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TfiE Christian Sun. FRIDAY, MAY 14,1880. D.. B. Dunbar,.Proprietor. Reir. J. Pressley Barrett-Editor. OUR PRINCIPLES. 1. —The Lord Jesu9 Christ is the only Heaa of the Church. 2. —The name Christian, to the exclusion of all party, or sectarian names. 3. —The Holy Bible, or the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament a sufficient rnle of faith and practice. 4. —Christian character, or vital piety, the only test of fellowship, or church membership. B.—The right of private judgement and the liberty of conscience, the privilege and duty of all. FOR THE SURRY UNION CHURCH. Since onr last tbe followingjiave added tlieir names to tbe list «f those who wish to be one of fifty to raise §50 for the benefit of the Christian chnrch at Union,in Surry county, Va. E. W. Ueale. » W. T. Everett. J. Pressley Barrett. Elisha Everett. Jas. R. Baker. Richard H. Rawles. We learn that an eflfort was made at Berea church, Nansemond Co., Va. last Sabbath for this church which resulted in raising several dollars. The names have not yet been sent to ns. What church will make another effort next Sunday ! What other in dividual will help t Let ns raise the §50 by June 1. Who next! EDITORliuNOTES. Can you not give ns a subscriber by June 1 ! X says some plain things in this is sue of the Sun. Can you agree with him ! Rev. M. L. Hurley is one of the most popular speakers in his part of the state—N. C. Rev. Jno. T. Ball, the Ass’t Home Mission Secretary will preach at Beth* lehem next Sunday, at 11 o’clock A. M. Bro. Alford Moring presents his re port this week as Treasurer of the General Convention. Now we have the matter correct we suppose. I think the Sun keeps getting brighter—J. I). Gunter, University of N. C. We are glad to have your good opinion, Bro. Gunter. It is worth having. A new name l'or‘‘close communion” comes from the Christian at Work. It is this: uShut-the-doorput-up-the —bars Baptist Communion.” Now how will this do, brethren of the “same faith and order” ! Let our Sunday-school Superinten dents see that their schools send up to the Convention at Antioch the us ual amount of one cent and a half for each pupil aud teacher and officer. This fond is sent up to meet the ac tual expenses of the Convention. Do not forget it. See Programme of Sunday-school Convention in another column. Get ready’ for the convention. Elect your delegates next Sunday, if you have not already done so—do not wait till the fourth Sunday, it might be a rainy day, and then you would have no delegate. “That is a good sermon which does thee good,” said Matthew Henry. The Religious Herald adds : “If you will seek it diligently aud prayerfully you may get good from almost every ser mon.” Remember this whenever you are tempted to say your pastor preach ed a poor sermon. “Rev. J. Pressley Barrett has made the Christian Sun a better paper than it has ever been before”—Religi ous Herald. We very much appre ciate this kind compliment, coming as it does from one who stands at the head of religious journalism in the South. We will try to make the Sun yet more worthy of the support of its readers. One of our exchanges says ; “An earnest Christian, blessed with a large family, ail of whom are professors of religion, says: Under God I attri bute the conversion of my children to the religious newspaper.” The reli gious newspaper is a grand power for the cause of God when wisely manag ed. Can’t you help your church pa per in its efforts to do good. The Stockholders of the Suffolk Collegiate Institute met at the Insti tute building, May 12, and after some important discussion the property was leased to Profs. Keruodle and Kilby, so well known by our people as the leading teachers in that school for nearly two years. They will mauage the school hereafter for themselves, but the school will continue to be mainly under the patronage of the E. Va. Conference, though iu no sense sectarian. Arrangements for the next session will soon be made. Let us help them in this important work » (<tr the churbh. NOBLE CANADA! There is a man known as Robert O. Ingersoll— his name is quite a syn onym for Infidelity. We never hear the name "Ingersoll” mentioned but that we instinctively associate it with infidelity, while a wave of disgust passes over the soul, leaviug a tremb ling seusatiou at the thought, that we have in this grand old Republic a man who has the shameless effront ery, the barefaced impudence to say, standing as he does, in the very midst of God’s wonderfhl works, that there is no God—no immortality of the soul. We should be glad to see him on the witness stand concerning bis faith. He would undoubtedly stumble at the first question given in some catechism we have seen — Who made youf Can Iuger soll answer so simple a question and not pass condemnation upon hie own teachings t It is said th'nt on one oc casion a party of gentlemen asked Napoleon if ho believed there was a God. It being at night when the question was asked, Napoleou simply pointed his finger toward the starry decked heaveus, saying, “Geutlemeu, who made that!” All was still—no further answer was necessary. Ah 1 who made that! Who made yon, In gersoll! Yon say there is no God—no heaven—no hell. Who is the Crea tor of what we see aud know to exist! It might look more manly in In gersoll, if, iustead of defaming the re puted Creator of himself and all things else, he would show the truth of what he claims. Since he will not recognize God, let him explain just how he came to he on this earth. And let him explain how this earth came to be here at all. Let Inger soll tell just how he gets the power to use that wily tongue of his. Further, let him explain the contrast between the death bed scenes of a dying Chris tiau aud a dying infidel, as in the case of the sainted John Wesley who when dying' said : “The best of all is, God is with us. Farewell! Fare well!” and of the notorious infidel, Voltaire, who when dying said to his physiciau “I am abandoned by God and man. I will give you half I am worth, if you will give me six month’s life.” The Doctor answered “Sir,yon can not live six weeks. To which Voltaire replied, “Then I shall go to hell and you will go with me,” and soon after expired. Let Ingersoll ex plain this contrast. This is the work, however, he does not wish to do. He leaves these things aud goes from town to town, blaspheming God’s truth, and strange to say a christian ized country hears him, tolerates his work, yea even encourages him by the presence of its citizens at his so called lectures. Recently he went to Canada to lecture, which being in terpreted means to blaspheme the cause of God, yea, God himself. Go ing to Canada ou this errand, howev er, was more than merely crossing the boundary line between the two countries—the United States aud Canada. When he made himself known as Robert G. Ingersoll ot the United States, statiug that he wished to procure a hall in which to lecture, the mayor of the town promptly said : “May be there isn’t any Bod for the United States, but there's one for Can ada: and you can’t hare any hall in this town in which to defame Him." Brave Mayor. He has our best wishes. The Mayor’s words were few', but in them three things stand out prominently. 1. A severe re buke to this infidel, Ingersoll. 2. A still greater and equally deserved re buke to the United States aud her people. 3. Canada’s dovotion to the Christian religion and to the Chris tian’s God, judging this mayor to be a representative man. Do you say it was wrong! Wrong not to allow this man the privilege he desired t The steamer is leaking and sinking rapidly. Life-boats are brought for the deliverance of the passengers. But ere the life-boat touches the sink ing steamer, they are shoved back aud the people compelled to go down with the sinking steamer. Is that right! Would such a man be allow ed su# privileges T That is what Ingersoll is doing. Our lives are ra pidly passing away—sinking into death. The Life-boat of salvation has been sent by the mercy of God to our rescue. Here is a man who is doing all in his power to keep back this life-boat—doing all he can to en gulf his fellowmeu in the sea of sin and blasphemy. This is recognized as a fact throughout this country, and yet we do not stop him in this shameful work of keeping perishing souls out of the life-boat of salvation. Brave old Canada,and her mayor— not afraid to snub a blasphemer and thereby stop his miserable work. Let the pattern be copied, aud let us treat him who would revile aud blaspheme God in like manner. One of our contributors, J. A. J« (who by the way is a Baptist minis ter) takes us to task for what we said recently in these columns concerning the circulation of a false report in Wake Go., N. 0. Next week he shall jjaVfi our sifteptlbn, Jr*** -. PEN SKETCHES OF EARLY RECOLLEC TIONS. ~ From m4 recollections Of Rev. Joshua Livesay, the subject of thb present and two previous sketches, my impression is, that whilst his la bors were extensive, they were em ployed more as an evangelist than as a local pastor. He may have been the pastor of churches, yet I have no personal knowledge, or have I any information of such a relationship, neither could I speak definitely of his administrative talent; We know that some of the best preachers are not specially gifted as the shepherd of a flock; their capacities may l>e well adapted to pioneer service, or gene ral missionary labors,yet they caunot make successful pastors. There are diversified gifts and callings, ail of which fit us for important services, if ministered according to the grace given us. That he did this, I have no hesitation in saying, and that his labors were abundant, and that he was held in the highest esteem as a faithful and successful embassador of the Lord Jesus Christ. His clarion notes of warning and iuritation of peace and good will, so often souud ed by him, have donbtless been heard through the length and breadth of the E. Y. Conference, and his name become a household word. For 1 had so oileu heard his name, it had be come a familiar phrase, loug before I bad the pleasure of seeing him. And perhaps there were few indeed of his contemporaries, members of the Christian Church, that did not know him, and had at some time heard him preach. And I may add, that father Live say was a man of some ability as a writer, although he rarely ever allow ed his productions to appear in pub lic print. Evidently he had a taste, as well as a gift for this branch of literature, as he frequently sketched off his thoughts, on various subjects, and carefully preserved them for fu ture reference. And perhaps some of his writings are still in the possession of his heirs, and if they could be ob tained would be very interesting to the lovers of the Christian Church, now, aud serve as a valuable relic of what the fathers believed and taught. Besides his services as minister, he was also a physician of the Botanical Practice,and succeeded well for a time in this calling. This might be consi dered one of his missteps, did we not take into consideration that the church fell iar short of its duty in the support of its ministers, and many were necessarily forced to turn their attention to other remunerative call ings. Aud he was not aloue in taking this step, as several others of our ministers, as well as mauy of other denominations, embraced with some degree of enthusiasm L»r. Thompson’s System of Practice. As to the mer its or demerits of this system, I need not speak, but it embraced many val uable remedies as fejy will doubt, bat they were too often administered by uuskillful hands. But father Live-aj’s weakest point was his credulity. He was too ready to give credence to new theories, and this militated somewhat against his usefulness in his latter days. He^ however, never wavered in his views of Christian doctrine, but was stead fast aud mi movable in t ho heaven bom principles of his church, whose cause he so early and so nobly es poused. He loved her in the begin ning aud be loved her to the end. I have already said that he was a man of deep piety and fervent zeal for the Master’s cause. And that grace which so happiiy sustained him in his long and useful life, was his joy aud strength in his last and trying afflic tions. It was my privilege to visit him in bis last sickness, and whilst his sufferings were very great, his mind wus clear and faith strong, and he had not a shadow of doubt as to his readiness to depart and be with Jesus. His death took place in Suf folk but of the precise date, I do not now recollect, but it was most trium phant and happy. His mortal re mains were taken to Bethlehem church, and by the side of our young brother Bamual Copeland, a highly beloved brother minister, they rests, till the trump of eternity shall reach the cold deaf ear of the grave, and they both awake to life immortal. li H. Holland. P. S. This sketch may close my Recollections for the present unless particularly desired by your readers that I continue. II. H. H. I am obliged to Bro. M. 15. Barrett for the correction, as to the age of his father, and the date of his death, As I was not writing a regular biogra phy, I could not be accurate in every particular, without giving more time than I was able to do. It was a mere “sketch of recollections,” and memo ry does not always serfre me as to lo cation and date, whilst circumstances are familiar. As to the “line of priest hood I think I was not so much mis taken ; as the young brother he spoke of (and no one feels a greater inter est in him than myself) is not a des cendant of Kev. Mills Barrett, whose life I was sketching, or even of his father in a “direct line.” Bro. B. will please excuse me for the above, or any other mistake I may have made. m= SPEAKS. THE TRE Moewgsvillb, N. C., l May 8,1880. J Ed. Sun : In my former communi cation in regard to tbe Convention Fund raided under call of the Gener al Conveution at Lebanon the mistake occurred in my ubt having before me tbe list of churches from which my son, Jno. M. Mofing, had collected and in losing eight of the fact that tbe North Carolina and Virginia Con ference bndin part paid their contri butions at the Suffolk Convention. My sou has been, ever since my first communication, prostrate with sickness and unable to attend to any business. He had, at the time, my accounts as Treasurer. I have now got at the full facts of the case and ask the brethren to say if there is any error now. Here is the fall collection from the North Carolina and Virgin ia Conference to wit: Received by Jno. AI. Moring at Suffolk: New Provideuce, $33.95. Liberty, " 1.10. Pope’s Chapel, 4 54 Hank’s Chapel, 0.90. Moore Union, 1.20. Uniou, (Alamance) 8.88. Pleasant Grove, Va , ■ 3.90. Good^opc, 1.15. Oak Level, 2 G5. Mt. Lion, 2.50. Antioch, 1.45. Pleasant Hill, 5 00. Damascus, 0.14. Received from Bev. J. Pressley Barrett, at Suffolk from Union, Va., 0.00. Mt. Auburn, $11.45. In addition to the above,the amounts received by me as heretofore publish ed, to wit: Wake Chapel, $9 05. Mt/Herroan, 1.50. Shallow Well, 5.20. Zion, 1.00. Morrisvillc, 1.80. Martini’s Chapel, 3.00. New Elam, 3.37. Hayes Chapel, 3.00. Christian Chapel, 2.50. O’Kelley’s Chapel, 7.00. Catawba Springs, 3.00. Contains whole amount collected. These amouuts may not be exactly the same as reported by the churches, but the difference if any is due to the fact that trade dollars weie some times sent for 100 cents, and Mexicau dollars for 10 or 15 cents more -than their c|mmercial value. A Treasur er doing his work i'or.ncthiug; but the love of the cause ought not to lose by mistakes of collectors. I hope that this may be satisfacto ry. A. MoiilNG, Treasurer. Noth.—Wo think ibis statement will be fully satisfactory to all con cerned. Certainly Hie Treasurer should not be held responsible for tbe mistakes of collectors. Bro. Moring will accept our thanks for his prompt attention to this matter. Let our readers bear in mind the fact that tins statement is intended to include only the North Carolina and Virginia Conference.—Ed. Sun. PROF. MANGUM’S LECTURE. THE WAV TO ESCAPE Fit Oil SKEPTI CISM. When otic is troubled with serious doubts as to the truth of the Bible lie should 1. Free himself as far as possible from all foolish prejudice and concei ted inclination. 2. He, should, for the sake of the truth and for his own sake, refrain from giving exclusive attention tu the difficulties. 3. Let him be bouesf, and consider the wliole subject. 4. Let him remember that while there are comparatively lew dillicul ties in the way'of believing, there are far more numerous ami far greater difficulties in the way of intidelity. 5. Let him endeavor to estimate justly the doubts, on the one hand, and the evidences in favor of the Bi ble, on the other hand. Let . him en deavor to secure and use the best and most trustworthy means of informa tion. 6. Let him, at once improve the light he has, however dim that light may be^ and exercise consistently the faith that he has, however limited that faith may be. At any moment in life, a man’s faith is the measure oi his instinct duty to God. At every moment his duty consists in such ac tion as is iu strict harmony with the faith of that moment. Following step by step, whatever light or conviction one possesses, the connections of truth are discovered, and as truth liuks with truth in unbroken contin uity, a faithful following of the least truth leads the soul onward into the way of all truth—the way that “slrin eth brighter and brighter (into the perfect day.” 7. Very little light and faith just ify the exercise of prayer and various moral duties ; aud the observance of these do not fail to facilitate and has ten the soul’s escape. “Jesns ans wered them and said : ‘My doctrine is not urine, but his that sent me. If any rnau will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether It be of God, or whether I speak of my Self,*»- B. B. Fortbb. THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONVENTION. PROGRAMME. Time:—Friday, Saturday and Sun day, May 28, 29, 30, 1880. Place:—Antioch, Isle of Wight coun ty, Va. . - FttlDAY. j Morning.— 10:30.—Devotional Exercises. 11:00.—Adtliess of Welcome to the Convention by Bro. N. B. Monford, Superintendent of the Antioch School—‘Re sponse by the President—Or ganization—Music. 11:30.—The Sunday-School—What it is, and its Mission to the Church, by Rev. It. H. Hol land. 12:00.—The Geography of Palestine, by Kev. J. U. Newman. Mu sic. 12:30.—Reading Sunday-School Re ports. Music. 12:45.—Recess. AJternoon.— Music. 2 :00.—Our Educational Interests, by Rev. E. W. Beale and others. 2 :45.—Why Study the Bible, by Rev. Juo. T. Kitchen, Music. 3 :15.—The Missionary Spirit in the Sunday-School—What Will it Do f by Rev. M. B. Bar rett and others. Music. 3 :45.—Howto Win the Love of a Class, by Rev. H. H. Butler. 4 :00.—Adjourn. FttlDAY NIGHT, 8 :00.—Missionary Mass Meeting in the Windsor Christian Church to be Addressed by Revs. W. T. Walker, J. U. Newman aud Juo. T. Ball. SATURDAY. Morning.— 10:00.—Devotional Exercises. 11:30.—The Sunday-School—Its Mis sion to the World, by Rev. J. Pressley Barrett. 10:50.—What Part Ought Father and Mother to Take in the Suu day-School, by Maj. I. W. Duck and Deacon Juo. T. Harris. 11:15.—How to Organize and Manage a Sunday-School, by Rev. W. T. Walker. 11:45.—Our Church paper by Rev. J. 'T. Kitchen aud Rev. J. Pressley Barrett. Music. 12:30.—Recess. Afternoon.—Music. 2 :00.—The Teacher’s Responsibility for his Class, by Rev. E. W. Beale. 2 :30.—Suuday-School Literature, by Rev. J. Pressley Barrett and others. Music. 3 :00.—The Use of Tickets and Re ward Cards iu the Sunday School, by Rev. C. J. Ral ston. 3 :15.—The Missionary Work, by Revs. Juo. T. Ball and Juo. U. Newman. 3 :45.—Experimental Religion in the Suuday-school—Is it Neces sary t by Rev. E. W. Beale. 4 :00.—Miscellaneous Matters. . 4 :30.-—Adjourn. SUNDAY. Morning.— 10:00.—Sunday-School Mass Meeting to be Addressed by Revs. M, B. Barrett, It. H. Butler and C. J. Ralston. 11:00.—Sermon, by Rev. W. T. Walk ^er. - - AT NIGHT. 8 :00.—Sermon in the Windsor Chris tian Church, by Rev. Juo. T. Kitchen. J. Pressley Barrett, President. LETTER FROM REV_W. G. CLEMENTS. Old Shop, N. C., > May 4, 1880. J Dear Bro. Barrett;—I have uot said much lately about the progress of the mission work in my field, but “judging the future by the past,” at the end of the year my field will show up as well, on this important subject, as aiiy other; for the annual shows that, for the last two years, the churches of which 1 have had charge sent up nearly one third of all the missionary funds that was collected. The fourth Sunday and Saturday before was our quarterly and comrnu niou meeting at Wake Chapel. On Saturday, the congregation was tol erably good, and the business atten ded to in harmony. - The Sabbath School at this place is doing very well. Bro. J. E. Balleutiue, sister A. 1. Johnson, and Bro. It. EL. Utley are working hard to make it a grand suc cess. Last Saturday and Sunday was the communion and quarterly meeting at Pleasant Union, Harnett comity. Brethren W. J. Loug and others are working hard at this place for Mis sions, the Sabbatb-school, and other church enterprises. Two Missionary Societies in this church, and all the rest of my charge. W. G. Clements. Rev. J. W. Wellons has about finished his work in Georgia and ex pects soon to go to Alubama. A let ter fropt him is crowded out. "if that was so I would cut down l MY ORCHARD.” These nr* the wertls of a brother, after reading my article on temper ance. Brother, think again, and then on your bended knees ask your Lord to lead you into the light of the truth. It is not because it is right that you make, sell or use intoxicating liquors, it is because you either love it, or, the prollt arising from its manufacture or sale. Oh I what a risk 1 How can you follow the fearful practice t Are you not willing for Christ’s sake! for your weak brother’s or neighbor’s sake to give it upf Oh! cau you not for the sake of her, whose wail amid the smoky ruins of a once happy home, that now comes to yon through the midnight storm, beseeching you by all that is lovely or sncred to give your influence against this mighty torrent that is now sweepiug away thousauds. You would .“cut dowu yOur or chard.” I would say a thousand times, Amen, rather than you should allow God’s delicious, health-giving fruits to be converted into d blight ing curse. Wbat wise, thoughtful, close observer of God’s providences can wonder at the (requeucy of droughts, late aud early frosts, loss of health and property t Soioman says that “God made °mau upright but he has sought out rnauy inven tions.” v Among all the evil inventions of man none are half so bad as the dis covery of i in- disi illation of Aloulici'. Its fiery power destroys the work of God’s grace in the heart and tills hell with its poor xiciims. How can it be possible dear broth er for you to escape the,Iron iis of an angry God when you have given “aid ifml comfort” to this curse to society either directly or indirectly. The devil will tell you that all things are made by God —that he made Alcohol. The Bible, if you tell read it, will tell you that the dexil is a liar. G al made Alcohol no more than he did dead horses: Yoa hail as well charge God xxitli making the steel blade with which the cruel and jealous Moor let out the life, biooil of bis pure aud'iuuoceut wife. God made the iron, therefore Othello was jusiiiied iu killiug his young wife. Ged made the apple, the peach, the grape aud the corn. Therefore, man is justifled iu diverting these from the purpose for which the good and All-wise being made and intended them, into a liquid tire that will burn aud clinrr aud damn the soul. As I love you my brother, I warn you not to charge God with inakiug iutoxicaliug liquors, this is wicked iu the extreme. It is bad enough to* drink it anil lead others iu the road to ruiu. Then seek some other ex cuse. You will have guilt enough without adding the sin ot charging Gojl with Qiakiug ltUM. I am prayiug that the evil of intem perance may be driven, uot ouly from the church, but Irorn all the laud. Couut it uot-presumption iu me when I ask you to join me in this prayer. Will you do so ! X. EDITOR’S BOOK TABLE. TO PUBLISHERS: All books and peri odicals sent to “Editor Christian Sun,” will receive such notices as the Editor's judgment may deem suitable. Hark clear ly the prioe. Idyls of the Kino by Alfred Teunysou. I. K. Funk & Co., Pub lishers, 10 and 12 Day St., N. Y.— Price 20 ceuts. What need we say for this work 1 Tennyson’s poetry has the advantage of us—it is better known than we are by far. We can say this, it is one ef Funk’s standard series uud of course it is cheap at 20 cents. Howland Hill; His Life, Anec dotes and Pulpit Sayings. By Ver non J. Charlesworth with an intro duction by Spurgeon. Price 15 cents. This is also published by Mess. I. K. Funk & Co., and is valuable as a biography. Who has not heard of Rowland Hill! Who will not be glad to have the privelege of reading bis life, strange as it was, for 15 cts. Knight’s Popular History of England, A,History of Society and Government from the earliest period down to our own times, by Charles Knight. Complete in eight volumus. Vol8. 1 aud 12 from the well known house of Mess. 1. K. Funk & Co., 10 & 12 Dey St., N. Y. Price 30 cts per volume. It is astonishing to see what this publishing house is doing in the way ofgiviug the world cheap publica tions. Knight’s History of England formerly cost $18. Kow it is publish ed in clear type bound in fine manilla card paper for $2,40. Think of it. This house is making a vigorous at tempt to supplaut the sensational nov el which is working such fearful barm amoug the masses, especially the young. We sincerely think a Chris tian people ought to encourage such an effort. Their publications are valuable contributions to standard literature and dirt cheap. Send for Knight's EUefary of England. OUR SECRET SINS. , As woikmen in the Master’s vine card; we ought not, should not, wo dare not fail to declare the whole counsel or God. Aud vet this ought to be done with caution,. But some man will say, you exercise too much caution—you are fearful of iusulting some one. Not so much so as one might suppose, but we ought certain, ly to respect the feelings of every one, however bitter we may be against hi* sini, because, instead of refoiming him, or Winning him over, we might drive him away from us. In trjing to correct the faults of others, we must first understand their natures as far us possible, then the Inunda tion to build your hopes of reforma tion upon will have commenced.— Some are not prepared to succeed in correctfig their own nor the faults of others, just because they don't know how. They approach people without having matured any plan upou which to work, and the consequence is, they do no good. Tbe writer ouce Knew an irisnman who tried to be a great reformer. He “came” to this eouutry, he “saw’ many bad sins, he set out to show people how to “conquer” them. He worked on the farm, he taught in the Sunday-school, he taught two or three public schools, went about from house to house teaching the people, wrote for a weekly paper, joined two church es of the same name and expected to be i\ preacher. The lost we heard of him, he had laid all these things aside, done his first work over, and s'arrcd anew. He thought ho knew bat diil not. ‘ To do good and to communicate, forget not,” but one ought to study bow 10 do so in the best way. To-day there are some public sin* ia the church, and there are both strong and weak men using their best energies to diive them out. This is right and we pray the Lard, that they may be abundantly successful. But here is still before us “our secret sins,” just as black and polluting as the first- named. We hear some constantly denounc ing the drunkard and tho murderer, but they never say much about the “secret sins” which the Bible strong ly opposes. These sins, the uame of which may be delicate to mention, but the Bible says, “Whosoever shall be ashamed ol me, and of ray words, in this adulterous and sinful genera tion, of him also shall the Sou of man be ashamed.” J. T. K. THE S. S. CONVENTION OF THE EAS TERN VIRGINIA_CONFERENCE. The next session ol this Convention will be held with the chnrch at An tioch. A programme has been pub lished in this issue of the Sun. It ia to be hoped thet every delegate will be present and every brother appoin ted to address the Convention will be iu readiness to do so. Let tlie meeting be one of profit as well as pleasure,—one of work and worship,—one to honor God and save souls. That these results may attend this meeting let every mem ber be fully impressed, with tbe-im portance of the work aud seek that preparation of heart and miud which will enable him to do his aud her part of it. • We too often attend those important meetings of the church without scarcely giviug the matter of their importance a thought. Heaven aud hell are interested. God aud Sa tan,—angels aud demons—surely then we ought to be. There will be a struggle at that Convention, between good and evil, between right aud wrong. Let every child of God keep his eyes open, and be properly equip ped. The meeting, if we do this, will not be in vain bud time aud eternity —both, will disolose its blessed,—its glorious results. E. W. Beale. OUR SCHOOL IN SUFFOLK. Tbe Suffolk Collegiate Institute will closes iu a few weeks one of its most successful sessions. Fifty-sev en pupils were enrolled, on the first day of the present session which num ber was increased from week to week until the roll now uumbers, one hun dred and six. The average daily at tendance has beeu about eighty live. I get these figures from Prof, Kerno dle’s report to the President of the Board of Trustees. No corps of teachers in any institu tion of learning iu my knowledge, have labored more faithfully, and as a result of their lgbor, they have been most liberally' patronized by an. in telligent and appreciative public. Ar raugements are contemplated which if completed will render the school still more deserving. Let ev ery frieud of the school by word and deed, give it that aid which it very reasoually expects and demands and it will be made in tbe future as iu the past, a blessing and an honpr to the Christian Church under whose con trol,it has been p$d will he managed, and by whom it bjts been most liber ally patronized. E. W. Beale, eupt,
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