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?hc (Christum Vtocutc. The Chuhtias Advocate Is furnished to subscriber- ' f- Per annum in advance. If payment be ,le ivcJ ix month.-, $2 50; one copy, six months, Jl is. Office Con. Dawbox & Haroktt Sts RATKS OK AUVKRTIHISw: Space. 1 WtEk.: 1 Moh !.3 Mot ati.ni.i 1 y4B 1 8inare. CLUB KAi'ES. 1 on rcpies, one year, post paid ... $-2.( 0 1 cty t. l'ies. one year, post paid, ... 1.75 ill the traveling and local preachers In the bonnd . I ihf North Carolina Conference are our authorised r.-iitn. Any person sanding u ten subscribers, for iu vt;'T. will receive the paper bee. poetry. AUK ALL iHE CHILDREN IX "tue drkuess talis, the ind is high. Dense black cloud 211 th-- wetrn sky; The o'.orui will soon begio; The tuun rs mar the lightnings flash. 1 he.ir the gr-at round rn -drops dash Are all he children in ? They 're coming -o 1 1 y t j my ide : Their lorm within my ans I hide No .lh. r arui-t are sure; Til sioriu may rae with l'ury wi d. V i'U tra ting laitu -ach lit-ile chi d With mother leels s,K:ure. But future davs r - drawiu n t Ttiv"l g from tils va-iu shelfer hvro, i)nt 01' llic world's wild dun ; The rain'wiil lall. tlie cold v i .i. blow, I'll sit lourt and long to kn-w A-e ill he chi dre i- ? Wii: they hive she ter theu seeur.". Wluie hea ts are waiting ,-trong ana sure. And love is tru. wk-n tried ': Or will they find brcten r.;.-.l, When s reus '' of he rt they much need To h -lp t't m br xo til- ti le V (od Uajtvi it ill : His will is !et. I'll 3Ui!d tlieiu now- and 1 iel-1 th? rest lu His niosi righteous hand ; S-meTims souls HV loves are rir-n i'y t -mxe ts wild, au.l thus are driver' Nearer ill j be- er lan I. Ii h-.- should c 11 me ho!u,. b-More The cin dr 11 i-i, on tha" lilA-svd hore, A'.-r 'rom .ire and sin ; 1 k: ow at I liiall -.v.it.- and n air Ti l 11-. :h- "t.-er "f the Oa c. .ets ,1: tilt clu. ifli ifl. - V.f,yC '-(. & 0 in in 11 a 1 1 ii t v D. l"r tin- Advocate. Mi;. Knii'oi;: 1 had tin- pleasure of attending tin.1 dosing exercises "I tlie Rockingham Academy, last and .1 par; t this week. 1 'ic school has l.een. during the l:it scholastic year, under the management of Rev. . Y. Xeal. Mr Xeal came to Rockingham nearly a year ago. almost an entire stranger, known -inly to one r two friends who 1 1 a I met him elsewhere. Personally, and as a teaeher ot the high- st grade, he has grown into the esteem conn deuce oi tlie community. The examination of the students at the close f his cIimo! proves him to he an educa lor of the first class. HJs school itur ; tiii the last sessi 'i!. numi'i'ed -iliuiit i'1. It was a mixed school. The examination developed the thoroughness ot the ii. s;r ictioii. I'iom my experience and ...s.' vatioii. th.' xercises of the childn n on t!i" h'ack 1. .aid, and their readine ia answering tlie 'pi i. them, would have i" tin- iastitutioiis ot stioiis r.ipoun 'u d done credit to irto: t learning of a hi. h r,a 1" iu any part o!' tie- country. Tie .-hildreii have not only ma le rap d ,.,,,ir1Vs, in their several studies, but t e . aminatioU al showed that they ;u lerstool the r iot of the matter. The c .liiiiiunity is fortunate in having such .1 f-ach'-r. I hrard the expression all :iound, that "we have one of the b.-st sell ols in the State:" and from what I -aw au.l know, I am satisfied it is so. .Mr. Xeal teaches the children to respect I fie he I'.iide. and erunestiv instructs mem ;,, .,, ..-.lite and rcli-ii in. 1 wa? I was not i. resent at all the examinations, but what I saw and heird. particularly in 1. a tin and Algebra, was very satisfuC : .ry. The exercises came to a close on Tti-sday ui -.lit the lMh inst. Tie declamation and elocution of the bo- s was z'jo'L and soaie of it very good. Th ;re was evidence to show that this bia.ic.i of an accomplished education had not been overlooked. iiit- ;iiinhiii.' episode of the occas n as the speeches of four fio-ii four to six vears ot ai; little boys One lit- t'.' i.ov. not understanding the compli ment desl-ne 1 him, gathered up tl e i ..i.;..i. 1. ...ii tossed uuoii the "'I Ut;n lll'.ll J n - a 'J - - - platform near his feet, and threw .i..i; i,. v...,.L- ;,, tlie face of th tln.ni audi- tvili:it I v v ... . .;..,... Tl,.. ooniner in which it wa dne created a great deal of merriment, n..d the little bov looked as though he couldn't und-rstaud what they were l:.u d.in- at. The good order that pre- vaiie ,1 ,lrimr the entire exercises ..-. and -Uhled oi A remark by every ouu, .Alienee Mr. Xeal exerted showed the ml ever his piipiN. II.. I, .l-;,,rrl.r.lll HldSS Ikllld was 1 lie IKJK. n .. .,.-..s.w,t :iml dispersed the exercises ! - - i ith Mime excellent music music which would do credit to a '.and. Tl. v-v..; eb.sed W'itl much older a literary .eldress by that talented and accom- ;.;ished speaker, H. C Wall Lsq.--Th, aim .ifthe speaker evidently was to ;,npress the minds of his audience, and Kirticulailv the boys of the school, wi . i..r.. ,.f ,be truth and of honesty- I dng which he aptly drew illustrations . . r ovesent and ,orn the corruptions i , ... ,.r ...wi-nle ami tw"" 'i,'; past tew years oi I - . , 1 l,.-..ll!rflOlU ;.. .1.. ...,tl, and lndeeo ...., UU remarks were ti,e whole country. H.s rem an! "..11 timed, appioo. ..... , , t - i.....,., was chaste, ins L'jod. Ills lan.-o"--. . . . it... .t his ntyle first-rate, i jellTlOIl f.ci-i -is matter well conceiv r).d, and his m-n- .i l ounressi vc. aAlto- was earnest . , e.:her, the whole exercises 1 i.e.- and satisfactory. to We learn Mr. Xeal will cou BEY. J. B. EQBBITT, D. P., Editor and Pcblisher. The Faith Once delivered toJ:he Saints. REV. H. T. llL'DSOX, CoRUKsroND.No Ki,n(1!. . gubltehcil in the. gntm jf ttrtmU$m m Qoxtix avoiina! "" Vol. XXin. Raleigh, N. Q, WecbiesdayliilAT 3 187& Niimber 2(T we can hear, his school will receive and well deserve large patronage. It is a pity but that the good people of Rock ingham would unite and erect au Acad emy worthy of the community; for Rockingham is evidently a place of re fined and cultivated society. The smallness of the room on Tuesday night was the only drawback upon the pleas ure of the occasion. We hope the trustees will devise some plan to carrv out this suutrestiou. t'F.( T A loll. di Ists. jests as a roiyr vVc observe (iu.t the history f t'luis tianity has been but a .strife between men of lower, eager to vie with each other.bv the govgeousness of concept ion, by tin1 dreams of imagination, bv the life of reality, by the adjuncts of beaut v, and by all the vibrat.ons of harp and lute, in the most forceful expression of that true poesy which has crept over their souls under the spell of .liisiis and His charmed name. A sublime ami dis tinct inspiration has seized them ami uttered itself through an intense elo quence, such as Homer and Virgil never commanded because their very soul has melted in gratitude, as no soul can melt but that of a sinner saved bv grace. Through hall an I basilica, pal ace and cot. cathedral and mountain .vild. cave and prison. Te Deuiu has 11,'Vt . iv sed to swell from softened hearts. The child of persecution and the con- oil erini;- iier.i. oisiioo and knur oiieeii ami 4 L C- 1 s eperdess, have sent forth strains of praise to Christ in every form ot melo dy. In the East there is scarcely a rivulet which ripp!e in its lucid conr.-e through alpine gorges, hardly a leaf which flutters lr. ine willow courses, or a beam which flies from the opening day, but has listened to tlie music of this voice. Children have danced to its flow in the streets of blood-stained .Jeru salem; its measures have swept in tri umph over Egypt" dark sea: by the rivers of Babylon its noies have quiv ered with delight: its cadences of love have sighed through the cedars of Le banon, and round the hoary head of Sinai its chorus lia gathered victorious over thunders and lightning, the sound of a trumpet and tlie miitteriim voif of c using word. When I'avid's fingers to icheil his hai i music flew lrom its s rings as if the angels of lod spoke v rds c'inceiiiiiig His coming Son: and siace that great Son went back to the b - of II is Father and our Father, tlm freshness of everlasting love his embalmed His name iu perpetual song. Pliuv tells us that the primitive Chris tia is met before dawn to sing praise to C ii'ist as (iod. Then came the coii f .sors and martyrs who kindled the ar- d r of their religion by the try of His doctrine. And, since those days, the catacombs of the Eternal City, the fa-tnesses of witzcrland.. and the glens a id mounts of old Scotia, h;uc been witnesses how the truth could give con- stitutional vigor and verse to the holy j i'.-o-s of man. A cloud of sweet singers in Israel skirts the historic sky of ( lu is- tianity, em orating Clement and Am- brose, Bernard and Oregory, Hilary and Cede amom-st the more venerable saints, j tS 'e, munc. t nposu,on, Then follow in this line Robert of France, "Our school-Days," .Janie Dalrymple; daria of Hun-arv, Henrietta of Brand- Little Things, Troy McFarland; The enbur- and Gustavus Adolpbus of : Way to be Happy, Robert Hoyle; Tom- S.vedim, who made the battle-field, I 1(lip's lm, Thoinas Hoyle; Cluldmn's i i .i ..-,--,1 l, ,i;,. i Faith, Rath Mclver: Composition, t ,e castle, and the roal home alie . ' . Tl. " .i,. . -i . . in,;., ,,.1-t "moodiness ot Disposition, Julia Jlar wdh poetic tributes to Christ, while) , : t i ait , r -l- in,. .,,., I rington: r list Pocket, liobert Mclver; modern familiarity readily suggests to t ' i- !.: iv-,.,. alne oj lime and 1 now ledge, Alex, us English-speaking ( hristians, Ken ' , - ! i... .,..1 T,,,,o , McPhail; Our Honoreil" Dead, I rank an -l ieoie, Jin"" ...... .......... ...... and Southey, Kirke White and Wonis- K Milton and Heber. ('oWOer and Colerhl-e Watts and ,lev, whose -cuius has sung His name. And if all these, w ith multitudes of ot hers m t he o il world and new, have offered their poetic contributions to Christ, would it not be passing strange if, after ill, it should turn out that, there is no jioelry i'n Jesus Christ himself? Surely the seed poetry which has yieldi d such a gulden harvest must be found in Him. From as-rmon fy D'- Armitaije in 7 he Comjthte J'rearhtr' for June. A missionary of the Reformed Church writes from Japan that it was deemed needless to bother the heads of converted Japanese with merely nomi nal distinctions, and says," Accordingly, when churches first Jjcgan to be gather- oil 1)V OUT mission, auu men oy liuu. oi cu , ', . , J , , the merican Presbyterian church, and -l . nbscmientlv by the L nited Presbyterian suos-quc f - church of Scotland, the members oi these CI1U three missions held consultations, and tnrtc - , . i.lonted a nlan bv w hich to unite their attopieu j v ; 1 it 1... . ! CiiUlCnCS Uliuei tlie ut.-iguaiiuii vi iiiv t. .. .i...;; ..it... Church of desns Christ, in Japan." A union of thirteen churches on that plan was formed October last, and has just held its semiannual meeting at Tokio, with thirty-two delegates, twelve being , ative laymen and four native pastors. Thirteen voting men at that time were examined for license to preach. Religion is the tie that connects man w ith his Creator, and holds him to His throne. If that tie is sundered or broken, he floats away a worthless atom in the universe its proper attractions all gone, its destiny thwarted, ami its whole lu- . tl,;(t but cl.ukness.desolation and line """"o , death. -Daniel Wei'.'iter. J0XESB0R0 MALE AND FEMALE ACADEMY. The veuior editor visited Jouesboro last week on the 29th, by special invita tion, and attended the closing exercises of the Jone.sboro Male and Female Academy. The principal is Rev. Mr. Arnold, who has been assisted in his duties by Mrs. Arnold and Mr. L. 0. Caldwell, while the music department has been conducted by Miss Josephine Bryan. On Wednesday evening there was an exercise in declamation, consist ing of original speeches, composed and delivered by eleven of the young men of the school, the prize being a hand- some gold medal presented by Mr. J. J. Lilly, of Fayetteville, one of the patrons and trustees of the school. The following were the speakers and subjects: (t. Caddell, Happiness; S. D. Cole, Reuevoleuce; M. B. Sewell, North Caro lina, M. '. Vestal, All for the Best; C. L. Riddle, Justice May Sleep, but Never Dies;!). II. McNeill, Memory and Hope; C. W. Iiyrd, Devastations of War; Flowers Sewell. America; H. AN. McXatt, Onward, is the Language of All Creation: X. M. Watson, The Mind; E. D. Monroe, The Duties of Youth. A committee, Consisting of Rev. Mr. Norman, of Raleigh, Rev. Mr. Clapp, of Moore, and J. H. Myrover, were ap : pointed, to pronounce upon the merits of the different addresses and award the medal. It was a difficult have rarely seen young task: for w e men acollit themselves so excellently. Both in the subject matter and in the manner of de livery of the addresses the students evinced remarkable proficiency, thorough training and capital oratorical powers, reflecting honor both upon themselves and their instructors. The committee awarded the medal to Mr. Henry Wise McXatt. of nobcsoii. On Thursday at 11 o'clock the exer- ! cises of the school were continued with recitations, dialogues, compositions, iVc, from all the pupils of the school, and no one in tit iv'jidance could fail to be im- pressed with the fa:t th;;t the entertain ment was in every way worthy of die labors of the preceptors and scholars. i The following comprises the exercises of : the day : ; The Little Word, No, Mary Arnold; irauduia Always Does, Willie Arnold; " .:i:ii-; it "".Vlfe, itt-iiiice .-Yeui, ilaivli:ii' l'salni of LHe, JVinnp: A vent: Little (iirls' Fancies, Ida Campbell: A Little Lassus Ella Cole; The Methodt Hotek Annie r.arns; Little Jim, Man Jones. Jfuxic. Composition, '"Home," Mary C. Shepherd: The Daisy, Alice Shields; Housemaid, Sarah Caddie; Weep not i .r the Fast, Katty McXair; A Little , Angel, Laura Register; Composition, ! "Hope." EmnfH Cole; iood-for-Xothing ; Little Son, Curtis Rosser; A Little ! Bov's Speech, Thomas Rosser; ive the ; Bovs a Chance, Augustus Rosser. Alusic. Composition, "Fifty Years," ; Lillian Arnold; The Old Crow, John Dalryniple; The Blacksmith Man, Pal , nier Dalryinple: Daisies in Heaven, Minnie Sloan; Maud Midler, Bcttie Sloan; Composition, "Society and Sol- ' itmle," Mary Worthy; When We Part- ami-.oeii, x -anu-y , rmi.i nit -,.i i' t- r.. -Wi l li "omas; j eatn oi i roiessor .uiicncu. McXatt. Music. Composition "Xa ture's Beauties," Bettie Watson; Sword , ot' Washington, Staff of Franklin, Alvis j AW -Johnnie's Opinion of Grandmas, w, .tw.....s,, Maggie Brooks; Conversation, George Prince; Composition, "No Rose Without a Thorn," Nannie Seawell; Southern Literature, Thomas Bynum: Galileo, Eugene Cole; Fussy Cat, Fparly Arnold Trust not Appearanees, James Rosser. At the close a charming and lovely young lady, Miss Fannie Jones, of Wake county, delivered the following chaste and beautifully written valedic tory address, which w as recttiyed by her companions w ith deep interest and much feeling : VALEDICTORY. Fpon wings of light and shade the j bright hours of our school have fled, and , . , , . 1 , j again brought lis tllP parting hour, , , , . , . . f ; V ith sad regret and tender wishes tor , , , ' ,.. . , . , each other s welfare, we now take leave . . . , of teachers and schoolmates with a ' . . ... , hope that we may again be permitted to i , . . , . n . ; meet. It would, indeed, be a saa liart- ' iug if we did not hope to meet each oth ei again; but that hope now makes us ' cheerful even in this our parting hour. It is very probable that all of us will i never attend the same school again, and ; we may never meet any more; but every cloud has its silver lining, and Provi--j deiiet! will surely permit iu once more to 5 meet. The happy days of our school j will long be remembered. "Although we may mingle m other scenes more ! bright and alluring, yet it will be along j time before the memory ofthedrys spent : here together will be obliterated from our minds. Dear schoolmates, we are on a ', nnie-h. dark sea, and we have life's - s ' at. battle to right, and frr ean know how deeply we all must feel the weight of human woe. We know not with what difficulties we shall have to contend; friends may prove false and fortune fickle, but let us not place our hopes and affections upon the fleeting things of this life, but aim at higher and nobler objects, so that when trials come we shall have a sure and safe haven in view, where we shall at last rest secure from care and trouble. Let us set out in life with a firm resolution to do and dare, to overcome every obstacle that presents itself. Let us 2,re(is onward w ith vigor, fully detenu ned to conquer and succeed. We must persevere and not be discouraged; although the future j may at times seem -dark and ,uloomr.a success will come to those who trv and faint not. We are now a happy band, our hearts are light and free; dark sor row has not crossed our paths nor left its impress in our hearts, and let us now, in the morning of our lives, choose a good part and resolve to live a life of usefulness. We must remember that vouth is soon gone and that the evening of our lives will quickly conns- therefore, let us in the sunny morning be sowing the seed to be gathered in old age. So we live; so we shall die. We are daily making a record. The world, the most severe critic, is a witness of our everv deed and . action. And that alone should bo an inducement for us to act our part in the great drama of life with prudence, know ing that bv our actions we shall be i judged. Dear schoolmates, let us to-day i 11.sl,Ve that we will do all the .'oo.l we can, that we will perform the duties of life to flic best of our ability. What an abundance of good wo, this littlf; band, can do during the short period of our lives. No doubt it would astonish us to know the total made up of little deeds of charity and acts of kindness and lov ing words. Let us take life's sunbeams as we pass along, and by so doing glad den our o l, hearts awd cheer others. And now, dear teachers, we turn to you: you, who have so earnestly and loving ly labored for us during the past session. We feel that we owe you a debt of gratitude we can never repay, and that we havt; bljt poorly appreciated and re eompeiised your labor. We gratefully acknowledge your untiring zeal in our behalf, and humbly and sincerely ask yon to forgive our negligence and inat- liosii. tcm.l tnnolit'fs. your lit.--. tie flock must now separate. We can gather no more at the sound of the bell in this loved and familiar .sdiool-room. j t"lL' ut I,is vigorous manhood and se We must return to other duties and re- i n'"e u1'1 "''' "'u inbers him and honors sponsibilities. We can no longer be guided by your precepts and example. We must learn to judge for ourselves, but we will have the knowledge impart ed to us during the past session to help us judge correctly. We thank you for your earnest efforts to improve our hearts and minds, for we know that if both are not improved it is our own fault; and let us extend to you in part ing our most sincere wishes for your success through life. Oh, may your paths be lighted with a holy light. May clouds of sorro fteyer comu to shroud you in despair, and may guardian angels watch over your lives of usefulness and bring you at last to a safe and secure harbor of peace and happiness. ( h mar we all, bod) teachers and scholars, meet in heaven, without one exception. Is it not a pleasing thought that though Ave now part, perhaps to not meet again on earth, that we can, by faith and jiraver, meet around God's throne in heaven and join in endless songs of praise, j and never again be disturbed by thoughts j of parting '.' Yes, schoolmates and teachers, when the lessons of life are done we shall again be united and bound together by stronger, purer and nobler affections than now characterize our iiitorcpurse with each ofbfir. We now say farnell ivntil we shall meet agttin. At S o'clock on Thursday evening tlio concert took place, just before whicli the. orator's uieibtl WAS presented to Mr. MeNatt, in a lew remarks, by J. H. Myrover, of Fayetteville. This enter tainment was exceptionably fine. Miss Bryan, the teacher, has rare qua"fica" tions : combined with a skjll and abili ty as ail iiistruf:tQi- very unusual in one so young, she possesses a magnificent voice, an enthusiastic love of music and a fine person and carriage on the stage- Wo hope the academy will not lose her services, but it is certain tlb.t if bo c-antjnues; dni vocation she has chosen 0he will be urged to enter a wider field. Here follows the list of pieces given : I'art First. Hail ! Thou Merry Month of May -, -. . . - - V. horns uy .lnsic Class, The Violet Instrumental ,Solo by Miss Hunt. List to the Convent Bells Vocal Duet by Misses Dalrymple and Bryan. Recruiting March I nstruniental Duet by Misses Bryan and Cole. Be Watchful and Bcwm re Vocal Solo by Miss Mary Arnold. Oriole uiekstop Instrumental Solo by Miss Mclver. " Ah ! Could 1 Teach the Nightingale ocal Duet by Misses Bryan and Jones Hours 1 here Were Instrumental Solo by Miss Barnes. I he Distant Chimes Vocal Chorus Como Ouardrille Instinmntoi n.,,,, 'iuardrille Instrumental 1 "' by Misses Harrington and Parham Spring Tim.; Vocal Chorus by Music Class. Ever of Thee, WalU-Tstrnmtal S.do by Mm Jqnes. ; . Part Seoul?. I Can't Make up My Mind-Vocal Solo by Malcom Arnold. Le Fetit Carnival Instrumental Solo by Miss Mary Jones. All Things are lieautit.il Vocal Duet by Misses Bryan and Shepherd. Nobody's Darling---Vocal Solo and Chorus Instrumental I tiet M isses Dalryni ple and Bryan. Reuben and Uache! Vocal Duet bv Mary and Malcom Arnold. Silvery Thistle I nstruniental Solo by Miss Shepherd. Two Merry (iirls ocal Dm t by Misses Tai-h im and Arnold. Amazonian March Instrumental D.iet by the Misses Arnold. K ity Darling Vocal Solo bv j?LSel. ittisehe Serenade Vo. Ci t'llolllsllV yiTiM hftrfcus.. -.sv,. llalio Militaire 1 nstruniental Solo by Miss Worthv. Coo.l Night o,.;i) Chorus ,v Musi(. Class. 'I h doneslioro Academy has so far proven very .successful. Mr. Arnold is a conscientious, unwearied laborer, hits borne good fruit under generous en. couragmcnt and jiatiMiiage. ami we hope that the community may continue to enjoy the advantages of this really fine school. Gazi-.Ve. WILLIAM C ELLEN lib'YANT. illiaiu Culleii I'.ryant was a mat), of w In. m nit Aiucri;,ui5 have In-en just ly proud, anil one whom the present age can well afford to send down to the future as an honored and representative poet." Like Pope, Ibvant "lisped in numbers," and wrote verses at the age often. At the age of nineteen Lord Byron published his 'Hours of Idle ness," and in 11 "J tin lir.st m o cantos of'Childe Harold.' In this same year William Cullen Rryaiit, at the age of eighteen, published 'Thanatopsis,' which still stands as one of the most impressive poems in the English lan guage. He, like l'-yroii, 'awoke one morning and iound himself famous,' and tlie two young poets, it may be said, began their careers as poets and literary workers in the same year. The brilliant Englishman laid down his life over rift v vears ago. The voung Amer ican, w ho mild' his mark in literature j contemporaneously with I'.vroii, was i with us but yesterday: and the nation that was so enthusiastic over the young poet of IS JL having lived, as it were. I in close converse wii ii iiim lor tlnec- j score year tnd having felt the influ- him as few poets of any age or couutiy havc been remembered and honored Ly tln people among whom they liv ed His poems have had the y. idt.slt pos sible eirculat i..n, and their character has been such as to make them at tractive at once to the 'young and -the old. When he wrote of the "Death of the Flowers" l he smitii wiiiu searcnes ior r-o ttow-ers whose iragraiice. late he. "ore, And sighs to Kud them iu the wood arid by the stream no more the words caught the car of every boy and girl, as well as every man and wo man. Even tlmt master-piece of som bre contemplative, imagination, 'Thana topsis,' has an irresistible chanii for the young. They may not iiiidei.tand it, hut it charms them all the same. So with the 'Forest Hymns.' Every boy catches the spirit of those beautiful rev Cries, and it rules him until he loves the groves that 'were God's first U.mples, ' and all the ,;iss;ociaiioim that cling about diem. In all that Mr. Bryant has written there is neither an inquire word nor an impure thought. Delicate in fancy and elevated iu thought, his poems have en toiuaged tin; guiwth of a wholesome re ligious sentiment without suggesting sectarian differences or contributing to sectarian bitterness. In giving him lnk pui-i it In estimating the worth ' bis poetical writings, the judg ment of the people is as good ae that of the critics; for all are readers of lJryant, and all bear witness to the impress thai his strong nature has loff upon the peo ple of his country. An English critic, writing of Mr. I'.ryant, expresses the opinion that- the cast of his mind as a poet was characterized by a narrow greatness. 'He stands on ;-, high level, but the sji;ice. he cover.", is limited: he lias no toiieh of humor, and only the distant nathos of prevailing melancholy. Master of his position, where he is at home, in the woods, be loses bis impi. ration when be dvMW-.- WM his own eit- ICS, ( ,oii,...i!ii;g this remark to be M"1' m ,l"",,,,i"t : ..,...KlV fl... Will. fact presents itself to modify the whole scope ,,f tH. ciiti- as a niver, cvoriMO.ro springing up w ith eism. Men, women and children have in the- .xotd, purifying, invigorating and found in the poems of Mr. Bryant a : happyfying. The soul that hath it may sentiment to make them courageous and j abide perpetually in the sunshine of ' ,. , it..:,. ,u. i i cheerfulness. Pantaokai'II. llOtielUI. a !Vllgl-"i mcni cueei- ! 1'nl. He possibly 'covered . limit- od space,' but be has reached all ages and classes'. He had listeners every where, and he made all who listened better. But Mr. r.rvant's work as a i. rep resents only one side of the man. For fil'tv years, as he said himself.he 'scrawl ed strange words with the barbarous pen,' as the editor of one of the most influential daily papers in the country. This everyday work in politics and business may have caused him to do I lose, work as a poet- thw lu1 "uld have done tinder other conditions and circum- stances, but it increased his opportuni- j j ties as a mo'iler of public opinion. He public opinion. i made the words Ei'nij Post the j siouary Herald we glean these items : : synonymn for wise conversation and j Dr. Blodget writes from Peking, temperate action iu this country of po- ' March i: "The famine is making lear litical extremes, and earned the respect ful ravages in Shumsi. Five millions ' of his most bitter opponents. is a low estimate of the number of (hose Mr. lbyant, taking high rank as a J who have perished, and the death rate : poet, standing, it may be said, almost cannot lessen for months to come. No ! without rival in his special department, i rain falls. The wheat crop comes in i was at the same time a successful editor! during the latter part of dune, and un- : and wise politician. e. lays down his j life, leaving to ti e people the rich re- suits of his many years of pure and ear nest devotion. To slightly paraphrase the words of his first great poem, he So lived that when the summons came logout The innumerable caravan which moves V.. ! . 1... ...t . 1 i o tuai mvsiorious realm, wiiero cacn shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, He went, not like the quarry slave at night, Scourged to hif dungeon, but, sustained and soothed l!y an unfaltering trust, approached his grave Like one who wraps the drapery of his conch About him, and lu down to pleasant ! i dreams. Inter Oceii(. U1KIST L ADVEIislTY To make one's self' a stoic is neither wise nor good. There are dark hours and seasons of adversity in every true and em-nest life. A good life needs them, and, therefore, however they may grind us, they come in wisdom. When they come we will need help the. con tact of sonic (strong and loving nature. Then we learn to appreciate the sincere friend. We never know the full mean ing of a friend until then. .Indeed, ad versity is an ajit teacher. If we are Christians it gets us nearer to Jesus, and excites in us desires after H.i'U The meaning id do fst's mission only becoines clear and full when all the cur rents run w ildly and blindly against us. There is, sometimes, an utterly dumb adversity with which we cai(uf r-uason a great darkness di;)t bjots out every star and briioibj over the horizon like doom. If the ear is open, then, it will hear the grand but melting voice of the Son of God ringing over storm and bil low into thrilling cadences of help and l.,e. l-i- 1 1 if- M.ice, HKe limbic, al ways trembles into its syiiJus melo dies by iiighi. ( bily Christ is equal to these dark hours The help he gives us is inward help. It is the help of a tender and suffering pres ence. Jt is the help of a heart boats against and throbs; it, inspfnttions into our own. It is the help of a love that forgets itself iu brooding over .those in trouble. Xo wonder John says: "Greater is He that is iu you than he. thai is in the world." "i, wonder J Paul says: "I cr.i do, all things, through Kim ho strengthens me." Oh, B LMtcr, Master, Christ, grapple us th pThy dtTf strong bands tenderly, when the winds a.ud Uo waves break on us cruelly, and when the spaces between us and human help are so wide ;nd waste that the foot of e.yon nuo Mother can not cross tlilo! Meth. Recorder. C 1 1 EEH IT LN ESS o F R ELK HON. "Let it not be imagined," says Pas cal, "that the life of a Christian must necessarily be. a life of melancholy and gloominess; for he only resigns some pleasu res to enjoy others infinitely great er." The foregoing thought 5 so in keep ing with our YieyiS and experiences, and so unlike the impression made by the lives and the teachings of many pro fessed Christians, that it seems a suita ble text for a sermon greatly needed everywhere. Entirely too little ac count is taken of the design and power of our holy religion to secure the high est possible well being in relation to every earthly good. True religion con serves all our powers of mind and body and sanctifies them in that legitimate use which in the very nature of the case must issue in our highest happiness, If the child of (bid suffer fur any cause in himself, it must 1. on account of the violation of some law, physical or moral. As perfect conformity to the laws of the body will secure the l.lcss ing of health, so perfect uhiiehce to God's law for the su'ai uecures the per fect peace a,ud happiness of the soul, It is the groat aim ami function of re ligion to lift the soul out of sin and un rest and misery, by bringing it into conformity to God's law, ivi so into peace wdth its God pxtx that Hows i The work of i(t Wesleyan Mis sionary Society ( Eoinlon), in Australa sia and lYdynesia was done last year at ; cost of r".,rt(M, of which only .$ 2, 2l0 devolved upon the parent society. The Friendly Islands have practically ceased to be missionary ground, and the work there is chiefly one of supervision and consolidation. The work in Samoa is backward i'l consequence of prevail ing jKilifical strife. In Fiji more than 3,000 persons have been added to the church during the year. MISSIONARY. b rom advance sheets of The Mis- j 'ess there is rain soon this must perish. Mr. Porter says of the same district: "It is the current report that iu that pro vince it is now langeroiis tor a man to travel alone. Hungry men would at save their own tack such an one, and lives by taking his." Mr. Stanly gives i lids account 'of ulie rdie' wrk "Helper i ... . ... ' - Chan has visited seven villages where there are Christians, and with llieir as sistance and that of the local constable, or some other responsible person, has taken the names of t he most destitute. I limit the number to be taken, so as to compel a sifting process, down to t Tic very poorest. Chan returns, ;n.l I go over the list with him the whvs and wherefores: a deputation ,.f two comes .i . . . i ne next uay.aiiu my teacher and I qiies t'.i.i. them carefully, and arrange our list of beneficiaries. Those under lifi.m years of age we reckon as children, and give daily to such eight cash; to adiili.s, fifteen cash. Ten or eleven cash equal one cent. Having got my work ss teuiatized and a start made, 1 eouhl.at the above rate, be th means of saving many liw, and aid eight or ten thous and people had I funds. We uie start ed in this work in the best, way, I think. ! and it no mistake is made hereafter. I hope t he work may be blessed of God to a great enlargement tor the gospel." Mr. Clark, Eastern Turkey, makes these statement .' " Followers of Evnn-gtdic-al truth here have mostly j. roved themselves true men. Thus far the vider.ee that all creeds ill be free has been on the positive side. Though my passpuH, shown everywhere, describes me as an American Missionary, there has never seemed to be any hesitation in granting all I wished. As an Ameri can, there has usually been a speei il cordiality shown me. Dr. I height says : "It U utterly im possible to sntml enough Bibles and Test ,v.1o - lev the leiai.l f ttiu lln sl.iu .ii iii i . li-. Bliss sends box al'i -r box to Adrianople, as fast as he .an get them from Europe, and a box is i.im..sl always sold off within forty-eig..t hours 'J be soldiers seem ready to p;.v anything for the books, (iod grant bis blessing to this seed sowing, so that a result unexpected by the Ibissian oi- plomats may .como tioin the prolongation of the crisis; here." Mr. Hall writes from Fort llert'i old, the new station in Dakota : "Tin Indian attendance and attention at Sali ba.th morning Bible exercise, and at all other meetings is encouraging. e talk in Dakota, which a good many un derstand more or less perfectly, and there are generally some to interpiet in to the other tongues. I have copies, on glass, of photographs from the old masters Liblical pictures. These are very attractive, and have made the story of the cross very vived to many munis. The school keeps on quite well for spring planting-time. We give a meal every Friday to the reffvbr pupils, and every month an entertainment. Dress and -Jjiits have been made for the faitV ful ones this winter, i. e., the girls have been taught to make them. The govern ment to-oK:rate well with us at present. Their teacher is an excellent Christian lady, with a true missionary spirit, and we have her with us in the house. Rut oh, that the Indians were nnder law ! 1 lere it is again I hikotas stealing horses from here continually. This people's 1'atienee exhrtiisted, they start out on the war path, seize other horses from innocent Indians, and then come home expect ing a return Sioux raid here. Our In dians are industriously at work, that is, the women are putting in their corn, potatoes, beans and squashes. They are doing very well this year; and it is pleasant to look out over the farm in every direction, as we can from our house, and see, the changes that many busy hands, are rapidly mak.ng. ' lVier- erer the gospel has been faithfully preached among the Indians, there have been results,' savs Gen. O. O. Howard. We will labor and wait." Au unprecedented movement to uanl Christianity has taken idace among the nauves of India cast of Tin nevellv. Sixteen thousand have given their names to the English Bishop ('aid well, and have asked tor instruction. The Bishop writes that "village after village is laving aside its heathenism and seeking admission into the fold of Christ." One reason assigned for this change of feeling is gratitude to the English for succor during the famine. The Church Missonary Society, London, has received a large number of replies to its call for men to supply die places of Lieut. Smith 'and Mr. O'Xc-il, who were murdered by the natives in the attempt to establish a mission at t he Victoria Nyanza, Africa. The Abbe Debaize has left France for Zanzibar, accompanied bv nine Eomiah prksf, for the purpose of establishing BoirO!-h 100 3 00 11 00 4 on A 00 2S.(ure. (3 00 , 6 00 7 oo 9 W I ' i i ao : SO 00 33 00; I $7 00 (13 00 () is oo i 20 oo a uu is oo :io im i 4i ou -3 t as 00 i M) 00 ) 00 60 00 7 00 60 0 76 00;; 140 00 76 00 140 00 2M 00 squars. 4 Squares. H Uol'isn 5 Col'mn 1 Column 1 00 1.-. 00; Adveriiaemanta will be changed oaee ttaj tbm month without additional nbarge. fur uratj oth er change there will be an eitra charge of twenty eenttaainch. Twenty-fire per cent, la added to the above rate for (medal notice In the Loral col nmn. Tcrtni, rasa in adranre. nnlesa otherwise -(reed npon. The above rates are cheaper than those of any other paper in (he 8onth ol the same character and circulation. missions at Lakes Victoria and Tan ga uyika. Over l.'i.OOil persons, Arabs, Turks, Chinese and Japanese, besides Eurojieans, received pornota of Scrip ture on the opening day of the Paris Kxposition from the kiosk of the Crvs tal l'alace I'uble stand. The pressure of the crowd for copies was so great that the windows of the kiosk had to be closed several times. .ion's lira; ti n says of the revival movement which began nome months ago in the Methodist churches in .Swe den: "It can be compared to nothing but to the revival of the time of the Reformation. In fact, it seems like the breaking of that tidal wave over the dead orthodoxy of the .whole .Scandina vian church." During a recent tour by liev. Win. Taylor, of the M. E. church in Peru, Chili and Bolivia, he selected about a lozeu eentcrs for evangelistic and edu cational work, securing pledges from the citizens of those localities for its support, and since his return six or seven of the graduates of Boston Theo logical Seminary have responded to his call for the men to enter the new field. ind are to be ordained to the woik at an early date. IT'N AND FACT. A Frenchman, intending to com pliment a young lady o call lag her a gentle lamb, said: "She is one mutton as is small." Aim high: but not so high as not to be able to hit anything. Our ancestors, the monkeys, could n't have been so ignorant, after all. They were all educated in the high branches. "My dear," asked Mrs. .1. of her husband, on coming home from church the other day, "what was the sweetest thing you saw iu bonnets?" "The la dies' faces," was the bland reply. All ways of earning his bread are alike becoming to an honest man, whe ther to split wood, or to sit at the helm of state. "Ami I ichh'ihImt still The V oice, and from vheuce it came; Not, he that repeateth the name, lint he that doeth the will,' " A coxcomb, talking of the trans migration of souls, said: "Iu the, time of Moses, I have no doubt I was the golden calf." "Very likely," replied a lady, "and time has robltcd you of noth ing but the gilding." A gentleman, observing a servant girl, who wiis left-handed, placing the knives and forks on the dinner table in tin! same awkward position, remarked to her that she was laying them left handed. "Oh, indadc!" said she, "so I have. Be pleased, sir, to help me turn the table round !" WHAT A LITTLE BOY DID. A friend at (rand Ibipids, Michi gan, writes us that during the morn ing sermon in the Baptist Church there. one recent Sunday, a five-year old child left its seat, walked up to the pulpit and up the steps and stood beside Doctor G'raves, the pastor, who turned toward the lad, saying, " What do you want, my little man.' "A glass ot wa ter," the child innocently replied. Tho minister poured out a glass of water, the child drank it, and left the platform. The incident created considerable mer riment among the audience, which the child, in returning to his seat, noticed, and thinking tin. peopic were amused at some mistake of his, he made a bow to the pastor, and said, " Thank you, sir,', and went to his seat, satisfied hat he had not committed an impro priety. FAUMEKS' HOMES. It is worthy of much thought and at tention on the part of farmers to throw such influences around their children as will attract them to country life. This aim should be well studied in winter, but should not be forgotten at other times. It does not recpiire a heavy ex penditure of money. Intelligent economy is better than ignorance with waste. First, the farmer's home and its sur roundings should be made complete. An ornamental garden and a neatly planted door yard should hold a prom inent place in making these provisions. Workingmen's cottages will be found economical in the long run by allowing hired men with families to board them selves, and prevent confusion in homes and avoid hard voik lor women. Fos ter in young people every rural tas:eand rural study. Help and cue mrage those who like culture of flowers. Facilitate experiment on the farm and in the gar den. Provide every assistance to those who have a taste for natural nciences. This i'h the way to make intelligent and useful farmers.instcad of idlers, sjiciid thrifts and horse-jockeys. KOADS. Make roads everywhere on the farm be fore the ground ie firmly settled, as it makes the best job, and is not no apt to wash away by heavy rains. When left until haymaking, then the ground is too hard to pick or plow, and what is thrown into road remains loose, and draws havy when we com'1 to haul in hay and grain. l!ut when it is made early in spring, it Kettles firmly by the time tho hay-makiiifr and hn vflRtin.' come. 1-v.-h nt Rockingham, and imm
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