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THE CHRISTIAN TNDEX, Publishrd kvkrv Wednesday morning AT MACON, GEORGIA. BY A COMMITTEE OF BRETHREN, FOR THE GEORGIA BAPTIST CONVENTION. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, Two DoLLARsin advance: or paid within the year. If suffered to overrun the yea*-, Two Dollars aiG> otjE half will be charged in all cases. “SAMUEL BOYKIN, Editor. VOLUME XXXIX. STANDING RULES. AGENTS. Rev. F. M. Hatgood, General Agent. All Baptist Ministers are Agents; and any one remitting |B.OO and the names of four new subscri bers will be entitled to an extra copy. By Club bing six persons can procure the paper for f 10.00. ■pg* .Subscribers wishing to have their papers discontinued, should give express notice to that ef fect—not by the return of a paper, but by letter. — They should be sure that all arrearges are paid; and as far as such payments may have been made to an agent or agents , they should inform us to whom, when, and how much. 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TERMS :— Two Dollars, in Advanck. NOTICE.—To send money with safety—Seal the ietter carefully and mail it yourself, saying no thing to any one about the money, not even the Po3t Master. Don’t register. Address “ CHRIS TIAN INDEX,” Macon, Georgia. REVIEW OF “THE SUPPER IN STITUTION.” A New Book , hy Frederick Denison. BY REV. ROBERT FLEMING, of Brunswick, Ga. Concluded from our last. Having been brought up by Presby terians, 1 was, as is almost universally the case, unacquainted with Baptist books and Baptist doctrines—not be cause Baptist books were so scarce, but because <Tf the fact that they scarce ly ever procure and read any other books than their own. This is lamen tably true even among intelligent pe do-baptists of all grades. I read, how ever, the 6th chapter of Romans—that was Baptist instruction enough for me ; and 1 now take occasion to recommend that chapter to all serious enquirers af ter truth on baptism. But as I did not propose to review’ Paul’s writings, I must confine my re marks to Denison’s. The fourth chap ter treats of “The limits ot the Supper Institution.” That it has been stretch ed beyond its lawful limits he very clearly shows in his little book. He says : Page 07, Sec. 3.—“ Now very much as the Passover was committed to Jew ish families, the Supper Institution is committed to Christian churches, the only appointed organization under the New Dispensation. It seems plain that the supper was given to churches as churches.” “Who ever heard ot an institution that belonged to everybody in general, and nobody in particular ? Every institution is put into the hands of some corporation duly organized and fully recognized by the legislating power. But there is no corporation named by Christ except churches.” — “So the supper was not given to be lievers promiscuously, but to an organ ized or banded company of believers, under the authority of Christ.” The above is, to my mind, a very clear statement of the case, and shows that the author understands the scrip tare doctrine on the subject. lie says that the supper was committed to the hands of the twelve, and “they were the first church,” the first ecclesia— “called out by authority.” “The Apos tles constituted the frame of the house, and were so raised ; then, or soon after, the believers around them were “ad ded unto them,” and only those that were “added” that is only the mem bers of the ecclesia , or company, were admitted to share in the Supper Insti tution.” Page OS. No serious objection can be brought against the above view ; for there is a diversity of opinion among our most intelligent brethren in regard to the time when ttie first Christian Chur ch was organized. Some entertain the view above given—others think it was organized in “an upper-room” at Je rusalem when the disciples returned from Mount Olivet after witnessing the ascension of Jesus. This is the first church act recorded ; they chose oue to till the place “from which Ju das by transgression fell.” See Acts 1: 12 to 25th verse. But this is not a point of vital interest. Certain it is that the church was organized by Di vine authority, and no human being or assemblage of human beings on earth should presume to change or reform it. Ought the supper ever to be carried out of the church assembly to accom modate any of the church members who may be sick or infirm i To this the author very properly replies—read er will you mark it ? “The idea that tho supper must be received by those who cannot come into the church .assembly, and the consent of the church to carry the Institution to them, naturally favors, if it does not directly engender the dangerous notion of sac ramental efficacy.'’ We have known some instances of this sort among the churches in Geor gia. Our excellent brother in Christ, V. R. Thornton, administered baptism (Drgait of % (§r. §ap. CrnTbentiim: bekfeb to HJrsswns, Beligwn, anb% Interests of tfje baptist Jenmnination. and the supper to my worthy friend and school companion, John Harris, Esq., of Warren county 7 , in his own house, a few days before he died. The church, at the request of bro. H. as sembled at his house, heard Thornton preach, witnessed the baptism, and then united in celebrating the supper. lor this course bro. Harris used this argument, “I want to obey Christ be fore I die.” To this way of doing there can be but little, if any, objection.— Still I agree with the author that, “if from sickness or extreme infirmity, one is not able to submit to the ordinance of baptism, he is exempt from its ob ligations. ’ “There is nothing saving in baptism or in partaking of the Lord’s Supper. If the supper has been com mitted to the church to be celebrated in the church assembly, let it so be kept.” Page 76. Page 85—No unbaptized person can be a member of the church. This view of the subject excludes from the Lord’s Table all who are unbaptized. Lnbelievers are not entitled to bap tism, and unbaptized persons are not entitled to church membership, and those who are not entitled to church membershp are not to be admitted to “the Lord’s table.” Whatever disqual ifies an individual for baptism disqual ifies him for admission to the Lord’s table. Page 93.—The author quotes from Neander’s Church History, and says : “The church in North Africa was the tirst to bring prominently into notice the necessity of infant baptism ; so, in connection with this, they introduced also the communion of infants—believ ing this w'as absolutely necessary to salvation.” Baptists reject such ab surd views. It lias always seemed to me to be a strange thing how other denomina tions of professed Christians, could ac cuse the Baptists of making a Saviour of baptism, or of attaching undue im portance to the ordinance. But strange and unjustifiable as it is—unkind, un conrteous and unchristian-like as it is, I find in the introduction to a little hook at my elbow, written by a Rev. Doctor of Divinity, of the Methodist church, that is to say, Rev. J. Hamil ton, D. D., the following language ap plied to Baptists, of course—“But as long as misguided men continue to at tach such importance to the mere modes of religious ordinances as leads them to obscure and pervert truth, to disturb the faith and unsettle the pie ty of believers, and peril men’s salva tion, it will be the duty of those charg ed with the defence of truth and the care of souls to resist these disturbers of the peace of Zion.” (See Baptismal Demonstrations, by Rev. R. Abbey, “published by the Agents of the Meth odist Episcopal Church, South.”) Is not the above a remarkably fine speci men of heart-felt affection for us? I would not be surprised if we were U> be chided for not sitting with them at the Lord’s table, seeing they hold us in such high esteem, notwithstanding we are periling men’s salvation ! I rejoice that the little book under review administers a death blow to such false insinuations, even though they are made by men in reputation for wisdom. As dead flies always have caused and always will cause “the per fume of the apothecary to 6end forth a stinking savor, so does and so will a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom.”—Eccl. 10 : 1. Page 96—“ The National churches and great ecclesiastical establishments now existing, have inherited many of their views and practices from the Ro mish Church.” Page 97 —“Baptism was raised by the Papal Power to the rank of a soul saving or regenerating ordinance, and then changed in form(to sprinkling) to adapt it to the cases of such persons and infants.” “Modern establishments, calling themselves Protestant, ha*ve in deed thrown off some of the grosser corruptions of Rome, but they still cling to the many things that do not belong to the New Testament church es.” It is an astounding fact, at least in the estimation of the Baptists, that in the Episcopalian Catechism the child is taught to consider baptism and the Lord's Supper as essential to salvation. This is worse than the Baptists. They are as far from looking upon these or dinances as essential to salvation—4s the East is from the West. Our little book is a great truth-teller; and where he takes in hand to strip er ror of her long worn and finely tinsel ed robes, he is apt to let you see that her boasted garments are too short. “The Presbyterian and Congrega tional churches, together with the Epis copalians and Methodists still cling to one old error, regarding the supper as a method of communing with one an other,” &c. Page 100. This he cor rectly calls “a sad abuse of the sup per.” Page 102-3.—“ We love all Christians of every name, but we love Christ more. Heuce our close and un moving adhesion to the scriptures.— This is our single and sufficient de fense.” “It has been asserted that in our refusing to commune with pedo baptists, and in not inviting them to commune with us, we virtually de clare that they are not Christians, or at least that we have no Christian fellow ship for them. This accusation is quite false; for we exclude from the supper the purpose of exhibiting our fel lowship for others. Thus we look up on the supper very differently from our accusers.” What a pity our opposers cannot, or will not, understand us in this. Page 103.—“1t has also been said that our position virtually declares that MACON, GA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1860. Pedobaptist churches are no churches at all. To this we simply reply, we have never asserted that Pedobaptist churches ard no churches at all; the accusation is an inference drawn by the Pedobaptists themselves; with how much propriety they must judge.” Well, Bar-Samuel thinks, and so do I, that it is a far more legitimate infer ence than that infants should be hap tized. Indeed Bar-Samuel confesses judgment without the right of appeal. Does brother Denison object to have his name entered, “Judgment by Con fession.” If he does, then we must en ter “judgment by default,” as he does not answer. Finally. Myself and Bar-Samuel liave gone through the Review, and we are fully satisfied that our brethren would do well to purchase it and read it carefully, marking it well in all its rich variety of well arranged argument. As the book is small, cheap and in structive, I hope the Depository Agent will be able to supply a large demand. R. F. Brunswick, Aug. 29, 1860. For the Christian Index. TO THE BRETHREN OF THE Bethel Baptist Association, Ga. Dear Brethren : In the Providence of God we are spared to see tjie close of another year ; your Association will soon meet, and it becomes my duty to report to you in relation to the work ofyour mission aries for the past twelve months, El der R. J. Hogue, of the Choctaw Na tion, and Elder James Perryman of the Creek Nation. It is now little over two years since Bro. Hogue bid adieu to his friends at Aniericus to go among the Choctaw Indians. It was anew work to him, but he has seen the red-man and preached Jesus to him as the way, the truth and the life. It has been his pleasure to see many a stout heart yield to the calls of the Gospel. The wants of the Indians have pressed heavily upon his mind, and he has fre quently applied in warm and earnest terms for additional help. The follow ing will show his earnestness : “Some one must come. Noio is the time.— Oue is not sufficient. It would be economy to send three of the right sort.” Again he says : “I hope you will not think me too urgent in my solicitations for help. Surely there is need for more missionaries, particularly now as bro. James Harvey has been called from his earthly labors to enjoy, as we trust, the rest that remaineth for the people of God. On the first day of Novem ber, 1859, he died, after three days dreadful suffering. I was with him at the time, but the effort to talk increas ed his pain, consequently I forbore conversing with him. We greatly feel his loss. By a mysterious Providence, the native preachers are being taken away in the midst of their usefulness. Believing you will do all you can to send us reinforcements, we will try to exercise patience, and trust in the Lord to work all things for good. In a communication dated June 6th, 1860, he says: “My health for some time past has been quite feeble, and I feel so unwell to day that I am scarcely able to write. True, I have nothing very special, but if I felt otherwise I could say something of.matters in gen eral respecting our work in this quar ter. Last Sabbath we had the largest collection of people that I have seen at preaching in this part of the Nation at any time. A goodly number from the several denominations came out to hear us. I lstfSored Saturday, Satur day night and Sunday to the extent of my feeble strength, which leaves me more feeble than I was. I feel deeply interested in the work, and am trying to do all I can, but as yet there seems but little effected. 1 have had no in terpreter this year till the Ist of May, only as one could be picked up for the occasion; but I have lost but little time on that account. There seems to be more seriousness among the people just now, than usual. The sickness that is abroad, the number of deaths, and the great scarcity of bread-stuffs are calculated, or ought to be, to make them serious. If the present crop fails, I cannot tell what we shall do.” Brother H. F. Buckner, Oct. 10th, 1859, writing of his visit to the church es says : “Bro. James Perryman, with whom I am now staying, is sixty years old, and quite palsied, and grey. He will not last long. O ! how sad to travel the trails that brother ‘Jake’ and I traveled ten years ago, and find that so many of the first Christians have gone hence, and left me to toil on.— Soon I expect to follow them.” Broth er P. was sent for to preach at a point out-side of his accustomed and already large field. After the sermon, an op portunity was offered for persons to I relate an experience of grace with ref erence to receiving the ordinance of baptism. Ten came forward and gave evidence of having passed from death to life, and were buried with Christ in baptism. This was the fruit of anoth er’s labor. Before leaving, three oth ers joined, and will be baptized at an early date. He has been much inter ested in the progress of temperance, and gives an account of the aunual meeting of the National Temperance Society, showing the interest the In dians are taking in this important sub ject. The statistics of these brethren’s la bors are as follows : Elder R. J. Hogue supplied 3 chur j ches, and preached at 1 station; — * preached 85 sermons, delivered 81 ad- dresses, attended 14 prayer-meetings, held a monthly concert of prayer with one church regularly, traveled in per formance of labor 1,802 miles, made 39 religious visits to families, restored 1 Indian to fellowship and baptized 6 Indians. Elder James Perryman supplied 4 churches and 2 stations, preached 113 sermons, delivered 82 addresses, atten ded 86 prayer-meetings, received 6 by letter, restored 24, baptized 26 Indians and 10 blacks, visited 43 families, trav eled in performance of labor 1,085 miles, 21 Indians coverted through his labors hut not baptized, secured 24 temperance pledges, sustained 2 Sab bath Schools with 36 pupils and 3 teachers, 1 teacher converted during the year and 7 pupils, and $66,21 were collected during one quarter at pro tracted meetings which he attended, to help defray the expenses. With this we close, and ask an in terest in the prayers of the Associa tion that God may continue to bless his servants, and unite our hearts in love. Yours truly, M. T. SUMNER, Cor. Sec. B. S. B. C. THINGS DEMANDING REFORM Among Baptists. BY REFORMER. “This is my commandment that ye love one another as I have loved you. —Christ.” Disobedience to this commandment has greatly weakened the moral and aggressive power of Christianity.— Christians set an undue value upon worldly surroundings aud interests, and hold religion aud its obligations as of secondary importance. Its holy injunctions are held in subordination to worldly pleasures, interests aud caste. Its voice is heeded when no sacrifice is demanded ; and its injunc tions are obeyed when no self-denial is required. Christians love one an other when drawn together by social or business relations. But the reflec ted image of Christ in thecharacter of one but seldom awakens the tender af fections in the bosom of the other ; for one is too worldly to produce to the observer the true likeness of his Mas ter ; and should he be able to do so, the other is too indifferent to the pure and spiritual, to he much affected by it. — Indifference as to the happiness and interests of another is the result.— Neither has au attraction for the oth er; therefore a meeting together, even at the house of God, is not particularly desired : thus the sanctuary loses one of its attractions, which is discovera ble in the falling off', it may be one by one, of those whose preseuce and pray ers should encourage a pastor and add much interest to the devotional meet ings of a church. This want of broth erly love is the prolific parent of un told evils to the interests of our belov ed Zion. We have only to look ont upon her distracted condition, to read her weekly organs, or attend on the convocation of her ministers to be sad dened with the knowledge ot this truth. I propose a reformation in the fol lowing particulars: 1. That each one, (for we are all at fault,) cherish for the Saviour a more ardent love, for his commandments an instant obedience, for His authority a more devout reverence: that we use the world as not abusing it, and that we refuse to give it the obeisance of our hearts. In order to do this we should be found more frequently on our knees imploring forgiveness for the past, and beseeching grace for the fu ture. We should take more time to “search the Scriptures,” and endeavor more constantly to set Christ crucified always before us, that we may imitate his pure and holy example : 2. That we examine ourselves more closely in the light of Divine truth, that seeing our own imperfections we may more readily extend forbearance and forgiveness to the wrongs of others, and that we may extend to erring brethren the same forbearance and sympathy that we would desired bes towed on us, if in his condition : 3. That we be kind, courteous and loving in our deportmeirt to all the members of our communion, taking some pains, whether in sanctuary, in the social circle, or in thi business relations of life, to let them know that we entertain for them an affectionate Christian regard ; and that this deport ment shall extend to the poor as well as the rich, the ignorant as well as the cultivated : That our interest in our pastors shall not be hid as a light un der a bushel, but that by kind and fra ternal intercourse with him we will express our sympathy and affection for him, and our confidence in him. And in order that we may not be guilty of any dissimulation in the a bove manifestations of affection, &c., 4. That we make special prayer dai ly for the welfare of our brethren that brotherly love may prevail, and that we may all be of one heart and one mind—that we may be able, from filled with pleasurable emo tions, to say, “Behold how good Snd how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” Considering our selves less than the least, and not wor thy to be called disciples, we will es teem it a favor above all price to be door-keepers in the house of the Lord. We will thus learn of him who was meek and lowly in heart, and while we will call no man master, we will be content to sit at the feet of our breth ren. INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL. Number 3. In Rail Road travelling we become eye and ear witnesses of many inci dents. Some of these amuse, some mortify, and some instruct. Thus it was during this summer excursion. I could relate many incidents, which, if properly clothed and colored, would be read with interest. But I can men tion only a few. Ist. A well over 2000 feet deep . Seated in front of the passenger cab in, and watching the noble steamer as struggling with the swift current, she made her way up the Tennessee River, I observed the gentlemen drawing a liquid from a keg near x by and drinking it. I supposed it was ar dent spirits. I, at length, asked what it was; and was informed that it was from an artesian well in Louisville, Kentucky, more than two thousand feet deep. Through curiosity I tasted it. It is strongly impregnated with several minerals, and very disagreea ble to the taste. I was informed that a gentleman of that city bored this well to obtain water to run a paper mill. He obtained more than enough, and in addition, water of a medical quality in a very high degree. It comes with such power as to force the stream many feet above the earth. Many invalids have already tested the virtue of these waters, and a large patronage is confidently predicted when all proper arrangements shall be made, and the waters become more generally known. At the time I supposed this the deepest well in the world; but I see that there is one in Columbus, Ohio, two thousand five hundred and seven ty-fivefeet deep. 2. A minister of the gospel setting a very bad example. On entering the cars at Huntsville, Ala., on the morning of the (3th of Au gust last, I observed several persons whom had seen years ago in Mississip pi. They did not recognize me, and I did not make myself known to them. A geutleman, whom 1 had never seen, was in company, and, judging from appearances, I should think he was deeply smitten with a young lady, a member of the party. I observed this young gentleman closely. There was something about him which in terested me—though I could not tell what it was. He was some 28 or 30 years old, spare made aud rather feeble health. It was evident that he lived a sedentary life, and was engaged in some intellectual pursuit. I took him for a lawyer, and yet there was a soft mild expression which, under other cir cumstauQes, would have led me to con clude that he was a minister of the gospel. At last I was informed by our travelling companions, that he was a minister of the gospel, and was pastor of the first church in one of our larg est southern cities. I was deeply mor tified o.n the reception of this informa tion. I had seen this reverend gentle man making brandy-toddy, drinking it himself, handing it around, and urg ing all, both ladies and gentlemen to join him in imbibing the poisonous drug. I said to my informant that this was strange conduct for a minis ter of our holy religion. He defended the practice of his reverend friend, and stated that this minister was in the habit of drinking twice every day; but, said he by way of paliation, he drinks only twice a day. We traveled together to Chattanooga, Tenn. At the principal hotel in this city the wash and the bar-room are all the same.— On entering this room for the purpose of cleansing the outward man for din ner, lo and behold! there was my friend standing at the counter, and with the common herd which frequent the place, was again drinking the pois onous and intoxicating beverage, thus preparing his inner-man for his dinner. We eat and parted, and may never eat again this side the judgment seat. He may plead ill health, possibly the advice of one or even many eminent physicians; but neither the one nor the other, nor both of these combined will, nor never can justify such con duct in a minister of the gospel. The eyes of the world are upon him wher ever he goes, and under whatever mental or physical necessity he may thus act the cause of Christ is and ev er must suffer. It is best perhaps to withhold both the uame of this gen tleman,and the denomination to which he belongs; but this much I must be permitted to say, (and say it with pleasure,) he is not a Baptist. 3. A man drunk on the cars. A man who had taken a “leetle” too much of the “over-joyful” found his way into the cars. The gentlemanly conductor, (and I would bear witness to the polite and gentlemanly conduct of all the conductors,) as well as the passengers, soon saw he would be neither a desirable nor profitable addi tion to our company. His condition too exposed him to constant and iminent peril. The conductor deter mined to leave him at the next station. For this purpose he induced him to get off of the cars. And so soon as he had gone out of danger, the moved off. The conductor soon and easily got aboard. This worshipper of Bacchus seeing the cars moving and determining not to be left, threw him self head-foremost into an open freight car which was standing near by.— What speed he made, when he got to his journey’s end, or how long he re mained in this freight car, I know not. 4. Another man intoxicated. Late one evening, tired and worn out by travel, I was useing every means to induce a visit from Morpheus. I had partially succeeded when I was aroused by a harsh voice, exclaiming “old friend I should like to have part of your seat if you are not too much crowded.” Opening my eyes, I be held a singular specimen of humanity standing over me, and holding on to the seat to prevent his falling. lie was evidently under the influence of Alcohol. He had on an oil cloth cap with a long narrow’ flap in front, and his clothes were sadlv soiled and full of holes. Indeed the entire man looked dirty, and to a decent man, (as I profess to be,) he was loathsome in the extreme. After surveying him from head to foot, 1 deliberately re plied, “that with him on my seat, l should be rather too much crowded.” He passed on and I, falling back in my snoozing position, heard nor thought any thing more of him until we came near the next station. Hearing loud talking, and turning round I saw my friend still standing up holding on to the seats. He and a gentleman near him were talking, in a loud and rather angry manner, something about a debt. The cars stopped and they both took themselves out, I very soon thereafter, learned that my friend be ing either unable or rtnwilling to pay his passage w r as politely invited to leave the cars. The two walked on to gether, still talking in a loud tone of voice. I watched them as they moved off, and yet I hardly know why. They seemed to become more and more ex cited. When about 100 yards from the cars they came to blows. My friend being much the smaller and doubtless the weaker man, gave back, and about the 2nd or 3rd blow, fell to the ground. No sooner down than the other pounced upon him, and in this interesting condition w T e left them. A. Vanhoose. Griffin, Sept. 21st, 1860. ELDER STRANGE ON SETTLING CHURCH DIFFICULTIES. The Elder was spending an after noon at the house of one of his breth ren. Several other brethren were present also; and all were lamenting the sad difficulties which now threaten the peace of the Baptist churches in the Southern States. One of them, Mr. P., said he thought the wounds which had been inflicted were incura ble, and that division was inevitable. “That may be for aught I know,” said Elder Strange, “but of one thing I am sure, that is, if those who are in volved in these difficulties were only willing to do right in all respects, it would not be long before peace and harmony would be restored.” “Why brother Strange-1 Your re marks surprise me,” said Mr. P., “I have a better opinion of those breth ren than you have. I believe they are God-fearing men, and are not only willing to do right, but are honestly trying to do 60. Their judgment may be at fault, and they may be mistaken as it regards what is right and what is wrong; but I must believe that their intention is to do right at any rate.” The Elder replied: “I did not in tend bro. P. to accuse any of those brethren of hypocrisy, or of disobe dience or stubbornness of heart or any intentional wrong doing ; but I still maintain my position. Right is right and wrong is wrong, and whether the will or the judgment is at fault, still we see that peace is not restored as it ought to be. There is a fault some where that hinders the settlement of the difficulties. And I fully believe that if all those brethren would actual ly do right in the fear of the Lord, all the difficulties would be adjusted be fore this year would end. There is a way in which this could be accom plished if different brethren would act their part as they ought. Let me show how this could be done : “In all church difficulties which have passed under my observation, I have noticed that old human nature has exercised too much control. Pas sion and prejudice have done theit part, and seldom, if ever, have I seen persons, however pious they might be/ become involved in church - difficulties in which they have not had cause for regrets and confessions of wrong, eith er in temper —in words or in actions. This is so common that I always take it for granted, when I hear of distur bances in churches, that all the par ties concerned have something to an swer. Hence, in all such cases there are causes for mutual acknowledg ments, and mutual forgiveness. Some persons may have done greater wrong than others —but, all have done wrong to some extent. Hence as it is known to be ‘human to err,’ brethren should judge each other with charity. They should not be too exacting, but should be ready at all times to meet each oth er wtih a large share ot forgiveness for any wrongs those brethren may have done them. And no servant of Jesus Christ should be backward in acknowledging and wrongs which he has committed against others. Now if all parties had the spirit of their di vine master, and hearts to do just as the Lord would have them do, being more ready to confess than to require confession—more free to forgive than to demand satisfaction—and fully de termined to do the will of God, then the worst difficulty that ever disturbed the peace of a church, might be easily settled. Could our brethren who are involved in the present difficulties meet each other in this way, soon the joyful tidings would go forth, that peace is restored in Zion and brethren once asunder are dwelling together in uni- Terms of Advertising. I 1 or ail transient advertising One Dollar per squai A wt ten lines for the tir/t, cents per square for all subsequent fSiUligatioi^.** Ipquareof lOjlnes ] r month-- , m $ l “ “ 0 lines (i 7 00* “ “*lo lines “ l year* T. 10 oP These lines are the text advertising lines and the charge is for the spacs occupied by ten such line a as are used in the body of an advertisement. Lou geradvertisementsin the same ratio. N. S., VOL. 28, NO. 40. ty. Parties involved in difficulties should vie with each other in taking honorable and scriptural steps to settle their differences. They should not in sist too rigidly upon mere technicali ties ; but as the servants of God deter mined to do right and restore peace, they should be willing to make every reasonable sacrifice, and bear any reas onable burden that judicious brethren might advise. “I still have hope left that disinter ested brethren will tender their friend ly mediations—that wise counsels will prevail—and that our divine Savior will overrule all conflicting elements, and bring about peace in all our churches once more. Let us brethren devoutedly pray to God, and diligent ly labor to secure an object so desira ble.” It is enough to say that the brethren present were highly pleased with the Elder’s views; and* Mr. P. was satis fied after hearing the explanation. REPORTER. SABBATH SCHOOLS. No. 8. GOVERNMENT. Let it always be remembered that rules do not constitute government.— Those adopted by Sunday Schools should be designed for teachers rather than for children. Lach teacher should be responsible for his class the hour he has to instruct it. The very best mode is to interest it. Where there is want ot intelligence in a pupil and he is behind his fellows, put him where a correct and unvarying classification would place him. The absence ot a proper aid systematic arrangement of classes is a fruitful source of disorder. But when this i6 ■■'if ability. I ■ i>; isl.-r *•-}.[ .. tic ’IV H'rUiflv !1 i: temperament, let sucIVHHHpP; do—much to investigate— Should a pupil be disposed to be vT cious, private admonition, aud a spe cial visit to the parent’s or guardian’s residence will operate beneficially.— A ever should the hardening process of public rebuke be administered; a dis missal privately made is better both tor the subject of discipline and for the school. Moral suasion and kind ness constitute the power of instruc tors over their scholars. Solemn tones, solemn ■ 11 : ' 1 self; it is found in H Him because He first They, as the servants of the Lord, can not do better than to imitate His spirit and his examples in winning souls for Him. Libraries. One mode of interesting the young is the gratuitous amount of reading furnished them—great care should be taken in their selection. There is much pious trash in Sunday school libraries, whose tendency is to create novel rea ders, and not Bible students. These should be promptly eschewed. There is some difficulty in selecting suitable books in consequence of their being confined The H| BH B h fated < i , (detv are reliable. 5-elect from vari-ue • uai*B§j&Ssty The teacher should seltUß,^ for the pupil, having spedflMPf ence to his spiritual conditk r \ Avery good exercise is :• retySH someone in the class, when nity admits to give an account of what A he has read. This plan will not secure the reading of the tends to make careful readers. wB Conclusion. Teachers should remember that men nor children are to be converted by systems. It is “not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord,” that men are.to be turned unto Him. The hearts of teachers should ever be raised to Him, who hath said, “Paul may plant, Apollos may water, God giveth the increase.” * * H* * * Ask—the Saviour reigps on high ; Seek —his voice forbids your fears ; Knock—be knows the sinner’s cry ; Weep—he loves the mourner’s tears; Watch —till Christ your Lord shall come, Wait—till he conduct you home. A telegraphic despatch from Fort Smith. Arkansas, anounecs the destruction by fire at that place, on Thursday night, of the City Hotel and the garrison block of buildings, involving a loss of property estimated at $200,- 000. An Italian Journal, the Trotatorcs, states that the number of professional singers, of both sex es, now in Italy, amounts to 1730. During the last seven months there have been 1016 cases of yellow fever in Havana, and only 240 fatal cases. An extensive sugar refinery has been built, and will shortly be put into operation, in Rich mond, Virginia. Scarcity of Silver. —There is a scarcity of silver coin in several of the Northern cities. A New York broker writes as follows : “New American quaters are difficult to be had at par in ex change for gold. Dimes and half dimes are not to be had short of a premi um, as the mint is not coining silver at present’