IN ALL THINGS, CHARITY LIBERTY} res*'' fer/' =-=t= IN ESSENTIALS, UNITY; IN NON-ESSENTIALS ===*===— —*— —---*-t= = Bow msoy of ua have eblpa at aea Freighted with wishi* and hope* and fcaiA Tossing abotit on the Wsfes, while we Linger aod wait on ibe ehore for years, { Gazing afar through tfab distance dim Aid sighing, Will evei^Wtr ships come inf 1 WS aUf^liAllwalr w«^langhter and eoaff The decks were vlhitn and the sails were Ww. The fragrant breczi bcbe them along, f The sea was calm(and.the sky was blue, And we thought as)weyratched them sail a lay dag us some future ay. Of the joy they would Long bare we watered beside the shore To eatrh the gleam ofk coming sail, Bnt we only benr thi breakers’ roar Or the sweeping night wind’s dismal wail Till ouroheeks grow pal| nnd our eyes grdw And we sadly sigh, Will they ever come in 1 That has garnered only the thorns and the That ie seared and lord ia the pitiful stri Afar on the htarenly goljen shore Tby shipe ace anchored forever more. BT PALMETTO BEAMON. GATES COUNTY, N. 0. There is nothing in nature, that arousbs our attention, or impresses oar ^eluigs more quickly than a so midi: whether it be the tone of sor row,—the note ofjavi-*he voices of a multitude—the roa/Af the winds cr the >1 inflections ol Sftfc..brc l’arla^,^119«ally awakened to that ~ 'r r*‘-. k i‘r which bfCod dti®W(rov.'L re' ceut discover , _l|od ies conduct it With greatWWpepnon it baa been remarked that pools' be come biiud^aud musiciausdeaf j then may we not suppose that t^ de cay ot the orgou, arises from tha. in ternal acthmof the mind, culliug up ideas oClifll and sound f To those who have ue^er heard, what a blank the creatiojt mast appear!—all in motion, y et fileuc as death. j l . Ot a.lt oaifrat commotions, none ei fect us moreltban tbac ot' thunder, the fall pi cataraksta, the war of storms, and the dee|i swell ot ;tb£ oet*n.— Probably the most appalling pound in nature, is that of the fails of Niag ara, au (Indian term for the yiice of thunder,) where the waters of the river, St. Lawreuce, are, thrown iuto a deep abyss, a mile in width, the roar of whiulr may be heard at the distance of forty miles! In an at mosphere where it is caiiki souuds are richly‘“■inusieat. Greece and Italy, those far famedcouutriesL which have been the adi&iimiou of the world, for their mild and beautiful oh mate, have beei( ever famous for the vocal art. In a climate like our own, where ss generous, it is a feet with any voices ’fcllfeut. nature has been j rare instance to f that are tmJJ'uPAfc!feut. Some may be cpnajnTor M priina donna of the age, warbllugs of a bihl, there vLl silver tone of satisfaction,a sparkl^tjoy, that shines in whatev er they sing:—yet still they are defi cient, in the daily softebiug dotka iuto t pleasing accents the more t of tint l Language is made up of words and syllables { notes] sy 4a hies like possible be. of the si shop will they a .reudef ition, ei 111 iwhicb ter, soasto the mSkJ. { they ascend, they become of a lighter hue. Of all musical sounds, bells, when beard at a distance, powerfully excite the imagination, and recall the most pleasing scenes of onr youth. They had their origin in Chiua,aud as their use was to dispel and clear the air of evil spirits, and were rung with due ardor and devotion in the time of storrttfl, they were made of enormous size. It is said the Kus sians adopted them in the tenth ceu fury, aud their famOns hell at Mos cow, weighing forty-three thousand pounds, when put into motion, would agitate the air of the surrounding county for forty miles. But the days ot prejudice and ignorance are past— beds are not regarded with religions awe, but the same sounds which tilled the peasaut aud votary with fear, in a dark age, now forms the pious and mirthful strains of an eulighteued community. In the whole hemisphere of sonndB. there is uo circumstance more strik ingly curious tbau that of an echo Echoes are produced by the voice falling upon a reflecting body. In t)te early schools of Borne, it was the custom daily to take the pupils be youd the walls, to a stone, celebrated for its echo, which repeated the same sonnd several times. The most effec tual met hod of acquiring a knowledge of musical time, is that of playing in concert. It has been found that in u waicbmaker’s shop, the timepiece connected with the same wall or shell* have such a sympathetic effect in keeping time, that thej^-'stop those which beat iu irregular time, and it any are at n^t, set agoing thost which beat accurately. In Venice, where the people are constantly mov ing upou the water, the motion of tin boat suggests the flowing ease or triple ttni£, in which all their oelebra wd fl^fOS^iu'itten. "Tiie last roca list that claims our attention 'Is tin bird, without whose song, we scare* can call it Spring; aud from the sweet warble of their wood notes wild, tin plough-boy bids him welcome iu tin early morn. Borne by fragrant galer he leaves bis distant borne for oui sunny sunny South ; hud though tin song of birds, is coeval with man, yei music is the science which arrive. last at perfection. Harmony is an intellectual enjoy rneut, it affects not the passions, it i. addressed more to the understanding than the emotious of the heart. It i> melody alone thattouchesthe feelings as it imitates the tones aud ex pres sious of the human voice. Melody belongs entirely to the iiu agiuatiou, it is the result of a happy inspiration, not of the calculations o. science. It is the power of melody whicl draws tears of grief aud quickens tin pulse with joy. "How sweetly does it float upon the wing. Of silence, through the empty mulled night At every tall smoothing the raven-down Of darkness till it smiles.” "Soft stillness, and the night, Become the touches of sweet harmony." WOMAN'S MENTAL CAPACITY. Is it equal to that of man 1 Son»< members of the “steruer gex” coutem that it is not, and do not hesitate to arrogate to themselves, or their sex. the proud distinction of being endow ed by the (Creator with a largei amount of bratu power than is be stowed upon woman, “God’s first, best gift to mau.” Any why ! Be cause, forsooth, in the early ages 01 the world womau was kept in dark ness and ignorance, aud had not tin opportunity of improving her mum and developing the bra>u given unto her. But as the black clouds of ig iterance and superstition broke am: fled away before tbe glorious sunligbi of reiigiou aud liberty of mind aim thought, woman rose in the scale oi general intelligence and assuiutd hei proper aud legitimate sphere. Some contend that because woman bas not attained unto such high achievements us man in public.life that she is mentally his inferior.— This is no proof at all. Woman’s sphere and that of man are entirely different. While womau hasno*olten written her naihe high up on the semb valor pii bloody discov' ore mastered that. Adelaide Arm Proc tor, when a mere child, mastered several problems of Euclid ; Miss El len Hayes, teacher of mathematics at Wellesby College, is a graduate of Oberlin College, where she distin guished herself in mathematics. Is medicine a test of mental rapacity t Woman has taken her position in that profession. The Emperor of Russia believes in the right of wo men to study medicine and snrgerj, and has granted a charter for a uni versity for women, where they will be tiained for army practice. The British Medical Association has three lady members, one of whom has the high distinction of being a member of the Hygiene Society of Milan. It would require a volume to mere ly call attention to the individual eases of women who have excelled in literature, science and art, •‘Says a woman writer: “It is a fact that as woman becomes more in dependent in thought and actiou there is an increased desire to grow ! * * • • I think the world has failed to recognize (ally the snblime grandeur and heroism of those women’s lives who venture in the ragged, upward paths-alone; meeting with repres sions, the resistance to enervating despair, the battle with temptations to the downward paths of iaxury and ease, and all the tragic depths that underlie the woman life;Tor, since die world began, great achievements of character (which is, after all, the greatest of life’s victories) always couie through silent suffering, strug gle and discipline* and only such pos sess that undoing element, which is -Immortality !” Avaunt! ye fosses and relics of the lark ages—ye who would limit wo man's- sphere and opportunities, and hen deeper cavities I If yo„ Itink her fW»i«w^%eir hi«b«ess (God savtT'the mark!/ try her,and .on will not find her wanting; for, von know, ‘If she will, she will—yon may depend on it; vnd if she won’t, she wont—and there's an end on it." And now to woman let ns award ler just deserts—the meed of equality if mind with that of man. —Institute Jewel. THE FUTURE. In contemplating this subject onr minds are borne forward to the time vbeu lion and the lamb Rball lie lown together in perfect pence, am) 0 the tune when time shall be no nore; when tbe sea and the earth hall be compelled by Him who made Item to give up their dead; and when all, the natious of the eartn diall have to staud before Him who rented all things, and be judged ac •ordiug to their deeds done in the body, and hear eithej “Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the (ingdom prepared for yon from r ho foundation of the world"; or, •Depart from me, ye cursed, iuto ev erlasting fire, prepared for the devil 1 nd his angels.” In this theme we io not wisli, to contemplate the future quite so far as above lueutioued, but o coufiue ourselves within the limit if mtui’s stay on earth. To most of ttf tbe future looks as bright as che uoJU-day suu. Hot one pillow ol ■•loud can we see in onr pathway, which is yet to be trod. We have, vs it were, just entered tbe moru ot life; nevertheless metbiukys that here is a great work for us to be doing f we wish our future lile to be what vome of its anticipate. It is a trite, mit a ;l»ue saying, that “distance ends encbaotuieut to the view,” So, ike the mirage to the traveler of the lesetft, the future seems bright and promising, but uuless wo prepare out lives to meet clouds, difliculties aud disappointments-for come they wil. -we will not be able to surmount them, aud consequently will fall a victim to our adversaries. We should improve these golden opportunities as they glide so swiltly by, or, when our beads are whitened by tbe frostb of many winters, we will look back upou our school days with regret. Why-are there not THANKSGIVING. IN This is a day set a] irt for prayer and thanksgiving to Wr allwise Cre ator for the many bh sings and mer cies we' Have recei ed during the year. We should no( forget the poor, hot remember, ‘‘He hat gifpUt to the poor lendeth to tl I Lord.” 'There is no way in which w can more prop erly show onr gratiti le than by con sidering the wants ol he poor. We, as a nation, have be “basket and store,” IHMmliarfr blessed u been a people. No plague has rested laud. Progress and constantly atteudei blessed it! our d the Lord has since we have ark shadow of <n our beloved prosperity have us. All these blessings call for ad< tional gratitude. We admire that ol New England custom of the renn on of families on Thanksgiving day! Excepting Christmas we are are there could not be chosen a mot i pleasant or ap propriate time. W tat joyous emo tions must thrill t e heart of that ehiid who, perhaps, has been absent from home for twel- ) months, as be turns his steps towa it be dear old homestead, where h ppy hearts are eagerly waiting to g -e him a thanks giving welcome ho (e. Oh! what visions of pnmpkiu pies and roast turkeys dauce throi ;lt his brain. Dear old Thanks iving day, may never cease to be on of our National institutions. As we close this article there comes to our t lad that glorious old doXology, upoi those ecstatic strains have been ’ afted to beevoii the thanksgiving >f thousands ol grateful souls as th y have sung His praise in His eartbl sanctuary : “1’raise God, frot’i who I all blessings How ; Praise Him, all creatu ?s here below; Praise him abofe, ye eaveniy host; Praise Father, Son an Holy Ghost ” —Heather Bell it Institute Jetcel. iQ J3YS. are KfgTttfin "fir j.rtjn Ittiii ffrtfiyr>'tlfiUpn sensual pleasure is preparing hiuisell tor enduring punishment’.' The vigor that lie feels in the days of excitement aud excess, will give place to lassi tude and exhaustion when he lies pautiug for breath upon the crumb ling verge of life. It is impossible for meu to waste life and at the same time to retain it. Sooner or late: they reach the ead. Prodigality leads to poverty; waste brihgs waut. He who by temperance and pru dence lays up a good fonudatiou against the time to pome, may expect to eujoy the fruits of his labors and of his prudence in after years; but he who only thinks of present enjoy meut and indulgence, will find iu the end pains, and stiugs, and sorrow, aud distresses, which will make life a burden and death a coveted repose. Iu like manner the life which com ineuces with self-denial, and struggle! aud toil, aud tears, if guided iu wis dom aud controlled by conscience aud right, may reasonably be expected to issue in blessing and sunshine by and by. Weeping eudureth for a night, joy cometn iu tbB morning : aud when ihat morning comes how shall we rejoice that we have borne the weep iug, endured the trial, hud thus have won the joy and the crown at last. ‘•For our light affliction which is but for a mdhieut, woiketh for us a far more exceeding aud eternal weight of glory: while we look not at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen; for the things that are seen are temporal; but the thiugs that am not seeu are eternal.” 2 Cor. iv. 17, 18.— The Christian. ' - If we could make op our minds*© accept the sitaatiou in whw-lljppyjj deuce has placed us, and then to do the best we can there, without repiu ing, we might yet evolve some lovely creation out of our broken .days. We shall all flud that wljen we try to do a little for the Lurd, and give up something near to our hearts; that ho will come and give us back a thoi^ oitikri tiinAo an ^ v i. ~ '* Life is not done aud ouf Christian character is not won, so long as God ! has anythiug left for us to suffer, or any thing for us to “SEKVE THE LOB D WITH OLA.DXE.SS.” Psa. 100: 2. BY THE BEV. NEWMAN HALL, Dp D. The fall of the .year has always ^■bn a time of gladness. Men have rejoiced because the labor of the ,year is ended; because the patience efttbe farmer is rewarded^; because the fruits of the earth are gathered and safely Btored for food. But sneb. fes tivities have ’ often* been dissraced and degraded by gross seusuality > and the Bacchanalian abomination t of heathenism. Our gladness should be godly. Gladness is good. God loves it.— He has made all his .’creatures caps hie of happiness. £veu things iuau imate seem to share in the general joy. The valleys sire covered over with corn; they shoafc for joy, they also sing; “and the iittle hills rejoice on every side.** But. Goit’sifreason ing creatures should serve Jmn. with the higher faculties with which they are eudowed : with thonghtp purpose. In our gladness we slid serve him ; never lifting out ’ jO)*.# bis gift lead us away from hiplselt) being grateful to the Give^t^p^Mp dient to the Master. W9 should, while glad, ever serve hvih ; and we should, while serving him, ever be clad. Consider: I. The otofac/es to gladness* in his service. So*S|' «ayr «ii. *e$ve the Lord, bnt with Nwdiieaf’—|iee|use (a) »f the memory of pirst {negligence: the 3^ds I have neglectfd. to iMow, the seed J have failed k sew, the harseett^h slight have gathealgaythe* damage Ijfente done to the growing oughly hi wlkBMHBHP sowed, fl Ids iMHSpUp careless 1 isbaufrj;. of sorrow iu t!^ midst ol the drivi: g r;vin'theVattin] P?rvice : rail, the mud.— >ss: (a) wild huri :ane, tW <aoj But let ti s reli ve thy There ts i irgive >ess foi Yon lame it jit, in less and the fj-eat l/isbandtnan baa p$r doued it. (b) He bears with our pres ent. ijpperfect!, a, be knows oar in teution, lie pities onr infirmity, and accepts na, not because of out poor husbandry, bus-through the perfec tion of hif own! (c) Andas for frosts and tliords ofafHiction, he makes use of them to promote the' coming bar vest. “All tit figs work together for good.” jalberefcre cease from thy our service to (a) The ckijracter of ore* Master.— Men day ofejrthiy employers, “I; is a pleasure to-work for hijn—he if so just, ^onaiJerate, kind.” And so it is a jpeasiire to serve God . for ho is not if tyrant-nod hard taskmaster— seeking ouiy this own adv|atage,care lessrofthe iuterests of*those*«ho serfe him—but he isourlpatber! (j&) the nature oj hip. service.— It is ali reasonable and .heuebceut. Tire re .s not a c 0 g in a u d which is not a boon. What ev|r we tie for hiur is an advantage tofourselms. Some who iabOt on an other mnii’s estate gave a srn . l gar d#u of tl£ir owp/wbich thy culti vate duunga^nre hours. Butevery ®°d is iui Wc beu el6#urt|Vf^iia \ .him. His is nothifiess til altfeetel that sofeth to tt > SpiHt si Spirit *P life t -erlastkg ul' loveftiid put ty and a with «bd, audf enjoymei which jill progless aud In iu hea in. TM harvests irving the allures others to join us, that they may share in onr cheerfulness. A re ligion that is gloomy will not lead people to say, “We will go with yon.” (f\ Tn /3/i/j a cheerful workman will do more work, and do it better. Also God’s glory is promoted. It is not for the credit of any employer when his servants work for him with tears and groans. Joyful servants proclaim a good master. Also, God’s joy is increased. He ie-happy in the happiness of his creatures. His glory cannot be separated from their good. If there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over a sinner repent ing with cries and tears, hoWl much more over siuners wheu they rejoice with cheerful songs1. IV. How, then, are we to serve the Lord with gladness ? (a) By stronger faith in -what God 'does. Let ns realize what Christ is to ns—the efficacy of his redemption, the tenderness of his sympathy, his risen life and intercession. Stronger and more enlightened faith in him l help ns to gladness in‘ Serving (b) By greater diligence in what we do. ork more and better, and yon will be more happy. He that doetb iris will shaft know of the doctrine! fte that is ddigect in the serv ng after forWiraen u after the Egypt , to grudge the mone\ we give, or tlie work we do for God, this is sure to hinder our joy. Let ns serve with an uadi vided heart, and we shall experience un mingled gladness. What shuii be said to those who are not servants of God at all? Serve him, and so be glad. Don’t i wait for feelings. Don’t wait to be either miserable in penitence or rap turouB iu assurance. But begin at johce td serve. Say, “Whatever oth ers do,'I will serve God. I renounce the devil and give inyself to CbfcJ* Or, Be*gtaw, and «^se*re him.— You say, “How can I, sfrijf* sinner, lie glad l” Take your sins a»A-»or rows to him. He will receive you, ywadon have you. Shaft you will be then. you wijl say, “Lord wbitt-yilt vt fckavp, Y Then you wili dasrvu Uae Lord with caerve the Lord wfl be free; Unreserved surrender—noblest liberty ! „ All hia laws are blessings, each command a booD; dorrows work our weil/are, bringing glory soon Serve the Lord with gladness, leave the world behind; % Sin and self renouncing, serve with heart and mind : Serving him in heaven, life is in his love : Sndless joys are given, deathless homes above ! Mac ness, serve, and thus —6'. S. Times. A MINK STORY. Thankfulness for small favors pre pares the way for larger ones. “By prayer and supplication, with thanks giving, let your requests be made Known to God.” But how ofieu we omit the thanksgiving, and some times we murmur at the gifts wbuh God bestows. “In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God cou ceruing you.” We kuow a Christian bjother iu the northern part of Maine, Stepheu W—, who once learned a lesoou iu thankfuluess which be never forgot, aud which it may do us good gMte member. Stephen was quite a hunter. When ouly a boy be had shot a bear, aud many were the ibxes whose turkey steaiiug he had ended. He had lines of traps for miles in the 'woods back , orjii»-e*r5er^farm, aud thought it great pleasure to tramp tjlteeu or i twenty miles through the woods to liis traps, if he could ouly bring home some game. T One wiuter, minks seemed to be twenty. Several of the neighbors had caught them, aud as the far was Vuite valuable, a good tuiuk skin b inging six or eight dollars, Stepheu Wiuted very much to catch one. So htsprayed over the matter, askiug tie Lord to seud a mink into one of bs traps; and soon after as he went hs accustomed rounds, sure enough, there was a mink iu oue of the / He joyfully rau to the t ‘4pk out the iniuk. It joor, scrawny thing, wit nr, and Stppheu held il iutnwut be wan'., that be felt then that would never catch another mink. This was fifteen years ago. Steph en has lived to middle ag^. He has since caught a dozen bears,.numerous foxes, Ashes, deer, and other wild creatures in abnndane; lis traps have been carefully set, and regularly tended all these years, but la mink lias never since wandered inta any of them. I doubt if one evqr wil But Stephen learned one\Ie®cuff .* not to receive with ingratitnf scorn the gifts which God bestov “I’M GOING BY THE BOOK.1 Two men, the one a foreman, other one of the carpenters nndef1 him, were standing on the deck of a steamship then on the stocks, in one of the shipbuilding yards on the Clyde. \ • “Well, S-,” said the foreman, •lI have been anxious to have\a con versation witb yon. I’m toll| yon are one of those people who say\they know they are saved. Is that ttpe!" “Yes” said S-, “quite t thank God, I know I’m saved;\in fact there is nothing I’m more sure ef, than that I’m saved.” “Well, now,” said the foreman^ “that is something I cannot see >ngb, bow any man can say that long as be is in this Ink it is ratber presump one to say so. I need to attend Mr. Blank’s place of wor ship a good mauy years ago, and sev eral of tbe leading men in it pressed on me to join and become a member; bat 1 could not, for I knew I was not a Christian, and told them so, bat they urged me on to do it, told me mat tuat would come all right after wards; they even, said they would get we made a deacou at thq next election of office-bearers, but I refus ed. In fact 1 was disgusted with gt knew so many who went to ce, and pretended to remem death of Christ, who were lad as I was; aye, some did things I won1'* a„t do. I koow some who were dt uukawt,^^ Js'vtnt.. , , and even worse, if wor^e ectad he. left them and have never gone to any place since, for I concluded file whole thing was a sham, and thatfhere waa unreality in Christianity at all.” -Well,” said S-, “I’m not at •ised at yon 0U«£ of godliness, but after all in being saved, in being a iud in knowiug it. im<F ** hildofGod, hat is the breadth of this waterway t” The fore man, astonished at the apparently sadden change in the conversation, said: “Why, 14 inches all round, to snre; what makes you ask that w you knowt” “But are yon qoite sure that it be 14 inches t” said S “Certainly.” “But what makes yon so s asked S-, . “ Why I'm going by the book,» he said so, he pulled a small mean audum book out of his pocket, which were marked the sizes position of the various things on deck. “I’m sure it is 14 inches, for it here in the book, and I got the book! from headquarters. I got it in the! drawing office.” “Oh 1 i see,” said 8— ,. “Now look here; that is just exactly bow X know I’m saved. I’ta just going by the booh. It came from head-quarters — it came from God, it is God’s Word. L found iu here thafX wss a lost,con demned siuuer, worthy of nothing hot I the lake of Fire; but I also found I that ‘God so lovedfthe world, that He ‘ gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever beiievethiu Him ahold not perish but hav<f everlasting life, cJohn iii. 16). I took Ged at His word,and I’m savedj and yon tool may be saved if yon will, simply as ' ou are, a lost, condemned sinuer, be ieve iu Jesus; that is, trust Him ;our Saviour, and yon ate savedj »ud then you can say without pr mraption. 1 know I’m saved for, toing by the book? Here the ’ coq latiou elided. And now, reader, oan you he authority of God’s word, “lk no*. [ m saved V1 or are .v©** - jJ.1 'Mao.., roll over, (tend on your head if you will, , the at of that shirt will bo with yon (till. if you lore your husbands (a u do), come at ooce and boy t> ^h’rts. Husbaods. if yno •d better f ‘

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