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J Ft r thC ttage Visitor.
Bro. Dowkn :
' I commenced a protracted meet
innr the ,15th. day of Aug., nt Broad River
church, whicli continued 9 days. The .tneet-
i irig was .-truly an interesting one. The peo
jie. gathered iVoui t!ie mountain tops, and
from the.V;i!l;e&, such as seldom had heen I s
1 the hahit f hearing the gospel prenched. Jt
whs, cpuducled entirely in the day-time. There
wan 19 added to the church by baptism, and a-
bt'fut s . uiaiiy seeker. of religipn left uncou
veiCetJ. ; S me oi them have, since professed
i to have found peace. t The church is in a
pi -uoperous condition, and is preparing th
adopted o! securing mall but frequent, contri
bution from the members of the Churcho?
Praying that the Great Head of the
Church' may be present in yonr convocation.
I .remain, ,Y , -A... f
Your, -Fraternally,
JAS- B. TAYLOR,
.. Cor. 'SVjr...
Richmond, August 31; 18G9. ..
'If wo kncwT'
BY MRS. IIKNTRT WARD BEECIIK&Y
In a recent number we copied a scrap of
poetry with this significant title. It struck
us very forcibly as containing a profitable
lesson, and has haunted us, daily, ver since.
AYe have Ucen sitting this rich; golden af
ternoon, on our veranda, all alone. Before us
stand the grand old hills; on onr right lies
the beautiful Hudson. The air is laden with
rich perfumes from a wilderness of flowers; but
no wind disturbs the trees, or makes music in
their branches. The bees are so busy with
their provident labor that their song is erv
low and gentle. The hnmmmg-biid, darting
inland out of the honeysuckle overour head,
tliongh equally industrious, is tnore demon
strative in his wonderful activity. The patient
old mother turkey's " cltu , cluck" by which
she calls her numerous brood about her, and
their u pe -ep leep? hi reply; the self-conceit-
his train and
not roses, fpr your r. ping by and by?'
" I have asked yjm twenty times to mend
thia coat , and its tx;t done yet., 1 No time V
How long would it Tare taken ? But. well
I can go ragged, I j appose. You take little
heel to mV wishes cf advice. You must take
your own way, or yyi'll not be satisfied."
JTu-iLaitd! jroa lo.'a your wife, yoa would
be indignant if aloa-cr-oa should hint tlut yoc
misjudged, or were jover-exacting. Yby do
yoa say such ogly Li ,lng things 1 Your heart,
or that silent monitr, your conscience, telL
voa that she did noi mean to disregard your
Take heed therefore nutoyourtclveji, asd to all
the flock, over the which the IIo'j Ghent Lath
mad' tou oveneers, or bltkop$t to feed the church
of God, PavL -
Dehold I snd ion forth as h?ep ia the midst o f
wolvei: be ye tbcrvf..re vite as screi.ti, and
harmless at doves. Ckrisl,
"IN YOUR PATIENCE POSESS YE YOUR
SOULS"
timber for building a handsome meeting-housel
Brother Joseph Blyt he was with me the last
thr'ee-oavs of the nioeting.- I am triad to snv
th'ar th lAeth ;i n rewarded him h. n 's mc!y for
his labor.. ; . m ! .
MyseU'aud brothir Win. Lankford conduct
od la uieetint; a,t Cain creek church "about the
iL-'tth. f Aui5- whicli 'continued some 12 days
"and nights. It resulted in ab ut 2G conver
si ns 21 added to the church, by experience,
H roofed, and 4 by letter.
We are having lively mectlus at lieai
.vVndow c.iirch, quite a number of seekers !
leiinm three to be; baptizeil in Hickory nil
ertek. I would hive to write more of the in
tcptiim news from my.; mission biit have noi
wings, in-faint
ed old gobler, as he spreads
brushes the ground .with his
imitatiou of far off thunder, 'or his arrogant
V gobh fa -gobble", in defiance of some imagined
ejiejn;.the roll of the carriage, and the swift,
glad music of the horses' feet on the smooth
road" btlow, are almost the only sounds or
signs of life we hear." The husband " house-
bond the most sweetly significant word iu
the English language, is toiling in the hot
and dusty city; the children are all scattered;
the grandchildren, mischievous, merry little
rogue', are not as. they should be, near grand
ma's chair; and the servants, in the kitchen
or laundry to-day, move as quietly as the wind
n the tree tops. It is to still! jYo. could
hardly be more alone if we were on the highest
peak of " Castle Hill,'7 and, as we eit in this
wonderful quiet, those wordsj "Jf ice Icncic,'1 are
-fining our heart with a strange and solemn
inue now. 1
, Yours truly
r
: lower.
If we
V: J. W1LLKIE.
rect'.i veu
the
following .'letter from Rev.
J. 13. Taylor, with a request; that I present it
to the 'Convention. When I started from
home to attended the meeting of that b.nfy.
i Wh if, at.d othVr important 'papers of my
mn, and heocc I could not present it a- de-s,re-d:
. To make amends as far as, possible fo:
tiiitt U iuro, I now publish it, and trust it
.otitcnN will be dmV conMdercd by all Chris
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u ra'teP.
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"'l TU'S V KdTEUN BAPTIST
. Convention or n. c
Dkau B.iETiiaKN : Y
: Knowing that you an
ui.ited m the great principle of showing fortl
:!.- Div;:)e glory in the spread ofhis precion
lM;s;.;, f venture to request that you will in
viiur. constitutions - give spcciaU prominance
to the iii levels ot VonrlForeign Misshm Board
To tliis Board has been committeil by South
rn'' Banttt, the work of sounding out the
' vord of tho Loid in Heaiheu lands. It is in
the poWer of pur Churches, both in respect to
'''men and- toe means of sustaibg them, to send
scores of .well qualified proclaimers of the gos
pel among the perishing of the earth. ; The
Board have done all they could, and they
rejoice to know, that their labor has not been
vain in ihe' Lord. But, the time has come
when providence of God demands a large
rinforcJnent of their mission. Not toad
vance. will , be to retrograde in their work
'Shall t'lis be permitted ; and, at a time too,
.when wide -doors are opening for the minis-
trntions of the gospel among millions of idol
aters? It most not be. ,
Tt is the desire of the Board to have every
, Church, and every Church member interested
in this work. . An! average of one cent a week,
for every one of our brethren and" sisters,
within the limits of your body, would aggre
gate a snficient 1 sum to sustaia a mission
stAtion among the heathen. And how easily
v
1 this could be done, if all hearU were affected
r by the condition of a' lost world, and con
strained by the love of Christ. .
Will yrtu not Dear Brethren, arrange, to
bring about, if possible this result ? The
apostolic order, to every ohe, 14 to lay by him
in store, on the first day of the week, a3 God
Ah ! if in early youth " ice knew .'"
couhl lMk along the map of life clear to the
and, and see all the breakers and quicksands
vhieh, by patience and self control we could
avc avioded, how diftirent would be the -view
wc now take of the u backward track T No
loubt, it is well, in many ways, that we can
not x read the fut in e , trials and sorrows that
no skill .or. foresight couhl have turned aside
vould have been doubled by anticipation and
foreknowledge, and yet we doubt if there are
many. who,: lookiiig back from the "halfway
house,' would not willingly endure the double
pain and sorrow, if they might have had the
power to foresee the inevitable result of cer:
fain courses, and profiting by .this foreknowl
edge1 have avoided the danger or the sin.
"Brother ! Sister ! Would you be impatient
or cross to your little playmate " if we knew'
those little "baby fingers would." never trno
hie vou again ?" !
Two little boys were at play one of three
yeaf?, the other but eighteen months. - Both
wanted the rocking-chair. Full of health and
animal spirits, the dispute ran high, and, at
last, the elder struck the little one. Only a
few davs and the baby hands were folded in
' snowy grace" upon the cold and quiet heart
and laid in the grave. A short time after,
hearing bitter sobs in the garden, the mother
found the lonely brother, himself but just
past babyhood, lying under the peach trees,
watching' ' wikh eager eyes some biids flying
over his head, and calling between his sobs,'
" Oh, birdies! little birdies! Fly up! Fly high
er ! and tell Jesus Christ if he will jonly let
Gordie come back to me he may have the
rocking-chair all the time, and I never, never
will strike him again nectr ! never !
OA, lather ! Don t be harsh with your sou.
He disobeyed your commands, and pf course
he has done wrong; but he is only a little
child. It was the oveiflux of exuberant life,
and not wilful disobedience. If you could
look forward to what soon may be, bow leni-
eutly would you I judge,- how gently would
you chide; an -iy your gentleness secure the
obedience much more effectually.
AhUPbor, tired mother! You are very
weary. nd half sick. Your eyes are heavy
for wanfof ideep. and your head throbbing
with the noise and shouts, and wikb frolics of
your little ones. But it is health, and strength,
and life. l?e patient ! If, soon, with ho4and
tearless eyes, you watch by the little crib
Lwhere fever may conquer that life, but late so
wishes or advice.
: . 1 -
cd with care and freiuent interruptions; or
perhaps sickness is cr. XLnS P01 cr .-What
ever reason, the offence-was but a UttU thing.
Even if she was self-willed, or irritable, be pa
tient with her. Yon kuow a certain tone of
your voice, or a love-look from your eye,
would have brought her toyour side in an in
stant, sorry, self-upbraiding loving and
honoring you with her whole heart. Ah !
"if. you knetoP These first morose, fault find
ing words, perhaps are "leaving on her heart
a shadow, leaving- on your heart a stajn
which may be the beginning of coldness, mis
trust and defiance, or possibly a deeper sin,
where, but for them you could have scenred joy
and gladness, growing sweeter and purer day
y day ! Deal gently Yon, her husband, can
make her happy, loving and good ; or you
.
can make uer irritable, unloving ana
evil. ". . '
"John! "Why do you always wait and
wait, and hinder me so? You can come when
I call you. juntas well as to keep me waiting
if you only choose to do so. But jou arc
always so obstinately bent on taking your
own time, regardless of other people's com
fort.'
Btc ! It is just such little impatient, wasp
ish words, that tempt your husband to seek
quiet, comfort and appneiation away from
your side. No matter If he speaks ,sjust as
impatiently" to -ou 'Jfifty times a day, show
him a better way. Why retort, or shrink
from the "little shadows' which you can, by
gentleness, ttispei ( xou nave even more
power in your gentleness, tbanou.r husband
has m his strength, lield a little. Jt ii not
hard, and you reap a glorious reward. Is not
your husband's love and confidence worth
keeping by a little patience and forbearance?
But if not for present joy, to ward otf future
misery at least, ''set a guard over the doors of
your mouth that you sin not with your lips'
and so tread life's pathway with him to whom
When you entered upon the work of the
ministry, yoa imagined thatyou would have the
sympathy of ' the church members, li joa
ave been a preacher long, experience has
taught you that no greater mistake could
have been committed. While some hare
done well, in giving you aid &. comfort, others
have convinced yoa that there are false breth
ren now as well as in the days of Paul. Your
greatest danger lies not, however, in the fact
that yoa are neglected and forsaken by those
to whom you hail a right to look as partners
in your labors, and sharers in your joys. Nor
is it in the persecutions, and slanders of bad
men cXthe world. But in tho fact that yon
may po?sibly feel and act wrong when mis
treated by others.
If you devote your whole time to preaching
the word, and to prayer; your family will not
have all the comforts of life, and may want
some of the necessaries.. Then some will say,
ah ! he is too lazy to work. He only preaches
to have an easy time. lie docs not care for
his family. Or if yon preach what you can,
and support your family in a plain comfortable
way, by boru work and good management;
many will 6ay O yes! see how he loves money.
He is getting rich. Well he will get no more
of my money. I do not believe in making
preachers rich. Tbey get above themselves.
It is much harder to feel and act properly
under either of these circumstances than to
preach a good .sermon. But here is your
crown. Let no man take it from you. Pray
tor all these persons in secret, and forgive
their unkindncss from your heart, and preach
lor them and their children as though .they
were your warmest friends and greatest ad
mirers. This will require much grace, but
he who said " go preach my gospel," also
said "I will be with you tothe end of the
world, Amen. Every grace he will give, if
you ask it.
On the other hand, a preacher sometimes,
rcsusrjK) zt ksqcwt.
It grieves me for my consort dear
You seemed so much for me to care,
Bat we hare took the parting hand,
On the cold bank of Jordan's sand.
And now sweet babes yoa link my hearty
It is so bard from you to part;:
Bat over Jordan I must goj
And leave yoa iu this rorld below.-
Farewell to. all rtratinns round,
Iy soul is tow tor heaven bound,
Yonr faces all I'd like to see.
Bat Jescs now ha sent for me. .
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Aud O my brethren in the Lord,
Come priicye God with one accord,
I now am bound to father'a nome',-
Where every faithful soul shall come",
Many sweet hoars we hive trpent,
When to the hoas of God we went,
We sang the song of Zion,s king,'
JS till to his name thy praise now bring.-
Sinner I s.iy c word fo yotf,
Do not yoar sinful way pursue,
To sink your soul in endless pian,
That, by yoar folly yoa shall gain.-
Be sure like me yoa hare to die,
Then all this world yoa shall lay by,
So to the tomb your body goes,
But where yoar soul God only4knows. '
The righteous will in glory shin c
But hell poor winner shall be thine, . '
A long farewell I say Cb all,
Who will not on my Jesus call.
you have vowed a wife's fealty, that if called to owinS 10 a rcady delivery, facenating manners,
sitm the desolation of widowhood, there shall or tnorc substantial merit; obtains a popular
net be added to that sorrow, the anguish of -J lhat is more dangerous than . pcrsecntio'n
self-up-braiding, for little services impatiently aml neKlect both together. The giddices
rendered or love requited by coldness or'irri- engendered by flattery, or even well earned
lability , praise, is more to be dreaded than bonds and
'When we have-passed through all the labors shipwreck. The weakest brains arc moat
and trials of earlier life, and in full maturity J liablc 10 bo aJ,,!ci! hJ this spacions cup of
or just on the decline, recall tho friends of &ala:.,i l,,oug, Ta,Q carw ro sonieumes
onr youth, and the sweeter family ties, how connected with strong heads. But serious
the heart aches with the memory of sober reflection, and humble prayer will not
The hasty words or aotions, " be disregarded by an ever merciful Savior,
Strewn along our backward track, and he will bear his chosen through this dan-
and vainly yearns for ono more- opportunity gcr when they put their trust in him. 11 Let
for the better performance of our whole duty no man think more highly of hiniHelf than he
in 11 love, fidelity, and patience, But ought to think ; but think soberly according
A Ministor murderod in tho" Pulpit.-
While Rev. Mr. Perry, a local Methodist
preacher, wl addressing a congregation at
Columbia, Brazona county, Texas, ca the
evening of the Sth of. September, six armed
desperadoes entered the church and fired at
and killed hira instantly. Rev3Ir. Hardwell,
the minister in charge, who was sitting ic the
pulpit, was knocked down by one of. the ruf
fians, but as he is a very" powerful man, he
rallied and took the weapon away from h:s
as5ailaaL Tho assassins then ran out of the
house Seventy freedman armed themselves
and mounted in hot pursuit with instructions
from the United States Marshal to bring the
ruffians back dead or alive. A terrible state
of affairs is said to exist in that section of the'
countrr.
God
Pity os all.
Who vainly the faults of youth recall,
For of nil sad words of tongue r pen,
The saddest are these': " m:ght have been."1
Ike Mother at Home,
as God has dealt to every man the measure
of faith."
The trials of ministers of the present age
arc of different character, bnt no less danger
ous than those of darkerTIaya. The Savior's , stopped to hear 'what the man was talking
Tho Old Old Story.
"I am tired of newspapers, and travels,
and novels taid a young girl to her teichcr,
"Tell nie of some good book to read."
'The Bible is a good book."
"Oh that is so old. I do not care to read
always the same story. I want something
new.' ,
"Ifyoa.but read aright, the Scriptures
arc a mine of wealth, ever displaying new
trcanres.
"How can that be ?n
" An anecdote of one
hearers will illustrat my
day while Whiteficld was preaching on the
health, an old man and his wife parsed
along the road on horseback. Attracted by
the crowd and the minister's voice, ther
of Whitefield's
meaning. One
Lot's Wife.
command, " Watch and pray lest ye enter
Ed. Visitor..
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In the account of the destruction of the iruo "mptauon, is quite appucauie to run
r,.. r ri..:.. ' t. . tn Ucrvauts now.
26), "She became a pillar of salti does not
aff rd any ground for the common impression
iiiuu Ajuto vviic utvitiuc a Dkuiuc-ci i uwiw sail, i . . 9
. i Arc You m Earnest!
i lie nuiu iL'tiucirii j-iitui, ueuuves juii-
crally any fixed object, and that rendered It is Christ's work that yon arc doin
"salt' denotes also bitumen. He has intruded it to yon. Yoa profess to
' Professor Daubney, in his work on volca- ,oye yonr AfQ in earnesl
mxm, uppue8 u.aw iuiuuic -gcuuy ic jn j. for jjim ?
1 -1 I . l. - 1 I I t Al I
puysicai instrument ciup.oeu uy uio i- Tt . . Tmmorlfll .onl. fom.
?..!.. H T.r Til.? I O
migiuy to uestroy tiie uve cmcs oi me x lain fft rnnr t.nRt . w . . . j llV God
.i w .i o-i t i e -.i r I j i j
u.3i uic oau or leau oca arose cituer irum n- p. i r..- tt. . : r
Ill I Illicit , m nuiK ivjt uic iiuiiiuuuu ui tiiv.ii
Christ died ; in which angels are interested.
niinir rtf hip -i nrn a n riv a rnrrpni rn it intu
, r tt j t ' O, thon. who. in God's provideuce, art called
Mm clmiran -v hra vrf hrinict rn A warm ,tm I 11
sioned
( a rrraatn
, . . ... i t i j .i. Jesus, with the Father himself art thou in
known missionary traveler in Iceland) that '
Lot's wife, lingering behind her friends, mav ear? ... ....
, . . .. . i j .i The time is short. Your own life is tinccr-
tain, lour pupil is mortal, loutnnpcns
about.'. He talked flS00 years ago, and
the old man said impatiently, Mary, ccrae ,
dong.
iwers of fire and brimstone were occa- ... J. , , . , ,
, r .. , , . .. , to work in the same field with prophets,
by the fall of volcanic ejections; and . , . , . , . .
t -u ii i it apostles and martyrs; with the angels, with
ng in this with Henderson, the well- J . ' ,. Ir I
It is only something, that baprcud "
a long whileago., But Mary withed to tay
a little longer. Soon both were in- tears andf
asking, 'What shall I do to be saved V .
"On .their way home the old man thought
ofhis Bible, and exclaimed 'Mary, doesn't
our old book at home say something abootf .
theae things?
"They went Loxe Tcjo!ccing, end there
read the long neglected bock read it with
ever increasing delight. 1 Why, Mary, said
the surprised and happy husband, 'is thit
indeed our old book? Everything scemi
quite new.
Thta will it be with yorr. Thus may it
he with alL If the Spirit bnt interpret the
word, and the heart receive iu blessed in
fluence, then will the old story be ever frcsl
and new.
with saline and other volcanic materials.
has prospered him," ought to be honestly and jioyons and tull ot activity, can you endure
waestly regarded. Cannot some method behat may be, if you have scattered " thorns,,
The Germans say, ,We live but once.
How precious, then, should each day be to
us ! How applicable is this to every phase of
existence. We never can recall a moment.
We cannot extend our life an hour, but must
obey the summons even though it should be
at a moment's notice ! Why spoil a second
of it?
into manhood. The golden opportunity i
flcetincr. 44 The nisht cometh." Are voa ia
earnest?
Fellow preacher, face your own conscience
snd, remembering that God is looking on
your work, ak yourself the question, am I
IX XAKXXST?
Whatsoever thy hand jindtlh to do, do I
v'dhthy usAl. REV. E. EGGLESTOX
A false fricnd'ij like a shavlow n a sun
dial, which nart in fine weather bet vanish
es at the approach of a cloud.
The superfluous blossoms on the fruit
trees are meant toaymbchxe the large way in
which God loves to do.
Whether the woild morn 'forward or
backward, the movement tarty call the ms
tioa progress
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