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RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, SEPTiflMJiLHvigg- ateigh Christian gUvocate, WM. S. BL.AC OK, ) FRANK L.. RE ID RALEIuil, N. C, Blitors. Commuiii cations. For the Advocate. A TRIBUTE TO JAMES CAIiR. He was the son of John and Betsey Carr; was born in the Southern part of Duplin county, N. C, Aug. iSth, i797- The piety of his father, a faithful Elder of Hie Presbyterian Church, the deep conse cration of his mother, and their liberal Christian views, failed not to make a deep Imnression udoii all their children. At JT i that fireside the ministers of every Chris tian denomination found a cordial wel come, and none more so than the weary Methodist itinerant. As might be expect ed, early in life the children embraced re ligion, and most of them became earnest members of the Presbyterian Church, some three or more uniting with the Method ist. When about 22 years of age, at a camp meeting, James professed religion, joined the Methodist Church, and was not long after appointed Class Leader and Steward, in which capacity he continued to serve the church with great efficiency till the in firmities of age rendered him incapable of active service. Having permanently settled on a farm, .April i-t, 1S30, he was married to Ann Murray, of New Hanover, now Pender county, and hand in hand the husband and 3'oung wife commenced a life of unremit ting toil, and were successful not in ac cumulating worldly goods but in dispen sing their simple hospitality with liberal the infirmities of age had disabled him from regular manual labor, still feeling a deep interest in the affairs of both church and State, he read much of the periodic literature of the day; and continued to do so till a few years before his death, when his eye-sight suddenly failed. After that he could read no more, and jiis hearing having for years been defective, he could enjoy little of the ordinary general conver sation around the fireside, and especially the preaching of the word and the songs he so much loved. But no murmur or complaint at his lot ever escaped him ; but with cheerful coun tenance and patient resignation he would sit, either in quiet meditation or with mel ody in his heart crooning the rich old gospel songs that he so much delighted to sing in his days of vigorous manhood. Some there are who esteemed it a bless ed privilege to visit this aged servant of God and his estimable wife. It was good to be there; and especially when, in the midst of the cheerful family conversation, was heard "It is time to get ready for bed." What a solemn stillness suddenly fell upon the circle! The prattling grand-children understood it, and quietly seated themsel ves. Then it was, after a portion of scrip ture had been read by some one of the cir cle, that one felt himself nearer heaven while this patriarch talked with God with a faith that four-score years had only per fected. One went away from such a pres ence with a consciousness of the fact that religion is a glorious reality, and a deter mination to do and to be better. During the last years of his life, he was troubled much with palpitation and short ness of breath, yet was confined to his bed but little. He was conscious as time gli ded on that the time of his departure was at hand. When asked by a visitor some two months before his death, "What are your prospects for heaven?" promptly and 2d Samuel liands, abounding in deeds of love and mercv, and punctual and faithful in the decidedly came the answer: "Bright." performance of Christian duties. From The Sabbath before his death, he and that home the needy were never sent away family received the Lord's Supper at emptv handed, the hungry never asked in i home, from the hands of their Presidin vain for bread, nor did the afflicted and sorrowing leave without evidences of sym pathy and words of encouragement. A family altar was early erected at that fireside, and during the 51 years of James Carr's married life its fire nerer went out. Thoroughly in earnest in every work un dertaken, in none was he more so than in that of his Divine Master. The first twenty-five years of the last half century, TR-ith his family three Sabbaths of the month .vere usually spent thus: ist Sun day, attended preaching at Island Creek Baptist Church; and the pastor, old "Un cle Stallings," rarely failed to call on "Bro. Carr" to line out and lead in sins: ing at least one hymn and offer one prayer; 2nd and 4th Sunday, when not preaching day at "Charity," the services, alternated between prayer-meeting or reading one of Wesley's sermons, and an old-fashioned cla55-meeting,at which all present were per sonally examined by "Bro. Carr" as to their spiritual progress; the good old colored members not being omitted. As a steward he was equally efficient, rarely, if ever, permitting the preacher to close the yeai's work without full pay irom 2iis charge, collecting what he could and paying the remainder after a liberal contri bution at the head of the list. Of course his house was the preacher's home. Some there are of these servants cf God who still remember that "prophet's little chamber," with its bed and table and stool and candlestick, and the genuine Christian greeting that always awaited their coming. James Carr was a man of remarkable self-control, exemplifying the saying of the Wise Man : "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city." In none of the transactions of his long life did he ever for a moment forget his Christian Elder, Rev. Dr. Burkhead, and pastor Rev. A. D. Betts. Friday, April ist, 1881, the 51st anni versary of his marriage, he walked out and looked at his stock, ate dinner, walked about some, came in and sat down near the fire, and to a little grand child leaning on his knee, he said, "Get away, darling, grandpa feels sick." A few moments af ter he threw up his hands and was seen to be slipping from his chair. His daughter-in-law caught him, and with the assis tance of other members of the family, laid him gently down, and in a few moments he was dead. '-The weary wheels of life stood still" and the good man was with the Lord. The undersigned received. a telegram on Saturday in Wilmington to preach the fu neral the next day, Sunday, but owing to pressing work, could not enjoy the real pleasure of praising God over the grave of this sainted servant of God. He was Bro. Carr's pastor two years, and he hesitates not to say, "Mark the perfect man, and be hold the upright; for the end of that man is peace." E. A. Yates. obligations. Under the severest provoca tions no angry retort escaped nim; losses did not dishearten him, nor did trials and crosses overcome him. In prosperity or adversity he was always the same, ever moving with faith unshaken, quietly but surely in the path of duty. Eminently practical, he was not capti vated by every new theory, doctrine or in vention whose plausibility often deceived so many; yet he was among the first to Jake hold of even' enterprise within his grasp that gave rich promise of results promotive of public good. For a man of limited means, he took liberal stock in the W. S: W. R. R., and is said to have been one of the first to pay up, holding perhaps, Certificate No. 1. It may be truthfully said of him, that whatsoever his hands found to do, he did with all his might. Though of limited education, he pro cured and read the standard historical and theological works of 40 years ago, and For the Advocate. RANDOM THOUGHTS FROM THE LAND OF liOSHEN. BY W J. C. Lexicographers universally admit that restitution signifies the act of restoring, recompense, satisfaction. And no man can find favor with God who has willingly and intentionally injured a fellow being until he restores to him fourfold of that which he has unjustly taken or caused to be taken, and obtains his pardon. Say for instance, B. kills or causes to be killed P's mule and horse valued at three hundred dollars, if B. ever obtains pardon and ex pects to waik the golden streets, he will have to restore to P. twelve hundred dol lars, obtain his pardon before he can ob tain God's pardon. This is in accordance of what was required of Zacheus before he could obtain pardon. "He said unto the Lord, if I have taken anything by false ac cusation, I restore him fourfold." Luke 19th chap., 8th verse. And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, "What shall we do ?" "And he said do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely." Luke 3 and 14 ox, or a sheep, shall restore 5 oxen for an ox and 4 sheep for a sheep." Exodus 2 2d chap, and ist verse. "Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed; whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken ? or whom have I defrauded ? whom have I oppressed ? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith ? and I will re store it you." 1 Samuel T2th chan. and "If a man shall steal an and kill it or sell it, he and because he had no pity. 1 2th chap, and 6th verse. These quotations teach the grandest, most sublime and awfully true lesson, that, if a man does not come up to all of the requirements herein mentioned, he need not expect to find favor with God here or hereafter. False accusation, violence, op pression, thievishness, acts of fraud, bri bery, and all underhanded meanness in private and public life, are denounced in the strongest, indisputable Bible language. And all of the powers of earth combined can't avail an iota of saving grace where one of these enormous evils exists in the human heart. The Goldsboro Messenger, of June 16th, published an extract of a sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Talmage at the Brooklyn Tabernacle. The article was headed, "Visions of Heaven. What are our de parted Christian friends doing now?" His text, "It came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, as I was among the captives by the river Chebar, that the heavens were opened." Ezekiel 1: 2. The extract was signally chaste, beauti ful, appropriate and approached a celes tial divinity which is characteristic of this celebrated divine. He described with a powerful clearness what our departed Christian friends are now doing in heaven. It would doubtless not be out of place just here to state that a few remarks might be made to take the dark side of the ques tion, as the military would say, "Right about, face !" and allow the imagination to take a cursory glance at the dark and miserable world, which is so truthfully and terribly described in the Bible. What are doomed sinners doing now ? They are en gage i in what they were doing here. The doomed liar may be still engaged in the manufacturing of falsehoods, trying to ex cel his doomed brother liar, and if he can't excel him he is in greater torment because he cannot. The adulterer, mur derer, Sabbath breaker, rogue, burglar, and all the doomed criminals of every class may be still trying to be engaged in what they were doing here and have the same mania to excel their companions in crime. There is sin that is alarmingly prevalent that takes deep root and is diffi cult and almost impossible to eradicate, such as using profane and unchaste lan guage in the presence of children, which they easily catch and think it right and proper because their parents and other people of superiority use and adopt wicked and slanderous language to gratify a petu lant and prejudiced disposition. Sabbath breaking is the beginning of all criminals who often date their first crimes to their earliest days of breaking the Sabbath by swimming and robbing bird's nests and ev ery other besetting sin. It don't require a prophetic eye to dis cover all of the corruption, vileness and misdoings which are now deluging the world like one vast and terrible tidal wave. There is a disposition on the part of vast multitudes of people to endeavor with all their mignt to believe in universal sal vation, also a strong disposition to adopt absolute infidelity. Many young people visit the churches regularly and from, their actions they pay no attention to the best sermons delivered by the ablest and most pious preachers and their deportment, in various instances, is not at all commendable. Let every lover of liberty, protestantism, virtue, mo rality and true religion, use their influence in eradicating such soul-destroying evils as are now rife in the land. Be up and doing, one and ?, and put an end to so much corruption ! The mind is suscepti ble of being educated in morality and pie ty, as well as in all the grandeur and sub limity of theology, and it is not lost in eternity, but shines brighter and brighter through the endless ages of existence. LIMITED KNOWLEDGE. We are supposed to know only that which needs to be known in time, and in reference to the duties and interests of time. We are but passengers in God's great ship, sailing over the seas of time. Passengers are not supposed to navigate the ship. Thc;y are not called on to make dead reckonings nor to take observations. It could serve no useful purpose for them to assist in running the vessel. We are voyaging to another world. What is ne cessary to the safety and success of the voyage may be known. More would be superfluous, and God is an economist. When God's people followed Moses and Joshua in the wilderness, they knew ver- little of the plans of their leaders. ! 1 "Heaven trom all creatures hides the book i of fate ; 1 All but the page prescribed, the present LOOK AFTER THEM The Sabbath-school Teacher must now be on the alert and ready to gather in the lambs which, to some extent, perhaps whollv. have been left to find pasturage , and protection for themselves, borne 01 - - 1 1 r ii them will never return to the scnooi 11 tney are not sought for, invited, and urged to return. It may be that some have fallen into bad company. A visit from the Teacher may break the evil spell. Per haps some are sick; some doubtless have died, and their parents would be comfort ed by a call from the Teacher. Do not be content with going to the accustomed seat at the usual hour, and talking to the one or two who may stray in to see whether you have returned. Make it a point of honor and duty to let all your class know that you are back, and expect to see them all on the very first Sunday. They will not disappoint you. If, as should be the case, you left a competent substitute, they will be present: to welcome you. If you have been at home, you may strongly at tach your scholars to the School and the Church by your manner of receiving them. Xeiv York Chaistian Advocate. PLAN OF EPISCOPAL VISITATIONS FOB 1582. 1st District Bishop Hargrove. Denver Conference Aug. 9 Trinidad. Montana " Aug 30-Butte. Columbia 44 Sept. 20 Walla Walla. Pacific 44 Oct. 11 San Francisco. Los Angeles " Nov. 1 San Luis Obispo. '2d District Bishop Granbery. Missouri Conf eace Sept. G Plattsburg. Western " " 20 Wyandotte. S.W.Missouri4 " 27 Nevada. St. Louis ' Oct. 2o Farniington. Arkansas " Nov. 15 Bentouville. od District Bishop Wilson. Holston Conf ence Oct. 25 Asheville. Little Rock " Nov. 22 Hope. White River 44 4 4 2 9 Forest City. Mississippi " Dec. 13 Crystal Springs Louisiana " Jaj. 10 Mansfield. 4th District Bishop Parker. West Texas Conf. Oct. 18 Seguin. N. W.Texas 41 Nov. 1 Cleburne. North Texas" 15 Gainesville. East Texas ' " 29 Henderson. Texas 44 Dec. 13 Bryan. 5th District Bishop Pierce Indian Miss. Cocf. Sept.20 Hichitee. Virginia " Nov 15 Portsmouth N. Georgia " 44 29 La Grange. Alabama Dec. 13 Troy. 6th District Bishop Kavanaugh. South Georgia Con. Dec. 13 Albany. Florida 44 Jan. 17 Jacksonville. 1th District Bishop Keener. Western Va. Conf. Sept 27 Parkersburg. Tennessee Oct. IS- Franklin. N. Alabama " Nov 22 La Fayette. North Carolina ' Dec 6 Raleigh. German Miss. " Dec 20 New Orleans Baltimore 44 Mar. Q, Charlestown Sth District Bishop McTyeire. Kentucky ConPnce Sept- 6 Carlisle. Illinois " 27 Rushville. Louisville " Oct. 11 Elizabetlitown. Memphis " Nov 15 Dyersburg. North Miss'ppi " 29 Corinth South Carolina ' Dec. IS Greenville. 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