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TO MY HARP. (A REPLY.)
ha.d
Thr rut-- have soothe 1, at least, my own poor ear.
To th- not birra. tU f upon tLe :uu.d
111 fiin,; the.1 ne'er.
t in i no iaral iu-t:u uut" of woe,
Eve-i tuo ia$U lii a jr juiiks to siag oi joy un
known, Yft, I. .t ls; have swiif I to led and know,
Tbrn as my own,
tion i my you'll bur, on Ue 'ide of s-inp.
It passed along iti'h bright and nny sh tmj.
Tin no lo yo :tU, no real or tancied wrong
My neart deplores.
An i! iv?, pTire lova. tuy pow-r of Christian son,
Ki ian.-el to me, aa I. that 1jv. hihfst. best.
Th luve of Qvd. from i s source pure and strong,
W- lei to my heait.
I aa IMiui J i t'ii-, h pft, Iieavealv hope.
IC j. br'TTeued been by the w?et song-powpr's rt:
Wui-e, to tu ike others as myself, look up,
!la beii thy part.
least I t iiik to au l tuat thought. alonet
Forbid m. at tuy fa'e, 'o fret or carp,
t". r bli-s-in- m .uy 1 h .ve i.a i. .nd one
N ;h-?. my Harp.
Strang thou has, been by no ster anchorite,
lo. hou hast cd.ed the common i cpl, all,
A'aj've harl the gUily shut in from no light
Bund by no thrall.
T i ii. I claim t'a v?. p -e Harp! my friend
A - tnuJ of other humble ouea, lite roe,
A i ! for th solace to us, thou dost send,
We will b ess thee !
I . ...
(3 o m m u n i c a t c D.
For tin- Advocjte.
Tin: ml:tii musts a x i tiim or
phans. Now i- it po ible'.' The hist straw
i- laid mi t ht- cane-l's hack. We have
( i recn-boro Female " burdened
with ,i debt which nnht be paid. Da
venport l--in;i' ('idlc'' in a-Iics, and,
in c'int'niii"iuv, many iiiaiintain girls
ur. wing up i:t ignnraiifi.-. (.'slcvan
FViiia'"' ('cillfgi' inrni"l an I jiaviiient 10
iiiM'd -v tin.' .M-vcral !.! ii lanli-s which
iii--ui'j l it. Trinity in ntl ' t" oiulow-
lllt'llt Ullil Iillt.l:-rIori! '..r vit
of iiit:i l;K l'liil'liiiz. Tiifli ivr ntnt
r.:-!"..rt .'ir Dish Pr;-.-;diiij: Khlers
.i:: t t.nt-i. thf v.-..ra--'Ut !!--ciie:.-
iiil:,.'.T. iiiii-i ...i i t n r..j.I tii
t h'-a'.hrii. I 1 1 : t a ni.niuii 'iital chiuvli
in R.ii-'uh, aa 1 : :li 'v tht- Boi.k (,'oti
(rn ; an I'lm; in- .l.-ht. Tu niivt all
t uMicati'iiii is iiiiiifiiiiih-, and to
;iM tln (i'ha!o t !;" i-rcs.Mit iMirdt'iis
i 'in "t' th.- ijUt-ri-.:i.'"
;'rt 1ft i:-l".ik at thf other idc. Is
vv i:i:t!i i-iiaritv a !I-:iiiic, or a lm.
.;. n '.' If v-.u wt-iv in ili-tr-s, and in
M-.r.'ii ni a man tn pray u i:h vmi, would
viim t'tki- niif who thank- 0. l tor so
;i tin fppi.rtiHiltli'
i ! - h.'can-f i lu-P'
Y. : ha li-ard tl
. nr i tn." who ur'.ua
!li' inaiiv rail- '?
liiirra! and ruii-t-
, ; 1 ihri-l ia:i lvtnrn thank1-, hcoau-e
id- v. .kf w.is '.-i. fa-y aid his hnnh-n so
i-:!". Ki n a -nrriy pfi -i'i.nti-d apostle
-'iid: "1 am cxi-i'i-dinir jnytnl in all our
: : ih-ilation." H"w ditti-rciit is iht
tiin. --t r ing i liundi lnoiiihi'r '? Kvou ill
ll s i ia'iji, hi" call- tlu I. rd an austere
in i-T. r. and di'phin - man"s sad Coiidi
: !!. He -ays tin- f.ur l "put no trust
servant-, and his angels 1
ie
li iiged with t'nllv."' He -ays "man is
! n;i niitci troulde as the sparks tly tip
i' ird." He has never learned that Je
hovah came down to earth expresslv to
i. pu.'tiate tin- cliaracter which Kliphaz
iiad uiven him. ;md men have tem
p 'larv trials. Paul had a "thorn" and
prays t'nr its removal. Hi- p raver was
answered vi ith the word-: "Mv grace is
-alticient t'ortliee." I stojijied near Al
heniaile Sound to dine with t farmer.
He said, "1 am so glad you know Iro.
Sharpc. He made me give .f. to the
'liege: l.ut he preached us a good ser
mon and we all love a man who tells us
ifl- duty so plainly. Tell him to conic
again."
That man's means were limited, but
a fountain of benevolence was opened,
and his heart grew larger as the pres
sure of his jjur-e was removed from it.
Jt is often necessary to make the purse
small'-;, that the heart may find room to
grow larger. I was once talking- with
a pioas lady: She said, "my husband is
not a christian, but he gives me money
and I wish to do good with it. Three
times i have gone to the church on the
hill to join it, but each time the pastor
was so doleful that mv resolution faih:
me. He never te'fis us how ... I. v:,
and has not taken a collection for any
object since the second year of the war."
Now t here are just such persons, and
there are also unconverted persons wish
ing to do good with their moneyj who
would gladly contribute to the relief of
Ireeiishoro College, if they could be
properly approached. Theyvouhl feel
that it was more blessed to give than to
- receive.
The mountain Methodists cannot af
!",'.''.'l ti, Vt Davenport 'ol!ege remain
t.nfiiii1. ' and raise their children in
J.-'""! ' Ignorant and extravagant
women throw themselves away and
waste what they inherit. A father may
toil in ain, unless his daughters are
pre, t. trained. Many Tears neo I
REV. .1. 15. BBITT, I. P.", Editor asd Publisher.
Vol. XX III.
rode with a ri h man iu his carriage,
and his convention was (not in hea
ven, but) oi1 !"-..-. 1 was disgusted
and told hin plainly that I lived in a
small sindi torv house, and had no
onus in tli country as he had; but the
Lord hadVv'cn me a happy and grate
ful heart, "id I was infinitely richer
than he. That man is now dead. His
wife aiul-onie of his children are dead,
and thre his grand children are in
the ( rpl-in Asylum. The people must
save th' i" children by building up their
schools
W'e-evan College is'not vet in the N.
C Cod'erence, and its insurance money
mav 1 collected. Some wealthy friends
mav ie and endow Trinity and Ruther
ford, and thus the educational burdens
mav be carried with case. And (strange
as i may seem to some) the support of
the uinistrv is an act of economy. The
go lv man pavs a moderate sum for the
sn -port of the gospel: but the ungodly
u in pays iuimodeiateh for his pleas
ires, his indulgences and his dissipa
tions. How many church members
ontiibute as much to all objects of
benevolence as soma of their neighbors
lay on the bar ?
! Our lives and our property are often
protected and saved by the faithful
proclamation of heaven's high behests.
And yet how many pastors receive, for
a whole year of anxious toil, as much a
is spent on a single ball? How many
average Sunday morning collections
would it take to buy a good fox dog "?
Hut when did you ever hear the pleasure-seeker
grumble about "so many
calls?"
We laymen (for 1 am not a minister)
ought to be a-hamed of the fuss we
make over the little we do for that no
ble band of men who sound the gospel
trumpet on almost every hill and dale in
our land. I have seen the circuit-rider
leave a comfortable home, and go to the
gateway of death, and draw his sword
upon satan. Presiding Elders and
Bishops have larger fields, heavier re
sponsibilities and more, difficult duties.
What a pleasure to every lover of hu
man souls to see these faithful watch
men standing at the door of gosjiel
grace ! "The liberal soul shall be made
fat: and he that watereth shall be wa
tered also li ilii --ei f V.,e wliere is tli.
man uttha soul too sin;iil to take in the
orphans ? The Conference has by wmrl
n il deed approved the work. The
' "aodist preacher sees so much of the
- mtows of the fatherless, that even hu
man sympathy ( not to mention chris
tian charity) compels him to love his
country more because good people reach
down the hand of affection and lift up
the poor ami needy orphans.
The Crand Lodge of Masons began
this work in North Carolina; but these
Masons, liberal as they are, cannot do it
all. They give the buildings and
grounds, and .fli.lKMIa year from their
g.-neral fund, and what they can spare
livm subordinate lodges. They sav
treat ail denominations alike and help
the most needy orphans. The Metho
dists must start an orphan house of
their own, or co-operate with the one
now in operation. Your co-operation is
invited and preferred. e do not ask
vim to annoy your congregations, dust
lay the facts before the people, and give
them an opportunity with the assurance
that you will forward their contribu
tions. We have to-day I'JT orphans and.
many applications for admission. We
have learned to feed, clothe and teach
them for five dollars each, per month.
We feel safe therefore in promising a
judicious and economical use of all the
funds contributed.
Every minister, passing in reach of
Oxford, is invited to come and preach to
the orphans.
Rev. Junious P. Moore, just before he
fell asleep, made his annual contribution
to the orphan work, and, like Job, went
byforc his Judge with "the blessing of
liiin that was ready to perish."
J. H. Mills, Supt.
For thi! Advocate.
GROWING IN GRACE.
II V I.. L. NASH.
There is no subject that is more gen
erally misunderstood, than "Growing iu
grace." Well-meaning people, who are
really anxious to do good, frequently
darken counsel on this subject, by words
without wisdom.
We frequently meet those who think
that a growth in g:.ice, and a growth in
t conversion is the same thing. But
when you analyze this subject von will
a... i, that nearly all of the fogy thinking
on it results from not understanding the
doctrine of justification by faith.
The first time 1 ever read the account
of John Wesley's conversion, I wonder
ed that so wise a man as he was, should
lie so long, in finding out, that simple
faith in Christ was the only condition
of justification. But upon a better ac
quaintance with the subject, I find that
the wise of this world rarely ever under
stand the simple plan of salvation, and
the reason is that they will not become
as little children that they may enter in
to the kingdom of (iod. The thing
ttiat surprises me now, is that John
Wesley ever did consent to be saved by
faith aloiie.
It is very hard for one who imagines
that he understands all about the plan
of salvation, but, who was never convert
ed to give up his knowledge, and go to
Christ, and plead for pardon.
Rather thau do this he will contend
tor a gradual growth into conversion.
He knows that there is no period in his
life when he knew his sins forgiven,
and yet fancies himself a child of Crod,
and depends upon the witness of his own
.Spirit alone to support his claim to an
heirship with (iod.
Justification by faith alone, is the
doctrine of Protestantism. It is the
doctrine of the Bible beyond (juestion.
Now if we are justified by faith without
the deeds of t lie law, justification pro
ceeds a growth in grace. We are all
the subjects of prevenient grace, but no
one grows in grace, until he yields to it
and is changed from a natural state, ami
becomes a child of (iod. This he does
the moment he believes on the Lord
Jesus Christ, with a heart unto right
eousness, and makes confession with his
lips unto salvation. No man can thus
believe on, and confess Christ, but by
the grace of (iod I'Ukvkntino him.
Y e do not use the word prevent here
in the ordinary sense; but we mean bv
it, meeting, and assisting him. In a
state of nature, man has no power of
his own to do good. But it would he
well for us to remember, that there are
none who arc left entirely in a state of
nature. Al are the subjects of prevent
ing grace; and may by the power thus
imparted, repent, and believe, and be
come the children of (iod. If these are
a ay exceptions to this grace, among
men at the present day, we believe they
are very few. There may be some who
are giving up, and who are past feeling,
but we believe the goodness of God does
not permit many such to inhabit the
earth. No man will be lost because he
was never the subject of divine love,
and consequently of preventing grace.
But preventing grace never grows into
efficient, or saving grace, until man be
lieves in Christ, and becomes a co-worker
with (iod in working out his own
salvation with fear and trembling. This
work never really begins until conver
sion places the man where he may
grow in grace.
All that the sinner can do, is to pray
f..r. .-...,1 ,,-, k a I iiig t-o't" '"I - lll'ls"(
when ever lie has this hi'- may begin to
giort iii 1,'iai'r, lint not tieiore. lie lias
the grace of faith given him to begin
with, he must use this, and cry for j tow
er to accept Christ ,ts his own personal
saviour. When he feels in his he-art
that he does trust in Christ, and that he
has peace with (iod, then he should add
to his "faith, virtue, and to virtue
knowIedge:and to knowledge temperance;
and to temperance patience; and to pa
tience godliness; and to godliness broth
erly kindness; and to brotherly kindness
charity." "Thiis is a faithful saving.
md these things I will that thou affirm
constantly, that thev which have iielif.v
ED in (iod might be careful to maintain
good works." Titus .'5-S. Faith is the
first thing. There can be no growth in
grace until we are justified by faith.
But we cannot grow into justification by
faith; for whenever u e believe in Christ
with all the heart i are instantly jus
tified. From these promises, the con
clusion is easy. Therefore justification
precedes a growth in grace. But what
is justification ?
Y e answer, a state of noncondemna
tion, which results from an act of par
don which passes in the mind of (iod.
It is what (iod dees for us through
Christ. Regeneratii'U is a concomitant
of this.
Regeneration is ;i new birth. It is
what (iod does in us by His Spirit,
simultaneously, with thi; act that pardons
us.
From this it appears also, that there
can he no real growth in grace until we
are converted, or bom again. How can
we grow up in Christ, before we are in
Him at all ? Our growth before con
version must be something like the
growth before a natural birth. There
can be no light with it. If we grow in
to any consciousness at all, it must be a
consciousness, that we are lost, But
when from the dark night of condemna
tion, and death, we wake into a con
sciousness of sins forgiven, there we may
grow up to the Ajiostolie dimensions
''Till we all come iu the unity of the
faith, and of the knowledge of the son of
Crod, unto a perfect man, unto the mea
sure of the stature of the fulness of
Christ" Eph. 4 1M.
Let us remember, that while there is
no real growth in grace before we are
born into the kingdom, that there is no
standing still after we are converted. We
must grow, or die. If we grow, and do
all we can to increase our grace, it will
he given more abundantly. Then let ufc
"grow in grace, aiul in the knowledge of
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To
him be glory both now and forever
"Amen."
Lord Castlereagh and Sir Thomas
Romilly were the leaders of the bar in
their day. They both died suicides.
Wilberforce accounts for their aberra
tion of intellect on the ground that thev
wert' umntermitteiit in tlieir work, ami
they never rested on Sunday. " Poor
fellow !" said Wilberforce in regard lo
Castlereagh. " Poor i & How ?
It
' non-observance of th" Sabbath.'
Tho Faith once delivered to the Saints.
i'uhlishcd in the gntciMts of
Baleigli, N". C, Wednesday, April 24,
For the Advocate.
"WESTERN X. C. CONFERENCE."
A correspondent of the Nasville Chris
tian Advocate, and a member of tha
Holston Conference, has the following
on the above :
"Much is being said eno and cox in
our Conference paper the Holston
Methodist aiient the contemplated new
Western North Carolina Conference.
Some of the brethren look upon this
Conference-scheme as a foregone conclu
sion, while others are not yet prepared
to see it in that light. Provided the
North Carolina Conference will set'
enough of her territory to make the new
Conference respectable in size and num
bers, with what they will get froia
Holston, I think there will be no serious
objection uigeii by any of the Holston
brethren. Not that we wish to get riil
of any of our North Carolina brethren,
or that we believe they wish to leavo
Holston, hut that we believe it will be
tor the good of the cause of Christ and
Methodism." This has the right ring
And we believe it expresses the existing
state of feeling and thought generally
prevalent, in our own Conference. The,
three Districts have directly concerned
( 'harlotte, Salisbury, and Shelby:have, by
resolution of their respective District
Conference, expressed themselves favora
ble to the proposed Conference. Indeed,
have asked for it. The Annual Con
ference at Salisbury, by an almost unan
imous resolution, memorialized the
General Conference, to organize a
Western N. C. Conference by unitiim
that portion of the Holston ( 'onferenee the Lord, and they arc so beneficial to
lying within N. ('., and the three Dis- Us that we feel greatly inclined to let all
trictsof'the X. C. Conference above j the readers of the Advocate know how
mentioned. The Holston Conference, j much God is doing for us in this way.
we believe, at its hist session, adopted : A great many members of other churcii
substsntiiilly tht same resolution. All es attend these meetings, and are de
the Districts directly concerned on both j lighted with the- harmony and joyful
sides, and ihe two Conferences, have ! soivit. One verv nious and intelliL-ent
agreeil that we ought to
have the new
Conference that the interests of the
Church demand it. Ye are not surpris
ed, therefore, that it is "a foregone con
clusion"" that the General .'otifereiiee
will establish it. Indeed, we do not see
how it could do otherwise in view of the
above existing facts.
Wo do not agree with Bro. (.'iirraway
ii.at "we labored for twenty years to get
a respectnute routerence, sunt now-terr
are going to destroy its glory." This
is by no means apparent. The Conference
deserves much for working itself to
present 2'i'oportions. But now that it
has grown so large that it can be ac
commodated, its annual convocations,
by only the few cities and large towns
of the State, its influence, together with
the presence and preaching of the Chief
Officers of the Church, the Bishops, is
thereby entirely cut off from many sec
tions of the State. Its usefulness is to
that extent crippled. A division, it is
! generally thought, will obviate this dif
fiddly, hoihiit to divide it, would
rather promote the true glory of the
Church in the State, rather than des
tiny it. I'.;;; it is said : "the Western
Conference will be, inconvenient, and
weak." However inconvenient it
stretches over a large scope of country,
rapidly increasing in pojmlation, that
needs the fostering care of the Church.
Wherever the people arc, there it is the
duty of the Church to go, plant itself,
and do the work for which it was raised
up. This it can never do so thoroughly
under the present organization. Nor
will it be so "weak" that it will not be
respectable, and take position considera
bly above a number of Conferences in
the Western portion of the Southern
Church. Besides there is room and
material for the orowtii ok the chief;
which is equally true of the mother, in
the central and eastern portion of the
State. Let them oi:ow as the oi ntry
orows. Nor will the Eastern Confer
ence be so "small and feeble," but that
it will stand about fifth on the roll of
the Southern Conferences, numbering as
it will upwards of 35,000 members,
with an equal proportion of ministers.
But "Methodism in the State will not
be benefitted by the change!" This is
simply a prophetical affirmation, the
truth or error of which, the future alone
will demonstrate. In the light f past
experience and from present surrounding
indications, it does seem to us the re
verse will be true Methodism in par
ticular, and Christianity in general will
Ijb benefitted by the charge.
As to Colleges and papers, they need
not suffer by the change. If future
developments demand new ones, let
them be established. But for the pres
ent let us stand by and support, as best
we can, what we already have. Trinity
and Greensboro can do the work of the
Church divided, as at present. So of
the Advocate and Holston Methodist.
As to the Carolina Methodist we agree
with Bro. C. While we have the
highest regards for the Editors, think
thf-movement inopportune. The future
mav demand it. Then let us have it.
i
i The A I'Voc te is favmably received
: lieie. -o lar as we learn We will
do
I
what we reasonably can lor its cnci:
tiotl.
J Ml.s 11 1. son
Mt. Airy. N. C. April th 1 S7S.
i A lanre numin r
tf minister'
.f tht
i Methmlist Episcopal Church were iutt i
! duced t ithe Baltimore Conference nf th
Meth..
its l.-i
t Episcopal Church, Soii'h at
nt -i-s-ioii, and w armly greeted.
pctJioiu'sm iu s&ortli Carolina.
For the Advoe ite.
CLASS-MEETINGS.
Methodisin and class-meetings are in
divisible. The first Methodist meeting
ever.held was a class- ting: the first
meeting Christ held after his resurrec
tion was a class-nieetiiig, when no one
was present but his disciples. And I
am fully confident ue never will do as
much good as it is' our duty to do un
less we come back to our .old-fashioned
class-meeting. 1 have a Methodist ex
perience of :S years, ami many of the
r.io.-t pleasant moments and profitable
s.vis.ms liare lieen 111 I li
So that, for eight or ten
felt an aching voice in
class room.
years, J have
ils altscence.
So since my appointment to tlie Calvarv
church, and especially since our great
revial last year, we have sought for the
most important means to keep those
faithful who were brought into the
church, so we appointed seven leaders
and divided the membership among
them, and mi every .Monday night have
an official meeting, including stewards
and leaders to dan for the
week s cru-
sade against satan's kingdom: four
class-meetings arc held by these differ
ent leadeis every week, on the different
nights, Tuesday, Wednesday and Fri
day. And (hen on every Sunday at 2i
o'clock, we have a general class-nieet ing
in our comfortable church, and from Kl
to attend regularly, when the power
of the Holy Spirit is so manifest as to
strengthen all present for the duties be
fore them; and really, thev re seasons
of great refreshing f:oiu the presence of
Presbyterian gentleman said a few Sab-
i i . . 1 i i.i . i ... .
oainsago, 111:11 no una neer oeeu 10 a
class-meeting before, and confessed him-
self happier than he had ever been be
fore, and on last Sabbath a prominent
Baptist attended and gave in hi;experi-
dice, saying it was the first class-meet-
imr he ever attended, but said In- never
vi So h:qipv iict'oic,
tainlv attend tliL-'e a
ami snoino. cer-
tin. On Monday
Wt wnt to his place of business and he j ' birsclves and horse kept, we are thank
was still happy, and remarked he had . fL . I am, with all the concern of a
uever spent as happy a day before iu all father for thee and thine. F. Asnritv.
his life: said that even all his temporal Batsto N. J., April lil , 11)0.
matters had gone well with him since. ;
A young lady of the Episcopal Church j Answered Prayer. At the Fulton
here is never absent when she can pos- j St'Wt M'MUS ve.ral fiioiids related
sibly attend, ami hardly ever fails to ,v,'0,lt incident, of personal deliverance
arise and testify for Jesus, speaking so : !" ,i""' K--'it financial trouble. One,
eloquently and wit ii
christian zeal as to 111
so much libera
ve all present to 1
Bay how good and how pleasant
it is for
brethren to live together in harmony.
We are laboring and praying for the j
conversion of at least o'1" souls in our'
church this year: this is the prayer, !
night and day, of its members, and we :
feel that (iod will hear our pravers. I
do hope th;:t the pastors of all our
churches wiil commence immediately i
and revive our beloved class-meeting.
1 .vviv. our beloved cl-.ss-meel in.-
Brethren, von cannot imagine the anxir
ty I feel in this matter. I know vou
are working for (iod and the salvation
of souls, and 1 think if ymi were con-
vinced iu reference to this means ,,f
grace, you would not neglect it another
week. " Then let me. beg and beseech you
all to .ut this ball in motion, and keep
it rolling till we all shall have back our
old-fashioned Methodist class-meeting.
Yours, in the bonds of christian af
fection, Js... F. Bt i r.
FATE OF THE APOSTLES.
All the apostles were assaulted by the
enemies , if the Master. They were called
seal their doc nines with their blood, and
nobly did they bear the trial.
Matthew sulfered maUyrdom by be
ing slain with the sword at a distant
city of Ethiopia.
Mark expired at Alexandria, after hav
ing boon cruelly dragged through the
streets of that city.
Luke was hanged upon an olivetreo,
in the classic land of Greece.
John was put into a caldron of boil
ing oil, but escap.nl death in a miracu
lous manner, and was afterward ban
ished to the Isle of Patmos.
Peter was crucified at Rome with his
head downward.
James the Greater was beheaded at
Jerusalem
Jane's the Less was thrown from a
lofty pinnacle of tic temple, and then
beaten ro death with a fuller's club.
Philip was hanged up against a pil
larat Hieropolis, Plirvgia.
Bartholomew was flayed alive.
Andrew was bound to the cross,
whence he preached to hi- persecutors
until he died.
Thomas wa- run liiroiili the bodv
with a lane, in the F. i - I ud ie .
Jllde wa- -hot to deilii wilii airows.
Matthias was iii- t stmu.-d, and then
' , . i i
, beheaded.
Barnabas of the gentiles, wa- stoned
i to death by the Jews at S ilouic.i.
! Paul, after various torture and perse
cutions, was at length beheaded at Koine
by the Emperor Nero.
A Christianity without mvsieiv is as
unphih.-ophical as it U misniptural.
.
REV. H. T.
1878.
ORIGINAL LETTER FROM BISH
OP ASBFRY-
Mr. A. S, Doughty sends us from
Berlin, N. J., a vkiuiatim copy of an
original letter (a lengthy mie) from
Bishop Asbury, now in his possession.
The letter is addressed to Rev. Thomas
Haskins, then pastor of old St. George's
M. E. Church, Philadelphia. We in
sert the opening paragraphs :
Mv Dkak Son : (iod be gracious to
thee and thine now and forever. Haste
vprevonted me from visiting you for a
few minutes. I must needs see a sick
sister, and baptize the last child. Oh,
that you would be three times a day
with the Lord in private, and with your
family ! We do not bind it as duty, but
recommend it as a privilege; and the
most excellent way.
Oh, that the way was oitencd to you to
preach in every Methodist congregation
in the city ! Oh, that you would seek the
Lordby fasting or abstainance every week
to do away all the disagreeables from
your mind, and every bar to usefulness !
I request the Respectable Board of
Trustees to make out a dividend for eight
conferences. The Philadelphia holds
nearly 100 preachers, and New York
Conference a greater number. We must
of necessity form a Genesee Conference ;
it will be on our path about, the L'Oth of
July, 1S10. The loss ,.f time, the
want of that correct knowledge of places
ami cases, it become- . "'' ' lt
,l ."n ine center of four districts Cayu
ga, Susquehanuah, Fpper and lower
Canada.
One important case. The board ot
Trustees will give to Erasmus Hill, sta
tioned preacher at -Newborn, an oruer to i
receive six hundred dollars from the Ex-
editors of Sarah Jones' Estate a Lcga- i
cy left to "the Methodist General j
Fi-.nd." . . . Out of the receipts ftom j
seven conferences ($2") each) 1 pay my 1
i . r ..... . l 1 i
; traveling expenses lor n,uuo mites ami j
miv,.bnseif -n horse ill Philadel oh ill . lor 1
; r--,v r
i seventy-five dollars, will the Board only
do me the favor to calculate the total
of the produce of that fund from the be
ginning. I do not want a list of div-
. , , 1 I- . 1 . . . 1 .
! idends lor eacn conierence past, oni ine
1 hole increase. 1 received a coat : 1 am
' iiiinK-ftii. You will conclude I liavo
' n" much money to spare for clothing.
a merchant, said: I was in great dis
tress, a few days since, about a note 1
iKul r" lll(vt-
It was coming due the
next day, and I hail absolutely nothing
t meet it with. I prayed to (iod to
help me iu the great dilemma, and, as 1
prayed, I felt distjn.tly impressed to
lead the sixth chapter of Matthew. I
did so, and when I came to the last verse
and read the words, "Take no thought
for the morrow, for the morrow shall
h-! mouglll
for the things of itself;
! sufficient unfit 1 ho day is Mie evil thereof,'
', I felt that, that was Cod's ; espouse to
niy .prayer, and 1 ji,st resolved to take
1Iim ;" 1is lv"''1 a'"1 "'"votho morrow
j to His care. It came, but no money,
1 lla(l "ot received the money, up
tiU l5,lt t,,e needed amount came
j :uul Jl,st '" ,im,' Rrothren, I could
tell vou of many such deliverances that
Go 1 had wrought forme, in answer to
j prayer." New York Ohservek.
Tex is. The one peculiarity of Tex
as climate is the " norther." This is ex
perienced part icularl v in tho winter, or
i wet season, and is the consequence ot a
sudden change of the wind blow ing from
the north. From the balmy breath of
summer-like air a sudden chill fills the
atmosphere, wdiile speck of forbidding
cloud rises from the northern horizon,
overspreads the sky, and empties its
wind and rain upon the land. In from
one to five hours, or may be half a day,
it is gone, and the summer zephyrs
breathe again. It is not easy always to
be prepared for these sudden changes,
and to disregard them with impunity
requires a good constitution. The ques
tion of health must be regarded as one
of averages. In this light, perhaps, no
county in the world can claim more thau
Texas. One point of acclimation io
quired by the stranger in the alkaline
prairie country, is the liability to inflam
mation of the eyes, caused by the fine,
lime-laden dust of the dry season. This
is more inconvenient than dangerous
Tho aunAal mortality of the State is
within sixteen to the thousand. Meth
odist Protestant.
-
Lord Macau lay -ays that in an Eng
lish cathedi.il then' is an qijisit.. stain
ed window, which wa- made by an ap
prentice out of the pieoi - ofIass which
had been rejected by hi- ma-ter; and it
was -o fa superior to ev-.v other in the
Church that, so onl.u j t tradition, the
cu ions artist killed him-elf through
vexation.
' What shall I give ' To the hunei v.
i give fool; to the naked, i lot lies; t.- tht
j sick, some comfort: to the -ad. a word
j of consolation; to all yon "icet, a -nolo
and clitt'i y gn ctiiig. oni' loiirivein
to vour enemies: irive p.dieuoe to tin-
netful; give love to yoyi household- am
. ib.,-. e d ei e v..nr heart . to
JIl.'PsoX. Correhi'on-.i.no K
I'lTon.
jSTiunbei- 16.
SCIENCE.
The impressing short-siehted.iess
of German .students is attributed to the
diatom of forcing them to stmiy dining
the evenings with insufficient jbght j,,
badly ventilated rooms.
Much interest has recently been
exhibited in regard to the cross-fertilization
by insect agency of the closed gen
tian. A recent writer in tho Bulletin of
the Torrey Botanical Club shows that
insects can come into contact with the
stigma sometimes; but that the po.leii
w hich may thus be communicated comes
from neighboring flowers, which, ac
cording to Mr Darwin's definition, is
practically not cross-fertilization at
all.
'I he sparrow controversy is going
on vigorously. A fresh contribution to
the subject is a note in the February
Naturalist by Prof. S. S. llal,lei,,i
He states that for about forty years the
peewee fly catcher (Savornis fi sh s)
nested under his portico, until iu 177
the European sparrow appeared, "not
only attacked the resisting poowees ,!n
ring several days when these were re
pairing their nesi, h,,t as fast as one
party built the other demolished, tearing
the nest to pices and littering the porch
below, w ithout renew ing ,,r occiii.vin -the
premises "
The fever-tree ( Ere i. veil s oi.oii
I I. rs) so extensively extolled for its
medical properties (it was supposed to
drive away fevers wherever planted,)
has at length been tho object of special
investigation at scientific hands. It is
found, as most intelligent persons sus
pected, that then' are no medical prop
erties in the plant itself. The immense
ly rapid growth requires an immense
supply of moisture, and hence the plants
make wet ground dry by the sheer de
mand of the roots for moisture. Iu so
far as they dry swampy ground, the
trees are a good sanitary agent.
The last volume of the memoirs of
the Royal Astronomical Society con
tains a long and profoundly mathemati
cal paper by Maxwell Hall, on the Side
ie.il system. The paper nconis to he a
J curious instance of an attempt to obtain
by mathematical discussion of an h--j
pothesis results more reliable than tho
j original data on which the investigation
i is founded. The author starts with tho
assumption that the stars move iu onnrrs
; a round the (assumed) great center of
attraction, and that these orbits are not
i merely ellipses, which is improbable,
j but circles, which is impossible; and
! upon these assumptions and the few data
j we have as to the parallaxes and proper
j motions of about a dozen stars rears u
j ponderous fabric of tables and. ti.imnhc,
Ithe not result of wlth-h is, naturally.
iiothji.g nothing, i. e., hut an exhibi
tion of misapplied ability and labor.
j No mathematical mill can bring out
i more grist than the grain put into the
: hopper a fact often forgotten.
j (('Estions arc often asked, by skep
i tics, and MVuetiuies by honest doubters,
; about the origin of evil. Why does a
j holy ( iod permit sin ? If He have all
i power, why are sin and the tendency to
j sin, not utterly destroyed ? Is the Al
I mighty responsible for human depravity
These are a few of a class of questions
apt. to be propounded.
1 How; Uiango that men keep groping
S-.l 11 , ,-,
t in the uaiK lor the reason which i.nluces
i
1 God to tolerate sin ! It is a b.nl theology
i w hich teaches the absurdity that the
i Supreme Beimif rn keeks holiness to
wickedness. The fact is: (iod does
not tolerate sin at all. He makes no
, estimate between sin and holiness in
I such way as to prefer tho one to the
j other. He absolutely and forever ab
j hois sin. Sin does not exist by the
I divine permission, but iu direct, opposi
tion to it. Moral evil does not proof ed
j from any llaw, or imperfection in (tod's
creation, but rather from the essential
principle which constitutes its greatest
excellence. Man is created in God's
image a five moral agent, and not a
machine.
Be Kind Boys You are made to be
i kind boys generous, magnanimous,
i I ft here is a boy in school who has a
I club-toot, don't let him know you ever
saw it. If he is a poor boy with rag
l ged clothes, don't talk about rags in
; his hearing. If there is a lame boy.
i assign him some part of :h game
I which does not require running. If
there is a hungry one, give him part of
' your dinner. If there is a dull one.
! help lii 111 to get his lesson. If then; is
i a bright one, lie lint envious of him :
I for if one boy is proud of his talents,
' and another is envious of them, there
' are two great -wrong-, and no more
t ilcut than bef.-ro. If a larger or
-! l onger boy b.ts injured you, ami is
! -orry for it. forgive him. All the
. school w ill show by their countenances
: how inU' li better it is than to have a
; great ti-t. ".'"''' Jfnifl.
! The Irishman who wishes bad luck
to Mr Gladstone for the iliNcstal.''.di-
! inent of the Irish Church bccaiisi it took
awav one oi me gi n alices of the nation
.-cud left one les cause for t'i ' lublini;,
. was not the l et of h;s nee A S: oIij
fo'iri-t. luccti. i an insj, pca- iM. -.wi
i . . . . : i
1 1 , ii i -1 . 1 1 1 . o i
I Mpp..-e tin- lelisli buy ai' t
thatx'Hi wish to sell?" Li-1
the liiL's
h tons -
ard-
Tin-, do ; bad iiu-K lo em, the
; toil Hit
Office Cor. Dawson & HaToktt s7
BATES OF advertising:
8pcK.
tff" I 1 MoH.cS afoa..C Mua.:.l Xtu
1 Sifiiara,
2 Squares.
3 Squares.
4 Hijusrrs,
4 Col'mn
5 Cui'mu
1 Column
S 1 00
ti 001
6 00
7 Oil
00
l i 60 ;
20 oik1
3J 00,
$7(i $13 no, .
IS 00, 20 u uu
is oo.. aunu: ism
2.1 00 ! ; 00.' io Ou
0 00, 60 00 ' TS 00
60 ; 76 00i. 140 00
7," Ou i 140 Out, 00
a oo
3 001
4 00!
5 00
oo!
W 00'
A.tverliaenianta will ba.hno...i nu 1 ....
month, without additional --narKe. For errry vth-
mere win oo an aitr i-harpa of twrotr
cent, aa inch. Twenty five per cent. la aJJml to
the aliore rat.n for aerial notica lu tha Loifcl col
nmn Terms, raah In aWanre, nnlesa otherwlee
.greed upon. Th. above rate, are cheaper than
ch.r.ct.r and circulation.
A MISTAKE.
"Mistakes will happen in the host of
families." A man with a lm-kct on
his arm utepped into a storo vonterdav,
and asked tho clerk: "What is the
price of spring chickens ?"'
Clerk 11.50 for good ones.
Man Do you know, my tine follow.
that ymi made a mistake this morning
w hen I was trading w ith you ?
Clerk A mistake !
Man Yes, sir; n very serious mis
take.
Clerk hy, I don't remember what
it was.
Man A mistake s;r, that vonr em
ployer would not tole:;.le for a mo.
ment.
Clerk Well, sir, what is it ? Spit
it out.
Man A mistake, sir, that would he
considerable, if it had happened to any
ttlier man, hut, sir, I have always made
it a rule to correct mistakes, even if thev
are in mv favor.
Clerk (excited) For goodness sake.
what's the matter ?
Man I have been put to considera
ble (rouble to rectify it.
Clt-rk What in the thunder is tht
mistake ?
Man You know I purchased -:
'""1WU Yes.
Man For which I paid you eight
outs.
Clerk Yes.
Man Well, sir, when I arrived homo
i discovered that you had made a mis
take.
Clerk Well, what is it ?
Man Instead of a dozen cgg. you
had put up a dozen spring chickens (un
covering the basket and showing a doz
en broken eggs in various stages of de
velopment), and as the price of spring
chickens is .50, aim eggs only Scents,
a dean difference of $1 .4, ami not wish
ing to w rong you or your eniploycr, nor
having any desire to go into the jtoultry
business, I havr brought thorn hack, ami
will gladly exchange them for eggs, a
I consider it only a mistake mi your
part.
Clerk (takes tho basket and empties
the contents in the stioit, puts in a doz
en eggs and hands the man a cigar.
Tho clerk Win-iV.m. bf' ill.,1 ffflif
Don't say anything about this.
Man (winks out of his left) Oh
that's all right. (Exit.)
IIFMORors.
Emerald Wit. Here is a iocimei
of Emerald wit that isn't so bad:
On the Cambridge bridge there was n
toll of one cent (now abolished.) Two
Irishmen approached from Boston rather
dilapidated in appearance, and having
"nary a rod" with which to pass the
gate. A passerby, on solicitation, gave
one of them a penny; but how should
this .avail to get them both over ? Af
ter "laying their heads together," on
of them approached the toll keeper ami
asked,
"Sure an' "one cent," how much is it
to go over ?"
"Arrah, now an' may I carry a bun
dle on my back?"
"As much as you please," aid the
tollman.
Pat, very deliberately stopped back
and taking Mike on iiis shoulders, walk
ed up boldly, and depositing his penny
marched on with his burden to the mid
dle of the bridge, when they changed
places, and mike toted Pat over to the
Cambridge side. The penny saved win
well earned the bridge being about u
mile long.
Mr. Forbes, in his book iu Africa,
writes: " The bird which guards th
buffalo and the rhinoceros is very intel
ligent. The grass is often so tall and
dense that one could go close up to the
animals quite unpercoived ; but the
guardian bird, sotting on tho boast, sees
the approach of danger, llaps its wings
and screams, which causes its bulky
charge to rush off from a ioe he lias nei
ther seen nor heard. For its reward
the vigilant little watcher has tho pick
of the parasites of his fat friend."
Tho New Jersey legislature lias
exonerated Keeper Mott, of the State
prison, from the charge of cruelty to
convicts under his care.
.
A Colored preacher at Richmond,
Va. is causing much excitement among
his congregation by preach;;; that
the sun moves around the earth.
The unveiling of the equestrian
statue of General a'honii s, which was
to have tiiken place at Washington this
summer, has been postponed until an
tuinn.
The English Consul at Salonica is
c.igaging interpreters knowing the
Greek, Tiii-kili.i ml English languages
tt f s-..lj-;.- of tL'y 1'' I' Hiolirh, colIllIK II
eing immediately.
The head of the Jesuits recently
proposed to return to Homo, but the Tope
reeeivd the proposition very coldly,
The Jesuits are, therefore, opposing
the Pope's general policy. .-w..!-
I
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