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Book Notices.
A Church History of the first three centuries,
from the thirtieth to the three hundred and twen
ty-third year of the Christian era: By Milo Mahan
D. D., Professor of ecclesiastical History in the
general Theological Seminary, New York.
Published by Daniel Dana, Jr., N. Y.
The author of this book is an Episcopalian and
hence it is no wonder that he sees Episcopacy in
N. T. History. With him James is Bishop of Je
rusalem, which is called the “Mother Church”
where there was a “settlement of the government
under one responsible head.” Peter is spoken of
as having many churches under his charge and
the Apcwtles are styled “the ecumenical, catholic,
perpetual ministry.” The author asserts that the
Bishopric or Apostolate, as commissioned by .our
Lord after the resurrection, had its own seed with
in it and was every wly?re transmitted and acknowl
edged as the sole supreme governing and ordain
ing power.” With the autlier the “angels” of the
seven churches are “bishops.” In short the Book
is strongly Episcopalian, advocating the “collegi
ate principle” strongly. As to history it is very
interesting : does not go much into detail, but
gives results. Its notice of the early Christian
martyrs and fathers is interesting; and much in
formation may be obtained from it.
Wilkins Wylder, or The Successful Man, by
Stephen F. Miller, author of the Bench and Bar of
Georgia. Lippincott & Cos., Philadelphia. For sale
by J. W. Burke.
Being written by a Georgian this book should
be read by Georgians. The few pages that we
have read in the book interested us. Mr. Ogilby
and his friends, Parke and Hardison being the
immediate subject matter. Like all novels the
book has a beginning, a middle and a successful
ending, making its hero a Governor.
The moral tone of the book appears good, but its
style is rather heavy.
Natural History, for the use of Schools and
families, by Worthington Hooker, M. D.
The author of this Book is a brother to 1 form
er Pastor of the Presbyterian church of this city
and is the author of several excellent books of a
similar character for children. This is intended
as a S. book and attempts to ‘cull out from the im
mense mass of material which Zoology presents
that which every well informed person ought to
know.” The book is profusely illustrated, highly
interesting and instructive, and should by all
means be adopted as a school text book. It is sin
gular how this and similar departments-of knowl
edge are neglected in our schools—a state of things
that ought to exist no longer. Harper & Broth
ers, N. Y.
Prolegomena Logica ; an inquiry into the psy
chological character of logical processes, by Henry
Lonqueville Mansel, B. D. LL. D.
This is anew book just published by that excel
lent publishing house, Gould & Lincoln, of Boston.
“It may be regarded as an attempt to prosecute,
in relation to Logic, the inquiry instituted by the
Prolegomena of Kant in relation to Metaphysics ;
namely, What are the psychological conditions
under which a scientific system is possible; and
what, in conformity to those conditions, are the
characteristic features which such a system must
exhibit ? It is not intended as a complete treatise
either on Psychology alone, or on Logic alone ;
but as an exposition of Psychology in relation to
Logic, containing such portions of the former as
are absolutely necessary to the vindication and
even to the understanding of the latter.”
The name of the author is a sufficient guarantee
of excellence. Those who have read Mansell’s
Limits of religious thought, a book on which com
petent critics have passed high encomiums, will be
glad to see this. But it is not a book for children
—the matured mind only can hope for any real
pleasure or benefit in its perusal.
Rutledge, an anonymous novel, printed by Der
by & Jackson, and written by a young lady ofCoL
umbia, S. C.
It has had an unprecedented run for books of its
kind and is pronounced good by those who have
read it.
Short Stories, by Charles Dickens.
Every one likes to read Dickens. T. B. Patter
son & Cos., have published a volume of his short
stories which will do to while away an odd hour
with on a long winter’s night.
Nemesis, by Mariftn Holland.
Derby & Jackson publishers, N. Y.
Nemesis for admirable writing, truthful delinea
tion of character, and fine moral and religious
teaching, reflects credit not only upon the author
but upon the South. It is a Virginia story of real
life. A romance founded upon fact. The interes
ting plot is a Yankee Shoemaker with his wife and
child, emigrating to the South, and their strange
eventful history. The honest, industrious and God
fearing cobbler, is attacked with rheumatism and
unable to work, is oppressed by the heartless,
grinding, time serving agent of a wealthy aristo
crat, falls in debt and is hurried to jail where he
soon dies leaving his family to the mercy of an un
feeling world. His wife is the “Nemesis” of the
book. A sensible, proud and high spirited wo
#rpit of % <ia. fiap. Cmtktttmn: bffarteb Ixr ffltssimis, Jldrgfrrtt, attHjjf interests of tlje baptist Qeimmmatwit.
man, she secretly determines to be the avanger of
the murderers of her husband. Unknown to her
former associates, she marries a wealthy English
man, with him goes to England, and after the lapse
of twelve years, destiny, as she deems it, carries
her back to Virginia, in sight of the humble cot
tage and grassy mound that covers the ashes of
her former husband. Unrecognized by any one,
as the proud, melancholy wife of the Englishman,
she secretly plots the downfall of the great and
cruel, her enemies, and lives to see the avenging
rod descend. She, impotent mortal, however, but
half completes the work. A Power, to whom ven
geance belonged, came to her assistance, and she
triumphantly acknowledged, “He had repaid.”
The book introduce incidents of real occurrence.
Presents John Randolph as he appeared in the
youth of his political glory, and closes with a
graphic and thrilling account of the burning of the
Richmond Theatre, where the skillful writer man
ages to dispose of several of her characters.
Marion Harland, in the four books she has giv
en to the world, has established an enviable fame.
We fondly cherish this opening flowerof Southern
bloom, and hope no blighting or decay may fall
ruthlessly upon this gifted child of the sunny
South.
The above, together with the Household of
Bouverie, was placed on our table by J. W.
Burke, Agent, who keeps a large assortment of
Miscellaneous books.
HINTS TO A YOUNG MINISTER,
And a notice of such books as are
likely to be useful to him.
No. G.
Dear Brother—lt has been well sug
gested by Colleridge,that the two great
and sufficient arguments for our relig
ion are Christianity and Christendom
—the excellence of the system itself,
aud the obvious effects wherever it has
been received. I have discussed, so
far only, those books which pertain to
the elucidation of the Bible itself, and
of its history and effects in the world.
And these are unquestionably the most
important things for a minister to
study.
But it is desirable also to have a
systematic and comprehensive view of
the truths thus gathered, in their rela
tions to other truth, and to error.—
Hence the importance of systematic
Theology, and of Polemics.
All truth is a system ; but it is not
given to man in systematic form. This
shows the importance of studying it
first by particulars—and of deriving
our views from the Bible, the great
fountain of all religious knowledge.—
But no thinking man can fail to ob
serve the connection between the truths*
he believes; no honest man can fail to
attempt to reconcile the things which
seem to him true, yet contradictory;—
no devout man cau fail to derive com
fort and delight from observing “how
well God’s blessed truths agree.” But
this is forming a system. The only
question is whether one will form his
system deliberately, and studiously, or
by haphazard. And it seems as if that
hardly ought to be a question at all.
Some of the works most referred to
in systematic Theology are Turretin’s
Institutes,which have never been trans
lated from the Latin. Pictet’s Theol
ogy iu French, of which only an abridg
ment has been translated. Hill’s Di
vinity,Gill’s Body of Divinity, Ivnapp’s
Theology, Dick’s Theology, Leonard
Wood’s Lectures on Theology, J. L.
Dagg’s Manual of Theology. The last
is a work too well known to Georgia
Baptists to need my commendation ;
but I cannot omit to express my satis
faction at the happy manner in which
the venerated and beloved author has
united the severest logic with the most
fervent devotion, thus showing that
there is no opposition between Reason
and Faith, but that the highest reason
and the purest philosophy bring us to
the same results, which the humble
believer reaches, more simply and
more sweetly, by implicit trust in
what God has said.
Andrew Fuller’s works ought to be
owned and studied by every minister.
Though not in form, they do in fact
present a system of theology, and there
are few writers who will so well repay
repeated and thorough study.
Polemic Theology, it may be sup
posed, judging from the aspect of our
papers, is sufficiently studied or at least
practiced, without making it a separ
ate branch of investigation. As syste
matic Theology is truth considered in
its relation toother truth, so Polemic
is truth and its relations to error. For
the present,l will only say on this sub
ject, read the religious papers passim.
And, it that does not satisfy you, let
me know, and I can direct you else
where.
A large part of a minister’s duty is
to learn how to simplify and present in
attractive forms the truths which he
has discovered and embraced. There
are several books intended to aid in
this, such as Ripley’s Sacred Rhetoric,
Vinet’s Homiletics Fenelon’s Essay on
Pulpit Eloquence, Baxter’s Reformed
Pastor, Porter’s Homiletics, all of
which are valuable; but after all
practice and observation furnish the
best guides. The reading of good ser
mons is an excellent corrective of the
loose and declamatory style into which
young preachers, afflicted with a diar
rhoea verborum are apt to fall. They
find that men, who really influence
thinkers, have been thinkers and not
ranters themselves. It is a great mis
take to suppose that our country con
gregations have no discernment ot the
merits of a close and connected chain
of argument. Very often they are dis
gusted with the meagre soup which is
offered to them with a few ideas, boil
ed to death, floating about in a great
sea of froth. Feed the flock.
Among the sermons which I am fon
dest of reading are those of Davies,
J Leighton, Robert Traill (an old Scotch
divine,) Bradley, Payson, E. D. Griffin,
MACON, GA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1860.
McCheyne, Albert Barnes, Saurin.—
These are all characterized by warmth,
directness, and unction, though vary
ing much in style. As literary efforts,
and combining instruction too -with
their elegance of style, but not so high
ly evangelical, so simply earnest —may
be mentioned the sermons of Melvill,
F. W. Robertson, Archer Butler, Man
ning and Arnold. Sermons which are
suggestive and full of thought, but de
mand sifting, and independence in
judging for yourself, are those of New
man (Parochial sermons, pub. while he
was a member of the church of Eng
land,) F. D. Maurice, Nathaniel Em
mons. Some recently published vol
umes of sermons are very valuable,
such as Dr. Wayland’s sermons to the
churches, his University Sermons,
Guinness’ Sermons, two volumes of
Sermons by J. Addison Alexander, R.
Fuller’s sermons, and some of Dr.
Cuinuffng’s volumes especially the one
entitled “Twelve Urgent Questions.”
I must not not omit to mentionsome
works, which though perhaps original
ly prepared in the form of sermons,
were not published as such : for in
stance Dr. Wm. R. Williams’ “Relig
ious Progress,” and “Lectures on the
Lord’s Prayer,” Phelps’ “Still Hour,”
“The Dead in Christ,” by J. Brown,
Barnes’ “Way of Salvation,” Dr.
Boardman’s “Great Question Answer
ed,” “Primitive Piety Revived,” (a
premium essay,) by 11. C. Fish, Vinet’s
“ Vital Christianity,” “ The Signet
Ring,” Hopkins’ ‘Lessons at the Cross,’
Good’s ‘Better Covenant,’ Ryle's ‘Liv
ing or Dead,’ ‘Memories of Bethany,’
Thompson’s ‘Better Land.’ All of
these are good.
‘The State of the Impenitent Dead,’
by Rev. A. Hovey is a candid, brief,
yet comprehensive discussion of one of
the most important questions on which
our preaching constantly bears. The
author is Prof, in the Newton Theolog
ical Seminary. ‘The Living Epistle,’
by Rev. C. Tyree, of Va., is an earnest
attempt to awaken Christians to a
sense of their responsibility as the rep
resentatives of and witnesses for Christ.
“The Crucible,” by J. A. Goodhue,
gives the most elaborate and careful
discussion, (since “Edwards on the Af
fections,”) of the evidences of personal
piety, and while all the author’s
views may not be approved, they will
be found full of important suggestions,
and worthy of close attention. “Soul
Prosperity,” by our valued brother
Mallary, is one of the books that one
will do well to have by him at all
time, so as to read frequently, and
thoughtfully. It should be read by
short portions at a time, say one sec
tion every morning—and it will dif
fuse a heavenly influence through the
day.
A minister should haYe some read
ing daily, which is adapted to promote
his own personal devotion. Especial
ly is this the case with one, who is
crowded with business, or who must
necessarily be conversant with many
books. He, more than any other,
needs this very arrangement for his
spiritual profit; otherwise he may
have to take up the lamentation—
“they made me keeper of the vine
yards, and my own viueyard have I
not kept.”
Above all, to return to where I be
gan, at the commencement of this se
ries, let your time be given to the pa
tient, repeated, thoughtful perusal of
the English Bible. Criticism and
learned commentators, books of expla
nations, and manuals of devotion are
all very well. But let none of them
take the place of your pocket Bible.
From the variety and multiplicity of
books, come back to this perpetually,
as-the sun and substance pf what is
most valuable in them all. ‘
I have written in haste, and have
doubtless omitted many books equal
ly worthy of mention with those which
I have named ; but these are enough
to keep you busy for a good while to
come. I close with the suggestion of
Luther, “ Bene orasse est bene studu
issey The Lord give you power in the
ministry, and grace to use it.
Yours truly, B. M. J.
REVIEW OF ~ CORRECTIVE
CHURCH DISCIPLINE.”
“ Third Plea
BY A. S. WORRELL.
No. 13.
The three ‘Pleas’ which Prof. Mell
introduces, would not be noticed furth
er, but for the fact there appears to be
something like a process of reasoning
to defend, particularly the third ‘plea.’
The principles involved in this ‘plea’
have been noticed already, but as he
employs the test of analysis to estab
lish his views, I propose to apply the
same test to some of his arguments.
The ‘Plea’ reads thus : ‘Suppose a
Church expel a member for joining the
Masons or Odd Fellows, or another
should expel its members for favoring
the Missionary cause, or, if he is a
minister, for maintaining that the Gos
pel is to be preached to sinners; will
it be lawful in these cases, or in either
of them, for a neighboring Church to
receive the excluded ? Now, if you
answer in the affirmative,you, in effect,
give the principle up; for you ac
knowledge that, for a sufficient cause,
one Church may receive the expelled
of another.” He then says, “To an
swer this question, it must be analy
zed and the parts classified under dif
ferent heads.”
The result of his analysis is the reso
lution of the above into two classes—
1. Those who have been excluded
for joining the Masons or Odd
Fellows;
2. “The other Church expels its
member for practising that which
he and we believe to be taught in
the Scriptures.”
This last ‘part,’ though its terms are
general,?.B made to exclude such as
have been expelled for those things in
which anti-Missionaries oppose Mis
sionaries. Hence be it observed that
the above two classes do not exhaust
the cases that may occur. Many oth
er cases ot expulsion might arise for
different causes, equally as violative of
the Scriptures as the exclusion of a
member tor ‘favoring the Missionary
cause.” A careful reasoner can see
nothing more offensive in excluding a
member for the above cause, than for
the advocacy of other Scripture doc
trines. It is, by no means, self-evi
dent that an expulsion Ur things about
which Missionaries aud anti-Mission
aries differ, are the only things that
will justify the reception of the exclu
ded. More of this anon.
Prot. Mell takes the position that
those who have been excluded for
‘joining the Masons, or Odd Fellows,’
ought to be received intoother church
es. The discussion of this subject is
not at all material to the point at hand ;
yet I ask, why does Prof. Mell advise
this course ; seeing that those who
have been excluded for this reason, do
not belong to true churches ? The
anti-Missionary Church is (if I under
stand him,) in his views, not a church.
Now, why I ask,
1. Does he recommend the recep
tion of those, who have been excluded
for ‘favoring the Missionary cause,’
when, according to his teachings,those
excluded for joining the Masons or
Odd Fellows, ought not to be received
into our churches ? Is it because these
bodies are not churches,when they ex
clude members for ‘favoring the Mis
sionary cause,’ and yet remain church
es if they exclude them for joining the
Masons, &c. ? This doctrine, besides
being strange in itself, is quite latal to
a position, formerly assumed by the
Professor. In what ? Simply in this
—it proves that a Church may cease
to be a church of Christ, by an improp
er usurpation aud exercise of discip
line. I wish the reader to note this
especially.
Ist. That none but anti-Missionary
churches exclude members for
joining the Masons, or Cdd Fel
lows.
2d. That members excluded, by
these bodies, for joining the Ma
sonic, or Odd Fellow’s fraterni
ty, ought not to be received in
to Missionary churches.
3d. This ought not to be done be
cause it destroys the ‘Church
union.’
4th. That members excluded for‘fa
voring the Missionary cause,’
ought to be received iuto Mis
sionary churches—
-sth. Because the bodies, expelling
them, ‘cease to be Bap. church
es,’ when they expel a member
tor this cause.
‘Now, every one can see that his ar
gument proceeds on the supposition,
that these bodies are Baptist church
es, until they exclude a member for
‘favoring the Missionary cause,’ or for
something pertaining to the differen
ces between the anti-Missionaries and
Missionaries. It follows, therefore,
that the exclusion of a member for this
cause makes a church no longer a Bap
tist church. It is difficult for error to
keep out of its ow T n way.
But to return, I ask—
2. If these anti-Missionary bodies
are not churches, why are those bear
ing letters from them, received, with
out Baptism, into Missionary church
es? All such, if these bodies are not
churches, should be baptized, and re
ceived into the church as though they
had never belonged to any church at
all. Why was it that Prof Mell allow
ed his church to receive a member, ex
cluded from the anti-Missionaries,with
out baptism, if he did not regard the
body excluding him as having been a
Church before passing the act of exclu
sion ? It is to be hoped that he will
explain this.
Let us notiee the second proposi
tion—
2. ‘The other church expels its mem
ber for practicing that which he
and we believe to be taught in
the Scriptures”
If this class had been made more
comprehensive in his application, there
would be much less objection to it.—
But it will be seen that it is made to
contain only those who have been ex
cluded ‘for favoring the Missionary
cause.’ Why did not Prof. M. show
why it is (if indeed it is so,) that those
expelled for the above cause, (or for
their opposition to Beebeeism,) are the
only expelled members who ought to
be received into our churches ? Why
did he not tell us why it is that we are
not at liberty to receive into our chur
ches such as have been excluded for
‘practicing’ something else (besides
‘favoring the Missionary cause’) which
he and we believe to be taught in the
Scriptures?
(Conclusion of No. 13 next week.)
Once at Wotton, Rowland
Hill was preaching in the afternoon,
the only time when it seemed possible
to be drowsy under him. He saw some
sleeping, and paused, saying,
“I have heard that the miller can
sleep while the mill is going, but if it
stops it awakens him. I’ll try this
method.
Accordingly he sat down, and soon
saw an aroused audience.
REVIEW OF DR. S. G. HILLYER’S
EXPOSITION.
BY REV. A. T. HOLMES, D. D.
Math. 16, 19 : 18, 18. John 20, 23.
(Conclusion of No. 2.)
The question may arise, however,
whether the exercise of discipline was
not included in the authority conferred
upon the Apostles, and in the instruc
tions given. In answer, it is, sufficient
to say, that the purpose of the Savior
comprehended all that pertained to the
organization and perpetuity of his
Church. They received from. Him,
explicit direction in regard to one case,
to say the least. “If thy brother shall
trespass against thee, go and tell him
his fault, between thee and him alone,
&c., Mat. 18: 15—17. This was ad
dressed to the Apostles, to be observed
by them, and handed down, as the
rule of conduct by which churches
and church members should be gov
erned. The exclusion of a member,
upon the decision of a church, con
forming to this direction, is right, and
because it is right, it is approved in
Heaven. The authority conferred, in
a case of discipline, is measured by the
instruction given, and any departure
from that instruction, or any neglect of
its positive requirement, so far from
receiving the sanction of Heaven, nec
essarily forfeits that sanction. I can
conceive of no act of rebellion more
positive in its nature, no expression of
contempt more insulting in its charac
ter, than the disregard of a church,
while dealing with a church-member,
of the authority of Him, who claims to
be the Great Head of the church. A
brother trespassed against, may neg
lect or disregard the Divine direction,
without implicating the Church; but
no sooner is his irregularity counte
nanced by the Church, than she be
comes u particejps criminisf and so far
from having the right to plead the rat
ification of Heaven, she stands con
demned for her unfaithfulness and pre
sumption, before its righteous tribu
nal. How dare any man assume the
startling position, that prejudice, per
sonal vindictiveness, envy, jealousy or
any other wickedness is sanctified by
the decision of a Church. Let it, then,
be admitted that Christ intended to
confer authority, in cases of discipline,
in connection with other great and im
portant duties imposed upon the Apos
tles, but, at the same time, let it be un
derstood that the authority thus con
ferred, is determined by express direc
tions, and that in no case, nor in any
sense, can an act contravening those
directions, receive the approbation of
Heaven.
The Dr’s. fourth conclusion, howev
er, demands further consideration.—
“Heaven is pledged,” so it reads, “to
ratify the decision of a Church, in a
case of- discipline, whether right or
wrong.”
To ratify, primarily, is to confirm, to
establish, to settle, and secondarily to
approve, to sanction or make valid. If
I understand the Dr., he does not
adopt the secondary meaning, and, ac
cording to his interpretation, Heaven
does not ratify the decision of a
Church, so as, in fact to condemn the
excluded member, or approve the act
of the Church, if the verdict is incor
rect or the decision wrong. Nay more,
the judgment of Heaven is against the
Church, if her decision is wrong, and
while the recording Angel, under Di
vine direction registers the wrong com
mitted, in condemnation of the Church,
the Council in Heaven, in accordance
with its pledge, ratifies the same. In
other words, while Heaven disap
proves the action of the Church, and
refuses to sanction it, nevertheless it
must be established stfd confirmed.—
While the Church must be arraigned
for the unrighteous procedure, and
Justice complains because of the ab
solute violation of her claims, a voice
from the Throne on High declares that
“Heven is pledged, and the act with
all its iniquity and abomination must
be ratified there, and cannot be invab
idated.” Does the scripture admit of
such a construction ? Will the God
of righteousness thus countenance
wrong? Can the blessed Redeemer
be a party in such miserable trifling?
Right is right, whether the act is per
formed in Heaven or on earth, and
wrong is wrong, and is so regarded,
and will be so treated by Him who
cannot do wrong, nor will the deci
sions of a hundred Churches, in any
sense, whether in Heaven or on earth,
obtain the approbation of the God of
righteousness.
The secret of this strange doctrine
of ratification in Heaven, whether the
decision of a Church is right or wrong,
is revealed in the Dr’s, sixth and sev
enth conclusions. It stands out in all
its deformity, and may be thus stated.
The first Baptist Church in Nashville
has excluded Rev. J. R. Graves and
some thirty or forty others. Whether
justly or unjustly, does not enter into
the merits of the case, because, right
or wrong, it is improper for any other
Church to receive them, and all other
Churches are bound to abide by her
action. Having read the entire expo
sition, this construction is irresistible.
Some thought, when the Dr., com
menced, that he was about to make a
formidable assault upon the Roman
Catholic dogma of infallible succes
sion. Others supposed that he had
discovered a lock, a private lock, hith
erto concealed, the key of which had
been given to Peter more than eighteen
hundred years ago, and that a revela
tion would be made, which should har
monize all discordant elements, and
decide forever all disputed points.—
And, verily, the startling development
is made. Stand aside, ye friends of
justice and of right; be silent, ye ad
vocates of an honest and faithful con
formity to your Master’s commau is.—
Nay, ye sympathisers in Heaven with
the oppressed on earth; ye holy be
ings of a brighter world, do not pre
Bume to interfere, for Graves must die,
the decree has gone forth from the
Nashville Church, and Heaven and
earth must bow to the imperial man
date. But, Brother Editor, false
premises always lead to false conclu
sions. If the major proposition of a
simple or categorical syllogism is un
true, the conclusion is, of necessity,
untrue. For instance, Ml short, corpu
lent men are grave and dignified—
Falstaff was a short, corpulent man,
therefore, Falstaff was grave and dig
nified. But the hero of the buck-bas
ket, if the “Merry Wives and Wind
sor” may testify, was any thing else
than grave and dignified.
LITERS BOREALES.
Number 7.
[R. sets out on a summer tour and
reaches Waterville—reads a poem
there—and then given an interesting
sketch of his trip.]
Waterville is about 240 miles from
Providence, and I reached it by way
of Boston and Portland—and between
those cities had a pleasant mid-sum
mer night at sea.
I went to Waterville to read a poem
before the Waterville Lit. Societies
connected with the college, .and had
an opportunity therefore of attending
the commencement exercises—speech
es—dinner levee and all. I shall be
excused from saying anything about
the poem, except that it was delivered
to a densely crowded house, on a hot
night, in the dog-days, and cruellest
condition for all, both for poet and pub
lic, after an oration of an hour and a
half in length. It might have been
tolerable verse, and yet not tolerated
in such circumstances.
There were but half a score of grad
uates from the college, and not all of
them had a part with exercises of com
mencement day. Os the eight speech
es one only was worthy of high com
mendation—and the rest displayed a
dull mediocrity of mind and manner
alike. The class did not strike me as
doing justice to the reputation of the
College and its Faculty. Waterville
College is now forty years old, and
next to Brown University is the old
est Baptist College in the United
States. Madison University, it is true,
dates from the same year, (1820,) but
for a long time it was not a chartered
college. The Rev. Dr. Champlin is
the present President of the Waterville
College, and its Faculty is completely
and efficiently organized.
Two days given to Waterville, I w r as
free for mountain travel, and took the
nearest way to the magnificent White
Hills of New Hampshire. This was
the Grand Trunk Railway, a Canadian
institution, but extending, by interna
tional arrangements —166 miles in the
territory of the United States—viz:
from the Boundary Line to Portland.
Along the grand iron tra'ck I was borne
with speed towards the everlasting
hills, over a rugged but most pic
turesque region, and chiefly up the
valley of the Androscroggin river,
which has its source in the Umbagog
lake.
My first stopping place was Gor
ham, 90 miles from Portland, and at
the very threshold of the grandest re
gion of the White Mountains, only a
few miles from the foot, of the
mighty monarch, the cloud capped
Washington. Those few miles drove
I with my fair companions, in a light
waggon, and from the Glen at the very
base of the great mountain, we saw
the giant hills in grand array, with un
covered heads, and bathed in the ra
diance of the setting sun.
The ascent of Mount Washington
is the great adventure of the White
Mountain tourist, and there is hardly
a spot from which the toil is less than
from the Glen. At present, the pro
jected carriage road is not available
for any great distance, but by and by,
it will be finished to the very summit,
and the ascent will be accomplised in
two easy hours.
My young fellow travellers were
both ambitious but scarcely strong
enough to ascend the mountain. More
over the weather is so treacherous,
that the chances of disappointment
are very many to one of clear vision.
Mount Washington rises to a height of
6500 feet above the level of the sea,
and is the loftiest of the New England
hills. It is immediately surrounded
by the only less majestic forms of
Mount Adams, Mount Jefferson, Mt.
Madison and seven other magnificent
peaks, the least lofty of which is yet
4000 feet high.
Leaving the White Mountain region,
we pursued our route by the Grand
Trunk railway, to the borders of Can
ada, and paused for the Sabbath in a
green corner of Vermont, and at the
picturesque village of Island Pond,
which takes its name from a pretty
lake lepclose by, in the centre of which
there happens to be a small island.—
Many names are bestowed on places
with equally little propriety.
The spot itself is very charming, and
the panorama which the summit of its
chief hotel commands is worthy to be
chronicled —aye to be sung by the
bard. We spent one Sabbath delight
fully at the Island Pond House, whose
proprieter is a noble-hearted Christian
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man, and we are glad to say a Baptist.
Let Southern tourists in that region,
who love the Sabbath, know of this
happy retreat, and by all means seek
it out. They will start for Canada on
Monday morning, invigorated in body
by the physical rest and refreshment
of the gladdened by the Sabbath wor
ship, to be enjoyed in its single little
sanctuary. We certainly had this ex
perience.
• Me spent two days in the quaint
and quiet old city of Quebec, where
there is more that is novel and interest
ing to a stranger, to be seen in such an
interval, than at any other city on this
continent. Quebec is all picturesque
iuside and outside of its massive walls
and impregnable fortress, more than
half-Roman Catholic in its prevailing
worship—its French churches, and
memories are numerous and curious to
see. Its fortifications are really grand.
Its natural position is magnificent.—
Its surrounding scenery is varied and
romantic—especially the Mortmorenci
Falls and Natural steps, and the Falls
of Chaudiere. There is but one Bap
tist church there, and that in no very
flourishing condition.
The Prince was expected in Quebec
within a day or two of the time of our
visit, and we saw the splendid decora
tions of the streets, shops and public
buildings—made ready for his recep
tion. The interest of the people was
actually enthusiastic and expectation
was on tip-toe. I did not wish to be
in the jostle and press of his progress,
and so I hastened from Quebec to Mon
treal, which latter although a larger
and much wealthier city than the for
mer, scarcely interests the visitor as
much.
There, we saw the Victoria Bridge,
the marvel of modern fig i&jftfjpg, and
a monument of entej f v 2^i®Bfc^^ftv i
>r
and now it spans the
rence with its ten furlongs of
and gives the grand trunk railway an
uninterrupted stretch of a thousand
miles quite through and through Can
ada ! There we saw the sisterhood of
the Grey Nuns at their devotions in
the quaint chapel of their conv’ :t. —
There we saw the magnificent die
dral of Notre Dame, (the Fren . Par
ish Church,) and altogether ont f the
handsomest cities of the western world.
Here, too, the Baptist interest is
represented by a small church and a
very insignificantrhapuL Twenty-five
ac. :
I visited the
known as the Franconia Mountains,
on rny homeward route, and spent a
very pleasant Sabbath at the magnifi
cent hotel at the Notch, called the Pro
file House, the most attractive place
to my mind in all New England, where
to spend a week of August, breathing
delicious mountain air, drinking na
ture’s beauty, and praising God for
“the strength of the hills.” All
around this centre are wonders for the
eye and ear and heart of the lover of
nature, and we left it with reluctance
for the renewed labors of life at home.
R.
ON SENDING CHILDREN TO
DANCING SCHOOL.
The Presbyterian Sentinel, of Mem
phis, speaks as follows:
My great objection to sending chil
dren to dancing school is that I am
persuaded it puts in serious jeopardy
their immortal interests. As an
amusement it soon becomes exceeding
ly attractive, and even absorbing.—
Children will neglect their lessons in
everything else, but the lesson in dan
cing nothing must interfere w !>. The
young lady will dance all night, though
she sleeps the next day before as a
preparation, and the whole of the day i
after as a consequence. And then,
too, she is brought into a scene of un
restrained levity, not to sav of boister
ous mirth. And if a word were to be
spoken that had the remotest beari.jg
upon a serious subject, it would be felt
to be sadly out of place. There is, on
these occasions, everything to stimu
late and exhaust the animal nature;
and, I may add, not unlrequently,
much to blunt the natural sense of del
icacy, without which female character
is never really attractive. I think I
may appeal to all experience to justi
fy me, w T hen I say that the direct ten
dency of mingling in such scenes is to
cherish spiritual insensibility, and to
make religion very distasteful. Quite
in harmony with this remark is the
fact that whenever a young person,
who has been accustomed to attend
balls and dancing parties is brought
to a serious consideration, that is uni
formily the signal for giving up all
such amusements.
If you were to see a beloved child
lying on her death-bed,without any of
the consolations of religion, reviewing
a life of folly; and anticipating eter
nity of misery, would there be any
thing to alleviate yonr anguish in the
reflection that you had not refused her
the advantages of the dancing-school?
Mackerel Fishing in Maine —Great Yields.
—The Deer Isle fisherman have taken from six
to ten thousand barrels of mackerel this season.
So says the Ellsworth American.
The Eastport Sentinel says:
The mackerel still continue abundant, and
our people, almost discouraged with the with
drawal for some years past of the resources on
which the prosperity of the place largely de
pends, have again taken courage, and seem de
termined to do their part to bring about the
“good time coming.”