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JThr tfhrfetiatt drocatc. TKK3IS. 3 .i I I -i 1 ! ! 11 '- iuriisi,...i to siil.scri ... .,. t - H V auuuui In a.) van,-,.. If payment 1 I moiitUs fiW; ouo ,.,.py. slv lllullUl HiB KATES. nv -iii,, i.oe year, post paid, I'.es. .-ma .sa jh si paid. tl.'.'O 1 ?'It AGKXTS. : .... tr.n elm saa preachers In tho bonndg North Carolina Conference are our anthoriaed Any person sending ua ten aubseribers tor i ir. will nn-clv toe paper tre. 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. - - -.--M---. 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. --.'- 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 Ol KK F. (.K. ).VWS(N t HaI!;K.TT St 11ATKS UK ADVCK'l'InlMi: Si a. K. I X Wkbk.: 1 Mt.s ; M0MH.116 Moss., ! Year 1 S.iuare, I 1 mi ' f ; 00 t 7 00! t0 . .-0u 2S.iuai-BS, a INJ Ii IK. 1 l:l Ot. -JO OH'! IK) .is.i.iarcsi aim. 7 00 1 is m. nomd. is .m S.tiaros.l 4 mi U 00 , "jr. On , asnu!! M 00 i oi miii ..onli 1-2 ,vi no 00 mini,. 7r. no 'iCul'iiml ! no1 20 00 1 Ml ini : ?r in. 1 1111 . 1 Column! I.-. 00: 33 001 7S 00t 140 00! JIM M Advertisements will be changed once every thro. mouths without additional charge. For every oth oc change there will be an extra charge of tw.nty .i.U ai inch. Twenty. live per cent, la added to t to above rates for lyeclal notice In the Local col umn. Terms, cash in advance, nolni .th.r.lu i screed npon. The above rates are cheaper than those of uny other pai.er in the South ol lha Kama character and circulation. 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- - -i