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Ic Christian 2Ukocaic. f t'll :t I unit r u'" Dawson ami llargftl Sts. T B E O B O A N OF THE SOUTH CAUOLINA CONFERENCE OF THE i. CHUUCfl, SOUTH. tUTCS OF MiBStKII'TKW: I .Mi USE tEitt IS ADVASCK, l-OSTAOK PAID IX MMNTIiS. ii :.nvii:ont bo deUyc.I six inonthB ii.U 1.3." I..-0 II W.r.U.11, N. "., - ,.!. 2si:i, lS,S. The Cross (l&L) Mark is to re- .,u.l you that your subscription has t rolrcl. If you filtit the paper con tinued, renew rom;,ty. i;inoi;f.L I'.iai.i's. .The revival work is progressing wilh grand results in many portions of our Conference. I ho increase in mem bership this yeai will be greater than Usual. 1,.V , 1) Arnold, of -loneshoio, unu.s us tint his school at that place ha. opened well, and the prospects are cncuraging. Professor Arnold is a hist class teacher. The Advo. ati: should be iu every M-taodisi family in North Carolina. Puetbivii. press the canvass The price s ,.lv a year. All who have funds in hand lor the paper will please forward l., ,., :t ..ce, a- wt have bills against the o nve now due, and must he paid. We had the pica-urc of a visit f.oui Kev. ltr. Burkhead the past week. He i- in excellent health. '1 he Wil ...invtoii IM-tiiet, "f which 1"' is '!-' popular Priding I '.i.lci is a lahorious Held, i.ut the 'or seems to improve on hard labor. Fron. i he pa-tor, Kev. L..I. llol den, we learn that the re.ival continues at Kolesvillc with decided interest. The chu:ch on his jircuit has heen grtatly b!csM-.l during the present year. Ir. 'raven, who was in attendance i -ea the ;a-c Fair several days last week, inf. na. d us that he has about one hundred -.indents at Trinity. This i ,.,.. .uragin-j; f"i the limes, hut instead ,,f one hundred, there ought to be not b-,., thai: t.vo bundled young men at Trinity )"r- i;,,v. 1'. If. Wood, who was pres ent at the Fair on Thursday, is sanguine of an earlv completion ot the new Meth od!: t church at Durham. It will he a large and elegant house of worship when coin ; 'a te l. The Southern Christian Advocate is t . 1..- enlarged November liud. It wiii tiic.i e"!i!ain folly columns. e I . 1 . ..1 K 1 ..,..1 ...1u,.iv e ii: at U!a ie i ac puoiiMiui. an.i .m.. iipoa l he silcee f the paper as thm iicatcd 1 Kev. N. M. durney, who was in the cite the past week, informs us that the new church at. Harlow's, Carteret cir cuit, will be dedicated on the lirst Sun dav in November hy Kev. I'r. Closs. Al. that the new church at Morehead Cite wiil be dedicated by the Doctor Ii! ween till-, and ' inference. J'.ro. .1 uinev has been signally blessed iu his work i n thru charge. ,Vv II. Gray makes us a visit ji;:-t t efoie going to press. lie inform u- that he had the misfortune to lose ij pockei-book on the North Carolina ti.iiu on Friday night between Kaleigh and 'ham. !le liad ill the pocket-1 k about .fn.,.i.!t all iu !f.i bills except two .fit" idlN and a few papers. This was money d-mated to hi. n by his personal friends, .n 1 it is indeed a heavy loss to him. I: was doubtless taken by pick-pock-i ! , who were abundant iu Kaleigh dur i rg Pair week The friends of Father Grav must i ! t allow this heavy loss to tall on him. Send him donations to his bom.: at Orange Factory, N. V. THF ( UFAI'FST. A recent investigation developed th t a t that the cheaiest thing in our eoiin . . v is the ospel that it costs less to i. a our church enterprises than any ;he;' that no class of men with the same talent and culture and devotion to i.i:eir vocation receive so small a pecu ii' irv compensation as the ministers of t !!. oispel. it i also conceded, that l he ministers are worth more to society than any other class of men. An En glishmen says: '-The Pulpit is the Ther mopyle of Protestantism, the tower of the flock, the palladium of the Church of Jod. Well might Paul magnify his office, for the city of our Cod flourishes hy the preaching of the Word." The gifted Coleridge said: "Ministers have illustrated fortitude, self-denial, pati ence and labor in season and out of sea sou. v hat stores of learning have they accumulated: what splendid additions have they made to the best literature of every land; how they have kept the tla-ue of patriotism aglow, dignified the family altar, cherished the purity of wo men and diffused through society the charm of honesty and gentle man ners." It is then a curious stale of things, that the most valuable services should lie the least rewarded. What does the world need ? It needs a sweeping re vival on the subject of ministerial sup port a reformation which shall make men feel that the obligation to pay the preacher is just as binding as to pay any other honest debt. There are cores iu the church needing conversion in the pocket. 4 - The American M issionary Associa tion was in debt at the annual meeting in 177 fal.'.'sl'i. It is now hoped that by th ' e the . -oner annual meeting the debt will be reduced to about .fll.lJUU. KFLK Jit )FS FN.M V.M EXT. How few of the members of the church really enjoy religion. Christ said: "These hings I have spoken un to von, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full." It seems then that the purpose of Christ was to give his people a fullness of di vine joy. The I'.ible teaches very clear ly that a life of true piety is a life of real joy not merely a future joy, some thing to be received hereafter, but a present, living, substantial enjoyment located in the soul f the good man. This joy does not depend on circum stances or external things, hut upon the indwelling of tha Holy Spirit the great Com loiter promised by Christ. Paul and Silas had it while shut up m tin daik dungeon of a filthy prison. The souls of martyrs glowed with it while the bodv was being consumed in the hot flames. This joy imparted by Christ and dwelling within a pure heait rises up to he mastei of all external situations. Prisons are transformed into palaces hy it. The emperor of Koine banished St John to the Isle of Patmos, but with all of his imperial powVr, he could not ilnve the deep jov of religion out of John f loving heart. And this joy made that barren Isle fragrant as a garden of flow ers, and the heavens above populous n-iili ema nt ii line- visions. KeligioUS jov may be constant. that thou h-idsl barkened unto my commandments, ti'-u had thy peace been as a river." Wet -weather springs run dry, but riv ers do not. They ilow on through the ice of winter, ami the droughts of sum mer, night and day, and through all the seasons of the year. In the river ol this jov, many go only ankle-deep, oth ers oii!v waist-deep, while a lew swim iu this heavenly current. There is strength growing out of joy. It is said, "The joy of the Lord is your strength." A happy man can hear any burdeii iu creation. .V sweet and sing ing spirit can bear the loss of property, bereavement, afilietioii, and persecution. A well made and well tuned piano will give out sweet sounds, though it be placed in a leaky cabin. And so ought a christian, in lowly and disagreeable circumstances, be so tuied up with spir ituality of mind as to carry about him a jovfulness that shall sound sweetly all along the pilgrimage of life. N hat cares the eagle for the storm that beats and thunders around the base of the mountain ? Has he not wings to soar above the storm and sun himself on the serene summit '? And has not the soul of the christian the wings of faith and k ve ? And is not Mount Calvary a summit so strong as never to be shaken by the giant tread of any earthquake, and so luminous as never to be darken ed by any earthly storm": Rejoice ever more is the command. It is well to re joice in revivals, in .singing, and on bright Sabbaths while under the mel lowing influence of the ios"l, but a good christian should do more than this. Vim should find ami exhibit enristian joy fulness in your family, in your Held, iu your shop. You should find it in everv ilav life, iu social intercourse, in business, fin. 1 it in the beauty of the landscape, in the splendor of the lirma meiit, iu the songs of birds, in the fra grance of the garden, in the watchful Providence of Cod, iu the hope ot hea ven in all things. Paul rejoiced even in infirmities, lie found the sunshine of joy w herever he went, because he carried it within him. .V dark lamp went out into the world to see what it could find. Everywhere it traveled it found nothing but regions of dreary darkness the whole world was full of gloom. A luminous lamp went out and found radiant light shining all along its journey the whole world was beautiful with light. What made the difference? They both traveled through the same world. The burning lamp carried a light within itself, which made all things around it luminous. The dark lamp carried none iu its own bosom and found none any where else. Subject ive joy makes the objective woild seem glad and bright. Subjective wretched ness throws a funeral pall over the out side world. THE STAT E FA IK. The Fair is over, and its pleasures and disappointments, its good and evil are all numbered with the past. In some respects it was a success; in oth ers it was only partially so. The ex hibition of machinery a id agricultural implements was very fine. There was also a good display in Mechanic and Floral Halls. The show of stock was a failure, compared with the past. The crow 1 was large especially on Thurs day. Horse racing was a prominent feature too much so for an Agricultu ral Fair of a great and prosperous State. Added to this was the number of "Side Shows" too many places of refresh ment, where lhpiors were sold and drank too many intoxicated peojde too much dancing, and too many "pick pockets." The officers of the Society are clever gentlemen they might have kept out some things detrimental to the success of the Fair, as we think. The farmers and mechanics ought to have had a better showing. Larger premiums might have been offered tn them, and less on what is termed "trial of speed." We are deeply interested in the success and welfare of North Carolina, and whatever detracts from her material prosperity and dignity, we deeply de plore. The former officers of the So ciety were re-elected. The President will appoint the executive committee. They should be men of sound, practical judgment, having the good of the State at heart. Dr. Henry Klodgett, a missionai v in China, estimates the number of deaths by the famine in North China at lO.UU'.V-'UO. THE CREED OF PELACIFS. The seventh article on Original Sin in our Discipline says: "Original Sin standeth not in the following of Adam, (as the l3elajians do vainly talk) but is the corruption of every man, that natu rally is engendered of the offspring of Adam," itc. "Wanted to know -'mho and what iras the creed of l' layiu." Pelagius was a native of Rrittain, lived in the 5th century, was of a mild disposition, and "kept himself unspotted from the world." He traveled through Rome, Carthage, Palestine and Asia, propagating his peculiar views. The doctrines on the ground of which he was declared to be guilty of heresy are the following : "1. Adam was created mortal, so that he would have died whether he sinned or not. '2. Adam's sin injured only himself, and not the human race. The newly born infants are in the same condition in which Adam was before the fall. 4. The whole human race neither dies in consequence of Adam s death or transgression, nor lises from the dead in consequence of Christ's resurrection. 5. TnfSnts obtain eternal life, though they he not baptized. G. The law is as good a means of salvation as theCospel. 7. There were some men even before the appearance of Christ who did not com mit sin." The central principle of his system was the absolute freedom of the irill, and the unimpaired moral responsibility of men. Adam's sin, according to his view, was not a very serious matter, and entailed no serious consequences upon his posterity beyond that of a bad example. Every child is born sinless, inheriting no depravity. Its soul is created immediately by (Jod. Iiaptism was not necessary to the salva tion of an infant, hut was doubtless a good thing, giving it an advantage it could not otherwise receive. Every man is at all times possessed of an abso lute and equal freedom of choice, and is guilty and liable to punishment only for his own sin, not for that of Adam or his other ancestors. Coodness would not hi; goodness if constrained and without choice of evil, and sin would not be sin unless voluntarily committed. Man is born with an equal capacity for either. The universal prevalence of evil must lie ascribed to the force of custom and evil example, '"sinless lives are possible, and there are some actual instances." It will he seen that there are many ortho dox sentiments in his creed. The point objected to in our article on religion is the dogma, that "child-en are bom sinless, inheriting no dcjrrnoitt, and become comqit by evil e-eaniple." The great opponent of Pelagius was Augustine, who held many erroneous views as well as Pelagius. Such for instance as, "Infants without baptism are lost." He taught furthermore, that the sin of Adam so involved his posterity that they actually sinned with him and are each individually and per sonally guilty for their aha re of the great transgression. And doubtless, the doc trine of Augnstine, that for a single act of a single man perfoimed five or six thousand years ago, the millions of the human race hail been doomed to ignor ance, suffering and future damnation, and none but the very few of the elect chosen before the foundation of the world, could be saved, drove Pelagius to the other extreme of his latitudinarian views. The controversy between Pela gius and Augustine put the world to thinking on these points. Augustinism culminated into Calvanism, and Pela giaiiism was lost sight of in view of the better and more scriptural system of free grace as taught by Armiiiius. Kl TIII'.HKOKIJ CoI.l.KOK, X. C, Oct. 9th, 1ST. My Di:ah Dit. Pioiuiitt : The accom panying letter from Kev. Dr. Wet more, which 1 enclose you for publication, ex plains itself. 1 am glad to say that several other persons have responded to my call. Are there not still other friends to the cause of christian educa tion who will contribute a hundred dol lars each, and accept a scholarship bear ing eight ier cent, interest, and thus free this college from debt, and place it on a substantial and permanent basis. A few more names will complete the number. This Institution has received so much of our labors, sacrifices and means, that we cannot suffer it to meet with anv re verse, financially, that shall trammel its operations. We have thought and prayed over it till Cod is answering our prayers. The present term, in numbers and material, far exceeds any other Fall term since the war. A glorious revival of religion is still going on among the stu dents in the college. Yours truly, K. L. Ar.KiixETiiY. S.vi.isiit HY, N. C, Oct. Gth, 1S7S. Rkv. It. L. AlSKKXKTIIY, PrtESIIIKXT or ltcTIIKRKOUIlCol.l.KliK 1) ar Jirother : A liberal gentleman of this place, of his own accord, has just requested me to say that he will be one of the number called for by you to pay a hundred dollars each, and relieve your college of debt. He asks no guar antees for himself personally. All he wishes is to see the college permanently established to continue the good work in the cause of education which it lias already done. As soon as von have the number made up you w ill leeeive the money. With best wisius, yoin- fra ternally, Oko. J'.. Wk'I'Mohk. The Secretary of the Ameriean Missionary Association desire to fie a competent person to be nominated for an Indian agency, "l'.est ciedeutials required as to character and business capacity. Ponds required to the amount - Bitieign sfh n s K K VI V A L IXTELLIO ENCK. Kev. T. II. Edwards writes us from Anson ville : "Our metting at Polk ton. resulted in 2I conversions and 19 accessions, and the formation of a young men's chris tian association " Kev. D. May writes us Oct. Kith from Lumbertoii: "1 have just closed a series of meet ings, during w hich quite a number were converted and many added to the elm rch." Kev. J. F. Craven writes from Or I ill. Oct. lSth : "We have ha. I a gra cious revival on the Deep River Circuit I commenced my protracted meetings on th' third Sabbath in July, and have been engaged ever since. Just closed my last yesterday, being three month? from the time I began. About have professed faith in 'hrist. We held one camp-meet tug on the Circuit. 1 lie peojde say the Circuit is in a growing condition. All praise be unto the Lord " Kev. J. Sandford writes from Clin ton, Oct. 1 8th : "We have closed an other protracted meeting on Clinton Circuit, MeCees ('Lurch, with glorious results. The meeting lasted one week Ibos. Miles, P. Owe! anil O. Spell, local preachers, assist? me part, of the time, working like nienrof Cod. They have my thanks, and 1 have no doubt, the Masters approval. Jro Smith, of Louisburg Station, was with me on Monday and preached two capital sermons. The Church was wonderfully revived, seventeen joined our Church, and 1 think about as manv conversions. The last d iv was rainy, or 1 think more would have joined. Rrethren pray for us." Kev 1 F. W Stamey sends us good cheer from his Circuit : "I have just closed ; meeting in which the effects ol the "Holy Fire" was most powerfully felt and seen This (.'Lurch, at Lebanon, has been ir cold state for a number of years, but thanks be unto Cod, the Chinch mem bership was most powerfully revived There were twenty-live conversions and thirty-one additions to our ('Lurch Several heads of families were among t io number, and some of the best men in the country united with us. We hope to have a good new Church in which to worship Cod at this place in the course of three months. Several of the officiary, Cod bless them, assisted me They respond to every call 1 make upon them. About three hundred conversions and additions to the Church on this Circuit this year '' Kev. M. J. Hunt writes Oct. 14th : "Please say that the interest on For syth Circuit has not abated, but is on t ic increase. My meeting at Union was good, LI professed faith in Christ; it closed the 5th day. The meeting vt Sharon was kept up at night by l!ro. Craft until the first Sunday. Nearly 4(1 professed during the meeting. The Lord was wilh us at Vernon. The church was much revived; 5 convertsjall joined the church. My meeting com menced at Kethel last Sunday large crowds'attetided the good Lord is with us here. Up to this time liJbave pro fessed. Two of the oldest men in that sec tion have been converted; or.e about 80 years, the other Kl May the good work go on. Prajr for us." Rev. L. L. Nash writes Oct. 14th : "Having closed a series of protracted meetings, which continued from the 1st of August until the 8th of this month, (October,) 1 will report the result. At Shiloh, 11 accessions; Mount Xion, 1 ac cession:Shady Orove, 8 accessions; Lit tle's Chapel 5 accessions; liethel, IS ac cessions ; James' School House, IU ac cessions, 'i'he membership greatly re vived. l!ro. Mann was with us at Shady Orove, and did good work his preach ing has been in the demonstration of tho Spirit, and with power on every occa sion ; and he has been to every quarter ly meeting on my Circuit. Pro. liuie rendered valuable aid at JSethel. Pro. John N. Andrews helped me at Mt. ion, ami Utile's Chapel, iu his own in imitable style. Mav Ood'.i blessing rest upon these d b re ib Dr. John H. Jenkins, my line yoke-fellow, was with me in the good work all the time. Oh, what a devoted man of Cod he is ! If all our local preachers had his spirit and consecration, what a power they w:uhl be ! Things are moving on harmoniously with us. We are build ing a new church at Rethel, which will soon be completed. We are building another at Creenville, which we hope to complete this winter." Rev. J. J. Menu, of Salisbury Station, writes Oct. 17th, of the good work at Salisbury : "The revival in Salisbury, of which yon speak in this week's Au v or ate, is one of remarkable interest and divine power. On the 4th Sunday in September, I commenced a series of meetings in the Methodist Church, and from the first, the presence of the Holy Spirit was manifest. The church mem bers were quickened in faith and zeal, sinners were awakened, and soon the house was crowded. The interest took hold upon every denomination. Toward the close of the second week, Dr. Hall, (a Presbyterian evangelist from Ala bama w ho had been engaged by the Presbyterian brethren, who were not aware of my plans, nor I of theirs) ar rived for the purpose of conducting a meeting in the Presbyterian church, We invited him to preach in our church which he did for two days, when it be came obvious that we must seiarate, as no one house was large enough to hold the people. Since then the meetings have b.en held continuously in both church s. Kev. H P. O ile assisted me three days very efficiently. His labors are highly appreciate.! by us. Iain also indebted to Kev. J. W. Lewis, and Rev J. Knaioie, (Presbyterian), for one ex cellent senii in each. ilh these excep tions 1 have worked o:i alone, yet not il-.ue, fur the Lord was with me. This work is eeitainly "not by might nor bv p ever'" of men, but by the Spirit. I gi-.e the result s i fai, as near as 1 can ciaue at it. 1 have ive-ivod foity ci ght application fur wuiubcrship iu Li ail Ad v ocaxe. the Methodist Church on profession of faith, and five by certificate. Sonic of these have already been received, the re mainder will he next Sunday. Access ions to the Presbyterian Church to date, about twenty."" And still the work goes on. Of any further results worth re porting, yon will Lear from us again." Rev. J.Tillett writes from Carthago under date of October 18th and says : "We have been engaged iu holding protracted meetings on the Carthage Circuit ever since the first Sunday in August Only two of these meetings, however, could be pronounced success ful, though there seemed to be good done at all the other places. The one at ('en ter, where brother Barrett, our P. E., worked with great efliiency lesulted in about thirty conversions and nine-teen accessions. The other at Fair Promise, in connection with the third Quarterly Meeting, was greatly promoted by our P. E., and resulted in about ten addi tions to the Church. We made an earnest and protracted effort at Car thage, where Rev. B. C. Phillips preach ed for us more than a week with unction and power, but the converts were few, and only five additions to the Church. Some eight or ten have joined at other places, making in all about forty addi tions. Our success has fallen on Church es where the members had organi.ul and were holding regular prayer meet ings. At Fair Promise, where a yourg man started neighborhood prayer meet ings, about eight or ten months ago, there has been almost a continual re vival. 1 do not know many male mem bers there that refuse to pray when called on. Where 1 cannot get the members to pray or take any of our papers, or read our publications, 1 find my labors unreinuneraied and all the results un satisfactory." 4. Dn. Boimiitt: I am closing my fourth year on the Lincolnton circuit, and in many respects my most successful year. This is the "shoe-string" circuit of the Shelby District. So called from its string of churches along the east bank of the South Fork of the Catawba river. It is, pei haps, one ot the most pleasant appointments in the Conference. The membership is not as large as many of the adjoining circuits. Rut it is made up of the best Dutch-scotch blood which prevails so extensively in this section. And you know wdien a long-nosed Dutchman or a red headed Scotch Irishman get thoroughly converted, he makes the best Methodist in the world. "By their fruits ye shall know them." Last year with a membership of 406 we raised for church purposes, aside from church-buildings, $1,343.35. We shall go beyond these figures this year. And I think it worthy to be observed every where that a christian should show some of his religion at least, by casting IiUBinoney into the treasury of .od s 4so and not all of it on pious "Aniens" and "Hallelujahs." I have seen some saintly and pious Methodist who sat close to the pulpit on commun ion Sunday, prayed as if the Lord were deaf during the revival, ami when there was no danger of a collection or subscrip tion list were exceedingly zealous, but were always sick, or gone on a visit the last two or three appointments before Conference. But with a few exceptions, it is not so with the people among whom my labors have been the past four years. There is one brother whose thoughtful solicitude for his pastor is worthy of all commendation. He always pays his subscription (and it is no small one) just as soon as his preacher comes to his work. If the saying be true that Meth odist preachers giveaway all they have at each Annual Conference, then such a brother as the one I have mentioned should be found in every charge to give his pastor something at the begin ning. In addition to the already co'iifortable churches, we have built an excellent and commodious church in the point near the inflow of the South Fork into the main Catawba. A recent revival at this church added 42 members, to our communion. lo the present in per sons have been received during the year. My figures in this respect are not as large as some of my brethren, but what we lack in number is niivle up in quali ty. I hope it iiihy not be said of me. when I am gone, what a godly class- leader in South Carolina said of his zealous pastor, "He has taken more in to the church this year than two preach ers can keep in next year." Our Quarterly Meetings have been de lightful occasions in the tedium of circuit work. These have been, indeed, pleas ant and profitable occasions. Our Pre siding Elder, Rev. J. S. Nelson, has done a noble work for (Jod on my charge and throughout the District. nd I must say here, that no truer or tried soldier ever unsheathed the sword of the gospel or wielded it in my jree- ence with more direct or soul-saving effect than this gifted and useful minis ter of Jesus Christ. Xo man could be more popular among my people. A resolution was adopted by the last Quarterly Conference requesting the Bishop at the next Annual Conference to divide the circuit, but after a thor ough canvass, I am of the opinion this will not be wise or best just at this time; one strong man can do more good work than two feeble ones. I shall soon bid adieu to the familiar scenes and faces which now surround me, to look, perhaps, upon those new and strange, but shall always remeiubei Lincolnton as the home of some of my hnppiest years and the Methodist ,.f this circuit as some of my truest and b st friends. "Peace be to the brethren, and love, with faith from Cod the Father and Jesits ( 'hrist our Lord " Happy the man that shall be mv suc- eessor. i.et ins nr. st text lie, t lie lines have fallen to me in pleasant places." J. T. Hauius. HALIFAX CIRCUIT. Dkak Brethren : At our last Quar terly Conference held at Wcldon on the 14th of Sept., every cent of our Pastor and Presiding Elder's salary ought to have been paid, but times were hard and perhaps it was impossible for some of you to pay; but let us ask ourselves if we did the best we could ? Perhaps some did the best they could without making sacrifice. Is our Pastor to suf fer the stigma of not paying for the food he and his family eat because we will not make a little self-denial to pay him the amount we honestly owe him ? Re member, brethren, where there is no self denial there is no religion; and then the amount we owe our Pastor is just as honest a debt against us as though it were a store accout for goods bopght;aud when we joined the church we solemnly pledged ourselves to pay it. Reports to the last Quartet ly Confer ence show that we owe our Pastor and Presiding Elder $037. 5 ; over half the amount we obligate to pay. Of this amount Enfield owes .flll'J.37 ; llay woods 531. 15 ; Halifax CS.lS; Pierces t3.H); Weldou iH -" ; Smiths .fI3i'i.5D; Eu res $ 37.4H ; Farmwell :if. 75. These figures made it n Cessary lo call a meeting of the Stewards, which will be held at Halifax, on Sunday the Uth of November, giving you until the last moment to lay up a sufficient amount to pay your ijuartei age. Please make every effort possible; see your Steward and ay him before 1 he meet ing, so that be can pay up the whole amount for your church at that time, it will never do for us to let our Pastor and Elder go to Conference iu Novem ber without their pay. It. is too embar rassing to them. Unless we pay them they can't pay their debts, and some of their creditors may be ready to stigma tize them with dishonesty. The ladies will bear in mind that this is as much for them as the gentlemen. Please pardon me for writing thus. 1 hate it, but as your recording Steward, feel it my duty. Fraternally, (i:o. T. Simmons. Halifax, X. C, Oct. Pith, 187s. M it. Fiiitok : I have read the articles of the brethren on the moral status of infants as published through the Anvii rviK with care and with an earnest desire to be benefitted : but with ail due respect to tliein. I must confess that they have not been as definite as the case requires. I would like forlheiu to define their position w ith reference to the point or points on f he subject in which they dillcr from our standard authors, for it seems to me there is iiite a difference between tliem. One of two things is true, children are born in a state of moral corruption or in a state of moral purity. Now brethren, which position do yon take? Please answer and oblige a lover of the doc trines of the Methodist ('hiir -h as en doiiSed by Wesley. W.'il-on and others. Yours in Christ, J Dam Mi M v. Lumbertoii, X. C. Oct. Kith.: .1878. Rev.C. W. Hardison writes from 'okes burj" Circuit, Oct. the 15th : "During the past two weeks, the Lord has blessed us with a glorious revival at 'okesbury, and at Bethany. Many rejoiced, "with joy unspeakable and full of glory." About eighteen persons were converted, and several backsliders reclaimed. Ten joined our Church, and others are ex pected to do so Father (irav was with us, ami la bored hard to bring sinners to Christ. He was a blessing tons. Mav God bless him, and continue ti life and health L( ST. preserve his 1. That young man who has drifted away from the moorings of childhood, and from the authority of bis consci ence. "2. That young man who drinks a lit tle liquor'for its social cheer. 3. That young man who visits the en chantress. 4. That young man who suborns con science for gain. 5. That 3"oiing man who gambles to accommodate three other fools. 0.. That young man who substitutes wit for work, when his wit is so small that it must be helped by trickery. In all these cases the evil forces are liberated that usually make damnation only a question of time. Ex. Lai ohtei:. Take a good laugh when yo can. It will stretch out the con tracting wrinkles which gloom has deepened. Open up your souls to laugh at whatever will produce the sensation as women open their windows for a good balmy summer breeze. How hap py all would be if our fathers and mothers could keep their mirthfulness, and not have laughing-eyed hope crush-. ed out of them ! Presbyterian. The Church Missionary Society (English) has received .1525,000 from the widow of a clergyman. The Socie ty estimates its ordinary expenditures for the year at over tf 1,000,000. In Massachusetts, Rev W H Wil cox, of Reading, is to receive if 1.00,000 out of a million left for benevolent pur poses by the late Daniel P Stone, of Maiden. Such storms and stones arc not very often found. Ill; T (1 S-Mll--:s Jl who low )ti,t. devoting his scrOet-s to the yellow fever sufferers of Memphis Las returned to v- i. n . ..... ! : . i . . . .asuviiie to cuter upon ui mines Connection witti t he Medieil i epa i tmeiii of Vanderbilt University. He w is pies ented with a fine 11 im-dal by some of his friends a few days ago. Till Catlmlie Priest ivhodied in Cli.it- tauooga a few day ago was P. Kvau and j not A. J. Kvau, llie poet priest, as some of our exchanges have it. j .Ti ix.K. Jamks Jacks is, oi Get thinks Mormonism '"a drend'ui anee, - K,n the American body politic'' -unit si vs. j if milder remedies d inl venvve it, thel knife uml he applied. The lodge has! pcentlv bc-ju anion;,' "the Saints." j KELIGIOUS BKEVITI KS. There are 100,000 Israelites in San Francisco, and 10,000 more in the rest of California. Rev. Mr. M'Kay, of the Chinese Mission at Formosa, Las married a Chinese wife, a native Christian. He is the lirst missionary who has married an Oriental wife. Rev II II Tucker, I.L.I , is to be come editor of the Christian Index, at Atlanta, Ga., and Key R W. Fuller, D. !., is also to serve the paper in an edi torial capacity. The Protestant Episcopalians of Chicago will start a weekly newspaper, devoted mainly to their tenets, early in November. It will be called "The Living Church." Mrs. Mark Hopkins, widow of the California millionaire, has given if 1,000 for furnishing the chapel ol the church at Great Barrington, Mass., her native place. Rev. Dr. Deems, of the Church of the Strangers, has been made a mem ber of the Philosophical Society of ( ireat Britain. Kev John A Todd, D.D., the vet eran and genial Reformed pastor at Tarrytowti, N V., is to receive a lega -y of $5,000 under the will of the late Mrs Julia Storms of that village. Rev Arthur Tooth is holding "re treats" at the convent, Woodside, Croydon. In consequence of a proclamation of amnesty by the Grand Council of Switzerland to those Cathoiie priests who were in exile, the priests are re turning to their parishes. The New York Synod of the Re formed Episcopal Church will meet in the Church of 'the Kedempt ion, Green point, October 1". Ten Churches iu New York and vicinity are entitled to representation in the Synod. Rev Dr Cuyler has returned from his prolonged visit to California, and has been heartily welcomed. His church in Brooklyn has been refitted and deco rated. P B ILi.Ieburst, of Belfast, Me., was a Unitarian, yet in his will were found bequests of if 1, 000 lo each of the MethodiM Churches of the place. There are 88 Sunday-schools in Paris, with 7i0 teachers and 8,400 scholars. Twenty-five years ago there were but 13, and hardly any of them were organized as the modern Sunday schools are. Mr. Spnrgeon, who has beei fering much from ill health lately the other day: '"When 1 took the suf said Tab- ernaele I expected it woii'd kill me in seven yea r. J Lave emit rived to exist fourteen, but 1 .cannot last much lon ger." Dr Budingtoii, of Brooklyn, writes in good sj.iiits from Paris, just in from Geneva, that b has taken passage for home by steamer of Oct. 5. An opera tion for the trouble of the lip, that took him abroad, was skillfully performed in London, and proved entirely successful. The lip has healed without deformity, or prospect of a return of the disease. . -.. . MISSIONARY NOTES. The New York City Protestant Episcopal Missionary Society report re ceipts for the year at $-.'0,000, and ex penditures at $3,000. Keshub Chunder Sen., leader of the native Theisiic Church of India, the Brahnio Somaj, is dangerously ill with fever. The American baptist missionary in Ongolc, India, baptized, between June 10 and July 31,8,f!t converts from Hinduism. The Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions announces that its receipts for August and September fall short of its expenditures by $10,500. The American Board of Missions reports 1G missions, 70 stations, and 5:20 out-stations; 1,540 missionaries, teachers, and other agents employed; 2 18 churches, and 1 '.1,7 SI members an increase of 1,223. There are fifteen Indian students at Hampton, Va. They worked through the summer, chielly on farms, earning money for their clothing and support. Seventy young men in all, and twenty two young women, remained at the In stitute the past summer, most of them finding employment. " I do not wish to go home to die; if I must die, I wish to die in the field 1 have chosen, that the people may see that the end ot my faith, at least, is in my entire devotion to my work.'' This is the language of one of our mission aries abroad, of whom we fear we shall hear too early that he has been called from labor to reward. The Nashville Advocate says: "The preparation ot the Life of Bishop Mar vin by Kev. T. M. Finney, D. D , has been interrupted since the first part of August no to a recent date by various bin lornnces, and especially by "the sick ness, of the author. He is now recover ed, and will give to the work his exclu sive time and industrous labor." It is ivitli pleasure that we call at tention to the new advertisement of Messrs. Jac b M. Mendell it Co., who have recently oi eu.-d a wholesale and r t.ul olgar and tobacco business in our eiiy, just opposite the Post Office. These gentlemen are fair dealers and will, no b-nbt, i.uild up -n excellent -rale throughout the srtrr mud ing coun try. Country uieicL.uits will do well to give them thci. orders. lACIIAXOE. Ziioii's Il.iudd : I five are loy.il lo the trul 'i we shall not be di --loyal to the state. United l'i . rl.yttrian : As fellow sufferers we are one, and the bond that binds the world ni.'st closely is that of pain. 3Lttodisf A, en. d r : The Christian life which compasses lowliest needs and stoops lo lowliest ol poor outcast sin ners, is the best exponent of the lowly Nazarene. Weekli) Wilms : We would say lo parents. If you imiild hcl the age to come, look well aitcr the hooks and pa pers which your boys and gills read, and prune most religiously their coin pauioiiship. Watch fi mi : The inajoiit ol minis ters caiin.il be eloquent, but must In content to be iu -I : net i ve, peisii.isi i e. Useful speakers, ii ho mayiieier iceciie applause, but may cause many to thank ( Jod for ibem. JValional fiaif.ixf : The heait ii man, wbieh ill the hour ol need ci ic oiit foi God, for the II . ing ill , teache us more wisely and nunc truly than tl,. "frigid philosophy" that does iml g.. back ol second causes. lle'i'jioux Herald : It is high litm to consider whether we can much loin; er Lave a Sabbath auithini; that i- worth v of I hat name-, il Christ i,-ni j pie encourage by their presence a:.; patronage the various devices for m il. ing it a day for I rathe and pleasure. , tlhristiaii at Work : The Christiani ty "filial family is a poor thing al l -i where t he tat her, a professing Christian man, finds lime for makim; iinmev -i days iu the week, but finds no lime in gathering his little flock about him ai i offering daily incense and praver. Methodint. Jii cordtr : The high. -I style of pleaching is lh.it which most accurately expounds, and m-i-l power fully applies, the word which is able fi. save the soul: that which, in piirMiiu its end, strikes, with Isaac Kaiiow. o: the understanding, and si ill more, nil:. Richard Baxter, oi t he conscience. .i I ' no sermon is worthy the name- whirn does not, in some degree, .oiifoini to tl, j. definition. GENERAL NEWS. N , Indiana's school fund is now $S,u 17, (I'Jj tho lurjjest held by auj Stale in ; Union. Mauy Chinese families kev p carrier pigeons, by which they sea l h ttera to their friends. Tho fa mi no in China leaves ILo yel low fever in the shade--7,000,000 deaths are reported. Tho Vienna mid Constantinople Railroad wi'l be l.'di) miles in length, of v which only i:rj miles rcmalu DO built. r j nere are ominous signs ol tho re newal of disturbances in Spam; brigand age and highway robbery ai o said to bo largely increasing. Teetotalers will bo interested to ' know that the iiiit.rcfa is committing t great lavages among the vinos io the North of Portugal. ' Amentia, or bloodlessness, is becom ing common among English colliers. It is supposed that want of fresh air and light is a chief cause. Mr. Burchnrd llnyes, the eldest Son of the Prefident, l'-e; finished his law studies and intend.-. I j open an ofiice in Toledo, O., tins autumn. He is spoken of as a y m.g nen leinau f l. yh charac ter and good atlsiitinien'" . Dio Lewis, sifter three years iu Cal ifornia, took part, in a discussion of the Chinese question in bioslou, and claimed that tho Chinese are physically, morally, nud mentally superior to any other peo ple. Mr. Ho, one of the secretaries fit t cbeil to the Chiiito Eigation in Eng land, is engaged iu translating Shukf -peine into Chinese, nud Las miule con siderable progress in a translation of Blackstone's I'minueulara s. Miss Ilumh Bye, a Mahratia lady, knows by heart the 1H,(M 10 vers s of the Scriniiit Vagabitl, uud citu recite or ex plain any verse from any cbojit. r at a moment's notice. She also extemporizes Sanskrit verses with great facility. The London papers nre discussing the question of physician.' fees. A cor respondent says that he visited a doctor, and after consultation asked, "Vbat is your fee?'' His reply was characteristic: "Specialists aud extortionists charge two guineas, quacks abk La!f a guinea, but a physician's f c i-a guinea. I nm a pby sicit.n." A l'arsee lady joined the Metho dist Church iu Bombay, June lti, the . first instance when- a lady of that faith has publicly professe 1 Christianity. Since the beginning of the yellow fever epedemie, twenty-live ministers, representing nearly all the l'rotestant deiiomiiiat ions and including twelve Uo uian catholic pi i sts, h.i-e fallen victims to their heroic faithfulness. A foreign paper in our baud states that Portugal, with its colonies, has a poiilatioti of 7, lil ti. mill. m.t five percent, of whom can lead, and ':!y about three hundred of Loin are professed Chris tians, outside of the Catholic Church. In llie aoiiisiii,,n ,,f tl. island of Cyprus, England milled to t he number of her subjects 00,00(1 ( i reeks. o;,llIO Turks and S.IMItl t'ellahs and Arabs, and we notice ihat a coriespoudeul of one of the religion newspapers oilers fj."0 t. in augurate a mission anion" fl'. A Biblical enriosit y in llie I'jiglisli section of the I'aris exposition, which ittiaets 1'iM'uls is j'ie model of the Tab ernacle as it le .e.i, . oiling llie waiioei- iiigs ot the Isi alif. s. iu the desert. The exterior and interior are coisiuiete.l in strict accordance with the details given in the Old Testament. Subscribe for the Advocate. 1
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