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ANS.WEh'EH.
We wove surprised to see pnhlished
in ihe - arolina Methodist" a lctti s
. i-itteii hv l!.-v 1". A. Vate. in whieh
he it ryes several objections to the lauda
ble enterprise ..f creel ili.ir "the Marvin
M .:,.i!,i. l.ina Chapel. The
f,.;'..iMii;.vi' the main objections lir-
I. It -. in .-fleet, that .'III other
,i. .ci-.-.i Li-hops were not .les.-rv iny ot
t.-h a marl; .-f liof-r. ' am not v, mini:
t... -iv ;h: t.
J ; to --.-iv the lea--!, ail
i ie.-ia!H I've, ci.-iii . AreweaMe. a-.-
t .';u-.e!i. u ral-e ml-t i i n i -t i t - over eaeli
of our oth I'.is'n, t. as one alter aid h
,.r thev are called to their hiyh sen aid '.'
hiulit wt if e eollld, and eollld Weil
u. won!. I If not. why not ?
orn -..lit preacher-, and the vvi.l
. - and oipliau- ot deceased pleae lior-.
).-.! the ni-.aev I" live oil lnoiv than the
-..:ut--i Mnvi'i need- a monument."
A- t the tir-t objection, we remark
-I..-U. ;"f the M.-thodi-t- who lived when
r,;,:,nj, A-ourv. Emoiv .Me Ken. hie and
oth. died, did not have enterprise
M'a .li t- . -row n theii -rae with le
. o,.o':i; iiioMinieiit-. i their ne-leei to
-I le t ft- a I
ca- n why the pr
L-e:;..-r.iti.-;i -.f M.-tii li-t- -hould leave
':. -:i-!.- - of the illu-trioit- Marvin to
.-. in ..i-eitrity and silenee ? It i-.!:t:-of
i-a.-h feneration to take ear.
own ie:i
I tt
; - -. a- M. ih..di-t-. we cannot -o had;
i . -t .,,.!,m,,.iiial i.iii- over th.-
,-- ..; a'i th .li-tin-ui-hed dead e.n-
-,-t-d wiili M thodi-in. This oitiiht
t.. ii iv.- .l -ih- hy th- feneratiou-
h . ;ijo .-I i ii- service- ot tin.- ni-n.
Th: h.-;-. .ie I'-i-h 'p- of tin- p.a-t were .1.----:i:i.
l-ut the pi-..i!i- anion- whom
:!:--v died, were not appreciative and
nieflli eUo ;-h to huihl mollUllU-Ilts
i i I li- ii- ul.i e-. The pre-ellt move-ii-
-:t th.-u d o.-- n.-t -ay in effect, that
t ! i ..;tier -i. -ea-ed l!i-hop- w -re not ue
- .vii-, hist hat t he people of their da v
:: whom the duty was laid hy ir..vi-
t'.e!l.-e I'atle-! .-' 1. t . r tin III. 111. .,., .t. -I.-
-.-rved. The ar-umeiit i- too thin
uiii.-h alledu-- the failure of past -en-.
-ration- "is a rea-on uliv the jm-seiit
-i ...itl.l not do their duty. It is a m.s
. ;- l it" . i-.. I in- -ecoiid ohjec-;io-i
lack- di-eriniinatioii. It as-ma.-s
rii.it all I'.i-hop- are exactly the -am.- in
lii-riuuiii-hed merits ju-t hecau-e they
a:.- ;.!! in tin- rank- f the lpi-copaey.
1- it pi i'ule even anion- i-hops
t ua. -..in.: max he -lander than oth.-r-'.'
And wh.-a .-.!. i!-. up iroin oli-cuntr.
:ia ' ids.- an .-.- -l.- -..ar- aroiind the
. ..ri l. and iv e i,e- a pinnacle of tran-
. -rh-nt eieVitiioti, are we to he dehar-
. "o il. i-!..v. nitii; hi- la-t tetin- place
.. n.-.i!um--i!tal j-ih- as lofty ;t- hi-
-.ins. ja-.t 1- iu-: others -tand with
l -.: t! -ie epi-COpal
fir '.' '' -ir.-e this nation i- not
iit.i.- to -aie jaoioiliielit- oci all the
-tave- of th..- voiutioitary patriot-, is
:ha a rea-oii why it. -h utld not erect a
! tiTtin- ..in- over the -rave of Wa-h-r:e.'..a
'.' h;il! I colle-e never he-tow
hon us upon ati minister hecau-e
.t i.'.nnoi confer them upon all miiiis-
i til.-H- lio iiljerty anion- the people
t ! in .Mow -t lie ii-linarv honor- upon
na i; of pre-eminent ahilitx and services?
I'e-. l.-s all thi-. who knows w hat honor-
ui.'.v le eoiiferred upon th- other
l:!io,.-as on.- ait.-r another i- called to
a - v. wai l-.' l..-t the future take .-are of
I ie ii iiaai-- and tame.
I he third . hjeetion is thi-: "Worn
preadier-, and the widows and ul
,i i-r.s f deeea-ed reacll:ls need the
ie- . . . " 'iie would -llipn-e from this
t'-. : t h. elaitiii.it - w ere lmt provided
!..-. hei.-a- it is w.ll known that
.'ui iti-. ipline makes ai ran-ement to
ie.- a th. ir wants. The channel is ..pen
i.-r the people to he-tow as much as
. I h. v I !ea-e in t:.', way. The monu
i m.-u: mow-incut does not take one cent
-t from tin ni, and it- failure will not add
ytn;lim-to thi- fund. This ..hjuetion
v, would have -..'.a. force in it, if the
tii- iu- to rai-e th'- monument were to
I taken out uf the Conference fund.
a--.
I.
.i - not
iute.-fere with anv of the re-ular collee-
' ii.. i- to i.e mad.- What i- -iveu in
! r . -ii. .
c mis vvav win i.e tne tree, spontaneous
oiitl'owin from .lie hearts of tho-e who
admired, loved a id revered him, whose
, name sud inlliien -e are to he jeiietua
t.-.i. Sin-h diH-ds of iiiouuiin iital dis
tiiiC'ioii, hoiiortli- livin-;is well as the
dead. The name of .reec-, Home, and
Kur .pe, is made ulorioit s hy imm.irtal
; i.inf their wort hy nu-n hy inai hle mi
w in. i a a I-.
lr vva- our pleasure the past week to
receive, a call from our esteem".! friend
alel l-rother, H. T. Jordan, of Ilemler-
,i. .-on
. . t . li... .'...r.lan is an active
0 ineiii her of 'our church, a cultivated en
iv t! and a la w ver of ahil it v.
h ; .. nvi. e.oumuiiical ions are crowded
ilit T'.:-w ' I;.
they consistent.'
! Our attention has been called l an
ailicie Ill UK' 1jM.IJ-.U io-coi.ioi .....
in- ili.- .lU.vc caption. The win! -tide
is si-tod bv S. I', Cnnnl, the
l.-ipli.st preacher Ideated in MocUv ille.
Alter S.Mikii g at the article we see very
little worth;- of n..t iee. The -rood brother
eoin, -la ins at the IVdo-l'.aptists.espccial-lv
the Methodists, tor admitting that
the I'.aptists- are a hnindi ol' the church,
and th..n utn?r efforts to prevent per
sons from joining thein. He thinks the
donojiiiiiati.ms that do this -are sj.eak-!.-s
in hpocrisy."
There ar many parent- who admit
.!. V natton a
j -lunch. Uv no, ,1 idy one nor even
-J -he '.ranches, who
ol.i-el ... their children Jol.m.t:- it up-"
m.nion
t tie uToitii.i oi i ... . -
practice of that church. They desire
their ehildreii and friends to join a
hitl-eh where thev may have the privi
ie-e of eoiirmnnino- toUether. l-'urt hor,
whet- the Methodi-ts and l're-hy terians
hold uniol nieetim:-. a- they did in
Moel-svill.-. and have a revival, it is
.piite natural for them to n-e all proper
,-lfoM- to iillueii.e the e..nerts to join
their ehmeh.-. The fa.-t in the ea-- i-
,h;it i'.,o- li ie and "raw lord ii.i vinu
eaimlil the li-h were smart elion-h to
-trin- th. m. And I'.io. Conrad, who
did nothi i- would n-.t unite in their
meetiuu-. i- mortified ai the fael "I
..einu outgeneraled. P.ro. Conrad -a-in
the el. of hi- .trii. ie that "baptists
,.;, very well teaeh I'elo I'.apti-t- hap-ri-,,,,
: ehureh dntie-. Keeause they
know they are w roll-, and feel that it
I, impoitiint that all diri-lia-i- "speak
the -ami- thin.--'" and 1 f "one faith"'
and h-n- the "-ame mind" a. id all
pva. ti- e w hat Chii-l enjoin- notlnuu
ilild noth'lif le--.
Till-. I'. M l l-T- K NoW TUr o ll.l:- M'.K
wr.oN... Well. M-e wolider if I'.ro. Coli
lad claim- to he infallihle in hi- kttowl-ed-e.
'i'he Armenians do not accept of
r.ai.ti-tic infallihilit v.
l!.e pal.
i eiio-.,ii-iatioiia! enceit is not dead in
the world yet. "The -tin rise- in the
L'.a-t w 1 ere 1 live.'- -aid a I'.o-toii ora
tor. "''Vs. hut he doc-n't stay there,"'
-aid a l.v-tander from the West. So
ue thiiK if the Sun of Kliowled-e ro-e
out of t i- r.apti-t Church, it did not re
main th-re. Tla-re i- certainly some
j ir.teilecrual lifht and spiritual wisdom
i.eamiii- in- i ti - woihi out-ide of th.it
church. There -e.-m- to 1- men who
l-ououuce tin- name oi uieu
chiiich without involuntarily takiu-off
their !:. :-. -" piot'otnid i- their s,.t-ad-tniratioi.
Such men woithi. if p-is-ihh-,
make a clc coijioration of the free air
oi hea-. -n. and -ell stock to none except
tho-e w ho e'iihr.ieed their ere..!. A .-an-wer
nil -udi in the lanuuap-of doh:
"No d. uht lmt ye are the peopl--. iiii'l
vvi-doti shall die with you. I'.ut 1 have
tin. ler-ian din- as well a- y.ai: 1 am not
inf.-rio; to you."
Wt: invite attention to ihe card ol .
II. i'u;r.ur-oi.. He calls for the photo--raph-of
each mini-ter of the North
Caioliiii Conference. We have seen
the niiuiature .irawiiii;-. The execution
..fit i- excellent. I.et ail w ho were
m. inl.--i- of 'oafeier.ee in lsT1!. send
tl-.- ir p ciure- w ithout delay. Mr. l-'ur--iir-on
d.-erve- the thank- of the whole
Colli.:--n-e for ihe iiitere-t he has taken
in -ett n- up thi- Memorial to North
'arolina Met h .di-ni .
Ii. r.eiuieit. l're-ident of I ! ; t : i . U 1 1 , 1 1
Ma. -on C,,l!e-e. write- u- fr..m A-h-land.
March -JTth: "We have heen
hlc-siM l.iteU- with a nio-i uraeioiis re
viva! in which ahoiit tin were convert
ed. The Anvo. vn: is really heaiitiful
ill ii - li.-w die--. our people oil lit to
-ivc volt ltl.OlM -ul-cril-Ci- hy lirst
post."
I.'iv. II. 1'. 'oi i-:. of oncord stal i..;i,
w i ii-- ii- I h;it lr. done-. IVe-i.k-nt of
( Meeii -i.oio female Collc-e. recently
v i-ilei hi.- ehar.-e and preach.-.', two ex
cellent -eruion-. The people werefreat
v pi.--ed with hi- visit and hi- -cr-
lllollr.
We have received from Hev. ('. .
W throok, hi- discriptive catiilo-ue
of fru i -tree-, etc. I'.ro. West hrook has
the lust selection of trees in the State,
;rid he will -ive satisfaction to all who
l.iiy. Send for a new 'atalo-lte.
--
. return our rateful acknow led.-e-iiK-nt
f-.r the v ery llaiterin- n-.t ice- our
l.rethr. ri of th.- ire-s. Loth veli-ious and
secul ir, have iiivcn the Anvoi v it: since
it do med it- new Ire--.
The revival at Kienton St reet Clmrch
resulted in the oiiver-ion of ahoiit .r)0
person.-. It w a-a work of -rcat interest
and tisefuliie-s.
We were -ratili.-d to welcome into our
sallCi!.m the pa-t week Kev. . S. W elib
of tic Tar I.'iv er circuit.
- -
Tim: price the --Jleaii" i- till els.
per nail, size lllxl2. Send voiir orders
to liev. d. A. Katl'erty, liichnioiid, a.
fiTSend .4. to this ,ice and -el a
copy each of lli-hop Marvin's two -reat
wor-is- "'I'm the Ka-t hv vvav of the
West." and his lectures. .n the "Krrors
of tne l'apacv."
NUTKK.
l-ev. W. I'.hiek i- the a-eiit foiMhe
sale o! the "C.-nti-ntiial of Methodism."
A II pel -on- who pureha-i-d hunks from
me iii, I have not settled for thein, will
ple,-,se send money to Ii'cv. W. S. I'dack.
i:.al -i-ii. N. c.
I Jul "lishthis notice hi-cause persons
coll ill' e to w rite to me in reference to
the ho. k.
i.. s. r.i iikiii. vi,
Wilriiiri-t..n. N . ( '.
T UK W A N TS O F M KT H ODI 8 M .
I!Y oilKKItVKIi.
In these days when many UatuU
are .stretched out to .steady the ark of
Methodism, and so many who love her
and lahor for her are surest ing duiiu
;.s in her economy, is it not well to ask
whether our system as it now exists
mav not I.e made to .serve all the pur
poses of a church of Christ?
What is the true work of a Church?
Is it not to hrin- souls int.. the way ol
life and keep them in it? This from
the heuintiine- has heen the aim of Meth
odism in every part of the world.
John Wesley, in his lifetime. duou-ht
more souls into th- way of life, and hv
his w ise methods kept more of them in
it than any other man since the days ol
St. l'aul. It is. however, not unlikely
that there are some people who look up
on themselves as ha vin- passed fat ahead
of this meat ami wise worker, and as
waitin- for him to hurry up to their
position. Well, let them wait until we
learn what Wesley re-arded as essential
to a livin-. w.ukin-, consecrated church.
In his jud-ement thoiou-h discipline,
ami constant trainin- in the practical
duties of relkion are ess.-nlial to the sitc
ec of Mci hodism. He says in his terse
ian-uaue that though we may preach
like apostles, if we fail to train our -
pie we are "only he-ettin- children for
the murderer." family discipline and
reli-ion he re-arded as another essential
factor in the work of hrin-in- people
into tin- way of life. In the early times
how iiiinressive were the hearty son-s
and the fervent prayers heard m
Ihe
I'm. lilies of Methodism. Some Wllti
- . ii .. t . . : . -. . ! 1.
i.i-
;anl -Met lioillsm sam; us a x i iii oiiuo
the world. There is truth ill
the re-
mark. The soundest doctrine a- well
as the most delightful religious cliiot ions
were expressed in t he varied and beauti
ful livmiis of tin- Wesley-. A distaste
!'..r these hymns, or a careless and im
prudent us.' of them is a sign of declin
ing spiritual power in an individual or a
Clmrch. i
Another need of Methodism is' that j
everv man stick to his work in whatever j
part of tie- great field it lies, and strive j
to do it taithlully. 1 he power ot
an earliest worker will surely
Ik- felt. And in whatever kind
of work a man is engaged he must
make it hear upon one point especially
rm: sv i.v vriox or-ori.s. It is when
a man's heart is thus fixed on his one
work that he becomes Christlike; he is
seeking to save that which was lost.
Think of John Wesley exel liming at
seventy: "1 am ashamed of my indolence
and inactivity." And to a preacher he
savs: "Your bii-ine.-s a- well as mine,
I- to -ave soul-. 1 think every day lost
which is not (mainly at least) employed
iu this thing."
Another want of Methodism is con
stant and faithful i-astohai. visiting.
W'e underscore the word pastoral, fur we
"lust distill-l'isll between psiuturnl nml
other kinds of visiting.
In one of his favorite societies Wesley
discovered that there was a spiritual de
dine. This he imputed to nothing but
the want of visiting from house to house;
"without which," he says, "the people
will hardly increase in number or -race,"
and he adds, "I know no branch of the
pastoral office w hich is of greater impor
tance than this. Hut it is so precious
to flesh and blood, that I can prevail on
few , even of our preachers !,, undertake
it:" if it was hard then, how much hard
er now?
Methodism needs deliverance from the
id -a that the form of religion repines
.special attent ion and cultivation. it is
proper to have suitable forms and cere
monies, but the great danger is that
thousands may rest in these and neglect
O seek the true power of religion in the
rich gifts of the Holy Spirit. W'eslev
t-avv clearly this danger, hence he said:
1 am not afraid that the people called
Methodists shall ever cease to exist in
Fur-ipe and America. lint I am afraid
lest they should exi-t as a dead sect,
having the form of religion witlmnt the
power. And this will undoubtedly be
the case unless they hold fast both the
doctrine, spirit, and discipline w ith which
they first set out."
Another ami a great want of Method
ism is deliverance from the love of money.
How rich our Church is! Ami what
a power lies hid in her riches! Oh if our
coffers were opened at the call of tin
Lord how gloriously would his work in
every braudi go forward!
How faithfully the veteran leader
warns the people he lov es so well, on
this point. He say-: "After having
served you between sixty and -event y
years, with dim eyes, shaking hands, and
tottering feet, I give you one more ad
vice before I sink into the dust. Mark
those words of St. l'aul. Those that
desire, or endeavor to be rich that 1110
m,:iit4fall into temptation; yea a deep,
deep gulf of temptation, out of which
nothing less than Almighty power can
deliver them." To such as are disposed
to reply in regard to the use of their
money, "('.111 we not do what we will
with our own?"' he answers: Here lies
the ground of your mistake. It is not
your own. Jt cai t be unless von are
Lord of heaven and earth. 'However
1 must provide for my children.' Cer
tainly, but how? Hy making them rich?
W hen you will probably make them
heathen, as some of you have done al
ready. Leave them enough to live on,
not in idleness and luxury, but by honest
industry. I'ray consider: What are you
the better for what you leave behind you?
What does it signify, whether you leave
behind you ten thousand pounds or fen
thousand shoes and boots. Oh, leave
nothing behind yon! Send all you have
before you into a better world! Lend it.
lend it all to the Lord, and il shall be
paid you again! Is there any danger
that His truth should fail? It is lixed
as th- pillars of heaven. Haste, haste.
Ealeigh Christian ' 'Advocate.
in v hrelhreli, haste! lest you he called a
vvay hefore you have Hettled what yon
have on this security."
Finally Methodism needs in all who
are. of his fold that holiness of heart
without which no man shall see (he Lord,
and this said Wesley coiiwists in "loving
( ;.! with all thy heart, so that every evil
temper is destroyed anil every thought
and word and work springs from and is
eonduete I to the end by the pine love of
( Jod and imr neighbor." Verily this is
religion indeed. Would it not he wise
in all who propose to goto work very
soon upon the forms of Methodism to
-ivc a reas.. nalde share of their attention
to the development of her spiritual pow
er ?
A
north cahoi.ixa
DIST."
MKTHU
liver this signature, which I use ami
caption, 1 see in the Akvocatk an ar
ticle, which 1 wish by your permission
to examine briefly. I think it would be
w ell for "North . 'arolina Methodist" to
examine the reasons as set forth by thi;
H-titioiiers for the divisions of the Con
ference before he makes an attempt to
defeat the enterprise. He says, lie hits
neither seen, nor "heard of any of the
benefits 1o accrue from the divivsiouof
the Conference." The arguments which
he uses against the divivsioti of the
North ( arolina Conference are:
i. --The North Carolina Conference,
as it now stands, is a large and influen
tial hod v. but when divided its influence
is gone toa considerable degree."
J. "I have heard it suggested and
i en asserted that designing men were
at the holt. mi of this movement would
t ... I.. I.ii ii ii.li.r. ji v ist Ili.v ell-ell 111
-" . -, ..... ....... . . . -. ...f,
sialic. could not.""
.'!. Thai J have already heard of
si-v.-rai who inten I to east their lot in
wilh th- l'.ast, in the event the division
is made with any thing like the present
designated line."
I. "There is a strong and growing
disposition with the laity of this Uistrict
to petition to the eneral Conference in
the event, the division is made as desig
nated, that we be placed tipoil the side
of the Fast."
These a iv the principal arguments
"North Carolina Methodist" uses: and I
iiroiiose to examine them one hv one as
i .
they come.
1. "I'ride in belonging in influential
and large bodies, whether they he politi
c;il oi ecclesiastical, is the governing
policy in his first argument.
I ! this lie a true policy, then .Moses
made a grand mistake when he refused
to be called the soil of I'haraoh's
..laughter: for he w as very greatly in tin
minority. ' tirist assume.l a very un
fortunate position when he took the
leadership of the twelve humble fisher
men against the whole Jewish kingdom,
and the world besides.
Paul acted very unwisely when h
assumed the advocacy ot the doctrines
oWlif. ,lc.-.'iseil Nosmillc V
And, to come down to political mat
ters, tiov. ance, ami a host ot others,
ought to have joined in with the domi
nant party soon alter the close of the
bloody conflict North and South, and
iaketi a "pride in influential and largi
bodies "
No, sir : 1 do not believe in anv such
policy.
inv. Vance did
jht, as the scipial
shows, so of others. Fedesiastic.-illy,
Christ l'aul. and Moses did right in
not despising "the day of small things."
Christ, endured tin: cross despising the
shame and is set down at the right hand
of the magesty on high," Moses "had
respect unto the recompense of the re
ward." l'aul gloried iu nothing, save
in the cross.
I believe in the motto of Crocket, "he
sure you are right, then go ahead."
Again, 1 consider Methodism as a unit,
not as opposing powers in the different
Conferences, striv ing against each other,
but. "sTittviNo TOGETtiF.n for the faith
once delivered to the sanits." "Provok
ing each oilier to love," Are.
li. Th : second agument of "North
(.'arolina Methodic!." is,'T have heard it
suggested and even asserted that design
ing men were at the bottom of this
movement."
Who suggested it ? Who asserted
1 ......
j anv sueti thing . 1 ilo not know who
were the prime movers in this move
ment, but I would say that we have no
such movers of sedition, nor demago
gues, whos motto is, "Hide or ruin."
Has any one of our leaders made known
his designs in this matter? Has any
one of the iinder-strikers betrayed the
confidence of our leaders iu this move
ment ? Who then has a right to "sug
gest such a thing?"' "Judge not that
ye be not judged."
. Any one has a right to cast his lot
with either the Fast or West, in ease of
a division, without giving any public
notification of his private intention so to
do. A word to the wise is Mifdcieiit.
4. As to his fourth argument in re
gard to the disposition of the Charlotte
District on the division question; T
think the H rot her must be mistaken
In case the Oeneral Conference should
determine to give us the territory desig
nated in our petition, and to divide, even
according to ihe line suggested in the
pet itioti, ( which is not arbitrary at all)
the Charlotte Histn'ct would be one of
the last, bodies to refuse to act in har
mony with the great body of Methodism,
to aid iu spreading Scriptural holiness
in these lands. 1 am afraid that the
false "pride" of "North Carolina
Methodi-t, "leads him to think that every
body ought to oppose this matter. Hroth
er, you must "crucify the old man with
his lusts," and "humble yourself under
the mighty hand of God."
As to the literary institutions of the
State and Church, they belong to the
whole State and Church, and an ecclesi
astical division will not effect the title
to the same unless there be a i-otitmet
made to that effect. Nobody is for
bidden to send to institutions beyond our
ecclesiastical bounds, and even if "other
Conference are throwing out induce
ments to the "West," and if they accept
thebaite.who en 11 hinder thein?If the di
vision is not granted, and we remain to
gether, they have a right to accept "in
ducements" in the West if they choose
Every institution stands on its merits
There is no great enthusiasm in this
section with regard to the division move
ment, that I can discover. They have
submitted the matter to the wisdom 0
the General Conference and are willing
to abide their decision. I do not think
that any one, nor is there any two, or
more of the prime movers in the division
question that intend tolly off if this
matter fuils, and establish a jurisdiction
of their own.
W'e plnee this matter in the hands of
our delegates and the whole General
delegation of the Church, South, in our
official action, both in the District Con
ferences. and in the Annual Conference
in Salisbury, and we do not propose
whimsically to amend these resolutions
nor withdraw the petitions until that
wise body shall take action in the case.
Then submit.
C. N. A.
Newton, N. C, March L'lHh, 187.
i I! KFN SHOKO STATION,
litto. Hoiuin r: We have just passed
through the services of our second Quar
terly Meeting. The occasion was one
ol interest Hro. W oo.l. our 1'. t. was
at his post ready for the battle in the
ninue of the Lord. His preaching was
earnest and edifying. The communion
was hugely attended, and was crowned
with the presence of the King of the
Feast. Five persons connected them
selves with the Church. Three adults
were bnntised. All seemed to feel the
presence of the Lord.
The Presbyterian Church being closed
for repairs their congregation worshiped
with us. On Sunday night. Dr. Smith
occupied the pulpit, and preached an
earnest sermon which was of a charac
ter to do much good.
The recent revival in our church was
one of great power. Jt is but seldom
that I have witnessed such displays of
grace. It was the Lord's work and
marvellous in our eves. It did a waken a
religious sentiment in this city without
parallel for many years past. All de
nominations represented in the city were
found day after day and night after night,
meeting together in worship and in tri
umph. How (tod's grace did prevail
over denominational distinctions and
nil forms of prejudice. The work was
deep and powerful. As the result of
the meeting, we have received into our
church eighty persons, seventy by ex
amination nnd ten bv transfer.A "Young
Men's Christian Association" has been
formed, and prayer-meetings are held
in some part of the city nearly every
night in the week.
Mmy Mon, a junker lady from
Jonesboro, Indiana, was the main instru
ment in the hand of God, in awakening
the great interest: though the laborers
were abundant and many lav members
and young converts did much to increase
the interest of the meeting.
Greensboro Female College partici
pated largely in the benefits of the revi
val. All the young ladies, except
two or three, wdio had not previously
done so, made a profession of religion
and last Sunday nearly all of them bowed
together at the table of the Lord, and
received the emblems of his body and
blood. What a lovelv scene when so
many young persons publicly acknowl
edge the Lord to be their (tod.
S. D. Ai.ams.
Greensboro, April 1st.
Mr. Epitou: Your last issue contain
a short article from Hro. Carrawav, of
Winston, iu which he has this to say
about the new Conference enterprise in
our State: " My notion about a division
of the Conference is not the popular ore.
We labored twenty years to get a re
spectable. Conference and now we are
going to destroy our glory." The sen
timent here expressed meets my appro
val. I heartily endorse it. 'When this
subject was first canvassed I was in fa
vor of it. Hut the more I think about
it, the more 1 am convinced it will be
nu wise, at least for the present. In the
first place it will be very difficult to fix
a proper and satisfactory boundary.
The one indicated by our last Conference
action ought not to be satisfactory to any
body, whether opposed to or in favor of
the measure. It is not in my view, an
equitable divison of the Conference, at
all, audi have seen or heard of no other
suggested. It does not occur to me,
without entering into a full discussion
of the measure, that we would do well
to let things remain as they are for the
present. I can't think of any interest
of Methodism that will be promoted bv
two Conferences, that can't be as well
attended to by one. The arguments of
which I have read and heard do not
convince me of the practicability of the
move . There are obstacles and diffi
culties in the way which will be hard to
remove, and I think the General Con
ference will find it so. Besides I don't
think the people generally of both
Fast and Wt are ready for it. The
time may come when we ought to divide,
but not now, so 1 think.
T. Y. Gctiiiuf..
N. C. NORMAL MUSIC SCHOOL.
Dr.. Bobbitt : I am very happv iu
being able to inform your retailors tjiijt I
have succeeded in procuring the services
of Prof. Keiffer and Funk of Virginia,
for a State Normal Music School at
Rutherford College, during the month of
June, next.
Circulars and terms will be advertis
ed in a short time. 1 give ror a FitEE
ticket to attend.
Yours,
K. L. Ap.titNF.i nr.
YALl'F OF CLASS-MKKT1NGS.
Kev. Thomas Chippcrticbl compiled
the following on class-meetings, which
we clip from the New York Ciirihtiax
Akvocatr :
"It can scarce be conceived," writes
Wesley, "what advantages have been
reaped from this little prudential regu
lation. Many now happily experienced
that Christian fellow ship of which they
had not so much as an idea before."
Stkvkns' Hisroiiv of Metiiooism, vol..
m, k. 4.";-.
"It is by these blessed institutions
(class-meetings) that the blind are led
in the right way: the penitent encourag
ed; the tempted comforted, and all urged
forward to the mark of the prize of our
high calling." Ki it.vi!i Watson.
"Nothing, indeed, could supply its
place. It is a fact that cannot lie con
cealed, that the most faithful, useful,
and influential Methodists arc most de
voted to our peculiar meetings, especial
ly the weekly class, and most punctual1
to attend: while the luke-warni worldly
minded and disaffected are least dispos
ed to onjoy the priv'lege." Hi-moi-Mounts.
"Our Methodist brethren "have their
weekly elass-iiieetiigs for Conference
and contributions both; and these, I
feel assured, are the sources and ground
work of the immense increase of that
denomination, now largely ahead ol us,
though we had a century or more
the start of llielii. Their class-meetings
keep them all at it, and always at
it." Dtt. W.vvi.am".
"The .class-meetings among the
Methodists is nothing but the realiza
tion of the communion of saints. Il has
been the true life of every thing in
Methodism." Lonhov (Jr.viiTr.iu.v Rr.
vikw, Oct., 1M, ' -
"The class-meeting has, more than
any other means, preserved the original
purity and vigor of Methodism. It is
the best school of experimental di
vinity the world has seen in modern
times." Sti.vkns' Hihtoky ok Metho
dism, vol. 11. i'. 481 .
" I o sever it from tlie Methodistic
system would be to inflict a paralyzinj
stroke, if not a death blow." Key'
Class Leader's Manual.
"Much of the energy, unity, and sta
bility of Methodism is due to the class
system. The most intelligent and ad
vanced Methodists hold it iu high es
teem" M'Clintock and Strong's Cy
clopedia. " 1 o surrender the class-meeting is to
take the heart out of Methodism: toes
teem it eight.lv is to enfeeble the pul
sation of that heart." Annual Address
of the British Methodist Conference.
"The class-meeting has done more to
promote Methodism than any other part
of its organization, and that Methodism
would never succeed as a spiritual pow
er in the earth without class-leaders."
Rev. A. Maeaulev, President of the
British ( '.inference.
"I may be permitted to say that I .1
not believe the Methodist Church would
have accomplished one tenth part of the
work she has accomplished in the last
century had it not been for the class
meeting." Hi shop Simpson.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
From Thk National Baptist: "An
anonymous article ot six pages 011
'Church Independence' has just gone in
to the waste basket. When it appears
again as white paper, we trust that
whoever writes on it will put his
name to it.
From the Prkshytkrian Wkf.ki.t,
'We think no one will dispute the
statement that the new Indian policy of
our Government is the best in theory
that has ever been inaugurated; and we
also believe that it is the wisest in prac
tice, notwithstanding the hue and cry
that is frequently raised in certain quar
ters against it. If Christian men can
not honestly manage Indian affairs on
our frontier, is it likely that the grasj
ing and selfish agents can do it?"
FromZios's Hkkai.p: If persons at a
distance suppose that the criticism to
which Mr. ( -ook and the Monday lec
tureship have been submitted, have di
minished his audiences, or affected un
favorably" their quality, they are greatly
mistaken. The gteat audience-room has
not been better filled during the whole
hundred discourses than for the lasthalf-
ilozen lectures. 1 tie interest, both 111
the preludes and discussions, has been
fully sustained. No one of the series of
his subjects has been invested with more
practical and immediate value than the
one now in progress, upon the relation of
infidelity to the family. The volume
embodying this course, when published,
will he of permanent value."
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.
An exchange says that three of
the bishops of the Reformed Episcopal
Church were originally Methodists
Cummins, Nicholson and Fallows.
Rev. Cyrus D. Foss, 1). 1)., Presi
dent of Wesleyan University, and Hon.
Will Cuinback, of Indiana, are the fra
ternal delegates to represent the Metho
dist Episcopal Church at the General
Conference of the M. K. Church, South,
at Atlanta.
At the late session of tho Kentucky
Conference, a report tins adopted that
no local preacher ought to be licensed,
and 110 layman elected to official posi
tion in the Church, who does not aid
will not take one of our Church periodical?..
BISHOP MARVIN.
An extraordinary man was Hi-h-op
Marvin. His colleague, Bishop
McTveire, has written a sketch ol" bis
career fortius number. It is a capital
in per. Both the writer and the sub
ject have been for years personal
friends of the editor of this maga
zine. It so liappem-d that we were the
first man to fell Mr. Marvin that lie
was bishop-elect. It was in New Or
leans. The General 'Conference of bis
Church had ejected him in hisnbsence.
He hail been roughing it in Texas,
sixteen years before him and tne had be
coiiieucqiiaintcd in St. Lou is. ( )n leaving
the steamer he came direct to our lodg
ings in New Orleans. At the foot of
the stairs we met him with the sal
utation :
" Why. Hishop Marvin, where are
you from ?'.
He looked surprised and di-pleas-ed.
" Did you
linked.
" Tell tne
this stiifl :" h
get t li- telegram?" We
what you mean l.v all
e replied, looking agita-
ted.
With serioii.- face ami tone, we -a'ul :
"Yon were elected Hi-Imp v e-terihiv
imd telegrams ha;.- been sent in several
dirctions for you and I snppo-ed one
had found you and brought you."
" No," said he. "I bad bu-iu. w ilh
. and came to see him."
He vv as dee pi v agitated m ml si ret. ... d
himself upon the bed am! altera wnilc
be said :
"Well. I have several limes in my
life felt that I might bo called to this
otlice.7"
Other ministers entered, and ii. the
gen eral con vi.-rsat 1011 he se.-meii to re
vive. He was too rudely dressed fo en
ter the church where he was to be re
ceived iis bishop-dec I. so several of the
ministers, at tin" suggestion of the 1,'ev
Dr. Charles K. Marshall, iu-i-led on
presenting to him a clerical suit I.e.-. lin
ing the occasion. lie was the liist
nan 111 ins i.inircn who nan noon elec
ted to the Fpiseopaoy w ilh a full -uit
of heart: . Wo recollect distinctly that
the senior Hishop called us to him be
fore Mr. Marvin's consecration, and
said :
"See hero. Doctor couldn't V oil pur-
suado the now Hishop to have his fact
shaved ?"r
" Don't know Hi-hop. it
to take a man by the board
danj
That evening while the conversation
was general am! genial, we took the
liberty to suggest that the hoard was
tin offence to some of the brethren.
"They'll have Jo stand it." said he :
thev elected me in my hoard and they
must endure nit-in my beard."
Yes." we suggested. "Hut remem
ber you wore not present when you
were elected. I doubt whet Ik
they could hav e been ptirstiaded to elect
you if they had seen what a hoo
man you are, shaved or bearded."
He laughed at this sadly, but insisted
on keeping as much of his homeliness
as possible "under hair."
In a private note Hi-hop McTveire re
minds us that sixteen years ago wo re
marked that Hishop Murvins nose stood
011 his face as tho nose of Calvin is
painted on bis. We believe wo did no
tice that, but we do not see that our
engraving quite brings out the char
acteristic. But it is a capital likeness.
7,'i t-. -. i i'iiis. ii -'( .( V
Siniihiy M icjitziiiej'or .!.
RAILROAD TICKETS TO GEX'L
CONFERENCE.
I am in receipt of letters informing
me that there will he put on sale at
toldsboro, Italeigli and recnioro, on
April 27, t-'S, 'i'.ltli and oOth, round trip
tickets to Atlanta, good to ret 11 111 within
30 days from the date of sale. Thev
can be purchased by both Delagates and
Arisitors to the General Conference.
The juice for the return ticket will be
From (toldsboro, ifii'd.jSf)
From Raleigh, tifi.t.'.O
From Greensboro, 1H.70
Dki.kuatks starting from Charlotte
will be required to pay one full fare to
the Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Co.
and will be returned Kiir.K upon the cer
tificate of the secretary of theCotif.
N. II. D. Wilson.
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS.
W tlmington Star: The value of
foreign exports from this port for the
month of March, foot up $42(i.SSl. The
collections from all sources amounted
to $'2,.-JlS,54, of which .f:!'.,:0 was in
coin.
Newborn Nut Shell; The Revenue
Cutter, E. A. Stevens, is expected to
arrive in Newborn this week Ittdge
Kerr was in our city yesterday and
again preached in the Baptist church,
both liiorniug and evening.to the delight
of his hearers. He leaves for Pamlico
to-day, where he holds court this week.
Oxford Torchlight: If we cannot
get the Moffett bell punch introduced
into North Carolina, we are in favor of
a new ballot box with something H'"
these registers attached. Let the bell
ring and number every ballot deposited.
This will prevent repeating and false
voting. What patriot will introduce
them into Granville? We'll need them
next August.
Elizabeth City Economist: It "ives
us pleasure to state that the Executive
Committee of the Albemarle Agricultu
ral Society have, made their arrange
ments with the pioprietor of the Fair
Grounds, for holding the Fair this
Pall.
Goldsboro Messenger: It pains us
to chronicle the death of J. H. Coward.
Esq., which occurred at his residence in
Lenoir county 011 the J2d ult. Mr.
Coward was a most exemplary and high
ly esteemed citizen, and had twice ser
ved the people of Greene and Lenoir in
the State Senate.
Wilmington Review : A mass
meeting of tho citizens of Ponder count v
will he hdil at Buig.iv. .:i Wcdncs.hiv ,
Mav 1st, for the purpose of tal ing st.-i.!,
to further the project of :i i iiho.i.i t.,
Onslow county, and for other uiait.
of interest to the people of those emu,,
ties. An educational convention (vj
also ho held at the oanif lilue .u,,
place.
The A-he lib: C'.-Yc ,1 -iiyslluit at
a liii-otiug of capitalist specially inter
ested in the early completion of t ! -Spitrhiiiburg
ami A-heville RMi!ti;nlii
was decided that Iron should t, on.,,
be purchased to complete Ihe road ,,
ilelidei -oji ville.
Sheriffs. C. Welch of Yadkin coun
ty, brought dow n 1 w o conv i.-is on Wed
nesday. Zacharias .leller-oii sentence.
fr an assmilt with intent to commit
rape v. iii remain In ear-. .lose Lvmiu
c iiivi. -led of larceny, w ill abide ju-t ;-!
year-.
1-aae 1 i-v .- . eji..i-i-i, tole from
D. d. Ellis" house a number of small nr
ticles. on ii!-t week. J II -t lis he vv
boarding the N.-wb.-rn train. Ollii-ei-Goodwin
invited him to walk up to
roj.olii.-in I! -ill. He did so. The prop
el 1 w as found in hi- pos sion. mid he
w as -.cm on to jail.
l,i 'I'u - I r. night of l.is week
the lower .-lore of W C Ac A B Stromn li
w a- entered by some ingenious cracks
men. A hole w as bored the-eivl'. the
door and through this a wire was iu
serted to ia;di ti chain that works the
boils at t lie top of t ii- door. The bot
tom fa-toning via- broken off sometime
ag . and thi- fact must have b.-mi
klloW 11 to Ihe robber. They .-Ucecede.l
in getting some f"w dollar and a few
fancy groceries.
I'OlililliN SECULAR .VOTES.
The iear:: goal! ( ioveriiinent h.i.
accepted (i.e condition prop-i-i-d In
( ieriuatiy.
Su rreni l--r- of -mail number- of
Cuban in-ur;-.eiis eoiii inii" daily.
(treat I'.ritain i importing Amer
ican made !ga 1- iu largi- quantities.
II. 1 v d:i"- piano v. a - rt 11 i ly .!.! in
iu Vienna for 1,-Jii'i tl-.rins.
The i'l-ii -iaii I'l inee-s Imperial i
an eager collector of w ork of ari.
The Me i.-a II ( Ollgre. eoiunieu.-e.l
its regular e.-ion April 1.
France ha- paid to (o-rmituv all
but t:'..Mi.:!."i(l of the war indemnity
fund of fl.O.ll.dl.sl l.
TheSullaii of Turkey lias puhliclv
expressed loO-mau J'a-ha his admira
tion and gral ilinle for his heroic ib-i.-n-e
of Plevna.
It i reported that an exceedingly
rich silver mine ha been di-eovcicd in
I Valley, Norway.
The w ant-of t hi r-ty dog-a re pro
vided tor in Paris by special bais -n
the foot of drinking fo-iutain-.
An luleru.itional Exhibition is ,,
b:- bold iu Milan in l,.7!. under tin
patronage of King Humbert.
A protectionist reaction is -aid to
have . -el iu Svve.b nin consequence of
th bird tin:.-.
A coroner' jury has found (hat
lb: lo of tho British hip Frtilit.
was accidental.
The Pope ha- appointed Curditiid
D. Piotro ns Pontifical Cniuerleiigo.
Thirty miners wore suffocated by
a colliery explosion in North Stafford
shire, Engiuinl. March 2.
Archbishop Labtisiida of Mefr-o
has been created a cardinal. IL- i tin
first Mexican cardinal evr appointed.
The Pope la.-1 week appointed the
Scottish Bishops, and conferred the hat
upon Cardinal M'Closkoy
G EN ERAL NEWS.
Atlanta hunks are ving out goh! tf
heir depositor.
The New York Sun fav a colfnf cf
fifty German lauiilie is 10 f-ave New Yo rk
soon lor Buinbridve
Tlie North AI ibatnian nejs: ,-A 1 umber
of our German ciiizeos are preparing to plant
large crops of Irinh po'ato. wilh a view ot
shipping their hrst crop to CLicK".''
A pe:rthl bacon btt lien A iMarrd
in princ- Edwrd county Vi.pnU, and fir
warded to the 1'nivergity Vu-ieum
Th Lr.-Va-iirfl ol Vuuin-a 1.1 iu tut
-egsion. pns-d a law makii K it a niiidemean
or tor -ny one to pa the poll tax of auother
m ijder to ret Iii vote.
Tt e beach at GalveiCon TVvn tn h
the leng-sr. and b oa le-t iu ttie w.rld. i-
twenty- luve miles iu letnrth.
In the K' iitucky I.ei-8'oture. a few iNv
iiHM. MrS,.un 0t Madi-on( c ille.I li- men
tion ot the Speaker to th- increBs.uK pra.-ti.
..f tlu-nwinj; papi-r wads by .he members, and
d avoided its suppression.
School a ten latici in V.ririui. hisiieir
Ig doubled since is;j . in ,.-,,, CHr0ljr);l h
has .early .piadrupi.! since Js;o; ,'r, Kioi-i.li,
Manama. Mh-sipui anc Texas good
progress has been nude toward permanent
education .
It is sUted that otrer S200.000 has been
invested in tV,ii in the neighborhood of
Petersburg, Va sine -he iu erna-ional rel -ebration
held tore Ut M-iy The Southern
counties f th.t .,,. Brw ooking or a coa.
siderable ioltux ol KnlUhmea.
TV.nvi leXew: v.eriom accident occurred
on the il-ct, s-,.ti,r!i Nlimm Fa.e, K)il
toad S amidol.,,. ,n;, B Xb ,rttjn Wfl gfamiirg
11 cut r. ar -riov. rdle" the (arm ol JH.
Win T. St erlin lending with dirt to y'
ou the ro; d bed, when the bank gave w.fy
and fell v c ii nud r it four couvicts w.i
were w. ik uirou the rod. The iinforlii'i. e
men we,e all budlv hint, and on.', H .
thoashi sn-iaiued seri,,UA inju' i The curs
were thrown trom the Hack also, but to
dam-ge of any co3equenca wa done to
thm.
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