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I 1 She Christian gMrocatf. 1 a r ,1 1 if KEY. J. li lu i;i:i i"r i w i " i.imkik ami i rr.LisiiKit. j TKIOIS. Th.! Ciihktun U lurnishorl to subvert l.trs .v f - 0i per annum iu a.lvance. If payment bo dr!ve.l i muiith. UM; one cory, siiniuuths, 1-115 RATIOS. i ni-M.-iiii-it.iwt-, our year, put paid, - - $!.:(, K i iy s, on year, post pai.l, - - - l UK AiK. rs. ll Hi tiMvrting andlojal preachers In the bonnd I tl: N-rtU Carolina Conference are our authorise.! L -uts. Any (wrsoa sending us ten nubm-ril.... tor ;i- .-.r. will receive the paper free. dixifi.ixf. !;. win. i i.i v. nu n. in- wi i.i.i AMs, I iii.ik.th ot"t the heart 1' i liion with :i master's art !! h-il.U tli.- tail- lc-iu u Ami oat vis ca-h lino I'ulil tin- i in;t iio is .livinc. I'.'ii' model is his own. "!!. ,-iv -.1 .Hid wrought l. him ah, i Tin- pro.-es is M-vriv. In -Inrin ami fear ( hi- ton. lies olhis hand appear. Hi- works in darkness l.st nuti.ii. -. w hi-n I'.iii", am! iiiut-t ilili i- ml ami scurf : I ii li'"r inioij . IU- h lis with MVlTl iiiiUieucc. I'ln' hcaiilil'iil x it li ii t ! in - w ith I hi- .1 vin;; palp'.s i" in ; I'll.- hardest thinu imit kii .. I In- v hilc hi-at glow i:. tore ih.-ni molten stream will Ih.w 'I' In- ai-iisj waits (o His h.-rmiy in us w roughl. till we, M.-i.h n.-i-te.-t in his hand. !W hi- i iiK'iii.-iml. -h--.il laull!.-s in 1,: ;.fe-i!.-e Tlio Faith once delivered to tlie Ht i in tw. Wh Christian gutoattr. REV. Jr. T. HFDSOX, c Vol. XXIII. i'ublislifd i Ow gntfvwts of tttlwitism in aitJt Carolina. Km:sioMi,i Em T,, RtQeigli, 1ST. C, Wednesday, August 7, 1878? spirit would Kill all progress, an.l in curse ...f tii0 stultify the wml.l. ir. linai il v, tlu'iv can lo n,i iiiiin uvciiu iit witli.mt rlianf ..f s..iik sort. Cunsor vative M.-tliudistn. t.i,.f,),,. ,,i,i host inaiii!'t st..l, ii.t hv lottiuir ,Ir svs tciu remain, as it Is, .lespit,. tin nro- 'sts.ir int,'liKt'iit tli.msainU, lujt hv ;issi,ii,,Usy I'liiloavuini to iiiijuovi- oui 1'olitv, so that all reasoiiahlc roun.ls of -tan.l. (3 o m m u u i r a t r D. I'm- tin- Ailvocat.-. 'Ni:i;vativi; -MK'njojjjsM." 'Tli. jcii.'i.,l '.iiifi'iciu-o, wo liavc ii t.ihl. r us .jiiiro 0'iii-crvat ivo. !iiiii"i i-iiaiiui- nor.- mail.! in our !-i-ij. li'!-. 1 m i noli.' ni.in-naik alVootin ! "i,.n:i.- jfiity ol' t!io ohuicli. The Mi-rt.-y h iii;.i!js inta.'t. That wliioli i fiii'iiiios ii.no in .L-iisioii termeil tlio 'i- il JioiL liivl," will euijtiuuo as '.; ,!, .ii- its annual revolutions. Tlio I !.ii -.-! I l.:it' jaust he raised to .",. !i..!-l of fvery j.astoi j. least once ! - -years. Liie rule ot" liiiiiisit-rial ' 'M..:i also remains unchaii-eil. r- n, w I.jtt. ver m iv he the .lilTer- nu tin -in as age, O'lueation. ohject ion may he taken awav ami th. reatest iios.-,ih0 go,.,l aecoiinilish I. 1 caiite.i :iejee with tho.se who ro- ai.l the itineracy as l.eiiui; iii.'ielv the hulwark of .Methodism. Their view of its importance is too narrow. Itineracy the hul wark of ( 'hristianit v. The ajiostlos were all itinerants. Kvery mis sionary must he an itinerant. Kvory clmreli has an orifaiii.o'l system nf itinerant maiti-lisi: jml it is to he noted also that every eh.iRti ij., in some shajn- ur other, a system of p n eral sujieiintendeticy." Ihit at tlio same time it cannot heat'lin 1 that (he xrtte'f 2itortle is useless or inel'licient, 01 conirary to tnes,ir,t ol hristianit v. i Xeither can it ho atlirmed tliat liastorates, itoiir ;:! i 11 , . . iu'imii in- .MiuioiiiMie Hi tilt' yellliis ,,t Metho.lisiu, ,.,r fatal to the itinerant jilan. As a matter of fact, our church lias hoc u coiniicllctl to adojit the settled jiastoraie in soiuo i.!:;;rf ers; and it is thus demonstrated that the lu. systems may exist side by side, each perf. inning its ajiproMiato work. Conservative Methodism would consult the siurns of the time:., y:;d make use of both, if such a plan wove deemed u.ti...;;l.'!e. The Ki'iscopal aiinointing power would then come in to relieve churches of incllicieiit pastors, vilfihj :;t. the same time a man Could he retained by his lock k'.'n' as hi usefulness continued. Then, as now, Kive;-, the vast majority of preachers would bt ii-i.er.-ints from choice, as iu other churches very nianv -.ii.'e. i;::ts and T . 1 ..... v. ...ji-i c-.nine.t taitlilrii i.v! ret liieii in t li-- Ivi u'-v. pass tJii.nv. vilahlo 'jii idieiiiiiim. nf trial and Tin's is a 1'roei ii.steau bed. : -it uhieh all of evci v intellectual -'.ifuie must rest .turnip the proscribed nil.-. In some cases titj. i i i v imcoiiifo: -table, in :i!!'l. Mr, ';,.. !,.. ilimiy cementing: toeth- l th-- i .tuoiis .,ri. of its i..,litv. ami thei ;ra.-es, ni'lst all, I liiiiu'sters are more or less itinerants .in!" t..-i iV.i... . .....l .1... i. : .. i . . ... t . mi; iicoiai pow er of app.ji;i;."!t would .secure the church and ministry against tilv ia:: jfold evils of congregationalisiii. ). ld jit.eedent.s should be observ ed no longer when u sulliciit .- .i)i- stretching I pears that the reason for them either tlieis the j "'.'t now, or never did exist, liven si. in not at all pleasant. I J tit i-shy's oiiinion is only good in .so r. As ,.ur bathers did, so must !:"' as it coincides with I; ivtsotn antl oiisei-vatisin .Hid .-ntiie sane- j revelation. J Ins brings us to ihe second iti iii ale now lointlv aiinoMii.-ed as I source ot complaint airauisl our church. - .......... 1 the c.ii lnial priucii.li-s .f Meibo-I Anion:, tlieseoid urecedi'iits is the rule re.piii ing all young men who enter the ranks of the itinera, v to stand a proba tion of at least four years, before being ordained to the full work of the minis try. Local preachers must work and wait eight ye.-srs before receiving their alter xviio does not j credentials as elders. loinier. Iliu di'lfer-l I Ten- allow m .i ,.f .i;..,-..;.... . . . I " " ' ' ' ' sn-u. ! opinion may arise as to ine.-ni-l Thmirrl, . . ..j .... inv I I" "r. !). ,ii I I I I.". I I I.) I - " .11 .nservativcl some grav-h.'n.d lirethren for whom I have tlio greatest leverencc Paradoxical 11 I llteleistaii. the I an.l a isni-.l io , It h-.t t Is... rl... I 7 - ------ i.t unt wi lin "''' i ' 'lnistianity in possibilities of human life, even iu our l.llll.-l ll si.iril ; .... I.. .i: It I M .1. l: i . .1 i - -".'.IV. x 1 1 jh-i no'iisi ecoinimy, mat a youna man oiMot unite itselt in union ludlssoluhl. ' it!i any one !! in ! thine i'1 ni ii.-i es exebisi ely in no i -i i'j. 1 1 oi ua uiat ion It p legiance to Methodism its. lt", honestly advocate a change in our polity. Though J am ready to admit all that can fairly be said and proved concern ing the readiness and inexperience youth, there is yet nothing in Scripture, in history or in personal observation, tion of probationers will be left to the discretion of the presiding bishop of each Annual Conference, or to that of the t oiilercnce itself, for several rea sons. I'irst, It does not appear that pas toral and pulpit duties are any less im portant than the administration of the sacrament. It re.juires no more "spe cial grace " to enable one properly to baptize an infant or a new eoirvcrt,than it does to qualify one to stand in the pulpit as an ambassador of Christ, or go from house to house as a herald of salvation; and if it did, we are not auriii: tli)l our church teaches that such special giaee is eoi.h.iTi.tj, Jii baying on of hands, .lolni Wesley was not a High Churchman, lie believed that, ordination was merely the solemn set ting apart of certain men to the otlicc ol the gospel ministry. I tut every year, ;.. ...... ..i.., i- " i " - siiunn, men are nccuiseil, -set apart (. ( h; y,ork of tin; ministry duly invest,.,! wjtl, tin; pa.-aoiid oliici:, who must yet wait four years or mure, be fore they can be 'ordained." When ! a, van. -o.l to -,,i.V .... l .1 s-- ... ........... .. oioii.s ,,ini me settled,,;.,,.,,,,.,;,. ;lt .(. f - . , circumstances, i ,ls,,(ll .i...,, ., )if. .,.,,,,,. , i i in y it, i u sjx-nt two )'"is, perhaps a much longer time, in the performance of the most onerous, and by far the most important duties of a minister of the gospel, and as yet they are only permitted to bap tize, or Si.Ii.ij.ijjic t.ho 'ite of ma trillion v, in the absence of the i-htei , and may assist iu the distribution of the elements in the eueharist, but are not authorized to repeat the prayer of consecration. It is the doctrine of our church that the efficiency ot it,o sau t"iifoi.i:., ,"f-- ii-eans of grace, if this term be rightfully used here, depends upon the spirit of the recipient and not upon the authority or temper of the admimsu-uto;-; rnul there seems to be on this point a discrepancy between our doctrine and our practice. In the- days, (Jf jl0 ;;j,u;it!f;s s.aornn!ciita! Number 30. unnecessai v delay. Teams thai travel well ought not to be kept waitin---lor the slow-going ones. The church militant is not engaged iu a funeral pro cession, but in a race; and he who presses forward most eagerly for the prize, serves his Maker best. The term of probation .should be determined by the gifts, graces ami efforts of the candidates; not by an unbending rule that admiU of no eiocpf joiii. And, in conclusion, I ask my candid reader: Are all these notions wrong ? If all are, or any of them, will you show them to be so by exhibiting Scrip tural and philosophic reasons for the existence of those ntnd rules ave r.ai,sird so innch conjpbijiii. " W.M. I'. Ml 'llilKI.K hl.slow, .Inly 1S7S. The various doctrines of the MiLlo have their times ami seasons Coil-.!.. events bring now this one and now that, inf.; pioiiiinom e. The time to be ill'! pi.is.s ( hem seized t. i'is'.nis:, thuiu n. mi.', is when the public temper favors such discussions. This is just m.w true of the doctrine of penalty. t is one of the most promisiiur omens of the future . that this doctrine is commanding so n,u,.h i.th.i.tiou. It l,;p he.;.!!!,!; it luiug question, and men want to hear about it. The announcement that such a theme was to be treated two years ago, would have emptied the pews, now it crov,.l.i ih.a,,. a,, piuaeiioi, yo hall he derelict of duty if we do not lay our selves out to set this subject before the people iu the clearest, kindest manner possible. It promises well for the fu tine: for the new interest in this theme due to a thouglitftiliioss engendered by the Holy Spirit, foretokens a season of thorough revivals. The doctrine of sin, with its penalty, and the Atonement are like two tubes that have a common base. The water rises or sinks in each alike. It stands at the same level. If Tin i ne Sunday School work was nour ishing m cvin.y ..barge but one In t.O..l A, .1 ,uunl ineiii mere was a .sc.iool at cycry appointment, ft ml some had more schools than appointments, while a few ..i .onus 111 winch it was enlirelv negleefeil : on the whole, the improve ment over lasl year was :l ,..,st til-(v IX'.r oont 'PI... I.. i ... j. -v.L .i.v i. iiv i national IjC.sson System, and our own publications were hoi uso.1 as extensively as they shf.nhl te, buf h.:-e is ; ,,,, .j,..,:,. (o troditco 11,,-in ji,, ,,,, schools Th,. best schools wre. invariably reported ii om places where those were used I he can -e of (o neral Kdueal ion, and re pai lieiilarly ho comlitinn and which I ,i,."':,c"'ls,nl"-' ' Il'.uh School . , '- -J.oro. may be best presented j,. the Wopls of" jfe...'! o. o(- ,j,p Commiiieo on Mit.-aiio,.. 'I he tollow . i ug i i he repor; : Your committee lo whom was ivler red the edm alional iiilcresls of thclis tlict beg leave to : nbmit this as their reii.iii o. 1. i; AVil'l k ii.i.r: ps i:i. i per .-t-ni. were observances w ere regarded as subordinate s'k " tilvial misfortune, the Atone- to the great work of the ministry, which 1,K',lt sill,s wit-l' i- Small sin, a small was the preaching of repentance and Saviour ! If the doctrine an.l sense of salvation- but Methodist Episcopalians si" moral ill-desert rise, as now seem not to have completolv divested -ecu; to be likely, the Atonement rises themselves of the Ilo'inanism of (MIr with it. A great sin, a great and yieari 'mother church." in continuing to re- ,ms Saviour ! Zioiix Herald gard the sacraments as more .sacred than any other church ordinance, and A sl'MKIt KVKXIXG IX THE tn,. H,..-. in 'I. I bi autii'ully coinileting its declara- i doctrine. Hotli are grand piin- and perhaps might agree with ... T . - . , nil" seem pi mink tnat no man -.111;. Hfy l he I'llieie To t lo l lei ins. "0r what i lism? b l ho.li- m. polity. one eccle a m-miiiio . d ..f aj.osiolie religion. The -cn- I S' t !c . li sin losides in every mind i is becoming with an active zeal plead -oi.jiiira! holiness over these -"' I- .mimates to-, lay every lt whn-li ...ssesses any discernible I spiritual vitality. The birth may conceive a sensible idea. Furl her, I lmld that a young man may, w ithout doing violence to the memory of the sainted dead, or swerving from his al- -f ! .Methodism uas the resurrection ofl that teaches me that any class of men riotestaMtism. The Wesleyan leaven oven of old men holds a monopoly of ii i I, under the gracious blessing of od, I a'l the 2'iactical wisdom and common I r., ii.-. the whole lumpoft 'hristianit v. sense in the world. On the contrary ' 'hi -hymns are sung, our doctrines are it must be evident to all that there are preach.-d, and our revival ;ais made instances in which those whose heads r l . i . . i - oi, o, cvoay inn v evangelical church ot the j. resent day. Conservative Meth- .!i are not grav with vcars rise above puerile conceits and whims of adoles- 0'!is.i does Hot consist m blind .-ltt.-iel.- I ceiico. .and sneak as men teoliii.r ....I 'it at to old customs, or in superstitious knowing that they are right. Such an ii-'veicnce for old precedents; but in de- instance was that of IJrother I,uix .J. vot ion to the (hstiwtive doctrines Tyukkt, whose able essay, condemning upon which our church is founded, to- the present system of ministerial proba- 1 -A'- her wit ii the -reat purpose of its or- I tion as inioiiitoiis. inexpedient and mi. unitization. To spread those doctrines I just, appeared in the columns of the 'Mid attain that purpose, the wisest adap- Xaslivillc Christian Advocate a few I 'alioii ..I means io ends must l. im. I d.-ivs l.efoio tlio m...i !n.r..f ...... 1.,.. i " eral Conference. .Dr. Summers, who -. Hitherto, the power of Methodism undoubtedly, as Itrother Laflerty puts it-'s been chidly aggressive. A greater it, "lacks ignorance," editorially endoi- ' oi.servative force is needed. The sed the view of J!ro. Lvgurt. JJut both. l" I K that have been enclosed need to be it seems, "wasted their sweetness on "io,.. carelully cultivated. the church the desert air." Memoi ials, accordi'ic Vinist find its ow n means of progression; with the spirit of JJro. Tygert's article, jam I must at the same time put forth its may or may not have been presented in 1 a.'igies to produce a conserving power, some committee-room in Atlanta; but W liercver and whenever old modes fail such memorials, if presented, never saw J"l success, new- modes must be inserted, the light were not discussed at all in "i else such as are in vogue in other Conference. I he Elders of our Israel, jl 'la n. -lies of the church must be adopt-I convened in solemn assembly, reasoned thus within themselves, respecting the Let well enough alone," is an I youthful memorialists: "These bovs the right to administer them as the most iuq oi taut duty of the ministry, and, i,so ja-.to, the t,u,l of ii.ii.istei ial pro I ia tion "w"1", - H.n.-i me present system many hundreds of our people in every State, where uiiordained preachers are placed in sole chaigo of " circuits, are practically denied the privilege of com 1.111.... .I"! Ol. ...... I 1 . I . t ... .....,,,, jjoru s oeain, save, perhaps, once a year; and in most cases, not so often do they enjoy the privilege J hoiisands languish hi beds of sickness every year, and even go down to their graves without thus remeuiherimr Christ Further, revival converts must wait, sometimes for mom hs, fill the I. F., or .i.i. . i i i ........... ooi oil; eiocr or ueacoii can come to baptize and receive them into the church. In consequence of this many persons ol. tender con sciences seek baptism at the hands of the ministry other churches. IWelytism llourishes. And just here though we have novel regarded matrimony as a church sacra incut an amusing absurdity arises, the reason for which will ever be sought iu vain. A113 iifciuber of the church, o even an unbeliever, may as a civil m; isii.ne, solemnize the nteol matrimony. Jjut a licensed preacher of the gospel unless ordained, cannot perform the rite, although most persons would pre ter to be married by a minister, and marriage lees would materially increase the preacher's income. I know of a popular young preacher who lealized t 100 from this source during the first year ol Jus diaconate. There is COFXTRV. The summer sun is setting, The sky is red in the west, And over all hangs silence, And a feeling of peace and lest. The still ry day is over, The light begins to fade, The fanner's weary horses Are standing iu the shade. Hi. The golden light of sunset Shines on the corn-fields round. And the breeze, as it passes over, Makes a sweet rippling sound. iv. The range of distant mountains Looks dark against the sk-( And right across the river A path ...f l;glf, dotl, I gazed till my eyes were d izzied At the slowly sinking sun : Till the stars peeped out above. Telling the day was done, For the Atl vm-ale. FA YKTTF VII. FF DISTI.MCT COX FEIjFXCF. Ihetwellih session of this Confer cnec con vened in the town ot'Jonesboro Moore Co., Thursday morning July '.M I. Is:7s2 2."fh 1S7S nev. i. t., iJarrctt, Fresidmg Elde ..I'.i.n !:,..:. i . , 4 . k,. ..... i.sum, ojieneit 1 uc omereiice with religious service? the Conference roll was made up ""(Slim called. I ici'e.nro llo.-l...... . ... . . . . 1 '-I' "i-ivi jioumteiiner 1.1 crq.ture or 111 com- al charges in the District, served by moil sense lor tins absurd restriction fifteen traveling preachers, iiieludiii"- upon young itinerants. the l'residing Elder and one supernu- 1 Third, It is a notorious fact, that mei'arr- All these were present ex it'l. i ;.it .pi. ,'(,., J adage. In its general sig-I are getting too big for their breeches- -J iiicatioii. it is wise. The spirit of in-I thev must be rebuked:" and nuttin-tbeii- ' -- - j - . i o iiovatioii is not always the spirit of im- heads together, gave forth to the rising I 'lovenieut. I -nt notwithstanding this, array of young itinerants this oracular i may be doubted w hether our late I response: "Sit down, yotintr men. sit pre-1 down; let well enough alone." Thus Renting this adage as an axiomatic ex-j did they sh.nv their determination to be or its "masteilv in.-ict.ivit v." I conservative. Durimr the same session liey callel .special attention to the 4 - . ! 4- 4 n.v . . I 4.....lii.r if ill 1- plill i- li vvi Ha iAiveinent of a coiifcssedlv defective sys- of sanctilication. In the latter act they I t"i simply becjuTse the improvement were eminently right; in the former they 4 fi-;'-s'' '-I'-'d would beau imiovat ion. A were, it has seemed to many, j)re- 8!i it that would oppose a now scheme eminently wrong. The next Ccneral I Bi tch 011 the score of its novelty, would Conference will, I venture to predict, f MVu Witcd -Morse into obscurity, and reverse the decisions of the last in sev- Pw lc a martyr of Edison. Such a eral particulars. The time of ordina- iici-.l ....(".. ,.;.,!. :.. . ..i.,..iiv .tci.s ililii, ill many of those who at this day -apply for admission into our Conferences on trial, would be ready, if permitted, to stand their examination on all or near ly all the subjects embraced course of study, at the time of adnis stow. The Methodist Church stands alone in requiring Fniversity graduates to pursue a four years' post traduate course of study iu elementary liclles Fet tles; and graduates in theology- to spend four years in preaching an.l si tidying elementary divinity and church history before they can be ordained to the full work of the ministry. If the object of this plan be simply to keep uinvorthy 111011 out of our ranks, I venture to say that other means, equally as effective, might lie devised without this extended inevitable probation. If the object be to try the patience of young men, and multiply their difficulties, and keep them humble during the early years of their ministry, the probationary system as at present constituted is quite as ef fective as anything else not devised by Providence. It seems to me, that in everything conservative Methodism should, when one way is found almost impassable, seek "a more excellent way" in the light of Cod's word, and in view of the necessities of the church. A well-beaten highway leading straight from one point to another ia to be pre ferred to a roundabout path, leading through briars and bushes, and causing ccpt two. There are twenty nine lo ul .1.J..1 isl.i... ...!.. A. i- 1 ... fiuiu.ws, uiuv viia 01 wilOlll was present, Uev. Loyyi .Phillips of the Carthage circuit --... j - r 111. -two lay delegates, tour from our each charife, were elected- hu..i,- three were present in person, or by al ternate. VISITING ISKETIUiKX. bevs. T. "V. Cuthrie of YV'adesboro Station, T.J. (Jattis of I'ittsboro cir cuit, J. A. Ciinninggim, Agent of the Conference Colleges, ami lie v. Y. S. Facy of the Presbyterian, and Jiev. Mr. Clapp of the Christian Churches, avcic the visitiii" brethren. Dr. .1. 1: ni, bitt, editor of the Kaleigh Christian Advocate, was present on one day, but sickness prevented bis remaining, which was regretted. The spiritual condition of the charges as reported, was on an a vera ire good. Attendance 011 publi-; worship was very large. Only one reported any unsoundness 011 the subject of In fant llaptisni. In one charge they neg lected it sometimes : in several there was no deffcf ion, especially when at tention was called to it; others did not report. It. is to be regretted that few prayer meetings and class meetiiiirs were reported : but. there were some good exceptions, and with happy re sults. The revival spirit is abroad in many of the charges, and they are ex pecting the outpouring of the Spirit. The pastor in one charge had just left an interesting revival, during which twenty-four had joined his own church nd many more had been converted. . I.T..N( i. -1 III ll II, ; This instil in ton "u iiu lor the . are of Jb.'v. .1. I). Ariioi.! as principal, ami has just completed is third session. The averag" aliendam-e has heen about seventy. During Ihe year over one hundred pupils were nialri.-iiia'o.l 0f theso about thirty 1 hi boarders. Your comiiiiitce is gratified to b arn that the principal ami assistants have given general satisfaction 1,. (ho rl,s tecs 1.1,.! pau-oos. unit that the school promises to start on its fourth session .. . . uiiiier ia oranie auspices. From th report of the chairman of the Hoard of Trustees, we learn that the property tints tar. lias ..-osf twenty-two hunilrec dollar.-:, all of v. hi. h has l.ci t, paid ex eopt three hundred dollars, l-'avett mho nas pain two hundred and fifty dollars; the District Conference at Fiiinoerlon in lNi7 paid sevent v-li ve l...i.-t r. n 1 1 i i..iii.. iiih.-,m jiuuiiieii ami seventy five, w hich .v j.rr; ;,t; Mj.mi-slnn'v. ioni .oiiiMii.ie.. is aiso pleased to loan 1 that the moral and religious en tu re of (he students isas carefully look ed to as their mental, ami that the re sults in all these particulars are truly gratifying. We oiler the following resolutions 7(,WroFI. That wc, us a District L-oniercnce, endorse the action of the. loan! of trustees in employing Uev .). I). Arnold as principal, and rejoice in his success. 7 J ... . 1 .01 . . ... """Ol" -no, liiill we Will .1. .; olll MiHueiice steadily to increase ami main tain its patronage. It 7 . .... iK.xorctt, I hat we urge our people to patronage our ow 11 oducatio'.:;-.'. in smtitions, I ni.i.j, and t ircensboro Colleges. llcsolccd. That we endorse the :ic i ion oi" .1... , - ...... o. ,m; .iiiiiiiai v.oiiierence in reference fo the debts iipoii ,- J,, sfitutions; f learning, ami that we will do all that is pia. li.able lo .ar ty oui the Conference plan. Hcxalrcil, That we gratefully recog ni.e the liberality of Wi!-:i,i - Shober as seen in 1 heir ellorts 1 o secure il reens boro Female College to (he X. C. Con ference, and that we tender to them oiirsympalhy. and assure I hem of our onlideiice in this dark hour of their liuau, iroulsh-. .' s,rrd, That wc appreciate the Jireseiice of our agent, Fcv.,1. A (.'1111 ninggim among us.aii.l pledge to him our co-operation in his work. C. riui.i.irs, Chairman. Uev. .!. A. (.'nniiinggiiu was invited forward, and spoke to the. resolutions ill reojii-.I jo (lie debts upon !'. Col. ego. He plainly show ed that, by the iction ofthe Annual ami District Con ferences, the debt was one of Ihe church and not of Ihe trustees only, and that the honor, and the religion of the church were pledged to pay it. licpudi'iuoii must not be thought of. lu regard to the liberality of tin trusteesof Jonesboro High School in giving up then- claims against the school, provided Ihe Conference wouh raise the sjvKK) hank debt now du Kcv. L. W. Craw ford offered the fol lowing resolution : AYWo, That this District Conb ciu.c 00 liraieiuiiy aciviiowiedue am apprcciale the extraordinary liberality of the Trustees of the Jonesboro Dis trict School and we hereby resolve to raise at once the amount of JfCJOO to pay the bank debt now due I'ev J. A. Ciiuniiiggiiii raised the amount 111 cash and subscription, and the resolution was unanimously adop ted. 1 .. 1.. I! ..... jvs 10 nuances very nine nas been done iu the collections for missions Conlerencc claimants and IJishops, but all expected to have them fully 111 Ihe allowances for pastors have been one third paid, 011 the average. The carefully prepared report of the com mittee on Church property will show the condition of church buildings within the District. ItKl'OUT OK i UK 4 '. IM M ITTKK ON 1 1 j ' l.-l II I'l.'OI'KIMV. Your connn ittec on church properly are grateful to learn that throiihout the District there is a hopeful degree of interest being manifested iu reoard to the improvement of our church property. We find that notwithstanding the great monetary pressure that has for the past, live years paralysed all our in dustries, and which has seriously af fected all sections of the country, and all classes or I he people, there has been marked progress at certaii points in the district, in the improvement, of out houses of worship. Xol only have a number of old ones been repaired, but several new, comfortable'and commo dious churches have been erected; be sides, others have been projected and are at present approaching completion. Some af these are in good style, well arranged, and are 1101 w a.nting in artis tic beauty and finish. We congratiiite the whole i hurch, and express our pro found gratitude to our Heavenly Father for this sure indication of material pros perity. However, we greatly deplore the fact, that this spirit of in.iprovem. nt p; not general : at several places we fear our preaching houses for Churches they are not are a standing hindrance to the progress of .Methodism, a perpetual em barrassment to the preacher, if not gravely offensive to Almighty (b.d. 1'his opinion is based on the folloi-ino facts, gaf h;r.l boiii th,. mpoits ofthe brethren; Jn the Favetteviile District there are eighty nine 'lunches; forty ,,t these are uncoiled: (i ft v- are n,,,. Hid fifty eight without stoves. Some ire represented as being in a dilapidat "' f'""l'tion, ami soiij.- art, spoke, of as uit.il. 41, omul, instances these are 1 ..ill . - ciie-u Where there is not ah tv to .1,, j jotter, nut, in a majority of cases, it is neglect, and a want of appreciation as to what a ( hurch should be; hence we say such houses are not on.l d'cieaiui tug to Mothodtsii,, but a ntalidiicj- offense to Cod. . . b take this occasion to appeal to ;id our people to make every possible cllort to make their rospeol.iye Churche what the advanced culture, refined taste: and intelligent piety of this age demands that they should be. Otherwise, we can not reasonably hope to commend ourselves to the educated and inlliieiitial classes ol societi, secure in a full measure the blessings of Cod. Ii. W. CiiAwioup, Chairman. I3ros. E. J. Lilly of Favetteviile, Co.. . t ole ot Jonesboro, F. E. Asbury of .Montgomery Circuit, and, i. W. l'egram of liuokhorn Circuit, w ere elected dele gates to the next Annual Conference. Laurinburg was chosen as the place for holding the next District Conference. Resolutions of thanks to the citizens of Jonesboro, the 'different denoinJuatiuns foi-tliouseoftlit.il lioiisos of worship, ami the Kaihoads that had extended courtesies to the Conference w ere passed. Conference adjourned Saturday after noon, having transacted all its business, very harmonious c. Wm. It. D,,i Secret a ry. Jonesboro, X. C, July iJ'.HIi, 17. Fur the Advocate. PEAIiFFL lJFSl'OXSHilFITY OF THE C1IFKCH. SCIENTIFIC. Skvkk.m. members of Parliament and men interested in the progress of technic al education among workmen and arti sans have begun the formation of a museum of trade patterns and "industri al examples" at, M-oiel,..si... 1.' 1 1 A . ,.. , ( J.lliMlltl .o. K-woitK lias li t successfully .qqmed as a motor to sewing machines by a mechanician of Vienna. It can be wound up iu a few lm'mib.s .....1 ...:n ull1l u Ml run for several hours, its speed being meanwhile fully under the control of (,c operator. Tltt itt. are V!,000 miles of telegraph wire iuthe Failed Males and t,,Kf,0 of fices, or one mile of line to every square miles of area. England has 7.") 000 miles of line and ."),tit0 ofi,.,.s ,. one mile of line to every on., and a half mile of at,,;,. Ijussia has o.oOO miles of line and WO offices, or one mile of line to every ood square miles of area. Mamj axesb is not a normal coiislil uent of the blood, although tt is s..me- tinies found. 114 5t. "ti, variabh. quantities. M. Itichot recently made some qiianti tive ileierminatioiis which confirmed (he prevailing view that any manganese in t he blood should be regarded s an ac cidental ingredient d-rted front the foo,,i .V i asi; ,,f poisoning by arsenic in violet powder has attracted attention in the north of Europe, where some re markable instances of accidental poison ing by arsenic have lately been made public. In Sweden Prof. Waldenstrom, Office Con. Dawson & IIakoett St RATES OK AllVEKTISIXo: S SVAI K. I IWkkk.i 1 MoK ; a MKH...G M... I V f 1 00 f :t (to i 7 00 $ 13 w;' $ nil,, 1 Square 'iS'iiures,: squares tS'iumrcR. ' Cnrmn Coriun 1 Columii a oft, 4 00 5 00 9 no! 15 00' 6 00 i 7 00 . 9 00 12 AO 20 Oil b 00: 1UIHI is on i 26 on i M 00, f0 00 'JO 00, , 3.i im 30 OH. I 4.'. vu US 00 1 Ml 00 60 on 75 ou 700,: 14 (Kl 75 00 j 140001; ami ou Advertlaeuieuln will ba changed once BTery tlirra uontb without addiUonal cbwge. For Try otlie er change there will be an extra charge of twrnty centtan inch. Trentj-flT9 per cent, la added to the aliove raUe for iaecial ooticea In the Local Col nuin Terms, rash In adTance, unless otherwis speed npon. The above rates are cheaper than those ot anv other mn.r in it,, ma.oi. ..1 .1. character and circulation. CliiWrrn's Column. PUT OX VOFU CRAKES. "When 1 am a man I am iroimr t be a brnkcmaii." announced Dm-;.. ..li... wo minutes' rcficclioti. "W hy need you wait till you're a man, Havic, dear," asked sister Mary, gently. "Why. because because, you see, .Mary, Put too young; I'm not strong enough." "Cine and sjt ,!,,. beside me, Davie, I will tell 3-011 how you can not only be a brakeniau now, but cats and enjrinc and all besides. Now, Davie, you are the " cars and engine both do you under stand?" "All right." "Your route lies across the land called File, and your destination is Heaven You will know the right road by follow; ing the footprints left by the Son of Cod is he went over it. They are the head lights, if you wish to call them so; he truly lighted them nineteen hundred years ago. Xow, your engine is called Cood will, your engin.vr Self-control, and your fireman Truth. The conductor's name is Mr. Conscience, your baggage master is Mr. Honesty.and your brake man is Davie Colville." , All right; now for the passongei -car. "Your heart is the passenger-car, and your brains are the baggage-car. Xow, we have got our caiK all named. First the baggage -ear goes on, and then the smoking-car. Must we h.tvo'.t smok- who suifered from -iiddiness hn.l fling-car? Well, if von think- th.. litil.. his blankets examined, and arsenic was I lirakeman is going to have hours when found in it; and. bavin-' some other I lie "ill be cross and mrlv and K..lfisl. 1... ought to have some dark, dirtr, disa- 1.1....1..1 11,. ..i.oiuuis examined, ne lunini arsenic in several ol them. Ihe professor, then remembering that one of his chilrireii a Vw years previously had died from a mysterious lingerimr illness, had an old danket examined, and the texture was jreeable place to hide away in, and we'll take the smoking-car, if you like, for that purpose" 'I guess we'll do without it, Mary." 'Very good; now make the coupling M. Ye arc the sak of the earth: hut if the sdt hr.ve lost his savour, w herewith filial 1 it ho saltod? it is therefore good Im- nothing, but to be cast out, and to trodden under loot of men." .Matthew th Chap, and 1:5th Yer. 11 is needless to olloi any comment upon the above scripture. It was spoken by Him "who spoke as never man spake.' It has, not, only a word of meaning, but an eternity of meaning. It means that. f the world is not evangelized, and i the children of men are not saved, from heir sins, the Church of Christ is rv spoitsildefor the stujiendoxs failure. hat. are we doing, O members of the E. ('hurch, South, for the salvation f the world? Where is our faith? W by are not sinners coiiverlcd. hv hun- reds and thousands iu our midst; and 10 jnecious Gospel carried, as on the ings ofthe wiiuFby myriads of faith ful men to the utmost parts of the earl h? W by are there so many backsliders, and indifferent, cold-hearted, careless ineiii hers of the Church? Why are all the institutions and enterprises of the 'hurch ;,. .. 1.. ' .1 ... iri oi.i 1., i.u iiisii 1 ii" coiiiuiioii .' Why so nianj- destructive torna-loes, hail storms. floods, protracted droughts and other cal amities? It is because wet the Church ) Iiaoe lost "the saoour of life into life," and God is casting us out as -worthless salt. It is high time that we examine ourselves w ith self-abasement before CJod and with fasting, humiliation, and im portunate prayer and supplication with thanks-giving, implore His mercy, for giveness, and blessing. There is, in many of us, "an evil heart of unbe lief," and we are "departing from the living Cod" in the neglect of the ordi nances of the Church, and the means of grace. Wc arc not simple hearted chiis turns like we used to he. We stay aicny from the class-room as if it were a place unworthy ol our presence, and therein fail to mett the threat (Sod m, close communion- with his children. We indulge in the vain and foolish fashions of the world, and array our selves and our children with ihe glitter ing gewgaws, and shining rings and jewels an.l "outward a.loraiiig"l..riii.!,! 'n in the Word of Cod. Let us "he zealous therefore and repent," "and do the first works." Ours is a fearful responsibil ity. Cod he merciful to us sinners. c. w. loutid to he strongly impregnated with J 01 yur passenger-cars. What next?" arsenic. I "Iheemrine. All M,:..i..i (io ahead." There was a drought, in the land. I "Xow wo are fairly started." nai.l Wells were empty. Springs ware dry .The Mary, gayly. "Here comes Mr. Cou- hea veus were as brass. The leaves of I science the conductor. 'Tickets!' says the trees and the blades ofthe grass j Mr. Conscience. 'Have not got one were curled and crisped iuThe hot sun. j glow Is Mr. Very Hail Temper. Then The soil about the corn's toots was j Mr. Conscience tells Self-control, the pa relied to a crust of ashes. The or- engineer, and he whistles the bleaks chard trees were shriveled in the ..niv. I down in a moment- f.t.,1 ...... ....i 1 ... inghcat. The cattle w ent .low 11 in-j man, you have got to take Mr. Very sfinctively to the valleys and pawed I Had Teinjier by the shoulders and put among the hot pebbles for drink. Every him off." breathing thing seemed praying for rain "Oh, now, Mary, I see what yon mean; The shrubs and plants clasped their I think it wi'l be a deal harder to b .1 thin fingers together and pleaded to the biakeiuaii on the load to heaven than on 1 r 1. sivies tor rain lor rain. Then a cloud arose, the size'of a man's hand. It broadened and dark ened, and came shadowing the whole land. Soon the prelude of a great an them began fo sound in the distance. It was the far-away thunder, the answer of Cod to the prayers ofthe little plants, the trees and the thirsty cattle. Then the drops began to fall upon the leaves. What music it made ! Then the rain came in dashes, ami rushes, and sweep ing currents. What joy it was ! The air was cooled. The upturned cups of the Erie line. SAYIXC FAITH. "If I only had more faith," said a young in. I widowed mother, as she iietted and caressed the child in her arms. "What do you understand by ftith?" was asked. "A certain confidence in niy own .spiritual condition a surety such as I hear others speak of,' was quickly answered. vou "Youi child has the faith that the garden flowers were filled to l.iibl.l- J'""!," was the reply. .... .... I .,11 . . .. .... ing over. J he pebbly-bottomed bowls I now so, asked I ho mother. of the brooks were surfeited with swim-I ' our child trusts you, loves vou. water. The pensive plants open- (,l"'-vs ed their bauds, and held up their heads; I ' i'rs' lM;t clings tome; I'm all she and their eyes sparkled with tears of I ,l;,s' .vo" k'KMv," and a shower of kisses gratitude. The thirsty forest trees ,';,m,,, ver the baby's face. IU , 1 .. . mats tt, exclaimed the aged Christian, "that is the faith that given assurance. This trusting, clinging faith in Christ. He must be -ill to love, to drank ami drank in silence, and at the breath of Him w ho sent the blessiii". they clapped their hands for joy. The cloud passed away. A rainbow ap peared. Everything was bright and t,"s,' a,ul deling to." new. All Xat are seemed to praise Cod the Giver ofthe rain. And just so does the Spirit ofthe Lord come upon the thirsty soul that looks up and prays and expects a shower from above. "Like as the rain conieth lown," so does the word of the Lord come to bless and to give new life to human souls. U.e. Header, have you this clinging faith? -LIKE A CHKISTIAX." It is clear enough that the first ten ears of an average minister's work must be exiieriiiiental. Ilis capacity for toady success in the pulpit, and fnref- icouve pastoral laoor outside of it and fol the fianeial administration which he must, often direct and always lielp in , cannot be know n when ho is "settled" over his first f 'hurch. In five or ten years I heard of two little children ahoy and a girl who used to play a great deal together. They both became con verted. One day the boy came to his mother and said, "Mother, I know that Emma is a Christian." "What makes you think so.iur cliild9" "Hecause, mother, she plays like a Christian." "Flays like a Christian?" said the mother, the expression sounding a little odd. "Yes," replied the child; "if you take every thing she's got, she don't get an gry, liefore she was selfish, and if sins ....... 1 - .. . . I . I I 'I .1.- 1 ne may have proved a tailiiro 111 that " 1 - vti-.j. ming ner own way Church, or he may have shown ability slie won't play with you; which is more needed in a laigcr ( 'hurch. -vou a,c a" "sr-v litlI "y-" For transplanting these directions are iveu by one who evident ly knows where of he affirms : " Dig wide holes cut off all broken or marred roots, spread out fiie roots in a natural position, set the tree a little above its previous depth, fill in with good soil (no manure), work it be tween the roots with the hand, do not pull the tree up and down, and finally press the earth firmly down : if there is a like lihood of dry weather spread a mulch over the surface. Dear always in mind that plants are injured if the roots are ex posed to sun or wind for even a few minutes, We suspect that the increasing amount of change is p.nly the result of this ef fort to adjust young men to such ministe rial labor as they are fitted to perform. If we add that there has been iu recent years an uncommon degree of discon tent with old men, and an increasing number of languidly ineflicieut old men, we shall sec how the increase of the proportion of young men in the pulpit has necessarily shortened the term of service. A larger portion of the ministry is in the experimental stage, and that fact would go far to explain the frequency of changes. The Methodist. HAD REALLY ARRIVED. Two Germans met iu San Fiansisco recently. After affectionate greet ing the lol low 1 ng d ialoguc ensued : " Fen you said you had arrived?" " Yesterday." " You came dot horn around ?" " No." " Oh ! I sec, you came dot Isthmus across ?" "Xo." " Oh ! den you come dot land over " Xo." ' Den you hef not arrived ?" ' Ob, yes ! I hef arrived. I come dot Works of love are more acceptable I Mexico through." ..fiie. than lofty contemplation ; art thou en. I... ... I rll. gageu in uevouicM prayer, and (.od in ione, the mass of character wills thatjfhou go out and carry broth inind heart or soul that a man can put to a sick brother, thou ahouldst do it iuto any work is the most important with joy. To. ukr, factor in that work. -7; FT