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A' h. ffci r hi . Y -rs 1.3 ft. r. .?. J l i C.i'ti-rs-.s- V 1 t -. turni!t.1 .. snWii. I I a' ; i r t ..t'iJa -i ; i;-..., : (ji ; month?, I Ti :,: i - v I -u -i . ..! f ie N. O. Col,. : -' ! !" l'.-r .r. i.i u.l . preaoliers in tt;e boUD-ls .'?'. ar v:r authorised v ..i iw.-o. -:i te eceipt v . i a-. ,J I Ui W "' t V t . AdvoiV t aer M '.hei WOOIII. i-t, V'liil.V, 1 in we re Vei i us s:l h -c :! :i I. Uhtim lea in;- nin s ii glory, oil story, . . i C . I li' Hi- ,1, o m m u n i c a c c cl . A. vocate. i Fr: !i '.ling ijispol tem t kftuivs at Mi-. "cui tit t cin in the Ekveutu ;: i.uv. j aiii. r c jr;niin.'iit liit ; i.'.a-to! it jiie!-, i Av-.-iiae. certniii.'v ;:. Wlio- ::t i i.iv It i.- iliM"-: : De e :ug:vga; " jiis A Y l li.-.-.- "l,0iV cimrcii- i- wiii'ug ami ;.-! when they m i oi her way New (jvkcrs ... eia! worshij', : .-ith a pcr :A.y a iter 'iay. t tar iiiy leave li ' lights are a ti. .-1. ich- ji'e i a sy.-ieui ynipaihy with Yorkers. In he ever prav- .v strangeiy in .'.u-.r.i.ary New the qiiei-y, "If r t. ways saM b.is :iilit. because ne went to . 1 i . t ; i " t kuo.v what might hap .vt ; in the morning, because . v, i le a yak:; b .y could take . - in the 'lay time." :i- l,.--u a very marked decline wv.ii Pre1 y ieriani.stii of the A-i-eiubly. Centennial year rted ten churches with an a-1 ::eetvl it ie.'i n :x meni.jv-r.-hi if over four bun it l- :to-.v taueti to eigat. 1 nere tiuiii eighteen churches -hip of over three hun- at t . i 1 1 t uo.v ;ta a'i U'linv liv -n; v-tiiree. .-.-.aie dat-i L.iii'; were lift v-four iiavin. a m -iiii'ei shii of two ; .1 1 ire i an i up .l: is tneie aio :i;"tv one. On thousand four hundred ait I tiiir: --i' foar.;'i..-s uusuber less than ..ue ir.tiriiv-1, and eighty-seven with from two to ten members. There sei-m-t" be a disposition among - en- miiii-t-'i t-j i ) iia aooin !im:h one d'-u ; : ; 1 1 1 1 i .-1 1 ioii to ,in-it lii'r, aii 1 a case in p ,ia! has ju.-l oe rii ied in a Wesiein ,j i- eiiv, of a clergyman belonging to lb' Tabe!ua:l! iletii o.Ii.-t -Iiis:opnl Church g i'roai : re thence to t i a : tin 1st l i : e i si ( ' i li reii . a i id a M ji a i list st iiiort house, uid from ail in the vaiue city, t:tli-t rfc-en'us amrni. J'reaebing M.eci-.iiiy to children is be f; ,aii..g .p.itf a matter of usage and pop-iil.n-itv, not only -'to teach the young how to !;).;," but how to enter in earl v iii'e the straight and narrow path v.-hicli we are ini.ruct.e-l lea is up to the immortal lan-i of Go.!. This move nieiit b-i uot as far as I'nilad'dphia, from wbicli we hear le v. Ceo. Jacobs, of the Koiscopa! clergy, conteinplates a children's Sabbath, once a month, and La a special sermon 'or the little ones, who will be taught how to ftiitill their share in the services b chanting. The Jews of the Synagogue of Shaa . raz Tefilla, one of the most thorough ly orthodox congregations, have been in bilging in rather spirited, not to say noisy, discussions on the subject of women occupying the seats for centuries devoted exclusively to men. This edi fbo has fallen deplorably behind finan cially, and these embarrassments have brought about a meeting of the trustees, who suggest that a few "additional at tractions" would quite likely restore their pristine power and replenish the treasury. Formerly the circumcised Jew sat down stairs, clothed in the Talath of supreme, sanctification the ladies out of sight; now it is agitated ft 3 to the faa-iibility of giving women a t t " a was l h Ki P.L.VK -v RKID, Kjh runs. Publishers, and Pitoi'i:ii:ioits. 7l "VA in ui. A y ill. slitu oliauoe to J.aiiakc of iti j.laii .,! salvation ami allow a wii'u to sit liosi.ie iter Iiii.sbautl down stairs. This rcl.utti !T'h)SM'il is not coiifin. l to this Syna ."mie, though tiioy have Iii'ro.ln-vJ ii. i lie sctMiis to w sjuva.iii:;, au l in :: i:'ilt; t ine tin; magniiici-nt l ititai !iaiil- Jtl 'lown fr.nu Moa-s. tls,. i'n.i a,. ana I'ati iarcli will iru e j'nssivl awa, aii;l tlio .low is!; st'rviot: lost its most salient cna'afU'iistits. Til.' Jews are sorionsly nei-liin-' the ';oii i,;ty iif introauviiiy t raiiicii eboit s, atnon other -'mUi aei i-as." The l'aiitoii.-s, .m the i..;traiy, are luo.lera-tin- their style juimanly. A eoneeit, orlestival was la'ely -iven, siarie.l origin -My l.yDi. i'latik i)e Witt. le.-geiishurg-, Davaria, :;r the s..le inu ni of esial-iishiug (lie .o"!vj,li,,!iie ,yle of muMO in einnch 's. Thee .,, t SIM anviitu not are itlc, i ) lie jir..- such iMiupiisiiious !('( Kill y minted by tne new chinch music ideals. Rossini, Verdi, Mozart--wh..s- twclriii mass .and other very niagniiiceiit composition.-: are especial vorites.have been struck out, together with such compos ers as Co!ieral!o. Lanipillntte, ic. Ave Veruit! a!o;.e, of all the grand ,dd mas ter-pieces, is retained, but even this will gradually yield. This society has nlv started, and when thev have -aiiied full strength the slow movements of Dr. Y arts and the old Scotch Covenanters will be the rule. The Presbyterians are taking the lead in questioning the propriet y of let t in- the "world have all the best tunes," and they are rciiderinir "Ibick of A-es" and lesus, lov,-r f my soul," in measure fully adapted to the most enchanting operatic im io.ia's. 1 he .Methodists are de onil I v coiisnter- lag the itineracy system and ti in of the pre-. ;nt limitation "the rela ifthe pas- i. ii.ti icilli to tae Coii'lHloi; ui .Mi tfloiflslil ill Brooklyn, and taking such action with regard to memorializing the (mm-ij! Conierenee as may be deemed best for the interest- of the Methodist Kjdseopal '- b:;rc!i.'' Tucy haw had .-evetai iueel- ..... . .i l-. ...t i lags itn! many .tih. r 'si i, te l. Their ii a -toi-IIV evel.iil :. e 'Cut ev.l!' mee-in : 1 a re; lit rep- tiioiiub j illation rty-itve cliuiviies v. Mi live j it.- II I. i each. So tar li.e Jbook- i ,i Ivu lavmeu have been deb-ate, 1 in -i!,.,l- : l-niiig the three years pastorate svstem, by a close majority, and the matter re mains temporality stain . One o the oldest representatives ol aa ancient Knickerbocker family died ;a the -treet on Saturday evenin - liav- rag iaiien in an apopift.i:ent;a:id breath- j ing her la-l before she t'ouid be cariied I home. Miss V;il Iron's funeral occur red at S Lafayette Place, aud.by her re quesi, was one of the veiy old-fashioned kind. Instead of a hearse and carriaov-s, the coiiin was btnu.. on the shoulders of men and coveted with a heavy pall, and followed by the mourning train to the place of the dead's repose. It was Ctrried through the street to St. Mark's church-yard, where the old family vault of the Waldrons is located. Four mil lions is said to be the smallest figure she leaves for her heirs t ) represent. New York, Dec. 0, lsy.S. OUR COLLEGES. The Committee on Education submit tal the following, which was adopted: TKISITV OI. I. "Whkiieas, There is urgent net d that Trinity, our only male college, should be placed on a sure, linn base, relieved from all damaging influences of debt, and be fully equipped for the great work of thorough Christian culture; therefore, Itesoloetl, 1st. That we approve the proposition ot the trustees to raise flC, iKM for the College next year. J2eolt)iiil, 2nd. That we endorse the appointment of Prof. O. V. Carr, and Rev. N. Y. Jurney, as agents fir Trin ity College, and that the bishop is here by requested to appoint X. M. Jurney, upon said agency. llesolwil, 'inl. That so far as we can, we wll assist the agents in raising the money. Jl'solced, 4th. That the nomina tion of H. T. Hudson, Dr. J. :V. Mc Gee, AY. C. Wilson and T. II. Purnell, as trustees, is hereby confirmed. Jiexolced, 5th. That Trinity Col lege and Greensboro Female College are most eaine;.t!y recommended to the pat ronage of our people and the public gen erally, and that wc will labor with re newed zeal to increase the number of students in each, for the incoming DAVENPORT FEMALE fOLLEOE. "Wc fully recognize the value of Da venport Female College as an institu tion for higher culture and the impor tance to the Church of such an institu tion in that locality, and hope the day is not far distant when it will be com pletely re-built and fully equipped for a career of usefulness; therefore, Ilesolned, That the trustees of Dav enport Female College are hereby au thorized to appoint an agent, whenever they may deem it proper to do so, and that we will aid such agent so far as we can. OKEKXSltonO FEMALE COLLEGE. This institution of learning, capable of so much usefulness, is at present very much, bunkned with debt, and your I li tin . ' mm ffi iME iwaa eoiinnitteo snhmit the following for it reliel'. ist. That this conference hereby un hesitatingly recognize the just ice of this It-lii and the consequent obligation to j-:y its entire atnount. This tlebt has been incurreit by the (.'hurch at large, by her legiiiaiate agents, and evt;ry step taken in its accumulation has been carefully maiuigcd by discreet men, .-aneuoned bv the Conference and the 'hurch. We ludd, therefore that all .-1 i .... - . i . . . . jiossuiie measures oc laKen lor its liqui bit ion. Ld. ihat we lospectfully ask the r .i ii ei eon ins til i ho COUCge lO ITIVe US 8 much iadulgi iice in the payment of tin said debt as possible. oru. mat tlie trustees inaugurate, as soon as they may deem it practica ble, a plan similar to that prepared for tue relief of our Publishing House, tin .i o..:?.. . i- ...i..-..i i i f, .i oeiaus ui which to ue leit to liie man agement of the trustees, and that a call for sbuscriptioiis be made immediate ly." The portions of the report which re- fenetl to Trinity and Davenport Colleges were adopted without discussion, and unanimously . The report on Creensboro College caused considerable discussion, the speakers all agreeing that the debt must be paid at all hazards at early as possi ble, the point of difference between them being the method or plan of proceeding. Several amendments were submitted, but pending the vote on these, the spec ial order for 12 o'clock, being the re port of the committee on memorials, was announced and the subject was laid on the table. At the afternoon session of the Con ference, Dr. Craven offered ths follow ing as a substitute for the resolution of the committee on education touching the plan ot raising money for the institution, which was adopted." "That we recommend that the trus tees, as soon as practicable, inaugurate some measures to relieve the college fro.. debt, if po.sible to do so, and we will aid. so fir as we can. in the execution of such p!a,.s as they may adopt.' THE LAST FOUR-AXD TWENTY HOCKS. ALEX NHF.P. Jl'l.AUItKX, H. U. Did yon over m tice the large space o;ciipiei! in Matthew's Gospel by the record of the last day of Cnrist's public ministry, and how much of all that we know of His mission and message, and the luture of the world and of all men, we owe to the teaching of these four-and-tweuty hours ? Let me put together in a word what happened on that day. It included the conversation with the chief priests and elders about the bap tism of John, the parable of the house holder that planted a vineyard and dig ged a wine-press, the parable of the kingdom of heaven, ' the controversy with the Herodians about the tribute money, the conversation with the Sad ducees about the resurrection, with the Pharisee about the great commandment in the law, the silencing of the Pharisee by pointing to the hundred and tenth Psalm, the warning of the multitude of the scribes and Pharisees who were hypocrites, protracted arid prolonged up to that wail of dissapointed love, 'Be hold your house is left unto you deso late." And, as though that had not been enough for one day,-- wiieu He is going home from the Temple to find for a night in that . quiet little home of Bethany the rest that 'lie1 wants,' as He rests wearily on the slopes of Olivet, the disciples come to Him, "Tell us when all these things be ? ami what shall be the signs of Thy coming?' and there follows all that wonderful prophecy of the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the world, the parable of the fig tree, the warning not to sutler the thief to come, and the promise of reward for the faithful and wise servant, the parable of the ten virgins and in all probability the 2arable of the king with the five talents; and the words that might be written in letters of fire, that tell us the final course of all things, and the judg ment ot life eternal and death everlast ing ! All that was the work of "one of the days of the Son of Man " Of him it was prophesied long ' ago, "For Jeru salem's sales I will not rest;" and His life on earth, as well as His life iri heaven, fulfills the prediction the one by the toilsomeness of His service,' the other by the unceasing energy of "His exalted power. He toiled unwearied here, He works unresting there. Pilta burg Advocate. '. In view of the recent death, of the Imperial Prince and the failure of the direct line of succession, the emperor :o Japan has adopted Prince Saweno-miya a "fine intelligent boy of twelve,' eldest son of H. I. H. Azisugaw ' no-miya as his son and heir, and presented him with the ceremonial robe at the Imperi al Palace, in the presence of the Empress Dowager and others o the Im perial family. Ex. Talents are best nurtured in solitude; character is best formed in the stormy billows of the world. Goethe. ' J lu' laith Oice delivered t iho Haiti t. S'ubUshccl in tlif ntctf of EaleigJV, JST. 0., Aednesclay, Dec. 18th, . SOURCE OJf i. PERSONAL - i : LEAUfY. A beautiftil person is tin; natural form of a I.eiiiniiul soul. : The mind build: ris house. The soul takes piece lenee of riie body, and shapes the botU to its own likeness. A vacant mind takes all the meaning out of the fairest fiee. A sensual disposition deforms the handsomest features. A cold, selfish heart shrivels and distorts the best looks A mean, irrovelliinr stiirit takes nil the dignity out of the figure and all the char acter out of the countenance A cher ished hatted transforms the most beau iiful linwments into an image of ugli ness. It is impossible to preserve good looks with brood of bad passions feed ing on the blood, a set of low loves tramping through the heart, and a sel fish, vsd-'i.ifnl -spirit enthroned in the will, as to preserve the bounty of an ele gant. mansion with a litter of swine in t!a basement, a tribe of gypsies in the pa- ior, and owls and vultures in the tip per part'. ,.iadness and beauty will no more keep company a great while than pi. isoii will consort with health, or an elegant carving mirvive the fnrnace fire. The oxrie; iment of putting them togeth er has been tried for thousands of years, but with one unvarying result. There is no wulptor like the mind. There is notliing that so felines, polishes and en nobles fiiee and mien as the constant presence of great thoughts. The man who lives in the region of ideas, moon beams though tbey.be, becomes idealiz ed. Thuie are no arts, no irvmnasties. oi no cosmetics which can contribute a tithe so much to the dignity, the strength, the ennobling of a man's looks as a g:eat purpose, a high determination, a noble principle, an unquenchable enthu siasm .but more powerful still tli.ni a-n tu ih;se as a beautiher of tl li lll-s:ON is fie overmastering purpose and perva- ung ui.-position of kindness in the neart. Afleciion is the organizing force in tne unman constitution. V, oman is itrer than man because siie has more flection i 'ii'ii man. Loveliness is the out sloe ol love. Kindness, sweet ness 'd wilt, -i nrevnilimr desire and de- termin aii in to make others happv, make the body a temple of the Holy Ghost. The soul that is full of pure and gen erous affections fashions the features in to its own angelic likeness, as the rose by inherent impulse nmirn in Si-,ioo and blossoms into loveliness which art can not equal. There is nothing on earth which so quickly transfigures a person ality, le'bies, exalts, irradiates with heaven's own impress of loveliness, as a pervading, prevailing kindness of heart. The angels are beautiful because they are good, and God is beauty because he is love. Home Journal. THE DARK AND THE BRIGHT SIDE. While Talmage is regaling his 'Brook lyn Tabernacle' audiences with glimp ses of the lower life of Xew Y'ork, Dr. J. P. Newman is at the much more grate ful work of showing the 'Bright Side of Newr York.' The Methodist quotes in full one of his recent discourses: 'Last year 25,000 families were visit ed by the- benevolent; 53,000 needy per sons were relieved; 80,000 persons re ceived meals, each meal costing but five cents; 972,000 moals were given away; 337,000 free lodgings were provided. At bur dispensaries, 320,000 sick were cared for; 74,000 children are to be added; 18, OilO neglected girls were gathered into charity schools; 001 destitute girls were furnished with situations; 6,800 adults were also provided with situations; 258, OOff free lodgings were provided for girls and boys: 2,o!0 in'a'its were gathered into nursing arms; 500 sailors were housed; 255 blind persons, 291 insane persons and G01 deaf antl dumb persons were cared for.' ,,.... - 'There are so many inritintions of char ity 315 in the city, and they are so el igibly located, there is no need of suffer ing. : In other words, I want to make Ibis assertion, that tho tnau or woman who suffers in J.ew York, because of poverty or of sickness, is responsible, and not the city.' . Unman nature is bad enough, in all conscience; but there is no evil nor ill to which the provisions of the grace of Christ are not abundantly 6nAicient.It is certainly more promotive of just views of God's glory to think of the beauty of charity and the sufficiency of grace, than to think of the enormous evils of our suf fering, degraded neighbors, j If we think of them both, for they stand necessarily co-related, then let us not think of the poor Unfortunates to laugh at their ex cesses, but glorify God in the offers of his mercy to save them Ex. How constant and complete ought to be our preparation to meet onr God ! Hbw near we are to the eternal world and how ceaseless ought our care to he to keep our lights trimmed and burning, waiting for the coming of our Lord ! Oh ! unspeakable blessing to be ready to go in with Jesus when He calls us. Then let us live, with our hearts ever fixed on Christ; and then, whoever of us is called first for we must go alone it matters hut Kttle, for we will meet in heaven and spend eternity together, fiishop Cummins, &Ttoh$iUsm in Zioxth imim. THE MISSIONARY SPIRIT Oli DEATH. Ye heard a minister remark recently th.t his people were strongly disinclin ed (j contribute to the support of for eign missions. They gave promptly to tlie sipport o1' tin ir pastor; they would respmnl to the appeal in behalf ofdo ncstic missions or the conference fund, bit were 'eluctant to give to send the go.pt'1 to other nations. On inquiry we earned that there had been no con versoiis in that charge the past year. Ihei; had been none (or several years. Then had been very few accessions by ritual Nearly all the additions to the church were by letter. Were immigra tion to .-ease, thai church would tlie. Ye .vish some out; who has a taste for statistics would gather up the data beaiinj. on this point. Judging from the far:s atom- command, we are satis lied tint, with but few, if any- excep tions, t. can be shown that where a church loses the missionary spirit, it spirituilly begins to decline. Chris tianity is essentially aggressive. The commaid of the Master was to go. The broad joininissioii under which e'ery preach';- ami every church must act sends .hem to the nations. The love of Chris can not abide w ith that selfish ness, vhich has no care whether others perish, provided its salvation is secure. Its coist raining force semis it forth to win tie perishing from their doom. If fettered by worhlliness antl smothered in selfishness it will die. When a Christian becoires indifferent respecting the salva tion of others and can be content while men pen'sh around him, the grace of the Christian character must decline; and a church that looks only at its own weal nd caies only for its own members, will sooi feel the stillness of spiritual leath resting on all its movements 2xas 'Jirisiian Advocate. THE SEAR.T11XG OUESl'ION WHAT SHALL IT PROFIT A MAN ? "What shall it profit a man," asks our Saviour, "though he gain the whole world, ami lose his own soul ?"' It is well for young men, just staiting in life, to keep this question constantly before them, as the guiding star in th""' business career, if they heed its admonition, it will be sure to direct their feet aright. It implies that men may take advantages, which, in the end, will not profit them, and that riches may be accumulated at too great cost. Some persons try to compensate for making money wrongfully by applying a portion of it to benevolent objects. They seem to think that ten per cent, off for righteousness, will atone for any amount of sin. All such standards of morality are illusory and erroneous. Every transac tion in business must stand or fall by its own quality. The same test must be ajiplied to it which would be the cor rect one if it were the only act of a man's life. We know this is a severe rule; but what authority is there for adopting any other ? However diflicnlt it may be, therefore, it is our duty to square our conduct to it. But principles which may seem, at first, hard to be complied with, become comparatively easy when once fully adopted and adhered to with unexcept ionable firmness. Let a young man begin right, and the road before him is smooth as well as straight. If it is wrong, I will not do it, no matter what, is the temptation: let him say this to himself, and the battle of re sistance is already half won. Let him ever bear in mind the source from which the question came that it was asked by one who knew the awful sol emnity of the inquiry "What shall it profit a man, though he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul:" It matters not what the amount of the advantage may be, even if it were the whole world, it shall not profit a man to gain it by any violation of his conscience. He is richer who has nothing, antl feels that he has wronged no one, than the possessor of broad acres and of millions of dollars dishon estly acquired. Whatever advantages wealth may possess, there is something else of a still higher value. C. II. Ledger. REASON'S FOR BEING HOLY. A man who has been redeemed by the blood of the Son of God should be pure. He who is an heir of life should be holy. He who is attended by celes tial beings, and who is soon he knows not how soon to be translated to heaven, should be holy. Are angels my attendants ? Then I should walk worthy of my companion ship. Am I so soon to go and dwell with angels ? Then I should be pure, Are these feet so soon to traad the courts of heaven ? Is this tongue soon to unite with heavenly beings in praising God ? Are these eyes of mine so soon to look on the throne of eternal glory, and on the ascendetl Redeemer ? Then these feet, and eyes, and lips should he pure and holy, and I should be dead to the world, and live for heaven. Albert SUBSCRIPTION 1878. WALK IN THE LIGHT. Christian World. It was wise as well as tender advice that the tjuaker lady gave to one who went, to her in an hour of perplexity: "What you have seen in tin; light never doubt in the darkness." And turning over the pages of Dr. Martineau's "Honrs of Thought,'' we come upon the same suggestive ami most helpful .senti ment: "In every earnest life there are weary flats to tread, with tlie heavens out of sight no sun, no moon and not a tint of life upon the path below; when the only guidance is the faith of bright er hours and the secret Hand we are too numb and dark to feel." But before such counsel of confidence can become of practical use, it is evident that we must, iti our days of mental ami spirit ual health, really assure ourselves of those principles and truths that are to be our stay antl comfort in days of w eak ness and of gloom. It is often because we never really learn any thing in the light that we have nothing to sustain us in darkness. To say over our religious beliefs is one thing, and to realize them to our intellects and consciences is an other and often very different thing. The want for us all in these days, as in most previous days, is a living faith a "faith that works by love and purifies the heart." Possessing this, we shall be able to walk even through the valley of the shadow of death and fear no evil. SECRET PRAYER. At this moment we need to know what the clearest ideas are concerning prayer, for some of us are in danger of falling into the devotional mood as a mere luxury. Some of us arc. perhaps, on the edge of religion, and yet not out of the domain of mere religious senti mentality. It is imtortant for a Christian to know what prayer is: but most important of it all is that the re ligiously resolute should know that prayev means adoration, thanksging.and petition; it means self-commitment to God; it means the utterance of the pe tition, "Thy will be done;" else prayer is 3 vain repetition, and that is no pray er at all. Secret prayer, of all forms of prayer, "e oit"ist. Idlest bv Kupmt tiansfiirnra- tion of the soul. Shut the closet door, and you will find that God will meet you in secret as never before. There is a subtle power in being alone with God, for that solitude has in it a great secret namely, that there is no solitude. W. Advocate. 1 AM. Whoever conceived a mor.3 beautiful illustration of this sublime text than the following by Bishop Beveridge : I am. 'He doth not say I am their light, their guide, their strength, or tower, but only 1 am ' He sets His hand as it were to a blank, that His people may write under it what they please that is good for them . A.s if he should say, are they weak ? I am strength. Arc they poor ? I am all riches. Are they in trouble ? I am comfort. Are they sick? Iam health. Are they dying ? Iam life. Have they nothing ? I am all things. I am wisdom antl power. Iam justice and mercy. I am grace and goodness. I am glory, beauty, holiness, eminency, superemineucy, perfection, all-sufficiency, eternity ! Jehovah, Iam. What ever is amiable in itself, or desirable unto them, that I am. Whatever is pure and holy; whatsoever is great and pleasant, whatsoever is good or needful to make men happy, that I -." Ex. CONGREGATIONAL SINGING. Wcf-.tcrn Recorder. For years the pulpits and the relig ious press of our land have been calling for "Congregational singing." There has been no end of talk, of good advice, of discarding old hymn-books and buy ing new ones. But somehow, with most churches, the results appear to be meagre indeed. The music publish ers have been about the only ones bene fitted. Here and there a temporary in terest has been created. But as a gen eral thing, the congregations do not sing, and the whole matter of church music is remanded back to that much presuming and much-enduring body of young people in the corner.or the organ loft, "the choir." 'He will draw nigh to you.' What a sublime and beautiful conception that of God and man approaching each oth er, coming near together: man the weak, the sinful, the unworthy, and God the Almighty, the infinitely merciful, and good ! The man approaches by faith; God, with open and perfect vision. Man app-oaches penitently; God forgivingly. Man comes in utter poverty; God ap proaches with hands filled with all good things. Man draws nigh sorrow fully; God comes bearing the balm of heavenly consolation. Man approaches diseased and helpless; God approaches with the power and will to cleanse from all unrighteousness. It is a meeting, not with dread on the one hand, and wrath on the other, but a coming to gether within the atmosphere of infinite and oterual mercy. i-lion's Heralch PKlOE: 2.(M Peu Annum, is Ai.vantk. Number 11). HOW IT IS DONE. Scene in a library gentleman bitsv writ ing--child enters. "Father, give me a penny." "Haven't gof any; don't bother inc." "Rut, father, I want it; something particular." "1 tell you I haven't got one about tne." "I must have one; y, u promised me one." "1 did no such thing; I won't give yon any iiiort; jiehi.ies; you spend too many. Ii':; all wrong I Won't giw it to you, so go away." Chiid begins to whimper. "I think you might give me one; it's really mean. "No go away I won't do it, so there's an end of it." Child cries, teases, coaxes father gets out of patience, puts his hand in his pocket, takes out a penny and throws it to the child. "Theie, take it, and don't come back again to-day.'' Child smiles, looks shy, goes out con queror determined to renew the strug gle in the afternoon with the certainty of like results. Scene in the street two boys plav ing mother opens the door, calls to one of them, her own son. "Joe, come into the house instantly." Joe pays no attention. "Joe, do you hear me? If you don't come, I'll give you a good beating." Joe smiles and continues to play; his companion is alarmed for hiai, and ad vises him to obey. "You'll catch if if von t!o rot uo, Joe." "Oh, no, i w on't; she always says so, but 'never does. I ain't afraid." Mother goes back into the house greatly put out, a.nl thinking hcself a martyr to bad children. That's the way, parents; show your children by your example that you are weak, undecided, uiitniihful, and tin y learn aptly enough to despiso your au thority and regard your word as noth ing. Ej-. THEY DO NOT FORGET IT. It is seldom men leave home without forgetting something. A rather re markable case of good memory recently came under our observation. A party, nearly a half do.eii gentlemen, wen called to an adjoining city on official business anil not one of them forgot to take a well filled bottle w itb him. Each one was under the impression that he was the prudent man of the crowd until one of them sat down on the pocket of his overcoat aim then the fact leaked out with his whisky. Of course all en joyed the joke hugely, ami quizzed their unlucky friend without mercy about carrying a bottle with him, when an examination proved each man had also a bottle in his pocket. Men will forget their prayers, forget the commissions their wives intrust to them when they leave the breakfast table for their places of business, but their memories are as true to their bottle as the needle is to the pole. Te.p,i3 Adrorat,; GIRLS, READ THIS. The time has passed when woman must be pale, delicate, to be interesting when she must be totally ignorant of all practical knowledge, to be called re fined and highbred when she must know nothing of the current political news of the day, or be called masculine antl strong-minded. It is not a sign of high birth or refinement to be sickly and ignorant. Those who affect any thing of the kind arc behind the times, aud must shake ami air themselves, mentally, physiealh. or drop under the firm strides of common sense ideas, and be crushed into utter insignificance. In these days an active, rosy faced girl, with quick brain and clear, warm, light heart, a temper quickly heated at in tended insult or injury, and just as quick to forgive; whose feet can run as fast as her tongue, and not pat her out of breath; who is not afraid of freckles, or to breathe the pure air of heaven, un restrained by the draw-i curtains of a close carriage; and, above all, who can iqicak ber mind ami give her opinion on important topics which interest intel ligent people is the true girl who will make a good woman. Even fops ami dandies, who strongly oppose woman's rights, like a woman who can talk well, even if she is not handsome. Wesleya?t Advocate. BARNACLES. Interior. There are a great many dead weights in all our churches people who adii nothing to their spiritual activity or their strength in any direction. Tht y are barnacles on the boat. They ch g the voyage they are sworn to help. What we want is, not more fruit in the garden of tne Lord, but better fruit; nit more names on the church register, but holier hearts among the people. Chur ches would probably gain threefold in every sort of strength if the tree were shaken, if the members who have only a name to live had not even a name to live, OiFi.-E Cor. Dawsos it IIargktt Sts HATES of AOVEItTIslNu: ISPAi'E. l Sjiiiir 4 Si unit's. 4 Coi'lll!. j I'vl'iui) 1 Culutui. 1 Wekk. 1 AiM niw C liuil. iyt( t 1 1) IX) 4 OUJ A (Hi! U (lilt TOO IS 00 , 1 00 li 00 , Ml M f-0 o; 75 (Mg l I V , 3l (H :u oi' . Ml Oil ' 'h 0O 140 th- 20 00 it M OA "."i CO 14i 00 i'm 00 0 uu , 7 Ou 1 1) Ou , 1J .Ml . 'JO IKt li 00 I Adverlin-iuoian will be changed once every tliroe mo ui" withuut k'lui iona ct-arao. Fi e every otlt jf .hanBc ihern will be en extra etiarjie of twenty Oi .ttan inch. Twenty live jor rent. Is tilJetl to th abuva rati for pj fKial noti- in tlie Loral col iiiuti ieriiia. rash in advance, iiiilrrs otlnrw itr hiwI upon 'J lie al-ovc rates are luaj'tr li-au those ol iny oihtr rarer in tin, totitli ot the fame ohaia.-Ki' un.l circulation. M O R 15 llJX o'mTn .ATO NA LISM.' Examiner ami Chronicle. In utter contrast with sound ami iiealthftil denoiiiinatioiialislii is the spirit of the man who is nothing if not Lap list, or Methodist, or Episcopalian; w ho sees everything through denominational spectacles, and never opens his niouih except to proclaim the glories of "my Church," antl the soundness of "niv erevd;" who distorts the Conviction w hich we con -edc his right to cherish that his denomination is nearer right than any other, into a belief that his denomination is absolutely perfect, and every other is utterly devoid of excel lence and inefficient for good. In every denomination there are such small, par ticular souls though they are happily less numerous now than formerly and we are profoundly grateful for the phrase which so aptly suggests their character and so mildly rebukes their defects: "morbid denominationalisin." oUACKERY OF THE TIMES. Th. ue is a good deal of quackery about hard times. Times always have been hard to him who making ten dol lars a month, spends ten dollars and twenty-live cents:. People with small incomes want to live like those with large resources. Ey no rule of arith metic can this be dono, and so, very soon, the times grow fearfully hard to them. People want to make money fast; are not satisfied with small gains; go in to speculation which can lie measured by no foot rule yet invented, and so, very soon, the times grow hard to them. Men want to eat without laboring for their food: spend their time at street cornersjin Tammany or other halls wor' -ing for the good of their country. It is no wonder times grow hard and discor dant to such. Southern Vhurchman. HELP YOLK PASTOR. California Christian Adroeate. A word of commendation and theic is always much to commend will help to make the preacher a blessing to your household. Then, if you wish your pastor to be a successful minister of Christ, and especially in your own fam i!y, give him all tho aid that is possi ble. If the preacher is God's servant, tne cnurcli and the congregation can render his work with them abundaiiily fVuit ful. There are, indeed, few if any barren years when the membership take hold and in good faith are co-workers with tho ministers who are appointed to labor with them in word and in doc trine. THE PIMJTIiSTAVrs Vl7o FELL. Wc learn from authentic sources that during the late yellow fever epidemic in the South, about forty Protestant ministers have fallen at their posts. In this connection we can not but remark the fact that, while the names of tho Catholic priests who fell w hile minis tering to tlie relief of the sick and dy. ing were sent out to the world by tele graph, only a few of the Protestant ministers who died were reported. It may be possible that it was through neglect that their names were not fur nished by their friends, yet the fact must strike every thoughtful mind as singular that the press, through its va rious chaniicls,secures so readily the in telligence which will pass to the credit of the Catholics while meagre reports are obtained respecting the services or sufferings of representatives of Protes tant churches. Wc would not abate one jot or title of the honor due the Catholic, who meets death in the dis charge of his duty ; but when the death roll of the Protestant clergy tells that they have been true to their trust,cvcii to the sepulchre, it is but just that they receive their meed of praise. Tcoi.i Advuealc. PARAGRAPHIC. A pulpit silent on temperance, dis credits itself as much as a pulpit silent on dishonesty. Rev. Joseph Cook. No flower can bloom in Paradise that is not transplanted from Gethscnianc; no one can taste of the fruit of the Tree of Life that has not tasted of the fruit of the Tree of Calvary. Leigh Rich month The sweetest life is to be ever making sacrifices for Christ; the hardest life a man can lead on earth, the most full of misery, is to be always doing his own will,seeking to please himself. Edward Bickeistcth. This seems to me a great truth, in any exile, or chaos whatsoever, that sor row was not given us for sorrow's sake, but always, and infallibly, as a lesson t) us, from which we are to learn some what, aud which, the somewhat onen learned, ceases to be sorrow. -Carlyle. Make the bridare from the cradle to manhood iust as lomr as vou can. Havn your child a child just as long as you -'ii:r i . . can, especially n you live in & city. . Bj not in haste to force your child into premature development by intellitrenrn or any thing else. Let it be a child. and not a little ape of a man running about the town. Spurgcon. Some one has beautifully said that "sincerity is speaking as we think, be lieving as we pretend, acting as wo profess, performing as wo promiso, ami belli- as we appear,
North Carolina Christian Advocate (Greensboro, N.C.)
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