V tfhf Christian gVdvocatc. TKUHS. I !' Cuuisri vs Ai.vocvra is furnished to subseri !, a; rJ 00 per annum iu .nlvaiu ... if payment ba ... jy, J 8iv month. U 50; oue w,,y, sis mouths t:i,UB BATES. I .,uy-Ave copied, oao year, post iaid, : iy c..pios, one year, post paid. Sl.'.'O 1.75 OUR AfiEXTS. y.t the tr.'i'eling sad lossi preachers In the bounds . the North Carolina Conference are our authorised .r.ss. Auy person sending us tea aubscribors. for year, will receive the paper free. i'octru. NIGHT AMONG J HE HILLS. .TOY ALLISON. ho BttU ! So Htill t Th iiilit ronies down ou xn- ami bill No ntn-nfly still. I cannot clos. My oy s in sleep. No watchman goes Almut the little town to kei All sfe at night. I cannot t-leop! So dark ! So dark ! hvc hero ui there a Hitting spark, lUt firn tly'i tiny lamp, that make TliUar mow dense. My spirit .pmkeH "With tt'rror'n vauo and uiuletiueri! 2 seo the hills lotiu up behind. So ner ! So nvsr 1 Tlii-st soK'Uiu jnoiintaiu, grand and ilexr Thlr Tvky suamlis! lo They stand Like s-eutiiiels to guard the land r iailors. firro and jirint and ti-rn, 'J o shut us in till day return? I ht-r a sum,l, A rhirpii'g taint, low on the i:r-.in!: A sp irrow's mt is there. I know The I'irilir.s's fKw there Uirvo days Y- t still return each niUt to rest An l lit-p in tht forsuken nest. t'er! No Fear! SVep timid h.-art ! Sleep safely lu re A mi di n hclph-sr ereatures rest S-eureiy oil Earth's kindly 1-reast; W;iih Nmlit her sole m n sileure keeps, 51- wa'-fit to watch who nevr sleeps. S o in m u n i c a t c t. For the Advocate. 1N!'NT SALYATloX.X... 2. i. !:i:v. K. A. V!T. 1 1', tin ii, M'u infant i- b.rn in neither a jr.-tiried nor regenerated state, what is its relation to the A t.Mifiiiont ? Simply this, l r i : 1 1 " li ii T having lifted tin? pen alty Adam's -in tr.-tii all tis jxjster itg during i t;rm of rlrtl"n, and ..f c -Mir-.' an infaiit ft deserving the j-e unity, and dying lfor- It entered a .t.!t ,.r' probation , the At-.neiuciit does nothing 1 1 ii i , by virtue i' its merciful I ! . i -1 1 1 -, take tin1 child to heaven. Rut s.iiue man will say. what about ks "original I r i "'" How can it go to i av. -ii witli its corrupt nat::i:- ? 'I'ii' rui-Wfi' i-. that it has if crri(),t ua t"r, .' Thvi. i i a-ai:-j ( Si-rij't uiv A "ido'ii. t'iki'i' iii li liiiioiiv with tin' m'oJm' and t'-h'.!' of tin- I'ii'l-'. irariio any iit h 1 -ct villi'. Koi" t i i i T x Itii-'ll iicit V tlloliiit v ii h anvtliii: 'i I n oi ini; cannot hi . ..rnii.l ! ' Tlii- i- plainly ami -n trn.. that u-. t vn-oiiing, 1 i-. d lij'nii a nm; iio:i a- lin- ii'l"-itc -. !-.W"M'r pi ;;i;:i'i'-. '"Hi om-iiuio" ".at ile-ii did th liil 1 not i.iiii itome- th;,, n-.l in in A. lam '.' Tin? answer i-. lli.t ..... hini; a- tin- rtxult of tvll ,.-.- t'ro,.i Ada!.... hi;; the cl'd dh .,t l,rlij It. -in i- in lh.-. v.'orld h.'--.-in-i' ot' Adam"- -in. Ti-mi't.-'.tioii i-j vi i i- i'i.- : :. it : id.' v-n'l. 'i hi- ..m.?s Th'-.iih tic- iivi- -i-ii.-i--. ami :. l tiii? to t.-n-.l'tatioi. i- a)-.' n i ri-v j t :i t .1.- IV '.,;t -..!. .j,.' will -! , I'icitie r-K-t I" train'"'. inr.-i hi, fit .eft In. Il'tl ii: all-Wei to till-, it mu.-t iiieiiibei-'d thai divine grace can-,,-t to prevclii that of which the i t has e.J.-i iel.ei l.o kl-'M I- Wb.-.t uii'i-i -land by divine - i- tin- favorable, iuflu-nci- "of the i?..:! '.. aliug to ..ur kiiwrtedgeof . '. -ii i. t "row! Its telVlI.le l-slills, liHl only the living Spirit of tin? better way and walk of coiiv.-e, had a coiu- t-r-N.sing u- i ;..d can, to ii. Adam, ". t.iand not to ear Tid the effect ol lus . -tate.l: but he had no divine a- it ,..l..,--t,.,,d in tin; nl.-iii ol ' " .... . -it i. ,ii , to help him not to eat. For ht n. eded ho helj. Jlc was not wcak-.u-d bv -in, an.l being sinless he .1W 1 . .. I .liv in,- .-.ace to help. In tlier ... ,id-. that which we call dlolne graee - ...,lv ,.eratl'-e on sinners. For an infant", therefore, to be trained on and i.:, without -in, it must have one of two :l.:;,gs done b.r it, either destroy the metises, or rcmov. it to a won-. .i-.. tb..i- is no t.oi-oii to in: ake it sicl in .titicill?r . in wm us woj- I.'.,.,, eoiild supt.osc one uo.i. I -i.tp: , 1, ..tll- lad growing up ti ii r. ;iltu, , i;...i .l...,f,lmli. and witlioiu me .,'touch,'an.lMm'll, that one would be -.. ... o.fant. neither goo-l nor evil, but !,ivi the ,iWities of holh where the conditions are favuraljlo to oiuum r i. ;,,f.,,,t. coming'' to years ol ac Mill .1.1 .I"."-. ,,,,, ability with all th live senses ,,.,-f-ct in a VorM blasted by sin to lit , these five senses, m the verg nature sins inecllaUg. Therebuv all men. for ne.iin nam j ..!--. "i that all have sinned." The inevitable nature of the chihl's - i .... tvi.:i of account- via w lien ii e.iii...' ' .-i.ilitv, is found iu the fact, that, th. , i'.i bein-r born of natural parents, , . i i.- 1... l.iivn knowledgoi of lam an. i i. , " . il. and gui f li.ivimr .::..d that know ledge, has entaile it. in the very necessities of the -litutionof human nature generate- a wovld of temptation, not a nilt j.at uve,but an inclination toward, t-hh-t thiil lis that constitute the tempta Hon. It is nothlnn in the Earth that -'I--- the riccesbioa of the equinoxes ''.t dimply the attraction of the sun .11 i 1... i.bine of it i"-ii it lift, JUI i Illi III'-- I" ' vr.i.,,- lilted away from the .h.U'' tii-? M-iii.tic. And so, it is nothing ll'-e child brought from Adam that can Mv.-il.. i... ,.:.n..,l of anv kind or ':; but simi.lv the tilting of the :i'ini:,!, ,v Adam's knowledge of 'the.' j-lunc of Adamio I'jlU IiKV I- Ii. r.OHIUTT, 1). 1)., Enrroii and Pt iiMsmcn. Vol. XX1IT. holiness, and towards a world cursed by Adam's sin, and therefore necessarily a world of temptation; and thus giving it an inclination towards temptation. This is aptly set forth by a Scriptuie illustration: '-The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the children's teeth are set on edge," and when the teeth come in contact with that with which they must cine in contact when the child has teeth, they will hurt. The most pliniary and neeessaiy condition of the plan of salvation is.that it is for a world where all are sinners. Infants and idiots are not sinners; and therefore its only application to them is, that, by the Atonement they were permitted to live at all; and having by it been permitted to live, and not being dinners, of course, dying in that state, they go to hea ven. Cut how is a child, dying in infancv. to have this inclination removed ? We answer, that, when it gels to heaven there is nothing that constitutes the in clinatioii. If it were compelled to come back from the dead and live again in this world, the inclination (-ouli( iot be removed, only by the process of re- geiiev.it ion when it came to have any thing upon w hich the forces of regener tioli could act: because it would come again iu e-.titact with that which wotdd hart the teeth; but, dving in infancy and going to heaven where there is ; nothing to hurt the teeth, they would ! nevei hurt. That i- to say, that dyin in infancy, the child' ir-t thought in heaven is where there i nothing to tempt it to wrong, and is therefor.' g.yod and right, never having known sin. The inclination being lost, and the child never having been a sinner in thought, feeling or get, (and it could be a sinner in no other propel oeiir-o.) it g-es on thinking and being good for ever. To recapitulate brietly: Thought, feeling, action, constitute a necessary Condition-precedent to regeneration. An infant. iieti-I having thought, felt or done wrong, needs no regcneitloi. ! The; Atonement of Christ haviim- lilted ,1... " penalty from all of Adam's posteiity, an. I the child dying before it become.- a sinner or reach-.- tin; .-tat. nf j rol.at :..n, is .-impiv saved from the penalty, thai i, carried to heaven. An infant coin- .1.1 M-IIWS tlie world with its live natural tilted toward-., or fitted on to, nn ? A.lumic sin-.-ur-ei i ... ... i .. 1.,..;. i I ; inoini v. iiiLii nn ui.'.f i i i- i t . ., .... tl... i,..it...-i-. I ,a ol tviin. an.l liam. ill- -. i- r cvitablv -ins when it crosses the line ol ; "... , , - , . ' hum ,i iiv ii .-iii-el in a lniiiian : t.odv in thi irord would do the same: ; i i . i .. :.. ii. ;.. r an - lamic ,'.... nif" ... mr I'-orld constitutes a (lunation ur things (or inclination) that inevii.-ibly rodinies. .sn. Hut the glory of the plan s, that, as by A. lain -sm bounded, by . 'hri-t grace did much nmri; .ibotunl iu verv accountable being. There is j . i :.. f l.M.l ...a ; more grace man sin. i.o v .n.-i l ll.-it i ;ei:ig 3 sinner ueeus no gi.- v, ...... ...... ( f the Atonement which peri.iitted it to; ii li-t : i' .1 : i-i l.. ! ive at an, ami which, n n o ...i.-.- it to heaven, where, there being no m- in.-itioii or possibility ol its sinning, it ,es on holy .'.n.l happy forever. Now, to baptize it, and consider ii a member of the church to that extent, thus respond! h' to the effects of the Itonemcid, ami as soon as it comes to years of accountability, exhort it to believe on Christ and thus be convert ed, and iu so far as it has, thus early, thought and felt evil, be regenerated, is plainly the duty of all who are in any way responsible for its welfare. For the Advocate. Jk. l'.oiii'irr: Having been near three mouths away from home, iu the moun tains of our State, w hither I came in search of health, and having been quite successful in this, 1 thought to give you an account of my experience in this charming mountain country. First, let me tell vim oi an aLU'iiii'ieo miji to lul Wai m Springs. A week ago last Sat- i . . .1 1 .,"!,. 11 C ... 4,.?.. 4.. .1... uritav niorniiig, me siugc ii,.iin o .um our honored Covcinor, w ith its prancing four, drew up to our excellent boarding house, when a Mis Hunter, of Norfolk, Mrs. Wm. A. French, her daughter Miss Lina, as well as two .small chil dren of the former, and Mrs. Parker and mvself of Wilmington, took our seats, expecting to supper at tnese springs, whose healing properties stand justly lii-h. The morning was beautiful, the air bracing, the sky (dear, and soon Ave were wending our way beside the dash ing, foaming waters of the French Uro'ad, occasionally lifting our eyes to ward the rugged steeps beside us, be hohling lofty peaks which seemingly penetrate.! the azure vault. Busy thought was at work ami imagination ran high fancied ourselves picturing these which arc so truly grand in this ivt.'rn Carolina. Five miles frr Asheville, we passed the home of ienl. T'.d.t V, Vance, the lioiiorat.ie leprc .sentativc from this district, in the Con- ... f nnr country. And here let me sav that he is justly popular with the i . -i statesman and a true ciins- ian gentleman, always setting an ex .i .. ..f ;...;t iiioii. It our ample wormy - 1 . . ..... .esented bv snch whole country - i ....... utility , would mark the acm." 1,1 ' "... i i . . f......i winter that body winch assemuics 10 winter, oft times to cast odiumnpon , . 1 nn. to ili.iurge in " "i iml auimobty of a sectional char- I W1 actor, t ienl. Vance has a grand old home his orchards seem freighted with fruitage his corn fields seemed yield ing their abundance, and an air of coui lorl marks his home, to which lie comes alter the toils of the session at "Wash ington, and is soohcd to rest by the en chant ing niusie of the French Jiroad close by which goes its flowing tide. Kive miles farther down is-Alexander's, at which place we were to change horses. The road thus far had been feai full- rough: at times, close on the river bank, lln-n through narrow ways, hedged up on cither side by rocks and bold cliffs; dancing streams come white foamed down the rocky steeps, cool and pun oft times skirting a very densely foliaged, as though from the midst some huge wild animal might dart, forth and seiv;.! us ;i.s his prey; all this well cal culated toiii;k the sceuury wild, and yet mingled with a grandeur hcyoiul the po er f language to convey the very heights of its sublimity, dust as we were going iu to Alexander's, and while the horses were trotting to the music of itlrit horn, which to the down country i m in ;iVs ;itv.ij li,;.'iiioi i.'s of the bygone. winch awakens hc-sleepy tr.nuinr and calls up the gaping loafer at these stage si ai ions just then, upon a sideling place, our left hind wheel went into a washed place, crash went the wheel ;;inl uver went the stage. With Miss I 'rench, 1 was neated oi top( while with great force we were thrown amidst rocks, barely escaping with our lives. The balance of the company were in side, and for a few moments all was still ;i,- ihi. uhnuth'.v r,-l' ik;t.ll. 1 ex pected as oon as 1 struck th ground to either have the stage on top of me or numerous huge trunks; but of this was saved, and gathering myself up best J co.tld, bobhled to the stage and there found the w hob: party pih.d in tqgi.ther. lb-lp was immediately to the rescue and getting them out, found the whole party badly bruised, save the two little children. .Mrs. Parker's head was cut '""l tlie l""ing freely; both my ki...v.s badly bruised and cut, so that iooii I was unable to stand and sank down upon a trunk. Stimulants were administered, and 1 soon revived, and !'i;iiii.l that with gr-at difficulty I could walk to the house nt-r by. Thi; cut u i .on tin1 tn-i. l ot Airs. I . proveit to Lie. .. . i... i l . .r m . .. i r ui Liu-isos ot all were i'ainii How Miss French, who was on u.i' oi inu i.i'-;v, 1 .-o . t,scapi;'l v ith her life is a mystery, save that it was the . . . , , i.iotecting hand ot the reat t.Jod who 1 made us. We returned to Asheville that evening, and since theii I have leu Imliliiiuv i bout as a man .il'Hicl.'d with tin. .chioiiii: iljuuasp ol'i-lielliiuitisiu. All this carcle.-siiess on the part came from of the stage mi'ii. who -liouh! never allow their lea m.- to icae willio-; a full and thor ough examination :i- to safety : for the road a re exceedingly tryiug.even upon a new vehicle. I iiiu-t give great cred it to the tl river ho sprang, as soon as lie found Ave were going, jo his horses, and held th em -till. Had they taken frightex fry one in-ide would undoubt edly have been killed. This, however, is th"? rough .-ide of a picture, which on'.v now and llien ple-enls u.sclf. The i beaut it ul and grand meet our eye daily, ami he who cannot drink in all this sublime scenery cannot look upon these grand old mountains cannot view these charming sunsets, w liicb light up the cloud- w ith all the varied hues and ca-t a golden glory upon the we-teru sky I say he that cannot drink iu all this and enjoy a feast whicli lifts his thoughts toward the great Creator, surely has no soul, and for him there is no cast beyond. To the invalid and man won. down by cares, let me say to him come to Asheville in the summer time and (piatt the glo riously pure air; let him come from the sand hills and let his eye rest upon these green carpeted valleys and moun tains let him come and drink this pure water let him come where his nights can be spent iu refreshing sleep as the cool air penetrates his room and adds trcngth and .piiet to his nervous sys tem. hy go to other states w hen there is such a balm, such a health-restorer, iu our own North Carolina? .Methodism has a strong hold lit this country, and has its laitlilul advocates wendingtheir way through valleys and o'er moiiutaiiis, bearing the precious seed, scattering it broadcast which is sure to spring up and bear its fruit. The pastor of the church iu Asheville is a young man iS years of age, a man of decided ability, caring only to pre sent the truth in its force for the sake of (he truth, not covering it up by at tempted pow ers of oratory and self presentation. Me is a strong man, and if be lives, w ill be a pillar in the M. 10. Church, South sound and useful. Our brother bears the name of .James At kins, dr., and is a native of Tennessee. It was my pleasure to attend this Dis trict Conference, presided over by the Elder, Dr. lvemiedy, a man of profound learning, pleasing address and great usefulness. The Conference was one of interest, and it. was pleasant to form the acouaiiitancc of so many of these faithful brethren, laboring in the moun tains. Surely we are one the same slronir shake of the band, the same Methodist doctrine, the same story of the cross from mountain to seashore. By and by we w ill all be called home these brethren and our brethren w ill nn together bearing precious ""' "i " , i.. ;....:n . 1 . ,. iwia 1 have airenut n nui;.. much, but how could I well say less and tell the half? Truly yours, W.M. M. PAISJiEK. The Faith, once delivered to the Saints. guhlishcil in Vkt nttrrsts f Raleigh, 1ST. C, Wednesday, Oct. 9th, For the Advocate. FKOSI'ERITY IX TIIK CHURCH. I). Aubigne .said that "piety and pow er are the two elements of prosperity in the church : the first true, the second false." We should never lose sight of the fact that it is possible for a church greatly to prosper in tho world's estima tion, when it is losing its piety, and has lost, its power with Cod. The power of wealth and numbers may be obtained, w hile the true internal power of faith is lost. A worldly church, like an ir.di- vidua!, may have "th" form of (iodli- n .... i ....i i ii j. ' ness" and not the power. Hence it is a matter of the greatest importance that churches should look well to the purity of its membership. I iigo.lly men iu the church, either as ministers or laymen, never fail vo tMke the di.bisiv e bate 'ff W'ld'lK gloiy, of fered by th" adversary of souls. A minister may have great x.eal to extern the i loci lines and usages of I he chinch to which he is attached, without pos sessing any degree of piety. It may be a mere zeal for the ingathering of wealth, mimhcLS, and influence. Hut such is not the true prosperity of the chinch oi (oil What Christ ;said to men, as individuals, is applicable to the church : "Seek ye first the kingdom of Cod and all these things shall be ad ded." The first business of the church is to establish piety in tho hoaiLs of men, and the church that fails to have a pious membership, is an entire failme in the sight of Jod, however grand may be its appearance before the eyes of the w orld. There hi,a begi; tendency in all ages to substitute forms for faith, and power for piety, and this is because men judge by outward appearances. The only safety from this delusion is in a truly spiritual ministry. A converted minis try. A ministry full of faith : full of devotion ; wrestling with Cod continu ally in prayer. A ministry that trusts more iu (iod's promises than in rhetoric, and seeks its power more from the illu minating spirit within, than from the logic lound i if books'. A. miiti.-try tliftj; is truly iu earnest for the salvation of lost souls. Where the chief desire is to bring the wanderers back to Cod. Such a ministry. geue;iiiiy keeps the church too warm lor the eomioi-l, oi niei- formal professors. 1 rigid animals cannot en-. dure the torrid y.one. They will huiij. for if. colder climate. Keep the church warm with fervent piety, and worldly power will take second rank. It is important that the church should he on the alert upon tins sudjcci : men are so prone to adore vain things and to l..se tdgljt of the secret soiirres of pow er, while they are admiring exterior movements, that we cannot be too much j awake in this direction. Au eiiruest, devoted, prayerful, deeply pious minister will do more real good iu one year than a mere formalist will iu a l'fetimc. Forms may constitute the body (f tlie cliijieh, but piety must constitute the soul. When the soul de parts, the body dies, and goes to decay, and other organizations feed upon its lisintegrated particles. 'Jo perpetuate the living body, keep the soul alive and active. To keep the church prosperous and in perpetual increase, keep the holy fires of a pure laith forever burning iion her altar.,. E. L. P. It FY. Y. J. ALJjTx, D. I)., FTi. D, AA'e are favored, says tho Wesleyan Christian Adoooate, with a long pri vate letter from our honored and beloved brother Allen, written from New York, August 7, the night he sailed for Fng land, en route lor China. Only two or three items we feel at liberty to give to the public. J)r. Allen's visit, at this time, was, as we believe, a providence to the Church. He has grown upon us all from the first and so has the China mission and his peculiar work. We shall have more to sa about this work hereafter. A thousand prayers follow our brother on his voyage. China w ill never seem so far away again. Long will Allen's words linger in our ears; long may his spirit animate our hearts ! The letter has this message : "Remember me kindly, affectionately to everybody, especially to the l-ishop and oid Dr. Pierce. Tell the brethren how dearly I love them and how much I am indebted to them every way. My visit to America has been a great bless ing to me and, if in anything 1 have been able to servo the Church," I thank iod. One other paragraph we quote (and beg our dear friend's pardon) that our readers may see w hat manner of man this is. "The hour has come at last, but un pen almost refuses to write the last words. How my heart strings tighten about the dear friends J am leavin-- be hind. 1 feel the parting much more now than I did at the first leaving. yor I cannot hope to come again after anoth er twenty years. And should I come how sad it will be ! 1 have no pleasure in the thought. I go again to give my life to China. My heart is there ; there is my home and, iod willing, there I hope to be buried, and that my tomb stone may attest this, at least; 'He was faithful unto the end.' " A Onoit Law". According to the New Jersey Court of Chancery, a per son who gets drunk voluntarily, and while thus intoxicated makes a foolish or injurious contract, can not legally claim exemption from the consequen ces of his drunken folly. Xational 'Tc)iler"nce Adroeafe. Narrow not your mind to own selfish ness, but give it a broad field for your fellow niQU to work in. rflodism in lottlj (farolina. MOTHFd! AX I) SOX. A good mother never grows old to a gifodscfli; nor does his love for her. Their relations to each other sire not changed by the passing years. She is td the last his mother, and, whatever he isr.to others, to her he is her boy. lii ography is rich with illustrations of this truth, although the man whose mother is -Still spared to him need not go beyond his own experience to recognize its force. Here, for example, is gruff old Dr. John son, bearish and boorish in many things. When he is lifly years old, and his mother is ninety, he writes to her in tenderness: "You have been the best t" -, ai(.: believe, the best woman, . :.. . l... i.i . i i. . .. p . ... - in uie worm. i iiutiiK you lor your in diligence to me, and beg forgiveness o! all that. ! have done ill, and oi' all that I have omitted to do well." llowiuany men there are whom the world little thinks of as child like, w ho could make these words their own, and set their hands t them wall Johnson's closing assurance, " I am, dear, dear mother, your dutiful sou."' And the Lion-hearted Imlhev, who seems lief (er suited to thunder defiance at spiritual oppressors than to speak words of trustful affection to kind-ln avted woman, (urns from his religious warfare to write to his aged and dying mother: "I am deej.lv sor rowful thatd cannot be with you i i the llesh, as 1 fain would be." "All your children pray for ou." dolm (.luincy A. lams' mot her lived ( be seventy four ; but he hail noL outgrown bis sense of dependence uj.oii her w hen she vas taken away. "My mother was au angel on the earth," he wrote. "She was the real personification ol female virtue, of piety, of charit y, or ever-ael iye :n.l tiev-er-iiii-riiiilting benevolence. O Cod ' could she hae be"ii spared yet a little longer!" "1 have enjoyed but for short seasons, and at long, distant intervals, the happiness of her soeie iy, y.-t she has been to me more than a mother. SJie bus been a s.lit lioiu nl.ove watching over me for good, and contributing, by mere consciousness of her existence, to the comfort of my life. That conscious ness has gone, and without her the world feds to iie like a .solitude." When President Xott, oi Ciiioii College, was more thai) ninety years, ojd, and had been f . if half it c.-ntury a college presi dent, as strengt h and sense failed him in his dying hours, the memory of his mother's love was fresh and jioteut, and he could be hushed to needed sleep by patting him on the shoulder, and sing ing to lii'ui tlie faiiiiliai lullabies of long ago, after the fashion of that mother who he fancied was still at hand to care for him. An entry in the diary of the gallant young Cencral l'.;itU.tt, while lie was i prisoner, of war, severely wounded, in Virginia, reads, "If J could H.. ..-..I in niir lines, or to lialti- f nu'-'ie; -fWfmlil H(; c.-lVlte.iT. JVtotln-r woiUd be there. I nus always. Moth er, your work is a hard one; but it pays! It costs something to be a good mother: it costs, time and ue otedness and self sacrifice; but no love i. ii earth is like that which a faithful mother wins and holds from a faithful son. That love is accumulating for you with your every breath of generous, 'hi ist inu fidelity to the interests of our hoy. F.aeh birth day finds you richer than ever in this priceless possession. tSundag school ''lines, FALL. IS COM INC llx Ma. T. C. 'Ki:ni.EE SeeI tlie Wlutor iuk an. timlding, Ami ilio Hw..t-i"imi It'av.M aro turning (lusty brown umlwiuey jmrply ou lh ruiuiil. Anil tin: ItyiirVt bremt of tha robin '.Ii.ii;st ilia lii.lly l'-avos is sliinitiu Close bi' iile t li'.t eriniHO!' 1. rrl-s cliiHt 'rll.g ro'.iml Willi., tin' fciiiniy bre'r i ir;.i;r:illt W ith tlit lu-.-a-li of Autumn roeR Oi'diin.; frortli 'iniif troet-ilroesglilt'rii y ;ike a beail ; Hung with mospy pray tlio laurel, WUi'o tbQ trumpet-vinos are '.angled 'Keatli tbo wuiglit l clust'ri.. jjodsof ioison tevil. Yet we wolci.nio Iml:nii Summer, Willi its Jivann , hiiry weatln r. And it limy ami lingering Blia.lows r. aching u'tr FleM" of feruB ami leiiu ila fa.lnl Under t' UJ.lB all uen'ral-tinteil Antuiuu's fcrassua grown r.ri gatl.cioi iuto S'.ora. Now the t'rridfie calls together Ail hia featioied brood, and l.w.ls it in the nea est fields ol yellow-crested .-orn; And 6he seeks anew for shelter 'Neath tho gi-asn.'s bent, a cover From the chiily, frosty winds orniglit ami morn. All in NKturc seems assenting To lh. poneci.1 nentral-tiuuii- Of the many mixing colors w-atter d romic; For the Tory i-moke tht rises I- po satisfied and sober Thai il soi.li r. turus and etllnson the e.ro.inil. Fall is ooiiiin ;! Tali is roroin,;! For the cria.son leave are fft.llnj!. .. And aru blown and whirled and henned in ni-ny a mound; And w.- note that 'mid the b-auiy. In all of Nati re s Kalhnnnt; ,,n Ood'a own nni;. r-to.ie,li. s, v..rv where bound --.... l.nlie -sSmttli't '--"" .A"- HI'MOIM rs. A sj.lenilid ear but a very poor voice, as the org-iii-griii.lcr said to the donkey. A man with a new watch should not hurry. lie should say "I buy.-d niy time. ' iirajihlc. A man who is out of town don't !''! it half so much as the man who is out of money 1'hlta Ihdle.tln. A Rergen county boy says that when he cats watermelon his mouth feels as it it were in swimming. I- Man. Siinkins remarked that money is a great lever iu the affairs of mankind. "A very great leaver indeed," replied Rlinks; ' I u,.yer can keep it.'' Nothing betrays the innocence f men's natures ni.ee than t see one feel ing all over his coal laiis to find a pocket which is in his cat at home. Free 1'ress. A P.oston pajier says : "A buttcrlly was caught at ihe South Fnd yester miy." It may . s.,j'(, ,.ni)ugh to catch a butterfly at the South laid, but when you go to grab a wasp you want to catch it at the northeasterly end, shift ing westerly toward the "head. Nor rislown Herald. An old Irish soldier, who pri del him selt upon i.. , , ' ... i r l , , """,) , sain ne nan loug.n. "' the battle of Bull Uu. When ask i t He had retreated and made good ms escape a others did on that famous tW8rl.0n!,liu,1 "V ja hers, those ! Mait Mln are th0lC J !"-- Y HHV. If. T. 1878. STATISTICS OF AXCF. IXTK.MPKH- Rev. F. T. Parker is contributing a series of valuable articles, with the above title, to the Christian .Idcocate and Journal. We insert the first of these articles entire, and ask that it may re ceive special attention, as its facts i valuable; "The total production of distilled spirits in the Fnite.l States in 1S74, as per rcjiort of the Commissioner of In ternal R jvenue, was 0,7li ,"("2 gallons. In lHjO, before such great iiidiiceme'ils to defraud the revenue existed, the amount wan ,tf(li,0.s. gallons. It is. therefore, probable that" at least HM), 000,000 gallons were produced in 175. In the year IT'.tO, :,04'.t,7l gallons of ardent sjiirits were distilled and j.aiil duty; but Robert Morris ollered take the excise en f.nui, ami j.ay into the treasury .(.'70,000 j.er annum, whereas it never had jiaid move than TJ.i,000 iothat the annual consumption was jirobably four tili(es as mip.h as rn.orted. I think, thoivfore, that J am safe in es timating the annual eoiisunijitioii at three gallons annually for each person in the nation, for the last one hundred years. This would give atolal c.iii suinjitioi'. for one hundred years of ;, 7.l,'.iss,.l p,l gallons, and 1 ,0..0,(l- ,:i.)0 gallons for tiie last decade. The. ini porlcij ljijliol- ,ili01lll in llboiil. :llS; Ul7,i)!'Mi gallons; lml of this we will make no account. "The production of beer iu IN74 was T'J.T K,04 gallons, or seven and one foiirth gallons to each person. Sup osing this to be the ayen--e foi the century, tht, t'.tiil amount produced would lie !,tiOS,7:iO,5s;j gallons for 100 years, and 2,."":7,-44,0 0 gallons for the last decade. "The imported wine.- were estimated in .1870 at 10,700,000 gallons, a little more than one. fourth of i gullon to each person. Phis would give about o00, 000,000 gallons for the century, and S:-J.7f0,!:0 gallons for the hint ter, years. ": meeiit juices the cost would be as folloivs : For ten years, cost of spirit uous li.piors, !fii,:5oo,12s,lOO; fur ten years, cost of bi.or, $:S,14.,0;4,91:; for ten yetirs, cost of wine, $11 S,7.")4,f-irtO. Total for ten years, ,.l)S():i,;)47,;.". For one hundred years, cost of sjiirit uous liijuors, $"21 ..VJG.titiO,!').).") ; for one hundred 3'ears, cost of beer, 1 1 ,")0, is7, 4'dO ; for one hnndi'(,d ve.ai s, cost of wir,e, l,-'i0i,0.iili,(iiMi.' Tota,i for one huiid.-ed years, .t34,"i47,14S,l!i: a sum eiptal to the present real and persmutl property of the nation "OIlF.AX lillll'AIN" AM) II!l:i.ANI). "The amiuiil coiisuiuj.t ion of li.juors was given by Graham a '(etnjierance Guhle. as follows s Ardent, sjiirits, Stt,- ll!U,7T jrnlloii.s,- iij.-lt I.juoim, '.):, H to, :J'J0 gallons; foreign wines, 10,1 44,5:J'J gallons : Jbitish wiu.es, l,0i..j.lotj gal lons. "The average population for one hun dred years has been about L'lOOOIOO. Sjiirituons li.piors came into general use about the close of the sevcutceutb cen tury. 1'rufore that tinie, as stated by Macaulay, beer and ale and coffee are now. Admitting the same average consumption for one hundred years as for 1S7!, we ljul an average annual con sumption of 2:3,.JOO,000 gallons of Kj.iiitiioiis li.piors, 12,500,000 gallons ot win.., and (Ul'.Sfil.bOOO gallons of malt li.juors. The tutal amount of li.piors consumed for the ten years last past would be taking the average population, ;!!, SS,00U gallons of spirituous li.juors, !i,15O,!o4,ir0 gallons of malt and V.2r 44N,f! JO gjMloiiH of wine making a total of ,.),;,sc4ni,850 gallons of all ; and at present prices the cost would be for ten years, $5,7r:!,-'."J"J,505; for one hundred years, .f 47, 1:52,250,01 Mi. The larger sum for 10" years than in this nation results from the fact that tlie average of popula tion was larger. "olilOlANV. "The total coiisumition rtf li.piors is rej.ortcd to he 1 40,000,( K)0 gallons of beer, and 121 ,500,000 gallons of wine annual ly. Supposing the average population to have been stationary for the last de cade, and two-thirds the present num ber for one hundred years, the consump tion will be, for ten years, l,4('0,OOO,- 000 gallons of beer, and 1,215,000,000 gallons of wine. For one hundred years, ll,0(i('i,litii;,G(;0 gallons of beer, 8,'lUO, 000,000 gallons of wine, costing for 10 years, $0,001,000,000, and for one hun dred years, $40,040, OCli.fioTi. 1 have no statistics of the spirituous li.juors. "FRANCE." "Frenchmen drink 27,000,000 gallons of spirituous, 51,SO0,00O gallons of malt liipior, and 000,000,000 gallons of wine annually. If the average of population has been stationary for ten years, and two-thirds the present number for one hundred years, the consumption would be for ten years, 270,000,000 gallons of ardent spirits, 518,000,000 gallons of malt li4uor, and 000,000,000,000 gal lons of wine; and for :ie hundred years, 1 SOO.OOO.OOO gallons of ardent spirits, 3 :53,;!!),U:0 gallons of malt liijuors, ' i . i mi i ooo noil ..-oil., iiu -.V i.-ii.n It' ami in,'ui',i"".,"""6""""" -. we assume that wine costs but one thin! as much in France as in Britain, the cost will be as follows : For ten years, 10 V4 "'50 000, and for one hundred 'vcaf7,:WS.33:5,i!3. " "if we allow that the world consumes twice as much li.pior as these four na tiotis the amount and cost would be as follows: For ten years, :,14O,:US,S20 -alloiis of spirituous, 2i ,9( 2,01G,.!20 rinns of malt Honors, 14,Sfi2,3;0,140 Pilous of wine, costing $04,40.,04:5,-":i4- and for one hundred years, L8(S,- 7G7 SOS gallons of spirituous, IiO,tU, 47y' 1(34 gallons of malt li.piors, and IU o0:),0ti0.000 gallons of wine, costing 3S4 208,7117,584. -This amount is $5.30 tor each per son of the earth's pojmlatiou annually for ten years, and $3.20 for one hundred - i'A'i... ib inkim?' usages of society pre JrV,.;n5yi,000,t)00 for one hundred ' The last smnisequaltonearly ; li'niestlie entire ,eio..al and real ten tunes estate of this natio.i Lovf-thy neighbor as thyself. vailed over the world to the same extent lev do in thelmte.l Slates, the annual "pei.se wonlil be24.0S per person; for 1 J worl.l, $20,1.10,000,00.. annually; . ..... ...in nun for ten years; and lll'DSOX, Coiitti:.si'oMiN; Kmrou. Number 30. FRAT F.RXA L PRORLFMS. The follow ing letter conies to us from a leader in one of the old I order '.inferences. The writer is one of those "conservative Methodists" who Ktuck to the M. F. Church in lSliO, when radical Metho dists were anxious to put all the border out, of our communion. The fidelity of such as he saved us the border and the Fnioii in the dark days, and the class have earned by suffering for us the right to respeetful answers. Here aro his juestious : "The loll. i in- ipiesl ions I w ould submit and do not doubt but you can answer them as they ought to be, and by doing so you will place the parties referred to in a light to be better under stood, and you will confer a favor on many of voip" jij.tn.us and readers : . i i 1 ... i i , - i i i . is not tne unci riuai aim ecclesias tical economy of the M. F. Church, South, .iinl that .4 the M. F. Church essentially the. same ' "2. Are not the forms and the fruits of the evangelism of these two churches identical '! ':. Was there i.ol au arrangement, mutual and authoritative, made by the representatives of these churches to seek and maintain fraternal relations ? "4. Would it not be in violation of that arrangoiitem. and not only so, but of general Christian comity as well, for the M. F. Church, South, in any locali ty w here the M. P.. Church was organiz ed and sufficient to meet the religious wants of the c miiiuuit y to seek to establish a congregation simply because some of tho Methodists there were dis affected toward the M. F. Church ? "5. And would it not be an eijual misdemeanor and bad faith for the M. F. Church to act in that way toward the M. F. Church, South ? "ti. Would it h.t be. more Christian, and more in harmony w ith church fra ternity and with the conventional and personal professions of Methodists, for each of these Umno.-. to assist the other in promoting harmony, stability and en largement iu the fields they occupy re spectively "' "7. Aic not tho M. F. Church, South, and the M. F. Church more closely one, and more sacredly pledged to fraternal intercourse w ith each other, than they are to othei Christian de nominations ainl to other bodies of Methodbmi ? "8. Ioes not economy in the employ ment of men and means, as unity of ac tion and the success of the work, require that fraternity in the fullest sense be maintained ? "). Are there any issues, geographi cal, political, social or eeelesiastieal, of any weight in this matter comj.ared with the unity and success of Metho dism in 'spreading scrij.lumV tu.i'in-ss over these lands ?' A Mktiioiiist." Our friend's questions scarcely need an answer. All of them will be answer ed in just one way by the true friends of fraternity. The two communions are exactly alike; according to our own juiblie confession and boast they con stitute one Methodist Fjiiseojial Church. W e should most seriously object to au effort of the Southern branch to establish societies in this Slate. I!' they had five thousand iu a territory w here we had one hundred thousand members we should affectionately urge them to take wit h us measures to unite their weak with our strong societies. We should protest against their setting up political objections to unity and diffusing among Democrats distrust of our Methodism and charges that, as a religious organi zation, we pledged to deprive all but ourselves and our friends of the bless ings of local self-government. The time has come to take account of the situation, and to adjust ourselves to the unity of Fj.ise.q.al Methodism. Let il bind li and heal, combine and streiightlien. We have, with the Lord's holji and blessing, recovered our fellow ship, and the immense advantages of common aims, work and syinjiathy may be easily secured and transmitted to our children. Those who indulge in re proachful and denunciatory language toward either body are disturbers of the great Methodist peace, and if they hold official positions they are also unfaithful in the trusts they were appointed to ad minister they are placing their person al ambit ions above the interests of that united Methodism which the Church has recognized. xV. Y. 3ettodist. AYOIDIXC SINS OF FY FRY AP PFARAXCF. "Abstain from all appearance of evil.'' ThefRalon iauB T. Heiu". is a precept which in its most obvious and literal sense cannot be obeyed, it has therefore been a source of much trouble to many a conscientious Christian. The teaching of the Scrip ture must be obeyed; and here is a com mand which no strength of intellect, no skill, no high moral sense, no sjiotless ness of life and sanctity of souls can possibly fulfill. The difficulty of the rule, as it stands in our version, is sinijily this : There is nothing so good that it may not appear evil; to the evil all, even best things, seem evil; j'ou can always make your act good, but you cannot always make it "appear" good to another; the charac ter of the act depends on you, the "ap pearance" of the act on him. What, then, did the Apostle mean ? If you hold to these j.recise Fnglish words, you come near his meaning by a different collocation : "Abstain from evil, of all appearance." Against what was he warning his Thessaloiiian breth ren ? Against something apparent, or against something real ? Against what they Could not avoid, or against what they could f.void ? Surely the latter. Look at the context. In the verse next j .receding, he says: "Prove all things; hold fast that w hich is good." As if he had said : Do not d-j.eud on appear ances; proM' the thing; it may appear evil, w hen in very deed it is most good, if you find it really good, hold fast to it, "no matter, how evil it seems in some men's eyes. His doctrine simply is, fold to the good, and k-p from the evil, regardless of ajtiearanccs. This is the very reverse of what some fanatics teach, and all hypocrites practice. To them, reputation is everything, charac ter nothing. They reverse the old maxim, aud seek to seem, and not ta be. SIw Christian gflvotatf. Okku-e Con. Il.iwHox it IIaiioktt Stk KATKS OK AllVKKTISINo; Space. 1 Wkkk. I Mom ; 3 Mokb., Mow. 1 Ybab 1 8,Uare, 2Siuarei4. US-ii are 4 Square. i Col' nni a Col'llll) 1 Cultiuiii t 1 DO il 00 u no 4 O0l ft 00 : ! 00' ' 15 00'; (ioO ' t i 00 ; 7 00 1 '. 00 l'i SO ! 20 IN. ' KS 00,1 $ 7 00 : 1.1 00 i is oo J.". 00 ' :io oo M o '; ( is oo i twm W 00 ' 35 HO ili.O., 4. uu J' HO 'I 50 00 JO. I 75 00 " oo ! 140 00 , no:: 0U Advertisements will be cltanifd one t fry tore mOJtua without ad.iiiioi i ciiarge. For svery oth er change there will bo an extra charge of twenty cm ti ao in.'U. Twenty lire per cent, la added to tie above rat.e for tueclal notice in the Local col uiuu Terms, rash in advance, tinlens otherwise (reed upon. The above rates are cheaper than thoae of any other puper in the couth ol the same character and circulation. Not so Paul. Character was the first thing with him. Jlc would take care of his character. He left his reputation yery much to take care of itself, believ ing that a good character wa. the most probable security for a good reputation. Not that he loved his reputation less, but that he loved his character more. And so he would have his brethren; and so, dear people of my congregation, I would have yon. The lesson is. tolal abstinence from w hat is really evil. The complementa ry thought is, that evil can never be good by a mere change of apiiearaucc. 1 he first thing you must decide, iu re gard to ee v oiuiuoii and habit of thought, every emotion and habit of it cling, every act an.l course of conduct. is, whether it is really and essentially evil. Your standard of evil is not to be the cll'ect of an action ou your own com fort or position in society. The only .-it a in lard is the will of Cod. Wliat pleases Cod is good, and what displeas es Ooil is evil. If evil, it is to be avoid ed, no matter what flattering j.romiscN it. gives ..I jilcasurc or of profit Ri:v. I is. I'i i ms. In. Frank Leslie's Sun, log Mi tg i::in fur .Yowtnx r. 4s- YARIKTI KS. Some of the grandest things which have been achieved were hy those whom we though! our inferiors. hen men grow virtuous in Ii..iV old age they are merely making a sacrihce tot mil of the devils. leavings. Who is powerful '? He wlio !. control his jiassioiis. Who is rich ? lie who is content with what lie han. The reputation of a man is l!Li his shadow gigantic when it precede him, and pigmy in its projiortioiis when it follows after him. Over 100,000 copies of the new Meth odist Hymnal have been issued in six weeks. Fifteen hundr I copies are now being supplied daily. The District of Columbia autborilie have taken a census, which shows the population to be 101,781, an increase of :Jo,ooo since 1S70. The World's Convention of the Young Men's Christian As,ocial ion, now in session at Oeneva, Sw ilcrlaml, is meeting w ith a measure of success highly satisfactory to its .ionioleis. The average attendance at M. .:(iifcr ence is out; thousand. !). ; .tesure jirc-ent from America, lleli:: a, Kng lauil, Franco, Holland. Spain and the Protestant colonics of Sw itcrian.l. Claiborne F..Tackson, w ho was once Coventor of M issis-i(ii married lire si-ters in a wealthy and distinguished family. When be went to ask for (lie last one, bis venerable father-in-law rcolicd : ' Ye, Chiib, you can have her. You leave hud them all. Fur goodness sake don't ask me for (he old woman !'' j:.-: The permanent fund. of Wcllesley Collcge has received another gift if $50.), through the bauds of Mr. Moo dy, from the proceeds of the ale of Ihe Moody and Sankey hymn bonks. This fund is lodged iu the hands of Messrs. Hodge, Stuart and Farwell. in trust, for such charitable and Christian use. as Ihe gentlemen whose names the books bear may request. The money w as given for inijirovemeiits or anv other purpose the founder of tht; Col lege preferred. The ('nnjiregiitioiiiil !.st, iu making Ihe announcement, adds that it will be permanently in vested iu a Moody and Sankey scholarship, edu cating yearly some deserving benefici ary. TIIF VALL'K OF A COW. Does anybody realize the value of ;t good cow ? We do not mean the mar ket value, for this is regulated by a comparative and arbitrary standard. We pay large juices for work mules, still larger ones for our carriage and saddle horses, but no one stojis to con sider the true worth of the meek, quiet and unpretentious cow. Let us illustrate. A first class Jer sey or Durham cow will give four gal lons of milk daily for six months; for the next three mouths she will yield two gallons daily and for tins next two months one gallon daily. This make a total yield of li'ne hundred and sixty gallons in eleven months. She should be dried at least one month before calv ing. Now reckoning this milk at city prices forty cents per gallon tho amount whicli Mrs. Mooly brings to her owner's pocket is the nice little sum of three hundred and eighty-four dollars ! From this deduct a liberal price for her extra food one hundred (lobars and you have the sum of two hundred an.l eighty-four dollars as net receipts. This is the interest, at ten per cent, on twenty-eight hundred and forty dollars the true value of such a cow ! Yet we think ourselves candidates for the insane asylum if we pay $150 for such an ani mal. Now, reduce the quantity of the milk as low as it can be done in fact, and reduce its vabye one-half also, which it is always worth and it will ho difficult to find any good cow that will not pay ten per cent, interest on $500 to $1000 and these figuij should determine tho true value of the animal. In the country there may be no sale for miik. .utter milk or cream cheese, but these articles have a value in every household, no matter where situated. We know a gentleman of this city who paid twenty dollars for a common "Creole cow" with a young calf bv her side. In a year's time Iip had actually sold her milk, in some shape, for $252, paying out $00 for her extra feed, leav ing him $102 net receipts on an invest ment of $20, besides having all the milk required for his own fa mil. This really places the value of such a cow, financially considered, at $11)20. Any prudent man would be satisfied to in vest a small amount of money at this rate of interest, and take tho small chance of loss. It is becoming pretty generally un derstood among stock raisers that a first class milker cannot be sold at any thing like her true value. The climate we have made one of them based on actual facts renders it certain that their views are correct. We do not blame a pnrcliascr for resorting to any honorable means to procure his stock at the lowest possible price, but, if figures don't lie, he stands small ebaacc of getting cheated, no matter what price, he pays. Our Home Journal,