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F li T F. 15 X AL ADD R E S S . .test qUCIlt Tin- following fraternal address was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Foss before the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and was re ceived with great applause: Mr. l'isih iit.(iuit Futhtrs ' fireth- I't'ii. lajimrt il mid bilurt'il in the l.n. d : It gives me jrieat joy to be present with you an-l to have the unexpected delight of receiving with you thi uTeetin:; from the mother of u all, the "oievaii Church. It comes to me. ,1 ii.. i-i an-1 l nave no iiotii.r to you. line a mother's kiss of j ence to her reconciled children. Applause. If 1 felt mvs.-lf eijiia! to tin- duty vi this hour, 1 should esteem it the most jovi'ul hour of my life: but he would ir-de.-d be a iiold man who should suppose himself able tu giv: tit expression to the -re.-tins abou: to be exchanged between the t wo largest branches of Methodism ii the world: long and sadly estranged! ( We gratefully acknowledge this debt.) from each other: during the recent years j He was wont to say that after his abuu earnestly, honorably, trankly trying to J dant opportunity for knowing whereof remove the causes of this estrangement, I he affirmed, he could confidently assert or to bury them a thousand fathoms that the Cliuieh was never more pure deep in the whelming tide of Christian and never so intelligent and powerful love: and ii"w for the first, able to strike for her work as now. Applause. ulad hand over formal fraternity" as We may and must see and lament an accomplished fact. Two and a piar- whatever elements of weakness render ie i tile"joynii f'ui f ft oi iins' uaV s' gix-el- ferioV to Us gramt " ideal' as a worfTi-eiii-ings; xo m-irij in Cod's militant host, bracing system of evangelical pro led to His feet by Wesley, and Asbury, pagandisin; but let us not forget to an.;tlieir successors, aim let us mt I mauk oon tuat ins oiessia- has made it doubt that the countless mvriads ol the largest and most effective branch of ligious forces at wck on this Continent -s frankly admitted. But Methodism is not confined to America. Two of its Bishops, one of yours and one of ours, have reeeiitlv given visible demonstration of its old motto : "The world is my parish," by actually going round the world in the discharge of the duties of their office. Applause. 1 know not how it may be here with you. but in the North we are somen. nes taunted with "the decline of Methodism." At the dedication of one of our lar ehureheis in Im.oklvn, an elo. 1 resiiyterian minister, who was invo...l to make one of the addresses, referred to this subject, not, however, in the spirit of criticism. He said that for many years, in order to keep himself abreast with the religious knowledge of the time he had been a regular reader of some one religious weekly of each of the great de nominations; and that in all these years no single line had given him such pain as one lie saw a lew weeks before at the head of an article in the Christian Ad vocate, published in Xew l'ork. It was this: --The Decline of Methodism." It reminded him of a carpenter, who, while working in his shop, could watch his son playing round his door-yard, and who feared that the little fellow would sometime fall into the well. Suddenly missing him one day, he rushed to the curb and seeing something in the water, he shouted, "My boy, are you dead ?" "Yes, father." What a relief to get it from his own lips ! I Applause and laughter. The speaker added, "We outsiders have heard nothing of the de c'.iue of Methodism except from Metho dism itself." Sitting behind him in the pulpit was Bishop Janes, that singularly devoted man, for whose entrance on a gr;in,i career of apostolic labors in the bisho power. That secret, I conceive, con sists partly in its doctrinal system, partly in its peculiar ecclesiastical polity, but chiefly in its religious exper ience. Its doctrinal .system is not new, though the manner of its proclamation is. From the beginning till now, the Methodists, we think, have been less inclined than any other branch ot the Church to forget the inspired apostolic communication against novelties, in doc trine "Though we, or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have heard, let him be accursed." I i. !,. n ,,oV oT till- ,,v llliT Olll HOC- trines of the Bible had been buried be neath the rubbish of forgetfulness and sacerdotalism Wesley seized them, lift ed them up, shook from them the dust of ages which covered them, kindled them at the altars of Cod, rushed forth and held ihem up as blazing torchers before the eyes of the people. Ap plause. ur fathers taught that sin was not a peccadillo, not merely a misfortune, but a dark, tpuetly, dawning fact. Thev thought that salvation was not a pro posal of help restricted to a certain part of the human race to be conferred at some time, no man can tell when; but to every guilty penitent, it was a proclama tion that he might now be saved, fully saved, saved to the utmost, and have I the witness of the Holy Chost to the fact of this salvation. rAmdause.l No L - A J never understood until Uod incarnated it. The impartial angles had sung "Glory to God in the highest; peace on earth, good will to men." .Jesus had given the great commission for "all the world," "for every creature." But the apostles themselves did not understand this command of Jesus. They lingered in Jerusalem until persecution scattered them, years after Peter w;.s Htill so hound by Jewish bigotry that he sued a miracle and an angel's vi-if to loose his bonds, and then, as though he had found a new revelation in the I brajich of the Christian Church, and especially with our brethren of the se ral branches of Methodism in this country and Europe;" and the last, 1 c express our sincere desire tli.-it tin. i i dart may i may won come wnen proper (. hnptian sentiments and fraternal re- latiohs between the two meat branches of sluii prthern and Southern Methodism be permanently established." I ur years ago you thrilled our whole chui;h with delight by yoi: genuinely cun'jal recejition of our fraternal dele- gaiPi.,' But then, justly recognizin. house of Comeliiu; Jin coiil "1 ,,i.. tb ' "fiiu. Ui ceive Cod is no respecter of person." ! and lasting fraternit , you appointed a Within a century, within the life time j commission to meet a like one from us ot our honored father here ( i r. Lovick 1 to remove t hese difficult ics, ami a fra Fierce) in a Baptist ministers' conven tion, in which the great Dr. H viand presided, the discussion flagged a little, and the young men were invited to pro pose subjects for discussion. William Carey said : "Mr. Chairman, 1 pro pose this piest.iou, "The duty of the christian Church to evangelize the heathen world." Dr. H viand said. "Sit dow n, young man, sit down; when Cod gets ready to convert the heathea he will do it without your help or mine." And that within the past century. Cod hid the truth ou this subject in the hearts of Dr. Coke and John Wesley, Judson, ( -a ivy ami others. We see the fruits. I will allude to one more doctrine the witness of the Spirit. Cod has wonder the people listened, for at that J given Methodism the honor of makin prie we were indebted to Southern votes, time these; truths came with the force of a new revelation to the masses of men. i think I shall not be accused of an unjust criticism on our Christian breth ren not of our faith, if I cite the early Methodists' sarcastic representation of the teachings prevailing in the com munities in which they went. It was this: "Ueligion if you seek it, you wont find it; if you find it, you wont know it; if you know it, you haven't got it; if yon get it, you can't lose it; if you lose it, you never had it." Great laughter. The Methodists reversed every clause of this description, and made it run : Religion if you seek, you will find it; if you find it, you will know it; if you know it, you have got it; if you get it, j'ou may lose it; if you lose All the doctrines our fathers asserted were old, lutt they made them new, fresh, vivid and powerful. I cannot illustrate one doctrine mis- c uiceived lv many, better than by an incident of the days of the French rev- lution. An attempt was made by a brilliant Frenchman, M. I.epaux, to establish a new religion a sentimental millions of men understand it. This was almost a dead letter in God's Holy Book when John Wesley arose. Mr. John Wesley i that Moravian mveting, and while reading Luther's translation lie felt his heart strangely warm. In that hour Methodism was born. Applause. That strange warmth of John Wesley we have here to-day. Vet the teaching lay plainly on the very surface of the Bible. Enoch "hail this testimony, that he pleased God." David had his feet taken "out of a horrible pit and out of the mirey clay," and a new song put into his mouth. Paul and Peter and John told the same blessed story. Jiut I doubt if a thousand men in all England could there have said that they knew their i..- s triumphant host, also share minis' mircli on tins continent: and has .'.1- .1 r I i.i-... t;M- solemn ov oi tins great nour: ior l caused its instinctive ideas to overflow " I'll.- family we dwell in Him: j it ecclesiastical limits and leaven every ( ne church, al-ove, lieiieath; I other luaiich ot the Chinch. Aj Th nigh now divided bv the stream. I plause 1 i-i ... . i i. " I 1 J i ne ii ino'A siic.iiu oi oe.nii. i The Uev Dr oiiio ilia i lie i.j Miiom we trace l.rought to our General Conference the whatever is distinctive iu our ecclesias- fraternal greetings of the General As- tical order, might break the long si- senibly of the Presbyterian Church in L'Tice which has elapsed since his never- 7ll, sa:d : to-"....-forgotten palling blessing, ' i iie "I rejoice to believe that when God best of all is. God is witli us;" and sjnt the Methodist Episcopal Church in- speak t" us, from his high seat in glory, to America, that Church was called an I words ,..f -congratulation and counsel to- elected to compter this country, in order lav. Applause. 1 I recall this vain to out fervor and activity into the Pi-es- , , . , , - . u isii ,-u!u on--, uioie ii.n one, on oyieriaii t niircli, audit lias made its j third day." Applause. ti,at his ,.o,,i and ours. w no ie,t tins calling and election sure. Applause. I take it one of the distinctive features wow.l wita hi-- hands extended over ins I And 1 believe further, brethren, that of the testimony of Methodism has al- "'" ss mem. saving just .is ne Juu have tn many details of Christian ways been the necessity of a profound ascended, "l..) . I am u un ou ainap, activity, taimht us vet-v i.i.-o.x- l.u,nd -....1 c .:.t. :.. - - ' I ..".""null; irtiin in mu sai.guinarv Rosseauism, which he termed Theo- Howard Crosby, who philanthropy. After making the effort he found the trial a failure, and went to tliat great master of State craft, Tally rand, asked his advice. Tallyrand said, 'Monsieur Lepau.x, you have undertaken a very difficult task. It i not easy to establish a new religion. I don't know how you can lie successful. 1 venture to give you one piece ofadviV-. lad- vise you to be crucified and rise the .- . ..... . I ..t .1... ,,-..i-i.f i ,ii. i u : .1 .1.-1 , i-ien uiiio in. .-no in.- ..on. i, ) .iiny u men, uioiigu weuiav nave luvathe mt i every nan ins spun m in-i ti receive, we have be- years ago. Thus have I hinted at the special reasons we have as Methodists for strik ing glad hands in fraternal greetings. If we were less nearly akin, we should still be drawn togethei in Christian charity by the common bond which touches every member of the body of Christ. Every Christian in the world is lug ging at the very heartstrings of every other Christian, whether he knows it or not. If we have Christ's image, we must love that image everywhere. Wesley is drawn to Feiielon and Thomas-a-Kemp-is. The highest and thickest walls cannot keep out love any more than they can bar out gravitation. Let the relationship be a little closer, like that between the various evangelical Church es in this laud, and you witness such scenes as adorned this goodly city a few weeks ago, when Christians from all parts of the Fnited States and Canada met in the International s;,,. .....t i our iior i testis I Q i I 1 1 r . - , . , lei nai oca-gallon lo liiiorm us ot I Ins ac tion, and to bring us vour Christian salutations. Only one man was thought of to be first named as that delegation, the venerable ami honored patriarch this ( oiileience. Applause. I When the ti'ise came, to our deep regret, he i i i -1 , , . was detained uv illness, luu he sent us his address; and among his wise and loving words we found these: "We do not believe thai these difficulties ought, ever to be discussed iu either General Conference at large. They are delicate, sensitive things, never to be settled by chafing speeches, but, as we believe, can be speedily prayed ami talked to death by a joint board of dis creet brethren intent upon Christian peace." Applause. Such a "joint board" was appointed, the terms of then-appointment being, in your words, which our General Confer ence also ado2tcd, "in order to remove all obstacle to forma! fraternity between the two Churches, and to ad just all existing difficulties." Could they do this work? Or would their conference only reveal insuperable ob stacles to fraternity ? How could (Jen. Vane and (Jen. Fisk agree? How 111 v.. II . Ill II 11 i couid in-, jivers and in-, i-uiier sign the name report: for had not both written books on the subject ? Laughter. They reaefird (..ape .May. Hefore thev met there ;vas a cannonade of frank and lov ing lexers. At their first meeting thev adopted this resolution : "In view of the greatness of the re sponsibility imposed upon us, and in --i--f ' f.vin icni.;C ' fipoll ill' vine guidance inn matter of so much im portance, a half hour shall be spent in earnest prayer .-.t the commencement of each daily session of the Commission." That is hopeful, for God is "a verv present help iu trouble." The "impos sible" became actual. Our Conniiis- .sioneis ueciaicti mis great t liurch "an evangelical Church reared on scriptural was a prophecy, "that they nil may be one, even as we are one, that the world may know that thou lia.st sent me." Dr. Pierce "Glory to God." Mr. President, it bus cost ine an ef fort to delay so long as this to refer to the sore bereavements of your Zion and ours. I could hardly refrain at the beginning : but I could not trust my self then t pronounce two names which have ceased to be written in the lists of your effective ministers on earth, and have been transferred as worthy to be called on another roll for grainier work to God's upper King- doiii. heard, or of the hundreds of thousands who read, the dear, candid, masterful eloquent plea tor fraternity which tell "I1"" oiii- ears in naiinnoie two years ago, will ever forget the silver-tongiu d Duncan ? Hut alas, too soon, that ton gue is silent. 4 ...1 1 ... men Hccainioi lorgef llie clear Headed, discreet, loving Mvers. first named by you as one of your most trusted representatives, and appointed to a most delicate and difficult dutv. ii. i . i i.. ..... ne nopeu atier limsiiiiig the grandest work of his life, to go northw ard and spend a few weck,in Christian fellow snip with new friends, who would have accounted it a great pleasure !o extend their hands to him in warmest welcome. fust then there fell ou bis ear the call of duty the hiirhest call to a true pastor tor in Ins beloved citv of Sa vannah the vellow fever had begun its ravages. I must tell you the story as it stands on the last page of this pamphlet which is our permanent record of the steps toward that com plete fraternity in which these two econciled Churches"' rejoice to-day. Our Commissioners sav tlii of him: I-i-ale: nity was with him a passion.'" "We think we cannot be mistaken. ind that we do no injustice to anv mber of either Commission, when we declare that to Dr. Myers, more than to any other one of our number, is due the unanimity of our conclu sions. We know that he regarded his appointment the greatest honor, and his share in our success the greatest H'-liievement of his life." When the tidings of plague and death reached him, he calmly said, "I must go home to my flock.'" am1, set off without the delay of a day. j --rr lieu ins t, , t.i i t v.i u... 'uiiiiiii.- sion asked him, "Will you not come back North during the autumn and let our brethren see von ?" lie said. "God 5ommuntctttrfc. For the Advocate. AXSWF.l! TO THE ARTICLE "HOW THEV DID." While pcrusinglast week's Akvocatk i . i ... i noticed an article headed, "llow thev did;" and after reading it carefully, I felt constrained to answer it. I feel as sured that the luthor of the article, a: hided to, had not rightly informed him ...ii- . . .i . i i .i sen concerning tne lathers or how thev indeed preach on a giowin in grace, Tnir-ftiey also preacn ed on sanctificatioii and ur Advertisement, will becL-ufc o.irc am tnraa months without additional el.Kr.ce. For aTerr oth er change there will be an extra charge of tw ntj eaiiti an inch. Twenty .fire per cent, is aadsd to the above rates for serial notices In the Local col umn. Terms, cash in adranre. duImi nlh.ni.. treed upon. The abora rates ant rhaiu. th. those of anr ethar tiaoer in tha South th. ...... I character aud circulation. whole man. With his eyes full of team, he started to his feet, and, stretcLing out his arms and hands, exclaimed : " How do know He's divine! Why, bless von, "He sared tin soul'1 The man who can give such an an swer as that, and who walks in the light and love of Jesus Christ, need fear no assaults of unbelief. He knows whom he has trusted; and this is life eter nal to know Him, the true God and Je sus ( 'hrist whom He hath sent. SCIKXTIFKJ. ;v, t . i , in. ii is a point i ne cliurch must conn to before she can rise iu all her spiritual strength, and the time has come when she must put on her beautiful robe ot righteousness, or she will fall before her enemies and cause them to rejoice. Tin : ... i- . i i i . . uin-iincs oi i ne ciiurcii oi imd an- nu merous, there are so many isms of tin present day, and they are all implacabl, foes to the church, and require (he uni ted effort of laymen as well as clei destroy them. The children of light should rell the rays of ( Jod's loving goodness to those who surround them. and to do that, they must constant 1 pray for the Spirit to help them, so that they may feel as if they lived near Je sus, and ever keeping before their view his amiable life and example, they wil. lie enabled more fully to advance hi.- kingdom on the earth. Some havi hire 1 to be singular for Christ's sake. have professed sanctificatioii; they ha been ridiculed and even called deranged. Why? because the ministry did tioi en joy this state of grace themselves, ami scarcely ever preached it; the cliurch. even, look upon it as lieing daic'-emus Kdwin A. linrWr Ami evidences ged it, and f of solar worship in Xortli America, in l lie I 11 1 us OI I Oltec 1111(1 Ayti... l.,n,nU. ind pyramids, and in the statues which were placed within them ; in the tra ditions and observances of semi-civil. i'.e.l tribes at tin; present da v : in the hieroglyphics and symbols of iuot of the tribes, ancient and modern ; iu the position of ruined stone houses, and in the orientation of tln ,l...l :.. ra ves. In a paper read before the Vien na Academy M. Jlering Mated that the perception of temperature depends on loiild relied I the height, for the time being, ,f the kindness anc I temperature of the nervous !iim.-iriii ot the skin. Every temperature of the nervous apparatus above the zero point is felt as heat ; every one below is felt as cold ; and the distinctness of (he sensation of beat 111 Colli ifliTiifiuii with the distance at the temperature proper, for the time being, from the zero temperature. -The llritish Roval Society has been making some delicate experi ments with thermo-electric aoiiaratus. demonstrating that mental work cau ses an increase of heat. Merely at tracting a person's attention ruises the temperature, we arc told. A chart of the head has been made out. dividin.r I .Ti'.I .a giouiid, i ne latners understood it and I n into sections, and it is asserted that preached it, and by their pure and holy I ' normal state different parts of the lives showed they possessed this gift of I ' exhibit different degrees of heat grace and enjoyed it. They did not choose companions for life from the fashionable world, they chose the most exemplary and holy of their flock, those that they considered help-meets indeed. Ii we expect to have the spirit of our foundations," and "a legitimate branch of Episcopal Methodism in the I'nited ota'c.-.. Jioth Commissioners unani mously agreed to the "Declaration and Basis of Fraternity" founded ou this statement. Five hands seized five other hands. Ten hearts melted and flowed together. Ten voices sang, "Blest be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above." while angels bent to listen, and the vine Redeemer looked down with a nignant smile on that scene so itliers we must come back to the old landmarks, that the tide from the fas! loiiable world has nearly swept, away. Let the old customs and rules of the fathers be brought back in the church only knows what I am going to. who- 1,011 wm sl, ""l,'0,l 'H"'-'-' 111 her uier nte or death. If 1 live von will I 1 "'ns i.tiuicni oi uoniiess and usefulness .... . ... see me again, but if not we shall meet I 1 liat the goon old days of our father. aiiove. Good bve.' I the p easant el.-iss-ni...t In..- ....1 :., -i . ii,. .-i.r.ii ftera few days' labor in that re- I --piring love least, would lie gladly wel glou ol death, he fell as nun vou and I coined hv many, I have no doubt. O' I fall at his post. Lei ine refer to one I for the good old days when these God d i- be- germane other name most cherished among us. Xo man was more intent on fraternity than Bishop Janes. .None had a clear er head or a w armer heart, lie, like the brethren I have just named, fell a plumed warrior on the field of battle, with the ensigns of victory all around him. Amid great anguish of bodv. which rarely softened into moderate p:tin. when asked about his outlook fearing men went praising ( Jod and about doing g mmI talking of Ids ten der mercy: and their wives laving aside gold and costly apparel, adorning them selves with a ipn'et spirit, went about working for Christ's sake, and trying to promote his interest. Thev were not c:. li ed fanatics and erratic women; thev an the weaker vessels, but (Jod often uses for the future world, lie answered w ith J the weak things of this world to con bis accustomed reserve, which gave his j found the mighty. Ami then, too, it is words a wondrous depth of meaning, " niii. ii.'if (tixitiioiiiftuf." Amccs went etlabl fetal love, and semi us forth from this in the end." lav as never before to cordial co- t reouires an effort of the ima.r an effort ot the imagination tier can build his hope of salvation Our ( , " l oulu OI "'ission reached iiib., 1 was on a long e immense responsibility early preachers had keen eves They uorgia, applause, never thought of and wearisome journey. I picked up a s by what ( Jod has accom- had no foots.mare audience fyin r the T7 Z ,V;b-Vtt'n:,,,S' '"' Mct,'c- "ecnlar paper and found t ,c report corn el, our fathers. Why docs pulpit to keep their eyes off fnm their ' '"" f n'1'.'. "lt 'm in C,l"Mt P,ote- ' -loured it wit 1, tears of grat dy, gathered from many real congregations. And so if t'.ey saw 17Y ,1 TT ''S f"U "-""l at the close I said to myself, in the midst of its imp,,,- on any face the sbms tlo.t tin. ..... , ",",seh"1'1 of -". Ap- "It is an inspiration of the Holy Ghost." States, pause in the midst of its impor tant business to listen to this fraternal .1 .1 . .. a x- . i delegation . .it lor what we are, nor for what we can on airy lace tne signs mat the sjint was I 0aUfie 1 : :. . .1... i i .i , I inov mg in me neari, t lie' went to that man and took his hand. Thev did not 1 f . . oivi, in till J lll-l I .11 II ll-J .Ml 111 1 ! ..j. I. v.. I 1 l . . l . t . 1 . . oeen slow vivacious death of our Loll Jesus In . - , u, ine very genius oi ti,e .ospel he liad ecu sure to accept Christ, and his resurrection on the third u "", , , 7 , ' ' V l"e t0 1""uU L(ir,,;,t l'lluse uiavi.vii aim CAtUl Hill .1 HI 111 KT l i.ii-of. I M o. 4 i. . I' a. 1 I . j-a dav as the only irrounds on wbi",l. . so.. ..... . . V . nen me acuou oi tne .mint Uom - -J ' i nor ftt t luu nt.ii..1.i.t lt...t. ..c A , r l . ..leiiioiusi -nate ot l mission reached m, I was on a Ion operation in the sublime endeavor which I to realize the . . i i i iii i lias Pe.-ii our common watciiworo irom i devolved on us the beginning, "to spread scriptural I plished throu holiness over these lands. I Ap- I this august bodv plause. Mr. President, what is this precious heritage of Methodism, in which mil lions of men have cause to rejoice ? What is it without, and what within ? What has it done to challenge the at tention and respect of the Christian world, and what is the secret of its power? it has been defined as "Chris tianity in earnest." May it ever more , i. i .1... ,!,.i;. M resoofisimlitv of truiioit.r .1 i.iilli,-.!. ...l l...l t t. -i i i and increasing!. u.'-i.-n.- ni.ti .i.-nun ion; i i - " im.i i uiumci ones, me. ciass-ieader. Uonie Aniens. J Its best historian speaks of half of Sunday-school scholars, taught next Tuesday night to his class." Mr. " . .. . I tl'l IUWI 1. I. 1 . 1 j I. I. I . 1 Iww-r , .. . it on bis t itle page as " The Keligi- M -',"-' sc.mois oy 00,000 teachers. I esley, according to Jlacaulav I think ) i .... .- .1... I.':.,t.f I.I It WO....I Hot become me t,, i,,'il.-,. t I -.. ....,,.,1 i I:l.l,. .. . i. , Ccutui v called Methodism." . 1 "mofe- you :,1,V I,alf K'"l;"' -statement of your not a single one of our peculiarities Up to his rest. Xow, brethren, it may seem almost strange lhat after referring to our pre cious departed, I should mention any living man ; but it is not strange, and needs no explanation to you. I must tell you in pist one Avoid what a thrill the dutyot all to try to do some good; every one can, in some wav, as sist or instruct some of his fellow crea tures; there are none who cannot do some good if thev try; it is not enough to lie rightly disposed; to wish good to others, but it is the duty of every one to do all the good they can: God wants sa, out necause we I ask. Do v..n l,..i;,.,-,. ,. i. - v, ...i.,i i.niii -in ne stand in trout ot 1 ,l0,000 warm Metho- articles ? or, Do you believe iu tLree or- dist hearts and give you their greeting ders in the ministry ? or, Do vou believe in the Lord. Applause. V e repre- that we are the true Church ?, but do sent a body of Christians closely akin to you desire to flee from the wrU. . i I --. ' VVUlt. Let the kinship be still closer. Let millions of Christians have the same type of belief, polity, experience. Let them rejoice in a common history, and yet remain, but the Malakoff has fallen. U'u ....i. ')... .. .... 1......1 " .... .1 , . ,,. I - v.. I.. ..... nr. iMviuitMi, witli pure that lllnoiie li..ivii viil.l.,v,. 1 I ' 1 nimiuiii-, .inn yei lei I i,...,,. r ,.i,. i ,i, . ... - . f .i . i , i iiv.iii. ii:. iiii 1 1 . in m.-ii soon ie can . . """'I' separa- ,...., , t ,,,,. 'P.. .7.... ii to mis ua,sir, i nave not once swerv ed from that conviction. Some minor points of difficulty may "earing from tins great I good man bis plea for the precious doctrine of perfect love a plea conceived- on the instant, with a force of logic, of elo- of joy fills my heart because of the sur- I wollJ1's iu 's mora! vineyard, and not vival and presence of the grand old drones. Many times a word fitly spo patri.irch of this 'General Conference, ken, even by these so-called fanatic no lle belongs to us as well as to you. men, at the right time, falls on suitable Applause. I would not. sir, for a ground and brings forth fruit unto thousand miles of travel, have missed righteousness. 1 think, or hopejhat the the opportunity I enjoyed. yesterday of davs of the lathers will ,.,,, 1,-el, i.. tion rends you, having $ 70,000,00(1 invested in and be saved from your sins ? If the t V i m t . i - J 11 Ult I alienation aud estran ( hurch property, having the immense answer was yes, he would say : "tlcre's f r tt . .-t f -., .' them asunder, and that igeinent succeeds ! I say.-ticres If the spirit, of Cl,,; nv,;.i.. i. ..i. -jj- - - - ' .."IMU.s in 1IUII1 parts of the dismembered body, there must be regret, sorrow, (juence and of imagination, and utter ed w ith a vigor of voice and manner. belter befitting three score than nearly in strife between us anywhere, and no emulation save the holy emulation to help each other in our common work for our one Lord. Let lis fervently send up from .-ill on r Imr I in ir ii.i 1'H'ii-n- I, .. .. .... I .-!".-. e.i i ,i,.. ti... ,,,,,..,.1 ............ ....:..i. : :. i - ,. .... ... . . . ino- nn.l -,t lwt o oil .. - i I i--'.sm uiniii jiispna- i cipime oi mat form ot words which . ... .. ointueimijHtrc- tion h;IS ,M.t,p:M,.d ,,. oy,;tv the . . I Lord ot this day ami generation, when no one will be ashamed to speak a word for Jesus, aud that sanctificatioii may be enjoyed by all, both laymen and clergy, and we will, with uni ted hearts, thank (Jod for this holiness Single vision is the resiiit of :i continued exercise of the will. Raehl niaiiii and Whitkowski lately observed the eye motions of persons asleep, of new-horn children, of blind persons, and people under the iiillwcncM of chloro form, or suffering from epileptic attacks. In all of these cases tUoi-o is it failure of the power of the will, and in every in stance unco-ordinated movements of the eve were noted. According to C. (J. Willst.m, who has industriously investigated the sub ject, the danger from rattlesnake bite has been largely overestimated. He has observed many cases of wounds in llicted by rattlesnakes on larger animals, and finds fatal results marked excep tions. ut of eleven cases in man there were three deaths, two of which might have been prevented by proper trcnt nieiit. The snakes are most vicious in May, when they are mating. M. Moissan finds that the sesipui oM.le of iron, heated to 350 degrees or Hd degrees ( ',, in an atmosphere of hy Iiogeu or carbonic oxide, is changed into magnetic oxide, after some hours. Hut the oxide possesses very different properties from those of the maindi.- oxide obtained by decomposing water "iiii iron at a red heat, by .Miming iron in oxygen, or bv dc piioxidc of iron at a lively red heat. i ..... five score years a plea (proved mas- j ot Uis tll;,t canseth our hearts to be m tcrful by its effect upon your vote) for I clined to heavenly things, and makes ..us Movement of the laghteentli " .hi o,,ie me to mane to was eotiai to mclieiien, vet he invented I ..; i i , r, - . . tion nas prepared tor us, ".:,y tfie ,-,..., .,.:.... i... e . i - " isisttess tide of Christian love. The I i i Ccutuiv, cailed . Methodism. . I "mote- J " ,""""-m oi your not a single one ot our peculiarities; I . ... f i uont u peace uimseii give us jieace it certainly was at the beginning, own statistics; but the world knows every one of them is a child oflrovi- Cess't - f "C" a,ways by all means."' Oh that that b-.tt. in England ' and in America. It your church membership is rapidly ap- deuce. - nhVa de" -1"011"10" maJ' re' "perfect love" to (Jd ami man. which ma le a commotion wherever it went, proaching a full million, ami that your The Itinerancy is the. foundation of f"'!? '! f 'if of ,10Mtatl0" ani1 timc it was the chief glory of Wesley and of the restoration to your book of Dis- I us enjoy what there is of earthly sand tv ami bliss. more than any other, proclaim our j In writing this article, 1 am not ii ... . ...i, o. , nuenced tv anv spirit of cont rovers but by the purest of motives, and havt done this in all meekness and Christ i; i.n -v -reel ing which met its I pastors are now responsible fo th 1 he l. is, onl itinerants everywhere, was "These that J'g'ous instruction ot the several millions er went to the people. He ever fel , as f have t ui iied the world upside down arc l,iu lc"l"c. 1 a hurricane at his back, Christ's ukij e .me hither also." Ami they justified I 1)r- ' unshoii says that when, m 17(.'J, j proachable marching order to his uin th(. expectation thus created. They had Richard Boardinan Josepli l'illnioi I istry, "Go." Wherever the people nad the f aitii of the rough Yorkshire preach- I w-'re sent out to America, the first mis- I gone he went, and he went often Wore . - on this text, w ho announced as the sionary collection was taken in the J them. Applause. oiuts of his sermon : "I. The world is British esleyan ( Conference, and .f 200 I . But the religious experience of Metn,- wroii" side up. II. It must be turned Wiis l"lt their hands. On their way I dism was the great secret ofitspovcr upside down. I.. t It was ulso a "rt iiioiis" movement, j daughter. Tradition says a special J been to translate it into tins for the lull e,in:.l..i..it ,.e n ,i:ii?..i I e re- our polity. The early itinerant pmdt- : ....... t . , " , """".T etl.odis ri , : t'"1 I the world to understand it better than oieci. .vjipiause. j I f'niiteu I.-, .i .:... ...... .. .. a f ,t -,v- .v-wi ior ine I ,.,,.;,. ; t . .,t;.... v.. . . v -..."..- i.M.s.iuy .ii- .....v. ...in .wnen ou met early ad- I ,,.-.. fi. s I CttUUIl til ' lisin so to oinh;isixo as to enable a .l-.- livnii..l.,, r vaini's V hin l w:a i- i I l , om i.ism.ps , Methodism. Applause.! proposed steps looking towards organic ,. ""'"s oi0.iiiic i As tor organic union. I. tor one, sir. union yours replied thus I i 1 u1"" ! not nnvMlN iihoiit l nil i ii il u, say in regard to 'reuni- and ze-ilous lovers are likely to know on, that in our opinion there is another est jewels in the casket of Methodism. Do you expect to be made perfect in love in this life?" f Applause.! My earnest prayer is that God will preserve the life of this honored repre sentative of American Methodism, un til in still extrciuer age, when no lon ger able to stand up in your Church councils and speak words of wisdom. he ni.'iv at least linger like St. John at Kphesus, and stand up in the asseni- spirit. C. II. HOW Do I KNOW." I II. We are the chaps to a tarewe meeting was held at ork, My brethren, (Jod's way in making w sulj:oct to bft , . ;"-' V ' , i. i t 1 I and a co eetinii o :0 1,1-ai, l. ,., c.i i i I . " ' """" " I ,- Li.aug.ife, and .,pr.ai.se. , - - - . . r. m.m p-u.u ..moi.g men nas anv.-ys he entertained, and necessarily in o,,1... dicious. Lauglit.d-.i The best knowledge of (Jod is that which we know ourselves, and whi.l we know for ourselves; and which is Discreet j blies of the saints, and stretching out j revealed, not by books and papers, no! ire likely to know his thin hands over the congregation, n- ,esh and blood, but bv our Fatlm when the time lor marriage has come : I sav. "Little children. love one another ourl ships are sometimes jo- j Great applause. . real , it not a ai v dear and honored father fto Mr. vnniofii..,. I... . Itfi f.. . ..... I x . Mi.i.1,11 to it. wo n w.oii . ti.tr..i j i lornia i. union oi eac i " rear t.-i in i v of I i : i. ir t i. . . . . . . I ni-lvi.r-liw...tili.r ii-.i- -oil...! t C I C .1 1 .- r I .. u.c iniiluimill eill Oil .' " I 1..M1CK 1 IflCUI.l Ollllg VOU IllC Special . i ...,n it in ii sit ie.il as in anv I piaver-meeting w as called tor at five I of earth hv iiieni-ii:itinr it rtim-.l.rlc.i 1 i- . , .. I i t.....:.. t ., . I ' - 1 mcii i...g" ' - , . ' . , - - : "V . " " L"i'i J I tiaterna I feelings and relations between 111 """,J"U 's. p.e. -cue mat man- o-rec tings, lid but all were compelled to admit " -" ...o. .....g - to return oypuituig it into a human soul. I I tl. twu Chnrelio Ti. 4t ifest unify of (In- Chui-cli which wa hat it was pre- minently religious, lt God thanks for such unexampled liberal- I detract not a word from the statemeits tin? great burden of the departing I earnestly pray that God may git-e you a serene ami brilliant sunset, and an abundant entrance int.) winch is in heaven. Jien we know iriui, who hath loved us and saved us we know something which is more pre cious than all earthly knowledge, for in that knowledge, stam'eth our eternal life. I III SDIl'lt. hpfnrn ihnxr not. 1... I -. Ii il l, 1 rn - . I n . . - A. -u .in,, vim it, ii m rv.i I.. as incontestably that and nothing else. v. oie.u laugnter.j i hat was 10y I ot my dear friend, the Secretary of tie gaiiization Concord must be -1 " ' vlw,ir s l,la-VCI'- thespirit of such I supernal glorv. Great aiipl.-.i.se ami " "related unit a con.e.ence coin .nd compared with all other movements years ago, and now there are 22,7 D" I liible Society, who addressed you yestc-- before any real union TT f v -V is a11 abl'0:u1 among the church- i0;jciitinnod. mittee once had before them a back the country, it was "the religious itinerant ministers connected with the day. 1 reaffirm Chilling worth's gre;t must lie cured befo '- es. meieii.ue lecentiy been fan- woods preacher, who knew little of .oveinent of the eighteenth centur." various branches of Methodism in this maxim, "The Bible, the Bible, the n. visons can be healed " ,h" AllJili"1 i"'(V,a"-,'"byfcriau conn- lx England, a Fniversalist minister books or theology, but who had a prac- Pnt it Ins loic" since outgrown its country, and 3,293,409 members, ligion of Protestants." But it is nt The t .,.,, p i t ,. 1 ' V'''1''' 'mt ' be .il 1ai-'f ho- riding with a Methodist, was asked tical knowledge of Christ's salvation. .':;,. ..,..,:.. i,,,,., u . --w,,!,,,.!, Go.uioughtr- ,ere,yt,,,;iMe ni,,,bl! (,ls::,t t - -k-: ' ;,r c..,m-.ril i,.lc-.ul. ctury. ol. o.Ufk.liipm tlre.lryKronn.il ,ncra,i,..l-Iiv,l-vron!.l,t ilo ih, poi,,, ntLrforc von,- (.Wr,T cLZ. Enitlniul nn.l A W.n.rroin.vorv . "'"" "" - b' "ski,1! x'"""""- ' "";' ' H . f . i . . 1 n ..r.l.n I Aliv (toil mtike its i tlioiismiil tininu col ffiln-i,. ,.1' cmlo ii-Li,.!. ...i...l.... t .t e roPUst lUiani lias iwumu a otaino o . v., ..... v.. ..v.....,, ,. .,,..ii IQ iniiuv ior iu nth The statistics of Methoilisni many more as we now are, and bless us J salvation of the world. Applause. -ince arrested the eye, not j as he has promised ! Amen.J I God incarnated himself in order to re i i . i I T ...... :.ii.. . i. I t i- ecclesiastical nistonan, out i ..; i"i''M .nn.-uui i vt-.u .uni-si-ii. j ve long i lv of the i J . . ... I . r-T.l. i -.i l rri i-. f . i . I f tl.p uhilanthropist ana the btatet- I view oi jieiuouism, auu enquire wun i i ne iiniversain y oi tne gospel otler r Its j.re-eminence among the re-1 similar brevity, after the secret of its Jone of the truths, distinctly revealed, but Cluistiun fellowship with 'onfer- ence, and were very kindlv mw;,! tuientami aimosi every island shall After considering their communication l"uf,,r ''''''1' ' Aniens. If might you adopted resolutions, the first of ue would which .Wlared : be none the less Merhodisi and none lAV , , . me less nrisiiaii ior tnat. Lit her that e earnestly desire to cultivate true or sometliin.r Letter, .levied 1., - - - ... . " . . , . ' iy oiner inusr come to iy ss : tor jesii .itvi. l .. ... " i r ci., . . , , nai io you preacn ior r lo keep people out of hell," was the answer. "And I preach," said the Fniversalist, "to keep hell out of the people." Subscribe for tie Irice, 2. 2.1 per annum evidences of the divinity of our Lord Ji sus Christ?" The brother's face was puzzled. The examiner repeated this question: "What makes you think Christ is divine?' Now there was a response from the. gural ami gomctic THE roULTKY YAUO ouiig c'lickcns require variety of 'ood, such as oat-meal, cracked com, inckwheat, wheat and rice slightly boiled. The Xaragansett turkey, one of th largest and hardiest of all the breeds of turkeys, is raised iu the greatest pcrfec- ioii in Southeastern Connecticut and Bhode Island, where it is common to find flocks of from one to two hundred iirds, the 'product of about a dozen hens, under the skillful management of a poultry woman or boy. In Bergen County, X. J., the Leg horn fowl is considered the best layer. P... .. .mi n ii . " .mo it. -iii ny tine a pigeon, and can never be trusted to sit for the allotted time. Perhaps there are no sitters that ex cel the Light !!":.-, both for tlle purpose of incubation and afterward as. mothers. For this purpose a hen with a mild, quiet nature is required. This breed has no pugnacious proclivities, and for this reason, where intended to be eii.oloyud as sitters, should not be allowed to associate with those that do not sit. Most of the non-sitters are quarrelsome and given to mischief in one way or another. No hen will be allowed to sit where the Brown Le horns hold dominion. THE AGF OF TKEES. The longevity of various trees has 'jeen stated to be in round numbers, as follows: Deciduous Cypress, lotion y,..,rs; hoa. bah tree of Senegal ",000; dragon's blood tree, 4,000 years; yew, 3,000: cedar of Lebanon, 3,01)0; olive 2,500 oak, 1,00!), ige, l.oiJO; Oriental palm, 1,200; cabbage palm, 700; J,inp GJ0; loll, 4,01.0; coeoanut palm, 300- late palm, 300; larch, 300; pe!ir :;flO- apple 200 years. The Brazil vino palm irrives at the age of loll years; the Scotch tir gets its growth in about 100 ears, and the balm of.Cilca.l in abotlt 50 vonrs. "Z '.i i ,J . s L