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Site Christian 2jdwaic. UFFiCK Corner of Dawson aud Ilargett Ms. THE O K Q A N OF THE XOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE OF THE M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH. RATE? OF SCBSCKIPTII) : ton OK IRAK ra IYASCB. 1KTAI-.K TAID SIS MONTHS. "" 1.35 If payment be delayed six months, IUi.ki.iii, XA'.. - - - ll'K WS' The Cross (Sk.) J"& 5 t0 re vtind yon that your subscription has cpired. If you font the paper con in ned, renew promptly. All persons are requested to pay legal postage .Hi all letters addressed t.. thN ..'lice. We Lave been iini.lt annoyed ot late, bv a failure on the part of corres pondents t-. note this oft repeated request lM IlH'.LlTV AND ITS RlTN'Ol'S lON'SEOl'ENCES. t ui i-tianitv h as vanquished ii- ene- '. h"oue centuries. Its first cot.iiici was with the .low.-. Then .entile pc; a t uti..n aro-c in its armed Power. 1 "ii by such plumed cham pions as Cehus. Porphyry, and 'he em peror -luliaii These vanished from the ii,-ld, trailing their banners in the .lust of defeat. Ail I centuries after, enemies anie with new weapons upon the Held ,.f contest i". th.' person of llol.l .., Morgan, Voluey, Gibbon and Hume. These defeated, retire-1. Then came Stvau-, Kenan, Hegel. Comte, Darwin, Hulcv. and a host of others, making war "ii 'hiistianity. The objective points of infidelity made against hri t i : i i t v in this age include, the follow ing: 1. me trm "f it denies the existence ...' a Supreme Being. This is athe- Another denies the Inspiration the A third phase denies the Hivuie origin ot" man, and accounts for his c-i-tenee bv the doctrine "f evolution. This is I arw iuism. -t. A fourth repudiates the whole question of miracles. .". Aud a tilth denies the immortality if the .u J. These form the Lattery r. craved by infidelity, all aiming to destroy the f.ii" .h "f the people in the ehristiui re ligion. "e do not pro iose in this ar ticle t" answer these objections to our Holy religion, hut to call attention ' the immense ruin which the prevalence uf these principles would spread over the world. First l.-t it lie remembered thai il mankind could lie induced to surrender their faith in the existence of God, in she l;i'nle, and the' wholesome truth "i Christianity, they would embrace some other form of religion. The truth of This will le manifest from the very con stitution of man. He is a religious be ing. Like the vine, he must have something stronger than himself to lean rpoii. Voii may tear the vine out of the sturdy oak, it call lest, grow, l..I,.-..., a. 1 1 hear fruit, hut you cannot destroy i:s nature to climh and cleave to some thing. It wil' grow and cling. If it em (hid nothing else, it will embrace 1.'.- -b-pyed si.::::;.;;- the thorn bush, or lite jaggy pile i cocks, or hug the dust u" the eactn. S with man. He must have some ''iee! to worship. Sweep away the Ribie and the God of the Ri ;, then men will go back to the oi l forms of moss idolatry. Some will worship the sun, moon and stars,as they lid in remote antiquity. Others will fall lower.and worship the stupid beasts of the lield, as they .lid once in Egypt. I'll.' world would be full f idolatry and siipersf itioii. You may change the object of men's faith, but voir cannot 'ha'ige their tendency to believe in something. Wrong faith will produce v. rong action. A Hioiig some ot' the old barbarians, ;he belief iice ailed that when persons !".: .me old and helpless, they ought to is "e put to death. hat followed thi horrible faith "? Why, the most re volt .in- scenes of cruelty. As soon as !:ih. i s and mothers grew gray, and itn a'.k; to woik, their own .sons and daugh-!'-: carried them out into the woods, and mercilessly ,..w- them, and left their uuburied iiodies exposed to vultures. A mother in India, under the Hindoo iaith, hail desti yed her feliiah; infants tii ftei wards embraced Christianity i ll'-l s,lV her egl regions erroi Then she IliOU .-tll'.i -1.1,- 1 vcr her erne comlm t S,. how false belief made her a monster, 'Giiie the (-1 1 j T -1 i ; 1 1 'a'tt. u-.,- ;, tender hearted mother, weeping bitterly over her slain children. There is a .vu-pei-stitious class of persons in India called "Fakers.'" They believe that self-torture is the best piety. They go r.aked sleep on the ground without covering eat wild nuts and roots. Jsome of them sleep torn and lacerated b- lying on iron spikes iliiven tlii-on..-li . tie i. on. ,1,1 oi tlieir Peils; others with an i cm hook run through the muscles of their back, suspend themselves in the air, and swing like a pendulum for day s in the most excruciating torture. Others again, tiavel hundreds of miles crawling on their abdomen like a worm. What strange conduct, you say. Yes, bul. what .produces it ? Their faith is the causal ive principle. There is deep philosophy in the saying of Christ: "According to your faith be it unto you." .ion ;!...;i has a coiiiroiiing ii iliience over men. Infidelity has its er.cd. and that creed, whatever it, mav i.e. wiil pro luce its legitimate fruits. Tia f.iei ihat the human race mill ,r, us i -. i t j-oM-r of some prevailing he- Uef nIiown '!iat stupendous ruin would ,;,lli,w if the true faith of the Bible should be crowded out, and that of m tidelitv put in its place. It would he woVse'than blotting out the radiant orb of day. and attempting' to have summer warmth, blooming gardens and fruitful Holds under the feeble and pale light of .he.iistantstacs. What was the state ,.f -. cictv .-hen the principles of miidel ity prevailed in France in the Keign of Terror? So wretched was the state of things, that an eye-witness says there ,.-..vo "..mltiiilicd eases of suicide.pi isons crowded with innocent persons, parental authority set at naught, debauchery encouraged divorces numerous. in a word, whatever is mo ,t obscene in vice, and most dreadful in ferocity," stalked through that beautiful land like a desolating storm. And what infidel ity did in France, it would do the world over, if it shouldjittain the same diie ful prevalence. We have then the ml- to a-i; if our modern infidels pro pose t" tear down the temple of Chris- J tianity, vvhai will they mum m us for public worship '. Furthermore, the skeptical system not only carries the heart of the world into -rovelling dust, but dwarfs the intel lectual man by robbing creation of a Creator. The works ot nature are full !... ,1....... of beauiv ami inspiration. "i comc from vfmth, thai back of nature stands the sublime genius of Divinity. !r is the idea that Ood made and sus tains the outer world t hat makes it so beautiful and magnitieetit . The ocean is grand because it was poured from the hollow "f Ood's hand and rellects the ima-e of His immensity. Flowers are beautiful because they express the Di ine taste. As a lovely picture express es the unseen ideas ,,f the painter, so the earth decked with bloom, the sea popu lous with the tinny tribes, the blue arch ...f heaven spread above us, all radiant with stars looking down upon us in si lent splendor, constitute the grand pic ture gallery revealing the invisible ideas ,,f ;..,!. The world is a manifestation ot'Ood. The invisible things of Him kom creation are clearly seen. It is a clear lass through which we see His ...,,.! r.oei-.-md Oodhead. Atheism t -aches that the world was made by physical laws only that the universe , ix made bv chemistry, and this doc- i.-o. emits the oiiicksilver behind the i lass, and makes it retted only the i'.rccs of inert matter, instead of being a tram-parent medium through which the . lore of iod shines. Atheism hangs a veil over the sun, empties the stars ot .!,;. ....,,e .-nid disrobes the earth of I lit. il l or charm and beauty. !;eitica' writers talk about "Fro t -plasm," 'Evolution," "the nebula theory." Arc. as heinu' sufficient to ac count for creation. How dull and cheerless is all this! How different did creation look to the old Hebrew prophet and poets. Nature was beautiful and sublime t" them because full of God. The thunder to them was the voice ot ;,K1 the lightening the vivid glance of His eve the roaring winds His swift chariot the (lowers His perfumed robe 'he arching rainbow the sign of His protuis. the refreshing rain His preci ous gift the granite mountains the em blem of 1 1 is strength the heavens de clared His glory, and the !iimament s lowed forth Hi-handy work. It was .c; not protoplasm "who had nieas ii'V'd the waters in the hollow ot His h Hid, meted out heaven with the spun, and comprehended the dusi of the earth hi a measure, and weighed the mount ains in scales, and the hills in a balance.'' Fiom the temple of creation they drank ii. the noblest, thoughts and deepest in spiration because they believed that "In the beginning Goo ciea'.e.d the heavens and the earth." c conclude then that inlideiity in all of its protean forms is the blind Sampson living to j nil down the temple of true religion where the heart desires to worship the living (oid, and cob the intellect of its inspiring treasure seen in the Divine poetrv of nature. EDITORIAL KRIEFs. We invite revival notices and items of interest to the Church from our jireiurcu. The Normal School at Irinity has opened well min-h better than was anticipated. We had the pleasure of a call the past week, from H. T. .Ionian, Esi.. of Henderson, who was in the city for a few days on professional duties. We earnestly reipiest out ministerial tli.t'ii and patrons ot the A p ocatk bi n'' their best endeavors to extend its ciccuiatioii. Let each preacher take with I.im to his District Conference a. list of subscribers. The closing exercise, oi .ionesboro male and female academy were of a high' interesting character. An ac count of which we will publish in our next. In view of tin; stringency of the ti ue-, we will for the next thirty days re ceive subscriptions and renewals to the Aovo'A'ii: at ifli.Olt per annum. Let all wl o wish to take the paper avail themelves of this offer. Th heated political canvass is soon to c niiiieuce. Let. our people guard themselves against undue political ex citement. To preserve the christian character unsullied is of much more im portance than the success of favorite po litical measures. You owe a duty Hi st to your God and then to your country. The District Conferences are an nounced to take place as follows : New berne District, .luiif iMih. at Freemont. Washington District, duly -Jth, at Wil- lituist.ui. Wilmington District, duly 11, at Whitcville. Fayetteville District, July :;-L at .Tonesboro. Raleigh District. Jlily "ih, at Fi'.-.tilJinton. Shelby Iw- trict, dulv -24th, at Lenoir. Charlotte District. August 7th, at Wadesboro. Hillsboro District, August Sth, at Con cord Church, Leasburg Circuit. Greens boro District. Aug. 8th, at ThomasviUe. Salisbury District, August 21st. at looresx llle. It will be seen thai six of these Con ferences conflict. REVIVAL INTELLIGENCE. Rev. J. T. Lyon in charge of hite ville Circuit, writes dune 10th. as fol lows : "We are in the midest of one of the most gracious revival ever known in the twon of Whitcville. It has been goimr on neatlv three weeks; overiO souls have been converted to God. 1 he work is deep and thorough: a large num ber of the members of the Church who had never been coiivcted, hare sought and found the Savior precious to their souls. The Raplist and Presbyterian Churches united with us m the goo-t work, and all have been visited with refreshing grace Iront the presence of the Lord. Up to this time we have had il , m .i t i el 1. i.. accessions to the .ueino.usi v nun n... . the Baptist, and one to the Fresbyteri in. The work has pervaded the whole town and the surrounding country. Rro. Henry Gray has been with us during the whole time, and though an old man has done noble work. Rro. Handle came on Monday after the iir-st week. He entered into the work with great ear nestness, and has greatly endeared him ielf to our people: to him I am greatly indebted for help in a time of need. I'-ro. Browning and Tart were with us a few days and rendered faithful service for the advancement of the Master's King dom, l'.ro. Dixon and Wooten of the Baptist Church, and l'.ro Garris of the Presbyterian Church, were wil h us a few days and did good work. May the Lord bless the dear brethren and reward them for aiding in advanc ing His cause. Ye ascribe all the glory to him who loved us and gave himself for us. We are ready to give the District Conference which meets here on the 1 1th of duly a warm greeting. Hope you will come, if you can, do so." Dear Bno. Bohiutt: I wish to give you just a few words about Cumberland circuit and the kindness of the people, and above all,of the goodness of the Lord, in reviving His work at one of the ap pointments. The people received us very cordially at the hist appointment and so continue, up to the present. Tin' people on this circuit are kind, good, and true, and I certainly love to mingle with them. On the 2nd day of this month, 1 tilled niv regular appointment at Beaver 'reek Factory at iU o'clock; preached again at night and called for penitents, w hen six came forward for prayer, and from that time up to the present the meeting has continued with much interest, and part of the time as many as t venty-five were at the altar earnestly praying for pardon. We had one of the best Love Feasts on last Sunday morning it was ever my privilege to attend, and I trust much good was done. Rev. L. W. Crawford preached for us Thursday night, and baptized ehdit candidates, after which we received twenty-two persons into the Church. We had no idea of protracting the ser vices at this time, but the good Lord was present in much power, and ot course it was our place to work, and I hope the result will prove great in eter nity. Rev. Win. d . dohiisolt, bro.'s Alex. Biggs, A. A. Harrington, dr., ami many others, did much good by their labor. The Father gave us all strength, and led us on to a glorious victory, and to Him we give the glory. I hope to send you a few more sub subscribers as soon as possible. 1 guess we will see your genial lac at Jonesboro on the 24th of July: be sure to come and bring our dear Bro. Black with you. Fraternally yours, F. A. Bishop. Fayetteville, N. C, dune 13th, l?. NOTICE Tojhe preachers of the Fayetteville District. Yon are respectfully request ed to forward by mail immediately the names of your delegates elect to the District Conference to assemble at this place on Wednesday, duly the 24th, and also the names of local preachers who intend to come. We would he glad to see brethren of other Districts. Any, in tending to come, will please notify meof the fact. S. V. HOVLE. The Nashville Advocate says : " It seems to he generally admitted that the late General Conference was the most unsatisfactory ever held in out connec tion." It gives as reasons therefor, First, the place where it was held, the basement of the church. Second, The disorder of the body and, third, The lack of spirituality among the mem bers. The Rev. Mr. Cole has returned to his charge after his matrimonial tour. He left us bearing on his brow the wrin kle of bachelorhood, but has returned bringing his lovely bride and w earing the smooth smiles of conjugal happiness; may their lives long he prosperous and happy. Concord Hey inter. NOTICE. Preachers in charge of circuits and stations within the bounds of the Hills boro District, will please send to me immediately, at Leasburg, the names of delegates to the District Conference. Also the names of any local preachers who will probably attend the Confer ence. R. A. Wru.i. Baleigh Christian Advocate. JiOOKS AND 1'EKIOIHCALS. Tin: Docri.iNAL I.vTKoitrrv of Mktho kism By Bishop E. 31. Marvin, of the M. E. Church, South. Published by the St. Louis Advocate Publish ing' Co. L. I). Damcrou, agent. This book,likeall the writings of the sainted Hishop, is lull of interest, and it will be prized highly as a valuable contribution to Methodist literature. The work is composed of a scries of well digested articles written by Bish op Marvin, which first appeared in the M. Louis Cirisfi',1 Ad corat.e in the year 1S71. AVe are ghtd these articles have been put into permanent form. To furnish the general reader an idea of the book, w e give the table of contents, which is as follows: Intro duction The danger the danger con tinued the danger continued the danger aggravated Conservatism Creeds--Speculation The Substance of Christian Doctrine Depravity Depravity continued Depravity, free will Depravity. Little Children Lit tle Children continued Predicates of Methodist Doctrine Conclusive. The Methodist preacher will per ceive at once that the topics discussed are of vital importance. It is a small volume of oniy V.Vl pages. Address Logan D. Dainerou. St. Louis, jJ. 'I'ii k Am.ki. in tiik t'l.ot ii By Edwin V. Fuller : third edition, with me moir and portrait of the author, and additional poems. N?w York: E. -I. Male Ac Son, Publishers. V"c have on a former occasion ex pressed our admiration of this book of Poems : but this, the third edition, con tains excellences w hich the preceding editions did not have. The Riogra pin eal Sketch of the author will be read with peculiar interest. It gives a pleasant and full narrative of facts rel ative to bis life, and the reader w ill be impressed w ith the purity of bis char ter as w ell as the brilliancy of his intel lect. This edition contains a striking portrait of the author, fl a number of poems which have not been pub lished before. We commend the pub lication, and predict for it a ready and extensive sale. Tin. Oospkl A oiiMNo to Li ke With Notes. Comments. Maps and Illustrations, bv Rev. Lyman Ab butt, author of "Dictionary of Relig ious Knowledge,"' '".Jesus of Naza reth," ami a series of commentaries on the New Testament. A. .S. Barnes & Co., Publishers. New York, Chica go and New Orleans. Price .fl..")0 by mail. The author has given us in ibis vol ume a tine coiiinieiitary on the Gospel of Luke. He knew thai there was n demand for such a book ami he ad dressed himself to the task of its prep aration. Perhaps wo cannot give th. reader a better idea of the book than to make a brief quotation from it. Take for example this passage: "And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life ?"' Here is bis comment, in pari, upon this verse : Luke 10 : : A certain lawyer. One versed in the dewish law, both the O. T. and the Rabbinical comments thereon. The term theoloyian would more nearly des cribe his character. And tempted him. More properly tried h im. The spirit of the inquirer appears to have been neither malicious nor docile, hut self-eoiifident. His language is respectful; he addresses Christ as Master, but his object was not to obtain guidance for himself, rather to measure the ability of the Nazarene Rab bi. Probably his conscience had been aroused by the preaching of Jesus, which Luke has not reported, but which every where included a demand for repentance. Fully recognizing the appropriateness of this preaching for the publicans and sinners, who were Christ's principal auditors, he did not entertain, the idea that he needed repentance himself. Hence the question, What shall do to inherit eternal life ? Christ answers him as he answered the rich young ruler (Matt.: I'd : It; -2:2). in such a way as awakened in him a sense that he. also needed to be justified, ivc. Wc are pleased with the book. The author is a writer of recognized abili ty. The Ixi ep.mepiate World By L. T. Townsend, D. D., Professor in Boston University : author of "Credo," etc. Boston : Lee k Sheppard, Publishers. This volume is written in a hold, striking style. The author speaks plainly of the final fate of the wicked, and his words are not sugar coated, but the work is mainly limited to the discussion of the dead man in the in terim between his dissolution and the scenes of the resurrection and the judge ment. Fnder the following heads'he writes The Plaee A World of Conciousness A Dual World A World of Fixed ness Not a world of judicial rewards nor punishment The transit. The inquir ing mind will give the book a careful perusal. It contains some things which Ave do not indorse. The reader must sift the chaff from the wheat as he mav find it. The July number of the Eclectic Magazine, beginning a new volume, oi fers a favorable opportunity for com mencing subscriptions, and its contents are certainly of a kind to attract all classes of readers. It is embellished with a fine steel-engraved figure-piece entitled "The Roman Children," afford ing a pleasing variation from the por traits of which one is usually found in each number. The leading paper is a trenchant reply by Dr. Elain toTyndall's famous Birmingham lecture on "Man and Science;" and this is followed by a timely discussion of "The Eastern Cri sis," hy Gohlwin Smith, ike. Single copies, 4oc ; one copy one year, $5. Published by E R. Pelton, 25 Bond St., n! Y. The following Magazines for July, all first class, are upon our table : Black wood's Magazine Sunday Magazine Harper's, Scribner's, and St. Nicho las. We are indebted to Rev. E. R. Hen drix, President of Central College, for a Catalogue of that institution for '77'7S. It is located at Fayette, .Mo It has an able faculty, and numbers 138 Students. The Life axp CnAK.it n:it or II. n. Dvid L. Swain-, late President of the University of North Carolina, is before us. It is a memorial oration by Gov. Yance.delivered in Gerard Hall on com mencement day, June 7, 1ST i. It ha.-, been published in pamphlet form, by W. T. Blackwell it Co., of Durham. It is a just tribute to an honord son of North Carolina. Turn axi False Em-kiit-:. by Eugene Grissom, M. D. L. L. L., Su perintendent Insane Asylum for North r Carolina. This is the title of an address rea 1 be fore the Association of American Su perintendents at Washington, I. C. Mav 1S7S. Eviiy thing from tin- pen oi Dr. Grissoin is sensible, aud is rend with interest by the people. He is a growing man amongst us. This ad.av.--s will add to his already high rep.itaiioti in the State Dit RoniilTT : It seems to he a ques tion of considerable moment how liie animal allotted salaries of the pastors ot our Conference shall be collected. it is an easy matter for Stewards to me i i , I sav what amount their preacher shall have for his services, but the day ol settlement must come. The fault un questionably lies between the past -..cs.t he Stewards, or the members. I 'or in stance: If the pastors fail to (lischa.ge the solemn obligations resting upon them as such, then in all candor ihey should not be very hasty in I licit ac cusations against the Church. IL ,u the other hand, the members t'.nl to contribute to his support with thai de gree of liberality due on tlieir par!, then in a majority of cases (my observation and experience lead me to believe) if s owing to the tardiness or injudicious proceedings of the Stewards. The tune honored custom of taking up oiiai'P riy collections in the Church is an ill-conceived plan, ami is working financial ruin to the Church in very many places. After so many appeals for money from the pulpit, the people begin to think, (though unjustly) that the main object is money. Year by year we hear the same declaration that the preacher- have not received their dues. St ill I he same old basis of operation is pursued and that with the greatest vigilance. !Vop!c become wearied and disgusted ai tin idea of the repetition of the word mom y so verv often in the t liurch. hy persist in so collecting ? It is doing an injustice to both minister ami con gregation. An injustice to the minis ter, because in the majority of cases, he is not duly rewarded for his k-.l.ov-,; mi injustice to the people, because they are not appealed to, in that manner, best adapted to their peculiarly constituted nature. Before commencing to make any collection, the Stewards should study out and adopt that plan most likely to prove a success. To av w-hot her the preacher shall be p.- .id. . r not, is to say whether the gospel sj;.-.! he preached or not. Irretrievable ruin will come upon us if this matter does not undergo a reformation. This mailer requires deep thought and devout prayer. The question naturally arises how must the preacher be remunerated for his time and attention devoted to the min istry. To speak of money so ot'tea in the Church yea, more than quarterly, as is the case in some places, isniosi sure ly to give offence, to blight the pros pects of the pastor, to destroy that holy religious influence which should pervade the sacred precincts. To leave this duty unperformed is to be even less successful How then must we proceed ? This is a seeming dilemma. But will the official members of the Church cease to make an effort '? Nay, but the more flinty the stone the greater should be ihe strokes. We, the Stewards of Roanoke Circuit, have adopted the subscription plan. 1 speak not arrogantly. A cl.ts: of 150 members has live Stewards: we apportion to each thirty members he takes a list of tlieir names, gets each to subscribe the amount lie intends paying. This brings the matter some what to a point. 1 give this by wav of illustra tion. Not. one in twenty will fail to pav his suhscrition. This manner of pvocee.lnro. I admit, is somewhat troubles,, nie in the Stewards, but the burden is wot a more ponderous one than they should be w il ling to bear. Think upon this subject, Stewards of the North Carolina Confer ence. We are living in a progr.sdve age. For the Church to retrograd-i is for the people to retrograde; and for the people to retrograde, is simply ii tli.-ow into chaotic mass, both Church and State. The finances of the Church must not be permitted to exist in decadence. If so farewell to prosperity, for it will surely take its departure. We cannot be a free people if the interest of the Church is neglected. If we, the Stewards of the, Roanoke Circuit, fail to collect our pastor's salary for the current year, I must say, it will be for lack of dili gence on our part. Stew ai: p. NOTICE. Tim Methodist Episcopal South, at Washington, N.C Church will be dedicated on Sunday the 1-ith of July, by Rev. .las. E. Mann, Presiding Elder of the Washington District. Brethren from a distance cordially invited to at tend. Jxo. N. AxiUiKWS. Preachers and Delegates expecting to attend the Wilmington District Con ference at Whiteville, commencing on Thursday July the 11th, will please inform me. J. T. Lv.,x. Whiteville, Columbus Co., N. C, June 7th 1ST?. DEATH F REY. T. P. ENGLAND. Uev. Thoina P England, son of Rev. Wm. IL, and Mrs M. M. England, and a devoted member of the N. C. Confer ence, died at Double Shoals, in Cleave land Co., N. C, thirty minutes after I o'clock P M. Tuesday.June dtb 1S7S, in the prime of manhood, being 2 years, 7 months and 25 days old. lie was born in McDowell Co., N. C, Oct. OtJi i-lo. Being rea roil iti tlit; bosom of tin; Chuich, he wa converted and joinotl the M. E Church, South, at un early age, w hich Church he adorned till the Master said, '"It is enough, Come up higher." 1 lc was educated under the instruc tion of Rev. I. !.. A berncthy, president of Knliicn'ord College. He fought th:. u.',h i he late war under Gen. Lee, ami when the A ppoiii.tt lo tragedy clos- e l the army's career, he returned to the ! parcinni p. of. and the next vear. lS'io he i - j was !iee;is,.,l to exhor:. which relation j he sustained nil Oct. I-GIS, when he was licensed p. preach. And in December following, he, with his brother. Rev. J. ! I-'. England, now of t he S. C. Colifel - ! eiice, .oi'.e,! ihe S. C. Conference at Cher.tw, S. ('., and was sent to Ruther ford Circuit as junior preacher with ii. .. . A Sbarpe. In ls7l aud 1ST 2 h-1 t raveled Cherry Mountain Circuit; Is,"-;, he sec vet I Monroe Station. j A' the cio-i' of t his year he was united j in marriage in Miss .Mary F. Jackson, i daughter of N" . A. Jackson, then of i .'asio.i ! 'o., N. C. In 174 he traveled Pleasant Grove Circnt; Wo, having been t raip-ieietl to the N. t ': Conference in D'7'. with the tra-ist'ered territory, hew;:: - n: iothe SmiiliviHe Circuit, W illi. 'iigtoit Distiii-i. iSTiihe was on I.iies;d, Ciiviiil. and 177 be traveled Il iml-il h Circuit til! May, when his health, which had. been declining two years, gave w a . . an I he was forced to reluctantly abandon the itinerant field i: is beii te l that an internal can cer was then preying upon the vitals of the hear!, which iin.illv proved fatal. lie rei.tai I rational till the last, and ; hough suffering much ptiin, was perfect iv ceop i-ed. I hiring the long tea np-iita.-- that he was confined to the b -t he never murmured, but bore his aliiiei it. ns with great patience and chrisiiau fortitude. It was the writers privile.lge to iVeipn iitly visit him. We ahvavs found his faith in ChiTst firm an 1 unwavering. i he evening before lie died, in view of i ne approaching crisis, he told the writ.--r that his trust in iod was s.ill the same as heret do re. and requested us to tvil the brethren of the Conference thai he was going home to heaven. A fe.v minutes before he expired he told his devote.! w ile, aud others who were present, to weep imt for him, "'l am not affrighted. I know I'm living. Let inelel! von all t'arwell before I get too weak. i'll soon be at rest." A few m'miics more and all was over! Finis the itinera:;! herald of the cross exchang ed the sioc-rings of earth for the joys of hca yen. t ha i. lie er fade. iho. ilnglaiid was a good preacher he had what i- called real preaching talent, and never fail-d to make an im prossjon of this character on the minds of his hearers. While he had health sufficient, lie was successful in winning s...iil- to 'hri-i. '''! lieslei that l'.ro. J. S. Nelson, the P. II. preach his did in the bv. N . '. on Shelby District, should funeral, which Bro. Nelson i'le.shvterian Church In Shel .liiiieiith I S7 S. His remains we;v then buried in the Shelby cemetery beside hi - i wo Hi t ie children. He h aves ;) heart-stricken wife and a sweei little daughter for whom the sym pathies and prayers of the Church will be offered. Also do we deeply sym pathise with his aged fat her and mother, who sti!: linger on the shores of time awaiting ihe .iasier's call. He also leaves three sisters .-ind five brothers. .Mav the i. 1 comfort all the bereaved. J . D. ( Vm-.I'F.ntkr. Christan Advocate please esle nil copy. Dr. i'.oiiuiri : The Beech Grove Sun day School held its ninth anniversary on t ie litli inst.. about six miles from New-b.-rue. It was an occasion of real interest, aud we trust, profitable to the S. S. cause in our miih-i. Our School is small, only numbering thirty members, but part of three other schools on this Circuit join ed us, and quite a number of our city neighbors came up and our number was swell etl to HI It I persons. Our Pastor was absent from the circuit, so we did not have his genial presence and good c uius:', but we had a very spirited ad dress IV-mi Rev. L. C. Yass of Newberne. It was interesting and instructive. Our venerable IM-., Dr Oloss, yeas with us, a id though he said when, called upon to speak, "'that he. did not come as a speaker but a spectator" yet he en teit lined the ainli"iice very finch for a short time. He said "it was the first S. S. amtiv ersarv he had ever attended, thai i he world was getting ahead of him." We hope however, it will not Ik? the last one, hope he w as not displeased with it, and we he:. b.- lender to him a cordial invitation to In- with us on the Gth of June ls!7'lat our next anniversary. We want to help the lr. to catch up with a part of ihe world, and we wish him to help us to get ahead, of some of it in our Woi'i ck 1'. M. a bountiful iiaiioii va- tastefully arranged and present seemed to enjoy all that wen 'i 1 !, tne repast . ; Dinner being over, ii lew hours were spent in general conversation and social reunion . friends. Every thing passed' off pieas.iiilly, and we returned to our homes with renewed hopes for the future. Lt FROM OUR EXCHANGES. ! From Calii-okma ChrIsITIAX Advo cate : "The Homk Jocrsal (Roman Catholic) is delighted with the thought that the labors of Bishop Simpson and Dr. Newman in cx-Presidont Gran, s family amount to nothing since Pope Leo blessed a cross and presented it to Mrs. Grant, which she accepted. By that act it infers that she was initiated into the Holy Mother Chlucii." Your life has a more impressive and persuasive utterance than language. Men are not so much impressed with what you say, as with what yon arc. It is that something behind language, called character, that gives it its force. Mere lauiruauv mav be the vehicle of - C7 v7 - falshood as well as truth; the life is self-expressive. Few men con long ap pear to be what they are nut ; their real self will show through tho thin disguise. Some unguarded word, some act, cr temper will bring to light what their language was designed to conceal. 1 lie real man w ill use to the -surtace ; and the world will take you for just what you are, ami not for what you Kay you are. A bad life sends forth a lurid .and sulphurow thinie, destructive to all within its range, a good one in like a stream of sunlight, poured from the upper skies upon the dnrknwn of our earth. E.c From Sunday -School linden : "It is always a matter of bitter complaint, among the Roman Catholics, that thej are charged with unduly worshiping the Yirgiii Mfry. They carefully explain that they pay divine worship to Gvd only, and that prayers are addressed to Mary as the first of created beings, and as an effective mediator between mn and her son. On this ground they u treat us to perceive the difference, be tween the latria which belongs to. God and the hyperdulia which they gladly offer to Mary. That the priests un derstand this may be admitted; but ex iniples are shown daily of the utter in ability of the common people to compre hend the purely philosophical distinc tions with which Roman Catholic the ology abounds. Here, for instance, is the May number of T'i Guardian Anycl, a child" paper approved by eight Catholic prelates. Since May has been adopted ns the 'tnomtli of Mary,' the paper is filled with articles in her honor. A few sentences, not unduly torn from tlieir siirrouudiitrgs, will show the alarming extent to w bi h the Roman Catholic child is taught to look t Mary, rather than Christ, for salvation 'The musical voices of tin. happy child ren, singing hvmim to the Blessed Mo ther, floated on the breeze, and up the Mother's throne in heaven.' "The sis ters, together with the children, offere up tlieir luavers to the Blessed Yirgin Mary. A miracle was enacted;whe.ii the little girl reached home, her mother was better 'Our most gracious iu-eii heard the pravers of her sweet little subjects, and restored her beloved mother." "Little children, ever pray to the Blessed Yir. gin. and always serve ami honor her and your path through life will be joyful, and your death happy." "Solemnly conse crate yourself to the service of the Bless ed Yirgin, . . . the refuge of sinners.' If Mary is the refuge of sinners what i the mission of her son t RELIGIOUS! ITEMS. Rev. Samuel A. Weber, of the South Carolina Conference, is to be as sociate editor of the Southtrn thrift tino. Adcocnte. Strong efforts are being made to unify Methodism in Canada There ar four branches. The Christian iiuar diati, a very able paper published a. Toronto, is in favor of the Union. Rev. Isaac P. Cook, the well knowi local preacher in Baltimie, is engaged ii. preparing a book on the " Heroes of tht the Baltimore Conterence their Cleri cal and Lay Helpers." Rev. T. W. Dosh, D. 1)., Presi dent of Roanoke College, was elected to the second Professorship in the Theolog ical Seminary at Salem, Va., at the late session of the Southern General Synod of the langelical Lutheran Church At a Friends' yearly meeting held, some 'close quetions' were asked Among the number, "Are they punctual to their promises, (in trade or business) and just in the payment of their debts'?" How much genuine religion there is covered up in what this question implies, or the reverse of it. A New York correspondent, wri ting about the next sessions of the New- York and New York East Conference. says there were forty-nine appointments left ". To be supplied," half of which are in the New England portion of the Conference. The places in that Confer ence and three New England Conferences left ' To be supplied," making about one hundred and forty churches left without pastors ! The other Sunday a Chicatro four- year-old asked her mother for a present i. to carry to her teacher. Her mamma thought she referred to .the missionary penny, and provided her accordingly. But this did not satisfy the little l.idv She said, "No, the children all had pies cuts. The teacher called all their names and they all said 'Present;' and whei she called my name I hadn't anv hips- ent, and I couldn't say anything, so to day 1 must carry one." What is the meaning of A back biter?" asked a gentleman at a Sunday- school examination. This was a puz zler. It went down the class untii it came to a simple urchin, who sa:d, Perhaps it is a fla." JTATK AND LOCAL. They have had the first new lhmr in Cumberland, ' Oazvf.fe say the w beat crop is good. Oii-dow Democrat ime nomi,,,,. ted Col. S. 15. Taylor for the Hoiim, and J. Y. Shackelford for the Seimt0. rial District. The Convention tor ihe iiomi,,... tion !' Democratic Senators lor tin 20th I-'i -:i i. t w ill ' held at Pi-op( , Hill, on Saturday, the -Jth inst. hole receipts of cotton i't igh since September I, 1.(7. Ij.7.".s bales. 1 A flre occurred at lli ..'.. i on Sunday night. Loss t;.(Hti): in-urai,,.. one-half. We are indebted to Hons J. J. vis and A S. Merrimoii for valtial. ,. public document-. . Rev. W. R. Atkinson, of Raleigh, will take charge of the Charlotte I'. , male lu.Siiiute. Rev. 0. W. West brook of Wilson shipped last week some peaches to New York city that brought flit' per bu..hel in that market. Threshing w heal has colonic ncil in the county. The crop N not turning out well, the stand general!) bin hi" been tnin. but the quality of the grain is jj-ood. f'f finite ( ili.nrci r. (.'ol. W. L. Steele has made an able representative. Il is I In; cxpceeil will of this county that be bould lu re turned . l!'ifiisnii in a, !Noah Cberr), Ilarri- Atkin-.m ami Hob Thompson were hanged in Goldsboro on the 1,'itb in-l. lor tin-miirdf-r of W or Icy and his wife. 'Ih.-v protested their innotein e to the la-i. Rah'igh Otft-rrtr: YA'e are inform ed that thi;re will be no convention p, nominate a Congressman in the Eighth District. (Ii'ti. R. B. 'ance w ill gu back to hi accustomed seal, no one dissenting. This is a hntid-otnc ami unusual compliment to an efficient ami able Representative. Charlotte (l.-rccr; Rev. Dr. I J. Me) nardie. of Columbia. ha accept ed the invitation ot the Young Mi u' Christian Association to deliver tin annual sermon before them on the of July, in the first I'resbv frian Chu reh. Charlotte hi iimrful: 'I lie iiuw in attempt to abolish the Western Ni .ili Carolina Judicial Di-trici (C s. ( oun was abandoned b its projector soon as the folly ami in justice oi tin movement was shown. The .'ihoii-h-)ui.::t bi!! sic.-. s the .-lee' that know -no waking. ( Johhboro JcsKi-tiyrr: A private letter received from Senator Ransom yesterday, brings us the gratif) ing in telligenee that lO.(KH) has been appro printed by Congress lor the improve ment of Nemo River. There is a venerable o-ik in thi counfy, the trunk of which being hollow, in which a family consisting of a man, two women and three children lived for sometime, and our reporter sa ves he nev er heard them complain for want ot room. This tree is in the South Mountains. Moryinton- .Made. Julius A. Ro"itz, editor of tLr Goldsboro Jlcsseiyt r, has in pul-!ic;.-tiou a pamphlet containing the full par ticulars of the murder of Mr W..rle .-ni l wife, and the trial and execution of ti murderers. For sale at 2' cents. At a meeting of a majority of tin executive committee for the sixth con gressional dil cict, held at Raleigh diinn- ie recent State coiiveinioii, Monroe wa selected as the place for 1.,,!. Un tie convention to nominate a cii ressman from this district fm th, lext term. The time will be agreed upon hereafter, but it is thought best p. hold it just before or just after the cm ing State election. We invite special attention to i!.e advertisement of Greensboro Female College, which appears in another column. .The reduction in the pi it f tuition and Board, ma le by the Trustees at their recent meeting, is no doubt a wise uioove. lie are in receipt of the catalogue Jf the i:itig!i:!;!i School for the cir 'tiding June .".th. I S7S. There are 17 names on the roll. lVtim 10 States, and there is alst. ,.,e representative from South Anieri.-a am! one from .shi. I ne advertisement of the school in tlih sstie claims superiority in several points oV,.r .ln- ot,er male .., hod south uf the Potomac. We hcartih ongratiihite this North Carolina en terprise upon its success. At the County Convention held i- this city on Saturday last, the folleu i )g noiniratioits were made: For the Senate: George H. Sn..w. House of Representatives: Hciu . Olive, Edward R. Stamps, William F. Richardson and Leoui.las D. Stephen son. For Sheriff: David Lew is. For Superior Court Clerk: .1. ,. Wil liams. For Treasurer: J. P. H. Rnss. For Register of Deeds: John W. I hoinpson. For Coroner: Patrick McGowan. For Surveyor: William B. Fowl.-,. Forth State I'ress: Some thought less boy(no doubt) has shot a pistol hall through one of the new windows -u-; put in the Methodist church, going through one of the panes of glass w ith -he name of the donor on it. No nch act should be allowed to go unpunished, and if the party can be found out h should be made an example. We notice the same thing has happened to the Me morial windows in the Episcopal church. hs several have been broken bv th hrowing of stones. Let some one take he matter in hand and give it the proper ttention at once. 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