The Christian Sun.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24,1380.
D. P>. Dunbar,.Proprietor.
Rev. J. Pressley Barrett - - - - Editor.
m u PRINCIPLES.
i,_The Lord Jesus Christ is the only Fean of
tie Church.
J.—The mime Christian, to the eiclnsioa ot
all partv, or sectarian names.
V-The Hoi’- ale, or the Scriptures of the
0. iand New Testament a sufficient rule of faith
and practice.
4. —Christian character, or vital piety, the
only teEt of fellowship, or church membership. -
5. _The right of private judgement and the
liberty of conscience, the privilege and duty ol
all.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
All wo need is to liave our cause
pushed ii little—licv.J. II. Holt. 1 in
ly said.
Sixty-one students have entered
the Institute up to yesterday, aud
still they come.
The Central Trotestant, of Greens
boro, 51.' C., comes tons enlarged aud
improved. W e extend fraternal con
gratulations and wish the Trotestant
much success.
“My churches seem to be doing
well except as to finances.” That is
what one of our ablest preachers says
iu a private note to us of his field of
labor. There is something wrong
there. Our churches must learn that
with a poor management of the finan
ces, they can have no real genuine
prosperity.
Hev. \V. G. Clemeuts has begun
'the work of raising funds to build a
house of worship in the City of Ba
leigh for the use of the Christian de
nomination. A church for our use is
much needed there and we wish the
greatest success may attend Brother
Clements’ efforts. He expects to at
tend the Eastern Virginia Conference
in the interest of the enterprise.
The Christian people of the commu-1
liity near Kurueysville, Nausemoml
Co., Va. are doiug a good work. They
hold neighborhood prayer meetings
weekly and sometimes oftener. Dur
ing the past To* weeks there have
been in their prayer meetings llTcou
versious, among the number some of
the hardest sinners in the neighbor
hood—some who had not been to
church in ‘20 vears. We are persuad
ed that mauy neighborhoods might be
greatly benefited by sutjh meetings.
What other community will follow
this most worthy example!
“If 1 hail time I would write a short
articie to the Deacons of my Confer
ence about arranging by Pastorates
for preaching next year.”—Kev.J. IV.
Holt, Company Shops, JV. C. Take
time, Bro. Holt. We consider the
subject most iuiportaut. So far as
we have heard all who have tried the
Pastorate System, have been pleased
with tho 'esults. There is no itiuer
aucy about it, it is only the comple
tion of the unfinished plan under
which we are now working. We are
looking forward to a plan for settled
Pastorates, and every body knows
that a settled pastorate is a very dif
ferent thing from an itinerant sta
tion.
I see in the last issue of the Bibli
cal liecorder that* the editor iu allu
ding to Bro. Clements and our de
nomination asks Bro. Clements for a
name by which to call our denomina
tion so as to distinguish us from oth
ers. Ask Bro. Bailey if Close Com
munion Baptists would be distinc
tive, appropriate and scriptural, as »
name for us. If not, let him suggest
ODe that will be. I think Bro. Bailey
cannot be ignorant of the fact that
we discard all names but the name
Christian. If he is, then I hope be
will get a copy of the Declaration ot
Principles and post himself, and then
keep up with the times.—ftev. J, IV.
Holt, Company Shops, N. C. If Bro.
Bailey is as ignorant as all that, Bro.
Holt, we will send him a copy of the
Declaration of Principles free of
charge.
Last Sabbath was sppnt at Holy
Heck Church. It was the beginning
of a protracted meeting. On Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock the Her. T. H.
Hewtori, H.B., of East Hanover Pres
bytery, preached for us to the edifica
tion and delight of the large congre
gation in attendance on that occasion.
We have not known a sermon to take
better than this. Hr. Hewton is a
J man of flue abilities, being a full
graduate of Lafayetto College, of
Easton, Pennsylvania, and also a full
graduate of Princeton Theological
Seminary, than which there is hardly
a superior. The sermon was simple
but strong; plain but powerful, and
we believe did good. We all regret
ted that lie was unable to preach
more during the meeting, ilay the
blessings of God crown his silvered I
head wherever ho may go. Some of
our readers have no doubt been plea
; sed of late w ith Hr. Newton’s articles
^ in the Sun on the Papal Spirit. We
f hope he may feel disposed to continue
fethus to furor our readers with the,
/able productions of his pen.
MISSION-WORK.
I want to call the attention of the
various Annual Conferences to the
subject of Missions, whfch will claim
consideration at our next sessions.
Each Annual Conference ought to
furnish a missionary to be sent to in
viting fields cf labor in the border
utates and territories, where Chris
tian Churches may be built up and
new Conferences established. In
portious of the border states and ter
ritories, if we can furnish them a
working minister, we can build up a
Conference about as easy as we can
build a single church in the older
States, towns and cities. In these
sections there are but few houses of
worship. They, however, worship in
school houses and in private families
aud are anxious to hear preaching.
Notwithstanding they have a great
many ministers, very many of them
are men of poor attainments aud are
not qualified to present the truths of
the gosjiol and defend the principles
of the church so as to make them a
success. The principles of the Chris
tian Church will tako well anywhere,
if the minds of the people are not
prejudiced against us. If our xVuuu
al Conferences will furnish each a
man who is able and willing to go for
ward aud work in such a held for the
cause of God aud the building up of
the Church of Christ, they will do
luueh good. A uiau must go to such
a lield determined to adapt himself to
the circumstauces that surround him,
making his great purpose to build up,
knowing no such thiug as failure. If
such a work could be sustained for a
while it would soon be self-sustaining.
He could soon raise up other minis-'
ters among the people to aid him in
his arduous labors. While the Con
ferences are paying the expenses of
missionaries, these missionaries
should submit quarterly reports, so
as to satisfy you that your money is
well spent. If a man is sent to a field
of labor where he cannot build up,
then remove him. But let us be care
ful and send the man who does not
mind‘work—who can get work to do
at home. It is also equally necessary
to send men to these places who are
good orgauizers—who know how to
organize a chiirch and train it for the
work of God. Some able preachers
-tesejearly all their work by not or
gar.iziiig it. When churches cannot
be organized a Class can be, and
thereby husbaud the fruits of his la
bor. Will uot one of our Conferences
take the lead at its next annual ses
siou? If you do not know where to
send such a man, 1 think I can tell
you ot some good, places wnere your
mouey will pay an excellent dividend
for the Cburch. Brethren, we must
extend our borders by briugiug iu
these unoccupied fields. Cau we find
the minister who is ready and willing
to go to such a field, who is not afraid
of a few scattering wolves and a few
uncivilized persons!
J. W. Weu.ons.
AN^INTERESTING
LETTER.
Union Chapel, )
Halifax county, Va., >
Sept. 11,1880.)
It being the day appointed for a
Pastorate meeting for Pastorate No.
2. of the North Carolina and Virginia
Christian Conference, to be held at
this place, the following delegates
were chosen to represent Union in
said meeting, viz.: C. H. Wiufree, K.
P. Tuck, F. J. Apple, E. A. Tuck, R.
T, Wilkins, R. H. Tuck and W. M.
Elliott.
The following brethren, viz.: J. H.
Yancey, Win. Arrington and E. G.
Fouiloines, presented themselves as
the representatives of Oak Grove, a
new church organized by Bro. Hurley
on the 4th iust., with ninety members,
situated only eight miles east of Un
ion. These delegates were received
by the Union delegation and the
meeting was organized by the elec
tion of Bro. J. H. Yancey as Chair
man and R. T. Wilkins Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been
explained, a resolution was unani
mously adopted declaring the Rev.
M. L. Hurley to be the choice of this
meeting for pastor for the next Con
ference year. It was then moved aud
unanimously adopted, that this meet
ing heartily eudorses the Pastorate
plan and the following Standing Com
mittee was apnointed for the next
year, viz.: Wm. Arrington aud E.
G. Fouiloines for Oak Grove, and E.
P. Tuck, Jas. T. Bagbey and It. T.
Wilkius for Union. No delegation
from Alt. Auburn being present, it
was ordered that these proceedings
be submitted to their consideration.
R. T. Wilkins,
Secretary.
The boys at the University of
North Carolina call our Brp. New
man, Dr. Tanner—he is so lean. They
say Tanner lasted 40 days, but New
man must have lasted 60.
The meeting at Holy Neck is pro
gressing well as we go to press. Bros,
tialstun and Ball are assisting us, and
they are doing faithful work.
Bro. Kitchen, let us hear from your
uuiou meeting.
BE KINDLY AFFECTIONED ONE TO AN
OTHER.
Paul exhorts us to do good unto all
men, especially unto them who are of
the household of faith. Be kindly
affectioin'il one to another. It la not
nnfrequentiy the case that good |>eo
pie disagree, lint how uncharitable
some are. We cannot possibly see
alike afid think alike. No two faces
alike—No two minds alike. God did
oot intend that,.you aud myself dear
reader should bo exactly alike.
Shall we quarrel because this is not
so. How foolish! There is one truth,
etorual, unchangeable truth about
this matter, aud that is, that one is
our Master even Christ and all God’s
childeu ai« brethren. As brethren,
we must, wo do feel kind one to un
other. Although we may' differ in
opinion, yet that charity which every
Christian has will cause him to re
spect the opinion of those who lion
estly differ from him. Who made me
the judge t wheio did the authority
come from which says to my neigh
bor you must think as 1 do or else
I’ll disown you.
I iliitik I state a lact when 1 say
that many members of the church,
yea ministers too, do uot feel kindly
affectioued toward members of other
uhurcbes. The fact that one is called
by oue name and another by auother
name is sufficient to alienate breth
ren. As foolish as it would l>e foi
the writer to feel nukind toward his
neighbor because he does uot wear
his name.
There is anything but kindness
manifested upon the part of some
Christaius toward other Christians.
What recommends ns in the sight of
Godf Hot the ehureh to which we
belong. Do you suppose that Christ
loves oue chtircb because of its name,
more than another f If &>, 1 am cer
tain that that church which wears
his own blessed name shares the
greater portion. But mv brother it
is uot the church which recummeuds
ns. It is the heart,—the life. He
that feareth God and worketh right
eousness is accepted.
I do uot know why it is, except for
the reason that my own heart is cor
rupt, that 1 do nut feel as much at
home in other churches as 1 do in
the Christian Church. It is the
force of education perhaps. I sup
pose this is the experience of all. I
dc feel sometimes, however, exceed
ingly kind toward all, and that I do
love all, not because of their church
relationship, but of their relationship
to God, my heavenly Father and to
Jesas Christ my elder brother. And
I know when 1 have this feeling that
my heart is right, for by this shall all
men know that ye are my diciples if
ye have love one for another. Let
us,my brethren, cultivate this feeling.
It comes from God. It associates us
with angels and the redeemed and
will fit us for their society forever.
E. iff. B.
TOO CLOSE.
Editor Sun : I have heard much
of Mr. Spurgeon, and have read a
great deal about his being an open
commuuion Baptist; but some of the
Baptists in the old North State say,
‘-He is such a close communionist
that he always appoiuts a committee
to exawiue his congregation to see
w hether or uot they are all Baptists
before he administers the sacrament
of the Lord’s Supper.” Can you tell
the readers of the Sun whether or uot
this be correct.
O. B. Server,
reply.
TVe never beard of such a thing be
ing doue by Mr. Spurgeon—and we
*ire satisfied it never occured. Tell
those Baptists who have told you such
a thing, that Bro. Bailey, Editor of
their paper, the Biblical Recorder, ad
mits Mr. Spurgeon to be an open com
muniouist, and so do the intelligent
Baptists generally. Not only is Mr.
Spurgeou an open commuuionist, but
the English Baptists generally are.
Ask them what they think of that!
FROM REV.Ji. B. HAYES.
Balkiqh, N. C., \
Sept. 13,1380 f
Dear Bi other Barrett:—I am very
sick to-day.
Contributions received;
F. O. Moriug, $1.50. W. B. Maun,
2.00.
I wish to say to my Christian
friends and brethren, who have an
abundance of this world’s goods, and
the churches of the North Carolina
and Virginia Christian Conference,
that have not contributed anything
to our benefit, that we havo no mon
ey and are destitute of articles of pro
vision, that with which, we would be
much more cumfortable. My wife’s
health, now 77, is very poor, and
growing lamer with her stroke of
paralysis.
We had a pleasant sacramental oc
casion with a lew Christian friends at
my residence last evening, Kev. Mr.
Black, of the Edeuton Methodist
Church, officiating. i. intended to
get out to the last communion at
Hayes’ Chapel, but was not able, J
hope, however, I shall be permitted
at last, to join the great communion
above, where the saints shall eat it
anew with the Lamb in his Father’s
Kingdom. H. B. JEUygs.
WHY CHRISTIANS SHOULD NOT DAME.
■—*, A «T
The modern dancing cornea under
the head of “revellings,” oue of the
work* ol the flesh, by the side of mur
der, drunkenness,aud such like.” Paul
says :lie doers of which shall not in
herit the kingdom of God. Many of
the modern dancers— with their mu
sic, and jovial entertainments, would
have been known by the auctenta as
revelling. Why ¥ Because ‘-it is of
the flesh,fleshly.” Now if thnsb Who
participate iu reveilings are prohibit
ed from the kingdom of heaven, then
the revelling room is no 'place for a
Christian, and 1 go so far ns to say,
that wbeu the heart is full of grace
the true Christian will not stoop so
low ns to be found blejjding in the
congregations of the ungodly ill rev
elliug. Why! Because the Chris
tian expects to mingle his or her
voice with the angelic choir iu walk
ing the goldeu streets of the Xesr Je
rusalem ; but the levellers must share
the fate of “Dives'’ iu sufleriog iu.
tense paiu of the lost! hist! forever
lost! The Bible dues not justify the
promiscuous dancing of the sekes,as
practiced iu modern times. The in
stances of dancing mentioned iu the
Bible were performed as acts of wor
ship,or ou great festival occasions,and
by only*oue of tbe sexes, and usual
ly iu the day time and iu opeu fields.
There are not any instances of danc
ing found iu the Bible, in which the
two sexes united in dancing, except
that of the **vain fellow” void of
shame alluded to by Michael, 2 Sam.
6: 20; the ungodly rich families re
ferred to by Job 21: 11; and the
daughter of Berodias, mark 14: 6.—
Dancing is worldly. Among the
Greeks and Romans, dauciug was a
common pastime, resorted to in order
to enliven feasts, aud also on occa
sions of domestic joy. The experi
ence of the Christian world is against
dancing. Meu of the maturest wis
dom pronounced it deleterious to
Christianity. The Christian pulpits,
aud the religious press have warned
Christians against the dance. lh»n
cing is hurtful to the character of
Christians who engage in it. Many
have tried it aud Baid afterwards that
it was damaging to them. It cuts off
the tone of piety and creates a less iu
terest for prayer aud other required
duties. 1 am led to the conclusion
that dancing Christians are not often
found among the useful, the working,
and the influential members of the
church. They do not exhibit a full
interest in diffusing a Christian like
walk and a godly conversation ; their
Christian lights are being extinguish
ed, aud their influence exhausted.
The world is looking on with an eye
of game, and poiuting a Anger of con
tempt,says, Here we are now without
any distinction of profession in the
dance. “The world says >ve are equal”
or as “one class of people,” and at the
same time the world is ashamed ot
such Christians.
“His passage lies across the briuk,
Of rnanj a threatening wave;
And hell expects to see him siuk,
But Jesus lives to gave.”
Danciug Christians lose their iuflti
ence in the church and also in the
world. If their example preaches, it
preaches fbr the world, and the world
receives it not. If they shine in the
ball room, it is not with the light of
Christianity. They are not ihe kind
of Christians the poor weeping sinner
goes to for religious advice about bis
sunl; nor the dying saint sends for,
to cuintort him hs be is bidding a last
farewell to all around. Dancing
Christians wound the feelings of true
Christians. While the sou and daugh
ter are inflating the midnight revel
witn music, or dancing and feasting,
there goes up from many a Christian
father, mother aud brother, the wuil
of sorrow, mingled with bitter tears,
on the account of their dancing sons,
daughters aud brothers.
Paul says, “if eating meat make my
brother to offend, i will eat no more
meat while the wofld stands.” Why
not tjie dancing Christians do like
Pauli Cicero says, “No one dauces
unless he is either drunk or mad.”
Aud the words express the prevailing
sense as to the impropriety of respect
able individuals taking part in the
amusement, bence the gay circles of
Koine, as is the case in the East at
the piesent time, derived their enter
tainment from the performances of
prolessional dancers. These were
womeu of abandoned character; and
their dauces, like those in heathen
temples, were otten like those of whom
Isaiah spake, 23 : ltf. Now, young
Christiaus, as the revival season will
soon close don’t forget your proles
sion, bat show your faith liy jour
works in following God through evil
as well as good report. Temptatious
will come before you', bat none bat
such as you cau taro from.
Young convert, if anyone asks yoo
to go with him to the ball room, you
ask him to kueel with you in prayer,
and if you can conscientiously call
upon God to heip you dance, and you
feel it your Christian duty, and ii you
believe God requires of you dancing
ip working out a Christian life in this
world, and it it Fill better At you for
the kingdom of heaven, why fJnuP®}
but if it will not do this it would be
better to let it alone, for it is said
tbit the eharch joins tbe world be
tween tbe Hfst I'rost aud tbe twenty,
fifth of December, tbeu the world
laughs to see tbe ohurch bowing to
this great sin. Shun alt evil uud be
faithful to the end and God will give
yon a crown of rejoicing which shall
be worn iu heaven by all true Chris
liana, where revelling will never be
known.
Lockville, Jf. C.
S. B. Klapf.
NOTICE.
We call the attention of all those
going to the North Carolina and Vir
ginia Conference to the following no
tice from Bro. A. F. Isele.v. Write
at once and let it be known which
route you will take:
‘“Members and Delegates to the
North Carolina and Virginia Chris
tian Conference will please writecto
Coleman Brande, Morton's (store,
Alavhance county, N. C\, at ouce and
state whether cuuiiug by public or
private conveyance, so that/ homes
may be assigned and a sufficient num
ber of vehicles at the depots to carry
them to the church. Company Shops
and Uibsouviiie are the nearest de
pots. Members coming via Ureeus
boro will arrive at Uibsouviiie at 11
o’ciork Friday morning. Those coin
ing trout the east via Kaleigb will ar
rive at Company Shops Thursday
evening at 6 o’clock. If there is a
change of schedule before the time,
notice will be given iu the Sun.
Now, brethren, if you fail to write
and have to walk out to the churcli,
don’t blame any one but \ ourstti.”
A. l'\ Iseley.
NEWS FhQM THE FIELD.
‘‘Lift up pour eye?, and look on the JfieltU; for
they are white, tUrmtlu to hterpesi."—St Johh 4:35.
Company Shops, N. C-, Sept. 14,
1880.—My protracted moettUf; uL New
Elam continued nine days. The in
terest begun on Monday uml increas
ed until Thursday, when the peni
tents number'd unue than twenty.
Thursday the Lord greatly blessed
us. Not less tnan ttfteeii persons
were converted during the evening
services, i have seldom witnessed
so many conversions in such a short
time. The meeting continued so in
teresting that I could tint close Fri
day in order to go to tn\ appoint
ment at Martha’s Chapel, but Ibrtu
uately I secured the services of Kev.
S. B. Elapp to go to that place, while
1 remained to continue the meeting
at New Elam, aud 1 am tfuly glad
that 1 did, for the Lord grehtly bles
sed us again on Saturday, Among
others one man above 70 years of age,
who had been penitent for many years,
was happily converted. The meeting
resulted in 23 additions to the clulich.
Between 35 and 40 persons were con
verted during the meeting. Sunday
eveuing 1 baptized 16 persons in the
presence of a large crowd on the
banks of Haw Eiver, 4 by effusion
aud 12 by immersioG. Kev. P. T.
Elapp assisted me four days and did
some excellent preaching. Kev. Gas
ton Farrar of the M. E. Church,South,
preached once for mo. Kev. 8. B
Elapp also aided in laboring with the
penitents. There hare beeu 39 uddi
tions to my church within the past
two weeks.
The Lord be praised for his good
ness, and for^iis wonderful works to
the children of men. 1 will com mence
a protracted meeting at Hanks’ Chap
el the 4th Sunday in this month.
J. W. Holt.
Sanford, N. 0., Sept. 16. 1880.—
The 1st Suuday morning iu this
month at about 10 o’clock 1 met a
congregation at brother Jacob Adam’s
tish pond, and administered the ordi
nance of baptism, to three persons by
immersion, and one by pouring ; then
we repaired to the church wkeie we
received three more persons into the
church, alter which, I proceeded to
preach to a large eongiegation, and
after the services were closed, we
then started to brother Holt’s field to
assist him in bis meeting the follow
ing week. We speut the night with
brother P. Steadmans on Elam Street,
about one mile from New Elam
Chnrch, where, Bro. Holt had a meet
ing iu progress; after having enjoyed
the sweet sleep ol the night and the
hospitalities of this kind family, we
went to the church and joined Bro.
Holt in the work. Is will suffice for
me to say, that here, we bad a good
meeting, a glorious revival of relig
ion for which we give God all the
praise. I left Bro. Holt on Friday
morning and started for home. On
our ai rival we met a oue horse wag
ou ladeued with good things, just
such things as we needed right then.
Our hearts weie made glad, glad, very
glad indeed l Tnis pounding was got
ten up iu my Shallow Well congrega
tion, aud conducted by Sister Alice
Marks, she aud her husband came
aud delivered these articles. I would
meutiou the articles, but I fear my
letter would be too long; it will suf
flee lor me to say, they were all very
nice, lor which we are truly thauklul
to the donors whose names are as fol
lows, viz: Mrs. Mattie Gunter, Mr.
James Thomas, Mrs. Isabel Baker,
Mrs, Uatbrmc Wicker, Miss Manuk
Kelly, Mrs. Elisabeth Parish, Mrs.
Caroline Salman, Mrs. Manerva
Wicker, aud Mr. Jacob Gaston. Bro.
Kalstou will remember Sister Marks,
she is oue of our most excellent Chris
WiM» ladies, iiow way the good Lurd
bless the conductor of this pouudiug
aud all the good sisters and brothers
who aided iu it, with tuauy rich treas
ures iu this world, aud iu the world
to uowe life everlastiug, aud to God
sbail the praise be ascribed. Last Sat
urday aud Suuday I was at Moore
(Juioi). This was our quarterly aud
eouiuiuuiou uieetiug here, both da^s
were days of iuterest and pleasure.
Gur uougregatiou here is, uow, a large
oue. Ou suuday woruing 4 received
three iuto the cuurch aud baptized
eight. The Son AGENT here says he
in going to try b.v Conference to have
our paper going to every family in
this church. During this meeting
the brethren succeeded in making up
enough niouey to purchase window
sash read.\ glassed and lumber to
bwild the church and will tiuish it up
b.v Conference. I cannot oloae with
out saying that I was with Bro. Holt,
at Damascus during the lust week of
August, there the good Lord gave
his people a glorious revival of relig
ion. I met many whom 1 learned to
love during the first of my ministry,
and J assure them I love them no
less now. May the God who rules
the Universe, lead them gently along
the pathway ofiil'iy
Petek I. Klapp.
Bekklky, Sept. 17th, 1880.—I see
in the Sun you say you would like to
bear from me. You know 1 have uo
charge, but many of your readers do
uot. Then to let the brethren aud
triends see 1 have not been idle,I will
say that 1 have been ouo half of my
time, or more this year engaged. 1
have preached in the Christian
tJburcdi in Berkley one half of the
time, and atteuded all or nearly all of
the priiyer meetiugs t bat we have
had iu the church, and very otten
beeu with the friends at another
place iu the neighborhood iu prayer
meeting. X have seen luurli good re
sult therefrom, as several have been
added to the Church. As Superin
tendent of the Sunday-school 1 have
been in my place nearly every Sab
bath ; received some members in the
Church; preached some funerals and
married sortie. Therefore, you see 1
have been at work. I love to work,
uud expect to do a'.l 1 can when op
portunity oilers, as long as I live,aud
health and streugh permit me to do
so. As no one reported iuy labors,
and 1 I ailed to il.,so inyse!;.i suppose
the lire;breii thought l had been do
ing nothing, l>u< it was not so. May
■he good l.jrd Uo viuli \« mi, and guide
on ami ali ot us saiely through this
die, aidl in heaven .-aye as, is Ihe
prayer ol your brut tier in Christ.
S. s. BakujoTT.
tOiTOK’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. Mark clear
ly the price.
We have received the following
books and peiiml'eals s> me of which
we will notice more at length after
this week :
John Ploughman's Pictures, price
15 ceuts. The Salon of Madame
Meeker, price 15 cents. The Thoughts
of the Emperor M. Aurelius Auto
iiiuus, price 15 ets. The Hermits,
price 15 ets. Christian Sociology,
price $1.50. All of these are publish
ed by Messrs. I. K. Euuk & Co., 10
& 13 Hey St., N. Y. We have also
Scribner’s Monthly for October, as
usual full ofeutertaining and instruc
tive matter. Price $4 a year. Scrib
ner & Co., M. f. The Oriental and
Biblical Journal, edited by Kev. S.
D. Peet and published by Jamesou &
Morse, 104 Clark St., Chicago. Price
$2 a year. Very valuable. Good
Company, Mo. 10, 300 Main St.,
Springfield, Mass. its name intli
cateij its character. The Primary
Sabbath-school Teacher, D. C. Cook
Editor and publisher,137 Madisou St.,
Chicago. The Illustrated Christian
Weekly, price $3.50 a year. Ameri
can tract Society, M. Y. This is a
spleudtd family paper.
THE MAN.
Not many years ago a certain min
ister v ho had been a champion of Old
School doctrine died, and his people
were looking about for his successor.
They had been thoroughly indoctri
nated, and the one idea that their
pastor had striven to impress upon
their minds was that they must nev
er tolerate in their pulpit any other
this Old School doctrine. While the
candidating was going on, one of the
older members or the church met one
who had joiued it more recently,
and fell into conversation with him
about the coming man. Here is what
the stenographer heard :
Netr Member.—Have you anybody
in particular in view lor the pastor
ship!
Old Member.—Not yet. Only one
thing is settled; he must be au Old
School man.
N. M.—So 1 suppose. Let’s see!
I don’t think I understand this dis
tinction yet, very well. Precisely
what is the difference between the
Old School and the New 'school!
O. M.—Don’t you know that!—
Why, the Old School doctrine of the
Atonement is that all men_
that Christ died-that_.
Well, I don’t recall that this moment;
but.in regard to Election, the Old
School say that the decices-that
foreknowledge-that God’s eter
nal purpose-what is that dis
tinction 1 But uo matter. I suppose
the maiD difference is about Natural
and Moral Ability. The Old School
say that a man can’t repent unless
• that is, if-the New School
idea is that-H’rn ! I don’t get
that either just now; but anyhow
we’ve got to have au Old School man!
rais man, it will be 6eeu, was ‘‘fix
I ed” in his Old School “principles,”
and doubtless most of his brethren in
the church were as solid as he was in
their adhesion to these principles. It
will astonish nobody therefore to
know that their choice finally tell up
on a very New School man.—Ed‘tor’s
Table; Qocil Company, Number
Three.
QATHERFB GRAINS.
—The evil tendency in many
churches to resort to all aorta of “en
tertainments,” fairs, festivals, etc.. In
order to raise futida for the carrying
on of church work, we have repeated
ly condemned in these column*. A
writer in the Adrancc points out
some of the inevitable evil consequen
ces or the. prevalent practices. He
says: “The tendency and the very
common practice amoug ns ore cer
tainly lament able and utterly demor
alizing. One of the inevitable results
is the cultivation ol Christian scltish
doss. A cliuroll tniiuoil in tins way
loses all love for giving to the Lord,
and pure liases pleasure instead. It
cuts charity up by the roots; it makes
the charity described in 1 Cor. xii.
impossible. Where fairs aud scenic
performances are relied upon to re
plenish the treqpury, and the purse
is reached only by an appeal to the
appetite, the people learn to think
that they can best serve the Lord by
ministering to the flesh. Such a con
ception of Christum service is earthly,
sensual—shall we add theother word!
The tendency is in the direction of
that condition described by St. Paul
in Phil. iii. 19. It cannot be too ear
nestly counteracted.”—Evangelical
Messenger.
—Old Dr. Winner, of Ithaca, used
to tell ot a little girl who kept com
ing to him, while superintendent of a
Sabbath-school, with a request to be
transferred to the neighboring class.
For a time she would not give her
reason. “Is not jour teacher kind f”
“Yes, very.” “Does she not know
the lesson, and tell you a great many
good things'/’ “Oh, yes.” “Does
she make the lesson interesting?”—
“Yes, we all like to hear her talk,
but —.” “But what?” “Well, sir, I.
can’t help hearing what Miss -,
the teacher of the next class, says to
her scholars ; and I lind myself lister;,
ing to her instead of our teacher.’7
“Why is thatY” “Oh, sir, she is all
the time talking to them about Je
sus, and it sounds so good and sweet,
oty teacher scarcely cTer talks to us
about Jesus!” The fact is, about
two-thirdsol the 'Sunday schoolteach
ers tail to shew Jesus to their schol
ars, and oi'.e hall of the teaching of
the picsent day in our Sabbath
schools is no teaching at all—only
controversy and argument over dis
puted points. Many a pupil “would
see Jesus,” hut he is obscured by the
shades arul shadows of the aunise
teachev's tendency to controversy.—
Cov./'erence Worker.
—The Baptist Weekly has expressed
some truths that are worth remember
tug by those who would succeed in
life: One talent, well cultivated,
deepened, and enlarged, is worth a
hundred shallow faculties. The tirst
law of success at this day, when so
many matters are clamoring for at
tention, is concentration, to bend all
the energies to one point, looking
neither to the right nor to the left. It
has been justly said that a great deal
of the wisdom of a man in this centu
ry is shown in leaving things un
known ; and a great deal of his prac
tical sense in leaving things undone.
The day of universal scholars is past.
“Life is short, and art is long.” The
range of human knowledge has in
creased so enormously, that no brain
can grapple with it; and the men
who would know one thing well,must
have the courage to be ignorant of a
thousand things, however attractive
or inviting. As with knowledge, so
with work. The man who would get
along must single out his specialty,
and into that must pour the whole
stream of his activity—all the ener
gies of his Miiintf, eye, tongue, heart,
and brain. Broad cniture, many sid
edness, are beautiful things to con
template ; but it is the narrow-edge
men, the men of single and intense
purpose, who steel their souls against
all things else, who accomplish the
hard Work of the world, and who are
everywhere in demand when hard
work is to be done.
—A beautiful illustration of what
is to “become as little children in the
kingdom ot Christ, was given us. A
class of little ones had prepared for
the services ol Children’s day. Bach
one was supplied with a basket of
dowers to present as a floral offering
in one of the exercises of the evening.
By an oversight one basket was rois
siug. One of two sisters, who stood
together, was asked to give her bas
ket to another, and allow her sister’s
flowers to represent them both. A
shade of disappointment passed over
theswfeet face. “Did papa say sot” she
asked. “Yes, papa said so,” was the
reply. Without another word she
gave up her treasure cheerfully, even
Hiniling as she did it. Sweet obedi
ence 1 Dear fellow Christian, could
we but 3 ield us cheerful, loving ac
quiescence to what our Heavenly
Bather asks of us, how much richer
would be our present inheritance in
that kingdom, the beuetits of wbjch
are promised to those who become as
little ehildien.”—Selected,
—Fill the world With good deeds
and you will All it with jourowu glo
ry
—As thrashing separates the wheat
from the chaff, so does allliutiou puri
ty virtue ami honesty.