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!Y JKIN It A M s A Y .
"Aii ". t h -r.t ! T ink beneath It !
Kitttir bifer in the cup !
Kirk I hrank with fear anl loathing.
V1 ! how cn I drink it up ?"
Wct'ptn. o-itl. and full of anniah.
Lone y, wt;ry, thus I sighed:
ruttl. Ilk-? a voice irurn heaven,
Oaiurt th' wror.l.-t. CLriflt rrncirt' -4!"
Proe lh cl u U of rare anl sorrow;
KjMex rtpw the heavy cross;
8honi th ray oi lijjlu lrom heavrn
OVr my dart. un!, fimi'CPl- tossed.
ll'-m the- ctosh and Ht. the anguish !
H is tUe b'.irden pre log weary t
Hi. f hr- truri:U with te-mptatUm !
P:s h louelintisH o dreary !
Know n; thi whe ne'er I laltrr
Traversing the desert w:d'
Mirt hi taonh' my soul shall strengthen
Here !r .Talked: "Christ crucift- d'
iv,:r. lly tu;itMin o" r the pathway
Wataf Hi. puTC-d tee: di-l lid
i ', i-hteue I, trembling. !ond I call Him:
Ikvp m ! O tJii eruciiie
t. iie t.if aiir, whiskered s-dlly,
At tli m'Hu i uot tr--Uj;Tli coins (.'or me;
I. ier n-.t my footprints fo'luw;
l:i rhia -way 1 walked he: ore thee."
Wri tit'Uii sha Kwi d-trki;a round me I
-lust h-!.re He yeas tnv f.uiiie.
?l not r ar no ill can htriu me,
WatkiUi: with "Carist crucified!
5 o in in u n i f a t f ft.
For the Advocate.
i : i u a t i n a i . ( n ; f i :u en i :.
A ''nt i'.,:ii--' dt" the i:liiir edliea
of I ho Society f Friends ( iuakers)
wa held iii tin- city of Hji It in it r on the
and 'Jl of December 177. Tv.en
t v-!i e w fie present, and from many
t ht-i - encouraging letters were read.
'l'!,'- iin-i'tiitLT was j.ri-i.l.' l ov.t hy that
j n'l'ii.- Kpiritfil Quaker. Kraiu-is T. King
..' !'.:i!iii:i"!i', iiinl tin- Sforotary was
iumitu Tahfv ot New York.
. T!u- wh u suiijtx-t of oliu aiiou in its
v:iri'Hi ii'lati.iii to this lnnly of Chris-
"tian was jiatit-ntlv and thoiotiglily ilis-
usst'il. fsji-'i-iallv un ler t lit loiiowinir
i ins:
1. The aloi!iat' en. low nii'iit of jro-ssoi-fhips,
ami the I'stahlishmcnt, of
.it.ls to ;iiil .li'sfiviiiir votmi; nit-ii ami
r 'iiit'ii in ohtainiiiir ailvam-fl t'iltu-a-ioti.
t j '2. Tin' i: iiii'-imiiortaiici' of thoroiiirh-
V a an 1 ai i-nra -v in our scm .:
j o. Tin- iHi'Ction of far.'f'tl ainl I'om-
;'-' n-ivo statistic.
I i. Tin- vstahlishiiit-iit of a Dcjiart
. Dif.it of Ivlm-ation. cinliiai-iiiLT all the
y-.u!v in :vt iiiifs. and the aiiointnielit
'"a aeral Sci-ictarv.
."). Iii!' establishment of a Ilij;h
b . . ...i ;.. V .... i. ( ' -o-, .!
! i:i N'.n-th Carolina, an 1 Ouarter-
lv M
thiu; Si h..ip!f in Kaioas.
Ventilation an. I inoiier sanitary
K r Ki'-iu '-iit-
111 our seiimiis illiil Col-
Aii th"v niel other points were eare
foiiv e..n-iiieie.l, many useful conclusion-,
a i l ived at, ami valuable tecoin
m 'ielati'ijis made to their constituent
bt ii's. A little M;lf-;jrrat illation was
' in ia''e 1 in, in refeieiiec to what had
be- n done bv some of the most jiromi
m rit ni'Mubeis of tlieir soeietieK in the
TOiioit- bi.un iies of education and in
-eientitK' research but not enough to
OT": -balance the pml to he derived from
til ir seaivhimr investigation into de-
fo 's ;U1 d failures that they wished to
Bee avoid. -d in the future. Their whole
-
pr ii- Ullgs, MI TATIS MI TAVIIIS, might
mi! be jijij. lied to the M. 1-'. 'hurch,
Souilt, and commend to them a reorgau
f izsif ion of their forces and a readjust
. m nt of their efforts so as t educe the
largest benefits to the church, their
inemb.Ts. to society at large, ami to th'
. State.
J I )iiriiig the jiroceeding of this ( n
"Ksjreiice elaborate addresses were deliver-
tl bv Daniel ;ilmnn, President of
Johns Ifookius I'liivoisity, IJaltimore;
Tliomns ( 'base, President of llavcrford
Cpil.ge, near Philadell'b:-: and .losejph
itooic, President of Karl ham College,
Ri hmond. Indiana. The first named
In.' ;iuit ion, though inutiificeittly endow
ed bv member of the Society of
Ffictcis. jesses to be entirely unde
Tiaaiiin.itioual: the other two are the col-
eg of that l;och of christians in the
Ul:t" I States. Karlhaii) College in of
e!iiarativcly recent origin. Uaverford
a l,,i,g, r history and has produced
fwine noted men and author.
" i'Tlie ( 'ontereiice, at its clone, insued
a address "To Friends in the United
States and Canada," calling their at
tel. t ion to a number of suggestions
,Vfolved from the discussions that toA
place during the Conference
I wtiuld that all otirjieople eouhl read
h se .idilres-.es. ponder o'lf th:ir wise
an 1 wholesome suggestions, and prapti
pallv apply them by building up, en-
dviiiur, tiatrotnzing and tiiistaiiiing
g0$ 1 thorough christian schools every-
Ti re within our borders.
''Allow me to make a few extract that
tr.-k me t.,rcil)ly, Ihoiigli all the aiy-
jarqfses .ire gmxl.
I President Cilman, in the course ofliis
d4es. makes a well -defined, sliarp-cnt
ivUTiction between the functiQTi of
' l"niversit .
Uf a
college, he says:
"It is not a place f professional or
technical study not a place wl.jre law
yers, doctors, preachers, engineers, army
or navy officers, and teachers receive
their special training. Schools for such
purposes may exist in connection with
colleges, but are not what we commonlv
call colleges.
"Rut it is a place where a foundation,
liberal and thorough, is laid for future
study; and where the mind is well
trained, according to the best experi
ence of the world, in those habits and
traits which are essential to intellectual
success.
"The college theory presupposes a
good antecedent system of schools lead
ing up to it, and fori lal terms of admis
sion based upon evident fitness for high
er work.
"It implies also constant care and '
watch of good teacht is, who have prop- !
erlv a regard, not so much for the ad- j
vancemcnt of science and the proseeu- j
tion of research, as fr the mental, mot- i
al. and usually the religious training of'
the youth committei. to them. It im-:
plies appointed courses of study, steady .
promotion from one grade to another, ;
ami linal diplomas indicating that the i
course lias been completed.
"Hitherto, a thorough discipline in
Latin, Creek and Muhematies has been
the basis of instruction, with a super
imposed encyclopa'dia of history, phil
osophy and natural science."
As to the Cniveisity, he says:
"It certainly is not an old college,
nor a irreat college, ur a rich colleire; it
may not be a college at all: it may coin-
prebend one or many colleges. Its ,
functions an- various, but among the j
hief are these : to perpetuate the
thoughts and experiences which have !
reached us from the past, this is a i
college ami of "a
conservative tuuetn n; to increase Im- has no interest to which the possible
man knowledge by resean'.i :: the ' influences of such schools do not ex
laboratory and the library, this is its tend."
progressive Iiiuction: to educate ad-!
, . . .
vanced scholars in all liberal sciences 1
this is its general didactic work; to pro-
vide instruction in professional branches, j
law. medicine, theology, etc.,-thi0 is I
its special didactic work: to colder de- j
grees and diplomas as an incitement to I
scholarship and for the security of the I
P,1h- this is its defensive power: to j
build m libraries and scientific eollec- !
.
I
its vitality. Such an institution, as
compared with a college, is
plex. elevated and costly.
may never be fully reached, but the j
nearer it is appr. ached the better for j
mankind "
After giving some account of Johns j
Hopkins Cniveisity, President Cilmai. j
"The work of a scholar, of a teacher,
of an educational reformer, of a preacher
of righteousness and truth, is never free
from discouragement. Whatever suc
tiops and to encourage learned publica- j Acadefeij. which stood where tho 1 res
ti,,s these are essential conditions of ! byterian Church now stands. That was
cess he obtains, jerfectiou lies beyond stands. It was still used as a sciiool
his grasp if not b. yottd his ken. ! 'f "H public meetings, and as a
The immanent idiosyncrasies of hu- j
man nature will mar the execution of all j
,r 1 nl.-.ns Rut there is a e-.-c.-it sntis- !
Js I - ....
faction in believing that good thoughts
do not die, and good impulses never
lose their force. There is a conserva
tion of energy in aiorals and in intellec
tual life as truly as in physics; the
thought, the hopi , the prayer, the pur
pose, the plan, tlte effort, the result, are
connected bv a subtle influence which
the suggester, tin contriver, the laborer,
and the victor mr.v not perceive. On
ward and outward move the waves
which the soul sets in motion."
An extract or two added to this al
ready long communication must close
what we have to say. All that is said
is sound and instructive, but necessity
forces us to a few random extracts.
President Chase well and forcibly
says:
"In our country, audin our age par
ticularly, no religious body can make a
deep impression upon the public mind,
unless a goodly muuber of its counsel?
lors and its teachers are well furnished
with intellectual as well as spiritual
weapons. "tixonl ami Lanii.i. -i
cannot make a minister,' but the learn
ing they impart, if consecrated to the
Master's service, will help the best
minister the Master ever called."
We wish not only to
give their voices and their due renown
to all the mute inglorious Milton, now
hidden in our hujd, but, in a wider
work, to open all the ears that are now
deaf to the highest voices that have
thrilled humanity, from glorious Homer
down; to enroll before all eyes the won
drous volumes of literature and science
and art, which to so large a part of the
human raco arc sealed and unread
books."
From President Moore's Address we
Lave these:
"Gonijine Christianity gospel love,
furnishes the highest niotives; a well
disciplined intellect gives efficiency. In
our system of e ucation, we dare not
neglect either. Without motive, in
tellectual strengt i is wasted or arrayed
against good, while good motives with
little power or skill to strike will come
short in securing the end."
"Every teacher will have his
nioral influence, -.hether he strives tti
teach morality, or ignores moral iitflu-
riiee..
That of y,hicl he i3 the embodi-
nient will be stamped upon his pupils,
even when receiving his teachings in
things secular. The taught will in
time become the teachers and advocates
of opinions and principles."
"If we want keen-edged,
liigh-toiied culture to be in the service
of sound christian doctrine and morals,
we must make provision that it be ac
quired under the fostering, conserving
and benign spirit of christian institu
tions." Lastly from the "Address" of the
Conference, these:
"The morality of the Xew Testament
should be thoroughly inculcated in till
schools; ;ind children should be taught.
! t.i ileeiile .'ill il till 1 it ill 1 1 ll.-wt ii ill ill mvic
' ' " ' 1"' 1""
tice by reference to the only true stand
ard, the will of bid, as revealed in the
Holy Scriptures, ami in the conscience
illumined from on high. The harmon-
ics of true science with faith need to be
pointed out, and the truths of spiritual
religion to be vindicated against those
materialistic views which happen just
now to be popular in the ever-shifting
fashions of thought. Above all, should
the simple Cospel of our Lord ami
Saviour be presented to the minds of
the young, by teachers as ready to pro-
claim t lie highest and most important
truths, as the lower truths of human
science. If our pupils are left in ig
norance of the doctrines ami principles
of Christianity, or indifferent to them,
they will be dwarfed in intellect as
well as morally and spiritually."
"It is the function of
good schools not only to train the in
tellect, but to so mould the character
and inform the mind, as to make good
citizens, good men of business, good
workmen in every sphere of practical
life, and good parents, husbands, wives,
and children, dwelling in cheerful,
wholesome. Christian homes. Society
It.
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K,.r the Advocate.
'"" Hobbitt : 1 he name of thi nl-
was given hecaune, on thi derated
.'cue ...ii,, .num..-
e'b uieie W'"K 8 smairv. napei oi tnu tpis-
copaK hurch. l or many 7earthe only
swl plnc of worship (ex-
-8P thc, Cniveisity ( hapel ) was a small
. .
free to all denominations. There was
more com- ' also, for a while, divine service, oc
The ideal casionally, in the Masonic Hall, over the
Rt'" "'w' occupied by I). McLauler.
Rishop ( ireen was the main agent in
securing the erection of the Episcopal
Church. Soon after he began that en-
terprise. the i-iesr.yterians were stimu
lated to a like undertaking. As they
selected the site of the academy, that
building was moved to the West side of
the square, and afterwards to the spot
on which the Methodist Church now
place of worship, Mnally that lot was
purchased oy the .uetnodists, and the
old structure was moved tartlier hack in
the grove, where it remains to tin's day.
I think Pro. Frost was the main agent
in building the present Methodist
Church. Dr. Deems was also a laborer
in the enterprise. I do not know when
the Raptist Church was built. During
the years in which this was a station,
our Church prospered. When the Uni
versity was revived, this appointment
was on the ITaw Ifiver Circuit. At last
session of the Conference, it was made a
station again, and Rev. !. F. Heitman
appointed pastor. He has but one oth
er appointment Orange Church at
which he preaches at least once a month.
I I i is labors are already producing very
gratifying effects. The people have
given him a warm welcome and are
truly pleased to have him for their pas
tor. The Sunday-school is finely orguiz;
ed, full of interest, ind growing rapidly.
I have seldom witnessed more rapid
change that it has presented. The pul
pit is occupied once a month by Rev. S.
Pool, whose sermons are highly esteem
ed. The present Church edifice is not ad
equate to the interests of Methodism iu
the community. Already there is earnest
talk about a xkw Ciirucii. It will not
be built before it is needed.
We look for a gracious revival among
citizens and students, before the end of
the year.
There are soioe very pleasant items
connected with the religious interests of
our students. They have a Young
Men's Christian Association in regular
operation, which meets every Sunday
afternoon. It is conducted almost en
tirely by themselves and is characteriz
ed by much earnestness and devotion.
Every evening, Just before the studies
for the night begin, tl)e bell is rung and
a number enter the Association Hall snd
spend a few minutes iu prayer. This
daily prayer-meeting has been kept up
for months. They seem anxious to extend
their usefulness. Going, on a Sunday,
to a union S. S. iu the country, 1 found
several there as teachers. At Orange
Church, two are laboring regularly in
the Schi ul. In the TiHa-g Churches,
some have formed themselves into class
as for careful study of the Bible. Ot
course a considerable-number attend di-
vine service in whatever Church they
choose. The Chapel prayers are well
attended. There is a very large class in
music, taught by the well-known singing-master,
Prof. Wilson. We have
beautiful singing at the morning service
in the Chapel on Sunday. At present
I think there are, at least, two prepar
ing for the Presbyterian ministry, one
for the Lutheran, one for the Episcopal,
one for the German Reformed. There
are ipiite a number, including some
Methodists, who are working like young
men ripening for the noblest of all call
ings. There has been a very encourag
ing improvement, in the religious
atmosphere ,,f the Cin'vei-sity, since (he
first year after its revival. Will not the
good people pray for us ?
A. W. M.
fhapel Hill, X. March ISlh 1S'7S.
For the Advocate.
My Dkar Ibio. Robiutt: Iu carrying
out the instructions of the Presiding
Elders, viz., in preparing certain books
and papers containing statements of col
lege work, I have been at home four
weeks, which has been an unusual, and
certainly an unspeakable privilege to
aa Agent. On reaching home I found
an extraordinary revival in progress in
the Methodist church. The "leader and
commander of the people," under God,
was a woman Mrs. Mary Moon, a
(Quakeress from Indiana. She and her
husband travel .and labor as the great
betid of the church opens the way before
them. Sister Moon shows, bv her
spirit and conduct, such thorough con
secration to the one end of life, of "all
who are truly called of God" to labor in
the work of the ni inistry, that she not
only overcomes the prejudices of those
who are associated with her, but she
gains their confidence and hearty co
operation. Her methods of work are
very siiupl corresponding closely with
Methodism in its simplest and most ear
nest days. T induce the people to act
in the most efficient way to secure the
salvation of souls -oid to secure their
salvation iu the present hour, was con
stantly planned for. Usually, after the
opening of the services In singing and
prayer, conducted by the pastor, she
stooil in the altar and read a portion of
Scripture ou which she commented wi.'h
great simplicity, clearness and jiower.
She frequently called upon any one who
felt so inclined to give a word of ex
hortation, or instruction, or to make re
quests for prayers for themselves or
others.
The meetings often assumed the form
of an "old fashioned lovefeast," and un
der the manifest blessing of God led
many a poor sinner to Christ who had
withstood every other agency and infhw
ence.
Sister Moon is naturally a very timid
woman, yet her faith iu God prompts
the most beautiful christian courage I
have ever witnessed; and she is more
successful in inspiring other timid ones
to true christian courage in speaking
and working for .lestis than any one
else I have met with. Zeal for the
Master, well directed and persistent,
was very contagious. At no time was
there boisterous excess, yet I have never
seen so many big tears roll over coun
tenances radiant with heavenly joy as
Methodists, Raptists, Presbyterians,
Episcopalians, Friends, and perhaps
others shared together the flood-tide of
joy over the salvation of so many of
their loved ones.
It was refreshing to mark the glad
ness of Rro. Adams, the faithful pastor,
and his co-laborers, who had prayed so
long and so earnestly for a genuine re
vival through the whole town, as they
thanked God for answering their prayers
in His own way, and "saving by whom
He would save."
When the interest was at flood-tide,
services were held iu the Presbyterian,
and Raptist churches, both o,f which
shared in the divine blessing. All of
the young ladies at the College who
were not christians previously, were
penitents, and with one exception all
professed saving faith in Christ. We
have no means of knowing how many
were converted. ti." have joined the
Methodist church, i55 the Presbyterian,
and several the liaptist, while quite a
large number have not yet united
with any. nhiirch. God's people here
have been helped into a better experi
ence than I have ever known them.
Old differences have been melted ou.t by
the fire of divide loy.e., w hile an earnest
desire to wotk and sacrifice for Christ's
glory is manifested in an extraordinary
measure. "Lord what wilt thou have
me to do?" is the inquiry of the "babe
in Christ," "the strong man" and the
"father in Israel." "The Lord has
done greater things for ns than we have
hitherto kijoyvn. lior out expect to,
: ; vice forever that the "S,pirjt" led sis;
ter Moon to Greensboro, and that He
ko blessed her and all who joined with
her in laboring for Christ.
I. A. Cl'NXlXCIOIM.
Ir some of your Christian people
would go to bed earlier and make less a
sanlt and battery against vor. digestive
orgai'ijS at tvyelye o'clock at night, you
would have less headache, fewer attacks
of religions depression.and more strength
for the rugged battle for God, in
which there is great demand for a genera
tion of giants.- Tai.maof,
DKLIVKRAXCK IX TROI I1LK.
About two years after the Thirty
Years War in Germany, George Xeu
marck lived iu a poor street in Ham
burg, obtaining a precarious living bv
playingon the violiucello. Altera time
he fell sick and was unable to go his us
ual rounds. As this was his only means
of support, he was soon reduced to great
straits, and was compelled to part with
his instrument to a .lew, who, with
characteristic sharpness, lent him on it
a sum much below its value, for two
weeks, after, which, if not redeemed, it
wai. to nepJ'orfeited. .. As he gave it up,
he looked. Joy i ugly at it, and tearfully
asked the .lew if he might play one more
tunc upon it. "You don't know," he
said, "how hard it is to part with it.
For ten years it has been my companion;
if I hadiiotliiugel.se I had it: and it
spoke to me and sung back to me. Of
ail the sad hearts that have left your
door there has been none as sad as
mine." His voice itrew thick: and then
pausing a moment, he siezed the instru
ment and commenced a tune so exquisi;
tely soft that even the .lew listened in
spite of himself. A few more, strains
and he sung to his own melody two
stanzas of his own hymn : "Life is
weary, Saviour, take me." Suddenly
the key changed -a few bars and the
melody poured itself forth anew, and his
face lighted with a smile as he sung :
"Act who knows the ('loss is precious."
Then laving down the instrument, he
said, "As God will, 1 am still," and
rushed from the door.
Going out into the darkness he stum
bled against a stranger who seemed to
have been listening at t he door, and who
said to liiiu, ".'ould you tell me where I
could obtain a copy of that song ? 1
would willingly give a florin for it."
"My good friend," said Xeiimaik, "1
will give it to you without the florin."
The stranger was a valet to the Swedish
ambassador, and to him the poet told
the story of his trials. He in his turn
told his master, w ho, being iu want of a
private secretary, engaged Xeiiniark at
once; so his troubles ended. Rut with
his first money he redeemed his instru
ment, and, obtaining it, he called on his
Landlady and his. friends and neighbors
to hear'' him play on it again. Soon his
room was filled, and he sung to his ac
companiment his own sweet hymn, of
which this is one sweet stanza :
'Lesv-. God to urdr all fiy ways.
An! trnat in llim whfcti'er betide;
Thio'lt find Hii-a In tl.c evil myn
Tbint all-nibcin.t trfnKth nn I zii:di,
Wh trusts in Gmi'- ll uc-iiimin;; love
B-iil is on the rucK that naught au ntovr."
Rll what need 1 say more'
were lawful for nie to bring out
If it
na rra
lives which 1 have received in confidence
from some whom I have visited in their
distresss could unfold illustrations
equally striking if thu great truth that
God caret h for His people's temporal
wants, So hit our part ing be, " Trust
in the Lord and do good; so shalt thou
dwell in tic lan I. an 1 verily thou shalt
be fed," Da. W. M. Tavi.oh..
AT REST.
"The eternal God is thy refuge, and
underneath tire the cverlast ing arms."
It is the evening hour,
And thankfully,
Father, Thy weary child
Has come to Thee,
1 lean my aching head
Upon Thy breast.
And there, and only there,
I am at rest.
Thou knowest all my life:
Each petty sin:
Nothing is hid from Thee
Without, within.
All that I have or am
Is wholly Thine;
So is my s.oul at pea,ee,
For Thou art mine.
TotIiioitow's dawn may find
Me here or there :
It matters little, since Thy love
Is everywhere.
OliSKUVKR.
Dii.iok.nck is the key to success in
every undertaking. It ranks among- the
essential virtues of the 'I'l'ii'.iiiii life.
It is enjoined by. i,he divine command,
ai'yl encouraged by the most wonderful
promises. Its triumphs are every-wherc,
and among all vocations. When direct
ed towards Christian work, it, wisely
iiisists that (f p.h.ty is important at one
tiin,e, it is. equally so in all time. If it
is needed as a preparation for a peaceful
death, it must be needed as a qualifica
tion for a happy life. If it have any
value, as a body of divine truth, it is
above all pi ice, because its momentous
statements are magnificent lvljts; and
should, tluri. .t'oiyi, I ..e. sought, cherished,
land follo,.e.d with ceaseless activity,
Diligence is equally important in the
church, as with the individual, or the
family. Religion has its business side
as well as its devotional element. And
diligence in church business is required
as certainly as in any other work The
diligent church, where v.very member
performs his iu.ty faithfully, will be
successful in all her undertakings.
When meetings for church business are
called, they should ho as promptly and
conscientiously attended as meetings for
worship. Business for God, is worship.
And they who neglect this part of Chris
tain work, dishonor the Master. Mf.tii
OPIST Rfcorkfr.
THE MIN-
I seem to see strange panic iu the faces
of the ministers of to day. I have seen
a multitude of preachers gathered to
i ther to lisien to one who expounded
scientific theories upon the religious
side, .and making the hall loudly ring
with vociferous applause of statements
which might be true or not, but certain
ly whose truth they had not examined,
and in which it certainly was not the
truth, but the tendency to help their
side of the argument that they applau
ded. I think that that is. not a pleas
ant sight for any one to see who really
carcs for the dignity and purity of his
profession.
The preacher must mainly rely upon
the strength of what he docs believe,
and not upon the weakness of what In
dues not believe. It must be the power
of spirituality, and not the feebleness of
materialism, that makes him strong.
No man conquers, no true man tries to
compter merely by the powerlessness of
his adversary. I think the scene which I
just described was principally melancho
ly, because it suggests a lack of faith
among the ministers themselves ; and
one feared that that was connected with
obstinate hold upon some untenable ex
crescences upon which they chose to
consider part of the substance of their
faith itself. So bigotry and cowardice
go together always.
Yet after till, in days like these, one of
ten finds himself falling upon the sim
plest truths concerning the whole mat
ter of belief. If there be disproof or
modification of what we Christians hold,
the sooner it' can be made known to us
the better. Wo are Christians at all, if
we are Christians worthily, because we.
are first lovers of the truth ; and if our
truth is wholly true,it is God's before its
ours, and we may at least trust him with
some part of its care. We are so apt to
leave him out.
Ami there is one strong feeling that
comes out of the ext r,;( vagHMt unbelief of
our tiiie. whi-.I has iu it an element of
reassurance. The preacher and pastor
sees that in human nature which assures
him of theessential religiousness of man.
1 lieu lie conies to a complete conviction
thai only a religion can over-throw and
supplant a religion. Man, wholly un
religious, is not even conceivable to him.
And so, however he tuii y fear for single
souls, the very absoluteness of much of
the denial of the time seems to offer se
curity for the permanence of the
faith,
Rut the main thing is to know our
own ground as spiritual men, and stand
on its assured and tested strength.
And that strength can be tested
only by our experience ; ami so
once more we comejround to our first old
truth, that the man is behind the minis
try, that what is in the sermon must be
in the preacher first.
Here must eoine what useful work we
can do for those who are bewildcrd and
faithless in these trying times. If you
arc going to help men who are material-
ists, it will not probably be by a scien
tific disproof of materialist, ft will be
by a strong live offer of spiritual
realities. It is not what the minister
knows of science, but what he grasps
and presents ol' spiritwtl verities that
makes him strong. Many ignorant min
isters meet the ditlieulties of men far
wiser than themselves. I may know j
nothing of speculative Atheism. It is
how I know God that tells. j
I do not disparage controversy. The.
ology must be prepared to '.iKiintaiti
her ground against fd', eomcrs. If she
loses her lo,.. of attack and defense,
she wtll lose her life, as they used to
say when the bee parted with his
sting he parted with his industry and
spirit. Only every minister is made
for a oontvuvorsialist, and the pulpit
is not made for controversy. The lml
, . . ... " .
pit must he positive, telling its message,
expecting to see it hlendeU into liav.y
with all the other truth tb rtlfs the
world ; anil the pret,.fti, whatever else
he may ht. iiw,w here, in the pulpit he
must be positive, uttering truth far more
than denvimr error. There is notion.-
that could do mole harm to Cloist fenitv
to ihivtliail for th. i iLi.i.,ft "ft inle of nre:icli-
ers t,! Wy tVoiu preaching Christ,
whom they do understand, to the dis
cussion of seietltilicquestioiis which they
do not understand. Now hear the con
clusion of the whole matter. Preach
positively what vou believe, and never
preach what you do not believe, u dyny
what vou do believe, lwjojcv hi the
privilege of dJarhig- God. Let vour
oeonlu m.de.rstand.while von preach that
there is much vou do not know, and that
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OOlll oil .Olil lilt o c niuiiiij; nil i win j
plete light. Du BliooKS.
The experiment of hoirtiitg the city
of Lockport, X. Y- oy steam has
proved highly successful. Throe miles
of pIc properly covered with non
conducting material, laid under ground
through some of the principal streets,
radiate fvom a central boiler-house, and
fifty different dwellings and other edifices
including one large public-school build
ing, have been thorughly warmed all
winter. Dwellings more than a mile
distant from the steam generator are
heated as readily as those next door.
Steam meters are provided, so that each
.consumer need pay only for what he
conmniPS,
THE STRENGTH OF
ISTRY.
OI-
What is .in education to the Youth
without the pure teachings of religion
being intermingled, as a surer and belter
guide to the youthful mind in its pur
suit for knowledge? What is a ship at
sea without chart or compass or some
one to guide its course aright'.' What
is a household without some one to
guide its multitudinous affairs iu the
right way, and keep all things in order?
hat is the formation of character
without some guiding hand to shape its
course and mold it fright? I fear were
there not a sustaining hand in shaping,
controlling and influencing the youthful
mind, that there would lie more wrecks
of people about us than we now see. A
mother's influence, a father's counsel.
I the prayers of christian people, help to
guide, and control, restrain, encourage
.and improve the young. Review for
the moment t he catalogue of names of
those who started life's voyage with
you. and see the result attained ! v
those who thought themselves competent
to manage themselves. What do vou
see to flatter your concept ion of' human
greatness? Go hack to tlieir early homes
and see what kind of t raining t hey had.
Were they there taught obedience to
their parents: and was there mingled
with their teaching biblical instruction?
Were they taught to venerate the word
of God, and .cspcet its teachings, and
love its truths? Is there not a spirit of
worship innate in the human soul: and
why should it not be properly cultivated,
instead of being trampled upon and
crushed out? Should religion be a one
day affair, or should it enter into air
every -day affairs, mid be as an aroma of
sweet -scented herbs around about us,
sanctifying and making better our every
day acts, and constantly purifying the
channels of work? A beautiful charac
ter, or a beautiful life, is the admiration
of all. If may not show bold and
striking points, but it docs show
consistent, salient and soul-stirring
points that are worthy of eumlat ion.
It may not be the sinfulness that the
world admires, hut it save?: its possessor
from a long abode iu the penitent iarv, or
. from a lite ol reproach, and it affords
promise of a bettor home hereafter. Let
religion be taught at home and in school,
that the daily lives of youth may have
its elevating and refining influence.
Where can we better go to derive that
comfort which we need t ban to I lie in-
j spired teachings of the Rible? Let its
i sacred truths be cngravcnl on the tablets
j of the heart as. fih a pen of steel, that
1 no future events can wholly eradicate
i them. The uliant m in, I ,l" v..,o I.
truths as the thirty earth absorbs the
drops of rain that fall upon itssmfaei
hat more noble concept ion can it have
than from nature to look to nature's
God? what more trusty ..-uide th.-ui the
! truths contained iu the Rible? what
j more fittiiig'time to receive fhisv truths
than iu early youth, w'.e-ii they can bless
I ami render b;',pj.y a life-time? Everv
J dav n-ds the mellowing intl
nonce of
religion, that old age may seem sancti
fied to its possessor-. Then, as they lay
down tho burden and crosses of this
life, they can in another world wear the
crown of joy and receive the full frui
tion of the blessed. Rejoice in the Lord.
Rlessed are all they that put their trust
in Him. Christian I'ui.m.
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GOlS LOVE.
Snpjioseji meadow in w hich !t mil
lion daisies open their bosuius all at
one time to the sun. On one of them,
while it is yet, ;v Ittio. a little stone lias
ianen, ,t once crushed and over
shadowed, it still struggles bravely
against all odds lo expand its petals
like Uio rest. For many dav s this 'effort
is continued without success. The tinv
-'ti.n.ii'.i mil i-lite iSbi'L-t.lllii. tllll- fliiie-
...... IV V .. ......
er) squats o its breast, and w ill not
aiUim
itdndl h single sunbeam. At length
ower stalk. having gathered
sm.th liv its constant
exertion, nr-
j quires force enough U cverbalance the j
; weight ami toss the in) ruder of)'. Up
springs the daisy with a bound : and in
an in.tatt another floweret is addetl to
the vast multitude winch in that liiea
. I dow drink their fill of sunlight. The
sun in the heaven is not incommoded
by the additional demand. The new
coiner receives into its cups as many
sunbeams as it would have received,
although no other flow or had grown in
all the meadow in all tin: earth. Thus
the sun. tiuite though it lie, helps us to
understand tbe absolute infinitude of
. its maker. When an immortal being,
j hng crushed ami turned aw ay by a
! b.ad of sin, at length through the pow-
' il nPW 'rit";l1 li,V'- throws off
the bunion. d opens with a bound to
i reci-ivt a Heavenly Father s long ofler-
ol but rejected love, the giver is not
impoverished by tbe new demand ii
ou his kindness. Although a thousand
millions should arise and go to the
Father, each would receive as much l
that Father's love as if he alone of all
i fallen waturos had come hack recon
', ciied to God. Wllllniii Arnot.
A young lady who recently renounced
Romanism, being told that as she was
born in a Catholic church she ought to
die in it. nromntlv replied : "I was
X 1 i
born in sin, but I have made up my
mind not to die in it,"
The eye is made for sight, yet sees
many things which should be soon for
trotten.
THE RIGHT EDUCATION
YOUTH.
SCIENTIFIC.
It is said that mordants ami mix
tures for finishing white cotton goods
sometimes contain ursetiiatc of soda to
the extent of one sixth part of their
weight.
Dr.JMiehelseli claims to have dis
covered the Xerthus of Tacitus. He
identities it with the Island of Alsen,
and rejects the common belief that it
was the Island of Rugeli.
The Ethnological Museum of the
Hotel ties Invaliiles, Parjs, has a col
lection of models of soldiers and war
riors, representing barbarous ami civil
ized modes of warfare.
Japan has an active arolucological
society called the Koiu T-r-lvAi, (Socie
ty of Old Things. ) It has a member
ship of ltM, chiefly wealthy .Japanese
gentlemen, learned men, and priests.
The French War-Office has grant
ed ieriiiissioii to Lieutenant De Semelle
to make a long tour of exploration in
Africa. It is his intention to ascend
the Niger to the continence of the Hemic,
and to explore the latter to its source.
Then he proposes to strike eastward for
the Shari River, partially examine it,
proceed to Lakes Albert ami Victoria,
and reach finally the coast of Mcliiula or
Momhass.
An experiment has been performed
at Wurzburg, showing the action of
telephonic sounds on the muscles of
frogs. The two ends of the wire were
placed iu contact with the leg muscles
of a frog, and the operator spoke through
the telephone. Words in which the
vowels, , i:, i, predominated had hard
ly any raneie effect, while those in
which the o and t: sounds were appa
rent produced violent convulsions,
though spoken much more faintly.
Oi it Christianity must le growth.
Christianity is knowis; Ohiust.KiiowI
edge only comes by experience, and
experience takes time. I raniiot know
a person you introduce to metis 1 eouhl
know a truth clearly stated. I niey he
very glad to meet him, to begin an ac
quaintance on y..iir recommendation; but
I cannot know him till he shows him
self tome. There is no influence that
can help a man like the constant, half
unconscious presence of a friend whom
he thoroughly respects and loves. New
truth is taught, new feeling inspired by
the constant action and reaction of one
soul on the other; they keep each other
always true ami warm. Nothing is
more beautiful than the growth of two
friends' natures, who arc always finding
new depths in each other's life. This
best culture of personal friendship finds
its infinite imag in the saving of the soul
by .lesus Christ. FlloM A skioion liv
TllK Rl-:v. Pllll. M S RltooKS.
A X KW TRKAT.M EXT FOR S.M A LL
POX.
A new curative treatment of small
pox has lately been practiced by Dr.
Piochin Lyons, France, with good re
sults. Iu this disease, it is known,
death ma v come at two stages: iu the
first three days, (though rarely), when
the eruption cannot take place; or in
the fever of suppuration, when the in
flamed and ripened pustules deliver
suppurative matter into the circulation.
It is in this stagc,about the end of the
seventh day, when the fever is just be
ing renewed, that Dr. Pioch treats his
patient-, painting the whole pustule
covered surface every four bourn (com
mencing with the feet, ami finishing
with the face) with a brush dipped in
the following mixture : glycerine, three
parts; tincture of iodine, one part. At
the cm! of the fourth day of suppura
tion (t wvlfth of the disease) this unc
tion is stopped.
NOSK BLEEDING.
For blooding at tlienose the bel rem
edy, as given by Dr. Gleasiut in mio.
of his lectures, is a vigorous motion of
the jaws, as if in the act of mastifiea
tion. In the case of a child a wad of
paper should bo placed in its mouth
and chihl instructed to chew it hard.
It is the motion of the jaws that stops
the flow of blood. This remedy is so
very simple that many feel inclined lo
laugh at it. but it has never been
known to fail in a single instance, even
in very severe cases.
How to Make Koi.i.s. When mash
ing potatoes for dinner, put a table--poonful
of it into one pint of the water
they were boiled in, ami set aside till
bed time. Then strain it through a
colander, atbl one pint of milk, oik:
large spoonful of nice lard, one spoon
ful white sugar, one tcaspooiiful salt,
one penny's -worth of yeast, ami flour
to make a stiff batter. Leave it in a
moderately warm place. Iu the morn
ing add Hour enough to make a soft
dough, working it well. Let it rise
again, roll out one-half an inch thick,
cut into round cakes, fold together
drawing a buttered knife through as
you fold them. Let them ris'e again
for half. "ii hour, or till light, anil bake
in a quick oven l'ro.ii fifteen to twenty
minutes. Iu eolit weather the milk and
water should be lukew arm ; iu hot
weather the milk should lie scalded
and cooled The potatoes mu-tbe par
ed before boiling, and the kettle in
which they are boiled must lie perfect
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