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Vol. XXI II.
Raleigh, X. G, Wednesday, Dec. 25th, 1878.
Xuniber 50.
A
F.n the Advocate.
1MSH CniiRESPoND-KN'i".
A i 'i tiiiu w is recent i held in Edin-
ru.i in eonnoeiinn with i in? spread ot
. rm'i'ii' iv5 iiii- :i in Fiance. Dr.
I'h i !i-iin, .1 prominent clergyman of
his oitv. t ited that many persons v,-e:e
- !c ; u r an inti'ivs. in l liv o;r.":e of Pro
r.i religion in frame, who wished
; . ':i-ii' a daily p.qier started ill Paris
: . j iv ;o '!' I '" the ciiiw of Protostant
;.;!. M. G min'id said tlnit t lie French
i is:!' u!i.Mtitii!i. ami the
. a : tiiat tl,iy !i:i'l almost
i"v:i estranged ir tin religion.
it-- iii that country were a
;i i ill. Tiicv wore divided be
neri
tween thout-.eIvos, discussing the best
m-vias the work, instead of do-
luu it. 'L'iie very air was permeated
with Unman Catholic notions. The
I'ftw France received -luring the war of
17.' va certain! v deserved, ani
I he
ia:pv t.
say t hoy hail profited by
speaker fa hi there never
;:. Aii.itii.'r
.ii a b.-tter n:;-rtu:iity to evangelize
France than now. The plan to estab
liih a daily paper was adopted. No
nati 'H of i ti : i would reeeive more
lii. m the reception an. I spread of
the (
ispel than Franco
iekle, vola
1 are prone
vaga ryists,
ti!e Mini impulsive, its poopl
;., K- 1 Kv in'onariei antl
an-1 uiee. i. it -i superstitious, are m
ii.lel fanatics. The truth as it is in
is ui-uld i;io liitin the baiast which
nvc'l. and make them foremost in
nine a. id chief among the people
ading the worid in loyal homage to
feet of ii.i rir'itiul Sovereign, the
rinoe ot Peace.
Ti f il! i".;.i x ir ) n t'ie "Whitehall
.view
'inrc
:n mis:
. i i.
w-ii iive v ur realtors some
e i rvi -e which the Establish
;i nf lvi;!a'i 1 is rendering to
i. T:i ' Ti ictari an Movement
Piiiv X'wei-Hi and ilan-
h':i has ci r:aia!v I.orae its fruit. Since
tli?- , of ir-'i'itieuien; oS h ive gone over
: i the -'hit:cii .' it mio. No fewer than
ot the whole number have become
H :na:i Cath -lie priests, the English
.'rorch clergyuiea having furnished 50,
., i i the la.vm. n 33. The lists from
University of 'amli: idg show 112
j.i-i vciis. of wh in : were once Angli-
t clergy men and laymen the
wh --.I- number, again, having furnished
ii eaiau Catholic priests in this pro
! ,rti. I:', fr-.m thjf'hureh of England
."rvin-:i. an 1 15 from the laymen.
P'lttin-' ttie l " ' diversities to-pther
w an i taai
'verti.'' ali
l.rei K.i mom
thev have fiunished
Sntl
who n a iv- iiV'M
Mi . ,,f wh- Ill 12')
at the
io Ro-
....i. Caili.i V'f I ri sis. no tower than i
..j tin's ' having ..riginaily boon in 'holy
nrdi-p-' in iii Church of England. The
t,,tal nu'uWr of Anglican clergymen,
however, who have become 'seceders' to
the 'hureh of Rome, is much larger
:haa this-, embracing in all 3o, name
iv, 1 who have left Oxford and Cam
bridge direct for that Church, and 145
wh h ive g ae over other vise.
The "Review" does not !-tate that 45
the l.ovveits are avowed .Jesuits of
-,v hom Oxford hai furnished I'd and
( ' .a-ihii !ge 7. And still perversions go
i dailv, and Ritualism was never so
b .hi and rampant as now, nor so effi-
ia suinorviiig the interests of
i'o.orv. Instead of doing anything
dim, decided and earnest, to rebuke and
aoM
iato Rima'isni, the bishops counsel
connivance and toleration.
His lord-
-hip or Rochester has issued a long pas
t.-r.il, and although he disavows sym
i.:.i?,v with U'.tuaii.-ui. el he takes no
! i-ime ground of opposition. W her
di-establi-hniont comes it will accom
plish incalculable good- Rapid disin
tcur.ui 'ii will j..l!.w and each party
will become a separate sect.
Si.uriiOoii's old nialadv or ailment,
the gout, keeps him from the Taber
uncle. I lis son Thomas has taken his
place for one or two Sabbaths. He
nit the vigor, me pin nan .-uwmv.
nor the strong anointing of the father,
but his sermons show much talent and
promise. L'ke the father, he is Calvin-i-tic.
Those few sentences from a recent
.li-cour-e will not be unprofitable read
ing: ' Ttvre e's- n limit t, ra-jcr. The
L nd sa vs, " J here is nothing we may
not aik Him about." Some people
tell us it is no use to pray, for God
will rut alter his decrees; but since he
- . ' ....!..... . ...... 1. 1.. iii .i
has told us to pray, pray we mut.
He
has decreed that men shall pray. Those
other decrees we have nought to do
with, but with this we
have. He
savs, "1 wilt no enquired vi oy i" ""'-
ii i ' 1 ,t l.smcn
,,f i,. ,1 . Ir t,,r them." The text
savs "and supplication." Prayer must
be heart folt.not formal. We must come
as suppliants:
Prayer is the Christian's vital breath,
The Christian's native air;
His watchword at the gates of death;
lie enters heaven by prayer.
Prayer! 'tis the hand that takes the
harp from off the will ows, and bring
sweetest music from its strings. Prayer
is the white-robed angel that glistens
at the foot of the sepulchre where hopes
Lave hmg lain buried, and rolls away
the stono. I 'raver is the rope on earth
which rings tl. ,,.u ;., the eternal lml-
fry up yonder. It is the hand that
shakes the tree and brings down for us
the luscious fruits of promise. It i
the
off
hveath that drives the cloud
the face of Goi', and makes
from
the
shine forth once more. j
Prayer makes the darkened cloud witii- I
dtaw;
Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw; ;
( Jives exercise to faith and 'ow,
lirings every blessing from above."
Prayer is the most potential agency
tiic chuii h can use in doing the work as
signed to her by her risen ami ruling ;
TT 1 1 . li
rieau. it secures all necessary ivsoiirces,
and is not only the outcome of the Ilolv
Spirit's power upon the believer's heart, I
it commands the directed and exercised
power of God for others also, and la :ce
Mr. Spnrgeon is eoireet when he desig
nates prayer illimitable. Prayer has
also a rerlex influence which is most
precious and elevating. It raises the
christian very near to God; not onlv in j
communion, but in affinity and allilia-
tion realized aflinity experienced af- j
filiation. The prayerleis man occupies j
a position of dreary and dismal isolation I
a solitariness which will sooner or j
later be felt in all its terrible alotieuexs.
To be shut out from all intercourse with I
spiritual intelligences is a deprivation '
incalculable in its lossliness.
Although 1 have not seen a copy of
your paper since you have taken the j
tripod, yet I may not possibly be ad- i
judged presumptive it l welcome you to j
an honorable and usetnl cratthoou
confraternity, and no doubt you
H'"' I
wJ!1
soon demonstrate your lien to be en
rolled therewith. The press represent
ing your church is showing fresh indi
cations of vigor and hope, which must
cheer anil encourage the members of
your great
and l HOS J 0ri IliT ConneCtlO?l. '
. weas ana iiisipia press wiii do iiiue
service, but 1 am not acquainted with a
dull and pointie.ss pa nor amongst the
large family of A.do"c tt$ and their
valuable co-workers the M th d;s's.
Indeed, the religions press of your
c iniitry is it- strongest and saio.st bul
wark against all the evils, s e: i', polit
ical, moral and religious, winch may
exist. It is conducted and controlled
by good and true men men of broad
culture, ripe scholarship, and rich and
varied attainments men loyal to Chris
tianity as a creed, a power, and a life.
With such men at the holm, your re
ligious press will increase in useful
ness and power, ai.d continue to be in
creasing'y a blessing to your common
wealth. So may it ba
nsKr:vi:!i.
4 1 1 1 '111 l-. l
De
!nd, 17.
For the Advocali
OCR LITERATCRE!
People must and will learn something.
From the cradle to the grave ma.i is
learning and forgetting, but learns more
than he forgets, for while memory lasts
he retains much which was learned in
early life. Hence the importance of
learning every thing valuable, and noth
ing of no value, or that may prove in
jurious either to the soul or body in
time or .eternity. In order that the
rising generation may learn that of most
value to them and the world, our litera
ture should be of the purest and most
elevated character, and in order that it
be widely circulated and read, it should
be greatly cheapened so that the poorest
in every neighborhood might obtain it
and, if any are too poor to pay for it,
there should be provision made by the
Church, and those who are able to give,
to furnish the unfortunate with an abun
dance of sound and wholesome litera
ture. Xot only does the healthful
growth of the Church depend on the
distribution of truthful knowledge, bur
the go 1 of society in all its department
also. The developement of each mind and
body, as well as the salvation of the
souls of men, greatly depend on the ac
quisition of religious and practical
truths. Every writer and publisher of
good books, periodicals and papers,
should strive to make the best books.
or papers possible, and put the prices
so low that all may obtain them. When
wc remember that there are ten Rible
Societies in Europe and America -itrik-I'ncr
nil" nai li a Bible a minute and in
"
nearly two hundred different languages,
we must conclude that they must be sold
very low and given away, or many
copies would never be read. The young
mind is always ready, if properly manag
ed, to take hold of good reading matter
and learn that w hich is valuable. There
is a little girl of 5 or G years of age in
this community who learned to read in
a few months, and before she went to
school a day, except a few days to Sun
day School, by picking up a paper and
receiving a little instruction.
Then if we would have our children
properly taught, the Chuch to grow and
society improve.let every parent, teacher
of Sabbath and day school, minister and
layman, see that every child shall have
an opportunity of reading the best litera
ture. After a copy of a book or paper
is struck off, every additional one there
after may be cheapened until a very low
price is reached and every copy sent to
a post office, or community increases
the chances for a wide circulation, es
pecial ly i f worthy of public favor. Let
nnblishers give the world an improved
.1 n linn it literature.
aim v. .v..,. . .
anil lei us nee it
.,-lv- distributed and read hy tl.e
ptopei
that man may be benefited
thereby.
Jso. V.
Eupeptic Springs. X. C.
lsTs.
FoAKll.
Dec. 7th,
Tor t he Adv'oeate.
CHRISTMAS.
kiiom Lira.
Little Walter, a bright boy of 4 sum-
uiers. whose parents
were among the
i dead, is a companion of his aired and
very poor grandmother, who lives in
Charlotte, X. (.'.
' It was Christmas morning when he
awoke from his dreamy sleep, and as
'piiek as grandma could put on his lit
; tie laded clothes, out he ran, before the
: rusty looking house to see the crowd
pass and to hear the other children re
joice ovt-r wnat .Tanta-CIaus , had
brought them.
There the poor little orphan stood,
and I suppose lie thought that Sauta-
Claus had not been kind to him as to
the other children, and that nobody
cared for him but his old gandmother,
and she was notable to give him Christ
mas things.
While he was standing there a little
girl came along with her hands full of
nice things and her heart full of joy.
She saw the little follow and said to
!,;," What did Santa-Claus brin
V)lll (, answered with shame, for
he did not want to tell,) "Some apples."
"Ts that all ?" she said again; and he
answered this time with a nod. Her
sympathy was kindled for the little or
phan, so she divided with him, and his
eyes sparkled with joy as he ran into the
house to show what a little irirl had
,r!ion liirii Till liff .i-irl romnm
beied him again when dinner uine came
and cairied dinner to him and grandma
both. Words could not tell the hap
piness which was given by the kindness
of the little girl. She made herself
happy as well as tho little orphan and
his grandmother.
Reader, there are poor near you this
Christmas; do not forgot them, but sow
slcil ol kindness, for it will bless you
as well as others, and it will soften your
hearts and better prepare you for a
dwelling in the bettor Imid.
Remember the poor, and you will
plant a rose to bloo u in heaven.
A. I.. B.
K M.X1STIC TEXDEXCIcS
A cm respondent ol the C Picsby
terian" signing himself "Straw," co.'i
menting upon the apostacy of numbers
of the loading men of England to the
Romish Church, attributes this growing
tendency towards Rome to the effect of
prelacy upon its adherents. He declares
that the doctrine of Apostolical Succes
sion, and the claim of three orders in
the Ministry, prepare the mind of men
for the future step towards the Catholic
Church. Disclaiming a want of charity
the correspondent adds:
"Who does not know that Episcopacy
in this State despises all other forms of
Christianity, and disowns all fellowship
with other churches? Who does not know
that Episcopacy constitutes itself a med
iator between men and Christ, invitiug
all to her Sacraments, that through the
sacraments they may obtain an interest
in Christ ? vVho, save the blind and
the deaf, do not. know that a spiritual
regeneration as held by the church of
the reformers is scouted ?s fanaticism,
and sinners are urged to join the church as
the first thing needful ? And knowing
these things, and the many other things
which priestly effrontery chooses to im
pose upon the bond slaves of Apostolic
succession doctrines which lead the
soul to look away from Christ and to
ignore the Spirit, who dare deny us the
right to warn our friends, our kinsmen
and our children. It is fashionable to
denounce John Knox as a severe bigot.
The severity of the Old Testament
prophets was likewise denounced. So
now, too, are all denounced who prophe
sy aught else than smooth things. Be
cause the wolf wears sheep's clothing,
he must forsooth be treated as a sheep.
The time is fast coming when the
churches of Christ must be as unsparing
of Episcopacy as of Romanism: the lat
ter w pronounced a?i apostate church
True, there are in the Episcopal church
mauv pions members arid some few
Evangelical preachers, who would be
horrified at the bare thought of being
implicated in the heresies of baptismal
regeneration and the real presence, ts.
They merely love the service, and be
lieve in these orders of the ministry.
Such serve only for decoys to lure oth
ers into the snare of pernicious influences-
Simple souls in whom the aesthet
ic faculty is so unduly developed as to
push aside zeal for the great truths of
redemption. Easy souls they are who
confound zeal with bitterness.
The X. C. Presbyterian lias publish
ed Church statistics compiled by the
Rev. Mr. Rumple. He gives the State
about 115,000 Baptists, as many Meth
odists, 23,000 Presbyterians; and 4,ri00
Episcopalians. There aie also about the
same number, 4,500 of Quakers or
Friends. rut what a wonderful dispar-
.. n f "lnol'avo unit TTiiunniQ -
ity m lnuuence i u -uiov,...
.. . . i..; il.OiTT:,r,.
j hans. iot a v,""1' " ,nfc" 1 '
masses
sity among its Professors; scarcely any if
any at all among its directors. The in
fluence of Episcopacy however is
weighty and disproportionate. To this
last fact the Methodist organ of this
State called atlci.tmn, and was therefor,
by many "good souls" accounted impert
inently meddlesome. It is adduced here
only in illustration of tho great influence
exerted by this small body. All its
members are propagandists. They speak
glibly and arrogantly in the presence of
others of the Church and of churchmen.
The newspapers seem at times to sur
render to this 4,500 an exclusive right
to the woids. The casual reader would
think from a perusal of the papers that
the hole State kept Lent, (Jood Friday
and Easter Sunday. Easter Monday
was this year observed in many places
as a holiday Every school teacher of
the peculiar persuasion dismissed the
pupils even of the public schools on
Good Friday without one word of dis
sent from the public. Thereupon the
"Church," journals were jubilant that
the whole world recognized Christmas,
and would soon be converted to the due
celebration of all the 'Church's' feasts and
festivals. And not without reason, for
all the Churches is New York City, at
least, weix; preaching Easter sermons.
The vocabulary of "Church'enters in
to all the light literature of the day
Every novelette of the day conducts the
bride to the altar to the chancel
whore the solemn words of the grand
old sere ice. are read by the jiriest in his
vestments- Nobody dies in romance,
but the Ite.autiful burial service of the
book of common prayer is read over
him. The press takes occasion to inform
us in season and out of season that this
same Common Prayer, is ancient, grand,
impressive, beautiful, etc., to the utter
exhaustion of complimentary adjectives.
Wiiat is so lrequently asserted soon
becomes taken for ' granted, and the
minds of ouv youth are thus prepossess
sed in favor of Episcopacy The New
York corrcsj,ondcnl of the JlalHgh
Otwrv r writes very agreeably, but'nev
er faiis to teil his readers what Episco
pal Church he attended on the last Sab
bath. An opportunity is never lost,
for extolling that "good old book." He
steps into a church to witness a mar
riage scene having "r.ot yet outgrown
his admiration of the beautiful marriage
service of the book of Common Prayer.'
The chaplaincv of the U, S. J,avy is
wholly occupied and usurped by Epis
copacy. No one dissents, because it
would look like religious intolerance.
This intolerance turns the universal sen
timent of tolerance to its own advan
tage. L nese are some ot the causes,
and they are sufficient to account for
the undue influence of a small sect.
The young and unthinking are caught
with such chaff, which is too impalpa
ble for serious discussion and sober ref-
ntatiou. The service is pretty and it is
only a stern puritauism, they think,
which can suspect any danger.
Straw.
HOW TO COX DUCT FAMILY
WORSHIP.
The family worship should be as
spontaneous in its expression as the
family life. It should be warm, loving,
hearty, and as far removed as possible
from perfunctoriness. Xo form that we
or any one could put . life into the ser
vice, if the hearts of the worshipers
were wanting in sympathy one tor an
other, and in love and gratitude toward
God. When such sympathy and love
abound, any form will do.
It is important that the exercise be
short. Do not drag out the service un
til the children grow fidgety, and the
other ones begin to wish for the end to
come. It is not necessary to read a
chapter through On eveiy occasion.
Chapters are not inspired divisions, and
otten include several subjects, any one
of which would form a better lesson for
a sinsrlc readinjr- than all of them at
once.
It is especially' desirable to avoid
tediousness in prayer. Little folks,
whose active limbs can hardly brook a
moment's quiet, can not be expected to
take much interst in prayers that would
tire a saiut.' The subjects of prayer at
the family altar should be few and
simple, and mainly devoted to the
personal wants,, duties and experiences
of those present. Praise, thanksgiving,
petitions for guidance, and help in the
duties of the day, uttered in simple,
hearty, reverent words, should be the
chief ' elements in such a prayer.
Gtorgia Mi thodi&t
Week of Prayer Sunday, Jan.
5th. Christian Union. Monday, 6th.
Thanksgiving for the blessings of the
year past, and prayer for their continu
ance. Tuesday, 7th, Prayer for the
Church of Christ : its ministers, its
growth in grace, and its enlargement.
Wednesday, 8th Christian education:
the family : the young : colleges, semi
naries of learning, Sunday and other
schools : Christian Associations of
Young Men and of Young Women.
Thursday, 9th. For nations : rulers
and people : for peace and religions
liberty in the earth. Friday, 10th
The Press : for a blessing on publishers,
editors,' and authors : the cause of
Temperearice and other social reforms.
Saturday, 11th. Home and Foreign
Missions and the conversion of , the
world.
QUESTIONS OF LAW.
The following questions of law were
decided by Bishop Pierce at the late
session of the Virginia Conference:
1st. Question of Law: Has a Presi
ding Elder a right to change the record
of a Quarterly Conference after the ad
journment of said Quarterly Confer
ence ?
Answer Xo.
liud Question of Law: Should the
minutes of a Quarterly Conference con
tain a mention of the presentation ot
exceptions to the ruling of the Presiding
Elder, and the disposition made of said
bill or exceptions ?
Answer Vor.
SJrd Question of Law: Has a Presi
ding Elder the right to adjourn a Quar
terly Conference when he judges he has
a good reason for doing so, and there
being no objection made bv the Quar
terly Conference to his action in this
respect ?
Answer - An adjournment of a Quar
terly Conference should transpire on
motion of a member, sustained by a ma
jority of the Conference.
4th Question of Law: Are members
of the Quarterly Conference against
whom charges have been preferred, but
not tried, entitled to sit as members of
the Quarterly Conference ?
Answer Xo.
5th Question of Law: May a Presi
ding Elder in deciding a question of law
indicate his opinion as to the effects of
thp answer ?
Answer He ought not.
(5th Question of Law: Should the
minutes of a Quarterly Conference con-
tain a mention of every motion arising
in the regular order of Conference and
duly seconded, and the disposition made
of u ?
A nswer V os.
Question: Can an expelled member of
the Church prefer charges against the
JrreMiurur r-bler of ttie district, wiiose
administration is complained of, while
the expelled membei has an appeal to
the Quarterly Conference, pending and
undecided in the Quarterly Confer
ence ?
Answer No.
Sotithern ( hn'stian Advoc-Ue.
THE CLERGY AND FUNERALS.
It will be seen by the following that
the Ministers of one City in the United
States are taking a sensible view of
funeral parades and funeral services and
funeral expenses and extravagance :
NcwBfito, X. Y , Nov. "J7. The
Cle-gyiuon of this ci: y have taken a new
departure. At a meeting at which
every denomination was represented but
the Roman Catholic, held at Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church, the fol
lowing resolutions were unanimously
adopted
1. That burial services be limited, so
far as practicable, to Scripture reading,
singing aud prayer.
2. That we deprecate the appoint
ment of funeral services for Sunday.
3. That we also deprecate the public
exposure of remains.
4. That before the arrangements are
n'ade as to the time and place of the
burial service the convenience of the
officiating Clergyman should be con
sulted .
One of the Ministers present submit
ted the following considerations which
led to the action taken
1. A protracted funeral service at the
home, especially where sickness and
death have occurred, is a needless ex
posure of those in attendance
1. A protracted service, especially
when the weather is unpleasant or in
clement, when those convened are not
warmly clad, increases liability to ex
posure of health in going to the grave
and at the time of burial
3. The Scripture lesson and the pray
er do ordinarily furnish all the counsel
and consolation needful
4. It is our conviction that but little
of good is accomplished by funeral dis
courses, except when the death itself is
exceptionally impressive
o. Ministers are often embarrassed
and brought to a degree of discredit by
inappropriateness of remarks, by ignor
ance of peculiar features of the life or
family ot the deceased, by saying too
little or too much in the view of biased
aud prejudiced minds and fear of giving
nflense.
6. At times deaths are frequent, es-
pecially among the young aud infants,
when the delivery of a discourse serves
no purpose that would not be served as
well by prayer, Scripture reading and
private conversation.
7. To omit a discourse on some oc-
casions and not on others would be of
fensivo to some, and suggests the im
portance of specific and uniform rules
for funeral sevices. Charlotte Demo
crat.
The Bible Society of Gencva,Switzcr
land, lias undertaken to send a copy of
thc .New Testament to eacn scnooi
teacher in France. It will require
about 80,000 copies. The Society has
already sent about 27,000 copies and
UCL'US lllllUN iu t-ojilliiuii; uiu rvui juhvu
. . : . . m, c
copy costs about, sixtv cents. The So-
cietv has received 'manv letters of
thanks, amonsr them one from a Ro
man Catholic nun.
DAXCTNG IXDECEXTLY.
Christian apologists for dancing will
not find much comfort in the discussion
which has prevailed of late years. The
late Mr. Rulofson of this city, wrote a
book, which treated the subject from the
standpoint of a society man, and hi6
blows were fearfully telling. One of the
most piacticai and clear-minded bishops
of our church read the "Dance of Death"'
and expressed himself as highly pleased
with its candor and directness. As the
book is written in terms not the most
polite, we asked him if he would place
such a thing in the hands of his own
daughter. Without hesitation lie re
plied, "If she were a waltzer, I certain
ly would." The following incident,
which occurred at Quebec, Canada, Xo
vember 11th, is another blow from the
"society" side: "Fashionable society
in this city is considerably scandalized
over an incident which occurred a night
or two ago at the Governor-General's
residence, at the Citadel. His Excel
lency, Sir Patrick McDougall, the in
cumbent of the vice chair until the ar
rival of the Marquis of Lome, gave an
official dinner, followed by a dance, to
which a number of leading ladies and
gentlemen of the best Quebec society
were invited. During the progress of a
waltz four or five couples, including
some of the belles of tho place, entang
led themselves in the agreeable mazes of
the Boston reverse, which, as danced iu
this Dominion, does not always present
the appearance of a strictly high toned
performance. The General, who, not
Withstanding the escapades told of his
younger days, always wears the air of
stern discipline and strict morality, at
onco instructed his aide de camp to re
quest the couples already referred to, to
change the programme. No sooner was
the order given than all the parties con
cerned repaired te the cloak-room and
dressed and disappeared. The matter
created quite a sensation amongst the
upper ten." Hx
PARENTS READ THIS.
Parents who cram their children into
an upstairs nursery, in company with a
nurse, while they "go into society;" old
bachelor uncles who always call some
one to take away "that troublesome
boy" if he scrambles into the study; or
aunts who detest children because they
climb upon one's lap and rumple dresses
alld tear laces, are all losing more than
the smihts and bows of people who care
nothing for them. The most important
business affairs, or the most immaculate
toilets, can never repay them for the
sweetest thing on earth is a littlo child
when it has learned to know and love
one. tux.
Children hunger after new things and
ideas. They will learn with pleasure
from the lips of paients what they deem
drudgery to learn from books, and even
if they have the misfortune to be de-
p,;ved of many educational advantages
they will grow up intelligent if they en
joy in childhood the privileges of listen
ing to the conversation of intelligent
people. Let them have many oppor
tunities of learniiu? in this way. Be
kind to them, and don't think it be
neath you to answer their little ques
tions, for they proceed from an implant
ed faculty which every true man and
woman should take a delight in gratify
ing.- Ex.
A great part of the education of every
ClUUl COUSISIS Ol tliose lllljjiuoaioiis, to
i i i - C . 1. ! ....
ual and other, which the senses oi the
little being arc taking in busily, though
unconsciously, amid the scenes of their
fiist exercise; and though all sorts of
men arc born in all sorts of places-
poets in towns, and prosaic men amn
fields and woody solitudes yet, consis
tently with this, it is also true that
much of the original capital on which
all men trade intellectually, through
life, consists of that mass of miscellan
eous facts and imagery which they have
acquired imperceptibly by the observa
tions of their early yeais. Professor
Mason.
THE TWO STRONG ARMS.
A great scholar in Germany went one
1 T 1. 1 . .. 1. .. . I-
itay 10 cnurcu- jh iu vy uick a
poor old man, to whom he wished
'Good-morning.' The poor man thank
ed him, but added he did not exactly
remember ever having a bad one,
"Well. then. 1 wish you much
. . .
luck
"I thank you, sir; but, to tell the
truth, I never yet have had bad luck. I
have never yet had a sorrowful morn-
ing; for if I am hungry, I praise God;
it 1 am cold, l prasie uou; n it rain or
snow, thunder or lighten, 1 praise God,
- and am always joyful. And I have
- never had a bad week. I resign myself
to my dear Lord and Saviour, and am
- sure he does nothing wrong,
The scholar was astonished at the
faith o? the poor man, and asked again
what he would d if God should thrust
,;m int0 hell at last. "Thrust me in-
- iT i.u 9 that he will never do," ang-
ere(i tie man; but if he should, I
have tw0 armHthe arm of faith and
of 1(Jvewitn them l wouJ
,iiit- r .1 . i
grasp him, and hold mm eo last that he
of
must go wit h me; and where my Lord
- ana my gume is, uie.e is my neaven
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Christian at Work
OTL VOL' ELF a LITTLE.
Once on a time there lived an old
gentlemen in a large house. He had
servants ami ev ything he wanted, yet
he was not happy, and when things did
not go as he wished he was very cross
At last his sevants left him. Quite out
of temper he went to a neighbor with
the story of his distresses :
"It seems to me," said the neighbor.
sagaciously, "'twould be well enough
'or you to oil yourself a little, my
friend."
"To oil myself ?"
"Yes ; 1 will explain. Some time
$o one of the doors in my house creak
ed. Nobody, therefore, liked to go in
or out of it. One day I oiled its hinges I
and it has been constantly used by
everybody since."
'So you think, then, that I am like a
creaking door," cried the old gentlemen,
how do yon want nio to oil myself?"
"That's an easy matter," said the
neighbor. "Ho home and enecaire a
servant, and when he does right, praise
him. If, on the contrary, he does ome-
thing amiss, do not be cross ; oil your I
voice and your words with the oil of
love." I
The old gentleman went home, and I
no harsh or ugly words were ever heard
in the house afterward. Every family
should have a bottle full of this precious
oil, for every family is liable to have a
creaking hinge in the shape ol a fretful
disposition, a cross temper, a harsh tone,
or a fault-finding spirit Southern
Methodist.
MANY
WAYS OF DENYING
CHRIST.
What Christian would deny Christ"?
Peter said he would not; but he did !(),
how man' of us practically deny Him !
Bishop Heber once said : "It is a fatal
mistake to suppose that thero can be no
apostacy from Christ, where we are not!
absolutely called on to deny His name, I
or to burn incense to an idol. Wo deny I
our Lord, whenever, Jiko ttiat Demas. I
we, through love of this present I
world, forsake the course of duty which I
Christ has plainly pointed out to ns. I
We deny our Lord whenever we lend I
the sanction our countenance, our praise, I
or even our silence, to measures orlligeutly. Beware of the ingenious bub-
1 ' 1 -1 1 I 1 I . . T I .
opinons wnicu may ue popular unit i
fashionable, but which we ourselves be- I
lieve to be sinful in themselves, or tend-j
liu? to sin. W e ueny our ljord when I
evei we forsake a good man in afflict ion,
and refuse to give countenance, cn
couragement and support to those who,
for God's sake and tor the faithful dis
charge of their duty, are exposed to per
secution and slander. Selected,
READING SERMONS.
On the subject of sermon reading,
Zion's Jforald holds these sound views:
'Here is the rock upon which many of I
our young men will shipwreck them
selves; they are fearful to trust theni-
Fe'ves without notes; they can readily
write a religious study of some passage
of Scripture, which will require the al
lotted time of pulpit service to read, and
when once written it can do service for
an illimitable number of times. They
will thus enter into bondage to their
manuscripts for life. The fear of the
faces of an audience will grow upon
them; they will never break out into a
large place, aud discover all the possi
bilities of the intellectual powers God
has given them when in their full play;
they will fail to speak to the multitude,
to the young people and children; their
painfully-acquired scholarship will not
be appreciated as they think it should
be and they will not even he called to
fill a Congregational pulpit, though they
might be quite ready to consider such a
"providential" summons if harr.ily it
reached their ears '."
AN EVENING AT HOME.
We visited once in a large family
where it was the duty of each sister in
turn to provide the evening's occupa
tion; and there was a pleasant rivaliy
between them as to whose evening
should be the most enjoyable. Tho
brother entered fully into V'e spirit of
. . .. -
the Minnie home entertainments, and
were as loath to be obliged to spend an
evening away from home as their sis
ters and parents were sorry to have
them absent. Every one spoke of this
family as an uncommonly united one,
for every member showed such a strong
attachment for the home, to which each
one contributed so much pleasure.
Lady'8 Journal.
i
SERENITY OF CHRISTIAN
FAITH.
An English lady observed an aged
German peasant, stooping in his little
patch of ground, til his earthly possess
ion to pick up the pears which fell
from its one tree, and said 10 him:
"You must grow weary of such labor
at your time of life, so bent and so bur
dened with infirmity I" His reply was
a delightful illustration of the serenity
which faith induces, for lie said: "No,
madam ! I have been in my time God's
working servant; he has promoted me
to be his wailing servant. One of thepe
days, when I fall as these pears are fall
ing, he will pick up. Ex.
RULES OF CONDUCT.
Never exaggerate.
Never point to another.
Never betray a confidence.
Never wantonly frighten others.
Never leave home withunkiud words.
Never neglect to call upou your
friends.
Never laugh at the misfortunes of
others.
Never give a promise that you do not
fulfill.
Never send a presont, hoping "or on
in return .
Never speak much of your own per
formances.
Never fail to be punctual at the tima
appointed.
Never make yourself the hero of your
own story.
Never pick the teeth or clean the naiN
in company.
Never fail to give a polite answer to
a civil question.
Never question a servant or child
about family matters
Never present a gift, saying that it is
of no use to yourself.
Never read letters which you may
find addressed to others.
Never fail, if a gentleman, of being
civil and polite to ladies.
Never call attention to the features or
form of any one present.
Never refer to a gift you have made
or favor you have rendered. Ex.
RULES FOR ACQUIRING
WEALTH.
Re honest. If Satan tempts von to
defraud your neighbor, it is only that
he may rob you of your ill-jrotten i;ain
in the end.
Re temperate. Liquor has made
moi t paupers than all other vices com-
bined.
Re industrious. Improve each day
as if you expected to die on the mor-
row. Indolence, debt and disease are
brothers.
Jjet youi word ha your bond. Good
credit is fortune to begin with.
Limit your expens"s by necessity aud
comfort, leaving a good margin for bal-
ance sav jd.
Invest your fii'ids carefully and intel-
oies mat are mown up to tempt ln-
genious speculators.
Give your personal attention to your
business. &.c.
LOST.
1. That young man who has drifted
away from the moorings of childhood,
and from the authority of Ids con
science 2. That young man who drink a lit
tle liquor for its social cheer.
3. That young man w ho visits th
enchantress
4. That young man who suborns
conscience for gain.
f. That young man who gambles to
accommodate three other fools.
. 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.
A WORD IN SEASON.
A retired naval officer was once travel
ing by rail, when a number of cattle
dealers and drovers entered the car.
They had just returned from a fair, and
all appeared excited. One of the com
pany, wdio was being made a laughing
stock by the rest, at last became irri
tated, and uttered an oath. The officer
put his hand gently upon his shoulder,
and said, "Sir, you mu6t net swear."
The man looked at him and said, "And
pray, who made you, sir, a Conductor
over this car ?" "Oh, no one," replied
the officer; "but I am your friend, and
you will say so before night." "Indeed,
but I won't,'' retorted the angry man ;
and after a brief silence he added,
"There's many a bad one that goes to
meetings." "Too true," ro plied the
officer, "but there's never a swearer that
I Kltl!H to heaven." This caused deen
I". - ....
I thought, and little more was said ; but
" lien the train stopped, the man soften-
cd, took the officer bv the hand, and
with real feeling said, "I don't I vc ye
the less for what ye said to me."
Wesleyan Advocate.
The most hitter buds will open into
sreetest flowers. The most imperfect
Christians may develop into saints that
will shine with eternal glory. The dis
ciple who blunders in grammar when
he prays, may by and by touch th
highest notes of the heavenly song. The
people of God are the most improvable
creatures in the universe. From mourn
ers' benches in the straw, they get up to
thrones in glory. Tho angels and the
archangels are but ministers; but men
and women shall become kings and
priests forever. It doth not yet appear
what we shall be. But the revelation
draweth nigh ! Ex.
A recent discovery in Germany ?g
likely to add important original ma
terials to the history of our Revolution
ary War. It is the manuscript diaiy
of one of the Hessian officers, who serv
ed in the British army in this country
from 1 7T' to 170.