r, who was in the front hne
wuhou' slackening bis speed or loos-ei..i-
g h s bold, threw himself over by
t.hf- side of his hoise's neck seized and
lifted the child and placed it in safety
upon h:s sMkl e-bov; and this bo did
wit'.-out t bat.ging is pace or break
ing the correct alignment of Le quad
ion Ten thou nnd voices hailed with
rapturous app au e the ga;lant deed,
and other thousands appl uded wt en
they kn w. Two women there were,
who couid uets b forth their grati
tude but i:j broken accents the moth
er and Empress And u proud and
hnppy moment must if hav- been
for the hussar when the Empe
ror, taking from his own breast
tt e lic-ily ena m led Cross of the Or
der or Mati i Ther sa, hung it upon
the breast of bis brave and gadant
iro per. Manchester Courier.
PitAYER a Key to Divine Truth.
Newt- n compares the Word to a curi
ous cabinet, richly furnished, but
locked bidden frcm the.wiseard pru
ilent f this woil ',wbo only look on the
inside and commend its superficial
fea ure!. Christ is 'he door, and
prayer is the key. Through Kim one
may enter and fully exp'ore tbe
wealth of hoarded pr&ce. Kooik, ai.d
it shall be opened
Clover. C over can ba made to
answer for a threefold purpose for
pasture, for bay and a fertiliz -r In
each cspacity it is first class, and, be ing
easily grown, its use should b
come universl. As a ferti izer for
over cropped lands, it cannot be ex
celled, and its chaapnes places it
within reach of tbe poorest farmer
indeed it may; with propriety, be cal
led the poor man's ferti:izer. Son of
the Soil
Old Hundred, a tune which will en
dure a-long as there are Christian
hearts to ascribe praise to Him 'from
wh im all blessings flow,' is compiled
from four old Gregorian chants, prob
ably by France, who furnished the
music for the Geneva Paalms publish
ed in 15G4. It was known origina'ly
as the One Hundredth Psalm in that
collection, heneie its praset-t tit'e.
in tue lives oi tne sauubsr. ot us
there are bright days when we fi-el as
if we could take tbe great world info
oar arms Then come the gloomy days,
when the fire will neither birn on
our he Tthsn r in our hearts, nnd all
within and without is dismal, cold and
dark. Believe me. every heart has its
secret sorrows, which the world
knows not, and often tim s we call a
man cold when he is only sad, Long
fellow.
The British Museum hns bongat
at Pekin a 6,000 volnnce cornrendinm
of Chinese literature, issued in 1725
When the indexes are prepared the
facilities tr studying Chinese subjecs
offered to tbe London cockney will be
better "ban those possessed by nine y
nine out of every hundred Chinese
scholars.
Silence.
To say the right thing in the right
place isf generally easy to leave un
said the wrong thing at the tempting
moment is the diflicul y Silence is
the element in which great tilings
fashion themselves, and the strongest
feelings a e generally those that, re
main unspoken. People who know
mucj speak litt'e, and men v.-ho most
stir tbe lives of others-, lead the most
silent and tranquil lives They feel
society to be oppressive, because it is
a hindrance to the exercise of reflec
tion. Corneille, Descartes, Addison,
Virgil, Dryd-n, Goldsmith, and many
others, eminent in th6 walks of litera
ture and science, were silent, and even
stupid in company; and, strnngo to
sav, -heir silence was sometimes ap
predated. The Countess of Pern
broke assured Chaucer that his silence
was more agreeable to her than his
conversation; and an observer of La
Fontaine sai I of him that it was easy
to be either a man of wit or a fool, but
to be bo h. and that in the same ex
treme deuree, was admirab e, and on
!y to be found in bim. The saying of
Talleyrand that language was invented
for t :e purpose of concealing thought
savors of the wily diplomatist It is
no small accomplishment to talk and
ye' not. tel!; but silence on a for
bidden topic is the saf- st course. Thi '
judicious reticence is a valuable quali
ty in a professional man, and is, to a
t-considerable extent, a result ot tbe
practice wLich demands tac, self-corn
mand, and pa ient atten'ion to, and
comprehension of a rambling rarra
ttve. Fr."m Nashville Christian Adcac-ite:
"We are asked if it piopec fur u
Me b'vdst minister, w! e i pre-et't at
a communion in a l''Olesant E is
oopal Church, io eommnmca o when
not invited io do so .u a min-ster.
If a Methodist milliliter f-els free o
listen to a sermon Ir m a Prote.Uxn'
Epbcopa! minister and join in o'her
parts of the servico conducted by bim
we think he might receive the sacred
r.jil,!. Ui t'UJllljr ry 'ftji
'under correction, as w do not a ten 1
divine service i;. Piotestant Episcopal
Com cues, bt cause of the exclusive
and ari 'gint, assampi'm of tbir
communion. We regit t hat it, e ects
this bar t-.i felloe hip, as we would
like lo joiu occasionally in the servict,
c mmnns with our Pro'es a' t Kp"
copal friend", reciprocate pulpit c.our
testes etc'
Some idea of the xpendifure:? t-f
wealuthy Americ m fami ies may be th
rived from s'atemeu: r cently male i.
couitbythe executors of ihe will of
the late John W Chanier. Mr. Cuau
ier's wife, who died about tw
ears ag-, trantmit'ed to ber chilereti
larye proper y deliver! from her
grandfather Wiiiiim B. Astor, and
Mr. Chaniiler also ielt. them a consul
erable amo tut. lii .rtj are oi r,ueu
alu gether, all und rage, and author
ity is ; sked for ex;eudiug on tbdr
maintenance and education the si n.
of $50 000 annually Of hts, there is
said t be requi.-ed for ke ping up th
establisbment m which the -ix young
s.. children aie hvinu, $29000; for the
schooling of the teveu h, $1 200; for
the support o; three chi d:ei v.
school in England, 10,000; an i the
remainder f.r traveling, uumuaer wa
tenng place txpeust s and tee lik".
I accotm .ha man great of sol
who has not only betu gib ?d wi h ao
eye t j discern Use right, but also v;t i
a heart to iove i ; a man who cannot
he content merely to discover tr ulb,
or to paiiit it, or to siDg of it, but wh ,
feeling hat he possesed it, feels also
that he has a mission to proclaim it
A mau who cau be satisfied with
nothing less than that which is real
nd right who is content to coun'
II t,Tiins?s loss for the attainment of a
0 -
duiritaal aim, and to bght for V
against all enemie- who deams truth
the bread of lif ', and makes its pur
suit his daily labor he is a grea ma-j
F. Mayers.
Rural and Domestic.
EARLY PLAN' 1 ING.
Irish Potatoes. Plant in 2 fe t
rows and 12 to 18 inches apart. Re
peatfd experiments at the Pensylva
uia Agticulturat College disprove thu
idea that it is better o cut the pota
toes s nie davs before planting. Our
own experience for 4 or 5 years, in
duces the practice of cutting just be
fnrejplanting. Fermented stable ma
nure, well fired with a little acid
phosphate and plenty of well-rotted,
but not leached, ashes, is the mannrp.
A quickly maturing plant bke the
Irish Potato, demands a highly solu
ble manure, if the manuring is done
simultaneously with the plant
ing.
Sweet Potato s B?d fine large
potatoes in a cold frme at once for
early plants. Water the p'ants wi Ii
warm water (90 to 100") every 4 or 5
day?, and keep the glass n exc pt
when the temperature ia above 50J.
Devote all the soap-suds and diih
water to the potato beds. As tbe
Bpiouts appear, clip them a little with
( scissors to make them stocky.
Soining in Frames Tomato,
pepper and egg plant should be sovn
in frame or other warm seed bed, or
in a box in the kitchen window. For
the egg plant it is fnr better to sow
in frame or box elevated jomo feet
above the ground, in order to protect
plants from the flea beetle. It is the
only way we can raise plants.
Onions Sets may be put out in
this month, and may be made to pro
duce very good siza bulbs. Seed may
be sown for sets in fact this is the
month for this 10 to 12 seed to tbe
square inch. Sow in drills 12 to 18
inches apart, and keep down the
weeds Old seed will always disappoint.
English J'cas.Sow "little Gem"
or "Blue Peter" in 2 feet rows, 4 to 6
seed every 13 to 15 inches. Philadel
phia Extra Early and Caractacus of
the taller sorts are the best.
First corn might be planted to
wards the latter part ofnext month.
Tuscarora and Philadelphia Flint
are good early sorts.
Miscellaneous There are a number
of vegetables and herbs that we do not
mention. They are either perennial or
forteasouing or garnishing. Promi
nent among the latter are Sage, Pars
ley, Celerioc, and should have consid
eration. Such vegetables as are nnder way
from previoas sowings or plantings,
should be cutivated, but shallow,
while freezing is possible.
In odd hours, prepare Lii'Js for cu
cumbers, melons, sr ;.isli and to
matoes, t j ba worked oyar at planting
time. Get ready 7 fjet etakes for your
choice Trophy Tomato From 30 viues
oue season we gathered 1) bush; In. the
bulk of which weighed M to 11 ounces
a few 111 to IN ounces. At is a mis
take to think that tomatoes do not
require rich soil. If set too close, and
coarse Junfermented, stable manure
used exclusively, they will not give
satisfaction however.
O routing J'lauts. We rarely trans
plant anything without grouting,
satieii i that it morn ' than PV tor
th trouble."G.out" is tbe term appli
ed to a semi liquid compound of two
or three parts of cow mauure, one
part of clay dust, and watar io re
duce to tbe consistency of mush. Into
this Ihe roots of plants are dipped
before being set out. To au ordinary
sized bucket Tu.1 ol lha front,
add a handful each oi rotted ashes
end super-phosphite, and mix thor
oughly. Tbis grout induces plants to
thtow out new roots speedily and
abundantly. We are endeavoring to
c -mbine with the grout an antidote to
the cut worm and May beetle grub.
At present we impregnate the grout
with tbe odor of Kerosene, i.nd have
cause to hope thai it will be found
successful. Used in other ways, we
have, fouod Kerosene to be most
effective insecticide and renellant.
Time will show to what extent and
how it may be used without in jury to
plants, and what success as a prevent
lve of cus worms. We were led to try
Kerosene from seeing a statement
but it was destructive to mea'y bngs,
and that it was very fine for killing
and preserving entomologicd speci
mens. This is true one drop on tbe
head kills instantly, and a few mora
drops act as a preventive in Beveral
ways.
Wo close by urging a prompt thin
ning of the nests, turnips, salsify, &o.,
(on the rich soil not closer than 6
inches ) and killing grass and weeds
tfhile they are very young, South'
ern Qultioator.
Sinai; I'uiiu?.
Those farmers who wud tLera -f 178
possessed of more land than they can
utilize should now be making srrange
ments to dispose of their surplus acres
to those who are willing and able to
brincr order out of ohaof, o make fer-
ile fields out of deserted plantations
"nd uncultivated wastes. Small farms
well tilled make a happy and pros
perous people, for tbe small farmer, if
he possesses ordinary intelligence and
expe ieuce, is always in ei6y circum
stances. He cultivates every foot of
his land without exhausting his accum
ulations. He is constan ly reachirg
out for more, bnt continues to make
he best of wbat he has.
The owner of a large farm is often
crushed by its magnitude. He can
not cultivate its entire area and the
useless acres sap his vitality, expend
bis means and plunge him into debt.
Taxes eat up his baalo"it bj slow
but sure approaches.
The true disposition to make of a
la'ge boay of land is to sell alternate
farms to actual cottiers, at moderate
rates, and upon easy and i ccomodat
ng eerms. This increases the value
of the remaining farms, wi iih,in time,
can be sold at very satisfactory prices.
While, bowever, tbe mania ijr increas
ing acre upon acre, for no well defined
purpose, exists and is indulged, the
man may safely calculate that he t':e
,,pmi his shoulders a burden which
becomes unbearable The mole hill
becomes a mountain the little ant en
larges to elephantine proportions.
Es-hangt.