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North Carolina Conference are our anthoriaed
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io civ y.
A DON A IS.
u n.i. w ai.i.a, r. ii i;m: .
' Tltanui,-. i-nme next .ohi-H.
u imm uuiiiMl w.oiud in LcUnu.ii :.llurid
.. tUuisv'U to lament Ins iatt
t:i iuuivur ditti.js all a sutuuior s day "
Mll.TON.
S!; ..U in .ft 1:0 mom. my love, at tho biu.li..; -lu
ili. tiiiy lJfv.;st rioUU as tho nu sirks low.
w.i. ii :ii-..rcli.ird tutirm are dim witii -ho drift of fsl
n.olto a ititrty
u. uiilipy are tin? a;nio wlum the sou tT. win da
I. low!
v rn.'t u - at tu uivlnr-I rn- Circ-ni hml -at he
n::. iiMTy '- ine ai-plt-s !:en Hip-runt., wi 1.1.0
1.
.. . : .i-. suiuiiK-r i!a(t that tJiki li u tho n.i'utti? arc
in ihfir Movih
' ta- aro rip.- wiiU Mtiifft. Iil.c tliol.is
of tiie broom
! i 'l.o h;ii i y hnrvest fu 1.1s a the sun niiksluw.
t .m -umiufr d;.ys that d.
s-wetor each
t' d'-u
uy .ir-' . Uv1 .ipj.lci whou til
eolith wind.
i w .
I ta- hvsrt w a.-t f
1 of feeling; I.ovo had lipeucd
into -eo'!i.
tu.j tiia- turus to nort:tr in tho velvet
Til- i e U,
;L .i.iv" h;uvest li.dds a- tho sun iiiks low.
.-I ui:i:ur.il.iys that die at the rit-ming of the
In; I? ar- the apples when tho south winds
t as lo or ii-.-kl. a ll swora to faithless mal '.s
the musty ore hard, breath like a mellow
Ir lA!:: horn
. r h.iri'y harvest tlelds as the suu sinks low.
1. ft at the aym ,r the m.-tluw autumn
V'
i: iW'T an- the ;ipi'!es
l.-n t!;.- south wiudd
:: Rkle art- r-o -ud ladin,:, like the colors
"h - -.v-.f-e'-s k'Sfan-i a.-t .-t ihe biudili of tlie
e :;rpy ha-ve.t Ue!s m the sun iliks low.
re:i-j!-s frailer iiiUK from the Tr.iy and
ar th-- a k-s wtieu tjlt- souih wiiuls
- r ai.ei ilier hoiuu, and they bearujion
LUe the hiiyii's ;al!.-u ih!o atai'-u-
:L :i.e daylight s b
-jlit np'i it i.s the fl:in "jukl
blovln soft anJ low the
era
i; i; t-y arj Mi r.ipi- s
wiivii the MHiiu winds
b ow '.
? j : t .i riiiiiiuer iu :t uIod whru th h.trt is iipe
i!: I yoii'iif,
1 . - - ..-test in th" iiig. like th hoavcg he
u lie
s the ;u sinks low.
& 0 in m u n i c n t e i).
I'.-i the Advocate.
A l. A ! Ii i X... 1.
M
1 .1-1 1 . .: : 1 m hat
lately
upon
hj.-et .
pub-
the
! the
! i .111
i rit--. : i ar.ie
: . : il - k ill i red
-.-iiiidp-n ! t he chute!
t o;.-; iip-ri. w !i ieli 1 have
:. in' and am pi .fite.i . 1
... :,, pje-.-lit 1 few tli..u-ht i.f
a lll.e.;l of -ii.-h ueiieral
-. if haply I iniuht contribute
iu l-.w.-ird- re-icbiiig a right and
c-to; - i.-oin-iiisioii. I 1 1 I do -o
'I '! let and f'-ar, knowing that
. .-1 r . - t iutel'.-et- the Chiiieh has
t-!-.-ie...-ed, the latchet whoe
- I .-on n-.t. worthy to unloox-, have
: .-. I -iibj.-et. and their com-lit-
:;! ..- ! vta!i.ed iiiP.. what is now
: i i n i .'t-.et in.-of the- church, as
t.y Dr. '-. My ililtidence is
bv knowing that in discus-ing
-:.eS -t, we imi-t break away from
'i 1 k- and commentaries. And
i t. r all, may not the great mis--
i.. . !i made, which logic warns
! piimaiy importance to be giuir-
- dii-t in every argument, viz: not
ag witli a clear anal'lical lefi
" ' terms I May wo not at
T to thi- miitaki', (if it be a mis
I ;lie, to some of us at leat, im-
' i'y of understanding what is
ant by -,rifiii.al sift " 1
' : .-U'.-tion with una-sumed difti-
i'i I a !in;e-e desire to look b;
;i :!.- surface for truth, ha- not the
'i Ci'irr, been, be f-.gg.-d by tiia
' ' i i'. f,.;e I :id lmi'tiv U'iii.ihl;
' take of
not rigi'liv
1
d'.ilu the t
;rnis "original sin,'
..Hon"' and "regeneration .
-
: v.. po-in'oii that a child
has
-In:" and then its corollary,
noli.- hut the pure call go to
'i 'King infant must be, by the
j'iiei ated, is simply the dark
. agueiii.-ss iu the former, and
''injit.ion, because of tvippoxid
j, iu the latter. The christian
to-lay no more understands
in-;. ut by all this than it docs
"'tl Ine of predestination as the
between Foreknowledge and
v ! Do we not always mys--ui.joct
by using, as applicable
'-, the terms .n'i and reyenera
'Ye have no doubt of this, ami
piopo.se to give briefly our
!-i thi- belief, and then state
' icgard as the true .status of in-
. 'h'-ii, justification, is that state
Iti-.n which may exist in conse
oi'an act of Cod in pardoning,
-j'-cifie. conditions, one icho
; "j't.-:t, by reason of having vto
r" ' !'- Ia,v. Jt must be clear
" '' that, whatever the Atonement
( " a H infant, it does not "justi
7 i . s,.,,se possible to be under
" ' J ut a child is neither just jwr
' '.. IJOJilsiTT, I). I).,
Vol. XX I I I.
'tJSt. Not just, b.-CMUC 11., .;( l.as
iM-if,.,-,!!,-.! iu aoof.lanw vvitli
H i has .,. ,.rillllU(.,l in riolotion.
....11
ol
a i taw. n Is ,,ut -.void, tl.
'voilll till! Inil.
'"" ,ll' TIk-v
:ie a.-, a.l.-.hianUne in j,Isti.s as t l,..v
iiiiiuaineiis.al in law.
''"""y- lIieneMisa little more
lllieu!. ,0 m.-.ke j,!.-,,,,, vu: "mm-
It iseertaiu that this cannot
rl.u-e ,,, an inianl. Wl,,, is " re -
Kenoi.iti.m . I( ,s to generate xn,:w.
it 1. that act of the Iloh, Spirit In ifa
soul, .rhu h. jHm ajKdth conditio,,,
chan.jes Ufron, nlnml-uu,uhj to tho.
foveof 0o,l. -uw, !o, s .clme thi.
to its proper analvsU l:..r...,. tl.;.
. 1
generation can po.il.v take place in
my l'.-!"-'- sen..- at all nn.lerstoo.l. . h,,e
hi iisit first nice f eet- in tfitt suhjtct
c regenerated, the "..antral enmity"
i '"o.i. Mtiattlients tins '-natural
eilliiltv ; it is of eomse il
"carnal
iniii.l." i. e. thought, purpose, will:
ami
' "'""ii or w.cKe.l heart, e. pas-
sion, U-vWv. ., Mie. All these are evil
or "natural enmity.' How then .Iocs
rcya. ration take place'? Ily the spirit
perating. of co,.,e, upon the Vrocecs
of thoiKjht, to change them; generatimr
hetter thoughts, pin poses ami volitions
nd
so intellectual regeneration is at-
tame
.Next, i.y operating upon the
heart, through the intellect of course, in
the jirocf.tse. or' t'eelina. d. .sit-in..- nn.l
njoyi-ig. generating other and better
teelings, leires, and eniovmeut, and
heart-r.-geiieiation is atta in.-.l. 5e-
ore. alt these were 'eiimitv ae-.-iiimt
Now they seek ( All tlii
.-a-y and apj.licable to an adult. Hut
s it p.o.iole thu I ami it not in this
way, liow . ) to regenerate an infant ?
icgeiseratioii
?ieees.tanfi pres'tjjues,
m t u
libject, material to be regenera -
I. C. t(i..n-'!n mihI ioo iiitr. lint
e. th..uuht and feeling
in:aut has ,,,, proce.-.-e of thou-jht and
feelinij of a m-ml character. It is
whoilv HOihiiiii with reference to law.
.- -----
If it hu.iid -lap with its chubby hand
the key that should r-pring a mine and '
kill thousands, or having .strength
lough should misplace a switch ami
"reck a train, no law-ohieer would be
i stupid as even to think of arresting
, or in any way possible holding it
.o.innnMc. AYouM ;.,.! .1,. ,,,,..-
If
low "? and where is the Scripture
fr it ? ne more short article will
conclude this discussion.
For tin- Advocate.
' ( ' XSF.l;TIVK"METIh DISM.
1 ii the A i.vo. ri; ..f S.-pt . 11th, Fa
ther l'.lake takes t he present writer to
'ask for. cert ii u expressions in his ar
ticle of August 7th, entitled "Conser
vative Methodism." It is not mv wish
to engage in coiitioveisy especial I y
w ith one so far my senior. Mv respect
for him whose eulogy has already been
s i jusllv pronounced bv "the beloved.
the saintly" M viivin iu words so elo
quent and tender, would prevent me
from replying to any argument coming
from such a source, even were I not dis
posed, as 1 am, to inquire, listen and
learn. And beside this general reason,
I may add another, a specific reason, for
not re-stating the points made iu the
essay which has called forth a reply
from my venerable brother. Father
lllako contents himself with ridiculing
my position, after having stated that
the discussion of the question, was, in
his opinion, premature. Ilidiculo is not
argument in all cases, and when argu
ment is formally waived, and ridicule
is used instead, it is not necessary to
prolong a "premature" discussion by
replying to such an assault.
Hut inasmuch as the "matter, form
and spirit" of my article has given of
fense to Father Jilake, and probably
others, I deem it duo to myself that I
should write a few words in the way of
personal explanation.
Josh Hillings, in one of his proverb
papers, remarks that a man's hind
sight is a great deal better than his
foresight. I have sometimes felt for
cible the tl nth of this remark. Tho
ou"-ht-to-have-Leeii is before us much
more plainly than the oiight-to-bi.
I
In
regard to my
ssav on "Conservati vi
Methodism," I must confess I have re
gretted its form ami, to some extent, its
spirit ami its matter. A letter of in
quiry, couched in respectful tonus, ad
dressed to .some prominent member of
our Conference, and asking tho reason
for tho action of the ieiieral Conference,
might, perhaps, have much bettor served
mv impose, which was to have the
question at iisue thoroughly discussed,
pro and con, in accordance with the
apostle's advice, "Prove all things;
hold fast that, which is good." Such
discussion, if conducted in :i lnper
christian spirit, could not fail ultimately-
t0 l'wc beneficial in tho councils of
the church; and though now prema
ture, would bring before the minds of
our ministry and laity facts which
would be of use in the discussions that
will probably take place just before the
meeting of our next (ieiieral Conference.
As to the spirit of my article there
was an occasional touch of irony, which
I have regretted, as being unnecessary
and' uncalled for. It was intended,
however, to be good-humored. Now, as
to the matter, I have seen no reason, as
yet to change my opinions, which are
Uie'opinious' expressed hy Dr. Summers
'3fITOE AND JVlW.lsilKK.
in tho Xa.slivill,. A.hocaU- jn.-t l.ff.iv
tlic inc-tiny of tho tii-iii'ial CVuifi-roiict!.
Xol.lv ha.s vet shown that lr. Sum
mer was wroii
in cmlorMiig llrothcr
- i Il-rlt. It'it ! a ivll.-i-tioi. on tl...
j - I M-n:.,. f ,. i m t 1 Conference to
i ilci.iur to U.ir ael i tl..... !. -.11 .........
let Ir. Siiiiiiiiii-m "1. -. nl...l ,.-... tl...
o-als," for the relleelioi, i.s the same
ulietlier his opinion is expressed In-fore
or after their meeting Ami heshles,
much of the time of the Conference was
oousnmcd in the coiisiJeration of the
-n. ,,,
ichrislian charity woM present an
f,,,- ,-verv supposed error, hut iloes
: ,,..! necessarily t.hli-ate its totc-ar.l
: . , .
1 i!!c mcmiicrs 01 tie General (Joiilerenct?
I ;S iniallihle. A letl argument for the
! lv,..,s;li f ., j,,,,;,.:.., ,.,.,.;,; :s ,mt
to.Anx,K., as t ' ..,,-llectio.t on the -oo.l
1 S(.,1S1." o( tllo ,.,., ;ll,11(,,i1i
1
! the -rcllrcli.
the 'relli'cl ion ' was contained in the
; fotte ,,f my remarks, my acknowledg
ment above will, 1 tm.t, be deemed
, ,,,nicient. Ami if Dr. Summers is h.l
! mithoritv; if those mIio assail me are to
j si t r..unl him ami hespatter me with
I a mixture of mini, mii.h ami mustarl.
j lam compclle.l incontinent 1 v to retire
I iVom the !i.-l
! I-,,.,..;..IK- ...... 1.1 i .i:....i:... i ,
j .-j'- . i.mij .wi..i 1 1. .1111 oit 1110
j tives impute.l to me hy father l'.lake.
V, - alhtsion to the ( ;,-...-. t T...... V1,,,1 "
was not designed, as ho intimated, to
cast a sleer upon our itinerant plan.
This will be seen by reference to the
paragraph commencing, "I cannot agree
with those who regard the itineracy as
being merely the bulwark of Methodism
J fjir ncr of its importance is too
narroi'-. It is the bulwark of Chris
tianity," etc. What 1 meant was, not
in approve of either the vituperation of
;raveN or the hilliimsgaie of Jbown-
j low. but to intimate that the cause for
; ill iliw .1...-;..... .... .1... ..r
. .... ii.-..m on me ii.iii ui oui f "l IVT-
; mies ought to be removed. "The
K,iscoal la,n his iocs,, exmes-
;.( ;.. ..... 1 r.. .1...
--. ..... -..... .... iiu.i.ii. ii. 'i.L ii.e
Hps of a worthy and venerable member
of the Hol-i.... t ', .,,,.1 r .....
Mirely not to be blamed for ipioting my
eid'i' jokes "must be raised at least
..nee in four years to take hold of every
pastor." My position on that point as
allerwaids stated was simply this: 'it
o;i:ii..- l.r ,.lH. inu.l that the settled pas
torate is useless, or iueiliciem, (1. e.,
always) or contrary to the spirit of
Christianity; neither can it be aflirmed
that .settled pastorates, under all circum
stances, would be antagonistic to the
genius of Mcthodi.Mii, or fatal to the
itinera:.! plan.' This was not a state
ment of individual opinion, so much as j
a proposition aiii.oui.ce.l lor .liscussioii j
n i nose w ho were requested to give
"scriptural and philosophic reasons" to
the contrary I w rote as an inquirer
after truth, ami not as a would-be dis
turber of the peace ami prosperity of
Methodism. In scripture it is said of
the right is man that (.'oil "maketh
even his enemies to be at peace with
him:'' and I have somewhere read of an
old philosopher, who, being slandered,
said, "I intend to live so that my ene
mies will not be believed." 1 candidly
wish that our Methodist ic polity- could
be so far perfected that all reasonable
grounds of complaint, cither on the
.art of friends or enemies, may bo taken
away, by the adoption of such plans as
may be deemed practicable." Is this
..I i ,
schism
Again, as to that "Procrustean bed,"
I think the same term occurs in I'.ro.
Tigert's article, which, be it ren em
bered, was endorsed by our venerable
15ook Editor. It is, of Course, an hy
perbole, as well as a metaphor, and
was intended to be humorous. I am
sorry I didn't select a better joke for the
purpose of enforcing my proposition,
which was, that the term of probation
should "be determined by the gifts,
graces and ejf'orts of the candidates,"
and "not by an unbending rule that ad
mits of no exceptions."
Now, I humbly submit that I did not
place 'conservatism' and 'entire sanctili
cation' in juxtaposition 'to make both
ridiculous and contemptible.' I am
u unci mo niipie.ssion ma. one or l.ioic
, - , , . , . .
j meiiuiers ol our ilelogatioii uoiea against
I the action of Ceiieral Conference in re
I storing the question about perfect love
to the Discipline, as being iiu
n.sctssari . Still, nobody can de
ny that it was "eminently right"
that the attention of the church should
be called to our doctrine of perfect
love. My point was, thai the church
was in greater need o( legislative en
actments upon the law of ministerial
probation. A concerted movement on
the part ol" our religious journals
w ould place the former subject promi
nently before the church, and cau.se the
pulpit to insist upon holiness of heart
and life; but only the General Confer
ence can make changes in our polity.
In conclusion, let mc say to Father
Make, in the words of Wesley : "Treat
nie as you would desire to be treated
yourself, upon a change of circumstan
ces. Point me out a bet Icr way than I
have yet known. Shew" mc it. is so, by
plain proof of scripture. And if I lin
ger in the path I have been accustomed
to tread, ami therefore am unwilling
to leave it, labor with me a little, take
mc by the hand, ami lead mc as I am
able to bear' "I sincerely desire to
be better informed. I say to God and
man. 'what I know not, teach thou
me.'"7 "I5nt be not displeased if I en
treat you, not to beat me down, in or-
Tlie Faith, once delivered to the h?ain ts.
Ealeigh, X G, Wednesday, Oct. 2nd,
lei- to tiickeii my pace : I can go hut
jeeniy ami slowly at liest; then J should
not le able to go at all. May 1 not re
que.stof you further, not to give nu;
hnrd names in order to bring me into
(he right way. It would
make me run so much the farther from
you, and so get more and more out of
the way."
And may (iod prepare us for the
1 iiovledg. of all truth, by tilling our
hearts with his love, and "with all joy
and peace in believing. "
Wak 1. M CottKLt:.
THE SUSTA1MX( l'OWEROF
FAITH.
Faith strengthens the soul to endure
I present hardships and .sufferings by the
assurance it muigs ot eventual relict, re
ward and happiness. The Christian's
faith in the promises of Cod that if
faithful until death he shall receive a
crown of life, and "Mossed i.s the man
t hat i-ndiireth temptation, for w hen he
is tried he shall receive a crow u of life,"
is a great incentive to fidelity, patience
and perseverance. For by faith lie i.s
able to. see clearly the immeasurable su
periority of the Christian's reward over
the best that this world can offer, and
its inlinite compensations for patiently
enduring the worst that this world can
inllict. Thus it was that Paul, "in the
midst of stripes, imprisonments, ship
wrecks and perils, in weariness and
pa in fulness, ill watchings often, in hun
ger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold
and nakedness," could yet say, "Fori
reckon that the sufferings of the present
time are not worthy to be compared
with the glory that shall be revealed in
us." '
l-aith also brings grace to the soul to
enable it to endure "the snlVerings of
this present time." The hope of heaven
alone w ould In; inadequate to support us
in all ihe trials of life. If it were not
for the gracious ministrations of Cod's
Spirit, w hich afford "present help in
time of trouble," we should freijuently
give iii iu despair. Our faith must not
only bring us the assurance of future
reward, but, must enable us to lay hold
of and become invested with the divine
strength, which i.s offered to every be
liever and by w hich we are made strong
iu the Lord and in the power of his
might "strengthened wilii all might,
according to his glorious power, unto all
patience and long-suffering with joy."
This, then, i.s w hat faith does for the
suffering soul. It inspires it with the
confident hope of eternal rest from suffer
ing, and invests it with the -strength of
Cod himself, to enaldo him to do and
suffer his will. There are no ttials un
endurable if the soul is sustained bv
such a faith as this. A man maybe in
such circumstances of affliction as will
tnkeawav all the other motives hy
w-ioel, to react' - a. - flW - '' - iiX
may bo so conspired against and perseeut-
ed and so overwhelmed by sorrow that,
ed and so overwhelmed hy sorrow that
his pride and ambition and fortitude are
l ie; but if ho have this availing,
unwavering taiui in iol, through
which he i.s "strengthened with might
by his Spirit iu the inner man," ho will
be sustained and kept from utter des
pair. Away down in the lowest denths
ain;,.tit,. when the soul has met with
crushing disasters, when mighty sor
rows are upon him and thick darkness
tbout him, he may still be enabled to
endure if he have faun to grasp tin
precious promises: "le not dismayed;
for I am thy Cod, and I will help thee.
When thou passest through the deep
w aters I will be with thee; and through
the rivers, they shall not overllow thee."
"Th! eternal God is thy refuge, and un
derneath are the everlasting arms."
That faith which can lean on the A I
mighty Ann can sustain in the darkest
hour.
Such is tho sustaining power of faith.
What, was it worth to Paul? What
has it been worth to Christian believers
ami martyrs iu all ages ? Are any
weighed down with man- sorrows ? Aii3'
who feel that their trials are greater
than they can bear? There is one
source of support left you, which can
bring hope and strength to your soul;
and that is faith. Oh, ye tempest-tossed
and not comforted ! "Have faith in
God." He has said: "My grace is
sufficient for thee"; and "As thy days
so shall thy strength be." Have faith
in his promises. JVew York Metho
dist. A PRESIDING ELDER'S JOKE.
The rniversalist pastor at Hights
t oAvn, A". J., one day was on bis way to
Ooodluek, ii town in Ocean County, to
preach to the Society there. 1 Ic chang
ed cars tit Farmingdale, taking the New
Jersey Southern line to Tom's River,
and thence he was to take a stage to
bis destination. When he entered the
cars the seats were mostly occupied,
lie found a vac-ant one by the side of a
clerical-looking gentleman, made the
usual inquiry, ami was invited to sit
down. As be did so he remarked : 'T
always like to get into good company ;
you arc a clergyman, 1 presume, from
your appearance ?"'
I am,"' w as the reply, "and for the
same reason I took you for one.'
"Yes. Of what denomination are
yon ?"'
lT am a Methodist, presiding elder
of this district, on my way to a quar
terly meeting. To what denomination
do you belong?"
"lam a Universalis!, pastor of the
Church at Iligfitstow ii, on my way to
(ioodliick to preach to-morrow." ' "
"Married?"
"Yes."
"Anv children ?'
"Yes.'
"Have you a pleasant home?"'
"Yes, as comfortable a home as anv
man iu town."'
"Do you love your wife ami chil
dren?'" Love them? Of course I do. Xo
man has plcasanter family relations
than I have."'
"Then I wouldn't if I wer vou."
"Wouldn't what?"
"Wouldn't leave a comfortable home
and a happy family in such a storm as
this, and make a long and tedious jour
ney to preach a sermon to people whom
I believed were bound to be saved,
preaching or no preaching."
The I'nivcrsalist was fond of a joke.
He fully appreciated this witty joke on
himself, and was fond of relating the
story. Harpers" Magazine.
Iiishop Pierce and Gov. Colquitt be
ing unaole to attend the General Con
ference of the Canada Methodist Church,
Dr. I). C. Kelly has boon appointed to
bear our salutations to that body,
MIXTSTFixS
MONEY'.
A X 1
So certain is the Church of their con
tinued disentanglement that site asks
each candidate for tho royal honor of
enrollment among these minute men of
the eternal army, "Arc you in debt ?"
She knows of no way for them to meet
obligations after entering this lield.
They have rations, and blanket, and
tent, and honorable burial. The- take
root not iu the earth but iu the skies.
Hero they have no continuing city, they
see'; one to come, and all their work is
ar acged on this basis.
When tho Church has satisfied her
self thai: 1 lie candidate can start even.
on a course ..I living from ham', to mouth
.1... i.: i , . .
.sou i.mun him iiiosi solemn pioip.'o in
presence of the assembled conference
under the charge of the bishop, the hi.-h
est ollicer in t lie Church, and beforc
od s holy aitar, thai he will devoP
himself wholly to this work. Tin
' hurch is clear and explicit. The de
mand is without ambiguity an I tin
..I...1... : .. i ... . ' " . .
picugc is whilom ie.M-rve. io lar as
the (Jlutrch is concerned, there is no ex
pectation that her ministers w ill ever
turn aside to serve tables or amass for
tunes. The theory of the Church is that the
minister will start out of debt, and hold
h s own. She demands his whole time
when he is able to work, and she offers
to nurse him when he is sick, ami bury
him when he is dead. Every minister's
life must he measured on this basis.
God does not expect a ?Iethodist
minister to secure much of this world's
goods. As seen above, the Church is
constructed to avoid this necessity. Mis
fan "ly is provided for, on the whole,
far better than the average of p.-opie in
this world, and even bettor than the av
erage of the people he serves. True,
some abound while he often wants
(Ciielly luxuries), but he has good food,
good raiment, little or no debt, good so
cial standing, chances for .study, contact
with books and scholars, and admission
to the best society. He is not reouir.d
to open the door of society with a gol
den key. It is opened for him by'lho
Church. The things that give money
its value are his without money. Cul
ture, books, travel, by sonic chance, do
jii'o to him, not alw ays, but to a much
la-ger per cent of his "class than of any
o icr class. Cod says in this, "Monev
sh.-ll not be expected of him."
It is true that he often hungers for
the flesh-pots of Egypt, but experiment
shows that only harm comes Jrom that
hungering. Cod seems set against a
Met lodist preacher having much of this
wot Id. His life-work is planned with
i,Ilo.l'wr CIiS 111 V,!W" -oi''y i'ver en-
- ?r!t .-;r,-;,-'9att r't.rtor.-..
1 cui','e af T,m' !"HC ,"ol'v '
W0Vh Lut 1,0 ntm, thoughtful,
Sjtidious, useltil ?
We have never known a single case
iu which the usefulness of a Met hodist
preacher has been increased by his being
w. ; thy. We do not, ki.ow that l"'crc
may not be cases; we have not kno n
them. A man may inherit money, and
use it as if it were not his own, hut his
Lord's, and so be a useful man. I!ut
even then his value turns on that which
is deeper than his fort urn; his charac
ter. On the other hand, we have known
many ministers to destroy their influ
ence for good by their devot Inn to the
cq iisitioii oforca e for money. There
is hardly a fault or sin I hat will kill a
I reacherV usefulness so quickly as the
co v'ction iu the community that, ho is
de.'otod to money-making. Jt saps tho
Aery foiiuda.ions of confidence. lie may
be honest; but if he is seeking moiiey
Avith noticeable zeal, men feel that ho is
sailing under false colors. He can have
but one e tief end. I f t hat, end is money,
it can not be .-otils, and the flavor of his
life is worldly. New York Christian
Advocate.
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TAKEN AWAY.
Death rami) and touched with iey hand my liahe.
And changed it living lovlinesa to sleop;
Clumped into lnarblo white tho restless liuibs,
And hid the violet eyes iu drifts of snow;
Gathered tho rosos Horn the dimpled cheeks:
lint where they bloomed he left a pale rose leaf,
In token that my darling uid but sleep.
Ah mo the sleep that never breaks ou earth.
He wreathed a smile about the lips. anl framed
In rings of burnished gold the snow y brow;
Then bade ns bring the fairest buds In bloom.
White stars of Bethlehem, gleaming fresh with dew.
And btrew them o'er my sleopins; augel-babu.
In memory ol the Heavenly Child ot yoro:
Then raise d it, wrapped it in his eablo rohe.
And tiMk it homo to Clod.
f 'hamh, v-.c Jntinuil.
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GOD'S I.OYE TO MAX.
Really to feel God's love to us, and
our iovo to ti mi, is the very highest
blessedness of which the human soul is
capable. There is a lavishuess in all
true love which only those who truly
love can understand. Ami av hen God
loves us, his heart goes out toward us,
a. id w ith his heart, all that he can be
stow. All the preciousness of his prom
ises, all tho gifts of his S irit, are at our
disposal, if only our hearts are open to
receive them m the day of lus power.
To know and believe the love God hath
to us here, in a single sentence, is the
beginning of Christian experience, the
fulness of Christian '03". That God
should loA'e me, and vet refuse me any
thing for my good, is as utterly impossi
ble as that lie should cease to he God.
To suppose that. Christ can haw suffer-
eil 1 or me, unit ver, tn sigut 01 ins cross.
lony mo tiu needful grace to carry it
after him O rather than think' his, let
us boldly say at once that he died in
vain ! .!isij of Rochester.
Henrv M. Stanley, the justly famous
explorer of Africa, w as weighed a few-
lays since at the orld's Exposition 111
Paris upon a Fairbanks' t-taiiuard scale.
His weight was found to be ltilJA pounds,
or o'2 pounds inoe than when he left the
Dark Continent. 1 he three years of ex
posure and suffering he has experienced
are manifest in his appearance, lie is
very gray, and has a wan and almost
haggard look, but is now rapidly recov
ering his usual health and vigor.
Anxiety is the poison of life, the pa
rent of many sins, and of more miseries.
WiiAr, then, allow; it, Avhen Ave knoAv
that all the future is guided by a Fath
er s hand Jjkiir.
. 1
! METHODIST
UHV. H.
1878.
"TEIM.'I FY YOU liY LETTERS."
St. Paul was a gentleman. He did
not belong to the Old School, hut most
likely was a remote progenitor, or, iu
modern speech, an evolutionary germ of
that school. Any way, ho considered
manners a part of morals. He put the
details of conduct under the eye of con
science, and hold .sentiment to be a
weight, of much value in the scales of
judgment. Witness his anxiety, lest he
; hould "terrify by letters!" A man
who had reached that state was "mightv
nigh" the highest peak among tho moun
tains of life. Evidently it cost him
something to practice this virtue. Were
not his "letters" more than an olfsot to
his personal appoara.iec ? Whether he
.c Z 1 1 . 1 i 1.
.111 ugiy nine iew, as .At. Kenan
calls him, or not, his enemies said that
his "bodily presence" av.is "weak," ad
milting, however, that his letters avcio
"weighty and powerful." A man as
sailed 011 the score of bodily presence,
w ho hail such a weapon as great episto
lary gifts, must have boon tempted to
light hack. A. et lie refused. And that
piece of self-denial ought to have a place
iu the Fifth Gospel, Avhich is the li-es
ol good men.
Have you ever been terrified by let
ters ? Do you know of any man who
has not ? I lave you read of such a case ?
"Search ami sec." 'T would indeed be
a help to believe that one such blessed
mortal existed. Peport that man at
these "head-quarters" and specify whore
th s prodi gy of experience w as horn and
reared, and by what arts he has escaped
'Vs particular item in "our woes." To
this end, we have made inquiries sun
dry, multitudinous, pathetic but in
vain. A modern Corinthian, who ha.s
nut been terriliod by letters, cannot bo
found in Georgia, certain; and Ave doubt
i!' he survives, unless it he in Patagonia.
I'he only bliss left us is to imagine this
happy Corinthian, avIio, among his many
mercies, could count on this there Avas
one man on the face of the earth, w ho
would not, terrify him by letters. 'Tis
sad to think that this good man. St.
Paul, has had 110 successor in this apos
ticship or out of it. Xobodv will make
this quality of his a study. Xo one's
tmlutioii takes this turn. "Revo fol
lowers of me," in not terrifying be let
ters, is all unheeded, and the con
sequence thereof is the pathos of
a modern Frenchman : "Correspon
dence is tho calamity of the ll'th cen
tury." As to the many arts of terrifying hy
letters, it's just nottse to go into speci
als. Not only would "time fail," but
every thing else. Hints were invented
for emergencies such as these. And
hints wo give. Hero i.s tho Question
Letter, containing as many queries as j
,
1,
l.iun i.ri-.s - At.tlllj 1.IH i . rfva.M.t.l
hotel, every item particularized, butter,
salt, popper, etc., the Avhole several yards
long. 1 hen the Inquiry Letter, wish
ing to know how sweet potatoes can bo
kept from frosting, or boil-bugs exter
minated, or cows bo made to stop kick
ing. Still worse, the Literary Letter,
asking you to read a manuscript of 1,
"2 ili A pages, much of it to bo deciphered
not by the eye but by the faiury. Close
on the heels of that, the Interviewing
Letters, begging your opinion on the
propriety of taxing dogs, and whether
sheep, w hile dogs are loose tramps, can
he made profitable Avithout a provision
in the State Constitution securing to
sheep life, liberty and protection. "Much
must bo left unsung." Yet should we
be unfaithful to this high endeavor, if
wo omitted Letters of AdA'ice, Sugges
tion, Criticism, Pebuko, to say nothing
of Letters of'Pecoiumeudation, when the
writer is evidently ignorant of the party
so handsomely presented to your confi
dence and regards, or of Letters implor
ing the loan of money for a few days
geological days, most likely.
"U these an.4 more come trooping."
And thus and "tlmsly" are men ter
rified by letters, as if human nature Avero
not loaded down heavily enough, poor
thing, and Adam's fall, "with all our
woes," must needs be supplemented by
this extreme addition to probationary
hazards. All for the Avant of admiring
and imitating St. Paul as a gentleman.
1 nless avc can reinstate St. P. as a
model of perfect manners, avc shall haA e
to give up some of our hopes of earthly
omfort. Napoleon used to tell his sec-
rotary that such and such letters need
ed no reply; they avouM answer thom
seh'os iu a few days, or his cannon
would answer them. l!ut wo are not
Napoleons. Wo are more like the Eng
lish physician avIio said : "At times,
for days. 1 cannot open one of my let
ters." There was a "terrified" man !
How he felt, wc exactly know. l!y way
of "diagnosis," he declared that he had
the dyspepsia so hadU' that he Avas not
oiptal to tho task of reading letters. The
good man must haA'c been mistaken. It
was the instinct of self-preservation that
rose up in his defence, "unbeknown" to
him. Wexleyau Advocate.
.1. J. Henderson, Consul at Amoy,
furnishes the interesting information
that "no less than S,tH.tl()i,i.HMl yards
of cloth are required to clothe the Chi
nese people, and yet only 1 ,000,0(10,0
yards are imported." Whether we are
to infer from this that seven-eighths of
the Chinese people don't Avear any
clothes, or that native manufacture sup
plies that proportion with necessary
garments, is not clear. If the former is
the case, the subject desoiAes immediate
attention by Sunday schools and by
those beiiOA oloiit ladies avIio spend their
spare time in making raiment for the
heathen. That seven-eighths about
:;f0,000,0i0 of the Chinese arc Avith
out clothes may avcII draAV a tear and a
nickel even from Kearney himself. IJut
for the Fraudulent State Department at
Washington this wonderful news Avould
never have been knoAvn. Let Mr. Ev
arts keep up his noble avoiIc of diffusing
useful information.
The promises of Jesus are not to us
like tlie legacies of one long dead : they
are not the Avords of merely a great
philosopher, like the Grecian sage,
Avhoin death has severed from all per
sonal contact with our modern life.
They are the assurances ef a living and
present, though unseen, friend ; and,
Avhen so accepted, they arc full of pow
er. J. Taylor.
Father : 'What is this bag made of,
Tommy ?' Tommy (a scientific youth) :
'Oxhide of leather, p3"
T. Ill )S(X, ('...iKKSIOM-.N,.- I-
Ml'oli.
Nil 1 liber 38.
THE SOCIAL ELEMENTS IN THE
CHURCH.
Iu the duty of every true follower of
Christ, the love of our neighbor eoiuos
next after the love id God. In point of
fact, the love of our neighbor is the very
field 011 which we are to show our love
for God - the very soil in w hich it alone
can grow. Lut how can we love this
neighbor, if wo do not even know- him,
hut stare M him iu church or street its
if he were a Kalmuck Tartar ? Is the
neighbor whom the Chrislian is to love
nothing but an abstract, ideal boiim- ?
Or rather is he not just this man win
sits at your right every Sabbath mm 11
ing; this poor widow whose children
1... . .. i... . 1 - .
ax-- i.iu-n i-onie into A our ru m a v
school; this young clerk w ho hoards next
door, ami w ho so modestly steals into
the back pew at evening service? And
lone, is it some unreal, transcendental
emotion? Or not rather that which
moves to the cordial hand-grasp, the
pleasant smile, the cheery greeting
i s, ,ue coiiiiesies 01 :nenc !sii ; p. mo eli-
livemneiit and relaxation of the social
game, the interchange of thought w hen
miii. I st rikes mm. I t hose are among the
..1: a- . . . .
c.oei pioinoiers 01 miin in happiness.
Ami conversely, to halt the lamilies in
. 1 . ...
mo .ami i Here is, perhaps, no source ol
iinli.-ippiness so great as that they arc
left bv their neighbors uurecogni.ed.
wit limit the kindly glance of an acquaint
ance to brighten their c'c, without a
i.-oi l.e.-l - 1. I.r. -s. . ... i. it...:.. C.
...is. witl t thel,... tof -. v;...,l.. 1
-'---' .-. -! ... ... ... 1 lie 1 1 .III-
' . ' . "-" " "
Avhore they can find sympathy of amuse
ment when they feel sluggisL or down
cast.
It is the business of a Christian
church to supply 1 1 lose. It should stall!
ill the c 11111111I - as the hearthstone of
a grand family. It should be the pur
veyor of pure Companionships, delicate,'
itenevoloiit, generous sunparhv for the
perplexed, ami help for the' afllictcl.
All the sue ability, entertainment, and
joy, all the generous a fleet ions, friendli
ness, cheer and aid, that congenial;
minds, moved bv tho same faith and
moving on to the same heaven, can give
ami receive, should distinguish it.
The cordial and neighborly hand-1
siiaUiugs alter the lieiiediction, express-
in--our h.v e i.. our I,..;-. !,..,.- si.. ...1.1 1...
as much a part of divine .service as the
hymn before it declaring our love to
ot. I he w oek-day meetings
111.11 .1. qu o. nam e ami innocent amuse-
1 - . 1
incut ought to he hold an regularly as
I . . w.-... . " i
me .miii. lay meetings ior prayer ami in
struction. Ihe committee to welcome
strangers and make tin m feel at home
in the society they havocoiinecled them
selves with .should bo counted as inipor
tant as the committee to supply the pul
pit.
Jt.nvnr Mrt-O he the congregation
that gathers 011 Sunday within the
mooting house walls, until they are thus
bound together iu the bonds of friendlv
fellowship, t hoy 110 more constitute a
church than a pile of boards do a home.
The ecclesiastical edifice where people
meot on Sunday, without over entering
into any social connect ions, wit bout I
forming any friendly ties, without the I
newcomer ever receiving any word ol
welcome, better bo shut up at once and '
1
1 1 1 ... v
l.o ceo ..no ,0. lee-no.. s.-. timnt s
llisley, in Christian Jlc.yixlcr.
THE DUTY OF LOYAL CRITI
CISM. Tin: Methodist Church is large and
influential. Its members love it and de
sire that all men should speak well of it.
Hence they arc pained by criticism, and
the critic is frowned upon and made ti
feel that he has not chosen tho llow.
path of popnlarit v.
Within certain limits this love for tin
Church i.s right and proper. Its mem
Iters should be loyal, and be ever read1
to defend it. against the attacks of rivals
or foes. Rut impatience should not In
shown at kind ami loving criticism. Hi
who works hard and well to advance the
interests of the Church must not bo call
ed an illnaturod fault-linder and a trai
tor because he utters a doubt about the
w's.loni of some policy adopted by tin
authorities of the Church. Let him ut
ter his opinions. The Church is strong
enough to hcai nun. 11 he speaks aviso-
1-, hood him, and if ho utters foolishness,
bear with him m Ins lolly. Letter, far
better, to treat him Avith forbearance
than Avith abuse. For let this bo re
lneniberod infallibility is not in the
Methodist Church any more than in tin
Roman Catholic (.'hurch. The 1'oard of
Risliops may err in judgment. The
missionary appropriations may not al
ways be Avisoly made. 1 he publishing
house of the Church may make a blun
dor in business. Even tlie General Con
ference incredible as it may sooin hi
guilty of a piece of unwise legislation.
Mark this, wo do not say that it has
boon only that it uiay be. Let us all
confess that "to err is human," and to
put i man iu oflico is not to make his
judgment faultless. Rut if men err.
Avhv shall wo not thank the critic wdio
points out the error ? lie is a benefac
tor and should be thanked. I f he is an
editor of one of the ("hurch papers ho
should be told that he is needed, and
should not be rudely silenced.
The Methodist Church needs Motlto
ilist critics. It will never do to say tlni
statement s made or measures proposed
bv oven the highest officers 111 the
Church must bo unquestioned. Let the
critics live. Criticism, oven if now
a id then it bo the fruit of ignorance or
jealousy, is far better than 110 criticism
at all. It looks as though wc were in
the wrong when wc betray undue sen
sitiveness in the face of an adverse com
ment. Let us hear all sides of the ques
tion, and lot us learn from cither friends
or foes if they have aught to teach. And
lot it he impressed upon those avIio as
pire to places of iiilluenee that tho
Church honors those avIio question first
and then approve, rather than those avIio,
for the sake of policy, approA-c CA-cry-thing
without a question. Methodist.
- - ---ft.
God demands an account of tho pasi ;
that wc must render hereafter. Ho de
mands an improvement of the present,
and this we must render now. W
Joy-
Twenty physicians, as reported, have
fallen victims to the yellow fever within
the past three weeks. (Seven have died
at Grenada, eight at Memphis, two at
Vicksburg, one at New Orleans and two
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THE HIDDEN USES OF KNOWN'
POWERS.
isy r.i;i.t:i:r 1.. hands.
Suppose an ignorant Hottentot should
pick up a linelv finished rillo that some
explorer had lost. He might Use it as a
club, and would doubtless consider it a
at improvement upon his own rude
weapons. I.ut its real capabilities lut
would never suspect. What would he
think if its owner should appear and
entertain hint with an exhibition of its
shooting qualities? The tea-kettle boil
ed every day for centuries, and 'the cup
that cheers but not inebriates' was en
joyed at countless firesides. Rv and hy
a though! f'ul obseiA or caught a new idea
from the steaming tea kettle, and where
should we be now if deprived of all the
wonderful aid that steam gives us ?
Lightning, too, is as old as the rainbow,
but how long it was before we learned
to take il and make it our servant. We
are perhaps only just beginning to learn
the hidden uses of electricity. Marvel
oils it seemed and marvelous it was that
messages could be sent hy electricity al
most as fast as thought can be sent," and
so far. And now, the very tones of the
voice ami the notes of music are sent
from one place to another, by the same
subtle power. Steam and elect licit v
are as old as the world, but the uses they
can be put to, the Avork that can bo got
nit of t hem, avo have not half learned
yet. c have, however, learned much
I 1 , . 1 i-.i ...
'""' 1 he .u.i.ioii uses ol known physical
i ........... Tl... 1. II ii
jxmvi.s. J.IU- .oets in, ii, maim iien
Gate so dangerous avcio blown up at the
touch ot a child s hand, but that little
hand hold the key of tho situation. Have
we learned as much about the hidden
powers of spiritual force; as avo have .f
physical: Not yet but we are learn-
mg someining. 1 no. Avotiiieriui power
11" rii s
ol praying men in ancient tunes scorns
almost incredible. Like a miracle, it is
something outside of and beyond our ex
perience.
And yet. when aac conic to studv the
conditions under which such marvel
ous results w ere secured. Av e find as
ihe Inundation of success simply faith.
i.oih lailli ami prayer are well-know 11
spirit ual forces. All Christians talk
I "'"olil llioni. Put how little have wi
I done to wa i ds
rotting from them all
that could bo gotten. They should bo
t remeiidoiis powers in the great work
of redeeming ihu world, but it isdoulil-
mi 11 vnrisna 11 people nave even liegini
( ,,,:,ke the progress, inapplv ing those
I lorccs. thai scientists l.-ive i.e.. I.. !..
. - - -
Aeloping tlie bidden uses of physical
forces. I was struck lately wil lithe
expression "ci-nx ratiri irnicr. Why
should (here not boas rich a harvesl in
co operative prayer as iu co-operative
MHlusirv ol anv kinil." AV hv is it that
w e look so con lidoiil Iv for blessings to
CM....- II ...I , V l
we recognize Iho power oll hrisliau
co-opcrat ion, spccilic objects are kept
111 mind and the p ravers ol many
( 'hristians are concentrated upon them.
hv .should we wander Irom this idea.
of concent rat ion as soon us tlie week of
prayer is over? In faith, love, and
prayer, avo have spiritual lorccs ol sul-
licienl power lo w in a world to Chris!
Eel us learn their hidden 1 ses, and get
all the good work Ave can or., of them.
7W. Uiri.
TIIE CANADA U CRAVAT
tint SE.
TliKliK are many varieties of wild
:eese, but tho most abundant iu the
United States is the one called the ('ana-
da or Cravat Goose. During the miiii
mer these birds sock the more remote
listricts of Lahia.lo, and the Hudson
Ray territory; on the first approach of
eool weather they return southward in
groat numbers, and distribute themselves
over the Northern, Middle, ami Westell
States. Tho bill, the feet, the head, a
groat part of tho neck, the quill feathers,
and the tail, are black; there is a small
w hite patch on the throat, whence this
bird has iccoived (110 name of the Cravat
( loose; the back and wings are grayish
brown, tin? breast and holly pure white.
In keenness of sight and acutonoss of
hearing, they are surpassed by no bird
whatever; and they are at all times so
vigilant and suspicions that it is ex
tremely rare to surprise them. They
act as sentinels toward each other, and
during the hour at Avhich the flock re
poses one or more of the birds stand on
the watch. Xo sooner has the female
goose laid her first egg, than her bold
mate stands almost erect by her side, and
the least noise brings from him a sound
of anger. Should he spy a raccoon mak
ing its way among the grass, he Avalks
up to hiin undauntedly, hurls a vigorous
blow at him, and drives him instantly
away. If a bear, a cougar, o any other
large wild animal, approaches, the birds
immediately betake th-msolves in silclieo
to the nearest water, swim to the mid
dle of the pond or river, and there re
main until danger is over. From man
they cannot escape -so readily, Avhethcr
they betake themselves to the air or tho
water, and the flesh of this bird affords
a great part of the winter supplies of the
iiihah'tatits of IJritish A me ica.
The state of liberty is that alone
w hich has its proper limits. It is cir
cumscribed on all sides, and supported
by law s calcula'.od to prevent men from
making, and secure them from suffering,
encroachments. In this state men have
a right to do whatsoeA'cr the laws jer
mit, but no more. For if a citizen could
do what they forbid, he would 110 longer
be possessed of liberty, because all his
fellow-citizens avouKI have tie same
poAvcr. And if all could do the same
thing, nil would be in a state of licen
tiousness. Liberty, then, has its lini'ts;
and those limits arc tho laws w hich pro
tect it equally from its tAvo deadly fies.
licentiousness and tyranny. Methodist
Recorder.
TIIE TWIN PLOW A NEW IN
VENTION.
Mr. Silvester X. I.iles, a voting man
of this county, writes us that he has
recently made an invention which he
has given a sitflicient trial to be satisfied
that it will prove a complete suoeess.
Ilosavs: "It is a pirn 011 Avhich tAV
ploAvs can be run on an ordinary pIoAv
tuck, thus savuiir ttie labor ot one hand
and horse. It is very simple, in its con
struction, and will last a life time, as
it does not wear at any part. It is a
l.ar of iron bent in various wavs .mil
bolted to an ordinary plow stock that
holda the second plow in its proper P0
sitjon." rfi?M-
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