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5hc Chviotian 2rtrocatc. Otni k Cor,. Dawson lli:iil TT Sim 1 ""uui its nv. i p i-lurniMh1!! to suht-cri-b'i a" r- if' :iii.iniu ti a Ivaun. If payment d.- h - I -i iiinUlt-, $j ;.'; uuo copy, six mouths. I'.atks or APVKiirisiM;: Si. E. 1 Wkkn.i 1 Mon H Mens., li Mi.s. 1 Yr.AR 1 Siiiaro. f 1 i"1 $3 no ' ' $ 7 00 t lit ini $?iioii 'JS'iiuriM, 'ion (' mi 1:1 on 'joon a:, mi 'S iiares il no 7 ihi 1-,hi ;i te 4:, mi 4 S'liiares IK1! i (ki . .'- no :R ir ,'ji 00 'i t.'iil'nni - 001 1J .Ml :iO 00 Mil") 7r nu ', Cul mu '.1 (hi' 1) 00 ho 00 7r.oo juiini 1 Column lft 00 S3 OO.j 7A 00 140011 .'Ml IMI AilverlieuientH will b cbftngnri once everv tliri. ninntlm without iitdilloiml chrgo. For every otli" er cliange there will be n extra chrgo of twenty renti aa iut-h. Twenty five per cent. In diUa to the above rntefl for ipei-fal ooti.'na in the Local col umn. Terme, i-anh in advance, unlec othrrwiie i.voL'(t upon. The abov.- rutee are cheaper than ttiuHn t.f any other papr in the booth ot tbe nam cbuiart.-r anti rireliiution. :i.ri5 kajks. XA tv. oiu-, out- yf.ir, jiust j;iiI, - Jl-'-'t l.'KV. J. II. !'.( lil;lT . !., I'.imk.h am. rri;i.isiiKi;. Tlic "Faitti once delivered to tlio !Saint. i:kv. ii. t. nritsox, i-Mitni-.M.-NMs,; i: t"i 1 1 y . pi. o:ie ytMr. jml iai i. 1.7." ubliohrd in tli? ntcvcsts ci MtM$m in JtUntlt Carolina. (U K AK I S. Of Mm inivpiin nl lol prearbera in th tummU trf tfi' NortU I'.ir'ilinar muTom-e are our authorised - ;'itis. Any iits.j:i n iiu- us teu mibst-ril't' r. lor Vol. XXIII. Ealeigh, N. C, Wednesday, August 28, 1878. Ninnhei.' i1 oft vy. Tin: AUMxr. ruoss. in ' Mi i . ; m.i.i. Q. l utt- v. lt n- Alpine st.rii.B 1'iiriO'l li.ls . f m:it'i ial ti.rti:, HaltiHi; -.vit'i ir;tr. t-iniiniMl wjtli coM Wlii It --h ill Tin j . a.l.ui4-h"e ruM.-.l Shan (. tiir ui.ii- v:t U ipii iin br ;ith k -ivauo sumv-ihiTs soennMl to frown , t'i!- Li ni; wi:i'is-am rtrrer down; iir..u U"I ti- mu'Ii a ttiMii.il rem. N.i no : tni ni l vrh.'PMpon to Ienti, Think "tl wh it iiiusii wj to h'-.ir: VW !-.ok,i';l MoTt lilliHi tiie SLlnWS, - fulfil' ..r.s ot - o'.fil i's: xrtti. ( n thrt it'in jtesl n a w tut vrt h ; t s?ij 1 ; ;,!iMc t'n' u'.V'-1t s pntb, ,-;t- i-nuL hL:v tin vVImv lies .-. c-.io f' ii'-.itU tin- si. Jj!ir skies t .In.ir i-omp:tniti : f liJit nij;Ut t ;- i.rt- -i".. .t.ty '" ii:. rt.il ibt: lit- i: -i -ij.-it his u-'Hi" o -rooji an-i ;vlt tt til. in i:;s nutivt '.a-lr; .t I'iUU-iin h:::tt I twk L.' i;;s f trevt.l lo-'k, ,ir w in i- Tti 1 i-CiUi Ilis bt;t i t n 1 - 1 ,. - v.. v ; h -n n:.iti, sa-.'li to vi T-.'i !us w-pi:s tu. t Ufi r. I.r..st' (3 o in m u n teat H. 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'';:,.v - i I - ...i ! --ii li-t. ;. i i ; , ill- .-.Htii-T '( t!i. -hi .-titkiii'-'l it!: ti.- : ! .i:-it-!iry. A.-titi T.-.-Mlii - "I 'i-'iy ::t t.in -! i J ! i.-tT iiii.-iut : ; 't i -ia .'' l.-t ,1, v i:- l -.i t v. iiat h.- s;,;., ah. .lit tlic :.,ipli- a aa iiit'-'at. in iii- tn-t a l-li-., .. i.:.-!i w a- -i it.i.-is,-. l. in.-, ami tlfi- , .. ;;; . .. ),... t - .i. mai, i- -'ii-stnl- i i a f i i..a i;;:r '1'timi. s-.-it:-- ;i:r! f-i'lin--, t!i;-tt hi - rc-ti.-ir :;i tin- i '' r "!' .Inly 'Jltii n , - : ...-,!) ;.i-t' t'aii'M.-. a- aa atis i-r t :iv ' H i-i-ni. "ii t!i-;i:-' articM-, i-:tll.s , .a- '' li ;Vi'-!il-. who tuaki-s his !,... in tii- llcroi-'Ur July t j i -ma- ini. .-i-'i '"ti!-ti'iii-v." J... i' t If .i.-i.-.-.t "t" i . I t iuiii. i !,.. , ,v !a !!,;u tili'l.-l til.- t!-...l.- "!' - tl-tii, it I" 'tl-tl! ill t 1 - CL'l- ; ,,:' I'!.- Hl.i-li'.s All' l.l A1K. 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' I hi- LT-tiins el' (! ,''.,':':; tin- j."'.vi.- "i' it'!.-it'tivflU' t" ,. ,-t I i,, . tai l u -Il'-i-s "I til- l.-liill-- Cl-ll- I a i i: it "'i..; tak-s "--i.---.i"ii i:f it,.. i 'i!!;iaii ii'iti'l it will l.'.-t.i to tititiji'l ,,,;.(., ,:,,!!. if a li..iy of prufesMii--. in istiaii- li.iM- tlf l ialit to akff tlir t-i ;hiii-- "M Ii- li'i'y l it, ill "in: I'.ii -tf'M.ir. tli- iiav-lln-ri-lit. in aii'itlier." ;. ii r..ii'l"iii'T.'it; .'I iiiisi-rall in ti- ,'v.: ... ! i- ihv tir-t tli.iiiuiif. "ii rt-.-i.l-ih- :ii- :tii.i i'. W liat .l"i-s in' nn'fiii '.' J- ili.-i- anv -.-a iii ilii-'.' .a til it' si i, is tii -iv aav tint it in it '.' I ifi'l tlH Al-ti-; r.'-nlaiiy, anil I Iiavu btt'nr mi' a! tliis iii'iiiifiit, tin- I'aj'itr i-mitaining 'li, !ii..ri.-il .-i.-r-n i to y '"ii-istotu.-y, I:-. !.-!, '' Til- I'llili'i! Ml'tHU'lisill." . ia this I'.lit'.i ial, viitt an' tn'.ikiti.i4 "t t lie i-.-i ! -.ia ! i' al ji'iiiy "! tlf .Mi.tii'niist ' ' iia: i;li, at'liiluil:-- tiiat tin: liiai.-liilH'ty, il' i iii- s -t'-iii, is ti"t alt iinlji-liililiLj i an v, !a:t ..,-s..-.-its tliat. Ili-N ihil ity, ni.i-il i- ill- j.."lu'-!, "I' tin- wis. "11, i.f I :i.-. .-(ii-.-ii'tii., iiiakin -m'ii cliati.fs It. an t i i ii l"ii in In'f i'i-"H"iiiy "i li!. .i , .1-. l h-'' i ' han-iii-; i.-"ti'liti"ii ul .s .. v .I'-iuaii l-, in ui .!-i tital sin luay .,. a,pli-li tiii' -ri;i!is' aiiiiHitlt of 'I'ii- iiis.irc. writers of the Xetv T. si aai-iit ave us .inly the jiriueijiles .t' i hiireli -.. .rniii'-nt , w it Ik .tit giving ti- a li si i-li j.iiity. l'rineiiles are ini lnntahf. I. ut tin- fi.tiiis of elmreli t;iiv et a in-lit , ilii'.tuli witicli tlies- jiiit.i-i-ji!-- ".-:at-, are "!' tt-e sity iiititalile. ll-in - all "l uani.-'l lnnlies uf eln ist iaitn li ai- tin ir law iiiakintr assemblies, from v hi'-ii etnantite ih-ir ecclesiastical li-ti-s. X"v in oiii'ili -nee to this jjrinri-jil-, which is inherent, in t ho Mea of clinreii u-ovenitiieiit, you claim the t ight, on tin' j.arl of tin; Metlio'list eluirch, to ali-i or am-ii'l her .liseijiIiiKtry law. Jim le.w let iHttini to the article of '..u-l-tciiev aiel im j ti ire into the tnean iliu ..I tlf fi.ll.'U inu; sentence: "If a b'liv of j.ffi's-iii- elirist ians have the r'-' t t. ..-.il-r t lie t-aciiiiej: if the Holy "V rit '' .ai I ieillar, they have the ri-ltt ill ain.i lie! -." l)..es he tint in this ! ii-iic-, in'i veit your ri asiiiiiit--, ami ilo vi. .'eiiee to t he eiit ire siirit of your eili tolial -.11 Tlf I'lltlll-e of M e! hull ism ? D ii- ii-t s,, pervert it a- t" brin-; tli- a-i .- ti.ii; auaili-t Vi. tt, "f citlilllill- the ri-J'.' ,:, tli' part, of the .M-thoilist ch j alter, nA the MethaIi-it h'st-ijth'ne. hut the teat-l.in-: of t lie won! of mhI? lli.l ever tin: .'at her of lies jierjietrate a -.renter wrott-- than this, or ilo it, lot u baser purposr ? It is sail iicleeil, to know, that when this witness eoines (orwanl, for the delense ot his ft ieiul. tliat the very first sentence l.itat tin-eals his lips, proves to be pre-nant w ith falseliooil. His testimony utterly breaks down, in the be-innin--; ainl he must .step aside, as an incredible wit ni s-. He is consistent, only in his want of constancy to tiuth. The remainin--part ul hi article, in which lie refers to me and to I! rot her Ibook.., in in perfect accord with the lir-t part of his article w hich refers to you. This correspoud eiit and Trillin, strike ;tt t's, with their tiery la)tx, from the dark places of con cealment behind fictitious names. Their vi i v efforts, so dili-cutly tint forth, to conceal i ie:i' V't'U''s avil tlesi 'or.ilil ie. an: .vi.lence ot eoiii-i"t!s weakn-ss or moral cowardici-. T. A l;o"M-.. Mocksviile, X. ".. Any. -Jth, I'TS. t;i;i'.i:xsi;oi;() distimct N- i'KliKXCK. Tl:- Use'flli session of tiie i r-ensboio li.-tiict t 'oi. convened in the M-ilfdist ('lunch in tbi- io- i: ol'Thoin-a-vill-. X. "., Auu-iisi the Mil, '.' o-.-lo, k A. M .. 17. I.'ev. M. I.. Wood, I're--i.lin- Mldcr of the Hi-trict was in l lie chair, and opened tile 'ont'erciue with appropriate rc!i-i"tis .si ix ices I'.v re-uU-sL of the thairm.an, I.'ev. I' .l.t'ar rawav .o -ti.il a- Secretary till thcf'nii fereticc could la- JV-;.r: 1.-1 T - oi-aiii.eii I.'. 1'. Troy, dtle-att: fi o;; - Smith tillilfold Circuit, was elected pel liiatn-ltt S. ercl.-ny, and Ir. T. T. l.'os.s assistant S,.,-: -tai . Tin- alti-f !:;;ieo was very -.nod. Ail the I'a-toral char-. f..;oteeii in nuiii her were represented. Rev. d. "NY. Lewis, of the Salisbury Histrict, Uev. F. L. I.'eid of t he 1,'alei-h I lisli id, l!ev. Mr. Cecil, of t he iei inai. Iieiormcd Clmrcli, were inl ro'luced lo the Conference, and also I !..'. Itein li.irlt, 're-'deii! "I'Tii'.masvi! le 1'ein.iie '"!!--.'. and al! '.r. :ij' il-d to take -eat- w ithin tile bar of the t 'oiiferele e. Tiie report-from thes.-era! r,'-!oral chaises showed thai the -.piritual c"it ilitjoii of tin- Church within the I te lnet is tii.-j.ur.-i-iii. Several of the Pa-tors h it -racioi.s revivals to attend the ' , inference. The ordinaiices o! ' tiie Cliurch are well attended; social meet -in-s a'e held regularly in ijuite a iiuin ber of the uhi;;-hes, and are occasions of lunch interest; and lir-'e coimre-a-tioiis wait on the preacliin-- of the word. Th M'.IIU av School cause is growing in interest ami efficiency; the number is larger than ;u any jirevioiis vear. There i- a si ! deficiency m par-'oiia-es i'i the District, but three in ail. There is also a great lack in church aeeoiuiiio daiioiis ijtiile a nuinbe.- of the pastors rep.. it..-1 j heir church biii'ui.'i.-s too small for their congregations, Si,i h a state of affairs ought to be remedied right speedily. Our houses of wor-hip mt-lit t. be commodious and comfortable. Jt is a rellect ion upon our jieople when thev faij to furnish all in their midst the means of hearing flic Oosj.el. The subject of missions within the Mi-trict was careful! v canvassed. A committee consisting of J. .1. ( 'arraw av, A. I'. Tyer, V. A. Sharp.:.. S. I,'. Tra wiek ami .1. 11, Anderson, was appoint ed to take the matter into consideral ion; which submitted the following report, which was unanimously adopted : " The 31. I-, ( 'lunch, South, is essen tially .a Missionary Cliurch. AVe ac knowiedgi. it to bo our jinpei at i e dt:t v as far as we art; able, to preach the Oosju-l to all peoplit. Heathen ami Roman Catholic countries present inviting fields for our missionary operations, and must receive attention. Nevertheless, we be lieve it to be our most sacred dufv to carefully consider the necessities of our own dear land, and endeavor to occupy every portion thereof. vVe rejoice to know that iho territory within the i reeiisboro District is so well .supplied with the t'ospel by our own ministrv and the ministry of other evangelical 'huit h'tii Vet our attention is called to certain portions of the District which are not fully occupied. A small portion of territory between Thomasville and Salem is not as -well occupied as it should be; but we do not concur in t lie opinion that a mission should he estab lished there at this; time Our attention is called to destitute territory on the Virginia line north of the Wentworth, 3Jadisoii and Stokes Circuits, which we think desei yes our action. We lecoiiiiueiid the adoption of the following resolutions : 1, Resolved, That we ropiest fh Moanl of Miasioiis, jtl) ihe consent of the l!ishop,tq establish if nijssion in that territory, and to make an appropriation therefor. Jlesoli'ed, That we reiUest our I're.-idin I'lidor to use his influence in carrying out our jshns in this matter, and in having the work supplied wiih a .suitable minister." Tin: cause of education was careful! y coii-iilered. There are within the Dis trict, and under the fostering care of this District Conference, two schools of high grade Pleasant iarden Academy, IL I'. Troy, A. 3L, JViucipal; in the South i nil ford Cirtiuit, Kernersvillc High School, liov. S. IL Trawiek, A. M., I'rincipal. These two schools are doing well, with very encouraging pros pects for thu future. In reference to these schools the Conference 2assed the follow ing resolution : Jiexofved, That we endorse and rec ommend the District Conference Schools at Kernersvillc and Pleasant ardeii, as every way vvorlhy the coi.ridenee and the support of our people and the public generally. Jn leftireiice tt) our Annual Conference Colleges, V. A, Miiirpt' ainl S. . Ad ams offered the following : 1, llenoloel, That as a District Conference we endorse the action of the Annual Conference in reference to the debts upon our institutions of learning:' that we regard the debts as stiil bind ing upon us, and that we will do all that is practicable to carry out the Con ference plan. 'J., llesolccd, That we gratefully rec ognize the liberality of Messrs. Wilson and Shober as se-n in their efforts to . se c ire ( I reeiisboro l-'einale College to the North Carolina Conference; a id that we tender them our sympathy, and assure them of our coiilidence in this dark lioiir of t heir financial trouble." Our Conference Agent, Rev. J. A. Cunuiiiggim, mailt; one of his best anil happiest speeches in seconding these resolutionn. They were more than it uaiiiiiioii.-d v adopted by a rising vote. Dr. II. Cry veil offered the following, w hich, after some forcible remarks by lint Mr., wen: adopted unanimously : liesulce! 1, That this District Con I'ereiiee rejoices in the noble J.osition Tiiuity College has taken in the higher education of the State, and the inlliieiicr now wielded by that Institution upon tlje best culture of tiie country. Jietolved x'. Tli.'it C. reeiisboto Fe male Coliege has doiio a great rtivl good work in the female education of the country, and in our opinion is neeessary not only for tut; church, bui al.-o fo" .so ciety generally. Jirsorcf -, That we will do ail we can to promoie the patronage ol both Co!ie-es, ;iin if possible, we w ill each s-i.ii o,;c 'ii!:.'! for the next se-sioii to each 1 nstUuf )oi,. The following, oifereil by A, ), lietts andS 1!. Trawiek, wliich was second ed Iiv a stirring sjircch bv I. .1. ('aria way, w as adopted w ith great unanim ity: ' I?CtoIrr7. Tha; we rejoice to know of ilc eoiitiuiied prosperity and usefiil-I!-.-.-. .)' o;.i I -'(i.fi.ri.i;..! ( yr--,-in the lial eih ( 'in Istitui A. 1 1'".-; inn, ji.(t ive u l-ll tl lis circulation dy S. I . A. lams and T. L. fi red the following, which li'.'IH lev of- wa adopf- "lc$olvel, Thai we heartily endorse the Nashville Christian Advocate, the organ oi' iL v. ho'e cliurch, linger the management of the new IM.'.'or- and that we will endeavor to induce teir people to subscribe lor it more generally.-' 'i he C. -I I'ereiiee, by lions, ,L;ave no un.eriioii it-. disapii olial ion of t he moilern dance," and of strong resolu CUpiessioll of evils ol' the ii-ing, uianu- lacturiiig. or selling loxicatini;- drinks. s a beverage, in l.'esolut imis of thanks for the kind, generous, cordial, . hri-:iaii hospitalily." shown by the citi.a iisof" 'J h-aiias', ille ii, entri'taining the Iilelnber.- of he ( 'i i fereiice, and "t" tin: 1 1 i I ;''':! it L'ailwav Companies for re duced rales of travel extended to the delegate" "I the Conference. lie v. 1". M. .lones. D. D., T. L. Paw ley, Prof. 1. . C ;n ami Dr. P.. W. Thomas v-i . re elected dtleg.ati .s to the next session of the .North Cai"liua An nual Conference; and P. P. Tmy and I-' ('. Pobbins were elected alternates. The next session of the 'onference will lie held ill i.'i idsviii... Proiiiiiieitee w as given lo religious exercise-. '1 lie preaching was good, with ma-ked imtietitii.ns of edilication. 'J'he Lo e-fc.tst Stiliballi morning was a pre cious season: ami tli- communion after i in; II o'clock sermon was huge, and a blessing to t in- communicants. Saturday evening at 8 o'clock we hail a missionary address by daiaes V. Pei'l, K-ij., of Wentworth, wliich did much crcd.t to the speaker, and was ih.ilblleisa blessing to t lie occasion. J' wa- well prepared and forcibly deliver ed. The whole se.-sion of the Conference was harmonious and in the Spirit of the Master. Tint ( 'on fereiice w as pleas ed with i'iio'nasville and Tiiomasville was pleased with tile Conference. 31. L. Wood, 1 'resident. P. P. TkoV, Secretary. For the Advocate. CIIAPLt tT I'i: DISTRICT coXIT.P KNCF. Dk.xi: I'i" inn : The Ctmlcreiice con vened in the Methodist Church in adesboiv,. on Wednesday morning, Aug. Tilt, 17, and was called to order by Rev. W. II. Pobbitt, D. D., P. K., and President, who conducted religious services pheiisoi i.-sisted by Rev. R. T. X. Ste Thc President reouesled C. O. .Montgomery, Secretary of blot Confer ence, lo call ihe roll of delegates elected to this Conference; forty responded eigli'e-u altci-.wii ds came in. ( n motion of .lohn Robinson, C. (i. 31oiitgoinery was elected Secretary. The President read and commented upon the business of the Conference as laid down in our discipline, concluding with an earnest and touching appeal to the Con fereiice to labor while here for the conversion of souls and the " build ing up " ol the hurch. Rev. T. W. Outline, Pastor of Wade-boro Station, delivered an appro priate address of welcome in belialfof the citizens of W adesboro. It was agreed to have no standing committees unless asked for for a spe cific purpose. I feel justified in saving that there has been a decided improve ment in the condition of our church in the District since the last Conference. 'J'he Pastors spoke cheerfully and hopefully of tlicir charges. The lives of our membership are consistent. Very little drinking, and I do not be lieve a half dozen instances of dancing reported in th - entire District. Our President was very diligent in his in ijiiirv in regard to drinking and worldly amusement, and while in some in stances, there was some trouble w ith the former, I repeat any difficulty with the latter was very rare. Much prominence was given to the duty of" Family Wor ship, " and 1 am sorry I cannot report favorably upon this essential duty', it is greatly neglected by the " heads of fam ilies.' A resolution in regard to this duly was adopted by a rising vote, after an exceedingly interesting discussion, and a very cloiptcnt ami earnest prayer by Rev. .1. II. tuinn, of 3Ionroe Station, in response to a call of the President. Our President made a very careful in vestig.'tiion of the condition of our " Houses of Worship," A great mmiy good and some elegant buildings were j reported, and some old ami dilapidated. ' A resolution in regard to the impor ! tanee of having suitable clmrches eiici- i I ted an interesting discussion, was unai.i- 1 i . nioii-ly adopted, and we sincere!', tru-t. that, at our next District ConleiLi-e. J which is to be at Concord, we w io not hear of a single church in a dihipi- dated condition. Parsonages, -with good j ' wells of water, received due attention. Our President is cerUiinly fond of good ; water and warm Hr-;s, for if a church in j the District was v.thout a good stove ' or a Parsonage, without a well of water convenient, the fact had to he known and the iliarge receive an exhortation. One of the most impressive occasions during the session of the Conference was when the President called "Concord Circuit; ' I.'ev. II. P. 'ole arose and with much feeling sajd. Mm. J. C. Thomas was sick and unable fo bo prusont, but reijuestetl him to make a low statements in regard to his Circuit. Pro. Thomas has been unable to preach for three months, but his people have taken the kind-st care of him and would not al low him to leave, or his place to be sup plied, said they would keep him and take care of him timing the year if he was ;iot able to preach another sermon. Pro. Colo delivered an elo((ieit i(d im pleHsirt; talk Upon tj,0 lnv;rfll JoMUiltf!' in wliieh lii-o." Thomas submits to his aHliction, the esteem in which he is just ly held by his people, the great worth of tiie man, and the holy influence lie ex erts over his people and the entire com lniiiii'.y. Al the conclusion of this ad dress, Rev. C. M. Pepper reouested the ( 'oiifeji'ie.e to unite in prayer in Pro. Thom.iii' iieh.'ilf, ;ii)d ,!sk,:d '.he President to lead. The many tearful eye,, in the 'outereiice and among the large audi ence indicated a profound sympathy for, and deep interest in, this"man ol'Ool." A Resolution was adopted, suggesting to two or more congregations .sufficient ly near to get her, having old, unsuitable chur..!i i.fid'Iing.i, to v-i'pte U;eir co :lr' Jithms. tear iloivu the uhi t,li(irt lies, and build one rootl church. A resolution strongly condemning the practice of running 'excursion trains" on the Sabbath, by some Pail Roads, was adopted. ( jireenshoro and Trinity were also unanimously endorsed as our Conference Colleges, ""d itt every sense worthy our patronage and confidence, Among other resolutions rdai ive t here to, one regarding the debt of ( reeiisboro as one we are morally bound to pay, was adoj, ted. We were nrleii pleased at tt,e pies Clice of Rev. M. V. Shern'll of ML Oil cad Ct., d. W. .lenkiusof Rockingham. T. X. .lones, D. D., President of (; reeiis boro College, and Rev. S. C. Alexander of the Presbyterian Church P.. A. Armlj. hl, .1. R. Klk.n.s, Dunlap and R. P. Kluftz were elected delegates to the next Annual Confer ence. Resolutions of thanks to the cil izens of adesboro for their generous hos pitality and extreme kindness, so lavish in gly extended t j us, and also to the Presbyterian and Papti-t congregations for courtesies, we're adopted. Rev. II. P. Cole oifered a resolulioii of that.ks to the President for the patient and very tliicient manner in which he had conducted the exercises of the Con ference The President lose to object, but before he could utter a sentence the resolution had been unanimously adop ted by a rising vote. The choir, with 31 iss Jennie 3Iarshall as organist, afforded v.s most excellent musi-,; the. preaching was tumsiially 11 lie and .spiritual for such occasions. The attendance upon both theexerci ses of the Conference and preaching was largo. The "Love Feast" at ! Sabbath morning, conducted by Rev. C. M. Pep per, teas an occasion of peculiar interest, and the Sacrament of tiui " ,ord's Sim per," administered b the President and P.cv. Dr. A 1 ford at 4 P. 31 , was sol emn and exceedingly iniprcs.-tve. All in all this was one of the most highly interesting, ami we t yyt pii.itii)e, Mis triet t 'on lel'enoes we have ever attend ed. We neglected to. state that the Church in W adesboro has recently undergone valuable repairs, having received a s-t of n-w and comfortably .-.cos, consider able pa hit mg and a thorough renovat ing. ( '. (J. MoxTooMr.nv, See" v. 'oncord, Aug, I Mh, 1.7. 4m For tin; Ad of.aMi. Pi:. PoiuuiT: As iho District Confer ences have all been held, I presume that a few suggest ions in regard thereto will not be considered a reMeinioii upon anv one ir evoke a cont loversy. These an nual reunions are pleasant, ;,i,il when propel ly conducted, may result in spiritu al ami temporal good to the Church militant, but at the same time, if they cottld be convened on Wednesday (the openiiit neriion hao'ina been preacJi ei the ij or utht jirevtous) ami clos.; on Friday night, so as to give the preach ers a chance.if possible, to return to their work on Sabbath, it would be ipiite a benefit to those country Churches who have preaching but once a utuiit Si, and there-fore, when f'10 regular appointment is missed is deprived of preaching for a space of eight w eeks, which is quite a loss considering the fact that it is some times several weeks after the a.djorjn meiit of the Annual Conference before the now preacher gets to the Circuit. Of course upon stations it is dillercnt.for if ouir Church is closed, those of other denominations may be attended. Such preachers as distance woubl prevent re turning to their work or who could easi ly be spared fiom their charges, niiglat remain and assist the. Elder at the (Quar terly meeting, which might be held on Saturday and Sunday, at the same Church w here tin; District Conference is held, and the Annual Missionary col lection might be lifted at a meeting held for that purpose on Saturday or Saturday night, and the Con fereiice collection for superannuated and wornout preachers, and wid.ows and orphans of deceased ministers, on Sabbath, as the congrega tion attending the District Conference will be doubtless larger than any other time during the year. If it is impossible for preachers to re turn to their Woil, by Sunday, let the pulpit" of i !f cMjint i v rhiiii-.h(.. -it n.-i t cuM' f i.-i- lutiiilv mile- fr-lii where the Misiiic! Ooiitcrclice js held, be Ml'; died bv bt.tl.iell from the (' hope ! 1,-sc suggest ions will Ill i ll' ill -1 1 pf.'icl ic ible. Your.- 1 1 illy. -icuce, I llsidelci pied. w V V X . The fashion i.porttr who wrote i th let-lclict; to a belle, "lb T feet were ell- i-a-ed iu shoes that Plight be taken for fairv boots," tied his wardrobe it, in a haadkei -hief an I left for paits unknown when it appear, d the next morning: "llei fe. t were oiieased in shoes that might b- taken for ferry-boats." ENOLISII AYKSLLVAN. The following is the concluding por tion of Pishop Powinan's address to the Weslej-an Ooiilerenee : "1 do desire very much the growth of national sen timents of fraternity. We have been tlraying fin, and we ;(!'! ioi'.giiig for, (lie tfnio wliou the nations shall learn war no more. We sympathized with you more than you can conceive amidst the difficulties that caused you so much anxiety a little while ago, and I am sure that three millions of hearts went up to Cod in prayer that a peaceful solution might be 'arrived at. Thank fod ! thus.: prayers for peace have been jusweretl. Well, Sir, ii we want I'ra Lrijity amojig th,; nations iic muit ba.. Tiiii.iiiitv aitiou.g vlie Christian people of the nation,-:. We want to bind England and America togethei with hooks of steel. 1 will venture to say that, long before this time, there would have been trouble between England and Am-rica it it had not been for the Chris iau sen timent that existed between the two. Pray (J ul that ibis fraternity may be come stronger c$iy yi.ar. In ti(-ani'ieiil cit v ' t-l A n( u 'ii')'. .i -ii"i I fin. e ago, a-, i was entering a eei'ain hurcii I h-artl a little rust I'ng above my head, ami on looking up I exclaimed, "(lory be to t.'od!' for what din i see'.' I saw the English l!ag and the American llag sweet Iv ami lovingly entwined around j each ol It.'!-. I'oat i ag in the hoyze in front oftiit h ill-.. tjf;od. I :.;.ld loud, '( ml grant tliat ;h's may be a prophecy for all the future in the history of these two great Anglo-Saxon people that rule the w orld.' I have one t bought more. We are talking in our coiiiiiry about a Pan Methodist synod, and 1 am looking for tlic time, and OdlMltlil of hearts over I yonder an- looking for the lime, when ! tiie Methodists of all lands shall cougu. j gate somewhere together and have a grand jul'i ee. It ought to lie here: and 1 have a fancy, fsir, thai 1 have seen them coming from .'a pan and China and India and Africa, South America and Mexico, Canada and the I'niled Stales, New fo'tiidiainl and Nova Scotia, and the far oil' islands of i he sea coin ing to the jubilee; and then, when ihey do coine, ! wnf ("I.!, th.. ie. And if i go there i sliali move that all gather round liie lomb "f our sainted W esley, and sing as Methodist people can sing, "I'ruisei Gtd ir-.ia wh-m alt hlessii l:-.w." DR. PALMER OX MIL FRol'PE. Dr. Ray .Palmer, in a late uuiiilur of the ltdcpei'J fit. writes a just and seai liiiig ci it iiiiie on Mr. Froudc's two articles in the Inteviai lomil Ilccivw, answering sonic of that author's re markable statemeiil about hi i-l iani:) . He considers Mr. Froudc's deliverance an a If ronton 01uist.':mh.iii, and -concludes with, the following iu-s re buke: "Tdie sjin docs no.t set on the daily loving labors and noble triumphs of the vast army of faithful Christian men and women who, in the spirit ami with the e.-.i nest ness of primit i ve times, are ef fectively applying the still unharmed and vital gospel of Jesus Christ to the heart id" .suffering lttnu:'.iu't y, so bringing it pc'ipco itiid hope. Wliile Mr. Fronde and such as he are writing such dreary stuff about the decay of faith and the overthrow of all its bulwark's, all this is silently gaing foi ' u I and, woiking the ibisrwl renlls. The forces of Christ's kingdom, like those of Nature, are steady and resistless, even when un seen and still. .VI). nit the actual con dition and prospects of true spiritual Chri-tiaiiity in ihe worhl ;t is plain that Mr, i'ro,i.! k.i.-w s very little; un less we suppose, which we are loth to do, that, in the intensity of personal un belief, he is willing to deal recklessly with facts. The few vague and un meaning words wiih which his. article closes in relation tu the possibility of a religion feeling born of mere imagina tion, when Cod and duly and the moral universe have been swept away, amount to nothing. The w hole tendency of the essay is pernicious. Thi;; -a.ri of wri ting is justly to hu regarded as an af froul io Christendom." CORRECT Tl'EAKIM;. We advise ;11 otu.g people fo ac ; t'ii'3 in cu'ly life the habit of using; good language, both in shaking and writing, and also to abandon the use of slang words and phrases. The longer thev live, the more diilicu't tin- ao. posi tion of good language will be, and if the golden ag;i of Miuth the proper time for the ac.piisil ion til language be pas sed in its abuse, the unfortunate victim of neglected education is very probably doomed to talk slang fur life. Money is not necessary to produce t his education. Even maii has it in his power. He has merely to use the language which he reads, instead of the slang which he hears; to form his taste from the best speakers and poets of the country; to treasure up choice phrases in his mem ory, a id habituate himself to their use, avoiding at tiie same time that, pedantic precision and bombast which show ra ther the weakness of vain ambition than the polish of an educated mind. Select ed. The Territory of Colorado is full of wonderful red sandstone rocks. They are lined ami grooved and stippled over w ith line dot-: tbev are worn ami hallowed ami ctii'.ed into innumerable gl'olesitie sha pes ; from t he t iuy stone wliich you bold in your hand upto the sha rp eoios-tt ! wall, hundreds of feel high, which no man can climb, there is not an inch which does not look as if for millions of years it bad been work ed by tool.-. Yet no baud, no too! litis been there, ( irain- of mi ml b.uedone it all grain- of -aiiil blow ing and ed dying in wind currents. Howl), -teiidily. irreparably the solid rock ha oceli fretted a u a . distorted . by tilings almo-l loo -mall lo -ee. I ee face.--omctiiiics which remind me of these rocks, ami lives al-o liie beauty dis torted, the -y linnet ry ami harmony -imply fretted away ! ec. II out. llis mother was men ling his piimei, which -how, tl sad evident es of wear and tear. lie looked on a while in a blown study, and then said: ".Ma, why aie like one of them prix- opera -'ng-cis ."' "I'm sure 1 do not k;.ow, uiy chil.i. Why?" "P-catist you're a pi iiie.'i Jaruer." tiii: r.Rinsn weslevan conference. The Weslevan ( 'on fereiice. says the Xew York ( liiixlitin Aitrocitto was opened in PradforiL Yorkshire, Eng land, on Tlir-.d.ix morning. July .:',. After tilling up" the Legal Hundred, I.'ev. Dr. K'igg w iiselected president (lv ot'd out of lb votes cast. In I lie own ing the tir-t open session was held for the reception of fraternal delegates. After impressive devotional exercises, l'.i-hop Tlionia- Cowman, and Dr. K. O. I la ven, chancellor of Syracuse I'ni versil y. were lirst iul rodnced liy Rev. M. C. O-born, sceretan . ami most coj' dially received by the prevaYjout.. who heartily shook hnini- wiih titcm.a.- lie I said, in true English ami American j - ti -le, n ml pronounced a high eulogy uion tin-in personally as be int l'o! in eil t Item to the Confei eiici'. 'j'he utldre.-s of the ( ieip'i'nl ( '(inference wa- read and listened to w ith great interest, the sta tistical statement- in it evidenth pro ducing a great impression upon the au dience. Pishop How man and Dr. Ha ven t lien atblres-eil t he ( 'on I'ereiiee. and in spite of earnest wishes that no time in applauding, the "Hear, lieai-s," and oi her dene ins rat ioii!.. of up plan .e. were freipn ut l hrolt-bout both speeches. Each speaker confined himself to ha If an hour, speaking without note-, ami it is evident that they fell con-t rained to say but Utile of what they desired lo say for wa ut of time. Their recep tion was abundantly enthusiastic. Rev. Mr. Clarke, of Sa -;1iii.,!i was intvodipitij .(j ,i j ep. escutaiive ol tiie (icuccat Conference of the Metbo-di-t Episcopal (.'hurch South, ami reatl a carefully prepared speech, highly eu logist ie of Kngia ml. her politic.-! I insti tutions ami her liieraliire. lie. was cordially received. Rev. W. -McMuilcn then spoke in be half of t he I rish ('onference. Tbe ad dress of the ('onference having luen read, he expressed -real i,y ;t the union of Ihe U'eslcyau and Primitive Methoili-Js into Hue body, now known as the Methodist Church of li-elaml. .fler bim Rev. Ma!fhey. Leiiev-e, a. ropresenta! i ii from France, read an adlre-s in French, which wa- interpre ted by Rev. James i local'!, sentence by sentence. If was full of encotirage iiieiil. and particularly rejoiced i n t he republican goveiiniieni of jrauee. w lin b w;'s ;,-Iti,.ii,- a larger degree of religiou- liberty. 'I bis .-cnn'incut wa rt ppla inlcd. The (IcVol iolia I exei ' ises of t be ( 'oil -ft re nee a re well a I tended, a ml a iv i-i'v earnesl. and Ihe pr-.;,.ci- of a protit alib' ses-iop were gooil. Tuf. Ri:v. V.J. An in, D. D l.L.M. We are favored With ii long pi i-. ate letter foj.m our honored and beloved brot her Allen, written from New "ork, August 7, the night lie. sailed for 'v.;g land, en route for Cliju;;. ulv two or lluee itci-Vi ,.v feel at liber! - to give to the public. J)r. Allen's visit, at this time, was, as we believe, a py.xideiice j to tin; t liurcli. J e !,,s grown lu.o'ns-l all frora the tirtst iti-'l so has the China mission and his peculiar work. We shall have more to say nhont that work hereafter, A thousand prayers follow our brother on his long voyage. China ill ne ver seem so far fiOli- will Allen's words linger in our ears; long may his s-'iiit animate our hearts ! The letter has this message : "Re member me kindly, affectionately to every body, especially to the Pishop and to old Dr. Pie roe. Till the brethren how dearly I love them and. how much I am indebted to them every way. 3Iy visit to America has been a great bless ing to me and, if in anything J have been aide to serve the Church, 1 thank Cod." One other parugT.sph we ipiote (and beg o'.ii; dt-ar friend's pardon) that our readers may see what manner of man this is : "The hour has como at last, but un pen almost refuses to write the last l words. now my tieai't-strin-s tighten j about the deal friends 1. -iin leaving be ! hind. J feel the part ing much more now j than 1 did at the first leaving. Fori i cannot hope to come again alter ai-.ot her I twenty years. And slto;;ld I come, how sad it will be ! I have no pleasure in I t he t bought. I go again to give inv life to China. My heart, is there; there is my home and, (iod willing, there! hope to be buried, that my tomb-stone may attest this, at least : "lie was faith ful unto the er.d.'" Weleitn Chris tina Aiit'ocate. Li.aiin Somktiiixo. A young man stepped into the office of i he Indianapolis Rolling Mills, not long since, and asked for work. "What can you do?"' asked the President. "1 don't know, " said j tiie voting niaii. "Have you a trade ?" "No sir." " here did you come from?" "From Pennsylvania." "Are you a Oerman?" "Xo, sir, I am an Ameri can" "If you were ;i Oerman, or an I rishinan, or a Frenchman, I could set you to work, because you would know how to do something, but Americans don't know anything about piactical business." This reply will not apply to ail Ameri cans, but iL is lamentably true to a great extent. In Ocrmany the boy is brought up where lie sees something done, and has some idea of doing it. Very few Irishmen or Oeriuans hut know how to turn over a few rods of ground and raise something upon it. Most of them have some idea of mechan ical operations, the production and use of material and of tools. It is those born in America who are ignorant and idle. It is the false no tion that a man does not need to labor, or that he can get his liv ing by his wirs, tliat causes a large part of our idleness and distress. Pegin at once to learn something; no matter your age, learn some practical pursuit at once. SPRTXO AXD SI'MM ER. In Spring n t bro.'.a Of every Imty bud 'n trlrv -v nov the a king t.f Willi IlrtWiT Ol' tV- W.Mi'l ; In Smiiir r'i fa II- r io-ir. In finance-s d'per pouI W w-Uch u-i "ingle r!o- er. Wt- see, wc Tsthe tbft (iole. i . . To adopt ti.e fill- oiP e uiv-utia i talkative girl by a iVi-ml whokuiw ibe world. "Never speak of votuv- ot. and never s.tv anv thing which i- -iii-' nece arvy" would seem at tir-t Fie !y : lo make Cart bti-ia ii monks j.p.l u-u--: of us all; yet it is to be ijtie-tt. i. I ; whether the advice wi it not w ise. . There are always people xvh" like to 1 talk, ami good listeners arc rare. i SCIENTIFIC NOTES. A glass ball castor has been in vented which will roll c.pially well in any direction, an improvement on the present style greatly to be desired. Snttirt remarks that among "the most remarkable indications of scien tific progress to be noted in our time" is the extent to which scientific works circulate in the Fnited Stale:-, and of which circulation JVitture itself has so large a share. -The lion. J. 1). Cox contributes to the . merican Xaturalixt an illustrat ed account of the smallest insect known (J'aeroloiiim 'tt.ti'ii,) pmi ite ol an iiiehneiinioii which attacks the eoinnian fear-cutter bee, originally des .'libedby Packard from an incomplete specimen. 3lr. Cox gives a carefully prepared ligure of the perfect specimen which he discovered, and clear- up some unknown points iu its structure. This is a hynienoj-.teioiis insect, wiih the wings long and narrow, linear and beatltifilllv i-iliaied not being lisstircd as erroneously supposed by Packard. I he winged atom is oiie-ninel iel Ii of an inch long, and bears off the palm among till know n insects for cxt relne exiguit v. 'I he .Journal of Co tnlxtrij .-ays : "So many prisons suffer nowadays from sleeplessness th.it every contribution to t he I ilei at me of t he subject is of interest . Dr. Aiiislie llollis, in tin- London J 'rirt itoner, maintains thai, although t iie. ipi.inl if y of blood in the brain is diminished during sleep, this diminution is not ihe sole cause of .-lumber, for we may have the former v. it limit the latter. 'lie ol the most ctliciet ,ue;ins of in ducing nat ui:tI sleep is the application ot mustard plasters to the abdomen. Picyci, of Jena, advocates the adniiuis (ration of a fiv.ddy-m.-ide solution of laclal" ol ' soda or of smiie milk or whey, on the hypothesi:. that, sleep may be in dueed by the introduction ot the fatigue products of the body. W here th in soiu'..a depends tlpolt biaid exhaust ion, I r. I loliis ic, oiipiieiids the administra tion, pi-t belo-c bed-time, ol a tumbler lul ol hot clatct and water, with sugar and nutmeg-. The alkalies and a!h.-iliue earths are useful whi-i; .t-id dyspepsia is associat-i; , nh the insomnia. Elec tricity has been used in ihe par-sis of the vaso-motor nerve.- due to an over worked brain, hi hot Acallier, sprink liie; t'.io flout of the sleeping apartment with water lessens the irritant proper ties of the. air, adding nu.eh lo the cot': foit of the sleeper-.; possibly the iptanti ty ot o'.',..iie is at I he same time increas ed. W lieu sleep is broken by severe l.ai.i, opium or uionh:i is. of value, not only by relioyi.tg thi. pain, but by its action iu producing uiaeniia of the cevvbru1 vessels. In the wakefulness ilui1 to in".:, isi'tj 's i- oiien beaer to in ject a small dose of morphia aypoder mically near the branch of the affected nerve than to administer it by the mouth. it is doubtful whether the bromides possess hypnotic properties, although tiny undoubtedly act as seda tives on the nervous system, and as such may occasionally induce sleep." FOOD FOR THOI OIIT. Nothing is more dangerous, so far as your general health is concerned, than to overwork your tongue. To love in order to be loved in return, is man; but to love for the pure sake ol loving, is almost the characteristic ol an angel. Kind words do not cost much. They never blister the tongue or lips, ami we have never heaid of any mental trouble arising 1 1 ie re t'roi n . The disestcem and contempt of others is inseparable from pride. It is hardly possible for us to overvalue ourselves, but by undervaluing our neighbors. If a man does not make new acipiaiiit -auces as he advances through life, he will soon tind himself left alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair. 3Iusie is the art of the prophets, the only art t lull can calm, the agitations of the soul; it is oneof the most magnifi cent and delightful presents (iod has given us. Duty, though sel upon hy thorns, may still be made a stall, supporting even while it, tortures. Cast, it away, and, like the prophet's wand, it changes to a snake. If only those tilings can be denomi nated the goods of a man which are in stiuitients for his benefit, how few are the goods even of the richest man among us. The great business of a man is to im prove his mind and govern his manners; all other projects and pursuits, whether in our power to compass or not are only amu seiu-ids. Riches are -"lieu with pain, ki pt with care, and lost with grief. Tin ea res of riches lie heavier upon a good man than the inconveniences of an honest poverty. Less wisdom is required in realizing a fortune than is necessary to use it pro perly. A man of one idea may accuiuu- " - i i . 1 late money, but it takes a nroauei muni to spend it judiciously. Parents are commonly more careful to bestow wit on their children than virtue, the art of speaking well than doing well; hut their manners ought to he their j greatest concern. j Children arc very nice observers, and thev will often pciceivc your slightest j.. let is. In general, those who govern children forgice nothing in them, but ! everything in themselves. 1 Xo good nt-tcr w is ever long nog- le-ted ; no M.;at man overlooked by m- ii ijualiv great. Impatience i a proof of iiif-i ior strength, and a de stroyer of w hat iittle there ni.- be. l h action of tic; soul i ofteuer in lb. ii wt,i. it i- toll f"d left unsaid, ihail I in tha! .vhichis said lnaliv ve-sa- I lion It broods over every -ociety. and men iiiic"-iscioti -ly -("'K ioi i' in cell otlfr. We a',1 l.ave to go tbroii'', great deal in our lifetime, i' we won. '.'do anv goo '. or by in unj w.i Worthy. In this as in many other thing-. Oar of encountering i-the surest wa of meet ing; and tho-e who are brave-t in bearing are tor (he mo-t part the lci-l troubled in the end by t he hot her of minor things. Forbearance i- the key nofe of mat -ried liie. There can be no grcut dis cord, no large divergences from tune fulness, so long as the hu-bam! for bears and the wife forbears. Now, tiii- caituol be attained w ithout some labor. I.'e.-ull- are approached grad ually in character, as they arc iu mak ing a sandhill. Man is like an engine if will run well ami long if it is well oiled. Coii- lellllueiit 1111.I .l....ri'ol!!i.- an; I lie OlN whieh keep the nerves from wearing out. I'.iisv men ami women think that time taken from toil for sleep and re creation is time lost. It is really the cement put in to till up the joint-to keep out the weather, and preserve the building. 1 1 I here is one le. 011 which history and revelation unite iu leaching, it is this that g Iness ami wickedness ever have been, ami. as long a- the world ia-l-. ever will be mixed up in t hi--late ot' our existence that social progress and eivilixal ion w ill never Illlike goodiie.-s universal, eradicate v ice. or bring the Mesh into limit sub ject ion to t he spirit. Avoid idleness, and till up all the -paces of t h v time with severe ami 11 r I'u' employment : for lu-l ea-ily creeps iu at I hose em pi ine--es where the soul is unemployed, ami the body i-at ea-c : for no easy, licit II bill I, idle pt r-on w.'t ever chaste if he could be l m pled. Rut of all employments, boililv labor i f lie mo-t tl-eflll ami of the gl'eate-t hen clil for driving away the devil. "I have no I iine lo dev ole fo 111 t-fiil-dreii." sav s the bu-ine Ulan, w iiha -i-h : for he really feels the privalion of 1 heir society. Rut the excuse i-tin iiisiitlicieiil one: he should make lime let oilier things go: for unduly is more important than that he owes his o lis p ring. Xo secret sin ought to have a "nig lit -key" to its doors. No w icked prarlice -boiibl ha ve access at its back window s. Many and many a sly Icmplaiioii will pre-ent il.-elf at. the door decently clad "in Ihe wliile robe," and w ith a ? month w ord on its tongue. The dangerous -ins are those which are "genlcclv dressed." Wherefore the Ma-ter sol emnly cautions lis to watch for w ith prayer. John AND THE STAMP. POSTAOE John was a boy who "lived puf." Every week he wrote home to his moth er, who lived on a small rocky farm ir.iiong the hills. One day John iie).-d dLan old envelope from tit wood-box, J ill! tMi jjwt; ,irtliip , it viot tottcheil by the postmaster's stamp to show that it had done duty, and was henceforth useless. "The post master missed his aim then," said John, "and left the stamp as good as new. I'll use it myself." He moistened it at the Hose of the fea -kettle, and carefullv pulled the stamp off. "No," said conscience, "that will be cheating. The stamp has been on (lie letter and il ought not to carry anoth er' "It can carry another," said John, "because, you see, there is no mark to prove it worthless. The post ollice will not know." "Put you know," said conscience, "and that is enough. It. is not honest, to use it a second time. It is a little mal tel. to be sure, but it is cheating, ('oil looks for principle It is the pi.il it v of every action which lie judges by." "Put no one will know il," said John family. "Ao one!" crie.l conscience. (7xl will know it- -that is enough, and He, you kin.w, desires truth in the inward parts." "Yes," cried the best, part of John's character, "yes; it is cheat ing to use the j wist age stamp the second time, and I will not do it." John tore if in two and gave it to the winds. The bov won a glorious victo ry. Children's Friend. A Vhitv Dkao I. am. i auk. I once heard of a green-colored South Ameri can parrot who was more than one hundred years old. This aged fellow could speak in 11 real language which was known to have been used by a tribe of South American Indians w ho, it is -uppo-ed. petted and (aught him when be was young. One by one Ihe In dians died, until there was no one left w ho could understand a w ord of their language. The poor old bird fried hard fo keep cheerful, buf I here Were sorry titties w hen he would mope by himself and say over some ol'the words of the language that bad been spoken bv his earliest ainl dearest human I'riemN. ",f,ir k-i,i-tln-l,iill;t,"' SI. A i ul"x Jr Si jitchiln r. I'Or tin I5l.osso.Ms s. ( AVIKN I s. "I'otalo plants Used to be grow 11. a very long time ago, in front yards on Rroad way, New York, for Ihi-sake of the flowers, which were much prii d for boiiiiiets and other ornamental purposes. Ilowevir, the potatoes themselves," I silppo-clhi- means (In; tubers. "became such favorite food i t a few years, tliat the plants were pro moted backward from the flower-beds to the kitchen-gardens ami open liebl-. 'J'he beauty of the blossom- was for gotten in the lisefiiliie-sof their root-."' ". irl, -i,i-llit - 1'iiljn'l," SI. A ,, ,u.s J',,, SrjtcfflC'. TllK Reformed Episcopal Church has received in England a considerable re enforcemeiit of clergymen. Ri-bop Oregg ordained last month, at South end, seven deacons mid several pres bvtct's. The committee of the hi-hops oi'the E.-tabli-hed Church, appointed to consider the operations of Ihe Re formed Episcopalians, will, it is ex pected, bring the subject before tl" Pan -Anglican Synod, Col. Hubert '. lngersoll has gone to Europe to collect material for a lecture 011 Robert Puriis. The Atlanta Con stitution says that "up to this time Pie rel utatioii of I. urns has been considered air. We esteem others not so much for what they are worth, as for what they are worth to u-;.
North Carolina Christian Advocate (Greensboro, N.C.)
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Aug. 28, 1878, edition 1
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